Victoria's Choice

13/10/2025

I bought this for £0.89 per pack in London. Can't get that here for that price.

Curry leaves.

11/10/2025

Breakfast in London.

09/10/2025

Chilling

07/10/2025

Day 14
3 October 2025

After our trip to Cologne, we spent today resting on the couch in our jogging suits, wrapped under a blanket, watching Emily in Paris on Netflix in the afternoon. . The gloomy, cold, and rainy weather didn’t help either. It only made my niece and me pull the blanket tighter around ourselves to stay warm. We were exhausted after walking around non-stop for three days.

At one point, I said, “We need to stop now for real”. She got up to do her laundry. I, after tidying up the kitchen a bit, began preparing dinner. She asked for baked potatoes, so I decided to make chicken meatballs to go along with them.
Just as I was about to mince the chicken, she walked into the kitchen with a determined look and asked, “Can we make chicken sambal instead? I feel like eating something spicy.” Then she added that she’d make it with fragrant ghee rice (nasi minyak) and stir-fried French beans. She even insisted on making freshly blended dried chilies herself. Pheewww... I thought at first.

I agreed.
She immediately boiled some water in a pan, and before I could say anything, she threw in a generous amount of cili kering. I was flabbergasted! I usually use just 5 or 6 pieces because they’re extremely spicy. She calmly responded, “I’m preparing it for later use.”
After helping her with the prep work, I left the kitchen to her. About half an hour later, dinner was ready and served on the table. The aroma of the ghee rice filled the living room and reached my nose : buttery, and inviting.

I was genuinely surprised by the result. The ghee rice and the chicken sambal was perfectly seasoned. The French beans were stir-fried to perfection. It was finger-licking good.
And no, I’m not being biased—really!

01/10/2025

What a day it was at the Malaysian Embassy last Sunday! The Malaysia Food Fair had everyone buzzing in The Hague!

Visitors enjoyed a wide array of traditional dishes, including satay, nasi lemak, kuih-muih, and popular drinks like teh tarik, cendol, ABC. I had the pleasure of preparing aiskrim Malaysia in asam boi and rose syrup flavors, as well as some murukku for MANL stall.

There were long queues in front of each stall. Some stalls sold out way before the day ended!

There were plenty of other activities organised throughout the day to entertain the visitors . It was so "meriah" and "gezellig". Believe it or not, even the Dutch weather played nice with a sunny surprise , which was unusual around this time of the year..

Hats off to the Embassy and Perwakilan The Hague for pulling off such a flavorful and joyful event.

We all are looking forward for more foodfair next year.

30/09/2025

24/09/2025

The following write-up is copied from the Embassy of Malaysia The Hague FB.

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On 22 September 2025, the Embassy of Malaysia in The Hague hosted a National Day and Malaysia Day Reception in The Hague. The event was attended by over 200 guests, including Dutch government officials, members of the diplomatic corps, Malaysia’s strategic partners, and Malaysian diaspora from all over the Netherlands.

In his welcoming remarks, His Excellency Dato’ Roseli Abdul, Ambassador of Malaysia to the Netherlands, reflected the significance of Hari Kebangsaan and Hari Malaysia for Malaysians; highlighted Malaysia’s stellar achievements in recent years, especially in its capacity as the ASEAN Chair this year; and expressed optimism on the enduring ties between Malaysia and the Netherlands.

In light of the Visit Malaysia 2026 (VM2026) campaign, the Embassy also took the opportunity to promote the campaign to all the guests, with a special emphasis on Malaysia’s environmental, historical, and cultural attractions.
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The guests were treated with some nice food as well as few famous Malaysian delicacies such as kuih bakar pandan, karipap, kuih cara, bingka ubi, serawa durian and teh tarik.

There were few Embassy staff and more who entertained the guests with few Malay and English songs. I must say they are talented.

Thank you for the invitation. It was "gezellig".

P/S : Malaysia FoodFair would be held at The Malaysia Embassy premises in The Hague on Sunday 28 September 2025 from 1200 - 1900 hrs, please come and enjoy homecooked authentic Malaysian food there. The entrance is free. You may pay with cash or QR code.

See you there!

24/09/2025

Introducing poffertjes or Dutch mini pancakes to my niece in my favorite poffertjes restaurant in downtown Rotterdam

24/09/2025

My niece is visiting us from Malaysia and last night she took over the kitchen and cooked "ayam kunyit" (turmeric chicken) and sambal bawang for dinner. Am so blessed. And it was super delicious.

18/09/2025

I just noticed Malaysian Airlines plane at the background of "according to Jim". Feeling proud of course to see our national carrier here.

Am sure I missed this episodes years back. 😄