Tuesday 29 July 2008

Nape? Nape? Nape?

Nape Hagar d Horrible baca komik?
Nape anak2 degil takmoh dengar cakap emak?
Nape gigi yg cantik dicabut hanya nak pakai gigi besi?
Nape mat Bangla yg motong rumput engkar janji?
Nape Itam asyik panjat ikut tingkap takmoh ikut pintu?
Nape Kurt ngan Bu takmoh paham2 jangan pasmosyen dlm tempat makan?
Nape PinPin suka ikut jalan pintas panjat tembok masuk dapur?
Nape siFirdaus lempor sokabar sesuka ati sampai patah aerial keta?
Nape kap-lam-ya-nge hangkut sampah tak tutup balik pintu gabej?
Nape jiran sebelah sidai kain bertepek2 bukan kat pagar dia?
Nape ada perasaan menyampah, muak dan mual? Nape? nape? nape?
Nape kipas yg kerap berpusing cepat tangkap habuk?
Nape D malas basuh sudu garpu?
Nape T sms pendek2 aje?
Nape abah tak sker tegakkan sepatu kat dinding?
Nape CS sorang aje yg kena buang sampah & lipat baju?
Nape CS bising2 nih?
Nape CS tak guna 'kenapa' tapi guna 'nape'?
Nape CS tak kata "haa, lu pikirlah sendiri"?

NOTA: Ejaan English NAPE bermaksud TENGKOK

Gnocchi

"GNOCCHI (pronounced nee-okkee) are an excellent alternative: They're fantastic with all sorts of sauces, from a simple summer tomato sauce to the richest winter meat sauce. Florentines call them topini (field mice), because the home made ones vaguely resemble mice in size and shape.

This can produce a certain amount of confusion outside of Tuscany; one of my wife's aunts once caused a stir in a restaurant in Rome when she saw someone else eating gnocchi and asked for topini. The waiter said there weren’t any, and when she insisted there were, went to get the owner, who stiffly informed her that there were no mice in his restaurant. Eventually the misunderstanding was cleared up and she had her topini" .. unquote
Al-kisah ...

I've been wanting to try my hands on this Gnocchi but I never got the will to do it. Watching Biba cooks it on tv so effortlessly makes me even more determined to try, but the surge of semangat is forever 'elek'. Gnocchi equals to flour, eggs, potato/cheese & water. Haha apa susahnya but what stops me? Been wondering too what this gnocchi tastes like. Is it milky, cheesy or what?

It was in November 1996, while window shopping at the exclusive departmental store (hic), my sisters and I menjelajah to every nook and corner of the store. We were curious as to what makes the store so special for Lady Di. Without further ado we headed to its supermarket. Waah.. I just love supermarkets. No hard feelings if I didnt pay a visit to Buckingham Palace or to Liverpool (hope the Beatles tak kecik ati). I just love supermarkets, 'here, there & everywhere'.

Kita nak cakap Melayu plak k? .. Bila tiba kat supermarket tu yg dipenuhi dgn berbagai2 benda, maka we all cam hilang 'aqal gitu. Yg jakunnya tentulah yours truly maklum fers taim masuk kesitu akin rusa masuk kampung.

Terasa kelakar bila nampak diorang jual udang kering yg dah direndam. Pandangan tu biasa je kalau kat rumah, tapi kat situ?? Hahahaha .. (it tickles me u know?). Dan, jeng jeng jeng .. maka kaki ni terbelok ke stall jual fresh food. Ya Allah, rasa excited kalah terjumpa Lady Di lah pulak walhal baru jumpa GNOCCHI aje tu.

Beli gnocchi perisa cheese dan kentang. Masak cam masak spaghetti dan goreng. Apa rasa gnocchi? Sedaaaaaaaaaaaap, sedaaaaaaaap dan sedaaaaaaaap! Terasa cam makan kepompong ulat mulberry. Nyumm..

Tekak ni terasa nak makan Gnocchilaah. Camne nih? Nak kesana ke? Hoho, jgn nak ngader! 13 jam kaku seloroh badan just for Gnocchi, hekhek.. tqvm!

Monday 28 July 2008

Sunday luncheon ... 27/7

Kita piknik kat umah aje! Masak lemak yg tak lemak sebab malas punya pasal. Guna santan dlm kotak yg isinya tinggal separuh. Nak PERAHSANtan tersangatlah malas sebab kelapa parut keras berdentum dlm freezer. Nak dimaikrowevkan pun malas. Terpaksa masak yg ni sebab nakkan kuahnya. Ikan parang kalau digoreng aje lagi best dari masak cenggini (blame it on the inesen ikan, haha).

Ayam gor for the two of them. Cukuplah 3 ketul sorang. Umi punye masih dlm kuali, dapat 2 ketul aje. Fried long bean takde dlm list sebab lupa nak 'tangkap'. Segala gambar yg ditangkap guna henpon jer; ada sharp ada kelabu .. (nak guna yg berdigital2 dan yg berSeLaR2 (SLR) tu tak gheti) so make do with what I am comfortable with (for now).

Ni lauk add-on for dinner (rajin ek?). Shallots fried with butter then campakkan prawns (marinated with salt & turmeric). Shallots kena hanguskan sikit kasi dia lebih umpph. Resipi sendiri guna 18 jenis herba2 terpilih, ahaks...(takkan KFC aje boleh claim cenggitu, kan?).

Pulut and kuah dherian, my dessert (Z & D tak sker menda2 ni. Bagus gak). Bought the cooked pulut while the kuah ... heheh, kita masak sendiri. Siap ada topping gula Melaka lagi (sure bertambah manis wajah gua, huahua).

Sunday 27 July 2008

Maggi Tom Yam ...


Maggi Tom Yam khas untuk Cibil. Siap dapat free sticker Kung Fu Panda lagiii, hehe..

"aciih, aanti Ibil ampal tiker tu tat beg kolah Ibil ehh"? (clap2 riang)

Saturday 26 July 2008

Folded baju, spaghetti carbonara and ...

Friday 25/7
Kalau ada mesin basuh yg reti lipat-melipat, bukan ke baguss? Tapi apakan daya. Kalau lipat LEPAT PISANG mesti best dapat makan... (dah lama tak beli pisang. Beli pisang nak buat kueh; pisang pandang kita, kita pandang pisang then pisang tu perished begitu aje). Eh, apsal ada citer pisang nih?

