Home Renovation - Sessi Membebel

 Dapur kitaorang dah nak siap minus wiring, kitchen cabinet & grill. Yesterday dah pasang fly net ( boleh le dapat udara segar & sejuk waktu mlm without the mossies ) & wiring pun dah half-way. Orang nak buat kitchen cabinet pun dah datang ukur.

 Meanwhile, I dah boleh masak yang simple je. But it was worth it coz the princesses had been praising my cooking..:-). Jemu dah le tu makan lauk beli for nearly a month. Even Adik yang tak de appetite for the past few weeks pun makan bertambah. Hopefully boleh le dia gain weight. I tengok dah makin keding dah dia. The past month since kitaorang kena makan luar, Hubby dah lost weight by a few kilos. Lps ni gain weight la pulak.. Not that I masak sedap giler, Tp it's different between homecook food & beli kedai. Kadang2 tu goreng telur & sardin pun dah makan bertambah kalau kat rumah.

 Back to our home renovation, I perhatikan there was a vast difference between malay and chinese contractors. Bukan nak mengutuk ke apa. Tp bila kita yang keluarkan duit, of course le we want the best. With our house, the main building was done by malay contractors. Asyik kena ikut belakang je kerja. Nak kena remind everyday apa yang kita nak. Tu pun kdg2 termiss gak. Janji sebulan siap tp terlajak sampai 2 bulan. Tu pun tak siap semua coz we all dah malas nak suruh diaorang buat. Lambat sangat. The living room wing & kitchen patutnya selari. Tp diaorang ni ukur ke tak pun ntah le. Lari by a few inches. Hubby tgk mmg le sakit mata. Tp takkan le nak suruh roboh lak bcos of a few inches.

 Tiles, awning , rovers & grills kitaorang suruh chinese contractors. Workmanship mmg cantik & no problem. Bagitau sekali je, diorang dah tau. Hubby & I were impressed with the contractors who laid tiles. Very details. Utk lubang pun dia akan tebuk tile tu rather than potong. Kat sinki tu pulak dia bubuh tiles ikut lekuk sinki tu cantik je..Kerja pun tak messy. Lepas pasang tiles, they made sure the tiles were cleaned immediately. So, bila siap tak de kitaorang jenuh nak tenyeh stain kat tiles tu.

 Wiring pulak suruh malay contractors. Masuk rumah orang pakai kasut. Padahal rumah dah bersih dgn tiles dah. Comparing dgn contractors yang pasang tiles tu, diorang masuk rumah bukak kasut. So, nampak le malasnya malay contractors ni. Bila suruh tebuk dinding buat wiring, tak ikut. Pasang wire ikut luar. Kes malas. Padahal diorang boleh charge lebih. Lepas tu main panjat je kitchen cabinet tak beralas. Yang atas stove tu nasib I dah alas before I pegi kerja. Lps diorang habis kerja late evening ( yes, kerja mmg slow eventhough 4 org yg wat kerja ), rumah bersepah dgn serpihan simen & potongan wires. Kalau chinese contractors, they all siap sapu. Kita cuma mop je. Ni wiring belum habis lagi. Hari ni dah 2 hari tak datang pulak. Kalau chine contractors, they started work as early as 8am. Paling lambat pun 8.30am. Malay contractors, ikut suka time diorang le nak kerja. Workmanship halai-balai je..

 Tapi...tak semua malay contractors macam tu. Cuma a few yang my neighbours & I had the misfortune to hire. Nak cari yang tip top tu mmg susah.

Adik & Baby - time tembam sikit & suka melaram.

Adik nak ke beach pun siap nak berlipstick ( Kat rumah pun ye jugak..)

Happy teacher's day. Their last day before school holiday. Oreo Cheesecake.

Princess Adalia

For the past few months, Adalia tgh dlm princess phase. I think Adik dulu pun macam tu. During this phase, asyik nak melawa je. Baju nak yang kembang2 je. Kalau pakai pants pun yang pink aje tp kena pakai dgn blouse yang berbunga2 . Panties nak yang ada gambar princess or barbie.

Lepas dia mandi mesti termenung depan wardrobe memikir nak pakai baju apa. Baju punya le banyak, tapi at last ada 3 - 4 gaun je yang dia suka. So, rotate je la gaun tu sampai dia cemuih, then baru tukar baju lain. I pun kdg2 hilang sabar dgn kerenah dia memilih baju. Kalau tak diikut yang dia suka, maunya melalak & merajuk. Tak padan dgn umur br 2 thn! Now, untuk elak berperang dgn dia, bagi je dia pilih baju sendiri. But, she loves everything in pink.

Kakak & Adik pun kadang2 tak panggil dia Baby, tapi pinsheshhh ( ikut pelat dia la...:-) ). Sikit2 pinsheshh... Pening kepala mama. Putera mana le nak kat princess mama ni..:D. Tapikan..kitaorang tak ajar pun benda ni semua. It came naturally to her. Dia cakap pun lembut & mendayu je. Except time melalak la... kuat!

Ada rupa princess wannabe ke?:D

Anniversary

 Last nite Hubby tanya " u nak makan ke or nak somewhere romantic?" :D. Apa le punya soklan..Actually, he was referring to our anniversary dinner. Since I pun lapar coz I only had ABC for tea, we decided to go to somewhere near & tak yah tunggu lama utk makan. Just the 2 of us. The princesses tinggal dgn Cik Jun. This year tak boleh masak special coz dapur tak siap lg..Huwaa..dah 3 minggu dapur tak berasap! Tp dah in final stage.

