David Tan On Earth Days

Pumpkin Sauce

2011-11-09T05:16:00.000-08:00

Intro:
This sauce can be serve with chicken chop and other pasta.

Ingrediet for sauce:
(1 Serve)

100g peeled pumpkin(sliced)
100g water
1 tsp maggi Concentrated Chicken Stock
1/2 tsp Maggi Chicken Granules
50g Whipping cream
minced red chilli and parsley

Method:
1. Steam pumkin til cooked and mashed while still steaming hot
2. Combine mashed pumpkin with the rest of sauce ingredients, strain and simmer until thickened and smooth.

Ref: Recipe by Gastronomic Magazine

The absence of it

2011-11-09T03:29:00.001-08:00

An Atheist Professor of Philosophy was speaking to ...his Class on the Problem Science has

with GOD, the ALMIGHTY. He asked one of his New Christian Students to stand and . . .

...

Professor : You are a Christian, aren't you, son ?

Student : Yes, sir.

Professor: So, you Believe in GOD ?

Student : Absolutely, sir.

Professor: Is GOD Good ?

Student : Sure.

Professor: Is GOD ALL - POWERFUL ?

Student : Yes.

Professor: My Brother died of Cancer even though he Prayed to GOD to Heal him.

Most of us would attempt to help others who are ill.

But GOD didn't. How is this GOD good then? Hmm?

(Student was silent )

Professor: You can't answer, can you ? Let's start again, Young Fella.

Is GOD Good?

Student : Yes.

Professor: Is Satan good ?

Student : No.

Professor: Where does Satan come from ?

Student : From . . . GOD . . .

Professor: That's right. Tell me son, is there evil in this World?

Student : Yes.

Professor: Evil is everywhere, isn't it ? And GOD did make everything. Correct?

Student : Yes.

Professor: So who created evil ?

(Student did not answer)

Professor: Is there Sickness? Immorality? Hatred? Ugliness?

All these terrible things exist in the World, don't they?

Student : Yes, sir.

Professor: So, who Created them ?

(Student had no answer)

Professor: Science says you have 5 Senses you use to Identify and Observe the World around you.

Tell me, son . . . Have you ever Seen GOD?

Student : No, sir.

Professor: Tell us if you have ever Heard your GOD?

Student : No , sir.

Professor: Have you ever Felt your GOD, Tasted your GOD, Smelt your GOD?

Have you ever had any Sensory Perception of GOD for that matter?

Student : No, sir. I'm afraid I haven't.

Professor: Yet you still Believe in HIM?

Student : Yes.

Professor : According to Empirical, Testable, Demonstrable Protocol,

Science says your GOD doesn't exist. What do you say to that, son?

Student : Nothing. I only have my Faith.

Professor: Yes,Faith. And that is the Problem Science has.

Student : Professor, is there such a thing as Heat?

Professor: Yes.

Student : And is there such a thing as Cold?

Professor: Yes.

Student : No, sir. There isn't.

(The Lecture Theatre became very quiet with this turn of events )

Student : Sir, you can have Lots of Heat, even More Heat, Superheat, Mega Heat, White Heat,

a Little Heat or No Heat.

But we don't have anything called Cold.

We can hit 458 Degrees below Zero which is No Heat, but we can't go any further after that.

There is no such thing as Cold.

Cold is only a Word we use to describe the Absence of Heat.

We cannot Measure Cold.

Heat is Energy.

Cold is Not the Opposite of Heat, sir, just the Absence of it.

(There was Pin-Drop Silence in the Lecture Theatre )

Student : What about Darkness, Professor? Is there such a thing as Darkness?

Professor: Yes. What is Night if there isn't Darkness?

Student : You're wrong again, sir.

Darkness is the Absence of Something

You can have Low Light, Normal Light, Bright Light, Flashing Light . . .

But if you have No Light constantly, you have nothing and its called Darkness, isn't it?

In reality, Darkness isn't.

If it is, were you would be able to make Darkness Darker, wouldn't you?

Professor: So what is the point you are making, Young Man ?

Student : Sir, my point is your Philosophical Premise is flawed.

Professor: Flawed ? Can you explain how?

Student : Sir, you are working on the Premise of Duality.

You argue there is Life and then there is Death, a Good GOD and a Bad GOD.

You are viewing the Concept of GOD as something finite, something we can measure.

Sir, Science can't even explain a Thought.

It uses Electricity and Magnetism, but has never seen, much less fully understood either one.

To view Death as the Opposite of Life is to be ignorant of the fact that

Death cannot exist as a Substantive Thing.

Death is Not the Opposite of Life: just the Absence of it.

Now tell me, Professor, do you teach your Students that they evolved from a Monkey?

Professor: If you are referring to the Natural Evolutionary Process, yes, of course, I do.

Student : Have you ever observed Evolution with your own eyes, sir?

(The Professor shook his head with a Smile, beginning to realize where the Argument was going )

Student : Since no one has ever observed the Process of Evolution at work and

Cannot even prove that this Process is an On-Going Endeavor,

Are you not teaching your Opinion, sir?

Are you not a Scientist but a Preacher?

(The Class was in Uproar )

Student : Is there anyone in the Class who has ever seen the Professor's Brain?

(The Class broke out into Laughter )

Student : Is there anyone here who has ever heard the Professor's Brain, Felt it, touched or Smelt it? . . .

No one appears to have done so.

So, according to the Established Rules of Empirical, Stable, Demonstrable Protocol,

Science says that You have No Brain, sir.

With all due respect, sir, how do we then Trust your Lectures, sir?

(The Room was Silent. The Professor stared at the Student, his face unfathomable)

Professor: I guess you'll have to take them on Faith, son.

Student : That is it sir . . . Exactly !

The Link between Man & GOD is FAITH.

That is all that Keeps Things Alive and Moving.

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I believe you have enjoyed the conversation, and if so,

you'll probably want your friends/colleagues to enjoy the same. Won't you?

Forward them to increase their knowledge, or FAITH.

That student was Albert Einstein. :)

A Malaysian Durian In Adelaide

2011-11-05T22:04:00.000-07:00

Public Journal Entry 1
6 November 2011

On a cloudy sunday afternoon, don't feel like staying at home study so here I am writing this entry in college
library, I feel more comfortable with people around me when I study. (I am weird, in need of life haha)
I have completed all my classes this year, 2 exam is coming and I am writing an long assignment now which will be due tomorrow. The studies here is tough, I wasn't prepare for this course in foundation and education, but I am still glad I came, at least I try and I did learned :)

A saying of my own," First step is the hardest of all"

PS: I miss all my friends in Malaysia. It is been almost a year already :)

Banana Cream Caramel Pie a.k.a Banofee Pie

2011-09-22T08:16:00.000-07:00

I never heard of this pie until I came to Adelaide, It was simply marvelous pie ever! Simple and best, that how I love it. "One bite that make me forget my name" my friend stated haha.

Ingredient:

BASE:
250g - Marie Cookie/digestive (crushed)
150g - Melted Butter
About 400-500g Bananas (slices)

FILING:
1 x 395g - Tin sweetened condensed Milk
75g - Butter
1/2cup - Brown sugar
2tbsp - Golden syrup

Cream:
600ml - Thickened Cream
1tbsp - Icing Sugar
few drops Vanilla essence
Chocolate for decor

Method:
1. BASE - Crushed cookie and combine with melted butter in 23cm(9inc) pie base pan, put in refrigerator
2.FILLING - Put butter in a sauce pan, and then put brown sugar, keep stirring until sugar melted
3. Pour condensed milk and golden syrup, and in medium heat and keep stirring for about 10min (until it turn caramel colour), until thick and set aside to be cool
4. Slices the bananas into round slices, and place on cookie base, pour over caramel and make sure all cover with caramel.
5. Beat the cream until stiff peak, and cover the caramel.
6. Decorate with chocolate with creativity or grated
7. Put in refrigerator and serve it cold

Chilled Cheese Cake

2011-09-21T23:34:00.000-07:00

My favorite all time cheese cake. I love it ever since I had my first cheesecake ever and my sister homemade cheese cake to! Well since this is my favorite, and I always wanna make something this delicious, if i recall, this is my first cake ever! and yea.. not baking it ^^ but cooling it

ingredient:
150g Maria biscuits
120g Melted Butter

(A)
2 egg yolks
150g sugar
160g milk

(B)
2 1/2 tbsp gelatin
100ml Boiling water
1/2 tbsp Lemon juice

(C)
250g Cream Cheese
250g Double Cream

Method:
1. Combine crushed biscuit into tiny crumbs and melted butter into base of 9inc loose pan base
and chilled it into the freezer
2. Beat (C) cream cheese until smooth and pour the cream into it until smooth
3. Stir in (A) into the mixer for few minutes
4. Stir in (B) into the batter and beat it for only a while until well blend
5. Pour over into the pan and keep it in fridge for 5 hours or over night
(optional to put some berries or fruits, but need adjust some sugar, Example: raspberry is sour, so put more sugar)

Ref: "The joy of baking"

Red Velvet Cake a.k.a "Devil Food Cake"

2011-09-21T23:21:00.000-07:00

Ingredient:
250g( 2 1/2 cups) - Cake Flour
1/2 tsp - Salt
15g (2tbsp) - Cocoa powder
115g (1/2cup) - Unsalted Butter
300g (1 1/2cup) - Caster Sugar
2 - Large Egg
1tsp - Vanilla Extract
240ml(1cup) - Buttermilk
2tbsp - Red Co-louring
1tsp - White distiled vinegar
1tsp - Baking Soda

Cream Cheese Frosting
250g - Cream Cheese
250g - Mascarpone cheese
1tsp - Vanilla Extract
115g(1cup) - Icing Sugar
360ml (1 1/2cup) - Whipping Cream

Method:
1. Sifted Flour, salt and cocoa powder in a bowl
2. Beat butter until soft and add in sugar(until creamy white), add in eggs(one at a time), add vanilla
3. Add flour into butter mixture, separated into 3 portion
4. IN SEPARATE A= Mix butter milk and R.Colour, B=Soda and vinegar(It will fizz and quickly pour into mixture). Pour butter milk into mixture too
5. After a good blended mixture, divided into 2 9Inc cake mould, and cooked in preheated 175'C, for 30min
6. After done, cool it with cake wire and wrap it with plastic wrapper, place in refrigerator at least an hour or overnight. (This is done to make filling and frosting the cakes easier.)
7. (optional cut into 4 layers or 2)

Cream Cheese:
1. Beat Cream cheese first and add in mascarpone cheese until smooth, add vanilla
2. Add in Icing and gradually add cream, whip until frosting is thick enough to spread
(Add more sugar/cream to get right condensity)

Notes:
Buttermilk can be substitude by making
<2tbsp (lemon juice/vineger) to 1 cup of Milk>
OR <2tsp Cream of tartar to 1 cup of milk>

Ref:
http://www.joyofbaking.com/RedVelvetCake.html

For Mother with Love~

2011-09-12T09:46:00.000-07:00

Yesterdays was my mother's birthday, she called me up and

she said: "hey~~ It is my birthday and you didn't call me"
David: "mum~... of course I know it is your birthday,I didn't call because you are still working"
She said: "Anyway~ did you bake a cake for me??
David: "Of course~~ I did" (very sarcastically) [But in reality I haven't even bake it]

Scene 1 -When at restaurant, after showing her the cake-

Mother: "Waa... soo nice ah?
David: " Of cuz la~ You my mother and I make my best for ya"
Mother: *Smile :-)

Scene 2 - When we eating and she bragging - LOL

Mother: " You know ah.. this cake is made by my son, he "bla bla bla(bragging about me)
Friend 1: "waaa... waaaa" Amazement +compliment + good comments"
Mother: " he ah.. love to bake, and all very nice~~"
[basically my mother won't compliment me in-front but to others :-) -typical Chinese way]

Scene 3 - WHen she love me and love me not~ :-P
Mother: "Aiyo~ why you hair got hole here and there?"
David: " these are not hole, it is layer and fashion"
Mother: "aiya~~ sooo ugly, U should cut like this, like gangsters"
David >>>>>>> [=.=]" - speechless but LOL

My September 2011, hairstyle

PS: My mother love my cake not my hairstyle :-(

I was thinking it is my assignment due tomorrow and I haven't complete it yet :(
and I am out of ideas what to bake, have to shop, have to clean, do this, do that.

and I thought to myself, "HEY DAVID! SHE IS YOUR MOTHER FOR GOODNESS SAKE"
haha so.. I drag myself to grocery in yesterday Sunday afternoon, bought some grocery, while thinking
what to bake. In the mean time, i recall my sister Angeline asked me try to bake this particular cake, called "Red Velvet Cake" sound like a flower flavor cake to me, I actually thought it is; It is also know as "Devil Food Cake" wow~~ sound deadly yet yummy. Sinful taste :P yum yum~~

Anyway, long story short, I spend my night baking this newly learned recipe, and give it a go. Pouring all my sweat into this cake, baking it, study it. PROTECTING IT haha..
I have felt a bit jumpy, fear of anything might destroy the cake. I actually called a taxi to pick me up to the restaurant, that is a money i will to pay for security of transporting my cake to my mother safety, when arrived at restaurant, i didn't even allow the waiter to touch it, i have bring the cake myself with the stairs haha.

The Cake, I actually have a stress while making it, neglecting my gym time and risking my assignment, few hours before it due. Decorating cake was not an easy task, I actually shouting help from my friend Valerie(Taiwanese, artist, besties), I taught her how to cook, usually she show me how to decorate with her creativity. Anyway.. I destroyed the first design in my mind, without enough cream and cake's left over bits. I glad i didn't give up and still thinking nothing and let holy spirit guide haha. THank God :)

My first design is, only red and white. But I ended up using chocolate to cover the ugly spot but it turns out beautiful :)

Moist Chocolate Cake

2011-09-07T06:59:00.000-07:00

One of the most amazing chocolate desert I know, it is the chocolate moist cake, amazing, it is moist inside and with the deep chocolate fudge covering the middle and whole cake, simply marvelous. It is a challenge but it is worth

Ingredient:
(sift 3 times)
220g Cake flour (200g plain+20g corn flour
50g Cocoa powder
1tsp Baking powder
1/2tsp Baking soda
1/4tsp Salt

190g Butter
330g caster sugar
1 1/2tsp vanilla essence
3 Eggs(size A)
250ml Cold Water

Method:
1. Cream the butter and sugar in the mixer until creamy white, add one egg at a time, put vanilla.
2. Add in all dry sifted ingredient(separated 3 portion, one at a time), and lastly put cold water.
3. Pour into 9inch cake pan, with baking paper/light greased
4. put into 180'C preheated oven for 45-50min

Fudge:
600g Dark chocolate
50g Glucose syrup/sugar
300g Cream
100g Butter

Method:
1. In double boil, add glucose, butter, cream to melt.
2. Add in chocolate to melt, keep stirring
3. Cool it down in room temperature until firm and able to shape.

