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Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Bye Bye & Welcome

 We finally sold off our reliable & trusted Nissan x-trail. Sayang kereta tu..Tak buat perangai & banyak berjasa. Tapi since family members dah bertambah, we have to find something bigger to accomodate all of us.

 When we bought the car, we were looking for something reliable. Previously we had a bad experience with our Perdana V6. Siap kena tow lagi kat highway masa balik Johor. Balik je ke Penang terus survey kereta baru. We had a few friends yang guna x-trail at that time. They didn't have a problem with it. So, that was the reason we chose it besides the good reviews from auto shows.

This photo attracted the current owner to buy it...:-)
 

 Masa nak serah kereta ni kat owner baru, macam sedih lak I. Tp tak de le sampai nangis..:-). But ada le cakap dgn keta ni..:D Macam tak betul je.
 During the process of selling the x-trail, we surveyed a few 7-seater SUVs & MPVs. Tp dah terbiasa bawak SUV, we finalised on buying an SUV.  Ada le test drive a few cars. Again, we decided on the current car based on its good reviews, specs and extended warranty offered. It took over a month to get the car coz hubby wanted PKJ XXXX to acompany hubby's car with JKP XXXX registration no. Masa booking tu baru PKG. So, lama le kena tunggu. But it was worth it.
 This time we chose white. The princesses & I wanted white while hubby wanted black. So, kalah le dia..:-) Girls power! Masa test drive keta ni I dah mmg jatuh suka. Tp hubby nak gak p test drive keta lain. Finally. we all pilih gak keta ni. Dah le dapat a good deal at this branch lepas nego dgn manager dia..:-) ( We went to 3 branches of this brand until I call the manager at this particular place. He met my requests, so we bought here..)

Our new car

Pssst, I dah test physical strength kereta ni. Td I terlanggar our gate. Keta ok. Tp gate yg senget..huwaa.. My neighbour heard a loud bang! Another neighbour tegur what happened to our gate! Keta ni ada calar sikit je kat bumper depan which was almost invisible. Badi kereta baru kut. I never crashed on my gate before. But then again, masa I baru beli my first car which was also white, I crashed on a wall at a shopping complex. Kemek giler. Melayang RM. Dah le tgh kumpul duit nak kawin masa tu..:-( Hmmm..Me & WHITE cars..



Thursday, October 13, 2011

Coincidence?

  Pagi ni hari yang kalut! I terus ke premis baru to check out the repair of the roof. Bumbung dah tak bocor tapi ada 1 ceiling lopong coz dah bertakung air quite some time. Ceiling tu dah melengkung.

Lepas check ceiling tu baru my staff bukak cerita. Last nite, at closing time ada sorang flasher datang kat our premis.  This staff ke counter nak serve that customer. Tetiba dia tunjuk his private part! Terus menggigil si A ni. Dia terus duduk konon2 nak ambik barang. Meanwhile, another staff , M tak sedar coz she was writing at the desk. Bila dipanggil si A baru le dia tahu what happened. They did't know what to do. Menggigil je kat situ. The flasher tu pulak, bila dah nampak diorang ni kat counter dia pegi tunggu dekat pintu & tenung je diorang. Si A recognised his face eventhough he was wearing full face helmet. Si A ni dah ready dgn gunting in case dia bertindak ganas!

After he was gone, diorang baru lari keluar. Tak sempat ambik his plate number. Masa ni pulak, diorang baru je off CCTV. So, tak de evidence la. The shops next door pun tak perasan coz roller shutter kitaorang dah tutup since the staff pun dah nak balik.

Tgh cerita pasal incidence tu, I got a call from K.Jun tanya ada orang nak repair paip bocor ke? I told her tak de & suruh dia kunci semua pintu2. Terus pecut balik rumah. Nasib le it was just 2 min away from tempat kerja. Sampai rumah je K.Jun dah gabra. Orang tu datang masa dia nak sidai kain. Tp dia baru bukak pintu nak keluar. That guy asked " Ni rumah * nama hubby*ke?  Dia suruh repair paip bocor." K.Jun pelik le coz I tak de pesan apa2 pun. She called me. Lepas I cakap tak de. K.Jun terus capai golok & instructed the guy to leave . Dia gelak je. Kebetulan hubby called ( I informed hubby ).Bila K.Jun cakap ni Dr ke? Terus the guy blah. Nasib le K.Jun sempat masuk rumah & kunci pintu.

Bila I sampai rumah je, the guy dah tak de. At the same time our friend pun sampai ( lepas hubby mintak tlg dia tgk2kan ). I pun informed our neighbour suruh tgk2 kan rumah. When this happened nasib le Baby Airis tengah tido & Adalia tengah mandi..

According to descriptions, both guys are in their 20s. Badan sedang2..Jangan le orang yang sama. Seriau je kalau org yang sama coz tau where we work & live. Siap sebut nama Hubby lagi.

Baby Airis slept blissfully thru this incidence

Friday, May 27, 2011

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.

Friday, April 22, 2011

Home Renovation

 Masuk hari ni dah 5 hari our contractors tak datang buat kerja. Grrrr. Cuaca dah elok tak nak guna. Nak call diaorang, hp diaorang dah kena curi masa rumah sewa diaorang kena pecah last week. Diorang pulak dah balik bercuti kat Alor Star. Dah la banyak lagi kerja terbengkalai.

