delicacies of the beverage kind.....

if u r cold, haf a hot drink;
if u r hot, haf a cold drink;
if u r hungry, haf a mango lassi.
if u r desperate, go haf a H20 - water!

English TEA, anyone? 

Mango Lassi ------- favourite drink to go @ Little India. It's really really nice. 10% discount if u takeaway!! 

Ice chocolate drink with cream top!! :: this one's really yummy too ----- from McCafe! 

Ice chocolate: cool drink when u r hot! 

: : : more local asian delicacies : : :

---- tomato bee hoon and lor mee --- both are simply delicious --- either learn how to make them, or order them at ur nearest asian foodlet. :P

Lor Mee ----- really nice, thick dark yummy sauce,.......have you tried it yet? --- grab it at your nearest major eatery. 

----- tomato bee hoon anyone? ----- 

A guide to making paus

--- an easy 4 step process to making paus !!

Pau - or steamed buns is one of the many tasty delicacies in Asia.

Preparation time: 20 minutes
Rising time for the dough: 2 hours
Cooking time: Under 15 minutes
Difficulty: Easy

This recipe has a long history going back to between 221 and 234 B.C. when Juger Liang, a man renowned for his great wisdom, was prime minister of the Shu kingdom, now Szechuan province. For more info, continue here.

the 1st step ------ knitting the dough together --- takes a lot of effort ! 

---- the filling is already inside the nicely formed pau ---- and left on the table to "expand" ----- 

in --- the steamer ------- waiting to be steamed :) 

all YUMMY paus and READY to eat :P ----- 

The ice cream and the National Park...

Anyone who fancies ice cream - take note - it's one giant scoop! Also, some spectacular images of the national park makes it almost inviting despite the coldness.

--- "world's BIGGEST double scoop ice-cream" --- 

Going to Arthur's Pass National Park----- really WINDY, the snow being blown off at top of the mountain... 

It was really wet, cold and cloudy - the hostel manager told us that it had been raining NON-stop for the last 9 days. 

A LOVELY waterfall - captured in slow motion to show the gradual flow..... 

Frozen ground --- rain from previous day froze from the cold overnight temperatures! 

Cooking & Eating

Definition of cooking ~ To prepare (food) for eating by applying heat.
Definition of eating ~ To take into the body (food) by the mouth for digestion or absorption.

::: Food GLORIOUS Food :::

Yummy char siew + barbecued crispy pork + roast duck on rice :P 

New Zealand PAVLOVA - the perfect desert because it is fat free! One of the best New Zealand recipes --- pure heaven with fresh fruit piled on top with whipped cream. 

home made pink colour jellies :P 

Good looking, yummy tasting....

Care for a bite? Anyone? ---

Having hot laksa in cold cold weather is really the ultimate.. :P

"Ham Jin Peng" ---- so yummy this one.....!!!  

Sushi ----various flavours, recently made for a potbless :P 

Green rolls kueh.....now, what's the proper name for this? 

Homemade EXTRA crispy fried chicken...woo... 

SPRING is here.....

...the flowers are booming, and birds are chirping, and the wonders of the natural world come to display all their glory. :P

Spring time at Botanic Gardens in FULL bloom... 

Really RED pinkish flowers... 

Spring time is here : at the gardens