Monday, January 12, 2009

me? mencurik?

babe. thanks 4 calling me from russia with love.
on sunday. bout. 1 hours huh? haha...

owh. sy sedang mencuri.
curik mase la! haa...pk lain.
erm. sgt amat sebok. leteyh sudah kurang.
sbb kene biasekan diri dgn kesebokan n keletihan ini.
since hari ni class 9.30 - 10.30 am je. then de long gap...
i mean. ptg ni jap lg class 3pm-6.30pm. so...
wkt yg ade few hours ni. digunekan utk blk umah. lepak2.
dgn happynye ku maklumkan umahku
dgn kolej dkt je. =P
haha. abis class td. g bayar bil air dkt BSN. sumpah 1st time.
1st time byr bil air...n 1st time g byr dkt BSN.
ingt nak byr dkt post office sudeh. but then. nora btaw.
dkt BSN lg cpt then post office tuh.
thanks nora. 4 da in4mation.
n thanks jgk utk 2 pen friendster yg exclusive ituh! hee.
nasib baik salghee teman. x la blur sengsorang. haha.
then. gerak g giant. beli few bliss, milk n cereal.
terjmpe nora. ema. n mell. mereka maw ke jj.
after dat, jln kaki blk umah dgn plastic giant! huhu.
so. here i'm. at home. doing this rite now.

nyway. talking bout yesterday. 12th january 2009.
"happy birthday abah finaz!!!" hee.
owh yer. semlm pepagi da antar cik ke melawati. rumah su.
sy drive~ lalalalala. da drive hari2 skrng. hee. blh la.
da x takot. cume. x reti nak parking je kdng2. wahaha...
then. g usha brillington language centre
& ade pusat aerobic.
mama berminat dgn aerobic.
n sy berminat dgn language centre tuh.
but then. both tutup lg. so. blah blk umah...
blk umah. lunch skit. then mama gerak g keje.
n sy pon siap2 maw g placement test d brillington. jln kaki je.
dr umah ke sane. bout 10-15 mins. huuu...
de paper test n oral test. hello?
die pnye speaking tahap mane.
daku pnye tahap mane je. yg paper test tuh ok lg.
objective dpt 21/30 [malu3...] n essay dpt 8/10.
yg oral!huu... lintang pukang. seriously. lame x speaking ah.
sume nih pas skola. writing je okayh... bkn la x blh speaking.
just speaking ayat biase2 je. bkn gempak...
then. ok settle sume tuh da kul 3 lebeyh. gerak g atas plak.
anggap je la sy dah jogging 30 minit
& cycling 30 minit [NON STOP]
and sy x minum pape jenis air lngsng semlm.
so smlm cam agak nak pitam. haih~
gile kan? amost 7pm baru settle sume. n jln kaki blk umah.
tp lepak mc d dulu dgn nora n allya. minum air mineral.
n ribena sampai abis time tu jgk sbb sgt kurang air!!!

then jln blk umah dah kul 7:40pm mcm tuh.
mama sampai. mama ajak g mc d plak. drive thru.
mama lapar. then isi minyak kete. and ambik pics mama.
i mean cuci gmbr dkt kedai gmbr. huhu...
then bllk dah kul 8 lebeyh.
auntie ana + auntie nor d dpn umah da. maw jmpe mama.
salam2. rehat jap. mandi!!! kul 9pm dah!
then duk tgk on9 tivket dr kuching nak blk ke kl utk CNY nnt.
usha blog pe sume kul 10pm da. pas2 adek,salghee n miraghee. lepak syawal. dlm kul 11pm camtuh. gerak g syawal jgk. owhh. drive~ heee...
kecoh gle drive~ haha. maklum la.
dulu penakot n mls gle bwk kete. wahaha. lepak sampai 1:40am. then antar mereka blk umah. n i blk umah.
sampai umah 2am dah. kemas2 pe yg patot b4 tdow.
and nak on9 jap sbb maw tgk on9 ticket. since...
ticket on9 berubah2 harge anytime ye! ingt tuh.
tp x leh nak connect. so kul 2 lebeyh tdow dulu...

bgn 6 lebeyh...on9 n trus booked ticket.
n main msg with kambink. owh. die x tdow pon lg time tuh.
just main msg jap gile. til 7 lebeyh. owh yar.
die da beli itu hp E90. rm 3000++. hurm...ok la tuh.
i mean ye la. x la riso die pgang cash bebnyk lg.

hurm. habis class ptg ni. if ikot jadual...6:30pm.

tp harap abis awal! hee.

then gerak g tmpt meletihkan tu lg.

x pe xpe. i'll get used to it. tmpt ape? haha. biarlah rahsie =P


Could you eat an elephant?

Occasionally there is a metaphorical planetary alignment of the sort that can make you exceedingly and effortlessly happy. The best of these are also staggeringly simple and serve to reinforce your general outlook on life. Eating a freshly barbecued cob of corn with my girlfriend whilst sat on a piece of driftwood, with sand between my toes and the Andaman Sea easing into the distance was one such example from last summer.

Other times, these moments of simple happiness are closer to home and more easily attainable as shall be witnessed, no doubt, on Wednesday evening.

I’ve written much about a chap called Fergus Henderson, a rather eccentric London based chef (and qualified architect) who has single-handedly managed to transform the culinary landscape in this country by making offal and other parts of animals ‘beyond the fillet’ not only accessible but also desirable and uber-chic (you don’t see a Franco-Germanic verbal alliance like that every day).



(Photo taken from New York Magazine)

I own both his books (not just wonderful cookbooks, but also excellent reading material) and am hoping to make a pilgrimage to his restaurant at some point in the near future. In short, he is a hero.

Secondly, I have a slightly bizarre penchant for the unusual and an adventurous palate, especially when it comes to the exotic. I am fully aware that we are unwillingly penned in by our own cultural sensibilities and the food we grew up with is the food that feels comfortable and right. In an effort to try and side-step this culinary prison, I make every effort to try things that sound odd, strange or even disgusting.

Somewhat inspired by intrepid adventurers like Anthony Bourdain (my other great food hero and something of a role-model) I make every effort to put aside my own prejudices and chew down the unusual with an open mind and receptive mouth. As a result I love seeing others do the same.

So it was with great glee and delight when I discovered that Channel Four, here in the UK, will be showing a new series entitled ‘Could You Eat an Elephant?’ in which Fergus Henderson and Jeremy Lee (head chef at the Blueprint CafĂ©) travel the world in search of the foods that make us pull a face like a child eating Marmite covered cabbage at the mere mention of them. Maggot infested cheese, dog, horse and snake heart all feature on the menu at some point, not to mention the eponymous elephant.

Those expecting voyeuristic simplicity, of the sort seen in ‘I’m a Celebrity’s’ infamous bush-tucker challenge, will (hopefully) be disappointed. This should be anthropology in action with two intelligent (if slightly eccentric) characters at the helm who are trying to find their culinary ceiling as well as taking a serious look at the culinary norms of cultures and societies all over the world.

A planetary alignment of the sort that is making me as excited as an obese child at a Pizza Hut lunchtime buffet.

Could You Eat an Elephant? Channel 4, Wednesday 14th January, 10pm.