Ini harta Ahmad Albab yang punya....ha..ha...ha..!!!!!!

Salam pada semua...maaf kerana sudah lama tidak update blog ni..terlalu sibuk dengan musim perkahwinan..alhamdulillah semuanya dapat disempurnakan ..thank you to Allah who always permudahkan my work...Frankly speaking for the past two weeks had been a very challenging period for me...bukan takut tak dapat siapkan tempahan tetapi takut kematian idea...and there was once after decorating 3 wedding cakes and 2 hantaran cakes..I felt like vommitting..mungkin terlalu overwork..but kena tahan juga sebab harus siapkan one main project..


Kali ni I want to showcase Harta Ahmad Albab...bagi sesiapa yang meminati filem Allahyarham Tan Sri P Ramlee mesti tahu apa dia harta Ahmad Albab...bila cakap pasal harta Ahmad Albab..i mesti senyum ingat keluarga jin dlm cerita tersebut...if only jin semua rupa macam tu, mesti kita tak takut...But I guess nowadays orang lebih takutkan manusia dari takut hantu..at least if jumpa hantu...kita hanya takut saja..but if jumpa penyamun yg tak berhati perut..nyawa boleh melayang dalam sekelip mata..semuga kita dijauhkan dari manusia2 jahat yang tidak berhati perut dan gelap hatinya...tiada sekelumit pun perasaan kasihan or simpati pada mangsa...apa yang penting mereka dapat memuaskan nafsu syaitan mereka....

Kek ini ditempah istimewa oleh my special customer...Fathiah..she was among my first customer yang believe in my artwork..and this cake untuk dihadiahkan kepada rakannya yang akan melangsungkan majlis pernikahan. Fathiah was so excited with my previous "jewellery box"..but after discussing with her..rasanya tak sesuai pula kalau dibuatkan jewellery box since kek kali ini untuk dipersembahkan kepada pihak lelaki..so rasa tak kena pula...Tetapi I still wanted to fulfill hajat Fathiah supaya dibuatkan pearls...she love the pearls...puas jugaa cracking my head...the hteme was brown..so finally..alhamdulillah dapat ilham untuk buat peti harta Ahmad Albab ni...



Waktu membayangkan peti harta ini...I bayangkan yg peti ni mesti nampak rusty sgt...sesuai untuk classic look...I used brown color as the base color then di spraykan dgn copper sheen...oh yes..I really love this copper sheen..automatically my treasure box nampak very classic..trully classis..by the way...fondantnya memang tidak diratakan sgt.. untuk nampakkan kesan yg lebih lagi...Ini bahagian belakang kotak...




As u can see from the sides..memang ada bahagian yg memangnya dibiarkan begitu shaja..and by the way kali ni bahagian atas penutup kotak ini I gunakan dummy...coz bahagiannya besar sgt....I cut few polysterine and bentukkan mengikut bentuk yg dikehendaki..and dilekatkan menggunakan royal icing...but jangan lupa letakkan dowel dibahagian tengah kek mengikut ketinggian bukaan penutup kotak tersebut..



Bahagian atas kotak dipotong melengkung..and heart shape yang diatas penutup ni...i gunakan special mould which i bought from Sugarflours in Bangi. Ha..ha..ha..actually my munchkin yang responsible for this mould..everytime bila pergi sugarflours or any kedai gadget..he will belek satu persatu all the gadgets and he will recommend the one which he thought cantik and memang i akan gunakan..he always gives me his full support in whatever I do...walaupun kadang2 dia tahu I hangat2 tahi ayam aje...there was once I was so crazy about the idea untuk wujudkan my own muslimah fashion line..I wanted to be a fshion designer masa tu..and believe it or not..he bought me a very expensive sewing machine and he fully knew that I memang tak ada experience dlm menjahit baju..it was very sweet of him..unfortunately I tak teruskan niat I..but the sewing machine memang berguna according to my munchkin...ha..ha..ha..sebagai penyendal pintu...and sampai sekarang I have to face the ejekan and sindiran sinis from my munchkin...what to do..me and my hangat2 tahi ayam project...so kenalah i sediakan telinga saja...Even now..my muchkin still perli I lagi.."sampai bila agaknya u akan bertahan dgn cake decorating..let me kniw immediately bila u nak beralih arah buat rumah pulak..jadi contractor.."..ha..ha..ta..tak boleh..coz if nak jadi contractor in Melaka "mahal harganya"...



Sebagai hiasan utama kotak harta Ahmad Albab ni.. i buatkan kepingan hati emas and kepingan syiling emas. Pada hati emas tu I lakarkan "I Love U"..to make the gift more special untuk penerima ..and mesti ada yang wonder mcm mana i boleh dapatkan print out yang begitu kecil..Well, I used my Brigette Letter Press which I bought online dari sis Anis Borhan..another cupcakes decorator yang amat berbakat..Why did I choose to do kepingan hati emas? Kenapa ye? well..it has a very symbollic meaning..Dalam mendirikan sebuah perkahwinan, kasih sayang yg ikhlas dan sepenuh hati adalah paksi utama dlm kebahagiaan rumahtangga..dgn kasih sayang maka kita akan benar2 dapat menikmati keindahan rumahtangga..tanpa kasih dan perasaan cinta maka akan hambarlah rumahtangga...ibarat makan lauk yg tidak bergaram..tawarhambar rasanya...tak kisahlah apa nama masakan kita or chef terkenal mana yang masak..tapi jikalau tidak diletakkan garam maka tak sedaplah masakan tersebut. And kasih sayang untuk suami kita harus diberi sepenuh hati..tak boleh hanya 50% atau 90%..ada isteri yang kata tak boleh beri 100% sebab takut kita dikhianati...but always remember janji Allah..if kita iklhas memberi maka Allah akan membalasnya dgn lebih lagi..mesti ada yg sedang mencebik bibir...sayang 100% hubby kahwin lain juga..but cuba fikir..if kita dah buat sedaya upaya, hubby kita kahwin lagi bukan bermaksud Allah itu tidak adil pada isteri2 yang setia..mungkin ganjaran Allah pada kita bukan kasih sayang sepenuhnya dari hubby kita..but ganjaran dalam bentuk yang lain yang mungkin kita tidak perasan or kita tidak akan nampak..but insyaAllah there will always be ganjaran pada keihlasan kita menyayangi dan mencintai suami kita dgn sepenuh hati..Ada juga isteri zaman moden yg nakal..yang menyimpan sebahagian percent cintanya untuk orang lain..jgn terperanjat..memang ramai isteri2 yg "makan luar" juga..kononnya suaminya membosankan or suaminya mendua or mentigakan dia...mcm manapun kita harus sedar status kita sebagai isteri..bagaimana jahat suami kita sekalipun..jgn kita balas dgn tindakan yang akan mencampakkan kita kedalam bahang api neraka..jumpalah siapa yg sepatutnya dan ambil tindakan mengikut undang2 yang ditetapkan..jangan tempah tiket untuk ke neraka..hanya kerana mengikut bisikan syaitan.


