Chef wannabe : Vegetable Curry

28 January 2018

The job employment program that I am a part of organised a potluck today. Since the group consists of different nationalities, each of us brought our own country's dish. I made vegetable curry. I wanted to make curry from scratch but I realised that the ingredients are more expensive than me buying a ready-made curry paste. So, of course, I bought the ready made curry paste. E.g.: 5 pieces of lemongrass cost the same as the curry paste = SEK18/RM9.

The curry was sweet rather than spicy but most of the participants were not keen to try something that looked red. Oh well, more for me. Haha!

Orlangen Nature Reserve

20 January 2018

Today's 10km walk brought me to Orlången and Flemingsberg Nature Reserve. We met at Huddinge Station and took bus 709 towards Länna Handelsplats where we alighted at a station called Smedstorpsvägen. 

It was truly a White Winter Wonderland and feels like a 'Frozen' moment. It was like real winter with snow all around me. There has not been a proper snowfall since my first encounter in November - I made a snowman then, and never got the chance to make another since then as the snow became too dry. It was -6 degrees today, and the snow was too dry and powdery to make a snowman. One can also see the patterns of the snowflakes! Yes, it was cold but with the proper clothings, one can enjoy nature walk during winter. I had a fleece jacket, down jacket and my soft-shell jacket. THREE layers of jackets!

By the way, it is really difficult to walk in snow! It takes a lot of effort to life your legs from the snow and trudge on again in the snow. Even worse when going up a slope.