14.07.2010

i was chatting with bunie last night and we ended up having goal to achieve..the reasons are for health purposes and another thing is to accomplish our last year's (erm..was it last 2years) new year resolution..haha..

i've got bunie's permission to publish this :)

(warning: below conversation/post is in sabahan slang , fully bahasa pasar and numbers will not be revealed to protect the privacy of both parties)

sandrateo84: heya heya..busy?

cornelea grace: sandie!!!! buat apa??
sandrateo84: baru balik dari station..
cornelea grace: penat ya?
sandrateo84: penat sikit, sebab exercise tadi kan..hehe.
cornelea grace: waaaa, suda exercise ya? i belum start lagi..malassss...tiada kawan.
sandrateo84: iya, i was so energized tadi before start exercise..tapi, bila tukar baju sudah, terus malas..but i teruskan juga perjuangan..hehe..
cornelea grace: ko jalan-jalan di treadmill?
sandrateo84: i buat crunches & etc for 20mins, then treadmill 20mins..
cornelea grace: nnt bln depan i mau join puasa, sebab tiada makanan kan...
sandrateo84: oh, bagus juga tu bunie. i pun mau join puasa lah..haha..
cornelea grace: i inda suka exercise..i like game / competition
sandrateo84: apa kata kita compete kasi turun 10kg in 3 months??
cornelea grace: wah wah...if menang dpt apa??
sandrateo84: i pun ragu-ragu if i can..haha!
cornelea grace: bah jom la..apa hadiah nya?
sandrateo84: alala..serious? apa hadiah?? i pun inda tau..
cornelea grace: ala, ko suggest hadiah bah sand...ko yg ckp duluan..cepat apa hadiah...
sandrateo84: ok, apa yang ko betul-betul mau?
cornelea grace: ko mau apa???
sandrateo84: i mau kamera, but i'll be buying one, next month..haha.. i pun inda tau apa i mau..
cornelea grace: ala, jadi apa lagi selain kamera?
sandrateo84: if 3 months from now, ialah october kan..
cornelea grace: ya ya..
sandrateo84: hmm, apa i mau ah? i pun inda tau..
sandrateo84: OK, begini..if ko menang, i pergi KL, bayar sendiri..
cornelea grace: okkkkay..klu ko menang??
sandrateo84: but if i menang, ko bayarkan tiket i to KL..
cornelea grace: bah timbang skrg juga! start besok ne..
cornelea grace: 14 JULAI 2010-14 OKTOBER 2010......
cornelea grace:if kita sama2 hilang 10kg...sama2 menang la tu?
sandrateo84: haha! iya, sama2 menang lah..
cornelea grace: so, inda perlu bagi hadiah la kan...hahahaha.
sandrateo84: ok, start bisuk ah...
sandrateo84: i pergi timbang dulu ya..
cornelea grace: okay.. i XXkg.. ko berapa?
sandrateo84: ko tidak pernah tau my weight kan? ko jgn kasi ketawa ah..haha! ok, i timbang dulu..
cornelea grace: okay!
cornelea grace: berapa BMI ko sekarang, sand?
sandrateo84: ok, i sebenarnya XX kg..haha!
sandrateo84: my weight is XXkg..my height is 170 cm and my BMI is XX.X
cornelea grace: wah, kita bgne jauh beza tinggi, ko berat Xkg ja dari i kan.
cornelea grace: ideal is 18-24
cornelea grace: 24-29 is overweight
cornelea grace: more than 30% is OBES
sandrateo84: eh, i thought normal is 18-22..
cornelea grace: nope, its 18-24
cornelea grace: so, start besok kan kan...the duration will be 14 JULY-14 OKTOBER..okay?
sandrateo84: ok! set! fuh~ nervous oh..
cornelea grace: asalkan kita sama-sama sampai 10kg then draw!!! Sama-sama menang...
sandrateo84: haha! ok..
cornelea grace: i’m nervous too..hahaha.
sandrateo84: i risau oh, mine macam impossible..
cornelea grace: sbb kuaaaaat makaaan sama malaaaaas exercise, tu la nervous.
cornelea grace: sand, nothing is imposibble.
sandrateo84: sebab inda pernah tercapai, since 4 years ago..
cornelea grace: we motivate each other.
sandrateo84: OK! we can do it!
cornelea grace: 10 kg 10 kg 10 kg 10 kg
cornelea grace: :))))
sandrateo84: YES!
cornelea grace: i membayangkan diri kurus 3bulan dari sekarang..hahahaha.
sandrateo84: hahaha! sama!
sandrateo84: OK! OK! we must walk the talk..make the dream comes true!
cornelea grace: must! must!
sandrateo84: tapi, secara sihat ya..jangan memudaratkan kesihatan.. jangan tidak makan until gastrik..

cornelea grace: ok, cara sihat....

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and, from now on..i have goal to achieve. no more junk food and unnecessary food! moderate food intake, healthy food and exercise..a healthy lifestyle. discipline!

27.06.2010

the best thing to watch any sport games, be it olympic games or thomas cup or world cup..err..sukma 2010 (i didnt watch any of the games), what i like the most and what touched me the most is that whenever the winner wins or whenever the player scores a goal, they will look up and lift up their hands.


i believe they must be thanking God for the achievement, accomplishment and the success they achieved. i like to see them with the feeling of gratitude, for all their preparation and hard work, paid off in the end..and that, almost always bring tears to my eyes..

hehe..world cup fever, bah.. ;D

(pictures from www.fifa.com)

26.06.2010

two days ago, roddy a.k.a kkbb (koko boy-boy) =) flew to KL to further his studies for his Master and perhaps PhD..and of course the siblings and cousins had another food feast for his farewell.

wishing him all the best and surely he'll get what he's been dreaming for!