Untuk menambahkan realistic effect pada peti harta ahmad Albab ni..i taburkan sekelilingnya dgn brown sugar..My mucnhkin kata..org sedang susah cari gula..ada yg sorok lagi..u pula taburkan begitu saja...alah sikit saja bukan banyak..and lapisan fondant diatas cake board memang ditekankan dgn tangan shaja..coz nak natural effect..and disembuar dgn orange sheen..by the way, this whole cake memang i gunakan airbrush...the box, the coins, the hearts shape and the pearls too...Oh ya, rantai mutiara tu senang aje buatnya..buatkan shaja "mutiara"nya" kemudian dicucuk dgn tali yang digunakan untuk membuat rantai...Lubang kuncu juga dibuat manually..tak payah pakai mould..Buatkan bentuk bujur, guna nozzle 104 and nozzle 8..Taraa..jadilah lubang kunci..Sometimes in cake decorating we just hv to use apa sahaja yang available...

So here is the final presentation of kotak harta Ahmad Albab...and Fathiah was so excited with this box..alhamdulillah..before delivering this cake to her..i dah warning dia, jgn terperanjat kay...coz she will be getting something totally different..perasan tak kali ni kek hantaran I tak da sekuntum pun bunga hiasan..To Fathiah, tq so much dear for yr trust...and tq for being one of my regular customers..tq so much dear..and thank you sebab kek kali ni bukan last minute order..Sehingga kita berjumpa lagi...semuga semuanya berada dalam rahmat Allah sentiasa...and wait for my next entries..coz I will showcase my new collections of wedding cakes..by the way, harap maaf pada sesiapa yang ingin menempah kek hantaran atau wedding cake...tempahan ditutup sehingga lepas bulan puasa..coz i will be concentrating on my kek lapis serawak and kek lapis indonesia untuk raya..Tempahan utk wedding cake and hantaran boleh dibuat tapi untuk majlis lepas bulan ramadhan sahaja..talking about ramadahhan..dah habis ganti puasa ke? Jgn tunggu last minute..nanti takut tak sempat pulak ;)

May we unite in Jannah..n let me be the head of your bidadari

Salam buat semua..Actually yesterday was a special day for me and my munchkin..we celebrated our 14th wedding anniversary...yup 14 tahun tapi rasanya mcm baru semalam kami bertemu...dalam tempuh 14 tahun terlalu banyak dugaan dan cabaran yg telah kami lalui..terlalu banyak dugaan besar yg kami lalui bersama..but alhamdulillah dugaan2 tersebutlah yg telah menjadi pemangkin yang menyemarakkan lagi kasih sayang kami..and I thank Allah for one of his wonderful gifts to me..Both of us terlalu rapat..my mucnhkin is not only my hubby..he is evrything to me..there's no words which can describe my loves for him..he is always there beside me..tak kira dalam apa sekalipun ..he is always there to give me all the supports in everything that I do or venture into..walaupun seringkali dia tahu I mesti akan berubah hala tuju..and because of that dengan izin Allah segala apa yg I lakukan selalunya terasa mudah..



Both of us memang terlalu rapat...sepanjang tempuh perkahwinan I..belum sekali kami berjauhan wlaupun semalam..normally if dia ada tugasan luar...I will follow him..and begitu juga sebaliknya..kemana2 kami berdua..ha..ha..ha..and because of that I never pergi melepak bersama my girl friends..so does him...bagi yg tidak tahu, selalunya ramai yg mengatakan I queen control...ha..ha..ha..actually he is the one yg King Control...but he gives me all the freedom..but I choose not too..even waktu I bekerja di pejabat dulupun...everyday we'll go out for lunch date..and sometimes we'll had our lunch date in this one small hotel..there was once , one of his friends yg beristeri dua gave him a thumb up and whispered to him "tahniah u dah pasang dua juga"..kami senyum sahaja..kami masih lagi jalan berpimpin tangan walaupun hanya kepasar membeli ikan n sayur...makan bersuap walaupun diluar..and most of the times..if terserempak dgn rakan2 or his clients..ramai yg ingatkan I "perempuan simpanan" my munchkin...ada sekali we were having our snacks at Kluang Station in Tesco...one of his clients saw us and he joined us..my munchkin bangun untuk ambilkan i tissue..and this old guy tanpa segan silu boleh cakap.."I suka tenguk perempuan cantik macam u" (tang mana cantiknya pun I tak tau le...tu maybe ayat2 memikat)..I duk senyum aje le..dalam hati I berkata..mesti dia ingat i perempuan simpanan my hubby..When my munchkin sampai..dia bisikkan sesuatu..my hubby selamba jawab "Eh..this is my wife lah"...tersenyum sipu that guy..Yup, people always salah faham bila lihat kami berdua..normally bagi yg tak kenal kami, mesti ingat yg kami ni "pasangan kekasih gelap"..Pelikkan..just because we are behaving like husband n wife yg sepatutnya ramai yg tak percaya kami suami isteri..coz ramai pasangan suami isteri yg percaya bahawa buat apa nak tunjukkan kemesraan bila dah kahwin and terutamanya bila dah ramai anak and usia dah meningkat..Pada kami, semakin tua kami semakin rapat lagi hubungan kami..infact i'm missing him now..ha..ha..ha...he is at his office...Selalunyahe will always call me from work and i love to send him loving sms..telling him how i miss and love him..benda2 ni semuaya kecil saja..tetapi kesannya amat besar sekali..

