The World From My Eyes

Salam to all, Just want to let you all know that I have safely arrived in UK. Though not yet in Coventry but currently in Bristol. I landed at Heathrow Airport last Saturday around 4.30pm local time without much hassle from the immigration and border control. But I had to wait for my sister to arrived from Qatar before taking the bus to Bristol at 1 in the morning. Finally managed to reach Bristol at 3am. I'm still struggling with jetlag and trying to beat it by being a tourist around Bristol. Heathrow Airport 20092014 2307 Well, this post won't be about Bristol, will write about it soon. I just want to express my gratitude to my colleagues and friends that held farewells for me. My colleagues organized a lunch potluck for me which I was deeply touched and they personally cooked the dishes for the event. Lunch with Tiff, Shermynn and Becky before they head off for their holiday and they won't be around during the potluck lunch. Some of the delicious foods coo

In the midst of packing my stuff,I found this cute and helpful tip on packing. Well, I do need to squeeze a year of supply into 1 big suitcase, a cabin luggage and my backpack. So, hope this is useful for all travelers out there including myself. Hopefully I'll get my packing done by tomorrow so that I can rest on Friday before flying off the next day. Wanna have a sneak peak of what I've packed so far? Malaysians abroad will definitely understand this..hehe

I've decided to put my chef hat on today and share with you my chocolate brownie recipe that I've been using since my undergrad days. I'm baking tonight to bring to the potluck lunch that my colleagues have organized for me and they have requested for me to bake for them so here it is. Ingredients 85g baking chocolate 1/2 cup butter 1 cup sugar (I usually only use 3/4 cup sugar) a pinch of salt 2 eggs 1 tsp vanilla extract 3/4 cup flour 3/4 cup chocolate chip and nuts The ingredients Procedure 1. Combine butter and baking chocolate until both of them melt 2. Add sugar and salt. Mix. 3. Add egg one by one and vanilla extract. Stir until the mixture is homogenous. 4. Sprinkle flour slowly into the mixture. 5. Add chocolate chips and nuts into the the mixture and mix. 6. Pour the mixture into a baking tray and bake at 180 deg C for 30-45 mins. 7. Cool on a cooling rack. Ready to put in the oven Topping 1. On low heat, mix milk and baking chocol