Mint M&M Bark

This recipe is a product of one of my biggest pet peeves. Peppermint ice cream is one of my all time favorite foods, but I can't understand why everyone insists on ruining it by putting candy cane pieces in it! I am not one to chew hard candy, I think it might be my neurotic obsession with my teeth. I mean when I am enjoying a nice smooth bowl of ice cream I don't want to have chomp on candy cane or worse swallow a bunch of ragged pieces.
Anyways how this is all relevant to the recipe to this recipe is that this is originally for peppermint bark, but I've replaced the candy cane pieces with a less offensive candy to chew, mint M&M's :)

So for Tracy, here's the recipe:

Ingredients:
2 cups (12 oz) White Chocolate Chips
appox. 1 cup Mint M&M's
Dash of Vanilla Extract (optional)

A word on M&M's: Make sure you get the classic mint M&M's that are only available for the holidays. They should come in a bigger bag. They also make a gourmet type mint M&M in small bags, but they don't have shells and will thus just melt into the chocolate. (Which will still taste pretty good but won't look the same)

Directions:

1. Melt chocolate in Microwave

2. Place M&M's in plastic bag and crush using a rolling pin.

3. Holding Strainer over melted chocolate pour crushed candy into strainer. Shake. Leave the larger pieces in the strainer.

4. Pour chocolate onto wax paper. Sprinkle with reserved larger pieces.

5. Allow to cool then break into pieces.

White Chocolate Fudge

This is going to have to be a short post because guess how much I've packed for our trip tomorrow... yup nadda nothing none.

Ingredients:
2 pkg. Baker's White Chocolate
3/4 cup Sweetened Condensed Milk
1 cup Almonds
1/2 cup dried cranberries
splash of vanilla extract

1. Line 8-inch pan with foil
2. Microwave chocolate and milk until melted (stiring frequently)
3. Add almonds, cranberries, and vanilla and stir well
4. Spread into prepared pan and refrigerate until firm.
5. Remove from pan and cut into pieces

CIRI CIRI ALAYY !!

1 . Alay Sok ImutisaurusAlay jenis ini suka ganti² kata baku yg indah menjadi "imut" . Tapi bukannya menjadi imut , tulisan itu malah bikin bingung , bahkan membunuh pembacanya !

Contoh :● makan → mumbth● sayang→ chaiiank → cayanqst

2 . Alay KapitalismeAlay jenis ini seneng pake huruf kapital dalam kalimat yg digunakannya . Duh , sadar ga sih ? Kita sbg pembaca jadi sakit mata . Ga bisa bedain huruf kapital ma huruf non-kapital ya ? Anak playgroup aja bisa . Nyahahahaha . . .

Contoh :- AgkuH bEndci dIa

3 . Alay Cocotion RosaniusAlay yg lg dibahas ini adalah alay yg mengerahkan seluruh jiwa raganya buat jejeritan ga karuan .

Contoh :
X : waaaa ! Iya dunkz beibthz , hahahahaha . . .
Y : iaa kALi yHa bebth , hihi . Aaaa !

Ps : biasanya mereka jejeritan sambil memble + nekuk lidah (biar kayak bule kali . Tapi malah jadi kayak bule Zimbabwe)

4 . Alay AngkaliciousIni nih salah satu tipe alay yg paling bikin sakit mata . Emang dunia ini kekurangan huruf ya , sampe² make angka buat nulis ? Kenapa ga sekalian pake aksara jawa aja biar mantep ? Wakakakakak . . .

Contoh :a9kuH La9y 53bel5 5am4 k4muH !

5 . Alay Hydrocepalus Lebaytun Melebay²kan .INI DIA RAJANYA ALAY . Paling hobby show off dan melebaykan kejadian yg dia alami . Padahal sebenernya sih biasa² aja .
Contoh :
X : kamu online dimana ?
Y : di blackberry storm agkoh t'cindtah . Kemarendt baruw dibeliindth sama daddy di Paris . Itu lho , ibukotanya Perancis . Ada pertemuand pengusaha sukses di seluruh dunia getoh .

Ps : ya ampun , beli blackberry di Mangga Dua juga banyak . Pake jauh² ke Paris segala . Lagian semua orang juga tau Paris itu ibukotanya Perancis . Sejak kapan ibukota Perancis pindah ke Bantargebang ? Nyas . . .

6 . Alay Sok BuleIni alay PALING SOK dunia per-alay-an . Sok pake enggris tapi kagak ada benernya . Kalo diliat artinya per kata , bener sih . Tapi waktu digandeng , beuh.. NTU KATA ARTINYA APAAN ? Wealah... Cuma translate amatir dari bahasa Indo . Sekalinya bener ternyata ? NYONTEK !

Contoh :Hi , Coro . What you know if I already are is have ? Oh ya , how you ? What you good² only ? Don't shy² cat lah .


JADI, APAKAH ANDA TERMASUK DALAM KATEGORI DI ATAS?? hahaha!!

Pumpkin Rolls

I was introduced to this amazing treat when I married my husband.
Ingredients:
3 eggs
1 cup sugar
2/3 cup canned pumpkin
1 tsp. lemon juice
3/4 cup flour
1 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. ginger
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Filling
1 cup powdered sugar
1 pkg. cream cheese
1/2 tsp. vanilla
4 Tbsp butter

Beat eggs on high for 5 min.
Gradually add sugar.
Stir in pumpkin and lemon juice.
Stir together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, salt, and nutmeg
Fold in pumpkin mixture
Spread onto greased parchment papered pan. (Top with nuts if using)
Bake at 375 for 15 minutes.
Turn onto or place parchment onto dish towel and sprinkle with powdered sugar.
Start at the narrow end and roll towel and cake together.
Allow to cool.
Beat all filling ingredients together until smooth. Unroll and spread filling over cake. Roll cake back up and freeze.
Once cold cut into pieces. (hint: it won't cut very well unless it's cold)

Fudge!

