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Kosmo 18th July 2009

Saturday, July 18



RENCANA UTAMA










Inovasi kerepek buah-buahan

Potensi Malaysia untuk menjadi salah sebuah negara pengeksport makanan dan minuman ringan di peringkat antarabangsa semakin cerah.



PERUBAHAN iklim dan bencana alam seperti kemarau berpanjangan di beberapa buah negara pengeluar makanan utama. Pertumbuhan penduduk global sebanyak 1.5 peratus berbanding pengeluaran padi dunia iaitu satu peratus pada tahun 2007, merupakan antara faktor yang menyebabkan peningkatan harga makanan dunia.

Walaupun keadaan pasaran makanan dunia sejak awal tahun telah mencetuskan krisis di beberapa buah negara, ia tetap menjadi keperluan utama dalam kehidupan seharian.

Malaysia bagaimanapun masih belum menghadapi masalah serius berkaitan kekurangan bahan makanan.

Ironinya bekalan makanan sedia ada dalam negara adalah mencukupi. Malah, kerajaan juga telah memperuntukkan badget yang besar untuk menangani isu bekalan dan harga makanan dalam negara.

Potensi Malaysia untuk menjadi salah sebuah negara pengeksport makanan dan minuman terkemuka di peringkat antarabangsa semakin cerah.

Menyedari hakikat itu, kerajaan menggiatkan usaha memajukan industri makanan dan minuman. Tindakan ini wajar, supaya lebih banyak produk makanan keluaran negara dapat dipasarkan ke peringkat global, demi memenuhi kehendak pasaran.

Inisiatif kerajaan itu terbukti menerusi penganjuran Pameran Perdagangan Makanan dan Minuman Antarabangsa 2009 (MIFB 2009), yang diadakan pada 9 hingga 11 Julai lalu.

Pameran bertaraf antarabangsa kali ke-10 itu, mencatatkan penyertaan dari 28 buah negara. Antaranya, Arab Saudi, China, Thailand, Belgium, Korea Selatan, Armenia, Turki dan Vietnam.

Ternyata pameran selama tiga hari itu menjadi platform terbaik untuk pengusaha tempatan meneroka peluang pasaran dunia. Sekali gus mempromosi produk dan barangan tempatan.

Pameran anjuran Kumpulan Utusan dan Expomal International Sdn. Bhd. dengan kerjasama Kementerian Pertanian dan Industri Asas Tani itu berusaha mengidentifikasi barisan usahawan tempatan yang menghasilkan produk unik berbanding produk makanan luar negara.

"Sebelum ini, penggemar kerepek berpeluang menikmati pelbagai jenis kerepek seperti kentang, pisang dan ubi. Kini mereka boleh merasai keenakan kerepek buah-buahan yang dihasilkan daripada rambutan, nangka dan nanas.

"Produk kerepek buah-buahan tempatan mungkin tidak pernah difikirkan oleh orang ramai sebelum ini. Sehinggalah sekumpulan usahawan tempatan muncul menghasilkan inovasi ini," kata Pengurus Besar Lembaga Pertubuhan Peladang Kawasan Sik, Kedah, Mazlan Ahmad. Beliau ditemui Kosmo! pada pameran yang diadakan di Pusat Dagangan Dunia Putra (PWTC), baru-baru ini.























MAZLAN AHMAD menunjukkan kerepek buah-buahan yang dikeluarkan oleh syarikatnya.





Pengurus berusia 45 tahun itu mengelola projek mega berasaskan buah-buahan tempatan yang digoreng secara vakum. Beliau memberitahu, daerah Sik yang terletak kira-kira 30 kilometer dari Gurun, Kedah sememangnya terkenal dengan penghasilan buah-buahan tempatan.

"Lokasi yang terpencil, kemiskinan penduduk kampung dan kekurangan pendedahan terhadap dunia luar menyebabkan hasil buah-buahan terbiar begitu sahaja, serta tidak dapat dikomersialkan.

