Creamy Garlic Mash Potato

It has been some time since i cook.

Lately, weekend has been devoted to house-hunting.

Well, hopefully i get a house with a nice kitchen that can inspire me to whip up some yummy dishes.

Did some cooking while i was in macau and was craving for garlic mash potatoes. Especially, when i think about Breeks mash potato. I always have to change the sides from fries to the mash potatoes. Even until today Raye still have to remind me of the day i argue with the waiter over the sides.



As Stevie rarely cook, i tried to use what is available and buy as little stuff as possible to prevent any wastage of food.

Enough to serve 4 sides
3 Potatoes
6 cloves of Garlic (or more, i prefer more)
Coriander
butter
milk

Peel the potatoes and cut them into quarters.

Cook the potatoes for 15-20 mins in boiling water and mash the potatoes while it is still hot.

Melt the butter and cook the finely chopped garlic over low heat. Stir in the mashed potatoes and slowly adding milk until the mash potatoes becomes a creamy texture.

Add the finely chopped coriander, salt and pepper and do a last stir before serving.

Stevie, Get Well Soon.

Sadness

Sadness I couldn't bear

I seal my heart before it tears

Chose to block out reality

And live my life in serenity

The life that was given is blessed

Should I waste it with such callous zest?

Those were the Days: Getting old and beauty sleep is important!

Guess i am getting too old for late nights.

In the past, KTV till 4am seem so short. There is still gossip unfinished and we always have tons of songs left. Almost till the end of the session, it will be remembrance of the oldies. We will laugh our heart out at the old MTVs or the fake English MTVs and get high over the slightest stuff.

Last night again we went KTV and left only when the staff announce it is the last song. But at around 2.30am, i'm contemplating whether i should leave early to get my sleep. Kept dosing off even though everyone is still full of energy, singing and screaming. Cannot belief i actually doze off under such noisy condition.

Could it be i'm too overwhelm by work recently? or could it be laughing too much during dinner? We have a laughter virus going on during dinner. Cannot stop laughing, i think, for almost 45 min continuously. My cheeks and tummy aches soo much that i think i just did 100 sit up. In the end, we had to try not to look each other in the eyes to end the laughter virus. And all these becos of a checklist joke!

I remember i used to hang out with close friends into the wee hours of the night and still not wanting to end the conversation. We will wait till the midnight charge is over or the earliest bus to start operating at 6am then leave for home. Now, such occasion are rare. At most i can last till 2am. Anything after 2am, my mind will just auto-shutoff. I will just acknowledge what was being said but i will not actively contribute to the conversation.

In Perth, it was even worst. Not having sleep for consecutively 3 days is like an every week affair. I cannot remember what we were doing for the 3 days actually. (My memory is pretty poor. Occasionally, when Jan recollects our "those were the days in Perth", i will always give her a "did we do that?" look.) Once we even when to Rach house in the middle of the night to pull her out of bed. She was soo cranky when she woke up. But we manage to convince her to go Fast Eddie. The food actually sucks there but it was fun.

And those were the days.

Well, we all have to start taking responsibility for our well-being and our health at one point in time. Being young, we can always afford to stretch our bodies over the limit. I guess it is time to seriously take care of myself. Almost hitting the next mark and i should take care before it is too late. I don't want to get pre-mature wrinkles. Ekkkesss!!!!!

Very Tired Long Weekend

This long long weekend is the most tiresome weekend ever.

Have been busy since Friday.

Friday: Why did i even agree to angdo leave? On the last day we having emails (when everyone already accumulate tons of debts), on the very next day that we send out the funds transfer updates (people flooding the mailbox the very next day) and at the same time have to look at all the handoff case. My god! I think i'm out of my mind and not thinking clearly. Angdo, get me great pressie from Australia. Gucci??

Saturday: busy surfing web to find house for the whole day. Soo many choices, many decisions to make, budgets to be work out, future property prices to think about, whether to buy now, wait and see, etc.

Sunday: Spend the day making appointments with housing agents and viewing houses. Lucky Dad drove me around. Soo difficult to find some of the places. Mum constantly pointing out the bad areas of the house to the agents, giving me more time to take a good look at the house without the agents bothering me. Bro not able to go out and have fun cos he have to stay home to take care of our young cousin cos we all went out for house-hunting. Good thing he love me too much to be angry at me. And again the same decisions to be made. Headache!!! Stevie should i quit my job then we can apply from hdb? We can save about 150,000. Takes me very long to save this money. Then at night off to Rachael house for BBQ. It's a childcare centre. More then 10 kids and around 4 babies. All shouting and running around. By the end of the day, i am dead tired with a huge headache.

Monday: Had a bad dream. So sad. Was thinking whether i should just not go to work and stay at home since i'm not scheduled to work today. Slept till 9am, felt much better and decided to go otherwise i would feel overloaded on tuesday. Went back to work cos a lot of backlog to clear. I still remember on Thursday, i have nothing much to clear. Must be the funds. Well, at least i feel much better. But i was already pre-warned first thing today that tomorrow there is a complain to handle. Wish me luck.

Sleeping now so that i can continue with the battle tomorrow. Backlogs, complains, urgent cases, meeting......

My Nephew and me

My Nephew, Zhi Ann, so cute. Just like me when i'm younger.

I'm trying to communicate with him but i don't know any baby talk. People aound me will know i really don' like playing with kids. Not that i don't like them but i don't know what to do with them.

But Zhi Ann is different. Maybe we are related, he will just look at me soo intensely and frown and seems to know what i'm saying. Even when i don't say anything he will just look at me as though trying to figure out who i am, what i am doing,etc. There seems to be something on his mind. Just like me, always thinking, always dreaming, always something on my mind. The best part is, i don't have to do anything to entertainment him and he will not cry unless i carry him. Think he finds it very uncomfortable (i'm not as meaty as his dad).

Photos of me and Zac....Oops...i'm in Stevie's big big shirt....soo ugly, but i loved the shots.

Mother's Day

Sunday we went to East Ocean to have Dim Sum.

Yummy! Still the prawn dumpling is as big despite many many people. But the Peking duck is soo oily and not crispy at all. Felt like eating rubber.

The place is so crowded. The lady attending to all the reservation is having a big headache trying not to mix up the tables. We almost couldn't get a table cos she let another family have our table thinking that they are us.

Janice just finish her lunch there and we are still in the queue. My sis is late and Janice missed my nephew. But coincidentally they met each other while feeding their babes in the nursing room.

My Solemnisation Video

Finally my Solemnisation video is done...after several months.

Thanks to Teck being proactive, we have some video shots of our Solemnisation.

Took me 2 days to edit the video. Combining, splitting, trimming and adding music to the video. It is my first attempt and being an IT idiot and no training, i think i did a not bad job.

Very proud of myself.

Driving

Today, i finally get to drive.

Went for 3 refresher course and dad promise to practise with me after the 1st lesson. But only after the 3rd lesson he then reluctantly practise with me. Guess he is too old for any thing too exciting.

I must agree it is quite stressful. But i only took up 3 refresher course and since he kept delaying, i had another 2 weeks break before i go behind the wheels again. Totally confuse which is accelerator and brake. I'm soo accustomed using 2 feet to drive instead of 1.

Dad is soo stress after i nearly ramp into the wall while going up the curvy slope to get out of the carpark, he had his hands on the brake all the time while i drive to my aunt house.

At least i made it to my aunt place and back again. Hopefully, i can drive on my own without any supervision soon.

Macau Trip