Being a BIG sister in house!

Being a BIG sister is indeed part of best gift that Allah has granted to me. Alhamdulillah. Big doesn't come with Big size only. Being BIG sister need to have special BIG combo which includes:

1. Big mouth so that you can scold them clearly while they're doing a mistake.

"Kan akak dah cakap jangan...bla bla bla bla"

"busuk mulut kakak ni kalau meleter"

"APA????"

2. Big eyes so that you can watch them out easily.

"aaa.aaa tu buat apa tu"

"baca buku lah, main marah baca buku marah, marah, marah, marah"

AMBOI!

3. Big achievements, so that you can easily inspiring them by telling your story.

" dulu kak pira buat UPSR, PMR, SPM tu tutup mata jak"

" tipu jak,kalau tutp mata, macam mana mau menulis"

HUH?

4. Big hand so that you can punch them on their face, cubit them and karate them if they don't listen.

"Iman tolong ambilkan air untuk kak pira"

"ndak mau bah"

"melawan ya, ambik ni "

 #*@&$(@(*#&#"

hahaha but the most important thing that you need to have is BIG WALLET

"kak nanti top up kan aku ya"

" kak mau makan McD nanti kirim duit ya"

"kak mau kotak pensil ben10 ya"

"kak mau ni, mau tu"

kak

kak

KAAAAAAAAAAK 

"oooooo kalau mau barang baru mau di sayang-sayang bah"

Happy moments :) 

Syndrome before long leave

Do you know what is unavoidable syndrome for those who is planning to be out of office for annual leave?

Correct! Spending extra time after office hour to complete outstanding and urgent works! 

What a busy week *breathing*

4 days before leave : Warm smile though it is 8.15 p.m at office and my stomach has started playing a 

harmonious music. 

How about 3 days before leave??

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1 am in the morning and i was like "oh-so-sleepy" "oh so full with chicken nuggets and fries"

And Fizi is still struggling with her "not-so-sleepy eyes" and double Chicken Mc Delux! 

Congratulation for both of us for experiencing a working life as an auditor! 

Feels like playing at Kidzania *wink* 

Though i can't fully settle all my works, but still it gives me a peaceful mind before leaving for

 Home.

Phiewww...I broke my record  that i had during my internship day. 

Left our playground shortly after midnight.

On her engagement day

Finally, she's got engaged!

I was nearly cry in front of others when she came and gave her warm hugsss to me. I knew that she's extremely happy and glad that everything was running smoothly. Alhamdulillah, deep inside my heart i'm glad and happy too. 

Crazy moment at IIUM Library. Tekun lah sangat study tu :P

She's my all time favorite for more than 5 years and through out these years, we have shared happiness madness, laziness & sadness moments together. We even have across the most difficult situation where we argued and don't understand each other, but we never take it personally instead of shifting it to be our stepping stones in appreciating our friendship. 

When she gets angry hungry o_O

She's always be my BEST listener from before, now and then.

Makan before E-day

Aini, No other words can i describe how grateful i am for having you in my life. I pray that Allah will protect you and grant you with such enjoyment, happiness and love in your life. May Allah bless you and your family together with our friendship. I shall celebrate this November with tons of love for my B day and your wedding day. InsyaAllah. 

Resepi 4: MILO French Toast

I have tried MILO French Toast recipe this morning and here is the result: 

It is a super duper yummy as it filled with one of Nestle(M) signature product Milo. This recipe was included in Dear Nestle employee edition and also available online at Dear Nestle Website. If you wonder the taste of this recipe, you might want to try it by yourself for breakfast or evening tea. It is so simple and easy. Here is the recipe:

 

Ingredients:

1 Egg, well beaten

2 slices Bread

50 ml Evaporated Milk

1 tablespoon Cooking oil

4 tablespoonsMILO Powder

½ teaspoon                      Vanilla Essence

Caster Sugar, optional

Cooking Steps:

1. Heat milk and whisk in MILO powder. Remove from heat and whisk in beaten egg.
2. Trim crust of bread slices, then cut each slice into triangles.
3. Dip bread into MILO mixture and shallow fry in hot oil until cooked.
4. Remove from heat and sprinkle caster sugar, if desired.
5. Serve hot.