Barista Coffee Making

2011-08-15T09:38:00.000-07:00

Finally~ I learn how to make coffee~!
I always love coffee and the ideas of it.
Never got the chances until I got into
this course of making it.
I had a great time of learning it, from the
basic, even though I was exposed a bit
in the work places.

Anyway~ I lazy to talk more, so i guess
picture would speak a thousands :)

My Horrible August's Expenses

2011-08-15T09:18:00.000-07:00

Long stories short~~

I spend heaps of damn money on different things in August 2012
this is one month I never could ever forget. Reason why is I had to cover
lost of unexpected bills and also.. my working hours was lesser because
of winter season.

List:
Books
Stationary
Car license
food/dine
Rent
Gym
transportation
Shop
others

Total: It is almost AUD1200K

Worse it hasn't include tuition fee.

My 23rd Birthday

2011-02-12T08:36:00.000-08:00

Haha as usual I woke up late afternoon, I almost missed my Joy-flight from Ross but it was raining anyway..

Had my afternoon walk on the main street where I met Robbie in the middle and she wished me and we talked for a moment and she is lovey person.

I got many wishes in facebook, Alex is a friend of my in this town. Asked me to her places at her and Jj Bookshop for a slices of cakes she baked," Apricot Cake" wow it was delicious ^^ while having a chat with JJ. I really respect JJ and Alex a lot; they are amazing people around and very knowledgeable and understanding. We chatted about Apricot seed and such(I will write it again,really worth knowing them)

And also my birthday of 23th; as usual I still have to work. It was quite busy and complicated that night, mostly everyone is in the bad mood; well i was yelled at and piss but I try to stay calm and think positive and never lets the grudge happens. Oh ya.. I had one of the best dinner; crayfish and abalone hehe.. we all work very hard that night. So we got to go PUD that night haha.
The pud had this 70's or 80's party, and everyone wearing so groovy. It was loud and fun.. I love this better than clubbing i had before. This is the music we familiar with; well hey? I borned in 80's haha.. And my friend Shane a.k.a Buddha got me a drink which i no idea what is that; well It is my birthday so I just drink it up in one shot haha.It is really hard to drink, after that I keep feeling the heat from my body.. Man am I turning hot? haha.. It is really fun, the music of 80's and people just get crazy, but never in a wrong way haha.

Well that was my night. I also got too many wishes in facebook took me 1 hours to reply them all; I love all my friends and family. They just awesome. I remember a few wishes I wanna keep in my heart and few funny one as well, especially from my junior in school, he was like " happy bd.. Keep up the good works and will never know one day you turn up the cover of a magazine showing your body haha" haha that good one, got me right there.

The best gift this year? A tiger-moth flight by Ross for free :)

an open cockpit flight like in the history plane that made long time ago when just started

Happy Birthday to myself David, 23 years that I have born into this world. How I wish the number stop haha but 23 years of life experience. Birthday is just a date to be remember how your progress going, and I going keep at it better and better each year :)

Robe Kayaking with buddies

2011-02-02T09:35:00.000-08:00

I always wanna try kayaking for quite sometimes, when I was young I can only use imagination from the television i seen before. I saw the ads at Foodland(market) and I was attracted to this ads, it is KAYAKING!
but it took me 1 month to call haha, was very busy until this day.

The day was sunny and beautiful to kayak. I call the lady at the phone and make a appointment on Tuesday but was bad weather and disappointed again but NEXT DAY!! I rented one single sit for myself and 2 double for others (Ken,Mili, Ivy and Wei). We was asked to wear life-jacket but It was so funny; The shape of it will turn me into Ninja-turtle when I got a tanned haha. When first paddle out to the sea, we got excited and I almost lost my balance.

After 5 minutes, I can feel bicep and triceps is stretching haha. It is really nice to kayak! I can't believe I spend my 22 years not kayaking. I felt in love with it, I really desperately wanted one! Robe is really a beautiful places. I might spend my whole life here :)

See me again in kayaking :) Because I decided to buy one soon

Peppermint Cheese Cake

2010-11-22T06:53:00.000-08:00

This recipe is from Sammy who is a friend of my stay in Robe, same town that I currently staying in Australia. she is multi-talented and a super mother. I really respect her a lot and she taught me and Valerie this beautiful recipe, just beautiful and very simple to.

Ingredient:
(Base)
250g Chocolate Chip Cookies
100g Butter(Melted)
(Center)
200g Cooking Chocolate
50g Butter
1/4cup Sour Cream(70g)
-Melt till combine, spread over the base, refrigerate for 30mins
(Top)
125g Cream Cheese
1/3cups Sugar
1/4cups Sour Cream
2 Egg white
1tsp Peppermint Essence
1tsp Green colouring
2tbsp Gelatin
2tbsp Boiling water

Method:

Beat cream cheese,sugar and sour cream until well mixed
[separated] Beat eggs white until soft peak
Combine eggs white to mixed cream with spatula
Put peppermint and coloring into the cream and gently stir
fold in [Gelatin and water] and stir gently
Pour mixed cream on the chocolate cold chocolate
Put into the refrigerator again for another 3 hours.

Korean Jja Jang Noddle~~ yummy

2010-11-13T06:50:00.000-08:00

JjaJang Mee with Soba noodle

I love to try and have a taste with JjaJang mee for such a long time. But In Malaysia is Super-rare and don tell me Station 1 got serve, because I don't like StationOne at all. My friend found this youtube video and he let me try it. I actually likes it. So I decide to cook my own.

Ingredient:
(well this lady use the amount of ingredient was not accurate at all, haha she goes by feeling so I also can't really measure it. So i also goes by feeling on this site)

2 big Tbsp Black Bean Paste (Korean)
200g Pork in cube
2tbsp Sugar
2tbsp Potato Starch
few drops Sesame Oil

Vegetables: - All cut into cubes shape-
1/2cups Raddish
1cups Sweet Potato
1/2cups Zucchini
1 Big Onion

Heat the pan in medium heat and pour olive oils, fry the pork until crispy(10min)
Drain Excess oil, add olive oil to it and pour all vegetables in and stir fried it
Pour water just about cover all ingredient, Let it slimmer and close with lit
Separated pan: Pour olive oil and fried the black bean paste just 1 minutes, drain excess oil
Pour the fried BB paste into the simmering cooked veges
pour in (2 tbsp potato starch in 4 tbsp water)
put sugar in and let it boil a bit and seasoning it with sesame oil
Serve with Kimchi cucumber or kimchi cucumber

My Reference is from this Korean Lady:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtZMeLbTgMs&feature=fvw
http://www.maangchi.com/recipe/jjajangmyun

A simple butter cookie

2010-11-09T08:55:00.000-08:00

A simple taste yet really nice, my mission of butter cookie is to bake as good as the expensive blue tin butter cookies, which I don really remember the name,brand or company, just recognize the blue tin. I haven't got the best one yet, but this is reliable

Ingredient:

175g Unsalted Butter/margarine
90g Golden Caster Sugar
250g Plain Flour
optional: Demerara(Raw) sugar for coating

Beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy
Add flour and beat until mixture foams a smooth dough
Roll as in sausage, cylinder or any shape
sprinkle above or coat all around it with demerara sugar
wrap it with plastic wrap and chill for 30minutes or next day
cut it into thick slices and place on baking sheet
bake it at 160'C for 20minutes
Let it cool and it will harden eventually

Who said flour is flour?

2010-11-07T07:45:00.000-08:00

Flour

Most cookies recipes use plain(all purpose) flour, it has low gluten content, resulting in a crumbly texture.

The grains are processed with chlorine to make the flour whiter(It is unhealthy, no good). You can buy unbleached flour, which has a greyish colour. All flour must be sift before use, for better result.

Self-Raising flour

This flour contains raising agents that make cookies spread and rise, giving them a lighter texture.
if you run out of self-raising flour, you can substitute plain flour, adding 5ml/1 tsp baking powder to each 115g/1 cup of plain flour.
SRF should not be kept for longer than 3 months because raising agents gradually deteriorate.

Wholemeal Flour

Milled from the entire wheat kernel and contains all the nutrients and flavour of wheat. It is coarser than white flour, giving heavier result. It absorbs liquid than white flour so recipes should be adjusted if wholemeal flour is used.
Brown (wheatmeal) flour contains only 80-90% of the bran and wheat germ and has finer texture and milder taste

Non-wheat flours

Potato flour/starch

This fine powder is made from potato starch and can be mixed with wheat flour to give a lighter texture to cookies

Chestnut Flour

This light brown nutty flavoured flour is made from ground chestnuts and is often sold in italian delicatessens

Cornmeal

also known as polenta or maizemeal,this is bright yellow and coarse or medium ground

Cornflour/cornstarch

This fine white powder is made from the middle of the maize kernel. It is often used in piped cookie mixtures to give a smooth texture.

Soya flour

Made from soya beans, this has a distinctive nutty flavour. It has a high protein content. Medium- and low-fat varieties are available

Rice Flour

This is made by finely grinding polished white rice and it used in many cookie recipes, to give a short, slightly crumbly texture.

Gluten-Free Baking

Some people are allergic or intolerant to the protein gluten, which found in wheat and rye. Specially produced gluten-free and wheat-free flour mixtures can be used for baking, as can any of the naturally gluten-free flours such as cornmeal, potato flour, rice flour and soya flour.

Ref: The cookie Book by Catherine Atkinson and others

Cookies Knowledge? [Butter,Sugar and other sweetener]

2010-11-07T07:41:00.000-08:00

Butter

Unsalted (sweet) butter is best for making cookies

It has a sweet, slightly nutty taste and firm texture

Temperature of Butter

For rubbed in cookies, butter should be cold and firm but not to hard (Take it out of refrigerator 5 minutes before using.)

To cream butter, it should be in room temperature if you forget to take it out from refrigerator in advance, you can microwave it low power for 10-15sec

If using butter to brush baking tin(pans) or sheet. Use unsalted butter rather than salted, which tends to burn and stick

Storing Butter

Butter should be stored in the refrigerator or freezer.
It can absorb other flavour easily so protect it by wrapping

Salted butter can be stored in the refrigerator for about a month
Unsalted butter should be used within 2 weeks.
But all butter frozen in freezer can last up to 6 months

Other Fats

Margarine

-This won't produce same flavour as butter but it is less expensive and can be use in same way
-Block margarine are better for cookie-making
-Soft margarine are better for creaming

White Cooking Fats(Shortening?)

Made from blended vegetable oils or a mixture of vegetable and animal or fish oils. White fats are flavourless and create light, short-textured cookies. They work well in highly flavoured cookies, in which you won't taste the butter. Lard is an opague white fat made from rendered pork fat and features in some traditional cookie recipes.

Oil

This may sometimes be used instead of solid fat. Sunflower and safflower oils are preferable as they are light in colour with a mild taste. Olive oils has a distinctive flavour but may be added to savoury crackers

Sugar
There are many different types of sugar, all of which add their own distinctive character to cookies

Refined Sugars

Produced from sugar cane and sugar beet, refined white sugar is 99.9% pure sucrose

Castor/superfine sugar

This is the most frequently used sugar for cooking-making. It has a fine grain so is ideal for creaming with butter. It is also used for melted mixtures, meringue toppings and sprinkling over freshly baked cookies.

Icing/confectioners' sugar

This is fine, powdery sugar is used to make smooth icings and fillings and for dusting. It may also be added to some piped mixture

Soft Brown Sugar

This is refined white sugar that has been tossed in molasses or syrup to colour and flavour it; the darker the colour, the more intense the flavour. It makes moister cookies than white sugar, so never substitute one for the other.

Unrefined Sugars

Derived from raw sugar cane, these retain some molasses. They often have a more intense flavour but tend to be less sweet than refined sugars

Golden caster/superfine sugar/ Granulated sugar

These are pale gold and are used in the same way as their white counterparts.

Demerara/raw sugar

This rich golden sugar has a slight toffee flavour. the grains are large so it is only used in cookie doughs if a crunchy texture is required. it is good for sprinkling over cookies before they are baked.

Muscovado/molasses sugar

This fine-textured, moist soft brown sugar may has a treacly flavour.

Storing Sugar

Sugar should always be stored in airtight container.
If white sugar forms clumps, break it up with finger
if brown sugar dries out and hardens, warm it in the microwave for 1 minutes

Other Sweeteners

Golden/light corn syrup

Slightly less sweet than sugar, this produces moist, sticky cookies and it often used in no-bake recipes

Maple syrup

Thinner than golden syrup, this has a distinctive flavour.

Honey

Use blended honey in cookie doughs as the flavour of milder honeys will be lost.

Malt Extract

This concentrated extract made from barley has a distinctive flavour, thick consistency and dark, almost black in colour

Molasses

A by-product of sugar refining, molasses looks like malt extract but has a slightly bitter taste.

Ref: The cookie Book by Catherine Atkinson and others

Banana Cake

2010-11-07T07:36:00.000-08:00

Even though banana cake is low cost and easy to find anywhere in shop. But Still I must know how to bake this, I tried one recipe before this, it was sucked haha, no ideas who wrote it. From the Blue Ribbon Aussie recipe book, I found this perfect(for me) banana. I lovin't it.

Ingredient:
125g             Butter
3/4 Cup    Sugar (165g)
2             Eggs
3                 Banana(ripped and smashed)
1tsp              Bicarbonate Soda
2tbsp          Milk
1 1/2Cups Self-Raising Flour
Optional:       Glyerine

Method:
1. Beat Butter and sugar until it dissolve in butter
2. Add egg one at a time,when beat well. Stir in banana
3. Add Flour, separate into 2 portion
4. Dislove soda and (glyerine)in milk and pour it in
5. Bake at 180'C for 20-30mins; or until brown and springy when touch

Sweet Bun for my sweet ^^

2010-10-23T09:07:00.000-07:00

Story:
haha.. I always wanted to try bake bread, I knew how to bake cakes,pie and other minor thingy. But bread? I still have no ideas, out of the many kinds of breads, I wanted try croissant but...... it is too difficult to try it now, ingredient is hard to find in Australia, especially the small town i stay. Second choice is the sweet bun, I tried it yesterday, it turn out not bad, just a little hard(over bake, my dad ask me to calculate bills, by the time i realize is a bit over, but still good) Today I did a lot of improvement ^^ I love it; just the sausage make it sucky a bit haha

When I was still at middle school, I used to day dream, my mother will bake me sausage bun for me to take to school, but chances never came, we were poor once. Oven and learning is costly. So my dream come true by friends and family who encourage me today. Everything I do and learn is from others person than myself

Ps: choose the right sausage for the right bun ^^ and I don't create this recipe, I took it from internet; please refer to the owner I just edited a bit for my own personal taste

Ingredient:
150g Self Raising Flour (300plain flour + 1 3/4 tsp Baking powder)
150g Plain Flour
5g     Active Dry Yeast
3g     Salt
125g Milk
1 Eggs
60g   Castor Sugar
50g   Butter
(Eggs for glazing when bake)

1. Mix all dry ingredients in a mixing bowl. Add in milk, egg and butter. Mix into doughy(hand)
    Place the dough on a lightly floured work surface. Knead the dough until the gluten developed,
    keep kneading for 20mins. Even it is sticky, just keep twisting and kneading making sure all mix well.
2. Place the kneaded dough in the bowl and cover it when dam towel or plastic wrap, this help to
seal the moisture. Allow to dough to ferment. Will double it size in 1 hour
3. Take out the dough and punch out the air produced. Let it rest again for 15min
4. Dive the dough in your way, usually 60g a portion. Shape and filling with desire, place on the greased or
    line pan and let it proof again for 30min-45min before into the oven
5. Brush eggs oven the top and oven it for 190'C for 15mins.
6. Done and let it cool down and put into your mouth! haha

ref: http://happyhomebaking.blogspot.com

MT Benson's Wehls

2010-10-11T11:53:00.000-07:00

Finally able to head to the farm after saying it for 3 weeks with valerie, always buzzing her “hey.. Tmr going farm? When U going farm?”

