Sweet as Sugar

Everyone have sweet tooth but whether you are choosing the right sweetness to fulfill that craving counts... and I mean COUNTS... cause like they say, you are what you eat and what you eat shows visibly. so choose wisely according to reasons and not lust.

But it's definitely easier said than done. So how would we accomplish this "mission impossible" for most people? well, for a start, start walking.... into a supermarket if you are too busy to hit the market early in the morning for fresh fruits... every supermarket carries a wide variety of fruits. go for the basics. Apples which last long and friendly to the taste buds.. furthermore, apples have very minimal glucose level, high in fiber and vitamins. or if you fancy something more exotic and you have a bit more budget, try kiwi and strawberries. Kiwi have more vitamin C compared to most of the other fruits and strawberry are great vitamin C and flavonoids. And berries' a source of natural fat burners. Keep them at reach wherever you are. Pack em and carry them around. to work, to cinema, to school... places where you will be tempted to snack and by keeping the fruits around, you won't be snacking on the wrong foods. it's a start isn't it? forget bout the face or how people's going to view you. trust me, I was being discriminated when i 1st started. all sorts of comments being slapped into my face. but when my physics starts to change for the better, people start questioning my diet in curiosity as to why i eat so much and still able to maintain my physics. but problem is that their doubts and fears are still intact which makes them unwilling to try. I pack my whole days meal to work. all the snacks.. and Im always caught chewing my my bread by the shopping mall bench, sidewalks... which ever place i can think of... well, i don't do the squatting next to the drain no more... hahaha.... gosh, those were the time when i was younger. anyways, there are many parks and nice scenery places to eat your home take away... you just need to take the 1st step.

your task, is to walk up another 10 minutes earlier to make a healthy home take away.. just a simple one would do.

Kuching, Sarawak

It's been 7 years since I last step foot in kuching. Everything has changed and everything looks very different from the last time i saw it... but it was great to be back.. although I've been back Kuching twice in a month.. but twice I was busy as hell.. Rush all over... anyhow, I managed to visited Wisma Saberkas, a place I used to hang out as a kid... but it turns into an I.T. station... I loitered around and found a unique restaurant on the top floor with very cheap plastic rock looking tables and chairs called "STONE ICE" I checked out the menu and it was pretty pricey... lol

So I finally decides to order the "ROJAK" @ RM2.00 per 100g which is pretty pricey. But the unique part is that we get to choose the ingredient which is displayed in trays.. there were a lot of fruits... mango, honey dew, apple, grapes.... etc..... so I got some and went to weight it... comes round to RM4.50

That was my encounter with a local delicacy at a very old location in my memory....

I've always been trying to find "DARK CHOCOLATE" which is not sweet... thought I found one at "THE HILL, Kuching" a new shopping mall which is fairly occupied.. I asked and the cashier told me its locally made and even said its not sweet... but oh well, as usual, local customer service and product knowledge..... disappointment..... yet again... journey continues...

Borneo home made Chocolate

Discover Smile Zoom Malaysia - PERLIS -

One of the Most interesting trip we had for the month... well, actually for many years now with my best buddy, King. its been a while since we both traveled together like old times and it felt so good to have old memories brought back....

anyways, it was a 5 hrs trip down to Perlis from KL... right about 1/2 hr from the destination, suddenly i was woken up by a sudden jolt and I saw King holding onto the steering wheel with all his strength and the car's coming to a halt in a very uncontrollable manner... Well, we got to a halt by the side of the road and we got out of the car and saw that the left front wheel had burst and in a funny manner. I guess we both thought it was kinda funny and well, we r still alive.. lol. anyways, we managed to got onto the road in no time cause lucky that we fixed the spare tyre just before we went on the journey. and We were like joking bout it and well, lucky we parked by the side of the highway.. a big truck just speed by without hitting on the brakes... we would have been so dead... lol

oh well, we went back on the journey and reached at 3am :P

King showing how the wheel burst

Smiling as usual... with me laughing behind the camera

I helped to take out the spare wheel and jack up the car

How our burst wheel looks like

Well, then there is the next day... the game day... i didn't managed to take lots of pictures cause not easy to carry an slr around snapping while running around figuring out how to solve the questions and cleaning a historical spear... but anyhow... the next game requires us to have our camera with us into the cave so i got it out and snapped a little.

