Lost of the loved one

I'm sorry I have been MIA for a long time. On August 15th, my worst nightmare actually happened to me.. My dearest father has left this world forever. It was so sudden.. and it was so fast.. I've never been so depressed my whole life.. I thought I couldn't ever recover.

When he passed on that night, Razz and I were asleep. Usually I would put my phone on silent mode cuz I can't stand when the phone vibrates or beeps in the middle of the night. But at 11.30pm that night, my phone vibrated for a long time. Razz woke me up and was getting a bit pissed off. Who the hell would be calling me at this time. I woke up half asleep and saw my close cousin called me. I knew this must be important. Saw a lot of unread whatsapp messages. They're all from our family on my father's side. Cousins, aunties. I read them one by one.. and I just could not believe what I just read.. 

I was wailing.. I felt the world was spinning.. Razz asked me what's wrong... what's wrong???  At first I couldn't say anything.. I was just too in shock... when I was calling my cousin back, then I told him my father just passed away. When my cousin picked up, I asked her, was it true. She said yes.. I asked you're not lying? You swear?!! And she swore her life.. At that time I just dropped to the floor.. 

Razz took the phone from me, I was curling up on the floor. I just couldn't breathe.. My head was spinning so bad. I threw up. From the moment I found out about the news, and walked out from the apartment to go to the airport, I threw up three times. I've never ever felt so sick my whole life.. It was really devastating..

We were lucky to get the next flight out at the last minute. The next flight after that would be in another 7 hours. If I didn't get to board on time.. I don't think I'd get to see my dad for the last time..

The journey back home was the longest flight ever. I couldn't sleep. I was crying non stop.. Flashbacks and memories were rushing back into my mind.. His voice, his smile, his lovely face.. they were all coming back like flashcards.

When we reached KL, my in laws came to pick us up. My MIL gave me a change of clothes and a hijab to cover my head. Then, we went to the hospital to see him...

When we reached there, relatives were coming to give me hugs. I just slowly knew that this was really happening.. Before, I was still thinking this was just a big cruel joke. When I saw my dad, lying there.. motionless.. I had to gather all my strengths not too wail. I kissed his forehead, his cheeks, smelled him. Hugged him. I let myself cry like a little girl. 

It's still hard for me to think and talk about it until this day. I'm still crying when I'm typing all this. Overall, the funeral process was a beautiful event. It rained when we prayed for him in the mosque.. It was breezy and cool.. Then the rain stopped when we're about to head to the muslim cemetery.. Only when everything's finished I realized how Allah made it so easy for him. And how he granted a beautiful day for us to gather and be with him for the last time. 

I miss him.. till now I can't stop crying when I pray. It has been a huge lost for me and my whole family. I've been staying in KL since that day, as a lot more things happened after that.. One of it is finding out that mom got a brain tumor... but don't worry, alhamdulillah, she's ok now.. After two surgeries, she's back to herself now.  

It's been crazy months. I didn't have the mood to see anyone, post anything on instagram or this blog. I was just too overwhelmed with mom's sickness and people's attitudes. All this negative things really swallowed me up. But thankfully, I'm slowly getting it all together now. Razz went back to Melbourne first. He let me stay in KL till March, till I get things sorted out for the family.

This whole experience has taught me a lot of things. It felt I have to go through bad things after another. It seems like the world is out to get to me. And the only way I did to get me out of this by praying. I prayed relentlessly everyday. I asked Allah to grant me strengths. To make my tasks easier for me. And alhamdulillah, it has become easier...In shaa Allah..

I've got news!

Hi guys, thought I should check in. I still have the bad cough but it's getting better. I have something to tell you guys... I just got myself a job.. yeap.. finally this housewife is chipping in to the household.. hehehe..

