Maarizamm + Football

oh...marizam (i'm sick)..

went to health center utm, as usual the doc gave me panadol..pfft..she said the fever just started no need antibiotic. but demmit, after 1 day i still have light fever. sore throat, dizzy.

maybe its the side effect of haze. maybe also of the extraordinary heat lately.  aaron also now has fever..bff too!! see we have similarities :P

shiaaann ayen maksu..rindu sangat..:(

Even marizam today i woke up at 7 and do all house chores. I think laying on bed make my fever worst. But I really have no energy to cook. I'm feeling to eat something soupy. Now I'm craving for Persian Soup. 

For recipe: click here 

Oh, I need to keep standing coz tonigh is Final FA Football match between Johor and Kelantan (tradition enemy). It is really exciting!! After decades Johor finally going to final. And the phenomenon is just fantastic. JOHOR LUASKAN KUASAMU!!

Talking about football, I found this new song created for Jame Jahani (World Cup) by Iranian singer. Enjoy and keep healthy everyone!

Befarmaeed Sham: Nasi Goreng Ayam Kunyit

Nasi goreng ayam kunyit is one of bff's favorite Malay foods. From our first visit to malay restaurant 6 years back until now, this is the ultimate menu that he will order without fail. Even we order side dish like tomyam or bbq chicken or anything that best to eat with plain rice, he still wants nasi goreng ayam kunyit. Sometimes he eat two plates. I dont know is it very delicious? Coz I dont really like it coz I see there is no special with that. Simple nasi goreng with fried chicken pieces. B.O.R.I.N.G.

Nevertheless, I have to try to cook nasi goreng ayam kunyit. When I go to Iran later, where the heck  to find it in restaurant if bff's craving it? So the last time he was here, I got the chance to show my skills and he certified it. :)) 

Nasi goreng cina. For recipe. 

Stir fried kangkong. For recipe. 

Ingredients:

~ Chicken breasts. cut into cubes. marinate with some turmeric powder and salt.

~ 4 garlic cloves, minced

~ 1 onion, cut into rings

~ Carrot slices

~ Green beans cut 1 inch long

~ Chicken powder 1 tspn

~ Salt

~ Cooking oil

Methods:

1. Deep fry the chicken until tender. About 10-15 minutes coz I dont like it to be too crispy. Set aside.

2. In another pan, heat some oil. Saute garlic until golden.

3. Add the veges, chicken, chicken powder and salt.

4. When everything well blended and the vege a little bit cooked, turn off heat and serve.

5. Mind that you need to use high heat and cook it fast.

I served with nasi goreng cina and kangkung goreng.

:) thats all. recipe from kad banoo azreen ;P 

oh azizam cheghard miss kardam ghaza bepazam baratoon

A Visit To S.E.A (South East Asia) Aquarium Maritime Museum Resort World Singapore

**This post is supposedly published last 2 weeks**

Last weekend me and bff went to the above mentioned place (too long to write). Actually we first planned to go to USS (Universal Studio). But then after weighing pros and cos, i choose to go to the aquarium instead. One of the reason is that bff doesnt like thrill games ie; riding roller coaster. :) but i deadly really want to go there. Maybe later..let me persuade him more..or maybe if we go in a group its better. Anyone wana join us?

Back to the story, the aquarium situated in Resort World Singapore (RSW). It is newly opened around end of last year if im not mistaken. We went there by car. We decided to park car inside the island (Sentosa island) because parking in RSW is expensive. Upon entering, we paid $6 for car entrance. We parked at Beach Station. Around $1.5/hr. not sure. Took tram(free) to RSW about 2 minutes. You can also walk if can bear the heat :p. as we went on weekend, there are hugeeeee crowd all over sentosa island as well as rsw. Mostly tourist from India and China. Make sure you come on weekdays to have a more comfortable trip especially for those with kids. We were shocked to know that the price  is more expensive than written in the brochure. It's $33. Then we realized that it was peak season price.normal price for adult is $29. The sales personnel reminded us that it will take about 15 minutes to enter the aquarium. We were ok with that at first but then when entering the aquarium, we were shocked with the queue lines. Massive snake queue. It took us 1 hour to enter the place. 

