Shrove Tuesday - Pancake day

Today is Shrove Tuesday. The very first British culture that I learn since I came to London. This week is my 4th week here...

Shrove Tuesday is the day before Lent starts: the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. It's a day of penitence, to clean the soul, and a day of celebration as the last chance to feast before Lent begins. Shrove Tuesday gets its name from the ritual of shriving that Christians used to undergo in the past. In shriving, a person confesses their sins and receives absolution for them.When a person receives absolution for their sins, they are forgiven for them and released from the guilt and pain that they have caused them. (from Wiki)

In UK, Shrove Tuesday is often known colloquially as Pancake Day or Pancake Tuesday. From the name you will know that it will do something regarding to the pancake. Yes, we eat pancake as supper (British call dinner as supper), instead of proper meal.

Normally we have pancake as breakfast. This is the normal pancake that I made. The British's style pancake, the filling is just lemon juice and sugar. The children that I taking care love it.


This is tonite (Shrove Tuesday) pancake, with the filling cheese, ham or salami. It is because we eat as supper, so we need to add something that can fill full for tummy.



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Since I am talking about pancake. Let me tell you all kinds of the pancake that I ate before.

This is Americans' style pancake, that I used to eat at US. In US we eat with maple syrup. My favorite is chocolate chip pancake.


This is Malaysians' style pancake - "Ban Chang Kuih". I love the thin one with brown sugar and peanut. I had try with curry chicken filling too, it was very yummy!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/antisocial/1730928932/

This is Taiwanese' style pancake - Scallion Pancake (葱油饼). I tried this at US Chinese restaurant. This is Americans' favorite dish when they dine in Chinese Restaurant.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dudewheresthestove/2250124572/

# I am thinking "Roti Canai" also call pancake?? Very confusing!!

The children that I taking care

Last week was school holiday for the children that I taking care. Below are the pictures we went to a very nice park. At that park, we rented a special bike to ride.

This one is £7 per hour.
(I wanna try this one, look so fun! using the legs to control the direction)


This one £12 pounds per hour.
(My boy is only 3.5 year-old, so he can't ride by himself yet.)


I look like selling ice-cream lady!! Like what I usually see in Penang, but normally is uncle selling the ice-cream :p



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Made this cookies for a gathering.
Look yummy right? Tell you what! Eat also yummy! (^.^)

This recipe from one of our famous blogger,
墮天使－祥 http://foongmood.blogspot.com/2008/10/famous-amos-cookies.html

London Bridge & Tower Bridge

I paid Tower Bridge for second visited. It is because the first visit (first weekend) the sky was dark. Last weekend (second weekend) I went again to capture the beauty of Tower Bridge. I going to visit the third time in future, to visit the inside of tower and enjoy very nice view from the tower.

Tower Bridge












The first image for me about London Bridge is the song that I sang when I was young, "London Bridge is falling down". So I was very excited to visit the London Bridge, but at the end, it just a normal bridge.

London Bridge


This is London Bridge


The view on left hand side.


The view on right hand side.

Walk Around London

After worked so hard on week day, I finally be able to explore London.
I went to explore London on last weekend.

Buckingham Palace 白金汉宫 （英国王宫）




House of Parliament & Big Ben












London Eye




The view of River Thames （泰晤士河）


Tower Bridge （塔桥）


London Chinatown （伦敦唐人街）


Lion Dance (HSBC first day opening after CNY)


(only 1 Chinese in this lion dance group!)


Left: Chinese Community Centre
Right: Road Sign with Chinese words

Layover at Dublin, Ireland

After I figured out Malaysian travel to Ireland no need visa, I booked my flight ticket to London with a layover at Dublin, Ireland. So that I can travel one more place. I had layover 9 hours at Dublin before I arrived London.

River Liffey - Split Dublin into two halves, North and South sides


North side - O'Connell Street
The main thoroughfare which is intersected by numerous shopping streets




The bridges that separate them.




South Side - Temple Bar


Dublin City Hall


Dublin Post Office




Eat breakfast (Ireland time) as my supper (US time)


When I saw this Pulau Pinang Malaysian Chinese Restaurant at town, I was so surprise! Too bad they not open yet, if not I can go to do some interview about Malaysian life at Ireland. :p