Beachlover's Diary

Mishu's 7th Year Old Birthday

2012-01-27T00:13:00.001-05:00

Yesterday was Mishu's 7th year old "REAL" Birthday!! Mishu said she must have 2 Birthday:One is real and one is fake!! lol! I thought one is Lunar calendar Birthday and one is her regular Western calendar Birthday..You might wonder how Mishu can come up with 2 birth-date Birthday right? Over the weekend we let her choose her favorite food restaurant to celebrate her Birthday in advance because her "real" birthday fall on Wednesday which is school day and her daddy is working..So accordingly to her that celebration was a "fake" Birthday!!

Yesterday ,was her "real" Birthday..She requested your truly to make Angry Birds cake or cupcake on her "real" Birthday.Your truly was busy preparing the challenging cuppies fondant decoration, didn't have time to decorate her Angry Birds Birthday theme before she come home from school.But later your truly promised to take her to Mc Donald for dinner after her dance class..

after her dance class Mishu brought few Angry Birds cuppies to her bff near our neighbor who is also a Angry Birds lover..Recently, Mishu attended her bff Angry Birds theme Birthday party at Laserland..

after finish baking and decorating AB cuppies ,yours truly brain is full of Angry Image!! lol!!

more AB Birthday presents

AB keychain

her whole room is full of Angry Birds!!

let's see what she ate on her "fake" birthday!!

her daddy said "fake" means plastic foods!! lol!!

she can only play her iPod Touch games on weekend...so each weekend she will stick to her iPod like glue!!

miso soup

ginger salad

various maki

sashimi platter

fried gyoza

Last weekend was our 1st snow of this winter.Mishu having fun making snow ball..

throw at the door!!

Mishu Lunar New Year Greeting and Angry Birds Rap!! tune up your PC,iPad,iPod or iPhone volume and enjoy!!

Baking Lunar New Year Cookies 2012

2012-01-21T02:37:00.000-05:00

wondering what I been up to these day? As you can see the tittle of my post,you can guess what was happening,right! Yes!! I been busy baking!!
But first of all let me wish all my faithful readers,friends and family "Gong Xi Fa Cai"..Wishing you and family have a Prosperous,Happy and Health Dragon Year!! 龙年快乐！年年有餘!!

can you guess what I been cooking using the brass mold?

and using rice flour and corn flour?

if you guess it's honeycomb or beehive cookies,you're right!!

in Malay we called as kuih loyang or kuih rose

if you would like to know the recipe,just hop over to my other blog

beside making kuih rose ,I also make my own jerky pork or in Hokkian we called "bak kwa"..this year I'm more adventure.I mean the quantity...

instead of pound I increase to 4 kilos...

if you like to know how this homemade "bak kwa" made,hop over to my other blog!!

the only downside is I added to much thick or black soy sauce..should add more red color instead..

today I bake the last 2 type of cookies.

when I blog hopping I saw many popular blogger praise Melt In Mouth German Cookies..I adapted this recipe from ??? well,I still didn't post this cookies recipe at my other blog yet..be patient..give me few days please..

and the last one is Pineapple tart..I also get this creative idea and recipe from another popular blogger....will post a link when the recipe is up at my other blog..

look like porcupine,right?

maybe my skill is not up to expectation yet!!

can I said it's look like a pineapple? enjoy!! and Happy Chinese New Year 2012!!

DIY and Movie

2012-01-14T22:29:00.000-05:00

Few weeks back when Mishu and mommy went to CVS pharmacy to pick up some medicines we saw some skincare,makeup and health and body products on sales..We grab few makeup set,manicure set,and makeup tools that was on sales for 50% to 75% discount.Personally,I think going to manicure and pedicure treatment at the store is absolutely unnecessary and outrages expensive unless you really have important event to go to or plenty of $$ to throw away..that is my personally opinion..maybe I 'm a cheapskate when it's comes to paying for my personal beauty..Beside paying for the service which is about $20-25 ( the price also depend on the location) ,we have to pay for the tips for the service that was tender by the woman which range about 20-40%.By the time the completely french manicure was done it's cost more than $30-40!! Well,enough of my ranting..let's see what we done!! taaaa...dah!!

Mishu decorative sticker for her fingernail

Do IT Yourself at home ..not bad ...huh?

that right!! 75% off original price!! each package after discount is less than $3.00..the french manicure comes with 24 different size nails and glue.We both get few packages of each different type and shape of stickers and french manicure..

the only problem is that I don't like removing the cuticle ..that why you can see the skin around my fingernails is dry and peeling..

anyway,I think DIY french manicure at home is Priceless!!

Mishu was happy with her stickers on her nails..too bad the stickers came off after she took a shower.I told her to paint a layer of nail polish on the nail after stickers but she refused.

Over the weekend ,we brought Mishu to see Alvin The Chipmunk at the theater near us..She is Alvin The Chipmunk fan.Since we are Cablevision customer,we can get 30% off the ticket price on selected theaters.

This girl said when going to theater to watch movie we must get popcorn!! ouch!! typical American!! Did you know how much that bucket of popcorn cost?? a whopping $9.00!!

Happy New Year 2012!!

2011-12-31T00:22:00.000-05:00

I would like to wish all my beloved readers,friends and family a Happy New Year 2012!! May the dawning of this New Year, Open up for you new horizons, Fill your heart with new hopes and bring for you Promises of brighter tomorrows! Wishing you happiness and prosperity in the New Year!!

On the Christmas day! Mishu opened her presents.

a smiling face!

an angry birds winter hat!

At last Santa received her letter!!

Mishu said she loves Santa very much!!

Santa also send a iHome too

our Christmas Day dinner :Hot pot!

Mishu preferred tom yam broth instead of clear broth

Mishu told her daddy this dinner is called "steam boat" in Malaysia!! haha!!

after dinner she have to test her iPod 4

she loves her iPod 4 because of Angry Birds game!! she is officially a Angry Birds freak!!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday!

2011-12-24T19:30:00.002-05:00

I would like to take this opportunity to said a BIG Thank You to all my faithful readers,friends and family from all over the world who visit,comment and support Beachlover's Diary! Thank You,Thank you !!

Wishing you and family a Happy Holiday,Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2011!!

Dong Yuen,Gingerbread House and Angry Birds Cookies !!

2011-12-23T01:08:00.002-05:00

Today is Winter Solstice or in Chinese it's called Dong Zhi.In Chinese culture, Tong Yuan or Dong Yuen is served on Dong Zhi .By eating tong yuan you welcome the winter and become one year older,my mom's said!!hehehe!! Since Mishu started her solid food 4 years ago,I been feeding her tong yuen..This year she volunteer asked for tong yuen..as always she described tong yuen as colorful balls!!

This year I decided to make tong yuen color from natural food ingredients ..Too bad I run out of time when making the rice balls,,the blue color is not really blue enough...I guess I didn't soaked the bunga telang (Blue Pea/Clitoria Ternatea)long enough to get the color out..

