Assecories for free food

Last thursday I got free food at uni-minced beef+mashed potato.
So, for dinner that nite...I sprinkled black+white pepper and grated cheese on top of the free food and I added salad+sour cream...yumm.....

For desert I had pakcik peter's ice cream with brownies. That brownies was given by my Indo friend. She put jam between the layers...I really like it, should ask her again for the recipes...


Luckily I brought my camera, boleh la upload gambar sambil buat kerja. Actually aku ni tengah serabut nih. Dah la hot n humid weather. Pasang kipas pun tak berkesan. Hampir nak kena migraine. Last week hujan memanjang. Minggu ni hah rasakan..bak kata dalam news.."summer just started". Baru jalan 3 minutes dah berpeluh. Eh! bukan suppose end of summer ke...baju autumn pun dah ada di Myer....Nothing to be surprised, Oz weather huh....

Ni dok baiki my fourth paper yg kena reject haritu. Biasalah each journal has their own requirements...Kali ni kena tukar ke two column format, figure pulak patut left alignment, compress citation etc...Huhuhu...tapi kenapa figure aku ada yg tengah ada yang tepi, begitu juga captionnya. My chemical formula pulak terkeluar dari margin..grrr...Reference style pun kena tukar. Padan muka aku coz tak guna End note. Tapi, tapi...style dalam website journal tu lain, style dalam template lain...adus...nak pilih yang mana. When I checked latest articles for that journal, they used the first style. Citation tadi pun problem...Alhamdulillah by surfing thru internet i solved that problem....So, ni nak meng google lagi...

Actually aku kan dah cuak ni...how time flies so fast..sedar2 dah end of february..So for the next 2 months i have to juggling between writing thesis and doing my last project....Korang tolong doakan semoga perjalanan PhDku dipermudahkan....

Melbourne Final Episode...GOR

On sunday the 26th...I transferred data from memory card to external hard disk, then I realised that my Melbourne story still has not finished yet...So, this post is about my trip to Great Ocean Road on 1st oct 2011 :)...At last after nearly 5 months, I managed to finish posting it heehehe. For the places of interest in Melbourne city, please click this link. I booked a tour from Green Holiday Company for Aud45 which supposed to be English speaking tour. That was special promotion since the normal price is Aud70. But the moment we got on the bus all of the tourist are Chinese except two of us hehehe...And yup we have to seat separately...Grr.....The tourist guide have to switch between Mandarin and English speaking ...well not proper English though...The tour guide is old, I think in 65 years old and he was actually Malaysian Sabahan and sadly he seemed not to be proud of Malaysia....hmmm...

At first I was not sure to go to GOR or not because it was bad weather in Melbourne for nearly a week. Moreover the weather forecast for GOR were different from one another, one stated that there will be shower, another said clearing shower, another one showed it just cloudy....But yup...I just proceed, because I didn't know when can I come again.....So off I went to GOR

On our way there......

Wow...rainbow.......We stopped by here for toilet of course hehhehe

Wow..it really challenging journey on the curvy road and in the rain too...on and off of heavy pouring rain and drizzle...

Many people became dizzy and nauseous. The guide provided us with the vomit bag. It was a mix of sympathy and felt like smiling to see a chinese lady with her grandson just crawling on the grass once they got off from the bus. To avoid the nauseous, I munched something non stop...allens snake, sandwich, fruit n nuts..........

Second stop at Apollo Bay..

At last, here we are ....
Watching all these spectacular scenery.....Subhanallah...

That are 6 Apostles....

The other side got 2 Apostles...


Hey where are another 4 ?????

Later we stopped by at another breathtaking view....


Razor back...The island Archway


Lorc Ard GorgeHey why don't we go down to the beach


On our right we can see...And on our left we can see........
Turn back and we can see this
London bridge is falling down...London bridge is falling down...

Hey we got london bridge in Oz hehhehe......



So if you plan to go to Victoria, Australia...twelve Apostles and Lord Ard Gorge at Great Ocean Road are must visit places :)...If I am not mistaken it is about 2 hours journey from Melbourne city....

