Tuesday 3 November 2015

Bridezilla

Assalamualaikum.

Lagi beberapa hari *counting days* dulu takda rasa apa, awat sekarang ni kadang-kadang tu hati ni nervous tak memasal? Dulu aku selalu bahan kakak serumah, sekarang aku pulak rasa apa dia rasa. Kalau boleh tak mau dengaq sapa pun tanya pasal kahwin. Haaa to that extend. Rasa gelisah takut semua ada. Tapi how to share this? Sebab orang tak faham.. Cerita la seribu kali pun. Dengar lagu apa pun tak lut. Tak tenang. Tapi aku dah jumpa satu penyelesaian. 

Baca Quran. Dengaq ayat Quran, bukan dengar lagu Marvin Gaye. Satu hari tu boleh kata lama jugak la aku bersimpuh baca Quran dalam bilik, baca saaampaii hati jadi tenang dan boleh tidur. Dugaan hati tak tenang ni, nak tidur pun susah tau! Macam-macam benda pelik, gerun yang aku mimpi.. Haaa toksah cerita la. Bangun tidur nak pergi kerja sememeh sebab tak cukup tidur. Huwaaa. 

Lagi satu simptom nak dekat kahwin ni, aku macam taknak contact langsung tunang aku. Lantak pi hang la nak kata apa (boleh tak camni?) aku cuma nak contact dia benda yang melibatkan kerja kahwin je. Apa pasal? Ntah aku tak tau. Aku tak boleh la jugak kalau dia marah ke tinggi suara sikit pun, sensitif dia ya Allah, sedihnya tu macam tak dapat jawab paper exam rasa tak nak kahwin terus. Dapat bayangkan tak? 

*Bridezilla

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Before ending this post, nak cerita sikit. Aku still tak boleh nak overcome misophonia. Geramnya kalau aku dengar bunyi orang kunyah-kunyah makanan jenis tak beradab sopan tak reti tutup mulut ni. Ya Allah stress betul......
Rasa nak baling mug.




Sekian.

~39 days from my big day~

Friday 11 September 2015

A Weirdo - Misophonia?

Assalamualaikum.

Have you ever.. face.. that there is something/situation that annoys you but you just keep it inside because if you share it some people might think you are over sensitive or some kind of a weirdo? Yes I am. I have this thing...


I think that the noise of people - eating? no, chewing specifically is kinda annoying. The noise is loud, it irritate my ears - duhhh I just don't know how to describe it. It makes me feel angry. I just want to shout like "Hey, can you eat properly, QUIETLY or just stop eating because it's annoying?!" but this is just the voice inside my head. There this one day when my mood is not so good and suddenly someone is eating and the noise just *zzzzzzzzzz* *hulk mode activated*

I hate that person when he/she is making the sound but when they stop, okay it's nothing. Cool. If I ever yell to that person or throw rage (dramatic isn't it?) which I'll try to restrain myself from doing so and I'm glad I did, because I think it is way too strong, and I feel guilty. I don't hate you personally, I just hate the noise.

I can't. I just can't. 



I send a message to Iz (my friend - Iz not her true name. just a nickname) and I told her about this. Surprisingly she'd been in this situation before, for her the chewing noise is so disrupting causes her to put on earphone with high volume. Dengar lagu kuat kuat.

Have you ever feel like this? Please do.. I believe I'm not the only one. :'(

I found this on the net:

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misophonia
2. http://www.buzzfeed.com/danieldalton/make-it-stop#.olvla9Gbl

Misophonia?

So they have a name for this. Misophonia. My pain now has a name lol
I am sorry for anyone who get pissed when I ask them to eat quietly, and a big thank you *hugs* to those who truly understand my situation. I believe I can fix this, this is just some sort of a mindset. Is it?
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*chewing sound* 
Sheeeh....... I just..can't. 


Wednesday 9 September 2015

Sehati Sejiwa. Happy Independence Day, Malaysia.

Assalamualaikum.

