Goalless Teams!

I, aruno n sonny
in front of the stadium
sonny n aruno
at mid-time
serious

kenyan audience
my wife n I

We watched a match between Malaysia and Kenya which was held at the National Stadium in Shah Alam.
The night was cold and so was the match with goalless end!

Birthday For Me!

aruno, ugo n chibuzor
1U looking at menu
variety of dishes
kate,zion n dan
more food
IJ posing pretty


We decided to have it simple and small but with lots of love and smiles.
So, i was joined by Dan,Kate, Ij n baby zion, Aruno, Ugo,Chibuzor,Thasa n my wife for dinner at a Chinese restaurant in Segambut.
We ordered varieties of dishes such as crab egg, spring chicken, fish curry, fish spice and lemon fish, kungfu chow, fried rice and two types of green veges.
Wow ,we really had a full stomach to top with good jokes after that before retiring to our home.

5 days in Bangkok!

dinner at nefertiti restaurant, around Soi 3
pad thai n spring rolls
walking street 'khaosan road'
smile
MBK,Bangkok
lunch at khaosan
me n wife
Grand Palace
old buddies
buddha temple
releasing 'lucky birds'
at Khaosan Inn

MBK Centre
Joakim enjoying meaty dish
tuk-tuk ride
pussy cat
joe n joakim

Cook Up 2 !

Banga Soup Preparation:

Due to fair response, i cooked again, and this time it was banga soup ( palm kernel soup) with suji (flour).
Am generous to post the receipe for curious and interested readers.

Ingredients:

500g assorted meats (personally I like steak, heart and kidney)
250g dried and smoked fish
225g bushmeat (any game meat will do)
1l palm soup base
225g ground dried prawns
600ml beef stock or water
225g okra, sliced into thin rings
60g tomato purée
2 hot chillies (eg Scotch bonnet), pounded to a paste
100g Igbo (groundpepper) or use watercress
1 onion, sliced
1/2 tsp ataieko
1/2 tsp igeriejae
salt, to taste

Note, ataieko and igeriejae are both classic Nigerian palm nut soup seasonings; an approximation of their flavour can be made by mixing 1/4 tsp aniseed, 1/4 tsp allspice, 1/4 tsp black pepper and 1/4 tsp dried ginger.]

Thoroughly was the dried and smoked fish then break into pieces, removing as many bones as you can and set aside.

Place the meat in a large pot, add a little water or stock then season liberally with salt and black pepper, bring to a boil and cook for 30 minutes, or until tender. Add the smoked fish and cook for another 10 minutes.

Now add the palm soup base along with the okra, tomato purée and the pounded chillies. Cook for 5 minutes then add the ataieko and igeriejae along with the ground prawns. Cook for 10 minutes then add the igbo and cook for a further 10 minutes, or unti lthe soup is reduced and thickened enough to coat the back of a spoon.

Serve with iyan (pounded yam) or plantains

(excerpts from google)

Cook Up!

My baby IJ and me
slicing onions in style
pounding ogbono
vegetables and crayfish
soup
ready to be served
enjoying the soup

What can i say, all of them enjoyed my soup today. Its called African draw soup or ogbonno.

Easter soccer tournament 09

A bus full of players travelled to Rantau,situated 50 km from KL to participate in a soccer tournament. About 52 teams competed and the champion stood to win a trophy,medals, RM3000 and jerseys.

Our team consisting of Africans only called Arsenal B made it final but emerged as the 2nd winner of the overall game.

Team spirit did not deter the players eventough it was raining cats and dogs on that easter evening.

We had good ride back home feeling rejoiced and proud.

1U