SUNYI...SEPI...

Assalamualaikum..

Lamanya tak bersiaran di blog ni....dan di blog KVertS juga...

Was just about to share more stories when something went wrong with my laptop after I sent it for upgrading to some computer students in the college.... And it took ages for it to be 'repaired'. 

Laptop 'kong', and busy pulak....hmmm....memang tak berblog lah for these past few months... 

But then, here I am again...Dalam dua minggu lepas terpikir nak hapuskan je blog ni and the other one...No more blogging I mean....since I realized that I don't blog that much...unlike some of my friends. Tapi...ntah...tetiba berkata2 lak ni kat blog ni.... Sesungguhnya semangat belum pudar...:-)

Hmm...we see how it goes.

I'll probably will continue to blog...

JAHIT MANIK - A SHORT, VERY SHORT COURSE

Assalamualaikum semua..

Apa hal lak lah gambar tangan tu kan?.. Tak...I tau you tau...ni mesti pasal jahit manik. 

Betul lah tu...hari ni luang masa sikit joined kelas jahit manik...Tu...yang atas tu...hasil kerja dalam bengkel. Cantik ke tak, entah. Tak kisah...janji tau dah skill dia. 

Lepas ni bermanik2an lah baju I. 

Penganjur kelas jahit manik ialah Unit Fesyen dan Membuat Pakaian KVertS. Cikgunya...Pn Hjh Norzaini...Ketua Jabatan. Bahan semua disediakan...you bawak badan je...tapi kena bayar RM30. The course is for one and a half hours. Kira murah lah tu. Harga manik je pun dah berapa. Takkan nak free kot. Kalau kursus kat luar agaknya entah berapa kena bayar. 

Yang 2 atas ni...hasil kerja peserta kelas yang lain...Cantik kan. mana taknya....mereka mmg cikgu menjahit pun. Saja letak gambar hasil kerja mereka di blog....buat simpanan...nanti boleh tiru..

Ni semua peserta dan tenaga pengajar. 

Ok..done. I've spent my long Friday afternoon break with something useful.

Alhamdulillah.

NO MORE RAYA

Assalamualaikum semua. 

Hari ni 4 Ogos 2016...1 Zulkaedah 1437H... No more Syawal...bermaksud raya Aidil Fitri habis dah... So, no more cerita raya lahhh... Bosan lak. Orang yang baca lagi bosan agaknya.. Takpe, nnt kita citer raya Aidil Adha lak...tak lama dah tu...

Nak citer apa agaknya ek?? For now...takde apa pun....coz life has been the usual ones for me these past 2-3 weeks. Biasa-biasa je...gi keje, balik keje...gi exercise sikit2, kemas rumah sikti2, makan and tido. 

But, looking forward for this weekend and next. 

This weekend my youngest akan balik rumah. Ada lah geng kat rumah....boleh ajak gi teman bowling and mamakking...

Next weekend...my youngest sister is getting married... and my second son's majlis anugerah cemerlang at the same time. Will share the stories later.. 

Ok then, that's about it... 

Senyum selalu...

RAYA 2016 Part 4

Assalamualaikum semua. Selamat sejahtera.

Raya dah nak habis dah...baru nak sambung cerita raya Part 4. Apa nak buek...sibuk yo manjang.

Part 4 ni nak citer untuk raya tahun ni kita buat kuih sorang2...sob...sob..sob.. 

Kira kelainan laa tu kann... Sebab biasanya ada kerahan tenaga under age percuma...tapi kali ni semua kat uni/asrama. Tu sobab ae biaso buek kuih ghayo makan 2 hari yo ...one weekend. Tahun ni ambik maso dua weekend. Lamo sikit nak menyudahkannya...especially kuih siput tu. Makoiiiyaiii..jonoh menggentel tepong sorang2. 

Tapi takpo dohhh...namo ae pun untuk anak2. 

Ok.. selamat menjamu mata....Nak jamu selera...ermm...kuih ae dah habihhhh....

RAYA 2016 Part 3

Assalamu'alaikum semua

Kita sambung cerita raya ye...

Sampai senget2 posing (malu...blush...blush)

 Another thing different about raya kali ni is...instead of baju melayu and songkok and samping...tahun ni my boys decided utk pakai jubah pulak. Trend?? To my boys it's more because diorang taknak pakai songkok and kopiah !!! (haishh...geleng kepala ibu ni....tapi diturutkan juga lah...sb sometimes u just have to go with the flow). Tu...gambar atas...ayah nya pun ikut sama. (tapi masa gi solat aidil fitri, ayah nya pakai kopiah...)

