Sunday, May 29, 2011

My beautiful country

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I have been dragging feet to update this blog, and now is as good time as any, since I am at this god forsaken place, with SERIOUSLY nothing to do.

So, lets start with some photos I took during my short trip to Kerteh recently.

From kerteh


From kerteh


From kerteh


From kerteh


From kerteh


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Koss PortaPro, welcome to de kollektion.

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My jaw dropped when I saw it .. Whoaaaa....

NOK299 - dun matter if its the red hot, blue classic, black or ANNIVERSARY???

Too good to be true.

I.Cant.Stop.Myself!!

Hehehehe....


Thursday, May 05, 2011

I can make sambal belacan!!!

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I don't eat sambal. Of any kind.


He likes LOVES sambal. Of any kind.

Needless to say, I am very very incapable in making them. Not that I didnt try, I tried so many times and yet it always turned out deficient in some ways.

Until yesterday. I finally found the perfect recipe here. God bless you FOODILICIOUS!

The problem with making sambal is that nobody and i really mean NOBODY could give me a recipe that gives proper measure. It is always a bit of that .. a bit of this.. no real measurement but more like to-taste. Which is a BIG problem for me - cos Ive never eaten it so I dont know how it is supposed to taste like.

Anyway, I tried the recipe from Foodilicious and was very very anxious when Mr Fluff ate it. Dub dab dub dab .. macam tengah tunggu SPM results pulak

and at long last ( and I mean really really long ), my sambal is edible and tasted like sambal. I can make sambal!!! YEE HAA!!!!

So friends... Please find THE magical sambal recipe below..

* 3 Red Chillies
* 1 Green Chillies
* 10 bird chillies (can reduce if prefer less spicy)
* 1 tablespoon belacan (bakar)
* 1 teaspoon sugar
* 1 teaspoon salt

Pound the above until it became a paste

* Squeeze lime juice (1) once done.







I cant stop smiling. Muahahaha.... :D :D :D

Dinner : His & Hers

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HIS.....

Ikan Goreng

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assorted veggie

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Sambal Belacan


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HERS...

Chicken & Mushroom spaghetti

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Buttered Prawn

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For the longest time Ive been wondering how do those seafood outlets make their Buttered prawn looking sabutlike.

Finally I found out it was actually called egg floss - while all the while I thought it was butter. No wonder la my buttered prawn never turned that way.

Anyway, I found this youtube showing how to make it. So copy and paste je la ye.



Monday, March 28, 2011

Nasi Goreng Kampung

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You know, I almost forgot I had these photos taken. With so many things to do lately Ive been just snapping photos and Shame On Me - I have not been diligently uploading them.

Anyway, what I found in my camera was few photos taken when I was making Nasi Goreng Kampung - something I rarely make but turned out quite well. So lets share it .

I have to say I am not a big fan of Nasi Goreng. But when I take Nasi Goreng I usually prefer Nasi Goreng Kampung. And when i was making this, I actually had been thinking about it for a few days.

So one fine day, as so not to make myself kempunan, I decided to scrap things to make it.

For Nasi Goreng Kampung, you dont really need much.

Basically you need :
  • Rice
  • Ikan Bilis
  • Bawang merah
  • Bawang putih
  • Belacan
  • Chicken (cut in very small pieces)
  • Sayur (usually Kangkung)
I was told that the best rice to make Nasi Goreng is the rice that has been left overnight. I dont know how true that is, but basically the rice should not be sticky otherwise you'll get clumps. Btw this is about 1.5 cups of rice


Ikan Bilis, peeled


If you like spicy, then go crazy on the bird chillies. Otherwise about 15 pieces is enough.


A bit of belacan - Bakar first



Then tumbuk altogether :
Bawang putih, Bawang Merah, a bit of ikan bilis, belacan, cilipadi.
(dont need to be pounded fine. Coarsely like below will do)



WHen all your ingredients are done, lets start the cookin.

Heat about this much oil.


Fry the Ikan bilis. Once its browning (up to you how crunchy you like it, for me I like it crispy), take it out and put aside


With the same oil, sautee the things we pounded.


Add the chicken pieces. I think prawns will also substitute nicely


Once its a browning, put in the rice. Keep stirring to mix it well. Once it mixes well, put in the kangkung, and some of the fried ikan bilis. Keep turning until the kangkung and rice looks well cooked like below



Thats it. I usually like to put lots and lots of ikan bilis. Yum.

bon appétit!

