วันเสาร์ที่ 15 มกราคม พ.ศ. 2554
Gamblerz aggregation advertise all-embracing boty 2010
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIBT5hSExwI&hl=en
วันพฤหัสบดีที่ 13 มกราคม พ.ศ. 2554
Bboy Kill Soo - Gamblerz And Cay Crew 2009
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkEYyK62RDM&hl=en
วันอังคารที่ 11 มกราคม พ.ศ. 2554
Pickpocketed, Diseased, and Surrounded by Prostitutes in Singapore
Thanks to budget airlines I was able to pick up cheap tickets to Singapore from Perth (Western Australia). I had never been there before and it was a short trip from there to Malaysia so it also gave me chance to visit family after a few days of exploring. This did not turn out to be a good trip...
Since budget airlines don't feed you (I've now learnt to take sandwiches on board) the first thing I wanted to do once out of customs was get food. I lined up at the first place I saw and checked to see how much money I had on me. I remember the exact feeling I had when I discovered my wallet was missing. I figured I had dropped it on the plane so I quickly went to the airline counter to see if they had found it on their clean up. After 10 minutes of listening to them ramble back and forth on their walkie talkies, they told me that it was not on the plane and that I must have lost it between getting off the aero plane and walking through customs. I think a more likely story is that the flight attendant found and pocketed it, or I was pick pocketed.
Either way, this left me with no money or credit/debit cards. I rank Singapore airport as one of the best in the world, so it was no issue to find a bank. Unfortunately they couldn't do anything, even though I had all the numbers of my cards. I was directed to catch a taxi to town to sort it out. With no money this was not an option. I decided to just wait in hunger for my connecting flight to Malaysia which was in 30 hours. I spent most of this on the free internet outside Burger King. Not the best place to be on an empty stomach, but I remembered Tom Hanks in the the movie Terminal and so dined on crackers.
Once in Borneo I went straight to my Step-Mums house and sat on the phone for 8 hours. 5 days later a money transfer from the bank arrived. It was lucky I had family in Malaysia I would have been sleeping on the street with nothing to eat.
After my visit to Sabah and now 'cashed' up I went back to Singapore where my return flight to Perth was from. I had it planned to spend a couple of days there. As soon as I stepped out of the airport the thick, humid air hit me. It was the same as in Malaysia but I guess I subconsciously thought that since it was known to be the cleanest city in the world then the air would be clean and fresh. I took a deep breathe and headed for accommodation. The train system in Singapore is very good and I had no problem finding my hotel.
I stayed in an area called Geylang. It seemed ordinary enough. A few noodle shops, general stores etc. I wasn't feeling to great so I arrived at my hotel and slept it off until dinner time. When I awoke however, the quaint little 'suburb' seemed to have turned into one big Brothel. There were no families eating in the restaurants at this time of day. After a 10 minute stroll and about 10 offers of women for hire, I found a place that wasn't overpopulated by gangsters and ordered.
As it turns out, Singaporeans are very friendly. A middle aged man took a chair next to me and an array of dishes came out. 'Please, help me eat' he said to me. We ate and talked until about half way through and then decided that we would never get through it. He then invited some of the local ladies of the night (who were just hanging around talking to the patrons, I'm guessing, trying to pick up some work') to come and join us. He would say something to them in Chinese, they would laugh, then he would talk to me in English, usually something about his wife and kids. I guess by telling me about his family it made him feel OK about flirting with the prostitutes. I saw nothing wrong with it, he was having a good time.
The girls helped finish the food, then he tipped them for helping us eat. I went back to my hotel early that night as I was still feeling unwell. I only spent another 2 days in Singapore but it was more than enough. In fact, it was very similar to my home town, Perth. Only cheaper, humid and Asian. I was still crook by the time I got home so went to a doctor. I ended up having some kind of fungal disease. It went away after a few more days but wasn't pleasant.
วันจันทร์ที่ 10 มกราคม พ.ศ. 2554
Prunes - They're Not Just For Regularity Anymore
A prune is a dried plum. Most of the prunes consumed in the United States are prepared from a variety of plum called La Petite d'Agen, a tree native to southwest France. When it is harvested, this plum has a royal purple outer skin and amber colored flesh. When it is dried, the plum becomes purple, shriveled, and concentrated in both fiber and sugar.
