Gonna try to beat this craziness today in the gym, yesterday i missed my workout because of last minute plan changes.. we went Christmas present shopping pula..LOL! a very short and fast Christmas shopping.. hoping that i could do my workout routine at home..tapi came home with blister on my kaki pula! Celaka punya kasut tinggi! Pakai too long sampai kaki sakit.. so end up no workout. Balik rumah kononnya mau blog, tapi i have so many present waiting to be wrapped.. na.. trus tidak blog lagi.. so basically my plan for yesterday semua rosak la…

I hope today’s plan will go as planned la… kalau inda sigh… naik la berat badan ni…

I still can’t think what to give Dan for his Christmas present this year.. im getting really anxious, tired and bit irritated cos i can’t seem to think what to give him..isk! Susah la jadi lelaki ni…sigh.

Karang i beli barcode scanner for him baru tau…LOL! macam mana tu ar?? apa la kunun dia bulih buat with that scanner?? Scanner si Gummi?? heheheheh..sigh.. anyway..i better go la.. nanti ja la sia sia kasih upload my workout routine bila sia sudah try it ..:)

Sorry for the lack of update recently, been really LAZY! LOL! Just wanted to chill out at home after working out in the gym.

As you all already know this is our 4th week and still going strong. Im proud of what we have done so far, what we have achieved. If you ask me how i feel really,what i think about all this workout.. HONESTLY..IT”S PAIN IN THE ASS! That’s the truth! But we all know there is no other way you can loose weight and be healthy at the same time..other than to workout. So to me, the PAIN IN THE ASS is a good pain at the end of the day…LOL! What makes it even more worth it is when you get to see the result and when someone start saying  ” hey you looking good now, or hey you’ve lost some weight huh?” That’s the best thing about all this..it’s all worth the pain and i can’t wait really to see my body gets back to where it used to be.. it may take a year.. but i will try to go on till i see changes!

Anyway, here is my score for Monday and Wed circuit.

Monday

1- Side step up- 17, 17 ,16

2- Santana Push up- 4, 6, 6

3- Rock climber- MIssed out the first set, 32, 32

4- Deadlift- all 3 sets – 14 reps

5- Tricep Dips- 17, 15, 18

6- High Knee- 41, 41, 46

7- Bicep Curl- 17, 11, 18

8- Lunge backward- 11, 10 , 10

9- Shoulder front Raise- 15, 11, 17

10- Leg lift, star crunch, butt lift- 8,7,4

11- Plank all 3 set 30 sec.

Now let’s see Wed score. I have changed a lil bit of the routine as i find some of  it bit too easy for me..

1- Prisoner squat with knee lift- 13, 10, 11

2-Santana Push UP- 5,8,6

3- Rock climber- 33,29,31

4- Dead lift- 14,14 12

5- Tricep Dips- 16, 20, 17

6- High Knee- 43,43,44

7- Bicep curl- 13,19,19

8- Lunge backward- 10,11,10

9- Shoulder front raise- 13,16,18

10- Side hip raise ( L)- 13,15,11

11- Plank- 30 sec

12- side hip raise ( R)-  13,14,12

I also have added bit more weights on wed routine as compared to Monday.

Enough talking about my workout score, now let’s move on to something that is really interesting.

Do you love to eat/drink soy? Anything with soy? If yes, i suggest you sit and think and read this article before you go further with it.. of cos, it is up to you to see and evaluate this yourself. I have stopped taking soy product now… and even if i really want to take soy product, i make sure its only once a month. Unlike before…My master trainer told me about soy..it freaks me out .. but i think it’s best that you read it up yourself. To me, media plays a big role here..how they cleverly made us believe  everything 100% without actually really think about it further… here’s one of the link i checked today..

http://www.soyonlineservice.co.nz/ or you can also just google it yourself or if you don’t want to Google soy maybe you would like to know more about casablanca ceiling fans instead…LOL!

Enjoy your reading on soy peeps.. hope that help you a lil

One of my fav there was the sabahan food…hehehe… syiok sendiri sia baca tu post sia.. so true.. you really cant find any food like sabahan food in any part of the world not even in KL.. sudah la inda banyak sangat pakai preservative…semua fresh lagi tu! Unlike KL food… adeh deh… seafood dia sini sudah la mahal… mau bau busuk pun sometimes  masih juga diorang jual!

Pernah sia terbeli ikan busuk here in KL.. punya sakit hati sia… sudah la tu ikan mahal sebab i bought it at this so called high class market..inda pun sia termakan tu ikan. CELAKA!

Anyway… i hope i can have my bambangan, sup halia ayam, tuhau, fresh basungan goreng, sayur kg campur, ngiu chap meat ball, prawn mee, siput tarik…. astagaaaaaaaaa..sia berliur sudah by just imagining ni semua.. sot oh!

