Outdoor Portrait in Campus

I WOULDN'T BELIEVE ON MY DECISION UNTIL TODAY. Trust me, it's basically about the courage at the moment that I made up my mind to go beyond. Little challenge on myself, I suppose.

I'm still a socially-awkward one in an unfamiliar environment. The main reason to involve in an outdoor portrait is simply for the sake of myself. In other way round, counting down to leave campus life indicates that I shall maximize it while I can, be it to carry more activities in campus or do something that never done before.

I come across to know that there is a student in my university, Jeanie, is new in providing photoshoot service. I was thinking, why not we make out for a win-win situation where both parties have the opportunities to learn more? Then, I approached her for more details and yeah, the deal is successfully made up in a short time. Alright, photo time!

Six things you ought to know before photoshoot session
- Communicate with your photographer on the idea for the outcome. Like mine, I asked for feminine concept because it is what I actually lack of, I think.

- Refer to as many portraits as you could to seek for the pose. As recommended by Jeanie, we often get the idea from Cup A.

- Select the suitable coordinate that best fit your photoshoot concept.

- Discuss with your photographer about the coordinates including the accessories. 

- If possible, bring nothing (including mobile phone) but only essential items for photoshoot purpose. You wouldn't want your photographer to risk up the damage of your stuff just because he/she may perform in many possible posture just to get the best shoot of you

- Stay calm behind the camera lens. This is to make sure you don't sweat much to smudge off your make up.

My experience of photoshoot
Being passive and unassertive in front of the photographer and unfamiliar public place, Jeanie is able to guide me patiently throughout the photoshoot, be it the pose or the facial expression to get the outcomes turn well. It was a nice short break and I really enjoyed myself in the evening despite the schedule was so much packed for assignments at that time.

I realize that I shall work it out while I can for every possible idea or wish that branched out. All because we only live once, no longer sticking to the status quo.

So, the best time to live out your idea is right now. Never estimate your little/tiny idea because it may possibly turn into a great one. Never tried never know!



If you're interested for a wonderful experience, you may contact Jeanie for more information via
Facebook Page: Jeanie's Photography
Instagram: Jeanie's Photography
Wixsite: Jeanie's Photography
(Log on to view her portfolio!)

 Let me end this post with this ultimate (dreamy) effect of a portrait of mine.

Humble Review: Noodle History 尹面之家 @ Stargate, Alor Setar, Kedah

"喂，我们好像很久没有吃Alor Star 的Wan Tan Mee了咧。"
"走咯，反正我也很想念一下的。"

"ON 啦! Kia, Jio 大家这星期去吃。"

"OK OK! 确定人数了我们就打给租车的问问看。"

The short yet typical conversation as above must have occurred among UUM students during campus life, I swear. In case you're unable to read Mandarin, it is about a typical student asking coursemates or friends heading to Alor Star for the well-known Wan Tan Noodle (云吞面) in the town. It is not the typical one like what we have at the hawker centre but in a restaurant, rather than selling the wan tan noodle solely, the side dishes are also a big highlight, too! Noodle History 尹面之家 is none other familiar term to Alor Star folks or perhaps UUM students for a wan tan noodle specialty house.

The signature Wan Tan Noodle

Noodle History is located at Stargate, a stone's throw away from the Tesco Stargate and SMART Tol Plaza Exit at Alor Star Selatan. It is the branch of Noodle History as the main one is located under flyover along Simpang Kuala where the local refer it as 天桥下的云吞面. 

The latter one operates at Simpang Kuala, click here to get redirected to the map. It is quite tricky to locate without the aid of GPS if you are not familiar with the traffic there. The business hour starts at 7.30pm and closed on Saturdays.

Air-conditioned dining space is definitely great to escape from the heat outside, however, al-fresco area is provided as well for the smokers' convenience.

And you know it's menu showcase time now.

Thumbs up for the crew over the menu as it is presented attractively!

Waiting hour is fair to us. We'd first got one of the signatures as starter.

