Baking waffle in oven

This is taken on the morning of 25 April 2025. Which I spread strawberry jam on the baked waffle.

The chopped one to smaller pieces for others to taste.

At this stage, my colleague asking me if the used plastic melt inside the hot oven. I simply replied to him "you know the silicone on the breast? That it". Such statement makes him quiet without any follow-up questions. 

The actual recipe using 1 kg waffle premix flour, 1 liter water, 5 eggs, 100 ml cooking oil. I revised it to use only 1 egg. Then follow by dividing the rest of ingredients by 5. I also substitute cooking oil to butter. As I only have butter in the fridge. Which I have to melt the butter using microwave for 2 minutes. 

It does taste nice when it is cold and without any strawberry jam. Since the strawberry jam finished after I spread on the chopped parts to give others.

Until then, have fun in baking waffle in your oven.

The ordered over the counter medicines

This is taken on the noon of 22 April 2025. Where I just ordered over the counter medicine for my bloated stomach and aching body pain. Too tired to queue in Pusat Kesihatan UTM. 

The look of the selected medicine: paracetamol 500 mg, eco in lemon flavor and hot balm for my aching body.

The counter.

By 4.00 pm, my smart watch give message that I am in bad mood. 

This is because I am annoyed with my body pain. As it hinders my movements and make me sluggish to go to toilet to pee. Despite I have eaten paracetamol 500 mg by 3 pm.

Really worth money investment to this smart watch. 

Until then, have fun in self monitoring your body and health condition. 

My new face serum

This is taken on the evening of 3 April 2025. Where I made new face serum formulation. As my last batch of 2nd formulation of face oil has been taken by my colleague. To be used to sooth his dry flaky skin.

For this formulation, I am using argan oil, sea buckthorn oil, vitamin A and sandalwood essential oil. This formulation almost emptied my argan oil stock. Which I end up restock double this time.

As for the 2nd batch face oil, it is the best on my aging skin so far. Also helps to curb the itchiness on my left elbow. Where it usually restricted from flaring the itchiness after I apply fungal cream. I refrain from using fungal cream since it is harmful when digested. Which I have to make sure to wash my hands each time after application. From unwanted side effects. 

Will update on this formulation later.

Cara kemas kini aplikasi Google Meet dalam Play Store

Ini diambil pada tengah hari 15 April 2025. Tempat saya membuat ilustrasi langkah demi langkah tentang cara mengemas kini aplikasi Google Meet di Play Store untuk ibu saya yang berumur 60+ tahun.

Syukur dia dapat mengikut arahan yang diberikan. Kemudian saya segera mengujinya dengan membuat panggilan video melalui Google Meet. Di mana ia direkodkan dalam gambar seperti yang ditunjukkan di bawah👇. Ini berlaku apabila Mak saya mempunyai seorang anak perempuan yang lulus ijazah Kejuruteraan Komputer dan juga jenis orang QA/QC 🫣. Semuanya diuji dan didokumenkan dengan baik. Di mana boleh dikemukakan sebagai bukti kepada mahkamah apabila perlu untuk digunakan untuk tuntutan kelak.

Sehingga itu, semoga dipermudahkan urusan dalam membuat langkah beserta ilustrasi untuk warga tua.

2nd batch of improvised face oil

This is taken on the morning of 23 March 2025. Where I make second batch of face oil. Where I used coconut oil instead of camellia oil. 

The reason is the first batch that used camellia oil too thick (high viscosity) and greasy for my usage. That is why I make this second batch. 

Which I deliver 2 bottles of this second batch to customer last 26 March 2025. RM 15 for 1 bottle of 30 ml. By 27 March 2025, customer give positive feedback after using it. She loves the rosy scent of the second batch face oil. As she said, there is one time she was obsessed with rose scent. That makes her go out looking for body spray with rose scent. 

Glad to be able to have satisfied customer. Again, same instructions given to customer. To only use 2 drops of the face oil on face. Then add more only if needed. Since castor oil already rich and thick (high viscosity).

Until then, have fun in using good face oil for your skincare routine. 

