This is a reminder for me and my good ol' friend Wanee to bake this soonest possible :) Dah siap sila jemput ye?
Ingredients:
13-14 eggs
2 cups water and 2 cups sugar (for making the gula hangus)
1 tin tinggi susu pekat manis
1 1/2 cup flour
1 1/2 tablespoon bicarbonate soda
1 tablespoon vanilla essence
Step:-
Making gula hangus:
In a pot, heat sugar with slow fire and stir until sugar turns brown. Turn off the stove and stir until the mixture is not too hot. Pour water and keep stirring while turning on the stove again until you get a well blended caramel.
Making the cake:
Heat oven till 180C
Beat eggs in a mixer until fluffy. Add milk, bicarbonate soda and vanilla essence. Turn of the mixer.
Then spoon in the flour alternating it with the caramel making number 8 gesture while mixing the ingredients.
If you feel the mixture is a bit too cair, add in 1-2 spoon of flour.
Place mixture dalam acuan non-stick or yg dah greased.
Bake for about 30 mins, then you have a cake with lots of sarang!
Monday, July 04, 2011
Monday, June 27, 2011
Fairly Fondant
I have been admiring a few of my friends over Facebook on their exquisite skills with fondant cake decoration for quite some time.
It's time to put my admiration to a test. Sebelum tu, study dulu from the institute of youtube.
Hasilnya - Aina's birthday cake.
I actually had to roll over and over again coz the fondant kept on sticking to the mat. Both Aina & Adam assisted me, by suggesting different methods and ingredients to deter the stickiness. We followed the recipe which was to use icing sugar, but it didn't work. Last-last kita pakai corn starch. Aisha pun sebok. She insisted on using the flower cutter to make her own flower. Mama layan aje, and asked everybody to stick the little blue flowers. Sebab tu la banyak variation if you observe properly. Anyway, bila dah jadi tu, rasa very satisfied.
We had a family gathering over tea, and celebrated my nephew's birthday too. It's Azzam's 9 year old birthday. So Mama made a few cupcakes with cream cheese topping too, which was a hit coz they were not too sweet.
Mama sungguh gumbira, lepas ni boleh try lagi..kut2 la boleh buatkan kek hantaran untuk 2 orang adik-adikku yang belum naik pelamin lagi tu..
It's time to put my admiration to a test. Sebelum tu, study dulu from the institute of youtube.
Hasilnya - Aina's birthday cake.
I actually had to roll over and over again coz the fondant kept on sticking to the mat. Both Aina & Adam assisted me, by suggesting different methods and ingredients to deter the stickiness. We followed the recipe which was to use icing sugar, but it didn't work. Last-last kita pakai corn starch. Aisha pun sebok. She insisted on using the flower cutter to make her own flower. Mama layan aje, and asked everybody to stick the little blue flowers. Sebab tu la banyak variation if you observe properly. Anyway, bila dah jadi tu, rasa very satisfied.
We had a family gathering over tea, and celebrated my nephew's birthday too. It's Azzam's 9 year old birthday. So Mama made a few cupcakes with cream cheese topping too, which was a hit coz they were not too sweet.
Mama sungguh gumbira, lepas ni boleh try lagi..kut2 la boleh buatkan kek hantaran untuk 2 orang adik-adikku yang belum naik pelamin lagi tu..
Friday, June 17, 2011
Smitten by Seth!
By now, I’m sure a lot of ladies out there are still thinking of Seth. Seth Tan is a character from the tv series Nora Elena, who have smitten a lot of ladies out there, married or not. Why? Well, Seth is the epitome of the almost perfect man. Though he sinned when he was younger, he came to admit his fault and try to correct what ever he did wrong. On top of that, he’s the most caring, gentle and the ever romantic hubby material a woman coud ever dream of, laced with the good looks and good fortune. Almost perfect huh? Makes you want to be in Nora Elena’s shoes.
Which is why I followed the series recently. But I think my more authentic reason is because the character is played by Aaron Aziz. He carried his role well, with his deep expression of love and guilt. I hardly watch malay movies/series, except when they are the good actors/actresses. By good I mean looks and talent ☺. And the very few that made this list are Aaron, Aaron, Aaron, Adi Putra, and maybe Aqasha or Fahrin Ahmad. Errmm, do notice there hardly any actress in the list. Well, that depends on whom they are being paired with…chuckled!
Anyway, back to Seth. The series is an adaptation of a novel, which revolves around Nora Elena who have been raped by a masked guy when she was 15. 10 years later, when she was about to get married, she bumped into Seth, who turns out to be her fiance’s boss and her good friend’s brother. When she told her fiance about her past, coupled with his suspicion on her having an affair with Seth, he broke off their engagement. Seth came to rescue her family from embarassment by offering himself to be the groom. And they got married much to Nora’s resentment. The marriage is all about Seth wooing her to accept him, but later just when she discovered that she’s pregnant, she found out that it was Seth who raped her. So, it’s all about accepting, apologizing and a bit of drama from Seth’s secret admirer who turns out to be his secretary.
