A Chef in the Making

Tan Jo Ann, an 18 year old chef in the making,worked real hard for the competition Battle of the Chef recently organized at Straits Quay, Penang. We all got together for food tasting of the dishes that she had entered for the competition.

From the time I had known her till last year, she had no idea what she was going to study that will chart her path for her future undertaking. I knew she was good with her hands fixing things, cutting hair, so it was not a surprise
she took up Culinary Studies.

As I was saying, we were tasting her dishes. First we were served Homemade Pasta with Clam and Creamy Red Pesto. Truly creamy with a tinge of oriental taste probably because of the white Chinese lettuce she included. Overall it was appetizing so that's primarily the most important thing to my tongue tasting experience.

Next we have Clam Soup with Raviolli, its soothing but I could not take too much of it as the presence of clam was overwhelming for me. Overall it was good and a good start for a bright future.

All the best in your future undertaking. God's blessing upon you,gal!

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Sungha Jung in Penang

The very talented Sungha Jung will be live at the Performing Arts Centre of Penang this May and if you want to be inspired to play guitar, go watch him. We may not all have that 'ear' and 'fingers' of his but we can share the same passion he has with the instrument we play. I wish I could play my ukelele like he does. He practices 2 hours each day, and learns a song typically three days, oh how I wish I could be 15 again to have all the time in the world. 


Look at him play Mission Impossible on ukelele, a jaw dropping performance.

Date: 27 May 2012

Venue: Stage 1, Penang Pac (Straits Quay)

Time: 5pm & 8.30pm

http://www.sunghajung.com/ 

Together As One @ Penang PAC

"Music is the universal language of mankind" - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Truly it is and it does not matter what background one comes from but music is able to unite all as one in its own way.
My first stage show at Penang PAC which officially opened on a distinctive date 11.11.11 was an enjoyable one. I admire and enjoyed the Young KL Singer's voices from the start to the end. I may not be very comfortable with certain chants that comes with one of the song however I do enjoy all the song arrangements and harmonious voices throughout the night. The choreography was simple yet it adds sophistication to their performance making it interesting to watch. I could feel their zest and passion in their singing and their expressions, kudos to YKLS and Caprifruta Quartet. I heard from one of the singers that they practice this for a year for this performance.
You may have a preview of their night's performance through their practice as there were no video recording allowed on that night, this is the only youtube snippet of it. However, the experience of their voices can only be fully appreciated if one is there. Enjoy the pictures! Find out more on Penang Performing Arts Centre website.

Ushered by one of the members of Caipifruta

Caipifruta Vocal Quartet singing Halleluyeah

We Are One

from a different angle.

Glad to have met the music director in person, a Penangnite herself residing in KL. She founded YKLS and the KL Children's Choir and is currently a lecturer and choir director at the Malaysian Institute of Arts. She has many reputable achievements to her name which I am not able to list them all here. A pleasant and approachable lady as well, thanks Susanna for a wonderful performance.

One of the YKLS singer - Marisa Aisha.

with Dato' Faridah Merican

 Also known as the First Lady of Malaysian Theatre, she co-founded The Actors Studio with her husband Joe Merican. We had the privileged of bumping into her and it was nice of her to have a few exchanges with us before taking the photos.
If you are here in Penang, do come to Penang PAC at Straits Quay for a great performances.