Wednesday, 4 April 2012

... raw rubber kitchen...


the new vipp kitchen made of stainless steel and rubber...







... design magazine- part 27...


the english home- may 2012...




colorado homes & lifestyle- april 2012...




lacasa no. 13- diciembre 2011...




build it + home improvement- may 2012...



with confidence... you have won before you have started...
- marcis garvey...


Tuesday, 3 April 2012

... today's horoscopes...

some amazing body art painting on the astrological signs of zodiac by australian body paint artist rudi everts...















tomorrow is one of the chinese traditional festival called qingming festival...
qingming festival is when chinese people visit the graves or burial grounds of their ancestors...
sorry grandpa! this year i didn't manage to go back for you again...




the promise - secret garden...


Monday, 2 April 2012

... magnolie leonardo is on the way- part 5...


sharing more on the kitchen installation job for my client in kenton, london...

today is the granite worktop installation and overall it went on well, just a small piece in the utility room was done wrongly on the sink cut out...
my client was very happy about it...

i'm facing some technical issues on the integrated fridge freezer installation and still looking for the best solution to complete the installation...












... time for popcorn and coke- part 26...

sharing some of my favourite movies...



hachiko: a dog's story...
2009...
starring richard gere, joan allen and cary-hiroyuki tagawa...




my sister's keeper...
2009...
starring cameron diaz, abigail breslin and alec baldwin...




speed...
1994...
starring keanu reeves, dennis hopper and sandra bullock...




click...
2006...
starring adam sandler, kate beckinsale and christopher walken...



had a frustrated day today on a kitchen installation job...
some of the technical issues need to be sorted and i'm still looking for solutions...
stood on site the whole day and my legs are so tired...
i'm ending up the day with a cup of black coffee...





white love story - as one...


Sunday, 1 April 2012

... yum yum- part 72...



baked chicken with bacon...
chicken thigh pieces, bacon, black pepper, tomato & sesame oil...
marinate the chicken thigh pieces with black pepper before rolled up with bacon...
cut tomato into slices and lay it as a base...
oven bake for about 20 minutes...
so yummy...




iceberg with pork balls soup...
iceberg, pork balls, tomato, glass noodles & fish stock...
a simple vegetable soup...




udon, pak choy, vegetarian fish cake, onion, oyster sauce & soy sauce...
instead of using meats and seafood, i've only used some vegetarian ingredients but still so delicious...
looking at this udon, i'm thinking of my grandma's home made noodle...
she usually fry with some pork with dark soy sauce...
and then she will chop some red chillies and mix with lime and soy sauce...
memories...




pork rib rice...
pork ribs, chinese sausages, rice, onion, spring onions, black bean sauce, oyster sauce, chinese rice wine & soy sauce...
the method is similar to the malaysian claypot chicken rice...
pre cook the pork ribs with all the ingredients then mix with the rice and cook with rice cooker...
one of the best dish i've ever made...
next time i'll improve the recipe by putting some dried scallop, shiitake mushroom and salted fish...



another boring working sunday...
another emotional and lonely day...
another cold night...




time forgets - yiruma...


... buy from who?...


today if you are planning to buy your new kitchen, which kitchen company will you buy from and how to choose?...

i'm sharing some of my experience and there are some simple rule of thumb when choosing a company is to measure it against some key criteria...

the kitchen designer...
when you walk in to a kitchen showroom and make an enquiry, the first you are going to do is to speak to a designer or a sales person...
to speak to someone who can provide you as much product information so that you can make up your mind to pick the right product...
for me this is important because dealing with kitchen design and installation you will face all kinds of problems...
in order to avoid these you have to go for the more experienced designer or a sales person...
you must also go for the one who is willing to listen to you so that they can understand your lifestyle well and full fill your requirements in order to design a perfect kitchen meeting all your needs...
it has to be creative and practical as well...

the design...
you need a designer who can produce a creative design and layout yet practical...
you need to pick a door style or to go with a concept that can goes with the rest of your interior design and decorating...
sometimes if you are hiring an interior designer, you might want them to coordinate with the kitchen designer...

the quality and guarantee...
these days you can find most of the product information by just googling from the web...
looking at the company's website and also reading some feedbacks posted by the consumer...
you need a company who is good in after sales services...
you never know some of the part and accessories might need a replacement after some time and you have to make sure the company will take responsibility on this...

the price...
i'm sure everybody has a budget before they see a kitchen designer...
the range of the kitchen design these days is very wide and it all depends on the door style, material and the mechanism you are using...
customers these days would prefer the kitchen company to provide them a breakdown itemised quotation and with the specification stated, you can easily compare with other kitchen company...