Bukit Bendera, Penang

A million thanks to my boss for bringing us here.
Well, honestly this is my first visit here at Bukit Bendera! Wohoo!
The atmosphere is breezy and cool compared to George Town.
The elevation of this hill is 734m above sea level.
I'm lucky because the experienced of riding the new coach and it was fast too.

Fares (based on a return ticket) are now:

• RM30 (Non-Malaysian adult)

• RM15 (Non-Malaysian child)

• RM8 (Malaysian adult)

• RM4 (Malaysian child)

• RM4 (Malaysian Senior Citizen “Warga Emas” & Students)

New - The sky terrace 

The railway tunnel and George Town view from the hill.

I even can see the Penang Bridge from here!

This old post box was here from 1881 (if not mistaken).
This post box has 2 units in Malaysia, one is here at the Penang Hill and the other one is in George Town.

The History

The development of Penang Hill as a holiday and tourist destination was introduced by Mr D. Logan, Mr J. Heim and Mr A. Wilson in 1897. The construction of the first Penang Hill railway started in 1987 and was completed in 1907 with financial support by the British Government. Due to the error of the train and tracks design, the launch of the first train using steam engines does not take off successfully.

After the First World War, the Government at that time took over the project. The engineer,  Mr Arnold R. Johnson were sent to Switzerland to study the design and construction of the hill railway train and upon his return, he undertake the construction works in 1920 to complete the train in 1923at a cost of 1.6 million Strait dollars. The project employed 750 laborers from Kuala Lumpur who have served in the Federal Malay States Railway.

The train commenced operation on 21^st October 1923 while its official launch by Sir Lawrence Nums Gulliemard, Governor of the Straits Settlement was on 1^st January 1924. The coach weight 7.5 tons and was presented to the Museum of Penang as its final resting place on 2^nd December 1977, by Penang Hill Railway after being replaced by four modern Swiss made coaches costing RM2.3 million.

The first train train - this picture was taken at the Penang Museum.

The new coach has been opened to the public on 25fh April 2011.

Burned Baby Burned.

It has been 11 days working at Penang as a part time farmers. The results are not only back aching and also my skin were burned to the core... Horey-Horey! Good job to me. 

           When I reached home from the adventures, my mom immediately said, " Wah, hitam berkilatnye kamu...Muka pun boolat!"... What a reactions, thanks mom! As fast as I could, when to weigh myself and the results is...TADA - Now I am 62kg! Duh, a heart breaking news! I told this weight news to BF and he said, "Ala, xpelah kalau gitu, nanti same2 demuk". Sigh~ New outfit for me as a therapy for gaining weight? Perhaps, perhaps. Very good indeed! Currently green is favorite color. Go Green Go!  

PS: I will be away again to the north from 11/4/12 until 19/4/12. 

Burning under the hot sun.

Motive: To kill Spongebob's pet...Thahaha.

Dear Future House

I have longed and wanted a space.

A space I can called MINE or MYSPACEe .

Where I can do my art work, sewing, blogging and some other stuff.

A place that I can put all my pens, pencils, rulers, scissors, inks and most important the colorful papers!

I found these picture and I think they are very inspiring indeed!

Hoping that the space will be mine one day! Amin~

Taken from: http://www.newsinteriordesign.com

Taken from: http://www.modishblog.com

I do love my LUMIX!

         


It is a compact camera. But for me it is awesome and the result is outstanding! I do love when it captures more color compared to other camera. So, I don't need to edit the pictures. Thanks LUMIX LX3. Love you and it always make may day. I'm glad to have it as my own for my last year birthday present!

All of these picture was taken at Penang's rice field last months at 2.30pm.

PS: I do love taking more memorable picture!

Remember 15.01.2012

 

Save the date, 15th January 2012 as the first day we spoke to each other.

It has been two months with a bit of tears and loads of laughter.

Thank you for making a wonderful life journey!

May there will be more anniversaries for us to celebrate every year ahead.


PS: I Love You!

Happy Birthday!

Dear Mom,

I'm wishing you a happy 56th birthday! May Allah bless and be happy always!

Recipe: Turkish Delight

I have been craving for the Turkish Delight like forever. While walking throughout KLCC with my cousin and suddenly I found one at Marks and Spencer! I am so happy and cannot wait to taste it. Ouuuh, it was so sweet, coated with chocolate and with the rose flavoring, I feel like in heaven already! Suddenly after eating the whole packet of Chocolate Turkish Delight, it occurs me whether the gelatine used for making the candy was HALAL or not! Erk, now I'm worried.

 I decided to find the recipe and make it myself. guess what, the ingredient are super easy and it was so easy to make..Wohhoo! This can be considered as lucky!

I made this!!

