Singaporean Style Mee Rebus

Weather here in Stockholm Sweden today on Saturday is very Cloudy and windy. Feeling for a lazy day. Read books, cleaning the house a little and decided to prepare Mee Rebus for dinner.
Mee Rebus

•  Vegetable Oil 

• 15 Shallots finely pounded2 cm fresh Ginger, pounded6 Garlic cloves, finely pounded2 tbsp Dried prawns, fine pounded

• Meat Curry Powder

• 500g Beef, cut in cube( fats and bone can be add on)

• 4 Tbsp fermented Soy Bean Paste (Taucho in Malay)

• 4 ripe Tomatoes, roughly chopped and 1 can of whole peeled tomato 

• 4 cm / 2 inches Galangal (Lengkuas), lightly bruised

• 2 kg Sweet Potatoes, boiled and mashed until smooth

• Water (as much as is required to make the gravy)

• Yellow Egg Noodles 

• Bean Sprout (Tauge),blanched 

• Bean Curd (Tofu),fried and cut into small cubes 

• hard-boiled Eggs - halved 

• Coriander (Cilantro, Chinese Parsley or Ketumbar), finely chopped 

• 6 Spring Onion (Scallions), finely chopped 

• crisp-fried Shallots (Bawang Goreng) 

• Calamansi Lime (Limau Kasturi)

• 6 Green Chilies, sliced thinly 

• 15 Shallots (Red Onion), finely pounded

• 6 Garlic cloves, finely pounded

1. Heat Vegetable Oil in a deep pot and stir fry the Paste.

1. Add in Meat Curry Powder Paste, mix well, and then add in the Beef. Mixed well. 

1. Add in fermented Soy Bean Paste (Taucu), and sauté the Beef until the oil begins to surface. 

1. Add in water, Cubed Tomatoes, Galangal, Mashed Sweet Potatoes. Stir until the Mashed Sweet Potatoes dissolve into soup. Stir evenly and let simmer for approximately 20 minutes until the gravy thickens and meat becomes tender. 

You can add in some cornstarch to thicken the gracy. Mix a tablespoon or two of cornstarch and mix them thoroughly with some water, and pour into the gravy. Serve gravy with the Garnishing Ingredients.

Smart Shoe Laces

My brother sent me a very smart shoe laces which he had bought it for his son.

I know personally my son can tie his own shoe lace but at time he still had trouble with it when he had to rush out to play, leaving it dangling and dragging laces. 

Its easy, its simple and of course it's very practical especially for children.

Unfortunately right now during the Autumn and close to winter seasons, kids are using different types of shoes here totally. There aren't any shoe laces on their shoes now. Most children's are using high rubber boots or thick high boots now.

Summer Holiday

Summer 2013, we went to Singapore, Malaysia-Malacca and Indonesia-Batam with the family. It was a nice 5 weeks holiday visiting my parents and my brothers and his family.

Our second day on Sunday in Singapore. We went to Orchard Road for a walk with my family.
It has been a big changes everywhere in Singapore which I have very difficult to find my way around.

Dad and me in Plaza Singapura.

Gabriel and his cousin; Izat.

The boys enjoying at the arcade in Plaza Singapura.

Elrener after shopping at Sephora.

Home at my parents place.

We ate at Far East Plaza.

Gabriel went to the public pool at Khatib with daddy almost every alternate days.

The best mom ever. 

Rehersal of a fire work for Singapore National Day.

Peter and my brother, Fadil.

Singapore Botanical Garden

In December 2012, an application for it to be listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site was made. 

The Singapore Botanical Gardens fulfills the criteria for world heritage site assessment, and is a well love outdoor area for any Singaporean and tourists.

Singapore famous Merlion fountain.

The family photo 2013 during Hari Raya. My eldest brother Taufik was not there but we later went to Malacca to visit him.

Gabriel and Dad in traditional Malay clothing during Hari Raya.

Gabriel with cousins, Sarah and Izat.

 Marina Bay Garden, Singapore

Marina Bay Sands is an Intergrated Resort fronting Marina Bay in Singapore. Developed by Las Vegas Sands, it is billed as the world's most expensive standalone casino property at S$8 billion, including cost of the prime land.

One of the most talk about hotel in the world. Marina Bay Sand Hotel, Singapore with a swimming, bar and restaurant roof top in a shape of a ship.

One of thing we could not miss is the east coast beach in Singapore. We love the long beach and we rent a bicycle while Peter actually roller blade. 

The the long bicycling, we took a shower and have a nice relaxing time by the beach in a nice cosy bar.

 Weekend trip to Batam, Indonesia with mom and my family. 

We stayed at Holiday Inn Hotel. Batam Island is only 45 minutes from Singapore by ferry. The resort locates 15 minutes drive from Sekupang Ferry Terminal, 5 

Peter relaxing at the Jacuzzi surrounded by 3 beautiful woman :)

Mom and Elrener fall asleep by the pool.

Met my primary school mate Haslinda and Farlinzah. Haslinda hosted a hari Raya gathering at her club house. It has been ages since I last met them. We known each other since we were 7 years old in primary one when we first met and it's 34 years later we still in touch.

I have known Suzanne and Trudy since I went to Secondary school and since then we kept in touch with each other by mail, viber etc. Here we are again together having a wonderful time at Trudy's private condo BBQ and swimming the whole day.

She also invited us over one day to her husband's food court in Botanical Garden to treat us a nice wonderful Thai steamboat dinner.

Our day trip to the Singapore River Safari with my brother and his family and a childhood friend of mine, Tisha.

Visiting my elder borther in Malaysia.

Mom, Dad and my two elder brother.

 The Boys.

Cousins of various ages. My eldest brother sons are not there with us. Otherwise there will be 7 cousins together.

The 4 room A' Famosa Resort villa with a private pool where we stayed in at Malacca.

We also stayed a night at Mahkota Hotel in Malacca.

 We went to a pier opposite the hotel to have our dinner that night. It is a very beautiful place with music and cool breeze.

 Gabriel with Izat.

 My happy brother, Fadil.

Was invited to Orchard Country Club for a bowling with my brother and his family.

Fullerton is one of the nice place in Singapore to visit. It has the whole stretch of restaurants by the water river. Price... very costly. To get a grab a few drink is ok.

Our last day dinner in Singapore at Gayatri Indian Restaurant. My best friend Suzanne's, her husband Bobby had a friend who owns several Indian restaurant and we got a special room in the restaurant for 15 people. 

After the dinner we went to Clarke Quay to have some drinks and listen to music. It was a live band who has a great fantastic voice. Its in the restaurant called Little Saigon. One of the lady singer came forward to Gabriel and started dancing with him. Spontaneously Gabriel stood up and start dancing with her.