Song: 'In Flames - Metaphor'

I've done 63 lenses on all kinds of different subjects: recipes, English cities, towns and environmentally important places, books and authors, London, antiques and collectibles, designers and Christmas.

What do I get as a Giant Squid? A special template that mades it quicker to make a lens, enhanced ranking and a gold star on my best lenses and a badge on all my lenses. It also gave me a goal to aim at, which I guess is the real object because it encourages people to build lots of pages.

I have to say that I like Squidoo because it encourages a sense of community rather than competition and other lensmasters are mostly supportive.

1. Turn off your store and access log in your Squid configuration script ( * )
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3. Restart the Squid service
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7. Sign in and you need to wait longer than usual because of delay operation when you use squid

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Not clear enough guys? hehehe... sorry my english and this tutorial is very bad, i will correct it very soon :)

Well, the place looks pretty comfy for a seafood restaurant.. Their service is also quite good.. For example, they always placed a waiter/waitress near the glass door that leads to the toilets and sinks just to open it for you.. Because of course you wouldn't want to touch the door when your hands are full of crab sauce..

Okay, these are some of the ones that we had..

We had two jumbo crabs, the first one was Kepiting Lada Hitam (Black Pepper Crab), and other one was Kepiting Bumbu Bawang (Onion Seasoned Crab).. The seasoning was quite good.. But their jumbo size is remarkably big for just two person.. Which is good, since I didn't have breakfast.. :p

We also had Cumi Saus Madu (Squid with Honey Sauce) and Kerang Bambu Saus Tiram (Bamboo Clam with Oyster Sauce).. I personally didn't taste any honey in the dish's sauce, but it was sweet and sour, really good.. I didn't like the clams though..

Here are the pictures.. Trust me, it tastes better than it looks..

Rasane @ streetdirectory

Ingredients

Cleaned Squid-1kg

Big Onion-4

Green chilly-4

Curry leaves-1string

Chilly Powder-1tsp

Coconut Oil

For Marination

a)

Ginger-1 big piece

Green chilly-10

Curry leaves-1string

Small Onion-100gm

b)

Turmeric powder-2pinch

Coriander powder-1tsp(opt)

Salt-to taste
Squid picture source Wikipedia

Method

Clean and cut the squid and keep aside

Finely chop the ingredients in a) .Mix these with the cleaned squid.Add ingredients in b) with this.

Then add salt and 2tsp of coconut oil and mix them well .

Now pressure cook the squid for 15 minutes.

When done open the cooker and let all the water get evaporate.Saute well .

By that time squid will be fully covered with masala ..

Heat oil in a pan and add onion slices ,green chilly and curry leaves.

Saute well till the onion become light brown in colour.

Then add1tsp chilly powder and saute till its raw smell goes .

Now add the cooked squid and stir well ..Roast for 5 more minutes ..Check the salt .

Hala takbo, mag ingat ka at baka bagsakan ka ng mga pasabog ng kalikasan, nakapwesto na sila, nakahanda, at naghihintay na lamang ng dadaan. Pag sila ay nakaramdam, “Fire in the hole!!” pag mamalas malasin ka, headshot ang dale mo. Wala silang sinasanto, masasakyan, nakatigil man o hindi, mga tindero, tindera, bike, tricycle, mga dumadaan, mga student o mga bata. Basta pagsapit ng dapit hapon hangang sa dumating ang bukang liway way, hihintayin ka nila.

Ito ang buhay sa Quezon Avenue pag sapit ng dilim, maraming mga anumalyang nangyayari, mga kababalaghan, misteryo at mga kung anek anek na sa gabi mo lang makikita. Gusto mo ba malaman kung anu ano iyon, try mong maglakad ng gabi at makikita mo ang katotohanan, kung ano ang mayroon ang ating bayan na wala ang iba. Dito lang yan sa Lucena. Hindi ko ito isinulat para siraan ang bayan, sinulat ko ito para gisingin ito.

