What I really think...

MyCupcakes in November 2009

2009-11-08T16:55:00.020+08:00

These are more pictures of MyCupcakes for November 2009. If you see something that you like please drop by this website:

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These are more pictures of MyCupcakes for November 2009. If you see something that you like please drop by this website:

http://anor-mycupcakes.blogspot.com/

Original swirls

Princess themed

A Lot of Princesses

The more the merrier

Fondant race cars...yummy

Red car collection....

Rosettes and Love

Love & Rosettes....

Look at all those yummy rosettes

Tinkerbell fondant cake

I did the face.......hehehehhehe

Cheesecake with fondant layer n figurines

This big behemoth is Rainbow Cake with whipped cream

Van Gogh's Starry Night

MyCupcakes in October 2009

2009-11-08T16:30:00.015+08:00

These are more pictures of MyCupcakes for October 2009. If you see something that you like please drop by this website:

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MyCupcakes in September 2009

2009-09-07T11:53:00.009+08:00

These are September issues cupcakes. Delicious looking arent they? Do drop to

http://anor-mycupcakes.blogspot.com

for more info

Emir: 17 month

2009-08-23T23:07:00.004+08:00

It is the month of Ramadan and I have a lot to be thankful for. Emir is getting bigger and heavier. He now can express emotions better, make choices, differentiate what he wants and what he does not want. For somebody who is 17 month, he is quite bossy. Give the name "Emir" what do you expect.

I like it when he wakes up in the morning. I know he wakes up early (earlier than his parents) but when he sees his parents still sleeping, he will continue to sleep. But when he is decides to wake up, he'll have this big smile for us almost like telling us 'GOOD MORNING PARENTS, WHAT A GOOD DAY TODAY" 'I AM HAPPY THAT YOU ARE HERE WITH ME IN BED".

He has more words in his vocabulary and mimics whatever we do or say. Sometimes he talks in a language he himself only knows and he is quite expressive. That is why we are extra careful of what we do and say in front of him. In fact, Anor and I even need to spell some of the word so that he won't know what we are talking about.

He can vacum, climb on chairs, run continuously and then when he decides that he is tired, he will come up to me and ask"embak" (carry me). He enjoys his "Vitagen" and cookies. Those are a few of the words he can say....vitagen and cookie....Heis my cookie monster...His apetite remains the same...voracius as ever.....(maybe it is genetics)...He also will stop playing if he hears the theme song from "The Nanny", TV3 theme song and "Crazy About a boy" by Dinah Washington. We have conluded that Emir is an old soul.....He likes oldies rather than contemporary......

My son does not like reptiles naturally, he does not like lizards frogs dinosaurs for some reason. He likes kids and babies and rubber duckies (in fact he has 4 rubber duckies joining him every time i give him a bath).

Discipline -wise, I guess he is like any othe 17 month boys. We try to instill discipline without being dictatorial, we try reasoning, persuasion and only raise our voices if he is really, really, really naughty, we are giving him "time outs"..but usually after a couple of minutes i'll give a big daddy hug and he will smile again....hahahhaha...can't be angry too long, he's my son

In 1 or 2 month he will be transferred to the toddler's section at his nursery. He'll hang with the big kids then. Maybe cousin Shaerman will be around too.

Proud of MyCupcakes

2009-08-14T16:16:00.010+08:00

A good friend of Anor and I introduced a potential client to MyCupcakes. The client named R wanted to ask whether MyCupcakes could make 200 cuppies as door gifts to a wedding reception.....in BINTULU. This the largest order ever for MyCupcakes....a real test to see of MyCupcakes is up to the challenges.

1st challenge: The number of cupcakes to be baked
2nd challenge: How to store them,
3rd challenge: Decorating them

Alhamdulillah, MyCupcakes was able to complete all the challenge superbly. Kudos and congrats to MyCupcakes....(all the late nights sacrificed...hmmmmm)...kesiaannn..my sayang........but it is all worth it if you can view the pics below.

These are all the pictures from that single order.

