Kitchen setup

To setup a simple kitchen (in order to cook simple dishes). I recommend some of the 'must have' instruments/utensils as below:

• a gas stove (get a reliable brand to ensure safety)
  
• a medium size iron wok with it's cover (iron wok is more long lasting than the normal steel wok)
• a medium size pot (if affordable, it would be best to invest in clay* made pot)
  
• a wok spade
• a soup scoop/stirrer
• a steam base
  
• a set of bowl, plate, spoon, fork, chopsticks (the quantity depends on the family size)

* clay pot is good to retain heat and also the taste of the food.

Besides the above, some of the basic flavourings/spices which you need to buy are:

• salt (it would be good to invest in rock salt or sea salt for health purpose)
• sugar
• soy sauce
• pepper and pepper powder
• cooking oil (to choose vegetable/low cholesterol oil eg. sun flower seed oil, rice bran oil, olive oil, etc)

I believe the above is sufficient to setup a basic kitchen. You'll need to stock up your kitchen when there is a need arises.

Always make sure that all the cooking instruments/utensils are clean and arranged nicely and tidy all the time. For the cooking flavourings/spices, please keep it in the air tight containers and always keep it dry and clean. You can label the containers for easy recognition too.
Remember that a good kitchen need effort to maintain it's cleanliness. Always keep it clean and dry to get rid of all the unwelcome friends (mouse, ants, cockroaches, etc). So friends, don't be lazy!!