London Trip - Stadium(s) Visit

haha..baru teringat entry citer jalan-jalan london tak habis lagi...huhu..gila basi -_-'

trip kali ni hubby siap allocatekan satu hari untuk tour stadium okayyyy...nak snap2 gambar je so pergi 2 football club yang paling besar la kan..kalau nak pergi semua yang around london ni memang meroyan la i...bila nak shopping kan? hehe...dengan mak and my mum inlaw sekali kena hangkut pergi stadium kehkehkeh...diorang cam blur-blur je bila kata 'esok kita pergi stadium bola eh' dalam hati mesti cakap 'stadium? aduih...haku x sabar nak gi oxford street setadium pulak bebudak ni bawak' kuikuikui...

ok. jom kita cuci mata tengok gambar. nak citer pun bukannya ada modal, nama pun melawat stadium nak amik gambar je kan hehe...nak tau sejarah stadium bagai korang lagi pandai kut? i bukannya reti sangat pasal bola nih.. =P

sasaran pertama, Emirates Stadium for Arsenal FC.

err..bila die hard fans MU melawat rival club inilah natijahnya -_-

muahaha..dengan nenek2 mya sekali kena paksa buat sign x besh =P

shopping souvenir...haaa sesi macam ni i likeee... =P

depan stadium je la kan, janji nampak nama setadium tuh haa..

gambar gediks harussss uols....

konon vogue la tu buat gaya gitew..dgn harapan bila cekak pinggang boley nampak selim T_T

ok dah jom kita balik...stesen tube pun memang nama arsenal...dah la stesen ni kat bawah rumah orang..pelik pelik...entrance stesen pun cam kat tengah-tengah deretan rumah...kira cam jiran sebelah pintu jek...

dari Arsenal, kita terus ke sasaran kedua; Stamford Bridge Stadium, Chelsea FC.

haha takde modal lain..balik-balik gaya ini...

masa ni sejuk yang amat...brrrrrr....tengok tu langit pun gloomy jek (bila je cerah kan?mmg tak pernah huhu) dan semua orang pun dah penat dan lapar jadi dah takde mood nak berposing bagai...perut pun dah kembong makan Pringles dalam kepala masing2 terbayang makanan kat Bonda Cafe je...nyum nyum...

akhirnya, kini pasti!! awww!dalam hati bunga-bunga nyanyi lagu kak nita hehe... nikmat weyh sejuk-sejuk dapat makan lauk panas gini..dah la turun tube hujan so sume lajuuuuu je jalan lari-lari manja...nasib baik kedai chomel ni tak jauh dari stesen...kedai ni memang chomel, tapi cam biasa i lupa nak snap gamba depan kedai nih...lapau melampau mana nak ingat snap2 nih...

itu je la kesudahan bab lawatan setadium...cam boring je kan? hehe...petang lepas makan tu family my uncle pergi sambung perjalanan Oxford Street (diorang ni memang tak habis2 shopping i memang jeles tak hengat kat anak2 dia..main amik je sume brg pastu nak bayar paru ingat nak carik ayah diorag..huhu) while we all kena balik bilik la uols, sedih kan? sebab ape? si drama queen junior ni la dah meragam habis...nak tidur wajib atas tilam..setakat dalam stroller kecik tu tak dapat golek-golek jangan harap la dia nak lena T_T

macam ni la nasib orang melancong dengan anak kecik kan...nak buat macam mana..lagi pun perut pun dah kenyang, cuaca pulak makin sejuk..apa lagi beb mata pun kuyuuu jek...dengan mya yg bad mood nak sambung jalan-jalan shopping pun memang malas...jeles tawww, tengok orang lain tu anak diorang baekk je duk dlm keta tolak tu diam-diam, ikut perangai sape la ni suka nak merengek-rengek (ahaks!) ngehngehngeh...

ok la eh, next kita citer lawatan stadium yang best pulak - Old Trafford yang memang bandar nya nampak tua hehe...later darlings!

p/s: tengah citer pasal lawat stadium chelsea sambil dengar hubby ngomel2 marah2 sebab chelsea dah score 2-0 dgn wigan yg main 10 orang..kehkehkeh...siap ckp huh tak nak dah tgk bola lagi lepas nih (elehh..dah kalah bole ar ckp cmtu)..sori la darling, mmg ni last game of the season kan? dah takde harapan mANu nak menang kalau gitu....lepas ni kta tunggu world cup okeh =)

what's cookin - Zebra Cake

aha! teruja tak tengok nama kek tu?

