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8:32 PM
assalamualaikum!
hi, im back in shah alam for my final semester in UiTM. it is almost 2 years already?that fast? what? I'll be working in a few months from now?
ok am not here to blabber about how time flies so fast and blablablabla.
i just want to say that i am going to update this weekend.teheee~
bye. don't be mad.you don't want those wrinkles to stay permanent on your forehead, don't cha?
g'day mate!
6:18 AM
you know what makes a good day?
We have our own definition of 'a good day'. so here goes mine :)
my close friends would know best that i am a very simple person. i am easily satisfied with anything and almost everything. i hardly demand for big stuffs or go for expensive entertainment. i am the type who would go for memories instead of material things. yes, easily satisfied.
a good day for me is when i am get to enjoy my favourite drink. for example coolblog. i like chocolate blog with pearls. i don't get to drink it often due to my target to have a 'jessica-alba-ish' body but when i do get to treat myself for a cup of coolblog, then that is a very good day for me.
a good day for me is when i get to sing my heart out! i admit that i am not the best singer and i actually sing out of tune most of the time. you would not want to listen to me singing. u'll regret it for the rest of your life; i am sure! but when i do get the chance to sing, boy am i one happy girl! me and my friends,we karaoke almost everytime and anywhere. even when we are driving. thank you to this small stuff known as the 'smart phone' and mobile internet, we are able to karaoke anywhere :) especially when we can't find radio signals or there is just no good song on the radio to listen to.
i am not a fan of cendol. this is due to my somewhat allergy to over-sweet stuffs and creamy stuffs to (which explains why i do not eat ice creams). but i am always tempted to try and eat cendol! there are a lot of famous cendol in malaysia and one of the best is the one in taiping. even tho i can't finish the whole bowl, it's a good day when i get to have 1 or 2 spoons of it :)
i am a photo freak. i love cameras and i love to take pictures. i took pictures almost everyday and of everything. i hate to miss beautiful moments or rare stuffs which comes when you least expects it. so i always have my camera safely tuck in my handbag. it is absolutely a good day when i get to go outside and have photo session with my girlfriends! lucky enough i have friends of the same interest :) it is better when we go for roadtrips and get to pose at every beautiful landmarks we stop by.
....and it will always be a good day when i get to indulge myself with super awesome food!
so what about you? what makes your day a good one?
p/s: all photos are from my recent trip to taiping. we just had to go there to have lunch at mak teh's mee udang. it was worth every penny spent!
don't regret the things u lose.be thankful instead.
10:38 PM
"when ALLAH takes something from you, it is because ALLAH wants to give you something better."
Alhamdullilah :)
p/s: sorry been meaning to update but too little time + internet not behaving well.
updates later ya :)
here's a sneak peek of my most recent roadtrip
i dare you to dare me.
8:42 PM
i know it might be impposible
but there's a saying that goes
'shoot for the moon, so if you fall down you'll land among the stars'
in a much simpler words
aim high, even if you can't reach it at least you've reach middle point.
one of my biggest and ultimate target (since like zillion years ago) is to lose weight and have a normal body.
when i say normal i mean a normal BMI and no muffin tops or wings at the back.
but..pfft.
i ALWAYS stop half way.
ALWAYS.
dumb.
i lose a few kilos around 2 years ago and slowly gaining back the kilos i've lost in these 2 years.
but naaaah not this year girl!
i aimed (like i always do) to really get it over this year!
so i enrolled myself in various outdoor activities that i know can help me burn some fat.
march-april/april-may (forgot when it starts) : REBEL bootcamp (3x a week for 1 hour)
may : mount kinabalu challenge. yea baby im going up there!
june : KLmarathon 2012. registered for 10km leisure. what?u expect me to run 10km in 1 hour?
and in between time, i am currently looking/seaching for a kick boxing class around subang/shah alam. i dont care if there's any anywhere else, i just want to learn some kickboxing. so if any of you my fellow readers have any suggestion about the class, pls suggest :)
and so i am hoping that by end of this year of by july i would be looking like:
will i make it? CAN i make it?
