Last Sunday...I decided to invite few of my friends over to my house for 'makan-makan'. My parents were not around so it was me who did all the cooking. I cooked spaghetti which to me was normal since I've done that a few times before this. So it wasn't really something unusual plus we have instant spaghetti sauce in bottles nowadays. But I did the sauce myself! Yet, I don't really feel the thrill because I know even if I tell people I did it myself but they can choose whether to believe me or not as spaghetti sauce are everywhere on the shelves in the supermarket. But really! I did it myself. Ok..whatever! Spaghetti was not the only dish that I cooked. I did bread puding too..heheh...(malulah..)Why bread pudding? There was one day when my officemate bought bread pudding she made, to office. It tastes really good until i decided to do it myself. (Not to say this is the first time I ate something good until I want to give it a try myself, but knowing from my friend that making it is very simple makes me want to try it.)
Ok..but still I was not sure whether I really want to do it or not. But to my own surprise, the next day I went to the supermarket, took 'susu sejat' (took time to look for this..kot tersalah ngan susu pekat plak), and vanilla essence. That's it..I really am going to do it. I still can't imagine how to do it. Haven't any idea of the flow of doing it. The ingredient, as it's not that many of things that's needed, so I just memorize after reading on the recipe in the internet.
So, when I reached home, I ran upstairs to my laptop and read the recipe once again. This time read it by heart. I'm going to do it so it better be by heart! Knowing myself, I never bother to take a pen and jot down the recipe. I trust my memorizing ability (berlagak..hahhaaa). Ok! I'm ready to blast! I mix the ingredient confidently. I trust my intuition when it comes to salt and sugar (ingat goreng sayur ke..main campak2 agak2 je). Mixed everything and now it's ready to be steamed. Since I'm all excited, every 5 minutes I will open the lid of the 'pengukus' to see how does my bread puding look like, what does it turn to. Then I realize that I'm not suppose to do that, I then can control my self to look at it every half an hour instead. It was supposed to be steamed in 1hr 15min (so do the math yourself on how many time I opened the lid).
It's time! Wahh..it smells good. I'm trying to compare with the one my friend did. Hers is thicker. Kenapa mine is penyek!?Lembik?...ok, I try to calm myself..collecting all my experiences seeing people doing cakes, pudding, cookies, etc...whatever..whatever..recalling all that can be done, has been done and needs to be done..maybe because it's hot. All hot things are lembik. Left it to cool and maybe it needs to be stored in the fridge for a while. Tried to console myself. It's ok..it's your 1st attempt..this is good enough!
Still I'm not confident enough to serve it to my friends. So I ended up only serving to my last couple of friends that came. I tried it..Ok, Sweet, but SALTY! Adoii! just imagine sweet yet salty. Not to say sooo salty but it's not supposed to be THAT salty..
When everything is over, time to sleep, I went back to my laptop and look at the recipe, now I got it why it's salty. The recipe says. 'A pinch of salt'. It really means you have to pinch and put it. But Me, I use spoon! Thank god just a tea spoon. But still! there is a big difference between pinch and spoon!
Moral of the story: Don't be too confident. Get a pen and jot down unless you're a pro!
But something good, I tried do it again the NEXT DAY! It turns better than before. Thicker and most importantly only sweet and 'lemak-lemak' not salty anymore. And, something even better, I'm gonna do it again! but don't know when.
Monday, October 27, 2008
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Convocation :-) Yippee!!
Just a short post..I'm all excited on my Masters Convocation tomorrow morning. It'll be as early as 8 O'clock in the morning.. Knowing myself, I'm only excited but not all ready yet. As for my mum, knowing her daughter, she keep on telling me to iron the clothes tonight itself, have I checked what's in the paper bag of the Convocation Package that I get when I collect my robe, make sure that everything is in place so tomorrow it'll be peaceful and most importantly not LATE!! but still...none of it has been done. I know that in the paper bag I just have to bring along the Invitation Card for the guests.
Ok will tell more on this in my next post...daaa..
p/s: Went to OU to look for covered shoes. LEWRE has one that is really nice with 30% discount which makes the price at RM139. However, I didn't immediately took it, just trying to see if anything is nicer in Hush Puppies with the same price range. However, managed to buy one in Blay only at RM40 after 50% less. Proud that I managed to do that. See! I've told you that I've changed!
