Malacca- and all things not related to it.

Malacca.

What can I say about the place? Prior to November 29th 2010, I would say it is just another historical tourist spot in Malaysia which I’ve been to a few times.

What can I say about it now? A place where I grew and learnt a lot.

I still remember walking to the notice board sometime nearing the end of Semester 7 to see which hospital I’ll be going to for Semester 8- and not expecting Malacca. I was expecting somewhere within Klang Valley. But I didn’t whine, throw a tantrum, or fret when I saw where I was posted to, I honestly did not know how to react. Later, once the idea completely sank into my head, I got excited about it. And now, if you ask me what I think of going to Malacca for my hospital attachment, I will say that it was the best thing that happened to me in 2010.

This picture is the first picture I took of my ah-may-ziiiing housemates in front of our house in Malacca. At this time, little did I know that I would grow to love these guys. =) Everyday of the 8 weeks spent there was filled with laughter because of these guys. We had so much fun, I don’t even remember being stressed out during my 8 weeks there at the hospital. Sure- we had assignments and what not, but somehow, they made it fun! :)

Malacca is a place filled with memories for me now. Not to mention, I’m now like an official tourist guide of the place. :P If you ever want to know where to go when you are there, I think the Malacca mates will be able to help you out!

Moving on to things NOT related to Malacca :

1. My cooking stint!

Since the last time I blogged, I have whipped up chocolate cake, kulfi, seafood platter and homemade cheesy chicken burgers. =)

Before

After

I’m not going to include the picture which shows what happened after the icing was added – it was not pretty and I need to improve on my icing applying skills!

Behold my seafood platter!! Yes, it is basically deep fried prawns and cuttlefish. I finally managed to get the combination right for the coating. :)

Sorry for the lack of pictures for the other two as I was too busy making them to run and grab the camera to take a picture of ‘em. For those of you who are wondering what Kulfi is all about, it is basically Indian ice-cream, with the base of it being primarily milk, it is very rich- and not recommended if you are on a diet! Also, I don’t expect everyone to fall in love with it the way I did. I noticed that some “subjects” were not very fond of the milky-ness of it. Then I guess it is acquired taste! And I love it! :) The cheesy chicken burger is also not for those who opt for a healthy diet. I packed it with a lot of cheddar – yummy but sinful at the same time.

2. My recent development into a couch potato!

Yes, yes, I’m officially a couch potato! :D

Anyone else watching American Idol 10 out there???

I’m IN LOVE with James Durbin! Can’t help to point out though how similar he and Adam Lambert are. Or is it just me? No matter what you say, he is definitely my American Idol! Oh, and has anyone else noticed that the show got more interesting with the new judges? I actually like JLo. Unlike the other one (note: Kara).

My other new show is Camelot. Don’t know how many fans of the show are out there but I do know that not many of my peers know much about the whole King Arthur legend – or maybe they’re just not as obsessed about it as I am. :P I’m so into Morgana or as the show puts is – Morgan. a.k.a Eva Green.

There is just something about her character that intrigues me.

Or maybe it’s just her eye make up that I’m drawn to. I’m not sure but she is definitely my favourite character on the show. Oh, and I find their Merlin kinda creepy. Is it just me??

Another show I’m excited about is Sherlock!

It is this new show which will premiere this Friday (6/5/2011) on AXN Beyond. It looks interesting, and I hope it will be.
3. My progress on the reading list.
Not much progress has been made since I’m currently busy doing other things but I have read ‘The Power’ and I found it rather boring. Maybe it is because I’ve already read ‘The Secret’, or maybe I’m just not needing any motivation right now. Whatever the reason is, if you have never read ‘The Secret’ then maybe this won’t be that boring for you, if you already have read that, then it’s ok, you can skip this one -  the choice is yours!
I’m going to move on to ‘The Lost Symbol’ by Dan Brown. It was not on the reading list because I forgot to include it. :P I hope it will entertain me better than ‘The Power’!

And last but not least:

My lil’ ewok decided to jump into the pail! :)

Jalan-Jalan, bershopping, bergossip & bermovie!

