I thought i was having a headache

I was sitting in front of my laptop. Gaya jepun (bersila - sebab dlm blk akutakde kerusi). Focusing on surfing the internet and stalking people on facebook, I suddenly felt the floor moving. Goyang depan dan belakang. Macam duduk atas krusi OSIM (bukan utk urut2 tuh, tp yg utk kuruskan badan, kerusi dia mcm naik kuda tuh) tp mild skit dari tuh la.

Aku nih nak pitam ke ape.

I looked up and I saw the lamp was swaying too.

Sah, mmg umah nih gegar nih. My blood ran cold in my veins. Jgnla rumah aku nih roboh. Nih rumah mmg da lame da, tp kalo roboh mane aku nk sewa umah. And most importantly, mane aku nk selamatkan harta2 aku in one go.

Selepas konpem that it was not my mind playing tricks on me, aku pun memakai persalinan baju yg sopan. Dengar kat luar rumah puan-puan surirumah dah keluar smbil mengendong anak masing2. Fuuh, nasib baik bukan aku sorang rase gegar tuh. Lega lah sikit rase bile x keseorangan menghadapi bende cemnih. My housemate was at her friend's house. Dah masuk 3 hari kot tak balik2, apehal la dgn engkau nih (ok stop umpatan di sini, post nih bukan utk mengumpat beliau). After changing into a more decent attire, I went downstairs (ha, rumah due tingkat, mmg la seriau kalo pikirkan roboh cemane kan, baiikk punya) and off I went outside the house. Semua kakak tuh pun rase gegaran tu, I talked to them for a couple of seconds and then I went back inside my house.

Handphone da ade dlm tgn maka sebagai seorang yg baru hadapi something yg agak traumatic, I called my boyfriend. Lepas dah cakap, ahhh lega sket perasaan. Lepas tu masuk bilik dgn kaki yg gementar. Semua pun ade dlm keadaan yg elok, and I called my mom.

Nihla pertama kali rase gegar cemgini. Dulu time belaja kt Auckland pun x penah rase cemni. Adoyai..

fancy some baba nyonya's ?

I've been to Jonker Walk for several times, to enjoy the environment and also the food. It is famous for its varieties of kuih tat and also baba nyonya's delicacies. I have this one particular kedai makan that I really adore. Their food are tasty and the best part is, they are inexpensive :) The tables are limited though so you might have to wait for a couple of minutes before you can have one. But I really do think it's worth the wait.

The name of this shop is 88 living museum. It is along the walk so if you keep your eyes wide open, you'll spot it right on. There's a bullock cart bank in front of the shop.

My recent visit was on 18th September for break fasting with my boyfriend. He's going to Muar while I'm going to JB on the next day for Hari Raya celebration so we decided to spend that Friday together.

We went there early in order to get a place. It was pretty challenging to see other people enjoying their food while you have to wait and just stare at your food until the azan ;p


We had mee rendang nyonya and nasi lemak baba nyonya (for two). The orange coloured gravy in the bowl is to be eaten with the nasi lemak. They are of coconut milk and they tasted really gooood. We also ordered the famous durian cendol. What I like most about this kedai is that they are not stingy when it comes to the quality of the food. The serving of gula melaka is very generous and so does the coconut milk and the durian paste. This kedai makes one of the wicked cendol in the world, I must say. I had an orange + apple + lemon juice for me, to help me fight the guilt for eating way too much fat ;p


And all of this food cost us almost RM20. Almost. I forgot the exact total amount because you have to pay them as soon as you take the food from the people who prepared it right before the entrance of this shop and my bf paid them so I just did a quick mental calculation based on the price on the menu.

I'll be going there again that's for sure :)

kerepek hunting

My mom loves kerepek. She likes to munch on it while watching telly. I enjoy that too, but not too much because it always leave me with uncomfortable feeling in my mouth. My teeth would feel itchy. Saya pun xtau la kenape gigi rase gatal. Bukan gusi yeh, tapi gigi.

As raya is just around the corner, the preparation for raya is fast catching up on us. The uber important thing to be prepared is the food. Kuih, kerepek, rendang and the likes. Bought some kuih raya for my family. Rendang would be prepared on raya's eve. Kerepek? Well, I just went kerepek hunting earlier today.

I have been pestering this colleague of mine since the beginning of Ramadhan to tell me when she's going to buy kerepek for raya. She knows this one place where they make and sell wicked kerepek ubi pedas, my mom's ultimate favourite kerepek.

"Akak, kalo nak pergi jangan lupe bagitau saye yek, saye nak borong kerepek macam2 nih"

Finally, the time has come.

"dD, petang nih lepas sekolah, ok?"

