搞不懂的印度朋友

在地球的每个角落都少不了中国人和印度人，中东也不例外。但在中东，无论是劳工层还是管理层，印度人都占了大多数。换句话说，我身边遇到的生意及工作伙伴大都是印度朋友。还没自我介绍时，大都以为我是韩国日本人，（真搞不懂为什么小眼睛总被列为韩国日本人？）自我介绍后，他们总是称我为‘佳’，真的搞不懂，我已经给他们解释了，我的名有两个字，是‘佳X’，不是‘佳’，他们仍然一意孤行叫我‘佳’。我真搞不懂他们，是我解释的不好还是他们的执著。每次出差都遇着不同国际的人，就只有印度朋友搞不懂我的名和姓。

曾经问过一个叫我‘小佳’的好朋友，他很无聊地说他喜欢，因为小佳很好听很适合我。。。我现在终于了解他可能也有印度朋友的血统。
想念这个大学时期的好朋友，不知最近新婚的他好不好。。。

阿布扎比的清明节

这几天的阿布扎比，除了风沙之外，还有不常见的雷雨。至少在这个交换季节里，雨是罕有的。雨天，只要我没出门的日子，基本上我都喜欢雨天。
上个星期致电回家，才知道这是清明节期，不禁想起婆婆曾告诉我们清明节时总是下雨天。
突然想起杜牧的‘清明时节雨纷纷，路上行人欲断魂，借问酒家何处有,牧童遥指杏花村。’难道中东的雨神也要我感受和紧记着慎宗追远的积极意义？
染烧着L’OCCITANE的薰衣草香精油，躲在房间里上网听音乐，那可是我在这里最享受的雨天。



L’OCCITANE Pillow Mist

L’OCCITANE Essential Oil

L'OCCITANE Bath and Massage Oil

Curry Chicken PIE

I wanted to bake curry chicken Pie.
It has been in my mind for a few weeks… and I made it last night.

Preparing for curry chicken
1. Chicken Breast 600 g, sliced in cube
2. 3 potato, sliced in cube, boiled
3. 5 table spoon cooking oil
4. 2 table spoon sugar
5. 2 table spoon soy sauce

Ingredient A
- 4 big onions
- 1 small ginger
- 4 cloves garlic
- 5 table spoon curry chicken powder
- 1 table spoon dry chili powder

Step 1 : Blend ingredient A
Step 2 : Heat the cooking oil, fry ingredient A in medium heat
Step 3 : Add in the boiled potato and chicken, stir in medium heat until the met is done
Step 4 : Add the soy sauce, sugar in low heat
Ready !

i- Preparing for the pastry, I have bought the ready made pie pastry. What I need to do it to flatten it to a thinner sheet.

ii- Cover the baking cup with the pastry

iii- Fill the cup with the curry chicken

iv- Cover the top. Poke some holes for ventilation. Brush some egg yolk on the top before bake.

v- Bake for at least 40 minute in 180 deg C.

p/s: apply the egg yolk on the bottom of the pie, rebake for 10 minute so that the whole pie looks even.

Many piesssss, big and small

Closed up Pie

Sectional view of pie

Ray has brought the pies to his co-workers and they said it can cost about AED4 for selling price... keke.. can think think for a business..

Greeting from Bahrain..

It's not my 1st trip here in Bahrain, always on a business trip, and i am attending a oil and gas trade show this time. Its a short flight from Abu dhabi to Bahrain, its only a 1 hour flight.
Unlike Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, Bahrain is an 'open' country, or a HAPPENING city for the local and expat who stay in Saudi. All the restaurant and pub will be crowded during weekend eve.
I do not have much time hanging out this time but i manage to snap some pictures...

Another MEGA project, www.bahrainbay.com

What else can i shoot in the Middle East countries other than mosque...
yes, it Bahrain Grand Mosque...

One of the Bahrain's landmark -- Bahrain Financial Harbor

Love the cloud in the evening sky

Road sign board - There is a bridge to link up Bahrain and Saudi Arabia

There was a VVIP visiting the show on the 3rd day. Prince Andrew!!! hehe...oh, how good if the nephew Prince William is along... :P

Prince Andrew among the crowd

I was given a chance by somebody to snap a close up picture.
.. Its only 1 metre between Prince and I!!

