weekeeeenddddd!

Wuhoo! weekend datang lagi! syiok betul kalo weekend ni. skang ni asyik malas jer nak ke skolah. tuh yg excited giler bila weekend! skang ni nak update blog pon malas, so i think i'll only update my blog every weekend jer, aci tak?! unless if there is any really special occasion/activity! hahaha

Saturday:

Actually early Saturday morning,we all mulakan industri membuat karipap. since nak g umah member pgtuh, so we decided to bring some karipap for them sbg buah tangan. saja nak bagi diorg rasa. dan kat sini people will appreciate more if we give them traditional homemade food compared to biskut2 or buah2an yg dibeli kat kedai. And on our way to their house then only I realised that it snowed again the night before! hehehe punyala syiok melepak dlm umah, sampai tak sedar pon kat luar dah memutih ngan snow! :P

We went to our friend's house for a dose of nasik dagang Terengganu for brunch. memang authentic bangat! makcik dan pakcik tukang masak nasik dagang tu memang diimport khas dari Chendering, and they are actually my parents' friends kat terengganu. Chendering memang tersohor bab2 nasik dagang, sebab dulu pernah heboh kepala ikan dalam lauk nasik dagang harga RM45 seketul! FYI kalo makan nasik dagang memang marbeles kalo boleh dapat kepala ikan tongkol tu, kira special delicacy la. dahla bukan semua org dapat the 'opportunity' makan kepala ikan tuh, kiranya memang org2 bernasib baik jer dapat merasa. Btw my friend's nasik dagang memang sedap hingga menjilat jari! puas hati dan rasa takyah masak nasik dagang lagi sampaila kitorg balik makan kat terengganu summer nanti! :P

I prefer nasik dagang Terengganu compared to Kelantan's. The rice and gravy are totally different.
*goggled pic. didnt snap any pic yesterday, as i was too busy engorging my fave food!haha*

on the way back home, singgah cari buku2 murah kat charity shop. I bought 3 books by Dorothy Komsoon, Marian Keyes and Cathy Kelly, super cheap! They are in very good conditions, without any defect! Actually i've borrowed and read Dorothy Komsoon's Marshmallows for Breakfast, but decided to buy it since this is one of the best from Komsoon. Tp tataula bila boleh stat baca novel2 ni semua since I'll be quite busy till the next couple of months. The only time available would be in the tubes on my way to school la kot..

just GBP4 for 3 brand new books (1 is hardcovered novel from Cathy Kelly).

then sempat singgah ASDA jugak utk replenish our groceries. dah dekat2 spring ni depa buat promotion utk cleaning stuff la pulak! memborong lagi sabun2, toilet cleaning liquid, dishwasher tabs, dishwasher liquid etc dgn harga yg amazingly super cheap!! rasanya sampai end of 2010 kitorg dah takyah beli sabun2/cleaning stuffs lagi dah! :))

jalan kat depan umah lak dah dibukak utk kenderaan lalu lalang. dulu2 jalan tuh utk pedestrian jer. smlm siap ada promo lagi utk new bus route yg lalu kat depan umah tuh. siap ada bus utk ke tube station lagi.. hahahaha pasni makin malas la org tuh nak jalan kaki ke tube station! hancusla exercise ku!! :P dan pasnih bolehla mensopping dgn lebih intensif lagi, since The Exchange Shopping Mall, Ilford is just a few bus stops away! ;)

Brand new buses, as part of East London Transit services. The buses will link Dagenham-Barking-Ilford.

okay, thats my saturday. will update later with my sunday activities (that is if I'm in the mood to blog bout it! :P) ermmm...btw tgh duk planning nak masak apa for lunch ni,tp tetiba terasa nak makan ni kat Jusco Cheras Selatan depan umah:

my favourite blackpepper chicken/mushroom hotplate noodles. kat london ni mana nak cari ek??

Mamma Mia!

We went to the broadway yesterday, to watch the famed Mamma Mia! It is a musical theatre, and is based on the songs of ABBA. The verdict: amazingly SUPERB!

