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Sedy Situ Sana Sini
Life isn't just about Mechatronics
By: Mohd Rusdy Yaacob
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| Wednesday, 18-Feb-2009 18:09 |
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The Making of Kuih Ketayap
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I love Malaysian traditional snacks! One of them would be a so called Kuih Ketayap
If I've been given a table of foods, I would prefer to taste the snacks instead of having the heavier ones like rice or noodles.
Getting sick of travelogue huh!? Now let me deviate your attention to a know-how stuff 
How to make this Kuih Ketayap 
First thing first, you have to have this old-school grater machine..However in this picture, it does look new 
Then what you have to do is to grate the unripe coconut to get the grated coconut flesh for the filling. If you are no longer an amateur in using this old machine, you can always wear kain pelikat as what the model in this photo is wearing
Just grate the WHITE and fleshy edible part of the seed. In getting to this level, skills are highly required!
Then hand them to your mum for the making of the filling. I guess the ingredients should be the grated coconut flesh itself, brown sugar and pandan leaf (optional)
OMG, so sorry that I missed the wrapping part!  This is done first by rolling the green pancakes around the coconut filling, then folding the sides and finally rolling it again to form cylindrical parcels. [Wikipedia]
Now there you go..it taste so damn caramelized-good!! Don't be surprised if I am capable to finish out the whole plate in no time!
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| Saturday, 7-Feb-2009 12:00 |
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Paella Day
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This eating event was held at the same house we were having the Laksa Se-Malaysia Day last time i.e. Kak Dora's house. Obviously the idea of preparing the Paella came out during the time we visited Spain and being so addicted to this Spanish typical dish.
First let me refresh your eyes and mind on the original Paella 100% made in Spain.
Now let me introduce another version of Paella..Malaysian style and made in Germany by the lady Chef Dora 
Let's have a close up..rice with meat balls, prawns, squids and carrots
Here are the food hunters who were always ready to attack the two pans right in front of them 
While eating, we also had so much fun watching funny vids at youtube. As you can see, I was the Tokan lorr....
The one that almost killed us was this funny video:
cirit or die...
Photos: Courtesy of http://picasaweb.google.com/ezziar
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| Saturday, 24-Jan-2009 05:00 |
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Cahaya Andalusia (Day 1) :: 2nd January 2009
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We were supposed to visit Spain during last summer but since the ticket price was killing, we shifted our plan to visit Stockholm instead. (No doubt the same people involved for this trip). Therefore Spain has been declared as the 1st country to visit for the year 2009..really such a BIG warm up for this year huh?!
As always, before the flight departing, we had ourselves with nasi lemak (wrapped in with banana leaf..wow!!) The journey from Frankfurt (Hahn) to Barcelona (Girona) took almost 2 hours time. We arrived at Girona Airport at 3.45PM and boarded into a shuttle bus for a 1-hour journey to Barcelona City. Having a very limited time in Barcelona, we straightaway headed to Plaza de Catalunya to embark our sightseeing with the Barcelona Bus Turistic (Hop on Hop off).
We bought a ticket for 2-days ride but the fact was, we’ll be leaving Barcelona tomorrow night. So for today, we just had a 2-hours sightseeing since the service finished for the day at 9.00PM. However, it was enough to impress us that there would be a lot to discover in Barcelona City. Really couldn’t wait for tomorrow!
Being so damn hungry, we had our dinner at one of the exclusive restaurants in Plaza de Catalunya. We ordered ourselves so called, Paella, a typical Spanish food.
Unfortunately, while everybody was expecting to have their own pan of Paella, suddenly we were served with a big pan of Paella ONLY. Then we kept arguing with the waiter who was responsible to place in our order. As expected, he could not do anything about it. So did us!! We just shared eating the Paella and kept grumbling and grumbling until we finished and left out the whole pan EMPTY! Pity us.. 
We checked in at Hotel Comencio which is located not so far from the city center.
| Quote: | Cahayamu bagai sabitah
Doaku kau sejahtera
Biar warna kubah-kubahmu kian pudar
Untukmu setanggi ini kubakar
Cahayamu sediakala... |
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| Saturday, 24-Jan-2009 04:00 |
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Cahaya Andalusia (Day 2) :: 3rd January 2009
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After having breakfast at the hotel, we checked out from the hotel and went to the main train station to purchase our tickets to Granada tonight. OMG, the price was killing but what choice did we have? We had to get the ticket since we already booked a hotel in Granada and even the Alhambra entrance ticket!
