Nasi Dagang Terengganu Lemak Manis

Sebagai anak kacukan Kelantan-Terengganu, seringkali sukar membuat pilihan (okeh, maaf poyo di situ, kacukan konon!) Contoh pilihan sukar tu adalah 'nasi dagang terengganu ke nasi dagang kelantan lagi sedap?'.. Memang takde obligation untuk pilih punn sebenarnya.. 

Okeh untuk nasi dagang sebenarnya saya memang totally into nasi dagang Terengganu, ia lagi berlemak manis, tidak muak..gulainya juga jenis boleh tambah tambah takkan rase loya.. (Hanyalah pendapat peribadi saya)

Minggu lepas saya memang teringinnn sangat nak nasi dagang..kalau duk Terengganu memang senang la, take-away saje lah! Namun di sini susah kott nak cari yang best..jadi terpaksa buat sendiri.. Resepi nya saya tulis disini agar suatu hari nanti tak perlu lagi saya nak call Mummy setiap kali nak buat nasi dagang..mind you that this recipe is a my mun's modified version by combining tips from several different people..

Pertama sekali saya telah membeli pengukus baru..tidaklah cap buaya pon, sekadat cap kucing yg dijual di kedai serbaneka.. RM49 sahaja okeh! 

NASI

Beras pulut : beras biasa = 1:5

Rendam beras sekurang-kurangnya 8 hours (so start rendam the night before)

Kukus campuran beras selama 1jam (alas pengukus dengan kain Muslin)

Kemudian beras tadi pindah masuk bowl besar untuk di-arung dengan air panas mendidih.. 'Arung' bermaksud sedikit demi sedikit tambah liquid sambil kacau sambil tengok beras menyerap liquid tersebut.. 

Pindah beras yg di-arung tadi kembali ke dalam pengukus, kukus selama 15 minit seterusnya. Masa ni saya tambah halba. 

Pindah balik ke dalam bowl. Kali ini arung dengan campuran santan pekat. 

SANTAN PEKAT ini bercampur hirisan bawang merah dan hirisan halia dan garam dan gula (garam kene masin purit supaya apabila campur nasi nanti ade rase masin manis lemak).

Lepas arung tu kemas-kemaskan nasi tu tutup dengan daun pisang.

Senang sahaja sebenarnya kan! 

Gulainya plak saya takle nak share resipi la sbb saya pun main hentam sahaja.. 

 Takde kain muslin, terpaksa guna tudung bawal ekslusif 😂😂😂 

Ini setelah di-arung dengan santan sebelum tutup dengan daun pisang.

Gulai ikan tongkol,wajib ade cili api berenang-renang..kalau nak best mak kata kene letak belimbing, confirm saya takde.

Alhamdulillah inilah hasilnya, sempena harijadi Paih yang ke-32 mengikut tahun Hijrah, 5 Ramadhan. 

My fav sight (handwashed 2-weeks worth of tudung kerja).. Camnilaa bile tangguh2 kerja...

Selamat Ulang Tahun Sayang

i have googled around to look for the best 'birthday speech for husband', but i realised that what comes out from my own mind might mean more to you... I will crack my head every year to think of the annual surprise for your birthday as i believed that it should be something you made on your own and not something that you can give on any other days..

i can't remember the birthday project i made for him on our first year, 2008..hmmm what was it? and i  stitched a meticulous cross-stitch project for him in 2009..2010 i made him a recipe scrapbook, compiling all his favourite foods with pictures of my attempts in making them..  2011, i was a mess! just started my horsemanship, so did nothing.. 2012 - i made a special cake for him in addition to my craftwork bedsheets project.. 2013 onwards, i can't remember, hmmmm...

so for this year, i've prepared just a simple surprise, waiting for him to come back on Friday (i haven't updated about our long-distance relationship yet).. and i'm planning for a healthy option of birthday cake.. can't wait to see how it turns out soon!!

and my mum were confused and asked 'ni birthday tahun ape ni? tahun cina ke tahun india?' because we had quite a few milestones to celebrate each year, birthday hijrah la birthday mash la, anniversary bercinta la, anniversary bertunang la, anniversary kawin la, anniversary jumpa la etc.. we are just looking for reasons to celebrate kot..

Being-there friends

Brownies reunited..memang sangat susah untuk dapat mengumpulkan the whole Brownies di satu tempat pada masa yang sama..kali nih tak lengkap tanpa Asma'.. But this is the best number we could gather.. Why Brownies? Sebenarnya nama jalan rumah diorg Brown's Road..saya ahli rumah tumpangan je hehehe.. Memang we call people based on their street name pun dulu kat Melbourne.. *sigh*those-were-the-days*again* .. 

2 of the Brownies have kids..another 3 Brownies are in line..2 are struggling with subfertility and another 1 is waiting for Mr.Right ^_^. 