I wanna go farm so much because I thought to myself, since I ready to stay her permenantly, I sure treasure each moment and oppurtunity that God given to me. I wanna learn about their life and understand the farm in Aussie better. And I always wanted to take some good photo, I really think farm is a great place to practice. Today Caleb,Valerie, Amy and I are had one of best time ever in farm, farm is a beautful country lifestyle. Peter wehls the farm owner also a friend are so kind to show us around his place with a lots of moment to appreciate. The wehls family are one of the most beautiful family in Robe I met. Along with Jessie and Leia, I forget the brother name.... nevermind I will ask again

Firstly, we have a “Road Block” of sheep haha. Nice sheeps, smelly and a lot of shit haha. They were herding it to elsewhere and was on the road when we passed by, they so afraid of humans and keep running away from crowds haha, cute. Ka wa ii~

Peter first show us around the house and the trees around them, don think the trees is a common trees, there orange and this and that, Peter knowns each kind of them. Peter peel an orange for us haha, go for a walk in the vineyard and have a visit ANDY!! The grumpy old sheep haha. There 3 of them, not sure which is andy, oh well, moving on.

Second is dragon hunting in farm!! ^^ Peter and jessie told us, quite common we will meet a Beaker Dragon. So begin the hunting!! Whoah~ Jessie found one not even 10 minutes haha, such a great spotter she is. I can’t even see with the comouflage with the dragon have, and it is sun bathing and we disturb it by carrying it around, it just lay lazy, very OZ kind of life haha. Amazing how wild but very tame kind of lizard, doesn’t defent itself or runaway. We carry it around and taking sweet photos even kiss it haha. And back it goes to the spot we found it. We love animals~ Everything included.

Guess what next? Australia MUST DO. THAT RIGHTS! KANGAROOS~~ Wild kangaroos hunting, we hop on in peters jeeps and with some beers and goes kangaroo spotting! It is wild, the kangaroos will just come into the farm and have rest. For 30minutes drive we spotted quite a few, I was careful not to scare them off, while trying to snap some photos, but I just too afraid to scare them off, so I kept my distance.

Today is a great day, Really enjoyed every moment when peter show us around. I love the farm, I really respect it a lot, wasn’t easy to run a country farm. I really love today ^^ makes my mood gooood~~~

Cinnamon Buns

2010-09-07T10:44:00.000-07:00

Valarie and I met in Robe, she working for my Dad at the restaurant. So nice I met one person who love to bakes 2 ^^ and she an history and Arts student. I glad she share how to decorate a better cake. But we decided to do cinnamon buns today

Ingredients:
250g Self-Raising Flour
90g Butter,chopped
170ml Milk
Pinch of salt

Filling:
60g Butter
2 tbsp brown sugar
1 tsp Cinnamon Powder

Icing:
125g icing sugar
1 tbsp boiling water

Method:
1. Preheat the oven first for 210'C
2. Sift flour,salt and butter into the mixing bowl, using your finger to rub the butter into the flour
By making a well in the center and add almost all the milk. and use hand to knead into dough
3. Knead the dough into a flat on the "light floured surface" Roll out about 25X40cm rectangle of 5mm thickness
4. Make the filling just put all ingredient into a electric mixer until well mix and spread it above the flat dough
5. Roll the dough into a spiral and cut it about 3cm pieces, put in on oven for 12minutes/until golden brown
6.(icing) combine the icing and boiling water. Beat the mixture until smooth[Spread it on top of baked dough and let it cool]
ps: spread some egg yolk before baking for extra golden brown

Between Wilson And Kimz

2010-08-09T09:22:00.000-07:00

My friends kimz, whom I met 2 years ago, now staying at her home at perth having our holiday time together. It is just too funny when 3 person together with kim's family. The conversation is just funny haha. Just cannot take it.

First Conversation between Kimz,The nephew and Wilson

The nephew: ~singing some song~
Kimz : Bu Yao Chan Ge, Den Sia hui Sia Yu
   (Don't sing, later will rain)
Wilson : Gen Ai Yee Jian, Bu Yao Chan Ge, Den Sia hui Ta Lei
   (Tell auntie don't sing, later will thunder)

Second Conversation Between Kim's Mother And Wilson (At the kitchen, We were cooking)
Kim's Mother: How come you 2(David And Wilson) are not fat one? even you guys cook
   And Kimz is fatter
Wilson : Oh... because she is more tam chiak

Third Conversation Between Kim's Sister
(Why the sister printed some photo from the computer's printer, and without her own photo, so...)

Kim: eh... why you didn't print your own photo one?
sister: where got people take own photo one? Of cuz photographer take others
David: GOT! kim lor! the SS(shock Sendiri) Photographer haha..

Fourth Story
Wilson purposely log in kim's profile with her own phone, which willingly borrow him to let him use for his own time off, this is how wilson repaying her kindness by

   (Please Click on this for better view)

Fourth Conversation
kimz asking wilson, if he wants to watch the movie The Assassin, but here how it goes

Kimz: Ni Yao Can A Sa Sin Mah?
   (you wanna watch the Assasin?)
Wilson: Can Ha..M Sap he?
   (Watch pornographic?)

Leaving with hardship; Farewell~

2010-08-07T07:27:00.000-07:00

The more I say " Goodbyes" the more I think about how we met and more I missing it. Wasn't easy to say goodbye at all. Sometimes I thinking should I leaving without saying "goodbyes" but I think still the best for me to do it, even if others don't bother about it :) I still must say my part

I wanna thanks to Wilson and his family, especially. I wouldn't make it today, without your blessing and support to me all this 2 years. I may not say it with words, but I always treat you all like my family. I sure I bring you guys awkward moments, I really wanna apologize for that. Please forgive me for all the silly things, and mistake I did at your home. I glad to call you all my family :) Leaving you guys also is a burden..

To God-mother and Dad, Thanks for caring me like your own son, especially teach me to bake and cook better.

To God-brother Edmund and Yong; Sorry for not keeping my promise, to teach piano and bring you both to gym, love you two.

To Little Ruby; ^^ please don be naughty at home, when you grow up please know that mother and father and your brother is love you, when you grow up, I gonna tell you all the naughty things you did haha.

To Wilson: I can never have a better buddy than you are, sorry I scold you, nag you, teach you, rude to you. but please know of all I do, because I love you bro.. please do fulfil your promise to come to Australia!

I really feel blessed, They all touched my heard to the very deep. Have me for a nice dinner with farewell gifts, I felt so touched, I wanna say thank you but I am too afraid to say it out, I will cry. I wanna hug them and afraid I will give them awkward moment. I am glad to know that I have a lot of greats friends, the simple things that they did, always gonna touch me again. A friends can drive all the way just to say Goodbye and with a simple farewell gifts. Simple farewell lunch. And other simple things. But simple things makes me glads ^^

Chocolate Semi-Freddo

2010-08-06T00:52:00.000-07:00

Introduction:
My God-brother Edmund was asking me to try make this interesting ingredient from the recipe books I have. So I on my search for this particular cheese know as "Mascarpone" familiar name but never eat,seen or tried it before. So I asked a baker which I always visit her shop, to check also if she sell it. She told me she never sell it because of the quick expiry date and expensive, 250g will cost about Rm25. And after long time of give up finding it ever since the Rm25 for 250g. And came I saw it sell at Tesco, so I took a deep breath and just get it and thinking of cry later if i failed; but It didn't ^^

ps: I accidental deleted the photo, it look likes normal ice-cream but taste darn nice.

Ingredients
250g Mascarpone Cheese
2Tbsp Brandy
2 Tbsp Fine Ground Espresso Coffee
25g Icing sugar
75g Bitter/Plain Chocolate,grated
5tbsp Single Cream
300ml Double Cream

To Decorate:
Coffee liqueur(optional)
Lightly Whipped Cream

method:
1. Beat the ingredient(Mascarpone,brandy,coffee,icing sugar,chocolate and single cream) in a cake mixer,
Until well mixed.
2. In a separated process, beat the double cream with hands until have stiff peak.
3. Mix both together with a spatula, stir gently for ingredient to mix well, keep in freezer for overnight(more than 3 hours)

Simple Recipe: Chocolate Truffles

2010-08-01T11:26:00.000-07:00

I did this when a I free at night for some reason haha. Not hard to make at all and it taste good, if too much cocoa powder it will taste bitter. So I either coat lesser or substitute with milo powder

Ingredients:
225g Bittersweet/good plain chocolate(cooking choco)
6tbsp Double Cream (whipping cream)
Nuts (optional-never tried)
Cocoa Powder/milo

Method:
1. Cut the chocolate into smaller piece for easier to melt in double boiler
2. When chocolate melted, put cream and stir and leave it to cool at refrigerator
For 30min-45min(Harden to shape it)
3. Shape into teaspoons size than coat with cocoa powder
4. Leave inside refrigerator again before serve

Apple Pie~

2010-07-28T09:23:00.000-07:00

Introdution:

After baking the Curry Chicken Pie, the next day. My sifu(wilson's mother) said to me, "hey.. we have a lot of apple, you can try bake Apple Pie if you want" ALRIGHT lets try.. beside all ingredient is here, even the cinnamon powder; Which chinese called " Rou Kui Fen" weird.. does it made from meat?

Ingredient: 9'' Pie
500g     Apples(slices)
100g     Sugar
1/2 tsp Cinnamon
20g       Butter
10g       Corn Flour

Method: (well others don't cook it for a while, but I do)
1. Melt the butter in pan, very small little flame, throw in the apples
2. Pour in the sugar,cinnamon and stir until the sugar melts
3. Pour in flour to thicken it and leave it aside for Filling with Pie(see other link)

Mr Sunshine 2010

2010-07-26T11:31:00.000-07:00

I was vain enough to enter into the Mr.Sunshine Search 2010 at KlangParade. I won't enter alone was being push by few friends and the thought keep coming me.. to try just for fun. Why not? just for fun, I not gonna compete to win, I can try but I just wanna had a good time. How it started in my heads is a the sponsor from Glenn Davis saw me helping in an event as photographer. He then just asked me," hey you wanna join for Mr.sunshine?"

Cutting the story short. YES I AM IN! I was a bit of regret thought about the experience, but hey.."Bad Experience Is A Good Experience" I did learn something from a cost haha. I did come with a speeches with my heard, and learn a song for the talent show. But... I cannot say this is a best event, it wasn't so organize and no efficiency, I don't to commend much about it, I help Klang Parade organize a couples of event before i know. But what I wanted to comment is.. the PA system. One word... sucky... the mid stand cannot even hold it properly. I was singing.. the mic is dropping further down and down.. it make me out of focus and nervous.

Before the event started, we got our sponsored shirts(I got to wear Black shirt with short jeans).We got hairstylist, they are indeed expert. I love the hair they styled for me. We also had last minute catwalk choreography by Malaysian model KS Tan. who taught us walk a few rounds, gosh he was serious and never smile at all. There are 16 contestant in total. I am contestant number 9. First round is to "Introduction self and answer why you are qualify for Mr.Sunshine" but the host didn't tell us, so most of us lost 30marks.

Everyone did well on stage except me, but my friends still support me all the way, I didn't drop down and cry, but it makes me gain something from bad. I learn something, I glad I had it coming. I met a lot of people from there, gain a couples of facebook friends. Well it is just a another for me.

Curry Chicken Pie Filling

2010-07-26T11:03:00.000-07:00

My God mother taught me new recipe!! She said to me, if you learn this, you will able to do much more with this basic foundation with you. I actually thought of baking Apple Pie, but she and I have the same ideas of it, for being too sweet for us.( I don't like sweet) so she suggested "Curry Chicken Pie Filling" instead. ^^ Good idea, why not? lets try Malaysian Style haha

Ingredients:

450g   Chicken
500g   Potatoes
200g   Big Onion
30g     Small Onion
50g     Garlic
100g   Chilly Boh
50g     Curry Powder
50g     Ginger
150g   Oil
10g     Salt
5g       Ajinomoto(MSG)
Optional: Curry Leave

method:
1. Heat the oil in a wok, add garlic and onions and fry till golden brown
2. Add curry powder, stir for a while before adding chilly boh, chicken, and the rest ingredients.
3.Fry for 5-8min, add potatoes and cook till the ingredients are evenly distributed and flavored

Pie Dough

2010-07-26T05:05:00.000-07:00

Ingredient:
600g High Protein Flour
600g Superfine Flour
760g Shortening
20g Salt
36g Sugar
380g Cold Water
Total: 2396g (can divide into half of all its ingredient)

Method:
1. Sieve flour on the table
2. Add in shortening and use dough cutter to cut shortening and flour til rice size
3. Slowly add in cold water and mixed
4. Knead dough until smooth and rest for 20mins or in fridge
5. Place it in between 2 pieces of plastic and roll it out to a thickness of 3mm
6. Remove the top plastic sheet and place the dough over a well greased pie tray
7. Scoop filling into the pie dough and egg yolk wash the edges
8. Roll out another think sheet of dough to cover the top of the pie. Scrap off excess dough from the edge and prick the top with fork to allow steam to escape during baking. Wash with yolk for beauty
9. Using a fork press the dough together at the edge.
10. Egg wash and bake at 200'C for 15-20mins

ref: Recipe from BS Bakery shop@Meru, Klang

First Facial...Fainted

2010-07-22T10:49:00.000-07:00

After having 3 sleepless night, My face look dull,dry,old,wrinkles, and lost its shine. My eye swollen, the egg bag you can almost see it's creepy purples vain around. I turned into a old caveman. So I ask my friends about how facial was like, they just tell me with very simple explanation, "Pain when the squeeze the pimples out" so i was like," Oh"

Feeling no direction, I book the time in Herbaline at CentroKlang with my secondary friends who working there. A quick chat with her and she suggested I should take Package Rm88 + Rm32(eye treatment), so I took it, a quick cup of tea, provided by the hospitality services. I gonna tell you guys the step in details and how i felt along the way.

