Saturday, December 20

Oyakodon ~ 親子丼

Oyakodon (親子丼, Oyakodon)...
literally "parent-and-child donburi", is a donburi, or Japanese rice bowl dish, in which chicken, egg, green onion, and other ingredients are all simmered together in a sauce and then served on top of a large bowl of rice. The name of the dish, parent and child donburi, is a poetic reflection of the fact that both chicken and egg are used in the dish. In Japan, oyakodon is often served in soba restaurants and other traditional Japanese restaurants.

The donburi simmering sauce varies according to season, ingredient, region, and taste. A typical sauce might consist of dashi flavored with shoyu and mirin. Proportions vary, but usually there is three to four times as much dashi as shoyu and mirin. For oyakodon, Tsuji (1980) recommends dashi flavored with light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, and sugar.

*Oyakodon - picture credit 私たちは秋田が世界に誇る



To make oyakodon, cut chicken and other ingredients into bite-sized pieces. Heat 1/4 cup simmering sauce in a small frying pan. Add chicken (and sliced yellow onion, if desired) and simmer until chicken is cooked. Then add green onions and other ingredients. When all ingredients are cooked, slowly pour 1-2 lightly beaten eggs evenly over the whole dish. When eggs are nearly cooked (edges set), slide the topping from the pan onto hot cooked rice served in an oversized bowl. The hot rice will finish cooking the eggs.


Several other Japanese dishes pun on the parent-and-child theme of oyakodon.
Tanindon (他人丼, Tanindon), literally "stranger bowl", is otherwise identical but replaces the chicken with beef.
A dish of salmon and roe served raw over rice is known as sake oyakodon (鮭親子丼, sake oyakodon).

Friday, December 19

Burger chain markets meat scent

Burger King food products
Burger King describes the scent as seductive

American fast food chain Burger King is marketing a men's fragrance with the scent of meat.

Called Flame, the company says the spray is "the scent of seduction with a hint of flame-broiled meat".

The scent is on sale in New York for $3.99 (£2.65) and through a website that features a variety of romantic images - but no actual burgers.

Its character the Burger King is also seen reclining almost naked in front of a log fire with whipped cream.

Weekly world news quiz

This was how bad I did! hahahah
I haven't really got time to read thru every single article on the page, not even browsing thru the title, hence the " Bottom of the Class" results

It's the end of another week... Just how much do you remember about the headlines from the past seven days?

Test your knowledge of world news events in our quiz.

When you've got your result, why not e-mail the quiz to your friends to see how they measure up?

You got 1 right!

Bottom of the class


Question 1
Lawyers for Carla Bruni, wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, have filed a lawsuit against a company for selling which object featuring a nude image of her?
A: A heat-sensitive mug

B: A bag

C: A towel
I chose -

A; based on the fact that i've seen such a mug hahaha

The answer was B
The lawyers are claiming $160,000 in damages from the firm, Pardon, based in the Indian Ocean island of Reunion. They said permission had not been given for the use of the image.
Read more: Bruni sues over nude bag picture

Question 2

A temporary tent has been set up next to a platform in London's Liverpool Street railway station. What for?

A: It's a free bar to treat passengers to Christmas tipples as a thank you for putting up with late trains during the year

B: A temporary lost property office for all the items lost on the way to and from Christmas parties

C: To treat people who are too drunk to get home, and so stop them clogging up hospitals


I chose - B; I thought was bcos lost of ppl get themselves drunk and lost their stuff, hence they needed a Lost property Office wor ...


The answer was C
The tent - a field hospital more commonly associated with natural disasters or war zones - operates each Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings throughout the December party season, often not seeing off their final casualties until 0400. The ambulance service's mission is to treat as many people who have overindulged at the office party as possible.
Read more: London's festive revelry reality

Question 3

Scientists appear to have solved the mystery of the beaked whale. The male of the species sports a puzzling pair of teeth, like tusks, which grow outside its jaw. What does it use them for?

A: For group grooming
B: To aid sexual selection

C: To help communication

I chose - A; never thought it would be an aid for Sexual Selection, clearly i didnt read this one!

The answer was B
The beaked whale is the only cetacean species with tusks, and scientists have long wondered why, since their diet is primarily squid. Scientists have now used DNA analysis to show the teeth probably evolved as secondary sexual traits to help females select males of the right species.
Read more: Whales' teeth are aid to mating

Question 4

A Russian man says he has been granted an unusual patent. On what?

