2010年4月28日星期三

おにぎり (Onigiri)

鮭おにぎり (Salmon Onigiri)

鮪おにぎり (Tuna Onigiri)

If you'd read my photo blog, you would know I'm currently a big fan of onigiri >.<

Ingredients:
1. Japanese short grain rice
2. Japanese vinegar
3. Pinch of salt
4. Salmon or Tuna (TC Boy Tuna in Vegetable Oil-Kia Hooi, I help you to advertise!) or any other fillings of your choice (I am thinking of bacon for the future onigiri)
5. Furikake or Sesame for the toppings
6. Seaweed

Method:
1. Japanese rice to water ratio 1:1.5.
2. Let the rice sit in the rice cooker for 15 mins more after it's cooked.
3. Add a spoonful (Chinese soup spoon) of vinegar into the rice, and fluff the rice.
4. Wet your hands, coat with a bit of salt when you make the rice ball.
5. Top with furikake or black sesame.
6. Wrap with seaweed.

Fillings:
For salmon,
1. Marinate salmon with salt (I like to use garlic salt), extra virgin olive oil and a bit of parsley for about half an hour.
2. Pan fry the marinated salmon with butter.
3. Do not overcook salmon, fry with medium heat and turn off the heat as soon as the salmon turned pink.
4. Seared the salmon into pieces. You can also add some pepper.

For Tuna (use white meat tuna for better taste, as Kia Hooi taught me!)
1. You don't have to do anything. Unless you need more flavor, you could add some pepper to it.

You can either wrap a little fillings into the rice ball like I did for my salmon onigiri (first picture) or mix the fillings together with rice when you're fluffing it (second picture). The latter helps to save some time.

For overnight onigiri, Sheena taught me to pan fried it with sesame oil. It's fragrant and delicious :)

I'm loving it~

2010年4月25日星期日

网络上的友谊

我从来没有试过在网络结交不认识的朋友。可是,事情总有例外。

Sheena是佳慧的大学同学(所以严格来说,也不算完全没有联系),我俩透过彼此的部落,还有佳慧,“认识”对方。可是,我们从来没有见过面。我们的结交,纯粹透过彼此的部落。我对她没什么了解,可是在MSN聊天的时候,总可以聊个上天下地,没完没了。

相隔半个地球那样远,我总告诉佳慧,应该和Sheena一起到宁波找她,一起去玩!不知道这样的机会,要等到几时?

谭盾小提琴协奏音乐会回来,看见Sheena写得这么一个entry,嘻嘻,想炫耀一下!
“Wei and I have never met each other, neither would I say we know each other well. But there's a mutual interest, an agreeable mind and thoughts that could travel miles. I trust in her pick of books, her views through the lense, her taste on food, her values of life. I feel I do know you, after all. One day, we shall meet and I shall share my 'evenings' with your 'mornings'?”

谢谢!

2010年4月24日星期六

The Love Violin Concerto by Tan Dun


I like Tan Dun, ever since I saw his interview with Lu Yu. He's such a romantic, cute, happy person, full of enthusiasm to his life and music.

When I knew SSO was going to play Tan Dun's new Violin Concerto, I was happy, I thought he's coming to Singapore to conduct his own piece! But to my disappointment, he's not. But I still invited Sock Hoai and so we went.

I know Tan Dun's pieces were always a bit different from the conservative classical that we know. But this new piece, is top of the it! But yet, it's such a suspense that holds your attention to listen through the whole piece.

I do not know whether it's because he had been composing a lot of soundtracks, listening to this violin concerto felt like watching a movie. A movie, with chasing scenes in a chaotic city, cars and people in the background. At times those people ran into park, where there are families in the background. At times they're in the alley. At times they even ran into Chinatown! And this piece definitely ended with a bang.

