A Bad Match? Or A Bad Luck?

Have you ever tried to matchmake people?
Well I haven't intentionally.
Anyway, just to share a story, or rather my experience about matchmaking.

One fine day (hahhahah..like a start of a fairytale), a friend(guy- lets name him Mr Q), came to us asking for a help to introduce him to some of my friends. He told us that how he envied us(me and my hubby), seing us being happy together, etc, etc, and how he wished to be the same.
So, I said, I'll try. I asked for my friend (Ms.O) permission whether she agrees for me to give Mr Q her number.
To make long story short, Ms O agreed, so they met, and started dating, etc, etc. And started planning of the future.
Yes...seems like a beautiful love story, right...wait til u read the rest.
When Ms.O started to have feeling towards him, he dropped the bombshell. He felt that's it's time to tell the truth. He was married and have a kid. He and his wife was in the process of finalising their divorce.
Ms.O was heartbroken. It was a shock, to her and to me (as I have no idea about it either).
Yup, Ms.O just couldn't accept him...and that's it, there goes the relationship.
I was full of guilt. I felt like it was my fault to cause Ms.O such misery...i introduce them right.
If I knew he was a divorcee, i would have not.
Eventhough this happen more than a year ago, the guilt is still in me. It still lingers in my mind from time to time.
As for Mr.Q, he remain single, he promised than he won't find anybody else to replace Ms.O in these few years time.
And for me...that's it about me being a matchmaker.
Anyway, if you want me to introduce as friends, still can....hahahahha :D

Special Mee Hailam

I cooked this a few months back (remember, I am unable to cook anything this month :)). And since the photo is still in my iPhoto collection, might as well post it here today.
Got the recipe a few years back from an internet site, could not remember which.
Do give it a try. Quite different than the usual dark 'mee hailam'.


1/2 kg yellow mee/ noodle
3 garlic, crushed

2 tbsp cornflour
2 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tbsp concentrated chicken stock
2 ½ cup water
100 gm beef
100 gm chicken
10 medium-sized prawns
2 squids
1/2 carrot, sliced
1 sawi, cut into inches
4 young corns
5 button mushrooms, sliced
4 bird eyes chillies
1/2 tsp ground white pepper
salt
sugar

Saute garlic in 3 tablespoon oil.
Add in cornflour, stir for a while.
Add in water, oyster sauce, chicken stock, let boil.
Then add in beef, chicken, prawns and squids.
Put in salt, sugar, pepper as taste...then vegetables.
After about a minute or two, add noodles in.
Serve immediately.

My Appreciation and Apologies....

I am getting better...I guess. Previous weeks are worse.

I've missed a lot by being sick. Let me list down a few things that I missed or unable to do due to my 'morning sickness'.

1. I missed bloghopping, more than writing my own blog. I missed reading your blog. They are like a morning cup of coffee for me. I always read your blogs... so, I always get dissappointed with blogs that rarely update. hahahhaha...so, update frequently ok...:) (have to remind that to myself too :):))
Whatever stories that u write about is rather captivating. There are boring ones sometimes...but, hey, not all stories are interesting to everyone. But at least I have something to read.
I love reading about life, about creativity, and great food. But I hate politics though...

2. I missed a few friends birthday. I already jot down somewhere in my mind to wish them happy birthday, but when the day came, I forgot.
My fellow blogger- Hliza, sorry it's a late bday wish. If any of my other fellow bloggers who celebrated their bday while i'm away...sorry..i didn't realize...I should have check.
Friends from my Alumni- Lina, sis Ash and sis Dee.
Relative- kak yong
eventhough some of them doesn't read my blog, but I guess, i just mention them anyway.
Happy belated birthday to all of you...