Recent research suggests, surprisingly, that the fiber found in fresh and dried pitted prunes may help prevent breast cancer. In women who have not reached menopause, eating 100 g (about 3 1/2 ounces) of dried prunes every day shifts hormonal balance away from an active form of estrogen, 16 -hydroxyestrone (16 OHE1, to an inactive form of estrogen, especially during the first half of the menstrual cycle.
For the same reason, prunes help prevent acne in women of reproductive age. Among premenopausal women who eat prunes, acne outbreaks should improve every month, most noticeably during the first two weeks after menstruation, although during the first month women eat prunes acne should get a little better every day.
The most familiar use of prunes, of course, is for promoting regularity. Because it is so hard to imagine how hundreds of millions people in almost every country in the world who eat prunes for regularity could be wrong, no scientist has done even one scientific study to prove their usefulness in treating constipation.
Scientists speculate that prunes stimulate bowel movements through a mechanism similar to milk of magnesia: their high content of the sugar sorbitol draws fluid into the colon and makes the stool softer and more watery. Prunes have other scientifically demonstrated nutritional value: they are a rich source of potassium, which is beneficial to cardiovascular health, and an important source of boron, which plays a role in the prevention of osteoporosis. And no one can argue that they do not relieve constipation.
Prunes aren't just for health, however, they are also for flavor. Here are some new and tasty prune recipes for people who eat them regularly, including a way to "sneak" prunes into kids' meals.
วันพฤหัสบดีที่ 6 มกราคม พ.ศ. 2554
Ramen - The Wonder Noodle!
Ramen is a short typical noodle meal exceedingly popular in Japan. It is what is called more than just a quick meal. It was originated in China in 1800s and was brought to Japan. It is the staple dish of Japanese and a new cultural phenomenon. There are many ramen towns and popular ramen shops in Japan. Not to mention, Tokyo is the most famous city for most of the Ramen shops in Japan.
Ramen shops in Tokyo compete with each other for their uniqueness in noodle, soup ingredients and toppings. Japanese roam around and get their favorite type of Ramen. Most of the Ramen shops in Tokyo are of open kitchen style with counter only seats. In these types of shops, there is only one person who performs all the functions like cooking, serving and collecting money. Such a person is so enjoyable to watch for his or her rhythmical movement while cooking.
Ramen noodles come in usually flat, fat, thin, and ribbon-like sizes. They can also be straight or wrinkled with yellowish hue. They are always served in a hot broth flavored with miso or shoyo and toppings like beef, seafood, chicken, spring onions and seaweed.
This unique dish is so popular that different regions in Japan have themed their variations based on their geographic origin. Corn-butter Ramen in Sapporo and Tonkotsu Ramen in Kyushu are the two examples. There are four popular types of ramen, such as Miso Ramen, Shio Ramen, Shoyu Ramen and Tonkotsu Ramen.
In Japan, most of the Ramen shops have a vending machine. You can choose a dish from the picture menus exhibited inside the shop and buy a ticket on the machine.
Tokyo Station, one of the main points for the shinkansen to stop, is the hot spot of many people. Many people who visit here stop to eat in authentic restaurants like Ramen shops. However, the way ramen is prepared and served, these shops look simple in the streets of Tokyo, but it is the serving quality that ultimately determines their success and uniqueness.
วันพุธที่ 5 มกราคม พ.ศ. 2554
Bboy The End bivouac 2010 (One of the best powermover in the world)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms8_N29UviY&hl=en
วันอาทิตย์ที่ 2 มกราคม พ.ศ. 2554
Healthy Food Alternatives
Many would be slimmers feel that the foods to make them slim are the more expensive items on the shopper list. However, this need not be true.
You can prepare inexpensive, low-calorie meals using let-overs if you wish, and still stay slim. Nor is there any need to prepare and cook an extra meal for one, You can join the family confident that you can make the same meal with just a little extra calorie watching on your part. There is no need for a slimming diet to be different from or more expensive than, that of your family. Eat the same meals but do avoid the high-carbohydrate and fatty foods. If you incorporate the diet into your daily pattern of living, your weight is easier to maintain.
Putting Healthy Eating Guidelines into Practice
Meats: -
Choose lean cuts of meat, such as topside, blade, rump, fillet, gravy beef, veal steaks, pork fillet and trip lamb varieties, such as lean lamb chump. Choose the leanest mince
Ø Drain the fat from mince during or after cooking.
