Music Wednesday

Lost - Michael Bublé

I always like his voice. I hope you like his as much. 

Cycle through a different Hong Kong

Another item to strike off on my checklist for Hong Kong. I had been wanting to exercise for the past few weeks. With the weather being unpredictable, I was mostly home. Last Sunday, the sun was inviting me to go out and play, and so I did.

Read online about the Tolo Harbour Cycling Track which is along the seaside, totally tempting. And so I went. 

Shatin MTR station. This is my first time to this station. I was actually very confused at first. Usually the stations/places I go to, the station is newer than this, this is like a few metals put together. I got so excited that I took photos of the station. 

This view already made me happy. Big space makes me a happy girl. Oh yah, by the time I reached there, it was already 6pm. This place is not exactly near the place I stayed, but totally worth it. 

My rental bike and here we go.

This is the scenery along the way. You can actually cycle for 2/3 MTR stations and return the bike at the specified location. But I was there too late, so I need to cycle back to return the bike. 

Made a logical stop at this tower. Such a pretty sight at night. After resting for 5 mins, went all the way back. 

Guess what, I did a 23 km ride. I feel alive again although my thighs and butt do not think the same. I guess due to the time I started, most of the crowds already went home, so it was really good. I want to do this again in winter! 

Music Wednesday

Since I am in Cantonese land now, thought I should start posting Cantonese songs as well.

遥远的她 - Jacky Cheung

Jacky Cheung is one of my favourite singer. His voice is just irresistible. He came Singapore few years back for concert I think. I bought ticket to one of the night (He had a few nights). After that night, I bought for another night. I wish He start his around the world concert again. 

Below is another one of my favourite, in Chinese though. I know I say Cantonese song today, but no one can resist nice song right, regardless the language. Enjoy.

咖啡 - Jacky Cheung 

Food: Hong Kong Muji Cafe - A simple life

Stumble upon Muji cafe a while back. I didn't know they have one in Hong Kong. I was actually quite excited to be able to try it but could not make it that day.

I finally make it few Sundays back.

The cafe decor is really simple. I especially loved the long table seating that faces the Muji Store. It makes eating alone less awkward. Hong kong has this habit of putting 2 strangers sitting at the same table facing each other. Lunch/dinner crowd I know, but the idea of facing a stranger while savouring the food, it is just awkward. Throughout the meal, the 2 persons just stare at their handphone. True story. 

I really really really like the fried chicken with sweet chilli sauce. It tasted like KFC fried chicken but the healthier version. I wish someone would share the recipe with me. I want to eat it everyday. 

The food they served is very simple. It is a set meal. You can choose 3/4 dishes each, comes with a bowl of rice(white or brown), and a drink. I ordered another hot chocolate to try(not sweet at all, so doesn't do well with my tastebud).

The bill for these 2 sets of meal cost HKD 231 which is SGD 38. It is self-service. 

Now that I am looking the photos, this sure look like economy rice in Singapore! In Singapore, we have these stalls where they will prepare a lot of dishes and you will pick whatever you wants to eat, they will put the chosen dishes on a plate together with rice. It will cost you around SGD 7, with aircon. This muji cafe served atas(read:In Singlish, means "high class") economy rice!  

Soups: Chinese Vegetables Soup

One of the things I miss about home is homemade soup. My mum makes the most awesome soup, like the best. For the past few months, I eat out everyday (almost, unless you count instant noodle), I decide to at least try making soup once a week, best decision ever. I am going to save my ingredients and recipes here just in case I need to refer to it.

I have tried 3 different soups so far and one of them tasted wrong. I will try to get that right before saving the recipe here. Other than asking my mum, i will also refer these 2 sites for help (noobcook and joy she cook).

Just tried making this Chinese Vegetables soup yesterday.

Ingredients (Soup for two): 

- Halved Chicken, skin removed and cut into pieces

- 1 Tomato, diced

- 1 Yellow onion, diced

- 1 Carrot, diced

- 2 Potatoes,diced

- 3 stalks of celery, diced

- A Quarter of cabbage, cut into chunks 

- 5/6 dried scallops

Steps:

1. Parboiled the chicken for 3 minutes

2. Washed the chicken with cold water

3. Put the chicken and all the ingredients into the pot

4. Pour around 1.6 litres of water

5. Boiled for 10 minutes 

6. Simmer for 1 hours

7. Voila~, it is done

It looked nicer in real. 

p.s. I can't wait to go back Singapore and have mum-made soup. Cooking is really not my thing. Domesticated, not. 

Music Wednesday

I am glad to be digging all these awesome songs that I never knew exist.  

Keep me in your heart - Warren Zevon

Such an auntie

Can't believe I will say this but there you go, I am lusting for this Pot!

Photo from Le Creuset website

I can't believe I am talking about pots here but this little beauty here caught my heart while shopping in town. I don't really know how to cook but maybe I do with this in the kitchen. I went to check it out at the store weeks ago, it is freaking HKD 4528 which is about 700+ SGD. 

Right now, I am still wondering how can a pot cost so much. And by the way, this pot is now on sale in Hong Kong. It is HKD 2944, which is about 500 SGD. If you are in Hong Kong now, and you have been lusting for one this size (26cm), go get it. I still need to think. 

Something for the heart

Saw this quote from my current read. Jot it here to remind myself.

“There are times in the lives of most of us, when we would have given all the world to be as we were but yesterday, though that yesterday had passed over us unappreciated and unenjoyed.”

William Edward Hartpole Lecky