 Initially, we only planned nak besarkan kitchen je.Tapi tu la. Home renovation ni berjangkit. Lepas extend the kitchen, hubby nak besarkan living room lak & ada a few additional areas that he wanted renovated. Semua plan rumah, dia yang buat. I tak masuk campur. Whatever he thougt okay, okay le pada I. Knowing him, dia ni mmg cerewet sikit. So, apa yang dia plan I rasa sesuai le tu. Normally well planned. Pernah masa kitaorang buat awning dulu, the contractor pasang frame masa kitaorang balik kampung time raya haji. Bila balik rumah, tgk2 frame dah jadi curve instead of the straight one that he wanted. Kena le the contractor tu bukak pulak frame tu..Nasib the contractor tak byk songeh. Lagipun salah diaorang gak coz tak ikut plan.

 The renovation started early march. Tapi last month asyik hujan je. So, tak boleh wat banyak kerja. Memula ingatkan 1 mth boleh siap. Ni dah masuk 2 bulan tak siap2 gak. Rimas I tgk. Memula tu mmg tak nak renovate lagi since Airis pun kecik lagi. Takut rumah berdebu. Nak pindah, tak kuasa I nak angkut brg2 dgn anak2 kecik. So, kitaorang suruh buat yang extended parts dulu. Nnt baru pecahkan dinding yg mana patut. Hopefully, boleh siap soon. I dah jenuh memikir nak kena pindah brg2 dapur nanti..Dgn rumah berabuk lagi nnt..And I also have to move my bookcase with lotsa books to the new area in the living room. Isk..isk.

Pengat Jagung Pisang Dulce De Leche

( Nama je glamour cos I pakai DDL instead of sugar,,:-). Rasa le caramel dia tu. The princesses pulun je bila I cakap masuk DDL. Alysa siap puji sedap.." pandai mama masak". hehehe..padahal sonang je nak wat! )

Monday, April 18, 2011

Jual kereta & Seafood Carbonara

 After a few months of searching for a new car, finally we decided on this particular car. Tapi before beli kereta baru, kena le jual kereta lama kan. So, I advertised le untuk jual. Ada a few interested buyer. Yesterday, sorang ni call nak tengok kereta. We agreed to meet at Juru Auto City. Masa nak pegi tu rasa cuak gak. Now kan banyak kes conman & kena pukau. Tgk pulak minyak nak habis. Tp hubby saje tak nak ke petrol station lg coz he reasoned that kalau org nak bwk lari kereta, tak leh pegi jauh2...:-).

Bila sampai kat situ, tgk2 muda lagi org tu. ( I bayangkan bila dengar suara dia on the phone macam tua je..)An Indian guy. He came with his wife. Ended up kitaorang bersembang nak dekat sejam. Tgk kereta kejap je, sembang yang lebih. Family dia ramai yg mix marriage. In fact maid dia pun is a local malay lady. Live in lagi tu..

 Today I found out from the bank, kereta tu blh dapat loan 100%. Nak cover insurance sekali pn boleh. Furthermore, bank siap boleh bagi loan over rm15K from my selling price. Masa ni dah terfikir, I jual kereta tu murah sangat ke? Huwaa.. Patut le that guy yesterday tak de le nak tawar-menawar sangat. Rabu ni ada another buyer pulak nak tgk kereta ni. Nampaknya macam dua2 ni very interested coz the car is in a very good condition. Lagipun low mileage . Yesterday pun masa this guy tgh tgk kereta, ada a few chinese guys dtg tengok gak while passing by. Siap tanya harga & cakap kereta ni bagus..:-). We'll sell the car kat sesape yg loan diaorg approved first.

Our lunch yesterday..

Seafood Carbonara
Recipe: Here

Monday, December 20, 2010

Pantang Bersalin

Amalan berpantang differs btw states & cultures. Take for instance btw Johor & Kedah. Kalau ikut Kedah, sesetengah ikan yg tak gatal je boleh makan eg ikan seludu, nyok2, haruan. Tapi ikut Johor / jawa ( acc to MIL ) semua ikan boleh makan. Kalau ikut my Mak , daging semua blh mkn. Ayam kampung boleh gak. Tp ayam dgg tk boleh mula2 tu. I paling suka sup waktu dlm pntang. Normally Mak put heaps of garlic & Ginger in it. Selain buang angin, it's good utk tambah susu. My usual menu during the 1st 3 weeks ; nasi panas, sup ( haruan, daging or ayam kg) & lauk goreng ( eg: ikan grg, dgg goreng halia, paru / hati/ limpa grg ). Kdg2 Mak buat nasi lemuni for breakfast. But my usual breakfast is toasts & milk.
Dlm pntang I mmg tak ambik jamu2. Badan tak thn. Panas sgt kut. Masa bersalin kat lysa, I try gak. But I had headache & sore throat. So, terus stop. Since I bersalin semua ceaser, I took jelly gamat ( orange flavour ), tab haruan & vitamins. Anmum materna mmg I minum in btw meals nak bg susu byk. Pil garlic I amik gak. Very good utk buang angin & elakkan constipation.
As for berurut, normally urut 1 bdn except for perut. Bila Luka dah heal betul2 ( selalunya after 6 mths ), baru I berurut seluruh bdn for 3 days in a row. Masa ni bidan also betulkn peranakan ( bahasa utara: ram batu merian). I prefer this 1 bidan ( Tok long ). Dia urut mmg tak sakit & afterwards badan rasa ringan & refresh je. Yg best angin bdn kita keluar thru dia. Klau org tu byk angin, waktu mengurut tu, Tok long akn sendawa je. Klau teruk sgt dia yg nak termuntah kluarkn angin!
I have another 24 days to go. Pantang 44 hari. Tp certain food I pntang sampai 100 hari. Ada gak food yg pantg 1 year eg air kelapa muda & jambu batu. During pntg 44 hari ni, I mmg tak kluar rumah except klau kena pegi hospital. As for mandian, Mak akan bagi I mandi air rebusan inai, pandan & serai wangi. Sometimes campur daun lemuni.