First Step: Curious with impression
Walking in the beautiful hall way with amazing architectural designed; into a room to wash my leg with Sea Salt, given a brush to brush my smelly feet and romantic candles lights around. My feeling is," Hey this is better than I thought, nice place and nice service"

Second Step: Impression with wonders
Dried my leg, walked into a pillar, to take 3 inhale and exhale from a herbal aroma therapy. Which said to help me relax my mind. My feeling," Sure... why not, I come here for some time to relax and pamper myself ^^"

Third Step: Getting excited
Walking into a small room, it was like wow, I have my own private room to keep my stuff. First thing the lady asked me to do is change into their singlet, I was like," okay...." Then I did, A green sexy singlet, to bad I don't have camera with me. Then she asked me to lie down, start to give me some facial massages, and It feels good~~

Fourth step: Getting started
After applying some unknown cream, the lady used the machine to cleansed my face from dead cell skin I think. The sound from the tools she used to scratch off my dead skin, it is very sharp, It felt like dentist digging into my ear drum. Then cream my face again with other many cream unknown to me.

Fifth Step: "Thousand Needles"

This is the part that I really wanna express! I can't believe I am going through it~ The lady apply some cream on my face than use a lights to brightly shine my face, even with my eye blocked with napkins, but i still can see the lights. After a while, the lady start poking between my eyes, It was painful, but endurable, then forehead, poke.. poke.., squeeze.. squeeze.. Especially when I have phobia of needles. The pain kills me physically and mentally. But I can hold it... The process went from forehead to side faces, was worse.. It keep on poking and poking.. the needles was sooo darn painful! And the other side of face.... under my mouth and THEN........The Worse Nightmare begins only now...... the NOSE............. My conscious," Hell! NO! not the NOSE!" The lady told me to get prepare, and..

Nose only: (conscious speaking)
First poke: Ouch...
no 10: .................
no 25:......someone... please help me.....
no.40:.....God?... Please make it stop....I cannot take it anymore...
no.60:..Damn IT!!!!!!
no.70....How did Woman endure this!? Tell me HOW!?
no.75:...(lady?.....can u stop that? Can I quit?.. Can I say no?)
no.80: Oh damn..oh damn... Oh DAMN!!!
no.90: Please....... I really cannot take it.....anymore........
no.100: I am sooo REGRET!!
no.111:$#%$#%#@%
no.120: it is finished.....................(I wish I can say," I am numb d..." but it was not"

Overall it is good to try... but I still cannot solve the mystery of "Woman The Queen Of Pain" on the process of Thousand Needles. Did you know: The thousand needles process wasn't at once, but ONE BY ONE. you all go home and imagine. But after the process, of course they give me some treatment and gentle massage on my face to comfort me..... TT It works, I really need it. Next time will I go again? Probably haha

Finish Diploma!!

2010-07-21T21:31:00.000-07:00

Finally the time comes, I thought It will never reached here, because it is just to long. Studying a course and stay in a college with no windows for 3 years... wow.. I made it out haha. I came into here at July 2007, and now I finished it at July 2010, total 3 years rather than 2.5 years. Reason is when I stop one semester to go back to Australia.

The last 2 exam wasn't tough but aiming to get grade A is very tough, "Human Resource Management" and "Organization Behaviour" 2 subject only but reading and memorize is not my thing. I pray God will guide his way through me, I also pray I able to continue degree somewhere in Australia with different course, I don't feel like doing Business anymore. I want something which more practical in learning rather than just reading from books. I aiming my way there ^^ (let you guys know if I ever made it somehow)

I used to imagine the graduation of diploma will happens, now It is happening but wasn't exactly same as my imagination. One thing for sure, I am gonna miss this place(not because of college,honestly) but this place is where I met friends, hang out, up and low with all my friends and lecturer. Bad things happens, but most of it are great things. This place I regretted some, but benefit from it too. Friends it is the hardest to let go, but everyone has to move on sometimes, I sure am going to feel sad to leave them here. Thinking about next time when I meeting them will be very surprising, maybe marry? kids? job? boyfriend? girlfriend? other unexpected thingy haha. I eager to see what they will bring on them self in the future. I pray is all greats things, I love to see them doing what they love.

But I have to say.. I am prepared for the next step; Yes I am fearful, yes I have doubt but I still got to move on. To all my friends!!(In College;lecturer and friends) I am proud to say, I am glad to know you all :)

PS: suddenly Miley Cyrus; The Climb was in my head. haha... (T.T) sob sob... I feel sad to let it go

Melaka~laka~laka

2010-07-13T11:42:00.000-07:00

Was dragging my feet to this trip, I was too tired to go anywhere due to few days keep going out and spend less time at home was very tiring and costly. I wasn't into this trip at all, but promise is a promise. That I make it my last trip with the gang ^^

~~That me with the "HOLIDAY" bought them wear them~~

Khang Lin text me in 6am in the morning to ask if i am awake, I replied," I feel like crying d... I am soo tired..." haha nevertheless I was stressing myself for a cold shower and the honk was heard, Jeff and Khang lin was here,hopped on the car with Wilson, and stop complaining I thought to myself. Reached Kim'z home, and as usual we have to waited for her -.- ish.....

The journey was 2 hours of driving with Jeff's Honda, Tol and Petrol cost about Rm100 then divided by 5 person. I am so glad to have a friend like Jeff willingly drive us up for a trip. Reached there about 10am just on time for breakfast at a famous Hainan Chicken rice shop, ok la.... not as good as I expected to be with its reputation.

~~Click on it to see the interesting words~~

Explore the land melaka kingdom now, now is full of stall, food, and Interesting Arts gallery with interesting design. I got a nice necklace which only Rm8, I really have to thanks wilson for that. After a long walk, I felt my jeans in a state of suana, i cannot take it! The weather was too hot. So what happen is... we went into a fashion house! And I bought 1 tight BabyMilo shirt with a Sexy Hawaiian pants haha.

We went for a walk again and I rushing for a nature call, and found a public toilet was sooo clean. Unexpected, Klang is sooo another world haha. Anyway We had a chill out from the sun at The Gallery for coconut drink(suit my new appearance) and for another sunny walk to find the famous,"Nyonya Restaurant" it is a bit Pricey, we just looking at outside with no least interest, the staff/manager just shut the door and said," Now we are close" What a RUDE! Ish... I won't recommend anyone for discrimination and rude service to others. So we again take another LONG SUNNY walk to find the Popiah and found a few nice thing to eat. One is the Kuih, which really nice. And Durian puff with also Durian Ice cream.

The popiah is a long long queue.... We waited for 45 minutes, but it is worth! Nice, big and tasty! just a bit oily. And the last trip is to the famous SATAY CELUP! Thanks goodness we reach before 5pm, just nice for a table. It doesn't took long for another long queue for others. The day trip is indeed worth it, just the hot sun gave us a bit sunburn to Jeff and dark skin to all of us

White Stray Doggy

2010-07-09T09:32:00.000-07:00

There is a white doggy which I called, " Doggy" haha.. and her husband the "Blacky" They are both a compatible couples that always linger around the neighborhood as it is their territory. A pair of stray dogs which no one really bother them much. It is sad actually, they always search for food and water. No much people in this neighborhood pay attention to them. Except me,Wilson and a few others.

I cannot do much for them or feed them because it is not home of mine. Everyone morning this pair of dogs will be sleeping under my car to get cover from the sun. I guess they choose my car because I don't hit them or chase them away, which other do. I remember one day, I thought I lost my Ipod when I went college, I was really so mad and down thought to myself that someone have stole it from me. MAD I am, when I reached home and park my car at parking spot along with Wilson. The dog just look at me and him, in a very funny looks in Doggy eyes, as she was wanted to tell us

something, as she looking at us and on the grass near my car. And It was there! My IPOD! the white doggy save it! It save my whole music collection! and 1k ipod!

And Today, I suppose to be at college at 10am for my OB test, guess what happened, Doggy gave birth to 2 cute little puppies under my CAR! I sms my friend Jasmine to tell Mr.Kunu that I will be late due to "puppies under my car, I cannot move" haha he said lame excuses until i show him prove. It is such a amazing thing happen, I wasn't angry at all, I glad 2 beautiful puppies are born from it.

Female dogs usually bad mood and feel threaten if anyone approach the its puppies, but Doggy doesn't do that to me or Wilson. Even when we try to remove the dogs from my car tire track, it just stood near us and beg us not to hurt it with the whining sound. I felt a connection with this doggy, I felt I made a friend, she seem to trust me, and I am really glad. To repay when she found my lost ipod and she just gave birth. I bought 3 cans of dog food for her, I wanted her to stay healthy for her and the puppies ^^

Sloppy Joes

2010-07-05T08:17:00.000-07:00

Introduction:

Sloppy Joes is an American Dish, I get to know this from a movie show called " It takes 2" acted by the Olsen Twins. Me and My brother got to eat them for the first time is at a restaurant located in Klang, was brought by my sister. And It was really DELICIOUS!! But it was close down very fast. Can't never forget the name, "sloppy joes~ Sloppy Joes" but me and my brother called it, "Slappy" instead haha.. influenced by children mind. And I finally found one recipe that is quite close with my ideas of it ^^ just I change from beef to mutton.

Trust me, this is really a different thing ^^

Ingredient:

500g Minced Mutton/Beef
2 tbsp of chopped garlic
1 whole chopped onion
1tbsp Mustard
1tbsp Tomato ketchup
1tbsp Tomato Paste
2tsp Brown Sugar
1tsp Steak Seasoning
1 Worcestershire Sauce
3tbsp water

Salt and Pepper for tasting

(optional) Cheddar cheese to cook or serve with it
(optional) chili flake
(optional) Burger Buns/croissant/bread slices to serve it ^^

Method:
1. Fry the garlic and onion until fragrant, then pour over the minced meat. Drain the excess oil
2. Add mustard,ketchup,tomato paste, Worcestershire together and stir it with medium heat
3. Add sugar and water and let it simmer until less moist in a low heat. Then serve! ^^

Turned into a kiasu

2010-06-30T09:33:00.000-07:00

I found myself turn into a "Kiasu" "Kiasu= A hokkien words for someone who are afraid of lose, whether in self and others, Fear of losing" nowadays.. maybe because of desperation and time is limited. My time in Malaysia is less then 35days, starting counts from today. When i look at myself, there a lot of things i still haven't do and also mastered on them. Another thing is age, I am 23 years old now, and regretfully I am still in diploma. I have wasted enough time in college, so I mustn't waste any more precious time.

I had put down a list to myself on the last post. A few things i must mastered on them, weather it is a hobbies or a education. Lets say piano, I having a really hard time practicing piano by my own with no guidance and motivation. And workout, I did put myself in gym more often than before because it is my last month in gym, what for paying yourself into gym if you doesn't want to see result. So I also kinder jealous of all the well toned and fit guys, always wish to become like them haha. I must get FIT!! with no fats and well build body shape. Well I just being honest. My photography also now hang in the middle, I only use it once a a while.

But there something i must said of being proud on one thing, which i love doing. Cooking! I being learning a lot from past few months, especially in baking. I am blessed to have a friend like Wilson, his mother and the family. They treated me like part of the family. Wilson always helping me with cooking and we learn together and teach each other. His mother taught us both how to bake, yea just by looking a the few cakes I did before. She is expert in baking, so I considered her as my mentor in kitchen haha.

I am a guy will not sit down and do nothing. I am a human made by God hands. I believe myself are created in a purpose and God put interest in my life for some reason. Ever since young, I never stop learning and asking question when I am curious. I love to teach others what I know, because "I am blessed to be bless"
most of all, Life it is a journey of preparation for the end. I always encourage others to do what they love to do.

Honey Grill Lamb Chop

2010-06-29T10:07:00.000-07:00

Introduction:

It is been long time since i created my own recipe, of course with the helps of few extra ingredient example like the steak powder but the rest i think of it myself and a guide from previous recipe I made. So this is what i came up with, a taste is almost similar with the Tesco style selling at the market

Ingredient:
4 Lamb Chop
2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tbsp Olive Oil
2 tbsp Oyster Sauce
2 tbsp Honey
2 tbsp Black Pepper Sauce
2 tsp Sugar
1 tsp Dried Oregano leaves
1 tsp Dried Rosemary leaves
2 tsp Steak seasoning powder(optional)
1 tsp Dried Mix herd (optional)
pinch of salt and pepper

Method:
1.Marinate it all together in bowl and remember to massage the lamb to get the muscle soak with all the marinade sauce. Keep in fridge for 6 hours
2. There are 2 ways of cooking it, either grill it in a hot pan until the meat is tender about 10-15mins
( or oven for 20-25min for 180'C)

Pet exhibition 2010

2010-06-27T11:18:00.000-07:00

I went twice for Pet Exhibition 2010, This event is an amazing event, i got to know this last year from my female best friend Nesh, she was one of the organizer last year too bad this year she wasn't joining, so i cannot get free entrance haha. Anyway this year is really great! I got to know a lot of pet lovers and actually have quite a chat about them.

Both is the Milk snake ^^

When I was walking around, I can't stop taking picture of all the animal that walk passed by, worse when I saw a Golden Retriever and Siberian Husky, i can just stop there a gaze upon them for as long as it is there. And the second best time i had was with the Gecko Company, they have MILK SNAKE!! one of my favorite snake, because it is not venomous but it imitate the one of the world top venomous snake the Coral snake. How to differentiate? the owner taught me this, "Red with yellow kill a fellow" so if not red+yellow from side to side = Milk snake; Isn't cool? I will get one milk snake in the future for sure! I got to play with it and carry it with me. But one danger part was when i was holding it, a playful children boy was touching it and hitting it haha, and i quickly get the snake from that boy.

Best moment and sad too was when a dog for adoption, A dog slept in my arms when i was carrying it. This dog was weak and tired, not active at all. Because she had no love and was suffering from a minor unwell. This dog was came to this organization of pet finder, i sure it wasn't a lucky dog before they found her. The lady kept asking me to adopt it, since i love her so much, yea i was though the same, this dog should be with a loving family. My heart felt so warm and soften when the gaze of her cute puppy eye begging for love. I really and from all bottom of my heart; I wanna take her home. But situation stopped me from doing it, I leaving Malaysia in one month time.

