Saturday, May 30, 2009

Selamat Hari Gawai 2009

Finally, my camera is out from ICU and it just minor surgery. Thank God and I still manage to bring it along with me to my back home trip today.
It comes to Gawai festival celebration for the year. I was born in Iban Culture since young so I enjoyed it and quite excited for it. I am going back to hometown for the long weekend holiday and wishes all the readers and celebrants a Happy Gawai Dayak 2009.

Selamat Ari Gawai Dayak 2009
Gayu Guru Gerai Nyamai


P/S: It's the end of the day for my big decision today. Hard decision...hard time too! Wish me luck!

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Happy Dragon Boat Festival!

Wishing you a very Happy Dragon Boat Festival!

Camera Disaster

My camera is in ICU since yesterday. I found that the zoom button is not functioning well couple days ago, since its still under warranty period so I send it to SONY specialist at Satok area. I went to Sony Centre at Spring to get SOS two nights ago but they told me that they do not have the service...like sending my camera to the only Sony Service Centre at Satok to save my time. I wonder why so many Sony branches opened in Kuching but without offering the help. They are friendly while getting business but I was annoyed with the face that showed when I asked their help to send my camera to the Sony Service Centre.

So what! I will do it. Where is your after sells service???

Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-T300
MMhh...*grumbling*

Monday, May 25, 2009

This is hilarious!

Joke # 1: 26 Reasons Why Men Have 2 Dogs And Not Two Wives
1. The later you come home the more excited your dogs are to see you.
2. Dogs will forgive you for playing with other dogs.
3. If a dog is gorgeous, other dogs don`t hate it.
4. Dogs don`t notice if you call them by another dog`s name.
5. Dogs like it if you leave a lot of things on the floor.
6. A dog`s parents never visit.
7. Dogs do not hate their bodies.
8. Dogs agree that you have to raise your voice to get your point across.
9. Dogs like to do their snooping outside rather than in your wallet or desk.
10. Dogs seldom outlive you.
11. Dogs can`t talk.
12. You never have to wait for a dog; they`re ready to go 24 hours a day.
13. Dogs find you amusing when you`re drunk.
14. Dogs like to go hunting and fishing.
15. Another man will seldom steal your dog.
16. A dog will not wake you up at night to ask, "If I died, would you get another dog?"
17. If a dog has babies, you can put an ad in the paper and give them away.
18. A dog will let you put a studded collar and a leash on it without calling you a pervert.
19. A dog won`t hold out on you to get a new car.
20. If a dog smells another dog on you, they don`t get mad. They just think it`s interesting.
21. On a car trip, your dog never insists on running the heater.
22. Dogs don`t let magazine articles guide their lives.
23. When your dog gets old, you can have it put to sleep.
24. Dogs like to ride in the back of a pickup truck.
25. Dogs are not allowed in Sg Wang, Lot 10, Pavilion or Starhill Shopping Centers.
And, last but not least:
26. If a dog leaves, it won`t take half of your stuff.

Joke # 2: Ten ways to Stop Telemarketing Calls
Ten ways to stop those credit card sales, mobile companies, insurance calls from irritating you:
  1. After the telemarketer finishes speaking, ask him/her to marry you.
  2. Tell the telemarketer you are busy at the moment, and ask him/her, if he/she will give you his/her home phone number so you can call him/her back.
  3. Ask them to repeat everything they say, several times.
  4. Tell them it is dinnertime, BUT ask if they would please hold. Put them on your speaker phone while you continue to eat at your leisure. Smack your food loudly and continue with your dinner conversation.
  5. Tell them that all business goes through your agent, and hand the phone to your five year old child.
  6. Tell them you are hard of hearing and that they need to speak up.... Louder... Louder... Louder!
  7. If they start out with, "How are you today?", say "I'm so glad you asked, because no one these days seems to care, and I have all these problems ............."
  8. Tell them to speak very slowly because you want to write every word down.
  9. Cry out in surprise, "Helen, is that you? I've been hoping you'd call! How is the family?" When they insist they are not Helen, tell them to stop joking. This works especially well if the telemarketer is really MALE.
  10. Tell them to call on your office number - and give him the Maybank call centre number.

