RamblingMoo

OK, I really hate that this has to happen when I have so much postings sitting in my folder ready to be posted (less the photos and links) and I can’t do anything!!!!!

Well, for normal posts without photos, videos or links are fine but most of my posts are either come with photos, videos or links! You say frust or not???

I have been trying to post one post which was ready since Sunday night but can’t get the links and photos up! Has been trying for the past 2 days but the problem is still not resolved even after I have reported the problems to the WP support forum. Since I have not much idea using the traditional html code ways, there’s no way I can complete the post. So pathetic!
Another problem is my IE also a bit screwed up since the day I went to pester PiggyBeng to inrease my cache size a few nights back (could this be the culprit?). There are quite a number of pages that can’t be loaded or if they did, it will die a natural death with a Not Responding status. Wondering if I have let some malicious horses came in while I went lurking around other peoples’ blogs the past nights….

So, my dear readers and kawan-kawan, I apologies for not updating much.

p/s: If you don’t see me commenting on your posts, that does not mean I did not drop by coz stewpit blogspot’s comment box always hung on me! Big time frus! :(  *sob*

After reading shooi’s post about her page rank, and out of curiosity, I also kaypoh and went to check out mine, since the last time I checked, it was a big fat 0!

Ok, it was nothing to shout about but at least there are nice people dropping by to read my nonsense! hehehee

I went to check on a few different PR checkers and here are some results….

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The PageRank for http://ramblingmoo.wordpress.com/ is:

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Results: Your current Google PageRank is 4. Based on our calculations, we predict your future PageRank after the next Google update will be 6, an increase of 51.83%.

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According to blogging sifu 5XMom, one of the way to increase blog’s traffics is to do lots of memes…. So who wanna be tagged????? Go to her site and be listed and your PR will ballooned in no time!
Happy Tagging~~~~~~ :) 

Aiyah… the tagging bugs are definitely multiplying! 7 early, 8 early (ok… since I’m not working 11am is still consider early.. hehe) I switched on my PC and found shooi tagged me lioa…. and while I was trying to see who to target, I found that Montessorimum tagged me too!
So, who are my favourite M’sian bloggers? I did scratched my head for a while as I read mostly international blogs more (especially my makan bloggies links) but there are still a few which I frequent when I do blog hop around…. here goes….

1. NyonyaPenang - Nyonya is a witty and entertaining blogger and her jokes always sent me laughing. Nyonya has seas and mountains of admirers from around the globe so if you are craving for some rojak or laksa or even hokkien mee jokes… must stop by Nyonya’s house!

2. MichaelOoi.com - Another daily dose of *R,Y,B,X* rated read… entertaining and lots of powderful used of the English language… He might sounds a little cocky in his blog but he has a soft spot for his little princess, Regine… a pretty little girl who looks like her daddy!

3. SuYin - Young, pretty and a fantastic cook and baker… I got lots of inspiration from her (she’s studying in Ozland though). And since I aspire to be a baker someday I learned loads from her blog…. so if you need some creative ideas to fix your plain looking cakes or cookies… hop over to her blog!

4. FatBoy Recipes - Just discovered this blog… also a very hilarious blogger who muses about his baking’s adventures….

5. All the Mommies & Daddies Blogs (check my links!) - It’s so nice to read about their ups and downs being parents and also their rants, muses and discoveries on their little ones….

There you go…..

So, who am I going to tag this time leh……. the lucky ones are……

1. Jazzmint - hope you’re done with your holiday posts!

2. Whoisbaby - Get some free traffic eh?

3. Hui Sia - Hope you still have Internet connection till you pass on this meme!

4. KittyCat - You can do this after Lucas’s big day!

5. Tracy - Take a break from doing Destinee’s homework and do this!
  

Cepat! cepat! Get it done hor!

It has been a long time since we brought Darrius for a swim. Since SIL’s kids are back, so we thought of bringing the kids to have some water fun… Innitially we have wanted to go to PiggyBeng’s uncle’s condo at N’Park but the pool was closed so we went to his aunt’s place instead which was just a block away at Sunny Vale about 2 weeks back.