It was Nora Elena fever for a month! I think if it was Saleh Yaakob or Rosyam Noor, I don’t think this series would get so many followers. For me, it was more of Aaron in Seth’s character…his style, expression and all…well, it just does it for me. In the end….inilah akibat suami kurang romantik! Hehe, sorry Dad!
Which is why I followed the series recently. But I think my more authentic reason is because the character is played by Aaron Aziz. He carried his role well, with his deep expression of love and guilt. I hardly watch malay movies/series, except when they are the good actors/actresses. By good I mean looks and talent ☺. And the very few that made this list are Aaron, Aaron, Aaron, Adi Putra, and maybe Aqasha or Fahrin Ahmad. Errmm, do notice there hardly any actress in the list. Well, that depends on whom they are being paired with…chuckled!
Anyway, back to Seth. The series is an adaptation of a novel, which revolves around Nora Elena who have been raped by a masked guy when she was 15. 10 years later, when she was about to get married, she bumped into Seth, who turns out to be her fiance’s boss and her good friend’s brother. When she told her fiance about her past, coupled with his suspicion on her having an affair with Seth, he broke off their engagement. Seth came to rescue her family from embarassment by offering himself to be the groom. And they got married much to Nora’s resentment. The marriage is all about Seth wooing her to accept him, but later just when she discovered that she’s pregnant, she found out that it was Seth who raped her. So, it’s all about accepting, apologizing and a bit of drama from Seth’s secret admirer who turns out to be his secretary.
It was Nora Elena fever for a month! I think if it was Saleh Yaakob or Rosyam Noor, I don’t think this series would get so many followers. For me, it was more of Aaron in Seth’s character…his style, expression and all…well, it just does it for me. In the end….inilah akibat suami kurang romantik! Hehe, sorry Dad!
Monday, May 16, 2011
Atuk dalam pool
Aisha: Mama! Nyanyi lagu atuk dalam pool?
Mama: Huh? Lagu apa tu?
Aisha: Nyanyi lah sekawang Mama!
Mama: Hmmm...uhhmmm lalala atuk dalam pool...
Aisha: Bukan la Mama!
Mama dah gabra, sure sat lagi budak ni jerit. Mama try la macam-macam lagu, semua bukan. Adeh!
Then baru Mama teringat!
Anak itik tok wi
Mandi dalam kolam
Sakit apa tok wi?
Sakit sendi tulang
Ubat apa tok wi?
Ubat limau lelang!
Mama: Huh? Lagu apa tu?
Aisha: Nyanyi lah sekawang Mama!
Mama: Hmmm...uhhmmm lalala atuk dalam pool...
Aisha: Bukan la Mama!
Mama dah gabra, sure sat lagi budak ni jerit. Mama try la macam-macam lagu, semua bukan. Adeh!
Then baru Mama teringat!
Anak itik tok wi
Mandi dalam kolam
Sakit apa tok wi?
Sakit sendi tulang
Ubat apa tok wi?
Ubat limau lelang!
Monday, May 09, 2011
Every day is Mother's Day
Happy Mother's Day to all mothers and those who mothers (include cats, rabbits, hamsters, fish, turtles, etc..) As much as the celebration been commercial, it's always status quo for me. No special lunch, no spa treatment and what nots. Seperti biasa, I'm always the mak budak. The only thing special is the card I received and the attempt by the kids to bake cupcakes. Well, the way I see it, depa yang nak cupcakes more than Mama, hehe.
As usual, my ever creative Aina will always come up with the greetings card, thank you Darling!
Cakes in the oven. Sebelum tu, berebut timbang ingredients, berebut nak handle the mixer. Last-last, Abang beat the eggs, Amir & Aisha took turn with the mixer. Aina, well..she had tummy ache, so she slept. Then berebut nak take out the cups from the plastic and lay them straight for Mama to fill in the cups.
Nasib baik cupcakes ni senang nak buat. The secret, beli pre-mixed ingredient. Kat rumah cuma tambah eggs, water & melted butter.
Keluar oven je, terus wallop. Sebelum tu cuci mixer dengan tangan sambil menjilat jari.
Last sekali, Aina yang prepare the buttercream with Mama piping them on the cuppies. Papa kata lawanya cake, boleh jual. Mama kata tu baru amateur yang buat. Kalau dah pro memang boleh buka bakery, anak-anak yang makan sendiri :)
Of course, bab mencuci, mengemas still Mamalah. Kan dah cakap status quo...every day is Mother's Day... Fathers out there, please appreciate the mothers! They never take a break!
(sebenarnya Mama yang never take a break...I know some mothers out there got pampered on this day..sob, sob..)
As usual, my ever creative Aina will always come up with the greetings card, thank you Darling!
Cakes in the oven. Sebelum tu, berebut timbang ingredients, berebut nak handle the mixer. Last-last, Abang beat the eggs, Amir & Aisha took turn with the mixer. Aina, well..she had tummy ache, so she slept. Then berebut nak take out the cups from the plastic and lay them straight for Mama to fill in the cups.
Nasib baik cupcakes ni senang nak buat. The secret, beli pre-mixed ingredient. Kat rumah cuma tambah eggs, water & melted butter.
Keluar oven je, terus wallop. Sebelum tu cuci mixer dengan tangan sambil menjilat jari.