From the train station, we took the tourist bus to La Boqueria which markets meats, fishes and some other groceries. Opps..almost the wrong place! Hahaha.. Then we walked towards the Arce de Triomf which is located nearby.
The view from this point was really pleasuring. From here also we could see the Palau Nacional which houses the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya (MNAC).
We decided to spend our precious time around this area before continuing with the next route of the tourist bus.
We furthered our journey to the Olympic Stadium and had an amazing view of the Estadi Olímpic Communication Tower nearby.
However, we could not manage our time to check out what’s inside one of the most historical olympic stadium in the world..enough for just an outside view of it sigh~~
Our next stop was the Port Vell (Barcelona Old Harbour). There we walked through Rambla de Mar towards Maremagnum, a shopping mall. We had our lunch at one of the restaurants inside the shopping mall. Some of us did order Paella (again!!) and the rest just felt safe to order a Pasta. Hmm..guess what?! For this time, the Paella turned out to be so delicious!! Unfortunately, I was the UNLUCKY one..damn it!! Credits to the restaurant's promoter for a very convincing persuasion..
We continued our journey to the Casa Batllo and furthered walking to the Casa Mila. Both museum were one of the Gaudi’s masterpiece but we really did not have ample time to enter those museum because of the time constraint.
Again we took the tourist bus to visit the Sagrada Familia (also by Gaudi). We really did not need to complain about the construction on going since the whole structure is scheduled to be completed in 2026!..perhaps next time we should come here again with our own kids
We finished our activities for today by just having a night sightseeing from the tourist bus before leaving for Granada by the night train at 9.30 PM.
The train was facilitated with a bed for each of us to sleep and we were scheduled to arrive at Granada at 8.40 AM tomorrow morning..what a loooong journey~! Unfortunately, we did not have enough sleep at all since there were a group of drunken people kept partying and knocking our compartment’s door at times.. Sighh~
Hurmmm.. Honestly, there are still a lot more to discover in Barcelona but what can we do? The long holiday was just about to finish despite the fact that we had other cities to explore in Spain..perhaps another rain check will do, insyaAllah..
| Quote: | Aku rindukan zaman kebangkitan
Pabila nurani bersulamkan fikiran
Seganding dan bersatu
Lafaz niatku bertemu
Cahayamu tiada tara |
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| Saturday, 24-Jan-2009 03:03 |
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Cahaya Andalusia (Day 3) :: 4th January 2009
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Just after arriving at the Granada Train Station, without wasting our time we walked following the printed route to Hotel Aben Humeya and checked in to our own rooms. The room was far more comfort compared with the one we had in Barcelona. The hotel was not very far from the city of Granada. We just walked through the road side towards the city. We didn't have much information about ineteresting places to discover within the city. Whatever we saw considerably interesting, then we'd step a bit closer into it.
Then we dropped by at the Granada Cathedral. It wasn’t the Cathedral that really amazed us but a number of souvenirs bazaar which are lining up along the alley aside.
Still feeling hunger for another ‘Paella moment”, we randomly picked a restaurant which is not far away from the Granada Parks. Ermm.. it still taste the same but the one that really did freak me out was the hot chocolate. So far in Europe, I had never been served with this kind of hot chocolate! Seemed that it has stolen the limelight of Paella for this time
Beside Alhambra, one should also visit Albayzin, the old Moorish quarter of Granada city. It is located just a walking distance from the heart of the city.
At one point, we could see a view of Alhambra on top of the hill.
In fact, those who are willing to walk uphill to Alhambra should embark from here and reach at one of the gates to Alhmabra. However, there is also shuttle service provided from the same point. So it’s up to your own expense!
