New Year 2013

Happy New Year! These three days have been quite productive..I guess too much work sometimes will boost my productivity..Actually, I wasn't a fan of listing resolutions for new year; however, on new year's eve, while I got sick marking lab reports, I stopped a while and listed down what I wanna achieve this year:

2013 Resolutions:

1. Pray on time, just right after azan. Been trying to do this since last 2 months..but it's been quite an on-off situation. Thus, hopefully I manage to make it a habit starting this year.
2. Read more books! I bought many books during Big Bad Wolf sale last year when I didn't finish reading 2011's books..However, managed to resist from buying fictions and fill up the shelves with motivation and cook books instead. Have to finish reading all before the next BBW.
3. Sleep 5-7 hours a day. I need a healthy sleeping pattern.
4. Try at least one new recipe per week. My mum keeps telling me to avoid buying meals, so i need to cook my own meal - MSG free. Though i cant stop myself from buying meals outside, at least I will try my best to cook dinner everyday, and try new recipe each week to make my cooking journey more interesting.
5. Less gossip, more 'Ilm. Finding new and useful knowledge everyday will be my priority. Will not bother bout celebrities, singers, other unrelated people's matter, etc. So, stop asking me things related to that. I won't know anything unless I heard from someone or somewhere.
6. Save more, shop less. This will be the most challenging resolution ever! I want to save for traveling purpose, although my dad told me to buy a house n invest, i'll keep that in mind..but I save more for travel..I'm still young, single n healthy (Alhamdulillah) so wanna go see places while i can..
7. Obtain my Masters Degree. I'm on my way there, inshaaAllah...   

There're many more, but enough with 7 on list..In general, i just wanna be a better person, a better muslimah...so, 2013 please be nice...

"I Understand" vs "I'm Worst"

Situation 1.
Person A: I couldn't sleep last night. I'm having a headache and it feels like migraine.
Person B: Why can't you sleep?
Person A: i don't know. It could be coz I drank coffee in the evening.
Person B: You should get some rest. Drink lots of plain water.

Situation 2.

Person A: I couldn't sleep last night. I'm having a headache and it feels like migraine. 

Person B: Owh really? You know what, last 2 days I slept at 10am and woke up at 12am then I couldn't sleep. Then early in the morning I had to drive outstation. I got nauseated and almost vomit after lunch. urgh, it's bad.

Person A: I see. ......

Have you encountered both situations before?

I named each situation as "I understand" and "I'm worst". Sometimes you just wanna share a problem with someone and hope that the person to at least listen and acknowledge it. You don't necessarily want a solution comes out of that person, coz won't it feel better if you tell someone? However, for some people, when they hear other people's problems, they tend to tell that theirs as being worst. They think that it was sort of like a "who-got-the-biggest-problem" competition. I have encountered such people. Sometimes I just get in the game by telling my worst stories. Most of the time I shut my mouth and just listen - what I do best.

Iftar at Rakuzen

Last week 2nd day of Ramadhan aku p bbuka puasa dgn member2 stevens..mula2 nak p Zanmai tapi tak jadi, beralih pula ke Rakuzen kat Empire Shopping Gallery..first time try makan kat situ coz sbelum ni makan sushi kt sushi king je or beli kat hypermarket..tempat dia mmg cantik n cozy..kitorg book a few days earlier, so they give a big table in a room that fits 8 people..good for privacy, so kalau nak borak2 pun mmg comfortable..

while waiting for iftar

in terms of food price, mula2 bila Sureen ckp Rakuzen lg mahal dari Zanmai, n of course lg mahal dr sushi king, ingatkan it'd be more than RM50 for one bento or meal set..rupa2nya mahal sikit je harga kat situ n portion pun sgt banyak n memuaskan..very worth it..rasa macam x puas pun ada sebab x dpt nak rasa semua..al-maklum tgh puasa ni nafsu makan kurang sikit bila tiba waktu berbuka..so, aku cuma order Nabe Udon Salmon set worth RM38..I'm not a pro for Japanese food..but i think the salmon was so fresh!sgt sedap n aku rasa sikit sgt diorg letak..hehe..the udon was good, but i wish they separated the tempura from udon..lotus was good too..but i think the egg pudding(i guess..yg kat hujung kanan dlm gambar bwh ni) x berapa sedap coz i wish it were caramel pudding..haha..overall, sgt mengenyangkan..will come again one day for their sushi and soft crab...

