Raya '09

just got back dari beraya kat kampung. huhu, xpuas lg raya kat sana so srang mood raya still ada. terpaksa blk awal ke jb sebab kak ipar saye dah start keje esok. xpelah, nak wat camana kan. nanti raya haji maybe nak beraya sana lagi, insyaAllah. so, how's your raya, best x? hopefully semua dapat beraya dengan penuh kesyukuran dan kegembiraan di samping keluarga tersayang. saye tahun ni alhamdulillah dapat beraya dengan family dan sedara mara kat kampung. dah setahun lebih bermastautin kat jb ni tetibe masa balik beraya rasa rindu sangat kat kampung halaman tempat saye membesar dulu2. rindu masakan org terengganu, rindu nak mandi air telaga yang fresh kat umah tokwan, rindu nak tido atas katil yg ada kelambu, rindu nak dengar bunyi ayam berkokok pagi2 buta. huhu tu pun nak rindu kan? dan lain2 lah. saye ni dulu budak kampung jer. mandi sungai, lastik burung, teman tokwan g menoreh getah, gi kebun pastu kene kejar anjing, panjat pokok orang, semua tu perkara biasa masa dulu. heheh. but for me that was one of the most precious moments in my life. xsemua bertuah dapat rasa pengalaman hidup kat kampung, kan? ^^'

so, berbalik pada raya. raya pertama tahun ni saye beraya kat rumah aki (atuk saye seblah mak) di kg. losong, k. trg dan raya kedua pula di kg chalok, setiu iaitu rumah tokwan (nenek seblah arwah abah). tahun depan raya pertama insyaAllah raya kat rumah tokwan pula. biasanya akan gilir2 setiap tahun. this year agak seronok dan lain sebab dah tambah sorang ahli keluarga baru yakni kak ipar saye - kak anum. masa balik sana alhamdulillah she did enjoy the journey and raya with us. memang dia teruja habis la sebab first time dapat beraya jauh2. kak ipar saye ni org johor, duk pun kat johor. dulu dia salu cakap teringin nak drive balik raya jauh2 sambil dengar lagu raya sebab nak menghayati lagi suasana raya tu. hehe. srang dia dah rasa and it didn't disappoint her. masa on the way tu macam2 la tempat kitorg singgah, tu yang lama nak sampai rumah. bab2 makan pun dia memang enjoy habis juga sebab dia memang kaki makan lagi2 masakan org terengganu ni dia memang suka. masa raya tu memang macam2 la ada - nasi tomato, nasi minyak, nasi dagang, laksa johor, ketupat nasi, ketupat palas, tapai, rendang, lemang, nasi buli ? , ayam bbq. kiranya raya 2 3 hari tu kitorg memang asek makan jer sampai bole cover balik lemak2 yang turun masa bulan puasa sebulan tu. huhuhu. xpelah, raya setahun sekali jer kan. lepas ni susah dah nak makan masakan raya ni. sambil2 raya tu sempat la juga kitorg posing2 amik gambar untuk wat kenangan. k jom tgk. :)



pagi raya berlatarbelakangkan masjid kristal selepas solat sunat raya aidilfitri. masjid kristal adalah masjid yg plg dekat ngan rumah aki saye. depan rumah jer, caye x? ni sempat posing jap wif kak anum. :)


ni suasana raya kat rumah aki saye. memang ramai anak cucu dia sampai xmuat rumah. huhu..


aki saye masa sesi bersalam-salaman seisi keluarga. lepas ni turn saye pula. sila abaikan kualiti gambar. -_-'


cousin saye rifki tengah kira duit raya, padahal ni baru kul 10 pagi raya dah sebuk kira. teringat zaman budak2 dulu, jeles2. -_-'


mak saye nampak muda kan? ^^


shahmi, my onother lil cousin. dia ni pantang nampak camera jer terus posing ala2 artis. comel geram nak cubit2 jer..


bila gaya diorg camni memang xlain dan xbukan mesti tgh layan cite ultraman xigt dunia. remote tv/astro kat rumah aki if diorg balik ofcos diorg akan konker 24hrs. so, layankan jer la. ^^'

wif kak anum again. :)

makcik2 saye.. ^^'


my family - abg saye, kak anum, saye, n mak saye. act ada kakak saye sorang lagi, tapi dia beraya kat rumah tokwan saye time ni. theme of this year - purple. :)


ni tgh kalut nak posing ramai2. lama gak nak susun2 rakyat jelata ni, lagi2 bila ada ramai budak2 yg belum skolah ni. ^^'


ha ni dia gambar semua family seblah mak saye. mak saye ada 12 adik beradik, ni pun ada 2 family lagi yang xbalik. sepupu saye sekarang jumlahnya adalah: 11+3+1+4+2+1+1+2+3+2=30. ok 27 xtermasuk siblings saye dan juga xtermasuk yg coming soon. ramai kan? memang if semua balik alamatnya xmuat la rumah atuk saye ni. memang meriah. :)

raya tahun depan? huhu saye pun xtahu camane lagi. harap2 umur panjang dan akan lebih bermakna dari tahun ini. insyaAllah. :)

again, SELAMAT HARI RAYA AIDILFITRI MAAF ZAHIR BATIN. :)