This is another easy peasy recipe that you can throw together in a sec. The fudge is tasty, not award winning but tasty and foolproof. (you'll see why this is important later)

Ingredients:
3 cups Chocolate Chips (I used semi-sweet)
1 can Sweetened Condensed Milk
1 tsp. Vanilla Extract

1. Combine Chocolate and Sweetened Condensed Molk
2. Microwave until chocolate is melted (stirring frequently, ever 10-30 sec)
3. Stir in Vanilla
4. Pour into wax-paper lined 9-inch pan
5. Let cool & harden cut into pieces

Ok so that was the pretty fudge I took to the neighbors now for complete honesty... I am absolutely HORRIBLE at making fudge! Last year my fudge was harder than a rock we broke it into pieces and gave it out as chocolate. This year I was committed to making good fudge so I started with Danny's family cookbook. (it's never led me astray yet) Things started out well I put the sugar and evaporated milk on the stove and let it boil for the 6 minutes. The whole time I stood right there so that nothing would happen to it. Somewhere along minute 3 or 4 my computer beeped letting me know I had an email...

I came back 10 seconds later to find this. So all that is in the pot is sugar and milk can someone explain the floating black pieces that appeared out of no where!?! At last my slight distraction had let to me burning the fudge. I knew that there was no rescue from this so I threw it out and searched for easy, foolproof recipes thus why my neighbors actually received fudge this year.

Christmas is coming...!!!

As much as I love Christmas but this year is gonna be different and somehow I'm just not looking forward to it. I won't be able to celebrate it with my family (coz I'm not going back...) nor with Mr. O... =( This is coz he's going to Indonesia on the 25th itself... *sigh* I guess it's gonna be a lonely Christmas this year for me... =(

Chocolate Truffles

These are my favorite holiday treat! My brother-in-law told me last year that they were better than the fancy smancy truffles he bought from a chocolate shop. Oh and did I mention they are super easy to make?

Ingredients:
Insides
1 pkg. (8 sqaures) Semi-Sweet Chocolate
1 pkg. (8 oz) Cream Cheese

Outsides
1 pkg. Semi-Sweet Chocolate
or
Powder Sugar
Cocoa Powder


1. Melt 8 chocolate squares. I melt my chocolate in the microwave in 10-30 seconds spurts just make sure you stir frequently and don't overheat.
2. Beat cream cheese into chocolate until creamy. It should look something like this. Now place in the refrigerator until firm. This takes about an hour or two, but you can leave overnight.

(Sorry this is where my camera battery died)

3. Using a cookie scoop or measuring spoon shape filling into tsp-Tbsp size balls. I scoop out a bit then roll them in my hands to make them round and smooth. Warning this gets messy as things warm up. (if things get too soft return to the fridge to harden again)

4. Melt 8 more squares of chocolate and using a fork dip truffles, then return to wax paper-covered tray. Refrigerate until firm.

Other options include rolling the truffles in cocoa powder or powdered sugar. (this is a faster, easier option)

So Much Baking!!!

I finally went to and survived the dentist so what to I do on the way home? Stop by the store and load up on all this sugar! I had to load up on baking supplies to prepare for this year's Christmas baking. Can I just say I love holiday baking! Every year I block out a whole day and turn my kitchen into a pastry shop. So if you haven't been bitten by the baking bug yet this year my next posts are for you. I'll post one treat a day until we take off for London so enjoy!

Here's some tips to help making your baking day faster and more enjoyable. First, a couple days in advance plan what you'll be making and stock up on supplies. Then, on the day of set them all out within easy reach. Something I learned a while back is to always have a glass of cold water close by when your baking sweets. All that sugary smell can really make you sick after a while and the water will also help keep you from "sampling" your goods all day long. I know those chocolate chips are calling to you, but if you eat them all day you'll regret it by the time everything is done.

Next, fill up a sink with very hot soapy water. If you start with really hot water you won't need to change it as often. I found that having this wash station set up is really helpful if your like me and only have one set of measuring cups and mixing bowls.

Slow Cooker Sloppy Joes

On Monday night, I came home from work with some energy. Given that I am currently 38 weeks pregnant, this is a rather rare thing lately. So, I sat down with Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker, and tried to find a recipe to make.

See, the night before, we had been gifted with a new slow cooker. We didn't need to be gifted with it--Sara, are you reading this? It appears that our old one had an accident when we left it at Kurt's college reunion, and this was a replacement. Nevertheless, since we had it (however much it was unnecessary to replace it!), I figured we would take it for a spin.

I chose a recipe that was completely out of character for our household--Sloppy Joes. I don't think we have any fundamental issues with Sloppy Joes. It's just one of those recipes that we've never thought of making before. For some reason, on Monday night, they sounded good. So, when Kurt got home from work, we decided on a simple dinner, and went shopping for ingredients for both dinner and the Sloppy Joes, which would cook overnight in the slow cooker and serve as lunches for the next few days.

A few notes. Our slow cooker is six quarts. This recipe is built for a "medium" cooker, which, in this book, means 3-to-4 quarts. So, we doubled the recipe to make sure that it would fill the bowl enough not to burn. This turned out to be a very wise choice, as it was still only filled about halfway. It cooked well, though, so I'm thinking the empty half of the crock did no harm. My other note is that, when we make this recipe again, we will use ground turkey instead of ground beef. It's just personal preference. But, in recent years, even the leanest ground beef still tastes greasy to me. I love my ground turkey, so I'll definitely make that substitution next time.

