Happy Merdeka Day

+ My Comics +1 - Unexpected laugh2 - Nightmares3 - Mirror images4 - Happy 25th Birthday Serai5 - I got monkey problem6 - Nightmares II7 - A smelly surprise8 - I'm small enough9 - Mr Monkey R.I.P10 - Shake the baby11 - Got milk?12 - Teddy bear picnic13 - Hot vs Cold14 - Chicky-licious15 - The Characters16 - Double Celebration17 - Holy Cow! Another birthday?18 - Me niece is a sucker19 - Cats with gifts20 - Catnap Another21 - Happy Merdeka Day22 - Happy Fasting23 - Ramadhan Routine24 - I feel lighter25 - Writer's block26 - U.L.A.R.E27 - 3 weeks old bread28 - I have a bomb!29 - Longest journey30 - Bro's wedding31 - Pika on wheels32 - Lonely33 - Going Bonkers34 - DIY stickgirl or boy35 - Pika's Hairdo36 - The curse of the fan37 - Itchy spots38 - Marilah mengundi!39 - Unfortunate day for Pika40 - Monkeys strikes back41 - Wet Chicky42 - Chicky version 243 - Pika = Pucca?44 - Baby bath45 - Bubba Gump Shrimp Co46 - Writer's Block47 - Happy Birthday to me48 - Bantal Busuk = Stinky Pillow?49 - Pee-ka50 - Thanks a bunch

Web Riddle

I'm currently playing this Web Riddle at udiy.org/web%20riddle. I'm sad to say that I'm stuck at Riddle # 23. Been stuck at 23 since yesterday. I've flipped thru this forum and also this forum to search for clues but to no avail. I even asked for help. Huhuhu. I was getting desperate.

The one I'm playing is the original version. They have another one, called Web Riddle: Alphabet. The alphabet riddles are said to be tougher than the original.

If you're interested, you can start with the tutorials 1st to train you for the real riddle.

p.s: I've made a new label - 'Games' - just for the sake of this post. :P

Baby Pika Versi Muslimah

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dahi berkerut sbb 'dipakse' pakai tudung. wahahaha.

Saje gatal pakaikan tudung kat Baby Pika. Pas satu.. satu tudung kite pakaikan kat baby pika. Baby Pika ni mmg tak suke kalo ade pape kat kepale dier. cth cam headband.. topi. mase nak pakaikan tudung ni pon, die menggelepar la jugak. tatau la besar nnt caner. ehehhe.

Tutorial: Blockquote Background

I had just created my own Quote symbol as a background to the Blockquote tag. So today, I'll be showing you how to make your own Quote symbol background! :D

The code I'm using is originally from TechnoJuice, so be sure to head there to know how to apply the code.

Okay.. let's start with the tutorial!

Step 1

BTW I'm using Macromedia Fireworks. First, open a new document and set the width, the height and the canvas color. I'm using W = 80, H = 64, Canvas Color = Transparent.

Step 2

Select the Text Tool from the toolbar and select Wingdings as your font. You can use any other font, but I think that Wingdings Quote symbol looks the best.

Step 3

Now u need to find the Quote symbol in Wingdings. To find it, you need the Character Map (Start > Accessories > System Tools > Character Map). Copy the Quote symbol and paste it in your document. Resize the font (I use font size 150). Change the font colour to suit your blog. In my case I chose light green. Make it transparent by changing its opacity (50-80% opacity). Note that the Quote symbol will be place behind some text, so you need to make sure the colour you're using is lighter than the text colour.

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copy-paste the Quote symbol from the Character Map

Step 4

Align your Quote symbol to make it center. In Fireworks, you can right click and select Convert to Paths. This will eliminate the font spacing and change it into an Object. Duplicate your Quote symbol before converting it to paths (in case u screw up!). Now you can align-center by creating a rectangle (same size as the document resolution 80x64). Then, Ctrl+A (select all) to select both and Align it to Center Vertical and Center Horizontal. When you have successfully centered the Quote Symbol, delete the rectangle.

Step 5

Save it as a .gif or .png.

Step 6

Upload it at Imageshack or any other image hosting site.

