Norazihan

... i'd fix the broken ceiling, painted the whole house and throw away all the garbage. But I am a woman.

Material: 3kg of raw kitchen waste (fruits and vegetables) 1kg of brown sugar (gula merah/kabung/nise/melaka) 10L of water (no need mineral water or deionized - pipe water will do) Preparation: Get a 15L container with cover and measure in the water. (Water level could get up to 3/4 full) Cut the raw kitchen waste into small size and dump into the water. (Now water level could get to 1" from full. Use a bigger size container if container becomes too full. The process needs air to complete and extra space will allow for good mixing later.) Dump the brown sugar into the mixture and mix. Cover the container and keep at cool and dry place. Open the container and stir the mix everyday to release built up gas and to propogate the process. After a good mix, close it and leave it until the next day. Repeat daily for the first 30 days. Leave the container closed for another 60 days. After the 3 months process filter off the residual solids from the liquid. Keep the liquid ready for use in ...

Cheezy term coined from "do it yourself". Even as a child, I was always interested to do things myself. Remember those building blocks? Or the ABC which we'd arrange to make words etc. Remember LEGO!? The ultimate toys for the constructive mind. There are many other toys that you'd put together pieces to end up with the actual toy. Well I'm in my 40s now. When I first come across DIY term on the internet it just continued to interest me. Probably DIY at home was the most popular search. Then I began to search for DIY sewing projects. Then I came together with my own DIY kit. Through Sulam Sayang I created a Beginner's Beading DIY Kit . Then I came up with Tudung Bawal DIY Kit for hand embroiderers. Latest is through Eazy-Grow I'm promoting Hydroponic Kit , Hydroculture Liquid Fertilizer , Seeding DIY Kit and Fertigasi Kit. Wow! Am I thrilled with DIY kits. Would like to share my interest to everyone, get yourself a DIY kit. It'll probably be the be...

This year's experience is different. Kak Long is away, Baba is away, so there's just me and the boys. The boys are sweet at times, like pic showing them making ondeh-ondeh. But at other times, I can't catch up with the em, as I tire very easily. Even without Kak Long the boys got me presents for my birthday and put up an effort for a surprise party - although I knew it coming. My mind ping pongs a lot nowadays, thingking of projects for me to take on. Unfortunately it's all a blur. I'm good at thinking for other people I guess but hopeless when thinking for myself. This year I cook for breakfast and sahur most of the time. Going to Pasar Ramadhan is like trying to cross Chow Kit Road at 5. What with the swine flu and all. Plus things are so expensive nowadays. I guess that's what drove me into trying out new recipes. I love trying out traditional malay kueh and dishes. There's a few which I've updated at my Famili Cooking . But truly most of my trials a...

Almost a month since we plan for our umrah trip, insyaAllah, we're set to leave for Saudi Arabia 18th of May 2009, 23 Jamadilakhir 1430H. This will be our first trip to SA to do our first umrah. The feeling is overwhelming. We will start our ziarah at Madinah, followed by our first umrah and ziarah in Mecca. Our milestone: Decide if we're ready, physically, spiritually, financially, mahram Choose the agent, price and package Pick the date Register, photo, ic's, passport , vaccination (at Poliklinik Kerajaan for special umrah vaccination service and health card for RM2 only) Umrah classes - Thank you Ustadz Wan and Rayhar for the free umrah classes held at Rayhar's Kuantan office. Preparation - that means shopping! Jubah, stockings, hand guard, inner wear. Mydin's a good place to start. Research - self study, ask people who've already done the umrah/haji, internet explore; Perangkaan Umrah http://dalil-alhaj.com/my/mo.htm Plan lokasi hotel di Mekah & Madinah...

Advertlets is presenting a special screening of Angels & Demons (The sequel to the Da Vinci Code) for registered Advertlets bloggers . So I would like to get the two tickets they are giving away to the fast action blogger and watch the movie TWO days before the world premiere!! This post is my entry. Another thing, I would also like to win a Sony Cyber-shot™ Skinny-T worth RM 1299, for best blog page with illuminati's from the movie. So please help me out and vote my blog for the grand winning prize. Just follow this post title link (click the title), at the contest post click comment and paste the following: I vote this blog for the best blog page: http://norazihan.blogspot.com/ If you do that then I owe you one. When you need a similar favour just let me know - leave a comment here with link to your comment voting my page as earlier and I will return the favour. Tks. Happy blogging!!