The overall reaction was that this is a very good recipe. I love that it doesn't use heavily processed foods. Actually, that is something that I love about the whole book. Most recipes I find for slow cookers are laden with cans of "cream of this soup," and "cream of that," canned vegetables, and other processed foods that I can't see myself using if I were cooking stove-top. This book, in general, avoids that downfall, and this recipe is no exception. I highly recommend the book to health-conscious, but time-pressed people who would like to use their slow cookers to make REAL food.

Here is a link I found to the recipe. Enjoy!

Slow Cooker Sloppy Joes

On Monday night, I came home from work with some energy. Given that I am currently 38 weeks pregnant, this is a rather rare thing lately. So, I sat down with Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker, and tried to find a recipe to make.

See, the night before, we had been gifted with a new slow cooker. We didn't need to be gifted with it--Sara, are you reading this? It appears that our old one had an accident when we left it at Kurt's college reunion, and this was a replacement. Nevertheless, since we had it (however much it was unnecessary to replace it!), I figured we would take it for a spin.

I chose a recipe that was completely out of character for our household--Sloppy Joes. I don't think we have any fundamental issues with Sloppy Joes. It's just one of those recipes that we've never thought of making before. For some reason, on Monday night, they sounded good. So, when Kurt got home from work, we decided on a simple dinner, and went shopping for ingredients for both dinner and the Sloppy Joes, which would cook overnight in the slow cooker and serve as lunches for the next few days.

A few notes. Our slow cooker is six quarts. This recipe is built for a "medium" cooker, which, in this book, means 3-to-4 quarts. So, we doubled the recipe to make sure that it would fill the bowl enough not to burn. This turned out to be a very wise choice, as it was still only filled about halfway. It cooked well, though, so I'm thinking the empty half of the crock did no harm. My other note is that, when we make this recipe again, we will use ground turkey instead of ground beef. It's just personal preference. But, in recent years, even the leanest ground beef still tastes greasy to me. I love my ground turkey, so I'll definitely make that substitution next time.

The overall reaction was that this is a very good recipe. I love that it doesn't use heavily processed foods. Actually, that is something that I love about the whole book. Most recipes I find for slow cookers are laden with cans of "cream of this soup," and "cream of that," canned vegetables, and other processed foods that I can't see myself using if I were cooking stove-top. This book, in general, avoids that downfall, and this recipe is no exception. I highly recommend the book to health-conscious, but time-pressed people who would like to use their slow cookers to make REAL food.

Here is a link I found to the recipe. Enjoy!

Where are the lenses?!?!?!

I noticed this trend going around these days especially in my college and I'm kinda wondering 'What are these ppl thinking?'

Hmmm...it just look awkward!

chinese food

Masakan Tionghoa-Indonesia mempunyai ciri khas campuran antara masakan Tionghoa dengan masakan tradisional Indonesia. Masakan ini biasanya mirip dengan masakan Tionghoa yang dimodifikasi dengan cabai, santan dan bumbu-bumbu dari masakan Indonesia. Beberapa masakan dan kue menyerupai masakan di Malaysia.

You Win Some, You Lose Some

Kurt often says, "Sometimes you eat the bear. Sometimes the bear eats you." I'm assuming it's a movie quote of some sort, and I just don't have the cultural literacy to know where it comes from. That happens more than one might guess. In any case, Wednesday night was the perfect time to use that quote. Seems that we got eaten by the bear, and then got to eat some very good corn chowder afterwards. Hmmm, that's a bit "Jonah and the Whale-ish," isn't it?

In any case, Wednesday night started off very promising. During work, I had been smelling the corn chowder that was available in the cafeteria. Now, I've learned my lesson--actually, learned it a few too many times--about eating food at my company's cafeteria. Namely, don't do it. And, if you do it, knowing full well that you shouldn't, do not, under any circumstances, get the soup. The soups there must be loaded with MSG because the kinds of headaches I get immediately after consuming it are excruciating.

Anyway, I really wanted corn chowder after smelling it all day, so I searched around for a recipe. See, I have a problem with corn chowder. I love it when I get it at restaurants. But, I haven't found a recipe I like to make at home. This, no doubt, has everything to do with my hesitancy to use ingredients like cream, or bacon. I finally decided that it must be these items that make the difference, though, and started rationalizing about how, it's bound to be moderately healthier made at home, even with those ingredients, and it would certainly be cheaper, per-serving. So, I found this recipe and we went for it. According to the link, it is originally from The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook, which, thanks to this recipe, is now very high on my "Cookbooks to Buy" list.

We made a few changes. We used turkey bacon rather than "real" bacon. We didn't have turmeric in the house, so we skipped it. We did have heavy cream in the house for some reason, so we used that instead of the half-and-half. And we halved the recipe because I saw no need for 10 to 12 servings of something with such a dubious nutritional profile for just two people.

The results were incredible. Really, this recipe finally matches up to what I can get at the restaurants.

Unfortunately, while the soup was simmering for its 15 minutes uncovered, my computer met with catastrophe. I don't know what I did wrong, but all of a sudden, there were pop-ups everywhere telling me about how my computer was under attack. Except, those pop-ups weren't from my antivirus software. They were from, well, a virus. This virus--spyware--whatever you want to call it--made my computer completely useless. And so began days of alternately wanting to cry, throw my laptop against a wall, and get revenge on whoever had done this to my precious laptop. On top of all this, I feared the worst--What would happen if I went into labor while my laptop was dead? GASP. As Kurt so appropriately asked, "If a baby is born, and The Jam Girls don't know about it, did it still happen?" I'm not sure, and I'm VERY glad not to have to find out.

So, in the end, the bear--also known as the virus--ate us, but we had some damn good corn chowder in the process.

Oh, and for those who would like to know, this program is what finally resuscitated my laptop this morning. I highly recommend it.

