Jadi bunny girl

School Rumble style;

jadi bunny girl pun takde masalah:

mcm ni orang pakai tudung pun boleh jadi bunny girl lol

Food Habits - leave them bit by bit!

i consider myself a laid-back-enough person when it comes to food and health - i'll do everything in my power to minimise health hazards the best way possible.

it does help my body rejects things that are artificial too - so i could tell if i'm inclined to it then chances are it is a healthy choice. its like the body craves what is natural and its a different feeling from an addiction (ohh must have! must have! punya feeling)

sejak kecil i could tell water tastes different in a plastic or a glass container - and always prefer the glass/ceramic to the plastic. for that i am thankful for my sensitive palate.

later in the age of email, the hazards of plasticware arrived in my email and confirms my rejection towards such drinks typically served in a restaurant. i prefer glasses or paper cup (i still prefer water in glass - tastes better)

this is especially true when it comes to hot drinks. there is this horrible layer of blurgh taste when plastic comes in contact with hot water. i hardly drink from plastic containers anymore. bekal air pun i prefer in glass or stainless steel flasks.

apparently freezing water in a plastics are bad too (tp i get the feeling tak seteruk hot water and plastic), think ice cubes. i think silicone is a good substitute but personally i'd avoid any heat + plastic combination - there are unverified information they are carcinogenic, regardless i dont like the syntheticness of it.

so this goes from hot water + plastic cups, to polystyrene containers for take away food popular in Malaysia yg i amat rindu untuk beli take away bila malas masak lol. wap panas from the newly cooked dish reacts with the polystyrene and drops back into the food. and the hot food makes contact with polystyrene at the sides. to microwaving the food in polystyrene containers. to microwaving tupperwares, storing hot food in tupperwares ..the list is endless!

HEAT + PLASTIC = BAD

in my final year, i banned myself from putting any sugar into my food and drinks. not in teas, not in cooking (caramelised onion), no soft drinks - i vowed the only source of sugar i would take is from fruits and fruit juices. time ni was critical sbb all i thought about was maximising my health status so i could study better - kata final med! of course beriya lah kan lol. this self-imposed ban was quite easily implemented sbb i was living alone (although severely missing housemates to talk to - but i study better on my own hence moved to a studio closer to my hospital) i should come back to this practice. at least 70% of the time kan? hmm~ *ideas ideas* of course for me, no chocolates to avoid missed time masa recovering from potential migraine attacks

maggi is notorious for artificial things in it - my body detects msg because it gives me neck pain when i eat too much of it (as in sebungkus punya sachet perisa tu). sometimes i get warning signs before the neck pain comes. i always feel terrible after eating maggi n its equivalent. anything instant is BAD, the seasonings and flavourings too.

dont buy the artificial sweeteners which say no calories in it. it may be great to control calories but since its artificial u know there is a trade-in. in exchange for no calories, the badness of the fake-sugar takes a a toll in a form we all dont know. i say this because there are no medication without side effects: the side effects are there but no detectable. did u know if have a liver problem u cant take the humble panadol? thats because it takes out your liver - but on a normal person the damage is recoverable. there is always a trade-off. alcohol takes out your liver too - and usually recoverable. so in a way panadol n alcohol are harmful to you. i know panadol has therapeutic properties - im just saying if possible dont take any synthetic medication. conventional medicine is there to control something naturally uncontrollable - because it is serious enough to take radical action.

i personally think the best way is to eat properly. the right food has the right property for your body to heal itself. how vitamin C in lime and oranges takes care of scurvy. how having a hot beverage after fatty foods is much calming to the body than cold drinks (we typically have hot water with some lemon juice - feels so good, rasa mcm the lemon cuts the grease inside haha) apparently hot drinks are always beneficial to the body. body is about 37 degrees celsius, hot drinks are typically 40-45 celsius (ye ke? lol) to be drinkable, cold drinks are be up to belasan celsius. the difference in body temperature with the cold drinks is massive compared to hot drinks - they are much harsher to the body as the body will regulate temperature regardless of what you eat or drink.

