BEEF PROTEIN!!

I know, I know... I look freaky here but it's been so long since i last had my favorite dish "Lean Tenderloin Steak" I've no idea but i've long love steak since the day my dad brought my family and I to have my 1st steak lunch in Wisma Saberkas Kuching. Well, back then i didn't know it's protein and creatine of course.. hahaha...

well, im not promoting the beef because too much of these protein will cause indigestion and cholesterol... lol. hence, most of the supplement companies are making beef protein without the cholesterol and fats included. but its not something which you should exclude totally as it's one of the best food to get some mass up those muscle. other than chicken and fish, beef contains the best substance to feed those muscles. but remember, only lean steak without the fats as you won't wanna mass up without the quality. it would be easier for you to maintain those hard earn muscles if you don't put too much of fats underneath those skins.

there are many ways to prepare a great tasting healthy lean steak.. of course, frying is out as it will take away all those nutrients and it's never the best way to enjoy those steaks... grilling is always the best but if you don't mind the taste, you can always boil or broil them... lol... but do be wise in choosing the right ingredients to tag along as well as condiments.. OLIVE OIL rocks....

now beef your way to a beefy you

Soo Wincci and Bong Cheng Tzuu at Level Up Fitness Kuching

Picture - courtesy of Norman goh

Not too long ago, Not too near either......... I got an online invite to go for an audition in Kuching from a local director, Bjarne Wong of Hock Star Entertainment for Ms World Malaysia Soo Wincci's MV....

... I ended up taking a 14 hrs bus ride to kuching because it was so last minute that I couldn't book any flight. Anyways, I had so much fun in kuching with my family, 2nd Sister and husband and her 2 kids and my eldest sister and her son who came back for a visit from London. Gosh, I miss them so so so much. I've not seen them in many years.

Anyways, the audition is at 8pm and as usual, I arrived early.. much earlier and I had the opportunity to test Level Up Fitness. It's a good gym but the bar selection is a little low and expensive. lol. anyways, the gym is quite equip for where it's located. enough to pump your heart out.

Well, I'm the 1st contestant to have arrived. lol... and soon, they arrived and they were quite surprised that i was extremely early. anyways, I have my motive as well cause i've not been to a gym in such a long time that i would so love to workout. And working out there, I met a good friend, Kiu Loong who happens to be a bodybuilder. A nice fellow with potential to win. anyways, he participated in the audition as well.

Well, I was the 1st to go up. Didn't what would happen cause every audition and casting here in malaysia is so different. But it was a really fun experience. All of us were given a scenario to play along with Ms Wincci. Some were really hilarious and entertaining which made every moment better. One even went up with an eye patch (A recent surgery) but he was there just to get her signature on the album. :P fun guy.

Well, I got the part in the end and met many more amazing talented people and learn a lot from them. From productions to equipments. anyways, we had our shoot around Kuching and it was just 2 days. Im not too sure if i can reveal much more regarding the contents so i'll just leave it at that.

Anyways, I got another dosage of gym at Hilton kuching's gym. but well, barely enough to satisfy my cravings cause there weren't much toys to play with. but overall, it was a fun shoot.

Shanghai Cafe @ Pelita Commercial Center, Miri

Just one Saturday morning hanging out with mom at the Tamu, Market. After doing our grocery mom was hungry so we didn't know where to eat. mom's ok with anything but she was complaining bout my fussy appetite. I don't take oily, fried or too much meat. lol. anyways, mom decides to take me to Shanghai Cafe which is famous for its Roti Kahwin (Butter toast)

So mom ordered her Kuching Crispy Noodle which is so not in my list of "Anything going into my mouth" on normal days... hahaha... its saved for cheat days. anyways, i love these stuff, trust me, took a lot of effort to change my diet.

The waitress was taken aback when she took down my order. I wanted a Milo kosong (Plain Chocolate Malt) mild. She stared at me in silence and I repeated my order and asked her why she looks surprised. She told me usually people would order thick and not mild. and she was even surprised when i ordered Butter Toast mildly spread. I figure most of the time people are much greedier to asked for more without paying the extra mild and subconsciously jeopardizing their health... anyways..... Health : benefits issues

Anyways, I tried and i think it's just common toast. nothing special but good enough to fill up as snack....

Look at the amount of Bread.. mountain high.. You can tell most of the business here is all on the bread :P

I wonder if she ever gets bored of slicing off the sides... it's her only job :P

A Good ol' Friend's visit to town

Needless I say... it's FILA .... muahaha... and slim down yoh :) Happy to see him.. hope to catch up again....

sorry fila... i had to leave town the next day cause i've a shoot in Kuching.. hahaha... u mari, i pergi... i mari, u balik.....

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

shooting with Ms. World Malaysia Soo Wincci

Right after I resigned fitnessZone, i found an invitation to an audition in my FB by the Director, Bjarne Wong.. interested so I emailed the director to ask when is the shoot going to take place... fortunately it falls in the next few days and since im unemployed... hahaha.... i went online to try to book a flight but it was too last minute that there weren't any flight left.. so I took a bus down at 2pm.. the earliest i could get... 15 hrs later... 5am i reached kuching... hahaha... talk bout super early... anyways... my sister came to pick me up and fetched me to the location 2 hrs earlier since i wanna get myself ready.... emm.... 8pm actually... but anyways.. i was there around 6.. since "Level Up" is a fitness center, i took the opportunity to workout... hahaha... there i met one of the local bodybuilder, Kiu who is also a lecturer at LimKokWing, Kuching.....