In the morning of my last day in Melbourne, my friend drove me to T & T....hmm maybe their Trash is our Treasure................

Good bye Melbourne...

So that is the end of my Melbourne trip...

Konon nak pi uni, siap dah prepared lunch pack early in the morning....
Tapi tetiba rasa macam nak berhibernasi di bilik...
So..till then............................

Muka komunis

Aku ni muka communist ke ?????

On tuesday...Ada sorang woolies staff ni beratur belakang aku masa nak bayar barang kat woolieslah. Bila aku toleh belakang dia senyum and say hello. I just smiled back without saying anything. As i about to leave the pay counter, I heard the guy said to the cashier "lots of communist, get out from.....".

Apa dia fikir aku dari negara China ker ????

Kalau di Malaysia, memanglah ramai yang fikir aku ni Sabahan...Tapi Sabahan n chinese ada beza kan....

Rendang itik...ko ada?

Wah haritu dah buat duck steak, ni rendang itik Oz tuh...
Di Malaysia pun makan itik 10 tahun sekali hehhee...


Itik ada 2 ketul je..so campur je dengan dada ayam hahhaa...Jadilah rendang Yamtik
Camna nak buat rendang ni ??? Hish korang ni senang je...percayalah.
Mula-mula panaskan minyak. Goreng itik sampai keperangan. Faham?
Then, curahkan sahaja pes Pak Brahim dan secawan air...
Kalau tak reti jugak tak tahulah....:P..

Ni menu aku recently...leftover chicken rice yang telah menjadi fried rice..hanya tambah sayur hehhee

On sunday aku masak mee sanggul. Si German housemate kata bau sedap. Si American hmate tanya resipi hehhee...chet telur pecah semasa masukkan dalam mangkuk...


Ni bekal aku harini...rendang Yamtik, telur hancur+lettuce...



Ni pulak free food sempena orientation week...Tak sabar nak makan kentang+daging tuh...kek epal tu pun sedap tau...

I got a call from Cadbury

I got a call from Cadbury on Friday morning, 17/02/2012.

Actually that was a response for my enquiry about The Natural Confectionery Company product. This company produce jellies such as Snakes and dinosour...
Stated in their dietary information link , http://www.tncc.com.au/Whats-in-the-range/Dietary-Information.aspx , all of their gelatine comes from Australian beef. However there is no information whether it is halal or not and that led me to make that inquiry on Thursday.

The officer who contacted me confirmed that they use gelatine that has halal certification.

Then, by surfing through the internet I found this link

http://www.aussiemuslims.com/forums/showthread.php?12357-Davis-Gelatine-is-Halal-Alhamdulillah/page3

that has this info :

From: consumer.services.asia.pacific@ap.csplc.com
Sender: angela.miller@ap.csplc.com
To:
Sent: Sep 23, 2008 9:49 AM
Subject: Cadbury Gelatin - Ref 1096378

Dear Mr ........,

Thank you for taking the time to contact us and for your interest in our products.

Emulsifier 476 is vegetable derived. The gelatin used in The Natural Confectionery Company, Pascall and Cadbury products is derived from beef.
Whilst the gelatin itself has been Halal certified, not all our our finished products carry certification.

We trust this proves helpful and if you have any further enquiries please call 1800 678 708.

Kind regards

Angela
Consumer Services
Ref: 1096378

Yeay!!!! now I can enjoy munching the sour squirm......

Bila kanda merajuk

Tadi aku tengok movie The Ugly Truth. Tetiba kanda join aku pulak. Before that dia join orang2 muda kat rumah belakang tengok Lord of the ring. Ketika aku tengah concentrate nak tengok final part of the movie

Kanda: Baru balik dari tengok Lord of the Ring ni
Aku: Tau...(memanglah suara dia sebatu boleh dengar hahhaha)
Kanda : F tak tengok Lord of the Ring
Aku : Tak sukalah....
Kanda : Best...
Aku : Berapa kali nak tengok ?
Kanda : Macam dah pernah tengok je cerita ni (merajuk kepada The ungly truth)
Aku : Hmm...
Kanda : Lelaki ni selalu berlakon
Aku : Hmm...

