~ enjoying the time: full-relaxation mode ~

I've not written much. it's either that I have some spare time but it's fully utilized with watching movies/dramas online (or sometimes doing ntah apa2), OR that I don't have the time but things are spinning in my head like "I have to let this out now!!! nowwww!!!". but the "NOW" didn't permit. too bad.

 

what happened after June? let's see..... there was the fasting month (Ramadhan). and then Hari Raya. Alhamdulillah, masih lagi ada umur utk sambut Hari Raya thn ni. tp celebrate Hari Raya this year dgn sederhana je. prior to Hari Raya, some people I know were not well (pretty bad condition actually), some other were hospitalized. so for me to be healthy and celebrated Hari Raya, syukur Alhamdulillah (was unwell for a couple of days in the fasting month, I take that as penghapus dosa kecil).

 

after Raya, the "wedding season" started. or, was that DURING Raya season? every weekend during the month of Syawal ada je kenduri kawen. dh jd cm Open House Raya cum Kenduri Kawen, hihihihi. congratulations to all the newlyweds =) and I attended the wedding of my officemates. the ceremony was held at Kuantan. it was a short 3-days-2-nites trip yg quite last-minute arranged. went to Kuantan after 5pm on Friday (gigih tau nk tempuh jammed blk kerja on Friday from KL nk masuk tol kt Gombak). hotel pn book yg murah je. the wedding was on the Saturday. lps knyg mkn kat kenduri, we went back to hotel, tukar baju, solat & siap2 g jln kt Kuantan. emmm... not actually jln2, pegi tgk wayang sbnrnye. lain feelingnye bila tgk wyg kt kwsn luar fr KL ni.

 

 

after wayang, we went to Teluk Chempedak. saja2 nk g tgk pantai & take some crazy photo. we were there dari ptg around pkl6lbh smpai la membawa ke nearly pkl8. then it was just the right time utk MAKAAAAAAAAAANNNN, yeahhh!!! this was my 2nd trip to Kuantan after the first trip to Kuantan I made last year. and I will always come to Kuantan for its seafood. sedap & murah. mmg marvellous la. bersyukur dgn kenikmatan dunia yg sementara ni.

 

 ~ this is the most sopan gambar rasanye ~

 

on Sunday, we checked out early from the hotel, searched for place to have our breakfast and drove dgn sgt bertenang to enjoy our last day before heading back to KL. bertenang yg sgt2 py bertenang la, yg mmg enjoy tgk kiri kanan jalan. we stopped at Pantai Batu Hitam first. saja2 berdiri tepi pantai & enjoy the sea breeze. & of course took some crazy photo, hihihihih. sempat jgk beli air kelapa & duduk minum kt tepi pantai tu (we were really in relaxation mode). then we went to buy some keropok lekor & ikan masin kt gerai2 tepi jln. stopped for lunch dkt rumah abg kwn I. org dh ajak, rezeki jgn ditolak. after solat & waited a while for the rain to stop, we drove back to KL.

 

it was a trip yg mmg "bersantai-tak-payah-pikir-apa2-tapi-singkat-sgt-sbb-3hari-je" :( I'm really grateful for the time, place and ppl that I've spent the time with. it's a very short trip, but as they usually say, "it's short but sweet" =)

 

I forgot to tell you that that was middle of August this year (14-16). my schedule after that was crazier. will tell you that in the next entry...whenever that may be.

 

take care. be good.

 

~ family outing - Seoul Garden ~

it's a long break from work as we celebrated Chinese New Year last Friday. utk yg kerja dlm KL/Wilayah Persekutuan, additional holiday for tomorrow (hurrayyy!!!). and starting Tuesday, dh xde lg public holiday yg berlama2. sila lah bertahan.

 

d eve of CNY, my cousins and I went for makan2 kt Seoul Garden. it's kinda like mkn besar, but with the purpose of sj nk mkn2 beramai2 to spend time together2. sape yg di perantauan, we'll plan for mkn2 with you guys next time ye =)

 

it's my 1st time try mkn kt Seoul Garden. I'm quite selective when it comes to Japanese/Korean/Chinese cuisine, tp Seoul Garden lpsni leh masuk list yg akn dilawati lg. br tau yg konsep sbnr kt Seoul Garden is steamboat + grill. dan memandangkn I can't resist steamboat, dats y la Seoul Garden now sudah menjadi pilihan hati (leh masuk list sesama dgn Red Wok kt Bangi, Tupai-Tupai and Johnny's).

 

family-friendly restaurant... mknan sesuai utk bdk2 2thn ke atas

kasi chan bg abang2 kt blkg tu masuk dlm gmbr

 

dalam kita bersuka2, jgn lupa there are people around us yg dlm kesedihan. it's sad to hear a bad news di pagi hari yg sama dgn hari yg nk g mkn kt Seoul Garden ni. so......yeah, I'm just glad that I stil have my love ones around me.

 

.happy ChineseNewYear.

 

~ si pembuat candy ~

while I was browsing the internet recently, I read about jobs that will burn more calories. among those yg I igt adalah park ranger and waiter/waitress. ada lg 3 jobs being listed tp I xleh nk recall, yg pstinye librarian tak termasuk dlm senarai (maka harus cari cara utk burn calories or cari kerja len yg leh burn those calories, huhuhuhuhu). 

recently jugak, I pegi Midvalley & tgk secara live org buat candy. purpose gi Midvalley bkn semata2 nk tgk demo buat rock candy tp disbbkn dh TERlalu kt dpn kedai iCandy tu, tgk jelah. lps I tgk demo buat rock candy, trus rs cm xleh nk menyungut psl kerja I sndiri. kalo rs krja sendiri adalah susah, abang2 yg kerja buat candy tu rsnye laaaaaaaagi susah. ok jap, click video ni kalo nk tgk demo handmade rock candy by iCandy Studio. 

(*video ni tak menunjukkan thp kesukaran yg I tgk secara live)


masa tgk abang2 pembuat candies tu buat kerja kt dpn audience (oh ye, mmg rmi audience dpn kedai ni, dats y la I pn berenti), dlm kpale i pkir brp byk la calorie abg ni burn dr start buat smpi la settle siap sejenis rock candy. nk buat pn nk kna berimaginasi, whch mmg x tercapai la dgn akal i yg xbrp nk creative ni. trus rs cm pembuat candy adalah salah satu kerja berat yg memerlukan kekuatan tgn, perut dan kaki, dan perlu kreatif dan imaginatif. if u have the time, sila la tgk sndiri live demo buat candy, then hopefully u agree with me. hahaha, kalo x agree pn xpe. selain kt Midvalley, ada lg 1 yg I tau kt Sunway Pyramid.


