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For those who can write Chinese, here’s an interesting test for you guys out there!

先别看图片，“日”字加一笔，
你首先想到的字是什么字？
后点开图片对照一下你是什么的人

Answer:

Mine is 田 ! 偶是最好的人啊! Hahahhaaa.
Such a unreasonable game.

Short Note :
The owner of this blog is still alive, just procrastinating. This is a way way way delayed post and I seriously need to get back in to my “blogging shape”. Enjoy.

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Thanis of http://cookiemonzters.blogspot.com/ invited me to a food testing session in KTM Thai Seafood Restaurant last month and boy oh boy, I have to say I was not disappointed, AT ALL!

Confession – I’d not been to KTM until that day and I was looking forward for it since Bobby lunched there frequently and he said it’s not bad.

Walking in to the restaurant, there’s no fancy decorations nor OTT renovations. It’s just sweet and simple with lots of families dining in. I love the atmosphere, very casual unlike some restaurants that made me sit tight to the chair and dare not to move too much to attract attentions or me wanting to kill myself when I drop the spoon. You get the picture?

The new revamp menu

Look how thick it is! Love hardcover menu!
Now now, give credits to restaurants that are willing to invest in their menus.

The drink menu

Longan Tofu, a must for first-timer in KTM.

Deep fried kangkong! Or.. is it Crispy kangkong?

Nope, not oily at all. I never knew you can actually deep fry kangkong to this extend. For those who are not into vegetables, order this and you will not resist it after the first bite.. instead, you’ll start popping more into your mouth.

Salt and Pepper Squid. Yums!

I love sotong I love sotong I love sotong I love sotong and I can go on and on raving about this!

Pandan Chicken, a must in Thai restaurant isn’t it?

Stuffed Chicken Wings

As you can see… stuffed to the max!
Best served with Thai Sweet Chili Sauce.

 

Braised Tofu with mushroom and I-dunno-what-vegetable-is-that.
(Told you I’m bad in naming green leafy veggies)

Old time favorite.. NESTUM PRAWN!
On nom nom nom nom nom!

Clear tom yam soup.
I was blown away when I took the first sip! It was so strong and powerful!
Best, not oily at all!!

Salted egg soft shell crab!

*slurps*

Crab fried rice.

Fried rice is the last thing I’ll order in a restaurant because the chances of getting a really nicely done one is slim. Especially those served in wedding banquet.. urghhhh, hate those!

But this one, I finished a bowl despite the fact that my belly was cracking about to burst! Even Maurina commented that it’s really good because got “wok-hei”. Yes, she knows what “wok-hei” is!

Otak-otak, cake made out of fish meat.

Vegetarian mock abalone.

It’s actually wheat gluten, or 面筋 in Chinese. I can’t believe the chef made this out from scratch by mixing wheat flour, water and I cant remember what else. All I remember was, when the chef told me the process… my eyes got bigger because I never thought it’s that tedious.

(I was thinking if I can make it for my mom since she’s a vegetarian)

Mango Fish!
Uh la la~    

With Mau, www.maurina.wordpress.com.

It was a wonderful dinner with great companions and good food. 
Huge thanks to Thanis for the invitation.              

 

 

KTM Thai Special Seafood Restaurant Sdn Bhd
Address: 1 & 2 Spg 632 Kg Jerudong
Phone: 261-0140

 

I’ve been whining that I need a little excitement to whoever darlings I’d met. I have no idea why I’ve been so emo and frustrated out of nothing…

Here’s a short video…

It’s true… the easiest way to change people’s behavior for the better is by making it fun to do so.

And that’s why I put on my track suit (not exactly a proper one..) and drove to OGDC, parked my car and went for a random walk. It made me feel alive in some way. Just when I was about to reach the monument.. the music player of my humble E63 played  纵贯线’s 亡命之徒…

It’s one of my favorite, especially the verse sang by Wakin.

为什么 该有的都有还是觉得不够 天呀 该不会是贪心的念头

为什么 拼了命地工作 拼了命地追梦 到头来原地没有动过

为什么 万里晴空下的面孔 庸庸碌碌不开心地锁着眉头 要向谁哭诉

为什么 想去看场电影 该死的台风偏偏选在每一个的周末

为什么 这个世界上 就是有人穷得发疯 有人富有 把钞票当作了枕头

为什么 新闻里鼻酸故事 只为了偷面包给妈妈 充饥的小偷

为什么 一百个为什么 变成一千个 一万个 十万个 为什么

为什么 我想破头写不出个鸟 念念念 我为了什么

 

我想金曲奖应该是我每年最期待的颁奖典礼吧. 对电影的热诚远远低过音乐, 呵呵.

我的感想如下:

1. Red carpet 实在很失败.

我爱小S和哈林哥!

怎么会没做好可能会下雨的准备工作啊… 搞的原本漂亮帅气的歌手门如此狼狈… B.I. 啊…

2. Vanness 的造型是“参考” Jason 唐志中吗?

Alisa,  那是你家的床单吗? 还是窗帘?
*cough*
(Disney princess singing and all the animals rush out and sew her a beautiful dress)


3. 动力火车没得奖我不爽!!!!

 

4. Eason 的 guyliner 很杀! 我喜欢!

虽然他头发有少少像 “宫城”

Okay 咯… 是很像!