Ok will tell more on this in my next post...daaa..
p/s: Went to OU to look for covered shoes. LEWRE has one that is really nice with 30% discount which makes the price at RM139. However, I didn't immediately took it, just trying to see if anything is nicer in Hush Puppies with the same price range. However, managed to buy one in Blay only at RM40 after 50% less. Proud that I managed to do that. See! I've told you that I've changed!
Thursday, October 16, 2008
DVDs..
A problem in the streamyx line these few days has left me with no other choice but watching the DVDs that I have long bought but haven't watch..I'm not really updated with the latest movies. Not the kind of person who would rush to see a movie on the 1st day it enters the cinema. Neither do I bother to buy DVD. But once in a while when I happen to be in a DVD store I''ll buy more than 5 DVDs and since I don't keep up with what's new and what's great, synopsis of the movie at the back of the cover really influence the buying.
Ok..Back to what I've watched..but before that, I bought these DVDs if I'm not mistaken during my visit to my sister's in Bintulu..You can somewhat tell what DVD movie they have there in Bintulu! (heheh..no offence Bintulu people! It's a nice small town though..Ok..I bought 3 'Find Love', 'Children of Men' and ' The Forest of the Tree'( I can relate the title and the storyline for the first two DVD but this last one I have no idea why 'The Forest of the Tree' maybe you guys can help me figured it out once I tell what's it about)..
CHILDREN OF MEN
This movie is actually an adaptation from a Novel by P.D James with the same title. The novel was published ni 1992. But the movie was in 2006.(See! I've told you that I'm not updated enough in movies!But this is considered good enough, 2006 movie watched in 2008.)ok..back to the movie..it was set in year 2027 where human face the threat of extinction. At the beginning of the story, the world is crying on the death of the world's youngest person aged 18. Imagine, the world has no new birth in 18 years. In the race against time, the main character Theo (Clive Owen)together with a terrorist group which is led by his ex-wife (Julian Moore) is in a mission to save an immigrant girl who is pregnant. Having had the experience of losing their own child, Theo and his wife is very determine to save the girl even if it means having to risk their own life. On the way to their mission, England at that time is very racist and bias towards Immigrants. Sheltering an immigrant is a big crime. So, on the way to save the girl to 'The Human Project', (a project by the scientists to help save the future of human kind) the ex-wife were killed by a group of locals armed with dangerous weapons. Not only her, Theo's good friend also was shot dead by a terrorist. Despite his frustration of having to loose all his loved ones, he is still in his mission to save the girl, as she has the most precious thing on earth at that moment. A BABY!! The background of the story is a really different side of London and England which you wouldn't want to live and see. Bombs, shoots and shouts are everywhere. Buildings wreckage, debris, smokes and pollution are everywhere. The girl managed to deliver the baby safely and are really near to the end of the mission where The Human Project ship saw her boat. However, Theo died of too much bleeding.
Another main character together with them is Miriam (a midwife)who in this story told her side of story on how she realised that the whole world is facing an infertility problem where there's no new pregnancy at the hospital where she worked, a hospital where her cousins, and friends work and until there's no more cries of newborn baby.
That's a little bit of the story. What I like apart from the movie is the songs in it.
Another DVD that I watched I'll tell u guys in my next post. That one needs more analytical views and comments from me rather than just a synopsis alone. Ok..I think I'm gonna start watching DVDs now!!
Ok..Back to what I've watched..but before that, I bought these DVDs if I'm not mistaken during my visit to my sister's in Bintulu..You can somewhat tell what DVD movie they have there in Bintulu! (heheh..no offence Bintulu people! It's a nice small town though..Ok..I bought 3 'Find Love', 'Children of Men' and ' The Forest of the Tree'( I can relate the title and the storyline for the first two DVD but this last one I have no idea why 'The Forest of the Tree' maybe you guys can help me figured it out once I tell what's it about)..