As it was a late Friday afternoon , there were not many people around and the skies was rather gloomy that day.  Well, so much better as we can have the entire pool area for ourselves. SIL kids was very excited as they have not been to the pool for a long time too since the weather in Germany is quite cold for such an activity.

After we have changed him, he wanted to move away from the table so I made him stand and this is what he did….

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He looked so cute so I quickly asked PiggyBeng to capture Darrius’s little antics and I was glad we did… it was so hilarious seeing him doing the Saturday-Night-Fever dance but also looked like a pole dancing to the rendition of ‘I’m too sexy for your love’…

Finally Darrius can sit facing the stearing wheel which was a little too high for him a couple of months back. We even tried putting his legs up and let him float… he was a little scare innitially but tried to wriggle out after a while.

Aiyer… never know I will kena bombed sooooo soon! I was laughing at Simple America when he was tagged with this meme earlier by one of his blog’s reader and after a hectic weekend, it was my turn to get the summons… the 70 questions Meme! Thanks to Oscar’s Mommy for waking me up! LOL

1. Are your parents married or divorced?
Married and will celebrate their 35th Anniversary this year!

2. Are you a vegetarian?
NO WAY! I can die without meat and seafood in my meals!

3. Do you believe in Heaven?
Well…. yeah

4. Have you ever come close to dying?
Yes… That very ‘fateful’ day when I was having one of my last few driving lessons. I was at this traffic light at a crossroad near Cannington (Perth) and it was green light
so I was about to accelerate but somehow I hesitated for a few seconds and when I moved less than 2 metres, before my very eyes, a car just sped across the front of my car! I braked just a few inches away! So, if I were to have moved earlier, that *Mother Ferker*car could have hit my car and send both my instructor and me up to the sky! My heart was beating so wild and I thought I’ve almost died! I was gripping onto the steering wheel so tight I think it almost break!

5. What jewellery do you wear 24/7?
I wore 3 things: my earrings, necklace and bracelet

6. Favourite time of day?
Hmmm…. When my PiggyBeng came back from work…

7. Do you eat the stems of broccoli?
I eat them if I cooked them myself

8. Do you wear makeup?
Used to but not now… will look like a siao-charbor (crazy woman) if I wear make-up if I’m at home all the time right???

9. Ever have plastic surgery?
Nope… hope I can do some tummy tuck, raise my nose, sharpen my face, lengthen my legs and smoothen my skin…. hehehheee

10. Do you colour your hair?
Nope… don’t see the need now

11. What do you wear to bed?
T-shirt and Bermuda/shorts

12. Have you ever done anything illegal?
Eeerrrr… can consider accidentally pee in the pool as illegal?

13. Can you roll your tongue?
Nah…

14. Do you tweeze your eyebrows?
I must admit, I’m really lazy to do it so will let my beautician do it for me when I go for facial…

15. What kind of sneakers?
I don’t wear them any more…

16. Do you believe in Abortions?
NEVER! How can we kill an innocent life?

17. What is your Hair color?
Dark brow… with white/grey hairs emerging… *sigh*

18. Future child’s name?
If I get another boy it will be Darryl and if I get a girl it will be …. Still have not thought about it… hehehehe

19. Do you snore?
Eeeerrr… How would I know wor??? Why don’t you ask my PiggyBeng?

20. If you could go anywhere in the world where would it be?
The whole of Japan!

21. Do you sleep with stuffed animals?
Used to but now I am squeezed between 2 babies so soft toys are out!

22. If you won the lottery, what would you do first?
Eat, eat, eat!

23. Gold or silver?
White gold belong to gold or silver?

24. Hamburger or hot dog?
Definitely not hot dog! I ate so much wursts (German sausages) when I was in Germany that the sight of sausages makes me puke!

