jeng jeng jeng!!

hehe

know what's this??



yeap!!!!


i am invited to cindi's bday!!!!


i mean.. cindy's 18th birthday~

holy cow!! she's only 18? i thought she's like 20 or something.. ppl here are like soo young. damn.. i feel soo old edi~

a clearer view~ her bday is on the 29th~ headache headache~ wat to buy for her bday??


also, she include the menu for the bday party~ hehe...~

chinese cuisine!!!


the entrees first~

the main course...yummy rite!?!?!? so many variety ~ btw, this is her family's restaurant too :) so lucky la... :D everyday can get such nice food :P unlike me, always eat indomee, maggi me ah n all those unhealthy food de.haiz~

thanx cindi for inviting me to ur bday~ muakz!!! i'll surely go wan de


but first.. exams are just around the corner.. so i better baca buku dulu~

Food Studies Workshop 2

... and also it's the last...

.. sob*..


oh wellz,


guess what is the topic for the last prac?


BAKED GOODS!!


they save the best for the last!


n most important of all, i brought my camera along~

yip~yip~ hurray~


words just can't seem to express better than pictures huh?


so what did i bake ?

hehe

BANANA BREAD!!!!

first time making bread!!! i like making this banana bread because the recipe is simple and weirdly enough, kneading is not acquired for this bread as well. good for me.. cos i don't know how to knead at all!!


posing while adding the ingredients into a mixing bowl
*know i looked weird with the hair net*

cheryl~ she's making the raisin bran muffins~


ah... mix mix mix..


sien edi.. go n look at other group's "projects"


these gurls are making pastry~~ smilez~ dee's heart shape pin can blink blink! so cute~


kwazy scott.. -_-''

gemma's group~ doing scones, aka biscuits! :D

naomi's group~~~ making yeast bread~~~ kneading in process!! look at their whitey noses!


after checking out every group, went back to mixmix and ...


ta daa~~~~

my banana bread.......haha not just yet~ need to put into the oven for 50minutess! that's very very long.. so wat did i do while i wait for it to bake?... yes.. i went camwhoring again~!!


me and selma, my tutor :) she's a nice lady... but sumtimes i can't really understand her slang.. du the tutor who said wedges instead of veges.. HAHA...


those are the scones ~ it does not look/taste like biscuits though.. more like small cebisan of white bread.. like no taste de.. but if u add with jam~ ..yummy!!


the different flour used in making pastries~~

ellen enjoying her self-made pastries.~~ open wide!!!


fuh~ everyone's finishing already!! even cheryl's muffins~by the time my banana bread were ready, everyone was like surrounding my table to try it.. i did not have the time to snap a pic of the freshly baked bread.. sob~ well, at least i got half of it.. :D

my banana bread on the left, cheryl's muffins on the right~ deeeliiccioouss~ but a bit burnt though..i mean cheryl's one oki!!


no time to take pics already after that.. were busy cleaning up and need to do a presentation on baked goods afterwards.. :P ish ish!


after the class finished,... i went to the kitchen again.. and took the last pic..


GOOD BYE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

c'mon take my test!

ARE U A FRIEND OF MINE?
IF YES, PLEASE TAKE THIS FRIEND TEST.
. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW MINUTES TO ANSWER.
. n i promise i will NOT be angry if the marks are very low..

muakz~


Create your own Friend Test here

*putting this test on the right side, feel free to do it, just for fun*

*gonna reveal the answer by this weekend*

misfortune...

robbers.. snatch thieves and etc have always occur in malaysia.. we read in the newspaper.. we watch in the tv news.. but we just don't acknowledge much about it.. probably because we always think that these incidents will never happen to us.. i was one of them..

i was wrong..

my mom used to tell me this:
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mama: u know ma, when ah got robber wants ur money , just give it to them k ? then they will just run away with the money..they want ur money and not ur life!

me: why wor!! can just kick their ballz ma!

mama: cannot!! later they slash u into pieces onli know

me: nola.. i can wan! i kick faster than them..

mama: ............*sai hei*

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so yea... basically i didn't listen to wat my mom said.. my mistake..


n that day came, when i was working part time in subang parade.. there's this lorong that i need to walk pass everytime i go/come back from work..i always tot it was dangerous.. but after seeing the number of people using that lorong.. i tot heck!! it was the fastest way to reach subang parade.!!


I have no problems using that lane for about a month, untill... that day..


it was afternoon, and i was walking down the lorong..holding my bag on right.. suddenly, a FAT idiotic man on a motorbike with a mask ,drove the opposite way, *meaning the route is only for vehicles to move front, but instead he came from the back*, tried to snatch my bag!!!




i was in shocked!! I SCREAMED as loudly as I can.. he was frightened and drove away as fast as he could. i was so shakened by the incident that i quit my job in subang parade on that day itself. i was so afraid that i insist of staying at home till my baby come up to kl to bring me back to melaka..




