My "Hometown"

The day was a hectic one. Promised Abang (my younger brother) to start the journey to Kota Singa earrrly in the morning. When he came at 7.30 am, we were still lounging in dreamland and slumberland. Ha ha ha. If I didn't do that, the trip will start at a much later time.

The journey wasn't long and not as congested as we used second link at Gelang Patah. But what made it tedious was the fact that there were so many stops o be made due to strict regulation by the Kota Singa govt.

Just imagine, the first stop is to hand over our passports and identity cards for first time user of the passports (i.e. Ayang, Adik and I). We were interrogated as where we were headed and so forth. The funny thing was nobody knew where we were headed as my eldest brother will be waiting for us at the other side. What a laugh. Finally, Ikin remembered to mention Jurong.

The second stop was to acquire the passcard which will be used as touch'n'go when we exit Kota Singa later on. After being checked twice for the car registration, we managed to get one.

After that we need to pass through custom, even after choosing the green lane (nothing to declare) we were still stopped and ordered to open the trunk and so on. After handing the receipt for god knows what, we were still detained as the date stamped on the receipt were on 24th instead of 29th. Again, we were asked to wait as they sort out the mess. Just imagine waiting with some Nepalese soldiers who were equipped with weapons and all. Finally we were let go to continue with our journey.

Whaaaa....tak suka.....tak suka!!!!!!! It felt like going to a high security place. Haaaa, if I don't think about all my uncles and aunties and cousins and a brother, I won't want to step a foot on that soil again.

On the way home, the trffic was a bit congested and had to queue up for quite some time. After handing up our passports to the officer on duty we were on our way and had to stop at the custom to again declare if we brought in any contrabands. As if....

Finallly, we arrived at Gelang Patah, our Johor side. Alas, Home Sweet Home....

Eat Your Heart Out

*This is a Machiavellian Post*

Ini adalah entry orang yang sangat bengang dan tengah amarah, so kalau tak suka jangan baca!

Wohooo, am on leave today and I bet you the tongues are wagging in SMT***. "Apalah, lagi-lagi cikgu BI tak datang sekolah!!!!" As far as I know there will be 3 English teachers out of commission today and yesterday there were 4 of us MIA. Tak larat la, cikgu relief nak buat relief utk kitorang. Tapi masalahnya, bukan diorang yang kalut tapi mereka yang disekeliling.

Beb, kasi ingat ya ada masa jugak kau akan merasa susahnya sakit, takde maid dan lain-lain. Jadi masa engkorang senang, jangan la duk question org punya MC atau cuti. Kau pun bukan tak pernah ada anak sakit sampai lama-lama, jadi be understanding to other people's situation.

As for my case - jgn nak tanya byk2 la, aku memang jarang-jarang dan kadang-jadang cuti, so sesaper tanya kenapa aku cuti, akan ku lada mulut itew (ambil ejaan iza). Ni pun rasa guilty amat sangat sebab tinggalkan budak....NOT...HA HA HA HA (KETAWA MACAM CRUELLA DEVILLE) Tapi, akak akan cuti lagi Isnin depan, aaahwhhw. Jangan mare...Ada cousin kahwin kat Kota Singa. Memang malas nak pegi, tapi Pak Long dak kata, putus sedara kalu tak attend. Hu hu hu

Mungkin takde pun org yang mempertikaikan ketidakhadiran kami, mungkin aku yang terlebih paranoid.

Adik's Engagement

As promised, these are Adik's engagement pictures. Here, seen, on the left the proud parents of Adik and on the right Adik with the much loved Mak.

The verrrry the slow nak upload gambar2 ini. Hampeh betul. There are other pictures, but are quite unsuitable to be on public display. He he he....

Feast

Tonight's dinner was TomYam Chicken, Chilli Crab, Onion Omelette and Stir-fried Veggies. Here are some of the pictures

The only complaint from Ayang is that I cooked too much for two person. So, folks here to learning to cooking for two. ;-p

Here's the recipe for the Chilli Crab,

Preparation Time : 10 minutes
Cooking Time :15 minutes

Ingredients (serves 4)

2 tsp peanut oil
4 green (uncooked) blue swimmer crabs
2 garlic cloves, crushed
2 fresh long red chillies (or 1-2 fresh red birdseye chillies for extra heat), finely chopped
1 tbs finely grated fresh ginger
60ml (1/4 cup) tomato sauce
2 tbs sweet chilli sauce
1 tbs brown sugar
6 green shallots, ends trimmed, thinly sliced diagonally
1/2 cup firmly packed coarsely chopped fresh coriander
Steamed jasmine rice, to serve
Method
Heat the oil in a large wok over high heat until just smoking. Add the crab and stir-fry for 5-7 minutes or until just cooked (the crabmeat will turn white when cooked).
Add the garlic, chilli and ginger, and stir-fry for 1 minute or until fragrant. Add the tomato and sweet chilli sauces and sugar, and stir-fry for 2-3 minutes or until sauce boils and thickens slightly. Remove from heat. Add the green shallot and stir until just wilted. Add the coriander and toss until just combined. Spoon steamed rice among serving bowls. Top with chilli crab and serve immediately.

Notes & tips
To prepare green (uncooked) crab: Segment the crab- lift the flap under the crab's body with your thumb. While holding the body firmly with 1 hand, pull off the top part of the shell with the other. Discard the top shell. Remove and discard the spongy, finger-like white gills on either side of the crab's body. Cut the body into quarters. Use a nutcracker to crack the large claws to enable easy removal of crabmeat when serving.

Source :http://www.taste.com.au/

The Molten Lava

PANAAAAASSSSS!!!!!!!!

I am surrounded by a crowd of enraged teachers. Life has taken on such a turn that some of the activities organized by the school are literally taking over the teachers' lives as well as the students' lives. What a SAD,SAD LIFE..........

Just the Two of Us

Last weekend Ayang and I had a sleepover at the new house. It was heaven with just the two of us. Thee hee hee.(*,)

Dinner was Chicken Roasted with Lemon Zest and Salad with Eggs and Black Pepper Sauce... Tadaa..... Appetizing, ya?

And finally....

Liciiiiiin..... I like!!!

I'm baaack... After a week+++ of sheer torture of marking papers, today I am officially liberated from 'paper penitentiary'. Ha ha ha!!!

Last week was dedicated to marking papers and marking papers....

And sewing curtains for the new home.

It was such an amateurish venture that all gadgets and tools that were within reach were used in the making of the curtains. Well, what do you expect from a 'once in a while tailor'. But it was worth the effort. The curtains were hung and they look amazing, if I may say so. Not 'amazing' in its look but 'amazing' in a way that I sewed those curtains...