Joke # 3: Tips for a happy marriage
  1. Two times a week we go to a nice restaurant for good food and companionship. She goes on Tuesdays. I go on Fridays.
  2. I asked my wife where she wanted to go for our anniversary. "Somewhere I haven't been in a long time," she said. So I suggested the kitchen.
  3. When we go to the shopping mall, we always hold hands. If I let go, she shops.
  4. Before you take the leap into matrimony, remember this: Marriage is the number one cause of divorce.
  5. In fact, statistically 100 percent of all divorces start with marriage.
  6. As for myself, I married Miss Right. I just didn't know her first name was Always.
  7. I haven't spoken to my wife in almost a year. I don't like to interrupt her.

Joke # 4: KAN PEI = YUM SENG

Once there was a Chinese wedding dinner.
The dinner occupied only half the restaurant.
The other half was occupied by some American tourists.
As the wedding Chinese couples hop from table to table to toast the guests, the cheers of " KAN PEI .. " (happy & joyous drinking) gets louder and louder.
One American gets more and more irritated as the couple get closer to him.
" KAN PEI ...!" " KAN .... PEI"....!!!" The cheers continued.
Finally, the irritated American couldn't take it anymore.
He stood up on his chair and shouted.
"IF YOU CAN'T PAY, DUN DRINK ANYMORE OR LET ME PAY FOR YOU...!"

Joke # 5: WHERE'S THE MONEY ???

A Mafia Godfather finds out that his bookkeeper has cheated him out of ten million bucks.
His bookkeeper is deaf.
That was the reason he got the job in the first place.
It was assumed that a deaf bookkeeper would not hear anything that he might have to testify about in court.
When the Godfather goes to confront the bookkeeper about his missing $10 million, he brings along his attorney, who knows sign language.
The Godfather tells the lawyer, "Ask him where the 10 million bucks he embezzled from me is."
The attorney, using sign language, asks the bookkeeper where the money is.
The bookkeeper signs back: "I don't know what you are talking about."
The attorney tells the Godfather: "He says he doesn't know what you're talking about."
The Godfather pulls out a pistol, puts it to the bookkeeper's temple and says, "Ask him again!"
The attorney signs to the bookkeeper: "He'll kill you if you don't tell him!"
The bookkeeper signs back: "OK! You win! The money is in a brown briefcase, buried behind the shed in my cousin Enzo's backyard in Campbell!"
The Godfather asks the attorney: "Well, what'd he say?"
The attorney replies: "He says you don't have the balls to pull the trigger."
Don't you just love lawyers?

Joke # 6: ATTITUDE
A little boy went into a drug store, reached for a soda carton and ask him for a Phone Call.
Shop-owner replied "Sweety this is not a STD, but you can do one call."
The store-owner observed and listened to the conversation:
The boy asked, "Lady, Can you give me the job of cutting your lawn ?"
The woman replied, "I already have someone to cut my lawn."
"Lady, I will cut your lawn for half the price of the person who cuts your lawn now." replied boy.
The woman responded that she was very satisfied with the person who was presently cutting her lawn.
The little boy found more perseverance and offered, "Lady, I'll even sweep your curb and your sidewalk, so on Sunday you will have the prettiest lawn in all of North-Palm beach, Florida."
Again the woman answered in the negative.
With a smile on his face, the little boy replaced the receiver.
The store-owner, who was listening to all this, walked over to the boy and said," Son... I like your attitude; I like that positive spirit and would like to offer you a job."
The little boy replied, "No thanks, I was just checking my performance with the job I already have. I am the one who is working for that lady, I was talking to !"


It's Monday! Cheers!

