Farah's 1st Babyshower!

It's very rare for me to blog about an event right after it happened on the very same day.
Well, here i go...

6 February 2010
Babyshower Day

The day finally came when we all gathered & the babyshower was held successfully, alhamdullillah!!!

10 girls & a boy = Sweet!



Everything started after decors were done & Shoe went to pick Farah. We girls waited while having small talks. Then...a few mins later, she arrived with this expression!!!



Hehe...i just love snapping expressions like this.

Then the party began. Imagine, smiles, non stop chatty sessions, everyday live happenings & micellaneous...all at the same time. hehee..

Food? Already served on the table!
YumYumYum...






While eyes were on the food & the chatting went on, everything else happened that afternoon.

Pic taken from Erin

Idrina, Erin & Shoe...thanks for the great help! It was always fun being around all of you & we definitely make a good team!

Thanks to the rest of the ladies who were able to make it!

Farah, definitely happy to see u happy. Baby jambul..errrr, cukur jambul next! hehe...*wink

Luv Luv!

Artists for Parties?

Dear friends,

If you feel like surprising your friend or treating yourself by organizing a grant party for anniversary/birthday/celebration/girls' day out/boys' day out/bachelor or bachelorette party & so forth...by getting your friend's or your fave local, Malaysian singer to perform, WITH A FAIR PRICE!...then please look for...

Kak Eliey
013 - 634 7164
or email her at
suhaily@menarakl.com.my

Have a great party!!!

Dave's Deli 1Utama

Eventhough there was a missing 'E' in the title at the counter, but regular customers kept on coming & coming & coming...i think it must be the yummy black pepper sauce they serve for pies including their yummy chops & 1/4 chicken.

Plus, the concept of serving "real home-cooked deli food" to customers, actually already hooked me & also i love deli's'! It's easy, fuss-free, simple & tasty.

My fave?
Definitely the steak & mushroom pie..Superrrrr Tastaaaay!


Cost = RM 6.50

What i like about this steak & mushroom pie is the simplicity of the way they serve it with green peas PLUS that delicious black pepper sauce on the side. The size of it is enough to last you till tomorrow & you don't have to think about supper (unless you have a big stomach or a big eater then perhaps a pie wouldn't be enough for you...).

If you love pies like i do, please do try. Highly recommended!
Oh also not forgetting, eating it together with the mustard sauce gives a kick for those who loves food spicy.



Knowing mama loves lamb, she ordered it & guess what...the portion was big! Satisfyingly nice too.


Cost = RM 17.50

Then, we had dessert too. Bread pudding served with vanilla ice-cream was rather a large portion too. Well, if you love bananas, then you'll love this dish as it comes with bananas in it. I love banana cakes but i guess at that time, nearly full with a whole pie in d stomach, the creaminess plus bananas, was not a good idea. Too filling for me. The custard sauce was really nice & light though. (Luckily for that!)



Another good thing about this place is the reasonable food price!!
Yes, imagine that plate of good pie, big portion of lamb chops, hearty bread pudding & 2 large glasses of drinks cost us both below RM 50!

Definitely a good place for a simple brunch/lunch/dinner.

Luv Luv!

Roti canai & teh tarik?

No doubt everywhere around us, there will surely be mamak & indian restaurants opened almost everywhere in every shop lot. If possible, corner the better!

Well, there's one in TTDI, which i found rather cute because of its logo.

The icon..is just funny & cute. I think it must be the eyes & the rounded head.
The color combination is also interesting & seems very inviting for customers to be drawn to it. Even though it's not a large space for dining, but i guess the mamak has it's own regular customers.

The menu has a variety of breads to choose from.
Reasonably priced & yummy...



They have cow's milk to be sold too. I heard a regular customer ordered a glass of "Nescafe Susu Lembu kurang manis" that morning i was there. Interesting...