G.O.O.D L.U.C.K A.R.T.E.O

12.05.2010

i went for an interview for a post in the government sector today. you might heard before, that it's easy to get the job in the government..yes, it would be easy if there's someone who is sitting on top of the organization to approve your application. but if you are a second-class bumiputera (that's what we are labeled as) and go through the proper channel..all the interviews and exams, it could not be that easy.. unless you have 85% of luck on that particular day of your interview =) (those who went through this process before, will surely understand) well, it's not that i'm hoping for a new one, as i'm loving my job now..
however, there were reasons why i went..the main one was because, i do not want to give up. ok, let me tell you this. i have been called by the government for at least 9 times, of which i attended 5 interviews and 3 exams. can you imagine that?? and it's tiring, when in the end of the day, the answer i got is DUKACITA..and i want to prove that, one day, it will be SUKACITA =) apart from that, i would like to see how good i am in promoting myself ;D and to know if i have 85% of luck today.. somehow, after the interview today, i felt something different! the same feeling i felt during my previous successful interviews (of my current and previous job, of course!)..credits to my current company for the experiences i've gained. whatever the outcome of the interview, decision will be made when i need to make a decision =)

at this time, things getting more interesting and challenging at work..the new equipments to deal with, documentations and calculations and lots of trials to do..hmm, i'm loving it! =)

27.04.2010

what do i do, if i have a pack of oreo biscuit? hehe..

yes, Oreo Cheesecake it is!


i have never really tried this kind of oreo cheesecake recipe before..the last oreo cheesecake that i bake was a simpler one, where i used a piece of oreo as the base and a quarter of oreo on top of the cheese for garnish.

and, this time, i mixed the oreo with the cheese for a rich oreo cheesecake. :)

here's the recipe, i use to bake mine:

ingredient A- the crust:

5 pieces of oreo cookies
8 pieces of mcvites- digestive biscuits
1 tablespoon icing sugar
125g melted butter

1. crush digestive biscuits and 5 pieces of oreo together in to fine crumbs. then, mix in the icing sugar.
2. pour the melted butter into the mixture, and stir until they crumbs is evenly moistened.
3. press the mixture evenly into the bottom of a baking tin of appropriate size and put into the freezer for 10mins (or until you are done with the filling) to hardened.

ingredient B- the filling:

the remaining of the oreo cookies (crush them into smaller pieces but not fine)
250g cream cheese
50g softened butter
2 eggs
1/2 tsp of vanilla essence
100g icing sugar

1. beat cream cheese and butter and also the icing sugar until creamy.
2. add in the eggs, one at a time and vanilla essence into the mixture. the mixture will become smooth and glossy.
3. add in the coarse oreo cookies in to the mixture and mix to spread them evenly.
4. pour the mixture onto the hardened base and bake at 170 C for 30 mins.
5. after 30 mins, open the oven door and gently shake the tin, the filling should have a slight wobble. Let cool in the oven for 1 hours.
6. refrigerate your cheesecake overnight (or if beh tahan, refrigerate at least 4 hours)


then, you can enjoy you cheesecake, as soon as you wake up in the morning.

06.04.2010

do you know where to get the best banana cake?

as for me, the best that i've ever had, was from the puduraya bus station. and you must know which is the good one because not all banana cakes in puduraya bus station are good. choose the one where you can see lots of dancing little bananas on the plastic packaging. there was once, mom bought 15 (if i'm not mistaken) cakes, and we have a month's supply of banana cake. well, i'm not sure if they still have good banana cake, now..

it has been a while since i last baked a cake. if i'm not mistaken, my last one was during Christmas season, last year. i was so excited to bake my own fruit cake. i even soaked my mixed fruits in rum, a month ahead so that my fruit cake will be flavourful. hmm, but too bad, i failed. the cake does not look like a fruit cake at all. and did not taste good at all.. it was so discouraging! perhaps, it's not my time yet, haha. oh ya, i still have a bottle of mixed fruits soaked in rum. if anyone of you is interested with it, just tell me, i can pass the whole thing to you ;p


ok, back to my banana cake, hehe..i was browsing through nigella's website, searching for simple and easy cake recipe, to encourage me to start baking again..and i found a banana cake recipe. i dont even need my beater..

here's the recipe:

3 very ripe bananas
125 ml vegetable oil
2 eggs
250 g flour
100 g caster sugar
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder

1 cup of raisins

methods:

1. preheat oven to 200 C
2. mash the bananas and set aside for a moment
3. pour the oil into a jug and beat the eggs
4. put the flour, sugar, baking soda and baking powder into a large mixing bowl and mix in the beaten-egg-and-oil mixture, followed by the mashed bananas
5. fold in the raisins, then place equal quantities into the prepared baking tin/ muffin cup
6. bake in the oven for 45 mins

hot banana cake/ muffin is best enjoy with a cup of milo..ermm, coffee is good too! ;D

05.04.2010

He is risen! Alleluia!
He is risen indeed! Alleluia! Alleluia!
He is truly risen! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

May the risen Lord brings new hope in your life today.

BLESSED EASTER