Salute to the bakers

It is public holiday. How do I spend my am session? I bake! This intension comes after hundreds of time watching BBC Lifestyle - Eric Lanlard, Great British Bake Off, Rachel Khoo, Rachel Allen. Bake looks very easy! I did quick look on some websites to get the recipe. It looks very tempting! Not wasting more time on watching, yesterday, I was determined to get all those equipments, and goods to bake cream puff with custard.

This morning, I have found another recipe but with whipped cream. Another easy peasy recipe. I starts baking at 10 am.. and its done at 1pm. What???

I did two fillings; custard and whipped cream.

What makes baking is tough?

• I cannot apply my agak-agak measurement. When it states 60g, it must be 60g. Do not trust table spoon, cups...
• I tend to overdone the batter. Well, when I cook the main dish, the more time I cook them the better its taste. Big NO for desserts. yes for my whipped cream, i did over done it. due to that, it splits between the cream and water. now, it looks like an ice cream! For my custard filling, when we over cooked it like few seconds only, it will turn into oily batter. at this level, fridge is may savior. let everything to cool down and set.
• Which bake pan is suitable? i learnt my lesson. if i already have the non sticky pan, never layer it with additional butter to avoid the puff from stick onto the pan. See the name.. it is NON-STICKY pan! just trust the pan. this additional butter will makes the puffs taste very oily. - another failure here!

I salute to those who knows how to bake and manage to produce such a yummy dessert. This failure makes me appreciate those foods sell by the bakery. It is not easy peasy as I can see. 

My advice, If you are not the dessert person, u dont know how to bake, you are stubborn and hard to follow the rules like me, but sometimes u do want to have dessert, just get it from the bakery, or you can find any online bakery. Give them cash, u get your desserts. 

Below is the picture of cream puffs with generous custard and whipped cream filling. Probably my last cream puffs I made.

Now, I should just focus on main dishes because that is my specialty. Cook with heart.

Kenapa

1 perkataan yang sering kali kita sebut. Dan selalu disambung dengan cadangan. No doubt. Sometimes orang luar memang nampak daripada sudut yang kita berbeza. Mari kita narrow down our scope untuk soal kerjaya.

Kenapa kerja sebagai dot dot dot…

Kenapa kerja di dot dot dot…

Kenapa tak minta kerja di dot dot dot…

Kenapa tak cari pengalaman dulu…

“Kenapa… kau pura-pura tak tahu ya..” - sedutan cerita Labu Labi.

Semua inginkan yang terbaik. Tapi tak semua berusaha yang terbaik. Kalau dah berusaha, kita berserah pada takdir. Di sini ramai yang terlepas pandang. TAKDIR.

Just to share my experience…

Right after SPM, I further my study in a bachelor degree programs. Masa final year, semua kena buat industrial training. During my time, most of company tak bagi elaun. Kalau ada yang bagi pun yang paling tinggi RM500 (memang jarang lah). I did applied my internship in maaaaaany places. Masa tu bukan ada kereta, or motor, or duit. Ditakdirkan tak dapat any placement in mana-mana tempat. Then i applied jugak intern di IT support dept in campus. Alhamdulillah. Allah permudahkan semua. Jadi intern la lat situ. Dapat la elaun RM160. Pergi ‘keje’ jalan kaki je - with high heels dalam beg. Budak U… dapat task.. Happy sangat! memang all out buat programming. ASP.Net and SQL server. Tengah-tengah internship, terpaksa keluar dari apartment lebih awal sebab ada event. Nasib la time tu ada kerani sambilan yang sama office sewa di pusat latihan dalam area yang sama jugak. So, boleh la menyewa kat situ. 

Habis intern terus sambung Masters degree sambil jadi RA. Terus stay situ sampai habis masters. Right after habis tempoh masters n RA, i went back to penang and i heard they are no longer bagi sewa bilik tu untuk orang luar. 

I spent 1 year and half in my hometown. Doing thesis write-up, initiating a small business (SHOL), taking care of my parents, my late grandpa. I have spent my time and love for them. i even applied some jobs over there tak kesah the position including kerani. Trust me… i have got ZERO reply! Interview ada 1 tapi terus senyap. Then I got a job offer from my former boss (She’s now dah naik jawatan). 

02 May 2012 - my life has changed. I have a job. My salary is good. I am working with a well known higher level education institution. i have my own office (room). My life gets better. Alhamdulillah. There are few times people asked me… kenapa tak masuk industry? get the pengalaman. I admit memang pengalaman sangat penting. no doubt. Tapi bila Yang Maha Mengetahui tidak mengizinkan, apalah daya si manusia kerdil serba lemah ini untuk melawan takdir. 

He knows my capability.

He knows which area suits me.

He knows me better.

Percaya pada diri sendiri.