To Allah, both of us berdoa..semuga dikekalkan jodoh kami berdua sehingga ke Jannah and let me be the head of his bidadari..dlm kegembiraan semlam menyambut hari ulangtahun perkahwinan kami..ada juga perasaan sayu..and he noticed it..he asked me why? Tak boleh keluar kata2 untuk menjawab his question but after being asked few times..with tears in my eyes..I told him that..I'm so afraid to face saat2 perpisahan abadi kami..I just can't imagine life without him and I pray hard that biarlah Allah mengambil nyawa I dulu..and he is free to kahwin lagi..I'm too scared even to imagine life without him..he hugged me and said that..."segala apa yg ada diatas dunia ini hanya pinjaman dari Allah...we just have to bersyukur yg Allah beri pinjaman yg terbaik pd kita..but satu hari nanti, samada kita suka atau tidak..kita harus pulangkan apa yang dipinjamkan oleh Allah. So smentara kita masih hidup ini, jgn persiakan segala kesempatan yg kita ada..coz we'll never know bila Allah akan mengambil pinjamanNYA"..Yup..i had already know that...and dah lalui this dugaan when arwah my mum pergi unexpectedly...my life totally changed..but as what he said..Allah telah mengambil balik pinjamn yg terbaik yg diberikan kepada I...and siapa I untuk marah...or menyalahkan takdir

By the way..jangan salah faham pula..all the pictures bukan gmbar kek...mesti ada yg ingat kek...semuanya bunga betul...kebetulan pula...mybe bukan kebetulan..actually bila kita dah terlalu rapat..we tend to berfikiran or mempunyai idea yg sama...mybe the telepathy yg terlalu kuat..normally when ever I nak tekan button phone to call my munchkin, my phone mesti berbunnyi..he is calling me..dlm banyak hal lain pun begitu juga..normally kami dapat meneka apa yg "disembunyikan"..Secretly i made an arrangement with my florist to sent him the bear basket..full with red roses and ferrerro rochets..and he also gave me almost the same thing plus my favorite perfume..the first perfume he gave me di awal perkahwinan kami..

To all readers..sorry to dissapoint u all kali ni...memang banyak kek yg i belum uploadkan lagi..but today I just want to dedicate this entry to my munchkin..he is my love..he is my soul..he is everything to me..and i thank you Allah for one of HIS wonderful pinjaman..and semuga both of us will be string andaikata satu hari nanti Allah menarik balik salah satu pinjamannya..but till that day arrives...I will try my best to treasure all the loves that we share...to my munchkin..I will love u till the end of my life..may we unite in jannah and let me be the head of your bidadaries...

OUR FAVORITE SONG ...MAKING LOVE OUT OF NOTHING AT ALL - AIR SUPPLY
I know just how to whisper,
And I know just how to cry.
I know just where to find the answers,
And I know just how to lie.
I know just how to fake it,
And I know just how to scheme.
I know just when to face the truth,
And then I know just when to dream.

[Verse 2:]
And I know just where to touch you,
And I know just what to prove.
I know when to pull you closer,
And I know when to let you loose.
And I know the night is fading,
And I know that time's gonna fly.
And I'm never gonna tell you ev'rything I've gotta tell you.
But I know I've gotta give it a try.

[Verse 3:]
And I know the roads to riches,
And I know the ways to fame.
I know all the rules and then I know how to break them.
And I always know the name of the game.
((But I don't know how to leave you,))
And I'll never let you fall.
And I don't know how you do it,
Making love out of nothin' at all. (Makin' love.)

[Chorus:]
Out of nothin' at all. (Makin' lo-ah-ove.)
Out of nothin' at all. ((Makin' lo-ah-ove.)

Out of nothin' at all. (Makin' love.)
Out of nothin' at all. (Makin' lo-ah-ove.)
[ Find more Lyrics on http://mp3lyrics.org/t9 ]
Out of nothin' at all. (Makin' lo-ah-ove.)
Out of nothin' at all.

[Bridge:]
Ev'ry time I see you all the rays of the sun,
Are streamin' through the waves in your hair.
And ev'ry star in the sky is taking aim at your eyes,
Like a spotlight. The beating of my heart is a drum.
And it's lost and it's lookin' for a rhythm like you.
You can take the darkness from the pit of the night,
And turn into a beacon burning endlessly bright.
I've got to follow it, 'cause ev'rything I know,
Well, it's nothin' till I give it to you.

[Instrumental break.]

[Verse 4:]
I can make the run or stumble.
I can make the final block.
And I can ((make every tackle at the sound of the whistle.))
((I can make all the stadiums rock.))
I can make tonight forever.
Or I can make it disappear by the dawn,
And I can ((make you every promise that has ever been made.))
((And I can make all your demons be gone,))

[Coda:]
But I'm never gonna make it without you.
Do you really want to see me crawl?
And I'm never gonna make it like you do,
Making love out of nothin' at all. (Makin' love.)
Out of nothin' at all. (Makin' lo-ah-ove.)
Out of nothin' at all. (Makin' lo-ah-ove.)
(Ah-ah.)
Out of nothin' at all. (Makin' love.)
Out of nothin' at all. (Makin' lo-ah-ove.)
Out of nothin' at all. (Makin' lo-ah-ove.)
(Love, lo-ove.)
Out of nothin' at all. (Makin' love.)
Out of nothin' at all. (Makin' lo-ah-ove.)
Out of nothin' at all. (Makin' lo-ah-ove.)
(Love, lo-ove.)
Out of nothin' at aaaall.
(Makin' love.)
(Makin' lo-ah-ove.)
(Makin' lo-ah-ove.)
[Fade:]
(Love, lo-ove.)
Out of nothin' at all. (Makin' love.)
Out of nothin' at all. (Makin' love.)
Out of nothin' at all...

Smokers die younger ?????