One of my favorite is national day parade which will be held of course, every 31 August (heh, some Malaysians can't remember this, believe me). It starts at 7.30am but we arrived around 9.30am. We took LRT from KL Sentral (parked at Sooka - RM4 per entry for public holiday) to Masjid Jamek then walked to Dataran Merdeka. All the way to Dataran people are selling banners and some sort of trumpet I think. Some of the families are wearing Malaysian flag shirt, military uniforms and there's a girl donning national flag as her tudung scarf - quite cool. I like the atmosphere, its like being in a football match. Yan told me that it is much more merrier and awesome during actual football match. I think I would love to go for one! (added to wishlist). Packed crowds and we're stuck, didn't managed to get closer but seeing the parade from a distance is not so bad after all. 

Pictures of the day:


Arghh! The hands...

I pray that my beloved country.. continue to prosper, safe from all evil, bad attempts to ruin it. Deep inside I'm quite sad. Malaysia has been tested with so many things - MH17, MH370, worst floods, internal political issues...etc. The world is looking at us, and this is our country that we breathe in.

Right now, everywhere - people are talking about freedom of speech. To criticize. To pour your thoughts. We have the right to voice out our opinion/suggestion/critics but the way of doing it should reflect our intellectual levels and values. Extreme insults, bad words, cursing, trolls, racist statements, and some of the acts eg. stomping pictures of political figures? (what do you get from this, such a childish act) - I just can't bear all this. People please, do not sow hatred.


Happy Independence Day, Malaysia. My heart will always be with you.

Until then.




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Tuesday 1 September 2015

Recipe: Cheesekut Marie/Simple Tiramisu/Simple Cheese Cake

Assalamualaikum.

My first cheesekut. 
Hello there. Thank you so much to my lovely Kiera for this recipe. First time rasa cheesekut ni dekat open house beliau, terus jatuh cinta (bayangkan emoticon yang ada mata bentuk love tu) dan berazam untuk menuntut ilmu dengan beliau. So let me share this with you, sedap weh betul. Satu portion cheesekut ni aku boleh habis sorang *godzilla* let's not talk about the calories. Tehee

Ingredients:

  • 500g Tatura Cream Cheese
  • Susu pekat F&N (separuh tin sahaja yang digunakan takut muak. suka manis? letak la semua. )
  • Satu sudu besar jus lemon
  • Biskut Marie (Cappucino - this is how the tiramisu taste came up!) cap ping pong
  • Susu segar dutch lady kotak kecil (lowfat/fullcream up to you)
Tatura Cream Cheese 500g RM15.05 at Jaya Grocer
How to:
  1. Pukul cream cheese sampai kembang. Tak payah lama sangat, janji dah tak berketul. On the mixer guna level 1-2 pun dah ok.
  2. Masukkan susu pekat F&N, pukul lagi hingga sebati.
  3. Masukkan jus lemon dan sambung pukul sebati.
  4. Sediakan bekas, lap kering. 
  5. Ambil sekeping biskut marie, masukkan dalam plastik kuih lutsinar dan hancurkan. Serbuk biskut ni untuk ditabur atas kek last sekali.
  6. Ambil biskut marie, celup sekejap (sekejap je tau!) dalam susu segar dan susun dalam bekas. Jangan malas sangat, celup sekeping, susun. Celup, susun lagi.Penuhkan lapisan biskut dan layerkan dengan cream cheese. Layerkan nipis je tapi meliputi keseluruhan biskut.
  7. Ulang celup dan layer sampai habis semua biskut marie tu. Baki cheese tuang akhir sekali, tebal tebal pun takpe.
  8. Taburkan serbuk biskut marie yang dah dihancurkan tadi.
  9. Tutup bekas, masukkan dalam fridge tempat beku selama 12 jam.
Siap!

Masa nak makan biarkan cheesekut anda dalam suhu bilik sekejap lepastu bolehlah dipotong. Tips potong cheesekut? Rendam pisau dalam air panas, lap dengan tisu, dan baru potong kek.


