Penang Coconut Jelly

Went to Georgetown with my colleagues that day, and bought some coconut jelly when we pass by Times Square. This coconut jelly thing has been quite popular in Penang, how come I dont know about this shit??

So, this is the coconut, with its outer layer trimmed. The top is opened and covered with a sticker.

After opening the lid, we can see the coconut water - in jelly-form!

The coconut jelly tasted just like coconut water, very juicy and cooling. Besides, the jelly can be eaten with the coconut flesh which stuck at the coconut wall. I have no idea on how the jelly is made, some say that the whole coconut is roasted, and during the process of cooling down, crystallization formed.

Juicy. Nice.Yum.

Those who are visiting Penang should try this!

Wedding Gifts

I am not done with my friend's wedding yet. lol. I forgot to write about the wedding gifts. I thought it would be good to share them, so people can get some ideas when getting wedding gifts.

The gifts - Wine, wine glasses, Risis Golden Egg, and "Just Married" Ornament

Seriously, we had a hard time in choosing the gifts, we were all scratching our heads. After long discussions (via emails), we finally bought these. So, the gifts are all specials in their own way.

Wine Glasses - Bought from KLCC, for cheering and blessings on the couple's marriage =).

Wine - To complement the glasses. It is a Cabernet, 2008.

It has our signatures on the label.

Risis Golden Egg - It says "Xi" (囍) on the egg, which means double happiness, a common word used during wedding. The egg is bought from Risis Singapore. Guess what, it is actually a real goose egg! with the egg yolk and egg white taken out of course. Then, the egg is sealed with real gold. So, every egg is an unique egg. The egg is quite heavy as it is filled with pewter.

Description in Chinese. Lucky Golden Egg. Gold symbolises life and luck. While Egg symbolises new beginning. So Gold + Egg = ??

Description in English.

Wedding Ornament - Bought by Swee Seng from Singapore also. It is a couple riding on a scooter bike. The bike has "Just Married" words on it. So sweet..

Review - Tje Fuk Washing Cream 1

I bet most of the people here dont know about this brand. The brand is Tje Fuk and it is from Indonesia. My mum bought some of the Tje Fuk products while she was in Indonesia for vacation.

The washing cream actually come in two types - Green bottle (cleansing) and Yellow bottle (scrub). Here I will be reviewing the yellow bottle, which is the facial scrub. The green one is at my house back in my hometown. I will review that if I get a chance.

The ingredients. One of the selling point of this product is (which I found from its official website), it is mercury free.

So, I got to say that I like this product very much! The scrub is very nice to use. You only need a little of it to scrub your face. I am using this scrub without any pre-cleansing. While scrubbing, I actually feel the grains are massaging my face, it is very comfortable and relaxing! The grains are just the right size, not too large or too harsh on the skin. After scrubbing, face definitely feels cleaner & refreshed.

The texture. Very nice cream with tiny grains.

I have also used the green one a few times, and I found it quite good as well. Since I like this product, I have tried to google it and I found that there is a dealer from Malaysia actually sells this. But the price is not cheap, the yellow washing cream is selling at RM93.

My friend's wedding (Part 3-end)

Saturday, 6/6/09 - The wedding banquet

After the tiring bride-fetching ceremony. Next, it was the tea ceremony. So the tea ceremony is about the couple serving tea to the elders and get blessings (and Ang Pows) from them etc. When all the elders are served, then it is the youngers' turn. The youngers will get Ang Pow from the newly wed of course. For us, the Heng Dai, we were just so tired, so we chilled aside with the food provided from the bride's side =)

Tea Ceremony

Before leaving to the groom's house. The couple needed to pray (to the heaven and earth? I am guessing). 拜天地。

Yuup..ready to go. My friend Siew Lee playing carrying this basket that contained things that needed to bring back to the groom's house。The only thing that I can remember is honey-  for sweetness of marriage （甜甜蜜蜜）

Not to forget the roasted pork which appeared earlier on Part 2.

Until that we were done with the "station games", tea ceremony, eat and toilet and all that, it was 10am already! Gosh, we had to go back to Temerloh (our home town) before 2pm for the wedding banquet. And coincidentally, it was the sultan's birthday, on our way back, we were racing with hundreds of Toyota Cardina. The Toyotas were on some kind of charity drive to Cherating @@, why on my friend's wedding day? The Heng Dai cars are supposed to escort the bride car, but since we were a huge jam, the bride car left us behind.

Finally, we reached the groom's house at 1:30pm. We were left half an hour to dress up, you can tell from the way my messy hair look, haha!

The Wedding Banquet

Swee Seng singing his favourite song!

So, that was it! My friend, Ah Yet and his wife, Shannen's wedding. I wish both of you all the best and live happily together.

*P/S: Suddenly felt very lonely, haih~~

My friend's wedding (Part 2)

Saturday, 6/6/09 - Bride-fetching Ceremony ( 接新娘, wedding procession）

It was 7:30am, we already gathered at BHP Petrol Station @ Kesas Highway. Cos we are going to fetch the bride!

