To all (three) readers of Whimsicaljottings, wishing you a Blessed Christmas! I will be away in Naples for a short break, will be back just before 2009, so stay tuned for pictures of my trip ;)
Happy Holidays!
Archive for December, 2008
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Posted in Life, Thoughts & Ramblings on December 25, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Names of fish in Italian
Posted in Food, Italy, tagged fish, names of fish in Italian, pesce on December 22, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Sign number 56852091 that I’m totally morphing into a domesticated being:
It’s 11 pm and I am translating the entire flyer/advertisement from the hypermart from Italian into English. And deriving an unexplainable satisfaction out of it too >____<
You know, I’ve been having a hard time buying fish at the hypermart coz of course, their fish is [...]
Well, look who’s had a haircut!
Posted in Thoughts & Ramblings, tagged Boo, dog, pet, Shih Tzu on December 21, 2008 | 3 Comments »
<3 <3
Counting down till I see you again Boo!
Christmas lights, Christmas trip and all else ;)
Posted in Food, Italy, Life, Thoughts & Ramblings, tagged Amalfi Coast, Christmas, Food, Italian food, Italy, Modena, Naples, Palazzo Ducale, Pompeii on December 19, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Do pardon my lack of posts lately, I’ve been really tied up with work, classes and eating! Yepp, eating I’m really excited as I will be spending 4 days in Naples just right after Xmas! I’m actually most excited about Pompeii , being a history buff and all that. The last [...]
I still have it!
Posted in Italy, Life, Thoughts & Ramblings, tagged beanies, fashion, Italy, winter on December 9, 2008 | 6 Comments »
My interest in fashion, that is I was beginning to think that I was turning into an Ah-Soh (read: frumpy old woman) especially after I wrote down my Christmas wish list here and realized that only ONE item was fashion related. Yikes.
I think it’s coz I have sort of thrown in the towel [...]
Jamie Oliver’s Roast Lamb Shoulder
Posted in Food, Life, Thoughts & Ramblings, tagged Food, Jamie Oliver, lamb shoulder, recipe, roast lamb recipe on December 6, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Oh
My
Goodness.
Today, I outdid myself. I made the best dish EVER. Thanks to Jamie Oliver. I am officially in love with the guy. Here I am, a novice in the kitchen, and I whipped up the best lamb dish I have ever tasted. (Ok, I am NOT bragging, but I tell the truth and nothing else.) [...]
Winter blues? Depressed?
Posted in Life, Thoughts & Ramblings, tagged Boo, depressed, dog, Shih Tzu, weather, winter blues on December 5, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Dunno, but it’s something. I don’t know whether its the weather (rhyme!) or things in general that are making me feel blahhh, but something definitely is. I hope things get better. I need bright sunshine. I need hot Malaysian comfort food. The cold weather is getting to me. I need to rant.
For the uninitiated, here are [...]
Brahim’s Rendang Sauce – Part 2
Posted in Food, Thoughts & Ramblings, tagged Brahim, Brahim's, Brahim's rendang sauce, rendang, sauce on December 3, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Remember my rant about the Brahim’s sauce here? Well, I was so mad I shot off an email to them complaining about the way the rendang tasted. Yea, yea, thats me. I love writing emails/letters to the press or whatever if I’m not happy about something.
I didn’t quite expect to get a response from them, but [...]
My Christmas Wishlist
Posted in Thoughts & Ramblings, tagged Christmas, cookbooks, Jamie Oliver, Nigella Lawson, wishlist on December 2, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Hey, a girl can wish can’t she?
1. Any of Jamie Oliver’s cookbooks, preferably Cook with Jamie or Jamie’s Italy.
2. Nigella Lawson’s Nigella Bites or I am a How To Be A Domestic Goddess.
3. Two sinks
4. A wok! (Yes, a wok. Don’t take your woks for granted dear people)
5. Straighter, silky, sexy, more manageable hair.
6. [...]
I can’t believe it’s December already!
Posted in Life, Thoughts & Ramblings, tagged depression, emotions, faith, Footprints in the sand, poem, sadness, worries on December 1, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Would you believe it? 2008 is coming to an end. When I wrote the date down today, I actually stared at the words 1st DECEMBER 2008. And I started reminiscing and reflecting as to where the entire year went.
2007 can be categorized as the worst year of my life. Papa got sick, things were spiralling [...]