"Bagi membantu melahirkan usahawan tempatan dan mengkomersialkan hasil-hasil tempatan, Lembaga Pertubuhan Peladang Kawasan Sik telah berkolaborasi dengan kerajaan negeri. Kerjasama itu bertujuan memperkenalkan projek mega yang mendapat sokongan padu mantan Perdana Menteri, Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi sejak tahun lalu," katanya.

Menurut Mazlan yang berasal dari Sungai Buloh, Selangor ini, sebuah kilang pemprosesan telah dibangunkan yang dilengkapi dengan mesin vakum goreng berteknologi tinggi yang berkos RM500,000 bagi memudahkan proses vakum dan menggoreng dilakukan.

"Mesin berteknologi vakum dari China itu menjalankan proses penyerapan air daripada buah-buahan tanpa menghilangkan kandungan nutrisi aslinya.

"Pada peringkat awalnya, kami memperkenalkan kerepek nangka dan nanas untuk pasaran tempatan. Kemudian, kami mengetengahkan pula kerepek rambutan yang mungkin kedengaran pelik buat orang tempatan," ujarnya. Mazlan memberitahu, produk terbaru itu dihasilkan setelah melakukan percubaan sebanyak 70 kali dan mengambil sehingga enam bulan.

Bercerita tentang produk terbaru itu, buah rambutan yang memiliki indeks kematangan separuh masak daripada jenis Deli dan Anak Sekolah dijadikan bahan mentah untuk menyediakan kerepek rambutan berkenaan.

"Rasa kerepek rambutan rangup, manis dan lazat. Penggemar makanan ringan nyata tertarik dengan ciptaan terbaru kami ini.

"Pada masa akan datang, kami ingin memperkenalkan kerepek cempedak, kacang panjang, lobak merah dan timun. Produk-produk ini boleh menggalakkan kanak-kanak yang biasanya tidak gemar makan sayur-sayuran dan buah-buahan mengubah tabiat makanan mereka," jelasnya.














RUMPAI LAUT, antara produk yang dipamerkan di Pameran Perdagangan Makanan dan Minuman Antarabangsa 2009 di PWTC.

SALLEHUDDIN KADIR menunjukkan demontrasi menggoreng sate di PWTC.



DAGING ayam salai halal keluaran DDQ Food.

Jelas Mazlan, kilang pemprosesan dengan tenaga kerja seramai 12 orang pekerja itu mampu menghasilkan 70kg kerepek sehari.

Sudah melibatkan diri dalam operasi syarikat itu selama lima tahun, beliau mengakui penyertaannya dalam pameran antarabangsa itu akan membuka ruang untuk produk-produk keluaran syarikatnya menembusi pasaran antarabangsa.

Seorang lagi pengusaha makanan, Jumahat Yaakub, 40, pula memperkenalkan produk makanan sate goreng. Sate sejak sekian lama diketahui hanya dibakar menggunakan arang.

Selaku Pengurus Besar, Poultry & Meat Sdn. Bhd., Jumahat memberitahu syarikat itu adalah milik penuh Pertubuhan Peladang Negeri Johor (PPNJ). Ia terlibat dalam industri ayam komersial, menggunakan teknologi pengeluaran moden dan dikendalikan oleh 100 peratus bumiputera.

Menurut Jumahat, produk sate goreng yang dipasarkan di bawah label Southern Fresh tersebut cepat dan mudah dihidangkan. Tidak perlu melalui kaedah-kaedah konvensional seperti dahulu.

"Produk makanan keluaran syarikat ini sudah berada di pasaran tempatan sejak lima tahun lalu. Ia semakin mendapat perhatian khususnya penggemar dan penjual sate di seluruh negara.

"Orang ramai juga tidak perlu lagi menunggu lama untuk menikmati hidangan tersebut. Sebaliknya, mereka boleh membeli produk terbaru yang bukan sahaja boleh dibakar, tetapi boleh digoreng mahupun menggunakan alat ketuhar gelombang mikro. Hanya dua hingga tiga minit untuk sedia dimakan," katanya.

