Selamat Hari Raya to All

Lemang, Ketupat, Rendang, Gulai Ayam, Serondeng, Soto, Laksa, Kek Lapis Sarawak, Pulut Kuning, Ayam Masak Jawa, Butter Chicken, Makaroni Bakaq etc etc...

Above all and most importantly, forgiveness, family and friends...

Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri. Maaf zahir dan batin.

Lots of love. ;)

Ramadhan Update... Finally Here...

*Please click and listen to this song while you're reading this post!

Just another manic Monday! Got called up (very, very early) by someone named IZA from S.P.A. KL.

Been putting off posting a new entry on this blog since I don't know when and... Ok... Here's a recipe from Juliana in her own words, on how to prepare the best pineapple tart... In PINK :)

Jem Nenas

1. 2 bijik nenas - sagat..kalau malas sagat masuk blender..tapi x mau, boh ayaq
2. jerang atas belanga sampai ayaq kerin + daun pandan (kalau suka masuk essence nenas
3. masuk gula ikut suka rasa
4. kacau sampai kerin agak-buleh gentel..jagan masuk gula lebih dari nenas..nanti dia keras

Badan tart

1. 4 cawan tepung gandum - goreng tanpa minyak dlm 5 menet..tujuan untuk keringkan tepung tu..(biaq sejuk)
2. 1/2 cawan tepung custard
3. 1/2 tsp baking powder
4. 1 buku butter kecik 250gm
5. 1/2 cawan planta
6. 2 tbsp icing sugar
7. essence vanilla
8. secubit garam
9. 1 bijik teloq yg paling kecik.. kalau teloq besaq ambik kunin dia saja

cara buat badan tart

• ayak semua tepung sekali (1 + 2 + 3)
• pukul bahan 4 + 5 + 6 sampai putih + 7 + 8
• masuk tepung yg dah ayak tadi sikit sikit
• last sekali baru masuk teloq
• uli sikit2..kalau lembek tambah tepung gandum sikit2
• simpan doh dlm peti ais 20-30 menet

keluarkan tepung, biaq sat..uli sikit..jgn over uli..doh rosak..kalau lembek u tambah tepung sikit ..agak2 buleh tekan..you start tekan

Selamat mencuba! - Thank you Juliana, for the recipe... hehehe...

Anyway, just when I started to think that my Monday couldn't get worst... DJ Mimie of Mutiarafm messaged me on FB and mentioned about the B27 result that came out TODAY (Monday, August 22) and basically I am waiting for my fate to be decided... NAK STAY KAT LANGKAWI! UWAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!

Awat depa x boh "Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Fitri, Maaf Zahir dan Batin" kat situ?

Two nights ago Aizzat got into an accident opposite of IPP on the way to Tarawikh.

He's OK with just some bruises and scratches... Though the sight of him lying on the road unconscious was too much and then the waiting for the check-up and the scan result was FRIGHTENING!!!

But he's OK, recovering at home, alhamdulillah.

Remember, Be safe on the road!!! X larat nak habaq dah!

Get well soon. Nanti kita pi beli baju Melayu lain no?

And here are some snapshots from MY kitchen... Meals I've prepared for makan2 at home...

The recipes are coming soon (kot) :)

Penne Pesto with Mashed Potato and Ayam


Swedish Meatballs with Mashed Potato and Baked Beans


Gulai Ayam + Nasi Putih (Paid RM10 for 1/2 a Chicken and 1kg of Rice, Paid RM10 at a restaurant for 1/2 a tapau of white rice and 2 scrawny chicken drumsticks!)

I also went back to Sungai Petani to "bukak posa" with my parents, though Juliana and I arrived just in time for bukak posa and my parents were at the mosque. We had Chicken Beriyani with Nira Nipah. I love my mom banyak-banyak and here's a photograph to prove it!

Anak Mak & Abah

Random Pix of My Babies

I just wanna share some recent pix of my "babies"... ;)

The Electric Catfish, an early pre-birthday present from the lovely Juliana.


My Aba Aba Knifefish, the plastic tubings used to be long enough for the fish to hide in!


Polypterus endlicheri, the Endlis' Bichir, another early birthday present, by Fins N' Greens


2 of 3 of my African Arowana, Heterotis niloticus, my own birhtday present for myself


A "tangle" of Ropefish

A friend once said that if you owns 15 cats, you're crazy BUT, if you have 15 aquariums at home then you're HARDCORE! ;)

Owh... Selamat Berpuasa to all of our muslim friends...