Monday, November 23, 2009
Choo choo train
Tried to figure out whether we could surprise friends by splashing their hotel pool in Kuala Lumpur this weekend, train would be the option. Unfortunately they are in KL soo short and not even in the weekend, but for next time we look for train options I will go straight to The Man in Seat Sixty-One...
Tap your feet to the beat
Free outdoor concerts, that is the way to go with kids. We will be there for several of the ones in December. In Botanic Gardens we might build a shark from palm leaves (you should see the thorns of some of them, the could make a shark envy) while we listen, dance and clap. On the Esplanade who knows.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Hopenhagen
Since Monday morning we have seen quite some ads for Hopenhagen.media.asia hopenhagen.org hopenhagenlive.com
Vinegar
I´m addicted... Our local Japanese take away guy introduced me to vinegar drink. Now we have two different in the fridge, one sweetened with honey the other sour.
Singapore Philatelic Museum
There we went yesterday. Sounds cool, eh? Actually a really nice little museum with various rooms. Pressing buttons, opening cupboards, playing post office, sitting on a scooter, talking about countries. We had fun for several hours and met some nice moms and toddlers.
Saturday, November 14, 2009
The American Dream
Every year in November we take a number in the Diversity Visa Lottery. Wonder what we will do if we actually win the prize.
Warm sensations
An old friend just had a newborn boy. I so remember the feeling of truly happiness. For both my boys the memories first popping up is 12-24 hours after birth.
With Ulf I was walking home from his first doctor check. It was dark, rained a bit, I turned down from the main road towards our road and just started crying. This little guy had arrived sound and safe and I felt so lucky having him right there next to my skin.
With Ulf I was walking home from his first doctor check. It was dark, rained a bit, I turned down from the main road towards our road and just started crying. This little guy had arrived sound and safe and I felt so lucky having him right there next to my skin.
Tapioca
The local starch. Tried one, should have taken a picture, the tapioca root looked like a rat. Used half of it for a chocolate cake and other half for thickening a chili con carne. Worked fine, actually both really yummy, but not bc of the tapioca, so wont buy one again. Beet root would have done the chocolate cake more spongy and smashed beans is my favorite thickener for chili.
Other new things on the food list this week.
Thai Rose Leaves, Lauge enjoyed them - quite rare he goes for green leaves.
Pandan leaves, is on the ingredient list on several products, now we have them fresh in the cupboard, have to try boil them with our rice, untill then they should help keep the cockroaches away (aargh on Bali we saw this gigantic coackroach, luckily the last night in that cottage, have only seen tiny ones here, but still, just do not like them - geckos though are just nice visitors).
Ulam Rajah (name in Malay: King of the Salad), found the texture too coarse.
Have been trying a bunch of different mangoes and the best one is the honey mango from Thailand.
We bought vegetables till it tipped our stroller on Pasir Panjang Wholesale Centre. It is located right at the West Coast Container Terminal. The auction hall for vegetables is full of forklifts emptying containers, busy people and lots and lots of veggies. The smell was impressively intense from herbs and all sorts of onions. We met one of our local take away chefs and saw a lot of people buying for more than a household, so probably chefs.
The fruit options was not as good or might we did not find the right place. But 20% off the price on honey mangos from Thailand compared to the local chinese wet market - and if we keep eating (and drinking) as many as we do right now then it is a really good deal.
Other new things on the food list this week.
Thai Rose Leaves, Lauge enjoyed them - quite rare he goes for green leaves.
Pandan leaves, is on the ingredient list on several products, now we have them fresh in the cupboard, have to try boil them with our rice, untill then they should help keep the cockroaches away (aargh on Bali we saw this gigantic coackroach, luckily the last night in that cottage, have only seen tiny ones here, but still, just do not like them - geckos though are just nice visitors).
Ulam Rajah (name in Malay: King of the Salad), found the texture too coarse.
Have been trying a bunch of different mangoes and the best one is the honey mango from Thailand.
We bought vegetables till it tipped our stroller on Pasir Panjang Wholesale Centre. It is located right at the West Coast Container Terminal. The auction hall for vegetables is full of forklifts emptying containers, busy people and lots and lots of veggies. The smell was impressively intense from herbs and all sorts of onions. We met one of our local take away chefs and saw a lot of people buying for more than a household, so probably chefs.
The fruit options was not as good or might we did not find the right place. But 20% off the price on honey mangos from Thailand compared to the local chinese wet market - and if we keep eating (and drinking) as many as we do right now then it is a really good deal.
Monday, November 09, 2009
Phoon Huat
I love the shops and markets, the smells, the people, the quick talking Chinese. If you need a break you can just go to IKEA or somewhere similar (and air-conditioned) and almost forget that you are not back in Denmark. Today we went to Phoon Huat and it is true what they state on their website, they do have an impressive amount of bakery and confectionery ingredients.
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