Egyptian cotton jubah for sale

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things to do before MALAYSIA!!!

so i'm done with the exam *throws confetti* so i can proceed with things i planned to do beforehand once i've finished the exam.. like...

1. kemaskan bilik stor sebab we got a temporary  housemate yg akan guna bilik tu for 2 months. she's a final year student and she needs a room to stay during the exam period as she had moved out from her previous house and stayed in Malaysia for the study break in last few months. so opie and i moved our things out of the room, relocated them in the living room and mopped the floor. while the room now is bright and shiny, all of a sudden we feel like having a new permanent housemate pulak, haha

 2. do something about the kitchen floor. it has been an eyesore because of our negligence, exam kan, kekonon busy. so ia telah diberus dan dimop, all bright and shiny too.

3. kemaskan my room. buku2 dah dikemaskan, i arranged nicely on the book shelf izzad's books that he asked me to take care of until they can depart for malaysia for good.

4. shop for the jubahs for our business. not yet done. esok i'll go to the kedai jubah and shop till i drop.

5. make frozen curry puffs utk org2 tersayang that will be left here. kalau ikut perancangan, banyak tuuu nak kena kelim karipap!

6. i saw this recipe of milo muffin at a cooking blog. hah. gonna make those too. got to make something with the milo that i haven't finished yet since last year. dah bukak, so kena la habiskan. cekodok milo pun saya dah buat semata-mata utk habiskan milo tu. haha. while my friends' milo already out of stock so early (they brought berkilo-kilo tau), at the moment i only used half of the 500 g packet that i brought here november last year. what to do with the remaining milo? milo muffins sounds good eh.

7. shop for baklava and chocolates for my sister's engagement dulang hantaran at La Poire/Baron bakery. will do that a day before my departure.

*in tak sabar nak balik malaysia mood. it's next week dah pun!

pretty much what i did today.

1. called home but mom wasn't home yet so can't talk to her.

2. sit for an exam.

3. raised my voice and complaining blahblah in the middle of the exam because penjaga periksa obviously let arab beside me cheat. dia buat2 tak paham sebab i was ranting in english, but, hello derrr....... siap kasi tukar tempat tersorok belakang dinding and let him stride freely to the front of the class to get his notes (yang diharamkan bawa masuk sama sekali ke dlm exam hall. taktau cemana mamat tu boleh terlepas). the same guy cheats for 3 consecutive exams including today and none of them penjaga periksa lelaki atau perempuan do anything about him. org lain yg meniru kena rampas kertas, tukar tempat sume. teruk, kan?? kalau dah sampai tahap ni, mmgla aku marah benar. after i complained, the culprit penjaga periksa took away his notes and then came to my desk mumbling something in arabic. bengkek la tu. and he didn't even look at my face when i was handing him my answer paper. pshhh!! you're very lucky i didn't report you to the lecturer. really can't stand lah perangai2 bodoh arab camni. sabar jelah. last year, my friend complained to makcik penjaga periksa about the very same thing happened during our exam but she was the one kena gelak ngan makcik2 tu plak. takleh blah kannnn!!

4. walked home under the scorching sun. this afternoon's temp was reported 37 degree.

5. arrived home and was happy to see sebungkus nasi lemak seated on my desk. housemate belanja.

6. ate the nasik lemak. sangatla pedasnya. took me an hour to finish. no joke.

7. black out! sekarang ada planned black outs 2 times/day in the neighbourhood. kerajaan mesir nak menjimatkan penggunaan letrik khabarnya. eloklah, musim2 orang periksa ni kan.

sup tulang campak ala thai

i contemplated about naming this soup 'ala thai' but this is the kind of soup they usually serve in thai restaurants- hot, sourish, the colour is a bit reddish, so let's call it sup tulang ala thai, shall we? ;)

as for the campak, it is because i pretty much dumped everything that i like into the pot together with the ribs- sup bunjut and the four spices that comes together with it, celery stalk, stalk of leek with roots (cleaned, of course. can't find spring onion), crushed tomatoes and chillies, and a dash of black pepper. let the ribs boil for a while first before adding other ingredients, then remove the scum floating at the surface. i then fry until fragrant grounded onion, garlic, ginger, extra 4 spices in a separate pan and then add them to the pot. i let them boil using very low fire for almost 2 hours, seasoning and tasting it a few times (amateur cook here) and done! before eating, garnish with usual condiments- celery leaves (typical malaysian daun sup is not available here), leeks, bawang goreng, chillies and a squeeze of lemon (no lime). dah siaaap, boleh makan. the meat was so tender, kudos to metro. their meat never disappoint.

