extra: where have i been?

Assalamu'alaikum readers :) you may questioning me why i didn't update blog for quite a long time. but hey, i was only away for 12 days. i mean away from this blog. i really wasn't busy but yeah that is what you called slacking off. haha. 

erm what shall i blog about aside from food, business and gifts... i am not gonna touch  on that topics for the moment. erm what to talk about ohh erm ahh huh what ehh erm aaa. haha i am still learning how to talk properly. LMFAO.

alright, erm i wanna buy a new pair of high-heel shoes. i only have one pair for the moment and it is still in good condition but i think it is not wrong if i waste $30 plus on a new one. not sure when i am gonna buy them. 

gorgeous, right? 

food: Cho, ko late!

Assalamu'alaikum readers :) 

aishhh my throat don't feel comfortable. blame CHOCOLATE :I but never hate CHOCOLATE :I coz sama jua your shit warna CHOCOLATE. HUAHAHAHA :p sorry if you guys rasa geli :p am just being random. since ane still musim hari raya, i believe sugar level ku slightly high coz i ate many CHOCOLATES. but let's hope i don't get diabetes. wanna check how high your body sugar level is? well, if there are few ants climbing up your body then your safe. LOL. and vice versa. nyahaha :p

p/s: do check out my other blog beingmeisawesome LOL!

food: cis!cake, kuih marah :p

Assalamu'alaikum readers :) 

seeing the cheesecake picture make me craving for it. the saddest part is i don't know how to bake even one type of cake. so boys, please don't boo me. lol. please accept my weakness. lol.

i bought this for $1.

it is like a funny mitos already saying that mice, rat and yang sekaum dengannya like cheese. so if cheese stock kamu dirumah finish, you know who to blame. nyahaha.

those who love baking, check out the chocolate cheesecake cupcakes recipe with ganache frosting. am so lazy to edit the recipe article. lol. info credit to foodnetwork.com.

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 6 tablespoons butter, softened
• 3/4 cup sugar, plus 2 tablespoons
• 1 egg, at room temperature
• 2/3 cup milk, at room temperature
• 3 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons mini semisweet chocolate chips
• 2 tablespoons chopped walnuts
• Ganache frosting, recipe follows

Directions

Place rack in the middle of oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Line 12 muffin cups with cupcake papers.

In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt, and set aside. Using a mixer, cream the butter and 3/4 cup sugar until pale yellow, about 1 minute. Add the egg and stir until just combined. Gently add half of the flour mixture and stir until just incorporated. Mix in the milk. Add the remaining flour mixture and stir until combined. Set aside.

In a small bowl, mix together the cream cheese, 2 tablespoons sugar, and vanilla. Stir in the chocolate chips and walnuts.

Fill prepared cupcake liners with enough chocolate batter to just cover the bottom. Add a dollop of the cream cheese filling to each, then top with remaining batter (cream cheese filling should not be visible).

Bake for 20 minutes. Let cupcakes stand in the pan for 3 minutes and then remove and allow to cool completely on a rack.

Dip each cupcake into the ganache, forming an even layer of frosting. Place in the refrigerator to set, about 15 minutes.

Ganache Frosting:

• 3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 teaspoon instant espresso powder, optional

Place a heat-proof bowl over a pot of simmering water, and whisk together the chocolate, cream, andespresso powder (if using). Continue whisking until chocolate is melted and the mixture is thick, about 4 minutes. Remove from heat and let stand for 5 minutes.

Yield: 1 cup

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 4 minutes

Inactive Prep Time: 5 minutes

gift: iPaid :D

Assalamu'alaikum readers :) 

-once upon a time...

son: daddy, tomorrow is my birthday. can i have iPad as my birthday present?

daddy: sure, no problem because iPaid.

-when reading the conversation above...

you: HAHAHA. ( if you find it funny )

OR

you: ... ( you are boring, pfftt )

okay, bye bye :D

HAPPY EID MUBARAK :)

Assalamu'alaikum readers :) sorry nda update this baby blog for aaa not really quite long time. lol. i only 'abandoned' my baby for four days so i am still not a very bad mommy. HUAHAHA. and yes, lame :p i called this blog baby because it is still new. daa... :p 

okay, that's all for now. it is late already, almost 12 a.m. and i need to go to sleep because tomorrow kerja. urgh.

food: are you chocolate maniac?