Simple yet yummy :)

 

Me,Finance & Nestle (M)

Since my 2nd year at uni, i had found myself diverging my interest from economics to finance. My journey in this field started when i applied for several classes that links to financial field, participated and represented my uni in several competitions with finance based and completed my internship in one of well known bank in Malaysia.

IIUM team for PNB Investment Quiz 2010

Until now, the interest is still growing though i didn't involve in financial market directly anymore. The star business still be my loyal breakfast on my way to office, Yahoo finance website still be the best platform for me to do stock analysis on selected companies that i have interest with (only if i have spare time) and every month part of my monthly salary will be invested in buying books where 40% of my collections now are related to finance. See how i'm deadly in love with finance. 

Life has become extensively exciting when for the first time ever i have monitoring closely the performance of Nestle (M), given the fact that

I'm part of the company. 

Seriously the feelings are indescribable as i had some sort like proud+happy+stress+bliss+curious feelings every time i read about Nestle (M) on media. Such a beautiful gift i ever have in my life. Alhamdulillah :)
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Reading Nestle announcement on Bursa regards to the company's performance last year. 

And recently Nestle(M) has announced full year performance report on Bursa Malaysia. As expected, handsome profits were gained along with several major leading factors that include strong domestic demands that grows by diverse promotional and marketing activities, easing in commodities price which impacted Net Margin of the company and good working capital management that translated into lower financing cost. These factors have resulted into:

1. Turnover of RM1.1 billion in Q4 2012, up by 2.5% from corresponding period in 2011, coupled with improvement in Net Profit.
2. The Full Year 2012 closes with an annual turnover of RM4.6 billion and a net profit of RM505.4 million with an underlying margin improvement of 100 bps

Alhamdulillah, with finance background that i have, it feels great that i am able reading and translating the financial report for the company that i'm working with.Though i just about 9 months old with the company, i'm glad that i'm part of it.

What a surprise! Token of appreciation right after Nestle (M) announced the performance last year.

Andrea Bocelli live in Kuala Lumpur

I went to the curve this morning and while walking suddenly my eyes were attracted to one big poster hanging on music shop with Andrea Bocelli on it.

"Andrea Bocelli live in Kuala Lumpur with full orchestra and choir"

At that time I was thought on my head "Am I dreaming??" No. I am not. He will be here in Kuala Lumpur live on 5th May 2013 for his Asia Tour. *Grin* I was excitedly reading the poster and towards the end suddenly my happy face turned out to be something like 

T_______T 

Can you see the prices quoted on the poster? No? Maybe you need the clearer one. 

I am definitely couldn't effort for any prices above. But that will not change my love towards Andrea's music. I fell in love with his beautiful voice after watched his duet performance with Hayley Westenra. Lovely! 

In case you never hear any of his song, here is one of my all time favorite. Enjoy!

"We rarely hear the inward music, but we are all dancing to it nevertheless"

Rumi

Breakfast with Love

It is true that yummy breakfast will make your day. But what's more important is people that you are having your breakfast with. 

They are the flavors of your life! 

Our  weekend breakfast at home prepared by Ayah and Kak Imah.

                                               I miss Home & my all time favorites so badly.  14 days to go tik tok tik tok :) 

Dari kaca mata jujur insan kerdil

"Mata hati buta mudah menilai seseorang dari sudut siapa dia, bukan dari apa yang dikatakanya.. Kerana itu manusia akan sentiasa berada dalam kegelapan, dalam mencari kebenaran."

Video di atas telah dikongsikan oleh sahabat Ira dalam laman facebooknya. Kerana tajukanya yang berkaitan dengan kemiskinan, ianya telah menarik perhatian Ira untuk mendalami apa yang terkandung dalam video ini. Ceritanya bermula apabila seorang guru bertanyakan pengalaman murid-muridnya pada cuti yang lepas. Semua yang berada didalam kelas sangat teruja untuk bercerita, kecuali hanya ada seorang yang masih tekun mewarna. Guru itu telah pun memilih untuk mendengar luahan kanak-kanak tersebut.