If you want to see more cuppies please visit my wife's blog address.

http://anor-mycupcakes.blogspot.com

Beautiful Cupcakes August 2009

2009-08-06T10:32:00.021+08:00

They look beautiful and they are delicious...hahhaha...try some...
for more pics and to order go to

http://anor-mycupcakes.blogspot.com/

They look beautiful and they are delicious...hahhaha...try some...
for more pics and to order go to

http://anor-mycupcakes.blogspot.com/

Special Requests Cupcakes

2009-07-17T08:56:00.003+08:00

These cupcakes are specially ordered with the theme to include hiking, swimming and football (outdoors). So tidak penin kepala fikir wat to put because the person who ordered it already has a specific theme in her mind. Enjoy the pics...For more choices and pics please visit my wife's blog:

http://anor-mycupcakes.blogspot.com

Gotta get a better camera

2009-06-22T14:36:00.008+08:00

To show support to my wife's new venture, I am the elected photographer for all her cupcakes. All the pics you see here are all mostly taken using my lowly 3.2 mp handphone camera. My N82's camera was much better, alas its gone forever. If got rezeki, must get a better camera...hahahahahaa. These are some new pics of her cupcakes. Please enjoy.....If oyu want to see more pics, visit her at

http://anor-mycupcakes.blogspot.com

Cupcake Art

2009-06-09T10:40:00.007+08:00

Cupcake Art is the only way i could describe it. Designing and making great works of 2D or 3D art on a 7cm diameter cupcake. Some combine sets of 6, 9 or 12 cupcakes to make colourful beautiful creations that is too good to eat. These pics are some of the works my wife did recently and you wouldn't believe tha amount of work and love that goes into creating such a creation....believe you me...so please enjoy the pics.

But if you have your own ideas for great cupcake art creation, please share with us, we love to try them out. You are only limited by your Imagination.....so help us to create more wonderfull Cupcake Art.............

http://anor-mycupcakes.blogspot.com

Marvellous Cupcakes

2009-05-21T14:45:00.006+08:00

I had a "Marvel"lous idea when I saw cupcakes of SpiderMan, I asked myself Why have no one done other Marvel lovable classic characters such as the Invincible Iron Man, the Incredible Hulk, and X-Men such as Wolverine and Cyclops. These cupcakes are dedicated to the parents who enjoyed these classical comic book characters before they were made into big budget hollywood movies....and before Ben 10...hahahahha......

I know they may not look exactly like the comic book charactes if compared to using the edible images (and I'm not against edible images...) but because they were hand designed, makes each and every one of them one of a kind, prepared exclusively for YOU...remember, a lot of love and thought went into making those cupcakes.......

For all of you hardcore Marvel fans specifically, and cupcakes lovers generally, Please enjoy .......

Page to showcase MyCupcakes

2009-05-14T15:27:00.022+08:00

These are more cupcake photos I uploaded here for my wife's blog. For more info, visit:

http://anor-mycupcakes.blogspot.com

Please enjoy

These are more cupcake photos I uploaded here for my wife's blog. For more info, visit:

http://anor-mycupcakes.blogspot.com

Please enjoy

These are more cupcake photos I uploaded here for my wife's blog. For more info, visit:

http://anor-mycupcakes.blogspot.com

Please enjoy

These are more cupcake photos I uploaded here for my wife's blog. For more info, visit:

http://anor-mycupcakes.blogspot.com

Please enjoy

These are more cupcake photos I uploaded here for my wife's blog. For more info, visit:

http://anor-mycupcakes.blogspot.com

Please enjoy

These are more cupcake photos I uploaded here for my wife's blog. For more info, visit:

http://anor-mycupcakes.blogspot.com

Please enjoy

These are more cupcake photos I uploaded here for my wife's blog. For more info, visit:

http://anor-mycupcakes.blogspot.com

Please enjoy

These are more cupcake photos I uploaded here for my wife's blog. For more info, visit:

http://anor-mycupcakes.blogspot.com

Please enjoy

These are more cupcake photos I uploaded here for my wife's blog. For more info, visit:

http://anor-mycupcakes.blogspot.com

Please enjoy

These are more cupcake photos I uploaded here for my wife's blog. For more info, visit:

http://anor-mycupcakes.blogspot.com

Please enjoy

These are more cupcake photos I uploaded here for my wife's blog. For more info, visit:

http://anor-mycupcakes.blogspot.com

Please enjoy

Cannot google my blogspot meh.....