Last sekali, Aina yang prepare the buttercream with Mama piping them on the cuppies. Papa kata lawanya cake, boleh jual. Mama kata tu baru amateur yang buat. Kalau dah pro memang boleh buka bakery, anak-anak yang makan sendiri :)
Of course, bab mencuci, mengemas still Mamalah. Kan dah cakap status quo...every day is Mother's Day... Fathers out there, please appreciate the mothers! They never take a break!
(sebenarnya Mama yang never take a break...I know some mothers out there got pampered on this day..sob, sob..)
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Racing Heartbeats
My husband probably has one of the most hazardous occupations in this era.
Recently he told me that there was an ex-gangster who has sold his land to a developer trying to get back his land. The developer is a my hubby's client. The ex-gangster is trying all sort of avenues to make the developer miserable. And my hubby is the mediator.
This morning my hubby texted me and said that he has a meeting in some ranch with that ex-gangster, some 45 minutes away from his office. I questioned why there and he said probably the guy wanted to show his other land for sale. Adoi! Sound so fishy. And what made it worse is my hubby said no one is following him, and he asked me to call his office should I haven't heard anything from him by this evening.
This is really making my heart beat really fast, and he hasn't replied my email an hour ago.
Oh Allah, please protect him...
Recently he told me that there was an ex-gangster who has sold his land to a developer trying to get back his land. The developer is a my hubby's client. The ex-gangster is trying all sort of avenues to make the developer miserable. And my hubby is the mediator.
This morning my hubby texted me and said that he has a meeting in some ranch with that ex-gangster, some 45 minutes away from his office. I questioned why there and he said probably the guy wanted to show his other land for sale. Adoi! Sound so fishy. And what made it worse is my hubby said no one is following him, and he asked me to call his office should I haven't heard anything from him by this evening.
This is really making my heart beat really fast, and he hasn't replied my email an hour ago.
Oh Allah, please protect him...
Monday, April 11, 2011
Conversation with my Pumpkin
Last weekend's conversation with Aisha.
Aisha: Mama, nak shushu!
Mama: (Busy preparing her formula).
Aisha: Mama, Allah buat shushu ke Mama?
Mama: Allah buat lembu yang keluar susu. Then orang bawak susu kat kilang & process jadi susu Aisha.
Aisha: Lembu tu apa?
Mama: Lembu tu cow.
Aisha: Owh! Kalau minum shushu jadi cow ke?
Aisha: Mama, nak shushu!
Mama: (Busy preparing her formula).
Aisha: Mama, Allah buat shushu ke Mama?
Mama: Allah buat lembu yang keluar susu. Then orang bawak susu kat kilang & process jadi susu Aisha.
Aisha: Lembu tu apa?
Mama: Lembu tu cow.
Aisha: Owh! Kalau minum shushu jadi cow ke?
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Bedah Manyak Wow, teman setiaku
Mama dalam dilema. Si Bedah Manyak Wow teman setia Mama tu dah mula (sebenarnya dah lama, since last year lagi..) menunjukkan tanda-tanda lanjut usia. Ye lah, 'kriuuk' sana, 'keretuk..keretuk' sini. Mulalah Mama terfikir nak cari kawan lain. Yelah, umur pun dah lanjut, kalau nak banding dengan Mama ni, lebih kurang je kut. Kita pun duk bunyi sana, lutut duk ber'keriuk' juga..hmm bahaya juga kalau Papa pun terpikir sama ni.
Tahun lepas Mama terjumpa Odah - Cenoni, Ranggi & Vogue! Dah lah tinggi, besar dan mengancam juga dia punya looks. Sekali lalu ada juga kepala yang terpusing. Mama cukup berkenan dengan sifat-sifat Odah ni, tapi setakat tahun lalu Mama rasa macam masih sayangkan Bedah. Bedah setia. Walaupun selalu jugak sakit dulu, Mama tetap hantar ke klinik, dan bila dia keluar klinik, macam baru keluar spa. Bila berjalan dengan Bedah, seronok lagi rasanya, smooth, strong and still fast, bak kata omputeh lah.
Tapi Mama suspen juga. Tahun lepas ada juga 2 kali kut stranded tepi jalan dengan Bedah. Sampai kena panggil ambulan angkat Bedah ke klinik yang kali kedua tu. Masa tu Papa ada. Kunun nak pi ke pejabat berdua-dua gitu ditemani Bedah, ye lah, kita ni mana pernah pergi kerja bersama, nak jugak merasa ala-ala romantik gitu. Tapi pagi-pagi tu entah macam mana si Bedah merajuk pulak, sampai hot, terpaksa la berhenti kat tepi NKVE menghala ke tol Jalan Duta. Bedah macam mengamuk aje, terus nak stop and berasap. Papa pun macam nak hangin la masa tu coz dia nak cepat sampai ke meeting dia. We all stop kat tepi jalan nak bagi Bedah cool dulu. Tapi Papa kan macam biut gitu, tak sabar, nak jugak belek si Bedah ni. Bedah pun apa lagi, bertambah upset la dia, tengah-tengah berasap tu, dia sembur la kat Papa. Dah Papa mengalami kecederaan kat tangan kanan, habis kena angin hot Bedah.
