Monday, April 18, 2011

My very own Ovenless Cheese Cake


      12 Apr 2011. entah tiba2 aku dapat seru. i'm gonna bake my own cheesecake.. my very own. Antara sebab-sebabnya adalah aku teringin nak makan cheesecake kat Secret Recipe. Tapi sbb aku jauh di perantauan, maka the idea sparkled... sebab kedua (Primer cause) adalah, aku tersalah beli cream cheese, nak beli yang sapu kat roti, terbeli utk kek, n dalam bungkusan cream cheese ade resepi "rahsia".

    Ok lah, the list of ingredients begins..

Ingredient A

Butter, half, melted
melted
biscuit, 1 cup
crunched


melted butter mixed with biscuit
presses as thin base
then.. simpan dalam peti sejuk









* maklumlah pecahkan biskut pakai tangan je. so kasar2 lah.


Ingredient B

Cream Cheese - 1 box


 let it soften in ambient temperature.
 stir until soft.


Condensed milk - 1/2 tin (200g)



mix it with softened stirred creamcheese
*klu nak manis letak lah lebih
lemon - 1


half cup of the juice.
*nak masam letak lebih, x nak masam kurangkan.
rasa je masa tengah kacau tuh

Agar - Agar Powder - Two table spoon


mixed with 1/2 boiled water.
stir until all the powder dilute
let it cold down a bit
*resepi sebenar pakai 
gelatin powder





Mixture of Ingredient B




electric mixer will help. but i don't want to buy it for this once a year occasion. berpeluh gak mengacau mende ni. tapi cuit-cuit rasa cam dah sedap. (sedap la kot)





two become one
 pour in the micture of ingredient B on the hardened base. maaf, base nampak selekeh. then put it in refrigerator until the cheese mixture solidified. for my case, i let it overnight. as i planned to eat it for breakfast. maybe its not the right time, but who cares..







then.... tada.......! the cake is ready..


*messy.. coz the base is too thick.
my cake, missing 1/3 of the base
     preparing this cake manually (obviously) is very tiring and require a lot of energy, so i guess, i deserved those calorie in it.

and i want to complaint one thing, why these lemon is very expensive. never buy it before...
58.25 THB.. Pheng maag

this whole process make me think..

whether its easy or hard, its up to the level of hunger you are in.

*betulkan bahasa omputihku klu salah.

*the quantity mentioned in this recipe is halved from original recipe. so just double it 

tak jadi takpe, leh buat lagi.. rasa tak jauh lari nyer...


selamat mencuba..

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

สุขสันต์วันสงกรานต์ "suk san wan Songkran" "Happy Songkran Day"

let make 'em wet

     Songkran festival celebrate on 13-15 April every years which supposedly the peak of hot season in Thailand when temperature can go as high as 40 C. Previously set by astrological calculation.
Maple, Piyanoot, me & P'Pao.

     Also celebrated as Traditional Thai new year. Most common thing during Songkran is "water throwing" scene. Well this is my first time for me to celebrate it in the middle of thai's community. all the pic inserted was an advance celebration in my workplace which consist of internal parties only. but it did look extreme for me, yet i enjoyed it maag maag.
IQA girls & me

     Start by prayer by monk and then cleaning Buddha statues by pouring water with some fragrance. it is believed that his can bring luck and fortune (i didn't join this activity). Originally this "water throwing" activities is the way for thai's people to respect their elders. the water that used by Buddha's cleaning believed as "blessed water", younger people will pour the water slowly to their elders shoulder for fortune and luck.
lihat lah betapa extremenye mereka demi memastikan org lain basah (P'Toi)

     My friend did warn me to cover all my electronic gadgets and wallet with plastic bags during this season as one thing that you cannot expect during Songkran is "dry". They will not let you dry, its like they hate dry ppl!. then i start thinkin', how can i capture those memories with my camera in plastic bag.. we'll see how...!
                                                                                
    During this hot season, we called it summer, most of thai ppl will wear colourful shirt /dress with floral design on it. i never wear those kind of shirts before. it just look weird when you wear it without enough "character". but in here, if dont wear it, you look weird.


     Ppl may ask " what should i do if i dont want to be wet?" my answer, don't go anywhere, stay at home coz most of the time you won't have the time to explain why i cannot be wet. Or a foreigner said "they should respect me if i don't want to wet?" my answer, where are you now? and you should know on this festive season what should you prepare.
rapeeporn & me

     but if you're going to Bangkok, only certain areas are allowed to celebrate songkran. but to be safe, just keep everything well packed in sealed water resistant bag. In Nakonratcasima, the celebration is everywhere, even the motorcyclist included.







     Another thing, u cannot scold ppl if they make u wet and its applicable to everyone.. so go to teach them the wet lesson too...

*play by the rule....

Friday, April 1, 2011

usah terlalu bersedih kerana ia berakhir, bersyukurlah kerana ia pernah terjadi.

      i've been there before... losing another side of my life.. i've been surrounded by emptiness.. world seems to be nothing except big hollow.. and i lost the reason to live that time..

      i dun understand how this unseen thingy affect my life that much. but ppl will truly agree on the existence of the feeling, the smiles they bring in, the colors they are painting, the feels, the taste.. no words can describe them.. they change us all.

     but fid i know your wound is deeper then mine. much deeper.. stuck in pain.. Losing the person u love d most.  but dont ever let your sadness control your mind. stay relevant at all time.

    we still here, your family will always with you. takes your time.. see the world from different angle. time will fade d pain, will cure the pain.. and there will be a stronger you..

    we luv u
    us...