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Plentiful 5 months

2010-05-09T11:18:00.000-07:00

updates! updates!

Now it's about time!

1. Now in my final term! one more month till my graduation!

2. My phone is giving me trouble again.

3. My grandma passed away. :(

4. I'm going to Sabah in July!

5. Raeesa dumped her boyfriend.

6. Raeesa got a new boyfriend.new arrival.

7. My sister refuse to get me an ice cream maker.

8. Made a 2 tier cake for mother's day.

9. Made some french vanilla ice cream.

10. Made more cinnamon rolls.

11. My boyfriend got the first pay check from his new company.

12. Discover The Lonely Island.

13. Planned birthday party for my boyfriend. Got free tequila,whisky and wine!

14. Wishing for a blackberry bold 2. *hint hint*

15. Sister is coming back for summer break.

16. Refurnish my room.

17. Got myself a new shades.

18. Stressed over unfinished report that's due next week.

19. Hoping for miracles to take place.

20. Hopping to get rid of forever-increasing-fats in a blink of an eye.

That's all for now, i suppose.

See you in another 5months.haha

أبو ظبي دبيّ

2010-01-08T02:34:00.000-08:00

I shall summarize my whole trip to Abu Dhabi & Dubai.
I spent my remaining week of 2009 in the U.A.E.

Day 1In Air Asia X. 1 not for 1malaysia but for the 1st time me and my brother get to travel outside Malaysia.
Just touchdown. They have camel in the airport!

Day 2
At my daddy's villa. At the balcony.Went to Marina Mall at noon.Pakistani food on the first chilly night. Felt in love with hummus.

Day 3

Souk Madinat JumeirahMall of The Emirates

Burj Al Arab

Day 4

Heritage VillageCycling at the Corniche
3 more days to my Rihanna babeh!!

Day 5

Love in The Palm
Atlantis QueenBurj Dubai & tiny insignificant buildings

Day 6

Dune Jumping!!Sunset at the duneBelly dancing in the night

Day 7

You all know what happens next ;-)

Food carving

2009-12-17T06:58:00.000-08:00

I did some food carving during my training in Cold Kitchen!

My first try

Second try with white radish

My third try with carrot

And I'm an expert already! It's a red rose from beetroot.

Just kidding. It was done by the chef.

Pastry kitchen

2009-12-14T08:12:00.000-08:00

It's been a week and half since I'm back. I've done all the errands and now I can finally update my long forgotten blog! hooray.

Let us all begin with my third week during my training. I was sick, very very ill. I had very high fever and very bad food poisoning which result in 4days MC. So I practically missed the whole week of being in Pastry Kitchen. I was so sick that I lost my weight(which I gained back and more in about 3days) I couldn't stop vomitting even after I finished my medication and I lost all appetite on food(I couldn't even finish maggie cup).That was bad. The fact that I gained more weight than before after I was healthy T__T

Pastry kitchen was very relaxing with two gay pastry chef. On my third day of being sick, I went to work and the chef was very kind to let me go after 3 hours of working and holding in the feeling of vomitting. He was afraid I would vomit on all of his precious cookies and cakes.haha.

Nerissa and I was doing our practical together in pastry kitchen. We had lots of fun, curi tulang by hiding in their walk-in chiller while stealing food. I guess there's where I got my weight from. T__T.

We camwhore alot in the kitchen.

Don't remember why we pose like that.

Our beloved Pastry Chef Sooi who ignore us camwhoring,stealing food all the way.

It was really cold in there.Sorry for the blur picture. We just couldn't stop laughing like silly girls.

Muffins we baked together with Chef Lim

Cookies I almost vomited on.

There's more picture but I guess you wouldn't be interested in.

During my last week there, I was praised by the exec chef for being awesome! I was making the gingerbread and chicken pie all by myself and at the same time. quote " Waa...we never had a trainee that could handle baking all by themself even after 2weeks in the kitchen.They're here only helping out the chefs. On top of that, you even learned to multi-task. I'm impressed" and I was over the moon. And he sign my appraisal. =D

So, kitchen = success!

I be back!

2009-12-05T20:07:00.000-08:00

You know this day will come.
I know this day will come.
We know this day will come.
The day where my industrial training ends! This is by far the best thing ever happen this year. Lots of shit happened. I shall post everything here but first. I shall go enjoy my moments back home. The wonders of own bed. The feeling of waking up late. The missing feeling where I go toilet in the middle of the night without worrying of being stared by ghost. The freedom of having a car.

Till then.

Here I am

2009-10-05T09:38:00.000-07:00

Happy One Week Anniversary ma maison belle!

I'm assigned to go to the Adventure Zone Department for my first two weeks in Golden Sands Resort in Batu Ferrenghi. Adventure Zone is a play area for kids to hang out and play while their parents are out having some real fun. We have three major slides here.

Oops...can't upload much due to the super slow internet connection here. Working in Adventure Zone is fun in a way that you get to meet so many different type of children personality. I do have a few favourite kids.

Now, my hostel is an ugly place. really but it is much better and comfortable after major cleaning up. The good side is that it is near to kfc, mamak, harware shop, several mini mart, sport shop, super long bazaar(something like petaling street and of course, most importantly, the resort itself.

That's all for now, the internet is killing me.

Checklist

2009-09-22T09:06:00.001-07:00

I so need a checklist or I'll end up bringing my whole room..no, not enough space. I'll bring my whole house. Or I'll end up bringing everything that's not important and nothing that is important. Gosh, why can't they just move the whole resort here to subang.

