Swanisnotabird

2011-05-16T10:00:00.004+08:00

I started baking again after such a long break and I would like to share this beautiful Mexican Bun Recipe....
here it is.

Dough
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Water 180ml
Salt 1 teaspoon
Egg 1
Butter 55g
High Protein / bread flour 400g
Caster Sugar 7 tablespoon (can reduce)
Milk Powder 4 tablespoon (any milk powder)
Yeast 1 tablespoon

Put all into the breadmaker and press bread 10 times to dough. After 30mins, take it out and divide into smaller bun.

Add fillings of butter and castor sugar up to taste into each bun and leave it to raise at normal room temperature for 30 - 40mins. Or if, in an air-cond room, leave it in the oven, press bake 2 times and set temperature to 40degree and time 30mins for it to raise.
( Makes 9 pieces 50gms Buns )

Mexican Bun Toppings
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Butter 50g
Icing Sugar 50g
Egg 1
3 in 1 Coffee Mix 30g
Plain Flour 80g
Coffee Essense 1 teaspoon

Mix all in mixer or bowl. If mix in a bowl, then, mix one by one following the sequence. Mix until creamy.

Put mixture into a plastic bag. Cut a hole at the corner to press the topping out and cover the top of the bun.

Preheat oven for 200 degrees.
Bake 18mins at 200 degrees.

That's all!

Happy Baking!!

Facebook

2010-08-23T14:15:00.003+08:00

It has been a long time since I last pen at my blog . Coming to change my header from 'Walking home' to 'SWANisNotaBIRD' .
Reason for that is everyone is facebook crazed including me.
I was attracted to FB first by the games...my favourite was Farmtown. So addictive ...missing my farmtown every minute of the day .
Then it was liking /voting competition to win simple gift. Got over that.
Then the internet shopping...Got over that too.
You cannot blame its popularity because sharing informations and pictures was so easy....

The Wonderful Plastic. Be careful!

2009-08-13T13:51:00.004+08:00

Many things happened in the past week.....

I fell down my new office stairs. Yes I wore 1 inch heels , I always did. I fell because its a new flight of steps in my life, and not because of anything else.
Thanks for your concern. Nothing serious .I stumble on my steps and somersaulted and landed on my feet. I sprain an ankle and bruise a knee . Kekekeke!

Worse of the week, was ....I lost my credit card..... and somebody had a shopping spree with it!
@#@%%&#*@!

When ? Where? How? No idea!

I lost it, if I know when, where or how ........... then I wouldn't say I lost it!

How I found out? Well the XXX Bank Fraud Department called me.

'Hello MS Tan , did you spend your card yesterday in XXXXX, YYY , GGG and TTT???'

No, No, No and NO... to all the 8 transactions in the 4 hours that night! I guess they got suspicious and decided to call me!

But why only after all the spendings!??

I immediately call my Credit Card Center on the toll free number to confirm that the call was from them ( now adays many fraud) I report the LOSS and cancel my card.

I was both GLAD and SAD.

GLAD that I was informed but SAD too. Isn't it a little too late!?? Couldn't they have call me yesterday evening to confirm my transactions on the spot, since the spendings were so suspicious ?

Just to show how suspicious looking the transactions were. They were all done within 4 hours.

1. ABC mart ( Pekan PQR) 99.35

2. ABC mart (Pekan PQR) 111.60

3. ABC mart (PekanPQR) 236.45

4. XYZ Store (Pekan PQR) 546.20

5. Shell Petrol Station 137.02

6. Caltex Petrol Station 60.00

7. Petronas Petrol Station 70.75

8. Petronas Petrol Station 200.00

So I call the FRAUD Department to make an appeal to dispute all those .

REASON FOR DISPUTE: I did not sign for the transactions.

A week later the fraud department called, ask me to make a police report so that they could investigate my case. And so I did.
I thought it will be an easy report like you make for loss of identity card or your wallet. But no....
the inspector had to take my statement. He kept me in his office for 3 hours. Interrogating me, wanted to make sure that I or any of my close family really did not spend the thousand over ringgit with that card.
Luckily the inspector was good looking and friendly . Hahahaha! I had a good time. That 3 hours didn't really felt that long. He talked as though he was on my side all the time. He is a cash person and never believe in holding a credit card. He told me he does not believe that the credit card will do any investigation for me.
After taking my statement, the young inspector promised me that he will investigate the case for me. Lets wait and see what will happen.

Black Vinegar Trotter.

2009-07-06T14:37:00.004+08:00

Last Wednesday was Karen's 14th day in confinement .I was yearning for my own cooking of 'Black Vinegar Trotter', so I decided to take the opportunity to cook some for her and remove the guilt of eating trotter. Slurppp!

I learn how to cook this from my confinement lady way back in 1986 .That was the first time I tasted Black Vinegar Trotter too. I am Hokkien and this confinement lady was Hakka. Black Vinegar Trotter is a Hakka dish.

She told me that the trotter is supposed to make post-natal mom lactate more and true enough, I did experience an increase in milk production. Black Vinegar purifies blood and cleanses the arteries of stale blood while Old ginger drives out the wind in the body.

I admit I did not like the strong vinegar taste the first time I had it, but because it was good for me I consumed it.......and was missing it the second time I had it!
Recipe :

Black Vinegar Trotter

Ingredients:
1 pig trotter
1 bottle sweeten black vinegar
1 bottle unsweetened black vinegar
400g ginger - baked over open fire , remove skin and wash
2-3 tablespoons sesame oil

Method:
1. Clean & remove hair from the pig's trotters. Cut into serving pieces and blench in boiling water for about 5 minutes. Remove and drain
2. Heat Sesame Seed Oil. Fry ginger until fragrant and put in the blenched pig trotters and stir-fried well for 5 minutes.
3. Add vinegar, about 1/2 bottle of each sweeten and unsweetened black vinegar. More of the sweeten if you like a sweeter taste. Make sure the black vinegar just cover the pig's trotter as they will shrink when cooked. Bring to a boil and leave to simmer for about 1 -2 hours or until pig trotters become soft and tender.

Not a very difficult dish to make and the taste is very much a matter of individual. Some like it sour , some like it sweet , some like it with strong gingery aroma. Some like the trotter soft and tender, some like them tender but firm. But in which ever way you choose to prepare it, I am sure it will turn out great !

I sent my whole pot of love to Karen and her in-laws ....... saved a small bowl for myself. I loved it!! And am thinking of it now . No feed back from there! Wonder if it was to their liking.

Anyway, will make a new pot soon ! This time for ...........anyone ???......MYSELF!

Sunset in Teluk Bahang

2009-06-09T01:47:00.004+08:00

All my pictures are taken with my P1i Sony Ericsson handphone....

Waiting is a thirsty job.

See there grandpa! Shoot la!

Not bad la ! For pictures coming from a handphone.

Sunday At Home

2009-06-08T23:47:00.004+08:00

This is Jay Cheng . Very well adapted now. Walks freely in and out of my house.

Making friends with the neighbour , Heimen.

Come shake hands!

Doesn't speak a word but can call ah mah, ...that's me!

By the way he is 15 months and going to be promoted very soon.

He loves to go for car ride!

Sunday evening , planted some house plants with HYDRO JELLY.

From left : blue, green , yellow and white hydro-jelly in teapot and arrow-head yam plant,
pink, crystal pink and clear crystal hydro-jelly and pink colour yam plant,
water and money plant.

