Created a website to capture some of the blogs that are interesting to me. The topics are Malaysian Food, Hainan Island or Hainanese, Kelantan and Photography.
Interesting Blogs
King Of Fruits
natural light, not edited
with flash, edited
no flash, edited
no flash, wider frame and edited
Photography is about looking and seeing, and good photography is about composition, balance, lighting, and tone. (Reference: Digital Photography Made Easy, by Iven Hissey, Roger Pring, Jerry Glenwright)
Experimented with my Nikon D50 SLR camera, and edited using iPhoto. Interesting to note the differences in the above photos. I personally like the one with square frame. Reflections on the glass table gave the picture a dramatic appeal.
Scanned through MANY blogs and listed all the places that I will be trying the next time I go back to Malaysia. 9 more months to go :-(
Kuala Lumpur ->
* Kelantan Delights have been at KLCC
* Best Nasi Dagang at Subang Jaya. Near Lik Han Chinese Primary School. Malay Food Court (Opposite Mc Donald Restaurant).
* Songkhla Hawker located around the Chow Kit area, was first mentioned by the Fried Chillies foodsters who have done a review of this place.
* Go to the Malay Food Court behind Metrobus depot in USJ 7 (along Jalan Kewajipan heading towards Puchong about 400 meters after the Giant traffic lights on your left is the Metrobus depot) This is a haven of all kinds of Malay nasi dagang there.
* The one in Imbi is known as Happy Chef located on the same row as the Cantonese Fried noodles soo kee. Formerly he was a chef in the Sultan of Brunie's palace. Fat guy and he loves his food. The fellars nasi lemak is also good. Mixture between Kelantanese nasi dagang with cocnut milk and the sambal is good.
* Nyonya Colour stall 1 Utama, their food rocks! I ate their Otak Otak, Nasi Kunyit/Curry Chicken and Cendol. Mee Siam, AND their thai laksa, and their kuih kuih.
* Bibi Chik In Bandar Puteri Puchong b4 the review of The Star. Not bad for its Thai Style Fried Rice. It not just a plate of fried rice but included side dishes of pandan chicken, fried ikan billies, kerabu and fried tau pok. Pleasantly surprise with the price of Rm8.50 only. Its signature Nasi Lemak's rice is blue colour, made from the juice of a kind of flower.
Kelantan ->
* Zakini Nasi Kukus, an airy shop on the northern edge of town is the place to go for nasi kukus (steamed rice). Zakini Nasi Kukus, Jalan Wakaf Mek Zainab, on the north side of the street about halfway between Jalans Atas Banggol and Kebun Sultan, Kota Baru. 11am-ish to 11pm.
* Restaurant Kwang Ling along Jalan Post Office Lama in Kota Bharu and their versions of Nasi Berlauk and Nasi Dagang has been featured in local food guides in magazines and even on telly! They do sell other hawker food such as fish ball noodles (where all fish balls / fish cake are homemade), curry noodles, prawn noodles etc. but its their Nasi Dagang that gets sold out quickly,
Kuala Terengganu ->
Restoran Nasi Kerabu is a cheerful, modern café near the federal government office in Kuala Terengganu serving Kelantanese-style food.
I was trying to find a list of food that grandma can eat and at the same time avoid getting gout attack. The information on the internet is so confusing and sometimes contradicting. Not sure which is the authoritative website.
Foods with a high purine content that should be avoided are: organ meat (liver, kidneys and pancreas), anchovies, sardines, herring (especially the head and entrails), fish roe, legumes (dried beans, dhal), yeast, meat extract, gravies, beer and other alcoholic beverages.
Other foods to avoid are foods that contain additives such as MSG (found even in Worcestershire sauce), xanthan gum and hydrolyzed vegetable proteins, used for flavorings or preservatives.
It is important to remember that purines are found in all foods, especially foods with high protein content. But we need protein to maintain good health. Lean meat (chicken, turkey and pork), tofu and beans (such as black, kidney and lima beans) are good sources of protein which should be consumed in moderation.
And although asparagus, cauliflower, mushrooms, lentils, peas, spinach, rhubarb, Chinese cabbage, whole grain breads and cereals contain purine, they do not increase the risk of gout if consumed in moderation.
