  juNe February 16th hellooooooo! as you can see, i blog just about anything and everything. Hope my life's experience provides some awareness and information to all of you!
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yao wei's 19
Our new year boy -yao wei, has finally turn 19 (though behaving like a 8 year old) on the first of January. Being born on the first day of the year is something to be proud of, its like you are the first baby among all born in the year of 1990.
Anyways! A barbeque night was held at my place due to some last minute arrangement. After a patient waiting with marinated wings, tons of sausages, potatoes, garlic bread corns and tomatoes, the fire on the barbecue pit was finally roaring and it was time to barbecue.  The boys that burnt the first batch One thing I learnt about barbecue is that you cook with the ambers of the coals and not the flame. This way you will get perfectly cooked meat and not the ones that are burnt heavily on the outside and raw in the inside. Because the fire was flaming hot, I had to splash water on it to keep a low heat. On the wings went followed by potatoes, sausages, bacon and so on.  Guess who had to take over  See those nice red embers?  grilled potatoes and chicken  and guess whos eating them all up When we were all digesting and chatting, out came the chocolate cream cake stuff with 19 candles. It was horrible with the boys singing happy birthday. It was monotone, slow, and lifeless. We had to sing 3 times to reach a happy level of the birthday song.  an all time favorite chocolate cake  see what i mean?  just like an 8 year old boy  happy birthday yao wei!  group pic!  candid group pic shot we decided to play weight lifting... lol...  jyahhhhh!!!  and mighty yi lin does the same The next day, yi lin was flying back to Thailand to resume her studies. Flying at a top speed with a Myvi, me and Sabrina reached just in time to snap some pictures with yi lin while seeing her entering the departure hall.  sabrina .yi lin . me  bye byeee!!!
hairy crabs!
Hairy crabs are hard to come by. unlike mud crabs, hairy crabs are seasonal. Lucky for me, I was given the opportunity to taste this.. "rare" crab with my parents in Toh Lee restaurant located inside of Nikko Hotel.
 Its crabbie time! We were served a 6 course menu that began with deep-fried spring rolls, a hearty soup, -the main purpose of our visit- the hairy crab, a vegetable dish, fried rice and finally, lemon grass jelly with fortune cookies.  Crispy popiah  hearty soup with vegetable and meat  Vegetables with garlic and more garlic  Chinese style fried rice  Lemongrass jelly with a touch of cream and strawberry  Fortune cookies! Since it was a restaurant in a hotel, service was plus+plus. Even our hot cooked crab was skillfully cracked open and served at the most convenient way to consume.  nicely opened crab meat  look how they serve the crab legs The texture of the hairy crab is certainly incomparable with the usual mud crab we have. Though the size of the crab is smaller, its flesh is creamier and tender. And the roe, wow, the roe.. It was too much for me. My parents were enjoying it but I was struggling. When I ate my share of the roe, it was so thick, sticky, and.. ugh just full of eggs! The rest of the dish was just nice. Oh! And I enjoy cracking those fortune cookies. It's not so much of eating it but reading the quotes out of it was interesting.
term 5
Term 5 ended like a gush of wind. So quick that soon we will be graduating from Taylors in 3 months time. Term 5 was a little like hell. Though our time tables looked relaxed, they were definitely NOT!
First came our main concern, the Food Promotion followed by overflowing assignments and last but not least, our final term exam. All events flowed back to back, we didn't even have time to study properly because lecturers always go "okay! Assessment next week!" Anyways these are a bit of term 5 pictures followed by food promo  tsk tsk, is this what you learn in class?  FAM genting trip.  Not forgetting Prom Night  Last day of T5 ( commis night ) And Food Promo begins...     Samseng tony.prisoner joanne.june.shannon  Last night in Prison  Giving mr. alex a little appreciation -he looked damn scared-  The dancing girls ..lol  Flashing off some tatts  The usual pictures before heading home  Atika . Me. Joanne  Everyone is going wild with the cameras A sudden war betweeen the culinary and Dh students  rarr rarr rarr  and we rarred back  Group pic of DH27 g1,2,3  Sean looks like he is running away from home. but the truth is, everything is the materials for food promo well, all has ended and I look forward to term6 (which is, I heard, IS hell).
