Teh dan Gula

Terdengar satu cerita pasal teh dan gula dari Ustaz Zawawi Yusoh.

Alkisahnya, gula rasa tak puas hati kerana gula merasakan dia telah menjalankan tanggungjawabnya, iaitu memaniskan teh, tapi bile orang minum aje air teh, orang akan cakap,"manisnya TEH ni!"

orang tetap akan puji teh walau apa pun kan. takda sapa pun nak puji si gula.

tapi, hakikatnya, orang semua tau yang kalau teh tu manis, sapa memaniskan dia? gula laaa yang maniskan ia.

jadi moral of the story is, kadang-kadang bila seseorang tak acknowledge kita, atau tak memberi penghargaan sewajarnya pada kita, sebenarnya, dalam hati dia ada kesedaran yang kita buat benda tu, atau kita yang menjayakan sesuatu tu.

... ye ke?

... wallahualam.

Chocolate Swiss Roll/Roll Cake

I love making and eating roll cake/swiss rolls ... kalau ada orang tanye kek apa yang paling senang nak buat, i would suggest buat swiss roll!

chocolate roll cake with buttercream

Chocolate Roll Cake - Adapted from Yani

Bahan-bahan ( 30x30 cm )

• 4 biji telur
• 35g tepung gandum
• 15g serbuk koko
• 50g gula halus

krim (I used buttercream)

• 125g cream cheese
• 150g fresh cream/ whipping cream
• 30g gula halus
• 1 sudu besar lemon jus

Cara-cara

1. Alaskan oven plate dengan baking paper. Asingkan kuning dan putih telur. Ayakkan tepung gandum dan serbuk koko. Panaskan oven sehingga 180C.
2. Pukul telur putih sehingga berbuih. Kemudian masukkan gula sikit-sikit sebanyak 3 kali sambil dipukul. Pukul sehingga kembang/bertanduk.
3. Masukkan kuning telur satu persatu. Pukul dengan perlahan-lahan.
4. Masukkan tepung yg telah diayak tadi. Kacau dengan spatula. Tuang adunan ke dlm dulang oven dan ratakan.
5. Bakar selama 10 minit dengan suhu 180C. Kemudian sejukkan.
6. Sementara itu sediakan krimnya. Pukul cream cheese dan gula sehingga jadi lembut. Kemudian masukkan fresh cream dan lemon jus. Pukul lagi sehingga jadi bentuk krim.
7. Sapukkan krim ke atas kek tadi. Kemudian gulung. Simpan dalam peti sejuk sekurang-kurangnya 1-2 jam sebelum dipotong.

Splendid Sabah - Part 4

Day 7 : 29th May 2011

Aristo Hotel

We stayed in Aristo Hotel, situated in between Kundasang and Ranau. Since Kaamatan Festival was held in Kundasang this year, most of the hotels around Kundasang and Ranau were fully booked, so it was considered lucky that we managed to get a room here. The room is clean, ada tv, towels, dressing table, toilet agak kecik but acceptable. Before we checked in, we had dinner first in Ranau town. Pekan Ranau lagi besar dan happening daripada pekan Kundasang. Ada KFC kalau sape tak lalu nak makan local cuisine.

The next morning, we walked around the hotel, and to our delight, there was an observation deck built di belakang hotel, that overlook Kinabalu peak. The best time to snap pictures of the beautiful Gunung Kinabalu and its peak is around 8-10am. It was chilly because Aristo terletak atas bukit yang tinggi by itself.

Then, we checked out, and drop by at the fruit stalls at Kundasang Town, just for final shopping, before we leave Kundasang for good.

Longish avocado can be found here

All sorts of junk food - the one that is wide and yellowish is made of tapioca

I discovered 2 new fruits - Buah Lemak Manis and Buah Habio, the seller said Habio tastes like coconut flesh. Ciku is also big here

Buah Lemak Manis
they truly taste lemak manis, as its name and i love it, nyums!

Kinabalu Park

For your info, the tickets bought at Poring can be used here as well, so you save a couple of bucks. We entered the park using the ticket bought the day before.

Kinabalu Park - abt 5-7km from Kundasang town

Pedestrian walk

Pasar Tamu Kota Belud

I noticed that there a lot of Pasar Tamu(s) being held in Sabah but one needs to know the time and the venue before heading to one. Kalau berada di Gaya Street, bolehlah g Tamu Gaya, it's held from morning til afternoon every Sunday. Since we came from Kundasang, we took a detour to Kota Belud to visit Pasar Tamu Kota Belud. It's also held from morning til mid-day every Sunday.

It was not that difficult to go to Pasar Tamu Kota Belud because once you entered Kota Belud, u'll find a roundabout and there will be a signboard, so just follow the signboard.

oh here it is!

Ada jual everything here, from vegetables to clothes to jewelleries to animals

Kuih Penyaram, 4 pieces for RM1. Got 2 flavours : pandan or gula merah

aha! ini barulah namanye Kota Belud Pekan Cowboy ... ada kuda dibela di rumah orang-orang local ...