Dengan keterujaan yang mendalam, kanak-kanak itu telah pun menceritakan pengalaman indahnya itu. Akan tetapi, rakan sekelasnya telah mengelarnya sebagai penipu, hanya kerana gambaran yang diceritakan tidak sama seperti apa yang rakan-rakanya bayangkan. Sukar bagi mereka untuk mempercayai cerita indah itu kerana ianya sesuatu yang sangat mustahil untuk dikecapi oleh orang yang kurang berada sepertinya.

"saya tak tipu, kamu yang tersalah tafsir"

Terdapat beberapa pengajaran yang dapat dijadikan tauladan didalam video ini, antaranya:

1. Selain daripada mengajukan soalan kepada kanak-kanak yang lain, guru ini telah pun mengambil keputusan yang bijak untuk mendalami apa yang tersirat di dalam hati seseorang yang kurang berkemampuan. Fitrahnya, kita sebagai manusia cenderung untuk mendengar luahan hati dan pengalaman orang yang lebih berada kerana pasti pengalaman itu akan mengujakan kita. Namun kita sering lupa yang orang berkemampuan juga punya luahan hati untuk didengari, yang mana kadang ianya lebih indah dari apa yang kita bayangi.

2. Kepayahan itu sukar di mengerti bagi insan yang masih kecil kerana kematangan membatasi kefahaman yang berbeza. Kanak-kanak yang kurang berkemampuan ini telah melalui satu pengalaman membesar  dalam serba kekurangan berbanding rakannya yang lain, namun menerusi penceritaanya dia merasakan yang pengalamanya itu merupakan satu pengalaman yang hebat, dimana ianya menjangkaui gambaran rakan sekelasnya yang lain. Bagaimana ianya boleh terjadi? Ini disebabkan oleh sikapnya yang sentiasa bersyukur atas apa yang berlaku dan di perolehi. 

3. Sukar bagi rakan kanak-kanak ini menerima kisah indah di sebalik apa yang dialaminya hanya kerana kenyataan dirinya yang kurang berkemampuan. Pada dasarnya dilihat ramai antara kita yang selalu menilai seseorang itu pada rupa & fizikalnya. Sejauh mana pun kebenaran yang dikiaskan, sukar bagi kita mempecayainya hanya kerana dia seorang yang kurang berkemampuan. Bukankah kebebasan bersuara itu tidak mengenal erti status yang berbeza? Mengapa bila mereka yang kurang berkemampuan melontarkan buah fikiran, kita tolak ideanya malah dituduh pula mereka hanya berpura. Kezaliman akan terus bermaharaja jika pemikiran ini di warisi dari dahulu sehingga ke hari ini.

   Sumber:Seindah Cinta Islam

Sesusah mana kesusahan yang kita alami, pasti ada insan lain yang lebih susah.

Sesakit mana kesakitan yang kita alami,pasti ada insan lain yang lebih sakit.

Seperit mana pun penderitaan yang kita alami, pasti ada insan lain yang lebih menderita.

Kenapa keluhan yang sentiasa di helakan?

Kenapa derita yang selalu dibahaskan?

Jika insan kecil mampu menerimanya dari sudut berbeza kenapa tidak kita?

Muhasabah bersama.

Resepi 3: Linguine Berkuah

Bulan Mac kian menjelang dan Ira sudah pun menghitung hari dan meneliti persedian keperluan untuk dibawa balik rumah. Balik rumah? Yes, i'm going back home soon!! InsyaAllah *hoooray*. Rindu famili, kawan-kawan & makanan yang sedap kat Tawau. 

