Tuesday, December 30, 2008

CHOCOLATE BANANA MUFFIN

Malam ni, pencuci mulut utk dinner aku ialah resepi baru Chocolate Banana Muffin.... Mmg best...

Monday, December 29, 2008

MY LAB'S NEW YEAR PARTY

26/12/08 (Jumaat), setiap hujung tahun semua lab di Jepun nie akan mengadakan parti. Kebiasaannya mereka akan pi makan di restoran & berkaraoke. Tapi lab aku nie mmg berbeza sama sekali dgn lab2 lain. Nak tau apa... Jom tgk. Selepas selesai meeting bulanan, kami semua dikehendaki membersihkan lab. Aktiviti bersihkan lab nie jugak merupakan acara tahunan.
Ingatkan kejap jer bersihkan lab... rupanya sensei suruh bersihkan semua sekali... cuci lantai, cuci tingkap, buang semua fail2 lama... Boleh dikatakan smp sensei puas hati ler... Sensei lagi rajin cuci drp anak buah... Aku banyak mengular jer...
Parti tahun nie sensei ckp khas dibuat utk aku... Maklum lah aku nie banyak sgt benda yg tak leh makan. So, sensei just beli seafood and vegetables jer utk parti tahun nie. Lab aku kalo ader apa2 parti pun tak pernah buat kat restoran luar. Semuanya sensei beli & beliau sendiri yg masak. Takde karaoke. Seafood : ikan, ketam, udang dll. Kalo lab lain takde peluang nak join sbb depa makan kat restoran, mane ader sgt benda halal...
Spt biasa sensei Tanimoto akan jadi chef. Org jepun nie masak simple jer... Main campak2 jer. Takyah nak pakai lesung batu or blender...
Kalo nak tau nie steamboat Jepun.... Pergh... semua dah tak sabor nak makan sbb penat duk bersihkan lab....
Mmg betul2 sodap... Biasanya masakan Jepun nie takde rasa sgt... tapi yg nie mmg cukup semua rasa... Ini antara masakan Jepun yg paling best aku pernah makan... Lebih best dari Udon... First kami meratah seafood, second sensei masukkan mee udon, third sensei masukkan nasi + telur...
Ini name dia Kimchi. Dulu masa kat Msia... Azizi duk cite dia pandai masak kimchi Korea... Aku ingat apa benda... Rupanya sonang jer..I ni kimchi Jepun. Sayur yg diperam & dibubuh lada. Mmg best dimakan dgn nasi. Rasanya mcm letak sambal belacan...
Lab jepun nie tak sah kalo depa tak minum... Cuma sensei aku jer yg mmg tak pernah minum. Sensei & aku minum coke jer...

Monday, December 22, 2008

TOSU PREMIUM OUTLETS

21/12/08 (Sunday), we went to Tosu Premium Outlets for window shopping.... Outlets ini di bawah pengurusan Chelsea Property Group yg berpusat di US. Terdapat lebih drp 120 outlets barangan berjenama spt Tommy Hilfiger, Oshkosh B'gosh, Royal Copenhagen, Escada and many more... what I can say is... tmpt nie amat sesuai utk mereka yg gilerkan brand... Cuaca hari tu hujan... fortunately... ader org Jepun kat belakang aku nie tolong payungkan... thank you...
Aku tmpt2 mcm nie tak berapa minat sgt... Maklumlah aku nie bukan jenis yg suke sgt benda2 branded nie... pakai yg klon jer... Tapi org pompuan mmg suke ler tmpt cam nie...
Udin suke sgt dpt jumpa Danish... actually... Udin tak berapa sihat hari tu... masih demam selsema lagi tu...
Aku tak leh nak pusing2 sgt sbb semua anak2 tak berapa sihat... especially Kakak... Alang2 dah datang, ambik gambar la....
Kalo tgk org yg mai sini... boleh dikatakan org Jepun kelas atasan... bukan yg jenis duk danchi..
Kat tmpt nie kirakan sesuai utk mereka yg sukakan fesyen Europe sbb banyak jenama international...
Ini tempat Santa Claus Jepun duk bagi hadiah masa Christmas nanti...
Eventho we went there 4 a short time... as usual... Mama still bought somethin' 4 herself... sukela tu...
Udin : Nape bear nie main muzik tak dengar pun....
Kakak tak larat nak jalan sbb badan tak sihat lagi... pantang nampak bench... nak duduk jer...
Aku tak leh nak pi pusing mane2 lagi... Depa semua tak sihat jadi aku terpaksa balik awal ler...

