Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Sushi? But I prefer to call it Kimbap...

Sushi? But I prefer to call it Kimbap...
Why? Because I like a "person" who has been used to eat and still enjoying Kimbap....
This is my ...th time making Kimbap since my m's friend taught on the method of making it.
I'd like to share with you, the process of making Kimbap....


Kim (seaweed) used

The rolled Kimbap

Cutting it into pieces

Peace.....

Putting it nicely into tuperware....

Big family.....
Ingredients left.... Can be used for Fried Rice purpose...

Guess what is these alphebets stand for?
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Nice looking isn't it?
"Kok-jeong- haji- maseyo", the process of making it was pretty.... clean. Hygenic.

Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Dinner at "Nak-won" Restaurant

We had Sam Gyeob Sal, Bibimpap, Kimchi Chi kkee plus side dishes...
And not to be forgetten, So-ju, White chocolate cake, watermelon, tea, coffee and a present...








Friday, October 26, 2007

The 2nd Korean Speech Contest in Malaysia


I woke up at 6.50 am this morning. I couldn’t sleep well. I dressed up in my best position, applying a minor makeup on my cheek.
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My mother, my college friend and I went together to the Korean Embassy. We registered and took some brochure about Korea. I entered into the hall, with a light feeling, knowing that my participation was purely participation. I seated at the chair stated No 30 and I hade made to know some participants throughout the process.
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It was a break before Advance Level’s participant began their speech. It was a “long” break. I was very nervous. Participants before me were all great and fluent. I know my standard. I hope to do my best without thinking of the nervous.
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I stepped up when the Miss MC called my name. Let’s start. Calm.
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My title is , My Favourite Actor, Kim Jeong Hoon.
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My turn is over. Fuh… finally. The strange thing was the participant beside me congratulated me. I performed very well? Really? Happy to hear that... Thanks….
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It was the turn to announce the winner. It was categorized into 1st, 2nd, 3rd Best Speaker of Beginner, Intermediate and Advance Level. My name was not mentioned. Never mind. As I mentioned before, I was just concerned about participating. When I began to pack my things, suddenly:
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“We will now announce the Best Speaker of Today. The Best Speaker will receive a medal, a certificate, a package tour to Korea for 6 days and The winner is….. Contestant No 30, Pan Ka Min !!!”
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Ahhh!!!! It’s I!!! I WON!!! I WON!!!! YES !!!!
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It was totally beyond my expectation!!!
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I stood up, approaching my mother and I went to the front hall, receiving the “ticket” and everyone took my picture. I was suddenly became the “star of the day”. The Embassy team interviewed me and there were so many congratulation words towards me by everyone. It was a very good… feeling. I was very pleased to receive the honour. Thank you to the judges for choosing me as the best speaker, thanks to the support from my mother, my brother, my godmother and everyone who have been supporting me all these while. And thanks for the hero of my script, Jeong Hoon ssi…
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Thank you so much.
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Thursday, October 25, 2007

Fish -Pou Yu-

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This is Pou Yu with bean sauce...
Another dish cooked by my grandmother...
The meat is similar to crab meat...
Very soft and delicious...
Try it and you will agree with me... :D

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Fish - Steam Shek Pan -

I never tried Steam Shek Pan before until yesterday....
My grandmother cooked it. And I tried to have some.
Usually what I am concerned with is, whenever there is a steam fish, there is fish sauce...
I like to have fish sauce with rice.... And thus I end up becoming fan tong with fish sauce...
Don't worry, it's halal. The slices were ginger slice and mushroom slice.
It's not oily, it's just the fish's oil.

Rating for this Steam Shek Pan : 10/10 ! Yummy !

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

有你们在

Sharing from a TV Drama Lover

House of Joy - 有你们在

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I am a HK Drama Lover – And still I am.
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I am a KR Drama Lover – And still I am.
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Nowadays I started to chase over Singaporean drama….
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The brief introduction of Huan Le Man Wu:
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I started to like this song since I watched the first episode, which was aired in Malaysia around October 2007. It is a Singaporean drama, featuring those who are debt-ridden due to overspending sing credit card to strive on to overcome their financial and social problems. Well, I personally like some songs based on the melody. This melody is pretty good, plus the lyrics contain not just love relationship between lovers but in my opinion, it contains love relationships between family members too.
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I started to notice Ivy when she was in Family Matters. She is pretty, having a stable job as a lawyer and also, should I say romantic love? For Hanwei, I never leave a good impression on him, but starting from this drama, I started to notice his acting. Not to say very good, but considered good la. Furthermore, I get to know that he is from Johor… (Looks like Malaysians have the priority to travel to Singapore easily… wondering when my turn is.) For Edmund, I have the totally opposite view on him compared to Hanwei, he is a handsome guy… always… but he’d always ended up with affairs, even in drama Women of the Times.
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Although my Mandarin is considered bad, but luckily I can understand Cantonese, since both Mandarin and Cantonese do have the similar pronunciations, so I’d like to share the lyrics here. It is not 100% correct, as it is based on my understanding. Some words are just hard to be translated…

The song -
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The lyrics...
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This is... another part of the drama that I like...
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This comes with English subtitles. What I meant by I like is, "the quote"...
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Conclusion:I would like to dedicate this song to my family. Thanks for the warmest support all these while. I hope to come out with a bright result so that we can forgo our hard time and spending a good time appreciating and respecting each other. I love you all !!