Walking in Kelam Cave, the Limestone cave where the Chinese and Malay coexisted peacefully in 1900s

Our Professional Cameraman at work

The wall of the cave looks amazing

The Entrance into Cave 1

Huey and Serene trying to pry open the King of Fruits, Durian

Our handy guide which i borrowed from Danny and an extremely delicious muffin from the hotel

On the way back with beautiful Malaysian Scenery

King showing off the blue drink sold at the cafe at Padang Besar, Malaysia / Thailand Boarder

Wait till harvest season and you have a golden field

Season Perlis contestants coexisting harmoniously

2 Beautiful gals posing for the camera

Looking up high... what every1 should do :)

But we have to look far too...

To find delicious fruits in Malaysia

and to steal a bite

Huey showing us the delicious riches of Malaysia

our Fruit Ambassador

King's having fun eating the sweet fruits

Huey showing us how to swallow em if they are delicious

Serene is licking it off :)

An unexpected scene by the highway... ppl should drive more carefully

lucky the driver escaped death

and all this happens just right before Simpang Pulai rest stop

Cuti Cuti Miri.. Pasar Malam.. come and Eat!! Eat !! Eat!!

Well, tis is the 4 log on Pasar Malam... what can i do.. i kinda snap up all the space in my 2G card.... :P I just love to snap... I'm trying to follow the sequence of all the pictures taken.. from the entrance to the other side of the exit.. and through the other side of the road... so I think most probably I'll still have a few more logs to go... then Im going to talk bout recent activities.. like my 8tv experience of Kan Chiong Kitchen.. and of course, my Amway event... oh, I went to PWTC today to attend the ceremony for Amway success appreciations..

anyways... lets get back to Pasar Malam...

Here we haf the all famous Banana Fritter.. Malaysian style.. compared to the ones I had in UK.. these r better.. way lot better...

Here is how u deep fry it... its 1st covered in batter which is a mixture of flour, egg..(I think) and hmm.. salt?? or sugar.. u decide.. lol... i think i haf to get the ingredient from my dad.. he is a great cook...

and so, the chef is very corporative enough to show me all the steps... well.. actually.. he is just doing what he is doing and i was lucky enough to have the patience to snap it all up...

Next, we have a selections of products of china.. lots of toys, household items,.. well, just name it.. china has got it... so these things here are not cheap.. but the quality is.. i would not advice anyone to buy here actually... but for the sake of experience... just buy one... :P

Here they have some cheap jewellery, watches, artificial gemstones.. but the sales r really doing a great job with thier PR. very convincing i would say..

Here you haf... emm... international perfume.. all made from... emmm.. somewhere.. and .. hmm.. i would never buy from them but.. there are lots of a certain ppl who buys em and its a killer... and i mean killer where when they walk pass you, even the germs die... :P

well, these clothes are not too bad... you can actually find nice ones here... just make sure you check and don mind the grammar... well... the thing is.. part from the food.. i never will buy anything else from here... there's a good reason to why it is so... anyways.. moving on..

Bananas... my favourite.. but I only take one type of banana.. and well, we call em "Keling" banana... its the best.. its extremely sweet.. reasonably sweet... compared to the rest.. over at this end, usually they calls em "Tamu" whereby they sell all the fruits, veges, and well, condiments... local condiments...

a whole family trading here.. its all to do with team-work.. and remember, the fruits and veges here are fresh and cheap.. if u know how to bargain.. u haf to have a sweet smile like mine to have a higher rate of success... lol

as you can see, most of the stalls are selling the same item or mostly in the same category... just browse around before you purchase...

another stall selling fruits...

these here are a bit camera shy... and overly curious... they ask after i snap... actually, it was suppose to be the other way around...

here is something new for me... handicrafts... previously they weren't here.. but that was 4 years ago... the last time i step foot into pasar malam... not too bad.. local handicrafts.... worth a look..

as you can see, its still early.. there is no fun to buy during the day.... come at night.. its more happenning..

says it all... "Pasar Tani"...

these van is parked in between the Pasar Tani and the Food section... also .. a variety of china products..... no comment here too.. since i would never buy here.... so ... u can give it a shot if u want.... :)