dye my singlets DIY

i have bought a sling bag from Bac Ha, Vietnam for my sister, it's in dark purple color and really pretty... but the H'mong ppl use dye extracted from plant, so they tend to come off easily. after using it for the first time yesterday, the purple color "kena" her shirt and hands... so she has decided to soak the bag in water.... after it has been soaked for few hours, she hanged the bag to dry, and there lied a whole bucket of purple water... so what to do with the water, my sister suggested that i dye my singlets that turned a bit yellow and old... and i agreed.... hehehe... here comes the result!!!!

the bag...

the singlets...

the one at the back i did nothing... the front one i tied a few rubber bands here and there, so some circle patterns appeared...
take a closer look...


yeah... nice hor, now i got new singlets to wear liao!!! :P

The outcomes!!! :)

kekeke, finally i've harvested my pear enzyme and pineapple+kiwi enzyme!
this is the outcome of the pear enzyme:

Now, the remainders of the enzyme, the fruits can also be eaten, in fact, they are quite nice, strong "liquor" smell, and very "crunchy" leh... no joke!

Then, this is the pineapple+kiwi enzyme outcome... surprisingly for the huge bottle of enzyme, only a little more than half bottle outcome nia... sigh...

But the fruits hor kinda smelly... so i threw them liao...
So, how's the taste of the drink...



SWEET!!!

but after you dillute with water and put ice cubes in... which is roughly 1 part enzyme + 4 parts water... they are nectar from heaven!!! so nice and refreshing!!

My whole family like it, my relatives like it, my friends like it!!!

YUM YUM!!!

now, i have done the red dragon fruit enzyme!!
didn't have to wait long, just after a minute i sealed the bottle, can see juice coming out liao...

after 2 days...

YUM YUM.... can't wait!!! :P

My first kid...

My first kid is from Yunnan, China. He is a 9 years old boy with single parent, his mom is a farmer, he has a sister. For a 9 yo boy, he hasn't attended school yet, which is a bit sad. I just hope that with the RM50 i sponsor every month through World Vision, he will have a chance to get away from his daily chores at the farm, and finally have a chance to go to school and learn. Today when i received this envelope from World Vision, after seeing the photo with description of this little boy with no smile but a little anger display on his face, i have this feeling that cannot be explained... part relief, part happy, part sad... but it helps me to forgot the little little problems i faced at uni this morning, because somehow my trouble can be overcome and not really that important. no wonder they say by helping others, you help yourself too. going to write him a letter to communicate, and maybe send him postcard, color pencils and ruler. i start to feel like a dad. :P

Enzyme in the making!

kekeke..... recently me and frens have this craze of making enzyme... so far, my fren has done few bottles of them - red dragon fruit, white dragon fruit, and papaya... and yesterday another fren did some more - ginger lemongrass, guava...
well me on the other hand has tried making pear and pineapple...

Day 1 - 24th December 2007
this is the bottle of pear enzyme (in the making)


you have to sterilized all the utensil and bottle, clean your fruits and let them dry. cut the fruits into small cubes or slices. then place 1 layer of sugar blocks, follow by 1 layer of pear, then 1 layer of lemon, then go back to sugar blocks and so on until the last layer. but the last layer has to be sugar. then seal the bottle, store it in cool shaded area and wait for 1 week... open the cover, stir it a bit, then seal it again. wait for another week, by right, it is then considered done!

Day 2 - Xmas night...
this is my pear enzyme so far:

See how juicy the enzyme has become... kekeke... but the fruits on the top layer got a bit too dark... i don't have good feeling... strong feeling it will not work out... nvm lah, first time mah...
then, i spent another 1 hour doing the second bottle - this time it is pineapple and kiwi enzyme, same procedures, just replaced the pear with pineapple and kiwi.... kekekeke.... the bottle look like this:

Day 1: Xmas night...

Hopefully this one will also turn out fine.... kekekeke... i'm an impatient person... dunno if i can wait til 2 weeks... :P

UPDATE
day 2 of the pineapple + kiwi enzyme... the boxing day... here's the pic!!

Look nice leh... i think if this one doesn't get busuk after few days (touch wood), it will be very very nice to taste!!! :)

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我想要一些改变

毫无由来的，这想法停留在我脑里。
或许是厌倦了既有的生活，一成不变的反复踏着自己昨天的脚步。或许只是纯粹想要再体验那改变带来的一刹那的快感。或许也是不愿面对和甚至欲逃避当下的问题与烦恼。或许我是这样的人。
窒息，不安，彷徨。
但改变就能逃离了吗？那，如果欲改变的是自己而不是周遭，才是正确的吗？

Sapa, Vietnam

This is the kind H'mong lady, whom helped my travel partner a lot throughout the hike.
Well, no doubt she intended to first help and then sell something to us, but her genuine kindness was natural and no great actor can fake that. It is just sad that commercialized tourism and quick way of earning money will eventually (or have already) gets to her or the ppl there... this really is the double edged knife kinda issue... on one hand tourism (supposedly) helps them earn more money, boast the economy, but at the same time corrupts their ways of living, made them lazy, and exactly how much money earned from the tourism directly benefit this group of minorities?

Photo taken at Sapa, Vietnam at 5th November 2007

Halong Bay, Vietnam

This is the photo i took on Halong Bay. The fishermen were working against such a breathtaking backdrop. but i was wondering, did they stop to admire the great nature, or they are so busy surviving. Similarly i was working in KL, did i really admire its surrounding. I've fallen into deep thoughts... what about life? Are we merely living? or have we ever truly understand and admire what we are doing now? Do we ever stop for a while, appreciate our surroundings?

Photo taken on: 6th November 2007