Steamed Mushroom Chicken Rice

Posted on May 14, 2007 by The Giddy Tigress

When my hubby and I go out for lunch on working days, there are only several places we like to go to.  That’s really weird given the fact that we stay in Penang and Penang is supposedly brimming with a variety of hawker food and fantastic eateries.  I guess it’s because we have already tried almost everything around our workplace.  So it was really a breath of fresh air when my hubby introduced me to a stall selling steamed mushroom chicken rice.  He had gone there with a friend of his before and had liked how it tastes.  This stall is located in a small restaurant beside the Penang Snake Temple.  Parking could be a tad of a problem though, if it is during lunch time. 

What is steamed mushroom chicken rice?  Instead of the conventional claypot chicken rice or the regular chicken rice, the steamed mushroom chicken rice is exactly what it is.  Pieces of marinated chicken with mushroom placed on top of steamed rice in a ceramic bowl normally used for broiling soup, and then steamed in the old-fashioned wooden steamers, used for pau.  The result is a tasty meal of chicken rice without the drying effect of claypot chicken rice.  It tastes exceptionally good with cili padi, giving it the extra *kick*.  One serving costs only RM3.50 and it also comes with a small bowl of clear soup.  They also have it in the salted fish and pork ribs variety.

Good food for such a reasonable price.  Trust me, I had it for lunch just now. 🙂

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Cash in on your Fantasy

Posted on May 14, 2007 by The Giddy Tigress

Fantasy Football games are all the rage these days.  I should know…my hubby is totally into it!  The thrill of managing your own team and players involves skill and of course some luck.  The joy and excitement of watching your very own team score points against your opponents is just absolutely addictive.  Oh, andhow about throwing in some awesome prizes for good measure too?  If you think you’ve got what it takes to manage a football team, put your thoughts into actions and register your team today!  Who knows, you could see your name here at the end of the season?

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Mommy’s Day Weekend to Remember

Posted on May 14, 2007 by The Giddy Tigress

What a weekend it had been!  On Friday evening, I finally received my copy of the May 2007 edition of Mother & Baby.  And I was pleasantly surprised that my letter had been published in the magazine.  Pity though that it wasn’t the Star Letter of the month, which was what I was eyeing, otherwise, I would have gotten a prize for it. 

Friday night is also Heroes night for hubby and me.  We watched Chapter 21, which we felt could have had more “Yattaaa!” to it.  Ah well.. there’s always next week. 

On Saturday after brunch we made our way to Gurney Plaza.  In conjunction with Mothers’ Day, all mothers were entitled to get a single stalk of rose and a slice of chocolate cake  from Secret Recipe.  The catch was you’d need to spend a minimum of RM50.  No problemo.  I claimed my red rose and was given a Secret Recipe voucher to redeem the cake.  However, at Secret Recipe, I was flabbergasted when I realized that the “slice of cake” was really just “a piece of chocolate brownie”.  Argued a bit with the Secret Recipe lady, and made her see the difference between a cake and brownie… SIGH…so much for hoping for that moist chocolate cake.  By the way, on another note, I just found out that Secret Recipe now has sugar-free chocolate cake.  Huh?  What’s the fun in that? 😉

And the highlight of the day….yippety doo da, yippety day…hubby and I bought new cellphones today! Woo-hoo!  Check these babies out…

 

I finally got the Nokia N73 (the one on the right in the picture above) and hubby ended up with the “True Style Never Shouts” Nokia 6300.  The 6300 is way slimmer and sleeker than the N73, but the N73 has a built-in 3.2MegaPixel-camera, all for the love of blogging.  My N73 phone, however, came with the Symbian OS which is slightly different than the usual Nokia OS I was used to.  Thankfully, the N73 came bundled with a special USB cable too, to enable transferring photos and videos into the PC.  I used the phone almost immediately and was happily clicking away the next day 🙂

We had a nice Mothers’ Day lunch at T.G.I.Friday’s on Sunday and was given a voucher for a free entree for Daddy forthe upcoming Fathers’ Day.  No prizes for guessing where we’re gonna eat then 🙂

