Lesson 1 : How to get back at your husband!

So how do you get back at your husband after a fight, a quarrel or just simply when he gets to your nerves?

We go shopping!!! (with his money or cc, of course). Padan muka dia!!! ehehhe so this morning, again it was foggy and freezing cold at 9 degrees, I took a bus ride to Chadstone Shopping Centre.
Chadstone is known as The Fashion Capital. Chadstone is now the biggest shopping centre in the Southern Hemisphere, boasting over 530 fabulous stores including a dedicated luxury precinct - home to 12 World Class Luxury Brands.

Let's shop!

These boots are made for walking to the shops!!


My comfy warm bus ride at 10.05 this morning..


We have reached our destination..

So what's there to shop in Chadstone? Hermm, let me see...


A|X on sale








kikki.k has really nice pricey stationery..







and there's a Chanel boutique also, I forgot to snap a pic, was too busy day dreaming inside the store..

so if you don't like shopping, you can always go here.. the biggest APPLE in Chadstone ehehe



or


day dreaming that you have daughters to play dress up with!

or


chillax at Lindt Cafe, a slice of cake is $11!!

then come home with this


and relax with this..


Jemput la makan ;)

Somebody has really learned his lesson fo' sure.
End of Lesson.

Ouch!

Aduiii, my feet is aching! Penat betul jalan2 shopping. I was out shopping for 3 hours ehehe. I went to my favourite place to shop, DFO = Direct Factory Outlet. When you are financially challenged or have no money to spend but have the urge to shop just go to discounted outlets! How I wish Malaysia have discounted outlets, imagine zara..topshop half price ehhehe

The nearest outlet closer to my place is at South Wharf, which is opposite Crown Casino. I brave myself to walk (to reach dfo it takes 5-7 mins by walking) as it was cold and foggy this morning.



tadaa! we've reached our destination!


inside dfo, left..right..left..right






sale, sale and more saleeeee


pepe jeans for $29!


tadaa!! 3 hours of hard work ;)

Winter time!

It's officially winter here in Melbourne. I love winter simply because I can't stand hot weather eventhough I've been living in Malaysia my whole life hahaha

Melbourne winter is colder than perth i reckon plus knowing how unpredictable the weather down here, it's essential to bring a pashmina/scarves and also an umbrella at all times! blerrggghhh...

Anyways, June is also known for its stocktake sale!! Satu bulan of half pricessss, woweeeeeee.say it with me woweeeeeeeeeeeee ;)
So I went out to the city to see what's on sale. Didn't like anything in Myer so went next door to David Jones. They renovated and now it look bigger and nicer. So off I went to Ladies department and tried on this.


It's a dress by Marc by Marc Jacobs, price from $700+ down to $279. Love it so much but can't afford it yet still thinking bout it! dammit ;(

Then I went up to shoes department, so many expensive shoes on sale. Thinking of getting this one. Available only in Red.


Tonite I shall dream of which one to buy and continue my shopping spree tomorrow ;)

Potato Croquettes

Yesterday night, I tried making potato croquettes. Was my first attempt and it was a success! ehehe
I first tried it as a Tapas dish at a Spanish restaurant. For those who don't know what croquettes is, according to wikipedia:

A croquette is a small fried food roll containing usually as main ingredients mashed potatoes, and/or minced meat (veal, beef, chicken, or turkey), shellfish, fish, vegetables, and soaked white bread, egg, onion, spices and herbs, wine, milk, or any of the combination thereof, sometimes with a filling, often encased in breadcrumbs.

I did a potato & carrot filling. It's real easy to make actually. I googled for a recipe ;)

Ingredients

• 400 g potatoes
• 1/8 litre of milk
• 10 g butter
• a pinch of salt
• grated nutmeg
• one eggyolk
• 150 g flour

for the breading

• 1 egg
• breadcrumbs

Method

1. Boil potato & carrot until soft. Then leave it for few minutes, but don't let them cool down. We only want excess water to evaporate.

