• Korea Selatan: Pandangan Sisi Dari Seorang Muslimah

    Written by Izyan Zainuddin  December 14, 2010   Comments »

    Syukur alhamdulillah, 4 hingga 11 Disember yang lalu, saya dan keluarga berpeluang untuk melancong ke Korea Selatan. Pengalamannnya, memang tiada tandingan. Walaubagaimanapun, benarlah kata pepatah, hujan emas di negeri orang, hujan batu di negeri sendiri, lebih baik di negeri sendiri.

  • Moist Banana cake

    Written by Izyan Zainuddin  May 26, 2011   Comments »

    Terbaru, saya sempat buat moist banana cake yang saya rasakan adalah satu kejayaan sebab dulu pernah juga saya buat kek pisang , tapi bila dah masak jadi macam bingka pulak :(Anyways, resepi ini sangat mudah. Kalau tak ada mixer, guna saja spatula untuk mengacau. Dan kalau tak ada oven, guna saja pengukus...

  • A Glimpse of Jalan TAR

    Written by Izyan Zainuddin  February 15, 2011   Comments »

    Saya selalu suka untuk 'bersightseeing'. Jadi, bila diajak untuk teman kakak saya beli tudung di Jalan TAR, sudah tentu saya tak menolak. Bukan nak beli barang sangat pun, tapi saja nak lihat keadaan di sana sebab dah lama sangat tak ke Jalan TAR, tambahan pula sekarang tengah cuti seminggu. Perfect timing, tak perlu pening dulu fikir pasal kelas dan klinik....

  • Kita Masih Belum Faham

    Written by Izyan Zainuddin  May 28, 2010   Comments »

    Kemenangan Rima Fakih dalam Miss USA baru-baru ini telah mencetuskan kontroversi. Rima, seorang Arab-American telah dinobatan sebagai pemenang dalam pertandingan ratu cantik dan memewaskan puluhan yang lain. Tapi, kenapa kemenangan Rima mencetuskan kontroversi ya?

July 22, 2011

Chocolate chip bread pudding with vanilla sauce

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Bismillah

Jadi saya pun mem'baking' lagi. Bukan sebab tak ada sesuatu yang lain daripada resipi untuk dikongsi bersama, ada banyak sebenarnya yang bermain di fikiran saya ni. Tapi apa kan daya, masa sejak akhir-akhir ini macam cemburu benar dengan saya. Jadi dengan masa yang ada ini saya buatkan entry yang cepat siap dan juga bermanfaat untuk saya ( sebab saya juga berhasrat menjadikan blog ini sebagai buku rujukan memasak saya) dan juga untuk anda yang suka masak dan makan dan bagi orang lain makan ^^



Buat pengetahuan anda, dah 3 kali saya buat bread pudding ni dan setiap kali saya buat alhamdulillah laju je habis. Maka adalah begitu 'selfish'nya saya jika saya tak kongsikan resipi yang membawa kegembiraan kepada orang lain ni dengan anda semua yang membaca. Kesimpulannya bukan lah saya yang pandai masak tapi resipi ni memang kena dengan semua orang sama ada family, kawan-kawan atau pun saudara mara sebab saya selalu pelik kalau orang cakap saya pandai masak sedangkan saya hanya membuat semula (baca : reproduce) resipi itu dan bukan lah saya yang mencipta resipi itu. But either way, alhamdulillah and thank you for the compliments :)


Resipi ini saya dapat daripada allrecipes,com. Jadi dalam bahasa Inggeris lah ya. Sebab masa tak mengizinan tak sempat saya nak translate ke bahasa Melayu. Kalau ada sesiapa yang nak terjemahannya boleh bagitahu, nanti lepas dah balik dari Terengganu (ya, esok pagi saya akan ke Terengganu) saya buatkan terjemahannya inshaAllah.


