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What is twitter?

Twitter is a privately funded start up with offices in the SoMA neighborhood of San Francisco, CA. Started as a side project in March of 2006, Twitter has grown into a real-time short messaging service that works over multiple networks and devices.

In countries all around the world, people follow the sources most relevant to them and access information via Twitter as it happens—from breaking world news to updates from friends. See what people are doing right now.

And guess what, its also like a short kind of blog.... good for me!!! yeah!!!!!

for you guys that have not sign-up yet, go and get yourself one now, and if your already there, look for me =)

Gourmet talk of the Korean taco again

Okay, but how about taco ideas? Shin recommended kalbi (marinated short ribs) and daeji bul-gogi (spicy pork), with condiments including a slaw of shredded romaine lettuce and Napa cabbage with a sesame vinaigrette. “Instead of vinegar, which is what Koreans would use, I’d use fresh lime juice,” said Shin.

Kye and her mother also made homemade ssamjang, the sauce typically slathered on the Korean lettuce wraps called ssam, which you can think of as the original Korean taco. (Actually, Shin recalls tortilla-based Korean tacos long predating Kogi. “Growing up in LA, there’s so many Latinos in K-town, you had Korean tacos at your backyard barbecue,” she said. “It never really tasted great.”)

Bulgogi

Adapted from Kye Soon Hong
Makes enough for about 18 tacos

Note: the same marinade may be used for kalbi, thin-sliced bone-in short ribs

• 1 1/2 pounds beef rib eye, thinly sliced (preferably from a Korean or Japanese market)
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 2 teaspoons Asian sesame oil
• 2 teaspoons mirin
• 2 teaspoons water

Combine all ingredients and marinate at least 2 hours or up to 24 hours. Cook meat on a grill or in a skillet, then chop for tacos.

Read more here http://www.gourmet.com/food/2009/05/korean-tacos

My mouth is watering at the taught of one

Final Exam-first day

ya ya ya, sudah memasuki bulan Juni di tahun 2009. Hmm, enggak berasa, ini penghujung tahun gue di kelas sebelas ips satu. Padahal ya, baru banget rasanya gue masuk dan di MOS. *sumpah MOS itu enggak akan terlupakan malunya gue pas di ajang kreasi!*

Hari ini, hari pertama final exam, final test di mulai. Dengan rasa malas super tinggi, gue baru berangkat dari rumah jam 6.30, dengan bekal keyakinan di bawah 60% bahwa pasti enggak telat. Dan sesuai pengalaman selama dua tahun, cukup kok buat gue (harusnya) sadar bahwa ujian masuk jam 7.30. Enggak telaaat yey!

Pelajaran pertama Matematika-shit!, bahasa inggris, dan MULOg-doubleshit!-Visual Basic. gue enggak tahu, apa cuma sekolah gue doang yang mulognya visual basic and program pascal. hmmm.
Berbekal persiapan yang enggak mantap, gue meyakinkan diri menghadapi soal matematika yang berjumlah 40.

bel berdering, dua guru pengawas pun masuk. Anjriiiit, kiamat deh! Bu Kholila dan bu Yuli. Fyi : bu Yuli guru Bk, dan bu Lila yang super cantik itu hmmm agak susah dan judes buat nyontek. Matematika+pengawas killer=kiamat. Untungnya rumus itu enggak semembunuh itu!

Soal hitungan belasan masih bisa di lewati dengan gamapang, puluhan awal agak mengernyitkan dahi, pulhan akhir...grrr taiiii!!!. Untung di belakang gue Pram (fyi Pram ini rangking satu di ips satu) yang baik hati mau ngasih gue gue jawaban buat dua soal yang enggak bisa gue kerjain dan enggak bisa gue asalin. thanks ya Pram, makibau. hihihihi.

