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Re: Small bridge from waterfront [by stormpike]

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:30:14 +1530

Kuching Talk:: Small bridge from waterfront
I much prefer a bridge for cars and lorries from Istana to Post Office, Central Padang (not Waterfront). Four lanes or six lanes not a problem I think, those shoplots opposite of the post office can go. (Are they gone yet?). At least no need to rely on Satok bridge which is always jam packed.

Re: Moving back to Kuching [by stormpike]

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:11:48 +1530

Kuching Talk:: Moving back to Kuching
No, I am not back to Sarawak yet. I am paving my way now. I am going back in May to sit for my malaysian professional engineer chartership and after that i need to find a job and then invite my wife and my children to come.

A big challenge for me too, I have been away from home (kuching) for 13 years now. Got a property in UK that I need to sell before I can move back. All in all... still quite tough thing to do just to move back to Kuching.

if wife and children don't like kuching, my problem even bigger. but i am a qualified chartered engineer in UK and Australia. So, both sides of the world I can go if kuching doesn't work out for us.

ps: i have a cousin from Perak, she is an indian/chinese mix, but look exactly like an indian. I told her Kuching is the best place to be. People are so friendly and life is so relax and easy going. So, she requested to work as doctor in SGH. She not only got bullied so badly, but all her chinese colleague been torturing her like mad. Talk bad about her in Mandarin (not knowing she is a half chinese, she can speak and understand mandarin), make her work over three days without break and rest. After one month working at SGH, she suffered depression and she decided to move back to Perak straight away with her family. I felt bad for her. But Sarawak indeed don't have many indian. She looks different maybe.

I hope I am still making the right choice to move back end of the year or next.

Re: Looking for chainsaw rental [by webbie]

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:15:27 +1530

General Discussion:: Looking for chainsaw rental
Lol. Jason will be awaken and rent the chainsaw from u and start slaughtering everyone

Re: Reflexology & Wellness Centre in Kuching... [by dchew]

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:36:34 +1530

Health Talk:: Reflexology & Wellness Centre in Kuching...
tien jin reflexology =)

Re: to all Deconnexion user ! Kuching Wifi [by ericlimtf]

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:05:29 +1530

Kuching Talk:: to all Deconnexion user ! Kuching Wifi
Deconnexion is not TM net nor SAINS project, it started by providing free internet for rural area, Now it's paid service to cover the running cost of the free service for rural area.

Re: Japanese language centre [by dotachin]

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:59:35 +1530

Educations:: Japanese language centre
I've already saw the tread but I think it's not sufficient for me
so that's why I open another one.

ask for the Mr. Tomizawa's one, there's no one answer when I called

Re: Kuching famous food [by csan]

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:16:35 +1530

General Discussion:: Kuching famous food
bytez: the answer is obvious

Re: Looking for Computer Network Engineer [by luke_ai]

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:33:11 +1530

Jobs:: Looking for Computer Network Engineer
i have certificate in it... can i apply for the post you said?

Re: I cannot control my eating of junk food [by fergie]

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:18:15 +1530

Health Talk:: I cannot control my eating of junk food
Just something that I read today... (please ignore the advertisements. i cut and pasted it)

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Ever wonder what’s actually in a McDonald’s Chicken McNugget? Turns out, the “chicken” alone contains seven ingredients. And that’s before you even get to the breading. Sadly, many of our favorite foods (especially fast foods) weren’t merely crafted in kitchens, they were also designed and perfected in labs. We uncovered the ugly truth when doing research for Eat This, Not That! Restaurant Survival Guide. What we found wasn’t pretty—or appetizing. Before you mindlessly chew your way through another value meal, take these mini-mysteries (conveniently solved below) into account. Sometimes the truth is tough to swallow.

What’s in a Chicken McNugget?