Im sure i will need weight loss products soon! Sigh.. What to do.. kk food is heaven!

Floating village..

I really enjoy this boat ride. despite me being wet with the unpredictable weather in Krabi

See… exactly what i said.. sekejap sana tu awan jadi hitam.. and bikin takut ar, sebab the wind was soo strong macam ada ribut pula sia rasa kadang kadang.

Me, riding bike on my own. I manage juga.. tapi inda la pi jalan raya.. only at the  hotel parking area. Best pula kan ride motor ni…LOL!LOL!

This was taken on the day we’re leaving Krabi…hahah kesian ba kami .. kepunan matahari Krabi.

Just like the signage i was holding said.. this restaurant serve clean and good food!! Yummy.. tapi jangan harap makanan sini murah sangat….1 beef, vege , tom yam soup (small), 2 steam rice and 2 drinks.. can cost you up to Rm 34-36  but you won’t regret it la.

Ba sia mau surf  and look for tv stands dulu, i think it’s time for me to do so.. get a new tv stand at home

Ba, till then. Nite peeps.

As you all may already know, we spent our weekend at Krabi this time around as our post engagement holiday. It was really fun! I really enjoyed the short weekend trip.

We arrived on Friday afternoon only to be greeted by rainy, cloudy and windy weather. The hotel coordinator told us that the weather has been like that for the past few days and may last till weekend. My heart sank when i heard the news.As soon as we reach the hotel, we waste no time and went out to check Krabi Pranang beach area. Before we stroll down the beach, Dan suggested that we should rent a motorbike to go around town and head we go hunt for motorbike rental place. Five minute walk later.. we found the place. For 200 baht per day (rm20) and we have our own “superbike” to travel in Krabi.

I was kinda nervous at first when Dan start the motorbike, it was my first time riding bike with him and that was his first too after his accident 10 years ago, LOL!! But after a while, we both had fun, laughing and Dan’s making funny sound and comments while riding the bike…ah.. that was quite an experience for me..oh did i mentioned? I also pandai pandai start motorbike and rode for about 200 meter back and forth..heheh that was fun..but i dont think i will do that here in Malaysia. Sini scary la.

Anyway, on the second day weather was still  gloomy and our island trip has to be cancelled due to choppy sea and unpredictable weather. We decided to extend the bike rental and took a trip down to Krabi town about 30 km away from where we stayed. At town, we took a boat to I can’t remember the river name now but it was suppose to bring us to this famous Krabi landmark. Along the way, we stop at one spot where we were allowed to go into a cave..that was scary yet exciting for me.. i never been to a cave before in my whole life..so that was the first (again) for me.

After the cave trip, the boat man took us to canal of mangrove.. i see lots and lots of kayu bakau “menari”. The way the tree intertwined with each other…really look like they were dancing. But the first thing pops in my mind when i saw the mangrove  was the dogs that was thrown at pulau ketam i wonder what happen to those dogs… sigh.. i hope every single of them was rescued now.

After the boat ride, which cost us 300 baht each (rm30 per person for an hour) we were suppose to go and climb this tiger cave with 1200 steps! Yes, you read that right 1200 steps.. but hahahah..someone said..er.. lets cancel that one and just go to gastrpod fossil beach.. and hop we go to that beach..sampai sana…hmm it was kinda dull for us.. so we didnt want to waste another Rm20 per person just to see batu or siput kerang yg sudah bertahun lama di dalam laut and jadi fossils… so we just did bit of shopping and went back home straight to hotel.

All in all.. the trip was really relaxing,fun and enjoyable  despite being disappointed for not being able to go to Phi Phi island and enjoy the white sandy beach as how Leonardo Dicaprio get to enjoy it in his movie called THE BEACH.

Dan and i promise we will come back to Krabi again soon to enjoy the island next round.

For now, i need to check this fat burner out ;P

By the time you read this post i am already at airport on the way to Krabi for our 3 days 2 nights holiday ( if you are reading this tmrw morning, that is). I am excited yet at the same time worried. Excited cos it’s holiday means i dont have to work, worried because i have work bertimbun waiting for me here in Kl to settle I just hope i can enjoy this holiday. I have a loads to study before proceeding with the training that i am suppose to conduct for all the trainers here..pressure is on!

Anyway, these past few days has been a crazy day for me. I really had a busy week that i could not really attend to my blog and update it as often as before.. i have lost so much of my assignment due to my work schedule. Sampai rumah saja terus sia malas sudah..all i wanna do is rest and relax. sayang oh all my assigments tu…tsk tsk tsk.

