Friday, 31 May 2013
Wednesday, 8 May 2013
My End of Year Trip
So i think i finally need a break. i haven't been on a holiday since 2005, which is pretty sad and i think its about time to go on one this year. So far i'm thinking about going to Kenya (east Africa) and then to Ghana (west Africa), my birthplace. I'm thinking of taking this trip at the end of the year, after second semester and returning next year, before the first semester. I need a big holiday so i can relax and fr a moment leave my worries and thoughts behind.
I want to go to Kenya because I've always wanted to visit a country in east Africa, i was either going to go to Uganda or Kenya, but comparing the two, i think Kenya is a better choice. The reasons are:
I want to go to Kenya because I've always wanted to visit a country in east Africa, i was either going to go to Uganda or Kenya, but comparing the two, i think Kenya is a better choice. The reasons are:
- From asking around and experience, apparently Kenyans are more friendly, no offence to Ugandans but i have heard the people can be hostile to tourists, i don't really consider myself as one because i'm African but hostility isn't cool towards anyone as a matter of fact. I think is more to do with the older people because the youth and children i have come across that are Ugandan are okay, its just the adults. Anyway so they say Kenyans are more friendly to strangers than Ugandans.
- One of my best-friends live there and her family told me i am always welcome in their home at Nairobi, the capital. So i will have a place to stay and i can hang out with people i know, which is always a plus when visiting a foreign nation.
- Kenyans speak Swahili do and i would like to be surrounded by Swahili speakers because I am very much interested in learning the language, i have mostly learnt greeting and introductions and would love to learn more.
- I just want to immerse myself in their culture!!!
The reasons for choosing Ghana are simple:
- my relatives and friends are there
- I was born and raised there for a little while
- I miss my people, culture and food, and the general atmosphere
- I will go during Christmas and the new year, which is the best time to visit.
My final reason for choosing Africa is that frequent visits to the continent serves as a reminder of the blessings i have received and the experience teaches us to appreciate everything we have more than we do and also to live life to the fullest.
Kwa heri. Da yie.
Monday, 6 May 2013
NBA Playoffs 2013 Round 2
Hey ya'll.
I'm gonna be giving my predictions for round 2 of the playoffs. So round 2 has began with the first couple of games played this morning. I'm gonna give a list of my predictions which include the team i think will win, when they will win (game number) and why i think they'll win.
- Miami Heat v. Chicago Bulls. Heat will win in game 6.I know heat are potential champions or show this year and i know the want the championship again. Although bulls were able to break their winning streak, that doesn't been they can stop the heat from beating them because that painful loss will become a motivator for the heat to beat them and beat them good.
- Indiana Pacers v. New York Knicks. So Pacers won the first game of many against the knicks, I think although they have the lead, its just momentum from their previous clash against the hawks, who were easy opponents, in my opinion. However, celctics were also easy opponents so this is pretty hard but im gonna go with the knicks in game 6.
- Oklahoma City Thunder v. Memphis Grizzlies. I am definitely know that thunder want this championship more than anything after their loss last year and it has taught them to play harder. Kevin Durant said himself he is sick of being second which means he is ready to lead the achieve greater. So my guess is thunder in game 7.
- Golden State Warriors v. San Antonio Spurs. Personally, i dont like the spurs, maybe its their boring uniform or lack of notable star players, whatever it is, i'm not a fan. I do however admire the the strength of the warriors and their excellent game-play in their last match-up. So i want to go for the warriors but i'm nervous for them because the spurs can play. Finally, i think the spurs' fire will burn out just like the clippers. so im gonna go with warriors in 7.
That's it for today, i hope my predictions are close to accurate, but nba is full of surprises, anything can happen.
Ramen in a Cup??
Hihi!!
Went to the city today and guess what i found....Ramen in a cup!! How weird is that, well i guess its not that weird since we have cup noodles but this place called Ichi-ban boshi in the galleries food court on George St serves its ramen in a cup.SO KOOL! Im amazed at how japanese people can come up with these cool ideas...
Anyways, this food court shop isn't the main store, they do have a location thats above the galleries were they have their own area where u can sit and they serve you ramen in a bowl.
The flavour for the ramen in a cup was all right compared to the actual store but the serving time was super quick which i guess those that are in a rush will benefit from whereas the queue for the actual store is massive during peak lunch hour. The wait it worth is i guess as its actually one of the best ramens places available in sydney i guess. U guys should definitely give this a ago is your around the sydney area, you surely wont be disappointed!!
A little tip for those that do go is to remember to go a bit early before lunch hour or else ull be stuck in the queue!! Here the website remember to check it out!!
Happy Eating!!