Sejak mula2 sampai london lagi kenkawan duk promote suh tgk mamma mia. kiranya this is one of the must-watch shows in london. dahla the Mamma Mia movie tu pulak is one of our fave movie. we can watch it over and over again without bored! i think i've watched this movie for at least 7-8times.. hehehe :P dahla memang asal usul citer nih memang dr london kan.. tuh yg memang dr dulu lagi duk aim nak tgk teater ni.. :D

Dah agak lama gak la duk mencari tiket, tp slalu frust ler, since the cheapest ticket would cost at least GBP60++ sorang!!kalo GBP60 mmg kim salam gak la, tambah lak bila kepala otak ni sibuk nak wat direct conversion to MYR.. memang kedekut gak la utk spend RM700++ just utk nengok teater ngan hubby,baik beli something yg last longer and visible kan.. hehehe tp Alhamdulillah last year berjaya jumpa tiket yg murah, then terus jer merembat.. yes, we bought the tickets 3months in advance! but its worth every single penny! hehehe


Ahli rombongan: me, hasben, hikmah and dzul. ptg semalam seblom ke teater sempat singgah klinik dulu. and i was quite lucky since one of my patient cancelled her appointment! :)) habis klinik jer hikmah and i terus ciow ke Piccadilly Circus, collect tiket. then sementara tunggu cik abang2 berdua tuh sampai, sempat we all pusing2 Chinatown dan sopping oriental groceries dulu.

Sementara nak tunggu show, sempat gak melepak2 makan2 kat Restoran Rasa Sayang kat Chinatown. Restoran nih is owned by a Singaporean, and the best thing is they serve halal food! [takde gambar taken, since we all semua dah tahap kebuluq] :)

Sempat berposing kat luar Prince of Wales Theatre, seblom show started.

Kat london ni memang tersohor ngan teater. Memang banyak bangat (panggung) teater2 kat london, dan setiap teater tuh ada show diorg sendiri. Biasanya show tuh permanent la sepanjang2 tahun/at least beberapa bulan.. cam Mamma Mia ni dah mula tayang sejak tahun 1999 lagi.. so kiranya sepanjang2 masa sejak 1999 ada tayangan Mamma Mia ni, cuma kekadang tuh diorg break jugak la sebulan dua nak bg pelakon2 rest/buat show kat tempat lain..

Dalam duk pusing2 kat dalam tuh, tetiba terjumpa sorg pakcik nih tgh giat duk main pinano.. :P

Seating lak kitorg dapat duk kat stall. dekat jugakla dgn stage.kira ok la, memang berbaloi-baloi sangat dgn harga murahan yg kami bayar! :) (p/s: ada org still pakai student card qmul masuk teater!hahaha :P)

Actually teater ni takde la se-gah dan sehebat Istana Budaya. Kecik jer, saiz dia besar sket jer dr panggung wayang kot. backdrops, stage dia pon tak secanggih IB pon. Cuma dia punya pelakon2 tuh yg mantap giler! diorg nih semua memang pelakon teater professional, memang pergerakan tersangatla smooth dan fast moving dan energetic. Dahla nih teater musikal, memang sepanjang2 show rasanya diorg memang non stop menari dan menyanyi. Suara pon power giler!! teater malamtu full house tuh! at the end of the show, semua bg standing ovation dan semua audience pakat nyanyi dan even ada yg join menari skali! cam semua penonton dah naik syeikh, seb baik tak riot jer. hahaha at one stage, mlmtd rasa cam pegi tgk concert jer,instead of watching a theatre.. :P

Memang best bangat, worth every single penny. no wonder la nih antara teater yg slalu full house la kat london ni. pernah terbaca la, sejak ditayang thn 1999, dah dekat 30milion org nonton teater nih (worldwide la) dan dah berjaya kutip dlm USD3billion!! giler kan??

