Friday Fun With Chinese Tantric Sex Music

We went to a Chinese vegetarian restaurant. BIKSS was impressed. Thre was some curried (rendang, it's called) lion's mane mushrooms, tofu stuffed with.. um, tofu LOL, veg and mushroom hot pot (aka soup) and a side of veggie gyoza. I'm trying to reduce our meat intake so I'm glad he enjoyed the meal.

After dinner we sat by the car in a random lot and drank a zero-alcohol beer which we picked up from the gas station. We wanted something that was caffeine-free (for me) sugar-free (for BIKSS) and preferably cold and fizzy. And Heineken zero was cheaper than Perrier! 

(Also, he went in for a HbA1c test at my insistence, but we're still waiting on that result. I'm just being overly cautious. Doesn't hurt to have more numbers. I'm not convinced that the blood glucose test is "enough" given how high his OGTT was a year ago when he did that. I'm a bit surprised the doc didn't include a Hba test during his recent medical. Pffft.)

Then we went home and while chatting about getting DNA tests (his brother did a test, and I mentioned being interested cos I don't really know where I'm from since my dad was adopted, and my grand-dad on mum's side was also adopted...)  we ended up looking at pictures of Mongolian women cos he's convinced I have Mongolian DNA. I never looked it up but when he showed me the pics on the web it was like looking at my growing up fotos! 

This one looks like the sister when she was in high school.

And BIKSS says this one looks like a younger me - 

(Khulan Chuluun - Mongolian actress and director)

Specifically it's the high/wide cheekbones, narrow mouth and slanted eyes. Which are related to Japanese eyes, but not Chinese eyes, it seems. 

(can you tell which is Japanese and which is Chinese?)

I did some digging. Apparently Japanese DNA is linked to Mongul DNA. I'm learning a lot this weekend! LOL. 

You can read about it HERE

Anyway since my period decided to show up a week early we couldn't have any fuckety fun, but that doesn't mean I can't still enjoy me a blowjob. Mm hmm.. "Would you like a blowjob?" I popped as I half leapt up from the bed to get my stuff ready. 

Yes. There was readying to be done. He replied that a blowjob would be nice! 
"Great, cos I'm in the mood for a blowjob!" I say. 

(He goes on to joke while I get busy - "Try saying that in a bar... Hm I'm in the mood for a blowjob, anyone want one? Can I get a volunteer, maybe?")

But back to the readying.

First, a thermos that I had gotten recently for my birthday. Now that my microwave is dead (did I mention? Yeah.. well.) I had to do things the old-fashioned way - ie. have some warm water handy. I went to the kitchen, popped the kettle on (did I tell you I had to get a new one cos the old one died? Appliances are dying at an alarming rate in my house suddenly) and poured me some warm water into my thermos.

Also, a towel for post BJ wipe-up.

Next, setting the mood. I turned on the unicorn light and switched off the main light. I realise the unicorn-ness of it may not be sexy, but hey, he's gonna have his eyes shut and all I'm after is the pink glow it gives off.

He took off his pants and because he was directly beneath the ceiling fan (and we'd been having an exceptionally cold spell for this time of year in this part of the world - blame the monsoons) I stuck the blanket over his hip area. 

At this point he said "It's like being in a bordello," which I suppose is a positive, considering the vibe I was going for.

And now, for the music. It's not a long clip, so of course before anyone could get anywhere it was interrupted by Youtube ads and then Janet Seidel threatened to take over my speakers! I like her songs, don't get me wrong, I just didn't want to blowjob to them! 

Anyway, I think I might have been more inspired by the music than BIKSS was put in the mood by listening to it, cos I really enjoyed last night's BJ. And I think he enjoyed it too. I actually got some "wow"s out of him after he came. It was very reassuring. I mean, 11 years later and he's still loving it!

Today's chip pic - 

Corn chips aren't my favourite but hey, if it's salted and crunchy, I'll eat it.

Baking Mishap, CNY, Catch-Up Pics and Medical Results

I baked a total of 22 cakes. On the last batch (thank goodness it was the last!)  I may have had a brain glitch and PUT DOWN the tea towel I was holding before grabbing at my HOT cake tin with bare finger and thumb. Don't ask me why. It should be second nature to me by now. But as I said. Glitch. 

I now have a blister on my index finger, which thankfully isn't as large as some others I've hard, and I've seared off part of my thumbprint. 😆 

BIKSS and I usually eat at a place I'll call BH. The one that does awesome oven baked fish. But we tried a different outlet. It was a little noisier and more cramped than our usual place, but the food was still good, if done slightly differently from what we're used to.