Ingredients


  • 3 eggs, beaten
  • 1 1/2 cups white sugar ( I reduced it to 1 cup, trust me, its sweet enough)
  • 2 tablespoons light brown sugar ( I used 3 tbs)
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 cup butter, melted
  • 3 cups whole milk
  • 10 slices hearty farmhouse-style bread, toasted and cut into cubes ( Gardenia breads will do)
  • 1 cup raisins ( I omit this and replace them with chocolate chips)
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  • 1/2 cup light brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
  • 1 pinch ground cinnamon
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 1 1/4 cups whole milk
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 2-quart baking dish.
  2. In a mixing bowl, whisk 3 eggs, white sugar, 2 tablespoons of light brown sugar, 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon, 1/4 cup of butter, and 3 cups of whole milk together, and gently stir in the bread cubes and raisins. Lightly spoon the mixture into the prepared baking dish.
  3. Bake in the preheated oven until browned and set in the middle, 50 to 55 minutes; cover the dish with foil after 30 minutes to prevent excessive browning. Let the pudding stand for 10 minutes before serving.
  4. For vanilla sauce, whisk 1/2 cup of light brown sugar, the flour, a pinch of cinnamon, 1 egg, 2 tablespoons of melted butter, 1 1/4 cups of whole milk,and salt together in a heavy saucepan until smooth. Heat over medium heat, whisking constantly, until thickened and the sauce coats the back of a spoon, 10 to 12 minutes. Stir in the vanilla extract. Pour sauce over warm bread pudding, or serve on the side in a bowl.




Note: For vanilla sauce, dont put the egg together inside the saucepan, instead, take about half cup of the milk mixture from the saucepan, mix it into the egg that has been beaten and pour it back into the saucepan. Otherwise you will be having scrambled egg inside the milk sauce :|

Dan hasilnya..





Terlupa nak ambil gambar bila pudding ini dah dipotong dan disiram vanilla sauce :|




Adalah biasa untuk pudding ini menjadi sangat naik (baca: rise) selepas baru saja keluar dari oven dan menurun selepas lama dibiarkan sejuk. Boleh juga ganti vanilla sauce dengan vanilla ice cream; sesuai dengan citarasa anda dan family. Selamat mencuba  :)
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July 10, 2011

How do I study : A sharing

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Bismillah


When I first read the chatbox when Farah, a visitor of this blog asked me to share my study tips, I was quite startled at first, and felt a little bit reluctant to write them. Well I really thought that Farah is asking the wrong person since I have never been called for distinction nor did I succeed with flying colours in every examinations. But I still passed alhamdulillah. Anyhow, when I read it carefully and note the word 'share'.. maybe I can give this a go. Maybe what Farah wants to know is how do I study up until now and see if these techniques suit her and plus, this is just a sharing isnt it? I can share whatever I want provided that it is beneficial to everybody, right Farah? ^^ So here it goes~



#1  Be motivated

There is a Chinese proverb that says 'A diamond cannot be polished without fraction, nor a man perfected without trials'

So in order to succeed one should understand that at some point in life, failure is inevitable. But do understand that it is the failure that teaches us how to live, gain strength and shine again. When I was 12, I did not get a good result for my UPSR. At such a little age, you may wonder this thing didnt affect me a bit. Sadly, it did. And it affected me a lot.


The reason being my brothers and sister did very well in their exams and I just dont know why, there's this trend in the family to send the children to an elite secondary school after finishing primary school. My brothers studied at Victoria Institution and St Johns Institution, both in KL and my sister at CBN High School, KL. Because my result were bad, I didnt get the chance to study there, so I just went to the sekolah menengah near my house, which was famously known for its gangsterism act and was very popular indeed to the policemen in that city. So yea peeps.. dont you eva mess with me aite, I still got that gangsta thing running in ma blood. Muehehe ~


Though my parents never mentioned it, I knew that they were actually quite disappointed in me (for studying at that school I mean, not because I became a gangster okay! lol). So I tried to prove them wrong, and it is NOT okay to feel disappointed just because of my UPSR result. With Allah's help, alhamdulillah I did well in my PMR and went to better school after that. So what I am trying to say here, when I study, I always remember that I hate it when my parents feel sad and disappointed in me. Therefore, I will study hard to make sure that such thing will never happen again. And THAT keeps me motivated. Same goes to you, remember certain situations in life that will give you the motivation you need. By that, you will be able to perform well inshaAllah


