またチーズケーキだ！

チーズケーキが大好きだよ！だから今度もまたチーズケーキの作り方を教える。

MARBLE CHEESE CAKE

Base:

Biscuit Marie            100g
Butter                        112g
Rolled Oat                   50g



Filling:

Cream Cheese            2 pks
Brown Sugar              50g
Whole Eggs                3
White Chocolate        180g
Anchor Cream           187g


1) Beat cream cheese and brown sugar.
2) Put in the eggs - one by one.
3) Heat anchor cream - be careful not to bring it to boil. Off the stove and put in the white chocolate. Then pour the mixture into the cream cheese. Mix well.
4) Pour the mixture into the base and bake.

ドリアン・チーズ・ケーキ２

この前ドリアンのチーズケーキの作り方ポストした。今度写真をアップロードする。見た目ではちょっとあまりきれいじゃないけど、おいしいんだよ！ドリアンの好きの方にはこのチーズケーキがお勧めです。



ドリアン・チーズ・ケーキ

やっと今日ドリアンのチーズケーキを作った！本当においしかった。忘れないうちに今日作ったドリアンのチーズケーキの作り方を下に書く。

Durian Cheese Cake Recipe

Base:
Digestive biscuits
Butter

Crushed the biscuits, add butter and mix well. Layered the mixture in a tray. Put inside the fridge.


Filling:
2 pks Cream Cheese
500ml cream
200g sugar
500g durian
3 tsp gelatine (put in water)


Beat cream cheese and sugar. Add in durian and then put in the gelatine. Mix well and put aside.

Beat cream until rise. Then mix into the mixture made before. Mix them well and pour into the tray.

私の作品

My cinnamon rolls.....おいしかった！

またパンの作り方！

Yup, let's make パン！Next recipe is......

FRENCH BREAD

2 tsp active dried yeast
11/4 cups warm water
2 tsp sugar
11/2 tsp salt
3 cups high-grade flour

Put all the ingredients in the breadmaker and set dough on the menu. To shape it, turn the dough in 2-3 teaspoons of oil in a clean bowl. Cover with cling film for 2 hours or preferably overnight at room temperature. During this time, it maybe necessary to punch or press the dough several times.

Then, lightly knead the dough for a few second and, roll and shape the dough just like a french loaf seen at supermarket.

懐かしい！

Downloaded a very old anime....my favourite anime of all time. I've watch it when I was young and now after so many years I'm watching it again.

I love Robotech.....love Rick Hunter or his Japanese name Ichijo Hikaru and Lisa or Hayase Misa her Japanese name. Still remember the first time I watch this....fell in love with these two characters. I don't really like lyn Min Mei in the series....annoying! (haha). Besides the anime series, there were also Robotech movies and one of them is 愛を覚えていますか(Do you remember love). This movie sums up the whole series very nicely and I love it!

きれいだ！

花が大好き！ニュー・ジーランドに花の種類が色々ある。この前オークランドに行った時たくさん花の写真をとった。きれいだった。この写真は母に見せたいな、、、

Here are some of them......

お久しぶり！

It's been a while since I last wrote.

今回何を書こうかな、、、、そうだね、最近パンを作るのが興味になって、毎日何か作る。楽しいよ！だから、今日ここで今までの作ったパンの作り方を書こうと思っている。

I've got the recipies from a friend. These recipies are from Simon & Alison Holst's book - The New Zealand Bread Book. It's very easy....just put in all the ingredients in the breadmaker and let it do the job for you!

OUR FAVOURITE WHITE BREAD

3 tsp surebake yeast
11/4 cups plus 2 tbsp warm water
2 tbsp lecithin granules or oil
2 tsp sugar
1 1/2 tsp salt
2 tbsp non-fat milk powder
3 cups high-grade flour

Measure all the ingredients and put them in the breadmaker and set the normal/white bread cycle. Easy!


CHEESE MUFFIN BREAD

3 tsp surebake yeast
3/4 cup warm water
2 large eggs
2 tbsp lecithin granules or butter
2 tsp sugar
1 tsp salt
2 tbsp non-fat milk
3 cups high-grade flour
3/4 cup grated cheese
melted butter
grated parmesan or tasty cheese
milk

Measure the first eight ingredients and pour them into the breadmaker. Set to dough cycle. When ready, take out and add grated cheese.
To make muffin buns: divide the dough into small balls. Put into sprayed muffin pan and leave it to rise for one hour or until doubled in volume. Dampen tops of bun with milk and sprinkle cheese on top and the, bake for 10 - 12 min at 220C.


CINNAMON SWIRLS

2 tsp surebake yeast
1/2 cup milk
2 tbsp warm water
1 tbsp sugar
1 tsp salt
25g butter - melted
2 cups high-grade flour

Filling and topping:

2 tbsp butter - softened
2 tbsp brown sugar
2 tbsp chopped walnut (*optional)

Measure the ingredients and pour into breadmaker. Set for dough cycle. Once ready, take the dough out and roll into square shape. Spread the butter and put in the filling. Roll to form cylinder and cut in slices. Arrange them in the pan and let it rest for one hour or until it rises. Bake for 20 min at 180C.