You Win Some, You Lose Some

Kurt often says, "Sometimes you eat the bear. Sometimes the bear eats you." I'm assuming it's a movie quote of some sort, and I just don't have the cultural literacy to know where it comes from. That happens more than one might guess. In any case, Wednesday night was the perfect time to use that quote. Seems that we got eaten by the bear, and then got to eat some very good corn chowder afterwards. Hmmm, that's a bit "Jonah and the Whale-ish," isn't it?

In any case, Wednesday night started off very promising. During work, I had been smelling the corn chowder that was available in the cafeteria. Now, I've learned my lesson--actually, learned it a few too many times--about eating food at my company's cafeteria. Namely, don't do it. And, if you do it, knowing full well that you shouldn't, do not, under any circumstances, get the soup. The soups there must be loaded with MSG because the kinds of headaches I get immediately after consuming it are excruciating.

Anyway, I really wanted corn chowder after smelling it all day, so I searched around for a recipe. See, I have a problem with corn chowder. I love it when I get it at restaurants. But, I haven't found a recipe I like to make at home. This, no doubt, has everything to do with my hesitancy to use ingredients like cream, or bacon. I finally decided that it must be these items that make the difference, though, and started rationalizing about how, it's bound to be moderately healthier made at home, even with those ingredients, and it would certainly be cheaper, per-serving. So, I found this recipe and we went for it. According to the link, it is originally from The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook, which, thanks to this recipe, is now very high on my "Cookbooks to Buy" list.

We made a few changes. We used turkey bacon rather than "real" bacon. We didn't have turmeric in the house, so we skipped it. We did have heavy cream in the house for some reason, so we used that instead of the half-and-half. And we halved the recipe because I saw no need for 10 to 12 servings of something with such a dubious nutritional profile for just two people.

The results were incredible. Really, this recipe finally matches up to what I can get at the restaurants.

Unfortunately, while the soup was simmering for its 15 minutes uncovered, my computer met with catastrophe. I don't know what I did wrong, but all of a sudden, there were pop-ups everywhere telling me about how my computer was under attack. Except, those pop-ups weren't from my antivirus software. They were from, well, a virus. This virus--spyware--whatever you want to call it--made my computer completely useless. And so began days of alternately wanting to cry, throw my laptop against a wall, and get revenge on whoever had done this to my precious laptop. On top of all this, I feared the worst--What would happen if I went into labor while my laptop was dead? GASP. As Kurt so appropriately asked, "If a baby is born, and The Jam Girls don't know about it, did it still happen?" I'm not sure, and I'm VERY glad not to have to find out.

So, in the end, the bear--also known as the virus--ate us, but we had some damn good corn chowder in the process.

Oh, and for those who would like to know, this program is what finally resuscitated my laptop this morning. I highly recommend it.

The Arash Concert!

I know some might be wondering who that is?!?! Well, I didn’t know who it was at 1st till recently when my bf’s band was busy practicing for his concert opening here in KL. And after listening to some of his songs, I realized that I’ve heard some of the songs before and I know them, just that I never get to know who the singer was.
Anyway, Arash is this Iranian famous RnB singer and frankly, some of his songs are not bad actually. They’re quite addictive.

He has this song called ‘Temptation’ which the video clip was recorded in Malaysia, and honestly it doesn’t look like KL at all! Bukit Bintang looks so nice in the clip not to mention Sunway Pyramid! And the quality of the video clip is really good unlike most of the Malaysian video clips which just look…..*sigh*!

The concert!

Us taking pics with him backstage! *It's just so nice to have the VIP treatment! u get to go backstage and take pics!*

Me & Neusha before the concert starts! She's really sweet! =)

Runway 18 doing their thing for the opening!

Ok let’s get to the part where I went for his concert! Well, it was great! My bf’s band played for the 1st one hour. Then, it was the concert. The best part was that, I get to sit at the VIP place cos I was in the ‘Guest List’ and it was really cool! Considering the fact that I didn’t have to pay for a single cent! *wink wink*

One of his famous hit. Try checking out 'Donya' one of his best single featuring Shaggy! i think everyone knows this one cos I listened to it before but i just never bother to find out who was the singer.

Their best night!

Last night was so far the best night of performance of my bf’s band! It was really fun and everyone enjoyed it! See, my bf’s band performs in 2 clubs (sometimes 3) a week and of all these clubs, I really love it when they’re performing in Hops & Grapes in Cyberjaya! I love the place, I love the people, I love the bar owner and I just love the crowd who went there!
Although cyberjaya is quite far from the city centre and the bar just seems kinda evergreen with working adults and some middle age customers but one thing I love about them is that they go to the bar for the love of MUSIC! They are there to enjoy the music instead of just come and drink and get fucking drunk!
And that brings the reason why I hate Envy Club in Mont Kiara and as well as Library in D’ Curve! The crowds are lifeless! They don’t respond at all! All they care about is just to get drunk and get those club PR’s to entertain them and when the band don’t play their song requests, they’ll start to complaint!
No offence (especially to all Chinese out there and as well as my Chinese friends), but I never like a club or a bar which mainly has 90% Chinese crowd cos :
1. They never seem to pay attention at the band playing (if you know that you’re going to a live band club or bar, why not give sometimes to enjoy them play or at least give some responds rather than just sit there and start to talk business and start complaining that the band is too loud!)
2. They just don’t appreciate Music! Honestly I’ve met bunch and thousands of Chinese who doesn’t even know the song Black Magic Woman! Come on! This is like the legend! It was the best song ever in its era! And they’ll start coming to me and ask, “What song is this?” Gosh!
3. Ok, it’s fair if you don’t like live band and it’s understood if you wanna go to the club to have fun, drink and enjoy dancing (cos even me if I’m in the mood to club and dance I rather go to a place where the DJ’s playing not a live band cos live band do tend to get sucky sometimes…) but if you know that you’re gonna do that, why go to the Live band club in the 1st place and start complaining again after that or just sit at the corner?
Ok enough on that, I’ll get a lot of burning complaints after this.
Anyway, last night was really really awesome! Everyone got so crazy and started to dance to Sweet Child of Mine! And the new female singer was awesome! She’s got great charisma, good voice and the crowds like her!
The best part was that I made few new friends, and at the end of the song, there’s this cute French guy who I always observe all the time cos he has this nice shoulder length hair, asked me to dance with him! Lol! And my bf was there! But it’s ok, cos my bf knows that I have a thing for guys with long hair! *wink wink*

