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Happy New Year 2012

2012-01-01T00:15:00.003+08:00

A brand new year is here, another year filled with expectations, resolutions, fears and forecasts. A year that will disappoint many, surprise some and make a few really happy. My sincerest wish is that everyone will be happy, and share a moment of joy, peace and understanding.

We've seen the passing of another year.
For many it's been filled with pain and tears.
We've seen our loved ones in their decline.
We've had to accept that they won't be fine.
Some of us had to say good bye,
To a long time loved one, and we've all cried.
But there have been times in this past year,
That certain events have brought us cheer.
There are so many friends that are on the list,
And I know there's names I will have missed.
But better friends I could not have bought.
And here is just a New Year's thought.
If it were possible that a wish could come true,
Then this is my New Year's wish for you.
May the coming year be full of hope,
And may we be given the strength to cope.
Let courage, faith and patience abound.
And let us pray that a cure will be found.
And now at the close of another year,
My friends, I wish you a Happy New Year.

Adieha's Tuna and Pasta Bake 2.0

2011-12-30T02:03:00.001+08:00

Sebelum ni saya dan penah share recipe Tuna and Pasta Bake, tp mase tu baru aje nak try2, so buat dalam kuantiti yg sket. Kali ni buat double the recipe dan ingredients pon berbeza sket. sy tak letak cheese, tp letak breadcrumbs. kalo ade cheese mesti lg sedap kan? :D

This recipe serves 5-10 people

Ingredients
about 250g macaroni pasta
1 packet of Maggi Cream of mushroom soup (powder)
400 ml of Milk
350 ml of Water
1 can tuna fish in water, drained and flaked
1/2 small can of sweet corn (or mixed veggie)
5 pcs of button mushroom, cut into 8
1 onion, finely chopped
1 red chilli, seeded, and finely chopped (optional)
bread crumbs
cheese for topping (optional)
salt, cayenne powder and freshly ground black pepper
olive oil
*Notes:
- The whole dish can be assembled, covered, and refrigerated several hours in advance. Remove the dish from the refrigerator at least 10 minutes before cooking.
- For kid-friendly dish, u don't need to put cayenne powder or even red chillis

Directions
1. Bring a medium size saucepan of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the pasta, stir, and cook for 2 minutes less than the time on the package instructions.
2. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 425°F (220°C) ..or.. u can just use a microwave. Butter your ovenproof (or microwaveble friendly) casserole.
3. Drain the pasta. Saute your onions with olive oil until soften. Add water, milk and mushroom soup powder. Mix it well and simmer over low heat. Add the tuna, corn, button mushroom and mix well. Stir in the cooked pasta. Season with salt, cayenne powder and pepper.
4. Spread the mixture in the casserole. Sprinkle with half of the cheese and breadcrumbs. Mixed them in. Sprinkle the remaining cheese and breadcrumbs as topping. Bake for about 30 minutes, or until the top is golden brown. Serve hot.

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Variation...

Chicken and Pasta Bake
Replace the tuna with 7oz (200g) cooked chicken breasts, chopped and mixed in before the cooked pasta.

*Notes:
- Good with hot garlic bread and a green salad on the side.
- Leftovers can be reheated. If the sauce has thickened, thin with a little extra milk

All I Want For Christmas Is You

2011-12-19T23:20:00.004+08:00

Masuk aje bulan December, start la habit sy 'hum' dan nyanyi lagu-lagu xmas. ntah kenapa tah, automatic mcm tau2 aje xmas nak dekat. sy tak sambut xmas tau, jgn salah phm plak. besela kan, masyarakat majmuk punye pasal. even tak sambut, terkene tempias jgk. :))

lagu2 yg sy bese sy hum/nyanyi, lagu xmas dr Mariah Carey la. sy share lirik nye kat bwh.

Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You

I don't want a lot for Christmas
There is just one thing I need
I don't care about the presents
Underneath the Christmas tree

I just want you for my own
More than you could ever know
Make my wish come true
All I want for Christmas
Is you

I don't want a lot for Christmas
There is just one thing I need
And I don't care about the presents
Underneath the Christmas tree

I don't need to hang my stocking
There upon the fireplace
Santa Claus won't make me happy
With a toy on Christmas Day

I just want you for my own
More than you could ever know
Make my wish come true
All I want for Christmas is you
You baby

Oh I won't ask for much this Christmas
I won't even wish for snow
And I'm just gonna keep on waiting
Underneath the mistletoe

I won't make a list and send it
To the North Pole for Saint Nick
I won't even stay awake to
Hear those magic reindeer click

'Cause I just want you here tonight
Holding on to me so tight
What more can I do?
Baby all I want for Christmas is you
You

Oh all the lights are shining
So brightly everywhere
And the sound of children's
Laughter fills the air

And everyone is singing
I hear those sleigh bells ringing
Santa won't you bring me the one I really need?
Won't you please bring my baby to me?

Oh I don't want a lot for Christmas
This is all I'm asking for
I just want to see my baby
Standing right outside my door

Oh I just want you for my own
More than you could ever know
Make my wish come true
Baby all I want for Christmas is
You baby

All I want for Christmas is you baby
All I want for Christmas is you baby
All I want for Christmas is you baby

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Mariah Carey - Miss You Most At Christmas Time

The fire is burning
The room's all aglow
Outside the December wind blows
Away in the distance the carolers sing in the snow
Everybody's laughing
The world is celebrating
And everyone's so happy
Except for me tonight

Because I miss you
Most at Christmas time
And I can't get you
Get you off my mind
Every other season comes along
And I'm all right
But then I miss you, most at Christmas time

I gaze out the window
This cold winter's night
At all of the twinkling lights
Alone in the darkness
Remembering when you were mine
Everybody's smiling
The whole world is rejoicing
And everyone's embracing
Except for you and I

Baby I miss you
Most at Christmas time
And I can't get you
Get you off my mind
Every other season comes along
And I'm all right
But then I miss you, most at Christmas time

In the springtime those memories start to fade
With the April rain
Through the summer days
Till autumn's leaves are gone
I get by without you
Till the snow begins to fall

And then I miss you
Most at Christmas time
And I can't get you
Get you off my mind
Every other season comes along
And I'm all right...
But then I miss you, most at Christmas time

Suzanne Collins : The Hunger Games

2011-12-18T14:47:00.004+08:00

record terbaru! abis bace buku dlm mase 3 hari, spend time dlm 10 hours or less (kot) utk bace 1 buku tu. ini kire record la, coz last time boleh habis dgn cepat pon tahun 2005 - Are Your Afraid of the Dark, abis dlm mase 3 hari gak. ini utk buku yg tebal dlm 350-400 pages. lepas2 tu mcm taleh nak bace lame2 dah. sbb sibuk buat bende lain. byk distraction. yg Hunger Games tu pon, sy kene bace waktu mlm sampai pg2 buta. hahaha. tade org ganggu. tade org ketuk2 pintu, soh jage bebudak. :))

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anyway, u will know it's a good book when u can't put it down. mcm addictive la plak. tgh buat bende lain, terpk pasal buku tu, "ape agaknye akan terjd lepas ni?", walaupon dah tau pon serba serbi ending nye mcmmane. skang ni pon tgh gatal sgt2 nak bace the 2nd book - Catching Fire. tp nak save utk tahun dpn la. kalo abis bace seme buku tahun ni, tade buku yg best utk bace next year plak. hmm. :-s

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lg satu, kenapa blogger classic tetibe hilang tab 'HTML' dan 'Edit'? yg ade bhgn 'HTML' dan 'Preview'. 'Edit' nye sudah tade. payah ni. takkan seme sy kene time pakai 'HTML' kot? penat la aku mcm ni. sib baik aku tau HTML, kalo tatau? even icon utk Bold, Italic, Align to left/center/right, Blockquote, tukar colour/font text, seme2 tu tade langsung. yg tinggal 'Check Spelling', 'Add Images', dan 'preview'. kenapakahhh??? Blogger jgn la paksa aku upgrade ke Blogger XML. aku tamooo.

Domino's Pizza Coupon Codes - January 2012

2011-12-14T22:36:00.001+08:00

Coupon Code - valid until January 2012

RM25
for ONE(1) Regular Pizza
+ ONE(1) Cinnastix
+ ONE(1) Garlic Cheese Onion Rings
TOTAL SAVINGS: RM 10.40
Coupon Code: OF 118
Valid Until: 31 January 2012
* Additional RM2 off when you order online

RM30
for TWO(2) Regular Pizza
TOTAL SAVINGS: RM 17.60
Coupon Code: OF 119 / BTC 131
Valid Until: 31 January 2012
* Additional RM2 off when you order online

RM35
for TWO(2) Regular Pizzas
+ EXTRA CHEESE
+ ONE(1) Garlic Cheese Onion Rings
TOTAL SAVINGS: RM 25.40
Coupon Code: OF 120
Valid Until: 31 January 2012
* Additional RM2 off when you order online

RM50
for TWO(2) Large Pizzas
TOTAL SAVINGS: RM 15.60
Coupon Code: OF 121 / BTC 129
Valid Until: 31 January 2012
* Additional RM3 off when you order online

RM55
for ONE(1) Large Pizza
+ TWO(2) Regular Pizzas
TOTAL SAVINGS: RM 25.40
Coupon Code: OF 122
Valid Until: 31 January 2012
* Additional RM3 off when you order online

RM69
for TWO(2) Xtra Large (15") NY Crust Pizzas
+ EXTRA CHEESE on each Pizza
TOTAL SAVINGS: RM 29.60
Coupon Code: BTC 132
Valid Until: 31 January 2012
* Additional RM4 off when you order online

TAKE-AWAY OFFER
RM 15
ONE(1) Regular NY crust Pizza
TOTAL SAVINGS: RM 8.80
Coupon Code: BTC 130
Valid Until: 31 January 2012

Doa Buat Anak-Anak Tersayang

2011-12-13T19:06:00.004+08:00

Salam & Hi,

Mummy ada pass 1 keratan kertas yg dah azab sgt rupe dia. kertas tu ade doa utk anak-anak. mummy soh type semula dan print out, nak share kat akak, abang, abang ipar dan akak ipar. so lepas dah siap type tu, saya print out la dalam 5 helai. sambil-sambil tu baik share dalam blog skali. :P

p.s: payah benar nak type perkataan dengan penuh ni. rase tak reti plak. ekeke. biasa dok tulis shortform. tetibe nak tulis penuh mcm seksa aje. boleh ke? :-s

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Ya Allah, Ya Tuhanku…
Jadikanlah aku seorang ibu / ayah yang lebih baik, benar-benar boleh memahami anak-anakku.
Jadikanlah aku seorang yang sentiasa penyayang, bersopan-santun, tenang dan sabar.
Jadikanlah aku seorang yang jujur, baik hati, adil dan tegas.

Ya Allah, Ya Tuhanku…
Jauhkanlah aku daripada bersifat zalim dan kejam ke atas anak-anakku.
Jauhkanlah aku daripada memalukan, membodoh-bodohkan dan menghina mereka.
Jauhkanlah aku daripada mencemar pertumbuhan mereka yang sihat.

Ya Allah, Ya Tuhanku…
Berikanlah aku petunjuk ke arah jalan yang benar dan Kau redha.
Berikanlah aku kekuatan rohani dan jasmani supaya aku dapat memberikan kasih sayang dan kebahagiaan sejati kepada anak-anakku.
Berikanlah aku taufiq dan hidayah untuk mendidik dan membimbing mereka ke arah keimanan dan ketuhanan dan disiplin yang tinggi.

Ya Allah, Ya Tuhanku…
Layakkanlah aku menjadi seorang ibu / ayah yang berhemat dan berdisiplin tinggi.
Layakkanlah aku menjadi seorang ibu / ayah yang boleh dicontohi dan dihormati.

Ya Allah, Ya Tuhanku…
Perkenankanlah restuku ini.

Things I hate about wearing glasses

2011-12-03T17:18:00.002+08:00

True story...

Best Antibiotic Ever?!

2011-11-27T20:49:00.005+08:00

note: sepatutnye, nak tulis blog entry ni pada 20 November 2011, tp sebab mood tade, ini lah akibatnya. :P

Rajin plak sy berblogging ni, sampai 3 blog entry dalam 1 hari? :))

Saya nak share 1 ubat antibiotic ni sambil2 nak elak dari hilang terus name antibiotic tu. Kalo hilang kotak, mmg terus tak ingat la namenya, so sy letak dlm blog trus lah. baru dpt tau tadi, mak ckp kotak tu dah hilang. kan dah ckp? sib baik saya dah snap gambar depan blkg kotak tu. :P

eh silap. kotak tu masih ade. sy yg sorokkan. ade kat celah almari dapur. :))

September lepas lame la sy sakit.. batuk + selseme. jap kene refer ubat batuk punye tarikh - 29 September 2011. mase ni ok je lg. tak teruk sangat la, sakit2 biasa jela.

tp masuk hujung bulan October dan awal November makin melarat plak sakit tu. batuk + selsema + kahak extra byk sampai muntah balik makanan. dalam 1 hari tu mmg tak sah, kalo lepas makan, muntah balik mknn, sampai tade mknn yg tinggal dalam perut. so mmg seksa la selama almost 3 bulan. O_o

kalo korang bace food diary saya, mmg jelas sy mkn kurang dari biasa, sbb bg sy, no point la mkn byk2, kang muntah balik jgk. kalo mkn byk, lg byk sy akan muntah dan lg seksa la sy nnt. ade 2 mlm saya tak dapat tido sampai ke pagi, sbb asyik ke toilet utk muntah. sampai tade bende dah nak dimuntahkan, tinggal kahak aje yg kuar. O_o

oh lupe nak ckp, bukan saya sorang yg sakit, mak sy pon join sakit skali. 29 Sept tu kiteorg pg klinik sama2. tp mak sy pg klinik buat kali ke-2 dalam akhir bulan Oct, sy tak pg sbb mcm tade hope dah. makan ubat ape pon mcm tade effect. rugi duit je kan? :))

Balik Raya Haji aritu pon bukan main seksa lagi. uhuk. pg rumah org, dok keh keh keh.. org pon takut tgk sy dgn mak. dah la lawat org sakit, org yg melawat nmpk lebih sakit dari org yg benar2 sakit. wahahha. nak ckp mcm bese, sgt susah. nak abiskan 1 ayat pon taleh, sbb mesti mid-sentence akan batuk dulu sblm sambung ckp. kdg2 terus tak ckp la sbb penat dok batuk. kalo batuk kosong takpe, ini batuk berkahak. :(

Last 2 weeks, jiran sy ni recommend 1 antibiotic. mmg klinik biasa takkan bg antibiotic ni sbb sangat mahal, walaupon lebih effective dari antibiotic biasa. jiran saya tau pon sbb anak dia doctor. so jiran pon sms lah mak saya nama antibiotic tu dan kiteorg pon terus pg cari ubat tu kat farmasi. selama 7 hari kiteorg mkn ubat antibiotic ni dan alhamdulilah, mmg berkesan! teme kasih jiran!

Name ubat tu
Moxiclav 625 : Amoxicillin & Clavulanic Acid

Gambar kat dalam tu sy tak snap, sbb ubat tu tersorok dalam tin aluminium, mmg tak nmpk ape, kecuali kalo sy kuarkan 1. size ubat pjg mcm Paracetamol (Panadol), tp lebar sket dr Paracetamol.

Harga kalo korang tgk kat kotak tu, RM 59.90 kan? farmasi tu bagi kiteorg discount, tatau la kenapa. dia jual 10 biji pill. since ade 2 org (sy dan mak) yg perlukan ubat ni, kiteorg beli la 20 biji pill. farmasi tu caj RM 50.

so...
10 biji = RM 25
1 biji = RM 2.50 per pill

mahal kan?

btw, kalo ikut farmasi ni disyorkan mkn 2 biji setiap hari selama 5 hari. tp anak jiran yg doctor tu soh kiteorg mkn antibiotic selama 7 hari. so bila nak dekat nak abis sekotak, kite beli lg 10 biji, kongsi 2 org.

kiteorg mkn extra 1 biji la, 10 biji + 5 biji = 15 biji, instead of 7 x 2 = 14 biji. kiteorg mkn selama 8 hari, sbb ade extra 1 biji. kalo benti mkn takat 10 biji, rasenya tak baik kot, sbb mmg mase tu masih selsema, batuk dan muntah2.

so alhamdulilah, skang sy dan mak sudah sihat walafiat. kalo korang2 sakit sampai melarat berminggu2, berbulan2 sila la cari ubat antibiotik ni ok? insyaallah sembuh la.

Ubat apa tu?

2011-11-27T20:31:00.003+08:00

note: sepatutnye, nak tulis blog entry ni pada 17 November 2011, tp sebab mood tade, ini lah akibatnya. :P

Alkisahnya, pada 15 November 2011 yang lepas, ayah saya jumpe ubat ni atas almari. Ubat ni bukan dalam bungkusan yang tulis ubat ni utk rawat sakit ape (cth selsema, demam, atau batuk), so ayah abaikan aje, dan letak balik atas almari. Eheh.

Pada 17 November 2011, saya baru aje kuar dr bilik, tetibe dgr mak dan ayah cakap pasal satu ubat ni. yup, 2 hari dah berlalu tp ayah masih tatau ubat tu utk ape dan ubat sapa. ehehe. so saya ni mmg jenis busy body dan jenis suke solve problem org (eventho org tak suruh pon). saya allergic tgk org dok pk pjg tp tak selesai2 jgk masalah, baik sy mencelah dan tolong solvekan. saya pon nak tgk la packaging ubat tu. bwh ni gambar ubatnya.

Saya ape lg, masuk balik bilik, dan type kat Google name ubat ini - Diclofenac Sodium.

Diclofenac is used to treat pain, inflammatory disorders, and dysmenorrhea. Inflammatory disorder may include musculoskeletal complaints, especially arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, polymyositis, dermatomyositis, osteoarthritis, dental pain, TMJ, spondylarthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, gout attacks, and pain management in cases of kidney stones and gallstones. An additional indication is the treatment of acute migraines. Diclofenac is used commonly to treat mild to moderate post-operative or post-traumatic pain, in particular when inflammation is also present, and is effective against menstrual pain and endometriosis. ~ wiki

dalam mase kurang dari 1 minit sy dah tau ubat tu untuk apa dan sapa punye. ehehe. saya kuar bilik dan bgtau mak dah ayah.

verdictnya, ubat ni...

ubat ape? ~ utk gout
ubat sape? ~ abang punye

PROBLEM SOLVED!

p.s: yg aneh nye, ayah sy ni IT savvy, ari2 dok ngadap computer, surf internet, tp dia tak gunekan internet utk dpt jawapannye. sampai 2 hari tu dok pk ubat ape. :-s

Korang Dah Daftar Haji?

2011-11-27T18:21:00.006+08:00

saya dah, 2 minggu yg lepas. mula-mula nak buat secara online, tapi akaun tak active pulak, so tak boleh nak daftar online, sebab last time update buku akaun tahun 1999 kot. hahaha. so kene pegi jugak ke Tabung Haji la. tp kejap je daftar.

sampai2 tu ada orang directkan kiteorg trus ke kaunter 1, disebabkan akaun sy ade RM 1300+, boleh terus daftar untuk haji. macam mak saya pulak, dia punya akaun ade dalam RM 1000+, so kene masukkan dalam RM 300 baru boleh daftar untuk haji. mak saya daftar sebab nak buat haji kali ke-2.

sy dpt tahun yg sama dgn mak. tahun 2043. ekeke. umur saya mase tahun 2043, 61 tahun. umur mak pulak 92 tahun. wahahah. obviously, kiteorg tamo tunggu la sampai tahun 2043 baru nak buat haji. bila dah cukup duit nanti terus buat haji. staff Tabung Haji tu cakap, kalo nak buat haji awal dari tarikh yang telah diberikan, kene tulis surat rayuan bagitau dah mampu dan boleh ikut pakej swasta (kalo nak).

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ini slip daftar saya.

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Macam saya dah mention td, tabung haji ada sediakan pendaftaran online untuk sesiapa nak daftar haji. So bawah ni cara-caranye.

PENDAFTARAN HAJI

Bagaimana pendaftaran Haji melalui web di laksanakan?

Pendaftaran haji (web) ini membenarkan anda membuat pendaftaran untuk menunaikan haji melalui TH tanpa perlu pergi ke pejabat TH. Apa yang anda perlu lakukan adalah dengan membaca dan menerima syarat-syarat pendaftaran dan mengisi borang pendaftaran secara Online. Setiap pendaftaran haji (web) akan disemak oleh pihak TH bagi memastikan maklumat yang diterima adalah betul dan anda mempunyai wang simpanan yang cukup. Proses ini juga akan melibatkan anda dihubungi melalui telefon ataupun e-mel. Apabila pihak TH telah berpuas hati dengan maklumat yang diterima, pendaftaran sebenar akan dibuat dan no pendaftaran haji akan dimaklumkan kepada anda.

Siapa yang layak mendaftar?

Semua warganegara Malaysia yang beragama Islam dan mempunyai akaun simpanan di TH. Walaubagaimanapun kelayakan pendaftaran bergantung kepada baki amaun simpanan TH anda. Baki minima untuk memastikan pendaftaran anda diterima adalah RM 1300.00.

Menu Pendaftaran
- Pendaftaran Baru (Jemaah M’sia di Malaysia)
- Pendaftaran Baru (Jemaah M’sia dari Luar Negara)
Perhatian : Hanya kepada Jemaah Malaysia yang memohon berlepas dari Luar Negara sahaja.
- Semak Pendaftaran
- Cetak Semula Slip Daftar

Mushroom Sauce (Campignon sauce)

2011-11-26T21:37:00.009+08:00

This recipe will focus on the mushroom sauce (campignon sauce). I bought a ready made breaded chicken chop from Ramly, so all I need to do is to fry the chicken chop. I can make the mushroom sauce ahead of time and heat it up before serving. :P

Note: This sauce is nice served over fish fillets, chicken breasts, chicken chops, hamburger patties, steaks, veggies, pastas etc.

This recipe makes 3 to 4 servings.

Ingredients:
2 tbsp of Olive Oil
1/2 of an onion, sliced thinly
5 pcs of button mushroom, sliced thinly
2 tbsp of ghee or butter
1/3 cup of flour
2 tbsp of Mushroom Marinade BBQ Sauce + 3/4 bowl of water
salt and pepper to taste
cayenne to taste

Methods:
1. In a pot, saute' onions and button mushroom until slightly brown. Side aside.
2. Now, to make the rue. Use the same pot with some of the olive oil still left. On medium high, melt the ghee/butter in a pot and stir with a whisk. When ghee/butter is melted, add the flour (little by little) and whisk the flour in with the butter until the flour cooks fully and no longer looks white. The flour might clump up but that is ok.
3. Add the mixture of Mushroom BBQ Sauce with water 1 cup at a time and whisk to incorporate until all the lumps are gone. Once, the rue is smooth in texture, add the sauteed mushroom and onions back into the pot. Mix well.
4. Turn the heat to medium high for 5-10 minutes, let it boil. The sauce will start to thicken. Now, add salt, pepper and cayenne to taste. Once the sauce is at the desired thickness remove from heat.

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Here's the finish product - Mushroom Sauce!

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As for the Mushroom Sauce, I'm using the Black Pepper Mushroom BBQ Marinade Sauce from Sarawak. You can use the Knorr Mushroom Sauce (Campignon Sauce) in powdered form instead. This is to only give you the 'mushroom flavour' and the 'brown colour' without having to add a lot of extra ingredients. In short, this is the lazy method for cooking mushroom sauce. :))

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Or..

