Hari Esok Dalam Sejarah

Salam..

Camne puasa so far? For me biasa-biasa je. Kan sebab dah biasa puasa kan?:)

Anyway, today's Friday the 13th. But for me the date holds no significant meaning whatsoever pun. Saja syok nak sebut hehehe..

Anyway, esok akan menjadi hari yang bersejarah...kot:)

Esok nak pegi collect kunci rumah, dan buat joint inspection with the personnel from my developer.



Doa-doakan rumah in a good condition ya? Takde major defects, or small defects that can be rectified quickly. Insya-Allah lepas sibuk dengan Raya ni dah boleh plan untuk pindah rumah pulak.

So excited, so anxious, so looking forward to it. Pray everything turns out good for me;)

Project Kitchen: Chickloaf

Hellowww..

You know meatloaf right? Well, last Sunday, I made chickloaf. Instead of using minced meat, I used minced chicken.

I've always liked meatloaf. Tapi bila check kat internet, ada macam-macam version. But basic ingredients are always the same-ground beef and bread.

So what I did was improvise, as usual la. So let's check out what I did in the kitchen last Sunday.

Nak prepare, kena standby-kan bahan-bahan dia;)

1 packet of minced chicken (usually it's meat), grated carrot (saje-saje sebab nak habiskan stok carrot hehehe..), low-fat milk (tau-tau je la apasal kan..), 3 bijik telur, slices of bread. Berapa slice nak pakai, depends on the kepekatan combination bahan-bahan yang lain tu. Then as usual, salt, pepper and a bit of sugar to taste. Bawang putih dan bawang merah-cincang. Ikut suka la nak berapa banyak:)


Combine all the ingredients, except for milk and bread dalam satu bekas.


Pour in the milk pulak. I'm the type yang masak tak berapa sangat ikut measurement. But I reckon I must've used between 3/4 - 1 cup of the milk. Gaul lagi:)


Lepas tu, carik-carikkan pulak roti ke dalam adunan ni. I think I used about 5-6 slices of bread. Buat sampai texture dia ala-ala adunan roti jugak.


Then transfer it into a butter (or margarine)-greased loaf pan and bake it in a pre-heated oven at 200 degrees for about 30 minutes.


Ni la rupa dia lepas keluar dari oven. Tunggu kejap bagi dia sejuk, then it's ready to serve!

By right meatloaf is a main dish and is usually served with brown sauce. Tapi sebab malas nak prepare other things, I didn't have salad or veges to eat with it, and certainly not with that brown sauce. So..

Makan dengan sos cili je la!! Hahahhaa...dah namanya tekak Melayu, makan kena la ikut stail Melayu kan?? Hikksss...

The next day, yesterday, I brought the rest of this chickloaf sebab kitorang ada breakfast potluck kat office. Ye lah sempena dah nak puasa ni, so masing-masing bawakla something.

Ingatkan surely chickloaf ni tak laku, takut colleagues tak gemar nak makan ke, Sekali tu laku jugak, cepat je habis hehehhe...Siap ada yang komplen tak sempat makan;)..Alhamdulillah. Ada rezeki kita share dengan orang la kan?

On another note, hari Sabtu ni dah nak ambik kunci rumah. Seronoknya! I can't wait! Praying that there'll be just minor defects which can be rectified very soon, or better yet, no defects at all.


Selamat menyambut Ramadhan everyone! Semoga ibadat kita diberkati di bulan yang mulia ini, dan dapat limpahan rezeki yang tak putus-putus dari Allah. Mintak ampun dan maaf in case anything I wrote and rambled here ada sakitkan hati sesapa, they are really tak disengajakan.

So anyway, back to the chickloaf, bon appetit!:)

Another Cancelled Plan

Hi..

*sigh*..Berapa kali mau cancel travel plan da...

This weekend, me and a few friends are supposed to drive up to..



PENANG!

