Happy Mid -Autumn Festival

 

The Mid-Autumn Festival always brings back nostalgic memories for me.  As kids, we were very excited during this time because Pa would buy us our favorite cellophane lanterns to play with.  We carried them around the garden in the evening while the elders sat close by watching us and munching mooncakes!  My favorite lantern was that of a rabbit and I would store it away carefully each year to be used again the following year!  "Waste not, want not" was Pa' s motto, one which we have lived by all these years. Thanks to my Pa and Mum, these bygone days will always live in my heart!

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival everyone.  May the gentle glow of the moon illuminate your path and fill your heart with joy and happiness!

Cellophane lanterns 

Lunch Today

Ipoh Sar Hor Fun

Yummy Cendol with red beans

I had lunch today with my aunt at an Oo White Coffee outlet near us.  She was looking forward to some herbal soup but unfortunately they didn't do it today so we settled for Ipoh Sar Hor Fun, which was not nearly as good as the original.  Nevertheless, we made up for it by pampering ourselves with a large bowl of cendol each!  Now that we've got all that sugar in us, we've got to get moving and do that walk in the park tomorrow morning!

Lunch Today

It's always good to have a plate of good old fish and chips, though the chips were not crispy but the fish was good, warm and crispy!  I guess the chips had been fried sometime earlier and had become soft.  Nevertheless, I enjoyed my lunch and may consider returning again to this cafe another time!

Breakfast Today

 

I had a hearty "English" breakfast today - sausage, egg, ham and toast with a cup of milk.  I have made a rule that I shall not have any oats (my daily gruel) over the weekends to give myself a treat and also for that extra boost for the week ahead!

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Two for Tea

 

Two scrumptious cream puffs for tea today bought from a wellknown patisserie in town.  They were oozing with fresh cream and each bite was heavenly!  

Here's what I found from the net about the origins of cream puffs:

Legend has it that cream puffs were invented by a French chef named Pantanelli during the 16th century reign of King Henry II. The story goes that Pantanelli was working in the kitchen of Catherine de’ Medici, the queen consort of France, when he accidentally created the first cream puff by adding too much flour to a pastry dough. Rather than discarding the dough, he baked it anyway and filled the resulting puff with a mixture of whipped cream and pastry cream. The cream puff was an instant hit, and it quickly became a popular dessert in France and beyond.

Alas, too much of a good thing is not good, so they say, so I shall have to be careful and watch what I eat in the future!

Meantime, viva la chou ala creme!

World of Birds

 

My front door leading to the garden is like a window to the world of birds.  Everyday as I sit in my armchair facing it, I see a variety of birds coming and going.  They seem to be using the fence separating my house from my neighbour's as a halfway stop for rest, sometimes as a toilet stop (!), sometimes just to take a look at what's new.  I've seen small sparrows, a black bird with a long tail that opens up into a fan with white trimming, small birds with yellow breasts, doves (grey and brown ones) and most wonderful of all, a large crow which is called the Greater Coucal or Crow Pheasant which is revered as a symbol of good fortune in India (my findings from some research).  It's twice the size of an ordinary crow and I've seen it on two occasions so far, maybe it's on its way back to India!

 Unfortunately I have not been quick enough to take photographs of any of the birds because they scare so easily. Here's a picture of the Crow Pheasant I got from the net.

This is my regular visitor whom I call "Lovey Dovey".  Sometimes he comes 
with his mate.

So friends, thanks so much for visiting me!  I look forward to your twittering everyday, though I can't understand a "word" of what you're saying!