还有… 陈Eason 没得奖, 而被没出席的陶David.. 还真有点跌破眼镜.

 

5. Lala 得新人奖, 实至名归!

还有, 脸大不是罪!

 

6. 我爱AMIT!

看到她的服装忍不住 “哇” 了一大声. 不只 “低”, 也… 也…. 开的太… 开了吧. *流鼻血*

 

虽然有人说AMIT走红地毯的这套服装像太空金蜘蛛.. 可是我觉得很有爆点啊. 酱的未来感还蛮OK啊.

 

今年没有人穿的太差.. 老实说, 还有点闷呢. 艺人嘛, 当然要不一样. 只要不要太过于低俗, 或像白灵.. 喜欢送 “小礼物” 就好啦.

 

I received my credit card statement and was shocked to see that, for BND50.00 I withdraw (out of curiosity + lazy to walk to another bank’s ATM + my HSBC ATM card got makan-ed because I’d not used it for more than a year)… I was charged BND19.00!!!!

*faint*

That’s like 38% of the amount I withdraw can!
Really man… *cough*loanshark!*cough*

So, today I took the opportunity to ask the bank staff after I collected my new ATM card and also opened a fix d. just to maintain my credit card. She told me that, for advance cash (withdrawing from your credit card), the charges is

BND15.00 + BND2.50 + 2.5% of the amount withdraw…
That’s how I got the BND19.00 charged.

*regret regret regret regret regret thump chest thump chest thump chest regret regret regret regret thump chest thump chest thump chest*

P/s: Another tip, if you withdraw cash from your ATM card in oversea, you’ll be charged BND4.. or was it BND4.50 I can’t remember.

 

When I recalled the kind of kid I was when it comes to food, I see myself as this fussy, annoying and cranky little princess (in terms of character and attitude, not appearance) picking out all the veggies on my plate and refusing to eat if any fried shallots or garlic found.

As you can see, I was a spoilt child.

I hated fried rice the most because of the mixed vegetables in it. The only time I touched the plate of kangkung / sawi was scooping the sauce out when the rice was too dry. I would cried and threw tantrums just because there’s a single stalk veggie in my fried kueh tiaw. Super hak-yan-zhang lor.

Then, as I grew older.. especially after 25, I found myself enjoying eating veggies more. Though, bitter gourd is still something I cannot swallow (unless thinly sliced, fried with telur masin). I don’t frown anymore when I see capsicums in the pizza, I can eat onion raw, even garlic(!) when it’s with soya sauce. Mmmm…. bakuteh!

Still, I’m not a fan of green leafy vegetables. I’m okay with it, but.. not liking it, especially the stalks. Well, kangkung, kailan and xiao-bai-cai okay lah. But, I love all non-green leafy veggies! Brinjal and broccoli, yums!

I guess, it’s because I’m now more aware of health issues or… aging actually contributes to change of preference in food?

Hmm…

I guess never in my life I pay so much attention and hold that much anticipation on a single-day Chinese festival (meaning, CNY excluded). It’s a very “Belait” thing I guess because when I first stayed in BSB (year 2001) and asked my then-new friends which beach normally Chinese go during Duan-Wu-Jie, they all gave me a puzzled look and thought I was crazy.

Tsk tsk… *shake head*

My Duan-Wu-Jie in 2006, 2007, 2008, nothing for 2009 because we went to the beach for awhile and it rained. See, super give face okay! Even mid-autumn also kalah 9 streets.

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Our usual spot – “6 legs”

See how people just left their belongings unattended? I guess it just shows everyone how secure we are when we’re in Seria.

Note: That’s the area where everyone use to get to the beach.

 
The crowd, seemed lesser compared to the previous years.

I’m seriously thinking if we should change our tradition and raid the KB beach next year.

The dumplings washed up to the shore.  

My selipar decided to die on me… which made my friends accusing me as a “Drama magnet”.

Just one day, I will bring my own kids to the beach and grow him/her up like a Belaitian! (So he/she won’t “wow” when eating a $1.80 fried kueh tiaw and french toast cheese. *cough cough* sakai-ness)

 

I lost count how many years we went to the beach together on Duan-wu-jie. Danna and Max on the far right were just mere coincidence! Felt super good bumping into old friends. (which… was one of my reasons why I love going to the beach on that day. Despite complaining that there’s nothing to kpo)

 

piau-liang-daooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

God just sayang us so much don’t you think. It was drizzling earlier on, the sky filled with thick clouds and we all worried if it’s going to rain (like last year) and guess what, the weather was super good and not only that, God gave us almost full rainbow(s) and it only started drizzling when everyone was about to pack and go home.

Sorry, I don’t have thick fat DSLR equipped with super long kiasu lens to capture breathe-taking scenes like this. So, just bear with this kinda shots.

By the way, the numbers of DSLRs (with long long lenses) I spotted this year top the number of kids got thrown to the sea lor. Why ah?

The best buds.

  
  
Sunset…

 

 

p/s : School is starting tomorrow and I guess I’ll be more hardworking updating the blog from now on. Probably because I need something to distract me from my work. Hehehhee.

Finger nails shortened and nail polish removed. Next, lesson plan~