July 2011

a very quick update on my current status...

life is just getting more and more challenging.. but pls dont get me wrong.. i really enjoy those challenges.. we will only grow stronger and stronger.. it's really like playing games.. after you kill a boss, we just get level up!! that's life..

work:
entering 5months with Nestle. kind of adjusted to the new life, new work, new environment. very different from my previous technical life.. here the new job is very much about people. working with all kinds of people. the positive and also the negative people. i guess this is just part of business world la. work is very tough and at a very fast phase. deadline after deadline everyday.. but i'm enjoying my work..

life:
as a father of two is not easy to be honest. but is also very rewarding at times when i look at my kids. they are really my pride and joy. now i know why there is a brand called Pride & Joy.. haha.. a very simple smile from my princess or a hug from my prince.. i tell you... no word can describe my feeling.. all the worries, all the tiredness, just go away.

now just need to touch up my time spend with the most important person in my life.. my wife.. i felt like we both have been working very hard for the kids.. and now seems like we have even less time for one another. we both also felt the same thing. Marriage take effort.. just like any other relationship. just have to keep reminding myself that my priority in my life is still my bestest friend.. my wife..

Music:
have been listening to Switchfoot a lot lately.. the more i listen, the better the whole Album seems to get. not like those 1 hit wonder la.. Hello Hurricane!! check it out..



today out of a sudden this band just came to me.. the Goo Goo Dolls. almost forgotten.. but they are still good. the music will just bring back memories. i am not sure about you, but music can really take us back to the younger years.. i wonder what else can do that?? may be in our dream sometimes.. (now seldom got dream liaw la.. imagine have to wake up every few hours.. dream not not time to come out la.. hahaha..)




food:
this place i really need to promote! it's Porkie's BBQ at Jln Song..
the food that u have to try there is.. the BBQ spare ribs!! it's the so G.oo.D!!!! it's only RM26. CHEAP DEAL... HUGE Portion.. if not mistaken is 1kg per serving.. must share la ok?? hehe..
unless u r muslim, then i am so sorry.. or else.. i tell you... seriously tell you... go get yourself a spare ribs!! if not.. u will regret for the rest of your life.. hahahaha... (*ahem! yes.. i am serious..)

oh ya.. just 1 thing i have to warn you.. go for the food only ok?? just the food.. the service S.U.C.K.S! waiter and waitress memang tak boleh pakai!! just bare with them.. because of the sO... G.oo.D BBQ spare ribs... dun let them ruin ur day!!




i think i have leave you with good music, good food, good advice.. now when you enjoy those three.. u will have good life.. hahaha..



P/S: Wifey.. I know you come here once in a while.. let's go BBQ Porkies for the Spare Ribs ok??

Easy Pop 1... 2... 3...

do you love to eat junk food? Keropok? chips? chocolate?



there is this easy to make junk food for you.. i'm addicted and it's fun to make it.. just follow the step below.. Come! let me introduce you something that will POP you out!!

I normally will make 1 while watching a football match.. not forgetting to go with a can of icy-cold beer.. yeah~~


Step by Step:

This is how it look like..

Take out the good stuff inside..

Microwave popcorn!

Open up the door..

Make sure follow the instruction.. Face up!

3 minutes only..

Press "Start"

Wait... wait.. wait...

hehe... Check out the "fatty" inside..

Ta-Da!!!

After 3minutes of "slimming" session..

Check it out...

hu.. hu.. hu.. cant wait to put my hand inside..

Pour it out in to a bowl.. and you are good to go..

This DIY Popcorn is not like the 1 selling in MBO or Stars Cineplex. This is SALTY!!! Super yummy.. and i normally add a little bit of pepper.. to add some spiciness for the "kick"!

When we eat, we also must eat with knowledge and wisdom! so.. this is my theory..

"Sweetness can make you fall in love at 1st bite.. but Saltiness can take you go a long way..."