3. I missed a few meetings with my Alumni. Sorry, for being an inactive AJK. :)

4. I've made a note to myself to attend Mr Flush's wedding on the 25 dec. But, sorry, couldn't make it. Congratulations.

5. Sorry if I didn't answer your phonecalls. sometimes I don't even care where my phone is.

6. I wanna thanks my niece, Nadiyah for buying me lunch, cook us dinner while i'm not well, while i was in KL.
I am very lucky to have a niece like you. (but all my other nieces and nephews are good too..but yg lain tu kecik lagi)
She's 23, an architect, and cook delicious meal. (sorry kakak, mak su promo sikit...heheheh)
She SMS me every day without fail asking if I need her to bring anything, every single day. And when I said that I was bored, she would stop by for a chat.

7. I missed wishing some of u Merry Christmas.

Wow, now I feel like I've just received an award.hahahha....

hi there......

Hei there........

I missed blogging. But I can't help it...I'm not well.
For the pass few weeks, I was in my worst condition. I did miss blogging but, everytime i sat in front of my laptop...I would be nauseus, sick to the pit of my stomach.
I have lots in my mind to blog about...but couldn't make myself to sit here more than a few minutes.

Yes I am sick...sick as sick as u can imagine. And i hate it much. Who like to be sick by the way...

To make things worst, my olfactory nerves (nose) have become hypersensitive...or may be have increase its power by 100fold. I guess mine are more sensitive than dogs who can sense smell from afar.

Cooking-my passion...have to stop. I didn't cook a thing for almost 2months. I can't stand the smell of food being cook, the bread in the oven, especially cinnamon bread is a major no-no.
Don't ever fry anything when i'm near.
Thanks darling for not wearing perfume, and ur favorite deodorant. And thanks for substituting to a non-perfumed deodorant. :)
And major thanks for not using lots of shower gel. One more thanks to you for ditching away your mouth wash... sorry dear...just a temporary measures... ;) ;)
Yup, those sweet smell also could be such enemy to me.
I've changed to sensodyne gum care toothpaste since it's tasteless- don't want to end up vomiting while brushing my teeth.

To sum it all....
Yes, indeed....I am pregnant....

p/s- HAPPY NEW YEAR....

Prune Steamed Cake, Cupcakes, Hajj

My eldest brother went to perform hajj with my SIL last two weeks. I baked 'prune steam cake' and some cupcakes for their 'kenduri'.


I saw this cake in Intan's blog, and eager to try it.

After the first try, I already been making them 4 times...very nice. I adjusted the recipe a bit, to make it less sweet. I just love it, a bit different from the usual butter cake and tasty.
Just don't omit the ovalette, as it makes it really fluffy compare to the non-ovelette version.

the recipe: ( I omitted the condensed milk, used 3/4cup sugar, and did not used the 'hirisan prunes' )
KEK PRUNE KUKUS LEEN
Sumber: Arlina Umar

Bahan-bahannya
250 g butter
2 cawan tepung naik sendiri
1 cawan gula
1/4 tin besar susu pekat manis (kalau guna tin kecil 1/3 pun cukup)
20 biji prune (kisar dengan sedikit air lebih kurang 2 camca besar air, setakat boleh kisar dah cukup)
5 biji prune (hiris kasar)
5 biji telur
1 sudu teh ovallette

Cara :
1. Didihkan air dalam pengukus.
2. Putarkan butter/gula/susu sehingga sebati.
3. Masukkan telur satu per satu dan putar lagi.
4. Masukkan ovallette dan putar lagi
4. Masukkan prune yg telah dikisar dan putar lagi
5. Masukkan tepung sedikit demi sedikit dan kacau hingga sebati.
6. Akhir sekali masukkan prune yg dihiris kasar dan kacau dengan senduk sudah memadai.
7. Griskan loyang dengan butter dan alaskan dengan kertas minyak, tuang adunan ke dalam loyang dan kukus selama 1 1/2 jam.
8. Kalau nak bagi cantik, letakkan beberapa biji prune di atas adunan sebelum dikukus sebagai hiasan.


Other than that, I baked this cupcakes for them too. Using my previous recipe.


p/s- i'm not well, so I won't be updating this blog regularly.
For the 'real reason' why I didn't blog for a long time...wait for my next entry...maybe 'a few next'...:):):)