Beraya time

This is taken on the evening of 12 April 2025. Where I managed to join my Aunt's family to beraya to her younger sister house.

Which I even able to lock this little one as he keeps on escaping from the photo shooting session.

I stayed in the lab after beraya session on the noon to my friend house. Managed to tidy up vecad lab pantry while waiting for the gathering time.

Selfie in the car for the beraya session in the noon. As I did forget to take pictures with the host of the noon session.

Until then, remember to take pictures of your beraya session for safe keeping.

Magnesium taurate helps me to get longer sleep duration

This is taken on the morning of 4 April 2025. Where I managed to get total of 5 hours 36 minutes. Details as follows:

• Deep sleep 1 hour 55 minutes.
• Light sleep 1 hour 6 minutes.
• REM sleep 35 minutes.

The look of consumed magnesium taurate. 

Seems like my perimenopause body can only get more than 5 hours sleep after consuming magnesium taurate. Despite from the magnesium list, magnesium glycinate is the one that helps to get better sleep. As I have been consuming magnesium glycinate before sleep and early in the morning of the days I have less than 2 hours sleep. Well, have to document this outcome. Since my body react differently from the typical research analyst and experiments. 

Until then, have a good sleep more than 5 hours duration. 

Baked potatoes as appetizer before lunch

This is taken on the noon of 11 April 2025. Where I get to test to make baked potatoes. 

The look of potatoes before it being baked in oven.

The look of used yogurt. As I was eating it with mulberry fruits as my snacks. 

I cook in oven for 30 minutes at temperature 150°C. However it is highly suggested to boil or steam the potatoes before baked in oven. In order to get fluffier and softer potatoes. 

If using pressure cooker, can choose to boil or steam using meat function. Based the used 6 liter Elba pressure cooker, choose timer 0.5. Just make sure to poke holes all over the washed clean potatoes with fork. So that it can absorb the sauce used during boil or steam process. 

Until then, have fun in making baked potatoes in oven.

Lunch with beef cooked in BBQ sauce and steamed rice

This is taken on the noon of 10 April 2025. Where I managed to cook beef in BBQ sauce and steamed rice for lunch.

The looks of the cooked food on plate.

Start off by drinking coconut (kelapa pandan) water.

The look of used ingredients.

Beef with BBQ sauce:

• 103.8 gm shallots.
• 65 gm garlic.
• 356 gm of 3 potatoes. 
• 526.8 gm cubes beef.
• 65 gm okra/ladyfingers (bendi).
• 212.9 ml water.
• 5 gm fine salt.
• 177.9 gm BBQ sauce.
• 18.7 gm salted butter.
• 3 stalks curry leaves.
• 5 cm turmeric leaf.
• 7 cm pandan leaf.
• 3 bay leaves.

Steamed rice:

• 264.7 gm basmathi rice.
• 313.1 gm water.
• 7 cm pandan leaf.

Instructions:

1. Use function meat in Elba 6 liter pressure cooker. Set timer 1.0. Here timer 1.0 = 1 hour of cooking time. This cooking time will varies based on your pressure cooker model.
2. Sautéed the chopped garlic and shallots with butter.
3. Then start simmer with meat.
4. After 1 minute, add BBQ sauce. Mix well.
5. Then add water. Mix well.
6. Close lid, lock. Seal pressure cooker lid.
7. Finished cooking after 25 minutes. Where the pressure cooker will start its beeping sounds to indicate finished cooking. 

The look of mixed ingredients of beef with BBQ sauce, after step 5.

Tidying up the balance of the cooked food. No longer giving it for free for those imbecile who is too handicap to clean and wash after finished eating the given food.

So far my boss and me do add more rice and bbeef after 1 round. Means it is acceptable for consumption. Plus no more meat stucked in between my aging teeth. Which is the current issue I faced when eat meat that not self cooked. 

This recipe is quite watery. If you prefer less soupy version, can reduce the water quantity. Then omit salt entirely. As I am using salted butter and the BBQ sauce already have salt in it.

Until then, have fun in cooking good lunch food for consumption. 

