7/23/2008

饥饿30/ 30-hours Famine




饥饿30是一个全球性的扶贫及对抗饥饿运动。
"这不只是个活动,成功也不在于有多少人,多少钱,而是真的要做些事情,
让饥饿贫穷孩子的需要传出去。一起在别人的需要上,看见自己的责任。"
让我们共同努力,将饥饿30精神带到全国每一个角落。
请大家踊跃参加!!

The 30-hours Famine is a global movement against hunger and poverty.
Around the world, there are children and families living in desperate conditions because of poverty, injustice and disease. Through the Famine, you've got the power to make a change
Let's take the Famine to every corner of the country!!

善款去处 Donation go to:

  • 世界宣明会希望基金 World Vision HOPE Fund
  • 马来西亚世界宣明会儿童发展基金 World Vision Malaysia Children's Development Fund
  • 马来西亚世界宣明会紧急赈灾基金 World Vision Malaysia Emergency Relief Fund
  • 世界宣明会技能培训基金 World Vision Capacity Building Fund
  • 美门残障关怀中心 Beautiful Gate Foundation for the Disabled
  • 星洲日报基金会乐龄养生文化村 Yayasan Sin Chew Retirement Village
  • 萨马里亚孤儿院 Shemariah Foster Home for Children

7/09/2008

WANTED




"WANTED" is basically a sex/violence fantasy for adolescent boys. A nerdy cubicle worker is recruited by ultra sexy Angelina Jolie and becomes a super assassin.

Thankfully, this film is saved by doses of humor that make the predictable plot and thin story bearable.

James McAvoy is surprisingly good, speaking with a perfect American accent. Angelina is scary sexy as the femme fatale assassin recruiter. Morgan Freeman practically sleepwalks through his role, but is still enjoyable.





The story is completely ridiculous. One of the main plot points involves binary code weaved into textiles. Another thing that happens is during shootouts, they prevent themselves from being shot by shooting the bullet that is coming towards them.

If you like seeing slow motion close-ups of people being shot in the head, then "Wanted" is the movie for you.

7/07/2008

Nando's @ One Utama

Last day, I had the dinner with my dear at Nando's One Utama..

The restaurant which famous with Nando's Peri-Peri Chicken...

Grilled Chicken Strips, Rice, & Fresco salad

1/4 Chicken with 2 Sidelines

Famous Peri-Peri sauces in bottles: Hot & Extra Hot; Hot; Tomato; Garlic

Soft drink with unlimited free refill


The Peri-Peri Chicken is so delicious with their own Peri-Peri sauces..


I Love Nando's too much....


Happy day with the nice meals!!!


饭后1小时才唱歌

很多人会在酒足饭饱后去唱卡拉OK,或者在唱K时猛吃歌厅提供的自助餐,其实,这样对嗓子和胃肠都有一定的伤害。酒足饭饱后,尤其酒精,会对喉咙产生轻微刺激,使其充血,此时唱歌,会增加嗓子的疲劳程度,导致咽喉出现肿胀,隔日声音可能变得沙哑。人们常说的“饱吹饿唱”便是这个道理。


此外,饭后唱歌会影响肠胃的消化。吃饱后胃容量增大,血流量增加,此时唱歌会使腹腔压力增加,引起消化不良等情况。

建议大家,去卡拉OK最好选在饭后1小时左右,等食物正常消化,让充血的嗓子休息一会儿。做好这两方面的充足准备,再开始唱歌,或干脆先唱歌后再去吃饭。


7/06/2008

Dinner Outing @ Jogoya

After many difficulties and postponements, my bf's family have celebrated the father's day last night. Since we have not been to Jogoya, so everybody decided to makan at Jogoya.

We managed to get private room for ourself because we have 16 of us. Nice!! However, before we managed to step our foot inside the restaurant, we were required to pay first. Yes, pay first, eat later. The price is different for each session, lunch, late lunch, dinner, supper, and we were the most expensive with the dinner session at RM88 per pax.
Ambiance is nice and the whole restaurant is very spacious and huge. For those that need to be cooked, put your Jogoya clip in to the bowl and wait for the dish to be brought to your table once it done. My bf's cousin just putting all the clips and always found out the clips will missing.




After sitting down, we fast fast went and grab the food. Food is all we see!!! There are many sections in the restaurant, mainly the Japan's, Taiwan's, BBQ's, drinks, desserts, teppanyaki and many more. You will be greeted with lots and lots and lots of food. So much that you wonder whether you can finish eating them at 1 session.




I really cannot tahan with the desserts and the Thailand's coconuts.



Sushi, Sashimi, Dim sum.



BBQ chicken, fish ball, chicken ball, BBQ Prawn and corn, Satay.