Snap another close up...

Top 30 Innovations of the Last 30 Years

I have read an interesting topic and wanted to share with you guys.

"The Top 30 Innovations of the Last 30 Years."
From 1979 to 2009

(click NBR to read the details)

And the winners are...

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# 1 Internet/Broadband/World Wide Web
# 2 PC/Laptop Computers
# 3 Mobile Phones
# 4 E-Mail
# 5 DNA Testing and Sequencing/Human Genome Mapping - Forensic Hero! CSI!
# 6 Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
# 7 Microprocessors
# 8 Fiber Optics
# 9 Office Software
# 10 Non-Invasive Laser/Robotic Surgery
# 11 Open Source Software and Services - WIKIPEDIA
# 12 Light Emitting Diode products (LEDs)
# 13 Liquid Crystal Displays (LCDs)
# 14 GPS
# 15 Online Shopping/E-Commerce/Auctions
# 16 Media File Compression
# 17 Microfinance
# 18 Photovoltaic Solar Energy
# 19 Large Scale Wind Turbines
# 20 Social Networking via Internet - FACEBOOK!
# 21 Graphic User Interface (GUI)
# 22 Digital Photography/Videography
# 23 RFID (Radio frequency identication) and Applications - automated toll payment system
# 24 Genetically Modified Plants
# 25 Biofuels
# 26 Bar Codes and Scanners
# 27 ATMs
# 28 Stents - to keep those arteries open permanently
# 29 SRAM/Flash Memory
# 30 Anti-Retroviral Treatment for AIDS


I totally agree with Top #1, 2 and 3 which i can't live without it... what say you?

A day out to Dubai..

Ray and I planned to rent a car to Dubai since we have already got our local license. We wanted to flash back some sweet memories in Dubai when we met 5 years ago. End up, we made the trip in 5. Well, i always have fun hanging out with friends...

Saw a Lamborghini in the open area car park
(see, the window is unlock!!!)

but the car still there after 4 hours.
Imagine if its in JB, gone already lor.

On the boat from Bur Dubai to Deira
(Tips: tourist has a special lane to enter the boats..
...no need to queue in a 100 people's lane )

On the boat

A lot of boats along the channel

A lot a lot of boats

On the boat back to Bur Dubai

Babe pose @ Spice souq :P

Babe pose @ Mercato Mall, Jumeirah
(should not pose with perut buncit, i know i need to DIET!!)

Dubai favorite photographing spot. It was a windy night.

Rain 《Rainism Recollection 》

要介绍Rain 《Rainism Recollection 》

好听！

可以上网连线听www.haoting.com

Junk food, get away from me...

I have already cut down my carbo in my daily diet. Means, less rice or no rice for dinner. But the devil still buying junk food for me.

Ruffles - Devil's favorite

and Fish fish - my and my bro in law's favoraite

[there are basketball crackers in the newest package but i still look for the strawberry favo gold fish, still cant find in the supermarket here :( ]

How to lose weight like this?

Should i get the junk food away from me OR get the devil away from me :P

Weddingsmalaysia.com

As usual, I wake up, on my pc, check my personal email, facebook while downloading my work’s email.

I have seen the newsletter from Weddingsmalaysia.com this morning, click on it, and I see this…

IT’S ME.. hehe.. in the March weddingsmalaysia.com newsletter.

S.O.S. My Skype is down..

Everybody knows that it is very expensive to call in to UAE via tele-com, no matter where you call from. It’s rather expensive too for me to call home via the tele-com service in this country. I guess it is probably there is limitation service provider in this country. I only recognized there was only Etisalat (government tele-com Company) in this country years ago. And there is a newcomer service provider called DU. I thought Skype is a pretty good PC caller for me all the while… until last week. I was really mad and upset when I can’t call home KL and USA via skype. I have not talked to grandma for more than a week. I have tried to click on the HELP in skype page but it was blocked by UAE government, @!#$%^&, I am not sure why… I just super upset. I should get this done when I away from this country mid of March.

Well, need help from blogger…

Anybody knows how to unblock the web page so I can talk to the Skype customer service?

Anybody can recommend any PC caller that works well in this country?

Do let me know, please.. :(