The mission of kerepek hunting thus begun at about 3pm. The journey took about 20 minutes from my school and we had to go through this route that I never knew existed before :P Upon reaching this place, wahh gayatnya saya.. This is the first time I ever set my foot on kerepek's factory. Panas oh, no air conditioner there, only good ol' fan.

I wanted to take pictures but the camera on my phone can't be used anymore since 2-3 months ago. It probably has been infected with Barney's phone disease. Handphone dia pun macam itu jugak kamera tuh. Tapi sekarang da buleh guna sometimes, tinggal kamera phone den yo yang tak boto2. Ha..kan da terckap style org Alor Gajah.

There were like 8 machines that look almost like the ones people use to mix cement for contsruction work. Semua mesin nih adalah untuk sira kerepek pedas tuh la. Beratur nak tunggu macik nih masukkan kerepek pedas dlm plastik. Semalam lagik truk, akak yg saye ikut nih cakap, sampai habes kerepek pedas tuh orang2 dok datang pakat beli.

While waiting for the kerepek to cool off (it can't be sealed while it's still warm. Nanti lemau), I scouted for other kerepeks. Bakul yang besar gedabak tuh habes penuh dgn kerepek segala macam. Tangan nih gatal aje rase nak amek semua. Dalam kepala da terbayang sambil tgk tb time raye, buleh kunyah2. Dalam hati pulak, ishh murah nih kalo tak amek kang nyesal kang air liur meleleh aje teringat2.

The hunt for kerepek ubi pedas was so challenging, some people even willing to steal other's treasures! haha. Akak tuh punya kerepek kene rembat 2 bungkus yang die da letak dlm bakul dia. Ye lah, xkan nk dok tercangak kat tepi bakul besar tuh kan, might as well look at all sorts of kerepeks dlm kedai tuh sementara kerepek ubi pedas tuh sejuk skit. Skali bile pegi kat bakul kami, akak tuh ckp "Di....akak punye ilang due" haish, kesian akak nih. Tak pasal2 kene pegi belakang kedai tuh lagik nk amek 2 bungkus kerepek baru. Adoyai.

After we sealed the kerepek ubi pedas, it's time to pay our purchase. Mate nih da jeling2 kerepek dlm bakul yang menggunung tuh. Dalam hati, nak letakkan balik sket ke xnak ek? But my heart told my mind no and off I went to the cashier.

Hamek ko, RM 73 aku beli kerepek. hahaha. Ade sen2 tuh aku kate kat adik tuh xpayah la. Mintak RM 70 tak dpt tadi...cis.

Just had my kerepek pedas tadi. Memule nak rase, sekali tgk da tinggal separuh paket aku pekena :P Tapi papepun sgtla lega, kerepek is off the list. Tinggal nk wat kek asam manis saje lagik before balik umah atok nenek kt JB. Kerepek yang ade nih pun bukanla nk wat makan sorang, gile hape haha, nih nak bagi2 sedara and oso boipren saye lah. hehehhehe. Buleh family die makan2 and die pun leh bwk kt opis nnt bagik kawan2 die mamam after raye kan.

popping out babies

It seems like everyone is busy making baby these days. There are six pregnant teachers in my school. My TESLian friends popped out babies one after another (it’s like a tag game). And my closest cousin is expecting his first son (whom I shall spoil with lots and lots of goodies!). There are quite a few times where I overheard my colleagues talked about the experience of giving birth which sounds very excruciating. They did not soften it up a bit by bleeping out few parts. Their stories had my imagination running wild and sometimes made me feel like I am about to give birth too. I’m a sucker when it comes to blood. I can’t see them without feeling giddy. Neither do I can listen about things that have something to do with blood.

I just heard a news about a TESLian friend of mine giving birth to a baby boy today. She has a small frame. I can't imagine her being pregnant. How does it feel being pregnant, anyway? A colleague of mine suffered greatly right now and she is just over 10 weeks pregnant. Instead of gaining weight, she actually lost weight and had shed about 9 kilos up until now. She throws up every now and then. That is one, nasty pregnancy. It gives me lots of fear.

Is having a baby all that great? Another TESLian friend of mine whose son I call the Auckland baby (she's the 1st among us to have a child) seems to have the joy of her life each time she holds her son. It must've feel really good I suppose to hold a person that you have carried inside you for 9 months. The love must be surpassing what I have ever known otherwise there won't be people saying that all of the burden of works seems to wash away when you hug your child.

I'Allah one day I shall have mine too. I have no idea on how many, that might depends on how well I could cope with the pain from the first experience ;p But it's interesting though to see how friends of my age have started their own family. I feels like it was yesterday all of us bounced around at the school compound during recess. It feels so recent that we came to class late because we were busy chatting with our flatmates the night before during our college years.

One day, soon, I'Allah. But I have to get married first though. Barney, you up for it? :)