Lipat melipat ni mesti ada seni dan tekniknya. Lipat t-shirt mesti gini bukan gitu, lipat seluar yg kecik2 tu mesti gitu bukan gini. Piawaian siapa ni? Piawaian orang cerewet ke? (geleng2 paler takmo ngaku). Sumpah I tak! (still in denial..). But then, if there were awards for the best garments FOLDER, who do you think would win?. Hehe, you all sms jer kenombor dot3, ok?

Critical success factor: each folded item should be tidy, crisp and appealing to the eyes but looking at the pic., my own piawaian is somewhat below par. Can't keep up anymore.

Saturday 26/7
At 2am: was awaken by D to taste his Spaghetti Carbonara. At 2am? Haa, sibujang sunti masak spaghetti dlm bekas periok masak bubur yg belum dibasuh. No komen! Pagi ni teruja juga nak rasa hasil air tangan D, so had a bit for breakfast. OKlaa, not bad rasanya.

Bubur lambok, karipap pusing (2 dah dlm pewot) dan pulut. Bayar bil telepon tapi tersinggah pulak kat restoran Ubikayu. Kononnya nak jimat beli pulut aje tak beli kuah durian. Niat nak masak sendiri kuah tu (adakah niat tinggal niat? Hahahaaa ... )

Berkonvoi dgn siMerah yang kenit keworkshop - kena langgar, dented sket kat sebelah belakang. SiMerah dgn humblenya 'let go' aje sipelanggar tu. Semoga tuan punya siMerah diberi rezeki yg melimpah ruah, boleh beli keta kenit cam Mini Cooper ke (rasa nostalgic dgn keta Mini Clubman ijau).

S e l a m a t ......

Friday 25 July 2008

Food, food and food




Restoran Dapur Nusantara SS15.








Nasi Rawon bukan Rowan (Atkinson) ok?
Lauk Nasi Rawon macam beef stew yang tersilap identiti.
TERPAKSA habiskan sebab dagingnya empok, heheh ..







Complete set of Nasi Rawon ..








POPIA! Cuba sebut pelan2 "Po" .. "phia" (bunyi biar sengau).









Warna coklat tu disengajakan, goreng lama sket
biar garrreng! I ate them all, shhhh...








Mee yg tak bernama ni sedap dimakan panas2.
Slurrp, slurrp..
hirup bising2 cam orang Jepun.







Dari sambal tumis tetiba jadi ala Thai.
Bukan salah ibu mengandung, kan?







Bubur daging tak cukup sifat tanpa garnishing.
Musuh abah, hahaha (kesian!)






Pisang goreng Andaman berusia sehari,
tersangatlah garing bila digoreng semula.
Don't judge the pisang by its look, ok?




Dah pandai upload gambar dari HP ke laptop tanpa ragu2 .. clap2 .. gua bahagia yeayyy!!!

Thursday 24 July 2008

A day in a life of a homemaker ...

6am - Woke up and back in bed soon after. Mood tergendala sebentar maka minda ni perlu lebih direhatkan...zzzzzz!!!

10am - Lipat baju kejap (menciinya keje ni). Feed and clean the cats. Had MOU with Z bab kucing2 ni. If I were to clean up and feed them, I'll charge RM3/day. CikLi setuju aje tapi bila D&T tau, diorang komen sambil senyum ngader2 "dengan Abah pun Umi nak caj juga?"

Haha .. "why not? Umi cari duit halal buat keje part-time. OK aper". Keje part-time untuk 6 hari maka dapatlah RM18 seminggu. Selalunya CikLi bundarkan jadi RM20. Sebenarnya saja nak 'siku' minda D&T. I dont mind giving ganjaran to them as and when they help out with the house chores, or anythinglah for that matter just to make my hati, jantong and limpa riang ria selama2nya. Tapi buat ke? Arrkk, arrkk..

11am - Goreng popia 10 ketul & secawan teh-o. Tak malu mengaku I ate them all. Description: Vege popia 1" by 2" dijamin halal.

12.30pm - Call up Domino's talked to Cik Kartini about T's pay. Something amiss here. Have to do something ...

2pm - Drove to SS15, singgah McD drive-thru and drop D to do his thing. Rasa kenyang akibat 10 ketul popia dah hilang effectnya soon terpandang restoran Dapur Nusantara. Shhh..to cut the long story short, I ordered Nasi Rawon (have heard but never tried). The dish is of white rice, blanched taugeh, sambal, kopok and its main dish was beef stew masak kicap.

Comment: sambal (tak sedap), keropok (bolehlaa), taugeh (pelik), and the so-called beef stew tak sesedap my daging masak kicap. Sumpah I cook better! (haha riaknya).

3.30pm - OTW home bought a packet of JM Beriani for Z. Wah! JM Beriani's restaurant is so lovely after a make-over. Jangan naikkan harga daaah. Zuup to Maybank Taipan, waited and waited for D to do some trnxn. Aduh lamanya, sigh.. Tahap kesabaran orang pompuan bab tunggu menunggu ni memang 1st class honours. Can't deny.

4.30pm - Home. Ask D to pass the beriani to Z. Sorry 'Ling', you kena makan sensorang. Jangan lupa buat kopi sendiri ok??

Went out again to pick up my specs. Eh, apsal terasa mata ni juling2 air pulak?? Kahkah... specs murahlah katakan. OTW home, singgah stall 'boifren' beli lauk for dinner untuk Z aje as he couldn't stand the sight of bubur nasi (tapi bubur kacang OK pulak tu, fevret lagi)

8pm - Cook bubur ayam for D and bubur daging for me but jangan harap I would cook using separate periok. Tak duliklah kalau ayam dan daging bercakaran dlm periok tu .. harharhar... janji bubur rasa sedap.

Wisdom tooth, bubur ayam & popia

Tuesday 22/7

9.30am - To Giant bought perishable goods. Bought I-Talk and off to Optician. Buat specs paling murah dlm donia just for reading.


2pm - Sent D to dentist to 'uproot' a wisdom tooth. RM70 terbang. How much would Mr Dentist charge, I wonder. The first time D went to Dentist to have his wisdom tooth extracted was quite a havoc (pic above). D was a nervous-wrecked, menggeletar beyond control. Nervous tak tentu pasal rasa cam nak sepak2 aje muka dia! Sabo ajelah.