Sunday, March 13, 2011

Sausage in Breadroll

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Darn those lil bratz, each time I watch Junior Masterchef I feel hungry - not just for food , but hungry to cook.

Yeah sounds far-fetched kan, but seriously, I dont know why after I watched the show mesti rasa berkobar-kobar nak make something.

So last night when watching one of the re-runs I made Sausage in a rolling bread.

Before you get ideas thinking that I was so inspired that I managed to think of creative ideas like this, no, I am not that creative, I actually had something like this served to me on FLNG project breakfast. Of course mine didnt turn out exactly the same, but bolehla.. kalau dalam exam boleh dapat 70 over 100 la kot...

Anyway. Shame on me, I didnt snap photos of 'the making of great sausage in rolling bread' so I'll try my very best to describe as detail as I can.

What you will need is just those little sausages, bread (loafs), eggs and salt.

1. Beat the eggs and add a bit of salt

2. Put in the bread (soak on one side only)

3. Put the sausage in the bread and roll it over

4. Lightly grease a flat pan on low fire

5. Put the rolled bread on the pan , with the joined part of the roll at the bottom. This is to seal the bread so that it doesnt fall apart.

6. Then slowly just cook the other parts of the bread until all cooked

I think the one I had at the breakfast thingy was not made with eggs, but I dont know what else would bind the roll together so if you have any other ideas, please share it with me.

anyhow, this is how it turned out (ignore the rolled eggs next to it, dah terlebih so I just made a roll).


Treat to myself

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Its been a while since I treated myself to some goody.

I have been deliberating on this one, knowing that the hefty price I pay sometimes may not get me what I wanted.

I am talking about getting me a new set of earphones to replace the battered, sad looking standard ipod earphones of mine.

See what I mean?? Ganas sungguhlah saya :P


Anyway, so I have been looking around online, reading reviews here and there to find me one.

But buying earphones are like buying food. One person's honey can be another person's poison. I cant 100% rely on the reviews I read. We all have different taste in music and we all have different preferences in sound.

What made it hard is that most places I went to wont allow me to listen to the earphones unless I paid for it already. I am sure most of you experimented the same. But fret not - luckily I stumbled upon this forum - headjam.org which is a forum site initiated by Jaben Audio.

Jaben Audio started by selling their goods through online forums and websites, and now they actually have a store (shop) set up in SS15 Subang. The full addy is 65A Jalan SS15/8a, SS15 Subang Jaya. Its just right opposite Asia Cafe, same row as Stackbucks.

For those who are thinking about getting yourselves new sets of phones, I highly recommend you hop in there for a visit. They carry a good range/variety and allow you to try them out. Their service is really friendly and superb, and pricewise is also competitive. Cant find a fault here.

I was there and have tested a few .. Sennheiser CX300-II.. Denon 560..Shure... Hippo and few others. In the end the Klipsch S4 won me over, hands down. I actually quite like the way sennheiser fits into my ears, but their mid too much for my liking. I tested with a few range of songs and Klipsch has the best balance.

Of course it can be a pain to insert in and out - especially with my scarf on but what the heck, I think I prefer good sound more than anything.

Btw I also learnt that they have these headphone amplifiers, which is a great thing to have when you are in noisy area. It surely bumped up the sound a notch or two making you loose all those noisy backgound without having to turn up your vol to the max. Ken gave me one as complimentary since he cant knock down few more $$ of the Klipsch for me.

Its a FiiO, of course it kinda reduces the fine sound you are getting if you were connecting direct with your earphones but its expected, given that its a cheapo amp. We'll see .. if I like it enuff maybe I'll splurge for a good one.

All in good time. :)

That thing that puts a smile on me face.... ahaks.


The box. The package comes with 3 sets of buds, the ephones of course, and a hard case


The amp

(excuse the terrible quality of photos malas nak bertukar2 lens)

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

My cheating guide to Crème caramel

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In my previous post on how to make Crème caramel, I was given the original recipe to make it right from scratch.

But being hopeless and malas, so here I come with a new post on how to make crème caramel in shortcut.

So, what you need this time - of course - a Caramel mix


I bought this one in Abu Dhabi, it is sooo cheap over there, it costs me only around RM1 for this box. Menyesal tak beli banyak2... cos it is actually quite nice and sooo easy to make. All you need is the mix and 500ml of fresh milk.


