= Ttakji King =

Been having sleepless nights. Don't know the reason why, I figured maybe my mind might not be at ease so tried different ways to tired myself out. Exercise, browsing through Facebook and Instagram but nothing seems to work.

Last night was no exception. Tried to go to bed at around 12 midnight but end up rolling from side to side till I check the clock and it's almost 3 am. Browse at a certain person's facebook profile thinking maybe seeing her face might put my mind at ease but nah didn't work. So I figured, It's technically Tuesday already so that means The english subs for the latest Running Man Episode must be out. Might as well watched it since I couldn't sleep. Didn't regret my decision... Last night's theme was Children's Day, apparently Korea celebrates Children day on May 5th ( In Singapore it's October 1st) So yeah all the games they played last night was based on the votes kids would like to see their Running Man celebrities take part in and the Highest voted games was "Ttakji" (in english it's commonly known as "Slammers").

Well anyway, throughout the 100 plus episodes, The Running Man members have played Ttakji among themselves a couple of times and most of the time the winner is either Jae suk (The 1st and original Ttakji king) or Jong Kook (The next or current Ttakji king ).

Last night's episode, whether it's scripted or fated. Both Ttakji Masters faced off in the finals. Since Jong kook is the current Ttakji king holder, Jae suk is waiting for this opportunity to reclaim the title. Who won? well I shall not spoil it for those of you who haven't watched it. If you want to know who is the King now watched Running Man Episode 144 here.

It was an epic match. Took them almost an hour to finally find a winner. So with all the hype and excitement about Ttakji, I figured why not make one? Sounds interesting and fun. So I googled and found this website/blog on how to to make your own Ttakji. (Credits to Ophila Ong for her guide)

Haha my Ttakjis, kinda small though because I use A4 size paper

It's raining heavily now. I just got back from work. Kinda depressing weather. Makes me lazy wanna cook. So what do I do? Just pop in the ready made lasagna into the oven and voila!!! Dinner is serve. Ok people the oven just rang... Time to eat. Hungry and tired.

The 2 kg Ready made just pop into oven because I'm tired and lazy to cook Lasagna, haha

Jemput makan :)

= Without Wax = 

Spiderfiq

God of Entertainment = Lee Kwang Soo

This has got to be the best part of Running Man Episode 143. I burst out laughing. Unlucky Kwang soo.... hahaha

 

= Without Wax =
Spiderfiq

The way to a man's heart is through his stomach.

Just got back from Lenny's place for dinner. The girls decided to cooked a scrumptious meal of Sambal Goreng, Lemak Chili Padi Ayam, Begedil and Serunding. I'm so full and Happy that I couldn't even walk let alone move. It was delicious thank you Lenny, Nurul, Ainul and Rushdi for dinner. It's been awhile I had authentic malay home-cooked food.

I'm gonna find a wife who can make a mean Sambal Goreng. Well even if she doesn't and she's willing to learn from my mum, I'll accept haha. It's one of my favorite malay dishes of all time. Back during my primary/secondary school days I use to like buy a packet of Nasi Sambal Goreng from those Mama shop or Kedai Aunty under the void deck for 50cents or the most expensive was $1.50. It's not much inside just rice, the sambal goreng and 1 begedil oh and not to forget the sambal. That alone is pure heaven.

Couldn't find a pic of the old packet of Nasi sambal goreng but I found this, A packet of void deck Nasi lemak.

Nowadays it is pretty hard to get packets of these Nasi sambal goreng from shops under the void deck. The familir Mama shop no longer cease to exist. In its place the colours of Green, white, orange and Red takes over, commonly known as "7-Eleven". I miss these Mama shops as it give the neighborhood a neighborly feeling. The aunties and uncles were very nice and they would sell anything. From sweets to foodstuff to  fresh grated coconuts to even household items like mops and brooms. It's like an all in one supermarket. I remember they even had religious books.

A typical void deck mama shop

The new modern mama shop - The 7 eleven

Everyone knew the uncle and Aunty and they watch us grow up. A couple of years back when my youngest sister was still in Primary school, (The school she went to was, Juying Primary along Jurong West Street 91, my old neighborhood, the place I grew up) my mum will go and pick her up after school. So while waiting for her, my mum would go and buy some sweets or drinks at the nearby Mama shop near my old flat.



Surprisingly the aunty still remembers my mum and even ask her "How is boy doing?" (referring to me). Wow my mum told me about it, I felt honored that after   all these years and eventhough we had moved out of the neighborhood, she still remembers me. Everyone was pretty close knit in the neighborhood.


Nowadays I pity the newer, younger generations. They won't be able to experience all these things. Running to the mama shop and buying groceries or last minute ingredient for a dish she is cooking. Making friends with the aunty and uncle. But I guess that's how life is now. As the country progresses and modernize, the old mama shop too will be upgraded to the more modern convenient store, 7-Eleven.

My old Flat, Block 919, Jurong West St 91

My old flat.

Damn I miss my old house. Such fond memories...

= Without Wax = 

Spiderfiq