My Love For Books

Assalamualaikum and good evening guys!

I am so sorry about the last time I updated this blog. Life is not easy huh?
I failed to wish my readers for Eid Ul Fitr and yet I am also failing in the attempt to wish you guys for Eid Ul Adha. I just can't keep my promise nowadays. Been busy with so much obstacles in life.

I've been living my life for a while. Reminiscing the good old days, when I was young. Someone told be it is pathetic to hold on old memories and the reason people hold on to their old memories are because, their present life are full of craps or whatsoever.

Hahaha. Well, I do find it is true somehow. *pity me*

It is not like my present life is full or craps, but I miss the old me I guess. The 'nerdy' girl who loves to read. Yeahhh, what else can I do in the past, when I was controlled by my aunt and her daughters. They were not 'controlling' me actually. I did think they were messing with my life but when I get older like now, I actually understands that was the good thing to do and I thank them for doing that to me.

I was banned to watch TV's on school days so the only entertainment I got was books. A shelf full of books. So I guess that is how I developed my love for books! *smiling*

I was a librarian in elementary school and I love to be surrounded by books. Fictions mostly. Since it is hard to ask for books supply from my parents, (books can get quite pricey to us back then) so I just stick with the library option. Right until secondary school until I met someone who also loves to read and willing to let me borrow some of hers. I randomly think about her when I read. *sounds weird but I am thankful to her I guess*

Norlina Deli, I you ever read this. Thank you for those years of book supplies. I wonder where are you now. I am back being a bibliophile now and most in my circle doesn't have the same interest as me. How stressfull! I can't comment or randomly talk about them.

I am still alive.

Assalamualaikum.

5 months going M.I.A 
but now I'm back. Been busy with my internship. A lot had been going in and out. Seriously like A LOT. I think I might just let them slip this time sebab I am too lazy to update or shorten them. Dah basi weyh. hahaha.

5 months. seems like a long period of time, but it is short actually. Still can't believe next coming September is my final semester. Final semester for my degree. Yup, degree holder for Landscape Architecture. 

I do not want to end my student life. What should I do? 

The time will come even when you said you're not ready. 

Time waits for no man. Either you be prepared or you'll be sorry.

3 days left before Raya is coming. Ramadhan is leaving but still, *sigh.  3 days. Let's do everything a normal young woman can do in Ramadhan. I am not going to wish everyone 'Selamat Hari Raya' since there are still 3 days left. 

Why do I sound so sad? 

Fudgy Chocolate Brownie

Assalamualaikum guys,

It's been way too long since I last wrote here. Forgive me will ya?

A semester has passed and I am not so happy with the result. Why? Because I am sure that I can do better. The results are just fine. It is better that last semester though but my cgpa dropped by 0.01 from last semester. Still sad about it. Most of the people congratulate me and said that "you've done well what." 

But I am never satisfied. Aku ni tergolong dalam kalangan orang-orang yang tak bersyukur ke? Aku bersyukur la dengan apa yang aku dapat tu. But..what if I say I know I can do better than that?

Whatever, benda dah lepas. Salah sendiri. Sem lepas memang macam malas sikit. HAHAHA
Sampai habis sem, planner tu tak pernah organized. So, to cure my sorrow, I eat a lot of happy food which are somehow not healthy. Chocolate do make you healthy at some point;

Seems yummy eh?

I've lost the template of my watermark for this blog, so no watermark for the pictures. I've try this a few times and it is now my favorite recipe. My family loves this too. Lets take a look at the recipe then.

Fudgy Chocolate Brownies

Ingredients:

1/2 cup salted butter
228 gram chocolate chips/ chopped chocolate *I'm using cooking chocolate*
3/4 cup sugar *skipped this as cooking chocolate is already sweet*
1/4 cup brown sugar
3 eggs
1/2 cup all purpose flour (80 grams)
2 tsp cocoa powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla essence

*a little note here. For those who prefer a less fudgy or cake textured brownie like me; you should add in 1-1 and 1/2 tsp of baking powder.

Toppings:

Chocolate chips
Almond flakes
(or anything else you prefer)

Directions

Melt the butter and chopped chocolate about 5 minutes using the double boiler method.
Remove it from heat and leave it to cool.
Whisk the sugar with the cooled chocolate-butter mixture. Add eggs. Whisk in vanilla essence.
Gently fold in flour, cocoa powder and salt.
Fold in chocolate chips and almond flakes.
Preheat the oven first for 10 minutes.
Pour batter into the baking tin.
Sprinkle some of the chocolate chips and almond flakes and bake it for 30-45 minutes with 175 degree Celsius.

Tadaaa! Ready to be baked. 

If you don't have the baking paper like I use here, you can always use traditional method by coating the baking tin with butter/margarine. 

That is all. Thank you for reading. 

Di Sini Lahirnya Sebuah Cinta

Assalamualaikum people!