Friday, December 17, 2010

Pause to Reflect

On wed, I finally had the CBD( urine bag ) taken off. It was a day early from the original schedule due to Hubby's request to the Dr. After 2 weeks of walking around with it, it was such a great relief to get rid of it! At first I was afraid I might have trouble to urinate, but all went well. I also hoped it would be freedom for baby Airis as well. But her SB didn't go down below 150. So kena le pegi amik darah selang shari. Kesian kat dia especially kalau ada sorang nurse tu amik darah. Kasar kut coz adik baby mesti nangis klau dia yg amik darah.
Since I'm feeling much better now, I had time to reflect what I've been thru the past few weeks. I really thank Allah for giving a chance to raise my kids & see my new princess. ( I only got to see her the 2nd day after birth as babies are not allowed in ICU). She's a sweet baby & didn't make a fuss ( according to the nurses at maternity ward). May be she knew her mama was so sick & she had to behave :-)
When I saw the 1.5L mineral water bottle, it dawn on me that I had lost the equivalent of 2 1/2 bottles of blood (3.8L). Then, I count my blessings that I'm still around. That nite in the ICU, I had fever & rigors, they had to put warm blanket on me. The PCA morphine helped a lot in bearing the pain. I know others had gone thru worse experiences, but what I've been thru really had me so much to thank for.
I'm grateful to my loved ones who have been there for me & been very supportive & helped me for a speedy recovery.
These SMSes that I received just before the op made me appreciate the senders so much..
"Ya allah ya tuhanku selamatkanlah anakku dri ujianmu amin. Mak ampunkan segala dosa2 anakanda"
"U tak ada salah ngn I. I ampunkan U dunia akhirat. I pun minta maaf byk2. Insyallah U will b ok. I luv U with al my heart. I will c u CM."
Everytime I read these, I cried..& I thought if I didn't make it during the op, at least I had the forgiveness from the most important people that matter..& of course I'd want The Almighty's forgiveness too..
Both Mak & hubby were outside the OT from 10am till after 5 pm when they were allowed to see me in the ICU. I woke up to see a wonderful face of Mak.

Saturday, November 27, 2010

Worrisome final check- up

 Today I had a final check- up before my supposedly scheduled ceaser on 2nd Dec this Thursday . Tup2, I got a disturbing news from my gynae, Dr Zainol. He had to refer me to a hospital due to placenta previae stage 2-3. The concern is uri tu tak bergerak langsung unlike my previous pregnancies. Yg lain tu masa nak dekat due date, uri naik. This time stay je kat situ. Dr takut uri tu melekat kat scars since I had 3 previous LSCS. In that case Dr had to cross match my blood.The problem is kat this maternity centre tak de blood bank. So, in case of complications like loss of excessive blood, susah nak dpt blood supply which would take at least 2 hrs upon request. Tu pun dpt 1 pint je. Another thing is they might have to make vertical incision rather than the usual LSCS..arrggh..
 Now I dah start risau. Dah biasa dgn the same gynae during 4 pregnancies, ni last min nak kena tukar gynae mmg le seriau je. Nak plk dgn govt hospital..Tgh survey for a suitable place to do the ceaser. Dr Zainol mmg suggested govt hospital as the 1st choice.So, tgh cari yg sesuai. Got to decide by tomorrow.
 Kalau I buat antenatal check-up kat govt, week 36 dah kena warded. Tp since check kat private, dah 38 wks still dok merewang merata. Siap bwk the princesses ke Dinotrek lg yesterday kat Jusco. Lps tu singgah lak kat Popular di Megamall. Stock up on my books nak baca masa berpantang. Bila balik last night tummy rasa keras semacam je coz banyak berjalan kut.
Hopefully, everything will be ok. Semoga Allah mempermudahkan the op without any complications. Amin..

Sunday, November 21, 2010

Cubaan Mencuri & Rice Casserole

 On Friday morning ( Raya ke3 ) I received a call from K.Liza, my neighbour. Tanya ada org tak kat rumah coz the front sliding door was opened. Risau gak. I suruh la dia p investigate coz masa tu I still kat kg. Tgk dia tak phone tu kira okla coz ptg tu kitaorang cadang nak balik. Pagi tu dok mengemas rumah mak tak habis2 lagi. Berkemas since raya ke2. Barang yg kitaorang buang ada le 1 lori. Mostly baju2 lama & computers. Tu pun separuh baju2 dah dibakar. Furnitures yang dah rosak pun kena bakar. Mmg lapang la kat atas rumah mak. Friday morning tu kitaorang process lak living room esp tv cabinet. Hubby sempat mengecat lagi living room tu. TV cabinet tu pun kena bakar.. but we bought mak a new 1. Kalau tak, confirm dia tak bg bakar yg lama..:-)
 Back to our house, sampai je tgk2 tingkap tepi pun 3-3 terbuka & the back gate was opened too. Masuk je living room, bau hancing. Ada kucing pegi mark its territory kat our living room! huwaa..Sliding door K.Liza dah tutupkan. Tgk kat dlm semua still intact. Alhamdulillah. Lampu porch & lampu kat TV area mmg kitaorang pasang. Tp lampu sensor kat blkang kitaorang off masa nak balik kg tu coz gelong sikit lampu tu. Mlm br blh reset plk. Tp since we all blk kg ptg, tu yg off terus tu. May be pencuri tu terkejut kat sesapa kut, terus lari. K.Jun lak park keta dia kat rumah we all coz dia ke KL. Td dia blk tgk2 pintu keta mcm renggang & duit syiling dlm keta pun kena sapu..
 For lunch today, I made rice casserole. Tak larat nak telan daging dah. Yesterday buat korban kat sini diorang ada buat kenduri utk org yg gotong royong. Malas nak pegi. Hubby bwk blk lauk.