Vienna Operetta Orchestra UMW Toyota Motor Sdn Bhd and Toyota Motor Corporation proudly present Toyota Classics 2008, Vienna Operetta Orchestra. Thanks to my wonderful handsome brother-in-law who was one of the hardworking elves in Toyota, he managed to get hold of the tickets with pretty good seats. The orchestra was held at MBSA Auditorium, Shah Alam. Dresscode- formal (geez, like i don't get enough chance of wearing formal already) I was getting excited an all because this was my first time attending an orchestra, and its LIVE! Agitation and excitement were eating me alive when we left the house. It's an orchestra!! LIVE!! Lol  People with formal attire filling up the seats  Jean and i  my sister, my brother-in-law and their bodyguard.lol So anyways, the auditorium was huge! I would estimate approximately 500- 600 people being present. However, as the lights dimmed, the crowd went silent. So silent that only the camera's shutter could be heard. And the orchestra began with the lead of their conductor.  and the orchestra begins....... Well, the orchestra was good. I mean really good. Good. Words could not describe how fantastic it was. I was so amazed by such amazing musical pieces that could be produced with basic music instrument. (Makes me wanna learn one too!) There were also a duet of a soprano and tenor along with 2 dancers. (such powerful voice the lady has..) So while all Caucasians were showing off their skills and talent, the closing act was sung by Amy Mastura herself. With the background music of the orchestra, Amy sang 2 songs- Dingin Malam and Cinta.  Amy Mazura doing her thing  Singing with full of emotion  A final bow and thank you to all guests I had the best Saturday night ever! THIS! Is a night to remember.
Su Fen's next! 6 days after shannon, Su Fen turned 19! However, we've already started college and Su Fen's big day fell on our first practical service- long day, long night..
BUT! that didnt stop us from making it a blast! Before our theory class began, Lg, Joanne, Atika and i went to get a cake from secret recipe. We also managed to hide the cake away from her until class ended. And the cake was revealed  Happy birthday Su Fen!  Quick, blow it before the wind gets it  Su Fen is wishing deeply -if you noticed, shannon's wearing a nasty smile with a cake on his hand-  2nd surprise right to her face. looks like you got your wish su fen!  Su fen cuts the cake while 2 girls smiles at the camera  3rd surprise, a little shower before her night ends -poser! least you can do is lend a hand-  Removing her phone, wallet.. etc etc  1, 2 ,3 bye su fen! okay, here's the funny part. I intend to "drown" su fen, in another words, drench her from head to toe. Maybe we had very bad teamwork lol, coz when we tossed Su Fen in the pond, she was STANDING on it. like this....  THAT! was UNEXPECTED so i ran to the pond and splashed more water on her :D  Not wet enough? round 2 perhaps? Also, on her birthday was our first day of college. Everyone eyed su fen when lecturer asked whos the class rep. Despite Su Fen insisting "i am NOT going to be the class rep. i had enough!"......  we didnt think she was serious ....  A quick shot before we all head back home who's next to be thrown in the pond? we denifately need to work on our teamwork! shannons birthday
"We're celebrating Jun Ren's belated birthday in A&W, make sure you come"
That was what I told Shannon without him knowing it was actually for him. Well… we all love surprises don't we?  Happy birthday Shannon! No one among us will ever thought of a birthday celebration in a fast food outlet. When I proposed it everyone was shocked. Nevertheless, why is it always the fancy-mancy place? We don't need a grand place to celebrate one's birthday, it's the company that counts   A&W's attraction : their rootbeer and curly fries So everyone was as usual.. Late! The only very punctual people were LG and Xiwern. After most of us arrived, we ate some chicken and drank root beer when Shannon finally came. We talked a bit more, waiting for seng kwee to come but due to some miscommunication, plans were changed. Lg suddenly lured Shannon outside to look at something while su fen, xiwern and I ran to the dessert counter and ordered a double portion of waffles with ice cream. When they came back, we were still at the counter. Su Fen was still squeezing her home-brought chocolate sauce all over the waffle as I light the candle. We walked back, carrying the waffles while singing the happy birthday song. Jun Ren was just next to Shannon so I guess HE still didn't suspect anything, until the song went " happy birthday to you, happy birthdayy to SHANNON……." he was surprised :D (yay!)  we couldnt chuck all 19 candles, it will look damn weird  c'mon! blow the candles alreadyy  Look at the pile of ice cream and chocolate sauce  An interesting/disturbing/funny birthday gift  Group pic! seng kwee's blocked by sean So really, it doesn't matter much on where you celebrate your birthday (dont so kiasu go mamak-la), its the people you celebrate with matters a lot more
Steamboat at Summers The best way to enjoy steamboat is to eat with a group of friends. We wanted to eat at Yuen’s but apparently they were always pack! Those who were familiar with that place begin talking about the chicken and kiasu people using plates to scoop them.
