Influence Of Running Man

Running man is a top Korea variety show. It's kind of addictive. The show is quite funny. For me, running man is a damn good show because it promotes the places as well as the food. You can google it to find out more about running man.

Watched last 2 week episode - Great Inheritance. Well, they need to cook. The green team - Gary, Jihyo, Haha, Kwang Soo, Yoo Ah In - decided on trinity combination - spicy soup of ribs, chicken, abalone. Ah In is seem to be a good cook as he became the leader for the cooking. Like that kind of guy.

Inspired by that, I made my own spicy chicken soup.

Spicy chicken soup

My cooking

I made the seasoning paste and kept it in fridge overnight since I need to be at the faculty earlier than usual.

Seasoning paste - Blended garlic, pepper paste, soy sauce, honey, ketchup, chili flakes

No exact measurement - follow your taste

This is what I do for the spicy chicken soup.

1. First, steamed 2 chicken wings. After the chicken is cooked, keep the chicken stock.

2. Take a cup of chicken stock into a pot together with the chicken parts. Saute the chicken with the paste evenly. Heat it for a while.

3. Then, put the vegetables (carrot, potato, celery) in - vegetables are cut into small edible size. Add 2 - 3 cups of chicken stock.

4. Season with a couple bit of salt and sugar - or until it fits your taste.

5. Heat off after let it boil for 10 - 15 minutes.

The original recipe is here.

Writing An Academic Blog???

I am a subscriber of Next Scientist ebook. Well, I have to admit it is a good site for student like me. Recently, me got a new ebook written by the founder of the site, Julio entitled 17 simple strategies to survive your PhD. She is sharing her experience during pursuing the highest level of education.

Basically, the strategies are already known but yeah, some people do not apply them. Even we are PhD student, we are still enjoying my life - watching movies, hang out with friends, karaoke etc. One of the tips is write a blog. It would be nice to share the journey of getting a PhD degree - the thick and thin. Well, my sister had suggested it before. I'm not a good writer. 

Plus, I'm just share whatever I'm doing in my life here. 

But can take it into consideration. 

Keep Myself Updated

Doing research is quite insecure especially when it comes to the novelty part. We think we are the first one doing that study but hell yeah, we don't know what other people around the world do. So, researchers usually communicate through paper or journal with others since they would never meet each other. It makes me damn scared and nervous. 

This is the main reason I always check on science direct periodically. Just to make sure no journal regarding the study that I'm doing is published. It would drive me crazy if someone has published it. Well, it will be no longer a novelty and I would need to do something new. Me don't like brainstorming much. It gives me much headache.

Deep in my heart, I really hope no one doing same study with me.

Chemical From Merck

Need to buy some chemicals from the suppliers. Quite lazy to contact them so I order the chemical through the lab assistant, En. Mat. The postgraduate student usually order any chemical through him. Hence, no headache. 

Using the faculty's money would drag some times. It's because they consider the suppliers who sell good quality chemical at cheaper price. So my supervisor decide to use our research grant to buy all the chemical needed as it would be delivered faster.

Since I'm using NMR as the main characterization of my products later on, me want to own the NMR solvents by myself - with Prof's approval. Guess what, the higher number of deuderated carbon, the more expensive the price. Well, the process is quite complicated as it's involved expensive catalyst (what I learn from organometallic chemistry during degree level by Prof Dr Hada). So, it's not a big shock but still cause a heart attack as I need to use them. I'm lucky since my research got financial support - research grant. Otherwise, I don't think the faculty allow us to buy such chemicals.

Need prof's signature filled in the forms.
Must meet him tomorrow.

Exhausting Myself

It's Monday. 

And it's public holiday. 

Since I've stayed at home during the weekends, so I decide to go out. Went to the Kenanga Wholesale City Fashion Mall as I want to buy some clothes. Went there with my younger sis. Me always feel sleepy in the train. It took about 45-50 minutes from Padang Jawa KTM Station to the KL Sentral. KL Sentral is like a main center for the trains. You can ride LRT, KTM as well as KLIA express from here.

