♥ Inklings Of My Life ♥

.::: Street Festival @ Church & Ryneveld Street :::. Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Few days before the weekend, all the lamp posts are covered with this :

"What the ? " I heard you say :)
The translated version :

Just by these two flyers, we can already learn some Afrikaan words.

Straat = Street
Kerk = Churcho
Kinder = Children
Musikante = Musician
Hartjie = Heart

Yes, a mini Street Festival over the weekend at Church Street, which is about 3-5mins walk away from my house.
So on Saturday, woke up early as usual just so i can go kai kai...

The streets near the festival is closed for vehicles.
You can see stalls lining the street, just like our pasar pagi in Malaysia.
Cleaner version of course, and cooler weather.

There are stalls selling flowers and plants, and pots of cute cute plants like Blueberry , etc.

Also stalls selling ceramic items

Stalls selling kiddy items

They even have fun things for kids such as face painting, sand art and henna tatooing.
R10 for face painting, so fun , right? Next time i got a kid i will take him/her for face painting. haha...
This little boy transforming into Spiderman.

Cute Peter Parker in the making..

This stall is a animal charity stall, selling all kinds of stuff. I bought two items from there.

Some shops take this opportunity to open a stall right in front of their shops to attract customers.

This stall below selling items which are handmade by blind women.

Food stalls - pies, sandwiches, meat..
This stall's burger is thick and HUGE!!

Cute Door-stopper...

A few ppl bring their dog along too....a small silky terrier, a poodle and this big huge dog. Very very obedient though, he follows his master without a leash!

There are also talented street musicians in the street, making the street fun and lively.

Lastly, the two items that i bought from the Animal Charity Stall :

Two small glasses , bigger than a shot glass, smaller than a normal glass. Still considered a shot glass i guess. The insides got a bit of crack, but cannot see from the outside. Can just keep and display? Haha.... Saw this and thought of you la Yin, this is just an extra for you. Two for only R4.

And saw a small little display dog, holding the label 'Welcome'. Thought of Mum with her collection of dogs at home, of course. R5 for this doggy.

Missing all of you at home.

Labels: church street, ryneveld street, stellenbosch, street festival

scribbled @1:41 AM

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"Next time i got a kid, i will bring her/him for face painting".

Ah wen! that is a sign of aging!! LOL!

By min, at September 30, 2008 3:47 AM

I think that HUGE dog is a German Shepherd la wei.

Next time when you got a kid, I can paint his/her face also. :P

By Huey, at September 30, 2008 8:32 AM

so big wan ar the shot glass? Haha. Thanks anyway!

By Tan Shu-Yin, at September 30, 2008 4:54 PM

one thing i noticed abt the sa psr pagi: no rubbish on the streets esp bits of paper that we would normally see in m'sia. Thumbs up for stellenbosch!!!!!!
still can't believe its that clean!!

By mimiteekay, at October 01, 2008 10:02 PM

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.::: A cloudy day :::. Friday, September 26, 2008

In Malaysia, when you say "Today is a cloudy day."
What comes to your mind?
I think it will mean... dark, gloomy skies... wanting to rain, but not raining.

But in South Africa, when you say "Today is a cloudy day."
It is really a cloudy day.
Bright blue skies, but with clouds.

This is what we call a cloudy day in South Africa.

scribbled @12:47 AM

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SA have nice skies!

By Shu-Min, at September 26, 2008 6:45 PM

No pollution gua.. can see the skies more clearly haha

By shu-wen, at September 27, 2008 12:22 AM

I thought i also see such nice skies in Penang, when there is no haze !!!
We really hv it, especially in the early morning after a night of rain :-)

Noticed the trees are having lots of leaves now as compared to those trees that Wen shown us when she first arrived.

Love you,

By Mummy, at September 27, 2008 12:35 AM

maybe the so-called cloudy skies in sa is clear compared to Msia cuz of thearea of vacant land in sa. the safari, i think!!!!

By mimiteekay, at September 27, 2008 8:57 PM

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.::: Heritage Day @ My first public holiday in Stellenbosch :::. Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Today's Heritage Day in Stellenbosch.
South Africans celebrate Heritage Day by remembering the cultural heritage of the many cultures that make up the population of South Africa.

Wow! A public holiday at last!! No work on a weekday !! =)
Jealous ? Neh neh ni bu bu... haha
One thing good in Malaysia is that we are so multi-racial and have to take care of all the races' feelings, so we get to have many public holidays each year.

I woke up at 5am today, these few days keep waking up at odd hours.
Keep worrying about my ATM card - geram they cannot send a new one to me.
But it's all good now, my heroes (mum and dad) helped me to settle it, will blog about this in a later post.