I pray every family should have adopt one dog, and treat it with loves, a dog is not slave. God create it and others for a reason. For those who have read this, please adopt her for me which i cannot do so for now. Please visit www.PetFinder.my to be its father and mother and for other doggy

Shepherd Pie: Method 1

2010-06-21T10:03:00.000-07:00

Introduction:

haha Shepherd pie suppose to be easier than lagsana but i have to bake 2 times to make it taste better. I still cannot get the taste i got from "Starbucks" but nevertheless i will still wanna beat it one day ^^ wish me best

Ingredient:
500g Chicken Meat (cut into cubes)
150g Ham/sausages (cut into smaller pieces)
150g Sweet Corn/mix vegetable
1 can Mushroom
2 tbsp butter
3 tbsp plain flour
1 1/3 Milk
1 1/3 Chicken stock
1 tbsp Dijon mustard
1 tsp thyme,parsley,rosemary
Cheddar cheese (option)
salt and black for tasting

Topping:
Mashed Potato (recipe) or
1 sheet-rolled frozen puff pastry + 1 egg beaten to glaze

Method:
1. Melt the butter in a pan, stir in the flour, the stir for 1-2 minutes until smooth
2. Gradually add milk and stock and stirring it constantly, bring to boil and smimmer
3. Add mustard and meat(chicken &hams&corn) and add all herds for seasoning
4. Stir it, if mixture too thick add in milk
5.Put filling into a mould with Mashed potato or pie(refer below)
6.Preheat at 170'C and bake for 25min

for pie:
Cut out a pastry lid to fit a 1lt/1qt pie dish, plus a strip to fit around the rim
Stick: the strip onto the rim of the dish with water, then spoon in the filling. Place the pastry lid on top, using a pie funnel to lift it above the filling - or make a slit in the center of the lid. Press the lid down firmly around the edge of the poe to seal. Brush with the egg and cook for 25minutes or until golden

German Chocolate Pecans Cake

2010-06-19T10:15:00.000-07:00

Introduction:

Well... it started when I let my sister try on our(me and Wilson) Durian cake which we just learned, we had make it 3 times because the demand of if is tooo much haha. And once she tried it, she make a immediate order for her birthday next week, she demanded a Pecans or Macadamia chocolate cake. When I research on it, i found a German recipe which called "Chocolate Pecans Cake" and no one i know have made it before, so i did have a trial and brought to all my college friends to try. Most of them love it!

This recipe is kind of sweet, for people who don't like sweet, this wasn't ideal but I kind of like it ^^ is less sweet than icing cake. And eat it while cold with coffee, is a enjoyment of life ^^

Ingredient:

110g Chocolate Bar
115g Boiling water
250g   Butter
350g   Sugar
570g   Cake Flour
230g   Milk
4         Egg Yolk
4     Egg White
1tsp    Vanilla
1tsp    Tartar Cream
1/2tsp Salt
1tsp    Baking soda

Method:
1. Melt the chocolate with the boiling water and leave it cool aside
2. Mix the sugar with butter at a mixer for few minutes until fluffy
3. Add Egg yolk into the mixer and blend well
4. Add melted chocolate and vanilla essense into the mixer
5. Add stiffed flour, baking soda and salt into the mixer
6. Add milk and beat it till everything blend while, only takes few minutes
   {Separated it or leave the batter aside}
7. Beat Egg white with tartar with high speed, when done, the will have stiff peak
8. Now add at once the egg white done into the batter, mix it with spatula gently
9. Cut wax paper into the baking mould so it won't stick and pour batter into it
10. Bake at 190'C for 45min (Done if poke with tooth pick without goey)
      if still goey goes into the oven again for 5-15mins.
Let it cool upside down with a rack

(Don't open the oven while baking, it will make it fail in the middle)

11. When cool cut into halves for middle frosting and topping frosting later

Frosting(Topping)

Ingredient:
1cup    Evaporated milk/creamer
1cup    Sugar
3      Eggs yolk
115g    Butter
1tsp Vanilla
1 1/3cup Coconut flake
1 Cup      Chopped Pecans(roasted)

method:
1. Mix Evaporated milk, sugar, egg yolk, butter and vanilla with medium heat for 12min
2. Add Coconut flake and Pecans into the mix and let it cool
3. Put the frosting in between and above the cake
4. Keep it into the freezer until ready to serve ^^ 2-3 hours will be best

Ref: http://www.myhomecooking.net/german-chocolate-cake/German-Chocolate-Cake-Recipe.htm

Pizza Dough

2010-06-11T08:47:00.000-07:00

Introduction:

This pizza dough is for about make about 5 medium pizza, with the topping of your choice. Use own creativity to make a wonderful tasty pizza. I really have to thanks Wilson's mother for teaching me this, since 8 years ago i believe, i been finding a way to learn this.

Ingredient:

500g High Protein Flour
10g   Instant Yeast
10g   Sugar
10g   Salt
25g   Butter
330g Cold Water
15g   Milk Powder
5g    Dough-con -- ACE MB (Ammonia)
Total: 905g

Method:
1. Put high protein flour and instant yeast in mixing bowl on slow speed for 30sec (S shaped beater)
2.Add in dough-con, salt, sugar, milk powder, and cold water & combine evenly until mixture resembles coarse meal
3. Add in butter and knead the dough until 5-6mins until dough is elastic
4. ferment for 1/2 hour covered with plastic
5. Then scaling each dough 150gm mould like a ball and allow intermediate on a aluminum foil
6. Press and pin out to a diameter of about 8" use flour to help make it easier to knead
7. Prick dough with fork to prevent bulging and leave it proof for 25mins
8. Bake the empty pizza dough at 210'C for 8-10mins (can keep it over night til serve)
9. When harder, spread paste evenly over the pizza base and add topping ingredient of your choice
10. Bake at 210'C for 15-20min to serve

ref: Recipe from BS Bakery shop@Meru, Klang

Durian Cake

2010-06-04T09:59:00.000-07:00

Introduction:

This durian cake is modify from Cappucino cake which i posted not long ago, Wilson's mother ask us to change it just a bit to become Durian Cake ^^ I gonna try it after i go Australia, i bet i won't have the chances unless Aussie people eat them and Aussie trader import them into the country.

As you can see, the cappuccino cake is this recipe, it is the same, i just change a bit and a lot of the mousse ingredient, this is the part you need to pay more attention now

Ingredient(A)
120g         High Ratio Flour
3/4 tsp Baking Powder
5g     Milk Powder
80g Corn Oil
6(110g)    Egg Yolk
80g           Water
10g           Glycerine
1tsp    Vanila Essence

Ingredient(B)
3(130g)   Egg White
120         Castor Sugar
1/4 tsp     Cream of Tartar

Method: (Same as cappucino or sponge cake technique)

1. Mix ingredient(A) until the batter is uniform, (Hand beat)
     - put flour and baking powder in a mixing bowl.
    -Mix milk powder with water first
-put oil, egg yolk, milk water and vanila in the middle of the bowl
   - Start with the middle first then only side flour, stir with only one direction
     - and set it aside
2. (B)whisk egg white and cream of tartar on high-speed until it start to foam
3. Add sugar and continue to whisk on high speed
4. Reduce to medium speed for 2-3 minutes until a stiff peak consistency
5. Transfer meringue(B) into the batter and mix lightly and evenly with a spatula
6. bake at 180'C for 45 minutes.
7. Turn upside down to let it cool, to maintain a nice shape (better if with the mould that can be separate)

Ingredient for Mousse:

100-150g Durian Puree

40g Sugar

15g Gelatine

60ml water

(A- Mix Puree and sugar)

(B- Mix Gelatine and water to dissolved it)

110g or 165g Whipped Cream

40g or 60g Cold Water

Method:

1. Double boil the ingredient above and keep it cooling aside before use later

2. Whip the cream until cream, fluffy and smooth (don't over beat it, get thicker than smooth)

3. Mix the Durian puree and whipped cream well together with a spatula

4. Keep in fridge for an hour

5. Spread it between layers of cake

Topping: Just 250g topping cream, whip it til smooth and decorate with the cake

Aquaria KLCC visit

2010-05-31T11:03:00.000-07:00

We had a visit to Aquaria Klcc finally after years since it was open, i remembered I got the "Opening Notice" when Aquaria open that time, I was giving my thanks to the lord, finally i have a chance to visit underwater aquarium, that was my dream since i was just a kid. After years, none or only few of my friend is interested to fishes and animal as i am, for 4 years i asking around who wanna go, no one give me a "yes" as answer. At 2008, I planned to go myself without any friends, just my camera and notebooks will do. I enjoy taking picture, writing down interesting notes and stare them in hope that something will happen.

The day started by last minute planning, when i just asked Wilson," hey, tmr go aquaria, since we no class at monday"and by telling Edmund also give him sudden shock haha.

It was raining day when 3 of us going KL by KTM(train station) and arrive at Aquaria at 4pm, paid the entry fee with only Rm25 with student card. And I miss all the feeding time!! Once i enter the aquaria, the first thing i did is go bother the small shark in the pond, along with horse-shoe crab and sea cucumber. I touch the Shark and it feel sand paper.

I was snapping photo ever since i walked in, and talking with the brothers about animal and enjoy finding more interesting animal with interesting behavior. Aquaria is not only consist of fishes but also land animal. I indeed love animal, I believe them as God creation and God said to Adam that we are the lord over the creature. Well some people which i really lost respect for them, said that and i quote," God created animal without soul and we shall not pay attention to them, we must only pay attention to human to bring them for salvation" My opinion is "yes you may be right about they are without soul but we are human the lord over the animal should not take this is as advantage"

My thoughts about today trip have reminded me, it we stay on without doing anything at all, just in 10 more years, life will die out in our world even before the judgment day. All the fishes is are soo cute and some are fierce as the sand tiger shark. Moon jelly fish is soo beautiful and gracefully as they swim. Even the poison snake and other creature are nice to see, of how unique they were created.

I am satisfy with all that i see today ^^ I expected more because i really hope i can see the whole world in this small place but i know it is impossible. I encourage parents bring their children there, just let them hang out at the place as long as possible, children are curious, this visit might bring them good.

Basic Butter Cake

2010-05-29T09:40:00.000-07:00

Well today, i was thinking that i spend my 5 days holiday doing practically nothing, what i meant was i didn't do anything fruitful or learning. I wanted to bake butter cookies at first but on second thought, i got only one vanila essence enough for butter cake. So here we go..

Ingredient:
250g butter
200-250 Castor sugar
4 eggs
200g self-raising flour or "200 plain flour+2tsp baking powder"
4tbsp milk
1tsp Vanilla essence

method:
1. Beat butter and castor sugar in the mixer(K shape beater) in medium speed
2. Beat well and add eggs one by one into the mixer, until creamy
3.Add vanila and mix well
4.Sift the flour and divide into 3 portion and one portion at a time (low speed)
5. Add milk and mix until well-combined
6. Pour into a greased baking tin and bake in a pre-heated oven at 180'C for 45min until golden brown.
Remove from oven and leave it cool down

Marble Cake:
use basic butter cake recipe
1tbsp cocoa powder
3tbsp hot water
"method: mix into paste"

Cappucino Mousse Cake (9")

2010-05-29T09:05:00.000-07:00

Second try decoration

Intro
Wilson's mother which also my God-mother, mentioned it before that this is a very difficult to bake cake, must have seen the progress only will know how to bake it and have basic sponge cake skill(which i haven't). For days Wilson pursue her mother to "try la" so he is successful in the end. For me personally, if I don't learn it now, when will i ever learn right? so here we go..

Ingredient (A)

120g High ratio flour
3/4 tsp Baking powder
5g Nescafe*instant coffee
80g Corn oil
6(110g) Egg yolk
80g Water
10g Glycerine (optional) (function as perseverance and keep it soft even for days)
1tsp Cappuccino Flavor

Ingredient (B)

3(130g) Egg White
120g Castor Sugar
1/4tsp Cream of tartar

Method:
1. Mix ingredient(A) until the batter is uniform, (Hand beat)
     - put flour and baking powder in a mixing bowl.
     -Mix nescafe with water first
     -put oil, egg yolk, nescafe water and cappuccino in the middle of the bowl
     - Start with the middle first then only side flour, stir with only one direction
   - Set it aside
2.(B) whisk egg white and cream of tartar on high-speed until it start to foam
3. add sugar and continue to whisk on high speed
4. Reduce to medium speed for 2-3 minutes until a stiff peak consistency
5. Transfer meringue(B) into the Cappuccino batter and mix lightly and evenly with a spatula
6. bake at 180'C for 45 minutes.
7. Turn upside down to let it cool, to maintain a nice shape (better if with the mould that can be separate)

Mousse creme Ingredients
(A) 3              Eggs yolk
      95g     Castor sugar
      8g    Nescafe
      1tsp(5g) Cappuccino Flavor

(B) 15g    Gelatine                      (B) dissolved it, and none stop stirring
      45g Water
(C)480g          UHT whipped cream               (C) Hand whip only
(D) 250-300g whipping cream         (D) topping (machine allow)

Method
1. Double boil ingredient (A) until sugar had dissolved.
    Double boil the gelatine mixture and add into (A) and mix it. Cool slightly before use
2. Fold in whipped(C) with hands only, stop once smooth(don over beat it)
    then cream to egg mixture(A&B) together, keep it in frigde until harden(Mousse)
3. Beat the (D) with mixer and keep it in frigde to harden it 2.
4. Sandwich slices of cake into 3 and spread the mousse it in between layers
5. Decorate with whipping cream(D)

tips: GIVE YOUR SELF A CLAP! THIS IS A NOT AN EASY JOB!

Chocolate Lave Cake~where chocolate melt~

2010-05-26T00:57:00.000-07:00

Intro:

Ideal for chocolate lover and to impress dates ^^

This recipe is given by Wilson's mother from don't know which book haha, the good about this recipe is where chocolate will still melt in your mouth. The unique is because when i done beating everything, all i have keep in the refrigerator over night and bake only when serve.