Inside the mix you should have two sachet, one is the sugar and the other is the mix


Start with heating the milk (btw for this particular mix I need 500ml but you should check on the box of the one you buy to know how many ltrs of milk you need).


heat in low fire tau


When it is lightly boiled, add in the mix


kacau- kacau.... kasi mix well


When it is lightly boiled, turn off the fire.

Prepare the bowls. I am opting for small bowls so that I dont have to eat all in one go. My Fluff tak suka makan, so kena makan sorang2 huhuhu


Put in bit of the sugar/syrup in the bowl


Then add in the creme caramel on top


Finally, keep cool. I put it in the fridge... cepat and ready to eat in 20 mins.

Ayam Goreng Kunyit

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Okeh, hari ini mari kita memasak Ayam Goreng Kunyit.

The beauty of ayam goreng kunyit is that it is an extremely easy dish to make, and it is very flexible, in the sense that you can basically mix and match the add-on ingredient to accompany the ayam.

For today's recipe, I am accompanying it with Potato(my all time favorite), baby corn and carrots.

Ok so basically what you need, is of course la ayam. Cut it into really small pieces, like bite sizes.



Put a bit of turmeric powder and salt


And mix it well macam kat bawah ni.. you know like as if you are going to do ayam goreng


Put the ayam aside to let mix well, then work on other ingredient.

A few onions, garlic and ginger.


Slice thin. Separate out the sliced big onion, cos that will go in later towards the end.


Slice thin baby corn and carrots. You could have them in small cubes as well if you like, ikut suka


and lastly, potato. I sliced them and fry them first separately. After it is cooked, take it out and put aside.


Start with cooking the chicken, once it is slightly cooked, add in the onion, garlic and ginger


When the onion is yellowish, and fragrant, add in the baby corn and carrots


Mix them well, then add in the sliced large onion. Add in salt to taste


And finally just before you take it out, add in the potato that was already cooked earlier.


Thats it! easy peasy.

Tuesday, February 08, 2011

S.P.R.C

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Sneak preview of my next post...

From Rome

Tuesday, February 01, 2011

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I was scanning through the long list of emails, not feeling ready yet to delve in into much detail and suddenly my eyes kind of pop out seeing this:


What the heck...??

An email from Najib and Family. A 1Malaysia email. I mean like how did my email even get on that list????



Friday, January 21, 2011

Muhibbah Seafood

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Last night we were in Damansara neighborhood and thought we'd go to Muhibbah Seafood in Taman Tun for dinner.

I was already hungry - my stomach was already grumbling and I havent had Muhibbah for quite a while. So I was quite happy and SURPRISE SURPRISE... when we reached there it is gone!! not just closed for the day, but gone!

So apparently they have moved.

huhuhuhu. Sedih... sedih.

Anyway, I googled it up today to find out where they have moved to and thanks to http://foodcraver.net/ and http://masak-masak.blogspot.com

here is the new Addy
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Muhibbah Seafood
No. 2851, Jalan Seri Penchala
Kg Sg Penchala
Kuala Lumpur

Tel: 03-7727 3153
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Map taken from http://foodcraver.net:

Directions from http://masak-masak.blogspot.com/2011/01/muhibbah-seafood-restaurant-laman.html :

From the LDP highway, turn the turning towards Kg Sg Penchala, go through the small tunnel, keep left and go across, go straight and take a left turn near the car showrooms. Go straight, there'll be banners leading you to the restaurant. From Taman Tun Dr Ismail, take Jalan Datuk Sulaiman, go straight towards the Penchala Link. At traffic lights, go straight into Kg Sg Penchala, take a left turn at traffic light where the mosque is visible, go straight and at the end of the village, take a right turn up the hill. The restaurant is on the left hand side.

Monday, January 17, 2011

Technology and me

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I love technology. More often than not it usually provide me some challenge and amusement. But the thing with technology is that you need to keep up. It is fine when you ve got plenty of time and plenty of $$$. As the time go by somehow i have less of both - to put priority on other imposing and imprtant matter. I have somehow have less time to fiddle with things and less cash to burn on these 'technologies'. This is fine when you decide to longer be on-top-of-things. It is however not so fine when you hv one foot wanting to be uptodate and one foot not.
the thing is, when you dont keep up u ended up being left way and way behind and unfortunately the price to be up to date escalates.
You"l think why am i rambling nonsense here. It is because i havent had any new toy for the longest time and i soooo want one! And I am torn between a new camera, or a new ipod. or maybe i shld just get an ipad???