It's been too long since I last paid attention to this place. Too much has been happening in my life that I haven't had the chance to sit down and pen down my thoughts (read: been too lazy to blog!). Anyway, I'll try my best (ahem, sure or not?) to post at least three entries a week from now on...
Now, today I'd like to purr if you don't mind. See, since being jobless and moving out of my parents', I've developed--much to my Mak's delight--an enamoration towards cooking and baking. Don't know why but I find the latter especially very, very therapeutic.
Been experimenting with various muffin flavours, an assortment of cupcakes (including the one I'm super-proud of: tiramisu cupcakes!) and, as this entry is being typed out, I'm in the midst of making homemade french vanilla ice cream using vanilla pods. (Will post up pictures ASAP.)
Now, the only the problem is that I'm baking too much for the three mouths in this apartment (especially since one person is on a so-called diet).
Would anyone care to help me out with this predicament if I start selling my creations?
Somebody?
Anybody?
lunes, marzo 17, 2008
lunes, noviembre 05, 2007
friends in futsal
Okay, I'll say it: Sadly, I didn't make the cut for the first-ever international tourney for our first-ever national ladies futsal team. Loads of politics surrounding this--as with many other sports in Malaysia, sigh--but anyway am proud of my fellow trainees who did make it to the 2nd Asian Indoor Games in Macau recently.
Though our results were a tad scary (see below), but hey we gotta start somewhere! Plus we did draw into the tough group (read: Thailand, Iran, and eventual '07 champs Japan) so the fact that newbies-us did manage to sneak some goals past the more experienced teams is pretty good, I reckon.
Here're Malaysia's scores:
FIRST ROUND
Iran vs Malaysia 13-1
Thailand vs Malaysia 17-0
Malaysia vs Japan 0-5
SECOND ROUND
4th of A vs 3rd of B: Malaysia vs Philippines 2-5
3rd of A vs 4th of A: Iran vs Malaysia 17-2
In the final matches, Uzbekistan beat Vietnam 2-1 while the Japs overcame SEA giants Thailand 5-3.
I've gotta admit that we have a LONG way to go, but if we don't try then we'll never advance in the sport, innit.
Nways, below are some pictures of my fellow lady futsallers in action. Oh, and I'm proud to announce that my team, Sports Barn Wildcatz, had one rep in Raveena who also scored one for Malaysia against Iran. Yay her!
Back L-R: Mex, Aishah JB, Tom, Sasha, Kheeday, Raveena
Front L-R: Adik, Diana, Anies, Futsaller from Kelantan, Rhynnda, Futsaller from Kelantan
Back L-R: Futsaller from Kelantan, Tom, Zurl, Kheeday, Rhynnda, Raveena
Front L-R: Futsaller from Kelantan, Adik, Futsaller from Kelantan, Anies, Diana, Aishah JB
Malaysian skipper, Sasha, shaking hands with the Japanese captain
Sasha doing her thang versus the Filipinas! This girl is truly something, seriously
Raveena (pivot), Diana (left ala), Kheeday (right ala) and Adik (last man) in action against Iran
Raveena terrorising up front. She didn't score in this one, but she did put one at the back of Iran's net!
Diana letting one slip by the Thai goalie. Supporting her on the right is leading scorer for Malaysia, Sasha, who contributed 2 out of our 5 goals. The fifth was courtesy of Aishah Kelantan
jueves, noviembre 01, 2007
giant crap
Hello, hello! It's been a while, I know... but heck, does anyone out there really read my posts? If they do, then THANK YOU! hehe
Nways, just needed to hiss a little. But first, I'll start with some purrs.
Our oven (for those who don't know, my hubs and I have moved into our own cosy lil pad) is finally working! It was a looooong and painful journey for it to be so--let's just say that my kitchen people are a bunch of BSers--and finally today I got to test it.
Opps, that was a hiss, wasn't it? Okay. Anyhow. I made baked chicken breast with herbed butter, along with some savoury Mexican brown rice. They each took around 40 minutes or so to prepare and cook. The rice turned out really yummy ("like restaurant" says the hubs, yippee!) but the chicken? Hell, they tasted totally off!
Mind you, it's not my cooking ya (the herbed butter sauce turned out tasting fine) but it's 'cause the chicken itself--they were busuk, can you imagine!
This totally ticked me off, man! Especially since we just went grocery shopping earlier this week. Plus, the label said that the expiry date is 2nd Nov if refrigerated/later if frozen. And I usually freeze my meats.
That's not all, people. Yesterday, I found my kitchen drawer where I keep potatoes, onions and garlic full of flies, maggots and teeny-weeny eggs. Why? Because some of the potatoes were rotten, argh!
