Monday, November 23, 2009

They could do fondant too!

Owh update from Ulfa Deli.

They are now selling fondant cakes. Quite interesting, sebab my bro-in-law amat pandai melukis2 dan membentuk bentuk cakes itu jadi macam2.

This time, they're opening the delivery up until Ipoh and KL.

I've no picture of their latest fondant cakes, tapi this is their display cake, masa work in progress.



Go check out their site, or call her at 0133444618 (Atiqah).

Friday, November 20, 2009

I am emotionally driven !



It sucks to always be blamed.

It takes all hands to work, with everyone and no one person should be blamed on everything.

Bodo lah.

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Loung Ung and then, KL

I'm here in KL, with Masyitah. I have an interesting write up about our journey, but I haven't finished writing that.

And Loung Ung has been fascinating my week, last week with her detailed autobiography :



First They Killed My Father

She managed to redraw her childhood nightmare into a book, and I could see the painting clearly.

And again, be thankful for our peaceful beloved hometown.

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Again and again Taiping

Maybe my boss likes Taiping so much, everything is done here. Though, I like it here. It's always fall in Taiping (macam la aku penah rasa fall).


The famous lake of Taiping, from Wikipedia
Going to Taiping, has always calm me down. I've had a very angry week, I can feel that anger is getting away from my system. Sungguh efficient Taiping ni.

As always my 'troops' has to be 'cargo'ed to hometown, thanks to Atiqah for being generous, tutup kedai dia sehari jaga ninja2 aku.


And oh, sungguh happy bila dapat tau Hasna's back! Fun eh Perth..

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

my tummy is in bad mood

Or shall I say bad shape.


Literally.


Remember younger days when it is scary to see our mom's tummy; bulging with visible cellulite marks. That is the kind of feeling when I look at my tummy nowadays.

macam ini tau!


Thing is, that could only be very obvious if I wear tight shirts or pants; which I don't normally do. When I'm in my baju kurung, I look ok. Evidence - a promoter once request me to change the size of skirt I'm about to try on in the fitting room, she said "Yang tu besar sangat, size XXL, rasanya akak ni size L pun muat".

Blearrgghh, I smile and said "takpe, L mesti tak muatnya, size ni ok". True enough, true enough.

This my friends, has given a big problem to me. Loose clothes looks too shabby on my shoulder and in a way making me older. Now I know why people keep asking how many children do I have and if my first one has already gone for primary school.

I looked that old (when I don't even reach 30 yet!)

It is not due to the pregnancies friends, nor the bearing of my childrens.

Pregnancy has made me slimmer. First, I lost appetite. Then, when the appetite is ok, I'm taking care of my food intakes, making sure I took only nutritous food. And post-delivery, I have a very garang-singa-berapi mom, she makes sure I do the malay post-delivery rituals every day. And my father, he'll make sure I took vegetables and fruits, to balance up my post-delivery diet.

Taking care of the childrens consume most of my time at home. But that can't be the reason why I'm getting fat. It takes a lot of energy to play and fight with them, at the same time doing the house-chores. That energy, should take away at least a bit of the fat, kan?

So, the reasons could be :
  • My lack of exercise - not lack, but the absence of exercise in my life. I used to exercise a lot. Went to gym, jog and all. I'm giving excuses like - no time la, nak ambil anaklah, nak jaga anaklah. nak siapkan kerja lah.. takde trademill kat rumah lah.. letih lah... Aci ke?
  • All the food in the world tastes delicious - betul. When I eat out, and all the food taste nyum nyumm, I'll eat a lot. In kenduri-kendara, even when some says tak sedap, aku rasa sedap je dan tibai habis. When I cook, of course aku perasan and rasa sedap gila hingga jilat jari. Camne tu?
  • My unhealthy habits - Dulu, when I'm not a wife or a mom, my mother will make sure that we'll not eat after 8, don't lay on the couch unless you've taken your meal 2 hours ago, sit properly, don't slouch, eat in proper schedule, no munching in between, that sort of thing. Tapi ni kan, rumah saya, rule saya. Padanlah muka!

There you go. All the problems points to one and only one root cause - me and my lazy bump.