Early morning on tuesday i had mild food poisoning..i think i have food poisoning. Early in the morning, i started vomitting but all that came out was yellow color fluid..and its so bitter! And then i start purging at around 9 am…sigh.. but i had to go to work.. because i have an important meeting to do.. i managed to hold everything back ( didn’t puke and purge) but towards the evening.. my head pula throbbing like hell! At one point, it was so painful that i really feel like puking again.. sigh..i have no idea why la. I think that was my migrain attacking.

Wednesday took an mc..went to clinic..Doc said, my tummy is full of gas but i have no idea what’s with my head…because that morning my head still throbbing … hmmm.. is it because of my period? I always have this weird sicknesses whenever i have my monthly visit..kenapa tu ar? Do you ladies experience the same thing?

Sigh.. any how.. i will continue with this on next round.. as its already 1am and i really need to sleep.. i seriously wanna know.. am i the only one experiencing  all this weird symptom?? Or is it normal??

Hmmm sidetrack sekejap… don’t you wish Malaysia too have a cool rv parks like those places in the west?? Heheheh.. i always wonder how it feels like to have a moving home must be fun ka? Boleh pigi picnic anywhere and everywhere without worrying much about building tents and all.

And oh… this trip … Dan and i will be travelling using the famous surgical mask! That will be our first…LOL!! Dan even said..we should address each other as Doctor Dan and Emelda and use the surgical gloves too!!  Wahahahah..i wonder what will the airport people say…Hmmmm…;P

Can you guess how much does this food and drink cost me in Jakarta? If you have been following my post about Jakarta, im sure you will be able to guess the price…. roughly.

Nothing is cheap when it comes to mall food court and not knowing many places where i can get food that similar to Malaysia food. i don’t have much choice but to have my lunch and dinner at mall food court. I wish i had someone bringing me around though..unfortunately…no one was free..sob sob….

But one thing i love about JKT mall food court is their cleanliness!!! It’s wayyyyyyyyy cleaner than Malaysia mall food court…seriously..even their toilets..OMG!!! I think i can even walk kaki ayam in the loo and not feeling disgusted at all, LOL!! And oh…I love the fresh fruit juice too.. its so pure and yummy! Wish i can find one place here in Malaysia where they serve 100% pure juice…no sugar, no ice and less water…hmmm yummy!! Anyone out there know where i can get this??

Anyway, if you are looking for Outer Banks rentals for your holidays outside of Malaysia, just hit the highlighted “note” . I wish i can go to one of the houses…but ….. it would be awesome if i could rent one of the houses there for my honeymoon or even my wedding venue…;) but hmm..mimpi saja la Mel….LOL!

I forgot what was this one called..i know its not ketoprak for sure ( That’s another food that’s similar as this one)… aiya tua sudah la me.

KFC!! Food that i visit pretty often here, LOL!! They don’t serve it with Coleslaw or mash potato but with nice warm yummy rice I will miss this one, for sure!

Soto Ayam

Rice that comes with the Soto Ayam.

The Bakso! My favourite food here

I love this drink..wahahah! Ada rasa Jasmine tea..which for malaysian Jasmine tea is luxury tea (sort of )

Sweet and sour chicken, it tasted exactly like that..tapi it wasn’t called sweet and sour..sia lupa namanya..LOL!

Nasi Kuning which i thought it was nasi lemak at first…LOL!!

Kuey Tiaw Goreng Penang! Its so expensive la here..its like Rm9 per plate!

Pecel Ayam… macam nasi ayam tapi ada lain sikit taste dia..i think its because of the sambal.

Krupuk@ keropok..i like this one but i can never finish it..besar sangat! Oh Btw, you take this with your meal

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Friday, exactly 7 more days from today i will be done and over with Jakarta life and i will start my new journey in KL. Im am so happy and excited about this but at the same time worried and nervous about it. Im not so sure if my training here did gave me enough confident and knowledge to bring it down to the trainers back in KL. I do hope i have though.

It was hard for me here in Jakarta. That’s the truth..i did enjoyed the time here (people are warm and friendly) but at the same time i had fair amount of “sufferings” as well .

First it was the food..i had hard time adjusting to the food here. Food that was familiar to me back at home was really costly here in Jakarta, cheap food means i have to take the local dish which honestly doesn’t really go well with my taste bud. Then came the language.. this was the toughest part for me. Because of the language barrier, i had hard time trying to understand the training module, speaking to the local and getting around town. You may think they understand us Malaysian but that’s not true..our language is different from them! So if you are coming down to Jakarta..i  suggest that you get a good language book in hand in case you don’t know any local here! Our pronounciation and the way we say it is totally different from them! We may have some word similar but mostly..nope!

Jakarta city offer you alot of shopping malls  and most of them are as big as Pavillion back in KL and barang barang sini pun inda la murah sangat. I can say, it’s similar to what kl can offer you and since price doesnt differ much from kl, i  didnt shop for the first time in my oversees trip.