Mishu enjoyed her tong yuen in sweet soup!!

tang yuen really to eat after boiled..

She insisted to show me the hot pink(strawberry)tong yuen in her mouth!!

extracted fresh carrot juice to make tong yuen color and fruit juice for Mishu to drink

fresh carrot juice to make tong yuen orange color..Hop over to my other BLOG to see the rest of tong yuen recipe..

Last month Mishu's teacher requested parents to donate ingredients for the class to build Gingerbread house for the Christmas project..Parents was invited to help their own child to build the house..Of course ,Mishu dear mommy have to go and help her..

Mishu having fun with this project!! do you know why??

all she do was eating the candies and icing of the house!!

when time up,she hardy finish the decoration of Gingerbread House!!!

her teacher asked all the parents to bring the unfinished gingerbread house home with them..Look at the result!! it's doesn't look like gingerbread house,right?

one of the classmate's parent gave this Christmas gift to all the class.I was surprised it's a Marjoram grow kit!! now I'm wondering what to cook with this herb if it's grow??

I think this Christmas gift is so meaningful and special...Anyway, the thought that count ,right?

Mishu is a big time Angry Birds lover!! She requested her mommy to bake and make Angry Birds cookies!! *wiping forehead*

these Angry Birds cookies design look so ugly and out of shape!!*frown* it's also my 1st time making sugar cookies!! *crying*I'm not a fan of making sugar cookies cos it's take too much time and I'm not artistic!! *sad*..Actually it's a very painful project because it's my 1st time playing with royal icing..The last time I make royal icing was in Wilton's cake decorating classes..that was many moons ago!!

I can't believed these Angry Birds cookies took me 3 days to bake,design and sugar coat!!!*tired* Mishu is my strong critic!! *disappointed* She said these Angry Birds cookies doesn't look like the one in the game!! ouch!! Mishu wanted to pack these Angry Birds cookies as Christmas gift to all her classmate.*clap hands*

after seeing these Angry Birds cookies,she wanted her mommy to bake Angry Birds cake for her coming birthday!!*scratching head* wow!! hold on!! her mommy still need to recuperate and practice!!*worried*.Well, to see the rest of Angry Birds cookies making,hop over to my other BLOG here!!

Shopping and Mishu...

2011-12-16T23:42:00.001-05:00

Last weekend (Sunday)Mishu had ear infection..As always she need to see her doctor to get an antibiotic.I have to wait for Monday to make an appointment for her.It's useless to bring her to emergency room..I have to gave her some children painkiller to soothes her pain if not she screaming bloody murder the whole night..

The next day we was at the doctor office right after she came home from school.I made an appointment ASAP on Monday morning..I think her ear infection was not really bad that why she can still joking and playing in the doctor office.

she hopping and dancing around the room waiting patiently for her doctor..

she tried to be doctor,asking this and that!!

then the nurse come in,took her weight and temperature..

her doctor advised us to give her a flu shot...I was thinking,maybe I should do that soon.After leaving the doctor office we have to stop at CVS Pharmacy to pick up her prescription before going home.

Told my mom Mishu was sick and in pain(crying) because she refused to chat over the phone..My mom remind me that I should give her some Korean ginseng powder which I bought from Korea.Huh!! I forget about that already..Out of sight out of mind!! This gem is really expensive!! I bought a box of 6 years old Korea Ginseng powder and it's cost me over USD 450!! really !! no joke!! each box consist of 6 cans and each cans is about 100gm! literally speaking like eating gold! I heard Korea ginseng is really good for overall health.One of my friend told me Korea ginseng can prevent seasonal allergy..hope this is really true!! from last week, Mishu and mommy started drinking a large mug of Korea ginseng drink .I scoop 2 small tsp into a regular warm water ,mix well before drink it..Told Mishu treat this drink like Chinese tea..

Ms Mishu requested mommy to have all the Christmas lightnings in and out of the house to be up!! At first when we was on our way to her dance class she said this remark,"all the lights ON is wasting energy (looking at other people homes with pretty lightnings)but later when she wants all our lightnings up she said it's OK..not wasting energy!!lol!! freakier minded gal!

A very Angry Bird lover!! When we shop at the Mall few days back,a store want $20 for this hat!! He told me the original price is $25!! and he is giving me $20!! that really a cut throat price!

Last month we bought her Angry Bird winter hat at nearby Flea Market for just $10!!...today I asked Eliot to go with me to the Flea Market again to get more Angry Bird stuffs for her...maybe I should give her for Christmas or maybe for her Birthday?...hmmmm...let's see

going to show you what Mishu messy room look like!! She don't like to clean her room.On Black Friday ,I went to Office Max to bought her this book shelve!! Eliot said nowadays everyone use Nook or Kindle! who need book shelve? Well,this book shelve ain't cheap!!

5 shelves Oak book shelves on sales for $59.99!! what do you think?

her wardrobe fully packed with her dress!!

more un-opened toys ,shoes and Barbie's on top of the shelve!!

we moved a TV and video set into her room but she never watch TV in her room..She preferred to watch TV in cable at the living room..I guess the cable give her much more choice than her video..

let's me show you what I bought at Kohl's yesterday!! Actually I wanted to buy a pair of waterproof snow boot but at last minute I have to buy 2 pairs of snow boots.I can't decided which one is better...Furthermore,I was in hurry ,no time to tried on because I had to come home ASAP to pick Mishu from her school bus..

maybe I should keep this pair of boot.this boot don't have Wide Width size but feel comfortable

and this have Wide Width size but still feel tight..maybe I should just return this pair!!

this week when I shop at Macy's on One Day Sales ,I bought this twin bed set for Mishu and ....

this too!!

but when I put it on her bed she exclaimed " mom I'm not a baby!! only baby have lamb print!!" huh? I thought the lambs look cute but she wanted a pink color bed sheet!!*woot*

My 1st own All-Clad stock pot!! I wanted to own a piece of All-Clad kitchenware for the longest!! and now I have it!! *hooray* The price is doable!! I found it at Clearance corner! The sale price was deducted from original price and on top of discount there is another 40% off from already sales price.Beside clearance 40 % ,I can use Macy's coupon to deduct again.The final price is about $60,not bad eh?

this was Mishu last weekend Chinese class...They allowed parents to seat at the back of the class to be an observant and be a companion for the student when they want to go to wash room.

Her teacher has started to teach them how to write Traditional Chinese characters beside BOPOMO...I was amazed that Mishu can really form the Chinese words using BoPoMo(Chinese phonetic)

will stop here now..tomorrow morning she going to her last Chinese class before holiday...have to wake up at 8 am:(

Happy Many Many Return,hubby!!

