Marsha Maung: I write. I love. I live

Let me just say that combining lime with anything sweet, especially honey and sugar is absolutely delicious! But with a bit of turmeric, we're talking about satay-style dishes, man! LOL But the thing with this turmeric dish is that it was more about me trying to find a way to use the lime that I bought (for honey lime juice) that was still sitting in the fridge. I had to use them before they rot in there for absolutely no good reason! =) The best way would be to either use the grill or maybe oven but since I was in no mood to sit around waiting for things to cook (time is of essence when you have work from home), I naturally went for the air-fryer which is just as useful as the oven. The only benefit to using the air-fryer, as opposed to using the oven, is that the chicken (when you toss it around in the air-fryer midway) will turn out crispier. And who agrees with me when I say the burnt parts  of the food is almost always the best part? XD We love chicken drumstick and thigh ...

My kids tell me they love me a hundred times a day, and for a very good reason....I might just pack my bags and leave. LOL. I've honestly said so myself, on worse days, a few times, and on other days, in a huff. It sometimes feel like I've done everything within my power and yet, it is not enough. Something is still missing. If you live with someone who is understanding, you're in a good place, stay forever. If you live with someone who thinks nothing of everything that you've done, then please consider the meaning of life. #kiddingnotkidding I remember sitting at the back kitchen in 2005 or 2006 trembling with anxiety, fear and insecurity because nothing I did was ever enough for the person that I was living with. There was bound to be something I am bad at and it was MY RESPONSIBILITY. I had it shoved down my throat and into my heart so bad that I believed that everything WAS my responsibility and it's my fault. All of them. I was made to feel that everythin...

Credit : Google Search I am convinced that I am on a time-travel-kdrama watching spree...is it because of my personal choice or is it because that's the trend these days? Who knows. But one of the reasons why I chose to watch this was because of Yoo In Na. She's adorable although her giggling and almost-out-of-tune voice can get to you, but she's adorable anyway. =) At certain angles, she reminds me of Charmaine Sheh. Despite my 'reputation' of showing up for the handsome showman, this time, I didn't even know who the lead actor was. My first impression was...meh...OK, but meh... but I've fallen, kinda, in love with the genre and it all started with The Time Traveler's Wife . Anyway, the series takes us along for the ride that the time-traveling Joseon Dynasty scholar goes on when he manages to defy the logic of time and space with a mysterious talisman. Every time he is at the brink of death, he is transported to another era. The series is ba...

Eggplants are not favorites in this household because of its mushy texture and tangy aftertaste but somehow, the kids found this OK, despite the zing that comes with raw garlic. Yes, RAW garlic. The thing is that you need to mince the hell out of the garlic cloves so that it won't bite as much when YOU bite into them. Or you can prepare them ahead of time like some people do and leave it in the fridge for when you want to use them. Despite the twang that raw garlic gives, there are health benefits to consuming them. The active compound allicin only forms when garlic is crushed or cleaved when it is raw. If you cook it before crushing it, then it won't have the same health effects. Therefore, the best way to consume garlic is raw, or to crush and cut it and leave it out for a while before you add it to your recipes - Healthline Some recipes (Korean mostly) call for EXTRA cloves of garlic when making this steamed eggplant dish because old folks claim that the more the merrie...

You know how some days you just don't feel like driving out to buy lunch, breakfast? I had a day like that yesterday. After a rather heavy vegetarian meal for breakfast/lunch, hunger hit me hard and fast around 1.30pm, and I just had a whole bunch of things to do...well, better things to do than to take that 15 - 20 minutes to drive out to get food. Instead of indulging in bread with PB&J (yummmm....my weakness! LOL), I decided to make something simple with what I already have stacked up in the fridge. Oats. I know what some of you are thinking BUT it doesn't have to be as bad as some people make it out to be, really. Because oats is so versatile (read : generally tasteless ), you can literally do quite about anything with it! Credit : B.G.Z. Olson (Flickr) You can bake a banana oats bar , a banana oatmeal pie , quickly put together an oatmeal breakfast , make your kids oatmeal-packed pancakes , or take the cue from these 24 different oatmeal recipes from Delis...