I am forever thankful for friends like them.. Friends who are 'just there for u'..

Rose Hill Designs by Heather Stillufsen always captured my attention on the timeline.. 

Too Good To Be True

Being oncall on a weekend is not something we are excited about.. The heavy feeling usually will start even the day before the call day..it's just a feeling of 'hmmm there goes my weekend'.. I'm not whining about my work (eventho i am)..but i love my weekend-at-home better (who doesn't,right?).

The call started quietly..with everything under control..few of us just tossing around on the oncall bed..i got to finish my novel halfway..but i have the feeling thay 'this is too good to be true'..i never had this kind of call before this..so i uploaded the photo of my reading on IG at 4pm with a caption about how i'm enjoying a good read surin oncall...thennn...everything started.. Few postpartum haemorrhages and lots of dramas etc..

So the moral of the story, never speak too soon..hihihi.. 

P/s: i'll be oncall again tomorrow, may Allah ease everything.. 

Menara Kuala Lumpur di Malam Minggu!

Dah oncall EOD camni memang rase bosannn sangat, nak jugak jalan-jalan tak kirela ke mana pon..dh lps supper, kami ke KL Tower..kat luar tu je pon ambik gambar.. 

Pernah naik ke observatory deck tu dulu mase form 3, lawatan sekolah..dah tak ingat sangat dah.. Tapi rupa-rupanya best jugak jalan-jalan di negara sendiri.. 

Samaa je pesen gambar sebab duk betul-betul bawah tower kan, tu je caranya nak bagi tower tu masuk fambar..

ASAM PEDAS MAT GEBU - Daun Kesum Bunga Kantan

as usual balik keje tanya Paih

"awak nak makan ape harini?"

selalunya akan jawab

"ikut awak laa"

dan kemudian memang sangat sukar la nak mencari idea nak makan ape kan..

tapi harini, Paih dah ade keputusan sendiri

"saya nak asam pedas ikan"

oh saya apatah lagi excitednye sebab tak perlu fikir-fikir cari idea dah

kami dah makan macam-macam jenis asam pedas, tp paling kami suka adalah asam pedas melaka..

macam lagi pekat kan..

saya tiru sebijik-sebijik resepi dari Mat Gebu

tapi saya punye kurang merah sebab tak pakai cili kering blend sendiri kot..

cili boh saya mmg ke-oren-an sikit..

memang gigih singgah kedai balik keje beli bahan supaya lengkap bau dan rasa 

Paih menambah 3 kali..tu pon sebab nasi dah habis..

sejukk hati isteri memasak kan..

okeh bunga kantan ade lebih ni, laksa penang kot next?

Crushing Candy Addiction

When Candy Crush started to become a craze few years ago, i could still hold back and did not involve myself with the crowd.. but one day i could not resist because my boss was giving me step-by-step instructions on 'how to install candy crush'..i was like 'hmmm, not that didn't know hot to download, it's just that i'm not interested' but i installed them anyway.. 

...and the waves began...i could not put down my phone, addicted!

both me and Paih were hooked..until one day my boss said 'there goes your s*x life' because i told her we both were crazy competing for the better rank..

erkkk, i have no comment about that....but eventually i uninstalled the game from my phone, to prepare myself as a full time student, with minimal distractions..

i had candy-crush-break for about a year, until recently i re-installed it, with the intention to reduce my internet data plan usage..

and again, i am hooked..

i know this is nothing new, but i have concluded several main points on the 

'influence of candy crush on my life'

-yes, less data plan wasted on scrolling the social media 24/7

-no more boring waiting time

on the other side,

-my photo album are all haywire as the dates are all wrong, i kept on changing the date back and forth to get more 'lives'

-my battery died very very fast

-i walked with my eyes stuck on the phone (the sight that me myself loath)

one day i said to Paih when we both were playing Candy Crush while waiting for our food in a restaurant 'sayang, kite bahagia kan? ni fire cara kite spend time and communicate la kan? sbb kite dual happy kan main candy crush?'

LOL paih was like 'erk, ni cube sedapkan hati ke ape ni?'

but yes, we are happy with Candy Crush!

(this post has no points pon) 

Our Heaven-to-be..

 we have our Sunday all planned out since few days ago

bangun pagi awal, peri breakfast, deal untuk jumpa kat rumah Kak Linee untuk visit new baby pukul 10 pagi..

Alang-alang dah datang area selatan, kami singgah untuk melihat perkembangan rumah kami..

tak banyak perubahan sejak sebulan lalu..

memang final touch up akan slow dan lama kot..

semua tiles dah lama pasang

wiring semua nampak dh ade..

cume sink and toilet bowl tk pasang lg..

bath tub nampak dah passing.. so tatahu nak agak-agak bulan berapa siap projek tu..

excited? of course la kan..OUR FIRST HOME 

^_^

mula-mula masuk rumah tu kita makan nasi ngan telur kicap je la dulu ye nak melengkapkan segala keperluan interior rumah tu..huhuhu..