Resepi asam pedas ikan merah

Bahan-bahan:

beberapa ketul isi ikan merah

2 sudu besar cili giling Adabi

1 peket perencah asam pedas Adabi

2 kacang bendi

5 cili padi

1 cili merah

1 ulas bawang putih

1 biji bawang merah

4 tangkai daun kesum

1/2 sudu garam (secukup rasa)

2-3 cawan air

minyak masak untuk menumis

1. Panaskan minyak dalam kuali yg sederhana besar.
2. Hiris bawang putih dan bawang merah. Tumis sampai garing.
3. masukkan pes cili giling Adabi. Masukkan sedikit air. Tumis sampai pecah minyak.
4. Masukkan perencah asam pedas adabi. Tumis sampai pecah minyak.
5. masukkan air, kacang bendi, cili merah, cili padi, ikan merah, daun kesum, dan garam. biar sampai mendidih
6. sedia untuk dihidang.

Resepi Masalodeh

Resepi Masalodeh (Orang utara panggil macam ni.. orang KL tak sure pulak)
Note: Hasil dalam 10-12 pieces depends on size

1 cup kacang dhal
3 tangkai cili kering
3 tangkai cili padi hijau
1 tangkai daun kari
1 biji bawang
1/2 sudu teh jintan manis (biji)
1/2 sudu teh jintan manis (serbuk)
1/2 sudu teh garam (sebenarnya agak-agak)

1. Rendam kacang dhal semalaman (6-12 hours). Tukar air after 4 jam. Letak sedikit garam.
2. Kisar kacang dhal dengan jintan manis (biji). Masukkan sedikit air.
3. Hiris bawang dan cili padi.
4. Potong cili kering dan daun kari (about 1 cm).
5. Mix kacang dhal yang dah dikisar dengan bahan 3 dan 4, masukkan garam dan sebuk jintan manis. Gaul.
6. Bentukkan adunan.
7. Panaskan minyak. Make sure betul-betul panas.
8. Goreng sampai warna bertukar jd golden.

Ready to serve. ;)

L'Occitane < How to Pronounce this?

Last weekend, I went to Penang from KLIA. Then I said to my brother I want to see how much L'Occitane products around free duty area. I pronounce L'Occitane as Lo-ki-tan. Then he laughed at me and said it is Loc-si-tain. We were debating few times and my justification was it is French. French dont pronounce every character written there.

On the next day, I was looking for How to pronounce L'Occitane over the internet. Then I have found this video on Youtube. It wasnt just me and my brother who are confuse on how to pronounce this.. people in US also! Please watch the following video...

We say... LOX-EE-TAN...

Lenovo The New X1 Carbon featuring Intel® Core™ i7 processor

While browsing on Twitter this morning, I have found this advertisement from Lenovo. It is about their new Ultrabook. What attracts me at the first place is their statement.. ".. world's lightest 14" ultrabook". 

Then I take a look into the link. It shows the weight of this ultrabook starts at 1.28kg. When I look into the thickness, I think Macbook Air is thinner than what Lenovo's offer. 

I search the basic specification of Macbook Air on Google then i came into the following analysis and conclusion…

	Lenovo The New X1 Carbon featuring Intel® Core™ i7 processor	Apple MacBook Air (11-inch, 2013)	Apple MacBook Air (13-inch, 2013)
Weight	1.28kg	1.08kg	1.34kg
Size	14”	11”	13”

Information on Macbook Air weight is from http://www.theverge.com/

Yes, Lenovo maybe correct on their statement says it is a lightest ultrabook in the world… only for 14” league.

pthread and C program in Linux (Basic)

This example is suitable for those who are very new to pthread in C in Linux. You will learn on how to use pthread in C program. There is an additional code to be included during compiling the source code.

REQUIREMENT

1. Linux Machine
2. gcc
3. pthread header file

Pthread header file is a standard file. You can just download from the internet from any sources available. (the file name is usually pthread.h)

STEPS

create a new directory, pthreadProgram

mkdir pthreadProgram

Go into the directory that you have created.

cd pthreadProgram

Place your downloaded pthread header file (pthread.h) into this directory.

now, create a new c file

vi tprog1.c

Write down the following codes:

//Program Name: tprog1 //PThread #include <pthread.h> #include <stdio.h> #define NUM_THREADS 5 void *PrintHello(void *threadid) {     long tid;     tid = (long)threadid;     printf("Hello World! It's me, thread #%ld!\n", tid);     pthread_exit(NULL); } int main (int argc, char *argv[]) {     pthread_t threads[NUM_THREADS];     int rc;     long t;     for(t=0; t<NUM_THREADS; t++){         printf("In main: creating thread %ld\n", t);         rc = pthread_create(&threads[t], NULL, PrintHello, (void *)t);         if (rc){             printf("ERROR; return code from pthread_create() is %d\n", rc);                     }     }     /* Last thing that main() should do */     pthread_exit(NULL); }

Done with writing the source code.

Press Esc

Then :wq [write and quit vi tool]

In this example, we have fix the number of threads to be 5. You can adjust the

To compile, you can do this in many ways. For this time, we are going to use direct compilation method.

gcc -pthread tprog1.c -o tprog1

Note that you need to include “-pthread” option during compiling the program.

If there is no error, you may now execute your program

./tprog1

Tutorial: Simple C in Linux (Ubuntu)

Create, and compile simple C file on Linux terminal.