Setelah beberapa kali...............

Kanda : pot pet pot pet...
Aku : Hmm...

Dan lagi 5 minit movie nak habis

Kanda : Muhammad tu pelik
Aku : Kanda, kejap ek, saya nak tengok tv ni, kejap ek, kejap ek.....
Kanda : Tak mau ceritalah...(lantas bangun pi masak air, air dah masak terus naik atas)

Hahaha...kanda merajuklah tuh.
Tak tahulah dia nak bercerita pasal Muhammad yang mana, si Libyan or Iranian.
Mungkin juga si Iranian tuh, dah rumah belakang tu rumah dia. Apa je la kanda tak puas hati nih...Dah tau Iranian nih pelik. Pulak tu half of her age...Buat apa di layan. Dah banyak kali dia membebel pasal geng Iranian ni semua. Sape suruh tanya depa "What kind of muslim are you?". Mau tak terkejut n bengang bila depa dok jawab "We are born as Muslim, but we don't want to be Muslim". Sebab tu selamba badak je depa minum arak dan mabuk2. Setakat makan daging yg takde halal certificate tuh biasalah. Malah dulu ada yang siap order pork tuh....Tapi mereka tak berani cakap they are not muslim, kena pancung nanti. Sebab tu ramai tak mau balik Iran. Memanglah kanda kata dia dah jalankan tanggungjawabnya untuk 'menyedarkan ' mereka ni. Tapikan aku rasa soalan tu macam tak kena ditujukan untuk orang yang degil nih. Kenalah ada diplomasi nak menarik minat orang ni kembali ke Islam. Dahlah dengar suara halilintar dia tuh....Pulak tu ada sorang tu cakap, apa yang tak boleh, lagi dia nak buat.

Bayangkan dalam seminggu ni dia dah banyak kali kanda cerita pasal benda ni. Aku dah tak larat nak dengar. Memanglah terkilan dan sedih dengan Iranian yang dah terpesong. Kalau dah nasihat, tak mau ikut; maka eloklah kita berdoa supaya mereka berubah daripada dok sibuk2 dan mengutuk mereka nih. Eh..aku pun sama kan, daripada aku bebel pasal kanda, baik aku doakan dia berubah jugak ;).... Dia harituh pun dah cakap, dah tak mau fikir. But yet still fikir lagi...Baru petang tadi buat sekian kalinya cakap tak mau bother new comer, yet melayan si Muhammad tuh. Lepas tu sape mangsa yang kena dengar apa dia bebel? Akulah kan ;)....Sape mangsa yang kena dengar aku pulak membel? Koranglah kan :P....

Tak mau nasi

On friday, my housemate ajak join makan pizza, tapi aku malas pulak coz nak packing dan angkut sikit barang. Then depa main card game...huish aku lapo giler, segan pulak nak masak. So aku angkut periuk, masak maggi kat rumah lain. Dah pukul 11pm baru depa blah, so baru aku boleh buat kerja kat dapur...Biasalah, bila ada gathering aku malas nak fikir panjang so buat kuih kita bako, kita bako ;))............Nak mendapatkan kerak...tersengguk-senguklah aku sampai nearly 12.45 pm..tengah malam tuh. Dah la kepenatan....

Esoknya, aku memulakan operasi mengangkat barang. Then aku prepare kuih bakar untuk housemate dan jugak untuk gathering. Dah penat, tak kuasa nak ambik gambar kuih bako nyer. Tapi disebabkan nak cepat malam tu kan, so kureng rasa pandan dan bancuhan kurang sebati kot. So ada yang rasa terlebih telur, ada yang ok. Nasiblah sesape makan potongan yg mana hehhee....Huish..si Iranian tu sukakan kuih Malaysia. Aku letak kuih tu untuk dimakan housemates, dia ingat untuk dia sorang dan masukkan dalam fridge hehehe... So, aku potongkan pulak untuk housemate yang lain. Tengahari tu aku kalut la pi gathering, wah ada macam2 makanan....tapi perut aku dah ketat, selain biasalah kalau dah terlampau lapar susah nak telan banyak makanan.......Thanks to Cik Olyn for giving me a lift home :)...........Malam tu makan kambing leftoverla....

