My Inspiration - Junior Master Chef

i've been chasing this programme for the past few weekends
and now thta it has ended, my sunday nites had since became super lost n boring.
i wan my chef-lings back.

the top 12. kids w age 8-12. amazing kids. nt to mention that they r super cute.

the judges

although they r competing to b the 1st junior masterchef in aus, u dun c them hating each other. they r gracious, encouraging. friendship come 1st.

they always encourage each other by saying "well done, you've done a great job!", hug each other....u dun c adults doing the same thing in competitions. even if they lose, they will still think that the other party had done better than them. no tears. all smiles. n they r juz kids. when can adults do the same?

my sis love this boy. his name is pierre. handsome young boy w exceptional skills.

this dish he cooked was described by the judges as the most brilliant dish ever attempted in masterchef history. lamb wellington. even adults can't cook like this.

this little one, siena, is the dessert queen of the competition.went into top 4.


these two gals definitely worth a mention. they r a apir of italian twins (ya, i noe, they dun look alike). the one in black hair is sofia, who makes GREAT pastas. even the judges cant make pastas as good as her. best in the competition. the other one is isabella, my fav in this competiton. she is super innovative and her cooking n plating skills r superb. and they r oni 12 yrs old.

they have to go thru numerous tests like the pressure test, invention taste, taste test, cook w celebrity chefs, cater for a football team.....

i mean, come on.

who in this world believe that kids 8-12 cooked all these?

my isabella cooked this....hehe...bias a bit.

this dish was inspired by isabella's nona(grandma). she made the spaghetti herself, cooked the snails....WHO CAN COOK SNAILS LIKE THIS????

the 2 finalist to battle out. isabella and jack.

jack's dish. smoked quail in citrus sauce. quail leh.....super difficult to cook.

scallops w garlic custard and blood orange reduced jelly. by isabella. this dish got 3 full points out of 5 judges. super brilliant dish.

yes, the finalist hav to make this. pear perfection. by a v famous dessert chef in australia. o was damn amazed. how can kids replicate sophisticated dessert like this? but they've done it, n did better than the chef himself. to think that i cant even bake a choux pastry properly in my 'o' levels practical. god bless these kids.

winner is isabella, scoring a whopping 97 out of 100. i am so happy when i noe the results. brought tears to my eyes.

i was so so inspired by these kids.

as long as u have a dream, dun b afraid to pursue it.

age is never a limit to your passion n capability.

Vote wisely

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_IFRKc6ntA

I certainly respect this man.
he did not wait blindly for help from govt.
he understands the fact that u have to WORK for wat u wan.


how much shd the govt do to satisfy everyone?
or r u doing enuff for urself?
pls use ur brain.
think hard b4 u vote.
dun try to b different for the sake of being different.
stop whinning n KB-ing when things dun work for u.
u have to work for wat u want.
wake up your idea b4 u vote.
vote wisely.

Genghis Khan Exhibition + Valentino (AGAIN!!!)

went to the genghis khan exhibition w company at the MBS. v cool. love the exhibition.

i super love the sword. look so mighty.

i love this design. tattoo maybe?

the mongolians r good at bows, arrows n riding.

golden advice from the khan.

this is interesting. it is called the whistling arrow.

looks scary to me.

baby kept asking me wat this is, n i told her it is a vase. WRONG. this is a vessel for WATER. a giant pot la. wtf.

天青色等烟雨

而我在等你

月色被打捞起

晕开了结局

如传世的青花瓷自顾自美丽

你眼带笑意

a golden cup. water taste better in gold? hmmm.....

went thai express for dinner at the MS after the exhibition.

beef noodles. good broth.

this is too sweet for me. hmm.....

met the fruities over the weekend for korean food.

laugh like hell man.

i juz love to hang out w them.

they r all so fun to b w. n real. (except for one).

kimchi pancake. yumz.

i love this samgyetang. nt too overpowering, w sweetness from the chix n the ginseng. yumz yumz.

kimchi fried rice. so so la.

super spicy nian gao.

ended the gathering w an elephanccino n lots of rubbish tok abt the $$$ n election thing.

baby n i realised that we've worked too hard for the past few mths.

we've decided to reward ourselves.

ok, an excuse for feasting.

hehe.

good reason ma.

going to valentino always makes us super excited n happy.

our appetizer. beef capparcio.

super thin sliced of raw beef w olive oil, lemon, parmaggiano n rocket. brilliant. it made me really hungry AFTER eating it. drool.

on of the special for the day. braised quail. tender, w the sweetness from the mixed veg julienne stuffed inside the quail. good.

i tell u, this is the BEST pasta/linguini i've eaten for my past 31 years. simply brilliant. clams n mussels from mediterranean, cooked perfectly w linguini reduced w white wine, topped w the roes of the flying fish. the dish is full of flavours from the sea. i can taste the sea when i ate this. sweetness from the sea food, pasta cooked al dente.....omg. hw can a pasta taste this good???? this is my fav dish in valentino. period. best in the world.

the tiny quail wing.

my nutella pie w chocolate gelato

baby's assorted dessert.

the cannoli is stuffed w riccotta, candied fruits, choco chips. baby love this.

we r v v happy w the meal!

food therapy always works for us.

i am still having withdrawal syndrom from the wonderful pasta dish.

give me valentino anytime!