Jakarta is a metropolis city. Offices was build on sky high building, huge, tall and beautiful! (rental pun sia dengar cantik juga ) But malangnya, the houses here are so scattered that it looks so messy and almost.. menyakitkan mata (i think they need the Outer Banks homes agency to help them )  and the road condition in this housing area really reminds me off jalan Ranau to Sandakan… betul betul rosak cuma beza dia ..you get this di dalam perumahan jakarta di tengah tengah bandar and bukan di kampung.

Im sure by now, you guys know that Jakarta is not the cleanness city you can ever get. Orang sini buang sampah merata rata tempat!  Once i was in a cab on the way to one of the club, the cab driver senang saja buka window trus buang sampah dari dalam kereta like its not a big deal ( memang pun its not a big deal for them but i was so shocked) and another time, i was walking with one of my colleague here..tengah syiok syiok bercerita.. he just spat right there and then in front of me!  I was speechless when that happen..sia kegelian trus, LOL! Mau tell him off..but hmmm.again i don’t think its unusual thing for them.

Yup, thats how i see Jakarta… You may see it differently from me..but hey, we are not the same people right?

But one thing i love about Jakarta is the people… they are so nice warm and lovely! I guess that will be the one thing that i will miss the most about this beautiful yet crazy place the warmed and friendly smile of Jakartan’s!

Anyhow,  some of you have asked me is it worth to come and visit Jakarta..of cos i would say yes! Come and see the place yourself..experienced it! You need to do that to know the place yourself…don’t take my words 100% ..again like i said..we may see it differently tapi i won’t recommend it if you wanna come here alone for a longggggggggg holiday! LOL!!

Night view from level 4 of my apartment.

The not so beautiful sight from my apartment

Another side of my apartment view

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Pearl of the Orient@ Pulau Pinang

Yes, i just got back from the island today, loads of things has changed there since my last visit back in year 2003…i can’t remember most of the place now but i enjoyed the short trip. It was only a day trip this time around but im sure the next one will definitely be a longer trip.

We arrived at the airport around 9am and my new colleague was kind enough to bring Jeff and me to makan place in the morning before heading to the gym.

A nice view from the Gym...yup while running onthe treadmill..this is the view you'll see

Gurney area didn’t change much..the stall that we used to go and makan was still there..the beach area was still the same except the mall apparently got a new extension to it. Back in FF years, whenever we go to Penang it only meant one thing…PIGGING OUT TIME! Yea, we were so crazy that we wallop anything and everything..that time i could afford to makan like that la..but now, heh..i have to control my food intake..yea la, i don’ t workout as much as before anymore..metabolism pun kurang dy..susah juga kan kalau tiba tiba ada orang yg mau kena pakai AED to revive ourself back kan??LOL!! Palis-palis!

Jeff S.

Today also marked the last day im gonna be seeing this dude(Jeff)… and that’s mean when i’m back from Jakarta and my holiday…i will be on my own already, i am definitely nervous because one week of learning and trying to understand the culture of the clubs is not enough..but i hope with the training provided in Jakarta…im good to go.

Hmm… nervous, nervous! But, whatever it is…life have to go on kan? And with that said, i thanked Jeff for everything..for teaching me and showing me around the club for the past one week. Hope to see you again! Im sure i will call you bila me balik from Jakarta..im sure i have forgetten where and what i need to do first thing in the morning when i arrive the club again in August! LOL!

Other note… i’m leaving soon..sob sob..im worried definitely, i have never been outside of Malaysia for so long all by myself although im sure my colleagues in Jakarta a nice people  but i am worried about sleeping at new place all alone on the first day..tau la kan…strange place and all..i hope i can sleep..aiya. I hope teda la bunyi yang bukan bukan di tengah malam..kalau inda, siapa la sia akan call?? Aaaaarg! “Guntalou juga sia ni, jangan kama”

I must remind myself to bring one of Dan’s baju….just to “tipu” my otak at least for the first few days, LOL!

Thinking about leaving them behind make me miss them so much already…aiseh! Sob Sob!

To do chappati dough is not as challenging as rolling the dough…although making a good chappati you will need the dough texture to be just nice..not too soft and not too hard…but i still think rolling dough is much more challenging than mixing it.

My first attempt rolling “round” chappati was not very successful. I never manage to make it as round as in the mamak shop does..i always ended up rolling some weird shape and once i even manage to roll a Sabah Map, Seriously! But i didn’t manage to snap a picture of that particular “map” cos the hungry boy at home wallop it in no time ( This  is one of his fav food)

Anyway, i’ll show you pictures of my first  attempt making a round chappati..

That’s my another way of trying to make a round chappati…using my hand instead of the roller…LOL! But as you can see..i’m just not making any round chappati…i made some weird chappati shape instead.

and my dough…hahaha..i didnt do well with it too…i kinda made it bit tooo hard or too thin..im not sure cos it turn out to be a crispy chappati instead..LOL!

