til we meet again.

Dear readers,

i hate to say this, and i'm really dreading to put up this entry because it tugs my heart. i'm afraid that this will be my last entry for i-don't-know -how-long. next monday i'll be off to Port Dickson for my induction, and the week after next i will start my life as a houseman in a hospital which is yet to be determined. i thank you all for being a loyal follower of this blog (ade ke?), or even for just dropping by once in a while. this blog of mine is still quite amateur, and i still have a lot to learn. i hope one day when i have the time, i'll try my best to update once in a while. but if i don't, i offer u my sincerest apologies in advance.

please pray for me - so that i'll be a good doctor, and be able to weather through any obstacles thrown my way.

til we meet again.





I can almost see it
That dream I'm dreaming but
There's a voice inside my head sayin,
You'll never reach it,
Every step I'm taking,
Every move I make feels
Lost with no direction



My faith is shaking but I
Got to keep trying
Got to keep my head held high

There's always going to be another mountain
I'm always going to want to make it move
Always going to be an uphill battle,
Sometimes I'm gonna to have to lose,
Ain't about how fast I get there,
Ain't about what's waiting on the other side
It's the climb

The struggles I'm facing,
The chances I'm taking
Sometimes might knock me down but
No I'm not breaking
I may not know it
But these are the moments that
I'm going to remember most yeah
Just got to keep going
And I,
I got to be strong
Just keep pushing on, cause

There's always going to be another mountain
I'm always going to want to make it move
Always going to be an uphill battle,
Sometimes I'm gonna to have to lose,
Ain't about how fast I get there,
Ain't about what's waiting on the other side
It's the climb (yeah)

There's always going to be another mountain
I'm always going to want to make it move
Always going to be an uphill battle,
Sometimes you going to have to lose,
Ain't about how fast I get there,
Ain't about what's waiting on the other side
It's the climb (yeah yeah ea ea)

Keep on moving
Keep climbing
Keep the faith baby
It's all about
It's all about
The climb
Keep the faith
Keep your faith

all out.

yep, mmg tak lama lagi my social life will be at stake, jadi minggu ni mmg i berhabis2an beraya sakan dan juga ...shopping sakan! mwahaha..

asek2 shopping tudung or baju or kasut or handbag, hari ni i shopping benda yg lain dr yg i slalu buat la. my friend asked me to accompany her to Low Yatt Plaza this morning cuz she wanted to buy a new printer. i pulak mmg dah lama berura2 nak gi Low Yatt Plaza sbb nak pegi kedai Blackberry and tanya dorg pasal problem Blackberry i ni. sejak dari mula2 pakai hari tu i takleh setup email address, ntah kenapa ntah. sakit hati gila sbb kunun pakai smartphone tp takleh receive emails! baikla i guna tepon biasa je mcm tu kan. tp tadi dah habis tawaf kedai Blackberry, sume tokey kedai pun tak reti nak explain ape pe'el phone i ni. haih sakit hati betul..penyudahnye i beli notebook cooler cuz my old one dah rosak, pastu rembat satu Blackberry mobile charger utk charge phone dlm kete. pastu jalan2 kat BB plaza jumpa this one comfortable sandals yg i mmg cari2 utk pakai gi keje - nasibbaik la dah half price td. (what is it with me and shoes i pun tak tau la! adehhh...)

all in all today was a very productive day i suppose. then we had lunch at a Moroccan restaurant somewhere along Bintang Walk - it's called The Tajine. it's been a while since i last had Tajine chicken, dulu first time i rasa tajine chicken ni kat Marrakech 3 yrs ago. Morocco ni mmg famous for its tajine meals - ada tajine chicken, tajine lamb, tajine beef etc2. tajine is actually a special pot made of clay, for which they use to cook their food in. i guess it sort of makes the food tastes more delicious kot.

the menu. nampak tak gmbar on the left side of the page - tu la gmbar tajine pot. penutup die cone-shaped gitu. i ade satu tajine pot ni yg i beli kat Marrakech dulu. tp kitorg tak pakai utk masak la..buat hiasan je :).



tajine chicken with fries - nampak olives bergolek2 dlm tu? i suka gila makan olives tu. yummm!







esok hari kenduri. i dah buat keputusan - MALAS nak buat cupcakes with buttercream icing. tomorrow i akan jadi mandur sahaja tunggu org catering dtg. mwahahaa ;P

Eid- day 5

hari ni hari malas sedunia (again).lagi beberapa hari nak induction ni, mood masak pun makin suam je.tak lama lagi dingin dah kot? uhuk2.yela..rase mcm nak berehat puas2 sblm stat keje ni.and today i officially tak makan makanan raya dah. no more nasi himpit for me - nak muak dah. huhuu. sbb hari ni malas, i pun lunch kat luar je ngan my friend. tetibe terasa nak makan pizza (dah cukup 4 hari baham makanan raya je kan..cukup2 la tu. ;P ), so ktrg pun pegi Ampang utk makan...