macam best kan nak try? hahaha...macam tu la keterujaan i bila tengok nama dan rupa kek ni ktBakingBites blog....sebab nampak macam best je kalau dapat main-main bancuhan kek belang-belang cam ni..

but for the taste, no offence but i think it a bit bland...i know that this kind of cake is basically just a white batter but cam tak best sangat la rasa dia, sebab expect rasa marble cake yg super vanilla-rich flavour and moist...maybe because the sugar content not that much for the size(first time buat kek besar ni gula 1 cawan jek)

so for those yang nak try skill buat kek belang ni maybe boleh try your trusted or favourite marble cake recipe okeyy...

and kalau korang ada resepi marble cake yang sedap share okeh...i nak try...teringin nak marble cake sedap..

but after all, i do have fun making this cake! yeay...seronot....hehe..

belang-belang spiral-spiral...

close up sikit...agak comot sebab 1. tak sabar 2. bancuhan agak cair so menitis2

dah siap! belangan si kuda belang kurang menjadi..hehe..tapi best sangat dapat main masak-masak kek macam ni

slice slice

Zebra Cake

Source: BakingBites

4 large eggs

1 cup sugar

1 cup milk

1 cup vegetable oil

1 tsp vanilla extract

1/8 tsp almond extract *nan ado so den tak letak

2 cups all purpose flour

1 tbsp baking powder

1/4 tsp salt

2 1/2 tbsp cocoa powder

1. Preheat oven to 350F. Line a 9-inch round cake pan with a circle of parchment paper and lightly grease the bottom and sides of the pan.

2. In a large bowl, mix together eggs and sugar until mixture is light and creamy and the sugar has mostly been dissolved. Stir in milk, vegetable oil, vanilla and almond extracts.

3. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt. Pour into wet ingredients and whisk to combine.

4. Measure out just over two cups of vanilla batter and place it back in the medium bowl. Sift cocoa powder over the bowl and whisk until fully incorporated.

5. Put 3 tbsp of vanilla batter into the center of the pan and let it spread slightly on its own. Put 3 tbsp of chocolate batter in the center of the vanilla. It will push out the other batter and, as it sits for a moment, will also spread itself.

6. Alternating spoonfuls of the two batters, repeat the technique until all the batter has been used up.

7. Bake for 38-42 minutes, until the cake is light gold and a tester inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.Let the cake cool in the pan for 10-15 minutes, then turn out the cake and remove the parchment paper. Reinvert on to a wire rack and let cool before slicing.

what's cookin - Strawberry Yogurt Muffin

tema main masak-masak kali ini adalah - strawberry. yes, puan wan mai, mostly because i'm sooo influenced by your cravings..hehe..takde la sangat terpengaruh dengan hot preggie mama yang kepingin makan strawberry, other reason is just because yogurt happens to be in my fridge nearly a week (untouched ya) and i know i won't be eating it because its plain. now, what the heck is plain yogurt doing there? haha...that's because yours truly semangat nak try buat ice cream yang pakai plain yogurt tapi tak buat-buat sampai ke sudah =P

the result - now this is what i called muffin! (ingat tak dulu masa sekolah menengah suka sangat beli kaset now that's what i call music ke hape ntah tajuk dia..)

love love love love it! fluffy and light yet moist....dah baper kali buat another muffin recipe tapi end result jadi macam cupcake...i tak suka tawww...kalau cupcake katakan cupcake, buat i terbayang-bayang je..and this is so much like bakery baked muffin...hoho....tengok consistency batter yang pekat and lumpy i dah happy senyum senyum yea yea jadi muffin bukan cupcake!

tengok tu betul kan i cakap memang fluffy!

Resepi adalah dari GreenOrganicMama who happens to try this lovely recipe from the printed recipe on the foil lid of the yogurt container. as for moi, i've use a combination of plain and strawberry yogurt in the recipe.

