How I Spent My 23rd Birthday... Plus a Brownies Recipe!!

I'm back my fellow subjects! LOL! Kidding~ Had to be apart from my blog because my lappy had to undergo a massive repair! So, while I was silent from this blogging world, a lot people asked me to post an entry about my birthday but I was super lazy to do so (with a very valid reason may I say!). Now that I'm finally online..... let me enlighten you guys with the 'fabulous' celebration I did for my birthday which was....... N.O.T.H.I.N.G!!! Yup! Nothing!~


So, here's the whole story... On 16th December 2010, a day after JYJ's Xiah Junsu's 24th birthday (ceyh.. nak sebut gak tu.. hihi) I celebrated my 23rd birthday. And to be honest with all of you, that has got to be the most boring-est (grammar exception here please.. lol) birthday I'd ever spent in my life! Dad's in Penang for a hearing (I don't know why these people pandai sangat asked my dad pi dengar hearing kat mahkamah Penang sedangkan he works in Ipoh High Court!), Mum had to work.... jaga SPM and my 2 younger sisters were too busy doing their own stuffs to celebrate their kononnye beloved sister punye birthday.. (bertuah betol! I jadi beloved sis bile belanja u all shopping dgn tgk wayang je ek?).


But let's sweep this issue aside. Birthdays were never a big thing in my family anyways (nak sedapkan hati je ni)... So I don't really give a damn actually.. Especially since my friends threw me a birthday party in 2008 back in the UK and last year I had an awesome time spending my birthday with my midnight shifts colleagues in Royal Mail UK!!! So not doing anything for my birthday this year is nothing big! (Uisy.. terasa sangat loser menulis perenggan ini~ Big 'L' to the forehead peeps! LOL!)


So, to merely spend my boring birthday by myself, I decided to bake myself a birthday brownies! (OMG! I feel like a double loser writing this.. double big 'L' to your foreheads! Okay not your foreheads.. MY forehead! Rofl!). I've tried many brownies recipes before, but this has been my favourite so far and I've baked this a few times already! So peeps, here I am to share the recipe with you guys!~

The ingredients:

1 1/2 cups of sugar
200gm of melted dark cooking chocolate
(I suggest you spend more on this because more expensive dark cooking chocolate i.e Van Houten or Hershey's make your brownies taste better.. cheap ones are not nice!)
1 cup of vegetable oil
(can also use sunflower oil or canola oil for substitutes.. in my case, I used sunflower + canola oil.. please don't use normal cooking oil because they kinda smell)
2 tsp of vanilla essence
4 eggs
1 3/4 cups of flour (sift)
1 tsp baking powder


The methods:

Combine sugar, eggs, oil and vanilla essence in a mixing bowl. They will look like this after whisk...

Add melted chocolate and mix well.

Mix together flour and baking powder and add them to the chocolate mixture.

Grease and line a 20cm square cake tin and pour the mixture in. Bake for 40 minutes under a 180 degree Celsius temperature.


And this is how it will look like. Make sure to cool it down before serving~

To decorate, you can sprinkle some icing sugar on top of it or you can also make a chocolate glaze for topping. Another tip for making chocolate glaze, besides doing a normal double boiling method, add 2 tsp of vegetable oil to the chocolate to make the glaze look shinier and more beautiful + appetizing!

There you go! I never thought I had many cooking tips to share in the first place.. LOL! Hope you enjoy trying this recipe and if you do, please do respond to this entry and tell me how do you do! Maybe you can share with me your own brownies recipes~


And back to business.. this was how I spent my birthday. Nothing interesting really... but the next day, we went to KL and my dad paid for the whole family to do facial!!!! (Yup, my dad pun join skali!) Yeay!! Go DAD!!!! And to make it more awesome, instead of going to a spa, the facial was done at my aunt's home! Poor that lady had to stay until late evening.. Haha.. Pictures of the facial session are with my cousin and I have no intention at all to upload them here because trust me, all of us looked super funny!


I guess that's all for now~~ Happy 2011 and don't forget to enjoy and cherish every single moment of your life!! Chiao~

I Dreamt of ..........

I dreamt of you last night....
It was such a sweet dream that I wished it wouldn't end....... but it did~
Which brings me back to the reality that I have forgotten exists...
I guess letting go isn't easy...
So please do me a favour... please......disappear~

Happy 24th Birthday Xiah Junsu!!!

A very special post for a very special person.......


This entry is solely dedicated to the only guy who has been my top crush for the past 5 years....

Xiah Junsu!!!!!!!!