This is how the hydro-jelly looks after soaking he crystals in water for 20minutes. Looks good enough to eat!!!!

and the blue, green , yellow and white hydro-jelly.....before putting into the teapot with plants.

Kombucha Tea Health Beverage.

2009-04-23T01:30:00.009+08:00

Homemade Kombucha health drink!

Have you heard of Kombucha Tea?

Just hit 'Kombucha tea' on google search and you will get hundreds of sites telling you about the wonders of kombucha tea.

The Kombucha Culture, sometimes mistakenly referred to as a mushroom, is a symbiotic, probiotic colony of yeast and bacteria (the friendly type). Kombucha Tea is made by combining the culture, with a mixture of black tea and sugar or green tea and brown sugar. The ingredients are allowed to "ferment", usually from 7-10 days. The resulting beverage contains dozens of elements, many of which are known to promote healing for a variety of conditions.

Kombucha tea is suppose to cure everything and it isn't something you can buy in a bottle or a bag. You need to brew up a batch of kombucha starter culture and grow your own.

I found it rather fun growing this fungus in my tea!

Kombucha Culture on 5th day! Notice the formation of the new culture on top layer.

1. kombucha 'mother' 2. Large glass container 3. brown rock sugar n rose buds
4. stainless steel pot 5 . boiling the rose buds and brown sugar 6. greentea bags 7. Adding the teabags 8. adding the culture into cool sugared tea 9. closing the top with cloth. 10. The culture on next day.

What you need to make your own Kombucha tea?

A stainless steel pot for boiling 2.5 litre water .

some brown rock sugar

5 green tea bags

15 rose buds

Holick glass jar

Kombucha culture
How to make your own Kombucha Tea.

There are many version of making Kombucha Tea, I learnt mine from my sister Pat. I noticed that her recipe include rose buds. I think the rose buds are for the fragrance of the tea. By the way, I got my Kombucha mother culture is from her.

First step is to bring to boil 2.5 litres water in a stainless steel pot. Add 3 pcs brown rock sugar and 15 rose buds. Turn off heat when the sugar has dissolved and put in the 5 green tea bags .Let it steep for at least 15 minutes then remove the teabags. It's necessary to make a strong sugared tea in order for the culture to grow.
Let your tea cool down to room temperature. A hot liquid will kill your starter culture. Pour the tea into a large glass container. Add the culture.
Cover the jar with a fine-mesh cloth or paper towel, to keep out fruit flies but to still allow air in. Secure it with a rubber band.
Keep your culture in a warm place, with no direct sunlight. A relatively dark place is best. Do not move the jar while it is fermenting. Let the fermentation process go on for 7-9 days. You'll likely have to experiment a bit to get the timing right for your own tastes. Longer period gives you a more tangy taste. Warmer temperatures will speed up the process. You will notice a new layer of culture developing on the 3rd or 4th day . That's the daughter culture on top and the mother culture right below.
While your kombucha tea is fermenting, the sugar will be broken down by the yeast in the starter, and CO2 will be formed. Your tea will start to bubble and develop a sharper, tart flavour.
At this point, you'll need to create a new, fresh batch of tea for your new culture (see the first steps). Remove the cultures from your completed tea, now you have 2 pieces of cultures, mother and daughter kekeke!.

Rinse them off lightly with lukewarm water, and place one in the new container of tea. Keep the other piece in the fridge or give it away to your relative or a friend who wants to try fermanting some of their own Kombucha tea.

Pour your completed kombucha tea into bottles. You can strain it if you like, as there will be a little bit of yeast sediment at the bottom. Stopper the bottles tightly.
Let it sit for 3-4 days, to finish maturing. Store in a cool place.

Your kombucha tea will keep for several months.

Enjoy.

Kombucha tea is reputed to help with many health problems such as: excema and other skin problems, hair loss, hypertension, digestive and intestinal disorders, arthritis, high cholesterol and more.

I'm not sure how much of this has been scientifically proven, as it seems to cure almost everything. All I can say is, give it a try.
Drop me a line if you want a kombucha culture. I am happy to give you one if you are in the neighbourhood.

Wild Peanut Flower

2009-04-21T07:28:00.009+08:00

I have Wild Peanut Flower in my garden.

Actually I dunno what you call them. They look like the peanut plant but they do not have peanuts under the ground.
See the picture of them flourishing in a front patch of my garden.
They look best growing under a shade of a tree.

Don't you think they are pretty!! Makes you wanna lay on them......

Anyone interested to have some can drop me a line. I can send some to you by post. Don't laugh its a very hardy plant and you can keep it in your cupboard for a week then plant them and it will still survive. Ha ha ha ha ah !!

Cheng Beng Festival.

2009-04-18T01:36:00.004+08:00

That's Coco on guard......

The Cheng Beng Festival is an opportunity for Chinese to remember and honour our ancestors at grave sites. Young and old pray before the ancestors, sweep the tombs and offer food, tea, wine, (joss) paper accessories, to the ancestors. The rites are very important to most Chinese, it is during this time Chinese visits the grave.
Some dialects do not allow their daughters who are already married to visit the grave in fear that the daughters will take away some of the 'good fortune' meant for the sons!
However, people nowadays are less concern .
No pictures of grave sweeping. We did not visit the grave.......instead we ( my unmarried sister and I) curi curi invited my late mom and dad for a treat outside our gates. Hopefully , they received what we 'sembah' and we got blessings in return.

The table all laid for the ancestors.

And the delivery of incense and accesories by burning.

Trip to Kuantan.

2009-04-17T00:18:00.005+08:00

I found this fruit while walking along the beach in Kuantan! Dunno what it's call. Look like some kind of nipah fruit.

Kekekeke! Don't laugh!

Found these beautiful wild orchid in Audrey's mom's garden!

Specially like this one! Hope Audrey did not forget to bring one 'anak' back for me.

Thank you Audrey for the hospitality and Zul's Satay! Slurrppp!

2009-04-16T23:19:00.006+08:00

If I say "I have been busy....." it's just a lame excuse.

First it was the virus, then it was the line , then the modem.....then my apple was robbed!!!
And it has been 3 months since ........how time flies!

The spiders have been making cobwebs in my blog!

The pictures above is not a spider.......I call it 'Starfish'.
Yes ,its a plant, one of my favourite. See the closeup picture of the beautiful plant ........ notice the tiny white flowers in the center.
I donno the real name for this plant , but I think it is a relative of the 'lidah buaya' plant.

My love........

2009-01-10T21:58:00.004+08:00

This is 'daun kemangin' plant aka basil leaf. It's fragrant leaf is eaten as ulam with sambal belachan .It can also be pounded with garlic and cillipadi to make a sauce ( add in lime juice sugar and a little salt )for dipping duck meat or chicken. Some use them in cooking the small 'lala' (seafood) and frying brinjal ( to bring out the 'wind ' in the vegetable)

This is the Orka or 'lady's finger' plant . I have 4 of these in my backyard and my daily harvest is 8 a day. Enough for my making 1 serving curry . My hubby likes them uncooked as 'ulam' with sambal belachan.

This is the long beans or 'kacang panjang' . I get 4-5 a day . So every 2 days I get 1 serving Fried Long Bean with Shrimp. I like them uncooked as ulam.

This is 'kucai' . Looks like grass ...but tastes good fried with battered eggs! Of course can be used in fried beehoon or koay teow

The 'kacang kelisa' dunno what they call it in english, but I am sure you heard of 'kerabu kerang kacang kelisa' . It is another favourite ulam.

