C2, 100% Natural Green Tea

With just less than a week time Chinese New Year is approaching, WooHoo! It is the last week for Chinese New Year preparation.

Yesterday we went out to buy some CNY stuff for decorations early in the morning. We bought some artificial flowers and just while we wanted to pay money, my hand phone rang and I was being told by the delivery man the C2 green tea is finally arrived. Woohoo, we went home immediately to collect the drinks :P

Flowers that I bought yesterday.

It is Mui Fah, (correct me if I am wrong ), I just finished arrange them in a vase. Nice or not?

Okay, back to my C2, cool and clean green tea. I could not wait to chill them in the refrigerator. More ever, it tastes beter after chilling.

All my C2 are chilled and ready to be served :P

C2- Cool and Clean Green Tea, comes in 3 refreshing flavours, apple, lemon and forest fruits. I have 3 bottles of these green tea drinks yesterday. First bottle I tried on the lemon flavour, it is just like ice lemon tea, very refreshing. Later in the afternoon, I tried the apple flavor together wallop my favorite Chinese Arrowhead Chips. Then later at night, I went out to pick my sister in Parkson OUG together with a bottle of C2 green tea ( forest fruits flavour). I just like its reseal-able PET bottle that you can ‘sip & seal” and “drink on the go”.

C2 green tea will be our CNY drinks and we will be serving this drink to all our guests. Why I choose C2 green tea? C2 cool & clean is a range of high quality non-carbonated ready-to-drink fruit flavored green tea based beverage that creates a refreshing lifestyle different from those usual soft drinks.

It made from 100% natural green tea (not from powder and concentrates of green tea).
The Green Tea is brewed and bottled on the same day to preserve its freshness and flavor of green tea. Hence every bottle of C2 is retaining most of the green tea goodness and benefits which is normally lost in other extraction processes.

Kids can drink C2? Of course YES! Look at my sweetie!

Yan Yan is drinking C2 green tea :P

Green tea has the least caffeine and the highest amount of health benefits compare to all other tea. Hence it is the best CNY drink for kiddos!

Aunties and uncles can drink? Of course YES!!!

My mummy likes the lemon flavour :P

I am here sharing a good reason for we adults to drink C2! Green tea contains catechins which is a natural powerful antioxidant. It can reduce some major health problems which includes stroke, heart failure, cancer and diabetes.

Each bottle of C2 is 350ml, it is petite and easy to carry. C2 is now available in seven-eleven outlets, Mydin, Giant, Jusco and other shops near you.

Thank You Gu Gu

Few weeks back Gu Gu aka my sister in law bought a CNY new dress for Yan Yan. Thanks Gu Gu! She is always so thoughtful and has bought many things for my two angels. Gu Gu adores Yan Yan and Heng Heng very much.

A nice white tier dress from Miki

Not only that, last week she paid us a visit and brought a Poney shopping bag. Hehe, she bought something for my kids again.

A red top and a red and white stripe skirt for Yan Yan

A colar tee for Heng Heng.

On last Friday , Sil treats us ( me, Yan Yan and Heng Heng ) for a Dim Sum at Chynna, Hilton KL. Though it serves halal dim sum but the food is good! She told my kids Thursday is consider 'Guo Nian' . There only I know it was Lap Chun on Thursday, so blur blur me!

Lap Chun is the day where we mark the beginning of the Spring Season. For Chinese, Lap Chun is consider a very important date. Hubby told me eggs can easily stand on this day. I just missed out the right timing to watch the eggs to stand! I just search online to get some info about Lap Chun and now only I know if you bank in money on Lap Chun, fortune, lucky and wealth will follow you the whole year.

Okay, allow me Cheong Hei again, please vote for me if you like my fish recipe, Number 3 , Mummy Moon. Thanksssssssssssssss.

The weekly Report

So far in the month of January we have got 3 weekly reports from Yan Yan. It is good at least we know what she has learn in the school. I found out that she gets more memory on what she has learn on Bahasa Malaysia. Why do I say so?

1. The very first song she sings at home ( learn from school) is 'Satu Jari'. This song is quite simple, now Heng Heng also can sing it.
2. Sometimes I will ask her some questions to test her based on what she has learn in the school. The other day I asked her Nama saya, she can ' sambung ' with the answer of Ving Yan. Not bad lah~~
3. Today she suddenly points at her eyes and says Mata! Wow, quite surprise for us! I know she learn part of the body on Bahasa Melayu during week 4, but when I asked her mata, hidung , telinga and etc last week, she knows nothing. As for today, she surprise us not only 'Mata'. Daddy then points at his nose and asks her what is that, she answers Hidung! Me and hubby were so excited, hehe! We carry on to point at our ear, she says Telinga! Lastly, we test her on mouth, she also knows it is Mulut! Not bad not bad!