I can imagine gula yg diorg buat tu stil pns. so diorg kna bergerak pantas to avoid gula jd keras. nk menguli, nk tarik2, nk angkat... from my observation, npk cm berat. mmg la abg2 pembuat candy tu xyh nk masuk gym utk build muscle tgn/perut. buat rock candy pn maybe leh dpt six-packs. ms I tgk tu, dia tgh buat yg bg npk cm buah oren. of course la flavour oren. dia bg audience rs yg diorg dh buat tu. I'm not a fan of candy/gula2/lollipop, tp sbb npk cm kerja keras sgt, I abiskn jugak la. the taste? ok, not bad.


.still can not imagine how abg2 tu buat yg finally hasilnye jd tulisan.

~ wujud lagi ya! ~

kalo lg 3 days i x tulis blog, genap la 2 months i keep silent. xde updet. xde mnda nk citer. dh umpamanye la sprti leh say goodbye kt blog. hahaha... bajet cm ramai bebenor org nk bc blog ni. haktuiiihhh.

 

rsnye sepjg thn ni krja telah memakan byk tenaga saya, huhuhu...smpikan by d time smpi rumah, rsnye cm nk tido trus je. xkuasa nk buat apa dh. dlm keta xyh ckp la kn... on d way g krja pn i tido (smbg tido dlm keta cz bgn pg awai sbb nk kua umah awai). on d way blk krja, laaaaagi la mmg tido. ibaratnya, seat keta dh jd cm katil dh. ini blom kawen, cik. ko dh kawen ada ank pinak br ko tau pe erti pnt nk uruskn husband & ank (hehehehe, mental preparation sgt!).

 

tp sejak dlm sebln yg lmpau, kepenatan terlebih2 thp mega tu dh berkurangan sket. by d time smpi umah, ada la gk tenaga saki baki dr opis. kalo tidak, asal kul3 kt opis je, rs cm nk tidoooooo...nk cari katiiiiiiillll... sekrg kul3 rs gk la pnt, tp under cntrl. dlm keta on d way blk krja ada gk la hari2nye yg i xtido & mnjadi peneman setia borak dgn my dad (or, melayan kpale sndiri smbl dgr ayahnda menguap ngantuk). tenaga extra yg ada tu digunakan utk, ehemehem... tgk Running Man bila smpi umh, hahahahahahahahahaha. ok xpe, i maapkan sape2 yg xpaham dgn situasi diri ini =)

 

penat weh perah kpale kt opis. otak i de 1 je. d most powerful machine tu (yakni otak la) dh cm ala2 takde kemampuan utk berfikir secara pantas. bdn toksah ckp la, dh mmg la dasar lemah gemalai...eh silap, lemah dan lembik. (org ckp ko jln mcm askar, ko jgn nk perasan lemah gemalai, okeeeyyy). so, utk bg i recharge utk esok hari, i memerlukan mnda yg leh buat i release. tgk citer kt tv, hmmm... tv pn cm x mmberi kegembiraan. nk main game, penat gk nk pkir cmne nk buat high score. cara plg mudahnye yg xperlu pkir, tgk Running Man je. lpstu leh gelak sambil tekup mulut dgn bantal sbb bantai nk gelak berdekah2. dh le tgk Running Man dlm bilik, pntu bilik dh mmg sah2 i kunci, telinga sumbat dgn headphone. kalo i gelak berdekah2 without cover dgn bantal, krg mak i igt ank dia ni kna rasuk ke hape. so, gelak la i puas2 walaupun kna cover dgn bantal. i kalo gelak tgk Running Man mmg gelak ikhlas. mmg yg smpai nk tarik nafas pn kdg2 xsempat sbb geli hati sgt. bkn gelak yg sikit2. ni kira cm i gelak tgk citer "Hantu Kak Limah Balik Rumah" tu la. ok, lg skali i maapkan sesape yg xpham dgn situasi diri ini, hehehe.

 

dulu i promo Running Man kt opismet. now dia yg dh kemaruk gk, lpstu dia la jd sumber i mengcopy past episodes Running Man. i suka, hahahahaha. nk tgk kt internet, leh gk. mslhnye bila tgk kt internet, nt i terpengaruh nk tgk citer len gk. jd la i menengok byk benor variety show korea yg len, yg leh buat i sewel gelak sorg2 =) 

 

kalau ada la yg tertanya how come i tetiba lk leh de tenaga extra yg i dpt utk tgk Running Man kt umh, jwpnnye adalah i amik multivitamin. selari dgn peningkatan usia (walaupun la org stil igt i muda, hehehehe...syukur), kna la utamakan pemakanan sihat. dulu ms skolah, ms study, mak bapak bg mkn multivitamin utk bg minda kita cerdas. now, dh de duit sndiri, beli la multivitamin utk bg minda sndiri cerdas, di samping bg bdn rs bertenaga....xkn la nk hrp mak bpk gk yg belikan, ye dok?! i amik Pharmaton, sebijik sehari, after breakfast. sbnrnye ms zmn skolah2 dulu parents mmg bg mkn Pharmaton, tp lps dh stop mkn, trus xmkn2 lg dh. setakat yg i mkn, rsnye bg good effect la utk i. tu yg de tenaga lbh yg larat tgk Running Man bila kt umh. tp bila mkn Pharmaton, mmg kna minum byk air. kalo org yg jns mmg xkuasa/xsuka/mls minum air byk, mmg sure2 py korg akn TERminum byk air gk. sbbnye Pharmaton ni cmpuran ginseng. mkn sebijik je sehari tp korg akn rs sntiasa haus. automatically akn mnm air byk. i jns yg xde la byk sgt minum air in a day, dan x jugak kurg sgt minum. kira sedang2 je. tp bila mkn Pharmaton, mmg d whole day kt ofis i akn minum byk. baguih, tukaq sket dh habit.