 Home Made Candy Recipe - Turkish Delight

Ingredients

                   Sunflower oil, or other similar natural oil, for greasing
                   30 g powdered gelatine
                   200 ml water
                   3 tsp rose water 

                   400 g caster sugar
                   3-4 drops red food coloring
                   1 tsp cornflour

Equipments

20 x 25 cm baking tin
Large heavy based saucepan
Bowl

Instructions

1. Lightly oil the baking tin.
2. Mix the rose water, water sugar and gelatin in a large heavy-based pan.
3. Heat gently until the sugar and gelatin have dissolved, stirring all the time.
4. Bring to the boil without stirring.
5. Reduce the heat and simmer for 20-25 minutes.
6. Remove from the heat, mix in the food coloring and leave the mix to cool for a couple of minutes.
7. Pour the mix into the oiled tin and leave to set for about 24 hours.
8. Mix the cornflour and confectioners' sugar in a bowl.
9. Cut the Turkish Delight into cubes and toss in the bowl containing the cornflour and confectioners' sugar

ENJOY AND HAPPY COOKING PEOPLE!

Golden Apple Snails

Golden apple snails or locally known as Siput Gondang Emas has been infested the rice fields in Malaysia and other countries such as Taiwan, Japan, Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia. There are two species were found are Pomacea canaliculata (golden) and Pomacea incerlarum (grey-brown with dark spots).  The snails are originated from Latin America and have been brought into the country to be raised by the food traders. It is believed to be unsuccessful and discharged to the environment. The invasion started in 1992 at Wan Mat Saman’s irrigation canal in Pangkalan Kundur, Kedah and spreading throughout the north region rapidly threatening not only the agricultural areas, wetlands, natural freshwater systems but also threaten native aquatic vegetation and aquatic fauna, including native snails.

The Golden Apple Snails having a sweet moments.

Life Cycle

The eggs are bright pink and changes to light pink when nearly hatched. The eggs will be matured between 7-15 days and the hatching process takes for 5 days. The baby snail has soft shell and will harden within in 2 days. It will start moving after reaching the size of 5mm. The smaller snails will feed on algae and detritus but as it getting bigger at the size of 15mm upwards the diet will changed to higher plants such as paddy. The snails are sexually matured at the age of 75-90 days and the life span is between 3-5 years.

Source : Kupunakalo

Infestation to the rice fields

The snails will attacked the rice plant from its base before proceeding to other parts of the plant.

About 93% of rice yield will be lost due to the infestation and damages by the snail to the rice seedlings until 30 days after sowing. Presence of the snails detected when there were blotches of lost seedlings at the rice field and the eggs. The spreading of the snails can be controlled by: 

1. Culture and physical control - The snails and the eggs were destroyed after being gathered from the field. Wood pickets were placed at the field infected for the snail to lay the eggs. In the beginning of the paddy’s growth, weeds at the field need to be cleaned.
2. Mechanical control - Net were installed at inlet and outlet of field’s water system to prevent the snails spread.
3. Biology control - Rearing ducks (Khaki Campbell and Muscovy) to act as controlling agent which will eat the snails and the eggs.
4. Chemical control - Using chemicals pesticides such as niclosamide, saponin or metaldehyde.

PS: More to learn! This is just the beginning and this page will be updated frequently!

References:
http://www.animalspot.net/pomacea-canaliculata.html
http://www.trc.zootechnie.fr/node/200

http://www.mada.gov.my/web/guest/siputgondangemas 

http://pertanianselangor.wordpress.com/tag/siput-gondang-emas/

http://livestockinformation.blogspot.com/2011/01/cara-baru-hapus-siput-gondang-emas.html

http://animhosnan.blogspot.com/2011/12/siput-gondang-emas.html

http://www.sabahkini.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5720:masalah-gondang-emas-di-tenom-selesai&catid=35:berita-sabah&Itemid=27

http://www.bharian.com.my/articles/Itikjawacegahsiputgondangemas/Article/

http://pertanianselangor.wordpress.com/category/padi-selangor/page/2/

Hormone. Serious!

Well I love eating. Serious! But at the same time need to slim down too. but to have a good workout. Erk, I don't think so. Lately my hormone became an issue...Do I have to make it as an issue? No need I guess.

          I have been reading few blogs...such as a "hormone" blogs. Seriously people, it is so contagious like nothing. Really negative energy flowing in the air that I'm breathing now. But actually it is my fault too. No one asked to read all those writings rite? For me it is just amusing and somehow I feel sorry for them for being pathetic. My advise, just chill, relax and write something people can appreciate later than all those personal "hormone" stories. Grow up please...no need to abuse yourself here where people can actually can screw you up and mock back at you. If somebody or maybe someone does that to you, then no need to SENTAP HATI MAK NAK! Your option is just think back what you have wrote and deal with it. Peace no war.

Happy Reading People~  

PS: Padahal gua nyer post yang lepas semua hormon-hormon ape.. hikhik

Paper Butterflies

Maybe some of you have seen the entry before and some of you might not. I just want to re-post it. The truth is, I only have the pictures...the real ones only Allah knows where I put it. Such a sad moment to remember and all the hard work, wasted! Seriously I missed them and have to accept they are gone. OMG!

