Thursday, January 31, 2013

Kia Ora ..Greetings from New Zealand


helloooooooo semua ...miss me? hehehe aku miss Malaysia ...and miss Al and Adik the most huhuhu padahal baru  3 malam kat sini ...esok baru aku finally register as student kat VUW..so sementara takde status nie aku takde akses to uni internet ...yang nie pun aku guna password flatmate aku si Anita ...atas permintaan ramai, posting langit biru muncul jua .......


langit yang biru dan laut yang biru ...cantik sangat...view kat atas bukit masa aku on the way to Student Union Building tadi ....seriously, tempat nie amat berbukit ...dari flat aku ke uni kena panjat tangga yang agak steep ..and termengah2 jugak le sampai uni ..tapi dekat lah ..less than 5 mins kalau betol2 fit ...aku less than 10 mins ..kira ok le tu kan ...and  how i miss having my car around!


nie tangga yang paling tak curam hahaha tapi memang banyak giler steps kat sini ...memang kurus lah aku nanti, apalah sangat kalau skinny jeans tu nanti kan liz ...kan ...


view from Anita's room ..room dia tingkat atas aku ..yang padat itulah city centre nya ...sangat2 padat and highly concentrated ..and kalau nak menapak ke sana senang ajer coz turun bukit, tapi kalau balik - good luck ajer lah yang mampu aku ucapkan ...aku tahu keperitan nya coz semalam aku gi town (aku dok kata gi town - kan kat UK kiter kata gi town kan, kat sini org kata g downtown or city hehehe) dengan berjalan kaki ...aku tengok map macam dekat so I tried lah kononnya ...went to Dixon Street via the steps and then terus menonong ke Cuba Street ....my first impression, kedai2 kt Cuba Street ala-ala high street shops kat UK ..no big malls like in KL or Singapore ..or even Kuching for that matter ...tapi aku jumpa a few Malaysian Restaurants and Cafe - ada Little Penang, Satay Kajang House, Restoren Cinta, KK Satay House and apatah lagi nama yang lain ..so feeling excited ..at least ada tempat kalau mengidam! kat Little Penang ada asam laksa hahahaha suka!!! tapi on the way back, aku stop 4 kali along the way masa naik tangga after Dixon Street tu ..termengah2 ..dah le cuaca agak panas ...summer le kata kan ,,,memang takde hati nak ambik gambar dah masa tu ..my only concern was getting back to the flat coz kaki rasa cam nak putus dah .....seriously, after this kalau aku balik from town,  aku akan guna bus! still kena menapak naik bukit from bus stop tapi takle seteruk yang semalam tu ...

and kat gambar yang kat ats tu jugak kan - block of apartment yang paling depan tu is actually empty..it was declared to be unsafe for occupation selepas earthquake yang melanda Wellington last year ...now takde sapa dok situ ....siap ada warning kat depan flats tu kata it is a risk prone area ...


view laut nan biru from Student Union Building tengahari tadi ...so far aku ni masih sesat2 tersasul sasul le kalau nak gi carik tempat ...memang berkepit ngan map sepanjang masa ..tapi wherever i go, tempat always baru ...and nice ..cuma malas nak ambik gambar lah ..segan gitu hehehe


peneman setia - botol airdi bawa kemana mana coz it is so hot ...panas kedaung today ...

ok lah kot, setakat nie ajer gambar yang ada ...esok lusa aku update lagi gambar langit biru ..tapikan sebiru-biru mana pun langit kat sini, ati aku tetap kat rumah huhuhuhu walaupun langit tak berapa biru :-(

I am HUNGRY!!!

Hi tehre...sebelum keluar langit biru..mehlah akak mengupdate kan blog ni... Ejin is busy adjusting with Wellington...pergh...best sgt nampak flat dia and the jalan naik bukit ke flat tu...kurush kawan kita nanti tetttt...glad that orang2 sana ramah2 baik2 belaka...senang kawan kita...ada pulak hulur free food...lagi lah kembang hati ejin..heee...Fendi also busy finding which restaurants to explore or making  his 101th visit to Chillies....malas akak!...Ita...well Ita she is another co writer sebenar nya...tapi lagi mega busy kutip hutang...all the best lah kak!I told u the way 'they' do business is so different than private ..we want to manage our DSO, Bad debts and all that but 'them'...ala ala saudagar ha..ha..patience is the answer.

