Who do you look like?

Hm... book reviews are never popular with commenters.. ;)

Last night while having dinner at a restaurant near our house, one of my friends (who also frequents the place) came with his wife.
Somehow Anis was so shy with him. Maybe coz he likes to look at Anis. She would cover her face and then peep through her fingers to see if my friend was still watching her.
Halfway through dinner, Ilham asked me
"Who is that?" pointing to my friend.
"He's my friend, he's Uncle XXXX. You've met him before, havent you?"
"He looks like Bob"
"SpongeBob?"
"Bob from Akademi Fantasia"

I almost choked on my fried rice.
I laughed and said "really??"

A few minutes later he said
"That guy looks like Ki (grandfather)" pointing to the guy frying the kuey teow, who was fair skinned and wears glasses.
"and that guy looks like Kaer" pointing to the guy selling rice porridge, who is thin and lanky and has wavy hair.

I guess children associate everything with the familiar.
I wonder who I look like... hmmm...

Edited to add:
I just remembered .. a while before or after this conversation, Uncle XXXX commented that Anis didnt look me nor Taufik. And said Ilham looked like me.. and Ihsan didnt look like me.
I don't know which conversation triggered which. But both were funny to me..
btw, alot of people say Anis looks exactly like me, but I think I look more like Ihsan when I was a little girl and Ilham looks like Taufik when they were babies.
and it is undisputed that Ihsan looks like his grandfather.


Who do you think you look like?

p/s
Dear Uncle XXXX,

Please don't be angry..... and thankyou for your gift. We enjoyed your CD. But we only managed to listen to half a song during the short drive back to our house last night. Who are they anyway?

regards,
Ilham, Ihsan and Anis Suhaila

Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

Mood: goofin' Playing: Fatal by Pearl Jam

The only other Joseph Conrad book I've read is Almayer's Folly. Which was a good story. It had adventure and romance and betrayal and violence and conspiracy and even a bit of women's rights thrown in..
anyways.

This one was a much much much more difficult read than Almayer's Folly.

Heart of Darkness was written almost fully in narrative form. That means having to read everything, even dialogues, in.. well.. narration.
I found it difficult to imagine tones and attitudes when it is told like this. Furthermore, the language was pretty flowery and 'advanced' for me. After reading a straightforward book like 'Lovely Bones', reading Joseph Conrad proved to be a chore. I had to use too much of my brains.. lol!
However, the story was intriguing enough to make me keep on reading.
A guy was telling a story about when he was manning a steamer up a river in Africa. He kept hearing about a Mr Kurtz, who everybody idolized and said he was great and stuff. So he goes on a journey to meet this MrKurtz and found him sick/dying and living with natives, sort-of. They bring Mr. Kurts out and he dies.
Well, there's actually alot more going on in the story.. basically he described the jungle and the natives a lot, and how the 'white people' were behaving over there and stuff. But half of the time it was people describing how great MrKurtz is, how inspiring, how brave etc etc.. that kept me reading the book coz as much as the protagonist, I wanted to meet and see what MrKurtz is really like.
Maybe I was too sleepy, maybe the bombastic words took a toll on my brains, but I thought meeting Mr.Kurtz was an anti-climax.

However, I think this book would make a good action-adventure movie. If they do make it, I'd definitely go watch.. just so that I could digest the book better. After watching the movie, I might even give it another read if it still intrigues me.

now on to Updike...

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Blog COmments

Posted by: zack_
Date: 9/28/04 at 10:51PM (1M3w ago)
if only i was interested on books as i am with paddle pop pelangi.

*sigh*

have a nice day elisa.


Posted by: elisataufik (Offline)
Date: 9/28/04 at 11:03PM (1M3w ago)

i was trying to search if there was a movie ever made out of this book and stumbled upon the reviews made in Amazon.com.

Though some views I tend to agree with, some made me think: Was I reading a different book or what?



"we were but stones, ... your light made us stars"


Posted by: Anuar Fariz
Date: 9/29/04 at 3:33AM (1M3w ago)
What CD was it? This reminds me of being in my brother's car and listening to Old Macdonald, as requested by the Princesses. After 20m, I was ready to bang my head on the dashboard and kill myself after 50m.


Posted by: didee
Date: 9/29/04 at 12:40PM (1M3w ago)
Francis Ford Coppola's "Apocalypse Now" is based on Heart of Darkness. It's a very difficult read, yeah? Tapi cool la in some parts.


Posted by: elisataufik (Offline)
Date: 9/29/04 at 8:16PM (1M3w ago)

really?? didnt know that. but Apocalypse now is SO different..

"we were but stones, ... your light made us stars"


Posted by: Yasmin
Date: 9/29/04 at 9:25PM (1M3w ago)
Hi elisa,

My first posting here, hope you don't mind me trespassing.

The book you want to read which has been compared to da vinci's code.. i think it's called 'the rule of four', written by a harvard grad & his friend.

wow.

Oh wow.
something is going on. can't say what, because like Dana and the-missing-and-missed Russell , I'm afraid if I say it, I will jinx it.
something that could be exciting.
Something that is almost an answer to my prayers.
but yet so many unknowns.. so many possible-things-that-could-happen-to-yous (otherwise known as 'risks').
something almost life changing ..
eh but isnt every moment , a life changing moment?
No I wont go there now

all i can say is : WOW.

want a shot at guessing?

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Blog Comments


Posted by: sf
Date: 9/28/04 at 6:17AM (1M3d ago)
Please re-consider. I've always found you are just perfect as a woman. The surgery is quite drastic.....how does taufik feel about your choice?

r.