Lokan Bakar dan Puding Kelapa

Dari Kota Belud, we headed back to KK but we decided to pekena lokan bakaq dulu before check in otel.

Lokan Bakar ni kat area Sepanggar, ianya jalan nak ke politeknik kk ... kalau from KK town, bile sampai kat traffic light indah permai, amek susur ke kiri dan jalan straight sampai roundabout. Amek pukul 3 (kanan) and straight on akan sampai another roundabout ... this time amek pukul 9 (kiri) ... you'll find banyak stalls jual lokan bakar and air kelapa tepi jalan.nama jalan tu Jalan Sulaman.

Ada orang recommend makan di gerai BERSAMAMU, korang drive straight sampai hujung stall yang banyak2 tu, then korang buat u-turn untuk patah balik, gerai ni paling hujung belah kiri (ada dia letak papan nama 'Bersamamu'). Gerai ni boh sambal atas lokan tu whereas other stalls just bagi cili limau je.

boleh pilih saiz besar atau kecik, satu tompok saiz besar RM12, saiz kecik RM8

gerai sebelah ada jual oyster, tapi kita dah kenyang la pakcik

ini lerr puding kelapa yang hangat diperkatakan itu .... sedap weh. dalam gelas RM2, dalam buah RM4

tengah bakar

ready to be attacked by us

Lagoon Park Karambunai

Dah kenyang makan lokan bakar and puding kelapa tu .... kitaorang explore sket Karambunai ... kot-kot lah kan .... satu hari nak nginap sini pulak ... area ni agak isolated ... kalau sesapa nak dok sini, sah-sah kena sewa kete siap-siap. Kat hujung tu, ada lagoon park karambunai ... tapi kalau nak masuk kena bayar entrance fees.

pantai nampak bersih

1 Borneo Hypermall

Dah sudah tu, kitaorang pun bergerak ke 1 Borneo Hypermall ... nak check in otel dan jugak saje jenjalan kat area situ .... nampak mcm new township ... nama area ni alamesra. very nice.

Gayang Seafood Restaurant

Malam tu kitaorang nak dinner seafood yang proper dan best ... dalam persimpangan dilema pulak, nak gayang ke salut ... mmm gayang ke salut .... last-last we decided to try gayang. nak pegi gayang ni, ikut jalan sama mcm nak g makan lokan bakar tadi tu, cuma takyah buat u-turn, u just proceed straight .... jauh ke dalam ... menuju ke shangri-la riang ria hotel ... tuaran. masa kitaorang g tu, ujan turun lebat-selebatnya ... and there were not many street lights sepanjang jalan tu ... agak challenging. but we found it at last.

Kitaorang order sepuas-puas ati kitaorang, lalalalaa ... nasi goreng cina, buttermilk prawns, ikan asam pedas, crispy mantis prawn, ketam kam heong and vege + yam basket. hah, kalau tak puas jugak, tatau lah nak kata apa kan? cube teka berapa bill? tetttt ... cerr teka sekali lagi!

jawapannye ialah .... RM123! wah ... macam nombor loteri gitu ... tapi kitaorang tak main loteri-loteri ni ... kire murah lah tu beb. mantis prawn tu bukan main mahal kat sini ... semua tu sedap belaka ... nasi goreng cina yang kelihatan teramatlah simple tu pun bukan main syedap.

halal ke korang tanye? aha ... kat sini, semua kedai2 seafood chinese punye ... belum lagi orang islam bukak ... tapi ok kot rasanye, pasal diaorang masak seafood aje, takde daging2 non halal itu ... pakcik2 berkopiah dan makcik2 bertudung bulat labuh pun kelihatan makan di sini ... pwincess yakin halal, insya Allah ...

Last Day, Day 8 : 30th May 2011

Jambatan Gantung Tamparuli

Rasa macam tak puas pulak tak singgah Jambatan Gantung Tamparuli yang femes tu ... so alang-alang kitaorang nye flight petang, we decided to zoom off ke situ jap. seb baik gak duduk di 1 Borneo, jadi taklah jauh sgt nak ke Tamparuli.

nampak tak gunung kinabalu kat belakang tu?

kat sini bleh buat aktiviti white water rafting kalau ada masa lebih

Next, kitaorang patah balik untuk pergi ke KK Town, nak beli sket barang untuk bawak balik semenanjung.

kitaorang beli avocado sekilo rm6 kat pasar besar but dia tak longish mcm kat kundasang

kat sini korang leh beli ikan masin, rumpai laut kering (untuk buat kerabu or agar-agar), sotong kering, udang kering, seahorse, gamat dan segala mak nenek lah

sini pulak jual pearls, crystals, souvenirs

kat sini boleh beli makanan kering macam kuih cincin, ampalang, etc

ni kot2 sape tatau cane rupe ampalang ... peket kecik RM20/6, peket besar RM20/5 (tertakluk kepada skill tawar menawar korang lah ye) ... yang belah kanan tu perisa sotong sira (sotoku) ... makan sebijik, terus nak habiskan sepeket pasal sedap giler!

ohh .... and then it's time to go home ...

bye-bye sabah ... lagi 2 jam 20 minit sampailah klia ....

