Together to Cook Door, with Love

Terms to read this post are to read it all the way till the end and berlapang dada. Or you could just be well off-age. Okay?

Today is Syaimaa's birthday. So we went to Cook Door in Manial for lunch.

The day's theme was pink. No, Yuuno didn't have his shelf painted pink because he didn't tag along. I don't think Cook Door serves fresh khus.

Nini, Kira, Hana Akmal, Najie di Cook Door.

As me and Najiha went to the counter to place our order, we scanned the menu and stared at each other.

We boomed out laughing.

Minutes later...

"Korang, dekat Cook Door ada jual Viagra." I said while shoving them the menu brochure.

"Hah??" Syaz's eyes were to laugh at.

"Bikini juga." Jiha added.

They laughed as they fussed over the menu.

"Cuba teka aku pesan apa."

"Cheese burger?"

"Mestilah Viagra." I said with as much poker face I could muster.

They shook the table with their laughter.

Viagra masywi combo. LE28.50.

Why? Because it had crabsticks and shrimps in it. I hadn't had any crabsticks since I came here.

And I wanted to see how the cashier will react if I say, "One Viagra combo, please." But she didn't even bat an eyelid, which sort of left me crestfallen. Oh well.

As of any of Cook Door's serving, it equals that of two portions of my ordinary meal.

So we ate my fries, drank my Coke and only few ate my sandwich.

Oh, and they pulled a lot of cracks about me and my choice of sandwich.

Leftover of half of its original length was carefully wrapped and shoved into my bag.

Towards the end of Syaimaa's birthday celebration, they soon got giddy.

I laughed. "Aku yang makan, korang yang gatal!"

Syaimaa sputtered out what was left of her Mixed Grill. "Ayat tak boleh blah!~"

The day ended happily.

And I sat in front of my laptop, watching the last episode of Special A.

My stomach grumbled. Having rejected dinner earlier to save it for my unfinished lunch, I reached out for said sandwich placed on the top shelf.

I saw an ant.

Alarmed, I pulled open the rest of the wrapper.

And proceeded to let out a hell of shriek.

Gedik: Siap!

Berkat kegedikan, saya mengedit template.

Aduh. Maaf menyerabutkan mata kalian.

Nanti la bila-bila saya kemaskan blog ni.

Edited 20th May, 1108:
Okay, dah siap edit.

Template kartun Korea. Haha. Ianya menggambarkan diskripsi blog ini.

Seterusnya nak letak balik link budak-budak.

In the mean time, korang promotekan lah diri di kotak berbual. Macam yang Juara AF7 suka buat.

[Jangan tekan link tu. Website 21SX.]

Orait. Jom study Histo!

The Joy of Lentils

This post is dedicated to Umai and her PERDESK gang. Also wishing an all the best to the latest member; Atiqah. May you remain faithful to your regime and tajdid your niat always.

Nadh had written a beautiful piece on the ultimate diet; the one taught by our beloved Prophet Muhammad s.a.w. So I will not be playing a broken record here.

As I studied Physiology to the point of boredom, I started a new reading on something completely unrelated, which is on lentils.

Kacang dal berlatar belakangkan buku-buku yang tak mula habis baca lagi.

It is publicly known as حمص in Egypt and we Malaysians call it kacang dal.

Lentil, as Wikipedia said, is high in proteins including isoleucine and lysine which are essential amino acids we studied in Biochemistry.

Apart from that, it is also rich in dietary fiber, folate, vitamin B1 and minerals.

And to add some Physiology in this post, lentil is also a good source for iron, which is exceptionally important for hemopoiesis.

Self.com itself suggests lentils as one of the superfoods for weight loss. Being high in proteins and fibers, lentil will be fulfilling quickly and nicely thus making an excellent study companion.

Since those on a diet will most likely succumb to the evil of ghrelin and grab that oh-wickedly-sinful Borio, my suggestion is go grab one of these yellow sunshine instead.

It is satiating, high in nutrients, suitable for people on diet, and only cost LE3.50 for a quarter of kilo!

Go grab your lentils today!

p/s: I'm currently promoting healthy eating style. Which includes no more Twinkies and large bag of Rotato.

