Bread. I've been in a weird mood lately. This is the second time i'm making bread this week. There's something so amazing about making your own bread. Perhaps its watching the yeast do its work and seeing the dough rise...or simply the sheer satisfaction of being able to knead and punch the dough. Fantastic way of venting out your frustrations and anger. Hm.
My first attempt at making Focaccia with thyme, rosemary and olives.
Because i made it! lol. Then i created a pizza monster. muahahahaha.
I think i'm going to name the pizza Mooty monster. hahahahaha. First thing that came into my mind okayy. Cute right? Unfortunately, i ate Mooty monster. SO DELICIOUS. Its Mootylicious. okayy. That's very LAME! Its just delicious. But the picture above is the picture of Mooty uncooked. If you want to order pizza, just call me i'll cook for you. muahahahahaha. cheap. okay then. i'm going to go now.. peace out brother manxxx....
Since I've been having trouble sleeping the past few days...I decided to go for a massage today with Bernie. We went to The Ultimate Spa (http://www.theultimate.com.sg/) @ the civil service club which was all the way in Bukit Batok! Ugh.
But thankfully the treatments were kinda okay. I generally don't fancy going to local spas for some reason...but the massage was very much needed. I opted for a Balinese massage followed by a Coffee Bath :D hehe that was actually kinda yummy. It smelled real good. I was almost tempted to take a sip!
Below: The club itself. Macam in the middle of some jungle eh?
Above: The Ultimate Spa.
After that we went to Orchard...since I haven't been there in ages...and we had Japanese for dinner...which was sorta interesting cause I had to cook my own food. Actually it was just a bit of stirring around. :p Then after dinner...something sooo embarassing happened! We were both busy talking away (and I think we were kinda woozy too from the coffee bath) that we walked into the gents instead of the ladies! And we both didn't even realise it until some guy told us that the ladies was on the other side! hehe I think I was kinda just following this really old guy who was walking in front of me...and he had long-ish hair....so I thought it was an old lady :p Hehe....sooo paiseh ok.
Anyway then we went for actual coffee at this place called Far Coast. It was my first time there...thought it wasn't too bad. Oh I saw an old schoolmate there...Angel...and we still remembered each other! Oh yeah Mel...if you're reading this btw...she asked about you too :)
Thanks girls! You two are the best! So sweet! I love the card and the neoprint. Aww. We all look so cute there. Hehe. And who added 'Sistersong'? Must be Arlin. I love it by the way. Thank you for all your wishes and everything. It really means a lot to me. I love you girls! And thanks again to Ma and Ba and Mel for birthday wishes.
I have to work today, but you know what? It's okay. Jonas woke me up this morning with a surprise breakfast in bed and I got chocolates too! Whee! We'll probably celebrate and do something together sometime this week.
I haven't written in awhile so I'm gonna upload some piccies. By the way, Arlin those Finnish sticks look damn yummy. And Arnee should upload another dance video! I love watching your moves girl!
I have some pics and a video with Aslan, the naughty boy. I took the pics a few weeks ago cause I thought he looked so funny. And the video was taken the day before when he was in some weird 'I want to play' mood. Aslan is also very kaypoh nowadays. He goes out almost everyday and chills and plays by himself. Yesterday however, I saw him trying to go into the hedge and looking all curious. And when I opened the door, I heard the neighbour's dog barking at Aslan! And what did he do? Nothing. He meowed a little bit at me when he saw me, like he was complaining why the doggy was barking at him but he wasn't scared or anything.
And here's a video of Aslan playing with his leash. He doesn't do so much in the beginning and looks all lazy but towards the one he was all over the place!
I also made prata the other day cause I've been having such cravings! It's actually not that hard and my pratas turned out pretty good, although they're not the same as the ones the Mamas make back home of course! Ooooh when I come back I'm going to eat pratas like crazy!
First the uncooked prata
Frying in the pan Ready to makan! Had these with some curry. Speaking of curry, I absolutely miss Ma's and Ba's curry! Urgh now I can't stop thinking of all the food I miss back home! Ba's tomyam and Ma's ayam masak kicap and Ba's kacang pool and Ma's ayam masak lemak and sop ayam and Ba's buttered rice and ayam masak tomato. And Arlin's sichuan chicken and chicken chops! And Arnee's prata special and Campbell's soup :) And I want to eat at Zamzam and all the Banquet restaurants and hmm. I want Milo Dino and Maggi and Horlicks! What else eh? Charkuey! And tauhuay and takopachi octopus balls..hehe...and hmm...Nasi ayam and nasi lemak and nasi goreng kampong and nasi sambal goreng Afghanistan and ackkkkk I can't stop! Me want food!
We're sorry that we can't be there with you to celebrate your birthday...but we do wish you a very happy birthday...May all your dreams and wishes come true.
