MzDiNa

Holiday Mode

2011-01-28T15:14:00.002+11:00

The reason for me not blogging is that I'm away on holiday in Malaysia. I don't have internet connection at home in Ipoh. I've been here since 2nd January. Enjoying my holiday, just resting and stuffing so much food hehe.

Will be back in Melb by 1st of March. Till then, Happy Chinese Year to all those celebrating ;)
Don't eat too much limau!!!

Oh Oh!!

2010-12-28T09:02:00.002+11:00

I've been ignoring my blog for sooooo long. was sick with flu for almost 2 weeks ;(
but amazingly on boxing day I was feeling ok haha
with my in laws in town, it was a patah-kaki-nak-jalan boxing day!!!! we were out for 11 hours for shopping!!!!!

This is my first time shopping on boxing day since during my studies years I always go home during summer holiday. That one day sales discount melampau2. There was one shop that we all went to buy shoes here in Melb. It's called Luisa. A must go if you love designer shoes & bags. it was 60% for everything only on boxing day! worth the queue!!

I got so many new stuffs!! me likey!!! ;)
bought 4 pairs of shoes hehe

So today's itinerary is MORE SHOPPING!!!

p/s: 5 more days to m'sia!!!! wooohooo!!!

Lazy Lazy Lazy

2010-12-08T10:43:00.002+11:00

My last post was 2 weeks ago. Damn it, I've been so lazy. All i want to do is sleep hehe
Melbourne is having a rainy summer. It's been raining almost everyday.
So nice to sleep in and eat and watch tv.
I'll see when will I write my next post haha.

p/s 25 more days to malaysia!!! woooohoooooooooo!!

Caps for the day

2010-11-23T08:42:00.001+11:00

Selamat Hari Raya Aidiladha

2010-11-16T08:11:00.003+11:00

Selamat Hari Raya Aidiladha kepada semua. My first time celebrating without my family. So kena la try masak sendiri. Sila try rendang ayam saya, first time buat from scratch ;)

Pacman Wins!!

2010-11-15T08:12:00.007+11:00

It was my first time watching boxing at a bar with my husband. So exciting! I know boxing is really violent, but watching Manny's fight is so exciting!
Yesterday was Manny Pacquiao vs Antonio Margarito fight. We decided to go down to Melbourne Central Lion Hotel to watch. Arrived around 2 something, the fight started at 4pm. There were a lot of pinoys who came, wrong bar for mexicans ehhe.

Fight lasted for 12 rounds, pure punching pow pow pow from Manny. Margarito was like a punching bag for Manny, getting hit every so often. His eyes were so swollen, it was really bad.
Manny won the World Super Welterweight Championship title, his 8th division title.

Now bring it on, floyd 'pretty boy' mayweather!!

Kbox Karaoke @ La Trobe

2010-11-14T09:54:00.007+11:00

I was really really bored yesterday, suddenly craving to sing my heart out. So I searched for Karaoke place and found one called : Kbox

It's an Asian type of Karaoke that has English, Japanese, Malay & a bit of Korean songs. Just like what Wayne Rooney said on the website, 'This place is simply amazing' hahaha.
The place is real easy to find, you need to walk up from melb central. Since it was the weekend, they have minimum charge for 3 people, since there's only 2 of us we still paid for 3.
They work like this: 2pm-7pm - $18 per person sing for 5 hours & inclusive 2 drinks. I thought it was really cheap! Night time starts from 8pm-Late & it's $10 per hour.

The room size is pretty decent can fit a lot of ppl but the room is not sound proof, so you can listen to others singing hehehe. The songs lists are extensive, lots of new songs and they add new songs every month. Don't think 5 hours is enough to sing all the songs hehe.
I was so surprised to find a lot of nice/new Korean songs and I picked almost 20 songs ( i think i sang only Korean songs for an hour!).

My husband on the other hand, picked so many love songs ( so jiwang haha) and rap songs. Mula2 malu malu kucing, sekali lagu start haaaa itu dia bakat terpendam gitu! haha

I've enjoyed the 5 hours of singing! No wonder Melbourne hujan the whole day wakaka.
If you live in Melb and feel like karaoke-ing, give this place a try. I can't wait to sing again!!

Mixed Feeling Day

2010-11-12T14:15:00.005+11:00

My day started really early today. I was woken up by a phone call by my brother at around 4am. He told me my uncle (my aunty's husband) has passed away. I was really shocked hearing the sad news. My condolences go to them especially to my closest twin cousins ;(

I couldn't sleep for an hour and I got up around 6.30am and took a shower. I actually have a job interview today at 9am. I don't really know how and what to feel going to the interview. Anyways it was a group interview with activities. Felt so drained after being questioned by 5 interviewers asking similar questions. Anyways, it was an enjoyable experience even if I don't get the job, herm just got the call, didn't get it because the stores i wanted to work at has limited openings.hermmmmm.....

Finished the interview by 11am, decided to go redeem my Mini Cupcakes by The Little Cupcakes at Degraves St since I bought a voucher from www.cudo.com.au. It's a dozen (12 pieces) mini cupcakes sold for $9, usual price is $24 ($2 each). I bought a voucher for my friend too hehe

Look how messy my cupcakes were and the toppings actually melted a bit, it's a really hot day!!

Dvd from Quickflix

p/s: Al-Fatihah for my arwah uncle.

Summer is Coming Soon!!

2010-11-09T08:18:00.011+11:00

The signs of summer is coming real soon (next month) to Australia. Urrrggghhhh I hate summer in Oz, it's scorching hot (up to 40 degrees!!!!) you'll meltttt!!!

it's dry, there'll be annoying flies throughout summer (don't open your mouth too wide or else you'll be eating flies haha)

and the worst: the smelly armpits in public transport!!!!

arrrghhh i dread at the thought of summer!!! I always avoid going out in summer ehhe and anyways I'm staying only for December, going home in Jan & by Feb going Seoul for the snow!! yeayyyyy!!!

But Summer also means = thousands of ppl hanging out at the beach, Australian Open in January, and bikinis haha

Happy 7-ELEVEN day!!!

2010-11-07T08:02:00.003+11:00

Today is Happy 7-11 day!!! If you're in Australia, just go to any 7-11 store and say 'Happy 7-eleven day' at the counter and you get FREE, yes a FREE SLURPEE (small size)! You can only get one slurpee at each store.

So if you're dead bored today, go down to every 7-eleven stores in Melbourne!! hahaha
But it's happening from 7am - 2.11pm. So hurry!!! I'm getting my free slurpee sooon!

Here's the link from 7-e website: 7-ELEVEN AUSTRALIA

p/s: I never knew there was such thing by 7-11 in oz because perth doesn't have 7-eleven!! haha

edited*

I managed to drink 2 small sizes ;p

Daiso

2010-11-03T07:54:00.005+11:00

It was a public holiday here in Melbourne yesterday for the Melbourne cup (horse racing). Only Victoria gets this pleasure, I see it as another excuse for partying and getting drunk hehe.

Anyway, I decided to go and have a look at Daiso since it's just opened in Victoria St. Here is the website for those who don't know what Daiso is: Daiso Australia
Daiso sells everything that you could think of at a real cheap price, AUD2.80 for everything!
Please don't hold high expectations for something that cost $2.80 hehe.

When I arrived at the place, I was surprised that there was a long queue just to get in! The place isn't that big. So I waited around 15-20 mins, was quite hard to move around as there were a lot of people.

this what is bought, only $16.

There was this shop next to Daiso called Chicken Feed. bad mistake to be located next door hehe

So if you're broke but still want to shop, go to Daiso and have a look. I didn't see anyone left without buying anything haha

On a rainy day..

2010-11-01T08:21:00.009+11:00

I went berserk with my husband trying to find a cafe called 'Le Cirque'.
It was raining heavily on Saturday, so heavy that my sneaker got so wet!
I knew it was going to rain on Sat, just didn't expect it to rain the whole day!
We bought these vouchers from Zoupon for $14 worth of $30 food & also i wanted to watch Social Network since i bought cheap tix from Scoopon (only $9.95 for the usual $20 of extreme screen!!).

There we were, trying to find the place..going round and round. The website plus google map were so misleading! it gave the wrong direction!!! we felt so stupid walking up and down in the rain ;(
The cafe is actually inside Harbour Town!! DUHHHH!!

So after swearing for a moment, we found the place and ordered our food. Thank godness the food was okay or else there'll be more swearing ;)

Here are pictures of Le Cirque:

Uniqlo

2010-10-27T08:34:00.002+11:00

People in Malaysia, Uniqlo will be opening at Fahrenheit 88 (used to be KL Plaza) on 4th November!! For those who don't know this Japanese brand, take a look at their website: UNIQLO.

There's also a Malaysian website : UNIQLO MALAYSIA.

If you haven't heard of this brand, you should start now! This japanese brand is famous for its low price clothing! T-shirt starts from RM29.90. I don't own any Uniqlo clothing but listening ppl raves about this brand make me so excited! ehhe

Right now, the website is having a game for a chance to win shopping vouchers. There's a top prize: An all expense paid trip to Tokyo for 2: a chance to win for the first 500 customers! First 1000 customers will receive a Uniqlo tote bag for free. I'm sure a lot of ppl will take half day off to shop! ehehe
They are also having special deals for the opening like jeans for rm49.90

Go and play the game at the website: GO UNIQLO
I've won rm40 voucher so far ;)

Half price deal

2010-10-26T09:58:00.003+11:00

If you're in Australia, have you heard numerous half price deal websites like Zoupon, Scoopon, Cudo? and if you're in Malaysia have you heard of MYDEAL.com.my?

These websites have one thing in common: that is they offer awesome deals, discounted prices for great food, drink, massages, beauty services, concerts..basically anything.
The deal needs minimum of 10 purchases, then only the deal will be ON. Your credit card will only be charge once the deal is on and finished. So far I've bought food deals at awesome prices!
I paid $18 (but zoupon only charged me $9 since it was my first purchase i think) for $45 worth of food! you only have to print out the voucher and show it to the shop. You can buy it as a gift too!

Yesterday's deal (there's still 2 hours before it ends) from Scoopon.com.au, just $9.95 for a Hoyts Adult movie ticket! Usual movie ticket is $17.50 (so expensive unless if you go on tuesday it's $11). I bought 4 tix ;)

So what you do is check the websites everyday for the daily deal. Mydeal has awesome deals too. might try it when i go back home. Now go browse ;)

Oreo Cheesecake

2010-10-25T10:43:00.004+11:00

When I saw my friend Aimi made no bake cheesecake for her 1 year old baby birthday, I wanted to try too!
So I googled and found Philadelphia website. Easy recipe and I decided to make it with my hubby yesterday night.

This is the recipe copied from the website : Oreo Cheesecake

Ingredients:

1 cup cream, lightly whipped
1 cup crushed OREO Original Cookies
100g OREO Chocolate Crème Cookies, crushed
2 tablespoons lemon juice (i used vanilla essence instead)
3 teaspoons gelatine, dissolved in 1/4 cup boiling water
3/4 cup caster sugar
500g block PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
50g butter, melted
50g OREO Chocolate Crème Cookies, extra, roughly chopped

Method:

Combine the crumbs and butter and press into a lined 20cm springform pan. Chill
Beat the PHILADELPHIA and sugar with an electric mixer until smooth. Fold in the gelatine mixture, lemon juice, cream and OREO Chocolate Creme Cookie crumbs.
Pour the filling into the prepared crust, refrigerate for 30 minutes. Sprinkle with extra OREOs and refrigerate for another for 2 hours or until set.

You have no excuse for not trying this. It's ok not to have a mixer, i beat the cream and sugar with hand, no problem. I didn't have gelatine in it but it's ok, just that gelatine set the cake.
Now, no reason for buying Secret Recipe's oreo cheesecake hehe

p/s: my not so good looking cake ;p

OMG

2010-10-22T09:32:00.002+11:00

OMG!! I've got my tickets to Usher OMG Tour in Melbourne on 19 March 2011. It's 5 months away, I know. When I was in Perth, Usher never came for a concert. Now that I'm in Melb, he decided to include Perth ehehe. This is the link from Ticketek: Usher OMG Tour

Pre-sale is on yesterday till today at 4pm (AEST time). You have to be a member on Frontier Touring website in order to get a password to buy the tickets from Ticketek. I thought of getting my tickets on Monday (public sale starts on Monday) but my hero, that is my husband of course..bought it from Ticketek website. woohoooo!!

The tickets are really pricey, from $98.75 - $795!!! The most expensive ticket is the OMG Package:

OMG - THE ULTIMATE USHER VIP EXPERIENCE
Entry into the "In The Club Zone" or the very best reserved seats
Exclusive Meet & Greet with Usher
Individual Photo opportunity with Usher
Commemorative Autographed Usher OMG Tour photo
Entry into Usher VIP pre-show sound check
Entry into Official Usher VIP Pre-show party, including:
- Appetisers and Sparkling Wine
- DJ playing music
- Usher VIP gift bag
- VIP laminate
- Souvenir ticket

Would you pay AUD795 to see Usher??? I would spend it on a new bag or unless it was Big Bang ehehe. Now I've got 5 months to memorize the songs! OMG!