We were supposed to stay at Hydro Hotel at Miami Beach, Batu Feringghi. But due to my recent car drama, as well as one of my friends having to pull out because of a mnor accident, we decided to postpone the trip to some time after the Raya period. Takpe la, we'd love to have everyone on board, so that's why we decided to go at a later time.

In the mean time, next week, kita semua akan berpuasa. So to all my Muslim readers, happy fasting! May all your deeds are blessed and that you have a smooth and problem-free fasting. Let us all together double, triple our good deeds in this holy month and take our relationship with God to a new level. Amin...



*As usual, pix credit to Google. Thank you:)

Project Kitchen: Laksa Sarawak (and Peach Crumble)

Hi...

Hari ni ada projek mega sikit kat dapur:). Called up a few friends for lunch sebab nak jamu mereka laksa Sarawak dan peach crumble.

As peach crumble dah masuk entry, so this time cerita pasal Laksa Sarawak aje la kan?:)

Some of the ingredients, including the ones for peach crumble:).


Mula-mula kupas kulit udang fresh dan asingkan isinya. Bersihkan sikit kulit udang ni sebab nak kena rebus kulit udang.

Rebus kulit udang tadi. Kejap je tak lama pun. We need the air rebusan udang ni untuk buat kuah laksa Sarawak. Dah lepas asingkan kulit udang tadi, masukkan pulak la isi udang and rebus guna air yang sama.

In the meantime, get some sambal belacan ready. Kalau makan laksa Sarawak, kena ada sambal ni sebab mesti kita nak pedaskan laksa kita kan? Sambal simple je, just tumbuk ikan bilis, cili fresh, or kalau nak lagi pedas, masukkan sikit cili padi, and belacan.

In a bigger pot, you can start boiling the chicken pieces. As you will need the isi ayam je, it is recommended that you get chicken breast sebab banyak isi la kan?:)


While the chicken is boiling, get the perencah laksa Sarawak ready. Perencah ni so far memang takde jual kat KL, so I always get stocks of them ready:). Ni brand Haji Manan. Brand lain pun banyak, but for me brand ni memang ngam dengan selera la. Tadi masak guna 2 paket, which means for a large quantity. Anyway dah tu campurkan perencah ni ke dalam air rebusan udang tadi.

Then bila ayam dah masak, keluarkan isi ayam dan ketepikan. Lepas tu leraikan isi ayam daripada tulang sebab isi ayam ni nanti jadi one of the condiments time nak makan laksa.

Lepas tu, campurkan air rebusan udang+perencah laksa tadi ke dalam air rebusan ayam. Tambahkan air sikit.


Originally, the kuah laksa ni kena guna santan. But being me, I like to improvise a bit. So I use satu paket of santan instant tu (kalau nak guna fresh lagi elok), and the rest I use low-fat milk. That way, I can still have the lemak taste from the santan whilst keeping the calorie lower than usual:).


Then masukkan pulak tauhu pok. Usually just use satu paket je dah cukup. Gunting separuh tauhu pok ni before masukkan ke dalam kuah laksa. Lepas tu kalau agak-agak kuah tu pekat sangat, masukkan air. Jangan lupa masukkan garam, gula, white/black pepper powder and MSG (optional) for taste. Leave it to simmer for another 10-15 minutes.

The last condiment that you need to prepare is egg ommelete. Hiris panjang and serve it ready to be eaten.

Ni pulak my peach crumble which I also prepared for the makan-makan hari ni:)


Finally, laksa Sarawak ni tak pakai the normal laksa macam kat Semenanjung. Instead our laksa pakai mihun, so bila semua dah ready, get the mihun ready by blanching it in hot water, wait a few minutes then it should be ready.


These are the condiments for the laksa: udang, isi ayam, sambal belacan, limau kasturi, and telur ommelete. Some people also like to add other things as well, macam taugeh and daun ketumbar. But tu ikut suka masing-masing la kan..:)

Menu hari ini: Laksa Sarawak dan Peach Crumble:)

Jap...ni ha up close pix of laksa Sarawak, ready nak kena ngap:)


Bon appetit!

