Japanese snacks~~

Last few days when the weather was fine,I went to a nearby temple which was having a ceremony...

I saw these japanese snacks sold inside the temple's ground with other stalls too.

I would like to share this photo with you all..these banana choco's..they are actually bananas dip into melted chocolate and then decorated with small chocolates fillings.

This is a popular japanese snack found in temple ceremony or in carnivals.

Other shops will sell other things like fried potatoes,fried chicken nuggets and their japanese version of" ban chang kueh" called "tai yaki" and "oban yaki".The filling inside these japanese" ban chang kueh "is red "tau sar".

The above photo is the "tai yaki"(grille fish banchang kueh)and the next photo is the "oban yaki"or anothe name which it is also know is "imakawa yaki"(the round ban chang kueh)

Another favourite of the japanese snack sold there is the "yaki soba"(fried japanese noodles)They are different taste from our malaysian,"mee goreng" as they use their japanese sauce to fry them.

Then, there is also the "okonomi yaki" (japanese style pizza)stall too...This japanese style pizza"okonomi yaki" is actually consisted of slice cabbage,egg,pork and slices of red ginger mix with flour batter and fried into pancake.Then it is eaten with the japanese sauce.

Summer(part5)~~~

Now is late summer and the day temperature is not so hot and the evening and night temperatures are getting cooler...
Even my plants in my garden are enjoying the temperatures change..

My mini roses are flowering well..Just to let you see how they grows and how mini they are,please take a look at these 2 photos..

See,I use my fingers to let you all compare the size of my mini rose..cute..right??? hehehee...


The photos above are my kacang botol plants..They are growing beautifully...I learn how to eat those young kacang botol raw with sambal belacan from my dear friend Amy Cheah...hehe..
I also cook these kacang botols with sambal heibi(sambal dried prawns).. Taste wonderful...went well when I eat them with nasi lemak and boil eggs..
Well all these summer plants will soon died when autumn comes,so I better enjoy all these wonderful summer vegetables this year,coz I will have to wait for next summer to enjoy them again....

Thinking of home and family~~~

I sometimes miss my hometown ,Penang very much...I also miss my mum's voice and face.So when my sister told me that my mum had grown thin and can't sit long time on the chair even with a cushion on.

I found this doughnut's shape cushions beening sold in Japan.This type of cushion is for more comfort and also release the weight of our buttock.I used to drive long hours by sitting on this cushion,and I don't feel buttock's pain too.

Anyway,here is a photo of the cushion,which I bought and send to my mum.I do hope she would be able to sit longer with these type of cushions,as I feel it is not so good for her to lay down on the bed always.

Another thing I miss,is our rojak paste..I bought 2 bottles when I went back this year.I dare not buy alot as I am a person that cant take too hot(chillies) food.So I just try my luck with this brand (Kuah Rojak Madu)as it stated that it is mixed with honey,so I thought it should be alright and not to "hot".

I was right,it was just the right taste for me..but sad to say..I am now out of stock...hahaha..I have also finish my favourite "nestum,my "kuah chee",my favourite "beh tai soh"and "pong piah"..
Well ,I do hope I could go back again to buy all these yummies...and most of all is I miss Penang so much.I always search youtube for "penang" and watch all those videos again and again.
"Penang,I miss you so much...and mum and my dear sister ,"Sylia "and brother "Hock",I miss you all so much !!!!"

Going on dates~~~

Yesterday ,I left early after work as My son was waiting for me at the restuarant.He agreed to take me out before he went back to Kyoto...so we both(mother and son) went out for our date..hehehe...

The first place he took me was a cosy dessert shop which serve various kinds of nice desserts and cakes.We chats over several things and enjoyed our desserts and drinks.The reason he brought me there was because he knows that I loves sweets things,and he was very cheeky when I was about to order my dessert.He says to me :Okasan..(mummy),you can be the sumo(japanese wrestler) of the day..I won't laugh at you..so eat as much as you want....hahahaha..

After we finished our desserts,he paid the bills at the counter,and I noticed that he was using a credit card...My oh..My...my son also got credit card lioa...hahaha..