Other than that, she also sings some English songs learn from the school. She also likes to ask me long or short this few days. I know I know, she has learn the concept of Long and Short in the school lately.

Some update about her readers :

We almost late to school everyday on January since she has got the separation anxiety ( started on week 2). I just want her to get more relax in the morning, don't want to stress her or hurry her. So end up we reach school about 9am, where school starts at 8.30am. In fact, 8.30 to 9am every morning is the reading time. So she missed out her reading time most of the time.

Teacher has told me that others kids are learning ahead and they learn new words from the readers but Yan Yan has just missed it. Teacher tries to give her revision after school dismiss but to no vail. Teacher said that was the time she felt too tired to read. What teacher suggest is to let her revise at home. So everyday she brings two readers back, 1 English and 1 Mandarin reader. Started last week I gave her revision on her readers, read with her, do some word approach. As I know in the school the teacher uses flash cards to introduce words from the readers. Last week she was not so coorperate to read at home. She shows not much interest to read. But this week, she is quite okay, willing to take out her readers and wants me to teach her. Heng Heng also learns together while we are doing the readers :P
More ever this week we also manage to send her to school on time :)

Just now, before she goes to bed,

she says : I want ' I am Matt' ( her english reader ).
Mummy: Okay, we practise reading now.

Yan Yan : I got bring Li Li home today mummy! ( yesterday she forgot to bring back her Chinese reader Odonata)

The character in the Odonata she is learning now is Ming Ming and Li Li.

The weekly report

Pavillion KL 2nd Anniversary

Last Sunday, We went to Parkson OUG. We only brought Heng Heng along as Yan Yan already went to MIL house for sleep over. We had our lunch in Esquire Kitchen. This round, we wanted to buy hubby's new clothes. So we straight headed to Man's department in Parkson. Suddenly Heng Heng wanted to poo poo. Aiyo, just came in wrong timing. Hubby offered to bring him to the wash room for cleaning as Heng Heng already poo something in his diaper. End up we didnt buy any thing except wet tissue in Parkson OUG, hubby found nothing he likes.

After that , we went to Parkson Pavillion, our second stop. Heng Heng wake up quite early this morning and he has an hour nap at 10.30am hence it was no problem for him to continue shopping.

In Parkson Pavillion hubby got some short sleeve shirts from Padini ( Parkson is on sale ). I also bought a Miki pants for Heng Heng. His new clothes are complete ( mostly get from his birthday presents ), only thing is the pants are not enough.

A photo of Heng Heng

After payment, we went down to the centre court concierge to get for free parking. We have no intention to check out the Chinese New Year decor in Pavillion, just wanted to get new clothing for CNY. Also lazy to climb up the staircase to go out to the main entrance, I am sure there is the nice place with all kinds of decorations and Pavillion Crystal Fountain.

When we were in the centre court, only we know Pavillion was celebrating its second anniversary! Seeing so many people lining up to go up to the stage for lucky draw, also many people carrying Pavillion goodies bag, I Kah Poh went to ask a Pavillion staff what was happening.

To celebrate its 2nd Anni, there is a Great 2% Deal started at 2 pm! Just spend at least RM20 in a single receipt for a chance to pick from 100 outstanding must-haves for just 2% of the retail price. The prizes include BlackBerry phone, designer bags, make up sets, cash vouchers and many more. All are from high end brands! If you get draw a Black Berry at the retail price of RM1599, you only need to pay 2% deal which is only RM32! Good deal or not?

So what is our deal?

Hubby get a cash vouchers from Cortefiel. Haha, he paid RM4 ( 2% of retail price) for this voucher. We have no idea what brand is this. Since the voucher valid only in Feb, we don't think will back to Pavillion so soon is better to use the voucher on the same day. Cortefiel is located at Level 4.

There is women and men wear. Nothing I like , hubby chose a long sleeve shirt , RM189. We paid with that cash voucher. Only spend RM 4 and we have got this!

If we know this earlier, I will pay what we have bought seperately so to get a few receipts haha! Anywhere we did retour to Parkson to buy a body bath, and we got another receipt , can get draw again. hehe. This time was not so lucky, only got a goodie bags.

Inside the goodies bag ada macam-macam shopping vouchers, a Roxy key chain and etc.

We got a break at Coffee Bean.

