To Whom It May Concern - Puisi Dari Guru Kepada Yang Berkenaan

OMG... I am googleling about Universal Studio Singapore (USS) & just found out this poem by Okiekiou from Keningau. It was posted by blogger called Anniliza Binti Mohd Isa in her blog. 

Basically, Chang2 & I love the first paragraph most, hehe. So, to whom it may concern or for those of you who thought that teaching & who works in education line is simple, I suggest u think twice. Rather than juz saying or been an empty vessel cakap kosong, I dare u to be a teacher or lecturer and not only by mumbling in front of the students k. U must have input & not to mention people skills. Well, I rather not to babble more, coz as en educator (ehem, perasan), we don't really care for those of U too, haha.

To conclude, EMPTY VESSELS make most NOICE.

KEPADA SESIAPA YANG BERKENAAN   

BY Okieukio – Keningau.

Kerja guru senang, kerja dia susah 

Hari itu dia berkata

Kenapa guru balik awal, bukan pukul lima

Dia kata kerja guru tidak banyak, tapi gaji besar

Dia kata kerja guru senang, kerja dia susah

Lalu dalam diam

Kulihat jiwa di dalam nuraninya

Lihat akal di dalam batu jemalanya

Juga mata di dalam hatinya

Ah, dia cuma petah berbicara rupanya!

Itu pun pilihan bahasanya rambang-rambang saja

Dia tidak melihat setiap petang atau pagi

Guru datang dan pergi

Sentiasa bersamanya beg berisi buku kerja hari-hari

Bahu guru senget di kiri senget di kanan

Bawa bebanan untuk diteliti, diperiksa 

Bawa masalah pelajar untuk diselami diatasi

Bawa arahan tambahan yang perlu dilaksana

Dia cuma datang tanpa ada apa-apa di jari

Dia pulang, jarinya tidak juga memegang apa-apa

Ah! Mengapa dia kata kerjanya susah?

Dia tidak faham pada setiap malam 

Guru merancang apa kaedah, pendekatan harus diguna

Tajuk itu kemahiran ini, mesti dipilih, disusun secara hiraki

Berpuluh tajuk, berpuluh-puluh kemahiran, beratus kesilapan

Perlu disampaikan, perlu sampai dikuasai, mesti diamati dibetulkan dibimbing lagi

Jika bukan esok, lusa atau minggu depan pastinya!

Nasib saja malam tidak berkata-kata,

Sudah bosan melihat hadirnya di ruang tamu atau di meja tulis 

Tidak tidur-tidur, berbekal seteko kopi –o kurang gula

Biasanya pula kalau pelajarnya lemah, akan disoal ditanya

Sedang dia sudah lama lena di alam fatamorgana

Ah, alangkah mudahnya kerja dia!

Kerja guru disusun teliti setahun, sekali gus

Kerja dirancang sehari-hari, mesti bagus, hasil mesti telus

Menjadi cahaya, menyuluh di waktu gelap gelita

Wawasannya melangkau adab budaya, mendahului masa

Sehingga bayang anak didiknya terjelma menjadi ahli – berakhlak mulia

2012 Eid Adha Dishes

October 25, 2012

This year, similarly like last year, we x celebrate eid adha at our hometown. We juz celebrate at Sgor only.  So, mom decided to cook her famous dishes every year, which is Nasi Beriani..huhu.. Usually we didn't cook Nasi Beriani for eid adha as we already cooked it during eid fitri, I x know y this year, mom insisted to cook Nasi Beriani..hurm.. sounds a lot of drama, rite..haha..

Ok, enough on the mumbling..hehe..Now, foodies time..

Sengek (this is what we called at home) aka Sambal Goreng (fried tauhu & tempe, long bean, red & green chillies, onion, garlic, suun & tauhu kering, juz throw put everything together in one wok, & finished it with Kicap manis, walaowei..ho chak wo..hehe.. For the past 3 or 4 years, I am the one who cooked this dishes & in fact it is my fav's raya dishes. All time fav's, hehe..

Another fav's raya dishes of mine is called Ayam Masak Merah..gosh.. I am drowling over by looking at this pic..hehe..

Mom's beef beriani. She used sirloin parts aka daging batang pinang in Malay. Though the price is quite expensive, but it really does save the cooking time as u x have to boil e beef prior cooking..

Nasi Beriani.. We cooked this dishes on the of raya itself to ensure its freshness.. This is mom's specialty that I x know how to cook it until now..haha.. epic failure..

This is definitely not a raya dishes..hik hik. It is sotong dalam tin (rex brand) sambal..haha.. One of our family fav's dishes & I cooked it yesterday for dinner. Juz put it on the table for extra dishes, x too mentioned x want to waste it ;)

360 views of our eid adha dishes.. I forgot to snap pic of papadom.. My lil bro all time fav's, haha.. 