And me...here I am lah...finance (general accountants/costing) is busy with closing so i dont disturb the accountants...i used to do JV and those finance reporting masa mula2 joined Grace in the spirit to learn ..maklum lah i was from banking which is like another side of the world...sekarang tak dah ..lega..boring lah journal entries tu...debit credit duhhh!

I am feeling better..masih ada kegatalan but oklah..just sekarang tidur tak berapa lena...ada saki baki gatal tu bergaru malam hari..selsema sikit..TETAPI peliknya selera makan menjadi jadi...haiyooo...so lapar like every minute nak makan...perut pun dah serata dengan...emmm....tak nak cakap lah...ha..ha..ha..tapi seriously i have been eating sakan ni...mmg nak kena exercise lah...i am feeling guilty eating...god helps me...but still that doesnt stop me...

so cite pasal makan lah ek...

This was welcome back lunch for the cost accountant (who came back from maternity) and farewell for a trainee at Swiss GArden...yummylicous food...

Then Secret Recipe...it ahs been ages jugak tak jenguk SR actuallynya...so when we went like few weeks ago, only then I knew dah ada quite a few new menu huh...one of them is the soup noodle macam bakso..boleh bawak bibik rasa ni..oklah tapi macam ada bau sikit.

Ni at the tomyam restaurant near to our house ..kalau malas sgt nak ke bandar gi sini aje..I like the cooking here and they also have laicikang , ABC segala bagai...rasa banyak airliur aku keluar doing this posting..

Next is the new kedai Arab near to the boys' school...the boys sebok sgt promote and we went tehre twice dah...sesedap Hadramawt in KL..it has the right taste of Arab food...sukeeee...finally.... sebelum ni kedai Arab yg ada kat Kuantan...macam so so aje..yg ni ada rasa.

And ni pun the boys yg introduce ..another shop near to their school..."Blackball'...sedap jugak..everything tehre is so refreshing..ada story mory on the wall of the shop that says the food is originating from Taiwan...cool jugak..Aku cakap to the boys, patut lah duit sekolah tak cukup cukup...beli air aje dah RM6..they said bukan tiap hari lah...dia org bawak bekal air to school :)...syukurrrrrrrr ha..ha..





Me and me love...nak kata Duckface pun tidak..entah apa apa saja lah...asal senang kok!
Adoi tengahari makan kat canteen...sensara appetite ku!
Take care peeps...apa apa pun jangan lupa Bismillah bila makan ok...

Thursday, January 24, 2013

Selera Pantai Timur

Sebelum Ejin datang KL untuk reunion, fid ada inform pasal Selera Pantai Timur kat Food Court Tingkat 4 KLCC. She knows the owner and she knows Ejin dok mengidam Nasi Dagang (***Ejin semua benda pun dia idam...LOL...bersusun susun list makanan idaman)...and She knows Ulik Mayang dah tutup and dia dah inform aku tapi aku tak perasan. Tu yang menonong aje g Ulik Mayang bawak Ejin untuk tapau nasi dagang tapi hampagas...hasilnya...ha ha ha.

Tengah hari tadi kami ke KLCC untuk try makan masakan kawan FId ni...and hasilnya.
Sangat la mantap dan sedap. Ikhlas aku puji...sebab memang sedap. Wajib korang try. Harganya of course la mahal sikit banding beli kat tempat lain sebab kat sini food semua pun harga lebih mahal banding kat luar sebab sewa kedai mahal kot.

Sayang sejuta kali sayang...impian melayang layang...tak sempat nak bawak Ejin datang makan kat sini. Apo nak dikato...datang KL pun sehari je kan.
Masa sampai KLCC...g ronda ronda jap...took picture kat deco yang tak sepertinya ini. Macam nak tak nak aje deconya. LOL.
Theme hari ni...purple...pink and red...sedondon gitu. Kena virus Liz. LOL.

