Life is too short to feel sad

East to West

2012-01-31T19:14:00.005+08:00

Our weekly date night, this time dah tak larat nak keluar jauh-jauh, so we went to Ayers Rock at Bukit Jelutong, discover this place for quite sometimes tapi tak ada masa nak pergi. Kedai ni ada jual all the imported meat, mutton etc from Aussie as well, you can buy and bring back to grill, or ask them to grill for you, then bawak balik makan, atau dine in terus je dekat sini.

Food memang sedap, I had sirloin steak and Ikan paus had mutton, with their own home made sauce. Pricing pun not so bad actually. They have wagyu beef here, tapi hari tu I macam kurang interest nak test, sebab first time kan, makan yang simple-simple dulu.

Dari western food, the next night we went out with my brother in law family, on his birthday, mula-mula ingat nak makan satay je dekat Satay Station Setiawangsa, tapi bila dah sampai kedai tu tutup pulak...not sure whether they close for good atau close sebab cuti Chinese New Year.

So we decide to go to SABA in front of Setiawangsa LRT station. SABA memang sedap, especially the one in Cyberjaya.

Satu je yang I kureng sikit dekat SABA Setiawangsa ni, service dia sangat la tak memuaskan hati sket, ada one of the food yang we all order sampai ke sudah tak sampai, chicken moghahal... sound like gagal kan..memang gagal sampai. Plus orang ramai juga, so kalau nak datang either you really come early or come a little bit late. Else you can just go to Cyberjaya, tapi Cyberjaya ni open siang jer, weekend pun bukak juga... Dan system dia canggih sikit dekat cyber, sebab semua order guna electronic pad, tulis atas pad terus masuk ke kitchen screen, technology canggih.

So macam mana nak diet....? Hmmmp.... Peminat eastern food boleh la try makan dekat SABA, nasi dia memang sedap, frankly I like their food better than Al-Rawsha.

Pullman Putrajaya

2012-01-28T00:14:00.000+08:00

In conjunction with a good team performance last year, boss belanja dinner dekat Pullman Putrajaya, tapi lepas tu semua hampa sebab food selection sangat limited.... Kecuali for dessert, overall the place has a nice ambience, kalau nak dating memang best, sebab masa dating bukan makan sangat kan....hahaha.... Hopefully this year team akan perform lagi, so next year boleh gi makan free lagi...hehe...

First round makan ni jer...sikit....sebab memang tak banyak choice....

Second round makan ni.... lepas tu makan dessert jer, salah satu sebab, ada satu counter for soup, mee etc, rosak., dari we all datang sampai nak balik asyik la derang sibuk repair dapur tu, end up malas dah nak makan dari selection yang belah sana.... Nasib baik tak kena sugar rush lepas balik dinner sebab banyak makan dessert jer...

Sajer ambik gambar dessert ni sebagai sumber inspirasi lepas ni kalau buat dessert dekat rumah, dah tahu macam mana nak decorate, ada idea sikit la...konon....

Time buat party dekat rumah memang takder la kan nak deco macam ni....sekali kucing tu lalu.....habis semua bersepai ke bawah....

Kalau datang petang-petang memang cantik nak ambik gambar around this area, tapi masa I sampai hujan....so bila nak balik dah gelap gelita.... This place really nice for photo shooting, dating, chill dengan kengkawan, nak buat private party, tapi kalau you really into good food, better find other place, because the food were average.

Die Hard Fan

2012-01-26T00:02:00.001+08:00

Ni baru betul die hard fan, korang ada berani tak buat wedding theme footbal club korang? Huhuhu..... Ni encik Sopan (nama manja), dari wedding invitation yang macam ticket bola sepak, sampai la ke kek perkahwinan dan barang-barang hantaran.... Something different kan... :D

Actually ni wedding belah perempuan dekat Johor Bahru, lama betul I tak pergi Johor, last time I went there when I was 10 years old....frankly memang tak jauh beza la kot....hehe...nothing much to talk about JB anyway....

Ni lagi satu hantaran yang unik, sebab derang kasik board games....best kan...hehe....plus semua hantaran ada bendera Johor dari belah perempuan dan bendera Negeri Sembilan dari belah lelaki, and the hantaran theme colour also follow colour bendera negeri.... Ha...korang ada berani buat? Ada semangat macam Encik Sopan ni?

One thing yang I paling suka pergi wedding dekat Johor ni, ialah food food food....memang sedap tak terkata....ni makanan baru first round ni, belum masuk rojak buah, bubur, ice-cream, oh...I really love wedding dekat area Johor, Kalau orang Jawa punya wedding lagi best siap bawak balik berkat....hehehe...masa ni memang forget about the diet la...I makan tanpa pedulikan semua orang...one after another food semua I belasah...

Pelamin theme macam english style sikit la....tapi football club punya item masih ada yer adik-adik...huhu....

Ni sebelah pagi, masa akad nikah at UTM mosque, pengantin relax lagi...hehe... First time jugak tengok wedding sebelah Johor yang memang banyak soalan-soalan cepu emas oleh tok kadi.... :D, so guys, kalau you all nak nikah dekat Johor, be prepared, carik la orang yang boleh kasik tutorial apa yang normally tok kadi akan tanya, biasanya pasal asas fardu ain je la, ayat sembahyang, etc etc...

This is my first visit to UTM skudai, masjid dia memang besar dan cantik...tengok siap ada orang sedekah minyak wangi lagi....hehehe...

At JB we stayed at M suite hotel, good rate, nice place, we all ambik suite yang ada 2 rooms each, well, agak complete kalau nak stay with family, dining, kitchen, etc... Tapi food I not so good, ni I ordered crispy chicken chop for room service, tak sedap.... :p

Nampak familiar tak gambar dekat atas tu? Huhuhu....yes yes....Johore Premium Outlet, ni singgah masa on the way to JB. Kalau tengok dekat blog lain dah ramai orang pergi sini dengan hampa dan kecewa kan.... Seperti yang telah di ingatkan bekali-kali oleh suami tercinta, sila jangan compare dengan mana-mana Premium Outlet yang ada di tempat lain.... overall this is a nice shopping area, masa I sampai, kereta banyak, tapi crowd macam ok la...tak ramai, takder pun orang beratur nak masuk Coach, depan Burberry dalam 10 orang je beratur, in term of sizing item-item yang ada, memang potong sikit la, kalau you kurus keding, best, kalau you XL macam I tak best....hehe...

Positive side, how many people can afford to go oversea to buy all those branded item? Tak ramai kan, so the majority yang nak beli branded item locally with good discount, this is a good place. Again....jangan compare...jangan compare....this is a good move to have one outlet here....

Happy Water Dragon Year

2012-01-24T19:06:00.008+08:00

Happy Chinese New Year everyone, nak wish new year 2012 macam dah lambat sangat sebab tak ada masa langsung nak update blog, very busy...busy...busy... Anyway, wish this coming year will bring more luck and prosperous.

Last week my company had CNY lunch celebration, I really enjoyed it, nice entertainment, well, they just had it at our hall, lion dance, fire cracker, martial art show, face changing mask show, lucky draw, nice food...etc etc....paling penting break from work for 3 hours for this event....hahaha....

Me and uncle Kelvin...I should wear red that time, bring more luck, because most people who wore read semua dapat lucky draw....hish....lupa actually, asyik ingat nak pergi site, meeting, exam... until on the event day baru teringat....

My favourite part....yee sang... ni baru first time I makan yee sang tau...not bad after all...

Mix everything, then you angkat tinggi-tinggi, the higher the better......dan kalau dah tinggi hasil berterabur dia pun boleh tahan la kan...

Ni budak ni pergi curi yee sang meje sebelah...sebab dekat meja sebelah ada seorang je budak then this guy didnt really eat the yee sang.... so my team mate pun pergi la belash ambik bawak to our table....hehe...

Hari tu semua managers kena senduk kan food dekat staff...huhu.... and they open few buffet counter, vegeratian an non veggie....Better ada orang senduk, else some people akan ambik tak ingat dunia macam tak makan 10 hari, then buang sebab tak habis....orang yang que belakang semua tak dapat, like last time....so this year they manage it properly, suruh semua manager turun senduk kan makanan untuk staff.... :D

Seafood fried rice, chinese veggy with oyster sauce, prawn, fish, chicken, fruits.... Nice...yummy...

Okay paling best was the goodies bag....mercun...mercun...mercun....yay....boleh main dengan Che'ot...

Wedding Marathon

2011-12-28T00:10:00.000+08:00

Musim cuti sekolah, biasa la kan kalau setiap minggu dapat undangan perkahwinan, I will try my best nak attend semua, tapi kadang-kadang tak terkejar juga sebab we all ni jenis yang ke siang malam pagi petang tak kira weekdays dan weekend....ha...panjang nak huraikan tahap busy konon-konon nya la kan....

Anyway.... This entry I letak few wedding yang I dengan Ikan paus berjaya menghadirkan diri. the latest one was one of my relative wedding at Valencia Club House. Very relaxed wedding, but really beautiful setup, with fresh flowers and all the dancers, singers, fireworks, etc etc...but as usual, gambar dengan pengantin mesti takder....haha...pengantin busy layan tetamu, I busy layan makanan....hohoho....

Candy corner yang sangat la yummy....tapi sebab sekarang sedang control sugar intake...so tengok je la...

Okay...next wedding.... Rahmat and Zury, last month, on November tapi tak sempat nak letak dalam blog, they had a lovely wedding at Dewan Seri Endon, Putrajaya, again gambar dengan pengantin tak sempat nak snap sebab nak kena balik awal pergi kenduri lain pulak.... Anyway, congratulations to Rahmat & Zury, wish you all the best. Behind the wedding there were sad story how their wedding planner screw up their wedding setup and not taking the responsibility, memang kena con tahap dewa....kesian both of them, dah la buat combine reception.

Next... Zafirah & Terk wedding at Dewan Perdana Felda, which bila I tengok gambar kan macam orang baru balik persidangan umno....hehehe...really.... termasuk la Tan Sri Ikan Paus...hahaha...

Ni cam geng umno sebab warna merah.... :p

Ni geng puteri umno warna pink... :D

I geng pembangkang....warna hitam....haha...

Again...gambar pengantin takder....hehe.... Kalau wedding formal macam ni memang susah sikit nak ambik gambar dengan pengantin sebab masa nak balik semua orang beratur nak salam kan...unless you rajin nak tunggu sampai satu dewan tu keluar...then boleh la snap2 photo dengan pengantin.

Oh...one thing yang I perasan, now everyone shooting video guna dslr jer...cool...I have no time to explore this.....memang dah malas kot...sebab dah takder masa....dan I juga rasa sangat pelik bila tengok orang shooting guna 50mm masa wedding all the way.... I know the quality of 50mm is good...but dude... 50 mm limit your creativity....opss...not suppose to comment about this here...

Early this year, there are few more wedding invitation and I'm not sure weather I will be able to attend.

Annual Dinner 2011

2011-12-26T00:29:00.005+08:00

Mesti excited kan setiap kalai kalau company nak buat annual dinner, masa ni sibuk la semua orang akan tanya nak pakai baju apa...this and that...nak follow theme majlis, as for me, I have no time to think about it because I was so busy with my work, plus rumah dah dekat ulu tembeling dan kalau nak shopping kena keluar beribu batu ke town, dan badan pulak semakin mengambang, I just dig my closet and whatever I can fit at that time, that what I'm going to wear that night.

Macam dah lama tak attend annual dinner actually, so this time my company buat dekat Sunway Resort Hotel, during my first year pun buat dekat sini, satu benda yang paling I tak suka dekat sini ialah the traffic, sangat jam sebab sebelah ada mall, ada housing area, then parking pun susah. Nasib my dear Ikan Paus tak keje that night, so he fetched me there.

Nasib la ada satu baju ni dulu beli dekat Jakarta, masih muat nak cover babat sini sana...huhu...

