A Doctor in the House

I have been reading this book for quite sometime but has yet to finish it :( I think I have read 3 other books in between. Don't get me wrong, I love the book. How can I not love Tun M's style of writing, straight forward, simple words, backed with facts and he cracked some jokes here and there. Feels like I was listening to him.

I think the book is too bulky and too heavy to carry around. It would ruin my handbag if I were to carry it with me all the time. I wish I can pull out chapter by chapter coz I really want to read them all. Have you read the book? Page by page?Tell me how you did it. Please...

Chicken Schnitzel with Grilled Eggplant and Tomato Salad

My friend persuaded me to try Junior Masterchef Australia's Chicken Schnitzel with Grilled Eggplant and Heirloom Tomato Salad for quite some time and finally I gave it a try last month. True enough, it was pretty easy! I shared a picture of it in my FB and another friend of mine has been persuading me to copy the recipe and put it in my blog. So, Tika, this is my version of the recipe specially for you on your birthday. Happy Birthday! :)

Ingredients

200g breadcrumbs

50g parmesan cheese, grated

6 sprigs thyme, leaves only

2 sprigs rosemary, leaves only

Pinch salt and pepper

2 chicken breast fillet

1 egg

2 tablespoons milk (I use Nespray)

70g plain flour

olive oil for frying

40g butter, chopped

Salad

1 round eggplant

1 tablespoon olive oil

Juice of half a lemon

Extra virgin olive oil for drizzling

1 tomato sliced

100g baby tomatoes

110g mozarella cheese

1 cup mixed salad

Directions

1. Process breadcrumbs and parmesan in a food processor until well mixed. Add herbs and season with salt and pepper, process untill finely chopped.

2. Place one chicken breast in between 2 sheets of cling film and lightly pound with the flat side of meat mallet to flatten (I used the wooden dough roller). Repeat with the other breast fillet.

3. Whisk egg and milk together in a bowl. Coat one piece of chicken in flour and shake to remove excess. Then dip the chicken into the egg mixture.Then coat the chicken in breadcrumbs, pressing firmly to coat. Repeat with remaining pieces and crumbing mixtures. (To have a thicker crunchy skin, dip the chicken in the egg and coat in breadcrumbs once again)
4. For the salad, slice the eggplant into two. Heat olive oil in a grill pan over high heat. Cook eggplant until tender and golden. When cooked, place on a paper towel-lined baking tray. Arrange salad, tomatoes and eggplant in a plate. Dress with a squeeze of lemon juice, torn mozzarella and extra virgin oil and season to taste. Toss to combine.
5. Heat oil in a large frying pan over medium heat, cook chicken in batches, until tender and golden. Reduce heat to low and add butter around the chicken. Cook until crispy, remove and place on to the paper towel-lined baking tray.
6. Serve the chicken with the salad.

Gong Xi Fatt Choy!

Gong Xi Fatt Choy to all Chinese celebrating the New Year.. May the rabbit brings u good health, happiness and great wealth :)

post spring cleaning

semoga dapat membantu anak bangsa :)

missing my Adik

I was browsing through old pictures. I miss staying in the same house with my sister. I miss having our girly chat before we sleep. I miss our camwhoring session. I miss going to movies with her. I miss sharing chic lit and other story books with her. I miss our coffee session after midnight. I miss cooking Brahims with her. I miss driving to Giant to eat Kuey Teow with her. I miss her boring face when I told her my boring story. I miss our gedik time together. I miss our makeup session together. I miss our gossip hours. I miss our berangan session. I miss having her around. I really miss my Adik :'(

Way back in 2005 after one of our midnight movie session with my girlfriends.

Adik is so far away now. She has been quite busy lately with her internship and all. She's in her final year in medicine. All the on-calls tires her and she doesn't have much time to BBM me as much now. Most of my BBM to her went unreplied. I pray God to give her courage and strength to go through her days as Doktor Muda and passed all her exams with flying colour. So she'll come back and we will be together again. I love you darling!

