Sri Lanka meal at Cafe Colombo at TRX tallest building in SEA

the Jaffna curry and the tiffin curry fish was so delicious and came with a cómplimentary dessert of jaggery sugar pudding.i licked the plate clean.the ambience was so tropical vibes i hope to dine on the appam one day

Celebrate joint birthday n china's national day

i got a surprise birthday gift f

rom my cheeky son.he got me a tiger pyjama catsuit complete with ears and a tail.i look só cute in my tigers mom outfit carrying my tabby cat and holding my tiger mom teacup with tiger mom 10 embossed on it.my son is treating me to a sri lankà dinner at cafe colombo.im looking forward to a spicy meal but turn down his request to dress up in the tiggers costume.its crazy cool but i wont be seen dead in public places wearing a big catsuit.

Traditional mooncakes for Mid Autumn festival

i prefer traditional red bean paste,lotus paste,snow skin mooncakes over modern ice cream ones or

flavour with durian or mocha.

Dong bei xiao che or northern Chinese cuisine

i ate xiao long bao ot steam soup dumplings and Jiao zhi or northern dumplings for dinner .the frozen dumplings were made in china and tasted delicious .i got the em from Mix mini mart at affordable price.yum

Super friendly cat

jun and i were at a petshop in a mall when we met a super friendly six year old huge maine coon.he rubbed against our legs,sniff our shoes and let us hug him.so adorable.ive taken to feeding the stray cats in my condo complex but some are picky eaters that prefer wet food or home cooked meals which another kind couple cook for them.

What are these nations excellent at?

when you think of Germany,you associiate them with excellent engineering skiils,what about the British. its their systematic administrative processes that enabled them to rule their vast far flung colonies.the French and italians are renownned for artistic flair in music,painting,fashion n design,architecture and culinary skills.as for the americans,they are good with military development,cutting edge technology,space. exploration and the entertainment industries. when it comes to innovative pop culture like anime,cosplays,movies,skin care and fashion,south korea and japan take the lead.China is excel at infrastructure building of dams n bridges ,tech development of drones,robots,green energy projects,nev,space exploration ,high speed railways n military development but lags behind south korea and japan in innovative pop culture and artistic vision. in terms of food,japan and china tops in asia and globally too.

Pork fillet n stir fried shumeiji mushroom

im boosting my protein intake by cooking stir fried pork fillet with spring onion in black bean paste.i cooked white shumeiji mmushroom with fried tofu puffs in oyster sauce.after dinner i went for a stroll downstairs and .made friends with a white gúy. married to a local chinese wife.this kind couple were feeding the stray cats with kibbles the cats were waiting patiently for the kind volunteers to feed them.

Home cooked meal

today i used fe

rmented shrimp paste a Cantonese sauce made in hong kong to cook steamed pork belly.the shrimp paste is overpowering pungent n salty so it is taste terrfic to cantonese eaters but smelly n stinky to outsiders.even the greedy cat came to lick the jar of stinky shrimp paste.i only added slivers of ginger,sugar n sesame oil to steam pork belly with the greyish blob of shrimp paste.ate stir fried lettuce with it.a culinary heritage that reminds me of family meals

Shrimp fest

i bought cheap shrimps.paid rm10.90 for 7 .medium shrimpd and rm8 for small ones i cook malay spicy sambal prawnns,cantonese steam shrimp in ginger rice wine and a western tomato ketchup braised brinjaln tomato. son m i enjoy home cooked meals

Family bond n kinship ties

As thirdgeneration kids of migrant parents born in China,i dont feel nostalgia recalling my ancestral roots .Why do migrants of Asian diaspora feel sentiments when recalling family.bonds n kinship tie? i speak ancestral language,follow chinese lifestyle,festival and adopt cultural values but i dont feel strong attachments to my unseen and unknown relatives from China is it cómmon for third generation migrants to assimilate into country of birth?how do american born Chinese feel? do they feel alienated from their ancestral roots? after watching the teochew movie dear you😄i umderstand the personal bónd of sttachment between a migrant worker to hisfamily in china but i admire his strong value of endurance and perseverance in era of hardship.i think strong kinship.bomd to help fellowmen is lauded as is contribution to building schóols and investing. in educatiom of youth. a good story telling plot.

Heritage site in Sri Carcosa

my girl pal of over 50 years had lunch at Sri Carcosa.it was nostagic having a guided tour at the imposing british colonial mansion perched on the hill top ovér looking kl skyline.this was the site 15 vips signed the declaration of independence.the building is well preserved and restored.the meal of cendol,mini b burgers n duck rice was yummy and my pal generously gifted cookies and bracelets she bought from holiday in Penamg.we had a good sunday chatting and catching up with pur lives