Weekend Menu #29: Potatoes & Eggs Salad

Jen Jen makes the best potatoes and eggs salad I ever tasted.  Creamy and delicious.  Since she moved to WM, we seldom meet and we do not have such privileges to taste her salad anymore.  *wink*  I think she is very busy and has her hands full with her lovely baby girl now too to go into the kitchen.

Anyway, I had a craving for salad few nights ago, so I thought why not I make my own salad.  So, I bought some lettuces and potatoes in the nearby supermarket and made it at home after closed shop.  Never knew a simple Potatoes & Eggs salad also take about an hour to prepare.  Or probably it is me that need an hour to prepare. Lol! So by the time I was done,  hubby was home in time around 1030pm. We had our supper of salad and steak in front of tv.

My simple Potatoes & Eggs Salad

Sliced lettuces and diced red onion

Cubed potatoes and hard-boiled eggs

Mixed everything slowly, add a bit of salt and some salad dressing (or mayo of your own choice)

Our supper!



Happy Weekend, everyone!

Selamat Hari Gawai

It will be a long holiday in Sarawak starting tomorrow as Gawai celebration falls on 1 and 2 June.  But no holiday for me as my staff is taking her Gawai leave, so I would be mending the shop. 

Last week she brought us some kuih jala that she home-made.  I always love kuih jala.  Crispy and tasty, but mind my throat, I did not dare to eat too much.  Just take a bite of her kuih jala.  She used gula apong so it was very tasty.

Business has also picked up, thank god.  But expecting lesser people for the remaining week as school holiday is still on-going. Most people that I know go for holiday.  Even my kids and BIL and family are on holiday, leaving me and hubby at home. 

Maybe we will take some time off to visit my staff tomorrow.  She has been inviting us to visit her house for some kuih, pansoh, kasam and tuak!  *wink*

So to all Dayak friends and readers, Selamat Hari Gawai!

Non meat noodle

Last night, have a few drink with hubby and his friends in The Planet Karaoke and Lounge in 3rd Mile.  I have not drink passed a glass of beer for long time, so last night was also the usual for me.  A glass is enough to knock me out.  And I get rashes and itchness around my body, but they gone when I woke up this morning.  Never been a drinker.  And I never like beers, I would prefer vodka.  

Usually when hubby has drinking session, he would have the habit of walking up very early the next morning.  So he woke me up this morning before the sun was even up.  Lol!  Old man, I describe him.  So since it was early, I cooked both of us fried noodle.  

This is how my mum would cook her fried noodle. Simple, and no meat at all.  Just some dried prawns, eggs, carrot and vegetables to go with the noodle.     Served with a warm tea.  This is how I started my long day today.

Unintentional enterprenuer

It all started after I delivered my 2nd child, Baby Jay in August 2009. I did not intend to do it at first, because of the long hour and commitment to the company. But my ego and strive to succeed overcame me that time, so I just took a pen and signed up for the interview.

As month went by, my confidence level increased and everything went smoothly. Along the way, I were away from my family for 2 weeks; imagine all the home sick and sadness of leaving my young kids behind. But thinking of a better future make me determine to strive through all those tough times. In less than 6 months, I opened up my business. Today marked my 2nd year.

It was unintentional because back then I was thinking of being a full time homemaker and mother to my children. Have an online business, everything work from home. But again I always want to feel how it is to be an enterprenuer. I did! I succeed. But I am still dreaming of doing something of my own someday. That is not unintentional. *wink*

After the thunderstorm

If you tuned to the radio station yesterday evening, you would know that Kuching has endured a nasty thunderstorm yesterday.  It started around 4something while I was almost done with my facial treatment.  The wind was blowing crazy when I came out from the facial centre.  

And Facebook being a powerful social network, there were many updates on the havocs caused by the thunderstorm such as the roof in Kuching Specialist Hospital (KPJ) in Stutong.  





And the most mentioned tree over the Hitz.fm yesterday is this one in Jalan Tabuan.  Taken when I was on the way to pick my kids from babysitter around 5.40pm.

