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Thursday, September 17, 2009

As promised, finally I am able to upload photos on
my final days we had in Temasek Culinary Academy



On 20 August 2009,
right before the last day of our school semester...
it is the biggest project of all we had in our culinary practicum



The Commis Challenged is where we proof ourselves
just how much knowledge we have learned during our time in the kitchen



And I must say it is a huge success
Everybody done exceptionally well
we have all the reason why we should be proud of ourselves



Here are some photos of what is it held about
Enjoy !
:)




















Here are the buffet layout made
by the respective group














Group G
( Afiq, Stephanie, Sunny, Syaza, Timonty )

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Group H
( Daphne, Hwee San, Wu Man, Yan Ting )

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Group I
( Amanda, Benedict, Eric, Gladwin, Hwee Hong )

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Group J
( Hui Min, Jerraldine, Joshua, Meryl, Sian Ying )

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Group K
( Myself, Hejun, May Juan, Vena, Xiang Ai )

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Group L
( Colin, Maira, Xin Yi, Yi Jie )

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Allow me to show you
what our group did for the Challenge...















My Groupmates :)

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The Hot & Cold Food

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For the hot food,
We have...........















Potato Korma
With Rice Pilaf

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French Toast Cup

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Prawn Croquette with
Mango Salsa and Deep-Fried Basil

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Next, The Cold Food....













Zucchini Soup

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Tomato & Basil Bruschetta

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Chicken Ginger Parcel

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Now...
Here comes the desserts














The Desserts Station

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Full Moon At Night
( The Floating Island )

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Rice Pudding
( On the Left )

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Very Berry Cheese Cake

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Want some more ???
HAHAHA !!!



Here are some of the other foods made by the other chefs
of different groups
:)
















Prawn Skewers

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Ginger Creme Brulee

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Fruit Mixtures
in Choux Puff

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Carrot Soup with
Creme Fraiche

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Hmm... I've forgotten the name of the food
but it looks appetizing :)

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Terrine of Prawn

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Seared Salmon Tartlets
with Bernaise Sauce

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Potato Curry
In Choux Puff

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Meringue Fruit Tartlets

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Banana something something
lolx
Can't remember

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The Devil Eggs

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Guess I should end here or it will never stop
HAHAHA !!!
theres more in facebook
so have a go if you all free and would like to see more of the food
:)



The following day was the result,
and out to our surrprise...
we won the Bronze medal
HAHAHA !!!



Thank goodness,
I'm really not expecting anything from the result
because I am aware that we all did a great job
and I felt we are all the winners out there...













Me receiving the award

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Group Photo :)

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It is such a great moments ever we had on that day
before we pack our bags and back home,
we have some mini photo-taking session

















The Next Generation
Culinary Craftmen :)

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My Guy Friend :)

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With Selekeh
The only minah in our batch
:P


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The Squirrel Team
HAHAHA !!!
Say Cheese Jeryl !!!
XD


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With Chef Joyce Goh
A very strict instructor
I'm still couldn't forget the time she smashed a plate
in the basin right in front of me

However, I'm still respect her
and in fact, glad she did that to me
because after that incident,
I've never do that stupid mistakes again
and also aware that she wants me to learn the hard way
Thank you Chef Joyce :)

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With Chef Lilian Lim
When I was in Baking & Pastries Kitchen,
She is the one who made me confident
in everything I did in the kitchen
Thank you Chef Lilian

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Now I'm with the other three chef from
Baking & Pastries Kitchen
Chef Fum, Master Chef Marc Haymon, Chef Trevor Tan
Thank you for all the guidance you given me

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When you need someone for help,
definitely you want someone who is approachable
When you want an older person advices,
definitely you would want to find someone who is able to influence you

Master Chef Rudolp Speckamp
are the reason why I am able to cope all the pressure in the Cold and
Western Kitchen
Thank you Chef Rudy :)

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Well...
That's all I have for today



Hope this will cover up all the missing entry that I've had
Thank you for reading the entry
whoever you are
Take Care !
XD







Life is truly Amazing
Cherish every moment of it
:)

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Commis Challenge 2009 ; 12:17 pm

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Yesterday was a blast as I had a great time
having dinner with my good friends from ITE
Myself, Rasyidah and Amy went for a dining experience
at Astons at the Cathay.



It is a blessing to see them once again since our last visit
like how many months ago..
I missed counted I guess
HAHAHAHA !!!



Getting around with these bunch of people is always fun
with that here are some of the pictures to show you
how great it is eating with these kind of people :)
here they are..... !