Sate goreng yang dipasarkan dalam paket yang menarik itu dijual pada harga RM9 sebungkus. Produk itu dijamin boleh tahan selama enam bulan, jika disimpan secara rapi dalam peti dingin beku.

Selain produk sate goreng, pihaknya turut menyediakan produk makanan segera seperti ayam goreng, popcorn ayam dan ayam mentah.

Pengusaha makanan berasaskan manisan coklat, Chin Siew Hua, 54, telah mengusahakan perniagaannya sejak tahun 2005. Atas sokongan kaum keluarga dan sahabat handai, syarikat Chocolate Graphics (M) Sdn. Bhd. ditubuhkan.

Lebih menarik lagi, ketulan manisan berwarna coklat itu mempunyai reka bentuk unik. Lengkap dengan cetakan rekaan grafik yang menarik.

Produk yang dikenali sebagai coklat grafik itu diperbuat sepenuhnya daripada variasi coklat Belgium (Barry Callebaut). Ia tidak melibatkan campuran pewarna dan gula ising. Proses pembikinannya telah dipatenkan bagi memelihara kelainan dan keunikan produk tersebut.

"Selain dimakan, ia juga boleh ditulis dengan ucapan peribadi untuk dihadiahkan pada hari istimewa.

"Misalnya, sebagai tanda penghargaan pada majlis perkahwinan, majlis pelancaran korporat, hari jadi, ulang tahun perkahwinan dan sebagainya," ujarnya. Kilang pemprosesan produknya terletak di Subang Jaya, manakala kedai jualan pula beroperasi di pusat beli-belah Mid Valley, Kuala Lumpur.



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same old same old

Friday, July 17
bie got a job.. n im still, well, strugling but not really strugling, to find a job.

today was fun.. out w bie to accompany him fo an interview. look fo an apartment to rent on d paper.chill at mcd. manage to laugh today.

learn that husam is going back to his hometown, palestine nex week. wan is going to aussie on d 20th. nik is no where near kl. shaza is always missing. hanie doesnt ol too often. im out of fwens. n they all have their own route to follow n i feel like ive been left behind. u know its like when u bring 2 big bags to d airport but d airline accidently left one of it behind without u knowing coz ure already on d plane? im dat bag that had been left behind.

tmrw is saturday n i just realize it.

anyway, to ease of all d negative energy... here r some pics of my 3 lovely kittens.

kitam-kitam being mean towards d hamsters

diva struggling to stay active by taking boxing class

penyet resting away afta a day of running around

u guys must have think this is just one cat coz they all look d same..

i might take anti-depression pills, but im not crazy enuff to start imagine i have 3 kittens w 3 diff names. tQ!

just let me b n dont come back.

Tuesday, July 14
d agony.. d pain.. d hatred..

this fwens of mine keeps coming back to always remind me to fall down.
to say "dont ever stand up, lil girl. if u do, we're gonna step on u even harder!"
so i did lay there... covered in dirt, broken in pieces and didnt dare to get up.
keep thinking to myself, what i did wrong to get here?

did i make a bad decision? yes.
did i followed my heart instead of my brain? yes.
did it all bcoz i was foolish? yes.
did i regret it? no.

i couldnt regret coz its already done.it was in d past.cant go back n change it.
i couldnt regret coz i gain my life experience from it.i learn mistakes.i was seeking adventure.
i couldnt regret coz i want to know how it felt like.i want to taste it.i want to endure it.
i couldnt regret coz i hope it will lead to something new.i hope fo a drama.i hope fo excitement.

still i lay here, been stomp at, spit at, mock at, and humiliated at.
curled up while d tears falls down, heart racing out, and w a short breath in.
i look up n my 3 fwens r still there staring, laughing, n pointing at me.
so this is where i'll b, under here, unnotice n alone.

i have to face d consequences rite?
i have to endure every step of this humiliating way rite?
i have to act all tough n didnt ask fo anyone's help rite?
i have to look death in d face rite?

i know ive been in this road b4.
i tot im done w it.
i even pretty sure it will nvr happen again.
but i was wrong. DEAD wrong.

nobody cares that im sick.
nobody even know how sick i am.
nobody tot it could happen to me.
nobody but me.

slowly im dying.i wish it could have been a better place.
tears still falling down.it nvr stopped from d beginning.
inside im broken in millions.too much bandages, it wont hold up rite nemore.
heart aches.i wish it just stop permanently.

work work work.where to work?its time to put more mask!