You can use this recipe instead. Makes 3 servings. However, there's a lot of extra ingredients involved. :P

Ingredients
1/4 cup butter
1/2 pound mushrooms, sliced
1 teaspoon soy sauce
3/4 cup heavy cream
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
Dash paprika
1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
Salt and pepper, to taste

Direction:
Melt the butter in a large skillet. Saute' the mushrooms until tender. Stir in the soy sauce, cream and mustard. Bring to a slow boil on medium heat; cook until the sauce has thickened, stirring frequently. Add the paprika and parsley. Season to taste.

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CHICKEN CHOP WITH MUSHROOM SAUCE

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ready made chicken chop from Ramly. Just need to fry it! :P

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Chicken Chop with Mushroom Sauce and Ceaser Salad

Baked Beef & Mushroom Lasagna

2011-11-16T23:15:00.007+08:00

Last night, I made Baked Chicken Mozzarella, so there was some leftover tomato soup/sauce and mozzarella cheese. I didn't want them to get spoilt so I decided to make Lasagna! You should know that the lasagna that I made lacks only 1 thing - the bechamel sauce (white sauce)! I didn't have any milk, so feel free to make the white sauce and spread it in between the layers. The bechamel sauce will definitely make your lasagna a lot more richer and cheesier, and at least your lasagna won't be just red and yellow like mine. :P

This recipe serves 2 to 4 people.

Ingredients:
2 tbsp olive oil
1 medium onion
2 cloves garlic, finely diced
200 g of Ramly Minced Beef
1/2 bottle of Maggi Tomato Ketchup
500 ml of water (feel free to adjust amount of water)
1 tomato, diced
5 pcs of button mushroom, sliced
1 pinch of dried Oregano
100 grams of mozzarella, shredded
8 pcs of San Remo Instant Lasagna

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a) Tomato & Meat Sauce
- You can refer to my family's Spaghetti Bolognese Sauce recipe, also suitable for Lasagna.

b) Lasagna Pasta
- I'm using the instant lasagna that does not have to be pre-cook. So if you're using a lasagna that needs to be pre-cooked before assembling, pls follow the instruction on the packaging.

c) Bechamel Sauce (makes 500 ml)
* you might noticed that this recipe is similar to my Seafood Alfredo 2.0 recipe. making a rue is the basis of both recipes.

Ingredients :
1 tbsp of butter/ghee
1/4 cup plain flour
500 ml of milk
75g parmesan cheese, finely grated (optional)
1/4 teaspoon salt
good pinch ground nutmeg (optional)
good pinch cayenne powder (optional)

Method:
Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat until foaming. Add flour. Cook, stirring, for 1 to 2 minutes or until bubbling. Remove from heat. Slowly add milk, whisking constantly, until mixture is smooth. Return to heat. Cook, stirring with a wooden spoon, for 10 to 12 minutes or until sauce comes to the boil, thickens and coats the back of a wooden spoon. Remove from heat. Stir in parmesan, salt, nutmeg and cayenne.

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ok.. when all your ingredients have been prepared, we can start assembling all the layers.

Method:
1. Preheat your oven to 180°C.

2. Oil your casserole dish.

3. Assemble all the layers
* try to make at least 4 layers of (lasagna, red sauce, white sauce/cheese)

what I did without the bechamel sauce
base layer : tomato & meat sauce
1st layer : lasagna, tomato & meat sauce, mozzarella cheese
2nd layer : lasagna, tomato & meat sauce, mozzarella cheese
3rd layer : lasagna, tomato & meat sauce, mozzarella cheese
4th layer : lasagna, tomato & meat sauce, mozzarella cheese

a classic lasagna with bechamel sauce
base layer : tomato & meat sauce
1st layer : lasagna, tomato & meat sauce, bechamel sauce
2nd layer : lasagna, tomato & meat sauce, bechamel sauce
3rd layer : lasagna, tomato & meat sauce, bechamel sauce
4th layer : lasagna, tomato & meat sauce, mozzarella cheese

3. Bake at 180°C (or 350°F) for 35 minutes. Bake until the top is golden brown or until the instant lasagna is al dente (try poking it with a fork). I covered my casserole dish with aluminium foil to avoid the top from getting burnt.

4. Rest for 10 minutes before serving.

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Yum yum. As always, there's always 1/4 serving left in the fridge.
I'll finish it tomorrow! :))

^
Another successful recipe!

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// updated on 10 Dec 2011

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Another Lasagna I made, this time with Bechamel Sauce!

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No cheese was used in this lasagna but it was super delicious, rich and creamy thanks to the bechamel sauce!

Baked Chicken Mozzarella

2011-11-15T22:13:00.005+08:00

FYI, I'm subscribed to foodwishes a cooking channel on Youtube. Last week Chef John reuploaded one of his older videos - Chicken Parmesan Casserole, so I thought I should try it. The original recipe is in his blog, here's a direct link.

As usual, since the recipe yield for a larger amount of people (5-6 people) , I had to downsize the ingredients, since I'm only cooking for 3 people (my parents and myself). Below are the ingredients I used for my Baked Chicken Mozzarella. Yes, I'm using Mozzarella instead of Parmesan.

This recipe serves 2 to 4 people.

Ingredients:
2 tbsp olive oil
2 cloves garlic, finely diced
1/2 a sachet of Domino's hot red pepper flakes
2 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into halves
150 ml of Kimball Tomato Soup
150 ml water
1 tomato, diced
1 pinch of dried Oregano
100 grams of mozzarella, shredded
some croutons or make your own (3 slices of bread, sliced into cubes)

......

Preparations:

a) The Croutons
- I couldn't find any ready made croutons in the supermarket so I had to make my own.
- Preheat oven to 180°C.
- Take 3 slices of bread and cut them into small cubes.
- Baked them ~~until golden brown or~~ until crisp.

b) Tomato Sauce
- I didn't want to buy the ready made sauce, since the Halal status is quite doubtful (e.g. Prego), so I decided to make my own. :P
- I bought a can of Tomato Soup from Kimball. I only used 150 ml of the contents, and mixed it with 150 ml of water and heat it up on a stove. When it reaches to a boil, add in the diced tomatoes. Add a pinch of dried Oregano (optional). Mix well until the tomatoes are soft. Side aside.

c) The Chicken
- My chicken breasts came with skin, so I had to removed the skin and fat. Cut the chicken breasts into halves. This is not neccessary, but it will be easier to serve the chicken if was cut before it was baked. :P
- Note that, we're not big eaters, so 1/2 a chicken breast each should be enough. Feel free to adjust the amount of chicken breasts needed. :P

......

ok.. when all your ingredients have been prepared, we can start assembling all the layers.

Method:
1. Preheat your oven to 180°C.

2. Assemble all the layers
1st layer : in casserole dish, put in olive oil + crushed garlic + red pepper flakes
2nd layer : arrange chicken breast.
3rd layer : tomato sauce with tomato chunks
4th layer : half of the mozzarella cheese
5th layer : croutons
6th layer : half of the remaining mozzarella cheese

3. Bake at 180°C (or 350°F) for 35 minutes or until chicken is cooked. I covered my casserole dish with aluminium foil to avoid the top from getting burnt.

4. Rest for 10 minutes before serving.

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The finish product.. slightly burnt, but still yummy! :">

^
Serve with a side of fresh salad with ceaser dressing!
I got a 2 thumbs up from my parents! :D

Trifle Pudding

2011-10-25T20:51:00.005+08:00

Believe it or not, this is first time making trifle pudding. I've eaten trifle pudding so many times, but never had I made one from scratch myself... well until today! :D

Ingredients:

2 packs Disney's Chocolate Swissroll* (contains 6 miniroll in each pack)
1 tin of Fruit Cocktail (I used First Choice, a big tin)
1 packet of Jelly Kristal Nona (strawberry or orange flavour)

* u may opt for a plain swissroll if u like. i think next time, i'll buy a plain swissroll or a pound cake. my sister and my mum was complaining that the cake was too sweet.

For custard sauce:-
1 tin of Evaporated Milk (I used Ideal)
1 tin of Water
4-7 flat tbsp of Sugar (adjust to taste)
4 heaping tbsp of Bird's Eye Custard powder
1/2 tin of Water

Method:
1. If your cake needs slicing, slice it into 1.5 cm thick slices. Mine are already small and flat, so no slicing is needed. Layer the bottom of the serving dish (9 in x 13 in) or 2 round serving dish (7 in x 7 in).

2. Open the can of Fruit Cocktail and drain all the juice from it.

3. Dab some of the juice onto the cake. This was a mistake for my cake, since its already sweet. You may skip this step if your cake is already sweet enough. Set aside.

4. Now, to prepare the custard sauce. In a pot, add in 1 tin of evaporated milk + 1 tin of water + 4 to 7 flat tbsp of sugar. Mix well. Do not discard the tin.

5. Mix well 1/2 tin of water + 4 heaping tbsp of custard powder. When the contents of the pot has reached its boiling point, pour the custard mixture into the pot and keep on stirring until the custard has reach the correct consistency - thick and shiny!

6. Let it cool down for 5-10 minutes while stirring away from the fire.

7. Once cool, pour the custard sauce over the cake.

8. Pour the fruit cocktail over the custard layer. Set aside.

9. Next prepare the jelly layer. Follow the instruction written on the packet. Mine says to boil 400 ml of water in a pot and pour in the jelly powder until dissolve.

10. Once that's done, let the jelly cool for 5-10 minutes. Pour jelly on top of the fruit cocktail layer.

11. Allow it to chill in the fridge for at least 3 hours before serving.

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// updated : 31 October 2011
- 2nd attempt of making Trifle Pudding, this time using Pound Cake and Tiramisu Ladyfingers.
- I prefer the one with Pound Cake, it tasted better and it looked nicer!
- The one with Tiramisu Ladyfingers was swelling up and kept staying afloat everytime I scoop in the custard sauce. It was weird looking but my mum liked it. :-s

Al Thiarah

2011-10-24T15:03:00.010+08:00

Diambil dari buku Aqidah Ahl Al Sunnah Wa Al Jama'ah (Jilid 11)
Bab 1 : Beberapa Contoh Amalan Syirik (Dr. Abdullah Yasin)

~*~

MAKNA AL THIARAH

Al Thiarah atau Al Tathayyur, pada asalnya diambil dari perkataan Thair yakni burung, kerana org-orang Arab selalu menghubungkan rasa pessimis atau optimis mereka dengan kedaan burung terbang.

Caranye: Mereka melepaskan burung lalu mereka melihat ke mana arah burung tersebut terbang. Jika burung tersebut terbang ke arah kanan, maka mereka gembira sbb itu menandakan mereka akan bernasib baik. Tetapi, jika burung tersebut terbang ke arah kiri, maka mereka akan merasa sedih, sebab itu petanda musihah akan menimpa mereka.

Adapun menurut istilah agama : Al Thiarah ialah menghubungkan suatu yg didengar atau dilihat atau dimaklumi dengan bencana atau musibah yg akan menimpa.

Umpamanya: Jika melihat burung yang terbang ke arah kiri, atau mendengar ucapan seseoran : Engkau akan rugi, atau beranggapaan bahawa ada hari-hari, bulan-bulan atau tahun-tahun tertentu yang boleh membawa sial kepadanya.

AL THIARAH MEROSAKKAN TAUHID

Jika ditinjau dari sudut Aqidah Islamiyah maka Al Thiarah sebagaimana yang dimaksudkan di atas dapat merosakkan tauhid seseorang kerana dua sebab:

1. Orang yg meyakini Al Thiarah telah memutuskan tawakkalnya kepada Allah, lalu menyandarkan nasibnya kepada sesuatu selain Allah.

2. Orang tersebut telah menggantungkan sesuatu perkara kpd sesuatu yg pada hakikatnya tidak wujud. Umpamanya: Apakah hubungan nya hubungan yg terbang ke arah kiri dgn musibah yg akan menimpanya?

Jika tidak diragukan lagi bahawa Al Thiarah boleh merosakkan tauhid seseorang kerana tauhid adalah ibadah dan isti'anah hanya kepada Allah. Ini sebagaimana Firman Allah SWT:

"Hanya kepada Engkaulah kami menyembah dan hanya kepada Engkaulah kami memohon pertolongan." ~ Al Fatihah / 1:5

"Maka sembahlah Dia dan bertawakkallah kepada-Nya." ~ Huud / 11:123

Dan atas dasar itulah maka Rasulullah SAW mengahwini 'Aisyah RA pada bulan Syawal dan bergaul (bercampur) dengannya juga dalam bulan Syawal. Dan ternyata 'Aisyah adalah isteri baginda yang paling dicintainya. Nabi Muhammad SAW sengaja berbuat demikian untuk menghapuskan keyakinan Arab Jahiliyyah bahawa siapa yang kahwin pada bulan Syawal nescaya pasangan tersebut pasti tidak akan bahagia. Dan keyakinan ini tidak berasas sama sekali.

BAHAYA AL THIARAH

Kesan negatif atau bahaya yang ditimbulkan oleh thiarah pd diri seseorang tidak mungkin terlepas daripada 2 kemungkinan berikut, iaitu:-

1. Dia akan memperturutkan kehendak thiarah tersebut lalu meninggalkan usaha atau ikhtiar yg sewajarnya. Dan inilah jenis thiarah yg paling berbahaya.

2. Dia akan langgar kepercayaan tersebut tapi hatinya tetap takut, bimbang, tidak tenteram bahawa thiarah tersebut akan memberi kesan buruk kepadanya. Dan jenis thiarah ini lebih ringan berbanding thiarah jenis pertama.

MENANGKIS AL THIARAH

Kedua-dua kemungkinan tersebut di atas tidak diragukan lagi dapat merosakkan tauhid seseorang, bahkan dapat memudharatkannya. Oleh itu, jika kita menghadapi suatu Al Thiarah yang menurut kepercayaan sesetengah orang boleh mendatangkan perkara yang tidak diinginkan, maka sebaiknya kita membaca doa ini:

"Ya Allah, tidak ada siapapun yang dapat mendatangkan kebaikan kecuali Engkau, dan tidak ada kuasa yang dapat menolak bahaya kecuali Engkau, dan tiada daya dan tiada kekutan melainkan dengan izin Engkai." ~ hadis sahih Riwayat Abu Daud daripada 'Urwah bin 'Amir

Doa ini sangat sesuai dibaca oleh orang yang masih terdapat di dalam hatinya perasaan gerun atau takut terhadap kesan thiarah.

KAEDAH :

Untuk memudahkan bagi kita memahami kedudukan hukum Al Thiarah yang sebenarnya maka sangat baik kalau kita memahami kaedah di bawah ini. Malahan kaedah ini bukan khusus hanya untuk thiarah saja tetapi juga boleh kita pergunakan untuk perkara-perkara lain yang diumpama dengannya:

"Setiapa orang yang berkeyakinan bahawa sesuatu itu sebagai sebab, padahal tidak ada ketetapan bahawa ianya adalah sebab, samada ia sebab kauny (thabi'y) atau sebab syar'iy, maka hukumnya syirik kecil. Kerana kita tidak berhak menetapkan sesuatu sebagai sebab kecuali Jika Allah telan menjadikannya sebagai sebab, samada kauny (thabi'y) ataupun syar'iy. Adapun sebab syar'iy seperti bacaan dan doa, sedangkan sebab kauny atau thabi'u seperti ubat-ubatan yang telah dicuba kegunaannya." ~ Al Qaul Al Mufid : 11/96

HUKUM AL THIARAH

Rasulullah SAW bersabda :

"Barangsiapa yang dihalang oleh Al Thiarah daripada ia menunaikan hajatnya maka sungguh ia telah syirik." ~ HR Bukhari dan Muslim

"Al Thiarah adalah syirik, al thiarah adalah syirik." ~ HR Abu Daud dan Tarmizi - katanya sahih)

Berdasarkan dua hadis di atas dan banyak lagi hadis-hadis yang lainnya nyatalah bahawa hukum Al Thiarah adalah syirik. Namun demikian, apakah ia termasuk ke dalam syirik besar atau syirik kecil sangat bergantung kepada keyakinan orang berkenaan. Jika ia thiarah dengan sesuatu yang dilihatnya atau sesuatu yang didengarnya maka ia terlibat dengan syirik kecik yang tidaklah mengeluarkannya dari Islam kerana ia telah menjadikan sesuatu sebagai sebab yang Allah tidak menjadikan sesuatu sebagai sebab yang Allah tidak menjadikannya sebagai sebab. Kesan nyata daripada keyakinan seperti ini ialah dapat melemahkan sifat tawakkalnya kepada Allah dan dapat pula melemahkan azamnya untuk mencapai hajatnya. Jenis syirik ini termasuk syirik bersama Allah (Al Syirk Ma'a Allah), samada dalang tasyri' jika sebab itu sebab syar'iy atau dalam takdir jika sebab itu sebab kauny.

Tetapi andaikata ia berkeyakinan bahawa apa yang dilihatnya atau apa yang didengarnya itulah yang memberi kesan langsung atau menurunkan bencana ke atas dirinya, bukan Allah maka ia termasuk ke dalam syirik besar kerana itu bermakna ia telah syirik kepada Allah dalam penciptaan dan mewujudkan sesuatu.

Sebenarnya thiarah tidak dapat memudharatkan orang yang tidak percaya kepadanya dan tidak pula dipengaruhi oleh rasa takut kepadanya. Adapun orang yang tidak ikhlas tawakkalnya kepada Allah, malahan terlalu memperturut kemahuan syaitan dalam hal tersebut, maka terkadang-kadang boleh jadi dia ditimpa oleh perkara yang tidak diinginkan itu sebagai hukuman atau 'iqap daripada Allah ke atasnya kerana ia telah berpaling dari kewajiban beriman kepada Allah. Semestinya ia yakin bahawa segalakebaikan hanya terletak di tangan Allah. Dialah yang mendatangkan kebaikan kepada manusia dan Dia jugalah yang menolak bahaya daripada menimpa mereka. Adapun musibah yang menimpa manusia adalah kerana dosa manusia itu sendiri. Ini sebagaimana firman Allah SWT.

"Apa saja ni'mat yang kamu peroleh adalah dari Allah, dan apa saja bencana yang menimpamu maka daari (kesalahan) dirimua sendiri." ~ An Nisaa' / 4:79

Di dalam masyarakat kita masih banyak kepercayaan khurafat yang tergolong ke dalam thiarah ini seperti keyakinan bahawa bersin sebelum berangkat meninggalkan rumah sebagai petanda atau alamat tidak baik, terpandang sesuatu yang buruk ketika sedang hamil dapat memberi kesan kepada kecacatan bayi dalam kandungan, hari atau bulan tertentu sebagai hari dan bulan yang tidak baik dan sebagainya.

KAFFARAT AL THIARAH

Hukum Al Thiarah adalah syirik. Namun demikian Nabi Muhammad SAW telah mengajar umatnya agai terlepas dari dosa syirik kerana thiarah sebagaimana yanga tertera di dalam hadis berikut ini :

"Barangsiapa yang dihalang oleh Al Thiarah daripada menunaikan hajatnya maka sungguh ia telah syirik. Mereka berkata : Kalau begitu apakah kaffarah (yang boleh menutuk dosa) itu? Sabda Rasulullah SAW: Hendaklah kamu berdoa:

"Ya Allah, tiada kebaikan melainkan kebaikan Engkau, dan tiada thiarah melainkan thiarah Engkau, dan tiada Tuhan selain Engkau." ~ Hadis Sahih Riwayat Bukhari dan Muslim dari Ibnu' Amru ra)

Hadis ini menerangkan tentang keyakinan setiap muslim bahawa segala bentuk kebaikan ataupun musibah adalah daripada llah. Oleh itu anggapan bahawa burung mempunyai kaitan dengan musibah atau kesusahan yang akan menimpa seseorang adalah khurafat atau keyakinan yang tidak berasas sama sekali. Jadi ungkapan dalam doa kaffarat thiarah di atas : "Tiada thiarah (burung) melainkan thiarah (burung) Mu." maksudnya : Pengakuan kita bahawa sesungguhnya semua burung adalah milik Allah. Burung tidak dapat melakukan apa-apapun, malahan semua pergerakannya dikawal atau mendapat arahan daripada Allah. Ini sebagaimana firman Allah :

"Tidakkah mereka memperhatikan burung-burung yang dimudahkan terbang di angkasa bebas. Tidak ada yang menahannya selain daripada Allah. Sesungguhnya pada yang demikian itu benar-benar terdapat tanda-tanda (kebesaran Tuhan) bagi orang-orang yang beriman." ~ An Nahl / 16:79

Oleh itu, jika seseorang yang gerun dengan thiarah lalu membaca zihir kaffarah di atas dan ia berpaling dan apa yang terguris di dalam hatinya dan tidak memperdulikannya, malahan ia teruskan pekerjaan yang ingin dilakukannya, sambil bertawakkal kepada Allah, maka Allah akan hapuskan apa yang terdapat di dalam hati nya itu.

~*~

Nota tambahan dr Adieha.. :P

- Barangsiapa yang menyandarkan nasibnya kepada sesuatu atau seseorang, Allah serahkan hak seseorang dan berlepas diri.
- Maksudnya, barangsiapa yang meyakini Al Thiarah walau sebesar zarah sekalipon (spt ramalan zodiac, tarikh ramalan hari paling baik untuk berkahwin, tarikh ramalan hari kiamat ..etc) dan gunakan Al Thiarah tersebut sebagai panduan untuk menentukan nasib sendiri, Allah akan let go of u totally. let go ni maksudnye lepas tgn la. awak mintak tolong Allah pape, awak cube doa keselamatan awak dan family, Allah takkan dgr, takkan tolong. doa awak automatic akan direject. so bila jd mcm tu, awak akan terdedah dgn bala bencana. kenapa? sbb awak dah pilih utk rely on bende2 selain dr Allah utk tentukan nasib awak.

How to use Domino's Coupon Code

2011-10-20T17:49:00.000+08:00

this is a sticky post. it will remain on top.
pls click link or scroll down for latest domino's coupon code.

Q: salam.mcm mana nak guna kupon dominos tu?

note:
- u might notice that i share Domino's Coupon Codes on this blog. :D
- click to zoom all screen caps below.

A: wsalam.

1. mula2 masuk http://www.dominos.com.my.
2. click ORDER NOW. button merah yg kat bucu kanan atas tu. :P

3. nnt kuar pop up utk log in. kalo sblm ni dah register, login je trus. kalo blom kene register dulu. ini kene tgk jgk. kalo area awak tade domino's then, taleh la yer.

4. sy anggap awak dah login. skang click START ORDERING.

5. sbb awak nak gune coupon, click REDEEM COUPONS & EXPRESS CARD.

6. ok skang, kene enter coupon code. katelah awak nak order 3 regular pizza yg RM 40, so awak gune coupon : EDM 20. so enterlah EDM 20.

7. pilih crust dan topping yg awak nak. sbbkan ade 3 pizza, select crust + topping yg pertama. bila dah select, confirm selection (ade button kat atas). pestu, pilih crust dan topping utk pizza yg kedua, confirm selection (ade button kat atas). pestu, pilih crust dan topping utk pizza yg ketiga, confirm selection.

8. ok skang boleh nak edit kalo nak tukar. kalo dah puas hati, click ADD TO SHOPPING CART.
9. check balik.. kalo puas hati click CHECK OUT.

10. lepas2 tu.. pandai2 la yer. sy taleh nak refer dah utk step2 yg seterusnye.. kalo tak... dtg 3 regular pizza kat umah sy nnt :))

... jemput makan!

Adieha's Seafood Alfredo 2.0

2011-10-19T19:24:00.008+08:00

I had previously shared a Seafood Alfredo recipe in this very blog but the sauce was not as thick, although there was a lot of cream and milk involved. So I modified the recipe, and without using any whipping cream whatsoever, only relying on milk, butter and flour, and I think I've perfected it! This recipe makes a really thick cheesy sauce! My parents both had seconds. :D

"This recipe for seafood alfredo takes the creamy alfredo sauce and adds some seafood into the mix. Seafood which are suitable for this dish; prawns/shrimps, mussels, clams, scallops.. etc. As long as your choice of seafood doesn't overpower the creamy sauce, u're good to go."