Another not so round chappati shape…. see the one on the chappati pan…

But after making few rounds of chappati for dinner and breakfast  at home and with some guidance from Dan’s mom…  i finally manage to make a decent round chappati and good dough now..im still not 100% perfect yet with everything..but at least im not making any crazy shape anymore, LOL!  One day, will show you the round shape chappati pictures but for now i need to check the undermount sink, i believe something must have clogged it..cos everytime i wash my dishes..the water doesn’t seems to drain away as fast as before..wonder what’s happening and i wonder if there is a way to clear the “kerongkong” of the sink??? Hmmm

I need money…i need money..i need money…YES, I NEED MOOLAH!!!! Although i know moolah is coming to visit me soon but that will only happen in 4 weeks time from now..and then all that moolah will again be “invested” in the bank.. ARGGGGG..dang it..we work to pay only for the  freaking damn debts…arg…well that at least for me now..i need to catch up with what ever that i did not pay for the past few months..1st thing that i need to pay off is MY CAR..my beloved car. 1 more year to go and im done paying that car installment and im debt free (at least for the car la) so sayang la if i let the car go..although i have thought about selling it off..but hmmm..tak sampai hati juga.

Earlier this month, i went to the bank to apply for their so called super fast debit card approval..hahaha…that was just a freaking lie.. its almost 3 weeks now..i still haven’t heard from them so i decided to call the HQ yesterday..guess what??? The application is still in process!!! WTF! Now, im worried …will they decline my debit card application? They shouldn’t right? Because after all its my money in the bank, unlike credit card…Hmmm ntah la. Kalau this tak approve juga..pengsan la me..i’ve been keeping and saving all my hard work money from blogging to use for my trip back to kk which is only 6 weeks away from now (i think its 6 week) and without that money…waaaaaaaa..i memang kering macam ikan masin la ni bila sia balik kk… dang it! MONEY MONEY MONEY…isk! So menyusahkan..with you pun susah without you pun susah! With you i can get what ever i want like discount lingerie or some cute lil stuff… tapi bila over spent pula, mampus kering balik..bila kering… makan roti kering sajala…isk! Balik lagi sia jadi ikan kering…waaaaa…

Kering ,kering ,kering…sigh.

Anyway, this weekend i hope it will be a better weekend for me not like last week, .. i really need to go out this weekend to get stuff for my trip back to kk…maybe not buying it(yet) but just do price comparison… i don’t think i have enough time when i start with the new work.. my weekend will be taken away. Yea i work weekend but im hoping that this coming interview (friday) will be a good news for me..it’s something that im really looking forward for and i hope im hired. Please, please Lord have mercy on me ..please give me this job, i want the job.

Oh dear, im excited and  nervous at the same time.

Hmm, i guess that’s all for  now..need to do some house chores and do myself a Chappati for breakfast Yes, i can do chappati from scracth! Hehehehe…thanks to Dan’s mom, my cooking improved! Ah..maybe on my next post, will show you guys how i did my chappati for the first time…i had a good laugh at myself!

It was a nerve wrecking experience for me yesterday. We decided to do a surprise birthday party for Her and Dan came up with the most craziest never thought idea before… He asked me to cook! I was of cos reluctant at first but i didn’t  say anything about it..i simple nod and say ok…. I was reluctant because i never cooked for anyone else except for Dan and myself… can you imagine all the questions running through my head at 100KMP speed?? (ok, i exaggerate too much but yea… all those questions and doubts keep popping in my head!) What if she doesn’t like my food? What if she said it’s too salty? What if she said ooh the ingredients not enough..should add this and that?? OH MAN.. i was really nervous…. but i accept the challenge without much complaint..LOL!

So Daniel decided that i should cook one of my specialty…Deep fried fish and also steam vege with oyster sauce…so off me when to hypermarket to get all the ingredient including a small birthday cake…

6:30pm i started cooking and finished just right on the dot to give her the surprise…It was just a simple cooking…

All in all..i was happy that i did the cooking…everyone enjoyed the food.. but what matter most was Auntie, im glad that she really enjoyed the food. She even tambah nasi twice which something we don’t normally see at home..yes Dan’s mom is a small eater..She love the fish head the most and “operated” the head to small pieces..LOL! She even said.. next time if our family want to makan Chinese food..we call you to cook for us ok?…LOL!! Pengsan la me… pressure is on! Mau kena pi cari recipe book la ni tau…mau belajar more about Chinese dishes…LOL!!!

I really like what took place yesterday…i cooked for Dan’s family… we all sat at the table together and eat together at the same time ( yes, this is a rare oppurtunity for all of us here… since everyone is living separately and have their own commitment already), We talked about everything and anything, shared a good laughter together and even browsed through Dan’s family old pictures..