Project Adam 365 : 2010

Finally! After much work and effort from everybody in my family, Project Adam 365 is finally completed. I wanna thank everybody including those who commented and like the photos in my FB because all of you has given me the strength and courage to complete it. When people asked if I want to continue in 2011, without any doubt I said no. It was not easy. Especially when I send Adam back to my hometown. I have to trouble everybody to ensure they take a photo of Adam and send it to me. Having said that, I would want to take the challenge for my next child(ren) because at the end of the day, the compilation of photos showed how your child has grown throughout the year.

To my little Adam, I hope you would understand how much you mean to me and our family. Everybody played their part to ensure our little gift for you would be a reality. You made it easy for us with all your candid action and creative act in exploring the world. You inspired us by your positive atttitude and determination in learning new things. I wish you would stay as my little baby forever :) I love you son..

Let's welcome Alya Adriana!

One of my best friends, Hazila Natasha, whom I met through netball, gave birth to a pretty little princess, Alya Adriana, on 27 December 2009. A few days after she delivered, her son was admitted for a couple of days. It was a chaos for the family. Finally last Sunday after everything has settled down, she texted me saying it's OK for us to visit her.

I really love the name. Such a sweet sweet name. My hubby said he doesn't know how to address the baby coz both names are beautiful. Even the parents haven't decided yet :p

Baby Alya behaved very well. She was sleeping the whole time we were there. So we could not see her famous dimples.. Girls with dimples are very pretty aren't they..

Cepat Alya besar nanti main netball dengan Mommy Kam eh :p

daddy's birthday present

Hi guys! It's been years since my last post and since I got not much to do in my new office, I decided to write again after the very long pause.

My birthday is on Sept 10, 8 days after Adam's. Last year I got the best birthday present ever, 8 days old Adam Harris
minus his mommy
!

And for this year, mommy kem bought me a lovely shirt and treat me coffee (which ended up with me paying). Thanks dear! And while having the coffee, I saw a guy with his two sweet daughters, getting into their car with shopping bags. I can't help but to think some good points of shopping with your own daughters;

1. daddy looks younger
2. no nagging
3. no need to carry the shopping bag
4. no time consuming as the girls walk faster than mommy
5. no sakit lutut or sakit pinggang (dunno why it's always happened when shop with the mommy)

So that will be my wish list for next birthday. Nak gegirl!

happy birthday hubby!

Hubby turns 28 today. Happy birthday dear..

I only bought these two slices of cake from Secret Recipe. There were only the two of us and hubby is not much of a cake person. So I might ended up gobbling the two slices. Huhuhuh... Anyway, wishing hubby a very happy year and may Allah bless him with good health and rezeki... Love you dear..

On another note, we are going to pick up my car from the workshop this morning. There goes my duit raya budget. Huhuhuhu... Junior (my car) failed on me on Tuesday when I was at the laundrette. Had to wait for half an hour for the Allianz auto care came to jump start the battery only to be told that there was a loud noise coming from the car and it needs to be towed to the workshop. Yesterday the mechanic called and told me main touli (how do I spell this? malas nak google) broke and need to be changed. So does my battery. And the car needs to be serviced as well. Huhuhuh... Sometimes I felt like I just wanna sell the car and get a new one. But there is only one year left for the HP payment. After that, I'll be free of car loan and I plan to stay that way for at least a year before considering a new car... RM743 out of the cash flow every month is alot of money.. I can do alot of things with it.. :)

We had this for sahur this morning and also the day before. I ate it with toast. Thanks to my SIL :p Her family lives in Kuala Selangor - the land of seafood.. The prawn was so fresh and big! Lain kali hantar la lagi Yana.. :)

I am going to start a new countdown - 3 working days to go untill the BIG day.. Yeayyy!!

Happy 1st Birthday Adam Harris

Hey my lil'one,

You are ONE today,

Sorry Mommy and Daddy couldn't be there with you,

to celeberate the day God sent you to us..

Hey my lil'one,

This one year had been a blast,

Your cute antics has been the source of our joy,

Your toothless grin has cured our tiring day..

Hey my lil'one,

In this one year,

You have shown us the strong character that you are,

Making sure you get what you want,

And never been forced to do things againts your wish..

