Apple Pie

The apple pie that I baked

Like I told Franklin, I will make one of my pies and give him some to try. So last night, I made an apple pie and it by the time I was done, it was 2.10AM. I went to The Spring to buy some apples and I bought eight apples, thinking that 5 apples would not be enough. Coincidentally, Franklin was at The Spring too with some people and he asked if I was going to feed an army. Spent quite some time slicing the apples and by the time I was done, I think I will not slice anymore apples for at least three whole months.

Closeup view of the apple pie I baked

Took so long just to bake one apple pie and it finished before 11.00AM this morning. Drove again today, but this time using a Proton Wira and it is easier than driving a Toyota Prado. Drove around the place this morning for some practice driving the Wira for the first time and later in the afternoon, drove up to 10th Mile to pass my grandmother a slice of pie. There goes my pie, finished. By the way, I drive at 50-60kmph and when I drop to 40kmph, that is when my dad yells "drive faster!".

Tribute to Franklin Hii

Stealing the limelight for a moment, I made baked rolls today.

Sushi made by Franklin Hii

Franklin Hii, an ex-student of Lodge School is currently working as a temporary dessert chef at Banquet and a soon-to-be US pilot. He was going to make Mango Sago today and I was going to get my share of this special Mango Sago that he has been telling me about recently. Sadly, there were no mangoes in the market today. So, he made his special Malaysian-styled sushi and I got a box of it delivered to my doorstep so that I can give my opinions.

Then, Franklin Hii insisted that I take photographs of his sushi and publicize it. My comments about his homemade sushi would be that it tastes just like sushi rolls, moist enough and because there is no raw meat, two thumbs up from me. Five gold stars. Over the weekend, I shall bake a beef pie and that is if I can actually find a good recipe. One reason why his sushi looks good in this photograph is thanks to the photographer, a.k.a me.

Franklin Hii and I at Sarawak Club

Hazard On Road

The picture says it all.

*Dad comes home in his Toyota Prado* and I run outside to the garage...

Me: Look! *waves P stickers and driving license*
Dad: Come, you drive the Prado around the neighborhood. *hands over car keys*
Me: You can't be serious, shouldn't I start off with a smaller car?

Basically, the Prado is two times the width and height of a Kancil. I can hardly tell which lane am I on when I am driving around the neighborhood because from my view in the Prado driver seat, it appears as if the Prado is almost as big as the road. Nothing compared to driving a Kancil, way more relaxing to drive a Kancil because it is so small that you don't have to worry about cars next to you or are you still on the same lane. My dad kept on yelling, "keep to your side of the lane!" and "drive faster!".

Romantic Getaways & Yann Tiersen

Rhema recommended me to watch this piano instrumental song by Yann Tiersen (French composer) Youtube video and I think this is a very nice video worth re-posting on my blog. The music sheets are on Scribd.


Anyway, let's talk about interesting places to dine at besides your local Secret Recipe, Pizza Hut or the Open Air Market behind Electra House. But for today, I'll just start of with one particular place to dine at, a place that my mother would probably go, "do they not know that toilets and food are not suppose to come together??"

Modern Toilet

Ever wonder how your girlfriend or boyfriend would look like in a toilet? Here's the closest image you can get if you bring your partner to this restaurant called Modern Toilet where the seats are toilets, the tables are bathtubs and the pots resemble toilet bowls. This restaurant is found in Penang and in Taiwan. I never knew until Rhema told me about it. Romantic eh? "Romantic".

The food at Modern Toilet. That's ice cream by the way.

Ah Lien Post

This was your average normal-looking human being dangling from the ceiling...

Then suddenly...Poof! Ah Lien! (This picture is scarily ugly...si beh ugly) Just like one of the girls I saw at my driving test yesterday who had false eyelashes as long as two centimeters and miraculously, she managed to see while driving. What is the definition of Ah Lien? Click this link to learn more about Ah Liens. Big difference between Ah Lien and regular. I believe, if you took an Ah Lien and wash a few times in the washing machine with a whole load of chemicals, you might come up with something different.