Salam buat semua..had been so busy last week smpai tk sempat untuk update this blog...gonna be very busy again..but as usual..after finishing a big project, i will normally take a day off...untuk refresh and reenergize balik..after this will be a very2 busy and tight schedule..musim org berkompang dan bersanding sudah tiba..maklumlah cuti sekolah..but nowadays bila2 masa ada majlis kahwin..bukan mcm dulu..cuti sekolah baru sibuk..cakap pasal org kahwin..I really miss majlis kahwin dulu2...seronok and meriah sungguh...can still remember if kat rumah datuk I ada buat kerja kahwin...sebulan sebelum majlis semua dah sibuk..apa taknya...sibuk kumpul waris untuk pembahagian tugas, beras and kelapa udah disediakan...and berasnya mesti beras padi baru yg sungguh sedap rasanya....kelapa pula disediakan beratus biji....untuk buat kerisik lain...untuk buat lauk lain....and seminggu sebelum majlis....buluh2 sudah dikumpulkan untuk buat khemah dan juga meja hidangan...bagi kaum perempuan pula, mereka akan sibuk bakar bahulu and buat kuih kering untuk dijadikan sebagai hidangan waktu menolong dan juga untuk bekalan berkat..sehari sebelum majlis perkhawinan..kaum lelaki pula akan sibuk membuat persediaan menyembelih kerbau...dan setrusnya melapah..begitu meriah sekali..bungga manggar dan bunga telur dibuat sendiri dari kertas bunga...dan yg paling best telur2 akan dibungkus didalam kertas tisu...dibalutnya telur tersebut..kedua2 hujungnya dipintal dan kemudian diikat ditengah...sekarang dah tak jumpa lagi...bukan kata nak jumpa telur dibalut kertas tisu...nak jumpa telur pun susah...sebagai ganti diberi gula2 or jeli..dan bagi yg mampu bermacam2 "door gift" yg mahal disediakan untuk diberi pada tetamu...begitu berbeza majlis dahulu dan sekarang...sekarang..majlis perkahwinan dibuat didewan...tiada lagi gotong royong...makanan disediakan oleh caterer ..kadang2 if pergi tak rasa langsung suasana perkahwinana...even keluarga pengantin hanya datang waktu majlis persandingan sahaja..dan dirumah andainya tiada bilik pengantin maka kita langsung tidak akan tahu bahawa terdapat majlis perkahwinan sedang berlaku....

Ok..let's forget about perkahwinan sementara waktu..actually for the past two weeks and akan berlarutan hingga kehujung bulan ini...I will be doing lots of wedding cakes and hantaran cakes....so let me take a break from wedding theme now....and lets talk about "smoking cigar"


this cake was a special request from Nadia and Datin "H"..pemilik busana Vantage di Ayer Keroh...terdapat pelbagai barangan Vantage yg terdapat di kedai Nadia..for those yg ingin berkunjung ke Melaka...kedainya terletak benar2 dipinggir lebuhraya memasuki negeri Melaka...Datin "H" wanted a special birthday cake for her darling hubby Datuk "Z"

I was busy and ada banyak tempahan when Nadia placed the order...she told me abbout what she wanted..her father loves cigar...so she wanted a cake with cigar design..tak kisah mcm mana as long as cigars...and her father's favorite is Davidoff..I was so excited with the chance of doing something different..and immediately agreed to do it walaupun I tahu ada banyak tempahan yg harus disiapkan..ha..ha..ha...peluang keemasan yg tidak boleh ditolak...



Sp puaslah I google cigar Davidoff and decided to come up with Maduro cigar which is one the most expensive cigar produced by Davidoff..mula2 ingat nak buat dlm cigar box..but this Maduro cigar came in a very simple leather box...bahagian tepinya sengaja tidak diratakan untuk menampakkan kesan natural effect...biar nampak kesan kedutan...And ditepinya disisipkan "helaian kertas bungkusan" cigar tersebut

Dibahagian sisi pula..dijalinkan pula dgn "tali fondant"..and this time I used my newly bought extruder...so senanglah sikit..bukan sikit..senang banyak actually..tak payah nak dipintal dgn tangan lagi...

And finally the cigars...at first i thought it was so easy to do the cigars...apa susahkan nak buat sebatang cigar..and I was so wrong...kerja rumit untuk mendapatkan saiz yg betul and yg betul2 dapat memenuhi kotak tersebut...and yg paling rumit ialah untuk menampakkan kesan effect..satu persatu helaian fondant diguakan untuk membalut cigar tersebut...and diwarnakan dgn tangan utk nampakkan kesan effect pada warna cigar tersebut..if not..it would be totally flat color...



So instead of using the Davidoff logo..i replaced with a very more meaning ful logo.."a. y. a. h" yg ditampal satu persatu diatas cigar tersebut...and helaian riben emas melingkari cigar tersebut and diatasnya ditulis nama org2 yg menyayangi Datuk Z...at first Datin H was malu...hanya disuruh letakkan Datuk Z...and Datin H...but to me..tiada apa yg harus dimalukan bila kita ingin meluahkan perasaan kasih sayang kita...akhirnya Nadia asked me to put down "Ayang" nama panggilan manja Datin H..tha'ts more I like it..semakin tua semakin sayang..itulah erti sebuah kebahagiaan rumahtangga...


So dibahagian tepi sekali..ucapan and doa istimewa khas untuk suami dan ayah tersayang....semuga segala apa yg diimpikan tercapai...diatas cake board juga ditulis ucapan selamat untuk Datuk Z..



Ha..ha...ha..sewaktu membuat cake cigar ni..my son kept asking me..tidak bahaya ke hisap cigar..kenbapa tak boleh hisap rokok tapi boleh hisap cigar...terdiam I seketika..memang I ni anti merokok...I don't hate smokers don't get me wrong...it's okay for them to smoke..it's their right..hak asasi kata ramai smokers..BUT please respect non-smokers..we also have the right too...right not to be polluted with the smoke from yr smoking habit...If they want to bahayakan diri mereka it's their choice..but as a second hand smoker..risiko kita lagi tinggi..especially for kids,pregnant ladies, old people...and sesiapa yg allergic pada asap rokok..esp for asmathic people...please kasihan kan kami...u can smoke..but please don't smoke in public...Mesti ada yg nak tahu wether my munchkin is a smoker or not..he WAS A SMOKER..a social smoker...hmm macam2...social smoker kononya..he only smoked bila ada kawan2 but he quitted from smoking bila disebabkan oleh kempen2 anak2nya sendiri...there was one incident he was driving with the kids..when suddenly my son pointed to an anti smoking billboard...yg tunjukkan belahan otak yg kehitaman...spontan sahaja my son cakap "padanlah ayah hisap rokok...sebab otak ayah dah tak boleh digunakan lagi"..ha..ha..ha...not only that...they also buat konsert adik beradik..nyanyi lagu anti merokok..and they also stuck all the stickers anti merokok around the house...and whenever they followed him ke kedai runcit...my munchkin mesti malu if beli rokok..coz my kids would cakap kuat2 especially if ramai org " kata tak nak merokok..tapi beli juga rokok"...and finally i confronted him and said it nicely to him..."I don't mind if u smoke...but just imagine..if u mati sebab merokok...what will happen to anak2 yatim yg u tinggalkan...I tak kisah coz I boleh kahwin lain (nauzubillah...I didn't mean it..saja cakap to make him think clear) but how about yr kids..they can't afford to get the pengganti for u....what will happen to them...think about it" and I left him alone..and alhamdulillah berkat usaha my kids and doa yg tidak putus2..my munchkin quit smoking...cuma bila my father hulur rokok diambil juga...nak jaga hati konon...but he had to bear all the "sindiran" from my kids..as for my father..he is 60 plus already..hisap rokok gudang garam lagi..but still sihat..and my munchkin's great grandfather hidup sampai umur seratus lebih...heavy smoker...hisap rokok gudang garam yg asli lagi..and masih ingat lagi kata dia..."siapa kata org hisap rokok mati muda..tengok aku...sihat aje"..hmm...but tenguklah macam mana kerjanya..kudrat yg dikeluarkan and yg penting pemakanannya...