 

i amik gk Calcium & Magnesium Plus pil from Kordel's. sukatila korg nk amik vitamin apa and from which brand. i mkn pil Calcium & Magnesium tu sbb i kn xminum susu sgt. dh besar2 ni br nk bljr minum susu. so, kita tmbhkn la dgn pengmbilan calcium. brand pulak, i pn xtau sgt what brand yg bgs. tp disbbkn each time beli vitamin i beli dgn pakar pemakanan, so i xde la rs musykil sbb org tu yg tlg tgk d content & wt product comparison kt i. last2nye, i stick to Kordel's. tp now pil Calcium & Magnesium Plus dh habis, i gnti dgn amik fr d same brand their Bio Liquid-Calcium.

 

nasihat i utk bln ini, jg la kesihatan bdn anda. kita jmp la lenkali ntah bila lg, hehehehe. take care.

 

~ ordering food has never been this easy ~

lunch break singkat? u dnt have canteen or cafeteria at your office? susah nk kua g cari food for lunch cz office korg kt area yg sesak-jammed-macet-padat merayap? bored with d food selection that u eat/prepare everyday? haaaa... ini dia solution menarik lagi memudahkan. i tertgk TV td. there's a segment in that program yg buat coverage psl service ni - food delivery service. anda2 yg rs nk kehidupan yg menyenangkn when it comes to finding food, now we have food delivery service by MangkukTingkat and Foodpanda.

 

~ MangkukTingkat ~

this is food delivery service yg provide food for lunch (10 a.m to 1 p.m.) and dinner (5 p.m to 8 p.m.), from Monday to Friday. sabtu, ahad and public holiday diorg rehat. u'll get buah, sayur and 3 jns pilihan lauk (chicken, meat or fish). they have published their menu for January and February 2013 and it all sounds yummy (take note Malay food lovers) =) korg leh order for 1 week terus or 1 month terus. selain drpd package lauk biasa, MangkukTingkat also provides catering service, as well as food utk ibu2 yg sedang berpantang. see? it's sooooo much easier nowadays... sesuai la dgn tagline diorg - "Senang nk makan", hehehe. haaaa... apa lg...kalo nk order, sila la e-mail mangkuktingkat. apa2 info lain, u can refer to their website.

 

~ Foodpanda ~

at the moment Foodpanda caters for those living/working in Cyberjaya - Putrajaya, KL, Petaling Jaya, Shah Alam - Klang, and Subang Jaya - Puchong. u can order food in Malaysia from 169 restaurants. PappaRich, The Chicken Rice Shop, The Secret Recipe, Restoran Bangkok House (PJ), My Asam Pedas Shop, Hadramawt Palace - those are among the restaurants listed on Foodpanda where u can order ur food from. once u have selected your area, they will show you the restaurants that deliver to your area as not all restaurants deliver to the whole city. browse the menu, make your selection, confirm your order, enter delivery address, follow the checkout instructions and they will send you an SMS to confirm your order and delivery time. u'll then just have to wait for the food to be delivered to you. at the moment, they only accept cash on delivery, so get your cash ready b4 d delivery is made. they r also partnering with Lazada and Zalora... u'll receive voucher from Foodpanda when u make online purchase from Lazada and Zalora (i received mine when i purchased books from Lazada). this is somethg more interesting, apart from Foodpanda Malaysia, there's also Foodpanda Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, India, Pakistan, Vietnam and Taiwan. that would b great help when u r in those countries.

 

.it's so easy to get food nowadays, so don't forget to exercise =).

 

~ TERKINI: minuman plg favourite ~

i discover kegemaran yg baru...minuman plg nikmat yg skrg sll sgt craving, haiiihhh...

 

~ three layer tea ~

 

i had this for the 1st time ms minum kt kedai mamak nearby Ampang Point with my friends. ms tu xle rs cm sdp sgt. biasa2 je. xpaham why my friend said sedap sgt three layer tea ni. then tried this drink masa mkn kt The Chicken Rice shop recently. tu pn bkn i yg beli, i tried yg kwn i order. ms tu la br rs hah mmg sgt nikmat sedap giller ni!!! lpstu rs cm dh kemaruk asyik nk three layer tea je. 

 

de skali tu g mkn kt Bangi & ordered this drink. mslhnye, mybe org kedai tu xbrp terer lg wt three layer tea. trus pangkah restoren tu py three layer tea =( mbe gk cz i dh pnah rs yg sedap py kt TCRS, trus la rs restoren ni py xsedap. smlm went to Midvalley, had lunch at The Warung, ordered soto ayam & three layer tea. fuuuuhhhh...sedap giller!!! now i know where i can get three layer tea plg nikmat - The Chicken Rice Shop & The Warung at Midvalley.

 

ye, i tau... kamu-dan-kamu-dan-kamu mungkin dh muak minum ni. mungkin kamu-dan-kamu-dan-kamu dh laaaaaaama sgt tau kesedapan three layer tea ni. tp i br discover this drink. kasi chan la eh =)

 

.enjoy your meal.

~ ia dtg kmbali ~

have not been updating this blog for quite some time due to thp kemalasan mencecah paras maximum, as well as kehidupan yg serba kronik & tidak terurus. oh, giller tidak terurus. i kerja 11 hari straight... dh abis tenaga dh harini =( memndgkn ni dh dkt ujg thn, so ada la mcm2 projek yg i kna invlve. slh satunye adalah annual event, yakni the Convocation.

 

 

this is the 4th yr we r having d Convocation, d 2nd time we r having it at Sasana Kijang. by d way, if u come to Sasana Kijang during weekends, ada byk mnda best leh tgk. it has d money museum, art gallery, & mcm2 lg... terisi la weekend korg dgn aktiviti menarik. aaaaannnddd...food agk murah kt Sasana Kijang ni. dan sedap (penting nih). u can eat kt Sasana Cafe, or go to the Museum Cafe.

 

memandangkan thn ni i telah diminta utk jd gadis pentas, maka gmbr2 i thn ni kurg. sobsobsobsob...sedihhh!!! org len bersukaria berjln2, bergmbr sana sini, thn ni i xdpt nk join wt yg sma. agk stress sket jd gadis pentas. nk kna sopan santun, ayu2 cm pompn melayu terakhir kt ats pentas tu. krg xpsl2 terjelepuk tergolek dpn bapak Mizz Nina kt ats stage, dgn disaksikan oleh byk mata lain, malu x?!!! selain nk kna sopan santun, kna igt flow program dr start smpi la kuar dewan. kna jg protocol jugak. tp nsb baik everythg went well utk i kt ats stage tu. alhamdulillah.