2nd Anni cup cake

Taken some pictures while I was lining up for draw :

Appreciate All your Votes

I am so happy my fish post has been chosen by CJ as one of the top 5 best recipes! You can see my side bar has linked up a big and beautiful banner of this campaign :P Many thanks to my Shifu, Judy who help me to put up the banner for me.

Actually this fish post was one of my old post, so coincident CJ was organizing the Fish recipe contest. I just try my luck by reblog about the post and summit to CJ. Forgive me if my post didn't have much pictures for reference.

This morning I admit I was over joyful when I saw my post get chosen as one of the best recipes. I went too crazy, asking blogger friends around to vote for me. Some of you might not even ask about what fish recipe I have cooked and straight away go to vote for me ( so kum tong!!! ) I felt guity now, I feel like I am paksa-ing you people vote for me :(

Forgive me coz this is the first time I take part in such a cookery contest.

Anywhere I apprecite for those who had voted me today! I was happy to see I am leading on the first day of the voting! You can continue to vote for me if you like my fish recipe. I don't mind if you find other participants' recipe are nicer ( i know others are putting more effort than me ) and you may vote for them if they deserve your vote. Of course I will be HAPPY if you people still want to support me! I am number 3!

Okay, I would like to end my post here with some informations about this contest.

The prizes are :

1x Winner = RM150++ price of Body Shop products.
4x Consolation = Something from Body shop products.
1x Higher Voter = RM50++ price of Body Shop products.

Be sure you vote everyday until 20th February as the top voter will get a prize too. Only 1 vote each day.

CJ will cook the Winner recipe live and publish in her blog, interesting kan?


Happy Voting!

Our Saturday

I have yet to shop for anything (for myself) until last Saturday. At this time, CNY is only 13 days left, my CNY new clothing was done only half part, which I managed to buy 2 tops saja at One Utama. This year I am so so late when comes to shop for my own. The other day I did go to Mid Valley to hunt for my new clothes but I got nothing, couldn't find any that I like. I don't need too many new clothing, but at least I need to get something new on Chinese New Year.

Last Saturday( Thaipusam) , me and hubby decided to went shopping for Chinese New Year clothing. The kids new clothes were done 77 88 hence we only need to shop for we adults. We only brought Yan Yan along while Heng Heng was with my MIL, I for sure couldn't shop with 2 kids around. At first thought of going to Sunway Pyramid, but then last minute came out the idea wanted to go One Utama. The jam was terrible, all car parks were full (baru at 12 noon ). We parked our car at the open car park. Hubby started grumbling..... Once we stepped in the mall, we were so surprised to see such huge cats ~ The Maneki Neko~! The theme for this year is 'Celebrating Paws Perity' .

Hubby was happy to see the fortune cats that can attract money and customers. He was in good mood too. We rent a kiddie cabby for Yan Yan. Hubby in charge to accompany Yan Yan while I could have peace of mind to shop alone.

3 Maneki Neko sitting on the stage

A photo of Yan Yan

I walked and tried to shop for new clothes at New Wing. Some times you just cant get what you want when you are intended to buy. I wanted to buy some shirts for hubby but I just cant get what I want. Anywhere I manage to buy 2 tops for myself.

I reunited with hubby and Yan Yan at about 3pm. We had something at A&W. So what they have done when I was busy shopping? Hubby and Yan Yan were lucky to catch the Roaring Tiger Acrobats Show at 2pm. They went to MPH after the show.

At 4 pm, there was another show :

The Acrobatic Lion Dance

The performance was awesome!

We headed home after the show. Worth to go to One Utama though the jam was teruk and the car parks were penuh :)

My RED top , from Kitschen.

My peacock blouse, from forever 21.

**Some more update on our long weekend holiday**

We went to Pavillion on Sunday and so happened Pavillion was celebrating its 2nd anniversary with prizes worth RM100,000 to be given away! Will blog about it very soon about this happening event.

As for today ( Monday) we are busy spring cleaning

Meet Up with Kristie

Yeah, blogger meet up again! This round we met Kristie, her hub James and their baby boy Jayden. We met at Uncle Lim in Subang Parade last Thursday.

So nice to meet a friendly blogger like Kristie. She is so thoughtful, she even baked some cookies for us.

Though two mummies were busy chasing after the two boys, we still manage to chit chat, hehe. The two boys walked here and there, finally they settle down a while at MPH. As for the hubs, they were busy with man's talk. Yan Yan was with daddy.

3 cute babies : Jayden, Heng Heng and Yan Yan

Kristie bake this peanut cookies for us, one of the favorite cookies that Kristie loves. It is my hubby favorite CNY cookies too.

