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Plan asal nak keluar berjimba-jimba dengan Sue and Jen was cancelled during the last minute. And what did do instead...I prepared a simple pasta penne dish for lunch. As both mum and sis was attending some weddings I whip up this pasta recipe which was inspired from Giada. So here it is. Ini adalah masakan orang yang malas nak masak macam-macam.

Some of my wishlist for my apartment in future, Insha Allah. Kitchen, kitchen, kitchen and kitchen..except for the last photo.  Inilah akibatnya watching too much of AFC Channel, watching Nigella and the batallions of chefs.  I simply adore their kitchens and of course some of their recipes. I mean who would resist cooking in kitchens like that.  Ina Garten, Jamie and Nigella has  luxurious kitchen.  Tyler and Sunny Anderson  has a simple and practical kitchen. Just to name a few of them. I have loads of kitchen designs that I have saved but I don't think my blog has enough space for all that.  Insha Allah when the time comes, I would get a little bit of here and there to make my dream come true!. Ameen. As for the shoe cabinet, as a simple person and I don't like to have a lot of clutters I need this kind of design to store the shoes and what not.  As the apartment is small I have to save a lot of space on storage and kee...

Tengah boring2 tunggu VIP datang. Hopefully majlis malam tok sik dragging jak lah.  So tired..almost sehari suntuk di hotel sebab SKAM26. Can't wait to take my long overdue leave too..Come December and its coming to another end of a year.  2014 is just a glimpse away and I have not done anything to be proud of.  A lot of things happening around and some kept me thinking seriously.

My precious...aka Ms Grumpy... It's gonna be a tired weekend for me, I have loads of laundry to do and just the perfect timing, the washing machine broke down....****sigh****.. Miss my Ms Grumpy ....can't wait to reach home and cuddle her.

Tergerak nak tulis macam-macam dalam ni after a very long silence.  Adakalanya kutuk diri sendiri sebab terlalu malas nak update blog. Tujuan asal berblogging dulu pun sebab nak expand my flair of writing and I guess somehow along the way I sort of lost it.  Pathetic je rasanya.  Aiiiie....ngerepak indah!!! Alhamdulillah, majlis konvo pun dah lepas dengan selamat.  Happy for all graduates and I wish them all the best in their future undertakings.  Seksa belajar dah lepas anak-anak , so now you are going to face the world.  I sincerely hope that you are ready and are strong to face life after campus.    And why did I mentioned the word strong here?.  I have seen some of you losing your sanity in your quest for that one precious scroll that might have changed your lives. And yet some managed to pull through despite losing a little of the sanity but I worry most whether you can manage the challenges that awaits you beyond the campus doo...

Away from blogging and getting myself stuck with a lot of things. Loss for words or simply I just don't know where to begin when my fingers start to tap the keyboards.  Yeah....I had such a busy schedule and whenever I wanted to blog about something...the ideas slipped away. Ok..very melancholic rasanya ...I hope I would be able to blog again as often as I can..at times I am envious of other bloggers.  Looking at mine...urgggghhh malu eh... So...where shall i begin then?

"Maybe I am comfortable with my life and don't feel the need to find a partner.  But if love comes my way, I will accept.  But for me to go out and look for it may not happen"..my exact thougths at the moment.  

How does it feel when you are trapped for about 1/2 hour in the elevator alone?  Scary?...definitely scary but I was lucky that the light was on and the scary feeling was not evident but I just kept looking back at my shoulder as if "something" was behind me.  As  my patience was running thin seconds passed, I pressed the help button frantically till I heard voices calling out for me and asking me to stay calm.  I did and the ordeal ended and it was indeed gratifying to see other human beings.  After that incident, I am still traumatic and I would not enter the elevator without any company. And if I have to go alone, I would choose to use the staircase.  Of course going down is the easy part but when I have to come up to my office at the 3rd floor, either I would look for company or I'll get two or three of my colleagues to send me off upstairs.      Incidentally a week before there were a few similar cases and someone told ...

After going through my e-filing the last few days, kepala pun dah pusing-pusing.  I missed out on some receipts and been looking high and low for them.  Wondering where else did I put them.  And now am having a throbbing headache because of that...thinking too much and trying to recall where I may have put them or rather, did I accidentally threw them away or what?.. The food that I had taken a few days ago didn't helped too...I guess taking too much salty food contributed to the headache too.   The none salty one was only this Sawi pahit.... I guess I just to KIV looking for the receipts...last day submission is 30/4/2013.  Ample time for me to look for the receipt.  Till then..happy weekend everyone.   

And so the day has finally come, election time. Saya bukan ahli politik jauh sekali minat dengan politik. I only have these to say, I can't really stand comments and critics yang too much posted at fbs and everywhere else- it applies to both the ruling and opposition supporters-people when they follow their hearts and set aside their heads  they forgot about the basic teachings and the good values instilled in them:( They become mean, deceitful, ruthless and less human.   You can have different opinion and political views but don't stop behaving like a unethical human beings. I mean, seriously it is saddening to see people with good education background swearing and cursing in order to put across their views and stands across. I simply hoped that the freedom of speech will not be abused.   Freedom of speech does not mean that you can go around  spreading hate messages.  Pangkah la sapa-sapa yang disokong ya 5hb...