Inilah penangan hangin Bedah
Kesian Papa, tapi tulah akibat degil. Dia jugak yang selalu pesan kat Mama kalau Bedah hangin jangan diusik, bagi Bedah cool dulu. Last-last kita pun terpaksa tunggu ambulan angkat Bedah and lepas tu pi klinik rawat tangan Papa. Kerja ke mana, meeting ke mana, kita pun duk diam-diam kat rumah lepas tu. Well, tu peristiwa tahun lepas in April. Now dah nak April semula. Mama masih lagi teringat kat Odah. Bila tengok Odah kat jalan, rasa macam syok je kalau Mama dapat Odah jadi teman baru Mama.
Tapikan, kalau nak bertemankan Odah, Mama kena selalu maintain perbelanjaan Odah, macam maintain perbelanjaan anak-anak juga. Tapi Odah high maintenance juga. Macam Bedah, Mama dah lama tak belanja bulan-bulan untuk dia. Sekali-sekala bawak Bedah ke spa, tak de la terasa sangat. Tapi bila mengingatkan stranded tepi jalan sorang-sorang dengan Bedah yang suka mematikan diri tu, rasa macam tak sanggup aje. Nak nangis tau bila sorang-sorang macam ni, dah le laki jauh di perantauan. Pilu je mengenang nasib diri.
Hari tu hint juga kat Papa that Mama nak teman baru. Papa kata bagi list teman-teman baru dan perbelanjaan yang terbabit. Hmm, macam bagus je bunyi tu. Tapi kan, Papa macam tak berapa sukakan Odah. Dia suruh suggest yang lain. Mama rasa macam Odah lah yang terbaik dengan value for money kalau nak di compare dengan yang lain-lain. Kali ni Mama rasa nak teman yang tinggi dan sporty pulak, so Mama mencari dalam kategori yang itulah. I tell you yang lain macam high maintenance je kalau nak kawan dengan depa, or Mama yang punya taste yang mahal?
Entahlah, bila pikir pasal nak belanja lebih tu rasa tak syok pulak. Tapi bila pikir bab kena tinggal tepi jalan tu...hmmm!
Tahun lepas Mama terjumpa Odah - Cenoni, Ranggi & Vogue! Dah lah tinggi, besar dan mengancam juga dia punya looks. Sekali lalu ada juga kepala yang terpusing. Mama cukup berkenan dengan sifat-sifat Odah ni, tapi setakat tahun lalu Mama rasa macam masih sayangkan Bedah. Bedah setia. Walaupun selalu jugak sakit dulu, Mama tetap hantar ke klinik, dan bila dia keluar klinik, macam baru keluar spa. Bila berjalan dengan Bedah, seronok lagi rasanya, smooth, strong and still fast, bak kata omputeh lah.
Tapi Mama suspen juga. Tahun lepas ada juga 2 kali kut stranded tepi jalan dengan Bedah. Sampai kena panggil ambulan angkat Bedah ke klinik yang kali kedua tu. Masa tu Papa ada. Kunun nak pi ke pejabat berdua-dua gitu ditemani Bedah, ye lah, kita ni mana pernah pergi kerja bersama, nak jugak merasa ala-ala romantik gitu. Tapi pagi-pagi tu entah macam mana si Bedah merajuk pulak, sampai hot, terpaksa la berhenti kat tepi NKVE menghala ke tol Jalan Duta. Bedah macam mengamuk aje, terus nak stop and berasap. Papa pun macam nak hangin la masa tu coz dia nak cepat sampai ke meeting dia. We all stop kat tepi jalan nak bagi Bedah cool dulu. Tapi Papa kan macam biut gitu, tak sabar, nak jugak belek si Bedah ni. Bedah pun apa lagi, bertambah upset la dia, tengah-tengah berasap tu, dia sembur la kat Papa. Dah Papa mengalami kecederaan kat tangan kanan, habis kena angin hot Bedah.
Inilah penangan hangin Bedah
Kesian Papa, tapi tulah akibat degil. Dia jugak yang selalu pesan kat Mama kalau Bedah hangin jangan diusik, bagi Bedah cool dulu. Last-last kita pun terpaksa tunggu ambulan angkat Bedah and lepas tu pi klinik rawat tangan Papa. Kerja ke mana, meeting ke mana, kita pun duk diam-diam kat rumah lepas tu. Well, tu peristiwa tahun lepas in April. Now dah nak April semula. Mama masih lagi teringat kat Odah. Bila tengok Odah kat jalan, rasa macam syok je kalau Mama dapat Odah jadi teman baru Mama.
Tapikan, kalau nak bertemankan Odah, Mama kena selalu maintain perbelanjaan Odah, macam maintain perbelanjaan anak-anak juga. Tapi Odah high maintenance juga. Macam Bedah, Mama dah lama tak belanja bulan-bulan untuk dia. Sekali-sekala bawak Bedah ke spa, tak de la terasa sangat. Tapi bila mengingatkan stranded tepi jalan sorang-sorang dengan Bedah yang suka mematikan diri tu, rasa macam tak sanggup aje. Nak nangis tau bila sorang-sorang macam ni, dah le laki jauh di perantauan. Pilu je mengenang nasib diri.
