What to say???

Hi all...
So sorry for no updates for a few days already... It's Amni's school holiday... And I just happened to be at home for the whole week... Nothing happened since the day I went to the Billingsgate Fish Market previously... Furthermore, it's still winter.... Even though the springs started to crept in, it's still quite cold these few days.... The only outing that we did is a walk to the Ladywell Park and also to the Hilly Field Playground... Pity Amni but surely I won't take her out if it's rain or rather cold, right???
The school will resume again on tuesday and I already told Amni that she need to start sleep early again.... Previously before school holiday, it would be very easy taking care of her as she always sleep very early, around 9.00nto 9.30 pm. Also very happy to wake up for school. She likes it very much. May be because the school system is very different compared to Malaysia where it's more playing and surely less homework... The most that she need to do is some writing, coloring and 2 very simple story book to read each week. How nice...
I could see that she's so eager to go to school again... May be she missed her friends a lot... Well, I'll feel the same way if I need to just stay at home for the whole week doing nothing... But since she started attending the school almost one and a half month ago, I see a lot of changes in her... She seems to be happier, less moody and she did try to converse in english a lot... Now everytime I spoke in malay with her, she surely replies in english... Complete with english accent... I still trying to adapt myself to the british's english which quite different compared to the american's english, which I so get used to...
In a way, I'm looking forward to another school period for Amni which also means that I'll have something to do everyday rather than stuck at home doing nothing... Adios...

Kembali merepek....

Hi...
So sorry sbb lama tak membebel kat wall nie... Aku duk spend masa tgk NCIS Season 7... Dah abis dh semlm, nie duk tgk Season 8 plak... Lepas abis episode 14, aku nak tgk Lie To Me plak... Dah download dh 2 season... Xde benda sgt la 2-3 ari nie.
Tapi ari sabtu pagi baru nie, aku ada pi Billingsgate Fish Market, pasar pagi yg sebijik mcm Pasar Borong Selayang. Cuma yg nie dia just jual seafood... Suma ada dr fresh salmon, kord, ketam, udang, sotong to frozen seafood... Suma jual borong... Best giler... Kalau ler freezer kat umah nie besar, mmg heaven la kalau nak beli seafood kt situ. Mcm2 ada...
Aku beli salmon 2 ekor (€10 sekor), udang sederhana besar 2 kilo (€11 sekilo), Ikan Sebelah 2 ekor, Sea bass sekotak n frozen squid 2 kotak... Abis gak la €60 pg tu... Geram jer nak beli kord, siakap merah etc... Telur ikan pun banyak... Semlm plak aku masak salmon grill 4 ketul, Amni mkn bnyk giler... Syok je tgk... 2 ari lepas, Freeda masak ikan sebelah stim... Kebetulan si Nore dtg...
Ari ni plak aku try masak ikan sea bass singgang serai... Main belasah jer walaupun x cukup bahan... Kena plak Amni skrg cuti seminggu, kena masak utk tghari ler... Tp nampak mcm ok jer dia mkn ikan tu. So utk seminggu nie, aku kena masak awal la tiap ari... Nak bwk Amni g garden pun xleh... Mendung jer... Dah la sejuk giler... Jgn snow udah ler,...
Last week nampak mcm dh nak Spring... Pokok2 and bunga2 pun dh start kluar.... Ni mcm delay skit laa... Anyway, nnt kalau free, aku update ler photo blog aku tu... Bahan bnyk, just ada dlm external HD.... Malas nak korek...

Bila lelaki dh tak malu jadi dayus...

