Tuesday 25 December 2012

Merry Christmas and Awards (Update)

This is an update to thank Alvin of Chef and Sommelier for nominating me for the Liebster Award. Thank you, Alvin! I did not do a new post because this auntie has no energy :(

Merry Christmas to all my friends and readers! The new year is just around the corner and my hope is that 2013 will bring  good things to all of us like good health, happiness, peace, strength, determination, hope and many more. Of course in our life, the not so good things will happen too. But with a good attitude, strength, resolve and faith, we should be able to overcome them.

Today, I would like to take the opportunity to thank my friends who have passed on to me the following awards :









To PTR. PunithaJessie and Amelia, thank you very much and this acknowledgment is long overdue as you guys passed on the awards to me in July and August 2012. 

And to mui mui, thank you very much, this is like a Christmas present for me :) To Alvin, thank you for the early New Year present hah! hah!

The reason I took so long to acknowledge the first 4 awards is because I am a low key person, not given to announcing achievements and such. But on the other hand, after much thought, I did not want my friends to get the impression that I did not appreciate their nomination. I am very much humbled and grateful for the thought and recognition. It means a lot to me. Once again, thank you from the bottom of my heart.

The awards require me to pass them on to a limited number of friends and it is hard for me to single out among my many sweet and talented friends. And some of my friends have made their blogs an award free zone. So, with much apologies, I am breaking the rules and passing out the awards to all my friends! That's right, breaking the rules just like how I like to meddle with other people's recipes hah! hah!

Having said that, I will fulfill the other requirements here. The Versatile Blogger Award requires me to state 7 things about myself. The ABC Award requires 26 things about me from A to Z and that's really a lot! I will only go for the 7, so here goes :

1. I can eat a regular pizza all by myself and still have room for dessert.
2. I love housekeeping, I find it relaxing.
3. My favorite cuisine  is Indian.
4. I don't like ironing.
5. When it comes to noodles, kueh teow and meehoon must be fried and mee is for soup.
6. I can put on 5lbs in one week (serious, no joke) and take forever to lose it.
7. I take my drinks cold, including my coffee for breakfast.

So there you have it, 7 things about Auntie Phong Hong.

And finally, for the Liebster Award, mui mui has set these questions for me and my answers are in red :

  • breakfast, lunch, dinner or supper. Dinner
  • strawberry or blueberry. Blueberry
  • seafood or poultry. Poultry
  • benefit most in blogging. Motivate me to try new recipes
  • your favourite drink. Ice cold water
  • your favourite cook book. Simply Sedap by Chef Wan
  • a recipe e-book or a recipe paper book. Recipe paper book
  • what is your  favourite dish for Christmas. Potato salad
  • what your all time favourite song. Allentown by Billy Joel
  • chinese food or japanese food. Japanese
  • what your choice of colour. Green

And my answers to Alvin's questions :

Cooking or Blogging? Cooking AND Blogging
Your favourite Chef/Restaurant? Chef Wan
Three favourite ingredients? Eggs, Onions and Garlic
Three ingredients that you would avoid? Any cheese other than cheddar, milk and shellfish
Breakfast, Lunch or Dinner? Dinner
Coffee or Tea? Coffee
Cakes or Cookies? Cakes
Butter or Olive Oil? Olive Oil
Red or White (Wine)? Red
Which three famous individuals would you invite to dinner (dead or alive)? Chef Wan, Chef Florence Tan and Chef Amy Beh
If you were to have your last meal, what would it be? Fried eggs with Terengganu kayciap


It has been fun blogging and getting to know my fellow bloggers. I have learnt a lot from all of you and  I wish you all a blessed and wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year!

57 comments:

  1. It is good to know more about your Phong Hong :)
    May peace, happiness and goodwill be with you and your family not only on Christmas, but through out the year and beyond. Wishing you Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays.

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    1. Thank you, Gertrude! I wish for the same for you too!

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  2. Hi Phong Hong, thank you for the mention, I really appreciate your kind thought. Congratulation to you on your many awards. You're a very good cook, learn a lots from you too. Am so glad to meet a nice blogger like you and nice knowing more about you.

    Happy holiday and have a wonderful week ahead.

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    1. Thank you, Amelia. You are always generous with your compliments. I learn lots from you too and you always give me a good laugh :) It is really nice knowing you too and I hope you have a wonderful holiday and a fabulous week ahead!

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  3. Hi Phong Hong, what can I say, only a big 'CONGRATULATION' to you for receiving these lovely awards. Happy holidays till next year...

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    1. Thanks, Kimmy! Happy holidays to you too!

