Mari main gantung² :D

Hehe.. ape sy ckp ni?

2 days agi, did a girls-day-out with Bart. We wanted to watch Benjamin Button actually (iyer, sy tau, sy lembap :p) but cinemaonline tipu sy.. dia kate ari Ahad ade show at 11.30am in Megamall, tp kami sampai awal and TAKDE.. kuciwaaaaa!

Then looked at the list, but no movie caught our attention.. adeh! Sungguh leceh, especially since now I only have Sundays pun untuk berpoye² tengok movie *sigh*

Anyway, since there were no movies to watch, we decided to go to Jusco to do some shopping hehe.. bought some blouses, one which I'm saving for my birthday (Poyo!! Haha..), the Benjamin Button book (tak dpt tgk movie, bace buku dia pun jadik lee.. said the kuciwe-movie-goer!), some cream cheese (for the cheesecake yang tak buat² pun lagik wpun dah berbulan kate nak buat!), some present for some students, present for Bart on her promotion (congrats!!) and a pair of sandals (Chup! Nape cam sikit je, aritu cam byk je brg huhu..)

Nway, the sandal purchase tu I blame kak Zarina haha.. Her blog was full of leather sandals and shoes a few entries ago, and seriously I was excited looking at her purchases (she bought some for her friends too..). Still, my sandals, though old and buruk, were still ok so I didn't have any excuse to buy new ones.

But then, my favourite store was having a sale. Bart le ni, ajak masuk (Huh, asyik salahkan org je sy ni!). This store is not usually known for its nice designs, tak lawo sgt pun, but more known for its durability. Then, I noticed these leather sandals I've been eyeing (planning to buy once my current ones 'retire' since this store bukan the type yg have new designs for every season. In fact, my old sandals pun they still jual hehe.. and its been years since I've had these) had a 50% discount. Quickly calculating (alaa, just slice the price in half), it was actually quite affordable, though I might have to cut down on some things. Yeay.. and akhirnye sy membeli sandal itu (I liked it coz it reminded me of the kind of sandals I wore when smaller, you know the one with straps through the ankle?)

Oppss, lari topic.. I actually wanted to show something :)

Most of you know I'm crazy for bracelets and bangles (click here). It started when Abah bought me a tigers eye bracelet in South Africa when I was in form 3 and eversince, I've liked bracelets. Dayah and Yun used to buy me some whenever they went out and saw one they thought I'd like and recently Kut bought a few jade bangles for us when she went to Chiangmai. Some other friends have also bought me bracelets for my birthday like the purple beads Long bought for me and the one Remy+Hana bought for me on their second honeymoon.. Izati also buys some for me and last year I got one from Ana with lil' crowns around it.. sgt cute!

In short, sape jual gelang in USM, konpem will get a purchase from me.. haihhh!

A few entries ago (a few ke?) I wrote about purchasing a 'bracelet tree' here. Well, the second one I bought was already overloaded with my bracelets, as can be seen above, and I was thinking of buying a new one, though I didn't know when.

Then on Sunday, while me and Bart did our 'tawaf' of Jusco, we entered Lovely Lace just to see this 'thing' on sale. I don't know what it is exactly, but it was perfect for my bracelets hehe..

Tadaaaa..

Hmm.. to those who know the real purpose of this 'thing', please don't laugh at me for using it as a 'bracelet tree' haha.. di sinilah sy main gantung² gelang :p

Chumel kan?

Betul.. betul.. betul!

Sape lum tengok Gang: Pengembaraan Bermula? :p

Huh, Ayu ngade.. dia pun baru tengok hehe..

I actually wanted to watch it from the day it was released, but was too bz. Then I had to hear from almost everyone about their reviews about the movie.. huh, saje bully orang la tu diorg nih!

Les' Copaque ek name the people responsible? Very good strategy.. for two Ramadhans, they gave us six 5-minute episodes of Upin dan Ipin, just to make us fall in love with the twins. Then a few weeks ago, we got another set of six 5-minute episodes (which I watched, plonked in front of the tv at 7pm sharp hehe..). So when the movie came out, konpem la ramai nak tengok hehe..

..and tak rugi!

Yeay! Malaysia dah pandai buat animation!! Well, actually, previous ones pun okay gak.. like Silat Lagenda and lain².. but since the only one I really watched is Upin dan Ipin, of course la nak pui melambung kan hehe..

The movie, sgt best.. for the young and the young-at-heart (ehem ehem!). I went to watch the morning screening (on a working day!) so there were only about 10 peopel in the cinema. Tu pun, we laughed like a full cinema.. truly satisfying and entertaining..

..though since most of us have grown used the the others in the Upin dan Ipin gang, I kinda missed those other kids. Ehsan with his 'Intan Payung' name, Fizi, Jarjit with his '2, 3 kucing berlari..' pantuns, Mail and his '2 singgit' dialogues and Mei Mei, the voice of reason for the whole gang.

Still, it was nice to know Rajoo. He usually has just a small part in the 5-minute episodes so this time, bleh kenal dia. "Sapy gooooo!" Hehe..

Anyway, yesterday at the movies, there was still a long line for the movie, so sape tak tengok lagi.. ape lagi! Watch it while its still hot.. you won't be disappointed :)

P/S

For more info about the movie, you can go to http://www.gengthemovie.com/.. and as for Upin and Ipin http://www.upindanipin.com.my/

Pudding anyone?

Haven't been using this for a while hehe..

