this is just my thought

to be exact, i've got a lot of things, i wanna write it all down here. as time passed by, i forgot almost about everything. haish~ nyanyok eh. and yet, lot of drafts had been safe. but idk, why i didn't post it. weirdo~ maybe because, half of my way writing, i forgot what's the main point and what else to write down. well hey, march is around the corner. gaaaaa~ crazy huh. i saw 2010 calendar yesterday. and i was like, wooo! 2oth feb 2010. aiyooo. tup tap-tup tap, 8 months from now, its gonna b my 21st bday. i've a lot of things i wanna do b4 my 21st bday. but will i?

btw. have u ever believe, and i mean. u urself, u wanna do lot of silly things, and maybe few of wrongdoing things, at least once in a lifetime. well hey, i do! as my ages getting older, that's mean time getting lesser than before. fast, fast, fast aqilah! do whatever u wanna do whenever u've got the chance. and i just promised myself to publish this post no matter how empty and crapping it is T__T

i did a lot of mistake too. naaa, u wouldn't care to know. or maybe if u do, u wouldn't believe what i've done my whole life. haha. lots of mistake, fun silly things that can cause u one thing - sin. and there's no turning back. but it's ok. i wouldn't care less to regret everything. life goes on bby! or i'll die regretting everything. haha. oh yeah! but at least, i know what i've done is wrong, and keep remind myself, what to do, and what shouldn't.

btw, talking bout myself. i went to the clinic for the 3rd time last Thursday. awww~ injection. idk what's wrong. Dr Mariam was sooo worried and she asked me to go there again, if i'm still sick today. yes, Saturday. erm, i guess there's no fever, just flu and throat pain. blood test eh Dr? huhu. no need kot. i have to be totally healthy a.s.a.p. shooting is around the corner! owhhh... i'll be outtt for shooting from monday - wednesday. ala. KL je pun. haha.

since, it is 2oth feb 2010, lemme recall few things that happened lately.

- owh en.nabil. met mama & abah, i mean like officially dinner - 18th feb 2010. awww. i laugh a lot. habis rahsia negara abah buka, rahsia diri wkt kecik, and there's erm... FUNNY JOKE of the year accidentally created by abah. hahahhahahahaha... i'll tell later.

- 19th feb 2010 - lots of things 2 b settle down. yup. really bz. i went to the college with abah & nabil, and straight to damansara. abah maw cari butik adidas semata - mata. cari brg golf adidas. huhu... he bought a shirt, and we had tea at the curve, and, back home.

- 13th feb 2010 - i met his fmly, officially. cuak x hingat! yo lah. selalunye those guys yg meet up my parents. ble recall blk, the only guy yg i meet up with his fmly was ONLY - 1st love. haha. and it was a very long time ago - 7 years ago. soooo... u should know how gubra i am. but it ends up with a smile on my face. mama + ayah u baekkk sgt!!! ;)) x cuak da jmpe mrka 2nd time hari tu~

- 14th feb 2010 - i didn't celebrate it, as usual. buttt, awww, i had great time. like really2 great time! thanks 2 all those 6 of u. esp u syg! i really3 appreciate it. i know u're working hard to do the best for us. i can see that, clearly. thanks again!

and what else? hurm. ok. random2!

- did my hair treatment and new hair looks for 2010. *like likey love*

- went to sg congkak / gabai. gileee skeee. oh i just love water. and fresh air.

- did my resume for practical. practical weyh! 12th april 2010 - 4th july 2010.

- selesai cat bilik dgn jayanya. thanks to mama + kak sally. much appreciated!

- joined college bowling tournament on 3rd april 2010. i was absent, but my friends just put down my name. haha. with miraghee + alyn + bhai + abg zul. group name - don't raba2. haha. x tahan korang nih!

- i'm almost done with my UIA english class. whoaaa. nak graduate suda *wink wink*

- 16th feb 2010 - kak long bersalin anak ke 4! another hero! x cukup bulan but so far ok.

- i'll be away from Mlysia from 11th march - 22nd march insya Allah. ;))

i was thinking of going to any beach since weeks ago. i don't know. i just really want it. mama & ayah (referring to his fmly) invited me to join them at PD today. but it seems i can't. abah dah kuar g main golf since 730am td lg. haha. and mama wanted to go to jln TAR this evening. but maybe, just maybe, we're gonna go to PD for a while tomorrow. IF only flight abah blk srwk malam esok. if x dpt, x pergilah. rushing woo~

and last night, oh, not really night, 4am - thinking of my future. degree, work, fmly. oh god. that's scary. like really. what is going to happen to a super duper lazy totally pampered girl like me. aiyaaa! i wanna b somebody. somebody means - i achieve everything i've been dreaming of. no need to be fofular or super duper rich. no no no. i don't need that. i just need to fulfill my target. and u know 'try to do new thing list' is never gonna end. owh owh~

aqilah. what goes around comes around aite. so, plz, be nice to everyone. i mean, keep on being hard, but be nice as well. naaa, i don't know how to explain that, but me myself, get it. haha.

the no 1 things i love bout him - he RESPECT his parents so much. and my parents as well. ble wa ade conflict gwa dgn mama or abah, he'll b the one who keep on protecting mama & abah. huuu. i know syg. i know they love me. u know i'm ashamed of myself when i can see how u treat ur parents and mine. at least, i'm trying to remind myself more bout them since i met u. hee. thank u!

keyna! sorry i couldnt' make it today. hoping to see u again later. ;)

to friends. i miss you. yes u. but sorry, i've never told u. all i wanted to say. cuz sometimes, u should realize a thing as well - it's not i'm the only one who changes, u've change too. but still, i've never 4get u too. u should know that. sometime i wanna wish u good morning / night, but, i just keep it to myself. i wanna say hye! but, i just smile. maybe. u can hear my heart saying 'i love u'

El Borne, Barcelona

Yesterday I walked into El Borne, another gorgeous neighborhood from Barcelona, and discovered several nice places... follow me!