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  4. Happy christmas dear and congrats on all ur awards

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    1. Thank you, Vimitha! A happy Christmas to you too!

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  5. You deserved all these awards, PH. You have been a great encourager on many blogs, mine including! Thanks so much, and Merry Christmas to you and your family!

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    1. Thank you, Esther! And I must thank you for your support too, really appreciate it very much. Merry Christmas to you and your family too!

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  6. Merry Christmas and all the best in 2013!

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    1. Thank you, Ann! And Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you too!

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  7. Merry Christmas! And congratulations on all these awards!

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    1. Thank you, Ola! Merry Christmas to you too!

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  8. Merry Christmas to you and your family dear..Congratulations on your all awards.

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  9. Hi PH!

    Congrats and you truly deserve all the awards!

    Wishing you and your family a very MERRY CHRISTMAS and a fruitful 2013 year ahead!

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    1. Thank you, Alvin! Appreciate your support!

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  10. get to know you a bit, hehehe,,i also hate ironing..I would like to take this opportunity to wish you a Blessed Christmas and Happy New Year.

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    1. Thanks, Sonia! Hee..hee...I prefer to wash dishes compare to ironing :)

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  11. Congratulations on the awards, Phong Hong. Wishing you a very Merry Christmas!

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  12. aiyer...i also dislike ironing...wish someday someone can invent an ironing machine, just dump all the clothes in there and do all the work! congrats on all the awards and wishing you Merry Christmas and have a wonderful year 2013!

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    1. Thanks you, Lena! Hah! Hah! I also want that machine :)

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  13. congrats dear.. merry christmas to you and your family :)

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  14. PH, congratulations on the awards. You certainly deserves them. Hope you have a wonderful Christmas.

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  15. Merry Christmas PH and all the best of everything for the coming New Year!

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  16. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year PH! Enjoy the holidays!

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  17. wishing you a very happy & prosperous year ahead..:)
    Tasty Appetite

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  18. Congratulations on all your awards!! It was fun learning a bit more about you :) Hope you had a very merry Christmas!!! xo

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    1. Thanks, Lizzy! Now you know why I am not skinny :)

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  19. Hope you had a great Christmas and wishing you an awesome New Year, 2013! Congrats on your many awards - bet there will be lots more to come!

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    1. Thank you, Arthur! Appreciate your regular visit and support!

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  20. Hi Phong Hong,
    Congratulations!
    I hate ironing! Why must the clothes be ironed when they will get rumpled later anyway!
    And yes, I'm totally into Indian cuisine! Yum, yum!
    Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year!

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    1. Thank you, Joyce! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you too! Glad we have 2 things in common. Or 3 if we count gardening :)

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  21. Congrats dear:) Merry christmas n happy new year!!

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  22. WIshing you Merry Christmas and a great year ahead!

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  23. Phong Gong, Congrats on the awards. Wish you a good New Year ahead.

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  24. congrats Phong Hong
    Merry Xmas!

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  25. Phong Hong,
    You deserve all that awards!!
    It is so nice to know more about you.
    Me too i dislike ironing, simply because it will make me sweat all over, inside out after ironing..LOL

    Just wanna let you know i really like all your cooks and your blog act as a e-recipe book for me..heehee It is very very nice to know you via blogging.
    Thanks for the mention and a Big Bear Hug to you:D

    May all your wishes come through in the New Year 2013.
    Happy New Year:)
    mui


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    1. Mui Mui, thank you again for the nomination and your sweet compliments! It has been wonderful knowing you too, and I also love the bakes and food that you cook :) We have much more to share in 2013!

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  26. Aiyo Phong Hong, We are so proud of you. You so clever one! Mok dan Mok Chik sungguh gembira PH received so many awards. Kami pun nok bagi you satu award tapi tok nok orang tahu lah!

    Ee wants to give you a grand award. Be patient, wait till she comes back to KL.

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    1. Mummy, you finally commented! Hah! Hah! Hah! Thank you, thank you!

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    2. Yahoooooooooooooo finally my sweet Sis-in-law is active.Me?? waiting to taste the food and be the JUDGE :))

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  27. My sister says that aku sangkat pandai main computer sampai boleh dapat enter Phonghongbakes.So you see mok chit ni pun boleh dapat satu award.See kepala saya tok ada BATU lah!!!Dulu bangnok sampai penoh sampai tadok lubang nok tagoh batu rakit lagi

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    1. EE, mok chik aku memang pandai! Batu jangan letok dalam kepala, baik buat rock garden :)

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    2. Mok chik ni doh balik doh. Ingat ada kat sini lagi.

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  28. Thank you, Kathy! Will hop over right away!

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