Nabe Udon Salmon set..RM38..

Chicken Katsujyu Zen, RM28

Tenjyu, RM26

Sujiyaki Zen, RM38

Ayam Cajun

Yeay dah tak duduk kat hostel! Dah ada dapur, boleh la masak memasak..but....based on previous experience, rasanya aku suka sgt membazir..beli barang mentah byk2 pastu masaknye skali dua..ye la, sayur plg lama thn dlm fridge pun cuma 2-3 hari..beli seikat bayam..kalau seminggu skali masak, mmg ade la berbaki bayam layuu..ayam pulak enam hari..rempah ratus bagai mane ada jual ciput2.semua beli packet2..pakainye sikit aje..so, i need to find a way to optimize ingredients and tak membazir..on strict budget tu, maybe tak sgt coz sometimes i tend to buy more expensive food coz of its quality.

pandai ke aku memasak?tak pandai pun, cuma tgh cuba belajar2..so, my first try adalah ayam as the main ingredient..tiba2 mood western, so aku malas masak2 yg kena tumis bagai..awal2 ni masih malas lagi, so i tried simple punya recipe..kalau nk makan nasi boleh beli je kt kedai hehehe..mmg simple gile la x sampai sejam pun dh siap..ayam cajun je pun..aku google2 je recipe..

first time aku try mmg a total failure..aku pakai seketul boneless chicken breast..pukul telur and sapu pada ayam tu..sprinkle garam sikit, garlic powder, cajun n thyme..patutnye recipe tu kata salut ngan bread crumb skali, tp aku x beli sbb mcm xde motif lain pulak nak bli bread crumb..aku letak cajun byk gile kot..then dah tabur semua, sizzle atas tefal pan yg baru dibeli (dgn harga bawah RM60!nk sebut jugak coz suka gile pan ni, my first tefal, salah satu penyebab aku smngt nk memasak hehehe)..oh ya, aku x pakai minyak tp pakai butter coz aku suka rasa lemak2 butter yg menggemukkan tu..hasilnya.....super masin ayam cajun!hahaha..aku makan dgn paksa rela cicah mayo..and hey, thyme sgt la x seswai letak kt ayam ni..total off!

In love with mccormick products!rasa mcm nak kumpul semua je hehe

sizzling chicken..the first attempt

masin gile! sampai kena scrape off the spices..

second time try quite a success..aku potong panjang2 chicken breast tu dan sprinkle garlic powder n cajun je kali ni..before that sapu ayam tu dgn melted butter..sizzle pakai butter jugak..perah lemon juice n cicah mayo+chilli sauce..lovin it!baru la sedap..hehehe..simple gile kan?x sampai setgh jam siap..aku rasa kalau masak nasi n lauk pauk satu jam kot aku buat..nak potong memotong, tumis menumis..yg tu belum cukup rajin..mulakan dgn yg paling simple..di sini x ada pembaziran..lettuce tu tahan seminggu n sgt2 crunchy (love!)..buat sandwich pun leh letak..makan mcm tu saja or buat ulam with nasi pun sedap..

almost perfect..suka2 :D

untuk puasa ni, aku buntu jugak sebenarnya..xtau sama ada berselera ke x nk wat benda sama..tapi biasanya dulu nasi panas ngan telur goreng ngan kicap pun sedap sgt utk sahur..berbuka pun boleh..hehehe..tengok la level kerajinan macam mana nanti..anyone ade idea utk masak time puasa yg simple n x menyusahkan leh la sharing2..(silap2 hari2 aku beli kat bazar ramadhan)

Spider webs

gile bersawang draft post ni..aahhhh post je la gambar2 yg aku tempek ages ago..hehehe..