Ø Trim visible fat from meat before you cook it
Ø Keep meat proteins small (100g) and bulk up meals with vegetables and legumes, bread, rice or pasta. Cook vegetables light or steam them when possible to retain their nutrients.
Ø When roasting meats, trim the visible fat from the meat and place meat on a rack in a baking dish with 1-2 centimetres of water. For additional flavour add herbs and wine to the water. Alcohol is harmless when used with heat in cooking.
Cheese: - Select low fat cheeses varieties, cottage cheese or ricotta, reduced fat or low fat milk. Do not just try these once, as it may take a while tor your taste bud to adjust. Try low-fat yoghurt you can hardly tell the difference in taste.
Oil: - Olive oil, sunflower oil, safflower oil, canola oil and grape-seed oil are good vegetable oils to choose.
Grains: - Choose wholemeal bread, pasta, flour and rise instead or white
Breakfast Cereal: - Should be high in fibre.
Salt: - Choose low salt (sodium) or no added salt products by comparing food labels and selecting products that have no added salt.
Dressings: - Make your own dressing and mayonnaise using low-fat yoghurts, buttermilk, tomato paste, vinegar, lemon juice, ricotta cheese, mustard and fruit pulp. Buy dressings labelled No-Oil or Low Fat
Margarine or Butter: - Use avocado, chutney, cottage cheese, and low-fat mayonnaise
Cream: - Use evaporated skin milk with gelatine and chill before whipping.
Sour Cream: - Low-fat yoghurt, buttermilk, evaporated skim milk or lemon juice.
Frying: - Use a non-stick fry pan and cooking spray or brush the base of the pan with oil instead of pouring oil into the pan.
Tips to help reduce your fat intake
Grilling instead of frying
Use a rack filled with a little water when grilling, roasting or baking meat. Marinate very lean meat in a mixture of soy sauce, wine, herbs, garlic or spices. These will prevent the meat from drying out while grilling.
Steaming
Is an ideal way of cooking most vegetables? The food is quickly cook y the steam and does not need any fat.
Microwave
Microwaving is a great way to cook. The microwave allows foods to keep their flavour and moisture while they cook.
Stir Fry
Use a wok or non-stick pan. Use a spray-on oil, water, wine or stock to fry your vegetables and then quickly mix in your lean cooked meat.
Casserole
Casserole cooking is a slow, gentle moist way of cooking that can also be low fat. Before cooing, trim the fat off the meat or skin off the chicken. Do not add any extra fat to the casserole. Allow the casserole to cool and skin any extra fat off the surface. Casseroles divided into serving sizes and frozen are ready prepared meals for people in a hurry.
Baked Vegetables
First par boil vegetables, spray with vegetable oil, place in a dry pan and cook in an oven on high until crisp.
Gravy
If you use the meat pan juices to make gravy, pour the juice into a cup and place in the freezer, when it is cool but not frozen remove the solid fat layer that forms on top. The remaining juice can be use to flavour your gravy.
Mince
When using mince, brown it first in a dry pan and drain off the excess fat before adding the other ingredients.
Butter
Add low fat yoghurt or cottage or ricotta cheese to vegetables.
Cream
Substitute cream with evaporated skin milk or blend skim milk with ricotta cheese.
Sauces
Creamy sauces can be made with Skim milk powder in double strength that adds a creamy texture without the extra fat.
Mayonnaise
Try low fat natural yoghurt instead of mayonnaise in recipes.
Salad Dressing
Make a mixture of lemon juice, herbs, mustard and vinegar it makes a great and tasty dressing.
Avocados
Avocados have a rich and creamy texture, they taste delicious and what is more, they are good for you. Packed with vitamins, minerals and antioxidants, avocados make a great addition to a hearty diet. Make avocados part of your daily diet
Ø Replacement for butter or margarine on toast or crackers
Ø Slice and serve with fresh seafood
Ø Use as a topping to Mexican dishes such as tacos
Ø Mashed and served as a dip on vegetable platters
Ø Mash and serve on jacket potatoes
Ø Add to salads for a creamy taste and texture
Ø Add to tomato based pasta sauce.
Recipe Solutions
Buttermilk: - Plain yoghurt mixed with low fat milk
Buttermilk Alternative: - If you need buttermilk for a recipe, and need to make your own: - Pour together 1 tablespoon of each white vinegar and milk into a measuring cup, and then fill up the rest with milk. Let stand for 15 minutes until it thickens
Cakes: -
Ø Cake layers are often brushed with liqueur. The best substitute is syrup or sweetened juice.
