14 A Horrifying Find On My Curly-Leaf Parsley

I've had this beautiful curly-leaf parsley plant for two years now. It was grown from seed. I'm always beaming with pride whenever I think of it. It has been used mostly as food garnishing and baked in cookies. Imagine my sadness at seeing it slowly die, stem by stem, starting two weeks ago. There was nothing I'd done differently. Living in a high-rise, the only garden friends I've seen are earthworms and little snails. Grasshoppers make a rare appearance. I was flabbergasted. " Why now ? Was it our change of weather ? Hah, perhaps it's just old age."  I left it at that. Curly-Leaf Parsley The reason was discovered purely by accident!...

12 CocoMelody - Backless Wedding Dresses That Wow

Earlier in the year, I shared a little about my wedding and how excited I was to come across CocoMelody , a professional online bridal wear provider. I had mentioned a love for tea length wedding dresses and showed some of my favourite picks. However, it never occurred to me how we looked to guests who faced our backs, from the point where we walk down the aisle until the exchange of vows at the altar. That thought in mind, I believe it is equally important to choose dresses that flatter our backs. CocoMelody has a beautiful collection of Back Interest Wedding Dresses which showcases several low back and open back looks. For the more...

17 One Night In Ipoh

My dearest friend's sister was tying the knot. We were thrilled to receive an invitation. Weeks later, we found ourselves on a road trip down to Ipoh for one night just to attend the wedding. We had planned to do a little sightseeing as well. Who knew that it would turn out to be a food sightseeing trip instead! It began with these yummy snacks, bunga telur (hard-boiled eggs) and cookies that my friend gave us at the wedding do. Bunga Telur and Wedding Snacks After the wedding, we took a leisurely drive around places near the Lost World of Tambun and Banjaran Hotsprings to see if we should book a stay there on another trip. We headed...

28 The Eating Never Stops - Birthday Food!

" The thought of food makes running a marathon through the jungles of Borneo look attractive! " I grumbled in exaggeration to a friend over the phone as we rambled about the the seemingly never-ending feasting we have been made to partake, in the name of tradition and bonding.  It begins in December with the Winter Solstice festival, followed by several Christmas dos and doesn't end until February, after the Chinese New Year festivities are done with. In between all that, there's several Birthdays to be celebrated. Mine included! "There, there..", I consoled myself non-too seriously with the knowledge that from March onwards, I would...

25 3 Bags Full, Kota Damansara - A Valentine's Day Gem

A cosy ambiance, beautiful food and impeccable service - all the qualities for romantic dates and our emotional well-being. 3 Bags Full is a neat little restaurant located in Kota Damansara. The underrated facade gives no clue to the warmth that it will bring to the heart once you step inside. There are days my moods call for something out of the norm; away from hawker fare and the ABCs. Something to revitalise my spirit. That I saw in the shape of a monster milkshake (picture below) that looked like my plant. Greenery is a mood booster ........ I read it somewhere! It was topped with cucumber and fresh mint; two ingredients that are known to...

8 CocoMelody - Dream Wedding Dresses You Can Afford!

I've always been the kind of girl who believed in down-to-earth weddings. A fairy-tale wedding to me is all about heart and goodness. It means not burdening our parents with a marriage ceremony bill, not asking friends and family to subsidize the dinner we invited them to, not starting married lives with a bank debt from an extravagant do. To me, this is the moment to be lavish with love - it's about 'giving'. We flew our relatives in and told them - this trip and the dinner was on us. We wanted to share our joy with them. We wanted to begin our married life on a good vibe. I walked down the restaurant aisle with my best friend of ten...

24 To The Kuala Lumpur Bird Park With The Nephews

My nephews were here for a week and boy, did they bring the sunshine! I took them to Kuala Lumpur Bird Park one morning.  It's a beautiful aviary garden spanning approximately 20.9 acres of land that's located smack in the city. Most of the birds roams free and have gotten used to human presence. I say this because they were sneaky enough to come close and bite off a cookie from my little nephew's hand the moment his face was turned the other way. It happened not once, but twice! Cheeky birds. Here are some photos I took.  Blue Pheasant Yellow Billed Stork Flamingos Egrets My nephews were excited, of course. It...

19 Banana Leaf Rice At Krishna Curry House

Happy 2016!! I'm saying this with fireworks going off in the sky - imagining it, of course. It's been a joyful hectic week with two extremely active nephews around. My New Year resolution is just to get by January without signing off any document with the year 2015. God knows I've done it year in, year out.  Right, that out of the way, begins this story of my makan (eat) session at Krishna Curry House. Machoman and I are spoon-and-fork people except when it comes to Banana Leaf Rice. How can I say this. There's this extra yumness to our meal when eating with hand. Maybe it's the warmth of our fingers or the absence of metal touching...