Happy Baking!

english class..anyone? (and its free!)

yesterday pergi english class dengan Cik Ina (Enche Hafiz's wifey).

actually, Cik Ina punye health advisor la ni sibuk suruh dia pergi join sebab...err..agaknya dia kesian tengok membe duk terperap kat rumah je kut...hehe...dah la jauh, membe duduk kat Culter so memang kena naik bas la kan...

the class was held by a non-profit organization, one of government sort of charity programmes offered to all people (local or foreigner) in Aberdeen....siap ada tempat untuk jaga baby lagi..bagus tak? tempat untuk baby tu (Leaping Leopard Creche) pun also provided by Aberdeen City Council, untuk parents/carer yang join program boleh letak baby for free...haa..ni yang i suka dengar ni..hehe...kelas kat atas, so msa tgh sibuk belajar (ye la tu...gelak je lebih) memang dengar si Mya menangis terjerit-jerit....i tabahkan hati je la, ye la sampai bila nak duduk berkepit je kan? sekali sekala kena jugak ajar dia independent and socialize dengan orang lain...tapi at the end Mya was okay, a bit tired (yela kalau dah nangis tak hengat sapa tak penat beb) but she's having fun..best woo tempat dia banyak giller toys....i nak snap gambar tapi tak boleh...memang terlalu secure sangat tempat tu...

ok, now about the class. actually it was targeted for those who can't speak English at all...dengan kata mudahnya, untuk mereka-mereka yang sangat beginner...jadi Maureen (the tutor) bitau that my english is very good (and i was like, heh, yeah right setakat pandai loyar buruk sebab tgk Friends hari2 boleh la...wait until i back to the office and my boss suruh i karang essay then terkincit sebab orang duk assume dah duduk oversea MESTI pandai English dalam semua segi hehe..)

siap cakap kalau next time ada orang yang lebih memerlukan kelas ni than moi dia akan inform so that i tak yah datang untuk bagi priority kat orang tu..sebab tempat utk baby kat creche tu terhad...huhu..pulak...apa-apa la kan...hehe...

dah dia compare dengan 2 orang anak murid dia memang beginner......Penny from China and Rungthip from Thailand....tau-tau je la orang asian macam kita ni lidah macam mana...ibaratkan macam i nak belajar cakap mandarin, tak ke haru biru...hehe...tapi si dua orang tu memang kelakar habis, kitorang asyik gelak je memanjang ...uols tau la i mcm mana kan...first time jumpa terus banyak cakap pok pek pok pek pastu asyik loyar buruk and gelak kuat-kuat...haih, nampak sangat dah lama tak de kawan T_T sampai cikgu cakap 'Lin, you have to talk slow-ly or else they won't understand'

best tau...sebab just duduk satu meja borak-borak sambil minum kopi and makan biskut..and sebab senang giller hehe..memang benda yang sangat basic, macam how to pronounce alphabet,numbers, name of days and months correctly...basic kan? and you wouldn't know ada je benda basic yang kita selama ni salah sebut...contoh:

H - pronounce as ech NOT hech

Z - pronounce as zed NOT zek (ni typical lidah melayu)

Wednesday - pronounce as Weddensday

three - yang ni i memang pronounce 'tree' sampai cikgu pergi depan lukis pokok muahaha...

belum masuk bab grammar lagi...hehe...yela, kalau kita cakap tu nak cepat je kan memang tak sedar grammar tu betul past tense ke present ke plural or singular...for us malaysian maybe a bit advantage sebab bahasa melayu pakai tulisan rumi, and sekolah pun ajar english yang advance compare tu my 2 other new friends (from china and thai..what do you expect?) dah la ada tulisan native sendiri...dari apa yang Maureen cerita, overall i'm really impressed for their improvement, dari tak tau cakap langsung, sangat-sangat pasif and pemalu and now dah pandai cakap basic things and dah boleh buat lawak and gelak-gelak...seriously, we really feel welcomed and seronok sangat semalam...memang jumpa-jumpa terus click and boleh gelak-gelak...

