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2010-02-22T12:07:00.003+08:00

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2009-12-15T00:01:00.008+08:00

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History of cheese (contd)

2009-09-23T00:18:00.003+08:00

More on cheese, extracted from online article:

In The Beginning
How did cheese come to be? First, man discovered that domestic animals could be milked. While no one can be certain who made the first cheese, we can be certain it was an accident. Legend is that nomadic tribes of Central Asia who carried milk in animal skin bags “discovered” cheese. They carried milk in saddlebags made from animal skins, and possibly made from the stomach, which contains the coagulating enzyme known as rennin. Or, fermentation of the milk sugars would cause the milk to curdle. The galloping motion of the horse, acting as churning, would effectively separate the milk into curds. The result, curds and whey, provided a refreshing whey drink as well as curds, which would be drained through perforated earthenware bowls or woven reed baskets, and lightly salted to provide a tasty and nourishing high protein food.
However, any people with milking animals would have “discovered” cheese and yogurt in a similar way. Any shepherd or farmer taking milk along with him in the stomach of slaughtered animal that is used as a canteen; or the beneficial microflora in a milkmaid’s oak bucket feeding on the simple sugars in the milk, releasing lactic acid that increases the acidity and causes coagulation. Before long, people learned that the curds could be aged over weeks or months, and then, pressed together to form large cakes of cheese.
Most scholars agree that the art of cheesemaking traveled from Asia Minor to Europe, where it flourished in the hands of the Romans.

The Romans Master Cheese
It was the Roman culture that developed the art of cheesemaking as we know it today. Roman cheesemakers were skilled artisans, and the Roman culture developed many varieties of cheese that resemble those we enjoy today. The Romans are credited with the first cheese aging, or cheese storage. They were aware of the affects of various ripening techniques upon the taste and character of a particular cheese.

It is likely that the Romans brought cheese and the art of cheesemaking with them as they conquered Gaul—what we now know as France and England—where it was embraced enthusiastically. The ancestors of today’s French cheesemakers did their job by perfecting the art of cheese aging, which today is known by the French term, l’affinage.
The larger Roman houses had a separate cheese kitchen, the caseale, and special areas where cheeses could be matured. In larger towns, homemade cheeses could be taken to a special center to be smoked. Some written notes on cheesemaking survive:
Homer, circa 1184 B.C., refers to cheese being made in the mountain caves of Greece from the milk of sheep and goats, specifying a variety called Cynthos sold by the Greeks to the Romans (perhaps the Feta cheese of today).
Aristotle, who lived from 384 to 322 B.C., commented on cheese made from the milk of mares and asses. Russian koumiss is made from mare’s milk and is fermented to provide an alcoholic content of up to 3%.
Varro, circa 127 B.C., noted the difference in cheeses made from a number of locations and commented on their digestibility. By this time the use of rennet was commonplace, providing the cheesemaker with far greater control over the types of curd produced. Cheese had started to move from subsistence food, produced for home consumption, to a commercial product.
Columella, circa 50 A.D., wrote about how to make cheese in considerable detail. Cheesemakers today would be perfectly at home with many of the principles he set out so clearly more than 1900 years ago.
By 300 A.D., cheese was being regularly exported to countries along the Mediterranean seaboard. Trade had developed to such an extent that the emperor Diocletian had to fix maximum prices for a range of cheeses, including an apple-smoked cheese highly popular with Romans. Yet another cheese was stamped and sold under the brand name of La Luna, possibly the precursor of today’s Parmesan, name which first appeared in 1579.
Like other areas of knowledge, Roman cheesemaking expertise spread with their empire throughout Europe. Roman soldiers who had completed their military service and intermarried with the local populace, set up “coloniae” farms in retirement, where they may well have passed on their skills in cheesemaking.
With the collapse of the Roman Empire around 410, cheesemaking spread slowly via the Mediterranean, Aegean and Adriatic seas to Southern and Central Europe. The river valleys provided easy access and methods adopted for production were adapted to suit the different terrain and climatic conditions. Goats and sheep provided plenty of milk.

