Tuesday, October 26, 2010

culture club

if u wanna know another culture or another country, what do you do? most probably u travel there. i love travelling but with my ciput bajet, i found another way to experience it. FOOD. yup, i truly think food is another way to taste the accent of the culture/country. ewah, mcm travelogue journalist la plak. (that also would be the only reason to my expanding waistline and even bigger hips.)

tapi sungguh...berapa org je antara kita yg mampu nak pergi ke tpt yg kita nak (in my case, the place would be SPAIN. sbb the first book about another country i read was about spain). and since i am considered a mutated ulat buku + couch potato clone by my family...i always ended up craving for the foreign food.

 for instance, Japanese food. it started after Uni where i faithfully followed a japanese drama...cam best je makanan dia. then in maktab, a friend taught me how to eat japanese. i was hooked....smpi la terjangkit lak kat hubby. then i found out that japanese food more often than not rely on 'mirin' (a sweet cooking rice wine). erk...tak halal tu! so i stopped eating japanese until i cant stand no more. i search high and low for japanese recipes and other halal substitute....SUCCESS! i made my own halal version of teriyaki, miso soup and tempura. Thank you Allah!

i avoid Korean drama...because i cant stand my own drama if i was to crave for Korean food...Kimchi looks disgusting, anyway.

not to mention while reading 'Eat, Love, Pray' i was constantly on pasta diet ( to hubby's dismay coz he loathes pasta). spiral, spaghetti, bows angels hair, bolognaise, seafood, vegies, chicken.....anything i can get my chubby hands on. oh, by mentioning Italy, i might as well try to make some of those biscotti. imagine...a strong cup of coffee and slices of toothbreaking, hard biscotti during rainy days. hmmmmmm......

oh, and i follow Martha Stewart. my mind go haywire thinking of all the cookies and cakes..thus the explaination for the sudden frenzy of endless baking. sugar, flour, choc chips, vanilla.....yummy...i even toyed with the idea to enroll in baking classes. gila!

right now, i am reading a book by Katheryn Stockett, 'the Help'. OMG..i swear i could smell those buttermilk fried chicken, peach cobbler and iced tea...eventhough the nearest i've been to american southern food is maybe KFC. hahahaha!

come to think of it all......i might as well install a good oven and cooking hobs in our new house. mana tau kan, dtg giler aku nak mkn yg bukan2.  "darling, is there any sen left to buy me one of these?" *wink, wink*

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

sabar...sabar

another milestone achievement in my life. as an adult. as i said before...i'm a late bloomer. other friends have maybe bigger, more expensive, prettier and more than one. but this is mine. everything is berjodoh...termasuk yang ini.

our another first step taken together. may everything else will fall in place naturally, too. rumah besar2 ni takkan nak duduk berdua aje, kan? Makbulkan la doa kami, amiiiiiin.





Monday, October 18, 2010

my English teacher(s)

dear Hubby of mine selalu tanya "mcmana awak leh tera BI ek?" tera? dia tak penah dgr lg classmate aku berbual...aku ni standard budak djh 6 je tau. setiap kali soalan tu kuar aje..mesti la terkenangkan kelas 1M1 dulu....

masuk2 je berkenalan la dgn 'singapore girl' ni...ckp siap pelat2 mat saleh lagi. rupanya melayu. nama dia Kartini Kassim. aku duk sebelah dia kut. belajar berbual dgn dia la...aku kan budak kamppung tersesat kat JB.. so bila aku soal dlm BM, sia jwb BI. Bila dia tny BI, aku bls BM. dah mcm ayam dgn itik. hahahahahah! eh, dia angsa la...sbb leher dia pjg jinjang skit. 

lagi sorg, Wawa. skang pki nama Waheeda Wassini. (ha, ingat aku takde kenal artis ke??? hahahaha...tu pun nak bangga). ni pun aku kagum gak sbb bila dia tepon kwn2 SIGS dia aje, mesti nak ckp omputih. dgn mak ayah dia pun nak ckp omputih...kagum, kagum.