THESE ARE SOME OF THE VEGETABLES IN MY BACKYARD. I ALSO HAVE CILLIPADI, BUNGA KANTAN (LAKSA FLOWER) , PUDINA (MINT) LEAF, PUCUK UBI , DAUN KADUK.....

AND OTHER GARDEN PLANTS OF COURSE........

Canna Lily

White Anturium

Mickey Mouse??

Bunga Kantan or Laksa flower

Daun Pegaga........

and so on.....to be continued...................

At last .................. !

2009-01-10T21:40:00.004+08:00

At last I found them at JUSCO in 1U ,Bandar Utama !

Santa in the tub!

2009-01-06T22:10:00.003+08:00

Santa Shung taking a bath after a hard days work!!!
Ho Ho Ho!

So It was A Sober Celebration!

2009-01-04T09:59:00.005+08:00

It was a sober Christmas and Happy New Year 2009!!!!
I think this is my first SOBER Xmas and New Year celebration for years since 1987......
What a way to celebrate!
....maybe age is catching up. Not me....for my old man of course. Kekeke!
No disappointment thought, I had fun with my grandson Shung! (the main cause for the sober celebration) and it was a babysitting year end while his mom was away for the year end holidays!
I even have to sacrifice Countdown with Danell in Sg Wang....See pictures at PINKIES WORLD...

I miss the show, but Hyin told me Danell was GOOD!
Anyway , Danell inherited the dance move from me and the "Ta Kung Thoa" flips from his dad...... No joke! Kekekke!

Happy New Year 2009 !

Christmas in the City !

2008-12-25T08:06:00.012+08:00

Its Shung's first Christmas in the city , and he is full of curiosity and excitement........
He has been to his first New Year countdown when he was 1+ but never been to the city with stories of Santa before.
''Santa comes to earth on Christmas eve to give toys to boys and girls who has been 'good' throughout the year!''
So remember to be good, and when you see Santa, remember to tell him what you want...and remember to tell him where you live!!!''
That's the story.....

Ya! I have been good!

Gee-Ma , can I touch the Christmas tree??

All these toys are for display......you pick and choose what you want and you tell Santa, and he will bring you the toy on Christmas eve.

Nothing to his likes.....
........after hours he couldn't find anything he really wanted.

'I know ady...I want a PSP for Christmas!
"Jiu Jiu can you take me to Santa ? I got a message for him."

There was Christmas in the air...but no Santa!
After walking for hours....still no sign of Santa....(apa punya shopping mall??.... tarak Santa!)

Hello! Have you seen Santa???!!!

The search continue after dinner .......

Still no sign of Santa!

Our little fellow was SO desperate for Santa....and when this charming young 'stranger' appear at our door greeting us all with ....

"Ho ho ho ! Merry Christmas everyone!''

...... he was SO sure that he was Santa! Hahahahaha!!!

Nothing I told him was gonna change his mind!
So he went to whisper in this stranger's ear his christmas wish! (so cute) wakakakaka!!
Should have taken the picture of his joyous excited look! Sorry no pictures of that!

Sure his wish was repeated loudly for all to hear!
'' Ah shung wants a PSP for Christmas!!!'' (which we already know)
(Yes this stranger is Johnson Wee)

Grandpa ask why he did not ask his Dad to buy him a PSP instead.
His reply " Daddy's money is for taking us for trips to places like Genting! Dad will not buy toys for me."

So his hope is that Santa will.
" Dear Santa, My name is Lo Jay Shung, I want a PSP for Christmas!''
''My house is in Changlun.''

Santa John was here to collect something.......

as he packed ( shung was thinking...Santa is packing gifts for little boys and girls)......

shung watch him closely and when he was about to leave,

shung escorted Santa John down to the guard house with Jiu Jiu.

He came back and told me ....

"GeeMa, Santa did not disappear or neither did he come with his reindeer! "

But still , he believed this stranger was Santa!!!

Merry Christmas!!!!! Ho Ho Ho!!!!!

Goodbye Nokia , Hello Sony Ericsson !

2008-12-15T16:28:00.008+08:00

Lost my reading glasses .....and now my handphone. All in the same week!

Everyone up north Kedah/Perlis be alert! If you see anyone using a Nokia 6300 with Danell's Angin Malam or Everytime as ringtone, you can bet its my lost handphone!!!!Hiaz!!

Ya, my handphone got stolen.
I was shopping in a boutique in Kangar. After trying some dresses in the changing room, I returned the bunch back to the counter. I had my handphone in one hand. I guess I must have put the phone down together with the clothes as I took my purse out to pay for a dress I picked. That's the last time I had my phone!
I discovered I lost my phone when I got to my office, fifteen minutes later. I call my phone from my office line. It was switch off already!
I rushed back to the shop and ask the shop assistant if she saw my handphone. The answer was obvious. I search the whole shop , I guess she must have kept it away! Bless her! That will be the last time I go to that shop no matter how much I love her clothes. So so sad!

The most frustrated part is ...... I lost all my contacts........Aagrh!!!

Nokia 6300

The best part is , I get to inherit Idolhunter's almost new sony Ericsson P1i!

Better images , bigger memory, better sound....Yeah! Like they say...old one dun go...new ones won't come!!

pic of Sony Ericsson P1i

So my dear friends if you don't mind send me Xmas Greetings so that I can re-record your contact numbers.Remember to put your names ok!

Merry Christmas!....cheers, joy and peace to you! Ho Ho Ho!!!

(Oh ya...someone ask me . Anything 'secret' you lost with the handphone? ahemm(whisper) inside my lost phone there were lots of XXX video clip! hee hee!)

Coloured Lenses

2008-12-14T20:57:00.003+08:00

I lost both my reading glasses in the same week!!!
So I was blind (almost)........no reading, no sudoku and that's why I have not been blogging!

Got a cheap one from my optician Thursday,........ guess my age , I wear a 175 reading lenses!
.....and guess what??? Bought myself a pair of grey coloured lenses too !

Tried them over the weekend and was quite satisfied with the appearance but I think they were quite a strain to my night driving.

English Is A Stupid Language !

2008-12-02T22:55:00.005+08:00

THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Let's face it
English is a stupid language.
There is no egg in the eggplant
No ham in the hamburger
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
English muffins were not invented in England
French fries were not invented in France.
We sometimes take English for granted
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
Quicksand takes you down slowly
Boxing rings are square
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
If the plural of tooth is teeth
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
If the teacher taught,
Why didn't the preacher praught.
If a vegetarian eats vegetables
What the heck does a humanitarian eat?
Why do people recite at a play
Yet play at a recital?
Park on driveways and
Drive on parkways
You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
Of a language where a house can burn up as
It burns down
And in which you fill in a form
By filling it out
And a bell is only heard once it goes!
English was invented by people, not computers
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
(Which of course isn't a race at all)
That is why
When the stars are out they are visible
But when the lights are out they are invisible
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
It starts
But when I wind up this observation,
It ends.

Pink N Posh!

2008-12-01T12:58:00.003+08:00

Look what I found for my 'pink N posh' party!!!

And.............

How to prepare Ikan Terubok Sarawak?

2008-12-01T12:30:00.004+08:00

A lot of people ask me . How do you eat the ikan terubok? Its full of tiny bones!
Well ....you eat them tog with the tiny bones la! Chew them and swallow them. Believe me they are so tiny they cause no harm ( like ikan bilis bones wat!)
If you are scare maybe you can try cutting the fish with fine lines across before frying them.
That way you shorten the tiny bones!