Yellowcab pizza!yummmyy..

we had New York's Finest 10" pizza. kenyang ok.sedap gak la pizza ni..tak muak mcm Pizzahut sbb the crust's thinner.

utk berbuka puasa my parents td, i ade buatkan udang goreng tepung. mmg sgt2 senang ya amat la nak buat udang tepung ni, sbbnye tepung tu beli siap je kat kedai kan. just bancuh dgn air then goreng - siap! huhu. cuma nye i nak tayang tepung yg i guna utk buat batter udang goreng tepung ni:

ha..ni la dua tepung yg i pakai utk buat batter udang goreng tepung i tu. just tambah air, then celup je udang dlm tu. pastu goreng je la...voila!jadi la mcm ni:

udang goreng tepung - i suka version yg crispy & gebu mcm ni. mcm org Thai seafood nye kedai slalu buat udang tepung tu..kembung je kan..mcm jemput2 pun ade gak. cicah ngan Thai sweet chilli sauce mmg sedap je ;)

mood membebel i belum dtg lagi la..dok tunggu2 dia dtg, tapi tak dtg2 jugak. maklumla tinggal beberapa hari saje lagi. menghitung hari je i skrg ni :-/ .khamis ni insyaallah ada kenduri kesyukuran sempena i dah grad & nak keje ni. my mom yg bernazar sblm i habis exam hari tu utk buat kenduri. alang2 khamis ni cuti satu malaysia, amik peluang la kan. we all catering je, tp i igt mcm nak buat muffin with buttercream icing. sj nak bagi budak2 makan. lgpun dah lama nozzle icing i terperuk dlm laci dapur tuh. tapi...semangat nak wat muffin tak dtg2 lagi ni, camne nak buat eh? adeh...silap2 terkubur je la niat i nak me-muffin ni. huuu..

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there are actually so many things i wish i can say here, to let off some steam i guess. but this is a public blog, so i must refrain myself from doing so anyhow :) to be honest, i miss having a private blog, when i used to just rant and rave endlessly without worrying about what people might think. or the good old days when i used to have my own daily journal, so that i can jot down my thoughts and flip through the pages when i'm bored.

i guess this is what Eid does to you - it makes u feel all blue and melancholic. thanks to all those sappy wappy Raya songs. hmphhh.

....but on the other hand,Eid definitely brings ppl together too. to my best friend (you know who you are) - i am extremely, tremendously happy for u. you deserve all the happiness in the world,you know ;) *hugsss*

Eid - day 4

hari keempat raya plak anak2 saudara i dah cop awal2 utk serbu rumah i. anak2 saudara i ni bukan kecik2 lagi, yg dtg ni sume yg dah besar2 dah. beza umur dgn i setahun dua je pun. sbb tu dorg tak panggil i makcik. mcm kawan je dah..sbb baki nasi himpit yg i masak soto the day before tu masih banyak, so i just masak kuah lodeh je utk dorg. resipi i amek dr cooking show kat Asian Food Channel tu - ala, rancangan BestWan! tu. sure u all ade yg tgk kat Astro kan. sedap resipi Chef Wan ni. mesti takkan tak jadi punye, insya allah ;)



ni masa tgh memasak. setgh periuk besar gak la i masak. nasib baik anak2 saudara i tu boleh tahan kuat jugak makan. hehee



nasi himpit & kuah lodeh. (gmbr ni outdoor photoshoot lagi. cantik kan lighting dia? ;) )

Resipi sayur lodeh (sukatan pandai2 sendiri la kome ye.i main campak2 je ni) :

bahan2:
1 liter santan
2 cawan air (boleh ubah ikut nak kuah pekat mana.kurangkan if nak pekat)
tempe - dipotong dadu dan digoreng bersama garam & kunyit
tauhu - digoreng dan dipotong dadu
suhun - direndam sehingga lembut
kacang panjang - dipotong
kubis - dihiris sederhana halus
terung - dipotong dadu (i tak letak)
udang

bahan kisar:
4 biji bawang merah kecil
4 ulas bawang putih
3 batang serai
3 inci kunyit hidup
seinci lengkuas
4 batang cili padi
3 batang cili merah besar
2 inci halia
2 inci belacan - dibakar
segenggam udang kering - direndam hingga lembut
1 sudu kecil serbuk ketumbar

cara2:
-tumiskan bahan kisar hingga naik bau dan pecah minyak sikit
-masukkan santan dan air
-masak sehingga didih.
-masukkan udang
-masukkan sayur2, tempe, tauhu. akhir sekali masukkan suhun
-jgn masak terlalu lama (nanti sayur layu sgt & suhun hancur). terus angkat dan hidang dgn nasi himpit

Eid - day 3.

hari raya ketiga dah di reserved utk kawan2 i dtg beraya. from early morning i've been busy preparing to cook for my dear friends Fifi & Nima - kalo raye je dorg ni mmg regular la, mesti akan dtg rumah i punye ;) hihi.

jadinye i pun masak soto ayam dgn puding cendol. alang2 satu family i pon tgh ade kat rumah, so i cooked extra la. kirenye tu kire our family nye makan2 la sbb hari tu tak sempat lagi nak makan sama2 dgn sume org kan :)



juadah2 yg tak seberapa.

bahan2 utk soto ayam.

sup soto ayam.