then dtg la plak sorg minah Aussie kat kelas sebelah2....Shahrina Abdol Rahman...atau Sheena. ni pun lidah minah salleh. part accent tu yg tak tahan tu..mmg aku tak paham.

depa ni la yg perkenalkan aku dgn lagu2 mat salleh. on of them is Belinda Carlise (ni cik Kay yg ajar). smpi skang jd fave aku..n lagu ni mmg buat aku teringat kat dia. 


and this song


pastu, kat asrama kan...telinga tu mesti nak dgr lagu omputih. kerja aku bila dgr lagu, kat tgn ada kamus. then try cari makna dia.

so, bila suami saya kata saya tera BI, saya senyum aje. sbb skang dia dah kenal sapa kwn2 saya yg betul2 tera BI, jadi dia dah tak kata lg saya tera BI. ;)

Friday, October 15, 2010

budak zaman sekarang

first day after UPSR.
sorg budak dah kantol bawak hp ke sklh. ktorg buat tak nmpk aje sbb bg can, maklum la masa tu jamuan Hari Raya n celebrate abis XM. yg x best tu, bleh la plak pakat ramai2 tgk clip video lucah! mmg tak leh bg muka.

first week after UPSR.
cubaan utk cabut sklh berjaya dipatahkan after terkantol dgn cikgu BM. sapa suruh semunyi blkg kedai buku yg dah sah2 org lalu lalang. tak pandai betul.

second week after UPSR.
bergaduh smpi bengkak2 mata. anak cikgu vs anak mak abah yg takleh diusik. dah kecoh satu sekolah.

third week after UPSR.
kantol lg sorg bawak CD lucah, then org yang sama lari dr rumah. bila dicari, pkl 2 a.m. baru balik. td, tak smpi ke sekolah and ada saksi yg nmpk empunya badan dah tunggu bas dgn beg berisi pakaian.

Allahuakbar! apa nak kami buat dgn budak2 mcm ni eh? pening kepala layan kes mcm ni..esp klu melibatkan benda2 lucah ni.

Saturday, October 9, 2010

rojak asma

di suatu petang nan hening.
lokasi : Klinik Adham, Tmn Tampoi Indah

"Cikgu, dpd awak pny simptom ni...awak ada asma la. so, cuba elakkan benda sejuk2, berasap2, berhabuk ye. jgn tulis pki kapur, guna white board. jgn mandi mlm2 sgt and try to avoid iced drink." sambil tersenyum, abg doc tu bg amanat.

dalam hati "dah umur 32 ni pun bleh asma? no iced drinks? hilang separuh nikmat dunia......"

Monday, October 4, 2010

Insya-Allah

Insya-Allah...
dengan izin Allah...
God willing..



saat perjalanan di rintang masalah
kala diri dihambat resah
jika akal merasa gundah

belajarlah meletak takdir di tangan-Nya
tunduklah hati yang megah
runtuhlah dinding ego
sujud pada Qadak dan Qadar
iringkan usaha dengan doa

kerana Dia mendengar
kerana Dia mengetahui
kerana Dia melihat
dan kerana Dia menguji

Insya-Allah...jalan akan dipermudahkan
Insya-Allah...beban akan diringankan
Insya-Allah...doa akan dimakbulkan

Friday, October 1, 2010

angkat kaki

tau tak video yg tunjuk camana boleh terbentuknya bb tu? ala, yg siap dgn lagu syahdu syahdan... ha, td masa aktiviti Tahun 6 Biro Kaunseling tayang la video tu. reaksi yg dpt aku perhatikan :

1) those yg preggy..pegang2 perut
2) students watched with awe
3) those yg belum kahwin kerut2 muka...seriau kut
4) those yg br dpt bb, senyum2
5) those yg ala 'gembeng'..dah nak nangis dah

aku?...angkat kaki, blah dr situ. hehehehehehehe......malas layan.