To top it all off, the mixed salad weren't that fresh, either. We had to throw some out.
Sigh. What's up with the stuff sold at Giant? The hubs and I have vowed to never shop there again. I seriously feel like feeding the chicken to the owners...
Nways, just needed to hiss a little. But first, I'll start with some purrs.
Our oven (for those who don't know, my hubs and I have moved into our own cosy lil pad) is finally working! It was a looooong and painful journey for it to be so--let's just say that my kitchen people are a bunch of BSers--and finally today I got to test it.
Opps, that was a hiss, wasn't it? Okay. Anyhow. I made baked chicken breast with herbed butter, along with some savoury Mexican brown rice. They each took around 40 minutes or so to prepare and cook. The rice turned out really yummy ("like restaurant" says the hubs, yippee!) but the chicken? Hell, they tasted totally off!
Mind you, it's not my cooking ya (the herbed butter sauce turned out tasting fine) but it's 'cause the chicken itself--they were busuk, can you imagine!
This totally ticked me off, man! Especially since we just went grocery shopping earlier this week. Plus, the label said that the expiry date is 2nd Nov if refrigerated/later if frozen. And I usually freeze my meats.
That's not all, people. Yesterday, I found my kitchen drawer where I keep potatoes, onions and garlic full of flies, maggots and teeny-weeny eggs. Why? Because some of the potatoes were rotten, argh!
To top it all off, the mixed salad weren't that fresh, either. We had to throw some out.
Sigh. What's up with the stuff sold at Giant? The hubs and I have vowed to never shop there again. I seriously feel like feeding the chicken to the owners...
viernes, julio 06, 2007
quickie
Haven’t blogged for a while now (save the short entry on IncrediRoo) so here’re some updates on the goings-on in my life…
(1)
I’m totally hooked on Jericho! It’s about this small town in rural Kansas and the experience of its people in the aftermath of nuclear wipeouts of major cities in the US.If you guys have never seen it, go get the DVD and I assure you, it’s totally worth it.
I’ve finished the entire 22-episode First Season, and am now waiting anxiously for the Second. To my horror, my hubs informed me that the sequel season has been cancelled due to poor ratings! I really don’t get it cuz I reckon the show’s nail-bitingly awesome; waaay better than Lost. But I guess the Americans are a nervous lot lately, and perhaps the nightmare of 9/11 is still too fresh in their minds.
Anyway, this cancellation was to my great dismay because the last episode was a major cliffhanger and I need closure, people! But apparently, I’m not alone…
Thank god the CBS people decided to produce seven "closure" episodes!
(2)
My father had a heart attack. When I heard about it, I felt my own corazón stop especially since I hadn’t seen him in about a week at that time (reason for this in third quickie below).
He had chest pains after Friday prayers, but thought at first that it was just a muscle pull or heartburn. He tried to stretch it out and the pain went away. Two hours later, however, it came back with a vengeance and so he decided to consult the GP. The doc advised him to get admitted into the hospital, and so he ended up spending the night in the ICU. A blessing in disguise this proved to be, because although the specialist who tested him said that he’s stable, my Abah had a minor heart attack at 3am. Thank goodness he was wired to the machines!
Anyway, this specialist found 90% blockages in 3 arteries and recommended a bypass within 30 days. Of course, my siblings and I frantically searched for anyone with contacts at the IJN to get second opinion, and I’m touched by the many friends who quickly rose to the occasion—¡muchísimas gracias, everyone!
Well, my dad has since seen one of the top cardiologists in IJN who delivered the good news that a bypass isn’t needed after all. So, yesterday my dad went for this procedure called angioplasty which involves a balloon-like thingie being inserted into the artery for the purpose of widening it. Dad’s back home now, alhamdulillah.
Gotta tell you that my Abah does not have high cholesterol and does his checks regularly. So this was quite a shocker to us. All I can say is, please pay attention to the pains and aches because that’s just your body’s way of telling you that something’s wrong.
(3)
Don’t really wanna elaborate too much on this, but Quickie #3 is the main reason behind this blog being almost stagnant over the past few weeks. Well, this futsal fanatic has been training under the Malaysian coach for a chance to be picked for our nation’s first batch of national ladies futsal team. Training was rather psychotic—2 hours in the a.m. and 2 in the p.m.—for 2 whole weeks!
We were allowed home a week early (yay us!) and will report back on the 13th where we’ll be returning to intensive training for about a week before we fly to Bangkok for a week of friendly games. Pretty exciting but tiring stuff... and scary, too!