Ø Next time you bake a cake dust the tin with dried coconut instead of flour
Ø Throw in a couple of tablespoon of your favourite jam over the top. When cooking the jam soaks through giving the cake a delicious flavour.
Ø Every time you open the oven door the temperature of baking drops by 50% and cakes can drop I the centre and others will take longer to cook
Ø Adding grated carrot, fruit, or chocolate, mashed banana or a can of mixed fruit salad will enhance the flavour of a plain packet cake mix
Ø Adding a drop of oil to a packet of cake mix will keep it moist and light.
Ø Mix 100s & 1000s through a vanilla cake mix. They will melt during the cooking process releasing a great rainbow colours effect. Kids love it.
Ø Decorating made easy: - Place a piece of chocolate in the corner of the microwave-roasting bag and melt it, snip off the tip at the corner of the bag and drizzle a pattern over the cake.
Cabbage: -
Ø When cooking cabbage avid the smell around the house put in a couple of slices of lemon in a small bucket of water and place it in the kitchen.
Ø Cabbage & Brussels sprouts smell when cooking, place a slice of stale bread crusts over the cabbage, it will absorb the odours.
Casserole: -
Next time you cook a casserole, try slicing small French stick into 12mm slices, spread one side with mustard and press gently into the top of the cooked casserole leaving the top exposed. Place under the grill until golden brown.
Chicken: -
Next time you season a chicken; add 2 teaspoons of grated orange rind to the mix delicious.
For a fat free roast chicken, sprinkle with paprika and place chicken in oven with no oil, but a little water to the bottom of the pan will keep it moist
When you cook apricot chicken, add a packet of chicken noodle soup. The flavour is superb
Marinate chicken wings for 1 hour. Half cook in microwave oven on high. They are now ready to go on the barbeque saves time barbequing, and taste delicious and do not burn.
Add ½ Cup of crushed cornflakes to the crumb mix for a golden crunchy taste
For a nice stuffing: - Peel and finally chop a granny smith apple, add a good handful of sultanas and a teaspoon of cinnamon
Chips: -
Low-fat chips can be make by peeling and slicing potatoes thickly, place them on a greased pan (Canola spray is best), and cook in a moderate oven for 40 minutes.
Kids at times could not finish the packet. Resealing the packet and store in the freezer can save it. Oil does not freeze so this keeps them crunchie for weeks.
Cut an unpeeled potato into thick wedges; dip into seasoned egg white and place skin side up on a baking tray. Bake on 180c for ½ hour or until tender and crisp
Chips made from freshly cut potatoes soak up less fat than frozen chips. Oven chips are the healthiest of all.
Potato Chips brown more quickly if a pinch of salt is added to the fat.
Coffee: -
Roasting the beans reduces their moisture content and releases the flavour and aroma. The fruit, a pulpy berries, turn red when ripe. Each contains two beans. Coffee beans turn various shades of brown when roasting
To make a perfect cup of coffee always put them in order of coffee, sugar, milk before adding boiling water.
Coffee is getting more expensive. If you place some change in a jar every time you have a cuppa. The money comes in handy when you run out.
Coconut: -
Coconut ice: - Pour coconut ice mixture into ice cubes trays for perfect bite size servings
Coconut milk: - use coconut milk instead of dairy milk in your cakes makes great flavour.
Toasted coconut and lemon juice sprinkled over the curry helps bring out the flavour.
Croutons: -
Make your own using stale bread. Take away the crusts, butter the bread, cut in cubes and place in oven 200c for 4 minutes, turn over and toast the other side.
In the microwave, heat 2 tablespoons butter on high for 1 minute. Using white bread cut the slice in cubes, shake well to coat and then cook on high for 2 minutes, stirring once while cooking.
Crumbs Bread: -
Make your own and save. Do not throw away stale bread. Remove crusts and bake in slow oven 120c until dry and then crush with rolling pin
Dressing Low joule: -
Mix together the plain yoghurt, a squeeze of lemon juice, a little grated cucumber, a little chopped mint and seasoning.
Dried Fruit: -
Stop them from sinking to the bottom of your fruitcake. Toss them in cornflour before adding them into the cake
Fruit: -
At times, fruit salad or fruits are soaked in wine or liqueur. For a substitute, replace this quantity with Syrup, Orange and /or lemon juice and rind.
Mary C Newton