Wonder Girls Live in Genting Highlands!

2010-10-18T08:28:00.004+11:00

If you haven't heard of this concert, I shall let you know. Wonder Girls live at Genting Highlands, Malaysia on 11 December 2010. My darling sister called me just to 'sakitkan hati' i, knowing that I'll only be home in January!

There's so many concerts, showcases and fanmeeting of Korean artists coming to Malaysia, something I've always wished for. Now that I don't live there, they all decided to come. AIGOOOOO!!!! dab dab hae!!!

So to those K-pop fanatics, head down to Genting for the concert!! I want nobody nobody but you!!
Tickets are out already, get it fast while it last!! Wish I'm going!!!

Here the link: http://www.starplanet.com.my/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=422:first-wonder-wonder-girls-concert-live-in-malaysia-2010-ticketing&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=94

Unproductive week

2010-10-12T11:13:00.002+11:00

It's been a few of unproductive weeks for me. Doing nothing but watching my drama series. Haven't gone out on weekdays, that's how lazy I am ;(

Been thinking to take up short courses. Sewing & baking perhaps. Maybe next year.
Now off to watch more series ;)

Stella McCartney for Target Australia 2010

2010-10-05T11:27:00.004+11:00

Saw the ad for Stella McCartney for Target Collection on tv in stores 29 October. She had a collection with Target in 2007 & I managed to get 1 lovely pink blouse.

The 2007 collection was nice, lots of nice blouse.I still remember a lot of ppl waited from morning to buy, it was chaos. Who wouldn't want to get a piece of Stella McCartney for a fraction of the original price, right?

The 2010 collection is more to work clothes, jackets and tailored pants. Black and white, hermm. Looked at the website for her new range and it's quite pricey! Don't think I can afford to buy any clothes, perhaps just the accessories ;(

Here's the link to the website.

i love this bangle.

Festival Malaysia 2010 in Melbourne

2010-10-04T08:28:00.011+11:00

Went to Festival Malaysia yesterday in Southbank and boy was it scorching hot!!
So what is Festival Malaysia? From its website "This festival aims to create an event for individuals interested in engaging with Malaysia and Malaysian themes through culture, art and music".
It's really for the Ozzies to get to know Malaysia better but there were more Malaysian students who came hehe.

There were a lot of programmes throughout the day like traditional dances, traditional music and multiracial music & dances. There were food stalls selling Malaysian food like, Satay..laksa sarawak, keropok and of course Durian (selling for $7.50 for a few pieces)! But the only reason I went was to see Harith Iskandar's live show hehe. His really funny!

Hans Isaac was there too but he didn't perform. There's another event happening in Melbourne, Australian Malaysian Festival Film at ACMI Cinemas from 2nd-6th Oct 2010. There are a few Malaysian movies like Rabun, Niyang Rapik and there was an acting workshop with Hans Isaac yesterday.

Here are some pictures taken despite the hot weather hehe.

Here is a short video of Harith's show, he talked about how Malaysians are. How we act in cinemas, how Malaysians drive and his marriage.

My MANY failed attempts!!

2010-10-01T11:50:00.002+10:00

I've been watching a korean drama series called Kim Tak Goo, it's about bakery and it makes you feel like buying buns and actually making u wanna try making buns also! ehehe.
Since I'm too lazy to go out and buy buns, I decided to make Roti Canai. First attempt failed as the dough was still sticky eventhough i rested it overnight haha.

Second attempt was better but it was still a bit sticky and I couldn't form the dough into small balls. However I decided to give it a try and fry the roti. Shape wise was ugly but the taste i tell you sedap! haha
I didn't take any pictures since it wasn't pretty ;p

Then I tried making Caramel Pudding, a simple recipe but yet I failed! ;(
My pudding didn't set so it was watery, but the taste is yummy. I used the wrong tray hehe.

So today's challenge is to make Pengat Pisang. Hopefully it will turn out fine, fingers crossed!!!

1st Anniversary

2010-09-27T08:11:00.006+10:00

26-09-10, marking my 1st year wedding anniversary. Just a few million blinks and it's one year already. I had a great time celebrating the wonderful day with my husband eventhough it didn't go as smoothly as I wanted ;p

I gave my surprise the night before since someone couldn't wait to know hehe. This is what I gave (bought with his money hehe).

Camera Kit (includes a disposable camera & a book)

LOVE book

There were 2 items, one is Camera Kit (includes a disposable camera & a book) - the idea is to take picture with the camera & develope it & you stick the pictures to the book (i know so sweet kan haha). All items bought from Kikki K, they have nice stationery but very pricey.

Second item is a LOVE book. It's a book for you to express, confess & test your knowledge of your LOVE. In the book there are short questions like The first thing I noticed about you, A fond memory of our time together is... & you need to fill in the blanks and write an essay long answer if you want to.
There was one stupid question : One item of your clothing that belongs in the bin..? I don't get it!

Well, what I got in return was a card & a surprise delivery from The Fresh Flower Botak Man. A bouquet of red roses. My husband is too scared of buying me presents because he knows me too well. It's hard buying things for me. I might not like it, I won't use it if I dislike it hehe. So I'll settle with the flowers (for now la).
But he cooked me a good lunch.

Spaghetti Vongole

Later at night we had a lovely dinner in the city and ended the night early since there were Man Utd match & F1 hehe. What a wonderful day it was and I'm looking forward to more anniversaries in the future ;)

Selamat Ulang Tahun, Sayang

2010-09-24T10:48:00.003+10:00

This sunday (26/9/10) will be my 1st year anniversary. Time flies so fast!! Felt like just yesterday I was getting all nervous and anxious to get married. Now, facing reality a year is passing us.

Me so jealous seeing newly weds..getting ready to get married, with all the new baju designs and pelamin decorations..i wish I did more on my wedding day hehe.

Now..getting back to reality..I'm more than happy to be married. 9 years of long distance relationship is so tiring, you have to decide whether to get married or end the relationship! I chosed marriage! ehehe

In the 9 years course of my relationship, I think the time we actually got to spent with each other was just 2-3 months. So it was awkward at first being able to be spend a whole day (everyday) with him ehhe. Now, that it's been nearly a year, my husband seem to be lost without me (as he claimed).

This is to you my hubby:

Thank you for loving and teaching me how to love unconditionally. Thank you for everything you've done for me. Thank you for all the laughters, cuddles, sweet memories and occasional fights ;) ..
Don't think I could ever find another one who will love me more than i love him
Happy 1st anniversary, Selamat Ulang Tahun..Sayang ;)
I love you.

p/s: Fahmi, I know you'll be reading this post & I still won't tell you what I bought. Just wait on Sunday & you'll get the surprise ;)

Camera Museum @ Michaels

2010-09-20T08:56:00.012+10:00

I went to the city on Saturday just to see what's new in the shops and decided to have a look at this Camera Museum @ Michaels Camera. Here is the website Michaels.

It's free entry & you get to see all sorts of old cameras. All the well known brand were on display. This shop has been around since 1928, so the collection is quite huge and they have some really old cameras. There were really big cameras and some tiny ones used for spying I supposed. I loved the gold plated cameras especially Leica.
This shop also offers short courses for any photography enthusiast.

Here are pictures taken from the small museum.

Update update

2010-09-20T08:42:00.009+10:00

Have been so lazy to blog especially when I've been sick since coming home to melb and something kept me busy hehe.

Here are some pics to sum up what I've been up to. Food pics of course ;)

and this has kept me busy.

Wiiiiiiiiiiii....I know I'm the last person to get wii ehehe..
Bought a preowned wii for $175 i think. Totally worth the money, it's been refurbished by EB of course. Games are really cheap right now. So if you're thinking of getting Wii & you're in Australia, head down to EB!!

Post Raya

2010-09-14T09:02:00.008+10:00

So how was everyone's raya? Mine was certainly fun but a tiring one. On the first day of Raya, I was hit by flu and sore throat. Not because of over eating but just being tired the whole week ;(

Went home to GC on Sunday and got to spend the last week of puasa with the family. First time spending my Raya with a new family, it felt so different. I wish I was back home with my family, next year perhaps ;)

After the raya prayer in the morning, went to 2 houses to beraya and ate a lot early in the morning around 9 or 10am hehe
in Malaysia people usually pay visit in noon, not here! Then rushed back to prepare for our open house.

In overall, my first raya as a wife was a new experience (a good one of coz), received duit raya still & gave duit raya to the adik-adik (not my money btw ehehe). There were tears, laughters, arguments but all is good ;)

Here are my raya pics from down under..

Selamat Hari Raya Aidilifitri!

2010-09-08T18:45:00.003+10:00

Haven't blog for few days already. Have been too busy and too tired to blog. We've flown back to GC for raya. Penat tolong kemas rumah semua...

Today Insyallah will be the last day of Ramadhan & tomorrow we might be celebrating Hari Raya. I would like to wish to my family and friends and all muslims around the world, Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri! Eid Mubarak!

Maafkan saya jika saya tersalah bahasa di blog saya. Have a wonderful day with your family and friends and eat all those yummy food and biscuits for me!

Korean Pop Night Concert 2010 in Singapore 23 Oct

2010-09-01T23:16:00.002+10:00

If you haven't heard already, yes it's true. There's going to be a Korean Pop Night Concert 2010 in Singapore this coming 23 Oct. If you're a Kpop fanatic like me, you'll be screaming your lungs out, jumping with joy. Wait till you see the groups lineup. Your jaw will drop, i tell you.

This announcement is brought to you by Proof Label, the Singapore organiser:

Important Announcement:

KOREAN POP NIGHT CONCERT 2010. 23 OCTOBER 2010. 8PM. SINGAPORE EXPO HALL 2.

BIG BANG

GIRLS GENERATION

SHINEE

FT ISLAND

INFINITE

D-NA

2 HOUR CONCERT.
TICKET PRICING:

CAT 1 STANDING PIT S$258

CAT 1 SEATED S$258

CAT 2 SEATED S$218

Sales start FROM: 4th September 2010, 10am at only HMV Somerset

CAT 3 SEATED S$168

CAT 4 SEATED S$ 118.

Sales start FROM: 6th September 2010, 10am at only HMV Somerset.

Tickets will go on sale this weekend 4th & 5th Sept at HMV 313@ Somerset.

When my sister told me Big Bang is coming, I couldn't believe it!! It's like my wish has finally come true! Hopes were high I have to say, my only chance to ever see Big Bang. Then my wish was crushed, I couldn't go (some internal problems that I do not wish to discuss anymore, never! ;(

Anyhow, I got over it already and am excited for my sisters and cousins to go, that if they can get the tickets haha. They are only selling the tickets at HMV Singapore, no other alternatives.

Tell me how do you compete with crazy young girls who are willing campout the night before, plus when you don't live in Singapore your chances to get the tickets is 0.0000001% unless there's someone who is willing to get it for you. Let's just cross your fingers girls and hope for the best!

Please, please organisers in Malaysia, it's about time to bring in Kpop concerts to Malaysia!!!

Itadakimasu = Let's eat

2010-08-30T12:03:00.013+10:00

How was your weekend? Had fun? I certainly did hehe. We did something really crazy and impulsive, we're having a critical financial crisis ;p

Anyhow, it was the weekend and it's my husband's turn to cook. So he did a Japanese meal.
Mixed meat teppanyaki with creamy sauce, garlic butter fried rice (I ended up cooking it), and miso soup. It was 'Oishii = Delicious' (in Japanese).

Here are the recipes and some pictures for you to salivate.

Garlic Butter Fried Rice

Ingredients

1 cup cooked overnight, if not just cook the rice earlier the same day

5-6 cloves garlic, sliced or chopped

2 egg

1-2 tbsp (1-2 oz.) butter (in my case lots of butter)

spring onion

salt

pepper

Method

Heat a non-stick frying pan over medium high heat. Beat egg lightly and scramble. Set aside.

In the same pan, throw in butter and garlic. Stir.

Add rice, salt, pepper and egg. Keep stirring, breaking up the rice in the pan.

Serve hot, topped with crispy garlic chips.

Credit: http://limecake.net/2010/05/05/garlic-butter-fried-rice/

Mixed meat Teppanyaki
Ingredients (for marinate)

Chicken & Beef, cut into desired size

A lot of ginger

Garlic

Light Soy Sauce

Sesame Oil

Sugar, to taste

* Mix everthing together and marinate for at least 1 hour

* Then grill it to perfection

Creamy Sauce
Ingredients

Thick cream

Mayonaisse

Dijon mustard

Garlic

Pepper, Salt (to taste)

Left over of the marinate

Itadakimasu!!

Lazyness

2010-08-27T08:52:00.002+10:00

I haven't blog at all since Monday. I've been really lazyyyyy. Am still recovering from last week outing. Plus Melbourne's weather whole week been so crappy. Raining, strong wind and it's too cold!! So I opted to stay at home and hibernate hehe.

Will blog again (hopefully) next week. Have a good weekend everyone ;)

On the way..