But the fun part about my job is.. I'll be working as a cook at a cafe at the CBD. I just started last Friday.. and it's been 4 days already.. I have to admit though, working in a commercial kitchen ain't nothing like cooking at home! And the food I cook is not something I'd cook at home either. So the first few days have been tough.. I'm trying to get the rhythm by observing my colleague. She's Japanese and she doesn't talk English that much.. so sometimes communication with her is a bit hard.. sometimes I think she doesn't even like me because she has this straight face going on all the time haha. But whatever, as long as I get to be as good as her I don't care if I annoy her a little bit... :P

So yeah, I will try to update the blog as much as I can. I really don't want to neglect this blog.. I've fallen in love with blogging and the internet world so I'm really not going to let go off this passion.. even though it doesn't pay the bills but it's okay.. as long as I'm still loving it I shall do it! 

Will update more this weekend.. Should I show you guys what I cook at work? You will see....

I'm Sick :(

*Cough cough*

Guys... I'm sick.

I don't have a fever.. but I have this nastiest cough that is so dry and painful. And it's aggravating my asthma.

Can't remember the last time I had this cough. But this is the first time I got sick since I live in Melbourne.

And this is when I miss my parents sooo much. Cuz back home whenever I get sick, I get a lot of attention from them.

Over here, I still have to cook for myself (and Razz too). Other than that, I still have to do laundry and groceries. In KL if I'm sick, I would just lie in bed and get food delivered to me.

Not that I would ask them to get the food for me. Normally I wouldn't have any appetite to eat at all and that's why they like to knock on my door and just give me something.. like hot KFC.. or chocolate.. or soup.. Ahh bliss!

I really hope one day I get to be with my parents again... They can't move here yet because the parents visa has been closed. I hope the government will bring back the visa again. So in the meantime, they just have to come here as visitors. And they can only be in the country for a maximum of 3 months.

Anyway, I thought I should update what I've been up to for the past few days.

On Sunday 26.7.15 - Razz and I went to his friend's house. His friend, Mike is leaving to Texas on Friday. His wife Yoli has already left on that previous Monday. He gave away some stuffs to us.. I got two big cushion pillow, one small table, some American spices and few Yoli's magazines. Oh wait, he also gave us a trolley too. Over here when we shop, we like to use a pull trolley by the way. Then we dropped it off at our house and went to this American barbeque joint called Easey Street Smoke Out at Collingwood. The meat is soooo delicious and tender.. Man it's the best smoked beef I've ever tasted.

The side dishes

Smoked chicken wings, smoke beef ribs, smoke beef cheeks and smoked sausages

Tuesday 28.7.15 - Went to the city to buy a mop from Daiso. It's just a flat head mop and you need to use to wet cloth (which can be bought at Daiso too) so I can reach the ceiling of the kitchen to wipe off the marks from all that steam of the hours of cooking. Then I went to the pharmacy to get Benadryl (because I'm sick right) and suddenly I just felt like seeing the beach. I haven't been to the beach in months and since it's sunny and a lovely day yesterday, I figured I should just take the tram and go to the St Kilda beach and enjoy the view.

St Kilda beach, not as fluffy as Pulau Perhentian but this would do

At the pier

Accidentally took a photo of my shadow. Lol

And that's it.. I'm spending today in bed with pikelets and reading news from my laptop. Did you know Malaysia's DPM just got sacked because of 1mdb??? That is so bizzare!!! I really think Malaysia is in a very dark place now... sigh!

#bodyshaming not cool

I just read a blog post about a girl who was told she was 'too fat' to have a relationship with after a first date with a guy. She met him on Tinder and was actually going out with other people too as she was single.

So the next day after the first date, while she was on a date with someone else, she received a long text message from this guy saying really offensive things (but tried to put in a nice way) like he adores her pretty face and personality but his mind can only get turned on by someone slimmer...

What.The.Heck?

This really brings me back to that time when I encountered a similar situation. But not with the guy I dated. Instead, I was being called big/fat/ugly by the guy's friends and relatives (on different occasions). I was so young and naive. I always thought that everyone I meet are actually nice people. But sometimes, you tend to meet people who enjoys putting others down and takes pleasure in seeing them in pain and hopeless.