Cakap pasal makanan sedap, ira nak habaq ni, kat Tawau ada satu restoran yang nasi ayamnya walla! favorite keluarga iaitu Sabah Chicken Rice. Sabah Chicken Rice ni terletak di Fajar Complex berhadapan dengan Secret Recipe. Restoran ini menyediakan pelbagai masakan dari Nasi ayam sampailah ke Mee Basah. Nak dijadikan cerita, Mee Basah ni adalah antara menu kegemaran kami adik beradaik. Selalu kalau singgah ke sini pasti ada yang akan memesan Mee Basah ni. Tapi kat semenanjung ni mana nak cari Mee Basah macam ni. Nak tak nak kene masak sendiri juga :'( 

Sayur terlalu masak -.-"

Sebelum ini Ira pernah mencuba untuk menyediakan masakan Mee Basah ni sendiri. Berkat tunjuk ajar Chef tegar di rumah, tadaaaa terhasilah Mee Basah air tangan sendiri (seperti yang di atas). Dan hari ini lagi istimewanya Ira telah pun mengolah resepi ini dan menggantikan Mee Kuning dengan linguine. 

Berikut adalah ramuan yang diperlukan untuk memasak resepi ini dan cara-cara menyediakannya:

Ramuan:

1. Linguine.

2. Udang/ayam/sotong (banyak seafood lagi sedap)

3. Bawang besar dihiris bulat dan bawang putih dicincang kecil

4. Sayur-sayuran ( Kali ni ira guna jaggung kecil & lobak yang di hiris halus)

5. Kek Ikan (fish cake)

6. Stok ayam Maggi

7. Cili api (kalau nak pedas)

8. Air

9. Bancuhan air tepung jaggung (untuk memekatkan kuah)

10. Minyak untuk menumis

Cara-Cara memasak kuah:

1. Tumis bawang putih & bawang besar sehingga kuning dan naik bau.

2. Masukkan seafood/ayam dan gaul biarkan sampai sedikit masak. ( boleh masukkan cili api jika mahu pedas)

3. Masukkan air secukupnya dan biarkan mendidih.

4. Setelah mendidih masukkan stok ayam secukupnya, dan setelah itu masukkan sayur.

5. Akhir sekali masukkan bancuhan tepung jaggung untuk memekatkan kuah.

Cara penyediaan:

1. Letakkan linguine yang telah masak di atas mangkuk/pinggan.

2. Kuah yang pekat seterusnya diletakkan diatas linguine yang telah masak dan boleh di hiaskan dengan hirisan cili & daun bawang/sup. 

1..2..3.. Dah Siap ;)

Kuah  nampak agak cair.

Love unconditionally

"When we open ourselves
to the heart of a friend or lover,
we trust that we are cherished,
loved unconditionally."

-- Khalil Gibran

Puisi 1: Ku menunggu

Bunyi alunan seruling itu

sangat merdu, membuat aku terkhayal dalam mengimbau sejarah yang lalu

saat bersama kita melakar kenangan

mencorak pengalaman

yang senantiasa segar di minda

dan yang tak mungkin luput dari ingatan.

Aku hayati bait alunan itu

indah seumpama kisah indah kita

yang dulu beralun menjadi satu lagu

memberi nafas dalam setiap langkah ku

untuk menempuh hidup yang lalu.

Kini tiada lagi kedengaran tiupan kedamaian

yang bakal menghiasi kesunyian malam

yang tinggal hanyalah bait nota-nota

kaku, tanpa tiupan indah yang mengasyikkan.

Aku pasrah

aku berserah

dan aku berdoa

sejauh mana pun engkau berlari

pasti dirimu akan kembali.

umpama layang-layang terbang nan tinggi

berterbangan bebas di udara

mebelah jauh keatas kepulan awanan

yang sentiasa memayungi siang yang indah

talinya ku pegang erat

agar tidak terlepas dari gengaman

tidak hilang dari pandangan

kerana aku tahu pada fitrahnya

bila sampai detik yang tersurat

ianya pasti digengaman jua.

Resepi 2: Joyful Spicy Prawns

Yesterday, i have shared my experience of cooking with Chef Muluk & Maggi. Today, i have tried one recipe from the previous list, which is Joyful Spicy Prawns. Tadaaaaaaa..

Joyful Spicy Prawns

This is considered as one of the simple recipe cause it was made by miracle products produced by Maggi which are Maggi Tomyam Paste & Maggi Cukup Rasa. So simple, no need for you to prepare your own tomyam paste, which will incur more cost and time to prepare it and it is quite cumbersome! Bukan senang tau.

So here it is the ingredients and steps for this joyful recipe:

Ingredients:

1. 500g Prawns, but mine is less than 500g cause prawn is sooo expensive. 