Sunday, 5 May 2013
Living Life to the Fullest
Hey guys
So people talk about living life to the fullest but they may not grasp the whole concept of it and so I would like to explain my opinion about it. So in my opinion I have been living life to the fullest as I have been living life in perspective to people who have less then me. I have seen video's and photo's of people who have to walk to get what they desire. In my opinion we have life easy and therefore we shouldn't be complaining.
I'm sick of people who complain about not having something and they just complain and complain and then compare themselves to others who do have it. People who are like that are arrogant, self centered and have no self respect. People these days don't understand that we have a lot going on for us life food and water we can go and buy, a house to live in, cars, smart phones, laptops and etc.... and still think that they should have more and don't realise that there are people living in Africa that have to walk 2 km or even more just to get water to drink and they have to work on a farm and either get payed less then 50 cents and hour or don't even get payed at all.
I find that we have luxury and that people who should be happy with what they have and be grateful for everything. In my opinion people are to ignorant to look beyond themselves to see that even people around them are homeless and live on the street and they are working harder than others just to be able to stay warm, find food, and have a place to stay at night where they can rest. To me people are greedy and all they want is more without even thinking of giving to the community.
So people talk about living life to the fullest but they may not grasp the whole concept of it and so I would like to explain my opinion about it. So in my opinion I have been living life to the fullest as I have been living life in perspective to people who have less then me. I have seen video's and photo's of people who have to walk to get what they desire. In my opinion we have life easy and therefore we shouldn't be complaining.
I'm sick of people who complain about not having something and they just complain and complain and then compare themselves to others who do have it. People who are like that are arrogant, self centered and have no self respect. People these days don't understand that we have a lot going on for us life food and water we can go and buy, a house to live in, cars, smart phones, laptops and etc.... and still think that they should have more and don't realise that there are people living in Africa that have to walk 2 km or even more just to get water to drink and they have to work on a farm and either get payed less then 50 cents and hour or don't even get payed at all.
I find that we have luxury and that people who should be happy with what they have and be grateful for everything. In my opinion people are to ignorant to look beyond themselves to see that even people around them are homeless and live on the street and they are working harder than others just to be able to stay warm, find food, and have a place to stay at night where they can rest. To me people are greedy and all they want is more without even thinking of giving to the community.
Online Shopping
Online shopping has become too easy and convenient that it is horrifying. My parents never caught on as most parents won't if they are from Gen X or above as they do not believe in online shopping due to fears that the store online is fake etc, which results in money taken and goods not seen or most commonly the excuse which even our generation use is that how can you purchase a product without physically seeing it.
Most of the time, items I have purchased were books from Amazon and small knickknacks from eBay, only a few times did I proceed with a expensive purchase that has ranged from $150 to over $3000. Making small purchases, you generally don't have much care/fear that the item is of lower quality or for some reason or another that the item doesn't arrive, maybe due to seller or lost in transit.
However when making a large order, such as when I bought computer gaming parts for a whole system, racking up a bill of over $3,000, you start worrying about the authenticity of the company to which you will be paying and the constant worry/checking of the whereabouts of your package via postal tracking....the anticipation.
These days, buying online is safe to a degree, you may encounter at least a few times in your life that you tried to purchase from a fake seller, or seller selling lower quality goods compared to what was advertised. Sites such as Amazon and eBay are quite safe, policies in place to protect purchasers and sellers, also providing buyer and seller reviews to which help push the decision to make the transaction as they are important in knowing the reliability of the account (buyer or seller). For example, I only purchase from highest rated seller, as I believe they are authentic, to which the buyer also cares about their services to get more reviews and awareness of themselves out in the community.
Some sellers are quite accommodating as well, for example in the past, I purchased a expensive computer part which was sent halfway around the world to me but nearly on arrival I asked for a refund from the seller, the seller's policy was that any goods purchased are refundable within 30 days to which I applied for before my goods even arrived. Refunding it only required me to not accept package which the seller can see via tracking. As of that action I received my refund, however the buyer never received the refunded product which meant it may have been lost in transit going back to them and they made a lost, to which they did not make a big fuss over. These type of actions by sellers rate a high review to which future buyers would see and influence their decisions in buying from them.
Overall, I view online shopping as reasonably safe as long as proper precautions are taken, such as looking up on the seller details, insuring your product during transit if it is expensive, and more importantly, making sure the device you are making the transaction on is secure as viruses on computer can make note of your credit card details etc.
Alan
Most of the time, items I have purchased were books from Amazon and small knickknacks from eBay, only a few times did I proceed with a expensive purchase that has ranged from $150 to over $3000. Making small purchases, you generally don't have much care/fear that the item is of lower quality or for some reason or another that the item doesn't arrive, maybe due to seller or lost in transit.