its not about what you like to eat or your habits so much, its about making changes in lifestyles to make it easier on your body on a daily basis. i think i owe a lot to my body so i should take care of it the best i can.

this is why it is important to eat fresh - as organic as possible. the fewer steps from the source of food to your mouth, the better it is for your body. no processing in the middle so it lasts longer. processed food are made for convenience so it is edible for longer - it is great but the trade off would be the good stuff in old food (!) are practically non-existent because nothing lasts forever.

i like snacking on fresh fruits and veg (curi Willow punya hahaha) sebab rasa lagi puas - and crunchy and the smell of them makes me happy. it irks me a little bit when people go for biscuits and chocolates as snacks because i think fruits are excellent for sugar fix and are more fulfilling. i guess this has a lot to do with commercial chocolates trigger my migraine too - the kind you can taste how artificially chocolatey they are. so i get reminded of that artificial taste sometimes when i see a chocolate. i can usually tell if it is good chocolate or fake chocolate (excuse my term) with a whiff. some kedais sell chocolate cakes that are sooooooo plastic tasting - i guess that put me off of chocolate a lot too.

like how some kinder bueno are beautifully done but some are just, wth? my sister could tell from taste whether the kinder bueno is 'genuine' or not (the general consensus is there are things i cant pick up and she can, vice versa - so if we both cant pick it up its all good lol). for me, i can tell the kinderbueno is 'genuine' or not after its digested - the specific headache to artificial chocolate vs migraine. lol. its like im a human filter for artifical food!

what are your food health tips?

Pipe & Glass Inn Review

Malaysians in the UK - heads up! this restaurant is excellent. i cannot flaw them in any way - that is extremely rare!

We had our anniversary lunch (ahaks!) at the Pipe & Glass Inn in Yorkshire. I dont know where it was or where we're going - all i know ialah restaurant ni ada Michelin Star. dah semangat nk see how bagus they are.

so dress up la skit (kata anniversary)

serious i wouldnt know kewujudan restaurant ni is kt tmpt ulu. Ulu here means no 3G reception.

like i said, no 3G reception

tempat yg bus stop dia sungguh vintage

Restaurant yg ada Michelin star di tempat ulu yang tak boleh dapat 3G reception - dan ia amat superb!

tak tipu.

on our way there i found out the plan was to have dinner kt situ, but it was fully booked so Pojan changed it to lunch (i ok je either way - makan kot! yeay!) so when we arrived, this was what we saw:

they have this excellent concept (which i think developed sbb mereka di ceruk dunia)

All guests are first taken to a Waiting Lounge, where they are offered drinks and given the menu to decide. Means ramai2 tunggu kt lounge - bukan terus ke table.

After some time they take our order and address special requests. In our case, no alcohol in food or drinks so the staff disappeared to check what can be done with our choices, he came back and explained they will change the beer batter to something without alcohol. Excellent attention to detail - I think this comes from the fact some ppl have severe allergies towards certain food so they extended the same level of attentiveness to all special requests. I think this is genuine because when we later ordered for desserts after makan main course, he listed the selection of ice cream and sorbets which are non-alcoholic. He said I cant have the vanilla because it has vodka in it. Ambik kau vodka la kan xD Tak boleh kuat lg? lol

ini gmbr Waiting Lounge dia

luar tingkap ada segala sticker dan award

(tak termasuk indoor punya Chef of the Year Award)

So it is brilliant after taking our order, we hung out in the Waiting Lounge - admiring the decor and gembira its warm inside and tak beku kt luar.

Then we were brought to our table - light appetiser came few moments later.

Means kan, mmg Waiting Lounge functionnya untuk menunggu. Once bawa gi table makanan dah siap. amat bagus. There was this blob of perfect round in front of us - we werent sure it was a canclde or butter. rupanya butter untuk makan dgn roti (setelah cuba potong lol)

so sambung admire decor and think its the Wabisabi furniture yg appealed to me most. The decor wasnt all wabisabi but furniture was - loved it!