Matematika berlalu, bahasa inggris terlupa, dan vb sialan!!!
Begitu soal mendarat di meja gue, hal yang pertama gue lakukan adalah melirik sekilas dan langsung menoleh ke belakang, mumpung gururnya lagi sibuk bagiin soal. "Praaam. ssst"
Pram yang sedang sibuk dengan bahasa Inggrisnya nyempetin ngangkat kepala dari ketasnya. "satu sama dua dong. hihihi" gue kasih cengiran bego gue.

Habis mau apalagi, gue udah optimis enggak bisa. Yah meskipun baca dikit-dikit sih, tapi soal pembukanya udah langsung struktur program coding, matilah! Gue enggak sedikitpun tertarik sama program komputer sejenis itu, jadi gue sama sekali enggak niat untuk memiliki nilai cemerlang, cuma berharap lewat skbm dan aman. Cuma itu.
Huaaah. Dan sekali lagi makasih buat Pram, hehe. Karena hampir ada 6 soal gue nanya mulu sama dia. Maksiih ya bung! Dan makasih juga buat jundiah yang sama sama tuker jawaban untuk beberapa soal. hihihi.

Yang asli banget gue rasain, gue enggak ngerasain stres nya ujian akhir kenaikan kelas. Aneh. Tapi justru ini yang bikin hasilnya lebih baik. So, thanks God, untuk semua kemudahan yang telah Kau beri. :)

New York - Where to begin?

Times Sq. New York, New York – May 27th 2009

This is the greatest smear of humanity I’ve ever seen.

All around me is a barrage of illumination. Colour. Smells. Flavours. Noises. So many noises. A bottomless orchestral attack.

Fading chalk drawings cover tyre treads. Light bulb fireworks explode from ground to sky. Wide-eyed photographers catch single moments. Smoke from streetcart barbecues drifts over the road. Leaflets passed from hand to hand find their way quickly to the floor. ‘Cheap tickets. Broadway tickets.’ ‘You like stand-up comedy? Wanna see a show?’ ‘Happy hour all day, all cocktails half price, all day today.’

I’m sat on a plastic chair, on Broadway, in the middle of Times Square. This section of the road has been closed to cars for 48 hours. Around me is the greatest multi-sensory onslaught I’ve ever experienced.

This rich palate of humanity shifting through a single space dedicated solely to consumption. In all its forms. I find it fitting that this was once the city’s red light district – a better metaphor than I could ever have come up with.

It’s my last few minutes trying to get an understanding of this place before we have to take the Subway in the vague direction of JFK airport. And I can’t. There is no unified whole. No single defining factor. No culture nor cuisine unique to here. Just here.



And I love it. Because that is how to define New York: by its impossibility. By its vast richness. By its indefinability.

Normally over five days you’re able to begin the process of unravelling a city. I’m delighted I haven’t been able to.

The delicious variety of New York stretches to the food too. It is elusive, obvious, effusive and subtle. Characterised by nothing more than its globally disparate origins. This is a true food-loving city in every sense where you can eat your way around the world around the clock.

So that’s what I did.

But rather than relay a tired list full of information yet devoid of flavour, I’m going to take a slightly different approach.

In an effort to pin down what really characterises the cuisine of the Big Apple, I’m going to try and recreate each glorious food moment in words and in the kitchen. Burgers, fries, pizzas, knish, pork buns and all.

And it would be an honour if you would join me on this little adventure through Central Park, Little Italy, The Village, SoHo, NoHo all the way down to the Lower East Side. Come on, it’ll be fun. We might even have time for a hot dog.

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100 truths

Rules: Once you've been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 100 Truths about you. At the end, choose 25 people to be tagged. You have to tag the person who tagged you.

WHAT WAS YOUR:
1. Last beverage: mango yogurt drink [bliss]
2. Last phone call: adilah [college mate]
3. Last text message: kambInK [ttm]
4. Last song you listened to: thinking of u [katy perry]
5. Last time you cried: last night. a couple of tears.

HAVE YOU EVER:
6. Dated someone twice: yes.
7. Been cheated on: yes.
8. Kissed someone & regretted it: no.
9. Lost someone special: yes. but i let it go.
10. Been depressed: sometimes.
11. Been drunk and threw up: no no no.

