Yummy Char Siu

nom nom

The Best Nissin Cup Noodles

The flavor is really great, what more can I say? 

Nom nom

Cha Chaan Teng Fried Rice for Lunch

Fried rice with salted fish and chicken, brilliant.

Salty and savory

Stir-Fried Okra (Recipe Included)

Sorry for the not-so-decent plate

Ingredients:

400g fresh tender okra, rinsed and patted dry or 400g cut frozen okra
1-2 tbsp oil
2 tsp cumin seeds
1/3 large onion (about 80g), sliced
1/2 tsp ground coriander
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp red chili powder or cayenne pepper
1/2 tsp ground turmeric
1/2 tsp salt
Juice of 1/4 lemon

1. Trim the ends off each okra pod and cut into small segments about approximately 1/2-inch (1.25-cm) in length.

2 .Heat the oil in a nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the cumin seeds—they should sizzle upon contact with the hot oil. Quickly add the onion and cook, stirring frequently, until golden, about 2 to 3 minutes. Add the okra and fry, stirring every now and then on low heat, for 7 minutes. The onion will be light brown by this time. Add the ground spices and salt and saute for another 2 minutes
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Add the lemon juice and cook, stirring gently, for another minute. 

Serve hot.

Tips for cooking non-slimy-texture okra: always wipe okra dry before cutting it, always cook it without a lid, and do not stir it too much while cooking. 

Instant Noodles with Poached Egg and Luncheon Meat

 

Used a pack of Nissin Demae Ramen Chicken Flavour Instant Noodles, yummy. Junk food tastes good, eh.

Mom's fav lunch selection

Swiss Wings (Swiss Sauce Chicken Wings, Hong Kong Style) - Recipe Included

I am so talented

 Ingredients:
1. 10 fresh chicken wings, wash and clean
2. 1 piece of star anise
3. 1/3 tsp Sheguan pepper. around 25 pieces
4. 2 x 4 cm long spring onion slices
5. 1 tbsp chopped ginger
6. 1/3 bar of brown sugar
( put 2. to 4. in a tea bag )

Marinade:
1. 1 tbsp cooking wine
2. 1 tbsp light soy sauce
3. 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
4. 1 tbsp worcester sauce
5. 1 tbsp oyster sauce
6. 1/3 tsp salt
7. 150 ml organic chicken stock (fat free), ( mix 50 ml chicken stock with the marinade)

Turn on middle heat, and heat the saute pan up, add 1 tbsp of oil, 1 tbsp of chopped ginger and add the tea bag in the pan, place the chicken wings and then add 1/3 bar of brown sugar in the pan, fry both side of the wings til light brown, turn the wings around, and pour in the marinade. Turn down the heat, close the lid and cook for 3 minutes. 
Then open the lid, turn the chicken around and pour in 100 ml of the chicken stock,  close the lid and cook for 5 minutes. 
Open the lid, turn the chicken wings around, close the lid and cook for another 5 minutes. 
Switch off the heat, open the lid and turn the wings around, close the lid and let the wings sit for 10 minutes inside the pan.

Serve hot

*recipe adopted and modified from wantanmien

The Best Bak Kut Teh

Never like the Malay herbal style so I would go for the Singaporean peppery soup based ones.
Ng Ah Sio spareribs soup is always my top priority, tender pork rib meat (you dip the stewed meat in dark soysauce with chopped chilli and garlic to enjoy the taste of prime), heavenly yummy
Now i can remake the magic at home :D

tasty soup base

まっちゃほうてん (Matcha Pastry)

yummy sweet matcha biscuits (京都宇治山政小山園製お菓子　抹茶奉天)

snacks from Kyoto

Indian Cook-Wannabe

Planned to cook indian on my upcoming birthday. Will see how it goes :)

I just love pappadams (black pepper ones)

too lazy to grind my own spices

MMR

But to many parents, the anecdotal experience of seeing seemingly healthy, well adjusted children suddenly descend into a twilight world of bizarre behavior after being given multiple inoculations is evidence enough that "autism" isn't necessarily a genetic condition, but may be directly related to what's in those vaccines. Also convinced of that are a number of lawyers who have agreed to represent them, at least in regard to the mercury issue. In April 2002, a class action lawsuit against the manufacturers of thimerosal and the vaccine manufacturers who used it was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York based on claims that the amounts of mercury contained in these vaccines far exceeded the levels considered "safe" by the EPA.