Now excuse me while I go fiddle with my phone…heh heh heh…

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Help Someone Today

Posted on May 14, 2007 by The Giddy Tigress

Do you know someone who is in need of help for drug addiction or drug abuse?  Some of us who do know of people suffering from this enormous threat are at our wits’ end trying to locate help for them.  We do not know where to go for help and where to find information specific for treating the addictions.  Now, with the use of this non-profit drug rehab referral service, you can make a difference in the lives of these precious people.  Here, there is a wealth of information on drug rehab treatment centers for all kinds of alcoholism, drug addiction and substance abuse, among others.  You can be rest assured that at 1-800-NODRUGS.COM, you will obtain the necessary assistance for the right treatment solution.  With experienced counselors who are at hand to provide advice and useful information on drug and alcohol rehab services and treatment, you are certainly in good hands.  To ensure all needs are met, an assessment will be conducted before the actual treatment is prescribed.  In addition, there is also a link for international callers to reach them.

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You step on my tail and I step on yours

Posted on May 11, 2007 by The Giddy Tigress

I’m stuck.  And cornered.  What to do, what to do?  Although I am a frank and open person, I must admit that I’m never good at pointing out flaws in people.  I believe everyone has their good days and bad days.  Yes, every now and then, we tend to show our bad attitudes and demeanours but on the flipside, we all have our good points too.  Constructive criticism is somehow rather cliched these days, and one can never get away with a totally great feeling if one has been criticized.  And now, it gets worse.  It’s not just any *person* I have to critique, thanks to My Baby Bay with her seemingly *all’s fair in love* twist to a tag, I have to list down 5 ways my giddy half irks me and 5 ways how I make him mad back, of course, by pretending to be in his shoes.

My hubby ticks me off because he:

  1. Asks endless “Why?” questions.
    Me: I feel like going shopping today.
    Hubby: Why?
    Me: Because I think I need retail therapy.
    Hubby: Why?
    Me: It’s been a LONG while since I indulge in it, so it’s high time I did so.
    Hubby: Why?
    Me: AaarrrgGGHHHHH!!!! Because the sky is so high, in the month of July, and you end up eating Lormaikai! BleaaaghhhHH!!
  2. Follows up with a question or statement 5 minutes after I said it.  By that time, I had already forgotten what I had said.  And when I tell him I’ve already forgotten what I said, refer to no. 1 for what transpires.
  3. Spends too much time in the loo.  He reads in the loo, so it’s no wonder la.
  4. Uses jargon which is used in his workplace which I can hardly understand. 
    Me: So when do you think we should go for that vacation?
    Hubby: Workweek 33.
    Me: ??????
    Hello??? I am not going to calculate which date Workweek 33 translates to.
  5. Criticizes how I drive under the pretense of offering advice.  My hubby says I drive like a mad woman and he is always unable to relax when I am behind the wheel.  SIGH.

I tick my hubby off because:

  1. I allow the laundry to pile up high before I actually do the washing.  Then I allow the clean clothes to pile up high before they get folded.  And then I allow the folded clothes to pile up high before they get ironed.
  2. He thinks I am untidy and disorganized.  He is a self-proclaimed perfectionist, so obviously no matter how *organized* I am, it will still be “disorganized” in his eyes. When I go shopping, I will walk towards something that catches my fancy, but he says that’s not organized because it’s not along the *route*.
  3. I spend way too much time window shopping, deliberating, going from store to store, before I actually (or NOT) buy an item.  According to hubbs, this is a waste of time, and I should just get the first thing I see that is listed on my shopping list.
  4. I mumble when I speak.  Surprisingly though, this problem exists only when I speak to my hubby.
  5. He claims I am overly sentimental.  I hardly throw my clothes away, and although I have a wardrobe full of them, I always complain I have nothing to wear.

But after all that is said and done, both my hubby and I love each other despite all our flaws and shortcomings.  We have this golden rule we adhere to which states that we will never go to bed angry.  So if we ever disagree, we kiss and make up before bedtime.  You know I love you LOADS, right, my love?

Now this is a difficult meme but I’m just spreading the LURVE, so sorry folks, but you’re NEXT!  You have an option of listing 5 dislikes each from your spouse and from you, or you can just go with the original tag of listing 10 faults of your spouse.

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