Me Taufiq's Pics

Seems like donkey years since I last updated this blog. Huhu... Don't have time maaah...... (yela tu)

Been meaning to upload a few snapshots of my Budak Kecik Nak Jadi Besar @ Taufiq but as always, housework comes first :P So here are a few for you to sink your teeth into.

Yeah, me and grandpops are gettin' on like a house on fire

Contemplating about the future

Journey of discovery- and losing a sock in the process

Like my new clothes? Grandma gave 'em to me ;)

Wanna pwaaay wif me?

I know it doesn't look much.....at least there's a roof over my head. Right?

The cool guy - up close and personal

Hey you...wanna biscuit?

Free massage anyone?

Cool guy with the cool shades (spek abah sebenarnya :P )

Another order please!

Last night Kak Ti and her neighbour ordered a 1/2 kilo choc moist cake each. Heheh... As always, I experimented using another topping, this time using chocolate ganache made from whipping cream and chocolate bar.

I dunno what they comment on the taste yet but I've tried it before using it on cupcakes I made a few weeks back and it tasted rather delicous (if I may say so myself). It's more creamy than the earlier topping I used. The downside is, it doesn't hold up very well in humid environment. So the cake has to be refridgerated before eating.

Last evening, just as I was decorating the cake without the existence of electricity in my house (power failure la), I was agahst (betul ke spelling?) when all of a sudden the ganache I used for piping suddenly melted in my hands. *Gasp!*

Moral of the story, ganache using whipping cream is better used in a cool, dry place :P Especially if the ratio of the choc : whip cream is 1:1 :P The thing is, I tried using ratio 2:1 but the ganache susah gileer nak kuar dari tiub. Hahaha...

Anyway, aside from that and the fact that Taufiq was bawling his lungs out due to the heat, I rather enjoyed decorating the cakes. I made a Teddy Bear cake and a regular round one. At first I wanted to add colour and make a furry coating for the bear but as it turns out luck was against me. I couldn't use my mixer so I had to abandon my intentions till next time (ada sape nak kek teddy lagi? Gatal nak deco buat furry animal ni) :P Poor Mr. Teddy only got a chocolate coating without any other clothings. Haha... yang terernya I decorated in a somewhat dark atmosphere (dapur gelap walaupun dah buka tingkap).

Poor Mr. Teddy Bear takde baju

Try mendeco walaupun takde karan :P Golap gelita dunia den

Bapaku pulang dari Kota (Kinabalu)

Huhu...

Dad's back in Semenanjung. Last Wednesday he flew down to Kota Kinabalu to see a student. Then on Saturday he took a flight to Tawau and stayed with us for four days.

"Saje-saje datang nak berjalan," he said.

Hehe... Alang-alang dah kat K.K. jengok tengok dotter kat Tawau ni. It's been nearly half a year since we last balik kampung. When dad stayed at our house, lil' Taufiq couldn't keep himself from staring at me dad. He probably was thinking "Who's this person? Lamanya tinggal sini, orang lain selalu datang jap je."

Hehe... Taufiq renung macam tengah analyzing abah je aritu. Mula-mula (biasala) menangis dia bila tengok orang yang tidak dikenali kat dalam rumah. Lama-lama leh lak dia borak-borak atuk dia dengan bunyian "eh", "oh", "hatta" dia :P

Abah lak tengok bukan main layan Taufiq, hehehe... Mak tak datang, adik-adik sekolah. Kalau semua datang mesti lagi best giler, hehe.. Yang kelakarnya, bila abah mula datang sini kitorang ajak pergi Pasar Tanjung dan pasar ikan. Bila abah tengok ada macam-macam ikan terbeliak mata dia. Pastu habis ikan-ikan yang Tidak Diketahui Nama dan Spesisnya pun abah beli.

"Kita mesti cuba masakan yang baru. Abah nak try eksotik dish, ikan-ikan lain dah biasa beli," kata abah sambil menjinijng sebeg ikan Apa-Ntah-Nama dengan sekilo siput besar.

Huhu... Ikan-ikan sini murah, dapatla beli macam-macam. Pastu hari Ahad ajak abah pergi Semporna. Hehe, dapatla abah tengok betapa luaaaasnya Tawau ni, lagi-lagi kalau nak pergi daerah lain. Kalau En. Hubby cuti leh jalan-jalan lagi jauh, hehe..

Chef at Home

Bila balik rumah je terus ke dapur nak masak. Abah tak sabar nak menge'test' resipi baru guna siput besar yang dibeli. Malangnya, sesudah masak didapati siput tu mengeluarkan lendir-lendir yang agak mengelikan. Rasa macam sotong cuma berlendir je. Huhuhu... Tidak dapat ku telan...

Hari Selesa awal pagi abah bertolak ke airpot nak balik Semenanjung. Tak dapat ku ikut sebab Taufiq tidur dan takut laki aku tak sempat nak pergi hantar balik rumah sebab dah nak waktu masuk keje. Huhu.. Sedey ar bila abah balik (tapi control-control ar sikit :p) Taufiq lak dah biasa berapa hari ada orang kat rumah, tiba-tiba senyap je meragam lak bila abah balik. Huhu... Dah la semalam satu petang takde karan, lagila. Projek nak buat kek pun asik tertangguh disebabkan ketiadaan karan. Huhu...

Anyway, kalau ada duit nak je ajak mak dengan Din dengan Na datang sini. Huhu... Tapi ntah bila ye nak cari beribu-ribu dollar tu? :P huhu... Sekian...

P/S: Dalam peti ais tu tak habis lagi ikan-ikannya :P Nanti nak try wat bakar atas dapur mesti best.