Stylistic Differences Evolve
Tribes such as the Helvetica, who had settled in the Swiss Alps, developed their own distinctive types of cheese. They were in fact so successful in doing this that for a period all export of their Emmental (the cheese with holes that Americans call “Swiss cheese”) was banned. In Central and Eastern Europe the displacement of people through centuries of war and invasion slowed down developments in cheesemaking until the Middle Ages. Production was often restricted to the more remote mountainous areas.
In the fertile lowlands of Europe, dairy husbandry developed at a faster pace and cheesemaking from cows’ milk became the norm. Hence, the particular development of cheeses such as Edam and Gouda in the Netherlands. This was much copied elsewhere under a variety of similar names such as Tybo and Fynbo. A hard-pressed cheese, relatively small in size, brine-salted and waxed to reduce moisture losses in storage, proved both marketable and easy to distribute.
France developed a wider range of cheeses from the rich agricultural areas in the south and west of that country. By and large, soft cheese production was preferred with a comparatively long making season. Hard-pressed cheese appeared to play a secondary role. To some extent this reflects the Latin culture of the nation, mirroring the cheese types produced in the Mediterranean areas as distinct from the hard-pressed cheese that were developed in the northern regions of Europe for storage and use in the long cold winter months that lay ahead.
However, throughout the Dark Ages little progress was made in developing new cheese types—or anything else.

The History Of Cheese

2009-09-16T03:10:00.003+08:00

Aqeela would wake up at 2am and ask for cheese!!

photo from cheeseonline.fr

Compilation of internet articles:

Cheese dates back to before recorded history, perhaps as far back as 6,000 B.C. We know that cheese was part of the Sumerian diet, 4000 years before the birth of Christ, made from both cows’ and goats’ milk and stored in tall jars. Egyptian tomb murals circa 2000 B.C. show butter and cheese being made, and other murals which show milk stored in skin bags suspended from poles demonstrate a knowledge of dairy husbandry. An enormous variety of cheeses are made, in virtually every country on earth. Cheese varieties have been developed with the milk from a broad spectrum of animals—including the reindeer in Scandinavia, the boar in Africa, the water buffalo in Italy, the yak in Tibet, and the mare in Russia.

Gorgonzola
879 A.D.
Gouda
1697
Roquefort
1070
Gloucester
1697
Grana
1200
Stilton
1785
Cheddar
1500
Camembert
1791
Parmesan
1579

In the first century A.D., Pliny the Elder mentioned Cantal in his Historia Naturalis. Cantal, a cow’s milk cheese named after the Cantal Mountains in Auvergne, was originally produced by putting the curd into a formage, a wooden cylinder and the probable origin for the French and Italian words for cheese, fromage and formaggio, respectively.
Countless people made cheese, sold cheese, and ate cheese as a diet staple before these cheeses and others earned their place in the cheese pantheon, bringing recognition to their towns and nations.

To be continued...

Bonding with baby

2009-09-13T03:34:00.004+08:00

Refer to Khemy's post:
I particularly like this one.. haha

Thank you for the post khemy.. I had a good laugh..:)

Play with me!!

2009-09-08T06:08:00.003+08:00

We say "play with me"
You say "sesame"

Play with me
Sesame
Play with me
Sesame
Play with me
Sesame

Sim Grosses Tetes

2009-09-08T04:45:00.002+08:00

From Le monde:

Le comédien et humoriste Sim, de son vrai nom Simon Berryer, est mort, dimanche 6 septembre, d'une embolie à Saint-Raphaël (Var), à l'âge de 83 ans. Depuis quelques années, Sim limitait ses engagements à la série "Louis la Brocante", au côté de Victor Lanoux. Le dernier épisode auquel il a participé doit être diffusé le 24 septembre. Il avait été hospitalisé pour une pneumonie il y a quelques jours.

Je me souviens vaguement de lui.. from les grosses tetes..:)

le petit prince - putera kecil

2009-07-16T01:35:00.004+08:00

"on ne voit bien qu'avec le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux"

La visite de Sylvain...

2009-07-08T02:33:00.002+08:00

Buah oh buah.. jom makan buah..

2009-07-07T01:14:00.002+08:00

Thank you abah.. thank you emak.. hasil titik peluh abah & mak, dapat cucu cicit merasa...

I'm back!!

2009-07-05T02:31:00.001+08:00

It's been so long since I last update this blog...

Takpe.. ni nak start balik ni...

A ruffled mind makes a restless pillow - Charlotte Bronte (1816-1855)

2009-01-07T00:21:00.002+08:00

If only I could... I would... well.. I would... but.. nothing happenned without a reason.. well.. I wish I had.. err...