Kalau kat Sabah boleh dapat udang yang murah daripada yang kat sini :(

2. 5 pcs Kaffir lime leaves. shredded kan halus-halus. (saya lebih dari 5 pcs, ase dah guna 1 pokok :) ) 

3. 3 cloves Garlic, chopped! (I like extra)

4. 1 (medium) Onion cut into rings

5. 2 tbsp cooking oil ( If you want you can use planta/ any margarine to replace oil) 

6. 1 tbsp Lime juice (can try with lemon juice as well).

7. 3 stalks Coriander leaves for garnishing + red chili (cut into long thin strips and soaked in water).

8. 2 stalks Mint leaves, for garnishing

9. 1 sachet Maggi Tomyam Paste

Bahan-bahan yang diperlukan.

Seasoning (Mix together):

1. 3 tbsp Water

2. 1 tbsp Sugar

3. 1 tbsp Maggi Cukup Rasa

Steps: 

1. Heat cooking oil and fry garlic until fragrant.

2. Stir in Maggi Tomyam paste and onion rings. Fry for 2 minutes.

3. Add prwans and shradded Kaffir lime leaves, stir fry for 5-10 minutes / until prawns are cooked. 

4. Add seasoning and lime juice, stir evenly. 

Dish out and garnish with red chili strips and mint leaves before serving :) Dah siap, Semestinya saya & Maggi! 

Yes, Overcooked! Tapi still rasa ok juga, next time boleh improve :)

Nestle 1: Kelas Memasak bersama Maggi & Chef Muluk

Pada hari rabu yang lepas, Maggi dengan kerjasama Chef Muluk telah menganjurkan "Kelas Masak-Masak bersama Maggi" bersempena dengan sambutan Tahun Baru Cina 2013. Kelas ini merupakan kelas yang pertama diadakan pada tahun 2013 dan ini adalah kelas memasak saya yang pertama setelah 9 bulan bersama Nestle. Lihat, keterujaan jelas terpancar diwajah :

Ada gaya chef tak? :P

Dalam sesi kelas kali ini Chef telah menunjukkan cara-cara untuk memasak 6 resepi yang menggunakkan konsep masakkan cina. 6 resepi itu adalah:

1. Hainan Chicken Rice: 

Satu bilik boleh bau nasi ayam ni..Yummy!

2. 8 Treasures Herbal Chicken: 

Kukus lebih 3 jam sampai empuk,.

3. Ever Success Steamed Pomfret:

Simple tapi sangat sedap. 5 bintang untuk rerspi ni.

4. Prosperity Sea Cucumber, Oysters and Mushrooms with Black Moss: 

Suka kombinasi sayur bersama scallops ni.

5. Joyful Spicy Prawns:

Seorang pun boleh habiskan satu pinggan ni ;P

Dan resepi terakhir adalah Happiness Broccoli and Cauliflower with Scallops, Fresh Lily Bulbs and Mushrooms. Baru perasan yang ini tak da gambar :( Berikut adalah gambar keseluruhan resepi :

Rasa macam makan kat restaurant pula :)

Dan muka yang tak mahu balik workstation sebab makanan terlalu sedap :)

Alhamdulillah, kenyang habiskan semuanya sampai licin :) 

Rata-rata resepi yang diajar sangat simple. Dengan adanya produk Maggi,ianya telah menjadikan kerja memasak sangat ringkas, mudah dan sodapp.

InsyaAllah akan mencuba salah satu resepi yang ada diatas ni :)

Ted Talks 1: How to use a paper towel

Have you heard about Ted Talks? Ted talks is basically a conference which devoted with ideas worth spreading. It was started out in 1984 whereby a first time conference was held on that time, engaged together people from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment and Design. Since then, its scope has become broader and reached people in most part of world including Malaysia.

