Malaysian Foodfair

Finally collect enough energy to blog about our Edinburgh Malaysian foodfair..

To start with, the event was a success la i think. Din't expect so many people to come..the hall is so full that even nyamuk have to shrink body to move. On that fine day, everything goes on well..there were performances to entertain the ppl while eating ( distraction haha..) the food was good, everything looks "nice"..but..what a non-organiser can't see is the hard work behind all this..The committee members and the cooks, performers have been working day n night (like cheap labour) before the event..

Malaysian population in edinburgh is like the orang utan yang hampir pupus in borneo, so little.. every1 is trained 2 be multi-purpose and multi tasking. the same person can be the cook, one minute u'll see them serving the customers, one minute dancing on the stage...

The performance practice starts weeks before, slacking in the first few weeks, but getting more n more intense towards the last week. AND, for me, not only one performance. I joined 3 dances n dikir barat = 4 PERFORMANCES in 1 day...chinese dance, asmara dana dance, dikir barat and kadazan dance.

The funniest is i practice the kadazan dance for 30 minutes the night before...I feel like a robot...that respond to music..when i detect chinese song, then i dance chinese dance..when i hear malay song, then dance asmara dana..when i hear kadazan song, i do the so called "bird dance".

The day before:

Besides dancing, have to cook oso..how many portions? 60 portions...huiyo...the amount of chicken that we bought is enough to eat for a year. we had to go shopping for our stuffs the day b4. Me, shi ying n james and our free kuli the fatty headed 2 tesco, lidl, chinese supermarket. Its like a Malaysian DAy OUT...every shop we go, we'll see tonnes of malaysian buying stuff..Their daily sales sure increase for the day.

Oh..not forgetting the chicken cutting session..in order 2 get chicken for lower price, we were provided with unslaughtered chicken...(nola..jus that not chopped chicken) and we end up having 2 chop n debone the chicken ourself..15 pairs og chicken leg..cut till morning..as my neighbour said, we getto learn the anatomy of chicken..For the details of the chicken cutting process, kindly visitu.. http://angchoonseong.blogspot.com/
Now we understand y butchers earn 350 pounds a week in edinburgh..

CHICKEN CHICKEN CHICKEN

kONKLUSI: DUN FEEL LIKE EATING CHICKEN FOR 1 MONTH..

On the friday night..dance practice till 11pm..rushed back 2 jaga my ebay(haih...) afterdat started cooking...cook n cook n cook...the problem is not with cooking..its bcos there r 4 of us cooking in the house, n we hav not enough

• pots and pans,
• no space,
• no place 2 put the cooked food...

Soo... we sort of take turns..the process of cooking nearly got us crazy..no matter how good a cook you are, its not easy cooking in huge huge giant portion..i had to taste till my nose and tongue stopped functioning..we start putting things on the kitchen table, then move on to dining table, then not enuf space, move to the window, still no space, put on sofa, chair, and even on the floor...imagine 3 fella cooking for 60 portion each..

END PRODUCT...

MANY MANY END PRODUCT...

After that hav 2 start packing..We had a brilliant idea..all the malaysians should open a malaysian restaurant here..or do catering..

SPOT THE CHICKEN...CHICKEn trying 2 hide in plastik

WAD IS WRONG WITH EBAY???

Supposed 1 b blogging about Malaysian Foodfair..but since i am too tired, i shall blog later bout dat..instead, i'll blog dis short short 1 first la..

MY HP again...finally got sold yesterday, tru normal bidding..dengan kan jong i observe the price, jaga it closely, then apply all the strategy n stuff...finally sold at 137pds, which is quite a gud price, since my buy it now oni 149.....dengan hapi n lega..haha

manatau..jus now i receive email..email again..cis..geram lo...
stating that the item has been removed, cos the bidding took place without the owners consent..meaning sum1else is using another fella's account 2 bid n won...CISSSSSSs.....sia sia i hapy...now hav 2 sell againn....
terible la..

CON on EBAY...

"eBay is an online marketplace built to enable trade on a local, national and international basis. eBay offers an online platform where millions of items are traded each day through auction-style listings or immediate "buy it now" stores and listings."

From my past experience of being conned on ebay (supposed 2 get a camera for a dear fren who lost her camera, but the irresponsible and intentional conner, prone to die in 3 years due to Alzheimer e-bayer sent me an empty box ), I am now super duper careful on buying n selling stuff on e-bay.