4pm - Cook bubur ayam for the big baby .. 6.30pm - Watch Ezora sambil baca paper. Nasib baik tak tidor sambil watch Ezora .. 9pm - Taped Sinderela for T and me.

9.15pm - Mas came with Atika brought 6 durians. Jamu popia n teh-o. Frozen popia beli kat Giant, goreng aje tersangatlah berbaloi. Mas tunjuk dulang dan basket untuk hantaran kawin hasil gubahan emaknya. Not bad.

Wednesday 23 July 2008

A long day at Zebrina (part 3)


Hehe, I'm back (no komen on gambar hiasan).

Lencong kejap ...

Tengah syok makan kuey tiau ladna, T fone dari SA "Umi kat Seremban? Buat apa"?. Ishh, budak nih. What has Ulu Yam done to you? "Umi pegi umah Ibu, baca sms tak?". Maka disambut dgn deraian giggle "Haa'aaah..lupa..lupaa". Hadoii budak ni, kacau aje, kita nak oo-la-la sekali-sekala pun tak cenang. Bila T fone cam tu, mesti ada MISI yg perlu dilaksanakan a.s.a.p! 'Misi' yg disebut kat part 2 tadi.

Part 3 bermula disini.. (haha, suka ati aje)

Tiba rumah dgn jayanya merentasi Fed. Highway. Z sambut I dgn girang sekali (ye ke nehh??). In about 20 mts (sempat unload barang2 dibawak dari Seremban, freshen up, teguk air & pick T's manikam), I was set to cruise the highway again with Z. Besst! kali ni bolehlah pejam mata, berangan dan relax goyang2 kaki.

Tiba kolej, ramainya manusia. Dicelah2 manusia yg ramai tu maka terpandanglah manusia yg I rindui tuu. Dari jauh dah nampak senyom makrifatnya. Senyom yg diinterpret 'gembira jumpa umi & abah', atau senyom tanda guilty? Both kot?

"Hi Mi (sambil cium tangan & pipi).. nih T punya baju kotorrr ....." blablablaaa (patutlah senyom lelebih). Maka berlangsonglah barter trade. T dapat segala2 yg bersih & wangi, Uminya pulak dapat pekasam; baju/stokin/seluar basah (hasil camping di Ulu Yam). Bercerita lebih kurang, bid farewell. Bila T berjalan menuju ke biliknya, I tengok aje dia berjalan hingga tak kelihatan dimata (tapi T kenot do that to Uminya sebab T akan lebih sedih, and yet to Uminya T nih quite cold cam mentimun Jepun). Oh well..

Dlm perjalanan balik Z tanya nak dinner kat mana? "Mana2 jer..I dah kenyang makan petang tadi". Dinner at KFC Taipan, Z oder snack plate, I oder ala-carte (ehhh.. tadi tu, saper yg kata dia dah kenyang? Hampeh betul pompuan itu). Masa makan tu kaan, I rasa cam romantik jer, maklum dah lama tak makan berdua2an at nite cam tu namun you all perlu tau, kami tetap berdua2an dimalam2 lain juga, ahaks.

Cerita sampingan sat ..

Sedang sebok berkemas kat rumah Ndja, sempat gak curi tulang. Banyak sokabar terpakai membungkus barang2 untuk dibuang, maka I ni yg pantang tengok sokabar terpandang pada satu artikel tentang Mrs Cole who drives a KENARI. The UK police prohibits her from driving as she endangers other motorists. Mrs Cole drives at a walking pace @20kph, a slowcoach. At the back of her car written "saya takut bawak keta lelaju" <- gitulah maksudnya dlm bahasa kita.

Conclusion: My BIL and I are better drivers compared to Mrs Cole, aren't we?

A long day at Zebrina (part 2)


Haha, ada part 2 gitu (gambar hiasan tetap sama).

Lepas segalanya dikemas dan tersusun, maka kami bibik2 yg diimpot dari KL pun menghela nafas panjang sambil menegakkan apa2 yg patut ditegakkan.

Rehat time minum minam, makan goreng pisang dan buah2an sambil membelek2 berjenis2 sachet minuman yg berlonggok atas meja. Bila terpandang Eno, I pun teringat kat apam gebu yg kembang cam bunga tu. Tanya kat kakak2 samada diorang tau tak buat apam tu? Sorang kakak kata pernah buat duuuuluuuuuuu tapi resipinya dah hilang. OKlah tu!! Nasib I tak mengidam.. (tssk..tssk).

Tetiba kedengaran bunyi salam dan terdengar nama manis I dipanggil. Haaa.. my friend has arrived. My friend ni duk kat Bukit Cedang, barely 5 mts from Zebrina. Dlm keta kura2 tadi, I sempat sms beritau keberangkatan I ke Seremban. Exchange hugs and kisses, dan dapat pulak buah tangan yg memang betul2 buah. Ada 2 jenis moktan dan WAAHH!! terlebih sudah.. macam mimpi jerr.. APAM GEBU KEMBANG CAM BUNGA ada depan mata .. Can u believe that she brought apam gobu??? Alhamdullilah ...

Dah lama tak jumpa kawan yg sorang nih. Tiap tahun kami bertiga akan pi makan2 selebret besday tapi keadaan tak mengizinkan sekarang (sob2). Tak cukup berbual disini, dihangkutnya kita ke rumahnya. Duduk takat 20minit terus keluar raun2 keliling Seremban 2. Sambil raun2 sambil bercerita dan mengadu hal .. I cam biasa jadi TELINGA ... bak kata omputih "I'm all ears".

Sebelum berangkat ke KL, ada satu lagi sesi makan2@late lunch. Tiba PJ waktu Maghrib. Dalam keta tadi dah WORRY bebenar teringatkan kena drive waktu malam rentasi Fed. Highway. Ni kes terpaksa, so kena buat juga. Kena tiba rumah selewat2nya pukul 9 sebab ada satu lagi misi yet to be accomplished.

Doa berbakul2 lagi. Syukur !!! tiba rumah dgn selamat dan jayanya within 15 minutes. Tepukan gemuruh untuk diri sendiri ...

To be continued ... (harharhar)

Monday 21 July 2008

A long day at Zebrina (part 1)


Zebrina is a new township at Seremban 2. They have Acacia, Saffron etc. Apahal I buat promosi percuma nih? Adalaa ..