Tater Tot Taco Salads

This dish has quickly become a favorite at our house for quick weeknight dinners.

Tater Tots
Taco Meat
Lettuce
Tomato
Cheese
Other Taco Toppings such as: sour cream, salsa, hot sauce, avocado use your imagination

Bake Tater Tots in oven according to package
Fry hamburger in pan and season as taco meat
Place 1 serving of tater tots on plate, then spoon on meat, finish with taco toppings

This is really quick and easy but fun and unique. Enjoy!

I'm GLAD...pheww!!! Finally!!!

For the past 1 week, I had been really mad and depressed! I fought with my bf almost all the time and it was really annoying!!! I hate it! I used to hear these Iranian guys complaining bout their girls but I never really care about it cos I was just thinking that they were just trying to get the non-iranian girls attention and I was thinking “oohh it couldn’t be that bad!’’
Till for the past one week I stayed with them, (since they were here and staying in our place for the Arash concert) OMFG!!! THEY WERE SUCH PEST! I HATE THEM! They’re ok, look nice, friendly and stuff but they’re eating you from inside! They’re like snake! Or maybe parasite! Look I’m not trying to offend anyone but this is just few of the experience that I wanna share and I’m not saying all of them are like that but maybe most of them!
They’re just :
1. disgustingly dirty,
2. messy,
3. They just don’t respect their host!
4. They use my things without my permission and finish every single thing!

For the 1st point, when they came here they had such a huge luggage that if anyone sees it, they will think that they’re gonna stay here for good! Each one of them brings like 10 heels and like 10 different handbags with different colours and design just to suit their awful colourful outfit when they’re going out! BUT they never brought a single TOWEL!!!!!!!!!!!!! And ended up using MY towel!!! I dunno bout everyone else, but I would never wanna share my towel with anyone else especially when it’s not washed!!!
2nd point, they are just so messy! The minute they arrive, our bedroom looked like a shitty place with everything being thrown here and there (and everything means shoes, make up, clothes, towel, bags….blablabla!!!). Whenever they’re getting ready to go out, after they’re done they just leave everything where they were supposedly got ready! Fake nails, earrings, lipstick, make ups on the bed! Gosh!
3rd point, imagine if you’re the owner of the house and your guests who’s putting up with you for few days, went out clubbing and came back like 4 or 5 in the morning and started talking loudly, shouting and laughed loudly…how would you feel?!?!?!? *that explains enough of my 3rd situation!*
Last but not least, they used my expensive hair conditioner that I just bought the very day they arrive and it had not been 5 days and my conditioner bottle was going to be empty!!!
I just hate these girls a lot! And I’m so glad that they left! Cos if they don’t I’m gonna throw themselves out myself!

Film 2012

2012 adalah sebuah film bencana tahun 2009 yang disutradarai Roland Emmerich. Film ini memiliki ensemble cast, termasuk John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Danny Glover, Thandie Newton, Oliver Platt, Chiwetel Ejiofor, dan Woody Harrelson. Film ini akan didistribusikan oleh Columbia Pictures. Syuting dimulai bulan Agustus 2008 di Vancouver.

Alur

Film ini terinspirasi oleh ide peristiwa hari kiamat global yang bersamaan dengan akhir putaran Kalender Hitungan Panjang Maya pada atau sekitar 12 Desember 2012 (titik balik matahari musim dingin belahan Bumi utara).

Jackson Curtis (John Cusack) adalah seorang ayah yang telah bercerai yang bekerja sampingan sebagai supir limousin dan penulis, sementara bekas istrinya (Amanda Peet) dan anak-anaknya tinggal bersama dengan pacar barunya, Gordon (Thomas McCarthy).

Di kota Tikal suku Maya di Guatemala, korban bunuh diri massal tampaknya mempercayai kalender Maya, yang meramalkan akhir dunia yang bersamaan dengan Kesejajaran Galaktik, yang terjadi pada 21 Desember 2012, tanggal terjadinya titik balik matahari musim dingin di belahan Bumi utara. IHC (Institute for Human Continuity), sebuah organisasi rahasia, menyadari situasi ini dan mulai membangun bahtera besar di bawah Pegunungan Himalaya yang dirancang untuk menghadapi banyak bencana alam untuk menyelamatkan manusia, spesies tertentu, dan harta manusia yang paling berharga ketika kiamat akhirnya terjadi. Ada perdebatan tentang bagaimana dan kapan pemerintah dunia akan memberitahu warga mereka, dan cara memilih orang-orang yang akan diselamatkan dari kiamat ini. Sementara itu, ketika sedang dalam perjalanan siang menuju Yellowstone dengan dua anaknya, Jackson bertemu Charlie Frost (Woody Harrelson), yang membawakan acara radionya sendiri tentang prediksi suku Maya terhadap 21 Desember 2012.