Lepas dah kenyang...singgah harrods jap beli meringue...pastu harrods ada sales la...macam macam ada sales...kecuali tote bag signature yang Liz beli tu. Berbaloi baloi harga Liz beli kat kampung...he he.Size besar...kat sini size medium and kecik aje ada...tu pun tak banyak
Singgag aeon belakang umah ni beli groceries...pastu sebelum balik bagi Zara naik keta remote ni. Seronok dia...kan main happy lagi.
Ej yang handle the remote...siap langgar keta orang lain...tapi slow aje...next time mesti Zara nak naik lagi keta ni...dia dah pandai nak enjoy  naik benda benda ni...seronok nak layan.

Ok...jangan lupa g klcc makan nasi kerabu or nasi dagang kat Food Court yang tingkat 4 kat hujung. Berbaloi baloi. Layannnnn.

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

A quick hi from Liz

Hi gang bas sekolah and dear readers...i have been away from the blog far too long sampai nak tulis intro pun take like...1 second...ha..ha.buat lawak ketat heee..

I am here reading and commenting but I just cant spare 30 min for writing a post punya lah..

This first month of 2013 has been mixture of good and not so good---The goods are things like...my boys have settled nicely with their schools...


Along got his ICT class and the school has approved him taking Accounts as additional subjects--he is the only one in the school doing that--akak pesan jangan buat malu mak ayah yg sememangnya excel in Accounting ni ha..ha..ha..stress ke tak Afi dibuatnya tu?..so his selective subjects are Accounts, Add Maths, Physics, Chemist, ICT....kelas ko...semoga berjaya hendaknya anak ku!
Then Angah...ding dong ding dong with MCKK and what not ...now happily in SABS...enjoying his new encounter with chinese and indian friends..he said they are more open minded and friendly...oklah...you suka I suka..i have no obejction...nak mak we amoi pun ok..he..he...one thing that I like about SABS is the good mixture of the races...a perfect ground for a real competition and the ability to exercise tolerance among the races.....Satu Malaysia!! Macam politician aku!But it is true kan?

Next is the re union which my other 2 co writers have been writing about...it was great great fun...i really feel like JUST 40 and FABULOUSLY YOUNG at heart....even Duan right after the reunion mentioned about another round of such reunion..

 Haiyoooo my eyesssssssssss....very the ugly booth :(

Ejin...napa gambar ko muka sisi aje tu???? pasti ada rahsia nya kan...oklah biarkan rahsia ...Fid jugak bagus sentiasa iklan Darlie....I like!


 Fendi tu kata sgt lah anak dia posing teleng....now you guys know she is after who???

Our activities were....we ate..and laughed and ate and laughed...and talk talk talk from night to about 3-4am in the morning....cerita bodoh bodoh aje...and we had a good laugh...really rasa macam kat UK...berkubang macam apa aje ha..ha..ha..tertidur then bangun tertidur then bangun tapi mulut boleh mengomel...sangat selonok! Dengan Normadiah and her Junior...suka kacau dorang...our Miss Ceo cum pharmacist plg bertauliah in d group...still very much like before...gelak yg horror punya ...
Ejin, where is the slim fit jeans???

Then at work..my assistant Izah has reported to work..she is an UIA grad but not a freshie..experienced account exec..so far so good...looking all positive! I am looking forward to challenge myself in this 2013 with the availability of extra hands..exposing myself for a more strategic role in APAC....perghhhhhh...pee in my pant! No-I dont wear skirt ... :)...Just out of preferance...not trying to become a man...never...being a woman lagi banyak shiok despite the fact  that today's women juggling around with many hats to wear--god helps us!