....like this!!!!

Try it........Enjoy your terubok!!!!! yummmy yummy!

Sunday special......home cook food!

2008-11-16T16:05:00.006+08:00

Sunday at home .....so it's maid day!!!!
Spend whole morning washing so lunch has to be simple .........but must be delicious!!!
Let's have 'Goreng Ikan Terubok' ....kekekeke!!!
Can be served plain ........

or with limau kesturi .....slurppppp!!!!

From my Nokia - Grandsons Pictures

2008-11-16T11:21:00.001+08:00

1. Jay Cheng picture taken when he was 4months old
2. Jay Cheng when he was 4 months old
3. Jay Cheng today at 11 months.
4. Jay Swin when he was 20 months
5. Jay shung big boy - in his favourite Tshirt- present from Uncle Danell!

Noxxa Breadmaker - Tuna Buns Recipe

2008-11-14T00:45:00.007+08:00

I having been baking soft bread loaves for months and yesterday I tried to make Tuna Buns with my breadmaker.

Tuna Buns.

Ingredients:

250ml cold water

1 egg

60 gm sugar

10 gm salt

40 gm butter

400 gm high protein flour ( tepung roti)

100 gm Rose flour (tepung kek)

60 gm milk powder powder

10 gm instant yeast

For tuna filling:

2 cans Tuna
2 big onion (chopped)
4 tbsp mayonaise
a pinch of salt
( You can use kaya fillings for kaya buns)

Method:

Put ingredient A into bread pan and slide bread pan under rails for breadmaker function.

Press to select breadmaker program 10.This program is used to prepare doughs for making buns which are shaped before baking in the Breadmaker oven or conventional oven.The process take 1 hr 25 mins ( kneading 25 mins and 1st rise 1hr)

While waiting for the doughing to be complete , prepare the tuna fillings.

Put ingredient B into a bowl and mix well to make the Tuna fillings .

The machine will beep at the end of the program.

Remove the dough, and scale the dough at 60 gm each.Mould into balls. Let rest another 10 mins.

Flatten dough and wrap in the tuna fillings and roll into balls. Arrange on a greased baking tray.

Let them sit to rise for 40-50mins

Bake in preheated oven at 200 C for 12-15mins or till golden brown.

Enjoy!

Below: Before and After ......

This is how the buns turn out! Not bad haah!!....for a first timer!!

Pictures from my Nokia.

2008-11-13T23:26:00.007+08:00

From my Nokia.....
1. Salad helping from Pizza Hut.
2. My Fruit Salad Bowl - taken on 2nday Diet...kekeke!

How to stack 1 helping salad for 5 persons at pizza hut.
1. Lay the peas and beans at bottom of salad bowl ,then arrange the cucumber sticks around to widen the bowl......can you see the cucumber sticking out the salad bowl???
Then add the salads ,coleslaw , tomatoes ,melons, watermelons, onions......and whatever fruits they have .Finally the dressings......there you got it ....salad enough for 5 persons!!!

How to make Fruit Salad .
2. Simple fruit salad bowl of red apples , pears, strawberries, sunkist and kiwi fruit!!!! You can add cream dressing if you want!!! Slurrrp!!

Yoga Sun Salutation.

2008-11-13T17:28:00.004+08:00

Five years ago, I attended my first YOGA Class in Alor Setar.
I liked the class very much. Its was very relaxing and I come out of each lesson walking straight and full of energy!
Two years later, I attended another class in Changlun , I learnt the same 1st Stage Yoga, hoping the class will continue with the 2nd stage...but it never did.
I read somewhere that it is good enough if you can do 4 Sun Salutations each time for daily exercise and increasing to 12 sun salutations as your strength and stamina increases.
The serenity of Yoga Sun Salutation is a series of 12 continuous movements which will tone and strengthen your whole body while increasing your flexibility.
Yoga done with proper breathing sequence will help you develop peace of mind ,dropping stress, improvement your balance, gain energy and lose weight etc etc...
Look at the youtube below......

are you ready for it???
Go register yourself into a good Yoga class!

Removing Gallstones Naturally

2008-11-13T15:33:00.004+08:00

Many things happened this week .....
Two persons I know , was diagnose with gallstones.
I recall hearing my brother telling me about his Gallstones Removal Remedy, so I decided to contact him for the remedy.

1. Liver 2. Common Bile Duct3. Gallstones4. Gallbladder

Sharing here the easy-to-do-at-home gall bladder cleansing:
REMOVING GALLSTONES NATURALLY by Dr Lai Chiu-Nan
It has worked for many. If it works for you please pass on the good news. Chiu Nan is not charging for it, so we should make it free for everyone. Your reward is when someone, through your word of mouth, benefits from the regime. Gallstones may not be everyone's concern. But they should be because we all have them.Moreover, gallstones may lead to cancer. "Cancer is never the first illness," Chiu Nan points out. "Usually, there are a lot of other problems leading to cancer. In my research in China, I came across some materials which say that people with cancer usually have stones. We all have gallstones. It's a matter of big or small, many or few. One of the symptoms of gallstones is a feeling of bloatedness after a heavy meal. You feel like you can't digest the food. If it gets more serious, you feel pain in the liver area." So if you think you have gallstones, Chiu Nan offers the following method to remove them naturally.
The treatment is also good for those with a weak liver, because the liver and gallbladder are closely linked.
Regimen:
1. For the first five days, take four glasses of apple juice every day. Or eat four or five apples, whichever you prefer. Apple juice softens the gallstones. During the five days, eat normally.
2. On the sixth day, take no dinner.
3. At 6 PM, take a teaspoon of Epsom salt (magnesium sulphate) with a glass of warm water.
4. At 8 PM, repeat the same. Magnesium sulphate opens the gallbladder ducts.
5. At 10 PM, take half cup olive oil (or sesame oil) with half cup fresh lemon juice. Mix it well and drink it. The oil lubricates the stones to ease their passage.
The next morning, you will find green stones in your stools. "Usually they float," Chiu Nan notes. "You might want to count them. I have had people who passes 40, 50 or up to 100 stones. Very many." "Even if you don't have any symptoms of gallstones, you still might have some. It's always good to give your gall bladder a clean-up now and then.
PASS THIS AND YOU MAY HELP OTHERS!

Going to the gym!

2008-11-11T21:57:00.004+08:00

You all know that I paid for a Diet Menu and trying to follow the 9days diet....and its been 2weeks.....

And... NO , I did not lose a single ounce...maybe I had too many cheat days in a week!!!! Ha!ha! ha! ha!....dunno leh...people tell me their diet similar to mine .The diet is only for 5days.....and weekends are cheat days where they can eat everything and anything they want, as much as they want!!! And I see them loose fats leh!!!

Consider me a failure in this diet lor.....hopefully it works for some of you.....

So tomorrow I am going to the gym.....hopefully will lose some real fats!

From my NOKIA!

2008-11-11T03:53:00.008+08:00

Yesterday my daughter taught me how to upload my pictures from my mobile to her apple mac via bluetooth!
Above some of my craps.....
1st pic my yam leaves fern in my porch
2nd pic my notes during a seminar in Gurney Hotel
3rd pic my enzyme in the making
4th pic my cheeky grandson at a wedding dinner!
...kakakaka!!!

Going to Thailand just for dinner?

2008-11-05T01:35:00.013+08:00

At last I found a place where they serve fresh oysters!! Water View Restuarant, Danouk, Thailand!