Signature Wan Tan Soup (RM 5 )

The homemade dumplings are in smaller size than usual, approximately ten in a bowl. Personally I love how chewy the dumpling is or in Mandarin 有嚼劲.

Moreover, the clear soup is our favourite, too, where it is simply unstoppable scooping by some of us.

Our mains served shortly after.

Signature BBQ Pork Wan Tan Noodle (Dry/ RM 6)

Homemade noodle served with few pieces of small dumplings and cuts of choy sum, topped with char siew (BBQ stewed pork slice). The texture of the noodle is quite bouncy and not soggy. Bonus is, I don't get to experience the awful alkaline taste at all!

Char Siew is simply tantalizing, oh no!

Despite having few times of patronage previously, I still enjoy to be indulged as I personally find it quite unique over the mixture of the soy sauce that make up on the noodle. Rather than black-brown fragant sauce that commonly prepared in hawker stall back in my hometown, this is served with white-coloured which makes me recall back of the famous Sab X2 WAN TAN NOODLE in Bangkok, Thailand.

Also, if you prefer to have thick noodle, there you go for this.

BBQ Pork Wan Tan Thick Noodle (Soup/RM 6)

It taste almost similar than the earlier one with the only difference in the noodle and you have the option to have it in dry or soup one.

Opt for some fritter in your meal? There you could consider the following one.

Hakka Style Deep Fried Pork Noodle (RM 6)

Pork slices and dumplings (wan tan) both dressed in fried version on this, not to forget with cuts of steamed choy sum too.

I suppose that you are most of the times, led by your taste buds in placing an order. So, for conservative diner that still prefer the Hong Kong style wan tan mee, no worries, you could have it here as well.

Hong Kong Style BBQ Pork Wan Tan Noodle (Dry/RM 6)

Oh ya, never look down on the ladies' stomach because we still have two more signature side dishes to be served!

White Cut Chicken (Small/ RM 6)

We all love it very much as it is simply succulent together with the soy sauce.

And last one,

Signature BBQ Pork (Big/RM 12)

Another must have from us despite all of us already had some that served along with the mains.

BBQ honey sauce is the bomb which is to our own liking! Definitely a savoury one to complete your meal.

Let me end up this review by highlighting a couple of drinks prepared by them.

Longan + Wolfberries + Red Dates Tes (Hot/RM 2.50)

Being a longan lover, this is simply perfect for me as it is quite hard to get one at outside. However, it is slightly sweet. Perhaps you could request for less sweet upon your order.

Homemade Ginger Tea (Hot/ RM2.50)

Fans of ginger tea wouldn't be disappointed to have this, guaranteed! My friend who orders this says that its rich taste of ginger is apparently a good way to soothe cramp especially during menstruation.


Summary (Scaling Point: 0 - lowest; 5 - highest)
Price: 4/5 ( Reasonably priced with large portion for wan tan noodle )
Taste: 4/5 ( Thumbs up especially for wan tan noodle, dumplings and honey-stewed barbeque pork )
Dining Ambience: 3/5 ( Upgraded version of hawker centre, air-cond built in )
Vehicle Parking: 4/5 ( Ample parking lots around the shop lots )
Business Hour: 8.30am till 5pm. Opens daily. (Closed on alternate Mondays)

Address: 294, Jalan BSG 11, Bandar Stargate, Lebuhraya Sultanah Bahiyah, Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia

Contact: 04-771 0807 
Facebook Page: Noodle History 尹面之家

Drooling over the photos that I share? Wait no more, head for it this weekend!

Cerita Kanak-Kanak

This entry is for academic purpose of course subject  SBLM 1023 INTRODUCTION TO WRITING Session A161 2016/2017

Si Tikus penyelamat Sang Ayam

Pada suatu hari petang, Sang Ayam yang berasa lapar mencari makanan di satu lapangan di halaman kampung. Sang Serigala berada dari jauh ternampak Sang Ayam itu. Sang Serigala yang berakal licik itu berbisik hatinya,"Alangkah baiknya jikalau saya dapat makan besar hari ini!"