Semestinya bila idea datang mencurah-curah macam yang nak diblogkan tapi bila dah mental block, satu apa pun sik dapat nak diluahkan. Nak tension bukan nak exam pun kan?..Stress...malaskuuuuuu...tak de maknenya nak stress ..macamlah SKT ...wah...gitulah luahan perasaan ku dipetang senin yang blues dan tenang ini. Rasa nak muntah angin ada juak nak berblog tapi yalah tek..dah diperah2 otak tok sik juak idea ya keluar..yg keluar statement orang yg tengah angol... Oh well! itulah saya tuan tanah blog yang hidup segan mati sik maok kata peribahasa tek nak.. .Tapi siklah sampei kedak si Aaron Ajiz tok rupa nya angol-angol sik da idea nak berblog tek nak.. tapi happy la sikit bila nanga picture dak duak tok yang sedang hangat berasmara di CH134 Mustika HD kinek tok...yah...sempat promo lagi kan..bah oklah... check out lok...till then.... ngerepak session is OFF.

Down and out but when it comes to these simple meal, I will definitely put all the problems aside. Cheers!!!.. (angol mode and monday blues mode...)

We have our own setbacks in life and at times some of us may not be able to move on and make themselves trapped in their own time warp.  I've had my share of struggle too but waking up from all those miseries certainly needs a lot of encouragement and faith.  I won't go far suffice to say that I've had my share and moving on is always the best decision.  It may or may not solve any problems but it certainly helped.

Sekali makan bertambah-tambah nasi jadinya Tempe ada, Tauhu pun ada, Alahai sedapnya sehingga orang lalu pun tak nampak ke sana ke mari mencari resepi namun akhirnya ku temu jua di blog Cik Mat Gebu (Harap maklum, gurindam yang tak menjadi dari tuan tanah.....) I ate this once at a friend's wedding in the mid 90's (ages ago huh?), it is one of my many, many favourite dish and been looking for the recipe since then.  And where else can I find any reliable recipes nowadays?..none other than this Johorean  CMG  . This particular one is spicy but I simply love it.  I followed the recipe religiously and the result was marvellous!  However, the next round I would lessen the fried tauhu and would add loads of anchovies. He has a wide collection of reliable recipes that I would ocassionally try and his recipes never fails so far.

Nowadays I prefer to keep some opinions to myself.   At times, a person's age does not reflect one's wisdom.  So I am saying .... though silence is golden it can be mighty dangerous.

DARAH PAHLAWANKU   Pergimu diiringi doa restu Berbekalkan doa dan harapan nusa dan bangsa Moga dirimu selamat dan musuh akan tumpas  Demi kedaulatan negara Tanggungjawab harus dilaksanakan Sumpah dan Janjimu sebagai perwira negara digalas Hanya Tuhan yang tahu gelodak dijiwamu wahai perwira Dikala dirimu berdepan dengan musuh Biar matamu dirobek-robek Biar badanmu ditembusi peluru Biar badanmu dikerat seribu Semangat juangmu tidak terbanding hingga ke titisan darah yang terakhir Terpahat namamu dalam sejarah Gugurmu demi kedaulatan negara Tumpahnya darahmu di bumi Lahad Datu Melayangnya nyawamu di bumi Semporna Engkaulah perwira Engkaulah pahlawan _____________________________________________________________________________ My special and humble dedication to the fallen heroes from the VAT69, PGA and 2 army personnel in the Lahad Datu and Semporna tragedy.  Semoga roh kalian dicucuri rahmat hendaknya dan d...

I am lazy and bored to the maximum and after being away from blogging I can only come up with this words of wisdom.     

Busy setengah mati and alhamdulillah I can still control my temper though at times it was tested to the max.  Suffice to say, the younger generations are very spoilt.  Not all but majority are very spoilt and it is a common scenario to see parents coming to the registration counter and asking all sorts of questions which student should ask themselves. Makes me wonder, when are the kids going to learn to speak up for themselves and ask questions. I can't help but to compare the first day I entered campus life. From then onwards my life changed totally. Oh well, I won't go down memory lane. I had my share of the ups and downs of campus life.  At times I can't help wishing if I could turn back the clock. So enough with the brief memory walk.  Nowadays, I opted to eat home-cooked meals especially after coming back from work. It was eithet McD or SCR of Sugarbun for both of us.  I was s...

Recipe is from chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall.  Not familiar huh..but how about River Cottage..sounds familiar?  Ocassionally I would sit and watch this programme till the end and I must admit he has good shares of simple and healthy recipes.  As usual, I did a little tweak here and there I managed to get three loaves out of this recipe.  Original recipes calls for apricots, figs and prunes.  Since I only had apricots, almonds and cranberries in my fridge I just proceed with the baking.  Mum loves this recipe and its definitely a keeper.  Will share the recipe later. Till then, happy weekend to all.   