InsyaAllah :)
btw, went kite flying the other day. oh the pleasure of living near to the beach. its a blessing :)
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8:53 PM
assalamualaikum semua!
harap semua sihat walafiat dan gembira dengan perjalanan hidup masing masing, kalau ada yang tak berapa nak gembira...igtlah bahawa mati tu bila bila masa boleh tiba jadi janganlah bazirkan waktu yang ada dengan bersedih.
my holiday is going pretty well. nothing much to do but i am enjoying my relaxation and free food at home. and usually my loyal companion would be sabrina.
one lovely evening, aku dan sabrina duduk sambil makan keropok lekor goreng dan pisang goreng di hadapan tv. kami sedang menonton konsert reunion Akademi Fantasia. itupun setelah puas aku memujuk rayu agar dia tukar channel sebab aku dh muak tengok disney junior dan pororo.
tiba tiba muncullah si nera daripada af9 ke atas pentas untuk nyanyi duet dengan azri af9. buat yang tak kenal nera boleh refer gambar di bawah ini :
nera af9
source :google
sedang aku dan sabrina tengok mereka berduet tiba tiba sabrina berkata sambil menunding jari ke arah muka nera di tv :
'wow! cantiknye dia.....'
Aku diam je. tiba tiba sabrina berpaling ke arah aku dan berkata....
'Dia cantik macam along lah!'
aku yang sedang khusyuk kunyah keropok lekor goreng hampir tersedak di atas statement yang dia beri. aku pun tanya sabrina
' ina cakap ape tadi?'
sabrina pun menjawab
' ina cakap dia cantik mcm along lah!'
budak budak tak pandai nak tipu tapi dalam kes ini aku rasa sabrina masih lagi kabur akan maksud cantik. mungkin aku kena brush up sket vocab dia dan tunjukkan contoh yang lebih jelas.
tapi....memang nera tu cantik pun.kira sabrina tahu apa itu cantik. dan kemudian dia kata aku cantik mcm nera...ini bermakna SABRINA SUDAH PANDAI MEMBERI PUJIAN YANG IKHLAS! oh bravo ina bravo! belum masuk umur 4 tahun sudah pndai puji secara ikhlas :)
di mata sabrina gadis ini secantik nera :) korang rasa macam mana?
she's a shortie :)
9:53 PM
sabrina has been keeping her hair long for quite a while now. there is nothing wrong with hair; it is smooth and silky. the only problem is that she doesn't like to tie her hair up. she likes to wear it down. it gets messy when she's playing around and get all sweaty, her hair would be all over her face! not a very cute view.
i asked her a few time whether or not she wants to cut her hair and she always refuse! but na ah darling we gotta chop those locks off..it is about time you have a short hair.
yes i miss those curly locks too.
she looks a bit too matured for her age (4 years old) with long hair, no? so sopan santun look so ayu. so....princess-y.
but i guessed it is time to get it short before it gets too long and she gets too comfy with her hair. plus she's getting more active nowadays and long hair gets in her way when she's playing. and she looked too matured for her age with her long hair. so with her mama's permission (of cos la kena mintak permission.bukan anak aku suka2 hati nak bawak potong rambut) i took her out to the saloon.
but it was not easy. she almost cried when i told her we are going to the saloon to cut her hair. but after a few promises and deals (vitagen/chocolate/happy meal)....me finally succeeded to get her hair cut. WITHOUT A SHEDDING A SINGLE TEAR OR HAVING TO DRAG HER TO THE SALOON'S CHAIR!. bravo bravo *please give some clap*
the finished product! asked the hair stylist to give her a bob-cut but since her hair is not thick enough this should do it. most importantly her mama approves.
...and she now looks a bit like dora the explorer kid. no more princess-y sopan santun ayu look...now she's carrying the fun-giddy fearless outgoing girl look :)
i love you like a fat kid loves cake!
cooking101 : Shepard Pie
10:18 PM
Assalamualaikum semua kawan kawan kak jimah semua :)
sudah lama kak jimah tak share cooking2 dgn u ols kan. maklum la cuti semester yang lepas kak jimah keje jadi memang nan hado lah sesi cooking2. tapitapitapi cuti sem kali ni kak jimah tak keje.kak jimah balik kampung jadi bibik! maka ruang ini akan dipenuhi dengan resepi2 kak jimah. aim kak jimah cuti kali ni nak gemukkan seluruh ahli keluarga termasuk mak2 sedara sepupu sepapat semua (gelak jahat dengan gerakan tangan seperti ibu tiri snow white)
ah sudahlah membebel kak jimah! (sambil tepuk meja). kata nak bagi resepi..mane?
baiklah, dah siap semua pen dan kertas? (tiru gaya chef wan dlm rancangan riang ria kuih raya cornflakes). hari ni kak jimah buat pie. cewah kak jimah western harini. adik kak jimah dah lama request nak makan shepard pie jadi sebagai seorang kakak yang mithali dan cuma balik sekali sekala, kak jimah ikutkan kehendak perut dia. lagipun tak ada lah leceh mana nak buatnye pun. cuma penat nak lecek kentang saje. alang2 kak jimah buat pie, kak jimah buat 4 bijik terus! ha bukan kak jimah tamak atau pelahap ye makcik2 sekalian, tapi kak jimah buat bagi kak mak2 sedara sekali. kan kak jimah dah kata aim kak jimah nak gemukkan kaum keluarga.