Yes it hurts at that time. It made me felt worthless, ugly and my confidence level just went down. But that also motivated me to lose weight and take better care of myself. It was also an eye-opener that some people just have bad intentions and just because you look confident and a happy camper, they actually want to see you cripple and go down. The funny part of my story is, I lost a lot of weight (about 12 kilos) after the incident and I was really surprised when a good-looking boy who was five years younger than me actually asked me out. Then bam! Got my self-confidence back ^_^

The moral of the story is, it doesn't matter what size you are. As long as you're surrounded by nice people, you will have a happy life. Be careful with people you meet, some can be nice and some can be toxic. And if you ever meet the latter, just make sure that you know you're a strong person and nobody.. and nobody as insignificant as that person can hurt you. Love yourself more to allow other people get into your life and hurt you like that.

The blogpost of that girl can be found here.

Eid Mubarak

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Kuih Makmur made by yours truly

Assalamualaikum,

It's my second year celebrating eid in Melbourne. Yesterday, I spent the whole day in the kitchen and I was really on fire. I prepared laksa johor, rendang, ketupat palas and kuih makmur. I had a mishap in the kitchen while doing kuih makmur but thankfully in the end it turned out okay. So glad I did it, if not it wouldn't feel like eid. 

After we had our breakfast, I went to the post office to collect some packages. On the way there I bumped into a Malaysian family as they were wearing the Malay's traditional attire. I said hi and wished them 'selamat hari raya'  (eid mubarak in Malay). We chatted for a bit and found out they were on holidays. They asked for the direction to the St Kilda beach and I briefly guided them. I walked with them to the tram stop and bid farewell. Even though it was a few minutes chat, I felt great for interacting with another fellow Malaysian on Eid. 

If you guys are wondering why I didn't go to the Malaysia Consultate, I wanted to it's just that I'm really really shy to go. Hopefully next year I would have more courage to meet them by myself. Ice breaking session is not something I'm good at without feeling awkward and shy. Anyway, to end this post I would like to take this opportunity to wish you Selamat Hari Raya or Eid Mubarak.  May this special day shower you with love, peace, goodness warmth and togetherness. Please forgive any of my shortcomings and mistakes said and done intentionally or unintentionally. 

How I Clean My Makeup Brushes

Cleaning our makeup brushes should be a regular element in our beauty regimen. It can be a mundane task but it is an important step to getting rid of the dirt and bacteria that have nestled in the bristles. You know it's time to clean your brushes when you feel a slightly extra build up sitting on your face when you apply makeup. Yeap, it's recommended to clean your brushes every week but since I don't wear makeup everyday, I would just clean my brushes every three to four weeks. But if you suffer from acne, I think it would be better for you to wash your brushes more regularly than an average person. Below are the steps I would take when I clean my brushes:- 

I start with preparing the cleaning utensils: mild shampoo, cloth and shallow cup. I'm using Johnson's Baby Conditioning Shampoo as I find it will leave my brushes thoroughly clean and soft after wash.

Put about 5 drops of shampoo into the cup filled with 1/4 of tap water.

I carefully dip the tip of the brush into the cup making sure that the water doesn't touch the area where the metal meets the body of the brush as to not damage the glue that hold these two parts together.

I start swirling the brush around in the cup and let the water turns cloudy and throw it in the sink. Then I rinse the brush tip under running water until the water runs clear from the brush.

Next, I squeeze out the excess water with a clean cloth while also reshaping the bristles as I go.

Finally I lay out the clean brushes on the cloth and let it dry overnight. I don't recommend using a hairdryer to quickly dry the bristles as I find it will spoil its shape.  

And that's all what it takes to clean my brushes. After all the money we've spent, it's just so important to protect this little investment of ours to make sure the quality remains good for a long time. Also clean brushes are great for your skin too. Hope you enjoyed this visual blogpost and let me know how you keep your brushes clean in the comment section below. 

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Sarah

Credit Card Scams

What was the first thing you did when you got your first salary?

Eat out? Shopping? Put them in savings? I did all that and also, got myself a credit card heh. 

All I wanted in life was to work and pay my own bills so I can feel like a grown up, independent and empowered.

Who knew owning a credit card would bring bad people to your life.