2011-12-13T23:00:00.000-05:00

Actually I have many things or topic I wanted to talk here but my hands,mind and body are not co-operating(read:too lazy and deli-deli) .Once I sit in front of my computer,I will open 5-6 tabs..By the time I download from camera to hard drive and up-load all the photos to blog ,it's almost 3 or 4 am !! why? you must wondering,right? it's my Internet connection really slow or my computer is in bad shape? Well,I'm ashamed to said it's loud..My Internet connection is superb great!! we have very fast cable connection that is very steady and our wi-fi is superb powerful as well. The problem is ME!! while I was drafting the post I always wondering to other sites: listening or watching music at YouTube or making or checking my online payment or facebooking or checking email or replying email or watching drama or blog hopping or watching news at TV next to me!! Sometimes chatting over the phone as well..I know that is bad but bad habit always take over me!! OK let's talk about what happened last weekend.☺

Last weekend was hubby BIG Day!! His birthday is exactly 1 month after mine.We talked about our birthday and Christmas gift.We both decided not to get each other gifts base on our birthday or Christmas since we both shop or buy stuffs all year long.He loves to get his stuffs online especially Amazon ,eBay and etc while I loves to shop whenever there a sales..Talking about sales,today I just shop at Macy's.Of course, I bought stuffs for myself and home..Will talk about that in another post..

at first hubby suggested Spanish food for his Birthday dinner but on his Big Day he said he wanted Japanese food.. Coincidentally, I happened to know a new Japanese restaurant just opened near our home..

this restaurant really look posh and chic..completely full bar with extra Bar section for Happy Hours..

beside that the design and deco have high end taste

we was there before dinner hours..we wanted to bet the crowed and hubby was hungry and tired after work.

The bar section

The hibachi section have many large and new hibachi tables on the other side of the restaurant..I like this arrangement,divided hibachi customers and regular sushi customers by the large section...if not end of our meal all our dress or clothes will smell smokey like the meat on the grilled table.

Mishu is whacking her daddy miso soup

we ordered a glass of ice tea for her ...usually she just have H2o!!

daddy was having salad with ginger dressing...if he not on special diet I don't think he will have this salad!! I remember he told me many times when I brought Japanese salad home that the ginger dressing taste awful!!

we also ordered an appetizer: pan-fry goyza(dumpling)

since father and daughter are sushi lover,all I ordered was maki (rolls)and sashimi!!

very nice presentation!! shrimp tempura roll,spicy crunchy tuna roll,spicy crunchy yellowtail roll,eel avocado roll, Boston roll, Philadelphia roll,shrimp wt avocado

a lovely sashimi platter!! did you see the green light at the bottom? look cool...huh?

assorted fish over a bed of ice:salmon ,tuna,yellowtail,kani,mackerel,fluke,stripe bass,shrimp and red clam..

after dinner daddy decided to treat himself a yogurt ice cream ..of course ,we won't forget Mishu!!

when we reached home ,I had surprised for daddy!! a Black Forest Birthday cake!! He didn't know I bought a birthday cake for his birthday cake when I was at Queens Chinatown 2 days before his BIG day!! I hided the cake in the garage's fridge.We all know he refused to have any dessert or sweet now.Did you see how much weight he lost? just look at his face!! look smaller,right? Sad to said but Mishu face look bigger than her daddy!! I'm a bad mommy,right? make fun of her own beloved daughter!

after singing Happy Birthday ,Mishu and daddy blow and cut the cake.. After much persuade daddy decided to have a small slice of his birthday cake..he said the cake is nice and delicious!! Of course,I bought it at Chinese Bakery instead of regular Western bakery here.I like Chinatown bakeries cake because they make their cake using sponge cake which is lighter and sugar was reduced..not like eating molasses!!!

We had Christmas lights and tree up upon Mishu requested..Will show you next post..till then!!

My Precious Toy

2011-12-08T22:26:00.001-05:00

I bought a DSLR Canon camera on Black Friday last year at Walmart..too bad I didn't do my research before bought it.The worst things was I didn't open or used the camera for months after purchase until I went to a photography class then I realized that my camera don't have video function. I can't return or exchange because electronic items have certain period for return or refund..I wonder why my Elph Canon 850I have "still live camera"(camcorder) and why this DSLR which is more high end and expensive don't have video function.."confused"..Anyway ,I decided to sell it at eBay since I'm not satisfied with what I got so far..I can add extra $$ to get a new DSLR camera I want instead..I know electronic items lost value fast since technology changing like nobody business..I heard a TV show said a 6 months item like phone ,Tv,player,camera and many more electronic gadgets in technology world is consider ancient already..Long story short,I listed my Canon at eBay for 10 days.2 days before closing date,someone email me the price she wanted(lower prices) but I refused to accept..I hardy used my camera,so there is no scratch or sign of tear and wear at all..Furthermore ,when I bought that camera I paid sale tax 8.625% on top of original price $475.But when I listed in eBay I just sell for the price I wanted without sale tax which make the buyer interested..Yesterday on the last day of closing I have 4 watchers(people who keep an eyes) on my Canon..5 hours before my listing ended ,I have 4 bids which was a good news to me..by the end of listing hour my Canon was sold and I received the payment $430 +$10 S&H via Paypal immediately which was great!! not a bad deal,right?

This evening, I quickly wrapped up all the accessories and camera in multiple boxes for safety delivery before mail it out ASAP!!

I was impressed with the power of eBay!! Honestly, I thought my Canon won't be sold that easily.. at least few more re-listing before it's can be sold..as we know electronic lost value fast and much more better model is coming into the market everyday..maybe I was lucky or maybe my eBay reputation is great....?? never mind...the bottom-line is my camera was sold!! I love you eBay!!Now my next step is to look for another DSLR camera..maybe I should explore other brand than Canon.....maybe Nikon??what do you think??

This afternoon Eliot come home and told me that when he paid his mother cell phone bill at Verizon Authorize store in BJ's wholesale,the sale person told him about their smartphone promotion,buy 1 get 1 FREE($99),get 2 GB of data,comes with 4 GB and it's only $30 extra to get the 4 G connection!!Furthermore,we can get $30 one time rebate if we renew our 2 years contract by this coming Monday..He brought back a flyer and said that we should upgrade our phone to this smart phone!!His phone is good for upgrade last year and mine beginning this August. He know that I always wanted to upgrade to iPhone but he said this deal is not bad.. Furthermore,he physically saw this smart phone at the store and he like it!!now is left for me to review this phone...I guess I have to said bye bye to my iPhone:(

Random

2011-12-06T15:50:00.001-05:00

Winter snow is coming soon..but before that we better clean up our lawn.Last weekend we tried to clean our yard but until now we still have plenty left undone.Daddy used his blower to blow all the leaves in piles while mommy have to packed all the leaves in a leaves bag for collection.Too bad we can't afford cleaner to clean our yard..actually I think it's good excuse or opportunity for us to do some exercise once a while during cold season..

