Molasses CinnamonRoar

 Molasses CinnamonRoar

CinnamonRoar uses Molasses sugar to reduce it's sweetness.

Packed two CinnamonRoar buns with cream cheese icing for topping.

Matcha ManTou

 抹茶馒头 / 馒头 Matcha Mantou or steamed bun

小美食谱 

面团材料1：（除掉抹茶粉和黑芝麻就是普通馒头的材料了）

60克 水

60克 鲜奶 (可以只是用水）

30克 黄油

30克 糖

1汤匙 抹茶粉

1茶匙 干酵母

材料2:

250克 包粉 （普通面粉也可以）

10克 黑芝麻

1/4 茶匙 盐

蒸包：

300克 水

做法：

1）放入材料1，搅拌

      2 分钟 / 37°C / 速度2

2）加入材料2，揉面团

      3分钟 / 揉面团键

3）开始揉成条状，切开小段就可以放入Varoma 篮。或者预备另一团普通面团，可以来一个抹茶卷形状。

4）发酵45分钟

5）放入300克水，盖上，塔上Varoma蒸篮。

     18分钟 / Varoma / 速度2

假如您是做双食谱，那么您需要一个更大的蒸锅。

第三步，可以只是切小段
Step 3, just cut into small pieces.

第三步，或者抹茶卷。
Step 3, or a matcha swirl.

简单的切块。
simple cut from a long strip dough.

Matcha Mantou or steamed bun

Thermomix recipe

Ingredient A：（Exclude matcha powder and black sesame this would be plain bun recipe）

60g Water

60g Fresh milk (may just use water）

30g Butter

30g Sugar

1tsp Matcha powder

1tsp Dried Yeast

Ingredient B:

250g Pau flour （replacement with normal flour）

10g Black sesame seeds

1/4 tsp Salt

Steaming：

300g Water

Preparation：

1）Put in ingredient A

      2 min / 37°C / speed 2

2）Add in ingredient B, knead

      3 min / knead mode

3）Remove dough from TM bowl, hand knead and roll into long string dough, simple cut into small pieces, lay into Varoma dish. Or perhaps prepare another plain dough to make matcha swirl.

4）Let it prove for 45 minutes

5）Put in 300g water，Stack Varoma on it, steam

     18 min  / Varoma / speed 2

You will need a big steamer if you are making double recipe. 

在这里我用了各面团380克的食谱，所以需要大蒸锅。
In here, I was using 380g flour for both recipes, I needed a large steamer.

380克面团

面团材料1：（除掉抹茶粉和黑芝麻就是普通馒头的材料了）

100克 水

100克 鲜奶 (可以只是用水）

40克 黄油

40克 糖

1汤匙 抹茶粉

2茶匙 干酵母

材料2:

380克 包粉 （普通面粉也可以）

10克 黑芝麻

1/4 茶匙 盐

380g Dough

Ingredient A：（Exclude matcha powder and black sesame this would be plain bun recipe）

100g Water

100g Fresh milk (may just use water）

40g Butter

40g Sugar

1tsp Matcha powder

2tsp Dried Yeast

Ingredient B:

380g Pau flour （replacement with normal flour）

10g Black sesame seeds

1/4 tsp Salt

Japanese Grilled Corn 蒜香辣炒玉蜀黍

Japanese Grilled Corns 

Recipe for one corn

Split corn from centre and cut into 16 short strips. Steam 15min

30g butter

Aroma mix:

15g Garlic, chopped

15g Scarlet, chopped

10g Dried Chilies, soaked then chopped.

Spicy mix:

1/4 tsp Paprika/ chili flakes 

1/4 tsp onion/garlic ( *Optional, usually I mix onion and garlic together)

1/4 tsp pepper 

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp sugar

Egg mix:

1 egg 

3/4 sugar 

1/4 salt

2 tsp corn starch 

Watch a short clip of this making. 

Preperations:

1) Steam corn 15 minutes

2) Butter fry onion, garlic and dried chilies. 

3) Deep steamed corns in egg mixture

4) Slide in corn strips face down, and after a while, sprinkle spicy mix, fry till golden in colour.

