Tiger Mom!!

by Amy Chua

A Chinese Mother's battles in raising her children.
Being mean because of love.
How will her children end up in life?

p/s: I can hardly put down the book!
Ratings: 5/5

Turtle Alley, KT

Penyu Belimbing

Do you?

Facts on turtles

greeted by many different turtles on the wall along the alley

even a cutie red one smiling at you.

Indeed! Say NO to turtle eggs

Turtle Alley, situated at a small alley in Chinatown, Kuala Terengganu, near the dragon arch.
It is located between 2 rows of shophouses.
What sets it apart from other alleys in the town is the paintings and facts and figures about turtles.
There are paintings telling a cute story which you get to search for a little turtle in every painting while reading the story.
There is also facts about turtle, telling about which turtle is endangered, how bad is the situation with turtles in the country and even the world.
Go search for this Turtle Alley, if you ever drop by Chinatown in Kuala Terengganu.
While making this a sight-seeing trip, hope it also enlightens you and inspires you to contribute to saving our beloved turtles.

Loco Tea House, Bahau, Negeri Sembilan

Loco Tea House, Bahau

Interior~ cosy~

with a lil cute painting by a friend of the owner.

roasted oolong milk tea

Found this lil blue-coloured tea house situated at a lil corner in Bahau town.
Uniquely decorated making it stand out in between all the older shops nearby it.
Serving tea, milk tea and smoothies.
Friendly guy, also the boss chats with you while making your order. Also patiently recommending you drinks on his menu and explaining how the flavor may appeal to different people.

Whoever that drops by Bahau, Negeri Sembilan should give this cutie a try.

Rating: 5/5

P/S: sorry, the shop closed down 2 years ago...

Gossip Kitchen

Grilled fish with mashed potato and salad.
Verdict: 4.5 / 5

Not bad to actually have a good place to dine in in KT.
Gossip Kitchen, situated near Jalan Pusara, KT town.
The western meals are quite good. Definitely worth the price.
Enjoy!

Found another Korean Restaurant

Kimchi chigae

Bibimbap

Steam egg 

Quite an authentic Korean Restaurant in PJ.

Owner is a Korean, ya see. Can't remember the name of the restaurant thought... 

Situated in The Sphere, PJ, near University Malaya.

Jeram Trip

SMK Jeram fountain~

Mushroom for smurfs!

Beautiful beach, comparable to Trg!

Awesome seafood at Jeti Restaurant, Pasir Penambang

See Me After Class - Roxanna Elden

"This book is meant to keep you from getting discouraged when it seems like all those fabulous ideas you learned in training don't work in your own classroom."
"This book is NOT chicken soup for the teacher's soul. It's more like hard liquor for the teacher's soul, because new teachers need something stronger than chicken soup."
"But we need you to stay on your job, and stay sane."

An awesome read. And I am only on chapter 3.
As a teacher, this books will make you feel better knowing there are teachers who have been there, done that, EXACTLY like what you are going through now. That's the awesome part, EXACTLY like what I am going through now. Hence, it is giving me good humour knowing that what I am going through is not just my problem but nearly every new teacher as well. I am terrible, but I am not "specially" terrible. I am not that good at doing a bad job, so don't be so emo about being bad. There are WORSE cases.
It is like reading a diary of your own story, just written by someone else, which makes it really funny as well.

Love it~!

Smooth steam eggs

Ingredients for 2-3 person's portion:
2 Eggs
1 or 2 tbsp oil or sesame oil or oil from fried shallots
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 cup of boiling hot water
Options for extra flavouring: Salted eggs or dried shrimps

1. Beat eggs in a bowl you will steam it in. Add in the salted eggs or dried shrimps if you want to.
2. Add in a dash of soy sauce and some oil.
3. Heat up some water in the wok to steam the eggs
4. Add in the hot water into the bowl to double the amount of eggs in the bowl. Continue beating the eggs.
5. Steam the eggs for 10 minutes.

Voila! Smooth steam eggs.
The trick is to use hot water to beat the eggs first before steaming it. And the dash of oil to make the eggs smoother and less dry on the surface.

Subway sandwich - Juin's-style

Ingredient sandwiched in normal white bread: fried egg with vegetables Asian style
1. Oil the wok, fry a little garlic.
2. Add in vege (be it sprouts, ferns, or lady fingers), stir fry it with a little oyster sauce and soy sauce for seasoning.
3. Add in the egg, scramble it with the vege and continue stir frying it.
4. Turn off the fire cos the dish is done.

Then just spread the dish onto a white bread, or perhaps wholemeal bread, according to your preference.
Amazingly, it tastes okay!

The Book of Lost Things

Credits: http://creativityscorner.blogspot.com/

What if stories were real? What if books whispers in your ears, telling you their history and the stories they contain within?
What if YOU are the story?
A book that touches on emotions and how they can come to life. Lovely plot that keeps you wanting to journey more into the story with the main character, David. A story of his lose and what he thought he lost. Grow with the character along his path to find his way home.

Verdict: 4/5