After roughly 30 minutes walk, reached the mall. The KWC located at the end of the Kenanga Road. I shopped there once during the fasting month and also went to the Star Stage (level 15) for a concert before. So, this is my third time. Searching for new tribal shirt. Different shop got different price. One shop sell 1 shirt RM20. Hey, that is expensive. Went to another shop, they sell it at RM13 per shirt. So we bought 6 shirts.

Since both of us still eat nothing from the morning, we went to Ulam Cafe for a simple lunch. The food is quite delicious and affordable. We can get cheaper price for the same menu outside. Well, what did you expect. It's inside a mall and got air-con.

Someone was craving over sushi. So, we walked to the Berjaya Times Square as the mall is quite close and it's kind of a waste to ride monorail. Straight away went to the Sushi King at level 5. Same level with the theme park. Sushi King is located next to the Archery Store. Me prefer to have green tea while eat sushi. Since it's my sis's treat, I ate the purple plate sushi. Unagi and ebi fry. Well, it's such a loss since Sushi King has a promotion at this end of the month. Should go during that time. Sigh. Do I care since it's not my money to be spent on. Hahaha.

Reached home 6.50 pm.
Rushed to have our Asr prayer.

Broken Heart

I can write as I think you will never find out and know this. 

Frankly speaking, I'm still hoping that we will be together again in future. Still holding on you. Actually, I'm wonder why you never show up and explain the whole thing. Why you just kept silence. I guess it's hard to choose either blood-related or stranger. Yes, I'm a stranger in your life. But all I ask is just a simple explanation. 

Money can buy anything. Is that so? I'm curious why did you tell me a different story. Even so, I still want you in my life. I guess maybe it's because you are the first person. The stupid me.

Facebook. 

That's where I found it out. 

I know that person.

If she can make you happy, I'm happy for you. 

Learn to let you go now.

So that I will be in peace.

Dear Allah,

Please give me some strength to forget him

New Baby

Been searching for a new laptop. Before this, I was fall in love with Lenovo Yoga. But after consider its weight, prefer Asus Taichi more. However, it only provide the basic condition of a laptop. It would cost me about RM5000. Same price with an Apple laptop. Me prefer Apple product more. 

Based on my current financial condition, well, that's quite expensive. So just afford to buy laptop in range of RM2000-2500. Frankly speaking, it's my sis who buy the laptop, not me. Coincidentally, a PC fair was held at my hometown. So my sis went there. Me want a light laptop so that easy for me to carry it anywhere. Samsung laptop is quite thin and looks smart however my neighbour said better not to buy Samsung brand as it also give some of problems. Well, quite believe it since she used Samsung before.

So decide to buy Asus laptop. First time using window 8. Quite blur when open up the laptop.

Spec

Asus A450CC

Enjoying Ourselves

My aunt was coming home from Kedah. Well, she was away during the Eid. She's been with us for 3 days. My uncle drove us to the beach. The kids enjoyed themselves riding the horse. As for me, I don't really remember when was the last time I went to the beach. LOL. 

At Batu Buruk Beach

Enjoying the pizza. My treat before I'm leaving for Shah Alam.

Another trip to Batu Rakit just to have fried squid. 

Happy Eid Mubarak

We, the Muslim, are celebrating the Eid after one month of fasting. It can help you to lose weight. But somehow, most of us gained weight since lots of food are sold during Ramadhan. Some of them are quite hard to find during other months. 

Well, frankly speaking, my family did not snap our family photo this year. Still being affected with the loss, I guess. Even I myself hardly to have the mood. But still enjoy the celebration to take my mom's heart. She did not cook Nasi Dagang this year. Nasi dagang is our state's signature dish. Well, maybe it's remind her of my late dad. 

The two naughty little girls

Laksa made by my aunt

Us going to the open house

Capture from the dashboard

I Am Missing You

Read my sis's blog regarding the story of what happened on before and on the day (11th July). So, I decide to tell my part of story which may be damn shock more than hers since I was there at home. It will be a mix language of Malay and English.