Well, maybe one day Tan Dun will be here, conducting his own pieces, and I'll attend :)

Other pieces of the concert were not popular classical pieces, but I kinda like them too. And they're all new to me!
2. The Love Violin Concerto by Tan Dun

2010年4月22日星期四

1英里之差

我从小到大就是这样,想做一件事情,我会一直想。一直想着、念着,直到我达到为止。

今天约好来新公干的文鸣在乌节路吃晚餐。趁大家还没到,我提早到Kinokuniya,只为了个。

我一直都不是一个很有创意的人。往往想做一件事,是因为受了一些事情的启发。上周,我在Kinokuniya看见一本摄影书,由两位相距3191英里的朋友,每天早上拍了照片,在一个共有的部落上载,维持了一年。我就是为了这本书,开始了我的摄影日志。

我两周前在书局看到这本书以后,一直念念不忘。可是把3191,记成3192,结果在谷歌搜索了好久,什么都搜不到,所以一直对回去书局把网站记下的这件事念念不忘。终于都让我做到了!现在,我已经把网站链接了~

我为了这个1英里,想了两个星期呐!

2010年4月21日星期三

Totally Immersed in my Homework

I have assigned a homework to myself, which is, to post a photo a day on my photo blog, like a photo diary for my own.

After a few days, I realized, that is a damn tough job! Why did I sign myself in to this in the first place? Most of my photos were taken in the evening, after work. (Obviously, I can't do those at work) And there were days I skipped because I reached home too late, and it was sometimes past 12am to the next day, there's no way to turn the clock back just for "daily photo" (Excuses.... obviously)

The most difficult part is, what should I take on my routine daily life?

However, it may seem crazy, but I've been enjoying this tough assignment. As Sheena mentioned, it helps me to pay more attention to little things that happen in daily life. Which is so true.

Maybe 365 days from now, when I look back to this collection, I will feel very satisfied for what I've done :)

Assignment for myself is always better than assignments from teachers :p

(The photos were labeled as Daily Scribble in Photo Blog)

2010年4月17日星期六

少讨厌一个人,对自己好一点

我才知道,那个我曾经觉得,ok la的人,其实不喜欢我,甚至有点讨厌我。

我没有感到特别伤心,反正活在这世界也不是为了讨好每个人。虽然曾经有闹过意见不和,不过闹过就算,人生这么短何必在意。

讨厌一个人,是一件很累的事。

对自己好一点,就少讨厌一个人,多喜欢一个人。

2010年4月11日星期日

Nando's Chicken

The last day of my home trip was spent for 扫墓 at Penang Island, my grandparents. We woke up early morning, packed everything needed for 扫墓 as well as my bag pack to fly back to Singapore.

It was unearthly 6am when we departed from home. I didn't bring my camera up to the hill along as I thought my mom will scold, but ended up she didn't scold my sister. Next year, I'll bring.

After扫墓, there's no point to go back to BM and then came out to airport again. So we had our breakfast dim sum then shopping at Gurney Plaza. Didn't get anything, but I've got my long missing Nando's Chicken in Gurney Plaza before I flew to Singapore.



There's no Nando's Chicken here in Singapore, but there's one Nando's alike, called Barcelos. I don't quite like it, it's more expensive, and definitely not as tasty. Things back home, are always the best.

We're all full from our breakfast, so mom and dad ordered the half chicken set to share. Looks yummy isn't it?

Ah En, YY and I shared a platter. YY and I couldn't stop taking photos, but the food were so tempting, my dad just had to make us act faster! Hahaha.... It's really hard for them to have a good meal when YY and I brought our cameras along. Pity...

A meal at Nando's before departing to the Lion City, real good. But it's never as good as dining at home.

Mom's cooking is still the best in the world.

2010年4月10日星期六

成功

“某某才工作几年,已经升级两次,月薪五位数,利害哦!年纪轻轻,就是一位成功人士!”

这种对话,相信对谁都不陌生。当年年纪小,听了当然是点头赞成。对啊对啊,谁谁身价百万,某某公司高级人员……很成功!

不过,现在长大(老)了,渐渐不被这种对话吸引。

从小,我就养成一副“轻松派”的模样。虽然遇上考试比赛等,压力还是有的,可往往外表没怎么样看出来(除了青春痘之外)。没辙,家里有个“不长进”的舅舅,从小就没做好榜样,隔天考STPM,他在家拼金庸。我也有样学样咯~只是,功力比他低很多。可是,那种轻松,一直就耕在性格里。

出来社会工作了,偶尔觉得迷失方向,觉得自己不知道在做什么的时候,我会慢下来,想一想。究竟我要怎么样才叫成功?

