Ramadhan

Assalamualaikum,

wahh it has been a looooong time since I posted. First of all I want to convey my Salam Ramadhan to those who still reads my blog. :)..I am truly touched to see that so many still read this blog. My heart goes to all of you. Thank you so much. Mamak and I are doing fine and since it's Ramadhan, we would like to ask for forgiveness, kalaulah kami terkasar bahasa, tersilap kata, offended or hurt anyone's feelings. Maaf Zahir Batin.

Update : 

I actually am still alive, to those who are wondering. Haha. I was just fully concentrating on my studies. Honestly, I haven't opened my own blog AND haven't visited any other blogs since I posted my last entry. Talk about determination.

The thing is, as you guys know, I swing my way back home and school. Also I had to study in German and that means, three times the workload of a normal students. It takes a lot of time trying to balance home and school at the same time, so I told myself I had to concentrate on some things and leave other things as they are for a while. 

Unfortunately I decided to leave my blog as it was and come back when I have the time. I miss blogging teribbly and I miss interacting with my blogreaders too. But I was determined. Alhamdulillah, I finished my semester, sat for 6 exams plus one Lab and syukur kepada Allah, I got 5 of my exams and my one lab results and I passed  all of them!! Now I'm waiting for my last results, and hopefully I will pass that one too.

Ramadhan is great. Sini at the end of summer, so fasting time is rather long. Mamak had a little problem fasting for 17-16 hours masa awal Ramadhan, but Alhamdulillah he's what the german calls 'Tapfer', meaning tak mudah patah semangat. Ada la dia tinggal dua tiga hari sbb tak larat akibat kerja (don't tell him I told you..haha..) but I am so proud of him still.

Skarang ni I am enjoying my summer holidays at home until end of September, which is cool because I start class after raya. So fasting is no problem since I just stay at home and do nothing. Well not exactly nothing, I am going for driving class in the evenings. My malaysian liscence is only valid for the first six month residence in Germany so obviously mine is not valid anymore. I'll have to take theorie and practical exams again to get my german driving liscence.  To think that I had it all behind me...haha. So now I have to actually attend driving classes with 17 year olds and that makes me feel so very young. NOT.

We also bought a 12 year old VW Lupo for a very little money (all the we could afford), which I call KODOK because it is bilious green, from Mamaks little brother who inherited the car from their late Atok. The car is old, the paint is beaten up, we had a casette player radio which we had to remove because it was messing up the car battery and now we have a hole with cables in it, no air-cond but thank god for the heater, roll windows, 1.0 engine and we love it. The kodok is responsible to take me to school next semester, meaning I have to pass my driving exams first. 

Foodwise, I have been cooking the same things in ramadhan. Nothing new. We tend to eat more malaysian food, since both of us are homesick, home as in Penang. Watching Shamsul Ghau-Ghau at Bazar ramadhan on tv3 online does not help ease the pain but we watch it anyway. 

Here's what I made two days ago.

In penang this what the people call 'Coq Kucai'

This one I made using a recipe from Foodbeam. So it's the stylish version of coq kucai la. Instead of the cream cheese used in the batter, I used fullfat yoghurt. Sedap. Crunchy on the outside, soft inside. I put in the fridge and reheat in the toaster oven of sahoor, still soft and crunchy.

Until next time!!

Times like these

 First and foremost, I'd like to apologize for not replying the kind comments on the last entry. I really appreciate them and I feel so honoured to be sharing my experiences with those who reads them. Saya minta maaf! I am struggling between home and school, it is a luxury to sit and blog without feeling guilty. With guilty I mean, always feeling that I should be doing something else that is more important. It is times like these that makes me loose interest in blogging. I guess it is normal for blogger to feel fed-up at times. My time is at the moment filled with books and preparations for exams.

Why did I start blogging in the first place? First and foremost, I wanted to keep a record of my cooking and it should have been my cooking journal. I vowed not to make my blog personal because I am aware that there a so many strangers out there who has the possibility of reading it. I simply wanted to make a food-blog that features recipes and beautiful images of food. I didn't have any intention whatsoever of revealing my personal life or who I am through this blog. I wanted to share my cooking and food experience, not more and not less. That is why my earlier entries consist of only food images.

Somehow this blog has changed for the past year. As I received more and more attention from my blog readers, I started to make some entries more personal. I put up photos of myself, my family and friends and starts to write rather personal things that occurs in my life. I have always tried to keep everything confidential. Also, it is my husband's request that we should stay as anonymous as possible. The world is smaller than one thinks.

BUT I sincerely appreciate all the attention we have been receiving and the cool and funny comments for bloggerfriends. 

Terima Kasih!!

Sometimes I just wonder if it is the same if they know who I really am. I am sooo not nice. I have heard the word 'ice-cold' a few times, as some  describe my character. Haha..I was just pondering on how my writing in this blog affect how others picture me as a real person. There may be a possibility that this 'mythical' person is not who I am at all. That's another reason I tried making this blog as anonymous as possible. I honestly do think a lot about what people think of me and I hate to disappoint them. I have a feeling that knowing me too well will dissapoint you. So I really like to keep my distance, in blogging or in real life. I mean don't get me wrong, I am honestly ikhlas in everything I have ever wrote on my blog. I just wonder if it would be the same friendly reactions I'll be getting, if my blog readers know me personally. I am sorry if I dissapoint anybody, because I am not as nice or as sweet as anyone might think. :)

So with this I am kind of saying, I'll be really really bad with updating my entries in the future and when I do update, I plan to update with more food and less me :). I hope you understand.

Maybe

Once in a blue moon.