CHILDREN OF MEN
This movie is actually an adaptation from a Novel by P.D James with the same title. The novel was published ni 1992. But the movie was in 2006.(See! I've told you that I'm not updated enough in movies!But this is considered good enough, 2006 movie watched in 2008.)ok..back to the movie..it was set in year 2027 where human face the threat of extinction. At the beginning of the story, the world is crying on the death of the world's youngest person aged 18. Imagine, the world has no new birth in 18 years. In the race against time, the main character Theo (Clive Owen)together with a terrorist group which is led by his ex-wife (Julian Moore) is in a mission to save an immigrant girl who is pregnant. Having had the experience of losing their own child, Theo and his wife is very determine to save the girl even if it means having to risk their own life. On the way to their mission, England at that time is very racist and bias towards Immigrants. Sheltering an immigrant is a big crime. So, on the way to save the girl to 'The Human Project', (a project by the scientists to help save the future of human kind) the ex-wife were killed by a group of locals armed with dangerous weapons. Not only her, Theo's good friend also was shot dead by a terrorist. Despite his frustration of having to loose all his loved ones, he is still in his mission to save the girl, as she has the most precious thing on earth at that moment. A BABY!! The background of the story is a really different side of London and England which you wouldn't want to live and see. Bombs, shoots and shouts are everywhere. Buildings wreckage, debris, smokes and pollution are everywhere. The girl managed to deliver the baby safely and are really near to the end of the mission where The Human Project ship saw her boat. However, Theo died of too much bleeding.
Another main character together with them is Miriam (a midwife)who in this story told her side of story on how she realised that the whole world is facing an infertility problem where there's no new pregnancy at the hospital where she worked, a hospital where her cousins, and friends work and until there's no more cries of newborn baby.
That's a little bit of the story. What I like apart from the movie is the songs in it.
Another DVD that I watched I'll tell u guys in my next post. That one needs more analytical views and comments from me rather than just a synopsis alone. Ok..I think I'm gonna start watching DVDs now!!
Thursday, October 9, 2008
My Laptop :-(
What's with the title and the sad smiley..(ade ke? Sad pastu smiley lak..whatever..) yesterday night, I came home to be told by my sister that my laptop rosak..when I ON the laptop the screen is pitch black!! Ohh..this must be The MENACE VIRUS...I know that my laptop needs spring-clean but I just put it on hold until...I don't know when..so that's why when I came to know about the condition of my laptop I'm sad but I can still remain calm. Usually if it's something regarding my belongings that I really value, it could lead to sleepless nightS..It doesn't necessarily have to be on expensive things, even something that is very cheap but if I really value that thing, I could go crazy if something bad happen to that something..
There was once when some of the copies of my monthly Reader's Digest that I subscribe was not at the place where it should be, I would scream at the top of my voice to my sisters simply accusing them of taking it (Who else could it be?). That was in my house. Back in the hostel, I also lost one copy of the Reader's Digest, and it really carry me NUTS when I can't even concentrate in the classroom! And to your surprise, I even do'a in my prayers to get it back. (I lost quite a sum of money once and I forgot to pray for me to get the money back..Yes! I'm SERIOUS!!)
Ok! back to my laptop..I sent it to be repaired and I bought an Original Anti Virus Software for 3 User..(Haaa..ambik ko virus..I wouldn't let you live anywhere near my Laptop!)altogether would costs around RM150 (hopefully no other problems found..)I don't care if all of you think that this is not a wise decision as some people can just reformat by themselves and I am not that SOME people. Even some of my friend do offer that they can mend it for me but I just couldn't wait to get it fixed..
Oh Laptop...the sadness still come and go..when I think of you..!! Hopefully everything would be fine. (SISTERS..after this no more of my laptop for all of you..the DESKTOP will do..It works just the same!..)
There was once when some of the copies of my monthly Reader's Digest that I subscribe was not at the place where it should be, I would scream at the top of my voice to my sisters simply accusing them of taking it (Who else could it be?). That was in my house. Back in the hostel, I also lost one copy of the Reader's Digest, and it really carry me NUTS when I can't even concentrate in the classroom! And to your surprise, I even do'a in my prayers to get it back. (I lost quite a sum of money once and I forgot to pray for me to get the money back..Yes! I'm SERIOUS!!)
Ok! back to my laptop..I sent it to be repaired and I bought an Original Anti Virus Software for 3 User..(Haaa..ambik ko virus..I wouldn't let you live anywhere near my Laptop!)altogether would costs around RM150 (hopefully no other problems found..)I don't care if all of you think that this is not a wise decision as some people can just reformat by themselves and I am not that SOME people. Even some of my friend do offer that they can mend it for me but I just couldn't wait to get it fixed..
Oh Laptop...the sadness still come and go..when I think of you..!! Hopefully everything would be fine. (SISTERS..after this no more of my laptop for all of you..the DESKTOP will do..It works just the same!..)
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