Ingredient:
200g chocolate
200g butter
1 tbsp instant coffee powder
4 tsp rum
4 eggs
4 eggs yolk
120g brown sugar
110g plain flour
20g cocoa powder

method:
1. (A)Melt chocolate, butter and coffee powder at double boiler. Stir in rum later on
2. Beat eggs, egg yolk and brown sugar until pale and creamy. Fold in sifted flour slowly and stir again. Then cocoa powder, then pour in melted chocolate(A). Mix until well blended
3. Spoon the blended batter into small reased mould or oven proof cups. Wrap well and keep in freezer for over night (4hours of more)

4. When serve. Bake in preheated oven at 200'C for

10minutes for half chocolate melt in the cake
15minutes for the little moisture inside the chocolate
tips: It also depends on the quality of the oven ^^

5. (optional) if u or your friends doesn't like it too sweet, just serve with ice-cream ^^ like i do

Salmon Rice Ball - Japanese Sushi

2010-05-18T09:34:00.000-07:00

                                              Salmon Rice Ball made by David(Me)&Wilson Lee

Ingredient:
100g smoked Salmon,chopped          (depends, i did 250g)
2 tsp black sesame seeds
2 tbsp finely chopped pickled ginger
2 Spring Onion, finely chopped
750g short-grain white rice, still warm
5 tbsp Sushi Vinegar

Method
1. Dry roast the sesame seeds for 2 minutes(low heat) until the seeds begin to pop and constantly shaking the pan. Set aside
2. Combine the salmon, ginger and spring onions in a bowl and mix it well
3. Shapping the cooked rice by putting the salmon mixture into it and shape it like a ball
   (keep hands wet to prevent rice from becoming sticky)
4. Serve by sprinkle with sesame seeds with style

Ps: i tried it and edit a little by my own ^^

references: "Step-by-step japanese and korean cooking by periplus"

Vanila Fairy Cake (a.k,a Cupscake)

2010-05-12T08:29:00.000-07:00

Vanila Fairy Cake ^^(By David & Wilson, Guide Wilson's Mother)

Ingredient

125 Grams Butter
120 Grams Fine granulated sugar/Icing
3 Eggs (Size C)
200 Grams All-purpose Flour
1 tsp Baking Powder
1 tsp Vanila Essence
125ml milk
(Make 12 muffins)

Method:

1. Cream Butter and sugar until light and fluffy. -warning- Don't not melt the butter!
Add eggs one by one - Warning- Not Cold eggs!
2. Fold in sifted flour and baking powder. Pour milk and vanila essence together; Mix gently
3. Pour onto muffin pan about 2/3 full.
4. bake for about 20min at 190'C ( Or until beautiful light brown)

Icing Topping Ingredient:
1. 225 Icing Sugar
2. 1 Lemon
3. 1 Egg White

Method:
Beat the icing sugar,Lemon Juice and egg white together until the mixture hold stiff peak

ps: Personally I don't like icing topping, it is too sweet for me. Kids will love it ^^ I love it plain

Special vermicelli noodle ^^

2010-05-10T07:01:00.000-07:00

Cantonese Style:

1. A Packet of Vermicelli Noodle
2. Garlic
3. Onion
4. Tomato Sauce (maggie brand)
5. Black Pepper Sauce
6. Oyster Sauce
7. Chicken meat
8. Crab Stick
9. Salt,Pepper and sugar for tasting/seasoning

Method:
1. Cook the vermicelli noodles and set aside
2. Cook the garlic and onions, after that fry together with chicken meat, and then crab stick.
3. pour in tomato sauce in, then black pepper sauce and oyster and stir it well.
4. taste the sauce and add in some salt,pepper and sugar to season it.
5. Pour over the noodles and stir fry it for only 1-2 min.

Tips: Add some water and flour for more sauce and thickening. ^^ cheers

Tomyam Style:

1. A Packet of Vermicelli Noodle
2. Garlic
3. Onion
4. Tomato Sauce (maggie brand)
5. Tom Yam Paste -------------------- only change "Black Pepper Sauce" into "tom yam paste"
6. Oyster Sauce
7. Chicken meat
8. Crab Stick

9. Salt,Pepper and sugar for tasting/seasoning

Method is the same

Simple Recipe: Chiled Soba Noodles

2010-05-10T06:36:00.000-07:00

Ingredient:
1. Soba Noodles(can be bought from market)
2.Tsuyu ( a soba noodle soup base)

Optional: +Crab Stick+Seaweed+Nanami Togarashi(Chili Pepper) *as the photo above

Method:
1. Cooked the noodle as description written on the packet
2. Wash with cold water and keep it in the frigde
3. Serve while cold with the Tsuyu by pouring over noodles/side dish to dip the noodle

Marinated Chicken, Worshire and Oyster Sauce

2010-05-05T07:34:00.000-07:00

~~This Recipe is taught by my sister Angeline ( I just edit a bit)~~

Ingredient:

1. 8 Chicken wing/Chicken chop
2. 4 tbsp of oyster Sauce
3. 1 tbsp Sesame Oil
4. 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
5. Thick Soy Sauce( a bit for coloring)
6. 1 tbsp of soy sauce
7. 1 1/2 tbsp of honey
8. 1 tbsp Sugar
9. Salt and Pepper for tasting
optional: add oregano or some herds

method:
(It can be chicken wing/chicken chop)
1. Wash the chicken
2. Mix all ingredient together with the chicken
3. leave it in frigde overnight/2hours
4. It can be roasted or sizzling

Deep Fried Ginger Chicken(Jap-style)

2010-05-04T08:22:00.000-07:00

~~This pic lazy to take nicely haha, next time i will change ^^~~

Ingredient:

1. 400g Chicken breast tenderloins

2. 1/4 cup (60ml/2 fl oz) Japanese Soy Sauce

3. 1/4 cup (60ml/2 fl oz) Mirin(Japanese Sweet Sake)

4. Ginger 4-5cm, Finely grated

5. Corn Flour, 1/3 cup/40g

method:

1. carefully trim and cup chicken breast into cube(bite size)

2. Combine Soy Sauce, Mirin and ginger together and use it to marinade chicken

(Marinade for 15min)

3. After marinaded, drain off.

4. Pour handful of flour and mix it with hands

5. Again coat it light with flour( skill needed to squeeze and throw excess flour away)

6. Fry til golden brown.

noted: This recipe i tasted from my relative before, and found the recipe in a book.

Below is Mirin = Wine cooking Mirin

Tick for Progress

2010-04-25T07:41:00.000-07:00

Few night ago I wasn't able to sleep due to a thought came into my mind, a plan and systematic ways of keeping a track of my progress, skill or medical treament, which i prefer to keep it as private matter. I can hardly sleep after this plan came into my mind at 4am in the morning, i just can't sleep unless i get it done. I spend 30min to get this on my computer excel.

This is my plan of helping my-self to improve all that i have now into another level. I am 22 years old now. I shall waste no more time and start doing what I love most and really get into it. Let no one discourage other but encourage ^^ This i hope to share with anyone i know.

Those list above are some of my interest for now, it might get more haha

Simple Recipe: Garlic Bread

2010-04-19T09:22:00.000-07:00

Ingredient:

Baguette Bread/ other
Garlic, finely crushed
Oregano
Butter

Method:

1. Cut the baguette bread into slices
2. Spread the butter on 2 side
3. spread abit garlic on 2 side
4. Sprinkle some oregano on 2 side
5. Put into oven for 5-10min. (keep in watch, longer the cruncher)

Home-made Dim Sim

2010-04-18T00:17:00.000-07:00

My mother taught me how to make a very nice dim sim without spending at outside, which really high cost, i only use about rm15 i can made about 100 piece of dim sim. This version of Dim Sim is consist of vegetable; The smell is smooth and nice. i know it is different but i tell you, I love my parents recipe better. If you eat outside in "Kopitiam" the smell is tooo meaty and if wanna eat a nice one, you have to spend a lot at Dim Sim restaurant.

Keep in mind that, because me and my parents have the sense of taste and agar-agar(roughly feeling) we hardly mearsure the quantity of ingredient we do. Anyway, I tried my best by explaning, first I will show you the ingredient.

INGREDIENT:

Meat(pork)/chieh bak : 2kg, mince
Salary                         : 4-6 stick (depending on size)
Carrot                        : 1-2          (depending on size)
Spring onion               : just a handful, finely chopped
Cabbage                    : just a handful, finely chopped
Garlic                         : handful ( I don't put cuz i don like lol)
Wanton/dimsim skin : 1-2 packet

FYI = All must finely chopped in small piece, EXCEPT the dimsim skin, duh....

SEASONING:

Oyster Sauce         : ?????? (because i roughly)
Soy Sauce             : put a lot
Sesame Oil            : ??????
Sugar :??????
Pepper                  : ?????
Flour                     : handfull

My way of doing it. I use hand to mix all the ingredient together and add all seasoning in together and keep stir around finely with your hand. Don't be afraid to taste your hand for the right amount of seasoning, i know is disgusting, but rather be brave than be sorry.

2. Nicely wrap the meat in the Dimsim skin and put on the plate(put abit oil on surface to keep from sticky) and steam it for 10-15min. And it is done!

^^ Hope you all enjoy, email me or facebook me for more advise

Happy birthday Wilson

2010-04-07T03:57:00.000-07:00

Wilson lee, my best buddy in college, the day i reach back to Malaysia it is a day pass of his birthday, I ask him out for a movie session at pyramid, "How to Train Your Dragon" In 3D! since also my chance to watch 3D in the first time.

When Wilson and I waiting the movie screening time, both of us went for a walk and bought ourself a new pair of sunglasses haha, it is nice only cost me Rm25 with UV glasses and come to think of it, I kind wasted my money because last week in Aussie I bought one 2, but what to do, this design suit me and it is much nicer anyway.

Finally the moment of 3D that i been waiting for, the commercial started of very nice and it seem i almost hit by all the animation but when the movie was screening, i thought to myself; this 3D isn't worthy at all, the commercial is good but the cartoon is so so, not even good enough. well what done was done, just no more next time, i guess not all movie in 3D are nice, I wonder how is the Avarta in 3D?

After the movie, we both went to AsiaCafe for Wilson's Celebration. Yinyee,Kenny,Kimz,Heng Hyong,Chin wei are there as well. And I have COMMENT!! on AsiaCafe! The drinks is sucky as it goes, this is the second time, i drank carrot milk with Clorine taste! ish ish!

Anyway, we really enjoy ourself, most important is Wilson, we all miss his birthday after all, and celebrated the next day for him.

Easter Monday and Farewell

2010-04-05T10:27:00.000-07:00

Start with a morning breakfast with Wayne, Chris, Caleb and mother. The Robe pub offer one of the biggest steak i ever ate, It is huge!! really and as for working, I really enjoy really as the last day of work for the season. I enjoy working at Robe(South Australia) more than normal Malaysian waiter. The pay is good, people are friendly, short working hour.

The real party start off after working shift, My dad have his friends over Ross, Shane and Barry for a drink and farewell for me and Cass. Caleb ask Hannah and Rachael for some Easter Egg Hunts. The Game started with each person 5 dollars and the winner get it all. We have our friends hid it so well all over the restaurant. We all were chase out when the hiding process begin. That time Hannah and Rachael taught us a dance called "Nut-bush" it was funny, something like chicken dance haha. After a while, they signal us to start the game, we all rush and tear down the place to for all eggs and Easter bunny. And guess what, I WON!!! yahoo! David did it! haha because i score highest with Big egg and a golden bunny ^^

~~Doing the Nut-Bush~~

We had fun of the game, and then my dad cook us some good supper for everyone, we had a bit of drink, they drank beer, i drank wine. I really glad the company we had, i was really having my good time with fellows friends in Robe. I met great people, Barry and his family. Jessie and her family. Cass, Alice, Wayne, Chris and many others so glad to meet them and meeting the old friends. Like my father said, "Happy time is just a moment will pass fast but never regret a moment of it" I thought of a firework or something like that, short life span but beautiful

Hannah, Caleb, Jessie, Rachael

Farewell Cass and Alice

Robe and the fellow townsman is great people, like everyone i met. Of course there always be not perfect people, but when you met a friend, it is a friend ^^ I sure gonna miss everyone, everyone now depart to their own life like Cass and Alice. Hannah and Rachael also go to college now. I sure gonna miss everyone. I looking forward to tomorrow, A joy flight by Ross and Shane to send me to the Airport with their own private plane ^^ yahoo!

Barry and Shane(my pilot tmr)

Shane(owns 2 plane) and my Dad Don

Ps: It is Cass farewell too, Alice will be leaving to soon. I gonna miss ya, hope we will meet again someday

Ordinary Things In Every Home

2010-04-04T10:24:00.000-07:00

Just wanna share what i read from "Reader Digest Australia" it was fascinating for me because I also help in housework, piratically like a housewives, i cook, clean, sow, take cares of babies like a nanny. haha
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All item have tons of usage, save the day with clever ways of using everyday items, SAVE TIME and MONEY

Lets start with
1) Aluminum Foil

Decorade Cake
Polish Silverware
sharpen scissors
Make a fishing lure

2) Lemons

Remove warts
Clean a microwave oven
Make soggy lettuce crisp again
Create blonde Highlight

3) Nail Polish

Tighten loose screws
Mend Holes in window screens
Fix torn blinds
Tarnish proof jelellery

4) Salts

Give Brooms a longer life
Remove wine from carpet
Remove water marks from wood
clean grease stains from rugs

5) Bicarb of soda

make your own dish washing detergent
get yellow stains off piano keys
control dandruff
make deodorizing dog shampoo

Ref: http://www.readersdigest.com.au

Monday Beach

2010-03-29T06:27:00.000-07:00

The afternoon was beautiful, the sun is so bright and shining and the grass so green and the sea is made blue. Robe have the amazing beach even though is cold haha, cold is good then there no jellyfish or shark(I hope) haha. I saw dolphin 2 years ago in the same beach, it was one amazing experience ^^

The water is extremely cold! it is like the ice water we drinking seriously, beside Rode is one of the town is facing the sea sharing with Antarctica to the south. I spend 10min simmering my feet into the sea water, I feeling frost pain at my foot.

After a while, I simmering my whole body in it, i really felt cold! but a while will get use to it, but not even 10min i left the water, because there is no one in the sea with me, and i felt fear haha. Thinking to much perhaps and i scare being alone. i decided to sun bathing instead, just a bit of sun tan will make to wonders i hope, well i am a metro-sexual, learn how to look the best

After work, we close restaurant early today due to lack of customer, rather everyone go to relax, we ended spend out time in Long-Beach to have a chit chat, my brother and the rest drink beer and Alice with Cass bought Fire Sparkle to play with. And the moon is so beautiful tonight, is full ^^ I love the moon.

Fire Sparkle Cass with my brother Caleb

We trying to create a simple art in the camera
Right: David(me) and Cass

Caleb With Alice

SundayNight Fishing

2010-03-28T22:00:00.000-07:00

Sunday restaurant at my work place was so busy at dinner time, only elderly couples now visiting the town but it still busy! When things got quiet down, I cooked Cabonara as supper haha, it was the simple meal ever, more simple than spaghetti really. The basic ingredient was cream,milk,cheese and egg, you can get it anywhere in the market.

After supper Me,Caleb,Cass,Alice, Wayne and Chris decided to go for "NIGHT FISHING" and here we go, a drive up to the Jetty. Before we drove up, we notice the moon was sooo beautiful, A Moon Halo, a rare scene really, Wayne and others didn't seen it before, this is my 5th time. And we were soo curious of what have cause it to happen? it seem the cloud is separate perfectly a halo shape from the moon.

I researched about it, but i will tell you next blog of my. MOON HALO

The view is sooo beautiful, too bad the camera i holding doesn't have the quality to match my eye, the moon shine the sea, seem like the water is dancing with the wind and without the helps of human technology, lights; I could see more than a torch light can shine, the moon is better.

We spend this time, waiting the fish to grab the bait, while we chatting all the silly things around us, no matter we Malaysian,Aussie or Taiwanese, we get along so fine. but most of all, the scene tonight is the most beauty of all i seen in Robe, i love the sea

Chris,David,Alice(hiding) and Cass

We just having fun chatting and enjoy each other company ^^

After that we went to pub together, it was crouwded but we play silly thing like hitting each other hand like "chi tan chi tan puo"

Playing NINTENDO WII

2010-03-23T08:17:00.000-07:00

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I had fun while playing NINTENDO WII, My brother bought a NINTENDO WII it was really nice game station with all the cute games that never get bored. The interesting is I can create my own character and use it. Especially the Wii Fit, the balance pad that keep all my data about my balance, BMI, weight and help me set a Goal to lost or gain muscle haha.