Aku tertarik utk membebel pasal tajuk nie ari nie... Sbbnya, 2-3 hari nie aku tgk banyak sgt keluar dalam berita kat malaysia and UK pasal lelaki pukul perempuan, x kira la laki pukul bini, samseng, perompak, perogol etc2...  Bagi aku, benda mcm nie terjadi sbb ramai lelaki (or laki) yg sudah rasa x malu jd lelaki dayus... Aku igt lg kalau zaman dulu, kebanyakkan lelaki mmg pantang pukul perempuan, sbb takut dipanggil 'dayus'...
Even as a husband, seorg lelaki akan cuba menjadi seorg laki yg bertanggungjawab, bekerja, jaga keluarga sebaik mungkin for te same reason... Sekarang? Siap buleh keluar paper, internet... Siap buleh buat mcm x kisah... Kalau dulu, mmg x kluar rumah ler... Mmmg konsep 'dayus' nampak mcm kasar dan seorg lelaki sepatutnya menjalankan tugasnya sebagai seorg lelaki atas sbb moral, agama, bukannya sbb takut dipanggil dayus. Tp, aku rasa konsep nie somehow effective.
Skrg, lelaki nampaknya lebih suka menunjukkan kekuatannya sebagai lelaki... More like "I'm strong, just follow what I told you to...". Tanpa dia sedar yg seorg lelaki sebenarnya mempunyai tanggungjawab yg diberi tuhan sebagai ketua, pemimpin dan pelindung. Ditambah pulak dgn pengaruh dadah, arak dan mcm2 lg skrg nie, keadaan makin menjadi x terkawal. Sbb tu kita buleh baca dalam berita di mana2, kes2 pukul wanita, isteri, anak2 makin menjadi2. Siap sampai masuk hospital malah ada yg cacat atau mati...
Unthinkable but it's a reality now. X ada jalan penyelesaian selagi kita x kembali kpd ajaran agama. X kiralah mana2 agama skalipun, rasanya x ada yg menghalalkan perbuatan yg kejam mcm ini. Dan rasa tanggungjawab dan malu perlu diterapkan semula kepada anak2, supaya mereka menjadi generasi yg membentuk masyarakat  yg lebih baik, bukannya yg lebih teruk dari yg ada skrg.

Resepi Char Kuey Teow

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Bahan-bahan:
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1. Kueh Teow
2. Bawang putih dipotong dadu/atau diblend (satu sudu besar)
3. Cili kering (di blend, satu sudu besar) atau cili boh pun boleh..
4. Udang basah (1 - 2 ekor)
5. Kerang (100 - 300 gram) direbus dahulu (optional)
6. Kicap manis (1/2 sudu besar atau 1.5ml)
7. Kicap masin (1/2 sudu besar atau 1.5ml)
8. Kicap pekat (1/2 sudu besar atau 1.5ml)
9. Sos Nampla atau sos ikan/sotong (1/2 sudu besar atau 1.5 ml) - optional
10. Garam (1/5 sudu besar atau 1/2 sudu kecil)
11. Telor ayam (1 biji) - dipecah dan dikacau di dalam bekas kecil.
12. Taugeh (30 sen (SGD 0.10) sahaja tetapi pakai 1/5 bahagian sahaja)
13. Sayur Kuchai (optional) pakai sedikit sahaja
14. Minyak memasak sayuran (1-2 sudu besar)
15. Air (secawan)
16. Secubit belacan (shrimp paste)


Kaedah Memasak: (10-15 minit)
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1. Panaskan kuali dan letakkan minyak memasak. Gunakan api yang sederhana.
2. Masukkan bawang putih, cili yg di blend(kisar), dan udang basah.
3. Kemudian masukkan kicap-kicap manis, masin, pekat dan sos nampla serta belacan.
4. Kacau campuran itu tadi hingga sebati dan kemudian masukkan air.
5. Biarkan hingga campuran mendidih dan kemudian masukkan telor.
6. Kacaukan kuah itu tadi sehingga telor hancur. Masukkan 5 ketul kerang rebus tadi.
7. Masukkan garam, kueh teow (satu genggam sahaja), sayur kuchai dan juga taugeh.
8. Biarkan ramuan serasi selama 1 minit dan kemudian boleh dihidangkan panas.
9. That's all. Pasti nak buat lagi!

Char Koey Teow Pulau Jerjak

Nnt aku try yg nie...