The place is actually mean for aquarium as well as maritime museum. Before entering aquarium,  visitors are being feed with information and history about maritime mostly from Asia and middle east ocean (I really dont know what are the name of the oceans). Thankfully the place is comfortable. That I didnt complain about other things except my hurt feet.

The aquarium is divided to some parts based on the ocean; hence the type of fish. Very beautiful. It took almost 30 minutes for us to finish the trip. We are not really adventurous to read every singleinformation. Just looking around and snap photos. Here are some photos. More photos can be found in my facebook. I made it public (as if many i have many readers pfffttt).

Me with Persian carpet. Bff (me too) was so proud to find information about Persian here.

To picture what are the things pirates took inside ship

All in all, me and bff satisfied with the visit to SEA Aquarium. This was the last time we hang out at Singapore as he has flew back to Iran for 3 months before I follow him, with Allah's will. Insyallah..

Giggles

Conversation 1: In highway heading south. 

Me: where is the next "sebelah" (RnR)?

Him: <with confidence> Chong Peng. 

Me: Bhahaha..its Yong Peng not Chong Peng

Conversation 2: In bedroom. With niece (izzati). She's playing ipad. Radio Javan is playing on the background. 

Izzati: ....on Radio Javan (this phrase always repeated before a song started)

Me: eh..how come you recognized this phrase?

Izzati: why not? You always turned this radio on until i memorize it.

-___-

*giggles**

Wall decoration at Sefarat (embassy) of Iran

My Opinion: A Message to Azadi

Hello..what a hazy day...our state is being attack by bad haze due to the fire in Sumatera. Started from early this week but since yesterday it became worst. The highest air pollutant index is above 300 (in singapore even reached 400!!) which is in hazardous level. I am feeling dizzy and sore throat since yesterday afternoon. Hope soon it will be over. 

Ok. Back to my purpose of today's rambling..as i told in previous posts about how iranian are happy with the 2 news last week (election and world cup). I saw in facebook many party was held in iran to celebrate it. They put videos of boys and girls dancing on street. They even set up a dj deck to play song. I can see their happiness and it seems that they really hoping for more azadi (peace). And the police seems didnt act to stop them which supposedly it is the normal action they would take previously for such gathering. 

But.......

In my opinion iranian should try to minimize this kind of thing (party) or do it moderately. Dont over act until the world start to talk about that. I am just afraid the authority will take action on them and again they will have sense that where are the azadi promised by the new ruler? Its better to give time to the government to correct where the mistakes have done. In iran everything is about religion (islam), so i dont think by having street party will give everybody sense of azadi. Moreover to include both gender in such a gathering. Maybe there are others who will wake up to against that. And that will become a problem. Another story...

I want go share the videos. But now im blogging with ipad, the application doesnt allow video uploading. Maybe tomorrow i'll share it. For now lets see how bad haze has affecting our air. Ta dafe baad ..keep safe..

World Cup 2014 - Jam-e-Jahani

Hoooraaa.....Iran qualified to World Cup 2014. 

Iran defeated South Korea 1-0.

Be prepare world..coz next year's World Cup won't be the same

Parcham balassss.......Brazil, Iran is coming..

Where is my country?? Hmmmm...

Election Result

Dorood be shoma..(hello guys)..today i still want to write about iran election. The result has been announced. The new raess jumur (president) is Dr Hassan Rouhani. Just after the result was confirmed, i saw lotss of status being up babayi iranian. And i can say 99% of them are happy with the result.

What is jaleb (interesting) for me is the process of counting votes took more than 24 hours to be finished. I dont know the number but i know iranian that allowed to vote is about 50 million people.  if i am not mistaken and also being told by bff that last term the result was announced less than 24 hours, during midnight i think. Then it let me thinking that how come the difference time taken is so huge? I dont know...maybe that comes the rational of people objection.

So, i hope the new president will lead iran for a better nation. Bring iran to the place where it belongs. Make the people happy. I really have high hope for the best of all iranian around the world. 