Rice Casserole



Bahan-Bahan:

2 mangkuk nasi
3 ketul ayam, potong kecil
5 ekor udang
1 telur
1 ulas bawang putih; hiris
1 ulas bawang merah, hiris
1/2 kiub pati ayam
garam & gula secukup rasa ( Boleh tambah serbuk lada hitam jika suka )
1 carrot , potong kiub
1 tangkai daun sup

White sauce:
1 sb margerine
1 sb tepung gandum
2 cwn susu
garam
cheese

Cara:
1. Tumis bawang putih & merah dlm seddikit minyak. Masukkan ayam & udang. Masukkan sedikit air. Kacau hingga ayam & udang masak.
2. Masukkan carrot dikuti pati ayam,  garam & gula. Pecahkan telur & gaul sebati. Masukkan nasi & kacau rata. Taburkan daun sup. Masukkan nasi goreng ke dalam kaserol.
3. White sauce: Cairkan marjerin. Masukkan tepung & kacau sebati. Tuang susu & kacau hingga pekat, masukkan garam & cheese.
4. Tuang white sauce ke atas nasi tadi & taburkan cheese. Bakar pada suhu 180C selama 20 min.

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Rearranging the furniture again & visiting flooded areas

 Everytime nak sambut orang baru, we had to buy some new furnitures & rearrange the old ones. Siap mengecat feature walls lagi! Saje nak kelainan. Nak sambut raya pun tak macam tu coz we all tak raya kat rumah :-)
 Last week, we have been busy tidying up the house. Bought a new bedroom set for the princesses with 8' x 8' wardrobe. Ha! Boleh sumbat macam2 dlm wardrobe tu including mama's expanding clothes.. Hikhik.Yang tak nak guna boleh bg kat org lain yg nak guna. Once in a while time mood rajin I spring cleaned our clothes to be given away. Tak le menyemak our wardrobes & made other people happy too. Sesetengah baju tu esp hubby's ada yang pakai skali je. Dia dah tak nak pakai. So, mmg baru le lagi.
After dah 2-3 mlm mengemas rumah tu, then Hubby wat projek mengecat feature wall kat living room lak. This time we chose creme colour to change the old dark green one. Bagi nampak cerah sikit. So, living room nampak lapang le sikit. Mossies pun sure tak suka..:-)
 Then, on Sunday bila dengar berita kat Jitra banjir dah surut, we decided to go & have a look. Banjir this time memang teruk. Kat rumah mak tak banjir tapi mata air yang masuk. Jenuh gak mengelap air tu. We stopped by in Kepala Batas to visit some relatives' houses. Rumah mak chaq as usual was the worst. Air naik sampai bumbung. Masa we all pegi tu, my cousins tgh cuci lumpur2 & selut kat lantai. Hubby pun tolong gak mencuci. Kat rumah Pak Kechik & Pak Su dah dibersihkan cuma nak susun barang2 je. Masing2 sakit pinggang & keletihan. Rumah tok lang pun tengah cuci lantai but the low water presure made it slow to clean up.
 Masa ronda pekan Jitra, byk kedai tgh melelong barang2 yang kena air, mostly pakaian. Some were given free. Baju kurung sepasang RM10. Tudung2 RM0.50. Kasut2 sekolah RM1. Blankets were sold at RM3-5. Ramai yg ambik kesempatan cari brg lelong. Rasanya those yg rumah tak banjir kut. We all lalu je tak turun kereta pun.
 Tapi kedai2 runcit yg kesian. Brg2 byk rosak. Beras2 semua bloated boleh wat tepung. Beras kat BERNAS pun diaorang bagi free je utk sape2 nak bagi makan ayam etc. Kena air gak. Such losses.. Now kat Alor Star lak banjir tak clear lagi. Raya haji ni mmg ramai le orang Kedah & Perlis tak raya. Masing2 sibuk kemas rumah.

Banjir di Jitra



Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Dasyatnya Doa Seorang Ibu

I would like to share this article forwarded by my friend. I like...Semoga menjadi renungan bersama.

Assalamualaikum Semua,

Ini adalah sedutan dari ceramah oleh Al Ustaz Abdullah Mahmud dari unit KAGAT ATM.yg bertajuk,”Dahsyatnya doa seorang ibu "

Ibu Kita dan Kita Sebagai Ibu

1. Lapangnya masa kita ada kaitan dengan keberkatan hidup kita. Kita adalah di bawah siksa Allah bilamasa ada masa untuk buat benda tak baik tapi takdak masa nak buat yang baik.

2. Jika kita tak pernah kecukupan duit maksudnya kita disiksa Allah.

3. Setitik air mata ibu jatuh, 10 kebajikan anak hilang so ibu2 jangan jatuh air mata ye and anak jangan bagi ibu jatuh air mata. Menangis kerana anak berjaya dan bukan sedih kerana angkara anak.

4. Kalau balik tengah malam, buka lampu tengok dan tatap muka ibu, sebab wajah orang tidur akan menampakkan segalanya.

5. Ada 3 mata yang tak dijilat api neraka
* Melihat kaabah sehingga menitis air mata
* Membaca quran sehingga menitis air mata
* Memandang wajah ibu yg sedang tidur / sedar hingga berlinang air mata

6. 3 orang yg kita kena tengok dan selalu pandang dalam hidup, tengok masa tidur!
* Anak
* Ibu
* Suami

Selingan: kata ustaz kalau kita ada perselisihan faham dgn suami sampai nak bercerai, tgk laa muka bila dia tidor kalau masih terbit perasan kasih, sayang, cinta, rindu atau simpati, janganlah bercerai tapi jika tiada rasa tu semua maksudnya jodoh dah memang takde, boleh proceed pi mahkamah.

