Johor.. here I come again!

Today I went for a day trip to Johor again.

Bos: " Balik hari jer.. Tak payah bermalam kat sana".

Seriously, I used to feel mentally tired being on the road for abt 350km++ to and fro within the same day.. (Hey! That's not a big deal for an express bus driver!) But after trying it out for more than 5 times, travelling to Penang or JB and come back on the same day is not a big deal to me anymore. Anyway, it's not me driving!! Hehehe..Thanks to Mr Yap, Noreen, Zaim, Fiza, En. Hilmi & Kak Ina who made travelling 700km++ per day seemed easy!!. Steadylah!!!! Salute to my audit team members too who are always on the move too.. Go boy & girls!!

This time around, since my car is not in a good shape and long due for service, Kak Ina had to drive. Oh! She really is a steady and fast driver. Most of the time we were on the fast lane! Cayalah!



Kak Ina frequently drives to Kedah so she's sort of well trained for long distance journey. Me?? I frequently travel up north 2-5 years back (most of the time alone) and I stayed overnight because had to stay for more than 2 days.. So, how about travelling up and down again on the same day? Wait till I'm forced to do so!

Friends are precious to me...

Yes! They are so precious to me.

Sweet 17

ATPN 1987 at Tatie's house Raya 2008

ATPN 1987 Gathering 2009 Bagan Lalang Escapade

ATPN 1987 Borak Santai 180709 Hotel UiTM

Ohh.. Ayamas!




No matter if they are my childhood friends, school friends, campus friends, colleagues etc..Near or far...they are all precious to me. Why? I can't find perfect words to decribe it.


May Allah bless all of you friends!!

Kek Coklat Lagi...

Tengahari tadi Kak Naz bikin kek coklat lagi... Kali ni resepi lain pulak..

Kek Coklat tanpa butter

2 biji telur
1 cawan minyak masak
1 1/2 cawan gula pasir
1/2 cawan gula perang


Bahan A
1 sudu kecil vanila
1 1/2 cawan susu segar perisa coklat
1/2 cawan air campur dgn 2 sudu kecil nescafe atau 1 sachet kopi Radix (mai secawan!)


Bahan B
2 sudu kecil sodium bicarbonate
1 sudu kecil baking powder
1 cawan serbuk koko
2 cawan tepung gandum

Topping
1/2 cawan koko van hauten
1/2 cawan susu pekat
1 sudu besar minyak masak atau mentega

Cara-cara membuatnya
Pukul telur hingga kembang
Masukkan gula dan pukul lagi
Kemudian masukkan minyak masak
Ayak semua bahan B dan masukkan sedikit demi sedikit ke dalam telur tadi berselang seli dengan bahan A. Gaul sehingga sebati.
Bakar pada suhu 170 degree selama 1 jam atau sehingga masak

Untuk toppingnya.. masukkan semua bahan-bahan ke dalam periuk, dengan api kecik panaskan sampai nampak dah ok...taruk je atas kek yg dah sejuk.

Hasilnya, kek tu merekah teruk kat permukaan.. Frust! Tapi memandangkan nak kena hidang kat tetamu, gagahkan jugak lah memotongnya.. Wah! sebaik sahaja terserlah tekstur dalaman kek tersebut, Kak Naz terus jatuh hati sebab memang moist dan halus giler!! Ditambah dengan topping, rasanya semakin ok dan hasilnya, kek Kak Naz yang tak jadi, habis dijamah para tetamu. Alhamdullilah!

Lepas ni nak cari resepi kek coklat yang lain pulak...
The journey never ends!

Unplanned trip to Johor

I was summoned to Bandar Tenggara to attend an important audit last Wednesday. Woah!! We were in the midst of being audited by an important customer...!! No choice, I had to leave it to my assistant and my right hand man.. Not expecting good results actually (Pessimist!). Faez was going to drive so I was relieved. So, I dragged Sheema along and we both quickly went home to pack. Ohh!! I didn't drive that day so I had to borrow Ija's car to go home. As expected, Ija was always ever willing to lend her Iswara to me. Thanks a lot Ija dearie!!