Monday, July 13
let me see..

so far, i've been to 2 interviews. one is for Herbalife which they only stated there "work from home" n i end up didnt register anything. d promoter is way pushy n sarcastic anyway. d other one is for Ericsson company. they turn me down (well,they dont actually turn me down.they just think its fo my own best interest) bcoz i was too qualified (which i was glad n smiling all d way to d car.its kindda a compliment fo me).

hvnt search fo any new jobs fo d last one months.which means i have been unemployed n wasting my parents money every day fo d past 3 months. last weekend i helped my dad to promote d family business (fo those who didnt know, d company is called Fitrah Food n we make cincau n seaweed plus lemon drinks). since my "adorable" uncle told me last minute, i couldnt find time to find a partner to help me during d exibition.d first n d second day, Fatahah company was generous enuff to lend one of their employee to help me out n on d third day, i ask my fwen to help me. Ahchong, really man, u helped a lot that day. thanks a million times!

my dad recently appointed me to do d data entry fo d company.which i still hvnt finish till now.stopped 3 weeks back.im sooo gonna get killed! n surprise surprise, he wanted me to inherit d family business. its not that im not interested. its just mayb i just wanted to c d world first u know. know other people.experience business atmosphere in other places first. mayb even take a step to planning my own studio. but d way things are now, w me STILL unemployed, i feel so empty rite now. like i shud start learning d family business but i dont feel its d rite time yet. sigh..

zul, my younger bro still hvnt decided to come back home.supposely tmrw but he postponed... AGAIN! i wish he was around. so that my parents wont always need to put me under a microscope.

i really want to have a job. i dont mind if its like RM1500 a month.n i really feel like moving out of d house.have a place of my own is hassle but atleast im not always watched by everyone. i always feel like i was destined to do something great. im not saying that im gonna b d one who found d cure fo H1N1 thou.. just something that me myself would b proud of n everyone around me will feel d same. im slowly loosing that dream..

yesterday i put a status on Y!m " i feel like my expiry date in this world is getting near". im not being a drama queen o seeking attention. n its not d first time i feel that way.its just lately i feel strong bout it. dont u guys think of it sometimes? if everyone says no, mayb im beginning to loose my mind.mayb im starting to slip again to my sick days. where nothing matters n dying is easier.

even better, i hvnt eaten my medication far too long. i know it calms me down.i know it relax me.n i know its there to help me.im not saying i dont need help.i do. i just dont feel like wanting d medication to take over my body.i feel fake eating it.im not myself.but me always depress n being mad in everything is also not myself.im confius...

a fwen of mine once told me, he can read me when im not being myself.i was denying d whole thing. he said he knows when im really truly happy n when im faking it. i went silent. i was so used to puting a mask, i dunno who i really am anymore.i use to think im a carefree, crazy gal w loud opinion.but when i think back, i usually do that to hide my real emotion. when whenever i show my real emotion, people will b all "y d long face? something wrong? need help?u ok?". i find it irritating.not that i hate people care, just that i hate that im showing it on my face n make others worried.so i put more mask.is it stupid to feel that way?

shud i start eating back my medication? shud i keep on putting more mask? shud i let people care? shud i stop caring? o mayb its true... dying is easy.living is way harder.

Malina and Gedix plus 3

Tuesday, June 16
Presenting: My new love of my life!!

Kitam-Kitam

Diva

Penyet

and here's d beloved mother, Gedix


here are my most cherish beloved pet EVER! jeng jeng jeng...







well.. i'll update later.. jolly-ho!

so far...

Thursday, February 26
let me see.. what have i done so far that i hvnt blog here? too many....