1. Kitchen jacket
2. Kitchen shoe
3. Court shoe
4. a pair of heels (gray gladiator heels)
5. 2 Black working pants
6. black sandal (wearing)
7. black shorts
8. gray shorts
9. new silk pajamas (maybe)
10. leo shirt (as pajamas)
11. smk usj13(as pajamas)
12. levi's shorts
13. green polo
14. miss selfridge dress
15. gray top
16. brown sweater
17. sg wang jeans (wearing)
18. college shirt
19. pail
20. laptop
21. computer games (duh)
22. bolster
23. pillow
24. small pillow
25. blanket
26. BLANKIE
27. make up
28. watch
29. sun block
30. soap
31. pencuci baju
32. bathroom amenities (consist of lots of things)
33. turquoise spaghetti strap
34. puma cap
35. PSR report format
36. phone charger
37. brush
38. hair brush
39. white spaghetti
40. blue spaghetti
41. suksek jersey
42. kitshen top
43. dark blue top
44. leggings
45. yellow bf top
46. black,white and bronze headband
47. red tshirt (as pajamas)
48. air freshener
49. panadol
50. undergarments (duh)
51. shades

this should be all. I seriously can't afford to add more stuff. It's a good thing I'll be going there in a car. I can't imagine how it'll be if I were to go there by bus or train! Imagine me carrying at least to bag, a pail and pillows and blankets.

Oh!! I forgot..
52. bath towel

what else..what else...this should be it. anymore, i'll simply ask my mom to pos laju everything.

Eid Mubarak

2009-09-20T10:17:00.000-07:00

Kelip-kelip, bulan ramadhan pun sudah lepas. No more bazaar, no more tepung pelita and onde-onde and caramel. Oddly enough that there's no putu piring this year in Bazzar 4. Someone, tell me why.

As usual, I spent my malam sebelum raya and pagi raya in my boyfriend's.
He got teary during the salam-salam thing and I absolutely love his baju melayu I hand picked for him. Really really comfortable and I would never ever ever return back to Masjid India again. EVER. If I have to drive to Seremban 2 to get my baju kurung, so be it. If I have to pay more than RM100 when I can get it for half price in Masjid India...on second thoughts..hmm..

Congratulation rayyan!! You cried this year.Haha, this means you're old enough. He couldn't stop crying even after the salam-salam thing.

Only the other day, my friend, Fatin met with an accident near ss15 and was carried away to the police station in the police car. Fatin, i'm so gonna say this again, sejahat-jahat aku, aku tak pernah duk backseat kete polis..hahahahah....and kalu aku nampak mesti aku turunkan tingkap kete aku dan tanya, "dik, bape sejam? apa servis yang ada?main 4 orang punya lu buat ka?"
haihh, kesian aku tengok kau, asyik dilanda kemalangan. maybe you macam apa name perempuan tuh.....alaa, yang dalam twilight tuh..hah! Bella dan aku nih macam Edward sebab ko cakap aku nih wangi time kita kat kopitiam bersama Farisha dan Ernie so don't deny it I have witnesses, terima kasih.

My grandpa just brought a crocs and it is AWESOME! Jakun aku tengok.
My other friend, Raeesa, dah balik Vietnam sempena Hari Raya nih, and I'm in charge to take care of her Punklet and Ya Allah, Raeesa!! Kucing ko nih berak merata!!! bengang aku kene sapu..You better get me awesome souvenir!

Penang

2009-09-18T09:50:00.000-07:00

In a few more days, I'll be leaving for Penang. Yes, PENANG. Food heaven.
Matilah aku..seriously, I'll come back with my three other friends.

Meet Belly Fat, Butt Fat and Arm Fat.

I'll be there for three months doing my second industrial training in Golden Sands Resort.
I'll be staying in their hostel with Michelle. It's like National Service all over again.

stitch

2009-08-31T07:37:00.000-07:00

I cut myself two weeks ago while deboning a lamb rack. Got myself 2 stitches.

Dumb FHM and Awesome Adiwira

2009-08-15T08:54:00.000-07:00

Still feeling sick and its been more than a week already! I'm slowly getting better (or so I think) but never healthy.Darn it!

I went to FHM last Thursday, for those who don't know, FHM(Food & Hotel Malaysia) is an event held every year mainly for competition that has got anything got to do with food and hotel. Mostly participated by people from the food and hotel industry and students. All kinds of competition were held from hot kitchen to bartending to table setting.
I did not go there to pay RM5 and watch the cooking competition but I was there for being a free labor for them. We were told that we were "lucky" to be choosen to help out for the event and we were all excited thinking "yay! money coming in! we will be paid right? we have to be" and by we, I refer to Taylor's student. So, happily waiting for the day to come only to find out on that day itself that we will not be paid. So fine, tak ape la kan...at least we get the chance to watch the competition and stuff and get to learn something new from there, make new connection.

When we were there, we were divided into a few groups to help different things. I was surpose to help the bartending section, so that means I get to watch the Mocktails&Cocktail competition. Then, I saw that Taylor's is under the silver sponsor. What did Taylor's sponsored? Yes, tenaga manusia. Dah la tak inform kita yang kita nih akan dijadikan kuli batak dieorg. Tapi takpe, since that we are already there, kite pun buat je la kerja yang diamanahkan.I worked from 12 until 5 non stop watching other students dapat jalan-jalan tangkap gambar makanan-makanan. So I pun pelik kenapa I kena kerja tapi dieorg dapat jalan-jalan. Pastu, I dapat tahu rupanye, kerja dieorg adalah bagitau jaga makanan2 display. Hekeleh...gile not fair.

Tapi takpe lagi, I sabar...pastu I tengok tengok jam, dah pukul 3 petang, perut pun mula rasa lapar, jadi I cari cikgu mintak break nak pergi makan. AND GUESS WHAT. NO BREAK FOR US. gile wtf right...We only get our break after we finish our job and no, they did not provide food for us. I was bloody pissed by then. Dah la tak bayar gaji, some of us dapat lepak-lepak, some kena kerja, takde break plak tuh and tak bagi makan! Ape nih, dah la I demam time tuh, and no food means I can't take my medicine. Bodoh nak mampus.