2009-05-06T11:06:00.007+08:00

My wife is a wee frustrated that you cannot find her blogspot by using the commonly used search engines ...even if you type....cupcakes+kuching+halal.....and press search....even when she typed ...cupcakes+kuching+halal+anor.... her blogspot doesn't come up.......What makes her more peeved is that if you typed those combination of words...my blogspot comes up....and my blog is not even about cupcakes....hahahhahaahahhahaahhahah

So I dedicated this posting for her....just in case those of you googled..... cupcakes+kuching and clicked on my blog....please visit her blog at:

http://anor-mycupcakes.blogspot.com

Cupcakes please.....

2009-05-05T11:28:00.017+08:00

Cupcakes.. First i thought it was just a phase my wife is going thru..but i must admit that her skills have improved as you can see from the pics in here..if you are interested to find out more..i would suggest you check out this website..

http://anor-mycupcakes.blogspot.com

New Honda City

2009-05-05T10:12:00.003+08:00

Picture courtesy of Paul Tan's Blog (paultan.org)

I never thought of buying another car after i finished paying off my current car.. The thought of paying another 84 monthly installments or 7 years fill me with dread..especially when considering owning my own home:) but when test driving the new 2009 honda city, i had my doubts:) i'm not much of a honda fan. .but the new city is something i wouldn't mind owning...one can always dream...

It started when my wife wanted to service her car...but the service station was closed...so there was a Honda showroom adjacent to the service centre. We decided to drop in and have a look at the new Honda City.

The sales persom didn't waste anytime inviting us to test drive the car...He seemed confident that the experience will entice anyone into buying the car. So its me driving, the sales person in front, my wife and baby, and my brother in law and sister in law in the back seat (5 plus baby).

I won't babble all the features and technical stuff, you can get it from all the blogs out there, but I just want to share I felt.....It felt good.....real good....so good that my wife and I have second thoughts not purchasing a new car....hahahahahaa......but nevertheless reality sinks in....maybe we'll have to wait a couple of more years...

Emir: Revisited 1 yr 2 mth

2009-04-21T16:08:00.004+08:00

It has been a awhile since I posted anything except food..ahahha...this time I want to talk abot my other passion in life...My son Emir Effendy...I sometimes "malu2" if I dont't remember the names of friend's babies.....I hope they are not offended...but babies and the complexities of their names have increased over the years......So friends, I do apologize for forgetting your baby's name...This blog is just dedicated to friends who share the same problem...who don't remember my baby's name...

Its Emir....Emir Effendy bin Erwin Effendy ......hehehehe

Things you may want to know about him:

He is now 1 year and 2 months old
He's now 10.5 kg
He can walk (sort off)
He knows how to say "yah", "dada", "dah","nenen", "embak", "didi"
He can wink, give hi 5, "salam",wave bye-bye, climb on cabinet,stairs etc
He likes going up and down on the escalators
He engulfs about 6kg of powdered milk a month
He puts everything in his mouth, hence nicknamed "vacuum" by the nursery
He nods his head when his likes something and shakes his head if he disapproves
He likes to have what others are eating
He likes cats
He enjoy his warm bath with Daddy
He likes his daily dose of Scotts Emulsion Original
He dozes off when he is un the car
He sleeps all through the night (10 pm 'ish" to 6 am "ish")

Amateur cupcakes maker.......

2009-04-20T11:04:00.011+08:00

Cupcakes, fondant, buttercream, sprinkles, gum paste,.... These are terms now commonly used in my home....yes, my wife is a "cupcake"oholic, she is so immersed in baking that she even dreams about baking....

I encourage this venture very much because she's very excited and passionate about baking cupcakes...and who knows she can make some money of it...she already have orders coming in... I do my best to support her by taking care of Emir, promoting her cupcakes and accompanying her on her ingredients shopping..and best of all i get to sample her cupcakes for FREE...hahahaha

These are some of her creations

The last Saturday started off with the family having mee sapi for breakfast.. Then we headed to India street to Tay Hak Hak store to buy some baking ingredient..while browsing around to our suprise my wife saw a Wilton fondant flower tool set:) Yoc see how happy she was:) she had to have one...i think that's the only one in Kuching... Guess what..we bought it...maybe i can buy my Wacom Bamboo next..wuhooo...

Kuching’s Famous Rojak India (Rojak Kuchei)?