This happened to me few times actually. The first incident I remembered getting a weird call from a private number saying that they were from the bank and they said I needed to make some 'mandatory' payments for using the credit card.

So the gullible 22-year-old me just said okay and naively passed on my details through the phone thinking "Oh, this must be a standard operation or something."

After I hung up, I sensed that there was something fishy about that call. I called the number at the back of the credit card and spoke with the operator if there was really the need to pay some fees to the bank.

Long story short, I found out it was a scam when the bank said they would never ask their customer's credit card information. Ever. The operator quickly terminated the credit card and offered me a replacement.

I was so, soo thankful that I've managed to realize it was fraud before they could go on a shopping spree at my expense. At that time, I felt I was a smart girl.

Then another different incident happened to me once again few years after that when I applied for a different credit card. I know, I know.. like why the heck do I need two credit cards right. This was before GST was implemented, so really I didn't have to pay anything to get another card and plus, this card had the movie discount benefit so I just had to get it!

Anyhoo, not long after that I got a phone call from someone who asked me to listen for few minutes. I said yes and that's when he starts to pitch about safety, liability, accident, bla bla so you guess that's right it's insurance. I can't exactly remember the details but somehow in the end I said okay. And they charged freaking RM300 to my credit card. I don't even remember if it was my credit card or my savings but that 300 bucks just went out of my pocket. 

The thing is, this wasn't really a scam. But it's really unnecessary insurance if you ask me. You should be spending your money on medical insurance like Prudential, ING etc. Not the accidental insurance. After that, there wasn't even a guide available on how to claim this insurance if something ever did happen to you. I was only left with a bill, that's it. In a way, I felt I was scammed.

So guys, if you plan to get a credit card, just be prepared to get these kind of calls. First rule of thumb, never ever give your credit card details to anybody. These include your name, the front number of card, the expiry date and the 3 safety codes at the back. No matter how convincing they sound, just say no I'm not interested, hang up and call the bank to get more information. This way you won't give them the opportunity to persuade and convince you further.

And if it was the insurance telemarketer, be firm and say you're not interested. They will try to persuade even at the last minute. Just quickly dismiss the conversation so you don't get pulled in deeper by them. 

So yeah that's about it. Just wanted to share this little advice with you guys. Had a friend who just started working and got duped by some people. Sigh, crazy world...

10 things you need to know when you visit Australia (Continuation)

Assalamualaikum semua. So hari ni jom kita sambung balik topik smalam...

6. Check weather forecast tengok apa jenis pakaian nak pakai during the trip. Different states different kind of weather and humidity. Macam melbourne ni funny sikit sometimes you get 4 seasons in a day. Pagi sejuk sangat, time tengah hari tiba2 panas terik macam summer, lewat petang tiba2 hujan pulak. Memang unpredictable tapi boleh la check kat google's weather forecast tu. I would say it's 97% accurate la, it's quite reliable.

7. Yang ni slightly negative tp takde la parah sangat pun. Orang gila and homeless memang banyak kat melbourne. Kadang2 diorang naik tram ngan train suka cakap sorang2. Gelak sorang2. Marah sorang2. Just buat bodo je. Takyah risau sangat. Kalau tak comfortable, tukar tempat duduk. And also takyah la buat eye contact. haha. Tp so far I tak penah la nampak diorang kacau sesapa. Penah skali sorang tu saja nak borak2 merepek ngan orang lain. Just smile and main ngan fon aje kay!

8. If dekat retail stores, kalau cuba2 kasut tu jangan lupa letak balik tempat asalnya. Don't just leave them on the floor when you're done trying and expect other people to clean them up for you. I penah nampak two asian girls did this. I feel it's just very uncivilised la if you do that. Culture orang keje kat Aussie ni lain. Kalau kat Msia banyak orang anggap kuli boleh nak mengarah2 orang bawahan camtu je kan. Sini diorang respect each other equally so diorang takdenyer nak anggap "eh this is her job, she should do it" Memang that attitude is not accepted at all.