Personally, the food are not impressed at all....serious tak tahu apa yang tak kena la...semua I rasa tak sedap....bukan I seorang la yang cakap macam tu. Six years back, the food was really good. This time macam tasteless....

Kesungguan Justin makan udang...hehehe...

Overall, goodies bag pun macam ok jer la...standard stuff, tumbler, diary, pencil box...hahaha....then the lucky draw pun sungguh bosan....sikit jer....dan takder hadiah yang menarik pun...semua gadget company sendiri....Tapi kalau dia kasik D2 satu bijik macam best jugak la kan....huhu....anyway, this year memang tak memang apa-apa lucky draw pun....sigh....

In term of entertainment pun ok jer la...simple...nothing fancy....I think I've complained too much....hehehe...ok better stop here.

Under The Sea Christmas

2011-12-15T00:03:00.000+08:00

Something really creative on Christmas deco at One Utama this year, yes...under the sea christmas. They transform down under the sea theme as their christmas theme this year. I really love the idea and the deco. I never have time to visit other mall like Pavillion, KLCC and The Curve or Mid Valley and not how is the setup over there. But frankly I really love this, feel like decorate my room like this...hahaha....with the big shell as a bed, boleh la feeling jadik mermaid kan....

This year my company will shut down from christmas until new year, yaaayyy.....long holiday, I have no specific plan as of now, no travel plan (ok sila jangan cakap poyo, this time is true, really no travel), just will hang out at home, resting, sleeping, spring cleaning, crafting and studying. How I wish I can be in London or Chesky Krumlov during this time, see the snow....take lots and lots of photo.....tapi tu berangan je la kan....macam ada mesin print duit sendiri...

Been really busy at work before the closing and really hope I no need to work during the shut down period as well.

All I want for Christmas is you....you know who you are.... Dear Santa, please sent him with his rugby short....yes only short....

Ayden 1st Birthday

2011-12-13T22:39:00.006+08:00

Happy birthday handsome boy.... Went to Ayden Bday party last weekend, I really enjoyed myself with all the food, heh...Thanks Fudge and Azry for inviting me to the lovely party. Theme party was animal costume kind of la....so cute...

When I arrived the birthday boy was sleeping, afternoon nap, then he woke up, blur blur and cutting the cake, still muka nampak masih blur....hehehe....

Sesuai dengan my size now....I menjadik emak hippo....hehe...

Oh! I lupa nak tapau junkies treat ni...hehe...bila tengok gambar masa dalam kereta baru rasa...oh...I want the kuih hijau and the bugs....haha.... reason tak tapau sebab lupa ke malu...entah....hehe...

Anyway, I really suck when it come to buy birthday gift especially for small boy, serious tak tahu nak beli apa, kalau umur macam dah 3 years old, dah kenal ben 10, cars, dan yang sewaktu dengannya...confirm senang nak beli.... So few weeks before the birthday I make him a photobook.... More like bila Ayden dah besar kot baru dia rasa best tegok gambar masa dalam perut dan baby....Now lets the mommy and daddy dia yang enjoy the photobook.

Fudge, hope you like the gift, to Ayden don't grow up too fast.... :D

Two In One

2011-12-09T00:12:00.008+08:00

Cuti sekolah dah start so bermula la musim orang kahwin, undangan memang sangat banyak, sampai ada yang tak sempat nak pergi, kalau ikut memang nak pergi semua, tu belum kira birthday party, kenduri akikah, house warming lagi. Setakat yang mampu pergi je la I akan pergi, I'll try my best nak pergi semua so kawan pun rasa happy kan kalau kita datang masa diaorg punya wedding ke party ke...

Anyway, last week, my husband's cousin got married, the brother and sister, combine reception, tapi elder brother nikah dulu one week earlier, then the sister a week after that, abang majlis bertandang, adik main reception, jimat masa dan tenaga. Something interesting, the brother married his sister best friend. Imagine, kawan baik naik pelamin sama-sama....hehehe....kawan baik jadi sister in law... how nice kan...

Okay I know bride to be semua suka tengok gambar hantaran untuk sumber inspirasi, so I shot la gambar hantaran yang mana sempat.

I main snap jer lepas habis nikah, bila semua orang dah keluar pergi makan, tak tahu pun mana satu dari pihak perempuan, mana satu lelaki....tapi bila tengok gambar, we can know already, lelaki theme colour hijau, perempuan theme orange? I think.... sebab nampak main flower dia orange, apa-apa la...

Apa-apa hal tuan tanah mesti pose....huhu....During the sister akad nikah I tak pergi sebab kerja, so only my hubby yang pergi....knowing him memang dia tak bother nak ambik gambar ke apa ke....dengan alasan....oh I lupa....

Ni masa reception, both pengantin pakai purple, brother dark purple, sister light purple. Banyak betul orang pakai purple colour this year, dan banyak jugak wedding yang I pergi orang pakai purple....ramai peminat unggu rupanya....

Serious we all tak tahu pengantin pakai purple...hehehe... kan dah pakai baju sama warna ngan alas meja....hehehe....this is my first purple baju kurung also... Sila jangan pengsan lepas ni banyak post pasal wedding lagi....sebab banyak lagi deretan undangan I every week ni.

They did the reception at UIA, dalam hall faculty of architecture, memang cantik hall tu, ada aircond, then bahagian atas macam rumah melayu lama, kira lepas tu boleh buat photoshoot dalam dewan terus la.

Anyway, congratulations to both of them, Hilmi & Wife, Dilla & Husband, wish you all the best.

Sungai Buloh Nursery

2011-12-05T00:01:00.000+08:00

Few week back I went to Sungai Buloh nursery, plan nak beli rumput sebab my Ikan Paus nagging nak tanam rumpur carpet dia depan rumah. So sesiapa yang tak pernah pergi ke Sungai Buloh Nursery ni, tempat ni dekat area Hospital Sungai Buloh, further ke dalam sikit je lagi. Dulu kawasan ni adalah penempatan pesakit kusta.....tu zaman dulu la...sekarang ni penyakit kusta pun dah takder kan... Sebagai sumber pendapatan pesakit ni dulu tanam bunga untuk jualan. Sekarang dah jadik tokey bunga dan landskap yang berjaya.

Anyway, pergi sini make me missed my big bulky camera so much, missed the time I used to spent ambik gambar tak peduli kan orang lain, especially kalau dapat ambik gambar bunga, dan sangat-sangat la rasa nak macro lens lepas datang sini. Oh...dan tak payah nak pergi travel jauh-jauh ke Cameron Highland kalau nak ambik gambar dah...

Kebanyakan bunga dekat sini pun diaorg bawak turun dari Cameron Highland jugak, every week.... selang 2-3 hari akan ada stock bunga baru dari Cameron Highland, peminat photography macro...sila la jengah ke sini yer....confirm tak akan menyesal, kalau nak buat outdoor shooting pun cantik, kalau you know how to find a good view....banyak la pose boleh buat.... Ok...I missed outdoor shooting at the same time as well....walaupun dah konon-konon bersara ambik gambar...

Tak payah pergi taman rama-rama jugak....hehehe...banyak je rama-rama dekat sini....huhu

Ni pokok mulberry....serious kalau dah warna hitam berry dia ni....memang manis bersari....dan pokok ni senang hidup jugak.....cucuk je depan rumah...then buah banyak, daun dia kalau orang cina keringkan dan buat ubat....bancuh macam minum teh, atau buat rebusan mandian...derang cakap boleh hilangkan angin dalam badan la...

Jangan pandang kucing ni takder mata okay......tokey ni.....

Tak payah pergi taman orkid jugak....so basically area ni dah cover semua area tasik perdana dulu la....my secret garden....Sekarang garden baru....heheheh.....Tapi according to people around there, government nak ambik balik tanah-tanah ni semua...dan akan relocate derang tak tahu dekat mana la...somewhere at Puncak Alam ke mana tah...area uitm yang baru.....tapi tu rumors la...Apek tu cakap dekat I tahun lepas lagi....dia cakap setahun....tahun ni datang ada jugak lagi dekat situ...bunga makin banyak jugak....hehehe...

Ni la bunga yang paling I nak sangat selama ni....Akhirnya....berjaya di beli dan di tanam di depan rumah....Wangi je pagi-pagi bukan gate....balik kerja wangi jer...tenang je hati nak pergi kerja....nak balik rumah....tengok bunga kemboja ni.....

By the way...I'm shooting all of the photos using my small baby compact camera....hehe....point and shoot jer...Jadi siapa kata guna compact ta boleh dapat gambar yang cantik....cantik ke?

Ayam Kluk Klukk

2011-12-01T00:40:00.007+08:00

Kita lupakan pasal Prague travel sekejap okay.... bila ada masa yang panjang nak recap balik perjalanan dan percutian dan mood nak blog pasal Prague sampai I akan sambung balik.

Now...kita cerita pasal ayam....bermacam ayam....masa kecik-kecik dulu I panggil ayam turkey ni ayam kluk kluk....sebab dia bunyik klukkk klukk klukkk..... My Ikan Paus and me memang dah lama mengidam nak buat turkey grill, tapi turkey pulak ada jual setahun sekali je dekat sini, so last weekend, masa thanksgiving semua supermarket ada jual turkey, we all pun tak lepaskan peluang la nak membeli seekor nak eksperimen....

Memang langsung tak tahu macam mana nak grill, dah la besar kan, nak buat stuffing lagi, tapi sebelum ni dah biasa pun grill ayam, but still I tak confident, sebab turkey ni mahal. So sibuk la youtube bagai. Hasilnya success....cukup puas hati.... :D , lepas upload gambar dalam facebook ramai la yang mintak resepi...sedara mara, kawan kepda kawan....etc etc...

So here we go....ni turkey style I tau....I guna je apa spices yang ada....kebetulan, my friend pindah ke Singapore, and she gave me all of her spices... berbakul....

1 ekor ayam turkey
butter
olive oil
black pepper
salt
rosemary
thyme
sage

Stuffing - Anything you like, potato, lemon, sweet potato, carrot, celery - sumbat je apa yang anda mahu....

1. Lepas defross ayam, keringkan, lap sampai kering dengan tisu, kalau tak kering nanti kulit dia tak crispy

2. Then lumurkan butter atas ayam.... then cover dengan olive oil....sapu rata-rata atas badan ayam tu... then taburkan pepper, salt and rosemary...tepuk-tepuk secukup rasa.....sapu bahagian dalam ayam sekali

3. Lepas tu gaulkan bahan2 stuffing dengan thyme, sage, with olive oil, pepper and salt....sumbat dalam ayam....Ikat kaki ayam, supya nampak cantik...

4. Wrap with alumunium foli, panaskan oven ke 250 degree C then grill ayam for 30 mins, lepas tu keluarkan, bukan foil tu, turunkan tempreature oven ke 170 degree C, then grill lagi selama 2 1/2 hours.

5. Settle....lepas tu pandai-pandai la you all nak decorate, I suka letak nuts, salads and cranberries.

6. Makan dengan brown sauce...brown sauce ni I suka beli yang dekat Ikea...sebab sedap dan senang nak buat, ikut je instruction dekat packaging dia...

Okay, ni pulak cranberry sauce...kalau you all suka nak rasa manis makan dengan ayam....I buat ni sendiri jugak....Kalau malas you all beli je yang dalam tin dah ready made..settle....Nak buat pun tak susah mana :

1/2 cup cranberry
1/2 cup white sugar
pinch of salt
1 cup to 1/2 cup fresh orange juice
1" cinnamon

1. Masuk semua dalam pot...kacau samapai menggelegak....bila dah angkat dan sejuk kan...sauce ni akan pekat dan likat dengan sendiri

2. You all boleh letak spices jugak kalau nak....cinnamon, cardamon...apa-apa la bau yang you all suka...dan taste yang you all suka...be creative and adventure sikit....

Okay...the best of all....Tiramis....step by step recipe boleh tengok dekat sini.