 (sedang berbincang-bincang nak letak swimming pool kat balcony kalau Luqman datang :p)

semoga dipermudahkan segalanya..

we know it's not going to be the best, but it'll be just perfect for us..

To Dr Sarah and Oncall Team

The staff at the labour room counter called me and said 'Dr Sarah, ade something ni kat kaunter, dari yang tersayang'..and i was like 'hmm, husband saya tk outstation pon' because usually he surprises me only when he's away, biasala kan absence makes your heart grow fonder.. 

Oh rupenye a 'fruit bouquet' from one of the patient..she didnt mention her names but i searched the delivery logbook and found out who she was ^_^ 

The fruits were huge and heavy! I was so excited as i've never seen such an arrangement, It has just made my day after a tiring ward-round and i went home  smiling..thinking that sometimes works are not always depressing..

Thanks a lot Baby and Mom! 

Shop with Muchpop

This is something that i thought i will never do, venture into our own business!! Not that i dont believe in 'doing businesess' but somehow i feel that i am an enterpreneur material..shy shy like this LOL..but an opportunity knocked on our door, and we grabbed it! And surprisingly i'm enjoying it, the planning of it, the searching of materials.. 

In next few days, we are introducing MUCHPOP FOR CLOSET right to your doorstep!

We have personally handpicked all the tops and bottoms for our collection, with our own little ones (Umar, Luqman, Maryam and Lutfi) in mind to guide our choice..

We'll be sharing our journey through muchpopcloset.blogspot.my, and i am sooo excited!!! 

Day Whatever

As I scrolled down my previous entries, I cant help but felt frustrated with my current diet. The last entry on my 'healthy eating' was only until Day 8 (but rest assured it lasted more than that).. This 'healthy eating' thing requires a lot of strong willpower, energy and even money.. 

We tried our best to merge our routine meals with the 'suggested healthier options', but it's like a yo-yo. It depends on our groceries timing, and healthy food in Malaysia is no kidding way more expensive. But, to feel less guilty, we totally avoid junk food and soft drinks. We never deep-fry our food anymore, use Actifry instead. 

This was our Kueyteow Bandung for  dinner last night. It is not a perfect meal, at least it's not too oily. This is my first attempt on kuah bandung, combined together few different recipes from Google. The only thing i didn't add was ubi keledek blend, but i put more dried shrimps. 

The only judge was Paih, and as usual my meal is marvellous to his tastebuds ^_^

My Manja dah kahwin

Jodoh itu rahsia Allah..siapa sangka Aisyah yang pemalu dan pendiam itu cepat jodohnya..

Kakak mengucapkan Selamat Pengantin Baru Aisyah & Farhan.. Anniversary kite nak dekat2 nombornye Sya, awak 2.4 and mine 4.2. (Nak jugak masuk cite kan)

Saaangat banyak gambar-gambar best mase majlis haritu, tak tahu nak pilih yg mane but this one is the most meaningful, sebab lengkap semua ahli keluarga termasuk kakak sulung. 

How laa how laa.. Tengok instagram Neelofa, lots and lots of London 😫😫 we are missing London soo much, one year is enough to make it stay in our heart for ever! Even the sight of the typical British building reminds me of everything..

Btw, we managed to compile some pics into a photobook to summarise our year in london. Planning for few more albums for each theme/trip. 

...full story will follow....when things have settled down.. 

I'm Back

erkkk when was my last entry on this blog?

I am now back in Malaysia..

alive and kicking!!

the same life again,

work and work..

in the labour room..

the same thing day in day out..

my result of my masters were out last 2 weeks!

Alhamdulillah, got the Distinction award..

the year was full of emotions

and I have another 2 months (November and December) to conclude my 2015..

the year that has marked three decades of my life.

and i'm hoping the year will end with good news, about my life and my career...

Day 8

Day 8 - Thursday 27th August 2015

Breakfast - Muesli with hot milk and honey + milk tea 

Lunch - squash soup with 2 bread rolls with mixed salad from the canteen 

Dinner - 2 plates of basmati rice + daging kicap + ayam goreng + sayur lemak putih  + akok + milk tea 

Fruits - mandarins + apple + strawberries

The dinner was a heavy one *_* cant help it, rezeki got invited by Mummy's friends 

Day 7

Day 7 - Wednesday 26th August

Breakfast - scrambled egg with stir-fried vegies

Lunch - rice with serunding and stir-fried vegies (red cabbage + carrot + onion) + fresh tomato

(yes, onion di kire sayer okeh!)