However when making a large order, such as when I bought computer gaming parts for a whole system, racking up a bill of over $3,000, you start worrying about the authenticity of the company to which you will be paying and the constant worry/checking of the whereabouts of your package via postal tracking....the anticipation.
These days, buying online is safe to a degree, you may encounter at least a few times in your life that you tried to purchase from a fake seller, or seller selling lower quality goods compared to what was advertised. Sites such as Amazon and eBay are quite safe, policies in place to protect purchasers and sellers, also providing buyer and seller reviews to which help push the decision to make the transaction as they are important in knowing the reliability of the account (buyer or seller). For example, I only purchase from highest rated seller, as I believe they are authentic, to which the buyer also cares about their services to get more reviews and awareness of themselves out in the community.
Some sellers are quite accommodating as well, for example in the past, I purchased a expensive computer part which was sent halfway around the world to me but nearly on arrival I asked for a refund from the seller, the seller's policy was that any goods purchased are refundable within 30 days to which I applied for before my goods even arrived. Refunding it only required me to not accept package which the seller can see via tracking. As of that action I received my refund, however the buyer never received the refunded product which meant it may have been lost in transit going back to them and they made a lost, to which they did not make a big fuss over. These type of actions by sellers rate a high review to which future buyers would see and influence their decisions in buying from them.
Overall, I view online shopping as reasonably safe as long as proper precautions are taken, such as looking up on the seller details, insuring your product during transit if it is expensive, and more importantly, making sure the device you are making the transaction on is secure as viruses on computer can make note of your credit card details etc.
Alan
Dinner for tonight!
Hi welcome back to my food posts :)
These days im just to lazy to do anything anymore...I havent cooked in a while and so tonight i decided to make Tonkatsu rice, a japanese breaded deep fried pork. Its actually quite easy to make considering how expensive it cost to eat this at a japanese restaurant.
So for tonight all i did was marinate the pork with salt and pepper, egg it and bread crumb it. I then heated the pan with oil and fried the pork until gold and crispy. Serve with rice and veggies!! How easy ...
Here a picture of tonights dinner!! Pork Tonkatsu!
Give it a go!! Its seriously not hard at all
Anyways as usual...
Happy Eating!!
(nom nom :0)
Thursday, 2 May 2013
Product Review for a Trip - Corsair Voyager 1TB Wireless Mobile Storage!!
Corsair Voyager Air 1TB Wireless Mobile Storage With Ethernet (NAS), iOS and Android, BLACK (CMFAIR-BLK-1000-NA)
Product Features:
- Storage for use at home and on the go
- Connect via Gigabit Ethernet, Wi-Fi, or USB 3.0
- Designed for tablets and smartphones - custom app for iOS and Android
- High-capacity rechargeable battery streams video for up to 7 hours
- Streams HD video to up to 5 users at one time
Thus, this product will be soon in my hands, as a product such as this with the capability to store much entertainment and run off internal power will be very useful for my circumstances.
Alan.
Alan.
The 2013 NBA Playoffs Part 2
Hey There!
The last time I posted I discussed the eastern conference of the NBA 2013 playoffs. Before I get into the western conference, I would like to say that my predictions for the eastern conference have come into effect with the heat advancing to the second round of the playoffs. For the other teams it's getting pretty tight, i didn't think the hawks would be able to pull through and keep up the fight against the pacers, I still don't want Bulls to win because it would be easy for the heat to beat the nets.
Anyway, so the eastern conference, firstly spurs have advanced and beat Lakers so easily, Lakers have had a bad season, I hope the Lakers work on team chemistry and morale in the next few years to come. Moving on, so the thunder wear beating the rockets in the first week of the playoffs and had a pretty good lead, and then all of a sudden, the rockets thought 'hey, its getting pretty tight now, how about we start actually trying', so they did and to day, forced game six. I still believe the thunder deserve to win this because i know Durant as a team leader tries to hard to come first and would like to for once in his life, he feels he always comes second, i think it would benefit him a lot to get somewhere in the playoffs, especially for reaching the final last year.
In terms of clippers and grizzlies, i think grizzles may take this one, the grizzlies are really pressing forward in attack, I'm still unsure if clippers can take it and i feel grizzlies might surprise us and take the win, although i prefer the clippers, grizzlies have a great momentum going.
Lastly, I'm really confused about who to go for in relation to the clash between the nuggets and warriors, its too much of a tight clash, they are very similar in things they do, uniform, tactics, the way they play in general, i don't wanna put the weight of the team on one mans shoulders but i feel it is up to Curry to bring them a win, i say this because i know he is a magnificent player and team mate, the boy can play, he can school you, and i know that warriors feel the same way about him, he has been playing through his injury which shows great motivation and courage. Also, Curry and Thompson are a great tag-team, they know the courts and boy can they shoot and score. I'm gonna go with the warriors because of the way they play and for Curry's style.