Ni side dish yang I masak...actually more like campak-campak jugak la....simple food....tapi tak tahu nama...masa tengok dalam youtube macam mana Rachel Ray's masak turkey nampak dia masak side dish ni jugak.... So I pun tiru :

1 cup pasta , any kind, kalau takder spaghetty pun ok
3 cup rice
3 potato
1/2 bawang besar
1 - 2 stick celery
1 carrot
spring onion
italian parsely
5 cup chicken stock
50g butter
olive oil
black pepper
salt
maggi chicken stock paste
raisin and nuts

1. Mula2 you all boleh masak sendiri chicken stock, I guna leher turkey yang besar tu untuk buat stock and ayam yang I ada la....tapi kalau malas boleh je beli yang ready made.

2. Then masuk kan olive oil sikit dalam kuali, then add butter, kemudiam masuk kan pasta, fried sampai golden sikit, lepas tu masuk semua sayur yang ada, add pepper and salt, masuk dua sudu stock ayam maggi, masuk kan beras dan chicken stock, masak sampai nasi masak.

3. Bila agak-agak nak kering masuk kan raisin and nuts, dan italian parsely, kalau tak ada parsely biasa pun ok jer

** Kalau dan gaul semua dalam kualai, atau periuk, lepas tu transfer dalam rice cooker pun boleh, so tak nasi tu tak akan ada kerak dan tak membazir...better.

So everyone, happy cooking.... Ni semua healthy food ni... Kecuali tiramisu tu la...sebab so creamy but really yummy....

Prague - Karlovy Varly

2011-11-29T00:35:00.000+08:00

Karlovy Varly, the spa town, very recommended place to visit when you are the Czech Republic. This is one whole day trip from 9am to 7pm. The package cost about 1500ck per person, including lunch. The tour will stop at Moser Glass Factory, the world famous crystal factor. Seriously nice, even the factory didn't looked like normal factory, very clean and nice.

All of the glass and crystal here are handmade, and when you saw they make it, you know why the price are so expensive, but still affordable if you purchase it here. Really nice dining plate, crystal glasses, vases. Tapi I tak beli satu pun, sebab fikir nak bawak balik nanti leceh, dan sekarang sangat menyesal, tapi tak apa...next time mesti akan visit this place again.... (ayat confident!)

How they make it....first dia akan panaskan silica (pasir) pada suhu yang sangat tinggi....then they will blow to make a shape of the glasses, bakar again, blow, then cut....setiap orang ada tugas sendiri, blow ni pun bukan main selamba blow jer....ada technique jugak nak blow membentuk cawan kan....Kalau I blow mau jadik kucing instead of cawan... Then dia akan panaskan lagi lepas dan membentuk....later hantar ke bahagian lain untuk finishing....ukir ke nak lukis ke....Semua ni takder guna machine langsung...

Oh..masa Kate and William wedding pun diaorg tempah pinggan mangkuk dekat sini.... Ramai la kaum bangsawan, raja-raja, semua pinggan mangguk derang order dekat sini, so kalau nak berangan diva ke apa ke....sila la beli pinggan makan rumah anda dekat sini jugak....hehehe...

This is Karlovy Varly....the spa city...tempat ni sangat cantik....river along the town, nice building, lots of spa and plastic surgery hospital. This trip including swimming as well actually, so please bring you swim suite as well, sebab I tak tahu so I pun tak bawak la kan....plus that time I was expecting the weather were cold....tapi cuaca sangat cantik.....tak sejuk sangat pun....dapat mandi kolam air panas. Like usual they claim this water from the hot spring ada banyak khasiat, untuk mengubat penyakit la....macam-macam, just like our hot spring here as well, cuma dekat sini dia menjaga dengan sangat baik, dan bangunkan tempat ni dengan cantik.

Each well, has different tempreature, dah khasiat dia pun lain jugak untuk setiap well, ada yang just for women, ada yang just for men, etc.

Our lunch set, grill fish, tauhu soup, strudle

Ni cawan yang di gunakan untuk minum air from the hot spring, actually only certain shop selling the original ceramic, according to the tour guide, how to know whether the one is original or fake, only the local can tell, hmmm.... So I pun percaya je la....menjadi cendermata yang cantik actually. Muncung macam jug tu sebab kalau minum terus minum ikut muncung, so air tu tak kena dekat gigi....air ni kandungan mineral dia sangat tinggi....so kalau kena gigi buat gigi jadi kotor la..

Okay ni lagi satu cenderahati....roses dari kertas, atau ceramic yang di letak dekat kolam bawah tanah, yang sangat kaya dengan mineral....so semua benda ni akan teroksida....dan akan menjadi colour macam karat tu

The original mug

This is one of the main hotel there, look at the hotel design.....just like the one in Terengganu....primula beach....hehehe....well...bangunan ni masa zaman komunis dekat sana...so what do you expect kan...memang design negara komunis macam ni la..

Prague - Kutna Hora

2011-11-14T19:57:00.007+08:00

Kutna Hora, ok sambung...sambung...after been busy for so long, I continue my Prague journey story.... Kutna Hora, the mine city, located about 40km from Prague, took about an hour to go there, half day package, they start in the morning and the tour also have the afternoon session. We took the afternoon session, because in the morning we hang out around town until we get bored and went to the tour booth and start looking what we can do that afternoon.

Two place that they will take you with this tour, The Sedlec Ossuary and St. Barbara's Church.

Okay....takut tak tengok chapel penuh dengan tulang manusia? This is Sedlec Ossuary, small roman catholic chapel, and estimated to contain about 40,000 to 70,000 the skeleton of people. Susun jadik perhiasan dalaman, chandelier pun guna skeleton okay.... This is the most visit place in Czech. Frankly I cant stand the smell of this place...I just walked around there for few minutes and went out for fresh air....felt really suffocated and I don't know how to describe the smell in there, just not a good smell....

Then we went to St. Barbara's church, one of UNESCO world heritage, the church was a build during 13th century and was a palace before. Almost similar to the church in Prague Castle but smaller version, almost the same gothic architecture.

There is a mines museum around there and they showed you how silver coin was made before...well normal museum tour. Overall the journey was nice because of the beautiful view along the way to this town, forest, lakes etc. So enjoy the photos...

Prague - Walking Tour

2011-10-14T20:45:00.012+08:00

First thing to do in Prague will be the city tour, you may choose either to walk, take a tram, boat or bus tour. Personally I think to enjoy Prague, walking tour is the best. But remember, do wear your jogging or your most comfortable shoes, you will be walking non stop for hours.

For bus or boat tour you may go to the booth in front of the powder tower, or asked from your hotel, it is not cost so much actually. For walking, you may just walk to the old town near the astronomical clock and look for the tour agent, most of them will hold an umbrella, pay for the price and the walking package that you would like to take. You may find the suitable tour guide according to the language that they speak.

Start Tour : 11am
Meeting point : left of the astronomical clock
Price : 399 czk for adult, 350 czk for senior citizen and student (4 hours)

Itinerary :

Prague caste
St. Vitus Cathedral
Little Quarter
St. Nicholas Church
Old Town
Astronomical Clock
Tyn Church
Klementinum
Charles University
Ungelt
Royal way
Jewish Town
Franz Kafka

The tourist guide will explain about the history of each place and stories, etc etc...

Tourist agent
Astronomical clock area

My tourist guide, Barbra...hot okay...and very nice person...she is a part time tourist guide and full time medical student.

Powder Tower, where they kept the gun powder last time...

This church is near the old town square, very nice at night and we thought of taking night photo....but end up malas....sebab malam dah sejuk.... :p

Prague castle is the largest caste in the world, and you need to do a little bit of climbing to enter the castle area, even if you do bus tour or take a tram to the nearest station, you still need to walk up here, but trust me...worth the climb....patah pinggang....and the next day we climb there again...sebab tak puas round. You need to purchase ticket for short tour if you want to enter certain area of the caste, which not include in my walking tour, and that is the reason why we came back the next day.

Gothic style church at the Prague castle

Inside the church

They also have changing of the guard every hour, but not as grand as the one in London...heh..

Beautiful view of the river

Castle dia sangat la besar....ada summer house, royal garden etc etc....memang patah kaki jugak jalan dalam ni...ada ramai jugak la orang ambik gambar wedding dalam ni....susah jugak la sebab tourist ramai sangat dalam ni...kesian photograher dia...

Brown street, one of the earliest settlement in the castle area...you need ticket to enter this area...

Breathtaking view from the top....castle area...masa ni baru la menghargai kalau ada wide angle lens kan....tapi compact camera I okay jer....huhuhu...

Gambar second day mendaki castle sekali lagi...heheh...then we hang out at the wine yard area....nice...enjoying the weather, beautiful scenery, eating apples, those who drink wine can enjoy homemade local wine from the wineyard...

Shibukkk ah beg ni nak ambik gambar jugak.... :p

There are 2 ways to go to the castle, either you take the Charle's Bridge which was crowded almost morning noon and night or you take the other bridge which near the wine yard. There were lots of shops, cafe, with nice ambience around the way up there. Very nice...

At Charle's bridge lots of people selling handmade stuff, playing live music, painting etc etc...that is one of the reason why the bridge is so crowded.

So if you think you can walk, do walk, else take the bus tour, you will save lots of energy and time. But walking is the best for me....even lepas tu kena solat duduk ke sebab tak boleh berdiri dah, kaki bengkak merengek suh Ikan Paus urut non stop.

If you walk, you will see more stuff and discover more shops... :D, but frankly Prague is not a place for shopping...unless you are crazy of bohemian crystal and gems stone, they really have beautifully handmade crystal and jeweleries.

Summer Holiday

2011-10-13T23:02:00.004+08:00

Do you know what I did last summer? Traveling...traveling...where? To PRAGUE.... This is not a popular Europe country among Malaysian, well probably less exposure from the country tourism about this Bohemian place, anyway, Prague is located at Republic Czech, beside Germany, Austria, Poland.

First thing people will asked, what they have there? How much it cost? Well for those who love ancient architecture, this is the place for you! We fly with Emirates and it cost about RM3046 per person, anyway my Ikan Paus is SME (Subject Method Expert) in all the airline prices, when they have promotion, what is the good deal etc etc, hmm his default page for his browser is all the airlines website....He booked this ticket around July this year and that time Emirates had promo and this is a really good deal, else the ticket will cost you about 4k plus.

Flight from KL and transit at Dubai and Dubai to Prague, 6 hours from KL to Dubai and another 6 hours from Dubai to Prague, transit flight is really tiring, but from south east asia, this is the only airlines that fly to Prague, not sure about Korean Air or JAL, I saw lots of Korean and Japanese at Prague as well, so SME help me to find out please...

We did out hotel booking at bookings.com, and did not plan any tour or booked any as usual, because we are crazy people, very last minutes, and when we reach there, only we decide what to do and start looking at their tourism counter, which a very good decision actually, because it cost less rather than booking the tour package through internet.

I'll blog about the trip and share with you my experience soon....kena curi-curi masa yang busy to share this info...

We stayed at Salvator hotel, about 7-10 mins walked to the Old Town, where the 1st astronomical clock located. The hotel was good, come with breakfast and cost about RM2100 for 7 night, good deal eh... Beside our hotel is a shopping mall, Palladium, nice...

Room size not so big not so small, just nice for the two of us, and very comfy as well.

Hari-hari ingat nak turun tengok live jazz performance, tapi hari-hari jugak pancit lepas balik jalan-jalan...In Prague you have to do a lot of walking to enjoy it...

Bohemian style...I really like the setup of the restaurant...they have place for breakfast, outdoor, and a place for dinner, but you may sit anywhere during breakfast. Very romantic and nice environment.

For me Prague is an old city, very romantic city, I can't compare with most popular romantic place like Venice or Paris because I never been there...hint...hint... :D, but there are so may thing that you can do here. Basically you need to travel outskirt to see more interesting places, will blog later about it.

Okay guys, wait for my next post with the nice photos, taken from my little compact camera, slr..nah....berat okay....