Actually, this double boiler was a leftover from the days of me staying with kak Shima and kak Kathy. You see, kak Shima loved her steamed fish, so we HAD to have one of these at home.. and I must say, I love kak Shima's steamed fish too.. klau buat je, mesti makan nasik sampai buncit hehe..

Anyway, after they left, the double boiler or what I usually call 'periuk kukus', was left with me.. and leaving it iwth me meant leaving it in the cabinet for years haha..

But then, recently I went across Watie's blog and found an entry on the Caramel Pudding or Pudding Gule Hangus. I actually love this pudding, especially when Mama makes them BUT I've never tried it myself as at home, it was usually Mama who made this. I've been wanting to do it as I remember it being quite simple but I didn't have the right recipe (READ: malas nak cari hehe..)

So Watie was very generous to share her simple recipe with me and last night, since I couldn't sleep, I thought of making some :)

Finally, periuk kukus ku keluar dari kabinetnye hehe.. and looky here :)

..and here!

Sebenarnye, eversince living alone, memang jadik malas nak try buat ape². At least dulu, even when I stayed alone, I had Dgon, Jutie, Lily, Pojie and Salimin to finish up anything I make, skrg dah takde.. but I remembered my students hahah.. thats why I followed Watie's advice to try make them in small containers like those..

..abis la student sy keracunan pas nih! Hehe..

P/S

Should've asked Watie about her hint on the amount of caramelized sugar. When I gave them to my students tadi, dah hand them out, baru tingat, I HAVEN'T EVEN TASTED THEM YET!

Adeh!

Tadi baru dpt rase, and though the pudding itself is not too sweet and not tasteless, just like I want it, the caramelized sugar tu byk sgt kot sy buh.. manis gila! Now instead of a quick death with meracunkan student ni, I'm giving them a slow one with diabetes haha..

THReE

Three Names I go by
1. Ayu
2. kak Yong
3. Cikgu(?)

Three Jobs I have had in my life
1. Research officer
2. Tutor
3. Babysitter haha.. From Ikram dan ke bawah, sape yg kak Yong tak penah tuko nappy? :p Annisa ngan Irfan pun kak Yong nye dah penah tuko kan nappy tau.. (Adi konpem lege umo dia beze 2 tahun je n kak Yong dia tatau tuko nappy time tu hehe..)

Three Places I have lived
1. Penang
2. Kulim, Kedah
3. Tronoh, Perak

Three TV Shows that I watch
1. Supernatural
2. Prison Break
3. House

Three places I have been
1. England
2. Thailand
3. Indonesia.. sorry Adi, curik semua your answers :p

People that e-mail me regularly
1. *dulu ade laaa :(*
2. Leong aci tak? Dia email bile nak bg keje hehe..
3. Sorry, can't think of anyone else.. sedey tul!

Three of my favorite foods
1. Bread n chicken/beef curry.. yummy!
2. Koay teow goreng (Yun gelak guling² bace ni.. huh!)
3. Jusco nye Tako (Ni Ana ngan Izati la ni ajo!)

Three things I would like to do
1. Finish my PhD
2. Find a job I like.. (Uwaa, I wanna be a teacher!)
3. Be brave enough to do some public speaking :D

Three friends I think will respond (maknenye name Sentot tak leh buh la kaaann :p)
1. Ayeen
2. Watie
3. kak Nurul

Things I am looking forward to
1. The day I finish my studies (lagi?)
2. ....
3. .... (Okay! Now I feel pathetic.. takde bende ke sy looking forward to? Uwaaaaa..)

Am tagging Sentot (hehe..), Ayeen, Dr Ina, Dr Dzul, Liza, Ija, Jida, Watie, kak Nurul n kak Zarina (rasenye dah tag both of you in FB, right?), Mas, Ee, Pojie, Yuhyi, Nomi and last but not least, Amer :)

And the letter of the day.. "N" (ala² Sesame Street hehe..!)

Tagged by Ana and Mael in Facebook. I've tagged a few people in Facebook but I'm also tagging friends here :p

Rules:
It's harder than it looks!Copy to your own note, erase my answers, enter yours, and tag 10 people.Use the first letter of your name to answer each of the following questions.They have to be real... nothing made up!If the person before you had the same first initial, you must use different answers. You cannot use any word twice and you can't use your name for the boy/girl name question.

Have Fun!!

1. What is your name:

Nurikhwani Idayu bt Zainal Abidin

2. A four Letter Word:

Nerd

3. A boy's Name:

Naim

4. A girl's Name:

Naemah.. cam ngelat je kann, similar boy and girls name :p Eh, kat boy's name I can put Nazreel, name of my student :)

5. An occupation:

Nanny

6. A color:

Navy

7. Something you wear:

Nightie

8. A food:

Nandos hehe.. aci ke?

9. Something found in the bathroom:

New toothbrush? Boley?

10. A place:

Newcastle

11. A reason for being late:

Nosebleed? Huh, tak bes langsung laaaa alasan. Unless bleeding gallons of blood that I need a blood transfusion. Baru dramatic punye reason hehe..

12. Something you shout:

Naaaaaaakkk.. (bile org ajak tgk wayang hehe..)

13. A movie title:

Nightmare before Christmas

14. Something you drink:

Nescafe.. *gulp* Dr Ina dah menjeling..

15. A musical group:

Nickelback

16. An animal:

Newt

Tagging: Sentot, Liza, Dr Ina, Dr Dzul, kak Nurul, kak Zarina, Mas, Watie, Ayeen, Nomi (sbb blog dia berabuk!)