1. Sanctuary

Sa nakaraan kong post, nailahad ko ang aming interview sa ilang mga pulubi, dito naming nakita ang katotohanan sa likod ng simbahan. Kung ikawa ay pulubi, wala kang tirahan, pagkain, magulang at tubig, san ka pupunta? Naisip ko na kung may pananalig ang mga ito, sa simbahan ang punta nila, alas siete ng gabi, tinahak ko ang St. Ferdinand Cathedral pero walang pulubi o street dwellers kaming nakita. Sa umaga lang pala may mangunguhit sa iyo at manghihingi ng piso. Sa umaga lang pala may mga nagtitinda ng bulaklak, kandila at iba pa dito dahil pagsapit ng gabi, Valentines day ang Cathedral. Dito ng pupunta ang mga magkasintahan, magkatipan, magkaibigan na hindi mo alam ang pakay kung bakit sa dilim nagtatago. Kumpleto dito ang lahat ng klase ng couple, may HHWS(sitting) merong mataba at paya, may parehong mataba o payat, maerong parehong lalake, meron din naming parehong lalake. Natawa na lang ako ng Makita ko na partner partner sila lahat. Napatingin tuloy ako sa kasama kong lalake, baka isipan nila mag partner kami. Inanang ko pong mahabagin bukas na tayo mag interview inaantok na ko. Tara na bilis….

Sa pagsapit ng alas siete, ito ang iyong sanctuary, ang Saint Ferdiannd Cathedral.

1. Pots and Bowls

Ang ilang bangketa na makikita mo sa umaga, ay mapupuno ng mga mesa na nagiinit. Mesa na nagmula sa mga kariton, mesa na may dalawang malaking butas, lalagyan ng KALDERO, hindi kaldero ha, KALDERO po. At paiinitin para sa masarap mong mami o lugaw. Kung sa may palengke ng sariaya ay dinadayo ang mga lugawan at mamihan dahil sa haling nito sa gitna ng malamig na gabi, iba nag meron ang Lucena. Sa isang lugawan, na katabi ng kinainan kong lugawan na hindi ko na babanggitin kung kanino ay may ibang dinadayo. Ibang init kung baga, hindi lang init sa dila kung hindi init ng katawan. Inay ko! Gaano kadaming sili kaya ang ilalagay mo sa iyong mami para maginit ka ng ganito. Alam naman nating talamak na ang prostitusyon sa ating lipunan ngunit ito ang una kong encounter sa actual na pambubugaw. Isang lalaking nakamotor ang sinaklangan ni ateng maikli ang suot. Sabay sabi na “akin muna itong alaga mo ha, ibabalik ko mamaya.” At humarurut na ang durubong mama. Nakaalis na ang dalagang dinakip pero ang nasa bibig pa rin ng maglulugaw ay pambubugaw pa rin. May isa daw syang binubugaw na ayaw magtrabaho hanggat hindi kasama ang kaibigan nitong bakla. Kaya pinaghiwalay daw niya ito at hindi naman daw kasi kikita ang babae ng may kasamang buntot. Ito lang ang mga narinig ko. Hindi pa ako nag usisa ng lagay nito. Di ko nga napansin na dinadale na ng katabi ko ang mami ko, buhay nga naman. Napakagulo sa harap ng mga higanteng KALDERO at mumunting mangkok na may lamang napakaunting mami.

1. Under Cut

Ito ang kasunod, kung ikaw ay napapagkamalan nang ermitanyo, napapagkamalang hayop, napapagkamalang goons, o napapagalitan na ng student affairs sa kahabaan ng iyong buhok, dito ka dapat magpunta. Sa pinakamalaking pagupitan sa Quezon Avenue. Di ko na sasabihin kung anong pangalan. Basta dito dati nakatarak ang KFC na bago iyon ay kinatatayuan ng isang bangko na ang nasa ilalim ngayon ay isang ukay ukay. Sa pagupitang ito, pagsapit ng dilim, at sa pagsasara nila, doon nagpupunta ang mga Emo ng Lucena kung tawagin. Sila yung talagang mga mukang Emo, na nakakatakot kahit di ka inaano. Kasama nila ang kanilang mga irog at sa hagdanan ng pagupitan sila nag… nag… nag ii… nagiistay. Andami, yung iba kumakain ng lugaw sa tapat, yung iba nasa hagdanan lang, nagkukulitan at nagyoyosi. Sa tuwing mapapadaan ka dito, titindig lahat ng buhok mo sa kili kili yun ay kung payatot kang katulad ko. Muinsan ko lang sila nakita dun, hindi ko na binalak na tingnan kung nandun sial ulit baka hindi ko na mailahad ang buhay sa Quezon Avenue kung magkaganun man. Sa tingin ko, sila yung mga walang matulugan, naglayas, napalayas, o talagang gusto lang nila mabuhay kasama ang barkada nila. Kung tutuusin dapat nagaral sila sa umaga at natutulog sa gabi baka kasi hindi lang pagtambay ang nagaganap. Malay natin kung nasangkot na sila sa ipinagbabawal na gamot at hanapbuhay, dapat siguro matingnan ito ng DSWD. Hanggang gayun na nga, ang pagupitan, nagiging tambayan ng mga kailangan na magpagupit, maligo at matulog. Nangyayari yan sa Quezon Avenue pagsapit ng gabi.