LIST THREE FAVORITE COLOURS:
12. white
13. rainbow
14. pink

THIS YEAR HAVE YOU: (2009)
15. Made a new friend: yes. a lot and a lot of new friends.
16. Fallen out of love: a big NO [budget setia...]
17. Laughed until you cried: yes i did!
18. Met someone who changed you: yes. she makes my life better.
19. Found out who your true friends are: yes yes yes! obviously!
20. Found out someone was talking about you: yes, they did.
22. How many people on your friends list do you know in real life: quite a number.
23. How many kids do you want to have: 3 would b just fine.
24. Do you have any pets: yes. few cats ++ lola!!! [facebook]
25. Do you want to change your name: no. i love my name.
26. What did you do for your last birthday: nothing. no cake. just.being alone at home.
27. What time did you wake up today: sesudah subuh...
28. What were you doing at midnight last night: try on9, but internet x betul.
29. Name something you CANNOT wait for: finished this sem.
30. Last time you saw your Mother: she's here with me.
31. What is one thing you wish you could change about your life: my spirit.
32. What are you listening to right now: sound of the TV.
33. Have you ever talked to a person named Tom: no no no.
34. What's getting on your nerves right now: can't think of one.
35. Most visited web page: blogger, google, facebook, myspace, yahoo, friendster.
36. What's your real name: nur aqilah bt mohd amin
37. Nicknames: aqilah. qila. qilah. qill. rainbow =P and so on...
38. Relationship Status: it's complicated.
39. Zodiac sign: Libra
40. Male or female: Female
41. phone(s): nokia(s)
42. laptop: compaq
43. High school/college: mrsm / miim
44. Hair colour: black
45. Long or short: short.
46. Height: 163 / 164
47. Do you have a crush on someone: only hope.
48: What do you like about yourself: i dont know?
49. Piercings: none.
50. Tattoos: none ++ never.
51. Righty or lefty: righty

FIRSTS :
52. First surgery: i can't recall.
53. First piercing: back to when i was 3 @ 4
54. First best friend: ashraff kacak!!! where are u eh..???
55. First sport you joined: lumba lari. LOL.
56. First vacation: idk.
58. First pair of trainers: -

RIGHT NOW
59. Eating: nope.
60. Drinking: nope. too lazy to get a drink.
61. I'm about to: finish my assignment(s)
62. Listening to: news
63. Waiting on: to feel better.

YOUR FUTURE :
64. Want kids: yup.
65. Get Married: with some1 i love, and he loves me too.
66. Career: successful person.

WHICH IS BETTER :
67. Lips or eyes: eyes
68. Hugs or kisses: hugs
69. Shorter or taller: taller
70. Older or Younger: older
71. Romantic or spontaneous: spontaneous
72. Nice stomach or nice arms: nice stomach.
73. Sensitive or loud: sensitive
74. Hook-up or relationship: relationship
75. Trouble maker or hesitant: trouble maker

HAVE YOU EVER :
76. Kissed a stranger: never
77. Drank hard liquor: nope
78. Lost glasses/contacts: yes i did.
79. Sex on first date: not for me.
80. Broken someone's heart: a long time ago.
82. Been arrested: never
83. Turned someone down: yup
84. Cried when someone died: yes.

DO YOU BELIEVE IN:
86. Yourself: most of the time, no.
87. Miracles: 50-50.
88. Love at first sight: no no no!!!
89. Heaven: yes. always.
90. Santa Claus: no.
91. Kiss on the first date: owh i did.
92. Angels: yes.

ANSWER TRUTHFULLY:
94. Had more than 1 boyfriend at a time: back to when i was in 2ndry school.
95. Did you sing today: no.
96. Ever cheated on somebody: yes.
97. If you could go back in time, how far would you go: 10 years ago?
98. If you could pick a day from last year and relive it, what would it be: the day when i decided to let him go.
99. Are you afraid of falling in love: now? idk.
100. Posting this as 100 truths: yes.