Saturday, December 20, 2008

CHILDREN DEVELOPMENT INDEX -CDI

Recently, I have read an article about Children Development Index (hereafter - CDI). So, I think it's better for me to share the information with all of you... my friends...

'Save the Children UK' has introduced the first ever globally representative, multi-dimensional tool to monitor and compare the wellbeing of children. We have used it in more than 140 developed and developing countries across the world.
The CDI is made up of three indicators of three areas of child wellbeing. The indicators were chosen because they are easily available, commonly understood, and clearly indicative of child wellbeing. The three indicators are:
Health: the under-five mortality rate (the probability of dying between birth and five years of age, expressed as a percentage on a scale of 0 to 340 deaths per 1,000 live births)
Nutrition: the percentage of under fives who are moderately or severely underweight
Education: the percentage of primary school-age children who are not enrolled in school.

It is important to stress that a low score is the best as it represents a low level of child deprivation, whereas a high score represents a high level of child deprivation and poverty. A zero score would mean that all children survive beyond their fifth birthday, all under fives are well-nourished, and all primary school-age children are enrolled in primary school. Conversely, a maximum score of 100 would represent a situation where all children under five were underweight, all primary school children were out of school, and under-fives were dying at the highest possible rate on the scale – that is, at a rate of 340 per 1,000 live births.

The CDI (2000 - 2006)
Rank Country Score
1 Japan 0.41
2 Spain 0.57
3 Canada 0.73
4 Italy 0.86
5 Finland 0.87
6 Iceland 0.88
7 France 0.91
8 United Kingdom 0.99
9 Germany 1.02
10 Norway 1.03
11 Netherlands 1.20
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23 United States 3.88
24 Malaysia 4.11
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137 Nigeria 58.47

Actually, I don't believe that Japan is number 1... the best place for children... until I found this article... I thought UK and US are better... However... Msia still in a good rank. Well done!..
KENAPE...TAK PERCAYE KER???.....
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Wednesday, December 17, 2008