Akalnya terus berkembang, "Apa kata saya berpura-pura mati di tepi jalan dan terus siapkan Sang Ayam itu apabila dia menghadap ke saya?" Tanpa berasa ragu, Sang Serigala terus memulakan lakonkannya di lapangan itu.

Akan tetapi, semua ini telah diperhati oleh Si Tikus yang sedang berehat di bawah satu pokok besar. Si Tikus terus dapat meneka niat Sang Serigala itu dengan lakonannya. "Aku tidak akan biarkan awak siapkan Sang Ayam, aku ingin selamatkan Sang Ayam itu!" kata Si Tikus yang berkeyakinan agak besar dalam badan yang begitu kecil. Melihatkan Sang Ayam itu semakin menghadap ke arah Sang Serigala yang berpura-pura mati itu, dalam masa yang pendek, Si Tikus yang cerdik telah mendapat satu idea yang bijak supaya Sang Ayam tidak akan dimakan oleh Sang Serigala.

Si Tikus bergegas ke hadapan Sang Ayam yang sibuk mencari makanan. "Hai, Sang Ayam, jaga-jaga persekitaran di sini," "Apa pula yang awak maksudkan, Si Tikus?" kata Sang Ayam yang agak hairan dengan kemunculan Si Tikus itu. "Jangan teruskan arah awak ke hadapan," Si Tikus berbisik di telinga Sang Ayam. "Kenapa pula? Aku lapar juga," balas Sang Ayam yang tidak faham akan bisikan Si Tikus itu.

"Awak nampak tak Sang Serigala yang berada di situ?" Si Tikus tidak sabar menunjukkan kepada Sang Ayam yang Sang Serigala yang menyandar di atas lantai. "Eh, aku tahu. Itu bukan Sang Serigala yang sudah mati? Aku baru nak menghadap ke sana!"kata Sang Ayam. "Tak, itu Sang Serigala yang masih hidup, dia hanya berpura-pura mati, dia ingin siapkan awak!" sambung pula Si Tikus.

Sang Ayam berasa sangsi terhadap kata-kata Si Tikus lalu meminta bukti yang nyata daripadanya. "Serigala yang mati akan buka mulut tetapi bukan yang tutup!" Jeritan dituju ke arah Sang Serigala oleh Si Tikus, di depan Sang Ayam. Sang Serigala terus membuka mulutnya supaya menyakinkan Sang Ayam bahawa dia sudah mati, malah penipuan bijak daripada Si Tikus ini telah berjaya menyedari Sang Ayam bahawa Sang Serigala itu masih hidup. Jika tidak, dia tidak mungkin akan membuka mulutnya setelah apa yang dijerit oleh Si Tikus itu.

Kemudian, Sang Ayam and Si Tikus meninggalkan lapangan itu secepat mungkin. Sang Ayam bersyukur dan berterima kasih kepada Si Tikus kerana kebijaksaannya telah menyelamatkan diri sendiri daripada diburu oleh Sang Serigala. Sang Ayam juga berasa salah kerana tidak percayai akan kata-kata Si Tikus pada mulanya. Si Tikus senyam dan juga berterima kasih kepada Sang Ayam kerana sudi mempercayai kata-katanya agar tidak menjadi buruan Sang Serigala.

Sang Serigala yang masih menyandar di atas lantai itu tidak tahu keadaan sebenarnya. Dia berasa hairan akan Sang Ayam yang tidak menghadap kepadanya lalu membuka mata menyedari bahawa Sang Ayam sudah meninggalkan lapangan itu.

Bak kata pepatah, kecil jangan disangka anak, besar jangan disangka bapa. Pengajaran daripada cerita ini menyampaikan mesej bahawa kita haruslah menerima pandangan ataupun cadangan yang berfaedah daripada sesiapa demi kebaikan diri sendiri.