Fresh Kill

Atiqah: apa hukum seksa binatang?
Syemak: haram berdosa
Syemak: ko seksa sape?
Atiqah: manade
Atiqah: kalau kita rebus hidup2
Atiqah: kira seksa tak?
Syemak: seksa r tu
Atiqah: ok
Syemak: ko nk rebus yuuno ke?
Atiqah: weh
Atiqah: aku sayang dia la

Semakin kita maju dalam bidang sains, semakin kita purba dalam bidang akhlak dan ketamadunan.

Buktinya, kita merebus udang galah hidup-hidup demi mengekalkan kesegaran rasanya yang manis. Kita juga membela ikan dengan penuh teliti kemudiannya kita rebus hidup-hidup terus dari akuariumnya.


Kita juga membiak ayam tanpa bulu demi menjimatkan kos dan penggunaan air, kerana bulu yang tebal memaksa para penternak di kawasan panas menggunakan penghawa dingin bagi mengekalkan ayam pada suhu 20 darjah.


Kita mengaburi mata hati dengan berpendapat, tanpa bulu untuk ditumbuh, segala nutrien yang diperolehi ayam akan didedikasikan kepada pembinaan otot-otot yang sedap dimakan.

Nafsu sendiri didahului penghormatan terhadap nyawa.

Manusia. Bila mahu bertaubat?

Menyelami Kepala Sendiri

Kerana kebosanan, saya telah membuat kuiz untuk melihat sejauh mana saya dikenali oleh orang sekeliling saya.

Kesan respon mereka, saya berpendapat bahawa saya masih lagi belum dikenali, even oleh teman sebilik saya.

Adakah ianya loophole di dalam ukhuwah kami? Atau saya sahaja yang bersikap misteri macam Kakashi?


Tapi, adakah keakraban persahabatan diukur dari kebolehan menjawab soalan-soalan berikut?

1) Paling suka makan
a) Keropok lekor yang nipis dan rangup
b) Keropok keping
c) Kepok gote!

2) Ringtone saya
a) Selalu berubah-rubah, tetapi semuanya nasyid
b) Selalu berubah-rubah, tetapi semuanya lagu Jepun
c) Selalu berubah-rubah, tetapi semuanya membingitkan

3) Saya paling suka warna
a) Hitam, sebab kalau kotor orang tak nampak
b) Hitam, sebab matching dengan apa-apa warna
c) Hitam, sebab dah suka, nak buat camne?

4) Perkataan pertama bila saya call orang adalah
a) Hello
b) Assalamualaikum
c) Yo

5) Ayah saya panggil saya apa?
a) Ika
b) Atiqah
c) Kak ngah

6) Paling tak suka
a) Berlari
b) Berjalan
c) Naik kenderaan awam

7) Cara tidur
a) Ganas
b) Tidak akan bergerak sampai la dia bangun
c) Merengkot macam fetus di bawah selimut

8) Teknik membunuh serangga [contohnya lipas]
a) Hempuk dengan tenang
b) Hempuk sambil menahan geli
c) Hempuk dengan muka simpati

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Baiklah, jawapan pula:

1. B
Sebab soalan dia adalah paling suka. Saya suka keropok lekor yang nipis dan rangup, tapi paling suka keropok keping.

Kepok gote, kalau panas sedap juga. Kalau dah sejuk memang tak makan dah. (Sebenarnya, saya akan elak memakan apa-apa sahaja yang dah sejuk.)

2. C
Hampir tepat jawapan B, tapi saya pernah guna lagu Melayu. Kadang-kala sengaja tukar ringtone untuk menjengkelkan Ara.

3. B
I go for practicality.

4. A
Dulu memang mulakan dengan assalamualaikum, tetapi pernah sekali, orang bukan Islam yang angkat panggilan.

Sejak itu, saya memang greet dengan "Hello, assalamualaikum."

5. B
Agak ganjil, tapi ianya benar. Ayah je panggil sedemikian. Oh, and only blood-family gets away with calling me Ika.

Kak ngah adalah panggilan ahli keluarga apabila mak ada. Sebab mak marah adik-adik panggil saya Ika.