It's such a long que while waiting for our table
So we decide to have some snap
XD

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The ala-carte Menu
They provide Prime Beef !!!
OMG !!!

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After deciding our orders,
here are all our food !!!
:P














My cream of mushroom
with Garlic Bread

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My Main Course
Prime Sirloin served with Mushroom Sauce
Pasta Salad and Baked Potato

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Amy Chen Main Course
Chargrill Chicken served with
French Fries and Mashed Potato

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Rasyidah's BBQ Chicken with
French Fries and (something something I cant Remember HAHAHA !!!)

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After the dinner,
we decided to have our desserts at a different restaurant
and thank god we found a really cool patissier restaurant
the Caramel Restaturant at Cathay
check it out.... XD

















While waiting for our desserts,
we make some photos
lolx

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The desserts there is really a top-notched
have a look at it....














My Red-Miso Souffle
with Citrus Sorbet

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Amy's liquid dessert
a bitter kind of taste approach
but it really is refreshing
:)

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Rasyidah's cake
It's really god heavens's made
So delicious man !!!

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that made me bought another slice of cake
HAHAHAHA !!!!












Ricotta Cheese Cake
Normally cream cheese is used for cheese cake
now I realised not only just cream cheese could produce a good cheese cake
:)

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Well, that's all I have for today.
HAHAHA




I Know it's been very long I yet to update my blog
but finally got the chance and hope all readers out there enjoyed this entry
take care people














HAVE A GREAT DAY !!!
XD

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Astons / Caramel ; 12:18 pm

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Muhammad Adam Arjuna
21 yrs old
23/5/1988
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Hobbies:-
Outdoor Activities
Facilitators
Helping those in need
Inspire People to be Sombody
Camping
Tracking
Adventuring
Exploring different types of traditional cuisine
Damn it I love FOOD!!!


Big Fan Of:-
Dream Theater
Muse
The Hives
Garbage


Favourite Vocal:-
+ Jimmy Hendrix
+ Eric Martin
+ Steven Tyler
+ Mariah Carey
+ Kelly Clarkson
+ Mig Ayesa


Schools:-
Pertapis Kindergarden Centre - Aljunied (1992-1994)
San Shan Primary School (1995-2000)
Braddell-Westlake Secondary School (2001-2005)
ITE College Central - Bishan Campus (2006-2008)
Temasek Polytechnic - School of Business/Temasek Culinary Academy (2008-present)


Personal Achievements:-
~Secondary~
Track & Field Short-Distant Runner (2001-2003)
Soccer Team (2001-2003)(2004-2005)
Combined School Soccer Centre-of-Excellence Representatives (2001-2003)
~ITE~
Bishan ITE Student Council (2006-2008)
Bishan ITE Student Council Executive Committee (2007-2008)
Soccer - Goal-Keeper (2007-2008)


Favourite Movie:-
Forest Gump
Con Air
The War of The Worlds
The Matrix Trilogy
Home Alone
All Jet Li's Movie


Favourite TV Shows:-
The Amazing Race
Crime Watch
American Idol
Tom & Jerry Show


Favourite Quote:-
SEIZE THE DAY MY FRIEND !!!
Realised yourself and you realised the World
Blink Your Eyes and Your day will come
Respect is Something That You Earn


About Myself:-
Happy-go-Lucky
Loves food and always in a mood of dining experience
Loves Adventuring
Extremely Outgoing
Loves Challenges as it will test his perserverance
Making New Friends
Very Optimistic on his future
Very mischievous
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Business Suit
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New MP3
New Laptop
New Handphone
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Arshad
Nabilah


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Fadhil
Fareehah
Fiza
Hui Ying
Kai Ern
Leona
LuLu
Md Noh
Ming Zhu
Mrs Hee
Nat
Nurul Jannah
Nuradilah
PK
Rong Fa
Shafinah
Shi2
Wen Fang
XinYi


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Arfan
Aziah
Dedy
Denise
Dijah
Emas
Eunice Tan
Faith
Fiona
Fizah
Hairul
Haiqal
Imran
Ivan
Jannah
Khairee
Masdian
Masayu
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Muslimah
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Rasyidah
Ridhwan
Rosmaya
Shima
Syafiqah
William
Yasmine


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Benedict Ong
CCM
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Fadhillah
Jerraldine
JonNeh
Kelana
Gladwin
Ginelle
Hao QIng
Maira
May Juan
Qian Hui
Syaza
Yanti


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Danial
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Amin
Fatin
Hanisah
Hazirah
Nusrah
Rina
Syimah



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