It is truly a mamma mia experience!


moral: don't miss your opportunity to watch this, if u happen to be in london! a great experience indeed!




p/s: sapa sangka takde rezki tgk mamma mia kat IB, tetiba ada rezki lebih dapat tengok kat West End! :P

Lazy Sunday

Memang betul2 weekend pemalas sedunia. Eventhough the weather is getting better now, but we are still in hibernation mode. Tak keluar ke mana2 pon. Since hari sabtu dah malas nak masak (ari sabtu kitorg makan sekali jer; brunch+dinner=brunner? hehehe), so harini terpaksala merajinkan diri memasak proper meal..

Untuk lunch we had chicken curry, ikan bakar, ulam timun dan semestinya dilengkapi dgn budu!! dah nama org pantai timur kan! :P actually kitorg dlm proses nak perabis rempah kari adabi yg berkilo2 kat umah ni, dah nak expired dah pon!maklumla, everytime member dtg dr mesia/balik mesia sure akan bwk buah tangan rempah kari adabi.. hehehe ikan bakar lak kitorg bakar dlm oven jer. guna fresh sea bass (siakap) yg beli kat butcher.

Budu tu pulak kitorg terjumpa kat kedai cina kat north london, made in Thailand. diorg panggil ni anchovies cream. :-) rasa dia? sedap! kiranya boleh lawan budu cap ketereh jugak la.. :P so kiranya harini memang makan tak hengat jugakla, since dah lama tak buat kari dan dah lama tak jumpa ikan bakar+budu! hehehe :P


and this is what we had for dinner: :-)

Yeah! my very first attempt..

Roti jala!!

yg penting, menjadi!! :))

dan semestinya, Yummy!! *wink*

p/s: dah penat menjala ptg tadi, snap la gambar byk skets, tambah lak sebab excited takde satu pon jala yg koyak..hehehe saja2 nak mencuba my photography skills. kali ni pinjam dslr hubby. selalunya guna my lumix camera jer..

Mood

Skang ni cam dah takde mood nak blogging. cam dah kurang excitement lak. idea pon dah beku. kaku. malas. biasala semua benda ada ups and downs dia kan.. hopefully idea dan smgt nak blogging nih datang balik, soon!



p/s: iskk! kalo camnih la gayanya lambat lagila nak dapat cek cik nuffnang.. hehehe

down..

1. I'm down with flu, despite a few vaccination jabs taken last month! :(

2. My SV's son passed away last Sunday. He was found dead during sleep in his hostel. I presumed it was sudden death, giving a big blow to the department and my SV especially. Hopefully she will have the strength to carry on working and recover soon, emotionally.. :( now I solely rely on my second SV (who is really helpful, but super duper busy!) anyhow, I still need to think of other alternatives, in case she is not emotionally fit to work for the next few months/year!!!

3. I need to call and cancel one of my patient's appointment, due to some technical problems (which is definitely not my fault!), but not yet ready for her maki hamun! Had been scolded once, by that same patient and her son before... hehehe even now I still don't have the guts to call and cancel the appt! shall I just let she comes and do something else instead? maybe a simple alginate impression*, just to cover my back?? hahaha :P
*her appointment has nothing to do with alginate impressions. Her treatment is something related to dental implants*


Pray for me, ppl!

they said..

Don't stop believin'...



and I won't! ;-)




I am GLEEk now! (and also a geek?! :p)



p/s: we've finished watching the whole 13 episodes of season 1. can't wait for the second part of season 1 in April!!!

The series

Finally its the last day of my winter hols.. but currently we're addicted to Glee!! skang ni pon tgh duk bizi mendonlod.. siri nih memang best giler, first time tengok kat tv mlm td (kat UK baru stat tayang 1st episod mlmtd), tp skang nih dah selamat marathon 6 episod! nih pon tgh tak sabo nak tunggu habis donlod!!

btw if u are a fan of high school musical,mamma mia or any musical movies, this series is a must!! thumbs up and highly recommended! mmg best giler!! :)

Karipap

Sebab teringin nak makan punya pasal, malam tadi smpai termimpi2 makan karipap! Harinih bangun pagi2, terus buat. First time try buat karipap nih. Punyala mengidam*, sebab dah setahun lebih tak makan karipap!!!