Yup... this is a Kpop post! Why? Today, 15 December 2010, Xiah Junsu of JYJ is officially 24 years old!!!!! If you notice, he is at the top of my L.O.V.E list at the left hand corner of this blog. He might not be the hottest or the most handsome Korean guy but wth! I LOVE HIM to bits! He's smart and adorable but the most important thing is... everytime I hear him sing, I'll either be smiling ear to ear or shedding tears because of the emotions present in his voice. His cute and charming personality can easily flatter my heart and his jokes can make me roll on the floor laughing even though they are not always funny!


So, here's a birthday shout-out to the most amazing guy and I hope for his success and happiness. FYI, he has been casted for a Broadway show! Go Hollywood! With all my love from the bottom of my heart....

HAPPY 24th BIRTHDAY, XIAH JUNSU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Believe it or not, when I went to Paris last year, I purposely searched for the field above just because Xiah Junsu has been there!!! LOL!~


As a finale, let me share with you the reason of why I love this awesome person...

A Day with Horses........ and McDonalds?

Hello peeps!!~ I know it has been as a while but now I'm back in the mood for blogging! At the moment, I'm chatting with my bestie since high school, Hanin and yep, sorry to any Yunho's fan out there, we're currently bit***ng about how awful he was as a leader of DBSK which caused the group to disband!~ No offence! Just look at who are more successful nowadays! JYJ FTW!!!!!

Okay, I'm not here to promote any Kpop stuff whatsoever~ I actually want to share my awesome Sunday last week! My day started at as early as 6am last Sunday. Kira early la kan considering the holiday season sekarang ni~ hihi... Thinking of the places that I had to go that day I decided on this boyfriend's look...

My Airwalk's 'My Boyfriend's in a Band' sleeveless which I bought in UK last year, topped by an over-sized denim shirt which I wore when I was super obese once upon a time.. hihi.. (now it looks like a boyfriend's shirt.. I loike!), my Primark's dark blue skinny jeans (also bought in UK last year. dark blue sneakers given by Abah and a black selendang. Accessories? Just my favourite Charles & Keith handbag. No contact lenses and my make up? Just a simple moisturizer, powder and a dash of MAC's Viva Glam V lipstick~

P/S: My mum insisted on taking this picture with our kitten, Onyx in frame.. lol~ Cutie2~


With this look, one will know I'm not doing anything fancy for the day. I started off following my Mum and Abah to Pasar Tani to buy some groceries and breakfast. After breakfast at home we headed to this place...

Yup! An equestrian training centre! Why?.......

There was an equestrian championship plus a horse show!!! Hihi.. Me love horsies! Lol~ Because of the horse show and competition, there were a lot of activities organised for visitors...

Sand Art for children~

Performance by clowns with balloons~

And I met this cool guy who was on a tall wooden feet!~ Tak payah suruh pon dia ni memang automatik posing depan camera.. haha~

Horse cart.... It reminded me of the time I rode on a horse cart in Neuschweinstein Castle in Fussen, Germany last year.. The horse ended up farting while pulling the cart.. ROFL!~

Pony rides for little ones... Thought of riding tapi sekali dia bilang untuk budak kecik daaaa....

In that hall was everything ON SALE!! I was not interested though because there were only equipments for horse-riding and horse feed~ haha..

Watching the workers making horse shoes~
Seronok abang2 Bangladesh ni bile gambar dorg kene snap.. hekhek~

Sape yang selalu tgk lumba kuda sure tau ni ape.. Ni la tempat dorg letak kuda masa race nak start~ Hihi~

Into the stables!
Banyak betol gambar my Mum enterprem!~ hikhik..

The main attraction.. a white horse named Peanuts! Yup Peanut with an 's'. I don't know why they gave a name that's in a plural form when there's only one horse. Confuse bebudak yang datang tgk..

Looking into the future...

Talking to Push Lady~
Tak tau la dia faham, ke tak. haha..

Another attempt of mine to be a horse whisperer.. oh wait.. a donkey whisperer.. lol~ This donkey's name is Bella (Twilight?!).. Very beautiful and friendly!~

Beware!!

This is the horse~
The name?...

MIRA!!!! Sorry to my friends yang bernama Mira.. Nampaknya anda menggigit! Hihi~

Cayalah kuda ni.. the hairstyle resembles a kpop idol's.. haha~

Meet Cucu... He was born in 1980! Kene panggil Abang Cucu ni.. hihi~
He's a registered miniature horse and stands less that 1 metre tall!

Another registered miniature horse called 'Libby'! Born in 1984.. Oh Kak Libby~ Haha..

Meet my favourite horse! A registered miniature horse named 'Ginger'! We were born in the same year! !987! Chingu yah!~~~

After a very fun morning at the equestrian centre, we took off and headed to this place!~....

McDonalds! The reason is.....

It was the official opening of its drive-thru!
Dah berzaman dah aku jadi pelanggan setia.. baru nak rasmi? Pe kes? Nevermind that.. sebagai pelanggan setia, I went there to join in the fun..

