Chuletz’s Herb Garden

17 Tuesday May 2011

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How many times have you bought a packet of fresh herbs from the market and end up only needing half portion of it? When you need to use the balance half, the only thing you find are wilted leaves.

I am definitely a victim of this. It is actually quite wasteful but it is not like the supermarket will sell you one stalk of thymes or 10 leaves of basil or one sprig of rosemary. Hence, there’s always left-over.

Finally, after like a hundred time throwing away unfinished herbs, I was determine to grow some myself. After researching online for some time, it is to NOT my surprise that not many Malaysian ever consider growing our own herbs (especially the western related herbs). So, arm with the little knowledge I got, I went around hunting for any herbs I could land on. I ended by in a nursery in Sungai Buloh and was amazed by the selection available. It was so exciting.

After running up and down the nursery, with one of their nice staff trailing after me to carry any pot of plants I pointed, I ended up with several herbs.

Curry leaves (very essential to local cuisine)

Rosemary

Thai Basil

Cinnamon Basil

Sweet Basil

Thymes

Mint (I think it’s the common variety)

Hubs and I had a great afternoon replanting them into bigger pots. We even bought some special soil which the guy explain to us already has the correct ratio of everything. It is supposed to be good for herbs. Oh well – we’ll see.

Yay – finally I can have my little herb garden. I wanted to buy more but hubs think I should experiment and see how successful these turns out. He is still a little sceptical as to how well herbs can grow in our humid hot weather. So, finger’s cross that my plants will grow well. Then, I can expand my collection. Heeeheee…

Monday blues

16 Monday May 2011

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It’s Monday already? sighh…..

The weekend seems to speed pass so fast and before you know it, it’s over.  T_T

Continue Tuesday…

Today is WESAK day. Public holiday in Malaysia but not for me. I need to go work while the whole world is still sleeping and snoring away this morning. Bleh. Unfair !!!

ICE Room for the hot hot days.

13 Friday May 2011

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37 degree !!

That was what I read on the temperature displayed on my car dashboard when I drove out for lunch. Ouch… that is painful. Not to mention, it is those types of heat where you feel as if the ray are burning tiny holes into your body.

No wonder I have been having sleepless night lately. Even with the air-con set to the coldest and blasting away was useless. I felt like I am inside an oven bakes alive. I was half tempted to just soak myself in the bathtub and sleep there. (Sadly, it was just my imaginary hope, for I own no bathtub – sigh…)

So, for lunch 2 days ago, my brother decided that anywhere with air-con is no longer sufficient. He told me there’s only ONE place to go for lunch. Since I am usually the less fussy eater, I let him decide. After some quick direction, we reach our destination.

It is a tall green building opposite the Giant supermarket in Kota Damansara.

The name of the restaurant is ICE ROOM. (I like it already)

We walked into the restaurant which was relatively colder than some air-conditioned restaurant we been to but no where near ice temperature. This restaurant actually serves shaved ice.

They have wide selection of flavoured ice. Apart from the normal fruity ice, they also have some really interesting flavour like the black sesame ice, peanut ice, bubur chacha ice, Yam ice, red bean ice and etc. Most of them are priced at around RM 7.90 – 9.90 (which is a little steep for just ice) but, on a HOT day – I am not complaining.

After drooling over the selection, I finally settle on bubur chacha ice. It was not very authentic. I think it tasted a little like vanilla. It would have been better if they drench it with some coconut milk.

My brother and colleague ordered the passion fruit ice and mango pomelo ice.

Now these are really nice… yumm.

It was definitely refreshing especially on a hot day like that. I would definitely go back there again for another try… maybe the black sesame the next round. :p

and thankfully, it POUR yesterday. I finally had a GOOD night sleep yesterday… yay !

Address for the ICE ROOM

No. 27, Jalan PJU 5/20E, Pusat Perdagangan Kota Damansara,

The Strand, Kota Damansara PJU 5,

47810, Petaling Jaya, Selangor.

Tel : 03-6142 8727, 03-6142 8728