Archive for May, 2008
For all of you who are craving for Malaysian food, allow me to introduce the Home made Popiah prepared by my Aunty Angeline at her home. I’ll have to say that her popiah’s are the best that I have tested and “made” ever in my entire life. All the ingredients are freshly prepared and the best part is that you get to choose whatever ingredients you like when compiling your own customised POPIAH. You can make vegetarian popiahs, or meaty popiahs, some full of sweet sauce, and even ones which are spicy full of chilly sauce. Whatever it is… I’m sure you’re salivating now.
As you can see from the pictures below, some of the ingredients include (but are not limited to); tofu cubes, shredded cucumber, turnip (Sengkuang?), diced long beans, bean sprouts, garlic, peanuts, dried chinese wax sausages, fried shallots, sweet sauce, super hot chilly sauce, & etc…
Below is a picture of some of the ingredients laid out on the popiah skin ready to be rolled. Sometimes the popiah will not roll too neatly.. but that normally is just a sign of greediness when you overload the popiah with goodies. After all, can you blame us for overloading it when everything tastes so yummy ?
This dish might look simple but the ingredients are delicious which I’m sure it takes a lot of time and patience to prepare. This blog entry is dedicated to Aunty Angeline who so graciously invite us over for super delicious Popiahs every now and then… thanks…. when’s the next one?
Sorry the pictures are a bit blur… I took the pictures with my phone’s built-in camera.
May 27th, 2008
Have you ever wondered why our minister said it was a “win win” situation when the International Court of Justice announced that Pulau Batu Putih “Pedra Branca” (which is large enough to house a lighthouse and more) now rightfully belongs to Singapore while we were awarded the few clumps of rocks (Middle Rocks) which are supposedly only visible only during low tide?
What in the world are we going to do with the few clump of rocks? Apparantly the fight for the rightful ownership affects not only the land on which they stand but also the surrounding waters (for the fishermen) and also the airspace above and over the “islands”. So based on these reasons, perhaps the win win situation is true but then again, based on history, The land actually belonged to Johor but because Singapore has been running a lighthouse there for the past god knows 150 yrs or so, they now have rightful ownership to the land. I guess Johor just waited too long (till 1980) to make the claim while doing their revised maps.
Personally, I hope this outcome will not affect out relationship with Singapore, affect our national security in anyway. I’m also wondering, is there a possibility of actually doing landfill around the area to build up an island on the existing structure of the middle rocks? That’ll be really cool don’t you think? I wonder how deep are the waters around that area…
Fact: Middle Rocks and South Ledge are two maritime features to the south of Pedra Branca. Middle Rocks consists of two clusters of rocks situated 0.6 nautical miles south of Pedra Branca.
South Ledge is a low-tide elevation (in other words, it is submerged at high tide) further south, 2.1 nautical miles, of Pedra Branca.
May 26th, 2008
I got Mc Donald’s entry coupon about a week or so ago and we finally got the chance to trot into Bangsar Mc Donalds to see if May Lee could actually complete the slogan within 4 seconds. The reason why it took us so long to participate is because the competition time is only from 3 – 8pm daily during off-peak times which did not coincide with our free time.
Upon announcing to the person at the purchasing counter that we wanted to take part, we were asked to proceed to a special counter where a staff came by with a stop-watch! Three, Two, One… GO announced the staff… *tic*tic*tic… the stop watched was started. And May Lee went on with the chant…
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“Two All-Beef Patties,
Special Sauce, Lettuce,
Cheese, Pickles, Onions
On A Sesame Seed Bun!”
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STOP!!!! .. the verdict? Well.. the staff announced “Congratulations!… you did it”. Curious ol me asked her what the timing was…. and we were told she completed the chant in 3.19 seconds! Woo Hoo.. you go girl!
Basically, if you don’t stutter, I’m sure you will be able to complete it. But as for me.. I’ll probably choke on the words… somehow I don’t think I have clam nerves like May Lee. And yes… thanks dear… the Big Mac was delicious. Thanks for sharing…
For those of you who are wondering what this is all about.. just in case you haven’t seen or heard it over the radio, you can check it out here: http://www.mcdonalds.com.my/highlights/bigmacchant.asp
May 25th, 2008
Just managed to update the RCBuddies.com mainpage and layout plus a host of other stuff like resizing of the gallery picture thumbnails, redoing the gallery layout, updating the software for the Forum & etc.