It felt like i was back at home again yesterday with my own family members..something that i don’t get to enjoy everyday..but only 7 days out of 365 days in a year….ah…family.

What a good day it was…

Oh are you looking for memory card to store what ever that you want? If yes, click this link given micro sd

Sardin Ayam Brand or Sardine King Cup?? Me, i prefer King Cup

Peanut Butter, Butter or Margarine? Me, always peanut butter!

Tuhau or Bambangan?? Tough choice for me.. but i think its Bambangan.. i think…hmmm maybe both??? Arg..tough choice for me la…. i like them both!

Udang kering?

Ikan Bilis or

Ikan Masin??

I love ikan masin but living here in KL…hahaha..it tough to find one good ikan masin that doesnt cost me a bomb!!

On other note:

Have you heard about the tragic event took place in Pulau ketam?? Dogs been dump to an island where there is no food or water for them to survive except eating from the dead dogs meat? If you haven’t heard about it but want to help them and want to know how to do that…click on the right side bar ( with the puppy pictures) for more info… i’ve done my part and i have sent donation through my pay pal account..so what are you waiting for?? Have a heart.

And if you are looking for cash drawer for what ever reason, click the link given and i believe if you are looking for one..means you have tonnes of money.. and if you have tonnes of money, why not send some to those poor dog who needs our help to save them?

You’ll need:

Medium/Large size fish – Any type of fish(i love Garupa fish so im using garupa here) Ginger, Garlic, soy sauce and cooking Oil.

Slice the garlic and ginger- thinly.

How to cook:

Heat the cooking oil in a deep wok. Once the cooking oil is ready…put in the fish for deep frying. Fry the fish until it turn golden brown color and set aside. Please set your fire on medium heat.

After that, take another frying pan..heat it up and use the remaining fish oil from the other wok to fry your ginger and garlic together- This should not take too long… again please medium heat only..garlic cook really fast..you would not want the garlic to be burned…pahit la!

Once your garlic and ginger turn golden brown..pour oil (the one you used to cook the garlic and ginger) ginger and garlic on the fish then add soy sauce. Walaa… you have your deep fried fish with soy sauce.

Easy huh? Here’s pictures for you

Yea, this is the first thing you need to do..Deep fry the fish ok i know my wok isn’t the best looking wok..but hey, it did the job very well

This is how you want your fish to look like..golden brown not burned.

Cook the garlic and ginger together… using the fish oil earlier on.

Then you serve it this way…. again..my pic is not the best looking pic ever ( not that i ever took nice pic anyway,LOL!) so please excuse me ok…but you get the drill kan??

P/s: If you are afraid of oil…as in..you are on diet…hehehe this is definitely not your kind of food..but if you don’t try it..you dont know what you are missinggggggggggg

Bah, happy cooking peeps

Pic courtesy of  Ethan H. – Waterfront KK.

Yes, 13 more weeks to go and i’ll be in Sabah having our longest  holiday ever! I can’t wait, really! I can’t even believe im starting to do count down already..heheh…I miss hometown badly..maybe because i don’t have a job at the moment..bored at home all alone most of the time and seeing pictures of sunset,white sandy beach and all those yummy pictures of seafood from hometown doesn’t help either. Sigh..

This year, we will be spending 2 weeks holiday in Sabah. (i can’t wait!) We will be arriving at Tawau on the 12th July and will be spending some time under the sun in the island..althought i don’t really know which island will we be visiting exactly…hmmm( i should actually ask Dan about that) If im not mistaken, it will be mataking, sipadan,mabul…..er betul ka tu love?? LOL!

But i would love to visit any of those island since i’ve never been there…LOL!! Yes, in this trip i will be a tourist in my own country! Hahaha,Can you actually believe that??!!  And do you know that i never even climb Mount Kinabalu?? How crazy is that??!! And i’ve only visited Ranau, Sandakan, Papar,keningau and Beufort ….how pathetic is that?! Tu pun… i think i only visited like less than 5 times some of the town i mentioned above..LOL! Sad kan? Sigh…Anyway, i can’t blame that on anyone.. never really did spent my childhood time in kk…most of the time it was spent on travelling from one state to another because of my swimming career at that time…:) Had fun though..

After spending few days burning our ass under the sun in Semporna Tawau..we will be heading down to Sandakan to spend sometimes with my sis family and long overdue reunion with my dad ( yea, i have not seen my dad for almost 3 years now..it used to be worse.. once i did not see him for more than 5 years!) This will be Dan’s first meeting with Daddy…hahaha..im excited! I wonder who will scare who….hahahahah…

In Sandakan, we will be having seafood galore ( my sis have planned that for us), visiting Dan’s long lost GF Jessica the orang hutan..im sure they will be thrilled to see each other,  i don’t even mind if Jessica want to pinjam him for while..as long as she doesnt carry him all the way up to the tree top or hurt him..kalau mau minta dukung … sia inda kisah. Taman Buaya, The Temple just to see the spectacular view of mini Hong Kong or even bukit bendera… to see the shooting stars yes, i saw few “tahi bintang” when i was there few years back….it was AMAZING!! Tapi scary gia tu tempat tu…i think we will be spending our time there in sandakan teh longest this time around..nearly a week!