All the Heng Dai  (兄弟, brothers）are ready in blue. Light blue, violet blue, very green blue, light green blue, blue blue, we have all the blues..

Funny thing is, why the heng dai are mostly female =)

The bride car (新娘车) is  off to Klang to pick up the bride!

Yummy roasted pork awaiting us at the bride's house.

Here comes the groom.

The bride-fetching ceremony is actually a cruel + torturing ceremony. The groom (together with the heng dai) needed to undergo series of tests/games in order to see the bride. 

Test 1: Makeup 

Scary hor ?

Test 2: " I love you" undies

My friend, Ah Yet was too big, he broke the disposable underwear! haha!

Test 3: Push-ups and nasty drinks

unknown drinks.

Test 4: Banana & Grapes

What the heck?!

Finally, we arrived in front of the bride's room. Phew! But the Ji Mui (姐妹, sisters) couldnt get enough of the Ang Pows. They refused to open the door.

Luckily, my friend Boon Yoke, from the Heng Dai gang, pretended as Ji Mui, said that we were rushing on time and  asked the Ji Mui to open the door. The door opened. However, the Ji Mui was fast enough to block the door.

Cat fight in front of the bride's room. We were trying to get in the room, but the Ji Mui were too tough...@@ 

My poor friend, Swee Seng who got caught in the middle. They (Ji Mui) was pulling his shirt, to stop him from entering the room. They even tickled him. See. 

After some pulling and dragging. We finally got into the room. I must admit that it wasnt an easy one. Finally, the groom get to meet the bride. Aww...soOOoo sweet ~~

Phew! Our Heng Dai mission finally accomplised!

My friend's wedding (Part 1)

My very first friend's wedding. Though a lot of my school mates already got married, but I wasnt invited to any of them. My friend, Ah Yet, is the first one who got married in our gang.
It was a busy weekend, as the wedding plan was kind of hectic.

Friday 5/6/09 - Registration Day @ Putrajaya

We reached the Jabatan Pendaftaran Negara @ Putrajaya at 9am.

The bride was not there yet. So, we took pictures with the groom. On the left - Ah Yet and Yeat Wah. On the right - Ah Yet and me =)

Declaration ceremony with the wedding officer and the witnesses.

When Ah Yet said "I do", Shannen (the bride) smiled so happily.

The bride and family.

The groom and family.

After registration, we wanted to take some pictures in beautiful Putrajaya. However. lunch was approaching. So, the bride and groom left. And me, Nyap Hong and Yeat Wah went to J.Co @ Sunway Pyramid for donut and coffee.

With every coffee you ordered, you get a plain donut for free. Nice, ay?

At 4:30pm in the afternoon, we went to fetch our friends who flew from Singapore. On the way back, we saw durians. We ate two Ang Heh durians. One biji costed us RM12.

At 8:30pm, went to the airport again (One day used Elite Highway for 3 times @@) to pick up Ah Yet's friends coming from Penang.

We went to USJ, Taipan for dinner. We visited Pappa Rich, something like Old town Kopitiam.

In Pappa Rich, from left, Siew Lee, Swee Seng, Ah Yet, Ah Yet's friend, Ah Yet's friend =)

Bachelor night??

Food. The drink in the middle was a mixure of Cendol and Soya Milk. According to them, the drink tasted not bad.

After dinner, we all went back to our respective accomodation. We all needed to get up early the next day for the bride fetching ceremony.

Review - Botani Olive Skin Serum

Been using this serum for 3 months now. I think it is time for me to review it.

First of all, this is an organic product. You might think what can an organic product do? I thought that too, we live a world full of chemicals, only chemicals like SKII, Clinique will give result. But, can organic products work?

This serum is actually in oil-form. It contains a very important ingredient called Squalene, which is extracted from olive plant. Squalene is important to us because part of our skin is made of Squalene. As we grow old, our skin will decrease its production of Squalene, which is so-called aging. I am quoting  Erica Yuen for this statement.

This serum suits me as I have dry and dehydrated skin. I have serious acne on my forehead which is due to stree + insomnia + constipation. Also blackhead issue on my nose and both of my cheeks.

To use the serum, you need to release a drop of serum on ur finger (using the pump), then rub the drop with other fingers, once ur fingers have the serum spreaded on them, then dab your fingers on ur face and press gently. Press it on ur cheeks, chin, forehead, eyes, lips and throat. My face needs 3 drops of serum oil to cover the face area and neck area. For 3 drops each time, I would say this serum can last a very long time. HK artist, Erica Yuen even apply the serum on elbows and feet. I purchased this serum online at RM100 including postage. Not a very expensive skincare product, since u can use it for so long.

This is my favourite product so far. It mosturizes my skin. Best thing is, it acts as an eye cream also, so I save the money in buying expensive eye cream. On my pimples problem, I think it helps a bit. It is not that kind of product that gives miracle immediately, but I definitely feel my skin more hydrated than before. My forehead still have a lot of tiny pimples. Blackhead problem is not improving as well, it got worst. I guess I need to do some detox colon cleansing some other times.