INFLUENZA VACCINATION

15/12/08 (Isnin), kami ke Watanabe Clinic dgn tujuan utk mendapatkan suntikan influenza bagi ketiga2 anak kami... Suntikan influenza nie bukan wajib di Jepun nie... tapi amat digalakkan, terutamanya pd waktu winter dan menjelang spring... Bagi kanak2, perlu mengambil sebanyak 2 dos... Suntikan nie hanya dpt bertahan selama 3 bulan shj... So, tiap2 tahun la kena ambil...
Kami ingat semua anak2 kami boleh ambik suntikan... Tapi disebabkan Aqil & Udin tak berapa sihat... iaitu suhu badan melebihi 37.5 darjah Celcius... so tak leh ambik suntikan. Kakak jer yg kena cucuk... terkejut dia...
Dos kedua utk Kakak kena tunggu 2 minggu kemudian... Bagi org dewasa, satu dos shj sudah memadai.... dgn kos 3500 yen... Manakala kos suntikan utk kanak2 ialah 2500 yen utk kali pertama dan 2000 yen bg dos yg berikutnya...
INFO TTG INFLUENZA:
Influenza, commonly known as the flu, is an infectious disease of birds and mammals caused by RNA viruses of the family Orthomyxoviridae (the influenza viruses). The name influenza comes from the Italian: influenza, meaning “influence”, (Latin: influentia). In humans, common symptoms of the disease are chills and fever, sore throat, muscle pains, severe headache, coughing, weakness and general discomfort. In more serious cases, influenza causes pneumonia, which can be fatal, particularly in young children and the elderly. Although it is sometimes confused with the common cold, influenza is a much more severe disease and is caused by a different type of virus. Influenza can produce nausea and vomiting, especially in children, but these symptoms are more characteristic of the unrelated gastroenteritis, which is sometimes called “stomach flu” or “24-hour flu”.
Typically, influenza is transmitted from infected mammals through the air by coughs or sneezes, creating aerosols containing the virus, and from infected birds through their droppings. Influenza can also be transmitted by saliva, nasal secretions, faeces and blood. Infections also occur through contact with these body fluids or with contaminated surfaces. Flu viruses can remain infectious for about one week at human body temperature, over 30 days at 0°C (32°F), and for much longer periods at very low temperatures. Most influenza strains can be inactivated easily by disinfectants and detergents.
Flu spreads around the world in seasonal epidemics, resulting in the deaths of hundreds of thousands annually — millions in pandemic years . Three influenza pandemics occurred in the 20th century and killed tens of millions of people, with each of these pandemics being caused by the appearance of a new strain of the virus in humans. Often, these new strains result from the spread of an existing flu virus to humans from other animal species. A deadly avian strain named H5N1 has posed the greatest risk for a new influenza pandemic since it first killed humans in Asia in the 1990s. Fortunately, this virus has not mutated to a form that spreads easily between people.
Vaccinations against influenza are usually given to people in developed countries with a minor risk of contracting the disease[10] and to farmed poultry. The most common human vaccine is the trivalent influenza vaccine that contains purified and inactivated material from three viral strains. Typically, this vaccine includes material from two influenza A virus subtypes and one influenza B virus strain. A vaccine formulated for one year may be ineffective in the following year, since the influenza virus changes rapidly over time, and different strains become dominant. Antiviral drugs can be used to treat influenza, with neuraminidase inhibitors being particularly effective.
Vaccination and infection control: Vaccination against influenza with an influenza vaccine is often recommended for high-risk groups, such as children and the elderly. Influenza vaccines can be produced in several ways; the most common method is to grow the virus in fertilized hen eggs. After purification, the virus is inactivated (for example, by treatment with detergent) to produce an inactivated-virus vaccine. Alternatively, the virus can be grown in eggs until it loses virulence and the avirulent virus given as a live vaccine. The effectiveness of these influenza vaccines is variable. Due to the high mutation rate of the virus, a particular influenza vaccine usually confers protection for no more than a few years. Every year, the World Health Organization predicts which strains of the virus are most likely to be circulating in the next year, allowing pharmaceutical companies to develop vaccines that will provide the best immunity against these strains. Vaccines have also been developed to protect poultry from avian influenza. These vaccines can be effective against multiple strains and are used either as part of a preventative strategy, or combined with culling in attempts to eradicate outbreaks.
It is possible to get vaccinated and still get influenza. The vaccine is reformulated each season for a few specific flu strains but cannot possibly include all the strains actively infecting people in the world for that season. It takes about six months for the manufacturers to formulate and produce the millions of doses required to deal with the seasonal epidemics; occasionally, a new or overlooked strain becomes prominent during that time and infects people although they have been vaccinated (as by the H3N2 Fujian flu in the 2003–2004 flu season). It is also possible to get infected just before vaccination and get sick with the very strain that the vaccine is supposed to prevent, as the vaccine takes about two weeks to become effective.
The 2006–2007 season was the first in which the CDC had recommended that children younger than 59 months receive the annual influenza vaccine. Vaccines can cause the immune system to react as if the body were actually being infected, and general infection symptoms (many cold and flu symptoms are just general infection symptoms) can appear, though these symptoms are usually not as severe or long-lasting as influenza. The most dangerous side-effect is a severe allergic reaction to either the virus material itself or residues from the hen eggs used to grow the influenza; however, these reactions are extremely rare.
Good personal health and hygiene habits are reasonably effective in avoiding and minimizing influenza. People who contract influenza are most infective between the second and third days after infection and infectivity lasts for around ten days. Children are notably more infectious than adults and shed virus from just before they develop symptoms until two weeks after infection.
Since influenza spreads through aerosols and contact with contaminated surfaces, it is important to persuade people to cover their mouths while sneezing and to wash their hands regularly. Surface sanitizing is recommended in areas where influenza may be present on surfaces. Alcohol is an effective sanitizer against influenza viruses, while quaternary ammonium compounds can be used with alcohol to increase the duration of the sanitizing action. In hospitals, quaternary ammonium compounds and halogen-releasing agents such as sodium hypochlorite are commonly used to sanitize rooms or equipment that have been occupied by patients with influenza symptoms. During past pandemics, closing schools, churches and theaters slowed the spread of the virus but did not have a large effect on the overall death rate.

