Thursday, May 31, 2018

10 Course Dinner At Well Season Seafood Restaurant, Saramento

CHINESE DINNER...

The next day Aaron would be flying back to Scotland... and my sister arranged for a sit-down dinner at a Chinese Restaurant in Elk Grove for the 10 of us.  According to my sister, the Well Season Seafood Restaurant was opened not too long ago, she had not tried the food there before... the menu seems "endless"... .  Since there were ten of us, she opted for a eleven course dinner at around $200 inclusive of beer and an extra dish.

Our early dinner started at 6.30pm..... everyone seemed to be very punctual... no Malaysian time anyway.. LOL.. and after settling down for a couple of minutes, our food were served...

We were more or less the first customers of the day.... 
My sister prefers early dinner, easier to digest to avoid gaining weight... LOL....
First dish.... soup as appetizer...
I forgot what soup it was... actually..
Beancurd or something.... 
But I remember taking two rounds of it... 
Our first dish... Cold platter...
Buttered Honey Shrimps....
Greens with beef....
Crispy fried chicken Chinese style...
Mustard greens with mushrooms and abalone... 
Ginger Lobster....
Steamed Garoupa ... 
Fried noodles.... 
Three layers fried rice... 

Our scrumptious Chinese Dinner....
Oh yeah, I forgot to take the dessert...
Red beans mixed with chestnuts or something... 
And of course, we couldn't finish them all... 
The remainder became our "dinner" for the next day!



Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Old Town Sacramento And Candy Barrel

FROM THE STATE CAPITOL, we adjourned to Old Town, Sacramento...

Since it was a weekday, there were not many tourists but come weekends, the place will be filled with people.  During the summer and weekends, there are horse drawn carriage rides and street performers dressed in garb and strumming guitars... I remember during my previous visit a couple of years ago, there was some kind of performance on the street too.

It was very quiet on a weekday..... 
Carriage ride for the tourists... 
No, we did not get into one... 
Looks very cowboy-ish... minus the cars, that is... 
Railroad museum along the river bank... 
 A historic train pulled by vintage diesel locomotives from the museum’s collection.
And from here, we walked to the stores....
Along the planks sideway.... 
To a famous store... 
SALT WATER TAFFY CANDIES STORE!!
Over 70 flavors including Banana, Carmel Apple, Buttered Popcorn, Peanut Butter, 
Guava & Mango, oh.. that is all I can recollect... 
Just choose your pick!
LOL.. 

Looking Good With Hair Extensions

In this post I am going to talk about Hair.... starting with myself, I notice that my hair grows fast.  In less than a month, I could see half an inch or one centimeter longer.  How do I know the length?  Easy, the reason is when new hair comes out, they are white in colour!  Yes, no joke... according to my hair stylist, my whole head of hair has become grey!  If not for the hair dyes, I have long silver hair in no time.  Sounds kind of scary but true... I need to don wigs on my head cos dyeing the hair too regularly is not a welcoming thought.  

So what kind of wigs do I need?  I need to get more information about wigs, hair extensions and so forth.  Checking online is pretty easy, there are many websites offering easy ways of donning a wig or putting on human hair weave.  For those who are regular users of hair extensions, they would have by now familiarized themselves with the different types of hair extensions available in the marketplace.



First, there are synthetic hair and natural human hair extensions obtained from various nations. These hair are of different textures, colours and length. These hair are sold as human hair weave, lace frontal closure, lace wigs, bundles and closure, hair extensions, etc. Human hair weave are virgin hair which are unprocessed human hair. They do not tangle and shed easily. They can be used more than once and can be coloured and shampooed. They are more costly but they can be used for more than a year with proper care and maintenance. Hair bundles are graded and the higher the grading, the higher the quality and cost. Hair bundles are measured by weight, the longer the hair the more bundles are needed to make it fuller.

When choosing hair extensions, there are human wave weave, straight hair, body wave, deep wave, and many others. The loose wave weave has a tighter and smaller wavy pattern and is popular among today’s fashionable women. Always choose the hair texture and feature to blend well with your own natural hair for a more natural look.  Well, I think I gonna need this hair weave one day, I am not getting any younger!  LOL  ...



Tuesday, May 29, 2018

A Visit To the California State Capital, Sacramento

DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO....

Aaron's holiday in Sacramento has almost come to an end... the day before he left, he was taken for a tour in downtown State house.