6. A
Dulu memang suka berlari, sehingga suatu hari, Muallimah Nazahiyah tegur sebab saya berlari atas court.

Sejak hari itu, saya tidak suka berlari lagi. Even rentas desa anjuran sekolah pun, memang saya berjalan dari awal sampai akhir.

Patut la saya bela kura-kura.

7. B
Kalau dah bergerak tu, maksudnya dah bangun lah tu. Biasanye memang saya akan tidur gaya C, tapi apa-apapun cara, B tetap dipraktikkan.

Despite my active demeanour, I'm a polite sleeper.

8. A
Sebab itulah, sepanjang saya di SMI Aman dan INTEC [even di Mesir ni pun], mesti diorang serahkan hal-hal membunuh lipas kepada saya.

Tak faham kenapa perempuan geli ngan lipas.

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Setakat ni, cuma Ara, Syaimaa dan Asyraf berjaya dapat 3/8 daripada kuiz ini. Tertinggi la tu. Tahniah saya ucapkan, walaupun tak faham macam mana yang terakhir tu boleh dapat markah sama macam diorang. Pandai menyelami kepala orang? Anda wajar menjadi psychiatrist!

MokNik juga dapat 3/8. MokNik yang sama sekolah rendah dan sekelas dari tingkatan 1 hinggalah 5.

Lepas ni nak tanya Tasnim pulak.

p/s: Atiqah, nampaknya memang ada lubang yang besar dalam ukhuwah kamu.

Burnin' Up

Yesterday, I took this quiz on Facebook. It impressed me, to say the least.

I'll leave you to that.

You have a need for other people to like and admire you, and yet you tend to be critical of yourself.

While you have some personality weaknesses you are generally able to compensate for them.

You have considerable unused capacity that you have not turned to your advantage.

Disciplined and self-controlled on the outside, you tend to be worrisome and insecure on the inside.

At times you have serious doubts as to whether you have made the right decision or done the right thing.

You prefer a certain amount of change and variety and become dissatisfied when hemmed in by restrictions and limitations.

You also pride yourself as an independent thinker; and do not accept others' statements without satisfactory proof.

But you have found it unwise to be too frank in revealing yourself to others.

At times you are extroverted, affable, and sociable, while at other times you are introverted, wary, and reserved.

Some of your aspirations tend to be rather unrealistic.

Slumber Party: Nutshell

Sorry I'm late. Meant to report [report?] directly after the event, but crying leaves one extremely drained.

The party was surprisingly lively. I especially liked the reception, which was Sarah ambushing me with a love-shaped sticker on my nose and a star-shaped one on my left cheek.

And had Anah... erk, let's not go there. *blushes*

Rumah 6 was prettily decorated. The balloons were intimidating though the words on them were cute. Kudos to EllyaNa and her team.

I can't believe balloons rendered me helpless.

The first video was pretty corny. The storyline was crappy and the music; dude, come on. Don't tell me Bouken Desho Desho? was the only one crossing your mind.

The beautiful and funny pictures made up for the flaws, though. I think.

Whoever did it could have done better. Just keep practicing. And forgo the usage of blown-up picture of tortoise.
Ni ngutuk diri sendiri ni. Bukan menagih simpati. Ngehehe.

Dijoh's capub session was heart-smashing. We should get her to capub more often, you know. What with those throaty voice.

And the words were killer. It struck my heart and refused point-blank to budge. I hope the message does the same to the rest of you guys, too.

Second video, which was video-napped from YouTube went smoothly with what Dijoh delivered. Kudos to Farah for such discovery.

Third video was lamely done. Did you guys noticed it was only two third finished? Nope? Well, it was. Trust me.

Though I liked the camel part. Both. Haha.

Kudos to Asyraf and Dijoh who suggested Taburkan Jasa, Semaikan Budi by Inteam and the gang.

Great minds think alike.

Overall, the event was a blast. I had fun, ate some finuu-ed ice cream [am a fan of vanilla uncontaminated], a bite of Farah's famous cornflakes, and loads of Syaimaa's to-die-for popcorn.

Kudos to Nadh and her allies for such efficient food distribution. And kudos to Baher for the projector and speakers.

Thank you all for such a wonderful night. You guys are the best.

p/s: Have I told you I love you? Nope? Well, too bad.