Step 7

Place the code in your Blogger Template (Template > Edit HTML).

The code I'm using:-

.post blockquote {
margin:1em 0px;
font-style: normal;
padding-left: 30px;
padding-top: 15px;
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-position: left top;
background-image:url('quote.gif');
}

Step 8

Now you can test how it looks like on your blog. You can do that by simply selecting the text you want to format as a quote and then click on the Blockquote button on the toolbar on the Blogger editor.

Here is the demo:

Here is how the blockquote looks after the changes have been made.
The font style can be change to best suite your blog.
The text is padded to give prominence to the quote.
The quote looks subtle in light green.

Unexplained Mysteries

Nak tulis dlm BM la pulak. rindu la. dah lame tak tulis dlm BM. bukan BM 100% pon. BM pasar adala. ehehhe.

Note: Kite bahasakan diri sendiri as 'me' at home. so jgn ingat i nie jamaican plak. :P and mum calls me 'Hah' or 'Adik'. Actually, byk lagi nickname yg kite ade.

Monday, 13 August 2007 (12.30 noon)

Mummy dah angkat half dr kain baju yg dah kering kat ampaian, ade tinggal sket lagi. So mummy soh kite angkatkan the rest. Lepas dah angkat seme, kite pon masukkan dlm laundry basket ni. Laundry basket kite letak bebetul sebelah meja, tmpt kite kumpul seme air masak, air panas yg baru di'boil' etc. Kite tak movekan pon laundry basket, sbb ade lagi botol2 lain yg perlu diisi dgn air. Lepas dah selesai tugas mengisi air, kite pon nak bwk botol2 nak letak kat meja tmpt letak air tu. tp tgk2 laundry basket dah tade kat situ. laundry basket dah diletak kat hallway, luar kitchen area. kite pon tanye mummy. ini conversation nye:

Me: Mummy yg angkat laundry basket.. letak luar, eh?
Mummy: Eh takla. kan mummg tgh pegang baby ni. caner nak angkat. Hah yg angkat, tak ingat ler tu.
Me: Err. I don't remember la. Me ingat me letak situ (kat meja air). caner leh laundry basket pegi sane lak. Our laundry basket got legs, ah?
Mummy: Hah yg angkat...
Me: No la.. I don't simply forget things. I seriously don't remember putting the laundry basket in the hallway. Hmmm.
Mummy: .....
Me: Oh I know. Bukan Madihah yg angkat laundry basket tu.. tp Madi-huh. *shifty eyes*
Mummy: Eiii. Janganlaa ckp camtu! *dah mula takut*


Tuesday, 14 August 2007 (1.00 am)

Nie lak berlaku mlm semlm, eh actually dah masuk pagi selase. Kite ni mmg jenis yg suke tido lambat. Batgirl la katakan. So selalu sblm tido masuklah toilet one last time. Kite kuar dr bilik, seme pintu bilik lain dah kunci. Dah tido la tu.. dah kul 1 pagi kan. So masuklah bilik air cam bese. Tutup pintu. Baru je kite nak duduk atas toilet seat, kite terdgr ade ketukan kat pintu. One loud knock! Ingatkan mazran, my bro yg ketuk. coz die ni mmg angin sket, bile time die nak gune toilet.. dah ade org dlm toilet. selalu die ketuk berkali2. ni skali je. kite wat tatau jela dah teruskan aktiviti dlm toilet. bile dah selesai tu.. bukak pintu. tgk pintu my bro tak bukak pon. lagipon i tak dgr pon die bukak pintu td.. sblm pintu toilet kene ketuk. my bro mmg jenis bukak/tutup pintu ganas2. memang leh dgr. tp tade langsung. Erk. Sapekah yg ketuk pintu toilet td? kite wat derk jela.. jalan terus masuk bilik dan kunci pintu. Wahahhaa.