Hanya Yang Mampu

2011-09-26T23:07:00.002+08:00

Ni gambar food masa open house dekat my office, this year memang takder banyak pun rumah kawan-kawan sedara mara yang I dapat visit, sebab my dear Ikan Paus kerja almost every weekend, so terpaksa la duk diam-diam dekat rumah, kalau nak gi raya time hari orang kerja macam tak best pulak kan.

Oh the open house at my office siap panggil dancers bagai la....tapi food tak cukup....which I rasa the oragnizer should think open house is all about food. Takder orang kisah sangat pun dengan dancers yang nak menari zapin ke, sumazau ke....kesian dekat those people yang dah que then bila sampai turn food dah habis....

Sebelum acara start dan pintu dewan di buka, sempat la mengambik gambar with those dancers...dengan muka yang agak serabi...sebab banyak keje gile...tapi pasal geng2 dah asyik call suruh datang, I pun pergilah memeriahkan majlis....

Ni hadiah orang anyam ketupat paling pantas, bukan minah dalam gambar ni menang tau...dia tumpang ambik gambar jer...hehehe....

Ni geng-geng yang very supportive dengan event siap pakai baju melayu lengap segala....

This year I pun tak ada buat open house sebab tak terdaya dari segi tenaga dan masa....dan ada jugak kengkawan yang call nak datang tak dapat datang sebab we all ada family event, kerja etc etc....really sorry for that....InsyaAllah next time kalau ada rezeki boleh buat acara makan-makan walaupun bukan time hari raya...

Ckin & Ayiep Reception

2011-09-22T00:12:00.000+08:00

Sambungan orang kahwin....tak habis lagi ni....Enjoy the photo from my little shocking pink baby camera....

Gadis semasa...gadis muka buku....gadis tuang kasi bunga telur...hehe...

I was busy helping around, so tak ada masa sangat la nak ambik gambar...nasib kamera kecik letak dalam wristlet yang boleh dia hangkut sini sana....tak ada gambar pun upload dalam facebook berlambak jugak...hahaha....

This is not their main outfit...ni pakai songket sebab bapak pengantin pompuan suh jugak pakai songket untuk ambik gambar....hehehe...sekarang dah ramai orang taknak pakai songket...panas...tapi I personally rasa bila dah pakai songket ni lagi cun...huhuhu...means I pun dah tua la ni...anyway, I like vintage and classic....so memang I suka songket....

Haaa...ni baru la pengantin....pakcik-pakcik, makcik-makcik dan opah nye cakap lepas dah tukar pakai baju songket...hehehe...Ngangah memang lawa okay pakai songket ni...baru pengantin... :D

Ckin & Ayiep Nikah

2011-09-20T00:05:00.001+08:00

First of all congratulations to my dear cousin Ngangah aka Ckin and her partner Ayiep for the wedding. Wish you all the best for the future, to Ayiep welcome to the family and lepas ni sure you will be like Ikan Paus and Panji Hitam ufuk Timur been asking about the family tree again and again...hehehe....

Anyway, I memang dah tak hangkut big camera kalau pergi wedding ke apa-apa acara, so akan carry my little baby canon, which way smaller, lighter and sangat la practical. So dear friends yang asyik tanya dekat I setiap kali nak beli kamera, takyah la nak buang duit beli dslr, compact pun boleh buat gambar cantik menawan, cuma kena belajar sikit la skills ambik gambar. Ni gambar masa derang tunang, time ni memang dia tak hire photographer so I bawak la big baby to shoot.

Okay...enjoy the photo from my little shocking pink baby camera....

Gift from her to him, mak pengantin perempuan yang buat semuanya...

Seriously kalau korang kahwin area Kundang haruslah bersiap sedia kalau uztad usop ni yang jadi kadi....panjang soalan....lama gile...duduk je penganti lelaki terus tanya rukun nikah dan siap suruh huraikan yer, then dia akan baca ayat-ayat dalam sembahyang macam tahyat akhir separuh then suruh you sambung, doa qunut separuh suh sambung, kalau tak ready memang cuak la, dah la gabra nak nikah lagi kan....so good luck la kepada sesiap yang nak kahwin dan dapat kadi ni...hehehe....nasib baik Ayiep berjaya....huhu....Acara tarbiah lepas nikah pun boleh tahan la panjang dia....sampai sakit belakang la duduk....imagine pengantin....kebas kaki...hehe...

From him to her, gubahan mak pengantin pompuan jugak buat...

Leftover

2011-09-18T22:56:00.002+08:00

Resepi dah lama cuma tak ada masa nak blog. This one leftover mash potato during our berbuka bbq... The next day I fried sosej with butter then fried onion and garlic with butter... Tempek atas mash potato yang dah di panaskan... Kalau bukan bulan puasa makan masa breakfast sangat la best!....

Salah satu cara nak kasik leftover food rasa yang baru... Completly dah jadi menu lain kan... Okay happy cooking...

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Cer Cite Raya

2011-09-09T00:01:00.000+08:00

Actually I have nothing to share for my Hari Raya celebration, this is my first hari raya berdua...so more place and family to visit.

Okay just enjoy the photos...

Bermaafan...konon-konon la....lepas 5 menet gaduh balik...huhuhu...

Our first day in Damansara, Kundang, Tg. Karang then head to Ipoh. Next day went back to KL stopped at Jeram, Bidor and Gombak. 3rd day...selamat berkhidmat untuk negara, back to work....boring kan...

Kawan-kawan yang datang ruah visiting us on the 3rd day....I work from home lepas tu boleh la masak sikit2....

Kawan-kawan yang datang on 4th Day....kerja jugak hari ni, again from home....so boleh masak lagi untuk tetamu.....

5th Day - Jalan-jalan pergi rumah Pak Mat at Cheras and Mak Ngah at Gombak....

Lepas tu....back to work....no more raya-raya jalan-jalan..... Harap lepas ni ada la masa nak jalan-jalan visiting friends. Orang sekarang ni kalau tak buat open house taknak datang rumah. I asked my friend to come, mesti akan ada soalan balik....you buat open house ke....sigh...my house is always open....takyah la tunggu open house kalau nak datang kan....memang takder nyer I nak buat open house...takder kederat, man power takder plus masa takder....

So friend out there... jemput la datang ruamh yer....tapi let me know first, karang ada je I hidang air teh kosong kalau tak cakap awal-awal...hehehe...

Cuti Dah Habis Bro...

2011-09-04T21:07:00.004+08:00

Cuti dah habis bro!....back to reality, back to routine, no more delicious food, back to lousy food at the office cafeteria, back to fast food, back to healthy for for those who are on diet, back to exercise routine, and last but not least back to never ending work....Wah...dah cuti seminggu malasnya nak masuk kerja, tapi apa kan daya...berjuang untuk negara...

This time I post gambar food dulu la yer....gambar raya sini sana nanti-nanti bila ada masa baru la post, so guys.....enjoy...happy working....kalau pergi rumah terbuka ingat-ingat sikit bila makan....

Ni semua makanan masa I berkunjung di rumah uncle I....num nyum....tu tak kira kuih raya yang lain lagik....

Back home kawan-kawan datang....masak nasi ayam...bukan open house....tak lalu I nak buat open house...siapa nak datang roger boss...then tukang masak akan masak sikit2 ikut jumlah tetamu....macam ni lebih best la..sebab boleh spend time dengan tetamu lama sikit...boleh layan borak2 lama kan...kalau open house karang busy langsung tak boleh nak entertain guest....

Dari bulan puasa dah berbijik-bijik kek ni I buat...hehehe...kek idaman ramai...cuma strawberry ni je lah yang masam sikit....next time letak buah lain pulak la...

Dari bulan puasa ke hari raya....dah empat ekor masuk oven...hehehe....lepas ni mesti ada lagi ni...mudah, pantas dan lazat.... :D

Favourite tembikai of all....tembikai kuning...susah nak carik....dekat Jusco je jumpa....hari tu dekat giant label letak tembikai kuning...balik rumah bila belah merah....even dekat tag harga pun tulis tembikai kuning....tipu....benci....lepas ni kena pergi Jusco balik kalau nak beli tembikai ni....rangup, juicy and manis bersari....

Semalam masak asam laksa, first time I try masak ni...tak pernah seumur hidup makan asam laksa....nasib baik menjadik dan lazatttt....yummy....Ok now....back to reality...kerja kerja...

Ketupat

2011-08-27T21:04:00.001+08:00

Salam Aidilfitri dear reader and friends. Takut lepas ni busy tak ada masa nak blog.

Dear friends and reader, Selamat hari raya, kalau ada terkasar bahasa atau tersinggung dengan mana-mana postage I dkt blog ni, harap di maafkan. Kadang kala tanpa di sedari apa yang cuba di kongsi menyinggung perasaan orang lain walaupun tak bermaksud begitu.

Saya memang tak ada bakat nak anyam ketupat. Tak pernah menjadi dan tak belajar bersungguh-sungguh. Sekarang dah terbayang ketupat daun palas yang ada inti kacang dan jagung, makan dengan ayam masak merah... Oh yummy....

Kepada yang memandu jauh, berhati-hati di jalan raya... Semoga bahagia dan gembira di samping keluarga tersayang...

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Pasar Ikan Manhattan

2011-08-23T01:06:00.001+08:00

Hari ni tak pergi pasar ramadan, tapi pergi berbuka dekat pasar ikan manhattan at Alamanda... Lama betul tak pergi mkn dekat sini, food was good, they had package for 2 for only RM50 plus, then you boleh order item lain dengar harga 50% off....

Cendawan goreng... Yummy... Harga lepas off dalam RM4++

Ni combo ada nasi, fries, fish, sotong, udang... Sedap... Tak habis pun makan berdua... Siap tapau lagi. Set ni come with 2 drinks dengan soup... Berbaloi jugak la....

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Sup Tulang

2011-08-18T00:37:00.001+08:00

Hari tu pergi berbuka dekat rumah Nana, then I masak sup tulang...first time masak ni....hehehe...nasib baik menjadik...actually tak tahu nak masak apa masa nak pergi sana sebab Nana baru habis pantang, which I takut dia masih lagi pantang makan few stuff macam veggie yang sejuk2 ke, atau benda yang berangin....So I masak la sup tulang and ginger chicken with cashew nuts....

Dessert wajib ada... kek ni kurang manis sangat sebab topping I guna dark bar chocolate with thick cream....selalu guna susu pekat manis with coco powder....buat dua bijik kek on that day...gile masak macam charlie chaplin sebab masa pergi beli barang beratur punya la lama nak bayar, balik rumah pun dah dekat pukul 4PM....So tak dapat la nak masak banyak benda....

Kedai Kopi

2011-08-17T12:17:00.006+08:00

Kalau zaman masa kecik-kecik kedai kopi mesti kedai dekat mamak, tapi tak sama macam mamak zaman sekarang....sekarang mamak dah besar, dulu bawah pokok....tapi orang sekarang kalau ajak pergi kedai kopi hmmm..kena fikir...kedai kopi apa....ni salah satu kedai kopi moden...I would say signature coffee shop like Starbucks, Coffee Bean & the lastest addict Dr Cafe Coffee...

Then ada pulak timbul issue halal haram kalau pergi kedai coffee macam ni....well..kena la check betul2 kan...kalau signature cofee version Malaysia, White Coffee kopitiam, Bangi Kopitiam....canggih dah kedai kopi sekarang.....takder dah style minum kopi curah dalam piring lepas tu minum dari piring....

Ni salah satu kedai kopi yang I dengan Ikan Paus suka lepak la....Dr Cafe Coffee at Citta Mall, new mall at Ara Damansara, just near our place....parking masih lagi free...tak crowded, tapi dalam 6 bulan bila dah banyak kedai bukak mesti teruk sesak jugak kot...

Oh....I love this coffee set....cantik you...classic....ada saper2 nak hadiahkan dekat I tak...hehehe...

Can you smells the diffrent, each blend akan punya bau yang berbeza...ada yg bau masam sikit...ada yang bau pekak likat....macam-macam la...

