My first speeding ticket!!

Ok.. this happen last month but I think worth to jot it down for my own memory and for other ppl lesson as well. I never really scared of speed trap as I'm not the speedy type.. I do sometime exceed speed limit for 20/30/40mph limit but initially I thought it was OK.. Everyone seems to be speeding. 20mph is too slow and it really hard to control. While for 30mph/40mph, coming from 20mph to 30/40mph is OK but when you just come from 60mph/70mph, slowing down will be little bit hard. Sometimes you feel bad of slowing down because u kind of blocking car behind you as well. That what i thought until ....
So last September i have been doing roadtrip from Scotland to Heathrow for a week. Tetiba2 balik rmh ada letter with Cumbria stamp on my doorstep. It was a notice of intended prosecution. Apparently my car was caught speeding 36mph in 30mph area and they want to know who is driving it. You will get 3 point for speeding and 6 point if you didn't response. There is option to take speed awareness class if your speed is within acceptable violation and you haven't take the class in the past 3 years. For 30mph, it will be below 42mph (it is not free btw). I have been googled and there is this guy who get 2 speeding ticket from the same camera on the same day!!!.  As it consider 2 different violation so he has to take the class and also get 3 point. OMGGG.. I'm getting scared. As new driver, if I get 6 point and more I have to retake my license. Getting license in UK is not easy... I failed once before get my license and it is not cheap/easy either to get instructor especially automatic car. There will be a lots of complication if my license being revoke because learner can't drive car without supervision of someone who had the license for 3 years, so who going to take care my car? I have no one here.  So the thought of getting 6 point was really scary.
I had been on the road for 1 week and that letter was from my first day of roadtrip, I really worry if I get another 2 letter, The next 2 weeks was the longest time i ever feel.  Every time i reached home, i prayed there is no letter on the door. Lucky it wasn't and not long after that I got letter which tell me that I'm eligible for speed awareness class so I can take it instead of getting the points. Thanks God. However as England & Scotland have different rules so I have to take the class in England. All the booking was done online and it quite efficient. Finally i can rest but since then I have been try to figure out the solution so the same problem didn't occurred again.  I have installed Tom Tom on my phone but I'm not sure why but there is no sound on the speed limit. Then I tried to figure if it possible to upgrade my car to enable speed limit warning on my car's build in GPS. After so many googled, only then I knew that my car do have cruise control which I can limit my speed. It not intelligent as you have to manual set the limit you want but I think it will help... Apparently it take a speeding ticket for me to figure out my car have cruise control :p (when i first get the car, a friend asked if i have cruise control which i told them no, i don't have).. There is always a silver lining in everything.

For those driving in UK, just be careful when driving in 30mph area as the speed camera do exist. For speed average camera, don't just slow down when you see the camera as they calculate the time on each snapshot to get your average speed. The penalty is real in UK not like in Malaysia.

Resipi pau - paste from other website

https://norazlitaaziz.blogspot.com/2015/09/pau-kacang-merah-gebu-dan-sangat-sedap.html
1 kg tepung pau  atau tepung gandum
1 sudu teh baking powder
Kedua-dua bahan di atas di ayak bersama

1 sudu teh garam
1/2 cawan minyak jagung atau minyak masak
2 1/4 cawan air
11 gm yis
1 sudu makan gula
2 sudu makan susu pekat manis
1 biji telur

Satukan bahan di atas dan kacau hingga gula larut
Masukkan tepung ke dalam mangkuk besar
Tuangkan adunan cecair sedikit-sedikit sambil di uli hingga menjadi doh yang lembut dan tidak melekat di tangan. Tutup doh dengan kain dan biarkan 5 minit. Ambil sedikit doh dan bulatkan sebesar bola pimpong ( anggaran berat 35 gm ). Kemudian leperkan. Masukkan inti yang telah di bulat-bulatkan sebesar guli ( anggaran berat 12 gm ). Tutup dan kemaskan
Letakkan doh atas lapik kertas minyak yang di potong segi empat atau bulat, atau letakkan atas paper cup yang di leperkan sedikit

Inti 

1 kg kacang merah besar ~ basuh bersih dan rendam sebentar
1700 ~ 2000 gm gula pasir ~ manis bergantung pada selera, lebih gula inti tahan lebih lama
1 kg minyak jagung
garam secukup rasa
Tepung gandum secukupnya
1 helai daun pandan ~ di simpul