ART TALK INCIDENT

i had my ART TALK recently n it was... well, to simplify it - DISASTER!
ART TALK is somewhat one (of my many) FYP that i needed to stand infront of a group of public and try to b brilliant in d topic "digital black n white" without any hasitation.. PUBLIC SPEAKING! *this is where d suspence music should come in*



i was very (n im not trying to overdone this piece) humiliated w myself. seriously... if i were one of those audience, i wouldnt wanna hear myself crapping infront there.n i would say "what does this gal trying to say? she's boring.. *continue chatting w d person beside* bla bla bla".



yes.. it is THAT boring! i have d topic that i have no idea about, that i am not interested in, n something that i wouldnt have any idea how to make it sound mildly interesting (at least!).



somehow, after that, i feel like one of those "im-just-here-coz-i-look-like-a-pretty-item-in-this-group". (o.0)



TASIK KENYIR INCIDENT

i went there coz of a claz trip that i have no excuse not to join. went there only w 20 bucks.well, i payed d 350 bucks fo everything (4d 3n) beforehand. by d time i arrived at d jetty, i received msg that my deares daddy just bank in more money, which unfortunately fo me, no nearest ATM. greaaaaat...... ~



d most unwanted,unavoidable n unacceptable news come 5 mins later. "No phone signal after leaving d jetty, so called o sms whoever u need to now." i think everyone scream in silent hearing that.i did too.. but i add "oh shit! n i top up a lot just in case." a bit too loud thou. then a 5 mins round of "crap..crap..crap.."


well.. not everything that starts bad, ends bad thou.. it usually stops getting bad along d middle
of d adventure.

it was an adventurous trip thou. with all d jungle trackking, swimming under icy cold waterfall, walk thru a bat cave (dissapoint to find no batman live there),play w a pool of "kelah", sleep in a chalet that always have water and electric like a switch on/off button, bbq while listening to d clazmates karaoke-ing and so much more.

d bad part is, thou im in this claz fo almost a year n half, i still feels like a stranger.

HOUSEMATES INCIDENT
i had a few arguement w them.it didnt turn out well these days.thou i tried to make it better, it didnt n i end up get really hurt. hurmm...

PARENTS COME TO VISIT INCIDENT
well, its not really an incident. they came to visit me at Malacca. bought plenty of stuffs... n i do mean plenty~ (im not saying this to brag.. but do continue to read):
(a) d essential stuffs like food n snacks
(b) water filter
(c) 80 bottles of cincau!

well, its actually from mydin that didnt want d extra of it, n if it is brought back to d factory, it is just going to b thrown away like a garbage. it took all of my fridge's space n my my fwen's fridge to fully store it.but come to my surprise, it was finish under a week! A WEEK! ONE WEEK! i didnt even touched it. my housemates n fwens drank it all. wow... i really should sell this stuffs one day. thinking back, i already did a few times b4. it does generate lotsa money back. :P

ASSIGNMENT INCIDENT
well, i do have lotsa assignment to do n too lil time to do it.just enough money to do it by d way. some lil help plz? *starry eyes...*

question of d moment: can i get married to kimo? puh leeezeeeee....~

Finally....!!

Monday, January 12
finally i got my bbq party that i have been wanting since last sem organized a few days back!! phew~

tq to tina,na,farrah,sumi,nik,wan,arip,berry,dayah,rita n kimo!!

it was a hell lots of fun to just hang out,legally make an open fire,eat n talk till our bellies are full n everyone starts to dooze off.

had chicken (with kimo's special marinated ingredient), squid (very chewy), kerang (which suppose to b d dessert but end up everyone was full b4 it was cooked), fish (dayah's fav), coleslaw (my ingredient), mushroom sauce (glad everyone loves it - d first to finish), and lotsa drinks.

hope to have it again sometime soon in d future. kindda promised to do it fo d class.. *gulps* 23 people fo d entire class... *whistle*

ps: i love to tell other people that kimo is my husband. :) really wish its true thou~