Believe it or not, I was stuck in jam for about 45 minutes before I reached my kids and I was again stuck in a crawl for 2 hours when I decided to give up and headed home instead of shop.  At first I used the Ong Tiang Swee road but stuck for an hour before I diverted to Laksamana Cheng Ho and Jalan Tun Jugah and planned to use the Tabuan Jaya to my shop, but when I reached the Simpang Tiga roundabout, the traffic polices diverted all the vehicles to Jalan Simpang Tiga.  Gosh!  That was when I decided to quit and U-turn at Simpang Tiga traffic light section and heading home.  But then the kids were restless and making so much noise in the car.  Coupled with a hungry driver (that is me!) it would be good to head home.  

Initially plan to buy ingredients to cook my Fried Noodle to be brought to little girl's kindergarden today for their Teacher's Appreciation Day but end up my plan was dashed! Sigh!  So this morning, I brought my girl to buy some pastries from Bread & Pastry, Green Heights instead.  Lol!

By the time we reached home, it is after 8pm and hubby already took his bath.  Since both of us not have our dinner, hubby suggested we have one in Ah Liong cafe which is 1 minute drive from the house.  Have Kolo Mee and Sotong Kangkong.  I cannot remember when was the last time I had sotong kangkong!  Yummy!

My "Jiu Hu Eng Chai" as the Hokkien called it, was super delicious.  The kangkong (Water Convolvulus) was hidden underneath the sliced cuttlefish and covered by lots of pounded peanuts. 

Okay-lah.  After a tiring drive and my car tank almost dried up, this dish made up for all those frustrations.  *wink*  And the council needs lot of cleaning to do too.  Many rubbish and tree branches fall on the roads.  Sigh!  Hope no more crazy rain again.....

Been there, done that

After graduated in 1999, I started my first job as Advertising & Promotions Assistant in a property management company. I handled and dealed with events and also rental and sales of retail lots. I been there for almost 9 years before I pursued different field, i.e. banking. But it was a short-lived work for me in banking line as it was totally different and challenging. I worked in banking for 6 months before I had my early semi-retirement for 9 months and have my 2nd baby in 2009.

After delivery, I were back to the work field but this time, I worked in property management company again. Just different scope of work; as a sales administration assistant. Selling and renting shop lots. Again, it was a short tenure; only last for about 4 months.

In 2010, I totally ventured into something different. I become my own manager and operate a shop under stokistship. It is a great experience for me. Like hubby said, I have been in the retail line, banking line, property line and now run a shop. What else I want to do??? It has been a long journey for me. Hope to be a better person this year; may it be an enterpreneur, a wife, a mother, a daughter, a sister or a friend! :)

Morning walk and late lunch

We had a late lunch yesterday in Causeway Bay.  First time been here although it is not so far from where we stayed.  We been to its other branch in Jalan Pending but not to the Jln Song branch.  We love its cute egg tarts so that is a must order for us.

Look impressive and colourful from outside.   Now here come our order...

Super creamy and tasty egg tarts

A bowl of gui ling kao on a hot day

Har Kau

My yummy-licious Fried Hor Fun with seafood while hubby had its equal delicious carbonara spaghetti.  

We planned for a light lunch since we have not fully digested our bowl of vinegar kolo mee we ate in the morning in Kim Joo.  But end up we ate a lot for lunch.  Lol!  Our lunch cost RM48.10.    

We did not go to church yesterday as hubby has clients flew in from Sibu in the afternoon.  It has been a long time since I had vinegar kolo mee in Carpenter Street so yesterday morning I suggested to hubby that we should go to Kim Joo.  It is also something different for the kids.  A nice walk experience along the corridors of the old shop lots.   We also brought the kids to this historic Bishopgate street.  In the olden time, it was a route used by the Bishops and British to assess the China town (now it is called Carpenter St).  The Bishopgate is overlooking the Bishop's house on the top of the hill.  While we were there, the St Thomas church bell rang at 9.35am, indicating the service is over.

The Bishopgate and Bishop's house

The Bishopgate leading to the Carpenter Street