Next station- KK!!!

What we will be doing there??  I HAVE NO IDEA..but what ever it is..im happy, excited and can’t wait to go home to be with the family once again..so July..please come faster

P/s: I hope the July Tsunami rumors will just be a RUMORS… crossing my fingers. “Worried”

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Im so sleepy now..but i decided not to go back to bed and sleep. I dont want to wake up and feeling sluggish pula nanti.

So tomorrow is already a Valentine day, any major plan with your loved one? Me and Dan have nothing in plan..my valentine gift was the Rihanna concert but postponed at the very last minute..dang it!  So now we have nothing in plan…but hey at least he is here with me and im not spending my valentine all alone

Anyhow, here’s something for you to do for your loved one on Valentine day (if you are like me, plan A inda menjadi and have no plan B in hand) cook for your loved one . Just something simple and nice, im sure your partner will be happy that you cook for them.

This is one of my fav dish..

BEEF WITH OYSTER SAUCE.

Ingredients:

1 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch(cornflour)

125 ml (4fl oz or 1/2 cup ) beef stock

2 tablespoon oyster sauce

1 teaspoon finely chopped garlic

oil for cooking

350g rump steak thinly sliced

250g beans, chopped around 5cm length

1 small red capsicum, sliced

60g bean sprout (optional, i didn’t use this one on my cooking normally)

Method:

1.Dissolve the cornflour with a bit of the beef stock water. Mix the remaining stock,oyster sauce, garlic and sugar -set aside.

2.Heat the wok, add 1 tablespoon oil and swirl around to coat the side. Add the beef in batches and stir fry over medium heat fro 2 min or until brown.

3. Return all beef to wok. Add the beans and capsicum, stir fry for another minute.

4.Add cornflour and remaining stock to the wok . Cook until the sauce boils nad thickens. Stir in bean sprout and serve immediately.

It looks like that after you masak. It will only take you less than 30 min to prepare this

OK i only give you one dish here,LOL!  The rest u kena cari sendiri …:P

As for your desert, buy ice cream

Deco your dining table nicely with placemat, candles and maybe few batang of red rose and done,walaaaa.

And oh, don’t forget one bottle of red wine or white zinfandel.

Happy Valentine everyone. Enjoy your day/night with your loved ones.

p/s: Since it’s Valentine day i think this is one of the most “ngam” link to give you  sleep number bed LOL! Don’t ask me what is that..just go and click and find out yourself

Love,

Mel

Ba, anyone out there who is free on the 13th Dec 2008 ( Sat) at 7pm to meet up? Please, please, please do drop me an email or just leave a comment here. The Venue will be either The Curve or KL Lookout Point (to be confirmed)

This is not gonna be as big as the SBG event, so don’t worry , ta payah stress yourself out looking for the best designer baju to pakai for the nite, kalau mau pakai santut and bikini saja pun okkkkkkk ( i believe the boys will be super duper happy )  as long as kau inda kena tahan by the guard la, LOL! This is just gonna be a simple dinner @ drink@ chit chat session. That’s the main point.

“Makanan dan minuman semuanya ditanggung sendiri, no sponsorhip available, sorry ging”

This event is open to everyone and anyone…as long as you are willing to mingle, have fun and chit chat the nite away…you are invited!! East meet West gathering

Syura, Shemah and Cindy, can you ladies make it?  I know Kadusmama, Kay and friends and Chegu Carol and hubby is coming so yang lain lain tu come la join us…jangan malu malu.

Nessa and Nick…coming to join us this time around?? Im sure the rest of the bloggers would love to meet you two. ( Specially me ) Come la ok?? Sekejap pun tidak apa..asal datang.

Ba ok la, jemput datang ok? Remember leave your comment here before the 8th of Dec (Mon) so we can proceed with the place reservation.

You are allowed to bring friends/partner to this gathering

Latest update 10:20am- Big Boss confirmed venue will be at The CURVE, Laundry Bar.

SEE YOU THERE!!!