And then once we're done with our cheese & onion bread, our main course sampai:

Pojan's (pic above) was Pipe and Glass fishpie with flat parsley mash, pickled fennel and brown shrimp salad

Mine (pic below) was fillet of wild Halibut, champ potato, mussel and cockle marinerie and smoked eel fritter (sungguh tunnel vision - nampak dia tulis eel je terus pilih yg tu, adoi la Myra)

in all seriousness first time we ate together, tak bercakap. the moment rasa food masing2 terdiam sbb omg. possible eh?? and out of disbelief keep on makan and enjoying each dish punya personality. selama ni mesti ohh dia punya kuah/batter/ikan/garam is begitu begini and contrasting it with Malay dish or apa2 dish yg kitorg familiar and make the whole food experience a concept. but that day, tiada. senyap. tu pun sempat pau the other's dish to see what its like - and its STILL sedap tapi we're quite happy with our own choice. it's nothing like i've ever experienced. no wonder lah kalau anime makanan ke apa melampau reaction bila rasa makanan - its more involuntary than kdg2 makanan yg kita first time rasa sampai tutup mata tak sedar. its like that - tp on a constant basis. mmg patut dia jadi chef.

and i'm glad sbb it is English/European punya food yg we went - sbb there is no point berjalan so jauh pastu cari makan benda yg familiar. what is the point u jalan pls?

kalau Malay food, you can tell the layers of tumisan bawang and cili blend in with one another - sbb the main ingredient provides a solid foundation for the whole dish. But yg ni its like one primary flavour and then it radiates into another - mcm kalau berus lukisan ada ink u rinse dlm bekas air kan u see the black ink floating in the clear water at first and then the whole water jadi a bit keruh? its so different and lovely - i rs mcm berjaya appreciate food at another level.

and so after our senyap-est dinner ever (tak senyap pun tempat tu - bukan fine dining pun!), dessert time! the same waiter came to us and asked what we'd like. after telling me ice cream yg i boleh makan mcm i tak minat, i was torn nak pilih which sorbet flavour: raspberry ke blood orange. He suggested, we could have all 4 sorbets on a tasting dish if you like? of course i kata yes! haha

ini rupanya sorbet selection (i agak kagum dia ada piring meant for sorbet tasting mcm ni)

from L to R: blood orange, apple, raspberry and chocolate.

Pojan gladly finished the chocolate one, i paling suka the blood orange! (blood orange ialah sejenis orange yg kemerahan btw) raspberry dia masammm! mcm Hi Sour yg tiba2 omg masamnya and then dah ok sbb dah biasa dgn tahap kemasaman yg mula2 td. and apple dia had a nice after taste but initial taste dia i tak suka sgt.

Best thing ever: Pojan's Coffee Parfait with wild chestnuts and cardamom cream, with warm doughnuts (mcm gulap jamon bentuk dia haha)

i tak minum coffee. but my God this blew me away. I pernah dengar psl parfait through Japanese series sbb French desserts are popular kt sana (and merata2 ada dessert restaurant dipenuhi gadis2) tp while i was there tak sempat nak rasa a parfait. but it looked sooooo good dlm cerita and i could tell their texture is different from normal ice cream or crushed ice when watak tu makan.

Parfait means perfect in French.

I can now say why.

Its so smooth, but not like Haagen Dazs vanilla, it is smoother.

Haagen Dazs vanilla is denser and harsh, parfait is soft and rich.

mmg ultimate lah.

i yakin tak perlu chocolate or sweets lain utk satisfy pms cravings once dpt parfait.

its beauuutifully done, coffee parfait n chestnut punya texture mmg patut dikahwinkan dalam cawan tu. and i've never tasted cream buah pelaga. i know Arabs minum coffee with buah pelaga in them, but i never thought of limiting the pelaga to the cream sahaja and coffee tu biar pure.

and its just right. coffee was light but you can tell its coffee, pelaga taste tu you can tell its pelaga without being overpowering and goes so well with the coffee.

i keep on amik Pojan's parfait xD

had to stop myself in case i sakit kepala pula on our way home

Please visit tempat ni when you can. out of 5 bintang, i bagi 5 bintang! I have heard of ppl breakfast drive jauh2 kt Msia, I certainly faham why people sanggup datang jauh2 untuk makan kt Pipe & Glass (and fully booked utk dinner - lunch pun hebat kot!). Chef James Mackenzie, you have my heartfelt compliments - thank you for making our anniversary a moment to remember!