Delila@myresipi.com

Bahan-bahan ( 2 Org )

• 600g koey teow
• 1 cawan kerang (rebus dan kopek)
• 10 ekor udang sederhana besar
• Segenggam tauge
• Segengam daun kuchai
• 2 biji telur

BAHAN KICAP KOEY TEOW

• 5 ulas bawang merah (kisar)
• 4 ulas bawang putih (kisar)
• 5 tangkai cili kering (kisar)
• 10 ekor udang (buang kulit,rebus)
• 8 sudu besar kicap
• 5 sudu besar sos cili
• 5 sudu besar sos tomato
• 1 sudu besar cuka
• 2 sudu besar sos tiram
• Garam,MSG dan gula secukup rasa

BAHAN-BAHAN TUMIS

• 3 ulas bawang merah (kisar)
• 2 ulas bawang putih (kisar)
• Minyak utk menumis

Cara-cara

• Kisar semua bahan-bahan kicap koew teow dengan air rebusan udang hingga lumat.Masakkan di atas api kecil hingga masak.Jangan terlalu pekat.Jika pekat tambah air.
• Panaskan minyak dan tumis bahan-bahan tumis.Tumis hingga naik bau.
• Masukkan udang dan tambahkan sedikit air.
• Bila udang kemerahan, masukkan bahan-bahan kicap yang telah dikisar dan dimasak terlebih dahulu tadi.Jangan terlalu banyak.Ikut citarasa anda sama ada banyak atau sikit kerana bahan kicap ini boleh diguna banyak kali.
• Masukkan koey teow.Kacau dengan cepat dan sebentar sahaja.Masukkan pula telur.Kacau rata.
• Masukkan kerang, tauge dah kuchai.Goreng hingga sebati tapi jangan sampai kering.
• Angkat dan hidang panas-panas.

Updates as on 10th Feb 2011

Hi...
So sorry sebab lama x update page nie... 2-3 hari ni duk rasa malas je nak meng-update. Kena plak aku baru beli earphone baru... Terpaksa guna USB earphone sbb aku punya stereo port kat laptop dah rosak... So bila dah dapat tu, lepas gian le sikit... Baru puas tgk movie kalau ada earphone... Kalau x, kena bukak sound MAX, bising laa...
End up aku duk spend time menonton NCIS... He he he... Nice! Ni le yang best duk kat London nie, sbb internet speed dia laju. Download movie and TV series jer l... Sekarang aku dah abis tgk season 5, tgh tunggu season 6 abis download... Slow skit kali nie sbb leaching x banyak... Plus aku kena download some TV series yg di-order oleh anak2 sedara...
Tak banyak benda yg berlaku 2-3 ari nie... Duk tunggu on-line komik pun xde latest update... Pi mana ntah tuan punya blog tu... Pi holiday kot... Dah lama dah dia x update komik baru... Heran plak aku... sama mcm aku gak la kot, jadi malas nak update blog sendiri...
Cuaca ari nie x brapa elok... Sejuk, berangin and mendung... Semlm and 2 ari lepas elok skit... At least ada la sunlight... Panas skit and nak kluar g ambik Amni pun x payah pakai baju tebal2... Ari nie sure kena pakai tebal skit... Nak mandi pun rasa malas giler kalau sejuk2 mcm nie... Tp kalau x mandi kang, busuk plak... He he he...

4 bulan di London

Rasanya dah lebih 4 bulan kami sekeluarga di London. So far, OK la... Not bad, but not that good either. Kalau nak dibandingkan dengan Malaysia, UK secara fizikalnya tidak nampak semaju Malaysia. Even kalau kita ke kota London sekalipun, rasanya tak semegah Malaysia. Bezanya, kedai2 di sini lebih kepada butik style berbanding Malaysia yang lebih kepada kompleks beli-belah. Kedainya pasti lebih berjenama berbanding Malaysia. Bangunan dan struktur lama dikekalkan sebagai daya penarik bagi pelancong2 yang datang.

Sistem pengangkutannya memang bagus dan teratur terutamanya train dan bas. Memang mudah untuk ke mana2 walaupun kos pengangkutan agak tinggi. Masalahnya, sistem pengangkutan di sini sangat fragile dan selalu terganggu oleh salji pada musim sejuk dan juga perangai kesatuan pekerja2 yang selalu mogok. So kenalah selalu alert kepada berita2 dan update2 untuk mengelakkan sebarang masalah semasa perjalanan.