Dinner - Tortilla wraps with roasted chicken + salads

Fruits - plums, apple, dried fig and apricot

The First Week.. Let's see..

as expected, rancangan saya untuk update my daily meals kat sini tergantung sahaja

susah jugak sebab saya bercita-cita tinggi, plan nak upload siap bergambar semua kan..

so sebelum terlambat, saya cuba recall balik semua meal sejak Day 1 sebaik mungkin

Day 1 - Thursday 20th August 2015

Breakfast - telur rebus ngan milk tea with honey

Lunch - nasi with ayam bakar with salads

Dinner - salads with tuna

fruits - nectarine + dried prunes

Day 2- Friday 21st August 2015

Breakfast - Tesco swiss-style Muesli - tatahu pon ape beza swiss style dengan yg lain 

Lunch - Salads and tuna 

Dinner - tak ingat

fruits - nectarine + dried prunes + figs + apricots + blueberries

Day 3 - Saturday 22nd August 2015

i missed my 'before breakfast' Mistry's drink mix sebab berkejar nak catch early train to Southampton pukul 5 pagi - sangat kecewa sebab saya dan pre-mixed them sebelum tidur

Breakfast - Tortilla warp with roasted chicken with salads

Lunch - Nasi Lemak with rendang ayam - sangat sangat sedap Papa masak

(excuse the lemak sebab sekali sekala berjalan kan)

Dinner - Garlic nann with chicken curry

Fruits - dried prunes and figs + oranges 

snacks : kuih raya ..hehe..

and tidak dapat melawan nafsu saya minum the sugar-laden mango 'juice'

and saya tak dapat menolak Chocolate bar kerana benda depan mata ..huhuhu kecewa..

tapi saya makan 6kotak kecik tu je :p

and missed 'before bed' Royal Jelly in Honey with Hot Milk

Day 4 - Sunday 23rd August 2015

Breakfast - Toast bread with tuna and curry

Lunch - 'Turkish' rice with chicken + salads

Dinner - tak igt - swetcorn on the cobs bakar (from frozen)

Fruits - tak ingat 

Day 5 - Monday 24th August 2015

Breakfast - Muesli with hotmilk

Lunch - tak ingat - 

Dinner - nasi and serunding kot

Fruits : blueberries + nectarine + plum

Day 6 - Tuesday 25th August 2015

Breakfast - Muesli with hot milk

Lunch - chickpeas with tuna and salads

Dinner - Chicken Briyani --> can't resist sebab rasa lapar sebab lunch sepatutnya dengan nasi and kesian Paih tak makan nasi lagi sepanjang hari 

Fruits - blueberries, nectarine, dried prunes

even though the menus are not perfect, but at least it was waayyy better than our meals before this

we are finding a hard time to resist sugary drinks and heavy dinner

sometimes it was just irresistable because of the timing .. 

the menus looks simple but it demands a lot of our rush hours to prepare them so that I wont end up buying outside foods.

just think about preparing a salad for my lunchbox..i need to heat up my milk for breakfast while washing all the vegies and cut them into small pieces and some of them need steaming etc 

then packing..

and for dinner, we are so tempted to just ignore the salad preparation  and just eat whatever

that's it so far..

how long this will last i'm not too sure, but just let us keep an optimistic mind this time..

New Journey

So on monday I went to this small pharmacy on my way to the train station from the hospital...

I was so attracted with the wide range of herbal and natural products on its shelves

and great selections of organic health foods as well..

and there's one man asked me for any help,

he looked old and 'knowledgeable'

so i told him what i was looking for

he told me that he opens 'clinic session' every Wednesday afternoon 

so there I went!

i told him my problem and he started scribbling a lots of things on a piece of A4 paper..

he listed down the 'suggested' daily meal plan for me..

and most of the things are in consistent with my scientific readings..

 he added few supplements if i'm interested..

and I decided to give the plan a try

i've integrated his meal plan with my other sources. 

so here I am on Day 2 of the Healthy Eating 

i planned to track my journey by updating this blog with what i had ..

Rewind..

yes i know it's almost towards i can't not to share this..

i've never thought the font can be seasonal, but these definitely make me feel like spring again!

have i shared our spring photos? 

i will !

and this is where i got this fonts

oh i need a happy vibe please!!

weekend is here..and it's for our bucket list activities!

a colleague of mine kind of remind me not to be too stressful with the research..

enjoyy the journey, he said.. (he's a psychologist okayy!)

either you had a good time or bad time throughout the process, you'll end up at the same finishing line.. so why not choose the better option..

but a little bit of pressure is sometimes necessary to pump some adrenaline in..

Tengok ni tengok ni..cantik kan combination warna-warna bedsheet and quiltcover baru kami ^_^ beli murah-murah je kat supermarket..rambang mata!