Friday, October 12, 2007

Test on Myself

You Scored an B

You got 8/10 questions correct.

Okay, so your grammar isn't perfect, but it's at least passable.
You probably know English and its rules well. You just are careless about applying them.
Proofread your writing a little more carefully. Your mistakes aren't tragic, and they're easy to fix.
Give grammar a little more effort, and you'll keep your friends from shaking their heads over your blunders.


http://www.blogthings.com/theitsitstheretheirtheyrequiz/outcome.php

You Are 63% Real

You know who you are, and you're pretty darn comfortable with yourself.
Like everyone, you struggle with the parts of yourself that aren't so great...
But you're good at accepting who you are and not dwelling on your faults.
As a result, you're confident, optimistic, and very real.


You Are 20% Emo

You're the furthest thing from emo. Sensitivity is not something you exactly cultivate... and you can't imagine weeping over song lyrics.


You Are 68% Good

You are a good person. You do the best you can to be ethical, fair, and moral.
And as you know, being a good person means making hard decisions... and following them through.
If you're confronted with an ethical dilemma, you will usually do the right thing.
Of course you do slip up. No one's perfect. But you do your best to correct your missteps.

You are also probably: incredibly honest, especially with yourself

Right now you are on track to being: A respected leader

To be a better person: Be kind to someone who is not very kind to you


You Are 63% Independent

You've cultivated your own indepedent interests and personal style.
But you're open minded enough to also embrace anything trendy that strikes you.


You're Confident...Sometimes

You can seem confident when the occasion calls for it
But inside you may be experiencing a bit of self doubt
A little more inner confidence could take you far...
And convince others that you're as confident as you try to seem


You Don't Need a Man ... or Want One!

Generally, you're very happy being a single woman.
And anyone who has a problem with that... well, that's there problem.
Not that you wouldn't share your life with the almost perfect guy.
You simply won't settle though. Your life is too good to share with some substandard man!


Your Scent is Mango

Sultry, sweet, and mellow
You enjoy every moment of life!


You Are Somewhat Like Your Mom

Believe it or not, you and your mom are pretty darn similar.
It may not seem like it at times, but you and your mom have a lot of common ground.
Over time, you'll probably get closer ... especially if you emphasize the things you like about each other.


Your Ideal Hairstyle:

Layered Bob


You Probably Look Younger Than Your Age

You live a healthy lifestyle and know how to take care of yourself.
You'll probably have a youthful glow for many years.


You Have Good Manners 79% of the Time

Your manners are quite excellent. You are well versed in etiquette.
Of course you have the occasional slip up, but you even apologize with grace.


You Are an Okay Student

You know how to get by school, but your heart isn't always in it.
Motivation is a problem for you. Maybe you need to study something more exciting!


Your Worry Factor is 63%

The amount you worry is definitely borderline unhealthy.
Even when things are going well, you find yourself fixating on the negatives.
Try to remember the times you've been able to let your worries go.
If you can do that again, you'll be much happier!

Thursday, October 4, 2007

Szechuan Jia Zhang Mee


Hello all.... I am here to share about what I had for lunch today.
Actually we planned to have MacDonald, since we had the Large Free Meal coupon,
But since there were so many choices....
So we kept on choosing and choosing... and finally....
I had made my decision to have.... This.
It was Szechuan Jia Zhang Mee. (See it?)
RM 6.00 . At one of the stall at the foodcourt in a shopping mall.
Hmmm, it was quite delicious.
The mixture of Wantan Mee's mee, as you can see, mushroom, chicken etc.
And a bit spicy, but still I can take that spiciness.
The plate was very big.... And so did the mee....
This is the first time I cannot finish a meal !