tetamu2 i tgh menjamu selera. jemput2 ~~ hehee

ni bergedil utk dimakan dgn soto. byk gile i buat bergedil ni smlm. tp smlm ade gak begedil yg relai sikit, sbb i letak 2 eggyolk kot. terus adunan mashed potato tu jadi lembik gile. tp takpe, i berjaya selamatkan begedil2 i tu dgn tambah tepung gndum lebih sikit. nasibbaik lepas tu tak relai lagi. fuhh selamatt~

puding cendol. resipi asal dr chef hanieliza yg sgt glamer tu. mmg sedap n senang je nak buatnye.


resipi puding cendol (i dah ubahsuai sket resipi ni.resipi asal dr Chef Hanieliza):

bahan2:

10 gm agar2 atau 1/2 paket agar2 20gm yg dijual kat supermarket (i guna 3/4 peket)

3 stgh cawan air (i guna 4 mug air)

2 cawan cendol

1 cawan gula merah (i guna satu block gula melaka yg keras tu)

1 tin susu sejat Ideal

3/4 cawan gula pasir

cara2:

-panaskan agar2 dgn 4 cawan air. tapiskan.

-bahagikan agar2 yg dilarutkan dgn air kepada 3 bahagian

-1 bahagian dipanaskan lagi sekali dgn gula melaka hingga gula larut. masukkan dalam bekas acuan dan biar sehingga sedikit sejuk/permukaan agar2 sedikit keras (supaya lapisan cendol senang melekat)

-2/3 bahagian dipanaskan dgn 3/4 cawan gula pasir. apabila gula larut, tambahkan susu ideal dan cendol.

-apabila lapisan pertama sudah sedikit keras, tuangkan perlahan2 lapisan cendol ke atasnya. biarkan sehingga agar2 sejuk pada suhu bilik, kemudian masukkan dalam petisejuk.

-potong ikut potongan yg disukai & hidangkan.

nota: puding cendol ni sedap kalau dia lembik2 sikit, sbb tu kena pandai2 adjust sukatan agar2 & air. sukatan asal dr chef hanieliza ni mmg sedap, tp i adjust sket dgn tambahkan lebih agar2 dan air sbb kalau pakai sukatan asal, nanti mesti i dpt nipis je lapisan gula melakanya. i suka gula melaka tu byk ;P. mntak maaf kat chef asal sbb terpaksa derhaka :D )

nasi himpit.

tgh khusyuk bergossip. ngeheee~

...and, as always, lepas makan ritual kitorg tiap2 tahun ialah: sesi bergambar! mwahahaa ;p
thanks a lot gurls for coming although i know both of u were tired ;) mwahxx!

Eid - day 2.

as mentioned in my previous entry, today we went back to Rawang again to continue where we (or simply put, 'our stomachs') left off. :P hehee. our first destination was the graveyard - it has always been a ritual for us (and other fellow kampung folks in Sg.Choh) to visit the grave on 2nd day of Eid. but some do so on the first day instead, well.. there's no hard and fast rules about it. you can go whenever you wish to kan :)

biasanya kalau lawat kubur ni, kami akan wajib ziarah kubur arwah atuk & nenek on both sides. kadang2 tu tgh2 ziarah kubur, terserempak dgn org kampung yg lain plak. slalunya bila jadi mcm tu, org2 kampung i ni akan amik peluang utk beraya sekali. sempat la plak bermohon2 maaf kat kubur tu. kirenye jimat masa la, tak perlu nak visit rumah org kampung tu satu2 kan..bak kate omputih, you kill two birds with one stone lah kirenye. ;)

lepas je ziarah kubur tadi, we all started our quest utk beraya kat rumah sedara2 yg jarang2 jumpa..slalunya setahun sekali je la nak jumpe kan. sbnrnye, my siblings and i tak kenal sgt org2 kampung kitorg..it's because we don't live there since we were small. we were born and raised in KL, but from time to time we do go back to Rawang to visit our grandparents while they were still alive ( in fact we used to do so almost every weekend). sebab tu lah, bile dah besar2 ni..bila beraya kat rumah nenek2/atuk2 saudara, kebanyakan nye tak kenal kitorg pun (and kitorg pun tak bape igt kat dorg) sbb jarang jumpe. dorg cuma tahu kitorg ni anak my mom and dad je la kan. and most of them think that we (my siblings & i) can't converse in Bangkahulu at all (but indeed we can! kitorg hari2 pun dgr our parents ckp Bangkahulu so it kind of grew on us. though takla tere sgt speaking Bangkahulu ni, tp if ade org nak ngumpat kitorg in Bangkahulu - well, u guys better think twice! haha :P).


so tadi dpt la kitorg beraya kat 5 rumah saudara mara. tp of course la tak dpt angpow sbb obviously kitorg ni besar gajah dah..hahah. mmg tahun ni raye tak kutip angpow langsung. tapi takpe2..raya shouldn't be just about angpows right? lgpun segan la, dah leh jadi mak org dah pun..hihihi..lepas penat2 beraya tu, my dad nak tgk ktorg nye rumah hinggap yg i ceritakan hari tu. rumah hinggap ni ala2 rumah terbiar la kan, tak berpenghuni. dulu my parents bought the house sbb senang for us nak rehat2 dan tido time2 raya mcm ni. tak payah la nak susah2 berhimpit2 kat rumah arwah nenek i (sbb although rumah arwah nenek i tu besar, tp adik beradik my dad pun ramai - 10 org you! tu tak campur lagi dgn anak2 masing2, then cucu2 masing, and cicit2 pun dah ramai dah..mau tak runtuh rumah tuh!). tapi tu la, mcm i kate..sejak dah takde nenek & datuk ni, kitorg mmg tak tido lagi kat rumah ni..mmg tak berpenghuni la kirenye. cat pun dah luntur, habuk toksah cite la. cuma ada la my parents upah org datang utk potong rumput, bersihkan rumah tu setiap 2 minggu. so, not so bad la kan?


