Contestant Wee Sia Lung (Malaysia) attempts the 5 meter water puddle hurdle.
He did not make it.
]]>Glenfiddich Solera Reserve Single Malt (15 Year Old)
Glenfiddich Solera Reserve 15 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky is one of the product lines of the popular Glenfiddich brand, which is the best-selling single malt Scotch whisky in the world. Glenfiddich is usually associated with the “Special Reserve” 12 Year Old variant and the “Solera Reserve” 15 Year Old single malt is a less common and more premium Scotch whisky from their product line.
The Glenfiddich Solera Reserve 15 Year Old single malt comes in the distinctive Glenfiddich tube box that opens on one end and the unique triangle shaped bottle. The Solera Reserve bottle is amber instead of the green tinted bottle seen in the 12 year old Special Reserve. The differences are not merely cosmetic though, the more mature 15 year old Solera Reserve has more complex notes compared to Glenfiddich 12 year old Special Reserve.
Glenfiddich 15 Year Old Solera Reserve is a Speyside single malt produced from three types of casks – traditional American bourbon, Spanish sherry and new oak. It is mixed in a large Solera vat, made of Oregon pine and the beautifully balanced single malt is left to settle in a small Solera tun before bottling. Interesting…I just grabbed that from the Glenfiddich liner notes. 😉
The Glenfiddich Solera Reserve has a more complex taste compared to the 12 Year Old Special Reserve, with a smoother and deeper flavor that reveals fruit, spice and a touch of oak. It has a long and lingering aftertaste, and is great to drink neat or with some ice. It’s a bit of a sacrilege to use mixers in single malt Scotch whiskies. Expect the Glenfiddich Solera Reserve to set you back about RM 400.
Glenfiddich has a wide range of single malt Scotch whisky from Special Reserve 12 Year Old, Solera Reserve 15 Year Old, Ancient Reserve 18 Year Old, Gran Reserva 21 Year Old, to the prestigious Glenfiddich 30 year old. I highly recommend the Solera Reserve 15 Year Old for the best price/performance ratio. 🙂
]]>The first documented instance of Internet slang making its way to SMS text
The first documented instances of the use of medium (or rather, carrier) related linguistics are usually quite inane, as is this first instance of Internet slang semantics spilling over to SMS (Short Message Service) text in cellular phones. Just like the first electric telegram sent “What hath God wrought!” using Morse code and the earliest smoke signal transmitted the message “Ogg like meat better after pig throw in fire”, the first Internet to SMS message (Net2SMS) went:
DF-118
w00t!!!!11oneone8
Golden Arch Garden Laksa review
Golden Arch Garden Laksa (not to be confused with the Golden Arches, which sells a totally different food product) is located at Golden Arch Shopping Mall and I heard its laksa is serious fucking business.
Golden Arch Garden Laksa has RM 3/4/5 bowls of laksa and the RM 5 bowl, which is their flagship, has two large tiger prawns in it. The laksa booth is also the flagship of the eating establishment – it belongs to the owner.
There is a huge tray of differing sizes of prawns, which is selected depending on your order e.g. an RM 3 bowl of laksa would have small prawns while the RM 5 bowl of laksa would have two huge tiger prawns.
Behold! The legendary Golden Arch Garden Laksa. This is the large (RM 5) bowl and contains 2 huge tiger prawns in it.
I’m told that the proper method to partake in tiger prawn infused laksa is to pour the laksa soup down the head of the tiger prawn to allow the flavors to really shine.
Laksa – Serious Fucking Business.
]]>The bird nesting outside my window – Season II (Mating Season)
There is a bird nesting outside my window again. I know it’s nesting coz it’s been sitting there on top of its eggs for several days now. It did gave me a look of alarm (at least, that’s what I think a bird would like when alarmed) when I stepped up and took a photo of it behind the screen.
This bird has been making me sick (not figuratively, literally!) since it’s perching on top of where I sleep. I received a lot of flak when I removed its nest (though in all likelihood it’s not the same bird, just the same species) in Season I [sixthseal.com] but I wonder, given the H5N1 avian flu and all that, would I receive the same barrage of disapproval this time?
Hmm…
]]>Breakfast of Champions – Char Kueh Tiaw
Char Kueh Tiaw is a local fried flat noodle dish that is my preferred meal to start off the day. I usually eat this for breakfast (with an extra fried egg on top) and I’ve found that it’s the best option for breakfast as it can sustain you enough to skip lunch if you’re busy. I have experimented with various different meals for breakfast and I eat out so breakfast options are usually limited to nasi lemak, kolok mee, fried noodles or kaya and toast.
Thus, I usually eat Char Kueh Tiaw even though I would prefer muesli and milk (but I don’t cook over here, or have a fridge and pantry for that matter).
What do you usually eat for breakfast?