A: The word "Blin" which literally means pancake in Russian and is used to convey surprise

B: The thumbs up sign

C: The emoticon ;-)


I chose - A; How can this happen?!?! Then what abt (=_=")???


The answer was C
Entrepreneur Oleg Teterin said the trademark for the ;-) emoticon was granted to him by Russia's federal patent agency. But critics doubt the trademark's legal basis as the emoticon has been in the public domain for years. Mr Teterin said he would chase firms using the symbol without permission.
Read more: Russian hopes to cash in on ;-)

Question 5

Drillers looking for geothermal energy in Hawaii have inadvertently made a hole directly into what?
A: A volcano's magma chamber

B: A hitherto unknown oil deposit

C: An underground lake


The answer was A

Molten rock pushed back up the borehole several metres before solidifying, making it perfectly safe to study, in what is said to be the first time magma has been found in its natural habitat. It has been described as a geologist's dream - a unique opportunity to study up close the volcanic processes that built the Earth's continents.
Read more: Drillers break into magma chamber
*this is the only 1 i got it right ... sad! (=_=")

Question 6

Researchers say watching romantic comedies can have a damaging effect on what?
A: Your bank balance - shopping scenes encourage excess spending B: Your relationships - idealised romances create unrealistic expectations C: Your mental health - the images of a perfect lifestyle can exacerbate depression I Chose - C; cos of the word "depression" lor ...

The answer was B
Rom-coms have been blamed by relationship experts at the UK's Heriot-Watt University for promoting unrealistic expectations when it comes to love. Read more: Rom-coms 'spoil your love life'

Question 7

The winner of Miss World is not just a pretty face. What is Russian beauty Miss Sukhinova studying at university?


A: Engineering

B: Astrophysics

C: Neuroscience


I chose - B , i thought she was unusual hahahaha

The answer was A
Russian contestant Kseniya Sukhinova, from Siberia, won the Miss World 2008 competition at a ceremony in South Africa. According to Russian news agency RIA Novosti, she is a studying cybernetic systems at Tyumen's Oil and Gas University. Read more: Russian crowned Miss World winner

Thursday, December 18

Seriously Sinful Part III

... Waffles with Rum & Raisin and Double Chocolate ...
Gelare's Waffle house @East Coast Park

* Tuesdays Special - 50% off all waffles ( excluding I-scream ... Excluding Ice cream, I mean )
Its really worth a try for $7.90 and the waffle is soooooo fluffy, ice cream is freakin' creamy and and and ...

only on Tuesdays - ITS HALF PRICE!!

Well I have tried it myself and I loved the way they make the waffles, topped with ice cream of ur choice and whipped cream.

WHAT MORE CAN U ASK FOR ??

I m just gonna show ONE picture of this, else U guys will start the comment on how cruel I m to show all these seriously sinful pictures heheheh



* UP next, over the weekend might be ...
Carl's Jr ?
Jake's Place ??
Steamboat/ Shabu Shabu/ Bulgogi ???


STAY TUNE.. Peeps!

Wednesday, December 17

Seriously Sinfull Part II

Recommended by Putu - New York New York

I went to check out the newly open extention of Jurong Point near Boon Lay Station.
It was SERIOUSLY HUGE! and guess what? They offer a challenge too!

If u can finish the whole thing all by yourself within an hour - the burger is FREE, they wil take it out off your bill hahahh ...but I dare not hahah

take a look at the burger yourself, i coudn't believe my eyes when i saw the plate ...
IT WAS HUGE!!

lucky thing they served it with LOTS of fries too hehehe

do u get what i mean when i say ITS FREAKING HUGE!?!?!?!


But all in all, it wasnt really a satisfying meal; the burger was over loaded with chopped onions (made me fart all night, damn it! ) Bread was not done properly too, and not enough vege in the burger... for $32.90 i rate as BELOW AVERAGE ...


Well, in order to agree with me, u just gotta try it yourself! and then u tell me wat u think ...

Lastly we feel like having dessert too that night but then couldnt decide wat to have. The waitress recommended Muddy Mudpie ( which i thought would be like typical english mudpie, forgetting that this is an ALL AMERICAN restaurant...)


It looks ok, but sure didnt taste anything like a mudpie~!~~!!! NO WHERE NEAR!!! It was sort of like some chocolate moist on a pasrty base, topped with lots and lots of chocolate fudge, and with a scoop of ice cream on top ... (i -scream , man ... when i saw thing coming i just don feel like touching it~! )

But in the end, in order not to waste food, we finished the whole thing too hehehehe

Sinful ! SINFUL!!! SUPER SINFUL !!!!

