Homesick = sakit rumah

In the Macmillan English Dictionary, it define homesick as feeling sad and alone because you are far from home. I think a lot of us know the definition of homesick. I think I did too, until I went and face the world to work around strangers for the first time.

I never think much about the term homesick when I went to boarding school (secondary school) for the first time. I didn’t worry about it during my matriculation days. I didn’t even fret about it when I went to Kuantan for my degree. But I felt it so strongly when I go to Bangi; which not suppose to be a problem when Bangi is only 30 minutes away from Shah Alam.
I didn’t notice it first, but then I realize that I’m as susceptible to crying as a tap that has it’s rubber inside broken; a little nudge and the water pours out.

I do feel ashamed of myself though; as a 25yrs old person to be as susceptible to crying as I do now… I can get dehydrated not only from sweating and exhaling.. but also from crying..

I hope I can be a better adaptable person.. I also hope that Allah will give what He thinks is best for me..

Amiiinnnn

2010

Another year passes by. I can say that I have go through a lot this year, but I have lots more to learn and more to achieve.

I gone through my final posting phase during the first 5 months. In primary health sector, infection control, oncology, intensive care and neonate... During these time I also manage to finish my Final Year Project and got to a conclusion that a woman need to ensure that she is in excellent health before even getting pregnant.
A week before LJM, my car broke down... then my father sentence her to be sold..
On the 26th of June, my classmates and I even go through LJM exam and each of us manage to pass without any glitch.
After leaving Kuantan I've become a manic cook... my FB exploded with my cooking... (signs of one who have all the time in the world)
In October, we all go through with our graduation day... and a glorious day it was... with some tears along with it...
I got a call from My Career My Future around November and the day before yesterday was actually my last there there... I could say that I can never be sorry that I gone through the program. I think that it helped me; even a little in my An Nur interview...
we only have another couple more minute before welcoming the year 2011. Good Night... Happy Holiday... May this new year bring more of His blessing

What had shaped you?

I'm attending a program under MOHE; MCMF...

In the first day of the 6 weeks program, the fasilitator asked us a fundamental qustion that made me wonder myself: what had shaped you?

After deep thinking and unfolding of the past, I can conclude that 3 main reasons help in shaping me till who I am today.

Family is an element I dont think no one would deny as one of the elements that shaped them. For me, as both of my parents are very busy, it somehow forced me to be more mature and installed a sense of responsibility into myself. Also, as my mother need to fire the maid when I was young, I started to cook at an early age (for this era).

I am confident enough to say that I am quite a famous person that I have a lot of friends. Be they good or be them bad, but I can say that I'am those lucky few who have friends that I can count to throughout the storm and the sunny days. These group of friends that have accompany me from kindergarten until now is one of my blessing that I'm thankful each day.

Another element that I think have a huge impact to my life is my educational background. My life phase at the Institional of Hira' have shaped me to be someone who I can trust to not be such a bad person if left on her own... (Thank God *phew*). My learning phase at IIUM Kuantan for my Degree in Nursing also helped in shaping me as a human. Watching people struggling to earn each day to live some how bring me a bit to my senses.. how fragile life is... if you dont appreciate it now, you may never have the chance then.. Watching mother give birth to her baby, after all those pain and hardship of bringing a human being to the world, she will love that human being who have just almost killed her...a mother's love... Watch sick children... but they are so happy even while being sick.. How we need to appreciate life....

After writing al this, I need to thank Him for all His blessing everyday for shaping me to the me now... I wouldnt change it for anyhing...

pomodoro, pollo e fungi

doesn't the name seems fancy? its actually tomato with chicken and mushroom

ingredients

thin pasta (eg spaghetti or angel's hair) enough for two

cooking oil

3 cloves of garlic

two handsfull of chicken, cut into small pieces

4 big dry type mushroom (such as shitake and button), sliced

1 1/2 of big sized tomatoes or 2 medium sized tomatoes thinly sliced or diced

A handfull of spinach leaves

salt

1 tablespoon dried oregano leaves

direction

cook the pasta according to the package direction

heat the oil in a pan

saute the sliced garlic

put in the chicken and let it cook

add the mushroom

add the tomatoes. let it simmer for three minutes

add the spinach leaves

let it simmer for about five minutes before adding salt and oregano leaves

put in the pasta and toss

tasty to be enjoyed warm

versi bahasa malaysia

tomato bersama ayam dan cendawan...

bahan2

pasta kurus seperti spaghetti dan angel's hair

minyak masak

3 ulas bawang putih

2 genggam daging ayam dipotong kecil

4 biji cendawan bejenis kering seperti shitake dan button

1 1/2 biji tomato besar atau 2 biji tomato sederhana dihiris atau didadu

segenggam daun bayam

garam

daun oregano kering

kaedah

masak pasta mengikut arahan bungkusan

panaskan minyak di dalam kuali

tumis bawang putih

masukkan ayam dah kacau hingga masak

masukkan cendawan

masukkan tomato dan biar selama 3 minit

masukkan daun bayam dan biarkan selama 5 minit sebelum memasukkan garam dan daun oregano

masukkan pasta dan gaul hingga sebati

sedap dimakan panas...