Harga dekat Dr Cafe Coffee ni agak mahal jugak kalau compare dengan signatu cofee lain, some cakes cost about RM12, even the coffee, latte, caramel machiato also cost slightly higher. One more thing...tempat ni takder sit dekat luar tau...so kalau you hisap rokok....kena pergi luar....bagus....kurang sikit you kena jadik 2nd hand smoker....Walaupun mahal...taste dia memang terbaik....

Hmmm....rasa macam dah tua betul sebab kena lepak kedai kopi...hehehe....teringat zaman muda lepak dia tempat yang lebih meriah.... :D

I've Finally Meet You

2011-08-15T00:41:00.008+08:00

Finally after 8 months, I've meet the handsome boy Ayden... yeah after so many time we canceled to meet up... He is so adorable and sweet...and playful...behave well as well....langsung tak menangis when I was there....

This year will be his first year celebrating Aidilfitri, so his mommy and daddy changed to beautiful Aidilfitri outfit and we make a photo shoot.... macam raya shooting la...hehe...

See...geram tak tengok handsome boy pakai baju melayu....mesti siapa ada anak dara nak jadikan Ayden menantu ni...hehehe...Oh boy you will be so handsome when you grow up... dan mesti ramai peminat as well....

Fresh From My Craft Room

2011-08-09T13:07:00.003+08:00

Bib necklace... I nasih belum letak ribbon untuk rantai dia... Anyone intersted kindly email me at

Mekarcandella@gmail.com

This one selling price will be RM 45

This one will be RM 75

Well if you think my price is expensive... The explaination would be my quality of work, design and my quality time that i've spend to make this... :D fair enuff rite...

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Ketuk Ketuk Ramadan

2011-08-09T12:56:00.001+08:00

Dari awal puasa memang tak berbuka dekat luar, sebab busy keje, selesa senang nak solat, tapi sampai hari ahad both of us dah lemau... Tak tahu nak masak apa, beli kuih je dkt pasar ramadan... Lauk menang tak sebab rasa memang failed kalau beli...

So on sunday my sweetie pie took me out for break fast and pre raya shopping... Pre raya sangat la kan....

Adik-adik sila kuatkan iman yer... Kalau tak tahan lepas berbuka baru masuk blog akak ni.... Huhuhu....

We ate at Tony Romas... Then lepas tu layan coffee at Starbuck... Nice... Balik nak solat perut dah kembung... Dugaan...

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Fridays

2011-08-02T19:23:00.006+08:00

Lama betul tak update blog, memang saya sangat sibuk sampai tak ada masa untuk diri sendiri...nak scrub daki pun tak sempat....Well...masih belum terlambat nak mengucapkan Salam Ramadan kepada rakan-rakan semua....anyway....lepas ni kalau you all masuk blog I dan tengok banyak gambar makanan yang menguji iman....harap banyak-banyak la bersabar yer... Ramadan ni bulan menguji iman...

So this is our dinner date before Ramadan...Lama betul tak pergi Fridays...and I really love their food

Okay all...selamat mejalani ibadah puasa....ingat....jangan lekas tergoda dengan makanan ni semua....dan kalau pergi bazzar ramadan....jangan berbelanja sesuka hati...sebelum berbuka memang mata rambang je nak makan segala yang ada.....This year budget I sekali pergi pasar RM10 jer....tak boleh beli lebih dari itu.... :D

Tiramisu - Fast, Easy and Delicious

2011-07-11T23:56:00.007+08:00

Okay...here is the recipe and step by step how to make the super delicious Tiramisu...seriously easy and you will really love this....

1/2 cup brown sugar
200g cream cheese
200-250g thick cream
essent vanilla

lady fingers biscuit - I bought this at Cold Storage, one bag for only RM9++, you can make 2 bowl with this pack

Nescafe drinks - you may use mocha, cappucino, dark coffee, whatever you like and you may use coffee from starbuck, coffee beans, kopitiam white coffee....

Fruits - strawberry, blueberries, grapes, mango, kiwi, anything that you fancy

Mix cream cheese, brown sugar and thick cream in a bowl

Putar sehingga kembang, boleh guna buruh upahan kanak-kanak untuk kerja dia atas...

Tuangkan nescafe dalam mangkuk atau pinggan, celupkan lady fingers dalam nescafe...celup jangan sampai lembik....guling2 kan cepat dan angkat....terus susun dalam bekas.....Buruh kanak-kanak masih boleh di gunakan untuk kerja dia atas....

Okay bila base dah penuh....letak cream cheese mix tadi dekat atas lady fingers....jangan tuang sampai habis...sebab ni baru 1st layer....so ratakan cream cheese mix tadi....

Taburan buah-buahan yang di gemari....I ada strawberry je masa ni....last time I used kiwi....

Now...susun lagi lady finger yang di celup dengan nescafe atas strawberry....susun sampai tutup semua strawberry tu la...

Letak semua cream cheese mix yang tinggal atas layer tadi...

Finally tutup dengan plastic wrap atau alunimium foil, kalau you all buat dalam tupperware yang dah ada tutup lagi senang....

Dah siap semua...simpan dalam fridge semalaman....means more than 12 hours would be good. Sebelum di hidangkan....tabukan serbuk chocolate dia atas hidangan....last time I letak buah-buahan as well....

Okay all selamat mecuba...trust me, memang sangat senang dan terbaik la tiramisu ni, thanks to my cousin Fariha for the recipe, she was the one who discovered this and share the recipe with me....Okay...happy baking...err...no baking required actually.....happy layering.... :D

** Next time I would try to layer this with kit kat chocolate......

Last Weekened

2011-07-10T17:08:00.004+08:00

Our date night....at Chilli's Subang Empire. My first time there, I mean Empire Shopping Mall Subang....Not bad...I love the Jaya Grocery Shop...so many interesting stuff...Anyway...enjoy the photos....

Grilling With Ikan Paus - Pilot Episode

2011-07-03T00:03:00.000+08:00

Sebelum mengulas lebih lanjut tajuk di atas....Kepada sedara mara, sahabat handai, sekiranya anda tidak di jemput ke pilot episod sila jangan merajuk...anda juga yang rugi nanti....Sebab ni hanya pilot episod, banyak lagi episod lepas ni yer...

Okay my sweetie pie finally telah teracun membeli bbq set, yes...setelah berbulan dia asyik nagging nak benda ni kan...asal pergi Ikano je nak singgah kedai jual bbq set ni....so satu hari lepas pergi...I racun kaw-kaw...sampai la dia terbeli...hahaha.....maka...bermula lah episod grilling with ikan paus....Mula-mula we all nak testing grill just for both of us....tapi tiba-tiba macam tak best pulak, apa hal bbq dua orang kan....so call kawan sikit-sikit testing marinate, etc etc....

Muka orang yang sangat la puas hati dah teruja kan...

Chef in the house.....dari marinate, baking, cooking....semua I buat sendiri....rasa nak patah kaki berdiri begitu lama....Sayang sila la beli kerusi macam Nana tu yer...senang I masak sambik duduk....

Oh...korang ingat tak ni? resepi pantas dulu...hehehe....

7up mix with fresh orange juice, orange and apple slice....oh....memang terbaik...

The cake actually same version with the cupcake...mula-mula bakar cupcake...lepas tu malas...hahaha...dah takder masa....terus campak masuk baking pan....senang cerita....Actually I buat dalam cup sebab later kalau tak habis senang nak pack orang bawak balik atau simpan....

This is the best of the best dessert of the night. Tiramisu with fruits....memang terbaik....serious dan sangat senang nak buat pejam mata pun boleh....tak tipu....next time I letak resepi atau cara2 macam mana nak buat okay....And thanks to Fariha for the recipe....

Kenal tak ni? Dia lah yang paling sibuk malam tu.....sibuk mencarik attention semua orang....

I'm really glad everything turns out very well, food semua habis....leftover tinggal potato and corn jer...lain semua licin....hehehe....So people next time if I invite you for bbq session...make sure you come...or you'll missed out all the good food....

That night we had :

Lamb, chicken wings and beef
Chocolate cakes, tiramisu
Potato and sweet corn
Brown sauce with mushroom
Sandwitch, bread, etc
Salad

Simple yet very yummy.....Next.... Seafood bbq, are you ready for my yummylicious portugis grill.... :D

Father's Day at Paddington

2011-07-01T23:35:00.002+08:00

Oh! bukan Paddington yang dekat London tu yer....Paddington dekat The Curve je...how I wish Paddington London kan...hehehe....Anyway, we were celebrating Father's day with my in law and family...Food was as usual at Paddington, you just need to try it out yourself to rate this place, as of me, if you chose the right meal then you will like this place.

Chicken grill with pancake

I dont know what is this, but my BIL ordered this and it looked so yummy...

Steak with pancake...yes..this is yummmy....mine mine mine....

One thing I have about going to The Curve during weekend will be searching for parking and when we want to go out to the main road from the parking, it took us 30 mins just to go to the main road, sempat cam whore lagi dalam kereta okay....

Oh...I've been so busy lately...with work, never ending work, and hardly have time to update my blog....kalau you all tengok ada banyak habuk tu...tolong la lap sikit yer...hehehe...Have a good weekend people....

Azry Wedding

2011-06-22T00:01:00.000+08:00

Congratulations to Azry & Wife for the lovely wedding, ni la wedding yang pling senang nak pergi sebab drive ke dewan tak sampai 5 minit, hehehe...I like....

Anak Joe yang sangat cute....he can do so many face expression....this is smiling....

Muka tak puas hati....

Muka gream....sampai menggigil-gilil dia buat muka geram bila I suruh sebab nak ambil gambar...sangat cute....tapi lari sini sana...jatuh-jatuh macam superman....boys...boys will be boys...just like words on his shirt....

Ni la dia pengantin baru....they all tak buat bersanding, terus letak meja makan atas stage....makan beradab atas stage terus....cuma I rasa combination colour untuk baju dia macam pelik sikit, gold and blue, which I personally think...kalau they all pilih silver would be better....tapi itu la...lain orang ada preference tersendiri...anyway...still they looked outstanding and lovely....

Tutorial sikit untuk bride to be...if you have yet choose the the colour of your wedding....try few outfit with different colours, and take photos, then compare, which colour make you looked so good, sometimes maybe colour tu not your favourite colour, but it really compliment your skin tone, tapi sila jangan cuba seorang diri, dan jagan abaikan partner anda...kalau you all same skin tone fine...tapi kalau seroang cerah seorang tan....ha...kan dah haru....so cuba ambik gambar berdua pakai few colours....renung-renungkan dan selamat mencuba...

Saturday Date Night

2011-06-21T00:05:00.000+08:00

One of our date night few weeks back. My honey pie never been to bubba gump before, so I took him for dinner here. I really love their interior, old american style, lots of vinatge item, plus they showed forrest gump movie all the time, my favourie movie, my tom hank...

Food were really good...if you are on diet, forget about about this place....hehehe....

Go Green

2011-06-19T15:19:00.007+08:00

This entry has nothing to do with earth day, no plastic bag, recycle or whatsoever. Its about wedding...and this blog got nothing to do with bride to be or whatsoever, I just have so many wedding invitation, like almost every weekend. Have to skipped few due to work, health etc.

Anyway, last weekend pergi menghantar pengantin, my uncle wedding at Sungai Besar. Theme colour untuk family I dah lupa, so I just go green, when I picked up my parents, tengok dua-dua pun pakai baju hijau...eh...ni theme colour ke....tapi bila sampai dekat rumah bertandang....memang tak la kan...orang semua pakai colour cream/gold...hehehe....takpe la...kata pencinta alam sekitar....so go green.

Kanak-kanak lelaki yang di buli oleh aunty-aunty dia...hehehe...peace Ariel.... go green...

Part of hantaran from guy side....go green concept jugak ni...

Part of hantaran from girl side...

