First up, apologies to those in the chat room who said hello and did not get a response from me; I had my head down most of the time during this broadcast thanks to keeping half an eye on baby Noah right through, while at the same time making sure I didn’t keep burning my rotis (which I managed to do a couple of times). Despite my best efforts Noah » Read More
How to Cook Vegan Nasi Lemak
March 14, 2017 by
My latest M.O. is to troll the trolls with Bible verses. Everybody wins. Vegan Nasi Lemak - a) COCONUT RICE Ingredients: 4 cups jasmine rice Enough water to immerse rice to about 1cm above its surface 2 cups coconut milk or coconut cream 1 tsp salt 2 pandan leaves, tied in a knot (optional) Method: Rinse rice, then » Read More
How to Cook Singapore Chilli Crab
March 14, 2017 by
I’m reminded it’s been a week since I bought the two backup sim cards and neither of them are activated yet. One’s the wrong size for the modem it came with, and the other has had its activation delayed thanks to problems at the reseller’s end. I’m not freaking out so far but I probably should start drafting the inevitable blog post complaining » Read More
How to Make Hakka Yong Tau Foo (Stuffed Tofu and Mixed Vegetables)
March 2, 2017 by
New billing cycle means no worries about data consumption this time around. No audio problems, no trolls, no Baby Noah to spill stuff on the floor, nothing. Except for the coughing and the progressively raspy vocals. As I type this several hours later I’ve completely lost my voice, so my next installment coming up in less than two days might be » Read More
How to Make Malaysian Satays and Ketupat
March 1, 2017 by
This is the episode that begins 20 minutes after we started cooking thanks to my vain efforts to save every last byte of Telstra data in case I ran out halfway through. There were 3 days left in my Telstra billing cycle with 95% of data used and one remaining Live broadcast to squeeze into it. I didn’t want to pay exorbitant amounts for excess » Read More
How to Cook Cantonese Beef Noodles (Kon Chau Ngau Hor)
February 24, 2017 by
A glitch-free broadcast at last - save for the fact that my Twitch chat moderator lost track of the time and forgot to catch the show, so I had nobody to moderate the comments. Everybody in the chat room was very civil so no worries there, though to be honest I sometimes itch for a fight with trolls just to keep things interesting. It’s an » Read More
How to Make Vegan Kaya and Onde-Onde
February 23, 2017 by
So apparently all those praises about how my Twitch broadcasts are so much clearer compared to ones I did on FB Live were actually cloaked warnings about my data consumption. In another example of unscripted television, Day One of Week 3 on Twitch was interrupted by an SMS from Telstra saying I’ve used up more than 85% of my mobile data, which » Read More
How to Cook Malaysian Chicken Curry & Vegetarian Curry Puffs
February 21, 2017 by
Someone on Facebook posted about Married At First Sight the other day, and I commented that reality television is anything but real (I’m not generally known to butt into discussions about shows I’ve never watched, by the way). After this Twitch.tv broadcast I came to the conclusion that my livestreams are in fact the new “reality television”. I » Read More
How to Make Penang Hokkien Mee Paste & Crispy Fried Shallots
February 16, 2017 by
Twitch livestream #4 was a case of 2 steps forward, one step back. I introduced an overlay which helped clean up my screen layout, and also decided to zoom in the camera so my work area is cropped out and it doesn’t look like I’m broadcasting from the middle of a warzone. I also decided to switch back to my original microphone - remember the one » Read More
How to Make Penang Assam Laksa and Lai Fun (Rice Spaghetti)
February 15, 2017 by
Twitch broadcast #3 and yes, I know it looks like my studio suffered a bomb blast right before I went On Air. To be fair, I was just trying to follow advice to take it easy and make everything from scratch - live streaming on Twitch is all about inviting your buddies to virtually hang out with you in your kitchen, not, they say, a formal, » Read More