2009, so what's next?

2009-01-04T17:42:00.003+08:00

With both my daughters sound asleep, I anxiously waited for the spark of fireworks from KLCC and dataran.. I was watching Astro Awani, announcing bad and sad news seconds after another.. well.. 2009 does not seem to be that promising, so say the experts.. I, however still have positive hope.. the fireworks supposed to chase those devil spirits away.. 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1... here comes 2009!! So, what's next??

beginning of an ending or ending of a beginning?

2008-12-27T21:05:00.001+08:00

How do I describe 1001 life mysteries that begin to haunt me?

08.08.08

2008-08-08T15:12:00.003+08:00

There is a quiet at the heart of love,
And I have pierced the pain and come to peace.
~ Sara Teasdale ~ (born 8 August 1884)

Je me suis rendue compte que cela fait presqu'un mois je n'ai pas mis a jour cette blogue. Il faut dire qu'il ne s'est passe pas grand chose dans ma vie a raconter..

Mais par contre, le monde bouge, par ici et par ailleurs...

to know more on what has happenned today in history, go to: wikipedia

Aqeela @ 8 months

2008-07-12T12:44:00.003+08:00

Travel to 7 Continents - tag

2008-06-30T18:37:00.006+08:00

~Begin Copy~
Rules :1. Start Copy from "Begin Copy" until "End Copy".
2. Put your blog's name and url write in which continent you live, add the country you live in. Example : My Imaginary Travels (Netherlands)
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7. Don't forget to use the banner at your post, you can save as or you can just copy the code in here.
Master List :
A. Asia : 1. Moms... Check Nyo (Philippines) 2. Aeirin's Collections (Philippines) 3. Jenny and Belle(Philippines) 4. Hailey's Beats and Bits (Philippines) 5. Appleofmyeyes(Saudi Arabia) 6. Deranged Insanity (Philippines) 7. PROJECT HEAVY TRAFFIC (Singapore) 8. Rooms of My Heart (Indonesia) 9. Blessings and Beyond (Philippines) 10. lancerlord (Singapore) 11. allinkorea (Korea) 12. kimchiland (Korea) 13. korean food (Korea) 14. idealpinkrose (Korea) 15. Pinay Mommy Online (Philippines) 16. Momhood Moments (Philippines) 17. Business Mars (Philippines) 18. Maiylah’s Snippets (Philippines) 19. Picture Clusters (Philippines) 20. My Wanderings (Philippines) 21. Hit-or-Miss (Philippines) 22. Life Quest (Philippines) 23. FunFierceFabulous (Phils) 24. and Life Goes On for... (Philippines) 25. Moments of Colours (Philippines) 26. Making sense… (somehow) (Philippines) 27. Day To Day (Philippines) 28. My Happy Place 29. Me and Mine (Japan) 30. Little Peanut (Japan) 31. Creative In Me (Japan) 32. Pea in a Pod (Japan) 33. A Slice of Life (Phils) 34. Jenny Said So (Phils) 35. Live it Up... (Philippines) 36. A Sweet Taste Of Life (Philippines) 37. Through The Rain (Philippines) 38. Sugarmagnolias (Japan) 39. ParentZine育兒好好玩 (Singapore) 40. We are Family (PH) 41. Reference Notes (Hong Kong) 42. The Sweet Life 43. A Great Pleasure (Malaysia) 44. Lalaine's World ( Thailand) 45. Proud Mommy (Philippines) 46. Petty Ramblings of a Petty Queen(Malaysia) 47. The Real Deal (Malaysia) 48. My Sweet Escape (Malaysia) 49. Mommy Earns Money Online (Philippines) 50. Pexlinks Triple Love (Philippines) 51. OnlineBiz and Resources (Philippines) 52. LadyJava's Lounge (Malaysia) 53. LadyJava Life's Pages (Malaysia) 54. Being Woman (Malaysia), 55. Cat Tales (Malaysia) 56. Make Money Online (Malaysia) 57. LadyJava's Food Paradise (Malaysia) 58. Lourdes' Mia (Philippines) 59. Miss Write (Philippines) 60. Me, Myself+2 (Phils) 61. Moments of My Life 62. My Deepest & Honest Thoughts (Malaysia) 63. Crissy's Haven 64. Strangely Out of Place (Philippines) 65. Frozen Moments (India) 66. NER: Never Ending Resolve (Philippines) 67. Mindjuice in Full Throttle 68. Straight from the Heart 69. Creative Thoughts (Philippines) 70. Emila’s Illustrated Blog 71. WilStop (Philippines), 72. Alanzain-home decor world (Malaysia) 73. Let's talk-everything in one space (Malaysia) 74. Tiklaton (Pilipinas) 75. Digiscraptology (Philippines) 76. A Life in Bloom (Philippines) 77. Because Life is a