When the bartending competition ends, we have to go KLCC and get our own food. Tuh pun nasib baik we cabut lari untuk pergi makan. I spent RM10 for food. At least bagi lah duit untuk bagi makan kan!! Bengang gile I. On the way back, many of us planned to skip the next day. Yes, we were surpose to help out the next day too. Total about 40 of us will ponteng the next day. Haha. padan muke korang short orang on friday.

Later that night, I found out that they do provide food but finished before 3pm and non of us has eaten yet. Then bile kawan I complaint kat orang i charge, boleh die buat muka terkejut tapi tak buat pape. So its not our fault that so many of us don't wanna workt the next day. Can't blame us for that. Boohoo!

I did manage to run around taking some picture before they clear everthing though.

Chocolate Dragon
Chocolate Tarantula and Elephant

And this is my favourite! Check out the details! Totally awesome. Its Ratatouille!

On Friday, I went over to this gudang were my friend's brother in law was shooting and indie movie called Adiwira. Apparently, he drew a comic when he was young and named it Adiwira and he planned to make a movie out of it when he grow up. Now, he's grown up and now, he's shooting the movie. Congrats! It was totally awesome and lookout for the movie when its done!!
Of course I took some pictures but as usual, I'm too lazy to upload some. So, just look out for the movie! and give some support. Merci beaucoup!

Suet

6days and counting

2009-08-11T04:56:00.000-07:00

Being sick for 6 days is no where near fun! My cold is so bad that my ears are all swelled up and my throat's skin are tearing up. Is that even possible? NOT FUN! NOT FUN AT ALL

I went to cameron on saturday, a school trip and all I remember was blowing my nose, covering my nose, coughing, eating porridge and did I mention blowing my nose?
I slept the whole time in the bus, hence, limited picture. T_T Oh! Oh! I remember buying some stuff..more like nescino, flowers, cherry tomatoes, strawberries, of course, corn and some sweet potatoes and god! was the corn sweet and juicy!!

That should be all for cameron, since I dont remember most of it..Then, on sunday, we celebrated Irene's birthday~
Her aunty made this two yummy food!

One is of course, my favourite! Ayam rendang..

And this is called "kolak" . It contains banana,ubi kentang, "sok ee"and some misc. stuff
We played some games and thats it. I'm not a good blogger, when I'm sitting facing the laptop, my mind goes blank. Why is it that my sis is the world famous blogger and I can't seem to blog. I wanna earn some cash too! So, anyone have any idea on how to blog, do let me know!

Bonjour Malaisie!

2009-08-04T05:29:00.000-07:00

I really should start writing seriously. For one, my English is getting worse by the day. Anyhowwww, I'm back to school and this term, I'm learning French! Now, listen.

Bonjour Malaisie! Je m'appelle Sharon. Je suis etudiante au Brevet de Technicien Hotellerie. J'ai vingt ans. Comment allez vous?

You can say that that's basicly all I know. It's two line now but give me a few more month, you'll think I'm a french girl with mata sepet! Oh ya! Before I forget, I'm looking for people who can speak french! Come talk to me. I seriously need to brush up my french!

Last thursday, me and Fatin went to Loft. No, we don't club. We're not clubbers material. We're much more like losers than clubbers. BELIEVE ME. We were there to support our dear friend raeesa for her competition Most Wanted Ruummate! and she won Most Stylish and 2nd Runner-Up! Hip hip hooray! Hip hip hooray! And she shaved her head like Ciara. Probably helped her in winning Most Stylish.

Moving on, I finished reading the whole colection of Twilight Saga and read half of her fifth book! The Midnight Sun. That should be all for now, like I've mentioned before, there's really nothing interesting about me....except that I karaoke now! Teehee..

Au revoir et a bientot!

All things must come to an end

2009-06-16T08:56:00.000-07:00

It's been forever again. This time, lots has happened.really
Broke up with my boyfriend, had a romanian guy,ended things with him,went back to my boyfriend. Lots of drama in between. Finished my industrial training. Few got terminated a day before graduation. In conclusion,

WE MADE IT!

Finally! Now I'm free everyday until this weekend. I'll be in Tioman Island sipping Pina Colada~ in a tub with Eric and Daniel. haha...no...really...except that Eric would be Fatin and Daniel would be Raeesa. See you later, aligator.

We're all cats

2009-06-06T23:21:00.000-07:00

Today, is the end of my first week of me working in the Housekeeping Department.
I've been cleaning rooms, making beds and washing the toilet for a week now. You can say I'm good in washing the toilet. I'm up for hire! Anyone?
ngeh heh heh...
I'm serious..
It is tiring...very tiring compared to concierge,lounge and business center cause for the first time ever, I'm actually doing something and not stand and stare into empty spaces thinking about the names I'm going to give for my future babies.
Feast your eyes on some kitty cat pictures dedicated to our dear friend, RAEESA SYAHIRAH
jeng jeng jeng..

Ima pweety cat!Fatin's a mintak penampar cat!

Ima Shy Cat

Fatin's a Gangsta CatIma Fierce CatFatin's a Hungry Cat

We the real cats! From our little mama

And so I thought

2009-05-11T07:11:00.001-07:00

What happens after the Concierge Department?
After 3 weeks standing behind the Concierge Desk serving guests, it was boring and tiring for my feet. So when the end of 3weeks, I thought hooray! no more boring days, no more standing and smiling like an idiot.

I thought working at Cafe Lounge will be fun since I'll be taking orders, serving drinks,making drinks, sending bills just like when at Pizza Uno. But OT(Oh Tuhanku,taken from Aku Tak Peduli), it is even worse compared to Concierge Department. Working at the lounge is the boring-est job ever! not only i have to stand there smiling like an idiot, i can't do anything else! Because of recession, there isn't much guest around, so there's nothing to do. But when the GM pass by or lepak there, i have to pretend im doing something.

Plus, I have to wear an over oversized uniform since they do not have anything smaller. So basicly im like a small girl in big daddy's shirt hanging around the lounge pretending to be busy. How bad is that? VERY!