Almond London

..but made in desa skudai. how's that? ^^'

k at last, selepas beberapa siri kejadian yang agak menghalang, akhirnya berjaya juga saye membuat almond london. dah lama niat nak buat sejak jobless-myb-not dlu, ni baru ada kesempatan. huhu. ermh, tetibe wonder lak nape ada london dalam nama biskut ni. ada sape2 bole story tak kat saye pasal sejarah almond london? hehe. ok nape almond london n nape sampai nak tahu sejarah biskut ni? sebab saye mmg ske sangat biskut ni - my feveret~ if datang beraya rumah orang, mesti cari almond london dulu. disebabkan terlalu suke so saye blaja buat biskut ni sendiri instead of beli yang dah siap or asek makan kat rumah orang jer. huhu. saje la kan nak try2. lagipun cambest jer buat biskut raya ni. just love the feeling of moulding the dough, happy jer rasa. actually tahun lepas dah buat skali dengan bantuan cik aishii yg baik hati jasamu dikenang then tahun ni rasa nak buat lagi..

so di sini saye ingin berkongsi dgn anda yang berminat cara utk membuat almond london memandangkan ramai kenalan dan sedara mara saye selalu bermasalah bila buat biskut ni esp time nak curah ceklat kat atas tu. saye pun sebnarnya xdela pakar membuat biskut raya pun, just feeling like sharing. saye start blajar buat biskut ni masa diploma dlu, belajar dari makcik. if xde dia agaknya memang xpandai la saye nak buat biskut nih. huhu. sebnarnya nak kata susah tu xdela sangat, just kene tahu cara dan masa nak buat tu kene sabar sket sbb proses dia agak memerlukan ketelitian. ^^'

ok jom mula. firstly, lets take a look what do we need before making this cookie.

bahan utama: (estimate dlm 150 biji)
250 g mentega

150 g gula aising
2 kuning telur
2 camca teh esen vanilla
500 g tepung gandum*
2 camca teh emplex*(*disatukan dan diayak)
670 g badam berkulit, digoreng atau dibakar hingga kuning keemasan, toskan atas paper towel

bahan lain:

600 g coklat masakkan (if nak sedap guna coklat masakan jenama van houton or hershey's)

1 camca besar lemak sayur (dough softener)

badam cincang secukupnya

paper cup saiz kecil warna hitam

ni antara bahan2 yg diperlukan. xbyk pun kan? ^^'

sape yg xtau emplex tu camne, ini la dia figurenya. tahun lps punya la cari satu giant ngn cik aishii xjumpa2, siap tya2 org sorg pun xkenal. tahun ni bersepah2 la pula. -_-'


ini pula lemak sayur a.k.a dough softtener yer bagi sape2 yg xpenah dengar. dlu saye pun xkenal. huhu. ni guna masa nak cairkan coklat utk senang dicurah ke atas biskut, senang beku dan coklat akan nampak cantik berkilat. cambest kan?

cara membuat:
1. campurkan mentega dan gula aising, kacau hingga sebati, then masukkan kuning telur dan esen vanilla. pukul bahan2 tersebut hingga berkrim.


ni time mula2 masukkan bahan iaitu mentega n gula aising, pukul pakai tangan pun bole jer..

2. masukkan tepung gandum (if nak sedap, ayak dlu) sikit2 sampai adunan menjadi doh yang lembut. tutup doh kejap ngan tuala or tisu lembap. then ambil sikit doh, kurang lebih 3/4 camca teh then salutkan doh tadi pada sebiji badam. buat sampai habis.

ni lps sme bahan dah campur n doh tersebut akan jadi camni. kene pandai agak la nak sampai lembut tahap mana. if doh tu dah xlekit kat tgn means dah ok la tu. if stil melekit, adjust lg dgn menambah tepung gandum. if terkeras still bole campur margerin or telur kuning. (ni cara saye la)


ni lepas dah siap balut badam dgn doh tu. so akan jd camni. now, it's baking time!

3. bakar dalam oven pada suhu 150C selama 10 - 12 minit atau lebih sehingga yakin masak. sejukkan.
4. cairkan coklat secara double boiler. bila coklat cair, masukkan lemak sayur dan kacau rata.


ni cara nk boil coklat. amaran: jgn sesekali boil coklat directly atas api, nnt coklat tu rosak. kene guna 2 periuk di mana yg bawah tu isi air n yg atas baru isi coklat, then letak periuk yg ada coklat tu kat atas periuk yg ada air tu. baru panaskan coklat sampai cair. bila dah cair letak lemak sayur sesedap oren.