Blessing (Philippines) 78. Day to Day Miracles 79. Budget Traveler 80. The Success (Indonesia) 81. Lets Travel Philippines (Philippines) 82. enlaceré. tordu. (Singapore) 83.Blessings in Life (Philippines) 84. Tere’s World (Philippines) 85. Journey in Life (Philippines) 86. Thoughts and Beyond (Philippines) 87. Geng's Journal (Philippines) 88. e-Shopping (India) 89. Tippy-Tips 90. Life and Me (Singapore) 91. Xploring Asia ( Singapore) 92. Baboyita (Philippines) 93. A Place Of Being (Philippines) 94. Bits and Pieces (Philippines) 95. Asian Mutt International (Malaysia) 96. An Anonymous Journal (Malaysia) 97. WebGeek Journal (Philippines) 98. BlogScope (Philippines) 99. The Mind The Heart The Lines (Malaysia) 100.BoBo the Bimbo (Singapore) 101.Sjtl (Philippines) 102. Crissy's Zone (PHIL) 103. [S]hiphire [D]ominion (Malaysia) 104. All about your children (Singapore) 105. Hardy Chen Power Blog (Indonesia) 106. Rien Mais Tout, Nothing But All (Malaysia) 107. A Nice Thought (Philippines) 108. Choc Mint Girl (Malaysia) 109. KaDusMama (Malaysia) 110. Chorva (Philippines) 111. Geek Chic Guru (Philippines) 112. Erlinda's Wandering Thoughts (Philippines) 113. LZmommy(Singapore) 114. Free VB Tools (Indonesia) 115. Bloggerbin ( Malaysia) 116. Love Is Colorful (Malaysia) 117. Liangmui 38 Zone (Malaysia) 118. Pinay Heart Wanderings and Musings (Philippines) 119. Me, the islands and the world (Philippines) 120. i Share (India) 121. RamblingMoo (Malaysia) 122. Watchamacallit! (Philippines) 123. Nellypie's Chatterbox (Philippines) 124. Emjei Says (Philippines) 125. Solo-Flight (Philippines) 126. iAM-MAi (Philippines) 127. BlackNickel (Philippines) 128. Neuropatch (Philippines) 129. Express For Free (Philippines) 130. My Favorite Hang Out (Philippines) 131. Nishas World and baby Alisha (India) 132. In My Home (UAE) 133. It's My Party (UAE) 134. your turnB. Australia : 1. Reflexes (Australia) 2. Emcee 3. Outback-Pinay 4. Collect and Connect (Australia) 5. Stand My Ground (Australia) 6. Alive (Australia) 7. your turnC. Afrika : 1. Doudy Sketche Watercolor Paintings 2. Optimizing for Search Engines 3. Painting Artworks 4. Pictures in Egypt 5. your turn
D. North Amerika : 1. Simple Life, Simply Me (USA) 2. Pinaymama's Diary (USA) 3. 3 Garnets & 2 Sapphires (United States) 4.Traipsey Turvey (USA) 5. Dabawenyako (USA) 6. Icelog (USA) 6. The Misadventures of an Ordinary Housewife (USA) 7. It Is Nap Time (US) 8.A Mother's Journal (USA) 9. Journey And Journal [USA] 10. Life is good and beautiful (USA) 11. Tasteful Voyage (USA) 12. Jenny's Wandering Thoughts (USA) 13. Mom Knows Everything (Canada) 14. Filipino love stories (USA) 15. A Mom's Note (USA) 16. Life with the Two Crazy Dogs 17. BLOGSILOG (USA) 18. Juliana’s World ( New York, USA) 19. My Daily Discourse (USA) 20. My Point Of View 21. My Blog Entry (USA) 22. This Side of Eternity (MI, USA) 23. The Paper Vision (USA) 24.Beyond Being A Mom(USA) 25.My So called life(USA) 26. Blogging By Sandee (USA) 27. Comedy Plus (USA) 28. My Life... My Journey!(USA) 29. Your Fun Family (USA) 30. Big Money List (Canada) 31. Life Expressions (USA) 32. DOTBLOGGER 33. Nita's Random Thoughts (USA) 34. Thomas Travel Tales (USA) 35. Nita Corner (USA) 36. Thomas Web Links (USA) 37. Great Finds and Deals (USA) 38. Filipino Online Community (USA) 39. Batuananons (USA) 40. Bohol Paradise (USA) 41. Living or Surviving (USA) 42. Welcome To Our Homeschool Adventures(USA) 43. your turn
E. South Amerika : 1. Oscar Luiz (Brazil) 2. dibujandoarte (Argentina) 3. Lavanderia Virtual (Brasil) 4. your turn
F. Europe : 1. My Imaginary Travels (Netherlands) 2. Juliana's Site (Netherlands) 3. Picturing of Life (Netherlands) 4. SuperMae (Portugal) 5. The Callalily Space (The Netherlands) 6. Portia (UK) 7. Daily Grind (Germany) 8. Amel's Realm (Finland) 9. Mummy Diaries (England) 10. Mirage as Usual (Austria) 11. Say Cheese (DE) 12. Ramblings of an ad hoc doctor (United Kingdom) 13. Love Defies All (England) 14. Breather 15. MAX (Portugal) 16. your turn
G. Antarctica : 1. your turn
~ End Copy ~
I am tagging : Everyone

