Weekend (27-28 Feb)

27 Feb 2010 (Sat) - We had quite a few errands to run and our first stop was the Jurong West market, lol. These days I prefer Indonesian pork, so I don't mind travelling a short distance to get it at the market. Kitty went with me. I like going to the market with Kitty cos he will carry everything, haha. That's what a man is for, isn't it? It was the first time I bought "wet food items" like fish and prawns at the wet market too. Liew, I hate stepping into that section, it was wet!! I wouldn't have gone there if not for the fact we didn't have time to go to the Jurong Point NTUC after that. However, despite the wetness, I managed to buy a big Sea Bass for only $5!! We were like "Whoa! So cheap!" Since we were already at the wet section, might as well buy some prawns. Very cheap manz. And fresh, of course. I told Kitty I feel very auntie, with my purse in my hands walking around the market. One thing I don't like about shopping at the market though, is that the money changed is almost always wet, especially at the fish section. Luckily I put my grocery fund in a purse, so they won't dirty my wallet. The money smell too. I had to go home and wash my notes and coins. Kitty said I am very extreme, money is money what. I said I rather be extreme than having my purse smell like fish. Big fish.

We went home to put the food items into the refrigerator before going to Suntec for lunch at Just Noodles. Went to Millenia Walk to collect my Amore Women's Day Out event kit. Its 3hours of workout this Saturday! I hope I won't die. GNC was having a promotion for members and Kitty got me 2 bottles of pre-natal multi-vitamins. He was saying instead of getting pure folic acid, might as well get multi-vitamins which contains the same amount of folic acid? I thought it made sense. Plus it will improve one's complexion and hair, so why not?

We went to Sim Lim Square after that to shop for a new tripod for our US trip. Kitty had broken our Nikon tripod in Venice. I don't like going to Sim Lim Square. Each visit never fails to make me emerge feeling super tired from all the mouth exercise (aka bargaining) and walking from shop to shop. Plus, I never come out feeling 100% satisfied. Kitty says no matter how good a discount we get, he always comes out of the place feeling cheated, lol. Anyway, after 1.5 hours, we finally settled on a Manfrotto tripod. Kitty said he has seen professionals using this brand. It looks pretty good too, much better than our Nikon, and it is compact, should be able to fit into his backpack. Paid $115 for it. The Nikon cost only $50, lol.

It can be lowered all the way to the floor:





One leg extended:



Full height. Slightly taller than me, lol.



He better not damage this!

Our last stop of the day was IMM. I got a new iron! Bought the Tefal Ultimate Autoclean FV9440 for $159 at Best Denki. Decided not to support Philips for once, haha.



My Philips GC4430 is now on eBay for $30. Any takers?



Went home to watch Titanic on Channel 5. Liew, can't believe how different Leonardo looks now.


28 Feb 2010 (Sun) - Went to church in the morning and Hip-hop in the afternoon. Decided not to go for belly dancing cos I suspect I have a loose ankle. Plus, I must conserve my energy for aerobics on Mon, hot yoga on Tues, and kick boxing and cardiolatino on Wed. The Amore WMD is on Sat... I must "train" for it so that I can last throughout the 3hours!

We had Irish Mutton Stew for lunch.



It was supposed to be Lamb stew, but I couldn't find any lamb at the market, lol.

We had a kinda heavy dinner no thanks to the fish.

Steamed Sea Bass (aka "kim bak lor") with ginger and garlic:



Now I feel like a cat. Both of us finished this big fish! I don't have a big and long plate used for fish (the oval metal one I have is too short), so I got my biggest round plate and put the fish on it. Ok lah. No dripping. I steamed it using the Philips steamer. Haha, I managed to squeeze the whole thing in! A bit cramp, but still can, haha! This is very nice manz, and only $5!!! The sauce was prepared separately in a pan and drizzled onto the fish. Great! I shall buy this fish again. A smaller one of course. These days we have been buying different fishes to "experiment". My fave is still the silver pomfret though, and salmon, of course.

French beans with Sesame seed sauce:



You will be surprised at how different french beans taste with sesame seeds! I bought a packet of white sesame seeds and "toasted" them in a pan. They can be kept for very long if stored in the fridge, so why not? Add 3 tbsp of the toasted sesame seeds to the french beans and the result is great! Its really nice, a good change from the usual way of cooking veggies!

Steamed Mushrooms with minced pork and prawns:



I mixed minced pork and prawns together and scooped them onto the mushrooms. Quite nice, though they looks like clams to me, wahahahhahaahha! Was supposed to garnish it with some carrot bits, but I FORGOT, lol. Ok lah, the prawns added some colour too, heheh.

3 dishes for dinner. Super full.



I did the washing of dishes cos Kitty would take a super long time if he did. He was helping me to wipe them dry, and do other stuff such as cleaning the rice cooker, cleaning the cooker hob and hood, clearing the rubbish...etc.

Me: Haiz. I feel like a dishwasher.

I thought he would say something like "Oh you poor thing" (sometimes he does) or "Ok later I help you massage".

Instead....

Kitty: Hah! What about me? I feel like a DISHWASHER'S ASSISTANT lor!

*Laughs*

Kitty (con't saying): True what, you stand there wash and tell me do this do that, "wo lian yi ge dishwasher assistant dou bu ru" (I am worse than a dishwasher) lor!

Wahahahahhahahahaha!