These few days very good mood to pamper myself, because i have all the time especially at night before i sleep !
After soaking myself on a warm warm bath, i will put the Body Shops Papaya Body Butter all over my body.

Nah, i didn't buy it from here, i bought it back in KL.
But this is the first time i use the body butter from Body Shop. Papaya flavour is very nice, not like the papayas we eat. It is also not too strong as strawberry, which can be too sweet after smelling it for a long time, but just nice and not sticky at all.
After waking up in the morning, i can feel .. wahh.. skin smooth smooth, nice feeling!

Last weekend the weather was so good, about 20 celcius during the daytime. My mind was thinking... Springtime finally!
But yesterday and today, it's freezing cold again at 11-13 celcius =.=
And according to Accuweather, at night it is at 8 celcius!! But i don't go out at night wan, so nvm..

Remember the mountain in front of my door? Today it was near blocked with the mist/ cloud.

Before :

Now :

But still, i went out today. My skin must be adjusting to the weather become thicker, because the coldness seem much better now somehow. Or maybe i am fatter now, more fats to protect me from the cold =)

Today i walked straight to Merriman Street to find the video shops. Apparently there are 2-3 of them. That day i only went in one of the shops, but the movies there are quite old. Like for Heroes series, they only have Season 1. But today, i found this big video shop , Vee's Video.
The DVDs in that shop are quite latest and have more series' latest seasons.
I rented Prison Break Season 2. Come to think of it, i should have rented Smallville first instead of Prison Break. The rental is for R10 (RM 4.50) per DVD. In Penang already can buy one DVD with that amount lor :(

I talked with the salesgirl of the videoshop a while, asking her about the safety around that area, as it is further than my usual walks. She assured me that it is safe in the daytime, but the evenings better to be accompanied by a male friend. I guess that is the same for everywhere, even in KL. Never too safe for a girl to walk alone in the nighttime.

After that i met up with a tour agent at Mugg & Beans regarding the cost of my planned daytrips with some colleagues to Cape Peninsular, Cape Point and also the Hermanus area.
The price he quoted was reasonable, but that was to decide later this week. I had my usual hot chocolate there and was about to order some food when i thought of a Thai Restaurant introduced to me by Sara.

I walked along Dorp Street until i reached the Thai Restaurant, Simply Asia.

Inside Simply Asia:

From inside (unable to sit outside, too cold!

The Menu food names are all in Thai, with the explanation of each food in English.
They also serve wine and beer - but i did not order.

I ordered the Green Curry Chicken with Rice (forgot what is it called in Thai) and a glass of plain water. The waitress asked if i would like my curry to be mild, medium or very spicy. I chose VERY spicy , hehe. Been craving for spicy food!

My plain water. Restaurant must got class a bit - add one slice of lemon for plain water to zzzng it!

Green curry chicken with rice... Look at what is on top of my rice!

A carrot butterfly!

The food was good, i like it a lot. And the curry turns out to be very spicy also, haha! But the spicy taste made me miss home, miss my usual tom yams with Jen.
The portion is big, it's really worth it. I think i will go eat again soon !
The bill turns out to be R49 (RM 22) , with the plain water foc, the price ok ma hor?

Just two doors away, is a very cute shop, Cupcake.

I can just bet that every girl will love this shop!
They sell .. cupcakes of course. And also handmade cookies, jam, marshmellows, soup, etc.
And everything is handpacked beautifully with taste. Very creative and artistic =)

Cupcakes , cupcakes and cupcakes...

Jars and jars of syrup, marshmellows, beautifully packed.

They even set out chairs for people who wants to dine in. There are a lot of parents who bring their kids over and they love all the beautiful cupcakes.

I continued my walk back home. On the way, i took the picture of Oom Samie Se Winkel.

Oom Samie se winkel - (Uncle Sammies shop) has remained the same since it was first opened over 150 years ago. As you duck through the low doorways you step back in time to a period in the past. The rooms of this frontier era general dealer are packed full of a wide variety of goods for sale, these range from tools and antiques to wine, clothing and food, a glimpse into the days when these shops had to provide all the requirements of their small communities.

But i didn't go in the shop... cos too pricey. R300 for the visit. I'm too stingy for it . haha...
Might be worth it going in, i don't know, but i am not willing to part with the money for this just yet.

Next to the shop is Melissa's The Food Shop.

It sells food products from home made ice cream, yoghurts, chocolates to cakes, buns, tarts.
I am not sure if it is all self-made, but it has a very personal touch / packaging to it.

And then i met this weird old guy who tells me he ran 21 km since morning to Stellenbosch. I 'yeng chau' him and say "Ooh, that's far! You are very healthy," and he said "Yeah yeah i am."
The fact is he did not realise i saw him parking his car just around the corner. Blek!