11th July 2013

Sound of incoming text wakes me up. Hell yeah, I slept after subuh. 

Mr S: Salam. Bila nak datang ambil kereta?

So I tell my mum that Mr S texted me.

Umi: Gi ambil dengan ayah la. Umi mane tahu drive kereta auto.

So my mum gave my dad a call.

Umi: Ayah, Mr S mesej tanya pukul berapa nak gi ambil kereta.

Ayah: Umi gi la ambil dengan yaa.

Umi: Umi mane pernah drive kereta auto. Yaa pun lame dah x drive kereta. Kalau gi dengan ayah, kita gi kedai kereta naik myvi. Lepas tu, ayah drive kereta saga tu balik rumah.

Ayah: Kalau gitu, gi ambil petang la. Lepas ayah habis kerja. Pukul 3 lebih ke.

Then, my mum conveyed that to me. Me said I don't mind. It's up to him.

Ayah: Kalau ada org kat kaunter JUPEM ni, boleh la ayah balik kejap.

After a while, he called my mum back telling that he's coming home since someone is replacing his job. That was around 10.30 a.m if i'm not mistaken. So I take a bath and get ready. Both me and my mum are waiting for him at the living room. After 1 hour, my dad is still not home. My mum give him a call. No answer. Another phone call at 12.00 p.m. And yet, still no answer. 

Around 12.20 p.m, a car stopped right in front of my house. My dad's colleagues. It's quite weird to see them that time. They are really quite. 

Umi: Datang nak ambil alat ngukur ke?

En Fendi: Kak Mah buke pintu pagar ni dulu.

En Fendi, En Sabri, En Rosli and En Alias. Dorg nampak serba salah. Macam nak bgtahu something.

En Fendi: Kak Mah, ade benda nak bgtahu psl abg din ni.

Umi: Kak Mah pn tgh tunggu abg din balik la ni. Tp tak sampai lagi.

En Fendi: Harap Kak Mah sabar byk2. Abg din dh xde.

Umi: Abg din gi mana plak?

En Fendi: Abg Din kemalangan tadi mase on the way nak balik. Meninggal dunia. 

En Fendi: Nak ajak gi tgk jenazah kat hospital. Kak Mah ok x?

Umi: Kak Mah ok, kak mah redha je.

Umi: Kejut along bangun, gi hospital

Me are really speechless. Is it true? Rushing go into the room and waking my sister up. We are kind of blur when Mr Rosli said he will drive us to the hospital. Not far form my house, I got a call from my aunt asking me about the new car. Directly tell her about my dad. She said that she will be go straight away to the hospital. Along the way, my sister kept calling our relatives and close friends. It's a shock for everyone.  Out of sudden, En Rosli stopped the car at the road side. He told us that the accident happened in front of the bicycle shop. Don't know why, I said he must be kidding. Unfortunately, he said yes. My eyes got teary then. To tell the truth, I really hope that was not my dad along the way to the hospital. 

Reached the hospital. Most of my dad's colleagues were there. My neighbour was there since she is a nurse. The staff kept telling us to have patience while open up the black plastic covering the body. I only look at the half face of my dad. It's him. It's really really him. My tears fall down as heavy as the rainstorm. My neighbour hugged me right away. One of the female colleague take me away from that room and calm me down. Texted my friend Qik and Fit telling them about my dad. Qik called me straight away. 

Since my mum refused the post mortem, the hospital prepare for the funeral. My mum said the funeral is after Asar prayer. My other two sisters are on their way home. I bet they are crying damn hard as they cannot see my dad's face for the very last time. My mum asked me to take a photo to show to my sisters. Everything was settle roughly about 5.30 p.m. My younger sister Lin reached home at 6.00 p.m while Sarah was at 12.00 a.m. Along kept telling them to let everything go. 

It was supposed to be a happy day since I've got my new car but it's turned out to be the most saddest day in my life. I really want to see him wearing my PhD gown as well as he was wearing my sister's master gown. I guess he will never make it.

Rest in peace dad.

I will be a good daughter after this and try not to burden you there.

Al-Fatihah