2010-08-23T11:36:00.011+10:00

I had a very tiring weekend! While I was on the way for my groceries shopping last Saturday, I managed to snap some pics of the Election. Australians went to vote last Saturday & the result is a Hung Parliament. This hasn't happened since the WW2. Both parties Labor & Liberal are tied. So now both leaders are making deals with the independent MPs. Will be interesting to see who'll win and become the new ozzie PM. Here are some pics I took at my area polling station. It was at a church.

Then when I was on the way to switch trams, I found this cute busker.

Finally when I was on my way home, we both bought some sneakers from Foot Locker. It was a good deal 2 for $150. If you're in Australia, you should checked out the deal.

His

Hers

Ohh, and I bought this Iphone cover case from Havaianas. It's sooo cuteee!!

A fishy Birthday Affair

2010-08-20T10:51:00.011+10:00

This fishy affair was to celebrate my sis-in law birthday yesterday night. She turned 24, big girl already hehe. It was a cold rainy day and an hour late for Iftaar and the whole dinner took around 2 1/2 hours to finish. I'm not complaining since the food was ok and we had a good time.

The venue was at the Fish Seafood Grill Restaurant in Docklands.

Fish Seafood Grill
Ph 9640 0686
439 Docklands Dve, Docklands 3008

The website

Fyi, All the restaurants in Docklands have this special deal on Tuesday either lunch or dinner. You get 50% off. If you're a Rivers Platinum Card Member (membership is free) you get 10% everyday at all Restaurants. Here is the website :

http://www.rivers.net.au/platinumclub.htm

All of us had the Rotisserie Special in which you can choose to have 2 courses (share plate +main) for $37.50 or 3 courses (share plate + main + dessert) for $43.90. This special is available Monday to Thursday for Dinner. Please inform the waiter if you're going to have this or else they will charge you separately for each plate.

The food in overall was nice, just that they served all plates together (they were 5 of us) so the food is a bit cold by the time they reach. Service was ok, they really need to hire more staffs. Just 3 waiters for a big restaurant and they show what's happening in the kitchen at the tv screen..this isn't masterchef, chop chop! haha. The Rotisserie Special is worth the money, I would recommend it for anyone to try.

Here are some pics from the dinner.

Salt and pepper calamari with tomato, eggplant and lime compote

Sizzling pot of prawns & seafood in a light garlic tomato broth

Oysters Natural with three dipping sauces

North Queensland saltwater barramundi

Baked blueberry cheesecake with double cream and fresh fruit coulis

Lemon lime tart with raspberry sauce and chocolate ice cream

Hot chocolate molten pudding served with vanilla ice cream and rich chocolate sauce

the fab 5

Sudah Seminggu Berpuasa..

2010-08-19T08:38:00.008+10:00

Sudah seminggu berpuasa, cepat rasanya masa berlalu. Ramadhan ini pertama kali berpuasa bersama suami. Berdua bila bersahur dan berdua jugak bila berbuka. Dulu masa belajar berbuka dgn adik & kakak, kat Ipoh bersama whole family. I miss my family ;(

Not a very smart move listening to Raya songs in the morning! Now I'm feeling sooooo homesick that I want to go home tomorrow! This year Aidilfitri is a new adventure to me. I'll be celebrating with husband's family. Quite scary, don't know what to expect. Ye la, family org lain caranya kan. Jgn mak mertua suruh masak utk raya sudah hehe mana reti nak buat rendang ketupat semua, makan boleh la (habis laki i baca nanti haha)

I still remember this time last year, I was preparing for my wedding. Kalau boleh jgn la kahwin masa raya, leceh betul. Not only you need to fast (actually puasa is ok you can lose more weight before your wedding) then you need to organise everything plus you have to celebrate raya too.
Mana nak sempat beraya camtu? Tak boleh makan all out kang tak muat baju kan, pastu budget baju raya takde..ye la dah guna duit utk kahwin, then tak sempat nak beraya rumah kawan!!

My cabaran masa puasa last year was too much, I remember I cried after sahur, marah2..stress giler2 with my preparations.I was also sick during puasa, tak lalu nak makan masa berbuka.. I lost 4kg (not that I mind hehe). But alhamdulillah, everything went well..dah nak setahun pun kahwin.

Byk pulak i merapu pagi2 ni, this post was just meant for me to post pic of what I cook for berbuka. Penat jugak everyday masak, tapi nak buat camne. Sini bukan Malaysia ada bazaar Ramadhan, rindunya ayam percik dan kuayteow goreng kat Stadium Ipoh ;(

Beef Stew & Burger

Nasi Tomato & Ayam masak merah

**psssttt : Miss, saya mahu balik kampung oh ohh oh balik ipoh ;)

Honeymooning in Bali

2010-08-17T08:36:00.020+10:00

I've just noticed that I haven't blog about my honeymoon. Since there's 38 more days to my 1st anniversary, I shall reminisce the aww-so sweet time I had during my honeymoon ;)

I went for my honeymoon a few days after I finished with my wedding (7th Oct-11 Oct). Bought my flight tickets during promo period hehe. My sister paid for my accomodation as a wedding present (thank you miss) and all I had to do was just to pick a place to stay.

So, there I was while preparing for my wedding, had to search where to go for my honeymoon..was so much fun looking at all nice honeymoon destinations. Since me & my husband had to travel back to Melbourne not long after the honeymoon, I decided not to travel far for the honeymoon.

I chosed to go to..

BALI!!! (If you've been to Bali, I'm sure this statue is the first thing you'll snap! ehehe)
I know Bali is so common for honeymooners but we both never been to Bali and it's near from KL.

I've booked a One bedroom pool villa for Dreamy Honeymoon Package at this private villa called The Elysian. It's located at Seminyak area, next door to KuDeTa. The way in to the villa is a tiny one way road. Don't know how the drivers drive through this small road!

From the moment we step off the airport, a staff was there to pick us up (included in the package). What a way to start our honeymoon. Bali at that time was really hot, hotter than Malaysia, I had pimples all over my face during my stay arrrghh!!

When we arrived at the villa, we were greeted with a drink and I got a bouquet of flower full with ants in it hehe. Then we were ushered to our room. The place is small but it was beautiful!
We got room no 26, it was quite far from other rooms, good for honeymooners hehe.

The first thing I did after settling in was, going online!! chatting with my family and showing them my villa haha. Jealous kan? hehe

Here are some of my private villa pictures by my photographer husband:

So many pictures to show hehe the room, the atmosphere and everything was wonderful except our first night there, our aircond went kapoot! We had aircond problem at all our hotel rooms during my wedding in Ipoh, Muar and now Bali. Had to use the fan for the night (the room was quite cool btw), so the next day we moved next door to no 25 and thank god the room was ok until we checked out.

The honeymoon package incudes daily breakfast in your villa if you want to, a special lunch and dinner as well as a spa for the couple. Oh boy, how ashamed were we when we went for the massage. Stripped down to only disposable panties (so malu!!) and finished off with a bath at the tub for the couple haha.

So I'm going to let these pictures do the talking now.

Jimbaran Bay
Tanah Lot
Cafe Bali served Halal food (hard to find Halal place in Seminyak so we ate here twice)
Kuta Square
Kuta Beach

My honeymoon was so memorable, the sweetest time I ever experienced and something worth to remember for life ;)

If you're going for your honeymoon, please choose a place that you know both of you will enjoy and have the sweetest time ;)

Also, bring more money..just in case you go overbudget like us and always print out the currency difference so you can refer to it when buying something.

New season of EPL

2010-08-17T08:28:00.004+10:00

Ahhh, the new season of the English Premier League has finally started. There's football matches to watch, damn I miss my cable..normal free tv don't show any games except the Champions League matches.

Manchester United started the season by winning the Community Shield against Chealsea 3-1 with our 'Chicharito' scoring a memorable debut goal using his face hehe.

This morning our first game was against Newcastle United and we won by 3-0 with goals from Berbatov, Fletcher & Giggs. A good start for this season. Come on you reds, let's snatch the tittle from Chealsea and get our 19th!!! Ryan Giggs scored again, legend!!

Katy Perry Live @ Sunrise

2010-08-15T10:50:00.002+10:00

As I've mentioned in my earlier post (I'll never be the same again, If we ever meet again 'Katy Perry') I've got 2 free passes for Katy Perry's live showcase for Australia's Channel 7 Sunrise Show.

So on Friday the 13th (didn't realize it was friday the 13th ehehe) at 6.30am, me & my dear hubby (thank you for waking u so early for me) went to the Plaza Ballroom. The ballroom was just next to Chanel store, too easy to find haha

We reached there by 7am and thank god there wasn't a queue at all.

so early, 7am!!

The crowd I think was more than 500 people but less than 1000. There were a few kids wearing school uniform, probably going school a bit late hehe.

Katy Perry was due on stage at 7.40am, so we watched the Sunrise show and took a lot of the presenters pictures. Mel & Kochie are really TALL.

She will be singing 3 songs which are California Girls, Teenage Dream & Hot n Cold. The set was cute, there were candy cane, lollipop, gingerbread man like in the California Girls video.

picture quality quite bad
(iphone4 pic quality not so good,
but the video is quality HD)

adui the pics is really small, sorry & plus the lighting was too bright!!

this is during her interview

She had a concert the night before at this same venue, so I think she only slept for a bit. Despite that, she sang wonderfully..just a bit sumbang ehehe. What she wore? A really tight rubber dress with kangaroos motive and a blue wig! Don't get her dressing but what amaze me was her flawless skin. So cantikk and so gebu!!

After her final song, she went down to the crowd and signed, hugged took photos with her fans. Some even flown from other states(flight expenses on your own ok) and some waited from 3am! Around 8.30am we left as my dear husband needed to go to work, he safely arrived at 9am (work starts at 8.30am haha).

So I, left alone in the city decided to go to David Jones as they had an opening ceremony of their newly renovated department store. Megan Gale, an ozzie model..a very tall one indeed is the ambassador for DJ officiate it. I managed to get her picture and there was a moment she was next to me and said hi, haha.

Was sooooooo tired by 10am, I think if someone pushed me I'll probably fall down and sleep.

Here are some links for the Katy Perry's show if you want to watch:

California Girls

Hot n Cold

Interview @ Sunrise Show

** due to the really bright lighting of the set, you can't really see her, she's too bright, don't have a camera sorry.

The Good OLD Times..

2010-08-10T13:37:00.002+10:00

This song Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Message ( I'm sure you've listened to this song before) remind me of my teenage years, the good old times I had with my elder sister. Although our age gap is 4 years apart but I've always followed her around since high school. Her friends are my friends and vice versa.

I've always hanged out with her friends and I'd make sure I tagged along to wherever she went, yes including clubs and all (but I don't go clubbing..just to the cybercafe to mIRC with my then bf, now hubby hehe).

This song really brings back memories when I was younger.. naive, stupid and have the guts to do anything without thinking about the consequences haha. No, I didn't drink or smoke, but my sister taught me how to play pool and showed me the 'world'. (thanks miss ;)

Ahhhhhhh the good old times yeah ;)
Think I'm a little homesick today ;(

p/s: congrats fyza on her pregnancy!! and salam ramadhan to all muslim around the world ;)

Someone is engaged!!

2010-08-09T07:51:00.003+10:00

My friend Masera told me she got engaged!!! a day after the ceremony!!!
I'm sooo happy for her!! She had been to EVERYONE's wedding, including mine..she attended too many weddings and finally she's attending hers! hehe

Wish she had told me earlier that she's getting married in early January next year, need to find a cheap ticket to go home in january. Ahhh finally I'm attending a wedding after getting married hehe

Dont' you think they make a gorgeous couple. They look so good together ;)

*pic credit to sera fb

Kuay Teow Curry

2010-08-08T10:10:00.006+10:00

First time making this and it tasted quite good. Aduii, i miss mee kari MG & kuay teow kari Mat Jasak!! But I'll settle with kuay teow kari cik dina hehe.

Ingredients :

300g

150g

2 tablespoons

200g

For the curry

300g

1 cm

4 cloves

4 cups

2 tablespoons

1 teaspoon

Yellow noodles (Hokkien Mee), wash and drained well.

Bean sprouts, blanched

Pieces of bean curd, sliced

Red chilies, sliced thin

Limes, cut into 4 pieces

Fried shallots slices

Chicken pieces

Grated coconut, extract 2 cups of thick milk

Fresh turmeric

Fresh ginger, sliced

Galangal, sliced

Lemon grass (white part), sliced

Candlenuts

Dried chilies, blanched

Shallots, peeled

Shrimp paste

Garlic, peeled

Water or stock

Cooking oil

Salt

Method :

Use a food processor to grind the turmeric, ginger, galangal, lemon grass, candlenuts, dried chilies, shallots, shrimp paste and garlic into a fine paste
Heat the oil in a pot.
Fry the curry paste until fragrant.
Add in chicken pieces.
Fry for 2-3 minutes.
Add water or stock and bring to boil.
Add bean curd, coconut milk and salt (I add a bit of curry powder to make the colour more red)
Simmer the curry over low heat. Keep warm

To serve

Put some bean sprouts, noodles and ladle the hot gravy in.
Garnish with sliced chilies, shallots and a piece of lime.

