人，总是活在矛盾下。。。
理想与现实之间划成了一条界线。。。
生活或生存由自己决定。。。
我所顾虑的事情终于“实现" 了。。。
毕竟是自己所挑的路。。。没得好怨。。。
时间将是一切问题的答案。。。
我相信，奇迹将会随着时间渐渐地出现。。。
但愿奇迹将会在我朋友们的身上慢慢慢慢地出现。。。一起加油吧！！！
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Wine Tasting
- NC, please help me upload some pictures of that night - :)
We went for wine tasting that night at Taman Desa, turns out pretty interesting! Let me share our experience with you guys..
The most important thing to have while tasting wine, is good company. I don't think I need to explain why..
Do you know that wines have to be served in certain temperatures? Room temperature that is. Not Malaysia room temperature of course. The room temperature as where the old world is, Europe, where wines were first produced, at 7 - 18°C. The basic temperature principals, the coller the wine is, the less it will smell and vice versa. The lower temperature will also emphasize acidity and tannins. Tannins makes your toungue "kelat"; like when u eat an unripe mango near the skin. There are 3 simple steps to taste wine Simplistically,
Put your nose into the glass. Nosing is the most important step of all as you will be able to smell he grape variety, age, whether it's fruity or earthy and the depth and intensity of the wine. Swirl it some more for more aroma to come out from the glass. We tasted a white wine that night. Smell so nice of passion fruit. It smelled so familiar to me initially, but I wasn't able to tell what it was. And passion fruit was my favourite!
Taste
When tasting, take a small sip and gargle (not vigorously!) for the wine to cover your whole tongue so that you're able to taste it fully. Mix in some air, oh well quite hard to describe, ask us to show you! A long taste meaning that the taste stays in your mouth longer and vice versa, a shorter taste for those that taste don't remain. A dry wine is wine with much tannin contents and the opposite is a sweet wine. Sometimes wine can combine many other tastes, smooth/ buttery when eggs are used to clear the wine. Sometimes other fruits are mixed together to get the fragrance as well. A Full bodied wine has a very rich taste while a toned down taste will be described as light bodied.
There was 3 glasses of white wines to taste, from light to dark, young to aged. The lighter one was a dessert wine, has more legs 'cause it was sweeter and smelled very nice. The second has a fainter smell and the last least. The dessert wine earns its name, I like it from the first sip! The older wines tasted with more tannins and my preference is against dryer wines.
Comparatively, when given the reds to taste, I didn't like any! From this class, I've learnt how to appreciate white wine more than red wine, when traditionally we have always drank reds on any occasions.
Come, come, let's gather one day to appreciate wines! We can cook and drink..so that we don't get drunk like the previous time at NC's hse!
We went for wine tasting that night at Taman Desa, turns out pretty interesting! Let me share our experience with you guys..
The most important thing to have while tasting wine, is good company. I don't think I need to explain why..
Do you know that wines have to be served in certain temperatures? Room temperature that is. Not Malaysia room temperature of course. The room temperature as where the old world is, Europe, where wines were first produced, at 7 - 18°C. The basic temperature principals, the coller the wine is, the less it will smell and vice versa. The lower temperature will also emphasize acidity and tannins. Tannins makes your toungue "kelat"; like when u eat an unripe mango near the skin. There are 3 simple steps to taste wine Simplistically,
Optimal Wine Serving Temperatures :
White Wines: 7-10 °C
Red Wines: 10-18 °C
Rosé Wines: 7-13 °C
Sparkling Wines: 6-11 °C
Fortified Wines: 13-20 °C
YOU CAN IMAGINE HOW COLD IT WAS THAT NIGHT!
There are 3 simple steps to taste wine; Sight,Smell and Taste.
Sight
Tilt the glass about 45°, holding the stem of the glass. Put it against a white background, usually your napkin. Look at the depth of color, the base, and the hue, the light ring on the top.
White wines gets deeper in color while aging. But the dessert wines are darker in color even when they're young. Red wines on the contrary, are dark in color when young and loses color when they age.
Swirl the glass a little, you will see that there's tears trickling down the glass. This, also known as Legs, indicates the level of sugar and alcohol in the wine. The higher the content, the slower the tears drop.
Put your nose into the glass. Nosing is the most important step of all as you will be able to smell he grape variety, age, whether it's fruity or earthy and the depth and intensity of the wine. Swirl it some more for more aroma to come out from the glass. We tasted a white wine that night. Smell so nice of passion fruit. It smelled so familiar to me initially, but I wasn't able to tell what it was. And passion fruit was my favourite!
Taste
When tasting, take a small sip and gargle (not vigorously!) for the wine to cover your whole tongue so that you're able to taste it fully. Mix in some air, oh well quite hard to describe, ask us to show you! A long taste meaning that the taste stays in your mouth longer and vice versa, a shorter taste for those that taste don't remain. A dry wine is wine with much tannin contents and the opposite is a sweet wine. Sometimes wine can combine many other tastes, smooth/ buttery when eggs are used to clear the wine. Sometimes other fruits are mixed together to get the fragrance as well. A Full bodied wine has a very rich taste while a toned down taste will be described as light bodied.
