Off to Hanoi

Don't know the language,

Don't know the culture,

Don't know the national landmarks,

Don't even know which city is their capital city!

All we know is from the propaganda we watch on TV -

1. Robin Williams is a disc jockey there.

2. Most of them are called Charlie.

3. If you see any imprisoned GIs, call Rambo.

Gone Walking

Barely a month old, we discovered that one of our car's hard caps had decided to take a walk on its own :( Our two theories to explain the disappearance - gigantic portholes on PJ roads or another Persona owner with a missing hard cap. Don't suppose we'll ever know for sure, will we?

The Bride Arrives

This is probably not the best angle, but you'll at least get a feel of Jo's grand entrance complete with all the pomp and circumstance!

Hidden Treasure

Imagine our surprise when we discovered a stack of wedding cards which we didn't realize was in the huge envelope containing our empty ang pau packets when Jo finally decided to go through its contents. It was all the more touching when among those cards, came well wishes from dear friends from overseas who could not make it for our wedding - *sob*

Just goes to show how much we're being thought of and that you can never judge a package by its cover. Who knows what treasures are held within its humble appearance?

Shoes to the Rescue!

Our second wedding as Mr and Mrs was an eventful one as Jo's shoes almost saved the day for a particular bridesmaid in distress when her shoes broke moments before she was supposed to lead the processional. It was quite hilarious really, but imagine the stress the bridesmaid must have gone through at that moment!

Jo had her shoes politely taken from her and she was actually left barefooted for a good few minutes as guests patiently waited for the bride to arrive. Several moments later though, her shoes made their return as they were a tad bit too small for the bridesmaid who was to wear it.

Good thing for the bridesmaid, she somehow managed to hunt down a pair of shoes that fit to carry her safely down the aisle and protect her feet as she dutifuly carried out her responsibilities for the day :)

Cooking with the Selvasegarams

Lareina claims that she will follow suit if we manage to consistently cook 2-3 meals a week. Well, this posting is for her :)

In the past few weeks, we managed to cook the following meals without giving each other stomach problems the next morning. And you'll be suprised to learn that 75% of the cooking was undertaken by the more unlikely cook! Anyway, here goes:

1. Stir fried egg noodles with 'Yong Tau Foo' ingredients. Simple stuff. Good to start small before we venture to making our own Peking duck.

2. Toasted ham and cheese sandwich with mushroom soup. Not easy bringing ourselves to prepare something to eat especially when it's a 'fix-up house afternoon'. Nevertheless, rather than settling for a bun or two, we made a bus load full of toasted bread and mushroom soup.

3. Fried rice served with broccolli and Chinese mushrooms. Sounds simple, but made difficult because we were too idealistic to use ready-packed mix veg. Manually cutting beans and peeling carrots was therefore required.

4. Sliced beef stewed with carrots, onions and an overdose assortment of Chinese mushrooms, straw mushrooms and oyster mushrooms. The stew was served over egg noodles. Tasted good, but we'll be staying away from mushroom for a good number of weeks.

5. Pan fried lamb shoulder served with mashed potatoes drowned in 1-month old mushroom soup (see item 2) and salad. Note: Six large chunks of RM11.99 Aussie lamb from Giant may be a bargain, but make sure you have loads of time to diligently remove all the fatty bits.

6. Angel hair seafood pasta ala carbonara served with bitter-sweet salad - tasted good! But it would have been better if we were not so stingy and bought a bottle of olive oil to toss the pasta.

7. Stir fried egg with crabstick and onions served with leftovers from items 3 and 4. Doesn't sound too great but the hungry Ethiopians would be proud of us.

8. Pork knuckle remains from Bavarian Bierhaus boiled together with old cucumber and red dates accompanied by herb-marinated minced pork poured over pan fried tofu. Sharing a pork knuckle at the restaurant will set you back by about RM50. Using the bone to cook two meals brings the cost down to RM16.67.

Yes, yes, eight cooking attempts in three months is not a lot to shout about. But hey, we only got our stove just before Chinese New Year la!