Requirement:

You have updated and upgraded your Linux OS.

sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get upgrade

Installed gcc

sudo apt-get install gcc

Installed make (optional)

sudo apt-get install make

 

Steps:

Login to your Linux machine.

vi sampleC.c

Press I to enter Insert mode.

Type the following C source code:

#include<stdio.h> void main(void) { printf("Hello world\n"); }

Done with writing the source code.

Press Esc

Then :wq [write and quit vi tool]

To compile, you can do this in many ways;

Method 1 – direct compilation

gcc sampleC.c -o sampleC

or

Method 2 – compile using makefile

create a new make file

vi sampleMakefile

Type the following commands in makefile:

#applicationFile all: sampleC #.o file    sampleC: sampleC.o    gcc -o sampleC.o #.c file    sampleC.o: sampleC.c    gcc -o sampleC.c

Done with writing the commands in makefile.

Note:

You may replace “sampleC” by using your own filename.

# is used for command.

Press Esc

Then :wq [write and quit vi tool]

Execute the make file

make -f sampleMakefile

Make sure there is no error.

Now, your program is ready to be executed.

./sampleC

Sample output:

Hello world

"EH awak berisi la sekarang ni.."

"EH awak berisi la sekarang ni.." - X

Oh I wish I can reduce these fats by just pressing CTRL + ALT + DEL or Eraser tool in Photoshop. I can be multibillionaire if manage to do and sell a tool macam tu.

Well.. everyone wants a perfect body. So do I. I want my weight to be as the same as during my report duty last year. Very slim and nice body shape.

Yes I admit my weight is much more increased compared to last year.. after convo to be specific.

During 2011-2012 (when dealing with masters and being a mommy-daddy's PA), i didnt exercise at all. But i managed to reduce my weight. Tak ada benda lain nak fikir, body pun senang hati and bahagia dapat perhatian. I was healthy! very healthy! I have very less toxic inside my body. (I know from detox patch)


Now, my with a lot of workloads (not complaining because i love my job), this body seems rebel. It wants more attention. And it keeps on growing and expanding. Owh my dear. Susah hati lah. Sapa kata tak susah hati. Tapi bila sibuk kurang la susah hati tu. And i think my body is developing the fats to protect me from kesejukan kutub utara 8 jam sehari tu. HA macam polar bear.


But when I am thinking back... what ever it is... Alhamdulillah now I have rezeki. I managed to get my meals everyday. Pernah, i was bising about fats here and there, and one day when i get too busy, i dont have time to eat, i feel really bad. not rasa bad because of tak makan. but it seems like Allah is 'punishing' me for whining about this fat and rezeki that he gave to me every single day. During that day, I came to the office early in the morning, attending the meetings, classes until 6pm. i eat nothing except consuming some cups of green tea. that's it!

But of coz it does not mean I can take this problem easily. For those yang sangat concern about my weight, THANK YOU for your concern. That means I am visible to you and you have time to think about me! That is so sweet! FYI, I am also realised about this matter. I am working to reduce it. InshaAllah, kalau diizinkan Allah, mudah la urusan nak kuruskan badan ni dan kekal sihat. Doakan. Kita mampu merancang n buat, yang izinkan tu Allah. Buatlah macam mana pun kalau Allah tak izin, tak makan 100 hari pun tak kurus jugak. Doakan.

p.s: I dont need any advertisement or approach especially pasal Herbalife or Alphalipid or Shaklee. Thank you.

"i did one good thing pagi ni... rasa happy"

Ini la rasa beza bila selalu tak buat, kadang-kadang buat. Bila selalu buat, dah jadi macam rutin or dianggap sebagai tanggung jawab. tapi bila jarang-jarang buat, dapatla rasa kelainan kemanisan dalam hidup.

Macam tu la jugak bila kerja dalam bidang yang memberi servis.

Bila selalu senyum dengan pelanggan, they will feel okay biasa la orang senyum. Tapi once kita macam, people will talk about it.

Bila selalu muka kelat, sesekali senyum, then orang akan cakap jugak... Puji Puji Puji... sebab benda lain daripada selalu.

Padahal hakikatnya always kena senyum.

Same goes antara kita dengan family. Kadang-kadang hati ni jahat jugak kena bisikan syaitan. Family la orang yang kita spend more time dalam hidup. And bila kita spend more time, kita nampak la flaw here and there. We see our neighbour... terdetik dalam hati,

"bahagianya mereka" 

"ada kereta besar" 

"ada rumah besar" 

and etc... 

We want a parents macam tu jugak. But we didnt live in that family. We cannot see the flaw yang dilindungi oleh tembok batu yang tak ada orang lain pun tahu kecuali family jiran tersebut.

Lumrah hidup sebagai manusia. Bila sentiasa ada, take for granted. Nampak yang salah saja. Bila dah ditarik nikmat tu, baru nak hargai.

Lihat sekeliling...

Lihat keluarga...

Lihat kejiranan...

Lihat daerah...

Lihat negeri...

Lihat negara...

Muhasabah diri.