There was 3 glasses of white wines to taste, from light to dark, young to aged. The lighter one was a dessert wine, has more legs 'cause it was sweeter and smelled very nice. The second has a fainter smell and the last least. The dessert wine earns its name, I like it from the first sip! The older wines tasted with more tannins and my preference is against dryer wines.
Comparatively, when given the reds to taste, I didn't like any! From this class, I've learnt how to appreciate white wine more than red wine, when traditionally we have always drank reds on any occasions.
Come, come, let's gather one day to appreciate wines! We can cook and drink..so that we don't get drunk like the previous time at NC's hse!
Thursday, August 4, 2011
I am proud of you !
Hi frens ! I am back !
I am so proud of my friends !
I would love to join you guys for the Cambodia trip, but it really seems that the timing is not right :( I am so proud of you guys that you are going to visit the Children Hospital in Siem Reap. Am not sure if you guys will be doing some voluntary work there for one day or just merely pay a visit. But the intention is there ! You guys are such a batch of super kind-hearted friends.
My spirit is always with you guys, bring it along ok ! I would love to give some donations toooo whether in kind or monetary..please remind me before you guys depart for a great fun trip!
I am so proud of my friends !
I would love to join you guys for the Cambodia trip, but it really seems that the timing is not right :( I am so proud of you guys that you are going to visit the Children Hospital in Siem Reap. Am not sure if you guys will be doing some voluntary work there for one day or just merely pay a visit. But the intention is there ! You guys are such a batch of super kind-hearted friends.
My spirit is always with you guys, bring it along ok ! I would love to give some donations toooo whether in kind or monetary..please remind me before you guys depart for a great fun trip!
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
from my personal opinion, Ho Chak is sucks!
well dunno u guys know this show from 8TV
the show is hosted by a girl & a guy ( i cant remember the names but they always there)
everytime i watch it, it s just disappoint me like hell
maybe i watched too much of Jamie, Gordon, Taiwanese & China cooking/food shows
it somehow standardize my taste
until this Ho Chak coming in
these 2 hosts, like never do preparation for their show
the cook intro today dish is pepper crabs
& the guy host asked again, "is it cook with salt?" wth......can he listen properly of what the cook just said? it happens all the time!
& at the last part of the show, they will teach us how to cook
it is so obvious that they are 'trained'
they skills are trained, not natural at all, have you all seen how Gordon grab the ingredients & throw it to cooking pan? that is called, I cook the food! not the food cook me!
& after that when they are done
they will eat it 1st, jz like a kid stealing the food from the kitchen.
their description on the food & taste are rubbish!
ya, you can explain that to a 5 yr old kids, jz sour sweet bitter or spicy
pls la, the show "survive" so long edi, ur speech should be grown up also
the words you use to describe are too naive.......
pls....improve it!
the show is hosted by a girl & a guy ( i cant remember the names but they always there)
everytime i watch it, it s just disappoint me like hell
maybe i watched too much of Jamie, Gordon, Taiwanese & China cooking/food shows
it somehow standardize my taste
until this Ho Chak coming in
these 2 hosts, like never do preparation for their show
the cook intro today dish is pepper crabs
& the guy host asked again, "is it cook with salt?" wth......can he listen properly of what the cook just said? it happens all the time!
& at the last part of the show, they will teach us how to cook
it is so obvious that they are 'trained'
they skills are trained, not natural at all, have you all seen how Gordon grab the ingredients & throw it to cooking pan? that is called, I cook the food! not the food cook me!
& after that when they are done
they will eat it 1st, jz like a kid stealing the food from the kitchen.
their description on the food & taste are rubbish!
ya, you can explain that to a 5 yr old kids, jz sour sweet bitter or spicy
pls la, the show "survive" so long edi, ur speech should be grown up also
the words you use to describe are too naive.......
pls....improve it!
Friday, July 15, 2011
Jakarta in a very brief explanation
Gosh....
It's been more than one month and I am not able to finish the earlier blog about Jakarta..
Let's finish this now...in short summarize version.
Jakarta entry point
* Reach Sukarno-Hatta Airport at 8.3 0a.m. and leave at 2.30p.m....just 2 days after that 4th June.
* For your information the airport is name after Indonesia first President and Vice President.
* Arrival hall is very quiet, most probably is still early in the morning.
* Departure hall is 'flooded' with homosapiens! ......and nothing much to discover at the airport.
Accomodation
* Woah! The hotel is amazing.....is some kind of European high end service apartment with an antique telephone.....big and huge hard cover books we see in Harry Potter's movie (too bad is written in Dutch language)....leather couch....and the classical wooden floor!
