#220

Salam all! I know the silence of this blog is deafening, but I have been so busy with work lately. I hope you would forgive me. Anyway, I've been keeping quiet until my plans were all confirmed. I will be traveling to Europe from the 28th of December onward insyaAllah... I am stoked with excitement! 

Frankfurt, Germany

Zurich, Switzerland 

Florence, Italy

Paris, France

Amsterdam, Netherlands 

#223

Last Sunday, we celebrated mom's 49th birthday at Rama V:

Happy Birthday Mommy! May Allah S.W.T bless you always. Truckloads of love from us!

#222

She's finally here! Meet Mystique the Myvi :) 

#221

I am really curious who has been 'googling' search my name. Is it my father's pesky former employee that can't seem to get enough of my family or this 20 year guy, named Emir (if that's even his real name) who banged my car in Ara Damansara merely two days ago. I wasn't the one behind the wheels, my mother was. She's an experience driver of more than 20 years, and we've never been in such situation. Until this guy game  along from the right side of the car, probably just got his license? or no license at all?! You know I just got my license, and regardless how notorious my driving skills can be, THERE WAS NO WAY IN HELL, I WOULD HAVE DONE WHAT HE HAD DONE! He was driving a freaking pick-up truck despite it being a Triton Lite, still it is a PICK-UP truck!

Iman & I had opted to sell the Kembara to get our new car, so my in-laws told me to AVOID the Kembara from being kissed by anyone. It was raining heavily that day, so traffic was pretty bad, we were waiting for ongoing traffiv to give us way (but hello, it's Malaysia, nobody really gives a damn about you but themselves). And I had noticed a White Triton Lite on our right, who too was waiting for ongoing traffic. Suddenly, I see him speeding and 'makaning' our way, we were stationed, as we were still in the turning junction and this idiot drives in the narrow space and hits our car, and was trying to make a run for it -but Allah is great - he had no where to run, so my mother honked at him. My father went down to talk to him - he was very apologetic at first, but I went over and started spitting out profanities, because of his 'driving skills'. And I'm sorry to have to say this but where is your balls? You hit someone's car, have the courtesy to get out of your truck and look at the damage that you've caused. Which of course he didn't. GUILTY GUILTY!!!!!!!! My father had to go to him in the rain, and talk to him! 

  Oh really you know how woman acts pretty well? What a douche! 

 Errr I didn't ask how much your phone cost!

Eh, last I checked - You were the only one in the car. Now did you spin the truth to your colleagues? did you even know what you did wrong? 

 BKC 2005 - he is now very popular on awareness pages all over Faceboook! 

It could have been worse, but thank god only RM200 - but still! 

So Emir, how hell did you come to a conclusion that we are at fault to? It doesn't matter, let the police decide. What goes around comes around. 

#220

Today marked an important day for Iman & I, we purchased our very own car without using loans. Alhamdulillah! I can't wait for Mystique's arrival in the few days to come insyaAllah. We had to come up with our choice of plate numbers. So we came up with 5:

1. 8789
2. 8987
3. 1202
4. 2212
5. 1202

Dates which consist of our birth year and wedding anniversary. I am stoked with excitement, but since the car is under my name, I need to be more careful when I'm in the need for speed.  Once the car arrives, I'll post some pictures, but don't expect a continental car lah, We both can't afford to pay for a continental car in cash just yet.... haha! 

Sometime it is just better to let go of people who no longer deserves to be given a damn about.

#219

It feels foreign to blog these days. I haven't figured how to find myself unravelling my life anecdotes here or knowing what exactly to write about any more. So please forgive me for the lack of substantial updates (I think I've overused this phrase). In the mean time, enjoy some pictures until the next time you see me writing a lengthy post insyaAllah.

Abang Epoi & Kak Linda's Wedding reception in Terengganu on the 6th of Syawal:

Photos courtesy of Abang Nuar & Kak Neena 

Thomas Adam, nephew no, 4. He is such a sweetheart!

Before Kak Nina, Martin & baby Thomas left for London, we had a cousin get-together at Ben's Publika :

With a few faces missing, but I enjoyed the company nonetheless :). 

#218 Cameron Highland

#317 Playing Hostess

At last, after years being the guest at my in-laws, I finally played hostess last night! It is such a different feeling from the past years. Up next is my parents' open house! 

#316 8 months and counting

Last August, we turned 5 years. Two days ago, our marriage turned 8 months, here's to many more love ahead sayang! 

#315 Buttered prawn with Egg floss

Recipe adapted from Hanim Cooks

Ingredients:

• 1 lb large prawns
• 3 egg yolks, beaten
• 4 bird’s eye chillies, chopped
• 5 TBS butter 
• Oil for frying
• 1TBS onion, finely chopped
• 1 TSP garlic, finely chopped
• 1 cup evaporated milk 

Method

1.Heat wok with 3 TBS butter and oil (to avoid from the butter burning)

2. Fry the egg, constantly stir in a circle until the egg turns golden brown. Drain and set aside.

3. Heat oil and fry the prawns until it turns golden brown. Drain and set aside.

4. Melt 2 tbsp butter, fry the onion, garlic, curry leaves and bird’s eye chilli until fragrant. Add evaporated milk,mix well and season with salt and paper. Place the prawn in a stir evenly.

5.To serve, place the prawns in a dish and generously garnish with the egg floss.

#314 Home-made Lemon chicken

Recipe adapated from Blogchef.net 

Ingredients:

2 1/2lbs boneless-skinless chicken breasts (cut into 1” cubes)

Marinade-

2 tablespoons soy sauce

½ teaspoon salt

The batter 

2 large eggs

¼ cup cornstarch

½ teaspoon baking powder

1 pinch white pepper

oil (for frying)

The Lemon Sauce

1/3 cup sugar

1 cup chicken broth

1 ½ tablespoons cornstarch

2 tablespoons lemon juice

¾ teaspoon salt

3 slices of lemon (peeled)

2 tablespoons oil

Step 1: Place cut chicken breast pieces into a bowl and mix with 2 tablespoons of soy sauce and ½ teaspoon of salt. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.

Step 2: To make the batter – beat 2 large eggs with ¼ cup of cornstarch, a pinch of white pepper and baking powder.  Coat the chicken with the batter.

Step 3: Heat deep fryer to 350 degrees and deep-fry in batches until chicken is fully cooked. Drain on paper towels and set aside. You can also cook the chicken using a wok if you don’t have a deep fryer.

Step 4: Now, to make the lemon sauce – combine 1/3 cup of sugar, 2 tablespoons cornstarch, 1 cup chicken broth, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, and ¾ teaspoon salt. Mix until well combined and add 3 slices of lemon to the sauce mixture.

Step 5: Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in your wok and stir in the lemon sauce mixture and heat until well mixed and sauce becomes clear. Remove lemon slices and pour the sauce over the chicken and mix.

#313 Balik Kampong

I don't have a kampong to begin with, neither does Iman. So this Eid, we headed east to Ibu's (Iman's mom) kampong in Merang, Terengganu. The main purpose of our trip was to celebrate the union of Iman's cousin abang Epoi & his wife, Kak Linda but we managed to kill two birds with one stone.  It was a 6 hour drive, and a trip laden with eating! Although some shops were still closed during Eid, we managed to eat Ikan Celup tepung (Malay-style tempura), Nasi Kerabu for breakfast (I'm not usually a breakfast eater, what more eat rice at 7 in the morning!) but it was worth the try! I Can't wait to paint Terengganu town red again! 

 

#312 First Eid as a Mrs.