Twitter in 9 words

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Alice In Wonderland circa 1903

The damage to the film makes it, sort of, magical.

Origin of CTL-ALT-DELETE

This is an old video clip, but one of my favorites. David Bradley describes his invention of CTL-ALT-DELETE (imagine the bragging rights). But when he tried to share the credit, Bill Gates was not amused.

Our Hari Raya Lunch With Friends

Left to right, top to bottom:

ketupat (rice cake), begedil (potato patties), rendang (malay beef dish)

emping belinjo (padi oat crackers), peanut sauce, sambal tumis udang & telur burung (prawn & quail egg sambal tumis)

sayur lodeh (malay vegetable curry), gado-gado (Indonesian vegetable salad)




For dessert, kek lapis (layered cake), biskut gajus (cashew cookie), kek buah (fruit cake)

I had the lofty ambition of accompanying this post with individual pictures of the food I prepared and their recipes. But when you are cooking 5 dishes for 30 people, it leaves little time to pick-up the camera. The real feat was not the cooking, but squeezing 30 people into our apartment! I plan cook the dishes again (just not all at the same time), and post pictures and recipes soon. So tired now, but happy that we fed so many people!

Empty dishes

Let's see. 50 shallots, 8 onions, 30 garlic cloves, 8 pounds beef, 5 pounds shrimps, various amounts of cabbage, water spinach, long beans, tofu, tempe, carrots, jicama, potatoes and eggs. I think these dishes will not remain empty for long. And labels are very important. Then you'll know where everything goes!

For the weekend

Something cheerful to start the weekend with (via Skippettystreet)

Onions, thy name art tears

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I wish that onions would let me do that to them. But when I have this much onions (shallots, rather) to peel ......

I have only one solution .....





** via om-nom-nomivore

I Froze

in San Francisco yesterday. Because I wore open-toed shoes. Smart.

The Great California Garage Sale

One of my favorite things to do on a weekend, which I don't do enough of, is scanning Craigslist and going to estate sales. My most memorable so far is the home of a former hunter in Sunnyvale (!) with more than 100 taxidermied animals. I wish I had my camera then. California is getting into the act on Friday and Saturday. I am not sure if you can find this on Craigslist, but here it is: The Great California Garage Sale.

Songs you used to love

So fun! You can check in every day for a surprise tune from the past. Or, click on the button on the bottom left corner to play all the songs.

Happy 44th Birthday, Singapore!

Back in Singapore, my National Day celebrations were limited to turning the TV channel to the grand annual parade while having dinner. But here, we have two National Day parties this weekend to celebrate. Maybe absence makes the heart grow fonder? So in honour of this big day, I will cook and post a dish from Singapore, or one that I associate with Singapore, everyday for one week. As a Singaporean, there is no better way to show patriotism than good "makan" (Malay for "eat")!

America

Oh America, I really, really like you. You've been so good to me these last two years. But I was wondering, ermmm, if maybe you could join the rest of the world and adopt the metric system?

R.I.P.

I was in college when Michael Jackson came to Singapore to perform. My brother was a long-time fan. Michael Jackson's Thriller album was the first cassette tape he owned. We had planned to go to the concert separately with our friends. Then I jokingly asked my mum if she wanted to come along. I never expected her to say yes - after all she is a conservative and traditional woman who does not even speak English. But this was Michael Jackson - whose music we had played frequently in our home and whose music videos kept my siblings and I mesmerized in front of the television. So in the end, my brother and I decided to take both my mother and our younger teenage sister to the concert. In her traditional Malay garb, she sat back and enjoyed the music while her children were dancing and screaming crazily. It was the only time she ever attended a pop concert - she had to - it was Michael Jackson. And she loved telling her friends all about it.