Fruit salad with mint sauce dressing (top), Hainanese stir fry veggies (bottom left) aka Chap Chye -cabbage, carrots, beancurd skin, and fish and chips (bottom right) - well, half of it, cos we were sharing.

And because I wore my pretty dress yesterday in honor of an early CNY celebration, we decided to go to the branch we usually go to, cos it's not usually crowded, the staff know us, and we feel extremely at-home there. I do anyway. I also wanted to put a larger tip into their tip box as a CNY gift.

Left to right - Ngoh hiang (fried seasoned meat rolls), fried crispy tofu (more for BIKSS than for me, he enjoys tofu!), and our favorite oven-baked fish that, as usual, did not disappoint.

After that we made our way to Chinatown to pick up some last minute goodies (it's usually cheaper on the night before CNY-eve as everyone is trying to clear out their stock!) but it started to drizzle midway thru and we decided to head back to the car. Good thing too, cos it began to pour! 

pics taken off the web

(a sample of our rabbit lanterns in the middle of the road - these are lit up at night.)

The update on BIKSS medical - some fatty changes in his liver, nothing of concern. He just needs to watch his red meat intake and try to get moving a little bit more. His sugar levels are stable. Not the greatest but no longer in the pre-diabetes range. As long as he keeps to his current low-carb diet he'll be ok. I did a post-prandial check last night (we haven't been doing it regularly... in a long time actually) and his glucose level was normal. I'm happy. 

We want to get his HbA1c done (his medical didn't include this, which is a bit annoying imo) just to see what his current reading is. But aside from that no other issues. I'm trying to convince him to cut out pork, eat out less frequently (lunch time food court meals are bound to have palm oil / hydrogenated veg oils) and stick to a beef once-a-month schedule to see if that will help with the fatty liver issue.

Here's today's chip pic - I bought 5 packets of this last night in Chinatown! 

Gong Xi Fa Cai everyone. May the year of the Rabbit bring you luck, joy and happiness!

Birthday Steak, Ikea Shopping and New Curtains

First things first. That top bit that you see marked out on my stand lamp has long since died. I had rolled up some A4 paper and stuck them together to make a cylinder that I then used as a shade. 

But when the second lamp's plastic bit started flaking off too I thought it might be time to do something about it. So even tho it took some doing to get these (sold out, unhelpful staff etc), we managed to find 2 at Ikea's As-Is section for half the price I was going to have to pay for them. They're a bit bigger than I expected but it's nothing I can't get used to. It's meant to be a regular downward shade... but why not right? 

(Left - my room, Right - Ikea website)

The other thing I did for my room this year was chuck out the old curtains and put up some new ones. 

OLD - (they weren't the same colour at the end, let me tell you) 

NEW - (blackout ombre drapes with star cut-outs and a sheer layer over top)

The room now has a blue hue as long as the curtains are drawn. It's great!

And now, the food!

1. CAPESANTE pan-seared scallops, mint salsa verde, tomato jam, artichoke

Looks expensive. Is expensive. But TOTALLY delicious and I dare say, worth it, at least once in my lifetime. Huge juicy un-shrunk scallops perfectly seared. 

2. RIB-EYE 400g angus 200 days grain-fed, MBS2/3, australia

All I can say is Fat never tasted so good. Really. 

3. FUNGHI  maitake mushroom, parsley, egg yolk

Neither of us was expecting an actual raw yolk. But after mixing it in, those mushrooms were really something. It was kind of like my brain kept asking if it was a good idea to be eating this stuff, and my mouth kept ignoring it. 

4. CAVOLFIORE cauliflower, pecorino cheese, crispy ham

The cheesy goodness was at the bottom of the bowl. Once mixed it was rich and fragrant and creamy and I would definitely order this again. The crispy ham (like bacon bits) was served on the side cos Ms Fondles didn't want any. 

It got noisy in the restaurant so we moved outside. We found out later that the table we like inside (where we were seated last time) is number 18 and this one they moved us to outside was table 40. Always useful to know the numbers of the tables we like. For future bookings, I mean. 

The view from where we were seated -

BIKSS got himself an Irish coffee with all cream and whisky and very little coffee. 

I got me a pot of chamomile tea cos that's the only uncaffeinated tea they had. But I was impressed they had actual flowers instead of just using a teabag. Not a common occurrence in my part of the world. 

