Jam or Jammed...

Today, I tried to travel back to Sabak Bernam to visit my grandma for the holidays... did not make it though...

Reason?!?! got stuck in a massive kampung traffic after Kuala Selangor... Haven't even reach Tanjung Karang...

The traffic was that bad... i decided to give my grandma a call and tell her that i wouldn't be making it in that traffic... What's worse, on my way earlier, was kinda dozing off in between the slow traffic... Paid a price after i "KISSED" into a Myvi's backside...

Damage was kept at minimal as i managed to avoid a direct hit by swerving to the left, alas, still not enough thus banging slightly into it...

Funnier? my cars damage was worse than the Myvi's... haih, What a Day!!!

Reminder: Don't sleep & drive...

Three and a half men... by MACC (Malaysian Association of Chinese Comedians)

16th Aug - Tuesday

It was quite an uneventful day where i actually finished my work earlier than expected... Knowing that i will be catching the ever famous Douglas Lim & his henchmen later that night kinda kept me excited for the whole day...
The anticipation of what the show might dish out considering that the trio of M.A.C.C.; comprises of prominent stand up comedian "Douglas Lim", "Kuah Jen Han", and "Poon Chee Ho", is always as funny as hell...

Whats more interesting is that, they have a new addition to their team, "Dr. Jason", whom literally is a doctor by profession turned comedian... Imagine that! ahahhaa...

The show was interesting as usual, and i decided to buy a poster of the guys and get their autographs... Who knows, they will be famous enough one day to make me a millionaire buy selling away their posters... HAHAHa...

On the same weekend, my family & I traveled back to Sabak Bernam to visit my grandma and for prayers... On the way, we stopped by a restaurant for dinner... to our amazement, we saw this huge gigantic "Toman" fish...bout 3 feet perhaps in length...

In the other aquarium, holds fresh oyster the size of my palm... i couldnt resist, so i had to order one, but to my disappointment, it was fresh water oysters...
The ones which doesnt have the distinct sea water sweetness to it and not to mention the texture which was chewy like rubber unlike the sea water oysters which has a fresh sweetness & a crunchy texture...

Once we arrived at our grandma's village, we set to get the prayers done and this food presentation was for the gods...

Arent all the "Ang Ku's", "Huat Ker's", and fruits look scrumptious? hehehe... Thats all for now folks....

NUTzzz....Eaten but havent seen them...

How many times have we ever eaten anything at all and wondered where does it come from? or How does it look like when it was raw?

The truth is, most of the time, we just ate to our hearts content and forget about the origin of the product... For most of us, it doesn't even occur to us that the original looks of the item could be somewhat inedible at a glance...

Basically, we do not bother to find out.... hahaha

Here are some nuts in their original form before they were harvested, in fact, how they even look like when they were still attached to the trees....

A) Almonds

 Look at how these raw almond fruits resembles one of those carnivorous plants?

 Then again, when it ripens, it resembles something else doesn't it?  *Hint, Hint*

 Suggested serving:-
- Best used for baking...
       i.e. Cakes, muffins, bread
- Almond Milk Tea...
     
B) Cashews

  Don't they look big & juicy... hmmmmm

 Not only that, the fruit is edible as well... Its what we call, Water Guava (Jambu Air)...

Suggested serving:-
- The fruit can be eaten raw just like any other fruits
- Roasted Cashews... An instant great hit with beers as condiments...

C) Chestnuts

 Look at how cute the fruit is? Furry little balls of nuts...

Oops, that didn't came out right... heheh

 A very sweet delicacy none the less...

Suggested serving:-
- Best used as condiments...
       i.e. Chinese Glutinous Rice Dumplings (Zhong Zhi), Stir Fried Vegetable dishes, Pork Knuckle Stew...
- Coffee Roasted Chestnuts, are one of the best liked favorites amongst the Chinese community...

D) Hazelnuts

 These here are Filbert, or better known in our region as Hazelnut... The resemble some sort of fairy bells...

 When its ripe, the whole flower flares up in a brownish yellow tone...

Suggested serving:- 

- Normally used as condiments in Chocolate, & Ice Cream...

E) Pistachios

 Pinkish, pointy, & in bunches... None of us would ever think of this as Pistachios...

 Within the hard shell, lies a purplish green nut...

Suggested serving:- 

- Primarily used as condiments...

     i.e. Cakes, Ice Creams

- Goes well with beer too...

F)Walnuts

 A bit on the ugly side, don't you think?...

But on the inside, its a brain like nut...

Suggested serving:- 

- Primarily used as condiments...

     i.e. Cakes, Ice Creams, Cooking Ingredients

- Caramelized Sesame Walnut, is a delicacy normally prepared in chinese restaurants to serve the customers while waiting for the food to arrive...