#2 Maintain our relationship with Allah

Yup, it is maintain.. that is to CONSTANTLY be aware of our relationship with Allah. One thing we need to understand today is, Allah does NOT exist only during exam weeks my friends, but He, the Exalted, is with us all the time. Hence, seek help from Him, ask for the barakah of the knowledge we have, and for Him to guide us through the painful years of our studying time until... forever! To me, it is just not right to be attached with the Quran and do extra ibadah only during exam time, because it is as if we are making Allah as a tool to get what we want, but on the contrary, He is the One that we want. To gain knowlegde in order to get His blessings and for the benefit of the ummah.. arent those our purposes in this life?


#3 Maintain good relationship with family, teachers and friends

Again, it is the issue of barakah we are talking about. I believe that most of us really take it serious when it comes to relationship with parents and other family members, but how many of us are really being considerate with what our friends feel regarding our attitudes towards them. Many people might take this lightly, but with Allah's power, I've seen incidences that taught me to really really appreciate my friends. It is a little bit personal so I dont think I can share it here. But I do hope you get my point.

And as for the teachers, do engage with them. Show interest in what they are teaching and if you have many free time, do visit their room and ask questions on topics that are not very clear to you. Remember to be VERY polite when asking questions because no teacher enjoys a company of a rude student. Smile a lot and thank the teacher's willingness to spare some time with you despite their hectic schedule.



                                                                           (kredit)


#4 Read notes repeatedly

When reading textbooks,I was told by someone to not read it like reading newspaper, that is, to make sure that we have sheets of papers by our side and also, a lot of pens. Jot down important points from the books right after you learn that topic and you can make the notes as colourful as you want. This tip will be really helpful especially when the exam is approaching and we still have lots and lots of topics to cover. By making short notes, you dont have to open the book, read that particular chapter once again and read it line by line because we dont have that much time left! (but of course if you have the time, by all means, read them all over again, and you'll do better in the exams :D )


Sadly, I have to tell you the truth that I rarely got the chance to make many short notes and keep reading them during my free time time since I entered clinical years because why? Because my time management was so bad that it made me feel really disappointed with my self. But alhamdulillah, Allah is so Gracious that He still let me passed the exam. Allah.. how can we not love Him for the nikmat He gave us? I pray to Him that my success in the previous exams will not let me become forgetful for His blessings


#5 Past years exam questions: A-MUST-DO

It doesnt matter what kind of examination you are sitting, be it PMR, SPM, A-level or professional exams in the university, past years examination questions are definitely a-must-do. This is to prepare ourselves, and for us to be very familiar with the exam format. It is better if you can dig the whole bunch of exam questions your seniors passed at the beginning of the semester and try to do it throughout the year. By the time the exam comes, suddenly you realise that you've completed most of the questions! And you also have prepared a list of topics that are popular in the exams and during the revision week you can give more attention towards that certain topics.


Of course there are a lot of methods to study smartly but basically these are the methods that I did (or at least I have once or twice did!). I may not be the right be person to be writing this entry, but like I said, this is just a sharing, and it would be lovely if the readers of this entry can share some of their study methods as well. I would really really love to read that :)  But, say you have set your intention right, tried all methods and have studied very very hard but still to no avail, remember that it doesnt matter whether we succeed or not, because in the end it is  the effort that we put in that Allah takes into account. Maybe if you dont see the fruit of your efforts in this life, surely He is keeping something amazing for you in the next, for Allah has said in the Quran



“[And it will be said], ‘Indeed, this is for you a reward, and your effort has been appreciated.’”
(Al-Ihsan: 22)






IZ: Dear Farah, hope this will do ^^
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June 24, 2011

Banana cream pie

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Bismillah


So it's time for baking again, and yes, it's still bananas. But instead of making cakes or cupcakes like I used to do, this time I tried to make a pie with them. This is actually my second attempt of making a pie and alhamdulillah, I have to say that I am very very pleased with the outcome. Everybody in the family loved it. Except my sister, she's not really into desserts and sweet stuff. But I'll keep making it until she likes it. Hehe.