And just before closing (I think they were waiting to see if we were going to order dessert, either that or they clear forgot about us!) we got a complimentary Tiramisu with Happy Birthday written on the plate. 

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So that was that! I didn't get the mats / runners I wanted from IKEA but that's ok. I won't die without them. The day turned out splendidly. After Ikea and before dinner we sat and enjoyed an iced tea, boba tea style, but without the boba! LOL. It was a little sunken in cove of a sitting area tucked away in a corner of the mall. 

After dinner we sat and chatted and tried to figure out all the other couples seated near us. It was very enjoyable and relaxed and I went home with a food-baby! No more rich food for me till ... oh mid Feb. Cos that's when we're going to celebrate BIKSS' birthday and V-day all in one! 

Have some chips as I get busy with CNY baking this week. I might not be around much. But I'll try. 

Tomorrow! and Lots of Other Things

We're going to have a day out tomorrow. To celebrate my 50th! 

We managed to play with the cane last night too :) I said, birthday spanks. He went crazy playing theme songs with the cane on my bum. And I had to guess the tune! From Cliff Richard's Silhouette to Mozart's Sym No 40, Beauty School Dropout to Beethoven's 5th! It was fun. And definitely more than 50 spanks. But then they were tappety taps so I guess it wasn't too bad. Still, I felt a bruise even if it never actually showed up in colour. 

I wanna look at some Chinese New Year lampshades, floor mats and table runners at Ikea tomorrow, and we're having that ribeye that was recommended at the steak place we went to 2 weeks ago. 

Meanwhile, last week we rescued some food AND my cousin bought me a huge ass chicken pie from a bakery near her place (she had given me some before and I really liked it!) so I made a picnic and we sat at the beach for dinner - 

Anti-clockwise from bottom left - red spinach tofu soup, baby spinach leaves with honey mustard and mayo, chicken pie wedges, stir fried egg with onions, avocado cubes, pickled onions. I'm glad he enjoyed the mostly non-meat dinner. It's a thing I'm doing. And I'm happy BIKSS is ok with not having meat-centric meals.

(But we WILL be having steak and scallops tomorrow LOL)

Yesterday's dinner was at a tiny cafe near my piano kids' place. 

The little bit of waffle wasn't half bad, but BIKSS wasn't too keen on it I think. I reckon we have to go back another day and have it with ice cream - just to see how it stands up to the cold and wet! That yellow blob is "fake" cheese (you know, like nacho cheese...) on a chunk of boneless fried chicken. 

It was surprisingly good. Very satisfying. And the salad bowl was HUGE! I like that there was enough black pepper that I could actually taste it!

This week I've been baking other things besides my lapis - ok, ONE other thing:

Flourless, sugarless, butterless, whole orange cakes. Please excuse the charred tops. This batch got a bit burnt. 

The recipe uses sugar but I sub with Xylitol for the diabetics around me. You can find it here - 

Whole Orange Cake

The best part is that you chuck everything into ONE FOOD PROCESSOR and you're good to go. This is what the inside looks like (from my trial run a week ago - it got good reviews!)

Next week I've taken some days off work so that I can concentrate on my lapis-ing properly. WITHOUT killing myself in the race to prep for Chinese New Year. It's so early this year that everyone I know is groaning about feeling rushed. Christmas barely over, and now one more thing to start fussing about. 

I bought new curtains for my room too - but I haven't put them up. I'll show you what they look like once I do. 

And here's the CNY dress - (pic taken from the website). It's just a straight fitted dress with a tight skirt that hits right below my knee. Modest and festive, with all the right elements -  CNY is also the celebration of the begnining of Spring and therefore flowers are important to the traditionalists; red, as some of you may know, is an auspicious colour to the Chinese and is believed to bring good fortune. Perfect for receiving old conservative rellies when they come a-visiting. To me, it's another little black dress I can wear on date nights! The best thing is that it isn't terribly form-fitting so I have room to move, and the all-over distracting print hides all the wrong bumps brilliantly! Where I usually get a Medium, or sometimes a Small for baggier cuts, this time I got me a Large! It is reeeeeally important to check the reviews before buying!

On the topic of fit and form, I recently picked up a few new bras. Basics. From the teen bra section. TEEN. My boobs were small to begin with. As I age I'm inclined to believe the fats in my boobs have migrated into their retirement home that is my belly. 