*credit to this website: http://www.asianonlinerecipes.com/hawkers/curry_mee.php

Here is kuayteow kari cik dina..tadaaa!!

Alhamdulillah

2010-08-06T13:40:00.003+10:00

Syukur alhamdulillah, we've booked tickets to Gold Coast for Raya and our trip to Seoul all at cheap prices! hehe been the best 2 days of this year for me!
Now, where else should I go? hermmm....

** update: my holiday in february 2011 looks like this.

Melbourne - KL - Singapore - Ipoh- Seoul - Melbourne

B.E.A.U.T.Y.

2010-08-06T13:12:00.007+10:00

I went out yesterday morning (despite the rain and the fact I slept at 3am for messenger-ing with my sisters and browsing where to stay for our Seoul trip hehe) to get my free sample of Kiehl's Creme de Crops (30ml) courtesy of Myer One Card. Myer now is bigger and there are more beauty counters, to compete with David Jones hehe.

Straight after getting the sample, I went next door to David Jones to browse their beauty products. Got the pamphlet about their beauty deals. I got the 'David Jones Beauty Fashion Tote' valued over $85 but it's yours for only $19.95 with any beauty purchase. So I bought the Burt's Bees Radiance Healthy Glow Kit. Never bought so many beauty products in one go.

The items:

David Jones Beauty Sheer Shine Lip Tint 4.5g
David Jones Hand & Nail Cream SPF15 75g
Ultraceuticals Ultra Moisturiser Cream 5ml
A'kin Pure Radiance Rosehip Oil 5ml
Revlon Age Defying Spa Foundation 15ml
RoC Retin-Ox Wrinkle Filler Day/Night Cream 3ml
Rimmel Coour Rush Quad Eye Shadow 4g
Kosmea Clarifying Facial Wash 20ml
Evian Brumisateur Spray 50ml

The Items:

Radiance Body Lotion

Radiance Body Wash

Radiance Bar Soap

Radiance Day Creme

Radiance Night Creme

Radiance Eye Creme

Radiance Lip Shimmer

(the day & night creme has royal honey in it, so a bit sticky when you put it on)

Hopefully I'll be beautiful after using it ;)

S.E.O.U.L

2010-08-05T08:23:00.008+10:00

If you haven't heard already, you're a tad too late!! Air Asia is officially flying to Seoul!!!!The promo is on from 4-8 August, travel period 1 Nov 2010 - 11 August 2011.

Finally, a cheaper flight to Seoul, been a long long long wait! The lowest price promo was RM99 (including tax one way), was gone by yesterday night. I searched for the best deal in the morning..it was only around RM300 inc tax for return tix!!!! Was too unbelieveable hehe.

By night time that cheap promo price was gone! Ramai giler org beli ticket. So had to settle with the second cheapest which was RM224 (depart) & RM344 (arrive). So if you're thinking (don't even think) going to Seoul, buy your tickets now!!

I'm going to SEOUL in february!!! 나는 서울에 2 월거야 !!!
woohoooooooooooooo!!!! 전 너무 행복 해요!!!
Now need to book accomodation and plan our itinerary. So much to see, to do..if anyone knows a good place to go, do tell me ok? ;)

나는 서울에 2 월거야 !! What an awesome week it's been ;)

p/s: 언니 사랑합니다!!

I - Iphone, Four - 4 = Iphone4

2010-08-03T07:30:00.003+10:00

Yes, the wait is finally over! It has arrived in Australia!! 2 hours of call waiting was nothing! haha. My.. oppss my husband's Iphone4 has safely been delivered yesterday noon. I hid the package until dinner (coz I know he won't eat dinner if he saw the package). Boy, someone was so excited ;p

The new Iphone4 requires a microsim, so I think you can't use the phone if you have a normal sim card.

So what is so special about Iphone4 than the older version. According to the apple website:

1. It has 2 camera, works two ways. Now you can make videocalls easily. You can video call
Iphone4 to Iphone4 users through wifi. Its 5 megapixel camera now.

2. The Retina display on iPhone 4 is the sharpest, most vibrant, highest-resolution phone screen
ever, with four times the pixel count of previous iPhone models. The colour is much better
than the old one (yes, we've compared)

3. Now you can multitask between applications, pretty fast..doesn't lag like the old one.

4. You can shoot and edit HD quality video on your Iphone4.

This is the new Iphone4..tadaaa!

What do I think about Iphone4? Hermm, I'm not an Iphone user so it doesn't excite me that much. I don't like the design though, the older is nicer. To me, it's just the same like the old one just better picture quality and colour and the 2 camera + 5mp is a plus. Oh and you can get the rubber cover for free, it's for the antenna problem as the US users had this problem.

For now, I've upgraded my phone too, from a LG Lollipop to the old Iphone, yes my husband's old phone ( I only get used stuffs ;( ..ahhhh kesian kan ). I don't mind at all sebab i can now play the games!! yeayyyy my pandamania!! haha

Hers and His

p/s: this post wasn't paid by Apple haha

I'll never be the same again, If we ever meet again 'Katy Perry'

2010-08-02T14:27:00.005+10:00

Today must be my lucky day, I was watching Channel 7's Sunrise show & managed to hear the Katy Perry's announcement. She's singing live in Melb on 13th August & I managed to recharge my phone and sms to get my 2 free passes within 5 minutes!!!! YEAYY!!! Passes were all gone in 10 mins!!

Although she might sing only 2-3 songs but still it's free. Wish Usher came to Melbourne instead of Sydney the other day. I don't know who's coming with me yet because door opens at 5.30 AM!! and must be inside by 7.15 AM!! Plus it's puasa already, if my friend & hubby not going then I might not go ;(

Till then, I need to practice on my Katy Perry's songs and moves.

I kissed a girl and I like it..oppppsss

p/s: this is my free pass, without the barcode of course hehe

Congratulations on receiving a ticket for Katy Perry's Sunrise gig.

A few things you need to know.

First up, take good care of this ticket. There will be strict security controls in place, meaning no ticket - no entry. Don't forget to print your ticket before you arrive.

We'll be broadcasting from The Plaza Ballroom at 191 Collins Street on Friday, August 13.

Sunrise will be on air from 6am and you're more than welcome to come and watch the show as we broadcast live to Australia. Doors open at 5:30am. Katy Perry will take centre stage at 7:40am, so make sure you're inside by 7.15am.

See you there.

Mel & Kochie

** me so jealous, my sister went to see Wondergirls during MTV WorldStage last Sat in Sunway!! she only stayed for wondergirls, didn't bother to watch Katy Perry hehe

Online games are good..errr bad for you!!

2010-07-30T08:49:00.005+10:00

I'm so embarassed to admit that I'm addicted to online games. The ones in facebook. So addictive that it's part of my daily routine already!! So if you're on Facebook, you might get bombarded with games invites, annoying to those who don't play but a delight for those who play!! you get gifts or something that will get you a reward in the games.

So what games do I play. Gee..I've lost count haha. Cafe World was the first game I've played on fb (I'm on level 95 with 8 million coins, real hard work hehe). Thanks fhamz for getting me started hehe. Then the list goes on to Fishville, Petville, Farmville (I'm giving up on my farm!). With all the cafe and farm, you would need a hotel and a restaurant, hence the game Hotel City & Restaurant City haha.
Right now, I've decided to open my own bakery - Baking Life & my own dessert cafe - Cafe Life, oh and why not have an own a town - Supertown Fun. haha.
Yeah, I know you gonna say that I'm lifeless! I need help!!!

Not enough with playing games all day long, yesterday night I hijacked my husband's Iphone & download free apps. PandaMania is so much fun haha. There are soo many useless games apps for iphone like making burger game, sushi making, grilled bbq haha.
I should get the new Iphone4, which is out today (hubby been calling from 8am & still waiting haha) just to play games, herrmm or maybe just get Ipad..bigger screen, great for games! LOLs

so back to clicking.

p/s: that's not my hand, just a picture from google although I have chunky hand haha

Signboards

2010-07-27T09:30:00.012+10:00

While I was roaming around the city to take pictures, I stumbled on this alleway full with signboards. It wasn't 'No Entry' or 'No Parking' signboards. It was a word of wisdom alley, full with signboards with lots of sentences ehehe. I can't remember where was this place though.

oh and remember

and a checklist on the door of one of Myer's toilet.

Max Brenner-ing

2010-07-26T09:43:00.006+10:00

I was out on Friday to take pictures for my blog. Just when I was clicking my camera away like a true tourist in da middle of the city, i got a sms from my friend, Majidah (my only friend in Melbourne hehe). Haven't seen her for 3 months after our netball competition. She's really busy since she got married hehe i understand.

So where else do we meet? Max Brenner! We love our botak man so much! I had my Tutti Frutti Waffle with Banana Milk Chocolate Frappe. She ordered Chocolate Cinnamon Babka & White Chocolate Chai. Had a great time gossiping and updating stories. She's leaving Melbourne at the end of the year! I'm so sad, I have no more friends left next year ;(

Oh well, here are some pictures to make you..errr me..happy, at least for now.

the venue: Max Brenner, Melb Central

Chocolate Cinnamon Babka (like a cinnamon roll)

Chocolate makes you happy, at least makes her happy hehe

p/s: i will miss max brenner-ing with gda ;(

Seafood Feast

2010-07-26T08:39:00.013+10:00

Every weekend we love to try cooking something different from my usual mon-fri meal. So last weekend we went crazy in buying seafood. There were crabs, trout, salmon and more fish hehe. So my dear husband, cooked me a Seafood Feast.

We had Grilled Trout & Chilli Crab. So easy, so yummy and so messy (the kitchen will be upside down after he cooks!). Served with Jasmine rice, it was so mmm yummm.

Here are the recipes, just in case if you want to try it.

Grilled Trout

Ingredients:

2 trout.
1 tablespoons fresh parsley.
2 tablespoons olive oil.
Juice from 1 lemon.
Salt & teaspoon black pepper to taste.
Coriander to garnish.

Method:
Lightly salt the interior and exterior of whole fish. Mix together parsley, olive oil and lemon juice. Spread evenly on the inside of the fish. Cover and refrigerate to infuse the marinate. Preheat the grill. Sprinkle fish with salt and pepper for extra seasoning and grill for 4-5 minutes on each side over a medium heat. Carefully remove the fish from grill and serve. For the sauce, use the left-over from marinade and add few cloves of pounded garlic and heat it on stove for a minute and toss on top of the grill fish and that’s it.

** Credit to Fhamz

Chilli Crab
Ingredients:

Crab, well washed and chopped into sections 
2 brown onions, peeled and roughly chopped
 8 red chillies .. Belacan (shrimp paste), thumb size piece 
½ tbsp vinegar 
6 tbsp oil 
1 tbsp tomato paste 
400ml tomato puree 
2 tbsp tomato sauce 
4 tbsp light soy sauce 
½ tsp salt 4 tbsp sugar
 Water 
1 egg
 Coriander leaves, to garnish

Method:

Blend onions and chillies in a food processor for 30 seconds.
Heat oil in a wok and add onion and chilli paste.
Add belacan and continue to cook until most of the liquid from the onions evaporates.
Add vinegar, tomato puree, tomato paste, sugar and salt.
Add tomato sauce and light soy sauce.
Add crab pieces and continue to cook over high heat until shell turns red.  Add egg and stir through gently.  Garnish with fresh coriander leaves.

* *Credit to Fhamz
** There's a good video that I found. Click here

this is the result of eating crab! ahhh was worth it! ugly inflated lips alert!!

oh and for dessert, we had Baklava. That completed our lovely feast.

Have a nice weekend everybody~

2010-07-23T09:43:00.002+10:00

I'm off to take more pictures for the blog & tomorrow is my groceries day..blerrghhh!!i hate groceries day, it takes da whole day! this is when you don't have a car when you need to do groceries!

Anyways, have a nice weekend everybody ;)

2010-07-22T08:15:00.002+10:00

Let's put the sadness away!! Everyone should download this song 'Billionaire' by Travie McCoy feat Bruno Mars. I have a new aim in life!! (not that I'll ever be one!) haha.

[Bruno Mars]
I wanna be a billionaire so freakin' bad.
Buy all of the things I never had.
Uh.
I wanna be on the cover of Forbes magazine,
Smiling next to Oprah and the Queen.

[Chorus]
Oh every time I close my eyes,
I see my name in shiny lights.
Yeah, a different city every night.
Oh I - I swear, the world better prepare for when I'm a billionaire.

[Travis "Travie" McCoy]
Yeah, I would have a show like Oprah.
I would be the host of, everyday Christmas.
Give Travie a wish list.
I'd probably pull an Angelina and Brad Pitt,
And adopt a bunch of babies that ain't never had shit.

Give away a few Mercedes like "here lady, have this",
And last but not least grant somebody their last wish.
It's been a couple months since I've single so,
You can call me Travie Claus minus the Ho Ho.
Haa, get it?

I'd probably visit where Katrina hit,
And damn sure do a lot more than FEMA did.
Yeah, can't forget about me stupid,
Everywhere I go Imma have my own theme music.