This is the second banana pie I made for this week. You may wonder why so many pies in a week and why bananas? The reason is because last weekend, my father and I went to the market/ pasar borong to buy some fruits and I  remember that I have always wanted to make a pie called' chocolate banoffee pie', and it has bananas as its main ingredient. People been talking about how good the pie is and I was just curious at how it tastes. So I bought them. A lot.


One thing about choosing bananas to make pie is that, you shouldnt be choosing ordinary bananas. I've read somewhere that the best type of bananas to make pie is the one called cavendish bananas as it doesnt turn black easily. Funny thing is, when I went to the market and asked a macha about cavendish bananas, he seemed very puzzled and said that he never heard anything like that. Instead, he offered me 'pisang montel' and 'pisang berangan'..  Eh? When 'cavendish' sounds so elegant, malaysian type of bananas have these funny names and not to mention very cute too. Hehehe


So I ended up buying pisang berangan. And 'berangan' that the bananas will not turn black so quickly and will not alter the taste of the pie. Oh since I dont have the picture of 'chocolate banoffee pie' which I made earlier this week, I think I will just be posting it some other time, when I make it again inshaAllah. In the mean time, enjoy this banana cream pie because it is really really good and not so complicated to make. Highly recommended :)


I actually got the recipe from momswhothink.com. But I'll  just post it here to make it easier for those who want to try.




Before going to the oven




Once baked



Done with the topping. Ready to be chilled


Ingredients:
4 ripe bananas, sliced
1/4 cup cornstarch
1 cup sugar ( please reduce this amount if the bananas are sweet enough, I reduced it to 3/4 cup but they were still too sweet :|)
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 cups milk
4 egg yolks, beaten ( I only used 3)
3 Tablespoons butter
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
1 baked 9 inch pie crust
Topping:
2 Tablespoons granulated white sugar
1 cup heavy whipping cream
Directions:
1. In a medium saucepan combine sugar, cornstarch, and salt; gradually stir in milk. Cook and stir over medium heat till thickened.
2. Reduce heat, cook and stir 2 minutes more. Remove from heat.
3. Separate egg whites; discard. Beat egg yolks slightly.
4. Gradually stir 1 cup of the hot mixture into the egg yolks. Return egg mixture to saucepan; bring to a gentle boil. Cook and stir an additional 2 minutes.
5. Remove from heat. Stir in the vanilla, butter, and three of the sliced bananas.
6. Use the remaining sliced banana to evenly cover the bottom of the pie crust. Pour filling on top.
7. Bake in a 350 degree F oven for 12 to 15 minutes. Remove from oven, cool.
8. Prepare the topping by beating the whipping cream until soft peaks form. Add the sugar and beat until stiff peaks form.
9. Place topping onto the banana filling, chill for 1-2 hours before serving.



My only problem about making pie right now is that I dont have a pie tin! But because I wanted to make  the pie so badly  I couldnt care less. Something that looks like a pie tin will do. But I really recommend anybody who wants to try this recipe to get one. It'll make your life easier. Hmm if anybody can give me pie tin and muffin tin right now as my birthday present (yes I know it's in December, but still..) I think my life will be just perfect.. Kikiki
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June 21, 2011

Review: Maria

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Bismillah.


Novel bertajuk Maria yang ditulis oleh Emine Uzqan Syenlikoghu dan diterjemah oleh Mohd Rofizi Dollah ini adalah novel yang sangat berbaloi untuk dibaca.  Mengisahkan tentang pergolakan dalam diri Maria, seorang warganegara Jerman yang pada asalnya adalah seorang Kristian Ortodoks, yang kemudiannya hilang kepercayaan terhadap agama yang dianutinya. Kekeliruan Maria terhadap agamanya itu hanya disedari Maria selepas bertemu dengan Abdul Wahab, walaupun pada asalnya pertemuan Maria dengannya adalah bertujuan untuk mencabar aqidah Abdul Wahab sendiri. Maria juga terperangakap dalam misi ayahnya yang berfahaman Ateis dan cuba untuk menyebarkan ideologi tersebut ke seluruh dunia.