What a Bad Week

Heyaa...

This week has not been kind to me. I can only count two great things that happened, one being the house situation that I blogged about last Monday. The other one happened yesterday, which I will write later.

Wednesday was particularly a bad day. I was really busy at the office, running here and there as we had a photography session at the office, and I co-coordinated the whole session. Ended up leaving the office at around 6.10PM. That was OK by me (though I had planned to go to the gym after that for my 7.05PM class).

Once I reached Sunway,right after breezing through the SmartTag lane, there was a big jam getting towards the LDP Hanging Bridge. Via the electronic board found out that it was because of a stalled car. Oh well, c'est la vie, so I thought. Didn't expect I would be in that similar situation soon.

Whilst moving at a snail's pace there, I noticed that my cool aircond air had changed to hot smelly air. I started getting nervous, and I told myself that once I reached home, I'd definitely add water to the aircond tank or whatever you call to keep the engine cool. So I just winded down my window and switched off the aircond.

Then, just as I was driving down the Hanging Bridge, suddenly my engine went kaput, then dead! Just like that!! Allah mak!!Apa nak buat ni??? I started to panic, and tried to switch on my engine. I also quickly hit the hazard light button, indicating to the cars at the back that I was having a problem. To make matters worse, my phone ran out of battery. Alhamdulillah, soon after a young man on a bike stopped in front of me and looked back. I quickly waved to him, asking him for help.

Ala-ala lebih kurang macam ni la my car terberenti kat highway!:(
Oopss..pix courtesy of Google ya

I told him my phone battery went dead and I needed to make phone calls. Without hesitation, this adik took out his SIM card and lent me his phone. I called my friend who told me to call my car insurance hotline and ask for towing assistance. Around the same time, the highway patrol truck came and asked about my situation. I told them I don't know what went wrong and that I was calling for assistance. Memang panic gila la time tu! It was the first time something like this happened to me, so obviously I was panicking!

Then they got me to slide down and going to the left side of the road. Once I could not slide down any longer, the highway truck towed my car further up to a bus stop in front of the Western Digital factory.

I was faced with many choices on my next course of action. I could either get my insurance tow service to come and take it to the workshop, but only the ones in their panel, and which could only be examined on the next day. I didn't know the extent of damage, or failure to my car, so I thought if it could be rectified that night, I could waste the whole next day. Then I decided to just called up my friend's mechanic in Mutiara Damansara to have a look at my car. He then sent his tow truck to get my car. We waited for quite a while and in the mean time, I chatted with the young man who selflessly helped my out.

This adik's name is Farid, and he is a trainee at MPH in Midvalley. So if you go to to MPH Midvalley, please know that he is very kind and a well-raised kid. Congrats to his parents! He just completed his Mechanical Engineering diploma course in Terengganu, and currently training at MPH.

Anyway, once we reached the workshop, the mechanic examined my battery, but couldn't find anything wrong. Just when I thought I could leave and that it was just a minor damage or a false alarm, he found the real cause of my dead engine. It turned out that my engine broke down due to my own carelessness too, it was drying up!! The engine was on the verge of overheating, and it had to be thoroughly inspected. Kalau nasib lagi malang, kena overhaul!! Oh tidak!!!!!:((

Thanks Googs!

Once we settled everything, I asked my friend to come over and fetch us from there and send me home and Farid back to his bike which he left at the bus stop earlier. I could not thank Farid enough for his kindness. He didn't hesitate to help me when I needed help, eventhough we were strangers.

I only reached home at close to 11PM, and on the next day, yesterday, I had to take the emergency leave.

Then yesterday, I walked to Damansara Perdana commercial centre to go to a bank. On the way back home, as I walked on the sideway, I heard a loud wailing of a kitten from a drain. Thank god it was sunny yesterday. I found a kitten trapped in that drain, And I really have no idea how he got there.