ni la rumah hinggap kitorg tu. (sile abaikan my sister yg perasan model itu ye. huhu)

" underneath pokok klapak i will wait for you"...hihihiih... ni pokok kelapa yg tumbuh rimbun sgt2 dpn rumah hinggap kitorg ni. sempat pulak my parents posing. hehee.

by the time we were done, it was alrdy late afternoon. we rushed home, and then shortly after, i dgn baju2 raya i terus pegi Jusco nearby our house ni utk top up brg2 nak masak sempena raya ni. kitorg belum masak rendang lagi sejak hari tu (sbb tukang masak ni kan ade angin malas sekijap itu hari maa..:P), jadinye ni baru nak qada' balik angin malas i tu la. smpai umah td je dah kol 5pm, i shopping2 brg dah kol 6pm. terus rush balik rumah and masak rendang dlm masa 1 jam (sbb my parents were fasting today so i kene masak cpt2!). fuh mmg longgar lutut eden. nasibbaik la berjaya masak sblm azan maghrib td.

anyways tadi i masak rendang daging minangkabau:

ni mase tgh biar rendang tu menggelegak. kalo masak rendang ni kene hati2 sikit, sbb die meletop2 tu ha. tak pasal2 bertempek2 plak kat baju kan.

rendang slalunye i masak over 1 hour sbb nak kasi die betul2 kering dan warna die jadi darker. tp td sbb kesuntukan masa, terpaksa la make do with apa yg dapat je kan.

Rendang daging minangkabau. (tp bukan org minang je, org Bangkahulu pun masak rendang sama je kot rase die. hehee)

makan dgn lemang baru sedap. tak pun ngan nasi himpit- terbaekkk! mmg bakal suami lalu dpn mata pun tak heran dah weiii..uhuk222..;P

Resipi rendang daging minangkabau:

Bahan2:

Untuk dikisar:

-7 ulas bawang merah kecil

-4 ulas bawang putih

-3 inci kunyit hidup

-7 tangkai cili kering yg sudah direndam

-4 batang cili merah besar

-6 batang serai

-4 inci lengkuas

- 3 helai daun limau purut

daging - ikut suka berapa byk (budget2 sendiri la ye)

1 cawan santan pekat

satu peket kerisik (desiccated coconut)

daun kunyit - dihiris halus

daun limau purut - dihiris halus

cara2:

-tumis bahan yg diblender sehingga naik bau dan pecah minyak

-masukkan daging. kacau sebentar sehingga rempah sebati

-masukkan santan dan kacau rata. masak sehingga santan pecah minyak

-masukkan daun limau purut dan daun kunyit yg dihiris halus.

-perasakan dgn garam dan gula secukupnya.

-apabila rempah/gravy sudah separuh kering, boleh masukkan kerisik (utk gelapkan warna rendang and gives more 'body' to the dish)

- apabila rempah sudah hampir kering, boleh la angkat dan hidangkan dgn ketupat/nasi himpit/lemang. sapa tak suka rendang kering, tak perlu tunggu lama sgt.

sori la kalau dlm resipi yg i letak ni, sukatan i tak berapa nak betul sgt. sbbnye i ni kalo masak lauk pauk, i tak suke ikut sukatan resipi. tak kire la org tu cakap 500gram ke, 3 oz ke, 4 sudu kecil/sudu besar ke, i mmg akan taram ikut suka hati i je. i dont like being rigid when cooking, except when im making cookies/baking cakes/making desserts. ha, kalau tiga benda alah ni mmg i akan stick to the recipe most of the time. sbb kemungkinan utk resipi tu tak jadi is bigger kan. kalau masak lauk pauk, insya allah u won't go wrong sgt if u dont follow the recipe exactly. kalo tak caya tanya sifoo yg tersohor tu, i.e Cik Mat Gebu - takde tulah kan kalo selalu 'derhaka' kan Cik Mat? heheeee..;)

Eid- day 1.