Japanese Grilled Corn recipe template

蒜香辣炒玉蜀黍条 

一跟玉蜀黍的食谱

把玉蜀黍切半再切开成16小条，蒸15分钟

30克 黄油

香料：

15克 蒜米

15克 小葱碎

10克 干辣椒，浸泡后，剁碎

辣料配粉:

1/4 茶匙 辣椒粉 

1/4 茶匙 蒜粉/葱粉（随意，可却- 通常我会把蒜粉和葱粉混合使用）

1/4 茶匙 胡椒粉

1/2 茶匙 盐

1/2 茶匙 糖

蛋液:

1 蛋

3/4茶匙 糖

1/4茶匙 盐

2 茶匙 黍粉

做法:

1) 先蒸玉蜀黍条15分钟

2) 下黄油入炒盘，炒香香料

3) 打发蛋液，将蒸好的玉蜀黍条粘上蛋液后，下炒盘翻炒。

4) 后，撒下辣料配粉，继续炒至金黄色。

蒜香辣炒玉蜀黍条食谱图片

Online Music Class

 Due to the pandemic reason that we have started teaching online since last year March, some students have preferred to continue online for the safety purposes. 

Posing in front of zoom before class.

The pandemic has been stretching till no end, students can not be stopped learning, some have rang up to request continue classes online in order to keep them going. 

Is important to phone positioning, some has limited support, that video couldn't show the keyboard or fingers in a clearer way, teachers have very much need to depend on hearing instead of just watching, and the time of correction is always being delayed, hence it took more effort from both parties when giving online class. 

Extra times, extra preparations... with extra love! 

A diagram for young children after explaining online about what semitone is.

 marking with screenshot, correcting with photo edit, which I've making good use of the drawing feature on phone.

Showing how to place key signature after explanation online, prepared an extra video for them to follow after class. 

Student shared a moment when she practising with the recorded piano accompaniment prepared for her.

Diagram for young violinist after explaining position on new string with new notes and fingers.

It could be fun and enjoyable when having online music classes. There is a student who had quitted many years ago, and now comes back for online class. As there isn't any hassle of arranging transport to send her for classes anymore. 

Kombucha Recipe in ratio

 Making kombucha in tropical country like Malaysia, it doesn't take 10 days of 1st fermentation, I don't like it too sour, hence it only takes about 5 days of 1st fermentation then move to 2nd fermentation. 

Pineapple Kombucha

Strawberry Kombucha

Scoby

Ration of 3 litre Kombucha 1st fermentation: 

Scoby and juicy : Water : Sugar : Tea leaves

Scoby+ 10% juice (from previous batch) : 100% Filtered Water (I am using Kangen 9.5pH) : 10% Sugar : 2% tea leaves. 

250g juice : 2.5 litre water : 250g Sugar : 50g Tea leaves ( I'd like it to have stronger tea taste)

Tools you need in 1st fermentation:

Pot and stove, sugar, tea leaves, 3 litre glass container, clean cloth, elastic band, scoby and kombucha juice starter. 

1st Fermentation Steps:

1) Boil water with tea leaves. Let's cool it till warm about 40°C. 

2) Add sugar to mix well. 

3) Pour everything in a 3 litre jar, cover with kitchen towel or cloth, using an elastic band to secure the edges to avoid little bugs from sneaking in. 

4) Let sit for 5 days. You should be able to see a thin layer of new scoby is starting to form on 3rd day.

Kombucha in 1st fermentation in 3 litre glass container

2nd Fermentation Ingredients:

Fruits that you preferred, play around with your choice, I like ginger (also for more fizzy) too much! 100g Sugar if you are using sweet fruits like grapes, oranges, pineapple, mango... 120g sugar if you are making ginger kombucha. Adjust sugar amount to your liking.

Tools you need for 2nd fermentation:

Sugar, fruits, chopping board and knife, bottles (flip-top/ screw cap), a sieve, a jar 

2nd Fermentation Steps: 

1) Diced fruits, even ginger is good! Size that can fit in bottle easily. 

2) Remove Scoby.

3) Prepare a jar, add sugar in it, use a sieve to sift away unwanted recidue then only pour kombucha into it slowly, bubbles is forming in this Carbonation reaction, then slowly teh-tarik the rest of kombucha until they are evenly mixed.

4) Reserve 250g juice for next making.

5) Put in fruit dices in every bottle (the amount for each bottle roughly like 1 1/2 grapes), fill kombucha until bottle neck by using the jar, allow 1-2 inches of head space.

6) Let it sit in room temperature for 2 days before storing in fridge. 

Sometimes you get surprises, some too strong batch and yet you forget to store them in fridge!

Only happened once.... that I won't forget anymore! 

Enjoy!