Retakan besar terbentuk di Patahan San Andreas, California, dan meskipun pemerintah meyakinkan segalanya aman, Jackson tidak yakin. Menyewa pesawat pribadi dan memperoleh barang-barang darurat, ia pergi ke rumah Kate di L.A. untuk menyelamatkan keluarganya dan Gordon dari gempa bumi karena perpindahan kulit Bumi. Jackson dengan cepat mengumpulkan keluarganya, dan setelah perjalanan yang panjang dan berbahaya dengan jalan-jalan yang runtuh menuju Bandar Udara Santa Monica, pacar baru Amanda, Gordon menggunakan kemampuan terbangnya untuk menyelamatkan keluarga ini. Seluruh kota Los Angeles yang runtuh mulai tenggelam ke Samudera Pasifik. Ketika pesawat semakin kekurangan bahan bakar, kelompok ini melihat kemungkinan mendarat di Wyoming. Jackson memanfaatkan kesempatan ini untuk bertemu Charlie. Menentang keinginan Kate, Jackson dan Lily pergi mencari Charlie, meskipun menemukan mobil van-nya kosong. Melalui radio, Charlie memberitahukan pendengarnya bahwa ia telah pergi ke pegunungan untuk menyaksikan kiamat. Jackson mengemudikan van tersebut untuk menemukan dan menyelamatkan Charlie, tapi Charlie menolak pergi. Ketika Jackson dan Lily melarikan diri dari gunung api yang meletus, Charlie menyebutkan sebuah peta di van yang akan memperlihatkan rute lari. Jackson dan Lily pergi kembali ke pesawat melewati hujan batu lava. Setelah tiba, Lily lari ke pesawat, tapi Jackson tetap di van untuk mencari peta tersebut, dan itu terlalu lama. Ketika tanah terbuka, van itu jatuh ke sebuah celah. Keluarga Jackson ketakutan, tapi harus pergi. Jackson memegang pinggiran, dan berlari ke pesawat ketika tanah di belakangnya terus runtuh. Ia cukup cepat memasuki pesawat.

Semakin jelas bahwa tidak hanya California yang mengalami bencana: Gunung Api Super Yellowstone meletus; gempa besar terjadi di Amerika Selatan; Washington, D.C. dibanjiri oleh tsunami dan USS John F. Kennedy menghancurkan Gedung Putih; dan St. Peter's Basilica di Roma runtuh, menewaskan ribuan orang. Tsunami lain menghantam New York City, menenggelamkan Patung Liberty. Pemerintah AS akhirnya mengumumkan akhir dunia. Jackson dan keluarganya harus mencari jalan ke Cina untuk menaiki kapal besar, karena pesawat kecil mereka tak mampu melakukan perjalanan ini. Ketika mereka mencari pesawat baru, semuanya dipenuhi penumpang. Tetapi, Gordon bergantung pada salah satu klien lamanya, Tamara (Beatrice Rosen). Ia bersama dengan milyuner Rusia, Yuri Karpov (Zlatko Buric). Keluarga ini mengetahui bahwa Yuri telah membawa pesawat untuk kabur ke Cina. Jackson meminta untuk memperbolehkan keluarganya, tapi Yuri menolak. Tetapi, pilotnya, Sasha (Johann Urb) memberitahu bahwa ia membutuhkan seorang kopilotdan Jackson mengatakan Gordon adalah pilot terlatih. Sehingga, kelompok ini akhirnya menaiki pesawat tersebut sementara bandara hancur oleh gempa bumi.

Ketika mereka ada di udara, Sasha sadar bahwa pesawat ini tidak memiliki bahan bakar cukup untuk terbang ke Cina. Ia memberitahu Gordon, dan mereka setuju untuk mendarat di air. Sasha kemudian mengetahui bahwa mereka tidak lagi di atas lautan: kulit Bumi telah berpindah ribuan mil dan mereka mengarah ke Pegunungan Himalaya. Mengetahui resiko mendaratkan pesawat di atas salju, Sasha mengatakan pada penumpang untuk pergi ke penyimpanan kargo dan banyak mobil disimpan di sana, sementara ia dan Gordon mempertahankan kontrol dan membuka pintu kargo dari kokpit. Rencana mereka ialah mengeluarkan mobil tersebut dari penyimpanan kargo. Gordon harus meninggalkan Sasha dan berlari ke mobil tepat waktunya. Sasha mendaratkan pesawat di sebuah jurang, yang kemudian runtuh. Anggota kelompok lainnya mendarat selamat. Tamara menangis dan meminta agar mereka kembali untuk mencari Sasha. Sebelum mereka bertindak, helikopter Cina yang mengangkut hewan besar terbang di atas mereka. Satu helikopter mendarat, meskipun kelompok ini tahu bahwa mereka harus bayar untuk menaikinya. Yuri membayar untuk dirinya dan putranya, tapi menolak membayar untuk orang lain. Sebelum masuk helikopter, ia berkata pada Tamara bahwa ia tahu hubungannya dengan Sasha.

Kelompok ini tak memiliki pilihan kecuali jalan melintasi pegunungan untuk mencari kelompok lain. Sebuah mobil lewat, Jackson melempar batu ke arahnya. Mobil berbalik dan penumpang membolehkan mereka naik. Di dalamnya terdapat seorang biarawan Buddha, Nima (Osric Chau), dan neneknya (Lisa Lu). Mereka pergi untuk bertemu dengan saudara Nima, Tenzin (Chin Han), yang punya rencana untuk menyelinap ke kapal besar itu.

Setelah tiba, Tenzin marah. Ia mengatakan pada Nima bahwa rencananya tidak dapat melibatkan banyak orang, dan orang lain tidak bisa diikutkan bergabung. Jackson dan Kate memaksa pada Tenzin bahwa mereka membawa anak-anak. Setelah perdebatan panjang, Tenzin membolehkan seluruh kelompok bergabung.