 ~ gadis pengiring & gadis2 pentas ~

rmi yg tau this fact - perut i akn vibrate kuat2 kalo i lapar. tnpa kawalan ok. bkn i srh pn perut bunyi kuat2. ats sbb itulah, i mkn byk2 ms breakfast pg tu. taknak le time i tgh adjust microphone for the Chancellor, time tu la dgr kt sound systm yg perut i tgh vibrate. mak2 yg nk amik jd calon menantu pn sure cancel dgr perut i bunyi, huhuhu. abis je event & dh bw all those VVIP kuar from hall, br le leh menikmati food. owwwwhhh... bkn gmbr i je yg kurg thn ni...gmbr food lgsg aku x amik. haissshhh!!! dh jmp food, trus jd kebuloq =) ntah brp round i g amik food dgn kwn i... kn dh ckp in previous entry, i jst nk jg bdn smpi sabtu lps je. hehehe. tp now rs cm dh ada spare tyre blk. oh noooo!!! kna start g gym la lps ni with my gym geng.

 

~ geng gym ~

 

ok, esok hari raya haji. kawal pemakanan anda ye. dh pulun byk2 nt, jgn lupa g bersenam, hehehe. Selamat Hari Raya Aidiladha!!!

 

~ comfort food ~

"maternal instinct adalah sgt kuat apabila melibatkn anak2"

 

agree? agree x? my friends & cousins yg dh kawen & dh ada anak would surely agree with this fact. i? blom lg la smpi thp ada maternal instinct tu, wife's inctinct pn blom lg (*blush*). okay, my point here adalah betapa mak i mcm tau2 je yg recently i'm craving for sup ayam. craving sorg2, smpn dlm ati, xbtau pn kt my mom. tp blk krja today, dgn lapar ya amat&ujan yg menjd fktr lbh kuat utk i lapar...tetiba ms nk mkn tgk2 ada sup ayammmm!!! wowwww!!! mcm kt heaven!!!

 

sup ayam adalah my comfort food, begitu juga sup ikan =) and my mom sll ty kt i, apalah yg sedap sgt dgn sup ayam/sup ikan. to her, tgk i mkn sup ayam/sup ikan mcm sedih sgt cz it's like food for org sakit. "plain sgt", that's what she alwiz said. but to me, nikmat gillerrrr!!! tak rs cm org sakit pun, hihihihi. & kalo dia prepare sup ayam/ikan for 5 hari straight pn i wouldn't mind. begitulah nkmtnye sup ayam (and ikan). but not applicable to sup tulang/daging ye. (*i'm cntrolling my red meat intake.)

 

disbbkn skrg ujan sll turun ptg2, by d time i reach home i dh mmg lapar sgt2. & harini py lapar sepjg hari adalah kronik. xphm dgn perut sndiri... pg dh breakfast donut 1ketul, kul11lbh dh lpr & mkn donut lg 1. lunch kul1.30 & i finished up 2 compartments of nasik from my bks nasi. sll mkn nasik one&a half part from the full 3-compartments. tp td dh kronik lpr, abis la 2 compartments. byk ok 2 compartments tu (*pd firasat i la, hehehe). tetiba ptg nk blk krja perut lpr lg. siap bunyi2, adoiiii!!! mmg xleh tlg. nsb baik de donut lg, mkn lg seketul. by d time smpi umh, lpr gk lg. lpstu npk sup pulak, oh nooooo!!!

 

bks nasik everyday bw g opis. cute? ;)

 

i'm actually tgh mengawal nfsu nk mkn&mkn&mkn lg semata2 cz nk maintain bdn. tempoh dibagi utk mengawal adalah smpi sabtu ni je. lps sabtu ni kalo nk mkn beriye pn xde risau sgt. knp smpi sabtu ni je? itu kita citer dlm bab lain, bak kata Ustaz Don, hehehe. yg pntg, kaedah nk meng"psiko" diri sndiri supaya xmkn byk2 (cz npk sup yg pns cm sgt tempting) adalah dgn cara 1)ltk nasik dlm mgkk (jgn amik nasik byk sgt), 2)ltk kuah sup penuh2, 3)mkn pki teaspoon. sbb pe teaspoon? bila mkn pki teaspoon, kita dpt suap nasik siket je. so, kita kna suap byk2 kali. secara psikologinye, kalo suap byk kali sgt, tu tnda2 yg kita terltk nsk byk dlm mgkk. tp kalo mkn pki tablespoon biasa, kita suap 8sudu pn still rs cm br mkn sket. so, we tend to feed ourselves more dgn suap byk2 kali cz rs cm "lerrr... br 8sudu sbnrnye. siket la tu". pdhl, portion nsk&sup dlm tablespoon sure la lbh byk if nk compare dgn portion nsk dlm teaspoon. agree? hahahaha, byk le ko py psiko!!! =)

 

dah. i nk menikmati teh Oldtown White Coffee yg i br bancuh&stil pns tu. heeeiii...ujan2 ni, byk btul yg nk dinikmati... sup ayam la, Oldtown tea la... apa lg yg i nk nikmati lpsni? hmmm... nk menikmati tido, muahahaha. besok bw bekal sup ayam, yeah!!!

 

.goodnite.

 

~ hari ini dalam sejarah ~

bknnye sejarah utk harini. it's sejarah utk 7 September 2012:-

~ 1st time beli Tutti Frutti... read B-E-L-I ~

 

yg M-A-K-A-N adalah org len.

~ after 1 week celebrating Hari Raya ~

lps dh 1week celebrate raya, skrg ni lah masa yg digerunkn. masa utk timbang berat after 1week of mkn ketupat-lemang-nasi impit-rendang-serunding-kuah lontong-kuah kacang-kek raya-biskut raya-etc....waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah, pjg btul senarai food, mewah bunyinye. utk org mcm i yg bj raya dh siap since bln 5, sgt menggerunkn kalo pkir yg belum tentu baju raya yg dh siap since bln5 tu leh muat after only 1 week of hari raya (*gegegege). ruginye if bj raya 5psg sume dh xmuat lg nk pki, huhuhu. eh, agkt kening ke terkejut bj raya i 5psg? yes, if u hv ur cousin's wedding plus other events in your family, all in this bln berhari raya, maka hrs la kaut sekaliharung suruh tailor jahit bj smpi 5psg skali.

utk itu, molek la kiranye berkongsi tips on how to maintain your weight tnpa perlu meng"sacrifice" your Hari Raya. segalanye bermula dgn "wasatiah" a.k.a bersederhana...