All in all, puas ati giler lah dengan trip this time. kirenye banyak gak tempat dapat cover .... next trip insya Allah, nak g sampai simpang menggayau pulak .... and another trip nak g semporna ... lagi best bile time tu dah ada PADI open water diving license kan kan kannn ... insya Allah ....

Splendid Sabah - Part 3

Day 6 : 28th May 2011

Yes ... today is the day ... dah list down banyak tempat untuk pegi ... first thing to do ialah amek gamba around Kiram's village sesudah subuh .... fresh giler angin pagi kat sini~

Mesilau Nature Park

This is another gate apart from Timpohon gate at Kinabalu Park for those yang nak panjat Gunung Kinabalu. Nak pegi sini, sebenarnye jauh ke dalam gak lah dari pekan kundasang, tapi dari Kiram's Village, sangat dekat. Mesilau Nature Park dan Kinabalu Park ialah taman yang sama cume tempat yang berbeza aje. So kalau dapat pergi either one dah kire mencukupi, unless nak bergamba kat entrance.

nampak macam gamba tipu je kan ... tapi sumpah original nih!x diedit langsung :)

Golf Course

Turun-turun aje dari Mesilau Nature Park, u'll find this golf course. cantik sangat untuk bergamba.

sebahagian daripada Kinabalu Peak

rasa macam nak golek-golek

Kundasang War Memorial

Then we returned to Kiram's Village, packed our stuff and checked out. Our next stop was the Kundasang War Memorial. It's nearby to Kundasang town.

single lane bridge which u'll pass by on the way to the war memorial

entrance fee : RM2/pax

newspaper cuttings and photographs as memento of the Kundasang War

Kinabalu Peak!

my favourite flower~

Poring Hot Spring

It's situated on the outskirts of Ranau and it took us about 45 minutes to arrive there by car. Masa ni memang pwincess lena kroh kroh zzZZZzzz .... Encik Mon laa pepandai sendiri carik jalan. Jalan nak g situ senang, lurus je tapi agak hulu sampai GPS tak dpt nak detect kat mana locationnya. and another thing, banyak sangat anjing ... ada yang selamba tido tengah-tengah jalanraya ... ada yang tetibe melompat dari curb ke jalan ... opocot cenggitu ... adakah ini dinamakan jinak yang melampau ... apa-apa pun, bawak kete elok-elok k

Canopy Walkway

Canopy Walkway ni dalam Poring. Other than that, there are also Gunung Kelawar, Taman Orkid, Taman Rama-rama, Rafflesia research Centre tapi setiap satu tu entrance fee kire asing-asing. and canopy walkway tu sekarang dah charge pulak camera RM5 /each. dulu tak macam ni pun ... berkire wooo

trek nak g canopy walkway

gayat tak?? Ada 4 station of canopy walkway

Tagal Fish Spa

dah peluh-peluh tu, kitaorang pegi pulak fish spa. ingatkan kita duduk kat tebing swimming pool, and ada ikan kelah besar-besar siku datang menjamah kulit-kulit mati kat kaki kita .... rupenye sangkaan sangat meleset ye. after bayar entrance fees, kita akan berdiri dalam sungai dan bagi ikan kelah makan ... it was a good experience although it was really ticklish for me initially. Tagal tu means "No fishing".

penah masuk segmen majalah 3

Sabah Tea Garden

Kat sini kitaorang lepak-lepak jap ... minum air teh sabah perisa cinnamon. tu Encik Mon yang order. pwincess order kopi Tenom. macam lawak aje kan, datang cafe Sabah Tea Garden gi order Kopi Tenom lak. apa-apalah, asalkan bahagia.

kat sini ... biasa aje. lawa lagi ladang teh Cameron. nak tengok tea processing etc ada time nya and kena bayar fees, as usual.

Desa Cattle Farm

oohhh ... ini yang paling pwincess looking forward to sangat-sangat. why? because i just love cows. haha. rasa mcm comel sangat makhluk ni. nway, ni nak bitau. kalau nak tengok lembu-lembu comel diperah susu, please arrive there around 3.00pm

lembu pun tau nak beratur untuk diperah....takde nak berebut-rebut

lembu jantan and anak-anak diasingkan

awan tebal lagik .. kat belakang tu Kinabalu Peak

Masa tu nak beli susu, dah habis pulak ... kecewa giler. tup-tup sekali datang apek bawak sebakul susu and sua depan kitaorang. berebut-rebut lah manusia. alhamdulillah dapat gak la beli dan rasa. sedap sangat susu ni. Cattle farm ni tutup around 5pm and by the way, the entrance fee is RM3/pax. nasib baik sangat, after kitaorang dah settle kat farm ni, and nak gerak ke our next hotel hujan mula turun.

Till my next blog entry ... part 4~