Areen's very first performance

2008-06-28T22:47:00.003+08:00

Meet our new musician, Miss Zulaila Azreen!!
And her background singer, Miss Zuhayra Aqeela!!

Jom merapu

2008-06-17T21:06:00.003+08:00

Early this year, we send our daughter, Zulaila, to a chinese primary school.. She had 1 month of twice-weekly tuition of 2 hours each before starting school.. Now, after 6 months, she's speaking chinese already!!! Ahh, kids.. they pick up fast and easily... and that motivates me to learn too..I guess it's never too late, right? Let's see what are on my to learn list: Mandarin, Japanese, Arabic, Italian and Spanish.. emmm.. cela fait beaucoup, non? Anyway, I've decided! Spanish first.. so, why don't you join me here?

Photos (from lefigaro)

2008-06-16T23:17:00.001+08:00

Aqeela @ 7months

2008-06-13T15:56:00.002+08:00

Que le temps passe vite! Aqeela is now 7 months old.. she can now sit up steadily.. start to eat solid food n toujours souriante..

Tagged? Beauty secrets en plus?! Oh la la...

2008-06-13T00:01:00.002+08:00

Emila tagged me with the beauty secrets meme. Err.. a vrai dire.. je ne suis pas du tout du genre a se faire belle.. meme pas pour moi-meme.. hehe.. et je ne suis pas du tout a 'meme' girl, anyway, since it is emila who tagged me, let's try it out...

My Foundation:
Don't have one. Used it before, but it was not mine...

My Mascara:
Mascara? I tried it once but can hardly open my eyes.. tak selesa.. hehe

My Day Cream:
I like biscuits with banana cream.. to be eaten during the day, with a teh o...

My Essential Beauty Product:
Tap water.

My Favorite Makeup Product:
A compact powder atmost.. most of the time, my daughter's baby powder...

My Perfume:
I like the smell of whitemusk... even then.. rarely put any perfume on...

My Nails:
Never colored my nails, si.. une fois.. avec de l'henne..

My Feet:
I never wear socks.. so, they smell ok I guess.. no beauty products needed..

My Hands:
Handwash liquid will do just fine..

Three Beauty Products to bring on a deserted island:
Deserted island.. beauty products are the last thing I need.. some water & lotsa food please!!

Women I admire for their beauty:
Hardly can think of anyone...

Women with the Best Sense of Style:
Style is very subjective!!

My Ultimate Dream:
Anything to do with beauty secrets? Anyway, I dream of having a good slice of garlic bread and a bowl of homemade mushroom soup...yummy...

How Do I Define Womanhood:
Take away Robin and and replace it with Woman..

My favourite Fashion Publication:
How could I have a favourite if I know none?