Posted by: elisataufik (Offline)
Date: 9/28/04 at 6:37AM (1M3d ago)

HA HA HA rotfl.
good guess, but not close.

"we were but stones, ... your light made us stars"


Posted by: chiko deanna
Date: 9/28/04 at 6:44AM (1M3d ago)
huh? surgery? mummy elisa.... u made me confused.. huhu

____________________
Honey D
...cute but psycho


Posted by: nectar
Date: 9/28/04 at 6:56AM (1M3d ago)

another baby?
you got an offer to be a business partner?
you won a million?


Posted by: meowxx (Offline)
Date: 9/28/04 at 8:24AM (1M3d ago)

one big multi-national company wishes to buy your instant noodle recipe?

***
Fame is the scentless Sunflower, with a gaudy crown of gold;
But Friendship is the breathing Rose, with sweets in every fold.


Posted by: MeQ (Online)
Date: 9/28/04 at 2:20PM (1M3d ago)

ooooooooo

Did you get the email about the Nigerian guy too?!


Fly me to the moon


Posted by: ShuggaFootzz (Offline)
Date: 9/28/04 at 3:55PM (1M3d ago)

YOU WON THE LOTTO!!

If I had a dollar for every time somebody said that to me I would only have a dollar because that's the stupidest shit I've ever heard.


Posted by: DaisyBoo
Date: 9/28/04 at 6:05PM (1M3d ago)
Ahaaa... I'd guess at either a new baby, or a new job. Hmmm... or perhaps a new husband? :P Just kidding!!!! *hugs* Good luck with whatever it is though,,,


Posted by: elisataufik (Offline)
Date: 9/28/04 at 6:58PM (1M3d ago)

sf @ r : if u are who i think u are, then I am very honoured that u make the time to come and read me ... *touched*

everybody else:
1. I get an email from a different nigerian guy every other week.
2. though I do wish I was pregnant, unfortunately, I am unable to confirm that I am at the moment.
3. No I have not won the lottery, but it feels almost like it.
4. I am NOT going thru any surgery.
5. I wish somebody *would* offer to publish my hare-brained and cream-filled recipes though..

heh heh

"we were but stones, ... your light made us stars"


Posted by: dew107 (Offline)
Date: 9/28/04 at 9:20PM (1M3d ago)

how about a new car??!!!
that would make me go wow =)

_________________________________________________________
The tragedy of life doesn't lie in not reaching your goal.
The tragedy lies in having no goal to reach.


Posted by: elisataufik (Offline)
Date: 9/28/04 at 10:08PM (1M2d ago)

unfortunately, I can't afford a new car..
*hangs head in shame*

"we were but stones, ... your light made us stars"


Posted by: nutty (Offline)
Date: 9/29/04 at 10:09AM (1M2d ago)
weh apa ni suspen suspen


Posted by: famygirl (Offline)
Date: 9/30/04 at 7:02PM (1M1d ago)

is this what i think it is???
something that keeps getting 'postponed'??

Donkeys, Chocolates and Shoes

Mood: same ol same ol Playing: Anything by The Calling

In I, Robot, there was a scene where Will Smith called someone an 'Asshole'.

Ilham turned to us and asked, "What's an Asshole?"
After the 'fucking' experience, we were ready.
"It's not a nice word. Don't say it to anybody, okay? People wont like it." Taufik answered.
"Okay" he said.

Later during dinner he asked again.
"What is Ass?"
"How do you spell that?" I asked back, hoping that he had mispronounced A.S.K.
"a. s. s." he said.
Taufik looked at me.
Then I remembered Shrek 2 and how Puss in Boots told Donkey that he still looked like an ass after drinking the happily ever after potion.
"An Ass is a donkey" I said
"oh, so it's donkey hole?" We knew he was referring to 'asshole'. Oh man... after 3 hours, he still hasnt got his mind off the word??? Okay let's tackle this head on.
"Ilham, sometimes bad people say bad words. But you're a good boy, right? You don't want to say bad words" Taufik started.
"You won't like people calling you a donkey, would you? So you don't ever call another person a donkey" I added.
Ilham agreed.
I reminded myself to check my mouth and not use that word while I'm driving the asshole-filled streets of KL.

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I have 4 chocolate nuggets tied up with a ribbon in a bundle of netting on my dresser. I got it as a party favor when I went to a wedding a few weeks ago. I didnt want the kids to eat it (coz they already finished eating theirs at the wedding) so I had put it on the dresser when I got home.
Ihsan was getting dressed this morning when he saw the bundle. He had tried putting on his father's deodorant on his armpit but he kept giggling coz it tickles. He saw the chocolates when he was putting the deodorant back on the dresser.

"I see chocolates! Whose chocolates are that?" he asked.
"It's mine" I answered with a straight face.
"Oh, you're going to eat it?" he said while he pulled up his underpants.
"No. Not now. Later. Please put on your pants"
"Oh you're gonna give it to your friend?"
I gave a non-commital "Hm" and a "put on your octopus t-shirt".
Ihsan continued getting dressed.

Later while he was combing his hair in front of the mirror and I was putting on my scarf, he said
"Bonda, if your friend gets into her car, and then an anaconda who has been hiding in her car suddenly comes out and eats her.."
I gave him a shocked look. He was calmly combing his hair, looking at his own reflection and didnt look at me.
".. can I have the chocolates?"
I tried not to laugh.
"okay, if that happens, you can have the chocolates" I said and patted his bum.

And he smiled and said a triumphant "yes!"

