Oppa Gangnam Style

I know. I know. I've been neglecting the blog for quite a while. Sigh. Soooorrryyyyy. Gotta try putting more discipline in blogging routine.

Oh, don't worry, I'm not gonna blog about how to dance to 'Oppa Gangnam Style' song. But of course, I'd like to blog about my favourite topic; food! You see, food can be a good way to reconcile with old friends. I mean, a decent meal would make the meeting less awkward, true?

Anyway, back to the topic! I've never tried any Korean food before. I was too scared of how the taste might turn out! I had Japanese food all the time, since I was a baby (*exaggerating*) ! And I love Japanese food! So I was a bit nervous when I decided to try on Korean!

So, we went in this Korean restaurant at e@Curve called 'Bulgogi Brothers'.

'Annyeong-haseyo', they greeted us! I swear I felt like I was in Korea and I almost replied, 'Hye Oppa'!

Looked at the menu and we didn't know what to order! All these foreign terms; Haemul Doenjang, Kaal Doenjang, what?

We ordered 'Bulgogi Bibimbab' and 'Bibim Guksu'

 Bulgogi Bibimbab

- Beef , vegetable and yolk on top of hot rice, served with spicy sauce.

Bibim Guksu

- Cold noodle with mountains of shredded cucumber, kimchi, bean sprouts and eggs. Served with spicy sauce.

I was stupid enough not to read the word COLD! *slaps forehead*

Called the waiter to ask the chef to reheat the noodle. Chef came out and explained that by reheating it, the sauce will be spoilt - temperature related.

Sigh.

The chef was kind and sweet enough to exchange the meal for me, without charging for my Bibim Guksu. Yay! I almost hugged her.

Since I've tried Bulgogi Bibimbab, and it was delish, I wasn't hesitate to order Chicken Bibimbab!

Chicken Bibimbab

-Spicy chicken, vegetable and yolk, served on top of hot rice.

I dont't know why, or maybe it's just me but I prefer Japanese food over Korean food, anytime!

Anyway, you can check out Bulgogi Brothers Malaysia Facebook page here!

Kursus Kahwin

I have a bestfriend of 14 years and....

we address each other as 'Lessy'!

Haha. Absurd, I know.

JAKIM has made a new legal rule where it is compulsory for every Muslim in Malaysia who wish to get married, to attend a marriage course.

Lessy's getting married soon and she has been bugging me to teman her to Kursus Kahwin, just because her fiancee is away! So, me being a good friend, has commited my weekend to her and only her. Pfttt.

It was a 2 days course held at Masjid Al-Taqwa, Taman Tun Dr Ismail (TTDI). The course started at 2pm and finished at 7pm on Saturday but it started a bit early on Sunday; 8.30am and we finshed off by 4pm.

Masjid Al-Taqwa, TTDI



The course discussed about basic things like Marriage Procedure, Communication in Marriage, Health, Financial Management, 'Akidah & Ibadah, Ways to Handle Stress in Marriage etc.

  As basic as it sounds, it was refreshing to be reminded with all the hukums and deeds in marriage, and Islam generally. And it is always good to listen to their first-hand experience about the hardships and struggles of marriage. It aint always a bed of roses okay?

This course is held on a weekly basis, so you can just call to make a booking.

You will get the certificate on the following week. Yup, it's quite fast! The certificate is valid for a lifetime, with no expiry date! So, even if you don't have any plan to tie the knot anytime soon, it is always a good idea to attend the course and keep the certificate, just in case! ;)

Please contact Kak Ana / Fauzi at 012-6032257.

The 'manual' handbook for future reference!

Doodle?

Good luck guys!

P/S - Less than 50days to Lessy's wedding!!! I'm nervous. Hehe.

Organising 101 : Accesories

I was in my organising mood last weekend.

Since most of my earrings had lost their pairs and my makeup brushes were nowhere to be found,  I thought I should focus on organising my accesories first.