To Nadia and Datin H, thank you for the order...but too bad coz I tk dapat jumpa Nadia...mucnhkin I yg tolong hantarkan coz I had to finish my other cakes..I had fun doing this cake...and may Allah bless your family...to all my dearest friends...sehingga kita berjumpa lagi..do pray that Allah will permudahkan segala usaha kita...slam kasih sayang

Gadis dan bunga

Salam buat semua..semuga semuanya berada didalam rahmat Allah...alhamdulillah i'm recovering from my backache and going back to Kota Tinggi ....ribuan ampun dan maaf pada tempahan yg terpaksa ditolak..This is the week which I spent most of my time infront of TV with laptop on my lap...bukannya tenguk apa...sekarang kan sedang demam piala Thomas...so I was following the games too...but too bad, watching the game now macam dah something missing...dah tak ada "mmph" lagi...can still remember during my childhood days..if ada game badminton..zaman2 Misbun Sidek, Razif and Jailani and Foo Kok Keong...bersemangat sangat tengok..penuh suspen and banyak kejutan...there was a game which I couldn't forget...masa tu Malaysia VS musuh tradisi Indonesia and berada dalam perlawanan penentuan...game yg akan menentukan pasukan mana yang akan mara..and the game was played by our Foo Kok Keong...a very veteran player...one thing yg buat I tak lupa was his fighting spirit...he was running all alround the court like a tiger to fight and he never gave up...he let out all his energy and spirit and in the end he was the Wira Malaysia..we won the game...Watching Hafiz Hashim playing yesterday..nothing compared to Foo Kok Keong..he played with real fighting spirit and masa tu tiada langsung imbuhan lumayan yang ditawarkan..apa yg ada adalah semangat untuk menjulang nama Malaysia..and talking about fighting spirit..mesti ada yg sudah lihat satu iklan yg memaparkan Datuk Soh Chin Aun..bintang bola sepak lagenda negara...looking at the iklan..bagai kembali semula to my childhood years too..antara kata2 Dato SCA dlm iklan tu ialah.."before the game..we were so scared and so nervous that we will loose and when u went out from the tunnel"...."and when you are in the field u go in like a tiger and wanting to win the game" and his words at the end begitu bermakna..."there is no point of telling everybody that we are playing for the country..the most important show it"


Maybe ada yg tertanya2 apa yg cuba I nak perkatakan tentang iklan Datuk Soh Chin Aun...ha..ha..ha.. he is not my uncle kay...tapi let's talk about cake dulu before i merepek lagi jauh tentang iklan tu...This hantaran cake was ordered by my dearest Nurul ..my first customer in the baking industry..she ordered 20 loafs each of marble and banana cakes..that was then my first jump into the baking industry..and there wasn't any slightest hint that I would try my hand in cake decorating...and now I'm more into cake decorating than baking...and i'm enjoying every seconds of my work...Nurul wanted a special hantaran cake for adik iparnya..and since she was my first customer ..I planned to do something very special for her..it had to be something beautiful but different....yup I always love to make a cake which does not look like a cake..I love to be different...why we have to be the same as others when we can be different?


So this time round I buatkan bunga2 combination of pink, purple and white
..and ofcourse my favorite flower..roses. Dibandingkan dgn bunga lain ...roses memang bunga yang paling sesuai untuk dijadikan hiasan berbanding dgn bunga lain..sesuai dgn gelaran ratu bunga...Cuma kali ni sebagai bunga "penyibuk"...dibuatkan juga carnation and few other small flowers...All the flowers were airbrushed..and kali ni I gunakan pearl, purple, pink and green sheen..can see the difference ..sungguh ketara sekali...bunga yg diairbrush dgn sheen nampak berkilat mcm bunga porcelain....cuba bandingkan dgn bunga dibawah...which i used luster dust applied manually dgn berus...See the differences? With luster dust..tak semua bahagian bunga dapat disapu and it took longer time to siapkan..





Maybe ada yg ingat,I dah pernah buat bunga dlm bakul...and kali ni I buat juga bunga dalam bakul but different presentation..if dulu my bakul was so "biasa"..kali ni bakulnya ada bentuk dibawah...Actually I didn't carve this cake..sayang pula kalau dipotong...what I did was..baked the cake in my barbie's doll pan..and terus dapat shape mcm tu..b ut of course kena potong bahagian bawah sikit untuk lebih stabil lagi...And anyaman bakul adalh dari fondant..kena buat satu persatu...he..he..he..ni kes terover excited lah ni..sebenarnya boleh guna roller yg ada basket texture..but I guessed I just wanted to have a natural looking rattan basket..and tell u all the satisfaction after seeing the hasil of my work really made me forget about penat menganyam..Actually masa buat bakul ni, I encountered a big problem..kerja yg sepatutnya cepat dah jadi lambat disebabkan oleh fondant yg I gunakan..normally I gunakan Bakel's Pettinice but there was no stock in Melaka..so no choice..terpaksa guna a local brand..which cost me almost the same as Bakel's but quality wise..cukuplah I cakap..I do not want to use that brand lagi..ha..ha..ha..tak boleh tahan..kena cakap juga...it's not white, it's not pliable, it's not halus and it's so difficult to mix the colors..and texturenya macam tpung kuih pau tak jadi..bottom line..NO WAY I'm going to use that brand again walau murah mcm mana pun sekali harganya...I was so furious with that brand..immediately rang up bos King Hin and let him know about that...he..he..he..now ke knows already and always have Bakels for me..tq Mr Lim if not kena pergi KL to get my stock..



