TRANQUERAH: July 2009

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Makan @ Bunga Raya

the famous lorong bunga raya o-chien (fried oyster with egg)

wanton mee soup

wanton mee dry

A kopitiam in
Jalan Bunga Raya
Melaka

Chicken Wings with BBQ Sauce

486 Baba Low's
Lorong Kurau
Bangsar
Kuala Lumpur

Home-made Roast Chicken Sandwich

My coleq made this for our lunch in the office.

Dim Sum for Supper

siu mai

brinjal

pei-tan (century egg) porridge

yue-mai (fish paste ball)

mango pudding

tea

sweet sauce (tim cheong) & chilli sauce

Restoran Jin Xuan Hong Kong

59, 61 & 63, Jln SS22/19

Damansara Jaya
Selangor

Sunday, July 26, 2009

RIP Yasmin

Thanks for all your good works.

Thanks for your passion & love for the people of all races in this country.

Your movies & ads warmed my heart & brought tears to my eyes... so courageous!!

The country has lost a great legend, an icon of unity.

Thank you once again, Yasmin for all your hard work.

RIP.

The Star

Sunday July 26, 2009

Film director Yasmin Ahmad dies
By NURBAITI HANIM and ZALINAH NOORDIN

KUALA LUMPUR: Award-winning film director Yasmin Ahmad (pic) has died from massive bleeding in the brain at the Damansara Specialist Hospital.

She died at 11.25pm yesterday. She had undergone surgery following her collapse at the TV3 headquarters Seri Pentas on Thursday.

The 51-year-old movie maker was famed for her advertisements and films capturing the essence of racial harmony in Malaysia.

Relatives, loved ones and a large group of luminaries from the local movie and television scene gathered at the hospital the moment they heard about her death.

Among the first to arrive were veteran actress Fatimah Abu Bakar – a close friend of Yasmin – and Media Prima International CEO Datuk Seri Farid Ridzuan.

Although distraught, those present paid tribute to the award-winning director.

“We would come cross a few great people in our time on earth. Yasmin was one of them.
“She wasn’t an easy person to live or work with, but that was only because she was so talented.
“She had a big heart and vision that we usually don’t understand. That was why people misunderstood her. But she never intended any malice,” said Fatimah.

She added Yasmin’s films had always been about love and forgiveness because that was the way her parents brought her up.

Fatimah’s daughter, Sharifah Amani, who acted in Yasmin’s films, was too distraught as she stood by at her mother’s side.
She refused to talk to the press.

Fatimah and Farid acted as the spokespersons for Yasmin’s family to announce her death and details of her funeral.

TV host Aznil Nawawi, said he had always admired Yasmin’s work although he never had a chance to work with her.
“She possessed the knack on how to capture the essence of Malaysia through her movies and commercials.
“I last saw her when she was promoting her movie Talentime at the Radio Era office,” he added.

Suria FM chief executive officer Engku Imran Engku Zainal Abidin described Yasmin’s death as a great loss – not only to the entertainment and movie industry, but to the nation as a whole.
“Her movies are watched by all races because they can all relate to the messages conveyed.
“We have lost a great, intelligent and creative director,” he added.

Yasmin will be buried after Zohor prayers today, although at press time the location of the burial has yet to be determined.

Fatimah said Yasmin’s body would be taken to the SS19 Mosque in Subang Jaya for prayers.

Friday, July 10, 2009

Kedondong

Spondias dulcis or the Tahitian apple, also known as the Otaheite apple, (hence its alternative binomial, Spondias cytherea, Malay Apple), or just Golden apple, is an equatorial or tropical tree, with edible fruit containing a fibrous pit. In Trinidad and Tobago it is called Pommecythere.

The fruit may be eaten raw; the flesh is crunchy and a little sour. In Indonesia and Malaysia, it is eaten with shrimp paste (a thick black salty-sweet sauce, called 'hayko' in Chinese Southern Min dialect). It occurs as an ingredient in rojak. It may also be juiced, and goes then under the popular name umbra juice in Malaysia. It is a Jamacian fruit. The fruit is pear shaped with a dark red skin and white flesh,sometimes it is seedless.

Vernacular names :-

ඇඹරැල්ලා (Ambarella) (Sinhalese)
'ambarella' (Dutch)
'buah kedondong' (Malay)
'Cajá-Manga' (Brazilian Portuguese)
'cóc' (Vietnamese)
'évi' (Réunion)
'Goldpflaume' (German)
'gway' (Burmese)
'hevi' (Philippines)
'hog plum'
'june plum' (Jamaica)
'Sugar Apple (St. Lucia)
'kedondong' (Indonesian)
'makok farang' (Thai)
'mokah' (Cambodian)
'naos' (Bislama)
'prune Cythère, pomme Cythère' (French)[2]
'vi' (Tongan)3
'Pomarosa" (Puerto Rico)

Father's Day Dinner

Since Dad left us 2+ years ago (he passed away suddenly in October 7, 2007), we have no opportunity to celebrate Father's Day. But this year we decided to celebrate with our favorite Uncle i.e. Mom's brother.

So Bro-in-Law suggested a Restaurant somewhere in USJ Industrial Zone. At 7pm, Sis, Bro-in-Law, Uncle J, Aunty R, Cousins (M & T), Princess & I were already there & that place was packed. Food must be cheap & good lah, we said. Bro-in-law is a regular there since his office is near. He highly recommended this place lor and also the fish curry.

FOOD IS GOOD!!

MY FAV : HARM TARN SOTONG (SALTED EGG SQUID / CALAMARI)

p/s : daddy, we miss u so much... R.I.P.