 

bersederhana bila beli/buat/terima kuih raya

bila beli/buat/terima kuih raya byk sgt, nt u hv to hidang aaaaaalllll those kuihs/cookies kt atas meja. kalo x, by d time abis raya pn biskut/kuih/cookies stil xabis lg. mslh besarnye adalah, asal isi kuih dlm balang, kita isi kuih dlm mulut gk... asal isi seketul cookies dlm bekas, 2 cookies masuk mulut. tetiba jd cm konsep 1 utk kau, 2 utk mulut aku. tindakan tnpa sedar nilah antara penyumbang menaikkn berat bdn secara mendadak lps dh cntrl mkn 1bln during Ramadhan. jd, bila kita de kuih yg x brp nk byk, balang pn xbrp byk nk dipenuhkn, so kurg la sket aktiviti "sambil isi kuih, sambil masuk kuih dlm mulut".

 

bersederhana bila nk merasa

d 1st 2 weeks of Hari Raya sure byk openhouse sana sini. sll la kita ni dihidangkn dgn menu/cookies yg kita xpnah npk/rs/dgr namanye. sgt tempting sungguh!!! g openhouse kt rumah A, de lauk "ayam masala"... tetiba g openhouse kt rumah B, de lauk "ayam masak kari dgn rempah masala". usually when we see temptations sebegini rupa, akn de bisikan2 halus srh kita RASA these two dishes. sbnrnye nama je lain, tp rs dua2 lauk ayam tu sama je (or about d same). masalahnye, bila kita decide utk RASA tu, kita bkn amik dgn kadar utk RASA. kita amik dgn kadar utk MELANTAK... tulah yg jd faktor bdn naik 1kg everyday dlm tempoh 10 hari pertama during Syawal. ish... issh... kedengaran sprti menakutkan bkn?

 

besederhana bila amikkn makanan utk anak2

anak2 sll akn lbh byk main drpd mkn. bila dpt mknan pn sll nk main2. so, parents la yg kna bijak cntrl permainan psikologi anak2 ni. bila ank2 tunjuk nk mkn itu ini msa g beraya kt rumah org, kita bagiiiii je smpi terlupa nk cntrl d quantity of food yg kita ltk dlm pinggan ank2 tu. bila anak2 dh start main dgn food, kita tau la sbnrnye diorg dh xnk mkn. jd, sape yg sll perabihkn food anak2 tu? cerr teka... cerr teka... yeah, parents la yg kna abiskn food yg ank2 tinggalkn. by parents i mean para IBU/EMAK/BONDA sekalian. eh, btuuuulll....sll i tgk mak2 ni la yg akn abiskn food ank2 kalo ank2 tu xabis mkn. bapak2? bapak2 plak sll perabiskn food mak2 yg xabis mkn, muahahaha... kesimpulannye, mak2 pn kna kwl quantity of food yg korg cedok masuk dlm pinggan sndiri. apakah hasilnye bila bapak2 yg jd tukg perabih food bila sume org x abis mkn?

 

 

erkkkk.... alhamdulillah =)

~ out-of-office... workshop ~

for the past 2 days, i was at...

attended an interpersonal & communication skills workshop together with 8 others from the same organisation. ramainye??? a'ah, rsnye ofis i la yg anta participants plg rmi. makanye, workshop tu jd cm kitrg je yg attend... mcm xde participants len... asal kna jd volunteer, among us yg volunteer. asal kna jwb soalan, among us gk yg jwb soalan. at 1 point, 1 of us was saying "workshop ni kita je yg py kot". ye, mungkin juga =)

i de bljr mnda br fr this workshop, s well s repetition of other things yg i pnah bljr fr previous trainings/workshops yg about the same nature (yakni, communication skills). plg xleh tahan, ada 1 part ni kna jwb 12 soalan, different case study for each question. d questions r about mnda2 yg "most likely" u will answer or response u would give if u happen 2b in that situation. it's a test utk nk tgk whether kita bg d "most suitable response" based on what has been taught during the workshop. out of d 12 questions, i got only 4 questions right. EMPAT je??? OMG!!! hmm... it really reflects d person i am - someone who is not so good when it comes 2give feedback/response yg melibatkn emosi org len. ok, dh g workshop, lps ni i akn make sure i lbh berperasaan, muahahaha. (** this is NOT funny, ok)

mnda plg best sepjg 2 hari workshop sudah semestinye MAKAN. yeah, makan like there's no tomorrw =) pg breakfast kul8.30, kul10.30 another coffee break, kul12.30 lunch break, kul3.30 tea break, kul5 BALIK (yeayyyy!!!). food enak didepan mata tidak mmpu ditolak memandangkn esok we r back to d office... back to d reality... back to being pkerja2 yg "food deprived". kasihan, kan? sob...sob...sob...

~ "wisdom begins in wonder" ~

kehidupan sepjg x update blog adalah seperti naik roller-coster. kejap2 feeling bunga2 sorg2, kejap2 feeling down, tp selalu terisi dgn angan2, hahaha... cnthnye, angan2 kalo i yg masuk Masterchef, agknye terer ke i masak cm diorg? angan2 kalo i masuk Masterchef, pe nama food yg i nk bg utk hidang kt judges. each time i ty soalan "mana diorg ni tau nk bg nama food diorg tu apa eh?', sure akn mendpt jwpn "sukati diorg la weh diorg nk bg nama apa".

sepjg x update blog jugalah umur dh naik 1 tingkat... dh naik 1 darjat... dh sepatutnye become more wiser in everything. tp part masak mmg masih blom wise lg la. sebab x wise la xleh masuk Masterchef, hahaha... tp kalo nk partner dgn i nk masuk Amazing Race, mari bersama2 (kn dh ckp td, idup penuh dgn angan2). tp i bg warning awal2 eh, kalo masuk Amazing Race dgn i, if de challenges yg kena makan sayur2 boleh la bg kt i. if kena mkn cengkerik, sila la mkn bg pihak i ye =)

sepjg x update blog jugak, dah masuk thn baru Islam. mari tanam azam baru. "mahu lebih giat prektis masak supaya dlm tempoh sethn akn datang i akn lbh pandai masak lauk hebat2 berbanding thn ni". boleh ke? aci x? :) sekurg2nye i de la azam nk perbaiki diri gk, kn?mslhnye, kpale cm xleh serap ilmu resepi2 yg mak i ajar... rs sepertimana xleh serap ilmu fizik masa skolah menengah dulu. tp cz g rumah member i smlm mkn cekodok yg dia buat pn sedap, maka harus la berazam lbh kuat lg - ok, i nk pndai memasak.