Mishu entertaining us while we was working....I dunno whether she dancing or perform MMA(mix martial art)

need some water to re-energize

our backyard look so sad.....all the hedges look up-kept and trash all over(firewoods)..need to trim the hedges soon:(

sorry ..late posting of our Thanksgiving dinner..as usual our formal dining table is not big enough to placed all the food.We had Roasted turkey,mashed potato,sweet potato, spaghetti with rosemary ,shrimp and olive oil, Brussels sprout with bacon , string bean with tomato and bacon wrapped asparagus .We invited MIL for the dinner..After dinner I went out for Black Friday shopping at 9 pm until 3.00 am.That right you heard me right!! I was crazy ,you can said....waiting stupidly at Best Buy for 3 hours to get Mishu's Christmas gift..Well, some of you can said it's really not worth it but well...

for the past few weeks I re-watched few of my pre-teen favorite wuxia drama at YT..it's been almost 30 years since I watched it..It's like watching a new drama again...reminiscing my yesteryear...There are many remake out there but I still think the remake of this wuxia is not as good as this original one

The Legend of Condor Heroes 1983 射雕英雄传

followed by The Return of Condor Heroes 神鵰俠侶

too bad I can't find The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber 倚天屠龙记 by Tony Leung as actor anywhere online.it's supposed to be the 3rd of the Condor Trigoly.I don't really remember how the story goes...been so long..almost 3 decades..

Happy Thanksgiving 2011!!

2011-11-24T04:26:00.047-05:00

I would like to wish Happy Thanksgiving to all my faithful readers ,friends and family!! Yes,we''re going to celebrate Thanksgiving dinner with roast Turkey,sweet potato,string beans , Brussels sprout ,mashed potato and some dessert!! Yes ,I'm going to be very busy cooking tomorrow!! Maybe I shouldn't cook that much since daddy is on-diet??And I'm not a fan of Mr Turkey!!hehe!!
Mishu last day of school was on Tuesday.They had Thanksgiving recites for 1st Grader and after the recites all the students are allowed to go home ..that means 1/2 day of school! *wonder why they let the kids out so early?*

parents are invited to see their children performance..Mishu decided to be Red Indian.We handmade her Indian costume with brown paper(clothes) ,dried pasta (necklaces)and feathers(hat)!

after their performance all the parents have to signed out their kid with their class teacher at their individual classroom.Some of Mishu work was pin at her classroom..All the 1st Grader have computer as one of their activities.All the students are given their own computer to do their work with the topic given by their teacher...*wondering why she didn't said her mommy is awesome?*

enjoy Mishu Thanksgiving recites !!

Mishu teacher send home an evaluation of her language skill development.She think Mishu have problem with her learning ...It's said NY State learning standard requires Academic Intervention if the kid is at the risk not meeting English Language Arts (ELA) standards.Well,since her teacher assess Mishu must have additional learning support ,I more than welcome to let her participate the learning program.

I must filled out the information sheet about her weakness to let her teacher understand her better and in a way to help her overcome her problem.I think Mishu problem is that she is a bilingual child.She sometimes forget or speak without thinking when she identified He or She when in English about man or woman,girl or boy.For Mandarin or Chinese speaker,when you talk about (He is 他) or (She is 她),there is NO different in (Tā) pronunciation unless when you write the Chinese characters.For example...when I said "I Love Him or Her" in Chinese you have to write 我愛他 or 我愛她 and orally you can said Wǒ ài tā, so tā can represent HIM or HER when talking about the person...yea..I know that tricky,right? Daddy keep saying Chinese is one of the most intelligent and smart human being in the earth,why can't they come out with something like ABC characters that easy to learn and teach instead of using tones.
daddy ...daddy..daddy...how to explain something so complicated to him?? Chinese culturalized almost 5000 years and they(the ancient Chinese) must have a reason why they do this way,right?

Well, so far I think this program help her alot..she can read better and use alot of high frequency words when talking.Her teacher had meeting with us ,said she improved alot and able to stand on her own doing works in the classroom..Hope her result in 2nd term of school is going to get better after the holiday..

before I go,let's me share with you one of my favorite Canto-pop idol Jacky Cheung all time famous songs with you here....hehehe!! Me reminiscing 回憶 yesteryear....

I still remember I saw his concert at Madison Square Garden in 1995.At that time he was the only 1st Asian artist who held concert in MSG!! that was really big deal back then!!

love this song!!

if you're regular karaoke goers,you must love this song!! I heard this song at early 2000.....yeah.... that was almost a decade ago:(

my BIG Day!

2011-11-15T23:45:00.005-05:00

are you wondering what I did for my BIG Day? I know some of you wanted to know especially my family over the other side of world..this year we did nothing special..but I did present myself with a set of Coach bag. .I never own any Coach handbag until last year..The one and only Coach bag I owned from last year (not used)was sold to my sister when I visited Malaysia..For the last 20 years my favorite handbag was LV's.Getting Coach instead of LV's can consider downgrade for me but what can I do since I'm a SAHM with no income:) Beggar can't be choosy,right? last Friday was Veteran Day..That mean Big sale day for shopper like me!! ..I figured Coach store at Outlet must have sale too..That right!! Mishu and mommy visited Tanger's Outlet nearby which is 35 minutes drive away(28 miles each way) to look for Mishu's winter boot,jacket and mommy handbag.Look what I found!!

I likes multicolored bag rather then black or gaudy color bag...this type of bag doesn't look boring right?

I bought a same design wrist let...the total is only $150 plus tax...not bad ..huh??

on my Bday daddy bought a giant cornbread muffin for me.sort of Bday.... I didn't bake or buy any Bday cake because everyone is on-diet except me!! hehe!!The fact is I'm not the fan of cornbread muffin..Daddy felt sad and disappointed,so the next day he bought another giant blueberry muffin from 7-11..well,told him the thought that count..Mishu helped mommy finished the Blueberries muffin..

We celebrated my Bday over the weekend at a Chinese-Japanese restaurant of my choice but too bad the food was suck big time.I didn't know that the restaurant changed it's owner...no wonder the food was suck! no mood to take any photos!!

after dinner we still plenty of time,so we decided to visited Lowe's to get a snow blower and Husqvarna chainsaw..Our must get items for the year!!! now we 're not afraid of snow storm anymore!! let's it's now,let's it snow!!

while daddy waiting for ready assemble snow blower at customer service,Mishu and mommy touring the Christmas decoration area..

how is daddy look? skinny and thinner,right? I really respect his dedication of weight lost method.He really control what he eat and drink.wish I can follow his lead...but I failed miserably!!

what do you think of Mishu new outfit? actually, I was looking for Christmas dress at Tanger's Outlet but can't find anything that look good and fit her..At last I found a peacock coat and 2 pairs of ballet shoes for her.This peacock coat by DKNY and on sale for $29.99!! very reasonable price plus the material is above my expectation!! of course, I have to get a size larger since she grown so fast..Told her that I have to get her a Christmas dress for photo shoot with Santa. Mishu exclaimed that she didn't want to take photo with Santa this year but daddy was horrified after hearing her idea.He said taking photo with Santa is a traditional and must for Christmas..
Frankly speaking, daddy never bring Mishu to any mass or Sunday mass at his Church..now he talked about traditional....*sigh* she been to temple more than I can count....too bad..
Black Friday is around the corner.. hooray!! have my check list ready!! hehe!! And tomorrow Macy's have early bird special until 1 pm,maybe I should drop by..who know maybe I can find Mishu's Christmas dress...that can fit her!!!.....

