The Blue Pavadai girl

Melaka

We went to Melaka 2 weeks ago. There were many red buildings there.





I saw a big old ship. Papa said it is a real ship from Portugal that came here many many years ago but now doesnt sail anymore because it is very old. It was a very very hot day, that is why we are all squinting our eyes!!!



















We went to see the Eye of Malaysia at night.
























It was a huge merry go round.




















I was not scared at all. We went around in it 5 times. On one side was the Straits of Malacca and the other, the city.
























We had delicious food too. Papa took hours to finally find this place called Newton Food Court.














I had fish porridge while amma loved all their herbal soups. We were very hungry and so forgot to take any pics so these pics are borrowed.















Papa wanted to have really nice Portugese Nyonya food that afternoon. So we went to the Portugese Settlement and had really spicy sour Portugese Baked Fish which I liked very much.




I dont like sotong but i loved the Squid Fritters. Amma bluffed me it was onion rings but i knew it was sotong.





We also went on a Beca Ride the last day. Papa had to take a beca all by himself while Amma and i shared one. It was very hot afternoon but fun.
























We took pictures at the real A Famosa Fort. It was all broken down. Here is a picture we took by an old canon. Papa even carried a really huge iguana on his shoulders. It belonged to a man who let people take pictures with it for RM5.




















Back in KL the next day, papa brought me to see the Istana Negara, where our King lives. I dint see the king but i saw this man on a horse. He was making really funny faces.

























Amma was scared of the horse so papa and I took a pic together. Papa said he is a kinsmen... a guard for the king. Later other kinsmen came and took him away.

























This is me standing at the gates of the Istana Negara... Helo, King, can i come in?

Plasticine Art

At supermarket ,Kid "Ma, can i hv $2?"
Ma "Why?"
Kid "I want to buy plasticine."
Ma "Plasticine? I think you have passed that age."
Kid, employing oldest psychological manevoure-famous puppy dog eyes,"Pleaaassse ma?"
Ma "Ok, only if you promise, no plasticine on the floor and walls"
Kid "Promise, ma"

2 hours later at home. Kid "Ma, i made a cake for you."
Ma "Awww.. they are cute, darling"
Kid "Good, il make more for you!". Kid disappears.



Kid "There, plasticine bunnies"
Ma "So chweet!"


Kid "The bunnies are having a birthday party"
Ma "How nice!"


Kid "Can i leave them under your lamp?"
Ma "Sure. Tx darling"
Kid "Can you buy me more?"
Ma "Hm.."

Oat Bran Muffin

This morning i made oat bran muffin.


I found this old recipe from a cereal box in my grandmother's recipe collection. It is very easy to make. You need ingredients such as oat, bran, flour, butter, sugar, baking powder and white eggs and mix them well. Then you scoop into paper cups and bake them.

Butter Icing

Yay! It is school holidays! Amma said i can learn to make new things in the kitchen. I did butter icing today.



First, amma helped me bake a pound cake.



Why is it called pound cake? Because it probably weighs a pound. You use 4oz flour, 4oz sugar and 4oz butter with 2 eggs. Which must total to a pound!! You turn the cake over and let it cool.



I whipped butter, icing sugar and some lemon juice which took a long while. Slowly I put a few spoons over the cake and spread it.



The edges were a bit tricky. I had to concentrate really hard.



And then the fun part! I mixed some red food coloring in the rest of the icing and it turned a very pretty pink. Amma taught me to use a small plastic bag and a mould to press out little pink flowers.



Opps, missed that one!



Round and round i went..



Till i had pink flowers all over!.



Finally, little stripes around the sides.



At last! Hurray!

My first omelette

I made my first omelette today all by myself and amma was surprised. I asked manoamachi to teach me last week. So this morning for breakfast, i cooked it myself.
First i took one egg and one small onion. I broke the egg in a small bowl and beat it. Then i peeled the onion and sliced it. I took some planta margerine and friend the egg and onion and i added salt.

Barbie and the diamond castle (two voices one song)

I love this song. This is the lyrics..




it's so rare to find a friend like you,
somehow when you're around the sky is always blue,
the way we talk,
the things you say,
the way you make it all ok,
and how you know all of my jokes,
but you laugh anyway
if I could wish for one thing,
id take the smile that you bring,
where ever you go in this world
ill come along,
together we dream the same dream,
forever I am here for you,
you're here for me,
oh ooh oh, two voices one song,
and anywhere you are you know I'll be around,
and when you call my name,
I'll listen for the sound,
if I could wish for one thing,
id take the smile that you bring
where ever you go in this world
ill come along,
together we dream the same dream,
forever I'm here for you,
you're here for me,
oh ooh oh, two voices one song,
oh ooh oh, two voices one song.