HOBBIES

Since I have just started blogging, I guess my new hobby is writing my blog. I find it very calm and it can be considered as stress releasing method. If I have free time a will definitely write to my blog.

Talking about hobby, I have a few hobbies. The one that I would like to share is my hobby in crafts. I love helping my friends for their engangement party or wedding ceremony. Normally I will help them doing their wedding gifts. When you love doing something, you won't feel how much time has passed by.

Last few days I had created a sample of engagement gift for my friend. It is very simple and practical at the same time. Since her fiance is staying quite far, so the engagement gifts should be easy to handle. So I came up with this idea which is very simple. Before this my friend told me that her friend did use this method as her engagement gift. Without any hesitation I tried to create a sample. It turned out well. Simple and practical.

If Mak Aiyu have more free time, Mak Aiyu will try to do more of it and show it to all of you. Perhaps it can help the viewers in planning their memorable days. If anyone out there have new ideas and would like to share it with me, please do so. Your comments are most welcome.

Soy Beancurd with Longan

Ingredients:

1 packet instant agar-agar
1 litre soy milk
2 cups water
1 1/2 cup sugar
canned longan with syrup

Methods:

1. Bring to boil soy milk, water and agar-agar. Stir occassionally until agar-agar dissolves.
2. Add in sugar and stir well.
3. Place the mixture into small cups about half full.
4. Let it cool in the fridge.
5. Serve cold with canned longan with syrup.

Puding Ismat

Ingredients:

1 packet instant agar-agar
1000ml water
1 1/2 cup sugar
1 can evaporated milk
1 egg
2 tbsp cornflour
2 tbsp custard powder
vanilla essence
red food colouring
green food colouring

Methods:

1. Boil water and agar-agar until it dissolves.
2. Add sugar and stir well.
3. Take about 5 tablespoon and add red colour. Do the same with the rest of the colour. (you can add more colour if you like). let it cool and firm in a plate. Then slice it thinly.
4. Mix evaporated milk with egg, cornflour, custard powder and vanilla essence well. Sieve into the plain agar-agar mixture. Cook it until it thickens.
5. Pour the custard mixture into a square cake tin.
6. Sprinkle the firm coloured agar-agar on the custard mixture.
7. Let it cool in the fridge.
8. Cut into small squares and serve.

Rendang Ayam Mak Aiyu

Ingredients:

1 whole chicken (cut into 12 pieces)
500ml coconut milk
4 tbsp chilli paste
10 shallots (blend)
2 red onions (blend)
2 inches ginger (blend)
1 inch galangal (blend)
3tbsp tamarind juice
1 tbsp Kerisik (coconut paste)
3 stalks lemongrass (crushed)
2 turmeric leaves (finely sliced)
salt to taste
1 tbsp sugar

Methods:
1. Cut and clean the chicken
2. Simmer coconut milk until it thickens.
3. Mix in chilli paste, all blended ingredients and lemongrass.
4. Add in chicken. Simmer over low heat until the chicken is tender.
5. Add tamarind juice, salt, sugar and turmeric leaves.
6. Cook until the sauce thickens.
7. Serve it hot with 'ketupat' or plain rice.

Genting Highland

Fun ride with Antique Car

At Outdoor Theme Park, Genting Highland

During Ripley's Believe it or Not tour

Amazing experience with the shark

Posing in front of the hotel lobby

VACATION

Recently Mak Aiyu and family went for a 2 days 1 night vacation in Genting Highland. I finally realized no matter how old you are, there'll still be a child in you. I went there to have a peace of mind unfortunately I could not have a physical rest. We were having so much fun that we decided to go back there once we have a free time in the future.

The most memorable thing was when we visited Chocolate Wonderland. I cannot be separated from chocolate. I love chocolate a lot. We took many pictures there and we bought a few chocolates. That was the first time I saw Chilli Milk Chocolate. It was quite hot. I never thought chilli and chocolate could go well together.

We also had the chance to visit Snow World. I cannot imagiine how people in North Pole can live there. We've been there for only 20 minutes before we decided to get out from the place. I wore 3 layers of clothes plus the coat they provided for the guest. I can still feel how the fish feel like in the freezer.

If we have the time and budget, definitely we will visit this place again.

INTRODUCTION

Hi there!

This is my first time blogging. I didn't know that I'll be having such a hard time trying to create a blog. I had to find a book explaining on how to create a blog. The first time I tried, I lost everything that I have written to post to my blog. I didn't know which key did I press. My brothers were laughing at me. But I tried again. And here I am writing this one.

Here I would like to share a thought or two in my most favourite hobby i.e. cooking. Honestly, I never attented any formal classes since those classes are very expensive. I laerned how to cook from my dear mother. I also learned to cook from various cookbook and cooking programmes on air. However, in trying to learn, most of my cooking had to go to a waste bin. I realised that not all cookbooks and cooking programmes can be followed. One major thing that I've learnt, "Living Is A Learning Process". Up until today, I am learning something new.

To all the viewers, feel free to have a look at my blog and please leave comments if you like. Since I am still new to this technological advanced gadget I need those comments to improve my blog so that all of you can have as much fun as me.

Looking forward to have more friends here and more new experiences in COOKING!