OK..lastly I would like to share one of my favorite HK wuxia drama which I found few days ago @ YT.....been looking for it's a while..it's has quite long episode... enjoy!!

go to YT to continue to see the rest if you're interested..

Before I leave, let me share one of my favorite singer and song here..

龙的传人

I like his version of

Descendants of Dragon and

Beyond version too...make me proud to be

Descendants of Dragon

Trick N Treat 2011

2011-11-06T00:51:00.001-04:00

Do you want to know what Mishu was on Halloween? Actually I didn't know what is her outfit called or the character..The day before Halloween,we shop at Marshall discount store and Mishu decided to get this costume!! look below!!

my neighbor said it's a character in one of Johhny Depp movie.I don't watch much western movie so I have no idea...Mishu thought it's a witch,so she request her mommy to get her a broom and stewed pot!!! Stewed pot?? mommy said if she have stewed pot and broom while "trick& treating" then how is she going to carry all her candies,right? well, no stewed pot but she had pumpkin pot instead..

before we left for 'trickNtreat',one of Mishu schoolmate came to show Mishu his Halloween custome..both of them are "ANGRY BIRD" LOVER!! I bet his costume cost a "bomb'!! so far anything regarding AB is only sold online..

time to go trick n treat!!

this year I didn't have mood to decorate for Halloween...so our house is just bare...

after the 2nd house Mishu complained her feet hurt...well,time to go back to change her shoes..

daddy said 7-11 have FREE slurplee for kids on that day.of course Mishu not going to miss the opportunity to get FREE slurplee!!..so after 1 hour trick n treat,we decided to call for the day bcoz the next day Mishu still have to go to school..

early on that day Mishu's school have Halloween parade..All Grade One student are required to make their favorite book costume for the parade..
at first Mishu want to make Angry Bird book...actually I did make Angry Bird costume sandwich board for her but at last minutes I changed my mind coz the teacher send a note home reminded us it's must be a story of a book..so far I understand "AB" is just a game ...I wonder why they didn't make "AB" book...hmmm
so Mishu favorite storybook was "SpongeBob Squarepant"!! sorry... her mommy is not creative..that the best she can do..

after the parade,all the student have to go back to their class to do some art work..
a ghost and a witch

a pumpkin make from toilet paper roll and etc..

after spending about 1 hour at her school,it's time to go back...bye bye Mishu..see you at home!!

Random of Mishu

2011-10-27T02:43:00.006-04:00

today let's talk about Mishu..actually ,i wanted to update my Malaysia vacation photos but I didn't even get near uploading all the photos at all.. Eliot said I'm having drama withdrawal..yea..maybe that true... every time whenever I finished each excellent and memories good drama I will have bad withdrawal.this time the drama had a very good story line and it's was a Taiwanese drama..i love all the ost in the drama..i even download all the songs in mp3 cd...if you;re drama lover like me,try this drama:Autumn Concerto.i guarantee you won't regret my recommendation.so far I found one of the most clear clips in HD @ here .......enjoy and let's me know if you watch it or what is your opinion..actually this tdrama was introduced by my sister when i visited Malaysia during summer..it's really funny ,each time when i visit my family in malaysia ,i will get hooked to different type of drama..the last time was Korean drama and now it's Taiwanese drama..Ok..let's talk about Mishu now..

Mishu was having fun time at her dance class on Tuesday.Her dance class celebrated Halloween party in advance because next Monday all her classmate from dance class refuse to go in for the lesson instead they are going for "trick & treat". Anyway,her dance teacher offered to come for Mishu alone but I said it's OK,she don't have to come for Mishu .Give her some slacked.I can replace her lesson to next Wednesday with another class which have lots student..Yeah.....I know that is not really a good idea to place her in too many student class but well....
the reason I choose Monday class is that the class is smaller than other classes .....well,now beggar can't be choosy,right?

I didn't know that I have to dress Mishu in Halloween dance costume..Mishu was quite upset when she see that she the only one who not dress up..but luckily she had Halloween thigh on..

Mishu told me that they didn't practice ballet dance,just tap dance only because they run out of time...I think they took the ballet dance time to celebrated Halloween party..

During the weekday,mishu school organised the 1st school field and i was a chaperon.

i think the reason for this field trip is to understand fall season and natural environment..all the students was looking at the worms under the rotten bark..

they was given some paper and crayon to write down they saw

we had to walked thru the trail looking for animals and different type of trees..

that is how the natural look!! eliot asked "do mishu have fun at the trip"? oh yea...she spend $10 looking at the same natural that we have at our backyard!! that sound funny ,right? of course, I have to let her join her classmate even it's cost $100!!

they all yell "oh..oh-uh..uh" when seeing and touching stuffs on ground and trees

touching a wet and mushy bark

the instructor brief us what to look while walking : maple syrup tree,oak tree and root beer tree..now i know which tree produce rootbeer and maple syrup..

after having lunch and spend some time in the door tracing the leaves they found on paper....it's time to go back to school...so is mommy...go back home..

I was just watching this mv:Leehom Wang, HUO LI QUAN KAI 火力全開..lee hom is one of my favorite Chinese idol...I love few of his songs like wei yi(the only one)xin tou(heartbeat),love in disgust ost and many many more,,here i would love to share this mv with you...I found his new song kind of interesting and cool....the auto tone sound of this song sound like one of kesha song,i think..

Penang Vacation (Pt1)

2011-10-14T01:23:00.015-04:00

Oh well !! Recently I know I'm a procrastinate person when comes to updating my blog.. actually looking back I forget some of the events in order...nevermind as long as it's posted thats count,right? OK..here I come..today let's me post an entry of our road trip to Penang..

The night before our trip we are invited to attended a temple's dinner by my 1st aunt.....Mishu gained so much weight during our stay in Malaysia...Did you see the round face?? all she want to eat is Curry Laksa and Hokkien mee(her version of black noodle)!!

beside dinner there is a live performance...one of the male singer really sing well..he can sing in female voice beautifully...

the food is acceptable...not a fine cuisine..I guess all temple dinner are same...just eat No complaint!

everyone is attacking the appetizer!!

so call..shark fin soup..(fake shark fin lor)

steamed white promfret

baby roast pig and many more....didn't take much photos becoz my sister said I embarrassed them by taking photos during dinner..I think it's 8 or 10 course dinner...we left before dessert is served..

the next morning we began our road trip to Penang ("The Pearl of the Orient", "东方花园")

it's took us 4 hours to reach our destination..I remember years ago it's took us 6-7 hours to reach Penang but nowadays with PLUS highway it's make our life easier!!of course ,we have to paid lots of TOLL!! Penang bridge...