A diet that is beneficial to people suffering from gout should be low in sugar and fat, but rich in fibre (or complex carbohydrates). In other words, have a balanced diet that includes fish, lean meat, whole grains, high-fibre rice, cereal, and fruits and vegetables, as well as a handful of nuts and seeds. Popular plant foods are: pineapple, banana, papaya, oranges, pears, apple, (blue, purple or red) berries, nangka, dragon fruit, watermelon and other melons, celery (not sure if it is diuretic?), kalian, sawi, cabbage, parsley, hot chilli, bell pepper, kunyit, loofah, lady’s finger, sweet potato leaves, ferns, and other green, leafy vegetables.
Good food that remove uric acid:
- Cucumbers are rich in sulfur and silicon that stimulate the kidneys into better removal of uric acid.
- Cherries have been shown to reduce uric acid.
- Strawberries are also reputed to be beneficial.
Drink six to eight glasses of water a day, will help flushing uric acid out of the body system. Exercise, maintain a healthy body weight and follow medical advice.
People suffering from high blood pressure or heart diseases may be prescribed diuretics. For gout sufferer, it is advised to use diuretic foods (eg, melon, watercress) or medicines (eg, aspirin, vitamin C and tea) sparingly.
Next action is to find Chinese recipe for gout diet :-(
Notes:
Prompt treatment of gout significantly speeds recovery. Treated immediately, a bout of gout will be greatly improved within two days. Untreated bouts, or those that receive delayed treatment, can cause gout to linger for days or even weeks.
References:
Dr. Gourmet
eVitamins
Medicine Net
John Hopkins Arthritis Center
Article by CHIA JOO SUAN, the Star, Wednesday March 14, 2007
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Fully utilzed the Fantom vacuum cleaner given by Bee Choo, finally KO-ed after 5 years.
Bought an Electrolux EL7055A recently. Quite happy with the selection after the research done as below. Even though it is quite noisy, but it meets all the other criteria; ie, canister (light handle), bagless (save money on bag), self cleaning filter (save money on filter), easy handling (control is on the hanlde), and very powerful.
Bagless Vacuum Cleaners
Bagless Vacuum Cleaners Reviews
Best Vacuum Customer Review
Electrolux Vacuum Cleaners
Electrolux EL 7055A
Eureka
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Today, the Eureka brand continues to be recognized as one of the top vacuum cleaners in the world. Eureka products are for sale throughout North America and in 44 other nations. Today, the company concentrates exclusively on manufacturing and distributing more than 130 different models of vacuum cleaners and other home and commercial cleaning products.
The company has four brands: Eureka, Electrolux, Sanitaire and Beam. As a full-line company, Eureka offers uprights, including those with attachments; canisters, hand-held vacuums, home built-in systems, stick vacuums, battery-powered vacuum cleaners, wet-dry vacs, steam cleaners and home cleaning systems. Eureka also manufactures and offers original and replacement parts, including bags, belts, and filters for the models it manufactures.
Oreck Corporation
Oreck Corporation offers cleaning products including air purifiers, carpet steemer, and canister and upright vacuum cleaners for carpeting, laminate, tile, and hardwood floors. David Oreck founded the Oreck Corporation in the United States in 1963.
Oreck Corporation began as a company manufacturing upright vacuum cleaners for the hotel industry in the U.S. The concept was to design a lightweight yet powerful and durable vacuum that hotel housekeepers would prefer to the very heavy models available to them. The idea proved so successful that now over 50,000 hotels throughout the world use Oreck vacuums.
Oreck now sells throughout North America and South America, as well as in Europe and Asia. It has the reputation of being the maker of the very finest cleaning equipment available anywhere. It concentrates on lightweight cleaning machines of every style, each model having exceptional durability and ease of handling.
Grandma's guardian has no name. Chang Chiang or Chia Chiang brought him to grandma when he is still a puppy. He has been faithfully guarding grandma from intruders ever since.
Someone sent me this. Had a good laugh :-)
Hokkien is easy. Just remember:
Children is gina kia
Bird is chiao kia
Korean Car is Kia
Give birth is seh kia
Furniture is Ikea
Police is mata kia
Small house is chu kia
Country name is Czechoslovakia
Puppy is kao kia
Kitten is ngiao kia
Chicken is kuey kia
Pig is tu kia
H/phone is nokia
I'm Hokkien kia,
Malay is huan kia
Hindu is kit leng kia
Kuai lou is ang mo kia
Chinese is t'ng lang kia
Japanese is jit pun kia
Bad Guy is phai kia
& Good Guy is ho kia
Person who reads this message is Gong Kia
If you laugh, you are Siow Kia