If you know me, you'd know that I'm a regular kitten rescuer. Naturally I couldn't leave this little one behind, could I? Then as I was bending down calming the kitten down while trying to reach him through the iron cover, another young man on a motorbike stopped to ask what was going on. I asked him to help me retrieve the kitten.

After much persuasion, we managed to grab him by his tail and I took him. This young man also offered me a ride as he was heading towards the same direction. Alhamdulillah, thank God for making it easy for me to do good things to this little munchkin.

I brought him home, fed him (I always have my 'kitten rescue kit' on standby), bathed him and gave him a dose of deworm syrup.

So please, anyone out there, if you know of anyone who is looking to adopt a cat, please don't hesitate to adopt this one OK? This one deserves a loving home:)





Now that I'm reflecting back on the things that happened to me especially a couple of days ago, I don't know if it really has been a bad week for me. Sure, the blessings are aplenty-I could collect my house keys, and I rescued a kitten. But then again, the car problem overshadows other things.

On the other hand, I am really thankful for the help that I get when I was in my time of need, espcially by Adik Farid's willingness to stick by my side. His parents have indeed raised him well. He didn't have to do anything, he was just there for me. Sometimes, you never know how big an impact a stranger can have on you, and better still in the most unexpected ways. People whom you think you can always depend on may not have time, inclination, or capability to help you. The same thing for that young man who helped me to retrive that kitten from the drain. Had he not stop by, I might have to leave it behind cause I definitely could not reach down to get that baby. For that, I'm thankful that I always meet 'helpful' strangers instead of those who may have bad intention towards you. I pray to God that I'm always protected that way.

Anyway, enough rambles for this time. I will not spend my time and energy thinking too much about my misfortune this week, and instead count my blessings and praty that it cointinues. Have a great weekend everyone!

One Step Closer

Hello..

As I received the VP letter last week, I was told to call the developer's office this week to enquire whether I could already make the last miscelalleous payment before collecting my keys and have a joint inspection session of my house.

I did that earlier today, and happily told that I could proceed with the next step.

Which I did over the lunch hour earlier. Dragged my intern along to the developer's office, paid the due and set up that appointment.



The joint inspection will be about two weeks from now. Heck, it'll be during the fasting month, but I don't care!

I'm one step closer to moving to my own castle!:)

Family Road Trip

Heyaaa..

Just a quick update. Not much happening lately, but glad that it's Friday already.

Later this evening, I will be on a road trip with my family down to...


JOHOR BAHRU!!

Specifically, we'll be staying at Pasir Gudang. Going with my uncle and cousins to visit his preggy daughter for the weekend. Well then , family obligation calls, so as a dutiful daughter, ikutkan je la kan?:)

Wish us a safe journey!:)

Tony Roma's Lagi dan Yippee Yiyeayyy Good News:)

Heyyaaa...

I am seriously addicted to the Tony Roma's ribs now. Alhamdulillah for the rezeki, sesekali dapatla makan sebab harga dia mak oii...Let's just say for occassional indulgence, bolehla pegi makan.Lagipun bahaya jugak kalau makan banyak kali, it's fatty and of course, high cholestrol!

And alhamdulillah, last week I went there again to have their signature ribs with my friend, Siti Aishah. She promised to belanja makan kat Tony Roma's so last Saturday we met up at the Sunway Pyramid outlet and errmmm...melantak makan ribs hahahhahha...

They were having a 10-ribs special in cunjunction with 4th of July celebration. So imagine trying to finish 10 big ribs in one seating. We didn't know how big a serving it was sebab we insisted on ordering a starter of their equally gobsmacking-ly glorious fried mushroom. It comes with the honey mustard dipping, which I just luuurrrvvvveee!!!

10 big ribs. Nah hambekkk!! Besar-besar plak tu..

