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| Tuesday, 2-Oct-2007 15:01 |
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Blue cow
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| Monday, 1-Oct-2007 12:08 |
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Chicken in Sechuan sauce
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Today we're going to learn how to cook chicken with Sechuan sauce. This is a popular Chinese food that I saw people eat even in Ireland and the Netherlands, so I guess everyone already heard about it.
The difference between the variety that you can buy here, and the one that I've tasted in Western Europe, is that in Western Europe they make the food extremely spicy, so you need to drink lots of water with it. The local variety that you can buy here is very spicy, but not so extremely much like in the corrupted West. 
So let's get started. This meal is for 2-4 persons, depending on how much they eat. First you need to buy 0.5 kg of chicken breast, or white meat, whatever they call it in your country. I guess it would be racist to call it white meat in the US, but that's what people call it here.
If the butcher doesn't do it for you when you buy it, you need to take off the skin yourself
And remove the bones
At this point you should have large pieces of chicken meat, which you need to chop into little pieces
I tried to make them as little as possible, because then they cook faster, and you get the impression that there's more meat than there really is. Mind you, 0.5 kg of chicken meat is a lot
You also need to put some rice into water to cook. If you put rice in a 1 dl glass that should be enough for 2-4 people, but maybe you'll need more
While the rice is cooking, take a carrot and cut it into little pieces
Then add the same amount of cucumbers. I used gherkins because that was all I had at this time, but there was no difference in taste
Then cut some cabbage, about the same amount as the carrots and the cucumbers
At this point the rice is ready so I wash it with some cool water and leave it to dry
Now comes the stuff that makes this a Chinese food. Add soya sauce, around two large spoons of it. I guess that's around 50 gramms...
Then a little bit of pepper, like 1/4 of a spoon. Add more if you're a masochist...
Add around one spoon of powdered onion (or cut your own onion, it won't make any difference)
Half a spoon of powdered ginder
A little bit of vinegar. Don't add too much or else you'll make it too sour
I don't think this is in the original recipe, but I've added two spoons of spicy ayvar, it adds an extra taste. I've also added a little bit of red wine...
Little bit of salt
Mix it all up and that's it. Now just cook the whole thing together.
Take a dish, add some cooking oil and when it's hot, add the meat
Immediately after, add a spoon of gustin. I have no idea what this is called in English, it's something similar to baking powder but it's not the same. Anyway, I guess it's not that relevant if you don't have it
Mix it all up and add one or two spoons of sugar
Leave the meat to cook for about 5 minutes. You can leave it for more if you want the meat to be more roasted, because after you add the other stuff you won't be able to roast it any further 
After 5 minutes, add the Sechuan stuff you made
Mix it all up
You should keep it cooking like that for at least 10 minutes
In the meantime, put the rice into plates, creating a bed for the food to put on
After about 10 minutes (but you can also cook it for 15-20), check if the food is ready
If it tastes right, put it on the rice
And dinner is served! 
Like I said, this is a meal for 2-4 people, depending on their apetites.
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| Saturday, 29-Sep-2007 10:05 |
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Wine fest
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I've been to a wine fest. Unfortunately I forgot to take pictures of wine...
Here's an old man selling gold and watches. He didn't like me taking pictures of him
More shiny useless stuff for sale
Candy heart
You could buy a whole pig, roasted
There was an amusement park
On the wall of some bar, later that evening
Picking flowers
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| Thursday, 27-Sep-2007 10:30 |
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No Motherland this year...
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I went to the university to get a credentail that I've signed up for MSc studies.
The good thing about MSc is that not many people are signing up for it, so there are no long waiting lines.
And here it is: this paper says that I'm going to get the necessary paper on the 22nd of October
As they've later confirmed at the army, I have nothing to worry about.
On my way home I saw this advertising for a digital blood pressure measurer. Here when you want people to think you have a good quality product, you attach some random German name to it, like weinberger in this case.
I wonder what the do in Germany when they want to do the same. Attach an English name?
Here's a biker that looks almost like Dr.Ristić
Here's a biker that doesn't look like him
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| Wednesday, 26-Sep-2007 16:24 |
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8 diplomas/day
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A friend of mine was graduating so I went to see him
A lot of people are graduating in September! Today there were 8 people who were defending their diploma thesis... I saw another guy I know who was also graduating today... except he was doing it at the same time when this friend of mine was, so I couldn't visit him...