Assalamu'alaikum readers :) 

setiap kali ke kadai, bali chocolate. setiap kali kan bali chocolate, ke kadai. setiap kali masuk kadai, cari chocolate first. setiap kali chocolate first, masuk kadai. HUAHAHA.

i super duper zuper loveeeeeeeeeee chocolate. but am not maniac because takut kana diabetes. kekeke :p if i have lots of $$$ surely i will buy double lots of cho-co-co-la-late *stammering* :p

koleksi chocolate wrappers ku :3 actually, more than this. aku banyak buang lain. sayang... 

things inside a girl's bag :D can you list at least 5? :p

chocolateSSS <333

if you are a strong chocolate lover, do comment up on whatever you want about chocolate. spread the sugar aaa love :p 

your ex-lover's favorite chocolate eh? HUAHAHA.

aaa gotta go. will be balik kampong for Eid Celebration. not sure for how many days. when i got back home, will blog more. xoxo :D

dates.. pervert fruit :p

Assalamu'alaikum readers :) 

why i called the fruit inside the picture pervert? because it has so many dates. RAWR :p don't get the lame joke? you are lamer than my joke, though *dry laugh*

actually, it is good to have many dates. HAHA. why? read below..

• Wonderfully delicious, dates are one of the most popular fruits with an impressive list of essential nutrients, vitamins, and minerals, required for normal growth, development and overall well-being.
  
  
• Fresh date is made of soft, easily digestible flesh with simple sugars like fructose and dextrose that when eaten replenishes energy and revitalizes the body instantly; thus, for these qualities, dates are being used to breakfast during Ramadan months.
  
  
• The fruit is rich in dietary fiber, which prevents dietary LDL cholesterol absorption in the gut. It is also a good bulk laxative. The fiber content helps to protect the colon mucous membrane by decreasing exposure time and as well as binding to cancer causing chemicals in the colon.
  
  
• They contain many health benefitting flavonoid polyphenolic antioxidants known as tannins. Tannins are known to have anti-infective, anti-inflammatory, and anti-hemorrhagic (prevent easy bleeding tendencies) properties.
  
  
• They are a good source of Vitamin-A (contains 149 IU per 100 g), which is known to have antioxidant properties and is essential for vision. Vitamin A also required maintaining healthy mucus membranes and skin. Consumption of natural fruits rich in vitamin A is known to help to protect from lung and oral cavity cancers.
  
  
• The fruit is very rich in antioxidant flavonoids such as beta-carotene, lutein, and zeaxanthin. These antioxidants have the ability to help protect cells and other structures in the body from oxygen free radicals and thereby found to be protective against colon, prostate, breast, endometrial, lung, and pancreatic cancers. 
  
  
• Zeaxanthin, an important dietary carotenoid selectively absorbed into the retinal macula lutea where it is thought to provide antioxidant and protective light-filtering functions; thus it offers protection against age related macular degeneration, especially in elderly populations.
  
  
• Dates are an excellent source of iron, contains 0.90 mg/100 g of fruits (about 11% of RDI). Iron, being a component of hemoglobin inside the red blood cells, determines the oxygen carrying capacity of the blood.
  
  
• In addition, They are good in potassium. Potassium is an important component of cell and body fluids that help controlling heart rate and blood pressure; thus offers protection against stroke and coronary heart diseases.
  
  
• They are also rich in minerals like calcium, manganese, copper, and magnesium. Calcium is an important mineral that is an essential constituent of bone and teeth, and required by the body for muscle contraction, blood clotting, and nerve impulse conduction. Manganese is used by the body as a co-factor for the antioxidant enzyme, superoxide dismutase. Copper is required in the production of red blood cells. Magnesium is essential for bone growth.
  
  
• Further, the fruit has adequate levels of B-complex group of vitamins as well as vitamin K. It contains very good amounts of pyridoxine (vitamin B-6), niacin, pantothenic acid, and riboflavin. These vitamins are acting as cofactors help body metabolize carbohydrates, protein, and fats. Vitamin K is essential for many coagulant factors in the blood as well as in bone metabolism.