Cream cheese before the beat
*mixer aku tak stable, tengah-tengah je bahagian cream dapat dipukul. Tepi-tepian tak kena so aku keluarkan dari kepala dan gerakkan mixer secara manual. Pukul satu arah je tau!

Masukkan susu pekat F&N

Dip your biscuit

Arrange it. Kalau rajin, tutup lubang lubang yang ada

Layering - Cream cheese on!

Final touch - the crumble

The Finale. Awesome

I did 5 layers in each bekas kuih raya. Managed to get 3 cakes and one small part

After 12 hours, serve!


Kek batu bata

This is the best, economy cake so far. Sedap! Try lah buat. Have fun layering. Maybe for topping boleh ganti strawberry/nuts ke? Thank you for reading this post. :)



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Recipe: Simple Mashed Potatoes/Kentang Putar

Assalamualaikum!

Greetings.

I love mashed potatoes – homemade. Dah try buat dan menjadi! Best lagi buat sendiri sebab murah dan dapat banyak. Ada lebih boleh simpan dalam fridge. Let me share the recipe~ (kalau lupa boleh rujuk dekat blog sendiri.)

Ingredients:
  • 10 biji kentang – potong dadu, rebus 30 minit (air penuh, sampai kentang lembut)
  •  250g butter Farmcow – I use half of it
  • Susu Dutch Lady low fat 300ml *if nak lebih susu dengan butter pun boleh, up to you*
  • Lada hitam kasar
  • Garam 2 sudu kecil
For gravy: (for those who have better recipe for gravy, do share because mine is so simple)
  • Kiub ayam knorr - 2 kiub
  • Air panas 400ml
  • Tepung jagung 3 sudu, bancuh dengan sedikit air. Nak pekat lagi, lebihkan tepung jagung
  • Bawang putih 2 ulas
  • Bawang besar sebiji
  • 3 sudu butter

*Bawang putih dan bawang besar chop nipis*

How to:
  1. Rebus kentang 30 minit, toskan airnya dan letak sekejap atas dapur untuk keringkan lagi air yang ada dalam periuk kentang.
  2. Hancurkan kentang yang dah direbus tu, guna botol sos cili yang dah diwrap dengan plastic. Botol sos tu basuh bersih-bersih, wrap dengan plastic bersih, then yeahh mash the potatoes hingga lumat.
  3. Masukkan butter ketika kentang still panas, butter will melt easily and lagi senang nak mash.
  4. Masukkan susu. Kuantiti butter dan susu ikut tukang masak nak kurang ke atau nak lebih creamy – put extra.
  5. Masukkan garam dan lada hitam kasar, mash sampai sebati. Siap.

Gravy:
  1. Cairkan butter, tumis bawang putih dan bawang besar hingga garing. Masukkan kiub ayam knorr, air panas dan tepung jagung yang dah dibancuh dengan air.
  2. Blend kesemua sos sehingga hancur bawang yang telah digoreng
  3. Masak sos yang telah diblend hingga pekat


The mashed potatoes can now be served with the gravy! Try la, simple dan murah.



Happy mashing!

Thursday 27 August 2015

English and Me.

How to write this.

Okay. Guess I just write whatever that pops into my head.
*sleepy*

I think my English writing skills are getting worst. Not only writing skills but my speaking skills as well. In this new team I stutter a lot, stumbled upon my own word and it turns out ridiculous when I speak with them, sometimes it took so long for me to finish one whole sentences and they’ll just nodding, smiling and continuing work without me finishing it. Sad! I wanted to have conversation, sharing some jokes but with my weaknesses, I am not able to do so - without feeling awkward. I keep on checking my grammar and sentences as I am writing this – to ensure that I get the benefits of practicing my writing skills and improving my grammar. 