]]>FF Tom Yam Shrimp instant noodles in a plastic bowl
FF Tom Yam Shrimp flavored instant noodles is a product of Thailand. The unique packaging displayed on the shelves caught my attention since it doesn’t come in the disposable Styrofoam containers that ramen usually comes in, but a solid boxy plastic container.
FF Tom Yam Shrimp flavored instant noodles retails for RM 2.80 each and the container can be best described as a solid plastic bowl with rounded edges. It looks more like a box than a bowl and the entire package is sealed. The raised round bowl type protrusion on both sides of the ramen box serves the same purpose as a bowl – to provide stability.
The disposable plastic bowl of FF Tom Yam Shrimp instant noodles opens up to reveal individually wrapped packets of noodles, freeze dried vegetables, a small sachet of oil and a foil sealed pack of Mei Mei flavoring. It also comes with a fork which is a Good Thing (TM). I have much love for manufacturers of ramen who bothers to include a fork inside the pack.
This is what it looks like after I opened up the noodles and poured in the powdered flavor sachet, the freeze dried vegetables and the small packet of oil. I had it for breakfast today since we have hot water at our office and I chanced upon this box of instant noodles which I brought to the office and forgot all about. The use by date is 2007 so I reckon it’s still alright, even though it’s been there for months.
I filled up the plastic bowl with hot water from the water cooler (yes, water coolers dispense hot water as well) to the indicated line and closed the lid to wait out the designated 3 minute waiting time for it to simmer the way instant noodles does best with the enclosed package holding in the steam from the hot water.
I found that the solid plastic bowl design makes it cook faster since the lid is heavy and thoroughly enclosed the bowl compared to the more common Styrofoam containers with a foil lid which is resealed. The resealing process in the standard Styrofoam type instant noodles compromises the structural integrity and a weight is usually necessary to ensure that steam does not escape.
The FF Tom Yam Shrimp instant noodles design with the “total enclosure” plastic bowl lid is heavy enough to prevent heat and steam from escaping…providing you with a more evenly cooked instant noodle which tastes delicious!
…and did I mention that I love a disposable plastic fork in my noodles?
]]>Marlboro Limited Edition Zippo style pack
Marlboro came out with a Limited Edition Zippo style pack for all three of their product lines – Marlboro, Marlboro Menthol and Marlboro Lights. It comes in a sleek silver pack instead of the usual flip-top box, and it opens like a Zippo. The packs have a minimalist yet elegant design with mostly silver tints with the Marlboro logo and the words “Special Edition”.
I managed to snag a couple of packs of the Marlboro and Marlboro Menthol packs when I was in KL. The places I went to all ran out of the limited edition Zippo style Marlboro Lights packs. I figured I would complete the collection in Sarawak, but alas, weeks have passed and there’s no sign of the limited edition Zippo style packs here. It seems that the product test market is in KL.
This is the front of the Marlboro Special Edition pack – it is dominated by silver with gradients into monotone at the side encasing the letter “M“. The top part of the box has the Marlboro logo on it (without the text) and is color coded e.g. Marlboro has a red imprint, Marlboro Menthol has a green one and Marlboro Lights is embossed with a yellow logo. It is all done very elegantly, sleek is the word of the day here…
However, the most interesting thing about the Marlboro Special Edition packs is the opening mechanism. It opens up like a Zippo (the lighter) to reveal two separate foil wrappers enfolding 10 cigarettes each. This preserves the freshness of the cigarette as it can be opened separately. The other noteworthy bit is the sealing mechanism – there is an indentation at the side (squint to see detail) which the semi-circle on the top of the pack goes into to “lock” the pack.
The Marlboro Special Edition Zippo style pack is a great branding experiment in marketing Marlboro as an ultra premium cigarette. The design is impeccable and the elegant color scheme and features makes this one of the best Marlboro limited edition packs to come out in recent memory. Philip Morris moves away from the traditional “Marlboro Man” style design and did a total facelift to repackage Marlboro as an elegant and sleek cigarette.
]]>Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf ice blended drinks promotion
Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf is having a promotion on their summer themed ice blended drinks. I went there for a drink and noticed that there were three summer drinks being promoted.
Malibu Dream Ice Blended and Berry’d Treasure Ice Blended is going for 20% off – retailing at RM 9.20 instead of the usual RM 11.50 for a regular sized order.
The other summer drink – the Banana Caramel Ice Blended comes with a free muffin of your choice.
I ordered a Banana Caramel Ice Blended drink and a warmed banana muffin (double the bananas, double the fun ;)).
The Banana Caramel Ice Blended drink is great – all of their summer lineup is great if you like your ice blended drinks thick, creamy and full of sugary goodness. 🙂
]]>sixthseal.com Hot 4D picks for Saturday draw
I just had a revelation about what 4D number is going to come out tonight so I went to all three different 4D outlets – Magnum 4D, Sports Toto and Special Cash Sweep and bought the number 1118.
It’s going to come out tonight – go get it while you can!
1118.
Limpeh never wrong one! 😉
Fever dreams, if you will…
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