Luckily for us, there were still a couple of other steamboat restaurants around, we went to the one opposite Yuen. It was called Summer bbq & steamboat.  a quick snap before we go upstairS  why summer....?  that's right, non stop! eat all you want guys! A huge variety of “steamboat stuff” were waiting for us at a corner. Without hesitation we stacked out plates with fish balls, tofu, vegetables with stuffing, more balls and some seafood.  The pot was had a partition in between, so we had a choice of the normal stock or tom yam soup.  Let's eat!!  It does look pretty good doesn't it  ahh.... the sweet taste from mushrooms, fu zhuk and fishballs  chared prawn mantis, we all had difficulty eating it  The boys invention - ice lemon tea + orange juice  we're all green!  Ice cream for dessert Overall, I think this place is not bad. The food’s quite good, service was up to standard though the place looked bit cheapy. but! it didn’t bother me much. try it out if you cant wait in line at Yuens! bang!
Multiple gun shots started firing away once the marshal's hand swung down. My teammates and the opponents immediately scrambled for cover. The 'dead' proceed to a safety corner while everyone else waits for their next shot. Once clear, another round of gun shots fired away. This was like a war during the ancient times, but this, this is paint ball!
 bang bang! I once played laser wars, its exactly like being in a team and shooting your opponents and all but this only involves lights, vibration, laser and sound. (instead of all those paint ball gears!) It was fun, sweat-free and pain-free! :D So anyway, this was my first time playing paint ball, though I heard a lot of rumors of it being extremely expensive and painful when shot. Those were darn right true!  opponents are hiding very well...  "oh you mean i was suppose to move forward?"  Bring it on! i got hit twice! one was on my arm, another on my pinky. The bruise on my arm swollen and turned blue black after some time. it was damn pain!
Basic baking class Chef karam, our respected pastry chef has again completed teaching a 10 week basic baking class. Today was the graduation of his class and I was there to lend a helping hand. On this happy occasion, there will be a small feast after the official graduation and students are required to bake “something”.
At 10.30am, a few of chef karam little elves were already present, baking additional brownies and cheesecakes ( chuckled chef karam “in case the students’ cakes go wrong, there’s always a spare”) . When the clock struck 11am, students started coming in and got busy instantly. We were there to assist them like, getting the ingredients or stirring their batter while they are busy with something else etc.  Chef Karam in action  curry puffs with puff pastry (before)  (after) they do look like pillows dont they  Little quiche tartlets  the spare brownies and cheesecake The pastry class was filled with sugary aromas. Everyone was working on desserts. Though it was a long day, most of us didn’t felt it because we were constantly on the move. By evening, a variety of the wonderful pastries were done.  Students swarming in, mise en place  Student masking the cake  Student in action (looks damn sinful) The students accomplishments  top coated chocolate choux pastry  apple crumble tartlets  variety fruit tartlets  Top coated raspberrie Cheesecake  layers of layers of chocolate on this brownie  cookies! goes perfectly with fresh milk!  and the graduation begins....  gone! all desserts were gone almost instantly! you know why? because the people there tar pau crazy! especially this guy, he keeps taking the curry puffs again and again. when he left he had about 6 boxes with him. AND his OWN tupperware! i didnt even get to eat it during the feast..! greedy ass!
3 course meal
My sister had her friends over for dinner and being the person who likes to cook, i had to prepare a 3 course meal for the night. It wasnt eay to match all three starter, main and dessert. You woudnt want it too heavy or too light, a balance meal is very important especially a wine pairing involve.
anyways, i manage to somehow, combine 3 dishes which i thought ... was okayy! For starter i served baked asparagus rolled with bread and potato salad. Main course was a light tomato base spaghetti (i remember it from term1's kitchen class!!) followed by dessert, avocado ice cream and chococolate cake. Im very proud to say that everything was home made! the spaghetti sauce, the avodaco ice cream and the chocolate cake. It wasnt very hard to cook all these though, as long as you have a reliable cooking book, good ingredients and proper utensils, a simple yet scrumptious meal can be whipped out in minutes! And the mise en place begins...  ingredients, seasoning, equipment.... check!  Boiling the potatoes  Blanching tomatoes. 16 of them!  White mushrooms are best eaten raw with some salt & pepper  My slumber sister measuring the ingredients Voila, and the course begins..  Baked bread asparagus roll with chilled potato salad  Light tomato spaghetti with herbs  Avocado ice cream along with Chocolate cake Unfortunately we ran out of white wine so we paired the meal with a merlot 2005 from Chile. The wine was medium bodied and very dry. Most of those who drank it turned red instantly!  Cheers!  Guests of the night It was tiring cooking all day long but it was fun and worth it! Anyone for a 3 course meal? i dont charge labour! lol
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