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Anis didnt put on her shoes when I picked her up from school yesterday. So her shoes were on the floor of the car when we got home. She had left her shoes there and I had left the door open so that she can go get it.
She went straight to the sofa and laid down, sucking on her bottle.
"Anis, have you taken your shoes out of the car?"
She shakes her head. suck suck.
"Anis, do you want to take your shoes yourself or do you want me to follow you?"
She shakes her head. suck suck.
"You want to take it yourself?"
She shakes her head. suck suck.
"You want me to follow you?"
She shakes her head. suck suck. and turns her attention to the TV.
"Ilham, switch off the TV. We will not watch TV until Anis takes her shoes out of the car and puts it on the shoe rack"
Ilham switches off the TV and groans "Oh man.... !Anissss!!!"
Anis shakes her head. suck suck.
"Okay, fine. No TV until u take your shoes" I said.
"Anis!!!" everybody whines.
Anis starts to cry from all the pressure.
I went upstairs to change and when I got back down, Anis was off the sofa.
I could hear her weeping outside.
I went out and saw her retrieve her shoes and walk around the car.
When she saw me she cried louder.
I said "Good Girl! Thankyou...", ruffled her hair and wiped her tears.
She put the shoes on the shoe rack, went in and headed for the TV. She put her finger on the 'ON' button and looked at me. "Blayh?" she asked. It's her version of "Boleh?" or "Can I?".
I said OK. and she pressed it.

She came and sat on my lap while we laughed at Clifford the Big Red Dog.

Laksa Lemak

Mood: same ol same ol Playing: Our Lives by The Calling

Maggi used to have their Instant Noodle in this flavour: Laksa lemak. It has a creamy, spicy soup with a slight prawn taste.
It was excellent ! *thumbs up*
dee, i'm sure you remember it
Somehow they've stopped making their instant noodles in this flavour. I don't know why.

The other day I saw Adabi had come up with an instant noodle in Mee Bandung flavour. It's supposed to have a nutty, spicy, creamy, prawn-y soup as well, but unfortunately it didnt turn out right (due to the fault of the manufacturer or the fault of the cook a.k.a. me, I dont know).
Anyways.
So yesterday I came home from MC-ing a charity treasure hunt in Kota Kemuning and was tired and hungry and I thought Taufik had bought me lunch but it turned out he didnt, so I had no choice but to cook instant noodles, and all I had was Adabi Mee Bandung.
So how to make it taste better?
you know it's coming... you can't stop me if u wanted to

So here's what I did:

Boil water.
Soak the noodles in the water till it's al-dente (coz that's the way (ahak ahak..)
I like it (ahak ahak..) )
Drain out half of the water (coz I like my soup thick)
Add in the packaged soup seasoning (they're in paste form)
Add in 1/2 teaspoon of Delichef's Prawn Mee paste
Add in 1/2 teaspoon on Knorr's Tom Yam paste.
And the piece de resistance (if only I can spell it) : one tablespoon of cream.
Mix thoroughly.
Savour.

I ate it in front of the TV coz Taufik had popped in I, Robot.
Ex.Ce.Llent.
Now I can't look at a robot without thinking of my Laksa Lemak.

So dee, add this into your shopping list:
Maggi Kari or Adabi Mee Bandung, DeliChef Prawn Mee Paste, Knorr Tom Yam paste.
Guaranteed to cure homesickness.

hungry yet?

Celebrate you

This was inspired by reading a few people's blog, and by my numerous visits to the Penang & Vietnamese stall in Giant Kelana Jaya's Foodcourt.
Bon Apetit

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The trip up the escalator had gotten Pah a little bit breathless. Not because of her weight, but because she was talking to her friend Su all along the way. The were talking about last night's Fear Factor and they were poking fun at some of the contestants. By the time they reached the food court, they were laughing so hard, they had temporarily forgotten about what happened at the office before they left for lunch.
They scanned the stalls at the food court, undecided on what to eat. Su finally settled for some Yong Tow Foo : some fish balls, tofu cake, some vegetables. Su decided to have them in soup instead of fried. Su didn't say anything, but Pah knew that in the back of Su's mind, rang their colleague's remark about their weight. Though the colleague didn't explicitly say it, Pah knew that when she recommended that Pah & Su try out this new diet she discovered, there was an unspoken "since you're so fat" trailing behind.

Pah walked to one of the other stalls and scanned through the menu.
Too much fat.
Too much meat.
Too oily.
She heard and smelled someone cooking in the back of the small kitchen. The clanging of spatulas on a wok. The smell of sauted garlic.
Sounds and smells oh so delicious!!
She could probably order some Assam laksa, she thought. Less laksa, more vegetables.
As she stood there, a thin figure came and stood beside her.
She was well dressed, in a pink blouse and a modest knee-length skirt. Her make up was perfect. Shaded pink eyeshadow on eyelids, mascara on lashes, lipstick, blusher. Pah tried to recall whether she had put any lipstick on. The lady's hair was neatly pinned in a bun. She looked like an air stewardess. Maybe she is, since their training centre is just across the street, Pah thought.
Miss Stewardess stood next to Pah and talked to the stall owner.

What's in the eggrolls?
Carrots, cucumber, beansprouts, eggs and peanut sauce.
I don't want the eggs. or the peanut sauce.
Mana sedap woh (Then it'll be tasteless)
Can you not fry the eggrolls?
Can. can.
okay I'll have two.