Well.. yay!! I managed to answer to all questions!! I'm tagging no one in particular.. but you're are tagged!! yes, you!

Fresh Soyabean Milk & Taufufa

2008-06-12T10:12:00.002+08:00

We went to our brothers' newly opened soyabean milk production center at Plaza Suria. Fresh homemade soyabean milk & taufufa..interested,anyone? The place is still in a mess, so no photos available (coming soon).. then we went for a drink at the mamak nextdoor..

Mr. VZV

2008-06-07T14:32:00.002+08:00

After my daughter Zulaila, now it's my turn!! Welcome Mr. Varicella Zoster.. I wonder how you knew that I've never been infected by you before... After surviving for more than 30 years...Ish, ish, ish.....

From Wikipedia:
Chickenpox is a highly contagious illness caused by primary infection with varicella zoster virus (VZV). It generally begins with conjunctival and catarrhal symptoms and then characteristic spots appearing in two or three waves, mainly on the body and head rather than the hands and becoming itchy raw pockmarks, small open sores which heal mostly without scarring.

Chickenpox has a 10-21 day incubation period and is spread easily through aerosolized droplets from the nasopharynx of ill individuals or through direct contact with secretions from the rash. Following primary infection there is usually lifelong protective immunity from further episodes of chickenpox.

Chickenpox is rarely fatal, although it is generally more severe in adults than in children. Pregnant women and those with a suppressed immune system are at highest risk of serious complications. The most common late complication of chicken pox is shingles, caused by reactivation of the varicella zoster virus decades after the initial episode of chickenpox.

Sungai Dara 2

2008-05-20T14:19:00.000+08:00

It's areen's birthday

2008-05-20T13:41:00.004+08:00

More photos of Areen's birthday. Photos credited to emila. Thanks a million emila!!

Original post:

Areen was born on 15th May 2001... We had a small birthday cake on Thursday 15th. Areen was very happy.. and last sunday, to celebrate with friends, we had areen's birthday party. Thank you all for coming and for the lovely presents... later, areen has her latest birthday present...CHICKEN POX!!!

Meeting Lolita & Paul

2008-05-15T22:20:00.003+08:00

Les parents de Stephanie, une bonne copine de fac d'Angers, sont en Malaisie pour 2 jours. Ils font un tour de l'Asie de Sud-Est.. Je suis vraiment, vraiment ravie de les rencontrer.. Mes soeurs et moi (et la petite Aqeela, biensur) sont allees les retrouver a Sg. Wang pour ensuite les emmener a la tour de KL..

"Je t'imagine plus mince...", a dit la maman.. Et oui, c'etait il y a 10 ans.. Et j'ai pris des tonnes de poids depuis..uhuk,uhuk..

A M. et Mme. Chalons, bienvenue en Malaisie.. J'espere que vous avez aime votre sejour.. et a tres bientot!

Aqeela again!

2008-05-11T13:01:00.001+08:00

More drawings from Areen...

2008-05-11T11:53:00.006+08:00

Here are some drawings by Areen, made some time ago..

of her school friends:

of some 'friendly' animals

Mouse Mousie

2008-05-11T11:23:00.003+08:00

We are sending Areen to music lessons.. she has to pop in the middle as the classe already started few months ago.. so, after two(2) evaluation/trial classes, she is accepted. It's a rather excellent music centre as the children are taught the sense of music before really choose an instrument. There are lots of fun and games as not to scare or bore the little ones.. babies as early as new born could start lessons!! So, Aqeela, when is your turn? Attend un peu la, huh?! While waiting, you'll dance over some salsa music with umi, ok chérie? Haha..

areen's creation

2008-05-07T15:54:00.003+08:00

"Umi, I have something special for you", Areen said when she came back from school on monday. She hasn't put down her school bag yet.. erm.. what would that be?
And she pulled out a tiny lovely card from her school uniform pocket... tra la la.. "I made it at school, during art class..".. thank you sweetie.. here it is.. it's a collage card..

Sungai Dara

2008-05-06T13:00:00.002+08:00

We really enjoyed our escapade to Sungai Dara (Rivière Vierge) last sunday. On va y retourner surement, soon!!

Aqeela

2008-04-28T10:45:00.008+08:00

Voici Aqeela. Elle a maintenant 5 mois et 3 semaines.. Elle essaie de s'asseoir.. elle a du mal, mais elle est courageuse!!!