Hey my lil'one,

Sorry that some part of the year,

We had to leave you at Nanny's,

Coz that seems the best place for you to be,

This does not mean we do not love you,

Instead this is how much we love you,

We'd rather be apart from you,

Then let you be in an unhealthy environment..

Hey my lil'one,

I wish you all the happiness in the world,

I wish you will get all the nicest things in the world,

I wish you will be able to fulfill your dreams,

and I wish you live your life to the fullest..

Coz my lil'one,

We only want the best for you,

Coz you are our darling son,

Happy first birthday..

Mommy and Daddy love you..

One hour old Adam

One day old Adam

One Month Old Adam

Two months old Adam

Three months old Adam

Four months old Adam

Five months old Adam

Six months old Adam

Seven months old Adam

Eight months old Adam

Nine months old Adam

Ten months old Adam

Eleven months old Adam

One year old Adam

Alhamdulillah

Alhamdulillah.. Mr Hubby finally gets what he wishes for.. :) When will I get mine? huhuhuh..

Happy Valentine... NOT!

Love don't need special day to be expressed
World don't need Valentine to show what love is

Why don't people celebrate Napoleon - Josephine day? Or probably Mumtaz Mahal Day? Sigh...

Just because the television shows people send flowers, take their partner to dinner, wine & make love on Valentine's Day doesn't mean that we have to do the same.

Love your partner on their birthday, express your love to your family during Eid Mubarak, maulidur rasul - our prophet Muhammad. And we should love Allah the most, everyday.

Well Mr priest Valentine, I have nothing against you, but I just disagree with people celebrating your day.

i am 28

enuff said.

i love my hubby!

posting from my new e71! Early bday present from hubby! I love u! Mmmmmuaahhhh!!!!

Congrats Daddy!

Have I congratulate you dear? :p

Daddy is half way to be a CCIE after he passed the written exam last week. All his hard work and patience (for not going back to KT to see Adam) has been paid off. We are so proud of you dear..

So now Daddy has 18 months to complete the lab exam. Good luck dear!

where is my daddy?

Those are the things that keep bugging daddy for the past few months. Sorry Adam for not able to spend more time with you. This weekend will be different, I promise since I cleared all the papers. Daddy love you!

Happy 27th Birthday Daddy!

Happy Birthday darling! Here's a cake for you..



I couldn't find a birthday cake with 27 candles on it so I round it up to 30 :p 1 candle for 10 years :D

Today is your first birthday as a Daddy. Sadly, Adam and me couldn't be with you to celeberate it :( Many happy returns to you and may your 27th year on earth is blessed by the Mighty One.. WE LOVE YOU!!!!

With lots and lots and lots of love, a very huge kiss to you from Adam and me!

I can sleep on my side!

Dear Daddy,

Adam can now sleep on his side!


We miss you!

~Adam n Mommy~

~selamat berpuasa~

It's that time of the year again.. Had always look forward for Ramadan every year. It has always been more serene and peaceful during Ramadan. Everybody will try their best to be a good Muslim and abstain from sin. This year will be a bit different for me as we are expecting a new addition to the family and won't be able to join the rest of you to fast.

Wishing all of you a blessed Ramadan!

Merdeka!

Selamat menyambut Hari Kebangsaan!

Oleh kerana hari ini adalah hari ulangtahun kemerdekaan negara kita yang ke-51, saya memutuskan untuk menulis dalam bahasa kebangsaan kita, Bahasa Malaysia.

Saya ingin mengucapkan setinggi-tinggi terima kasih buat semua pejuang kemerdekaan negara kita yang telah melepaskan negara kita dari penjajahan British. Kerana jasa merekalah, saya dan anda semua dapat menikmati kemakmuran dan kesejahteraan sebuah negara yang merdeka. Saya berdoa semoga pemimpin-pemimpin negara kita pada masa sekarang dan akan datang dapat mengekalkan kemerdekaan kita. Jangan biarkan kepentingan peribadi melebihi kepentingan rakyat Malaysia. Semoga Malaysia akan kekal aman dan makmur. Amin...

Di bawah adalah antara pemandangan dari balkoni rumah saya tepat jam 12 tengah malam 31 Ogos 2008.

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