Saturday, May 30, 2009

Chicken Pie

I would like to share the recipe that I copied from my latest cook book...

The basic pie crust:
280g multipurpose flour
1/8 tsp salt
115 g vege shortening
115 g unsalted butter (cold)
1 egg (grade A)
2 tsp white vinegar
2 tsp cold water

Method:
Just add flour and salt into the mixing bowl. Put in the shortening and cold butter (cut into small pieces). Mix together until become like damp sand.
Beat the egg and vinegar and also the water. Slowly pour the egg mixture into the flour mixture and mix well until it becomes damp. Rest the dough in the fridge for about 1/2 an hour before putting it into your pie dish.

The chicken filling:
1 whole big potato, diced
2 carrots, diced
2 tbs salted butter
1 cube chicken stock
2 tbs multipurpose flour
530 ml milk
55 g green peas
225 g cooked chicken
black pepper powder to taste

Method :
Boil carrot and potato 5 -10 minutes until empuk not lembik. Strain the vege and put aside.
Melt the butter and chicken cube and put in flour and mix the paste well for 1 minute. Immediately remove from the fire and add in milk and mix well. Cook again on small fire for another 10 minutes until the sauce is thicken. Again remove from fire and add in green peas, chicken and black pepper. Mix well and again put on moderate fire for another 10 minutes until the sauce thicken. Remove from fire and it's ready to be combined with the crust.
Note: banyak betul remove-remove from fire... but it's the method, believe me.. Another way is to tutup api and bukak api gas... tak yah nak angkat-angkat periuk tu..
Happy cooking.

Friday, May 29, 2009

Tailor oh tailor...

Malu nak cerita sebenarnya... patutnya I jahitlah sendiri baju... tapi.... I have gone to the tailor in Seremban to tempah baju after a dozen of thought on whether to tempah the baju or to sew it myself? I ada banyak lagi kain that I bought belum dipotong untuk baju kurung. So far I have potong sepasang, tapi belum jahit. Fikir punya fikir, finally I have decided to hantar mana-mana kain yang kena jahit lining to the tailor. I dah hantar 3 pasang to this particular tailor before this. Selalunya I hantar ke satu tailor in Tampin. The tailor in Tampin ni I dah hantar baju for the past 10 years. Before this any kain which need to be lining, I will surely hantar to the tailor. Tapi tailor ni jauh sangat di Tampin. Dulu senang jugak sebab selalu balik rumah Mak... now... sejak mak tak de... dah jarang kesana..

About the tailor in Seremban ni, one of my friend recommended her but warned me the charge would be mahal!. and also she was not so user-friendly. Tak pe lah I try tengok ok ke tak dia jahit. I pun start hantar my first baju to her after Raya last year. My friend was right, she's not sooo user-friendly. But... the baju turned out to be sooo sesuwai dgn badan I yang tak berapa 'ramping' ni. The jahitan was kemas and cantik. Some of my friends in the office pun agreed. I really liked it and sedap memakainya. And, of course! the upah was mahal dari biasa. After the first one I sent another 2 pasang. Puas hati punya pasal...

Today, I hantar lagi 2 pasang. I tak tahu kenapa, maybe her mood tak berapa baik kot... When I came in into her shop, she was like so cold.. and when I said I want like this like this... she was like to marah me, saying that 'mana cukup kain.. kalau 4 meter? Eh I pun terus rasa terperanjat but I still sabar sebab mengenangkan hasilnya nanti... I buat tak tahu je and end up tempah 2 pasang dalam tak puas hati dengan layanan dia tu!... It's not that I don't want to jahit sendiri, but I just want to get rid all the kain yang tak potong from my sight (alasan le tu!). The only kain yang dah I potong last month was supposed to be siapkan before end of June. I just got to give a dead line to myself... if not alamat tak siaplah.. We'll see....

When I came home... I have another thought... Why should I continue with this eksen tailor? I am the user, the customer, I have the right to be well and nicely treated because I bayar, mahal pulak tu... ok now I have decided... bukan jahit sendiri lah... I akan try another tailor yang kedainya sederet dgn tailor mangkuk ni... My friend kata this tailor ialah sifu tailor mangkuk ni and plus she is tersangatlah friendly nya pulak... I'll give it a try... I ada lagi kain yang kena lining.

