Asian Masterchefs

Sorry everyone, havent been on the net much lately because i've been capped. Anyway, the recent season of MasterChef Australia has just finish with the winner being Adam Liaw. It is quite interesting that Asians, especially of Malaysian heritage, have done extremely well in this competition, with Adam Liaw, a half Malaysian, coming first in the 2010 season and Poh, also a Malaysian coming 2nd in the 2009 edition. Also, an honorable mention to Alvin Quah, another Malaysian contestant.

Could their success be attributed to the multi-cultural society in Malaysia? With people with native Malay backgrounds, people of Indian heritage and people which have Chinese ancestry, the food in Malaysia is both diverse and unique, often a mix of these cultures.

Perhaps their success just comes from the judges lack of knowledge of Asian cusine. For example, Adam Liaw's egg custard with pork is a dish that my mum and grandma often cook at home to eat with rice. Not saying that they are as good a cook as Adam, but it is quite a simplistic dish to cook. I could probably cook it... That dish was something that the judges had never seen or tasted before and rated quite highly.

Anyway, congratulations to Adam on winning MasterChef. He thoroughly deserves it.

MALAYSIA BOLEH!

Sports blog

Lately i've been struggling to find inspiration to blog about. And i have found it, looked to something that i love watching and playing. With the World Cup finished, Wimbledon finished, you'd think i'd have nothing to blog about. But there is a wealth of different sporting events on at the moment...









Tour de France
AFL season
NRL season
Australia vs Pakistan in the cricket
the A-league is about to start and so is the EPL

So to start it all off.. English Premier League's 2009/2010 season's runner up, Manchester United have revealed their new kit for the new season. They have gone with one that looks very similar to the one they wore many times in their history including the 1946/47 season kit. United's new kit has gotten rid of the black V on the front and has now included a white collar.












So what do you think of Manchester United's new kit?

just like a wavin' flag

60 seconds in a minute
60 minutes in an hour
60 hours in my log book
60 hours to go...

i cant get the world cup song out of my head

Give me freedom, give me fire, give me reason, take me higher
See the champions, take the field now, you define us, make us feel proud
In the streets our heads are lifting, as we lose our inhibition,
Celebration, it surround us, every nations, all around us

Singing forever young, singing songs underneath that sun
Lets rejoice in the beautiful game,
And together at the end of the day.
We all say

When I get older I will be stronger
They’ll call me freedom, just like a wavin’ flag
When I get older I will be stronger
They’ll call me freedom, just like a wavin’ flag
So wave your flag, now wave your flag, now wave your flag

Oooohhh, Oooooooooh wooooohh, Oooooooooh wooooohh

good luck with exams everyone :)

Kokoda

Hawthorn 10.19 (79) def. Sydney 11.11 (77)

In the Kokoda match with Hawthorn wearing a one off jumper to raise funds for the Kokoda Track Foundation, Hawthorn were able to hang on to win by 2 points over Sydney. It's close frantic finishes in matches like these which makes me love going to watch the footy live. With less than one goal difference in the dying moments of the game, your heart beat accelerates, the adrenaline starts pumping, you start going into madness with everyone contest possibly affecting the outcome of the game. You and everyone in the stadium try to will your team to win, to push your team further. The buzz around the ground grows, the decibel levels rise, the time ticks on. You immediately become friends with those supporting your team around you as you all share the same emotions. Not knowing how much time is left until the final siren creates a fear within you that the other team could score a goal and potentially win the match. But when that final siren goes, and your team has won, the excitement overwhelms you. You instinctively get up off your chair and jump for joy, fist pumping the air. The massive grin on your face tells it all. Five minutes after the game your hands are still shaking. I've lost my voice.

eww

threw up at training today.
never eating breakfast on a sunday morning ever again.
stood around for 30 minutes cos i was too sick to do anything
then finally chucked up
people been calling me weak for it
and it's probably true
i guess it's time to tank up, get fit.
time to go at 100% in my attempt to reach my goals.



... after exams...

like a pyramid

coincidence #2

I had job training today for my new job. It ran from 2-5pm. My accounting tute started at 2pm so i had to skip it. Who was at job training? My substitute accounting tutor... Zack
"Don't you have class at 2?"

Oh btw.. i didnt tell yout that Zack has left us... our old tutor is back =( Obviously he left us.. so that he could go to job training too...


All about youu

Sadness and Sorrow

I almost cried while listening to this...

thanks tom for showing this to me

i'm sorry for hurting you