Victim.

Hello.

Hai. It's been a while. Hey, how's life been treating you? Good? Not really good for me. Let me tell you what happened.

  Remember i told you about me been in an accident past 2 months? For anyone who did not know, here let me share a link Horrifying.Truth.

My car was in a workshop for more than a month to get it fixed. My car was sent to a workshop where i am not familiar with because the workshop is the panel workshop for the insurance company who covered the repair cost. After a month, the lady at the workshop called me and asked me to pick up my car. I went there the next few days and the look from the outside were just fine and I'm a little happy to see it in one piece again. I went inside the office to get my keys. I inserted the key into the ignition and turn it on. The happiness i felt drop gradually, because the conditions was worst than it looks. I wonder why they called and ask me to pick up the car with that kind of condition. The car vibrated like there are 100 mobile phones vibrated at one time, the hazard light is not functioning, the headlights they fitted in were something like a rejected product that did not get approval by quality control section. They asked me to take it back home first and come back if there is any problem. So i drove it back home and kept telling myself that everything would be okay and don't need to worry much.

After a week i went back to the workshop and told them the things that is not functioning, for example the hazard light and some other things such as the door was like going to fall off and the scary sound I've heard from under the car. Oh my. Then i asked them to change the headlights and hoping that they are responsible of what they need to. They asked me to leave the car again at the workshop and they will call back in few days when it's done. The day came, they called me, I went there with disappointments. They did not even change the headlights, and claimed that "We already changed it". I am not a five year old kid who you can tricked me and tell me something that it's not. Hu. I don't want to argue with them because I don't like to argue and I just keep quiet. After a moment, I just get inside the car and drove back home.

This is the first phase, the thing I wanted to highlight here is that, in business world, rarely there is someone that would be honest with the services or product they are selling. I know I only drove a 'Kei Car' and not some luxury or expensive cars that goes to your workshop, it doesn't mean that you have the rights to do that. Hm.

Moving on. I went to another workshop, this is another story of me being a victim. I went to a different workshop at Bandar Baru Bangi, Kiat Mun Auto Serivces Sdn. Bhd. to get my brake done. I need to change it because it was damaged due to the incident. I came there with all the parts needed to repair it, I just need to pay them the labour charge. I explained the things I need them to do and that's it, I let them do their job. I left them and sat at a chair they provided for customers. As I was waiting, I looked at the mechanic doing his job from a distance and looks like he is not familiar with the things. Before that let me tell you that I wasted 6 hours at that workshop due to their mistakes. Oh my. From one mechanic and now 5 of them grouping at my car. They blamed me for the parts I brought earlier saying that it's broken and etc. I told them directly that it has been tested and it is fine. After a moment they told me that my brake master pump is broken and need to change, it will cost me RM280. I told them that it is working fine after all these years why do I need to change it, they said that the pump is not giving any pressure to the hydraulic brake system and need to change it. I sat down for a while and thinking that I wanted to find the parts on my own, because I knew if they ordered the parts they will charge me at a not very reasonable price because they know my car can't move because of the brake and I can't go on my own to buy the parts. I know a place selling Original Japan Brake Master Pump for only RM150 and it is far away. I wanted to get some help, but there is nobody around on that day. After a while I decided to let them change it and I would just pay for it, I asked them about the warranty, they told me that there's no warranty and it is made in 'Taiwan', they lied, it's written there made in 'China'. Don't matter. No difference. (Guys if a person told you a product you bought have no warranty meaning that they can't guarantee you that the product they are selling will last long. I say this based on my past experience, not once, not twice.) Then I asked them will it be okay if I change it. They told me "Yes, once it is changed you'll be on the road in no time". Then I decided to let them change and hoping everything would be okay because I already wasted 4 hours there. After they fitted it in, still, there is problem. And still blame me for the parts I brought earlier. Oh my. Let me cut this short, did you know what is the problem? They are the problem. 5 of them. The brake consists of a Disc rotor, Brake Pad, and Brake Caliper. At the Brake Caliper there is a marking with 'R' for right and 'L' for left. They fix it wrongly by putting right with 'L' and left with 'R'. That is why there was no pressure to the hydraulic brake system. -_-' I was hungry and tired but still I can control it. Hu. They ask me to change what need not to be change and blamed me for the things that it's not my fault. So, they don't want to admit their mistakes and act like nothing happen, I was alone and they are 5 of them. Hu. After everything is done. I tested the car for two days. It was dangerous. The brake did not perform as it supposed to perform. It did not slow the car as expected, eventhough I already pressed it harder.