For the recipe below, I'll be using shrimps. I couldn't find any frozen seafood mix. :)

You could use other pasta in this recipe (fettucine, taglietelle etc), any type of pasta that can cling to the cream sauce well, but I'm going to use Spaghetti!

~*~

Adieha's Seafood Alfredo 2.0
This recipe serves 6 people

4 tbsp of ghee or butter
1-2 spring onion, sliced thinly (optional)
1 litre of fresh milk
80 g of finely grated parmesan / formaggio cheese
300 g peeled shrimps
1/3 cup of flour
salt and pepper to taste
cayenne to taste
500 g of cooked spaghetti

1. On medium high, melt half of the butter in a pot and cook the seafood ingredients and stir until half cook. Add in the spring onions and mix well. Once the seafood ingredients is cooked, remove them into a plate leaving the excess butter in the pot. Set the cooked seafood aside whilst you make the rest of the seafood alfredo sauce.

2. Now, to make the rue. Use the same pot with some of the butter still left. On medium low heat, add the rest of the butter and stir in with a whisk. When butter is melted, add the flour (little by little) and whisk the flour in with the butter until the flour cooks fully and no longer looks white. The flour might clump up but that is ok.

3. Add the milk 1 cup at a time and whisk to incorporate until all the lumps are gone. Once, the rue is smooth in texture, add the finely grated cheese and seafood.

4. Turn the heat to medium high for 5-10 minutes, let it boil. The sauce will start to thicken. Now, add salt, pepper and cayenne to taste. Once the sauce is at the desired thickness remove from heat. Pour over freshly boiled pasta. Garnish with sliced spring onions. Serve hot!

Domino's Pizza Coupon Codes - October 2011

2011-10-17T20:17:00.001+08:00

Coupon Code - valid until October 2011

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Take Control of Your Life

2011-10-04T13:14:00.003+08:00

So often we forget that we can always control ourselves,
and how we react to situations.

Be joyful and grateful for all you have.
Focus on what you want, the life you want to live,
and become the caring and kind person you are.

Everyone, including me, has moments of doubt, pain and loneliness.
That's part of the human experience, lessons we need to learn,
so we can become more compassionate people.

Everyone has triumph and tragedy in their life,
It's so hard sometimes to be positive,
when all around you seems so wrong.
but, by believing,
the only one who can control you is yourselves..,
you will always can do it!

Be committed to becoming the best person you can be.
Always invest in yourself first.
Learn, Grow, Reach!

Remember you can do anything and be anyone you want to be.
Learn to embrace change and use it to propel you to greatness.

Strong people make as many mistakes as weak people.
Difference is that strong people admit their mistakes,
laugh at them, and learn from them.
That is how they become strong.

by Richard Needham

Sharing a Nice Doa

2011-09-28T21:58:00.006+08:00

Salam seme. ade lg ke reader blog ni? ehehe.

anyway, sy nak share 1 doa yg sy praktikkan mase sy pg umrah bulan lepas. actually, doa ni sepatutnye bace kat Raudhah, tp sy mmg praktikkan ari2 la sbb mcm best je doa dia. sbb mule2 tu ade puji2an kat Allah, kire mcm complete la. papepon, sy ade ubahsuai sket sbb ade part yg dia sentuh "terimalah ziarah kami dan kembalilah kami dgn selamat", so part tu jela yg sy buang.

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salah satu gambar yg sempat sy snap mase kat sane. :D
that's my mum btw, yg tgh berdoa tu. :P

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Dengan Name Allah yang Maha Pengasih lagi Maha Penyayang. Segala puji-pujian milik Allah, pemilik sekalian alam, puji-pujian yang menepati segala nikmatNya, yang selaras dengan segala kelebihanNya, wahai Tuhan kami, untukMu puji-pujian yang selayaknya dengan keagungan dan kebesaran kekuasaanMu, selawat dan salah ke atas penghulu kami Nabi Muhammad SAW, keluarga serta sahabat-sahabatnya. Wahai Allah! Ampunilah dosaku, dosa kedua ibu bapaku, datuk nenekku dan semua kaum kerabatku, saudara maraku dan sekalian guru-guruku, seterusnya sekalian orang-orang mukmin dan mukminat, juga muslimin dan muslimat, samada yang hidup atau yang telah mati, dengan limpah rahmat, wahai Tuhan Yang Amat Pemurah lagi Amat Penyayang.

Ya Allah, Engkau telah berfirman dan firmanMu adalah benar; jika mereka telan menzalimi diri mereka lantas mereka datang kepadaMu lalu memohon keampunan, Rasulullah juga memohon keampunan untuk mereja, tentulah mereka mendapat bahawa Allah itu Maha Menerima ampun, lagi Maha Penyayang.

Ya Allah, sesungguhnya aku memohon syafaat nabiMu dan RasulMu, junjungan besar Muhammad SAW ke atasmu di hari yang padanya harta bernda dan anak pinak tidak dpat memberikan pertolongan sesuatu juapun, kecuali mereka yang datang menemui Allah dengan hati yang selamat sejahtera (dari syirik dan penyakit munafiq). Dan bahawa Engkau sempurnajan keampunan kepadaku seperti mana Engkau sempurnakan kepada mereka yang sezaman dengan Rasulullah SAW.

Ya Allah, jadikanlah Rasulullah SAW orang yang mula-mula sekali memberi syafaat, yang paling berjaya memohon, dan paling mulia dari golongan mereka yang terawal dan yang terkemudian dengan kemuliaan dan kemurahanMu, wahai Tuhan yang Maha Pemurah lagi Maha Penyayang.

Ya Allah, aku memohon kepadaMu keimanan yang sempurna, keyakinan yang sebenar sehingga aku mengetahui bahawa tidak akan menimpa sesuatu bencana kepadaku melainkan apa yang telan Engkau tetapkan. Aku memohon ilmu yang berfaedah, hati yang sentiasa khusyuk, lidah yang selalu menyebut namaMu, limpah kurnia rezeki yang halal dan baik, amalan yang soleh yang diterima serta perniagaan yang tidak merugikan.

Ya Allah, lapangkanlah dada kami, tutupilah keburukan kami, ampunilah dosa-dosa kami, tenteramkanlah hati kami dari ketakutan, sempurnakanlah amalan-amalan kami dengan kebajikan, dan jauhilah kami dari bala bencana. Engkai jadikanlah kami dari golongan hamba-hambaMu yang soleh iaitu dari golongan mereka yang tidak takut terhadap musuh dan tidak merasa susah hati.

Ya Allah, berikanlah kami kebaikan di dunia dan kebaikan di akhirat, dan peliharalah kami dari azah neraka. Ya Allah, janganlah Engkau pesongkan hati kami sesudah Engkau beri petunjuk kepada kami, berilah rahmat dari gedung kemurahanMu, sesungguhnya Engkaulah Tuhan yang Maha memberi anugerah.

Ya Allah, ampunilah dosa-dosaku, dosa kedua ibu bapaku serta seluruh mukminin dan mukminat pada hati rahmat dari sisiMu, dan berilah kemudahan-kemudahan serta pimpinan kepada kami untuk keselamatan agama kami. Maha Suci Tuhanku, Tuhan yang mempunyai keagungan dan kekuasaan. Dan selamat sejahtera ke atas rasul-rasulNya. Segala puji-pujian tertentu bagi Allah Tuhan yang menguasai seluruh alam".

My 2011 Books

2011-09-28T00:09:00.005+08:00

this post will be updated regularly!

// last updated on: 4 jan 2012

Okay this is embarassing. In 2009, I manage to finish reading 9 books. In 2010, i read 2 books but didn't finish reading them. haha. So now its 2011, it's already September, and i am quite lazy at reading thick books (scroll down to see what i have read so far). I didn't even finish reading the 2 books from 2010. :))

So for this year, I won't aim too high, i'll just read a few books with less pages (under 50 pages). ehehe. and i might even try to finish the 2 books from 2010, especially The Lost Key. *fingers crossed* if not there's always 2012 rite? :))

I'll be compiling the...
. books that 'I am reading'
. books that 'I want to read'
. books that 'I have read'
... in the year 2010, HERE in this very post. :D

Hopefully, by the end of the year.. there'll be at least 1 book (or more). :-s

~*~

I HAVE READ...

1. Rebecca Marina - 10 Tips on How to Get People to Like You in 30 Seconds or Less (E-book)

Start Date: 28 September 2011
End Date: 28 September 2011
Number of Pages: 12 pages

2. L.J. Smith - An Untold Tale : Bonnie & Damon After Hours (E-book)

Start Date: 28 September 2011
End Date: 28 September 2011
Number of Pages: 32 pages

3. L.J. Smith - An Untold Tale : Matt & Elena First Date (E-book)

Start Date: 28 September 2011
End Date: 28 September 2011
Number of Pages: 40 pages

4. Suzanne COllins : The Hunger Games (E-book)

Start Date: 15 December 2011
End Date: 17 December 2011
Number of Pages: 374 pages

~*~

Goal to read at least 1 book - ACHIEVED! :))

Total of books read to date = 4
Total of pages read to date = 458

Domino's Pizza Coupon Codes - September 2011

2011-09-05T21:46:00.000+08:00

Coupon Code - valid until September 2011

RM25
for ONE(1) Regular Pizza
+ ONE(1) Cinnastix
+ ONE(1) Garlic Cheese Onion Rings
TOTAL SAVINGS: RM 10.40
Coupon Code: CF 305
Valid Until: 30 September 2011

RM30
for TWO(2) Regular Pizza
TOTAL SAVINGS: RM 17.60
Coupon Code: CF 306
Valid Until: 30 September 2011

RM32.80
for ONE(1) Xtra Large (15") NY Crusts Pizzas for the
price of a Large (12") NY Crust Pizza
TOTAL SAVINGS: RM 10
Coupon Code: BTC 111
Valid Until: 30 September 2011

RM35
for TWO(2) Regular Pizzas
+ EXTRA CHEESE
+ ONE(1) Garlic Cheese Onion Rings
TOTAL SAVINGS: RM 25.40
Coupon Code: CF 307
Valid Until: 30 September 2011

RM40
for TWO(2) Regular Pizzas
+ a CHOICE OF Crazy Chicken Crunchies ..or.. Ice Cream*
TOTAL SAVINGS: RM 20.40
Coupon Code: CF 308
Valid Until: 30 September 2011
*Nestle Milo / Nestle Drumstick Kit Kat Multipack (4 cones)

RM55
for ONE(1) Large Pizza
+ TWO(2) Regular Pizzas
TOTAL SAVINGS: RM 25.40
Coupon Code: CF 309 / BTC 112
Valid Until: 30 September 2011

TAKE-AWAY OFFER
RM 15
ONE(1) Regular NY crust Pizza
TOTAL SAVINGS: RM 8.80
Coupon Code: CF 310
Valid Until: 30 September 2011

Homemade Tiramisu

2011-09-02T16:52:00.007+08:00

Original recipe yield 24 servings.
This recipe is able to fill 2 shallow serving bowls or 1 trifle bowl.

INGREDIENTS

(a) Cheese Layer

1/2 cup of castor sugar
250 g of Philadelphia Cream Cheese (1 block)
400 ml Whipping cream (2 boxes)

(b) Biscuit Layer

1 pack of Forno Bonomi Savoiardi Ladyfingers (24 sticks /400g)
250 ml fresh milk
2 tablespoon of Milo (replacement for coffee. feel free to use coffee instead of Milo)

(c) Chocolate Dusting

1 tablespoon Milo, for dusting in between each layers

PREPARATIONS

(a) Cream Cheese Filling

Whisk sugar with cream cheese until creamy. Add in whipping cream, whip until you get soft peaks. Set aside.

Note to self: Please use K beater for creaming and whipping. Do not use the Whisk, you will never get soft peaks if you use the Whisk.

(b) Chocolate Mixture

Mix the 250 ml fresh milk with Milo until you get a well blended chocolate mixture.

(c) Assemble Tiramisu

1. Dip each lady fingers into the chocolate mixture and line the bottom of your serving bowl.
2. Spoon quarter of the cream cheese filling over the lady fingers. Garnish 1 tablespoon of Milo (sifted).
3. Repeat #2 for the second layer of tiramisu.
4. If you're using a trifle bowl, you may continue doing the third and forth layer in the same bowl. If you're using a shallow bowl, repeat #1 to #3 in a new serving bowl. :P
5. Refrigerate for at least 6 hours or overnight.

* note: my serving bowl was able to fit in 6 lady fingers for each layer. feel free to adjust the amount of lady fingers used based on the size of your serving bowl.

Paranoia : Multiple Alarm Clocks

2011-08-18T22:10:00.003+08:00

Beberapa minit yg lalu...

Mummy : Adik. Esok bangun awal. Kite sahur awal sket. 4.45 pagi ke. Pasang alarm awal sket ye Dik?
Me/Adik : Hmm.

Saya capai handphone dan setkan alarm clock untuk pukul 4.30 pagi, 4.45 pagi dan 5.00 pagi. Super paranoid! :))

Domino's Pizza Coupon Codes - August 2011

2011-06-30T23:25:00.000+08:00

Coupon Code - valid until August 2011

RM25
for ONE(1) Regular Pizza
+ ONE(1) Cinnastix
+ ONE(1) Garlic Cheese Onion Rings
TOTAL SAVINGS: RM 10.40
Coupon Code: OF 90
Valid Until: 31 August 2011

RM30
for TWO(2) Regular Pizza
TOTAL SAVINGS: RM 17.60
Coupon Code: OF 91 / BTC 87
Valid Until: 31 August 2011

RM32.80
for ONE(1) Xtra Large (15") NY Crusts Pizzas for the
price of a Large (12") NY Crust Pizza
TOTAL SAVINGS: RM 10
Coupon Code: OF 92
Valid Until: 31 August 2011

RM35
for TWO(2) Regular Pizzas
+ EXTRA CHEESE
+ ONE(1) Garlic Cheese Onion Rings
TOTAL SAVINGS: RM 25.40
Coupon Code: OF 93
Valid Until: 31 August 2011

RM50
for TWO(2) Large Pizzas
TOTAL SAVINGS: RM 15.60
Coupon Code: BTC 85
Valid Until: 31 August 2011

RM55
for ONE(1) Large Pizza
+ TWO(2) Regular Pizzas
TOTAL SAVINGS: RM 25.40
Coupon Code: OF 94
Valid Until: 31 August 2011

RM69
for TWO(2) Xtra Large (15") NY Crust Pizzas
+ EXTRA CHEESE on each Pizza
TOTAL SAVINGS: RM 29.60
Coupon Code: OF 95 / BTC 88
Valid Until: 31 August 2011

RM100
TWO(2) Large + TWO(2) Regular Pizza
+ ONE(1) set Chicken Wings
+ TWO(2) bottles Sprite/Coke
TOTAL SAVINGS: RM 35.60
Coupon Code: BTC 86
Valid Until: 31 August 2011

Domino's Pizza Coupon Codes - July 2011

2011-06-30T00:00:00.000+08:00

Coupon Code - valid until July 2011

RM3
for ONE(1) Regular "NY" crust Pizza
with minimum Large pizza purchase at menu price
TOTAL SAVINGS: RM 20.80
Coupon Code: EDM 16
Valid Until: 31 July 2011

Avatar Stick-Dieha Version Muslimah

2011-05-14T17:54:00.006+08:00

Di kala Blogger tgh down, tetibe terasa nak melukis. :))

oh ya, sy tunjuk kat mak. mak sy komen. "kenape suar ketat sgt? baju pon singkat.." :))

disbbkan komen mak, sy tambah 1 lg baju jenis jubah.. tutup aurat trus! :))

sy buat 2 version, yg version kecik (actual size).. dan lg satu enlarge version (boleh dizoom). muke tu kalo korang prasan, sy cube sehabis baik utk make sure same mcm muke sy. rasenye mmg jelas ade iras2, tp ini tanpa pakai spek la. :P

actually avatar yg 1st sy buat.. sy penah blog tahun 2005 yg lepas. yg tu versi free hair. :P

ACTUAL SIZE

sy suke yg baju hijau dan purple, comel sgt! sy lukis tudung aje tau, itupon jenuh nak matching dgn baju. muke tu amik avatar yg dulu punye, dan baju sy amik dr Eloui's Candy Bar Doll Maker.

ENLARGED VERSION

pls click image below to zoom larger image

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actually ade org tinggalkan 'soalan/komen' kat formspring pasal avatar Stick-Dieha Version Muslimah. org tu tgh refer pd gambar avatar yg baju coklet.

baju dan muke sy just click2 kat Eloui's Candy Bar Doll Maker. lgpon website tu dah siap dgn baju seme, gune jela yg itu.. senang citer. memudahkan keje sy! :))

tudung tu mmg sy lukis sendiri. tak tahan dgn shawl loceng, inner ayunar.. nmpk cantik la plak. padahal diri sendiri tak penah lak nak pakai tudung/inner jenis mcm tu.

kalo sy buat sendiri from scratch, berjam2 / berhari2 baru siap.. sbb kene lukis ikut pixel, 1 dot demi 1 dot. korang tau kan pixel tu ape?

Q: comel avatar! awak buat sendiri ke? ~ source link

A: kire buat sendiri la kot.. hahaha.. sbb kene pilih mata, hidung, mulut dan style baju utk menyerupai diri sendiri.. :))

sy buat kat Candy Bar Doll maker. version mane satu sy tak brp ingat la... awak try la version terbaru. Full Girls/Boys. choices baju mesti lg byk dan up to date..

cube check kat sini. utk laki pon ade.. :P
http://elouai.com/candybar.php

ini candy doll sy yg sebenarnye. yg ni tanpa tudung. tudung tu sy yg tambah.. :))
http://adieha.blogspot.com/2005/02/my-candybar-doll.html

cube tgk tarikh blog entry tu, Feb 2005 tau. ehehe. tudung tu sy tambah May 2011. tudung tu mmg sy buat sendiri.. edit gune Adobe Fireworks. background sy buang, replace background yg plain.. ehehe. dan size tu besar, sbb sy zoom pestu print screen balik.. lgpon bende tu pixel art, so tetap akan nmpk sharp..

actually nak buat from scratch tu mmg boleh. tp selagi tade rangka tu rase nye lame jgk la nak siap. sy mmg dah penah buat bbrp pixel art sblm ni, tp kecik je size nye.

more of my pixel art and other artworks here..
http://adieha.blogspot.com/search/label/Artwork

Domino's Pizza Coupon Codes - June 2011

2011-05-14T14:58:00.002+08:00

Coupon Code - valid until June 2011

RM 4.40 (50% off)
ONE(1) Chocolate Lava
when you order online
TOTAL SAVINGS: RM 4.40
Coupon Code: EDM 13
Valid Until: 30 June 2011

FREE
ONE(1) Banana Kaya Dessert
when you order First Class Meal online
TOTAL SAVINGS: RM 5.80
Coupon Code: EDM 14
Valid Until: 30 June 2011

FREE
ONE(1) Regular Pizza
with minimum Regular First Class pizza purchase at menu price
TOTAL SAVINGS: RM 23.80
Coupon Code: EDM 15
Valid Until: 30 June 2011

RM25
for ONE(1) Regular Pizza
+ ONE(1) Cinnastix
+ ONE(1) Garlic Cheese Onion Rings
TOTAL SAVINGS: RM 10.40
Coupon Code: OF 78 / OF 84 / SF 284
Valid Until: 30 June 2011

RM30
for TWO(2) Regular Pizza
TOTAL SAVINGS: RM 17.60
Coupon Code: OF 79 / OF 85 / SF 285
Valid Until: 30 June 2011

RM32.80
for ONE(1) Xtra Large (15") NY Crusts Pizzas for the
price of a Large (12") NY Crust Pizza
TOTAL SAVINGS: RM 10
Coupon Code: BTC 89
Valid Until: 30 June 2011

RM35
for TWO(2) Regular Pizzas
+ EXTRA CHEESE
+ ONE(1) Garlic Cheese Onion Rings
TOTAL SAVINGS: RM 25.40
Coupon Code: OF 80 / OF 86 / SF 286
Valid Until: 30 June 2011

RM40
for TWO(2) Regular Pizzas
+ a CHOICE OF Crazy Chicken Crunchies ..or.. Ice Cream*
TOTAL SAVINGS: RM 20.40
Coupon Code: OF 81 / SF 287
Valid Until: 30 June 2011
*Nestle Milo / Nestle Drumstick Kit Kat Multipack (4 cones)

RM50
for TWO(2) Large Pizzas
TOTAL SAVINGS: RM 15.60
Coupon Code: OF 87 / BTC 85
Valid Until: 30 June 2011

RM55
for ONE(1) Large Pizza
+ TWO(2) Regular Pizzas
TOTAL SAVINGS: RM 25.40
Coupon Code: OF 82 / BTC 90 / OF 88 / SF 288
Valid Until: 30 June 2011

RM100
TWO(2) Large + TWO(2) Regular Pizza
+ ONE(1) set Chicken Wings
+ TWO(2) bottles Sprite/Coke
TOTAL SAVINGS: RM 35.60
Coupon Code: BTC 89
Valid Until: 30 June 2011

TAKE-AWAY OFFER
RM 15
ONE(1) Regular NY crust Pizza
TOTAL SAVINGS: RM 8.80
Coupon Code: OF 83 / OF 89 / SF 289
Valid Until: 30 June 2011

Donate an Al-Quran to Cambodia for just RM 10!

2011-05-13T16:06:00.000+08:00

note: this is a sticky post, it will remain on top until 13th of May 2011. pls scroll down for new blog post(s)

Berminat nak buat amal jariah?

For more info click this link - Donate Here!

Hantu SMS?

2011-05-10T16:08:00.005+08:00

Biasanye kalo korang prasan org2 muda remaja la yg handphone mesti melekat kat tgn masing2. tp dlm situasi sy ni, berbeza sket. :))

Mak ayah sy yg... hantu sms. boleh? sy mmg dah lame dah prasan bende ni. setiap kali mkn luar, sy mmg tunggu mknn jela, tak buat bende lain takat borak2 dgn mak ayah atau tgk gelagat org sekeliling.

tp mak ayah sy, mesti dok sibuk dgn handphone masing2. tah jwb sms dr sapetah. sy ni eventho buat biznes sendiri, tp sy tade la melekat sgt dgn handphone. kalo ade sms masuk pon sy jwb lepas abis mkn.

mase mkn, kite mkn. mase makan, bukan mase yg sesuai utk check sms atau browse internet / check wifi restoran tu. :P

so biasanye, time ni la sy rase mcm 'left out' sket. siap tanye, "sms kat sape tu?" nmpk sgt tade sape nak sms sy? T_T

bwh ni gambar sebagai bukti. kalo sy snap tiap kali mkn luar, mmg gini la gaya nye. btw, ini gambar 8 May 2011. :P

^
Tgk tu.. punye la kusyuk, siap kene letak tgn kat kepala.. :))

^
oh yg ni, mummy dah start senyum sbb prasan sy tgh amik gambar. wahahaha.. :))

korang plak mcmmane? korang yg hantu sms, atau mak ayah korang yg hantu sms? ke satu keluarga yg hantu sms? :-s

Domino's Pizza Coupon Codes - May 2011

2011-04-21T21:48:00.001+08:00

Coupon Code - valid until May 2011

RM25
for ONE(1) Regular Pizza
+ ONE(1) Cinnastix
+ ONE(1) Garlic Cheese Onion Rings
TOTAL SAVINGS: RM 10.40
Coupon Code: BTC 75
Valid Until: 31 May 2011

RM30
for TWO(2) Regular Pizza
TOTAL SAVINGS: RM 17.60
Coupon Code: BTC 79
Valid Until: 31 May 2011

RM45
for THREE(3) Regular Pizzas
TOTAL SAVINGS: RM 26.40
Coupon Code: BTC 76
Valid Until: 31 May 2011

RM69
for TWO(2) Xtra Large (15") NY Crust Pizzas
+ EXTRA CHEESE on each Pizza
TOTAL SAVINGS: RM 29.60
Coupon Code: BTC 80
Valid Until: 31 May 2011

Get 2 new Maybankards just by a click of a button!