PS: Entirely dependent on Photoshop

Driving Test: Pass

This morning when I was still half-asleep in bed, I can feel my heart beating real fast and my brain thinking, "oh no! Driving test is today!" and I went back to sleep. Then I woke up later, still thinking "oh no! Driving test! Die!". To make me feel better, Stefan told me to go crash and burn during the test. I met Ashley, Chai Yi Ying and Valerie at the driving institute. I took the test together with Franklin. Right before the test, he taught me where the button to function the back wiper is located at.

Route C

I got Route C for my road test. I was thinking, "die! Why I get Route C??? So complicated". I'm not very good at directions so I kept asking the JPJ officer, "turn here right?" and I think I cornered pretty fast most of the time because the officer kept yelling at me, "slow!!! slow!!!" for a few times. I did not crash into anything but I think I classify as a reckless driver. At least my engine did not "die" when I was on the road. They even purposely parked a few huge lorries and trailers by the side of the road for the sake of the road test. I did check that the gear was free and tested the wipers but I got 0 for those two things. I adjusted and tested every single part of the car. Maybe I was supposed to announce, "I am shaking the gear now" to the JPJ officer? Hmmm. Anyway, at least I passed for the road part with 18/20.

Next came the hill part. I was very paranoid about my car rolling back down the hill and then JPJ officer yelling "FAIL!". The first time, I stopped at the lower end of the yellow line on the hill, a supposedly risky spot to stop at. One of the JPJ officers looked at me and asked me, "you rasa cukup kah?". I stuck my head out of the window, looked at my car wheels for a long time and replied, "hmmm...tidak cukup lah". So he allowed me to do a second try, I stopped at the upper end of the yellow line and he gave me thumbs up. It was pretty nerve wrecking since the person a name ahead of me, failed because her car came rolling back downhill. At least I passed for this part. I can relax a little bit.

Then, walked across the circuit to wait for my turn to do side parking and 3 point turning. I was the fourth last person in line. Pulled in parallel next to the parking lot very slowly like an 80 year old driving, got my car parked in, pulled out of the parking lot and was thinking, "haha! It's almost over!" and while I was busy celebrating happily, I forgot and let go of clutch abruptly. Engine died. I cursed a bit (mentally) but the JPJ officers didn't seem to notice anything. Started the engine and carried on with my business. Finally came the 3 point turning, my favorite part of the whole circuit test. Completed the 3 point turning, arked the car, JPJ officer told me, "pass!" and I exclaimed, "whew, I passed!"

My driving instructor brought me out for lunch after that, together with two of his friends, Franklin and a Batu Lintang girl. I am so glad I didn't fail my driving test. I will be getting my P license in a weeks' time and facing 3 months of probation driving period under the watchful eyes of my parents.

I'll be a proper driving license soon.

Eye Check Up

Kancil Transformer found on Funny Malaysia.

A "semi-doctor" a.k.a my sister who was in medical school back then diagnosed me as a (ill-fated) lazy eye patient many, many years ago. I completely forgot about that "diagnostic" until two week ago. So I told my mum, hey I want to get my eye checked. I do have a lazy eye who knows the muscles would progressively loosen then I am old, my eye would be unable to move? Mind you, my left eye has perfect vision while my right eye is a -3.25 and without my glasses, I still have perfectly clear vision. So off I went to have my appointment with an opthamologist, Dr. Ling.

At 8.15AM, I arrived at the specialist's clinic and there were already nearly thirty patients waiting for their turns. What the heck, this doctor has such good business. I had to stand for 2 hours because there were so many old patients. I guess learning Moral Studies in school does teach you a little bit about what to do when there are limited seats.

At 9.30AM, one of the clinic assistants made me read those numbers on a screen (the stuff you usually read when you get your eyes tested in at the optician's) and then, told me to sit outside and wait.