Penang here we come!!

as soon as we crossed the bridge, we stopped at Bayan Lepas morning market for brunch...relatives told us the food there is good!! I ordered a bowl of duck hor fun soup.

see Mishu tired face?? we left at 7 am...but she slept in the car...of course, she asked for cold ice coffee...the weather is really hot and humid !!

then I ordered a bowl of prawn noodle soup...

there are so many food and stalls in this market..

we saw a long line of people order Indian food,so my mom also went to order this plate of rice.The concept or idea we have is when you see a long line or crowded restaurant,the food there must be GREAT!!..whooo....this plate of rice cost 2 bowls of noodle soup...I dunno why Indian or Mamak food price is more expensive than Chinese food..

the prawn mee soup taste is so-so only..

this rice dish is not spectacular at all....just a regular Indian mixed rice..

Penang curry laksa is very different from KL's curry laksa...hate pig's blood!!every stall who sold curry laksa in Penang must throw some pig blood into their curry laksa....as you can see the curry laksa have lots of ingredients !! squid,fish ball,fried tofu and cockles.. just under RM 4!!

O-chen (fried oyster with eggs) this dish is really good!!

the 1st bowl of curry laksa taste sweet so I order another bowl of curry laksa from a different stall..but turn out both bowls of curry laksa are same taste...sweet!! I guess Penang curry laksa taste is really different from KL big time!! or maybe sugar is cheaper in Penang? lol!! just joking!!

of course we must have Penang CKT(flat rice noodle) !! this is not bad!!

price is very reasonable but the portion is really small too..that why we ordered so many food at one time!!

lots of people coming to this morning market....after brunch we checked in to our hotel......after check in we just drove around Tanjong Bunga area and stop at the night market before call the day..

but before going to Tanjong Bunga we went to check the direction how to go to Butterfly Farm .My sister want to bring Mishu to this attraction......on the way we saw this Spice Garden..actually I want to see what type of spices they have since it's said this Spice Garden is the largest in South East Asia but the entrance fee is extremely expensive!! so pass!!

but right across the street from this Spices Garden we saw a uncle sell durian(King of fruit) on his bike..My mom inquired the price and what type of durian he carried.....They said Penang durian is the best!! of course, we won't miss the chance not to taste it since it's durian season!!

next to the durian there is another fruit seller selling rambutan but we only want durian!!

awesome beautiful,meaty and flavorful durian!! not to said it's really cheap!! I only know how to eat good and delicious durian...dunno or not remember the hundred type of durian names these days

we eat all the durian at an open air restaurant next to the beach....all the durian just cost RM 30!! my mom still going back to bring more durian from the seller....looking at it now,I wish I can have some now!! lol!! I won't get tired of eating durian at all..During our stay in Malaysia for 2 1/2 months ,my mom bought durian for us almost every other day..
Mishu playing at the beach(Telok Bahang) while we eat durian

the next day we have complimentary buffet breakfast at the hotel next to beach...

during breakfast Mishu hop into the pool next to the restaurant while we eating

Mishu insisted to get a floater when we visit night market at Tanjung Bunga...so my mom bought this floater for her

after breakfast we visit Butterfly Farm at Teluk Bahang.Mishu want to catch the butterfly badly even though it's posted on the sign "do not catch the butterfly"!! I notice there are lots of Middle East tourist in Penang....no wonder there 2 type of entrance fee...Msia citizen and foreign ...we insist Mishu is consider Msian bcos her mom is still holding Msia passport,so we paid local fee for her...of course it's lower than foreign fee!!

pineapple slices is for the butterfly to drink it's juice or nectar..they also pour sort of sweet juice on all the hibiscus for the butterfly to stop for visitors to take photo if not the visitors will complaint.."where is the butterfly"??

at last Mishu touch some butterfly..my mom keep chasing butterfly for her to touch.....it's hot and humid....I have to find a shady spot to rest!! yea...poor me..

now she a happy camper!! to be continue more!!

Mishu loves Malaysia

2011-10-08T12:10:00.006-04:00

Mishu is sick again!! I wonder why she always sick when school just started..She having fever on and off for a week but I still send her to school.Beside that the last 2 days she had strep throat. She had strep cultured and tested positive.She missed her school last Friday and this coming Monday.She don't have school this Monday because it's Columbus Day.Luckily she have few days to rest at home before going back to school.Too bad her dance class on Monday is still on..Hope she get better by then since she been taking antibiotic..
Since she came back from Malaysia ,she keep reminiscing about her wonderful time she had when she was in Malaysia..She keep saying she missed ye-ye(her aunt that is my sister),ah mah (my mom),Benny(my family's dog),Blackie(another family's dog and all her uncles in Malaysia...Here are some of Mishu's photos which I took when she enjoying herself at Ah Mah's home.now I'm too lazy to write long essay,just show you some photos here..

having fun at playground near my mom neighbourhood

visit one of the shopping complex..I think it's 1 Utama..she said she want to ride the car.alright then she get what she want!! RM 3 per ride...

cut candy

making candy

cute and pretty candy in containers

it's nice to present as gift,right?

alots of food court and restaurant in the mall

sushi at Jaya Jusco

more photos to come!! stay tune!

Visit Malaysia 2011 (pt 2)

2011-09-26T02:15:00.000-04:00

Malaysia is located near the equator and has a tropical climate..That mean it's really humid and hot all year long..The funniest question Eliot asked me was "when is the coolest month in Malaysia"? I told him there is no such thing as coolest month or week in Malaysia..Long story short Eliot have never been to Malaysia due to several reason..The main reason is the hot weather..
Yes!! the weather in Malaysia is really hot not to said it's really sticky and humid.Luckily Mishu doesn't complaint about the hot weather..She love the food,people and all the places we visited.

Mishu swimming or you can called dipping at my sister's apt pool almost every evening during our early stay there..

wish I also brought my swimming suit with me too..

Mishu have allergy reaction to every type of bugs bites especially mosquito.Look at her swelling leg

after cooling at the pool, we stop at "night market" or in Malay we called as pasar malam..
I love to visit pasar malam..I must visit pasar malam every week..sometimes I even hop to other district just for the pasar malam

vendor stall selling flavor cool icy drink...actually this pasar malam was in Malay residence

burger stand

fresh sea coconut

yummy delicious sea coconut

fresh vegetables stand

fried finger food

steamed local kuih

nasi lemak(coconut rice)

keropok lekor my favorite!!

dry grocery

rambutan...a very common local fruit .Mishu said hairy fruit..that right!! it's look like hair!!

mangosteen(mangis)

longkang(duku langsat's cousin)

local durian,King of The Fruit

bbq satay

Bbq wing

Visit Malaysia 2011 (pt 1)

2011-09-16T00:37:00.004-04:00

here are some of the events that we do or we see when we visited Malaysia this summer.I will post some random photos of the event,food we eat,place we visited and things we bought while we was there....let's start with a birthday cake celebration..."drum roll".....

we arrived at KL about a week,it's my brother birthday..my mom bought a whole pandan layer cake for him..