Feeling so tired for having a long walk for today around the city, we still had to walk back to the hotel since we wanted badly to drop by at one of the souvenir shop located not far from our hotel. Buying these and those, we walked home and had our dinner in our rooms before having an adequate recharge for tomorrow…zzzzzzz
| Quote: | Pohon salamku pada fakir-fakirmu andalusia
Pohon izinkanlah aku menyelami irama asyikmu
Pohon ku dipinjamkan gabus dan ghazalmu jadi azimat
Supaya dapat aku tari menongkah arus
Sahutlah andalusia |
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| Saturday, 24-Jan-2009 02:00 |
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Cahaya Andalusia (Day 4) :: 5th January 2009
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Today we decided just to take a bus directly up to Alhambra. We have made a wise approach to book the entrance ticket online via internet. It was extremely fast and easy! However, some of us wished to get the audio guidance and the queue was sooo long. Therefore in this case, it didn’t make any different at all I don’t think there will be any chance to book for the audio guidance via the internet as well…
Luckily I had already an information book about Alhmabra in my hand 
Our ticket is valid from 8.30AM until 2.00PM. We first visited the Generalife, a garden with a scenic view which gave us a convincing first impression about Alhambra.
This area comprises the home farm, the New Garden, the Upper Garden and Water Stairway, Palacio del Generalife (to name a few) and some complementary open spaces.
We could see several towers in Alhambra. One of them is the Vermilion Towers which previously used to be the defensive and observation tower.
The view from the top of the towers was amazing! We could see the view of Albayzin downhill with mountains as the background.
According to our ticket, we were scheduled to enter the Nasrid Palaces at 1.30PM. While waiting for it, we had a short visit to the Charles V Palace which is located nearby.
There were also a few museums and exhibition rooms inside the palace but we really did not have much time for that.
Nasrid Palaces is a big area consists of several small palaces, courtyards, gardens and halls that embrace the Islamic interior arts and historical legacy.
A lot of information could be gained through our visit inside this palace especially about the Nasrid sultanate of Granada.
Feeling exhausted and hungry (of course!), we left the stunning Alhambra and took a bus to the Granada Bus Station to have our late lunch there. Ops btw, we went to the bus station to double check our bus schedule to Madrid tonight. Having plenty of time to spend in Granada, we decided to have sightseeing around the city before leaving. Interestingly, there was a big parade taking place just near to our hotel. Without thinking any further, we blindly joined the crowds waiting for the parade to be started. Until now, I still don’t have any idea what the parade was all about but I really enjoyed myself during the time where there were kids throwing sweets to the crowds. Surprisingly we managed to collect plenty of them hehehe
Our night bus to Madrid took place at the midnight. Before boarding into the bus, we had our dinner at the nearest fast food restaurant. So tonight, again we had our sweet dream on board. We arrived at Madrid at around 5.30AM. Everything was ‘blur’ for me during this time..hahaha
| Quote: | Apakah sudah kering lautan darah
Yang tertimbus di bumi alhambra
Ataupun masih bergelora menanti saat
Melimpah mengikut mata air
Antal hadi antal haqqu
Laisal hadi Ilaahu |
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| Saturday, 24-Jan-2009 01:00 |
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Cahaya Andalusia (Final Day) :: 6th January 2009
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The weather in Madrid was a bit cold compared to Granada and Barcelona. We had less than half day to spend in Madrid. Our flight home should take place at noon. We took our early breakfast at one of the restaurant near the Plaza Mayor. Madrid in early morning is totally dead! Shops were still closed even it was almost 10.00AM! We didn’t have chance to grab some souvenirs in Madrid.
However, beside Plaza Mayor, we still also had our chance to visit the Royal Palace of Madrid, the Metropolis Building, Cibeles Square (construction on going!) and last but not least, the Barajas Airport
Quite sad that we could not pay a visit to Madrid Stadium and some other places due to time constraint.. yeah, as always!
Fortunately the Barajas Airport is not very far from the city and accessible by the metro lines. That’s all we had for today. We have purposely decided to fly home from Madrid just for the sake of stepping into Madrid, the capital city of Spain. Not quite a strong reason to regret anyway. Again, next time perhaps..hehehe
So..that was a long story for vacation this time. Getting bored with Europe? Yup, sort of! I hope one day I can afford to discover any countries in the Middle East or..Africa?
If you guys are aware, I did include lyrics quotation of the song, Andalusia by the sifu, M.Nasir. The lyrics are so encouraging. Last but not least, let me remind you well to the song. The video was taken during the interlude before the end of AJL23..enjoy!
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| Tuesday, 20-Jan-2009 00:01 |
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Being published without my conscious!
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Going nowhere on searching for any helpful info for my last case study, I typed in my own name on the Google search tool bar and then clicked "Search".
Interestingly I found this article from Utusan Malaysia (focus towards the end of the article..)