1. Look there’s a Kracken in my Buko Juice.

Sa lahat ng mababanggit ko, ito ang pinakamasarap, kung sa kapanahunan ni lola, ay balot ang gumagala sa gabi, sa kapanahunan ni nanay at tatay ay nauso ang isaw, kwek-kwek at BBQ, sa kapanahunan ng kuya mo ay nauso ang balat ng manok na nilagyan ng harina at ipinirito, sa panahon ngayon, pusit ang naghahari sa bawat kanto ng Quezon Avenue. Tuwing magtatakip silim, naghanay na ang mga kariton ng mga mag kakalamaris, bitbit ang kawa nila na puno ng kumukulong mantika, na pinaglalanguyan ng mga pira pirasong pusit na maya maya lamang ay magpipirapiraso na sa tiyan mo. Sa halagang P3.00 isang bilog, isang galamay basta isang piraso, may instant kalamaris on a stick ka na. wag ka lamang lalapit masyado sa kumukulong kawa dahil pag pumilantik ka ay daig mo pa ang kinalamaris sa sakit. Kailan lang ito nauso at napagtri[pan namin na imbis na bumili ng madami sa isang tindahan ay bibili na lang kami ng isa sa bawat kanto na may pusit. Ang saya ng buhay, kulang na lang ay ang matipus kami sa araw araw na pagkain namin nito. Kung masyadomg mahaba ang galamay ng pusit na dali dali mong isinubo dahil maglalakad ka pa, tumingin ka lang sa kanan mo at may kariton ng buko juice na naghihintay sa iyo. Kung maluugan ka, ligtas ka na sa limam-pisong inumin na lasang tubig. Ito ang hindi namin pinagtripan. Iinum na lang kami ng tubig, ganun din naman ang lasa. Hmmf.. kung inaakala nyo na sa dagat lang lumalabas ang mga lamang dagat na ito, sa Quezon Avenue, lumalabas din, pagsapit ng gabi.

1. Dudes and Dudettes

Sa may Georki mart naman, sa mga open parking lot, mga open sidewalks, stairways, o san mang lugar na may mataas na kanto kung saan pwede ka magpalipad ng katawan at skateboard, makikita mo ang mga dudes and dudettes na ito. They are the ones who stays up late habang naghahanap ng sakit ng katawan at adrenalin rush. Magpapa-talon talon, at paliliparin ang sarili kasama ang skateboard habang humihiling sa Diyos ng isang perfect landing. Kung hindi pagpalain, sa Mount Carmel, sa QMH o sa Doctors hospital sila lalanding. Kahit babae ay inaabot ng madaling araw sa mga sidewalk na ito. Ditto lang nila siguro nila binubuhos lahat ng problema nila sa buhay sa pagskate sa bawat hump ng bawat side walk ng Quezon avenue.

1. Fire in the hole

Ito ang pinakamatindi sa lahat. Sila ang mga dapat mong bantayan. Sila ang nabanggit ko sa unang part ng entry na to. Sila ang lagim sa gabi mo sa Quezon Avenue. Kung naglalakad ka sa Quezon avenue, wag kang tatapat sa kable ng kuryente, lalu na sa pinakamalapit sa poste. Lalung wag na wag kang titingala at babagal bagal pagtawid o paglalakad kung ayaw mo maulanan ng putting lagim ng kalangitan. Tatambad lang naman sa iyo ang isang hanay ng mga nakakikilabot na kumpol ng mga ibon. Ready to drop their arsenals whenever they feel like it. Pag napatapat ka, malas mo, kaya bilisan mo na lang at wag kang titingala mamuka ka pa. ito ang highlight ng Quezon avenue pag gabi ang mga kyut na ibon sa umaga, na nagiging kaaway ng sang lucenahin sa gabi. Minsan na silang lumipat ng dapuan nung bumagyo, pero andito na naman sila at magkakalat ng lagim, sa windshield man ng mga saxsakyan o sa face ng mga dumadaan.