But i must say - Mei Mei baked better chocolate moist than these buggers! hahahah





Tuesday, December 16

What does Your Name Mean About You?


Basically if the letter occurs more than once thats the characteristic to focus on. Delete the other person's first name and repost this with the title "what does your name mean?"
A : You love to drink.
B : You like people.

C : You are really silly.

D : You like to drink.

E : awesome kisser.
F : You are dead sexy.

G : You never let people tell you what to do.
H : You have a very good personality and good looks.

I : You Are Great in bed.

J : People Adore You

K : You're wild and crazy

L : Everyone Loves You

M: Unbelievably Fuckin Gorgeous
N: You like to drink.

O: Easy to fall in love with

P : You are popular with all types of people.

Q : You are a hypocrite.

R : Easy to fall in love with.

S : Fuckin crazy.

T : Easy to fall in love with.

U : You really like to chill.

V : You are not judgemental.
W : You are very broad minded.

X : You never let people tell you what to do.

Y : Best g/f b/f anyone could ever ask for.

Z : Always ready


MY NAME SAYS I AM:

W:You are very broad minded.

E: awesome kisser.

N:You like to drink

D:You like to drink.

Y: Best g/f b/f anyone could ever ask for.


C: You are really silly.

H: You have a very good personality and good looks.

A: You love to drink.

N:You like to drink.


I really don't get it now; why ...?
  • N:You like to drink
  • D:You like to drink.
  • A: You love to drink.
N, D, A ... I love to drink? The fact is, I hardly do and I don love it wor! hahaha

Monday, December 15

Seriously Sinful Part I

Went to IMM, was just walking around checking out some stuff and obviously every where is ON SALE but I kept reminding myself, not to spend on unnecessary stuff. So i was a good girl, didnt buy any nonsense hehehe ...

But after a while, we decided to have japanese for once (after so long ... besides some one is treating, so why not!?!? hehehe ) So off we went to Hoshi. At 1st we wanted to go for the buffet, but the manager said we only have 30min to order and less than an hour to finish up the food we ordered and it costs $40approx per pax! So not worth it and not much time also! In the end we had Bento sets...

From ~♡ MoNk3y's Hid3OuT™ ♡~

Salmon in Ginger sauce; Stirfried teriyaki Beef; Ebi & veg Tempura;
Pickled baby octopus; pickled radish; Miso Soup

From ~♡ MoNk3y's Hid3OuT™ ♡~

Fried Chicken; Teriyaki grilled Eel; Aubergine in miso paste & bonito flakes;

Pickled baby octopus; pickled radish; Miso Soup



From ~♡ MoNk3y's Hid3OuT™ ♡~

All bento set comes with rice, miso soup, and chawamushi

I-scream Ice- cream for dessert

From ~♡ MoNk3y's Hid3OuT™ ♡~
It some with so many other zencai that they eventually forgotten out chawamushi... & guess wat? we finished out i-scream then only realized something was missing ...

yea... we had the chawamushi after dessert! weird huh... but hey, it was good too ! hahah


From ~♡ MoNk3y's Hid3OuT™ ♡~


Must try! - the beef taste soooooooooo wonderful !

Sunday, December 14

J.O.T.D (V)

Top Four Adult Jokes


Fourth Place :
A man bumps into a woman in a hotel lobby and as he does,
his elbow goes into her breast.

They are both quite startled.


The man turns to her and says, 'Ma'am, if your heart is as soft as your breast,
I know you'll forgive me.'
She replies, 'If your penis is as hard as your elbow, I'm in room 221.'




Third Place :
One night, as a couple lays down for bed, the husband starts rubbing his wife's arm.
The wife turns over and says 'I'm sorry honey, I've got a gynecologist appointment tomorrow and I want to stay fresh.'
The husband, rejected, turns over.

A few minutes later, he rolls back over and taps his wife again.
'Do you have a dentist appointment tomorrow too?'





Runner Up:

Bill worked in a pickle factory.
He had been employed there for a number of years when he came home one day
to confess to his wife that he had a terrible compulsion.

He had an urge to stick his penis into the pickle slicer.

His wife suggested that he should see a sex therapist to talk about it, but Bill said he would be too embarrassed. He vowed to overcome the compulsion on his own.
One day a few weeks later, Bill came home and his wife co uld see at once that something was seriously wrong.
'What's wrong, Bill?' she asked.