Jackson dan keluarganya berusaha menyelinap ke kapal itu dengan bantuan Tenzin. Carl Anheuser (Oliver Platt), Kepala Staf Presiden kemudian memerintahkan agar gerbang kapal ditutup, sementara suplai belum cukup. Ketika gerbang ditutup, kaki Tenzin hancur dan Gordon tewas. Dr.Adrian Helmsley,penasihat ilmiah Presiden (Chiwetel Ejiofor), kaget dan memutuskan gerbang dibuka untuk korban selamat yang tersisa. Roda sebuah gerbang di kapal tersebut macet dan tak mau menutup, sehingga gerbang setengah terbuka. Mesin kapal tak bisa dinyalakan kecuali gerbang ditutup. Ketika tsunami menghantam kapal, sebuah struktur penopang utama patah, dan kapal mengapung menuju Gunung Everest. Jackson dan Noah berusaha memperbaiki roda kapal dan gerbang pun tertutup. Mesin dinyalakan kembali untuk menghindari tabrakan dengan gunung. Kapal menabrak Gunung Everest, tapi mengalami sedikit kerusakan. Ketika banjir menyurut, kapten kapal memutuskan Tanjung Harapan Baik di Afrika Selatan sebagai tanah baru yang cocok bagi korban selamat.

FENOMENA 2012

Fenomena 2012 adalah serangkaian kepercayaan dan rencana yang menyebutkan bahwa peristiwa bencana atau transofrmatif akan terjadi di tahun 2012.^[1][2] Perkiraan ini didasarkan pada apa yang diklaim sebagai tanggal akhir dari kalender Hitungan Panjang Maya, yang merentang selama 5.125 tahun dan berakhir pada 21 atau 23 Desember 2012. Pendapat yang mendukung penanggalan ini berasal dari arkeoastronomi amatir, penerjemahan alternatif mitologi, konstruksi numerologi, dan ramalan dari makhluk ekstraterestrial.

Penerjemahan Zaman Baru terhadap perpindahan ini menunjukkan bahwa, selama ini, planet ini dan penghuninya sedang mengalami transformasi fisik atau spiritual secara positif, dan bahwa 2012 dapat menandakan awal era baru.^[3] Sebaliknya, sejumlah orang percaya bahwa tanggal pada tahun 2012 menandakan awal kiamat. Kedua ide ini telah diterbitkan dalam berbagai buku dan dokumenter TV, dan telah menyebar ke seluruh dunia melalui situs web dan grup diskusi.

Cendekiawan Mayanis mengatakan bahwa ide mengenai kalender Hitungan Panjang yang "berakhir" tahun 2012 tidak mewakili sejarah Maya.^[2][4] Di masa Maya modern, 2012 sangat tidak relevan, dan sumber Maya klasik mengenai fenomena ini sudah langka dan bertentangan, menyatakan bahwa ada kemungkinan kecil tanggal ini diakui secara universal.^[5]

Klaim yang terus muncul oleh orang-orang yang memperkirakan akhir dunia di tahun 2012 (sejajar dengan lubang hitam, tabrakan dengan planet bebas, perpindahan kutub) telah ditolak sebagai pseudoilmiah oleh komunitas ilmiah. Banyak klaim ini melanggar hukum fisika, atau bertentangan dengan observasi sederhana.

Sebuah film berjudul 2012, yang disutradarai Roland Emmerich, telah menggunakan kampanye pemasaran viral mengenai kekhawatiran kiamat di tahun tersebut. Kampanye ini, yang berupa video kesadaran publik dari organisasi fiksi "Institute for Human Continuity", telah dikritik karena berkontribusi pada ketakutan umum mengenai masalah ini.

Suku Maya tentang 2012

Suku Maya saat ini, secara keseluruhan, tidak menaruh ketertarikan apapun pada 2012. Meskipun perputaran kalender masih digunakan oleh sejumlah suku Maya di dataran tinggi Guatemala, Hitungan Panjang masih diberlakukan oleh suku Maya klasik, dan baru-baru ini ditemukan kembali oleh para arkeolog.^[19] Tetua Maya, Apolinario Chile Pixtun dan arkelolog Meksiko, Guillermo Bernal, keduanya mencatat bahwa "kiamat" adalah konsep Barat yang tidak memiliki kesamaan dengan kepercayaan Maya. Bernal percaya bahwa ide seperti itu telah disisipkan pada suku Maya oleh bangsa Barat karena mitos mereka sendiri "lenyap".^[20][21] Arkeolog Maya, Jose Huchm mengeluh bahwa, "Bila aku pergi ke komunitas penutur bahasa Maya dan menanyakan orang-orang apa yang akan terjadi pada 2012, mereka tak tahu apa-apa. Apakah dunia ini segera berakhir? Mereka takkan mempercayaimu. Kami sangat mempermasalahkan hal ini, layaknya hujan."^[20]

Kesamaan yang diberikan suku Maya klasik tentang tanggal 2012 belum jelas. Kebanyakan prasasti Maya klasik masih bersejarah dan tidak membuat pernyataan ramalan apapun.^[22] Dua benda dalam sisa sejarah Maya menyebutkan akhir baktun ke-13: Tortuguero Monument 6 dan, kemungkinan Chilam Balam.

TINGKATAN ALAY !