[Chorus]
Oh, every time I close my eyes,
(what chu see, what chu see bro?)
I see my name in shiny lights.
(uh huh).
Ahh, yeah yeah.
(what else?)
A different city every night.
Oh I - I swear, the world better prepare..
(for what?)
For when I'm a billionaire.
(yeah!)
Oh oooh oh oooh,
(Sing it)
When I'm a Billionaire.
Oh oooh oh oooh.
(let's go)

[Travis "Travie" McCoy]
I'll be playing basketball with the President,
Dunking on his delegates.
Then I'll compliment him on his political etiquette.
Toss a couple milli in the air just for the heck of it.
But keep the fives, twentys, tens and bens completely separate.

Yeah, I'll be in a whole new tax bracket.
We in recession but let me take a crack at it.
I'll probably take whatevers left and just split it up.
So everybody that I love can have a couple bucks.

And, not a single tummy around me would know what hungry was.
Eating good, sleeping soundly.
I know we all have a similar dream.
Go in your pocket, pull out your wallet, put it in the air and sing...

[Bruno Mars]
I wanna be a billionaire so freakin' bad.
(So bad)
Buy all of the things I never had.
(Buy everything, haa)
Uh.
I wanna be on the cover of Forbes magazine.
Smiling next to Oprah and the Queen.
(What up Oprah? Haaa!)

[Chorus]
Oh every time I close my eyes,
(what chu see, what chu see bro?)
I see my name in shiny lights.
(uh huh).
Ahh, yeah yeah.
(what else?)
A different city every night.
Oh (yeah yeah yeah)
I - I swear, the world better prepare..
(for what?)
For when I'm a billionaire.
(yeah!)
Oh oooh oh oooh,
(Sing it)
When I'm a Billionaire.
Oh oooh oh oooh.

I wanna be a billionaire
(uh huh)
so freakin' bad.

King of sorrow

2010-07-22T07:23:00.002+10:00

It hasn't been a good week to me. Everthing's wrong, nothing is right ;(
Whenever I'm sad, I always have a sad song that I listen to, I'll feel better after listening to the song ( usually, after a session of crying ;p ).

So this is the lyrics of the song by Sade - King of Sorrow.
It sums up my feeling for this whole week.

I'm crying everyone's tears
And there inside our private war
I died the night before
And all of these remnants of joy and disaster
What am I suppose to do

I want to cook you a soup that warms your soul
But nothing would change, nothing would change at all
It's just a day that brings it all about
Just another day and nothing's any good

The DJ's playing the same song
I have so much to do
I have to carry on
I wonder if this grief will ever let me go
I feel like I am the king of sorrow, yeah
The king of sorrow

I suppose I could just walk away
Will I disappoint my future if I stay
It's just a day that brings it all about
Just another day and nothing's any good

The DJ's playing the same song
I have so much to do
I have to carry on
I wonder will this grief ever be gone
Will it ever go
I'm the king of sorrow, yeah
The king of sorrow

I'm crying everyone's tears
I have already paid for all my future sins
There's nothing anyone
Can say to take this away
It's just another day and nothing's any good

I'm the king of sorrow, yeah
King of sorrow
I'm the king of sorrow, yeah
King of sorrow

Sizzling Mee

2010-07-20T08:29:00.008+10:00

How I wish I can just get this from any food court in Malaysia!!aigoooo...
I tried making this since my husband wanted it. It's easy! I don't have a hot plate for the noodle to sizzle though hehe.

Here is the recipe.

Bahasa Melayu

Bahan-bahan ( 2-3 org makan )
2-3 sanggul (gulung) yee mee
5 ulas bawang putih
5 biji cendawan shitake ( cendawan kering)- rendam sehingga agak lembut dan potong 4
1 keping dada ayam- potong mengikut citarasa
3 biji cili kering- potong 2
2 sudu besar sos tiram
3 sudu besar kicap cair
1 sudu besar kicap pekat
1/2 in halia- hiris nipis
Serbuk lada hitam
garam- secukup rasa
Beberapa titik Minyak bijan
1 sudu besar Tepung jagung- dibancuh dgn sedikit air
sedikit minyak utk menumis

Cara-cara
1. Tumis bawang putih, cili kering dan halia sehingga naik baunya.
2. Masukkan ayam yg telah potong sehingga agak empuk.
3. Masukkan 2 cawan air.
4. Masukkan pula sos tiram, kicap cair dan kicap pekat. Masukkan pula serbuk lada hitam. Biarkan mendidih.
5. masukkan cendawan serta sayur2 lain- tunggu 2-3 min.
6. Masukkan campuran tepung jagung dan kacau.
7. Titikkan minyak bijan beberapa titik-jgn banyak2...
8. Akhir sekali, masukkan yee mee- biarkan sebentar & hidangkan panas2.

English

Ingredients
-150g egg noodles (yee foo mein)

Sauce ingredients:
-150g boneless chicken meat
-3 small whole Chinese black mushrooms, soaked
-25g carrots, cut into flowers and parboiled
-1 tbsp ginger juice

Seasoning:
-1 tbsp oyster sauce
-1 tsp light soya sauce
-1 tsp sesame oil
-Salt to taste
-1/4 tsp sugar
-Dash of pepper
-1 tsp corn flour
-1/2 tsp chicken stock granules
-1 cup water or stock

Method
1. Preparation of noodle:Scald noodles in boiling water to soften. Remove and put noodles in a colander and run tap water through it. Arrange noodles on a plate. Add 1/2 tbsp oil and 1/2 tsp sesame oil — mix thoroughly and leave aside.

2. For the gravy: Heat 2 tbsp oil, add ginger juice and mushrooms and chicken; stir-fry well. Add seasoning and stock. Bring to a boil and simmer for five to 10 minutes. Add carrots and thickening.

3. Heat a hot plate over medium heat until really hot. Bring away from heat and place on a wooden base. Place ready-cooked noodles on hot plate and pour sauce over immediately. Noodles and sauce will start sizzling. Serve immediately with sliced red chillies and cilipadi.

Credit to this website :
http://fromthekitchentohisstomach.blogspot.com/2009/03/sizzling-yee-mee.html

Here are some pictures:

Max says: CHOCOLATE IS GOOD FOR YOU!

2010-07-19T11:14:00.018+10:00

What a brilliant thing to say Max, well done! Now, you can use this quote 'Chocolate is good for you' whenever you crave for chocolate. A trip to Max Brenner was my 3rd stop during my South Melbourne trip(Refer to my South Melbourne post). Finally we went after 3 months of craving. Click here for the website.

If you see this signboard, please do enter.

Here are some pics of the store.

What I ordered

Banana Milk Chocolate Frappe
Tutti Frutti Waffle
White Chocolate Chai Tea

The sexy bald man

South Melbourne

2010-07-19T09:34:00.023+10:00

How was your weekend? I had a cold yummy weekend. It was a cold and windy and rainy weekend here in melbourne. But we still managed to go out and take some pictures for the blog ;)
So I decided to head down to South Melbourne since I haven't taken any pictures there.

South Melbourne is 2km from the CBD, it's really close to St Kilda. Tram number 112 from the city or St Kilda will take you there, you can also take tram 96 and stop at South Melbourne Market.

So to our first stop: South Melbourne Market.

What's there in this market? The normal stuffs.. meat, fruit & veges store, bread store, a food court in here. It's pretty small compared to Victoria Market. My husband didn't like this market, he said the stalls are not in order, eg. a meat store then a bread store then a meat store again.
We didn't stay long in the market, so here are some pics inside the market.

Gorilla Munch only in south melb market haha

Now on to the second stop: Chef's Hat
This is what married couples do, browsing & always sure buying something from a homeware/cookware shop. We bought a really cheap cook book & a stainless bowl.

Yes, me & my teapots ;p
the books were only $10 each!

Third Stop: Max Brenner
This stop needs its own post ehehe.

Last Stop: Old Town Kopitiam, QV Square

My journey to South Melbourne ended after Max Brenner. For dinner, my sister-in-law..nisreen asked us to join her for dinner. So we went to Kopitiam, yes in melb..not the same like in Malaysia. There's 2 outlet & the one in QV Building has Halal cert, not too sure about the other outlet. The place is always packed with students hehe. This is the website .

The food is ok..me don't think it's the best but if you miss mamak then coming here might be your solution. Don't freaked out if you think the price is a bit pricey, AUD$4 for A big piece of Roti Canai..that's like RM12, you can get 10 pieces in Malaysia haha.

Here are some pics of the food we ordered.

Hainanese Chicken Rice
the worse lin chee kang i ever had!!!!
Mee goreng mamak, sedap..
Roti Telur
Chicken Satay

Brand New

2010-07-17T08:01:00.002+10:00

As you can see I've changed my blog. I got pimped! ehehhe
thanks to mr FHAMZ aka my hubby . i got scolded because byk songeh, i want like this..no, not like that, bigger.. not that colour! ehehhee

I like my blog ;)

Have a nice weekend everybody ;)

Forza Corea

2010-07-16T14:34:00.008+10:00

Finally!! My 'The Shouts of Reds, United Korea' jersey has arrived. Thank you to my sister (난 언니를 사랑한다!). I know it's way tooo late since World Cup has ended & South Korea only got to Round 16. I don't care, eh eh eh..ehehhe (gotta love 2NE1!)

I'm so excited, since I've been seaching everywhere on how to get this shirt & there.. just a click of a button at Gmarket. (it does require a bit of understanding of the Korean language). I'm wearing this to sleep tonight! (someone wore it everyday for da whole week without washing it! haha)

first time getting a parcel from Korea hehe
it comes with a scarf
내가 좋아!

each side of the scarf has diferent design
forza corea? haha

Namaste Indian Restaurant: 104 Lygon St, Carlton 3053

2010-07-16T12:03:00.005+10:00

After my journey at Docklands during the day, I went to have dinner with my husband. It was quite early around 6 something, we were starving. He decided he wanted to eat beriyani so he googled and found a place called Namaste.
*Namaste is a common spoken greeting or salutation used in India and Nepal.

The shop has a Halal Certificate & so does some of the other Indian restaurants in Lygon. The shop is pretty small, minimal decoration but the food are quite tasty. I have yet to find a good Indian restaurant that matches with Pakeeza restaurant in Ipoh & D' Tandoor in Perth. Here are some pictures of what we ordered.

Mushroom 65 (starter)
Biryani meal (Chicken, Lamb, Vege)
Butter chicken (not that nice)
Garlic Naan & Roti Canai (sedap! mcm m'sia punya)
Mango Lassi

Winter at Docklands

2010-07-16T10:44:00.019+10:00

It's winter time and it's at Docklands! Some of you must be wondering what & where is Docklands. Here is some info from the website.
(click here for the website)

Melbourne Docklands is a unique waterfront development in the heart of Melbourne, located on the spectacular Victoria Harbour and three kilometres of Yarra River frontage.

With seven kilometres of waterfront promenades, urban art, stunning architecture, historic and contemporary buildings, state-of-the-art marinas, stylish waterfront restaurants, cosy bars and active waterways, Docklands has plenty to offer.

Covering 200 hectares of land and water, Docklands comprises nine distinct but interlinked precincts, mainly being developed by the private sector. It offers a dynamic blend of residential, commercial, retail and leisure components.

So what can you do at Docklands? A lot of fun things for everyone, any age!! There's a wide range of family attractions like Wonderland Fun Park, Monkey Mania (indoor play centre) and Black Light Mini Golf.

For shopaholics or mommies who would want to shop but stuck with crazy sreaming kids, you can shop at Harbour Town & drop your kids at a play centre. Plus, there's a Costco behind Harbour Town.

For sports & music freaks, Etihad Stadium is always full with events.

And there's, Waterfront Dining - filled with countless of restaurants, cafes and eateries.

Oh, and you can live here if you have AUD$700 above per week to spare.

To get here, there's 43 trams that you can take from the city. The best choice is you're a tourist, take the City Circle tram (number 35) from anywhere in the city. It's brown colour & looks different from the normal tram & it's free (it travels around the cbd, just hop on and hop off as you wish). If you're not a tourist like me, tram 86 & 70 will get you there.

So, now we shall let Dame Edna lead our journey to Docklands...

Inside of the city circle tram

Waterfront City Piazza

don't you love the scenery
how i wish i live here
yeah, i wish too!

Now we shall set our foot across the road from waterfront city piazza, let's go shopping at Harbour Town! When I was in Perth for my studies, Harbour Town was the only discounts outlet available, sadly no DFO. I've always managed to buy something when I go to Harbour Town hehe. You get real cheap deals, cheap clothes selling for $5-$10. Somehow, Melbourne's Harbour Town doesn't excite me as much as DFO hehe. This outlet also have apartments for visitors to rent (not too sure) as I don't see people staying just yet, and part of the shops here are still vacant.

snow at harbour town haha

Ikea Meatballs

2010-07-15T10:34:00.005+10:00

My hubby craved for Ikea meatballs, so poor me had to try replicate those meatballs. If only Ikea meatballs in Melb is Halal. So as usual I googled the recipe and hope for the best. The recipe is pretty easy.

