Wishing all of you~~~~

In a few more hours,the end of 2008 will arrive,and a new year 2009 will be here...
I would like to wish all my friend a very Happy New Year 2009..

I hope 2009 will be a better year for me as I hate 2008,coz of my mother's death...
2008 is a very bad year for me,as everythings just didn't turn out right..
My car also have to be hospitalize..costed me a bundle..then my house curtains tear..due to old age..hahaha..
Then my living room 's door glass broke due to my cheeky kids,trying to play "kungfu"..that too burnt a hole in my pocket...
My health is also not good..aiya,if want to complain..write until tommorow also cannot finish...hahahahaa..

Anyway,my resolution for 2009 is,try my best to be happy..think simple..eat less..hahaa,(IMPOSSIBLE)..and try not to get angry..and concern more about my health..
P/S..before I forget..my last resolution for 2009..is to watch as much cantonese dramas series as possible...kekekeke...c0z I think I didn't get to see so much in 2008....hahahaha..( a very silly resolution,right?????)

Learning something new day by day~~~

Today,I learn how to play with my blog with how to put the bloglist and also how to tag my friend's link...
I was very lucky to have a sifu to teach me various things about blogging...
She is the wife of my grandmaster in computer teaching....hahaha..

As I love to play with my computer..there are still so many wonders,that I still haven't learn...
This is when my dear friends comes in to help me...hehehe...
A very special thanks to you for helping me to learn new things...and please help me more in future..I just love to learn new things...

My crystal..part2~~~

Yesterday,being Friday again..I started out my shopping spree again..

As I was stressed out these few weeks,I thought of finding a way to mend it..so,here comes my crystals story again...

I went into the crystals shop again and bought so many crystal braclets..as seen in the photos above..

I bought crystals that have the power to release stress,anti depression..with is the green in colour one(Aventurine).

Then ,also bought the black colour crystal,Agate..which can promote grace,good health,happiness..

Then I also bought the brown colour crystal(Canirian),which is for health..and also yellow crystal,Citrine..which promotes unlimited prosperity,strenghtens the will,good for physical disgestion & assimilation.

I keep on buying until,I found out that I was also running out of cash soon...hahaha..

Well..lets hope all my crystals will bring all the powers which they can promotes to me...Then I will be very happy and satified...hahahaha.

But before that ,I better think I have to work harder next month as I am damn broke now...hahahaa..

My Christmas~~~

For this year christmas dinner,I have only planned a very simple and quite dinner party .

So,my daughter baked and decorated the peach christmas cake and I made some sushi..and then bought 3 bottles of christmas champaine,which children also can drink types..as seen in the photo above..

I also served kentucky fried chicken ,snacks and potatoes chips,as just to add in the fun..

The above photo show how the 3 bottles of champaine looks after I took off their covering. I bought 3 flavours..white champaine,red(stawberry) and green(mustard) ..

So,we just pour out the champaine ,and "kam pai" to each other and wish each other "merry christmas" and drink our champaine first ,then follow by eating the sushi and then the christmas cake..

I am not celebrating it big this year and 2008 is not a good year for me and my family..I sincerely hope..2009 will be a better year for us...but still,I would like to wish all my friends "Merry Christmas and a happy new year"..

My Indian Crusine~~~

Today,being a public holiday in Japan..I do not have to work...so I did my favourite Indian crusine for breakfast and hopefully for lunch too..

Talking about Indian Crusine,I meant by saying Indian Curries..I just love to cook them,may it be chicken,fish ,dhall or vegetables curries.

So today I will cook my dhall curry with my Thosai mix..

I soaked my dhall overnite as to soften them,and boiled them until they are soft early in the morning,then later I add in potatoes,onions,tomatoes and my favourite ladies fingers.I use the fish curry mix,as I could not find the vegetable curry mix.

For Indian curries,the hidden secret is the special spice called" haraba campur" like seen on the photo on the right in the small plate,greyish in colour.They are a mixture of spice with anise,jinta manis,ect..ect..

If indian curry is just cook with the curry powder,the tatse will still not be the same if without this "haraba campur"mix.I learnt this from my indian friends..hehe..

Next,I would like to show you my favourite,Thosai mix,Nan mix and my Champati mix..They are easy to cook,just follow the instruction on the packet..