Bakso

resepi yang didapati dari bibik maklong... setiap kali ke Johor pasti akan mengharap agar dapat menikmati masakan ini. kali ini saya sudah tidak perlu ke Johor unutk menikmati bakso...

Bahan2

Potongan tulang
Bebola daging
Bawang merah dan bawang putih
Halia
Buah keras (1.5 biji) ; dihiris
Buah pala (1 biji); diketuk dan diambil bijinya
Ketumbar (+- 1 1/2 sudu besar)
Lada putih (+- 1 1/2 sudu besar)
Daun bawang (+-4 tangkai)
Mee/kuey teow/bihun (2 plastik mee/kuey teow, 1 plastik bihun)
Kobis (1/6 kobis)
Sawi (4)
Sambal kicap
Sos cili


Kaedah

Rebus tulang dalam periuk bertekanan tinggi selama 5 jam atau dalam periuk biasa selam yang anda mampu (sehingga daging lembut)
Masukkan bebola daging
Tumis bawang dan halia bersama-sama hingga naik bau dan keluarkan dan tumbuk hingga lumat atau kisar
Buat perkara yang sama pada buah keras dan buah pala serta pada ketumbar dan lada putih.
Pisahkan daun bawang kepada dua bahagian: bahagian putih dan bahagian daun. Hiris dan tumis keduanya secara asing.
Dalam periuk lain, tumis bahan2 yang telah dikisar serta bahagian putih daun bawang hingga naik bau.
Masukkan rebusan daging dan dagingnya sekali.
Masukkan garam dan gula secukup rasa.
Masukkan daun bawang bahagian hijau yang telah ditumis.
Celur mee/kuey teow/bihun .
Hiris kobis.
Celur dan hiris sawi
Buat bawang goreng
Buat sambal kicap (tumbuk 1 ulas bawang putih bersama-sama 10 biji cili padi, tambahkan kicap)

Untuk makan, masukkan dulu mee dan sayur yang dikehendaki ke dalam mangkuk. Tambah sambal kicap dan sos cili secukup rasa. Tambahkan kuah yang panas. Biarkan sebentar agar mee dan kuah sebati. Selamat menikmati. (",)v

Kuey Teow Ladna

the recipe is divided to two parts:
the kuey teow and the gravy (kuah)



kuey teow ingredients

4 table spoon oil
3 cloves garlic, chopped
1 packet of kuey teow
5 tablespoon oyster sauce
5 tablespoon soy sauce


direction

soak the kuey teow in warm water while untangling the noodle, sieve the kuey teow
heat the oil in pan
saute the garlic till fragrant
put in oyster sauce and soy sauce
put in the kuey teow


kuah ingredient

3 tablespoon cooking oil
4 shallots, sliced
protein source; eg shrimp and cuttlefish
vegetables; eg carrot and cabbages
shrimp stock
4-5 Birds eye chili (cili padi), slightly crushed
2-3 kaffir lime leaves
1-2 tablespoon cornflour
salt to taste

direction

heat oil in pot
saute shallot till fragrant
cook the protein source
put in the vegetable
add the stock
add the pepper and the kaffir lime leaves. let it boil for a while
melt the cornflour in plain water and add to the pot
add salt according to taste.


to eat, put some of the kuey teow in a bowl and pour the hot kuah on top. Let it cool for a while and enjoy... (",)v




versi bahasa malaysia

resepi ini terdiri dari kuey teow dan kuahnya


kuey teow

bahan2

minyak masak
bawang putih, dicincang
sos tiram (+- 4 sudu besar)
kicap manis (+- 4 sudu besar)

kaedah

rendam kuey teow di dalam air suam sambil meleraikan kuey teow. tos kuey teow
panaskan minyak dalam kuali
tumis bawang hingga wangi
masukkan sos tiram dan kicap
masukkan kuey teow



kuah

bahan2

minyak masak
bawang merah (+- 4 bj)
sumber protein, spt udang dan sotong
sayur-sayuran, spt lobak merah dan kobis
air rebusan udang
4-5 bj cili padi, tumbuk sedikit
2-3 daun limau purut,
1-2 sudu besar tepung jagung
garam mengikut cita rasa

kaedah

panaskan minyak di dalam periuk
tumis bawang
masukkan sotong dan udang. kacau hingga masak
masukkan sayur
masukkan air rebusan
masukkan cili padi
masukkan daun limau purut
larutkan tepung jagung dalam air dan masukkan ke dalam kuah
tambahkan garam mengikut cita rasa anda

untuk makan, masukkan kuey teow ke dalam mangkuk dan tuang kuah yang panas ke dalam mangkuk. biarkan sejuk sedikit sebelum dimakan

selamt menikmati (",)v

shepherd pie

These few years I tried a recipe of so-called shepherd pie. Here is the recipe that I’ve taken from the internet:
Shepherd pie

