So these few years i hit quiet a few milestones that I myself still be taken by surprises. Yup. I'm not intended to brag around but this is my comfortable space of listing achievements without the threat of being judged.
Thanks to hikari (shall blog about it one day... One day.... Should the day ever came...) which I owe a lot to, I finally learn how to cook.
Yes. Me. Sofwah. Cooking.
And when I say cooking, i mean real deal cooking a complete meal, from scratch, urm coating ayam with tepung goreng bestari does not considered real cooking okay :p
There are times my cooking was a disappointment, however edible, but tasted rather bland or perplexing. Thanks for the fellow housemates who still eat my cooking in silence and NEVER, not once criticise my cooking even though you know you could do better.
I learned that in cooking, like math, or language, you don't suddenly become good at it. Well, of course, unless you are already preoccupied with hidden talents in the respective field, that's another case.
You learn through practises, over the time, either via observation or hands on learning from the pro. You must learn. And most importantly, you must do it. There's no other way. Like language, to be fluent in one language, you must practice, speak, converse, and think, in that language. You must make mistakes, and embrace them, and learn from it.
As we grow older we all expected to be occupied with certain skills, necessary for survival. It is such an embarrassment for us not knowing how to cook basic, simple meal, or to do simple math of multiplying addition, etc, or to know certain basic words in english that everyone knows but you don't.
Hence the crippling words
"dah umur (insert your age here) takkan ni pun tak reti/tahu?! "
I know. Those words glide frok their mouth and pave their way to the deepest darkest core of your heart. And it left scars.
We slowly begin to stop trying. Self esteem went down the hill and we stop learning. Failure embarrass us and we feel stupid for not knowing what seems to be the stupidest of things that everyone knows and you don't.
That was me, maybe years ago but I decided to change. I stopped being so harsh on myself and as much as I wanted to excel in everything, I did not know everything.
We are never too old to learn something stupid. And never too old to start learning. Tak reti, don't push the responsibilities away with that excuse. Kalau tak reti, kita belajar dan cuba. Honestly, we have nothing to lose.
Over the year i learnt these basic things:
-cara nak siang ikan dengan bersih sebersihnya. Guna gunting supaya senang nak belah ikan. Guna berus gigi (yg dah tak pakai) untuk bersihkan bahagian dalam ikan. Easy breezy cheesy patooty.
- the most efficient way to bersihkan ayam ialah dgn guna gunting where you just snip away all those lemak and skin.
- kalau nak goreng ikan keli make sure belah dulu bahagian luar sebab nanti tak pasal pasal kene berperang nak goreng ikan ikan tu.
-kalau nak masak sup dengan sedap, tambah rempah kurma.
-kalau nak goreng ikan bagi ikan rangup crunchy, garam kunyit ikan tu, campur sikit tepung gandum. Kalau rajin tambah serbuk kari.
Okay loads more but that's all I can think of at the moment. And I thought the tips are worth to share :)
And today I learned that kalau nak masak kepala sotong make sure mata dia buang, sebab nanti mata dia pecah pastu the whole dish went black. Literally. (hence the black tom yam inspired title) *emoji hingus keluar*
Thank you, next I shall write about my final year expectations but again.... We'll see how it goes. I loveeee writing in my blog and I know I should do it more often, and I wanted to remember bits and pieces of my life that'll benefit me and you readers.
But do expect these random posts also that I hope will light up your day, even it's already bright shining and sunny on your part of the world :p
Till next time,
Copiyati.
Thanks to hikari (shall blog about it one day... One day.... Should the day ever came...) which I owe a lot to, I finally learn how to cook.
Yes. Me. Sofwah. Cooking.
And when I say cooking, i mean real deal cooking a complete meal, from scratch, urm coating ayam with tepung goreng bestari does not considered real cooking okay :p
There are times my cooking was a disappointment, however edible, but tasted rather bland or perplexing. Thanks for the fellow housemates who still eat my cooking in silence and NEVER, not once criticise my cooking even though you know you could do better.
I learned that in cooking, like math, or language, you don't suddenly become good at it. Well, of course, unless you are already preoccupied with hidden talents in the respective field, that's another case.
You learn through practises, over the time, either via observation or hands on learning from the pro. You must learn. And most importantly, you must do it. There's no other way. Like language, to be fluent in one language, you must practice, speak, converse, and think, in that language. You must make mistakes, and embrace them, and learn from it.
As we grow older we all expected to be occupied with certain skills, necessary for survival. It is such an embarrassment for us not knowing how to cook basic, simple meal, or to do simple math of multiplying addition, etc, or to know certain basic words in english that everyone knows but you don't.
Hence the crippling words
"dah umur (insert your age here) takkan ni pun tak reti/tahu?! "
I know. Those words glide frok their mouth and pave their way to the deepest darkest core of your heart. And it left scars.
We slowly begin to stop trying. Self esteem went down the hill and we stop learning. Failure embarrass us and we feel stupid for not knowing what seems to be the stupidest of things that everyone knows and you don't.
That was me, maybe years ago but I decided to change. I stopped being so harsh on myself and as much as I wanted to excel in everything, I did not know everything.
We are never too old to learn something stupid. And never too old to start learning. Tak reti, don't push the responsibilities away with that excuse. Kalau tak reti, kita belajar dan cuba. Honestly, we have nothing to lose.
Over the year i learnt these basic things:
-cara nak siang ikan dengan bersih sebersihnya. Guna gunting supaya senang nak belah ikan. Guna berus gigi (yg dah tak pakai) untuk bersihkan bahagian dalam ikan. Easy breezy cheesy patooty.
- the most efficient way to bersihkan ayam ialah dgn guna gunting where you just snip away all those lemak and skin.
- kalau nak goreng ikan keli make sure belah dulu bahagian luar sebab nanti tak pasal pasal kene berperang nak goreng ikan ikan tu.
-kalau nak masak sup dengan sedap, tambah rempah kurma.
-kalau nak goreng ikan bagi ikan rangup crunchy, garam kunyit ikan tu, campur sikit tepung gandum. Kalau rajin tambah serbuk kari.
Okay loads more but that's all I can think of at the moment. And I thought the tips are worth to share :)
And today I learned that kalau nak masak kepala sotong make sure mata dia buang, sebab nanti mata dia pecah pastu the whole dish went black. Literally. (hence the black tom yam inspired title) *emoji hingus keluar*
Thank you, next I shall write about my final year expectations but again.... We'll see how it goes. I loveeee writing in my blog and I know I should do it more often, and I wanted to remember bits and pieces of my life that'll benefit me and you readers.
But do expect these random posts also that I hope will light up your day, even it's already bright shining and sunny on your part of the world :p
Till next time,
Copiyati.
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