* so weird la.. y i didn't post bout this before? or did i? i can't find it in my archives*


and this misfortunate event still haunts me..

yesterday, my bf told me that PEI WAN*sounds familiar? ij gurl ah**clickable* was robbed.. i was quite shocked at first.. and when my bf elaborate more bout the incident.. my jaw nearly fell off.. it was soo terrible!! i couldnt believe that ppl can go this far.. it's absurd!!!

* please read her blog about the incident*

so gurls and guys, please be careful... please acknowledge that msia is not that safe anymore.. this incident can happen to everyone..

including U..

i miss "it:"

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i miss it!!!



YUM!!


who could ever resist?


please watch the video below
*turn on ur speaker pls*


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I MISS
!!!!!!!!!!!!KOREAN NOODLES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


*heck! what were u thinking? winks*


i think the 1st time i tried korean mee is in kim gary.. the one with the chicken wings!!yumz! ivy intro this dish to me.. i like it cos its spicy and maybe becos of the kim chi as well.. n the serving is quite huge..n i like the decorations on the top.. so cute.. like a smiley face :P spiral eyes~ cute eh?i think i ordered this dish almost everytime i dine in kim gary!! hhaha..

i know the pic very small.. bear with it kay? sowie! can't find any other pics!


even korean instant noodles taste great!!! i always like this particular brand!~


TADAA!!!




i intro it to my mom and she likes it too.. i think she's addicted to it.. ! :D like mommy, like daughter :D somehow, i have no idea when.. but my 2 brothers started eating the instant korean noodles as well..i was not surprised with my eldest bro, mainly becos he eats almost everything except durian, but my 22 year old bro, tuck koo, is kinda choosy u know.. *just like my bf*..n whenever he is hungry.. i always suggest bout eating korean noodles.. n he has never hesitate to say YES! before.. n like, my kitchen cupboard is full of those!! unlimited stock! haha..

i miss eating korean noodles.. when i get home.. i must really eat my heart out!!

bbq with fellow msians~

went to south bank today to have bbq with the msian gang..i miss south bank~ when i used to stay at West End, i will always use this route to uni... south bank is like a park..u can bbq there, picnic, study, sleep, jog, cycle,.. and even get married there~!

the bride not so mei li.... n bit plump plump! when i get married, i must make sure my wedding dress is size 2 or smaller !hehe

ppl lying on the grass.. relek.. how can u do that in msia? the grass there so dirty...


c get the cute puppy?? DAMN CUTE LA!!! like cotton wool!!! wanna play with it so badly!! :(so adorable ok.. it was jumping here and there la... biting the slipper la.. aiyoyoy!!!

got play ground also~ can play play~ :D

me and baby camwhoring.. waiting for the others to arrive~

so many pigeons ok!!! those ppl la.. keep feeding them.. later over population only know..

preparing the food ~~ bbq i love bbq food~~

waaa. loads of meat!!!! :D..

messy dinner table.... got salad la, crab stick, wine, omelette, soft drinks, fish balls, lamb steak, chicken wings, ,fried rice..apple, watermelon, damn a lot of food!!

razeen, geetha, me and sahara~~~ :D cheese!

and our dessert~banana split! thanx justin n shirley~!! damn ex wei.. aud7 lei.. :X
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at the end of the day, we have a lot of leftovers lo... about 5 kilo of chicken wings and lamb steaks.. crazy la.. how to finish la...some under cook also.. -_-'' i ate like i think 3-4 chicken wings and 3 lamb steaks.. damn filling lei.. they summore asked us to ta pao.. .. ...
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dun feel like eating meat for the next couple of days.. meluat already!

lala~

in a romantic movie:

julia: baby, i'm very cold..rubbing her hands.

ben: here, let me hug u, keeping u warm

julia: grins

in my world:

me: bi!! i very cold ah!!!

baby: ignoring me*, gazing at his lappy

me: BI!!! i very cold, grab his arm

baby: waa ur hands very cold ah.. go away ah!!! dun touch me ah!!

me : sob*

baby: ana ana ana.. i go switch on the heater for u la..

me : :D grins*

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we might not be those romantic kinda couples but we r surely one hell of a funny couple!!

an old pic of us~

by the way, yes..it's getting cold here in Brisbane,n it's not even winter yet!!!i can't imagine how winter is like... as the temperature falls, my immunity system deteriorate as well.. i fell sick yesterday.. had a very terrible flu.. been eating porridge and chicken soup for the past few days.. i know.. damn kesian rite..
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so wat i've been doing today...

HEROES!!! eat... HEROES!!! eat.. HEROES!!!!... toilet... HEROES... eat..HEROES ..the cycle stops when i finished watching the finale of heroes(season 1)... i know!! it's kwazy!! i think i watched like 7-8 episodes!!! it's soo addictive!! its story line is complicated a lil though.. as i did not watch the beginning.. oh bother~ ! the show is just awesome as it is!
i think most heroes fans love hiro, the japanese guy the most!! and so do i! he so cute la.. but his future self does not look cute that cute edi lo.. :P looking forward to c next season's HEROES!!

my hiro!