Dr. Hassan Rouhani, Mr. President

Purple is the color symbol for the president.

I like the quotes which i translated:

Dear Mr. Rouhani,

We voted you. But these votes are not only for you and your plans. We voted you so that we voted Dr. Aref, so that we voted Hatami and Hashemi. 

So that we voted for peace..

From bad, from expensive, from cruelty of Jalili we ran, and we voted you. 

Do what you've promised

And....last but not least..for the first time I made a video of me singing a song by Mohammad Nouri - Iran Iran. With a hope - a better IRAN in the future. Dedicated to all of Iranian. Let see what will happen in next 4 years or 8 years..fingercrossedxxx

I am not a singer nor have good voice, but I sing and share with all of you..Enjoyss

Taa daafe baad...Khodahafez.....

Entekhabat-e-Iran Dar Donya

Today held Iran's presidential election. I went accompanied bff to poll station at ShangRi La Hotel Singapore. We arrived around 530 pm. There were some of bff's friend there. There were not so many people around maybe because it was late already.Later I got to know that not even 200 people came to vote. Well, there are not many Iranian in Singapore.

Different phenomenon happened in Malezi (Malaysia). There are several polling station around Malaysia. And there were big crowd came to vote. Hence, the number of Iranian in Malaysia. AS I mentioned to my facebook, the slogan"man rhai midaham" (I vote) worked! People came out to vote.

One thing that makes me thinking about the election system is that how they want to make sure that people do not make more than one vote? Because they do not registered their name at any specific place to vote just what Malaysian did. They will get stamp in their shenasnameh (IC) or passport. Then if for example one person go to place A to vote using his IC, he can also go to another place to vote using his passport. For example in kharej (outside Iran) and in Iran. I dont know..Just a thought.

At the time I'm writing this, they have calculated the votes in Singapore and Msia. And both goes to Rohani. With big majority. I just hope the sincerity in handling the process is well managed. Lets pray that the result satisfied all people and no bleeding tragedy happen again. Wait until tomorrow to get the full result.

Khodanegahdar..

Someone said that i can vote for iran dafe bad (next time) :p

Aha..another thing is i realized that today's popular photo to upload among iranians in facebook is the picture of finger with blue ink just like we did during malaysia's election that day. Hehe. Coincedence.

Iran 2013 Presidential Election

Pronounce as "rai mi daham" which means "I vote"

This is the trending picture among Iranian lately. As opposed to the previous entekhabat (election), this time the campaign is less controversial/aggressive. I dont know why, maybe they dont want to repeat the bleeding history. Most of Iranian that I know said they will go to vote, hence the campaign above works. I am not really sure, but I think this time there are 8 candidates nominated to be president to replace Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. There are campaign speech every nights and most of Iranian watched it (I heard from bff) but he is not one of them :P. Here in JB, the election will be held at Goodhope Hotel this Friday.

I just hope this election will make Iran a better country. To decrease the tension among Iranian. The economy especially which affected me too literally :I.

Fried kuew tiaw

As i promised on yesterday's post, today im gona share my simple recipe for fried kuew tiaw.

Ingredients:

Half kg kuew tiaw (flat rice noodles)

2 tbsp sambal (ground chillies and onion and garlic)

4 garlic cloves

Chicken pieces

1 tbsp dark soya sauce

2 tbsp oyster sauce

1 tbsp fish sauce

Beans sprouts

Bok choy

Cooking oil

Methods: 

1. Heat some oil, fry sambal and garlics until fragrant.

2. When the color darken, which means the mixture is well cooked, add the 3 sauces

3. Add chicken pieces.

4. When the chicken cooked, add noodles, and vegetables.

5. Taste with salt, sugar and msg (substitute with chicken powder if you dont like msg).

5. Done. This dish has to be cook in hight heat and fast. Around 5, minutes. Make sure you prepared everything before start cooking, 

One of bff's favourite

Adapted Irani - being okhdeii

It's weekend!! It means meeting khanavadeh (family) specifically nieces and nephews. Every weekend's  event. Today we went kharid (buy) for household things..then i asked niece what do you wana eat for dinner? She wants kuew tiaw goreng. Fried rice noodles. At first i wanted to cook penang style, the watery style. But then i forgot to buy prawn to make the sauce. So i just cooked the simple version. Maybe i'll up an entry for the recipe later. Because this time i wana talk about becoming irani.