2011-04-11T13:45:00.006+08:00

The weird thing about me is, I have several Maybank accounts but I currently own a credit card from CIMB. So whenever I want to pay my credit card bills, I'll be spending an extra RM2 for service charge. Such a waste of money!

Why on earth didn't I register for a Maybank credit card instead? Coz I was too lazy to go to the bank and fill up forms.. that's my reason. :))

If only I could register online, and get it delivered to my doorstep!

What I did not realised, Maybank has this brand new Maybankard and Maybank has made it easier for us.

. It only takes just a click of a button to get 2 new Maybankards delivered to my doorstep.
. There's no annual fee at all for Maybankard, forever!
. And with Maybankard, I can start to buy stuffs through online now and I will get 5% cash back. That's like earning money by spending.

I bet you didn't know about all these either, do you? Well, now you know.

If you're interested in getting 2 cards of Maybankard in Platinum and Gold, you can do so by visiting Maybankard website.

As you can see from the image below, I've already registered mine ! :D

Clueless on installing Buaian Anakku

2011-03-21T13:59:00.006+08:00

Alkisahnye..

Mak soh sy install balik buaian 'Anakku', nak letak baby akak (Hakeem) kat dlm tu. reasonnye kat crib tu mcm jauh je dr kipas, dan angin pon tak masuk. baby Hakeem sampai naik ruam sbb panas sgt. kalo letak dlm buai, at least 'airy' sket. angin masuk dr seme arah.

Anyway, last time gune benda alah ni mase Ryan lahir. kirenye.. itu kisah 2 setgh tahun yg lepas. punye la lame. mane la nak ingat kan? :))

So yg rangka tu mmg senang je.. cume bila nak sangkut kain buai tu, haih.. clueless trus. kalo ade instruction/gambar tu tade masalah. leh tiru je. setelah try try jgk, tp nmpk pelik je.. sy pon naik semule ke atas utk GOOGLE kan cara nak letak buai ni. hahahaha. kalo ade gambar, for sure sy reti nak tiru balik.

dan hasilkan.. dlm bbrp saat aje sy dpt jwpn nye. mmg tampar diri sendiri lepas tgk gambar ni. sy silap sangkut, padan la lain mcm aje dan asyik tak dpt gumpalan yg sepatutnye sangkut kat besi. sy pg sangkut memanjang, kirenye bhgn kepala dan kaki, 1 kat kiri, 1 kat kanan. hahaha. so tak dpt la gumpalan yg bese sy dpt dulu. sepatutnye, kene cantum opposite side.. kain bhgn kepala dan kaki bercantum.. so kain atas akan bergumpal. bhgn bergumpal tu sangkut kat besi. haa.. baru la jdk.

bwh ini gambar yg sy dpt dr google. teme kasih la pd org yg upload/share gambar tu. kalo tak... mmg tak terinstall la sampai bile2.

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ihsan dr google (source link)

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the end result setelah meniru balik gambar di atas. :))

cume skang, yg btg besi tu kene adjust sket. kene tinggikan lagi. skang ni terlalu rendah. kalo letak baby + henjut, mau bontot dia cecah lantai nnt. sy dah try tarik, tak ternaik plak. tade org laki plak kat rumah. tunggu jela abg/ayah balik nnt. :P

Lo and behold, my transition lenses

2011-03-09T20:58:00.006+08:00

Hi everyone..

somebody left me a message on my formspring and he/she wants to see my new transition lenses. :P

Q: dieha. mane nye spek transition baru?? kiteorg nak tgk. snap gambar sblm gelap.. dan slps gelap. ur fans wanna see u wear it. muahahahah. >:)

A: i dunno why.. u sound so evil. maybe its bcoz of ur laugh or is it bcoz of the devil smiley? :P

...

so here's the photo i snapped last week.

so kirenya, kalo sy pakai spek tu akan nmpk mcm bwh ni la.. ade 3 stage: translucent, slightly dark, dark. gelap dia tu tade la segelap sunglasses. yg dlm gambar atas sy snap tu, baru reach 2nd stage, boleh gelap lg. tp sy malas nak tunggu dia gelap abis, trus masuk umah. lgpon tgh panas (byk alasan). wahahha.

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Transition lenses darken when expose to UV rays and lighten up again as UV exposure decreases.

....

The Benefits of Transitions® Lenses
Transitions lenses give spectacle wearers more value with adaptive lenses designed to provide superior comfort, convenience and protection when compared to ordinary eyewear.

a) Comfort
Transitions lenses work harder than ordinary eyewear by automatically regulating the light reaching your eyes, helping you squint less while reducing fatigue and eye strain.

b) Convenience
Find more peace of mind with eyewear that does more. Transitions lenses make life easier with solutions that always protect your eyes.

c) Protection
You only have one pair of eyes – so it is important to protect them. Transitions lenses block 100% of UVA and UVB rays to reduce the risk of the sun damaging your eyes.

Everyday Transitions Lenses

Adaptive
Using intuitive, photochromic technology, Transitions lenses are activated in the presence of natural light. Our everyday lenses are designed to be worn indoors but darken automatically when you step outside on a bright day.

Protection from UV Rays
Just like your skin, your eyes need protection from the sun’s harmful rays. Transitions lenses block 100% of UVA and UVB rays, helping to decrease the risk of eye damage.

Relief from Eye Fatigue
Your eyes are working all day, attempting to adjust to varying light conditions. Transitions lenses make it easier by adapting to regulate the amount of light that reaches your eye.

Reducing Glare
On a sunny day, Transitions lenses adapt to the amount of natural light so you don’t have to. Improve your vision and help reduce glare with Transitions lenses.

source link: asia.transition.com

Domino's Pizza Coupon Codes - April 2011

2011-03-05T21:09:00.004+08:00

Coupon Code - valid until April 2011

RM25
for ONE(1) Regular Pizza
+ ONE(1) Cinnastix
+ ONE(1) Garlic Cheese Onion Rings
TOTAL SAVINGS: RM 10.40
Coupon Code: SF 275
Valid Until: 30 April 2011

RM30
for TWO(2) Regular Pizza
TOTAL SAVINGS: RM 17.60
Coupon Code: SF 276
Valid Until: 30 April 2011

RM32.80
for ONE(1) Xtra Large (15") NY Crusts Pizzas for the
price of a Large (12") NY Crust Pizza
TOTAL SAVINGS: RM 10
Coupon Code: SF 277
Valid Until: 30 April 2011

RM35
for TWO(2) Regular Pizzas
+ EXTRA CHEESE
+ ONE(1) Garlic Cheese Onion Rings
TOTAL SAVINGS: RM 25.40
Coupon Code: SF 278
Valid Until: 30 April 2011

RM40
for TWO(2) Regular Pizzas
+ a CHOICE OF Crazy Chicken Crunchies ..or.. Ice Cream*
TOTAL SAVINGS: RM 20.40
Coupon Code: SF 279
Valid Until: 30 April 2011
*Nestle Milo / Nestle Drumstick Kit Kat Multipack (4 cones)

RM45
for THREE(3) Regular Pizzas
TOTAL SAVINGS: RM 26.40
Coupon Code: SF 280
Valid Until: 30 April 2011

RM55
for ONE(1) Large Pizza
+ TWO(2) Regular Pizzas
TOTAL SAVINGS: RM 25.40
Coupon Code: SF 281
Valid Until: 30 April 2011

RM69
for TWO(2) Xtra Large (15") NY Crust Pizzas
+ EXTRA CHEESE on each Pizza
TOTAL SAVINGS: RM 29.60
Coupon Code: SF 282
Valid Until: 30 April 2011

RM100
TWO(2) Large + TWO(2) Regular Pizza
+ ONE(1) set Crazy Chicken Crunchies ..or.. BBQ Chickstix
+ TWO(2) bottles Sprite/Coke
TOTAL SAVINGS: RM 35.60
Coupon Code: SF 283
Valid Until: 30 April 2011

How did I decrease my eye power?

2011-02-27T21:57:00.004+08:00

Hari ni buat eye test, sbb pemandangan masih blur sket eventho tgh pakai spek, kalo bukak lg la blur trus. blur dr dulu la. kalo dulu even without spek tade la blur mane pon. boleh nmpk lg la.. cume blur sket2. so pg check nak tgk samada power naik atau ape?

check2, eye power decrease LAGI! yer LAGI, ini bukanlah kali pertama eye power kite decrease. last time, tahun 2009 tu pon dah decrease sket, mase tu dah amik Herbalife dah. tp tak decrease sebyk yg skang la. ini kire same power level mase mule2 sy pakai spek dulu, mase form 1 dulu. cume silau skang tinggi dr yg dulu. wahahaha. beselah org dok dpn laptop aje.. mane la silau tak tinggi. :))

ini perbandingan dulu dan skang.

Before: Year 2009

RIGHT EYE ~ S: -1.25, C: -1.50, A: 171
LEFT EYE ~ S: -1.50, C: -1.25, A: 15

Now: Year 2011

RIGHT EYE ~ S: -0.75, C: -1.25, A: 171
LEFT EYE ~ S: -0.50, C: -1.25, A: 24

sape2 yg keje optometrist tolong la explain dgn mudah sket. sy tiap kali org explain bukannye paham mane pon. takat angguk2 jela. tgk beza nombor tu rendah dr yg dulu, tu kire power turun la lebih kurang. stakat itu jela pemahaman sy.. :))

tak brp phm S,C dan A ni. tp S = sphere, C = cylinder, A = Axis. ni agak2 jela, S utk power level, C utk silau, A tu tak pasti. kalo salah betulkan. :))

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anyway, optometrist tu tanye la, ape kite buat sampai leh decrease byk! org lain dtg kedai spek nak buat spek sbb power naik, sy plak terbalik.. buat spek sbb power turun. :))

petua sy.. erm erm... makan Herbalife, makan mknn yg berkhasiat, mkn byk sayur dan buah. sy mkn sayur la byk, buah tak byk mane pon. kebiasaannye, mkn 1/4 to 1/2 plate of veggie . tiap kali mkn cukup segala zat, balanced meal. err lagi? minum air cukup.. mkn Usana?? err.. ntah la. sy pon tatau sy buat ape. :))

so last2 decide buat spek baru lah! lgpon dah 2 tahun kan? ehehe. mule2 pilih frame. shape lebih kurang same mcm spek skang cume lebih comfortable dan lg ringan. frame murah je.. RM 260. pestu, gatal nak try Transition punye lens.. RM 880 (+anti scratch). altogether dia bagi RM1100.

inilah spek paling mahal dlm seumur hidup aku. besenye spek + lens + tinted = RM300-450 je. :))

next week siap, can't wait!

McDonald's Being Extra Extra Generous

2011-02-27T00:04:00.005+08:00

image by warriorsofatlantis.com

Salam..

arini beli brunch kat McD. ini yg sy order...

1 x Spicy Chicken McDeluxe
1 x Beef Burger
1 x Large Fries
2 x Milo (without ice)

yg dpt...

1 x Spicy Chicken McDeluxe
1 x Beef Burger
3 x Large Fries
2 x Milo (without ice)

kiteorg takeaway, so sblm beredar mmg dah jd habit utk check content beg yg dia bg tuh. sy check burger cukup, fries pon cukup.. tp tak prasan lak ade terselit 2 lg fries kat tepi tu. derang pack dlm paper beg, so setakat belek2 gitu lah. mule2 mase nak mkn dah kuarkan 1 Large Fries. okla. pestu nak kuar bende lain dr paper beg, tgk2.. aik.. "bukan ke sy dah kuarkan 1 Large Fries td, mcmmane boleh ade lg 1 Fries dlm paper beg?". sy kuarkan 1 Large Fries tu letak kat meja. pestu kuarkan 2 burger.. dan tgk baki yg ade dlm paper beg. "aik.. ade lg 1 Large Fries???". keliru btol la mase tu. waahhaha. mcm paper beg tu dok beranakkan Large Fries aje.. aci kuarkan aje, ade duplicate lagi dan lagi dan lagi. wahaha.

btw, takeaway pon sbb tade tmpt nak mkn kat dlm McD. tp last2 jumpe tmpt duduk kat foodcourt, seberang je pon dgn McD. boleh sgt nak bg balik. tp dah termkn dah sket, sbb isi perut dia terburai dlm paper beg tu. takpelah kan. McD dah bg lebih, terime jela. :))

terime kasih ye McD. sy terime fries extra dua tu sebagai ganti rugi utk cheese yg hilang aritu, eh? ekekeke. >:)

Domino's Pizza Coupon Codes - March 2011

2011-02-15T23:30:00.002+08:00

Coupon Code - valid until March 2011

RM25
for ONE(1) Regular Pizza
+ ONE(1) Cinnastix
+ ONE(1) Garlic Cheese Onion Rings
TOTAL SAVINGS: RM 10.40
Coupon Code: OF 72 ..or.. SF 275
Valid Until: 31 March 2011

RM30
for TWO(2) Regular Pizza
TOTAL SAVINGS: RM 17.60
Coupon Code: OF 73 ..or.. SF 276 ..or.. BTC 71
Valid Until: 31 March 2011

RM32.80
for ONE(1) Xtra Large (15") NY Crust Pizza for the
Price of a Large NY Crust Pizza
TOTAL SAVINGS: RM 10
Coupon Code: OF 74 ..or.. SF 277
Valid Until: 31 March 2011

RM35
for TWO(2) Regular Pizzas
+ EXTRA CHEESE
+ ONE(1) Garlic Cheese Onion Rings
TOTAL SAVINGS: RM 25.40
Coupon Code: OF 75 ..or.. SF 278
Valid Until: 31 March 2011

RM40
for TWO(2) Regular Pizzas
+ Crazy Chicken Crunchies ..or.. Ice Cream*
* Nestle Milo / Nestle Drumstick Kit Kat Multipack (4 cones)
TOTAL SAVINGS: RM 20.40
Coupon Code: BTC 69 ..or.. SF 279
Valid Until: 31 March 2011

RM45
for THREE(3) Regular Pizzas
TOTAL SAVINGS: RM 26.40
Coupon Code: SF 280
Valid Until: 31 March 2011

RM55
for ONE(1) Large Pizza
+ TWO(2) Regular Pizzas
TOTAL SAVINGS: RM 25.40
Coupon Code: OF 76 ..or.. SF 281
Valid Until: 31 March 2011

RM69
for TWO(2) Xtra Large (15") NY Crust Pizzas
+ EXTRA CHEESE on each Pizza
TOTAL SAVINGS: RM 29.60
Coupon Code: OF 77 ..or.. SF 282 ..or.. BTC 72
Valid Until: 31 March 2011

RM100
for TWO(2) Large + TWO(2) Regular Pizzas
+ ONE(1) set Chicken Wings
+ TWO(2) bottles Sprite/Coke
TOTAL SAVINGS: RM 35.60
Coupon Code: BTC 70 ..or.. SF 283
Valid Until: 31 March 2011

Maysaa's Cameltoe

2011-02-09T21:07:00.006+08:00

Note: It's a delicate subject, but someone had to bring it up. Sometimes ladies, we need to realize that our pants and leggings are just too tight and they don't fit so we should just give up. Or be ready for the consequences. :)

I was browsing Maysaa just now, and I saw 1 top that stood out of the rest (not in a good way). It was the Jersey Insert Satin Hoodie. The hoodie does look great, but the thing that ruined that whole picture was the super tight leggings the model was wearing - hence the title. :D

And I thought Maysaa's clothing was supposed to be modest and covered up. I know.. I know the leggings is not from Maysaa, but still, there are other pants that could be worn by the model.

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There's kids who reads my blog, so had to censor the photo. :))

If you guys want to see it for yourself, head to Maysaa. :">

You Have Such Flexible Limbs

2011-02-06T14:37:00.003+08:00

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credits to DailySquee.com

Didn't know giraffes can bend their legs to that extend. :O

It's a cute photo.. with head tilt action. Nice!

Pet Peeve #3: Sharp Food Pokes Gum While Chewing

2011-02-01T15:14:00.006+08:00

rajin tak aku lukis? leh masuk under comics tak? wahaha.

Korang penah tak.. tgh dok kunyah2 tu, tetibe mknn korang yg agak tajam bentuknye, terselit kat celah mulut dan gigi korang. lagi dasyat bila mknn tu tercucuk gusi korang. erk.

Alkisahnye, aku mkn Koko Krunch pagi td. Koko Krunch korang tau la kan, rupe dia mcm mane, separa bulat, mcm bulat sabit gitu. kadang2 elok2 cover gigi. bila dah tercover tu.. bhgn bucu koko krunch tercucuk la bhgn gusi. errk. Tu yg kdg2 malas nak beli Koko Krunch. baik beli Cereal lain yg tade bucu2 tajam. tp bebudak suke benar Koko Krunch. so aku sekadar menumpang sajela. :))

p.s: hmm.. rupenye ini bukanlah post aku yg pertama pasal pet peeve, tp post yg ke-3. kene tukar #1 jd #3. :))

Mahu tambah trafik ke blog anda?

2011-01-31T22:57:00.001+08:00

Mahukah anda mempunyai jumlah pengunjung yang ramai ke blog/website anda? Berapakah jumlah bilangan pelawat yang berkunjung ke blog/website anda dalam sehari? Seorang? 5 orang? 50? 100? Atau takde langsung?

Promote blog anda @ promoteyourbloghere.blogspot.com

Pencarian Blog Paling Ringan, Ideal Dan Berat 2011

2011-01-31T16:38:00.003+08:00

Since aku ni mcm tade modal nak tulis ape dlm blog ni, ape kate aku join je contest2 yg ade kat internet ni. at least terisi jgk blog ni kan? :))

kalo aku terlebih rajin, utk Herbalife blog dan Food blog pon aku buat jgk. :))

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click image utk ke blog Hikayat Si Luncai.

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Nak join kena ikut beberapa yang simple ni :

Buat entri bertajuk : Pencarian Blog Paling Ringan, Ideal Dan Berat 2011 (done)
Letak Header Hikayat Si Luncai (done)
Jawab soalan ni : Blog korang ringan, ideal atau berat ? (done, refer below)
Tag rakan-rakan blogger korang sesuka hati (done, refer below)
Pastu postkan link entri korang ke ruangan komen entri ni (done)

Blog-blog yang join segmen ni luncai akan timbang berat di iwebtool
Pemenang akan luncai promote dalam sticky post selama 1 minggu

Tarikh tutup 31 Jan 2011 / 11:59 PM

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Sape yg tag aku?

Kak Iedamimi - direct link

Blog Korang ringan , ideal @ berat?

aku rase blog How Now Pale Cow ni IDEAL je. tak ringan sgt, tak berat sgt. lgpon sekadar tmpt share citer2 personal yg kelakar dan menarik, comic2 stickdieha (walaupon dah lame tade lukis comic baru), share domino's coupon.. dan pape jela yg aku rase nak luahkan kat sini. :P

Nak tag sape?

semua readers/followers blog ni. :))

Mulut muncung?

2011-01-31T00:47:00.006+08:00

fierce tak aku?

Aku tade keje. wahahhaa. Actually terbace blog nih td. Teringat plak yg aku dah lame snap 1 gambar ni, refer gambar atas (plus bbrp gambar sengal yg lain), tp langsung aku tak letak kat internet. yg aku letak kat internet, yg jenis 'acceptable' ajela. samada senyum atau muke serious mahupon straight face. wahahah.

kenapa ye? sbb aku ni jenis yg 'control cun' kot, walaupon realitinye bukannye cun mane pon. tp aku mmg dpn org aku tak tunjuk muke2 pelik tu seme. ntah la.. rase segan plak. atau aku takut org judge aku lebih2? itu salah satu sbb jgk, aku tak blog sekerap dulu. selain tade idea, aku mcm tersekat nak tulis ape. byk citer yg panas2, tak elok la diciter pd org. wahaha. kalo nak citer pon, kene tapis dulu sblom aku nak citer.

tp aku rase aku kene berubah la. aku kene open sket. kdg2 kalo dok below the radar ni, nnt org pon tak prasan, bagaikan tak wujud je. tu yg aku selalu dpt gelaran 'invisible girl'.. sbb aku tak show off yg aku ni sebenarnya same je mcm org lain.

yg aku tunjukkan aku ni rigid, strict, serious, tade perasaan dan pape2 lg la. padahal aku ntah2 lg sewel dr korang. :))

anyway, mulut muncung ni mmg peberet aku. kdg2 aku tak prasan aku buat expression mcm tu. mak aku la selalu komen.. jgn buat muke mcm ni, "tak comel" katenye. :))

p.s: misi tahun baru, blog more on my personal blog. :-s

Domino's Pizza Coupon Codes - February 2011

2011-01-16T18:23:00.001+08:00

Coupon Code - valid until February 2011

RM25
for ONE(1) Regular Pizza
+ ONE(1) Cinnastix
+ ONE(1) Garlic Cheese Onion Rings
TOTAL SAVINGS: RM 10.40
Coupon Code: SF 269
Valid Until: 28 February 2011

RM30
for TWO(2) Regular Pizza
TOTAL SAVINGS: RM 17.60
Coupon Code: SF 270
Valid Until: 28 February 2011

RM35
for TWO(2) Regular Pizzas
+ EXTRA CHEESE
+ ONE(1) Garlic Cheese Onion Rings
TOTAL SAVINGS: RM 25.40
Coupon Code: SF 271 / BTC 63
Valid Until: 28 February 2011

RM40
for TWO(2) Regular Pizzas
+ Crazy Chicken Crunchies ..or.. Ice Cream
* Nestle Milo / Nestle Drumstick Kit Kat Multipack (4 cones)
TOTAL SAVINGS: RM 20.40
Coupon Code: SF 272
Valid Until: 28 February 2011

RM55
for ONE(1) Large Pizza
+ TWO(2) Regular Pizzas
TOTAL SAVINGS: RM 25.40
Coupon Code: SF 273
Valid Until: 28 February 2011

RM69
for TWO(2) Xtra Large (15") NY Crust Pizzas
+ EXTRA CHEESE on each Pizza
TOTAL SAVINGS: RM 29.60
Coupon Code: SF 274 / BTC 64
Valid Until: 28 February 2011

2011 Movies

2011-01-12T00:34:00.007+08:00

// last updated on: 7 january 2012

Feels like i need to do this again. If u want to see what movies I've watched last year, click here. Since i’m not really good at reviewing movies, i’ll just rate them into categories (numbers next to the movie title). Refer below. :D

1 = WOW! / FUIYOO!! / *APPLAUSE* / GOOD ENOUGH
2 = TYPICAL / TOO SLOW I WATCHED IT WHILE DOING SOMETHING ELSE
3 = HUH? THATS IT? / *BLUR* / CHOKES ON POPCORN / ZZZZ

~*~

MOVIES I'VE WATCHED & MY RATINGS...

