Red Velvet for my wife

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RVCC for my wife...

Giveaway by CUPPIES4YOU

Giveaway prize:
A box of SIX (6) large size Red Velvet Cupcake (RVCC)
for FIVE lucky winners!

So, how to be a winner in this GA? Caranya mudah saja.

1. Copy & paste (blog ni tak boleh 'right click' - maka anda kena tekan button 'ctrl' dan 'c' serentak untuk copy, kemudian 'ctrl' dan 'v' untuk paste) bermula part *** kat atas ni ke dalam blog anda dan jadikan sebuah sticky post sampai tarikh tutup GA. Bermula 23 Mac 2011 dan akan berakhir pada 31 Mac 2011 tepat jam 11.59 malam. <-- secara tak langsung, GA ni terbuka kepada mereka yang bergelar blogger sajalah
   
2. Jangan lupa letak link blog ni http://cuppies4you.blogspot.com ke dalam entry anda.
   
3. Letakkan link/URL blog post's anda di dalam comment box entry ini sebagai bukti penyertaan.
4. LIMA (5) lucky winners akan dipilih secara rawak melalui kaedah cabutan bertuah (kami akan guna sama ada random.org ataupun cabutan nama secara manual).
5. Pemenang akan diumumkan pada hari Isnin 04 April 2011.
6. Para pemenang perlu collect hadiah pada hari Sabtu 09 April 2011. <-- ni penting kepada mereka yang nak join ya? Kalau rasa tak boleh nak collect atau wakilkan sesiapa untuk collect hadiah, tak payah le masuk HE HE HE. Bagi chance pada mereka yang betul-betul available untuk collect hadiah pada tarikh yang telah ditetapkan.

I'm Engaged!

Sorry to have not post anything new for a while... lots have happened and finally... I got engaged to my lovely Sunshine over the weekend. Big smiles (with a goofy dorkish grin) here.. hehe... So, I've been busy with the preperations with loads of help from my mom and the rest of my family. Thanks for all that you have done and contributed to my engagement.

The countdown begins... 4 months to the BIG day! More work to be done.

So Very Busy

These past few weeks have been very exhausting, with work that keeps stacking up (mostly my fault... meet my friend, Mr. Procrastination) and preperations for my engagement. I dunno what I would do without my mom helping me out with all the prep work and shopping... me working out here away from home. Maybe I'll get some rest this Chinese New Year holidays; and then there's the BBQ down in Port Dickson the weekend after that. Looking forward to that.

To my baby Sunshine, get well soon.

Happy Birthday... My Gift To You...

Last Saturday was my first step down the road of matrimony. Rombongan kecil from my family pergi merisik to my lovely Sunshine's house to meet her family. The plan was to arrive at 4pm, however due to unforseen jam we arrived an hour later (tolak from my house pun lambat...well it was bcos of the jam also). All went well, the family got to know each other, borak-borak and makan-makan. I can say for certain that talk about the terms of the engagement was bare minimum (a few minutes in total at most), since me & Sunshine had already decided on most of the details before hand. So this was merely a confirmation and get the families to meet. I brought along a few baskets filled with chocolates, fruits and a cake as buah tangan. That's thanx to my aunt, Auntie Yet. She decorated the baskets n' all. Although I didn't expect the buah tangan dibalas balik.

Yesterday (Sunday), I took Sunshine out to a movie and a nice Thai restaurant. Deliciously appetizing, and quite the stomach full. Wished I could have eaten till the plates were licked clean...haha, alas..my stomach couldn't expand any further.

Today is Sunshine's birthday...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LUV!!!

bAcKs! is back!

Haluuuu! Hi! I'm back....

It has been months since my last blog entry. So much has happened; good & bad; all part of life. I can't say for sure why I've neglected to write anything in my blog these past months, definitely not for lack of ideas, just somehow lacking the initiative (that means plain l-a-z-y). Now that I'm back, hopefully with this new found momentum will result in more entries to come.

Updates:

• Last month was a doozy, my cuzin Anis got married (Aina, welcome to the family!) & my cuzin Ari got engaged to his sweet Fereen.
• Celebrated New Year's at The Curve (more memorable for the huge crowd that counted down a few times to New Year... how many New Year's that I went thru just that one nite?)
• Someone's birthday is coming up, but I can't remember who? hmmm....am I gonna get in trouble for this? hehe...
• Tomorrow's a huge day for me in my life. A first step, god willing, to a very happy & joyous occasion.

26 years, 1 week & 3 days later...

It's a lil' over a week since my birthday. I was pretty busy that day itself at work. I won't go into the boring details, and just skip to the part when I got back from work. My lovely Sunshine treated me to dinner at Chilli's. Aahhh....it was just sinful; 3 big plates of food (including nachos, my favourite) & 2 big bottomless drinks, all finished between the 2 of us. A big meal before the fasting month, heheh...

Selamat berpuasa & beribadah sepanjang bulan Ramadhan.

Recipe: Nasi Goreng Kampung

Someone asked for the recipe of nasi goreng kampung in my blog. She googled for the recipe and got a link to my blog... how awesome is that! hehe...

Well, dunno if it's the standard recipe but this is the way I cook it. The quantity of ingredients depends on how many u r serving.

