The journey to Rohani's place took us about 20 minutes. It was actually not that far from where we were, but we kinda got lost along the way. We were lost for about 10 minutes, I suppose ? Anyways, the journey there was a little intimidating. Being a city girl in heart, I would never step near any kampung area. We arrived safely at Rohani's and I would say the journey to her place wasn't really that exciting. Rohani's house was safely tucked at the end of the road, on top of a mountain. Suprisingly, there is nothing "kampung" about Rohani or her house at all. In fact, the ambience exudes certain warmth and it is overall - quite welcoming.
We were warmly greeted by this lovely scent of pandan. Ah ! Such comforting smell. Rohani was a very charming lady. Friendly, charismatic and above all, a real professional when it comes to cooking. She introduced us to the other students and we chatted briefly. The class was small enough to make you feel comfortable and it was an ease fitting in the environment. We were served tea and banana muffin whilst waiting for the arrival of other students. I was sold! The muffin was awesome! It has such rich texture, soft and the sweet scent and taste of banana becomes better and better after each bite.
The class commenced shortly after a brief introduction to the recipe of the day and we were assigned the dishes to cook. Myself and Nik worked as a pair. We will be cooking Asam Pedas, Curry Fish Head(Indian Style) and Chicken Rendang.We took about 2 1/2 hours to complete the 3 dishes and just 30 minutes to devour all the food. It was a good experience, I must say - though I'm so used to cooking that I can slice onions without looking at the chopping board! (over-exaggerating). Rohani made it easier by preparing all the ingredients, peeling off the skins of shallots and onions, cleaned and chopped the fishes and poultry. So, there was no mess, really. Her kitchen was airy, spacious- leaving you enough space to move around.
The cooking part was fun. Being the "kiasu - scared to lose" one, we decided to cook two dishes at one go. So, yes, we were frantically frying sambal from wok to wok. As a result, one of our dishes (the Assam Pedas) did not turn out as good as it was supposed to be. According to Rohani, I didn't stir or "tumis" it long enough to bring out the full aroma of the sambal. Well, can't blame me, really. I'm spoilt by the variety of instant sambal available nowadays! 
Curry Rendang & Assam Pedas 
Ah yes....did I mention there were altogether 6 of us? Anyways, imagine the scent of 9 different dishes(all curry based) cooked in the same kitchen at the same time. The smell was overpowering. It certainly aroused my stomach. Our third dish was whipped up in 20 minutes. Curry Fish Head( Indian Style). It was rather easy to cook - except by now, I'm getting a little bit tired and thirsty. Perhaps, Rohani should serve us another cup of the refreshing ginger honey drink?
Lunch was served around 1ish and we were all famished by that time. Dining table was set up adequately, and the dining and kitchen area were heavily consumed by the aromatic smell of curries. Dishes were slowly being poured out and tastefully garnished.
Overall, I think we did a fantastic job. The food was yummy(though it wasn't "tumis" long enough-something Rohani stressed often enough), the color was vibrant, and the smell - orgasmic. Here's a toast to what we cooked!
Curry Fish Head 
Assam Pedas 
Chicken Rendang
Me & Nik posing with the dishes we cooked.
Overall, the experience was awesome. We met some new friends that day and 6 new dishes. Best part is we get to eat what we cooked. Yumm! Till the next experience... stay tune!
P/S: Please don't ask me to cook for you. :p
Our next experience ..... Sky Diving Simulator...
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