{"id":833,"date":"2012-11-12T20:26:11","date_gmt":"2012-11-12T12:26:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?p=833"},"modified":"2012-11-12T20:26:11","modified_gmt":"2012-11-12T12:26:11","slug":"journal-12-11-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?p=833","title":{"rendered":"Journal 12-11-2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It is now about two months ago that I started this blog. I am very happy with the concept, should have done it much earlier..:-).<\/p>\n<p>Until now my posts all had a specific topic, science, a waterfall, a trip, etc. Today I have created a new category, Journal, for my posts with mixed news. Here is the first one.<\/p>\n<p>Today during my walk in Kiara with BC, I spotted a lot of mushrooms on a slope. When I pointed them out to BC, he got very excited, they were delicious, he said. So we started collecting them, just in time, for more people had already discovered them. Forgot to take pictures of the picking, but here is our harvest:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_1877.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"834\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=834\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_1877.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"599,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 4S&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1352715746&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.28&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0049751243781095&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Our harvest\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_1877-224x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_1877.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-834\" title=\"Our harvest\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_1877.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"359\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_1877.jpg 599w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_1877-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 359px) 100vw, 359px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There were other mushrooms as well, as it had been raining heavily the last two weeks. This one is a beauty, the Bridal Veil Stinkhorn, apparently edible too, but we did not try.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_18761.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"836\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=836\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_18761.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,601\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 4S&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1352713804&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.28&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0083333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Bridal Veil Stinkhorn\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_18761-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_18761.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-836\" title=\"Bridal Veil Stinkhorn\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_18761.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_18761.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_18761-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_18761-399x300.jpg 399w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Later that day, doing my shopping at TESCO, I noticed this beautiful <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rangoli\">rangoli<\/a> , you see these Indian decorations in many places these days, as it will be <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Diwali\">Deepavali<\/a> tomorrow. This &#8220;Festival of Lights&#8221; is one of the most important Hindu festivals and a national holiday in Malaysia.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_1878.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"837\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=837\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_1878.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"599,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 4S&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1352722593&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.28&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_1878\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_1878-224x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_1878.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-837\" title=\"IMG_1878\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_1878.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"359\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_1878.jpg 599w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_1878-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 359px) 100vw, 359px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>BC had given me a portion of the collected mushrooms, assuring me that they were not poisonous. I believed him, but of course also checked it on the Internet..:-)\u00a0 The Malay name is Cendawan Busut, meaning Termite&#8217;s Nest Mushroom. They can only be found near termite&#8217;s nests! They are edible and considered a delicacy. So I prepared and tasted them. Yummie, delicious indeed!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_1879.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"838\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=838\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_1879.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 4S&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1352735811&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.28&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025906735751295&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Busut mushroom\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_1879-300x150.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_1879.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-838\" title=\"Busut mushroom\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_1879.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_1879.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_1879-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_1879-500x250.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thanks BC, for the treat.<\/p>\n<p>To my followers: you will have noticed that I am adding posts quite often these days. If you do not like to get an email after each post, you can edit your profile <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribe.wordpress.com\/\">here<\/a> and choose for a weekly digest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is now about two months ago that I started this blog. I am very happy with the concept, should have done it much earlier..:-). 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