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Badminton Live - 14 Jan 2012

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We watched the Malaysian Open badminton semi-final in Putra Stadium, Bukit Jalil. It's the first time we watched live sport. We arrived at about 5.30pm and saw a steady stream of vehicles at the stadium, as there were two events that night, the badminton as well as a football match. Along the way, we could see stalls outside and inside the stadium selling food, jerseys, horns and noisemakers to help create fun and excitement in the stadiums. We got our tickets very fast, perhaps it was past the opening time of the semi-finals. Only the upper tier tickets were available, which were RM25 and RM20 each for adults and children respectively. The atmosphere at the stadium was carnival-like - it was a colourful and deafening scene. The support of the Malaysian fans was overwhelming. There was almost a synchronised rhythm from the home fans, cheering and anticipating for their local hero, Lee Chong Wei with inflatable noisemakers, horns, d...

Spanish Delight - 2 Jan 2012

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This holiday my brother and I did a country project on Spain at home. We wanted to try cooking a Spanish dish. We chose to cook a Spanish omelette or tortilla espaƱola , a typically Spanish dish consisting of a thick egg omelette made with potatoes and fried in olive oil. According to legend, during the siege of Bilbao (Northern Spain), a Carlist general  created the tortilla as an easy and fast dish to satisfy the Carlist army. Although it remains unknown whether this is true, it appears the tortilla started to spread during the early Carlist wars. Another tale is that during the war, the Carlist general was in the field and happened upon a farmhouse and demanded a meal from the farmwife. All she had were a few eggs, a potato and an onion, so she combined all three, making an omelette. Surprisingly, the general was pleased and took the idea with him. This dish could be served hot or cold, and as an appetizer or main course. We think this is the easiest Sp...

Ming's drawings

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"My daddy, mummy, two koko (brothers) and me" Hidden Pictures by 5-year old Ming Can you find the list of things on the side-bar? I) 3x sunglasses, 4x Humpty-Dumpty, 2x people playing frisbees, 1x bat, 2x Jack o'lantern, 2x skull, 4x Question marks, 2x doors, 1x robber II) 3x nets, 4x ice-cream, 5x pears, 2x people, 3x butterflies, 2x American footballs, 4x bats, 5x tennis balls, 2x tiny fish, 1x door, 1x skull III) 3x Humpty Dumpty, 1x plate, 2x ice-cream, 1x flying reindeer, 2x trampolin, 1x binocular, 1x fishing rod, 2x suitcases, 4x dollar notes, 3x sunglasses Fighter jets MiG and Sukhoi in a rescue mission..... Ming's lesson in astronomy.......