A Homemaker’s Diary

Last month I tried the service of Seafood Delivery after reading the advertisement in Facebook. They deliver fresh seafood from Kuala Perlis direct to your front door for the Klang Valley area.

The price quoted in the package is inclusive of the delivery charge. If you want to add on items you can do so after choosing one of the packages. The cheapest package is RM45 for package A.

For the first purchase I chose package E1 and add 1kg of ikan kembung. They sent the items around 5pm as per my request since I was home. For those who are working, they do their seafood delivery at night.

The 1kg of ikan kembung as in the above picture were all cleaned and packed nicely. You just have to pack it in your own packaging to store in the freezer for later use. What I love the most about the fish they delivered is that it was very fresh. The way they cleaned the fish is also very neat.

The half chicken was cut into pieces. You just have to rinse with clean water and it will be ready to be cooked.

Even the squids were cleaned. So you don’t have to worry about cleaning the squid ink. The beef was cut into big chunks like that. They sell imported beef, not the local one.

The prawn was not deshelled. Some people might prefer to have the shell intact when cooking certain dish with prawn. The other pack in the picture was ikan selayang/sardin. The fish was cleaned properly just like the 1kg ikan kembung I ordered separately from the package.

Overall I am really satisfied with their service. All the communication between the seller and me, and the delivery person was done via WhatsApp. It is convenient to get all the wet ingredients like chicken, fish and prawn delivered to your doorstep without having to brave the traffic.

I have been watching GoShop on Astro quite religiously lately, well you know the fun of seeing how they demo merchandise and how it could help ease your life, you get the idea..heh!

So after watching several rerun of this Strom Color Diamond Pan demo, I decided to buy it. At that time I got discounted online coupon of RM20, so instead of the retail price of RM149, I bought this for RM129 with free shipping in Peninsular Malaysia.

When I got the pans out of the box, I said to myself, now these look lousy. Seriously! It is very lightweight, like you are holding cooking pan toy. I am used to the heavy feel of hard anodized Tefal set so I assumed that these Strom pans would be a mistake to buy.

But once I started to use them in my daily cooking, I kind of love the lightweight quality. It’s easy to wash and rinse in the kitchen sink and the smallest pan is just the right size to make omelette or other simple dishes for my son’s meal.

The best part of these pans is the depth that they have. Usually imported pans like Tefal are wide and shallow and are not really practical for Asian cooking in general. But since this Strom Color Diamond Pan is originated from Korea, I guess they cater to the style of cooking and type of meals we Asians usually have at home.

For now, I am not sure how long lasting the diamond coating will be but so far it’s worth my money. I have cooked sambal, nasi goreng, stir fry vege, fried chicken pieces for nasi ayam in deep oil, well almost all the normal Malay cooking style and yes, it doesn’t stick and really easy to clean afterwards.

So, if you are still thinking whether you should buy this Strom pan set, I’d say go on and buy them. Have fun cooking great food for your family and friends!

I have this current addiction to buy yarns..well, at least I could say that because the other day while checking out a craft/sewing items store as recommended by a fellow blogger (after attending a friend’s Raya open house), I spent almost RM100 just to buy yarns at the shop..huhu!

You see, yarns come in different types and sizes. Some are only suited to be made into certain items. For example, if you were to crochet a bookmark, you will need yarn that is soft and thin, not something that you would crochet an afghan or flower. Thus I have been accumulating different yarns in different colors for different projects.

I am still learning a thing or two about which yarns that I love to crochet with. Since I have been making bookmarks and flowers for embellishment, I have only been able to experiment with few types. So far I have tried DMC Babylo, DMC Senso, Anchor #8 and DMC Cotton Perle #8. I also bought a few types of cotton and acrylic yarns at Daiso. I even bought the cheap acrylic one (less than RM2 per skein) brand Minlon at a nearby sewing shop but found that they are not a joy to crochet with. At first glance, the outcome of the crocheted material looks the same but the feel is not.

Thanks to Rita Harris of Rita@Work, I tried another type of Minlon yarns – Minlon Polly. It is sold at RM7.50 per skein. So far I have crocheted flowers and edging using the yarns. It is not as great as DMC Cotton Perle or DMC Babylo but for such a price, I think it’s good enough.

I will keep on experimenting until I find the best yarns that suit each and every project I love to try. I hope in times I will be able to share my experience especially with other beginners in crochet.

This is a must write entry, even though I am so sleepy at the moment.

I managed to check out the Body Shop outlet nearby my old place around 9pm despite the fact that we have been out the whole day, very tiring indeed..huhu!

Not much choice left at that particular outlet, but I still managed to buy something for myself.

Total damage is RM195. Some with 30% discount like the Moroccan rose shower gel and EDT. They smell almost like Paul Smith Rose perfume and Mark & Spencer Rosa Centifolia shower gel.

Since I have been using the Ginger Scalp Care shampoo for the past one year and the result on my scalp is quite good, I just bought another bottle since it is on 20% (or is it 10%?) discount. Of course for member, you will get an additional 10% after the discounted price.

I also bought the tea tree facial wash for Hubby even though it is not on 50% discount as per my initial expectation. Now I have 4 new bottles of shower gel to use alternately..hehe! And hubby get to use the new bath lily (I already have one bath lily) since it comes together in the red box with the Wild Cherry and Pink Grapefruit shower gel.

For those interested to buy Body Shop products, the member sale will last on Sunday 23rd May, but the normal sale will last till 13th June 2010.

Somehow after coming home, I feel that I should get a better bargain, since in other outlets you get to buy the big bottle of 250ml shower gel in less than RM15..waa..how eh? should I go and check out other outlet tomorrow?..isk!

I just checked out some useful blog entries online and I think I have to go and check out the Body Shop sale tomorrow..heh!

Thanks to blog The Zestful One for coming out with this entry : The Body Shop Malaysia 2010 Sale + price list.

I am not really into make up but if there’s any good shower gel, I am into it..heh! And for something that’s below RM20, I will definitely grab one. Just check out her calculation, take this as an example:

Body & Shower Gel – Peach & Raspberry (250ml)

* Retail Price: RM24.90
* Discount : 50%
* Price after discount + 10% members = RM 11.20

With different fragrance to choose from, I could buy a few tubes and they could last me for many months. Eh, for a mom like me, it’s very nice you know, after a long tension day of taking care of the little one, to be able to pamper yourself with shower gel like that.

And the tea tree range is on 50% discount as well..wah wah..my facial cleanser is kind of nak habis ni..should I switch back to tea tree oil cleanser?.hemm..the usual Biotherm cleanser that I am using now costs me RM95 per tube..will think about it in my dream tonight..heh!

But whatever it is, this is really something to look forward this weekend. I will be earning some money tomorrow from my craft class, so I don’t feel bad about spending something for myself..hehe!