I played Kungfu Rythem was the most cutest game from the WiiFit ever, the music and move is so cute and funny at the same time. Which i have a video post here haha. And as you can see, the character from the left is Don(Dad), Alice, Me, Angeline(sis) and Cass haha

I hope i can collect enough money to buy one NITENDO WII to, such a game as this is best to hang out indoor with friends ^^

ps: the NITENDO WII said that i gain weight d TT and the sound behind the video is "my dad looking for key" haha

22th@Robe

2010-03-22T06:36:00.000-07:00

Having the chef moods into my heart again, feeling to cook something on the Monday afternoon while not working. Cass, Alice and my brother Caleb thought is a good idea, since i already make myself a promise to cook lasagna on my Australia trip.

Daddy suggested we use Ross home and with the permission of Jojo haha. In the morning itself my brother suddenly tell Jojo we gonna cook dinner for them, i was like -.-" sweat.. because i never thought to make so many as a lunch, I just hope it will be enough for them. Well started of by going to the "Foodland" Robe's market. Thinking if here has all the ingredient i needed, but yea it does just the packaging is different especially the Cream Cheese.

After reaching Ross and Jojo home, it was so beautiful, design by themselves and what to say? Jojo is super creative with the art work. At first feeling a bit not use to cook someone else houses, especially I not really close with. At that time, i asking where is the stove, oil, salt and etc, i felt a bit shame, but as time pass, I told myself, i won't able to cook something tasty if i kept thinking like that, so shamelessly, I kept doing what i do best haha, taking charge.

While cooking for an hour or more, I could see all of them are hungry, I felt a bit nervous and did some mistake like forgetting to put beacon and mis-calculated the flour for cream. But quickly i corrected my mistake and consume a bit more time and poof I done it ^^ and they all love the lasagna i made, Ross even take 3 round and the rest have second round, Ross even said "Don should put this on the menu" haha and Alice answered," but who gonna cook then?" Well this is a encouragement to me :)

After lunch, Ross showed us his piano skill and I pretty amaze! not because of his hand is playing but his leg!? How? because is a Automatic Piano, just put the music scroll and it play by itself haha. We really enjoy our time. Moggol and Molly was there to, Molly playing "Tag of war" and "fetch" with me, and she never get tired phew.. -.-

We left Ross and Jojo house after that, and went to Jetty and West-Beach for a walk, today is a nice day as the summer have pass and town is quieter now.

Robe's Jetty

West-Beach (My Food Print)

Fried Dim Sim by mom, when 2 free at restaurant

Look who came to visit again ^^ thanks Ross

haha Caught in pic without mother knowing, Caleb idea's ^^

Boxing!! box box punch punch

2010-03-20T08:44:00.000-07:00

2oth of march

While i still sleeping, i kept dreaming how i gonna reject the boxing practice i promise to try. I dream about, yay.. i am late so i no need to go. Or Barry canceled his practice section. But the truth is, I was really DREAMING too much. So i did force myself wake up, quickly wash my face brush my teeth. And walk to Barry's house with my brother Caleb.

Whoah... The practice that by warm up, 3 abs exercise warm up. Then next Michel(Barry son) taught me how to punch, and IT WASN'T AS SIMPLE as everyone thought it should be. Both hands have to be above the eye for blocking and punch straight from the side. For right handler, use left. For left Handler use right. Barry said this is to train the weakness to be stronger as the other hands.

Barry and Michel train me,Caleb and Wayne that day. I met Cipa and Bonnie that day, Bonnie is the cute little girl who wanna train with us. Pull me aside to do rope skipping instead. Barry's family is a beautiful family. I respect them soo much.

After a few basic practice, i think i injured my left hand haha. Me and my brother go for a nice breakfast, I order "Toasted Wrap and Chocolate drink" my brother order a "Mix something haha" Come to think of it, Body combat is nothing compare to this training. Body combat is for cardio exercise, this is Battle training as battle machine haha. Ouch *hand still pain*

Friday the 19, Robe

2010-03-19T05:49:00.000-07:00

Again today, was overslept until my brother loud sound system from the computer woke me up. So i did, Caleb(bro) asked me to go out together and have lunch, while i still blur and he watching "kenkaishi" a Japanese Anime i gave him days ago. After shower, we walking through the town street and went into the pizza shop. I love Aussie ways of doing stuff, so different from Malaysia really. A simple order and simple package only 1 big pizza, usually Malaysia order whole lots, but here only 1 box

Before work, Alice and Wayne asked me to join them for a short walk at "West Beach" haha we really have fun and I am surprise, I been to Robe but never been to West beach, it was so beautiful, from what i know, this is also the territory of Abalone. This isn't a beach for swimming, the wave was 2 heavy and not a ideal place for surfing either, the stone cliff where there abalone stay have sharp rocks, could die if got hit.

After that, we went to Beacon View, a highest point at Robe, I can see the whole robe from here, the eerie things are here to haha, if anyone afraid of creepy crawly, we have tons of them here. A millipede i think. I got call from restaurant shortly after reached, seem like the busy is rushing in. I got a lecture after that from my dad, for leaving the restaurant -.-" which my brother asked me to join them. But anyway we have fun ^^

During the working hours was a stress! Everyone just came in! But we can handle this haha, we have experience now. By the way, we big table have reservation is belong to local people, JOJO have a birthday party! she such a amazing woman, she an artist in fact, she drew a few arts and was at the pizza shop i saw! (forget to take photo). After other customer left, they threw a huge party, Alice and Cash bake a cake for jojo, isn't it sweet ^^

Robe, my Aussie home

2010-03-18T05:49:00.000-07:00

I woke up today late afternoon ha ha, since I was soo tired a day before traveling from Melbourne to Robe. While i sleeping, Alice,Cass and my brother made sushi, it was okay but the presentation is well done really. I ate a few before my work start.

After branch, Wayne and Case suggested that we go for fishing. and we did. But nothing was caught, all we got hooked is seaweed, and we left shortly after the weather gets bad and a small rain started to pour down.

I love working with the family and the restaurant, i just love it. After work, i got a surprise visit from ex-pet moggol! and it's friends Molly haha. Ross and jojo are the master now, so kind of them to bring them here once in a while, moggol look happier and healtier. And got a hair cut haha, he look so cute. Molly is a indeed a BIG dog, and she is cute 2 ^^

I miss moggol, after 2 years of depart

Korean Food!

2010-03-10T20:40:00.000-08:00

I remembered at 10th of March, me, Wilson and Edmund(Wilson bro) went to Aeon Jusco for Korean food, the plan was though weeks before, and I made a promise to Edmund that I will bring him to, as a birthday present to him. And since i know he enjoy good food. Beside me and Wilson too enjoy to.

We choose the table which we can keep our legs visible to others haha. We ordered a whole lots of meal, 1 set of 3 and additional one rice for each. Which we though is reasonable and able to finish it.

The waitress asked if we wanted to cook at the table or cook else where, and of course being a curious and fun gang, we wanted her to cook for us here and to be seem. Well she isn't friendly haha, and she should because we paying services tax. But we still gonna give a thumbs up to the cooking services she gave and it was delicious.

It was really sooo delicious ^^

well we really enjoy our time eating together, but the lettuce with the grill chicken meat was really "geng" I love it. Taste beautiful, wish i can go again soon, even though is expensive but life have to be enjoy sometimes in a long long time haha.

Wilson And Edmund

Hometown with Friends

2010-02-06T08:18:00.000-08:00

A day after my birthday, I have a to do a delivery to my hometown at half-way towards Kuala Selangor. I asked few of my friends if they will like to join me, since it's not so far and we can hang out together at the new Pantai Remis beach.

We depart klang about 6pm with 2 cars and 6 friends(Wilson,Edmund,Kim,HengYeong,Yinyee and Kenny) We had fun once we reached the beach side, the wind is nice and the sky look so romantic where the sun is about to set. When we saw people around playing kites, we got excited and decided to spend some bucks on it. I bought a Rm4 kites to play with and kenny bought also the same one as mine. Wilson got this cool kites of Black SharkRay, which look so cool when fly with the winds and nicer than all others~

We had really fun and jokes around the beach, posing for camera photo shoots, suddenlly kim's sandal broke, it was really hilarious how we make fun of it. After finally waiting for the sunset, we set our quest to for kim to buy new sandal. We reached a shop and spend 15min just for the sandal and she don't like it haha.

After I make my delivery to my aunt, we had dinner at my family's restaurant for seafood! We ate 5 dishes plus 2! (prawn, mantis prawn, a shell fish, chicken and veg) ( Crab meehon and fried kuei tiow) spend over Rm150 for it, but all is about enjoyable meal and I believe we do ^.^

After dinner I said my goodbye to all my family and relative as set a quest for SETIA ALAM night market for a walk. On the way we got lost and makes tons of jokes in the car haha. We kept blaming each other for the wrong direction just for fun haha to amuse humour ourself. I had over spend my budget on new year wear but pirated shoe caught my eye!! I promised myself not to buy again but guess what happen? Yes, I have broke it. Kim,Wilson,Edmund and I got 4 pairs of new shoes with only cost Rm25 each ^.^ haha

I love this weekend, Love to hang out with friends once in a while.

Turn into 22

2010-02-05T07:59:00.000-08:00

Today just woke up as normal college day, late for class and eating lunch with friends. Little did I know that my friend was planning to celebrate my birthday :)

My dad give me a sum of money to ask me to spend with my friends and friend's family. He said to me, "This sum of money is a AngPow for you, and You can spend it with your friends" I have a wonderful parent that always supporting me even though that are not around with me.

Today consider my favorite birthday of all, they all gather to have dinner with me and bought me all the nice gift ^.^ even though it may not luxuries thing, but I really like all of it. I got 3 shirts, 1 mug, 1 nanny glove, and a book. Heng Yeong got me 2 really nice shirt from HangTen, a purple and a white, he was soo thoughtful and remembered I mentioned before i don't have purple shirt haha. And Jasmine&Kenley got me a yellow shirt also ^^ it was nice and body tight haha. Yinyee,Kim,Edmund and wilson got me a few really nice thingy haha. One Glove for me to cook( They always call me nanny, and i cook for them sometimes) and a journal note book( I really like it! I felt i can write my journal down whatever i learned) and A mug haha(excellence, It is a nice motivation)

I will treasure it all, Thanks everyone ^^

I really felt it is my best birthday also thanks to all the friends that commented of facebook, haha it looks like it is almost overload with comments, I can hardly reply them all haha.

And here is my answer, someone asked me how was it feeling turning 22 :)
~~ Yesterday(Day before birthday) I never want to grow another older honestly haha.. but time still going on. Going 22, I started missing all the things at 21(2009), me and all my friends did a lot of things together, and the journey of 21year old is ended. A new one is 22!! This year, I felt I must start to live my life to the fullest, I ain't getting any younger, but surely ain't wanna live a dull life, I want to make my every second count something while i still here :)

Thanks guys(kenley,jasmine,Chuan Chong, Chin Wei, Ck, teck siong, kenny, kim, yinyee, heng yeong, wilson and edmund) for starting this journey with me. Love u all

Not a good tuesday

2010-01-19T07:44:00.000-08:00

Feeling a bit upset of all things happened today and yesterday, feeling the world isn't right for me to do anything. Everything i did today seem out of hands.

Waking up in the morning and going for a college, the car broke down because of the petrol meter was spoiled, and i actually did forget to look at the KM/hour to count. Wasted one hour waiting for helps. Caused my friend's mother hurt her hand, because my mistake, feeling guilty all the days.

This caused me to miss classes to spend time to services the car

Reminded my mother nag to me to spend more money on house grocery and got scolded from a phone. Reminded that we were poor before, why now, my family acted like we all rich?

Happily cooking cabonara for friends, but was reminded the worse thing happens in my life

conclusion, today is just sucked

Annabella's Birthday (1 years old)

2010-01-11T03:27:00.000-08:00

Happy birthday Annabella, Your ah ku is about to blog about you haha.

Yesterday I went Kl at Jalan Yap Kwan Seng, destination "FULLHOUSE" A very nice and clean white cafe. Annabella's parents(my sister and brother-in-law) decided to have a memorable party for Annabella and to make this a fairytale and princess like party. I was really impressed really by all the preparation done, it was so beautiful.

I was asked to snap a lots of photo with LEICA D-Lux 4, such a expensive camera was in my hand hahaha, I was quite careful and hold it with my life. I love to snap photos, even though i don't have the experience as a real camera man.

Me and my family had a wonderful time, even though we as family and cousin don't usually meet everyday, but no matter how far we didn't met, our relationship still close as ever.

Annabella was having a great time herself, she refuse to sleep and even rest haha, she just having fun with people and give a sweet smile to everyone that greets her. Annabella turning to 1 years old now, by the time she is my age, I will be forty! haha really uncle David sigh... but anyway, I am truly blessed with such loving nephew and nience.

Port Dickson Trip (29-12-09)

2010-01-07T07:56:00.000-08:00

On 29th December, the 6 of us decided to have one relaxing trip, at first we all were voting to go somewhere else other than Port Dickson but haha ended up, our big words never come true and we choose PD at the end because of low-budget trip, what we ever wanted is just a relaxing trip before new year :)

[David Tan(me), Wilson Lee, Edmund Lee, Lee Yinyee, Kimz and Kenley wong]

We took KTM to seremban then to PD, was a long trip but quite enjoyable with friends to talk with and funny jokes we made all the journey. We all deserve a time to pamper ourselves, after all the hard work and efforts we done throughout 2009, specifically "Forget Not Christmas 09"

The best time we had is haging out at the swimming pool and beach, playing splashing and making a mermaid sandbed for kimz and thought of playing kites but wind wasn't strong enough, and Banana boat wasn't a good idea after seeing the condition of pulled by jet-ski boat. When we hungry we walk about 1.5km towards town, a restaurent named "Merlin" was a old but very nice and worthy meal to have and save cost too..

At night time, we played silly games, of card guessing sticking on the forehead, this games is a deception games haha, whoever lost we paint each other with lipstick, after that we changed our mind of the games punishment into tickles, and I was tickled a lot of times, the feeling of being tied and gang-tickle wasn't a best feeling of the world even so with laughter haha

Friends is really hard to come by, I really glad this trip is worthy, It's help me know more about each other. Even after year comes, we may not be friend anymore but this trip is really is my preacious memory of 2009 :)

Amazingly Potato

2009-12-11T08:59:00.000-08:00

Potato humble
Cupboard items and their alternative uses

1. Heal injuries
A raw potato compress with help to reduce the swelling around cuts and bruises. “place grated potato under abandage on the skin,” says kolbjorn Borseth of Aromatic Natural Skincare(aromantic.uk). “Wrap in cling film for the best effect.”

2. Soothe Eczema(Skin disease)
“A warm potato poultice can relieve inflammation,” say Cathy Wong, author of The Inside Out Diet. Cube the potato, lightly boil, the fold into thick gauze (a kind of fabric) and apply.