2. Get your potato masher out. Add the salt, nutmeg and butter to the potatoes and start mashing. Slowly add milk and keep mashing the mixture until is is very smooth and creamy - and not too liquid! You want a fairly stiff potato mash.

3. Now add the egg yolk and keep mashing ... the mixture will turn sticky now, so slowly add the flour until the mixture is again firm and only slightly sticky.

4. Now form either balls or rolls of the mixture (that's entirely up to your personal taste) and put them on a wooden board. Let them sit in the fridge for half an hour.
* ( I just leave the whole mixture in fridge for few hours - the longer the better as it holds the mixture better & i didn't form the mixture beforehand, i did it after)

5. Pre-heat your deep fat frier. Now form your croquettes into whatever shape you want then first coat it in a whisked egg and then in the breadcrumbs. Then into the fryer for 2-3 mins.


Here is the result, Tadaa..

8IGHT

It's 8 months of bliss (with occasional bitterness, of course ;P )
It's the longest time I've spent time with my husband. We've dated for 9 years & being apart from each other from ipoh-muar to perth-gold coast.

Happy 8th month sayang! I hope we'll have 80 more years or more together forever ;)


From,

Your Wifey

Melbourne

I've been in Melbourne for 6 months already! Time flies so fast. I have yet to tell my life here in Melbourne, so this posting will be about my life in Melbourne. Since Melb is so new to me, I had to get familiar with Melb. The first month I was here, I was so clueless to where I was all the time. Took me few months to memorize the street names and the tram number that I need to know hehehe.
BUT when it comes to shopping, I know where the shop is and how to get there! hahaha

The place I'm staying right now is at St. Kilda. St Kilda beach is just steps away from my place, not that I like beaches ehehe. You can take tram number 96 or 16 from the city to St Kilda, it's about 20-30 mins ride. What is St Kilda famous for? You can read it here.


That's where I live



The famous Luna Park

Let's move on to the Melb CBD, where the actions or rather shopping takes place ;)
Melbourne is full with Victorian style architecture and also melb is an artsy place. Ppl appreciate art here i think. Anyways, read here for more info on Melb CBD. I'm still learning about this place.

To travel around Melb, tram is the easiet transport. Purchase your tickets at any 7-11 outlets or convenience store or inside the tram. Don't get caught or else you have to pay $100 fine (my husband got caught once & he hated the tram police since then hahaha )


Where is your ticket, mate?

I'll show more pictures of Melbourne ;)


Flinders st station at night


Federation Square


Yarra river


Let's go shopping!!

I shall take more pictures soon. Watch this space, more on Melbourne!

Balik Kampung Trip to Gold Coast

It's been 6 months since we saw my husband's family, so we decided to go home on 21st April until 27 April. A good whole week to get to know them better and most importantly to eat good food (oppss patutnya to learn how to cook and get all the secret recipes from mama ;D ). Nevertheless, I copied a lot of recipes and learned how to cook! ehehe I have to admit after returning from GC, I've been a better cook (tak caya tanya suami saya ;)

My last visit to GC was in 2006 i think with my sister. So after 4 years, I returned with a short list of my favourite things in GC.

Numero Uno is COPENHAGEN ICE CREAM. It's at surfers paradise, if u so happen to be there..it's a must try! My favourite flavour is vanilla choc chip!! yeahooo!!!



Second place goes to Pop n go - popcorn shop. It's at pacific fair. Loved it so much that I had to 'tapau' the popcorn back to melbourne. My fav is creamy creamy caramel. sedap gila! kat sini popcorn semua jenis masin urgghhhh

Third & fourth is bubble tea. There's no good bubble tea in melb. I miss Utopia in Perth!
and Icey Ice, ice shaved dessert, not as good as Perth's.

Since I've been to all the theme parks years ago and did all the visitor must do things, i skipped all that on this visit. BUT one thing that I've always enjoyed in gc is playing MINIGOLF! Everytime I'm in gc, i always insisted in playing minigolf. i'm pretty good i must say hahaha



Now pics time to sum up my balik kampung trip ;)





my mama & papa in law ;)







bye bye gc..