Suhaila Need A New Shoe

Besides being a shopaholic, I'm also crazy about shoes and sandals. I mean good, nice shoes and sandals. Even just going to the lecture or going to the lab, I need to wear a good and nice shoe so I will feel good wearing it and feel nice walking using it.

the early days of my beloved Hush Puppies shoe

That picture is taken in the first week of last semester, still new and looking good. But the condition of the shoe this semester? Just dont't ask me.

hope my shoe can transform to THIS!

Actually this is Jimmy Choo's 24K gold sandal. Look very, very lovely, super nice and super sexy eh? 

The price?

USD 615.00. 

Me?

Want one? 

YES I DOOOOOOOOOO!!!7000x

Suhaila Is A Math Lecturer

Actually, my true ambition since I'm 10 years old is to be a teacher.

Why?

Because I think this job is fun and I can wear any beautiful dress when working, and then each day students will guess among themselves, "Hey, can you guess what Miss Suhaila will wear today?".

And this is a 10 year old girl kind of thinking at that time.

Hahaha! Funny isn't? Wanted to being a teacher just because of the attention of students towards my dressing.

But as I grown up, my way of thinking is more matured. Until now, I still want to be a teacher. Not at school, but at university or college because in my opinion, I think being a teacher or lecturer will have a better way of life compared to being a engineer or doctor. For me, higher salary will not guarantee happiness in life.

Money is not everything.

your favourite lecturer

Suhaila The Shopaholic

I love shopping.

I love window shopping.

I love to help people shopping.

I love the atmosphere of shopping.

I love the adrenaline rush of shopping when SOGO, JUSCO, NOSE, VINCCI, BODY SHOP, METROJAYA, PARKSON and such had its sales and discounts.

what actually i need here is shampoo...

...but end up with this nice handbag!

Suhaila Hate Pills

Sometimes I feel uncomfortable, sometimes I fell sick. 

Then people would say to me, "Go to clinic and see doctor lah!". 

Please lah, do we need to meet the doctors when each and every time we fell sick? 

Actually it's your own antibody's ability to heal yourself is the true medicine, not pills. 

Pills will make yourself depend towards clinics and pharmacy to provide pills. 

With the price of medicine in the market increase, it makes me harder and harder to treat pills as my health saviour.

lets count how much pills do i need to take

but as always, keep smiling dear!

Suhaila Loves Roses

Roses. 

I love roses.

Roses bring much meaning to a girl like me.

Whether it's pink, red, white, lavender or any colour, I love all of it.

I hope everyone loves roses too.

pink rose

a bouquet of red roses

Suhaila Karaoke Box

Actually I've already heard this song by the sexy Mariah Carey before, long time ago, but only this while I managed to listen carefully and understand the lyrics of this beautiful song which is about how a person should be independent, confident in own-self and brave to face anything that come in his/her way.

Mariah Carey - Through The Rain

When you get caught in the rain with no where to run
When you're distraught and in pain without anyone
When you keep crying out to be saved
But nobody comes and you feel so far away
That you just can't find your way home
You can get there alone
It's okay, what you say is
I can make it through the rain
I can stand up once again on my own
And I know that I'm strong enough to mend
And every time I feel afraid I hold tighter to my faith
And I live one more day and I make it through the rain
And if you keep falling down don't you dare give in
You will arise safe and sound, so keep pressing on steadfastly
And you'll find what you need to prevail
What you say is

I can make it through the rain
I can stand up once again on my own
And I know that I'm strong enough to mend
And every time I feel afraid I hold tighter to my faith
And I live one more day and I make it through the rain

And when the wind blows, as shadows grow close don't be afraid
There's nothing you can't face
And should they tell you you'll never pull through
Don't hesitate, stand tall and say

I can make it through the rain
I can stand up once again on my own
And I know that I'm strong enough to mend
And every time I feel afraid I hold tighter to my faith
And I live one more day and I make it through the rain

I can make it through the rain
And I live once again
And I live one more day
And I can make it through the rain
(Yes you can)
You will make it through the rain 

I hope I can make it though any rain or storm here in UMP. 

Suhaila Secret Recipe

Cooking is one of my hobby. Just name it. Assam laksa, nasi lemak, rendang ayam, kuih bangkit, sukun goreng, curry mee, masak lemak cili api (still learning!), anything that goes well with my appetite. Baking cakes and cookies is also included especially chocolate moist cake, my all-time favourite. The mixing of butter and sugar and beating in the mixing bowl is a joy to behold. Then the process of baking using my mom's antique oven, is very much test my patience. But not this!

i think i need a pair of gloves

Suhaila Twin Sister

I never imagine if someone told me that i have a twins; in terms of look-a-like, not biologically connected. But one day in my first semester here, I met her in front of my own eyes. Almost have the same bright eyes, same short nose, same curvy chin(well...almost!) and the list goes on. I'm quite surprised to met her and unbelievably too, we have the same month of birth. Anyway I hope she's doing well right now because we only met in coincidence although we're in the same university.

Well, what is your opinion? Are you agree with me? 