i was very happy with the result, but next time i will add lemongrass and some galangal to the boil, and coriander to the garnish. the soup will be more delicious i think ;)

see my header?

so i've been trying to change my blog template for like, zillion times yesterday but none of them look decent enough and finally i had to settle down with the same old template again. there's nothing wrong with this old template, i loved it but i decided to spice this blog up a little bit. so i searched for these keywords- white, minimal but haha this same old mentari work's template is the best looking one in that category.

i finally installed the same old template but tried to make this blog looks livelier (or so i hope) by using a header. it's a wedding garland, if you might wonder. no, i don't plan a wedding anytime soon, but i did consider making one like this for my own wedding in the future. how does it sound, english style wedding decoration in a terengganu kampung. i just hope our guests don't think we're running out of budget. hahaha. i've always loved english wedding. it's the simplicity that i like. when the malays often brag (or trying prove but sometimes failed) about their economical/social statuses by throwing grandish wedding parties or something along the line, the english/american just keeps it simple and sweet and serene for their wedding. should i migrate just for a wedding? (playing along with the talks of migration among young people these days. haha)

so it's asar time now. i plan to cook beef soup for dinner. this morning i had my favorite metro's choc chip muffin for breakfast. we went to metro twelve in the morning to withdraw money (at lastttt!!) and i am super duper excited that i can purchase some beef from there. i love love love red meat but haven't had a bite for like, 3 months except for the lamb (oh my dear lamb. need to dig for the recipe!) planning to cook thai style beef soup, but we don't have any lime or tomato in the fridge. malasnye nak turun pegi kedai!

puasa 1 rejab

assalamualaikum kpd yg membaca post ini. korang posa tak? arini 1 rejab, so atas ajakan hosmate aku, maka aku puasalah walaupun setau aku, kalau nak posa dlm bulan rejab, boleh pilih mana2 hari. tapi bagus jugak, sebab kalau tak, tak tahu bila aku nak posa lagi. dan seiring dgn ajakan tersebut, beliau dengan baik hatinya telah menyediakan egg benjo utk aku bersahur. terima kaseh!

tahun lepas, kalau dekat2 nak exam macam ni, aku selalu berpuasa. sebabnya, aku malas masak dan malas makan bila dekat2 exam. dlm seminggu, aku akan berpuasa 4-5 hari. tapi tahun ni, tak mcm tu. aku makan dgn kadar normal. dan  seperti selalu jugak, aku akan masak 3-4 hari sekali. utk pengetahuan, aku telah makan soto selama 3 hari. dan pada saat ini, kuah soto tersebut masih belum habis. aku bercadang nak makan lagi buat hari ke-4 pada hari ini, tapi hari ni aku puasa kan, so aku nak masak lauk nasi lah pulak. hosmate aku tadi ajak buka puasa kat hadramawt dgn kengkawan, tapi memandangkan aku malas keluar, dan dah pun defrost lauk, aku tak ikutlah. boleh jimatkan itu duit.

so, aku dah kuarkan ikan mackerel yg masih berbaki seekor yg dah siap disiang dan dipotong empat, dan jugak hati dan pedal dari empat ekor ayam yg dibeli dari pasar sebelum ni. itu jela barang mentah yg ada dlm peti sejuk. nak masak ape ye dgn hati ayam?? walaupun tak minat sangat, tapi masih boleh ditelan. utk mengurangkan baunya mungkin kita boleh masak sambal. okeh, sambal. dan ikan, silalah bermastautin kembali ke dalam ice box ye.

soto supper

soto yg dibuat petang tadi.

makan buat kali kedua utk supper sebentar tadi pada pukul 12.30 pagi.

marilah kita menganalisa sedikit tentang soto ini.

pros:

nasi impit segera yg dimasak sempurna (ececeh)

ada bergedil (applause! ini mmg petanda rajin. potato juga digoreng terlebih dahulu, bwgnya juga)

suhun goreng yg rupa-rupanya berbaki satu pek lagi (tdk lengkap tanpanya)

ada cili merah yg pedas utk dibuat sambal (it's not so easy nk dapat cili merah kat sini -_-)

ada ayam (yg berbaki dua ketul dalam peti sejuk. ngam2 nak buat soto)

ada bawang goreng rangup (sebelum masuk kuah la)

cons:

kuah soto org malas. maaf johoreans! rempah ratus soto iaitu serbuk jintan dan ketumbar sengaja ditiadakan. 

bergedil tidak berdaging. kerana stok tiada.

sambal tidak berkicap kerana kicap sudah habis.ngee

tiada kacang tanah pelengkap rasa

tiada daun sup pembangkit selera

that's my version of soto.

make do with what's available in the fridge aje

conclusion:

tetap sedap walaupun serba kekurangan. muahaha :P

"tu je yg nak cakap sebenanye kannnnnn."

