Friday

Fridays have always been colorful, because of the 2 classes i have on this day and the antics of the locals on friday nites. Yesterday i went to the uni as usual and also went to the library to borrow some books.

A list of yesterday's mishaps:

1. As i was walking towards the lobby, changing my lift from the floors for graduate students to the common lifts at 17th floor, a student ran pass me n knocked me. My mobile fell and went into pieces. Luckily i could it back together.

2. The lift came on 19th floor. one person came out and i entered alone. No one else was waiting with me, as it was late. Oh God! the lift stinks like hell. that guy must have farted before he left!!! shit! i left a few floors after that n took the stairs.

3. Met a friend for dinner at the usual place, Jonathan's. they have new menus for autumn n winter. nice. but, the two girls next to our table was so noisy and was talking about IKEmen ( good looking guys in Japanese ) all throughout their conversation and shrieking, shouting, giggling ..urrghhhh..dinner spoil betul!

4. Friday nites are when Japanese officemates, clients and friends go out after work for drinks after a week of hard work (konon). waterholes, restaurants, pubs, clubs, izakayas are full most of the time.Karaokes too. Price are sometimes higher too.. and because of this, trains are usually very packed later at nite. trains also become a place where many 'action' happens. hahahha... so, last nite, i took the rapid train at 10.45pm (last train is at 12.30). The coach was filled with the smell of liquor n spirit. Men and women looked flushed and pink (red). couples grope each other and it's sick. Girls try to make sweet baby talks with some people n its sucks. Some older people are so knocked out that they have their juniours or subordinates hold them cause they couldn't stand anymore. lucky tonite nobody puked in the train (yes, i have seen that before)

5. When i came back to get my basikal (parked at seiyu), byknya basikal was blocking mine! sakitnya hati sebab dah malam, beg berat, letih, mengantuk n sejuk!! so i had to put down my bag, susun basikal2 lain- anjakkan jauh2 so that i could get mine. lepas tu ada pulak yg pedal tersangkut kat tayar basikal lain..hish hish..

6. Then when i got my basikal.. guess what was in my basket? 2 beer cans.. i really hate this. i know my basikal looks old, but that does not mean you can put garbage in my basket!!!!! i threw the cans at the nearby bin. sapa kata Japan bersih?

Then i cycled home, really slowly albeit it was cold...enjoying my new bicycle white light yg terang benderang.Last nite, it was probably 8 or 9 Celsius i guess. the moon was full and i suddenly remembered that when i was a kid i made a big hue n cry telling everybody that the moon always followed me. yesterday, while cycling i felf like the moon followed me again. the sky was bright and at 11.30 at nite, i could see the clouds. can u imagine that? it was so pretty.

It was not a bad day after all. i watched One Fine Day before i slept and dreamt of George Yummy Clooney.

Ketam n Me

Resipi Ketam Special Me-en

ini resipe utk 4 ketam bunga besaq

untuk tumisan
halia sebesaq penumbuk (blend)
3 labu bawang putih (blend)
cili bo/cili paste - 3 sudu besaq (ikut kepedasan)
2 bijik tomato
minyak masak

untuk kuah
3 ikat daun ketumbar (atau sebanyak manapun mengikut suka)
4-5 sudu besar tomato sauce
garam secukup rasa
2-3 bijik teluq (ikut saiz)
bawang besaq potong bulat2
black pepper (kalau suka)

instructions:

mula2, tumis halia dan bawang putih yaang telah diblend sehingga wangi..then, masukkan cili bo/paste. masak sehingga pecah minyak. selepas itu masukkan tomato yang telah dicincang. masak sampai tomato lembik sikit..selepas itu, masukkan tomato sauce and secawan air. masukkan ketam dan batang daun ketumbar. masak sampai air ketam keluar n pekat, masukkan garam secukup rasa.

at this point, check the spiciness and adjust by adding sugar if it is too hot. adjust with also black pepper, if the ketam punya sauce dah mula pekat, masukkan daun ketumbar and bawang besar yg dipotong bulat2. lagi byk bawang lagi sedap. instantly also, kuatkan api dan pecahkan telur dalam mangkuk yang berasingan dan tuang dalam kuah. tunggu dalam 15 seconds dan lepas tu baru kacau the kuah dan masak sampai kuah pekat.

boleh garnish dengan daun bawang or daun ketumbar. boleh perah limau tapi make sure api dah tutup, otherwise akan jadik pahit.

selamat mencuba!!

Good Nite..

if anybody is wondering.. this is the green version of the ginko leaves..
i am retiring early tonite.. not feeling well and coughing slightly..bila cough perut pon sakit.. ohh i dont like being sick..

good nite! oyasuminasai!

AUTUMN 2009

Ginkgo biloba, a deciduous tree native to China reaching up to 30 meters in height, it was designated the official Tokyo Metropolitan tree on November 8, 1996. Ginkgo trees are either male or female, and their distinctive fan-shaped leaves change from light green to bright yellow in autumn. The ginkgo tree is commonly found along Tokyo's streets and avenues.It is also the symbol for Osaka University. it is said that this tree is very tolerent to dust, smoke and dry conditions. interesting enuf, when the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan in 1945,the blast destroyed a temple about 1.1 kilometers from the epicenter. It was probably similar to many temples destroyed by the A-bomb—except that a ginkgo tree growing near the temple survived, with no apparent ill effects. In fact, a new temple was built next to this still living fossil.

The picture were taken yesterday, near Gaien-mae Station (Meiji Jinggu Outer Park)

Autumn me for you..

School..

this song was sang at one of the teachers' day celebration in TKC when i was schooling..or was it at a farewell event of one of the teachers, i cant remember well..this song and the Flying Pickets brings back college days memories..

acapella was still close to my heart!