Lunch with self cooked nasi bariyani with lamb sirloin

This is taken on the morning of 9 April 2025. Where I managed to self cook nasi bariyani with lamb sirloin. 

The look of the cooked nasi bariyani with lamb sirloin. 

The list of ingredients and cooking instructions as below:

Ingredients:

• Brahim's bariyani paste 80 gm
• basmathi rice 244.3 gm
• water 432.7 ml
• ghee 13.5 gm
• 3 slices lamb sirloin 384.4 gm
• fine salt 1.4 gm
• 3 stalk curry leaves
• 7 cm long turmeric leaf
• 7 cm pandan leaf
• pegaga leaves
• 3 bay leaves

Instructions:

1. Use function meat in Elba 6 liter pressure cooker. Set timer 1.0. Here timer 1.0 = 1 hour of cooking time. This cooking time will varies based on your pressure cooker model.
2. Then start simmer ghee with meat.
3. After 1 minute, add Brahim's bariyani paste. mix well.
4. Then add rice. mix well.
5. Then add water, leaves.
6. Close lid, lock. Seal pressure cooker lid.
7. Finished cooking after 33 minutes. Where the pressure cooker will start its beeping sounds to indicate finished cooking. 

Activities on last day of Ramadhan 1446/1447

This is taken on the noon of 30 March 2025. Where I managed to spare time to help out my girlfriend. 

Selfie before leave my girlfriend house for iftar.

2 things that I give her. A pack of 4 ply tissue with 300 pulls and a mesh bag size 20 cm x 13 cm (to safely store the tissue inside bag). Also 2 packs of zero sugar white coffee. Which I forget to take its picture. 

The gifted bags from her personal collection. 

This is because I am helping out her cleaning up for Aidil Fitri celebration. Also I provide service of cutting off the supplied kelapa pandan (coconut) fruit until peeling the flesh inside it.

The cutting process.

The look of the scrapped kelapa pandan (coconut) fruit flesh.

Chopped nicely the kelapa pandan (coconut) fruit for consumption. 

Selfie to commemorate our last day iftar in 2025.

On our desert time.

Until then, have a fun fulfilling last day of Ramadhan. 

This is among raya advertisement that I still remember

This entry is made in the morning of 5 April 2025. Where I suddenly remembered to look for this advertisement. What I can recall it has a mother with 6 boys and a cow. Seems like I am off 1 more boy.

Think this suits my mother very well. As she also have 7 boys. 

From this advertisement, can see all 7 of them forget to assign 1 person to handle arrangement to get meat, liver for the raya dishes.

And I like their creativity in getting a whole cow. That have meat and liver in it. But the issue I see is who is going to slaughter the cow😂.

As for us last time, my late father is a slaughterer. But sadly, the knowledge is not transferred to the children. However, I do know basic to sharpen machete, cleaver, knife. This is based from observation by staying on his side while he sharpen his slaughtering knife. And I unable to recall all his slaughtering knives was gifted to whom after his passing. As that time I was already occupied with my coming SPM exam.

Well, nowadays I have my own machete, cleaver, durian cleaver that I self buy. And such tools does helps me well to self cut my harvested kelapa pandan (coconut) fruits and the bought durian fruits.

Until then, have fun enjoying good raya advertisement. 

Comparison between ECO portable fan and my 3000 mAh portable fan

On evening of 8 March 2025, I received my order of four AAA batteries Which I purchased to use with the ECO portable fan. This led me to compare it with my existing 3000 mAh portable fan.

Table of comparison between these 2 portable fans as listed below:

Set for ECO portable fan.

Side by side comparison between ECO portable fan and my 3000 mAh portable fan.

Key Takeaways:

• The ECO fan is an affordable option and includes a lanyard. But requires separate AAA batteries and a charger (if using rechargeable batteries).
• The 3000 mAh fan is rechargeable, offers multiple wind speed settings, and includes a lanyard. Making it a more convenient and long-lasting choice despite the higher price.