5. ambil biskut yang telah dibakar tadi, masukkan dalam paper cup dan sudukan coklat masakkan hingga memenuhi biskut. tabur sikit badam cincang then susun rapat2 untuk jadikan biskut tu bujur bila coklat tu beku nnt.


gunakan sudu bersaiz kecil if nak senang utk curahkan coklat atas biskut, then tabur alomond cincang. masa ni merupakan prosedur yang agak menguji kesabaran. so sila bersabar yer. ^^'

6. biar coklat betul2 beku, baru simpan dalam bekas kedap udara….ok da siap pun, yay!!!! :)


ni la almond london saye. patut panggil almond desa skudai kan?

close up. alhamdulillah, ada gak rupa almond london. huhu.. 

*tips: if nak buat mana2 biskut or masak makanan apa skali pun, jgn terlalu ikut sangat sukatan yg diberi tu bulat2 k? sbb kdg2 bahan yg digunakan tu xsama kepadatan, kualiti, brand, dan sebagainya. so kdg2 kene agak2 sendiri gak ikut kesesuaian. use your instinct. :)

ok, diharap dengan penerangan saye ini, sedikit sebanyak bole membantu sape2 yg berminat nak buat biskut ni. if xsempat tahun ni, myb tahun depan harap2 page ni still ada utk dirujuk balik oleh anda. hehe. dan if sempat, nnt saye try post cara nak wat tart nenas gulung pula, tp xjanji la sbb masa dah xbanyak tinggal. huhu. but i'll try. sharing is caring, right? btw, hepy trying! ^^'v

and kpd sape2 yang nak rasa almond london saye yg xseberapa ni, jemput la datang beraya ke rumah saye sebelum habis dimakan oleh mak saye, ok? ^^'

last but not least..dear readers, di kesempatan ni saye nak ucapkan kpd semua SELAMAT HARI RAYA AIDILFITRI, MAAF ZAHIR DAN BATIN. if saye ada buat salah secara tersirat mahupun tersurat, maaf dipinta. sesungguhnya yang baik hanya datang dari Allah, yang buruk hanya datang dari diri saye sendiri. saye hanyalah insan biasa..

k take care evryone, have fun this raya!! :) :)

Just A Dunno-What-To-Post Entry

I'LL GO CRAZY IF I DON'T GO CRAZY.....? it obiyesly means, I'M CRAZY!!! +_+'

will u go crazy if sumthing like this happens to ur stuffs? -_-'

or, will u go crazy if ur kitty cat is innocently behaving like, there-is-nowhere-else-to-sit?? (_ _)'

..but i won't go crazy yet. just had a little thought about it, after listening a song by U2 with that title. hu hu. anyway, suddenly i feel like posting an entry but i don't have any particular topic to bring up but even so, i don't wanna waste the enthusiasm i'm having now or else this blog will be left un-updated again. ^^'

k tomorrow i will have a personality test which is i have no idea what is it all about and the next day i will have an interview session. it's scary because this is my first time getting an interview. wish me luck k? i know the chance is not that promising but who knows if it's destined to be mine. :)

huhu manaku letak pensel n pemadam nih?? dah lama xguna  -_-'

Jobless?

today - sept 1st, a new chapter has begun to be written as one after another. you know, like PSM. err lets not talk about PSM, it's sooo a wish-never-happen-again event. OT. ok back to the topic, the new chapter that i was talking about, is, being jobless again. but don't worry, fyi, it will be just for a month. lalalala. yeye jer jobless ek? hee~ so this newly-chapter only needs a few piece of papers. instead of jobless, myb you can say - i'm having a wholly-month holiday. hi hi how's that? sounds more exciting, right? however, for sure there is a con: i can't spend much money during this holiday being bcause mr. karma once has said to me, "dear jue, pls be informed that, if there is no job, then there will be no salary". ugh, he's being strict to me, i know. but hey it's ok. you have no idea how i wanted this so much - being at home, sleep and wake up whenever i want, sit back and relax during working hours, no need to worry about coding, reports and dateline, just personal and family things to be taken care of. it such a heavenly-peacefully life. so, i guess a month salary couldn't even stand a chance in my heart compared to the fact that i don't have to work for a month as it makes a worthy compensation. plus, sept 2009 is a set of combination days of ramadhan and syawal. perfect-timing-ness, i like!!

ok back to the main points, why i'm jobless for a month? and what will happen after that? did i get a new job? if so, what job could it be? where? hu hu, those sure are lots of questions but those are what will they usually ask if u are in my situation. so, to make them look easier to answer, i thoughtfully made an interview session with myself. the session minutes have been recorded as below:

myself: hi me, how r u doing?