Nothing fancy, just regular everyday bras. Two black ones that have seamless, lightly padded cups for no nipple show-thru under teeshirts, and a nude one that is super comfy - I have three of those in black - which I bought about 15 years ago, and are in dire need of replacing. These 3 bras cost me $95. In comparision, that CNY dress cost me $2.39. Yes. 2 dollars and 39 cents. $3.39 if you add shipping. This world has gone nuts. 

And I seem to be in a battle at the moment. Some viral prodrome going on in my body and I'm determined not to succumb to a flu. Which means, it was tme for bed half an hour ago and I really should get going now. 

I'll update with pics of scallops and ribeye and new curtains!

Meanwhile, have a chip :) 

The End of Year Lidl Day Out

It wasn't meant to be a lidl's day out per se. It was just gonna be spending time, hanging out, me accompanying BIKSS to his medical appointment. 

We got there on time, registered, and waited. Two hours, a blood draw, and some scans later, we were off to lunch. 

The original plan was to head to the steakhouse at 1. But since we were early we tried our luck and dropped in to ask if they could accomodate us earlier. They said yes, and so we ate.

Complimentary focaccia with pesto; latte (for me) and cappucino (for him)

ZUPPA - braised lamb soup, tuscan kale, white bean, focaccia, pamigiano reggiano - the focaccia came in the form of croutons, which I must say were still quite crunchy even by the time we had finished 3/4 of the stew. 

Then they cleared our cutlery and plates, and laid new warm dining plates on the table. Along with the sauces - steak sauce, salsa verde, horseradish, and some sort of mayo. 

Our main was a RUMP - 150g david blackmore wagyu, potato & thyme terrine, steak sauce.

That terrine was pretty fantastic.

We had a ton of sides - Broccolini, Asparagus, and Brussels Sprouts

And we would have had MORE if the optional salad that comes with the rump wasn't all arugula. We were asked if we wanted steak fries or a salad and BIKSS chose the salad. The waiter - he was the loveliest bloke - half raised an eyebrow and said Are you sure? You have a lot of veggies. We said yes we were sure, unless it's got arugula in it. To which he said, It's ALL arugula! 

And so, steak fries it was (and I asked for an extra portion of aioli sauce cos I love that shit!)!

He was also kind enough to ask if I was vegetarian (while putting down our second set of cutlery earlier) since I requested they leave the bacon out of my brussels sprouts. I told him no, I just prefer not to have pork. He put down a steak knife for me too. 

And for dessert - TIRAMISÙ espresso, mascarpone, dark rum, bitter chocolate dust.

It could have done with more rum. And it was a bit heavier than we were used to. But it was still good, if different. There were crunchy chocolate bits aronud it that I thought brought it to a whole new level of Yummy. But that's just my opinion. I'm not sure BIKSS was entirely impressed with it, but he did agree it was good despite the weight of the cream.

We saw they had scallops on their menu, and I'm told their mushrooms are good too. While the steak wasn't the greatest, we suspect it could be because it was part of their set lunch menu. So the plan is to try a proper ribeye one day soon, along with the scallops and shrooms... but we're slightly dismayed by the fact that that means we probably won't have space for veggies. I liked the asparagus the best, while BIKSS was very keen on the B/sprouts. With our birthdays coming up in Jan and Feb, we won't have any shortage of occasion to celebrate but will showing up there once a month be just a bit too much? Maybe. Maybe not. LOL. 

After lunch we watched Black Panther Wakanda Forever. I was not impressed. I was SO unimpressed in fact that I fell asleep during the fight scene. I mean, I waited an hour and a half and by the time any action was to be had my eyes just couldn't fight the post-lunch food coma. I did catch the second big fight scene tho. But we came out of the theatre feeling more Meh than Wow.

And so since Avatar was one of our movie options that day, I asked BIKSS if he was up for a second film! He said yes! And off we went. 

After that it was close to 9 and we were still un-hungry from our heavy lunch. Well, BIKSS was. I was beginning to feel the rumblings of my tummy which by this time was a bit grumpy that no food was forthcoming. 

So we stopped at a KFC drive-thru and ordered ourselves 2 pieces of chicken. Only, lo and behold, there were 3 pieces of chicken cos one was a freebie. I don't know WHY they were giving out free chicken, but hey, chicken is always good! 

And so we ate in the car - I fed him while he drove, and by the time he got to my place we were only about half thru our box. So we just sat there and finished our dinner in the relative peace and quiet of his car, in the parking lot below my apartment building. And it was great!

I'm pouring this from a cup into my mouth as I write today's post. Delicious.