To all Sabahans and to those who would like to know more about Sabahan local products, please visit the Food & Beverage Expo from December 18 to 21, 2008.
Vedablu will also run a booth. So swing by and visit us!
Venue location: Sabah Trade Center, Likas.
See you there!
Friday, December 12, 2008
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Lets talk Gelato Flavours!
One of the things on my to do list today was to design some new flavour tags for my new ice cream flavours for Xmas and New Year. The two new flavours are Green Apple (milk base) and Red Wine Sorbet.
So as usual, 'google-ing' for ideas, and one website let to another and I came across this very nice website about Italian Gelato. The post was Italian Gelato Flavors Decoded. Check it out! Very informative as we have so many Italian flavours and we have many customers asking what are those flavours and others even dare not to order because they are afraid of pronouncing those flavours. I truly understand, because even all our staff are trained to pronounce each and every flavour name accurately.
Ice Cream flavours are endless and there are no limitation of ideas on what to create. There is only one limitation though being in Sabah, raw material! How are we going to source raw material for these new creations without going overboard on cost? Truth be told, we lose on some we make on some just to bring our customers the diversity of flavours.
So as usual, 'google-ing' for ideas, and one website let to another and I came across this very nice website about Italian Gelato. The post was Italian Gelato Flavors Decoded. Check it out! Very informative as we have so many Italian flavours and we have many customers asking what are those flavours and others even dare not to order because they are afraid of pronouncing those flavours. I truly understand, because even all our staff are trained to pronounce each and every flavour name accurately.
Ice Cream flavours are endless and there are no limitation of ideas on what to create. There is only one limitation though being in Sabah, raw material! How are we going to source raw material for these new creations without going overboard on cost? Truth be told, we lose on some we make on some just to bring our customers the diversity of flavours.
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Quirky Tag!
I am so busy and not even supposed to be blogging here, but it is lunch time and I am so sleepy to be effective in doing work for the next half hour or so. I must fight this sleepiness, not easy after only about 4 hours sleep last night.
Becoming stressed out and was just dropping by to a few friend's blogs. I got a QUIRKY TAG from Melissa. Don't know how it works and how many quirky things I have to jot down, but will start and see how far I get.
Quirky things about me:
1. I am a chilli addict! The spicier the better. If I can I will put chilli in everything I eat. In soups,rice, porridge, noodles, pastas, pizzas, steaks, u name it. I think my spicy and hot tolerance is quite high and friends often wonder how I even taste the food past the chilli. See proof below:
Very spicy stir fry in Beijing
Look at how much chilli that was in that bowl!
2. I am quite an emotional person but also made strong after a few life changing experiences. I get hurt easily but also recover easily. Whats quirky is that, I have got this thinking where everything should be mind over matter and as soon as I decide to stop being emotional I build a wall and the problem cease to exist. So alot of people who do not know me well will regard me as cold and without emotion.
3. I am afraid and have a phobia of all kinds of insects no matter how small, especially cockroaches. In fact, I can sense a cockroach within a few meters radius from me.
4. I cannot whistle and no matter how hard I try whistling. So when people whistle I hum to the music.
5. I can never till now make a snapping noise when I snap my fingers.
6. I cannot eat outside alone.
7. Since I started to paint my toe nails when I was 17, I can't stand the sight of unpainted toe nails.
8. I don't like the idea of having to share a bed with another lady friend or even close relatives. When there are certain occasions which require me to share a bed, I will gladly relocate myself onto a sofa or the floor and give them the bed to themselves.
Thats all the quirkiness I can think of.
I now send this Quirky Tag to Jacq, Virgil & Ezoone!
Becoming stressed out and was just dropping by to a few friend's blogs. I got a QUIRKY TAG from Melissa. Don't know how it works and how many quirky things I have to jot down, but will start and see how far I get.
Quirky things about me:
1. I am a chilli addict! The spicier the better. If I can I will put chilli in everything I eat. In soups,rice, porridge, noodles, pastas, pizzas, steaks, u name it. I think my spicy and hot tolerance is quite high and friends often wonder how I even taste the food past the chilli. See proof below:
Very spicy stir fry in Beijing
Look at how much chilli that was in that bowl!
2. I am quite an emotional person but also made strong after a few life changing experiences. I get hurt easily but also recover easily. Whats quirky is that, I have got this thinking where everything should be mind over matter and as soon as I decide to stop being emotional I build a wall and the problem cease to exist. So alot of people who do not know me well will regard me as cold and without emotion.
3. I am afraid and have a phobia of all kinds of insects no matter how small, especially cockroaches. In fact, I can sense a cockroach within a few meters radius from me.
4. I cannot whistle and no matter how hard I try whistling. So when people whistle I hum to the music.
5. I can never till now make a snapping noise when I snap my fingers.
6. I cannot eat outside alone.
7. Since I started to paint my toe nails when I was 17, I can't stand the sight of unpainted toe nails.
8. I don't like the idea of having to share a bed with another lady friend or even close relatives. When there are certain occasions which require me to share a bed, I will gladly relocate myself onto a sofa or the floor and give them the bed to themselves.
Thats all the quirkiness I can think of.
I now send this Quirky Tag to Jacq, Virgil & Ezoone!
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
'Tis the Season to be Jolly~
People who are not in the food & beverage line or the service line, will be rejoicing. People like me have some mixed feelings as we know that during the season to be jolly we are painstakingly making all the preparations to give our customers the best Christmas experience they can have!
