Author: Adeline Liong

Cooking lessons via WhatsApp

Cooking is about passion, so it may look slightly temperamental in a way that it’s too assertive to the naked eye.   – Gordon Ramsay, British chef, restaurateur, writer and television personality My niece, Ah Hong is learning to cook through WhatsApp. She is taking lessons from me even though

The joys of gardening

Show me your garden and I shall tell you what you are.    – Alfred Austin, English poet Do you know what I want to buy when all the flower stalls in the wet markets are open again? Vegetable seeds. All kinds of vegetable seeds, especially leafy green seeds like

Another two more weeks or more?

I assure you that food is enough for everybody. I know you feel burdened but I don’t have a choice. I have to extend the movement control order for your own safety. – Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, Prime Minister The movement control order (MCO) has been extended for two more

It’s work as usual for the newsrooms

While all of Malaysia is staying at home, a large group of national heroes are working nonstop to ensure our safety. The frontliners are the light of this country. – DATUK HANS ISAAC, FINAS CHAIRMAN Despite the movement control order (MCO), it’s work as usual for the newsrooms. Take for

MCO drives church services online

Most of the research on social interaction and influence says that in-person interactions are more influential, meaningful, and memorable than those online. – DANIEL COX, AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE The movement control order (MCO) has driven religious services online as all mass gatherings including those in houses of worship have been

Watch out for asymptomatic patients

Moving into MCO phase two, we have to get serious about this. The second domain is the public health measures. In this part, it really needs to involve society at large. They must understand that they won’t be implored or begged to come (for testing) and they have to come

Challenging times for everyone

I know that there’s a god because I was able to survive everything that I’ve been through – all of the tough times – and I’m still at the top of my game. – Floyd Mayweather, American professional boxer I shared recently pictures of food I bought for breakfast from

Just stay at home!

I appeal to all of you. Please, stay put where you are. Those in Kuala Lumpur, stay in Kuala Lumpur. Those in Johor Baru should stay put in Johor Baru. Those who made plans to go back to your kampung, please cancel it. It is just for two weeks. –

Baking a cake in the wee hours

Cake is happiness! If you know the way of the cake, you know the way of happiness! If you have a cake in front of you, you should not look any further for joy! – C. JOYBELL C., POET AND AUTHOR Have you ever baked a cake at 1.30am? I

Memories are made of this

Food and music have the ability to bring back memories I have long forgotten. I will take a double order of them both. – KRAYL FUNCH, BLOGGER, HOME AND EVENT STYLIST Suddenly that morning, I had the urge to eat fried tapioca leaves. I thought buying the leaves that had