Saturday, May 23, 2009

Diamond

Diamonds make excellent courtship gifts from this perspective because they are simultaneously very expensive and lack intrinsic value. No man (or woman) can be inherently interested in diamonds; you cannot drive them, you cannot live in them, you cannot do anything with them. Any man who would buy diamonds for a woman must be interested in making an investment in her. Flowers, another favored gift for women, are also relatively expensive and lack intrinsic value. Of course, diamonds and flowers are beautiful, but they are beautiful precisely because they are expensive and lack intrinsic value, which is why it is mostly women who think flowers and diamonds are beautiful. Their beauty lies in their inherent uselessness; this is why Volvos and potatoes are not beautiful. but i like useless things and people.

Sunday, May 17, 2009

谨慎使用塑料水瓶

杜拜一个十二岁的女童,因为连续十六个月使用同一个矿泉水瓶,得了癌病。抛开一系列令人眼花缭乱的化学物质,我们怎样使用塑料水瓶才能够避免这个杜拜女孩的不幸遭遇降临在我们自己身上呢?

最直接的方法是查看塑料瓶底的数字(通常在一个小三角印章中):
印有1 的塑料瓶使用一次是安全的,反复使用容易滋生细菌,而且长时间在太阳下暴晒瓶身也可能使瓶子本身所含有毒物质溶入水中。
印有3、6、7 的彩色塑料瓶,在室温下就有可能泄露能够破坏荷尔蒙的有毒物质。
印有4 或以下数字的,请不要反复或加热使用。

下面是关于常见塑料的信息和用途:
塑料材质编号
<1> 聚乙烯对苯二甲酸酯(polyethylene Terephthalate,PET),俗称宝特瓶。
<2> 高密度聚乙烯(High Density polyethylene,HDPE,PE)
<3> 聚氯乙烯(polyvinyl chloride,PVC)
<4> 低密度聚乙烯(Low Density polyethylene,LDPE,PE)
<5> 聚丙烯(polypropylene,PP)
<6> 聚苯乙烯(polystyrene,PS),若是发泡聚苯乙烯即为俗称之「保丽龙」
<7> 其它类(OTHERS)

PET(polyethylene Terephthalate,聚乙烯对苯二甲酸酯):
PET最初的用途是做为人造纤维,及底片、磁带等,在 1976 年才用于饮料瓶。
以PET为原料做为填充容器,就是俗称的「宝特瓶」。
宝特瓶的硬度、韧性极佳,质量轻(仅玻璃瓶重量的1/9 ~ 1/15),携带和使用方便,生产时能量消耗少,加上不透气、不挥发,耐酸碱,是碳酸饮料的好包材。
近年来成为碳酸饮料、茶、果汁、包装饮用水、酒及酱油等产品之重要填充容器,此外,如清洁剂、洗发精、食品用油、调味品、甜食品、药品、化妆品、及含酒精饮料的包装瓶子,都已在大量使用宝特瓶。

PVC(polyvinyl chloride,聚氯乙烯):
PVC材质的发明相当早,且多方应用于工业产品中,由于PVC同样具有其它塑料材质的优点,且在加工上、可塑性上相当优良,加上价钱便宜,使用量很普遍,但大多在非食品方面,像水管、雨衣、书包、建材、塑料膜、塑料盒等等。
在容器用途上,多用于填充植物油、清洁剂、糕饼盒及包装饮用水等。
由于该材质因本身含有氯元素,在制瓶、填充、回收再处理之过程中疑有VCM单体易释出,有危害人体健康之虞,再加上近年来环保意识高涨,业者已逐渐改用其它材质为填充容器装填产品。

PE(「polyethylene,聚乙烯」:
PE是工业、生活上应用最广的塑料,一般常分为高密度聚乙烯(HDPE)与低密度聚乙烯(LDP
E)两种。
PE对于酸性和碱性的抵抗力都很优良。HDPE较LDPE熔点高、硬度大,且更耐腐蚀性液体之侵蚀。
目前市面上所见到的塑料袋及各种半透明或不透明的塑料瓶几乎都是PE所制造,像清洁剂、洗发精、沐浴乳、食用油、农药…等,大部份以HDPE瓶来盛装。LDPE在现代生活中可谓无所不在,不过不是因为它做成的容器,而是你随处可见的─塑料袋。大部份的塑料袋和塑料膜是用LDPE做成的。