Ingredients

250gm minced beef
1 egg
1/2 cup of breadcrumbs
200-300ml cream and water (or milk and water)
2.5 tbsp. finely-chopped onion
4-5 tbsps butter, margarine or oil
salt and pepper

Instructions:

soak breadcrumbs with cream.
heat the onion till golden in a couple of tablespoons of lightly browned butter.
mix all the ingredients until there is consistency and flavour generously with salt, white pepper and (optional) a little finely crushed allspice.
use a pair of spoons to shape the mixture into relatively large, round balls and transfer to a floured chopping board.
fry them slowly in plenty of butter.

Click here for the recipe.

So here how it turned out. I ate it with strawberry jam & gravy ehehe.

Before
After
(picture quality is really bad, me too hungry to care..sorry)

I failed horribly at making the gravy, blerrghhhh..

Lasagne

2010-07-13T08:42:00.004+10:00

My husband excitedly wanted to make lasagne last week but since we don't have an oven we googled and found a recipe, 30 minute frying pan lasagne. It works the same as an oven would.
Click on this for the recipe.

It's real easy. What we use was a round baking tray (the one you use to bake cakes).
First you cook the minced beef with tomato sauce. Then put aside and start laying the pasta sheet then the minced beef and cheese in the baking tray. after you've done all the layering just put the tray (cover ur tray with aluminium foil) over a grilled pan and cook for 30 mins or in our case 1 hour.

Here's the final result. Tadaa!~!

p/s: world cup is over! spain deserved the win as they were the best team in the tournament!
Come on Korea! 2014!!! ;)

NO SEX AND WHAT CITY 2

2010-07-07T08:31:00.010+10:00

Finally, after a month I finally went to watch SATC2. Waited for my friend but she's too busy with exams and all. So I decided to watch it alone, yes alone (my husband strongly said NO!). Heard a lot of bad reviews for this one but I still wanted to watch it coz i love the series.

The movie started with Alicia Keys - Empire state of mind song and continued with Carrie's voice over, reminiscing her first time to New York and how she met her friends (was in the 80's). I liked how it showed what they looked like before and after.

BEFORE faboulousity

AFTER

So, 2 years after Carrie's marriage to Big, things are getting a bit married. She's upset with Big, she wants to go out all the time, he wants to just sit at home watching the tv. I can relate to this ehehhe. Charlotte being stressed out being a mom of 2 girls, Miranda quits her job and Samantha, what else but her menopause and on-going sex appetite :D
Yada yada..u can read the synopsis on google.

So overall, i would rate this movie 3 stars over 5. It didn't do it for me. I like the first one better.
What I didn't like about the movie is it's overly done, to show how awesome and faboulous unrealistic life they have. They were overdressed all the time even in the desert?! It's like a fashion show rather than telling the story. Carries gets too much attention but the others don't. I know the show is about her, but without her friends it won't be SATC!

What I like about the movie apart from the gorgeous dresses, is the marriage part when Carrie is upset with Big coz he only wants to watch tv and even got her a tv for their anniversary! haha i understand why she's so frustrated.

I was a bit dissapointed with the movie,I guess it would be better if I watched it with my girlfriends or if they had shown more bags in the movie!

gorgeous dresses but in da desert???

would you wear this to a souq?? bad dressing for a karaoke session? the price of being faboulous?!

p/s: don't get why some of carrie's dresses are too long & flowy, why can't they alter for her.
it's for SATC!

Ipod Nano for SALE!!!

2010-07-05T09:06:00.005+10:00

I have one Ipod Nano 5th Gen - Purple Colour for sale!!! It's brand new, still intact in the box waiting for a new owner!!! It has a video function, how cool to secretly video a random cute guy while u shop!!! ehehe
It's retailed for AUD199 in Australia & RM599 in Malaysia. I'm going to sell to anyone in Australia & Malaysia. I'm selling for RM500 (including postage) & AUD150 (including postage). However, price is negotiable.. just msg me if you're interested. This item will be posted from Australia.

Detailed item info

Product Identifiers
Brand	Apple
Model	iPod nano 5th Generation Purple (8 GB)

Key Features
Storage Capacity	8 GB (up to 2,000 songs & 8 hours video)
Audio Supported Formats	AAC, AIFF, Audible, MP3 VBR, WAV
Video Supported Formats	H.264
Battery Run Time	24 hours

Audio / Video Capabilities
MP3 Bit-Rate	8 - 320 Kbps
Max Video Resolution	240 x 376
Screen Size	2.2 inch

Dimensions
Width	1.5 inch
Depth	0.24 inch
Height	3.6 inch
Weight	1.28 gr

Connectivity
Interfaces	USB 2.0

Miscellaneous
Additional Features	Built-In Digital Camera, FM Stereo Tuner, Pedometer, Video Recorder
Power Source	Internal Battery
Battery Type	Rechargeable Li-ion Battery
Number Of Songs	2000
The box comes with earphones & USB 2.0 cable.

Daging Masak Merah

2010-07-05T08:29:00.008+10:00

I've been craving for this after I stumbled on the recipe on google. I miss Panca restaurant's daging masak merah!
Credit to this link:
http://sayasukamasak.wordpress.com/2009/05/04/daging-merah/

+ Daging lembu yang telah direbus dengan pewarna merah tadi

+ 2 labu bawang besar

+ 4-6 ulas bawang putih

+ 1 inci halia

+ 2 batang serai

+ 1-2 sudu makan cili kering kisar

+ air stok daging

+ 2-3 sudu makan sos tiram

+ 3-4 sudu makan sos tomato

+ 3-4 sudu makan sos cili

+ secubit asam jawa

+ garam secukup rasa

+ 2 biji cili merah – potong ikut suka hati

+ 2 labu bawang besar- potong bulat

+ 5-6 helai daun limau – potong hiris

So yesterday, I tried making it. Not very hard though but the taste is a bit off than the restaurant quality ;p
baru i tau rupanya daging merah ni guna colouring utk jadi merah ehehe silly me!

Tips dari resepi ni, rendamkan daging dengan tepung dan air untuk hilangkan bau daging for 15 mins. it works!

Pastu rebus daging dengan 2-4 sudu red colouring sampai meresap dan daging biar kering sikit. Toskan dan biar kering dan potong daging. Air rebusan daging jangan dibuang, utk diguna kan kemudian.

Step-by-step instructions from the website

1.Ok, sekarang kita masakkan kuah dia pula. Kisarkan bawang besar, bawang putih, halia dan serai. Tumiskan bahan kisar sehingga naik bau, dan garing sedikit.

2.Masukkan cili kering yang telah dikisar. Cili kering kisar ini telah direbus terlebih dahulu sebelum ia dikisar. Ini untuk mengurangkan pedas cili. Tumiskan cili sehingga pecah minyak.

3.Masukkan air stok daging tadi ke dalam kuali, kacau dan biar ia masak sebentar.

4.Kemudian masukkan sos tiram, sos cili, sos tomato dan garam secukup rasa. Kacau dan biar ia masak sebentar. Selepas itu masukkan sedikit air asam jawa dan kacau.

5.Sekarang masukkan bawang besar yang dipotong bulat, cili potong dan daun limau yang dihiris kasar. Kacau rata dan biar ia masak sebentar.

6.Bila kuah agak pekat sedikit, masukkan daging yang telah dihiris tadi. Kacau rata daging itu sehingga sebati dengan kuah.

Tadaa, this is my daging masak merah..

p/s: had a great weekend of football as Brasil & Argentina both crashed outtt!!
Now me rooting for ze germans to win WorldCup. Germany vs Netherlands for the finals!!!

aaarrrggghhh, uhhhhh..what?!!! ********

2010-06-28T10:16:00.004+10:00

As we all know, the worldcup has proceed to the last 16, knockout stage. South Korea has been knocked out by Uruguay. I thought the Red Devils dominated the game but couldn't score the goals!! I know it's so frustrating after having playing their heart out for 90 mins controlled the ball and still lose ;(

On the bright side, it was the first time the Koreans qualified for the next round in foreign soil. Did better than France and Italy...opppssss hahaha

Anyhow, this morning there was a major upset by the Germans. They thrashed England 4-1. So many fans are upset including my husband (he refused to go to work this morning haha) yet so many antis are celebrating their departure hahaa. They can blame the disallowed goal all they want but the real fact is that they defended poorly and put up a dissapointing performance throughout the wc.

I don't know about other football fans, I think this worldcup is the worst I've seen so far. From the location, the controversial Jabulani ball to the annoying Vuvuzela and the worst part is the refereeing. Poor.. very terrible decisions has been made. It ruined the 'beautiful game' of football. Both the england & argentina game this morning showed how poorly the referees are performing!!!! aaarrggghhhhhhh..let's hope the next 2 days matches won't be another victim of the referees!!!

So as of today quarter finals is URUGUAY VS GHANA & ARGENTINA VS GERMANY.

World Cup has just began :)

You know..

2010-06-28T09:48:00.005+10:00

you're married when you start jumping up and down with excitement when you see houseware shop. yes i now know that I'm married ;p

Nowadays, I love going to houseware shop alone or with my husband. It brings excitement, the same excitement when I shop for shoes or bags. Before, it was Chanel or LV or Gucci..now it's Scanpan, Tefal, the Jamie Oliver collection and there's the MasterChef collection..endless brands!

You would want to buy the whole set of pots and pans, scratching the head to which brand to get. Then comes all those storage boxes, (my husband lovesssss to organise so he lovesssss all storage related items).

So yesterday, while we went to stock up on our junk food for worldcup, we went to a houseware shop called Let's Cook. Everything was on sale, too bad can't afford to buy the good quality pots and pans. So I settled with these ;)
too cute & cheap too!!

so cuteee, i likeee

matching polkadot mugs ;)

I don't mind if I get a plate or a mug or better, a set of scanpan pots and pans as a present hehehe

V for South Korea!!

2010-06-23T06:55:00.003+10:00

Victory for South Korea!!!! They are through to the last 16 on a foreign soil!!! 2-2 draw with Nigeria & a win by Argentina againsts Greece! South Korea got 4 points, a win against Greece..a loss with Argentina & a draw with Nigeria.

Next round we'll take on Uruguay!! Tough game I would say. Let's hope for another victory!!!
Time to sing our victory song ehehhe

Oh 대한민국 승리의 함성
Oh 대한민국 oh oh oh oh oh
Oh Republic of Korea, shouts of victory
Oh Republic of Korea, oh oh oh oh oh

p/s: was up from 5am..so sleepy zzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Meet Mr Smith

2010-06-22T09:55:00.020+10:00

Meet Mr Smith, from Melbourne. Mr Smith is not a handsome guy like Brad Pitt, it's a street. Smith, Smith Street.

Smith Street is the junction between Collingwood and Fitzroy. The street is well known for it’s colourful vibrancy and it is an urban melting pot. You will find from factory outlets to quirky shopping experiences and items you can get nowhere else. Smith St has a website, you can refer here.

So I began my journey to Smith St by hopping on tram 86 from the city towards Smith St.

What's there in Smith St? There are factory outlets, plenty of cafes & restaurants & in Smith Street you will find buildings dating back to the 19th century. It's nice to see old buildings are still preseved and being used until now. Smith St, besides Brunswick, Fitzroy (which I will touch on later) is a nice, unique & worth a visit as the atmosphere is different from the city.
I'll let the pictures do the talking now.

i'm not too sure what kinda of happy herbs
they sell haha

In Smith St & Brunswick there are a lot of vintage/op-shops. not really my thing but worth having a look.

now i'm hungry...

do you love melbourne? :)

p/s: i was stopped by a guy who had the same camera as mine but hes got a better lense ;)

I want, I want!!!

2010-06-22T09:02:00.005+10:00

Dear hubby,

There's only one thing that I want for the rest of the year (errr for now la ok?). I want Lomography Fisheye2 camera in pink colour !! It's only Aud160. Cheaper than your Nikon D5000 ;p

For those of you who don't know what does this camera do, it emphasizes casual, snapshot photography. Just like a normal camera that uses film. It offers 180-degree wide-angle view and stunning fisheye barrel distortion. If you don't know what 'fisheye' means, wikipedia says "In photography, a fisheye lens is a wide-angle lens that takes in an extremely wide, hemispherical image". So the pictures will look like this:

There's 10 golden rules for this camera:

Take your camera everywhere you go
Use it any time – day and night
Lomography is not an interference in your life, but part of it
Try the shot from the hip
Approach the objects of your lomographic desire as close as possible
Don’t think (william firebrace)
Be fast
You don’t have to know beforehand what you captured on film
Afterwards either
Don’t worry about any rules

Don't you want one??!!! I want!! I want!!!

AFL

2010-06-17T09:18:00.005+10:00

For the first time ever, I went to witness an AFL match. 6 years in Perth, never once I was interested in AFL ehhe. So when my hubby got us free tickets, we've decided to go watch it. The match were between Western Bulldogs vs Brisbane Lions.

Without having any knowledge on afl, I actually enjoyed it. Hubby explained a bit about the game so I slowly understand the game. It's pretty exciting when you watch it live! Lions got hammered by bulldogs, so we actually went home before the game ended ehehhe. I would go again, if the tickets are free of course ;p

ZzZZZZzzzzzzzzz........