The stall owner dissapeared into her small kitchen with the order chit in hand and came out with a plate of fried kuey teow. She set the plate on the counter, in between Pah and Miss Stewardess. The fragrance of sauted garlic & oyster sauce enveloped them. The flat noodles were tinted dark of soy sauce, and the oil made it glisten. Bits of eggs and chunky cockles and stringy beansprouts mingled with the noodles. Pah saw Miss Stewardess looking at the dish from the corner of her eye. Miss Stewardess' hand ran across the waistband of her skirt and she heard a tiny sigh. Of longing?

"Leng loi, mau order kah?" (Pretty girl, do you want to order?), the stall owner asked Pah.
"That looks good.. I'll have a plate of that" Pah said, pointing at the kuey teow "extra cockles ad beansprout okay auntie?"
"Auntie, are my eggrolls ready?" Miss Stewardess asked, with a slight impatient tone in her voice.
" sekejap ah.. lu punya special order mah.. (In a minute, yours is a special order)"

Another customer came and asked the stall owner if the kuey teow was his, and walks away with the dish. Miss Stewardess moved slightly away, as if the fat from the dish could travel through air and deposit on her thin body.
The stall owner dissapeared again and a few moments later came back with two trays:
One with a plate of two unfried eggrolls and a bowl of peanut sauce. The eggrolls lay cold and white. Pale and bland. The sauce nutty and spicy.
The other had a plate of steaming hot char kuey teow, laden with cockles and beansprouts.

Miss Stewardess paid and took her tray. She was about to leave when one of her friends walked by, looked at the contents of her tray and said
"eeeyeww.. you're gonna take the peanut sauce? It's very fattening you know?"
Miss Stewardess turned around, returned the sauce and hurriedly joined her friends. But not without a final glance at Pah's kuey teow.

Pah and Su sat not far away from Miss Stewardess and her friends and Pah couldnt help but watch that table. They were talking while eating, and Pah saw that after each bite, Miss Stewardess' eyes would be roaming around looking at other people's plates. Everybody else had salad or soup. Two of her friends shared a grilled mackerel. Miss Stewardess finished her eggrolls in about 8 bites. The rest of the time she sucked mineral water through a straw.

Pah savoured her lunch. It was somehow more delicious than she had imagined. Even Su, who complained that she's still hungry and snuck a bite from Pah's plate, thought it was tasty too.

"Lets get a DQ Blizzard" Pah announced, "I feel like celebrating"
"Celebrating what?" Su queried
"Celebrating me" Pah smiled.

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NOTES:
Yong Tow Foo : assortment of fishballs and fishcakes or vegetables stuffed with fish. Served either fried and eaten with sweet and spicy sauce or in a soup.
Assam Laksa : Thick Rice noodles (laksa) in a sour&spicy fish soup (assam), served with mint leaves and shredded cucumber, onions and pineapples.
Char Kuey Teow: flat rice noodles (kuey teow), fried (char) in a garlic and oyster sauce. With cockles, beansprout, thinly sliced fish cake thrown in.

Bon Apetit

This was inspired by reading a few people's blog, and by my numerous visits to the Penang & Vietnamese stall in Giant Kelana Jaya's Foodcourt.
Bon Apetit

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The trip up the escalator had gotten Pah a little bit breathless. Not because of her weight, but because she was talking to her friend Su all along the way. The were talking about last night's Fear Factor and they were poking fun at some of the contestants. By the time they reached the food court, they were laughing so hard, they had temporarily forgotten about what happened at the office before they left for lunch.
They scanned the stalls at the food court, undecided on what to eat. Su finally settled for some Yong Tow Foo : some fish balls, tofu cake, some vegetables. Su decided to have them in soup instead of fried. Su didn't say anything, but Pah knew that in the back of Su's mind, rang their colleague's remark about their weight. Though the colleague didn't explicitly say it, Pah knew that when she recommended that Pah & Su try out this new diet she discovered, there was an unspoken "since you're so fat" trailing behind.

Pah walked to one of the other stalls and scanned through the menu.
Too much fat.
Too much meat.
Too oily.
She heard and smelled someone cooking in the back of the small kitchen. The clanging of spatulas on a wok. The smell of sauted garlic.
Sounds and smells oh so delicious!!
She could probably order some Assam laksa, she thought. Less laksa, more vegetables.
As she stood there, a thin figure came and stood beside her.
She was well dressed, in a pink blouse and a modest knee-length skirt. Her make up was perfect. Shaded pink eyeshadow on eyelids, mascara on lashes, lipstick, blusher. Pah tried to recall whether she had put any lipstick on. The lady's hair was neatly pinned in a bun. She looked like an air stewardess. Maybe she is, since their training centre is just across the street, Pah thought.
Miss Stewardess stood next to Pah and talked to the stall owner.

What's in the eggrolls?
Carrots, cucumber, beansprouts, eggs and peanut sauce.
I don't want the eggs. or the peanut sauce.
Mana sedap woh (Then it'll tasteless)
Can you not fry the eggrolls?
Can. can.
okay I'll have two.

The stall owner dissapeared into her small kitchen with the order chit in hand and came out with a plate of fried kuey teow. She set the plate on the counter, in between Pah and Miss Stewardess. The fragrance of sauted garlic & oyster sauce enveloped them. The flat noodles were tinted dark of soy sauce, and the oil made it glisten. Bits of eggs and chunky cockles and stringy beansprouts mingled with the noodles. Pah saw Miss Stewardess looking at the dish from the corner of her eye. Miss Stewardess' hand ran across the waistband of her skirt and she heard a tiny sigh. Of longing?