Karen arrange for us to leave for dinner at 6pm but we were thinking , why go so early,Danouk is just 15mins drive fom Changlun. So we dily dely and started our journey 7pm. Got caught in a jam at the immigration and by the time we got there it was too dark to take any good pictures.

Next trip we plan to go early and will take IH !

And will remember to take pictures of of the place and all the food before we wallop them ! Slurppp!

On our way to dinner, Dylan called Jeannie. He said 'Hi' to us .He asked 'Going to Thailand just for dinner!!???' ...he sounded surprised. Hahahaha!!! Why not ? Its only minutes away from us.

10 Day Diet Plan - Day 8 ,Day 9, Day 10.....Day 11

2008-10-29T04:39:00.007+08:00

Today I will post the final Days of the Diet Plan....

DAY #8

Today is a day of VEGETABLES AND SALAD ONLY
This means that all 4 meals for this day must consist of only VEGETABLES or SALAD
and nothing else.You'll be eating 4 meals (just like other days), but you must choose
foods from the below list only:

Lettuce
Tomatoes
Cucumbers
Green Beans
Onions
Celery
Carrots
Pinto Beans
Sprouts
Spinach
Broccoli
Zucchini
Squash
Peppers

You may top each meal with only ONE of the following 2 items (but not both):
1 ounce of Grated Cheese (or)
3 tablespoons of Low-Calorie Salad Dressing

I think this is the most difficult Day of the plan bec its Vege only !!!

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remember for ALL Meals you may eat any combination of the below foods that you wish
(you may eat all or just 1 of the below foods, it's up to you).
*There are NO LIMITS ON PORTIONS (you get to choose how much to eat ----
but please remember that you must eat portions small enough so that
you never feel "full", that's the only rule).

DAY #9

Meal #1:
Low Fat Milk
Cashews

Meal #2:
Bowl of Mixed Vegetables
Fruit Salad Dessert

Meal #3:
Bowl of Baked Beans
Bowl of Green and Red Vegetables

Meal #4:
Peanuts
Ham Slices

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DAY #10

Meal #1:
Fresh Apples
Prunes

Meal #2:
Scrambled Eggs
Regular Cheese Slices

Meal #3:
Fresh Pears
Frozen Yogurt Dessert

Meal #4:
Tuna Salad Plate
Hard Boiled Eggs

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And..............if you think you have not had ENOUGH...you can have ....

DAY 11
Meal #1:
Chicken
Low Fat Milk
Garden Salad

Meal #2:
Cashews
Peanuts

Meal #3:
Fresh Oranges
Bowl of Green Vegetables

Meal #4:
Ham Slices
Scrambled Eggs

And after that it is 3 cheat DAYS!!!!!! Enjoy your food ! Be Merry! Just remember .....
you get to choose how much to eat ----
but please remember that you must eat portions small enough
so that you never feel "full", that's the only rule).[SMILE]

My New Noxxa Breadmaker

2008-10-26T07:33:00.011+08:00

Purchased a Noxxa Breadmaker from Amway......

I have never bake bread in my life before this , and now I am, thanks to Noxxa Breadmaker.

Making bread the easy and simple ways.

I wanna share my recipe!

Soft Loaf Bread

Ingredients:

water (iced) - 300ml

castor sugar - 3 tbsp

milk powder - 3 tbsp

butter - 40gm

salt - 1 1/2 tsp

high protein flour - 400gm

rose flour (plain) - 100gm

instant yeast -1tbsp

Put the ingredients in and leave it on the Noxxa Breadmaker. Select bread function 1.

After 3 hours you get perfect a loaf.

Nice to eat with Kaya spread or butter/jam spread.

Happy baking!

10 Days Diet Plan - Day 5, Day 6 & Day 7

2008-10-26T00:06:00.004+08:00

Sorry for delay on posting Day5 . Weekends are days off for me , meaning I am not on my office desk at regular hours.
As Monday is a public holiday too , I am posting Day 6 and Day 7 as well.
"Selamat Deepavali" to my Hindu readers and friends , and Happy Holidays to Non-Hindus .If you are driving, drive safely and remember the safety rule 'Don't Drink and Drive!'
Continue your diet this festival with the 3 'cheet days' (better spell it this way ), hahaha! Eat anything you choose just remember our only rule , that you must eat portions small enough so that you never feel "full".

*[For ALL Meals #1, #2,#3 and #4 you may eat any combination of the below foods that you wish (you may eat all or just 1 of the below foods, it's up to you). *There are NO LIMITS ON PORTIONS (you get to choose how much to eat ---- but please remember that you must eat portions small enough so that you never feel "full", that's the only rule). ]

Day 5
Meal #1
Low Fat Milk
This means normal Low-Fat Milk -- no chocolate milk is allowed
Cashew
Salted or normal.

Meal #2:
Bowl of Green and Red Vegetables
This means a bowl of any vegetables which are Green or Red in color
Fresh Apples
This means regular fresh apple

Meal #3:
Peanuts
salted or normal
Ham Slices
This means regular deli-style Ham slices, either full-fat or low-fat

Meal #4:
Scrambled Eggs
This means regular Scrambled Eggs, cooked in oil or butter in a pan
Regular Cheese Slices
This means slices of ANY type of cheese, both full-fat or low-fat is allowed

DAY #6
Meal #1:
Tuna Salad Plate
Hard Boiled Eggs
Prunes

Meal #2:
Fresh Pears
Frozen Yogurt Dessert

Meal #3:
Chicken
Low Fat Milk

Meal #4:
Garden Salad
Fresh Oranges

DAY #7
Meal #1:
Cashews
Peanuts

Meal #2:
Ham Slices
Scrambled Eggs

Meal #3:
Regular Cheese Slices
Tuna Salad Plate
Bowl of Green Vegetables

Meal #4:
Hard Boiled Eggs
Chicken

ALLOWABLE DRINKS BELOW:
Any Diet Soda
Iced Tea with Lemon
Coffee (must have less than 10 calories per glass)
Water
ANY Low-Calorie Drink (with less than 10 calories per glass)
These drinks may be consumed as often as you like each day, with no limit.

ALLOWABLE CONDIMENTS BELOW:
These condiments may be used on ANY meal:
Lemon Juice
Ketchup
Barbecue Sauce
Salsa
Salt
Pepper
Mustard
Seasoning Salts
*No other condiments are allowed on any meal. Eating other condiments/sauces can slow down weight loss.

From Lastest World News Desk - Eating Habits

2008-10-25T09:49:00.004+08:00

Japan's Osaka University made a new founding that eating fast and until “feeling full” can more than triple the risk of becoming overweight.The study looked at the relationship between eating meals quickly and eating until full for over 3,000 Japanese participants, aged 30-69, and detailed their eating habits. Researchers found that 36% of women and 45% of men said they consumed meals quickly; for men, this eating behavior led to an 84% increase in being overweight, and was a little over two times as likely in women.
In addition to eating meals quickly, 58.4% of women and 50.9% of men also reported eating until full (defined for the study as “eating a large quantity of food in one meal”). Those who exhibited both eating behaviors were three times more likely to be overweight.
The conclusions are supported by similar studies conducted in recent years. Researchers point to fast-paced lifestyles, eating in distracting environments and lack of exercise as other contributing factors to becoming overweight.In response to the study, Professor Ian MacDonald of the University of Nottingham told the BBC, “The old wives’ tale about chewing everything 20 times might be true—if you did take a bit more time eating, it could have an impact.”
So guys remember our Diet rules :
*There are NO LIMITS ON PORTIONS you get to choose how much to eat ---- but please remember that you must eat portions small enough so that you never feel "full", that's the only rule.