Actually i was pissed off with one chinese girl. I stumbled upon her facebook through mypersiankitchen. As always, i stalked her. :) you know i like the fact that she's learning farsi as well as trying to be persian. But i found that she is over reacted to be irani. Why i said that is because one of her post said something like this "maleziyaei kheng! Hame malayi  bishoore". The first sentence she wrote in her post means "dumb malaysian". But then after some comments she wrote the second sentence which literally means "all malays are rude". What she actually wanted to say? Is it referred to malaysian or malay? Does she knows the different between those two words? She claimed herself 80% irani. But how come she have confusion here? Another comment she wrote "man az malezi montaneferam" which means i hate malaysia. Hello dokhtar age shoma az malezi montaneferi boro gomsho az inja! (Get lost from here). Later i realized that the sentences that she wrote i ever heard before and it came from iranian. Are you trying to say that you are already 100% irani to say something like that. I have no problem with "real iranian" to have saying that because i know the difference between iran and malaysia, because i've been there. But then you girl, have you ever been there?  Pasho dige (wake up) and swallow that you are still chinese malaysian and you can never be iranian. Step on your ground babe! Stop saying that you love to be iranian. It is just becoz your bf is iranian. If your bf is pakistani, maybe now you are learning urdu and trying to hate people who are skeptical with pakistani who sells carpet.

My message to her: khahareman, basse dige. Enghad khodetun jelo irania okhdei nakon. Midunam kheili dustari irani beshi. Mesle man. Raahe dorosabi boro. Hatman duspesaret dustare shoma harfe ba adab bezani. Mikhay irani beshi na bayad chiziayo bad ham bokoni. Vaghan man khoshalam bebinam shoma farsi ham baladi. Behet eftekhar mikonam. Ba ayandat movafagh beshid!

Ok. Thats all. It is a reminder to myself also. Even though thousands time my bff said he is proud of me to learn to be persian and he wants me to be truely persian, i said i can never leave my roots. I will always be a malay. And i will never say something offensive to my roots and country. that is bishoor. My purpose of learning is to make things more comfortable, to shrink the difference and to understand each other more. 

Shahrzad Restaurant Johor Bahru Malaysia: A Review

The day before bff's "big day" he promised to treat me at Shahrzad Restaurant - newly opened Persian restaurant in Johor after his defence. This is our first time there. I heard positive reviews from customers but we hold our desire to go there obliviously because of the price. Well, call us cheapskate, we are students! Or I am a student and bff was a student. LOL. So, thankfully bff passed his oral defence and we kind of celebrated it with good foods - particularly good Persian foods.

So we went there with another friend. It is located at Taman Abad, near KSL City, New York Hotel. It is a housing area..or was a housing area because the restaurant is actually operating in a house, 2-rooms house. Most of houses there have been turned to business premises. The problem that might come is place to park vehicles because there's no special parking area. You need to park your car at the road side and it might be dangerous especially if you come with child.

As we entered the restaurant, I saw the owner of Ariyana Restaurant. I wrote about it previously. Most probably he is one of the owner because Ariyana Restaurant had closed the business. Plus previously I got to know that the owner is another person. So when both of them were there, I guess they share the business. OK. just info. none of my business. :)

The decoration was ok and simple. They had decorated the 2 bedrooms looking like a Arabian-theme tent. There are also tables outdoor for those who want to have shisha. The feeling was like entering someone's house. We sat inside and we had to talk slowly as if others can hear our conversation. It is really like a house. I think if they put music or tv it is better and we will feel more comfortable. They did played violin-music I think at the back but yeah, it was so soft. Maybe that is the way the owner want customer to experience. I dont know.