"Leng loi, mau order kah?" (Pretty girl, do you want to order?), the stall owner asked Pah.
"That looks good.. I'll have a plate of that" Pah said, pointing at the kuey teow "extra cockles ad beansprout okay auntie?"
"Auntie, are my eggrolls ready?" Miss Stewardess asked, with a slight impatient tone in her voice.
" sekejap ah.. lu punya special order mah.. (In a minute, yours is a special order)"

Another customer came and asked the stall owner if the kuey teow was his, and walks away with the dish. Miss Stewardess moved slightly away, as if the fat from the dish could travel through air and deposit on her thin body.
The stall owner dissapeared again and a few moments later came back with two trays:
One with a plate of two unfried eggrolls and a bowl of peanut sauce. The eggrolls lay cold and white. Pale and bland. The sauce nutty and spicy.
The other had a plate of steaming hot char kuey teow, laden with cockles and beansprouts.

Miss Stewardess paid and took her tray. She was about to leave when one of her friends walked by, looked at the contents of her tray and said
"eeeyeww.. you're gonna take the peanut sauce? It's very fattening you know?"
Miss Stewardess turned around, returned the sauce and hurriedly joined her friends. But not without a final glance at Pah's kuey teow.

Pah and Su sat not far away from Miss Stewardess and her friends and Pah couldnt help but watch that table. They were talking while eating, and Pah saw that after each bite, Miss Stewardess' eyes would be roaming around looking at other people's plates. Everybody else had salad or soup. Two of her friends shared a grilled mackerel. Miss Stewardess finished her eggrolls in about 8 bites. The rest of the time she sucked mineral water through a straw.

Pah savoured her lunch. It was somehow more delicious than she had imagined. Even Su, who complained that she's still hungry and snuck a bite from Pah's plate, thought it was tasty too.

"Lets get a DQ Blizzard" Pah announced, "I feel like celebrating"
"Celebrating what?" Su queried
"Celebrating me" Pah smiled.


NOTES:
Yong Tow Foo : assortment of fishballs and fishcakes or vegetables stuffed with fish. Served either fried and eaten with sweet and spicy sauce or in a soup.
Assam Laksa : Thick Rice noodles (laksa) in a sour&spicy fish soup (assam), served with mint leaves and shredded cucumber, onions and pineapples.
Char Kuey Teow: flat rice noodles (kuey teow), fried (char) in a garlic and oyster sauce. With cockles, beansprout, thinly sliced fish cake thrown in.

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Blog Comments

Posted by: nectar
Date: 9/24/04 at 2:19AM (2M6d ago)

I don't want to be too fat, but I don't want to have to act like that thin stewardess either. Can't we have the best of both worlds?


Posted by: Bustaman
Date: 9/24/04 at 2:46AM (2M6d ago)
I had my first taste of Vietnamese food in Melbourne. I guess it tasted like Thai food to me.
As for char kway teow, try the Penang No Pork the shop house on the road going to the FAM building.


Posted by: elisataufik (Offline)
Date: 9/24/04 at 2:58AM (2M6d ago)

actually, I prefer Lau Wan's in Restoran Jaya to Penang No Pork's in Subang Ria (that's the name of the restaurant near FAM).
Mama's kuey teow is also not bad :)

"we were but stones, ... your light made us stars"


Posted by: famygirl (Offline)
Date: 9/24/04 at 3:04AM (2M6d ago)

so, which DQ Blizzard did Pah order?? :P


Posted by: elisataufik (Offline)
Date: 9/24/04 at 3:08AM (2M6d ago)

Nestle Hot Chocolate with Almonds. YUMMMYYYYY!!!

"we were but stones, ... your light made us stars"


Posted by: OnEdge
Date: 9/24/04 at 3:17AM (2M6d ago)
"How DQ Won The Day" should e the title..

aya..now hungry for Lau Wan's..

I'm always hungry anyway..but don't have a body of stewardess pon? ahahahaa


Posted by: elisataufik (Offline)
Date: 9/24/04 at 3:47AM (2M6d ago)

wah OnEdge, I never knew you secretly desired for a body like a stewardess...

"we were but stones, ... your light made us stars"


Posted by: lion3ss
Date: 9/24/04 at 6:18AM (2M6d ago)
That's it..my weekend will be full of blizzards, and kuay teow, and assam laksa, and yong tow foo, *the list goes on*. No soup or salad (or unfriend eggrolls minus the egg and sauce) meals for me! Have a good weekend.


Posted by: nuttywhocantloginforsomereason
Date: 9/24/04 at 7:00AM (2M6d ago)
very nice story.
my mom's on a no-carb diet, which annoys the heck out of my sis and i, because we like our food fattening and greasy, thankyouverymuch. we'll purposely go "yummm this (insert fattening food here) is REALLY good mama are you sure you don't want just a teeny bit?"
crazy woman won't eat.
so we'll say "mama, MAKAN LAH!!!"
now crazy woman is trying to get us to eat leaves for dinner. i mean.. veggies. *shudders*

oh ya chip and kim won. YAAYYYYY!


Posted by: raina
Date: 9/26/04 at 12:55PM (2M4d ago)
i prefer calling Kuey Teow as asian fettucine..hehe


Posted by: meowxx (Offline)
Date: 9/26/04 at 9:16PM (2M4d ago)

I luv the story... by the way, life is short... Shouldn't we be enjoying it? I believe a bit of everything would not hurt...

p/s: I had Yong Tow Foo for lunch yesterday :-)

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Fame is the scentless Sunflower, with a gaudy crown of gold;
But Friendship is the breathing Rose, with sweets in every fold.

