Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Going Gourmet.

I've became a Food Network junkie lately. Haute cuisine is definitely something that I cannot afford but watching the chefs cook have been a total satisfaction. I even idolized a few chefs! Of course, it's not like I'll try cooking the dishes and try to become Randy in South Park!



My favorite chef No. 1: Nate Appleman

When he appeared in Iron Chef America he was rather plump but he was an exceptional chef. So focused and creative... for his age! He has some qualification from the Italian Pizza society or something and he's a true butcher. The way he handled the suckling pig in Iron Chef was crazy incredible! I was watching Chopped: All Stars yesterday and he competed against two other top chefs; Beau MacMillan and Anita Lo. Basically the all stars chefs battled for the top prize of $50000 for the charity of their choice. Everybody was heartbroken when he explained his choice; his son suffered from Kawasaki disease a year ago and so he wanted to donate to the Kawasaki Disease foundation.

Nate sharing Japanese soba with his son.


My favorite chef No. 2: Anne Burrell

Fiery and she can really talk smack, no joking when it comes to cooking. She was trained in classical Italian dishes and could really scare all her opponents. She was Mario Batali's sous chef in Iron Chef America but has also hosted Worst Cooks in America for 2 seasons now. Her group won in both the seasons! All the guy chefs are definitely scared of her as seen in Chopped: All Stars.


I have a bunch of other chefs that I like... say, Jamie Oliver, Giada de Laurentiis and Jose Garces. But there are two chefs you can really pick up recipes from; JAMIE OLIVER and RACHAEL RAY. Both of them have shows for 30 minute meals and the recipes are amazing. However, one thing in common... 30 minutes meals but 1 hour of cleaning up to do.

Monday, March 28, 2011

Creeping Up from Behind.

Time is real sneaky. It slowly creeps up to you and before I know it; April is a few days away! Spring kicks in and then it's time for travelling again! Heck, I'm already booked myself a trip to Leeds on this Wednesday.

Reason to be jolly; The Sims Medieval is out today!

I cannot wait to start playing this! Oh yes, on another note... totally random but interrelated with the medieval tone; there is this new movie called Your Highness.



This film stars James Franco as a Prince in a quest to save his virgin bride (Zooey Deschanel) from the evil wizard played by Justin Theroux. Joining the quest are the Prince's lazy brother acted by Danny McBride and Natalie Portman plays a warrior who accompanies them for the quest. One interesting thing about this movie is that the film is made without a proper script. Everything was improvised and ergo; all the random modern swearing were incorporated into the movie. The movie was filmed in the Scottish Highlands back in summer last year and the scenery are simply breathtaking!

Sunday, March 20, 2011

As You Poison Me.

I had just realized that the colour on my blog is quite soothing. Must be the excessive football matches that I have watched today caused severe after-effects to my vision. Hence, no gaming tonight!

I am currently hooked on the KCRW YouTube page... they have really good clips of musicians performing on air for the radio station. One of my favorite:

Jenny & Johnny - My Pet Snakes



Oh the cute couple and their great chemistry when performing together.
As usual the shy bassist remained unseen!


Life has been not good lately. I am deeply affected by the chaos in Libya and the sad natural disasters which struck Japan. I'm glad that my friends in Japan are okay! What a stark contrast of sufferings seen in these 2 countries; one caused by human and another caused by the nature. Haven't we been blessed enough? And the suffering never ends.

Friday, March 18, 2011

CMSCE: Sorry Note.


Guess what? Converse Lady All Star *gasp*

Now someone will have a good excuse to get herself a pair of Converse. CMSCE: Think Alike.

Thursday, March 17, 2011

How to Deal?

Oh the big question mark in my head please give me a break. My mum is still overjoyed by the fact that I'm "supposedly" going to head home in 21st June but I'd actually extended my stay until 6th of July... all because of Death Cab for Cutie. She's going to be so disappointed in me but I cannot just give up on my indie mission!

Then, another prolonged secret trip that I have not revealed to her... second trip to Hong Kong one week after our family trip to Macau-Hong Kong. HOW TO DEAL SERIOUSLY?!

One too many times I almost slipped the facts out but I held my words back... still lying. But I've always been such a bad liar and if only she could see the expression on my face she'd knew I was lying.

The truth must come out... okay, by this weekend. (dragging on)