I went to checkers and bought lasagna to cook, chocolate (Crispy Mint again), spaghetti sauce and.. Cleo Magazine! haha..
But damn, it's so expensive over here. In Malaysia, for a thick book of it only costs me RM5.40.
Over here it's wait, lemme go check... R24.95 (RM11). But i still bought it anyway, lol.

The more expensive and thinner Cleo :

I also found a small second-hand bookstore (Not as big as the one in Chowrasta Market, Penang). I bought a book of Sidney Sheldon - A Stranger in the Mirror.
I have read it before back in Malaysia, but i can read books again and again, just as i can watch a nice movie again and again :)
The book costs me only R6 which is less than RM3 ! :o
Shiok!! Mum, remind me to bring you here if you are coming :)

As Stellenbosch is a wineland itself, the wines here are sold very cheap. And there are a lot a lot of choices to choose from. I am not a wine lover, too bad.
Even at Checkers, the choice is endless.

Eeep... been so long since i drink Henessey. How much is Henessey over there? Just wonder if the price differ much.

Oh ya, i forgot to tell that you will have to pay your own plastic bags at the cashier. Either you bring your own or they charge you for the plastic bags to put the items you bought.
From Checkers, i decided to go back home using the Church Street and Drostdy Street.
The shops there are at the higher end, so the people who hang around are the richer people, so somehow it gives a much safer feeling.

Just some random pics of shops on my way back home :

A group of performers dancing and singing - to entertain the bus of tourists i think.

Reached home at 2pm + ... aah, cold but nice day . And look at the cupcakes i bought! Yay!

scribbled @7:19 PM

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I don't like cupcakes. The cream on top makes my appetite go away. But I like homemade buns. :D

By Huey, at September 24, 2008 11:54 PM

Lovely pictures, makes me proud to show of Penang too! The shops, food looks yummy. I am glad you have adpated to SA! Do you miss Malaysia?

Pearl
http://www.my-island-penang.com

By penangisland, at September 25, 2008 11:30 AM

waleh! u r seeing more n more of sa. y u din order tom yam in the thai shop. fyi dun the supermarkets sell tom yam paste. very easy to cook!!!!

By mimiteekay, at September 26, 2008 5:13 AM

Shu-Wen..can u buy me a really good book? hehe..since its really cheap..I dont mind buying them.. :D

By Farah Asyikin Zainal, at September 26, 2008 10:25 PM

that one is 2nd hand book store ma.. so not all books there.. :P
i also duno what books u read wan haha

By shu-wen, at September 27, 2008 2:26 AM

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.::: Fire @ Nu Bar :::. Tuesday, September 23, 2008

On the way back from work, fire engines were passing by me, sirens screaming out loud.
Then i saw smoke coming out from Nu Bar - one of the bars where young people flock to during the weekends.

Saw some people snapping photos, i also go near and snap! haha... although i don't see any fire, but a lot of smoke coming out from the door and windows.

Hey, even the fire engines in Stellenbosch is so clean!

There was this colleague Sharon, who went to Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur before, and she told me that there is always a cloud of haze hanging around the city.
Now that i see Stellenbosch, i realise why they think that way. You can really see big large space of sky above you. Nothing dirty in between, just the clear blue sky hih above, shaping like a globe.
If you don't know what i'm talking about, come here ! hehe , because i also dunno how to explain =.=

At night after the hot fire day, me and Rianna went to the petrol kiosk and bought Magnum Mint! Yum yum, faster go and get one, must try!

scribbled @10:58 PM

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fire engines reali clean!!!! as it juz out fr showroom!!!! mayb fires only once in blue moon!!

By mimiteekay, at September 24, 2008 5:50 AM

mimiteekay : wei.. ur blog leh?

By shu-wen, at September 24, 2008 10:57 AM

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.::: Lovely Day (Before it turns bad) :::. Sunday, September 21, 2008

Good! A lovely day on a Saturday again.
I even set my alarm clock early at 8am, didn't want to wake up late when all the shops are ready to close for the day.
Early morning very 'guai' already.... washed my clothes, hung the clothes, bathed, and took my garbage bag out
Ahh, beautiful day, there i was, ready to explore more with my wonderful companion - my two legs.

I went into Drostdy Street, Church Street and Bird Street. The shops there are more expensive and higher end - cater to the whites.

The rows of shops

Saw this interesting building, the picture at the top of the building hints it's a church i think - i do not know how to read the Afrikaan-language sign.

The Flower Cottage :

Some shops that sell cute souvenirs, on the tag price is R20 for each, but when i was on the way out from the shop, the shopboy told me he can sell to me 3 for R20. =.= I didn't get any anyway. Too early or souvenirs, i want to see everything before i decide.