Ito ang buhay sa quezon avenue sa gabi. Daig pa ang Survivor Philippines. Kung magkakaoras ka, baka gusto mo bisitahin at damhin ang lugar na ito. Malay mo magustuhan mo ang local area at ditto ka na tumira. Hehehe. Wag ka lang sa city proper para di ka maperwisyo ng mga ibong makulit. Hala na tama naito. Uuwi na ako at gumagabi na. baka makasalubong ko pa ang mga nagpa Under Cut. Di bale sana kung yung nasa Mamihan pero di bale na lang. Kung ang motto ng bata ay “Ang batang malikot, nakakadampot ng ipot,” ang motto ng Lucenahin, “Ang mga bata at matatandang gala, nabibiyayaan ng ipot” pero ditto lang yan sa Quezon Avenue.

Muli, isinulat ko ito hindi para siraan ang turismo ng lucena kundi para gisingin ang Lucena mula sa pinakamalaking antas ng namumuhay hanggang sa mga naghihikahos na kailangan talaga natin magsikap at magtulungan para sa ikabubuti n gating bayan.

]]> http://raincoaster.wordpress.com/?p=4768 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 06:31:13 +0000 raincoaster http://raincoaster.com/2008/10/01/olympic-disappointment/ With posters like this:

I think I can hardly be blamed for getting my hopes up. Naturally (inevitably) I was disappointed when, once again, the tentacled shot put failed to make it as even a mere exhibition sport.

I'd show him where to put it, that's for sure!

, originally uploaded by charlie;.

this is what squid looks like in crustina's room. i like the half cropped eye, i don't care what you say.

I'll probably get back to regular blogging soon enough... just that I've had squids on the brain lately.

Literally.

Song: 'Nightwish - 7 Days To The Wolves'

It was a random day at work when a friend from Christchurch called me. He was up here for training and wanted to catch up. I thought "Cool", why not bring him out to have good Thai food. So, I thought Zap 2!!! This Thai place is located on Dominion Road, in the suburb of Balmoral. The first thing when we came into the restaurant, it was pretty much packed and this was mid-week. I guess if you're keen on trying this place out, booking is a must during the busy nights. Below were some of the dishes we tried that night:

Pad Ped (Spicy Stir Fried Fish).

Roast Duck Curry.

Phuket Island.

One thing I noticed while dining was that some tables were having their dishes individually. A bit strange when you can share - something I do encourage. If you're worried about hygiene and all, use a common spoon. It's not hard!

Now to the ratings, the roast duck curry is quite the bomb. It's got fantastic flavours with the tomatoes and pineapple. Although I think that they should put a bit more duck in that meal as it was seriously lacking meat. The Pad Ped is also very nice for $14. It's fried fish, stir fried with other vegetables in spicy sauce. A great meal and one I strongly recommend. The Phuket Island was a strange one. It's stir fried chicken, squid and prawn with vegetables. It's got a lot of variety but to me, it's just got that hint of "standard" dish. The word "Phuket" is most likely used to target (market) a certain group of customers - if you know what I mean =) For $15 it's OK but not something I'd buy again.

A couple of negatives about this place. The table that we sat in was very low as if they bought it from a 2nd hand shop. I felt that I was still in kindergarten, and personally I had to hunch to eat my food. Also, they charge additional $2 for rice which is quite uncommon for a lot of Asian places. The least Zap 2 could do with the extra cash they're earning is buy some decent tables and chairs. Anyway, it's still good food!

They have a website and you can check their menus. They also have a branch in the city called Zap 4 and it's not bad. My rating for this place is 8/10. Try the curries and beware of the "extra" cost for rice. If you get a low table, get it changed as it is quite uncomfortable.

Que parece ser que ocurre porque se corrompe el fichero /var/spool/squid/swap.state, la solución es tan simple como:

• Parar el servicio
• Borrar el fichero swap.state
• Levantar de nuevo el servicio

I have chosen Fish for a reason. There are millions of fishes, each with a very unique feature and taste. They also either live in Fresh Water or Salt Water (Most of the poisonous fishes come from Salt Water). But I would rather choose Fresh Water fish just to be safe, but Salt Water fish is tasty.

I just love to touch the soft texture of the fish whenever I go to the market. I also enjoyed poking the eye and playing around with it. Sometimes you can find small fishes inside a squid! Pretty amazing huh? And the fish is not fully digested yet.

Fish also is pretty dangerous, especially those fish with loads and loads of bones. Maybe I'm done introducing the blog to the viewers. Let's get on with the fish introduction (later).

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By Paul Eccleston

 In turbulent environmental conditions 160m years ago the waters may have been poisoned by a volcanic eruption or suddenly deprived of oxygen wiping out much of the sea life.

Dramatic and newly discovered fossil images reveal how voracious squid-like creatures were lured to the area to feed on the huge numbers of dead fish. Some held prey in their tentacles at the very moment they also succumbed in the deadly waters.