This also explains why I can only listen to the local radio stations for a few hours before I start tuning out and have to listen to something else. The evolution of music has taken us from diversity to cookie-cutter music although I have to admit that DO listen to them sometimes and am besotted by their trendiness and catchiness but there is a limit to it. Credit: Black Guitar (FreeImages.com) Before any Kpop or EDM music lovers say anything, yes, it includes those too. I mean, there are very few Kpop or EDM stars and producers who try to do anything different. They stick to what is working all the time because...it's working. And if it's working, it's safe and it's making money so, why change? But that defeats the purpose of making music. Although it sells, it has lost its original purpose of inspiring individuals with lyrical significance, interesting combination of instruments, diversity of levels in terms of listening pleasure and there's no longer ...

Man, how in the world did the world end up the way it is right now? I am not just talking about what's happening in the Middle East, in Europe, in America...but also right here on our home ground. While America and Europe have long been recognized some of the world's most peaceful democracies (of course, there are underlying problems hidden, there is no country in this world that does not) but the discourse has never been this upfront before. Not as far as I can remember. I have, in fact, failed to bookmark many news artifacts, newsflashes, breaking news, twitter updates, ICYMIs and Facebook reports because...I lost it. No, I did not lose the articles, I meant my marbles.  An open discussion forum was bamboozled by people throwing their flip-flops and flares on stage towards our former Prime Minister and although people were, eventually, caught and arrested for their participation in the chaos , it still bears the question of how they became so emboldened. Sure, we ...

I used to play Starcraft some 10-odd years ago and I kind of like LOL, League of Legends, because they're kinda similar  in some ways. More technical but similar playing styles and they also have many more characters to take on, roles, powers and what-nots. Instead of being limited to Protoss (my favorite - teehee), Zerg (ugly creatures, will never play them) and Terran (boring ostracized human soldiers), they have a lot of more options. I am jealous. I mean, look at this. I WOULD indulge in either games if I had the time to, actually, but the fact is that...I don't. And I don't think my laptop is capable of handling the game, anyway. But my kids play LOL and I do get updates  from them, from time to time, albeit I overhear them talking about it in the car (to each other, not with me) or playing it in their rooms so, I know a little about it, so, when I heard that the Selangor Cyber Games 2017 is going to be held at Paradigm Mall, a short distance from home, I...

Adam Basil and Christine Rose are thrown together late one night, when Christine is crossing the Halfpenny Bridge in Dublin. Adam is there, poised, threatening to jump. Adam is desperate – but Christine makes a crazy deal with him. His 35th birthday is looming and she bets him she can show him that life is worth living before then - GoodReads.com I've always loved Cecelia Ahern because she writes using very simple language about things that many of us can relate to. Her stories are on-point and just the ticket. Based on the title of the book, something I randomly picked out in Book Xcess in Starling Mall in Uptown (for RM17.90) (you can get in on Bookexcess website too), I initially assumed that the book would be a love story. (Sorry, I am a chic lit gal) Ahern also has a strong line-up of chic lits and romance novels...of sorts. But as with all her other stories, this one has a little bit of a twist. It delves a little into the helplessness of human beings, on mental an...

Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions - Dalai Lama It's a humorous little talk from Shawn Achor, who started off the talk by introducing his little sister, Amy the Unicorn. If you have 12 minutes to spare and want to find out how some simple steps can reverse the way we view the world, how we work and can become happier and, as a result, be more effective, just watch this. I might want to sign up for his course one day =) I've checked it out for you, the course is USD$59.99 per course x 2. You know, if we were in a really bad place, investing $120 isn't such a bad idea. This is not an ad, I've just clicked through some stuff and thought some people might want to have a look at it. I don't endorse it either, as I am surfing through these things at random myself. Have a look at the link below and let me know what you think! Link: GoodThinkInc.com Credit : Happy Girl (FreeImages.com) Love, Marsha

A fritter is a fried food usually consisting of a portion of batter or breading which has been filled with bits of meat, seafood, fruit, vegetables or other ingredients. Fritters are prepared in both sweet and savory varieties... - Wikipedia.org Posting about recipes as I am cooking everyday is such a task! LOL. Add that to the cooking, cutting and cleaning itself. Man... Credit : Chef Cooking (FreeImages.com) So, today, I will share something from my Instagram instead. Simple, healthy, crispy & delicious 👍 These Tumeric Chickpea Fritters are so easy to make, you’ve got to give it a try! Simply blend together coconut oil, chickpeas, scallions, cilantro, flour, flaxseed and sea salt to coarse paste form, then pan fry in small batches until golden brown 🙂 Full recipe: http://bit.ly/biogreen2u-chickpea-fritters #healthtip: If you replace cooking oil with Biogreen 100% Organic Virgin Coconut Oil, you increase the nutritional value such as lauric acid, a rare medium...