Kristie baked some cookies in animals shape for Yan Yan and Heng Heng!

Cheeky Jayden, he is so cute! When he saw me holding the camera, he gave me this smile :P



After minum- minum and lepak- lepak, we went to check out the Chinese New Year decorations in the mall.

A photo of Yan Yan .

A photo of Heng Heng.

A pic of mummies and kids.

It was tough to take a nice pic with the 3 kids around, hard to get the kids look at the camera.

The Best Recipe Contest Jan 2010

This blog post is my entry for 'The Best Recipe Contest Jan 2010' run by CJ .

I never thought of making fish paste is so easy, until I tried it out lately. MIL always tell me homemade fish paste is fast + easy+ healthy. What is good is the fish paste can be used in many cookery.

I am going to share with you a lazy+ fast+ simple matter to prepare fish paste at home, but I tell you, the outcome is superb.

Tao fu fish

Ingredients : 4 Tao Fu fish, 3 piece of bean curd sheets, 100ml water and salt to taste and oil for deep frying.

The flesh

I choose Tao Fu fish because it is more meaty than other fish that can make into fish paste include SaiTo and Tenggiri.

Here you are, the method :P

1. Clean the fish and slice.

2. Scrape the flesh with spoon.

3. Get some salt and dissolve it in 100ml water.

4. Stir the flesh with a spoon in one direction and at the same time add in the salt water little by little.

5. Keep stirring and keep adding salt water until the mixture become very sticky and springy. ( step 4 and 5 take about 30 minutes.

6. Cut the bean curd sheets into rectangular in shape, size is about 15cm x 6cm each.

7. Stuff the fish paste into bean curd sheets and roll it.

8. Deep fry the bean curd sheets. Dish up and serve.

The outcome

Will sure try again of making fish paste at home as it is so simple. Next time i will use the fish paste for stuffing Yong Tao Fu like eggplant, bean curd and chili.

It's all about Heng Heng's Birthday

We went to Mid Valley again on his BIG DAY . Mid Valley is indeed very near to our place hence we already been there twice last week. Kids birthday, we want kids happy! We have Mcdonalds for lunch, Heng Heng and Yan Yan can eat as many fries as they can, happy?

Next, we went to MPH, to get some birthday presents for Heng Heng. He likes books, books with animals. We wanted to get some new books for him. He has been reading / using all the hand down books from Jie Jie.

He spot a 'fish' , wanted mummy to take photo for him, some more request to view the outcome from the camera on the spot.

Happy with his new books, wanted to carry all by himself.

We went to Jusco's kids amusement centre right after hanging out in MPH. Time for 'main-main'... happy?

Back home, he could not wait to read his new books. I bought 'In The Wild' jumbo lift-the-lap book for him, he likes it so much.

The Wild jumbo lift-the-lap book

Pa Pa chose a Kamus Bergambar for him * wink wink*

Not forget to get some books for Yan Yan

A Thomas n friends hat for Heng Heng. Bought from Jusco.

Back home at 3pm . Kids took their nap. In the evening, we went to MIL house. I bought an Elmo cake for him. Happy? he got many birthday presents :)

Happy Birthday Heng Heng!

His signature post, with 2 or sometimes 3 fingers up!

Yan Yan wasn't happy , she has got nothing. In order to cheer her up, Gu Gu let her unwrap a present, pretend that present was for her, an Adidas top.

Heng Heng busy unwrapped his presents.

Toys from Xiao Gu Gu, huhuhuh, very expensive toy! I get to know the price from her credit card slip, left in the plastic bag * wink wink*

New clothes from Da Gu Gu and Jek Jek

Angpaos from Ah Gong and Ah Ma

Crocs shoes, from Da Gu Gu! It was a Disney Buzz Lightyear Kids' Cayman, but I got the permission from SIL to exchange it to Scooby-Doo Kids' Cayman since Heng Heng likes animals. i

CNY Joy Is In The Air

This coming Chinese New Year falls on 14th February, which is also the Valentine's Day. A good one, so we can have a double celebration :P

We can see Chinese New Year decorations are up at malls, everywhere is full with RED, red decorations, red packets, red new year clothes. Red symbolizes luck and prosperity!

My family and friends are busy with spring cleaning, baking ( ordering ) cookies, shopping for CNY etc. I yet to shop any new clothes for myself , hopefully this long weekend holiday I am able to shop for some new clothes.

We were in Mid Valley last week to celebrate Heng Heng birthday. The Chinese New Year decor in Mid Valley is very nice....

This picture taken at a stall selling CNY decorations.

~~CNY Joy is in the air~~