Love this photo

 Tema kali ni green...pun anak2 yang pilih... Ibu serah semua kat diorang tahun ni...Kuih raya pun tanya diorang nak makan kuih apa...buat yang mereka nak makan je lah. Tandanya...ibu malas nak pikir dah... I just want them to be happy...if you know what I mean...

With my three boys... all taller than me already

Ok. Nnt kita sambung...dgn citer part 4.

RAYA 2016 PART 2

Assalamualaikum,

Hi semua.

Ok ...hari ni sambung cerita raya...

Ya Allah ...seriusnya muka. Baru noticed.
Potong kek je punnn... Apa yang serius sangat ni nak??

This is my eldest. He is 20 (bukan promote anak ni ehh..)

Kek yang dia potong tu dia sendiri baked... JAPANESE COTTON CHEESE CAKE hokeyyhhh !!! Ibu dia pun tak pernah bake kek tu. Dia dah baked the same cake 2 kali dah. The first time it was a bit 'berat'....pukul telur tak cukup barangkali. Itu pun kawan2 adik dia kat UITM Tapah dah siap mintak resepi. Hehehe...lawak lak I rasa. The second time , of course, the texture is better...softer...more gebuss. Ye lahhh...more experience already kann....

Nampak tak tu ? Nampak tak?? (poyo !!!)

Sembang sembang dgn dia lps buat kek...we, himself and I, discovered that dia mmg ada passion for baking. And dia setuju dah bila I suggested dia ambik baking course masa cuti semester... 

Ye lah, kalau betul2 dah minat I rasa eloklah a little bit serious about it kann...supaya tak jadi hangat2 tahi ayam. 

So, alhamdulillah...raya ni dapat makan japanese cotton cheese cake... Selalu depa makan marble kek ibu je.. 

Tq Allah for this child...and my other children too.. 

RAYA 2016 Part 1

Assalam semua, dan selamat sejahtera...

Lama dah sepi blog ni rasanya..

I guess I am just not a blogger tegar.. (or is it a tegar blogger ??) 

Now updating this blog coz ... feeling guilty kot....coz biarkan blog bersawang ..Hmm..

Ni nak share cerita raya sikit... perihal kejadian2 yg lain sikit daripada raya-raya yang lepas... 

Cerita Part 1 ni pasal luka bukak lemang...

Tak pernah-pernah bukak lemang sampai luka jari....raya kali ni...pada umur yang menghampiri nilai emas....tu diaaa... 

Maka bertebaran lah darah di muka lantai rumah ambong di Ulu Inas N9. This happened in raya ke 2. Kebulur lemang sangat barangkali... sb dalam banyak2 lemang, lomang ambong den memang thorbaekkk... makan lak dongan rondang daging ae tu...

Meleleh tu sangat pasti !!! 

Lagi satu pasal luka ni....for the first time ever....luko kono pisau ala2 parang ni mendapat rawatan doktor. Tak ponah seumur hidup sey luko kono pisau pi sepita jumpo doktor...baik sendiri yo. Tapi kali ni doktor rawat....tak payah jahit kato ae (luko agak dalam)... doktor tu posan la buek itu buek ini... Sey dongar yo lah... 

Apasal luka kali ni sampai kena jumpa doktor lak ?

Sey tak poie jumpo doktor dohhh. Dokor tu yang datang jumpo sey. Huhh. 

Sb doktor tu adik sey !!!! Dah hbeh belajar, dah posting kojo kek Hosp Selayang dah. Huhh...best betul perasaan masa adik rawat tu. 

Wuntung la...ada doktor dalam keluarga. 

Kita sambung Part 2 nnt eh...

Senyum selalu.

Elak buruk sangka, pikir yang baik-baik, yang datang juga nnt pasti yang baik-baik. InsyaAllah.

FAMILY

Lama dah tak menceceh di sini. 

Well, life has been not much...just the usual ones... 

This time I am 'writing' as there's something that touched my heart the other day..

The photos above show moments when my sis became somebody's wife-to-be. 

Touched ? Of course I am touched... My sister is already engaged to someone, and soon will be someone's wife. There she'll go...akan ada komitmen terhadap suami, terhadap mertua dan saudara-mara sebelah 'sana' (I dah macam2 mak2 ni kan? Anak sulung...umur pulak dah nak masuk golden....Ada anak2 yang dah bujang gak...hmm cam tu lah. Dan itu lah agaknya mak ayah kita rasa bila kita kahwin dulu. Sedih, sayu....tapi dah hukum alam... Anak2 I nak kahwin nnt ntah macam manalah perasaan I ... Lebih teruk apa???)

Tapi, that's not my focus of my story this time. What touched my heart rather was the bond that I saw exists between my family members, immediate and extended. Fyi, we are not the type that meets often, due to each other's commitment. But every time we meet, the intimacy just brings tears to my eyes. 