tak sempat nak bebel banyak2.baru je balik dr kampung ni, penat plak rasenye.bila dah ada kudrat nanti i akan bebel byk2 ok ;) . lgpun since semalam i tak sehat, tibe2 demam (lepas dpt surat induction kut? wuwuwu :P ). tak best betul bila badan tak berapa sihat masa raya :-/ . anyways here are a few pics from today and last night:

this picture was taken at my aunt's house in Rawang. lepas rombongan lelaki yg beramai2 dtg takbir dari rumah ke rumah tu dah balik, giliran we all la plak nak melantak. hehee.semalam makcik i masak kueyteow goreng, mee goreng, pastu ade ketupat, rendang, lemang & buah2an jugak. yum2. tak menyempat semalam & pagi raya ni nak snap gmbr makanan segala. bila da lapar lupa plak jadinye. hehe ;)

ni pemandangan yg biasa dilihat kat rumah makcik i di pagi raya. my mom tu tgh bukak 'bank' utk bagi duit raya la tu. semua anak2 buah i dah beratur siap2 nak kutip angpow. hehee. sori la ek anak2 buah sekalian, korang ni ramai sgt222 dah... lagipun i tak keje lagi kan..takde dana utk kasi angpow kat korang ;P tahun depan la yea, kids - nanti Cik Norli bukak personal bank okeh? ;))

lastly, gmbar ni yg mahal ni :P hihihi ...

esok my brother and sister in law akan balik beraya ngan we all plak. and tomorrow early morning kitorg akan balik Rawang lagi, tp kali ni utk ziarah kubur arwah nenek2 dan datuk2 i. pastu mungkin akan beraya umah sedara2 lagi. lagi satu i kene pk menu la nak masak ape utk my friends yg nak dtg bertandang raya ke 3 ni. Fifi ,our bestie will be coming home for a short while all the way from Jakarta, so this rendezvous is going to be super exciting! erm...soto ok tak korang??? dah takde idea dahh ni :-/

salam aidilfitri.

ntah kenapa sayu sgt hati ni bila dgr takbir raya berkumandang. tak pasal2 menitis plak setitik dua air mata. my tears have indeed been very cheap lately, i wonder why.

hari ni hari terakhir umat Islam berpuasa. esk dah nak raya dah. cepat je masa berlalu, pejam celik dah sebulan Ramadhan. semoga tahun dpn berjumpa lg dgn bulan mulia ni, insya allah.

mesti ramai fellow bloggers dah balik kampung or skg tgh sebok masak memasak kat dapur kan? ironi nye, dapur i time2 nak raye ni la makin tak berasap. mcm takde mood sgt nak beraya tahun ni. dok terpk psl keje je. mandi tak basah, tido tak lena, makan pun kurang selera. kalah org putus cinta ek? huk2..

malam ni insyaallah kami skeluarga akan balik ke Sg. Choh, Rawang untuk join takbir kat rumah makcik (belah my mom). grandparents belah my mom dah lama meninggal, saudara yg tinggal belah my mom cuma kakak angkat my mom je i.e makcik i dan anak2 dia. sebelah my dad pulak, arwah datuk pun dah lama meninggal. arwah nenek pulak baru je meninggal 2 tahun lepas.sejak tu, beraya mmg tak meriah lagi. balik kampung pun jarang2, tu pun sbb nak jenguk makcik belah mak tu. kebiasaannya, malam raya kitorg akan balik kampung dan join takbir dari rumah ke rumah. dulu selalu tidur kat kampung dekat rumah hinggap kitorg, dan masak2 malam raya utk jamu tetamu yg datang bertakbir. tapi sejak arwah nenek dah takde ni, mmg balik raya cuma balik hari je - takde tidur2 lagi kat rumah hinggap kitorg tu. lagipun bila dah besar2 ni, rasa seronok nak raya tu mmg makin hilang. tak mcm zaman budak2 dulu..seronoknye mmg tak igt dunia. huhu.

tahun ni my brother and sister in law beraya kat Melaka dulu. jadinye tahun ni 1st time la kitorg raya tak cukup korum. bertambah la tak meriah. sbb tu tahun ni i malas nak masak2 rendang segala, bukannye ramai nak makan pun. tunggulah nanti dah raye ke 2 ke, maybe baru sibuk nak masak2 utk jamu kawan2 yg nak dtg beraya :)

oh ye,surat induction dah dpt dah td. i akan pegi berkursus induction kat Port Dickson on the 20th-24th september. then on 27th mula bekerja as a houseman - tapi hospital mana tak tau lagi. masa induction nanti baru diberitahu. doakan yg terbaik utk i ye kawan2. semoga Allah bagi i kekuatan dan ketabahan untuk jadi seorg doktor yg baik & cemerlang, amin.


Selamat hari Raya again friends, maaf zahir batin :)

it's finally here :(

Today Mr.Postman decided to make me feel blue:

my induction letter is finally here!! wuwuwwuu..:( but tadi takde org kat rumah masa posmen dtg, esok baru bole collect. haih..anxious sungguh nak tau kat mana tempat induction tu. some of my friends dah dpt jugak surat induction, pastu semua tak sama tempat..ada yg dpt kat POrt Dickson, ada yg dpt kat KL..i tak kesah sgt dpt kat mana, asalkan ada kawan. but kalau dpt kat KL lagi senang la kot kan. rasanya induction ni will start after raya, on 20th september, sbb kawan2 i yg dah dpt surat semuanya were to report to the respective places on the 20th. berdebarnya hati...nmpaknye lagi seminggu je lagi tinggal :(( on the 20th jugak i akan tau hospital mana i akan dicampak kan nanti. hrp sgt i dpt Hospital Selayang..or paling teruk pun HKL la. aminnn..