Harga makanan di sini pulak agak mahal especially kalau makan kat restoran. Tapi kalau rajin masak, bahan mentahnya cukup murah. Ayam, daging, sayur dan buah2an memang murah. Kena pulak di Lewisham ni banyak kedai2 daging halal. Harga makanan laut seperti ikan agak mahal terutamanya yang fresh. Kalau yang frozen tu murah la sikit. So kalau bawak £20 tu, memang buleh beli cukup lauk untuk seminggu la.

Orang2 di sini sangat ramah, walaupun ada jugak kes2 sikit kureng (Setakt ni tak jumpa lagi la yang kureng tu). Gaya bercakap jugak berbeza  berbanding dengan yang kita lihat di TV. Kalau di supermarket or kedai2, memang greetings-nya berbeza. Selalu kedengaran "Morning, love", "Hi, mate" or "Cheers!" instead "Welcome". Kena pulak bercakap dengan orang Irish, Scottish or others yang slang-nya berbeza. Memang pening! 

Kalau dulu masa di Malaysia, aku duk imagine kat UK nie penuh ngan orang putih. Bila sampai sini, baru aku sedar yang kat sini penuh dengan orang yang tak berapa putih. Ramai foreigner rupanya. Kalau di Malaysia, kita ada melayu, cina dan india. Sini pulak lagi variety. Seluruh dunia punya manusia ada kat sini. Kalau naik bas tu, rasanya penuh dengan yang tak berapa putih dari yang putih. Kalau dengar depa bercakap pun, macam2 bahasa buleh dengar. Kalau tengok budak2 pun, dah bercampur-campur dah. Ramai yang dah kelabu. 

Cuaca pulak memang sejuk. Kena pulak kitorang sampai hujung musim luruh. Sekarang ni musim sejuk, suhu selalu bawah dari 5°C. Kalau malam tu memang bawah dari 0°C la. Setakat ni dah snow 2 kali. Turunnya kejap je, tapi nak tunggu cair tu ambik masa 3-4 hari jugak. Tapi memang mencabar jugak la time2 snow tu. Tapi ada kawan bagitau yang London ni selalunya memang takde snow even during winter. Selalunya hujan, berangin and sejuk je. Patut la masa awal winter baru nie, orang2 UK ni duk pakat shopping baju winter macam nak gila.

Shopping kat sini memang best... Dengan syarat jangan convert ke RM. Tapi kalau dapat kerja and earn money dekat UK nie, memang best la sebab gaji depa nie memang tinggi. Tapi yang tak bestnya, tax pun tinggi jugak la. Kalau kena time sale, harga turun banyak. So buleh la kalau nak shopping time tu. Kalau tak pun, tunggu je time off-season.

To a certain extent, buleh dikatakan orang UK ni pemalas. In a way, they are ruined by their own system. Walaupun sistem benefit yang digunakan di UK nie memang bagus untuk membantu para penganggur,  orang2 cacat dan orang2 tua, tapi ramai yang mengambil kesempatan. Bayangkan kalau anda cacat, atau ada ahli keluarga yang cacat, anda akan diberi bantuan bulanan dan ahli keluarga yang menjaga pun dapat elaun menjaga. Tiap2 anak dan penjaga yang tidak bekerja semata2 untuk menjaga anak di rumah juga akan dapat elaun bulanan.

Kalau anak anda mengandung, pihak kerajaan wajib menyediakan rumah untuk anak anda dan boyfriendnya. Sebab tu, anda akan lihat ramai 'remaja' di sini yang tak mempunyai kerja tapi mempunyai anak. Jumlah elaunnya bukan sedikit malah lebih dari pendapatan orang yang bekerja. So memang ramai orang2 di UK nie yang sanggup berpura2 sakit, tak mampu bekerja dan sebagainya hanya untuk membolehkan diorang mendapat bantuan dari kerajaan. Ini jugak menarik ramai foreigner dari seluruh dunia untuk datang ke UK dan menjadi rakyat di sini. Why bother wake up early to go to work and get paid while you can stay at home and get paid? Best kan?