9. Kalau duduk sini one week i rasa boleh la beli sim card Aussie satu. Beli brand Amaysim (AU$5) and amik plan internet 1GB tu about ($10). Kira ni u boleh pakai as interactive map. Just google aje even nak naik tram sume ada no dia kat google map. Also senang you nak check out reviews restaurants pe sume. And you boleh la update instagram gambar2 family or kawan2 ke kan best you're still connected to your friends and family at home. Kalau datang in a group, boleh la sumerang chip in at least tak perlu pening2 nak tanya orang jalan sume.

10. Last but not least, kat sini kalau makan at public place like ikea, food court, or mcdonald ke just make sure lepas makan, buang sampah ke dalam trash bin and letak balik the trays kat tempat dia. Again ni memang dah jadi culture kat sini. And I rasa elok juga kalau kita implement that culture kat Msia gak. At least staff lain boleh focus on production kan.. bukan nak angkat tray orang. That's just my two cents la (＾▿＾)

So that's it guys, hopefully artikel ni sedikit sebanyak membantu expectations uolls bila datang sini. If you guys ada apa2 pertanyaan just hit me up kay? I'll be glad to help in shaa Allah. Till then, see you guys tomorrow!

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Sarah

10 things you need to know when you visit Australia

Hello Assalamualaikum...How's your ramadhan so far? Harap-harap semua pun mudah-mudahan puasa. I heard from my MIL and bestie, depa cakap kat KL skarang tengah panas gila. Sabarlah ye kawan-kawan apa-apa pun just be grateful kita tak puasa teruk macam orang kat UK no. Depa posa sampai 19 jam! Sian depa no. Anyway, today I'd like to share with you guys some tips if you're visiting Australia. Things that you should expect and prepare yourself when you come here. So let's begin..

1. Orang Aussie ni actually one of the most polite people I've ever met. Judging from people in Melbourne la and in the city. X sure la kalau sebelah kampung tu macam mana kan. But generally orang2 sini respect each other equally dari orang kaya sangat lah berbudi bahasa dengan orang yang biasa2 saja. Especially those yang kerja bahagian customer service, semua pun dah jadi kebiasaan tanya how are you. So memang tiap2 kali anda masuk kedai or kat tempat cashier confirm staff akan tanya "hey how's it going?" So anda please jgn buat malu2 just reply balik good thanks and how about you. Ewah ni mcm tips nak belajar manners pulak kan. But its very basic cuz if you don't reply and just smile you'll still be considered rude. So don't forget to reply and ask them back! (>‿◠)✌

Jangan la plak tanya how you doin kat maskot diorang ni no

2. Buatlah list makanan-makanan dan ubat u nak bawak masuk ke dalam Australia. Kalau boleh, tangkap gambar each food and letak dalam smart phone. Kadang2 bila you dah tunjuk semua ni and declare awal2 diorang bagi u jalan keluar terus takyah masuk bilik declaration tu and buka beg sume bagai. Save time la sikit :)

3. Kalau anda ni kaki makan, cerewet nak makan sedap, jenis 'i prefer quality than quantity', boleh lah check out urbanspoon.com for restaurant reviews ikut budget yang anda nak. As for me, I makan bawak bekal or food court pun dah okay. Hubs i ni je yang cerewet lebih. Tp syok gak dapat orang cerewet sbb mmg dia asyik nak bwk pi makan sedap2 ajo. Dari dulu jenis tak makan japanese, la ni mesti pekena at least once a month. Tp tula duit habis kat makan je bosan la gak. Hehehe...

4. Lagi satu specialty Aussie ni chocolate dia memang sedapp nyee.. Quality dia mmg tak sama cam kat Msia (which is one of the reasons I put on weight :P) Beli lah chocolate murah, sedap dan byk choice kat kedai Big W ataupun Supermarket Aldi. They're cheaper there to compare with 7-11. U might find something at Target too, but not as cheap I'd reckon. Kalau pegi Asian groceries like Laguna Asian Groceries at QV, Swanston Street pun best. Banyak choice from Indonesia, Thailand, Jepun, Korea and Malaysia. Semua ada lah rencah, nasi, frozen stuffs, Takyah la bawak mcm2 sangat from KL. Laguna ni pun boleh tahan murah gak. This is when you should try out other country's food and snacks \ (•◡•) /

Yg ni memang favourite i lah. Boleh makan sekaligus epecially snickers tu. It's the bombdotcom!