Ingredients:

• rice - cooked & cooled (not steaming hot)
• water spinach (sayur kangkung) - cut
• small anchovies (ikan bilis) - mashed/blended (u can deep fry a small portion for garnish)
  
• bird's eye chilli (cili padi) - mashed/blended (more chilli, more spicy)
  
• shallots (bawang merah) - mashed/blended
• garlic (bawang putih) - mashed/blended
• egg
• cooking oil
• salt
• beef/chicken sliced/cut into small bits or shrimp (optional if u want to add something extra in the rice)

Instructions:

1. Heat wok (kuali) and add cooking oil.
2. When oil is hot, add garlic & shallots.
3. Add anchovies, stir fry for a bit.
4. Add chillis.
   
5. Add beef/chicken/shrimp (optional) till cooked.
6. Add rice, stir till all ingredients are mixed.
7. Make space in the middle of the wok and add egg (quantity depend on portion).
8. Let egg cook for a bit, add salt to taste and then stir to mix with rice.
9. Add water spinach, stir in with rice till cooked and ready to serve.

Enjoy!

Concert & Carnival

Last weekend was lots of fun. Saturday, went to Giant at Gombak (or is it considered Batu Caves?) with my dearest Sunshine to meet up with Anie & Remie. Anie talked 'bout the latest Prudential product. Time to think 'bout financial planning and investments. If ur looking for a great Prudential agent, look no further (hehe...dah advertise business ko nih, tade commission ke Anie?). After that, a little shopping n off to Sunshine's house. She asked me to teach her to cook nasi goreng kampung. So, tunjuklaa skill yang tak seberape nih. Heheh...sedap tak? We prepared the ingredients and I helped her with the cooking according to my recipe. We finished cooking just in time for the AF concert finals. That nite layan AF with her mom and aunt, whilst having nasi goreng kampung fresh from the stove.



Sunday, me & Sunshine volunteered to help out at Sekolah Impian Charity Carnival. It's my brother Haziq's school; a school for speacial children located near Titiwangsa. The charity carnival was officiated by the Minister of Women, Family & Community Development, Dato' Seri Shahrizat and the mayor of KL, Datuk Ruslin. My dad was the chairman of the event. There were lots of stalls at the charity carnival; parents & teachers selling mostly food & drinks using pre-bought coupons. Me & Sunshine were selling karipap. Supposedly have to be there early bcos kene goreng the karipap first before people start to arrive. Tapi my brother lambat bangun plak, n then had to wait for him to deliver the karipap n stuff. So, a bit latelaa but still manage to sell. We had a few coupons ourselves, so memang banyak gak makan that day. All in...quite fun and pretty much tired by the end of it.

Frustrations & Happy Occasions

Arrgghhh..!!! Needed to get that out of my system. Within the past 2 months, 6 of my colleagues have tendered their resignation for greener pasteurs. Good for them...congratulations! On the other hand more work for me.. huhuh! I'm swamped with more work as a result, coz 2 of my colleagues who have resigned are from my unit. Now all their responsbilities are mine! Can't blame them tho, coz presently it's a contract base job. Good benefits like medical, but no financial security or career advancement oppurtunity. Man, I gotta start looking for another job myself; with more pay and better oppurtunities. Anyone out there in need of my services, please let me know. I have a degree in Telecommunications Engineering with over 2 years of working experience. How's that for a little plug, hehe...

Now on with the happy occasions; I'd like to congratulate my cuzin Anis on his engagement to Aina. Need any help on your wedding, I'm there for you man!

Also, last weekend went out and watched 2 movies; The Lake House & Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Man's Chest. The former a love story of sorts starring Keanu Reeves & Sandra Bullock. Liked it a lot; very sweet but need to watch it with an open heart and not think to much on the plausibility of the plot. Just enjoy it as is. The latter... what can I say that others have not.. Johnny Depp totally rocks! As Captain Jack Sparrow, he can do no wrong. The story is interesting and the effects are awesome. Watch out for the Kracken! (did I spell it right?) I think almost all of the original cast returns to the sequel which ends with a cliffhanger & a surprise! Definitely can't wait for the next sequel coming out next year.

So despite some frustrating elements in my life, there are still happy moments to keep me sane and hopeful of the future. In between that, just do stuff to keep my mind of it and enjoy life while u can.

This Saturday, Last Saturday

It's Friday now and to most people, they'll be looking forward to a relaxing weekend ahead. Me, on the other hand will be getting up early tomorrow morning to spend my day at the office. Damn working Saturday! Whose bright (stupid really!) idea is it to have people go to work on a Saturday? Is it not enuff that 5 days of hardwork (for sure! hehe...), to have my weekend break be a lonely Sunday? Arrgghh... n I have to work a full day at that, from 8:30am to 5:30pm. It's not like any real work gets done. Come on; who in their right mind would be in any mood at all to work on a weekend?

On an unrelated happy note, I want to congratulate my good friends Anie & Remie on their engagement last Saturday. I hope those pictures turn up okay, heheh... sorrylaa if not expertly taken. One thing yang kene puji; makanan memang sedap gile! Tempoyak plus pulut durian lagi...hmm.. selera abis! Good thing it was a work-free Saturday.