sbnrnye masa dpt surat posmen tu, i tgh sebok 'mengukis' (membuat cookies) kat dapo..saje nak habiskan brg2 yg dibeli dulu..nasib baik mood mengukis tak spoiled terus dek induction letter itu. hmphh. anyways, kali ni i buat oatmeal cookies lagi, but this time with raisins:

oatmeal cookies with raisins. i dah kata, i mmg suka oatmeal cookies ni - dah 2 batch dah buat. malas nak cuba cookies2 lain. takut tak jadi nanti stress je. heheh.

actually kan, initially i igt nak terap dough tu..so i pun pakai la my new cookie cutter yg berbentuk ala2 gingerbreadman ni.comel kan???kalau budak2 tgk mesti nak makan nye la. tp lepas tu punye la susah nak kuarkan cookies yg dah diterap tu! seksaaaa..asek hancur je. ade yg bentuk org nye tu takde kepala, ade yg kudung tgn....penyudahnye i gentel je bulat2 pastu tekan dgn garfu, habis cerita :P



smlm kan, my mom's officemate gave this one gigantic pisang tanduk:

nmpak tak betapa besarnye pisang tanduk yg satu itu?? mutated ke hape..huhu. i td ntah apsal lepas dpt berita yg tak berapa best psl induction letter tu, tetibe jd bersemangat waja plak nak mengerepek (membuat kerepek- pandai2 je reka perkataan sendiri ek?hehehe). mungkin sbb i tau pasni bile dah keje jd houseman, jgn harap la ade can nak masuk dapur lagi. isk2..:( maka dengan gagahnye i pun hiris pisang tanduk muda tu nipis2. menggigil gak la jari nak hiris die betul2 nipis. maklumla i takde grater yg khas utk buat kerepek tu. mase goreng kerepek tu minyak kene control, takut hangus plak kan... sblm goreng boleh letak sikit air garam dlm minyak tu, ataupun boleh renjis sikit2 air garam masa proses menggoreng spy rasa dia lemak2 sket.



pisang tanduk yg dah dihiris (tak berapa) halus. heheheh..

taraa! ni yg dah siap digoreng.

untuk berbuka malam ni, i masak mee kari sbb firasat i mengatakan my dad dah mula mengidam nak pekena kari. maklumla dah beberapa hari i dok masak mende selain drp kari kan. my dad ni fussy sket bab makan, die sgt2 suke makan kari (apa2 kari la especially kari kepala ikan ngan kari dhal) dan sambal (apa2 sambal pun jadi la especially sambal petai). nak kata ada darah mamak takde plak. huhuuu..:D

mee kari. lupa plak nak tabur kacang panjang & sawi yg dah dicelur tadi. lepas amek gmbr baru teringat. hmphh.

Resipi Mee Kari


Bahan2:
1 peket mee kuning - dicelur dgn air panas hingga lembut
6 sudu rempah kari daging - dibancuh dgn sedikit air hingga jadi paste
4 biji bwg merah kecil, 4 ulas bawang putih, 1 inci halia, sebatang serai - dikisar halus
daun kari
2 sudu makan cili boh
2 genggam udang kering - dikisar tanpa air
1 stgh peket santan
3 cawan air
4 ketul ayam - boleh digoreng kemudian dicarik2 isinya/ atau boleh potong kecil2 dan masak bersama kuah (ikut preference masing2. i suke isi ayam yg dah digoreng kemudian dicarik2)
1 kiub ayam Maggi
2 ketul tauhu keras - digoreng dan dipotong dadu
sepeket tauhu pok
kacang panjang dan sedikit sawi - dihiris dan di celur atau steamed smpai lembut
sedikit cili padi dipotong utk hiasan
2 biji telur - direbus dan dipotong empat
2 biji limau kasturi - dibelah dua
sedikit daun bawang dan bawang goreng untuk hiasan



cara2:
mee kuning dicelur hingga lembut. tos dan ketepikan




untuk buat kuah mee kari:
-tumis udang kering yg dikisar hingga naik bau
-masukkan rempah kari dan tumis hingga rempah garing
-masukkan cili boh. tunggu sehingga rempah naik minyak
-masukkan bawang merah, bwg putih, halia dan serai yg dikisar. tumis hingga naik bau
-masukkan daun kari
-masukkan ayam (jika suka ayam yg dicampur dgn kuah)
-masukkan santan dan 3 cawan air (adjust kepekatan kuah ikut suka. kalau nak pekat, kene lebihkan santan)
-reneh kuah hingga mendidih
-perasakan dgn garam, sedikit gula, dan kiub ayam Maggi




utk hidangkan mee kari:
masukkan mee dlm bowl. hiaskan dgn ayam yg dicarik, tauhu pok, tauhu yg dipotong dadu, kacang panjang + sawi yg dicelur, telur rebus dan juga cili padi yg dipotong. tuangkan kuah mee. sebelum dihidang boleh perah sedikit jus limau kasturi.





disebabkan esok belom raya & last day Ramadhan, i nak amek kesempatan ni utk wish semua umat Islam Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri & Maaf Zahir Batin. semoga Ramadhan yg baru kita lalui ni diberkati & diterima oleh Allah. insya allah. sedih jugak Ramadhan dah nak habis..entah tahun depan sempat ke tak nak jumpa lagi dgn bulan mulia ni. mana lah tahu, ada rezeki, tahun depan Ramadhan berdua ke, bukan solo lg. muahahaha. doa2kan la i yea kawan2. :)

dah lama i tak upload any taste-berries inspirational quotes kan? since now i'm kind of on my gloomy side, i browsed thru the book and found a quote which matched:

DAY 30 : FACE YOUR FEARS

"The more of life i master, the less of life i fear."

