weekend yang awesome part 1

the weekend was GREAT. due to the fact that faliq was here. :)

and the chocolate fair was a bore like the last time. only. the good thing is i had more money than the previous fair. so i get to buy more chocolate! (i have no idea how the hell im supposed to finish all the crazy stocks of chocolate i have right now).

review of the chocolates will be posted soon. as well as PICTURESSSS

COMFORT FOOD

my comfort food at the moment

with tigger gone missing. work being a bitch. and no more paid leave left. i am in pain.

i think the magic of chocolate doesnt work on me anymore, i think its because ive consumed too much of it that endorphines doesnt make me all giddy and happy. it just makes me restless.

apabila orang-orang kl datang menjenguk johor

last week i took three days of unpaid leave and became a voluntary tour guide while my family was in JAYBEE. yes. they came for THREE days and frankly i exhausted my mind thinking where to bring the whole lot for leisure and DINE. knowing utara-ians; we really emphasize on the importance of finding good food.

but thank god by the end of the day they were all so tired of their daytime excursions they didnt really mind where i brought them.

a day before they arrived i made emy show me the nooks and corners of jaybee, because yes, i am THAT terrible in finding my own direction. i've been to emy's house a LOT of times and i kept getting lost ALL the time. (that is how bad my navigation skills are).

but anyhoo, emy should be proud he has trained a fast learner and my aunt even commented how good i was in giving directions around jaybee. couldnt stop smiling to myself; somehow felt i was cheating because i had a talking GPS on stand-by (EMY LA. SAPE LAGI)

and let me tell you something. taking care of 14 people is NOT an easy job. each having their own kerenah and what nots. :S ade malas nak join, ade nak pegi sini la situ la. eh. macam2 la.

thank god they enjoyed themselves on the first day they were here. i took them to...PUTERI HARBOUR LA..WHERE ELSE! hahah. bile lagi nak berlagak keje tempat best, bawak boat ride pegi tgk second link pun depa dah syok gila.

taking pictures at the VIP pontoon after the boat ride

and we also went to UNIVERSAL STUDIOS!! *which was the main reason why the whole clan was in JAYBEE actually -_-

:D

we had our dose of awesomeness :)

ok. ade lagi beberapa haiwan bercakap we took pictures with, but this is by far the coolest pic because i LOVE KUNG FU PANDA!

the theme park was really fun; but the thing that drove me nuts were they had a HERSHEY'S chocolate store right next to the freaking entrance! i thot i'd die when i saw this GIANT chocolate bar; almost as big as one asbestos tile. *didnt take any photo. takut kene halau*

they also sell 1 litre of chocolate syrup, but ibu made me put it back :( so i decided to mend my broken heart buying CHOCOLATES!!!

haha, jgn tanye kenape duit aku habis kat singapore.

on saturday, decided to follow the clan to melaka for a one night stay there. though we didnt really get to do much, am really loving the hotel we stayed in. Holiday Inn. the service was superb, up to a point that their caucasian manager was the one that washed the glasses for the chinese tea they put outside at the lobby for guests.

the bathroom is much more awesome. but forgot to take the picture -_-"

loving the pool. regretting the fact i forgot to bring my swimsuit -_-"

so there you go folks. my awesome week of unpaid leave. now its time to slave off the remaining days i have here before i leave. :P

Nutella - Always a Favourite in the Zubir Household

last sunday i hitched a ride back to JB with Kak Yan, and she told me how she found the Cadbury Fingers i posted earlier and it was Bloody Good. somehow i felt somewhat glad and overly joyed over the fact that i managed to spread the love on chocolate delights. and it actually drives me to write more about my chocolate findings :D

So, moving on to today's chocolate posting. I'm sure everyone is familiar with NUTELLA. :) the hazelnut chocolate spread that drives the whole world CRAZY. Ok, it is as COOL as Schoko Mac, but that's beside the point! Today, i shall be talking about the goodness of Nutella. :)

Whenever i've finished (ok, that is exaggerating, whenever MY FAMILY) the whole tub of nutella, i always make it a point to spoon out the left overs and eat it as it is. i mean, it is like choki choki; only, WAYYY better right?

so imagine my delight when i stumbled across the Portion Packs edition of Nutella :D

HEAVEN!!

this is how it looks like. i already ate one, HAHA.

it's really convenient, if ever you find a need to have a quick dose of chocolate goodness that HAS SKIMMED MILK, how much healthier do want it to be rightttttt....i like it because i can just pop one in my bag, and bring it to the meeting; the train; or just ANYWHERE! without having to lug the whole tub.

its RM 14.99; so basically its RM 15 and can be found in any hypermarket i presume. and i guess it is on the procey side as compared to just RM 12 for the whole tub of Nutella. but if you're on a fast-track lifestyle like im currently in; this is super-duper convenient and highly recommended. it can be made into a bread spread, or just eat it as it is. if you're going on a picnic, please just bring the tub. 12 PACKS OF THIS LOVELIES WILL NOT BE ENOUGH.

p/s:next mission, new discovery of awesome chocolate :) owh! chocolate fair is right around the corner. CANT WAIT!

