Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Cuti-Cuti Jaja



Time sure flies when we're having fun. Had fun we did with Jaja here with us albeit cuma 2 short weeks. The house is full of fun and laughter with loads of catching up to do, sakat menyakat sudah semestinya and ada jugak yang menangis lepas kena sakat dik Kakak. Went for a short vacation ke UK since it was many, many years ago that Jaja last set foot there. Katanya masa tu kecik lagi so tak ingat dah so kena la bawak sekali lagi. Apart from pusing-pusing London, we took the opportunity to visit Oxford and Cambridge Universities, dengan doa dan harapan Jaja will get the opportunity to do her Masters at either one of them later, insyaAllah.

Baru lepas telefon ehem..ehem...ke?
Clowning around depan Buckingham Palace while waiting for the changing of guards ceremony.
Bakery shop on the way to Portobello Market
This Alice shop dekat Portobello Market is a treasure trove of all things nice.
Three huge shallow pans of paella being prepared by the street vendor at Portobello Market

The canteen at Malaysia Hall. We had our fill of nasi lemak, paru berlada, sup tulang, roti canai with kuah kari and teh tarik. Rather expensive but delicious.

King's College,Cambridge, founded in 1441 by King Henry VI.
Mathematical Bridge, between 2 parts of Queens' College, Cambridge. The college was founded in 1448 by Margaret of Anjou (the Queen of Henry VI)


Radcliffe Square, Oxford

Bridge of Sighs, New College Lane, Oxford
We got these macarons at Laduree branch in Harrods. They are way too sweet despite all the glam surrounding the brand.So very expensive at 11 pounds for a box of 6.
This dumpling soup noodle and spicy beef noodle are both so sedap. We ate them dekat Malaysian-owned Halal Chinese restaurant in Bayswater, London

Laksa specially made by Jaja. This is so good...even if yang cakap ni Mama dia. Pandai anak Mama!
Sushi as requested by Hakeem but since they're loved by all except Abah, these were walloped in the blink of an eye.

Tried this recipe from Wiz. It lives up to its name...Pudgy Fingers. May have overdone it...way too pudgy and tembam but they scored high in the taste department and stayed soft even the next day.

Congo Bars again. We can never get jelak with them. Feels like eating half-baked chocolate chip cookie dough.

4 comments:

  1. Waaaaa best nyer Jaja! And your pudgy fingers were waaayyyyyy pudgier!!! Why tak salut butter and roll them over cinnamon sugar?

    Lembutkan the fingers. thanks for trying.

    Jaja, next time Jaja plaks kena masak laksa, makyang nak rasa. Sayur and jacket potato shirah makyang dah rasa dah aritu, your turn next!

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  2. Laksa by Jaja?!!! Makda pun tak pernah buat laksa...huhuhu...makda is such THE LOOSER now in the kitchen...even anak sedara pun dah bleh buat laksa...malu nye!!

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  3. Kak Yang, we have to go again lah. sebab hari tu tak sempat gi Portobello Market nih.

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  4. Ida/ Ija.....you guys must really make an attempt to go to Portobello Market next time, just the kind of places that both of you like. Banyak pretty junks and antiques yang typical English. Boleh go gaga kat situ. It's heaven for photographers, banyak interesting things to capture. Best thing was it's walking distance from the Eden Park Hotel yg kita duduk dulu tu, dlm 15 mins walk jer.

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