Sick or not and when this beautiful dish of fried fermented durian aka tempoyak is being served.  I would say, talk to the hand people!. LOL!!!!

It was a long holiday during the last Chinese New Year festival.  Though I was down with high fever and bad cough I managed to prepare this simple easy dish for everyone on the 2nd day of CNY. As much as I wanted to visit some friends I decided not to as I was feeling a little bit groggy but after feeling slightly better I decided to watch Die Hard 5 (A Good Day to Die Hard).  Good movie and enjoyed the movie thoroughly. 

Time and tide waits for no man.    Still not over January yet and here comes February 2013. ***sigh*** 

CNY is just round the corner and I can say that the weather speaks loudly to welcome the year of the Snake.  I guess the rainy weather especially the heavy rain  in the evening kinda of preparing for the dragon to make its exit in a weeks' time.      Whatever la kan...  Anyway I was super2 rajin today that I woke up around 4:30 am and prepared Fried Kway Teow ala Mamak style.  And this is it, my version.  No particular recipe just whatever I can salvage in the fridge.  Happy Friday everyone. Salawat dan salam untuk mu ya Rasulullah.       

A dear friend came all the way from Miri to attend a friend's wedding last weekend and since she just turned 45 on the 19th,  me & Mbok celebrated her birthday at Trio's.  No birthday cake but we had these, (clockwise - Chix Puff, Cream Puff, Pavlova & Durian Crepe) Cute and simply delish pavlova.  

Breakfast with  FriedKway Teow without my favourite telor mata sapi.  The bill says otherwise...don't wanna whine or fret about it though I was itching to.  Makan je la...rezeki di pagi hari...Syukran. Guess this would be my last order from that well-known coffee shop which was aired in JJCM program.  My first bad experience was having to order horlicks which according to the waittress, we don't serve horlicks!   A big and well-known coffee shop in Kuching and you don't serve horlicks!!!!.     

There's a saying, A friend in need is a friend indeed. Relatively, I don't consider myself a close friend to an ex-colleague.     Yesterday evening,  what started as a Hi, Hello session ended up as therapy and counselling session for her.  I could only offer some words of comfort to her.  Her husband passed away early last year of heart attack and being the sole breadwinner for the whole family she's beginning to feel the burden.  With two growing up kids and a rocky relationship with her mother-in-law, one can imagine the hardship that she's going through now.  I could only listen and advice her tactfully.   I hope that I manage to cheer her up yesterday.  

Sardine tumis cili api recipe is inspired from Mamatiamia  again. Alhamdulillah I was only stuck with a small portion of rice though was very tempted to add more rice. My own version of cold salad.  Heavily inspired from Greek Salad and Korean Salad. No belacan, no oil or anchovies, just dash of calamansi lime, salt, sugar and freshly ground black pepper. So these were my dinner last night. Nothing fancy but very filling and satisfactory.

I am challenging myself to go without rice. Of course am not going to get rid of it forever, I just need to reduce the intake cos I am wayyyyyyyyyyyy too heavy and and am trying to keep myself healthy.  It's not easy but am trying. Drooling over this fried rice already!..Kan, tambah kicap masin n my home-made chilli paste below...heaven!!!!!!!!   Simply irresistable!. Will I succeed with this challenge.  Hmmm???

A friend once said, the good ones are taken, but I look at differently though...the taken ones does not necessarily mean they are good ...kan?..

I love BW and most of the times its in search of new recipes, new ideas and inspirations.  I love this particular blog (of course, I have loads and loads of other favourite blogs too) I find her blog to be a very inspirational and at times I find myself at peace reading her postings.  Alright then, am not going to bore with details.  Just check it out Mamatiamia  and  I found this simple coconut cake recipe and had made it thrice eversince as mum loves the cake so much. This is a superdelish and easy-peasy recipe and you can just whip this up in 15 minutes only.  Just ignore the amateurish look of the photo ya.   

I want to change my blog layout!!!!   But I'm having difficulty to do so.  No lame or pathetic excuses ...LOL...but am kinda bored with the current layout.  Nothing to do with any new year resolution or what ...I just need to see something different. I love this one..and in a way it is true...hmmmm

I baked this (hmmmm..how shall I put it in words now...) a Marble Cake gone wrong?!!!  This marvelous and scrumptous recipe is from  CMG  .  I can say that recipe is picture perfect but compared to my effort of making the marble effect...***sigh****...I still fail to come up with a beautiful marble effect and I guess one of the reason being the chocolate marble sanked at the bottom of the cake was because it was too heavy from the other batter. Too much cooking chocolate cos I doubled the recipe plus some tweaks here and there, plus this minus that etc.  I used margarine instead of butter but verdictwise, mum and sis loves it.  According to them its crumbly and heavenly but too sweet.  Even CMG mentioned in his entry that the recipe was too sweet but  I will definitely lessen the sugar again and the cooking chocolate in future.  I have a knack of doubling the recipe e...