Mishu is not happy that she didn't have the chance to blow the candle....she said it's her Birthday too!!

so my mom indulge her by finding another 2 candles for her to blow..

now she is a happy camper!!..The pandan cake is quite good...sweet and full of pandan(screwpine leaves) fragrant

my mom herbs plants at her backyard...

kaffir lime plants (limau purut)

anyone know what's the name of this herb? as I know in Hokkian it's called as "ang teck leaves"..Mishu had minor bladder infection while she was there..My mom boiled this herbs with barley water.She said this herbs is good for bladder infection..wish I can bring this plant home with me..

this is the 1st time I ever see this type of herbs that smell likes cilantrol or parsley......my mom said Vietnamese loves to use this herbs in their cooking..

I didn't know curry leaves plant comes from many different species..I thought all curry leaves plant are the same until my mom point out that curry leaves from Thailand are not as strong fragrant as Malaysia.

I dunno what this herbs called but it's very good for health benefits..the powerful exotic fragrant is really exception!! I bet it's hard to drink...

pandan(screwpine leaves).. I see every house in Malaysia must have one or two pandan plants at their yard for handy cooking..

daun kesum or it's called laksa leaves..this type of herbs grown easily in tropical country..

another herbs that is good for health.It's seem like everybody in Malaysia known this plant or herb...I think it's called Indian Pennywort plant or daun pegaga in Malaya or “Pang Dai Woon” in Cantonese..You can grow this plant in water or soil...Every morning my mom will used this herbs mixed with fruits in blender to make juice for my brother and sister..too bad I didn't managed to try the taste..but I know it's must taste bitter!!

my mom beloved sweet "longan" tree (dragon eye)..too bad all her longan was eaten by birds before it's ripe..

more photos to come ........soon.....

look at the mess!!

2011-09-12T08:49:00.001-04:00

OK..let me show you what I mean when I said I come home to messy and dirty house after my 9 weeks summer vacation in Malaysia..Trust me it's not a pretty sight!!

both garage look so messy!! hardy can walk thru!! Eliot brought home all his mother stuffs from her previous senior home and store in our garage..I requested Eliot to help me to throw away the stuffs that was not used..or donate to church or charity..

my backyard garden path walk..full of branches and debris after Hurricane Irene

weeds grown leap and bound!!

lilies plants that need to trim

weeds grown all over the yard

Eliot throw everything into the shed

after Irene's all the gardening tools ,table and chairs still left un-organized!!

my vegetable garden look like little jungle now!!

I filled Mishu's sand box with 4 packs of play-sand before we left for our summer vacation and now it's look like it!!

horrible sight of Mishu's trampoline

weeds grown from the planters and vases!!

path walk to patio..can't see the stone..covered with weeds!! I'm asked myself many many times during the weekend "how to clean all this mess at once"? just looking and thinking make my head hurt!! ouch!

luckily my curry leave plant still striving!! maybe I placed this plant indoor ...that is why,it's still surviving!! but my kaffir lime plant was "gone with the wind"!! dead!!

yesterday we spend hours cleaning this side of garage...we throw plenty of Eliot's mom stuff away but still there are plenty around that is so old that have value memories to them....like albums,photos,scrapbook,her mails and etc...so for now I will leave for Eliot's to go thru his mom mails first..
Life back to normal but I still have plenty things to do: you can name it by look at what I shown you...OK..now it's time back to work..

1st day to school

2011-09-10T01:44:00.001-04:00

I'm back now!! So sorry I been MIA for a while..Life is hectic since I arrived home from Malaysia..I have so many photos from summer vacation that still needs to crop and re size before I can post here..Please bear with me..As all of you know Hurricane Irene was here more than a week ago..We lost power for 6 days..And of course when I arrived home,my home was in dark,messy and dirty.I been cleaning and washing since then...Enough about Irene...for now Mishu is going back to school for 1st grade..here are some of her back to school photos...

raining on the 1st day of school..

getting ready at the bus stop for her school bus

her favorite Minnie's umbrella..carried all the way from Malaysia

beside Minnie's,Mishu have her new favorite now!! it's"Angry Bird"!! she have "AB" backpack,lunchbox,file,water tumbler,slipper,t-shirt ,pj's and etc..

waving goodbye to mommy

arrived at the school yard

her class have 18 student including herself..after seeing her settle in her class,mommy have to said goodbye..

come back for more photos...I promised to post here ASAP!!

Visiting Wet Market

2011-08-10T12:17:00.002-04:00

I likes visiting wet market with my mom when she do her food shopping.As for Mishu she dislike wet market.She complained it's smell bad,dirty and hot!! Of course, I prefer not to bring her with me but too bad she don't have choice but have to tag along with us.No baby sitter!! I been telling my mom that I wanted to get some bunga telang(blue pea flower) with me when I back home to USA.She told me that she didn't know where to buy bunga telang but she know where I can pluck the flower.She saw some bunga telang(blue pea flower) plants at football field near the Jinjang wet market when she shop there..Today we was there again but unfortunately all the flowers was gone!!! We wonder why? Maybe we went there late in the afternoon or our secret was out!! Anyway,I vowed I'm going to go there again before I leave Malaysia..By the way we are leaving to South Korea tomorrow..A vacation within vacation!! So for now,just enjoy some photos I snapped while I was at the wet market..

Mishu is helping us picking the dried peapod for seeding

so after plucking the blue pea flower we headed to wet market.My mom is asking about the mackerel price from the fishmonger

fresh herbs selling at wet market.I heard it's very good for our body

I seen my mom used this kind of herbs to make juice for the family

very fresh white promfret

pretty starfruit

the price of this goodies is cheaper than supermarket and not to said it's quality is much fresher.My mom bought 5 kilos of this anchovies for me to bring home..

fried chicken legs or in Cantonese called as "fong chau" literally translated as Phoenix Leg..This days we can just buy ready fried chicken leg from market ...no need to fry ourselves at home..make life easier,right?

