The Olympics

08-08-08 is definitely a date to remember. It happens once in our lifetime. It is also when the Summer Olympics is held. The night of the opening ceremony, I made sure I'm home and get ready to watch this event. It was really fascinating that the Chinese managed build the Bird's Nest, Water Cube and other Olympic villages on time. And the opening ceremony, watched by millions all over the world, was awesome!

The past Olympic games did not mean much to me. This time around, it meant more. Perhaps that I have been to Greece and have witnessed the ruins in Olympia itself. It is the very birth place of the first Olympics game.


Ruins in Olympia

I stepped on the same ground where past athletes step foot on. Now, almost 3000 years since the first game was held, the mighty stones of yesteryears is still around. Though it no longer stood highly on the ground.



Did you know that these mighty stones is made of shells? Here, take a closer look. Amazing huh?


Priestess lighting up torch

This is Maria, our friendly Greek tour guide. She formerly worked as a History teacher in a local university. We were well-fed with the Greek ancient myths and stories of Gods and Goddesses. Here, she showed us that in the past, a holy priestess would light up the torch before passing it to the torch bearer.

Now that the Olympics is nearing its end. It will be another 4 years before the next Summer Olympic takes place in London. Make sure you stay home this Sunday night and watch the show on your comfy couch.

Eating out: Cook's Idea

It is Hui Bao's and my night out again. This time around, we went to a familiar place for our dinner: Nelson's Cook's Idea in Seri Kembangan.


Chocolate Banana Shaved Ice, priced at RM5.80

Hui Bao ordered the Chocolate Banana. It is her favorite combination, ever! Plus, it comes with a scoop of vanilla ice-cream. Just look at that, are you salivating already?


Red Bean Shaved Ice, priced at RM5.80

I ordered the best selling Iced Red Bean. It too, comes with a scoop of ice-cream... yumz~


Thai Styled Fish, priced at RM6.50

This particular dish comes with a bowl of rice. Since Hui Bao and I were not that hungry, we chose not to have the rice. Come to think of it, it is really economical coz you get to have 5-6 slices of fish and rice to go with it. Other cafes might charge at least RM8 for the dish, taxes too.


Salad Chicken, priced at RM6.50

The mayonnaise is really appetizing. There is slightly tumeric powder in it, rather than just plain mayonnaise, which is quite bored.

So, if you are ever in town (Seri Kembangan that is), drop by to try the food and drinks out.

My Ipanema flipflop

I bought my first pair of Ipanema flipflop today. I know it's been out for a while, can't blame that I'm kinda slow when it comes to fashion. Some say, better late than never.



And they also say, good things come in twos. So I bought 2 pairs straight away *beam* However, I'm not so sure the exact name of this model, think should be one of G2B Pure category.



I bought it at Studio R, 1Utama for only RM36.90/pair. When I checked it online, it is selling at £15.99/pair. woooot~ Saved so much.



Can't wait to parade it on the beach :D

Eating in: Grilled Ribs

Very often, I am triggered after watching AFC. And from there, I will try to improvise using any ingredients that I can find in my fridge. For dinner, I tried the Tex Mex Pork Ribs which was found in that site too. But my recipe is much, much simpler.



I only use:

• paprika
• salt & pepper
• brown sugar
• oregano (I used parsley instead)

If you could follow exactly like the given recipe, I'm sure it'll taste much better than mine. Keep the ribs marinated for at least 4 hours.



Lately, I'm really into garlic spread. So, I tried that on one the ribs. This is only seconds away before being grilled. Remember to preheat the oven for at least 10 minutes at the highest temperature. Mine was set to 300ºC



According to the instruction, I have to leave the door open at the first position.Barely 5 minutes in the oven, the aroma filled my dry kitchen. About 8 mins later, I turned the ribs over and continue grilling, with door closed. And at this time, I have chopped some capsicum to be grilled as well.



7 mins later, timer stopped and I removed the grilled tray from the oven. Tada~ My ribs!



Just look at them. MmMmmMm~ Crisp on the outside, juicy in the inside. Not too well-done and tasted just nice. However, I need to double up my ingredients. I can barely taste the paprika and the parsley. My ribs tasted a little sweet. The rib with garlic spread tasted good too. Basically, the taste was covered with garlic and not paprika anymore.

Mom and I had a tough time washing and rinsing off the stains and burnt meat that were sticking on the grilling grid and trays. It wasn't much fun after all.

Preview

About a month ago, I gave a very important duty to my trusted Shally: to design invitation card. 'Coz I know she won't let me down in anyway.

So earlier today, she sent me 2 artworks that she designed and drafted.



Isn't it gorgeous? All I did was tell her my requirements and tada~ simple yet marvelous. Just what I wanted it to be.

Now, all I need is to finalize the details and let her midas touch beautify it up. All credits goes to her *mwahs babe*

Eating out: The Cave

The Cave: Couple Cafe & Restaurant is an eatery located in SS2. I spotted this cafe some time back and its advertisement in our dailies. So, Gan and I went to check this place out.



All seatings are from 1st floor upwards. We climbed a flock of stone staircase. The entire structure is made of stone. It really looks impressive.



All waiters/waitresses are dresses like cavemen. Nah, I'm just kidding :p Most of the seating arrangements are comfortable for 2. However, if there're 3-4 of you, there are always extra chairs around. Perhaps, there are even bigger cave dwellings to occupy 3-4 person nicely.

The Cave offers western and Asian food. As we're dining in such an extraordinary place for the first time, we opt for western food. You know, the mood and atmosphere is as such that having Asian food is totally out of our mind :p


Salmon Fillet, priced at RM26

Both Gan and I ordered seafood. Gan had the Salmon Fillet, to which he said is fresh, but tasted rather bland. It was served with mashed potato and spinach.


Barramundi Fillet, priced at RM22

Mine is served exactly the same as the Salmon Fillet, which is a disappointment. I thought it is cooked in a different style but it is not. The Barramundi is worse than the Salmon, the skin is hard and cold, like it's being heat up with microwave.



Eh baby, your neck looked so long! :p Anyway, I don't mind going there again to try out other choices. Price is quite reasonable too, won't hurt one's wallet.


The Cave
16-18, Jalan SS2/61
43700 PJ
Tel: 7873 9888