Semangat mau ada.......

baca tak baca belakang kira.........

I managed to grab some of these books & magazines recently. Love all of it. Should have taken more...but too engrossed in conversation at that time.

Having them give you sense of satisfaction, reading them give you pleasure and doing/practicing the contents are my passion.

Love it love it love it!

Buku yang tak paham sepatah pun...tapi buat2lah paham

Time to pile up your kilos.....

is when you go on a holiday.....

Holiday for me is just getting out of the house, meaning no laundry, cooking, serving or cleaning the house.

Kat mana tak kisah.

I was on the trip KL - S'pore - KL last week, kira holiday lah tu kan?

And bila dah on holiday tu, all you do is walk, talk, sit, sleep and eat. Makan di hidang tau, tak payah buat sendiri...tu yang bahagia (walau pun cuma roti :-D ).

Dan sebab dok buat kerja makan tidur tu jugaklah, segalanya tentang badan mengembang....

Nak story lebih lebih pun idea tak mari, so tengok gambar je lah kan?

Pakcik had an appointment when we arrived kl, we had lunch nearby;

This.....

This, served on 'news paper'

And this..., the dip is nice

Lunch: Rice and local dishes @ Jln Pisang S'pore

Night @ Orchard Rd, S'pore

@ Tang's, Orchard Rd

Pakcik insisted i put this image.....semestinya lah @ Orchard Rd

Budak kecik yang tak tau letih...

Belilah sikit sikit @ Peninsular Plaza

Buah tangan @ Queensway Mall S'pore

Lunch again @ Takashimaya, Orchard

Adil's (the happiest of all)

The only one that's mine

Bonding time...with cousins & nieces....

Note: yang inai penuh kat tangan tu bukan pengantin ye

Pantun:

makcik kantin di (luar) Prada,

Ambik galah..ponnn tak boleh jolok...

(he he tolonglah sambung...)

Crowded...

lalat pun pening, apatah lagi makcik....

(macam pesyen, macam gaya, macam kaler, macam bau...)

Note: pasangan di atas bukan pengantin baru

At Rumah pengantin @ Chua Chu Kang,

dok metrai janjilah kononnya...sebelum orang lain kacau...

Kan kan kan...dah ada yang interframe?...

(jani & ache), not the pengantin either..

Pengantin (songkok hijau) : woishhhh legaaaa

Abang ipar (t-shirt oren): Jaga engkau, siap kami 'ragging' nanti

Wakil lelaki 1: eh..nape mamat ni ketawe?

Wakil lelaki 2: apa yang lawak ni brader?

Tok imam (ehem..): Aminnnnn

And by then, battery camera pun kaput , tak sempat rakam pengantin perempuan.

This was during the akad nikah, held on saturday afternoon where the bride & groom were solemnised.

Almost immediately after the saturday event, we (jani, ache, najwa, adil, pakcik & me) changed into something more convenient.

From then on, my handphone did the capturing....

Jalan lagi..........

Halal chinese cuisine @ Puncak, Far East Plaza, Orchard

CW from top left HongKong Hor Fun, beef fried rice, wantan,

mee goreng, roast chicken w dry noodle, char koay teow.

Bottom; ginger beef with white rice.

The wedding ceremony was on sunday, we were already on our way home...

The 2nd link was jammed on sunday.

The supposedly 5 hrs journey became 6 1/2 hrs

As it was already late, we put up a night in kl and continued up north the next day. Since we had time, we detoured.....to Teluk Intan.

This banner caught my eyes,

ingat polis saja yang dok buat "OPS" ni, TNB pun tak nak kalah.......

tapi budak sekolah rendah mesti takut tengok banner ni...

tambah2 waktu musim cuti ni......ops TERpotong

A design went wrong then became a landmark now

The leaning tower......Teluk Intan

end

Hokkien Mee

Jom makan mee.

Hujan hujan ni, pekena mee panas panas memang best kan?

Hokkien Mee

(makcikkantin's version)

Bahan tumis:

10 bawang putih - mesin

10 bawang merah - mesin

2-3 sudu besar cili mesin

1/2 cawan bawang goreng

Bahan sampingan:

Udang - direbus; kepala/kulit dimesin & tapis ambil airnya, isi utk letak atas mee

1 ketam potong 2 (optional)

Tulang lembu (optional)

Garam, gula secukup rasa.

Mee kuning & sedikit bihun - celur & toskan

Kangkung - celur

Taugeh

Telur rebus

Fishcake - celur & potong.

Note: masa buat ni makcik tak letak ketam & tulang lembu & guna mee saja.

