Week 19 - Ms. Sultana سلطانه 薯
(aka 薯女王)
#123 Stairway to Mountain
11 years ago
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Stressed = Nightmares?
First of all, am I even stressed? What did I do to deserve all these nightmares? Recap of my recent sleepless nights in a nutshell:
- 大批軍隊入城, 見人就殺, 帶頭巾嘅印度人冇事----> 結果我同文生周圍搵頭巾包頭
- 俾 Stephen King 小說 It 裡面嘅小丑追住我嚟嚇----> 結果我就俾佢追到醒為止
- 前晚個夢都幾攪笑, well not really: 俾幾個飛來飛去嘅血滴子追----> 結果我又俾佢追到醒
- 最小兒科都算係今朝個夢: 我好鍾意嘅手袋無啦啦爛咗, 爆晒線, 爛得好不堪----> 結果我好唔開心所以醒咗
Saturday, September 26, 2009
My Bug - My Baby!
My 2-month-short-of-10-year-old Y2K bug has been pretty good to me since I've had it (my first baby!!) and since 8 weeks ago, I've been taking my poor baby to the mechanic almost every week.
Patient History
Aug 9 - "shaking" at 120km/hr, engine light came on, diagnosed as cylinder misfire possibly caused by exposed wires - insulated wires
Aug 16 - "shaking" again at 120km/hr, engine light on again, diagnosed as same cylinder misfire - insulated wires some more
Aug 22-27 - went to Rome so didn't drive
Aug 29 - same problem - changed wires altogether
Sep 9 - car "threatens" to stall on idle/low gear, shaking, engine noise, engine light came on, problem will happen daily in the morning, then go away after a few blocks of driving, diagnosed as a different cylinder that misfired - replaced Mass Airflow Sensor
Sep 12 - noticed all three AC power outlets are malfunctioned, door chime doesn't work - car thinks doors are closed when they are open
Sep 17 - car actually stalled a few times on idle/low gear, more shaking, more noise, more blinking engine lights, diagnosed yet another cylinder misfire - replaced spark plug wire
Sep 25 - shaking still, more lights (even I'm getting bored of this), more noise, problem goes away after a few blocks of driving again, but this time get this - the engine light actually turned off and stayed off!
So, after 2 agonizing hours of research on the great net, I found that I'm not the only one with the problems and I may invest in an inexpensive VAG COM cable to connect to my car so I can diagnose the engine codes on my own, keep track of what's wrong and compare it to what my mechanic tells me. Then...
Patient History
Aug 9 - "shaking" at 120km/hr, engine light came on, diagnosed as cylinder misfire possibly caused by exposed wires - insulated wires
Aug 16 - "shaking" again at 120km/hr, engine light on again, diagnosed as same cylinder misfire - insulated wires some more
Aug 22-27 - went to Rome so didn't drive
Aug 29 - same problem - changed wires altogether
Sep 9 - car "threatens" to stall on idle/low gear, shaking, engine noise, engine light came on, problem will happen daily in the morning, then go away after a few blocks of driving, diagnosed as a different cylinder that misfired - replaced Mass Airflow Sensor
Sep 12 - noticed all three AC power outlets are malfunctioned, door chime doesn't work - car thinks doors are closed when they are open
Sep 17 - car actually stalled a few times on idle/low gear, more shaking, more noise, more blinking engine lights, diagnosed yet another cylinder misfire - replaced spark plug wire
Sep 25 - shaking still, more lights (even I'm getting bored of this), more noise, problem goes away after a few blocks of driving again, but this time get this - the engine light actually turned off and stayed off!
So, after 2 agonizing hours of research on the great net, I found that I'm not the only one with the problems and I may invest in an inexpensive VAG COM cable to connect to my car so I can diagnose the engine codes on my own, keep track of what's wrong and compare it to what my mechanic tells me. Then...
... I bring my baby to the mechanic again first thing in the morning
What a way to start my weekend...ai~
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Monday, September 21, 2009
In Search of 片皮豬
話說 2000 年的某個 2 月晚上, 有位姓陳的醫生請食飯. 是一餐新春晚宴+新樓賣好慰勞宴. 入行以來老闆真心的請食飯真是寥寥可數, 所以我印象是蠻深刻的. 那年還是黃毛丫頭一個的我, 在那飯局裡面嘗試過人生很多個「第一次」. 第一次因公赴宴、第一次愛上澳洲紅酒、第一次食筷子般粗的魚翅、也是第一次用筷子來食翅、第一次食片皮乳豬、不等...
我還記得那味片皮豬真的好好食! 燒豬皮薄、乾脆、沒有多餘脂肪, 配合煙韌粉皮和青瓜、青蔥、甜醬, 味道和口感都一流! 賣相都不錯呢! 每一塊燒豬皮無論大細、厚薄都一至, 看出廚師下過不少心機和功夫.
幾個月前心血來潮想再到位於 King Street 和 University Avenue 的「帝苑」再次一嘗 9 年前的唯一一次片皮乳豬 experience, 但真可惜「帝苑」不知在多久前已經結業啦! 正當我以為再不能食到片皮豬的時候, 我竟然碰巧在文生同事的婚禮跟這味片皮豬從逢! 真是說不出的喜悅從內心湧著出來! 須然「百福魚翅酒家」的沒有「帝苑」的好食, 但可以再次品嘗 9 年來沒食過的菜式, 我已經很滿足喇!
我還記得那味片皮豬真的好好食! 燒豬皮薄、乾脆、沒有多餘脂肪, 配合煙韌粉皮和青瓜、青蔥、甜醬, 味道和口感都一流! 賣相都不錯呢! 每一塊燒豬皮無論大細、厚薄都一至, 看出廚師下過不少心機和功夫.
幾個月前心血來潮想再到位於 King Street 和 University Avenue 的「帝苑」再次一嘗 9 年前的唯一一次片皮乳豬 experience, 但真可惜「帝苑」不知在多久前已經結業啦! 正當我以為再不能食到片皮豬的時候, 我竟然碰巧在文生同事的婚禮跟這味片皮豬從逢! 真是說不出的喜悅從內心湧著出來! 須然「百福魚翅酒家」的沒有「帝苑」的好食, 但可以再次品嘗 9 年來沒食過的菜式, 我已經很滿足喇!
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