          All of the are indeed very inspiring rite? Wishing there will be more of them in future. All I need now is my own sweet time to think, design and create. Don't forget the space too! Well I guess it is time to pump up the spirit and create more of this fascinating stuff. 

t.w.e.n.t.y.e.i.g.h.t

On 4th Feb 2012, I woke up and look myself in the mirror. Look at myself in every inch and every bits of it. Checking for any sign of wrinkles. Thank goodness there is none of it. But to start counting on pimples that grew overnight, is not a happy moments to start a new day.

          The beginning of twenty eight. I am proud of it and Alhamdulillah I am still alive and be able to write again and again. Happy Birthday to me! Things that I had hoped for this year are may there are more happiness, love and lots of surprises! To those who wished and sang a birthday song, thank you so much and I really appreciate it so much! What a memorable year! To dear friends, Zaidiana and Pija, thanks for the chocolate treats although seriously my stomach was pretty full by the Arabian food. Hey, on your birthday next month let us have a road trip then. Jom!

Treat from the girls!

          The things I might not forget is to have a special gift from someone special. Thank you dear for the flower and the chocolate and the thought although you are far away. While writing this, I definitely sure that I missed you so much, but too ego to tell it directly to you.   

Hope this day is as special as you are
Count your life by smiles, not tears
Count your age by friends, not years.
Happy birthday!

Goodbye January and Say Hello to February

Today is the last day of January 2012. I can't sleep last night due to the bombing like experience of fire cracker wars in the neighborhood. It was a nightmare. I just can't imagine to those who is in reality facing a
       
          Lets talk about January. Loads had happened in a slip second without any warning. Adventurous indeed I may say. At the beginning, there is an opening party. Next, meeting interesting people in exchanging new things and knowledge which always fascinate me. I began to wonder how people would have their lives in a such ways. So, imagining is the key point to understand. I do like cool stuff, such as an odd design watch nut yet pretty or maybe, hitching a ride on a train just to get to the country from Thailand before 9.50pm. That was some awesome story that are real and not from just story books. Wishing I would have that experience. 

          Between mid and end of Jan, there are more surprises and don't forget the skinny crab! I really like to share one of the best Tomyam and Kerabu Mangga that i ever taste before. Located at Taman Melawati, the placed called Pha-Pha Garden Restaurant. I think they have this new menu, steamboat and barbecue. We do asked weather the steamboat came with tomyam soup and they said yes! Yeay, all the food you can eat and only cost a little.

The Flaming Tomyam

          Tomorrow all of us will step in to the month of February. As for me counting four days a head hoping to be a wiser person and lucky enough I have found someone that is more exciting than ever before. More surprisingly, there are small things that you've made make me stunned. Thank you!

Happy Ending but NO Fat Crab!

For a few months I have been craving a fat and juicy crab. Suddenly, there i heard "Hei, jom kita pergi makan ikan bakar kat Jeram...biar mereka yang belanje," and the finger pointed directly at me and several of us. Then, in my mind thinking of the fat crab meat...OMG, just imagine how juicy they are and plus you have been caving for months!  

            Although, I felt so sleepy form the carpets shopping frenzy at Nilai 3 with Mom, aunties and cousins but because of the fat crabby vision that i have installed in my mind, I made it through that far-far place called Medan Ikan Bakar at Jeram. For your information dear readers, please feel free to book before you go there and have fun...Seriously, it is pack especially during holidays. Because we did not book a place there, so, waiting is the most option available since we are so HUNGRY and exhausted! It is worth waiting because we got the best view. Phew, worth waiting (or else I'll becoming Godzilla there)~

Beautiful Sunset!

          Let 's talk about food...em em em...the Siakap Tiga Rasa is one one the best dishes there...but the rest, Butter Prawn, Ikan Pari Bakar, Ketam Bercili are a so-so...Dishes that you will not remembered how it taste like. the most saddest part is, the crab is SKINNY! Sob Sob...Its ok...Maybe it is not crab's season perhaps. There will be next time! 

The boys~

Deep conversation with Nab

Love.Live.Future

Lost a few kilos and I am so happy about it!
The most important thing is to stay this was well enough.
In early March, a wedding ceremony need to be taken care of.
Well it wasn't me...it is just of of the family is getting married. Yeay!
To be skinny and fit into those dress is a MUST.


I wanted to write something...a story perhaps
Can someone help me with the ideas?

Hello 2012 !

 Kuala Lumpur's facade from the room. Hello 2012 ! 

Hello, Hello, Hello!!!! It is quite late for me actually to update on the entry of 2012. Today is the 4th day of the year. I am feeling a bit nervous. A month from now I will be in my late twenties. I a very very very late twenties.  Should I feel scared? Maybe or maybe not. But I am so sure what I really want this year for my upcoming birthday. 

Let us talk about the new year. It was a great one! Although I sometimes I do feel like crying when remembering things that had happened. I really wish I can let go things and make a move. A drastic moves will be impossible and yup I will try my best. Thanks to the cuties, Zaidiana and Pija. Thank you for being there for me. Thank you also to YSDR for the support and advices although I sometimes feel so hopeless.

New Year Celeb With Cuties~