127 hours (1)
2012 ice age (3)
abduction (2)
aku masih dara (2)
al hijab (2)
an invisible sign (1)
apollo 18 (1)
area 51 (2)
arthur (1)
arthur christmas (1)
attack the block (1)
bad teacher (1)
battle: los angelas (3)
beastly (1)
black swan (1)
body #19 (1)
breaking dawn (1)
bridesmaids (1)
buried (1)
burlesque (1)
camp rock 2 (2)
captain america (1)
chain letter (2)
christmas cupid (2)
columbiana (1)
contagion (1)
cowboys & aliens (2)
exam (1)
final destination 5 (1)
fright night (1)
ghajini (1)
ghost doesn't exist (3)
gnomeo and juliet (1)
green lantern (1)
growth (2)
gulliver's travel (1)
guzaarish (1)
hanna (2)
hantu bonceng (3)
harry potter and the deathly hollows : part 1 (1)
harry potter and the deathly hollows : part 2 (1)
hereafter (1)
hidden (1)
high tension (1)
hiss (1)
hop (1)
hugo (1)
human centipede (3)
i am number four (1)
i spit on your grave (1)
in their sleep (1)
in time (1)
insidious (1)
johnny english reborn (2)
just go with it (1)
kambakkht ishq (1)
karak (1)
khurafat (1)
kungfu panda 2 (1)
lemonade mouth (1)
let me in (1)
limitless (1)
little focker (2)
love wedding marriage (1)
mars needs moms (1)
martyrs (1)
mean girls 2 (2)
megamind (1)
miss minoes (1)
mr popper's penguin (1)
my ex-haunted lover (1)
my soul to take (1)
ngangkung (1)
noroi the curse (2)
panggilan arwah (1)
paul (1)
priest (1)
puss in boots (2)
rango (1)
red (1)
red riding hood (1)
rise of the planet apes (1)
sanctum (2)
saw VII (1)
seconds apart (1)
sini ada hantu (2)
something borrowed (1)
source code (1)
sucker punch (1)
super 8 (1)
tangled (1)
the adventures of tintin (3)
the chronicles of narnia - the voyage of the dawn treader (1)
the clinic (1)
the freebie (3)
the rite (1)
the roommate (2)
the smurfs (1)
the tunnel (1)
tomboy (1)
tomorrow when the war began (1)
tower heist (2)
tron legacy (1)
uninhabitant (2)
unknown (1)
vanishing on 7th street (1)
what's your number? (1)
world of the dead the zombie diaries (2)
x-men: first class (1)

TOTAL of movies: 109 movies to date
AVERAGE movies per month: 9+ movies

Domino's GPS Tracker

2010-12-31T18:00:00.005+08:00

Ever wondered where you pizza was?

ok. this is old news, but its pretty exciting coz, after I order my pizzas, I know what's going on. I would normally shout out to my parents, "They are baking our Pizza now!". and then just when the 'delivery' starts flashing, we would all be ready waiting for the delivery guy downstairs. pretty handy stuff. :D

here's a printscreen of my latest Domino's order. they even inform us the rider's name. that'll be cool whenever the rider comes late we could say, "Yo (insert-rider's-name)! Hand me my freaking pizza! YOU'RE LATE! Oh and don't forget that free pizza coupon." :))

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click to enlarge

Take the Nestle Wellness Profiler test today!

2010-12-31T13:45:00.003+08:00

Want to find out if you’re living a healthy lifestyle? Want to know how to live a stress free balance lifestyle?

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I did the test, and this is what I got.. THE INVESTOR! Click to view actual size.

Domino's Pizza Coupon Codes - January 2011

2010-12-13T21:56:00.001+08:00

Coupon Code - valid until January 2011

RM25
for ONE(1) Regular Pizza
+ ONE(1) Cinnastix
+ ONE(1) Garlic Cheese Onion Rings
TOTAL SAVINGS: RM 10.40
Coupon Code: OF 60 / BTC 59
Valid Until: 31 January 2011

RM30
for TWO(2) Regular Pizza
TOTAL SAVINGS: RM 17.60
Coupon Code: OF 61
Valid Until: 31 January 2011

RM35
for TWO(2) Regular Pizzas
+ EXTRA CHEESE
+ ONE(1) Garlic Cheese Onion Rings
TOTAL SAVINGS: RM 25.40
Coupon Code: OF 62
Valid Until: 31 January 2011

RM40
for TWO(2) Regular Pizzas
+ Crazy Chicken Crunchies ..or.. Ice Cream
* Nestle Milo / Nestle Drumstick Kit Kat Multipack (4 cones)
TOTAL SAVINGS: RM 20.40
Coupon Code: OF 63
Valid Until: 31 January 2011

RM45
for THREE(3) Regular Pizzas
TOTAL SAVINGS: RM 26.40
Coupon Code: BTC 60
Valid Until: 31 January 2011

RM55
for ONE(1) Large Pizza
+ TWO(2) Regular Pizzas
TOTAL SAVINGS: RM 25.40
Coupon Code: OF 64
Valid Until: 31 January 2011

RM69
for TWO(2) Xtra Large (15") NY Crust Pizzas
+ EXTRA CHEESE on each Pizza
TOTAL SAVINGS: RM 29.60
Coupon Code: OF 65
Valid Until: 31 January 2011

Drink Your Water

2010-12-09T18:58:00.000+08:00

For a healthier lifestyle, head to http://myh3rbalif3.blogspot.com

Day 1: Trip to Seoul, South Korea

2010-11-20T16:25:00.001+08:00

Date: 20th November 2010

Annyeonghaseyo! This will be my first blog entry on my Trip to Korea! I went on a 6 days + 4 nights trip to Seoul, Korea with my parents. The tour package was with Triways Travel Network.

For my Day 1 food diary, pls go here.

Our flight was at 1.55 pm, so by 9.30 am we had to leave our house to KL Sentral. From KL sentral we boarded the Skybus and reached LCCT around 10.30 am. Had our breakfast at Mcdonalds and waited for our flight. I tapau-ed Hot & Roll Chicken Cheese, 1 each just in case we got hungry during our long flight. Hoho. Yeah, I know no food & drinks on board Air Asia flights, but who cares? >:)

My dad booked the flight tickets and I bought the seats. I purposely chose 30A, 30B and 30C for both our flights, since those seats are quite near the lavatory, located on the wings and nearest to the exit. Fact: The wings are the strongest part of the airplane. :P

We had prebooked our flight meals, and my dad chose Asian Meal. Our lunch was Uncle Chin's Chicken Rice. We were given 1 small pack of chilli sauce and a 300 ml mineral water.

We landed at Incheon Airport at 9.15 pm korean time. We had to go down a few escalators to get to the train, and later went up a few more escalators, and then a few more walkalators to reach the immigration area. It was a really good workout! :))

Later, we collected our luggages, and waited for the whole group before boarding our bus. While we waited, I saw something that intrigued me. You know that you've reached to a Japanese or Korean country when you see fake food displayed in front of an eatery. :P

We reached our hotel a few minutes before midnight. We stayed at Seoul Leisure Hotel. You may read my review on the hotel - HERE. If you can't see my review, it might still be pending for review. Our room had a double bed, and 2 single beds. I slept on the double bed. >:)

We ate a light supper before heading to bed. Day 2 tour starts at 8 am! Had to wake really early. Off to bed. Zzz...

For the rest of the photos of Day 1, click here.

Kisah Elastic Headband

2010-11-13T21:41:00.004+08:00

Elastic headband namenye..

Satu-satunya barang yg boleh dikatakan kerap jgk lah aku beli. wahaha. bukan aku nak membazir, tp musykil btol. tiap kali aku beli.. aku akan beli 2 trus. dan tak lame lepas tu mesti hilang diambil org. dr dulu sampai skang mcm tu la selalu. letih jgk aku nak cari balik. td try cari.. tak jumpe. tak lame lepas tu mak aku kasi 1 kat aku. dan mmg itu headband aku. yg dia bg tu, baru je aku beli.. tp 1 lg pasangannya, tak jumpe plak. mane pg tah. hmmm. besenya aku simpan 1 tmpt.. tp seme nye hilang.. uwargh.

headbead aku ni tumbuh kaki ke?? lari dr tuan nye. bende lain tade lak hilang. headband yg asyik hilang. letih aku dok beli tiap kali. kdg2 aku basuh headband aku. aku yg gantung. bila dah siap.. org lain plak yg angkat, mase dok lipat2 skali dgn kain masih ade lg, pestu tetibe hilang. aduhai.. walaupon tak mahal, tp sbb kerap sgt beli... byk jgk la aku spend.

haih. sape baik hati, poskan aku 1 lori headband. kalo ilang jgk tatau la.. T_T

Malaysian Passport Renewal Kiosk (KiPPas) - Part 2

2010-11-06T15:34:00.011+08:00

4 November 2010 lepas, aku renew passport kat Pusat Bandar Damansara. ini 2nd time aku renew gune KiPPas (KIosk Pembaharuan PASport a.ka. Passport Renewal Kiosk).

last time buat, tahun 2006. lame tuu. last time mmg tade sape yg gune. tade sape yg queue pon. skang ni dah ramai dah gune. 4 mesin seme dok queue. tp queue nye tade la pjg sampai kuar dr bilik KiPPAS tu.

aku pg dgn ayah aku, tp aku sorang je yg renew. :P

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ok. begini citernye. kiteorg parking level 5, paling bwh skali. tak penah2 nak park jauh ke bwh mcm tu. T_T

mcm bese naik la atas dan pg ke Renewal Kiosk utk dptkan envelope. malang skali mase aku sampai tu, envelope (sampul utk isi passport lame, salinan mykad dan gambar).. HABIS! so naik la Aras 2, remind org tu soh top up envelope baru. org tu kate.. setiap 1/2 jam ade org akan collect envelope yg ade dlm mesin KiPPas, dan pd masa yg sama akan letak envelope baru.

err.. FYI, envelope tu bukan baru tau. cume derang pg tampal je bhgn yg kene tulis name, IC num dan hp num. so org2 yg sebelum ni, details derang ditutup pakai kertas saje. yg gambar bawah ni, ayah aku punye sampul. pasport die expired tahun dpn bulan 11, so tahun dpn la die renew. tp amik siap2 la sampul ni. sampul nye, ade la dlm 2 kali tampal tu. ehehe. aku punye sampul lg haru, 5-6 kali tampal tau. tebal giler. derang reuse dan reuse sampai lunyai sampul tu. wahhaha.

ape la gune sampul mcm tu. gune la sampul yg lebih erm.. sturdy/tebal sket. dan tak memerlukan tampal tindan2 sampai mcm tu skali. boleh sgt nak gune envelope yg ade window. name, ic num dan hp num boleh tulis kat atas kertas A4 yg ade salinan mykad tu. haa.. tayah la nak susah2 tampal menampal, sampai sampul tu jd buruk bebenar. bijak tak idea aku ni? imigresen malaysia, sila take note ye. :))

something like this...

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window tu buat besar mcm ni.. tade la org kene budget2 nak tulis kat mane. :P

ok. so kiteorg tunggu la jap sementara nak tunggu org imigresen bwk turun sampul yg dah tertampal. sambil2 tunggu aku pg photostat mykad aku. photostat mesin mmg ade sebelah je dgn KiPPas. btw, aku nasihatkan, better photostat tmpt lain la. sbb kat sini, bese la cekik darah sket.. derang caj 40 sen utk photostat mykad. kalo photostat bende lain, caj 20 sen. kalo tmpt lain 10-20 sen je kan? :P

gambar aku mmg dah bwk dah. tamo aku snap gambar kat situ. tak best, sbb dok dlm booth kecik, pestu ramai2 pakat tgk korang amik gambar. nak senyum pon mcm tak ikhlas sbb ramai sgt penonton. MALU TAU! :P

oh seblom tu, nak kasitau sape2 yg blom penah gune benda alah KiPPas ni, korang hanya perlu bwk..

- 1 keping gambar berukuran pasport. bwk la lebih sket, sbb ade kes imigresen salah print, so gambar tu rosak.. so derang akan mintak gambar baru. make sure bwk la extra ok? boleh trus bagi. kalo tade extra, then korang kene snap gambar kat booth tu. kalo tak kisah takpe. :P

- 1 salinan MyKad depan blkg pd atas kertas A4.

- kedua-dua belah ibu jari anda. kalo thumbprint kanan tak clear, leh gune thumbprint kiri ye. aku kdg2 hadapi masalah ni. kalo 2-2 tak clear.. err boleh gune ibu jari kaki kot?

- pasport lame korang

- bwk pen biru atau hitam. jgn plak pg sane, nak pinjam2 org lain punye. ini sendiri mau ingat la yeh. nak pg buat urusan pape, pen mesti ade. btw, mmg ade org pinjam pen aku pon.. sib baik sorang je yg pinjam. kalo aku tunggu lame2 kat situ, mau ade 1 queue khas tunggu nak gune pen aku. :))

so dlm sampul tu nnt, korang perlu letak 1 gambar, 1 salinan Mykad, dan passport lame je. gambar tu korang selit la dlm salinan mykad yg dah dilipat tu la. lipat 2 jela.

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nak gune KiPPas tu mmg kejap je.. tak susah pon.

1. tuliskan name, nombor kad pengenalan (mykad) dan nombor telefon pada sampul yg disediakan. ade 2 mamat dpn aku ni, 2-2 takde sampul tp trus gune mesin. bila time nak masukkan, baru nak tercari2. tp takpe pon. korang boleh je click button konon korang dah masukkan sampul dlm slot, dan amik receipt. pg amik sampul dan isikan ape yg patut. pestu dah siap.. cut je queue, tp mintak izin org yg tgh gune tu, dan sumbat sampul korang dlm lubang kiosk. die bukan terbukak tertutup mcm cash deposit machine. lubang kiosk utk masukkan sampul tu senantiasa terbukak. korang nak sumbat bila2 pon boleh.. :P

2. masukkan 1 keping gambar (nak bg 2 pon boleh) dan 1 salinan kad pengenalan (mykad) anda di dalam sampul. pasport tayah masukkan lagi.

3. pg ke mesin kiosk, dan letakkan pasport anda di aras pembaca pasport. ada slot kat situ. pandai2 la korang sumbat eh. pastikan masuk all the way, sbb kalo tak masuk all the way, taleh nak bace la.

4. masukkan mykad anda ke dalam alat pembaca kad. same mcm #3, masukkan all the way. tolak sampai taleh nak masuk dah. aku kene buat 2 kali, sbb 1st time tak dpt detect. cet. aritu pg bank pon same, mykad tak dpt detect. tp alhamdulilah 2nd time dpt detect.

5. letakkan ibu jari kanan ATAU kiri anda pada pengimbas. mane2 la.. nak kiri ke kanan ke. asalkan boleh detect.

6. masukkan wang berdasarkan pemilihan bilangan mukasurat. mesin kiosk hanya menerima wang RM 50 dan RM 100sahaja.

RM 100 utk 32 mukasurat valid selama 2 tahun tp tarikh akan ikut ari yg korang renew dan tak sambung tarikh lame.
RM 300 utk 32 mukasurat valid selama 5 tahun dan sambung tarikh lame.
RM 600 utk 64 mukasurat valid selama 5 tahun dan sambung tarikh lame.

aku bayar RM 100 je. since aku tade la nak kate.. pg overseas tiap2 tahun pon. tp tahun ni, 3 kali la aku pg overseas. record paling tinggi! besenye skali je atau pon tade pg mane2 langsung. alhamdulilah. :P

7. masukkan sampul surat yg telah berisi gambar, salinan kad pengenalan dan pasport lama anda ke dalam peti simpanan KiPPas. ade slot kecik kat situ, raba2 je, mesti jumpa punye. kalo org yg rabun mmg sah tak jumpe. pandai2 la tanye kwn2 yg queue tu. :P

TIPS: oh lg satu, kalo korang nye passport tu dah siap bungkus ade cover RM 2 tu, jgn lupa bukak dan simpan utk new pasport ye. takut kang kalo dah ter-bg trus, tak dpt balik je. boleh je imigresen tu gune korang nye cover pasport dan jual balik at RM 2. derang untung, korang rugi. kalo korang mintak, boleh je derang ckp.. "eh tade nmpk pon cover". :D

8. ambil dan semak resit bayaran. nnt kat situ ade la tulis bila korang boleh collect pasport baru. aku punye tulis.. "hari ini selepas 11.15 pagi". mase ni aku pandang ayah, nak tunggu ke ape? since esok cuti Deepavali, imigresen tutup. dan ari isnin mmg tade can nak dtg, so tunggu jela. kiteorg singgah la pg makan dulu. kat situ mmg byk la choices. tp besenye org pg mkn kedai mamak aje. aku order ROti Telur dan 3 layer tea SATU! :))

dlm kul 11.15 pagi aku naik aras 2 utk amik nombor giliran.. dan ini nombor giliran aku. nangis tak?

btw, nombor derang takkan panggil ikut turn tau.. cth mcm 9019, 9020, 9021, 9022.. seterus.. tp.. 9019, 9034, 9056, 9024, 9011. so mmg random yg amat la. tak perlu nak sakit atie la yer. tp malang skali aku sakit atie plak ari tu. kenapa yer? sbb org ramai giler dan tade kusi nak duduk. T_T

aku rase, sbb esok cuti, so mmg seme plan nak tunggu.. mmg ramai la. last 4 years aku buat, tak ramai mcm ni. sbb ade yg siap balik umah, ptg2 baru dtg balik. ade yg trus tunggu. ade yg esok baru dtg collect, so kurang la sket org. yg ni.. seme pakat tunggu. dahla kebykn bwk 1 rombongan keluarga. yg nak renew pasport nye sorang aje. tp bwk, seme anak, seme cucu, adik, akak, abg, mak ayah, datuk nenek seme ade la. tu yg langsung tade seat kosong. korang bayangkan aku berdiri lame mane?

dpt nombor 11.25 pagi. pasport aku siap 1.40 pm. kalo aku duduk, tak rase sgt la lame nye. tp sbb ayah aku ni buat hal sket.. membuatkan aku lg gabra dan naik jgk la blood pressure aku mase tu. ayah aku tak tunggu lame mane, die pg turun bwh dok kat kedai kopi. aku diri dpn kaunter tunggu kot kot org tu panggil name atau nombor aku dipanggil.

yer.. kdg2 derang panggil name. usually kalo ade masalah, gambar rosak.. atau pape jela. so mmg penting diri dekat2 kaunter tu. derang tak plak announce mcm bese.. jerit2 gitu mane nak dengar. org ramai. so aku takut papehal. aku diri la dekat2 kaunter tu. sambil2 tgk blkg ade kusi kosong ke tak. mmg tade.

ade family yg agak selfish, seme dah dpt tmpt duduk.. aku tak kate la taleh duduk, cume tayah la nak letak beg atas kusi tu. seme puak dah ade tmpt duduk, takkan beg pon nak ade seat khas kot? letak jela kat atas lantai tu??!! ramai gak org tua yg berdiri, yg terbongkok ade.. tp tade plak derang bg tmpt duduk. buat2 derk jela. sadis btol. nak je aku duduk atas lantai tu.. takpon duduk atas derang. haih.

aku makin tensen, bila ayah aku constantly menakut2kan aku.. kate nombor aku termiss.. dan mcm2 lagi. aku rela dtg dgn mak lg, sbb mak at least positive sket. ayah aku lebih negative. if u're reading this.. sorry ye.. mmg btol. daddy suke buat org susah atie. huhuhuh..

lagi tensen bila aku tgk nombor yg dipanggil.. mmg dekat2 je nombor aku. dan seolah2 sengaja nak skip2 nombor aku tu tau. wahhaah. ini yg kuar ari tu. tensen btol tau. 9057, 9087, 9066, 9068, 9069, 9080, 9081, 9082, 9070, seterusnya. nombor aku 9067 ye. tak muncul2 jugak. sadis btol.

sepjg nombor dipanggil.. aku dgr je computer tu sebut '90**' kat dpn, aku pejam mata.. terkumat kamit dok ulang 9067 9067 9067.. tp yg dipanggil nombor selain 9067. korang jgn ingat aku tak doa tau. aku dah awal2 dah. "Ya Allah pls la permudahkan urusan aku ni dan make it quick". aku tensen tunggu lame2. kalo keadaan selesa aku ok. ini sgt panas, dlm keadaan berdiri, suasana sgt bising, oksigen tak cukup, mmg boleh pengsan. mknn aku mkn pagi td, mmg dah burn lama dah.. tekak pon kering. byk benar alasan. :))

btw, 9070 tu 'kwn' aku.. sambil2 dok berdiri tu small talk la kejap dgn die. die mmg byk complain la. wahhaa. aku senyum2 jela. sbb tanak la rasa tensen sgt. sblm nombor 9070 kene panggil, since aku mmg diri dpn kaunter tu.. mmg nmpk la staff tu letak borang bernombor dgn pasport baru 9070. mase tu dah kul 1.20 tengahari. aku ckp la.. "thats urs kan?". dia ala2 in denial gitu. wahhaa. sbb mcm tak cayer die punye. dah lame tunggu sgt, bila sampai turn, ala2 merajuk la kot. bila nombor dipanggil baru die pg. wahahah. lg sorang 'kwn' aku.. nombor die 9108. aku tak small talk dgn die, cume die dok diri sebelah aku kusyuk sms kwn die. bosan2 tu aku bace la sms die. die merintih kat kwn die.. "service so damn slow. i'm f**king thirsty". ade la sket2 swearing dlm sms nye. wahaha..