5. Kalau anda tengah jalan-jalan kat tempat public area skali nampak couple tengah bergaduh tengah jerit2 marah ke hape... don't stare at them that obvious. Sebab confirm anda akan kena maki hamun kalau anda usyar lelama. Pernah terjadi kat saya.... tiga kali... hihi :*)

Oklah tajuk dia 10 things kan tapi i rasa besok pulak la i sambung lik. panjang sgt korang letih nak baca plak kan. bsk i sambung balik nanti jgn lupa datang balik k. Thanks guys!!

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Sarah

Get to know me | 25 Questions tag

Assalamualaikum. Apa khabar hari ni? Hopefully sume sihat-sihat ye. Hari ni ingat nak buat content yang rilek-rilek and slightly different. Pernah tak buat tag questions? I think it'd be fun to do one of those today in my blog. I randomly googled tag questions about me and this one came up. So by the end of this post I will tag somebody else for them to answer in their blogs. Shall we begin? Jom kita start...

1. Do you have a middle name?

Melayu memang takde middle name but I can tell you my name is long. Kalau campur bapak nyer nama, my full name ada 5 words and sume start with 'S'

2. What was your favourite subject in school?

I rasa maths la kot. Paling boleh paham. And chemistry sebab cikgu tution power

3. What's your favourite drink?

Used to be coffee but now I just drink plain water. Every other day I try to drink green juice

4. What's your favourite song at the moment?

Thinking out loud by Ed Sheeran. Takat ni boleh replay over and over again sampai la naik muak nanti

5. What would you name your children?

If boy I suka nama Adam. Kalau girl I tak sure. Tak pernah fikir lol

6. Do you participate in any sports?

At the moment no. Last year ada la main ping-pong with some friends here in melbourne. Then sume busy ngan hal masing2 asyik cancel sampai la ni tak continue balik

7. What's your favourite book?

Nothing specific but I love reading short stories from Wattpad

8. What's your favourite color?

Banyak susah nak pilih. But I'd say black, blue, white and grey kira suka sama rata lah

9. What's your favourite animal?

Panda. Binatang yang paling comel skali kat dunia ni

10. What's your favourite perfume?

Chanel No 5

11. What's your favourite holiday?

If kat Malaysia Hari Raya. If kat sini, Christmas kot. Ada boxing day :P

12. Have you graduated from high school?

Yes

13. Have you been out of the country?

Yes

14. Do you speak any other languages?

Malay and English. Wish I can speak Mandarin but sadly no :(

15. Do you have any siblings?

Yes! Two elder brothers

16. What's your favourite store?

H&M

17. What's your favourite restaurant?

If kat KL - Miraku at Paradigm Mall for Sunday Buffet, If Melbourne, Meshiya Japanese restaurant at QV

18. Do you like school?

Yes.. keje dia cuma study saja.. takde politik, tak perlu kipas bontot.. keje kita cuma belajar .. senang!

19. Who are some of you favourite youtubers?

HelloMaphie, Itsjudyslife & Shaytards

20. What's your favourite movie?

Too many but I like horror movies

21. What are some of your favourite TV shows?

Modern Family, The Americans,  and Friends

22. PC or Mac?

PC but if I have extra money I'd like to get Mac

23. What phone do you have?

Samsung Mega II 

24. How tall are you?

Quite tall.. 171cm about 5'6

25. Any pets?

Used to have cats in KL. Sini ngak ada :(

Habis sudah tag. Sekarang I nak tag these people pulak to answer these questions. Click on their names to go to their blogs. Hope korang enjoy this entry! 