ok maaf kak jimah terbebel tanpa sedar lagi. sorry mukadimah terpanjang.ok mula2 kita tengok resepi untuk buat base pie. utk shepard pie ni kita gunakan kentang@potato sebagai base.kenapa?kak jimah pun tak tahu lah tapi sejak azali kalau shepard pie mmg guna base kentang.
sebenarnye resepi utk base ni same macam nak buat mashed potato.ingat dulu kak jimah pernah ajar kan kan kan? tapi xpe malam ni kak jimah rajin nak taip balik resepi tu utk makcik2 tersayang sekalian.salin ye :)
anda perlukan :
- kentang. suka hati kamu lah nak berapa biji tapi advisable banyak sebab nak buat base dan topping. kak jimah beli potato smp 3kg utk 4 biji pie.
- butter. dalam 2 3 sudu pun dah cukup utk 1 pie.nak kasi lemak sikit
- susu segar. dalam 1/2 cup utk 1 pie. kak jimah guna 1/2 box sbb buat 4 biji.ini utk kasi lemak dan gebu kentang tu baru sedap dimakan.
- garam. obviously utk bagi sesedap rasa.
langkah membuatnye:
- rebus kentang sampai empuk.suka hati korang lah nak kupas dulu ke tak. kak jimah tak kupas.lepas dan rebus baru kupas.
- lepas dah lembut dan empuk korang lenyek saaaaaaaaaaaampai la tak ada ketul2 dah. memerlukan kuasa tangan yang banyak.
- masukkan butter dan susu dan gaul sehingga gebu. jangan lupa letak garam secukupnya. kalau terlebih garam jadi masin, nnt orang ingat awak nak kawin pulak!.
- dan siap boleh set aside dulu sementelaah kita buat intinya pulak.
kentang anda perlu berupa begini.kalau tak sama, tak apa sebab semua orang adalah unik ada keistimewaan sendiri.
untuk intinya pula anda kena beli (ni kira utk 1 pie) :
- bawang besar 1 biji
- bawang putih 1 ulas.jangan lebih kalau lebih suka hati korang lah.
- daging cincang yang 400gm
- cendawan butang
- tomato
- mix vege
- stok daging 1 kiub
- tepung jagung 1 sudu + air 1 cawan
- 1 sudu lada hitam
- garam secukup rasa
cara nak masak inti:
- panaskan kuali.kalau tak panas, panaskan sampai panas.
- tumis bawang besar+putih sampai naik bau.
- masukkan daging dan cendawan. masak sehingga daging itu masak (kejadah ayat gini ni??)
- agak2 daging dah masak tu masukkan semua bahan yang lain kecuali tepung jagung+air secawan tu.y itu nnt dlu
- bila semua bahan2 dan masak, barulah tuangkan bancuhan tepung jagung itu tadi. ni nak bagi inti tu likat la tak la nnt terberai bila potong.ada faham?
- tutup api dapur dan masukkan ke dalam mangkuk dan bawa ke meja untuk proses seterusnya.
inti anda mungkin berupa begini. sekali lagi kak jimah tegaskan, kalau rupanya tak sama, tak apa. kita semua adalah unik!
ok sekarang kite beralih ke meja untuk proses seterusnya. mula2 kita ambil bekas pie, suka hati lah nak bentuk macam mana. nak guna yang jenis apa pun tak kisah asalkan boleh bakar dalam oven. mula2 letak potato base di serata bekas.nak letak kat tapak je pn boleh nak cover tepi2 pun boleh.ikut tahap kerajinan masing2
lebih kurang macam ni lah rupanya.
kemudian boleh lah isikan inti.kalau rasa ikhlas dan pemurah boleh letak inti sampai penuh (buat gaya letak tangan kat hidung konon2 nak kata takat hidung). kalau rasa bajet tak berapa cukup nak beli daging, isi lah setakat yang boleh cover base pie pun dah ok.
kendiannye ulang balik proses letak kentang sampai tertutup isi/inti. petua nak senang cover bahagian atas adalah sediakan semangkuk air sejuk utk celup sudu sebelum ratakan topping.kalau tak nanti kentang tu tanak lekat pastu tergaul2 plak dengan inti. dah tak cantik rupe pie awok nanti. bila dah habis cover semua tu boleh la buat corak2 sikit bagi nampak seri. maaflah kak jimah memang bukan tangan seni jadi corak senget2 macam ni je kak jimah reti buat.tekan2 guna garfu je. kalau acik2 sekalian kreatif boleh la buat corak yang bombastik mister lobaloba.oh ye lupa.sambil buat semua ni sambil panaskan oven ye pada suhu 200 darjah celsius.