Bagi sesiapa yang tidak begitu menggemari buku jenis 'non-fiction' yang hanya memberitahu fakta semata-mata, maka buku ini adalah yang terbaik untuk anda. Info-infonya digarap dengan begitu baik dalam bentuk dialog menjadikan pembaca tidak begitu terbeban hanya dengan fakta semata-mata. Selain itu ada juga diselitkan kekeliruan Maria terhadap perasaannya terhadap Abdul Wahab, begitu juga Abdul Wahab kepada Maria untuk membuatkan plot ceritanya lebih menarik.


Ada lagi beberapa helaian untuk saya habiskan pembacaan saya ni. Kalau ada sebarang cadangan mengenai apa-apa buku yang menarik untuk pembacaan saya di waktu cuti ni, minta tolong tinggalkan komen di ruangan komen ya. Jazakumullahu khairan :)



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June 17, 2011

'Saya tak layak untuk dia'

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Daisy Love





Bismillah


Pertama kali menulis tentang cinta, saya pasti saya bukanlah orang yang terbaik untuk membicarakan perihal ini. Tapi inshaAllah, saya percaya bahawa saya, dan juga anda sudah cukup matang dan dewasa untuk berbincang mengenai cinta. Apabila mengatakan tentang cinta, tentu kita punya pelbagai persepsi mengenainya, tapi jujurlah, kalau berbicara pasal cinta, cinta kepada siapa yang muncul di fikiran kita dahulu? Izinkan saya membuat tafsiran, kalau viewers artikel ini berada di sekitar umur belasan tahun atau dua puluhan, saya percaya mungkin 80- 90% terfikirkan cinta kepada yang berlawanan jantina. Hanya tafsiran, kalau salah, maafkan saya.


Pernah dengar orang kata cinta itu fitrah? Saya pernah, dan saya juga percaya. Tapi apa yang membuatkan ia gagal menjadi fitrah ialah apabila cinta itu tidak disalurkan ke jalan yang betul. Cinta itu fitrah, tapi kalau tidak fahaminya, ia jadi masalah.


Bercakap tentang fitrah, ramai yang jelas dengan fitrah manusia yang sukakan kesempurnaan. Contohnya apabila mendengar keluhan beberapa sahabat yang meminati seseorang kerana kesempurnaan yang dimiliki seseorang lelaki. Walau tidak ada manusia sempurna di dunia ini, kata sahabat saya dia seperti sempurna, akhlaknya baik, perwatakannya soleh, dan wajahnya pula sedap mata memandang. Tapi dia hanya meminati, tidak berani untuk merisik lebih dari itu, apalagi untuk meminta lelaki itu masuk meminang, kerana katanya dia tidak layak untuk lelaki itu memandangkan dia hanya wanita biasa-biasa, belum sampai tahap solehah.



(Lazimnya) perempuan-perempuan yang jahat adalah untuk lelaki-lelaki yang jahat, dan lelaki-lelaki yang jahat untuk perempuan-perempuan yang jahat; dan (sebaliknya) perempuan-perempuan yang baik untuk lelaki-lelaki yang baik, dan lelaki-lelaki yang baik untuk perempuan-perempuan yang baik. Mereka (yang baik) itu adalah bersih dari (tuduhan buruk) yang dikatakan oleh orang-orang (yang jahat); mereka (yang baik) itu akan beroleh pengampunan (dari Allah) dan pengurniaan yang mulia.  An-Nur: 26



Dalam kes ini, kalau ada orang yang tanyakan adakah sahabat saya bersalah kerana mempunyai perasaan suka kepada lelaki yang soleh? Jawapan saya adalah tidak, Sebagai seorang wanita, dia adalah normal kerana mempunyai fitrah, iaitu perasaan suka kepada lelaki dan dia juga normal kerana fitrahnya suka kepada kebaikan dan kesempurnaan.


