LookOut Point On Lowland

CoolTeen had a replacement drums class on Sunday after dinner, so after we dropped him off at the music school, the 3 of us (hubby, PreTeen and I) decided to have some dessert while we wait for him.

We thought we would try the Island Red Cafe at Mahkota Cheras but after we parked and had a look at the menu we realised that they don't serve any kind of dessert at all...just main meals and drinks. So we went over to the newly-opened LookOut Point next door.


They have some ice-cream on the menu so I had 3 scoops of mint ice-cream while hubby and PreTeen shared a banana split. The banana split looked rather strange but PreTeen didn't have any complains about the taste. My mint ice-cream was good and I finished it all before remembering to take a photo of it!


We have been to the LookOut Point up on the hilltop and love that place for its cool air and lovely view of the city.

Here's the view from the outlet in Mahkota Cheras...


Highway view...

And a strange sign in the toilet... shouldn't toilet paper go into the toilet bowl after we wipe ourselves?

About Dogs and Cats

A very closely related blogger, mikokim, had a very enlightening article 'Dog and Cat' on his blog recently. It has been a rather stressful few years dealing with the teenage angst of CoolTeen and keeping a blog has been a great way to de-stress. After reading the article I finally realised why I seem to be banging my forehead against the wall or tearing out my hair in frustration every so often...I have not realised that my once adorable 'little puppy' has turned into an 'old cat' and I have been treating the 'old cat' like a 'dog'...now I finally get the picture...a real flashbulb moment for me! You must read the article to know what I'm talking about!



Now I can start behaving like a cat owner instead...what a relief to finally know what to do and what to expect! I am no longer clueless!

The next thing I'm dreading is that I already have a 'little kitten' (one who always had a mind of her own) who's on the verge of entering her teenage years sooner than I had hoped...will she turn into an 'old cat' too like her older sibling, or (fingers crossed!) into a 'dog'? I don't know how I'm going to handle having 2 'old cats' around the house!

Right now my 'old cat' is sulking in his room because he didn't have his way.

Being a parent is really not an easy task...sigh...but it's not without its rewards! At least it's heartening to know that if I treat the 'old cat' right, he will one day turn back into a loyal 'dog'.

Guess What's This

I took this photo a few days ago...can anyone guess what it is?


Here's another view of it.

CLUE: Not snow, picture taken in Malaysia

New Batch Of Garbage Enzyme

My second batch of garbage enzyme was ready a few days ago. The first time was a trial and I made only litre. I was so impressed by the cleaning power of this enzyme that I made 2 litres this time (I only have 1 litre containers).

I made 2 types, one with vegetables and a little lemon peel, and the other with just fruit peel...pineapple and lemon. I tried using only vegetable odds and ends at first but it ended up producing so much gas that I had to open the bottle every few hours to release the gas so that my plastic container wouldn't explode! In the end I just poured it away.


after 3 months of fermentation the liquid should be brown and have a light pleasant fragrance


strain it with a sieve


...or use a thin piece of cloth


label the bottles so that nobody accidentally drinks them!


my precious bottles of cleaning enzyme :)

15Malaysia Short Films

There was an article in The Star newspaper today about 15Malaysia - 15 short films by local filmmakers, and being a fan of short films I decided to go to the 15Malaysia website to have a look. I haven't finished watching all of them yet (some are funny, others are thought-provoking), but this is one of the first few I watched and it really cracked me up...