Archive for December, 2011

Cooking saves money!

I am still cooking every other nights, especially now that my sister is here, she helps me with the preparation and do the dishes after meals! Haha. So now I have a bit more time to play with my custom coins collection! Yahoo!
 Its  been 4 weeks since the day I came back from Malaysia, and I still havn’t [...]

Wednesday, December 28th, 2011

Go back to Bath for new year?

Hmm, where should I celebrate new year??
Stay in Torquay? Go back to Bath? Or go somewhere Iv not been before?
I’v worked through xmas, so Iv got new year’s off! Yay. And since my sister is here visiting, planning a trip away from Torquay for the weekend sounds like a good idea, right?
Hopefully there is fireworks on [...]

Monday, December 26th, 2011

Pan Asia in Plymouth

And so I have heard about the newly opened buffet restaurant in Plymouth – Pan Asia. I have always wanted to try it, but had no chance, the last time I went down to Plymouth was for a friend’s birthday, and we had steamboat. So last weekend, on a Sunday, I suggested that we go [...]

Tuesday, December 20th, 2011

Potato leeks and chicken for tea!

So my cottage pie is all gone now, time to cook again. Boy, I hate it when I have to think what to cook for tea! Thank god, I am only cooking for myself, I eat almost anything.
I decided to have rice instead of potatoes as my main carbo for the next 2 days, hence [...]

Monday, December 19th, 2011

Weekend in Plymouth

So I spent last weekend in Plymouth, to catch up with some friends, since I had a weekend off. Seeing that I only get 1 weekend off a month, and my friends are free to meet up, I was lucky.
I walk around in Plymouth town centre in search of alec bradley gift for my uncle, checking out [...]

Monday, December 19th, 2011

Cottage pie for dinner

So I hvn’t been sharing my cooking stories for awhile eh? Ha-ha. That’s because I havn’t been cooking much! Been lazy for too long.

Back to cooking now, and tonight I made cottage pie. Its easy to make, but it sure takes up lots of time! It took me 2 hours to prepare this! But the [...]

Sunday, December 18th, 2011

Havn’t had takeaway for 3 weeks!

So when I came back to UK from Malaysia 3 weeks ago, I had a mission for myself, that is to cook and eat in everynight, with the aim of saving a few hundred pounds a month! Yes few hundred! Could use the extra money to invest in a document imaging software!
Those takeaway food I [...]

Saturday, December 17th, 2011

Turkey roll for xmas

So my friends decided to come over to mine for xmas, this year. I do like the company, but im dreading thinking about the cooking.
Most of us are working on xmas eve, and I would probably arrive home at 7pm. Instead of buying a whole turkey, my collegues suggested turkey roll! Basically is a huge [...]

Friday, December 16th, 2011

Everyone celebrates xmas?

When everyone is spending so much on xmas presents, I am saving up for boxing day shopping! Haha. I want to get some new clothes for new year, and also shop for gifts for baby to bring home.
Xmas isn’t a big celebration for me, it means nothing to me. So I guess I shouldnt waste [...]

Sunday, December 4th, 2011

Western food vs asian food

Everytime if I have a western meal, I get hungry again so quickly. I just had a mushroom risotto 2 hours ago, and guess what? My tummy is rumbling already!!! And this is not the first time, I wonder why eh? Western food still contains a fair amount of carbs.
Whenever I have chinese meal, meaning [...]

Saturday, December 3rd, 2011