Fresh oyster with lemon/ lime, mussels. I didn't try the fresh oyster because I never like the taste of the raw seafood, fearing I might puke everything out after that. His brother-in-law had ate 13 of fresh oysters. He said at Thailand selling at RM20 for one and now he ate for 13, so we all said it worth for him each he paid at Jogaya.



Sweet and sour plum crabs. They said not nice, too sweet. And curry powder crabs, they were really nice. And some tomato sauce based prawns.
We entered the restaurant at 5.00pm and only left at 9.30pm. That's a full 4 hours 30 minutes buffet session!! I only can putting all the foods inside my stomach in 2 hours, and I was like 5 months pregnancy after that..hahah....
Overall, it's a nice experince to dine in there. I was quite satisfying the ambiance, the service (the waitress came in and clear the plates prety frequent), the foods an the price. It worth each cents i paid!!! But with the hefty price tag of RM100 per head, I would definitely think twice before I step into the restaurant for the second time.
That is a nice day and that was my first Jogoya outing.." Thanks, dear! " (bcos he spend for me..haha....)

咖啡艺术与情趣

一直以来,法国人喝咖啡,讲究的不只是味道,还有环境,情调。
他们喝咖啡,都是慢慢地品,细细地尝,读书看报,高谈阔论,一喝就是大半天。
法国人的这种喝咖啡的习惯,不自觉地表达着一种优雅韵味,一种浪漫情调,一种享受生活的惬意感。

1615年,咖啡随着云游的威尼斯商人进驻欧洲,法国,意大利霎那为之疯狂,他们为它作书,写诗,甚至打仗,犹如维也纳谚语所说:"欧洲人挡得住土耳其的弓刀,却挡不住土耳其的咖啡。"
随着咖啡先后被引入世界各国之后,各种不同的咖啡文化逐渐延声。

在16世纪的土耳其,咖啡已是日常生活必需品,甚至明文规定:老公若无法满足老婆对咖啡的要求,老婆可以此理由提出离婚。

德国音乐大师贝多芬,冲煮一杯咖啡一定要磨60颗咖啡豆,多一颗少一颗都不行。

芬兰的男人若邀请女人喝咖啡,即暗示双方将进入超友谊关系。

法国人对咖啡的评价是:浓黑如恶魔,滚烫入地狱,清纯似天使,甜蜜像爱情。

美国人生活节奏快,对咖啡也不太细致,饮用量虽是全球之冠,但无论煮或是喝的过程,都不讲究,美国咖啡口味较清淡。

阿拉伯咖啡多以小巧精致铜杯盛载,同时有燃香助兴,这正是沙漠中人的生活情趣。

以茶道著称的日本,对咖啡却是情有独钟,只不过日本的咖啡文化更倾向于发展成为一套如插花,茶道一样中规中矩的艺术。

意大利人热爱的是一杯无糖无奶的高浓度咖啡,当地人一进店门就把钱往吧台上一搁,一杯意大利咖啡即奉来。

“ 咖啡”一词源自希腊语"kaweh", 意思是“力量与热情”。作为一种饮料,咖啡带给人们的是享受,健康,精神振奋。它唤醒了中世纪沉睡的欧洲,使各个不同阶层的人们融合在咖啡温馨,浪漫情趣的氛围中。对喜爱喝咖啡的人来说,咖啡不仅仅是一种消遣,还包含着对理想生活方式的追求。

人们最爱:
  1. Espresso是一种最基本的意大利咖啡。将深炒的高品质咖啡豆研成粉, 在专门的咖啡机中,利用蒸气压力原理,使蒸气直接通过咖啡粉淬取。特点是香味浓郁,苦味重,表面有一层咖啡油,是高度浓缩的咖啡,宜用小杯品尝。



  2. Cappucino在Espresso中加入适量的热牛奶和发泡鲜奶沫制成。奶沫轻浮在杯口,像在杯子上戴了一顶帽子,非常赏心悦目。同时又在原有的咖啡浓香中注入了奶油的醇香。还可根据自己的喜好加适当的肉桂或可可。




  3. Latte适合早餐饮用的咖啡。在Espresso中加入热牛奶制成,牛奶的比例比Cappucino多。如果愿意的话,可以加上一匙发泡奶沫。



Mocha在巧克力浆中加入Espresso,冲入高温牛奶,上面盖上一层冰奶油。对喜欢甜食,喜欢巧克力的人来说,Mocha是最佳选择,因为咖啡的苦被巧克力综合后,只剩下香浓的甜味。滚烫的咖啡穿过冰奶油后,不但附上了香甜的奶油味道,而且入口温度也正好合适。