Happy Halloween!

 

Since we have more family now here to celebrate Halloween with. I hosted a Halloween party. We have also opened our door to trick-or-treaters. This is our first in our new home.

 

 

 

Roar!

 

 

 

 

 

Insta-Life

Mr. Hotpot surprised me with a Keurig machine on Valentines. Not that I'm a coffee drinker, but at least now I can make better coffee not from 3-in-1s.

 

This is not the most exciting thing to do, but I wanted to be screened for colon cancer. When I told my family physician, she was like "you're not even 50 yet." But I insist.  I'm not a doctor, but I think this is the first step.

 

Lindor is my favourite chocolate.  And cookies & cream are the best!

 

Do you take photos inside the store?  I wanted to see if this will make the cut in our house. It's from my favourite home store, Home Sense.  It's right beside where Sushi goes for Karate class.   That is so dangerous!

 

Another one from Wicker Emporium, what didn't make the cut.

 

My mom brought this sungka (mancala game) all the way from Manila.  If not being played with, it is my tea light holder. 

 

No place like... IKEA.  My source of design inspiration.  This is Pinteresting for my TV room.

 

Joe's Plantain chips.  I'm going back for more to hoard!

 

Please stop snowing.

 

 

T&T

Chinese New Year is around the corner, so lately I have been doing my groceries at the Asian market. I haven’t been to T&T in ages, but now that we’ve moved – danger - we’re darn close. Is it just me, but everything they carry makes you grab at first sight?

Crablets


Squid Tentacles
 

Jasmine Green Tea - did I just hoard?
 

These buns give me sanity some mornings. 

 

Haw Flakes.  Nostalgia. 

 

Did I say T&T does rip your wallet too??? 

Cheers to a bountiful new year! 恭喜發財!

Melona Ice Waffle

New discovery

Now will be constant in the Fridge.

Nomnomnom!

Fried Ice Cream

How big is the fried ice cream? The server said "softball." I'm glad my boys have played softball so I knew right away, we have to order 2 of this.

Nevermind that it is $7.95 a piece. There might be bloodshed at the restaurant if the 4 of us have to share fight over one.

See why? It's the coconut ice cream and the combination of hot, cold, crunchy and soft that makes this heavenly.

We ordered, among others, our all-time favourite Thai dish - the Red Curry chicken.

You can tell, I thought it was soup!

The kids had the Satay skewers of chicken with peanut sauce.

Sometimes I forget it is not my home. I pile the dirty dishes.


I love the interior, the decors, the ambiant music, and the sound of the waterfalls, it makes for an excellent dining experience even if the food's not the greatest. Make exception to the Fried Coconut Ice Cream and the Thai Iced Tea. I would go back for these two.

SukhoThai Restaurant
3115 Winston Churchill Blvd.
Mississauga

This Week

Minced duck meat in lettuce cup at Yang's Fine Chinese Cuisine for Auntie's 75th birthday

Quiet moments at the library

Soft-shelled crabs at Ocean's - weee!

Stormy Friday

Made an ensalada of tomatoes, mangoes, onion and bagoong (shrimp paste)

Design idea for the 3rd bedroom. Mr. Hotpot has strong objection to =[

Steamed seabass with dried black mushrooms and scallops

Letting go for a good cause

Tako Sushi

Reduce. Reuse. Recyle. Have enough paper & plastic bags already.

Today's Treasures

From Home Sense & Marshalls (TJX companies)

So good. I can't put you down.

Sinful



I debated. But I could not resist. Forgive me. I haven't had donuts in a loooong time. Let alone, Krispy Kreme.



KFC Hopping

I have loved KFC all my life. It is no coincidence that I happen to have also worked there. I really wanted to be part of the team. I landed in the Commissary.


On our recent trip, we tried Hong Kong's KFC. This is their combo sets and choices for side dish.

The mushroom sauce is much like the gravy already.

They also got Portuguese egg tart for dessert

Each KFC has a resident "Food Master" and "Chicken Master" as per below. I'm also a food master... at home =]

In Manila, I like the Hot Shots. I order it with rice on the side.

The best part is the refillable gravy.  Mr. Hotpot thinks it's soup.

Previous post on KFC, here.

The Year That Was - 2011

Last year I made a request to cut down my hours at work. Thanks to very considerate management, it pushed through. I lost a bit of income there in exchange for more precious family time. I’ve used the word ‘sanity’ a lot since I became a mom twice over. This new schedule has certainly had me keep mine. In fact it has paved for better much blessed year.

Click Read More for my year 2011 in pictures.

Hong Kong Disneyland

It was good to be in Disenyland once again. I think I was more excited than my boys. What made it more exciting was my globe-trotting brother decided to fly from Taiwan to join us particularly to Disneyland. My previous trips to Disneyland - Anaheim (1990)& Tokyo (1995) - were also with him, and he's the best travel companion one could have.

Between the two Disney hotels, we gravitated towards the Hollywood-theme that is Disney Hollywood Hotel.  Everything is Mickey-shaped, from lamps to elevator buttons.  I love the complimentary toiletry and slippers for 2 adults & 1 child. 

Out and about the hotel

We hopped between the hotels via shuttlebus.  We checked out the Mickey Maze inside Disneyland Hotel. The Grand Salon was grandeur indeed, with the huge Christmas tree and life-size gingerbread house

We dined at Chef Mickey.  Everything's too cute to eat.

We did all the best rides we could at Disneyland.  We took pictures with the mascots, of course!  The line-up was pretty descent.

We had lunch at Clopin's Festival of Foods'. This is the BBQ duck,

and chicken wings noodle soup

It's A Small World after all!

We watched "Disney in the Stars" fireworks from our room.

Took the MTR to Kowloon.  The MTR Sunny Bay-Disneyland leg has everything Mickey as well.