A) TINGKAT PALING RENDAH:

1. nulis kata disingkat, seperti “lagi apa?” gi pha?? atau bosen banget jadi “bsen bgd nh”
2. memakai simbol tambahan. “p@ k@bar L0e??” atau “~hha..~ y nh.. lg bosen~”
3. menggunakan huruf Z dibelakang kata. “mlz bgtz!” atau “gurunya malezin yh”
4. comment orang dengan minta balasan kaya “repp iah!” / “blz dum” / “reply dsini iiaaa”
5. layoutnya yang super rame bahkan berfotmat gif (gerak) dengan warna ngejrenk pinkk fontnya yang anehlah


B) TINGKAT RENDAH

1. aboutme panjaaaang banget dengan gambar dari myspace yang gajelas pake isi gr-gr an kaya “aq tuh…. cntik…. lucu…. punya cowo ganteng…” zzz dan sebagainyalah lo tau kan
2. penggantian kata! gue / gw / gua = w, lo / lu = lw / loe. dong = dumzz / dwunhh
3. foto serba diediiiiit abis apalagi yang editnya emo emo pake tulisan gothic gitu
4. mediabox dipenuhin dengan gambarrrrrr


C) TINGKAT SEDANG

1. mamerin kebisaan dishotout, misalnya “eh w kan menang track motor lohh..” atau “eh w les nyetir dong..” dan yang lebih oon nya “eh w makin oke dan top ya tiap hari” (halah)
2. rusuhin comment foto. misalnya cuma dicomment “cantik deh/ganteng deh” balesnya “emg gw gnteng gtuu… y krna trlahir dh ganteng kli ya?? hha. dan kyanya……….blabalabla”
3. nickname digabung sama nama org yang disuka dengan cara gajelas. misalnya (kalo namanya sama maaf ya) “delita saiianks si luthuu..” atau “delita cinta dya” gitulah ya aezzz…
4. bikin album yang isinya artis favorit mereka. contoh “kangen band khuzuz loh!!” apalagi albumnya pake dikunci, yah capedeh!!


D) ALAY TINGKAT PARAH!

1. barang abal yang dipamerin ketemen terus dia ngaku beli di singapore. amrik . dan sbgainya. “eh liat nih gue beli gelang dijerman gituloh asli kalo ga salah sih dirupiahin 500 ribu ya.” padahal dia beli di itc aja!! yang 10 ribu 5 hahaha.
2. tulisan gede-kecil. “aLoW kLiAnZ hArUz ADd GwE YaH!!” atau dengan angggka “K4Ng3nZ dWEcChh” NNNNNZZZZZ
3. minta di add di shotout, “j9n lupa ett ghw”
4. gaya dengan bibir monyong, telunjuk nempel bibir, gaya tangan dengan oke dipinggir kepala dan foto dari atas
5. nge post bulbo cuma buat kasih tau dia lagi online & minta comment


=> apa anda termasuk kedalamnya ??

hahahaaa =)

tips pacaran islami =)

TIPS “PACARAN YANG ISLAMI”

1. Jangan berduaan dengan pacar di tempat sepi, kecuali ditemani mahram dari sang wanita (jadi bertiga)

“Janganlah seorang laki-laki berkholwat (berduaan) dengan seorang wanita kecuali bersama mahromnya…”[HR Bukhori: 3006,523, Muslim 1341, Lihat Mausu’ah Al Manahi Asy Syari’ah 2/102]

“Tidaklah seorang lelaki bersepi-sepian (berduaan) dengan seorang perempuan melainkan setan yang ketiganya“ (HSR.Tirmidzi)

2. Jangan pergi dengan pacar lebih dari sehari semalam kecuali si wanita ditemani mahramnya

“Tidak halal bagi wanita yang beriman kepada Allah dan hari akhir untuk bepergian sehari semalam tidak bersama mahromnya.” [HR Bukhori: 1088, Muslim 1339]

3. Jangan berjalan-jalan dengan pacar ke tempat yang jauh kecuali si wanita ditemani mahramnya

“…..jangan bepergian dengan wanita kecuali bersama mahromnya….”[HR Bukhori: 3006,523, Muslim 1341]

4. Jangan bersentuhan dengan pacar, jangan berpelukan, jangan meraba, jangan mencium, bahkan berjabat tangan juga tidak boleh, apalagi yang lebih dari sekedar jabat tangan

”Seandainya kepala seseorang di tusuk dengan jarum dari besi itu lebih baik dari pada menyentuh wanita yang tidak halal baginya.” (Hadits hasan riwayat Thobroni dalam Al-Mu’jam Kabir 20/174/386 dan Rauyani dalam Musnad: 1283, lihat Ash Shohihah 1/447/226)

Bersabda Rasulullahi Shallallahu ‘alaihi wassallam: “Sesungguhnya saya tidak berjabat tangan dengan wanita.” [HR Malik 2/982, Nasa’i 7/149, Tirmidzi 1597, Ibnu Majah 2874, ahmad 6/357, dll]

5. Jangan memandang aurat pacar, masing-masing harus memakai pakaian yang menutupi auratnya

“Katakanlah kepada orang-orang beriman laki-laki hendaklah mereka menahan pandangannya ” (Al Qur’an Surat An Nur ayat 30)

“…zina kedua matanya adalah memandang….” (H.R. Bukhari, Muslim, Abu Dawud dan Nasa’i)

6. Jangan membicarakan/melakukan hal-hal yang membuat terjerumus kedalam zina

“Dan janganlah kamu mendekati zina, sesungguhnya zina itu adalah suatu perbuatan yang keji dan suatu jalan yang jelek” (Al Qur’an Surat Al Isra 32)

“Kedua tangan berzina dan zinanya adalah meraba, kedua kaki berzina dan zinanya adalah melangkah, dan mulut berzina dan zinanya adalah mencium.” (H.R. Muslim dan Abu Dawud)

7. Jangan menunda-nunda menikah jika sudah saling merasa cocok

“Yang paling banyak menjerumuskan manusia ke-dalam neraka adalah mulut.” (H.R. Turmudzi dan dia berkata hadits ini shahih.)