Here's what the current bracket looks like.
http://www.nbaplayoffsbracket.com/2013/index.php
The last time I posted I discussed the eastern conference of the NBA 2013 playoffs. Before I get into the western conference, I would like to say that my predictions for the eastern conference have come into effect with the heat advancing to the second round of the playoffs. For the other teams it's getting pretty tight, i didn't think the hawks would be able to pull through and keep up the fight against the pacers, I still don't want Bulls to win because it would be easy for the heat to beat the nets.
Anyway, so the eastern conference, firstly spurs have advanced and beat Lakers so easily, Lakers have had a bad season, I hope the Lakers work on team chemistry and morale in the next few years to come. Moving on, so the thunder wear beating the rockets in the first week of the playoffs and had a pretty good lead, and then all of a sudden, the rockets thought 'hey, its getting pretty tight now, how about we start actually trying', so they did and to day, forced game six. I still believe the thunder deserve to win this because i know Durant as a team leader tries to hard to come first and would like to for once in his life, he feels he always comes second, i think it would benefit him a lot to get somewhere in the playoffs, especially for reaching the final last year.
In terms of clippers and grizzlies, i think grizzles may take this one, the grizzlies are really pressing forward in attack, I'm still unsure if clippers can take it and i feel grizzlies might surprise us and take the win, although i prefer the clippers, grizzlies have a great momentum going.
Lastly, I'm really confused about who to go for in relation to the clash between the nuggets and warriors, its too much of a tight clash, they are very similar in things they do, uniform, tactics, the way they play in general, i don't wanna put the weight of the team on one mans shoulders but i feel it is up to Curry to bring them a win, i say this because i know he is a magnificent player and team mate, the boy can play, he can school you, and i know that warriors feel the same way about him, he has been playing through his injury which shows great motivation and courage. Also, Curry and Thompson are a great tag-team, they know the courts and boy can they shoot and score. I'm gonna go with the warriors because of the way they play and for Curry's style.
Here's what the current bracket looks like.
http://www.nbaplayoffsbracket.com/2013/index.php
Failed Pudding!!
Yesterday i attempted to make a custard pudding. The recipe I followed was from Japanese Food About linked below...
http://japanesefood.about.com/od/japanesedessertsweet/r/custardpudding.htm
I honestly thought i had all the ingredients up until i needed the vanilla essence!! Sigh! I searched literally everywhere in my kitchen but it was nowhere to be found...WHERE IS IT!!!....
Anyways, I was already halfway through with making it and i wasn't going to throw everything out so i decided to use this green pandan essence that was lying around in the fridge for i don't know how long...But i guess its alright to use at least my custard will taste like something besides baked eggs!!
Here's some pictures of my failed pudding YAY!!
And the final product....
http://japanesefood.about.com/od/japanesedessertsweet/r/custardpudding.htm
I honestly thought i had all the ingredients up until i needed the vanilla essence!! Sigh! I searched literally everywhere in my kitchen but it was nowhere to be found...WHERE IS IT!!!....
Anyways, I was already halfway through with making it and i wasn't going to throw everything out so i decided to use this green pandan essence that was lying around in the fridge for i don't know how long...But i guess its alright to use at least my custard will taste like something besides baked eggs!!
Here's some pictures of my failed pudding YAY!!
My Pudding should have looked like this.... :(
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| Picture was taken from...http://akoinu.blogspot.com.au/2011_03_01_archive.html |
Happy Eating!!!
(Probably not so happy)
Wednesday, 1 May 2013
Education
Everyone talks about education these days as either useless or useful. For the people that think its useless well guess again because education is a big part of what happens to you in the future as you start to go into the working industry. Education maybe a controversial to talk about but I think it is very important as it shapes everyone's perspective, opinions and way of life. To me education is very important as it has taught me to think on my feet and not be spoon feed everything that people teach you. We have to be independent when it comes to learning things and how it will help us in the long run.
When people talk about education they also talk about the system that it is involved in and how it revolves around it. The system can be wrong at times but in all fact the majority of the time it is right and that is why we follow it. At times it may seem pointless to learn things in schools, universities or colleges as it may be boring or useless to us but in some fact everything that you are taught is useful to how you live and your way of life. When comparing the different types of education there is similarities and differences but in the end the main goal is to be taught what is right and how people interpret it in their life.
When people talk about education they also talk about the system that it is involved in and how it revolves around it. The system can be wrong at times but in all fact the majority of the time it is right and that is why we follow it. At times it may seem pointless to learn things in schools, universities or colleges as it may be boring or useless to us but in some fact everything that you are taught is useful to how you live and your way of life. When comparing the different types of education there is similarities and differences but in the end the main goal is to be taught what is right and how people interpret it in their life.
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