I do not have any pictures to show but gawd how much i miss the concierge desk..at least i can go online or text my boyfriend whenever im bored. damn damn damn. two weeks passed, now im one last week to go! After that ill be heading to the Housekeeping Department and Business Centre Department.

Other than that, theres nothing much to report on. Only that during Shook's birthday, I drank tequila shots! Im so proud of myself....It was my first shot in my entire life.teehee.*culture shock*

Alice in Wonderland

2009-05-02T19:11:00.000-07:00

Giveaway Contest!!

Closing Date : 8th May 2009

Alice Wonders came up with this great idea, a pursehook!
What is it all about?
Have you face a problem of not knowing where to place your purse when dining out?
Well, heres the answer to all your problem!
Just hook it on the table! Now here's a space saving, comfortable solution. Plus, you wont ever forgot to get your purse after you've done your eating! Totally awesome!
And........comes in 10 different design!

Theres also another promotion going on
The Mother's Day Promotion
Get a bag from Alice Wonders, and get a pursehook totally FOC!!
Promotion ends 31st May 2009
Now here's one reason to get a new bag, and perhaps a bag for your mom too!

For more info, check out Diary Of An E-Shopaholic!

More to come

2009-04-13T07:32:00.000-07:00

As usual, due to my lack of updates many things happened. Since i sprained my ankle, i did not do much that week. So i practically wasted my whole holiday week by lying around here and there, crawling around the house.

On the 4th and 5th of April, i went to watch F1 in Sepang. Got free tickets from Hitz.fm. I got the Hillstand ticket but hey, better than nothing right. My spot was the area that banyak accident are fond to happen and true enough I witnessed an accident! YAY! I do not have pictures from the F1 now but will update soon! After the f1 thing ( the race ended early due to heavy rain), jamiroquai performed but sadly i went back early cause it was raining heavily and it was all muddy and sticky. People said the concert was awesome. Wished i stayed longer..

Secondly, I started my industrial training already in Sheraton Subang Hotel & Towers. Why Sheraton? Well, simply because im Sharon and my name rhymes Sheraton! I will be at the concierge desk for the first three week. Im on my second week now.
In Sheraton, we have hairstyles rules. I have to tie my hair in a french twist! Gile ke ape...rambut i da la tebal, lembut and berat! (bukan nak puji diri-sendiri tetapi itulah hakikatnye) Macam mane I nk ikat rambut camtuh tiap-tiap hari?! Fatin did my hair on the first day just to show me how to do it right. She used about 30 bobby pins and a bottle of hair spray just so my hair won't fall!

It was pretty and awesome!! but i can't afford to tie my hair like that everyday! Rosak rambut i..
Penat tahu tak nak kene berdiri macam orang bodoh dan senyum seorang-seorang!

This is my view every single night.

During the night, things can get really really slow but thank god for great performance by angelique! They do really cheer me up especially the shemale dancing to Don't Cha by Pussycat Dolls! I can't seems to find their picture anywhere online. I'm not surprised. It was awesome when that gigantic shemale do the PCD signature dance.woot woot!

And people! Listen up! Visit SARKAS !
It's a preloved online blogshop from me and my dear friend, Fatin.
And soon, we'll be catering crocs, nike dunk high or low, bags, belts, watches and everthing else way cheaper than it's retail price! They will be 99% authentic. 99% because they won't come with an authenticity card! So if you guys see anything out there that you can't seems to find in Malaysia or can't afford their price or refuse to spend that much, look for me!

That's all from me today! Will try to update more soon!

My ankle

2009-03-31T03:53:00.000-07:00

I sprained my ankle!! T________T
I sprained my ankle while playing badminton yesterday.
This is exactly what happen. I'll illustrate it with pictures for easier understanding..
No, forget it...its way too hard to draw on paint without using any mouse..
but here's a picture of my ankle.

The bengkak is three times the size wey!!
This is the first time i sprain my ankle..huhu..so im excited..in a way..
When it happened, i could hear my ankle go kreeeek! like in the movies....like you cracking you knuckles, only you crack 20 of your knuckles at the same time!
I planned to bake something today..too bad i got a sprained ankle..i have to hop around the house.. T__T

Jailhouse Rock

2009-03-06T07:42:00.000-08:00

On 13 February 2009, I organized an event for college assignment, well, not me alone of course but together with my classmates. It was fun and stressful but not worth going. Thanks adleezan, fatin, raeesa, ali, kyrue and yas for coming. I know its not worth your RM50 but thanks for supporting me and because of you guys and of course my hard work, I managed to get full marks for this subject.

I know I'm surpose to post about recipes so here goes.

TIRAMISU

Ingredients

6 egg yolks
3/4 cup white sugar
2/3 cup milk
1 1/4 cups heavy cream ( if you can't get any just sub 1cup whipped cream with 1tbsp butter)
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
455g mascarpone cheese ( I know they're expensive, use cream cheese for cheaper alternative)
1/4 cup strong brewed coffee
2 packages of ladyfinger cookies
cocoa powder

Method

Whisk together egg yolks and sugar in a stainless steel mixing bowl. Place it over a bain marie and continuosly whisk while adding milk. Make sure to whisk non stop as you do not want to cook the egg. Whisk until the mixture creates a ribbon trail when you lift the whisk up. Chill the mixture.
In another bowl, beat the cream with vanilla until stiff peaks form.
Whisk mascarpone cheese into yolk mixture.Mix in the cream mixture.
Drizzle ladyfinger with the coffee.
Arrange coffee soaked ladyfingers in the cake pan. Layer tiramisu with ladyfinger cookies and cream. Chill overnight in fridge overnight. Sprinkle the top with cocoa powder and serve cold.

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Some say tiramisu is hard to make. Well this is a recipe for a beginner,like myself. It is simple, easy and most importantly, taste great. Let tiramisu sit overnight so that it sets. My family and friends love it and finished it in a day! Try it yourself today.

OH MY GOD!!