10 Days Diet Plan - Day 4

2008-10-24T14:23:00.003+08:00

This is DAY 4.
I thought I wrote the simpliest diet plan.....but some told me they dun understand my plan!
Oh!! See if i can make it simplier....

DAY #4

For Meal #1 ,#2,#3 and #4 you may eat any combination of the below foods that you wish (you may eat all or just 1 of the below foods, it's up to you). *There are NO LIMITS ON PORTIONS (you get to choose how much to eat ---- but please remember that you must eat portions small enough so that you never feel "full", that's the only rule).

Meal #1:

Cashews
Salted or normal also can.
Peanuts
Salted or normal.

Meal #2:

Ham Slices
This means regular deli-style Ham slices, either full-fat or low-fat

Scrambled Eggs
This means regular Scrambled Eggs, cooked in oil or butter in a pan

Bowl of Baked Beans

Meal #3:

Regular Cheese Slices
This means slices of ANY type of cheese, both full-fat or low-fat is allowed.

Tuna Salad PlateYou may prepare your Tuna Salad with any of the following: low fat mayo, mustard, lettuce, onions, or tomatoes

Meal #4:

Hard Boiled Eggs
This means normal Hard-Boiled Eggs

Chicken
This means normally prepared chicken, skinless and non breaded.

ALLOWABLE DRINKS BELOW:
Any Diet Soda
Iced Tea with Lemon
Coffee (must have less than 10 calories per glass)
Water
ANY Low-Calorie Drink (with less than 10 calories per glass)
These drinks may be consumed as often as you like each day, with no limit.

ALLOWABLE CONDIMENTS BELOW:
These condiments may be used on ANY meal:
Lemon Juice
Ketchup
Barbecue Sauce
Salsa
Salt
Pepper
Mustard
Seasoning Salts
*No other condiments are allowed on any meal.
Eating other condiments/sauces can slow down weight loss.

10 Days Diet Plan - Day 3

2008-10-23T15:23:00.008+08:00

DAY #3

Meal #1:
For Meal #1 you may eat any combination of the below foods that you wish (you may eat all or just 1 of the below foods, it's up to you). *There are NO LIMITS ON PORTIONS (you get to choose how much to eat ---- but please remember that you must eat portions small enough so that you never feel "full", that's the only rule).

Peanuts
Can be salted or normal nuts.

Ham Slices
This means regular deli-style Ham slices, either full-fat or low-fat

Meal #2:
For Meal #2 you may eat any combination of the below foods that you wish (you may eat all or just 1 of the below foods, it's up to you). *There are NO LIMITS ON PORTIONS (you get to choose how much to eat ---- but please remember that you must eat portions small enough so that you never feel "full", that's the only rule).

Scrambled Eggs
This means regular Scrambled Eggs, cooked in oil or butter in a pan

Regular Cheese Slices
This means slices of ANY type of cheese, both full-fat or low-fat is allowed

Meal #3:
For Meal #3 you may eat any combination of the below foods that you wish (you may eat all or just 1 of the below foods, it's up to you). *There are NO LIMITS ON PORTIONS (you get to choose how much to eat ---- but please remember that you must eat portions small enough so that you never feel "full", that's the only rule).

Tuna Salad Plate
You may prepare your Tuna Salad with any of the following: low fat mayo, mustard, lettuce, onions, or tomatoes

Hard Boiled Eggs
This means normal Hard-Boiled Eggs

Fruit Salad Dessert
You can prepare this Fruit Salad Dessert by mixing up the following ingredients: Cool Whip Topping, Kiwi Fruit, Watermelon ,Cantaloupe, Pineapples, Apples, Pears, Strawberries, Grapes, Peaches, Bananas, Plums

Meal #4:
For Meal #4 you may eat any combination of the below foods that you wish (you may eat all or just 1 of the below foods, it's up to you). *There are NO LIMITS ON PORTIONS (you get to choose how much to eat ---- but please remember that you must eat portions small enough so that you never feel "full", that's the only rule).

Chicken
This means normally prepared chicken, skinless and non breaded.

Low Fat Milk
This means normal Low-Fat Milk -- no chocolate milk is allowed

ALLOWABLE DRINKS BELOW:
Any Diet Soda
Iced Tea with Lemon
Coffee (must have less than 10 calories per glass)
Water
ANY Low-Calorie Drink (with less than 10 calories per glass)
These drinks may be consumed as often as you like each day, with no limit.

ALLOWABLE CONDIMENTS BELOW:
These condiments may be used on ANY meal:
Lemon Juice
Ketchup
Barbecue Sauce
Salsa
Salt
Pepper
Mustard
Seasoning Salts
*No other condiments are allowed on any meal.
Eating other condiments/sauces can slow down weight loss.

10 Days Diet Plan - Day 2

2008-10-22T15:34:00.005+08:00

DAY #2

Today is a day of FRUIT ONLY for 3 meals , sounds like fun --- plus a DELI-MEAT Sandwich for 1 meal. This means that 3 meals must consist of only FRESH FRUIT and nothing else, and 1 meal must consist of just a sandwich (as shown below).

Meal #1

For Meal #1 you must eat a DELI MEAT SANDWICH.

This Sandwich must be made from the below ingredients only:

2 Pieces of bread

This means REGULAR-sized sandwich bread (normal sliced bread).

Any deli style MEAT (such as roast beef, ham, pastrami, turkey, or any other deli meat).

Lettuce, Tomatoes, and Onions are OPTIONAL *You don't have to use these condiments, they are optional.

Meal #2, Meal #3 and Meal #4 are explained BELOW:

For Meal #2, Meal #3 and Meal #4 you must eat FRESH FRUIT chosen from the below list only: Oranges

Pears

Apples

Grapes

Peaches

Plums

Strawberries

Kiwis

Grapefruit

*All fruit must be fresh fruit, and you may eat as many of these fruits as you wish per meal. There is NO LIMIT on portions either.
ALLOWABLE DRINKS BELOW:
Any Diet Soda
Iced Tea with Lemon
Coffee (must have less than 10 calories per glass)
Water
ANY Low-Calorie Drink (with less than 10 calories per glass)
These drinks may be consumed as often as you like each day, with no limit.

ALLOWABLE CONDIMENTS BELOW:
These condiments may be used on ANY meal:
Lemon Juice
Ketchup
Barbecue Sauce
Salsa
Salt
Pepper
Mustard
Seasoning Salts
*No other condiments are allowed on any meal. Eating other condiments/sauces can slow down weight loss.

Please refer to :
Diet Rules and Info
to be continued,... Day 3 tomorrow.

Diet Rules and Info

2008-10-21T23:25:00.009+08:00

This is a 10 Day Diet which "changes" your calories constantly

Every few days your calories will be SHIFTED to force FAST weight loss to happen. But that's not the ONLY way that your menu will change...

In addition to shifting your calories every few days, you'll also be assigned a totally DIFFERENT diet menu every 10 Days.

This ensures even faster fat burning.

You don't have to "Count Carbs"

You don't have to read food labels because our ""on-line diet generator"" already knows what types of calories are in each type of food.

You'll be asked to select your favorite foods and then you'll be given an 10 day menu which arranges those foods in the proper order each day.

The right calories are automatically inserted into your menu without you having to read food labels ever.