memutih karipap i letak bedak! seb baik kelim dia menjadi la jugak.. (for a first-timer, dah kira ok la kot?)



lepas goreng.. yummy!
p/s: lepas ni nak try letak telur rebus lak dlm inti tu, nak wat ala2 karipap ikea.. kunun la kan.. :P

*dulu bukan main sombong lagi ngan karipap,tak pernah teringin nak beli pon.. skang nih baru duk kalut mengidam nak makan! hahaha*

Wintry mood

...this week's maximum temperature barely gets above 0 degrees celcius!!

I am on my sejuk beku mode:
1. hibernate in the house. or under the duvet to be precise.. :P

2. eat, eat and eat!! blame it on the cold weather, and our well stocked fridge and kitchen cabinet. and our small but cosy living hall cum kitchen. and the abundance of food blogs.

3. but luckily today i managed to finish up my power point presentation (after being given the topic for the last 3months.. haha well, malaysians are best at doing last-minute-job.. :P )

4. i'm on my final part of my winter hols. and yet still not ready to go to school next week!

5. it snowed again yesterday! the thickest so far for this season..

6. got problem with my lappy's battery! uwaa!! after doing some googling, just realized that we're eligible for new battery replacement. need to sort this out in KL later.

7. just found this online shoe shopping. and it is called SEPATU! it makes me wonder whether the owner is malay/indonesian/malay speaking britons? or maybe just to attract malay shoppers? :P



okie. enuff ramblings. time to enjoy the picchas! :P

tonite's dinner: seafood bolognese.

p/s: bukan nak berlagak, but i think my spaghetti is way better than pizza hut's! well, at least to my hubby ler.. hahahaha :P

our snowy backyard..

memalam buta lepas magrib turun ke park belakang umah..

sebab nak pekena snow ball fight trip!! haha
p/s: seketul benda putih kat seblah atas kiri gmbr nih ialah snow yg turun..

ngan snow man trip.. :P

owh.. btw kat belakang our apartment ada teater. siap ada kelas teater lagi. tiket pon murah2 jer.. tp so far lom terbukak pintu hati nak g tgk lagi.. hehehe
p/s: tak sabo nak tunggu our next theatre trip end of this month!! :P

Siap!

Yeay! kerja2 wax-up (mengukir gigi) sudah siap!! berjaya siapkan 2 kes wax-up sepanjang cuti 2minggu ni!!! stress giler nak siapkan wax-up nih, sampai sakit belakang, mata pon cam dah blurr sbb duk menilik punya pasal! bukak sekolah nanti bolehla tunjuk kat lecturer for approval, then dah boleh start treat patients tuh.. hopefully semua ok la, dan takyah nak buat major occlusal corrections!

sudah semestinya nak kena tayang skets.. :P
FYI: ini adalah model2 rahang my patients. i spent nearly 2 weeks of my hols for waxing-up/tooth carving from green and blue wax!!

Btw on other note:
Skarang ni kitorg duk gila makan potatoes jer.. Malam tadi buat baked potatoes lagi. Best jugak sejuk2 camni makan potatoes (bila dah sejuk, selera pon dah tuko jadik selera mat saleh!).. hahahaha

Mexican styled potatoes, bought from ASDA for 16pence jer sebungkus! murah giler sbb tgh promotion! hehehe sedap jugak, tp tak laku sebab mat saleh tak makan agaknya, sebab quite spicy..

nih pon baked potatoes jugak.. tapi hubby insisted on putting cheese on top of it.. so jadila ala2 lasagna.. hahaha (dah lama plan nak wat lasagna, tp tak terbuat lagi.. slalu jer lupa nak beli creme fraiche time grocery shopping..)

btw cuti ada balance lagi seminggu, sempatla nak berpoya2!! yeeaaahaaa!! :))

p/s: boleh la melepak depan tv lagi secara intensif! skrngni weather tak best sesangat.. maximum temperature today was -2'C!! nak kuar umah beli ayam pon malasssssss... forecast predicts esok snow lagi!! tak sabo nak tunggu spring... :(

