Happy 2010

Every generation
Blames the one before
And all of their frustrations
Come beating on your door

I know that I'm a prisoner
To all my father held so dear
I know that I'm a hostage
To all his hopes and fears
I just wish I could have told him in the living years

Crumpled bits of paper
Filled with imperfect thought
Stilted conversations
I'm afraid that's all we've got

You say you just don't see it
He says its perfect sense
You just cant get agreement
In this present tense
We all talk a different language
Talking in defence

Say it loud, say it clear
You can listen as well as you hear
Its too late when we die
To admit we don't see eye to eye

So we open up a quarrel
Between the present and the past
We only sacrifice the future
Its the bitterness that lasts

So don't yield to the fortunes
You sometimes see as fate
It may have a new perspective
On a different day
And if you don't give up, and don't give in
You may just be o.k.

Say it loud, say it clear
You can listen as well as you hear
Its too late when we die
To admit we don't see eye to eye

I wasn't there that morning
When my father passed away
I didn't get to tell him
All the things I had to say

I think I caught his spirit
Later that same year
I'm sure I heard his echo
In my baby's new born tears
I just wish I could have told him in the living years

Say it loud, say it clear
You can listen as well as you hear
It's too late when we die
To admit we don't see eye to eye

~Mike & the Mechanics~

A Christmas party

2 weeks back (yes I like to write about stale stuff - saya kan busy) we had a Christmas party di office. Ada pokok Krismas, turkey satu ekor, apple cider, candy canes, segala! Terima kasih-lah kepada staf-staf Muslim yang bersusah payah untuk memastikan party ini berjalan lancar ye! Rasa-rasa di Hari Raya nanti ada ke majlis makan-makan sebegini? Hmm mungkin tidak. -_-

Semalam I attended a well-orchestrated tahlil except I had to sit at a table with a lady yang setiap ayat-nya pasti ada phrase "Saya-kan usahawan". Aduhhhh ada jugak orang macam ni.

It's been a while, lama tak update this space. December is always a busy month for me, ditambah dengan KPI season yang begitu mengharukan. Then I had a project to submit, kerja macam orang gila. Sudah selamat siap, now I just want sit back and relax (pffthhh yeah right).

My nephew's cancer relapsed. That's another reason why I didn't feel like saying much here. I was so looking forward to a good 2010, rambut Danial sudah tumbuh sepenuhnya and he may be able to go back to school and now rasa macam segala-galanya sudah tiada erti lagi. Back to square one. I'm tired of being the strong one, tired of being told to be strong, just tired of everything. But eventually, I had to pick myself up again and teruskan hidup.

On a lighter note, setelah mencari high-and-lo for a good pasta recipe, I finally made my first pasta dish!



Resipi diolah dari resipi abang Sweet Paul:
3 tbsp olive oil
Beef strips
1 bawang putih (dicincang)
Basil leaves
Red pepper flakes (tak jumpa cari, so i ended up tabur cili flakes ntah apa2)
1/4 Salt
Fried breadcrumbs
Grated parmesan cheese
Mini tomato
Spaghetti

Goreng beef strips. Potong kecik2. Then goreng bawang lightly with olive oil. Masuk pepper flakes & salt (jangan lupa rebus spaghetti dulu with salt okay - al dente tau). Campak pasta dalam kuali. Tabur breadcrumbs, beef, tomato & grated cheese sesuka hati. Siap!

The one I served to the husband was a bit dry and terlebih basil leaves. So for my portion i added more olive oil, cheese, breadcrumbs & beef. Oh yum puas hati!

Selamat mencuba.

p/s: Lepas makan, suami saya kata dia teringin nak makan masakan Melayu saya. *gulp*