Ok..back to this bakul...kali ni ..dibuatkan juga tangkainya...untuk menjadikan tangkai ni lebih kukuh...takut patah ditengah jalan..since ia akan dibawa pulang ke Kelantan...I gunakan wayar ..Bentukkan dulu wayar tu sebelum dilingkar dgn fondat..ukur dulu panjang mana yg kita hendak..So bila dah puas hati, lingkar sahaja wayar tu dgn lingkaran fondant..but peringatan..everytime kita menggunakan bahan yg tidak boleh dimakan untuk hiasan kek kita..we hv to let our customers know..so mereka akan berhati2 takut dimakan oleh kanak2...there was one customer of mind yg called me up and tanya.."kak shikin, lilin tu edible tak?"...masa tu I gunakan fancy candles..since everything boleh dibuat dari fondant, the customer ingat lilin pun I buat..So sepatutnya kita harus tunggu tangkainya kering baru dicucukkan pada kek supaya tangkai dapat berdiri dengan senang disebabkan tiada tekanan berat, tapi sebab I mengejar masa terus cucuk sahaja..lepas dibalutkan tangkainya dgn fondant, dihias pula dgn riben fondant juga...Masa buat bakul ni, bibik I asyik perhati aje...tiba2 dia tanya "Ibu, bakul ini boleh diangkat atau tidak jika dipegang tangkainya?" Tergelak I dengar soalan dia...tapi suspen juga mana tahu tiba2 dia angkat bakul tu...Ha..ha..ha..rupanya bila hantar bakul ni, soalan yg serupa juga diaju oleh tuan rumah " Boleh ke angkat bakul ni?"..Memang bakul bunga ni nampak real..ramai yg terperanjat bila diberitahu sebenarnya ia adalah kek..Thank you Allah for giving me the idea..alhamdulillah.




So semua bunga disusun and my father was sitting beside me masa tu..bagi advise mcm mana nak susun bunga..he..he..he..my dad is also one of the person yg selalu bagi moral support in my cake decorating work..infact he was the one yg cadangkan supaya I gunakan lingakaran wayar untuk mengukuhkan tangkai bakul..He also said..jgn susun bunga mendatar..biar turun naik...ha..ha..ha..he is an expert...coz masa hayat my mum, my mum loved to buat and ubah bunga..she was so good and creative..and there was this one time during raya..our house penuh dgn bunga riben hasil seni my mother..setiap ruang atas meja semua dipenuhi dgn bunga riben..infact sampai kena letak vase atas lantai..org nak beli dia tak nak jual..sayang sgt katanya..can understand her feeling..but I had no choice..bunga tahan lama..tapi kalau kek? But everytime nak "berpisah" dgn my artwork mesti ada perasaan sedih...maklumlah dah berhari2 kita mengadapnya..tiba2 diserahkan pd org lain and tahu pula ia akan dipotong..hu..hu..hu...




So here is the final artwork...was so satisfied with the result..and the customer was so happy too..masa deliver this flower basket...ramai yg terpegun...and ada yg terperanjat when they got to know it was a cake..and all the flowers were edible..



Ok..before I end this entry just wanna continue a little bit about iklan Datuk SCA in the beginning of the entry..we have to be like tigers..fight with a spirit..punya keazaman yg tinggi tak kira dlam bidang apa juga yang kita ceburi..tak kisah lah kita surirumah tangga ke, tukang sapu tepi jalan ke, pegawai besar di pejabat..cake decorator..student..semua yg kita lakukan haruslah bersemangat bukan suku hati or separuh hati...give our full commitment..and jgn takut or risau dgn ketidakupayaan kita..coz "ketidakupayaan" or "ketidakbolehan" kita hanyalah illusi dlm kepala kita yg akan membantutkan kebolehan dan kreativiti kita..jgn terus kata tidak boleh...jgn terus matikan langkah sebelum kita cuba mengangkat kaki masuk ke gelanggang..cuba dulu..give our best try..jadikan halangan sebagai pemangkin yg dapat membakar semangat kita...bila kita sudah cuba dgn memberi sepenuh commitment kita..if tidak menjadi seperti apa yg kita harapkan at least kita puas hati..and jangan kita asyik kata kita akan give our best but in reality..ia hanya words at in our mouth..cakap and buat..tunjuk pada semua..so to my decorator friends especially for my best buddy Elaine who is having big project this coming June..always believe u can do it..give yr best walaupun upahnya tak seberapa..coz ia akan menjadi pemangkin for yr future artwork..if u never try u will never know...ha..ha..ha..fight like a tiger..if kecundang kita puas hati at lest kita dah mengeluarkan cakaran yg hebat...if u all notice..pasangan beregu negara..dipanggil sebagai pasangan bidan terjun..kedua2nya gempal...first time international appearance for one of them...berjumpa dgn pasangan terbaik Eropah...and see how they fought..they fought like real Malaysian warriors..kudos to them..walaupun kalah..their fighting spirit was superb...so to all..stay positive and fly high eventhough sometimes we do not hv the wings...To Nurul and her MIL..thank you for the trust...will be happy to do the wedding cake nanti..hint..hint...;)

Red hot...

Salam...masih lagi dlm mood "bercuti"....but too bad..i hurt my bak..dah 3 hari kena duduk bersandar aje..ni baru sikit..bagaimana agaknya org yg kena slipdisc...Sakit mcm ni pun I dah rasa gelisah...but alhamdulillah tak lah teruk mana...cuma susah sikit nak bergerak....so taking the advantage to upload another entry yg sepatutnya dah lama dimasukkan...Feel bad today..coz had to turn down a request from a sweet daughter to do a mother's day cake @ teacher's day cake...Had rejected last nite..but she said can i make it for next weekend..to her everyday is a mother's and teacher's day..she is the best mum an dbest teacher to her..I was so touched with her words...and she is only 13 and all the way from Seremban...beruntung the mother for having such a lovely daughter..but too bad coz memang my schedule is really pack for next week..I feel really bad actually..;( So sorry dear...

Ok ...coming back to my entry..this red hot wedding cake dibuatkan istimewa untuk Yana...pasangan kepada Ismail yg I buatkan kek golden wings tu..Two tiered cakes..full fondant...dari mula lagi Yana memang cakap dia nak kek kahwin warna merah garang...supaya org tak berani nak makan...but she wanted white flowers..

