Sunday, July 27, 2008

Lonely Planet - Glasgow, Scotland: LUNCH trip

Went to Glasgow last Saturday with Angeline to see Kak Pinaz who used to live in Brighton before moving to Glasgow. Well, a long overdue trip to see her and at last we managed to squeeze our time to pay her a visit (ampun kak! i know she is reading my blog...hehehehe). 


...sweet Kak Pinaz and Angeline...sorry my pic is still banned to be published here...


...after we finished our city sightseeing, straight to Kak Pinaz's place and she asked us what to have for lunch...i just 'play-play' to say Nasi Dagang or Traveller's Rice...hehehehehe...

...so unbelievable that she did cook Nasi Dagang...


...with motherly love, she cooked Nasi Dagang with sweet smile even though she was not really feeling well in the morning...
 
...taaadddaaaa...the Traveller's Rice...yummmyyyy...and she did 'tapau' for us but because of something happened in heaven, we forgot to take it back home...sob, sob, sob...


...so to compensate the loss, i cooked the Traveller's Rice this morning and for the fish dish, i used the tuna instead of mackerel...hehehehe...

...taddaaaaaa...my version of nasi dagang...althought it was not so delicious as Kak Pinaz's, my nasi dagang still heavenly tasted (of course la...)
...hehehehehe...yeeehaa....the tuna curry, cucumber achar, coconut sambol and the rice...what a fragrant rice full of fenugreek flavour... 


Saturday, July 26, 2008

A Great Day Trip: Sunderland


The 20th. Sunderland International Airshow
26 - 27 July 2008



...the people walked out from Seaburn Metro Station...

...Rolls-Royce booth displayed some jet engine models...

...one of the displays...

...Red Arrows simulator...


...the Harrier jet...

...Red Arrows...

...vertical climbing by some kids...

...injured dummy...

...another injured dummy...



...some seagulls were waiting for the show too...

...the people too...


...and some just took the opportunities to dunk themselves into the cold North Sea even the temperature was 22 degrees, damned hot day...


...some preparations for the rescue show...


...a cameraman waited patiently to record the show...but has been cancelled due to thick fog...yeah! foggy afternoon in Seaburn...


...island in the sand...


..last year the show attracted 1 million people for the two-day event...

...and i guess it will be the same number or maybe more for this year...

SummerTyne Festival: Bambuco

Bambuco is an Australian company famous for constructing bold large-scale bamboo installations, and in July they’ll be constructing a temporary suspension bridge of bamboo and steel reaching from Gateshead to Newcastle – spanning over 100m. The construction process is an integral part of the event: while the construction/artistic team are assembling the components, there will be protected areas where members of the public can talk to the team. Visitors will also be able to visit exhibitions at both BALTIC and The Sage Gateshead.

The completed bridge will then be on show to the public from Fri 18 – Sun 20 July to mark the start of the SummerTyne festival. Come along from 10pm on the Friday to join in the celebration of its completion. This event will feature a new piece of music by Irish flute player Brian Finnegan, of the band Flook, working with North East musicians Brendan Murphy, Simon Tarrant, Victoria Conlon, Hank Hays and Australian artist Tobias Bierbaun. The piece will use a whole range of instruments with a bamboo connection - including Brian Finnegan's own bamboo flutes from India, China and North America, the sound sculpture The Bamboozler made by artist Adrian Sander from bamboo and brass, plus a whole range of bamboo percussion and 'buzzers'. [http://www.newcastlegateshead.com/events/44947/Bambuco.html]









...the famous Millennium Gateshead Bridge...

...another famous icon, the SAGE Gateshead...


...the bamboo tower at the Newcastle side...

...the tower at the Gateshead side...




...one of the bamboo light to be light up...



...the bamboo bridge with famous Tyne Bridge as a background...

Friday, July 25, 2008

A view from my back lane...

Just felt boring and took my camera to snap some pics at the back lane of my house...












Snow Effect