Little Daughter meets Julian Cheung Chi Lam aka Captain Cool

My daughter saw a bunting of Julian Cheung or better known to his fans as Chi Lam aka Captain Cool, at the Ogawa outlet at Giant Batu Caves a couple of weeks before.
So she wanted to meet him. He was after all a good looking actor and singer.. And now brand ambassador for Ogawa among other things.
She saw him when her mother, ah, yes, that would be me, was busy watching Hong Kong TVB series the Triumph of the Skies 2, and oogling over the good looking casts over Astro on Demand.
So she pleaded with me to bring her to see him "live".
We queued half an hour before with other excited teenagers etc and when the man appeared, she was frowning at the older girls as they were excitedly squealing and shrieking "Chi Lam" ,"Chi Lam" upon seeing him.
Later, she complained to me about those older girls being so dramatic.
Ahhhh.. My little girl!!!
Anyway, up close, Julian Cheung really look good, for his age-41. He really does not look a day over 35 !!!
For more info on Julian Cheung, check out: http://www.google.com.my/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CCUQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.m.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FJulian_Cheung&rct=j&q=julian%20cheung%20chi%20lam&ei=_uloU6mEEo6MrAevrIHYDw&usg=AFQjCNF6aF8e7muY36YxdWLTeUUu2E9ZgA&sig2=jXB1vmAteCQEgY4Ul_yVFw&bvm=bv.66111022,d.bmk

Bombing in Hat Yai

6th May - HAT YAI: Four separate bomb blasts hit Hat Yai district of Songkhla hurting at least 6 people. A fifth bomb discovered near the entrance to some flats inside Prince of Songkhla Hospital was fortunately, safely defused.

The bombs separately went off at around 1.30pm in front of the 7 Eleven convenient store on Ponpichai Road and near the police flats opposite Hat Yai police station. The blast there at the police flats damaged many vehicles as the bomb was placed near the police station's parking area.

Fire fighters rushed to the scene to control the flames caused by the explosions. Later reports said two more bomb blasts hit an area near Hat Yai railway station as well as close to the Robinson department store.

Ayam Brand Launches 'Healthy Diet for Creativity' Charity Campaign 2014- 9 charity homes in KL/Selangor receive 2 months supply of Ayam Brand products and participate in creative art challenge

Ayam Brand, a household name in Malaysia for more then 120 years, famed for being a natural source of nutrients from its canned food that has no added preservatives nor added MSG is on a mission to help the underpriviledged get creative through its 'Healthy Diet for Creativity' Charity Campaign 2014.

Instant noodles/maggi mee does not cause cancer

I love my maggi curry noodles. I also love Wing's "fried" noodles with sambal and the Korean Ramen. Instant noodles has somewhat became necessity. Most regular lower income/ lower medium income homes have a few packs around the house for times when you are hungry.. The times you have a very limited budget etc.

According to the above picture, which has been circulating around a lot, instant noodles supposedly contains a wax coating to stop them from sticking together.

There are also claims that the polystyrene foam containers the noodles come in also have a coating of wax.

The message warns readers that this wax can build up in our bodies and cause cancer.

It advises consumers to wait at least three days between eating noodles because our bodies need about two days to clean out the wax.

However, the claims in the message are utter nonsense. Neither noodles nor polystyrene foam food containers are coated with wax. 

This is not true.  The wax on both the containers and the noodles would quickly melt away when boiling water was added and would therefore be utterly pointless.

An article on noodle myths on the Monde Nissin website says:

Noodle strands do not stick together as a natural process of slitting or cutting the noodle dough into strands, steaming, and then frying in normal cooking oil.

The polystyrene foam does a great job of retaining heat and holding foods and liquids, and definitely does not need a wax coating.

And, if the noodles and the containers did have a wax coating, there is no credible evidence to support the claim that consuming this wax could lead to cancer.

As a matter of fact, various types of waxes are used regularly in various foods such as confectionary and as a coating for products such as cheese. While eating a large amount of some types of wax may lead to intestinal obstruction, wax is non-toxic when consumed in small amounts and there is no proof that it has carcinogenic properties.

Wax does not build up in your body as claimed in the "warning". Wax cannot be digested but simply passes through the body unchanged.

Motivational pictures... Of Dreams..

12 awesome uses of the microwave not many people know....

There are 12 awesome and helpful uses of the microwave not many people know about...

Home cooked - pan grilled salmon with broccolli and salad

I decided to try my hand at making my own pan grilled salmon but.. I do not own a grilling pan and I never actually cooked salmon before. 

Anyway, I bought two slices of salmon fish from Giant for about RM12.00 

Then some mixed salad and broccoli.

Perfecto potato crisp

Out of curiosity, I got this canister of Perfecto potato crisp in Sour Cream and Chives flavour.
It was yummy and as the tagline went... "Freshly garnished on every crisp" , I surely tasted the sour cream and chives on each crisp. 

Ultimate selfie of the day!!!

Selfie of the day!!!!

Bad rumours

People always have something bad to say about you irregardless of what you do.

I really do not understand why they cannot stop judging others and start to measure their own selves before condemning others of this and that.

I have long since learned to ignore what people have to say about me, if any, although it does hurt sometimes but well, let it slide into one ear and out or just pretend you don't know anything.

Obama arrives in Malaysia...

The Air Force One carrying President Barack Obama landed at the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) base here at about 4.50pm from South Korea.

Wearing a dark suit, the US president arrived to be welcomed by Malaysian government officials, Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Anifah Aman, Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin, Malaysian Ambassador to the US, Datuk Dr Awang Adek Hussin and Special Envoy to the US Datuk Seri Dr Jamaluddin Jarjis.

Recipe :Mua Chee

Mua chee is a Malaysian-Chinese snack supposey originated from Penang, but some people say it originate in China.

Mua chee is made with small lumps of glutinous rice dough coated with a grounded peanut sugar mixture, soft and chewy kind of like the Japanese Mochi except unlike the Japanese Mocho that comes in a variety of flavours in the centre.. The flavours for Mua Chee is just the grounded peanut sugar coating.

Mua chee is not too hard to make. Best eaten within few hours at room temperature, if keep in the fridge the dough texture will turn hard.

Ingredients:

dough batter:
200g glutinous rice or sticky rice flour
1 tsp of sugar
Pinch of salt
250 ml water
2 tbsp cooking oil

150g roasted peanuts (grounded)
75g sugar

Mix the glutinous rice flour, water and oil in a microwavable bowl and microwave for 3 - 4 minutes. The outcome is a sticky white paste.

Pour the roasted peanut/sugar mix into another bowl. Cut the sticky paste into small cubes and coat them with the mix..

Happy trying!!!