The next two days I went to another workshop, which someone recommended it to me and I told him to check the brake and explained to him what happened, immediately he checked it and told me that they already tricked me and made me pay 3 times the normal price. I was shocked to hear that the Original Brake Master Pump that Perodua sell is RM280 and the one they fitted in is just RM80. They charged me three times the price. Oh my. The mechanic told me to go back to the workshop at Bandar Baru Bangi, Kiat Mun Auto Serivces Sdn. Bhd. and take back my old Brake Master Pump and he will try to fit it back in because he told me that probably the Pump might not be the problem. I took back the parts at Bandar Baru Bangi, Kiat Mun Auto Serivces Sdn. Bhd and went back and let him changed it again and tested it. It works perfectly fine! I was so furious because they told me to change something that is not broken and something that works perfectly fine. The mechanic told me to go back to the place and ask for refund. I went back to the workshop at Bandar Baru Bangi, Kiat Mun Auto Serivces Sdn. Bhd.

As I arrived at the workshop at Bandar Baru Bangi, Kiat Mun Auto Serivces Sdn. Bhd. I asked them politely for my refund, they said no no no no and no. They told me they will not refund. Then I asked them why did you told customers to change something that is not broken and charged three times the price. They couldn't answer. And at that particular moment the 'tauke' suddenly did not admit  that he is the 'tauke' anymore. Saying that he just work there and not responsible for the parts and the things they've done. One of them started to shout and blamed me for things and say nasty words to me. Oh my. I did not even scold them for anything, I just asked for a refund. I told them it is dangerous for me because the pump did not give the right amount of pressure to the brake and I could hit just anything in front of me or fall off a cliff. After a moment, then they decided to give me a new Brake Master Pump and that is it. I asked them "What should I do with it?" Hm. They said take it or leave it. Alrite. I took it and left.

Look, these are the things you will find in real life, nowadays rarely there is someone so honest in doing business. I know they wanted to do business to get money and profits, but this is so not the way. RM280 is too much, what if someone who doesn't know anything and charge them more? Ask them to change everything? Hu. To add to that they charged me RM60 for a 500ml brake fluid where I can get it for RM17.90 only. They took advantage on me knowing that I can't go and get the parts my own. I'm speechless.

I'm a victim and I know many others out there too, at a different place and different situation. Just be careful if it involved safety and when you talk about something that your live depends on it. Think more than twice. You may have just paid for something and let you put your life in jeopardy.

An Old Lady.

Hello.

"The true essence of humankind is kindness. There are other qualities which come from education or knowledge, but it is essential, if one wishes to be a genuine human being and impart satisfying meaning to one's existence, to have a good heart."

Tenzin Gyatso.

 I have a story i want to share that keeps me wondering. This is a story about humankind. I went to a place where mostly people staying there most probably someone that woke up early in the morning and work hard till noon just to eat once a day. I went there on one afternoon to fix a leaking hose. As i sat there on a concrete bench while waiting for my part to be done. I saw an old lady who walked under a hot sun from a place that is quite far using a cane on one hand and a big box filled with collected stuffs mostly something that is old and unwanted thrown things by others in the other hand. As i saw her i felt pity for her. I saw her walk in a very slow pace using a cane and carrying that heavy big box.

Closer. As she came closer. I was asking myself where is she heading. I was thinking to myself saying that "would she mind if i help her?" or "would she be scared of me, thinking that i might steal her stuffs and tricked her?". Nobody around would want to help her.  The old lady who wears an old Tshirt with patches on it, and look dirty with her sweats on her makes people want to avoid giving a hand just to help her. There were several people there, who just won't bother to help her. Is it attitude? or afraid that you might get laugh at if you help her? Think about it.

Closer to the place where i sat down and there she is in front of me. She arranged her collectible stuffs at one corner because she might not be able to bring it to her house upstairs, i assumed. She placed it somewhere safe with her stuffs near to a place where i sat down. I guess that is where she usually place her stuffs before she went home for a rest of tiring work and long walking distance. As she finishes arranging her stuffs she wanted to go upstairs with some stuffs inside the box to take it with her. As she step on the first step to the stairs, i stopped her and told her that i would like carry her stuffs to her place. She was speechless and look me in the eye. I repeated myself, thinking that she might not hear me the first time. The second time i told her that she smiled and told me to help her carry it to the first floor and it would be nice. Without hesitation i help her carry that heavy box to the first floor. After i am done carrying it, i asked her, "Can you manage to climb up the stairs to your place? Do you need help?" She smile and thank me for helping her and told me that she can manage" She was holding a cane on her left hand and holding the stairs handles on the right hand. It took her around 6-10 seconds  for each steps.