Telok Gong was the venue. This is my second time here..the first visit was ages ago with my GF and her Hubby. It has been weeks since i’ve been pestering Daniel to bring me to Fatty crab. He said he will bring me to Telok Gong instead, I was kinda skeptical about this place at first..ya la inda tau macam mana the food kan? And my first visit experience was long gone down the drain d…manala sia ingat lagi…

Turn out, i like this place.:D The deco,service and set up was superb. Food was ok for me, serving portion is just nice and and the price is affordable.But Daniel said…the food quality has gone down as compared to last time and i have to agree with him, we tasted better kam Hiong Crab else where..:(

Talking about crab. This is Daniel favorite food. Back in KK, he cracked one of his teeth because of ketam…hahaha..gila ba dia ni..na..last-last terpaksa we all jumpa dentist. Hmm..talking about gigi again..anyone know mana chepest place to get braces done here in KL? How much is it anyway to get one done? Rm1000 plus?? Or more?? I’m thinking to put braces on ba this..gigi inda cantik. Sigh.. How i wish i have Medicare supplement plan because not only they offer life insurance but also dental insurance,now isn’t that interesting!? (Ada ka insurance gigi sini Malaysia..sia ni kebaruan sikit with this matter..LOL!)

Anyway back to Telok gong…we ordered kailan vege, Salted vege soup( all for meself alone hahahah)steam prawn( this is not the one that we wanted but malas want to change we telan saja la, we just wanted the steam, plain steam without eggs on it punya ) and the kam hiong crab and the total damage cost only Rm82 ringgit. Happy happy Joy joy for both of us…heeheh.

So if you want to go Telok Gong..give this place a try. Coconut flower i think the name of the restaurant. They are famous for their toddy drinks there..:P that night,almost every table ordered this drink. I wonder how does it taste like… yup Sabahan people..i have never tried toddy before…Bikin malu kan? HAHHAHAHAH.

Pictures time…

This is only Chinese tea…not toddy or whiskey

Are you hungry already?

I love Dutch Lady yogurt..specially the mango,strawberry and mixed berries flavor, Yum Yum. Daniel has been lecturing me about not taking yogurt. He said i don’t drink milk at least take more yogurt, kalau tua sudah nanti banyak sakit, kau juga susah. Yup, since then i have been gulping yogurt like drinking water( yes, i don’t bother to use the spoon that they gave for free… main tuntum saja kalau sia). Although i don’t really buy it often..but i do remind myself at least buy few in a month.( 8 packet minimum).

Anyway, do you know what is the benefit of taking yogurt daily? Here is some..i just found out about it too today! Interesting. Maybe after this i should and really should take one yogurt a day kan?

1.Yoghurt has nutritional benefits beyond those of milk: people who are moderately lactose-intolerant can enjoy yoghurt without ill effects, because the lactose in the milk precursor is converted to lactic acid by the bacterial culture. The reduction of lactose bypasses the affected individuals’ need to process the milk sugar themselves.

that is why i can take yogurt…wahahaha.. yea, me lactose-intolerant woman.But very mild punya la.

2.Yoghurt also has medical uses, in particular for a variety of gastrointestinal conditions and in preventing antibiotic-associated diarrhea. One study suggests that eating yoghurt containing L. acidophilus helps prevent vulvovaginal candidiasis. Vulvovaginal Candidiasis means:VAGINAL YEAST INFECTION!

Na..kau inda mau makan lagi yoghurt? Nanti garu garu sana macam..bida oh!

3.The highest quality yogurt in your grocery store contains live bacteria that provides a host of health benefits. Yogurt that contains live bacterial cultures may help you to live longer, and may fortify your immune system.Lactobacillus casei, a strain of friendly bacteria found in cultured foods like yogurt and kefir, significantly improved the immune response and ability to fight off pneumonia.

Interesting.

4.Yogurt Lowers LDL, Raises HDL Cholesterol.

More reason why i should take yoghurt daily! Yes, i was diagnosed with high LDL back in year 2005! Shocking?? Indeed. An active person like me to be diagnosed with HIGH CHOLESTEROL! It’s in my gene..sigh.

5.Yogurt, Specifically, Significantly Increases Fat Loss. In just 3 months, 16 obese men and women on a reduced calorie diet that included three daily portions of yogurt lost 61% more fat and 81% more abdominal fat than 18 obese subjects assigned to a diet with the same number of calories but little or no dairy products and low amounts of calcium. Not only did those in the yogurt group lose more fat, especially around their waistlines, but they also retained more lean, muscle tissue than subjects on the yoghurt-free diet.

Na, inda payah lagi pi search online for list of best diet pills…yoghurt pun cukup sudah. Not only it save your money, but there is no side effect too kalau makan banyak yoghurt:D

6.Reduce Your Risk of Colorectal Cancer.

Uh, one penyakit that im really worried about..CANCER! Family( Dad side), 3 has pass away cos of cancer d.

Hmm after reading all these benefits..i really think i should take more yoghurt daily kan?

Ba, kalau kau rajin and want to know more about the benefits of taking yogurt daily..pi la google “YOGHURT”.