Friday, September 26, 2008

LIfe's getting busier...

As the titled above, its crazy hectic...I need to do my studying but i can't because i need to concentrate to the current run i'm in...we're having our Pathology final exam next thursday and i'm freaking because i haven't study anything yet...its so gonna be a short, tiring weekend...anyway the purpose of this entry is to tell that since our life is so busy, I only cooked once this week, which sucks because i like cooking...if the fridge has nothing to eat and we haven't had sahur for quite some time now...

Last Friday - Cinta Restaurant (Chicken wings, Tofu sumbat, Koong Poh Beef and Char kueh teaw)
Saturday - I cooked Chicken Kurma, Ikan bilis with potato masak tomato, sambal belacan and telur masin
Sunday - Iftaar at Pn Siti's House (Karipap, Murtabak maggi, agar-agar, Cekodok, Chicken Curry, Sup sayur, sambal belacan, ikan masin goreng)
Monday - Kayu Manis Restaurant (Bubur pulut hitam, Murtabak daging, Bihun goreng, Chicken Curry, Sayur Goreng and Seri muka)
Tuesday - I was oncall so I had to buy from VIBE cafe in the hospital (Vegetarian Curry with rice, Muesli dessert and apple-guava juice), Baby bought takeaway from Serai Heaven (Ayam Panggang with rice)
Wednesday - Kayu Manis Restaurant (Murtabak daging, Bihun goreng, Chicken Curry, Daging Masak Hitam, Sayur Goreng and Seri muka)
Thursday - Cinta Restaurant (Tofu sumbat, Char kueh teaw and 2 Chicken Rice)
Tonight - Baby is oncall and ask me not to cook but get takeaway from Serai Heaven (Chicken Sambal with rice)


Probably I'll start cooking this weekend.....

Monday, September 22, 2008

The struggle of getting a table...

I wasn't feeling well last night, emotionally...so fiance was worried and what else that can make me happy kan? good food!!...so he made a reservation at Kayu Manis...well this is actually third time we wanted to try the Ramadhan Menu Set...the first time was Saturday before flying to Rotorua...we didn't made any reservation, thinking that it will be in the menu and to our suprised, its not!...i was pretty upset and fiance couldn't do anything since the next day we had o fly to Rotorua...so he made a promise that he reserve the day we arrive back...so we order from the menu that they had, which turn out pretty good...

So on last friday before we flew back, fiance call to make a reservation and guess what? they now only serve the Ramadhan menu set from Monday to Thursday...ishh geramnye! thats why we end up dining at Cinta instead...

Since i was depressed last night, fiance reserve to eat there tonight and praying hard nothing wrong will happen and guess what?...nothing happen...hahhah it was just to crowded and they had to turn people away...apparently they was a good review about the restaurant last Saturday....So this is what we had...the lighting concept ala-ala romantic with candles, so my the pictures quality is a bit crap...and we did start of with kurma....then

Bubur Pulut Hitam & Air Sirap

Bihun Goreng

Kari Ayam, Sayur Goreng and Mutabak Daging

Then we finish off with seri muka...Overall the food was ok but i hate the seri muka and the kari was tawar and they dont have the salt and pepper shakers on the table...but otherwise for a 12 dollars set, its worth it...since their normal main dish is about 18 dollars...



Sunday, September 21, 2008

Rotorua


ok this is going to be a short and fast entry...since i have a lot of assignments and reading to be done before monday...Haha tula bercuti lagi 2 weeks...anyway this is an entry on my last 2 weeks in Rotorua...As mentioned before, I was living in a motel (which cost a fortune but worth every minute of every single day) that has full kitchen in the unit, swimming pool, private thermal pool, 3 minutes to town, 5 minutes to Hospital and one loving fiance...HAHA..

We flew to Rotorua on Sunday evening and buka puasa in the plane...not fun!...arrived and settled in quickly before heading off to buy food and groceries...owh my kaki was so sakit since its been a while we walk to anywhere...missing Galant so much at that time...huhu...then after dinner we headed to the private thermal pool...that was awesome...it was bloody hot and smell like a rotten egg but it was so relaxing...definitely release all the stresses...then we turned in...


On Monday went to the hospital and was given timetable...hmm first impression, giler free...awesome! Well i won't talk about all the commuity place that we visited because its boring...hahaha...anyway we the day finishes, we went straight to the swimming pool and did a couple of lap (more like more than 10)... I was tercunggap but fiance maintain je..ceh...ok2 I know swimming during bulan puasa is makruh but hey the way we look at it is a form as exercise...seriously it was super penat... So that was our routine everyday (alternating geothermal pool and swimming pool)...xde picture for the swimming pool because there is no single picture that has no us in it...should have taken pic of fiance without me...huhu

Geothermal private pool

Most of the days, I cooked for buka puase but at times we bought Nandos...but the first thursay we were there, we went to Valentines..its a buffet restaurant and thursday is their Seafood Sensation...ouh we eat like there's no tomorrow...they have a wide variety of seafood and i like it!...ouh there were like at 8 stations of buffet but saye segan nk tangkap sumer..heheh...ouh apart from that i also like their asian groceries, they have telur masin which which is so yummy to break fast with and i bought some to brought back to Welly...and i also found rempah sup which i have been on a hunt for so long...imagine masak sup without sup bunjut or rempah sup...huhu nasib baik den terrer...hahahaha...

The raw/cold seafood station

The desert station (mostly dah habis)
Shopping wise, fiance was a bit lenient on my shopping but being a good girl, i didnt went on a spree of course...Haha.. but i did bought a new bag from Sussan...to my suprise they sell Clinique product here in Rotorua and my facial wash just finished so i bought one there (tak sempat beli kat Welly)...and it was a great bargain $42 for 200ml and $60 for 400ml (sah2 la amik 400ml kan)....I also nearly bought a 4" wedge shoe that went down to $59 from $195 which i found on our last day there and fiance approved but tetibe x jadi...and now i'm kicking myself for not buying it..huhu...

what else did we do...lepak2ing at Starbucks and of course the lake...and owh ye on friday which is our last day there, we had nothing on but our flight was at 5pm so a lot of time to kill, so we end up watching step brothers at the cinema..they also have reading cinema here...hahaha i should have done the assigment but hey we are still on vacation...that night we went to Cinta for dinner...we ate roti, chicken wings, south east tofu, kueh teaw goreng and hot and spicy beef...

Fiancee tired melayan Q

Last night I cooked chicken kurma, tempe goreng (without tempe hahah, only potato and anchovies), sambal belacan and popiah goreng for buke puasa...around 10pm start mengade2, wanting desert and coffee...call fiance and went out...first stop Starbucks, bought 2 caramel machiatto, 1 cinnamon roll and butter croissant...second stop New World, bought 6 muffins and 4 doughnut with cream...last stop McD drive through, bought 1 fish burger, 2 fries, 1 sprite...terlupe apple pie, and fiance wanting to avoid unnecessary mengadeness from me when we arrived home, parked the car and went queuing for 1 apple pie...hahahha you know me too well yyg...

thats all folk...

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Sneak preview of currently whereabout...

Rotorua+2 weeks+living in a motel+private geothermal pool every evening+swimming pool on sunny days = Heaven