Arinahs @ mythoughtsexakly.blogspot.com

Amirun @ bizzkidtravel.blogspot.com

Suraya @ www.surayask.com

Haja Nadzri @ mommyguls.blogspot.com 

Hamidah Yussof @ degreegraduatehousewife.blogspot.com

Jangan lupa jawab kay kawan2. Nanti gitau kat comment below once dah jawab :)

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Sarah

Bazaar Ramadhan Malaysia Hall

Just now I finally went to Malaysia Hall at High Street, Prahran for the first time since I moved here. There are bazaars on every Saturday for the whole month of Ramadhan at the parking lot area.

Went there at 2.45pm and I think there were about 80 people at that time including vendors altogether.  I didn't take any photos inside cuz.. I don't know I just felt slightly embarrassed if I take out my camera and start snapping haha. But I did manage to take a picture of the building once I was done.

 And this is what I bought at the bazaar. I didn't get to plate it nicely and take a nice photo of it. By the time I was done reheating the food, it was time to break our fast.

 Chicken Nasi Kerabu. Very aromatic and fulfilling. 

 Also bought some keropok lekor.. amaze balls!

Razz had lamb beriyani with papadam. He was annoyed when I took this pic cuz he tak tahan wanted to eat already (---_---) !

Met few Melbourne Uni and RMIT students there who were also the organizers. Very nice people. It's nice to meet other Malaysians here once in a while. 

Yogurt DIY Gone Wrong

Hari ni i nak cerita sikit kisah pagi tadi..

So pagi tadi i nak try buat homemade yogurt.. Memang dah bersemangat habih siap sterilized balang kaca, utensils pe sume. Susu pun dah diboil-kan ikut instruction and dah biarkan cool dalam stengah jam. Ingat nak try lah amik video saja ja ingat boleh la jadi bahan content untuk blog ni. So dah lepas susu cool down next step is to mix yogurt into the milk. Then this happened....

1 litre susu habih bazir. Aphall laaa mason jar tu boleh nak pecah selubang kecik mcm tu. Jar tu pun dah cool down sume dah tak berapa paham apa yang terjadi. Tapi pas ni memang tak nak pakai dah la mason jar buat yogurt.. pakai balang plastic pulak lah.

Tu je lah citer. Malam ni nak buka puasa makan nasi putih + ayam goreng + kuah lemak brahim. hehe. Lagi 2 jam buka puasa.. nak masak sat gih. byee see you soon!

Twitter Feeds For Good Laughs

Happy Tuesday my dear lovely friends!

It's a boring day today. I've been reading short stories at Wattpad and spent about an hour updating my twitter and instagram. Hubs out to meet a friend in the city. So I'm having dinner by
myself today and thinking of roasting peri-peri chicken. Hmm but anyway. I thought I should check in and tell you guys I found few hilarious twitter accounts that post

cute and funny things so I thought I'd share few here that will surely enlighten up your day... Make sure to scroll to the last one cuz it's the best bit of all. 

This happened to me like billions of times. Lol!

Be prepared to laugh and melt at the same time...

Can't believe the dad's carrying the "baby." So hillarious!!! Wait till you see the next one...

Awwwwwwww....

Next: Have you ever been in this situation before?

That's me and Razz on a number of occasions. Lol

More...

Okay this is the best bit..

LOLLL!!

That's one of the best selfies I've ever seen!

Haha.. hope you enjoyed this short segment. Till then, I see you soon :)

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10 Things To Do in Melbourne

Melbourne is spoilt with variety of beautiful attractions, be it natural or man-made. It'd be impossible to not be overwhelmed by all the planning of your holiday itinerary. What can I see in a very limited time? How much will it cost and how do I get there, seem to be the questions that you keep asking yourself. Good thing there are plenty of surrounding destinations within easy reach of a day trip. To save you time and effort, here I list down my pick on 10 things to do in Melbourne.  

1. Take a day ride with Melbourne Visitor Shuttle

This shuttle operates around city circle daily every 30 minutes and there are 13 stops altogether. The driver will act as your tourist guide and tell you some interest facts about the building or landmarks the bus passes. You are in control of your own time and there's no need to follow the tour. Pretty straightforward and cheap too.