Hari tu hint juga kat Papa that Mama nak teman baru. Papa kata bagi list teman-teman baru dan perbelanjaan yang terbabit. Hmm, macam bagus je bunyi tu. Tapi kan, Papa macam tak berapa sukakan Odah. Dia suruh suggest yang lain. Mama rasa macam Odah lah yang terbaik dengan value for money kalau nak di compare dengan yang lain-lain. Kali ni Mama rasa nak teman yang tinggi dan sporty pulak, so Mama mencari dalam kategori yang itulah. I tell you yang lain macam high maintenance je kalau nak kawan dengan depa, or Mama yang punya taste yang mahal?
Entahlah, bila pikir pasal nak belanja lebih tu rasa tak syok pulak. Tapi bila pikir bab kena tinggal tepi jalan tu...hmmm!
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Maggi
This school holidays, Mama export the big kids balik kampung.
So it's just Mama & Aisha.
One night, we were so hungry. So Mama decided to make Ibu Mee Goreng. While eating, suddenly Aisha said,
"Mama, look, Aisha makan rambut Aisha!"
So it's just Mama & Aisha.
One night, we were so hungry. So Mama decided to make Ibu Mee Goreng. While eating, suddenly Aisha said,
"Mama, look, Aisha makan rambut Aisha!"
Friday, March 18, 2011
My Girls' Arts
Aisha really loves drawing and sketching. At 2, she could already hold the pencil like a 5-year-old. She will just ask for a pencil and papers and she can just be in her own world. Well, that's good for Mama, I can run my errands while she's occupied.
This one below is a cockroach, one mighty big cockroach! She did this in August 2009, barely 2.5 yrs old.
This "shotong" was drawn on a napkin paper while waiting for our food in that kopitiam in Shah Alam's Tesco early this year.
While this one below is actually a hanger, with eyes! Drawn on a doodle about two weeks back.
And this cute turtle...well, it's Kak Aina's work of art. That's another girl who loves art, and I wonder where she gets that from, hmmm....
She could just watch TVIQ and after that immediately improvised based on the things we have at home. There's a lot more work that Mama has not been able to capture on camera..but I'll find them soon..
Another one by Aina
This one below is a cockroach, one mighty big cockroach! She did this in August 2009, barely 2.5 yrs old.
This "shotong" was drawn on a napkin paper while waiting for our food in that kopitiam in Shah Alam's Tesco early this year.
While this one below is actually a hanger, with eyes! Drawn on a doodle about two weeks back.
And this cute turtle...well, it's Kak Aina's work of art. That's another girl who loves art, and I wonder where she gets that from, hmmm....
She could just watch TVIQ and after that immediately improvised based on the things we have at home. There's a lot more work that Mama has not been able to capture on camera..but I'll find them soon..
Another one by Aina
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Pumpkin's Phasing
February 22, 2011
My little pumpkin is no longer little. She's 3 already. Time really flies. I think last year went like a breeze. And my kids are all grown up.
I remember about 4 years ago when at one point I felt so sick I thought it was gastric. My boss gave me some gastric pills and said "take this, as long as your not pregnant"
Then it struck me. So quickly I dashed to the panel clinic in the next block, and there I just blinked with amazement when the doctor told me I was pregnant. I could already imagine the late nights and the extra luggage. But then, it was indeed a pleasant surprise..another little body to snuggle with..
Mama is as busy as ever. Couldn't even plan for a birthday party though Mama has long bought some party bags and treats. But when the time came, Mama had to just buy some cupcakes on the way back from work. Kesian my little Pumpkin.
But kids being kids, any treat on their birthday is a blast. As long as we remember.
So there she goes, one happy kid with a few candles on her birthday.
My little pumpkin is no longer little. She's 3 already. Time really flies. I think last year went like a breeze. And my kids are all grown up.
I remember about 4 years ago when at one point I felt so sick I thought it was gastric. My boss gave me some gastric pills and said "take this, as long as your not pregnant"
Then it struck me. So quickly I dashed to the panel clinic in the next block, and there I just blinked with amazement when the doctor told me I was pregnant. I could already imagine the late nights and the extra luggage. But then, it was indeed a pleasant surprise..another little body to snuggle with..
Mama is as busy as ever. Couldn't even plan for a birthday party though Mama has long bought some party bags and treats. But when the time came, Mama had to just buy some cupcakes on the way back from work. Kesian my little Pumpkin.
But kids being kids, any treat on their birthday is a blast. As long as we remember.
So there she goes, one happy kid with a few candles on her birthday.
Friday, August 20, 2010
My mini project plan(s)
I wish I could complete these:
1. Greasing up my teak benches with new coat of teak oils. This will totally compensate my last month's gardening exercise. I need a perfectly manicured lawn too. But then, to have a well-manicured lawn, I need the nice grass first. Hark! Now, where's that Philippine grass I wanted to plant last time?
2. Totally scrape all the toys and donate to the needy (this one will create a major war specially with Aisha & Amir)
3. Clear off the area under the staircase so I can turn that into a play area, a totally uncluttered one. But then if I do no 2, then there's no more toys to play with..