what_i_think: i wonder once i dh pndi masak nt, adakah i layak masuk Master Chef, hehehe... tp bila i bg nama food utk hidang dpn judges, sila jgn tanya & buat2 kaget lk tgk nama food yg i masak sbb "sukati i la weh nk bg nama apa" =)

fun-filled Raya 2011 (Pt. 3)

entry fun-filled Raya 2011 xkn berenti selagi blom cukp raya sebulan, hahaha... harini br 16 Syawal kn =) kemarin jamuan raya ofis i. ramai yg join. not just d staff & management. there's also VVIP from d industry as well as our students. meriah. meriah. meriah. ni last jamuan raya kt bangunan ni. ujung thn nnt ofis i pindah kt tmpt lain. so, jamuan raya thn ni kna diabadikn dlm gmbr, smntara sume org pki cntk2 dtg ofis, lain dr officewear yg everyday npk.

~ staff i ~

~ jiran sblh meja i ~

~ jiran pulau sebelah ~

~ jiran pulau sebelah gk ~


okeh... okeh... gmbr pompn cntk yg i ckp hot/jelita sesgt smpi rs diri cm dayang2 bila jln dgn dia... sila lihat....

~ pompn sgt jelita on my left ~

last but not least, ucapan slmt hari raya dari...

~ kami... Kmpln Nasyid Jln Raja Laut (calon2 imam muda & ustazah pilihan) ~

yeahhhh... that was soooo much fun...

mari la mari...

skjpnyeeeee... xsgka dh settle separuh posa thn ni. today is 17th Ramadhan, and in anothr 2 weeks dah raya. so skrg i dh leh start project buat kuih raya, tp utk kuih2 terpilih je la =) i nk buat yg sng, simple & lh wt relax2 je. projek kuih berbuka mmg hari2 buat la, kn... kalo dh e'day g bazar ramadhan, hahaha...

sape2 yg dh kering idea nk buat projek kuih berbuka, sila la tgk senarai bwh. boleh juga utk jd projek kuih raya nnt. mari la mari tgk list ini:- 

kuih paling gangster = Lompat Tikam

kuih paling sexy = Puteri Mandi

kuih bajet cute = Cek Mek Molek

kuih untuk awet muda = Seri Muka

kuih paling alim = Kuih Ketayap

kuih suka pukul = Kuih Lompang

kuih dlm zoo = Kuih Badak Berendam

kuih yg bgn sndiri = Kuih Bangkit

kuih org x mandi = Kuih Bau-Lu

kuih paling tenteram = Kuih Makmur

kuih paling lembab = Kuih Siput

kuih paling ayu = Kuih Putri Salju

kuih tangkap ikan = Kuih Jala

kuih paling meriah = KUIH RAYA

credit to:-

• org yg create this creative combination (i'm hoping that there's no intellectual property invlvd here)
• org yg create kuih2 dlm senarai di ats (ada certain2 kuih yg i x listkn utk elak sensitiviti msyrkt)
• org yg send d sms to me (mmg gelak sorg2 weh masa bc sms, hahaha).

let's be productv... jgn igt nk makaaaaannn je =)

.bye.

Penang (Pt. 2)

dh a few days blk dr Penang tp i rs lemak2 degil hasil byk sgt mkn kt Penang still x nk ilg, huhuhu. bila attend apa2 seminar pn, prog wajib selain dgr presentation & mingle around utk create network adalah PROGRAM MKN. Penang tu lk adalah sinonim dgn mknan sedap. so, bila bergabunG "program mkn" dgn "byk mknan sedap kt Penang", trus meletup rs berat mcm dh bertmbh lg 5kg. hotel pn byk sgt bg food yg superb... be it for bfast, break kul10lbh, lunch, tea... semua pn sedap =)

i plg memuja food masa dinner yg organizer organized utk all d participants&presenters. utk org yg sll kna mrh cz x larat nk perabihkn food/sll donate food kt kwn2 utk perabihkn my portion, i pn terkgm dgn kemampuan diri perut mkn semua food yg hotel hidang... 8 course dinner, hambik kau!!! so, sila la bygkn (kerut2 dahi sket + tutup mata utk bygkn utk dpt bygn yg lbh clear) cmne i berusaha gigigh merasa each dish. 1st, 2nd, 3rd dish... ok la, perut still lh accept. masuk 4th dish & seterusnya, cm nk agk senak tp dlm ati pkir "npk sgt menarik. ok la kna rs sket". SERIUS!!! mmg la semua lapan2 dish tu sedap, cnthnye...


ini 1st dish. br 1st tp dh de 4 jns dlm 1tray. gusar...

butter prawn tp ada Nestum sket. sedap!!!

nasi (kanan) 7th dish & ikan (kiri) 6th dish

sayur... tak berdosa mkn byk

hepppp!!! meleleh air liur ka? semua pn mmg sedap, smpi leh jilat garpu la weh, hahahaha. nasik tu jd 7th dish, bfore diorg hidang dessert. if nasi came first, confirm la semua yg diorg hidang lps2tu dh x berusik cz x larat. bgs btul strategi menghidang cenggini.

smbl mkn, kitrg tgk perfrmnce lagu2 sepjg zmn, dr thn 50-an smpi la abad kini, zmn 2000-an ni, and also tarian. lagu zaiton sameon pn jd lagu terpilih utk perform mlm tu =) yg interntl presenters semua terkagum la M'sia de performance cmni... beriye excited dirg tgk, then trus puji melambung2.

blk bilik hotel lps dh mkn semua2 tu rs cm kna bersenam sebln, ngehehehe... i mmg amat jaraaaaaaaaaang mampu mkn byk cmtu. tp in 1night mkn byk cmtu (accumulate dgn mknan siang hari tu lg), mmg la i sndiri kagum. kesimpulannye food consumption i sepjg kt Penang adalah sgt membimbangkn. let me stay for a couple of weeks in Penang & i'll b eligible to b one of d contestants for Biggest Loser, hahaha.