ANDA MESTI BOSAN MENDENGAR SAYA RANT PASAL CHOCOLATE KAN?

kalau nak tunjuk betapa excitingnya bulan december ni, rase macam nak letak calendar dalam blog je. anyways, aside from the whole rahman clan coming down to johor next week, another exciting news is there will be another CHOCOLATE FAIR IN JOHOR!!!!

remember the awesome chocolate bars i bought at the last chocolate fair? hoho, i am soo looking forward to buying it again. SAVE KAN DUIT supaya i can go on a chocolate binge for the following week :)

tak sabar nak makin menggemukkan diri. HOHO.

p/s: two people commented on my weight gain :( not cool.

cadbury memang terbaik

yes. i have somehow managed to downsize my frequent cravings for chocolate. but havent managed to spit it out of my system as whole just yet. LAME LAGI KOT.

but i do need a dosage of it every once in a while, especially when work becomes a bitch, or yeah, usually its because of work, HA HA.

takpe. berbalik kepada isi utama entry ini. i'd like to applaud Cadbury for making the chocolates more affordable for us malaysian consumers. apa yg saya maksudkan?? ini dia!

FINGER LICKIN' GOOD!

cadbury fingers used to be available overseas sahaja. that was when i was a kid, ibu went on a trip to singapore and bought me a box of this. i remembered it being so good that i was craving for it even until i grew up! sebab tak jumpa in malaysia at that time, so i harboured a wish to buy it when i do get a chance to go overseas.

alas, when i did get to go overseas; this was already available in malaysia; *sigh, potong satu purpose kenape nak travel ke luar negara*. tapi harganya agak mahal. RM 19.90 sekotak (kotaknya adalah dibuat dari kertas keras yang ala-ala best). and it was only available at cold storage. at that moment of time. i knew better than to ask ayah if i could have it, because he would deffo say "RM 20 for chocolate biscuits?? TAK PAYAH!". hmmph :(

but yesterday, while waiting for my 7pm bus to JAYBEE, my parents went grocery shopping at the carrefour opposite the bukit jalil station; and i found the fingers! but it was not packed in a box, but in a plastic wrapper as shown in the diagram above. and the price? RM 3 something weh. tak sempat nak amik 2 kotak sebab time tu mungkin terlambat untuk bus. well, i wanted to try it first, see if it's the same taste as the one i tasted before. SEJIBIK WEHHHHH

SO. terima kasih cadbury! you made my day :) thanks for making the chocolate affordable for people like me to enjoy. NOW. caramello nibbles plak. tolong buat perkara sama. TIMA KASIH!

p/s: mintak maaf plastik tak cantik hence, making the picture un-photogenic. due to the frequent stashing-in-handbag-taking-it-out-of-handbag act, the wrapper jadi tak best dah. :P

things i love about melbourne #2

#2: CHOCOLATE!!!

the day i came, we were too tired to go anywhere, so Kuhaz just brought me to the Geelong Town Centre. well, geelong is not that kampung actually. ahahah. its the second biggest CITY in victoria. and they've got pretty neat shopping malls :) loving the stores. but anywayssss...back to the topic i love the most. CHOCOLATESSSS!!! this should've been my first reason why i loved my trip to melbourne. but yeah, i was too excited talking about the transportation system. blame my dorkiness.

we went to the hypermarket, Cole's; which has an AWESOME collection of chocolates. i am sooo regretting the fact i didnt buy the M&M's bucket T_T

this is what i bought from our trip to Cole's :) the caramello nibbles are to DIE FOR. i can eat those like eating rice. nasib baik aku duduk malaysia. kalau duduk OSTROLIA, mau tak gemok badan.

and i seemed to be having a thing for chocolate drinks because each time we stopped by for drinks. or makan, i'd order either a hot chocolate or an ice chocolate.

SEE...BANYAK KANNNNN...BESTTTT....these are only a few of the many drinks i had. no wonder i gained weight when i came back :S

and they've got quite a lot of gourmet chocolate shops/cafe. which i heart!! they even have LINDT cafe. sadly. by the time we got there, i was flat broke so no lindt's ice chocolate :( takpelah. malaysia got godiva's chocolixir :D

Coco Black. this is apparently a very famous gourmet chocolate place. tapi time pegi dah tutup.

but i did go to Cokolait :)

and the chocolate drink was to DIE for :)

SIGH. im missing melbourne already. after going on a chocolate binge, somehow im not craving for it anymore now that im back in malaysia.UH OH. WHAT IS WRONG WITH MEEEE 

LOVING RITTER SPORT

the reason why i love Ritter Sport

ever since i was introduced to Ritter Sport chocolates by Joe, i went totally GAGA over it. a week later, my parents went to Langkawi (yes, during puasa, of all the time); i gave them an extensive list of chocolates for them to buy (duty free mah!!).

when they came back, they bought bags and bags of chocolate; including two medium sized with hazelnuts; and a HUGE BAR Praline flavoured.

as i happily took ALL of the chocolate stocks back to johor, received an sms from ayah. "Did you take the Praline Ritter Sport? THAT'S MINE! Bring it back to KL when u come back the next time".

pedih jugak rase hati ni. (T_T) selama ni ayah saya yg tak suke coklat pun dah mule nak amik takhta saya sebagai chocolate freak. tamak plak tu! takde lansung message tu berbaur "Syaza makan je la coklat tu, ayah can buy a new one".

p/s: thank god Ibu and i had different tastes in chocolate preferences. she bought Bounty for herself. but to me, any chocolate with COCONUTS are a big NO-NO because they just suck.