7. Orang yang selalu menatap dan memandang ibunya takkan menangis di hari kematian ibunya… kira tak menangis teruk laa..Bagi siapa yg masih ada ibu, pandang laa selalu.

8. Adalah menjadi satu dosa jika kita mengguna jari telunjuk untuk menujukkan sesuatu pada ibu.

9. Kalau ada niat yang baik teruskan laa..Allah akan bersama, jangan takut

10. Kalau tak mampu lakukan sesuatu, pasang niat pun mencukupi e.g. tak mampu tolong org, niat nak tolong pun dah memadai .

11. Kalau kita tak mampu letakkan diri kita di tempat yang terbaik, Allah akan letakkan kita di tempat terbaik dengan syarat letakkan ibu kita di tempat yang terbaik .

12. Ada kaedah yang mana kita boleh minta pada Allah, “ungkit” kebaikan yang menimpa dengan tujuan untuk makbulkan doa kita. Kaedah tu dipanggil “wasilah amal” :

a. “Ya Allah semalam aku sudah bersedekah sebanyak RM1, kalau itu satu kebaikan jadikanlah ia penyebab makbulnya doaku ini"

b. Paling banyak buat baik dengan ibu kita, lagi mustajab. Makna dia wasilah amal ni sangat berkesan kalau yg dituntut tadi adalah hal- hal yang berkaitan kebaikan yang dibuat kepada ibu kita

c. Tapi geng kalau sedekah RM1 takkan nak tuntutkan :-)

13. Antara lain yang boleh dituntut adalah apabila kita ditimpa sakit/musibah

a. Kalau ditimpa sakit, baca laa "Innalillahiwainnail laihirojjiun," ,, then cakap dengan Allah

* “Ya Allah, berilah pahala besar untuk sakit yang aku tanggung ini”

* “Ya Allah, bagilah aku keampunan dosa atas sakit ku ini”

14. Even suapkan anak pun kita boleh tuntut, apatah lagi sedekah kepada ibu dan orang yang memerlukan.

a. Barang siapa yang tidak mendoakan ibu selepas sembahyang buat ibu yang sudah meninggal maka dikira dia anak derhaka walaupun pada waktu ibunya hidup dia tak pernah menderhaka. Maksudnya jika ibu masih hidup atau telah tiada, selepas setiap solat kita mesti doakannya!

15. Doa orang yang masih hidup makbul untuk orang yang hidup dan mati. Jadi doakan ibu kita telah tiada!

a. Doa orang yang mati makbul untuk orang yang masih hidup

* Masa ni ustaz tu bagi contoh sadis sket..sedeh gak laa.. pi ke pusara mak kita cakap..“Mak, esok anak saya nak kawin, kalau mak ada tentu mak bahagia tengok cucu mak kawinkan” atau “bapa saya nak kawin esok, kalau bapa ada, pasti bapa akan gembira tengok sayakan..” Ustaz kata luahkan kepada ibu/bapa yang telah tiada kerana mereka mendengar dan mereka boleh mendoakan kita dari sana .

16. Bila lalu kubur, perlahankan dan beri salam! Mereka akan doakan kita “berkatilah si A ini” dan jika tak bagi salam, mereka akan kata “celakahlah orang ini” Jadi, jangan lupa bagi salam next time .

17. Tanda- tanda siksa Allah atas muka bumi ni antara lain simpan harta sampai mati tak pernah keluarkan sedekah.

18. Sesiapa yang bersedekah selalu, takkan miskin orang itu selamanya..

19. Bila nak berbelanja @ shopping always spare duit untuk sedekah kerana dalam duit kita tu ada hak org susah. Jadi bila orang buta datang masa makan, bagi laa duit sebab kita nak cari org susah untuk sedekah dah amat susah masa sekrg dan takde masa jadi Allah hantarkan org2 susah ini untuk kita dapatkan pahala!

20. Jika mak kita sudah meninggal dan semasa hayatnya kita ada peruntukkan wang untuk dia, bila mak kita dah takde teruskan memberi peruntukkan tu sebagai sedekah. Jangan kurangkan peruntukkan! ! “Ya Allah, aku sedekahkan bagi pihak ibuku, semoga pahala sedekah ni sampai kepada ibuku”. Itu yang yang buat ibu kita bahagia di sana .

21. Kalau kita susah nak bersedekah, bayangkan wajah ibu kita baru kita ringan tangan nak bersedekah

22. Allah panjangkan usia ibu dan bapa supaya dia sakit dan nyanyuk untuk beri syurga pada anak- anaknya. Jagalah mereka dengan baik insyallah, syurga balasanya. Jadi kalau tahu ibu/bapa sakit, berebutlah menjaga ibu/bapa kita. Besar sangat pahalanya.

23. Allah kalau boleh taknak kita masuk neraka jadi Allah takkan matikan seseorang dalam keadaan kotor dan berdosa jadi dia bagi kita sakit/malu/miskin untuk membersihkan kita sebelum dia mengambil kita.