Then yes...on bowling...the sport that we collectively choose for the boys...

has moved to another level as well. We now join the Gading Team..which is registered to the federal, so now the boys are trained with other young bowlers...remember last time, we have dedicated coach for the 3 of them...we think that is required in the introductory phase so that they develop the skill faster..now insyallah they are ready to join grouped training--it does create competition to an extent and peers learning. We told them tahun ni nak collect medals...jangan asyik "nak angkat experience".. letih lah mummy and abah ha..ha..ha..pressure tak tu ???? Suka sangat kan aku dgn Duan ni mem-pressure budak budak ...adoii...so monstery mummy aku ni!
Yang nangis...menangis...yang masam...masam terpeleot....kena dgn Duan...tapi bila tournament, Duan kena ada kat belakang or dia orang marah jugak kalau abahnya hilang...nak kencing pun tahan je.

Ok then the downside of Jan...Tak lah teruk sangat...just Not So Good lah..
first is my ketumbit...adoi that last for about 2 weeks jugak..Mata kanan..mula satu sudut then another sudut pulak ...it was not conjunctivitis..i dont think so because my eyes was not red just ada boil aje..baik satu naik satu... (please refer to my above picture for the  ketumbit)
then baik ketumbit..Last saturday i had allergic reaction..after having my lunch at zenith...cant think of anything strange other than the oyster...tapi u knowlah that was not my first time...must be the freshness...thank god i only had 3 kalau lebih pengsan...

My face was quite swollen during that weekend...now the face is ok but i still have many red spots on my hands and thigh....memacam kan?
Nasib baik dah kahwin kalau tak lari boyfriend I tau! ha..ha..ha..I feel like I am just out from the Ugly Booth ...the application you have on android...cer korang buat- gitu lah muka akak on that saturday...red spots everywhere....erghhhhhhhhhhh
Kesian kan? Akak redha...dgn harapan Allah bagi sakit kecik kecik ditariknya penyakit yg besar besar ...amin....maklum lah dah almost 40 kan...Fendi sedap mulut kata Tuhan dah tarik sikit2 nikmat dari ko sebab dah veteran...kenalah stop makan oyster..tak pelah ada 400 ribu juta billion makanan lain ada atas bumi ni kan? apa nak trauma sgt....keep life simple and easy people..

Oh...lupa nak mention earlier on the GOOD..top of the pop...we have ARMS VERVE....yeay....insyallah ya...dipermudahkan kita semua...

To my dearest friend ....MS Regina Garai Abdullah...or "Ejin"...all the very best with NZ and PHD, ...it is just another location ...but we always close at heart and in our Just 40's Whatsapp group....dan ingat ...berpeganglah dengan tali Allah...insyallah ya :).. Tiap tahun balik lah ...macam kita kat UK dulu every year balik..peluh kan ketiak kan Malaysia ni...
Kalau rezeki lebih kita gi lawat awak nanti kat NZ... gulppppppppppppp....trembling tangan kaki bagai...ha..ha..ha...sayang korang semua...Ejin...Fendi..Ita..Fid...and my other half..the one and only Mr Dut!...

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Pertama kali Yee Sang

Tengahari tadi aku dan beberapa rakan ke Sogo. Plan nak makan dim sum. Pastu diorang nak beli barang barang baby. Restoran ni kat tingkat 6.

Masa sampai tengok menu...ada Yee Sang. Aku cakap yang aku tak pernah try Yee Sang tu...So semua decided nak order nak bagi aku experience makan dan Yee Sang.
Macam macam ada...lepas di gaul dengan plum sauce...sikit sikit rasa macam kerabu. Sedap.

Purposely diorang snap gambar aku dengan yee sang yang dah di gaul...before and after katanya. Layannn.
Antara dim sum yang kami order...semua sedap sedap...bubur nasi pun sedap...chee cheong fun pun sedap...apa yang di order...semua sedap la. He he he. Rasa nak serbu lagi makan kat sini. Jom kiter G jom.
Sambil makan...borak borak...memang da'bomb.
Kelmarin aku malas nak g makan lunch sebab dah keluar lambat...so order je from kawan yang pergi Mid Valley...dia belikan potato crazy. Burger dalam pitta bread...memang menarik. Dagingnya sangat juicy. Wajib di cuba kalau sesapa ke Mid Valley.

