Walking in beautiful Sydney Olympic Park

This is such a lovely park. Walking here in the morning is so enjoyable with lots of fresh air and beautiful scenaries.

Blueberry Muffins

I just love muffins. It is great to have for tea time or even for breakfast. So today I thought I baked these lovely muffins with fresh blueberries. Irresistable.

Chinese New Year

This Chinese New Year we were back in Taiping for a few days. Since the house was already so packed with family members, we have to check into a hotel located near to the beautiful lake garden. We stayed at Seri Malaysia and since it was a peak season, the hotel room rate was pretty costly, 170 ringgit a night. The hotel was not as nice as I had imagined it to be and was pretty run-down. The room was average and the bathroom was really small. This place needs refurbishment badly.

The journey back to KL was quite smooth compared to our journey to Taiping on Saturday. It took us almost 6 hours to reach Taiping. There were too many cars on the highway hence the traffic congestion on the highway especially approaching the rest house along the way.

Chinese New Year is a fantastic time for family gatherings.

Holiday in Penang

Last week my partner and his kids and me all went to Penang also known as the "Pearl of the Orient" for a holiday. We stayed at Bayview Beach Resort Hotel located at Batu Ferringhi and were quite pleased that they upgraded our standard room to superior room without any extra charges. The room is clean and spacious with adequate toiletries provided.

On some nights we ventured out from the hotel to the shops closed-by for a meal. We also took a tour to explore Penang further, visited the Batik Factory and witnessed the traditional technique of batik painting, introduction to spices, local fruits and rubber tapping, stopped at a typical Malay Village, visited the Snake Temple and lastly a visit to OE Design to observe the art of jewellery making. We couldn't tour Penang Hill because it was closed due to some repair work being carried out.

It was a nice get away and I came back with a nice tan.

Roast Chicken

Roast Chicken on a quiet Sunday night.

Spicy Prawn Fettucini

Spicy Prawn Fettucini for dinner.

A New Year...2010

Time really flies ! Before you know it, we ushered in another year. We celebrated new year's eve quietly at home last night with frozen champagne, waiting patiently for it to melt. Good question, why was it frozen (because my partner put it in the freezer and forgot about it). However we couldn't wait that long and thank goodness we had another bottle of chilled white wine.

When the clock struck 12, we toasted to a new year with good wishes. We saw fireworks being launched from KLCC from our apartment's window. A very spectacular sight indeed. Too bad I couldn't take a nice picture from where I was.

May this be a great year to everyone...!