Eid Mubarak 2014

Alhamdulillah, bulan puasa sudah pun berlalu dan sekarang kita sambut raya pula.This is my first time raya with my newly husband, away from my family. Nak kata sambut, takde lah sambut sangat. Sang suami kena masuk ofis, saya pulak off day hari ni, tak kena panggil gi keje. Nak gi semayang raya, takde geng. Kalau duk umah je nanti rasa tak raya plak. Baik keluar gi jenjalan sengsorang. Actually i've always preferred to go out on my own without sang suami. Bukan per, i like to take my own sweet time. I ni suka jalan perlahan-lahan, survey barang, belek tu belek ni. Kalau tinggalkan kat Daiso boleh duk situ at least 1 hour. Tapi takde la masuk every week. Maybe once a month ke. Dah memang slalu la kuar ngan husband nanti dia naik hangin kalau i duk buat slow-slow je. Haha. Tu lah kalau keluar ngan dia memang kena alert sket. Takleh kena distracted especially lalu tepi cosmetics aisles kat tengah2 mall tu yang dihiasi cantik2 memanggil-manggil kita datang suh cuba... Dalam tengah duk jalan tepi dia tiba2 dia dah jalan sorang ke depan. Mana dia tak tension kan. Sorry lah.. bukannya sengaja nak menghilang. Ni lah namanya kena distracted. hehehe.

Anyway, i pikir macam nak pegi area lain pulak lah asyik CBD je. Dah buat groceries pun kat situ je dah naik muak kat situ, nak tukar angin lah. So i pun pegilah Ikea kat Richmond. First thing first, nak kena pekena coffee. Time2 winter ni, kalau tak pekena hot drinks memang tak rasa winter lah. So i just took a white coffee cup from the rack and queued to pay. Since it was Monday and on a weekday, I get to have free cafe latte with an Ikea Family Member's card. Sweet. Dapat la save few dollars. Dah minum coffee so pegi la survey lampu kat dalam ikea tu. Ingat nak cari table lamp, sebab lampu kat rumah ni sangat tak memadai untuk dapatkan gambar yang terang dan clear untuk blog. Akhirnya, dapat la beli lampu ni.. (dah pun siap pasang letak atas meja di rumah)

Tengok.. lighting di rumah sangat gelap. Ni pun dah pasang lampu siling tu.

Oklah, dah panjang lebar post ni. Sebenarnya nak cerita pasal experience raya kat sini. Since kitorg tak kenal mana2 malay community kat sini, so takde la rasa cam beraya sangat. In shaa Allah.. nanti jumpa lah siapa2. At the meantime, I would like to wish to all the families who have lost their loved ones in recent MH17 flight tragedy. May Allah ease your pain. Al-fatihah.. 

Where to get moulds for Malaysian's kuih muih

Hi everyone,

Today I'd like to share with you some stuffs I bought for my cooking missions. These are moulds that are used to make some of Malaysian's favourite traditional savoury delights such as karipap/curry puffs, roti jala/soft net pancakes, kuih loyang/honeycomb cookies and kuih bakar/baked cake. I have already made roti jala and kuih bakar with the moulds but did not take proper photos for the blog but I have uploaded them on my instagram. Click on the hyperlink to visit my page at instagram and let's connect, ok? Sounds good? Cool, now let's talk about the vendor. 

Initially I was looking for a curry puff mould in the internet and man.. it was really hard to find it. I found few blogs that were selling this but I wasn't really impressed with the price and the cost of the shipping. So I continued searching and searching.. typing in keywords in english and malay.. then boom it led me to this facebook page RNZ Kitchenware Trading. It's a retail shop located at Sungai Buloh, Selangor in Malaysia and the prices weren't too bad...

1. Curry Puff mould 8cm : RM2.90

2. Curry Puff mould 10.5cm : RM3.90

3. Roti Jala mould : RM 4.90

4. Kuih Loyang mould : RM 16

5. Kuih Bakar mould : RM 15.90

Total : RM43.60

Shipping cost to Melbourne, Australia : RM52

So in total I paid roughly about AUD$32.00 for five items. They gave me the small curry puff mould in blue to me for free as I decided to get it after I paid. I believe it was just RM1.90 per unit. The price and shipping cost were great but the only drawback is that they don't have Paypal services for customers to make payment. Lucky for me I still have a Malaysian bank account that I can use to transfer funds locally. But if you're still interested to purchase their items, give them a message on their Facebook. 

I'd guess that's all for now. Hope this post is helpful if you were looking for the moulds. Have a pleasant day and I'll see you in my next post. Bye! :)

June Favourites

Hello purrpurrs,

Sorry for the lack of updates. I've been so busy for the past few weeks. I just got myself a couple of casual work here in Melbourne. It's nothing fancy but at least I have some income and I can spend without asking my husband for money. But when ordering online I still need to ask for his permission, I don't know why. It's not like he asked me to but I know he get pissed off if I buy so much stuffs. Anyhoo, since we have just entered the beginning of July, I thought of writing a list of my favourites for the month of June. Hope you guys enjoy it :)

Whipped Volume Mousse by David Babaii

After doing a lot of research, reading product reviews and doing comparisons, I got myself this baby at Priceline and I am pretty much satisfied with the result. It is lightweight, doesn't give a sticky feeling, and it doesn't weigh my hair down. I use this mousse particularly on top of my head when it can look pretty flat on second or third day after washing. I had an experience with another hair volumizers product, it's in powder form but it makes my hair so stiff and sticky so I'm glad this doesn't do that.

Handmade False Eyelashes, Aliexpress

Falsies. This is a new thing for me. I've only worn falsies on two occasions all of my life. Once on my best friend's wedding (when I realized thick long lashes don't really go with my eyes) and the second time on my wedding. I am very picky with falsies. It's because I have bulging eyes and I realized thick long lashes makes me look super weird. I can go without but I longed for that natural long subtle eye lashes... and I was so glad I found this product online! And the price.. you can't beat the price.. 10 pairs for US$4.79. I'm really happy with this product & price so definitely will repurchase.

Vitamin E Skin Oil by Derma E

Love love love! I use this oil like a face serum before my moisturiser and I also use it for my hair. Since its winter in Melbourne now, my skins get really dry and this oil does its job! I have tried Rose Hip oil prior to this but Mr Hubs complained that it smells funny. So now before I purchase anything I will always give it a smell first and this oil doesn't have any scent. For my hair, I pour 4-5 drops into my hands and give it a good rub to release some heat and comb through my hair concentrating towards the ends with my fingers. I personally think it does a better job than other serums I bought at Priceline. But still can't beat Elianto Organic Olive Essence though. That's like my holy grail hair essence ever. 

Silicone Face Mask, Daiso

   

Yes... again.. another Daiso stuff. I bet you guys are getting bored of me raving so much about Daiso huh? Okay but this time no more make up stuff alright? I love this mask cuz now I can do facial and do house work simultaneously. I think this is a great invention, especially for those who can't find time to sit back and relax for a good half an hour without getting disturbed (by husband, kids or pets..) So all you have to is once you put your liquid mask on your face, put this on, tuck that big loops behind your ears and it will hold the mask for you. And the best part, the liquid doesn't vaporize so your face will fully absorb all the nutrients. Isn't that great?

Anyway, that is all for today. Hope you guys enjoyed this entry and see you in my next post! :)

P/S : If you'd like to have a chat with me, add me in instagram @sarah.powderpurrfect or twitter @ssarahs9. Take care & be safe! :)

xoxo

Sarah Purrpurr