Just add water and do what the instruction tells us,and cook them, like we cook our pancakes..

Last is my dhall curry with my thosai..yummy,they taste just wonderful..I ate them for my breakfast and keep two pieces of my thosai to eat for lunch later...

I would like to thank a dear friend of mine who sent me the thosai mix as I could not find it myself..hehe..

So my dear friend,thanks a million for sending me the thosai mix..I love it very much..it is the same thosai taste as I always eat in penang..

My Crystals~~~

Yesterday,being Friday,which is also my shopping day..I went to a well know mall..

I took one of my rings to be repaired at the jewellery shop inside the mall..and just as I was waiting for the salesgirl to give me the receipt,I saw that shop also sells crystals.

I then walk over to have a look at those crystals when the owner of the shop came to talk to me.She then noticed that I was also wearing crystals on my hand.

She started to show me several crystals and we chat for sometimes,which I later found out that she is also very crazy about crystals...hahaha..just like me...

In that shop,the crystals are not only sold as jewellery,but they have so many choices of crystals in various shapes ,colours and sizes...
I saw she was wearing several rock crystals of various shapes..
I suddenly felt that I should get one myself..
So she suggested that I chose my own crystals and she will try to arrange them for me..
She got so many books on crystals and we both check over what crystals is good and the rules of crystals..
We found out that crystals comes out best in numbers of 6,so I try to have my crystals in all sets of 6...
Here is my choice of rock crystals,with each set of 6 crystal each...


I was really surprised as the crystals in Japan are almost twice the amount of what I could buy in penang..aiya..what to do..love at first sight with it..haha..
So I reassure myself that it is my christmas present..kekeke...

By the way,let me tell you abit about rock crystals as the photo about is all rock crystals..
Rock crystal:All around healer and amplifier,aligns one's consciousness,focus one's thoughts or intentions.
I also have a crystal charger for my crystals at home,which I bought in penang..

The above photo is my crystals charger..it contains many small crystals and in the centre is the main rock crystal.
I have to put all my crystals into this bowl of crystal charger every morning to activates the power of the crystal's earth energy..by letting the morning sunshine,shines on to them.The morning sunshine will draw out all the negative energy and keeps the crystal "chi "fresh and vibrant.


If you look carefully into my crystal charger bowl,you will notice I have two bracelets of crystals in it.
On the left hand side is my pink colour crystals mixed with black colour crystals.The pink colour crystal is called Rose Quartz..it has the power to:A stone for love of self,love of others,love of universe&the power of forgiveness.
In other words ,means that if we wear them ,people will like us more.. and the black colour crystals is Agate:promote grace,good health,happiness,itelligence,longevity.

The above photo is my mini collection of crystals..on the left hand side is my anklet with various types of crystals,then beside is the the greyish type bracelet crystal called Smoky Quartz:gives ones the power to manifest their dreams and visions of earth.
I would like to show you my cute black crystal pendant with the shape of an apple.It is a black crystal called Obsidian: A supernatureal protective stone qith rainbow eye effect.To ward off eveils&bad luck..
I am hoping to get a green colour crystal called Ametrine:Release tension,clears emotional blockage.Double the functions of amethyst and citrine..

Mum's 49 days~~~

On december 2,was my mother's 49 days.Some of us (sisters) who are in overseas,could not go back to penang to attend her 49 days praying ceremony.
We all felt so sad,but what to do..we are so far away and also "broke"..hahaha..
So ,my eldest sister,(Jacky) and my youngest sister(Sylia) and my brother(Micheal) managed to do the praying ceremony as they are staying in malaysia.

My eldest sister,Jacky who stayed and work in Johor ,came back to penang on december 1st(monday) and so did my brother,Micheal.They both came back a day earlier as they have to help my youngest sister,Sylia to prepare for the praying ceremony.

We ,who are in overseas suggested to my sister ,Sylia,to phone us when the ceremony started,so that we can also pray and talk to our mum...
The praying ceremony started at 8.30am on december 2(tuesday),so the when "sai kong" says it is alright to phone us,my sis,Sylia rang us one by one..

