Final Battle in Bangkok?

Malaysian media, The Star, wrote:

Thais grown weary of the ongoing saga between the pro and anti-Thaksin camps are hoping that yesterday's mass protest will be the final chapter to this drama that has gripped the nation since early 2005.

Samak faces this pressure because of some accusations from DAP. Among them are that Samak administration's mishandling of soaring global oil prices and rising inflation and that he was acting as a proxy for Thaksin.

I dont know why they just put all these burden to Samak. We know that all countries in the world faces the same problem releted to soaring global oil price. How to handle it depends on all pillars of the country, not just the executive.

For second accusation, maybe they are right. But, we must see what treatment government give to Thaksin in court.

Thai Premier Samak Under Fire

Today around 50,000 protesters from opposition group People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) besieged Government House, Thailand Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej's office, demanding that he resign. Some 5,000 police didn't force them back or attck them using teargas and water cannon.

I give two thumbs up to Thai policemen who let the protest run in peace.

Bravo. Threre is no violence at the event. You can see minute-by-minute of demonstration here

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Aceh Noodle Recipe

I love "Aceh Noodle" and my good friend send me the recipe. I'm not sure that I can make it well. Maybe I should ask my sister to try it first.

But, here is the recipe. Would you like let me know if you use the recipe.

Ingredients

• 400 gram yellow noodles


• 750 mili litre (3 glasses) beef broth


• 150 gram shrimp


• 150 gram beef, boiled


• 1 tomato dipotong dadu


• 4 white onion, chopped


• 3 red onion, chopped


• 60 gram bean sprouts


• 100 gram cabbage, cut into small pieces


• 1 teaspoon vinegar


• 2 tablespoons sweet ketchup


• 1 green leaf, cut into small pieces


• 1 tablespoon seledri (celery), cut into small pieces


• 2 teaspoon salt


• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil

Spice. I suggest you saute (fried without oil) all spices to make aromatic food.)

• 5 red onion


• 3 red white onion


• 1/2 tablespoon kunyit (turmeric) powder


• 4 butir kapulaga (Amomum cardamomum), buy it in traditional market or herb shop


• 1 teaspoon jinten (cumin seed), saute it


• 1 teaspoon white pepper, saute it

Complement

• Fried emping (crackers made from gnetum gnemon)


• Cucumber and carrot acar (in water mixed with a little vinegar, salt and sugar.

How to make it

1. Add red onion, white onion, and spices and saute untill fragrant. Add beef and stir gently and cook untill beef color changed. Add shrimp and tomato, and then stir them.


2. Add broth, celery, green leaf, salt and vinegar. Let simmer for some minutes untill meat cooked and water decreased. Stir them gently.


3. Add noodle and sweet ketchup. Stir them untill they mixed evenly.


4. Lift and serve it. Top it with cucumber and carrot acar and fried emping.

Enjoy it. Yummy...