It is almost midnight! A very important day here in Malaysia. It is our 57th Independence Day. Even I was born wayyy after Malaysia got it's independence, I do feel patriotic since I was told about our ancestors on how hard they survived to protect our very own country. 

This year we used one of the Allahyarham Dato' Sudirman bin Haji Arshad's song as the theme song. The lyrics are somehow meaningful to me. I can cry listening to this song. Like seriously. Listen and mean it. Right from the heart. 

Here's are the lyrics. Happy Independence Day Malaysia! 

Warisan - Sudirman

Disini lahirnya sebuah cinta
Yang murni abadi sejati
Disini tersemai cita cita
Bercambah menjadi warisan

( korus )
Andai ku terbuang tak diterima
Andai aku disingkirkan
Kemana harusku bawakan
Kemana harusku semaikan cinta ini

Betapa
Dibumi ini ku melangkah
Keutara selatan timur dan barat
Ku jejaki

Aku
Bukanlah seorang perwira
Gagah menjunjung senjata
Namun hati rela berjuang
Walau dengan cara sendiri
Demi cinta ini

Ku ingin kotakan seribu janji
Sepanjang kedewasaan ini
Ku ingin sampaikan pesanan
Aku lah penyambung warisan

I mixed up 3 images into 1! Happy Independence Day Malaysia!!

My Awesome Rainbow Cake

Assalamualaikum people!

Setelah lama menghilang, sini aku nak share resepi Rainbow Cake yang aku buat beberapa hari lepas. This is my second time making this cake actually. They turned out so well and tasted yummy too. 

Ni masa first time buat dulu. My 21st birthday cake. 

 I made this cake by my own to celebrate my parents on my birthday. Sorry for the piping. Piping yang comot. Almaklumlah first trial buat piping. The cream cheese was too soft.

yang ni ada lima layer je. Sebab malas. haha

 Well, below is the one that I made recently. Due to the insufficient cream cheese and a little bit of laziness in me, I do not do the piping deco but I am too hardworking to arrange the M&M's. :p

Rainbow cake!

This time, I managed to make it into 6 layers!

And the recipe are as follows:

1. 3 cwn tepung gandum
2. 4 sdk baking powder
3. 1/2 sdk garam
4. 1 cwn butter ~ suhu bilik
5. 2 cwn gula castor ~ kurangkan sebab manis
6. 5 biji putih telor ~ suhu bilik *aku menderhaka sikit kat sini - aku guna je kuning telur sekali*
7. 2 sdk esen vanila
8. 1 1/2 cawan susu segar ~ suhu bilik
9. pewarna - oren, merah, kuning, biru, ungu dan hijau

Sediakan loyang 8 inc ~ kalau boleh 3 loyang
Sapu loyang dengan butter dan alas dasar loyang dengan baking paper.
sapukan juga baking paper dengan butter
Panaskan oven pada suhu 170C

Ayakkan tepung, baking pwder dan  garam ~ ketepikan
Dalam bekas mixer pukul butter dan gula sampai kembang dan  gebu atau butter bertukar warna putih .
Masukkan telur putih  dan pukul lagi sampai gebu dan ringan
Masukkan esen vanila
Kemudian slowkan yang paling perlahan sekali, mixer, masukkan tepung berselang seli dengan susu segar
Boleh juga guna spatula dan guna kaedah kaup balik.

*Tepung kena berselang seli dengan susu. Mulai dengan tepung dan akhiri dengan tepung juga.
maksunya : tepung ~ susu ~ tepung ~ susu ~ tepung ~ susu dan akhir mesti tepung

Kemudian bahagikan adunan sama banyak dalam 6 bekas berasingan
*timbang setiap adunan supaya dia sama tebal bila dah siap di bakar

Letakkan pewarna dalam setiap bekas dan gaul rata
Masukkan dalam loyang
Bakar adunan tadi satu persatu dalam oven pada suhu 170C letak pada rak bawah menggunakan api atas dan bawah dan bakar selama 15 ~ 20 minit atau sehingga kek benar-benar masak. *aku punya 15 minit dah masak*


Bila dah masak letak atas redai
Tunggu dia sejuk sekejap dan kemudian terbalikkan
Kemudia boleh lah teruskan membakar pada adunan yang lain satu persatu hingga siap 6 lapisan
Jangan tindih2 kan kek bersama kerana kek mudah melekat dan nanti kek nampak comot dan tak cantik bila dia bertindih dan melekat antara satu sama lain.

Cream cheese toppings

Cream cheese

Stgh cawan butter

Satu cwn gula icing

Pukul semua bahan sampai kembang dan sebati. letak pewarna kalau nak dan paipkan ke atas kek. Sebelum tu ingat eh kena layerkan semua lapisan kek. 

Susun la ikut warna pelangi. 

Contoh lapisan pertama warna purple. Sapu cream cheese dan letak pula lapisan kedua iaitu warna biru and sampai la lapisan terakhir that is merah. 

Nak buat ni perlu ada kesabaran yang tinggi okay!

Good luck people!