At 9.45AM, I laughed mentally at a lady with puffy eyelids. It was not her eyelids that I was laughing at. But rather at what she said about drinking water every night before she went off to bed caused her eyes to swell up over the night because all the water that she drank, flowed up into her head and accumulate in her eyelids due to her low pillow. Dad cracked one of his lame jokes when I told him about it in the car, "this is the concept of water pressure."

At 10.50AM, I went into the consultation room and Dr. Ling announced that I have very good vision for a person with -3.25 vision and that there is nothing abnormal with my eyes. Then I got very bright light shined into onto my retinas and stuff pressing my eyes to test the fluid pressure. He also added, that as a matter of fact, spectacles are not necessary for me and it's up to me to wear them or not since it is highly unlikely that my degree would increase. For that, my dad paid RM50.00 for the consultation and I wasted 3 hours waiting at the clinic.

Moral of the story:
This is what you get for listening to a "semi-doctor" a.k.a my sister and the second lesson you can learn, be a specialist, you'll earn lots of money. Third lesson, listen to your specialist.

Banana oatmeal mini muffins without any butter

"Mathematics"

The infamous non-scientific Mathematical conclusion about the female species. Here I am to crush it.

Girls = Time*Money (1)
Time = Money (2)
From (1) and (2):
Girls = Money*Money=Time*Time (3)

Money is the root of all evil (as claimed to be):

Money = √Evil
Evil = Money^{2
Girls = Evil (as claimed to be)}
Money^{2 =} Time²
Evil = Time²
Girls = Time²

As everybody knows, when time runs out, people die... So when all there are no more females left in the world, men die because Girls = Time².

Time = 0 = Death of the male species
Time² = o = Death of the male species²
You can also say that,
Evil = o = Death of the male species² (either way, men will still die without females)
Girls = o = Death of the male species² (the power of 2 shows the importance of the female species)

Just proves how much the female species is needed in this world.

Better start appreciating, Stefan Lim.

I found this on YouTube and I think it sounds really nice:

Father at 13

Wow. Rhema showed me this site about this boy who is only 13 and he is now a father! They said he has not even reached puberty and yet he impregnated a 15 year old girl? Is that even possible? So young! Kids these days...

14th of February

Skype-d with my living-in-Aussie computer technician. Trojans removed, LAN settings fixed and now...wireless!

Happy Valentine's Day.

Tagged

Tagged by a kid named Victor Chin.

The Rules: Go to urbandictionary.com and type in your answers to the following questions.

Post the first definition it gives you. Then your own comment below.

Tag 5 people.

1.Your name?

Gabrielle (First name)

1) derived from the biblical character of a messenger angel gabriel 2) heavenly sweet, strong, and protective 3) heaven sent 4) amazingly attractive and beautiful like Gabrielle Union, no need for further explanation

Nathania (Middle name)

Nathania isn't defined yet.

2. Age?

18

The age where an American can: 1. Legally buy pornography 2. Legally buy cigarettes 3. Legally gamble in Indian Casinos 4. Legally be concidered an adult 5. Be tried as an adult in a court of law 6. Be drafted for a war they don't believe in ... but still cannot buy alcohol.

3. One of your friends?

Amy

To take, hold, or steal your heart. a person who is a soulmate. a good lover.

4. Favourite colour?

Green

Yes... it is most definitely referring to the marijuana... and also, upon occassion, any substance with similar uses. too, properly, of course, it is a golfing term, but that;s really not very much fun, now is it?

5. Birthplace?

Kuching

(too long to be pasted)

6.Month of your birthday

October

NUDY MAGAZINE DAY!

7. Last person you talked to?

Perry

Where you stick your c*ck in someones ear.

8. One of your nicknames?

Pau

Finished; done

* Tag five people:

Amy
Andrea
Cordelia
Irene
Perry

Corrupted by Irene Pung

I was reading Irene's blog and clicked the link in her post about Kim Petras the German pop singer transvestite. Then, I came across this picture and really, who would have known that the person in the picture was a boy?