I was the first one,she phoned as I was the second in the family...
So when I answered the phone call,Sylia "on" the speaker phone mode,so that my voice would be heard loud and then,my eldest sister,Jacky lighted up a joss stick and passed it over to Sylia to hold on my behalf.

I then prayed and talked to my mum,asking for her forgiveness,as I could not go back to penang on her 49 days.I also told my mum,to rest in peace and do not worry about us(siblings) as we will take care of each other.I try not to talk too much as my other sisters who are in overseas is also waiting for their call.

So after ,I have prayed and talked to my mum,my sister(Sylia) phone my other sisters in turns.I felt much better after the phone call,as I so much wanted to return to penang to attend her 49 days praying ceremony ..and most is ,I still miss her so much.

I am really grateful to the world's technology for make handphones with the speaker phone mode.Even I am not there,my voice can be heard loud and clear,and I am sure my mum would be able to hear me too..

After the praying ceremony ,we all siblings agreed to chat via skype in the afternoon.So Sylia,who host the conversation,rang us all one by one..and we chated for alomost 2 and a half hours by skype..
We are really thankful,that due to the high tech,skype can handle group conversation..

On that day,we felt we are so close again, even though,we are all scatttered around the world,but we managed to chat like old times...laughing and crying ,just like we did when we were still kids time.
Just like my sister,aussie ah chee(jessi) says,my mum death brought us siblings to be so close again,and recently we would chat with each other whenever we see our siblings online.

One last sentence,before I end this post..Mama..we still miss you but we did get much more closer to each other(siblings)..and we do hope you will rest in peace and not worry about us..Mama..we will always loves you in our heart..

A Unique Japanese dish~~~

Today,I am going to write about a unique japanese dish...

It is the pulp(seed) of this type of flowers called "Yuri"(a member of the lilies group).The pulp is found in the roots area which is under the soil.

This "yuri" flowers have a wonderful fragrance..and they comes in many colours like red,pink ,yellow and white.

The colour of the pulp is creamish wit a bit of purple..

The pulp or seed is sold usually 2 in a pack or sometimes in " ready pack",which is all the petals of the seed or pulp are already in the pack.

Today,I bought the raw types which is shown in the photo below..

I have to wash the petals slowly one by one to take off the soil which are sometimes hidden inside the pulp(seed)

This is the photo of the petals after I wash out the soil and now ready to be cook..

It is very easy to cook this dish..just put in some oil,then put in all this petals,add soya sauce,mirin and sugar and a bit of sugar and cover with lid.Just cook them over meduim heat until the petals are soft...then they are ready to be serve..

The above photo is how they looks after they are cooked.This yuri's pulps have a wonderful fragrance..taste is abit like potatoes.

This dish is not commonly cooked,as this type of pulps are not easily found,but this dish is usually cooked in japanese new year as one of the new year dishes.

I asked some of my japanese friends,and some of them also does not know how to cook this dish..as time is comsuming in washing and cleaning of the pulps..

My Tattoo~~~

At the end of November 2008 ,I have my tattoo done, as I have always wanted to tattoo myself ,after my dear friend "kopi soh" did hers...

I envy her tattoo alot as it seems ,we both loves cherry blossoms designs...

So I take the oportunity to do mine, a few days before I came back to Japan.
I choose to do a tattoo on my left ankle..a design of cherry blossoms with a butterfly..
Here are some photos ,showing how my tattooer..MC,did it for me..


He is very artistic and take great care and attention in his work...
It is not so painful,and he stops whenever he felt I feel pain...

This is the first layout of my cherry blossoms design..
MC makes the outline first before he do the final touches...

After the outline is done,MC does the inside colouring tattoo for me..
The outline part is a bit painful but the inside colouring part is not painful..or should I say..I can bear that pain..hahaha..


This is the finish photo of the tattoo after all the final touches are done...
Sorry about the leg's hair,can't shave it ,as afraid of infection..just to be safe....hehehe..

I also did a small tattoo on my left collar bone,near the chest area..as I feel it might looks great and sexy when I wear a low cut collar blouse or dress...hehe...

I wish to thank MC,for being so gentle and careful,when he did the tattoo for me...

The tattoos heal fast and they are so beautiful now...

Glad that I managed to find such a good tattooist like MC ,and also glad and satified that I finally got my cherry blossoms design tattooed....