chinese Lunar New Year 2026

This is a late entry for the just passed Chinese New Year, February 2026. This year the celebration was great and we invited some friends over for lunch and, reunion. This year I baked and make my own Pineapple Tarts including the Pineapple Paste. Which is good as I can adjust the sweetness and texture accordingly. Usually every year I make like roll over but this year I went back to making an open pastry Pineapple Tarts, which is nice and beautiful to look at.

My Delicious Pineapple Tarts Pastries

Unwind with friends, Josie

 During one of the long Public holidays in Malaysia, my sister Josie went on a trip to unwind with friends. Obviously, she's enjoying herself. This place that they gathered and visited was in Sabah somewhere overlooking the Crocker Range, at least it's visible if you look around when you're there. Elevation range up to 2.050 meters above sea level. Every time when I travelled home, it never ceased to amazed me. These mountains are awesome. 

To the right, behind those stylish shades, looking through is Josie in light green blouse 

My Childhood Snacks

 I remember when we were younger, we only had a small variety of snacks that we used to buy and enjoyed it very much. I recalled with nostalgia certain biscuits that we will see when we go to the canteen and shops. These biscuits will take you down memory lane as I found a place in KLCC selling just that, it's on the 4th Floor and the Kiosk is call  'Childhood  Snacks'. It's kind of like the good old days are back again, but, for a fleeting seconds. 

                                                           All Snacks are Yummy 

                                                             One of my favourite 

                                                                 Remember this

The Exchange TRX

 I spent some time exploring the Exchange TRX  one morning after I had finished my breakfast at one of the cafes there. It was an afterthought that I opted to go ahead and do some exploring since it's still early and the weather isn't too warm yet. I set out to explore the Roof Top City Park and it's interesting as I slowly walk through and admire all the different species of plants and playground for kids and teenagers. I strolled, paused and at the  same time admired the area. It's a quick trip, and since it's getting warmer I decided to retreat back to the mall and be on my way. 

Here are some of the pictures from the exploration. 

                                          

                                                         Beautiful Water Garden 

                                          

                                                  The Children Playground 

                                                   

                                                            The Play Caves

                                                            The Exchange TRX 

Matcha Latte, Cafe Kitsune

My favourite place for Matcha Latte is at Cafe Kitsune, Pavilion. After a tired walk from shopping and browsing through the shops in Pavilion, the ultimate place to re- energise is to go to this nice Cafe. Jonathan always enjoyed his Iced Matcha Latte without sugar, same as me. It's lovely and flavourful.

                                         Fox Designed Matcha  Powder Coating