Monday, December 15, 2008

EID UL ADHA WITH BRO WAHID

14/12/08 (Ahad), kami beraya di umah Bro Wahid (Japanese Muslim) di area Hakozaki utk menikmati hidangan enak masyarakat Jepun. Antara menu yg disediakan ialah Nasi Ayam Ala Jepun & Oden... Aku ingatkan, kat Nogori Sembilan jer ade guna oden.... Kat sini pun ador... Mmg menyelerakan... Mcm dah dlm rancangan 'Jalan2 Cari Makan'. Ini first time aku makan Nasi Ayam Jepun bersama Oden. Oden nie permintaan aku sbb wahid pernah tanyer aku dulu apa yg aku nak makan....

Kaum Hawa makan di bahagian dapur... manakala kaum Adam di dalam bilik khas.... special guests katakan...
Mmg sodap Nasi Ayam Jepun nie... Boleh mintak resepi... Nanti open house kat Msia boleh buat.... kasi gempaq skit.
Nie aku punya hero... dah naik 'sheikh' dah nie... habis berterabur mainan kat umah Bro Wahid dia & kengkawan dia kerjakan...
Dah main tu jgn lupa simpan balik....

Sunday, December 14, 2008

EID UL ADHA 2008 CELEBRATION

13/12/08 (Sabtu), sambutan Hari Raya Aidil-Adha tahun nie disambut di umah Abg Zainuri di kawasan Ito. Lebih kurang 1 jam dari umah kami... Semua warga Msia di Fukuoka yg terdiri drp students, staf UN, dan 3 org pelatih dari Panasonic bersama2 meraikannya....
Dah kumpul ramai2 mcm nie... apa lagi... ambik gambar la...
Setiap org dikehendaki membawa masakan masing2 utk dimakan bersama2... Jadi, dgn cara nie, tak penat sgt la tuan umah...
Dgn aktiviti2 spt nie saja aku dpt berjumpa dgn budak2 Msia nie... Rutin harian aku mmg tak pernah jumpa depa... sbb aku study kat Kampus Chikushi... depa semua kat Kampus Ito...
Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Adha dari kami di Fukuoka....

Friday, December 12, 2008

DARK CHOCOLATE MUFFIN

Percubaan kali pertama Dark Chocolate Muffin terus jer menjadi... Mmg sodap... Congratulations to my lovely wife...