30 minit sblm kul 1 tengahari, ayah aku sms bende yg menambah tensen aku, "kul 1 kalo tade jgk, kite balik". mase ni die dok kat kedai kopi tau, hirup air apetah. aku masih berdiri di dpn kaunter. aku reply balik, "nape nak rush, dah lame dah tunggu ni, takkan nak balik kot.. uwarggh. kene selesai ari ni jgk". aku sms lg "td dah kuar nombor2 dekat.. 9066, 9068, 9069".

since keadaan dpn kaunter makin sesak, aku ubah tmpt dan diri jauh sket. tak lame aku diri tu, tetibe ade org bgn, ape lg.. aku meluru trus dan duduk. wahhaa. empuk nye dan panas nye kusi ni. panas nye bontot ko wahai sape tah yg dok seblm aku ni. :))

tak duduk lame mane pon. dlm 10 minit kot. baru je aku nak merasa betapa nikmat nye dpt duduk, tetibe ayah aku muncul.. boleh die soh aku pg diri balik kat kaunter, sambil2 tanye org sane.. kot kot ade ke takde ke. ini trick die ni tau. spy die leh duduk kat kusi aku tu. keji btol.. T_T

aku anak yg baik.. sambil2 malas nak pk dah. tenaga dah tade nak gado. pg jela.. sambil2 tunjuk nombor aku tu. sblm ni aku mmg nak buat mcm tu, tp aku tgk org lain seme kene maki ade la. seme yg soh staff check kan, seme dpt reply same.. "tolong duduk cik, nnt kiteorg panggil nombor cik. org lain tunggu, cik pon kene tunggu jgk." tp aku tawakal jela, tanye org tu dgn lemah lembut.. "cik, nombor sy ni dah siap ke pasport nye". org tu pon tgk nombor aku dan.. pg kat tray yg pasport dah siap, dan check2 tade. die tanye name.. aku bitau la.. check lg skali.. tade jgk. NANGIS!! mmg hampa. aku pon kembali berdiri dpn kaunter tu. cett. dlm hati terasa tak puas hati sbb nombor2 yg dekat dgn nombor aku seme dah dipanggil. kenapa nombor aku tak dipanggil?? kusi aku ayah aku dah duduk. bertambah la tensen. kaki dah mula sakit dah. T_T

btw, ade 2 tray ni tau. 1 pasport yg blom diproses, dan 1 yg dah siap. aku sgt takut la kalo2 aku punye masih ade dlm tray blom diproses. seriyes kalo org tu check kat situ, dan kalo lah masih ade dlm tray tak diproses... aku rase aku boleh histeria kat situ jugak kot. :))

dan tray yg dah diproses, itu 1 hal jgk. staff handle kaunter 2 org, ade 2 kaunter kat situ, actually ade 3, tp tatau la mane hilang sorang lg staff. dan ade staff ke-3 ni, yg bwk kuar yg dah siap, dan bwk masuk yg blom siap, dia yg sortkan nombor dgn pasport. org yg handle kaunter tu main amik je scr random dr tray tu. kalo la kan.. tray tu ade 20 pasport. dan derang dah giveaway 18 passport, tinggal 2 passport kan? pestu yg staff ke-3 tu bwk kuar yg batch baru siap.. letak dlm tray yg same. 2 passport yg sepatutnye di giveaway dulu.. tak di giveaway.. sbb dah tercampur dgn yg baru punye. staff panggil nombor2 batch baru punye. last2 sampai ke bila passport tu tak di collect. kan?

logik tak teori aku ni? boleh terjd kan?

aku dpt tau, mesin nak print passport tu yg working 2 je. sepatutnye tatau la berapa, obviously lebih dr 2 kot. nak handle beratus2 pasport takkan 2 printer je kot kan? memandang org pon makin ramai, derang terpaksa tutup kaunter renew pasport lebih awal, kiosk pon same. sepatut tutup 3.45 ptg, tp dlm kul 1 tu dah tutup dah. takut takleh nak handle. lgpon mesin printer tak byk..

tiap kali staff imigresen tu letak borang + passport baru kat atas meja tu.. aku pandang nombor dan gambarnye. dan berharap sgt2 la aku punye gambar kat situ dan nombor aku. dan akhirnye pada pukul 1.40 tengahari, aku ternmpk gambar aku dr jauh - pakai tudung purple. nombor mmg aku tak nmpk dah.. sbb vision dah blur sgt2.. mata dah penat. dah lame sgt tunggu. mata dah siap berair dah. wahhaha.

aku pon same mcm 9070, in denial. aku berckp dlm hati, "eh btol ke aku punye tu. tipu aa. aku nmpk mirage kot. sbb terlampau berharap sgt, tetibe sampai ternmpk bende yg tak wujud.". aku pandang mesin yg announce nombor tu.. dlm hati berharap jgk la nombor aku yg muncul. computer tu announce.. "sembilan kosong enam tujuh kaunter 15. 9067 .. 15". aku mcm huh?

aku pandang slip aku pegang, check bbrp kali. slip tulis 9067, monitor tulis 9067. eh samalah. mmg nombor aku!! wahhahaa. ok ok.. mmg nombor aku. mmg dah siap. aku pon "excuse me excuse me" menyelit di celah org ramai utk ke kaunter. uwargghh.. mule2 sign kat borang. pestu dia bagi pasport baru, check dulu.. tgk seme betul ke tak. ok betul. dah betul, sign kat pasport. pestu, ape lg.. BALIK!!! alhamdulilah la sgt.. dlm kete aku pengsan. tp lega la sbb akhirnye boleh duduk. aku kate kat ayah, pas ni WAJIB singgah drive thru mcd. nak order Chocolate Milkshake dan Spicy Chicken McDeluxe. lapar sungguh! malang skali Chocolate Milkshake tade, so aku order Iced Milo jela.

verdictnye.. KiPPas tu mmg superb la.. mmg kejap je. dlm 5-10 minit dah siap dah. tayah nak tunggu mcm kat Aras 2, kene tunggu giliran, staff pon gaya mcm slow je kan? mau tarik rambut gak kalo renew cara biasa. cume mase nak collect tu la.. yg masih kene perbaiki. mmg slow nak mampus. dijangka siap 1 jam kan.. tp utk aku collect aku kene tunggu 2 jam 15 minit.

so... 10 minutes (wait for new envelope) + 10 minutes (gune KiPPas) + 1 hour (gap for collection) + 2 hours 15 minutes (collection time), altogether 3 hours and 35 minutes punye process. lame tu. T_T

oh last skali.. aku tak sure kenapa, height aku.. mcmmane tah boleh jd 172 cm plak. mase gune KiPPAS tu.. die tulis height aku yg original 172 cm, sepatutnye 170 cm tau. so boleh deduct atau increase. masalahnye sbb umur aku ni masih kategori muda, so aku taleh nak deduct.. hanya boleh click OK as in height tak berubah.. atau height increase. so aku select jela.. OK. wahaha.

aku check pasport lame, padan la - mmg 172 cm. baru aku teringat, last time aku mmg select 170 cm pakai KiPPas tu, tp bila diprint mcmmane boleh 172 cm plak. wahahaha. itu 4 tahun punye kisah, takkan mase dah dpt pasport nak soh reprint semata2 sbb height lari 2 cm? tak sanggup aku nak soh org tu betulkan dan tunggu lagi sejam?? so tak kisah la. dah imigresen nak soh aku tinggi 2 cm.. terime jela dgn hati yg terbuka.

btw, aku amik kesempatan ukur ketinggian kat situ. saje2. tp aku hampa. besela kan aku ni makin tua. so agaknye tulang makin mengecut mcm mieza la ni. aku skang 168 cm, dan bukan lagi 170 cm. harap maklum. mari kite nangis ramai2. T_T

tatau la kot kot malam2 aku memanjang balik (tgh pujuk diri). bese siang kecut, mlm panjang. tatau la kan. :))

oh ya. boleh lak aku lupe. sambil2 aku dok menunggu tu, aku pon ade gak sms mieza, merintih kat dia. aku yakin.. setiap org especially yg dtg sorang akan merintih kat org lain melalui sms. seme nak ngadu nasib. ehehe. nak release tensen. ehehe.

aku kalo boleh mmg nak tunggu dlm keadaan yg tenang dan stress free, tp keadaan sekeliling la membuatkan aku stress. kalo tade sape nak takut2kan aku, push2 aku, tade nye aku nak tensen sgt. boleh je aku nak tunggu tak kisah la brp jam pon sambil main sudoku. :P

tips aku.. korang yg nak renew pasport boleh gune KiPPas tu, mmg cepat lah. tp bila nak collect jgn trus pg lepas tempoh 1 jam tu. korang pg la mkn ke shopping ke dlm 2-3 jam. pestu dtg balik baru amik nombor dan tunggu. insyaallah by that time, korang nye passport dah siap dah. tade la perlu tunggu lame mane. :D

Scared the Beejeezus Out of Me!

2010-11-06T02:38:00.003+08:00

bende ni aku penah citer kat Herbalife blog 2 bulan yg lepas, ini link nya. ayat nye ade la sket same, tp aku tambah lg spy detail sket..

kpd yg constantly soh aku lukis comic, haa.. ni ha comic nye.. :))

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ade citer pasal terkejut beruk ni, tp kelakar gak. mcm ni cite nya....

mase tu tgh mlm dah. aku mcm bese, tgh syok2 jwb email dgn kusyuk sambil dgr mp3 (kebetulan aritu, volume extra loud).. dan bilik hanya diterangi oleh lampu laptop saje.

aku tak sedar pintu aku tak berkunci. aku mmg masuk bilik trus kunci pintu. so bila tetibe ternampak ade 1 lembaga ni berdiri sebelah aku... of coz la aku terkejut beruk!

aku mule2 tak prasan, tp aku pandang dr tepi.. terkejut la sbb lembaga kecik mane yg diri sebelah aku ni?? takkan pika/ryan kot, sbb pintu bilik kan kunci??! aku pk toyol/hantu je, sbb bende2 tu je yg boleh masuk tanpa pakai pintu. :-s

jantung benti kejap, sbb terkejut giler.. siap menjerit.. ARGHHH! aku bebetul ingat aku dah kunci pintu. tade sape boleh masuk!! aku ingat anak toyol mane lah yg nak kaco aku ni. lepas aku jerit tu, automatic terbangun dah dr kerusi, cube jauhkan diri dr lembaga tu.. aku cecepat bukak lampu sambil tgk ke arah lembaga tu. itupon pejam mate. aku bukak mate sebelah dulu, tgk selamat ke tak, baru bukak lg sebelah mata lagi. baru prasan, pika rupenye. pestu tgk, pintu terbukak.

aku nye telinge lak tersumbat, mane nak dgr org masuk bilik. hahaha. mak aku yg dok kat bilik sebelah pon boleh dgr aku menjerit. kire kuat jgk la aku jerit. aku ni bukan species gedik suke2 jerit tak tentu pasal tau? kalo aku terkejut giler baru aku jerit. mak aku ingatkan ade budak jatuh ke ape. trus dtg cepat2. wahahah. rupenye aku yg heart attack, ingat anak buah sendiri tu toyol. :))

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ok tak? ehehe. kisah benar ni. nak lukis comic tu.. aku hadapi masalah sket nak lukis cahaya pintu terbukak. aku refer google images, membantu la sket. ehehe. rusty sket la. dah lame tak lukis. :P

Spring Cleaning : Kitchen

2010-10-27T12:56:00.007+08:00

Eheh. ini second time blog pasal spring cleaning. last year kemas bilik tido (Part: 1, 2, 3). kali ni dapur pula.

actually, bhgn dapur ni ari2 sy kene buat.. cume kali ni abadikan lah gambar2 before dan afternye kat blog ni. dah jd penyakit plak, mesti ade before / after. wahaha. blame my Herbalife blog la, tak sah kalo tade before and after kan? ehehe.

btw, gambar2 ni di snap semlm. semlm mmg ari kemas barang la kot. sbb ade penambahan, last area tu, skali skala je kemas, since tertutup. kalo tunggang langgang pon org tak prasan.

elok2 plak arini WHI ade bincang pasal obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). i like to arrange stuff, but that doesn't mean i have OCD rite? i tak suke nmpk brg semak, sbb nnt sy akan cepat marah. other than that, sy paranoid jgk la.. suke check everything at least 3 times (max). kalo org yg ade OCD, mesti lebih dr 3 kali kan? ehehehe.

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mari kita mulakan?

Area 1: Next to the Sink

area ni ari2 mmg nazak sket la. sy tak suke basuh pinggan kalo bhgn tmpt penyidai tu penuh brg. so besenye sy clearkan dulu, baru sambung basuh pinggan. sy tak suke stack sampai byk mcm tu skali. itu mesti keje mak / abg ni. that's way sy suke mkn lewat2 sket, spy i'll be the last one to clear things up.. and i'm sure the kitchen will be spotless when i'm the last one. :D

oh ade kesinambungan area 1 dgn area 2. kalo korang prasan ade 2 bekas air kat blkg tu kan. haa.. itu air filter. sy akan gunekan itu utk boil air (refer area 2).

Area 2: Hot & Room Temperature Water

okay. ini lg 1 area yg sy selalu sgt spend time. isi air, panaskan air. mmg sy ni kire 'water girl' la. yg container biru tu isi air masak. sebelah container biru ade hot water dispenser. yg putih tu, utk mempercepatkan process simpanan air. dlm jug, air yg panas nak disejukkan. dah sejuk masuk dlm yg biru.

Area 3: Make Your Beverage Area

area ni pon boleh tahan semak jgk. beginilah kalo rumah ade budak2 kecik. botol berlambak. itu baru sebahagian aje. kalo korang prasan bekas nasi dlm 'before'.. masih blom tersimpan. dlm 'after' sy dah simpan dah.. :))

Area 4: Toaster Area

area kiteorg letak brg2 breakfast, biskut2 raya yg masih blom habis.. etc. tetap nmpk semak jgk. hmm. maybe kene buang bunge2 telur kat blkg tu kot. itu mak sy la kumpul. esok2 kene buang ni.

Area 5: Dining Table

yg ni kire tak byk sgt nak kemas. sbb sy dah buang/basuh pinggan2 yg lain sblm snap gambar ni. tu yg tinggal sket je. :))

...

ok yg bwh ni bonus.. mule2 sy stop kejap la lepas bersihkan 5 area di atas. 5 area di atas, kejap je siap. pestu turun balik,rase gatal tgn je, sbb tgk teruk sgt area ke-6 ni. area ni amik mase sket la nak kemas, sbb byk brg. area ni yg jarang2 bukak. nak simpan pape mknn leftovers baru bukak. tu yg tunggang langgang tu. bebudak pon suke main, tu yg teruk sgt keadaan nye. :))

Area 6: Cabinet Storing Plastic Containers

nmpk kemas sket kan? especially yg tingkat atas. tingkat bwh tu.. sy dah start malas dah. sbb payah sket la.. kene mengiring baru leh susun.. sbb bwh skali.. T_T

ade sebahagian container, sy dah siap2 tutup dgn penutup masing2. at least tak tercari2 penutup dia. lgpon container tak same size. sblm2 ni mmg kene try berkali2, asyik tak jumpe penutup yg betul. so kali ni sy susun half dah siap dgn penutup.. yg lain, stack saje.

well.. at least ade improvement dlm 'after' photo.

Aleesya's Hairball

2010-10-21T12:21:00.005+08:00

25hb Sept aritu, kiteorg ada buat Kenduri Aqiqah utk Baby Aleesya Reyhana. tp mase tu takde la cukur botak lg. stakat cantas2 jela. 27hb Sept baru botakkan Aleesya. :))

so bwh ni hasil setelah membotakkannye. byk jgk rambut dia.. kan?

sy ke hulur ke hilir bwk rambut dia dlm beg sy tiap kali kuar. sbb hajat nak singgah kat kedai emas, utk timbang, nak tau harga emas/perak.. dan tau lah brp byk kene bayar/derma.

so last week, pg dgn mak kat OTK.. ade kedai emas owner melayu.. so sesuai sket kot. at least derang paham la apehal nak timbang rambut sejemput lak kan? :))

sy tak ingat sgt exactly brp convertion gold dan silver.. tp roughly, kalo gold mahal sket kene bayar RM 220, kalo silver dlm RM 16. punye la beza. berat rambut Aleesya ni dlm 1.5 grams gitu. mak sy dah bayarkan.. die amik yg emas punye. sbb silver tu mcm sket sgt plak. ini ikut pd kemampuan la. kalo ikutkan, mmg kena ikut harga silver je.

buat masa skang, rambut tu masih dgn sy. tatau apesal masih blom tanam. rase mcm sy buat harta plak. eheheh. kang nak pass kat ayah la, soh tanamkan kat mane2.

8:10 pm on 20 Oct 2010

2010-10-20T20:10:00.003+08:00

Purposely posted this at8:10 pm on 20 Oct 2010..

altogether, its 201020102010 :))

Mozzarella Baked Fish

2010-10-16T21:10:00.004+08:00

Had an idea to make my very own homemade Mozzarella Baked Cheese after trying it at Secret Recipe! This recipe serves 2-4 people.

Ingredients

* you may use 1 fillet per person if you wish. :P

2 thick dory fish fillets (cut into 2)
about a cup of Mozzerella cheese shredded
about 6 baby tomatoes sliced in halves
Parsley, finely chopped
Dried oregano
Garlic powder
Salt
Pepper

Preparation

. Preheat oven to 180°C. Butter large baking dish. Pat fillets dry, and season with salt and pepper.
. Arrange the fillets in the baking dish. Bake until fish is opaque, about 10-15 minutes.
. Once done, remove from oven. Sprinkle the baked fish with cheese and layer with tomato (3 halves each). Dust with oregano and chopped parsley.
. Bake about 5 minutes or until cheese is melted. Serve at once.

I know u can straightaway put the cheese, tomato, and everything on top of the uncooked fish and bake it once, but at the time, it was still not yet dinner time, had a couple hours to spare. So thats why I opt to arrange and bake the toppings at the very last minute (just a few minutes before mealtime). Maybe next time, I'll put the toppings straightaway? :P

Food Network Channel

2010-10-15T21:49:00.004+08:00

uwargh.. sian btol personal blog aku ni. ala2 dianaktirikan. nape aku lebihkan herbalife blog dr ko, wahai personal blog?

*usap2 screen yg display personal blog* :))

aku kene try blog smtg nih. taleh nak kasi alasan. sbb ari2 ade je bende yg berlaku. aku je yg tanak bukak pekung di dada. tak pon dah terciter kat mieza, so last2 tade citer dah. aku jenis malas nak repeat bende same. :))

ok ok.. spt tajuk blog. nak citer pasal channel 706 nih.

sblm2 ni aku ni mmg jenis tak tgk tv pon. tgk pape citer bese dpn laptop je. dah lame btol la tak bertapa dpn tv, tak penah nak tgk tv lebih dr 1/2 jam. tp sejak Aleesya ade ni, aku kene rajin2 dok luar la. taleh nak bertapa dlm bilik sgt. sbb tak cukup kakitangan. sbb budak kecik sudah 3 org, dan bukan lg 2 org. :P

so sambil2 tu, aku bukak la tv. sblm ni aku dok bukak channel budak2.. 611 atau 552. tp skang, 706 la menjd idaman. budak2 pon ok je bila aku tukar channel ni. lg2 bila kuar.. Food Network Challenge. fuhh.. bestt!! suke sgt la tgk org2 hias kek ni. dah la bukan kek bese. tinggi2, beso2 plak tu. ehehhee. paling gerun time kene pindah kek ke meja dpn tuh. punye la gabra. siap tutup2 mata lg. takut tumbang.. :-s . stakat ni aku dah tgk Food Netword Challenge utk: Disney Princess Cakes, Wedding Cake Surprise, Cake Awards, Personal Best Cakes, Ice Age Cakes.

selain tu.. Good Eats pon suke gak. kelakar btol host nye. mcm documentary, sambil2 masak boleh belajar sejarah gitu. best! aku baru tgk 1 episode je, yg kononnye blackout, tade letrik.. so die kene masak gune dutch oven. :D

selain tu.. yg slot2 The Best Thing I Ever Ate (insert short description). walaupon pendek2 jek, tp.. menarik!

mak aku complain, nape la aku dok tgk channel ni je sepjg minggu ni. mak aku asyik tertelan air liur jek. wahahhaa. lg lapar ade la, katenye. ehehe. aku tgk tade ape effect pon. dah bese dah tgk mknn, tade ape la. bese jek. eheheh.. ke aku sudah ilang nafsu mkn? :))

My 2010 Books

2010-10-06T23:55:00.001+08:00

this post will be updated regularly!

// last updated on: 6 oct 2010

Last year, one of my New Years resolutions was to read MORE books, and by the end of the year 2009, I manage to read not just 4 books (my goal) but 9 books altogether. *applause*

So for this year, I shall continue reading more. but this time the goal for the year would be at least 5 books. Can I do it? We shall see... :-s

I'll be compiling the...

. books that 'I am reading'

. books that 'I want to read'

. books that 'I have read'