There are NO CALORIE LIMITS!

This means that your diet meals have no specific limits on "calories" and you should eat until you feel satisfied at each meal.

If you're still hungry then EAT...

The only rule is that you should never stuff yourself full or else the diet will not work as effectively.

You may eat your 4 Daily Meals in ANY order and at ANY time

You will be given 4 daily meals.

...These meals will be labeled as "Meal #1" thru "Meal #4".

...You may eat these meals in ANY order. (e.g. You may eat Meal #1 first, second, third or last -- same with the other 3 meals).

Also, you may choose the exact meal times yourself as long as you wait at least 2 1/2 hours between meals.

Allowable List of Drinks

*You may consume these drinks either with (or) without meals, and you may consume them in UNLIMITED amounts.

Diet
Sodas
Coffee
Tea
Water

Flavored Coffee or Tea is allowed if the calories per glass are less than 10.

These Condiments are Allowed with ANY meal

Other condiments are allowed ONLY if they have no calories.

Ketchup
Mustard
Barbecue Sauce
Salsa
Salt (or) Seasoning Salt
Pepper (or) Lemon Pepper
Lemon Juice
Low Fat Mayonnaise
Artificial Sweeteners
Molly McButter (and other butter flavored powders

You must drink at least 10 Glasses of Water every day

In order for the diet to work properly you must drink at least TEN glasses of water every single day.

This liquid will help your body to burn fat and to flush out excess water that you are holding.

Rules for ALCOHOL

You are allowed a maximum of ONE GLASS of "wine" per day. This is totally optional.

However, you may not substitute another snack or drink in place of the wine.

It is not okay to drink Light Beer or other low calorie alcoholic beverages while on this diet.

Drinking more than one glass per day will reduce the effectiveness of the diet, so please use caution.

You get a 3 day CHEAT PERIOD after every 10 days on this diet...

After you use this diet for 10 days you MUST take 3 days off and eat normally, this is like a 3 day "cheat period".

During this 3 day break you should eat whatever you want to, you may eat junk food if you want to.

The only rule is that you should never eat so much that you feel "full" since you do not want to gain back any of the fat you have just worked so hard to lose.

This "cheat period" is necessary to force more fat burning to happen during the next 10 Day diet period.

HAVE FUN!!!

10 Days Diet Plan - Day 1

2008-10-21T15:46:00.006+08:00

I was surfing and came across an advertisement about flat tummy. Happily I read through and I accidentally purchase the plan. wakakaka!! Thanks to the wonder of Paypal! Wakakaka!

Since I have the plan I might as well share it to you GUYS!!

The Secret of this diet is a 10days diet of Carbohydrates and Protein.
The wonder is after 10days , you can eat anything you want for 3days....but please remember that you must eat portions small enough so that you never feel "full", that's the only rule.
And after that you get back to the next 10 days Diet!

DAY 1

Meal #1:

For Meal #1 you may eat any combination of the below foods that you wish (you may eat all or just 1 of the below foods, it's up to you). *There are NO LIMITS ON PORTIONS (you get to choose how much to eat ---- but please remember that you must eat portions small enough so that you never feel "full", that's the only rule).

Ham Slices
This means regular deli-style Ham slices, either full-fat or low-fat

Scrambled Eggs
This means regular Scrambled Eggs, cooked in oil or butter in a pan

Fresh Oranges
This means regular FRESH Oranges

Meal #2:

For Meal #2 you may eat any combination of the below foods that you wish (you may eat all or just 1 of the below foods, it's up to you). *There are NO LIMITS ON PORTIONS (you get to choose how much to eat ---- but please remember that you must eat portions small enough so that you never feel "full", that's the only rule).

Regular Cheese Slices
This means slices of ANY type of cheese, both full-fat or low-fat is allowed

Tuna Salad Plate
You may prepare your Tuna Salad with any of the following: low fat mayo, mustard, lettuce, onions, or tomatoes

Meal #3: For Meal #3 you may eat any combination of the below foods that you wish (you may eat all or just 1 of the below foods, it's up to you). *There are NO LIMITS ON PORTIONS (you get to choose how much to eat ---- but please remember that you must eat portions small enough so that you never feel "full", that's the only rule).

Hard Boiled Eggs
This means normal Hard-Boiled Eggs

Chicken
This means normally prepared chicken, skinless and non breaded.

Bowl of Green Vegetables
This means a bowl of any vegetables which are Green in color

Meal #4: For Meal #4 you may eat any combination of the below foods that you wish (you may eat all or just 1 of the below foods, it's up to you). *There are NO LIMITS ON PORTIONS (you get to choose how much to eat ---- but please remember that you must eat portions small enough so that you never feel "full", that's the only rule).

Low Fat Milk
This means normal Low-Fat Milk -- no chocolate milk is allowed

Cashews
You may have regular Cashews, either salted or unsalted

Bowl of Mixed Vegetables
This means cooked or frozen vegetables mixed together -- but NO POTATOES or CORN allowed

*Please prepare all meals according to the food prep directions shown in blue.

ALLOWABLE DRINKS BELOW:
Any Diet Soda
Iced Tea with Lemon
Coffee (must have less than 10 calories per glass)
Water
ANY Low-Calorie Drink (with less than 10 calories per glass)
These drinks may be consumed as often as you like each day, with no limit.

ALLOWABLE CONDIMENTS BELOW:
These condiments may be used on ANY meal:
Lemon Juice
Ketchup
Barbecue Sauce
Salsa
Salt
Pepper
Mustard
Seasoning Salts
*No other condiments are allowed on any meal. Eating other condiments/sauces can slow down weight loss.

Please come back for Day2 of this Diet Plan........to be continue

God is my Judge - Danell

2008-10-16T02:22:00.014+08:00

When my son told me he wanted to CHANGE his name to Danell , I was like....why change? I was thinking ......I took half a year thinking of a 'perfect' name for my son and which he took 3 years to build, and now he wanna take another name, huh???

I always respected his decision and why not 'this'.

From Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, 1594:
JULIET:
'Tis but thy name that is my enemy;
Thou art thyself, though not a Montague.
What's Montague? it is nor hand, nor foot,
Nor arm, nor face, nor any other part
Belonging to a man. O, be some other name!
What's in a name? that which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet;
So Romeo would, were he not Romeo call'd,
Retain that dear perfection which he owes
Without that title. Romeo, doff thy name,
And for that name which is no part of thee
Take all myself.

After all .....What matters is what something is, not what it is called......

'A rose by any other name would smell as sweet!'
Daniel? Danell? Sounds the same to me.

This is what I found when I type DANELL on Google search :
MALE Danell - name meaning and origin:
The boy's and girl's name Danell \d(a)-ne-ll\ is a variant of Daniel (Hebrew), and the meaning of Danell is "God is my judge".

So guys Danell is a variant of Daniel.
Now I am getting to love the name DANELL > > > > an updated version of Daniel which is an old Hebrew name.

Ya...Danell! I love and respect your choice . Very designer brand and exotic!!!!

You have my blessings DANELL, Love Mom!

Bellydancing

2008-10-15T00:25:00.001+08:00

Went to aerobics class Friday evening and the teacher introduce bellydancing basics......woooo love it! I have always love dancing....too bad, too old to take part in SYTYCD.
Work up early this morning........so happily went to look into youtube for bellydancing......checking if youtube has got FREE bellydance video.Wow excited found just what I wanted!!!!!
.....got2go wanna practise and learn some new steps.....bye!!!

Here... want to share with you guys!