When faced with a new situation, and especially when confronting a challenge, it's normal to feel anxious - even fearful. Decide to confront it head-on. Just by taking action you'll find your fear subsiding. The reward is priceless: having proven to yourself that you can and will be proactive - you'll gain yourself a new level of bravery. When you've faced your fears and been victorious, mastery is yours. This is the moment when you will learn the meaning of the famous adage " It's not just the mountain we conquer but ourselves".

Promise of the day:

I will take action to get through a challenge, and refuse to let fear stop me.

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yes, i should take action by reading tonnes of medbooks which i already sorted out. (i baru berjaya baca a few pages je of Obstetrics by Ten Teachers. ughhh! misi gagal lagi :( )

oh ye, ni ade kene mengena ngan entry semalam - kan i sebok ckp i beli tudung Rozita kan? my best friend Fifi dok tny i kenapa tak upload gmbr tudung Rozita tu since she's very keen to find out what it looks like. well my dear, for your sake, herewith i attach a few pics of my stuffed cat named Felixa, posing with tudung Rozita on her. sorry la tuan empunya badan takde mood nak jadi model tudung Rozita. hee..so, enjoy! :P

tudung rozita tu sbnrnye outer yg made of chiffon tu. inner dia boleh pakai syria yg labuh....

or inner dia boleh pakai tudung awning mcm ni.

muahaha. habis promote tudung Rozita nehh. patut dpt komisyen ok! ;P

raya oh raya.

hari ni my friend and i berjaya mengharungi kesesakan Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman dgn jayanye. *clapclap*. sangatlah ramai org ok! lagi2 beberapa hari je lagi ni nak raya, sume pun pakat amek cuti & shop last minute kot. we went early at 9am, masa tu kedai pun tak bukak lagi ok! punyelah gagah sbb nak shopping.huhu.. but actually kitorg takdela nak shopping sakan pun..just nak cari a few tudung for myself and my mom je.pegi awal tu semata2 nak elakkan org yg terlalu ramai. dpt la jugak 2 helai tudung rozita (rupenye tudung rozita ni tak glamer sgt kat jalan TAR..kene carik dlm ceruk2 kedai tu and tanya specifically baru la akan jumpe. yg glamer biasa la tudung awning tu(ada mcm2 jenis ye, ade nama dia tudung Fareeda, tudung Aalia) then ade tudung siti, tudung sulam Maya Karin..haaa sebut je la nak ape, mesti ade je la name2 org yg akan disebut dek penjual2 tudung tu. hadoii..i pun tak reti sgt la bab2 nama tudung ni. psl tudung rozita ni pun org yg ajar..and i bought it pun sbb senang nak pakai masa keje nanti, tak payah gosok sbb kain die chiffon ;) heheh.


kitorg shopping dlm 4 jam jugak la tadi..smpai rumah je dah kol 2 lebih..ni pon baru lepas masak utk iftar mlm ni. simple2 je lauk..

ikan kerisi bersira dgn sambal.

sayur kubis & labu masak lemak. i steamed the pumpkin separately in advance, nak elakkan die terlalu lembik atau hancur dlm kuah lemak tu.

i wish i could laze around like Lilo all day, forever. *sigh*

oh well, good things apparently don't last forever, do they?

rojak.

semalam tak sempat nk update blog sbb i berbuka kat luar with my friends. we had dinner at Kg Thai @ Ampang - it was my first time there. overall food was OK, i personally loved the butter squid ;)

rupe kampung kat Thai mcm ni ke? hehe

green curry chicken. rase mcm ayam masak lemak je sbnrnye.

ikan siakap stim nyonya.

butter squid. yummm!

kangkung goreng belacan.



ha yg ni plak takde kene mengena ngan kampung thai:

this is just a teaser from my ex-housemate's professional photographer on her engagement day. nice eh?:)


meanwhile, this is something i found while surfing the net. surely life shouldn't be this depressing, right????

pagi ni Munir + i are going to brave thru the crowded streets of Jalan TAR to do some last minute raya shopping. nak cari tudung Rozita! (sape x tau tudung rozita tu ape sile google :P tak kuasa nak explain kat sini. heheh)

quick recall.

today i decided to do some useful studying. sempat la godek almari buku tu, keluarkan notes2 and buku2 yg mgkin akan diperlukan masa jadi Houseman nanti. tp sblm baca buku tu, i saje je nak test power ingatan i yg sgt lapuk ni - just to see whether i can still recall what i learned previously.

soo..this were the things i managed to recall (either correctly or wrongly!) - i just made up the scenario here, so that it'll be easier for me to imagine and recall. and please excuse the medical jargons and the way i write the report (im writing it exactly like how a Msian houseman doctor would- oh btw i translated them into layman terms for you readers to understand :).