I fell in love with ted talks since last year after i watched my first video by Jill Bolte Taylor, about her experiences and memories after she got stroke. Since then, i'm following the update of Ted Talk very closely. But this entry is not going to elaborate or introduce Ted Talk to you. This entry special for my favorite video which i believe by sharing, it will indirectly change your world. Here is the video:

Joe Smith on Ted Talks

In this video he actually expressed his concern on volume of the paper towel used in America. In addition he did mentioned that in a year, Americans used about 571,230,000 pounds of paper towels. Huh? How about Malaysia? He believe that by changing our way of using paper towels basically can help to reduce the use of paper towel. How? With 2 steps:

1. Shake 12 times

2. Fold till dry

That's it! Meaning, by doing it you just need 1 paper towel per use instead of 3 to 4 towels before. I did practice it and yes,you can do it with 1 paper tower only! By doing so, you will directly can reduce the production of paper towels and the amount of cut trees :) Horray! You are contributing something to world starting today! Isn't that great?

p.s: You can check out other alternative solution to avoid waste of paper towel by checking the following URL: Jimmy paper towel saves trees and reduces waste! Cool stuff :)

Resepi 1: Masak Lodeh ala Sabah bah

Masak lodeh adalah salah satu makanan yang popular di Nusantara. Setiap kali adanya majlis dan perayaan, pasti masakan ini menjadi hidangan. Kini, masakan ini telah menjadi salah satu masakan wajib untuk kaum melayu juga. Bukan saja ianya di hidangkan di negeri Johor, tetapi juga ianya turut mendapat sambutan sehingga ke bumi di bawah bayu. Mana lagi kalau bukan rumah saya! :)

Resepi ini telah diolah oleh seorang tukang masak tegar di rumah. Siapa lagi kalau bukan, Kak Imah :) Hapir setiap resepi yang bakal di kongsikan dalam blog ini merupakan resepi yang diturunkan oleh Kak Imah. Bila melihat rupa masak lodeh ni pasti tergambar akan kepayahan memasaknya. Sebenarnya, memasak masak lodeh ni bukanlah sesuatu yang rumit. Asalkan kena pada caranya, pasti akan merasai kemudahanya. Nak tahu apa resepinya? Berikut adalah cara-cara untuk memasak "masak lodeh ala sabah bah".

Bahan-Bahan. 

1. Bawang putih, bawang merah, cili besar, cili api di kisar bersama udang kering dan kunyit.

2. Udang segar tanpa kulit.

3. Santan

4. Sayur-sayuran ( resepi kali ini menggunakan sayur kacang buncis dan lobak).

5. Tempe, Fucuk & Suun (kalau ada tauhu kering lagi best).

6. Hirisan cili.

7. Minyak

Cara-cara:

1. Mula-mula tumis bahan kisaran tadi sehingga garing dan pecah minyak.

2. Setelah itu masukkan udang dan lobak, gaul sehingga sedikit empuk dah sebati.

3. Bila dah pecah minyak masukkan santan dan gaul perlahan untuk mengelakkan santan berketul.

4. Agak-agak nak mendidih masukkan tempe, suun dan fucuk.

5. Bila dah mendidih, masukkan kacang buncis. Masukkan garam untuk memberi perasa.

Tadaaaaa..dah siap pun. Mudah bukan?

Why Blogging?

I always admiring well written articles that contain facts, ideas and new information that i have not attempted before. Reading is a must for me, but writing and sharing back what i have read is indeed challenging. Why? Because writing is just not part of my routine, thus to write one simple article will takes me about hours to finish it. What? *frustrating*

Acquiring new beneficial information by hours reading will be considered as investing.But it will turn out to be rewards by simply sharing it to others. The rewards will be multiple continuously even after we die. The Prophet Muhammad s.a.w (peace be upon him) said:

"When a man dies, all his deeds come to an end except for three-an ongoing charity, beneficial knowledge or a righteous child who will pray for him." (Muslim).

Subhanaallah, it is indeed amazing right? By sharing beneficial knowledge to others InsyaAllah you will be granted with continuous rewards. :) With that, i have decided to utilise the opportunity by blogging! There are many things that i have plan to share with readers, related to our life. Articles, quotes, recipes,pictures,tips,videos and and the list goes on. Hopefully by doing so i will not only can improve my writing skill, but at the same time can help to benefit others. 

Blogging is a journey and i will begin with my journey soon, bismillah :)