24. Selalu Bergaduh Dengan Ibu

I. Jika ada antara kita yang selalu bergaduh dengan ibu, ada kemungkinan kita diganggu saka

a.  Antara ganguan saka, selalu mimpi bayi/budak. Dukung bayi, susu bayi or selalu mimpi jatuh dari tempat tinggi/ selalu sakit tulang belakang/ tulang belakang bengkok/ rasa mengantuk selepas asar

b. Saka dipindahkan melalui Kasih sayang/ Harta pusaka, walaupun sebiji pinggan / Amalan / Sentuhan

c. Symptom dah terkena saka

i) Tak boleh tidor lena tapi bila dekat azan subuh, senang lena

ii) Bila dah peringkat teruk, di usia tua kita, tgh malam selalu lapar

iii) Susah nak dapat anak, senang gugur
iv) Ada rasa kelibat orang lalu
v) Yang lagi parah, saka bersetubuh dgn kita, mengandung tapi anak hilang dalam kandungan jadi bila nak beintim, bercakap laa sedikit kerana saka menyerupai suami kita dan dia datang dalam keadaan diam

d. Cara hilangkan saka, Zikir “Laillahaillalah” 700,000 sampai habis, insyallah saka akan cair dan keluar dari badan

e. Antara penyakit saka adalah breast cancer, cancer rahim dan cancer tulang.

f. 3 penyakit yang tiada ubat yang penyakitnya adalah datang dari syaitan adalah cancer, aids and leukemia. Kalau dapat ni pi laa perawatan cara islam jugak.

25. Kalau ibu kita sakit cancer dan dia tak mampu berzikir, kita tolong zikirkan

26. Kalau ada penyakit was- was, bacalah surah al-ikhlas.. “Qulhuwallahuahad…” 1000x sehari

27. Anak Lari Dari Rumah
a. Kalau anak lari dari rumah, gantungkan bajunya dihanger dan anginkan dan hadiahkan surah al-ikhlas setiap hari
b. Masa lauangan azan yang pertama, panggilah nama anak kita, insyallah akan sampai panggilan kita kepadanya.

28. Anak Degil
a. Bila anak dah tidor, duduk di hujung kepala pangil ROH ANAK
b. Ni seram sket masa nak buat hehehe..mula2 je lepas tu ok..e.g. Wahai roh anakku "nama anak", jadilah kamu roh yang baik, roh yang bertimbang rasa pada ibu dan bapa, roh yang taat pada Allah, roh yang sayang sesama manusia .You can ask anything! Nak anak senang bangun ke sekolah.. just try and see.

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Balik Kampung & Shopping Raya

 Weekend lepas balik Jitra since lama gak tak balik. So, sempatlah makan cempedak goreng, from pokok Ayah yang sedang berbuah. Hubby pun sempat panjat pokok dokong yang tengah lebat berbuah. Then dia pegi beli durian..so, we had pulut durian too. The durians were really yummy.
 Cempedak tu I tak berani makan banyak coz takut kembung. But we had the cempedak goreng after we had our late lunch. Punya le kekenyangan. Dah le ada masakan favourite I, like limpa goreng kicap, sup tulang, & gulai rebung. Lauk lain banyak lagi tp I concentrate 3 ni je.. So, lepas makan nasi & cempedak goreng tu dah so full. Dah max betul! Malam tu lepas maghrib pegi rumah kak dah tak larat nak makan food yang dia hidang. Cuma rasa kuih akar kayu & sesuap laksa.
 Lepas balik from Jitra Ahad malam tu, terus pack barang2 nak ke KL the next day. Bertolak lambat sikit on Monday coz had to do some errands. Masa tu le jugak contractor yang nak renovate rumah chose to come over. Nak ukur apa2 yang patut. We all bertolak ke KL dah after 11 am. Sampai KL ard 2.30pm. Lepas hantar barang kat IMR terus ke hotel.
 Lepas check-in & solat, actually I was dead tired coz malam sebelum tu tido dah nearly 2am. Tapi semangat nak shopping baju raya berkobar2, pegi le gak. Since our hotel dekat je dengan jln masjid India & TAR, kitaorang jalan je. Nasib tak bawak the princesses. Again kena tinggal dgn Cik Jun. So, senang le nak jalan. Pusing punya pusing, at last berjumpa gak kain nak buat baju raya for me & the princesses. Kena cari kain ela coz nak bagi sedondon like the previous years. Tema this year orange tp yang beli tu ada le ala2 orange albeit sikit je. Selesai bab cari baju kurung. Punya le mencari from KL ( previous visit ), to Penang, & to Kedah. At last bertemu jodoh di KL..:-)
 Esok tu ke myIPO. Nasib dah selesaikan borang siap2. So, urusan siap before 12.30pm. Lepas keluar from Dayabumi, tersesat masuk jalan mana ntah. Tup2 nampak entrance The Gardens. Terus melencong ke situ. Had lunch there. Then, Hubby did some shopping at Robinsons. I mencari2 gak baju..Tapi baju2 yang ada tu sumenya kalau I beli, next year baru boleh pakai..:-( Tak jumpa lak maternity section. So, nothing for me except some foodstuff kat Cold Storage.
 Lepas shopping tu, terus ke rumah Shidah. Punya le lama tak jumpa..Dah berbelas tahun. Tak kesampaian le hajat dia nak benih pokok lemuni coz I though she was still in Terengganu bila I bertolak from Penang. Tapi I dapat manggis Terengganu which the princesses love so much. Thanks Shidah. Masa kebetulan kat rumah Shidah, Lily pun datang gak. Lily ni pun the last time I jumpa masa kat AUSMAT gak. Berbelas tahun gak tu. Best jumpa kawan2 lama ni..nothing changes except makin comel..;-) Lupa lak nak buat photo session..

