Faizal R: September 2009

Ahad, September 27, 2009

Fav from flickr: Fortune: The trouble with Steve Jobs

Fortune: The trouble with Steve Jobs, originally uploaded by tsevis.

Click image to go to flickr and click all size for original size view. Fantastic idea.

Google tribute to their own 11th birthday

Happy birthday Goog11e! I need Google Wave now :-)

Permandangan Pulau Jerejak dr tepi Queensbay Mall

Jalan-jalan tepi pantai sebelum bersarapan. "Ke arah gaya hidup sihat"

Nasi kandar is ours, say Penangites

Nasi kandar is ours, say Penangites:

"Many upset rice dish and pasembur not included in heritage list

GEORGE TOWN: Nasi kandar and pasembur are definitely not Singapore’s — the Penang Indian-Muslim community is laying claim to it.

However, they also expressed disappointment that these two types of food were not included in the list of 100 types of heritage food and drinks in the National Heritage website (www.warisan.gov.my).

Restoran Kapitan chairman Abdul Wahab Mohamad Hanifah said nasi kandar is “definitely a Malaysian original” and should be promoted as such because their ancestors from India first dreamed it up in Penang in the 1900s.

“They worked at the nearby port and would concoct different curries with whatever ingredients they had.

“Nowhere else can you find nasi kandar that comes close to the Penang version because the water here is special — it is sweet.

“Even when my cooks bring all the ingredients to Kuala Lumpur and prepare the food there, the taste is slightly different,” he said, adding that the dish should be promoted as a “Malaysian original”.

Pelita Nasi Kandar chain director K.K. Sihabutheen said nasi kandar should be the number one item in any “original Malaysian food list”.

“Not only was the nasi kandar created here, but Penang nasi kandar is the most popular around.”

Since the 1930s, nasi kandar has played a prominent role in the culinary history of Penang.

Its origins date back to the days of yore when Indian-Muslim immigrants roamed the port and dusty streets of colonial Penang, carrying containers laden with home-cooked dishes and rice slung on both ends of a kandar (a wooden stick).

Most people also believe that pasembur, or Indian rojak, as it is known in some states, is another Malaysian original first served by the Indian-Muslim community here.

Gani Famous Pasembur owner Jamil Kader Gani, whose family had been making this dish for three generations, “guaranteed” that pasembur was born in the state.

“Nowhere else in the world will you find such variety and the gravy is also special because most pasembur sellers make their own gravy according to their family recipes.

“Pasembur arrived here around the same time as nasi kandar and should be promoted as wholly Malaysias,” he said.

Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen’s recent statement that nasi lemak, laksa, bak kut teh, chilli crab and Hainanese chicken rice were Malaysian dishes has sparked off a “food fight” on the Internet, with some unhappy Singaporeans insisting that chilli crabs, Hainanese chicken rice, nasi lemak and bak kut teh were theirs.

List of Malaysian heritage food items:

Nasi Lemak
Nasi Ayam
Nasi Kunyit (Pulut Kuning)
Nasi Tumpang
Nasi Kerabu
Nasi Dagang
Nasi Himpit
Nasi Goreng Kampung
Nasi Ulam
Ketupat
Lemang
Pulut Kukus Periuk Kera
Mee Mamak
Laksa
Mee Kari
Char Kuay Teow Pulau Pinang
Laksa Johor
Mee Siam
Bubur Pedas Sarawak
Bubur As-Sura
Bubur Sum-Sum
Bubur Kacang Hijau
Sagu Gula Melaka
Kuih Bingka Ubi
Rendang
Serunding
Ayam Percik
Manok Pansoh
Masak Asam Pedas
Gulai Tempoyak Ikan Patin
Ikan Bakar
Ikan Panggang Tanah Liat
Gulai Lemak Umbut
Gulai Asam Rom
Kari Kepala Ikan
Kurma Daging/Ayam
Pajeri
Masak Ikan dan Pisang Dalam Buluh
Yong Tau Foo
Daging Dendeng
Ayam Panggang
Botok-Botok Ikan
Sambal Tumis
Chili Crab
Teh Tarik
Cendol
Air Batu Campur (ABC)
Air Kelapa
Air Selasih
Hinava/Umai
Pekasam
Tempoyak
Otak-Otak
Sambal Belacan
Cencaluk
Sambal Gesek Ikan Bilis
Sate @ Satay
Yee Sang
Sata
Telur Pindang
Kerabu Mangga Muda
Acar
Kuih Keria
Kuih Koci
Akok
Kuih Seri Muka
Kuih Cara
Kuih Bingka
Kuih Bakul
Kuih Bulan
Kuih Cincin
Kuih Bakar
Kuih Sepit
Apam Balik
Pisang Goreng
Keropok
Opok-Opok
Karipap
Buah Melaka @ Ondeh-Ondeh
Lempeng
Bahulu
Dodol
Lempuk Durian
Wajik
Seri Kaya
Halwa
Agar-Agar
Pulut Panggang
Tapai
Masalodeh
Putu Mayam
Murukku
Roti Jala
Roti Canai
Tosai
Penderam
Kuih Lopis
Laddu
Ubi Kayu"

Nak makan apa pagi ni..

Jumaat, September 25, 2009

1Malaysia app for iPhone

TQ Pak Syed for this info. Gonna try it now.