Wedding kalau dekat area sebelah barat nak ke utara, orang jawa la...lauk kenduri memang lain dari yang lain, sila jangan mengharap ada rendang ayam ke, rendang daging, dalca segala....memang tak ada yer.... lauk kenduri memang simple tapi sangat la best , kalau tak malu boleh minta tapau la....hahaha....we had masak lemak umbut kelapa, kerang rebus with spices ( seriusoly nice, whcih you no need to dip in with any sauce, memang dah terasa segala spices), then ayam goreng, sayur goreng jawa, etc....yummeh....Tapi gambar food takder sebab busy makan....dan meja I la team paling lambat pergi ke pelamin sebab masih makan....orang dah bla pun...we all dok sibuk ratah lauk....

Baju I memang blend in with their setup, khemah, alas meja etc...go green la katakan....

Sebelum balik...ambik berkat go green day dekat pokok pisang....haha....Anyway, really enjoyed the journey, even a bit tiring and the whole week during this week after the wedding I fall sick, flu and fever and have to work from home, sigh....who to blame? The Weather....so people please go green and take care of our environment....pesanan penaja....

Anyway congratulations to uncle Anip and wife...walaupun Anif way younger that me, tapi uncle tetap uncle...kena panggil uncle jugak okay....hehehe....

Fadhlina & Razif Wedding

2011-06-10T00:05:00.000+08:00

Congratulations to Fadhlina & Razif for the lovely wedding. Very simple yet full of joy and happiness.

Situation - I've lost my inspiration taking wedding photos

Fact - I'm getting old, and that is the root cause of the situation

Problem - I think my SB had issue, it auto fill didnt work properly and the flash didnt shoot as good as before, even I already maximize it.

Solution 1 - Berhenti ambik gambar wedding....hehehe...

Solution 2 - Hantar SB dekat Uncle Jason

Solution 3 - Which I think the best solution ever.... Sayang.....belikan I kamera baru, dengan SB...dengan lens sekali okay.... :D

Seriously kali ni ambik gambar outdoor tepi dewan jer....tepi longkang dewan....tak pergi mana-mana pun....dan masa tu dah gloomy....and only shoot for 10 mins.....

Pyjamas Party

2011-06-08T00:17:00.004+08:00

Sebenarnya bukan party apa-apa pun, last Sunday sebab dah keluar dari tengah hari ke petang....so bila malam dekat rumah dah tak tahu nak buat apa kan...nak makan heavy food macam kenyang, so I pun belek-belek my recipe book, then my love saw the chocolate cake pudding photos and he started nagging me to bake that.

At first he wanted to go out for drinks with friends, so I asked nenek Wanwan to come to my house to hang out and baking, end up dia tak jadi keluar and we have french bread at home...masa ni mula la jadi creative kan nak buat party kecil-kecilan...macam ramai je...3 orang je pun...

Before

Ready to eat...

Memang sangat senang nak buat ni...plus super yummy....I cooked mushroom soup to eat with this bread...so here I share the easy peasy recipe with you....kalau you all buat party ke atau orang datang mengejut....masak je benda ni...

1. French bread - slice
2. 1 tomato - chopped
3. 1 stick celery - chooped
4. 1/4 onions - chopped
5. salt and pepper to taste
6. black olive - optional
7. garlic spread
8. parmesan cheese

So you mix everything that you chopped, then sapu garlic spread dekat roti, letak all those veggy atas roti, letak black olive, tabur parmesan cheese, baked for 15-20 mins (170 degree). Ready to served.

Oh....lepas makan kena ada dessert kan....so bagi memenuhi impan hantu chocolate dua orang tu, I bake the chocolate cake pudding...lebih sedap makan dengan vanilla ice cream, tapi sebab dah mid night, rumah pulak dekat ulu tembeling kan, takder la sape nak layan pergi 7 eleven ke apa ke....makan je la cake ni....chocolate belah atas dia tu cair....dan sangat la yummeh....Ok...share the recipe here....

1. 60g butter
2. 1 egg
3. 1 cup self raising flour (kalau tak ada guna tepung biasa letak 1/2 sudu teh soda bicarbonate dan 1/2 sudu teh baking powder)
4. 1/2 cup brown sugar
5. 1/4 cup coco powder

Mix semua bahan ni dengan mixer, then dah siap, letak dalam dulang pembakar atau mangkuk ceramic yang boleh masuk dalam oven.

1. 1/4 coco powder
2. 1/4 cup brown sugar
3. 1 3/4 cup hot water

Mix coco powder dengan brown sugar dan tabur atas kek yang dalam dulang pembakar. Then letak air panas atas dalam kek tu....nampak macam pelik kan....tapi ni la yang akan buat chocolate dan sugar tu cair....terus jadik topping atas kek....Bakar for 40 mins (175 degree). Hasilnya....pasti tidak menghampakan....Lepas dah keluarkan dari oven, after 5-10 mins....tabur chocolate powder atas kek tadi...oh...so nice....

Last but not least orang paling sibuk masa party siapa lagi kalau bukan si gemuk ni....mushroom soup dia nak makan, time nak makan kek dia la yang paling excited dan sibuk.....Masa nenek wanwan tak layan dia...dia naik hangin duduk atas majalah yang wanwan tengah baca.....memang tak boleh blah perangai dia ni...attention seeker betul....

So kalau you all ada party minum teh ke, atau saje free lepak2 bolah la try recipe ni...mudah, pantas dan cepat.

Musim Bunga Bertelur

2011-06-02T20:36:00.006+08:00

Yayyy...school holiday...no traffic jam...dan musim bunga bertelur juga...yes...musim orang kahwin, almost every weekend akan ada wedding invitation yang nak kena attend. Nakambik gambar wedding dah tak larat...sebab cuaca sangat panas....dan mungkin juga sebab dah tua...hehe...Hanya yang dah betul2 plan jer baru I shoot, kalau tak terpaksa tolak...

Last weekend pergi majlis kahiwn dekat Bidor, dad hometown, sepupu dia kahiwn. I memang suka pergi wedding dekat kampung especially jenis yang masih lagi masak gotong royong, lauk pauk simple tapi sangat la sedap, malu je nak mintak bungkus.

Cuma apa yang tak ada, bunga telur, yer telur, sebab rasa trend sekarang orang lebih suka kasik gula-gula, chocolate, junkies, candle la..macam-macam benda lain lagi la...peredaran zaman, kalau dulu masa kecik, lepas balik orang kahwin mesti arwah opah I akan masak sambal telur atau kari telur, tak pun hancurkan telur tu makan dengan kicap, hmm...good old days..

Gambar tangkap muat je la...sebab kamera dah sangat kecik sekarang...wink wink...huhuhu...

Tapi kali ni tak sempat nak mandi sungai lepas wedding....sebab ada sorang budak tu keje malam...on sunday...keje malam...sigh...get a life please sayang....hehehe....

Puffing Billy

2011-05-27T19:08:00.006+08:00

Actually banyak tempat you all boleh melawat dekat Melbourne ni...like Great Ocean road, pergi tengok penguin, air terjun, macam-macam...tapi I tak pergi semua tu sebab tak stay lama kan, so I cuma sempat pergi naik old train aka Puffing Billy, ni memang train zaman dulu-dulu la...yang mana diaorg jaga dan maintain sampai sekarang untuk tourist. Kebanyakkan perkerja pun budak-budak sekolah, kolej secara volunteer.

I ambik packge ni terus dari hotel, then hotel booked with tour group, which cost around AUD80 per person, start dari 7.30am sampai noon la...about 1-2pm dah balik hotel. Travel from CBD ke Dandenong took about 40 mins, then we stopped for breakfast, kasik burung makan, breakfast including dalam package tu, nice homemade scone and tea....sedap walaupun scone biasa jer..gambar takder, kamera kecik tak boleh guna... :D

Kasik chance la I posing dulu yer...well gambar atas ni cara nak enjoy masa ride la...best...tapi masa winter tak best la kan...kalau spring sangat la layan...tengok keindahan alam dia...well to get more info about Puffing Billy, you all boleh click sini. I cuma naik untuk 3 station jer, sebab tu yang dalam package kan...kalau you all drive maybe boleh naik lagi jauh...lalu lake area semua...then pergi market dia...then patah balik...oh...such a fun thing to do.

Orang gemuk macam ni tak boleh okay nak feel duduk tepi tingkap juntai-juntai kaki....perut sangkut....

Kalau time you all visit, ada time Thomas and his friends datang sini...boleh naik train Thomas...

Ada tak sesiapa pandai melukis...tolong lukis I lukisan ni...hehehe...I like this photo...nice lighting...sila puji gambar yang di ambil sendiri....huhu....

Kawasn ni atas bukit tau....tengok rumah-rumah ni...memang best...atas bukit....ada hutan sket dekat luar...boleh buat bbq petang-petang....jom pindah Melbourne nak... :D

Ni station yang I stop...

With the station master....ambik berkat....berkat apa tak tahu la kan...mana tau besok datang dia layan kasik pulak I bawak train....

Then masa on the way nak balik ke town, we all singgah la dekat kampung-kampung around that area, ada very small town, yang I sangat suka...ada boutique, antique shop, then ada banyak kedai yang homemade stuff, jam, soap, baju, etc....nice...again...jom pindah Melbourne.... :D

Ni je lah tempat suburb yang I melawat dekat sana....harap-harap ada la next trip pergi sana lagi so that I can discover more places...

Melbourne

2011-05-22T19:14:00.010+08:00

I was away for a short trip to Melbourne last week, kind of taking few days of from KL hot weather and find a cooling place to reduce the heat, hehehe....Anyway, memang I selalu pergi holiday yang tak plan secara tiba-tiba then bila dah sampai sana tak tahu nak buat apa. So memang langsung tak buat apa-apa dekat sana pun selain dari jalan-jalan around town, enjoying all the pasta, pastries and chocolate, don't even go to meet the jumping bag or koala at all, aktiviti yang wajib I rasa kalau orang pergi melawat Aussie. Masa pergi ni weather quite nice, not so cold, during day time around 16 degree C, tapi bila petang drop sampai 5 degree C, then bila angin tiup sendiri mau ingat sejuk dia macam mana, but still tak sejuk mana kalau nak compare masa I visit London end of last year.

One of the shopping area, rasa macam dalam cerita Harry Potter pun ada jugak, macam dekat Diagon Alley, hehehe.... Currency sekarang macam tak berapa bagus la nak pergi Aussie kan...sebab sangat mahal, local brand dia pun macam tak berapa menarik sangat, well kita dekat Malaysia ni lebih terdedah dengan America and Europe fashion. Apa yang paling I suka kalau datang sini nak beli all those handmade soap, organic stuff, local cosmetic dia pun banyak jugak tapi harga tak murah, buku pun agak mahal, cuma I bejaya beli beberapa cooking books which was on sales during that time. Other than that nothing, sebab banyak item dia yang made in China as well.

Some days we all dah tak tahu nak jalan mana dah kaki dah sangat letih jalan, akan lepak-lepak sekejap dekat Starbuck, enjoying coffee and pastry, dekat Melbourne ni memang ramai student, and every block akan ada college la, univerity la, well, I stayed around CBD area, so memang area college and uni la kan....dan sekarang terfikir kenapa dulu taknak pi study dekat Melbourne eh...hmmm....not to late kan kalau nak pergi balik sekarang....

I rasa semua orang dah tahu kot kedai dekat sini tutup awal, pukul 5.30pm dah closed, cuma kedai yang besar2 macam David Jones etc yang open at 10am akan tutup pukul 7pm, then yang ada cuma kedai makan, cafe, coffee yang bukak sampai malam.

Haigh's chocolate shop, attached to the hotel that I've stayed, sangat sedap and a must buy chocolate, sangat famous for dark chocolate, I beli satu ketul je untuk testing dengan niat sebelum balik nanti pergi beli la...tapi bila dah jalan-jalan lupa daratan, lupa jugak kedai sana tutup awal....maka...tak ado la jawabnya....