2009-03-06T04:02:00.000-08:00

ok, im going to start blogging again! I have so many things to write now but first things first, I found the picture of the sudoku cake I made for Fatin.

Secondly, I went to Jason Mraz's concert. That's right and it was the awesomest concert ever..actually, this is my first concert. I'm such a concert virgin but not anymore. I had to stand the whole 3hours. Luckily his performance was awesome. His voice was great, even better than what you hear from his albums. Pendek cerita, AWESOME! Padan muka Fatin Johanna bt. Ahmad Shariffudin!! haha.

Thirdly, I have fishes! Actually, I had 3 fishes, all died. I just got new ones. Two new RM2 fishes.

Forthly, I'll be going to Sheraton Subang Hotel & Towers for my industrial trainning starting this April. And planning to go to Koh Phangan after my trainning which will be in June but I haven't send in my proposal yet.

Fifthly, I made some cookies and brownies to sell during the Youth2009 and the responce was overwhelming. Sold out cookies and brownies in no time. I bought a new ELBA oven.43L. Now i can bake more in less time. Baked some tiramisu, more honeystar cookies, more pecan nut cookies, more blondie brownies, more macadamia cookies.

Im soooo lazy!

2009-03-02T07:54:00.000-08:00

Happy Birthday fatin.(26/01/2009)

Shit....i lost the picture of the birthday cake i made for her.
Its a square chocolate cake decorated like a sudoku.

4 good news in a post?

2008-12-22T03:46:00.000-08:00

Good News #1
we won! we won!
here's our hiv/aids advertisement

Do watch and leave your comments!
Here's our prize as winner beside getting full marks for the assignment!

That is me and Irene(indonesian girl menyibuk) at the steamboat restaurant celebrating our victory. Other group did very well but of course, not as good as ours! mwahahahahaha!!
you can check them out at www.youtube.com and search under " tcht.hiv/aids.adfest.08 "

Good News #2

For thinking skills class, we had to come up with a marketting plan to promote the good ol' GOOD MORNING TOWEL and we got first place as well!! Hip hip hooray! Hip hip hooray!

Good News #3

My term 2 examination just ended! so...i get the whole two weeks holiday.
I have already started a 1000 piece mona lisa puzzle and baked a chocolate cake today!

Doesn't look tempting here cause of the weird bump on the right side and the flash but!!
it sure does taste good! Its not soo sweet but is still a threat to your weight. T_T
I'll be learning knitting this holiday! Thanks to my grandmother, i have stacks of books on knitting and not to forget the hundreds of knitting needles! After this, ill be wearing scarf knitted by...yours,truly.

Good News #4

Now....jeng jeng jeng...Good news number 4....geez, i've forgotten...really.being so excited about good news above, i've actually forgotten good news 4...is it about mona lisa puzzle? no..no...
oh well, will get back once i've remember..as for now, only time will tell when i'll actually remember..

HIV AIDS

2008-12-07T02:15:00.000-08:00

Please come and support!

Fruit Flan

2008-11-17T07:22:00.000-08:00

Seriously, im going all fruity! I've one bad news and one good news. Which one first?
Bad news first, remember i said that apple pie is an alternate way to get nutrient and satisfy your sweet tooth at the same time? Well, i just found out that cooked apples are dead apples. So, no nutrients will be absorbed. T.T
Guess that the only way is to eat fresh apples then..

The good news! This recipe REALLY is healthy! Fruits used are not cooked therefore, healthy cake!
Here goes..

Ingredients
Genoise Sponge
40g butter, melted
4 eggs
125g soft flour
125g sugar

Pastry Cream
250g milk
2 egg yolks
10g soft flour
60g sugar
15g custard powder

1 tsp vanilla essence

200g whiping cream
50g neutral glaze jelly
one mango
a few strawberries
2 kiwis

Method

Heat a pot of water to 80C (bain marie)
Beat eggs and sugar in a bowl over the bain marie until mixture reaches 40 C.
Remove bowl from bain marie and continue whisking until mixture doubles in volume.
Fold in the flour.
Gently incorporate the melted butter.
Fill into cake mold and bake at 200 C for 20minutes.
Unmold and allow sponge to cool.

Pastry Cream

Boil the milk.
Mix egg yolks, sugar, vanilla essence, soft flour and custard powder (cornstarch) in a mixing bowl.
Incorporate boiling milk slowly into the egg yolk mixture.
Pour mixture back into pan and stir continuously over medium heat until mixture thickens.
Transfer mixture into a clean bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Allow to cool.

Assembling the cake

Whip whipping cream till firm and light.
Fold into cooled pastry cream to obtain Crème Princesse. (mixture must be firm and not runny)
Slice genoise sponge into 2 equal discs.
Moisten the first disc with syrup and spread with crème princess.
Repeat with a second layer of disc.
Decorate the top with fresh fruits. Glaze fruits with apricot/ neutral glaze.

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You dont have to fold in the flour till well blended. Do not fold the flour for too long or the genoise may sink.
Make sure the the egg mixture does not cook! Water for bain marie shall not boil. Just simmering and make sure the bowl does not touch the water or it might cook the egg mixture.

Happy Birthday kids!

2008-11-10T07:00:00.000-08:00

Did this quite some time ago. The frosting for dhamien is way too sweet but the one for sandra is just nice. sweet frosting, non-sweet but chocolatey cupcake.Nice balance.

Happy 1st Birthday Dhamien!

And......jeng jeng jeng....Selamat Hari Merdeka!!!my sis helped me in this...

sorry...colour is abit off. I have no idea why. I know, hey! you can't eat Malaysian Flag! It's against the law but.....as long as nobody knows! teehee..but hey! why am i posting it in blog then? That's simply because...nobody reads my blog! That's why! im such a genius =.='

Im an E-shopaholic

2008-11-09T02:10:00.000-08:00

okay! okay! i admit it. As much as i love baking, i love shopping too..I mean what kind of girl doesn't enjoy shopping (they're liars if they say they don't). It is indeed fun to shop but watch your purse.It'll drain away just like when you're drinking a glass of bubble tea shake in honeydew + vanilla..yummy..i especially love the one at my college. It's really refreshing when it was hot outside.