Semoga anda mempunyai pembacaan yang menyeronok. Terima Kasih.

Allow Me to Speak

Hi everyone, this entry would be a personal corner as a little instrument to destress as I'm currently in the midst of achieving the task in each course. This is within my expectation after all but having the great passion for blogging would be an aid to me at this critical time, so that I can trigger out the negatives vibes within and cheer myself to keep going on everyday's challenges.

Here's one short video from me to let you guys know what I'm recently up to (alright, none other than academic stuff)
You could see by far the ugly and messy look from me and pardon for the pimples *facepalm

Thank you for watching!

Alam Sekitar INASIS SME Bank, Bukit Kachi UUM

This entry is for academic purpose of course subject  SBLM 1023 INTRODUCTION TO WRITING Session A161 2016/2017

Sebagai seorang penuntut ijazah sarjana muda, saya amat menghargai bahawa segala yang saya miliki serta nikmati di Universiti Utara Malaysia - 'Universiti di Rimba Hijau'. Kampus saya ialah kampus utama UUM iaitu Sintok, Kedah. Dengan itu, saya ingin mengambil peluang ini untuk mendedahkan sedikit sebanyak persekitaran di sini khususnya, tempat penginapan saya ataupun dikenali sebagai Inapan Siswa (INASIS) oleh warga UUM.

Sebagai salah seorang pelajar akhir semester di UUM, saya telah menginap di INASIS SME BANK sebanyak tujuh semester sejak hari pertama pendaftaran. Bergabung dengan INASIS BANK RAKYAT, kedua-kedua INASIS ini bertempat di Bukit Kachi yang berjarak tiga kilometer dari kampus. Walaubagaimanapun, pihak universiti menyediakan kemudahan bas ulang-alik kepada penginap-penginap Bukit Kachi.

Penduduk Bukit Kachi boleh dikatakan amat syukur disebabkan suhu di sini adalah lebih rendah berbanding dengan mereka yang menginap di INASIS dalam kampus. Pada musim hujan, suhu terendah boleh mencapai sehingga 25 darjah celsius. Oleh itu, penduduk Bukit Kachi juga menamakan tempat ini sebagai 'Kachi Highland'.

Selamat Datang ke INASIS SME BANK!

Padang Bukit Kachi. Kelihatannya landskap dikelilingi oleh bukit bukau.

Gelenggang badminton yang merupakan salah satu tempat yang selalu dipenuhi oleh siswa siswi.

Kemudahan gim juga disediakan supaya siswa siswi mengekalkan badan yang sihat dalam menampung akademik mereka.

Salah satu sudut istirahat yang begitu menghampiri dengan alam sekitar.

Pemandangan INASIS SME BANK dari sudut aras tiga Block E.

Tempat meletak kenderaan kepada siswa-siswi yang mempunyai kenderaan sendiri.

Lapangan ini juga pernah digunakan dalam pertunjukan latihan kebakaran ('Firedrill')

Kebelakangan ini, rakan-rakan sekursus saya berjaya menganjurkan makan malam barbeku bersama-sama. Gambar ini menunjukkan sesetengah yang bertanggungjawab dalam memasak ayam barbeku.

Tidak lupa juga sekeping foto yang menyatukan rakan-rakan sekursus saya.

Bagaimana pula dengan pemandangan INASIS SME BANK pada waktu malam?

Penghargaan diucapkan kepada seorang kawan dalam membantu mengambil gambar persekitaran di blok siswa yang ditunjukkan seterusnya.

Dengan kesan lampu pada waktu malam, landskap yang begitu cantik dan amat sesuai untuk fotografi! 

Gelanggang bola keranjang memberi peluang kepada siswa siswi agar cergas dalam sukan.

Gelanggang fustal yang selalu dipenuhi oleh siswa pada waktu malam terutamanya pada hari hujung.