Time came and the audition was about to take place... i met couple more participants... all together was 16 then more came.. i think around 20++ :P but i was the 1st to be called upon since i was the earliest participant to arrive to fill in the form... lol... anyways... i was given a scenario with Soo Wincci...

"Soo is all for her career and broke up with me because she wants to concentrate on her career. My role is to plead her to be back with me....... and so" we did the 1st take eventually was cut short because we didn't had our lapel mic on... hahaha... then we did another one... it was really fun.. but i think i need more practice :P

anyways... the rest follows on.. the other participants was really fun to watch on... very entertaining on most.. :) One of them even straight forwardly announce his motive of just coming to have her sign an album he has got. some are extremely well dressed up... but thankfully, i was selected in the end. According to the director, my experience as an actor played an important role in their decision in choosing me :P

Ms. World Malaysia Soo Wincci's English Newspaper coverage

The Press Conference took place the next day at Hilton Hotel, Kuching. That's where I met Alwyn Tay, the creative Director of Equator Media and also the Panasonic G-Team. Dominic, Soo's Manager who also acts in one of the Director, Bjarne Wong's "Sayang you can Dance", Hua Yi, the Photographer, Sian Yong, Sin Chew Daily Reporter, Vinz, the Hairstylist, Ching, Assistant Director, James Lo, The DOP, Kenny Sia, actor... and many more... will take ages to name all the great ppl i've worked with in the production :P We had the wardrobe fitting in the evening after that and Her clothings are awesome..

The actual shoot took place on the 3rd day. We woke up early and head down to the wind cave, Bau where we shot by the side of the road heading towards the wind cave... it was fun and hot.. with humidity rising as the morning passed. Then we wrap the site and heads over to the Director, Bjarne's Family resort (the same site Sayang you can dance was shot" the ponds.. the sight at the pond is fabulous and relaxing... after wrapping the location, we moved back to Hilton and more shootings. I was released early cause I've no scene left for the day... so I took the liberty to use the gym in Hilton but its not the best experience.. the counter service was horrible... especially towards house guest.. anyways, the equipments weren't the best and I've to DIY most of the way.....

Next morning arrived and i woke up early to hit the gym since my scene was in the afternoon.... what can i say... the gym bug bites harder than i thought.... my scene was really ... hmm.. .well, my wardrobe, a pouch hugging trunk :P anyways... i wrapped after that scene....

whole experience was awesome.. to think that there is such shoot coming down to sarawak is fabulous as there are lots of opportunities and beautiful lands and sight for shoot here.. hopefully, more will come over :)

more coverage of the shoot.. .with my pic included :P

Press conference coverage

hahaha.... Sian Yong was a big joker when he took pic of me sleeping and posted it on a huge page

Pasar Malam, Miri Part III

Right, after those interesting stalls, I walked further down to be greeted by curious stall owners. smiling and shying away while peeping towards my direction. some would smile hard just so i would take a picture of them and some even pose for the camera. of course, to be polite, I took a pic of them and sometimes, pretended to snap just to save my memory space. :P

Usually to the left of this foot path, there is an economic food stall who is owned by a muslim chinese uncle. well, there's quite a variety of food here but not all is good. I've tried their fried noodles, kueh tiaw (Flat noodle) and Mee Mamak.. sadly, its not the best food you'll ever taste. But the people here are extremely friendly. thumbs up. you can give it a shot, its just for the sake of experience.

The crowd is still slow at 6:30pm... usually people who works nearby would arrive earlier.. and + its a Chinese New Year.. so the crowd is really small on that day

The Chinese Muslim stall with their variety selection of food

The Uncle who owns the shop slicing chili and took a peak at me when his daughter inform him bout me...

Next we have what we call here, the Apam Balik (Malaysian version of Pancake). It is prepared by 1st pre-heating the frying pan and brush a layer of oil on the pan's surface. Next they would pour the premix batter and let it harden before sprinkling sugar on them. and just before its ready, they would put a layer of margarine on the surface and sprinkle crushed peanuts. When its done, they would fold it right before scooping it out from the pan. I usually love the smaller version as its much more crispier. :P

Sprinkling sugar on the large Apam Balik. These ones are softies.. :) but they are delicious. I can't say much bout the taste here in Miri cause I was spoilt by the ones in Kuching, Sarawak. :(

Here is a professional in action, making 3 of them in one shot.

Another "Roti Canai" stall. its not as good compared to the other stall in my previous log..

I'll update you on the name to this one.... i've never tried it and I wouldn't know how it taste like... but i'll update it as soon as possible..

Here is a stall selling "Kueh Muih" well, kinda like cakes / finger food.. usually the traditional ones are really oily but sinfully delicious...

There are lots of repeats on the food which Im blogging here cause there are lots of stalls here selling the same thing... well, here is another Apam Balik stall.. see how he scoop it up to be folded..

and the outcome of his skills....

some of the stalls are just getting ready at this time of the day... setting up the tent is essential since the weather is pretty unpredictable... rain is a huge turn off to come here cause sometimes its a bit muddy.. just make sure you don't wear your expensive shoes.. :-)