The safety of these MMR vaccinations has also continued to be called into question. "Thousands of parents believe that the MMR vaccine has contributed to their children's autism," noted longtime pediatrician and vaccine researcher F. Edward Yazbak, M.D., of Falmouth, Massachusetts. " They speak of the MMR being the only new event in their child's life in that period between normal development and autistic regression...These parents certainly did not acquire their conviction from reading about the twelve cases reported in Dr. Wakefield's first paper...Always remember their children were normal and their disease is acquired"

Noting that such parents no longer believe health authorities' assurance that the vaccine is safe, Dr. Yazbak also charged that "the infectious disease specialists and epidemiologists who make decisions and mandate vaccines have little knowledge of autism and its immune etiology."

Another critic, Dr. Tedd Koren, a Pennsylvania-based chiropractor and author of Childhood Vaccination: Questions All Parents should Ask, charges that doctors routinely failed to report vaccine reactions because "they don't want to, they don't recognize it, and they're afraid if malpractice. The truth is, we don't know how many kids are being hurt."

Koren even disputes the conventional medicine postion that vaccinationa are necessary to protect  against childhood disease. "If we stopped vaccinating, we would not have an outbreak of measles tomorrow," says Dr. Koren. Rather, "we would stop having an outbreak or epidemic of autism," which Dr. Koren claims has corresponded with the increased use of vaccines. "You didn't see autism in Japan until after WWII, when the Americans instituted an immunization program," he says.

"When you eat fish, it's ingested; when you get a vaccine with mercury, it's injected," observes Koren, adding, "Stop with the tuna already."

Dessert Time: Yummy Egg Tarts

The crust of the egg tart was a buttery pie-crust/ biscuit-pastry (similar to that of a cheesecake) with a combined taste of sweetness and saltiness, and was not soggy at all. The custard part of the egg tart was very warm and eggy, soft and tender as well, not too sweet and it just simply melted in your mouth :D

Vaccinations: An Ounce of Prevention or a Ton of Trouble?

"I don't have to read a letter to experience the heartbreak. I see it in my own family"

That night Christian had a slight fever and he slept for long periods of time. When he was awake he would scream a horrible high-pitched scream. He would scream for hours. He began dragging his head on the furniture and banging it repeatedly. Over the week-and-a-half after the vaccinations, Christian would stare into space and act like he was deaf. He would hit himself and others, which was something he had never done. He would shake his head from side to side as fast as he could. He lost all language.


-Christian, grandchild of Indiana Congressman Dan Burton, having been a healthy and beautiful child who was "outgoing and talkative", had gone into an autistic state virtually overnight following a visit to the doctor's office during which he was given a number of routine immunizations

High Drug Addictive Potential?

Look I am so good in self injection :(

Was actually a former shot sissy who seriously needed an anxiety counseling.
Fortunately, maturity and necessity often bring boldness.

Since now self-injections is a necessary part of my daily routine, I try to appreciate for my ability to obtain the medications I needed. Surely, I could manage the self-injections when I can put up with craps like legs-shaving, plucking our eyebrows,and popping pimples. 

How badly can a single needle prick actually hurt?

used needles

Vita Brand Soft Drink (Crystal Pear Flavored)

this soft drink tastes so great

Happy Father's Day

Dad: wtf does that mean?

" Happy Father's Day" in Chinese

I Am So Talented

home cooked meal

Happy Dragon Boat Festival

This rice dumpling from Cafe de Coral is unexpectedly good

Homemade French Toast

Tastes alot better than the deep-fried ones. 


To do:

You will need 2 slices of white bread and cut off every sides of the bread. Spread peanut butter or jam evenly onto one slice of bread and spread butter evenly onto the other slice of bread . You can replace peanut butter/jam and butter with cheese and ham. Soak the sandwiches into a beaten egg and then pan-fried on low heat til both sides turn golden brown.
Serve with butter and syrup while hot.

SGB Opens an AM Firm

sgb's new room, very small :D

Happy Valentine's Day

Better than a bunch of flowers :D