masa tu terus terfikir, alangkah bagusnya kalau benda macam ni ada kat negara kita kan? kalau nak fikir-fikir, buat apa diorang bersusah payah tolong orang asing walhal banyak lagi local people yang susah dan perlu ditolong macam homeless people or binatang yang terbiar...they really treat us with respect and very professional...sangat kagum dengan inisiatif macam ni...macam kalau kat tempat kita (no offence) but i do think yang kita ni sometimes tend to judge people to quickly, dah la tu judge orang pun mesti nak fikir negative je...or kalau buat kerja tu macam tak ikhlas je....kalau kat sini beli telur pun cashier akan greetings senyum2 and akan bukak untuk check yang telur tu tak pecah or rosak..bagus kan? well, memang la tak semua benda diorang ni bagus but in terms of manners and courtesy i think banyak yang kita boleh belajar daripada diorang ni...contoh dalam hal kerja, setakat ni tak pernah dengar mi amor menrungut 'tensennye nak pergi kerja'...sebabnya environment sangat best, kalau kena present walaupun salah bos2 tak kan fire...setakat nak cari salah org bawahan tu bukan stail diorang la...kalau buat simulation and tak tau fromula, tanya super duper senior yang tahap atuk2 pun diorang akan ajar satu-satu...kalau dalam meeting walaupun kita ni baru setahun jagung still kalau bagi opinion diorang akan take into action...kesimpulannya, kerja bertibun banyak mana pun semua orang akan balik on time pukul 5 petang..wahhhh bahagianya...takde kena marah pulak tu..hehe...

then terfikir pulak, agaknya kita memang dah di didik macam ni ke? sebab dulu kat univ kalau present kecut perut sebab tau akan kena fire kaw2 punyer dengan lecturer...sudahnya buat kerja asal siap dan hafal jawapan....betul tak? ke..aku sorang je kena fire sebab korang sume genius dari lecturer? haha... =D

eh eh..tiba-tiba dah lari dari tajuk asal..termembebel pulak...kalau nak cakap pasal benda ni sampai ke sudah tak habis..hehe..tu kena buat satu entry khas later la kan..hehe...walau apa pun, i tetap rindu tanah air ku tercinta...msia tetap di hatiku huhu...rindunya nak balik....nasib baik dah ada kawan baru, so semalam memang rasa sekejap sangat dah habis masa and nak tidur...baru la rasa bermakna sikit hehe...

ok la ye..kalau i ingat next week i snap gambar my new friends yang chomel and kelakar tu..

what's cookin - Molten Chocolate Cake

like usual, on and off mesti ada rasa gian ketagih nak baking...dalam seminggu tu kalau tak bancuh telur and main tepung memang tak sah..at least perlu buat 2 kali untuk puaskan hati hehehe....at this time, i've decided to give this so called Molten Chocolate Cake a try...there were so many recipe version or names of these cute lil decadent babies, whether from famous chefs like Danny Boome, Gordon Ramsay to other foodies and food blogger...some people call it Chocolate Lave Cake, some may call it Warm Chocolate Cake...

as for me (and as usual) mesti la cari resepi paling simple, paling kurang bahan berkolesterol (egg yolks)dan paling senang..and it is super dead easy to make..hehe...just make sure you use good quality chocolate for that dense and rich chocolatey taste...

Molten Chocolate Cake

Source: Tasty Kitchen

4 pieces (squares) good quality Semi-sweet Baking Chocolate (or about 112gm)

½ cups Butter

1 cup Powdered Sugar - sifted

2 whole Eggs

2 whole Egg Yolks

6 Tablespoons Flour

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

2. Prepare ramekins or muffin tins. Apply generous layer of butter and coat with cocoa powder. Set aside.

3. Microwave chocolate and butter in large bowl on high for about 1 minute, until butter is melted. Whisk until chocolate is also melted.

4. Stir in sugar until well blended. Whisk in eggs and egg yolks. Stir in flour.

5. Divide between cups.Bake 13-14 minutes until sides are slightly firm and center is soft. DO NOT OVER BAKE. Keep an eye closely as you dont want your cake end up like kuih bingka.

6.Let stand 1 minute before transfer to serving plate. Serve warm with whip cream or vanilla ice cream. Enjoy! =)

surprise parcel

kan dah citer yg my PIL ada hantar (surprise) parcel kan? dah la tak bitau ada hantar barang...pastu lambat sampai sebab volcano punya pasal...haha..mula-mula ingat dah kena buang dgn imigresen sebab siap dengan daging salai and sotong kering bagai..nasib baik selamat...hehe...

tapi sayang seribu kali sayang...daging salai tak dapat diselamatkan, penuh berkulat satu plastik..yuck! takpela..janji i dapat makan rendang daun...and paprik! =)

wah wah wah! daun limau purut! i suka you! macam tau2 je i teringin makan paprik...spesel ni beb, mesti fresh bibik baru petik kat mini kebun ma belakang rumah...bertambah koleksi daun frozen i dalam freezer..