And aku rasa dah banyak kali list out things I should and shouldn't do. Tapi due to my inconsistent culture, lama-lama the don'ts are forgotten.

Actually aku lama dah tulis entry ni tapi tak post sebab tak sempat perabih. Hari ni post jelah, walaupun tak abis. Hopefully boleh flat kan perut pas nih.

Da..

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

terasa hebat..

nyeh nyeh nyeh.. walaupun tak.



I mean, seriously how to sambung masters if yg ni pun terkebil2 sambil kena menelaah di hostel?
Kan patutnya poya-poya malam2...


But tonite, I'm going out. Bosan gila duduk hostel sorang-sorang sambil merenung binary2 dan juga numbers.
Macam mana korang boleh buat senang je eh?

Monday, November 2, 2009

Dari dapur hotel ke hadapan anda!

Ok that's my sister's bakery tagline.I've always felt proud of her, because none of us (anak2 cikgu umar), has ever ventured in business seriously except her.

It takes courages and strong will to do business, which I'm a bit lacking. Courage to face losses, barang tak laku, duit tak ada, kalau aku memang dah lama back off.



Atiqah in action. And her kitchen is clean too, notice eh?

But Atiqah, earns her 'salary' from her business. She don't do it part time, and she start it right after her graduation; of course with help from Tunas Mekar.

So, readers (hopefully lah ada..) please do visit her blog (pls do, because they also blog about baking tips and share recipes).

Or if in any case u guys are in Teluk Intan or Langkap, pls drop by her shop -
Ulfa Deli.

I'm a fan of their :
  • Banana Choc cake (honestly, the one she baked taste wayyyy better than Secr*et Re*cipe),
  • Banana cupcake - Ammar can't stop eating this, mind u it's addicting!
  • Carrot cake - super sedap! My father don't like cakes, but he can wallop this whole cake alone.
  • Breads and bun - she offers a lot of varieties, bun kacang hitam - superb!
  • Biscuits & cookies  - last Aidilfitri, she baked oat cookie, delicious yet healthy, must try.

Oat cookies - must try!

They do delivery too (with minor charges of course), so in case u guys balik kampung and planning to setup makan-makan, birthday party, kenduri engagement , kenduri kahwin or even kenduri tahlil, you could order cakes/cupcakes/bun/cookies from her. She could do the packaging too, but u must plan ahead with her.

Ulfa Deli also sells cake ingredients. They've selected it from Halal manufacturer and Atiqah is always helpful if you request for any recipe.

Oh lupa, she can be contacted at 013-3444618.

And if you're not nearby Ulfa Deli, please spread this to your friends who might be passing Langkap or Teluk Intan at any chance.

Why? Because they offers really delicious cakes!

I don't believe that anybody feels the way I do, about you now...

(owh, lagu ini stuck dalam kepala...oasis ke sape ntah nyanyi)
I'm in KL attending some course which I've postponed from the day I delivered Ilhan. It's a long course, 2 weeks, with 1 week break in between.


My colleague said I'm hati kering, because I leave my children for some course that I could've just reject or postpone again.


Thing is, I could not reject or postpone.I've been dreaming to get a cert from this course. It's nothing big, but it is in my to-do list this year. And I know myself, if I don't go now, I'll not go forever.


You've got to do what you've got to do.



I am! (image from Imagining Ourselves)


Others have had bumpers in their journey too, and mine is to make sure my children are in good place. My mum's that is. Eventhough that means, I had to drive with Masyitah and Ammar in heavy rain from Penang to Langkap, before going to KL.


Others succeed, so why shouldn't I.


Maybe my colleague wanted me to be like him, quoting him "alah u ni, tak payah susah2, cukup kan je training hours. Lagipun sijil apa yg u nak sangat ni, anak2 dok tinggai di rumah.."


Boleh blah.


As I said before, you've got to do what you've got to do.


I am looking for strength in myself, memang kalau ikutkan aku, malas dah nak belajaq macam2. But again, you're never too old to acquire any knowledge plus aku bukan tua pun (chewah..)


So Ilhan, Masyitah and Ammar, I'll be missing all of you a lot. See ya end of this week.
And En Shahrun, thanks for being understanding.


Oh ye, boleh la jumpa kawan2 kat KL.. (wah.. diverse2).