Friday, October 30, 2009

choc cake to order

hmmm...

alhamdulillah, my home-biz starting to grow, the next order came in last night and was ready this evening. hey, u dont know im selling choc cakes, do u?yes, i just started, again, my past biz. actually, i wanted to begin it during last Ramadhan. but, many things to settle first. now, im ready to receive the order.

so, my small biz is considered as 'built-to-order'. order comes in, then i bake the cakes. i still remember the first ever order received from a friend of mine, Nor Zuhaidah Mohd Zain, in our school time. she actually asked me to bake her a choc cake. she said, my cake tasted good (hehe). but, at that time, i didnt promote it (still in school time). now, i think, i want to make it as 'side income', and, i do promote it (siap gantung banner kat depan rumah..hehe). if there is an order, alhamdulillah. for the time being, i just limit the order up to 2 cakes per day.


here, i wanna show some pics throughout the process of baking the cake. enjoy.


among other compulsory ingredients; flour,sugar,margerine,choc rice

mixed all the ingredients, put in the oven, and the result is,

top-left and right, before n after oven-ing
bottom, in the container

ready to hias with topping, and, here it is.


RM 12 each..is it ok?

and, saki bakinya, i buat muffin..heheh..dpt lah 4 cups.



p/s: boys love it very much, me as well..hehe


Tuesday, October 20, 2009

july09 - nov09 ~ the journey adjourned

alhamdulillah, semester almost finish (click here for the related entry). just 2 meetings left. the most important times; the beginning and the ending. the former as in which what are going to be covered and the assessment are explained. while, the latter in which what are expected to come out will be hinted. rugilah bagi mereka yang 'missed' these 2 sessions. 14 weeks are almost done. only the presentations will be last this final week. then, final will come to the pic.

since working here, i feel time flies very fast. yes, it did. 2 sems per year. pejam celik pejam celik, habih 1 sem. perhaps because in my situation, there are a lot of things to do. yaa..definitelty. and my duty requires me to do things within the specific times. dont even realize that my kids have grown-up and im getting old. but not for those who have nothing to do, maybe the time doesnt matter for them. 1 day is like..longer than that instead. especially when we are waiting for smthing.

oppsss..come back to the entry title. actually, the 14 weeks are for learning, gain as many knowledge as u can, for ur own good. maybe students out there, u are not serious about that, as long as u pass the exam. once the exams done, ur notes, materials, books, even ur knowledge also gone. yaa..ada yg jual buku text kpd junior plak..hey, tk sayang ke buku tu? u might need them later u know. im still keeping my degree's materials (tersusun dlm almari lagi). even my schools' exercise books. and im using it now as references. u never know.

ok. stay cool. next journey will continue next sem. permudahkanlah urusan kami ya Allah.

Sunday, October 18, 2009

Dinner & Dinner...

Dinner...here i come..

i love attending dinner (mostly).2 dinners have been attended last weekend. dinner PERSIDA (click here for last dinner) and dinner MoBAC (click here for last dinner).

the former one, for the first time, was held at the faculty with the theme 'riang ria raya'. i brought azami along. we went there too early (sbb dekat je ngan rumah).
4 round tables were prepared for VIP & lecturers. menu?have a look at pics below.


can u see it?actually the main dish was nasi beriani with dalca, ayam... tah ayam masak ape (macam ayam tandoori je..hehe), fried prawn, papadom, acar n daging kurma (i bet). the side dishes were lontong, sagu and fresh fruits. and the most awaited one, daging kambing bakar right on the spot. taste?so so la. but, kambing,..ada bau la. i went home early that night (azami ngantuk daaa).
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the night after, i attended MoBac dinner, held at Clearwater Sanctuary Golf Resort. i liked the theme,'white garden'. very beautiful and putih bersih. most of them were 70% in white. me?kain je. ok la tu. hehehe..place?the ballroom and table arrangement were nice, but not for the stage (buruk beno stage nye). Menu?very very best and delicious. they had nasi putih with butter fried prawn, butter fried chicken, fried chicken berlada, sotong (macam sotong kicap je), salad, fruits, air laici n sirap. performance?interesting and attractive. so fun and cool. overall, well organized la. andd...i got lucky draw gift to be brought back..hehehe..
p/s: thanks a lot to my abe, for letting me to the dinner and to all.