'Do you remember that I told you how I had this tremendous urge to put my penis into the pickle slicer?'
'Oh, Bill, you didn't' she exclaimed.
'Yes, I did.' he replied.


'My God, Bill, what20happened?'

'I got fired.'

'No, Bill. I mean, what happened with the pickle slicer?'
'Oh...she got fired too.'



~* Winner *~
A couple had been married for 50 years.
They were sitting at the breakfast table one morning when the wife says, 'Just think, fifty years ago we were sitting here at this breakfast table together.'
'I know,' the old man said. 'We were probably sitting here naked as a jaybird fifty years ago.'
'Well,' Granny snickered. 'Let's relive some old times.'
Where upon, the two stripped to the buff and sat down at the table.
'You know, honey,' the little old lady breathlessly r eplied, 'My nipples are as hot for you today as they were fifty years ago.'
'I wouldn't be surprised,' replied Gramps. 'One's in your coffee and the other is in your oatmeal

Saturday, December 13

Must watch!

I wanna watch ...

BOLT

i really love the ham-ham (hamster) in the ball hahaha sooooooo kawaii~!


The Day The Earth Stood Still

I watched the trailers on youtube and really really cant wait to catch this wonderful movie in the cinema!! Just like how we waited for Matrix and Constantine ... and now hot-hunk Keanu returns with better looking face and fit body ! ( comparing to Street Kings, he looked so awful !)

Friday, December 12

Still waiting ...

I really cant take it anymore...

...I WANT MY iPHONE NOW! ...

Well, as some of u may know I used to have a Samsung F480 ( yeah the one I craved for and got it finally ) But I have sold it off to an interested buyer for a good price. I m not complaining about the phone, just that even though with 5.0mp cam, the photos just aint right comparing to Sony Ericsson phones (ok I shouldnt have compared the photos ) But anway, I reason of selling off that phone is because there isnt much to play with on the phone.


...Some may say, " well, its a phone not a toy..."

True! I totally agree but I feel that the phone should just do more than just calling and texting. In my case, its gotta be like a portable entertainment unit for ;
  • providing music;
  • games;
  • movies;
  • info centre ...
  • etc etc ...

And so, F480 is history and next in line would be iPhone
Singtel is currently running an offer, $100 off 16gb iPhone! Which after selecting the call plans I wanted and final price comes up to be about $308 with $100 worth of trade-in.

NOT A BAD OFFER after all ... !!!!

I soooooooo wanted to sign up for one NOW but then after consulting Aaron, he still thinks that I should wait ... (but how long more... ?????) as he made a few phone calls to his contacts and hopefully he will bring me good news ... b4 xmas (prefferably ...)


till then I got to keep my cool and wait...

Shall I wait ??? or Shall i just get it now ???
....ahh..... f.c.u.k. it~

Thursday, December 11

Masta Mic - Freestyle King

農夫 馬米字遊行MV

Just listen to the way he rap !!! Sooooooo fast and i wonder how he does it~ RESPECT~!!!

Here is a short clip of Masta Mic & FAMA

chk it out pipol~

FAMA 農夫

農夫 富甲天下MV



Something to share with all ...
FAMA 農夫 releases their new album and this is one of the songs I like...
Kinda cool ... if u understand cantonese, try to listen to the lyrics (^^,)

Wednesday, December 10

Interesting...

Only M'sian or S'porean chines would know wat this means

Lucky for me now i carry my point & shoot with me anywhere i go ( just for fun )

I was at this place near River Vally meeting a friend for supper and the road sign opposite the road caught my attention and cheekee monk3y me just cant help it but to walk across the road, snap a photo of it and share it with all my readers ... (^^,)

And here u are, my dear friends... Presenting u ... KAY POH Rd ...

i hope ppl who live down the streets are not as the name of the road... kay poh LOL

Tuesday, December 9

What does it mean?

Until today, I still wonder why was i named Wendy.
I was told that when I was young, I claimed that I loved Peter Pan cos he can fly. If I were to be his love, he will fly me any where I want. At that time, I told my grandma who lives in Singapore, " Like that I can fly to see u anytime I want ma..."

At the point of time, cute lil Wendy me, didn't know Peter Pan only exist in fairy tales, to be precise- in Never Never Land ONLY ( i know... naive, right?)

I guess that was the reason why I was named - Wendy.
Lets do some history checking on names...