Kuahnya:

• Panaskan minyak & tumis bawang putih/bawang merah/cili.
• Bila dah wangi, masukkan bawang goreng, kacau.
• Masukkan air udang, ketam & tulang
• Tambahkan air, agak agak 2.5 liter
• Biar mendidih lebih kurang 30 minit, kecilkan api dan didihkan lagi lebih kurang 1 jam.
• Sekatakan masin manis kuahnya ikut selera.

Nak makannya:

1. Letak mee & bihun dlm mangkuk.
2. Letak kangkung, taugeh, telur rebus, fishcake, bwg goreng.
3. Siram kuah sesuka hati
4. Nikmatilah.

Selamat menjamu selera

Lain orang mungkin lain caranya, untuk kepelbagaian resepi, silalah google ya.

26 years strong....& growing stronger

Happy 26th anniversary to us!

Masih ku ingat kejadian lebih kurang 10 tahun lalu.........

mc: hello.....oh thank you very much

pc: awat? pasai apa? untuk apa?

mc: oh for the bouquet lah.....

pc: oh oh oh ok. 

from the conversation i realised pc tak ingat sebenarnya, his secretary yang buat kerja tu....so lepas tu, mc bagitau michelle, "...don't buy flowers anymore ya.....they're expensive & don't last long...."

Ha ha ha, tu lah cerita.....pakcik ni dia ingat makcik je, date selalu lupa.....tapi pagi ni, dia message "....happy anniversary...."  ermmmm secretary peringat lagi ke? (tak baik makcik bersangka camtu kan?)

Teringat pulak nak letak gambar zaman dulu kat sini, cari cari entah mana pulak...kena lebih gigih kemas rumah, entah entah ada kot di sebalik semak samun....

Apa apa pun, macam semua orang lain, makcik berdoa agar kehidupan makcik sekeluarga di berkati Allah di dunia & akhirat.....amin.

- Work like you're living forever, Pray as if you're gonna die tomorrow - 

Stock Clearance

Take note: Ini bukan SALE tau.

Sebelum tu nak ucap pada semua, Selamat menyambut Maal Hijrah, semoga kita menjadi lebih baik dari sebelumnya, .....Pada yang sempat berdoa akhir & awal tahun, alhamdulillah, pada yang tak sempat, moga dapat berbuat demikian tahun depan, insyallah....

Bila hujung tahun saja terutama December, rata rata tempat ada stock clearance, kan. 

Bila supermarket nak clear stock, dia buat sale.....

Bila rumah nak clear stock?? Hmmmm ni yang nak mintak tolong kawan kawan bagi cadangan.......

The fridge

Larder 1

Larder 2

Larder 3

Tu tak termasuk bag tangan, lagi banyak poket, lagi susah nak cari barang, lagi banyak sampah kat dalam tu.......haiissssh (ni perkataan kegemaran kawan baik yang kini sedang bercoti kat negara negara yang cuacanya sama macam peti ais kat rumah kita) 

Ermmmm adakah ini bermakna makcik juga sebahagian dari stock clearance....memandangkan makcik telah dinikahkan pada bulan Dec?

Uploading....HELP

 Am trying to install a video here......

troy16 montage 1

troy16 montage 2

eh tak boleh lah pulak...ada orang boleh tolong?

Q. How to upload a video.

Why & Jom

(mizz gugle)

While taking a morning 'walk' just now, i stumbled upon few things but these two seemed to be stuck in my mind;

1. Uncle Lee 

  No posting. Where are you? Why? I love reading his story. Sure to learn something from there. I always make sure i have my nescafe with me before i go to his  pondok(ceritanya panjang tapi best).

2. This one

     Yet to get approval from tuan punya tapi suka sangat. Before i loose her (sometimes when i   bookmarked, i forgot which is what, banyak sangat-penuh bookmark).

Been discussing with pakcik about getting started (again! after long pause) & this one just     give the motivation.  Love the video. Jom sama2 kita buat.

Before i called it a day, saja nak cerita sikit. Semalam together with pakcik & son 2, we went out cos pakcik fancy this particular porridge......

Dah tukar management, no problem about that. We clearly ordered porridge for ONE person and yg ambik order tu kata, "......with one ketam ye...." & we agreed.

Mana tau bila dah sampai; 

1. porridge tu semangkuk bak macam mangkuk tambah!
   