Last Saturday, my late father's brothers and sisters were there. My mom's two brothers were also there. Some of my cousins came. We said hello, we asked how the other was doing. we chatted, we joked around and when it's time to say goodbye...we hugged, we kissed. You know that love exists between these people from the look in everyone's eyes, from the advice that each other gave. And I was moved by what I saw.

This brings me to a conclusion... Kita mungkin punya ramai kawan, ramai kenalan... Dgn kemudahan teknologi...media sosial hari ini, lagi panjang senarai kawan kita....yg dari tadika, sekolah rendah, sekolah menengah, universiti...yg coursemate utk degree, belum yg coursemates masa buat master lagi.... Bermacam2 group whatsapp, wechat.... Yang facebook, twitter, instagram... Hmm...And we do so many things with our friends...coffeeing, shopping, watching movies... But, one thing's for sure....ikut I lah...there's nothing like family !!! 

And what I learned from the event that took place on Saturday....be good, do good to your family...We may quarel, we have grudges, we may not see things eye to eye with each other...but at the end of the day...we are family. 

Alhamdulillah. Thank you Allah...I have a great family. 

MEROTI DI PETANG HARI....HUJAN

 

Ehhh...timbang...

Got to buy me a new timbang already.. This one is so berkurun lamanya...

Timbang ni guna petang tadi...timbang tepung untuk buat roti..

 

Kita citer la sikit kita buat roti ni ek.

Kita jumpa video buat roti ni kat fb. Senang sangat nampak nak membuatnya.

Alang2 tak reti nak buat apa untuk minum petang anak2 hari ni, maka kita test la resepi yg kita jumpa tu.

 

Bahan2 dan cara membuatnya ...sekali harung:

 

150 fresh milk

1 tsp yeast

1 tsp sugar

 

Mix all these three together and let it rest for about 5 minutes ye....sampai mixture nampak foamy. Kita call this bahan A ek.

 

Meanwhile, boleh sediakan bahan2 yang lain..

 

250 g all purpose flour (senang citer...tepung gandum)

1 egg - beaten

1 tbsp. sugar

1/2 tsp salt

 

Satukan semua ni dalam bekas (mix bowl). Then, masukkan bahan A. Mix well.

Seterusnya uli lah adunan ( guna tangan jek). Bila semua bahan di atas dah elok bersatu, masukkan 30 gram mentega. Then, teruskan menguli sehingga adunan kenyal. I took about 10 minutes. Then, form the adunan into a ball. Once done, biar adunan dalam mix bowl dan tutup (guna cling wrap). Let it rest for one hour.

 

 

Take out the dough from the mix bowl. Put on a dusted cutting board. Cut into small pieces of equal size (lebih kurang lahhh)...macam kita buat kat dalam gambar kat atas tu. Lps tu, buat balls pulak dari adunan yang yang dipotong kecik2 tu....macam kat bawah ni.

 

 

 

Yang ni kita buat 2 adunan...dapat 19 ketul. Kalau satu adunan, dapat dalam 9 ketul. Tapi tengok jugaklah size yang dikehendaki kan. Kalau kecik, lagi banyak lah bilangan ketulnya tu.

Tutup...dan biar selama 10 minit.

 

 

Lepas 10 minit, ambik adunan, buat lubang sikit kat tengah...and boleh lah isi inti yang disukai..

 

 

Kita letak kaya.

Tapi ada yang kita tak letak inti..thinking that the children might want to eat it with peanut butter or butter.

 

Lepas dah isi inti, tutup dan kemaskan. Then letak atas dulang pembakar yang telah dialas dengan kertas minyak, Again, tutup dengan cling wrap and let it rest for another one hour. About 10 minutes before tamat tempoh sejam tu, panaskan oven ye...180C.

 

 

 

After that one hour, brush egg wash lightly atas permukaan roti tu ek.

 

 

Then, masukkan dalam oven dan bakar for 20 minutes.

 

 

Done !!!

 

Ni yang ada inti kaya.

 

Ni yang kosong.

 

Nampak tak kilat2 kat permukaan tu? Yang tu kita brush with melted butter sikit lepas keluarkan roti daripada oven.

 

 

Rasanya ?

Anak2 kata sedap....but my daughter prefers for it to be a little bit sweeter. Ok lah. Nnt kita buat lagi. InsyaAllah.

 



PAVLOVA IN DA HOUSE

Shool holidays.. 

Semestinya...ada je permintaan-permintaan yang perlu ditunaikan. 

Nak inai, nak bowling (ni dah jatuh wajib...dah jadi biasa, not considered as a request anymore), nak buat kek lapis, nak gi IOI..and ada jugak request nak buat pavlova.

So, today it's about pavlova.

