My side of the family absolutely LOVES the yusheng salad and they can have it almost everyday during the Chinese New Year period.
I’m not exaggerating.
I have a brother who is able to whip out a fantastic dish of the yusheng salad, with quality surpassing most of the restaurants. He makes them with the pre-packed ingredients bought from the supermarket plus some special sweet sauce. More importantly, he has the right tools to shred and dry the vegetables.
Spinning the vegetables with this handy tool. Really fun to use! The vegetables are dried via spinning and the water oozes out from the bottom of this gadget.
Shredded carrot and radish which have been spun dry. He also added some green radish and freshly peeled pomelo.
The end result with loads of ground peanut, cut abalone and sweet sauce. You bet it’s tail wagging good!
Yeah, the yusheng salad is really just an appetiser. Steamboat is the main course and *burp* that’s just my cola in mum’s antiquated rose design glass.
Countdown to Chinese New Year tomorrow begins!
This year, we’re having our reunion dinner at a restaurant. Which means?
No preparation. No mess. No last minute cleaning up. Yipee!
All the washing and cleaning have been done so we only got ourselves to get ready today. Did some last minute shopping this morning and now waiting to get the car washed later.
Oh wait. Still need to wash the new undies. :razz:
Just got myself an IPL skin treatment as part of my getup for the Chinese New Year. So my skin is now tighter, pores are smaller and texture more refined than before.
I am now considering getting some smaller pigmented spots on my face lasered off again next month after the success with the bigger spot. The last time the doctor told me it would cost me around $250 to get rid of those spots. Today, he suggested that I get rid of them in phases and that would cost me lesser. Like getting four or five little spots burnt off first. So I imagine going to him next round and saying: ”Look doc, I only have $80 in my pocket today. How many spots can you get rid for that amount?” Muahahaha.
But seriously, it does sound like a good deal. Burnt my face without burning my pocket that is. I just have to find the time to be able to hibernate at home for a week.
Looking at the wondrous effects of laser and IPL, I also wonder why my previous beautician is still in business. For the amount she charged for facials without delivering any apparent results, she should really stop conning her customers and do something else. Especially now that there are so many aesthetic clinics around which can guarantee positive results.
Hey, don’t blame me for being petty. She used to go *tsk tsk* about my skin after I stop using her services. Now, one of these days, I’m going up to her to show off my new skin and tout the benefits of IPL.
Yeah, I know I’m a biatch. But only sometimes, to some people. 
I am really glad that Gavin is now very happy to go to school. This is his third week at the nursery and he is no longer weeping. He will even wave happily to bid me goodbye. I am also glad for one more thing. His teacher. Who has so far only made constructive comments.
According to her, Gavin is progressing well generally but he needs to practice his handwriting more because he is still weak with the pencil. She gave me some tips of how to help him improve at home and concluded that we should however, give him more time as he is the youngest in the class.
Thank goodness she doesn’t try to fit a square peg into a round hole! I felt really relieved because her comments were valid and unlike those at that stupid Montessori, she isn’t judgemental at all. She accepts that some kids do have their limitations and just need a bit more help to overcome their obstacles.
We parents can really do with more teachers like her.