Hence, this is all for our eid adha dishes this year. Alhamdulillah.

Best Korean Cuisines - Ko Hyang Korean Country Delights, The Gardens

My review is based on my personal point of view. Different people might have different view from mine. Hence, this review is for my blog purposes only ;).

October 23, 2012 

Chang2 & I lately or rather I am lately was so into Korean foods. Few years back, we made our first attempt on Korean foods at Mid Valley food court (which is currently under reno now). The experienced was horrible as the taste do not suit our palate at all,huhu. Hence, period. We never try any Korean foods anymore.

Juz recently, I x knew what came into me that makes me craving to taste the Korean cuisines again. Hence, ta da.. the outcome was so different from our 1st attempt. We tried the Korean foods at The Street Cafe, Sunway Pyramid, Sam Sam Korean at The Gardens Food Court & it was such, well I can conclude a good experienced. I will blog bout The Street Cafe & Sam Sam perhaps in other post as I am so into Ko Hyang rite now,hehe.. 

I have read bout Ko Hyang from other bloggers & since it was all reviewed positively, thus after we send our application ;) at Fedex drop point, off we go to the Gardens Mall, Mid Valley. Ko Hyang is located at the lower ground of The Gardens. It is not a restaurant & resembles like a hawker outlet (in a good way) with their layout & ambiance. The services was prompt & fast too.

I x snap a pic of their signage, hence I borrowed the pic & credited to http://jasonmumbles.com/2011/12/ko-hyang-korean-country-delights/

Look at the chairs & tables here, epic + classic, haha. Pic credited to http://j2kfm.blogspot.com/2009/06/cheap-korean-delights-from-ko-hyang.html

After the order has been made, we were first served with Banchan (small dishes served along with cooked rice in Korean cuisine). Both of us got a plate of Banchan each. I read in some blog, it was supposed to be free flow, but they never refill it for us. Perhaps bcoz we didn't ask for refill either,hehe. Here at Ko Hyang, their Banchan consists of cold cucumbers, kimchi & fried anchovies. The Kimchi is just nice, x too sourish.

Seafood Ra Myeon. Price : RM 13.50. 

Taste-wise : 5/5. I love it as compared to The Street Cafe & Sam Sam Korean as it was tasty, in a large quantity & not too bland. The noodles is neither too soft nor hard, just nice that suits my palates so well. The prawn & clam also x bad either.

Bi Bim Bab (Chicken). Price: RM16.90. Chang2 decided to order this as it was mentioned a lot by other bloggers. 

Taste-wise: 5/5. Gosh, it was so yummy, so contradict from our 1st attempt few years back. The portion is just nice for 1 person & quite small if u're a big eater like me. I only take a few bites as Chang2 love it so much & I x want to kacau her meal, hehe. Bi Bim Bap here is served  in a stainless steel bowl that came along with brown rice, minced chicken ( u can opt for beef), Korean Chilli paste, an egg , mushroom + veges.

Tuk Bokki. Price: RM14.90.

Taste-wise: 3/5. This is our must order dish every time we we went to any Korean restaurant. It was so spicy for me as I am not a fan of spicy food. On the contrary, Chang2 love it as she fancies spicy food (can't help it, she's a Malaccan) but she did mentioned bout how spicy the Tuk bokki here though,hehe.

I decided to order Gun Man Du (Korean Dumpling) as I have watched the vids on youtube thousand times, haha, so exageratted. Price : RM 9.50 per plate (6 pcs).

Taste-wise: 4/5. Best eaten when it is still piping hot as u can taste the dumpling crispy skin. After a while, the skin tend to be a lil bit soggy, uh uh.. Chang2 love this dish most as she eats & eats the dumpling 3 in a row,hehe.

After we almost finish our dishes, one of the staff gave us a bowl of soup. This is a complementary soup & I x know why they gave it to us at the end of the meal. Is it bcoz of their customs to served the soup at the end of the meal or bcoz according to Chang2, they gave it to us as she kept on staring our neighbour's table when they received the complementary soup,haha.. Taste-wise: It is juz an ordinary soup but the taste is not too strong unlikely the soup from Japanese outlets ( I am not a fan of miso),hehe..

Our yummy dishes view edited using PhotoWonder apps.

For drinks, we ordered White coffee cold (RM 3.30) for me & Watermelon Juice (RM 4.80) for Chang2..

Total Cost RM 66.65 inclusive of 6% tax. Not considered cheap but a well worth experienced for us. Definitely, we will be a frequent here,hehe...

So, for those who were cravings for Korean cuisines, hence do visit Ko Hyang. There are several outlets besides the one we visited at The Gardens. Do visit Ko Hyang official websites to browse their menu & other outlets available.

As for The Gardens outlet, this is their address:-
LG-K05
The Gardens, Mid Valley City.