Come walk me home again.......next time the video clip will be me bellydancing for you......if I manage to learn the basics ...laughing loudly!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKILB0w0ROs

Love from Mom's Kitchen.

2008-10-14T02:22:00.001+08:00

I was sitting with my eldest daughter on my dining table last Sunday, she was enjoying my Asam Pedas Ikan Terubok with Pineapple, and she ask me for the 100times how to cook asam pedas!
We are so busy everyday with our work and own family that we seldom have time to be in my kitchen together to sharing any of my mother's recipes......so today I will share with you karen, my life in my mother's kitchen.

My mother was gone before I was 17, but by then I have learn quite a number of my family's favourite recipe.
I remember I was barely 6 when I showed much interest in cooking. I used to stand on a stool by my mom's stove [ those times charcoal stove] to watch her cook everyday without fail.
So far , I've never had the pleasure of seeing any of my three daughters showing any interest to learn to cook or in watching me cook!

I was 8 and I was helping mom to prepare ingredients for her cooking. Peeling onions,(without fail daily ,there will be tears) slicing serai and kunyit, soaking dried red chillies and pounding them to make chilli paste for asam pedas or gulai tumis. That was my normal task in her kitchen,not that I was force to but I loved to help.

Each day there will be a pot of good soup , fish dishes or curry and fried vegetables served on her dining table . I had plenty to learn and I dare say I learned well .

By 10 I learn to cooked my first vegetable dish.....fried long beans with shrimp.
By 12 I cooked my first Assam Pedas .
I remember I cooked my own lunch before going to school when I was 13 ....not many kids these days get the chance to do that!!!!
Not that I have any choice but 2 of my sisters were married then and the other 2 were attending morning classes and I was the only one in the afternoon session...( for the record , I have 4 brothers and 4 sisters) so my mom will help me cook lunch before going to school.

Because I was such a good cook I was married early...at 20 ( kakaakaka)!! And I was cooking for my own family until now..... and now I only cook dinner , and sometimes weekends IF I am home!
Ok Karen , here's my Asam Pedas recipe. The easiest of all!

Asam Pedas Fish and Pineapple.
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Ingredients A

10 big dried chillies
5 chilli melaka
6-8 shallots
3 pips garlic
3 stalk serai
1'' fresh kunyit
1 piece belachan

Ingredient B

6-8 ikan kembong or 1 ikan terubok cut into 3 pcs , season with salt.
1 pineapple peeled cut into 2" pcs
1 lump asam java or 5pcs assam keping
1 bunga kantan quartered
daun kesum or cendahom

msg,salt and a little sugar to taste.

Method:
1. Put ingredient A into blender with a little water and grind until fine and put them into a pot of water . Bring to boil .

2. Add the sliced pineapple ,bunga kantan, asam java juice or the assam keping and continue boiling for about 15 to 20 mins.

3. Add the fish and boil for another few mins. Throw in the daun kesum .

4. And finally add a dash msg, salt and sugar to taste.

5 Serve hot and spicy

Tips for delicious Asam pedas ...must be spicy and sour enough. If too sour add a little more
sugar. TRY ! TRY ! and TRY Again ! Hopefully one day your Asam Pedas will taste like mine!

Happy Cooking children!!!!

Next will be Nyonya pork belly meat cook in black sauce ( tau ewe bak). Can you fry Crispy long beans with shrimps????

Love from Mom's Kitchen.

My Love for Food.

2008-06-14T16:26:00.003+08:00

I like Bak Kut Teh .....but its not my favourite.
I like Java Mee , but that's not my favourite either.

What about Penang Asam Laksa , Hokkien Mee ( Har mee) , Nasi Lemak,Fried Kuey Teow, Fried Ying Yong?

Are desserts and cakes considered FOOD? Cendol, Ice kacang, blueberry cakes, cheesecake?

What about fruits and snacks?? Durians , mangosteens, papayas , mangoes????

Chocolate and ice-cream??? Huh???!!!

What is meant by favourite food?
I think its easier for me to list food I dislike.... cannot think of any...
???? ....Food I can live without.......(smile) earthworms and grasshoppers??!!!
Hahaha.....believe me I really cannot think of anything food I dislike!

FOODLOVER!

Fish! Yes, my favourite food is fish. Any kind of fish ,cooked, uncookes, salted or serve in any manner!
YES! FISH!

Memories .........

2008-06-13T23:41:00.000+08:00

I watched this movie "Goodfellas" (1990) last night, or rather this early morning. This is a godfather type of movie about Italian Mafia .Anyway...... there was this scene in the movie that reminds me of my days back in 1998 when IH was running his fish business in Thailand.

Back in 1998, IH was with Southern Haulier Co Ltd Thailand. He was Executive Director of this logistic company , and in Thailand if you got 'money' you are like the Mafia .

I remember those days , I would visit IH every Friday in Hatyai, and we would go dinner and later clubbing till dawn .

He was always entertaining guests from oversea (mainly from Malaysia and Singapore at time) so he is very familiar with the restaurants and night spots managers.

Like the mafia , he never had to queue at the hotspots.......He will just pay his way in.

The real LIFE scene of IH and Swan in Hatyai 1998, similair to the movie scene.........after having dinner at the best seafood restaurant in the city......

When we arrive at the front of the Club, IH had the valet attend to our car . He grabbed my hand (long time he din do that ady!!!!) ,hastily bypass the long line into the entrance by taking a side entryway, winding through hallways and then into the bustling kitchen area with cooks and helpers, pass other patrons waiting inside, and within minutes, we were set-up by the Club Captain at a prime, front-row table (hastily resurrected out of nowhere and set up especially for us at ringside).

(ME , melting....) Impressed by his endless cash supply, his familiarity with everyone and his innumerable friends , his power, and his slick waggering style: giving 200 baht each along the way in.!!!!!

As soon as we were seated, one group sends over 2 glasses of 'SWING' (whiskey) on the rocks......must be his clubbing buddies.

The captain took our orders.....as our bottle arrived, the DJ came over to our table , chatted and we offer him a drink. IH tipped him to play our song ....heehee romantic IH !!!

As the DJ was leaving , he passed 2 lucky draw tickets. IH passed them to me saying.....sure win number!!!!! I din know was he meant until later at the end when the DJ call out the final lucky number as he drew out a slip!!!! wakakakaka!! All plan for me to win the biggest teddy bear of the night!!!! (Me all melted!!!!!!!)

IH's few years in Hatyai.....I WONDERED HOW MANY LADIES DIEDed IN HIS HANDS!!!!!! ?????

Dearest IH , Happy Father's Day !!!! Your Endless Love..........pinkSwan.

Why I blog?

2008-05-16T03:18:00.001+08:00

While walking home, I ask myself why I wanna start blogging.... I am always a fashion follower....I guess ......I will blog bec it's a fashion to blog!

But will I be a good blogger??? It doesn't matter...... Will strangers come to read my blog???? who cares.......... I am a shy person......Am I ready to let strangers into my life???? Am I doing that ? Says who???? Will my blogging reflect what kind of person I am???? Depends on what I blog I guess....

Suddenly I recalled my father's words '' You don't talk....people will not say you are dumb'' ( hokkien transalation : LU BOH KONG OAH, LANG BOH KONG LU AIR-KOW!!!!) I miss you ,dad!
Don't get it wrong I am not DUMB!.....I am a DUMB who talks too much as a kid!

Finally I am blogging..........you are welcome to walk me home!!!!!!