Problem was....

I didn't know where to start!!!

Calmed myself down and went to Ikea instead.

But I couldn't find anything I want there. So I went to Daiso at The Curve.

Daiso is like a Doraemon's pocket shop! You can find almost EVERYTHING there, and the best thing is they only cost RM5 each!!!



I bought earring, bracelet and makeup holders.

Earring and bracelet holder

Makeup holder

Problem (almost) solved!

Except....

Do you notice the clutter of necklaces beside the makeup holder?

I didn't buy anything to hang my necklaces (and my rings and my headbands) !!!!

*slaps forhead*

Hmmm.

Googled and found this Jewellery Organiser from Diva.

Yayyy! Let's hope they have it here in Malaysia!

Can't wait to continue my Organsing 101 Series this weekend.

Will blog about it again, when everything is, mmmm organised?

Hehe :)



Tortilla Wrap

I was being adventurous and decided to travel to Mexico....

(Pap-pa Americano)

...by making salsa and tortilla wrap for dinner!

And no, it didn't turn out like this! (This is from Google)

How To Make Your Own Tortilla Wrap

i) Salsa

Mix all of these ingredients together :

Tomato (diced)
Capsicum (diced)
Onion (diced)
Cilantro (chopped)
Lime juice
Grounded black pepper
Salt & sugar
Olive oil

ii) Grilled chicken

Chicken breast
Teriyake marinade
Olive oil

- Marinade the chicken breast, and grill using some olive oil and garlic for about 2-3 minutes

iii) Tortilla

- Get the round tortilla at your nearest grocer. Opt for wheat tortilla for a healthier choice. Grill it for 1 minute on each side.

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When you are done with Step i, ii and iii, wrap them together and...

Tadaa!!

Your healthy tortilla wrap is ready..

Enjoy!

Why now?

So I have decided to start blogging, AGAIN!

Why now?

Simply because, it's therapeutic!

If you must know, I have an issue, which I'd like to call as, 'I-don't-just-open up-to-anyone' issue! But it's okay, I believe this will be for a good cause, sharing of knowledge etc, RIGHT?

Let's just hope I would be consistent this time....

P/S- Currently blogging via this cool Blogger app available on iPad.

A Post Worth A Thousand Words

I was supposed to write about this long long time ago. But I was too busy and I always wanted to find the right time, because I want this post to be perfect!

But just recently a wise friend said to me, "We are always getting ready to live but never living."

So, thanks to her, I couldn't think of a more perfect time to write about this, but NOW!

People, last 17 February 2011, with all the blessings from God, endless support from two most important people of my life, bottomless words of encouragement from siblings, friends and the greatest companionship of 3years, I've finally graduated with a Bsc of Applied Geology from Curtin University of Technology.

Alhamdulillah...

I'm not that smart-a** who could survive a Degree alone. Binge-eating, late-night studies, field-trips, thesis-writing, I owe it most to my batch-mate. So, this post is for these people, I wouldn't be graduating without you guys, seriously!

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It was a summer graduation, by summer I mean 38 Degrees Celcius of heat in Perth. I complained to Mom about how hot it was and she replied "This is only panas dunia, not panas akhirat yet." *Gulppp*

So these are my few of many other 'hats-off' pictures. It's one of the mandatory pose people would be taking when graduating. 

Oo well, you only graduate once (unless you want to continue with your Masters), so why not go all out? Haha.

 

 

 

I never knew that graduation caremony could take so long. I mean, I could hear my stomach growling when I was queuing. 

Geology students were among the last departments to be called up that night, so we promised to clap so hard when any one of us was on stage.

 There were so many people graduating, so whenever we got confused, we could just identify each other by the sash colour. The green sash is meant for Department of Engineering and Science.

The one person that was responsible for my make-up and hair-do for that day is my friend here, Farrah Buhtamam. Without her, I'd be looking like a dead zombie. Thank you love!