PP(polypropylene,聚丙烯:
PP与PE可说是二兄弟,但若干物理性能及机械性能比PE好,因此制瓶商常以PE制造瓶身,瓶盖和把手用有较大硬度与强度的PP来制造。
PP熔点高达 167℃,耐热,制品可用蒸气消毒是其特点。
以PP制瓶的,最常见的是豆浆、米浆瓶,还有用来装100%纯果汁、酸奶、果汁饮料、乳制品 (如布丁)等,较大的盛器,像水桶、垃圾桶、洗衣槽、箩筐、篮子等等多是以PP做成。
近年来亦大量使用于制成免洗餐具或免洗杯(供快餐餐饮业者装填冰品使用,如市面盛行之「快可利」连锁店所用之盛装容器)
该材质容器系属不透明或半透明容器,具备有耐酸碱、耐化学物质、耐碰撞及耐高温(约20℃~120℃)等优点。

PS(polystyrene,聚苯乙烯):
PS吸水性低,且其尺寸安定性佳,可用射模、压模、挤压、热成型加工。
一般依其是否经过「发泡」制程区分为发泡与未发泡两类。未发泡PS主要应用于建材、玩具、文具等,也可常见制成容器填充发酵乳品(如养乐多、健健美、多多等乳制品或乳酸产品)等,近年来亦大量使用于制成免洗餐具。
发泡PS(即俗称保丽龙)则是在制程中利用发泡剂作20 倍至100 倍不等之发泡,用于包装家电或信息物品之缓冲包材或具隔热效果之冰淇淋盒、鱼箱等,一般称为EPS(Expanded Polystyrene);同时也用于制成免洗餐具,这种保丽龙通常先做成平板,称为PSP(Expanded polystyrene Paper),再成形加工成各种容器,亦有以食品级EPS 注模成形的保丽龙,如咖啡杯,烧仙草杯等即是。

摘自:健康时尚

First try of Oatmeal Butter Prawn

Have been craving for Oatmeal Butter Prawn for a while so decided to give self a try. With the guideline recipe the I got from internet, it had already ensure 50% to make it successfully. Actually it was not difficult as long as you got all the ingredients and I can't deny the curry leave actually give some very good aroma to make this dish more delicious together with oatmeal and butter. I made it!!! I made it!!! I made it!!! A little failure did happened though...it wasn't that good looking because I am out of butter at home, I use as much I found in fridge.
The oatmeal butter prawn
Together with other dishes...
Sweet & sour fish
Fried cherry tomatoes with white eggs
A very common dish...long beansimply kampua mee
Another fattening meal...sigh!

Rainbow after the rain

Friday, May 15, 2009

The best thing you can do...

What you can do to prevent getting swine influenza or H1N1 Flu...
With the World Health Organization raising the level of concern to a level 5 (still not a pandemic, but spread of disease between humans is occurring in more than one country) and a global epidemic possibly eminent, many people are understandably a bit nervous and anxious that they might catch the H1N1 flu otherwise known as the Swine Flu.

Infectious disease expert are saying that the likely U.S. infection rate will be a fraction of the millions who contract the "regular" flu every season and that many people will still be coming down with the regular flu, not the swine flu.

There are several very simple things one can do to prevent or minimize your chances of getting the swine flu and the regular flu.

These include finding out more about the illness from reliable sources, learning how serious swine flu is, learn what can be done prevent it, discovering what symptoms to watch for and when to seek additional treatment.

Also included is some interesting information about the history of Swine Influenza and Swine Flu as a Zoonosis or an infectious disease that can be transmitted from animals to humans.