Another thing about this place i like is that the tables & chairs are positioned in a school's canteen style. Everyone will sit together, wherever, sama-sama..hehe. That morning, we had some chats over breakfast with a nice, warm indian couple who are from BU. So friendly & they mentioned they love going to the market even if it's slightly expensive but it's clean & things are very fresh. I noticed there were not only locals but also foreigners eating there.

Do head down to TTDI Market for that piece of roti canai or maybe if u r like me, who prefers capati.

Luv Luv!

Laksa Johor & Apple Crumble

Instead of eating out, this time i shall share with you on my experience of cooking with my cousins! Well, literally i didn't cook the dishes but my part was just merely presenting and snapping them. hehe...seriously im very good at the presentation part, my cousins actually nicknamed me "The Neat Freak"...oh well, whether like it or not, it stuck on me ever since then!

Anyway, here's how we started & ended the relaxing Sunday together.

The Making of
Laksa Johor & Apple Crumble

The day before Sunday, mama & i went grocery shopping & TTDI market for the ingredients. I just love being in the fruits section. The colors of freshness & crispness can be seen here & i can't resist in taking a pix of the ambience! hehe...and it goes the same to the fish area at the market. That wee hours in the morning had woken me with their loudness & cleanliness. I love walking around the market, so many things to see & learn. The fish we got that day.

Over @ cuz's place, we unpacked the ingredients & immediately started our cooking project. It was 4.45pm. We started to cook the laksa first. So, here are some pix to show u how we did it, mama's way!!!

Executive Chef:
Mama
Assistant Chefs:
Chelle, Via, Jee Hoe, Liss, Marcus & Maria

Fish was cleaned, boiled, shredded & pounded.

Onions, thinly sliced.

Sprouts, tails & heads, plucked.
(Wanna guess who had the patience of doing this?!! Yes, assistant chef, Via...& some help from assistant chefs, Jee Hoe & Chelle)

Spaghetti, blanched.

Mama showed her skills while assistant chef, Chelle, wrote down the recipes & assistant chef, Jee Hoe, looked & learned.

Condiments, neatly placed accordingly.
(Assistant chef Via's fave part in putting things together)

Important part of it all, the gravy.

Ingredients for apple crumble.

Granny Smith Apples + Raisins

The end looked of the pie before putting in the oven to bake.

Everything was then laid out on the table.

I've nvr tried mama's laksa johor or apple crumble before. It was really good! How i imagined the taste should be like was exactly how i wanted it to be! I had a full plate of laksa & 2 tiny servings of the dessert. It's irresisstible for me not to eat since there was a pot of hot yummy custard sauce + vanilla ice cream + strawberries accompanied the pie! Hooooo...Haaaaaa!!!

Everyone gave a big thumbs-up for those 2 dishes of the day.
A satisfying meal, full stomach & relaxing day with family, what more could i ask for.

Next week, we will be having another cooking session with the family, this time assistant chef, Liss, will prepare her signature dish & mama will bake another delectable dessert. I won't tell you what the dishes are yet. So, do stay tune & wait till Sunday comes!

Luv Luv!!!

Fun Ways of Eating Out!!

Eating out is always fun.

The reasons are simply because...

• You get to carpool & drive together with a bunch of foodies to your fave or new outlets to dine in.
  
• You get to order on what you wish to savour & try.
• You get to share & taste different types of delicacies with your friends.
• You get to talk & share thoughts with each other on which dish should be the "Dish of the Day!"
• Hearing the sounds of cutlery clicking & patrons murmuring...also not forgetting the sight of people with their many behaviors & expressions.
• Maybe also a moment of snapping pictures of the food & drinks, admiring the way each dish being presented accordingly, deliciously.
  

Well, those are the sort of things i would do when i'm out dining. Sometimes, dining out don't just fill your empty stomachs when you are at it. If you are up for some fun or merely looking for a sweet time to kill the boredom, then you should plan ahead with some food adventures with a bunch of your close friends!

Just put this together:

Free Treats + Spread of Good Food + Friends (Only Close Friends) + Fun
=
MONTHLY FEAST!!!