I just received a new hanfon a week ago, and since I already have my n73, I decided 2 sell the new phone..ON EBAY..2 fella tried 2 con me:

1st Conner:
She bought it off ebay by clicking the *Buy It now* button that maybe to her is abit colourful that she must click it..I was happy for a moment and it was like : "Yeai..some1 bought!"
But when i check her review, she dun have any reviews..kosong..cis..trustable onot 1? But as a seller, I hav advantage dis time..dun bodoh bodoh kena tipu again..

After 1 milisecond, she unregister herself from e-bay. Aiks...smells ikan oredi...so weird 1..obviously she wana con me..But then she sent me an email:

Write in all capital letter oo..looks like those surat ugut..Luckily din write in red ink..Then she is very agreeable la..all willing to pay..just ask me 2 send her invoice..BUT as a real buyer she very bodoh lo..smell ikan again..where got ppl so bodoh 1..then i send her invoice la..amount: 168pds..
then i receive this email: (b4 dis got beribu-ribu email from her la..n all her email she send 3 copies 1..duno y..mayb simptom penipu.




And the confirmation email from "Paypal"...

waa..she paid 200 pds..for 1 nano seconds, i was happy..yeai..but then, i smell ikan again...

1) The links on the page all unclickable 1..sounds weird..
2) The paypal logo looks weird and just doesn't look like the normal that I see..
3) The payment doesn't appear on my paypal account..
4) The buyer supposed 2 b in US, but when she send email, the time is +oooo...Is she really in US?
But the fella smart oso la..pay 200 terus..Human nature memang tamak la..the word 200 flying around makes me reluctant to believe that it is a fraud..

The email that i receive, the address is like this :
"Confirmation@ PayPal.co.uk"
first glance might look right..but then, the front 1 supposed 2 b the name
rite..then the <> only the email address wad..
and the PayPay.co.uk..supposed 2 be paypal.co.uk..

then i forward this email to spoof@paypal.co.uk 2 check if it is a tipu
email..,paypal saythey din send that..haha..

CONFIM TIPU..then i ask her 2 pay again using my invoice,
the 168pds 1..so that it appear on my paypal..
then comes another email..buruk la..sunday lei dat time..
din noe paypal so free go email every1 ask them 2 send their items..

but b4 that i oredi relisted the fone again..hoping 2 get another buyer..

2nd Conner:
This 1 not that extreme..b4 dis first person bought it, the 2nd was asking me
questions..pretend 2 b interested..she said she got conned b4, so wana make sure
everything is alright..
I dengan semangat (tot she sama nasib as me) explain 2 her panjang lebar..
Then she say, ok, but can you post to me in LITHUANIA? wad??
first NIgeria, now Lithuania?? Din I say I only post to UK?

But if she willling 2 pay then ok la..
BUT..there is always a but..she is too easy..she say send me ur paypal account..
i giv u money terus..Aiks...we were jus negociating..she say 150 sounds like a
reasonable price..but she dun wana buy it off ebay?
She said that her ebay account got prob n stuf..bla bla..
But as a person who got conned b4, takkan she dun wana buy it from ebay
first for records? wana pay me terus..when i ask her 2 buy first,
she noe i pandai oredi..then takda berita...

BERHATI - HATI di RUANG E-BAY...
It is me today, It could happen to you one day...

Despite all this, ebay still remain a
Time-Waster
and
Time-Passer and Entertainer for us..

SPECIAL REQUEST

Special request from MR taliban yang nak berkaraoke depan skrin...

LYRIK "NAAM YI DONG JI KEONG" aka wong fei hung song..

together with translation..

MUSIC!!!
ready...

1.....2.....3....

O hei o siu man chung long
Ao qi mien dui wan chong lang
Defiantly facing the ten thousand layered waves
Defiantly facing insurmountable odds

Yit huet yit sing hung yat gwong
Yit huet jeung na hung yat gwong
Re xue sheng na hung ri guang
Burning with righteous spirit like this red sunlight

Daam si tit da
Dan si tie da
Courage like forging iron
With resolute courage

Gwat ji jing gong
Gu ru jing gang
Character as strong as stainless steel
With an uncompromising character

Hung kam baak chin jeung
Xiong jin bai qian zhang
A mind a hundred thousand feet wide
With the broadest mind


Ngaan gwong maan lei cheung
Yan guang wan li chang
A vision ten thousand miles long
With a far-sighted vision

Sai fen yiu faat ji keung
Ngoh faat fen to keung
Wo fa fen tu jiang
I energetically and determinedly work towards my plan:
I vow to achieve my ambition:
I go all out to make the country strong:

Jo ho hon
Zuo hao han
To be a good han/chinese/man
To be a great hero.