Sunday 9am: berbekalkan doa berbakul2, maka meluncur J-gua merentasi Federal Highway. As nervous as ever but they say driving along the FH on a Sunday is a breeze. Really? Akan ku buktikan!

Waah, ni sudah bessst. Highway cam deserted aje. Very da good. In less than 15mts dah tiba SS1, Teh's house. Clap3, another achievement for me, yeah! Last week SJ-SA and now SJ-PJ. Have had to drive alone as hubby as usual keje .. "AHAD PUN KEJE JUGAAK"? Kedengaran suara mak mentua yg tak baper nak pircaya menantunya keje walhal orang lain boleh gi piknik, syopping dan berlaypak2an. Namun hubby dah takde mak mentua you, maka suara ala2 mak mentua tadi tu datang dari mana ek?? Hmmm, jangan pandang depan..!

Dari SS1 ke Seremban berkonvoi 2 keta. I tumpang keta BIL, and another car was driven by Ngah (total 9 persons). Mission to Seremban is to visit Ndja, another sister who had just been transfered there from Kedah. Kononnya berkonvoi tapi keta BIL yg I numpang jauh tinggal kebelakang. How can u expect to arrive Seremban in a jiffy if you drive at a speed of 70kph? Hehehe, look who's talking? I keji ek ngumpat abang ipor sendiri.

Dlm keta, I dok sms my sis in the other car and sis yg menunggu kat Seremban tu. Kiranya live telecast telling them the actual location of the kura2 car. One of my sms to them: I jeling speedometer, menten @70kph jer. Tak naik sedigit pun. My kaki dok tekan2 sampai nak berlubang ni ha.., sibaek Salim hiburkan suci dlm debu".

BIL ni mmg femes tak bawak keta lebih dari 70kph. It doesn't matter if his car can really speed or not. Dulu we all wat joke, bila BIL drove from KL-JB/KL-Penang, sure keta dia penuh dgn cobweb (tak kiralah cobweb tarantula or black maria)..heheh... U all mesti tak dpt tangkap joke ni khaan? Kahkahkah... takpe, takpe .. (nanti I cuba wat joke lagi eh?).

At last we arrived at Zebrina safe n sound with great hunger pang. Tak sempat panas kerusi yg diduduk, we all beramai2 gembira ria pi breakfast kat Kafe DZ. Makan lontong with sambal sotong n kuah kacang.. Burp!! Alhamdulillah. OTW home beli goreng pisang dan manggis.

Sesi berkemas .. unpack this and that. I chose to kemas the pantry. Ya Rabbi!! My sis ni taklah selalu & rajin memasak (haha kita ngumpat kakak sendiri dosa ke?) tapi .. Ya Rabbi (sekali lagi). Sebut pasal TEH aje dah berbagai jenis. I told her teh2 tu boleh tahan hingga 7 keturunan (no joke). HONEY@madu, mak-aii! berbotol2. Essence buat kueh berbotol2, jelly dlm kotak, berkotak2 (jelly to make TRIFLE. Yes dia mmg expert). Maggi-maggot (hic), canned food berENTEM2 (sepatah kata oghang Muor). Tetiba ada pulak seplastik besar cili kering (haha.. berkutulah kau wahai cili), and mind you, the list goes on and on and on ...

Apapun dia ni memang lebar tapak tangan, suka membeli dan membeli tapi tersangatlah pemurah orangnya (all Cancerians are like that whaat..ehem). Tu I tak touch on her cooking utensils, plates & saucers, cups & mugs lagi.. Masyaallah... PAP! (u all kena tepok dahi gak to get the feel!)

To be continued...

Saturday 19 July 2008

Serikaya nangka, VM Beetle...

17/7 - Happy birthday to my nephew G. Semoga jadi anak yg soleh. G and parents just moved to Seremban2 from Kedah. Am yet to visit them. Maybe this Sunday ... ? but driving to Seremban has never termaktub in my 'wish list'. Huwaaah ..

Bought 2 packs of Beriani n 1 pack Laksa Johor for lunch (bought keropok from different stall). Went to Giant. Ate keropok in the car .. krup krap krup krap .. Wooops! tetiba teringat, I paid RM12 for my lunch? Did a quick congak. If a pack of beriani costs 6.50, 2 = 13, + laksa 4.50 = RM17.50. Sah I was undercharged. Isn't it my rezeki? Hmmm .. should I or shouldn't I go back to the shop and pay the difference??

Mas dropped by in the evening with 3 big durians. Terima kasih daun durian, ahaks. Mas brought her gown pengantin as well to show me the 'aftermath'. Hadoii kesiannya. The long gown is sponsored by the groom to be worn at his reception. Tailor tu dah banyak buat silap and gave senseless excuses. I could feel something amiss when I first met her. Looks like my intuition is at par with Madam Zora .. hahaha.

18/7 - Z was generous enough to buy lunch. Lazy bebenar to cook but rajin pulak nak buat dessert. I know what I want to do. Yes, I want to make serikaya nangka. Besst, dah terbayang rasanya dlm mulut. Bought nangka a week ago. To stunt nangka's smell berleluasa dlm esbok, I wrapped a pack of nangka with a tea towel. Heheh.. bijaklaksana khan?? Mak always steam the serikaya but I memandai baked it. My serikaya nangka was exceptionally nice walaupun rupanya tak seindah mana.

Went to SA after Maghrib. This time relax aje sebab Z yg drive. Pick T and off to Tesco. Bought some titbits for her weekly nibbling and some stuff for her camping trip to Ulu Yam. Had dinner at Chicken Rice Shop. T had wantan mee, Z had buttered-chic rice and I had my fav. spring rolls. Sent T to hostel. Went up to her room, mmm... not bad, quite clean and smells good. T says she often sweeps the floor. Wah! that's almost unbelievable cos at home she only vaccums. Her ritual before using the vaccum is to first WASH the nozzle, the brush and the thingy that sucks the dusts. Kan buang masa dan tenaga namanya tu?? T is obsessive to the max!

Ngah's 66th birthday. At first it was just a cordial greetings but tetiba ada pulak cerita lain. Sigh... ada jer problem. D is eyeing on Abang Mat's old VW beetle. Conclusion: Sorry D, you can't have the car. It would be too expensive to have a make-over on that old beetle. It would have been a different story if D is already working, so I sarankan "cepat habiskan belajar, score good grades and get a job"!