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This is El Palau de la Música (Music's Palace)... and it's so magical!

After walk all the morning and part of the evening, I went back into Gracia with Micky, just because I wanted to show him a Toys' shop that I discovered yesterday. Albert, the guy who works on the shop, posed for me, he´s so nice!! I'll show you his pictures next week!

And later, I went back into the city center and took a nice coffee with Laia and Esther!

 

 

And this is what I looked like yesterday... yes, I'm using a different hairstyle, without bangs... do you like it? It's so fifties!

 

 

Shirt - H&M

Cardigan - Stradivarius

Skirt - Ben Sherman

Tights - Calzedonia

Shoes - Melissa

Bag - Vintage

Hairband - Offbrand

Tomorrow... SONIA RYKIEL POUR H&M!! Have you decided what are you going to buy? We'll be waiting from 8 o'clock in the morning!

Technical Difficulties

Maybe someday I will actually become proficient at this blogging business.  Remember how I announced a few posts ago that you can actually follow my blog (meaning you will get updates when a new post appears)?

Apparently there was a big glitch in the system.  Duh, that would rest with me, the operator.  Some of you opened up the blog and alas, there was no "Follow" button.  Turns out the reason why is because you need to sign on to Google first.  Here's how it works:

Log onto http://www.nevertrustaskinnycook1.blogspot.com/, go to the upper right hand corner and click on "Sign In."  Enter your google username and password. Once you do that and go back to the blog, the "follow" button will show up on the top left next to "share."  You can then hit it and sign up.

If you don't have a google password, go to http://www.google.com/ and click on "Sign In" in the upper right hand corner. It will let let you create a username and password.

For those of you who care about this sort of thing, thank you.  For all of you who read this blog, THANK YOU!

Now can I get back to the business of cooking and writing about it?

While I am at it, here is a photo of my favorite dish in Cambodia.  It's called "Amok" and it is fish in coconut milk, wrapped in banana leaves.  The type of fish varies, but it is often made with snake fish.  Despite the name, it is really good!  Will work on finding a recipe.

Chicken with Almond and Egg Sauce

  

    
French cuisine has its luscious sauces, and certainly plenty of cuisines can be rich in texture and taste.  This sauce from Spain is luscious in a more rustic, hearty way.  The almonds provide both texture and work as a thickener.  The flavors come from the egg, garlic and saffron, all working in a subtle, and I dare say seductive way.  At a minimum, this is a wonderfully different way to prepare chicken.  Serves 2.
     
Ingredients:
4 tbsp olive oil
1/4 cup slivered almonds
2 cloves garlic
1 slice bread
1 tbsp chicken stock
1 pinch saffron
1 hard-boiled egg yolk
2 chicken breasts
salt/pepper
3/4 cup chicken stock
1/4 cup sherry
1 bay leaf
1/2 tsp thyme
1 pinch nutmeg
1 tbsp chopped parsely
      
Directions:
Warm 2 tbsp olive oil in a medium saute pan over medium-low heat.  Add the almonds and saute a few minutes to brown to a golden color.  Add the garlic and saute 1 minute more.  Spoon out the mixture into a food processor.  In the same pan, saute the bread until golden.  Tear the cooked bread into chunks and add to the almond mixture.  Crush the saffron and mix with the 1 tbsp of chicken stock in a small bowl.  Add with the egg yolk to the almond bread mixture.  Blend the mixture briefly in the processor until a paste is formed.
Wipe out the pan and the remaining 2 tbsp of oil over medium heat.  Season the chicken breasts with salt and pepper and brown in the pan a few minutes on both sides.  Add the 3/4 cup stock, sherry, bay leaf and thyme, cover and simmer perhaps 10 minutes until the chicken is cooked through.  Remove the chicken from the pan and stir in the paste, simmering a little to reheat and thicken.  Serve with the nutmeg and parsley sprinkled on top if desired.
    

How to Make a Healthier Doner Kebab: Food Tip of the Day - Thursday, February 18th, 2010

A Doner kebab, here in the UK, is often perceived as being something purchased from a takeaway late at night, by those who have just left the pub, following a few, "Refreshments." There is in a sense a stigma attached to Doner kebabs in that they are only eaten whilst one is somewhat less than sober and it is fair to say that there are a great many who have never tasted a Doner kebab in the cold, grey light of day.

This is a great shame, as Doner kebabs in the form of their traditional creation are both delicious and made from (mostly) the finest quality cuts of lamb. It was following the discovery of an extremely thought-provoking blog post from a UK blogger by the name of Tim Bennett that I finally came up with my long pondered idea for a healthier option Doner kebab. I hope, therefore, that you will visit the link below and make and enjoy the recipe which you find there:

How to Make a Healthier Doner Kebab