er.. what are you?

Tai : Who is that Malay guy *gestures to me* ?
Kit : Warren? he's not malay lah.
Tai : Is he Chinese? How come he doesn't speak Chinese?
Kit : He's Kadazan lah...
Tai : um, what is that?

******

Cleaning Lady : You nie, orang apa? (what are you?)
Me : Kenapa you tanya? (why'd you ask?)
Cleaning Lady : Muka Cina, tapi cakap macam melayu tapi nama macam mat salleh
(you've got a chinese face, but you sound malay when you speak and then you've got a white-man sounding name)
Me : I orang Kadazan lah
Cleaning Lady : Ohhhhhhhhhh dari Sarawak ye? (ohhhhhhh From Sarawak??)
Me : Dari SABAH... bah!

*****

So I'm Kadazan, Kadazandusun to be exact. I've got an english upbringing, not to say that I was brought up in London but I do think in English. Thanks to my parents putting us in the library when we were children so we soaked up a lot of Enid Blyton's writings. So if you want a definition of Kadazan, here's one. A riotious one! Split my side, slap my knee kind of definition.

Courtesy of Urban Dictionary. Go on, Click on the icon and you'll find out the definition of Kadazan.

GOLD GOLD GOLD!! (part finale)

OK now this is the part where I can expound on instead of just showing pictures! My desserts and cakes for Culinaire 2007's gold medal winning buffet setup!


2 Cakes (Freestyle)

Cake 1 : Chocolat
White Chocolate Bavaroise
Milk Chocolate and Macadamia Pate
Dark Chocolate Flourless Cake

Royaltine Butter

Cake 2 : Honey
Traditional Sarawak Bee Hive Cake
Honey Cinnamon Mousse
Honeycomb Crunch

3 Desserts (freestyle)
Apple : Apple Peppermint Jelly
Apple Chutney poached in wine and lemons
Yoghurt Chantily
Apple Paper Slivers

Berries : Blackberry Yoghurt Creme
Strawberry Streusel
Raspberry Oil
Blueberry Chip

Coffee: Coffee Panna Cotta
White Coffee Mousse
Espresso Biscotti
Khalua Brown Sugar Jelly

GOLD GOLD GOLD (part 2)

Tapas and Meat and Poultry Platters

Pepper Bavaroise @ Anglaise Dressing

Scallop and Avocado Mousse

Black (Truffle) @ White (lobster) + Green (Spinach)

Mushroom Gateaux

Wagyu Beef Cheek and Bearnaise Sauce Terrine

Gorgonzola Panna Cotta

GOLD GOLD GOLD!! (part 1)

After two months of tireless preparations, two major changes to our setup and countless of hours changing and refining our menu, Shangrila Kuala Lumpur's entry for Class 23 : International Gourmet Team Challenge for Culinaire Malaysia 2007 won the Gold Medal! We beat out 8 other hotel entries to be the best. We had reservations, we had our doubts, but we stayed true to our standards of taste and straight forward menu. So it all paid off! We're gold masters! Twice for me now. I shall not bore you with more words, let the pictures speak for themselves.

Appetisers
Waffle Caviar

Seafood Terrine

Trio of Seafood

Riceless Sushi Terrine

Funky Sushi

Mini Baguettes and Garlic Bread

Individually Portioned Truffle Butter

Tomato Bubble Water (Soup)

R.a.i.n Forrest Salad

Flora... the Flower Salad

Cherry Tomato Tree

Who wouldn't want this shirt?

In the sizzling, smoldering, languishing-humidified heat of the afternoon, who wouldn't want a shirt like this?

I don't care if it makes me look fat! hahahaha! maybe they can make one out of spandex which when turned on can make you look more muscular by concentrating air onto certain parts of the body. hmmm... but whilst that's still not done yet, enjoy.... the USB Air Conditioned Shirt!

Dreams..

A dream is a wish your heart makes,
when you're fast asleep,
in dreams you can lose your heartaches
whatever you wish for you keep

Have faith in your dreams and someday
Your rainbow will come shining through
No matter how your heart is feeling i
f you keep on believing
the dream that you wish will come true

I've been having dreams lately, dreams of getting promoted, dreams of opening my own business, dreams of settling my debts, dreams of living the simple life, dreams of living a fabulous life. Of all these I would settle for a life that is happy and contented but knowing human nature, we would want more.

Someone told me his wishes and dreams in the next ten years, most of which include material possessions (new car, new phone, new washing machine, new house) or the upgrading of the aforementioned material possessions. If you ask me, I'm pretty happy with what I have and pretty contented with the fact that I can't have certain things. Does that mean I've become so comfortable, so boxed in, so blase about my life? I believe that I'm an over achiever with an serious case of procrastination. So this means I am happy putting off getting that new laptop, or doing the basic costings for my business.

I have dreams. Just because I don't tell them to the world doesn't mean they're less real.

I guess maybe you've got to share your dreams with someone because you can't go it alone all the time.



...and he said, "If a better dream comes along, why not dream it?" ~ Marc Gareth