Nasi Lemak Lunch

Went this "famous" place for lunch...

 so crowded!!! even the parking was taken up by tables and chairs and canopies!!

 The name of the well patronised restaurant

 queue for the takeaway orders

 queue also to pay at the cashier

 taking picture of others taking a picture of the queue

 this guy is glaring at me taking his photo!!! so I nonchalantly looked away and made as if I was photodocumenting the place, not him

 the place is packed at noon

 simple decor, reminds me of school canteen

 there!!! I found my family

 they had already given their orders and tucking in

 the cousins and kids

 I am too hot and bothered from changing the car tyre to eat! says Ryzie

 I've already partaken of my meal, this one says

 yummy, yummy!!!! nearly gone!

 chicken rendang!

 nasi lemak with fried chicken

 you can order more plates of hearty fare besides your normal nasi lemak with fried chicken

 beef rendang

 sotong

 Kuan and Fong

 a fresh order of nasi lemak with fried chicken

 engrossed in food

 engrossed in games

endorsed by me and Ryzie

 endorsed by polititcians and their families

 featured in Time Out Magazine

 even Mahathir and his family came here

 the man himself

 when I left , the crowd was still packing them in!

Update on my student's murder case.

Killer is charged today.

Cosplay killing: Suspect charged with murder

Kitchen God goes to Heaven

My Teo Chew family always celebrate this festival: KITCHEN

GOD GOES TO HEAVEN

I hope the younger generation continues it!!!

Published: Saturday January 25, 2014 MYT 12:00:00 AM
Updated: Saturday January 25, 2014 MYT 7:27:32 AM

Clinging on to Chinese traditions

BY CRYSTAL CHIAM SHIYING

Act of respect: Chiam praying to send the deity off at her home in Sungai Dua.

GEORGE TOWN: Although most of her family members have converted to Christianity, Chiam Ai Lee, 62, still practises certain Chinese traditions.

Every year without fail, Chiam will offer prayers to send off Zhao Chun (Kitchen God) and this year, she carried out the ritual again at her home in Sungai Dua, Penang.

“Others prefer to send the deity off right after the stroke of midnight on the 24th day of the 12th lunar month, but I usually perform this ritual on the actual day, usually around 7am,” she said yesterday.

“My youngest daughter who lives with me is a Christian so she did not take part in the ritual.

“Although my mother converted to Christianity a few decades ago, it’s still important to keep our Chinese traditions alive,” she said when met at her home.

Following a Teochew tradition, Chiam used a bowl of rice, bowl of sugar, thnee kuih(sticky glutinous rice cake) and 12 folded joss paper horses during the sending-off.

“Usually, Hokkiens will offer tangerines, thnee kuih, huat kuih (prosperity cakes) andchen up (comprising longans, red dates and sugar), but for Teochews, we only offer the basic items,” she said.

According to Chinese beliefs, the Kitchen God would report on merits and demerits of each Chinese household to the Jade Emperor during his annual trip back to the heaven.

Thnee kuih is a must during the annual send-off as the sweet glutinous rice cake is said to sweeten the deity’s mood and “seal” his lips to prevent him from making any unfavourable reports.

Chiam said Chinese households would only be allowed to clean the altars in their house after sending off the deity.

“This is an act of respect to the deity. We will welcome the deity back from the heaven on the fourth day of Chinese New Year with prayers,” she added.

Lee Chong Wei’s father gets married

He is 61 she is 28, he knew her 8 years ago.....

Latest:

Published: Sunday January 26, 2014 MYT 12:00:00 AM
Updated: Sunday January 26, 2014 MYT 7:15:54 AM

Chong Wei’s dad marries again

Young bride: A photo posted on Facebook showing Ah Chai and Goh.

BUTTERWORTH: The father of world No. 1 shuttler Datuk Lee Chong Wei has started a new chapter in his life.

Sixty-one-year-old Lee Ah Chai married a 28-year-old clerk from Bukit Mertajam on Thursday.

The elder Lee said he had been blessed with a caring wife who stayed by him through hard times over the years.

“I got to know her eight years ago at the Berapit badminton court. We were friends then and she was very supportive,” he said when asked about his marriage.

Wife June Goh was at work during the interview at his house in Batu Kawan, near here, yesterday.

Ah Chai, a former salesman and a kotai (stage show) singer, said he and Chong Wei’s mother, Khor Kim Choi, 60, divorced in September last year.

“She and my four children will always be on my mind. My ex-wife and I had spent 30 to 40 years together, and there will always be memories. My heart is now with Goh, who has provided me with support and care, and I treasure her,” he said in between tears.

Chong Wei had reportedly not invited his father when he married women’s badminton ace Wong Mew Choo in a high-profile wedding in November 2012, where the guests included the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

Months earlier, Ah Chai caused a stir when he stopped his car on the Penang Bridge, leading to various speculation.

Ah Chai made waves again after he posted a photo of him and Goh posing in wedding attire on his Facebook page on Friday.

Many netizens showered Ah Chai (a.k.a Steven) with best wishes and congratulatory messages while some teased and took a few digs at him.

Asked to provide his marriage picture, Ah Chai declined.

“We do not want the publicity and I do not want to cause any trouble to (Chong) Wei. I hope he will do well in whatever he is doing and I wish him all the best,” he said.

Readers like Roy D Garp and Kuang Say Tuang expressed hope for Ah Chai and his new wife to produce another badminton champion.

“Please produce another Lee Chong Wei! We Malaysians count on you!” Kuang quipped.

However, some expressed dismay that the marriage had drawn public attention.

Lee Chong Wei’s father to remarry soon

Lee Ah Chai aka Steven Lee, father of badminton player Datuk

 Lee Chong Wei, divorced Chong Wei’s mother in April last year in

 his house at Bukit Mertajam, Penang. Last friday, he uploaded a 

picture on his old Facebook page which had 353 comments, 3,333 

shares and about 4,000 likes caused confusions on social media on 

Friday.

Free RM260 Voucher for Silke garments

After I used up my Tangs Shoe voucher, I had another one...

Free RM260 for Silke foundation garments

available only at Herbaline salons

the list of outlets for me to get my clothes:

the nearest to me was 101 Mall

I took the nude coloured one as I had a lot of blacks

 with a free bottom thrown in, it would have cost RM60

My top was what the voucher offered: RM260

After that, I will look like the model in the picture above!!! hehe!

Sister's goodies from Osaka

Come and see what I'v brought back for all of you...

 she is going to open her hand luggage that she lugged back all the way back from Japan by hand

 oyster shell four-wheeled bag that was empty when brought there but full when brought back

 Taa daaa!!!! full of goodies!!!

for all my friends and relatives!!

hahaha!!! so much junk food!

choose! choose! what to choose???

these two already helped themselves to Glicko Pocky

What I chose

 Rice crackers, and shrimp wafers that you can use as a plate to eat off food

 white noodle and chilli flakes

 green tea (from hotel room) plum wine and miso soup paste

 assorted coated nuts and mini seaweed crisps

all the things she gave to me

then she started to repack

back into the suitcase it goes!!