Kacang yang kita dah rendam tadi cuci bersih
Rebus kacang hingga mendidih.
Tutup api dan biarkan periuk bertutup selama 2 hingga 3 jam. Anda akan dapati kacang akan mengembang besar.
Rebus semula hingga kacang lembut
Bila kacang dah lembut angkat biarkan sejuk sebentar. Air rebusan jangan buang ia di gunakan untuk kisar kacang
Bila dah sejuk, kisar kacang dengan air rebusan (jangan banyak ya, sekadar untuk kisar kacang) dan kisar kacang hingga halus
Masukkan kacang dan daun pandan ke dalam kuali, Kacau sampai mendidih
Kemudian masukkan gula
Lepas tu masukkan garam halus secukup rasa lemaknya.
Bila dah mendidih , berkilat dan sebati, masukkan minyak
Kacau sampai minyak betul-betul sebati dengan kacang
Biarkan ia mendidih dan agak likat
INGAT! guna api yang kecil sahaja supaya kacang tidak hangit.
Kacang yang hangit akan memberikan aroma dan rasa yang kurang enak
Sentiasa kacau jangan sampai berkerak
Kemudian ambil tepung gandum anggaran 1/2 cawan dan ayakkan atas adunan kacang sambil sebelah tangan lagi mengacau
Ayak tepung sikit-sikit sambil di kacau
Bila adunan tidak melekat pada kuali atau mula melekang dari kuali, maka masaklah inti kacang ni tadi
Bolehlah tuang dalam bekas dan sejukkan
Simpan dalam peti ais ( Chiller ) untuk tahan lama

http://daridapurmiza.blogspot.com/2015/05/pau-ayam-gebu.html

Inti ayam

3-4 ketul dada ayam, dipotong dadu halus
3 biji kentang dipotong dadu
1/2 biji bawang besar, didadu
1cm halia ditumbuk halus
2 biji bawang putih diketuk
1/2 paket serbuk kari daging
2 sb sos tiram
Garam gula secukup rasa

Cara:
1. Panaskan minyak dalam kuali. Tumiskan bawang besar, bawang putih dan halia.sampai naik bau. Masukkan rempah kari. Biar garing sikit.

2. Masukkan ayam dan kentang. Masukkan air sikit. Biar sampai ayam dan kentang empuk dan air kering. Masukkan perasa.

3. Biarkan sejuk sebelum dibuat inti.

Post - Second Merdeka

Few days before election and the first 2 days after election, the feeling was SOOO good. You feel happy reading all the news and seeing Malaysian is united again towards the same goal.. But today, reading the news and comment.. i felt sad again.. Do we still have hope for new Malaysia? Story of jumping is still being heard although now at the opposite direction. What difference it made? Same old people with different logo? Why can't we have 2 strong and good party like democrats & republican?

I guess people are united when they at the moment of crisis and now we see hope, the old self come back again..

Tribute to Mahathir

Malaysian is creating history.. for the first time we have the non-BN as our government and guess what .. Mahathir become our prime minister again. I didn't manage to vote this year. I registered as postal vote and the package reach me on 8th May around 2pm and the last person who depart from Heathrow was at 2.20pm. But it really amazing that Malaysian are together wanting a change. I hope under PH malaysia will become GREAT!.. There are a few new leader that I hope can give a fresh air to Malaysia. We had too many of arrogant and kiss ass minister in previous government. But special thanks to Tun Dr Mahathir.. He putting aside his age and even his ego to fight for the country. It really sad to see him staying late, going to many places for campaign. It must give him a lots of toll. I can see how tired he is during the swearing in ceremony. I hope he help can appointed a correct people this time and help to correct what has been done wrong. Since 15 years he has step down, i don't see any new development for Malaysia.. it become more famous for MH and 1MDB. Money get spending without any new thing.
I always adore him.. Yeah he might be a bit egoistic, cunning and might be power hungry but above all, i know he love Malaysia from the deep of his heart. He was so love the country that he willing to step down albeit his power hungry to avoid Malaysian get divided. He is one of visionary ppl that i have known in Malaysia. Sometimes maybe his vision may be burden by his love towards muslim & malay but he the best we have so far. Tun abdullah said, the problem about Mahathir, there is only one way and that is Mahathir way. But i think the truth is, we don't have leader that can think like him..

Health

My friend put up a status "alhamdulilah" in facebook.. My first guess, she get promoted or move company or something like that (materialistic mind.. iskh) I asked her .. turn out, she going through nightmare of possibility of having breast cancer and just got the news it negative. Then it just struck me.. sometimes we  try to find happiness by looking/wanting something that we currently don't have while the fact of losing something we currently have is even worst.. We should start appreciate our health.. Ok esok panjat arthur seat!!!