Wednesday, October 3, 2007

Chinese, Korean, Japanese

"Chinese is the master - Japanese and Korean are the students". How true is this sentence??
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My Chinese - I have never studied in Chinese school before, although I am a Chinese speaking Cantonese. I was illiterate in Chinese for the first 13 years of my life. After that, due to my fondness of watching HK TVB Drama, we rented the tape/cd non-stop. Nonstop!! At that time I began to have some interest in Chinese character. I wondered myself, I myself is a Chinese so I must know a bit of Chinese. I cannot be a "banana" all the time.... Malulah if continuing like that.... Now, I can manage to read some Chinese, although I am still far away from the Best standard. Usually I can read well, meaning that I am good at word reorganizations, than I can write it. I don't know, writing Chinese is a kind of taxing for me. Plus my Chinese handwriting is not that pretty either... But my roman italic writing is... good. True. Everyone said that. My pinyin is bad. Why? Because it comes in Mandarin. Yes, Cantonese and Mandarin are mostly similar but sometimes when I want to type a certain word in sms, I can't pronounce the correct pinyin and ended up... typing nothing or typing the wrong word.
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My Korean - Korean letter sounds easier to master. But if we don't understand the particular word, we cannot understand either. It is like Bahasa Melayu. Yes, we can form the word/sentence, but it is a different case in whether we can understand it or not. I started my interest in Korean since I began to chase after Korean dramas few years back. That is what we called "Hanyu Wave". The "wave" is so strong that it drives me to learn/know more on Korean. Recently, I have cut down the time for watching Korean drama... But I am still in love with you, Hanguk !!! You have become a tiny part of my life.
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My Japanese - I have never been interested in Japanese. But recently I have changed my thoughts towards Japanese. I mean it's ok for me to watch Japanese drama now, compared to last time that my world was only filled with HK Drama, Korean Drama and some Malay gameshow. Plus Jeong Hoon is singing Japanese songs nowadays. he is entering Japanese entertainment industry. In order to cope with him, I have started to listen to it. Not bad, so far.
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Looks like it is true. Chinese, Korean and Japanese are "brothers". Chinese is the "big brother". I am proud to be a part of the "big brother". It would be great if I can master / "mixed" with all the 3 brothers. Then I can become a multi-linguist in Asia..... Is that going to be happen ??

I am not a Good Decision Maker



If the ranking from a bad decision maker (1) to a good decison maker (10), then I would probably standing at the point of (3). I am not a good nor prompt in making decisions. For example, I promised to go to a shopping centre with my friend tomorrow, but because of another friend's invitation for lunch, I had totally omitted my previous decision to go to the shopping centre. What am I thinking about? I have to fulfill my 1st decison before the 2nd decision prevails. What kind of people I am? Not a good decision maker. Guess I have to train myself... Making firm decisions.
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Anyway, I can make decision regarded to food or studies. So I am bad in making life-style decisions. Can it just not to be that complicated in making decisions?? Or I am green in making decisions??

My Favourite Prince


Photo credit to ohmyhoon.com
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Dear everyone, this is my favourite Prince of all - He is Kim Jeong Hoon !!!!
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I began to catch an eye on him since he appeared in Goong as Prince Yul.... Now he had dyed his hair into black again but he is still the same prince that i have known him for the past one year. He is becoming more and more popular in Shanghai and Japan. He sings sweetly and smiles confidently. I am proud of him, anytime and eventually. He is the Prince that has it's own talent and ready to presume 100% in his work. Good !!!
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But since few days ago, I was a bit upset. I don't understand why some people just like to say badly or ignore one's favourite artiste. Everyone has their own admirer. Everyone is not the same. Even if it is the same admirer, they have their different thoughts on why they like them. Am I right? Why must you say something badly on Jeong Hoon? I didn't say something badly about TVSQ too, although I am not a fan of them. This is because I understand that everyone has their own view. We shouldn't complaint on others. Why must you do this to me? Why must you ask me, "stupid... why do you like Yul? Shin is much more better !!!" Why must you say, who is Kim Jeong Hoon?? Why must you give me the expression "eeee, that guy" ?? Why can't you just say, "Oh, He looks handsome" or "Ah, he sings well" ?
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Please don't judge Jeong Hoon as you all have seen him in GOONG. He has his own charisma and he has his own talent. You just don't know how much VALUE that he has. You all just don't know who is the true prince. Therefore, please don't say something badly to Jeong Hoon's fan. I am not that powerful to chase you up. If you accidently tell your unsatisfied view towards Jeong Hoon's fan in jhchina or dclily, you would encounter hardship. That's what I can say about.
Conclusion, we all have our own admirer. Let's try to undertsand what is the strong point or weak point of that particular admirer before making any judgement. It is more wise to start to undertsand than to throw bad views. Everyone has their own feelings.
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Who knows that you might ending up liking him as well??

Tuesday, October 2, 2007

My Heart (J Drama) and You are born to be loved



Drama recommendation by abbie sis - To Heart. Staring Kyoko Fukada and Tsuyoshi Domoto. I had just finished episode 1. So far so good. Quite romantic at certain parts. Luckily I know a little bit of Chinese or I would not be able to understand the whole episode. Strongly recommend to all of you :)



The title of this song is You are born to be loved. A Korean Song. I like this song very much. I have been in love with this song since I listen to it for the first time. Strongly recommend to all of you too ;)