... in the year 2010, HERE in this very post. :D

Hopefully, by the end of the year.. there'll be at least 5 books (or more). :-s

~~~~~~~~~~

I AM READING...

L.J. Smith: The Vampire Diaries 01 - The Awakening (Ebook)

Start Date: 17 Feb 2010, 5:55 pm

End Date: ?

Stop at page: 34 of 126

Comments:

I'm actually watching the tv series + reading the book! the tv series does not copy the book exactly. in the tv series there are different characters and some plot line has been changed. however, I'm liking it!!

Dan Brown: The Lost Symbol (Ebook + Audio)

Start Date: 2 Oct 2010, 11:20 pm

End Date: ?

Stop at page: 76 of 339

Comments:

still reading it.. :P

Linda Berdoll : Very Nice Ways to Say Very Bad Things (Ebook)

Start Date: ? Oct 2010, ? pm

End Date: ?

Stop at page: ? of 156

Comments:

queuing...

Elizabeth Gilbery: Eat, Pray, Love (Ebook + Audio)

Start Date: ? Oct 2010, ? pm

End Date: ?

Stop at page: ? of 352

Comments:

queuing...

~*~

I WANT TO READ...

1. JK Rowling : Harry Potter series

- going to give HP books another chance. since i've downloaded the audio books, i think 'reading' would be more fun. :D

2. Stephenie Meyer: Twilight Saga

- Midnight Sun (partial draft)

- The Host

2. L.J.Smith: The Vampire Diaries

- The Awakening

- The Struggle

- The Fury

- The Reunion

3. Any e-books on guides/self-motivation.. etc

.. will add more later.

~*~

I HAVE READ...

...have not finish reading anything yet...

~*~

Goal to read at least 5 books - not yet achieved!

Total of books read to date = 0

Total of pages read to date = 0

Berpakaian tapi telanjang

2010-10-04T15:36:00.006+08:00

dah lame tak membebel.. ehehe.

jumaat lepas, aku ade ternampak sesuatu yg kurang enak. mase tu kiteorg benti kat tepi medan selera Danau Kota, nak amik western food yg kiteorg dah order ptg tu. tp mase kiteorg dtg tu blom siap lagi. so kene tunggu la kejap.

aku dgn ayah tunggu dlm kete, sbb baby Aleesya bawak skali. Pika dgn mak kuar amik mknn. sambil2 tunggu tu, aku perhati la suasana sekeliling. ternmpk la sorang pekerja kat salah satu gerai tu tgh siapkan meja. dia letak napkin kat setiap meja. tp pakaian die menarik perhatian org ramai. :))

btw, mase tu aku tgh pose, so.. confirm dah terkurang la pose sy, sbb mate sy tak berkelip bila tgk pemakaian pekerja tu. wahahah. nak pandang tmpt lain, taleh, sbb mcm magnet plak. haihh..

badan die tade la nak kate.. top model material. tp plus size, yg tak fit. so bayangkan, die pakai legging/tights (2-2 tu bg sy same je), dan baju die pon boleh tahan ketat dan singkat jgk. mcm title blog post ni seolah2 berpakaian tp telanjang. mmg boleh nmpk SEGALA-GALANYA. bentuk bdn die.. visible panty lines.. seme2 la. die bergerak sket, ade la bhgn2 yg bergegar2. uhuk. oh lupe nak ckp, kaler suar dan baju die.. 2-2 nude kaler. yg leggings tu gelap sket dr baju die. tp still.. kaler coklet. :-s

sy tunjuk kat ayah.. ayah aku gelakkan aje. die mmg allergik tgk org badan besar, tp ade hati nak pakai baju ketat2. tayang aset kah? :-s

sape2 yg badan besar (bdn kecik pon same), kalo nak pakai legging/tights tu, pakai la sebagai undergarment. atas tu pakai dress labuh (yg lose), takpon pengganti kepada kain dlm utk sarung ke. cantik la sket org tgk. jgnla gune legging/tights sebagai pants. buruk bebenar wei. ini atas ketat, bwh ketat.. seme nmpk. baik tayah pakai baju. buat rugi je beli baju tp last2 nmpk mcm tak pakai baju jgk. kan? fit the purpose of wearing clothes in the first place.

^
Leggings/Tights are only suitable for babies and toddles.
At least their bum looks cute.

p.s: silap haribulan.. org yg dtg nak mkn kat gerai org tu, hilang selera trus. :-s

Pika baca doa, Ryan aminkan

2010-10-02T22:39:00.002+08:00

bwh ni aku copy paste email antara aku dgn mieza. :))

...

citer ni layak buat comic ni.. sbb comel.

ok.. aritu aku ade pg Jusco ber-4..
ryan, pika, abg, aku.

dah settle beli brg kat supermarket..
naik atas.. nak beli thermal pot, water dispenser..
sbb rosak.. asyik rosak jek.
ini utk buat susu bebudak kat tingkat atas.
so.. kiteorg kene beli.. mak dok umah jage baby..

bebudak dah start lapar. derang dok dlm troli.
pestu tunjuk la roti la itu la ini la.. seme nak mkn.
roti bahagi 2.. abis!! so mintak bende lain..
yg ade.. honey stars.. yg kotak besar.. :))

memule2 aku malas nak bukak.. sbb takut terabur..
last2 dah lapar sgt kan.. terpaksa la bukak jgk.
aku try2.. taleh.. pffftt.. abg try.. pon taleh jgk..
aku byk kali la try koyak kan. bese mmg gune gunting..
tp sbb tade gunting kene guna la force.
bebudak nmpk betapa tekun tgk aku gigih nak koyakkan.
muke mcm berharap giler la.. :))

aku pon bebel kat derang..
"takkan pandang je.. doa kat Allah, mintak Allah bg kekuatan kat Cheesue sampai boleh bukak honey stars ni.."

lepas aku abih je ayat tu.. 2-2 pakat tadah tgn.. pika bace doa.. ryan aminkan.. :))

pecah perut aku tgk derang... sambil beruasaha tu.. sambil tu aku gelak... sampai merah2 abih muka.. :))

tapi taleh gak.. aku ckp la.. "haih.. korang nye doa tak makbul la". hahahahhaah

sbb dulu aku doa bg kekuatan.. mase aku pg beijing dgn mak. sbb tade sape nak harapkan.. besenye kalo taleh bukak pape, aku pass kat ayah / abg..

mmg amazing sgt, sbb setiap kali nak bukak botol air kat Beijing (kiteorg di supply 1 botol seorg sehari).. mmg boleh bukak. aku yg bukakkan utk mak, utk diri sendiri bukak sendiri la. sampai ke jiran seat sebelah pon pass kat aku, soh aku bukakkan. mcm mane tuh?? padahal aku ni grip tade la kuat mane pon... ikut mase la. kdg2 boleh kdg2 tak.. tp kat beijing maintan boleh sentiasa... ehehe..

"Nok gi jale Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam", kata Pika

2010-09-18T10:54:00.003+08:00

Yesterday, Pika just got back from JB with her parents. Once arrived, she ran upstairs (our house) and grabbed her usual stuff : big paper bag, handbag, and slippers, and ran back downstairs.

My mum saw her and asked, "Pika where are you going with all that stuff?".

She answered,"I want to go to Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam". :))

2010 Movies

2010-09-16T23:37:00.003+08:00

// last updated on: 12 jan 2011

Feels like i need to do this again. If u want to see what movies I've watched last year, click here. Since i’m not really good at reviewing movies, i’ll just rate them into categories (numbers next to the movie title). Refer below. :D

1 = WOW! / FUIYOO!! / *APPLAUSE* / GOOD ENOUGH

2 = TYPICAL / TOO SLOW I WATCHED IT WHILE DOING SOMETHING ELSE

3 = HUH? THATS IT? / *BLUR* / CHOKES ON POPCORN / ZZZZ

~*~

MOVIES I'VE WATCHED & MY RATINGS...

100 days with mr. arrogant (1)

3 idiots (1)

30 days of night: dark days (1)

300 (1)

abandoned (1)

airline disaster (2)

altitude (1)

april snow (2)

armoured (1)

a-team (1)

avatar (1)

backup plan (1)

beyond a reasonable doubt (2)

bowling the columbine (2)

capitlism : a love story (2)

case 39 (1)

castaway on the moon (1)

charlie st cloud (1)

chatroom (3)

cherry tree lane (3)

cirque du freak the vampire's assistant (1)

city of ember (1)

crazies (2)

dark island (3)

dark mirror (1)

date nite (1)

daybreakers (1)

devil (1)

diary of a wimpy kid (1)

did you hear about the morgans? (1)

doghouse (2)

dorian gray (1)

easy a (1)

edge of darkness (1)

esclipse (1)

food inc (1)

from paris with love (2)

frozen (1)

furry vengeance (3)

get him to greek (2)

giallo (2)

going the distance (1)

good hair (2)

grown ups (2)

halo legends (1)

hangover (1)

hot tub time machine (1)

how to train your dragon (1)

hurt locker (1)

i hate valentines day (1)

in my sleep (2)

incendiary (1)

iron man 2 (1)

kaho naa pyaar hai (1)

kick-ass (1)

kites (1)

knight and day (1)

krissh (1)

law abiding citizen (1)

leap year (1)

legend of the boneknapper dragon (1)

legend of the guardians : the owl of ga hoole (1)

legion (2)

letters from juliet (1)

lottery ticket (2)

love happens (1)

luck by chance (1)

malice in wonderland (2)

marmaduke (2)

monsters (1)

mr. nobody (1)

my family secret (3)

my little bride (1)

my sister's keeper (1)

nanny mcphee and the big bang (1)

needles (3)

never let me go (1)

nightmare on elm street (1)

old dogs (1)

oldboy (1)

our family wedding (1)

pandorum (1)

paranormal activity 2 (1)

percy jackson and the olympians (1)

piranha 3d (1)

possession (1)

precious (1)

prince of persia: the sands of time (1)

ramona and beezus (1)

rebound (1)

remember me (1)

repo man (1)

resident evil: the afterlife (1)

riverworld (2)

salt (2)

save the green planet (1)

scare (2)

sex in the city (1)

sherlock holmes (1)

she's out of my league (1)

shrek forever after (1)

shutter island (2)

singtel (1)

skrip 7707 (1)

skyline (3)

sorority row (1)

splice (1)

step up 3d (1)

syurga cinta (1)

the book of eli (1)

the box (1)

the cove (2)

the descent 2 (1)

the fourth kind (1)

the ghost writer (1)

the hole (1)

the jensen project (2)

the joneses (1)

the karate kid (1)

the killers (1)

the last seven (2)

the new daughter (2)

the perfect gateway (1)

the phantom (miniseries) (1)

the princess and the frog (1)

the rig (3)

the runaways (1)

the social network (1)

the sorcerer's apprentice (1)

the stepfather (1)

the switch (1)

the timer (1)

the traveler (1)

the truth (2)

the wolfman (3)

tidal wave (1)

tooth fairy (1)

toy story 3 (1)

triangle (1)

twelve (3)

unthinkable (1)

up (1)

up in the air (2)

valentine's day (1)

vampire sucks (1)

virtuality (3)

when in rome (1)

whip it (1)

wind struck (1)

wizards of the waverly place the movie (1)

year one (1)

TOTAL of movies: 151 movies in 1 year

Domino's Pizza Coupon Codes - September 2010

2010-09-02T17:30:00.001+08:00

Coupon Code - valid until September 2010

RM25
for ONE(1) Regular Pizza
+ ONE(1) Cinnastix
+ ONE(1) Garlic Cheese Onion Rings
TOTAL SAVINGS: RM 10.40
Coupon Code: OF 44
Valid Until: 30 September 2010

RM30
for TWO(2) Regular Pizza
TOTAL SAVINGS: RM 17.60
Coupon Code: OF 45
Valid Until: 30 September 2010

RM35
for TWO(2) Regular Pizzas
+ EXTRA CHEESE
+ ONE(1) Garlic Cheese Onion Rings
TOTAL SAVINGS: RM 21.90
Coupon Code: OF 46
Valid Until: 30 September 2010

RM45
for THREE(3) Regular Pizzas
TOTAL SAVINGS: RM 26.40
Coupon Code: OF 47
Valid Until: 30 September 2010

My Mum's Spaghetti Bolognese

2010-09-01T22:37:00.003+08:00

Ingredients for Bolognese sauce:
Cooking oil
1 medium onion, finely chopped
3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
3 tomatoes, diced
4 tbsp tomato sauce
2 cups of water
1/2 a can of button mushrooms, chopped in halves
1 tbsp strawberry jam
1 tbsp dried oregano
Salt and black pepper to taste
Minced beef
1 tbsp Cornstarch and water

Ingredients for Pasta:
Spaghetti
Water
Salt

Directions:
In a large saucepan, heat the oil, add the onion and garlic and, over a gentle heat, cook until the onions have softened and turned translucent. Next, add the mince beef. Cover the saucepan with a lid. Wait for 5 minutes until the meat is cooked. Add diced tomatoes and stir through for 2 minutes. Add tomato sauce, 2 cups of water and button mushroom. Let it boil. Add in a tablespoon dried oregano, strawberry jam and salt and pepper to taste. Let it simmer than add in mixture of 1 tablespoon of cornstarch and water to thicken the sauce.

How to cook pasta?
Cook pasta in a boiling salted water. Ideally, you want to use about 1 litre of water per 100g of pasta. If you use too little water, your pasta will turn out starchy. Salt it generously about 1 tsp per litre. The water does not need to be at a rampant boil, but it should be boiling. If the pan boils over, turn down the heat a little; you’ll reach a point where it will bubble boil and behave itself.

To serve, cook the spaghetti, drain, and then coil onto plates. Top each bed of pasta with Bolognese sauce and shower with parmesan cheese. Best served with side salad and mushroom soup. :)

My Mum's Macaroni Soup

2010-09-01T22:33:00.003+08:00

Ingredients for Tomato sauce:
Cooking oil
6 red onion cloves, finely chopped
3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 tin of tomato soup
1 tin of water
½ a can of button mushrooms, chopped in halves
Salt and black pepper to taste
Diced chicken meat
1 tbsp Cornstarch and water

Ingredients for Pasta:
Macaroni
Water
Salt

Directions:
Heat the oil in a large saucepan, add the onion and garlic and, over a gentle heat, cook until the onions have softened and turned translucent. Next, add the diced chicken meat. Add salt to taste. Mix well. Reduce heat. Cover the saucepan with a lid. Wait for 5 minutes until the meat is cooked. Add 1 tin of tomato soup and 1 tin of water. Let it boiled. Add button mushroom. Let it simmer than add in mixture of 1 tablespoon of cornstarch and water to thicken the sauce.

How to cook pasta?
Cook pasta in a boiling salted water. Ideally, you want to use about 1 litre of water per 100g of pasta. If you use too little water, your pasta will turn out starchy. Salt it generously about 1 tsp per litre. The water does not need to be at a rampant boil, but it should be boiling. If the pan boils over, turn down the heat a little; you’ll reach a point where it will bubble boil and behave itself.

To serve, cook the macaroni, drain, and then onto bowls. Top each bed of pasta with tomato sauce and shower with garnishes.

Garnish:
Diced tomatoes
Red Chilies finely sliced
Diced Fried onions
Daun Sup
Sliced Lime
Half/Quarter Boiled Eggs

Magic Crystal Ball (Part 2)

2010-08-17T23:12:00.005+08:00

rupe nye bukan aku sorang yg jakun dgn Magic Crystal Ball ni. wahaha. so utk tontonan ramai, aku record video la..

ade bbrp biji yg kecik je saiz die, so aritu ade la tambah air sket, kot kot die leh sambung membesar. tp tak besar dah. stay saiz mcm tu jek. kot kot kene dlm tempoh 12 jam tu je baru die membesar. lebih dr 12 jam, dah tade effect dah..

Extra Large Minced Beef

2010-08-16T23:24:00.000+08:00

Bapak besar kan?? 1st time nampak version yg besar nih. kalo buat kenduri ni, boleh beli trus yg besar. besenye jumpe yg 400 g tu je. hahaha.. letak sebelah2.. trus la snap!

Magic Crystal Ball

2010-08-14T23:17:00.002+08:00

Harga nye 50 sen je.. yg dtg dlm vending machine mainan tula. yg bentuk2 telur tu. anak buah la ni, dok pesistent soh beli.. so last2 beli la. hahaha. ade 2 anak buah, so kene beli 2.

1 telur, isinye gasing. 1 lg, isinye Magic Crystal Ball. derang tak minat pon dgn Magic Crystal Ball ni, tp.. sy plak yg lebih2. siap snap gambar utk tunjuk perubahan bebola tu.. :))

i let the pictures do the talking..

... cantikk!!

Bakul untuk Pasar Ramadhan

2010-08-11T02:08:00.000+08:00

Memandangkan bakul kiteorg mmg dah buruk sgt rupe dia.. handle nak angkat bakul tu pon siap berkarat lagi. so rasa dah due time utk beli bakul baru. Last week singgah Carrefour, cari bakul baru. harga dlm belas2 kot..

Mama Chops Papa Grill no more?

2010-08-09T01:58:00.005+08:00

bende ni dah lame aku prasan, cume tak luah kat blog jek. arini lalu.. so sempat snap. sblm ni Restoran tu Mama Chops Papa Grill. tp skang Papa Chops je. Mama Chops dan Papa Grill bercerai kah?? :-s

Trip to Kuala Terengganu Photos and Videos

2010-07-26T20:57:00.005+08:00

17-18 July 2010 yg lepas sy pg Kuala Terengganu, jenguk anak buah yg baru dilahirkan 13 July yg lepas. sy dah upload gambar2nya di Facebook.. malas pulak nak upload sini, sbb gambar mmg byk la. tepek 3 jela kat sini..

selebihnye boleh tgk kat Facebook.

Ini lak link2 utk tgk video kat Youtube.

. Ryan excited nak main dgn Pika
. Mummy (tokmi) dukung Baby Aleesya
. Baby Aleesya hisap susu
. Cheesue check pusaran kat kepala Baby Aleesya
. Ryan panggil Pika soh turun bawah
. Dada (abg) tukar pampers Baby Aleesya ~ perlu ke aku upload benda alah ni. :))

kalo rase nak tgk video penukaran pampers, boleh tinggal kat komen. kalo ramai nak tgk.. sy upload la. :D

Dik.. I want some more Milo

2010-07-26T13:46:00.003+08:00

td tengahari buat chocolate drink. bukan Milo tp Van Houten chocolate drink. dlm separuh gelas dah telan, tetibe Pika dok pandang2 kita. terliur la tu. :))

dialog nye begini. :P

Pika: Milo.. miloo..
Me: *buat2 tak dgr, truskan minum*
Pika: Dik.. Dik! nak Miloooo...
Me: *ohoo panggil aku adik. tau aje nak pujuk aku eh*
Me: ini bukan Milo la..
Pika: nak nakk.. Miloooo.
Me: asal chocolate je, milo la tu kot.. :))

.. so aku pon tuang la sket dlm cup plastic die tu.

Pika: slurrpp.. slurpp.. nyum nyum.. SEDAPP! Dik.. Dik! nak lg Milooo...
Me: huhuhu.. *tuang agie*
Pika: slurppp.. slurrppp.. NAK LAGI MILOOO!
Me: -__ *tuang agie dah tinggal sket je pon, so tuang sampai abis*
Pika: slurpp.. slurrpp.. SEDAPPP!! Aaahhhhh... *nikmat*

.. dia tak mintak dah la sbb dah tau dah abis. aku pon dah pg sinki cuci gelas yg sblm ni berisi 'milo' tu. :))

Gelagat Ryan

2010-06-02T20:58:00.004+08:00

Ini aku record mase balik kampung aritu. kemain lagi dok telan melon.. mkn sorang. kalo ikutkan atie, 1 melon tu die nak mkn kot. :))

yg ni lak.. kiteorg pasang CD "alif ba ta", pestu die ikut jela. siap dgn gaya tu. tak tahan aku tgk. dah bese tgk pika yg buat dgn gaya. jarang nak tgk ryan buat skali. ehehe.

How will I look like in 20 years?

2010-06-01T15:47:00.004+08:00

dah lame dah aku buat bende ni (refer below), cume tak tunjuk org lain je. muke aku bertukar jd caucasian plak. tgk la hidung tu, tetibe mancung?? :))

berminat nak try? click link nih.

Beijing Trip : Day 5

2010-05-31T18:26:00.003+08:00

Date: 18th May 2010

If you want to know what i ate the whole day for Day 5 pls head to my food diary.

Our flight back to Malaysia was at 9am, so we had to check out by 5.30 am and boarded the bus to go to the airport at 6 am.

Just a note to anyone who wants to travel to a foreign country, pls check the hotel review before coming. why? ehehee. it doesn't hurt to come prepared. in my case, i'm was very well prepared. eventho i got the itineraries a wee bit late, it was like a day before our departure, i did a quick search on the hotel and the places we were going to visit. and i found out that the hotel that we were going to stay in had this silly scam going on.

pls read the snippet below, i found that on Tripadvisor.com. :)

as u see from what mamacun has written, the hotel staff actually brought down and showed her an old pillowcase which she didn't even slept on, and asked her to pay for it.

my tour group wasn't spared from this scam. it was pretty embarrasing.. wait aa.. i'm going to tell u in detail what happened.

as always, me and mum was among the 1st who came down the lobby. so we checked out early, and had no problem whatsoever. i checked before leaving, to make sure, everything was nice and clean, we even made the bed and rearranged everything back in order before we left the room.

as u all know, the routine for every hotel, they will check the rooms to see whether we took anything that weren't suppose to be taken, and to check whether there were any damages, correct?

but in Beijing, China, they.. erm.. took it to a different level. they don't just check on the damages, but also.. the cleanliness of ur rooms. ehehe.

2 families from our tour group was unfortunate, and was humiliated at the hotel lobby.

scene 1:
one of our tour group consist of a family of 3: parents and 1 young female adult. and it so happens that the girl was having her period, and she kind of ermm.. soiled the bed sheet. there were a few blood stains left on the bed sheet. there were like 3 small tiny dots. the hotel staff was more than happy to actually bring down the ACTUAL bed sheet to show them the blood stains. i was seating at the corner, witnessing everything from far, but knew what was going on coz i came prepared. the staff gave the girl 2 choices: either to wash the stains out, or.. pay 50 Yuan for the 'damages'. to me it was really silly bcoz.. wasn't it the cleaners job to wash the sheets? why ask the hotel guests to do such things? and to actually ask these people to wash the bed sheet, thats just so humiliating. T_T

scene 2:
a married couple from our tour group was also scammed. he and his wife had left 1 towel.. again with blood stains. people? why don't u wash ur blood stains?? i'm scolding them as well, bcoz if i were them, and i realised that i left stains, doesn't matter if it was my own towel or the hotels towel, i would definitely wash it out before leaving it for the cleaners to do their job. i'm not really keen on using towels or sleeping on bed sheets with stains on. well thats just me. even at my own house i practise the same habit, so i'll do the same no matter where i am. the husband was nice enough to admit that it was blood from his shaving and not period stains. (i know for a fact that his wife was also having her menses at the time. ehehe.) so, again, the rules was to wash it out or pay 50 yuan. the husband at first attempted to wash the blood stains out but he accidently used the henna shampoo as soap, no knowing that the shampoo will leave more stains on the towel, ehhee. so alas, he gave up.. and just paid 50 Yuan to the hotel. we were running late anyways. all of us were already waiting for him in the bus.

ok.. thats the story. pretty embarrassing huh?

here's some visual for ur pleasure. that is NOT the actual towel and bed sheet. both were from Google Images. :D

source of photos: here and here.

back to the story, we reached the airport around 7-ish. and went to check it. i was like a leader and lead everybody else to the check-in counter. it was pretty funny. somehow, i'm always at the front of the pack, leading everybody else. and this is my first time in Beijing. :))

oh ya.. since i came to Beijing only with my mum, and the rest of the pack had MALES to help them carry heavy stuff, i have to be really strong and really tough when handling our luggage.. there was nobody to help. ok ok, our leader did help a bit, but i didn't need nobody's help. just felt that, its my bag, so i'll carry it.

all of the other ladies were like doing nothing and just kept on looking at their male partners doing all the hard work, and i was the only girl who was busy helping the male. it was a really weird moment for me. i'm pretty used at being independent, so this is the first time seeing ladies who rely 100% on their male partners. i'm not liking it.. i don't know why. it just makes female look so weak!

we boarded the plane at 9 am, but the plane was delayed. we couldn't take off. the runway was super busy. traffic jam loh! we were delayed for 1 hour. we took off at 10 am. so that means, we'll be landing at around 3.15 pm.

i took the opportunity to pray Zuhur + Asar on the plane. pretty glad that most of the people in my row were all sleeping, so it wasn't really that weird had to sujud and rukuk in the seat. ehhe.

food was good. unfortunately there wasn't any ice cream this time. my neighbour.. Umi, even ask the flight attendant, "where is the ice cream?". ehhee. "sorry no ice cream madam. ice cream will only be served on flights from KUL -> Beijing". :(

oh ya.. about food, reminded me of something. before breakfast was served, i went to the toilet to do my thing. and when it was time for me to exit, i opened the door, and BAMM! directly in from of my door was hot steaming croissants. :))

i couldn't get out bcoz the food cart was blocking my way out. it was hilarious. i also had this naughty thought to steal extra croissants while i waited for the cart to move. while i waited, i mumbled quite loudly, "elo, i'm trapped in the toilet. pls let me out." hahaha. i think the flight attendant heard me, and reversed the food cart to give me some space to exit. but since my seat was at the front of the plane, i had to squished myself in between one of the seat to make way for him and the food cart, so that i could get back to my seat. eheh. u owe me one extra croissant mister! :))

the choices for breakfast this time was.. either Chicken with Rice or Fish Pasta. Both of us (me and mum) wanted Chicken with Rice. We were really hungry, needed some rice. it was damn good! the croissants were lovely too!

snacks was.. again sandwiches. but it wasn't as pretty looking like the sandwiches i got on Day 1. it was just a plain white bread with coleslaw as the filling. taste good tho. maybe it was bcoz we were hungry? everything tastes good when u're hungry, rite? ehehe.

Do you know that u can still donate to charity even while in the sky? eheh. pls donate ok? i've done my part during both flights.. O:)

ok it was nearing 3 pm, so we got our stuff ready, even folded our blankets. and waited. i wasn't wearing a watch so i wasn't aware of the time. my mum told me it was already 4 pm, and still the plane had not landed. something was up. i could feel that the plane was descending but.. what took so long? i peered out the window, the left side of the plane had really dark clouds, and the right side of the plane had white puffy clouds. the weather must be half bad? hahaha. at last at 5.30 pm we landed. not at KLIA, but at Changi Airport. hahahhaa.

the scene was like this. nearing landing, i saw the view of the ground and clearly it wasn't Malaysia. altho i was sitting in the middle aisle, i didn't have a good view of the outside, but i did manage to catch a few quick glances out the window. i knew that KLIA was not near any sea/water. but this airport in particular was so closed to the sea. so i just sat there and waited for the pilot's announcement. other people in the plane was already standing up and pulling out their carry-on bags. i snickered to myself. :))

a few minutes later..

pilot: "ladies and gentlemen. we had landed at Changi Airport, Singapore..
everybody on the plane: "wah lio?".. "what?".. "lorr.. ingatkan dah sampai m'sia.".."aiyoo".. lots of people complaining.
pilot: ..due to bad weather in KLIA. Hopefully we will be able to continue our journey in an hours time. Thank you."
some random guy shouted: WELCOME TO SINGAPORE!!
every on the plane: wahahhahaa..

so everybody waited and waited. at 7.30 pm the plane took off. landed at KLIA around 8.30 pm.

i'm really glad m'sia has the auto-gate, if not we had to queue up. it was quick! i usually get very excited everytime we had the chance to use the auto-gate. felt damn proud being a m'sian. all the foreigners were eyeing us.. in jealousy, as we walked pass them. :))

we passed thru the temperature detector for H1N1, and it was switched ON, and there were people monitoring each and everyone that passed through it. ehem! unlike Beijing Airport. :P

we waited for our luggages. after that, we stopped by at the surau to pray Maghrib + Isyak. Then, we headed home. arrived home around 10 pm. dead tired meh. T_T

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a few things i learn about Beijing. i may add more..

1. when the whether is cold/raining, the policy is to switch off all AC in all hotels throughout Beijing (or maybe whole of China?). this is to save electricity. :P

2. if the temperature is above 40°C, it will be a public holiday. but the weather newscaster were asked to always report any temperature above 40°C, as below 40°C. if not, there'll be no one working for the whole summer. :D

3. most/all of public toilets do not provide water for washing purposes, so bring baby/feminine wipes! yes.. i came prepared. :P

4. some public toilet don't even have doors, but Chinese aren't shy. they can even talk to their opposite/next door neighbours while doing their 'business'. some toilet are equipped with doors, but they purposely let their friend stand in front of the door, helping and guiding them to do their 'business'. its common if the person is a kid, but the one i saw were all grown-ups! :-s