25. If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Asian! There are so many cuisines so I will never get bored! hehehe

26. City, beach or country?
I love to stay in the country that is near the city and beach… perfect!

27. What was the last thing you touched?
I’m typing so my keyboard lor! Duh!

28. Where did you eat last?
At home…

29. When’s the last time you cried?
Hmm…. Can’t remember leh…. Somewhere last year….

30. Do you read blogs?
If I don’t read then I won’t kena this ‘summons’! DUH! Dumbest
question here…

31. Would you ever go out dressed like the opposite sex?
Why not?

32. Ever been involved with the police?
Yeah… once when I went to report for my lost keys… then my landlord called that I left it hanging at the door when I was at the police station. Another was when our house was almost being burgled so went to report.

33. What’s your favourite shampoo conditioner and soap?
I change them all the time… I get tired of one fragrance after a while.

34. Do you talk in your sleep?
Do I? Ask PiggyBeng please….

35. Ocean or pool?
I love diving in the ocean and I love swimming in the pool

36. So, who has the original missing questions?
??????? What kind of question is this???? No head no tail.

37. Who would you take on a ménage à trois for a dirty weekend?
Eikz! Can’t tell! Later PiggyBeng knows I tai wok!

38. Window seat or aisle?
Of course windows lah…. If sit on the aisles don’t know where to look… if look at the person sitting next to me then he/she might think I’m interested in he/she…

39. Ever met anyone famous?
I met my O-siang Andy Lau on 1 Aug 1988… I actually trailed him for 1 hour at Subang Parade! Then went to meet Tommy Page at his meet his fans session (my classmate’s uncle was a DJ so got us free entries). Also met Sheila Majid, Dr. Mahathir and his wife and a few more…

40. Do you feel that you’ve had a truly successful life?
In terms of family life, I think I’m successful… I care for Darrius all by myself leh… In terms of career… since I stopped working… I think I have not achieved what I wanted to achieve yet so not so successful lor…

41. Do you twirl your spaghetti or cut it?
Depends on my mood…

42. Ricki Lake or Oprah Winfrey?
I don’t watch Talk Shows

43. Basketball or Football?
Neither!

44. How long do your showers last?
Depends if I wash hair or not… not more than 15 minutes!

45. Automatic or do you drive a stick?
I can drive both but has not been driving any the past 2 years!

46. Cake or ice cream?
Both! I can have ice cream on my cake!

47. Are you self-conscious?
I think I am lor…. Even when I’m drunk! Keng-chow or not? hehehe

48. Have you ever drank so much you threw up?
Surprisingly no wor! Remember once I had free flow of Kahlua and after about 6 glasses I was still doing ok though I don’t normally drink more than 2 in a night.

49. Have you ever given money to a beggar?
Yeah…. Can’t remember when lioa… tried not to do it too often coz nowadays there are too many fake beggars around!

50. Have you been in love?…
Of course lar! If not there won’t be PiggyBeng and Darrius!

51. Where do you wish you were?
Any four seasons countries

52. Are you wearing socks?
I don’t wear it at home… so hot!

53. Have you ever ridden in an ambulance?
Yeap! I was with St John Ambulance during my secondary school days and ride in a few during some events.

54. Can you tango?
Nah… can’t really dance….

55. Last gift you received?
Electronic oven from PiggyBeng…

56. Last sport you played?
Rollerblading (In-line-skating)

57. Things you spend a lot of money on?
My scuba diving gears and my mountain bike accessories and recently my baking gadgets

58. Where do you live?
Pearl of the Orient

59. Where were you born?
Ave Maria Hospital in Ipoh…. Now they have changed the name… can’t remember what.

60. Last wedding attended?
My brother’s

61. Spit or swallow?
Depending on what mah….

62. Favorite position?
Sit crossed leg

63. Most hated food(s)?
Currently is sausages!

64. What’s your least fav.?
????

65. Can you sing?
Can…. But don’t expect a Whitney Houston or Celine Dion lar

66. Last person you instant messaged?
PiggyBeng

67. Last place you went on holiday?
Last vacation was Los Angeles lar but also went to Ipoh to meet my parents leh… so which one ah?