Monday, January 21, 2013

Tajuk paling sesuai..."Jom Makan!!"

Being Lazy as I am...I will combine stories pasal makan makan dan makan in this posting sekaligus. Seronoknya makan sampai gambar makan sesaje yang penuh dalam picture folder.

Last week, I accompanied Fid to Wangsa Maju to buy books for her school. EJ tak nak ikut sebab busy nak buat kerja sekolah. Sejam dua jugak la we spent time kat kedai buku tu. Zara pun ada sekali dok sibuk pusing pusing kat rak buku, usik usik pen sumer. Lepas dah settle, konon nak pergi makan yang lite lite aje...terlalu pulak depan The Cozy Cafe. We decided singgah makan kat sini.
I had Char Koay Teow cantonese. Dulu Zara suka Char Koay Teow tapi malam tu dia kenyang kot...tak nak langsung dia makan. Sibuk nak ronda ronda dalam kedai tu aje.
Cantik deco dalam kedai tu. Ada local food and western.
Besar jugak restoran ni. Kalau nak organise re union pun sesuai...selesa.
Nak bagi Zara leka...bagi dia main dengan sudu.
Fid had sirloin steak. Sedap...juicy and lembut. Chef siap datang ambik order sebab dia perasan kami first time sampai. Biler dengar aku order sirloin steak..dia kata good choice.

Semalam misi mencari barang barang  untuk sekolah jugak. We went to Sogo tapi tak jumpa yang berkenan.
Dalam setengah jam aje kat Sogo tu mencari barang...tak jumpa...lepak jap kat food court makan cendol dan bubur. Lepas tu we went to Great Easten Mall. Jumpa barang yang di cari kat sini...lega.

Lepas simpang barang barang dalam kereta...kami ke Secret Recipe untuk makan.
Cake durian durian yang dulu pernah jadi fav kami sekeluarga. Tetap sedap melampau.
Ej and Zara pulak suka Macadamia cake. Licin.
Fid and I shared Cheezy Fish ni...tapi aku makan 80%. LOL,
Posing tu wajib.
Pasangan remaja. Aku siap ada food dalam mulut...tu yang nampak pipi kembung.
Ej...yang tak puas puas dengan speggetti
Tapi lepas tu dia jenuh nak perabihkan. Lepas dah siap makan pergi ampang kejap sebelum balik.
Pagi tadi Fid buat sago gula melaka ni...sedap mantap.
Lin tepek gambar nasi dagang...Ma dia masak...dia ajak kami ke rumah untuk makan nasi dagang ni. Sedap sungguh nasinya...terasa santan...halba dan segalanya.
Gulai tongkol tu yang mahal...sebab sedap sangat sangat. Fid ada ambik resepi camne nak masak gulai tongkol ni. Nanti biler Fid masak aku tepek kat wall fb. Lepas dah kenyang...kami ke Putrajaya. Konon nak bawak Ej and Zara gi public pool...sekali hujan pulak. Dah alang alang drive sampai ke Bangi....singgah minum pulak kat The little White cafe.
Deco ala ala English kan tempat ni...rasa seronok aje.
Deco kat tengah tengah restoran ni. Sib baik la Zara tak kisah nak g usik ke meranapkan ke deco ni.
Ej yang sibuk nak duduk dengan Zara...tapi biler makanan sampai dia kelamkabut. Tak terjaga Zara tu.
the reason aku bawak Fid and Ej ke sini...sebab diorang kan suka pavlova. Yang meringue tu sedap dah tapi buah buahan atasnya tu...cheap cheap punya buah...terus kureng. Tapi Ej kata sedap je...sekejap aje dia licinkan semua.
Posing posing lagi sementara tunggu Ej habis kan hot choc dia.
Zara leka sebab kat meja sebelah ada beberapa kids.
Apple pie ini sangat sedap. Rangup.
Dah licin dah dessert...order dua tu je pun. Sebab kan memasing masih kekenyangan makan nasi dagang.

Feeling feeling kat London. LOL. Ok...tu je la posting pasal makan.