3. Fight Heartburn - (a form of indigestion felt as a burning sensation in the chest)
Raw potato juice can soothe the pain of recurrent heartburn. Pop a white potato through a juicer and drink half a cup after dinner for best result.

4. Rescue recipes –salt problem
What happens when have too much salt in your meal? Drop a raw potato into your sauce for 10minutes and simmer (lacucina.caldesi.com) “the salt will bind to the tuber (potato) and restore your meal to something edible. ATTENTION: don forget to take it out before serving.

5. Windscreen waterproof
Make your car windscreen waterproof base by rubbing a potato over, it give a super-slick surface, making water beads run off much faster. (britishpotatoes.co.uk)

Food That Fight Hurts

2009-12-11T08:06:00.000-08:00

Yogurt

Ever wonder why hospital serving yogurt and expert advice us to have one?? and most people think yogurt is fattening and unhealthy but the "friendly" bacteria in the yogurt replace those which are destroyed by antibiotics and other medications, boosting the immune system by having yogurt.

Seedy Disease Defense (Sunflower Seed)

Believe it or not, sunflower seed can help protect you from diabetes and heart disease, expert found that the magnesium-packed seeds can“LOWER YOU RISK OF CONTRACTING METABOLIC SYNDROME ” by 31%, by regulating your blood sugar. Other salubrious seeds, such as pumpkin, flax and sesame, provide a similar defense against metabolic syndrome. [a 50g handful should be enough]

Sugar

Ever wonder doctor have sweets/candy/lollis in their diagnosis room? Expert have discover and a words saying,” SUCKING A SUGAR CUBE CAN NUMB THE PAIN OF AN INJECTION”

David: haha.. Guys relief stress by smoke, and girls eat chocolate to lighten up themselves. Girls are smarter from my points of view.

Wine

Fight cavities with a glass of ruby red. Expert found that the antioxidants found in grape skins destroy cavity-causing bacteria. Of cause don’t drink alcohol if you not comfortable.

Full-fat milk

Haha I know, how it sounded, “fats” but consider this drinking full-fat milk can reduce the risk of getting prostate cancer by 12%

A Banana Song in morning

Kick start your day with refreshing banana fruity smoothie and have a banana haha. “Potassium in bananas are important for neuron function and the berries mop up free radicals” creating a healthier system in your body for functioning.

Fight allergies with broccoli

Eating broccoli sprouts may help you breathe easier, said expert. People who ate 7 ounces of sprouts for 3 days saw up to a 200percent, increase in the production of proteins that make antioxidants in their nasal cells. Antioxidants help fight off the inflammation that causes allergies.

Lotus root

Chinese people favorites lotus root, it is loaded with vitamins C, Contains fiber, and potassium. As well as beneficial to bone health; copper and manganese.

Chocolate Cure

A study showed that chocolate ate could help improve your brain activity. “Cocoa, the main ingredient in making chocolate can counter mood depression. Cocoa stimulates the mood to make you feel happy and the caffeine substance in it fuels alertness; both factors help the brain to work better.

You will get a sharper focus coupled with smiles throughout the day.

Forget Not Christmas 2009

2009-11-22T03:00:00.001-08:00

There time we forget our life that we left behind, yes we should move on, but are we leaving something behind that are worth remembered? we have forgotten many things behind. I thought of this, when I was alone and free. Thinking when I was young and Grandma still around, in the same time scolded and make some chocolate drink for me. I wonder, is this the way of Chinese people say," I love you"?? I write this event "FORGET NOT CHRISTMAS" objective to made the team committee to be proud of their children, the little things they did, the big result when everyone support each other. Student at college usually have their own life and ways, what our parents know about us? nothing much. So i want to share this day for our parents and love one. Without forgetting people from the orphanage, they don have family, but I want them to feel LOVE.

Yesterday is a amazing time we had, yes we had lack of time and all the last minute cancellation from other and we have last minute replacement. despite all the negative thing happens. I really impress by my team quick action and a wise one too. As a director of the event, I made a lot of mistake haha.

I was so nervous and completely stress to the max, my mind was in everything, the dance, the choir, the PA, the drama and etc. but we all pull it off! we planned to do one major event when beginning and we did it! :) thanks to everyone. Most important everyone really have fun! All the practices we had and laughter we had together have made this event happen, this is what Christmas is about, LOVE! JOY! LAUGHTER! GIFTS!

We had 4 adviser( shireen, Jonathan, Rajani and karen) without them, we can never be successful.

personally I learned a lot, from becoming a leader and a soft one haha, my friends advise me to be a strict leader but I find it hard to be strict, unless someone piss me off and go too far. Well I want me and my friend to gain something out of event, for me I learned dance, and to lead choir, learn to talk to higher management and making sure everything is under process, learn to overcome all issue. I love dance really, I so glad my friend phoebe Lee, teaches us, I learn to head stand and toe touch haha.. the stunt wasn't hard for me to catch up because I had basic cheerleading background. I just felt our dance wasn't enough, I really wanna try again in the future :) Choir was a mess at first, people came in and out without informing, but I really glad we still have a few commited choir crew, and when everyone came together haha, we really start having laughter, I thought to myself, this is what Christmas should be.

Having A Wacky Water Sport

2009-09-23T09:49:00.000-07:00

On 23 of September.. wow.. times fly.. Hard to believe this year pass so fast... anyway... My Dear friends Will, asked to hang out at Sunway Lagoon, along with his sister and friends, so he asked Me, Wilson and Jia Meng. We had one of our worst breakfast at bukit tinggi because of the PAU is not well cooked haha.. probably because we rushing the feller

When we reach our destination, at noon. The sun is freaking hot and scotching the skin. So glad Jia Meng and Will bought some sun-lotion or else we are roast pork, but it good also, monsoon season and the sun is good enough for out door trip. Leaving our stuff at high tech lockers and having fun playing with it. After that we go for quick fun in the water, at we are so childish yet nice, splashing waters at each other.

We went to water theme park for riding the big floating balloon and slide down into the water, we had that twice and another. Amusement part outdoor was awesome!! me, Jia Meng and another feller ride the 360 degree turn of ships while Wilson, will and will's friends stay and watch haha. Then we ride roller coaster which scare the hell out of will haha. Jia Meng also tried to force will for the tomahawk 360 degree, honestly it is much scarier than the rest haha. We cross the bridge and it is a bit scary and high above the land, but the most funny things is we licross it barefoot and it is too damn hot!! like walking out the hotpot, cooking our leg! imagine we running on the high and scary bridge because the food is cooking

At the water, we just again play splashing, crazy things, pull pants, and all sort of fun/childish/but still fun haha. Swimming for few moment and enjoying the water was nice. Jia meng and me again went to becoming a hamster in a gigantic water roller haha, it was really fun because feeling like a hamster and trying not to fall down, while cycling it.

We really enjoy the time there.. really glad to have friends and can spend time together. :) wilson,will and jia meng.

All About David Tan

2009-09-16T21:30:00.000-07:00

Name: David Tan Chin Hong

Sisters: 2

Brothers: 1

Shoe size: 10

Height : 175cm (wanted to be 180cm-desperately)

Where do you live: Klang, Tmn.Gembira/ Telok Gadung

Second Home: Rode (South Australia), Jeram (kuala Selangor)

Favourite drinks: Green Tea, Honey Lemon tea, Fruits drink (carrot,apples, mango)

Favourite breakfast: hot dog, bah kut teh, chicken rice, Eggs

Have you ever been on a plane?: Yes and many time

Swam in the ocean: yes and love it

Fallen asleep at school: Duh.. of cuz....

Broken someone’s heart: eh.... maybe.

Fell off your chair : I think So

Sat by the phone all night waiting for someone to call: Nope

Saved e-mails: rarely

What is your room like: Green and Blue. the love for nature

What’s right beside you: My study desk

What is the last thing you ate: Some.. long beans, and chicken stew

Ever had chicken pox: Yea...

Sore throat: A lot of times

Stitches: Yes, my right eyebrow.. my brother accidently hit me

Do you believe in love at first sight: Nope.. "like" in the first sight maybe

Like picnics: Of course.. anything with food haha

Who was the last person you danced with: My friends at bar..

Last made you smile: My friends and lecturer(mr raymond) Law

You last yelled at: Can't remenber....

Today did you:
Talk to someone you like: nope
Kissed anyone: nope
Get sick: nope
Talk to an ex: nope
Miss someone: yes.. always missing all my friends
Eat: I ate more than usual today

Best feeling in the world: Able to help/save/make a differents in someone life :)
Do you sleep with stuffed animals: i don but.. i got stuffed pillow of my own haha
What’s under your bed: nothing actually just some wooden staff
Who do you really hate: Other than devil itself, I rather not mention
What time is it now? 8.35pm

Random:
Is there a person who is on your mind now: eh..... I am blank actually
Do you have any siblings: I told u so
Do you want children: yes in the future
Do you smile often: Very :)
Do you like your hand-writing: Not really when i compare to friends
Are your toe nails painted: of cuz not

Whose bed other than yours would you rather sleep in: Prime Minister, I heard is quite a class
What color shirt are you wearing now: Red
What were you doing at 7:00 p.m.lastnight: Interview for part-time jobs
I can’t wait till...: I get my salary
When did you cry last: Long time ago.. hard to remenber

Are you a friendly person: :) yea...
Do you have any pets: not now... I do have tortoise, fish, Dogs and hamster
Where is the person you have feelings for right now?: I don have anyone now
Did the last person you held hands with mean anything to you now? Shake hand? friends haha
Do you sleep with the TV on? Nope... I won't waste energy like that
What are you doing right now?: It is not obvious?beside blogging, movie
Have you ever crawled through a window?: haha yes.. When i was young, someone complained
Can you handle the truth?: It is hard to handle but I can deal with it

Are you too forgiving?: Depends on situation and people who are worthy of it
Are you closer to your mother or father? Mother, but i also love my dad
Who was the last person you cried in front of?: My best friends :) thanks for listening
How many people can you say you’ve really loved? hmmm... I love everyone as frens and family
Do you eat healthy?: Just so so.. I do avoid after 9pm food and soft drinks
Do you still have pictures of you & your ex?: Nope
Have you ever cried because of something someone said to you?: Of cuz.... rather not mention who
If you’re having a bad day, who are you most likely to go to? All my dear dear friends :)
Are you loud or quiet most of the time?: I am quiet when serious, loud when feeling high and crazy
Are you confident?: depends on situation

5 things on my to-do list today:

Went to law classes
going The Garden mid valley for salary
went to Subang parade for rehearsal
Watching "The Ruins" freaky nature movie
Planning to write this blog

How to ask your Boss for a salary increase..?

2009-09-14T08:09:00.000-07:00

some jokes from email that i love :)

One day you send a letter to your boss asking for an increase in your salary!

Dear Bo$$

In thi$life, we all need $omething mo$t de$perately. I think you $hould be under$tanding of the need$ of u$worker$who have given $o much $upport including $weat and $ervice to your company .
I am $ure you will gue$$ what I mean and re$pond $oon.
Your$ $incerely,

The next day, you received this letter of reply :

Oh my dear:

I kNOw you have been working very hard.NOwadays, NOthing much has changed. You must have NOticed that our company is NOt doing NOticeably well as yet .

NOw the newspaper are saying the world`s leading ecoNOmists are NOt sure if the United States may go into aNOther recession. After the
NOvember presidential elections things may turn bad.

I have NOthing more to add NOw. You kNOw what I mean.

Yours truly,
Manager

Lasagna Version David

2009-09-12T03:21:00.000-07:00

Hey hey.. I love cooking, cooking is like a creative arts for me, since i cannot draw or design. So I cook, mix the ingredient and poof!! you got a new taste haha.. Well I am not a chef, and don think so future i will be, even though i came from chef family background but cooking for me is a interests not a career :)

Remember I wrote on the post called " Not So Bad Monday"? that Monday i cooked lasagna and cabonara. So now i gonna list down the recipe, you can have my recipe since it is a blessing given to me, why not i bless my dear readers, cheers :)

Recipe For Lasagna V.David

Olive oil/ vegetable oil
1 large onion, chopped
250g/1 can of buttons mushrooms
125g of ham, slices
500g meat (chicken/bacon/beef/seafood)
250g of cream cheesev
tomato paste for colouring and taste
4-6 tbsp of milk
lasagna noodle
pecorino/cheddar / Parmesan cheese
and mozarella cheese
salt and pepper ( to taste)

white sauce

40g butter
40g flour/potato starch
600ml milk
a bit of cheese
salt and pepper

How to make

Heat the oil in a frying pan, fry onion and garlic for 3 minutes (moderate heat). Add mushroom and cook for 2 minutes; now add the meat and stir it.
After few minutes add cream cheese and few tbsp of milk to make it moist. heat until the cheese melt. Season with salt, pepper. Add tomato paste to colour it to a bit red.
when it done, put it aside

White sauce:

melt the butter in a saucepan and stir in flour/starch. cook gently with low heat.
Slowly whisk with milk, by pouring milk slowly
Keep whisking all the time until thick and smooth.
sprinkles some cheese and season it with salt and pepper.

Assemble the lasagna

Usually I cooked 6 slices of lasagna noodles on one oven proof dish
first layer, spread some white sauce below and then cover it with first later of lasagna
put the cooked meat on top of the lasagna noodles and some cheese over it.
On the last layer, cover the white sauce on top of the noodle and pour mozzarella cheese and other cheese.
put in the oven about 220F for 20min-30min. or until brown

and it is done!! you can now have you own lasagna make by u! U! U! yourself. and duh.... even i didn't mention just now. You have to cook the lasagna noodle in a boiling water with salt and oil.

Shark-fin Soup No More

2009-09-09T03:36:00.000-07:00

One interesting article I just read at Menhealth magazine. It is about Shark-fin!! one of my favorable topic to share with others :P be ready guys.

Article is called "Bad Bite" Now I briefly will note why say no to shark-fin soup that we Chinese adore much. In the nature of shark, they eats smaller fish with contain mercury. according to research, men who ate two portions of this a day were 70% more likely to get heart disease. The reason? sharks eats smaller fish that contains mercury but they are unable to break it down, so it builds up to dangerous level in their bodies. So we will get mercury level too when we eat shark, say no no no to shark yar?

Solution? have some salmon instead, these fishes eat mainly plankton and gave very low mercury levels. but yar.. i know... It is expensive!! just look at the sushi dishes haha.

Even it is not bad to health i really suggest don take shark-fin soup, you know how horrible it is? we human eat its, but doesn't care how fisherman kills them in order to satisfy our self selfish needs. Have a look at Google or youtube, you know what i mean.

Beside... have you notice? usually rich people have heart attack haha at movie, more than the less fortunate people. perhaps they ate too much. The moral of the story? luxury food aren't not the best choice :P

ps: here some link from a reader http://www.stopsharkfinning.net/