68. Favourite regular drink?
Iced Sky juice

69. Current Song?…
Darrius and PiggyBeng are sleeping so no noise please…

70. Tag 3 friends:
Woooohoooooo!!! I’ve completed!!!!!!
Now…. Let see who are the 3 ‘Lucky’ bloggers…. *evil grin*

1. Montessorimum - need some traffic? Do this one!

2. IMMomsDaugther - don’t always do $$$ posts… do some charity post!

3. Crumbs in Life - super onz mommy… one ticket for you!
 

Not sure if Darrius really likes playing the piano or he just loves the sounds he can make everytime he punch on the keyboard. We have been comtemplating to get him a mini keyboard ever since he showed some interest in pretending to play the piano about 2 months back but we found them too light and this little caveman will just bang the poor keyboard hard on the floor!

Well, as a kiasu mommy, I can’t deprive my little musician of his new found talent so I decided to let him have the real thing!

Look at his playing style…. like a real pro hor?

He even knows how to spread his fingers wor….

This silly mommy is hoping her little kaypoh-chi will turn out to be a professional pianist one day, just like her O-siang (idol) Richard Clayderman…

p/s: I’m not so ting-tang (crazy) to buy a real piano lah…. belong to my SIL….

One day (about a month back) while I was busy blogging away, Darrius who was seated next to me made hell of a noise. So to distract him I threw him some brochures (Christmas brochures from Cold Storage) I found on one corner of the table and continue with my blogging until I heard this:

Mummm-mummmm-mummmm

I look over at Darrius and he kept pointing at those pictures of food in the brohures. Excited, I flipped the brochure over and pointed at several pictures of food and he continue saying ‘mummm-mummm-mummm’. Then remembering he once knew how an apple look like so I pointed at the apples and he said “perr” his version of apple. So, from then onwards, I will constantly pass him those brochures and let him flip… surprisingly he stopped chewing them too! (He used to chew on anything I gave him)

Being a first time mom, I have no expectation on how soon my child can starts his first ABC but knowing my little cheeky boy can learn quite fast, I was so super kiasu (afraid to lose) and went about buying his first set of pictorial books when he was just 6-month old! Was having this hope that my boy can be a genius lar… I found that he’s more of a kay-poh (nossy) than a genius… hahahaha

So this is what I bought for him then….

After that day’s episode, the more I wanted to get more books for him to test his abilities and I found these during one of my shopping outing at one of the shopping complex here:

See… English wordings with Chinese wordings some more! Kiasu or not???? hehehehehe Darrius loves these books and since it’s quite light he can flip-flip and point-point. He can recognise some of the pictures pretty well, so even though there are some he is still not able to read out yet but he knew what they are and will go “eehhh-eehhh” I’m pretty proud that he has improved so much over his vocabulary in such a short time… besides able to call some of us he can even say out a few words, loud and clear! (Will update on his 14-month post)

Anyway, I guess it’s good if I can instil the love to read in Darrius at an early age but will not be over pushy, will rather just let him learn on his own pace….

happy birthday to you…..

happy birthday to you….

happy birthday to Ah Mah….

happy birthday to you!!!!!!!!

*clap* *clap*

Yesterday was my Ah Mah’s (grandmother) birthday. We celebrated at this restaurant near Gurney called the Maple Gold Leaf. It was this big-big bungalow house… according to mommy, the deco is not so impressive… and daddy said it is more like a club but we did not venture out as we were late and everyone was very hungry so we quickly settle down and dinner were served…. I was a clever boy, finished 3/4 bowl of shark fins, 2 scallops and some vege with noodles all by myself!

