My 2nd Run

Didn't get any medal this time....:(

But I have tried. My motivation of running? I have no idea. Maybe the feeling of satisfaction in the end after you have pushed yourself to keep on running and running....

Balut

A balut is a fertilized duck egg with a nearly-developed embryo inside that is boiled and eaten in the shell. They are considered delicacies of Asia and especially the Philippines, Cambodia, and Vietnam. Popularly believed to be an aphrodisiac and considered a high-protein, hearty snack, baluts are mostly sold by street vendors at night in the regions where they are available. They are often served with beer. The Filipino and Malay word balut(balot) roughly translates to mean "wrapped". -taken from Wikipedia...

The ironic thing is - I TASTED IT YESTERDAY......yummmyyy....

Happy 50th Birthday Malaysia....

It has been 50 years....Maybe to us younger generation, the term Merdeka does not mean much but to our parents, they can talk hours and hours on the struggle back then. We all should be thankful to live in Malaysia, beautiful country with so many different cultures, races, and foooodddd.....Let's hope that we'll live in peace for another 50 years to come....Happy Birthday Malaysia.....

50 things Malaysia

Supper

McD past midnight....Double cheese burger ...Fries...lots of fries....Sigh...have been indulging in suppers during my last week of night shift....Mamak, waffle and home-made spaghetti.....
Oh, no....I think I am gaining weight *sweat* *sweat*

But I will miss night shift...

Mummy's cooking

I always think that my mum is really one good chef. After 26 years of having her dishes, there is none that I do not like (well, except for those with bittegourd and brinjal)...My resolution this year is to learn cooking from her but until now, sad to say I have not achieved anything. Another 4 months left of 2007. I will try my best to learn as much as possible.....

Wan Tan mee (with big juicy Sui Kao)


Yee Mee...one of my all time favourite

Chilli's revisited

Main reason for a second round of Chilli's - Chocolate Molten cake.....
It was Foong Ling's birthday and we decided that it's time to indulge in the most delicious moist chocolate cake....I'll let the pictures do the talking....With bottomless drinks and unlimited chips, it's really a way to indulge....Even the lamb shank's bone went home with us....:P

Now u see it, now u don't....

Coffee in many different ways....

Tasted some weird kind of coffee lately - Coffee float (kopi o with vanilla ice cream) and coffee with barley....Both tasted....weird...

Lei Cha - Hakka Food

Have you heard of Lei Cha? It literally means grounded tea in Hakka. One of my mum's favourite food, it is hard to get a good Lei Cha nowadays. I do not like the taste that much. Its ingredient are peanuts, long bean, dried tau hu,sesame and vege, all cut to small cube size and mixed with rice. Then, there is the grounded vege soup that you need to add to the rice. It's a very healthy meal but i doubt many of us younger generation will like it....

More on Lei Cha.

Anson Hu - Waiting for You MV feat. Mike He

sad sad song....

Melaka Trip 2007 - 2nd time around

When it comes to Melaka, it's all about historical buildings, historical facts, legends, culture and not forgetting food.......This time round, beside being an unofficial tour guide, my mission is to introduce the local food to some of my colleagues......

Warning: Pictures below may be harmful for any diet plans

Killer eyes

Just have that weak spot for guys with deep set eyes.....

Current addiction - Prison Break and......Wentworth Miller

My first run

My first run and I got a medal for it....**tears of joy**...though it's only 10km....:P

Chocolate cake...

Baking attempt not so successful...:(...Still edible with lots of Hershey's Chocolate Syrup though....
Will improve next time....

*I wish I am home sleeping on this wet Monday morning* **cry**

Izzi

Attracted to the 50% promotion for Citibank card holders (only if you spent above RM100 in a single bill), we went to Izzi after 2 movies....Quite hungry by then. I would say the food is only quite good. Tasted some better macaroni and chicken wings before. The pizzas are nice though...as well as the spaghtetti carbonara and the Chocolate Pleasure...

The environment
Cheese dough
Asian platter
Spaghetti carbonara
Cheese baked carbonara
Pizza
Chocolate Pleasure

What do you do....

What do you do when you are idling around after a dinner in the Golden Triangle area?

Walk into any Dome, Starbucks, or Coffee Bean and do some 'people watching'...Hehe...A good use of time.

That's what we did after 2 movies, back to back (Harry Potter and Die Hard 4.0) and a dinner at IZZI.

Finally, get to taste the new item on their menu - Espreski...Tasted good but the chocolate chunks tasted funny.