Tetapi adalah sangat mengecewakan jika perasaan cinta itu hanya sekadar cinta dan tiada sebarang perancangan untuk menjadikannya halal. Kalau sudah suka kepada lelaki yang soleh, kenapa tak cuba untuk menjadi solehah? Kalau ada hati dekat sesorang yang berakhlak baik, mengapa tidak berusaha untuk mempunyai akhlak yang lebih baik? Ramai yang tahu ayat daripada surah An-Nur di atas, tapi ramai yang masih belum berusaha untuk berada di kelompok yang baik-baik seperti dikatakan ayat ini. Menjadi seorang yang berperwatakan mulia bukan kurniaan seperti mempunyai paras rupa yang menawan. Sebaliknya ia adalah usaha dan doa kita sendiri untuk berada dalam golongan yang disayangi Allah ini. Jadi, tak ada sebarang alasan untuk mengatakan.. 'ala.. aku ni bukannya baik pun..' sebab bila katakan demikian, kita sebenarnya belum lagi berusaha untuk menjadi lebih baik



Dalam hidup ini, kita tak tahu apa perancangan Allah terhadap hidup kita. Andai kata, kita berusaha menjadi lebih baik dan solehah pun masih belum menjadi pilihan, janganlah bersedih  atau patah hati kerana percayalah, dalam kita cuba berubah untuk mencuri hati seseorang, Allah terlebih dahulu mencuri hati kita untuk menjadi dekat denganNya. Dalam pada niat asal kita mahu menjadi solehah kerana mahu menjadi teman sehidup semati si dia, Allah terlebih dahulu akan meniupkan rasa cinta kepadaNya. Dan akhirnya, kita akan sedar kita tak perlukan sesiapa untuk menjadikan kita lebih baik kerana kita sebenarnya sudah jatuh cinta kepada Allah, dan itu lebih bernilai daripada segalanya.
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May 26, 2011

Moist banana cake

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Bismillah.
Sejujurnya, saya tak tau apa yang menyerang diri saya lewat kebelakangan ini sebab saya rasa macam.. I'm addicted to baking! Of all kinds of addictions, I'm actually stuck to this one, which is a good thing I suppose.

Terbaru, saya sempat buat moist banana cake yang saya rasakan adalah satu kejayaan sebab dulu pernah juga saya buat kek pisang , tapi bila dah masak jadi macam bingka pulak :(Anyways, resepi ini sangat mudah. Kalau tak ada mixer, guna saja spatula untuk mengacau. Dan kalau tak ada oven, guna saja pengukus.

Moist banana cake sprinkled with powdered sugar

Kalau diperhatikan, warna kek ini macam agak gelap kalau dibandingkan dengan kek pisang yang biasa. Sebab bahan yang digunakan kita masak atas periuk dulu sebelum disatukan dengan tepung dan telur. Dan bila masuk oven, saya letakkan container yang berisi air di bahagian/tingkat bawah adunan kek yang dibakar (bukan dalam resepi asal) dan hasilnya, voila! A MOIST banana cake, walaupun pada mulanya saya tak yakin kek yang dibakar boleh jadi moist macam kek yang dikukus but alhamdulillah it turned out so well :)

Saya rasa mungkin saya akan lebih serius mendalami ilmu masakan pada waktu cuti ni sebab rasa seronok dan puas pulak bila hasilnya menjadi dan lebih seronok bila dapat dihidangkan untuk family tersayang. Tapi tak adalah serius mana pun, sebab inshaAllah bulan Jun nanti saya akan mula bekerja, jadi sebelum bermulanya hari-hari yang sibuk, saya kira ada baiknya saya isi waktu cuti yang ada ni dengan sesuatu yang saya betul-betul minat.

