Microwave cooked rice

Some of the greatest life hacks i did as a student....

Today was the first time i tried cooking rice in a microwave.. turned out to be awesome and fun. so here's how i did it, simple..

always remember 1 part of rice is to 2 parts of water (1:2)

Place washed 1 part of rice in a microwavable container/bowl and pour in 2 parts of water or more if you like your rice to be moist and softer.

Put microwave on highest power level and set it to cook in 10 minutes.

Once that is done, open up and stir and let it to cook for another 2 minutes.

Let the rice in the microwave for another 5 minutes to allow it to cook thoroughly even after the 2 minutes-after-stir is done

Now enjoy your rice.

P/s: the best part about microwave cooked rice is that it has no crust (kerak nasi) at the bottom-most layer, hence you get to eat everything without wasting anything.

microwave cooked rice + tomato scramble egg = student-easy-dinner

Rezeki

Among the many things that we were worried about was finding a place to stay after marriage. Sbb di johor ni ssh nk dptkn rmh sewa and if ada pun yg xkenan or mahal. Ramai kwn2 yg terpaksa dok rmh parents dl. Dalam konteks kitorg ni (dua-dua bukan org johor tp kena gak menetap di sini), x kn ktorg nk tumpang kwn, or xkn nk dok hostel lg walau dh xjd student tp dh berkahwin.. Alhamdulillah pencarian rumah tu dh pun settle and we are ahead by three months.

Been looking around for quite some time, sampai kene go from house to house tanya rumah sewa. SO one day, or must I say, one lucky day, mr fiance found one, he was at the right place and at the right time, really. He was about to pay for his lunch at a restaurant when he saw makcik cashier tgh tulis notis rmh untuk disewa. Dia pun apa lagi, terus tanya n kebetulan tempat tu pun ok n grab terus peluang tu. So for now, mr fiance will move in first, till january then i'll be joining him as his permanent housemate, insyaallah. 

Needless to say, my parents are happy, his parents are happy. and they are coming, to help kemas2.. so that is a chance for me too, as i get to help and see the place in person. Thing is, mr fiance was kind enough to let me decide on the furniture and everything in the house. So apa lagi, for me Ikea la..Ikea is the best solution as most of the things are affordable ( i am already eyeing on a sofa which cost only rm245 etc) yet cool and fits into an apartment that is cute in size. Thank you, love. 

Anyway, i will still have to stay in my one-bedroom-attached-bathroom hostel here while making plans to decorate the house slowly. Hoping that rezeki Allah bertambah dan melimpah ruah. Syukur Allah bg kelapangan dan rezeki ni and mudahkan kerja ktorg. Insyaallah lepas ni dh boleh focus pada preparation lain2 (and not to mention, im submitting my phd this november)..multi-tasking shall we. Here we go..

Apa-apa pun. Syukur Alhamdulillah,

Cerita ikhlas

Lesson learnt.

Nobody does your work as enthusiastic as yourself. Moral of the story is, jgn buat kerja last minute. Supaya xperlu minta tolong org lain. I blame myself for not being the most hardworking person n push all my work to the last minute!

Sometimes kt nampak keikhlasan org. Senang aja, kalau org tu smgt, dia akan tanya kalau xtahu. Xpun dia jot down apa kt ckp. Bukan dgr sebelah telinga tp btul2 nk tolong. Benda smua dh ada.. Just ASK! Ofcoz ask nicely la ok?


Mode: penat.. Gotta get some sleep. Penat stress dgn phd dh tu  penat layan perasaan sedih n geram ni. Baik kt tdo ye x? Xpa, Allah sentiasa bersama. Insyaallah!


P/s: nobody in this world loves u enough utk tolong dengan penuh semangat.  But i know i will, if i love that person enough.. I already plan to help , dgn penuh smgt jujur dan ikhlas as if it is my own work! Xnk la ala kada ok? Sbb bila kt syg org tu, his or her success is our success juga. Kt share gembira dan glory diorg. Only if u truly care of coz! Xoxo


Motto: xpa, biar orang buat kt kita, tp kita jgn buat kt org.