Thursday, October 15, 2009

Jamuan raya lagi..

alhamdulillah.rezeki dtg lg. kali ni ada jamuan raya kat tempat kerja. jamuan raya tahun ni bajet untk staf shj. berbeza dgn tahun lepas, students pun turut serta. tahun sudah, tk sempat nk merasa semua mknn. almaklumlah, tk nmpk rupa gerai, dipenuhi dgn lautan manusia. masa tu cuma sempat bwk balik dan makan laksa (my favorite tu), bihun sup je (klik sini utk posting pasal jamuan raya tahun lepas) . tp tahun ni, rasa lenang sikit, tk crowded sgt. so, sempat merasa lontong, sate, buahan, air cendol, laksa dan bihun sup (siap bwk balik blik lg). puas hati. tahun lepas tk tahu pun fakulti aku hidang ape utk jamuan. tp tahun ni, kami served lemang n rendang ala minang. home-made tau. specially made by our own staff. air tgn sendiri la tu. rendang je..hehe..lemang, tempah.

terdapat 19 gerai semuanya. macam2 mknn mereka sediakan. masa nk promote gerai masing, siap berpantun lg. caya la staff kat sini, pandai berpantun mantun, doktor pun pantun jugak. mentang2 lah doktor, pantun pun berkaitan dgn perubatan..hehehe..lawak sungguh diorang ni. aku sertakan di sini antara pantun untuk mempromosi juadah masing2 (direka khas oleh staff2):


isi labu bersama bayam
dimasak lemak siudang kering
nasi kerabu berlaukkan ayam
sungguh enak tidak tertanding


Lemak dan kolestrol punca penyakit
Pulak tu senaman jarang-jarang sekali
Jangan asyik lemang,satay,baulu mahupun kuih bangkit
Moh makan bubur perak ,boleh tambah berkali-kali


Eh..eh..pandainye kata kat orang
Belum tengok kat koner kami lagi
Hidangan enak dan penyeri diri
Hidangan roti jala untuk semua orang
Kuah durian dan kari ayam menjilat jari
Sudi-sudi le bertandang takkan rugi....
Heeee...heee...Selamat Hari Raya...Maaf Zahir Batin

Pelbagai makanan telah dipromosikan
Rasa nak makan tak terkawal lagi
Nasi lemak raya, Keselamatan hidangkan
Dijamin tidak berkolestrol tinggi........................................mari..mari..mari


Cek ni wakil dari gerai FPTP
Dari tadi senyap sekarang nak mencelah
Jemputlah semua wahai pensyarah, KP...PK dan TP...
Mai pekena bihun sup kedah...


KUEH CUCUR BADAK BERINTI KELAPA,
DIHIDANG OLEH PERPUSTAKAAN DAN ILQAM,
KUEH TRADISI JANGAN DILUPA,
DI JAMIN HABIS ORANG MENERKAM.


Guruh di langit hujan nak turun
Bergembira sakan si anak katak
Cendol Bendahari resipi temurun
kalau tak merasa meranalah tekak

juadah satay di gerai satu
gerai lain apa kurangnya
nasi kerabu di gerai akhir
pasti berselera segala tetamu
menadah tangan pada yang Satu
tanda bersukur atas rahmatNya
gaut dan kencing manis jgn khuatir
unit kesihatan sedia membantu


Cuci tangan sebelum makan
Tutup mulut bila batuk
Jangan di'balun' semua makanan
nanti kenyang, cepat mengantuk

Ubat batuk dan ubat asma
Tak lupa jugak ubat resdung
Mari berdoa bersama-sama
Agar ILI dapat dibendung

p/s: pantun dipetik dari email staff


Sunday, October 11, 2009

raya gathering @ faculty

my next 'open house', at my own faculty. led by pn naimah yahya, the one who was busy went there and here, phoned those n them, did this and that, just to make sure the event will run smoothly as planned.and yes, we did.alhamdulillah..all went good.

menus and pot lucks:
~ mee kari n drink (sponsored by faculty)
~ laksa (my favorite, best)
~ sate n nasi himpit, lemang n rendang (to create the raya feel)
~ rendang n lemang (mcm2 rendang ada;... minang, bienda)
~ pecal jawa
~ cakes, popia,
~ fruits (national n international...hehe)
~ puding/agar2? (tkde pulok yg nk bwk kali ni)


yummmmiieesss...
we have less meals compared to last year raya, but we served more makanan berat this time. me myself, i brought my self-baked chocolate cakes.


thanks to all guests for coming. u've made our day. and thanks to all my colleagues for the potlucks.
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still in open house mood (open office instead). PEWANI; also organized jamuan raya to all pewani members. this is the chance for all pewani members to meet and know each other (even working under the same roof, but we dont know each other). so, this is a good opportunity. leh le kenal staff2 wanita, sape pengerusi nya, sape ajk nya. thanks to all organizing committees and thanks for the meals. next year buat le lagi..hehe.