Kitaorang ke this Chicken Chop restaurant in Teluk Air Tawar. Dah a few times nak try sini tapi tak berkesempatan. Since I tak nak dissappointments on my first visit here, we didn't order western food. Dah a few times makan western food at various cafes & restaurants yg I rasa dissappointed with the quality of food. I ordered Char Hor Fun, & Hubby tried their Nasi Goreng Mak Tok. Both sedap with good presentation. Tapi since I mmg tgh kebulur masa tu, I ordered mihun sup pulak. Waiter tu tanya take away ke? Heran kut tgk org kurus je tp makan 2 pinggan. haha..

We tried to get home early coz the princesses ada exam hari ni. All in all the food here is yummy & the ambience is nice. Suitable for dining out with family. Service pun cepat. Rasanya 1/2 hour kat situ I dah siap order & makan my 1st dish eventhough orang tgh ramai masa tu.

To Hubby, Happy 12th Anniversary. Thank you for always being there for me.

Nasi Goreng Mak Tok

Char Hor Fun

Eating out & mother's day

 Dah 2 minggu dapur tak berasap. Home renovation is still ongoing. Main works dah habis. Tinggal nak pasang tiles, grills, mengecat & a few things. Kitchen kabinet pun nak kena buat lain. Yang lama tu mmg dah tak masuk dlm theme. Yang dah dibuat rangka pun kena roboh gak coz orang yg pasang tiles ni kata tak sesuai! Kena buat lain.. ( Ke the new contractor ni nak dpt job?..Hmm). Hubby had sleepless nights coz dia paranoid rumah tak bergrill lagi. Sampai termimpi2 org masuk rumah. Rumah punya le berabuk. Kesian Baby Airis & Adalia sampai selsema.

 In the meantime, we have been eating out for some time. Dah tak tau nak makan apa. Baru realise kesian orang yang beli kat luar who have to put up with what were being served to them. Makanan dah le mahal lepas tu tak sedap pulak tu. Like last nite, Hubby tapau chicken chop ( I dah tak kuasa nak makan kat kedai ). Dia punya coating punya le keras ntah tepung apa dia guna. Alysa terkial2 mengunyah. Chicken tu pulak ada le besar 2 jari ( dah jadi macam keropok coz liat ), Coating dia yang menyebabkan chicken chop tu jadi sebesar tapak tangan... This is just an example. Food yang lain tu makan bukan utk enjoy, tapi tak bagi kebuluran je.

 Last sunday, lepas Alysa & Ayra's sports day kat Politeknik Sbrg Prai, Hubby met us up at Jusco. Punya le ramai manusia. Pakat celebrate kat Jusco le gamaknya. After lunch, tgh pusing2 kat Jusco, I received a call from my friend's hubby. Dia bgtau Z dah bersalin. Ada complication. Rahim dia pecah. Terkejut le I coz she was supposed to deliver in July. Memula doktor kata both mama & baby tak de harapan. Kalau ada pun 30% je. Alhamdulillah, both mama & baby are stable now. Tapi baby kena refered to a govt hospital. When I visited her yesterday, she was almost her usual bubbly self. Siap dah bangun berjalan only after 48 hours op. Kes dia punya le teruk sampai anaes kena bius dia sambil duduk coz she couldn't lie down. Dah tak boleh bernafas sbb darah dah sampai kat lungs dia. She was transfused 9 pints of blood.

 Another mother pulak, dia bersalin kat private hospital. Baby dia breech. Masa bersalin ada complications. She was referred to a govt hospital. Now dah berbulan dia coma. Both kidneys dah rosak. She is resistant to all antibiotics except for 1.

 In many cases, mmg ibu2 bertarung nyawa nak melahirkan anak2. Tak kira normal delivery atau ceaser. To my dear mak, Happy mother's day. I love you forever. May Allah bless you always and grant you jannah.

Mak with cucu & menantu2 kesayangan yang celebrate bday in April

Carrot cake with cream cheese frosting

Alysa & Ayra's sports day

 Last sunday the eldest princesses ada sports day kat padang politeknik sbrg prai. I kena pegi sorang2 coz hubby ada keja lak that day. Nak bawak Baby Adalia, tak kuasa I nak heret dia yang separuh sedar at 8am. After Hubby sent the princessess off to their respective places, I drove le sorang2 ke PSP. Sampai sana parking dah penuh. Terpaksa parking jauh kat belakang. Sempat la tengok Adik turun bas. Diaorang naik bas sekolah.

 Memula tercongok I sorang2 coz sports day ni combined semua cawangan graduan kecil. Ada le nearly 1000 students yang took part. Ramai le parents yang attended. Then, baru teringat nak call k.liza. Lepas tu pegi le duduk dgn dia & ina. Perarakan started at 9am. Alysa tu nampak la coz she's the tallest in class. Time Ayra, I tercari2 dia sampai sudah tak nampak coz kecik je dia. Yang kelakar, masa bebudak 3 & 4 y.o berarak, siap ada yang melalak. Sampai cikgu kena dukung. Yelah, cuaca pun panas.

Acara started with 3 & 4 y.o. Then 5 & 6 y.o. Since acara 5 & 6 y.o serentak & at different padang, jenuh le I terkejar2 utk tgk acara both of them. K.Liza cakap pegi le kat Alysa dulu coz next yr dia dah sekolah lain. So, lps tgk acara Alysa, baru ke acara adik. Diaorang masuk 2 acara each. I missed 1 of Adik's. Acara utk parents pun ada gak.

It finished at 12.30pm. Masa nak balik tu punya le jam.

Alysa rumah merah , Ayra rumah biru