Anyway, back to topic, yes shopping...but why e shop? i mean you can't try them on right? can't really know if it fits. Well, shopping is still shopping. It's still very addictive.
The plus points are...

you dont have to walk up and down the mall, everything is just at a click from your finger.
There are hundreds and hundreds of eboutique available now.
Some eboutique sells beautiful clothing at a very low price.

Now, you can even shop even on your lazy days!
I spent hundreds on eshopping. Blouse, dress, pants, skirt, coat, heels and the list goes on...

2- way flowy dress - RM20
Brazil female jersey top - RM15
Topshop knitted dress - RM50
Key ng skirt - RM30
RM55
Blue Flowy Spagetthi Top - RM 20
RM 32
Cheongsam Top - RM 32
Silver Gladiator Wedge - RM65
Red Belt - RM22
black leggings - RM20
Free Bra - RM 30
RM 18
RM38
RM57
Black Pleated Skirt - RM25
(The best thing EVER!!) RM55
in black - RM39
- RM40
custom made charm bracelet - RM60

Banyak kan!!!!! mwahahaha..but im lovin' it and i do use all of them.not just keeping them in closet.

To serene : dont talk so much ah!!
So, the lesson is...do shop online!

Tarte Alsacienne

2008-11-07T08:20:00.000-08:00

Another fruit pastry? How much more healthier can i get! Tarte Alsacienne is also known for the famous apple tart.

Ingredients
Shortcrust pastry
100g butter
1 egg
200g soft flour
30g sugar

Baked Custard
5 eggs
500litre milk
100g sugar
1 tsp vanilla essence

5 apples, cut into about 1cm segments

Method

Rub butter with flour till lumps the size of tiny peas are achieved.
Add sugar and egg and mix lightly into a dough.
Wrap and rest in chiller for 15minutes.
Roll into the required size and line a tart mold.
Dock and chill for about 10minutes.
Blind bake for about 20minutes at 180C.
For baked custard, mix eggs, sugar and vanilla essence in a bowl.
Boil the milk and pour slowly into the egg mixture, whisk gently.
When tart is done, let cool for about 5minutes then fill with the baked custard.
Garnish with apples and bake at 180C for 30minutes or until set.
Sprinkle with icing sugar.

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When pouring the hot milk into egg mixture, it is best to temper the eggs first.
Do not pour fast, this will cause the eggs to cook therefore, a result of slightly scrambled eggs in mixture.
How to temper egg mixture : Gently pour some hot milk into egg mixture and whisk. Then pour the rest of hot milk into egg mixture in a steady stream or pour the egg mixture into the hot milk. Never stop whisking as you do so.
Make sure the pastry is slightly cooled before you pour in the baked custard.

That's all you need to know to bake your very own tarte alsacienne! What are you waitting for? Make your own now!

Assorted Fruit Tart

2008-11-06T09:11:00.000-08:00

Alas! Something healthy for a change eh. I did this in my Pastry Kitchen Practical class last term. If you love blueberry tart from bakery, you'll love this more! ( Thanks Chef Shaari...no no...i paid for your lesson so you should thank me! *damn cinapek*)
*Bare in mind that i dont use salted butter and no, buttercup is not a butter, it's margerine

Ingredients

Sweet Dough
100g Butter
1 egg
200g soft flour
40g icing sugar
a pinch of salt

Almond Cream
200g butter
200g sugar
200g ground almond
4 tbsp corn starch

assorted fruits for decoration

Method

( For Sweet Dough ) Mix flour, salt and icing sugar and make a well and add in eggs. Knead until you get a dough then wrap and chill until set. Then, roll into required shape to fit into tartlette mold. (smaller version of pie mold)
Blind bake dough at 180C for about 15mins or until golden brown. Don't forget to softly stab the base with fork.
Cream butter till soft and fluffy. Add in sugar and ground almond until its creamy, then fold in corn starch. Set aside.
When sweet dough is done, leave to cool. Pour almond cream into tartlette and cool.
Cut or slide assorted fruits and decorate the tartlettes. Brush some syrup for shine.

Thats it! 5 simple step. You may think that baking pies and tarts are hard since there's so many things to do. Well, you thought wrong. You may think "ahh! she says everything is easy" but it really is that simple. The hardest thing is washing. The most important thing is cleaning. Remember, clean as you go. Then you wouldnt have so many things in your sink.

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Things you should know

Butter is not margerine! Butter is from animal source and margerine is from plant source.(yes, margerine is healthier than butter)
Butter : Scs, Golden Churn etc.
Margerine : Buttercup, Planta etc.
Different oven takes different period to preheat. So, invest on a termometer to check your oven temperature for a more accurate temp.
Pastry Flour, Bread Flour, All purpose flour and pau flour are not the same! If you like your cake hard, use bread flour (are you crazy?!) That's because it contains different amount of gluten.

it was halloween

2008-11-02T02:49:00.001-08:00

I was deciding between a clown or Harley Quinn. Then i jumped to The Grim Reaper since the costume is easy to make but ended up with....i dont know what.

Went to college looking like that. Everybody was practically staring at me and it was Career Day, none of the hotel representative wanted me.none approach me. T.T
some got scared and fell from the chair.wtf...
Luckily, all the lecturers were understanding enough to allow me to enter the class.haha..

i have no idea what i was....so i guess i'll be a goth who's dead because someone cut my throat and slashed my face cause im a pretty goth and goth aren't meant to be pretty.
haha.

so, for halloween, i went to Euphoria with few of my friends.

i was an angry ghost.

Didn't spent much time taking pictures. So, closing up for this halloween.

Clone of a cinnabon!!