HAHA gotcha! the above information is telling about dates nutrition facts, okay :p source credit to nutrition-and-you.com.

business: funny short videos.

Assalamu'alaikum readers :) 

the idea to write about funny short videos come in mind when i watched several hilarious clips inside my cousin's smart phone. the short clips believed to be created by aaa i forgot this guy's name. heee... anyway, he is from Sabah. auw bah heee... 

i am sorry because i don't save the clips neither inside my phone or laptop so i am not able to share them here. but don't  worry, i will ask my cousin to send the funny videos to me. maybe tomorrow. or the day after tomorrow. or the coming day after the day after tomorrow. HAHAHA. berbelit2 alah ular nyamu :p as for now, let's talk how we can make kaaching $_$ from just making less than 60 seconds clip :) well, if you have better idea or suggestion but still related with tonight's topic, feel free to drop your comment below. 

well, i guess most of you guys are familiar with or how to use windows live movie maker or VideoPad or Adobe Premier CS4 or yang sekaum dengannya :D what you need to do is aaa sketch something for example two men and a bus ( depends on one's creative idea ) or take random pictures and then you edit this, crop that, apply this, add that, remove this, touch up that blah blah blah.. you know better how to make a video than me.

the product from the video making process ( huh why suddenly sounds so formal business-like ) which is a hilarious short video then can better be uploaded into specific website, could be your official site, where you can charge viewers for example $0.80 if they download 60-seconds videos or $1.00 above for video longer than a minute. i don't recommend you to share your masterpieces ( HAHA ) on facebook or twitter because you wouldn't get any financial benefits if people download yours for free. bear in mind this topic is all about business even though i am presenting it at all times in silly way. unless you make videos just for fun and non-money motive, you must focus if you are serious to make kaaching $_$ from this simple idea of business, okay?


well, GOOD LUCK! when there is 1 will, there are 1001 ways ;)

p/s: Cadbury and KitKat, which chocolate brand is better? Tom and Jerry, who is the bad character? lol.

5 silly gifts for men

Assalamu'alaikum readers :) 

i am lazy to do a 'warming up' you know the hi-how-is-your-day and the like intro so i just straight jump *do frog jump* to main topic for tonight. mari borak2 pasal hadiah, gift, present, gave, dárek, regalo, cadeau, donum, darček, darelo and yang sekaum dengannya :D 

okay, being me is that i am always short of money to buy a birthday present for my close friends and family. HAHA. i also greet them simple but i never miss to include 'sorry for any wrong doings and thanks for everything' :D 

i list 5 silly gifts for men below. you might like to try to give it to your brother or boyfriend. if they think you are outrageous trying to being funny, tell them to die. oops! that's too harsh. nah, just kidding. lol. 

1) hair brush for bald men.
2) a pink shirt with words "you are mama's favorite baby" on it.
3) a big bottle of mineral water and a big bottle of coco-cola. insert a card saying "take one and leave one." 
4) cactus toothpick holder.
5) flying alarm clock.

cactus toothpick holder

flying alarm clock

business: how to turn poor plastic bottles into rich fuel :D

Assalamu'alaikum readers :) ehemm *clear throat* throughout this fasting month, my throat is experiencing a bad drought 0.O actually, i nearly spelled 'drought' wrongly, draught? HAHA. luckily, Mr. Google comes in action. lol.

hmm sometimes i wonder what would replace oil and gas if this non-renewable resource left nil source of fuel energy to Brunei. about 95% of Brunei's economy comes from oil and gas industry. this curiosity leads me to research an alternative source of energy and fuel which can, perhaps, be applied in the Sultanate which is plastic bottles.

i believe if you collect plastic bottles from every family you might able to get aaa lets do the maths 1st ( i love maths NOT ). estimated total number of humans in Brunei is 400,000 plus. HAHA. so, for each person he/she might keep five plastic bottles at least. a baby might has two Barbie milk bottles and three Madagascar ones. HAHA. you calculate 400,000 multiply by 5 gives you 2,000,000. assume this bottle collection is being conducted every month. 2,000,000 times 12 months is 24,000,000 per year. 

back to our topic how to turn plastic bottles into fuel. most of plastic bottles are made from petrochemicals and these petrochemicals are made from crude oil or natural gas. 

in Egypt, an amazing teen, Azza Abdel Hamid Faiad, 16 had came across a high-yield catalyst called aluminosilicate which can break plastic polymers into ethane, propane and ethane. these gases can be further converted into ethanol and naphtha. in fact, ethanol is one of the good fuel alternatives. almost all gasoline in the U.S. contains low-level ethanol blend. a high-level ethanol blend can be used in fuel vehicles. and i believe through super complex processes it can generates electricity at domestic level. naphtha is made into cleaning solvents, diluent and fuel for camp stoves.