sambal ikan bilis...yum! and rendang daun...double triple yummieee..! korang pernah makan ke rendang daun hitam ni? hanya org nogori or org yg kawen dgn org nogori (like moi) je yg pernah jumpa raso eh...hehe..sedap weyh..ada bermacam daun di masak dgn santan plus ikan bilis or ikan masin..perghh...layan dengan nasi panas...kena pulak ada masak lomak ikan parang dgn sawi jeruk..uwaaa...nak nangis bila teringat masak lemak sawi jeruk! slurrppp...

akhirnya...setelah lama ku mimpikan..baru sekarang dapat kita bertemu, OH PAPRIK...haha..serius memang teringin sangat makan paprik beb...ada try buat tp tak terangkat sangat la sebab pakai paste tomyam and takde daun magic nih...baru je beli sos tiram tiba-tiba ada org hantar daun limau purut..macam mana i tak terharu, sebak kejap lepas bukak2 kotak jumpa daun limau purut idaman kalbu then terus lebur-lebur bahan zass sana sini kejap je dah siap! haha..puas hatiii..cukop puas hatiii...!

ok tu je sekian cerita surprise parcel dari ibu bapa mertuaku yg chomel...mesti kesian teringat kat anak menantu yang kerinduan makanan masakan rumah or makanan tradisi nogori to be exact...hehe..nasib baik sampai, kalau tak mesti diorang serik nak hantar parcel ala-ala surprise lagi kan? =)

late weekend updates

heh. baru nak update citer weekend =P

last weekend sewa kereta. sebab? tiba2 rasa bosan and dah lama tak jalan-jalan (which means 'jalan2 yg bukan setakat ke bandar yg belakang rumah ni' )

motif sewaan dan keperluan:

sabtu - terjah kedai mainan terkenal toys-adalah-kita, shopping groceries kat ASDA dan bawak mya main kat mana-mana indoor play area

ahad - car boot sale (yippie!)

car boot sale? nah. tetibe dah macam tak best =(

hampa, kecewa, tertekan (haha mcm tagline dunhill gaya mutu keunggulan pulak)

adakah kerana kali ini tanpa kehadiran wajah neneks-neneks mya kesayangan hamba maka kunjungan ke car boot sale terasa suram kelat? yeah, maybe.

uwaaa...tiba-tiba kan, saya rindu gila la sama emak-emak saya iteww.... T_T

dah la mak mertua saya tu chomel sebab ada pos benda best, dah la tak bitau pun ada pos parcel, bila 10 hari takde khabar baru nak cakap 'ada tak dapat ape2 barang?' huhu...

serius car boot tu bosan minggu ni. baju sume saiz 14,16 gilo ke hape kalau ye pun i gemuk tp takde la sampai segemuk itu okeyyy...kasut pun cam ala-ala jek...jadinya me and mi amor cam takde mood nak beli pape..last-last macam biasa yang untung adalah mya...barang dia semata-mata yang sangat banyak pilihan dan best melampau..

as a result, mya dapat 3 kasut (2 clarks, 1 adidas)and gaun chomel pink boleh buat baju raya sebab sesuai dipakai di msia (condition adalah tip top macam brand new)

from parking area..haha dah turun bukit baru ingat nk snap gambar so tak berapa nampak sgt la deretan gerainya

duduk-duduk sambil makan fries panas untuk tenangkan fikiran mya yang dah mula kacau sebab mengantuk dan tak puas hati kenapa hari ni mak bapak aku kejutkan pagi-pagi buta...ya, mya bangun pagi secara paksaan hari ni gara-gara mama dia yang sibuk kejarkan car boot sale (start jualan 8.30 am okkkkk) =D

tengok tu, muncung dah kuar = saya bosan nak tidor mari kita balik cepat mama!

and oh yes, hasil dari kedai mainan toys-adalah-kita; a playhouse! =)

before : main house-house guna selimut dan bantal...mya tgh sibuk main masak2 dgn bear2 sekalian..huhu pathetic okey T_T tapi memang sangat bagus untuk menjana imaginasi si kecil =)

after: akhirnya dapat jugak house sebenar...hehe ok la kan, rumah pun kecik chomey...dah ada house mya ni nak tgk tv pun susah...layan je dia golek-golek dalam house sambil tengok i can cook