2008-10-27T09:19:00.000-07:00

Who loves cinnamon rolls?
Who thinks cinnamon rolls from cinnabon overpriced?
I do! I do! It is overpriced if you know how to do it. It's the EASIEST thing to bake and VERY VERY cheap.
I got this recipe from www.allrecipes.com and the recipe is marvelous!
What more? You can control the sweetness and the flavour. yummy!

Ingredients :

1 cup milk
2 eggs (room temperature)
1/3 cup margerine (not butter!!!)
4 1/2 cups bread flour ( not multi-purpose flour!!)
1 tsp salt
1/2 cup white sugar
2 1/2 tsp bread yeast
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1 cup brown sugar
2 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
Chocolate chips
1/3 cup butter (softened)
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1 package cream cheese
1/4 cup butter
1 1/2 cup icing sugar
1/2 vanilla extract
1/8 tsp salt

Method :

Dissolve yeast in milk in a large bowl.
Mix in sugar, margerine, salt and eggs.
Add flour and mix well. Mixture will turn into a dough. Knead dough.
Cover and let prove for one hour outside.( It will double it's size)
Roll out into a rectangular shape. Spread the butter and sprinkle cinnamon,chocolate chips and brown sugar.
Roll and cut. Place in slightly greased pan and let prove until it doubled it's size, takes about 30 minutes.
Meanwhile, preheat oven to 200C. ( For fan oven, about 180C)
Bake until golden brown about 15minutes. If it browns too fast, cover with aluminium foil and continue baking.
For cream cheese frosting : Beat cream cheese with butter, icing sugar, vanilla and salt. Spread on warm rolls before serving

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As simple as that!

You can place unbaked rolls in freezer. Just thaw and bake when you're ready to eat it.
If you use butter instead of margerine, cinnamon rolls won't be as soft.It will be rather hard.
Serve cinnamon rolls the day you bake it, or the rolls will turn hard.
If you dont take cinnamon, you can replace the butter,brown sugar and cinnamon with any jam you like.

That is all, any other suggestion or questions, just leave a comment! Dont have a chat box yet..(i dont know how!! T.T)

Things you should know

2008-10-05T03:35:00.000-07:00

YES
i do date malay boys ;
most of my friends are malay ;
i do speak fluently in Bahasa Malaysia ;
i score A+ for my Tamadun Islam examination ;
i am interested in Islam.

Some people find that hard to believe.

" A chinese girl doing all that?! She does not bring her family honor!"

I dispice people who question me about the statement above.
Allow me to correct that, I hate people who does not accept my answers.
Mainly CHINESE BOYS.

Many people,i have debated with. regarding this topic.
Thank you for trying to 'advise' me. I wish you well.

If you want a debate,you're more than welcome to come up to me
BUT PLEASE,only if you can speak proper english with proper spelling.
and only if you have a solid backup on whatever statement that you're going to use to backfire me.

I do all of the above,with both my feet still planted strong on earth.
how about you?
If you are those people who practise ethnocentric way of thinking, dont bother.
If you are those people who tends to follow western thinking,(who wants to be a mat salleh) you can forget about it.I will not entertain you.
If you have a history to fly away from the main topic,do not approach me.
If you only want a debate just to diss Islam,fuck off.
If you the type who talk confident just so to trick people to think that you're right, NEWS FLASH, doesn't work on me.

Do bear in mind that whatever you say will only make me better at debating. Thank you for the contribution.

Recent contributor ;
Raymond Liew
Adrian Hendrick
Elvin Wong

Kah Wah
Maxy
John Lee

Choux Chantilly

2008-09-21T19:12:00.000-07:00

I did this in my kitchen class.oh ya! i switched course and college already.From TARC to Taylor's and from Quantity Surveying to Hospitality Management.

The price is very very far apart. One sem in Taylor's can pay for one and a half year in TARC. amazing huh?
BUT!!! the quality in Taylor's is waaaaay better from the floor to the roof and everything in between.
Back to topic, Choux Chantilly is also known as puff pastry! yummy yummy!

Ingredients
100g butter(unsalted)
250g milk
4 egss
2g salt
5g sugar
150g bread flour

For the Chantilly Cream
200g whipping cream
30g icing sugar
1 tsp vanilla essence

Place butter, salt, sugar and milk in a pot and bring to a boil.
Immediately, add in all the bread flour and stir the mixture into a smooth dough.
Continue to cook, stirring at all times till mixture is not sticking to the pot.
Transfer dough in a mixing bowl and leave to cool slightly.
Add in the eggs one at a time.
Pipe into desired shape and bake at preheated oven 190 C.
For chantilly cream, whip cream till thickened slightly. Sift the icing sugar and add the cream. Add vanilla essence to mixture.Leave to cool in refrigerator.
When patry is done, slice pastry in half and fill it up with chantilly cream. Sift icing sugar on top and serve.

starting fresh

2008-09-20T00:28:00.000-07:00

starting fresh with my blog again.ngehehe...
as from today onwards,i'll be updating at least 3 times a week?
no,no,make that 2 times a week!
Blog will be filled with recipes, recipes and recipes! Don't you just love baking?

To make my words valid, starting off with...drum rolls please!

Classic Chocolate Cake

Made this for my boyfriend's father's birthday and was a great hit! (Psst...easy way to get some brownie points!)

Ingredients
1 package devil's food cake mix
1 box instant chocolate pudding mix
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup vegetable oil
4 large eggs
chocolate frosting

Method

Preheat oven to 180°C.
Grease two 9-inch round cake pans. Dust with flour and tap out the excess; set pans aside.
Place the cake mix, pudding mix, sour cream, water, oil, and eggs in a large mixing bowl.
Blend with an electric mixer on low speed for 1 minute.
Stop and scrape down the sides of the bowl.
On medium low speed, continue to blend for 2-3 minutes more.
The batter will be very thick and should look well combined.
Pour batter into prepared pans and smooth it out.
Bake for 27-32 minutes (since I switched pans, I started checking the cakes at 25 minutes-- it was like gooey chocolate pudding-- then 3 minutes later it was perfect.
Another couple of minutes and I think it would have been dry, so keep an eye on your cakes.
Allow to cool in the pans on a wire rack for 20 minutes.
Now is the time to start preparing your frosting.
Run a knife along the edges on the cakes pans and carefully remove cake by inverting it; allow to cool for 20 minutes more on the wire rack right side up.
When the cake layers are completely cool, cut layers in half (save a domed layer for the top-- it makes your cakes look homemade) and frost.