Masa untuk process permohonan apa2pun sekalipun jugak tersangatlah slow di sini. Cuba bayangkan, untuk bukak account bank akan mengambil masa paling kurang minggu. Dah la kena bagi macam2 document sebagai bukti. Kalau kat Malaysia, just bawak duit and kad pengenalan je. Kalau nak dapatkan internet connection, minimum 2 minggu. Kalau nak register anak ke sekolah, pun lembap jugak. Buleh dikatakan semua benda slow.

Tapi internet speed kat sini memang heaven. Memang sangat best especially untuk orang yang takde keja lain macam aku, duk surf internet 24 jam. He he he... Kalau nak download movie tu, kejap je la. Kalau convert ke RM, terasa mahal sikit la. Tapi kalau dalam pound sterling, memang OK.

Kalau ikutkan hati, memang banyak benda yang aku nak komen pasal UK nie. Tapi simpan untuk time lain jugak la ye. OK?

Weeping Willow

*** Previously shared in my FB note.
*** Taken from 'My girl' movie.


With your tears running down,
why do you always weep and frown?

Is it because he left you one day?
is it because he could not stay?

On your branches he would swing,
do you long for the happiness that day would bring?

He found shelter in your shade.
You thought his laughter would never fade.

Weeping willow, stop your tears.
There is something to calm you fears.

You think death has ripped you forever apart.
But I know he'll always be in your heart

10/90 Principle

*** Aku pernah post benda ni kat FB... Saja je share sini...


What is this principle????

10% of life is made up of what happens to you. 90% of life is decided by how you react.

What does this mean? We really have no control over 10% of what happens to us. We cannot stop the car from breaking down. The plane will be late arriving, which throws our whole schedule off. A driver may cut us off in traffic. We have no control over this 10%. The other 90% is different. You determine the other 90%.How? By your reaction.

You cannot control a red light., but you can control your reaction. Don't let people fool you; YOU can control how you react.

Let's use an example.
You are eating breakfast with your family. Your daughter knocks over a cup of coffee onto your business shirt. You have no control over what just what happened. What happens when the next will be determined by how you react.

You curse. You harshly scold your daughter for knocking the cup over.

She breaks down in tears. After scolding her, you turn to your spouse and criticize her for placing the cup too close to the edge of the table. A short verbal battle follows. You storm upstairs and change your shirt. Back downstairs, you find your daughter has been too busy crying to finish breakfast and get ready for school. She misses the bus. Your spouse must leave immediately for work.

You rush to the car and drive your daughter to school. Because you are late, you drive 40 miles an hour in a 30 mph speed limit. After a 15-minute delay and throwing $60 traffic fine away, you arrive at school. Your daughter runs into the building without saying goodbye.

After arriving at the office 20 minutes late, you find you forgot your briefcase. Your day has started terrible. As it continues, it seems to get worse and worse. You look forward to coming home, When you arrive home, you find small wedge in your relationship with your spouse and daughter.

Why? Because of how you reacted in the morning. Why did you havea bad day?
A) Did the coffee cause it?
B) Did your daughter cause it?
C) Did the policeman cause it?
D) Did you cause it?

The answer is " D".

You had no control over what happened with the coffee.
How you reacted in those 5 seconds is what caused your bad day.

Here is what could have and should have happened.
Coffee splashes over you. Your daughter is about to cry. You gently say, "It's ok honey, you just need, to be more careful next time". Grabbing a towel you rush upstairs. After grabbing a new shirt and your briefcase, you come back down in time to look through the window and see your child getting on the bus. She turns and waves. You arrive 5 minutes early and cheerfully greet the staff. Your boss comments on how good the day you are having.

Notice the difference?

Two different scenarios. Both started the same. Both ended different.

Why? Because of how you REACTED.
You really do not have any control over 10% of what happens. The other 90% was determined by your reaction.

Here are some ways to apply the 90/10 principle.