Laporan Masakan

I have to admit, bab2 baking membaking nih i memang hampehs sket..memang tak pernah baking apa2 lansung masa kat Mesia dulu.. slalunyer kalo time raya, order jer biskut raya, dan kek beli jer kat secret recipe.. mudah dan terjamin sedap! hehehe

Tapi entah naper ntah, harini ter-rajin pulak rasa nak buat kek.. actually dah lama plan nak try resepi kek pisang Nigella, tp pisang2 lak dah habis, ter-buat pisang goreng smlm punya pasal.. so terpaksa ler tukar kepada kek ceklat.. mintak resepi nih dr wanie, tp dia ckp dgn syarat nak kena tayang dan buat laporan masakan bergambar, cam dlm myresepi punya style.. hehehe so layan aje ler entry arinih okeh! :P

Sebab malas nak sental loyang punya pasal (aci tak?!hehe), i letak dalam muffin cups jer.. lagipon nak makan pon sonang, takyah nak slicekan kecik2.. buat dalam half mixture jer pon.. nak makan berdua jer kan.. dapatla dalam 12 bijik giant size muffin..kekeke

tu pon melimpah2 kek tuh.. hahaha memang giant size btol nih.. [isi semaksimum yg boleh,, sebab nak habiskan adunan kek tuh, takmo membazirrrr punya pasal!]

dalam duk menyumbat tuh, pon still ada lebihan adunan kek tuh dalam lebih kurang 2cups.. nak buang sayang,nak bakar second round cam malas dan rasa cam membazir letrik pulak!! so timbul la idea letak dalam muffin cups dan taruk jer dalam mangkuk & bakar sekali ngan tray kat atas td...

TARRA!!

hahahahahaha nih la ghupanya.. kek yg dah melimpah cam apam! 2 bijik ni nih bapak giant punya size! kekekeke :P



but other than rupanya yg buruks tuh, rasanya sungguh sodap.. siap buat topping lagik (special request ada org nak makan ngan topping la pulak!) kira boleh pass la utk amatur cam i nih..

p/s: naza, bila nak bg kitorg rasa korang nyer hummingbird cupcakes nih?? :P

Post pertama di hari pertama tahun baru

Actually takde apa nak citer pon.. cuma still nak post entry baru, amik 'berkat' tarikh 010110.. Harini one whole day duk melepak dan melepek depan tv jer.. hari malas sedunia! :P

btw cuti tinggal lagi seminggu, tp kerja berlambak2 lom setel lagi.. sekarang nih baru nak start balik kerja2 wax-up yg tertangguh. satu kes dah siap, tgh struggling siapkan lagi satu kes. literature review pon lom sentuh lagi.. tuh tak termasuk nak kena prepare presentation lagik.. pastuh amik peluang sesambil cuti nih ganti posa.. hehehhe ~ganti posa bulan winter syiok gak! kul 6pg subuh, kul 3.55ptg dah berbukak posa! :P jahat betol, dah dikira mengelat nih!!hehe

banyak betul kerja lom setel nih!! uwaa! sungguhla tak ready nak masuk skolah balik!! :((

Ok la, sempena hari malas sedunia ni sempat jugakla merajinkan diri buat heavy English breakie (bukan azam tahun baru pon, cuma teringin nak makan jer.. slalu sangat tgk mat2 saleh ni makan2 kat cafe/dlm tv, terliur jugak!!). Semua homemade, except the pancakes (beli yg ready made jer, just reheat atas frying pan-bukan nak makan byk pon, beli lagi mudah dan murah!). Dah lama betul tak makan proper breakfast. slalunya makan roti sapu mentega+gula, biskut kering-cicah air, ataupon tak breakfast lansung-terus brunch jer! hahaha punyala pemalas!! :P

First meal in 2010: English breakfast with a Malaysian twist.. [potato wedges, pancakes with honey syrup, and banana fritters..] All were homemade, except the pancakes..