19/7 - a very quiet day. Buat tu tak kena, buat ni tak kena. Ohh T, why don't you answer my sms? Kat Ulu Yam tu takde coverage ke? Sigh ...

Wednesday 16 July 2008

My TV ..


This is my newly acquired but used Sony Trinitron. Has been with me since November last. Have no idea how long has its owner been using it but so far the tv behaves well (it better be!). Is there any new Trinitron model in the market lately? The answer is Harharhar .. kiahkiahkiah !! (perhaps they are still available in China, India & PJ?).

BTW, (sambil memoncongkan bibir) the pic was taken by its owner at his house weeks before beliau left for .... for... aahhh.. malaslah nak citer.

I just love TV. I bought a 14" black/white with my 1st pay. It was my 1st harta dunia which I cherished so much as it was bought after my keringat diperah. I felt good! Prior to that, my harta dunia are my Pagol watch and National transistor radio, gifts given by Mak and Long resp. soon after I got my form 3 results.

The widest screen that we ever bought was a 16" National. Years later we bought a few of the same kind, a 14" but of variety of other brands. People used to tease (or perli) or dok heran whylah we didnt buy a wider screen tv knowing we can well afford it. I guess takde jodoh/rezeki cos hati tak terbukak nak beli Plasma, Wega or any other flat screen TVs.

Nak berhutang memang boleh, sign or tenyeh aje, but that's not the way we manage our resources. Sometimes simplicity is bliss :-)

P/S: Why do you think I bought the used tv ? Hehe ..
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Tuesday 15 July 2008

Favourite animals & pets

Suka sangat2 kat para2 ITIK ni. I pernah bela itik as a pet, nama dia Didik. Baru jer nak mengenal erti kehidupan, dia mati kena langgar 'prebet sapu'. Nasib baik masa tu I kecik lagi, kalau tak dah lama I sue drebar tu!

I gembira tengok itik berenang2 & bermandi2an dlm air. Tenggelam timbul, kocak sana kocak sini, meriah dan mengasyikkan! Hati nan lara boleh bertukar jadi tenang setenang2nya...

Owen ni 'ada tuan' tapi tak kesah nak balik rumah. Mesti sebab aura CS nii. Abang Owen nama Beckham (jiran yg beri nama2 ni). Diorang berdua ni dah lama jadi aruah. Owen ni baik hati, suka mengalah, pandai gak nyakitkan ati kita tapi bila tengok matanya yg redup, huwaargh.. tak sampai ati. Owen ni termasuk dlm list berbelas2 ekoq kucing alien yg menumpang kasih dari famili CS.

Gaya panda bear yg penuh kasih sayang mendodoi, menyusu dan membelai babynya seakan2 manusia ... Sebak boleh nangis guling2 tau! Patutlaa pun panda bear cam manusia; dua2 gemar REBUNG! :-)

Semut ni sebenarnya banyak yg nakal2. Dah dikenal pasti ada 4-5 jenis. Nowadays, semut pun dah health-conscious. Depa dah suka minum air tawar, jgn tak cayer. Masa I berdarah muda, dah berbakul2 semut2 ni jadi mangsa Mortin tapi I dah 'hands up' sekarang, lebih2 lagi bila ketahui T & H tak pernah lenyek semut atau watdengki (nampak nyamok cakap "hush, hush" aje cam halau kucing). Lipas? haa.. dgn lipas, dont' pray2 with me cos I can't resist! YaAllah ampunkan dosa2ku.

Lain2 binatang: Suka Ladybird (anggun), koala bear (cuddly), dolphin (bijak cam 'Flipper'), burung merak (mystique), ikan paus (gosh!), monyet (cute bila diorang cari kutu dan ngendong baby). Masa kecik2 dulu bila guwau2 dgn Mak, Mak sure kata "monyet punya budak". Har3, monyet pun monyetlah. Apparently my Chinese horoscope memang dak Nyet pun.

Last but not least, suka KETAM dan NAGA.

Monday 14 July 2008

Dub dab dub dab ...


Terngiang2 dicuping telinga gelak hilai keji dan dengki si Folan ... (takpe, ada ubi ada batas ..). Kalau I kata kekejiannya lebih menaikkan semangat, TAK JUGA (heheh, jangan harap). Senang cerita, I empowered myself to change .. (cam ni sounds more professional, kan?)


Ahad yg gusar. Kiranya sehari suntuk hati ni dupdap2 aje mikirkan petang nanti kena redah Federal highway sekali lagi. Makan nasi berlaukkan ketam masak lemak dah tak terasa lazatnya. Udang goreng bersalut tepong pun dah tak memberi apa2 makna.

Tepat 5.45 ptg maka J-gua meluncur meredah petang yg indah. Doa berbakul2. Confidence level naik sikit sebab D teman, dan kawan T tumpang sama. Lebih senang route yg Mas ajar dari route yg Z cadangkan. Thank you Mas & Z very much :-)

Tiba Kolej, T unload manikamnya. Budak ni pun satu. Tiap minggu dihangkutnya luggage. Bukan reti nak bawak beg KENIT2. Very meticulous siap dgn checklist things to bring, things kept dlm gobok hostel, etc. Selesai segala, tiba masa for hugs & kisses. Sedih pulak rasa.

Next week T tak balik sebab ada camping di Ulu Yam. Hmmm ... nasihat untuk minggu depan tak boleh diberi in advance (so tunggu ajelah Jumaat ni untuk sesi 'words of wisdom' to T dari Uminya yaaang ... dot3).

Doa tetap berbakul2. Hala balik ke SJ ikut jalan yg sepatutnya dilalui tak ikut route cam Jumaat lepas (yg sesat bagai tu). Mas & Z kata "ikut kiriiiiiiii aje..". Wah..wah..wah.. tetiba hati ni tersenyum girang!! Confirm tak sesat punya! harharhar ... Lihatlah DUNIA, I seized the day (hihi show off jangan tak show off).

Kena bitau fakta yg world ni. Dlm masa 16 minit (repeat: enam belas ok?), yours truly dah berada diperkarangan rumah. Isn't it AWESOME?

Syukur alhamdulillah, Allah permudahkan usaha dan urusan ...