Sebenarnya, I was on leave today sebab gi sekolah Sarah ambik report card and since I cuti I pun dengan rela hati pergi bayarkan cukai tanah kat Pejabat Tanah Seremban in Seremban 2. Last minute punya... sebab kalau after 31st May kena denda... suka sangat buat kerja last minute...

Have you paid yours?

Thursday, May 28, 2009

My sewing passion...

Almost all my friends tahu I ni gila menjahit sejak sekian lama .... It's kind of mind theraphy to me...

... and this is supposed to be my dream sewing station...

but ... I bersyukur I only manage to set-up just a sewing corner .... punyalah jauh beza..

... with my precious sewing machine, embroidery machine and serger....

... this is the computerised embroidery machine...

.. the machine at work... and below are some of the projects using the machine....

... the embroidered baby's pillowcase and comforter...
... diapers stacker... embroidered with the baby's name on it....

Could you imagine the pleasure of saying "I sew this myself" (walaupun kadang-kadang tu tak lah cantik mana pun)...
Agree with me Zarina?

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Pelik je..

Yesterday, I was on my way home from office, in the Komuter train, I was sitting beside a lady who was at that time holding a handphone. She was dressed in casual not office attire. That was normal right??

The sitting arrangement in the Komuter train was like a long bench facing another long bench on the other site. Got what I meant? Can you imagine it? I'm sure you do..

Now... What puzzled me at that time was that, the lady beside me, she was holding the phone and at the same time was focusing (I can see that from the screen of her handphone) on the other passenger who was sitting beside his girlfriend on the opposite bench and they were chatting to each other. From the screen I could see the image of the young man from waist down. Can you imagine how?

That was strange... right?? Why would she taking photo of the guy that she doesn't even know or seem stranger to her? More puzzled me was that the photo taken was not full length but from waist downward. Lagilah pelik!! Not once but a few times jugak she snap-snap the photo.

I don't knowlah... people do strange things sometimes... anytime and everytime... I presume!

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Group Photo Session...

... Marziana (the lady in blue blouse), our department's secretary has arranged for a group photo session yesterday ...

ready.... everyone...
.... say cheeesee...


... untuk kenang-kenangan for a boss who's going abroad to pursue a more challenging career.... best of luck to him (he was not not in any of the photos)..

Lepak2 again on Sunday...

We were at rumah Angah the whole Sunday afternoon until 10 p.m.
.... we had coffee with kacip Fatimah while gossiping and surfing...
Hajar and Haqim having their lunch... sup lala and ikan bawal goreng with sambal.. and also tomyam campur...
Husna and Sakina...
Sarah...


.. children and ice-cream...
at Tasik Chempaka in Bangi...
I was lazy to compose anything... let the photos do the talking...

Saturday, May 23, 2009

Team Building 2009


...my breakfast on arrival at the Awana Genting...
... my team members...
... morning mist...
all these photos were taken from the balcony of our room...
... another beautiful scenery... and many more below...


... taking part during the games...
...with my room mate ... Suryani..
...all ladies in a row...
another perasan pose...
lagi perasan pose...
with our facilitator... Dr Nik... the handsome guy in black jacket...
...me ... having breakfast on the last day at Awana ...
... 'Mummy' Niena, Ayu and me...
... 'Mummy' Niena and Shilla, the PIC of training... thanks Shilla...
... Marziana and me... on the bus while waiting for the guys sembahyang Jumaat before leaving for Shah Alam.

It was fun and we all have such an enjoyable time together...

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Hari Potensi Kanak-Kanak 2009



The piala pusingan and medals (far right)

The goody bags

... more goody bags...

The players... the 'Senawang Jaya Lakers'... Hajar and her netball mates...

Hajar... muka mengantuk... sebab kena bangun awal on Sunday...

Budak tetap budak... asyik nak memanjat je in between match... cikgu siap jerit-jerit tak bagi main panjat-panjat... sebab takut penat nak lawan netball...

Mama ... as usual ... penat tunggu tepi padang... mula syok tangkap gambar sendiri....


Assistant coach (agaknya la) tengah beritahu strategi...




And.... they won!!!! (I did not take any photo because dah penat)... Ni beratur nak ambik hadiah...
Johan for the Parlimen Rasah (maklumlah Tadika Kemas (government))...... all four matches menang... tak sangka la pulak... tak rugi I berpanas-panas on that Sunday...