Salah satu sudut istirahat di luar blok siswa. Ia amat sesuai untuk bersembang dengan rakan-rakan sambil menikmati angin sejuk.

Seperti yang lain, walaupun saya pernah merungut terhadap penginapan, malah atas kesesuaian diri yang agak kuat, kini saya semakin menghargai apa-apa yang terdapat di sini. Saya syukur bahawa kemudahan penginapan yang disediakan amat lengkap bagi keperluan siswa siswi. Akhir kata, saya amat menghargai masa saya yang tertinggal sebulan sahaja sebagai salah satu penginap INASIS SME BANK. Semoga siswa siswi yang bakal menginap pada masa hadapan dapat melibatkan dalam mengembangkan kemudahan INASIS SME BANK sementara penginapan di sana.

Semoga anda mempunyai pembacaan yang menyeronok. Terima Kasih.

懒人料理小厨娘： 这些快餐，保证美味又健康！(2)

距离上一篇的小厨娘日志已有好一段时间了，小厨娘趁着繁重的课业偶尔透透气，就过来部落格写写抒发。要知道，宿舍生活本就应该较节俭，有时候没到小镇去买食材，要煮的选择更加缩小了。我本身是重口味的爱食客，清淡虽好，但也会想念些有小浓郁味道的食物。


这个‘快餐’偏向小吃了，不过准备超级简单，'手残'的也能够完美端上桌来给品尝。

这次要介绍的其实是我有一项科目里的小小任务。它是团组工作，任务就是准备给班上的同学及教授。由于这是小班制约25位，所以基本上蛮顺利的。因此，以下的小食谱是足够于约三十人份的。少人份的话，食材就准备少些吧。

再次提醒，宿舍里的懒人料理讲究的是食材少但味道好 (budget meal)


#2 沙拉蛋

材料都是普遍上都不难获取的，有的是：

红萝卜

生鸡蛋

美乃滋

沙拉酱

食盐

胡椒粉（黑白都可以）

步骤 1：有如平常的水煮蛋，首先我们轻轻清洗生鸡蛋就随同自来水煮熟。

约15分钟，水煮蛋就完成了。

电饭锅在宿舍起居里是很帮得上忙的哦！

我们利用在等待水煮蛋煮成的时间切红萝卜。这是依据个人喜好，我们则是切成细小条状。

步骤 2：剥蛋壳

待鸡蛋冷却些，我们就开始剥掉蛋壳。

步骤 3：把水煮蛋切半

找蛋黄的中心切半下去，这样两半边都均匀。

这里有个小撇步如何让顺利切半蛋黄：

在还未放入电饭锅时，把生鸡蛋摇摇一下，让里面的蛋黄蛋白液体均匀

步骤 4：准备一个中型的碗以供接下来的搅匀步骤

拿出所有蛋黄放入在内，你也可以向我们那样，把切好的红萝卜事先放入在碗中。

步骤 5：加入美乃滋 （用量适中）

放太多的话，搅匀出来比较黏腻。

觉得不够的话，再后补加也不迟哦！

步骤 6: 接着就是 千岛酱Thousand Salad dressing

同样的适中份量。

步骤 7：加入少许的盐

步骤 8：最后让黑胡椒粉作为些点缀吧

步骤 9：开始搅匀吧

画面或许不怎么雅观。。。不好意思啦

同时，你也可以尝尝看味道如何。

觉得哪一个味道不够的话，就逐一加入吧！

步骤 10：满意了搅匀的味道后，我们就开始放入在蛋黄的空间内。

我们还把剩余的红萝卜撒在上面。

沙拉蛋就完成啦！

后感：蛮开心的一项小活动，虽然是课业需要，不过我们四位同学在傍晚时刻凭着网上的食谱，然后自己作调整，最后也很成功的做出来啦。超级简单的一道小吃，这也绝对是很不错的亲子活动呢!

爱吃鸡蛋的就会喜欢这道小吃吧，我们也很欣慰当班上的同学一一对我们准备的沙拉蛋赞好。