2. ketam memang lah sekor tapi tak fresh
   
3. harga dia...mak oihhhh boleh pitam! Lihatlah & lu pikir lah sendiri
   

Pakcik, lepas ni kita buat Crab or seafood porridge kat rumah lah...nak rasa ambience cam restoren, kita bawak mangkuk kita pi situ...kita ode minum je, ada brani?

Daging Masak Hitam

Or some called it daging masak mamak.

Buat ni pagi tadi bagi memenuhi tuntutan catering

Daging Masak Hitam.

Bahan:

1 kg daging - potong ikut suka 

2 sudu besar serbuk cili

1 sudu teh serbuk jintan putih

Daun kari

3/4 cawan (C) kicap pekat

1/4 C (1 tin paling kecil) tomato puri

1 C bawang goreng - tumbuk halus

1/2 paket prune - blend (optional)

1/2 cawan kismis - blend (optional)

Garam

Minyak masak

Bahan tumis:

Kayu manis / bunga lawang/ buah pelaga / bunga cengkih

Daun pandan - simpul

2 btg serai - titik

Bahan untuk blend:

1" halia

10 ulas bawang putih

2 labu bawang besar

Cara:

Panaskan minyak, masukkan bahan tumis. 

Campurkan bahan blend, serbuk cili & jintan. Tumis hingga wangi.

Masukkan daging serta sedikit air.

Rebus hingga separuh lembut (air pun dah kurang)

Masukkan kicap pekat,  tomato puri, kismis/prune.

Jika tak guna kismis/prune, boleh letakkan gula serta cuka/air asam jawa.

Rebus lagi hingga daging empuk. 

Masukkan bawang goreng dan renihkan hingga kuah pekat.

Letak daun kari (ini akan mewangikan lagi masakan).

Tambah garam sesedap rasa.

Siap

Note: Kalau kurang hitam, boleh tambahkan lagi kicap pekat. 

Juga buat ayam masak merah, nak tengok? Sila klik sini

Passport Holder project

Passport holder - all taken up

Sejak dua tiga minggu ni........internet macam kura kura or macam chips more; sat ada sat hilang...hilang mood di buatnya.

Hari ni makcik tunjuk passport holder yang dah di siapkan ye. 

Yang order berkehendakkan tiga saja, I made 7 so ada 4 extralah. Tup tup bila siap, she wanted 4, another friend bought 2 and my sister took 1. 

So? makcik hanya boleh tunjuk gambar with no physical sample. Tak apalah next year makcik buat lain...sekarang nak habiskan project lain pulak.

Raggy Charm Bag

 

Look who's cooking.....

Makcik & her agenda;

• Spent my morning sewing (will update nanti)....
  
• Prepared simple quick lunch;
  

Steam fish

 (ikan tak tau nama, bukan siakap kata apek tu, halia, bwg putih, 

daun ketumbar; in microwave @ 10 mins)

Kangkung belacan yg tak ada belacan 

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V

Breakfast........kesiankan makan sorang sorang....nak ajak dolly, kot sibuk packing nak pi holiday.....sofina oooo sofina, calling calling.

black coffee & cucoq pisang gedebak

Agenda lepas ni;

• Sambung sewing
  
• Kemas rumah (ewah, mcm org lain tak kemas rumah ye?? :D )
  

Bon Voyage......

to Noraini & twins who is now on flight to the other side of the world.

.....and i definitely miss that "hello.....u free aaa....??..." call. 

We meet up almost everyday; for breakfast/grocery shopping/window shopping/hobby indulging/gossiping/......and i sometimes 'babysit' the twins..(sigh sigh) :-((

the twins during one of babysit session

But before leaving, she passed over  loads of stuff, my larder is overflowing now.... and my freezer is also packed!

sorting out....

macam macam ada...

We had a farewell lunch for her the other day & i hope there will be another lunch....a welcome back lunch.

My hujung minggu + award

Minggu ni ialah minggu menerima tetamu...

I had my brothers, sisters and nieces over at home on friday/saturday. As they were about to leave, I received a phone call from a cousin; they were on their way here from Terengganu :))

It was fun having visitors as my home is normally very quiet; having all grown ups & indulged in own activities;pakcik with his camera, makcik with her sewing m/c, son 1 with his camera too, MIL with her non-ending tv programs & son 2 sibuk buat taik mata! 

Hehe kalau taik mata boleh jual, harus kaya dah dia.

And finding time to bloghop, I had a pleasant surprise to see my name being mentioned in the house of my 'mentor', i would say.  

Dah buat homework, internet pulak buat hal, terpaksalah save dulu......

