Friday, August 11, 2006

How to make sweet Jiu Niang and rice wine?

Shanghaines must know this famous desert, Tian Jiu Niang. It is made of glutinous rice and fermented by a kind of yeast. Since I move to Singapore, I seldom have changes to eat this delicious desert. Every time I went back Shanghai, my mom is sure to buy this desert for me. Now I know how to make it at home. I tried a few times. I recored the cooking procedures step by step in the following paragraphs.
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1. Take 500g of glutinous rice and soak in water for a few hours

2. Either steam or cook the glutinous rice

3. Once the rice is ready, cool it till about 30degC

4. Then mix the yeast powder evenly into the cooked rice

5. Press the rice and make a hole in the centre, it is to make the rice wine flow to the centre later.

6. Cover with the lid and keep it for about 36 to 48 hrs in summer time

The steps are easy. The key point is not be contaminated by the dirty or oily hands or utensils, which may cause the bad fungus glow.

Monday, August 07, 2006

Nintendo Link

Besides the official Ninetendo website, there are a few websites who registered in Singapore provides useful information.

http://www.gamescore.com.sg/shop/
http://www.funzcentre.com/
http://www.playboxx-games.com.sg/
http://www.seowchoon.com/main/

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Saturday, August 05, 2006

my new toy - Nintendo DS Lit


I could not resist the temptation of the game player - nintendo DS lit. My colleague introduced the Nintendo DS lit for us. It's cool and convenient! The size is only half of a book. The battery is rechargable and it can be played by just touching the screen. I chose the nice color - white and I also bought the protect film on both sides and the screens.

My favourite game is the Big Brain and Brain Age. Big Brain is simple and suitable for all ages. It contains five categories: identify, memory, computer, think and analyze. The more correct answers, the heavier and the bigger brain.

Brain Age is another brain training game. The ideal brain is 20 years old. The game trains your brain in speed, memory and way of thinking. My first brain age check was 80 years old and the next day my brain got younger, that was 58 years old after training. The third day I improved my brain to 38 years old and yesterday I have achieved 29 years old brain. It's quite fun when I see my brain getting younger and younger after training.

I think as long as we are not addict to the game, the Nintendo is a good toy for adults and kids.