Alhamdulillah, the trip was smooth and we managed to reach the factory before 5pm. We stayed at the hostel and I couldn't sleep that night ... I was having nightmares!! Maybe because I didn't cite enough doa.

After a long day of audit the next day, we went looking for luggage/bag. My old faithful bag was torn at the side zipper and the contents were spilling out. Found a nice purple one after the 1st stop. Then we went browsing at the textile shop and got hooked on 2 scarfs and baju kurung material in green. We ended our evening 'exploration' at Soto Warisan. I ordered Kuew Teow Hongkong @ Kungfu that was so scrumptious and the tembikai laici was so refreshing..

The next day we left to Labis for a supplier audit. We left Labis around 2.00 PM and reached Muar at 3.00PM. Then our exploration for food begun. 1st stop was at the Muar bus station located at the river bank. We were quite lucky as we managed to watch the marine police trying their new speed boat labelled Tornado. They made few spins on the river before they left to the open sea.. Wow! The roaring engine really made me so excited!. We tried mee bandung that was quite nice.. with strong dried shrimp flavour. We left for late solat Zuhur at the old Masjid Muar painted in light blue. The masjid is located at Tanjung Mas (hope I get the it right as I was confused between Tanjung Mas and Tanjung Agas) opposite the new Masjid Muar which is located across the river, also painted in light blue. We later tried rojak petis eventhough we were quite full with the mee bandung. Everyone managed to clear our plates.

Didn't snap photo so have to download from flickr. Thanks xoul!

After the rojak petis, we headed to the highway. On the way, we stopped at one of the gerai for Pau Muar. I bought 2 pcs of each filling i.e. coconut, red bean, kaya, chicken and beef. This time we tapau as there's no more space in our belly.

Before reaching the highway entrance, we spotted few durian sellers along the road side. I was asked if I want to try some and off course I can't resist fresh durian kampung. That was the first time I ate durian while standing at the road side and actually enjoying it. Who can resist the luscious durian kampung and durian kunyit??

We headed straight to Port Klang after the durian.. Burp!!

Words of Wisdom

I received these tips - forwarded by my dearest sis Salwa@Wawa from Penang. Hi there Wawa! - last week. These are really good tips!! Let's have a look..

HANDBOOK 2009

Health:

1. Drink plenty of water.
2. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar.
3. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants.
4. Live with the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm, and Empathy.
5. Make time for prayer.
6. Play more games.
7. Read more books than you did in 2008.
8. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day.
9. Sleep for 7 hours.
10. Take a 10-30 minutes walk every day. And while you walk, smile.


Personality:

11. Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
12. Don't have negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.
13. Don't over do. Keep your limits.
14. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
15. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip.
16. Dream more while you are awake.
17. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
18. Forget issues of the past. Don't remind your partner with his/her mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present happiness.
19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don't hate others.
20. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present.
21. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
22. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime..
23. Smile and laugh more.
24. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

Society:

25. Call your family often.
26. Each day give something good to others.
27. Forgive everyone for everything.
28. Spend time with people over the age of 70 & under the age of 6.
29. Try to make at least three people smile each day.
30. What other people think of you is none of your business.
31. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your family and friends will. Stay in touch.

Life:

32. Do the right thing!
33. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
34. GOD heals everything.
35. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
36. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
37. The best is yet to come.
38. When you awake alive in the morning, thank GOD for it.
39. Your Inner most is always happy. So, be happy.

Last but not the least:

40. Please Forward this to everyone you care about . (Well I did it thru this blog!)

Words of wisdom are really precious to me, just like chilled watermelon juice (good for your kidney - according to Ustaz Rahim) offered after long hours toiling under the scorching sun.. Really refreshing..!