Dah pernah rasa pavlova ni...just secubit....tu pun kawan pelawa. Ok, so so. Tu lah sekali. People were crazy about it at that time, tapi tekak ni taknak lah pulak. Tak tau lah kenapa. 

But this time, anak dara nak pavlova. I could simply buy...but she insisted on  baking it herself. 

Alamak !!! Ibu mana pernah buat pavlova ni...mana nak reti...That's one thing. The more important thing is...macam mana nak ajar anak buat kalau ibu sendiri tak pernah buat. 

Tinggg !!! Internet kan hado!

So, menggoogle lah kita. Banyak resepi pavlova. Rupanya tak susah mana pun nak buat pavlova ni. Bahan semua ada kat rumah...cuma the fruits takde. Got my eldest to buy them at the supermarket. 

Maka, bersukaria lah kita di dapur bersama anak dara..

This is the recipe that we used (credits to http://www.tiffinbiru.com):

4 putih telur 

1 cawan gula halus

1 camca besar tepung jagung

1 camca teh cuka makan

1 camca teh esen vanilla

3/4 cawan non-dairy whipping cream, putar hingga kembang

Buah2an segar seperti stroberi, kiwi, peach, anggur, blueberry, raspberry dan mangga

Cara membuatnya (ni olahan diri sendiri...kalau nak, boleh juga ke link yang diberi di atas tu)

1. Panaskan oven 180 C.

2. Dengan pensil, draw bulatan berukuran 9" di atas kertas minyak. Alaskan loyang pembakar dengan kertas minyak tersebut (terbalikkan kertas minyak tu ye so that yang berpensil tu di bhgn bawah) 

3. Putar putih telur hingga berbuih. 

4. Masukkan gula sedikit demi sedikit  dan terus memutar  dengan kelajuan yang tinggi hingga gula habis dan adunan menjadi meringue yang kental dan berkilat. You know adunan is ready bila ianya tak jatuh dari pemukul bila pemukul diangkat tinggi. 

5. Ayak tepung jagung dan masukkan ke dalam meringue. Gaul dengan spatula. Masukkan juga cuka dan esen vanila. 

6. Tuang adunan ke atas kertas minyak. Ikut ler bulatan yang dibuat tadi. Memang akan sedikit tebal. 

7. Turunkan suhu oven kpd 130 C. Dan bakar adunan selama 1 jam 20 minit.

8. Adunan akan kelihatan sedikit perang bila telah masak. 

9. Bila telah siap masak, jangan keluarkan lagi daripada oven. Sebaliknya renggangkan sedikit pintu oven dan biar pavlova sejuk dengan sendiri dalam oven tu.

10. Bila pavlova dah betul sejuk, boleh putar whipping cream hingga kembang..dan spread over the pavlova. Kemudian hias lah dengan fruits kegemaran. 

Ni rupa pavlova anak dara saya semasa proses membakar... Proses sebelumnya spt memutar saya tak ambik gambar  sebab....lupa !!!

Pavlova dah sejuk dan sedang dihias... Tu tangan siapa tu ? Tu tangan anak bujang yang sulung. Dia joined last minute. Bila dah siap, dia bukannya makan pun..."Along suka buat je..along tak suka makan," katanya. Dia mmg particular about healthy diet ni. Yang manis2 mmg dia tolak tepi. Bila masak pun, ibu kena tengok supaya makanan darat dan laut tak bercampur...along kata ikut sunnah nabi. It's good to have someone in the house to always remind me actually.

Ni bekas ibu makan. Licin kan ? Tandanya sedap la tu..

Boleh buat lagi next time.

Should thank my daughter for getting me into this. Kalau tak, sampai bila pun tak buat pavlova. 

FEELING GRATEFUL

It has been a while since I last shared a story in this blog..
I guess the mood was just not there....

But now, here I am ....
And I am sharing with you my happiness and gratefulness for these two things:
1. my son's SPM results
2. my daughter's transfer from MRSM (Mara Junior College) Tun Ghazali Shafie in Kuala Lipis to MRSM Lenggong, Perak.

I am happy, and grateful, with my son's achievement.

I am grateful that my daughter's transfer has been made easy (by Allah).
The reason for the transfer is for her to be in the same area as her younger brother, who is in the Malay College Kuala Kangsar, so that it is easier for me to visit them both at the same time. Previously, I visited them every alternate weekend since one is in Perak, while the other in Pahang.

Alhamdulillah, I am grateful. I am grateful (and touched) that Allah answered my prayers.

"Allah asks us to pray/ask because He wants to give." - Ust.

I am one proud momma..

A new school. A new learning environment

  

A new school. A new learning environment.

 

Celebrating success. Celebrating gratefulness.