From RANDOMNESS

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Too many reason

Too many reason, originally uploaded by Faizal Rahman.

Ish budak2 ni..

Solat Jumaat di masjid Al-Syakirin Gombak

Solat Jumaat di masjid Al-Syakirin Gombak, originally uploaded by Faizal Rahman.

Masjid dah bercat baru luar dlm warna hijau. Jemaah tak ramai sangat,
masih beraya di kampung kut. Sblm masuk td sempat pekena rojak dan
cendol dpn masjid ni.

Khamis, September 24, 2009

Weird looking hand of Luqman

Weird looking hand of Luqman, originally uploaded by Faizal Rahman.

Why like that??

Dust storm in Australia

More Sydney dust storm pics at Boston.com

Layan movie ni smlm, kisah Charlie yg tak berapa betul mencari harta karun yg tertanam bawah 1 supermarket. Dia dibantu anak pompuan dia yg terpaksa melayan kerenah dia.

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Fav from flickr: Dust storm over Sydney 23rd Sept

Dust Storm Sydney 23rd Sept, originally uploaded by Highranger.

Rabu, September 23, 2009

Time for rest

Time for rest, originally uploaded by Faizal Rahman.

Setelah ke sana sini beraya beratus2 kilometer. Harap ok balik Penang
nnt.

Gambar kereta kawan adik Mel yang accident malam raya

Adik Mel & kawan dia accident dgn India mabuk

Raya pertama aritu kawan adik Mel datang beraya kerumah adik-beradik derang berkumpul di Triang, kawan dia ni x balik kampung sbb kampung dia kat Labuan, malam tu kawan adik Mel dgn adik Mel pergi kedai nk beli barang2. Dalam perjalanan nak balik tu tiba2 ada sebuah kereta datang dr arah bertentangan secara tiba2. Driver dia Indian lelaki. Lepas accident duk atas bonet. Masa kat klinik dr sahkan Indiai ni mabuk, tu yg sampai x betul bawak kereta. Mujur xde cedera teruk sgt tp kereta mmg teruk laa..

Twit Mel mlm tu, x sempat nk blog kut and maybe Celcom BB x stabil.

Beraya di car wash

Beraya di car wash, originally uploaded by Faizal Rahman.

BlogPress lite - Blogger app for iPhone

Get it from iTunes. Seems like we cant upload more than 1 photo for each post. Maybe in full version we can. This app not really impress me, but since I'm waiting for Blooger app so I give a try, I think better to use email to post to Blogger. We also can make it as draft in outbox when no internet connection.

Normally I will blog from iPhone using special email address from flickr where we can upload and directly blog that image.

Selasa, September 22, 2009

Adib makan kuih raya

Adib makan kuih raya, originally uploaded by Faizal Rahman.

Di rumah Pak Lang Borang

Habis kredit gua call Streamyx

Habis kredit gua call Streamyx, originally uploaded by Faizal Rahman.

DSL blinking pulak time2 cuti ni :| camne la nk buat kerja ni aduh

Sembahyang raya di Madrasah Al-Hilaliah, Gombak Setia

Sembahyang raya di Madrasah Al-Hilaliah, Gombak Setia, originally uploaded by Faizal Rahman.

Tips: If you cant login to Aztech DSL605EW

If you use BitDefender you need to disable real-time protection

To do it:

Right click BitDefender icon at your taskbar

Switch to Advance View

Click Antivirus menu

Untick/uncheck Real time protection is enaable

Now you can decide for how long you want to disable it

Sabtu, September 19, 2009

Huh.. @googlemaps marker in Malaysia

@googlemaps marker in Malaysia, originally uploaded by asmythie.

Rendang rusa

Teringin nak makan rendang rusa.

Isa Samad for Bagan Pinang LOL

10 sebab mengapa Isa Samad tak sepatutnya bertanding di PRK DUN Bagan Pinang

1. Beliau pernah ada kes dan telah digantung selama 3 tahun.

2. Transformasi UMNO hanya jadi mainan kata-kata bila masih menggunakan orang lama.

3. Nama beliau dicadangkan UMNO bhgn bukan atas kepentingan rakyat tetapi atas dasar menguatkan cable.

4. Beliau tidak langsung menolak walaupun pernah bersalah sblm ini menunjukkan sikap inginkan kuasa di mata rakyat.

5. Saranan Tun Dr. M supaya calon lain dikemukakan.

Celcom tawar kemudahan kemaskini Facebook melalui SMS

Celcom tawar kemudahan kemaskini status Facebook melalui SMS

KUALA LUMPUR, 16 Sept. - Celcom (Malaysia) Bhd. (Celcom) menjadi syarikat telekomunikasi pertama di negara ini memperkenalkan kemudahan mengemaskini maklumat di Facebook melalui khidmat pesanan ringkas (SMS).

Naib Presiden Pemasaran Celcom, Zalman Aefendy Zainal Abidin berkata, dengan hanya bayaran RM1 seminggu, pelanggan Celcom boleh mendapatkan kemudahan itu.

"Ramai pengguna Facebook sentiasa ingin mengemaskinikan maklumatnya tetapi tidak dapat melakukannya kerana berada di luar dan tidak mempunyai akses Internet."