Well to those of you who feel like baking this cake, I actually got this recipe from here, only that I cut the sugar amount to 3/4 cup instead of 1 cup (I think it's sweet enough) and like I said before, put a container of water on the lower rack of the oven to make it even moist. This is definitely a-must-try cake to those who don't fancy doing tedious job with the cream etc, because this cake is so simple yet so good in its own.

Till then, happy baking! ^^

IZ: Still searching for the best menu to be served to my long-lost friend who will be coming over this weekend..
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May 18, 2011

Top 4 reasons to clean your room

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Bismillah.

Yes, I know that most of us (university students) are in our loooong break right now and I'm just wondering what are you guys been up to, or planning to do for this 3+ months break. For any of you who still do not have any plans yet, why not start up this holidays with something thats just not gonna make you happy, but also for your mum to smile all day long. And I'm talking about non-other than massive cleaning! *^^*



This cleaning is not the usual cleaning that we do everyday. This is a massive one. Starts from folding each and every shirt in your wardrobe properly and to rearrange all those books on the stacks. Well, me and my sister did not really feel happy about this cleaning thingy at first.. I mean, who actually enjoy doing something tiring, but dear, once you see the results.. VICTORY! And your mum will be really proud of your efforts and when your father offers a celebration.. you just can't refuse. Here are some reasons why we should do massive cleaning.. and in my case, massive cleaning of my own room in particular.




1) Burn those calories
Ok, tell me, how many of us actually working out or doing exercises this holidays. Will it really be easy for us to go out after performing subuh prayer and actually go jogging at the nearest recreation center, or even just around our housing area? Personally for me, I find it very difficult. And plus with me being a female, the risk of getting splashed with acid (yes I read the news) is quite high if I were to go out on my own.. you just cant tell who are the psychos among the people around you. Hence, working out.. I mean cleaning up your room is one of the alternatives to burn those calories. It's like killing two birds with one stone, you'll be able to stretch the muscles and your room will also be squeaky clean ^^




2) Reminiscing old memories
When I was cleaning my wardrobe and drawers, I found a very precious box with letters and cards received from my childhood friends and lots of pictures too. How I miss my childhood life, there were smiles and laughters everywhere. Not that I dont like my life now, its just that when we were kids there weren't many things to worry about. And now, being a 22 year old, I couldnt feel more blessed having those people around me. They put some spices into my life and as I grow up, I understand people more and understand what to expect from them. Alhamdulillah, thank you Allah for this wonderful life journey. Hmph I'm getting emotional here. Better stop.




3) Might found some money
Yea, yea.. this might not sound sensible enough but believe it or not, it actually happens to me! I actually found an envelope containing a lot of RM 1 inside it and its from my savings from school. Well though it's just a collection of RM 1 only, they are still money okay. And on top of that I also found an envelope of Korean won! I was looking here and there for this envelope because I remember I did not manage to spend all the Korean won that I brought to Korea last year. Thus, I am so going to money changer to change that to Malaysian ringgit, though my initial plan was not to change it back because I was thinking I might use that Korean won when I visit Korea again but only Allah knows when.. 5 years from now? 10 years? 20 years? Not going at all? So changing the money back to Malaysian ringgit seems relevant enough.




4) Rewards from Allah
And last but not least, just remember that for every single thing that we do with the intention to get the reward from Allah, then we will certainly get it.


“[And it will be said], ‘Indeed, this is for you a reward, and your effort has been appreciated.’”
(Al-Ihsan: 22)

Thus, correct the niat on why we do certain things. Cleanliness is something that is very much treasued in Islam. So before starts cleaning, just make some du'a in us that Allah will accept our cleaning effort, an effort done to get his blessings and rewards. Well, isn't cleanliness is half of faith?

Till then, selamat mengemas :)


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25. Aim to live with the principle of to love for others what I love for my self. A dentist by profession. A Muslim by religion. A Dai'yah by action ( well at least that's what I hope I am) My writings are usually of reflections on matters happening around me.

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