The princesses yang kena tinggal


Thursday, July 15, 2010

PBA - Bad customer service

Pepagi tadi staff bagitau air tak de. Heran gak bila office atas ada pulak ( Air kat tank diorang banyak kut ). Check meter tengok2 kena clamped. Yang pelik tu bil dah bayar since last week. Since kitaorang share meter dgn office atas, diorang offered nak ke PBA to settle the problem
 In the meantime, I called PBA call centre. Baru je terang our situation & that we never received the bills since last year..selalunya dapat notis akhir je. Terus dia membebel, tu bukan salah diorang. Customers yang dah pandai guna air, pandai le cari bil kalau tak terima. Duhh! I pun panas le. Ingat kita ada 1 bil je ke nak bayar tiap2 bulan. Nak kena terhegeh2 request kat diorang bil. Dah le bil diorang 2 bulan sekali. Mana nak ingat when we were supposed to get the bill. TM & TNB reti pulak hantar bil, why PBA tak boleh buat benda sama? Dia terus marah jangan nak samakan PBA dgn TM & TNB! Ntah apa2 le si mangkuk ni. Dah kita compare service diorang yang teruk tu bukan tau nak accept teguran.
 Another of her rationale bila I tanya why bekalan air kena potong baru this week eventhough dia pun mengaku dah terima payment last week ( after checking in their system ), dia boleh kata dah tarikh akhir suruh bayar end of June & I bayar early of July so mmg le kena potong. Apa la punya alasan. Selalunya orang potong bekalan air ,elektrik & phone sbb nak suruh pengguna bayar. Ni dah bayar kena potong jugak mmg otak kat lutut le tu kut! Mmg geram betul cakap dengan orang yang tak sekolah, at last I gave up. Terus hang up. Apasal le orang2 macam ni boleh diletak kat customer service. Kalau macam ni gaya, baik tak yah ada customer service.
 Wouldn't it be much nicer if she said " I'm sorry. It's our mistake since you did make a payment before we cut your water supply. We'll make arrangements to unclamp your meter. Thank you for calling and have a nice day." Then, I'd definitely have a nice day..


 Lepas hang up tu mmg berasap & mendidih je darah. Daripada buat kerja bila tengah marah, baik bergayut dgn kawan2. Bergayut dgn Zuraida punya le lama nearly 1 hour. Banyak cerita since lama tak borak. Padahal duduk dekat je, tapi malas nak kacau dia. yelah orang ada 9 businesses to handle. Mmg le sibuk mak cik tu! :-)
 Petang tadi tanya hubby dia nak makan cucur jagung or bubur jagung, he requested cucur jagung. So, we had cucur jagung for tea. Cucur jagung ni my adik beradik punya favourite. Tapi ada gak orang yang tak pernah makan. I remember when I made cucur jagung masa kat Perth dulu, my next door neighbour, Nadja from KL siap mintak resepi coz dia tak pernah makan before.

Cucur Jagung

Monday, July 12, 2010

Another trip to KL again..

 Last friday, we had to go to KL again coz ada meeting kat IMR. This time tak bawak the princesses. Kena tinggal dengan Cik Jun. Since a drive from Penang to KL normally took us around 3-4 hours, we decided to go that morning. Sampai KL awal lagi, around 1 pm ( appointment at 3pm ) tapi nak terus le hotel takut lak tersesat nak ke IMR pulak eventhough it's only 3-4km from IMR to our hotel. Tapi tak pe lah, better be early for the meeting. So, lunch dekat2 situ je.
 Lepas meeting, terus ke hotel. Lepas solat konon2nya nak shopping. Pegi le KLCC..tapi ronda2 kat situ I macam tak de mood lak nak shopping. Tak berkenan dihati. I think for the past few weeks dah asyik ke shopping complexes in Penang, KL & Batu Pahat, so dah beli dah benda yang berkenan dihati, so tu yang macam tak de perasaan nak shopping this time.
After a light dinner kat KLCC we headed to my cousin, Abang Ari's house kat Sri Petaling. On the way there nearly tersesat gak eventhough guna GPS & dah a few times ke rumah dia.. Tgk2 petrol dah nak habis. Gelabah la gak coz tak jumpa 1 pun petrol station. Biasak le, benda kalau kita cari mmg le tak jumpa. Battery hp pn nak kong. Tapi at last jumpa gak. Phew..Terus penuhkan petrol tank before ke rumah Abang Ari. We were served Laksa Johor yang telah difusionkan dengan laksa Kedah..:-) Cair but sedap. K.Hanim mmg pandai buat laksa johor. Then K.Cik bawak balik Big apple's doughnuts. Mmg sedap.
 Balik dr Sri Petaling dah 10.30pm. Ronda2 kat area dekat hotel we all. Yang kelakarnya we all ronda kat this street & at last masa nak dekat balik baru realised it was Petaling St. Punya la..Dulu2 masa student mmg akan singgah kat petaling st kalau nak ke Puduraya on d way balik Kedah. Ni dah jalan kat situ pun tak perasan tu le Petaling St! hehe..Padahal kat entrance tu dah terbentang tulis China Town. Memula tu cuak gak masa nak masuk street tu coz nampak chinese stalls je with mat & minah saleh lepak minum2. ( Yelah of course lakan since China Town..). Dah masuk tu macam pasar malam je.
 Esok tu be4 balik Penang sempat singgah kat Jln Masjid India & Jalan TAR. Konon2 nak beli kain untuk baju raya. Rambang mata. Tapi tak beli untuk sendiri pun tapi belikan untuk orang lain je. Untuk pakai sendiri macam tak de yang berkenan dihati...

Petaling Street

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Bermadu itu Manis......?