what_i_think: jgn salahkn makanan =)

time's up!!!

lg 5minit lpstu dh expire dh time utk settlekn kerja misi mengemas meja i yg ala2 cm kapal dh pecah lpstu karam kt tgh2 laut Pasifik! haaa… amik kau!!! giller tak menyempat gk nk settle kemas meja arini. niat di hati nk kna wajib kemas meja arini, sort apa2 yg ptt. tp i xsempat, huaaaa!!! smlm i berjimba sibuk/busy mcm2… mcm nk nangis pn ada dh smlm :) eh, knp kuar emoticon senyum tp ko kata ko nk nangis? ok… sedih&penat smlm 75%, gumbira 25%... satisfied? =)

esok jamuan Raya kt opis… wpn Raya dh cm dh nk basi… dh nk abis dh pun. sabtu dh masuk Zulkaedah kn sbnrnye? xpe la… janji, boleh melawa dan melaram dgn bj Raya i yg terakhir, yg i lom pki2 lg g ofis. MUAHAHAHAHA… knp gelak cm gelak syaitonirrajim ni? =) ishhh... tak… tak… i xde niat nk menunjuk (baju raya i biasa2 sj). i jz nk feel good je. bkn ke if kita pki bj elok&kemas2, we’ll feel good about ourselves… btul, kn? so, kalo dh kerja cm ala2 tak menyempat2 nk siap (dan ntah bila nk siap) & bila jg kaunter pg td rs cm nk maraaaaahhh je, kn bgs kalo kita pki baju yg elok2&kemas2 utk dpt mood bekerja dgn jayanye? KAN?!!!  

aaaa…sudah…time’s up!!! dh, i nk blk. esok jamuan raya… bw perut food ok :)

misi berbuka puasa beramai2 (PT. 3)

i have yet to provide the update about my 3rd buka puasa with my frens (hrp maaf. UPDATE septtnye adalah sesuatu yg LATEST. tp ni kesah lastweek, so ala2 update yg dh basi).

for my 3rd time bukak puasa with frens this year, we gathered at Bangi. destinasi – Restoran Mohd Chan Abdullah (branch lain dkt Tmn. Melawati, Wangsa Maju, etc. click here for info). makanan memang menarik & SEDAAAAAAAAPPPPP!!! paling terangkat, air kedondong asamboi, giller kawwwww!!! Xpernah2 minum air kedondong, 1st time minum trus rs cm heaven. plus i mmg xsahur that day (bgn lmbt daaaaa), dpt air kedondong kt restoran ni trus rs cm dpt tenaga berganda2, hahahaha...

baki air while waiting for Lemon Chicken sampai kt meja

REMINDER – sila jgn buat perangai cm i ye... nak mntk air pns, i g mntk teh tarik. ko mntk teh tarik kt restoran Chinese muslim, mmg sah la takde, hahaha... sape2 nk hot drinks, leh mntk barli pns or teh bunga or laichikang. my choice, barli pns.

we ordered Lemon Chicken, kangkung gorg belacan, fishball soup & butter prawn. smpi je kt restoran ni, dirg akn amik order. lpstu u all leh jln kaki ke bazaar ramadhan terdkt/PKNS shopping centre smntara nk tgg time buka posa (happening rupanye bazaar ramadhan dkt area PKNS tu). bajet2 dkt kul7 tu, g la jln blk g Restoran Mohd Chan Abdullah ni. kitrg smpi2 je lps dh ronda2 PKNS, tgk2 dh ada butter prawn atas meja. mknan yg plg lambat delivered adalah Lemon Chicken. mantera “nak ayam.... nak ayam...” ntah dh brp kali dh kuar. last2 Lemon Chicken yg ditgg2 pun tiba. sila checkout pic below utk segala makanan yg kami order.

L-R: Lemon chicken, kangkung gorg belacan, fishball soup, butter prawn

out of 5, i bg restoren ni 3.5 bintang. Sila la cuba =)

entry dari kepala yg semak

i nervous pg td tau!!! nk kna ngajar/tnjk demo. huhuhuhu...cm nk tercabut jantung dr mlm td cz cuak teramat. tp, semua okkaaayyyy... berjln lancar (yes!!! yes!!!). pandai la i goreng apa2 yg patut (bila diperlukan). the rest, semua facts la yg i tayang/ajar/bg tgk. xkan semua facts pn i nk goreng, kn... ada yg ternganga/terkaget krg if i bg semua facts yg dh rentung cz puas menggoreng =)

jp lg, acara bkk puasa beramai2 kali ke 4 sepjg bln puasa ni (yessss...yessss... lg). uissshhhh!!! i suka de program mkn beramai2 dgn kwn2 opis ni. sbbnye, i xperlu bersusah payah perabihkan mknan i if i dh xlarat nk mkn. dgn berbekalkan ayat "i x larat la nk perabihkan ni" (campur dgn muka mmg dh sgt2 tak larat nk menyumbat), sure ada yg akn menjd mangsa utk menyumbang perut mereka utk perabihkn food i. yeahhh!!! kita berjimba2 di danau kota sebentar lg ya, muahahaha...

oh, sggh xsangka yg hari ni pd nextweek dh Hari Raya rupenye. (yesss...yesss... lg skali). tp, raya x berapa nk havoc la dis year T_T dis year i dah tak raya kt kmpg. for the 1st time (rasanye la) beraya kt town. ohhh... sgt spti tak menarik. 

what_i_think: hmmmm... dan tak mungkin raya akn dtg akn sehavoc raya yg thn2 lps gk cz lps2 ni beraya kt town je kot, haissshhh...sgt tak best!!!

misi berbuka puasa beramai2 (PT. 2)

haven’t got the time to update the Majlis Berbuka Puasa Bersama Anak Yatim event that i attended on Wednesday. to begin with, my friend and I thought that we arrived at the wrong event. we saw the banner BUT it did not mention any information on the company that invited us. sudah la agk confuse di situ. so, i went to ask one of the committee members (rs nye committee member la kot kalo dh asyik berdiri dpn pintu & jemput org masuk, kn?). lps dh jmp committee member yg ke3, br la we got the confirmation that we were at the right event. FUHHHH!!! nsb baikkkkk!!!

