wahhh look ma, no hands!
Ok this is an exception — not our pic but simply a cute picture found while roaming the net. This has to be shared — super cute! Check this out:
Look at that chihuahua — with matching helmet! Lets hope he did buckle up behind (or probably glued to the seat!) btw i should mention that this photo was of charlene y (sp?) of cuteoverload.
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Me aint a lion king!
Nice pose.
This semi-military posture from muffin reminds me of the movie Lion King! Some excerpts from the scripts..
Mufasa: Everything you see exists together, in a delicate balance. As king, you need to understand that balance, and respect all the creatures — from the crawling ant to the leaping antelope.
Simba: But, dad, don’t we eat antelope?
Mufasa: Yes, Simba, but let me explain. When we die, our bodies become the grass. And the antelopes eat the grass. And so we are all connected in the great Circle of Life.
Great for the environmentalist — yet muffin is not in a world of male dominance like in Lion King, she just likes to be on top of everything! Go muffin!
On a completely unrelated matter; the month of October is not only the fasting month of Ramadan, but also the month dedicated to those with sweet tooth cravings … check out Haagen-Dasz a month long ice-cream buffet at Bangsar Village II. Abner has the details in his blog!
Hide and seek
hi there! what are you looking at ? Do I owe you anything?
Excuse me but this is my plastic bag and yes, it is mine. finders keepers, losers weepers! So dont even think about getting it back. Get your own space! I need my own space. My muffin space :-)
Probably that’s what on muffin’s head. She really loves to play hide and seek with the plastic bag. She is also more than happy to attack the bag for a game.
Sunblock please!
Rule #1: Never place an indoor plant outside in the direct sun.
If you insist, this is what will happen to the plant (ouuccchhhh). We learnt that the outdoor sunlight is more than 100 times more intense than indoor light and because of this, the water droplets inside the leaves actually boil, and magnify the intensity of the light and heat — and will burn the leaves permanently.
A big lesson today :-) We need some chlorophyll injections…
(psstt.. it was z…)
Step 4: Serve with hot rice…
Kadazandusun signature dish: bosou served with hot rice.
There you go! A simple 4-step cooking a Kadazandusun “super” dish – bosou!
Making bosou itself is quite simple. The basic ingredients are freshwater fish (we used javanese barb [malay: lampam jawa]), pangi fruit [malay: ketapang fruit], cooled rice, and salt. The fish is cleaned and the remaining water must be completely drained off. The rice , crushed pangi and salt are then added; and thoroughly mixed.
The raw bosou is then stored in an air-tight container for at least a week before it can be eaten (raw or cooked).
This is a dish that may shiver the tongue, if not the heart of visitors. The smell is strong yet the taste is something to remember as it is uniquely delicious — bosou is truly the king of kadazandusun traditional dishes!
Note 1: tuhau may also be added into the mix — caneeliea has a post related to sambal tuhau that she said ‘simple but yummy’. To me, tuhau is just like a salsa to tortilla chips. Read her post here.
Note 2: there is also a post by J Martin (possibly a guy with good experience in preparing bosou – and this is a compliment) related to bosou: you can go straight to his site here.
Cook till dry.. Yum yum
Define: yum yum – associated with consumption of a tasty food, indeed.
Step 3: Bring in the ‘Bosou’
bosou: yes, that unique fermented fish + cooked rice + chillies, a specialty of the kadazandusun. AND NOT that violent loa, a man with three horns in vodooism.
Until color turned golden brown…
Deep fry the onions and garlic for one or two minutes until it turn slightly brown.
Step 2: Fry ‘em
Fry the onion with the white chillies. You dont have to put much seasonings here as the bosou by itself should already by quite tasty, naturally.
Step 1: Prepare Ingredients
white chillies
garlic
red onions
Soon to join Mr. Bosou…
These are white bird peppers – slightly larger and longer in size as compared to the green or red bird peppers; and they are less hot. It does provide sufficiently hot taste; making it the best companion for bosou!