me: hi myself, i'm great. tq. how's urs?

myself: of course i'm great. we r the same person, remember?

me: if thats the case, why still ask?

myself: right. ok. so today is ur first day being jobless, right? err i meant, holiday.

me: indeed, but today is rainy though. so i couldn't complete my first during-holiday-planned task.

myself: ugh, what is that first task?

me: to return books i've borrowed from psz. there're dued last week.

myself: oh, that's..pitiful.

me: yup, i know. i guess i'm gonna retry tomorrow.

myself: u should. so, what have u done today as the replacement?

me: i..i eventually went to kotaraya with my family.

myself: oh, that's so..thoughtful, instead of going psz.

me: well, u know, i just couldn't resist when my mom n sister in law asked me to join them. so i ended up joining them.

myself: they must be happy u're willing to join them.

me: i..i hope so.

myself: so, back to our main topic today. why r u jobless now? err again, i meant, in holiday for a month?

me: it's ok, u can say i'm jobless since that's what i'm now. well, it's simple, bcause the recruitement contract under last research project has dued yesterday. so, i'm jobless starting today.

myself: oh, how long u'd been working under the project?

me: it's been a year and a month..i guess.

myself: where?

me: software engineering department, fsksm, utm.

myself: oh utm. but, what is fsksm btw?

me: it stands for fakulti sains komputer dan sistem maklumat. hey, i tot u were from utm too. u didn't know fsksm? that's.. humiliating.

myself: well, i only know my faculty's abbreviation only. heheh..sorry.

me: it's ok then, i used to it.

myself: erm so it is said that u'll be being jobless only for a month. what'll happen next? u did get a new job, right?

me: i did. u r genius!

myself: it's so straightforward. so what position will it be? genius la sgt.

me: same as previous, &^$%^%#$%@, with under the same department. what makes the different is, i'll be working under another project.

myself: oh, so u'll still be working at fsksm, just change the project laa..

me: yup. the my new project will be starting this october, so that's why i'm jobless now.

myself: i see. lucky u. i hope i can get a month jobless, too.

me: u r now, remember?

myself: right. so, would u mind to share about ur last project and what have u done?

me: well, the research title is called 'design framework of multi agent software based on pattern'. i've been assigned to do the development part for the research that is needed to develop a simulation system for load transportation robots based on patterns using selected design framework of multi agent software. erm and also some other task including reports and so on.

myself: err, it sounds so..antoxicating.

me: sure it is! if u r interested on it, feel free to google it, ok?

myself: oh, like i will!

me: haha, who knows!

myself: erm ok. what is ur next plan during this holiday?

me: i'm thinking of making some cokies for this raya. but i think i'm gonna need an assistant for pouring minched almond onto almond london cookies. i have to say, aishii is the perfect candidate since she did the job brilliantly last year. she even asked me, "ada x keje tabur almond gaji 3k?". she was so into that job, right?

myself: i think she's right. if the job really exists, i think i'm gonna apply too. it's a great job.

me: u must be joking.

myself: no, i'm not. ermh, i guess all the questions have been answered.

me: i can tell.

myself: thank you so much for having me. i hope people won't call u a freak for doing this.

me: i believe they will understand.

ha ha, a freak eh? so, that's how the interview session went. i hope the conversation will answer every details that might needed. i can make it longer but i'm afraid sumone will say it's too wordy. but i think it already is ^^'. ok, lets take a look of some lomolly-taken photos during the working days. working with them was so much fun. esp bab makan2 n mengular, he he he ^^'. thanks to dr. rad, kak suzi, yah, kak wana, kak salina, kak fiza, zul, pn. shahliza, pn. noraini, dr. dayang, yavuz and others who helped me a lot. may Allah bless :)

with fellow x-colleagues (kak fiza, kak suzi, me, kak salina, kak wana)

yavuz, did u notice that?? ha ha..

oh, i have no idea why my workspace had to be like this! huh, setiap hari tersepak cable. ni gara2 plug kat meja rosak -_-'

credits to mr. dell xps 450, u'd really made my days. gonna miss u..

my desk. snap guna micro technique la sgt ^^' (tgh bukak fb :P)

ni mengular moment, shopping tudung kot. he he..

yah n kak suzi. saye..saye xterlibat dalam senario ini, ok? ^^'

sanggup g jj bukit indah semata2 nk lunch kat nando's. saye..saye ikut jer.  ^^'

ha ha that was some part of what happened during my working days. act, i was hoping to get a picture with dr. rad but she was sooo busy at that time but it's ok, perhaps some another time. huhu gonna miss u guys, love u all! :) ok i think this entry will end here. fuh, at last, managed to post another entry. yatta!!