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by the way, today's the miss malaysia universe thingy~ i wonder how's myn wee doing ~ hope she wins!! all the best!

i saw u!!!
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got the news!! mae didn't win.... BUT!! she won for the best skin award thingy!! good for her!! :)
i think the new miss malaysia , contestant 8 is pretty too.. irish/indian wei!! :D usually indian rite, their self esteem are pretty high de.. n their eyes are huge!! like crystal balls!!

news spread very fast huh?

cold nite..

it was

8.20pm..

waited for the bus...

it was so cold and windy!!
(WOOSH!)



i wanna go home so badly!!!


the bus just wouldn't come


8.30 pm

what? 10 minute just passed? omigosh~ it felt like HOURS..


somehow the thought of dying in cold just crossed my mind..


those victims in titanic..so torturing... now i know how they felt..


n pls , i'm wearing thick clothes k.. long sleeve shirt and long pants!


kinda regret not listening to my mom..she always ask me to bring more sweater and long pants to aus.. but i didn't listen..

i assume the climate here is more or less the same as malaysia..aih.....
* me n my stupid assumption*


8.45pm..

bus finally came..

rush into the bus as quickly as i can..

*glad*

not really.. i need to walk back after that..

sob~

Barley & Red Lentil Pilaf

for today's food studies prac, i did something new.. something that i have never done before..and i did it all by myself.. and it taste soo good!! it was called..

barley and red lentil pilaf..

it's sort of a vegetarian dish.. cos there's no meat in it :D so sheryl, u can try this recipe.. taste awesome~

i was frightened at first when my partner, for my food studies prac, asked me to do this dish all by myself because she will be handling the other 2 dishes..actually, i was ok with the idea until i saw the list of ingredients.. wa... omigod! i dun know most of the ingredients, ok. i dun even know wat red lentil was!..and there was so many things to be done.. chopchop, slice slice.. etc.. i need help but everyone was so busy... :(

luckily, after i got most of the ingredients , a friendly classmate approached me n asked if i need any help.. i was soo glad~ she helped me to chop those fresh coriander (u know watis that ma? du the one always put on top of the porridge one.. green leafy thingy wan.. very strong smell one..small small one leh?) still no idea? nah.. the pic!
THANX MARIANA

when all the ingredients are ready.. i was like so nervous la.. cos everytime after cooking, eveyone in the prac will taste the food.. i was worried that they might judge my cooking.. saying like it taste like shit!!! or maybe they might puke after eating it..

since it was my first time playing, i mean cooking red lentils and barley.. i was unsure if it was really cook already or overcook.. :( i can't ask anyone as most of them were very busy with their stuffs.. so.. i just depended on my luck ..

when i finished, my tutor told me i was very fast, saying that students before me took forever to finish the dish.. i was worried at first.. i tot maybe it was uncook or something.. sob~


however, when i tried eating a spoonfull of the dish, i was SOO pleased!! it was good!~i can't believe vegetarian food can taste this good! it looked like dhal~ n it even taste like dhal.. i think it was because of the tumeric~


>everyone started coming one by one.. tasting my dish..most of them say it taste great~!!! they love it~ yeay!! happy-nye~ n before i knew it, they finished the whole thing! omigod! it's like a lot, ok? i was so so so over whelmed!! hehe



i think i'm not that bad cook, after all..
hehe


anywayz, to those who are interested in making the barley and red letil pilaf, here's the recipe !

• 1 rounded tsp brown mustard seeds
• 2.5 tsp olive oil
• 1 onion, halved, thinly sliced
• 1 large garlic cloves, crushed
• 1/2 tbs ground coriander
• 0.6 tsp ground turmeric
• 1/2 cup pearl barley
• 0.6L (2.3 cups) vegetable stock
• 60g (1/4 cup) red split lentils, washed
• 166g cauliflower, cut into florets
• 75g ( 1/2 cups) frozen peas
• 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh coriander
• Salt & freshly ground black pepper
Method
1. Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add mustard seeds, cook for 30 seconds or until seeds begin to pop. Add onions and garlic, cook, stirring occasionally, for 3-4 minutes or until onions begin to soften. Stir in coriander and turmeric, cook for 1 minute or until fragrant.
2. Add the pearl barley to pan and stir until well coated. Stir in the stock. Increase heat to high and bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low, and cook, covered, stirring occasionally, for 25 minutes.
3. Stir in the red lentils, cover and increase heat to high and bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low and cook for a further 15 minutes.
4. Add the cauliflower and peas, and cook, covered, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes or until the vegetables are just tender and almost all the liquid is absorbed. Use a fork to stir through the fresh coriander and fluff the grains. Taste and season with salt and pepper.