After that i sat down at the same place i sat before. As i was sitting down, there is this guy sitting near me who saw me helped the old lady. He called his friend and told him that, "Fuyoh, that guy helped the old lady carry her stuff upstairs." in a sarcasm way. I look at that guy without knowing what is his intention of saying something in that manner. Oh my. He is troubled. Thinking that how someone could be so cold and so insensitive. I just smile and continue doing what i was doing.

The end. Hee. Not a good ending right? Don't worry about the ending, try to understand the message i am trying to share with you. :)

So, that is part of the story where i think it is a good thing to share because it is something i wanted others to know that it won't cost you money if you help an old lady carry her stuff or help her climb the stairs and also in any other situation possible. Be greatful of what you have and don't be rude to others.

Lai lai chee.

Hello.

Hai there. Hee. How's life? Great? Good for you. Playlist kinda gloomy for me lately same like the weather.

Pssst. Come closer. Let me tell you something. I made something deliciously new, it's Lychee Pudding! Yay! Did you know how Lychee Pudding taste like? No? Seriously? Oh my. You've been missing something in Bahasa Malaysia we say it like "Sangat Sedap" Hee. Yea i mean we. Not 'I'. Hee. Sorry for that.

Weet weet. Here is how i make the Lychee Pudding. First of all i would like to explain the ingredients i use in the process. Shall we?

1. Agar-Agar. (Easier if use powder type of agar-agar in a packet.)

2. Half mug of Sugar. (Doesn't matter either fine or coarse sugar.)

3. Evaporated Milk. (I use Ideal brand from Nestle.)

4. One tin of Lychee. (From any brand.)

5. One liter of fresh water.

 That's all? Yes, that is all. 'Sikit je bahan-bahannya'. :D Hee. Come, let me guide you through how it is done. First of all, get a saucepan ready on a stove and all the ingredients in a easy to reach place. Fill up the saucepan with one liter of fresh water then boil it until it is boiled. Let it boil for a few minutes and then we can proceed with the rest of the process. When the water is boiled, pour the agar-agar in the saucepan and mix it well until it is well mixed to get a fine texture of the Lychee Pudding. You will know it is well mixed when there is no group of agar-agar that is attached to each other and look just like the fresh water you pour in earlier.

The next step is to pour in half mug of sugar into the saucepan. Mix it well until it is well mixed. Then, open up the tin of lychee and pour in just the water from the lychee's tin. Make sure you do not pour in the lychee in the saucepan. Mix it until it is well mixed.

Now, pour in one tin one of evaporated milk into the saucepan. Mix it well until it is well mixed. In the mean while get some tupperware ready because it will be needed to pour down the mixture you have made. Before that, you can arrange each lychee from the tin into the tupperware. Once it is completed and the mixture is done, you can pour it down slowly to each tupperware.

The last step is to place your tupperwares in the refrigerator and wait for it to be ready.

Once it is done, it will look like this.

tadaaa! :D

I ate one whole tupperware of it the next day itself. Hee. I still have two tupperware of it. Yummy! 

This is a new thing I've learn to make and it is a success. Yay! I'm so happy. I learn and try new things. So, what's next? Lai lai chee. :D 

A little Knowledge.

Hello.

Let me share some information i knew that helps me in something daily. Let me tell you about Vitamin B Complex. Hee. It's a bit boring for the title itself, but who knows this might be useful for you too.

There are 8 types of vitamin B in the Vitamin B complex itself as well as several other substances. A well balanced diet is needed to provide us with all the vitamin B we require, because water soluble vitamin B complex will not retain in the body as it will only be temporary in the blood veins. All the 8 vitamin  types of vitamin B works together to keep you healthy, but they have their own different functions to the body. That's for the introduction, let me tell you the different types of vitamin B, functions and also the benefits to the body.

Benefits.

1. Anxiety and Stress

• A feeling of Worry.
• Typically accompanied by uneasiness.
• Typically about an Imminent event.
• Emotionally disturb.
• Pressure and Tension on something.
• Nervousness.

2. Convalescence - Gradual healing after sickness or injury.

3. Fatigue - Exhaustion or tiredness.
3. Dermatitis - Inflammation of the skin or direct irritation or allergic.

4. Diverticulitis - Disturbance of bowel function.

5. Poor hair condition

6. Tinnitus - Ringing or Buzzing in the ears.

The Names and Functions.

1. B1 (thiamine)

Release of energy from carbohydrates; aids in functioning of nervous system; helps maintain stomach acidity and normal appetite.

2. B2 (riboflavin)

Converting proteins, fats and carbohydrates into energy; necessary for healthy skin and eyes.