I love English since I was a child, for me it’s a beautiful language. My mom bought us a lot of Fairytales, encyclopedia in English (kisah-kisah Nabi dan Rasul pun ada juga). English is the only subject besides Bahasa Melayu, Sejarah and Pendidikan Agama Islam that I can excel. Maths? Not my specialty. Add maths?  A BIG NO NO. I started to talk in English during my school years but end up being called “poyo” and other kinds of insults. My mom, sister, teacher and aunt is the best supporter. They told me not to give up and keep on practicing English. 

During primary school my English teacher made us sang "Wednesday is English day" every Wednesday of course, and we will have a spelling test and some other fun activities. 

My sister and I – we share the same reading passion, we exchange books with each other, borrowing from school library because we can’t afford to buy our own (or going to MPH just to read books for free). Then I met one special friend who wanted to speak English, her English is very good (she reads a LOT of Harry Potter and some other good stuff), she encouraged me to speak English. I learnt a lot from her. We speak English in school despite of all the “ejek-ejek”, in UITM the courses are all in English + presentations (except CTU/TITAS) plus having internship at IBM requires me to speak English most of the time, and Alhamdulillah my English is getting better day by day.

But that was 2-3 years ago. My skills has turned rusty. I need to improve back my English. So I’ll try to make some time to write (any topics) and published it in my blog.

Why English matters?

Despite my love for English (I would love to learn other languages too!) I strongly believe English is important if you want to excel in your studies and work life. In most companies (especially multinational companies -MNC), candidates with good English skills normally gets the spotlight, even though their scores are average. This is based on my experience – true life experience. 

For those who wanted to learn and speak English, don't wait. Do it. Start! Every big change starts with a small step. Pedulikan segala ejek-ejek orang, they are just jelly plus lack of love maybe? 

Until then.


Wednesday 26 August 2015

New World Not-So-New

Assalamualaikum.

Wah! It's been like.. ages (setahun lebih je pun. kot) I didn't post anything in Blogger. Time flies - now I'm working - 2 years and counting and blessed. Alhamdulillah, for everything that I have. Work life (new department! new job scope, new experience!) family so far so good, and looking forward for a brighter future. Pergh ayat. Kelakar bila baca few entries zaman belajar dulu. Bila dah kerja.. rindunya jadi student! To summarize this,

I present to you..

The things I've missed as a Student:
1. Student discount and vouchers. Discounted books, GSC, TGV
2. Student meal - yang murah. Plus yang sedap contohnya spageti kat dk UiTM Puncak Alam. Ada meat ball, telur rebus, banyak black pepper, pedas-pedas manis. Oh sedapnya!
3. Classroom
4. Lecture hall
5. Stay up siapkan assignment - pastu qada tidur
6. Nervous nak exam - stay up jugak, masa ni menyesal tak study awal-awal. 
Tak suka kalau luar dewan ada orang sibuk nak discuss. Menganggu jiwa. Aku discuss takpe. 
7. Badan kurus. - baju saiz XS. Itupun longgar, berat dulu kala 40kg. Sekarang dah naik 15kg and counting. 
8. Lagu sekolah + universiti (UiTM Dihatiku - it goes straight to your heart, uhuk)

Will update the list from time to time, tehee!

Dah masuk alam pekerjaan ni, kena pandai bahagi masa. You are responsible for your own action. Need to be tough, accept criticism and learn how to deal with it. How to improve yourself, pick up things fast. A lot of competitions for Gen Y's, so you need to be proactive and always learn. No lecturer nak suap notes or info. Ini bukan zaman belajar dah, tak boleh main-main.  No tolerance for mistake. Whether you have diploma, degrees or masters, all are equal. 

I really appreciate those free times I used to have, not sticking with 8 to 5 Monday to Friday. Weekends are much more awesome - time for rest (I really mean it!), laundry, TV shows, and quality time with family and friends.


Guess that's it for now. Probably if there is anything bermanfaat sepanjang study dulu and my work life now, I'll share InsyaAllah. 


Thank you for your time - for reading this entry. :)