Thank You MaMaFaMi

Nick name tuan empunya Blog: 

MCK / makcikkantin /McKantin 

Ucapan untuk pemberi award :

TQ banyak banyak to mama kerana beri award ni....kiranya mama ada juga TERingat "eh blog mck ni boleh tahan ye.." dan hidung makcik pon sekarang ni tengah kembang kempis keseronokan...

kutujukan pantun 3 kerat khas buatmu... 

Kura-kura makcik pon naik lori

Terima kasihlah MamaFami,

Kot ada award, bagilah lagi

6 fav artist / singer / group : Yang  ni payah sikit sebab sekarang makcik jarang sangat dengar lagu. Kalu lagu zaman kecik2 dulu2 tu adalah.......

- bee gees

- carpenters

- uji rashid

- bruno mars (alah tau satu lagu je ponnnn)

- ........

- ........ 

Tag 10 bloggers : 

Rasanya semua 'kenalan' makcik ada keistimewaan yang tersendiri. Ada yang terfikir nak bagi, tau2 tengok dia pun dah dapat dari orang lain dah. Jadi kat sini makcik nak declare, semua yang kat link "my Kawan2" layak mendapat award ni. Silalah ambil dan letakkan kat rumah masing2 ya, LET US BE BEAUTIFUL TOGETHER

Dan hari ni juga makcik paksa rajinkan diri buat sesuatu and this one, also di ambil ideanya dari blog sifu saya 

makcik's puff; (source of inspiration: mamaFaMi)

square 'kawan' brand puff pastry (cut to 4 equal size)

Filling ( anything that is tasty, sweet or savoury)

For a proper recipe pls click here

Terima kasih banyak mama

What is in your 'TO DO' list?

Salam Satu Malaysia......

You all ada "Things To Do" list? I have mine, well written, macam macam :- mau cuba recipe baru, nak select clothes yang boleh giveaway, nak clear piles of magazines/books, nak sort out my sewing stuff...& list goes on..

Ko orang ada ? 

Among others in my "Things To Do" list that is very long overdue :- Blog housekeeping.

Yes, that is exactly what i need to do and that also means i have to find a day that i can do a 'computhon' . Sounds like python?? :)), alaaah kan sekarang ni perkataan disambung tanpa rujuk dewan bahasa lagi....computhon=computer marathon). 

Computhon belum tiba, jadi makcik kena sabar walau rumah dah serupa hutan. 

How time flies! I am already two years into blogging, but still look like a newbie and i definitely have to learn more how to & what to.

Eh eh bebel cam mak nenek pulak. Cerita ada cuma semangat penulis serupa kurang.......

The Penang Bridge Marathon.

Big event during the (very early morning) weekend. I did not participate so i don't know how big was the crowd but i knew it rained that morning (hmm, sleep seemed to be a better activity)

I suppose these were the 'Fun-Runners' 

(credit: Mr Google)

Convoy up north

Later when the bridge was opened to traffic, pakcik and myself crossed over to join in the  convoy up north  for one of my nephew's engagement.

credit: google

Hantaran???...boleh kasi discount?

Dah kawin nanti, jangan lawan mak mentua tau :)

 (happy bride-to-be with mum-in-law to be)

The entourage 

We were served rice with local dishes; asam rebus, ikan bakar, air asam, sambal/ulam, paceri....

hmmm sedap. Segan pulak nak snap gambar food...sebenarnya sibuk makan (read: dah lapar )

After the simple ceremony, all five cars headed in different direction. 

Pakcik & makcik went around looking for subject for pakcik's lens.....Panas terik, he found a place  but weather not on his side (it was very sunny-too much light katanya). We went under the bridge (takut gak, satgi org mai hendap...kot kot khalwat :-D ), and with nature's limited resources he took few shots. Tak cantik katanya so tak boleh letak image.....tapi, tak mau kalah, nak suruh jugak makcik letak gambar yang dia develop.

After we arrived home, he spent the whole evening  developing images that he took a day earlier. He said he loves this image and that i should display here. If you also like, you can further enjoy his work here. (pakcik, got commission?)

go ahead if you choose to cross that bridge

On way home, we stopped at Darul Aman Park (you can see this place from the highway, near the tol). Pakcik had laksa & this ABC (ais batu campur) Merapi (i called it sebab tinggi & ice cream dok meleleh cam lahar gunung berapi)

Note: kalau anda ke situ, jangan mintak ABC Merapi ye, itu nama yg makcik letak saja.

ABC Merapi 

Nothing much other than water activity (boating -with a fee) or go round the park; you can either walk or rent a buggy, we chose the latter @ RM 12.

pakcik dok teropong for best shot...