Time we are @

Sunday, October 19, 2008

Batik Marie







Batik Marie

250g butter(1 cube)
1 cup sugar (if don’t like to have it too sweet personally I think half cup is enough)
1 can evaporated milk
4 eggs(beaten)
1/2 cup milo powder
1/2 cup cocoa powder (Van Houten)
400g Marie biscuits (1 packet) (break in quarters)
1 tbsp vanilla essence

1. melt the butter over heat.
2. pour in sugar. stir.
3. pour in evaporated milk + eggs. keep stirring so tt the eggs dun get cooked in the mixture.
4. pour in the cocoa powder + milo powder slowly n stir till the mixture thickens.
5. after mixture thickens, pour the vanilla essence. it'll give a sweet aroma to the mixture!
6. once mixture thickens, roughly abt 15-20mins, can off the heat and pour in the biscuits.
7. mix it well then get ready a normal cntr, put the biscuit mixture in and use a flat metal to press the whole mixture down(tt creates the batik design!).
8. voila! let it cool before storing it in the fridge.

Your batik marie can be served the next day!before cutting it, make sure u defrost it so tt cutting wud be easier!batik marie can last for quite long, u can eat the whole mth!

Cheese Cake!!



Ingredients Set A

1. 24pcs Marie biscuits (MUST be Marie biscuits (马利饼) hor! – Round biscuits in Red color packaging)
2. 125g butter (Buttercup brand – Golden color packaging)

Ingredients Set B
1. 1 tin of pineapple rings. Cut up. (Pleasant brand – Red color packaging)
2. 4 tbsp pineapple water
3. 1 can Nestle Cream
4. Half packet (1 packet = 250g) Philadephia chesse (Silver packaging)
5. 5 - 7.5g Gelatin
6. 2 and a half tbsp sugar

Instructions for Ingredient set A:
1. Rub butter into finely crushed Marie biscuits.
2. Make the cake base by pressing the mixed biscuits into a big plastic-disposable container (about L: 27cm x B: 15 -17 cm or round container diameter: abt 24cm).
3. Refrigerate for 1 hour (at least).

Instructions for Ingredient set B:
1. Put ingredients set B No. 2, 5 & 6 to melt (keep stirring) then mixed in No. 1,3 & 4 and bring to a boil. Not too long or the mixture will be oily.
2. Let the mixture cool for about half hour and then spread evenly onto the cake base.
3. Refrigerate to firmness. (IT'S V IMPORTANT for the ULTIMATE PRESENTATION OF CAKE!)

-THE END-

P.S All ingredients stated above can be brought from NTUC. Follow the
brand(s) above closely. Any other brands used, will change the overall
taste of the chessecake. If you face any problems, feel free to contact
me ya? AND YES, after you have done it, tell me about it ok?

Below is a photo of the above stated ingredient… put creativity in works, try with some other fruit … my friends & I have tired blueberry… taste super nice too… see the 2nd photo….


Saturday, October 11, 2008

We will be BACK!!! - Sipadan



So much dive till we get a few candid shots here during the drift dive & also group photo with our diving gang! =D This was a fantastic 4D3N with Kapalai Dive Resort in Sipadan & Mabul Island.
The staff and dive master are friendly and helpful. Videography is available too. Our group had one taken at RM290/CD (consist of 2 dives). The experience was such a terrific & memorable one that we sure will return to this amazing island!

Friday, October 10, 2008

Anemone Crab!


These were the two photos that I personally love a lot! =D The tiny crab found among the sea anemone. We were facing a bit of a current when we took the photo. The tiny one doesn’t seem to be affected by us. Kok Loong was keeping his ground by holding one hand to a rock and the other with his camera over her and took a few quick shots. The photo turns out to be really great!

Scorpion Fish

Frogfish is one of the marine life that Kok Loong hope to discover, however, was kind of a disappointed that we did not manage to find. However, found this Scorpion fish. Small size as it might be, I think it has a look of a dinosaur. A tiny one though… couldn't agree more with me? Haha…

The tiny one ~ Nudibranch



Besides these species, we see a number of nudibranch. Nudibranch is a member of one suborder of soft-bodied, shell less marine which are noted for their often extraordinary colors and striking forms. It was amazing sight to see them slugging on the rocks or sandy surface. In the photo are some just some species we found.

Cuttlefish Chase


Cuttlefish, among the intelligent invertebrate species has a real interesting body structure - cuttlebone. With its vision like human, I just can wonder what this cuttlefish thinks when it saw us coming toward her. It cleverly camouflage itself by altering it skin color. Their skin flashes a fast-changing pattern as communication to other cuttlefish and to camouflage them from predators as well.