Headed to Mid Valley today to make full use of their J-Card member day (which will be on 2mrw as well, so if u want to go, please do =). And 2mrw is the last day )

I successfully purchased 2 pairs of shoes and a top! :) And yes, flats have been purchased. But after that I felt unsatisfied..as if I needed to buy a pair of heels.. But Radhika and Siew Bing managed to stop me. *sigh*

My convo shoes =p

My flats!! :D

The random purchase. =P

We had lunch at Nyonya colours – Gardens :)

 

And then we watched a movie :)

Just Go With It- another Rom Com which was actually worth the money..cause it was 7 bucks. =P But it wasn’t bad. It was funny and well, rather predictable as all Rom Coms are. We wanted to watch Hop, but it was too late. =( perhaps another time?

 

And then we braved ourselves to the supermarket section of Jusco – which mind you, was like a mad house.. it was congested and crowded and well… full of housewives.. I guess the stuff there was going real cheap??

And then we all headed home.. I was super happy with the purchase of my flats!! :)

Tomorrow is desserts day.. wonder what I shall make… hmmm…

Cooking with Sham

Today I decided to cook lunch. And I decided to cook something simple and easy – because I was in no mood for complicated today.

Yours truly cooked the following:

Top Left: Chocolate chip cookies

I didn’t make them today, I made them yesterday but decided to talk about it today…hehe… If you need something to calm your soul, nothing can beat those cookies!! (No, I’m not self promoting my cookies)

Top Right: Raita (I think that’s how you spell ‘em)

Basically it’s the world’s most simplest dish ever!! I don’t see why anyone can’t do it. All your ingredients are fresh, no cooking required, and it’s done in like 10 minutes??? And I need to remind my self to do this last..because I did it first and I added salt to it, so it basically drew out the water from the cucumber (I think) and it became all watery at the end.

Bottom Left: Mix vege.

Another simple dish. I can cook it in my sleep I think. Yes, it *is* that simple.

Bottom Right: Dry Chicken Curry.

OK. This is the dish I’m super excited about!! Why?? Because I’ve never cooked curry before. All this while, I leave it to my mom to cook curry, because the spices scare me, but today, I decided that I would try to cook it. AND IT TURNED OUT EDIBLE!! Probably a bit spicy ( because I decided to add more chilli) but it turned out edible!!!!! :D And the biggest food critic in my house a.k.a my brother (who can’t cook by the way), didn’t compliant about it. Must be a good sign right??

Now that my lunch is peacefully resting in my tummy, I shall go and annoy my very own Ewok! =P

This is how a real ewok looks like by the way… :P

The reading list =)

1. The Power.

Being the sequel to ‘The Secret’, I expect nothing more that what I have already read. But I’ll just read it anyway to see what’s new.

 

2. The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Hinduism

As the title says – complete idiot’s guide. I think it is about time I learnt more about my own religion as I know very little about it. Yes, it is time to change some things about me. =)

3. Mini Shopaholic

Need I say more??? =)

4. Long Walk to Freedom

I actually started reading this book sometime in the middle of semester 7, but never quite finished it because of the workload.

5. Persian Girls – A memoir

This book was being sold at a ridiculously low price during the book fair last year at KLCC convention centre and so I bought it. I know it is not a valid reason to buy something, but sometimes, we just do things without thinking. It may turn out to be a good read! :)

6. Queen, Empress, Concubine

It is interesting to read about these powerful women, and I loved Nefertiti’s eye make-up which was shown in a picture somewhere inside this book!

Re-vamping in progress

After a *very* long holiday from blogging, I HAVE RETURNED!

And I will be changing the layout pretty soon..and there are so many things to be updated, I need to get them in order. This *old* layout used to represent my now *past*. =) coffee, messy tables, a lot of things to read/study.. and the list goes on.

I literally took a break from all the other things which made me happy (reading, cooking, baking, shopping and the other stuff which I used to do) and did nothing but look at my uni books! ( well, its not entirely true that I did nothing but read uni books, but I definitely did a lot less fun stuff in the past couple of months that what I usually do)

As I move on to the next phase/chapter/whatever-you-wanna-call-it , I would like to change my surroundings so that it is similar to my current phase in life.

So, I shall babble no more, and work on the changes which I was talking about.

To all my classmates who completed what I hope to be the *last* exam I *ever* have to sit for in IMU,

“GOOD LUCK and Let’s enjoy what we have while we still have it!”