Anyway, in the meantime I’m juggling nursing some injuries (nothing serious, just “overused tissues” says the sports doc) with thrice-weekly state training in preparation for the national league organized by FAM and FELDA. Again, really taxing (especially the commute between Keramat-Klang/Shah Alam-Keramat) but as I see it, it’s now or never for me.
(4)
Finally, today’s my last day with Watson Wyatt. Looking forward to lazing around and playing loads of futsal over the next 6 months or so before yet another major change in my life might happen… but I’ll save that story for another time ;)
(1)
I’m totally hooked on Jericho! It’s about this small town in rural Kansas and the experience of its people in the aftermath of nuclear wipeouts of major cities in the US.If you guys have never seen it, go get the DVD and I assure you, it’s totally worth it.
I’ve finished the entire 22-episode First Season, and am now waiting anxiously for the Second. To my horror, my hubs informed me that the sequel season has been cancelled due to poor ratings! I really don’t get it cuz I reckon the show’s nail-bitingly awesome; waaay better than Lost. But I guess the Americans are a nervous lot lately, and perhaps the nightmare of 9/11 is still too fresh in their minds.
Anyway, this cancellation was to my great dismay because the last episode was a major cliffhanger and I need closure, people! But apparently, I’m not alone…
CBS officially announced Jericho's cancellation on May 16, 2007. Several online communities, including the official Jericho forums, launched campaigns in an effort to revive the show. This included online petitions, the largest petition claiming over 115,000 electronic signatures as of June 18. Fans also sent just over 20 tons of nuts to CBS headquarters, in a reference to a scene in the final episode where Jake Green repeats General Anthony McAuliffe's historic phrase "Nuts!" from the Battle of Bastogne. The peanuts and other proceeds from the donations have been donated to charities, including the rebuilding effort in Greensburg, Kansas. – wikipedia.com
Thank god the CBS people decided to produce seven "closure" episodes!
(2)
My father had a heart attack. When I heard about it, I felt my own corazón stop especially since I hadn’t seen him in about a week at that time (reason for this in third quickie below).
He had chest pains after Friday prayers, but thought at first that it was just a muscle pull or heartburn. He tried to stretch it out and the pain went away. Two hours later, however, it came back with a vengeance and so he decided to consult the GP. The doc advised him to get admitted into the hospital, and so he ended up spending the night in the ICU. A blessing in disguise this proved to be, because although the specialist who tested him said that he’s stable, my Abah had a minor heart attack at 3am. Thank goodness he was wired to the machines!
Anyway, this specialist found 90% blockages in 3 arteries and recommended a bypass within 30 days. Of course, my siblings and I frantically searched for anyone with contacts at the IJN to get second opinion, and I’m touched by the many friends who quickly rose to the occasion—¡muchísimas gracias, everyone!
Well, my dad has since seen one of the top cardiologists in IJN who delivered the good news that a bypass isn’t needed after all. So, yesterday my dad went for this procedure called angioplasty which involves a balloon-like thingie being inserted into the artery for the purpose of widening it. Dad’s back home now, alhamdulillah.
Gotta tell you that my Abah does not have high cholesterol and does his checks regularly. So this was quite a shocker to us. All I can say is, please pay attention to the pains and aches because that’s just your body’s way of telling you that something’s wrong.
(3)
Don’t really wanna elaborate too much on this, but Quickie #3 is the main reason behind this blog being almost stagnant over the past few weeks. Well, this futsal fanatic has been training under the Malaysian coach for a chance to be picked for our nation’s first batch of national ladies futsal team. Training was rather psychotic—2 hours in the a.m. and 2 in the p.m.—for 2 whole weeks!
We were allowed home a week early (yay us!) and will report back on the 13th where we’ll be returning to intensive training for about a week before we fly to Bangkok for a week of friendly games. Pretty exciting but tiring stuff... and scary, too!
Anyway, in the meantime I’m juggling nursing some injuries (nothing serious, just “overused tissues” says the sports doc) with thrice-weekly state training in preparation for the national league organized by FAM and FELDA. Again, really taxing (especially the commute between Keramat-Klang/Shah Alam-Keramat) but as I see it, it’s now or never for me.
(4)
Finally, today’s my last day with Watson Wyatt. Looking forward to lazing around and playing loads of futsal over the next 6 months or so before yet another major change in my life might happen… but I’ll save that story for another time ;)
martes, julio 03, 2007
incrediRoo!
Was watching The Incredibles (one of my favourite cartoons of all time) again the other day and noticed the uncanny resemblance between Incredi-Boy aka Syndrome and Wayne Rooney...
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