2010-06-15T15:36:00.005+10:00

It's almost a week since I blog, thousands apologies. My internet connection is really slow plus the world cup has started!

Aaahhhhh, finally the wait has come to the end. The opening ceremony was ok.. although the synchronisation wasn't really nice ehehe. I find it weird for Shakira (the singer from Colombia) singing the theme song this year & alicia keys singing Empire State of Mind (New York?) at the Worldcup pre game party. Can't they find any africans singers singing other than love song?

Btw, My team South Korea beat Greece 2-0!!!! woohoooo! This thursday they are facing Argentina, tough match..let's hope the Koreans will do some magic wonders! korea hwaiting!!!

Anyways, I don't know if you've watch any worldcup matches on tv..there's one really annoying sound you will hear throughout the match. the VUVUZELA!!! damn, i hate that bloody thing, so freaking annoying!

This is the vuvuzela if you don't know, the ridiculously big sunglasses goes with it!

I haven't had proper sleep in few days, sighhh. More matches to come. Right now I'm going to zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz, nite nite all.

Finally!!!

2010-06-08T09:03:00.002+10:00

after 2 months living with a quarter of my carpet being cut out by the stupid carpet man, FINALLY i have back a quarter of my life back!!! yeahooooooooooo!!!!

My carpet was wet when the toilet was flooded by water coming from the pipe outside the building. So poor hubby while i was away in malaysia had to put up with wet carpet ehehhe.

FINALLY, i got new carpet, so cantek n soft n suddenly so much space!!!! Had to move everything out and move it back again and rearranging everything again! it was so tiring but so happy with the new carpet.

p/s: my internet quota has reached to maximum & i'm suffering with SLOW connection ;(
so no pictures in blog for a week!! blergghhh!

On a brighter side, worldcup starting in 3 days!!!! we've stocked up on food ahhaha

Lesson 1 : How to get back at your husband!

2010-06-04T14:56:00.020+10:00

So how do you get back at your husband after a fight, a quarrel or just simply when he gets to your nerves?

We go shopping!!! (with his money or cc, of course). Padan muka dia!!! ehehhe so this morning, again it was foggy and freezing cold at 9 degrees, I took a bus ride to Chadstone Shopping Centre.
Chadstone is known as The Fashion Capital. Chadstone is now the biggest shopping centre in the Southern Hemisphere, boasting over 530 fabulous stores including a dedicated luxury precinct - home to 12 World Class Luxury Brands.

Let's shop!

These boots are made for walking to the shops!!

My comfy warm bus ride at 10.05 this morning..

We have reached our destination..

So what's there to shop in Chadstone? Hermm, let me see...

A|X on sale

kikki.k has really nice pricey stationery..

and there's a Chanel boutique also, I forgot to snap a pic, was too busy day dreaming inside the store..

so if you don't like shopping, you can always go here.. the biggest APPLE in Chadstone ehehe

or

day dreaming that you have daughters to play dress up with!

or

chillax at Lindt Cafe, a slice of cake is $11!!

then come home with this

and relax with this..

Jemput la makan ;)

Somebody has really learned his lesson fo' sure.
End of Lesson.

Ouch!

2010-06-03T14:41:00.012+10:00

Aduiii, my feet is aching! Penat betul jalan2 shopping. I was out shopping for 3 hours ehehe. I went to my favourite place to shop, DFO = Direct Factory Outlet. When you are financially challenged or have no money to spend but have the urge to shop just go to discounted outlets! How I wish Malaysia have discounted outlets, imagine zara..topshop half price ehhehe

The nearest outlet closer to my place is at South Wharf, which is opposite Crown Casino. I brave myself to walk (to reach dfo it takes 5-7 mins by walking) as it was cold and foggy this morning.

tadaa! we've reached our destination!

inside dfo, left..right..left..right

sale, sale and more saleeeee

pepe jeans for $29!

tadaa!! 3 hours of hard work ;)

Winter time!

2010-06-02T14:49:00.004+10:00

It's officially winter here in Melbourne. I love winter simply because I can't stand hot weather eventhough I've been living in Malaysia my whole life hahaha

Melbourne winter is colder than perth i reckon plus knowing how unpredictable the weather down here, it's essential to bring a pashmina/scarves and also an umbrella at all times! blerrggghhh...

Anyways, June is also known for its stocktake sale!! Satu bulan of half pricessss, woweeeeeee.say it with me woweeeeeeeeeeeee ;)
So I went out to the city to see what's on sale. Didn't like anything in Myer so went next door to David Jones. They renovated and now it look bigger and nicer. So off I went to Ladies department and tried on this.

It's a dress by Marc by Marc Jacobs, price from $700+ down to $279. Love it so much but can't afford it yet still thinking bout it! dammit ;(

Then I went up to shoes department, so many expensive shoes on sale. Thinking of getting this one. Available only in Red.

Tonite I shall dream of which one to buy and continue my shopping spree tomorrow ;)

Potato Croquettes

2010-05-28T12:49:00.003+10:00

Yesterday night, I tried making potato croquettes. Was my first attempt and it was a success! ehehe
I first tried it as a Tapas dish at a Spanish restaurant. For those who don't know what croquettes is, according to wikipedia:

A croquette is a small fried food roll containing usually as main ingredients mashed potatoes, and/or minced meat (veal, beef, chicken, or turkey), shellfish, fish, vegetables, and soaked white bread, egg, onion, spices and herbs, wine, milk, or any of the combination thereof, sometimes with a filling, often encased in breadcrumbs.

I did a potato & carrot filling. It's real easy to make actually. I googled for a recipe ;)

Ingredients

400 g potatoes
1/8 litre of milk
10 g butter
a pinch of salt
grated nutmeg
one eggyolk
150 g flour

for the breading

1 egg
breadcrumbs

Method

1. Boil potato & carrot until soft. Then leave it for few minutes, but don't let them cool down. We only want excess water to evaporate.

2. Get your potato masher out. Add the salt, nutmeg and butter to the potatoes and start mashing. Slowly add milk and keep mashing the mixture until is is very smooth and creamy - and not too liquid! You want a fairly stiff potato mash.

3. Now add the egg yolk and keep mashing ... the mixture will turn sticky now, so slowly add the flour until the mixture is again firm and only slightly sticky.

4. Now form either balls or rolls of the mixture (that's entirely up to your personal taste) and put them on a wooden board. Let them sit in the fridge for half an hour.
* ( I just leave the whole mixture in fridge for few hours - the longer the better as it holds the mixture better & i didn't form the mixture beforehand, i did it after)

5. Pre-heat your deep fat frier. Now form your croquettes into whatever shape you want then first coat it in a whisked egg and then in the breadcrumbs. Then into the fryer for 2-3 mins.

Here is the result, Tadaa..

8IGHT

2010-05-26T11:46:00.003+10:00

It's 8 months of bliss (with occasional bitterness, of course ;P )
It's the longest time I've spent time with my husband. We've dated for 9 years & being apart from each other from ipoh-muar to perth-gold coast.

Happy 8th month sayang! I hope we'll have 80 more years or more together forever ;)

From,

Your Wifey

Melbourne

2010-05-26T10:30:00.018+10:00

I've been in Melbourne for 6 months already! Time flies so fast. I have yet to tell my life here in Melbourne, so this posting will be about my life in Melbourne. Since Melb is so new to me, I had to get familiar with Melb. The first month I was here, I was so clueless to where I was all the time. Took me few months to memorize the street names and the tram number that I need to know hehehe.
BUT when it comes to shopping, I know where the shop is and how to get there! hahaha

The place I'm staying right now is at St. Kilda. St Kilda beach is just steps away from my place, not that I like beaches ehehe. You can take tram number 96 or 16 from the city to St Kilda, it's about 20-30 mins ride. What is St Kilda famous for? You can read it here.

That's where I live

The famous Luna Park

Let's move on to the Melb CBD, where the actions or rather shopping takes place ;)
Melbourne is full with Victorian style architecture and also melb is an artsy place. Ppl appreciate art here i think. Anyways, read here for more info on Melb CBD. I'm still learning about this place.

To travel around Melb, tram is the easiet transport. Purchase your tickets at any 7-11 outlets or convenience store or inside the tram. Don't get caught or else you have to pay $100 fine (my husband got caught once & he hated the tram police since then hahaha )

Where is your ticket, mate?

I'll show more pictures of Melbourne ;)

Flinders st station at night

Federation Square

Yarra river

Let's go shopping!!

I shall take more pictures soon. Watch this space, more on Melbourne!

Balik Kampung Trip to Gold Coast

2010-05-25T12:44:00.011+10:00

It's been 6 months since we saw my husband's family, so we decided to go home on 21st April until 27 April. A good whole week to get to know them better and most importantly to eat good food (oppss patutnya to learn how to cook and get all the secret recipes from mama ;D ). Nevertheless, I copied a lot of recipes and learned how to cook! ehehe I have to admit after returning from GC, I've been a better cook (tak caya tanya suami saya ;)

My last visit to GC was in 2006 i think with my sister. So after 4 years, I returned with a short list of my favourite things in GC.

Numero Uno is COPENHAGEN ICE CREAM. It's at surfers paradise, if u so happen to be there..it's a must try! My favourite flavour is vanilla choc chip!! yeahooo!!!

Second place goes to Pop n go - popcorn shop. It's at pacific fair. Loved it so much that I had to 'tapau' the popcorn back to melbourne. My fav is creamy creamy caramel. sedap gila! kat sini popcorn semua jenis masin urgghhhh

Third & fourth is bubble tea. There's no good bubble tea in melb. I miss Utopia in Perth!
and Icey Ice, ice shaved dessert, not as good as Perth's.

Since I've been to all the theme parks years ago and did all the visitor must do things, i skipped all that on this visit. BUT one thing that I've always enjoyed in gc is playing MINIGOLF! Everytime I'm in gc, i always insisted in playing minigolf. i'm pretty good i must say hahaha

Now pics time to sum up my balik kampung trip ;)

my mama & papa in law ;)

bye bye gc..

대한민국!!! South Korea!!

2010-05-21T14:30:00.002+10:00

Only 20 more day to World Cup 2010!! Can't wait for it, the good football, the dramas, the shoutings, the good looking playerss...aaaahhh ehehe. This year I'll be supporting South Korea, we need to support Asian countries yeah!!! ehehhe

anyway, i love this song 승리의 함성 (The Shouts Of Reds Part 2), by Big Bang feat. Kim YuNa (the world no 1 figure skater, she won gold in Winter Olympics) . I love the song and everyone should watch the video on youtube (English subs, of course). Come sing along with me!! Dae Han minkuk hwaiting!!!

Oh 대한민국 승리의 함성
Oh 대한민국 oh oh oh oh oh
Oh 대한민국 승리의 함성
Oh 대한민국 oh oh oh oh oh

Alamak dah 2010!!

2010-05-21T14:10:00.003+10:00

It's been soooooooo long overdue. My last post was in November 2009!!! It's been 6 months already ehehhe. I was sooo lazy to update my blog, conveniently forgotten my blog..i know my bad. Not that there's anyone reading my blog ehehhe

Anyways, since it's almost half way of 2010, I think I should be more rajin to update my blog. I'm still the same old me, nothing much happened. I've gotten my temporary PR in February (only took me 1 1/2 months to get it), went home to Ipoh to pack my whole life in a 25kg bag!
Celebrated CNY by stuffing all chinese food into my tummy! Was sick for almost 2 weeks!! aarrggghhh and since coming back to Melb, I've been sick and sicker. Went to see the doctor and did blood test and abdominal scan!! aiyoooo

Had the chance to play netball again, played for MASCA games. We got 2nd place!!! A great result despite having just 3 times training! Really proud of all the makcik's ehehhe. and i fell on my butt on the first day of training. my right wrist and knee is hurting until now, double aiyoooo~

We went back to Gold Coast since my mama in law always ask when we're coming home. it's been 6 months since we saw the family. So when Jetstar decided to have the Gold Coast sale, we went home! Every single day was a bliss. the food was really good, the adiks in law was fun, and I got to eat my 4 years wait popcorn & Copenhagen ice cream!!! not having to cook everyday was a bonus too ;)

I shall update all the pictures to sum up the last 6 months on my next posts (if i have the time ;p)

p/s: It's winter next month, I love winter! ;)

Lazy mode

2009-11-19T08:34:00.002+11:00

I've been slacking this past weeks. I'm really lazy to blog ;p
There's really nothing to write, my life as a full time housewife is so boring.

Daily Routine

7am - Wake up & prepare food for my husband
8am - Load all my dramas & sleep (but lately I'm stuck at Cafe World in Facebook, so no sleep..just
straight all out playing masak2 haha)
3pm - Start cooking for dinner
5.30pm - Makan time
11pm - Sleep

The only time that I go out is weekends to the butcher and the market. The journey is so long & it's tiring to do the same thing every week. I need a bigger fridge!!!