3. B3 (niacin)

Release of energy from food; maintains health of skin, mouth and digestive tract; necessary for normal mental function; can increase circulation and reduce high blood pressure.

4. B5 (pantothenic acid)

Release of energy from food; helps in the functioning of the adrenal gland and in the formation of antibodies.

5. B6 (pyridoxine)

Metabolism of protein, hence requirements related to protein intake; helps to maintain fluid balance, a requirement for healthy red blood cells.

6. B12

Red blood cell production and maintenance of protective sheath around nerves.

7. Folic acid

Essential for growth and reproduction of cells, particularly red blood cells.

8. Biotin

Involved in carbohydrate, protein and fat metabolism.  Required for healthy skin and hair.

Contra-Indication.

Taking some B complex tablets may result in a darker yellow coloration of urine, which is due to the body eliminating excess riboflavin (vitamin B2).

 Hope this information help ease a little bit of knowledge about functions and benefits of Vitamin B Complex. A little Knowledge.

Source.

Vitamin B Complex 1.

Vitamin B Complex 2.

Vitamin B Complex 3.

Baked. Cooked. Frozen. Not sure.

Hello.

Haaaai. It's been days since i wrote about my graduation day. Weet weet. I'm back with new story of course. 

Let me let me let me pleeeeeease! Can't wait to write about it. "Okay okay aymansyarif tell us what you've got". Yay! Aha. Guys, i don't know exactly what is it called but i made something so delicious. Hee I think it's baked but ..... Aha, not important! :D

It's a home made Kek Batik by me! A frozen one! I can't believe myself either. Hee. To whom who knew me very well i never baked something or anything in my entire life before. Yay me! Aha. So that is why I blog about it. I'm not bragging about it of course not. Just sharing my experience and joy. Shall we?

Let me tell you in detail the ingredients i use to make it happen. Hee.

1. An Egg (From any brand in the market)

2. A mug of Milo (Can also use Cadbury Chocolate Powder)

3. Half of Butter (I use Buttercup)

4. A mug of Plain Water

5. Unmeasured amount of Marie Biscuits.

6. Half mug of Sugar (It's either coarse of fine it doesn't matter)

7. Loyang.

Now we've got our ingredients, let me tell you what i did afterwards.

First thing first, i get the ingredients ready and can be easily reach by hand. This is how i do it.

I take the Marie biscuits and break it in two or four, i don't know exactly the amount that is needed, it actually depends on you. 

Secondly, i mix the egg with a mug of plain water, please use the same mug throughout the process because the measurements I've made is based on the same mug. Mix it thru until it is well mixed. If you have a cooking filter you could filter what you have mixed just now to make it finer, but if you don't have it, it's ok you can proceed without it.

Next, please pay some attention here because, I've made a mistake here once. I made a mistake by heating up a saucepan before i put in half butter inside the saucepan, it burned the butter right after i put it in the saucepan and that will ruin the taste later on. So i need to redo everything by cleaning the burned butter inside the saucepan and do it once more. Ok, here i found out what I should have done earlier. Put half the butter in the saucepan before heating up the saucepan, then heat it with the lowest heat there is. Make sure the butter fully melt without burning it. There goes my half butter, half of it burned. Aha. I'm a newbie, please bear with me. :D

Next, after the butter have totally melt, now pour the egg you mixed just now into the saucepan, and mix it through until it is well mixed. Make sure it is well mixed before moving to the next one. Now take the same mug with Milo filled inside it. Make sure the mug is full. After that pour it into the saucepan and mix it through until it is well mixed. Again, take the same mug but now sugar filled inside it. This time only fill half of the mug with sugar, and again pour it in the saucepan and mix it through until it is well mixed.

Almost done, a little bit more, hang in there. Alrite. Remember the Marie Biscuits just now? Yes it's time for it to be in the saucepan. Yay! Pour it in the saucepan and mix them, make sure it is well mixed.

Now, please have your 'Loyang' ready and then pour everything from the saucepan to the loyang. Make sure that the Marie biscuits is spread evenly on the loyang. Yay! the final stage of the Kek Batik process, put it inside a freezer and wait for it to get frozen. :D

Tadaaa!~ A delicious yet tasty frozen Kek Batik! :D

Make sure you serve the Kek Batik frozen and not otherwise. Try this, after a long tiring day at work, went home, cut a BIG slice of Kek Batik, then seat on a very comfy couch or sofa in front of a TV, eat it, taste it, feel it, oh my i can tell you that even if the TV is on, your eyes will be shut tide just to enjoy the taste of the lovely Kek Batik you have made. Hee. The taste is more like an ice cream. My first ever super cool home made ice cream. :D

Enjoy. That is all for now. Weet weet. ^_^