The four key things to do that will help in preventing you from getting the H1N1 Flu or Swine Flu:

    1. Wash Your Hands
    2. Cover Your Cough
    3. Don't Touch Your Face
    4. Stay Away from People Who are Sick
If you do get sick, stay home so you won't pass it on to anyone else.


For more information:
H1N1 Flu, Swine Flu, Swine Influenza

Beware of A(H1N1) flu, it's in Malaysia now!

Malaysia has just confirmed its first case of the A(H1N1) flu in a 21-year-old student who returned from the United States on Wednesday morning. Check out more on news.
Oh my goodness!!! What should we do?

Lazy Thurs-Day Dinner

A lazy dinner, homemade burger. Nothing special, just ordinary homemade recipe burger. No extra cheese, no extra mayo, no... I told ya, just ordinary.

The bun too small to fit all the filling...:-p
Yummy!!!
The yellow cheese! it's not so tasty as McD but it's yellow, who cares!
Oh well...I messed it.
A bowl of cold homemade yogurt with adding some coconut jelly after the burger.
Satisfaction!

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Shrug!

Got this from my colleague, her mom made it.
I like the filling
Nice Bak-Zhang!!! By the way, when is the festival?

Thurs-Day

Attended a seminar and dialogue at auditorium MBKS this morning regarding the "Local Authorities (Reflexology & Health Establishment) By-Laws 2009.
The speakers
Kuching Mayor (MBKS)
Q & A Section
Went home for a quick lunch...instant noodle
Yeah...my all time favorite, Sarimi with some lime squeeze
Plus 2 local oranges from freeze...
I am full...burp!

Sunday, May 10, 2009

Launching of New DIGI Outlet

I will follow you...the yellow man is follow me to Kenyalang Park! A new DiGi Outlet launching at the Kenyalang Commercial Centre this morning. I saw crowded when loud music on. A group of four young lady did a very good job on dancing to attract more DiGi follower. Free foods and drinks was served but my tummy was just filled with a plate of plain Char Kuey Tiaw at the nearby famous coffee shop. Good to see follower of Yellow Man around but where is the Yellow Man???

Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to all the mommies in the world!

Every year, as usual, I will ask my mom how she want to celebrate mother's day with us...she will just answer me...:"Why are you only asking me on this special day? Can't you just treat everyday as mother's day or father's day if you really want to celebrate."

It's true though...why only treat them special on the day but not everyday? They treat us better than that since we born, taking care of us till the end of their ability.

I still remember the day I make my first cake for my mom, I use flour instead of icing on the cake...even the cake can't be eaten but I can felt that she was touched by my ugly cake. Oh well...she still eat it.

Mom...I love you. That's what I would say to her every year on this special day. You're the best mom for me...I promise I will do the best for you. Happy Mother's Day!


The something else

I had been disturb by certain unsolved and undecided mini mani mo in my head, quite annoying on my daily routine life. I had read my horoscope just now and it kinda express my pain out. This is the advice...

"If you're having a tough time making a decision about something right now, that's an easy problem to overcome -- all you have to do is trust your instincts. And if you can't get in touch with your gut easily, just wait. Be patient, and you will soon start to sense what the right choice is and what feels best. You have to ignore how people might react to your choice, because you have no way of knowing for sure. You can't see the future, you can only aim for it."

Yeah! Trust my instinct!

Saturday, May 9, 2009

How to detect hidden camera in washroom‏

Click the attachment for clearer view...

Sunday, May 3, 2009

Laksa Homemade Edition

What a fruitful Sunday. Went for breakfast with siblings and had a very good rest and relax at home for the rest of the day. My brother decided to cook laksa for dinner which he had planned for long time ago, I bought laksa paste (double swallow brand), coconut powder and vermicelli last night, went to buy some chicken breast meat and bean sprout this morning for the preparation of homemade laksa.

When I wake up after a nap in the afternoon, my brother had already prepared half of the ingredients.

