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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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…

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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

Ok, since i live on a very tight budget nowadays..i decided to try this tutorial that i got from youtube.

Home made brush cleanser.

It’s pretty easy to do your own brush cleanser I tried doing the mixer today and clean my brush with it..it work superbly well..im happy with the tutorial. So if you are like me, living on a tight budget  or just don’t want to spent so much money on make up brush cleanser which can easily cost your from Rm20 to Rm70 plus plus…give this a try.

All you need is :

Mineral /Distilled Water

Alcohol, this is good to disinfect your brushes.

and some of these product, Leave on spray conditioner(only use the spray type not the lotion type)you need this to condition your bristles,  Baby shampoo or your daily shampoo just to give you that nice smelling effect (im using clairol) and some hand wash/ dishwash detergent to take of the oil wax from your brushes.

Measurement cups

Empty bowl for your cleanser…you will need empty bottle too to keep your extra brush cleanser liquid in it.

Now the mixing part:

1 cup water

1/4 cup of alcohol

1/2 tablespoon handwash/dishwash detergent

1/2 tablespoon of baby shampoo/your daily shampoo

1 tablespoons of leave in spray conditioner.

Gently stir everything together and walaa..you have your own homemade brush cleanser…

P/s: Do not stir or shake the mixer…you do not want the detergent to start sudsing/foaming.

Good luck Chicas!

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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.

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Love,

Mel