Sunday 13 July 2008

Hectic !!

My Saturday morning started off very peaceful though a bit noisy. The birds were chirping, the cats were meowing and there were snores from afar (obviously not mine.. BUT sometimes, believe it or not, I could hear myself snore too, huhu).

Had rice and leftover food for breakfast, with my Nescafe 3-1 Mild. :-)

While my faithful Panasonic & Sanyo gadgets do wonders, I ngadap my LT and ketok2 da kibod ...

1130am-5.30pm. Had such a hectic day run errands with T. Pi dentist, buat facial, maxis, bookstore, bank, subang parade & giant (in-between balik rumah to eat, solat, sidai baju & mandi).

Oh boy !!! I am lethargic ..

Have to be ready by 6.30pm for Asrul & Nurul's wedding reception at Dewan (apa ek?), Putrajaya. Tumpang jiran cos Z kerja (anjer I ni asyik kerrrrje ajerr). Solat Maghrib di masjid Putrajaya .. (terkenang solat disitu dgn Erza & Mas semasa pi makan kat restoran tepi tasik yg kengkononnya dibelanja oleh Doc EE).

Duduk meja berhadapan dgn pelamin so puas sangat2 tengok pengantin jarak dekat. Pengantin pakai baju Jawa dan ikut adat Jawa Kerathon (d bride's mom originates from Jakarta). Pastu pengantin salin baju stail Melayu rona biru. While pengantin salin baju, kami dihidangkan dgn videoklip romantika d amour budak2 berdua tu.
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Jam dah pukul 10 mlm, pewut kami dah mula menjerit2 "nasi...nasii". Bila emcee persilakan "masa bersantap", maka kami penuh hemah menikmati juadah (mau tak berhemah?? Already ketahui perempuan2 Melayu terakhir USJ semuanya hemah2 belaka..kan?). Oleh sebab masa makan dah lewat, ada yg dah mabuk, angin naik ke kepala. Kesian kan? Apapun, juadah yg dihidangkan tersangatlah enak!

Cenderahati: salt&pepper dibungkus cantik dgn lace; dan beberapa ketul dodol tiga segi & coklat dibubuh dlm bekas yg telah di........ (heheh sori, lupa perkataan sesuai).

Ehhh.. tetiba kita teringat perkataan yg terlupa tu laa, hehe .. "ANYAM"

Saturday 12 July 2008

Federal Highway? Gulp!!!

Who in the world says Shah Alam IS NEAR? Yes it's near and yet it's so far! Near to you but it's murderous to me, hellpp!! (don't anyone comment anything, I nangis kang).

Al-kisah ...

Yesterday was my 1st time ever swimming in the big ocean just like Nemo did. Nemo terbabas to the big ocean cos he was stubborn and curious, his curiosity almost killed him; but you see, I'm neither stubborn nor curious (I baik), but why me? ohh why me?

It's fated, the moment of truth has finally knock on my door. The so-called 'big ocean' is actually the infamous Federal Highway (I could see sharks, killer whales, python, dolphins & ikan laga2 already). Without feeling inferior, I so admit that I am not a competent driver on the busy hi-ways & bi-ways (though I admit I'm a very berhemah driver. Kena saman sekali jer, tu pun bukan silap I (sumpah!). I pasrah sedekahkan RM70 kat kerajaan Malaysia).

I knew then (dah congak2 pun) that something drastic wld happen to test on my driving skill once T goes to college. Week in week out, T will surely come back home to just sniff at her BB (bantal busuk) or to tuck-in home's cooking (chuckle!). Z would not always be available to jemput T home or to send her back there. Who then would be kind enough to pikul that responsibility?? Huwaaaarghhh... menciiinya!

Verdict: From SJ-SA - Superb!!! From SA-SJ - hadoiii maaak! Sesat bagai!!!

Self-critique: 1. Learn thru mistakes 2. Improve driving skills 3.Widen insights 4. Confidence level UP! 4. Nothing is impossible BUT GIVEN THE CHOICE, I WOULD PASS ANYTIME (GULP!!).

Friday 11 July 2008

Happy birthday to all Cancerians ...


Traits: Emotional, loving, intuitive, imaginative, *shrewd, cautious, protective, sympathetic & anggun (bling2).
* keen awareness, sound judgment, and often resourcefulness especially in practical matters. Shrewd suggests a sharp intelligence, hardheadness, and often an intuitive grasp of practical considerations


Happy birthday to Hezry, Strato, Paezah, Kak Pah & Jeton Sameon (auwww), yours truly, M.Nasir (ehem), Sh. Zam, Hafzah, Tun Mahathir & Tun Hasmah, Pak Aji Esa, Ghazi, Kamilah@Ngah, Ichah and last but not least Cik Bidah@Kak Za.


BigApple Donuts for everybody .. (kita share ramai2, biar sikit asal berkat)

Thursday 10 July 2008

T's masterpiece ...

Pagi ni cuaca dingin aje tapi tak pulak ada tanda2 nak hujan. Haa, mentari pun dah girang ria menunjukkan diri. Bestlah boleh jemur keropok yg CW beri hari tu.

Ke dapur buat secawan Nescafe 3-1 yg mild. Pagi ni rasa lapar sangat2, patutlah pun semalam tak dinner langsong. Kejap lagi nak goreng mee maggi perisa tomyam, campak sket udang dan sawi. Sedap ke? Kalau I yg masak, mestilah sedap .. hahaha.

Nak share something yg I terjumpa pagi ni. Anggap jerlah 'a masterpiece' dari T masa dia 6 tahun dulu.

Sekeping kertas A4 ada '2 muka' kan? 1 muka terdapat resipi Pastry dan Homemade Panettone/Sweet Flat Bread with Grapes. Kahkahkah..kalau dah minat dgn resipi, suka ati aje tulis kat kertas orang. 1 muka lagi penuh dgn hasil lukisan T. Ada 2 lukisan orang berkaki/bertangan panjang sebelah, pendek sebelah; ada sekor binatang kononnya kucing tapi tak rupa kucing dan sekor dinosaur tanpa pancaindera.

Jom baca sat ...

