Sakae Sushi IOI Mall

Today, we went to Sakae Sushi in IOI Puchong for our dinner. This is one of Maya's favorite place. She calls it, frog frog. She absolutely loves the combination of Japanese Calrose Rice, Sakae Chawamushi and Sakae Miso Soup. I, on the other hand am getting quite tired of this place. For one, I think this must be the branch with the most horrendous customer service with servers so slow, I had to get my own iced tea. But since Maya loves the food Sakae, I have taken a solemn oath to not ever make a big scene here. * grunt*

So today, seeing how busy all of them are, I decided to not order anything for myself and take anything that is offered on the conveyor belt instead. But sadly, the rice, miso soup and Chawamushi are not items that are available there. As usual I proceeded to order via the computer. Everyone who came much later than me, and ordered way more complicated things, their food arrived. I was wondering, how could my 3 simple order not arrive yet. From one server to another and to another and God knows how many servers I asked, all of them just did lip service but never bothered to really check in the kitchen. Luckily I finally stumbled onto my usual server and Maya's rice and miso soup arrived. And good that he took note that Maya is a child and she gets a free children platter since it's first Sunday of the month. After much waiting and more waiting, and everyone around me got their Chawamushi, Maya's, never arrive. Maya was of course sadden by this but I managed to distract her. Luckily the supervisor apologized and struck the Chawamushi off my bill. When I brought this matter up to the cashier, she nonchalantly keyed in my bill and not even offered an apology. Next time, I will drive to Sunway Pyramid or Pavilion for their Sakae Sushi. IOI Sakae Sushi, I have never experienced such horrible customer service in my entire life!

 

Sun Catcher

Painting sun catcher is such a fun activity. These items can actually be made at home but for this round of activity, I decided to whip out the DIY set for Maya right before her bed time. These activities usually zap up her final bar of energy and then it's off for a good night slumber. When I finally gather all the materials for a home made sun catcher, I promise to post up the tutorials. :) But next up will most probably be a tutorial on home made play dough.

Instant Pastry Fun

Maya made her own tea time snack today. Healthy, fun and very easy to do. All you need are: baking tray, baking paper, pastry brush, cookie cutter, cup, an egg and ready made puff pastry. Lay the baking tray with baking paper, and start cutting the pastry with the cookie cutter. Put all the cut pastries on the baking tray. In the cup, break an egg and beat slightly. Brush the egg mixture onto the surface of the cut pastries. Put them to bake in the oven as per the instruction on the packet. And if you have extra sheet of the puff pastry, you can experiment with it, like what Maya and I did. Cheesy banana puff pastry. I could not believe it when I saw Maya nearly finish a whole tray all by herself!

 

Maya's Band

We have a bag of musical instruments hung in our room. Some are bought, some are home made. Maya usually requests for it to be taken down so she can start a two person band; Maya and mummy. Maya plays one instrument at a time while mummy is asked to play a few at a time. -_-" Home made instruments are really easy to make with plastic bottles, containers, beans and cellophane tape. It's all up to your creativity. :)

Oat Remedy

I have sensitive skin with eczema. I hate it when my skin start breaking out in red patches as they not only itch, they hurt too. The natural remedy for prevention and to soothe my skin is this; oat. I put them in an organza pull string pouch and throw them in my bath water. I let the water run through the sash as the tub fills up. Once in a while, I do this for Maya too. :)

Batik Fun

Yesterday, we stopped over at our favorite book shop in Amcorp Mall, Book Xcess. Good books at affordable price. I just can't rave enough on the value for money there. While on the way back to our car, we went into an art shop. To my delight, there were many DIY kits. I am a huge fan of these items. Bought a few of them there and one of them is this Batik Painting Kit. Instead of flowers or butterflies, Maya adamantly wanted a snail. She had so much fun painting her latest craze, snail, she actually asked for another piece. I guess this only gives me more reason to buy more books in Book Xcess, while conveniently stop by the art shop for more snail Batik Painting Kit. Oh, and the ice cream at Famous Amos there rocks!

Abducted! Help Find this Boy!

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/5/1/nation/11204981&sec=nation

PETALING JAYA: Concern for missing schoolboy Nayati Shamelin Moodliar (pic) has gone global - with many using the power of social networking to spread the news and offer words of encouragement to his family.

Facebook and Twitter, which were also responsible for sharing the news mere hours after the kidnap, appeared to be the preferred sites.

In Belgium yesterday, users shared photographs and tweets after they lit candles to pray for his safety.

“Lighting a candle for Nayati,” tweeted Belgium-based user Anneke Veerward. User Casper0499 from Eindhoven, Netherlands, tweeted: “Still no new updates about Nayati, we're still praying for our little friend to come back!”

On the Facebook page dedicated to finding Nayati, Sherley Servos from Singapore said the case struck close to her heart because she was a mother of a boy of similar age and ancestry.

There was also concern for Nayati in Cape Town, South Africa, where the Moodliar family are from.

“Prayers from Cape Town for Nayati's safe return and for his family at this time,” said Facebook user Patti Booth Fivez yesterday.

South African and Dutch media highlighted Nayati's abduction, with some articles urging the Malaysian Government to take swift action.

Nayati was abducted early Friday morning on his way to Mont Kiara International School near his house. The Moodliar family expressed appreciation for the public show of support.

“We feel truly blessed and touched,” they said in the latest statement posted yesterday afternoon on the Facebook page.

Deputy Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Heng Seai Kie said publicity for Nayati should continue but the media and the public must tread with care.

She said this in response to Nayati's parents who did not want further publicity on the boy for fear of his safety. Family spokesman Shyam Priah said the family felt speculation in the media was potentially dangerous for Nayati and called for a media blackout.