Enough with the ramblings, I shall post more pics later.
Till then, I shall keep cooking at my Kafe ala` Dina ;)

FIRST

2009-10-30T14:37:00.006+11:00

Can't believe it's been a month already! We had a lovely night on the 26th celebrating our first month together ;)

My wedding 26/09/09

2009-10-30T12:50:00.013+11:00

I've been ignoring my blog since I've gotten married. Been so busy with the wedding and the honeymoon and also moving to Melbourne. Yes, I'm in Melbourne already for more than a week. Life as a non-working housewife is so boring! Nevertheless, I shall try to be a good housewife ehehe. Anyways, this entry will be about the details of my lovely lovely wedding on the 26/09/09. My nikah started at 10.30am on Saturday and the reception was around 8.30pm. Me & my husband couldn't really remember what went on that day. The day passed us so fast, I'm still waiting for my pictures and videos so that I can remember what actually happened! ehhe
Syukur Alhamdulillah, after more than 6 months planning for it, my wedding went real smooth & the best part was everyone enjoyed themselves ;)

By the way, I had my tea ceremony done on the 25th, Friday since I'm half chinese and my aunties insisted on having it. No harm were caused as the couple will only receive jewelries & lots & lots of angpow's. But, before the bridegroom can enter the house, the bride's girlfriends or 'jie mui' will usually come out with a few games to test the groom. My sister's friends played 4 games. Fahmi kena mkn 4 flavors that is manis, masam, masin, pedas ehhehe. Kena minum 4 flavors juga, then kena nyanyi (which he gladly passed it to Najwa, lovely voice though) & kena cerita the story how he proposed ehehe.
If you don't know about the chinese tea ceremony, i'll explain more.
According to Wikipedia,

In the traditional Chinese marriage ceremony, both the bride and groom kneel in front of their parents and serve them tea. That is a way to express their gratitude. The parents will usually drink a small portion of the tea and then give them a red envelope, which symbolizes good luck.

You start by offering the tea to the oldest person in the family, which in my case my 'gong gong' or grandfather. Then dah habis bagi minum tea, it was my turn to give angpow's to budak2 younger than me.

NIKAH

Date : 26th October 2009

Time: 10.30am

Venue : Lim Garden, Ipoh
Theme Colour : Purple

Bride & Groom Attires : Rizalman Ibrahim

Makeup : Ros Suci

Event Deco + Coordination : D' Aida bridal (Pelamin) & Cherish Flowers (Florist) &
Hantaran & Bunga Pahar by Nini

Favours : Purple colour bunga telur bought from a shop in Ipoh
Photographer & Videographer : Pretty Peektures & Peekture Motions

RECEPTION

Date : 26th September 2009

Time: 8.30 - 11pm

Venue : Dewan Banquet, Bangunan SUK, Perak

Bride & Groom Attires : RIZALMAN IBRAHIM

Makeup : Nurul Shukor
Theme Colour : Dusty Pink

Event Deco + Coordination : D' Aida bridal (Pelamin) & Cherish Flowers (Florist)
Bunga Telur by Nini

Favors : Fidani Chocolates

Cake : Delectables by Su Yin
Music : Balle Balle
Photographer & Videographer : Pretty Peektures & Peekture Motions

So many things to write and so many pictures to show (i'm still waiting for the official wedding pictures). Since I'm married now, i need to cook for my husband before he comes home ehehhe. That's all for now, i'll shall continue posting more pictures later on. I'm glad all of my friend's who came to my wedding enjoyed it as much as I did! Thanks you all ;)
Oh, and special mention to Nini (my brother's friend) who did such an amazing job on my hantaran, bunga pahar & bunga telur!! and also cherish flowers who literally saved my wedding!! Heidi did such an amazing job in decorating flowers for my reception!!!

p/s: I would NOT recommend to anyone & everyone in Ipoh to take D'Aida Bridal as your pelamin decorator, well if you pilih je apa yg ada dlm photoalbum dia ok. but NOT if you want something BIG & EXTRAVAGANT! i had a TERRIBLE & MISERABLE experience with them both nikah & reception. a day before my event, diaorg boleh tutup phone & buat tak tau jer. next time jgn cakap besar if you can't do it! pastu dah sound, tolak salah pada pekerja..so typical malay la! i still tak puas hati sampai sekarang!

It's official!

2009-09-29T09:54:00.002+10:00

Yes! I'm married! I'm CIK puan now ;(
Can't believe it after a VERY, EXTREMELY stressed few months, finally semua dah selesai. Syukur alhamdulillah, everything went really well. Except that nobody knew that all of us were still stressed until 8pm! ehehhe anyways, I'm off to Muar for the other reception. Will put up some pics soon or after my honeymoon ;)

Membaca Amalan Mulia...

2009-09-01T20:51:00.003+10:00

Lately I've been buying malay books to read. You know when you feel like reading, mesti nak beli byk2 baca..then end up satu pun tak baca ehehehe..so far i dah baca 2, so kena usaha lebih la utk selak2 beratus2 page ehehe..

Merdeka! Merdeka! Merdeka!

2009-08-31T12:21:00.003+10:00

Merdeka! Merdeka! Merdeka!

Selamat Hari Merdeka yg ke-52, Malaysia ;)

27 days...

2009-08-30T11:17:00.006+10:00

It's been a very tiring week! Went to KL on wednesday & I got back on Friday. Intense shopping for barang hantaran. Never in my life that I shopped for 12 hours straight!! dah la puasa plus flu ;(

My day started with a trip to the jeweller to get my ring, ring didn't fit so need to make a new ring with 15 more diamonds to be added hehehe! Then went to Rizalman to get my pengapit's kain. Btw, Rizalman's newly renovated first floor is so cantek! Can't wait to do my fitting on the 10th.

We then made our way to MO Outlet. For your info, this Melium Outlet has all the brands that Melium Group carries.. for discounted prices, usually half the price from the original price. You can get real good bargain here, worth taking a trip to! Brands available eg Emilio Pucci, Tod's, stuart Weitzman, Furla and many more!

We then headed straight to KLCC & I bought 1 kaftan for my tea ceremony & 1 baju kurung for Raya from Ang Eng. It's chiffon and very comfy.

Our legs were so sore by now & our minds weren't thinking straight, nevertheless we drove to Pavilion to get my watch! yeayy!! Bad decision to leave KL at 5pm. It was raining & the traffic was so heavy. Took us 2 hours something to reach OU!!!!!!!
Luckily we managed to sampai & berbuka di BBQ Chicken, sedapp..

To all my friends, my wedding card is coming soon into your postbox. Do send back to me the RSVP card for attendance confirmation ;)

One. Uno. Satu.하나

2009-08-26T11:02:00.003+10:00

Today is exactly ONE more month before my wedding. I'm so nervous, mcm2 feeling ada..stress, nervous, scared semua ada..if anyone can give me advices on how and what should I feel before kahwin ;(

This week had a BIG progress in my preparation. Bought my souvenirs for nikah, goodie bags, bunga manggar and bunga pahar for Muar. There's purple colour, orange colour, white colour, sooo colourful ehehe

Today I'll be going to KL to do a LOT of things. First, to do fitting for my baju utk Muar's reception then will be collecting my cards later tonight. Feeling so anxious whether I'll fit the baju & how my card will turn out to be!!!

Tomorrow will be a hectic day, need to get all my barang hantaran and pick up my ringss yeayy!!
Hopefully I'll be able to settle a lot of things in KL. Can't wait to shop for baju raya yeayyy!!!

I'm ready to go right now, give me the green light, give me just one night ehehhee

Stressed!!

2009-08-12T11:47:00.002+10:00

I'm so stressed!!! This is how i feel!

I've been unhappy, so stressed up and always end up...

If only for ONE DAY I can...

Sunway Pyramid

2009-07-21T11:13:00.012+10:00

I haven't been to Sunway Pyramid since I was in High School, i think. It's been soooooooooo long. So on Friday after the Man Utd training, I went to Sunway Pyramid to meet my girls. Majidah & Aizat, Alida, newly wed couple Rafiza & Khasif pun ada. Kitaorg makan kat Thai-Thai restaurant. It was ok. It's been so long since we all get to meet and talk. Apparently Majidah is going for her kursus kahwin the next day and I was told she & Aizat are planning to get married on the 1st January, 2010 ehehhehehehehe. I hope I can make it home for the wedding. I'm a bit sad with the fact that I won't be seeing my friends after I get married, boohooo! Anyways, it was nice seeing all of them ;)..oh btw Rafiza & Alida are colleagues at SMIDEC. how lucky that they can work in the same department ehehhe

On Sunday, I went back again to Pyramid with my mom and sister since they haven't been there. Had our breakfast at Pappa Rich. The food is okay. I thought the new Pyramid is really nice, so many shops. I wouldn't mind going again ehehe

Came across this signboard at the Asian Avenue. Can't help to take a picture of it. 'The hottest time of the day - 2pm'. Just like the hot Korean group - 2PM ehehehhe

Later that evening, I took a trip to my favourite mall in KL, Pavilion ehehhe. I went to eat korean food at the food republic. So kenyang ;)

GLORY GLORY MAN UTD!

2009-07-21T10:20:00.023+10:00

Glory, glory, Man United,
Glory, glory, Man United,
Glory, glory, Man United,
And the reds go marching on, on, on.
Just like the Busby Babes in Days gone by
We'll keep the Red Flags flying high
You've got to see yourself from far and wide
You've got to hear the masses sing with pride
United! Man United!

I went to see the Manchester United vs Malaysia XI on Saturday, 18th July 2009. A bit dissapointed that I couldn't go for the Monday's rematch but I heard there it was a bit boring, so yeay!!!

Drove to KL on Friday and went straight to National Stadium Bukit Jalil for the training. It was quite packed with red devils, around 40,ooo (estimated in newspaper). Sat in the stadium around 4.30pm, and was puzzled why has Team Malaysia started training. They were supposed to start at 6.30pm. I think it was a scam so that everyone who come earlier to watch man utd trains had to see Malaysian team first ehhehe

On Saturday, started my journey to the stadium around 3pm. Man, the place was packed! couldn't find a parking spot so went further up to Carrefour area and managed to get a parking spot by the road side. Had to walk for 20 mins i reckoned in blazing hot weather! My seat was at the green gate, the lower level were all full by 4.30pm!!! heard that some crazy fans waited since morning ehehe. Had to settle with seat at the upper level, with direct sunlight for 2 hours!!! PANAS NAK MAMPOS! ehhee

Nevertheless it was a good seat as i could see the players quite clearly. It was a good game and the best was the atmosphere. So many red devils (some even painted their whole body red!) so many funny banner & placards. Amri Yahyah goals were really the highlight of the game!!! Malaysia Boleh!!!

This was definitely highlight of the year (maybe my wedding will top it off ehehhee). Never dreamed of seeing Man Utd live!!! Next stop, Old Trafford!!

Pictures below are taken from the Internet, credit to whoever owns it, cheers ;)

Phewwww

2009-07-04T16:30:00.005+10:00

I just came back from KL to settle some things for my wedding. Dah tgk card, souvenir, my photographer & some hantaran stuffs. Baru rasa ada progresss, kurang dah paranoid ehhee. Macam biasa in KL we all mesti makan byk. We went a Korean restaurant in Bangsar called Bong Ga (Halal). I thought the food was ok la but portion is too little but you can keep refilling the side dishes. What a tiring week, i need to rest!

I just bought my honeymoon tickets to Bali!!! Last day of promotion MAS Airlines ehehe. Can't wait to do nothing for 5 days ;)

Ouchhhhh!!

2009-06-16T11:00:00.007+10:00

Finally my little project ended painfully yesterday. For 5 excruciating, awful days, I had to do the beads for my hantaran. Doesn't sound hard, potong dawai, masuk dawai & pintal dawai. It's really hard work! I cut my hand, had numb fingers for few days & my back hurt until now. Shall fully recover in KL with A LOT of shopping therapy ;)
I'm glad it's finally over! Now handing it to the pro to turn it to beautiful flowers ;)

Meowwwwww

2009-06-09T14:34:00.004+10:00

My cranky pregnant cat, Manja has popped out 3 kittens few weeks ago. They're growing by minutes & they're running, following my footsteps & also gaduh-ing. Now dah pandai kuar dari kotak. pening nak jaga but it's so cute when they will fall asleep instantly after main2. Here are their pictures when they had a fight. I named them Ming-ming, Spocky & Yoda ;)

Hangugo Class

2009-06-09T14:18:00.005+10:00

Anyong haseyo, yeoreobun! I have finally started my korean class at Erican Centre, Ipoh Garden. There's 4 ladies in this class which 2 of those students are my sisters! hahaha. Our teacher or songsaengnim is a 'namja' or male student aged 23 from Seoul but studying in Ipoh at Olympia College. I've actually taken Korean for 2 semesters masa kat Uni. Saja je nak ambik balik since nak refresh balik my korean sambil tunggu nak kahwin ;p

Anyone who is interested in learning Korean should inquire at Erican Ipoh Garden. Class is on every Monday 8-10pm. 1 semester consists of 30 hours of learning = 15 weeks of classes (i think) and it only costs RM520 (including course & material fee). So cheap compared to what I've paid in uni!! Can't wait for class next week! Anyong ;)