Hah ni lunch hasil dari leftover gathering tuh...salad tu tak la...borak punya pasal, rentung lamb n sausage ku..


Petang tu I n kanda pi harbour...plan nak makan aiskrim, tetiba beli calmari n chips pulak hehehe..kongsilah....

On monday, for lunch dok makan ni...sosej pun leftover from gathering...


My American housemete heran, dia tanya tu lunch ke breakfast hehehe....

For dinner, I had baked chicken n grilled egg plant.....

Takde lemon, aku curah je mayonis n balsamic vinegar hehhee....Tak larat nak perabih chicken breast tuh...

On tuesday, konon tak mau pi uni. Tapi borang medical check up tinggal pulak di opis. So, pi city jap beli food...and for dinner at opis I had lamb rogan josh+wholemeal bread


Lamb tu memang banyak. Setakat ni dah 3 kali makan, rasanya the leftover is enough for another 2 meals... Walaupun beli, jimatkan hehhehe..

On wednesday off I went for medical check up. Memang cepat sangat. Appointment at 11am. But I have to be at that Medicare 30 minutes earlier. So, 5 minutes after I registered, my name was called and the staff snapped my photo and I have to pay aud7 for that. Then 5 minutes later another staff checked my weight, height, sight and of course performed the urine test. Exactly at 11am the doctor called me and checked my breathing and blood pressure. 7 minutes later it was done...Hmm not yet actually. I have to go to the Medical imaging centre..x-ray lah kan. So naik bas ke sana. Dah sampai registerlah kan. Not more than 5 minutes my name was called. Tak sampai 10 minutes, aku tercengang-cengang bila the staff said I'll prepare the document and said that I can go hehehe....Efficientkan :)....Teringat masa buat medical check up at KL, tunggu berjam-jam. Tempat x-ray pun lain. Masa menunggu tuh, sudah rasa di Indonesia, takpun Nepal hahhaha. Masa aku kat dalam, anak buah aku nak buang air pulak...tempat x-ray tu takde toilet, kesian dia berapa lama kena tunggu aku. So, bila aku kuar je, dia kata dia tak tahan..so aku cakap dengan adik kat kaunter aku bayar nanti, aku nak bawak anak buah pi toilet hehhee...Lepas tu aku bagi anak buah aku main puas-puas kat Sogo....Eh..dah melalut pulak aku kan....

Lepas buat med check up, aku jenjalan kat city, then I had taco for lunch. Memang my favourite food, mintak extra sour cream...aiyo, camna orang tu lupa letak guacamole..avocado tu la. Bila balik rumah, memang rasa lesu sangat..hah tido petang lah gamaknya. For dinner I had the chicken leftover with egg and steamed veges...


On thursday, I had lamb rogan josh for lunch and corn+carrot fritters for dinner. On friday, I had couscous and kimchi for lunch...sesuai ke??? Telan je la hehhee...

Pelangi petang....

Masa kecil dulu, orang tua selalu pesan jangan tunjuk jari pada pelangi, nanti putus jari.
Hmm..kenapa ya? Apa rasionalnya?
Psst....korang pernah tunjuk ya ;).............

After a very exhausting weekend, I went to the harbour with Kanda to chill out and eat ice cream. But end up eating calamari and chips too hehee...While we were eating and chit-chatting, suddenly I saw that rainbow...Oh! How I wish I brought my camera or handphone...Actually before we went there I put the camera inside my pocket, but I didn't realize that I put it onmy study desk later. Everybody who were there captured the beautiful magic scene that lit up the sky. I almost asked somebody there to send me email for the photos of that rainbow. However I didn't have the guts to do so but I didn't want to miss this beautiful moment too. So with my full stomach, I ran back to my house while praying that the rainbow still appear once I came back. Once I were out of the food outlet....E..eh..Full double rainbow....Subahanallah....


All these pics were taken on my way back to the harbour. Even though the rainbow no longer as clear as the first time I saw it, but still...couldn't take my eyes of it..