The next place we went to is, the Internet Cafe...a place which I told him that I would really like to visit,as I have never been there before...
The reason of me wanting to go and try an Internet Cafe is that ,I would like to test their computers as I have says before, my house internet speed is very slow.

We enter the Internet Cafe and there are already many people there, as it is the holiday season now in Japan.So I chose the most shortest time which is only 1 hour as I have to go back to cook dinner.

I wasn't given a room yet ,so the internet cafe staff ask me to relax in their lounge and enjoy their free drinks and magazines until he could find me a room.The best thing in the internet cafe is the free drinks ,which you can chose any varieties that you want ,in the venting machines.You can also drink as much as you want..(self service).

When the internet cafe staff came to call me as there is a vacant room,I was very excited.He showed me to that dark and cozy room ..fully cushion.The room was very dark ,just like inside the cinema..so I on the computer and try it.I was very tensed as this is my first time and I fidget with everything...
When I found the website of my choice,I can't hear the sound and later,I noticed there is a headphone set on top of the computer...hahaha..so stupid of me..
Before I knew it ,time was running out and I have to leave...but I am sure,I will be back as I would like to try this Internet Cafe again.

We both went home after our date..and I thank him for a wonderful afternoon date.He will be going back to Kyoto today and he says that he will be coming home again next year during the Japanese new year ,which is January the 1st. Well,let hope by that time ,he will take me out on another date...hahaha..maybe karaoke this time..hahaha...

My son~~

My eldest son came home for his first vacation since transfering to Kyoto..
I have not seen him for several months since he is being station in Kyoto,and I was very surprised, how big and muscular he had grown..
He bought me some presents from Kyoto..a box of Kyoto famous snacks and a T-shirt from a famous temple there..

Here is the photo of the box of snack which was given to me...so sorry..I can't post the T-shirt..reason???? My second son is wearing it now ,coz it does not fit me ..a bit tight for me ..hahaha...
I better lose some weight soon..kekeke..

Summer(part4)~~~

Every year whenever summer is here,I will use these summer gadgets to cool me down.You can all follow my cooling fashion..and don't worry ,they are not expensive...haha..

Anyway,let me introduce my summer cooling gadgets in the photos below..

The hot and cold pack are like mini cushions,but inside are gels.You can keep them frozen in summer or heat them up in microwave when in winter to warm them up.That is why they are called "Hot and Cold Pack".

Then the above two blue in colour packs are the cold pack which we use to put in our cooler box when we want to put in fresh food,drinks or also when we go fishing,we will put in the fish in the cooler box with these cold packs.you will also need to keep them in freezer,and their cooling power can last about 3 hours..

This is what I do...I take out the cold pack as shown above and wrap a face towel around it.I make 2 sets of these hugging cushions and I hugged them whenever I feel hot.You will be surprise..it really cools you off.So whenI feel they are not cold enough(which is about 2 or 3 hrs later,I will change another new sets from my freezer..hahaha..

I also put the hot and cold pack(frozen) under my head when I want to lay down to sleep or just relaxing..it cools my head...hahaha...another way of using is is when I goes to town,and in summer I ususally wear a summer hat to prevent the sun's ray...I then put one of the hot and cold pack(frozen)on top of my head then only, I put on my hat.Keep my head cool...hahaha...

Another of these summer gadgets is this neck cooler..the green pack is the gel. You need to keep it in the freezer and then insert it into the towel neck wrapper.This neck wrapper is attached with a magic tape..but the cooling power is abit bit short..can last about 30 to 40 minutes only.

But this year it is the summer hot gadget..I use this neck wrapper when I am working..it also cool the body temperature down..Well if you do have these items,do please try them..and I can assure you ...you will sure cool down...hahaha...

Japanese Yukata~~~

Now in Japan is mid summer,the weather is very hot and humid...

So,many festivals are held to celebrate summer,and usually on the last day of the festival,there would be fireworks display.

The young japanese ladies would wear "japanese yukata" to these festivals,along with their japanese clogs(getta).

The japanese yukata comes in various colour and designs..dark blue,red ,pink,light blue, green or black..with flowers or dragon flies designs.

Here are some photos of my daughter in a "japanese yukata".I manage to snap her photos just as she was about to go to a summer festival.