Ex-Perth Get-together

Last Saturday as planned, a few ex-Perth & their families who are residing in Kedah & Penang gathered at our house. The plan was to start at 3pm but the earliest to come were Sumai & Liza at around 4pm. Then Efi & Adib came. Buyung called to inform he couldn't make it as he had to go back to Alor Star. K.Hani said she'd come a bit later coz she had to attend to patients but at last didn't come. Busy le tu.. Rosdi finally came as we finished eating.

Food was aplenty. Masing2 bawak food macam le ramai yang nak makan. Ros bawak puding & sausage rolls sampai penuh a big bag enough to feed 50 people! Liza bawak spagheti siap dgn spagheti sauce in a big pot..Adib bawak popia made by everyone in her household. After everyone finished eating, there was still plenty of food. So, everyone dapat tapau all the food. The kids sibuk main sampai tak makan sesangat. Dapat chocolate was enough for them. Berebut2 nak tgk DVD & astro. But they got along well.

This get-together was a start for many more future meets. Since our house was near the highway & convenient for everyone to come, we volunteered for this meet. Lagipun semua dah pernah datang ke rumah we all so tak le susah2 nak cari rumah. It was great meeting everyone here. Hope to do it again in the future...perhaps kat orang masuk rumah baru.. Sumai? or Rosdi?:D

What we ate

Kaum bapa - Efi, Sumai, Rosdi & tuan rumah

Kaum ibu - Adib , Liza & Ros

Berborak be4 makan

Makan time

Incidents yang memanaskan darah

Last week while I was driving to work, masa nak park my car, tiba2 ada le satu kancil ni lalu dekat betul dgn my car dari arah bertentangan. Mmg tuk la bunyi.. Mmg calar le sikit my car.Driver dia sorang budak pompuan. So, I turunkan cermin kereta & tanya dia elok2, tau tak jalan ni jalan sehala? Yang buat darah I mendidih & berasap, dia bole jawab " Tau..Tapi apasal akak dah nampak saya lalu tak ketepi sikit?" Grrr..punya la sakit ati. Dah le langgar kereta orang, lepas tu tak reti mintak mahap, then salahkan kita pulak. Since I mmg nak tengah park, so I park my car. Tengok2 dia dah lesap. Nasib calar sikit je kat side mirror. But, she looked so familiar. Mmg selalu lalu-lalang kat depan these shoplots le kut.

The best part came yesterday. While I was seeing a sales rep in my business premis, tiba2 ada sorang budak pompuan masuk. Dia cakap something dengan my staff. Then I ada le eye contact dengan budak ni. Rupa2nya budak yang langgar my car last week. Nampak je I, dia terus keluar. Termalu le kut. I tanya le dgn my staff, apa dia nak. My staff bagitau dia nak mintak kerja. Our procedure, kalau orang mintak kerja, kena isi borang dulu baru kitaorang panggil interview. Ni terus dia tak jadi isi borang. Kalau dia isi borang, nak jugak I panggil dia for interview, but not as a potential candidate tapi nak lecture banyak2 haha.. Tu la len kali nak cakap dgn orang berlapik le sikit. There's nothing to lose if you say sorry when u make mistakes. Orang macam ni kalau amik kerja, maunya dia tengking customers yang banyak songeh! Susah I nanti..

Another incident, again happened at work. Normally kalau orang minta derma, my staff dah tapis. Tapi hari tu ntah macamana, pak cik ni datang kat I. So, not wanting to be rude, I pun mintak le surat2 kebenaran mengutip derma berkaitan ( As advised by the police). He couldn't provide the documents asked. So, memang le I tak akan bagi derma untuk kes2 macam ni coz banyak sangat penipuan by pemungut derma. Dia boleh cakap, kalau nak menderma dengan ikhlas tak perlu le nak mintak surat2 tu. Hello...in the first place kalau i nak menderma dgn ikhlas, I tak akan bagi kat orang2 tak reti bahasa macam ni. I akan pilih mana2 tempat I nak derma & bagi senyap2! Tu lagi afdal. Banyak le lagi dia mengomel sampai I pun naik angin le jugak. I never halau orang from my business premis, but I did this time..sigh..

Snacks anyone?

Semenjak 2 menjak ni baru perasan yang kalau ada mood rajin nak masak, mesti wat cakes. I don't know why? Nak kata Hubby or the princesses like cakes tak de le sesangat. But we do love cheese cakes. Tapi fattening le pulak.. & Hubby needs to lose some weight! ( hehe..not some, but a lot i think..)

Yesterday bila mood rajin nak masak, rasa macam teringin lak nak wat keropok lekor. But i wanted to do the simplest recipe ( time rajin pun still malas..haha.). Another thing I didn't want to use tapioca flour. Bukan apa, tepung ubi ni after makan berangin le pulak. So, try le cari resepi yang guna tepung jagung instead. Terjumpa le resepi yang i rasa sesuai le kat myResipi. Tastewise, ok le ..crunchy. Tapi terlebih garam le pulak. Tapi bila cicah sos tak le rasa masin sesangat. The good thing about home made keropok lekor is tak de MSG & tak le rasa tepung je lebih.