According to the wikipedia... the California State Capitol is home to the government of California. The building houses the bicameral state legislature and the office of the governor. The grounds of the capitol form the Capitol ParkLocated in Sacramento, the Neoclassical structure was completed between 1861 and 1874  
At the grounds leading to the California State Capitol...
Memorial grounds for the heroes who served the country...
A guided tour at the grounds.... 
Tour guide giving a brief talk on every monument we passed by.... 
Front and back of the State Capital....
And one of the tourists.... 
Statue of Queen Isabella and Columbus commenorating
her decision to finance a voyage to the New World...
Fascinated.... 
At the Assembly Chamber.... where a meeting was in progress... 
We have to be very silent from where we stood... 
Panoramic view.... 
Looks like I'm holding the flag... 
A panoramic view from the outside...
These marked our presence for that lovely and sunny day.... 

Friday, May 25, 2018

World Top 5 Places To Visit


With the world full of fascinating destinations, choosing perfect place to spend vacations can be very challenging and time consuming.   To plan a holiday, we need to do some research if we are planning to go places out of our own country. There are so many things which need to be finalized like choosing destination, hotel booking, making list of places to visit and most importantly flight booking. In case, if you don’t have much time to do all these things then do everything online, it is so easy making reservations online such as the MAS airlines online booking site and book your tickets.

Must visit places in world -
Dubai - This place is a home to world’s tallest and most expensive tower, city of superlatives, world’s largest manmade marina, world’s largest shopping malls and much more. But, on smaller scale emirates is tied still to its old day, tradition and culture. Natural sands of Jumeriah beach, traditional wooden abras, motorboats on Dubai creek, bustling spice and gold souks and Dubai mall are some of the few things which you cannot afford to miss at all.

Blue lagoon, Iceland - The Blue Lagoon is located in Iceland and is a rare spa located between Keflavik and Reykjavik international airport in heart of lava field on Reykjavik peninsular. Blue Lagoon is a bizarre sight and what makes this place so famous is its milky white water. This is a manmade lagoon and water is fed from Svartsengi, a geothermal power plant.

They water that comes to spa performs some job before as well and is used for relaxation and beauty treatment. While on other hand, superheated water is also channelled near lava flow and then used for running turbines and is also helpful in generating electricity. MAS Malaysia airlines operate direct flights from many international airports which you can board and visit Blue Lagoon.

Grand Canyon, USA - The Grand Canyon is 1 mile deep, up to 18 mile wide and steep gash in fabric of world. It is an immense gorge which is carved by Colorado River from last 5,000 years. Its size and view is breathtaking and you will see only small portion of it from vantage point. Layers of colourful rock show passage of time and in fact, some of the rocks are about 1800 billion years old. With time, many changes are coming as life is growing near canyon steep and you can even enjoy adventurous activities like hiking, camping and more. Some of the must visit viewpoints are Mather point, Mary Colter Lookout studio and Yavapai observation station.


Paris - Any person who visits Paris for the first time has some punch list of major attractions which they will visit. Some of the places which must be included in your bucket list are Eiffel tower, Notre Dame, the Louvre and much more. But, make sure that you must leave some time for wandering city’s grand boulevards as it is one of the main attractions.

Not only this, also take out sometime and visit bistros, cafes and as much as brassieres as possible. Do not forget shopping whether you are a brand lover or love shopping at flea market. So, if you have decided everything but not flight tickets then go with Malaysia airlines. Their flights are available 24*7 hours from all international airports.

Antelope Canyon, Arizona - This is a picturesque place and is one of the few places which you must visit in your life at least once. You will see series of crevices when you will have a photograph here. The water way is carved out through crevices millions of years and it is couples in such a manner that light hits each and every wall making rocks appear in different colours and this creates dazzling display.


HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!

Thursday, May 24, 2018

Homemade Turkey Jerky

BAKING MODE IS ON!

My aunt nearly dropped her specs when I told her that I know how to make Bah Kwa aka Pork Jerky.  I know it is hard for her to believe ... LOL... For someone who does not know how to cook well at home, it is astonishing, she said!  Alright, Aunt... seeing is believing....  let me fold up my long sleeves first, hang on... hahahaa.... 

This time we did not make beef or pork jerky but Turkey!  My sister had a pound of minced turkey meat in her fridge so let's make do with that, shall we?  LOL...
Firstly marinate the pound of minced turkey meat overnight.... 
The next day this was neatly done....
25 minutes of baking in the oven....
Then cut them up like these.... 
Into the oven they went again... 
10 minutes baking on each side... 
Done!!
Onto the plate ..... 
Ooopssss... caught in the act!
Now she "believes" in me... LOL.... 

For the full recipe, it is here.
Thank you for coming by!


I wanted to apologize to my blog friends, I have not been coming by your blog for a couple of weeks already... so sorry... I will make up to you in another week or so...  

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