每个人成功的定义不一样。所以,成功是,达到你已经定下的目标。

我要的不是,身家百亿,更不是名车、名牌,我要的,就是开心!不要误会,穷光蛋也不会开心,所以工作还是要做、财还是要理、钱还是不可以乱乱花。开心是,生活充实、衣食住行样样有、家人朋友常陪伴、保持自己的兴趣爱好。(开心,还是有目标的。比如说,今年工作上要达到什么、今年一定要去哪里旅行……等等。)

这样想,生活好过很多。开开心心上班,虽然偶尔有挑战,不过雨过天晴后,我还是一条“好汉”。工作压力?到公司的club游泳、做gym。想抒发?回家看电视、煮煮菜。再不然,写写blog、拍拍照。偶尔回家享受天伦乐,偶尔旅行放眼看世界。这样,就可以开开心心一辈子。

想想,我的目标是开心,那,我也算是年纪轻轻的成功人士啦~

2010年4月5日星期一

怡保明阁点心

民以食为天。我们全家人都是爱吃之人。爸爸在我们小时候,可以开半个小时的车,带我们吃一碗据说很好吃的粿条汤。小时候当然是怨声多多,不过长大了,我们都续爸爸的脚步,一样到处“揾食”。

在我中学的时候,怡宝一日游是常有之事。我是家里唯一一个在怡保出世的小孩,在那里长大,直至小学才搬回槟城。怡宝一日游,纯粹为了满足我们家人对怡宝食物的怀念。其实除了吃,就没什么的了。怡保行程,往往是早餐吃富山点心、午餐吃海外天、下午茶喝白咖啡吃鸡丝河粉、晚餐吃芽菜鸡,才打道回府。

这趟回家,妈妈建议不如和我同毓豪一起到怡保吃点心,我们上金马轮,他们才回家。姐姐就这样请假,载妈妈和弟弟到怡保。爸爸因为公事太忙,没得和我们一起癫……那就,下次吧!

到了明阁,姐姐和弟弟对对面的新开张富山蠢蠢欲动。其实说真的,三间店面,三层楼,美丽的装潢,还真是吸引人。可是,我坚持我是为了明阁的芝麻糊和花生糊而来的,大家只好顺一顺我这个大粒人。


花生糊卖完了!每次来都没吃得成,不过,芝麻糊已经让我很开心!明哥的芝麻糊,一直是我的最爱!滑滑的……又不太甜,真是想了都会流口水。


明阁另外一个不可错过的,就是“芋角”。明阁的芋角,是最有芋头香味的芋角。我们点了很多次,但是由于坐在点心楼的一角,一直没被注意到。还好,吃得到~


有到怡保的话,可以吃吃明阁点心。
32,34,36
Jalan Leong Sin Nam,
30300 Ipoh, Perak.
Tel:05-2557143

Close On Every Thursday

回家吃饭最高兴


妈妈说,这样的普通菜肴,我都拍到这样爽!

其实,对于一个住在外地的游子,妈妈煮的家常便饭,就是最好吃的菜肴。管他是一碟蒸鱼,还是一碟青菜,吃起来,就是家的味道。

我每逢遇上什么假日,就会回家。有时候一阵风一样,来也匆匆、去也匆匆,别人总是很不明白。为什么花那么多钱,坐一趟飞机回家,又不请假?我的年假是够少了……再请就完蛋了。可是,回家的时间是无价的,一趟来回机票百多块,也不算太贵,开心就好。我回家,爸爸妈妈也开心。一家人围着吃住家饭,其乐无比。

妈妈是烹饪高手,这一点相信大家早已在姐姐的博客见识了不少。每回回家,妈妈都有新菜肴上桌,幸福到没话说!这回,妈妈从电视上学来的,用冬瓜夹着培根,蒸一蒸,嗯……美味极了!味道清淡,培根带点咸味,冬瓜的甜味,混合在一起,淡淡香香,色香味俱全!


你说,我怎么有可能不爱回家呢?