I've tried them and they were all yummy.....next time I'm going to bake French Bread.

Language Learner

おはよう！

今朝４時半です。

After having 'sahur', you cannot go straight to bed, right? So I'm looking for something to do. Actually I've got lots of things to do, especially with the due dates coming next week.....got to work extra hard. Anyway, before I do that, I really want to post something today. Haha, since I'm in the mood of studying, let's post something academic.

Do you know the difference between second and foreign language learner? I know they are different but before this I didn't bother to find out. But, since I'm back to school and had to do assignment on them (SLA is one of my field of study)....I got to say that the Second Language Acquisition class I attended last year was a good learning opportunity for me. 

Second and Foreign Language Learner

It is important to note that learning a target language as a second language and learning a target language as a foreign language are different in context and situation. Thus, the motivational orientation and the factors affecting learners’ success in acquiring the target language also differ for each group (Oxford, 2003). Second and foreign language learning are often not distinguished clearly in many studies of language acquisition, thus, “foreign language acquisition is often considered to be a subcategory of ‘second language acquisition” (Matsumoto & Obana, 2001, p.60).

A second language learner is a person who is living in a target native-speaking community or country and learning the language as a second language, while a person who is not living in the target native speaking community is known as a foreign language learner (Matsumoto & Obana, 2001; Oxford, 2003; Oxford & Shearin, 1994). The learner of a second language has more opportunities to use their skills in the target language inside and outside the classroom. Thus, they are exposed to more motivational and instructional advantages (Matsumoto & Obana, 2001; Oxford, 2003; Oxford & Shearin, 1994).

In contrast, the foreign language learner learns the target language in an isolated environment with less opportunity to practise the language outside the classroom (Matsumoto & Obana, 2001; Oxford, 2003; Oxford & Shearin, 1994). The Learner of a foreign language is exposed to the target language through class activities only. Therefore, efforts have to be put into designing and exposing learners to authentic language input to increase motivation and language acquisition (Matsumoto & Obana, 2001; Oxford & Shearin, 1994).

References:

Matsumoto, M. & Obana, Y. (2001). Motivational factors and persistence in learning Japanese as a foreign language. New Zealand  Journal of Asian Studies 3(1), 59-86.

Oxford, R. (2003). Language learning styles and strategies: Concepts and relationships. IRAL 41, 271-278.

Oxford, R. & Shearin, J. (1994). Language learning motivation: Expanding the theoretical framework. The Modern Language Journal 78, 12-28.

Let's Learn Japanese Part 1

こんいちは、

日本語を勉強しましょう！

Today, I would like to do a little introduction on Japanese language. Do you know that Japanese people use three different types of characters or alphabets for writing? They use HIRAGANA, KATAKANA and KANJI (chinese characters). For a start, today I'm going to introduce you to Hiragana. The materials that I put in the post today (charts and videos) are not mine, I get them when googling the internet. Anyway, hopefully they can assist you in learning basic Japanese.

Well, let's start!

Hiragana is used to write native words for which there are no Kanji to represent them.
Below is the Hiragana chart:

These basic characters can be modified in various ways.

1) Inserting "dakuten":



2) Small version of the hiragana for ya, yu or yo:

3) Small tsu ( small っ):

The "small tsu" (っ) indicates double consonants. The consonant after "small tsu" will be doubled when the word is pronounced. For example this word - きっぷ (ticket) --> it will be pronounced as KIPPU. The consonant that comes after "small tsu" is ぷ(romaji: Pu), therefore the consonant 'P' is doubled.

PRONUNCIATION

To give you a clear idea of how to pronounce the letters of Hiragana, view the video below. You can find other videos in youtube too if you have time to browse. Anyway, check this video out:

WRITING

I'm sure afte you learn to recognize the characters of Hiragana, you would want to learn how to write. You cannot simply write Hiragana, there are certain stroke orders that you must follow. Below are the videos that show you how to write them correctly:

 

Hope all these will help you to learn Japanese.

がんばってね！

はじめまして

おはよう！元気か？ブログできたよ！＾－＾

This is my first time writing a blog. What do I want to write...hmmm...as I've described, this blog is going to be a combination of everything that I know and love in life.

My interests include:
Leisure:
~ Korean and Japanese Dramas
~ Kpop and Jpop
~ Collecting recipies
~ Browsing for Kids Learning Sites(readings, maths and educational games)

Academic:
~ Second and Foreign Language Learning
~ Japanese Language Learning and Teaching
~ Curriculum and syllabus

Wish I could write some of these in the next post...

じゃあ、また書くね！