Conclusion

Using the ECO portable fan requires carrying at least three additional items:

• The fan itself.
• At least four AAA batteries.
• A battery charger (plus a power plug to recharge the batteries).

An alternative is to use AAA batteries that support Type-C charging, which is more practical. However, this increases the overall cost by 63% more than the 3000 mAh fan.

On the other hand, my 3000 mAh portable fan only requires a Type-C cable. Which can be used with a power bank, making it much more convenient for daily use.

Surprisingly, the ECO fan set costs 40% more than my 3000 mAh portable fan when considering the additional cost of batteries and accessories. After a full test, four 4300 mAh AAA batteries powered the ECO fan for only 30 minutes at full speed.

Testing:

The ECO fan can only run at full speed for 30 minutes using two AAA 4300 mAh batteries.

In contrast, the 3000 mAh portable fan can last up to 3 hours at wind speed level 2.

Final Thoughts

This experience proves that cheaper options are not always practical or cost-effective in the long run. Investing in a rechargeable and efficient device makes daily use hassle-free and more sustainable.

Until then, happy using a good portable fan that fits your daily needs!

Reference:
[1] Video testing the ECO fan last 28 February 2025 https://youtube.com/shorts/KwhhN_kcr-M

My picture after edit with Studio Ghibli effect

This is taken on the morning of 30 March 2025. Where I successfully edit my picture with Studio Ghibli effect.

It does feel nice to be able to edit picture in such way. 

Until then, have fun in editing your picture. 

Incorporating castor oil in my skincare regime

This was taken on the morning of 23 March 2025, after successfully preparing my castor oil blend for my skincare routine. I had received my ordered castor oil on Friday and decided to experiment with a custom formulation.

For this blend, I used:

• 15 gm camellia oil
• 9.1 gm castor oil
• 0.9 gm argan oil

I originally calculated for 25 gm, as I mistakenly thought my bottle could only hold that much. However, it turns out the bottle can accommodate up to 30 gm/ml. But better safe than sorry! I also only remembered to add the argan oil after already pouring in 5.8 gm of castor oil.

The castor oil I received is safe for internal consumption. But since it has a thick consistency (high viscosity), it needs to be diluted with a carrier oil for external applications. I chose camellia oil since I already had it in my inventory.

For application, best to use only 2 drops of the oil. Apply all over face and neck. Then add more if needed. Less is more for this face oil.

I'll be updating on its effects soon! 

Pictures taken using my Samsung Galaxy A34 phone with light assist from my light video light.

Until then, enjoy experimenting with castor oil in your skincare routine.

The ridiculous things encountered during thesis submissions

This entry was made on the afternoon of March 7, 2025.

I was unable to make the payment through my.utm.my and had to use the UTM Smart app on my phone instead. However, after completing the transaction on UTM Smart, I did not receive a receipt via email. To retrieve the receipt, I had to restart my phone and take a screenshot from the UTM Smart system, which was extremely frustrating. It is baffling why the website manager did not include a clear notice on my.utm.my instructing users to use UTM Smart directly. I had been trying to complete the payment since the morning of 4 March 2025.

Previously, I made a successful payment through my.utm.my on April 29, 2024, before my viva.

I have been reporting this issue daily since morning 4 March 2025 to the postgraduate office. And after multiple attempts, the officer finally advised me via email to contact UTM Digital (digitalcare@utm.my) for assistance on morning 7 March 2025. I only discovered that UTM Smart was required after calling a contact number provided by an officer from UTM KL, which I found in the auto-response email from UTM Digital (digitalcare@utm.my).

It was a long process. But fortunately, I am able to do my submission just in time before 3.30 pm. Despite the response email received 4.52 pm. Where the submission office close 4.30 pm.

Moral of the story, make sure to know the correct channel and people to ask to solve your internal issue. Also do ask around.

Have a good thesis submission process.

Setup during no electricity after 7 pm

This entry is made on the evening of March 5, 2025, when an unexpected power outage occurred. About one minute after turning on the corridor light of the prayer room in Block P05, FKE, the electricity suddenly went out, leaving the room in darkness.