Beijing Trip : Day 4

2010-05-31T17:43:00.008+08:00

Date : 17th May 2010

If you want to know what i ate the whole day for Day 4 pls head to my food diary.

if u take a look at my breakfast (below), it looks pretty healthy. hahaha. as a muslim, travelling to a country which halal food is quite limited, we opt to eat fruits, salads, cereal and boiled egg (almost every single day).

the milk here, is HOT. they don't serve fresh milk but hot milk, which means it was made using powdered milk. i'm not such a big fan of powdered milk, but it doesn't taste that weird. it was quite watery. hopefully there wasn't any, err.. melanine in the milk (?) :-s

places to go today..
1. forbidden city
2. tian'an men square
3. dr. tea
4. chinese muslim restaurant to eat lunch
5. drop by mosque to pray
6. underground jewelry store
7. olympic national stadium outlook
8. knife store
9. Sanlitun Yashow market
10. chinese muslim restaurant to eat dinner

i didn't take any videos for Day 4, bcoz my memory card was almost full. so i only have a few photos to show u. a bit of warning, u'll be seeing lots of photos of my mum below. hahaha. my mum does not know how to take photos, so u won't be seeing many photos with me in it. T_T

i let the pictures do the talking (sebenarnye malas nak explain). :))

haha.. photo below.. someone commented why is the person on the most right, her head is different from the rest? hahahahah. thats Stick-Dieha. the comic version of me! i chose to replace my own head with Sticks-Dieha's head becoz, the photo was so small, u couldn't see my face clearly. so what the heck.. just replace my head with Stick-Dieha to make it obvious! i'm the tallest in the group btw, with / without Stick-Dieha super huge head. :D

Beijing Trip : Day 3

2010-05-31T13:55:00.007+08:00

Date : 16th May 2010

If you want to know what i ate the whole day for Day 3 pls head to my food diary.

ok. on Day 3, we had breakfast a little early to avoid the crowd. yesterday, we had to share tables with other people. ehehe. so today, we went down at 6.15 am but unfortunately, breakfast was not yet ready. breakfast starts at 6.30 am, so we had to wait 15 minutes. this time we sat at a table for 2, no need to share with other people. >:)

the schedule for today was the same as yesterday. tour bus will leave at 8.30 am. some of the places to visit for today were swapped with Day 4 bcoz it was raining, so it wasn't a good time to visit Forbidden City + Tian'an Men Square on a rainy day. Vivian has told us about this yesterday. We will also be going to the Olmpic National Stadium on Day 4.

places to go today..
1. summer palace
2. pearl center
3. Chinese Traditional Foot Massage in Chinese Herbal Medicine Center
4. chinese muslim restaurant to eat lunch
5. drop by mosque to pray
6. silk factory
7. knife store
8. market (?)
9. chinese muslim restaurant to eat dinner

i'm going to let the pictures and videos do the talking. i've been writing lengthy post all this while. starting to feel a bit tired. :P

next stop, pearl center aka freesky pearls.

a non edited video of me applying the pearl cream/gel. sorry the video is a bit shaky. it was hard to hold a camera 1 hand a apply cream/gel using 1 hand. :-s

oh ya, the white cream is for whitening, and the clear gel is for wrinkles/eye bags. we didn't buy anything from this place. :P

next stop was the Chinese Traditional FREE Foot Massage. its FREE, kind off. if u don't show any interest in buying their products, they will literally stop massaging u immediately, and sulk in the corner. so to get that free foot massage along with a back massage plus hand massage, fool them in thinking that u're going to buy their products. ehehe.

1st off, we had to soak our feet first for several minutes while listening to one of the representative explaining on the function/benefits of the Centre. during the olympics, all athletes come here to rejuvenate. :P

our feet were soaked in a 40°C water and theres 1 small 'teabag' containing Chinese herbs. we were suppose to step on the bags and squished them all around to let the herbs escape into the water.

after soaking our feet, each of us got a personal masseuse. my masseuse couldn't speak english, but my mum's masseuse could.. so she let her friend translate for her. she said that my feet was good. nothing wrong with them. *proud* my mum, obviously bcoz of old age, have tons of problem. hahaha.

besides giving me a foot massage, she also gave me a back massage.. and did the stretchy thing.. i was laughing all the way.. in pain. hahaha. before i came here, i couldn't even bent down (rukuk). after getting the massage, i could bent down without any problem.

well actually we did bought something. my mum bought the herb for feet soaking, and i bought the hot oil. :))

next was lunch time. and then stopped by to a mosque to pray.

next was.. silk factory + knife store. nothing much to say, it become pretty boring, i'm not much of a shopper, so going to these places and hearing people promoting and forcing u to buy stuff kind of drains me. hahaha.

then we went to the market to buy more things. this time we bought some collared tshirt for dad and bro and a dress and shirt for pika. that's all i think. they gave us 2 hours to shop, and we were done in less than an hour. since we have a lot of time left to spare, so went to the top floor to have a drink. there's a food court on the top floor. they use the card system, which is quite troublesome. had to buy the card 1st and then order ur food. my mum wanted something hot, while i wanted fruit drinks. err.. do u know the price of 1 cup of coffee here? 20 Yuan, thats RM10. and the price for 1 fruit juice, was 30 Yuan, thats RM 15 T_T.

the card we bought has only 20 Yuan in it. hahahha. we weren't expecting the drinks to be so expensive. but the lady thats sells drinks says we can just pay her using cash. err.. fit the purpose of using the card loh. so we bought 2 cups of the most expensive coffee we ever drank. thank God it tasted DELICIOUS! :D

there was 6 Yuan drinks, but its the ginseng tea.. not a bit fan of ginseng.

next dinner time.. !

and back to the hotel. zzzzz

Beijing Trip : Day 2

2010-05-30T21:36:00.015+08:00

Date : 15th May 2010

If you want to know what i ate the whole day for Day 2 pls head to my food diary.

ok. on Day 2, we had breakfast at 7.00 am and by 8.00 am we had to be ready at the hotel lobby coz the tour bus will leave at 8.30 am.

places to go today is..
1. jade center
2. crystal city
3. chinese muslim restaurant to eat lunch and pray
4. Juyongguan Great Wall
5. Baoshutang Scald Oitment Factory
6. market (don't know which one?)
7. chinese muslim restaurant to eat dinner

i recorded a lot of videos and snapped a lot of photos, so here's some of them. here's Vivian telling us about Jade in the bus on the way to Jade Center.

we've arrived at the Jade Center. here's a little snippet of the tour.

Jade contains a variety of the mineral such as silicon, magnesium, iron, calcium and oxygen.

Jade offers the owner many benefits:
. Help dissipate excessive body heat and drive out sick energy (sick wind)
. Remove or alleviate pain by applying and/or rubbing the jade against the affected area.
. Improve liver and heart functioning; regulate blood pressure.
. Increase energy level and blood circulation.
. Improve the kidneys’ functioning; improve hearing, memory and thinking; clear the mind.
. Harmonize the mind and body; get rid of anxiety and fear.
. Can be used as an energy filter or shield against dirty public energy (jade can be washed, cleaned, and reused).
. Prevent fainting and eliminate headaches.
. Serve as a Worry Stone or pocket piece.
. Carry and use as a symbol of high-virtue - jades reflect the wearer’s personality and artistic taste. Modern jades make good jewelry.
. Archaic and antique jades are used for artistic appreciation, and their monetary value increases steadily with age. Some can be purchased for savings and investment purposes.

source: HERE and HERE

How to tell of a Jade is authentic or to differentiate its quality (source link)

So with all this jade, how does one know if it’s genuine? Here's a few tips for testing.
. Real jade feels cool in your hand.
. Lick it and it may pucker your lips a little bit.
. Put a drop of water on the stone. If it beads on the surface and doesn’t dissipate, it’s real.
. Use a magnifying glass. Look for bubbles. Real jade has none.
. Experts can tell by tapping it with a solid object then placing it to their ear. The higher the pitch, it means its authentic and is of great quality.

For more tips, visit this link.

and yup.. at Jade Center, they taught us by listening to the sound. which one in the video was fake? which is the best jade? and which is the 2nd best? i know its confusing bcoz they tapped using 2 jades, so don't know the sound emits from which jade.. :))

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FYI..... 1 Malaysian ringgit = about 2 Chinese yuan

we bought a few jades ourselves. spent about 750 Yuan (about RM 375) here. ehehe. here are some of our purchases, didn't snap any photos straight away, so these are a few that are still in my possession, the rest had be given to friends and family. the purple and the colourful jade bracelet were bought at the Jade Center, while the white bracelet were bought on Day 4 (at factory price) at an underground Jewelery store near the Olympic Stadium. the 2 button jade was given FREE (also Day 4)!! the owner of the Jewelery store was half m'sian, he was feeling generous that day. :D

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next, we headed to Crystal City. ok this is when it started to get a little outrageous. the way they promote their product and how they really make u feel u HAVE TO BUY IT!! it was.. pretty exciting to watch! you will understand why, from the video below. :P

OMG she used a freaking drill!! she even stepped on it, and scratched it. and it was NOT scratched at all. u might not notice the difference when placed under the light.. it can't be clearly seen in the video. when the crystal glasses was placed under the light.. u could see rainbows. that explains why u hear Ooohs and Aaahs. :D

there was this huge crystal ball outside the demo room. Vivian told us if we were to touch it 3 times, we will get (1) good health, (2) lots of money and (3) find true love. ehem. syirik weh percaya bende2 mcm ni! tp kiteorg sentuh jgk utk suka2 je. :))

btw, me and mum didn't buy anything from this shop. we just window-shopped. we also met a young family from Malaysia (from another tour group), they brought along their baby.

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next is LUNCH TIME! this restaurant is at 3rd floor (i think). it was HUGE! and they have their own surau. their toilet + wuduk area have only HOT water. really hot. so it was really difficult to take our wuduk. the weather wasn't that cold. can't they lower the temperature a bit? we almost got scalded. oh more on getting scalded.. later. :-s

ok this time me and mum had lunch with the 'other group', and it was awkward. i think they ate like 5 minutes and thats it, they all stopped eating. there were a lot of lauk left.. lesson learnt! i whispered to my mum, dinner and tommorrow we have to make sure we eat with the other group. this group is kind of depressing. it makes me sad seeing all that food gone to waste. tatau la tgh diet ke ape. sy pon diet gak, tp takkan la mcm tu skali??! T_T

ok enough of that..

at the ground floor was a huge souvenir shop. it has everything! from pens, to fridge magnets, to picture frames, to accessories, to rings, to vases, just to name a few. my mum bought 1 bangle, it was really pretty.

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next stop was Great Wall of China! ok u have seen one of the photos HERE. so i'm just going to share 1 video + 1 photo.

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next is Baoshutang Scald Ointment Factory. They sell ointments, creams, vibrators (to massage of coz, NOT the kinky vibrator :P) and hot oils. Great. just great. we just climbed the Great Wall of China, and they brought us here. good marketing strategy. our feet, our backs.. were hurting.. so this was a great time to influence people to buy their ointments! :))

1 thing i don't like about this trip is.. they don't let u know rightaway that no photos were allowed to be taken. i didn't see any signs of warning. i was recording the video above, and she and her assistant didn't stop me straightaway. i even snapped a few photos after that. she was looking at me dead in the eye, and didn't say a word. she let me record for some time, and then suddenly one of her assistant stopped me quite harshly. what the hell was i doing before that? u didn't notice that i was taking photos / recording videos? u didn't stopped me then, why now? isn't that rude? she just made me feel horrible! :(

pls put up several HUGE sign somewhere.. so that.. its crsytal clear to visitors like us - that no photos should be taken. [-(

the lady in the video.. she scares me. like i said earlier on, their way of promoting is really outrageous. they really want to show their products are so special. so they showed us a live demostration, which is.. to scald somebody's hand with hot iron chain and then apply some of their magic cream, and wait for 10 minutes, and then show the results. at 1st the lady in the video ask for a volunteer, and said someone younger would be better. err. hopefully they were kidding. there were only 2 young adults there, me and 1 other girl. she was early 20s, and i'm late 20s, but people think i'm 15-18 yrs old. most of my group taught i just finished my SPM. :))

alas, there were no volunteers.. we were all chicken! hahaha. so the lady will be the one touching the hot iron chains. the iron chains were put on flames until it turn hot red. 2 of her assistants stretched the chains out. during this time.. we were wincing in fear and waiting in agony to what will happen next. erk! the lady touched it. she then ran back behind the counter and quickly applied the special cream on her hand. OMG she actually touched it! i could actually see that her hands was slightly black in colour. u know nampak slightly rentung! not the whole hand, but a small part of her hand. must be really painful. wow. some people will do anything to sell their product. :-s

will i starve myself just to be skinny and sell Herbalife? hell no!

aa.. i found someone else who had visited this place. he managed to snap a few good photos, he even have a photo of the volunteer touching the hot iron chain! for some reason he called this place as Bao Fu Ling and not Baoshutang? well i can't read Chinese so i'm not so sure. err. maybe the tour agency got it wrong?

the logo of Baoshutang or whatever the name is.. is quite similar to Herbalife.

anyways.. we were an easily influenced bunch of people. and we bought 1 of the basic sets which is 650 Yuan (RM 325). 1 family was even worst, they bought the 1000 yuan black stone cup (cangkir). wahhaha. the one that we bought contains; the special scalding cream (Bao Fu Ling), a bottle of hot oil, a can of koyok (uncut), a battery operated massager, 4 free bookmarks, and 1 free head scarf. :))

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next we went to the supermarket that sells fake goods. u have to bargain at least 1/4 of the price.. or better yet 10% from the original price. ehehe. the only thing i don't like about bargaining in Beijing is.. u will have to act. u have to become an actor. act like u don't want to buy when they don't give the price u wanted. u proceed to act like u don't agree with the price offered, walk away and leave the shop. while walking away, hope for the best, and usually the salesperson will call u back, "okla. okla.. i give **** price".. and this has to be done several times until u get the price u wanted. usually the salesperson will scold u or worst, grabbed ur hands / clothes (until it rip!).. of whatever u're wearing at the moment. WHAT THE HELL?? i find this kind of bargaining technique really dumb and such a waste of precious time! why do we need to do all this just to buy something fake? can't we just haggle on price nicely?

FYI, on the way to this market.. i dozed off in the bus. so when we reached the market i was still at my 'mamai' state, so my mood wasn't the best. so the 1st shop i went to, were selling tshirt, we already planned on buying tshirts for our family members. i was still dizzy and sleepy, but this girl from the shop opposite to where i was shopping kept on grabbing and tugging on my hand. at 1st i ignored her existence, but she kept on bothering me. i was really busy deciding on the tshirts: what colour to pick and what size to choose, but she kept on promoting her shop.. asking me to buy her blouse/tops/etc. aiyo. i feel like slapping that girl. can't she see i was busy??

seriously wo. i didn't slapped her of coz, but i did gave her a 'wolf stare' and made it really clear that she was annoying my guts. she backed off immediately. padan muke! kaco org lagi. nasib baik sekadar kene renung je, kalo aku mengamok bertukar jd hulk, lg teruk. mau dia lari lintang pukang. pls don't mess with someone who just woke up. :))

we bought a few stuff.. tshirts for everybody, bubble blower for the kids, a big handbag for mum, chinese clothing for the kids.. erm.. i think thats it. we spend around 400 Yuan. we had about 45 minutes left to spare so we sat at the staircase. everybody else from our group was still shopping.

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and then we had dinner.. this time with our old 'group of 8'. eheh. the plate in the middle was FISH. i have no idea how they sliced up the fish until it looked like that.. :-s

back at the hotel, showered, prayed, and zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

Beijing Trip : Day 1

2010-05-28T16:22:00.015+08:00

ehem. where to start.

well first of all, you can take a look at the itineraries.. HERE and HERE. :D

Date : 14th May 2010

I went on a 5 day + 4 nights trip to Beijing under Lahazan Travel & Tours. The flight was at 9 am but we had to leave the house by 5 am to make it to the airport in time. Oh, I went to Beijing with my mum, everybody else was sulking at home. ehehe. >:)

We were the earliest to arrive so we stopped at the surau to pray Subuh. Later, the rest of the group arrived. The group was organized under KUIS and lead by lecturers from KUIS. So only me, my mum and one married couple had no relation whatsoever with KUIS. haha. We actually joined this group bcoz, our neigbour, Umi, her brother in law was one of the lecturers of KUIS, so she invited us to join in to complete the group. I'm going to stop talking about KUIS now. eheh.

So we boarded the plane before 9 am. At first, I was suppose to sit on a different row than my mum, but we exchange seats among our tour group, so all is well. Thank God! if not.. it'll be 6 hours of agony, bcoz i'll be sitting next to a total stranger. i'm not a friendly/chatty person when it comes to strangers. i get nervous on flights, so i need to be sitting next to people i know. wahaha. btw, my actual seat was 19D, but i sat next to my mum which was 20D. :D

oh ya.. one question. why on earth is the airplane seat, named as A, C, D, E, F, G, H, K. Why did they skip B, I and J? i always wondered why. there have to be reason. any ideas? i've googled, but to no avail. T_T

food on the plane was REALLY GOOD! we even got ICE CREAM! for breakfast the choice was either Nasi Lemak or Sausage & Omelette. I opt for the Sausage & Omelette and my mum chose Nasi Lemak. If you want to know what i ate the whole day for Day 1 pls head to my food diary.

we arrived exactly as planned, no delays! we passed thru the temperature detector.. but sadly the machine weren't switched on, and there were nobody eyeing the machine. erk! i could see medical inspection and quarantine areas for H1N1 on my right, but all of them were empty. it was like China didn't take any precaution. i was imagining that there would be people wearing mask and gloves and in biohazard suits. but i got nothing! :-s

what they have was.. a big ass signboard. ehehe. i'm clearly joking, u know that right? :P

btw, here's the big ass signboard.

okay.. skip all the boring immigration stuff. oh wait. i can't skipped that, i need to tell u something. the queue was all long, so they opened up more counters. a few of us m'sian including myself and my mum had the opportunity to queue in front of the 'Citizen of China' counter. hahaha. So we played along and talked about not been able to go back to our hometown 'China' for so long until now. ehehe.

when it was my turn, i passed my passport, and the immigration guy with a serious face, kept on looking at me, and looking back at my passport photo, as if he didn't believe that the person in front of him was the same person in the passport. i know i look really different coz the passport photo was taken 2+ years ago. i was still quite chubby at the time. and i wasn't wearing glasses in my photo.

another thing i noticed was, there was this on-the-spot review in front of me, while i waited for him to finish. it lets we the customers judge the service of the staffs working there.

the choices are..

:D = great service
:) = good service
:| = average
:( = poor
T_T= very poor

i don't really remember the exact words they used, but i did remember the emoticons. it was hilarious. i weren't kidding about very poor = crying. :))

so after the guy finished stamping my passport, i quickly pressed the 1st button, great service. there was a loud ringing sound, i thought i won the lottery. haha. the guy smiled coz he knows that i gave him good reviews. hoho, ok now u want to smile, huh? i should have pressed very poor, to see whether i could make him cry. :P

okay. next, we met our tour guide, Vivian. She's a student and a citizen of Beijing but she can speak Indonesian fluently. Wanna listen how a Chinese speaks Indonesian? haa.. I even recorded a vid (below) just to show u some proof. :P

when u travelled to a foreign country and following a package tour, u got to remember ur bus. coz there are lot of similar bus around. u don't want to board the wrong bus, and end up at the wrong hotel/place. Vivian told us the plate number of our bus was.. 8623.

i tried to remember it by heart, and also did what i'll always do in situation like these which is, SNAP A PHOTO! a few of my group commented that my method was brilliant! hahaha. so most of them proceeded to snap a photo of the bus as well. ekeke.

the first stop was to the Acrobatic Show. seriously? i mean.. i know the itinerary but we were not really in the mood to see an acrobatic show. but yeah.. we went thru it non the less. We arrived late, so the show had already started. We couldn't really concentrate on the whole show, bcoz we had to find a place to pray Zuhur and Asar. it was almost Maghrib so we had to be quick. We all prayed near the hallway at the acrobatic theater. I manage to finish praying before other people started pouring out. but some of our tour group was a bit slow, so the other people looked at them quite strangely. ehehe. i assume that they have never seen people with white telekung praying in the middle of the hallway. ehehe. Vivian said that.. there are not many chinese muslims who still pray/fast in China. Only a handful practices Islam strictly. :(

i manage to record 3 videos of the acrobatic show. pls click on the links below. i didn't want to publish in here, coz might slow down the loading of my blog. :D

videos uploaded:
. Acrobatic Show (Part 1)
. Acrobatic Show (Part 2)
. Acrobatic Show (Part 3)

next was DINNER TIME! arghh.. can't wait to eat. i was so hungry. we went to chinese muslim restaurant (of coz). the lauk pauk was suprisingly quite similar to our malaysian dish, but there was 1 dish that stood out and had that 'chinese' taste to it. i could taste the distinct chinese herbs/spices. i was quite worried that people would find it odd to snap photo of food, but lucky me.. i had a 'friend' (as u can see from the pic below) who like to snap photos of food as well.

my tour group has 15 people, usually we'll be eating at 2 separate tables, so 7 + 8. group of 8 was awesome! i had to make sure to eat with the same group of people, bcoz the other group was not big eaters and it bothers me that i'm still eating and everybody else has stopped eating. FYI, i'm really slow at chewing my food, so i need all the time in the world. majority from group of 7 were serious and not as cheerful like our group. i learnt that on Day 2. the thing is, the 8 people (includes me and mum), were all Kelantanese descent.. which explained why we got along so well. we were able to talk about food, and lots of other personal/wacky stuff. :D

after our tummy's were full to the brim, we could now go and see our hotel. at last! so we reached at Bai Ming Wei International Hotel, also know as Beijing Famous International Hotel. I shot the picture (below) on the second day. we arrive at night and i couldn't capture a good/non blurry photo. ehehe.

there was this interesting revolving door at our hotel. i've seen this at other hotels as well. i'm quite intrigued yet scared of this door. i'm afraid that the door will trapped me inside. :-s

here's a video that i recorded. when i went thru it, the door slowed down and almost stopped, but bcoz there were people coming in from the entrance, the door continued to revolve and i managed to exit the door unscathed. phew.

on Day 2, the door completely stopped, and i was trapped inside it for a few seconds (it felt like minutes). thank god there was another person with me. if not i would be screaming.. "LET ME OUT OF HERE!" while banging on the door. :))

all of us got the keys to our rooms and off we go! our (my mum and my) room was the most farthest of all. i had to drag 2 huge luggage so it was quite tiring. our room was.. room 8149 on the 4th floor. once we reached our door, i looked for a slot to insert the 'key' (card) but there was no slot. only then i bothered to look at the instruction behind the card. this was not even a swipe card.. u know like touch and go. eheh. don't even need to touch the door handle, just 'wave' around like a magic wand.. and then 'bzzt', turn the knob and the door is OPEN! :P

here's some photos of our room. we got 2 single beds. thank god. i prefer to sleep alone coz really wanted to sleep butterfly style. :))

looks nice huh? yup.. its really nice. but one thing is not so nice. the hardness of the bed. it wasn't ermm soft at all. it was hard as a board. T_T

i could feel the spring pocking on my back. i prefer sleeping on my side, but bcoz the mattress was too hard, i had to sleep on my back. the pillow was fortunately quite comfy and soft. so all it well. :D

they were nice enough to provide us with a digital weighing scale. very nifty. u don't want to gain weight while on a holiday!

i showered, prayed, and off to bed!

... to be continued.

Beijing Trip

2010-05-28T15:51:00.003+08:00

I really want to blog about my Beijing trip, but I had to delay it coz I have so many things to do. I'm still in the midst of editing and selecting photos, drafting on interesting things to write about. Hope i still remember all the juicy bits. :D

Stay tuned!

Here's one photo of me and my mum 'climbing' the Great Wall of China. I had to slouched coz it was pretty steep. :))