Paling menyesal dan kecewa sebab tak dapat beli kasut dekat Alan Pinkus, attached to the hotel, sangat cantik kasut-kasut yang dia jual, seriously I wish I was here before my wedding. I dah masuk try semua tapi tak beli sebab malas nak bawak sini sana, then lupa jugak kedai tutup awal...dah last day baru terhegeh2 kan....padan muka!...plus harga lepas sales dalam 40 dollor, 15 dollor....which memang harga runtuh terbaik Alan Pinkus....arghhh...stress okay!

Harbour town, shopping mall, ok jugak la...menarik, tak ramai orang, senang kalau nak shopping, cuma suka dengan tak je lah item dekat sini....actually clothing kind of okay as well. Almost semua kedai ada Sales during this time. Nak gi sini pun senang sebab the Circle Tram (free tram) lalu depan ni.

I rasa cuti kali ni paling kelakar sebab on my first day, sedang makan dekat Indonesian shop, tiba-tiba ternampak my best friend, dekat Malaysia punya la susah gile nak jumpa...dia fly sini sana la, I tak free la...then tanpa di sangka-sangka jumpa dekat Melbourne....hehehe....so we hangout for a while around town.

One of Indonesian restaurant at Swonson Street, Es Teller, makanan sedap, well, satu nasik goreng cost around 8 dollar, portion sangat besar, I siap bahagia dua okay, tapau separuh untuk dinner. Then ada lagi satu kedai Indon jugak, Nelayan, same row, dekat Nelayan ni ada nasik campur, harga lebih kurang la, budget sekali makan with drinks around 10 dollar macam tu la...Hmmmm...memang typicall Malaysia la...mana-mana pergi pun mesti nak carik nasik....

Gambar during this holiday tak banyak sebab SD card tertinggal...huhuhu....tak pernah terjadi pergi holiday tak bawak SD card, tapi sebab holiday bidan terjun semua pun takder....

Ethic

2011-05-07T00:05:00.000+08:00

Nak tahu siapa budak yang comel ni....feel free to browse Mekar blog and join Mekar on Facebook for more photos...

Anyway apa yang cuba I nak sampaikan di sini ialah tentang etika sesetangah orang yang langsung tak homart harta intelectual orang lain....copy design orang, well memang semua orang ada idea yang sama, tak salah... tapi kadang-kadang ada sesetengah pihak yang memang suka jer nak tiru apa orang lain buat... especially benda-benda craft ni, sebab tak ada copyright, semua orang boleh buat, cuma tak boleh ke nak fikir dan jadik kreatif sikit, kalau orang potong bulat, awak potong la lonjong sket ke apa ke.... penggunaan teknik yang sama ok...tapi design tu tak payah la nak bulat-bulat copycat kan.... Benda ni terjadi dalam semua industry, IT, Music, Education...cuma cara marketing, branding yang akan mebuatkan sesuatu tu berbeza...

Tapi I memang marah kalau ada orang yang ambik gambar I....tak kira la dalam blog ke....dalam Facebook ke lepas tu buat macam harta sendiri.....means tak mintak permission pun...selamba katak ambik gambar orang edit...buang semua orang punya copyright make it as harta diri sendiri....yes I'm MAD to those people with no manners. Bukan I kedekut pun...kalau nak guna sila la....TAPI....pandai-pandai la mintak permission kan... I cakap ni secara general....so sesiapa makan cili dia terasa la pedas kan....

Hidup hanya sekali, jadi pilihlah untuk hidup dengan penuh etika.

Malas Masak

2011-05-04T22:57:00.003+08:00

Hari malas masak.... simple yet nice...fish and chips without chips....tukar dengan baked veggie...more healthy walaupun ikan tu deep fried dengan minyak yang banyak....hahaha....Well kalau dah lambat balik kerja...memang ni je lah yang paling senang dan pantas nak masak kan...

Boys Will Be Boys

2011-04-26T23:14:00.004+08:00

My nephew birthday few weeks back, kalau birthday boys memang I tak tahu nak beli hadiah apa...rasa macam susah je nak beli permainan apa...and what kind of stuff that so in trend now, during my era of coures He-Man, Spider Man etc, but these days they have so many others cartoon and permainan yang canggih. One day one of my cousin post on facebook, said she couldn't find car mate-mate for a gift, puas la I pikir car mate-mate tu menatang apa...ingatkan kereta polis....finally his mom replied said car mate-mate tu is lighting mcqueen from the movie cars....hahaha...dan baru tahu budak lelaki sekarang ni kalau bukan Ben 10 dia akan suka si lighting mcqueen....ok...noted.

Tengok la time nak potong cake pun boleh berebut...adik yang kecik baru setahun pun nak jugak potong...taknak kalah....birthday ni combine si abang and adik...bagus boleh buat sekali...save budget....zaman sekarang ni brithady dah semakin meriah....macam-macam ada...goodies bag satu kemestian....I pun suka juga bila dah tua ni dapat goodies bag...hehehe...

Makcik-makcik yang tidak melepaskan peluang untuk bergambo yer....

The only photos yang semenggah sket untuk dua orang ni...liat giler okay nak ambik gambar....susah...macam ulat nangka....boys...budak lelaki memang macam ni ler...boys...

Amir...mak tong simpang gambar ni sampai ke tua...besok Amir dah besar mak tong bleh black mail kasik dekat girlfriend Amir...huhuhu...sure akan malu-malu ayam....huhuhu...

Tanjung Tualang Prawn House

2011-04-21T00:08:00.000+08:00

Kalau you all penggemar udang...sila la check out this fresh water prawn, from Tanjung Tualang. Udang air tawar dari Tanjung Tualang ni memang sangat famous sebab rasa dia yang segar dan manis, tak payah pergi jauh-jauh ke Tanjung Tualang, dekat Kota Damansara pun ada kedai dia...somewhere besides Viccuda....tapi....tapi....get ready nak buat wallet you nangish ok....memang sangat mahal....

That night we had butter prawn, yang cuma ada 6 ketul udang and it cost about RM25.....whheeee...... no doubt the taste were really good.....but too expensive i think...

Ini apa yang we all makan, kerabu mangga, tomyam seafood (sotong dan fish cake), ikan bilis cili hijau (yang banyak cili dan bawang) nasik putih serta just kedondong...cost about RM86......yes...no joke...mahal kan...rasa macam tak berbaloi pun ada... sebab rasa makanan dia biasa-biasa jer...nothing special selain dari udang tu....so kalau you all nak rasa udang tu....go ahead...tapi nanti jangan marah pulak yer kalau dia charge mahal....I dah bilang awal-awal di sini ya....

Farewell Lunch

2011-04-19T00:01:00.000+08:00

Last week one of my team mate move on with her career at other place... so we had organize a farewell lunch for her, selalu kalau nak buat farewell lunch memang we all pergi satu tempat jer dekat Cyberjaya ni, Indian Kitchen, sebab sana je ada vegetarian food, we have veggy people in our team, this time found out that at Cyberview Lodge pun ada veggie food, so we went there for a change....

I really love this place, used to hang out here a lot before, swimming few days a week with my friends here, now days dah tak ada masa langsung nak pergi, besides I dah pindah ke campus yang jauh di hujung dunia kan. So that afternoon felt really relaxed and good to be there...green scenery, quiet...

Lunch buffet is RM 65++, but we go for ala carte, I ordered beef teppanyaki.... really yummy...come with fruits and rice...and the price was around rm23 only, generous portion as well. Oh kakanda ku yang di sayangi....bila la awak nak ajak adinda lunch date dekat sini kan....opis awak tu pun bukan jauh dari opis saya....

Happy Birthday Princess

2011-04-17T00:19:00.000+08:00

Last weekend, went to princess Qaisara birthday party at Bukit Jalil, beberapa bulan sebelum majlis mak pengantin dah sibuk bincang-bincang nak buat party birthday terhebat untuk princess dia yang satu ni.....dari nak order barang...hiasan dewan, games macam-macam la... cuma ahli majlis yang nak menjayakan tak sempat nak melawat dewan jer....

Mak pengantin plan nak buat princess party la.... so siap la tempah crown (handmade) for all the guest, mula-mula susah gile nak carik crown, semua harga macam mahal tak boleh belah...end up I jumpa satu design guna felt...harus la acik sekoci jadi mangsa memotong kan...hehe... Mak pengantin upah orang untuk decor dewan semua la...Maka hari yang di nanti-natikan pun tiba....majlis lambat sikit start....organizer datang lambat....well...overall memang ada la rasa tak puas hati sket ngan organizer dia...standard la majlis ada hic cup sikit-sikit kan...apa-apa pun semua orang happy...majlis meriah...makan cukup....horray....

Ni la princess Qaisara yer....comel kan...

As you can see from the photos above, ada macam-macam benda kan...candy and sweet counter, do your own cup cake deco counter, face painting and make up counter, so semua tetamu yang datang kena pakai cekak rambut ala-ala tiara tu yer...(siapa nak order boleh roger juga), then ada games untuk kanak-kanak...boleh lukis muka jadik spiderman la, rama-rama la...boleh mekap jugak.....budak-budak pompuan memang excited kalau bab mekap ni kan....semua layan nak tadah je muka....ini lah masanya nak melaram...

Mak andam untuk hari tu...kakaka....

Liza kantoi tengok kek sebelum majlis....weh kalau patah tiang castle tu memang ko kantoi nok....kekeke....

Very nice cake....nice deco and taste good as well...

Ni la mak pengantin dan pengantin....hehehe....kita orang panggil pengantin jer masa plan nak buat majlis ni...sebab macam plan nak buat wedding pun ada jugak....hehehe...actually mak pengantin ada panggil real princess tau untuk sesi bercerita...malangnya masa tu I sibuk mengandam so takder sempat nak snap photo....plus princess tu layan tukar baju cepat sangat....plus asyik la berkepit ngan boypren dia.....tak layan kanak-kanak....Ikan Paus hangin giler siap suh pesan dekat mak pengantin potong gaji princess tu....Liza pulak sampai ke besok pagi hangin ngan princess tu...kekekkee.....

Takpelah Qaisara, next year biar aunty jer jadik princess okay....kekekek...Lariii.......

Pek Pek Crab

2011-04-15T00:05:00.000+08:00

Hubby I mengidam you all....nak makan ketam...nak makan ketam...nak makan ketam....chicken wings dekat Fatty Crab..... Ini adalah antara kedai yang tak pernah menghampakan we all selama ni....affordable price....and never failed to deliver their good food....

Dia Mahu Ringkas Tetapi Klasik!

2011-04-13T00:05:00.000+08:00

Album wedding masih belum siap....sebab sibuk yang melampau...kerja never ending...study never ending...travel never ending...crafting never ending....apa-apa hal pun...album confirm akan siap bila lagi seminggu voucher nak expired....huhuhuhu... Maka gambar keluar dulu dalam majalah sebelum keluar dalam album sendiri....hehehe...

Our niece asked Ikan paus.... (she is Indonesian) Pakcik...gi mana pakcik bisa ada di majalah ni....dengan hidung kembang ala-ala ikan sembilang, Ikan paus menjawab.....ishh....Dessy...lagi mau tanya pakcik....pakcik ni kan famous....Hmmm.....I dengar....dan terus cakap....Poyoooooo......Poyooooo.....hehehhe....ok dah...Sekian....Kalau rasa nak tengok beli la majalah Jelita April 2011.....I bukan artis pun....tapi kalau nak tengok orang yang mengaku femes tu sila lah yer.....Lariiii.......

Missing

2011-04-10T00:34:00.001+08:00

Last week she went missing for 5 days...that night I was staying at my in law, tapi balik rumah kejap sebab nak kasik dua ekor ni makan, then masa bukak pintu Kinkin keluar, normally dia akan lepak rumah neighbour, dekat laman then akan masuk balik, tapi malam tu we all dah tunggu lama sangat dia tak balik-balik, and we wanted to go back, so terus tinggalkan. Next day tak balik, then start la acara menjejek langkah dia....habis satu area I dengan Ikan Paus carik....of course la I moody all the time kan, missing her so much...muka monyok je..nak study takder mood, nak keje pun macam moody jer asyik fikir dah makan ke...kena gigit anjing ke, gaduh ngan kucing liar ke, orang curik ke...macam-macam la dalam otak...

