Walking Lil’ One

Avery has been walking and talking alot these days. Here are some picture updates from her Mommy. Enjoy!

Let’s go botanical garden

Watching ducks swim

Observing chicken

Another chicken

Grass for you

Workout time

Nah, food first..

More food please..

Goodie goodie!

Peek-a-boo

I’m energized now. See..

Kimono girl

Life Experience in the ‘Real’ Kitchen

Phew.. what a tiring way to start a new entry. Haha. Well, it’s been a tiring week for me since Monday. There are many functions lately and I am currently trained at Muslim Kitchen, one of the busiest kitchen. Basically, this kitchen caters food for hotel staffs and casual workers, thus nothing is light and easy here. Everything is HEAVY! For the first week, I could still bear with it but this week, I am starting to feel exhausted.

Every morning, my job is to cook rice for 500 staffs, cook nasi lemak for Coffee House and make 3 types of kerabu. These are the 3 basic jobs. Sounds easy, but not exactly when you experience carrying the pots and rice. Even an empty rice pot is heavy! All cooking comes in large quantities. The vegetables are heavy, the woks are heavy, the kitchen is hot, and two days ago I ‘pia’ like ’siao lang’ due to lack of staff and my slow working pace. I sweat from head to toe. These people can eat alot. We have to keep refilling the food and cook, cook, cook. There were times I felt so weary that I cried out loud in my heart, waiting for it to be over. Thank God, His presence helped me to be patient and pull through it.

Now, this is why I would consider this kitchen as the ‘real’ one because of all the kitchens I have been to, this is the most hectic and life experiencing one. I seriously learned alot here. I have to make split second decision when being asked to do a task. I can’t expect chef to tell me again and again. They like trainees to be automatic and some nice chefs will even praise you. Chef Rais likes to say “Sayang, pandainya.. sudah boleh kahwin.” And I will reply “Tiap-tiap hari pun boleh kahwin la.” Haha.

I still have 5 more days in this kitchen and I hope to learn as much as I can. I would love to stay on longer only if I don’t have to carry the heavy stuff but again, nothing is light here. Well, guess that’s all for now. Will update you guys and gals again.

Blessed day to all!

Cold Kitchen

Time flies very fast ever since I started training in the kitchen. Another 3 weeks has past. Before I entered Muslim Kitchen, I was trained at Cold Kitchen. Basically, we prepared cold items such as sandwiches, salads, appetizers and fruits. Pardon me as I only managed to capture some pictures and some of them are in bad quality (my mobile phone camera quality).

And yeah, I learned fruit carving as well. It is not as easy as I thought.. The way you hold and handle your carving knife is very important in getting a nice result and everyone has their own style of doing it. So, it’s all about practise and patience.

My first apple carving

And once again, I accidentally cut my right ring finger as I was washing a blender but it was just a mild one.

Injured finger

Every morning, I prepare salads and the condiments for buffet lunch.

Condiments for salad

Appetizers

After that, I prepare  fruit baskets for hotel guests. I have learned to cut fruits too (I know it’s simple but to me, everything needs practise).

Fruit baskets

Salmon lomi-lomi on angle hair bed

Ogo salad with shredded chicken

Mexican black bean salad with corn, peppers and chopped coriander leaves (I made this.. hehe)

Vegetarian skewers (and I made this too.. )

From top: cherry tomato, zuchinni, yellow zuchinni, red bell peppers, tofu, carrot.

Vegetarian pita pocket & banana bread

Strawberry crepe with whipped cream and chocolate sauce

Crepe with caramel and almond

That’s all for now. Thanks to Chef Wan and to the rest of the cold kitchen chefs for guiding me throughout the 3 weeks training.

Thank You Lord

Philippians 4:6 – “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your request to God.”

Thank You, Lord for You are the only one who is in control of all things and all things are possible in You.

Cheeky girl is back!

Avery has grown up a lot. She’s able to walk now and starts to talk a lot too. She loves attention and she can be quite moody at times. She’s such a cute little girl. I miss you, Avery!

Kate: I want some crackers too, please…

Avery: Go and get it from your Mom.

Kate: C’mon Avery… gimme some.

Avery: Nope!

Kate: Mommy, I want crackers.

Kate: I’ve got mine. Thanks Mommy.

Avery: Mommy, I want more…

Avery and her boyfriend, Jack (haha!)