You’d think that a breaded lump of chicken would be pretty simple. Mostly, it would contain bread and chicken. But the McNugget and its peers at other fast-food restaurants are much more complicated creatures than that. The “meat” in the McNugget alone contains seven ingredients, some of which are made up of yet more ingredients. (Nope, it’s not just chicken. It’s also such nonchicken-related stuff as water, wheat starch, dextrose, safflower oil, and sodium phosphates.) The “meat” also contains something called “autolyzed yeast extract.” Then add another 20 ingredients that make up the breading, and you have the industrial chemical—we mean, fast-food meal—called the McNugget. Still, McDonald’s is practically all-natural compared to Wendy’s Chicken Nuggets, with 30 ingredients, and Burger King Chicken Fries, with a whopping 35 ingredients.

For more fast foods to watch out for, memorize this list of the 20 Worst Drive-Thru Foods.

What’s in a Wendy’s Frosty?

Wendy’s Frosty requires 14 ingredients to create what traditional shakes achieve with only milk and ice cream. So what accounts for the double-digit ingredient list? Mostly a barrage of thickening agents that includes guar gum, cellulose gum, and carrageenan. And while that’s enough to disqualify it as a milk shake in our book, it’s nothing compared to the chemist’s list of ingredients in the restaurant’s new line of bulked-up Frankenfrosties.

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Check out the Coffee Toffee Twisted Frosty, for instance. It seems harmless enough; the only additions, after all, are “coffee syrup” and “coffee toffee pieces.” The problem is that those two additions collectively contain 25 extra ingredients, seven of which are sugars and three of which are oils. And get this: Rather than a classic syrup, the “coffee syrup” would more accurately be described as a blend of water, high-fructose corn syrup, and propylene glycol, a laxative chemical that’s used as an emulsifier in food and a filler in electronic cigarettes. Of all 10 ingredients it takes to make the syrup, coffee doesn’t show up until near the end, eight items down the list.

For more examples of over-the-top, sugar-packed cups like this, feast your eyes on our astonishing list of the 20 Worst Drinks in America.

What’s in a Filet-O-Fish?

The world’s most famous fish sandwich begins as one of the ocean’s ugliest creatures. Filet-O-Fish, like many of the fish patties used by fast-food chains, is made predominantly from hoki, a gnarly, crazy-eyed fish found in the cold waters off the coast of New Zealand. In the past, McDonald’s has purchased up to 15 million pounds of hoki a year, each flaky fillet destined for a coat of batter, a bath of oil, a squirt of tartar, and a final resting place in a warm, squishy bun. But it seems the world’s appetite for this and other fried-fish sandwiches has proved too voracious, as New Zealand has been forced to cut the allowable catch over the years in order to keep the hoki population from collapsing. Don’t expect McDonald’s to scale down Filet-O-Fish output anytime soon, though; other whitefish like Alaskan pollock will likely fill in the gaps left by the hoki downturn. After all, once it’s battered and fried, do you really think you’ll know the difference?

Ready for dessert? See which frozen treats made our popular list of The 39 Best Healthy Foods in America.

What’s in my salami sandwich?

Salami, the mystery meat: Is it cow? Is it pig? Well, if you’re talking Genoa salami, like you’d get at Subway, then it’s both. Most salami is made from slaughterhouse leftovers that are gathered using “advanced meat recovery,” which sounds like a rehab center for vegans but is actually a mechanical process that strips the last remaining bits of muscle off the bone so nothing is wasted. It’s then processed using lactic acid, the waste product produced by bacteria in the meat. It both gives the salami its tangy flavor and cures it as well, making it an inhospitable place for other bacteria to grow. Add in a bunch of salt and spices—for a total of 15 ingredients in all—and you’ve got salami. But now that you know what’s in there, you might need to check yourself into an advanced meat recovery center.

Of course, salami isn’t the only sandwich ingredient that’ll sink a sub. See our list of the 30 Worst Sandwiches in America for more examples.

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daytime babysitter [by woodystar]

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:19:15 +1530

General Discussion:: daytime babysitter
hi,
I'm looking for a daytime babysitter (including cooking meals for my daughter - 18months old) at my place, 4.5 mile.
Salary is negotiable.

Thanks