Lepas 4 hari memang dah pasrah je la, hoping she will be back....then on the 5th day Ikan Paus jalan-jalan carik dia lagi, jumpa dekat satu rumah kosong just near our house, masa Ikan Paus panggil si diva ni buat dekkk jer....so he called me...I lari-lari pergi sana....panggil Kinkin baru la dia pandang dengan muka yang gembira....nampak macam dia sesat tak jumpa rumah...I kena panjat pagar rumah tu to take her...masa tu badan menggigil...perut kurus giler...dukung all the way home....balik...makan....dan terus take a nap...

Sekarang ni si diva ni demam....maybe sebab keluar lama sangat....sejuk...hujan...nyamuk...so hari-hari tidur melekat je dekat I...and today is her birthday as well....hmm...nanti bila dah baik kita buat party okay Kinkin....

Recently Ikan Paus's uncle passed away, due to heart attack, a sudden missing, we were so shock and sad of what happened, really pity his family for the lost, semoga rohnya dia tempatkan di samping golongan yang beriman.... hilang kucing tiba-tiba pun rasa sedih yang teramat, kalau hilang orang yang tersayang untuk selamanya memang sangat memeritkan. Hope we appreciate what we have now and love the people, family, friend as much as we can, spent as much time as we can with them when there are still around.

Periwinkle & Vintage Lady Collection

2011-04-06T00:39:00.008+08:00

Vintage Lady Hair Clip Collection

Periwinkle Headband Collection

If you love all of this hair clip and headband design and been thinking to have one. Feel free to browse around at Mekar blog. You may customize the colour as well, suite for bridesmaid (even for those wearing hijab), flower girls, or you may just wear this headband and clip anytime that you like.... its all 100% handmade...

Musim Baru

2011-04-05T00:21:00.000+08:00

Kepada semua peminat durian tegar....mari serbu stall durian....yay...musim yang di nanti-natikan sudah tiba. Since January ada orang dah jual durian tapi sikit-sikit la tepi jalan, sekarang macam musim buah durian dah start jatuh....selalu kalau balik dari jalan-jalan dengan Ikan Paus, dekat roundabout near my house ada orang jual durian, sibuk la I cakap nak makan....nak makan....dia asyik cakap sabar...sabar...nanti...nanti....sampai la last week, I macam dah tak boleh nak sabar....so we stopped at one of the stall.... (nampak dari lori orang jual tu address simpang tiga, gombak) so mesti durian dari pahang.

Masa pilih I nak beli satu jer, sebab nak lepaskan gian....then org yg jual tuh sibuk suruh I ambik 2-3 bijik, nasib I berjaya menepis, bila tengok durian yang dia pilih tu, nampak macam kurang masak...tapi dia beriya-iya cakap ok....then kata kalau tak elok boleh tukar, malas nak argue lama-lama tepi jalan, I pun bawak balik.....dah excited nak makan....bila bukak memang durian kurang masak....kecewa okay....terus I banned simpang tiga sampai ke rancang...marah sebab penjual tu tipu...geram...

So the following weekend, nak pergi la ke tempat biasa dekat Uptown Damansara, tapi tempat tu macam dah nak tutup jer...ada durian pun sikit-sikit....then we all terus pergi ke uncle donald at ss2, sini memang meriah....dulu memang selalu makan dekat uncle donald pun, tapi parking leceh sikit la...kena pergi malam-malam sket baru okay...dan durian dia memang berkualiti dah di jamin la...even durian yang dia longgok 3 biji 10 ringgit pun terbaik....makan sampai nak pengsan....

Ni sikit jer....belah tepi-tepi....di sebelah sana...berlambak....cuba tengok betul-betul durian tu...lebih besar dari kepala okay....serius...

Nice kan, environmental friendly.....hehehehe

Neneks Night Out

2011-03-30T00:07:00.000+08:00

This is not a girls night out....we are old for all of girls night out activities...hehehe...Went out with nenek wanwan for dinner at Murni SS2, one thing kalau makan dekat Murni's ni kena sabar tahap dewa sebab susah nak dapat parking, tempat duduk dan kena tunggu lama sikit bila order....so kalau kurang sabar dan tengah lapar yang melampau sila lupakan tempat ni...

Personally makanan dia memang sangat sedap with a generous portion and affordable price, imagine our ribena special as above, ice blended ribena with lychee, nata de coco and watermelon cube...only cost RM5, good deal right.

Naan with a size like regular pizza only cost about RM2, good deal? Yes...

Chicken chop special ( double layer chicken with cheese, with black pepper sauce, fries, crackers and salad) for RM12

After dinner we went back home and busy doing online shopping....well...not really purchasing anything, but just drag what we like to the chart, hahahah.... hang out gossiping, watching tv, and plan that we are going to stayed up til 4am for McD good deal breakfast, but at 2am both already super sleepy and nenek wanwan went back home, and me grab Kinkin to the room to sleep. Sungguh tak happening kan Neneks Night out....hehehe....

Baking Back to Back

2011-03-27T20:47:00.005+08:00

I've been busy like usual, with never ending meeting almost every nights, studying, house work, and so many more. Yesterday Nana & Ciklan invited us for lunch at their place. I've been thinking what to cook for dessert for almost a week...hehehe....at first was thinking to bake caramel cake with pineapple, then I didn't have time to grab a pineapple, then thinking of lemon layer cake with lemon curd and berries, when I went to Giant the night before, there were running out of berries, no blueberry, strawberry and raspberry, well those berries are not in season now, I know plums area in season, so I grab the red plum, mango and pear without knowing what to do with them...simple grab because I was running out of time and idea.

Finally back home, I just think to bake a vanilla cake, and put on top of the cake with caramel fruits (plum, pear and mango), well that morning I was running our of time, so didn't have enough time to put the cheese cream on the cake, so I just simply put all those fruits there...hehehe...sorry Nana if it didnt taste that good...next time I bake another stuff for you okay...

Cook the fruits with butter, fried them, then sprinkle brown sugar on top and fried for a while, we had nasi tomato and ayam masak merah at Nana's....kenyang tak terhingga....rasa nak tidur je on the way balik....thanks again to them for having us for lunch yesterday.

Back home, ada pisang yang dan over ripe...oh...nak buang sangat sayang, so I quickly mash those bananas, crush the walnut and chop raisin and ready to bake banana muffin, bake as quickly as I can so my dear Ikan Paus can take some to work that night...sebab letak pisang macam banyak....bila next day makan...rasa cam cekodok pun ada...hahaha...but I love it...

Actually resepi nak buat semua ni lebih kurang sama jer...basic, butter, sugar, eggs and milk then just add anything that you fancy, chocolate, fruits, whatever you like...just need to be creative, if it didnt work try again next time until you get it right, practice make perfect...tapi sebab dah biasa buat, so I dah familiar with the measurement....butter need to be the same amount as sugar...well you may refer to my blueberry muffin recipe before...

This are few item from Mekar, that make me busy like a bee for the whole week....walaupun kerja macam berlambak, with training and exam and meeting back to back...doing something like this can ease my stress....and reason for ignoring the blog for sometimes as well....

Paya Serai

2011-03-17T00:05:00.000+08:00

Our date night, dah kehabisan idea nak makan dekat mana, so we decide to check out Paya Serai at Hilton PJ. Before that we went to saloon for hair cut and right after that moment I'm having a bad hair day, until my fringe grow well.... I really hate the hairstylish, for not understanding a very simple english, do not cut the fringe too short! Dah muka aku jadik macam Abu Bakar Ellah...with the short fringe....benci okay....and that is why I will drive so far far away back to my kedai nyonya at Ampang just to cut my hair, old people have more experience compare to those stylish and posh saloon...benci...

Anyway, back to Paya Serai, the food was really yummy, seriously I never taste a good dessert at hotel, either the cake were too dry, too sweet or just look nice but tasteless, but here, the dessert were superb, the chocolate cake, cheese cake, all good standard.

They have English, Chinese, Indian and Malay cuisine, and they do have grilling stuff as well...you choose your meat and they grill there and then for you, nice...

English cuisine, noting much, just pasta, beef and lamb stew, rattatoiue and bread

He was having a good hair day, they did his hair nicely...

Me was having my bad hair day...

During fasting month, this place will be fully booked almost every day....well...you know why, because of the delicious food of course...the dinner buffet cost about RM75++ each, wonders what would be their price during Ramadan.

Blueberry Muffin

2011-03-16T00:05:00.001+08:00

Last week telah berjaya baking blueberry muffin, yay...a good one. Satu malam yang bosan, my dear Ikan Paus went out for drinks with friends, so I dekat rumah pun tak tahu nak buat apa, ada dua box blueberrys, hmmm...muffin time...it turns out to be so good and tasty (angkat bakul).

Sebab siap pun dah tengah malam, so bawak to office the next day for breakfast, I tak bawak banyak sebab bekas besar tak ada dekat rumah, only took about 10-11 pieces to office, so just distribute around my team and few friends, ada few people tak dapat and there were so sad, (sorry fairy god mother and nenek wanwan) ada yang nak some more tapi dah habis sebab limited, don't know it taste that good...hehehe...again angkat bakul, tapi I rasa macam manis sikit...next time need to reduce the sugar.

Okay yang empat segi ni sebab mula-mula bakar just letak atas baking pan...sebab nak bakar banyak sekali....harus la turn out macam melebar kan....then 2nd batch baru letak dalam muffin pan...baru la membulat cantik...so I share the recipe with you....I reduce the sugar here...so it will turn out well for you....

1 cup of butter (250g)
1/2 cup castor sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 1/2 cup multi purpose flour
3 eggs
1 tea spoon baking powder
1 tea spoon soda bikarbonat
1 cup of milk
vanilla ( I used real vanilla ) you may use the extract one
2 box of blueberry (125g per box)

Kalau nak guna blueberry filling pun boleh, ada banyak jual dekat kedai bakery, but the fresh blueberry taste really good....the fresh one cost around RM8 per box, dekat Giant, Jusco semua harga sama jer....okay people...happy baking...

More Fiber Please

2011-03-14T00:08:00.005+08:00

We are trying to control our carbo intake during dinner, more fiber, salad and fish...so every week one of the days we will skipped rice...

Che'ot pun sedang mencuba untuk menguruskan badan....cuba nak makan salad jer for dinner...he was trying the salad...hmmm...

Setiap kali makan, make sure you sediakan satu tempat untuk dia, he is part of the family...so dinner time...he will be sitting at on the table...watching us eating and will be glad and happy if I gave an empty plate for him...sometimes, put chicken or fish...he didnt eat if he doesn't like it, but being on the table is a must.

Yes...kami berdua sedang berusaha mengurangkan ukur lilit perut kami....like owner, like cat...

The Party's Here

2011-03-11T00:30:00.006+08:00

Last weekend I shoot at a birthday party...who's party...a lovely baby...

Anoushka...

I'm one year old and I love to sings and dance....she is really cute and adorable...

Cute cute cute...hehehe...

I shoot tons of photos and here are few of it, a very simple party, full of lovely people...

I shoot her photos during her 2 months old ceremony before, felt it was yesterday...how time flies so fast... To Anoushka, happy birthday baby... wish you will grow healthy and be a happy baby, heat and soul to your family. Thanks Manpreet and Naresh for having me again to shoot at your party!

Roti oh Roti

2011-03-09T00:05:00.000+08:00

Kalau duduk dekat kampung ada bela ayam, dan kalau ada roti tak habis boleh la campak kasik ayam makan kan....tak membazir, tak pun campak kasik dekat monyet....err...kambing makan tak roti? Heheheh....

Memang dekat rumah I kadang-kadang roti selalu tak habis...dah nak expired....so taknak membazir....zassss....bread pudding time....oh this time put put little bit or cardamon (buah pelaga), tumbuk dalam 3-4 sampai jadi serbuk (buang kulit dia jer....), it gave a nice spicy smell and taste....you boleh letak cinnamon if you like cinnamon....