P/S: Can get this at the Spring Ta Kiong for only Rm 3.40.. P.L.C, DIY, fun, junk food! Highly recommended~

Short Talk + 4 hours Getaway!

I think Facebook/twitter is really killing the blog la.. since i can just post whatever i think in facebook/twitter, and why do i have to come and login to blogger and retype rite?

just my thought la..

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My church is having a church camp. so i went to Santubong yesterday for a swim since i cant join the rest for the camp. it was a really great 4 hours getaway! the weather was really great and the sea is almost.. almost as clear as the sea in KK la.. the feeling of floating in the sea with my ear covered up under the sea water.. can only hear my own breathing and my heart beat.. really bring peace back to me..

After the swim, me and my wife went to Buntal for some seafood. wanted to have Crab.. but no have. so have to settle with the second best la.. we had butter prawn, kung pao fried cuttle fish, a vegetable and lemon chicken! to my surprise, the Kung pao cuttle fish is Amazingly Delicious! i know.. i'm so sorry.. the food was too good that i forgot to take a snap and share my view with you! haha..

It was really a wonderful 4 hours of event! we chit-chat and had a lot of fun. and my wife actually is quite funny. her L.A.M.E joke really makes me laugh! I had a great time and hope can have another wonderful 4 hours in the near future..




p/s: parenting is really not joke task! i do not need a week Europe Vacation + Luxurious dinner! now.. a 4 hours getaway to Santubong and some nice kung pao cuttle fish is good enough! plus the L.A.M.E Jokes la.. haha..

New Life

I am now a father. i mean a F.A.T.H.E.R! i seriously do not know how to express my feeling. i have never imagine myself as a father. wow... to be very honest. it is not easy at all.

my son came on the 11th Feb 2010. when i 1st saw him, i am really speechless. it's like meeting someone who is always with you but you have never see him before. when he was still in my wife's tummy, everynight i sing to him, i speak to him, i tell him shot stories, play him some nice music, tell him how much i love him. but i never see him before. when he came out from OT, it just bring tears to my eyes. it's unspeakable JOY!

when i was a bachelor, i do not have to worry about anything. just me myself and I. after i got married, i learn that life is not just about me. i need to put my wife in consideration. her view, her feeling, her everything before i make any decision. NOW... i felt that my resposible as the head of the house just increased! now only only need to consider my wife, i need to make decision for my son. and every decision that i make will determine how he will be in the future. it is my resposibility as a father. besides, now i need to work extra hard to find money to support this new family of mine.

my son is really a gift from God. i thank you Lord for blessing me with a son. this "promotion" really just bring to me a whole new level. everyday when i hold him in my arm and smell his hair, that moment is just priceless and speechless. see him grow everyday is really a joy.

my lifestyle is also force to change now. before the arrival of my son, both me and my wife can sleep from night until morning undisturb. the only thing that will wake us up in the morning is my stupid but faithful alarm clock! i am not sure about you. i hate my alarm clock!

now i just got myself a new time bomb! the new "alarm clock" is crazy. the alarm can go off anytime. yes ANYTIME! when the 'alarm' is either hungry, wet, cold, hot, poo-poo, and many others that is yet to reveal, i will be trigger. the best thing about this alarm is... i cant SNOOZE!!! i just have to get out from the cosy comforter and attend to the "alarm". each wake is not just 5min. can be from 1 hour to 4 hours. there goes my sleep. this is really tired both physically and mentally.

BUT... very funny i'm enjoying every single moment from making milk, feeding him, washing his butt, cleaning the poo-poo, changing the nappy, etc.



Dear Lord,
i just pray that You will give me the extra strength to carry on this great responsibility and also to carry out the duty as a good father. Amen!

Shanghai Trip 2 - Food!!

I would like to share with you something from Shanghai.. i know u cant really taste. but here are some of the food that i ate in Shanghai.

This Pork is the so so so so goooood... ( ya.. i know it's fat.. But... it's gooood!)

Their vegetable all very "sui".. like all perfect 1..