"Siti rasa tidak sihat terus jadi cacat. Siti tidak boleh jalan orang-orang tolong Siti. orang itu bawak Siti ke rumah orang cacat sebab Siti cacat. Siti punya kaki kanan panjang. tangan kanan pun panjang. so Siti besarlah sebab kaki kanan Siti panjang. semua orang tolonglah Siti. Siti rasa sedih sebab Siti cacat. Sekian terima kasih". Yang benar (tandatangan) Sabtu 26/4

Komen: Is she kreatip or whaaat??? .. hahaha.

Ada satu lagi masterpiece tajuk 'kucing'. Mesti ada yang berminat nak baca, kan? Sabar dulu eh, I nak pi goreng mee maggi sat.

Wednesday 9 July 2008

Bak & Mak


9 & 10hb Julai genap 21 & 31 tahun Bak & Mak meninggalkan dunia yang fana' ni. Mereka juga meninggalkan 10 orang anak, 5 lelaki dan 5 perempuan. Semoga anak2 dan cucu2 Bak & Mak tergulung dari mereka yang soleh dan soleha.

Teramat lama rasanya tak kena marah dan kena tegur; takde gurauan dan takde nasihat lagi dari Mak dan Bak. Terlebih2 rugi bila tiada lagi doa dari mereka.

Al-Fatihah ....

Tuesday 8 July 2008

BBCGoodFood


I dah jatuh cinta dgn majalah ni. Dah lama berlanggan tapi bila harga pound sterling naik mencanak2, I pun stop membeli (maklum orang dah pencen). Harga dulu lbh kurang RM12 je. Sebenarnya majalah ni susah nak dapat dikedai2 buku atau stall majalah mamak. Kat MPH yg werld pun takde dijual. Mungkin you all kata majalah ni yg tak werld, tul tak? Takpe it's ok, I tak kecik ati but reading is believing, cubalah you all beli satu.

I akan dapat stok majalah ni setiap tahun untuk bulan Nov/Dec aje. Kesian kan? Nasib baik ada insan yg bermurah ati kesana setiap tahun, tanpa disuruh, dipaksa atau digesa, TARAAAAAAAA ... siap dpt dua isu sekali gus, FOC. Wonderful kan? Tapi nampaknya langit tidak selalu cerah, tahun ni mungkin takde such rezeki.

(whisper: "dah nampak bayangan saper yg akan buat kerja mulia ni untuk I" .. kiahx3)

Kepada pembaca United Kingdom yg memegang VISA (har3.. kutuk berhemah nih), cubalah you all dapatkan satu majalah nih. Sekarang ni ada offer 3 issues @ GBP3.

Jangan lupa intai kat link yg I dah sediakan untuk tatapan sanubari you all, ok? (i pun LILIN gak, menerangi seloroh alam siber..)

Run errands, wedding reception ...

1/7 - Busy bersms menyelesaikan masalah kawan kita yg nak kawin bulan depan. Alahai... bukan senang nak kawin ni. Banyak nak dibuat itu dan ini sementelah ..... sigh!! Baju lom siap, tailor beri alasan, kad kawin kena edit dan 'sibakal' busy sokmor (kutuk bermorallah nih). Pendek kata, ada aje benda tak kena.

2/7 - Seawal pagi T telefon .. "Hepi besday Miii" (dlm suara yg tertahan2 sebaknya). Yup! 2nd July was the day! I habiskan masa sehari tu menjawab SMS (kah3.. 'sehari' mcm laa ada kawan seloroh donia) dari peminat2 setia (benar tak tipu). SMS dari D "Happpyyyy birthdaaaayyy bondaaaaa!!!! semoga panjang umur immortal!!! Muaaaahh...sayaang bondaaa" (budak ni memang dari dulu lagi panggil 'bonda' pada waktu2 tertentu aje). Immortal? Immortal pun, immortallah ..

3/7 - Jiran 4 dara: mak pengantin dan 3 lagi orang kuat mak pengantin pergi ke Ampang/Kg Pandan hantar casing MUFFINS kat rumah KakLong tokey kueh. KakLong dah siap masak berbagai. Sedap2 belaka. Real aje panggil KakLong macam kakak sendiri tapi dah kita ni peramah, khaan?

4/7 - Melayan perasaan sambil buat kerja2 berpekdah dan tak berpekdah. Sebelah ptg pi majlis marhaban/yasin/doa selamat untuk anak2 jiran yg nak ambik periksa kerajaan Malaysia. Masa sesi marhaban tu, tetiba rasa teramat syahdu pulak, sebak bergenang air mata dan tersumbat hidung - a combination of sadness and jubilant .. oh what a feeling!

Masa masih dimajlis, Z jemput T dari Sha Alamo (ada orang kata Shah Alam tu dekat, so I ubahlah sket bior you all bergoogle cari lokasi sebenar Sha Alamo tu katne). Hati ni bergelot2 nak balik cepat jumpa T tapi terlupa seketika sebab tuan rumah jamu makanan yg sedap2 belaka. Tiba rumah, T dah tunggu dipintu, terus berlari2 anak menyambut Uminya yg masih dlm keta with hugs & kisses. Bukan senang nak tengok T cam tu tau, so unlike D (yg terlebih sudah tu). T ni sejuk bak mentimun Jepun tapi tersangatlah kasih dan sayang dengan binatang esp kucing. She's able to do the impossible & the unthinkable.

5/7 - 9 pagi berkonvoi dgn jiran2 ke KL. Majlis pernikahan anak jiran, Asrul & Nurul. Diorang nak pi Ostolia belajar so the best thing is to marry them off. M yg drive. Lepas majlis nikah tu kitorang nak ke Ampang Point sbb M nak buat fitting baju kawinnya dan beli alat2 mekap. Masa nak balik, keta disekat siHonda gedabak. WTH? Mentang2lah keta kita kecik, sampai ati eh?? Selalunya I cool aje dgn dugaan cam tu, but that day I was NOT in the mood. What did I do? Hehe, I took out my lipstick and the rest is history.

6/7 - 12-3pm Run errands dgn T. Kesana kemari .. ishh + sigh melayan kerenah dak ni. Bila berjauhan rindu2an, bila dah dekat asyik bau taik ayam je.