If someone says something negative about you, don't be a sponge. Let the attack roll off like water on glass. You don't have to let the negative comment affect you! React properly and it will not ruin your day. A wrong reaction could result in losing a friend, being fired, getting stressed out etc.

How do you react if someone cuts you off in traffic?
Do you lose your temper? Pound on the steering wheel? (A friend of mine had the steering wheel fall off)
Do you curse? Does your blood pressure skyrocket?
Do you try and bump them?

WHO CARES if you arrive ten seconds later at work? Why let the cars ruin your drive?

Remember the 90/10 principle, and do not worry about it.

You are told you lost your job. Why lose sleep and get irritated? It will work out. Use your worrying energy and time into finding another job.

The plane is late; it is going to mangle your schedule for the day. Why take out your frustration on the flight attendant? She has no control over what is going on. Use your time to study, get to know the other passenger.

Why get stressed out? It will just make things worse. Now you know the 90-10 principle. Apply it and you will be amazed at the results. You will lose nothing if you try it.

The 90-10 principle is incredible. Very few know and apply this principle. The result? Millions of people are suffering from undeserved stress, trials, problems and heartache.

We all must understand and apply the 90/10 principle.

It CAN change your life***!!!!!!!

"Apa mau masak ari nie?"

"Apa mau masak ari nie?"... Tu lah soalan yg selalu aku tanyakan pada diri sendiri tiap2 hari sepanjang aku kat London nie... Kena plak hari Freeda pi ke klinik... Surely aku le yg kena masak untuk dinner... Menunya plak memang takde lauk lain... asyik2 ayam, daging or ikan... Tu je la... ahad baru nie aku pi beli budu kat See Woo... Budu made in Thailand... Sebabnya aku dah boring nak makan nasik takde budu... Kalau ada budu tu, ada la variety skit... Buat ikan bakat tawar ke, ulam ke...
"apa aku nak masak ari nie?"... Yang nie untuk hari nie plak... rasanya macam nak makan ikan tawar jer... Semestinya cicah ngan budu... He he he... Ikan mackerel tu pun ada lagi 2 ekor... Balance buat singgang semalam...
"Amni? Freeda? Depa nak makan apa?" Ntah ler... Kalau Freeda, aku x risau sangat... Selalunya dia makan je apa aku masak... Amni susah skit... Memang cerewet pasal makan.... Kena tanya dia la nanti, pastu baru aku masakkan... Harap2 tak mintak yang pelik2, dah ler... Selalunya, dia akan mintak spaghetti kosong, sosej, ayam goreng and nasik... Tapi selalunya jugak la dia makan x banyak... Tu yang aku geram tu...
Entah la.... Tu untuk hari nie... Esok? Lusa? Penat... Penat... Patut la kadang2 Freeda tanya soalan tu kat aku dulu... Memang penat rupanya nak masak nie... Bukan masak tu yang penat... Duk pikir apa menu yang nak dimasak tu yang susah sebenarnya...
So kepada kengkawan yang JANTAN tu, jangan ingat masak tu senang... Try le kalau berani...

Chinese new year...

Aku baru beli USB keyboard ari nie... Beli yang murah2 jer... Malas nak buat typing guna laptop... And aku buleh belasah keyboard nie sesuka hati masa typing or gaming... He he he...
Hari ni jugak tahun baru cina... Selalunya kalau time nie kat malaysia, aku cuti and semestinya ke KL... Mainly untuk sambut new year dengan family mertua dekat rumah Ah Kong di PJ... Also at the same time, aku buleh visit abang2 and kakak aku di Kepong, Shah Alam or Gombak... Kalau nasib baik, anak2 sedara pun buleh jumpa gak time nie...
But this year, aku kat London, teman Freeda buat specialist... OK jer sebenarnya walaupun aku resign dari Kobe just untuk datang sini tapi at least kitorg still satu family kat sini... Terasa rugi jugak sebab aku memang suka kerja kat kilang tu especially under my boss, Hidzir... Cool guy, really... A good friend also...
Nampaknyer, dalam 3 tahun nie memang melepas le nak makan nasik ayam Hainan masakan auntie... But no worries, 3 tahun jer kan?!!!