Lampang trip and plants

Went on a short trip to Lampang, 2 provinces south of Chiang Mai last evening with friends we knew since Sydney days. It was a nice evening, had a belated group birthday for P at The Riverside, a restaurant right on the river bank and after dinner, strolled to a local weekend night market. We had a great time.

Our acquistion:

A cute looking paper mache pen holder!


Few days ago, P noted that our cactus is growing


Look how much it grew in less than 5 days:


I am having a crazy addiction recently. Last week, I started drinking boiled water with a few pandan leaves added to it. The smell was so aromatic I started boiling it more often and also storing it in the fridge.



It's becoming my staple



And here I share with you an amazing sight from my kitchen, while preparing my green drink:

You don't see the lovely shadow in this picture



But wait till you see this:





This is so lovely.

Happy Sunday!

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Is officially yours

First trip, Bangladesh!


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Some people...

love themselves more than others.
love others more than themselves.
create mountains out of molehills
have the virtue to see problems as opportunities.
love creating havoc.
love peace.
are defensive, they are never wrong.
are afraid to be right.
give an extra kick when you fall.
pull you up when you trip.

Revelation

Sent out my departure email this morning and before signing off, wrote:

"Work here is interesting, so are interpersonal relationships. Excessive gossiping, at times malicious and usually pointless and irrelevant to work is a disturbing hobby that commonly disrupts production and lowers morale. I hope staff will put aside their differences, channel their attention to work and strive towards achieving a common goal."

This email went out to all administrators, deans, etc. This is the furthest I will go. And since I am leaving, it doesn't seem important that I see the problem rectified. However, I cannot go pass myself not highlighting this discouraging situation. It's just me.

To hell with work bullies lurking behind dark corners.

Yummy hainanese chicken rice

My version of hainanese chicken rice for our dinner. I actually chopped up the chicken all by myself. I consider it a feat.


Glad that it was successful! Recipe here:
Http://thanksgiving.food.com/recipe/hainanese-chicken-rice-133760

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HBD Hubby

Molten chocolate lava for P's 31st birthday.



P requested gluey molten chocolate in his cake. I topped his request with a new found chocolate ganache recipe



I cannot believe he's 31. It seems just a while ago when we celebrated his 25th birthday. That was a crazy year.

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A taste of Singaporean food in Chiangmai

My version of Chai Tau Kueh.



Yummy enough to keep me happy. I am missing Hainanese chicken rice but I think it is beyond me.

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