Monday, June 29, 2009

After dinner workout



Yeah! Finally managed to exercise 2 days in a row. Yesterday I swam and tonight I managed to run my 88kg body for 30 mins to close to 5kms on the treadmill. 

A person loses fitness after 48 hours but due to being extremely busy, it has been a rarity to exercise 2 days in a row. 

Sunday nite dinner with my parents, aunts, uncles and cousins


The venue was Ah Yat in Section 13.


They make a statement with a big sharks fin at the entrance.


Beneath are some abalone


The side entrance from the carpark


The room we had


Some tea given after the meal


Steamed rice w/pork in a claypot


Poached vegetable w/superior stock


The meat part of the peking duck


Peking duck skin


Braised Pork Belly "Shanghai" style


Baked chicken chop w/minced garlic


Myself preparing the Peking duck


Fresh abalone w/assorted dry seafood platter


Double-boiled shark's fin w/winter melon and ham


Cold prawn jelly


Sunday, June 28, 2009

Hulu Langat (Chinese) Primary School Teachers' Day dinner (27/6/09)

In Malaysia, because of insufficient funding those that are able will chip to raise funds or give their valuable time to make sure the local Chinese schools will continue to provide a Chinese-based education to the community.

Outside of greater China (Taiwan, China and HK), Malaysia has the best Chinese-based education system 华校. Even Singapore does not have a single Chinese-based school. In Singapore it is all English-based and at most they study one subject on Chinese since Mr.LKY got into power.


Below: Some of the teachers


The headmistress giving her speech


3 tables of teachers


My dad, who is the Chairman of the Board of Governor 董事长 of Hulu Langat (Chinese) Primary School for the past 10 years. I was the driver for my dad :-) as his hometown is a bit far to drive home after a few drinks.



Left to right (Previous Headmistress, current headmistress, chairman of the Parents Teachers Association).


The village head 村长 singing a karaoke song


The Board of Governors



The teachers.


Saturday, June 27, 2009

Seafood in Auckland

Chilly outside the restaurant!


A view of the restaurant


Blue cod fish


Some clams called tuatua



A smallish shark


Surf clam



Geoduck - looks like the male organ!






Me and my friend Buen.


Cold oysters


The abalone cooked. Really yummy!

The clams


Tuatua?


Geoduck


Porridge for the winter


Shark meat



Shark bony bits.


Friday, June 26, 2009