As simple as that and you get a god's dessert on your hand. Have fun working on this.

Creme Brulee

2008-01-20T06:22:00.001-08:00

When you love baking, you have to try making creme brulee. It's the silent code of baking.haha..kidding..anyway, i baked one and here's how i do it.

Ingredients

6 egg yolks
6 tbsp white sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla essence
2 1/2 cups heavy cream (I used whipping cream)
2 tbsp brown sugar

Method

Preheat oven to 300F ( 150C ).
Beat egg yolks, white sugar and vanilla in a bowl until thick and creamy.
Pour 1cup of cream into a saucepan and stir over low heat until it almost come to boil. Remove cream from heat.
Stir cream into egg yolk mixture and whisk briefly.
Pour the cream/yolk mixture into the rest of the cream and whisk.
Skim the foam and pour the mixture into ramekins and place in a baking dish.
Place baking dish in oven and pour hot water in the dish until it comes halfway up the ramekins.
Bake at 375 F (180C ) for 15 - 30 minutes or until it has the gelatin like jiggle.
Remove from oven, cool in bath water for about 15minutes.
Place ramekins in freezer for an hour then you can transfer it to the fridge until serving time.
Sprinkle the top with sugar and brown sugar.
Torch the sugar until it caramelized. Be carefull not to burn.
Serve immediately.

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You can use coffee cups if you do not have ramekins.
You can use a broiler if you do not have a torch.

Chocolate Chip Cookies

2008-01-12T06:47:00.000-08:00

this is a basic chocolate chip cookies. An all time favorite.

Ingredients
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup white sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons hot water
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Cream together the butter, white sugar, and brown sugar until smooth.
Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla.
Dissolve baking soda in hot water.
Add to batter along with salt.
Stir in flour, chocolate chips, and nuts.
Drop by large spoonfuls onto ungreased pans.
Bake for about 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until edges are nicely browned.

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i love chewy cookies with crispy edges. If you do, you'll love this.

8th month anniversary

2008-01-08T07:21:00.000-08:00

i was sick =( poor me!!

Aglio Olio

2008-01-01T02:53:00.000-08:00

Ever eaten aglio olio from Pizza Uno? The pasta with garlic sauce?
Well...i cooked that last few weeks. Kudos for me!
Here's how.

Prepare

1 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 cup water
8 cloves of garlic (sliced)
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp oregano
1 tsp black pepper
1 tsp parsley

In a saucepan, saute garlic in oil over medium heat until the garlic is golden brown.

Add water and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Add parsley and seasonings; simmer uncovered another 10 minutes.

Combine thoroughly with pasta before serving.

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See, it's really really easy. I used 500g of spaghetti.

Enjoy your own aglio olio while its hot.

my 7th month anniversary

2007-12-05T07:40:00.000-08:00

12.00 am : Happy anniversary sayang!

ahh....7months.its been 7 months.seems short..after a 3years relationship. 7 fresh months. 7 fun months. Isn't life great?

12.03 am : Stomach growled.

12.31 am : ZzZzZzZzZz

8.31 am : Stirred from bed.

Beep beep.

Jesus! Give me a break..
1 message received
opening message..
-good morning sayang!

9.45 am : *Ring Ring*

-yes?
-come to the workshop now!
-but what if I can't start the car?
-just try.
-I want to take bath first.
-okay. make it fast!

10.05 am : stayed in workshop

11.00 am : got my car from the workshop. New tyres. New battery.awesome.

lazed around till 12.00pm. God....college.
Dont get me wrong. I like studying. I like learning new things.sounds nerdy? i know. but still love college but not when I have to travel 2 long hours to college.

home - ktm = 20minutes
ktm sbg - ktm kl sentral = 25minutes
lrt kl sentral - lrt tmn melati = 25minutes
lrt tmn melati - college = 20minutes

total = 1hour 30minutes

If im lucky,that is. If not, i'll have to wait for hours for the ktm train to arrive. You know how malaysia works. God, how much I miss high school..and how I take it for granted. Takes only 5minutes to school and I skip school like almost EVERYDAY.

2.00 pm : English class started.

2.15 pm :

Mr Santa : okay...let's get started on our lesson...turn to page 158..where is your book,young man? you know, i used to have a friend bla bla bla...yap yap yap....blee blaa bloo...

3.30pm :

Mr. Santa : okay...that's it for today. thank you for coming. wake up suet teng and remember, no more skipping class. I can't cover for you all the time.

SuetTheChomel : *yawn* yes sir.thanks alot.i appreciate it.you are the best! bye!!

English class is a bore. really.

5.00 pm : ahh....sampai subang.udara yang penuh dengan masalah.

called my boyfriend and picked him up from work so we could have a little minum petang at kopitiam. It rained heavily. I ordered Xi Mut Milk Tea. Cant resist those. and a set of roti bakar.My boyfriend ordered mee goreng and fries.

why would wanna know any of those.

bla bla bla...ate...dad..mom...bla bla bla...rain stopped...bla bla bla...

reached home.wanted to lepak.
called fatin=no can do..movie with ali..
called rysa=no can do..mom in bad mood.
called kyrue=no answer
called boyfriend=sleeping

jesus!!! why is it when im available, no one else is.
so i watched tv..
browsed around in myspace..
more tv...
made menu for my dinner party this saturday..
more tv..its mystery woman bookstore now.
started this blog.
im a boring person.i know.dont blame me.