Tuesday, May 09, 2006

More Pics of Anthony

He does not smile that often, but loves it when you play with him...


Stretching while undressing him for his bath...


Applying shampoo...


Just "dried" him after this bath...


Pictured with his new cap(or whatever you want to call it)...


Crying when we put him in his pram...


He looks pretty unhappy after he stopped crying...I guess he needs to get used to sitting in a pram haha


He loves to lie on our pillow...

more pics to come...

Saturday, May 06, 2006

Golf is not a hobby, it is work

Gosh, I went to the driving range today after about a week being a busy bee.  I am still trying to regain my form in time for the show-down with Cleo's cousin in KK in June when we bring Anthony back for his baptism.  Most likely we will be playing at Sutera Harbour

Anyway back to the issue at hand, I find that no matter how hard you work on your swing, ball strike, stance etc, one week later its all gone!!!  I have to re-work on whatever I was trying so hard to practice the week before...sigh...

I feel that golf is like work, I mean a hobby is where you can pick up after one week of rest and still be good at it.  As for Golf you need to constantly work on your game...arghhh...

But having said that, there is no better stress reliever than wacking 150 balls at the range.  Anyway I can't wait for the day when Anthony is big enough to hold a childs golf club so that he can practice with me at the range...future Malaysian Harimau Kayu in the making.

Friday, May 05, 2006

Office Relocation

Finally after weeks of planning, we finally relocated the office. Its on the same floor but on the "other side" of the building...the scenic side. Instead of overlooking the industrial area we now get a nice view of the collage and shopping center next door.


The new place has a small water fountain or whatever you want to call it...left over by the previous tenant. My new added responsibility is to feed the fishes...


My new cubicle...gosh I am going to fill so claustrophobic, my old cubile has a hugh window where I can just stare out whenever I feel stressed...

I am going to get one of Anthony's pic enlarged so that I can paste is as a poster in front of me...his cute face will relieve me of any stress.

Wednesday, May 03, 2006

Pictorial Description: How IT Projects Really Work

How IT Projects Really Work
The picture describes perfectly what I have experienced many times in an IT project. I am sure this does not only apply to IT projects but to other projects as well expecially does where the Government is the customer... Malaysia Boleh...
More Baby Pictures

"why are you taking my picture??"


Lately he has taken a liking to frowning...


He cries whenever he wakes to alert us that he wants to feed...


He does not cry as much now after his shower...


Trying to stand up...


With is first toy...


Cheeky...

Tuesday, May 02, 2006

Kenaikan Harga Minyak- Hakikat & Persoalan

A friend of mine passed me this link it is a e-book on the recent oil price increase... read it with a pinch of salt...

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Baby Pics: Sweet Smile

Cleo finally took a pic os Anthony smiling!! Sorry for the poor picture quality as it was taken with the phone.
Baby Pictures...

Anthony is now one month plus in age, so its voting time again. Who does he look like the most?


This is Cleo ...


This William ...


This is Anthony...


Please vote below :

Who does Anthony look like the most?
William
Cleo
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More Baby Pics...

This is Anthony his bath...does not quite like being wet


His neck is quite strong now...he can lift his head up unassisted


This is his favourite sleeping position...

more pics to come....

Monday, May 01, 2006

Baby Pics




Nasi Briyani
Instead of plain rice, I decided to cook some nasi briyani. I cooked this dish once before when I was studying in London.


Spices...spices...important to have pandan leave and lemon grass (it used to cost me a bomb to buy in London...)


Fry all the spices minus the pandan leave until it is fragrant.


When the spices are fragrant...add in roughly 3 cups of washed basmati rice into the wok and fry for a few minutes. I added a small chunk of butter to the rice to get that "yellow" effect. Not very healthy but what the heck :)


Place the rice into a rice cooker... "bury" the pand leave in the rice. Add in a half a cup of milk and water. Place the pot back into the cooker and hit the "on" button...


When the rice is done, make sure to stir the rice so that it does not stick get mushy...
Bovril Pork
I wanted to cook marmite pork but only had bovril so decided to experiment...


Cut one green capsicum and one red onion...


Coat the capsicum in flour and deep fry 'till golden yellow


Marinate the pork in light soy sauce and lightly coat with corn flour...deep fry the meat


To make the sauce I used bovril and some honey...


Fry the onions until fragrant, spoon two table spoons of bovril and half a cup of water and roughly 1 tea spoon of honey into the wok. Add in half a tea spoon of corn flour to thicken the sauce if necessary.


When the sauce is about to thicken, stir in the pork until the sauce starts to become "sticky". Spoon the meat into a plate and place the fried capsicum on top of the meat.

The dish should taste slightly bitter/sweet...awesome...

I guess if you don't have marmite/vege-mite bovril can be a good substitute
Chicken Wine
Cleo decided to cook her favourite dish...


Chop up one chicken thigh into bite size pieces...


Smash up 3 pieces of ginger...


Fry the ginger until it is fragrant, then add in the chicken and fry till it is half cooked.


When the chicken is about half done, pour in 2 cups of brown rice wine.


Boil the chicken for half an hour then serve piping hot. Cleo accidentally poured the whole bottle...it tasted good...very very good...suffice to say...we ended up slightly tipsy...
Baked Fish Au Gratin

I have not baked anything before, however I felt pretty adventurous so decided to try something easy...


Chop up 3 cloves of garlic and 1 midium sized red onion.


Fry the garlic and onion until it is fragrant, then pour in half a cup of milk. Stir until it starts to simmer then add in a small slice of butter and some corn flour to thicken the sauce.


While the sauce is simmering, cut the fish like so...


Place the fish into a container, pour the sauce into the container and cover it with cheese.


Place the container into the over for roughly 20 mins...


I left it in the oven a bit too long...but I do have to admit the burnt cheese tasted niceee !!..


Serve with pasta...awesome...
Ikano: The baby friendly Shopping Center

We were at Ikano Powerhouse for a spot of window shopping when Anthony decided that he was hungry... I was in a panic as we did not prepare any milk, but Cleo calmly said "lets head to the diaper changing room"

Diaper Changing room? They provide that for free in a Malaysian Shopping Center?


I was half expecting a "macik" to ask for RM0.20 for entry...


The room had a nice washing area...


A nice changing table with an inflatable mattress is provided...


Two comfy chairs are provided...

I give 2 thumbs up to the management of Ikano for providing such facilities...