Keropok Lekor Tuna

Sebelum goreng

Selepas goreng

Bahan:

1 tin tuna flakes in oil ( 185gm)

1 cwn tepung jagung

garam secukup rasa

air untuk merebus

Cara:

1. Rebuskan air di dalam periuk.

2. Toskan minyak ikan tuna. Masukkan ke dalam mangkuk. Gaul dengan tepung jagung sedikit demi sedikit hingga doh tidak melekat di tangan.

3. Masuk garam. Bahagi 4 & gentel panjang.

4. Rebus dalam air hingga timbul.

5. Angkat & toskan. Biar sejuk.

6. Potong serong & goreng.

Today lak terasa nak wat popia cracker or we all panggil kuih kapal terbang. I don't know why the name. Tak de rupa kapal terbang pun! kuih ni masa raya hari tu mak tempah berkilo-kilo sebab sedap je mengunyah. Once you started, you cannot stop. Masa mak tempah tu, the price was RM20 or RM30 per kilo. Yelah, leceh nak wat. Nak masuk mulut kejap je. This one I got the idea again from myResipi, but I added susu tepung for the oomph! Next time may be nak tambah horlicks lak. Alysa & Ayra suka betul. Siap je terus ngap sampai kena suruh stop coz dah bedtime. Baby pun sibuk gak nak makan. Memang sedap. I think I boleh habiskan 1 balang in 1 go. hehe.. Rosak diet..

Kuih Kapal Terbang

Bahan:

1 paket kulit popia

1 tbs tepung gandum ( bancuh sedikit air )

1/2 cwn nestum

1/2 cwn susu tepung

1/4 cwn gula

minyak untuk menggoreng

Cara:

1. Kisar nestum, susu & gula. ketepikan.

2. Gulung memanjang kulit popia satu persatu & gam di hujungnya.

3. Gunting serong setiap satu.

4. Goreng hingga keemasan.

5. Angkat & toskan sebentar.

6. Gaul dengan bahan 1.

Happy New Year 2010

Well, I hope it's not too late to wish everyone Happy New Year. We normally didn't celebrate the new year's eve. Malas nak keluar rumah mlm2 buta bawak budak2 kecik ni.. And we don't really like crowded places. So, kitaorang mmg malas le kalau nak ke carnivals or pesta. We've never been to Pesta Pulau Pinang since we stayed here! Expo pun malas nak pegi. Tapi ada le satu dua expo yang kitaorang pegi tapi berdua jelah. Not with the kids! Tapi tak de lah terperap je kat rumah..:-)

The last week or so, I was soo lazy to blog. Busy pun busy gak. Masuk 2010 ni, Baby pun dah pandai jalan eventhough tak cekap lagi. She started to practice to walk since we were in Jakarta in November. That was when she took her first step. Tapi dia punya pace nak berjalan punya le lambat. It took her over a month to finally walk confidently. Tu belum ajar jalan pakai kasut. Confirm tak reti punya..:D. She also loves to kiss us. Kalau kiss tu mesti bunyi 'hhmmuah'. :-)

Last week Alysa & Ayra showed their talent in drawing graffiti. While I was taking a nap in the tv area, they were doing their stuff in their room. Initially they were watching 'The Bee' in their room ( which they watched over & over everyday!!). During dinner, while looking into their room, I noticed drawings all over the walls. All 4 walls! Adoi...kena le papa buat projek mengecat bilik the princesses lepas ni. The best part, when we asked who did it, 2-2 tak mengaku. Tapi tgk drawings tu mcm tak percaya je diorang lukis. Kira ok le for 3 & 4 y.o kids. Tak tahu le pulak diorang ada bakat terpendam. Tapi, bila I puji cantiknya drawing tu, baru Alysa mengaku dia yang lukis. She then explained that she drew Tom & Jerry ( Another current fav..), The Bee, & Special Agent Oso.( Also her fav). Of all the books that I bought them, she chose to draw on the walls. *Sigh*..

Baby posing with the artwork by Kakak

Last weekend we celebrated kak & Izzati's bday. I made ' Lemon Frosting Lemon Cake'. A recipe I got on the net. Quite okay & refreshing.

Lemon Frosted Lemon Cake

Ingredients: ( 9")

250gm butter

200gm castor sugar

4 eggs

1 tsp vanilla

zest of 1 large lemon

280gm all purpose flour

2 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp salt

60ml fresh lemon juice

Directions:

1. Cream the butter & sugar until light & fluffy.

2. Add the eggs, one at a time. Beat in the vanilla & lemon zest.

3. Sift together the flour, baking powder & salt. Then add to the batter along with the lemon juice. Mix only until incorporated.

4. Pour the batter into a prepared pan. Bake for 50 min at 180C.

Lemon Frosting

115gm icing sugar

2 tbs fresh lemon juice

1. Combine the icing sugar & the lemon juice.

2. Pour the frosting over the top of the cake allowing the icing to drip down the sides. Let the icing set.