2. Great Ocean Road

Travelling to Great Ocean Road is by far the most memorable experience I've ever had since living in Melbourne. The scenic coastal views, the 12 apostles, killer surfbreaks and stunning piers are just the most beautiful thing I've ever seen in my life. This trip is c.o.m.p.u.l.s.a.r.y

3.  Wildlife Park

Take a photo with kangaroos and koalas! It wouldn't be an Aussie trip if you don't see these cutest animals in this planet *after panda of course* You can drive or book a tour to either Healesville Sanctuary, Ballarat Wildlife park or the  Melbourne Zoo (easiest and nearest.)

4. Sovereign Hill, Ballarat

Get ready to rewind to the cowboy era. The setting, the ambience, the buildings are all set up to reflect the Melbourne's gold rush time in the 1850s. Gold diggers, guards, shop owners are all dressed in costumes and you would have fun exploring the shops, hotels, theatres, schools, factories and underground mining. Don't miss the gold melting show, it's one the best highlights.

5. Brighton beach 

Take stunning photos at the unique 82 Brighton bathing boxes and make it your Facebook profile picture and get all your contacts jealous. Aussie trip mission accomplished.  

6. Queen Victoria Market

Fruits, meats, organic, non-organic you can find all sort of things here. Buy souveniers for friends and family at affordable price. Don't forget to bargain. Oh, there's a churros stall you need to try at the end of the market. Pretty awesome.

7. Royal Botanic Gardens

Take a romantic walk along the beautiful garden, full of flowers, greeneries and beautiful lakes. If you visit Melbourne during spring season, this is the best place to go.

8. Mount Buller 

Best time to go during winter. The whole mountain is covered with beautiful white icy snow. Learn how to ski, have a cup of hot chocolate, snowboarding, you won't regret coming here. 

9. Phillip Island

Want to meet Happy Feet anyone? Book a tour and see these cute little penguins and you'll come back flapping your feet and you will find yourself singing while conversing with other people. True story.

10. Melbourne CBD 

Hundreds of shops from the big brands to local ones you can find everything by just walking around from block to block. Discover alleyways, drink Koko Black, take Instagram photos with the graffiti background, watch street performance, you can spend all day at the CBD and you will not get bored.

And that's it. Hope you find this list useful. If you have any questions, feel free to comment below.

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Have you been to Melbourne? How would you suggest to things to do in Melbourne?

Winter Red

I took this photo last Friday. Went to a nearby supermarket to get ready-made gravy as I cooked

lamb chops for dinner that night. 

Post this one at instagram

Jacket - Aliexpress, T-Shirt - Uniqlo

On the way to the supermarket I managed to get some vitamin D for 15 minutes. Sat on a bench and took off my jacket. Love the heat during winter.

So quiet and peaceful at 11am. Gazed at this beautiful building and thinking to myself what building was that. Very European-like and I can't help but to reminisced about my trip to Europe three years ago. One of the best times of my life.

*Checked google map today and found out it's a primary school. Those kids are so lucky to have such of a stunning school!*

That's the best part about living overseas I'd guess. You can just take a walk to the market and you'll enjoy seeing all these grass, trees, buildings and the sky as opposed to get into the car 

and go to a shopping mall because let's face it. It's hot and humid in KL. 

I would rather sit in an air-conditioned room than go to any parks.

Times like this I tell myself I should appreciate all the things I have. Even though we live in a small cramped studio apartment, but once we step outside, we're blessed 

with this beautiful nature around us. 

St Kilda is such a cool place :)

First OOTD

I know it's autumn here in Melbourne but I wanted to do this post because it was requested by a reader who's thinking of getting this dress. I didn't want to make her wait instead I gave

her few photos of me wearing it with in the house, with no make up and messy hair just to 

give her an idea what it's like.

Then I thought to myself, I should start making ootd posts so that I have more things to blog instead of make up, right? Besides, it will give me more photos for me play around and improve my editing skills. 

So here you go, you can get this dress here. I bought it at $14.99 though. Think it was on sale.

I'm quite happy with the dress, the length is true to what it described and the chiffon 

is so soft. The quality is quite average. Not so cheap and not so expensive either. 

Photos taken by my grumpy husband