Actually she wanted buttercream cake...but I managed to convince her to go for a fondant cake...coz of the look...bukannya buttercream cake tak cantik..but a fondant wedding cake nampak lebih elegan lagi ... to me lah..tak tahu pula pada other cake decors..but most of my friends in KL memang hanya buat fondant wedding cake sahaja..it's a trend in KL..but not in Melaka...maybe tak banyak sgt kot exposure kat melaka..frankly speaking, even kedai2 yg jual brng2 kek pun tak berani nak order fondant banyak2 apalagi dlm packet besar..but alhamdulillah I always got my supply from Mr Lim at KIng Hin Melaka..the only place yg berani jual pack besar..jgn terperanjat..ada juga supplier baru yg boleh tanya kita balik.."Bakel's Pettinice..apa tu?" Tepuk dahi I bila disoal begitu coz they should know all the products in the market...



As for the flowers..i buatkan my fav flowers..roses and mesti ada yg masih nak tahu macam mana ye dapat bunga yg berkilat satin like macam ni..he..he..he...airbrush dgn pearl sheen...boleh juga guna luster dust ..but ia akan ambil masa yg lama nak sapukan satu persatu dan bukan semua bahagian boleh kena...with airbrush hampir semua sudut n celah boleh dikilatkan dlm masa yg sangat singkat..Ramai juga yg kata tak mampu untuk beli airbrush...don't worry if u r really a serious decorator..u won't regret..my airbrush was bought at RM398..Tan See Fong's..but got to know later di Bakers Choice pun ada jual but at much cheaper price..if I'm not mistaken RM200+ aje and free 6 big bottles of sheens worth RM100+..so it's a good bargain...those yg berminat can contact Jay Wong..tauke Bakers Choice..their shop is in Setapak...



Kek bahagian atas ditutupi penuh dgn bunga and memang kali ni i buatkan bunga2 putih halus menjalar kebawah since i hanya boleh bermain dgn warna putih..lingkaran tersebut i gunakan royal icing and dilekatkan dgn press flower kecil..actually it's good to have this press sets...they are very handy...As for the borders..i pipekan juga dgn royal icing bentuk pearls..I sendiri wonder waktu type entry ni kenapalah i tak gunakan my pearl mould..oh ya baru teringat coz waktu i buat kek ni..my munchkin yg ada diploma and degree in pearl border sakit teruk waktu tu..I was shorthanded..

Yana wanted kek yg tinggi..at first I gunakan kaki plastik..but bila tinggi sgt mcm tu..rasa mcm tak sesuai pula..so in order to create more effect i gunakan styrofoam yg dibalut dgn silver paper..




The cake was delivered to her place very early in the morning...but before that ..malam sebelumnya i dah hantarkan kek lapis hantaran Yana..warna merah juga..diatasnya dialaskan dgn fondant dan dihiasi dgn bunga2 kecil..Kek ni i yang bakar but my darling munchkin yg susunkan...can see from the photos bagaimana halus kerja my munchkin..and luckily the cake was done before he felt sick...poor munchkin and poor me coz kena buat semuanya sendiri ;( I am so lucky to have someone like my munchkin yg sentiasa memberi galakan pada I dalam semua bidang yg i ceburi and the best thing he always give me his helping hands..there are things yg he cannot do..decorating cakes or making figurines..but he will still sits beside me sampai pukul 2 pagi with his cup of nescafe..thank you Allah for one of yr wondefrul gifts and I guess my mucnhkin is the main factor yg buatkan i develop dgn cepat dlam cake decorating ...about a year ago..i knew nothing ..not even buttercream..Alhamdulillah tidak terhingga.

By the way..memang tiada gambar yg diambil dirumah Yana..coz dlm I duk kelam kabut kena buat semua bersendirian..tertinggal pula my kamera..so sorry..





To Yana..and Ismail..semuga berbahagia hingga ke jannah...thank you so much..u guys were among my first customers...appreciate yr trust..Pd semua...salam kasih sayang dan semuda dirahmati Allah..to my cake decor friends...hiaslah kek dgn setulus hati coz it will be shown on our decorated cakes...to all my sifus..terima kasih utk semua tunjuk ajar...

Pink...pink..pink...everything is pink

Salam pada semua...having a very long break..ribuan ampun dan maaf pd tempahan yg terpaksa ditolak pad minggu ni dan hujung minggu coz i'm going back to my MIL's place in Kota Tinggi...dah lama tak dapat balik disebabkan oleh kesibukan membuat kek..so memang minggu ni dikhaskan untuk balik ke Kota Tinggi..By the way..mesti ada yg tanya kenapa I tidak mengucapkan selamat hari ibu..Well, sebenarnya I don't celebrate mothers day...to me tidak ada tarikh khusus untuk menghargai jasa dan pengorbanan seorang ibu..setiap masa kita harus menghargai ibu kita...Kenapa kita harus terikut2 dgn budaya Barat yg meraikan hari ibu pada 9hb May...kenapa satu hari shaja untuk hari ibu..hari yg lain2 tak payah ingat ibu ke? Talking about this..yesterday I went to a clinic..kebetulan sebelum giliran I, giliran seorang ibu tua..jln pun terketar2..dtg bersama dgn anak perempuannya yg bermuka masam..memimpin ibu tua tersebut....Dlm hati I "beruntungnya dia masih ada seorang ibu"..bila tiba giliran makcik tersebut...anaknya bangun memimpin kepintu bilik doktor...dlm hati I "beruntung makcik ni..ada anak yg menjaga beliau..alhamdulillah"...but rupa2nya sampai kemuka pintu sahaja..and i was melopong bila tengok anaknya pulang ketempat duduk...oh dear..kenapa dia tidak mengiringi ibunya berjumpa dgn doktor? Masa my mother ada dulu..walau macam mana sakit my mother pun..i mesti nak masuk bersama walaupun my father sudah ada..coz I wanted to dengar sendiri apa kata doktor...He..he..he..and dalam sakit2 I, masih lagi merungut perlahan2 pada my munchkin...sbenarnya I suka memerhati org lain..sometimes ada yg baik untuk kita ikut dan teladani...dlm I sibuk membebel perlahan2...pintu bilik doktor terbuka dan makcik tu keluar "Ton..doktor panggil nak"...barulah anak perempuan tersebut masuk..and yesterday was a day after hari ibu...Apa gunanya kita berbelanja beratusan ringgit membeli hadiah istimewa pada hari ibu...seolah2 ibu2 kita hanya istimewa untuk satu hari sahaja...and hari2 yg lain ibu kita tidak dipedulikan..sedihkan...Pada yg masih ada ibu..hargailah ibu kita sepanjang masa...jgn bila mereka tak ada baru kita rindu untuk menghargai mereka..udah terlambat dan tiada gunanya...And as for me..walaupun dah hampir 1 setengah tahun my mum pergi kembali menemui Ar-Rahman...hati ini terus dibuai kerinduan..and kebetulan pada "hari ibu" tersebut i was on my way delivering a cake to Bangi..sepanjang jalan semuanya lagu untuk ibu..non stop...he..he..he..siapa dapat bagi tahu...berapa banyak lagu utk hari bapa pula? Garu kepala ya nak memikirkannya...dlm kepala i cuma ada satu lagu saja untuk bapa..tu pun lagu "Bapa ku kahwin lagi"...ha..ha..ha..dah lah tak da lagu yg dicipta istimewa utk para bapa..yg ada dicipta hanya lagu "bapa ku kahwin lagi"..kenapa ye...tak istimewa ke kaum bapa? Or kaum bapa memang selalu buat hal bila isterinya dah tak "mengancam"?