WENDY

Gender: Feminine

Usage: English

Pronounced: WEN-dee [key]

Probably first used in J. M. Barrie's play 'Peter Pan' (1904). It was from the nickname fwendy "friend", given to the author by a young friend. However, there is some evidence that the name may have been used prior to the play, in which case it could be related to the Welsh name GWENDOLEN and other names beginning with the element gwen meaning "white, fair, blessed".


Ok, which means I could call myself Gwen?!?
Cool ...


GWENDOLEN

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Welsh

Pronounced: GWEN-də-lin (English) [key]

Means "white ring", derived from the Welsh elements gwen "white, fair, blessed" and dolen "ring". This was the name of a mythical queen of the Britons who defeated her husband in battle, as told by Geoffrey of Monmouth.

Monday, December 8

如­果...


如­果真诚是一种伤害, 我选择谎言;

如果谎言一­种伤害, 我选择沉默;

如果沉默是一种 伤害, 我选择离开.

如果失去 是苦, 你怕不怕付出,

如果迷乱 是苦, 你会不会选择结束,

如果追求是苦, 你会不会选择执 迷不悟,

如果分离是苦, 你要向谁倾诉

Sunday, December 7

Night Gone WiLD ...

A night out in Power Station


FCUK had an event on Friday night - Guitar HERO

basically showing off their guitar skills and of couse the launch of the new game from XBox called Guitar Hero .. (d'oh...)


FCUK wouldn't miss the chance of showing off their new collection too la~

here are some pictures when the event is still normal ...



fashion show - show fashion

DeeHellSix showing off his skills ... in this case , just guitar skills ( on stage ma ...)

chix posing for the cam

all posing with the guitar

when the night is still normal ...
Models posing on stage with the latest Spring ( boing... ) Collection

when the night's gone wild ...
all hell break lose ... where chickaz throw their G-stings all over the console ...

( erm but then look again, these looked new to me ehehe )

Saturday, December 6

醒觉!

Broken Heart images
*ouch*


有人曾经告诉我。。。

爱一个人 不一定要拥有, 但拥有一个人 就­一定要好好的去爱他/她
但有的东西你再喜­欢也不会属于你的, 而有的东西你再留恋也注定­要放弃的.
有些缘分是注­定 要失去的, 然而有些缘分是永远都不会有好结果­的。。。
好多事情都是后来才看清楚,­­ 好多事情当时 一点也不觉得苦!



Friday, December 5

噢~ 包。。。 饱!

many times i passed by this shop call - TangLing Pao shop
it makes me wonder what kinda stuff they sell. One fine day, on my way to town, Zionsys fetching me, passed the shop again and so I asked him to stopp by the side of the road so I can go check out the shop.


Mainly selling baos, as u can see its a bao shop maaaaa... they have chicken bao- big and small; assorted dimsums and fried stuff too

I tried chicken bao 鸡包, wu kok 芋角, siu mai 烧卖



after trying all those I bought, i still prefer chicken bao 鸡包

德记- 肥仔包 ; 自一九四八年
Teck Kee Fatty Bun , since 1948

Thursday, December 4

Meiji - Meltykiss

I know i know ... chocolate, fattening ... but it makes me happy! (66,) Found this in Watson's and they even have it in strawberry!!! But in the end i got dark rum wor! Its coated with cocoa powder, and it has a pinch of dark rum in the chocolate. Once its in your mouth is just melts slowly and u can taste the greatness of dark rum and cocoa powder and chocolate ... Thats the taste of SATISFACTION~

just by looking at the box, enough to make my heart melt.... ( ooooosshhh ... melted! )

look at the choco powder coated cube ...
(ooooooo ... *slurps* )



Conclusion -
I LOVE MEIJI MELTYKiSS
(Dark Rum)

MUAX MUAX MUAX!!!

Wednesday, December 3

Completed!

I have completed Patapon... and this was all i get after completing the game ...

(-__-") boring...!!!!!!!!!

Tuesday, December 2

你怕不怕...?

你怕不怕爱一个人......................

如果你不爱一个人, 请放手...
好让别人有机会­爱他/她

如果你爱的人放弃了你, 请放开自­己,
好让自己有机会爱别人

Monday, December 1

A message from some one i know...

i was having a chat with a friend, known for a very long time
after a while my friend just tells me this ...

"When you fall, in any way, Don't see the place where you fell, Instead see the place from where you slipped"
it got me thinking for days about it. I agree, we shouldn't look at where we fell, but which silly spot that we slipped that made us fall!

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