ni website restaurant: http://www.pipeandglass.co.uk

i amat semangat tengok orang passionate about what they do, it translates to what you do sbb jaga setiap aspect of what you love and it is sangat noticable. i amat gembira and inspired, thank you sayang bawa i~~~~ xoxoxoxoxoxoxo :D :D :D

Current Obsession

I cm tgh obsessed pasal tutup aurat sbb it is personally one of my biggest barriers - specifically the neck-up bit.

I've been looking for options, something simple and practical. I was quite happy when tudung 3 saat was introduced (ala tudung sarung je tu). the openings of the kain are often restricting up to a point it hurt after wearing for a long time, followed by a headache sbb it keeps pressing on my ears, but if i buat it loose, rambutku yg rebellious pasti nampak after some movements.

So I was happy bila it made sense yg tudung tak wajib, but the cover aurat yg wajib. So i thought this might work ie slouchy beanie or tudung lilit (by far tudung lilit is a favourite but i need to figure out what to do with glasses because i dont think i can do contacts on a daily basis, inners are annoying). Winter agak cool sbb akan tercover out of weather secara tak langsung.

And for some reason I am attracted to the idea of niqab - more than the hijab (sila google images the difference). I rasa mcm mysterious and will have loads of fun intimidating ppl hahahahaha i tau niat lari super. But I do feel since muka tidak wajib, rasa mcm I am free to decide rather than that is what the rules say, tapi takkan la nak niqab tanpa the hijab kan, motif?

I told this to Pojan and he said "I know~"

"what do you mean you know! kan niqab tu cm optional so cm its up to me to decide, rs cm lagi cool dari hijab"

"i know syg. sy tahu awk camana"

dush!!! xD <---bunyi tusukan metafora di hati

ganbarimasu!!!

"ok ok but seriously, what do you think of me in niqab tho?"

"hmm. *pause*

i think mcm best jugak, tp for some reason sy bayang niqab utk siang je, malam cm tak payah"

"for some reason, sy juga rasa begitu. mengapakah?"

"saaa~" <---maksudnya who knows

ok so long story short, i'm looking at stiff fabrics to experiment with, styles etc kini ada sewing machine so cm skill baru juga.

all adjustment phase ok. constantly toying with the idea sikit2 daily. constantly googling images and what can i do to improve ear pressure and glasses related.

this is a HUGE task for me personally, it may seem to you a little thing yg easily avoidable, but this is -my- personal barrier, i need to work through it. either support me or get out of my way! it is already tough for me i need all the support i can get :D

pastu, i found this gorrrrgeous photo

i tak tahu siapa model nya but its soooo inspiring - aurat-wise and jahitan fashion-wise

and cun pulak tu

i jumpa while googling and tuan punya blog kata jumpa at ustaz azhar idrus' site somewhere. who knows?

my own personal opinion of him btw: its great he can reach out to many many people of all ages and status, but he is not perfect. given, he is one of the best Malaysia has as public figure, but he still can refine his style and attitude in my opinion - but serious dia kelakar. i just hope ppl dont use him or his name to justify their own agendas. one ustaz yg i rs he makes sense is Ustaz Zulkifli Ahmad - and he educates ppl on gold investment too, i find him highly relevant and Islamic (tp i baru tgk 2 video dia).

So anyway, inilah gambar yg amat cun itu. Oh inspired sungguh i. Lovely photography too.

Fashion-wise is makes so much sense! Tutup muka pun nak pandang lagi. Bestnya begini - melawa and tak provocative.

Best best

Megan Antics #1

Kucingku yang tak makan ikan dan beef, makan mangga potong yg sikit i beli one day.

(tahu tak mangga is mahal? pls appreciate buah-buahan tempatan! ingat orang2 yang mahu buah2an tempatan tapi tak dapat!)

I thought I saw everything when kucing blakang rumah happily devoured durian flesh one day.

@.@

Apasal kucing? Apasal?