Palsu ba

I was in the kitchen when I heard :

Aly : apa you buat tu Kak?
Kia : siram bunga
Aly: apa you buat tu Kak?
Kia: siram bunga lah
Aly: tapi sekarang u siram apa?
Kia: siram bunga mum
Aly: tapi kak itu bunga palsu
Kia: mana ada
Aly: palsu bah kak, palsuuuu
Kia: Jangan tipu I bah
Aly: Betul bah Kak, itu bunga palsu. Kakak Aby …, Kakak Kia siram bunga palsu mum!

Can you tell which one is a fake?

Now closer …..

Ya, that’s the one. It seems that my maid has been watering the ‘flower’ all this while. And mind you, she has been with us for over 3 months! 3 months and she didn’t notice that it’s a fake?

Kia, Kia … patutlah bunga tu semakin hari semakin layu…

More Mother's Day Cupcakes

It was fun baking and decorating these cupcakes. Didn’t get to take many photos though because all hands were occupied on something. Honestly, we did not expect to get that much order for Mother’s Day. But we were relieved that everything went on well in the end.

To us, preparing the cupcakes was a great time spent among good friends. Good jokes, good laugh ……..everything good lah. .. so to all of you who ordered the cupcakes from us, we sincerely hope you like it . From the bottom of our heart….....
..... Thank you.









p/s thank you mrs.jordans for coming to rescue. Our partnership offer for the coming Father’s day project is still open …....

Mission accomplished

Di sebalik tabir of the 528 Cupcakes

The reliable mixer








The microwave








the hands ...












the partner

.... and the cupcakes

Happy Mother's Day

Dear Mummy,

My heart remembers all those precious moments, when your special words made all the difference.
Thanks Mummy. I love you.



.... and wishing all Mums a happy and enjoyable Mother's Day.

The Yi, an ethnic group in China.

With a population of over 657 million, the Yi’s are mainly distributed over the provinces of Sichuan and Yunan.

What is interesting about their costume? It comes in great variety – different design for different places.

Women normally wear laced or embroidered jackets and pleated long skirts hemmed with colourful multi-layer laces. Black Yi women used to wear long skirts reaching to the ground while women of other social ranks wore skirts reaching only to the knee.


Although some women wear black turbans, middle-aged and young women prefer embroidered square kerchiefs with the front covering the forehead like a rim.




A figurine of the Yi People. A fascinating gift from a thoughtful friend who just came back from China.


Terima kasih daun keladi, next month Singapore belikan lah lagi. Thanks Ryan.
(yes, that's him the cute guy who bought us the figurine)

Cheese cake

I love cheese cake. Just thinking about cheese cake makes my mouth water for a big piece of it. My favourite topping? Blueberry. What about you? What’s your choice of cheese cake?

Hmmmmm. What could be more soothing & tummy filling than having a piece of this with a cup of your favourite coffee or tea ……



I baked these on Thursday night, not for myself but ordered by the Teachers of SM Datuk Peter Mojuntin.


To the teachers, Thank you. Hope you enjoy eating them as much as I enjoy baking them…

Kadazan anyone?

The officer on duty of the bank I visited Wednesday happens to be my friend - a true Kadazan, who speak mostly Kadazan to his Kadazan friends.

Feri: ….. ngam ko mamakai opuak. (white suits you)

Me: .. (with my broken Kadazan and a bit perasan) ..ya, nokuo? alawa ka? (ya, why? good looking is it?) – my definition of alawa is good looking

Feri: … iziau? Au ko alawa. Iziau nopo nga avanus. (you? you are not alawa you are avanus) - what is his definition of alawa and avanus? I didn’t ask.

I went home probing … what actually is the difference between alawa and avanus? My Kadazan vocabs prove to be limited. …searched in our Kadazan dictionary




yes, we have one, somebody gave it to dad on my wedding. And surprise, surprise … it’s not listed. There is no alawa or avanus in the dictionary.

My curio remains.