Black Sesame Paste

Beloved is a big fan of black sesame. And that includes black sesame paste of course.

Black sesame

Years ago, when me was still studying at college, me used to bring beloved to one of the famous dessert houses in Kuala Lumpur to have this sweet soup. We would still drop by sometimes, but once a year utmost. Hence, to satisfy my beloved's taste-buds, me tried to make this Chinese dessert on my own.

Black sesame paste

It was a success. Beloved loves this smooth sweet soup which was filled with the fragrance of black sesame very much.

Satisfied.

Pre-birthday

Honestly, it is way too early to call it a celebration. However...

Cake eaten;
Greetings received;
Lucky stars accepted;
Effort seen;
Sincerity felt.

Thank you.

Red Bean Onde-onde 'n' Grated Coconut Onde-onde

Red bean onde-onde (orange) and Grated coconut onde-onde (green)

There were some spare red bean paste and grated coconut cooked in gula Malacca after me made the Red Bean Pancake and Kuih Dadar some time ago. To avoid them from sitting in the fridge for an excessively long time, me turned them into red bean onde-onde and grated coconut onde-onde.

Inner view of the red bean onde-onde

The verdict was not bad, yet dearest prefers the usual onde-onde which has gula Malacca as its filling.

Deep-fried red bean paste doughnuts

The leftover red bean was in real abundance. Hence, me made some variation and turned them into deep-fried red bean paste doughnut.

Tom yum flavoured deep fried mee hoon kueh

In the end, me had the batter in excessive amount. Again, to prevent wastage, me turned them into “deep fried tom-yum mee hoon kueh”.

Inner view of the deep fried tom yum mee hoon kueh

Inspiration.

Medical Checkup at NUH, Singapore

After about 2months of waiting, getting the pre-employment medical checkup done is finally the last step in getting the employment pass. Undoubtedly, the medical checkup was done at the hospital that I will be serving in the near future.

1) The original contract 2) The medical checkup form 3) Staff voucher (10-30% off)

Before heading to the staff clinic for the entire checkup, seeing the HR lady was essential to get all the document done. It was already past twelve when me left the HR department. As the clinic is closed from 12.30-1.30pm for lunch, me was only able to get the checkup done after their lunch break.

Bubur Terigo

This extra hour gave me the chance to explore a bit at my going-to-be workplace. It also allowed me to have a quick refuel at their food-court.

One corner view of the food-court

This hospital food-court is the best hospital food-court I have ever seen. It looks just like a usual shopping mall food-court if I don't tell you this is actually located at a hospital, doesn't it? You name it, they have it – e.g. roasted delight, fishball noodles, yong tau fu, Indian food, Malay food, sandwich bar, dessert shop, cakeshop and et cetera.

Variety counts.

Kuih Dadar

Aunts and beloved are so crazy over grated coconut bun recently. At least a packet of coconut bun can be found at my place almost every week. Me, someone who doesn't fancy coconut bun have to agree that the coconut bun they bought is seriously quite tasty.

The grated coconut bun bought from a traditional bread shop @ Batu Pahat

Inspired by them, I decided to try my hands on Kuih Dadar.

Kuih Dadar is a Malay kuih which can be easily bought at any Malay stalls in Malaysia. It has grated coconut cooked in gula Melaka, wrapped in pandan-flavoured and coloured crepe. Preparing it yourself is fun and satisfying when your final product turns out to be good and your tasting panel loves it.

Home-made Kuih Dadar

Beloved loved the fragrance of the grated coconut very much. Satisfied.