the food was OK. kenyang cm biasa la bila berbuka. krg perut meraung mintak tambah perut lg satu kt sebelah, br pdn muka =) actually, that was d 1st time i attended an event whereby ank2 yatim was invited. rasa beruntung cz at least i still have my parents around. to be an orphan like those kids when they are still too young to learn about the challenges that they’ll need to face in life, knowing that their journey to pass through those challenges are without their parents' guidance.... hmmm... tak nak ckp lbh2, nnt dtg rasa sedih T_T

okey... okey... enuf about sad things. skrg nk tunjuk gmbr2 BERHARGA masa bkk puasa kt Quality Hotel haritu.

muka lps dh knyg melantak makan

mknan yg melitupi lg separuh meja


tgk muka jijah... sgt xleh tahan (perlu ke nk suap food pn nk kna pndg atas?)

yuri and syella (jiran kanan dan kiri) and jijah

dh puas suen agkt tgn, dpt le bergmbr dgn artis, muahahahaha...

i'll be attending lg beberapa mjls buka puasa with frens nextweek. till then, byeeee!!!

what_i_feel: ohhhh...jealousnye dgn rkyt2 yg dpt cuti cz today public holiday kt negeri2 berkaitan. HARUS pulang ON-TIME la harini to avoid berebut2 naik tren dgn yg dtg bershopping kt KL, huhuhuhu.

misi berbuka puasa beramai2 (PT. 1)

bln2 puasa ni, mula la kenkawan pn sibuk plan nk berbuka puasa ramai2. same goes here, planned dr lastweek nk berbuka dgn kenkwn saya yg semuanye gilo2 belaka, muahahaha... finally, i had a wonderful and crazy buka puasa with my frens yesterday. went to Quality Hotel for our Ramadhan buka puasa buffet. deciding on the venue was already a headache, bak kata one of them, “selagi x bebuka, mcm2 ragam”. mmg pn!!! it took us nearly a week to decide on the venue, pdhl nk mknnye just a few hours je. peserta berbuka posa tu 7 org, kalo boleh 7 tmpt nk suggest sbb sume creative2 belaka.

all 7 of us girls only, yg berumur di bwh 30 thn ni berbuka puasa dgn gelak cm x igt dunia. yg sudah bersuami, suami yg ditinggalkan sementara (utk menjg berbuka puasa bersama bayi di rumah dan lbh bonding dgn bayi) mesti cm xleh konsentret nk berbuka & terpkir “bini aku ni knyg mkn, ke knyg gelak?” cz tau bini dia bila dgn kwn2 gilo cmtu, akn jd gilo skali. hahahaha!!! lpstu dh terlbh limit sgt asyik gelak memanjang, tekak skt sbb kau byk sgt gelak. pdn muko!!! amik cekodok, gelak... amik kambing, gelak... g kaunter sate smpi 2 kali tp dua2 kali hampa cz sate dh abis, gelak... dh dpt sate (lps kna pksa beratur) tp tgk2 kuah lk dh abis, gelak... agkt tgn ntah brp kali cz nk bergmbr dgn artis, tetap gelak... (hmmm... meja tepi2 sure igt kitrg ni kanak2 ribena yg xreti nk dok diam agaknye) ^_^

mknan2 berQUALITY, baguuuuusss!!!! nasi putih, lauk2, nasi beriyani, sate, eskrem, cekodok mcm2 jenis, kambing golek, kueyteow gorg, meehun gorg, kerabu mcm2 jns, rojak buah (buah mcm2 jns), bubur, air mcm2 kaler, sotong kangkung, jeruk2 buah, haaaaa.... amik!!! muat ke perut? toksah tanye. kalau ditanye gk, perut akn jwb “leh tak cantum lg satu perut kt sblh cz rs cm tak muat kapasiti je”, muahahahaha... ni lah dia mknan yg melitupi sebhgn meja smlm.

peringatan kpd sape yg blom terigt... kalo nk berbuka puasa kt hotel (samada dgn yg tersayang2 atau dgn kwn2 anda) masa bln puasa ni, sila BOOK dulu utk menjamin sume org dpt mkn dgn selesa (memandangkn i je yg ala2 free xde keja masa isnin tu so leh bersms dgn sume org to confirm sape yg btul2 nk join&where to eat&called hotel for booking). lpstu, jgn lupa dtg awal sbb let say ko dtg2 lpstu org hotel dh set ko dgn kwn2 kna dok meja yg kna ngadap lift (oh, itulah VIEW asal kami smlm - mengadap lift, ok... sgt xsesuai), ko leh la buat muka kesian mntk diorg bg ko meja yg lbh strategic di kwsn yg ada aircond (duduk dpn lift mula2 tu xde kipas mahupun aircond. trus pkir, cmne nk dok mkn lama2 dgn selesa ni? *sigh*). lps dh berusaha buat muka serius mntk org hotel tu tkr seat (tu pun lps cubaan org ke-2 try mntk tukar table), akhirnya dpt gk 1 meja yg lokasi lbh strategic kt bhgn dlm & ada aircond dingiiiiiinnnn. YEAHHH!!! Xde la kitrg jd muka usherette tgg dpn lift lg. yg pntg, selesa nk mkn dan berjimba2 lbh lama, muahahahaahah!!!

hasil dr dok bergelak ketawa smntara nk berbuka puasa smlm, de info menarik dr kwn2 saya (see? Xde la gelak2 kosong je, kannnnn). berbuka puasa kt FELDA (Jln Semarak tu) pn menarik. RM50 & kwn saya kata sedap. tak pun, kalo nk beramal ibadat bkk puasa kt Tbg Haji dgn anak yatim pun ok. Harga (if xsilap) xsmpi pun RM40. sila la check promo berbuka puasa jika anda berminat.

ptg ni saya ada lg satu mjls berbuka posa beramai2. tp yg ni FORMAL punya la... and i'm representing d office. *sigh* owhhh... nsb baik gk de kwn yg dpt teman g mjls krg. TQVM kpd kwn saya yg dpt meneman saya g mjls bkk posa jp lg. kalo tidak... saya pasti akn buntu dan terhangak2 tak tau nk wtpe dan sgt kaget dan sgt nk blk cpt dan rs sgt lost dan blablablabla... more stories on my buka posa sessions will be UPDATED later. Chiaooo!!!

what_i_think: kalo ada la sesi bkk puasa dgn dirg ni cm ptg smlm kt TABUNG HAJI pulak dgn anak2 yatim, harus la lbh bersopan santun gaya masing2, ye...