Ingredients
• 2 pounds potatoes, such as russet, peeled and cubed
• 2 tablespoons sour cream or softened cream cheese
• 1 large egg yolk
• 1/2 cup cream, for a lighter version substitute vegetable or chicken broth
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, 1 turn of the pan
• 1 3/4 pounds ground beef or ground lamb
• 1 carrot, peeled and chopped
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 cup beef stock or broth
• 2 teaspoons Worcestershire, eyeball it
• 1/2 cup frozen peas, a couple of handfuls
• 1 teaspoon sweet paprika
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves

Directions

Boil potatoes in salted water until tender, about 12 minutes. Drain potatoes and pour them into a bowl. Combine sour cream, egg yolk and cream. Add the cream mixture into potatoes and mash until potatoes are almost smooth.
While potatoes boil, preheat a large skillet over medium high heat. Add oil to hot pan with beef or lamb. Season meat with salt and pepper. Brown and crumble meat for 3 or 4 minutes. If you are using lamb and the pan is fatty, spoon away some of the drippings. Add chopped carrot and onion to the meat. Cook veggies with meat 5 minutes, stirring frequently. In a second small skillet over medium heat cook butter and flour together 2 minutes. Whisk in broth and Worcestershire sauce. Thicken gravy 1 minute. Add gravy to meat and vegetables. Stir in peas.
Preheat broiler to high. Fill a small rectangular casserole with meat and vegetable mixture. Spoon potatoes over meat evenly. Top potatoes with paprika and broil 6 to 8 inches from the heat until potatoes are evenly browned. Top casserole dish with chopped parsley and serve.

Here are what that I’ve did (some edition) to the recipe.
1) I put no cream what so ever that comes from an animal for the “2 tablespoon of cream or cream cheese” but I replace it with some santan. To be frank: where do you find cream that you’re only going to use 2 tablespoon?
2) As it doesn’t tell whether to use butter at room temperature or melted butter. Better to use melted butter, but remember to prepare everything early before attempting to start on the gravy... you could easily burn it.
3) I never will use peas.. I’ve change it with diced carrots and celery.
4) For the Worcestershire sauce, I use oyster sauce.
5) Don’t add to much water in your meat and gravy, it’ll make the pie soggy and harder to manage.
6) Add a lot of black pepper for better taste-but not until it is tasted like black pepper pie.
Good luck... and happy trying.

Versi bahasa Malaysia

Bahan2

• 2 lb kentang, dikupas dan didadu
• 2 sudu besar krim masam atau krim keju
• 1 bj telur kuning
• ½ cwn cream, atau untuk versi lebih ringan, gantikan dengan rebusan ayam
• Garam dan serbuk lada hitam segar
• 1 sudu besar minyak
• 1 ¾ lb daging kisar
• 1 lobak merah, didadu
• 1 bawang merah didadu
• 2 sudu besar mentega
• 2 sudu besar tepung
• 1 cwn air rebusan daging
• 2 sudu kecik sos Worcestershire
• ½ cwn kacang beku
• 1 sudu kecil paprika manis
• 2 sudu besar daun parsley, dicincang


Kaedah

Rebus kentang di dalm air bergaram. Toskan apabila sudah lembut. Dalam sebuah mangkuk gabung krim masam, telur kuning dan cream. Lenyekkan hingga hancur

Sedang kentang direbus, panaskan minyak di dalam kuali.
Masukan daging dan masak hingga perang. Jika ada lemak, anda bolehlah membuangnye sebelum ke arahan seterusnya. Tambah garam dan serbuk lada hitam. Masukkan lobak dan bawang. Masak untuk lebih kurang 5 minit.

Di dalam periuk lain, cairkan mentega dan masukkan tepung dan dimasak bersama. Masukkan air rebusan daging dan sos Worcestershire. Kacau sebentat hingga pekat. Masukkan kuah tepung ke dalam daging. Biar masak.

Panaskan oven ke suhu tinggi.

Tuang daging ke dalam bekas tahan bakar. Ratakan. Tuang kentang putar. Boleh dipaip kalau mahu.
Tabur paprika dan bakar selama 5 minit hingga perang. Hias dengan daun parsley



Apa yang saya tukar dari resepi:

1- Saya gantikan krim masam atau kerim keju ke santan.
2- Saya hanya guna 1 jenis air rebusan
3- Saya gantikan sos Worcestershire dengan sos tiram
4- Saya gantikan kacang pis ke seleri
5- Saya tidak gunakan paprika.
6- Sediakan bahan2 sebelum mula memasak, takut hangus
7- Kurangkan air agar lebih mudah diuruskan nanti
8- Bagi saya lebihkan lada hitam dalam daging memberi rasa yang lebih sedap.