syawal at malls

last weekends, i went to ikea, ikano wan utama and berjaya times square, kuala lumpur....just want to see the scenario of syawal decoration at the mall and blending in with all the people there, the peak and busy syawal preparation....

the malls were decorated with lots of lantern, variety of colors and there was a small village set up at berjaya, with little kiosk which were really kampong style...at ikano, chef zam was there doing some demonstration of simple food preparation for syawal and at the same time promoting the philips eletrical appliances...

at berjaya times square, a small set up that looks like a village at lower ground of the mall..at certain time, before the 7pm, there are a group of musician playing the traditional instruments- called gamelan....emmm, the spirit of syawal....its seem like time flies...so fast...

well, to all muslims...selamat hari raya, maaf zahir dan batin...

FOOD AND HOTEL MALAYSIA 2009 (FHM2009)

here are some pictures taken by my good friend, imelda during her visit to this event.....what a waste, i missed the opportunity to go to the most outstanding hospitality event in malaysia...some of my friends and students managed to grab several award during the competition-hot cooking, food carving and others.. congrats! hope i can go to this event next two years.......

more details, check out this website:

www.foodandhotel.com

just dessert..

cake decoration

main course

cakes...

sugar work...impressive!

12th PENANG international salon gastronomique

jsut want to share some of the pictures during the last 12th penang international salon gastronomique....

a successful event, even some of my student and co took parts in the event of battle of the chef....it is seen as a stepping stone especially for the young ones, brushing up their skills and talents...

check out some of the details from fruit carving, food presentation, services and skills....really impressed with the creativity and details.....so attractive, yummy and interesting......

DEMOSTRATION...NOT AGAIN....

i wonder what is wrong with malaysian...is it the attitude or is it the system that is bothering them...

yesterday, once again, the demonstrators were there, in the street of jalan tunku abdul rahman....fighting for their right.....are they really fighting for their right or they are just the follower and didnt know anything about what going on around them???gush, and sadly, 99% of the protestors were malays....but the leader, as i can see on the tv were from the other races, those who gave the speech that day...is like something wrong with the scenario...if the leader comes from the other races, then why there were only minority of them in the pictures???? quite ackward right...something to think about....

i m not against those who wants to fight for their right...if you think that you should, go ahead but please.....consider all the people around you...watching the news tonight and listening to the mantan and leaders give their comments towards the issue, it really make sense....these demonstrator give a bad impact to our hospitality and tourism especially...those people who sell their goods along really being affected by the event...rm100m-rm200m...it make sense....for those who didnt really know, they might think that this figure being pick up from the sky, but if you really look into it, it make sense...for example, secret recipe at sogo..i believed that they have a great lost yesterday..not to be forgotten, all the boutique such as gulatis, jakel, ariyani, all the shopping complexes, hotels, and more than 500 shops along the road.....please, have pity to these people....

what the impact to the state and country?? bad reputation, maybe decrease of income from the tourist, H1N1 already one of the issue, and now another event....of couse, this will give an image to the country....our prime minister suggested that these people used the stadium instead of the street...yah, why not???the state being rule by the opposition and i believed it will not be a problem and at the same time it will decrease the number of people being captured and maybe none...some are the innocence one, i believe..

moral from the story, what ever our agenda is, please think about others and respect others space...and for the rest, please think before you act....you have the right to fight for your right...definitely, but if you do it in a correct and well planned way, it will be a successful one and being respected by others....

H1N1

next stop after uitm melaka is uitm pulau pinang...the campus is close offically for students from 22 o 28 july..damn, when this disease will stop from spreading throughout the world.....it affected the situation and of course the revenue that been generate from tourism....

i wish they will solve this problem sooner...pray to GOD so that we can go through the day without being infected by this disease...

chicken run- kenny rogers

SUNDAY 19 july 2009

ROASTERS Chicken Run 09 in aid of “Tabung Kebajikan Pesakit PPUKM – Young Diabetic Patients”- the beneficiary providing care and support for children with diabetic condition.

DONATE...RUN.....FUN......

it was a sunny day, and i believed that everybody were enjoying themselves, walking or running with an egg on a cone, sound easy right...give it a try at home...hahaha..the event started as early as 7 am....

there were clown and magician and also the mascot at the place of the event...as for the goodies bag, all participants got themselves several cans of isotonic drinks, a shirt, shampoo, body shampoo, a can of tuna (if i m not mistaken) and a free entrance to the cosmo world at the berjaya times square on the same day as the event...

by 11 am, i can see that the people started coming in to the indoor theme park...lucky enough, there are rides for the kids...my children were enjoying themselves, so as their nephew and niece, and several of our family friend's kids...

the event was a success, and definitely worth it....