Eiffel... I'm in Love

Mood: happy tra la la Playing: Tak Tahan Lagi by Melly Goeslo

natt,
Kelmarin gue pergi nonton sinetron "Eiffel.. Aku Jatuh Cinta".

fuuuhhh lumayan juga yah..
Gue pergi bersama 2 teman gue yang juga kaum ibu. Penuntun yang lain semua rada2 remaja atau yang berpacaran. Cuman kami bertiga yang tanternya.
Jalan cerita nya agak predictable.. yahh kisah cinta.. udah banyak yang difilemkan. Namun cara penyampainya bagus banget. Skrip nya bersahaja dan nggak membosankan.. pelakunnya juga natural. Kami bertiga sering kali ketawa berkikik-kikik nonton filem ni. Lucu kali!!
Adit (Samuel Rizal) rupanya rada2 Kaer dari Akademi fantasia 2, jadi gue anggap nggak cakep banget, tapi perwatakan nya menarik.
Tita (Shandy Aulia) cakep, walaupun karektor nya kadang2 agak terlalu manja dan membosenkan. Namun bicara hati nya lucu kalik.. "bilang kerna cinta. kerna cinta!" ha ha ha!
Watak2 utama dalam filem ini gue rasa memuaskan kerna 'real' dan tidak di-buat2 seperti dalam fairy tale .. dan baru gue tahu yang pengarang nya (Rachmania Arunita) dalam belasan tahun ya? kerenn banget yang ngarang nya.
Teman gue pengen cari VCD nya donk. mau dinontotin hari hari. Ha ha.
Gue cuma kesal tentang satu perkara: Ngapaein karektor nya kaya2 banget? mampu terbang ke paris dan shopping segala. makanya cerita ini seperti nggak .. ngomong english boleh nggak..? bahasa indonesia gue limited donk. This story became too pretentious. It's bad enough he covered her bedroom with white roses.. then they had to go shopping for clothes then dinner at a posh restaurant? If Tita had not insisted that they go somewhere less formal, I think I would have puked. The non-cliche' ending actually saved me from hurling my pop-corn out.
All in all, I thought it was quite a good movie to watch with friends.
Kami ibu bertiga seronok kali nonton filem ini!
Gue mau sountrack nya!!

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Translation:
Yesterday I went to watch a movie caled "Eiffel.. I'm in love". It was quite good. I went with 2 of my friends who are mommies too. The other audiences were young folks and couples. Only the three of us were 'aunties'.
The storyline was pretty predictable... it was a love story afterall.. there are so many love stories. However, the delivery was done well. The script was simple, real and very entertaining, the actors were natural. The three of us were laughing our asses off thruout the movie. It was really funny!
Adit (samuel rizal) looks a bit like Kaer from Akademi Fantasia2, so I don't think he was that good looking, but he has an attractive personality.
Tita (Shandy Aulia) was very pretty, even though her character was a bit spoilt at times and bored me. However there were times when we could hear her thoughts and it was really funny.
The main characters of this film satisfied me because I thought they were real and not too 'perfect' and what's the word (deliberate?).. as if in a fairy tale. I also just got to know that the author (Rachmania Arunita) of the novel that this movie was based on is actually in her teens! I think she must be very cool for being able to write a story like this.
My friend wants to look for the VCD of this movie. She wants to watch it everyday ha ha .
The only bone I want to pick is: Why are the characters potrayed as such rich folks? So rich that they can afford to travel to Paris and go shopping and all. At that point, the story became too pretentious. It's bad enough he covered her bedroom with white roses.. then they had to go shopping for clothes then dinner at a posh restaurant? If Tita had not insisted that they go somewhere less formal, I think I would have puked. The non-cliche' ending actually saved me from hurling my pop-corn out.
All in all, though, I thought it was quite a good movie to watch with friends. All three of us had fun!
I wanna look for its soundtrack!

Natt: If you find the book, can you buy one for me? I don't know where to look for it in Malaysia.

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Posted by: shumagorath (Offline)
Date: 9/23/04 at 2:18AM (1M2d ago)
ala shuma tak tengok lagiiiiii hari tu dah nak tgk pastu silap tgk schedule plak melepas!...huhu


Posted by: elisataufik (Offline)
Date: 9/23/04 at 2:28AM (1M2d ago)

pegi lah tengoookkkk!!! besssssttttt..romant ika dan kelakar siuttt.

"we were but stones, ... your light made us stars"


Posted by: famygirl (Offline)
Date: 9/23/04 at 2:52AM (1M2d ago)

aik?? i thought you guys were watching PGL?


Posted by: elisataufik (Offline)
Date: 9/23/04 at 2:55AM (1M2d ago)

tak jadi, coz PGL was too late, and some people were saying that it was too long. ;)
I'm glad we watched something 'light' .. very rejuvenating.
Wish you were there tho, coz after the movie we went to Chilli's for a late lunch and Afidah ate so little and me and yat had to finish everything.. heh heh..

"we were but stones, ... your light made us stars"


Posted by: nattever (Offline)
Date: 9/23/04 at 2:56AM (1M2d ago)

aiiihhh ternyata di malaysia pun diputar yaa?? hahahah aku juga udah nonton, filmnya romantiss yaaa, teenage sekaliii...aku sendiripun rasa sudah terlalu tua untuk nonton film macam tu laah....hahahah tapi bagus ya ceritanya, lumayan menghibur bisa bikin tertawa2 laah..:)). oiya itu ada sekuelnya loh...nanti mungkin di malaysia juga diputar...:D

~ Nattever's, The Life taste like an orange.....^_^ ~


Posted by: nattever (Offline)
Date: 9/23/04 at 2:59AM (1M2d ago)

oiya satu lagi, aku jadi ingin punya rumah yang ada kolam renangnya tus aku bisa baca novel duduk2 diatas kasur air tuh...aih nikmatnya...hahahaha

~ Nattever's, The Life taste like an orange.....^_^ ~


Posted by: famygirl (Offline)
Date: 9/23/04 at 3:00AM (1M2d ago)

you know... i'll be wanita 'bebas' by this weekend :P
4:24PM Sunday to be exact...

so bila nak outing lagi?? gotta wait till lepas raya i guess.