KELUARGA
ARKIB : 13/10/2008
Berseorangan di bumi asing
| Quote: | INSAN yang berhari raya bertemankan suami, isteri atau anak-anak kala di perantauan lebih beruntung berbanding mereka yang terpaksa menyambutnya tanpa seorangpun keluarga di sisi.
Itulah yang dirasai pelajar-pelajar muda di luar negara yang hanya mengharapkan rakan-rakan buat menghiburkan diri dan mengubat rindu mereka pada keluarga.
Situasi itu pernah dialami Azizul Salehudin, 21, ketika pertama kali menyambut lebaran di bumi asing, apabila melanjutkan pelajaran dalam jurusan perubatan di Fakulti Perubatan di Hradec Kralove, Republik Czech tahun lalu.
“Sudah 20 tahun beraya bersama keluarga, tiba-tiba berjauhan mestilah wujud perasaan sayu di hati. Lebih-lebih lagi melihat kawan-kawan ada yang menangis, termenung tidak kurang separa gembira di pagi raya mengenangkan keluarga.
“Mujur, ada juga pelajar Malaysia di sini yang kebanyakan adalah pelajar perubatan, ditambah pula dengan komuniti Muslim yang lain, dapat juga dirasai kemeriahan raya di negara orang,'' kata Azizul.
Menceritakan kesayuan beraya di perantauan, Azizul memberitahu, biarpun tiada masjid atau surau di tempatnya menetap, mereka bersama komuniti Islam yang lain tetap bertakbir di dewan yang disewa.
Bagaimanapun, takbir raya orang Arab di situ tidak sama rentaknya seperti yang didengar di Malaysia. Jika di negara sendiri, apabila mendengar takbir raya, terasa syahdu di hati.
Jadi apabila pulang ke rumah atau asrama, mereka mendengar pula takbir raya dan lagu-lagu raya menerusi komputer. Tidak cukup dengan itu, mereka turut memasang video takbir raya Malaysia di Youtube.
“Pagi raya pula, kebanyakan pelajar terpaksa ke kelas. Hanya sebahagian yang dapat bersolat bersama. Di Republik Czech, komuniti Muslim sangat sedikit. Pelajar Malaysia merupakan majoriti umat Islam di sini, selainnya dari Palestin, Turki, Syria, England dan Yemen.
Sementara itu, bagi Mohd. Rusdy Yaacob, 26, pertama kali berpuasa dan beraya di perantauan cukup mencabar.
Sebabnya, mereka terpaksa terbang ke bumi Hitler pada tahun lalu untuk melanjutkan pelajaran dua minggu sebelum menjelang lebaran.
“Mujurlah saya tidak keseorangan tetapi ditemani empat rakan yang lain. Masalahnya, untuk mendapatkan makanan halal agak susah memandangkan kami baru sahaja menjejakkan kaki di Jerman. Nasib baik, kami membawa makanan dan lauk segera yang dibeli di Malaysia.
“Suasana menjelang Aidilfitri juga tidak sama dengan suasana di Malaysia. Di Jerman, ia seolah-olah tiada apa yang berlaku. Saya dan rakan-rakan menunaikan solat sunat Aidilfitri di masjid Turki yang berdekatan. Cuaca dingin ketika itu. Tetapi ia tidak menghalang saya untuk mengenakan sepersalinan baju Melayu,” katanya yang berasal dari Nilai, Negeri Sembilan.
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yeah..it's my own words!
I was in Malaysia when this article was published in the newspaper. I wished I should know about it earlier and get a hard copy for myself hohoho..
btw, muda lagi ke aku??hahahah
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| Monday, 12-Jan-2009 12:00 |
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New on Me
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New year 2009 has embarked..
Weather in Germany is so damn cold right now!
I couldn't stand walking outside without wearing snow cap..
I couldn't stand having my hair looked messy after I took the snow cap off my head..
I wanted to look fresh for this new year..
Examination period is just around the corner..
I want my head to be 'free'..
I don't like people comparing me with MAWI..