Jo goh ho hon ji
Zuo ge hao han zi
In order to be a good han/chinese/man
In order to be a great hero

Mui tin yiu ji keung
Mei tien yao zi jiang
Every day you must push yourself

Yit huet naam ji
Yit huet naam yi hon
Re xue nan er han
The righteous spirit of a hero

Bit sing hung yat gwong
Bei tai yeung gang gwong
Bi tai yang geng guang
Is like the noonday sun
Burns brighter than the sun.

instrumental music..

Yeung hoi tin wai ngoh jeui neng leung
Rang hai tien wei wo ju neng liang
Sea and sky yield their power for me to gather

Heui hoi tin pik dei
Qu kai tian pi di
I will separate the heavens from the earth
I will engage in creation itself
Let me fight for my own destiny

Wai ngoh leiseung heui cheung
Wei wo lixiang qu chuang
Towards my ideals i will charge

Hon bik boh go jong
Kan bi bo gao chuang
See azure waves tall and strong
Witness the azure waves, tall and vigorous,


Yau hon bik hung gwong fut ho hei yeung
You kan bi kong guang kuo haoqi yang
And see the azure skies broad and vast lifting the noble spirit
And the azure skies, as broad and vast as my indomitable spirit

Gei si naam yi dong ji keung
Ngoh si naam yi dong ji keung
Wo shi nan er dang zi jiang
I am a man of strength and determination

On bo ding hung dai ga jok dung leung
Ang bu ting xiong da jia zuo dong liang
Chin up and chest out everybody be like “beams and pillars”
Stride proudly and stick your chest out everybody be pillars of the nation
Chin up, chest out, we uphold the nation

Jo ho hon
Zuo hao han
Be good han/chinese/men
Be great heroes

Yung ngoh baak dim yit
Yong wo bai dian re
Use me to ignite a hundred spirits
My ambition ignites a hundred spirits;


Yiu chut chin fen gwong
Yao chu qian fen guang
Shines outwards like a thousand spectra.

Jo goh ho hon ji
Zuo ge hao han zi
To be a good han/chinese/man
To be a great warrior

Yit huet yit cheung yit
Re xue re chuang re
Ardent and courageous spirit
I raise my righteous and courageous spirit

Bit sing hung yat gwong
Bei tai yeung gang gwong
Bi tai yang geng guang
Brighter than the sun
Burning brighter than the sun.

ENJOY SINGING!!!

HOw OLd Do I LOOK???

WHat are the things that need a proof of age?

Situation 1

First Month in Edinburgh..Lining outside a club to go in..and ofcourse, u wana be as light as possible when go clubbing..takkan wana bring passport..after lining up for half an hour,

MR bla: Do you have any identification on you pls?

Me: nah! (show student card)

MR bla bla: Do you have anything with your age on?

Me: BOlah..aiyo..takkan wana bring passport..siao..I oredi lost passport once, scared oo..
I alredy 20 lei..abo how 2 masuk uni

MR bla bla bla: No, but you certainly don't look your age, and you could be entering uni at 17..

Me: cimakan la u..I am short doesn't mean I am young la..

(end up have to go back and get my isic card with date of birth on it)

SITUATION 2

In tesco...

This notice:

" If you are lucky enough to look under 21, we might ask for your proof of age when buying alcohol"

is on every angle of tesco wall.

That time I am only 20 la..so i tot just try and buy la..

Miss pandai: (look at me carefully) proof of age pls.

kantoi...dun have..cos i memang not 21 ma..

My 18 year old fren on the other lane who is also buying alcohol managed to get tru...cis..
How can I look younger than her???

SITUATION 3

In Lidyl:

Don't have that same notice in tesco, but i just assume the age limit is 21 lo..

Lady: May i ask how old r u, Miss?

Me: oh, I'm 21 (trying to look as matured as possible)

Lady: You certainly don't look your age. Do you have anything to proof you are 18?

Me: 18?

Lady: Ya, you have to be 18 to buy alcohol (HUKUM LIDYL)

Me: CIS...I DON'T LOOK 18??? proudly i take out my ID..dat time i 20 ma..so if age limit 21, i diam diam cabut oredi..

HUHUHU...I am looking younger and younger..