So recently, i joined some friends for a feast! It's a new thing for me. The concept of this feast is simple - "Every month, each person will take turns to treat their friends to eat & share food together!!"...and so my 1st feast with them happened at Italiannies, The Curve.



This is Ejaz.

He treated us that night with a feast that made our tummies went bloated!

Imagined, 6 of us with 6 main dishes for each person PLUS 2 entrees!!! Gila banyak!! Each portion was crazy huge!

I actually forgot what were the orders but i knew we ordered, carbonara, grilled salmon, mainly chicken dishes, meatballs, stuffed mushrooms & cheese balls. hehe...

So, do create & plan ahead with your friends on an eating out expedition!!
With food, there is always FUN to whatever your plans will be.

Luv Luv!!

PS: Please do SHARE with me your food day or night out with your friends!! I would love to listen to your stories! Thank you!!

My 200th Post!

Believe it or not...i've never imagined myself to actually create a logo out of my name & own a blog! To tell you the truth, when i was younger, i don't like writing & pouring out ideas. It's tiring!! haha...The reason i started one back in March 2008 was also because i thought i could share & sell things! HAAA!!!

Looks like i have better things to fill up these spaces. Photos, new places, information, lifestyle & articles...with all these, not only my photography skills are getting better but also my writing skills tend to pour out easily & naturally on its own.

Thanks to my love ones & the surroundings for the great ideas i get & inspired by...thus, this blog is shared!

So for MY 200TH POST, i wish to share something i came across end of last year, which i think was unbelievably, a great photo taken.

...

Friday
25 December 2009

It was a public holiday & Christmas Day. Everyone took their days off & traveled as it was a long weekend, including my aunt & cuz from JB & papa & bro from Perak. They all came & spent time with us in PJ. I was happy beyond happy as i love when both family & relatives came & spent time together.

That morning, i brought everyone to Pavilion for a relaxing day, just to see the Christmas decors & 'tengok karenah orang' basically. It was a pretty sight with tall trees all around decorated with pretty trinkets & ornaments. I remember that time people took pictures with these trees non stop!

We decided to stop & hang out. And so we went into the little Austin Chase cafe located at Food Republic. It was a rather out of the blue moment for us to enter the cafe & lucky us managed to find seats as there were so many outlets packed with people! Kata cuti kan?...

While sitting, talking & drinking that was when i picked up this magazine!!!...

It's an old issue of National Geographic mag, dated back in Janury 1989. While flipping, i opened the next 2 pages & stared at that particular picture for awhile before realising what it represented. At first, i thought it's some cute colorful buttons or graphics made. Just as i realised it, I then spreaded them closely to my face like 'Whoa!...'


I recaptured it with my camera

Can you actually guess it immediately before having me telling you what it is?
Hmm...or maybe i was the blur & slow one here...hehe.

FYI, this picture represent the 7,000 Muslim worshipers bowing as one in prayer in one of the world's largest mosque, the Istiqlal mosque in Jakarta. Detailed info on this picture can be seen, read & taken from these 2 recaptured pics!


Please click on each one to have clearer view!


Cool right? All the credits to the photograpaher who's skills i have to say, BRILLIANT BEYOND BRILLIANT!! hehee...

I showed to everyone at the table like a small girl showing "Look mummy! I got bitten by a mosquito!!!" (proudly) hehee..well as if ok? haha!

Just as i thought the day can't get any better than this, while we were about to leave the cafe, mama took the mag & showed it to the baristas, asking them if her daughter could have it! They eventually smiled & said 'Go ahead madam!'...I was like 'Serious?!!...WOW!!!...Thanks mama!'. and of course the baristas on duties! ;)

I was really happy. How i feel today has the same happiness i had back then...200th?!!!
Still cannot believe i've written so many articles.

WHOOPIE!
Cheers to all of you who have been following me through this blog & read my articles. I hope i have pleasantly make YOU happier & hungrier too, just like how i always feel after ending an article of the day.

LUV LUV!!!