Farewell lunch and How to make your own Chai Tea

Happy holidays everyone! =) (ho ho hoo mode)

Yesterday, we had a farewell lunch for our respectable Professor Hong Kian Sam at the main meeting room. He took earlier pension and will leaving us soon on Jan 2015. It's been a sad moment when he deliver his speech...he been at the faculty since 1997 as tutor till present as a professor. Very committed and knowlegable person. He really knows well on his field...a mathemathician and statistician, and in learning sciences. I personally remember him as a great teacher and a humble, inspiring mentor. All his ex-students said that he teaches them well...very good. Best kalau Prof mengajar... :)

Saya tidak berkesempatan nak belajar banyak dengan beliau dalam dunia akademik ni...  huhuu...  sayang melihat beliau pergi dari sini... :(

Apa pun, I would like to say thank you to him and wishing Prof and family a happier lives and all the best in whatever route he venture to. We will miss you Prof ...

While eating...I and kak Ton chit chat...from one story to another story..from halal chickens to recipes..then we talked about the delicious chai tea. To make it short here, kak Farida share her recipe on making simple but delicious homemade chai tea. Bila teringat chai tea yang kak Farida buat...fuhh...terasa kesedapannya...bau nya, rasa nya..boleh bayangkan... Jadi, petang semalam tak dapat ditahan tahan dah keinginan untuk buat chai tea. So, after office hours. I went to Everise, BDC and Choice Daily store to get Darjeeling tea.

CHAI TEA 

•  2 glass plain water 
•  1 glass full cream milk 
•  2-4 sachets Darjeeling tea 
•  3 pieces of green cardamon (buah pelaga hijau) crushed a bit (tekan je sikit pakai pisau tu)
•  1-2cm ginger -crushed a bit 
•  White or brown sugar 

Bring everything to a boil, stir it...and let it simmer with low heat for few minutes. You need to cover the pot to keep the aroma of chai tea sealed. Then, you able to smells the nice aroma of chai. Serve it hot with cookies or any dessert. You may adjust the recipe,according to your taste. Enjoys! =))

According to sis Farida, the secret to good chai tea lies with great ingredients which are pure darjeeling tea and green cardamon. Yeap, please avoid using the ordinary tea or cardamon.

Jadi apa lagi, tak perlu pergi Starbucks or Coffee Bean untuk dapatkan secawan teh chai. Buat sendiri lagi bagus...dan jimat! =)


ps: saya dah pernah minum di kedua kedai kopi di atas (sebelum saya boikot sepenuhnya salah satu kedai tu), tapi rasa chai tea mereka tak strong...can't smell the nice aroma. Kemungkinan besar mereka dah ubahsuai rasa tu dengan rasa-lidah rakyat Malaysia.