Once a Upon a Lomo

I'm turning 1 soon ... in the lomo world ... LOL!

How it started?


23 Jan 2011: I followed hubby, Hakimbo &Izad for a lomo-shoot ... havin no clue what this lomo thing was all about.  All the 3 boys were armed with their film cameras. Esa did not own a film camera so he loaned one from Hakimbo, a yellow Blackbird Fly toy camera.

BBF: The Blackbird, Fly, Twin Lens Reflex 35mm Plastic Camera.


We started from Kampung Buangkok went to Bukit Timah Saddle Club and ended at Keppel Bay Marina. I was awed ... I didn't think Esa would ever bring me to such places ... It was an eye opener for me.


Kampung Buangkok:
Kampong Buangkok is the last surviving kampong in mainland Singapore. The land was acquired in 1956 from Mr Huang Yu Tu and evolved into a kampong. It was initially a swampy piece of land with only 5-6 homes. By the 1960's, it housed about 40 families. The land area used to be 21460m². The land area has shrunken in size to 12248.1m². ~ Wikipedia 


Bukit Timah Saddle Club
It was my first time looking at real life horses ... and they were huge I tell you ... My favourite was 'Murphy'.  It looked majestic with black and white patches (like a cow) and long furry legs?

 Marina @ Keppel Bay
It's where rich people spend their leisure time with friends and family and hosted exclusive events.  We were there to look at the yachts and took lots of pix ... The best part of it was there no crowd ... The surrounding was peaceful.


and so the boys start snapping away ... I took photos too ... nice photos with my trusty iphone ... hee hee ... Looking at them shooting from different angles, I followed. 


So I thought thats the end of my 'lomo' shoots with the boys.  I enjoyed myself but I don't think film is my thing. I was looking back at all the photos I took.  Why I decided to use film? When I decided that I enjoy using film than digital? Why the switch?


I used to take self-portrait (I'm guilty) Lol! ... not happy, delete, take again ... till I'm satisfied with it. hmmm ... not fun leh ... 


Anyway ... week passed by ... then months ... We didn't talk about taking pictures much. and Izad brought up this question ... eh you all wanna join Peek! Scavenger Hunt? hmmm ... Hubby was supper excited and I tagged along. Click here to view photos.


I loaned a film camera from Fad, Franka AF 300 and used Kodak 400 TMAX BW. It was super fun lor.  Because of the time duration given, we had to run around abit and since it started to rain when we were doing our hunt, we got wet heeh! Not everyday you get play in the rain ... took photo with strangers ... danced in back alley ... posed next to a RED car that was not yours ... It was crazy ... hilarious ... fun ... exciting like crazy ... I said crazy twice hahaha ... So I snapped away ... They did not tell me that they will be using my roll ... first of all I am not 1isted as a participant 2nd that was my first time using a film camera, half of the time I ask for help ... why cannot crank ... why cannot press to realise that I did not open lens cover.  and they want to submit my film!!!!! that's CRAZY i tell you. I freaked out a little ... they had to use my film cos one of the member had not finished snapping. I was so worried it they lose then they have me to blamed.  Anyway after submitting the film I bought my 1st film toy camera, Superheadz Olive San Wide Lens. The day came where the photos were back ... I was surprised.  The photos were not bad.  I was happy its kinda stupid and over-reacting lah...


and my journey begin with films cameras ... 

Orange Juice

You must be thinking why the juice... hmmm ... 

there 2 miserable oranges in my fridge since sunday and I just cannot stand it cos I know nobody gonna eat it so juice it is ...

Orange Juice

Ingredients

Water + Sugar + Screw pine (sugar syrup)

Squeeze 2 oranges

Methods:

Mix the orange juice and syrup 

Add in a little bit of water not too much are it will be so diluted

Serve chill

Feelin' Chicky?

Erm ... not feeling too well ... and not in the mood to blog. I'll just share the recipes aite.

btw ... this is mil's recipe and my hubby's favourite.  So I have to know how to cook it.  Getting better every time I cook it =D ... Alhamdulilah

Ayam Balado

Ingredients

chicken (Meat/Other part of the bird)

salt

lime

blended ingredients

red chili

chili padi

garlic

onion

salt

chopped coriander

Method:

Mix salt, lime and meat for a few mins.

Half cook the chicken

Oil for frying 

Add the blended ingredient.

