Trip to clearwater cave

Santai time...

Trip to canopy sky walk, mulu national park 2009

gayat nak mampus...

tour guide give instruction regarding canopy skywalk

take break for smoking

okok lok...

all the ladies & NYAH possing maut

like this photo...

half way to canopy

waiting for the turn

over la pulak...

say cheeeessss....jom pose ramei- ramei...

minah indon

on da way back to the resort

The 11 Best Foods You Aren’t Eating

Dr. Bowden, author of “The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth,” recommends:

Beets: folate & natural red pigments that may be cancer fighters.
How to eat: Fresh, raw and grated to make a salad.

Cabbage: sulforaphane, boosts cancer-fighting enzymes.
How to eat: Asian-style slaw or as a crunchy topping on burgers and sandwiches.

Swiss chard: packed with carotenoids that protect aging eyes.
How to eat it: Chop and saute in olive oil.

Cinnamon: May help control blood sugar and cholesterol.
How to eat it: Sprinkle on coffee or oatmeal.

Pomegranate juice: Appears to lower blood pressure and antioxidants.
How to eat: Just drink it.

Dried plums: antioxidants.
How to eat: Wrapped in prosciutto and baked.

Pumpkin seeds: magnesium; high levels are associated with lower risk for early death.
How to eat: Roasted as a snack, or sprinkled on salad.

Sardines: Not in this lifetime

Turmeric: The “superstar of spices,” it may have anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer properties.
How to eat: Mix with scrambled eggs or in any vegetable dish.

Frozen blueberries: associated with better memory in animal studies.
How to eat: Blended with yogurt or chocolate soy milk and sprinkled with crushed almonds.

Canned pumpkin: No Thanks

A Work of Art: “The Beer Belly”

This week we will be talking about beer. I love winter beer—it makes me feel cozy inside. I am going to give you my top 5 winter seasonal beer choices:

5—Snow Cap Ale from Seattle’s famed Pyramid Brewery. www.pyramidbrew.com

4—Elysian Pumpkin Ale from Seattle. www.elysianbrewing.com

3—Kris Kringle from McMenamins Brewery. (You will have to find a McMenamins for this one!) www.mcmenamins.com

2—Jubelale from Deschutes Brewery in Bend, Oregon. www.deschutesbrewery.com

1—Listen in to find out my favorite beer!

Now I can hear it already—you think I am biased to Portland beers. Well you can look at my beer belly for proof of my commitment to them all. I just wish they could make one calorie free.

what culinary ??

Do people like your cooking? Do the dinners you serve make guests say "How lovely!" or "Mean spread, dude!"? Have you worked your way through a recipe book or two? Do people tell you that you ought to be "a chef or something"? Or do you just feel like you could really get into food and hospitality? If the answers to any of these questions are "yes," maybe you should look into attending a culinary program such as those offered by a cooking school or culinary institute. At such a school, you can quickly master culinary techniques that took the chefs of centuries past lifetimes to create and perfect. As at other schools, you can make good friends while studying in a culinary program, but you can also learn the deeper trust and skilled interpersonal organization it takes to function as part of a team in a restaurant or hotel. If you're so inclined, you can learn how to manage such a team. You might even learn how to make dozens of new dishes well enough to dazzle your family and friends, and not just your customers.

This article is intended to introduce you to cooking schools and culinary institutes, and to give you a few things to think about as you investigate a culinary education and career. We'll start with a bit of history...

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