Tuesday, 14 August 2007 (2.30 pm)

Baru berlaku kejap td. My mum tgh sembahyang. Kite lak pegi toilet.. sambil lalu nak ke toilet, intai tgk bilik mummy... nampak la mummy tgh sembahyang. bbrp minit kemudian, mummy masuk bilik kite, tanye kite.. ape yg kite membebel td mase mummy tgh sembanyang. mummy kate, mummy dgr kite tgh ckp sorang2 dlm bilik. padahal mase tu kite dlm toilet. lagipon kite tade pon ckp sepatah mase kuar bilik.. even dlm bilik pon tak. ini conversationnye:

Mummy: Adik ade ckp pape ke.. mase mummy tgh sembahyang td?
Me: Tade pon. Buat ape nak ckp sorang2. lagipon baby tgh tido.
Mummy: Yeke? Mummy dgr adik membebel td.
Me: Jeng.. Jeng.. Jeng... !! *shifty eyes*
Mummy: huhuhu... *dah mule takut*

Tomyam Soup (Veggie Version)

Another Thai recipe.. I cooked this for dinner! This might not be the authentic way to cook Tomyam, but it sort of how I like my Tomyam. This is the veggie version. I don't have any prawns or any other seafood in my fridge. So bare with me. This Tomyam is hot, spicy, sweet and sour.

This recipe serves 6-8 people.

You will need:-

1/2 large onion, sliced
3 cloves garlic, crushed
1 lemon grass, crushed
1 liter of water
2 teaspoon of Knorr Tomyam paste
2 mini Maggi Chicken Cube stock
1/2 celery, chopped
1 1/2 carrot, chopped
1/4 cabbage, chopped
1 red chilli, roughly chopped
3 bird's eye chilli, roughly chopped
2-4 Kaffir lime leaves, shredded
2 Lime juice, squeezed
a few dash of Thai Fish sauce, to taste
1-2 teaspoon of sugar, to taste
1 tablespoon Cooking oil

Direction
1. Heat the oil in a pan. Sauté the onion, garlic, lemon grass, red chilli and bird's eye chilli in oil until fragrant.
2. Add 1 L of water, the tomyam paste and chicken cube stock into the pan.
3. Simmer for 5 minutes. Add in the veggies; celery, carrot and cabbage. Let the veggie cook for awhile.
4. Add the Kaffir lime leaves, thai fish sauce, lime juice, sugar and stir to combine. Bring to boil and cook for 2 minutes.
5. Serve immediately.

Thai Chilli Chicken

Here is my recipe for Thai Chilli Chicken. Made this for dinner today. It's not very hot, but it has an interesting flavour - sweet, spicy and sour.

This recipe serves 5-6 people.

You will need:-

Fried Chicken
chicken fillet (i use half a packet, about 500gm)
plain flour
a pinch of salt
a pinch of tumeric powder (for colour)

1. Cut the chicken fillet into strips.
2. Pour in flour in a bowl and mix in salt and tumeric powder. Mix well. Please make sure the salt is blended well with the flour.
3. Coat the chicken into the flour mixture and fry them until cooked.
3. Place the chicken strips in a serving plate and set aside.

The Sauce
1/2 large onion, sliced
3 clove garlic, crushed
3 bird's-eye chilli, sliced
juice of 1 lime
1/2 green apple, diced into small cubes (alt: pineapple)
1/2 cup of Thai Chilli sauce
1/4-1/2 cup of water
sugar to taste
a few dash of thai fish sauce

1. Sauté the onion, garlic and bird's eye chilli in oil until fragrant.
2. Mix in the Thai Chilli sauce, water and diced apples. Mix well. Let it simmer.
3. Add in juice of lime, sugar and thai fish sauce to taste.
3. Let it boil for awhile. Stir until the sauce is mixed well.
4. Pour the sauce over the chicken and it is now ready to be served.
5. Serve immediately with rice.

