"THONG YUEN" ANYONE?

Celebrated our first "Dong Zhi" a.k.a. "Tang Chek" in new home. December 22, 2007. Yeah, yeah... I know... This blog comes a little bit late. But better late than never, right? ;P Hehehee...

Anyway, "Thong Yuen" a.k.a "Tang Yuan" is the main highlight of the celebration. Usually made the night before and served the very next morning. Here's our work of art, step by step...

Step 1 : Little darlings... Aren't they adorable?

Step 2 : OUR syrup - mixture of northern culture (pandan) and central culture (ginger). It's usually cooked in either style with rock sugar, but not together. Meaning that the northern people would cook it with pandan and rock sugar only, whereas central people would cook it with ginger and rock sugar only. But because I am from the north and B from central, we've decided to give it the best of both worlds. And the result? SUPERB! Just look at the colour.

Step 3 : "Thong Yuen" boiling. Once cooked, they float!




Step 4 : "Thong Yuen" in syrup, ready to serve. :>

OUR HOME

We’ve finally moved into our new home on 17 November 2007. It’s a long awaited moment which has finally materialized - after a prolonged period of hard work and dedication.

Got the keys somewhere in March or April, and been working on the house since then. Every weekend without fail was filled with gathering items for the house, scouting for quotations and deciding on the best deals and designs, etc. We even designed our own grilles for windows and doors.

Looking for the right items for the right corners is never easy, in terms of size, design and colour. Believe it or not, we’ve only found the TV cabinet a month after moving in – been looking for it WAY before that. So long that we almost gave up! And till now, we’re still looking for the right console table. Hehehee...

Anyway, this is a painting that graces one of the walls. B and I fell in love with it at first sight.

Name : A Special Moment (Le leçon de tricot)
Size : 45 x 33 inches
Type : Oil on canvas
Description : Signed and dated 1874 (l.r.)
Artist : Emile Munier (1840-1895)