*insert trollface*

and lastly marilah sama-sama kita meneliti gambar ini :

gambar diambil petang tadi selepas waktu asar.

pak cik tu sedang membaiki tingkap rumahnya.

betapa hopelessnya aku tadi kerana mengesyaki pak cik ni ada black magic (ok tipu)

sedangkan aku lupa pak cik2 arab juga memiliki semangat kejiranan yg tinggi.

(komen di atas tiada kaitan dgn politik. harap maklum. hehe)

of lamb's leg and nasi goreng ikan

salam.

pukul 1.45 pagi di sini.

lampu bilik sudah tutup.

hanya cahaya skrin laptop menerangi kegelapan.

namun ada limitasi.

dan tiba2....

suara bayi menangis kedengaran di luar.

ya, pada dinihari.

bukan, ini bukan cerita seram.

sebenarnya arab bangunan depan dapat baby baru.

dah hampir sebulan terdengar suara bayi melalak.

dan ibunya membebel.

tskkk..

bukan itu yg hendak diceritakan sebenarnya di sini.
marilah beralih kepada isu sebenar

set paha kambing dengan nasi bersama salatah (salad)

nyum2, dahla tgh lapa ni

paha kambing ala2 drumstick

bahagian tulang dibungkus aluminium

walaupun masih ada bau hamis sikit

tapi sedap sgtttt!!

dagingnya lembut lerai dari tulang

ada nasi arab style dimasak dgn myk sapi

dicampur dgn pasta vermicelli

juga dilapisi dgn carikan roti 'ish dibahagian bawah

kombinasi yg pelik kan

tapi sedap jadinya nasik tu

lapisan roti 'ish menambah sedapnya berganda-ganda

simple tapi genius!

dan juga 4 keping roti 'ish

dicicah tahina (campuran kekacang di blend halus) dlm gambar kedua

tak pernah makan roti 'ish sesedap itu

adakah kerana waktu itu tgh lapar sgt

hurm.. memang pun

sebab biasanya roti 'ish dipandang sebelah mata saja

jika makan di kedai arab

dan ada juga sayur-sayuran

erm. salatah hadramaut sedap lagi

ini salad org malas

yg mcm terung di tepi tahina

kusangka terung, rupanya cucumber pickles

mmg sedap sgt makan waktu ni

walaupun dgn nasik kering tak berkuah

menggonggong paha kambing

makanan pun tak sempat posing cantek punya

ish ish..

hanya dua puluh lima ringgit

berbaloi2

jika difikirkan harganya dlm genih

mau sesak dada juga mebayarnya

tapi takpelah,

orang belanja.

hehe.

nasi goreng ikan, style terengganu

makan dgn keropok yg masih berbaki sedikit

sedapnya

erm.

sebenarnya rindu masakan mak cikku di kampung

sebab tu masak ini

kalau dulu di kampung

dengar je mak cik nak buat nasi goreng ikan panggang

mesti suruh tukar bahan lain punya

suruh letak ayam ke, udang ke

tapi skrg

tgklah siapa yg merindui nasi goreng ikan panggang ini

semakin jauh dari kampung

semakin tradisional pula selera

hmm.

ini gambar petang tadi

nasi goreng juga

cuma dgn telur dan kacang buncis

ya, kat negara arab juga ada kacang buncis

baru sahaja akur dgn fakta ini sebenarnya

selama ini ku berdegil memanggilnya kacang panjang versi arab

dgn ayam goreng sebagai peneman

tepung salutan ayam jenama bestari dari malaysia sudah lama habis

jadi terpaksalah guna tepung salutan arab iaitu breadcrumbs

ok jelah rasanya

walaupun terlebih masinnya

maklumlah resepi arab

itu je al kisahnya di dinihari

semuanya kerana saya lapar

sepertinya melihat makanan2 ini semua boleh kenyang

lagi 3 minggu boleh balik malaysia

sabar-sabar

ok, saya nak tido dah.