Catnap

+ My Comics +1 - Unexpected laugh2 - Nightmares3 - Mirror images4 - Happy 25th Birthday Serai5 - I got monkey problem6 - Nightmares II7 - A smelly surprise8 - I'm small enough9 - Mr Monkey R.I.P10 - Shake the baby11 - Got milk?12 - Teddy bear picnic13 - Hot vs Cold14 - Chicky-licious15 - The Characters16 - Double Celebration17 - Holy Cow! Another birthday?18 - Me niece is a sucker19 - Cats with gifts20 - Catnap Another21 - Happy Merdeka Day22 - Happy Fasting23 - Ramadhan Routine24 - I feel lighter25 - Writer's block26 - U.L.A.R.E27 - 3 weeks old bread28 - I have a bomb!29 - Longest journey30 - Bro's wedding31 - Pika on wheels32 - Lonely33 - Going Bonkers34 - DIY stickgirl or boy35 - Pika's Hairdo36 - The curse of the fan37 - Itchy spots38 - Marilah mengundi!39 - Unfortunate day for Pika40 - Monkeys strikes back41 - Wet Chicky42 - Chicky version 243 - Pika = Pucca?44 - Baby bath45 - Bubba Gump Shrimp Co46 - Writer's Block47 - Happy Birthday to me48 - Bantal Busuk = Stinky Pillow?49 - Pee-ka50 - Thanks a bunch

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Catnap = To steal or kidnap a pet cat

How likely is it that a catnapper is going to return the cat they just stole? Maybe 1 out of 10. But to return the cat to a family who doesn't own any cats (or in other word.. the wrong house) - 1 out of a billion.

Personal Stylist cum Nanny

THE PERSONAL STYLIST

*gambar hiasan dr Corbis.com*

Yesterday, my dad asked me to choose a couple of neckties to go with his 2 checkered shirts. I haven't realised how important my opinions were until yesterday. I have officially become their personal stylist in some way. Every time we go shopping, I have to tell them which cloths suit them the best. And they expect me to be prompt on answering their questions. Oh my! What a tough job I have. It's easy for you to let others decide for you, but have you ever thought about how stressed and pressured the person who has to make all of the decision. Hmm.


THE NANNY

*gambar hiasan dr Corbis.com*

This morning, as a nanny of baby pika (i'll be calling my niece by that name from now on); I change my 1st soiled nappy.. TODAY! Euuw! I've changed wet nappies before but never soiled ones. Oh God! The agony! The frustration! The smell of fresh poo! OMG! Usually, I'll be really lucky to get away from changing baby pika's nappy coz there'll be somebody else home. So i just shout,"Proses pemberakan telah berlaku." and someone will come and change it for me. But that didn't happen today as I was home alone with baby pika. uhukk.

It was 9.30 am, and baby pika was erm.. not crying but she looks kinda restless. I thought she was just being 'manja', so i played her a lullaby and pat her on the chest to help her sleep. But she was still restless. So what to do next? I held her up. Oh my! her diaper is way way down. It was put on too loose. I peeked inside. Erkk! I see poo! *smacks head* *scolds baby pika for pooing on my watch*

I had no choice but to change the soiled diaper. Mum will be back another hour. I don't think baby pika can wait that long. Huhu. So I prepared all the necessary stuff; cotton balls, baby wipes, tissues, a bowl of water, dustbin and a fresh diaper. i roll out the changing mat and placed baby pika on it. thinking that this might be a difficult task for a 1st timer (with no one to help me hold baby pika hand/legs), I removed all her clothing.. JUST IN CASE! I've assist my sis/mum many times in nappy changing, so i kinda know what to do.

Before i start, I stared baby pika in the eyes and told her to behave and not to wiggle to much. i took a deep breath and open her diaper slowly. to my dismay, it wasn't a small amount of poo (like normal)... it was full of it. i tried to wipe away as much as i could. but it felt like forever. baby pika wiggle a bit. she moved her leg and unfortunately one of her leg touched the poo. Noooooooooooo! *wipes poo off her leg*

i was trying to think of a shortcut and then it strucked me. "hey, last time, mum and dad went in the shower to clean baby pika. i think i should do the same", i said to myself. Hehe. So i went in the shower with baby pika, walking slowly so that nothing 'drips'. It took me awhile, coz some of the poo was erm.. quite hard. After all the poo was washed away, i took baby pika back to the changing mat, towelled baby pika until she's all dry and changed her with fresh diapers. I washed my hands and put on baby pika's cloths back on. Pheww! All done! *gives myself a pat on the back*

I think all that took me about... 10-15 minutes. Huhu.