I'll See You Soon, Adulthood

Today, I received my last scholarship allowance (of err my entire life?)!!!!

I am now left with only a few meters away from the ‘adulthood-starting-line’. I can already see the signboard from far.

I couldn’t describe the feeling when my friend told me it was going to be our last allowance, but I could tell you that it wasn’t the most joyful moment of my life.

Not that I was depending 100% on the allowance (coz apparently I still had to ask for extra from my parents), but it’s a sign that I’m reaching the end of my ‘carefree-student-life’ where it is okay to ask money anytime of the month.

And I’m  about to enter another new phase of life, where you are entitled to :

1) Have responsibility of your own bills

2) Manage your own spending within the salary range (which would be incredibly hard to do!!)

3) Wake up bright and early every morning as you’re going to have a 8am ‘class’ everyday!

I spent my entire day, trying to  make sense out of it and  I was  stumbled with all the questions in my head until I realized that this is part of life, it’s a process of growing up. For what it’s worth, I’d brave myself , take up this challenge and embrace it. Come what may.

I’ll see you soon, adulthood.. *ehem*

It's Not Just a Job

So you went to kindergarten, and the teacher started asking you what you want to be when you grow up. Your 5year-old classmates started rising their hands, and answered ‘doctor’, ‘engineer’,'scientist’, ‘astronaut’ and all other top-notch jobs.

Oh man, the pressure was officially on! That’s it, I had to find my dream job in 5 quick seconds before my kindergarten teacher started to judge me for being less ambitious than others. So, I raised up my hand and told her I wanted to be a doctor. I know, lame right? Not that I ended up being one. Pfftt.

But not long after I was in primary years, I changed my ambition to engineer for what reason- I’ve forgotten. There was also this one phase where I wanted to become a lawyer just because I won this story-telling competition. I could talk to myself in front of the mirror for hours. I remembered my sister rolling her eyes everytime she passed by my room, obviously annoyed. Haha. Don’t blame the kid for having a dream.

Then I went to high school where I couldn’t care less about what I was going to do in future. For all I know, I had fun and I was busy exploring other things. U know the high school stuff. Being in a clique, busy hating the discipline teachers, busy tryna fool the senior prefects. Oh, I went to all girls school, so I was totally free from any ‘boys’ drama. Thank God for that.

So now here I am, in my last two months of my formal tertiary education. Occupied with all ‘geologist’ stuff. Thesis, field-tripssss (which I learnt to love), labworks, presentations and all other final year thingy I’m sure all of u are familiar with. I never thought of taking up this course. Whatttttt? Geology?!!

If you should know I wasn’t really an outdoor person. Going in the jungle, staying out in the sun tryna figure out the geological structure of the rock, camping out for 8hours by the river doing river sampling, hiking up the hill to see the boundary of the formations (Alright, I should stop before I bore you with all the geological terms) – is sooo not my thing. At least not in the list of things I would enjoy doing.

After 3 years of being in a love-hate relationship with this course, I suprised myself when I realized that I’ve come to a term with all these stuffs and learnt to embrace them. After all, let’s face it, this is gonna be my job and hating your job is like hating yourself.

List of things I’d never forget to bring along whenever I went to the field :

1) Heaps of water supply

2) Sunscreen

3) Vaseline

4) Did I mention sunscreen?

5) Towels

6) Blackberry/Ipod/Camera

7) Shades (the one that cover half of your face)

8 ) Hand sanitizer

9) Insect repellent

10) Hat (that have a radius of 1m from your head)

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Our 8hours river sampling session that turned out to be a lil camping trip. Not that I was psych, but enough for us to stay out of boredom.

We noticed this lost cute lil creature, released it back to wood. I know you couldn’t thanked us enough, Mr Tortoise (or not? I’m not sure of its name)

 

What you do is not just a job, it’s who you are! So, do it your way, whatever life brings you!! *flips hair*