4. Upholster the side sofas, but this need quite a lot of dough. Where's my commission boss?
5. Hang all the paintings/carvings that have been staying long in their respective wrappers. Wait, before that I have to have the wall drilled. Ooh well...now I have to wait for my handyman to come home first. Have you booked your air-tickets yet dahling?
6. Sew my own table runner. Hah! This one I think can be accomplished first, provided that I run to the nearest Mode house, the likes of Jakel, Nagoya or Alta Moda. I will put my RM99 newly bought mini sewing machine to test. Once I'm successful with the feat, then I can start sewing the cushion cover for the dining chairs. The cost of upholstering the leather seats for the dining chairs could cost me another set!
Aiyooh, so many challenges! Now which one should I start first?
1. Greasing up my teak benches with new coat of teak oils. This will totally compensate my last month's gardening exercise. I need a perfectly manicured lawn too. But then, to have a well-manicured lawn, I need the nice grass first. Hark! Now, where's that Philippine grass I wanted to plant last time?
2. Totally scrape all the toys and donate to the needy (this one will create a major war specially with Aisha & Amir)
3. Clear off the area under the staircase so I can turn that into a play area, a totally uncluttered one. But then if I do no 2, then there's no more toys to play with..
4. Upholster the side sofas, but this need quite a lot of dough. Where's my commission boss?
5. Hang all the paintings/carvings that have been staying long in their respective wrappers. Wait, before that I have to have the wall drilled. Ooh well...now I have to wait for my handyman to come home first. Have you booked your air-tickets yet dahling?
6. Sew my own table runner. Hah! This one I think can be accomplished first, provided that I run to the nearest Mode house, the likes of Jakel, Nagoya or Alta Moda. I will put my RM99 newly bought mini sewing machine to test. Once I'm successful with the feat, then I can start sewing the cushion cover for the dining chairs. The cost of upholstering the leather seats for the dining chairs could cost me another set!
Aiyooh, so many challenges! Now which one should I start first?
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
It's been too long
Sangat lama tak update blog ni. This post is just to make sure my account is still active, heh heh. Lagipun, there's this one good ol' friend of mine likes to check my blog instead of my updates in facebook, so this post is for her, wink! wink!
Mula-mula taruk gambar kids dulu:
Check out Abang dah ada jerawat huhuhu..
Aina, as always my sweet little girl yang mendengar cakap ibubapa
Amir, my most difficult to deal with sebab banyak sangat syarat kalau nak buat anything..
And my little cheeky pumpkin comot! Her hair is a mess coz she hates it when I tie the hair, dia suka gerbang-gerbang gitu..
Anyway, I'm lucky now that I have a reliable maid so far, and she's almost like my first maid yang boleh dibawa berbincang and can do work without me telling her what to do, alhamdulillah, I hope she continues being like this. It was one hell of a time trying to find maid, and I got her not through my agent. It was through a business partner who let go the maid because he thinks the wife is jealous of her (probably true..) Anyway, I'm glad I found her.
I've got a lot of other things going on in life that I don't think I sempat update. Maybe when I have the mood I'll do that. Now FB has taken over, coz it's faster update to friends and siblings especially. Maybe my good ol' friend should check her FB more often hihihi..
Mula-mula taruk gambar kids dulu:
Check out Abang dah ada jerawat huhuhu..
Aina, as always my sweet little girl yang mendengar cakap ibubapa
Amir, my most difficult to deal with sebab banyak sangat syarat kalau nak buat anything..
And my little cheeky pumpkin comot! Her hair is a mess coz she hates it when I tie the hair, dia suka gerbang-gerbang gitu..
Anyway, I'm lucky now that I have a reliable maid so far, and she's almost like my first maid yang boleh dibawa berbincang and can do work without me telling her what to do, alhamdulillah, I hope she continues being like this. It was one hell of a time trying to find maid, and I got her not through my agent. It was through a business partner who let go the maid because he thinks the wife is jealous of her (probably true..) Anyway, I'm glad I found her.
I've got a lot of other things going on in life that I don't think I sempat update. Maybe when I have the mood I'll do that. Now FB has taken over, coz it's faster update to friends and siblings especially. Maybe my good ol' friend should check her FB more often hihihi..
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Trying times..again
What can I say, time and a lot of other stuff is always in the way whenever I want to put my thoughts down. So I had to abandon this page for a long time.
Actually, that’s another way of saying “I malas…”
How can I not be “malas”, I have not been lucky so far in the maid department.
If I pen down the many stories of the maid(s) I had, I’m sure I need another blog for that. In fact, with just the maid affairs, I really want to have another blog, or even a website for the benefit of other potential employers.
Well, to cut the stories short since I so don’t have much time:
1) I terminated my maid after 1 year of service after I sensed that she’ll be coming back from her raya break looking for another job, in other words, she’ll come back on my visa but will disappear.
2) That was Raya Puasa. After that maid, I couldn’t get a replacement and was maidless for almost 2 months. Had to transport Aisha back and forth my sister’s place in Nilai during work whilst the three big kids are on their own after school.
3) Got a new maid in November. Unfortunately after 1 month FOMEMA found her unfit, so I had to send her back. Maidless again, but this time it was already school holidays, and I took a long leave and took the kids to stay in Brunei with Dad. After we got back, had a new maid, just a week before school started. Thought she was good, but after 6 days, she ran away. I think she already planned that out. Found out she had worked here before for 4 years. Go figure.