SITUATION 4

LAST WEEK!!! I am going to be 22 this year..just to announce..

Latar tempat: Marks and Spencer

As usual, If anytime I pass by M&S, I will go in just to buy the 99p crabstick, which is juicier n sweeter + cheaper than tesco crabstick..

M&S crabstick has became the whole Teviot Place's favourite ever since it was introduced by NICK CHAN, the stupid hongkie..Even matthew knows where to get it..

Right after i paid for the crabstick, the fatty decided to add another item to my shopping basket...

DA DA DA DANG!!!

An OUTSTANDING VALUE 3 for 2 never needs sharpening, soft touch handle for control and comfort and dishwasher safe M&S COOK's KNIFE..
nothing special rite, so i jus took it n pay lo..manatau...the sentence that I fear most came along...

MISS M&S: Can I see any proof of age please?

Me: WAD???
(turn to look at the back of the knife)


although not very clear, but still can read..

"UK LEGISLATION - not for sale to person under 16 years of age (proof of age may be required)"

HOI HOI HOI!!!NOW i don't even look 16???

THAT IS 6 years of difference wei..I was form 4 when I am 16, ok..ages ago..still wearing the blue school pinafore lei.. oredi finish SPM, masuk form 6, go KMB, finish IB, CLIMBED mount Kinabalu, COME UK FOR 1 year, eat and shit more than a thousand times oredi...and STILL 16???Age counts backwards ka??new aging system..

cis..speechless..mayb i'll look 14 next year..then I'll b FOREVER YOUNG!!!...not a bad thing..

HARI ini DALAM SEjaRAH

This is the first day in more than a year that I wake up at 7.00am..7.00AM!!! never in the MONSTER history, unless i din sleep the whole night.

Haih, seven early eight early (chi zao ba zao) have to take bus to the royal infirmary to meet my Director of Studies to get a letter of recomendation for an application of grant for.....bla bla..(a form which took me loads n loads of trouble 2 fill in and the closing date was yesterday)..

kesimpulannya have to go out early to met a doctor that I din noe how he looks like. Tall? Short? fat? thin? got mole? mata juling?

Smart of me, asked one of my favourite senior yesterday how he looked like.

Senior: hm..he is quite tall, white hair, abit big

me: fat?

senior: not fat but got abit muscle 1..

me: hmm...sort of got the picture of him in my mind
(must be something like Bill Clinton)

Reach the hospital at 7.50- batang hidung pun takda..DImana dia??

He said he is attending a meeting..hmm..so ppl shud b coming in soon..
so i waited at the patient waiting area..one by one, the doctors come in. I wanted to ask them, but...
All the doctors sort of have the same characteristics:::
1) Muka garang
2) no smile
3) walk in like wind, go out like wind. (chui fong yi lei, chui fong yi hui) Dun even have time to walk to them, they oredi gone from sight...

So many ppl walk in oredi..how come din see Bill Clinton 1??
at last, one of the friendly nurse came in and asked me: R U ALRIGHT THERE?
(typical question)

she then pointed me to the meeting room , but the meeting has already started...haih..so i waited ourside like orang bodoh la..for 1 hour..
Smarter of me, i ask the nurse to point to me which 1 is Dr Croft.

The description given by senior is so accurate, except:::
---he is 3/4 bald, so cant reeli see if he has white hair..
---he is wearing a coat, so cant see his muscles..
---the mist important point missed out: he is the only one in the room with beard..
hmm...plus my eyes are half closed, so cant reeli see his height..

but luckily, managed to get his signature but comes in a package with a small lecture: " u musn't do this again to an old man.." cos i sort of get him to write it last minute..

anyway, SETTLED!!!...happy..go back sleepppp...

on da way back, as usual, i was sleeping on the bus. as i was halfway dreaming, one crazy apek hit me on the head with newspaper..feel like punching him lo..early early smash ppl's head..siao..
but then i turn n look, he looks like the ketua kumpulan kaki buli with tatoo tatoo on the hand 1..i straight away smile n just turn around..

what a day..n it is just 9 am..

since i have no picture to put up, i shall put sum pics on manchester tripppp


Gathering of KMBiansss

aiyoyo..tua pui hug me till kenot breatheee..

for prosperity..chai sen tau..

Lastly, me n les partner eating eggtart..

THOUSAND HAND BODHISATTVA

JUs wana post a superb dance by 21 deaf woman...
CHUNTED..looks millipede..