2008-10-24T16:38:00.006+08:00

Rojak Kuchei

If you are a Kuchingite or Kuchingian..any which way you want to call it….you’ll definitely know what I am talking about when I say Rojak Kuchei (Rojak India). If you are wondering what is a Kuchei…Kuchei is the name of the owner of the business….He has been serving Rojak India for a long time…Generations of Kuchingian or Kuchingite had been coming to the place to get their fill of Rojak India.... Rojak Kuchei is a brand name by itself….a food institution…one of Kuching well known original attraction?.. Maybe he should’ve patented the name. Otherwise it would become like Satay “Ceko” where everyone claims that they are the original Satay “Ceko”… Satay “Ceko” is a different story altogether..hehehhe

If you want to eat Rojak India for breakfast, everyone will definitely think of Rojak Kuchei, The shop is located at Jalan Batu Lintang opposite the JKR Kuching Divisional Office (Lati: 1°32'5.78"N & Long:110°20'29.68"E).... You have to come very early in the morning and book your seats. You’ll see many people enjoying their rojak and the stream of people do not end. Business is so good that it’ll be finish by noon time. The fried chicken, beansprouts, vegerable fritters, tofu all covered by a thick, savoury, and delicious gravy that harmonizes all the ingredients to make the perfect rojak india...hmmmmmmm....

The one I went to is operated by his son and located at King’s Centre. Some say It is as good as the father's shop, but some say the original is much better. It's up to you to decide..I guess its just a matter of taste. Who knows the new place will start its own legacy and another generations of followers.....

Enjoy............

Wantan noodles..anyone??

2008-10-20T10:43:00.014+08:00

The bowl is half empty coz cannot tahan already....ate half then took picture

If ever you want to eat halal delicious wantan soup with noodle.. Come to Cafe 75 located at Jalan Hj Taha.. (for those who have Google Earths & Map these are the coordinates,

Lat: 1°33'22.60"N and Long: 110°20'19.34"E)...to those Kuchingites that don't have access to internet..hmmm..., its one of the shop houses near Swee Kang's house....(maybe i'll blog about that next......).. :)

It is one of my favorite breakfast spots.. The broth is hot, fresh, clear and mouth-watering and the wantans are made fresh daily..add your preferred noodle whether kueh tiaw, yellow egg noodle, mee hoon..add a little chilli sauce... You will definitely have a complete and refreshing breakfast.. Less the calories and fat.....

The lunch selection is also very very nice, with great Malay dishes like tempoyak goreng (seasonal), ulam-ulaman, ayam masak merah, sayur masak lemak and other tasty treats for the taste buds....come and try, its open on weekdays and saturdays...tutup on Sundays...hehehheheheh......

Emir.....the continuing saga (7mth2wks)

2008-10-16T11:34:00.000+08:00

He is now 7 month and 2 weeks old. (This picture was taken when he just woken up on a Saturday morning. He just woke up and started playing and smiling....so I got my handphone and started taking some photos.....)

He already has two middle teeth growing on the bottom gum

and can now crawl and able lift himself up (using a table, side of a wall, baby cot or whatever things he can get his hands on)...and getting himself in loads of trouble

Enjoys his puree"ed" bubur, Nestum oats and prunes, and the occasional rusk biscuits

Like taking hot water baths....

He is still breastfeeding...

The moment he wakes up, he will start crawling to the nearest person....

Has learn what my wife and I call a fake smile "senyum bulak". It's like he doesn't really understand what is so funny...but smile just to appease you.

Still stare intensively at faces he doesn't know

Still difficult making him laugh....

has a voracous apetite aka "rangkak"...

he also makes the "geram" face especially when banging the remote on the floor

Enjoys his books.....his small yellow animal book, his farm animal books from uncle bob and his BIG story book (Snow White and the Seven Dwarves)....

Laksa ESJA

2008-10-14T16:16:00.001+08:00

Laksa
Originally uploaded by wajawalker

Ahh...the fasting month has ended and Laksa ESJA is open for business. The 'oh' so delicious laksa and nasi lemak...

If you have the craving for some home-made laksa and nasi lemak..(that is the only dish they serve)...that taste really good..REALLY, REALLY good, come over to Laksa ESJA located No.2027, Lorong B, RPR Fasa 2, Jalan Astana, Petra Jaya, Kuching.

Sekali cuba mesti hendak lagi......muahahahahahahhaaha

Majlis Aqiqah cum Open House??