Fortunately, since I always carry my portable light and portable fan, I had no issue staying in the prayer room until I completed my Maghrib prayer. The lighting setup from my portable light was decent enough to navigate and perform my prayers comfortably.

While many of my friends mentioned they would have left immediately in such a situation, I chose to stay because I was familiar with the surroundings and knew the exit routes well. Additionally, after drinking my hot green tea from my flask and finishing my Maghrib prayer, I felt calm and well-oriented, ensuring that I could assess whether I was in the right condition to drive.

This incident reaffirmed the importance of always carrying my portable light and portable fan—a habit I follow every day. Situations like this truly justify their practicality and worth.

Until then, stay safe while waiting for Maghrib prayer.

Submission for thesis corrections

This entry was made on the morning of 7 March 2025.

Turnitin Results:

• Chapter 1: 7%
• Chapter 2: 9%
• Chapter 3: 11%
• Chapter 4: 9%
• Chapter 5: 1%
• Chapter 6: 0%
• Overall Thesis: 12%

I am extremely grateful for these results, as the requirement is to achieve less than 20% similarity for the entire thesis and each individual chapter. The section I was most concerned about was Chapter 2 (Literature Review) since it involves extensive citations from other works.

Through this process, I realized that having the right software and tools significantly aids in completing the thesis efficiently. For instance, I used Sumatra PDF to read multiple PDF files simultaneously, often opening up to five windows at a time. For editing PDF documents, I relied on Adobe Acrobat.

For plagiarism checks, Turnitin is mandatory, and it is crucial to ensure the correct classroom settings are applied. Using incorrect settings may result in a similarity score exceeding 20%, which could prevent further resubmissions for checking.

Packing components for 9 set of SDK V4 board

On the afternoon of February 20, 2025, I received assistance from a lab mate in packing components for nine sets of SD V4 boards. The sorting process took him five hours, after which I spent an additional 30 minutes organizing the sorted components into individual packages.

My lab mate was surprised by my structured sorting method, as he preferred to simply place all components into the package without pre-sorting, believing that students should take the initiative to sort the components themselves as part of their learning process. However, based on my experience with the current generation of students, I developed this sorting sequence to minimize repeated questions and confusion, ensuring a smoother experience.

Despite these efforts, I was reprimanded by a lecturer for still following the initial component grouping, even though I had updated the manual soldering guide based on students' feedback after assembly. Due to work overload, I had been unable to fully reorganize the components without additional support for documentation. However, with my lab mate's assistance, I was able to update the component inventory, identifying shortages such as the need for five additional IC sockets. This enables the lecturer to place an order for the remaining components, which are expected to arrive by early March 2025.

Until then, happy sorting components for your kit!

Making asam boi drink for lunch

On 24 February 2025, I successfully prepared an asam boi drink for lunch time.

Preparation Process:

1. Salted Plum Soaking:

- Used 11 unit salted plums, weighing 45.9 g in total.

- Soaked them in 990.1 ml of warm water.  Around 45˚C to 55˚C.

2. Citrus Juice Addition:

-Used 55.5 g of lemon slices and 16.5 g of lime slices.

-Juiced the lemon and lime, then mixed the extract with the salted plum mixture.

-Added an additional 200 ml of water and blended the mixture again for consistency.

3. Final Touch:

-Incorporated 3 tablespoons of brown sugar for enhanced flavor [1].

Feedback & Observations:

-My colleague found it tastier compared to the one I made last Friday night during a stay-back session.

-Two other lecturers, who were also having lunch in the pantry, enjoyed the drink and refilled multiple times, confirming that the total water volume was sufficient for four people.

Conclusion:

The asam boi drink turned out well, with balanced flavors and an adequate serving size. Looking forward to making more refreshing variations in the future!

Disclaimer:

This drink is best consumed within one day of preparation for optimal freshness. If refrigerated, it should be consumed within two days due to the use of fresh citrus juice, which has a limited shelf life and may lose its quality over time.

Reference:

[1] My favorite type of brown sugar https://serinurulbeauty.blogspot.com/2023/10/my-favorite-brown-sugar.html