Homestyle Corn Fritters

A family favourite :) We usually make this as a side dish, but it can also pass as a main dish. Preparation is simple and pretty quick (unless you're cooking for a large group of people, that is).

What you'll need:

- Flour
- Rice flour
- Egg
- Corn, already removed from cob
- Garlic and shallots (bawang merah), mixed and either blended/finely diced
- Baking soda, just a pinch
- Seasoning: Salt, pepper, sugar, etc.
- Water, as required

This one made more than ten (around 14?) medium-sized fritters.

1. Mix all the ingredients well, and season to taste. The dominating taste should be sweet, but not too much.

 

Corn kernels and an unblended mix of garlic and shallots

 

 Ingredients (clockwise from blue-topped jar): Flour, rice flour, white pepper powder (on top of green jar), baking soda (on top of green jar), corn and blended mix of garlic and shallots, salt, egg and sugar

Think Before You Act

Hello!

Downpour has been haunting our capital for the past few weeks. The cause? Very likely the worst flooding that has hit the city in years. Homes and treasures submerged, faces drenched in tears and sweat, while the rain keeps mercilessly coming down. Words cannot describe how grateful I am that my neighbourhood is unaffected by the floods.

Moderately frequent rainfall is expected annually around these months. However the unusually heavier and more frequent downpour, coupled drainage sewers and waterways that are far from their prime conditions, have always been the main reason for the floods that this city isn't particularly unfamiliar with.

I made this comic strip two days ago, one rainy afternoon. Enjoy!

Complying with a New Year's Resolution

Well, hello there!

I've done it again. Been absent from this blog for a while, even though I never forgot my duty to update :P

I sincerely apologise m(._.)m

How's everyone coping with 2013? Is it so far on its way to becoming a carbon copy of 2012? Well, I hope not :) Every year should bring something different, but still equally as memorable.

I am trying to make changes in 2013. My O-So-Ahmazing New Year's Resolution is messed up. I've never made like, concrete lists of resolutions. I usually make mental ones, hence they are more vulnerable to being forgotten :-/

Okay, so I know it's a tad late to post this here. But I'm still doing it. Some of them are as follows:

1. Spend more wisely. Easier said than done, obviously.
2. Love more, hate less. Really...hatred leads to anger, and anger makes my aging more prominent.
3. Smile more in pictures. Euphoria FTW B-)
4. Lose weight. Still trying to be friends with a hand-me-down elliptical trainer, but what is a mere 20 minutes in real life feels like two hours while riding this tool.
5. Increase self-discipline. Writing regularly, updating this blog regularly, cleaning my room regularly and whatnot.
6. Finish my first book. It's more than 2/3 done! However I'll still have to proofread it again later on D:
7. Successfully learn to drive. I don't think this skill, if gained, would be of any use to me in the near future though.

And some more things :)

I am coping quite well with 2013. I'm still a sedentary soul who spends her days wandering the Internet and pouring her dreams out on her laptop. Don't get me wrong though - I don't stick myself to my computer all day long. But I know I am trying to accomplish something.

That is how you too, can comply with your resolution for the new year. Set goals, or pursue previous ones - those that you desire enough that the thought of it gives you the drive needed.

 

Yeah, you! (I have no idea why I drew a boy even though I most certainly am not one)