The scientists believe it developed into a predator-trap in which victims acted as a draw on new shoals entering the area before they were themselves overcome in a perpetual deadly cycle.

The Jurassic Oxford Clay provided almost unique conditions for the preservation of ammonites, fish and crustaceans but became world famous for squid-like cephalopods and belemnites with fossilized soft-parts.

There are only a handful of areas in the world where creatures have been preserved in this way.

Soft-bodied creatures such as worms and jellyfish probably dominated marine ecosystems at the time but they rarely show up in the fossil record because they decompose and vanish. Much more is known about creatures with decay-resistant hard-parts, such as bones, teeth or shells.

But in some areas - such as the rediscovered site in Wiltshire which the ancient sea once covered - the normal process of decay didn't happen and outlines of anatomy - even soft flesh areas such as gut, muscle and eye - were perfectly preserved partly because of the chemical make-up of the sediment.

The areas are known as Fossil Lagerstätten and provide a much more accurate picture of ancient ecosystems.

The site - discovered by chance as the Great Western Railway was constructed in the 1840s - provided a fossil bonanza for palaeontologists.

Many of the best fossils were removed and taken to London for safety but ironically were destroyed in German air raids a century later.

Because of its rich resources the location of the site was jealously guarded by a local carpenter who was an amateur fossil hunter. He collected many of the samples but provided misleading information about the exact location of the site and took his secret to the grave.

Over time the railways cuttings became overgrown and flooded and were eventually lost.

But now they have been rediscovered by scientists from the British Geological Society (BGS) and their work will form part of The Fossil Detectives an eight-part series for BBC FOUR, funded by The Open University (OU) and produced by the BBC's Natural History Unit, BBC TV series.

In the programmes Dr Hermione Cockburn, an associate lecturer with the OU, leads a team of fossil experts and geologists around Britain looking for the best fossil treasures and mysteries.

Celebrity fossil hunters such as Sir David Attenborough, musician and writer Alex James, and singer/songwriter Billy Bragg also make appearances.

Prior to the new excavation it was unknown whether all of the fossil squid collected in the 1840s had come from one or more level but it showed for the first time that the squid were concentrated at several different levels proving that mass mortality events repeatedly hit the area killing vast numbers of the squid and fish.

The prehistoric shallow sea covered an area from Lincolnshire to Dorset and was bordered by coastal swamps where dinosaurs would have roamed.

Dr Phil Wilby of the BGS described the area as 'a calamari killing field'.

He said it would have been an unstable environment in which the bottom waters continually switched from being able to support life to becoming hostile to life with fluctuations in oxygen level a constant threat.

"As a preservation site for soft-bodied creatures it is as good as it comes and is recognised by palaeontologists the world over. What we don't yet know what triggered the preservation. It may be that there was a build up of phosphorous in the sediment and when the creatures died and sank into it the chemical structure was changed," he said.

Just uploaded it today

Hopefully I'll get a chance to color it before November.

To be honest, I was at a loss of words for how to expand on that single panel.  I considered just leaving it be, and having today's comic be a single, confusing panel of two squids humping while people ran in horror.  But, I can't do that.  I need at least, you know, two more panels.  That's how it works.

Enlightening, isn't it?

'Who is this little monster?!", you ask. Well. This is my friend... The Whalus Waddleus. That's his scientific name... he's more commonly known as the Killer Penguin. I was in Marine Science in highschool & had to create my own marine creature... So this is what I came up with. I know...CREEEPY. Anyway... he's a pretty friendly guy... but in order to lure his prey, The Sanguinary Squid... he squirts blood into the water out of these glands in his mouth. I don't know if you can see the plastic tube sticking out of his butt, but i actually brought some water, colored red with food coloring to look like blood...and during my presentation in class... i used a dropper, put the "blood" through the tube and made it squirt out of his mouth. Unfortunately for the Whalus Waddleus, the squid didn't coming flocking that day. [just for your info... his only predator is the piranha. i wish i remembered the whole story.] The little horn on his head to aid him in breaking out from beneath the ice to get back on land. okay, so he doesn't look that cool anymore, but he was awesome during his prime and i got an A ++.

I loved the night market, the only downsides were the locals who would stop dead in their tracks to turn around and stare open-mouthed, "Mei guo ren!" (American), and my mom's talking to people in Chinese.

We also explored the daytime market.  It mostly sold clothes, produce, and meat.  All the vegetables and fruits dwarf the produce over here.