Jodoh

When i first came to Penang, i accidentally met my UTM classmate in Ramadan buffet. At that time, i was looking for house to stay. He give me a contact of his friend's girlfriend, Sarawakian who also looking for housemate. At the same time. my schoolmate give me another contact of a Kakak who also looking for housemate. I'm contacted both and went to see the "kakak" house first.  Kak Nurul was super friendly and her house was comfortable. After some consideration, i decided to just stay with Kak Nurul without even seeing the Sarawak girl. One of the reason because as that Sarawakian already had a boyfriend, it will just a matter of time i have to find another housemate. Fast fwd few years... I already move to 2 different house. My housemate after Kak Nurul was my high schoolmate Nani. As she getting married, i have to look for another house... so i move to Relau's house. There are 3 of us but i never see the 2nd girl as she was in Japan for like maybe a year. When she come back to Penang, we become close... and one day during our small talk, i told her when i first came to Penang, i stay in equatorial for 2 weeks. The story sound  familiar to her.. and to cut the story short, she the Sarawakian that i suppose to see but i never do. Apparently my friend was giving wrong info, she wasn't anyone girlfriend but just a colleague. It was funny how our friendship start with long detour. Bak kata orang.. kalau jodoh x kemana.
Last year, i just knew that i have long distance relative in Edinburgh. When we decided to meet for dinner, she bring a small boy. I was quite surprise that she already had a kid but turn out the kid was her friend's kid who currently went back to Malaysia for something urgent. The husband and kid still in Edinburgh. My relative  hel to babysit the kid when the father went to work. i also met the kid's father who sent me back home after the dinner. Last week, when taking train back to Edinburgh suddenly there is 2 girl sit in front of me. Both are malaysian, so we chat. Turn out, one of the lady was the kid's mother.. I can't believe meeting her in the train. Hahahahha. another kalau jodoh x kemana.

Burn Night

This was an overdue post but i think i should wrote something before i totally forgot. Every year on 25th Jan, there will be celebration for Burn's birthday which called Burn Night. So who the hell is this Burn? He was Scottish poet which some of his poem become lyric for the song. Among the famous was Auld Lang Syne which will be sing during new year. He wrote poem about everything that happen in his life even as silly as Haggis poem. So during this night, the organiser will recite some of Burn's famous poem, Haggis will be served and it will end with everyone sing the Auld Lang Syne together. I joined of the meet-up group to celebrate this night. It just simple night but it does open my eye on some of thing. I just knew, Scottish English and Gaelic is two different language..  Some of Burn's poem is really good. I like his poem called A red, read rose and Ae Fond Kiss. It so pure and moving.. or maybe because these easier to understand compare to other poem :p... One of snippet from Ae Fond Kiss that i like and you can feel his pain..

Had we never lov'd sae kindly
Had we never lov'd sae blindly
Never met or never parted
We had ne'er been broken-hearted.

Mungkin patut buat poem jugak .. hahaha nk kalahkan mono. :)

lemon butter cake

Copy and tested from : 
https://phonghongbakes.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/lemon-butter-cake.html

Mixture A :

250g butter at room temperature 

80g fine sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

4 egg yolks

200g self raising flour (sifted)

Zest from 2 Lemons
2 tablespoons lemon juice

Mixture B :

4 egg whites

80g fine sugar

Method :

1. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add vanilla essence.

2. Add egg yolks one at a time, beating well after each addition. 
3. Then add lemon zest.

4. Add flour in three additions. In the first addition, add 1 tablespoon of lemon juice. Fold in the flour until just incorporated. In the next addition, add in second tablespoon of lemon juice and mix. Then add in last addition of flour. Do not over mix.

5. In another bowl, whisk egg whites and gradually add sugar. Whisk until stiff peaks.

6. Fold in 1/3 of egg whites into the butter mixture. Mix well and fold in the remaining egg whites.

7. Bake in a greased and lined 8" round pan at 160C for 50 minutes or until skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean. (don't over bake)

Notes for my future reference :
a) After step 2 above, I used a spatula to mix in the lemon zest and to fold in the flour.
b) I baked this cake on the lower rack and tented the cake with aluminium foil during the last 10 minutes of baking.

nikmat yg selalu dilupa

I had mouth ulcer this past few day. It so hard for me to eat, speak and even any movement of my tongue is quite pain. Today the pain lessen significantly. I can speak without feeling want to cry anymore :). These few days teach me a lot of thing... We always complaint about so many thing in our life.. unfair treatment, not enough money, bad weather etc and we always push to do thing later.. tunggu hari tua la. But sometimes we forgot that we actually have lots of thing that we took for granted. For example --> our perfect mouth/tongue... There may be time that we can't use our mouth to speak, to sing or even to recite al quran. Do all this before we lost it..