4) Then last 2 weeks got another replacement. So the blurrrrr..I decided to send her back. After I quietly told my agent, the maid came to me and said “mahu pulang bu, saya enggak betah..”. I was ok still then but right after she told me, she totally abandoned her work and just watch me cook and took care of the kids while she lied down on her bed crossing her legs. “Mangkuk” was the word I had for her, should have just thrown one to her. I sent her back the very next day.
5) So now I’m maidless again. Was relying on Acik to help out while she’s in between jobs, but then she now down with chicken pox, a nasty one though. Got it from Amir I guess.
So there goes the short summary of my life as a dependent on domestic assistance. My house is a total mess, 2 weeks of unfolded laundry and what with the repair work going on with the ceiling that was attacked by the killer white-ants – killed all my parquets & ceiling.
Dad is back, and making him the babysitter and the domestic god at the moment. Thank you darling.
Second day pox
Third day pox
Actually, that’s another way of saying “I malas…”
How can I not be “malas”, I have not been lucky so far in the maid department.
If I pen down the many stories of the maid(s) I had, I’m sure I need another blog for that. In fact, with just the maid affairs, I really want to have another blog, or even a website for the benefit of other potential employers.
Well, to cut the stories short since I so don’t have much time:
1) I terminated my maid after 1 year of service after I sensed that she’ll be coming back from her raya break looking for another job, in other words, she’ll come back on my visa but will disappear.
2) That was Raya Puasa. After that maid, I couldn’t get a replacement and was maidless for almost 2 months. Had to transport Aisha back and forth my sister’s place in Nilai during work whilst the three big kids are on their own after school.
3) Got a new maid in November. Unfortunately after 1 month FOMEMA found her unfit, so I had to send her back. Maidless again, but this time it was already school holidays, and I took a long leave and took the kids to stay in Brunei with Dad. After we got back, had a new maid, just a week before school started. Thought she was good, but after 6 days, she ran away. I think she already planned that out. Found out she had worked here before for 4 years. Go figure.
4) Then last 2 weeks got another replacement. So the blurrrrr..I decided to send her back. After I quietly told my agent, the maid came to me and said “mahu pulang bu, saya enggak betah..”. I was ok still then but right after she told me, she totally abandoned her work and just watch me cook and took care of the kids while she lied down on her bed crossing her legs. “Mangkuk” was the word I had for her, should have just thrown one to her. I sent her back the very next day.
5) So now I’m maidless again. Was relying on Acik to help out while she’s in between jobs, but then she now down with chicken pox, a nasty one though. Got it from Amir I guess.
So there goes the short summary of my life as a dependent on domestic assistance. My house is a total mess, 2 weeks of unfolded laundry and what with the repair work going on with the ceiling that was attacked by the killer white-ants – killed all my parquets & ceiling.
Dad is back, and making him the babysitter and the domestic god at the moment. Thank you darling.
Second day pox
Third day pox
Friday, August 07, 2009
Rites of Passage
Jun 11, 2009 - Amir had his rites of passage. He has been asking for it coz he's uncomfortable with his "u-know-what" being "hard" from time to time. Besides that, all his cousins had it done, and he's the only big one left. So there's a need to belong.
Papa & Mama decided to take up the "laser" procedure as it's already the 2nd week of school holidays. He needed to heal fast. So we went to Adam's previous surgeon who did the operation and the same rites. Look how happy Amir was.
I guess he didn't feel a thing, except for the big ouch when he got jabbed prior to the procedure.
The only thing we had to put up with was his nagging and boredom. Of course little baby sister Aisha tried to keep Abang Amir occupied playing games together. Macamla Aisha pandai main.
Of course our big boy needed a lot of rest, but a bit bored because Kakak & Abang went balik kampong.
And Aisha felt what Abang Amir felt...
Papa & Mama decided to take up the "laser" procedure as it's already the 2nd week of school holidays. He needed to heal fast. So we went to Adam's previous surgeon who did the operation and the same rites. Look how happy Amir was.
I guess he didn't feel a thing, except for the big ouch when he got jabbed prior to the procedure.
The only thing we had to put up with was his nagging and boredom. Of course little baby sister Aisha tried to keep Abang Amir occupied playing games together. Macamla Aisha pandai main.
Of course our big boy needed a lot of rest, but a bit bored because Kakak & Abang went balik kampong.
And Aisha felt what Abang Amir felt...
Monday, May 25, 2009
Identity Crisis
For the past few months, I noticed Amir asking for his name to be changed, be it after coming back from school, or merely watching his favorite episodes of Ben 10 or Star Wars. Or simply out of the blue, he'll just asked for me to call him as somebody else, like Muhamad Amir (macamla ada mid-life crisis kunun..)
Sometimes, when he met his cousin he wants to be Amir Irfan.
Or I am Alienforce!
Or when he watches too many Ben 10s, he wants to be Stingfly
But I know at the end of the day, he still wants to be Amir Diduan..
Sometimes, when he met his cousin he wants to be Amir Irfan.