Good Friday Worship

 Coming Friday 2nd April is celebrating Good Friday, our home group has invited a man from Canada who was forced to stay in Malaysia because of MCO. Where he was initially planned to pay a visit to his sister last year. 

Gladly Lee Yong met him and invite him to join us this Friday. Here is the list of worship pieces with guitar chords.

Jesus Paid it all

Nothing but the blood of Jesus

Shout to the Lord

I stand in awe of You

Way Maker

Jesus paid it all

Nothing but the blood of Jesus

Shout to the Lord

I stand in awe of You

Way Maker

Minilogo Deck

 I loved the design when I first saw from Ameenskateshop posted in Instagram, even it is 7.75 size. Initial motive is to keep it as a collection. 

Out of sudden, the old skateboard grip tape peel-off... and thought could be the reason it was kept it in the car most of the time. Minilogo deck was still with Ameen, in this situation I will have to hurry to collect it from him. Therefore I collected the deck and dashed home to start fixing it up. 

To change old skateboard to new deck, first have to remove trucks, reminded myself do not mix up with front and back trucks.

After fixing grip tape... gosh.. I forgot about nose and tail, somehow only realised it after I have screwed up both trucks, at this time I only hope that I will be lucky enough to get the right truck put on the right place... unfortunately, lucky doesn't belong to me!

Sigh... I am so SO forced to REPEAT the process of removing trucks and putting it back. Lastly remove wheels for light brushing (cleaning), and swapped  wheels position. 

I took extra effort and time for this simple job. However am proud of myself able to finish it by my own, and enjoyed it so much. 

New Minilogo deck just got home!

Beautiful paisley design.

Grip tape is trimmed, not quite nicely done.

Shah Alam Skatepark, long missed the fun since 2020 Nov, I am forced to stop skateboarding due to legs injuries.


This is my favourite bowl.

Things to gear up when playing in bowls skatepark. 

Learned from experience, that I can not overwork my legs, hence is only allowed to play one hour. 

Bukit Jalil Park QR code

 I just came back from Bukit Jalil Park, went with another three friends, there was a little hiccups we experienced. While we were walking out towards main entrance, we heard a male jogger saying in loud voice:"Have you all done scanning? There are a few police station at the entrance to check all joggers! Remember to scan before leaving here." 

Most of us didn't do the scanning, so we walked to entrance to look for QR code, there was one tied in a lamp-pole but that doesn't work, most of us couldn't get scanning done. So we walked to another entrance. However, I tried to google search for the QR code picture, perhaps we can scan from the photo instead of walking.... there isn't any from web. haha.

The reason I didn't manage to scan as the QR code is placed at the GATE, literally at the GATE, where there is long queue of car if drivers and passengers to make scanning at the gate, and there were honking already raised. Hence the drivers in front made their move directly. 

And true enough I met police officers at the gate to check for our check-in history. 

It is our responsibility to make scanning everywhere we go. Here is the photo of Taman Bukit Jalil QR code if you have missed the scanning at the gate like I did. 

Bukit Jalil Park QR code

And I was quite panic as I don't usually bring phone with me while exercise.... and I learned that friend can check-in for me. Here are the steps how to add dependent that allow you checking in for your friend, this is however only make registration / add only dependents who do not have access to a smartphone. 

Open My-Sejahtera APP go to "More"

Choose "Manage Dependents"

Add dependent

Fill in details then save

Name shall appear in the list

Click the person's name when you check-in

  

There will have names appearing in the app after Check-in

Violin Online Class

MCO since January, due to daily infection number hits 5 thousands, it has to extend till end of February. Some of the student chose to temporary stopped their music classes, some has seen the necessary to start online classes in order to keep progressing. 

In fact is has not been easier giving online classes than physical classes, from the experience I have had from past, the effort I put in way more than physical music class. 

Especially for beginner students, on top of that a foreign student who are not good in English. 

However I am more than happy to take up this challenge.

Getting ready for online class.

The challenge is on counting, online class' responses always delaying, what you want to say is not in par with the student playing. Hence the ability of clear explanation and instruction, the patience of the student are both vital to a successful music online class.

You can't make correction on the spot, writing notes on the book, I need to write the counting on the picture by using iPad, send it back to the student. And record a piano accompaniment video to allow student to have their practice according to the piano and counting. 

After a week of practising with the short piano accompaniment video, student is now able to follow the beat, hold the long notes, and playing with correct rhythm. Which I am so glad that the parent is doing the good job on monitoring her children's progress. 

The effort of three parties are not to be ignored.