dan puas hati dengan corak masing, oven pun dah cukup panas, bolehlah mula membakor pie masing2. bakor pada suhu 200 darjah celcius selama 30min.kalau pie kecik jgn pulak kamu tibai bakor smp 30min. kang rentung pulok. pepandaila tengok time yang sesuai agar pie tidak hangus.
hasil akhir selepas dibakar dan menanti masa utk dibaham.
sekian sahaja sesi cooking2 dengan kak jimah kali ini. kita jumpa lagi minggu depan dengan resepi kek! Kek ape kak jimah nak buat?haaaa kena tunggu minggu depan. pastikan anda membaca blog yang sama esok lusa dan setiap hari.hahaha.
ok bye.
you can prepare an engagement party in just 2 hours (before the event)
9:29 PM
Assalamualaikum pembaca maya sekalian :)
sorry for MIA these past few days. i was...well busy with stuffs. hope it is not too late to wish my fellow malaysian 'HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR'. angpow lai lai gua tak nikah lagi jadi masih layak terima angpow :)
so...where have i been to?
i went up north! i have always been attached with the northern part of malaysia. i don't know why but i love it there. spent 4 years completing my degree there...not to mention both my ex-roomates are from perlis. coinsidence,no?
But this time it is a little bit special because i was on a quest (ceh, quest.mcm main online game la konon). one of my closest friend is getting engaged! it was an ad-hock thing. things happen so quickly. if i can paint a painting to describe the whole process, it would be like this :
image : google
i arrived in sri iskandar (from shah alam) late evening on 19th january then me and pocik head to perlis after maghrib. oh nasib baik gerak 1 day before the holiday kicks in. kalau tak for sure sangkut dlm traffic. the traffic was smooth, alhamdullilah :)
The engagement took place on sunday (22nd jan) but......2 days before sunday, we still didnt manage to get everything sorted out! and pocik was having her period pain attack (trust me, it is not like normal period pain.it is like she is about to give birth. i've seen it with my own eyes). we were busy going back and forth to kedah to settle some things until on saturday night, me and pocik looked at each other and asked
"betul ke ni saya nak bertunang esok ema? sirih junjung tak siap,backdrop pun tak ada, rumah tak kemas..."to tell you the truth, i, too, was asking myself the same question. i, too, was afraid of what is going to happen the next day. but i know there's always a way for every problem. so i told pocik to just go to bed and we'll settle the rest tmrw morning. yes,it was a gamble - you might/might not get things done the morning of the event day.
luckily on the day of the engagement, came 5 beautiful angels (yes, beautiful...and handsome) to the rescue! they were pocik's college and students. one of the advantage of working in art and design faculty is that you are surrounded by creative people who can simply turn normal A4 coloured papers into something so amazing and beautiful just with some glue and paper clips!they did the final touch ups for the hantarans. one of the managed to siapkan the sirih junjung :) and he is a guy!pfft..art lecturer.they can do anything when it comes to turning things into an art.
one of the students prepared pocik; make up! she is so brilliant! cantik sangat dia mekap. just like a pro :) while we women were busy getting ready the boys were doing their best to help around the house. oh so cute! and pocik also gets 4 ad-hock photographers to capture her big day!
make up!
As for the rombongan, they actually just arrived in perlis that morning around 10am. they came from klang the day before and was stuck in traffic for 16 hours! kebas ke tak kebas lama macam tu? but alhamdullilah, they were on time and the 'discussion' went well for both parties. walaupun penat travel lama and jauh, all of them were happy:)
the moment.
amal and his fiance, pocik. see those artsy flower on the backdrop. yep,just normal paper....magically turned into something so beautiful and so in-theme of the event.
yes, amal is a giant. he is sooo tall that when i stand besides him i looked like a midget! amal is soooo nice. he might be one of the nicest guy i have ever met. always insist me to eat whenever we hang out and always buys me food. literally...always. pocik is very lucky!VERYVERYVERY SUPER LUCKY!if i could i would have tell how they met and how they actually got engaged. it is one beautiful love story :) sungguh aku tak tipu. a very romantic one.
sirih junjung hasil tangan abang wraziew (razi tapi sila sebut dgn lenggok manja)
the next day we went to kedah for paen's wedding. paen is pocik's best guy-friend.