2008-10-14T13:06:00.000+08:00

The plan was to have the Aqiqah on the 11th of Syawal 1429 i.e. 11th October 2008 because of a few reasons.

It was still during the Raya month, so the house masih belum berselerak.
All the immediate family were still on holiday.
Impossible to have it after October, because there will be a lot of majlis kahwin every week until New Year.

The 3 main problems were:

No goats confirmed for the Aqiqah. In Islam for boys, the parents had to prepare two goats for the majlis. the goats had to meet some criteria before they can be used.
No zikir group available.
The caterer could not be contacted.

Since there was no conformation of event, we could't invite gusets..kwang..kwang..kwang

All this was happening and it was already the 3rd day of Raya (3rd October 2008)....uhhuhuhuhu... now you must be thinking that why o why Iwould put myselfthrough this. I can't answer that.....I even thought of maybe cancelling the majlis to next year. But Alhamdulilah, in the eleventh hour everything fell into place. My wife calmed me down and say that Insya Allah everything would be fine. The goats were available, we got the zikir group form Kampung Gita to attend and the menu for the majlis was confirmed by the caterer. We even managed to distribute the invitation letters to all the family members and sms to friends. Everything was set for the Aqiqah to be held at our house, 2.00pm.

On the 11th, it was two o'clock. the tents were just being put up and there were no tables and chairs. the caterers are still busy preparing the menu and no guest in sight. My wife and I are worried. Did all the invitations got out....are people coming?....is the majlis going to be a disaster?...

At about 2.30 they finished setting up the tables and chairs, the zikir group was already in the house, guests were slowly coming. I was busy collecting "sedekah" from family, friends and guests. Tidak cukup my pocket...hahahhahah....thanks to all who came...

One of the few guests to arrive was my wife's boss, who was a non-muslim (I know we are not supposed to serve aqiqah meat to non-muslim...we served him "cow's meat" I bought separately). He came at about 1.50 pm....because the invitation was about 2pm. Mind you the tables and chairs were still being put up. By normal standards he was on time but...he is early by Malaysian standards...hmmmm.....we should change the standard.......don't you think??

The zikir group started reciting the zikir, I was busy welcoming the guests outside, my wife was busy inside entertaining the other guests....Emir was surprisingly calm and attentive to all the commotion in the house. He just kept quiet and monitored everything around him. Of course he has this habit of staring directly at you if he does not recognize the face.

Then, I was called in to carry Emir around the zikir group for the hair cutting and tepung tawar ceremony. Anor followed me from behind. So, there was me walking around with Emir..having his hair (what is left of it) cut off and ditepung tawar ...with me and Anor also being tepung tawar"ed" together. During all this, Emir just kept quiet and stared at each individual guest who is cutting his hair,....he must be wondering "why are all these strangers here cutting my hair?"....

Alhamdulillah, the "majlis" went on without a hitch...everything went smoothly afterwards. Eventhough there was a slight rain, all the guests enjoyed the feast afterwards. Dalca kambing, ayam masak merah, sayur campur, ikan terubok masin and fruits were served with hot plain rice.

Truthfully, Anor and I was really relieved when it was all over. Luckily we had the caterer to cleanup afterwards. We were defintely exhausted......pooped out...hahhahahahahahaha....

Nevertheless it was all worth it for little Emir Effendy........................

Aftermath of Hari Raya

2008-10-14T12:51:00.000+08:00

After I have lost oo...about 3 kg during the puasa month....it took me about 30 days to lose all that weight. It tookme about less than a week to gain back all the weight....and maybe more. You keep saying to yourself that "I can control myself" then you go to one open house and another, and another....until at the end of the day....you are overloaded with delicious rendang, curry, lemang, ketupat and satay. Then, there is the next day...the adventure continues

This Hari Raya was particularly special because I get to spend it with my wife and my 7-month old son. This is his 1st Raya and he had 4 Baju Melayu, courtesy of my wife and I and his "anjang". However, on 2nd day of raya he had a fever. The fever was quite high, about 39.3 deg Celcius. The doctor had to administer the "pil bom" into the backside to quickly bring his temperature down. Nevertheless he did got better and we managed to cram some hari raya visiting into the few days that were left. Even managed to organized Majlis Aqiqah for him later....but that is another story.