terima kasih kerana membaca.

venturing into business: Egyptian cotton jubah

i am actually quite jealous with my younger sister. dia berjaya menjana pendapatan sendiri melalui perniagaan skin care (SK II) online dan tidak hanya bergantung kpd pinjaman PTPTN yg diterima utk menampung kehidupan di kolej. di samping itu dia juga menjual branded handbags di facebook pagenya yg telah mencecah 500++like itu. baru-baru ini dia telah membelanjakan lebih RM700 utk order SK II, yang menyebabkan baki wang simpanan hasil perniagaannya tinggal beberapa ratus sahaja. ya, mungkin kita lihat untungnya tidak seberapa berbanding modal yg dikeluarkan, tapi OKlah tu kan. lagipun adik saya menjual skin care tersebut dgn harga lebih rendah daripada di kaunter. dia tidak mengambil untung yang begitu banyak, seperti reseller SK II yang lain di internet. mungkin sebab itu dia mempunyai ramai pelanggan tetap dan pelanggan baru yg tidak putus-putus. kepuasan berniaga dan experience itu yg membuat kita gembira sebenarnya, kan?

ketika di tahun dua saya pernah mencuba utk menjual shawl dari Mesir dgn mengiklankannya di facebook namun tdk mendapat byk sambutan. saya tdk menafikan fesyen2 shawl buatan org Malaysia sendiri juga sudah evolved dan cantik2. malahan shawl Malaysia byk je yg lebih cantik dan modern daripada Egypt. bab-bab shawl ini saya lihat Egyptians agak terkebelakang sikit, mungkin kerana mereka lebih selesa dgn fashion Arab mereka sendiri. oleh itu terkubur niat saya utk meneruskan perniagaan shawl. lagipun shawl2 yg dibeli itu utk adik2 perempuan saya sebenarnya. saja je taruk dlm facebook.

kemudian baru-baru ini saya terfikir pula utk menjual jubah Mesir. oleh itu saya pun pergi ke kedai jubah dan survey harga, juga klik2 gambar sket. kemudian saya membuat tinjauan mengenai business jubah Mesir ini di facebook bersama adik saya. wahhhh!!!! tak terkata sy melihat harga yg dipaparkan. pelanggannya ramai pulak tu. adakah org Malaysia membeli sahaja walaupun mahal hanya kerana jubah itu asalnya dari Mesir?? hurmm.. tak mengapalah, bak kata org, rezeki masing2.

maka, dipendekkan cerita, saya telah mengiklankan jubah2 Mesir utk dijual di page adik saya itu. sambutan yg diterima agak memberangsangkan. belum ada yg membuat tempahan, mungkin kerana saya iklankan sebagai pre-order. saya hanya meletakkan gambar2 jubah yg saya ambil di kedai sebagai contoh, dan akan membelinya beberapa hari sebelum saya pulang ke Malaysia tidak lama lagi. dan saya telah membuat page baru utk mengiklankan jubah-jubah ini. walaupun baru 20 orang like, saya sudah sgt gembira. hehe. can i call myself a businesswoman now? :P

so now, saya nak iklan sket. i'm selling cotton jubah made in Mesir like above for RM99 only. 99 ringgit is considered harga borong in Malaysia for a jubah like this. this design is so Egyptian i must say, but that's what Malaysians looking for, isn't it? ;P and for your information, Egyptian cotton particularly, is highly regarded as the world's best cotton. it has good ventilation, and you won't get drenched in sweat in Malaysian climate :P

The best cotton for comfort, durability, and silky softness is the cotton with the longest, strongest fibers. Pima, Sea-Island, and Egyptian cotton are all referred to as extra-long staple cotton [ELS cotton]. They all lead to better cotton comfort than other cotton varieties, yet Egyptian cotton wins the contest for having the longest, strongest fibers. The search for the best quality cotton will always lead to Egyptian cotton- http://www.cottoncomfortzone.com

i am happy to share this good stuff with you guys. Malaysian women now can wear a good-quality, beautiful and most importantly, cheap Egyptian jubah too! ;) there are so many pretty jubahs here to choose and i will purchase them for ready-stock. i will be on vacation in Malaysia for 3 months soon so i have ample time to do business.

like my facebook page for more : Feyrouz Abaya

and if you're interested to buy SK II, please go to Comey House ;)