Is it just more than a pretty sight in London?

Amazing blend of colours in the sky, view from our living room.

Beautiful hues in the sky

I have plenty of time, too much of time sometimes that I think too much. Wonderful photos taken from our flat; felt like I am trying to prove some point or to convince myself that I should give London a try. Is London the right choice for us?? Is this really worth it? Of course it is not as simple as some pretty picture, but actually living here. I still have not given up on my ultimate plan of settling back in Malaysia. Everyday I get more and more convinced that home should be Malaysia and no other place is close enough to call home. After the dark depressing winter, spring has come and beautiful weather also brings in more good news; I have been offered a job and am gladly accepting the offer! Will be starting work next month and it has been a long time since waking up at eight in the morning and work, work, work. I feel excited and nervous at the same time, all jumbled up inside me. I'll give London a try, well I don't have much to lose, do I? :)

Cheers people!

W.

Spring weather at the weekend in London

A visit to the Hummingbird Bakery in Soho, London. We stopped by for tea, cup of cappuccino and a red velvet cupcake! It was really good. We loved it so much that we ended up baking them Hummingbird cupcakes and peanut butter cookies at the following weekend. Thanks to Feli for recommending this place to us. :))

After getting our Lion King theatre tickets, we walked down on the Waterloo bridge and took a couple of photos. Beautiful weather!

"Lou sang" in London

Yee-sang. Before and after..

Hi everyone, after waiting for three months, yes three months in London; my flat is finally equipped with a proper broadband. Amazing how slow things get done here in London or England. You will be surprised. No kidding. We were warned by the Apple Store Genius that we should be prepared it could take months just to get a simple broadband set up, especially if you just moved into a new place without a phone line. I remembered our reaction, we just laughed at him and said, we think between two to three weeks at the most and we should be up and running. Yeah I guess he must have had the last laugh. For once I am thinking Malaysia actually BOLEH, and could beat the English hands down anytime.

So, this means I can finally relieve myself from the painful ten inch laptop that I had been surviving on with the prepaid mobile broadband and continue with my MacBook. I am really pleased!

Anyway, I hope everyone had a great Chinese New Year and I had a great time, especially after spending Chinese New Year twice or two years being away from home. The atmosphere is so different, so incomparable and nothing beats the CNY mood at home. The family, the friends, the reunion and yes, the great food!

So my aunty Cat decided to get Laughton a pack of yee-sang so he can have a go at it since he missed out CNY in Malaysia this year. We found it in IKEA and it was really good, we couldn't find any raw salmon so we ended up with smoked salmon for the yee-sang. Good consolation for him, I suppose.

Sunday Roast

Our Sunday roast dinner: Roasted chicken with stuffing, cheddar mashed potatoes, boiled broccoli, carrots roasted parsnips and gravy.

The Sunday roast is a traditional British main meal served on Sunday (can be for either lunch or dinner), consisting of roasted meat (beef, lamb, pork, chicken or seasonal meat such as turkey or duck can be used), roasted potatoes accompanied with stuffing, vegetables, Yorkshire puddings and  gravy. 

This meal was probably my best Sunday roast dinner ever and a very good effort by Laughton for preparing such a tedious meal! Looking forward to next Sunday though! But no, I will be in Malaysia!! 

White Canary Wharf

Looked outside my window this evening and was quite surprised to see a "white Canary Wharf" and yes, looks like the Big Freeze is back in England! More snow and icy condition predicted for tomorrow and Friday and I hope my travel plans wouldn't be affected; I am all excited to go home! 

I am still looking for a job, a task that seemed almost impossible after my numerous attempts therefore I am still a full-time housewife. I started to realise why Mum used to complain about how difficult it is to cook everyday, thinking of what to cook and  trying to have a balanced variety and making sure we were happy and contented. There are some days where I struggle about simple questions like what do I pack for him to work? His lunch box. So, I looked up some recipes and tried a few dishes that I enjoy back at home and try to re-create some as I refuse to pay something ridiculous like 7 or 8 pounds minimum each for a simple dish like I tried cooking below. I must say they turned out quite good, quite pleased with my attempts and most importantly, the Boss (Laughton) was very pleased and kept telling me how good it tasted! 

 Fried egg tofu with minced meat

Stir fried brinjal with minced meat. We love brinjals so I am really pleased that I can do it at home and most importantly the cost factor! My favourite brinjal dish will still be the one from a restaurant in Serdang. Totally awesome!