Harry Potter fan series

Fancy reading more of the Potter series? :D 

I stumbled upon a fan fiction of Harry Potter series when I installed "Goodreads" in my iPhone. I'm a big fan of Harry Potter! And you can guess how excited I was to see there are continued stories about Harry's son, James Potter!! Yes, these fan fictions talk about Harry Potter's son, James Potter and the stories depict him with his new found friends in Hogwarts and the magical world. 

There are 3 ebook series currently for free in Goodreads. Author is G. Norman Lippert.  

1) James Potter and the Hall of Edlers' Crossing. 

2) James Potter and the Curse of the Gate Keeper 

3) James Potter and the Vault of Destinies 

I'm now reading the 3rd book. The stories are not as dark as the Harry Potter series, but they are worthy to be read never the less. There are still exciting parts in the stories, although I find that at times, it is a bit slow and not as addictive as JK Rowling's original Harry Potter series. 

Anyway, if you are a fan of Harry Potter, why not show some support to Mr Lippert, who had put in so much time and effort in giving us fans one more time of the Potter adventures? ;D

Hari Raya Open House

During Hari Raya Puasa last month, some Malay colleagues were very generous and invited us for lunch at their homes. They prepared varieties of food to serve us and were very generous in the amount too! Although from humble backgrounds, they are not in any way hesitant in providing us enough food and drinks to fill up our stomach. They showed great hospitality towards us and we ate abundantly. ;)

We were invited to three houses in 2 days and there were plenty of good food on the table. ;) This is the 1st house we went to... we had noodles and agar-agar here.

 

A lot of people came for the open house lunch. We chit-chat with the children too. They are shy and in a way, very respectful..giving us enough space to eat, serving us desserts.... after all, we are the superiors to their mothers. Kekeke.. well, superiors at work, but outside, we are friends lah! 

On the way back to office, we passed by a rubber estate. Captured this photo with instagram. Lovely scenery...

On the 2nd day of our food trail, our lovely colleagues prepared laksa, curry, different types of rice, noodles, biscuits and cakes! We ate until bloated! 

This is the 3rd house we went to. It has a kampung feel and the house is totally built of wood. The roof is made of zinc though..and that's why it's very hot inside. 

The dining room is so romantic! I can imagine a wedding shoot taking place here... =) Maybe someone can consider this idea ? 

Some highlights of Ipoh

Do you remember buying biscuits or breads from this biscuit shop in downtown Ipoh?  It's opposite the McDonalds in downtown Ipoh and Super Kinta. There's only a handful that are selling biscuits by weight from glass jar. This way, you get to try different types of cookies with the minimum weight and won't feel oblige to eat all from a ready packet even though you don't like the taste. 

Look who's here? This Malay guy has been selling breads and telephone cards at this biscuit and bread shop as long as I remember. :) He can speak fairly good cantonese too! Good thing is that you don't have to get down your car to buy the bread, he will come to you with the bread ! 

Spot this shop selling antique clocks along Jalan Pasir Puteh. An old man was working diligently on an old watch. Had a chat with him and was told that his children have no interest in learning the skill and that there is nobody to take over his business. I feel that it's a pity as the skill may be lost..

 They are still using these old sewing machines.

Here, at "JUN LIM", you can buy different types of rice and grains. I'm not sure how to explain the exact location, but it's on one of the small roads near Ee Chan mini market. Turn in from Kampar road and it's on your right. 

A dream came true

I dreamt about a friend, holding a baby and she's back in Ipoh to rest. 

I was curious the next day whether what I dreamt is true or not. 

You see..my friend is in the UK and I haven't seen her for awhile. 

But as far as I know, she does not have any children yet. 

So.. I asked her! "Friend, are you pregnant? Are you in Ipoh?"

And guess what? It's almost as accurate as my dream. She is pregnant but not back in Ipoh yet. How amazing can this be?! ;D

**Congratulations to Jennifer! :D**

Nyonya Kuih

If it wasn't for the late SMS, mom would have cook porridge instead of getting kuih for the night. It was a holiday yesterday for us Malaysia folks. Brought mom to Aeon Station 18 to jalan-jalan and guess what? Mom was so happy browsing the clothes n shoes in Aeon. ;)

Anyway, the main thing wasn't about us shopping. LOL.. the main thing was that she got a text saying that there will be bible study at our place at night. Mom will usually prepare porridge and bake a cake or some muffins. And there are plenty of bananas most of the time. But yesterday, nothing was prepared. No bananas either. By the time she saw the text, it's already 2pm and we were having lunch.

So off we went to get some nyonya kuih which are a life saver. Lol... and I got to check out their Ang Ku making machine. Awesome, isn't it?! ;) The dough just pop out from the machine and it stamps a mould on it and voila! The kuih Ang Ku is ready for steaming! I think it's steam.. Am I wrong? Having doubt here.. Lol

And there are quite a few varieties to choose from. Tapioca kuih, 9 layers kuih, the white color kuih.. We called it 'fat pork' in cantonese cuz it resemble one. ;) 

And there are some fried kuih and cakes and biscuits.. Etc so many to choose right? The taste is not bad too.

Oh yeah...the shop is called pusat kuih & kek Khoo Eng Chee, located along the road to Tuck Kee restaurant from town. You will pass Ee Chan sundry shop on your left and this shop is on the right before turning to Tuck Kee.

Birthday gift

As time goes by, gifts become scarce. This year I got a sling bag from sis. ;) already very thankful on that. It's not the gift that is important but the thought that counts.

Today I saw an envelope on my table. It says open with a broad smile which I did cuz I immediately recognized the handwriting. I opened it and saw this...

I was so touched! A gift from a dear friend really brighten up my day! :D Now I know what she was up to when she was grinning cheekily to me like 5 mins before I got back to my desk.