All that's jazz.....

Lots of pics...lot's of beautiful people...a great performance from Buddy Loren...and the bands...what more can you ask from an Annual Dinner .....errrmmm....better food maybe?

The menu was very interesting:

The food presentation was very inviting: (pic courtesy of Kenny Ooi)
(pic courtesy of Kenny Ooi)Sadly, it didn't taste as good as expected.

But, the night was great.

Stage settings.....
Pretty girls...(ahemmm) and boy (ahem ahemmmmm)

And funny expressions.....

The night ended without me winning any lucky draws... :( but still, it was a night to remember.....

Finally....

Finally, I got my hands on this....
A great album and each song is nice.


Lee Hom newest album - Gai Bian Zi Ji....

MLTR

Mention the name Michael Learns to Rock (MLTR), some first reactions I received are they are so old and so nostalgic...Despite that, we found ourselves at Arena of Stars (8pm on 14th July) to watch the group which now comprises of singer and keyboard player Jascha Richter, drummer Kåre Wanscher and guitarist Mikkel Lentz. The seats that we bought (RM93) was very near to the stage and we had a good, clear view....
The show started of quite bland with not much response from the crowd....I was thinking that it's going to be boring if it's like this for the whole show. It was just the warm up songs (newer hits, which not many people know)...After the third song, MLTR began to belt out hits after hits- 'Sleeping Child', '25 Minutes', 'Out Of The Blue','Paint My Love', 'Wild Women'...Yes, all of my favourites.
By this time, the crowd was screaming and singing along. I personally liked it when Jascha ask the crowd to sing and the music went off. You can hear the crowd singing their lungs out and it was a great feeling. He even stepped down from the stage and the fans were screaming wildly.

It was surprising to see many young people (around our age- still can be considered as the younger generation, right?) there. A lot of uncles and auties as well and they really know MLTR's songs.

I truly enjoyed it. No more regretting not going to Emil Chau's concert (which has Victor Wong and Nicholas Teo as guests)....MLTR still rocks!!

Sometimes when we touch - Dan Hill

You ask me if I love you
And I choke on my reply
I'd rather hurt you honestly
Than mislead you with a lie
And who am I to judge you
On what you say or do?
I'm only just beginning to see the real you

*Chorus
And sometimes when we touch
The honesty's too much
And I have to close my eyes and hide
I wanna hold you til I die
Til we both break down and cry
I wanna hold you till the fear in me subsides

Romance and all its strategy
Leaves me battling with my pride
But through the insecurity
Some tenderness survives
I'm just another writer
Still trapped within my truth
A hesitant prize fighter
Still trapped within my youth

*Chorus

At times I'd like to break you
And drive you to your knees
At times I'd like to break through
And hold you endlessly

At times I understand you
And I know how hard you've tried
I've watched while love commands you
And I've watched love pass you by

At times I think we're drifters
Still searching for a friend
A brother or a sister
But then the passion flares again

*Chorus

(this song can make me cry when listening to it. very meaningful lyrics)

It has been a couple of busy weeks...

It has been quite a few busy weeks.
Had netball match last weekend. Prior to that, had practice for almost every day of the week. But sadly, we lost. But the most important thing is we have the spirit. My first time trying the PowerBar and PowerGel...tasted bad but hey, it effective. Did not feel tired easily.
Followed by Jogoya outing the next day for our team's good performance.....Had a great culinary outing. Someone even ate too many oysters resulting a toilet visit immediately after that. Eeeewwwweeee....How can you even swallow the raw, juicy (yuckY), slimy oysters?
I have been going to the gym in the office since I do not dare to go jogging alone anymore. Have been timing myself for the run in August. And I had my first unofficial swimming lesson....Hmmm...let's just say I failed my first lesson....Can't even learn how to float...:(
Went to Bukit Gasing again.....Watched two movies this weekend. Eventful two weeks I would say.
Many more to come...Will be busy building up my stamina.

Well, movies I have watched (without review due to errrmmmm....laziness?) since the last movie review:

Catch and release
Meet the Robinsons (love the OST by Rob Thomas)
Wild Hogs (Wild Hogs rule)
Duplex
Spidey 3
Shrek (kicking ass princesses?)
Pirates of the carribean (can't get enough of Jack-still my favourite character)
Ocean's 13 (Brad Pitttttt)
Alone (still Shutter is the best)
Transformers (a really MUST watch....totally dig Bumblebee)