What we ordered:

Welcome free starter. Same like PG Art Cafe

Kashk-e-bademjan RM12

Shah Kabab RM34 or 35 not sure

As i mentioned before I am not a fan of jujeh kabab. But since they did not have jujeh kabab with ustukhun (with bones), I took this. And surprised!! I like it. Succulent and juicy. Marinated with mayonnaise. Not sour.

Kabab Koobideh RM34 or 35 not sure.
I tasted a little. But I dont like it. As usual, I dont like any kabab koobideh. Sent me to the best restaurant also I guarantee I wont like it. I dont know what bff's opinion but I looked he cleared everything. :P
Beverages we took nushabeh (coke) RM3 and doogh i forgot the price.

My verdict:
1. Food taste delicious. Authentic Persian taste. Real kabob.
2. Generous portion. I bloated after half of meal.
3. Good hospitality.
4. Nice ambiance. Clean. Calm.
But....
5. The price is too expensive (for me) that I have no second thought of going there again (for the mean time). Mind that they charge 16% tax also.

So guys..if you are in JB, don't forget to try their foods. I heard the chef was previously worked at Dubai, hence some Arabic foods.

Khoda negahdar..

Finally

He received dr. Title.

I am one proud girlfriend.

He can continue making his dream come true.

But me? Still the old me. With dreams that never achieved.

Because of some circumstances, i feel weak.

I have nowhere to go, to look for.

Just continue my life.

Go with the flow.

If luck come, maybe that is what meant.

Is it nightmare?

It was a lovely evening. Beach side. Light yellow theme. A young lady groomed me with make up and nice dress. A bunch of people coming to watch our solemnization. We did not invite them! Bff called me asking why too many crowd? He was angry. I said i dont know, just be calm and everything will be ok. I am ready, i stepped out the room. He was there waiting at the dias. None of his familybor friends there. He's wearing a suit. But his face was so different. like a malay! Next to him was my brother. My mom at right side. The kadi also there. There was marching of soldier to start the ceremony. Perfect, my soon to be my husband loves it. I said, "salam, belakhare in rooz umade". We smile and i took out my phone to take our photo to upload in Instagram. The suddenly, i sense my heart pumping out loud. Too hard that i can sense it. I opened my eyes..astaghfirullah..i had a dream. Checked my phone, it was 5.05 am. It was a sweet dream ever. there's tears on my eyes, sad the dream has ended. I can sleep for years if it is the only dream i would have.  Now i am writing this at 5.23am. I am wide awake but i dont wana start my monday yet. Maybe i should make some prayers so that allah will make the dream come true or let everything runs accordingly as we had planned. Insyallah..

Fried onion - Piaz Daagh

Piaz daagh, direct translation will be "hot onion" is very important in Persian cuisine. Even in Malay we also used piaz daagh many times to garnish our foods. For example in soto, mee sup, chicken soup or any kind of soup. In Persian foods, they used piaz daagh as a garnish in aash reshteh, maash polow, adas polow or any dishes as you wish to. 

Making piaz daagh for me is not an easy task. First you have to "cry while slicing the onion. Then, your house will smell onion the whole day. You need a bottle of febreez to get rid the smell :) It also need good techniques to get crispy golden piaz daagh.

So my trick to overcome these problems are:

1. Make a big amount of piaz daagh in one time so that you no need to challenge yourself very often. Keep in refrigerator to use when needed.

2. Buy chewing gums and eat it while slicing onion. Or bite a tooth pick to hinder sore eyes. Both thee methods work for me!

3. Open all windows and turn on your cooker hood to have good air circulation so that the smell does not stay in house.

4. Patience.

Ingredients:

Lots of onion and some garlics. 

Methods:

Make sure you slice the onion very finely. Heat oil. Make sure the oil is hot enough when you wanted to put in the onion or else your piaz daagh will not be crispy. Medium heat not high heat or else piaz daagh will burnt. Deep fry with lots of oil. Stir continuously. Once the color turn to yellow, beware because it will burn easily afterwards.

Fry onion and garlic separately. Place on kitchen towel to absorb the extra oil. Done!

 Movafagh bashid!!