The laksa gravy...
The vermicelli...
Steamed Shrimp (brought all the way from Bintangor).
Bean SproutThe outcome...
Yummy!!! I got gastric pain after that because of the coconut power. I love laksa but I just can't take much. I had taste laksa cook with milk but not so delicious compare with coconut. What should I do? Any suggestion?

Long lost taste

Went to Shalom Cafe last night just for a try since people talking about Bintangor Rojak is in Kuching! The cafe itself is located at GreenHeight area, near GreenHeight Mall. It only start operate at 5pm daily till midnight. My colleague was telling that the shop was no longer operated after few months since opened but I found it from one of the owner's relative that it still alive but only operate at night time. It's the only shop where you can taste Bintangor Rojak that you can find in Kuching because the owner is originate from Bintangor too, and the old owner still making their famous rojak in Bintangor Town currently. To taste if it's the same, so I went there for a try.
I ordered ...peanut soup @RM2.50 (peanut, bali, sago, and...served hot or chill but chill better).
Closer look... tidak berapa sama le (my sister said not really the same). The peanut a bit too hard, not much ingredients found inside the bowl compare to yummy peanut soup in Bintangor.
ABC Special @ RM2.50...Hui Sing one is better.
Spicy Taiwan Sausage @ RM2.50 (for me, local hot dog taste better).
Haha...Rojak! The 1 person serving cost RM3.00 so we ordered RM5.00 for 3. How? Of course Bintangor one is better lar but if you really miss Bintangor Rojak, no harm to eat la~ Bintangor Rojak is different than Kuching Rojak. I don't like Kuching Rojak because the sauce is a bit fishy for me. The belacan and shrimp paste are in there I knew.
Hmmp...I am wonder what's in the Bintangor Rojak Sauce, I mean the ingredients...anyone?

Dim Sum on Labour Day

Since it's Labour Day on 1st of May, I decided to trigger my excitability to fill my day with doing something that is more meaningful for holiday. I went to nearby market a get myself a copy of newspaper, looking if there is anything on sales to stock up my grocery at home.

Well, no help even got sales because haven't get my salary yet. Then I found this from the classified page.
The promotion only start from 24th April to 3 May. I saw "Eat ALL You Can" at RM10 per person, so I called up few buddies to explore the place. Shanghai Renjia Cafe, it's located to the next building block of The Tarrot Cafe, same building as new opened Bing Cafe at Jalan Keretapi.
We walked in and it's partly full, luckily we spotted an unclean table so just sit in, no numbering system, grab your seat while you can. Waiting for the cleaner clean up the table and we start to EAT!

The cashier and drinks counter. The kitchen is just behind the glass door.
The food line. It's only 10 types of food...a bit dissapointed.
One part of wall deco in it.
Menu on top.
Our table...
First round...Fried Dumpling, 2 types of fried buns.
One of the fried bun in ball.
Steamed bun with butter filling (recommended).
Fried Dumpling.
The filling of fried dumpling.
Nothing special of the fried vermicelli. They also served fried rice and fried mee, the fried mee is yummy tho...
Second round...
Pan Fried Dumpling.
Never forget the sauce while you eat the dumpling...
Pan fried small dragon bun...
The filling of the bun...more vege.
Congee. Not bad tho...but a bit too cheap to eat with paying RM10 le~
Sweet and sour vege. Too sweet for me.
Oh...did I mentioned what drink I ordered? I ordered chinese tea but they served me this. I was worry if they charge me more than RM5 for this pot but it's cost only RM3.50.
Mind you...total damage for the meal for 5 serving were RM50 (RM10 each), drinks cost RM13.50 including my previous drink. So all and all cost RM 63.50. I heard that some people just left after eat, so uncivilized! Well, sorry to say, the system was a bit messy too, too many walked in diners. Some of the walk-in diner even rejected by the owner with the excuse "the foods not complete" at around 10:30am but it stated in the advertisement that serving start from 8:30am till 2pm. *head shaking*

Haha...that's my so called excitability for the day! Too much flour input...Burp!