Saturday, March 27, 2010

Luo Han Guo Sea Coconut

With this hot weather, its bound to be unhealthy for a lot of us.  I did this simple Traditional Chinese herbal dessert / drink.  Some say this would cool the body and help with coughs.

Luo Han Guo Sea Coconut

Ingredient:
  • Fresh Sea Coconut
  • 1 pc Luo Han Guo
  • 1 small pkt Dried Longan
  • 1 small pkt Dried Red Dates
  • 1 pc Honey Rock Sugar
  • 1 -2 Pandan Leaves
Steps:
  1. Skin the Fresh Sea Coconut.  Slice the Sea Coconut horizontally.
  2. Fill in 1/2 pot of water.  Crack the Luo Han Guo.  Place the Dried Longan, Dried Red Dates, Honey Rock Sugar, Pandan Leaves, and Cracked Luo Han Guo into the pot.  Boil over low heat.
  3. Put in the sliced Fresh Sea Coconut into the pot.
  4. Boil it for an hour or so.  Leave it to cool.
  5. You can served it chilled.
Have fun :)

Friday, March 26, 2010

Earth Hour?

Earth Hour 2010 is tomorrow!

For individuals to participate in this GLOBAL event, you just got to switch off the lights in your home during that hour.  It's so simple.

While for corporates, you gotta switch off your office lights.  Besides switching off lights, they are ORGANIZING CONCERTS or some SOIREE.

What is the purpose of having Earth Hour when we switch off the lights, there are concerts or events being organized at the shopping malls.  Concerts / Events means using amplifiers, microphones, spotlights, speakers etc.  These puppies take a lot of juice.  Earth Hour has just became another commercialized stunt.

We should boycott these activities, and really switch off everything electronic.  Be together with family and friends in prayer or contemplate about our planet.  This is really saving the environment.

I hope everybody could be part of this move to REALLY HELP our PLANET by doing it right.

Earth Hour is a global event organized by WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature, also known as World Wildlife Fund) and is held on the last Saturday of March annually, asking households and businesses to turn off their non-essential lights and other electrical appliances for one hour to raise awareness towards the need to take action on climate change. Sourced from Wikipedia.org

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Up in the Air with Balloons

Sorry no recipes again.  I was busy attending the 2nd Putrajaya Hot Air Balloon Fiesta.

Putrajaya was packed to the extent that there were no more parking spots.  There were families with their kids.  Kids running about.  The bigger kids were playing with their DSLRs.  This pains me to see new modeled DSLRs and I'm still using a Nikon D70s.  Don't get me wrong, I'm grateful and happy with my dear D70s.

There were rides for the public on the Hot Air Balloon, but the line was long and they just flew about 3 storeys.  So it kinda put me off.

I actually went there twice in hopes to get Darth Vader.  Sadly, I wasn't able to.  First Attempt - I was late.  Second Attempt - It prematurely landed! Why ooo Why!

Enjoy some of the photos here, but do drop by the full set at this link.



Friday, March 19, 2010

Salary Survey 2010 for Malaysia (II)

Someone was kind enough to send me this link of an industrial salary survey conducted by Kelly Services.

I found that this link is quite useful as it has the survey of previous years.

A note to job seekers out there, please don't sell yourself too cheap, as it will affect the rest of us. Which employer wouldn't want a cheaper staff?

Kelly Services - Malaysia Salary Survey 2010
 
Kelly Services is a US-based company. Kelly offers outsourcing & consulting services and staffing services including temporary , temp-to-hire, and permanent placement. Sourced from Wikipedia.org

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Cream of Broccoli and Cauliflower

Got this recipe out of a magazine.  This is a massive stuffed soup.

Cream of Broccoli and Cauliflower

Ingredients: 
  • 1 litre Milk
  • 40g Butter
  • 40g Plain Flour
  • Pepper
  • Nutmeg Powder
  • Salt
  • Pieces of Broccoli
  • Pieces of Cauliflower
  • 100g Cream Cheese
  • 1/2 cube Chicken Stock
Steps:
  1. Put the Butter into a pot under low heat.
  2. Mix in the Flour until paste like.
  3. Pour in the Milk.
  4. Stir the Milk until boiling.
  5. Add in the Chicken Stock.
  6. Add in the Salt, Pepper, and Nutmeg for taste.
  7. Put in the pieces of Broccoli and Cauliflower.
  8. Stir the pot until the vegetables are soft.
  9. Put in the Cream Cheese and stir until it has dissolved into the soup.
  10. Serve with Garlic Bread or Croutons.

Enjoy :)