The building is under construction. I wonder if they'll fix all this by October 1st when the lectures start.
After the graduation, there was food at the hallway to celebrate
While returning home, I saw they've put up a semaphore in front of one of the faculties. You know, so many "poor" students drive cars that they had to do this...
Woman with an unbrella
Woman in the bus
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| Tuesday, 25-Sep-2007 08:53 |
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The Motherland is calling!
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I received the draft card, now I have 8 days to file a complaint that I'm still a student and want to delay serving by another year.
The problem is I can't get the paper which proves I'm a student until October 22. I'll have to think of something else... 
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| Monday, 3-Sep-2007 18:28 |
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I had pilaf for lunch today
My mom switched the left drawer in the kitchen with the right one, now it's all confusing
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| Sunday, 26-Aug-2007 11:47 |
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Etno fest
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I've been to this year's Etno fest. It's about various villages representing themselves, selling various food, clothes and other stuff.
There's a large crowd in front of the barbecue stand
Wooden dolls
Many places represent themselves by selling cakes
The black cake behind the brown one is poppie cake. As far as I know they're illegal in the EU, because you can make opium from them, but they're really not that bad when used in cakes
Wooden clocks
Even though it was 38°C, many people were standing in line to get some fried sausages
Grandma watching the various textures
Flowers
Some very good wines were presented
This is the German stand
A castle-like cake at the Slovak stand
Cookies
Masks
You could buy Star of David emblems at the Jewish stand
Lots of small cactuses
Later we visited a new mall they've opened yesterday
It was nice and everything, but wasn't any cheaper than the already existing malls. Perhaps the only new thing is that they sell a lot of foreign goods, for example Dutch cheese. There were also some fruits I've never tried before. I bought some papaya but it wasn't that good.
Josh said he hasn't seen cassette players being sold for ten years. Here's two, and they're not even that cheap: almost $90
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| Monday, 20-Aug-2007 12:00 |
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Smile
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I've tried a new kind of beer! It wasn't anything special...
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| Saturday, 18-Aug-2007 10:48 |
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Trip to Dublin
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I went to Dublin for a job interview. They were paying for the trip and the hotel, so even if I don't get the job at least I've got a free trip to Dublin.
Dawn at the airport
The hotel I was staying at was ultra-modern. You couldn't even turn the lights on without using your personal door card
The center of Dublin was full of tourists and tour buses. It was difficult to take photos cause the sky was cloudy and bright
Some old castle or cathedral
A piece of corporate art
A street
Holistic healing centre. They heal anything!
Nice buildings
Wanna see the beautiful sights of the Balkans? Go to Balkan Tours and your dreams will become a reality!
The Grand Canal
A busy street. You can see the Spire of Dublin in the background
This photo was taken the next day, when the weather was a bit better
Original Irish fortune teller! There's no need to go to the Balkans with Balkan Tours, you can get cheated right here!
As I've assumed, there are lots of Polish immigrants in the city. Almost every shop or McDonald's has either a Polish or Pakistani staff.
Here's a Polish shop where you can buy goods from Poland (extremely expensive)
A Polish barber shop
James Joyce looking at something
Apparently this is a famous statue
Mini waterfall!
Man climbing
I've tried out various Irish beers, only to discover they all basically taste the same, like the Guiness in the middle
I've also tried cider, which just tasted weird and didn't even get me drunk
Next day I went to the company for the interview. This was the room where I was interviewed
Bought some Chinese noodles (never tried them before). They were extremely spicy! I had lots of fun at the toilet the following day.
Some old church
The river Liffey. Looks muddy
I was trying to get to the coast to see the sea, but it proved to be very difficult. Everywhere I went I was blocked by the port
Finally, after walking for two hours I've reached this building (instead of the beach that I hoped to see), and decided to give up
Went back to the city centre. This is the Customs House, which I guess is the parliament?
An angel on O'Conell street
Baileys
She should cover her ass when she rides the bike. Actually I saw this a lot of times in Dublin, people don't seem to notice when their ass is showing. I'd guess they'd at least feel the wind blowing...
At Dublin airport. Very busy and chaotic, but it was still less confusing than Frankfurt airport
There's a specially designated area for smokers
Frankfurt airport was huge. It has 3 terminals I think, and they are all connected by a train line. There are gate letters A,B,C,D,E and F, and each letter has around 50 gates assigned to it. If this is true, then this airport can serve 300 planes at the same time!
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Is part of the ride UNDER her skirt? 