We love you and miss you very much. Hope to see you real soon!
I decided to bake today...cause it has been quite some time since I did that...and my nails are kinda screwy and chipped now anyway....so I didn't really mind doing some work in the kitchen. :D Hm...I didn't expect them to expand and get all huge though...so my cookies should probley be called Finnish squares/rectangles instead of sticks.
Anyway thank you Nene for the recipe...I have finally made use of the bitter almonds and pearl sugar! I really wonder why we can't get those bitter almonds here...and does it really make a difference?...I tried tasting it earlier...it doesn't seem all that bitter. But for the cookies this time I used the whole bitter almonds instead of the essence. I didn't take a pic cause they looked like regular almonds to me :p
Oh and thank you again for the song...I absolutely love it..listening to it right now...I love 'Plumb'...the song was from this movie I watched earlier on dvd...its called 'The Perfect Man'. I actually enjoy watching Hilary Duff movies!...hehe....I've already seen two this week. :p
You ran around inside my head, when you passed out,
I felt it, and I realized you make me live,
And when my world starts to cave in,
You jump inside and take my hand...
No matter where, you are there....
Couldn't ever see what you could see in me,
And do you just believe we will always be in dreams?
I will never be the same when they say you and me were meant to be,
But just believe why we are together
You are my light,
You are my star,
You are my sunshine and my dark,
You are the everything I dreamed about?
You are the guy who stole my heart
I am the girl you're always fighting for
We have the love people dream about?
A real life fairy tale
PLUMB - Real life fairy tale.
The lyrics are a little cheesy...but I still like the song. :)
its been quite a long time since i wrote in the blogg.
lol. okay. i've just been fighting with people that are inconsiderate like some friends of mine.
i don't think i would even want to call them friends. the song over it by katharine mcphee relates to how i'm feeling right now. with me and my friends. or friend. well anyway..don't care about me..blah blah blah. me and kak arlin have been playing a game called matching star. its fun. cause you have to match famous people. and of course kak arlin keeps winning. i've only won once.
there it is...matching star....so funny. there you goo. haha...oooh..okayy...i'm going to go now.
Whee....the blog is back to normal. Well I suspected it was the wedding video that caused the template to get all screwed up so I just removed that and yep...everything IS actually back to normal..yay! hehe so everyone can start writing again. :D
I usually feel like I have so much to write about but when i'm actually here in front of the compy...I can't seem to think of anything at all.
Its raining extremely heavily right now...thunder and lightning too...eek :(...and its dark...rather depressing actually...but i'm not gonna let the weather bring me down....
They'll try to stop the dream we're dreamin 'But they can't stop us from believing They will fill your head with doubt But that won't stop us now So let them say we can't do it Put up a road block We'll just run right through it..
Cause...We can, do the impossible We have the power in our hands And we won't stop 'cause we've got To make a difference in this life With one voice, one heart, two hands, we can
They say the odds are stacked against us But that can't hold us back, we will be relentless There's a voice they're gonna hear A voice so loud and clear So let them say we can't do it, give us a mountain,and we're gonna move it.. cause..
We can, do the impossible We have the power in our hands, and we won't stop Cause we've got to make a difference in this life With one voice, one heart, Two hands, we can
We're gonna make a change today (make a change today) Because we've got the faith it takes To win this race, so let them say we can't do it Put up a road block And we'll just run right through it cuz..
We can, do the impossible We have the power in our hands and we won't stop Cos we've got to make a difference in this life With one voice, one heart Two hands, we canI can (oh I can) Do the impossible (do the impossible) I have the power in my hands, and I won't stop Cause I've got to make a difference in this life With my one voice, one heart, two hands, we can
:) Such an uplifting song...'We Can' by Leann Rimes. Love this one right now....
Hang Tuah I just came home from work and had to write this down before I forgot. With my older students, we've been exploring the theme of Budaya/tradisi Melayu (Malay culture/tradition) and today we read a bit about Hang Tuah. I can't believe how interested they were. It was hard for them reading everything in Malay and then answering my questions when they'd never even heard of Hang Tuah before. And still they were interested in discussing their opinions about the whole Tuah/Jebat/Sultan Mahmud tragedy. And then we discussed Hang Tuah's oath: "Tak Melayu hilang di dunia" and what he meant and what it meant to be Malay. I was really touched by how they claimed that they were Malay, despite having been born here and not really knowing the language or practising the culture daily. And yet many of us, born and raised by Malay parents, with Malay names and living in countries where the Malay culture and tradition is so very much alive and a part of everyday life, claim that our Malay sucks and how we can't speak Malay and that we're not REALLY Malay, we're mixed or whatever. Maybe Hang Tuah's wrong and Malay will hilang di dunia someday....
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