Teacup is finally here

Happy New Year !

How time flies, a week of the New Year has gone by and here we are at Week Two already, before the first week ended a little excitement came my way.

Roxanne's parcel arrived on Saturday from Stephanie's 11th Teacup Exchange. I was so excited to see a parcel on my coffee table when I got home that afternoon. 

This pretty teacup arrived in one piece despite the box got squashed all over thanks to Roxanne giving both the teacup and saucer a very, very good and thoughtful wrapping to survive the three months journey

Sweet of Roxanne to tuck in extras with the exchange

It was a perfect package put together, thank you Roxanne for this wonderful package.

I can't wait to try out  the Rooibos tea.

A  begger's meal on New Year's Eve 

It's not a pretty sight just by looking at this pile of dirt like bags on a wheel barrow. It's a pauper's meal but definitely not a beggar's budget. This is another College girls' trip with the guys tagging along. 

Beggar's Chicken is a dish of chicken stuffed and wrapped in clay and slowly baked or fire kiln that takes eight  hours to prepare in a single serving. Originally originated from China in Hangzhou, with a  history to derive its given name of course, but I won't go into the story of it.  This is not a dish you can simply walked into the restaurant and point your finger on the menu,  one need to pre-order like days in advanced. Coming from where I am from it took me about an hour's journey to the eatery. And mind you, they do call  you to give you a piece of their mind if you are late, LOL

I shall called this the beggar's den where the charcoal ash-filled kiln are to slow cook

the mud-encrusted chicken for 8 hours

Unwrapping by cracking the outer mud layer and a few layers of brown papers is like unwrapping a gift  to reveal the last foil encasing the chicken

The Chicken  is pretty decent in flavours

The restaurant served other dishes as well but this is their signature dish.

While in the vicinity of  Beggat's Chicken in Bukit (Hill) Jugra, an old historical town that exudes and old world charm, we went up to top of the hill. Jugra Hill with its undulating terrain and scenic views make an excellent spot for paragliding 

Jugra Hill rises abruptly 146 meters from the surrounding plain and offers a splendid view of the Langat River, the Selangor coast and the Straits of Malacca beyond. 

The Lighthouse that guide no ships

Jugra Lighthouse, before it was built the shifting currents of the area would frequently lure passing vessels to become wrecked on its shores.  The lighthouse (on the right) was built during the colonial era (the tower on the left was built in 1976).

It's no longer used today but only function as another historical past

Here we are waving goodbyes to 2017

Craft wise, I am still working hard on my Secret Birthday exchange. Now we have a date to meet and I must hurry. 

Thank you all for coming by in my last post and wishing all a marvelous January.