Thursday, December 11, 2008

TENJIN UNDERGROUND SHOPPING ARCADE

7/12/08 (Ahad), selepas selesai ronda2 kat Hakata Riverain, kami singgah sebentar di Tenjin Underground Shopping Arcade... Ia merupakan antara tempat shopping popular di Fukuoka. Konsep dia lebih kurang mcm Petaling Street yg baru... Ader banyak kedai pakaian yg murah & cantik. Aku rasa berbaloi shopping kat sini sbb harga dia tak jauh sgt dgn flea market... Tapi mmg ader jugak kedai yg mahal... Kalo duk kat Fukuoka nie wajib pi sini... rugi tak mai....
Kami pi nie dah malam jadi banyak kedai dah tutup... Kalo jln kaki jauh jugak nak berjalan... Tempat nie merupakan pusat membeli-belah berbumbung sepanjang 230m. Juga dikenali sbg 'Fukuoka Walking Downtown'... Ada lebih drp 100 kedai yg menjual pakaian tradisional & moden dgn fesyen2 tbaru drp Tokyo, Paris & New York... Restoran2 pun ada jugak...
Sempena Christmas, sepanjang jln dihiasi dgn lampu kelip2... menarik sangat...
Nie antara kedai yg kami tertarik iaitu pakaian tradisional Jepun... tengok2 jap... kalo ada apa2 yg boleh dibawa balik...
Lain kali kami nak pi lagi... Banyak lagi kedai tak habis round.... 8mlm dah tutup la... sblm balik, pi pekena Udon kat Westo sini la....

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

EENY MEENY MINY MO

7/12/08 (Ahad), kami bersama family Nura pi EENY MEENY MINY MO di Hakata Riverain. Ia merupakan kompleks membeli belah dgn 70 kedai barangan berjenama luar negara drp pereka2 terkemuka & restoran antarabangsa. Hakata Riverain nie dibuka pd 1999 & merupakan kompleks multi-function yg paling sofistikated di Fukuoka. Terletak bersebelahan Naka River dgn laluan boulevards European-style yg elegan.
Jom kite tgk apa ader dlm nie... Rugi kalo tak mai sini.... Cuci mata jadilah.... Kalo kat Msia, mcm Lot 10 ler ni...
Asyik pi koen jer.... kena pi gak tgk kemodenan Jepun nie.... Sini adalah satu tempat yg sgt mewah.... Org2 kaya-raya Jepun pi berjoli kat sini lah....
Bergambar dgn mini snowman....
Sempena Christmas yg akan dtg ni, Eeny Meeny Miny Mo berkonsepkan 'Very Christmas'... Ini kedai pereka kasut terkenal dari Msia iaitu Datuk Jimmy Choo... Beliau pernah buat kasut utk Ratu Elizebeth & jugak Datuk Siti kite.... Tak dpt beli kasut... dpt cium tapak kasut jadi ler..
Sebenarnya kami nak pi bergambar dgn snowman. Biasanya kat shopping kompleks bila dah dekat Christmas depa duk hias dgn lampu2 yg menarik... Sini Christmas bukan cuti umum.
Mengabadikan kenangan bersama Mr. Cute Snowman yg berketinggian 5m...
Kakak tumpang sekaki ambik gambar bersama family Nura. Pi jalan beramai2 nie sonok sikit especially budak2...
Udin, Kakak & Danish bukan main seronok lagi main, lama tak jumpa... Nak ambik gambar pun susah...
Kakak posing baik punyer....
Tak sangka ader banyak jugak perkataan Bahasa Melayu kat sini. Salah satu nyer lumpur. Teringat jap kat Tanjung Lumpur (Kuantan) & Kuala Lumpur...
Kat pentas nie ader disediakan piano... saper2 pun boleh main kalo berbakat lah... Christmas nnt ada konsert percuma drp penyanyi2 terkenal... Kalo tak ke mana... boleh dtg lagi...
Burung apa kat atas tu..... Burung murai.... Burung apa kat bawah tu... Burung.... hehehe...
Tiba2 aku terdengar ader bunyi org main piano... Rupanyer anak2 aku yg main.. Siap menyanyi lagu Jepun lagi... Nasib baik tak jahanam piono tu....
Sepanjang jln pokok2 dihiasi dgn lampu2 berwarna-warni.... menarik sekali...
Hari dah malam... kami mau pulang.... tapi... bergambar dulu puas2...
Unik sekali binaan tiang nie...
Ader gaya model cilik tak?... Inilah ikon terbaru Hakata Riverain...
Kagum aku tgk kemodenan senibina Jepun nie... Tapi aku lebih kagum dgn wartawan Hazliza Ismail nie duk ambik gambar aku sambil dukung anak lagi.... Mlm plak tu... bukan senang nak ambik gambar mlm... Hehehehe