Go to Shanghai you just gotta have some Steamboat la.. especially during winter..
It's soooooooooooooo COLD la..

"Ying-Yang" Steamboat.. some Chinese Medicine + Spicy Soup

I forgot what is this liaw.. some kind of noodle.. but very very hard to bite..

Tao Fu.. yumm yumm...

This is 1 big chuck of Fish ball.. D.I.Y

Oh Yeah~~ Meat Balls... Also known as "Lion Head"

Slurpp.. Imagine this boiled in the spicy soup..

How can you go Steamboat without a lady?? Introducing my new girl friend.. the Blue Girl...

According to my Shanghai Trainer, this is a very famous restaurant from Bei Jing.. Called..

Mixed Vegetable Cold Dish

China Style Of Pak-Ku..

This is so yummylicious.. haha.. Pork + Salted Egg York

Some local beans with mushroom..

Cucumber Pickle

I dunno what they call this.. But i will name it.. Bird Nest!! haha.. The nest is made from rice noodle and the meat inside is from the famous Peik King Duck Meat!!

The Si Fu showing off some skills..
Slicing the yummy thin and crispy duck skin..

Famous Peik King Duck!!!

Dessert Anyone?? You can have this.. hehe.. We were all too full to have any of the above..

If i were to upload all the food pictures here.. then people might think that this is a cooking recipe blog la.. hehe.. but those are the highlight in Shanghai..

There is a saying that my collegue from China told me.. In China, it's all about EAT.



OH YA!!!

Not forgetting 1 more very important Dish.. The Legendary "Drunken Master Crab"

The cheft just rip the crab from it's shell alive, with it's brain hanging around, then he just pour a cup of warm hard liquor over it.

No cook.
No additional flavor.
No extra color.
No photoshop also..

The Taste is Great.. You will not get the fishy smell from the crab.. I'm very amazed by that. But the texture of the crab is....... ermm... i can say very "geli"

The Ultimate Beef Noodle @ Sibu

Sibu... the land of Swan.. but i do not see any Swan there la.. may be just the sculpture la.. hehe.. To be very honest, there is really nothing much to tell u about Sibu, what i can say is, cheap, huge portion, so-so taste food. every shop I see people selling Kam Pua... Kam Pua... and Kam Pua.. and also a lot of LOUD Speaker Foo Chow people.. (when i say LOUD, I mean LOUD!!) so over all Sibu is a very noisy place! seems like there is no secret there la.. when they speak, people on the other side of the road can also hear.. hahaha... they also don't really need handphone la.. hehe..

I was there last week to service an equipment in Gribbles Lab and the lab people introduce me to this place called Ah Ho Kopi Tiam. they say the beef noodle is very nice. So, i decided to give that a try since i had too much Kam Pua already. hehe..

To my surprise.... the beef noodle is... is... is...

IS THE SOOOOOOO SOOOOOOO GOOD!!!!!!!!

Ah Ho Kopi Tiam is just opposite SanYan Mall. If not mistaken, that is the ONLY mall in Sibu!! So you will not missed that! SanYan Mall is something like our Tun Jugah or HockLee Centre in Kuching. But you can find a lot of DVD in there... hehe..

Map that will bring you to the treasure...

Very easy to find.. Orange Roof and Green blind...
Right Opposite SanYan Mall

The name of the shop may be called Ah Ho Kopi Tiam, but the people who cook the noodle is MALAY!! Dun be racist, their food is very nice too.. Must TRY!! MUST!!



This is what I am talking about!!!!

Oh!!! Yummy...

A closer view.. Yum yum..
** OI!! Watch out.. ur face is too near the screen liaw...!!! **

This post is really very difficult to write la.. by looking at the picture make me wanna have another 2 bowls la.. hahaha... It's really really nice....

The Price List.. not too expensive also..

If you happen to drop by Sibu, you just have to stop by and take a bowl or may be 2... Then only you will know what i am talking about here... hahaha..


*Oh man... i'm feeling hungry already... :P