Korean Cooking Class 2018

29 November 2018

For the first time in my life, I joined a cooking class. I am not an excellent cook. I can cook simple meals but I rather that no one else tries them. Haha! Today after work, I joined a Korean cooking class that was organised by the South Korean Embassy. A friend of mine invited me and since there is no fee involved, why not? All the ingredients were prepared and we did not need to bring anything.

This is our menu where each group has to prepare. There are 4 in a group and thankfully, I sat next to a Korean girl (she was adopted and grew up in Sweden) who knows how to cook! There were 14 persons who attended and we were separated into 4 groups.

This kitchen has all the utensils in the world!

Hjulmarknad 2018

24 November 2018

So, I have heard of Julmarknad which means Christmas Market it is very common in December. But this time, I went to Hjulmarknad - Hjul means wheel but the pronounciation of Hjul and Jul is the same. I tell people that I am going to Hjulmarknad with a H. 

Anyone who is crazy about vehicles - cars, trains, trucks and anything with wheels, ought to come here. Too bad it is only for a day. All the collectors' items were selling at not-very-cheap prices.

Prins Eugens Waldemarsudde

22 November 2018

Today's evening's visit to Prins Eugens Waldemarsudde is organised by Kompis Sverige. It costs SEK150 for the entrance fee and I had no idea about this place until I saw this activity in Kompis Sverige's website. I will share with you the reason why it costs that much to visit this place.  

On the way to the residential home which is now a museum, we saw a few Santa Claus on the tree. Innovative decoration.

We had a guide to explain to us about this museum. This is the residential place of Prince Eugene. He wanted to be an artist and he studied art in France. He became an artist and was interested in music and photography too. He chose this area to build his residence because it was close to the waters and he wanted to be near to the nature. By the way, the Prince never married because if he married a commoner, he will lose his title and if he married a royalty, she will not accept his artist friends. It sure is tough to be a royalty back then.

Of course, the first thing that greeted us when we went inside the house was a naked statue. Sweden has so many naked statues that I find it weird if I see a place without one.

SMA - Deepavali & Annual General Meeting 2018

17 November 2018

Today, I was surrounded by my fellow Malaysians in a Deepavali event and the Annual General Meeting of the Swedish Malaysian Association (SMA). I had a lovely time today. The minute I stepped in, I heard a mixture of Cantonese and Hokkien dialects, and the familiar languages of Malay, Manglish and Mandarin. I was at home. 

I paid a fee of SEK120/RM60. There were lucky draws where I bought 4 tickets for SEK100/RM50 but I did not win anything, henna drawings, yummy-licious Indian food, games (charades and musical chairs) and karaoke at the end of the event. We voted for a new committee for 2018/2019. 

Tastebud : Weidao, A Taste of Asia (2nd time)

6 November 2018

Asian food today which means Chinese food and sushi for me. My friend and I went to Weidao. This was my second time here. My first time here was 2 months back where I had sashimi.

I had the lunch offer - 5 pieces of sushi (2 salmon, 2 California roll and 1 avocado) and a wok-fried dish that includes rice. I chose Sichuan wok - beef, capsicum, mushroom and onions with a spicy twist. SEK130/RM65. More worth it than the sashimi I had a month back that costs SEK130 too. A wok dish by itself costs SEK105. It was a big portion, by the way. Well, at least for me.