Here's Aqeela. She is now 5 months and 3 weeks old. She's learning very hard to sit up properly..

Areen's Drawing

2008-04-27T15:59:00.001+08:00

She said this is her, aqeela n umi, in clown's version...

Mon ange!!

2008-04-11T14:17:00.000+08:00

Elle est mignonne,non?!

2008-03-29T21:26:00.002+08:00

HOUSE

2007-05-30T15:55:00.000+08:00

My hubby's idol! Wonder why...:)

Non, Je ne regrette rien...

2007-05-30T15:11:00.000+08:00

Non! Rien de rien

Non! Je ne regrette rien

Ni le bien qu'on m'a fait

Ni le mal tout ça m'est bien égal!

Non! Rien de rien

Non! Je ne regrette rien

C'est payé, balayé, oublié

Je me fous du passé!

Avec mes souvenirs

J'ai allumé le feu

Mes chagrins, mes plaisirs

Je n'ai plus besoin d'eux!

Balayées les amours

Et tous leurs trémolos

Balayés pour toujours

Je repars à zéro

Non! Rien de rien

Non! Je ne regrette rien

Ni le bien, qu'on m'a fait

Ni le mal, tout ça m'est bien égal!

Non! Rien de rien

Non! Je ne regrette rien

Car ma vie, car mes joies

Aujourd'hui, ça commence avec toi!

RIEN DE RIEN...

2007-05-30T15:02:00.000+08:00

Rien de rien...
Il ne se passe jamais rien pour moi.
Je me demande pourquoi!
Rien! Rien! Rien!
Il ne se passe jamais rien!...
Rien de rien...
Il ne se passe jamais rien pour moi.
Je me demande pourquoi!
Rien! Rien! Rien!
Il ne se passe jamais rien!...
Du matin à l'heure où je me couche,
Tout ici est calme et banal.
J'aimerais qu'y s'passe quelqu' chose de louche,
De la prime ou du pas normal.
Rien de rien...
Il ne se passe jamais rien pour moi.
Je me demande pourquoi!
Rien! Rien! Rien!
Il ne se passe jamais rien!...
Voici un couple qui murmure
Et dans une chambre veut se glisser...
Je devine une tendre aventure...
Mais ils vont chacun d'leur côté!
Rien de rien...
Il ne se passe jamais rien pour moi.
Je me demande pourquoi!
Rien! Rien! Rien!
Il ne se passe jamais rien!...
Rien de rien...
Il ne se passe jamais rien pour moi.
Je me demande pourquoi!
Rien !... Il ne se passe jamais rien!...
Rien de rien...
Il ne se passe jamais rien pour moi.
Je me demande pourquoi!
Rien! Rien! Rien!
Il ne se passe jamais rien!...
Deux hommes parlent à voix basse,
Discutant pleins d'animation.
Pour écouter, je change de place,
Mais hélas, je n'entends que "oui, non".
Rien de rien...
Il ne se passe jamais rien pour moi.
Je me demande pourquoi!
Rien! Rien! Rien!
Il ne se passe jamais rien!...
Ce qu'y s'passe pas,
j'aimerais qu'ça s'passe,
Que ça s'passe ne serait-ce que pour moi,
Comme ça je verrais ce qu'y s'passe
Et je pourrais dire qu'ça s'passe pas!
Rien de rien...
Il ne se passe jamais rien pour moi.
Et je me demande pourquoi!
Rien ... Il ne se passe jamais rien!

O My Angel

2007-02-16T16:05:00.000+08:00

Ô mon ange,
Entends-tu ce cœur qui palpite;
Ce jardin d’amour,
Cette flame qui crépite,
Et le doux refrain de son murmure insolite;
S’il ne t’a ravie, ne t’a-t-il pas séduite;
Point n’est pas besoin de mettre en ermite,
Ce qui te consume ce qui t’habite;
Car nulle autre que toi n’a le mérite,
De plaire à celui pourtant tu évites.

B.H.

Oh Sayangku,
Dengarkah kau rintihan hati ini,
Taman cinta ini,
Percikan api cinta ini,
Dan bait-bait lembut bisikan syahdu;
Tergodakah kau walau tak terusik;
Tak perlu kau sorokkan,
Apa yang menyelubungimu;
Kerana tiada yang lebih layak dari dirimu,
Untuk menggembirakan insan yang kau elak.