Masak sampai garing =D

Add salt, and chicken 

Cook until the chicken is fully cook

Garnish it with chopped coriander

I miss my teh-O iced lychee/longan from Tang Tea House since I can not go anywhere, I make do with what I have at home.

Teh-O Es Limao

Ingredients:

Sugar + Water + Screw pine (Sugar Syrup)

Lipton Tea bags

Lime juice

Method:

Mix water and sugar to make sugar syrup and heat it till the sugar dissolve. (put it aside to cool)

Add hot water to the tea bag (i used 1 tea bag) and wait for 2 to 3 mins (if you want a stronger tea then wait longer)

Add 3 to 4 tbsp of the sugar syrup (that was put aside to cool) to the tea mix well 

Add cold water and lime juice

Serve chill

Being a javanese extract (that is what they call us here) I loooove Tahu and Tempeh goreng

Tofu: pan fry or deep fry.  Fry till golden brown

Sambal Kicap

Ingredients:

4 big Red Chillies

5 Chilli Padi

3-4 cloves Garlic

Kicap (sweet)

Lime juice

Method:

Blend all the ingredients.

Sambal kicap is a dipping sauce for my tahu goreng heeh ...

What happen if you have left over of Sabsuka?

I don't often cook and I realised that I miscalculate stuff ... so hmmm ... instead of using 1/2 of 300g of mince meat ... I used everything ... therefore ... the left overs heeh ... anyway since I dowan to give 'Kak Pah' (is tong sampah : rubbish bin), I tweak it abit. Heat the sabsuka add in more tomato sauce. Boiled about 2 cups of pasta of you choice. Pour over the sabsuka (revised) gravy on the pasta top it of with grated parmesan cheese ... ta-da ... new dish. heehe

Nasi Goreng Kampong and Sabsukaa

I took leave today cos I foresee I'll be exhausted since I was out the whole day yesterday.  Had breakfast and bowling with lovely cousins and attended a lomography workshop. Yeah definitely tiring.  I'm glad I took leave today. 


Not so good is that I'm still having flu and its sooooo irritating ... Anyway it did not dampen my spirit to cook ... yeah I guess.  I try to cook when I'm on leave lah.


Today I decided to cook Nasi Goreng Kampong. Cos the 'Boss' requested for it yesterday and since the ingredients are available from the NTUC ... Nasi Goreng it is.  Yesterday I saw a few posting of Sabsuka on Instagram, so I decided to cook that too.  NAFSU!!! tsk ... tsk ... tsk ... 

Nasi Goreng Kampong

Ingredients:

1 day rice

Blend ingredients:

Fresh Chilies

Chili Padi

1 garlic

1 1/2 onions

belachan

optional:

sliced squid

sliced fishcake

shredded chicken

scramble egg

salt, pepper, oyster sauce

Fried shallots to garnish

Method:

Saute blended ingredients for 5 to 10 mins

Season it with salt pepper, oyster sauce

Add the optional ingredients

Mix and cook well

Add rice, mix well cook for 5 to 10 mins 

Garnish with scramble egg and friend shallots

Sabsuka


Ingredients:
1/2 kg minced meat (i used thinly sliced beef)
1 cinnamon stick
1 large onion (diced)
1 large onion (blended)
2 cloves garlic (blended)
1/4 thumb ginger (blended)
1 bowl of chili paste
2 tbsp ground cumin
1/2 bowl tomato sauce
2 tbsp sugar
1 bowl tomato paste
2 tbsp chili sauce
2 tomatoes (diced)
2 cups water
1 tbsp Ghee (i used EVOO)
Black pepper powder
Coriander leaves
 fried shallot

Method:
Mix the onion, ginger, garlic and black pepper powder to your minced meat leave it to rest.
Heat cooking pot and fried the chili paste and cinnamon stick. About 5-10 mins add in your minced meat (which i used sliced meat - time to cook a lil bit longer).
Add in diced onions, tomato paste, chili and tomato sauce, cumin powder and water
Once the minced meat half-cooked, add Ghee (i added EVOO). For garnishing add in fried shallot and coriander leaves.
Serve fried egg with Sabsuka or either mix it in the Sabsuka (individual preference)


So after all the cooking ... its time to scrub the kitchen ... fuuuh I'm exhausted. When will I be able to be tai-tai ... hahah fat chance especially in Singapore pfft.