... yum yum- part 19...

chicken liver green peas...

chicken livers, green peas and shiitake mushrooms...

strongly recommend this combination...

simple to cook, nice to eat, especially with steamed rice...

sweet vinegar chicken wing...

chicken wings, shiitake mushrooms, sugar and vinegar...

medium fire slow cooked for 1 hour...

i didn't put too much oil, so that i can drink the gravy as well...

bacon steamed rice...

pork shoulder bacon, fragrant rice, chilli paste and boiled eggs...

just put the cut bacon and chilli paste into a automatic rice cooker...

the rice tasted very nice after absorbed the bacon's salty...

similar to the traditional claypot rice...

grilled pork chop...

pork chop, soy sauce, black pepper, vinegar, lemon, olive oil and flour...

i always prefer oven grilling to deep frying...

it makes me think of the famous taiwanese pork chop noodle in malacca...

next time i'm going to keep the same recipe and try it in hailamnese style...

... the prettier side of the stone...

amazing marble inlay by budri...

the italian company began as a small artisan workshop for flooring, wall and building materials, founded in the 60s by enzo budri...

these unusual, inventive flooring and wall inlays combined time-honoured traditions with innovative ideas...

and of course, the touch or a true artist...

highlighting the natural beauty potential in stones, these marble inlays feature amazing modern patterns and vibrant colours that can only came from nature, polished to a glossy finish...

some designs are by patricia urquiola...

... i wish i don't have time for facebook...

a new poll from sei wealth network, a wealth-advisory firm, suggests that a majority of millionaires have signed up for social media sites...

but they don't have time to actually use them...

70% of respondents with us$5 million or more in investible assets are users of facebook and other social media sites...

but the poll also showed that only 17% of the multimillionaires use the sites on a daily basis...

that is far less than the broader population, in which 38% use such sites at least once a day...

the main reason is... the wealthy are squeezed for time...

i wish i don't have too much time for facebook though...

... closet ideas...

anteprima and sipario closet range by pianca...

... indoor ponds...

duende studio has unveiled a series of 'domestic ponds' that explore the potential for incorporating living ecosystems within our homes...

the limited edition ponds re-envision everyday aquariums as delicately-balanced eco systems that have been adapted to our contemporary interiors...

for the domestic pond exhibit, duende studio worked with mathieu lehanneur, benjamin graindorge and eric jourdan to present 3 different takes on the aquarium while ending the designers' research on domestic water features initiated in 2008 with 'local river'...

each designer features as array of fish and plants living in harmony- the plants are nourished by the fish, in turn they act as a natural filter and balance the water...

mathieu lehanneur's 'fontaine' pond presents a visually pedagogic version in 3 parts: the aquarium, the sand filter and the plant pot...

he has chosen materials that succinctly represent their purposes in the process- glass, terra cotta and ceramic...

the water is rendered free of neophytes as it travels from the aquarium, is filtered by the sand and is introduced to the plant for purification...

... new language dictionary...

when i first saw this on the web, i really can't stop laughing...

why do people need to learn dirty chinese? ...

i found out that they actually have others like dirty japanese, korean, french and spanish...

and they are all available at amazon...

... the ying and yang...

in accordance with the wishes of the owners, apartment with a cool concept and minimalist but still using the materials and warm colours...

building materials such as fibreglass, glass stone, metal and mdf finishing varnish...

ground floor with an area of 110 metres, consisting of living room, dining room and kitchen...

while on the 2nd floor is more private, 2 bedrooms and bathroom.

stairs is an important element in this design so use a tall black fibreglass wall panel and centrally located vertical unit, functioning as a circulation path and also works for lighting on the wall surface...

a unique design by jovo bozhinovski...

... sale now on...

retailers are hoping for a boxing day bonanza as prices are slashed in a bid to entice shoppers into britain's stores...

high streets and malls across the country are offering heavy discounts to make up for the dent to sales caused by plummeting pre-christmas temperatures and heavy snow...

consumers are also expected to snap up bargains before the vat increase from 17.5% to 20% on january 4...

oxford street central london on december 26 2010...

people queue outside selfridges department store in london during the first day of the winter sales...

the doors open for shoppers at the selfridges boxing day sale...

... garden rendering- part 2...

sharing one of the garden design that i've done recently...

... hope they like my design- part 2...

sharing some kitchen design i have done for my client...

handless linear kitchen system, high gloss lacquered doors with composite worktop...

... my hungarian christmas eve dinner...

what did you eat on christmas eve? ...

i had a wonderful night as my hungarian housemates cooked me nice dinner...

we had some red wine, exchanging presents and the feeling was warm even though the temperature out the was freezing...

this was the starter...

mixed vegetables soup with chicken and rice pasta...

hungarian roasted chicken...

the whole chicken was filled up by cooked garlic...

mixed vegetables pasta...

eat it fresh with the polish soured cream...

grilled salmon with potato salad...

the salmon was wrapped by bacon...

and followed by eggs salad...

then apple pie as dessert...

i was so full and thank them so much for a wonderful evening...

i wish all my love one merry christmas!

i love you dad, mum and grandma...

... luxury washing...

alchemy glass with their outstanding bath sink range...