Here is my Ah Mah and me…. (I was busy looking at Ah Mah’s cake on the table that was why I did not look at the camera…)

This is Ah Mah’s cake baked by my mommy… it’s a carrot cake with cream cheese frosting… daddy said it tasted really good coz daddy loves carrot cake…
It was mommy’s first attempt at baking carrot cake and frosting it too… not bad huh? Mommy was having so much fun playing with all her icing tips that she almost neglects me…

Ah…. here is my mommy and me…. Hmmmmmm… I looked a little stoned hor? Was very tired coz was so busy playing earlier and stuffed in so much food… I started to feel sleepy before the dinner ends. I managed to pull through till we are in the car on the way home…

Beeeeeep! Beeeeep! Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep!!!!

I can’t believe it that I’ve finally reached my 100th post! Well, it takes longer than it should (almost 6 months), nonetheless, I’ve survived thus far… I’m still blogging! Yeah!

Thanks to all of you who has been so supportive, dropping by my humble site and give your 2 cents worth of comments… really appreciate that.

I must confess that having this blog has changed my life so much besides giving me a place to brag about my little monster or myself occasionally, I’ve also found new friends, rediscovered my passion and sharing it (my cooking blog) and a chance to explore new skies of opportunities*wink*.

Well, hope I will get to my 200th and 1000th post some day…

Before I forget, lets toast for RamblingMoo!

I have wanted to post about this long time ago when I returned from LA but with so many back-dated posts (there are still quite a few of back-log) and the lousy connection as I can’t get into Flickr, the post has waited till now.

This post is nothing but BURGERS! Yes! Yes! The all American food… Burgers and Colas! I have planned to savour as many fastfood joints’ burgers as my stomach can take during our LA trip. I don’t normally eat burger here (Malaysia) except Burger King’s Whopper, as I find the rest of the burgers sold here are basically… unedible! Some of the meat are so dry they tasted like tree bark!

During the trip, I managed to try Jack In the Box, In-N-Out, Burger King, Carl’s Jr. and McDonalds. The best among the lot is In-N-Out. Their burgers are sooooo juicy with the melting cheddar cheese, juicy tomato slice and generous loads of lettuce. Instead of the normal mayo spread, they have Thousand Island so it was double yum! Their fries are…. THE BEST I’ve ever tasted!

Why the name In-N-Out? It was said that all their ingredients are not frozen and all freshly prepared in the restaurant. We saw them skinned and cut the potatoes at the kitchen behind the counter. The best part is, they only have menu for 3 types of burgers and yet every outlet we went are always full and with long Qs! Not forgetting to mention on their ‘Secret Menu’ where their burgers are made to order… too bad we did not realised until we were home but saw some diners having them and we were so puzzled as we did not see those on the menu board! We had a total of 5 meals for the entire trip which not counting the other burger joints!

One thing we noted about In & Out is their interior design. When you enter to each restaurant, everything look the same. The counter, the seating, the drinks counter… in fact it was as if we came in before but it was a different outlet! Cool yeah?

Next was Jack in the Box. Actually I thought they were related to BK as they have the same corporate colours but they were not. Their burgers are not too bad. Forgot to take any photos as we were too hungry and gobbled down the burgers quickly with a screaming Darrius at our side.

The curious me went to try Burger King too as I wanted to taste if all the Whoppers are the same. Well, almost I guess. The outlet we went was a bit quiet but was near our hotel (we stayed at Radisson LAX) so kind of convenient to walk there…

Then we also tried the McDonalds’s Ribs burger when we were in Las Vegas. Silly me thought that it was the ‘actual’ ribs but I was wrong! It was a piece of meat that shaped like a ribs! Taste wise, so-so only. Sorry, no photos taken.

Lastly, we had Carl’s Jr. There used to be a few Carl’s Jr operating in KL but somehow they vanished after a few years. I always like charboiled grilled burgers as they are juicier. Taste wise… boleh tahan lah (passable).

After trying so many, still find that In & Out is better… taste, style and concept.  One that is truly American! According to PiggyBeng, he don’t sees them else where in the other states except California, Nevada and Arizona.

So, if you are visiting any of the 3 western states, don’t forget to drop by In-N-Out for a nice and affordable American burger meal.