And this is the big plate of fried mushroom. Sedapnya..very crispy. Tapi kalau berangin dalam badan lepas tu sure start pening-pening

We ended up not finishing those ribs pun, sebab each rib was quite big, even bigger than the ones I had kat Midvalley a few weeks ago.

Both of us could only finish 2 ribs each, which left another 6 to be tapau-ed home. Just nice to be spilt half-half.

After that, we thought about watching a movie. But after lining up at TGV and not being able to secure the ticket for 'Knight and Day'-cerita Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz tu- we decided to headed off somewhere else, so we went to Puchong area instead. I thought of looking up home stuff, maybe survey harga cat and curtains and things like that, and we settled at IOI Mall. The building looks good after it was expanded last year. We then went to Tutti Fruitti for some yoghurt ice-cream. Mahal jugak Tutti Fruitti ni ekkk..?

This one 3/4 tub cost me about RM20. Yikes!!!

After that we managed to get tickets for the 7PM show for 'Knight and Day'. A very nice movie,lots of hilarious scenes and witty dialogue. We liked it!

So that was what I did last weekend. The weekdays pulak went by pretty quickly. On Tuesday I even MC'ed a big event at my work place. Very nerving, as the VIP was His Honourable Minister and Deputy Minister themselves. And it was my first 'big' emceeing duty! Thank god I pulled it off, thanks to my emcee partner that day.

Anyway I actually haven't gotten around to notify the change of address to all my mails, which means they're still arriving at my old office. My former receptionist, Kak Nora is nice enough to keep them for me.

Yesterday afternoon I took a half day off to go for my periodical check-up at UMMC. It ended quicker than usual-arrived at 1PM, and left at around 3.15 (thanks to my doctor, who happens to be my friend too). That gave me an ample time to visit my old office which is just nearby. I also collected my mails from Kak Nora, and one of them, which I opened last night, happened to be this:


Tak nampak? No clear enough? Let's zoom dekat sikit:)

NOTICE OF DELIVERY OF VACANT POSSESSION AND STATEMENT!!

Yippeee!! This means that I can now collect my keys. But before that, kena bayar dulu RM190++ for some administrative matters la, key card la, etc, and then boleh buat appointment for joint inspection. I've been looking at forums on house inspection, and definitely will be employing my eagle-eye expertise bila check rumah nanti.

So finally, I have my own place!!:)

*Tanak pikir dulu the cost that will be incurred later, nanti rosak mood!*

In the meantime, I'll just sengih-sengih je lah!!

After This Morning..

Hi...

I'm writing this entry as I'm sitting in my living room, watching the World Cup Final. It's half-time, the score is still 0-0.

But the ref is certainly having his field day, having scored, or rather showed 6 yellow cards to players from both sides!! Chishhh!! Ridiculous!


I've been up since around 1.30, having 'gone' to bed since around 9PM. But well, it wasn;t a nice sleep, as I kept waking up throughout the night, either out of the need to go to the toilet, or to drink water. My asthma cough is back:((, so I'm not really in the pink of health, or mood right now.

Anyway, as of now, the second half has resumed, and this is the picture I took earlier of Mimi and her favourite spot in front of the TV.

Hehehhe...she doesn't care much about the games that I watch this past month. But given any United game, she's transfixed to the TV anytime! She certainly knows where her attention should be focused on.

Anyway, I'm dreading post-World Cup which will start later at around 5. The World Cup is officially over, and I bet me, as well as most football fans around the world will be having withdrawal symptoms!

I know I'll be looking like that:(...I'll be craving for my football fix, and life will never be the same as far as football is concerned.

Which brings me to the coming football season. It will only resume next month, and I'm guessing, life in this one month will be kinda...miserable.

I'm dreading the thoughts already. Oh well, back to the game!! May the best team win! Viva La Coupe del Mundo!


*P.S-Thanks, as always Google:)