PKA-16

it's a tiring 3-day program, yet very very enjoyable.

PKA is the compulsory university program to be held by all faculties, every semester, purposely to 'special selected students'.

it was the 2nd time for me organizing this program (click here for the 1st time). better. longer. and merrier. yet, kelam kabut ckit.

when: 9 - 11 oct 09 (3 days 2 nights)
where: still, Nur Lembah Lenggong
activities: night walk, treasure hunt, games, ceramah & LDK (for sure), presentation ...


i went to and from there on my own. the pics above n below were taken w/out me...huhuhu



posing after..
i dont like LDK the most.heehhe..sigh, what to do.it's a must activity in such program.redha je lah guys. but, sincerely, it was not as boring as i thought, it was very very interesting n attractive instead, conducted by the 'imported' expertist.heheeh..en Md Lehan. pendek kata, tak kering gusi dok gelak.


ragam dlm LDK
pics below were taken during the best slots among the bests; outdoor games, night walk and..the best ever session in courses, programmes and such..yeee, makan2....
games held..aduhh, sakit perut gelak.
sebelum masuk hutan, jalan-jalan



dewan makan
best parts:
~ night walk
~ outdoor activities
~ foods (paling best, hehe)
~ indoor? (also best)
~ pendek kata..sumer best lah..eheheh

special thanks:
~ en. Md Lehan, our special penceramah
~ tuan hj hatta, the Ketua Koordinator
~ tuan hj azman, the KP
~ all committees, especially my ajk-mate; nabilah
~ all 5 pembantu fasi
~ all students, especially mohammad 'ammar saharuddin, my mentee

p/s: dear students, i dont want to see u again in the next PKA. keep ur promises..


Monday, October 5, 2009

rumah terbuka @ taska anys

hari ini adalah hari raya yg ke 16. masih lg dlm bulan syawal. jadi, masih ada ruang untuk mengadakan majlis 'rumah terbuka'.

taska anys, tempat yg aku tinggalkan anak2 aku setiap hari pada hari bekerja telah 'membuka rumahnya' pada bulan syawal ini untuk majlis makan2. kami 4 beranak tidak melepaskan peluang untuk sesi makan2 memandangkan ini adalah rumah terbuka pertama yg kami hadiri di sini, di bandar universiti tronoh. majlis tersebut diadakan pd malam hari raya ke 14. mereka yg dijemput sudah semestinya lah ibu bapa dan anak2 di bawah jagaan nya. antara makanan yg dihidangkan ialah: bihun sup (main dish i guessed), roti jala, ayam bakar, jagung bakar, biskut2 dan kuih muih, air mango. (sate n nasi himpit kuah kacang tkde ke?heheh). macam mknn hari biasa je. lemang, rendang pun tkde (eh,eh..demand le plak aku ni..heheh).macam la aku suka makan lemang n rendang. tp, terima kasih banyak la sebab sudi jemput datang rumah (ami n ilham siap dapat duit raya lg).

bercakap tentang rumah terbuka, kat kampung aku, tradisi rumah terbuka ni tak diamalkan sangat. jarang dgr ada rumah terbuka kat kg (zaman dulu kala la). malah rumah ma we aku sendiri, ada rumah terbuka, tp pada hari raya pertama la..hehehe..memang kami ada sediakan makanan istimewa untuk mereka yg dtg pada hari tu. kalau hari raya pertama, tak perlu nk dijemput supaya dtg rumah. hari lain bukan tk boleh dtg. rumah kami memang sentiasa 'terbuka' untuk tetamu dtg, tp kalau diwar2kan sebagai 'open house', maknanya byk la mknn yg disediakan, betul tak?

kat sini terasa jugak aku nk buat rumah terbuka. tp mungkin tidak tahun ini. mungkin tahun2 yg akan datang, insyaAllah. sebenarnya dh ada dh menu dlm kepala ni, nk hidang apa. kalau boleh, semua aku nk buat sendiri (ambitious tu). insyaAllah, kalau aku ada rezeki, dpt tukar balik kg, dok rumah sendiri, aku nk buat jugak 'open house' kat kg. jemput org kg dtg rumah. ye la..aku pun dh boleh dikira dewasa (dewasa kah aku, ke dh jd org tua?..hehe). maksud aku, dh berkeluarga la, dh ada kehidupan sendiri, boleh buat apa yg aku rasa baik (dgn restu suami la).hmm..lmbt lagi kah masa itu?

p/s: im waiting for the next 'open house' on the day after tomorrow and jamuan raya the day after.