*thinking of the nachos at chilis* yum yum yum


Posted by: roserose (Offline)
Date: 9/23/04 at 9:27AM (1M2d ago)

Belum ada chance nak tengok citer tu lagipun susah nak faham..
1. siapa nama kamu ? malulah nak cakap
2. kamu umur berapa? 31 nak masuk 32
3. ayah kamu kerja apa?Business man

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Life is wonderful


Posted by: shumagorath (Offline)
Date: 9/24/04 at 12:54AM (1M1d ago)
mummy elisa mmg kaki chilli's ek..sure dah hapal sume menu kat chilli's tuh..huhu

~I cannot believe it's over, I thought that fairy tales would last forever~


Posted by: elisataufik (Offline)
Date: 9/24/04 at 2:28AM (1M1d ago) Modified: 9/24/04 at 2:30AM (1M1d)

shuma, murah siotttt
but I can never finish a main meal at Chilli's. What we did the other day was shared a bowl of beef queso (which comes with bottomless tostada chips) and one grilled chicken cesar salad. And drank bottomless fruit juices.
$63 for 3 people.. not bad, huh?

"we were but stones, ... your light made us stars"


Posted by: nectar
Date: 9/24/04 at 8:05PM (1M1d ago)

dah tengok review, tunggu keluar kat tv jelah. you know what, sejak ada anak, I'd been to the movie only once. biasanya tengok cd je.


Posted by: Amyza
Date: 10/18/04 at 10:53PM (7d1h ago)
numpang mampir mbak..lagi jalan2 surfin nyari vcd eiffel im in love extended versionnya. soalnya yang eil yang kita nonton itu terlalu banyak ndak nyambungnya. itu kata penulisnya sih.. nah mbak..mampir ke blog aku yah..kita ngelink yuk...

Answers to Questions from previous post

mm kay, i started to write a comment for the previous post in answer to all the questions raised, but it got really long, so I decided to make a post out of it.. hee hee
(yeah Dana, I'm cheating)

I got this PS2 practically free. I use my credit card to buy stuff most of the time and I havent redeemed anything for a really long time, so I have accumulated a substantial amount of 'reward points', enough to redeem a PS2. (I was saving up for a trip to mauritius, but they had taken that out of the redemption catalogue this year *bleagh*)
I don't know anything about any other systems, coz actually, I'm not a gamer. The last real vdo game I played was some alien shoot-up game on Nintendo when I was in the US. That's like 10 years ago. So prior to PS2, the only 'games' I played were minesweeper, solitaire, freecell and tetris. Yeah, so lame.
But I do like to watch XPlay on TechTV ... just cause i like watching the animations and so that I know what games NOT to get.
So don't ask me about XBox or nintendo etc. The best person to ask (for me) is OnEdge, or mokciknab's Adam, who by the way, also has a blog : here , but he doesnt update it that often, coz he's 9 and he's got homework and exams and eating and other stuff to do.

what were the other questions? *Looks at comments*
Oh, I got the screenshots from this gaming site I found while googling for images. It's pretty cool site. When I have the time, I would definitely visit again and browse the other games.

Okay about my PS2. Yes, original games are really really really expensive over here, so we bought cetak rompak ones. Taufik had to hantar the PS2 to some kedai cina kat KLCC and then diorang rewire ke apa tah supaya boleh main game ciplak.
*Note the sudden use of local language. I am talking about something that is actually illegal. tee hee..*
*oh i could rant about this topic , i.e. why i chose the illegal route instead of the legal ones and the opression of the burgeois who i cant even spell but I have to get back to work really soon, so I wont.*

Our interest in videogames is something Taufik&I have in common. We're not overly passionate about it, but we're also not against it. Being somewhat careful with his money, videgames are one of the few things that Taufik is willing to spend on. Even then, he's open to ways to cut corners and save him money (re: redeeming for the PS2 instead of paying for it).

Often times when we play these games, we will later talk about how it might have been programmed. We both like games with good graphics, and a high level of interactiveness, but not necessarily high complexity. A difficult game is challenging, but a too difficult game to master can be a turn off.
Taufik really likes to experiment with the games and find out the different things he is allowed to do with it. I.e. what happens if Shrek hits the donkey? Can he shoot down his friend instead of the enemy? Will he be punsihed some way? We are often suprised and pleasantly delighted to when we find that programmers take the time to think up of these scenarios and actually make the game react to it accordingly and correctly.

I am often the 'technical and tactical advisor' when it comes to these games. I decipher the instructions and find out the tactics. Finish shooting the red ones first and you'll complete the level even if the yellow ones are still alive. You can get across the moat by jumping on the flowers. The ogre can't see you if you hide behind the stairs. Sully can jump and pounce to destroy objects that otherwise would hurt him etc
Taufik has better hand-eye coordination than me, so he's usually the one playing and would teach me how to work the buttons. He's the one the kids and I turn to when there's a particularly difficult level that requires speedy reactions.

