How to Save a Sinking Sofa.........

Having been lying on the sofa like a couch potato for most of my resting time, I began to experience some backache. The more than 3 years old sofa has a sinking base due to some years of usage and to solve the problem I have a plank of plywood cut out to fit the base below the cushions. This idea was brought up by one of my bro-in -law on one of his visits. Thanks to you, Pik Lee. Now I do not have to suffer anymore backache or difficulty in getting up from the firm sofa. So if any of you have any sinking sofa, try to get a plywood from your carpenter with the correct measurement and it will save you some dough instead of throwing it away.

The cut out plywood placed below the cushions....


The makeover sofa as good as new.......

A Taste of Orange In a Cake.....

My teatime bites...............

Hi, I back here again after nearly 3 weeks of home imprisonment with no shopping or food indulgence which I hope to end in a few more weeks. With just the living room sofa and my bed as the resting place with my eyes glue to Astro Channel 703 most of the time I have been craving for some nice sweet cakes. With sons busy working their heads off I have to make myself one with the help of the lazy maid of course. Lazy because when I mention I wanted to make a simple cake she pull out a long face which did not put me off my mission either. So here comes out the cake with me weighing all the ingredients and the maid holding the mixer while I put in all the ingredients. Here is to share how I make a cake with some butter, flour, eggs, sugar and an orange. Easy peasy for someone who should be resting as much as possible after a major surgery. In fact I already make it twice as the first piece 5 days ago was eaten up by me during my teatime.

My ingredients of 150 g butter, 3 eggs, 125 g self raising flour, 2 tbsp orange juice, and grated rind of 1 orange., 100 g castor sugar, 


First cream the sugar and softened butter with an electric mixer on medium speed til soft and fluffy. I told the maid she is just so lucky she had the mixer or else she would be using a wooden spoon to mix by hand which we used to do during our childhood days many decades ago when electric mixer were nowhere to be seen.

The uncook batter in the tin ready for the oven...........

When the sugar and butter have a soft white colour its time to add in eggs. Just add in one first, mix well for a minute, then add in another one, mix again and add the next egg. Mix well and add in the orange juice and rinds and beat for a minute on high speed. After that, lower the speed and add in the sifted flour in 2 to 3 stages mixing til well combined. Pour batter in a 20cm round tin which has been oiled with butter or lined with greaseproof paper. Pop into preheated oven of 170 degrees Celcius for about 40 to 45 minutes. Take out and cooled on a rack. To test whether the cake is ready just use a tooth pick or a knife to prick into the centre of the cake and when it comes out clean and dry it is ready. If there is still wet batter sticking on the knife just bake it another 5 minutes til cook.

Heavenly smell of orange butter cake cooling on a rack....


My second batch of delicious cake almost half gone.....

Surprisingly I have not put on extra kilos after all these 5 meals a day. My body must be depleted after the operation.
Note: Oh, just for my buddies info, my test result comes out clean and healthy with no maglinancy. Thank the Good Lord and all your prayers for my safe recovery.

Beware of This Criminal Tactics.....

As crime is on the rise, these robbers are resorting to new ways of getting what they want out of their victims. Here is another alert I got in my mail this morning. Spread it among yr love ones and friends. Who knows danger like this might happen to those who were caught unawared.

For your information. ( Very Urgent )

If you meet a guy (especially Indian) who rides a motorbike with bloody hand knocking your window demand you to stop and asking for tissue paper to clean the blood when you are driving a car, remember DO NOT stop the car. at all. Even how he damages your car or holds the side mirrors tightly also DO NOT stop the car but directly drive to the nearest police station. This kind of criminal tactics had been reported about 40 cases in Seremban,K. Lumpur, Shah Alam, P.Jaya and Klang Town police stations (actually around the whole country also happen).

These guys are mainly Indian gangsters, They work in a group and dared to commit this criminal even in the crowded area whereby no body will dare to stop the car to help you. The main purpose of this dirty tactic is to rob you and / or even commit rape if you are female driver driving alone. Please forward this message to the people you care about at your best.

Moments of Agony......

Thank God I am back here again after undergoing days of pain, and anxiteies. The former being over and the latter still lingers on. What happen is this. My agony started when I went to visit my rheumatologist last Wednesday. My swollen right knee was found to contain some fluid which needs to be syringe out after a few painful jabs. Next my doctor prescribe a new medication for me as my old ones cause nausea. But after 3 days of taking the new medication the side effects were even worse than the former. I have body ache all over and feeling sick most of the time. So I stop taking it. After 2 days that is on Tuesday morning, I found myself bleeding which should not have happen after a few years of menopause. Thinking the new drug was the cause I rang up my doctor to which she told me is not the possible cause and advise me to see a gynaecologist immediately. I went to see the gynae that day and after some scanning I was found to have a small growth in my uterus. So on Thursday I opt for a hysterectomy to prevent any further bleeding and damage to my health. I was discharged yesterday. And now my further anxieties was praying and hoping for some good news when the test results of my operation which will only be known in a week's time.

Hoping everything will be alright and back to normal for me and please hang on with me for the time being. Your friendship, words of comforts, prayers in these difficult time is much appreciated. I needed much rest so will only be here for a while if deem possible.

And I would like to thank my sister Karen for taking her timeoff from work to accompany me during this period, Preacher Loh and wife for their frequent visit and prayers. Nieces Iris and Jocelyn for their visits and Lena for her prayers too.

Thanks ! Patrick , Jocelyn and family for your prayers too and this lovely bouquet making my day brighter while lying in hospital bed.

And to all my sisters and family members , I love you all for your care and concern.