Jom ease stress dgn main zombie sat.. Zzzz

CATSSSSS

They are adorable, cute and cuddly, to some.. Just see their eyes.. it is tempting to love cats. I wont deny..

No doubt, they are cute sometimes..

But no matter how cute they are.. i really cannot get near them. I am having Ailurophobia. Yup.. i just cant. Not that i wont..but i just cant. And some people really need to understand this fact. 

I dont hate cats. I am afraid of cats.

The worst thing happened today, when having lunch. The cat pounce me right on my lap.. and i go..whoaaa... and jump on my feet.. SO there goes a good lunch. Terus mati selera. Psychologically affected by it, i cannot focus on my plate anymore. So i started feeling uncomfortable, like it is there all the time. Cats are also brilliant. They sense fear. So that cat during lunch.. really psyched me! Pounce me again.. coming near again and again even i shooed it away.. sad sad.. i just can t see why.. All i know i cannot help it. It isn't what i want. So don't tell me to go for therapy whatsoever to cure this. It cannot be done that way. Do not force me into being friendly with cats. I love looking and admiring, i don't think they can ever get close to me. Please understand that fact!!!! I would blame the cat, not myself..The cat is the one aiming me. I am the victim there. Sad. 

See what i mean?

Have I forgotten something?

Owh my goodness..i have! it is the year. THE YEAR i turn 27!! It is supposed to be the year i graduate and the year i end my solo days. I am 27..gasps!!!! Well, last 26 March, i turned 27. So i wasnt sure if i am that late realizing it. Anyway, it has been a week now so i am officially a week late to catch up with two of my biggest goals:

a. Finish PhD and start work before turning 28 (October is my dateline! must must!!)

b. Get married before turning 28 (February next year is the target)

So, let get started. Lots to be done here..Wish me luck!

Sincerely,

the 27 year old hazrina

2013

So in the midst of submitting my fourth chapter (after busy submitting chapter 1-3 which explains why i had not updated my page since january 2013) a sudden urge to write came to me. 

Although i knew march is a little too late for me to say happy new year..i would still say it.. so Happy New Year folks. I really hope that 2013 is my year. The year of success and happiness that could replace all the sorrows that happened in 2012. i must admit 2012 is the worst year. Everything was cramped in one single terrible year. I am glad this is a new year. A new turn of page.

InsyaAllah, i hope everything goes right this year and many more years to come. I thank Allah for still letting me breath and giving me life for another wonderful year. I thank Allah for taking away my temporary sorrow and replaced it back with a smile for me to put on my face once again. And for the record, I thank Allah for giving me the challenge with problems and finally helped me survived it. Syukur Alhamdulillah.

Now, let us get back to whatever that we were doing and for me, lets continue thesis..thesis..thesis :)
Can't wait for 2014 actually..

All the best everyone. 

Time flies lightning speed

I am actually quite surprised at how time could really be so speedy. I am now nearing the end of my third PhD semester. So now i am left with another three. Phew...that is really fast. It was only last year that i graduated as a degree architect. 

So now, it is really time to struggle for my thesis. I am glad that my data had been collected and on going analysis is on its way, Syukur Alhamdulillah. Hopefully i can complete this task and start serving my family soon, perhaps in another 11/2 years, insyaAllah. Hoping hoping hoping... Hoping that i would get my doctorate by the time i am 27.

Is it too soon for me to start thinking of what to do next? So what will i do next? Work of course.. Can't wait for work..or perhaps, a second degree? I can never stop learning, can I? I want to learn something new and fresh.. BUT what  would it be? 

Wondering***

I think this is a wonderful quote. Taken from marketingartfully.com

Stop Wondering and Get Back to Work.

-.-