Hijabi Websites....

Am currently hooked on some Hijabi websites and blogs which I find extremely entertaining and informational. I find it so refreshing hopping onto a blog and dicovering another, then another...simply delightful! I love the fashion, the issues, the colourful pictures of real-life hijabis all over the world...its just great.

Great, because I can relate to it. I guess I do not need glossy magazines in the newstands to entertain me. These blogs/websites will do. After all, it caters to my style as a muslimah.
All the gorgeous abayas, gorgeous middle-eastern girls, gorgeous styles....wow! A fashion treat for a muslimah!

Good job ladies! Keep it going. Because, you are my breather when I feel like taking a break in between work...;-)

Of appams and thosais...

I didn't expect an overwhelming response from the in-laws on Sunday. I made appam and thosai requested by my craving pregnant sil. And then I thought I will call my immediate in-laws over. After which, it somehow extended to my hubby's granny and aunts. It was like a mini party of appam and thosai!

Of course, I was on full force working in the kitchen serving hot appams and thosais much to the delight of almost everyone! (My bil bought soaked prata for himself...umpf!) And I also had murtabak as standby, afraid that the food might just run out.

I tell you, my in-laws are appam monsters! Although, my thosai batter was the first to finish, the appam was selling like hot cakes! I felt happy seeing people eating happily and queing for my appam. It was just a cute sight. Not that I am an expert at it or anything, I just happen to know how to make it. I still think there is a trick to it which I haven't mastered. But nevertheless, it tasted about the same as appams sold in shops.

Overall, it was an interesting Sunday. Everything I cooked was finished without wastage, from appams to thosais to my chicken curry and even the murtabaks (which were bought).

Ok, I am notmaking it sound like my in-laws are all hungry monsters am I? They are simply appam monsters...some are for thosai though.

Nevertheless, I enjoyed the company on what would have been a dull sunday.

And the pictures you see are not what I made. They're just pictures from the net. The top ones are appams and the one on the left is called thosai ok? These are south indian meals.

Since I am at it, I might as well give you some more info. Appams are best eaten with red sugar. My mil likes her's with extra coconut milk, like some others do. (Usually the oldies!)

Thosais are eaten with dhal, chutneys and curries (usually home-made thosais are eaten with curry) But if its a vegeterian shop, you'll have them with dhal and chutneys.

So thats my appam and thosai story. I just thought it is something fun to remember, though this wasn't my first time having people over for a appam and thosai treat. It was just funny of how it progressed from a simple request from my sil to all this.

Spooktecular!

Ok this entry is a wee bit late. But its here. Ok but first, confession time. Its Monday and yes, I have the blues halfway through it. Body is aching all over, I feel sleepy and am too full from lunch. I have been working on my tasks for a while and can't help feeling abit disoriented today. My throat isn't feeling normal and my head feels heavy. Therefore, I need a break...before I furiously hit the keyboard again (for work). It must have been all the faitque over the weekend. I feel like side-tracking abit and talk about my weekend but I guess that will have to wait for another entry altogether.

The enterance of the actual Spooktecular event -Images of Singapore

31st October 2009. I had a date with my hubby and our 2 cousins to head down to Sentosa's Spooktecular event. I am not sure if Singapore had done something for halloween on a big scale before. Even if there was, I wouldn't know. This felt like the first time, something elaborate took place for halloween right here in Singapore. I came across the event details at Sentosa's website and instantly I knew that I had to go for this.

That's Sentosa across the sea. What you see is the making of the upcoming integrated resort. What you haven't seen is the upcoming Universal Studios! Ubber Cool, I tell'ya!

The hubby and I first had our late lunch cum dinner at the halal-eating establishment called Barcelos. The food was similar to what they have at Nandos in Malaysia with sauces ranging for mild peri to supa peri. Of course, I opted for mild peri because my last experience at nandos having asked for very peri ended up in me searching for the nearest toilet for...you know...

My hubby's Twin Chicken Skewers
$12.95

My ¼ Chicken
$12.95 (I think its overpriced for this one, but it came with chicken soup!)

That was a sumptious, not too heavy dinner to last us from abt 6pm all the way to midnight.

There were alot of obstacles involved on that day. It rained heavily. We were stuck in bad traffic. And the worst of the lot, we were in the Q to the enterance of Images of Singapore for 3 freaking hrs! And we already had our tickets, mind you! It was the queue and the overwhelming response to the Spooktecular event. I was warned by another cousin of mine who went for the event the day before. But I thought she meant the Q for the purchase of the tickets, which was actually a breeze through.

It may have been the longest wait in our lives, but it was fun! The event organisers made it fun. While in the queue, we had dressed-up 'ghost' moving around the crowd to scare us and entertain us at the same time. The mobile exhibits were great too. People were snapping, shouting and having lots of fun. Then, there was also the irritating couple infront of us who needed a bedroom more than anything else. They were mindlessly, kissing and touching each other which was so urghhhh!

My feet was also begging for mercy nearing the enterance as I was in boots!

This guy, he was in the queue behind us. And he had this mask on for all the time! I should give him 5 stars for keeping the spirits up depsite the heat and the long wait. I really wonder how he managed to keep this on for more than 3 hours! I wonder how red he must have been beneath such a thick mask after 3 hours!

5 stars!

The Japanese soldier ghost. He was among the 1st to spook us. When you least expect it, he would scream some japanese stuff at your ears. Very interesting guy!

5 stars!

The begger ghost. He picks things from your sandles. Go right to your face and give you a stare and suddenly burst out laughing in a shrilly voice.

4 stars!

The wayang ghost. Our personal favorite! She had this fierce expression all the way and stares at you as if wanting to eat you up. And then she'll start cursing so suddenly, pointing her fingers at you. She'll say "You! Go to HELL!!!"

She did very well.

5 stars!

The pontianak with the baby. My hubby took her back because he felt this was scarier then the front. She wasn't so interesting though. But she obediently took pictures with everyone.

3 Stars!

Mobile skeleton ghost. According to my hubby, he was the most well-behaved ghost. Except for his scary apperance and height, nothing else was scary about him.

3 stars!

The cutout of pontianak. This, even though a cutout, I thought it looked freaky. With lighted red eyes and a deadly stare at the enterance...

5 stars!

The chinese sexy ghost. Very interesting. She held a rose and would look you up and down with eyes wide open. Thats how she stared at my hubby while he posed with her. Thats her grave btw!

4 Stars!

My hubby and I along with our cousins truly enjoyed snapping pictures with the 'ghosts'. I had my share of a couple of screams inside Images of Singapore. But my camera batteries went dead before I could reach the main event inside. Overall, tiring but fun! I took 1 whole sunday to recover from fatique.

I certainly look forward to more such events in the coming years. Its a different and unique experience, I must say. But I must go more prepared, mentally and physically.

Sentosa Spooktecular Event 2009 - 5 stars!

A good start!

A rainbow makes my day!

It was just wonderful meeting you this morning! You were a surprise and your colours simply brightened up the start of my day.

You never fail to excite me. I reach out to the sky like a child discovering you for the the 1st time! I look at you and smile and make sure the rest arond me do the same.

Thank you for bringing some colour to the sky today, dear rainbow! I am sure you delighted many, like the way you delighted me.