Colouring contest for the kids!
Adik baju oren tu cari mak ke?

Kids from an orphanage were also invited!

Booth for donating blood~

Waiting for a performance~

It was a fun day indeed and I'm definitely looking forward to attend more events in this holiday season!~

And before I forget.. Happy 19th Birthday to my boy Minho!!!


Oh comelnya anda!!!
*faints*

Best Wishes to Malaysian Hockey Team!!

I'm writing this in front of the TV while watching the final hockey match between Pakistan and Malaysia in Asian Games.. Watching this reminds me of how much I've loved hockey after leaving the sport when I was 14 due to studies. Pakistan is leading by 2 -0 now but I still wish the best to he Malaysian team! Let's cheer for them!!!


P/S: I can't believe Sohail Abas is still playing for Pakistan after all these years!

Crazy Lil Sis~

My 2 lil sis were still hungry after having their lunch and so they made peanut butter and milo toast. Before eating their snacks, they sang a very funny song~

Khalisyah: Let's eat!

Khalilah: Let's get fat!

Khalisyah: Oh, let's get fat.... you and i!~~

Khalilah: Oh yeah~

Both: Nanananananananana~

And to think that both of them were performing in front of me was totally EPIC! I love my sibs~

DBSK.. Memories Strike Back~

I was busy posting the entry before when suddenly DBSK's Rising Sun MV was played on TV! It was very nostalgic and it brought back memories when I spent every free time downloading their MVs and shows, dancing to their songs, singing their songs eventhough the lyrics were all mixed up, fighting over Junsu with my friends, buying their merchandises and most importantly, it reminds me of the time when I spent a night in front of Stadium Merdeka, lining up to be one of the first people entering their concert at the rock area. But that was before..


Now, Junsu is still the my number 1 K-pop crush and they still produce great music... But to watch them perform together on the same stage and being funny on variety shows together are impossible. They've parted into 2 groups and it was not a good split~ Regardless, I believe that DBSK is still the best K-pop band ever! Their talents are unbelievably awesome and when they perform together, they were unbeatable~


Here's the video of Rising Sun.. Hope it brings you memories too~ T_T

Grocery Shopping on Mum's Birthday~

It was my mummy's birthday yesterday and as I wrote before, we had an all-girls outing today! And when mentioning an outing with my mum, there's one thing that we all love to do.. grocery shopping!!!! LOL!!!~ I know... crazy right?! Since today is Hari Raya Aidiladha, we decided to go all out in today's shopping...

Beginning our mission to buy groceries for tomorrow~
Me and my mum will join forces to make Nasi Minyak, Dalca Tulang, Rendang Ayam and Acar Rampai~ Gosh! I swear I just swallowed my sliver for God knows how many times for just writing the menu! LOL!~

An unnecessary picture of my baby, Charles & Keith handbag~ Hihi... My favourite of my collection at the moment~

My mum was on holiday yesterday, so we woke up early in the morning and went straight to...

Tesco Station 18!!~~

And after that, our mission begun~~~

Maggi?! I'm very much sure that it's not on the ingredients list! LOL!~ Mak dah ngidam makan Maggi ek? Hehe~

Not even halfway through!~


A mountain of junkies!~


My mum maybe 49 but she's a huge fan of potato chips! Hahahaha~ A must buy item everytime we go grocery shopping!


A sudden craving of mine for the past 2 weeks... Horlicks! Don't ask me why.. I don't even have an idea myself~ LOL!~


A treat before going back!~

Right after, we straight away headed to Ipoh Parade, where I'm supposed to meet the baby of the house, my sis Khalisyah after she finished school while my mum fetched my other sis, Khalilah from her school~ We were then joined by Khalisyah's bestie, Farah who's like a family to us already. She's like the fourth daughter of the family and she even call my mum 'Mak'. Our next stop was for lunch. We had the most delicious sizzling mee I've ever tasted ever in my life. The stall is situated at Ipoh Parade's food court and I've been a regular customer ever since I was in high school!

Nyum2!~

My mum & Khalilah were so focused on their noodles that they didn't even noticed I snapped this picture!

Same goes here!~

When I told you we love grocery shopping, I was seriously serious okay~ Need more proof? After lunch, we went for another round of grocery shopping and this time it was at....

Giant!~


Khalilah picking on chocolates!~


And then she was joined by my mum, the junkies lover.. Hahahaa~


Farah choosing spices for rendang and kuah kacang.. She has to be the cook this year because her mum is performing Hajj in Mecca~ Prayers for her mum's safe return!~


Time to go back~

Have to drop Farah first~ She accidentally took our yellow onions!~ Have to buy again or my Acar Rampai tak jadi~

Bye Farah!~

And that's how our outing ended... to my mum...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY again.....

And to all Muslims...

Happy Eid-Ul Adha~

GOD BLESS!~