SPM 2008/2009

Abide the baking ban by my parents, I made a coconut soufflé today. Cocoa dusting. Can be classified as a baking disaster. Not up to French chef standard yet.

Rumor has it that SPM 2008/2009 results will be released this coming February 23rd? That would be a record since for the past years it was released during the early middle of March, about a week before STPM results are released. Heart pounding indeed.

I have that nagging feeling that I did not do so well for my SPM compared to my usual performance. Is it because I was sick (flu, sore throat, fever, cough, fainting and to the extend of visiting Timberland Medical Hospital at 6.00AM before Biology) during SPM? Or is that just an excuse? Paranoid or not I have no idea but I'll just stay positive for the time being. I suppose that when results are out, whether it is what I hope to get or not what I hope to get, I'll just see what I can do with it. I hope (beg) that my SPM results could be at least as nice as my SPM trial results. Stress.

I remember back then after I sat for PMR, I told Rhema I am getting 6As 1B for History. I told my mother too that I am getting 6As 1 B. Thank God that I got 7As when results were released.

Argh! I hope (beg) that my results will be what I hope to get if not then I hope (beg) that JPA comes up with a new policy to give full scholarships to more Chinese regardless of how many A's they had obtained in SPM. Double stress. I met a student yesterday who obtained 9A1s and 1B3 for Bahasa Melayu at MPH yesterday and apparently, this student is supposedly one of those expected to get straight A1s. However, rejected by JPA to pursue Medicine. Stress.

I saw a few newspaper clippings that JPA rejected a couple of post-SPM candidates with straight A1s or As. Triple stress. If anything should drop out of the sky, RM700000 would be just the nice amount to pursue the course of my choice. *keeps fingers crossed to strike jackpot in 6D*

On the bright side, I got an "award"...

Awarded by

Hans
to Gabrielle

School-less

Perry: I'm starting school this Monday.
Me: That's unfair. I want to go to school too.

In the process of "studying".This is for Amy. Picture has been blurred to prevent side effects.This is for Linda. Picture has been blurred to prevent side effects.

False Hope

I checked up a couple of educational websites today and while I was browsing through University Malaya, I noticed that they offered foundation courses. There was the Biological Science Programme specially for those intending to do Medicine at University Malaya. It struck me, hey this could be a good opportunity for me to pursue a career in Medicine and then, I saw there in bright blue, bold and in caps,

"ONLY FOR BUMIPUTERAS"

I swear I heard myself go ?!?!?!?!?! for a moment. Crushed.

100% Discount Store

A small holiday project of retyping more than 150 recipes belonging to my mother

I went to 100% Discount Store at Tabuan Jaya with my father. My first time. He was looking for bug zappers. All these annoying mosquitoes seem to have migrated from outdoors to indoors. One night, I zapped eight mosquitoes before I went to bed and only to wake up at 5.00AM to find four mosquito bites on my face. Hence, I started zapping more mosquitoes and I zapped a total of five more mosquitoes. Borneo Development Centre housing is under the attack of mosquitoes. I even got bitten by mosquitoes in the airport. I think they love me to death.

Back to the story, I was at 100% Discount Store and they sell lots of immitation goods such as Nokia N95 mobile phones for RM6.80, curlings irons for RM4.20 and SKII facial stuff for RM6.80. Goodness knows what will happen to a person's face after he or she uses 100% Discount Store's RM6.80 SKII products. I found Sony Play Station game consoles too, priced at RM6.80 and they look remarkably like the real Sony ones. I found toothbrushes for sale too and they look used...

Dad asked, "what's so fun about reading?"

I had nothing better to do at home so got my father to sponsor me two novels from the bookstore, "Man and Boy" and "Chasing Harry Winston".

Update

I baked a cake, modified a recipe into an almonds and currants yogurt cake. Succeeded.

My future pets, Blue Great Danes.