In another 3 years, I achieve senior citizen status and can enjoy 50% off buffets at certain places. Hah!
As with their current practice (to remind taxpayers of tax compliance responsibilities), the Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia also took the opportunity to wish me Happy Birthday.
Since it was my birthday, I can eat whatever I want, betul tak? But I still had to work on my birthday.
Last time I angan-angan wanna take leave on my birthday to lepak-lepak. It's all right lah. Work keeps my brain ticking and sharp (besides I need the money kah..kah..kah...).
So for brunch I went to Halla Holla. By the way, Halla Holla did some renovation work a while back (to return the shoplot next to it to the landlord) and they now occupy only one space. The lot they vacated is now a Thai restaurant.
I will never give up coffee. I love it too much.
This is something I have been wanting to eat. Avocado Toast with Scrambled Eggs. Totally worth it. You get a whole lot of avocado.
And if you are greedy like me, you order some more avocado. Enjoy kaw kaw!
After the meal, you know lah. Must do my mandatory walk to run off the glucose in my blood.
I passed by my old ice cream haunt. No, I did not eat ice cream. Ice cream is no longer a thing for me.
In the evening, my lahling took me to dinner at Jay's Kitchen.
He being the carb lover had the Spaghetti Bolognaise.
And me, I had the Iberico Belly.
The Iberico pork belly was fatty and tender. I can eat two portions, to be honest hah..hah...
We also got the Kurobota Belly Bites to share.
The boss, Mr Jay, also served us his awesome nonya achad as appetizers. My partner agreed with me that the achad was fantastic.
The next day, mum gave me a birthday treat at Jyu Raku, Subang Jaya.
The lighting in the restaurant was very dim and the photos did not turn out well, hence this abbreviated post.
Overall, the meal was above average and I would not mind coming back again.
The menu is extensive and this being our first visit, we were a bit overwhelmed when deciding on what to order.
We were also served complimentary matcha ice cream which tasted very milky to me.
So that was my birthday makan-makan sessions. Being 57 I don't feel 57 ... Some days I feel like I am only 15 wahahaha!!!
Back in the old days (maybe grandma and great grandma's time and beyond), I would have become a grand old dame with a few grandchildren (or even great grandchildren God forbid). Well, times have changed.
We now have options and I ticked NO in some boxes.
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| What? Me old lady? |
My birthday wish (every year) shall be to live a simple yet happy and healthy life.
I don't make a lot of money and I am very chin chai - in this photo I am wearing a (more than) 10 year old tee shirt (bought from Aeon when it used to be known as Jaya Jusco).
I carry a RM27.00 tote bag and wear RM26.99 sneakers. I wear no makeup except for eye shadow so that I don't look sleepy.
My ex-university mate made this comment when I went to lecture without eye makeup "macam muka orang baru bangun tidor" (you look like you just woke up). Cilaka, that girl.
Ah! This is another birthday present I bought for me. A 15lb kettlebell. I am now doing kettlebell swings and such as part of my resistance training to build/maintain muscle and physical strength.
I shall endeavor to eat well, stay well and age well, aiming on growing better and not older. My goal is to become a biological badass. I hope those are your goals too. Amen!
you look so great in your age~
ReplyDeleteThank you, Hitomi :)
DeleteHappy belated birthday 🎉🎂 🥳 🎈 🎊 you had wonderful celebrations with loved ones. Good good👍
ReplyDeleteWow! 60 in 3 years time and looking very good. I believe you will work until over 60, right? Since you are so diligent! 💪
Thank you for your birthday wishes! Yes, I will work until I don't know when LOL!
DeleteGood morning! Auntie PH, happy birthday. With age, we gained wisdom and knowledge though we lost our childhood's innocence (cry) lol. That day got one young girl called me Auntie, I replied her "I won't get angry even if you call me auntie." and laugh it off. Your last book pic reminds me that I have so many books to read but I have no TIME.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your birthday wishes! hah..hah... I have accepted being called Auntie LOL! Same here, I also have lots of books and most times when I get home, my eyes are tired.
DeleteHi PH...i am following you since 2014...and following your recipes especially from Alex Goh Colllections. I glad that you posted a lot in 2024 and may health and creativity always be with you :-) ... Greetings from afar, Semurni Balqis
ReplyDeleteHi Semurni! Thank you for following my blog and thank you for your kind wishes. So sorry I don't do cakes anymore LOL!
DeleteYou definitely look good for your age and your skin is still tight with very minimal sagging problem, bravo!
ReplyDeleteThank you! Thank you! I think the elimination of processed and junk foods helped in that area.
DeleteOmg, that's a lot of avocado in one sitting...two rows and one additional row. I think at most I can only stomach one row as avocado is very creamy which makes you feel full.
ReplyDeleteThe photos look alright (sometimes depending on the lighting, not necessarily dim but also too bright, and your seating, there tend to be dark shadows, I've encountered that lots of times). Let me guess, your brother had the unagi don, you had the bara chirashi don and your mom the tamago or oyako don? ;)
Happy belated birthday, my dear. My guess of your birthday - 27 Sept? Hehe! If you feel 15, then you're 15, not 57...lol! :D
You guessed correctly who had what LOL! You also got the date right and thank you for your birthday wishes! Ok then, I am 15 LOL!
DeleteKris, I salute you, you are really spot on and observant.
DeletePH: I was able to guess because I checked your last year's birthday post and it was posted on 28th. So my guess is 27th since you usually write the post the next day...lol.
DeleteAs for my guesses on who ate what, since you prefer to not eat something sweet, the unagi would be your brother's choice. You would prefer fresh proteins with not too much sauce, hence your choice of chirashi and the generation before us don't eat Japanese food all that much and would probably go for the simplest egg. That was my deduction...hehe.
Libby: Thank you, I just made calculated guesses. ^_~
Ah! Very good detective skills you have! LOL!
DeleteNah, times have changed, doesn't mean if you are a grandma or a great grandma with human grandchildren definitely means you are "ho mia". I feel like the same petite, cute and creative lass back in my 20s muahaha. But on a serious note I am going for my yearly health checkup this year. By the way, was going through your birthday post again because it was so well written, Malay language sounds like hokkien at times, like the "baru" (we say that in hokkien), will like to know what is the meaning of "cilaka". It is nice to learn from one another right?
ReplyDeleteLike what you said, generally our people make the conclusion that someone is "ho mia" when they reach grandma/pa or great grandma/pa status, irregardless of what their life actually was. Good, stay young, stay in your 20's hah..hah...! Thanks for your compliments on my post. Cilaka/celaka is roughly the Malay equivalent of our Hokkien "suay" LOL!
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