Raya cookies

Pineapple tart

Biskut Mazola

Me, making biskut rempah

Every year, during the last two weeks of Ramadhan month, my grandma, mother and aunty would make specific family recipe cookies. There are 5 types of cookies made which are "mazola" (made from ground nuts), "arab", "biskut cornflakes", pineapple tarts and my personal favourite "biskut rempah". My favourite cookie is not found in Malaysia. It is an Indonesian type of cookie :) This year, I did my best at helping them make these cookies in simple ways like putting almond on the "biskut rempah" etc etc. Without doubt, these cookies are the best I've tasted. These cookie making sessions are some how like a bonding time with the family. This is the type of raya spirit that should be implemented in everyone. I hope you'd like these cookies :3

Singapore, Lion City

Indian food :) 

Grilled meat

My family and I enjoying the food.

Enjoying night shopping!

The customised stationery from Ri 

I am back from the Lion City. It was just a short trip my family and I had just to relax and chill for the weekend. Our main agenda was to shop till we drop, well not really, because we were fasting and couldn't walk much. MAS aeroplane was our transport to Singapore. We took a couple of hours to settle in to our hotel which is Hyatt Hotel which is to our advantage as it is near Orchard Road. Why is it to our advantage? Well, Orchard Road is known for its wide variety of shopping malls. Once you step out of the hotel, you could see shops as far as the eye can see. Firstly, we went to the Wheelock Place to go to a stationery shop named Ri. The shop sells customised pencil box which in other words means that we could put our name on the pencil box. Since we arrived at Singapore late in the afternoon, we only had a couple of hours of shopping. The next day is when the real shopping is done. Our first stop was The Ion Orchard Mall. The T-Bar, pull and bear and Fred Perry were the shops visited by my dad, brother and I in search of clothes and shoes. After we were done, we went to Forum Mall where I bought my jeans at DKNY. Other than that my day was pretty much come to an end because we were tired. Hyatt has one of the best Halal restaurants in Singapore which goes by the name Straights Kitchen. Everyday for Iftar, a buffet of food from indian food to the middle eastern food. One day isn't enough to eat everything that is served, you would need at least two days to eat every last food served in that restaurant. In addition to that, the quality of the food is top notch. Thus, the day ended with a belly full of food. We had to go home the next day. While at the airport, I still had some leftover money, and didn't know what to do with it. I searched everywhere for things I could buy but I came in the opposite side of luck and didn't manage to get anything. Nevertheless, it was a great trip. I thank my dad for this holiday :) Singapore is a good place for your shopping needs, that was hard to say as I am a Malaysia :P Cheers.

Safe

This is a device that releases a very loud and annoying scream when the metal string is pulled so that people hear them prior to an emergency. 

The crime rate has increase dramatically over the past year. Everywhere I hear, a person getting kidnapped, a person getting mugged or a robbery occurred somewhere. Crime has become ubiquitous. We all live in a world where people would kill just for a couple of hundred bucks. We can’t expect a place to be clean or empty of crime. All that we could do is take safety measurements to protect ourselves and our loved ones. In my opinion, you should sleep with a weapon beside you or close by so that you can grab it in case of an emergency. Weapons like baseball bats or golf clubs would be useful when encountering with a burglar. It’s funny how I always imagine a burglar breaking in to my house and I hold my baseball bat pretending to beat up the burglar in many ways. Well, it’s a preparation for the real thing if you ask me! Besides that, you should be alert of your surroundings especially girls who are always on the blackberry, IPhone or android checking their twitter or BBM. These few seconds of slacking off could give you trauma for the rest of your life. When you’re out at the parking lot alone, rather than checking your phone, look around for any potential threat. Be a more vigilant person. Well, let say someone attacked you anyways, alert anyone around you by shouting. There’s a possibility that people would help you. Although there are bad people in this world, there are also good people to help you in any ways possible. Other than that, you could take up martial arts and beat the crap out of that guy. Do some Muhammad Ali swing or some Bruce Lee machine gun punches to send a message to all criminals to not mess with you if that suits your personality. Anyways, I guess that’s all I could provide you with based on my knowledge. Keeping yourself safe is very important, can you imagine the suffering you would have to face just because you slacked off just a little bit. By the way, now, motorists are known to smash your car window and take your hand bag (women) during the red traffic light, so be careful. My mum’s friend’s car was at the red traffic light when a motorist tried to break her glass window, but failed because it was too thick. Well, maybe you wouldn’t be as lucky as her. Be careful, stay safe, be superman when someone needs your help and be aware. Cheers J

Yummy Food

"Draw me like one of your French girls"

Some sweet food for starters

Pumpkin soup with garlic bread

Garlic butter fish 

Rib eye steak with black pepper sauce 

It was the first day we'd eaten out of the house, we had a few suggestions lined up. Then, I was brain storming when suddenly without hesitation, I suggested a restaurant named Monte's located at Bangsar shopping centre. It's one of my favourite restaurant of all time. Based on the number of times I went there, even the waitress recognise my family and I. The best part about being known by the waitress there is that, you get your food quick and they become friendlier around you. In that restaurant, there are two starters that I often order and pick one of the three best main dish. For starters, I would always have the pumpkin soup and garlic bread. The pumpkin soup is creamy and smooth. It has that rich pumpkin taste and you dip the perfectly toasted garlic bread into the soup which just feels like heaven in your mouth. It's so delicious that you would devour it very quickly. Then, comes the main course, the centre of attention. The three main dishes I would have to thoroughly think through in my mind to choose is the black pepper chicken, rib-eye steak and the Garlic butter fish. You won't regret it picking one of these three dishes. Yesterday, I had the rib-eye steak with black pepper sauce on the side. The steak is so juicy, so tender, you feel it melting in your mouth. I should stop now, as I am fasting, describing the food would make me hungry. I strongly suggest you try this restaurant. So, head up to Bangsar shopping Centre! Cheers :)