Or I am Alienforce!
Or when he watches too many Ben 10s, he wants to be Stingfly
But I know at the end of the day, he still wants to be Amir Diduan..
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Cherita Bergambar
Al-kisah tika purnama mengambang akhir minggu lepas, anakanda putri kami, Aina, telah dianugerahkan pingat ASHR dari tempat menuntut ilmu chara bangsa Nippon yang digelar Kumon. Pingat ASHR itu dalam bahasa Inggerisnya digelar "Advance Student Honour Roll" yang jika diterjemahkan sechara terus maknanya mungkin bermaksud "Daftar Nama Anugerah Penuntut Maju".
Majlisnya dibuat sechara sederhana sahaja, di tempat makanan ayam goreng segera dari Amerika yang kalau boleh ingin kami boikot tetapi pabila memikirkan anakanda kami nampak sungguh gumbira medapat jemputan anugerah tersebut, maka kami niatkan sahaja untuk hadhir memberi sokongan kepada anakanda Aina.
Kedua-dua puteri sungguh gumbira ketika bersiap sedia untuk pergi ke majlis.
Kekanda Adam yang sedikit berduka chita kerna tidak berjaya mendapat anugerah.
Anakanda Amir dan Aina yang seronok mendapat bingkisan parti.
Menikmati juadah yang tidak seberapa.
Aisha yang tidak menghiraukan riuh rendah majlis bermain sendirian.
Berdebar-debar hati menunggu namanya disebut untuk tampil mengambil pingat.
Saat manis dan membanggakan.
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Bersama teman-teman seperjuangan.
Wednesday, April 08, 2009
Days of our lives
Actually I was really stressed out that I don’t feel like documenting what happened in the past three weeks. But somehow, I just want to note down the facts so that in my later life of which I may not be able to remember precisely the things that happened now, I could reflect back on the things and the blessings that Allah gave me.
Anyway, it was really a soap-opera life. Papa initially was admitted to hospital due to dengue, ended up spending 5 days in ICU because of pneumonia due to infections via his IV drip. He was in the hospital from March 17 until April 3, 2009. That was 17 days at the hospital. He went into ICU from Mar 25-29, when his blood platelet is already on the uptrend.
See, when dengue attacks, your immune system becomes very vulnerable, and when infections seeped in, it better be controlled properly as all the nasty bacteria can become fatal when you have low antibodies. Papa had 3 types of nasty bacteria in his system, Enterobacter and Klebsiella in his abscess and Staphylococcus aureus in the blood stream. His hand was so swollen that the surgeon had to do a minor surgery in ICU. The effect of the infections was bronco-pneumonia. Both of his lungs were watery and he had trouble breathing. It broke my heart to see him lying, out-of-breath in ICU, so weak and vulnerable. Thank God the water in the lungs was not as much; otherwise they had to perform another procedure to poke his back with needles to let the water out. So much of poking him here and there I guess by now he’s allergic to needles.
I am thankful to Allah for giving Papa and me the strength to face this challenge, and thankful also that Papa is a fighter. Also thank you so much to my family for the emotional support during that trying time. Now Papa is in recovery mode, carrying a lot of prescriptions in a little bag all the time possibly until the end of the month.
On the lighter side of things, my kids are enjoying all the fruit and flower bouquets that Papa’s colleagues and friends brought along. Our house became like a mini florist during that time. At the same time also, Adam had his first braces installed, and I also discovered that Aisha could possibly be allergic to seafood as she’s getting measles-like rashes after eating some savory crab cookies. Anyway, life goes on…
Anyway, it was really a soap-opera life. Papa initially was admitted to hospital due to dengue, ended up spending 5 days in ICU because of pneumonia due to infections via his IV drip. He was in the hospital from March 17 until April 3, 2009. That was 17 days at the hospital. He went into ICU from Mar 25-29, when his blood platelet is already on the uptrend.
See, when dengue attacks, your immune system becomes very vulnerable, and when infections seeped in, it better be controlled properly as all the nasty bacteria can become fatal when you have low antibodies. Papa had 3 types of nasty bacteria in his system, Enterobacter and Klebsiella in his abscess and Staphylococcus aureus in the blood stream. His hand was so swollen that the surgeon had to do a minor surgery in ICU. The effect of the infections was bronco-pneumonia. Both of his lungs were watery and he had trouble breathing. It broke my heart to see him lying, out-of-breath in ICU, so weak and vulnerable. Thank God the water in the lungs was not as much; otherwise they had to perform another procedure to poke his back with needles to let the water out. So much of poking him here and there I guess by now he’s allergic to needles.
I am thankful to Allah for giving Papa and me the strength to face this challenge, and thankful also that Papa is a fighter. Also thank you so much to my family for the emotional support during that trying time. Now Papa is in recovery mode, carrying a lot of prescriptions in a little bag all the time possibly until the end of the month.
On the lighter side of things, my kids are enjoying all the fruit and flower bouquets that Papa’s colleagues and friends brought along. Our house became like a mini florist during that time. At the same time also, Adam had his first braces installed, and I also discovered that Aisha could possibly be allergic to seafood as she’s getting measles-like rashes after eating some savory crab cookies. Anyway, life goes on…
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