~~Half way of Ramadhan~~

Believe it or not we are at a half way of Ramadhan now. Alhamdulillah, I still manage to perform this ibadah with a good health and tawaduk. Talking about Ramadhan, apart from the ibadah and tarawikh, it's a month where people been blessed with foods, I mean a variety + lotsaaa of foods here and there, especially in my home country (owh, how I wish I were there right now, miss going to Pasar Ramadhan, I miss going tarawikh with my dad at a mosque, I miss 'more', I miss preparing foods with my mom for iftar, I miss everything about Ramadhan back home, sob..sob...). And sometimes, I feel like buying the whole Pasar Ramadhan if I go there, hih, yeah I know..... it's just a 'bad strong desire'. It is like a norm, people crave more in this month, hihi, including me. Unfortunately, living in a country where less than 15% of the community are practicing Islam, I dont have many choices of foods, or in other words, it's just a waste of time for me to crave this and that, knowing that I wont get it here, unless u prepare the dish by urself, hehe.

Well people, I'm staying alone now, in a shoe box, hihi, I mean in a small studio unit, somewhere in inner suburb of Melbourne. Like it or not, there's nobody else to cook. I really2 crave 'kuih pau' since last 2 weeks, huhu... and it took me for quite a while to prepare it. I think I made it, eventhough the taste is only.... so - so.... (^-^), and luckily I didnt burn down the house, hih. So, today....I had quite simple menu for iftar - Blue Pau, meehoon tomyam and dessert (actually I'm very2 lazy to cook, huhu, hence I only prepared these unfiddly menus). Alhamdullilah, He is still bless me with a good 'rezqi', it's more than enough for me, I'm alone afterall, so no need for a round table of foods (^-^). It's just a bit sad that I got nobody to accompany me for iftar.. really... I feel sad and lonely. Ok, Ok... no more tears for today..... lets have a look.. what I had for iftar tonight.... enjoy!

'Blue Pau', I intentionally added few drops of food coloring into the doh to create a temptation for me to eat, hihi

'White Meehoon Tomyam', took only 20 minutes to prepare, I chucked everything in the sauce, heh..

Simple but yummy dessert, fresh strawberries + yogurt + raisin....

~~Lambat...~~

B kalau masak memang lambat, masak maggi pun setengah jam baru siap, tu belum makan lagi tu, iskh....

~~Ropa-ropanya.....~~

Link to the previous entry , this was what happened last night, huhu... baca seniri lah, malas nak story..


Fire guts Lygon Street Landmark

An intense fire destroyed an iconic Lygon Street restaurant less than an hour after staff locked up last night.

Fire crews were called to Il Gambero, co-owned by Melbourne food identity and former Richmond footballer Frank Dimattina, about 11.50pm to find the entire building well alight.

Did you see the blaze? Email details, photos and video to scoop@theage.com.au.

The first crew on the scene called in additional resources to help subdue the blaze, which started on the ground floor but soon spread to the first floor and into the roof.

"The building has suffered extensive damage," said the Metropolitan Fire Brigade's John Taylor.

"What the fire didn't get, the smoke ruined.

"It took about 20 minutes for our crews to bring it under control. After it was brought under control we checked the buildings on both sides for fire spread but they appeared to be clear of damage."

Huhu, dats why abang bomba datang berduyun-duyun semalam, even sampai this morning pun, bomba still checking part of the building, mana tau kang merebak ke tempat lain pulak.... sob sob... Kalau nak tau, Lygon Street mmg terkenal dengan restaurant2 yang best, especially for Italian food, and also ada various ice-cream shop yang sangat sedap, pilih je yang mana satu. The blaze tak jauh pun dari umah, depan tu je haaa, dalam 100 meter gitu... Hopefully sume orang selamat la...

(Courtesy of The Age, August 20 2009)

~~1x, 2x... 3x... dia bunyi lagiiiiik!!~~

*Sigh* Dah kol doblas lebih, patut nya diri dah melayang ntah ke mana dah bawah selimut, dengan pening kepala lagi, memang confirm tdo nyenyak la kan. Elok je nak pejam mata, siren bomba bunyik, hadoiiii, sape pulak yang buat BBQ tengah2 malam nihh. Sunyi sepi.... then.... dia bunyi lagikkk, iskh.... ok takpa, bagi chance la kan abang bomba nak berkhidmat tengah2 malam buta. Elok je tarik selimut balik... Dah golek kiri kanan nak terlelap... buat kali ke-3... bunyi lagi... huhu.... mmg confirm hangin satu badan. Dah la tiap2 malam pun, ada jek benda mengganggu tdo ku yang tak berapa nak nyenyak nih... Kejap2 dengar orang mabuk bergaduh, dengar orang gila main hon keta kol 3-4 pagi, dengar lori amik sampah + cuci jalan, takpun dengar orang restart motor berkali-kali, motor taknak idup, alaa.... macam dalam cerita Seniman Bujang Lapok tu... hihi. Selalu buat dunno jek, but tonite, masuk kali yg ke-3, terus bangun, bukak window blind, nak nyibuk tau jugak apa yang tak kena, huhu... Orang2 kat kedai bawah ni suma dah berbaris tepi jalan, yer lah, tengah2 malam bersiren sana sini, bingit telinga. Dok tak dok, dia lalu lagiiii..... keta polis pulak. Lepas tu, saja la dok tepi tingkap, takde keja cari keja, kira bapa bijik lori bomba yang lalu lepas tu, huhu... satu.. dua... tiga.... empat... lima.... wah, banyaknya lori bomba, apakah yang telah terjadi?? Esok konpem masuk berita early morning, tengah hari, petang, malam & tengah malam. Orang siar berita kat sini mmg camtu, obses terhadap satu2 bahan berita, dia pulun ulang 5-6 kali sehari selama 2-3 hari, tension! Nak tau cita selanjutnya, kita tunggu esok okeh!! Mari tdo sekaranggggg..... da!