Also changed the Meta Tags for the site so that hopefully it would not be better placed once google.com has crawled the site with the new titles and descriptions.
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May 13th, 2008
During our last two trips to Penang, I brought along our Garmin Nuvi 250 GPS assist in navigating around Penang. Actually when I was offered to use the unit, I declined, but after much thought, I decided to bring it along. No harm trying it out right?
After trying it out first hand in a place I know little about, I found the Garmin GPS most helpful. My brother-in-law commented that we drove around like locals via the shortcuts and small lanes. I must say, the GPS made me feel comfortable and sure of where I was and where I was going. It had very little faults so I guess the map that I had in the unit was pretty much up-to-date. However I decided to surf the internet and managed to update the GPS’s software as well as load up free maps of Sydney (Australia) to see how the system would adapt. I didn’t manage to get the unit to “Speak Out” the directions during the simulation drive around Sydney. Perhaps its coz I didn’t have the needed data files? Perhaps someone could point this out to me since I am very new at this and am just learning how the GPS works and what files are needed for proper navigation. So far, I managed to find out that there are various files; the MAP itself, the POIs (Point of Interests) and perhaps the NAVIGATION file (which brings out the audio). This last part I am not really sure though as I have mentioned.
All in all, I think the GPS is a good buy and a very useful tool to have. I would recommend it to any one who drives a lot, and those who like exploring places and roads. You will never lose your way again… that’s until you lose satellite connection. If that happens, you will need to use your girl instincts (i.e. ask for directions!)
Some of the places which I used the GPS to find: Komtar, Lone Pine Hotel, E&O Hotel, Ocean Green Restaurant, Swatow Lane, Penang Hill, Botanical Gardens, Snake Temple, Penang Bridge, Gurney Drive/Plaza & loads more.
Here are a few useful links: http://www.garmin.com/ (Garmin’s Official Map), http://www.malsingmaps.com/portal/ (FREE Malaysia & Singapore Maps)
May 7th, 2008
Just the other night, we had to make a visit to the emergency ward after the doctor at the clinic near our house told us she can’t do anything for us and need to refer us to a specialist at the hospital. So she wrote us a letter and we zoomed off to Pantai to be admitted and checked out.
We did have to wait close to an hour before we got our needed “urgent” attention. But as they are based on a Triage System, our little case of “I feel a little bone stuck in my throat” seems pretty trivial as compared to a man who got carried out into the emergency ward after having a fit just outside the hospital while riding his bike. He was shouting for dear life.. but then again he had apparantly busted his oral cavity area when he fell off his bike.
Anyway back to our emergency case…. well… the doctor checked May Lee out and could not find a bone. Of course during that time, she was resisting the dreaded tongue depressor. Well.. so much for having a little sambal for lunch.
May 7th, 2008
Our trip to Penang during the weekend brought us up to the Penang World Music Festival 2008 held at the Botanical Gardens. The tickets were RM50.00 each and it was a wonderful experience to be there to listen to world class performers beating, blowing and singing out their tunes.
We were there for the performances on the 3 May but we did not manage to stay right till the end as we were tired, exhausted and hot after a long hot day moving around Penang.
The most memorable performances that caught my attention was a Hindi like group which has a women spinning round and round on the spot for the entire duration of the performance, which was like for a good 5 minutes. She then walked away without looking tipsy at all! I also enjoyed the Irish performers which belted out some nice irish tunes on their violins and flutes. The last performance I managed to catch before we headed off was by a Canadian group from Montreal singing in Canadian French more of acapella style. Their voices were harmoneous and soothing and they were an all women group except for a guy who was creating the tunes and rhythm just by using some simple tools and his feet.
All in all it was a great outing. I now have a feel of what its like at the Rainforest Music Festival held in Sarawak. This was probably a preview of whatever happens over there! Don’t think I’ll be making a trip over there soon so this will have to do for now. Am already happy as a fiddle.
For more details on the festival which you might want to attend next year, you can check it out at http://www.penangworldmusicfestival.com/
May 7th, 2008