...then pocik took me to the sawah padi! yeahhh at last! this is my first time selama 25 tahun dpt pegang sawah. oh ye memang jakun but i grew up not in a state where you can find paddy fields as your backyard. it was nice...we took the bike to the sawah and snap some photos. it has been a while since i last rode the bike but...ehem..still got it baby!
before we left perlis, sempat pergi to one of my housemate's house in alor star. we went for lunch at adileen's house. super yummy! i even help myself for a second round (muka tak malu). but it was delish! who can say no to masak lemak cili api beb?
makcik ina, leen's mom. terima kasih makcik. memang sedap lunch yang dihidang :)
pocik's brother's house/chalet. beautiful! akad nikad veneu perhaps?
by the way, another one of my ZF darlings got engaged last saturday. too bad i could be there since i was in perlis. but with the help of technology (whatsapp) i was not left behind. congrats mizah! you're going to be the 1st to get married this year! and get pregnant too! hahaha.
so there you go...my chinese new year was filled with engagements and weddings. and lots and lots of food! delicious food!
and now i am back home in kuantan...i am going to do some serious cooking and baking. watch this space for recipes and my baking pictures :)
what's your song?
6:01 PM
what's your feel good song?
semua orang mesti ada lagu yang buat dia rasa "damn, i the best!"
aku?
semestinya semua lagu FOO FIGHTERS.
bukan nk gebang ke nak promote ke ape ke.
abang2 Foo tak bayar aku royalti pun.
tapi kesemua lagu2 mereka...lirik2 mereka...
semua membina semangat.
semua motivative.
and when i feel down and need some free cheers
i put on foo fighters on my playlist
and blast my ears.
if i am driving alone to foo fighters,
i will cry.
because it somehow made me feel like...there is more to life
made me gave up on giving up.
One of the best song ever?
'the pretenders'
sila enjoy sambil senyum :)
Keep you in the dark
You know they all pretend
Keep you in the dark
And so it all began
Send in your skeletons
Sing as their bones go marching in... again
The need you buried deep
The secrets that you keep are ever ready
Are you ready?
I'm finished making sense
Done pleading ignorance
That whole defense
Spinning infinity, boy
The wheel is spinning me
It's never-ending, never-ending
Same old story
What if I say I'm not like the others?
What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays?
You're the pretender
What if I say I will never surrender?
In time or so I'm told
I'm just another soul for sale... oh, well
The page is out of print
We are not permanent
We're temporary, temporary
Same old story
I'm the voice inside your head
You refuse to hear
I'm the face that you have to face
Mirrored in your stare
I'm what's left, I'm what's right
I'm the enemy
I'm the hand that will take you down
Bring you to your knees
So who are you?
Yeah, who are you?
Yeah, who are you?
Yeah, who are you?
Keep you in the dark
You know they all pretend
What if I say I'm not like the others?
(Keep you in the dark)
What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays?
(You know they all... pretend)
You're the pretender
What if I say I will never surrender?
So who are you?
Yeah, who are you?
Yeah, who are you?
mask off!
8:55 PM
pocik was here again yesterday to settle some stuffs. it was indeed the right time she came. i needed someone by my side, someone who understands me without having to tell the whole thing. Thank you cik!.
we went around shah alam to get her stuffs done. it was hard but it was fun! all i am doing right now is patiently waiting for thursday to come. will be driving up to ipoh then to perlis. oh it has been a while since my last visit to perlis. misi tambah isipadu lemak di perut!
One advice i trully treasure:
" you should never try to change the way you are just to impress someone. no matter how brutal or how messy you are, that is you. you should be who you are no matter who you are with. yes, your attitude might not be pleasant, your looks might not be as beautiful as other girls, and your act may not be as polished...but who you are, how you act and how you look is what makes you...YOU. never restrain yourself from being who you are just to get a guy's attention. one day you'll meet a guy who likes you for who you are....who will fall head to toe for your chatter-box mouth, for your straw-biting habit, for your messiness, for your tomboy-ness, for your craziness. if a guy made you feel like you need to be someone else when he's around, just forget him. you worth more than that. your inner beauty will have a real man go crazy for you;not for your outer beauty. be yourself ema." (pahcik)
it was like a slap of reality for. i realized i was not being myself these past few months. i was, indeed, FAKE. to tell you the truth, it was not comfortable at all. i keep on messing with my own mind, telling myself i need to change...that i needed to be more feminine with my actions. not anymore. yes, guys will look for beauty; but that is not the kind of guy i had in mind. let him like me for my inner beauty.
it is a sad thing today that most guys value physical appearance rather than what lies inside.
it is worse to have a girl, changing herself just to have a guy to love her.
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