clerking a case in SURGERY: 56 yo man with abdominal swelling

56/Malay/Man ( patient's demographics : must put these first)
-has a background history of :
1). intravenous drug abuser for the past 20 years (claimed last injected heroine 1 year ago)
2). a chronic alcoholic
3). Hepatitis B,C & Retroviral disease status is unknown

admitted to the A&E with PC of abdominal swelling x 5/7 (translation: presenting complaint of abdominal swelling for 5 days)

further on HPC (history of presenting complaint):
-abdominal swelling started 5 days ago, gradual onset
-claims no abdominal pain/discomfort
-able to BO (bowel open i.e pass motion) and PU (per urine i.e pass urine) normally. no constipation, able to pass flatus(wind)
-no vomiting
-claims that the abdominal swelling was accompanied by yellowish discoloration of the eyes (= jaundice) x 3/52 (translation: 3 weeks)
-also claimed of passing black tarry stool since 5 days prior, but no vomiting out blood
-also claimed of having low grade fever x 3/7 (translation: 3 days)
- collateral history shows evidence of altered behaviour and consciousness for the past 3 days, patient was mostly drowsy and 'talking rubbish'
-patient admitted of previous episode of vomiting blood and passing malaenic stools in 2009 - he was hospitalised and told of having oesophageal varices via OGDS --> variceal banding was consequently done. no further episodes of hematemesis or melena afterwards.
(translation: malaenic stools: black tarry stool due to bleeding in the alimentary tract; oespohageal varices: engorged & tortuos blood vessels; OGDS: oesophago gastro duodenoscopy i.e passing a tube in from the mouth down to the stomach and some part of the gut)
-denied of easy bruising, vomiting or other stigmata of chronic liver disease
-since last hospitalisation in 2009, he claimed of being given Propanolol 60mg bd but is non compliant to the medication

Past medical history: diagnosed with diabetes 5 years ago, on Metformin 500mg bd

Past surgical history: oesophageal varices banding and ligation done in 2009

Drug and allergies: Metformin 500 mg bd, no known drug allergies.

Family history: parents alive n well, 4 siblings with no known medical illness, no significant family history of liver diseases or other illnesses

Social history: a pensioner who is married, lives with wife and 5 children in a terrace house in Gelugor. an active smoker with history of cigarette smoking for 20 pack years. a chronic alcoholic for the past 40 years - normally drinks 4 bottles of beer on a daily basis. he claims of having good home support and no financial constraints.

systemic review: non contributary (systemic review: a quick series of questions asking about all 'organs'/systems in the human body to screen for other problems)

summary: 56 yo Malay Man who is an ex IVDU, chronic alcoholic and diabetic - presented with 5 days history of abdominal distention accompanied by jaundice, fever, altered consciousness/behaviour and episodes of passing malaenic stools.

impression: decompensated liver disease as evident by ascites, jaundice and hepatic encephalopathy.
(actually takleh wat impression lg before physical examination is conducted, but in this case just assume that i have carried out the physical examination as needed - and found evidence of stigmata of liver disease, ascites and fresh malaena on per rectal examination)


Fuh...amcam, ok tak my clerking?? huhuu..im really rusty ok, dah 2 bulan tinggal buku sume..hadoi..mmg kene brush up cpt ni! ok2 now i better get to my medical books. lupe la plak camne nak wat per rectal examination! huhuuu

amcam, over ambitious tak i?bile la nak khatam..dah jadi MO pun belom tentu habis lg! hohoo..;P

hari ni tak tayang juadah iftar, sbb hari ni i masak bodo2 je - spagetti bolognaise (upon request from my sister plak this time). hari tu dah penah tayang gmbr spageti bolognaise, so malas nak snap n tayang lagi skali kat sini. tapi i nak tayang satu mende ni:

jeng3x..kopok lekor nipis - my all time favorite! wuhuu..dah berminggu mengidamkan mende nihh..sejak puasa ni tak menyempat2 nak gi pasar malam every saturday. i ni mmg hantu kopok lekor..bole makan benda ni je, takyah mkn benda lain dah! sebbaik tak kempunan eden..huhu..

malam ni malam yg ke 27 berpuasa..org Melayu panggil ape tuh - malam tujuh likur? entah ape fungsinye mlm 7 likur ni pun tak tau la..takde pun dlm sunnah nabi kan. slalu malam tujuh likur ni org dok nyala pelita sekeliling umah...buat pa tah? huhu..patutnye malam ganjil ni kene perbanyakkan ibadah ye tak, kot2 malam lailatul Qadr ke..dpt gak pahala extra kan. mlm ni my dad tetibe plak terasa nak pasang lampu lip-lap die kat sekeliling garage, maka jadi la rupenye mcm ni:

ni lampu lip-lap letrik je. takde main sumbu2 pelita segala. time kecik2 dulu ade la gak my dad nyalakan lampu pelita siap dgn sumbu minyak tanah nye sekeliling umah. i pun tlg nyalakan sama. tp dah besar2 ni takde masa dah ha. sume pakai letrik je. tunggu ade cucu nanti kot baru nak ralit pasang pelita minyak tanah.. heheee ;))

letrik pun letrik le...jadi la tuh kan ;)