I was so happy when I see kaffir lime...want to get some home with me to plant but too bad the plant can't grow in 4 season weather..my currant kaffir lime plant at home is dying

saw this beautiful fresh crabs at the market..It's remind me that I still didn't try any crab while I'm here.When we are back from our vacation within vacation,we must attack this creature before we go home..

salt water prawn..

local clam

rambutan and pulasan

dragon fruit

pulasan..honestly I prefer rambutan rather than pulasan..rambutan is meaty and juicer than pulasan!!

butcher relaxing while waiting for customer

that is how overall wet market look like...

sayur bayam

fresh red chili is so cheap and red

scallion and young ginger

snake bean...it's really look like SNAKE

my mom is buying fresh whole chicken

water crest

sour sop or in Malay called as durian belanda..this fruit is great to make as juice

Mooncake Making Lesson in Malaysia

2011-08-06T01:10:00.002-04:00

One day when I was sitting at my mom's living room I saw an advertising booklet..While flipping through the booklet I saw a big advertising new bakery supplies store opening nearby.Actually it's not really far but since I'm not use to the area,I need my mom to go with me..without wasting time I told my mom I need to visit this store..when we was at this store buying my baking supplies,I overheard the owner daughter telling a customer over the phone about the mooncake lesson .At the same time my mom also heard what I heard..My mom said to me why don't I enroll for the class..since it's left one spot and I look interested..Well,I quickly paid for the fee and the next day I'm there to learn!!

"teochew" style mooncake

teochew mooncake after deep fried

"peng pei" mooncake

regular mooncake

all the student have the opportunity to get their "hand on" in the class..

our master(sifu) showing us how to wrap "Shanghai"mooncake

the regular mooncake going into the preheat oven

the master show us how to knead the dough

master showing us how to wrap "peng pei" skin

there are more photos about mooncake making but for now I will post this batch only..The home wifi is very weak.Last few days,I tried to update this blog but upload photos is really a pain..

Eating ,Shopping and Night Market

2011-07-26T08:32:00.001-04:00

Over one weekend my sister brought us shopping at One Utama Mall.I bought some cooking and baking book at MPH Bookshop .We had lunch at the food court.The food is so-so...becoz all the food court are "halal" now By the way Mishu had great time riding "Tom and Jerry"...it's too hot and humid here It's make me uncomfortable to creatively think more about this and that while typing all the words now..so just enjoy the photos below:)

Mishu's aunt babysit her while mommy and Ah mah window shopping

the weather here is superb hot and humid.We must take 3 to 4 times shower daily.Luckily Mishu can enjoy her cooling time at a pool nearby..(apt pool)

delicious moongesteen at night market..we came to Malaysia at the right time..exotic fruit season!! viola!!

juicy and delicious "hairy fruit"aka rambutan

local dessert by Malay seller...look good...huh?

one of my favourite local snack!!
keropok lekor! I can eat this snack daily but must drink plenty of H2O !!

Leaving NY and Arrived in Kayel

2011-07-14T02:30:00.000-04:00

Sorry,it's take a while to update all my blog during my vacation in Malaysia.One of the main problem is my mom's home internet connection.We have Wi-Fi but the coverage is so weak at my mom's home area...so is my cell phone coverage..I took hundreds of photos..Well,photos speak thousand words,.now let me post some of my random photos here....

Daddy send us to the airport..Daddy was very sad when we left him at the custom check point

after travelling more than 20 hours,we have to stop at Hong Kong International Airport for transfer to KL..Mishu also changed her clothes at the airport during transfer

luckily we don't have to wait long.... the transfer is just about 2 hours.

after travelling for 3.5 hours we arrived at Kuala Lumpur International Airport..

right after unpacking our luggage,we visit pasar malam(night market)..My mom placed durian order at one of her durian stall..I also bought 2 order of Assam laksa and some snack..

my mom's mango tree..walked around the neighbor in early morning...snapping photos due to jetlag..

"bougainvillea" or in Malay we called as bunga kertas. literally translated as paper flower

bunga telang(blue peas flower)

Bread fruit(buah sukun)

we visited Pavillion in Kl during the 1st weekend.actually I wanted to have my facial done during my stay in KL,so my sister make an appointment for me with her own facial lady near Bukit Bintang.

Menara KL

KL light rail

snapping photos along Jalan Bukit Bintang

will post more of our vacation photos soon!! enjoy!

Shoes and Goodbye NY

2011-06-21T01:01:00.004-04:00

This post will be the last entry before we leave for our summer vacation in 2 days.So before I said "goodbye NY" I will show you what we did 2 days ago..Mishu and mommy visited one of the nearest Outlet to return some of Mishu's clothes to Gymboree coz Mishu grown leap and bound.

I like this Outlet bcoz the surrounding area look beautiful..it's planted with beautiful Spring flowers..

isn't pretty?

Mishu and puppy car

I also like the design of this Outlet..clean,chic and contemporary..

red "knock out" roses everywhere..

my chubby Mishu

she loves shopping...see her smiling face?

white petunia

I dunno what is the name of this flower..look like ball

most of her front teeth is wobbly and shaking..I wonder why so early her baby tooth fell off..

Told Mishu to take more photos for remembrance since it's been awhile she let me took her photos

this one not bad,,huh?

I love shoes and bag but unfortunately my feet is too large unable me to fit into cute and chic design heels..I think all woman loves shoes...like "Sex and The City" Carrie

I like striking colorful shoes..this color look good..eh?

Look at the price tag!! for me it's still expensive even thought it's OUTLET price!! No wonder Prada,Jimmy Choo,Armani,D&G,Manolo Blahnik,Mui Mui and many more famous designer shoes is super expensive..Of course, their exquisite design is really fabulous,chic,cool and different!!Admire by woman around the world..

recently I fall in love with Manolo Blahnik and Christian Louboutin designer shoes

when we step into Off Saks 5th Ave I saw some Coach shoes on the rack..not much selection

price is not bad but the design is so out of date

more Coach shoes

I really admired woman who can wear this type of heels walking and dancing..I tried few pairs of this shoes but before I walk my feet was in pain and agony! lol!

I think I'm the type of person who are into this type of sandal..comfortable and pretty

Mishu loves high heels.....whenever we shoes shopping she must try all the high heels..she even asked me to buy her this type of shoes!! A 6 year old already know how to appreciated branded shoes!

and she selected a pair of Manolo Blahnik shoes to tried..her taste is not bad..

I don't really care for sling heels

I like this pairs too..

but take a look at the price!! can buy me a 1/2 seat of air ticket to Malaysia!! lol!

and this gal is the happy gal of all!! why?

bcoz I get her a pair of Stuart Weitzman sandal!!

the reason she insist to have this sandal is becoz it's have rubber shape ball on the top of the sandal..

actually I prefer Mishu to have sandal with sling at the back,so when she walk her shoes won't fell off or dragging the floor..

I like the multicolored design..I'm a sucker for neon color!! lol! what do you think,a kid sandal for $20? but with this name brand( Stuart Weitzman)I think it's worth it,right? Her mommy doesn't even own a pair of Stuart Weitzman shoes!! lucky Mishu!! looking at her feet now I think Mishu foot is not straight,right? When Mishu was 3 year old,I was worried and let a podiatrist examined her foot.He said she will grew out of it but now I doubt his words..hmmmmm....
Anyway,I will tried to post alot of travel and food photos while I'm on vacation..So bear with me..I pray the Internet connection will cooperate..See you guys in Asia!!