Suhaila Likes To Do Lab Reports

Lab reports - each week we had to submit our lab report. Sometimes easy to complete, sometimes not. Why? Maybe because the hectic schedule that we have every day, day and night, either having SO MUCH ASSIGNMENTS to be submitted as early as possible or having to attend and hear so much (un)useful speech by those (un)familiar faces of UMP's officers.

hot and spicy

Owh! I miss my own jacket/coat/whatever...

Suhaila's Kitchen

Last Chinese New Year holiday is the first time I cooked nasi lemak with the help of my mom. It was eaten with sambal ikan bilis, rendang ayam, hard boiled eggs and cucumber. Not bad for a first attempt but not good enough as compared to those sold at the stalls. I am stuffed. I have not felt so full for a long time though. 

Nasi Lemak

Ingredients:

2 cups rice

1 cup santan

1 1/2 cup water

3 slices ginger, finely shredded

3 pandan leaves, knotted

1 tsp salt

Wash the rice several times until the water is clear. Drain. Put the rice into an automatic rice cooker together with santan, water, ginger, pandan leaves and salt, and cook. When rice is cooked, fluff it with a ladle or big spoon or 'senduk'. Keep warm in the cooker until ready to serve.

Sambal Ikan Bilis

Ingredients:

80g ikan bilis, washed

3 tbsp cooking oil

12 dried red chillies, seeds removed and soaked in water

10 shallots

5 cloves garlic

2 stalks lemon grass, finely sliced

3 tbsp cooking oil

30g tamarind pulp

5 tbsp water

1 tsp sugar

2 kaffir lime leaves, finely sliced

Heat oil and fry the ikan bilis until fragrant, drain and set aside. Soak tamarind pulp in water for half an hour. Grind dried red chillies, shallots, garlic and lemon grass into a paste. Heat oil and fry paste together with sugar, kaffir lime leaves and 2 tablespoons of tamarind juice until fragrant. Add ikan bilis and stir fry for another 2 minutes. Remove and serve.

Look deliciously delicious right? So if you tend to eat nasi lemak, try to cook it yourself and you will be wanting for more.

Suhaila Miss You

Kids - they are special. Special in their own ways. Some is naughty, very-very naughty, that at times makes you goes absolutely bonkers. But still, they have this kind of unique ways of charming me to cool down and thus forgetting all the nuisance they had done. Well, it's been a while since I met my cute nieces. 

the super cute naurah safiah 

(kung kung kuuunnggg!)

the adorable ika and mira 

(at time of their bestest behaviour)

Really miss them a lot...

Suhaila Likes To Cook...

Penang Assam Laksa

(A)Ground Spice Ingredients

5 fresh chillies
25 dried chillies
10 shallots
5 cloves garlic
2cm galangal (lengkuas)
2cm knob fresh tumeric root (kunyit hidup)
2tbsp belacan

(B)
½ cup tamarind juice (asam jawa)
15 spring polygonum leaves (daun kesum)
5 pieces dried tamarind skin (asam keeping/asam gelugor)
2 stalk lemon grass (serai), lightly smashed

(C)
1kg mackerel fish, cleaned
1tin of sardine (250gm)
1kg fresh laksa noodles

(D) Seasoning
1tsp ajinomoto
½ cup prawn paste (petis udang)
Salt to taste.

(E) Garnishing
Wild ginger bud (bunga kantan) halved and finely shredded
Cucumber shredded
Pineapple slice and shredded
Onion finely shredded
Red chillies seeded and shredded
Mint leaves (daun pudina)
Prawn paste (har koe), diluted with water to a drizzle consistency.

Method:

Boil fish. When cooked remove the fish and strain the stock. Use the stock later for the soup/gravy. Flake the fish and set the fish aside.

Fry the ground spice ingredients (A) without oil until the aroma arise then put water and fish stock in the pot. Then put (B). Bring to a low simmering boil for 10 minutes.

Add flaked fish and sardine then put (D). Continue to simmer for extra 1-2 minutes.

To serve, put a handful of laksa noodles in a metal strainer and immerse in a pot of boiling water to scald the noodles for half a minute.

Drain and put into bowl. Pour a ladleful of laksa soup/gravy over the noodles and garnish with a little of each garnish. Drizzle a little prawn paste over and serve immediately.

Hope you have a nice meal!

Suhaila Golden Words

"Procrastination is the thief of time"

It means delaying an action for too long is a waste of time.

But in my humble opinion, sometimes we do need to procrastinate in our life for the benefit of all parties especially myself. Not always, i repeat, not always but sometimes.

For instance, when you're gone for vacation at some place, and you need to check-out from the hotel at 12 noon. But you already packing all your stuff at 10am. So to make sure that you reap the maximum out of your hard-earned money, you procrastinate by lazying around your hotel room until you check-out at 12pm even though you have nothing to do.

Or maybe you (unwillingly) want to go to listen to VC speech at the main hall but the cloud out there is already dark. You maybe risking your new Nose high heels or Vincci pink sandal or even Gucci handbag if the rain is suddenly pouring down heavily. So to make sure that you protect the investment(s) you made using your hard-earned money, you procrastinate by waiting and waiting and waiting at your room for the rain to go away until the sky is clear and the sun is shining brightly. But by the time the rain stops, the event at the main hall already finished. And that's good news for me.

What do you think of procrastination? Gimme your thoughts.