But I always dream to be rich and lucky like him
People said, | Quote: | | Tutup buku lama, buka buku baru |
I said, | Quote: | | Tutup buku lama, buka netbook baru |
My BIGGEST resolution for this year:
I want to settle down with my Master Degree before end of this year
May success and victory come later on..insyaAllah
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| Friday, 26-Dec-2008 12:00 |
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Merhaba Istanbul (Day 4, Day 5, Final Day)
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flower clock outside the Dolmabahce Palace
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the biggest chandelier in the palace
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bamboo trees
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Day 4: A Big Mistake
Today was such a nightmare for all of us. The boat tour through the Bosphorus (also known as Istanbul Straits) was supposed to be relaxing but it turned out to be so annoying. It was our big mistake to choose the wrong boat. However, how could we know about it at the first place? The bullshit information given by the promoter has blinded our eyes and mind. The space was limited. We just felt like being in prison 
Thanks God the captain allowed us to climb up to the rooftop so that we could breathe in the fresh air..
The boat we were riding was exactly the same like that one!
Argh..just forget about it!! Yet, we still could enjoy the scenic view from the top of the boat.
The boat passed through the Dolmabahce Palace..
Note that the Bosphorus is actually separating the European side of Istanbul from its Asian side..excellent! In other words, we could see the blond on our left and the black-haired on our right
Ataturk Bridge..connecting the Asian and European side of Istanbul
The Bosphorus tour finished after 2 hours. Because of the wavy condition during our time on the boat, Aina and Hakim did puke out! Pity them..
After the boat ride, we got back to our hotel to recover ourselves from the dizziness caused by the wavy boat. I started to feel uncomfortable with my body and my head..OMG, I was caught in fever! Pity me now..
Thinking of the time constraint, I struggled myself from the bed to go to the Grand Bazaar for the ultimate shopping. I’ve heard about people taking shopping as a remedy, so I was hoping that I was in the right track! Entering the Grand Bazaar, really woww me on! Knowing the fact that there are about 4000 shops inside it, I was so excited to rock on with my cash hehhe..The atmosphere was about the same as in the Egyptian Bazaar yesterday. Every time we passed by the shops, somehow we did feel like being a celebrity!
Before heading back to hotel, I dropped by at the pharmacy to get myself some Panadol. I was still not feeling very well. Yeah, shopping was indeed just a temporary remedy..
Day 5: Turkish Makeover
Alhamdulillah..I felt better after I woke up in the morning. Having three tablets of Panadol really healed me, so far. Today we continued our journey to the Dolmabache Palace near Kabatas. The palace was so beautiful. We have been guided throughout our tour inside the palace.
Main entrance to the Dolmabahce Palace
Turkish soldier..why so serious? very obedient!
the palace garden..
Once again, we headed on to Taksim to have our late lunch at Pizza Hut, which was just located next to the KFC.
We finished our activities for today at the Grand Bazaar, for the 2nd and the last time!
Before going back to hotel, Kak Yam and I had a night sightseeing around Sultanahment. The view was so glittering especially at the Blue Mosque and Hagia Sofea, but the weather is too cold…brrr!
Blue Mosque at night..I straightaway wore this Tarbus after buying it at the Grand Bazaar
Hagia Sophia at night..nasyid album..??few days in Istanbul, I turned out to be a typical Turkish man
Final Day: Last Minute Spending
Time was clocking very fast. Today was our last day to spend out our time in Istanbul. While waiting for the airport shuttle to come to pick us up, we had our last sweet moment to buy some more souvenirs along the shop lots nearby. I bought myself a new medium-size luggage to provide ample space for all the new shopping stuffs during my luxurious time in Istanbul. Now, both my two hands are fully occupied
We also revisited the garden with fountain near Hagia Sophia and Blue Mosque since during our first visit; it was raining which made us felt inconvenient to have some snaps.
fountain in between me and Blue Mosque
the same fountain in between me and Hagia Sophia
Our flight home from Istanbul took place at 4.00 PM. Again, we had our transit at Prague but this time, we were provided with super-deluxe rooms in the Courtyard Marriot hotel with dinner at the restaurant since our connecting flight would just take place tomorrow morning. The hotel is just located next to the airport
lepak time!!!!
before leaving the hotel early in the morning
Finally…!! We arrived at Dusseldorf airport around 8.30 AM. What a very long vacation, the longest vacation I’ve ever had here in Europe. Istanbul is a great city for shoppers especially those coming with Euros in their hands. Once u have spent certain amount in YTL, just keep in mind that u have been actually spending half of it in Euros, excellent!! Whatever it is, bargaining is almost everywhere, even for the boat tour! Sooo weird huh..? Believe it or not, that’s the fact you have to adapt..
Hosca kal Istanbul…
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