Faiad is yet to patent her idea. she might currently doing it. anyway, wish a very good luck to her. this teenager just inspired me A LOT :)

as long as we're using oil, it looks we might as well find ways to reuse it.

p/s: so start saving $10-$20 every week now so you can set up plastic bottles conversion business in 20 years time. 20 years? whatever. lol.

i am back! :D

Assalamu'alaikum readers :) 

seriously, i am not good in managing two blogs at the same time. alasan saja tu banarnya :p honestly, i am not good in time management. shall attend a special school for this huh? lol. actually, i have another blog which mostly touch on my personal life. i am active updating that one. but from now on i will try my best to look after this abandoned baby. HAHA! 

okay, for today's comeback entry i wanna talk about food. the actual fact is i am hungry right now. but can't eat nor drink because i am fasting. never mind, later iftar at Polo Jerudong aku will bedal semua makanan as it is a buffet. mudahan nyaman2 the food there. i think the food should taste great because it is free. lol. it's other people's treat so my money stay safe inside my quite-thick-because-there-are-more-cards-than-money wallet. HAHA!  

okiee dokiee, i would like to share cream puff recipe. sodapp sampai menjilat kaki :p

photo credit to Steamy Kitchen.

Ingredients:

Choux Pastry

1 stick butter (8 tablespoons or half cup)
1 cup water
1/4 tsp salt
4 eggs
1 cup all-purpose flour

Method:

1. Put butter and and water into saucepan on low fire. Turn off the fire once butter has melted.
2. Add in flour and salt. Stir quickly until a dough it formed and does not stick to the saucepan.
3. Leave to cool for about 10-15 minutes.
4. Beat in eggs one at a time on a cake mixer (low speed) till mixture is stiff.
5. Using a ice cream scoop or teaspoon, scoop the dough onto a greased baking sheet.
6. Bake in a preheated oven at 190 celcius for 10 minutes. Reduce temperature to 170 celcius and bake for another 15 minutes.
7. Turn off the heat. Leave the puffs ito cool n the oven for another 20-30 minutes.

Crème Pâtissière (Filling)
Adapted from The Little Teochew

Ingredients:

1 cup milk (236ml)
2 egg yolks
1/4 cup caster sugar (55g)
1 drop vanilla extract
2 tbsp cornflour
1 pinch salt (only if not adding butter, or using unsalted butter)
1/2 tsp unsalted butter, for additional shine and firmness

Method:

1. Add yolks, 1/4 cup milk, vanilla beans, salt, cornflour in a bowl.
2. Bring the remaining 3/4 cup milk to a scald in a saucepan. Pour the hot milk in small stream into the egg mixture, whisking consistently with a balloon whisk as  you pour. Once incorporated, pour everything back into the saucepan.
3. Whisk the mixture over over medium heat until it thickens and firm up. Remove the heat and whisk in butter.
4. Once it reaches room temperature, scoop the creme into a piping bag or container. Refrigerate until ready to use.

below are my photos collection of food and some drinks which i paid for. some were other people's treat. fyi, if i go eat in a restaurant i seldom order for noodles. always rice. rice is my staple food.  haa *dry laugh*

'Nasi Katok' @ Knocked Rice :p

'Roti Papa/Mama/Baby John' :p i believe it was a Baby John Bun.

Bandung Jakarta Indonesia Drink :p Bandung Drink actually.

countless chicken satay sticks. countless? liar :p

yam+chocolate=wrong combination. HUWAA :(

'Nasi Lemak Special' was beautifully prepared.

me & kimchi fried rice. deliciousssss baby :p

ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND & TATA :D