First Weekend Cooking Experience

I have came a long way since my first cooking experience in Japan. Remember the instant ramen which I cooked not long ago? That was my first time cooking since I came here. Later, it followed up with my spaghetti which was really nice. You know why? It's because I was using an instant sauce for that. So I assume that is not counted. Use instant stuff, who also can cook right?

Since this weekend will be a 3-day break, then I can have some experiments in the kitchen. As for last night dinner, initially I wasn't sure what to cook although the stuff were everything there. After think think think, I came out with this.

White rice, mixed vegetable which consist of broccoli and carrot, fried egg mata lembu and some pumpkin stuff.

As you can see, the rice was okay which was a surprising thing considering how frequent I cook porrice. I called it porrice because it's between porridge and rice. But the telur goreng mata lembu (is that the correct term for it?) didn't really turn out to be mata lembu. It hancur-ed when I turned it. I guess I should call it telur goreng mata sepet ^.-

As for the pumpkin thing, it's just some kind of like nugget stuff. Instead of chicken inside, they put pumpkin in that thing. All those above cost me one-damn-long hour!

Calvin's personal rating: 6/10

As for today, after kena pulled by who-else but Joann to teman her out, by the time we came back, it was already almost 2pm. Oo yea, the reason I kena pulled was because her camera was sick. Just like its owner! Later went to do some groceries which she ended up buying more stuff than I did. Girls ma. Nothing surprising.

By the time I'm back, I was damn hungry already. So, I straight headed to the kitchen and again, undecided on what to cook. I went ahead with my initial plan and this is the result.

White rice, fried cabbage and the main dish - black pepper chicken. But this time, I cooked porrice! Luckily it was saved by my main dish. Black pepper chicken. I know it doesn't look black, but I didn't have tau euww (kicap pekat) with me. Or maybe the Japanese memang doesn't use tau euww?

Anyway it was still edible, which was the main point. As for the taste, I won't comment much. If I say nice, you will think I high nose. If I say not nice, you will say "Haiya, normal la... guys ma"

So, I'd better keep my silence for once.

Calvin's personal rating: 7/10

UPDATED: The telur mata lembu is actually called telur mata kerbau or bull's eye egg.

When A Malaysian Duck Talks To A Japanese Chick

"Why don't you find a Japanese ger flen?"

That's among the FAQ I get from most of my friends, even my relatives! I don't know why, but I just not into them. Maybe because here at my college, the girls is one of the endangered species.

Yes, true. In fact, there's only one girl in my class. A short one. No height discrimination here. I'm not trying to ejek that fella la, but it's true, she's really damn short. We call her chameleons coz she changes the colour of her hair almost everyday. As if there's a timetable for her. Monday black, Tuesday blonde, Wednesday brown, Thursday silver, Friday pink, Saturday and Sunday I don't know la coz she's almost invisible. Okay, I admit the colours of the latter I tokok tambah myself.

In my class, she can be describe like this: "Ada ka, tarak ka, tarak beza saja". Get what I mean? And the fact that she sits in the last row just sums up everything. But recently, she get herself in the front row already.

My friends used to asked me, ''If if you guys don't talk to her, she talk with who wor then?''

I just answered them, ''Dunno with her la. Talk with the wall kua.''

Kesihan that chameleon. But if I kesihan her, who's going to kesihan me? Came here so long already also still haven't manage to hook up with a single Japanese girl. But didn't I've mention earlier that Japanese chicks are just a no-no to me? Perhaps I prefer satay more to sushi.

I know what I've crapped above got nothing to do with the title. But actually got a bit la. Just a bit as a warm-up session. Back to the topic I'm trying to talk about, have you guys ever imagine how if a Malaysian talks with a Japanese?

The Malaysian I'm talking about is not like those who studied Japanese before. This one is totally blank and don't know any Japanese, not even Arigatou. And also doesn't watch anime nor read manga. As for the Japanese, just imagine a pure Japanese, who knows just a language and that's Japanese and if tries to talk English, they will reply you England. A gone-case type.

Lets say this two humans meet, what do you think will happen? Simple. Have you ever seen a duck talks (or rather quacks) to a chicken? I know you've never seen that, right? Anyway, just imagine that. That Malaysian punya Japanese is kantoi case, and the Japanese punya ang moh is broke. So I guess this is what will happen.

Malaysian: Kuek kuek keuk, kuek kuek kuek kuek?

Japanese: Chick? Chick chick chick chick!

Malaysian: Kuueek kuueek kuueek??

Japanese: Chick??!!

Malaysian: #&*%#!@*

Translation, in case you don't understand duck and chicken language, which I hope you don't, unless there are any duck or chicken who reads my blog!

Malaysian: Hai macha! Saya Muthu. Lu mana mari?

Japanese: 何？分からないんです！(Hamik? I don't understand la!)

Malaysian: Lu mana mari??

Japanese: 何？？！！(Hamik la??!!)

Malaysian: Nabeh! KNNMCB!