8.30pm: Majlis reception Asrul & Nurul di Holiday Villa. Ada kesilapan teknik! Jiran yg sepatutnya tumpangkan I kemajlis telah tersilap baca my SMS. Hadoiiii!! Check jam dah pukul 8. Bila fone tanya dia dimana, jawabnya "I kat SJMC". Maaak! dah jauh tu. Tanpa lengah, capai kunci keta terus F1 kesana. Eh!! Z mana?? (u all mesti tanya soklan ni kan??). Kalau takde saper yg bertanya, kita takyah jawablah ehh?. Tiba je hotel terus guna khidmat Valet (smart thinking wpun RM10 terkorban). Majlis meriah.. dam dam dum munyi mercun (eh..mana ada mercun!)

Monday 7 July 2008

Auld lang syne ...


28/6 - Sabtu
Hari yg dinanti2kan tiba jua. I rasa sedih sangat2 you. Z pun rasa cam tu. D? suka kot mesti prasan dia anak tunggal. T? Hmmm, berbaur2 kot. Mana taknya, kali pertama nak berjauhan dgn Umi & Abahnya yg 'werld tak werld' tu.

Dipendekkan cerita yg boleh tahan panjang, maka saat berpisah pun tiba. Alahai dara I tu, masa peluk2 dah nangis bergema. Kesian kan? I tahan ati dan perasaan aje. Kalau I nangis sama, keadaan akan lebih bergema. Tak pasal2 Shah Alam masuk dlm kawasan gempa bumi (kesian kat Lina, Faridah & Mariah yg duk kat sana). Teringat cerita Mak meraong kalah bunyi Boeing 747 masa Long terbang ke Ostolia pi belajar (zaman Malaya dulu).

Petang tu sambil golek2 sambil membelek gambar2 yg ada kat HP. Huwarghhh.. turn I pulak untuk nangis bergema (penuh keanggunan) bila tengok gambar2 yg diambik masa hantar T tadi. Airmata beku kat pinggiran aje. Satu gambar T dlm biliknya dah selamat dijadikan wallpaper HP. Maka... tertidorlah I dibuai angin dari kipas rona perpel..

Bila tersedar, I terus capai HP kot2 ada sms dari sesiapa (maklum HP dimutekan while I was slumbering). Teragak nak check gambar2 yg I belek tadi. WARRRGHHH!!! Rasa cam nak nangis sebab gambar2 manikam yg dah terkompol sebanyak 70 images HILANG just like that. Tinggal 5 aje. Nak salahkan siapa? I ke? Ishhhhh, menyampahlah!

29/6 - Ahad
Terasa sunyi aje hari ni. Minda terbayang2 dara yg berada disana, disana, disana .. Apa dia buat? Dia makan tak? OK ke dgn kawan2 baru tu? 100 serba 1 soalan bermain diminda. Tak disangka2 pulak CikLi meluahkan isi hati bahawasanya dia juga dah rindu kat daranya itew. Auuwwww... you tak macho laaah Ling! Ekceli I like it bila dia luahkan perasaannya cam tu (maka berkatalah I dlm ati "AKU CINTA PADA MU, MAS" (kena sebut slang Indon kalau nak dpt FEELnya).

30/6 - Isnin
Besday my best fren. Fren yg tersangat kuat semangatnya, sabarnya dan tahap toleransinya. I banyak curi semangat darinya. Sekarang ni dia habiskan masa di rumah menjaga bujangnya yg sedang sakit Lymphoma, sejenis kanser. I sent her SMS dgn kata2 semangat dan doa agar Allah spare her a place di AlJannah. Insyaallah.

Tuesday 1 July 2008

Ganti diri ...

Masa sekolah rendah darjah 1-6, gantidiri 'kami, awak, kita' yg selalu digunakan. Pempuan aje yg guna gantidiri cam tu tapi budak2 lelaki, 'engkau aku' lebih selesa. Gantidiri yg tak termaktub dlm tatasusila bahasa ialah 'orang' (sesuai tapi kelakar).




SiFolan1: Awak! awak nak makan katne?
SiFolan2: *Kami taknak makan apa2, takde duit aah..
SiFolan3: *Kita pun tak bawak duit, tapi kita bawak bekal
SiFolan4: Orang puasalaa ari nii!

*gantidiri seorang atau lebih

Kononnya gantidiri 'kami, awak, kita' tu memang sesuai untuk sekolah rendah dan sekolah Melayu aje. Begitulah persepsinya. Persepsi siapa? Persepsi orang yg tak sedar diri kot? Kihkihkih (ketawa kat diri sendiri). Bila dah ke sekolah menengah, pulak2 tu aliran omputih, maka 'gaya' pun kenalah tukar. Gaya camana tu? Ishhh, cam tak tau pulak. Bila dah sekolah omputih (walau takde omputih yg kelihatan), maka tak semena2 orang India dan Cina akan jadi kawan kita jugak, kan? Maka bermulalah episod 'I you yes no alright' cam real aje.

Sekarang ni penggunaan gantidiri dah bercampur aduk. Bila berinteraksi pompuan dgn pompuan, lelaki dgn pompuan, bila2 masa aje boleh 'berengkau aku, ber-I you, ber-lu gua'.

Untuk sekian lama bila berinteraksi dgn kawan2, lidah ni memang dah otomatik guna I-YOU. Susah rasanya nak ubah lidah ke 'saya awak' melainkan tau orang yg dilayan bercakap tu lebih tua (as a mark of respect gitew) dari diri ini (yg ala2 tua gak).

Dalam pada susah nak ubahkan lidah, tetiba ntah camana, lidah ni terbiasa dgn 'LU WA' pulak dah. (berbisik: Bukan apa, ni memang nak bitau you all, 'LU WA' tu adalah hasil bad influence dari si Folan yg kononnya sangat 'hambel'. Lama kelamaan 'LU WA' ni dah serupa cam 'I YOU' jugak. Camana tu?

Untuk blog hamba yg hina ni, mungkin ada rojak mamak disana sini, dimana semua gantidiri sedonia akan digunakan tertakluk pada mood, cuaca dan harga ikan dipasaran.

Memang teramat PANTANG bila orang muda berengkau-aku dgn orang tua terutama dgn mak/ayah (wpun perbuatan tu tak berdosa atau kerana kebiasaan bangsa tertentu). Kiranya no big deal, sedangkan dgn Allah kita ber-engkau-aku. Mana boleh cam tu?

P/S: Bak selalu ber-ANA INTE, ber'kawan-I-U-ME' dgn kengkawan dia. Tssk, tssk ... rindunya!