Ok...enough about "bapa ku kahwin lagi"...lets talk about cakes...this cake actually is a birthday cake...ditempah khas oleh kawan semaktab I..cik Sufiah..Dah lama dah cake ni dibuat cuma baru hari ni ada kesempatan utk downloadkan gambar2nya...Sufiah minta kek ini dibuatkan istimewa berwarna pink..untuk anaknya EFA..she told me Efa loves pink so muc..he...he..he..so is the mother...she wants something very special..and she told me Efa loves animals..Mula2 terfikir nak buatkan kek kucing ....but after second thought..I ubah jadi kek 2 tingkat..yg dipenuhi dgn lingkaran ranting and bunga2 kecil and juga butterflies yg berterbangan...



My colors choice are definitely pink and white..tapi with few different hues..Even warna kek pun tidak sama...bahagian atas warna pinknya cerah sikit...and untuk menaikkan lagi seri pink tersebut..i selitkan sikit dgn bunga2 merah..masa ni belum ada iarbrush lagi..so taklah nampak kilat..Rasanya if di airbrushkan mesti kek ni lagi outstanding..



Lingkarannya memang dibuatkan kasar...i just wanted this cake nampak meriah..so dibuatkan juga daun2 yg besar mengelilingi kek..instead of the normal border




Why ya kek bday dua tingkat? Normally bday kek satu tingkat...Saja je i buatkan special untuk sufiah..coz from her msg to me..she loves all my creations and puji2an melambung tinggi..lagipun i tak pernah jumpa Sufiah semenjak kami berpisah selepas tingkatan lima..so this was the first time meeting...excited sgt...so sebab tulah i buatkan kek ni special utk Sufiah and Efa...tak rugi..friendship is above all...and lagipun i memang tak mahu buat something normal..i just wanted it to be a great suprise for the bday girl....EFA...


Atasnya dipenuhi dgn rama2..I love butterfliy so much..rasanya butterfly is synonym dgn kelembutan and kebebasan...seronok tengok butterfly berterbangan..Walaupun nampak kecil..tapi rama2 mempunyai kekuatan yg tidak sepadan dgn saiznya...Begitulah kehebatan and kebesaran Allah yg mencipta mahluknya..ada seenis species rama2 yg terbang sejauh 20 ribu batu hanya untuk bertelur..and after habis bertelur mereka akan terbang pulang sejauh 20 ribu batu lagi..and pulang mereka hanya untuk menghadapi saat2 terakhir kitaran kehidupan..penghijrahan mereka hanya untuk memastikan agar species mereka terus mebiak dibumi Allah..Subhanallah



So the cake was delivered all the way to Bangi..malangnya dapat jumpa sekejap sahaja coz I wasn't feeling well..nak bercakap pun suara tak da...but was so happy dapat jumpa Sufiah yang masih ceria dan tidak berubah..ketawanya masih lagi mcm dulu..sentiasa happy..And the best thing..the birthday girl was so happy to see her bday cake..senyumnya meleret..and she really love pink..mlm tu attirenya semua pink..selipar pun pink..i'm glad i had made the right choice for her..and she called me "aunty cake"..,ha..ha..ha.. a new name for me..



By the way..sufiah juga order 50 cuppies utk diberi pada kawan2 sekelas EFa..and i buatkan cuppiesnya sama theme dgn bday cake...


To Sufiah..tq so much for yr keen inrest in my design...actually by the time i uploadkan entry ni..dah dua kek i buatkan untuk sufiah..delivered to Bangi..a romativ cake for her darling hubby...will upload it later. And Efa masih lagi panggil I "aunty cake"...rasany sampai dia kahwin pun i still akan jadi "aunty cake"..to Efa semuga akan membesar menjadi serikandi solehah..amin




To all..sehingga berjumpa lagi...semuga kita sentiasa dirahmati Allah...and pada sesiapa yg pandai cipta lagu..pleaselah cipta lagu khas untuk kaum bapa..so takdalah bila tiba hari bapa..anak2 akan mendedikasikan lagu "bapaku kahwin lagi"..kesian mak2..mesti senyum kelat bila si anak tujukan lagu tu pada bapa mereka...and always remember..everyday is a mother's day...kasih hormat and sanjung kita tidak terhad pada 9hb May sahaja...kesiankan pada org yg develop the idea 9 may is a mother's day...love yr mum dearly walaupun mereka kuat berleter or membebel..coz bila mereka dah tak ada kita akan rindu pada semuanya...;( A msg i received from somebody which i like to share and renungkan bersama:

To all lovely mothers..it's normal when u're in 20's , u look very "MENGANCAM", When u 're @ 30's, u begin to behave "BERMACAM-MACAM", When u turn 40s - 50s , u will feel "TERANCAM" and sadly when u reach 60's org langsung tak boleh "CAM"..
To me sedihnya jadi seorang wanita yg begini...and pada yg mencipta kata2 ni..seolah2 mereka tidak yakin dgn diri sendiri..jgn perkecilkan kehebatan dan harga diri seorang wanita..jgn kita merendahkan diri kita..berbaggalah kerana Allah mencipta kita sebagai seorang wanita dan ibu...salam pd semua