Criminalising WAR

2007-02-08T11:10:00.000+08:00

Déclarons guerre à la guerre!! Que l'amour triomphe..

visit www.lensamalaysia.com for more photos of the exhibition.

L'intranquillité

2007-02-01T23:24:00.000+08:00

Kindly visit their website... you will simply love the music... I really enjoy their first album...

www.louiseattaque.com

Plus que du vent qui passe par ici
des regards se croisent et se fuient
Je me renvoie soin souvent qui je suis
Je passe le temps moi je m'oublie
plus que du vent ne tombe de la pluie
Je jette un œil moi je m'envie
je passerais bien du temps là-bas
ici mon ami
jamais ne répond à mes écrits
juste une idée passe qui me suit
juste une idée pas ce que je suis
c'est juste une idée qui passe et que je fuis
plus que du vent chargé d'ennemis
je souffle et souffre me détruis
sous mon regard de simple ahuri
je passerais bien du temps avec lui
plus que du vent ne restait des débris
je sens l'odeur et toute la nuit
c'était je voudrais partir loin d'ici
je passe le temps moi. je m'oublie
juste une idée passe qui me suit
juste une idée pas ce que je suis
c'est juste une idée qui passe et que je fuis

La vie en rose

2007-01-31T14:29:00.000+08:00

Des yeux qui font baisser les miens
Un rire qui se perd sur sa bouche
Voilà le portrait sans retouche
De l'homme auquel j'appartiens
{Refrain:}
Quand il me prend dans ses bras,
Il me parle tout bas
Je vois la vie en rose,
Il me dit des mots d'amour
Des mots de tous les jours,
Et ça me fait quelque chose
Il est entré dans mon cœur,
Une part de bonheur
Dont je connais la cause,
C'est lui pour moi,
Moi pour lui dans la vie
Il me l'a dit, l'a juré
Pour la vie.
Et dès que je l'aperçois
Alors je sens en moi
Mon cœur qui bat.
Des nuits d'amour à plus finir
Un grand bonheur qui prend sa place
Des ennuis, des chagrins s'effacent
Heureux, heureux à en mourir
{au Refrain}
{Nota: variante pour le dernier couplet:}
Des nuits d'amour à en mourir
Un grand bonheur qui prend sa place
Les ennuis, les chagrins s'effacent
Heureux, heureux pour mon plaisir

Joe Le Taxi

2007-01-31T12:06:00.000+08:00

by Vanessa Paradis

Joe le taxi
Y va pas partout
Y marche pas au soda
Son saxo jaune
Connait toutes les rues par coeur
Tous les p'tits bars
Tous les coins noirs
Et la Seine
Et ses ponts qui brillent
Dans sa caisse
La musique a Joe
C'est la rumba
Le vieux rock au mambo
Joe le taxi
C'est sa vie
Le rhum au mambo
Embouteillage
Il est comme ca
Rhum et mambo
Joe - Joe - Joe
Dans sa caisse
La musique a Joe resonne
C'est la rumba
Le vieux rock au mambo bidon
Vas-y Joe Vas-y Joe Vas-y fonce
Dans la nuit vers l'amazone
Joe le taxi
Et Xavier Cugat
Joe le taxi
Et Yma Sumac
Joe - Joe - Joe
Joe le taxi
C'est sa vie
Le rhum au mambo
Embouteillage
Joe le taxi
Et les Mariachis
Joe le taxi
Et le cha-cha-chi
Joe le taxi
Et le cha-cha-chi
Vas-y Joe Vas-y fonce
Dans la nuit vers l'amazone

Fatwa Pujangga

2007-01-31T12:01:00.000+08:00

Telah kuterima suratmu nan lalu.
Penuh sanjungan kata merayu.
Syair dan pantun tersusun indah, sayang.
Bagaikan sabda fatwa pujangga.
Kan kusimpan suratmu nan itu.
Bak pusaka yang amat bermutu.
Walau kita tak pernah bersua, sayang.
Cukup sudah tandamu setia.
Tapi sayang, sayang, sayang.Seribu kali sayang.
Ke manakah risalahku Nak kualamatkan.
Terimalah jawapanku ini.
Hanyalah doa restu Ilahi.
Moga lah Bang takkan putus asa, sayang.
Pasti kelak kita kan bersua.

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