.... and He will give us rezeki from sources we don't even know..... Yesterday after a few hours of tossing and turning following an afternoon nap I decided to go to town. Thought I would shop for a suitable shirt to wear to a much anticipated lunch interview. Even though still in my day clothes I drove myself to Megamall to head to the one outlet that offers great office wear in my size. I didn't expect to be attended to eagerly by the staff coz I was dressed very casually in T-Shirt and crumpled linen slacks, both over sized, with my tudung tied in the usual way, which is unacceptable by many, and in floppies. We were discussing over this one beautiful pastel top in chiffon with lining. It's very light and airy and as we were talking this other lady who was trying on some other blouses called out for the one I was looking in her size. A minute later she danced out with the blouse on with her white jeans. She's probably around my age, but she looked glamorous in that...

Where to start with this old '96 Jeep of mine. Must have been 5 years now since we last used it. (Pic is taken during the good old times, probably in '98! From left: Ajim 4 now 15, Emi & Liyana) A lot of mishaps with this Jeep, ever since we first bought it. A week after taking it from the dealer, I took it to KL with my kids and maid. We had our first break down, at Karak, a brand new car, rosak tepi jalan, with kids in it... what a blow that was. We had it towed to KL and fixed a leaking clutch fluid tube, purgh. The wear and tear is expensive for this Jeep. One by one the sensors failed on us! They must have been substandard, locally assembled lah kan. Then a major part rosak and not available locally. Tah macam mane, one workshop managed to fix it. But then other problems arise and we didn't use it for quite a white. Then we bought a Wira hatchback and I got to use a company car. So we gave the Jeep a rest. Just too long. It ended up at a garbage dump hauled there...

Terasa nak share the how to start blogging pulak. Love doing it so much and w'like to assist others to catch up. Here's what's needed: Generally to have fun at a computer: PC with internet connectionlah kan, a headphone and speakers, a lot of USB ports A digital camera, printer scanner - normally these gadgets comes with their own application simple enough for photo/doc editing and printing antivirus (use AVG for free, that's what i use) microsoft office for your basic text work, spreadsheeting and presentation music player so u can download and play yr favourite songs games but u'd probably know this right For surfin n socializing: Internet browser - there are many i just use Internet Explorer A Search engine - i just use Yahoo - make it your default home page and start surfing an email account (i use yahoo!mail, good and reliable) Facebook or myspace etc or other groups - u'd need yr email account to start U can also do serious stuff on line u know like bankin...

I am 45, female, bp 110/70, weighs 63kg, height 164cm, bmi of 23. Able to climb Bukit Tabur . Twice ! A Chemical Engineer. And a mother of four. Did I tell you that I've climb Bukit Pelindung, Kuantan? Well that story some other time. Well! Fantastic! You'd think. This is one well rounded woman ha! But my glucose level was 7.3, that makes me a pre-diabetic person. What was that? Pre-diabetic? Well that means in Malay "disyaki kencing manis." That was in November last year. Last Monday I was CONFIRMED with diabetes (kencing manis.) Doktor kata penyakit kencing manis ni tiada ubat. Ia cuma boleh dikawal. Kene kurangkan berat badan, no sugar, no susu pekat, no rambutan, no pisang, makan nasi satu cawan je, ambik sayur and ulam banyak2. Sedih. So skrang doktor start medication utk kawal gula lah. Ubat ni mujarab katenye. Saya kene turunkan berat badan, bila berat turun, cholesterol pun turun dan gula pun akan turun dan mudah dikawal. Kata nurse pulak, ubat yg dibagi tu u...

I pray that Allah (SWT) would help our Palestinian brothers and sisters in Gaza who has been attacked ferociously by Israel. I wish I have the strength to give more to help. To extend a lot more duas for you, to do more prayers to ask for you. Forgive me as I am just a lowly humble servant of Him. May you be strong in facing this indefinite hardship. Abu Sa'id's Hadith, may Allah be pleased with him. Tariq bin Shihab reported: It was Marwan who initiated (the practice) of delivering sermon before the Prayer on the 'Id Day. A man stood up and said: the Prayer should precede the sermon. He remarked: This (practice) has been done away with. Upon this Abu Sa'id remarked: This man has performed the duty prescribed on him. I heard Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) say: Whoever, among you, sees something abominable should rectify it with his hand; and if he has not strength enough to do it, then he should do it with his tongue; and if he has not strength enough to ...