* The best part is we occupied the swimming pool, gym. and lounge......no body else using it beside us. Fantastic! Feel like you owning all of them....
* Washing facility is FOC....without further thinking, wash all our clothes before bring it back to
M'sia.
Transportation
* Walking is always the best way but is very limited due to the HOT weather.
* Using public transport in Jakarta is a bit of troublesome due to the huge population...9.1 millions peoples in Jakarta alone. IS MORE THAN WHOLE S'pore!
* Cab is everywhere and the vehicle that look alike like tut-tut from Thailand is at every corner of the street.
* Traffic jam is very common.....luckily we are there during weekend.
Food
* Food is everywhere...From street food to restaurant and to buffet style meal. No problem.
* Can someone tell me what ingredient they use for 'Sup Saudara'? or in English we translate it as Brother Soup.......some kind of Sulawesi's cuisine.
Place of Interest
* Many museums and the charges is cheap...RM3.50 or some free of charge.
* The Tower is amazing but the crowd is more amazing...too many people so just take a look from the Square and went off........and do the most crazy things there! Trespassing!!!!!
* There is not much Dutch influence left in Jakarta beside some of the infrastructure at Kota Lama.
That's all!
Saturday, June 25, 2011
A lot has happened !
2011 is absolutely a great year in terms of the experiences and the stages that I have been through in the first half of the year.
It all started from resigning my previous job. Then followed by a very hard time being unemployed. It was indeed a very tough time for me to get through. However, kept telling myself everything will be fine, miracle will happen and things like that. Attended few interviews just before Chinese New Year, at least , was kind of relieved.
Leaving all the worries behind in Malaysia, lets BALIK KAMPUNG which I have been looking forward for N years. Finally, I know where my root is..and it has got a very funny name in Chinese which is called 江门( it sounds funny in cantonese = Anus ). First time meeting with all my cousin brothers, cousin sisters, nephews and nieces. One of the most memorable Chinese New Year for me. Also got to meet up some relatives in Hong Kong, only focused on their daughters..lol.not bad looking, was too shy to ask for facebook.hahaha.kind of regret.
After the BALIK KAMPUNG trip, everything seemed to be going smoothly, guessed my ancestor helped me alot..hahaha..being too superstitious. Got a confirmed job right after Chinese New Year. Just right before my new job commenced, took a few days off to Thailand alone. Indulged myself in my own world, switched off my phone, only on it to update my mum. Thoughts kept flooding your mind when you are indulged in your own world. However, still had to come back to KL to face the reality.
Commenced my new job, everything seemed to be very fine and kind of enjoy my new working environment. Funny colleagues are around, office is always full of laughters, rude words..and FOOD!!! Just to surprise me, my immediate superior resigned during my 3rd month, and there put me in front of the diverged road again !!! Stay or follow or something else ??? But was glad to be involved in some of the projects with global companies like American Express, Chevron (Caltex)..to local client like Maybank and Tatler Homes..these are the things that I treasured a lot...
That's what explains the title of the post..stay tuned for more....that concludes the first half of 2011..looking forward to a more happening second half of 2011.
It all started from resigning my previous job. Then followed by a very hard time being unemployed. It was indeed a very tough time for me to get through. However, kept telling myself everything will be fine, miracle will happen and things like that. Attended few interviews just before Chinese New Year, at least , was kind of relieved.
Leaving all the worries behind in Malaysia, lets BALIK KAMPUNG which I have been looking forward for N years. Finally, I know where my root is..and it has got a very funny name in Chinese which is called 江门( it sounds funny in cantonese = Anus ). First time meeting with all my cousin brothers, cousin sisters, nephews and nieces. One of the most memorable Chinese New Year for me. Also got to meet up some relatives in Hong Kong, only focused on their daughters..lol.not bad looking, was too shy to ask for facebook.hahaha.kind of regret.
After the BALIK KAMPUNG trip, everything seemed to be going smoothly, guessed my ancestor helped me alot..hahaha..being too superstitious. Got a confirmed job right after Chinese New Year. Just right before my new job commenced, took a few days off to Thailand alone. Indulged myself in my own world, switched off my phone, only on it to update my mum. Thoughts kept flooding your mind when you are indulged in your own world. However, still had to come back to KL to face the reality.
Commenced my new job, everything seemed to be very fine and kind of enjoy my new working environment. Funny colleagues are around, office is always full of laughters, rude words..and FOOD!!! Just to surprise me, my immediate superior resigned during my 3rd month, and there put me in front of the diverged road again !!! Stay or follow or something else ??? But was glad to be involved in some of the projects with global companies like American Express, Chevron (Caltex)..to local client like Maybank and Tatler Homes..these are the things that I treasured a lot...
That's what explains the title of the post..stay tuned for more....that concludes the first half of 2011..looking forward to a more happening second half of 2011.
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