Instant Noodles Precaution

I think many of us have read this email before but for those who haven't, hope you will spend some time going through briefly. I do not know for sure that it is 100 true but it is good to analyse that yourself. As for me, whenever I take instant noodles, I will boil it with hot water first and then transfer to another pot of hot water. It might be inconvenient but I feel more ease after doing that... hahahaa... ok, now read on...

Dear instant noodle lovers,
Make sure you break for at least 3 days after one session of instant noodles before you eat your next packet! Please read the info shared to me by a doctor. My family stopped eating instant noodles more than 5 years ago after hearing about the wax coating the noodles - the wax is not just in the Styrofoam containers but it coats the noodles. This is why the instant noodles do not stick to each other when cooking.

If one were to examine the ordinary Chinese yellow noodles in the market, one will notice that, in their uncooked state the noodles are oily. This layer of oil prevents the noodles from sticking together.

Wanton noodles in their uncooked state have been dusted with flour to prevent them sticking together. When the hawker cooks the noodles, notice he cooks them in hot water and then rinses them in cold water before cooking them in hot water again. This process is repeated several times before the noodles are ready to be served. The cooking and rinsing process prevents noodles from sticking together.

The hawker then "lowers the noodles in oil and sauce to prevent the noodles from sticking if they are to be served dry. Cooking instructions for spaghetti require oil or butter to be added in the water when boiling the spaghetti to prevent the pasta from sticking together. Otherwise, one gets a big clump of spaghetti!

Nowadays the instant noodles are referred as " cancer noodles ".

Thank U, Thank U

Let me tell you about one shop in First Garden which we would like to frequent for our breakfast. There is this particular stall which sells wan ton mee and we nicknamed him "yat koong koong", meaning "bowing with respect." Reason why?

Well, each time we entered the shop, he will automatically greet us with a pleasant "good morning, ladies,come in, come in" and giving a slight bow at the same time, even when he is preparing his noodles.

And when we leave the shop, he will bow again, "tor cheh, tor cheh" (thank u, thank u) few times..... so much so, we called him "Yat Koong Koong."

his wan ton mee is somehow different
not soft type... nice to bite
(if u know what i mean)

it comes with a bowl of meat dumplings (wan ton)

and this additional...
fried wan ton

Love One Another

Each morning in school, my girl attends a christian prayer before going into her class and I know she is in the "low profile" category, keeping quiet at all times....

Last week, on one Tuesday afternoon as she got into my car after school, she gave me a worried groan, "Mi ah... I am instructed to lead a prayer sermon this friday... how ah...how...??" (this is the daughter I know, who is always overanxious type)

First thing that came to my mind, "ask goh goh to help." Her brother should know what to do.. he is the steady one... Me? I depend on him too if given a choice...

But on that particular night, mother and daughter sprawling on the bed, scorched over the Bible for some suitable verses and finally, we came up with LOVE...1 corinthians 13:4 and my girl added one more loving verse in 1John 3:11 LOVE EACH OTHER.....

I am proud of her, she has done some elaboration on these verses and sharing them in front of her school mates during the christian fellowship on Friday morning....

All praises to our God for showing her the way, giving her the courage to lead despite her fear and shyness....

"Will I Be Able To Forgive Him?"

"If he comes back, will I be able to forgive him? I hate him and yet I love him ...... "

Words came out from an anguish wife who is hurting deep, the emotional pain that no one experiences except those who are in the same situation.

When one is in deep anger over a spouse, hurling words from one's heart will lash out.... while one part of her still loves him, another part hates deeply....

I pray...she prays... let God be in control... pray that He will intervene...

Told her not to say spiteful words to her husband anymore, just be humble and quiet, let it be... when there is no solution now, it is no point arguing anymore, it only widen the gap instead of reconciling....

Find comfort in prayers... ask for patience, peace, comfort... and let Him decides.....

A Song With Michael Jackson

Sorry fellow bloggers, the other day I said I will not post Michael Jackson again... but this afternoon, he was mentioned in the radio news and I couldn't help not thinking about him. Even my colleagues were planning to go for a "rombongan" (excursion) to attend his funeral on Tuesday. So many of us "hands up" when she asked who was interested....

oh btw, is it a rumour that MJ converted to being a muslim? I don't know why my malay colleagues kept saying he was converted but I doubt it.... I didn't read it anywhere...

Anywaysss, I think this picture will be priceless now... something to remember him by....

I wonder what song he was trying to render...
was it...
Ben, the two of us need love no more....

Oh, I just received an email about MJ, all about him.. here are some excerpts..

By Ian Halperin
LOS ANGELES, June 29 — Whatever the final autopsy results reveal, it was greed that killed Michael Jackson. Had he not been driven — by a cabal of bankers, agents, doctors and advisors — to commit to the gruelling 50 concerts in London’s O2 Arena, I believe he would still be alive today. (Read the rest here)

(p/s : Not sure this news is true or not..it is inside the Malaysian Insider today...)

Transformers And H1N1

Tam, my old classmate was on the phone with me last night...

Me : Eh, this Saturday, we go see "Transformers", wan or not? after all, nothing to do...
She : OOOO... I no want to go, so many people, not scared ah?
Me : Scared of what wor... see show only ma..
She : Wei, public places ah.... cinema so many people, not scared of H1N1 meh? There is no disinfection done in the cinemas, u noe? It is enclosed... so we sure "kena" if one patron is H1N1.....

Hah? H1N1? It never crossed my mind ... didn't really think much about that... so serious meh? Cannot go see show? Cannot go pasar malam?(night market) If really want to avoid public places, it is like living inForbidden City. Everyday, everywhere, there is sure to be people here and there. How to keep away?

Matta fair is on this week, can go there or not? Wanna get some cheap air tickets ... but then can go overseas or not?

By the way, I heard on the radio this evening 70,000 are infected now and 300 over had died... and it said that H1N1 is a deadly virus.....

If really so contagious and deadly, I guess all of us have to be confined to our own homes, IN TIME TO COME.... cham ...cham....

Mother Blur, Daughter Blurrer...

Let me start off the first day of July with a most embarassing episode of mine..... but before you go on, there is one condition....

DO NOT LAUGH, OKAY????

ok... let me story you ....

One fine night, while having fun doing my blogging, Girlie suddenly called from her room, "Mi, take me out to photostat some notes." (haiyah... disturbing my peace again) ... Reluctantly, I stood up, went to change and said bye to my blog.....

Ok, cut story short, after photostating, we dropped by at my mama's place to say "hello and what's up..etc...etc..." After chatting a few minutes with her, my mama suddenly poked at my blouse and said, "Wei, are u wearing your blouse correctly or are my eyes seeing wrongly?"

"HUH?" instantly, I looked at my blouse and what did I seeeee????

I WAS WEARING MY BLOUSE INSIDE OUT!!!! AAHHHHHH...... cham moe!!

front part not obvious, hor??

but the back part was!!

i was wearing like this
with my hair tied up and...
the tag surely could be seen clearly...

OH GOSH!! Went to the shop with so many people.... and..not even one person noticed??? Or were they thinking I soh soh tei? (careless or crazy?) Or perhaps they thought this was something new? yeah..yeah...... new fashion ma...

*making a mental note*
(from now onwards, I will not laugh at my mum anymore like I used to.... cos it was ME this time... so Mum, it seems I am as blur blur as u, after all, LIKE MOTHER LIKE DAUGHTER hai mai?)