Rogue Squadron eh, Avi? will definitely check it out.

pizzofmine : there'll be a vacancy in December. coz I'll be quiting, but I don't know if my boss will be hiring or not, coz they're kinda in a tight budget right now

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Posted by: MeQ (Offline)
Date: 9/21/04 at 8:30PM (1M4d ago)

Uhm, Rogue Squadron is for the GameCube :)
I have both of those;
But man, I love the Burnout series (racing with a twist), and the SSX series (funk snowboarding). Must check those 2 out.

And XPlay rocks \m/

Gran Turismo, ATV Offroad Fury series, Final Fantasy, etc, etc
Hundreds and hundreds of games.

Right, cough.
But the GCN has Metroid!


Fly me to the moon


Posted by: OnEdge
Date: 9/21/04 at 9:12PM (1M4d ago)
Don't know about the other platforms...but between PS2, Gamecube and XBox..the summaries are..

PS2 has loads and loads and loads of titles. (but they are not necessarily good)

Gamecube is an enigma to me...I don;t know much

XBox is catching up with Ps2 in titles...and they will almost always win hands down in terms of graphics. But PS2 is more user friendly. It looks cooler too.


Posted by: 375mL (Online)
Date: 9/21/04 at 9:20PM (1M4d ago)
PS2 - Casual gamers.
Xbox - Casual fans also.
GameCube - Dedicated fans.

The GCN offers nothing than gaming so you don't get the extra features like DVD playback etc with it. That's a turn off for a lot of people, but the Nintendo are probably the best company at pumping out great games.

I had a PS2 but I sold it to get an Xbox. I haven't regreted it thus far ;)

What sorts of genres are you interested in?


Posted by: elisataufik (Offline)
Date: 9/21/04 at 9:38PM (1M4d ago)

mL: what genres... hm.. i don't really like those RPG-shoot-em-up games like Doom or quake. nor those kungfufighting games like erm.. ninja something.
I like games with a bit of a story, and a bit juvenile, like picking up stuff (rings, eyeballs, cookies).. mainly so that even my kids can play it.
But the one thing i really really love: Pinball! Regular pinball, alien pinball...I have one on my handphone and I play it everyday... mmmmm love my handphone..

"we were but stones, ... your light made us stars"


Posted by: MeQ (Offline)
Date: 9/21/04 at 10:57PM (1M4d ago)

These might interest you:
Sly Cooper (1 or 2)
Ratchet and Clank (1 or 2)
Jak and Daxter (1 or 2)
Tak and the Power of JuJu (I think there's a second one ...)

Look those up, Ratchet and Clank is definately an awesome title.


Fly me to the moon


Posted by: MeQ (Offline)
Date: 9/21/04 at 10:59PM (1M4d ago)

XBox most notable titles for me are
Halo (of course)
Panzer Dragoon Orta
Crimson Skies

I really want Crimson Skies, it's just so freaking awesome...


Fly me to the moon


Posted by: 375mL (Online)
Date: 9/21/04 at 11:55PM (1M4d ago)
So like adventure games. You can't really go wrong with the ones MeQ suggested.


Posted by: elisataufik (Offline)
Date: 9/22/04 at 8:11PM (1M3d ago)

oh, is that what it's called? "Adventure Games" ?
lol better remember that next time I speak to another gamer ;)

"we were but stones, ... your light made us stars"


Posted by: 375mL (Online)
Date: 9/23/04 at 9:49AM (1M2d ago)
Yeah. Adventure, platformer. Whichever. Those are my favourite games as well :)

Voyeour

It was 9pm. The streets were illuminated only by the lights coming out of the shop fronts.
She sat in the parked car, waiting for her husband who went to the grocer's to pick up some Cheerios for the kids' breakfast the next day.
The kids were playing 'dinosaurs' in the back seat. The sounds of their growls and roars surrounds her and sometimes she could feel the car rock.
"Don't be so rough with your little brother" she would reprimand once in a while.
There were people coming in and out of cars and crossing the street, but none paid attention to her car. If they did, they saw the kids bouncing in the back seat. They didn't see her sitting in the dark. She felt invisible.

It was then that she saw him.
Tall and walking down the lane in front of the shops in sure strides.
It wasn't bright enough to see his face clearly but she could make out the clean hair cut, the sharp nose, the masculine jaw, the long eyelashes.
He was wearing work clothes. A clean light blue long sleeved shirt, and pressed khaki pants. His tie was peeking thru one of his pockets and she could see that he has quite a taut .. erm.. body.
She could imagine him sitting in the office with his tie on, talking on the phone while tip tapping on his laptop. An office with a view of the city rooftops.
She imagined him walking into lobbies, being greeted by concierges, ushered to tables, waited on by waiters. Looking all GQ and elegant.

She watched his silhouette saunter pass and his right hand passing his car keys to his left. She wondered what car he drove. Probably a beemer.
She watched his right hand reach up to his chin, and she imagined him going to facials and getting massaged by ladies in white. He would walk out of the spa, looking clean shaven and refreshed and his face would beam. Was he also picking up cereal for the next day's breakfast? Probably Post and not Cheerios.

She saw him rub his index finger slightly on his chin before he
picked his nose.

"eeeyyyyyeewwww!!!!!" she said out loud and laughed.
The car stopped rocking.
"What is it mommy??" "What did you see?"
"nothing"
"then why did you say eeyeewww??" "What did you see, mommy??"
"i saw someone pick his nose"
"errr... it wasnt me" "you did pick your nose!"
"I did not" "did too.. you're always picking your nose"
"you're lying! I did not" "did too"
"did not" "did too!!!"
The car rocked.
As the kids' voices drowned the sound the radio, it also drowned the image of the man from her mind