Some cute penguin souvenirs - took from outside the shop.

I went to Mugg & Beans to have my brunch. This is also a place where all whites flock to, so i think the price must be on the higher side. I ordered french toast and a cup of hot chocolate.
It was really lovely, and big in portion too!

My order of french toast came with two french toast , honey and also some ham and a slice of lemon!

Yum yum yum, gone very fast.

They also brought me a whole lot of sauces , tomato, tobasco, bla bla don't know what else. I didn't use any, honey is enough for me =)

My hot cup of hot chocolate. Yummy yummmy!!! Especially in the cold weather when my hands are freezing... hot chocolate in your tummy just gives u the happy and contented feeling.

My meal costs me R40, which is about RM18. A bit expensive yea, but i feel that it is worth every penny of it. Indulge myself in expensive treat few times a week makes me happy Hehe... and the french toast is just right. Heavenly! Thumbs up x 3

These few days in Stellenbosch i also met many owners taking their pet dogs for walks. On Friday i met a lady with two dogs ; a maltese-poodle, and another autralian silky terrier mixed.

Then today i met with this guy, with two Afgan female dogs. Afgan dogs look a bit weird to me. Like Huey said, they have rebonded hair. haha... But they are really special and the dogs have shiny and healthy groomed hair.

Even saw this guy taking his beagle out shopping in the shop. I wish i can bring Rainbow in to shops like that in Malaysia.

Really miss my Rainbow. Although i know she will be in good hands with Jen, i still worry and keep asking Jen the same question over and over again. Eat already? Her skin still itchy? Remember to play with her. Remember to set alarm clock to walk her ar... hehe...

Rainbow, cute since the first day...
This pic of Rainbow on the first day, joining us in our family, taking her first steps at home.

And now Rainbow - 3 years of age, but still lovely and cute and stubborn lol

Rainbow gia niao niao!

scribbled @1:39 AM

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what is niao niao?

By min, at September 21, 2008 4:38 PM

Great, seem like u r doing well there :)

By Ivan, at September 23, 2008 1:46 AM

niao niao is .. nex time show u , need to do with actions lol

ivan: wah, unexpected guest?

By shu-wen, at September 23, 2008 11:57 PM

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.::: Helpless :::. Saturday, September 20, 2008

My Maybank ATM card got retained by the ABSA Atm machine... how? :(
Will the ABSA bank shred my card? I can't possibly make another Maybank ATM and this is the only way i can withdraw money!
Had a nice morning but somehow this destroyed it .
Don't feel like blogging for this weekend.

I called up Maybank to deactivate my card for the time being...
Stupid ABSA bank is only open until 11am on Saturday, and closed on Sunday.
Even the Call centre is only open Mon-Fri from 8-5. Imagine that!
Can't do anything now.... ahhhhhh.....

Somehow this incident made me realise how alone am i.
sobs

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.::: Roman's Pizza :::. Friday, September 19, 2008

Every night got to think what to cook / buy to eat for dinner.
Not that i have much choice either, the type of food that i know how to cook, i cannot get the groceries / sauces from here!
Eg, so many dishes i know how to cook with Oyster Sauce, but there is no such thing here! And imagine me (the kiam po) have not have a taste of soya sauce since coming to Stellenbosch!
What they have is sugar / salt / olive oil . Their spices all are tasteless ... looks like pepper to me.

So yesterday i got lazy and decided to eat Maggi Mee + egg. Here, my microwave is my second best friend. I use it to cook Maggi Mee too, hehe. While the mee is in the microwave, my doorbell rang.

Shit, i'm not wearing a bra and i have my Tom and Jerry with a little holes on it. (Shut up, it's very comfy and i like to wear it to sleep!). I quickly rushed to the room and wear my black jacket over.

Opened the door, and ooh, it's my neighbour Rianna (Not sure if i spelled it correctly). She was thinking of a pizza and there is this promotion at Roman's Pizza - buy two for the price of one!
Hmm.. pizza... but my noodles how?? I told her, Ok ok! I will eat both! :D
So she called Roman's Pizza and ordered two small pizzas - Bacon Supreme for her and BBQ Chicken & Mushroom for me.

We quickly get something warmer and got into her car and drove to the pizza place which is less than 5 mins away to get our pizzas. No free delivery :(
Come to think of it, this is my first time i am out of the house at night. Have to get some colleagues or trustable friends to take me out at night.

Our Roman's pizza! (Sorry, i don't know why the picture still turns up vertically although I already turned it anti-clockwise)

My hot hot yummy yummy cheap cheap BBQ Chicken & Mushroom Pizza...

It costs us only R40.90 for two pizzas, meaning R20.45 each! (around RM 9 ! )

scribbled @12:25 AM