In our ice cream business, the list of preparation goes on and on starting from decor planning, to development of new Christmas ice cream flavours, new dessert menu, new promotions, changed operations, staffing, etc.
Tomorrow I will be going into the factory to concoct a few new delicious flavours with the production team just for the Christmas and New Year. Then working with our pastry chef to try out some very nice dessert ideas we have. Can't reveal anything just yet.
Apart from that, the expansion continues, the new lot we have is being renovated to fit in a mock kiosk or parlour for better staff training and to increase storage for all the stock of raw materials we import from italy, packaging materials from kuala lumpur, etc.
Soon 6 weeks would have passed and then we would have to reflect on what we have done in 2008 and welcome the new year. However, that will be another story.
In our ice cream business, the list of preparation goes on and on starting from decor planning, to development of new Christmas ice cream flavours, new dessert menu, new promotions, changed operations, staffing, etc.
Tomorrow I will be going into the factory to concoct a few new delicious flavours with the production team just for the Christmas and New Year. Then working with our pastry chef to try out some very nice dessert ideas we have. Can't reveal anything just yet.
Apart from that, the expansion continues, the new lot we have is being renovated to fit in a mock kiosk or parlour for better staff training and to increase storage for all the stock of raw materials we import from italy, packaging materials from kuala lumpur, etc.
Soon 6 weeks would have passed and then we would have to reflect on what we have done in 2008 and welcome the new year. However, that will be another story.
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Latest Scoop on Me.....
Haven't posted anything up lately. For a month actually! Been doing a lot of catching up since returning from my study trip in Denmark for 5 1/2 weeks, then was in China, then back in town but somehow, it just takes time to settle things that has been piling up for months. It takes time to get back in sync with life and work too! Alot of things can change in 2 months.
As hectic as it was in Denmark somehow I really enjoyed my time there and would return again anytime... and sometimes would still close my eyes and wish I could teleport myself out of here to be stress free for just 5 mins.
So Obama won!! Yeah!! I went to work late just to watch the final results of the votes and to see the future President of America make his speech. He will start his duties on January 20th 2009. So I will think of him, on my birthday =)
End of the year is approaching fast, and it will get busy a week from now when school holiday starts. I will be in Brunei for a couple of days next week, and then from there on, I expect it to be non stop working till after NEW YEAR next year. I am also fretting about the thought of going christmas shopping. I really am bad at shopping, and never can figure out what to get my family and close friends.
I leave u with 2 pictures from my trip to Denmark. Picture 1: Me, team mate Yvonne and our host father Paul at one of the entrances of the Carlsberg Museum in Copenhagen. Picture 2: Me and a very old Bible from 1686, yes that Bible is 322 years old!
As hectic as it was in Denmark somehow I really enjoyed my time there and would return again anytime... and sometimes would still close my eyes and wish I could teleport myself out of here to be stress free for just 5 mins.
So Obama won!! Yeah!! I went to work late just to watch the final results of the votes and to see the future President of America make his speech. He will start his duties on January 20th 2009. So I will think of him, on my birthday =)
End of the year is approaching fast, and it will get busy a week from now when school holiday starts. I will be in Brunei for a couple of days next week, and then from there on, I expect it to be non stop working till after NEW YEAR next year. I am also fretting about the thought of going christmas shopping. I really am bad at shopping, and never can figure out what to get my family and close friends.
I leave u with 2 pictures from my trip to Denmark. Picture 1: Me, team mate Yvonne and our host father Paul at one of the entrances of the Carlsberg Museum in Copenhagen. Picture 2: Me and a very old Bible from 1686, yes that Bible is 322 years old!
Friday, September 26, 2008
Ice Cream Makes My Day
Been here for nearly 4 weeks in Copenhagen. Its funny, how I can crave ice cream when I just miss it for a day. These are 2 pictures of ice cream I ate in Copenhagen.
McDonald's McFlurry Berries DKK10.00 (RM7.00)
Paradis Ice Cream, Baileys & Chocolate Flavour, DKK22.00 (RM15.00)
I have eaten many other ice creams but did not take any photos unfortunately.
Saturday, September 13, 2008
First 2 weeks out of 5 weeks in Denmark
This is day number 14 in Denmark. Currently am on the Cruise Ship called the Crown of Scandinavia. We left Copenhagen on Friday evening, arrived Oslo, Norway this morning and had the day to roam around the city.
The national song is playing now as it leaves the Oslo Harbour to return to Copenhagen. This 14 days has been full of activities from morning to night. It is tiring but yet fulfilling. So far I have learnt alot from my prearranged work vocation courtesy of the Rotary Clubs of Denmark.
I have stayed with 2 wonderful host families.
A picture of me on the ship yesterday at departure:
Sunrise at 6:30am this morning:
Picture of the full moon from the cruise ship (photo taken & courtesy of Chan Tzun Hei):
The national song is playing now as it leaves the Oslo Harbour to return to Copenhagen. This 14 days has been full of activities from morning to night. It is tiring but yet fulfilling. So far I have learnt alot from my prearranged work vocation courtesy of the Rotary Clubs of Denmark.
I have stayed with 2 wonderful host families.
A picture of me on the ship yesterday at departure:
Sunrise at 6:30am this morning:
Picture of the full moon from the cruise ship (photo taken & courtesy of Chan Tzun Hei):
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