At last, I'm back home. We arrived last nite. We left MIL's house at 10am coz she had to attend a funeral. Singgah Batu Pahat. Actually dah ronda2 the day before..& dah pekena the famous Beriyani Gam. ( Hmm..sedapnya dia punya mutton..) Tapi ada 1 shopping mall tak singgah. So, ended up kat situ until 12.30pm.
 Actually nak cerita pasal this story masa on the way from KL to BP. Hubby decided to stop in Melaka to meet up his buddy when he was in Adelaide. The last time they met was in 1994. Punya la lama. So, after berFB I think, we decided to stop by at his place. Dia ambik cuti nak sambut tetamu dari jauh..:-) Masa sampai tu dah 3 pm. Lepas borak2, he said he has 2 practices. 1 was handled by his wife. I pun pelik gak la masa tu coz dlm kereta tadi Hubby cakap wife dia cikgu. So, I tanya le wife dia cuti hari apa? Dia cakap dah cikgu, cuti ikut sekolah le..So, blur le kejap I. Lepas tu wife dia dok mention pasal kembar anak bongsu dia & cerita pasal maid. Lepas tu baru clear bila dia cerita yang pasal maid wife no 2. They were waiting for wife no 2 to arrive with a dish for the afternoon. About 1/2 hour later, wife no 2 arrived with a baby. Rupanya yang di sebut kembar tu, anak bongsu wife no1 & anak sulung wife no 2 who were born 3 days apart. They are about Adalia's age.
 Kalau tengok tu memang mesra le the 2 families. Yang I musykil tu..why men take more than 1 wife. In this case, kalau tengok 1st wife tu tak de kurang pun..sweet, lembut, well-educated, has 4 kids ( 3 girls & 1boy ), still slim. ( 1st wife tu my senior in Sec 2, tapi I tak ingat pun muka dia..hehe..). The 2nd wife pulak, tak de le cantik jelita pun..1 year older than him, & well-educated too. Induksi sekali dengan Hubby but he couldn't remember her eventhough they were in the same group. Tapi masa ni dia tak kawin lagi dgn Hubby's friend.
 Another interesting thing, the 2 families are moving to a new bungalow soon. Now, I'm impressed! Selalunya, walau sesabar mana pun pompuan, eventhough dia dah bagi husband dia nikah sorang lagi, susah la nak duduk serumah dgn madu dia. Tapi I really salute the first wife . Not that I want to emulate her..:D. They said they allocated 1 day a week for the 2 families to get together. Lepas ni hari2 boleh jumpa..
 Lepas jumpa family ni, awal2 Hubby dah kena warning jangan cuba2 nak tiru kawan dia..haha..I definitely won't tolerate this coz I'm not that patient or baikhati..:-)
 To friends yang I tak sempat nak jumpa the other day, sorry ye. May be next time. Yesterday, on the way back sempat jumpa sorang kat Shah Alam. Masa we all in KL, he was in Shanghai. So, nak balik ke Penang yesterday sempat le jumpa dia dekat2 office dia.

At R&R Tapah


At Pavillion KL

Monday, June 21, 2010

Father's Day

 Happy Father's Day to Ayah & dear Hubby. Father's Day kat Malaysia ni baru je semenjak 2 menjak ni je ada celebration tapi tak semeriah Mother's Day. Sale sempena Father's Day pun tak de..:-) Tapi the role of fathers is equal to that of mothers. Cuma anak2 mungkin lebih rapat dgn ibu2. Hence, the difference in celebrations.
 Yesterday, memula I plan nak buat breakfast celebration. Tapi malas tahap gaban nak ke dapur. The princesses pulak woke up soo late. Tengok2 Papa sorang je yang bangun awal. So, after bangun & bagi the princesses brunch, we waited after zohor to go out. So, Hubby was given a choice whether to go to Damiral's Grill ( Zuraida & Eli's wesstern food restaurant ) or Secret Recipe. He chose Secret Recipe. May be sebab dekat je dengan rumah.

Happy Father's Day. Papa & his princesses


Alysa & Ayra sharing 'Fish & Chips'. Tak habis pun..


My lunch. 'Pan-Grilled Dory in Lobster Sauce'


 After lunch & lepak kat SR tu dah 4pm, we headed to Juru Auto City & Stone City. Stone City tutup le pulak on Sundays. Niat tu nak pilih le tiles yang berkenan dihati for our minor house renovation. May be next time kena pegi pulak. Jamu mata kat Auto City pun no point gak cos tak semua showroom bukak. We might need a bigger car by the end of the year with the new addition of family member..:-).
 So, at last lepak kat beach. Punya le ramai orang. It was a hot day. Muka Baby pun dah kemerah-merahan. Tapi tak main pasir le coz ramai sangat orang. Main kat playground & tgk orang main kites je..:D

Sunday, June 20, 2010

Minggu Membaca & Dinner @ Gold Coast

This week mmg malas nak update blog. My spare time was spent reading books which I bought last week. I started with a malay novel but half-way thru the book, I lost the book after putting it on the bookshelf the previous nite. Hairan bin ajaib betul! I searched all over the house but couldn't find it. Since K.Jun cuti, sms bertanyakan buku tu tak berbalas but Farah did answer she didn't see the book. When I asked the princesses, semua tak ngaku ambik, but, Baby did laugh when I asked her. Gelak besar pulak tu..macam tak caya je dia ni coz she likes to throw stuff thru the window. Finally, bila K.Jun balik keja, dia jumpa bawah sofa..I did search under the sofa, tapi tak jumpa pun..Ni mmg confirm Baby yang baling bawah sofa..
 So, bila tak jumpa buku tu, I started on a new book by Sophie Kinsella, 'The Undomestic Goddess'. Actually dah lama ada orang recommend books by Kinsella tapi tak pernah baca. Pernah tgk movie ' A Confession by Shopaholic' je. But, of course movies & books tak sama. Well, now I can add another favourite author to my list. :-).
 Early of the week, we brought Mak & Ayah to have dinner at a seafood restaurant just opposite Pulau Jerjak & next to Gold Coast Condo..( Bukan Gold Coast, Aussie ye..hehe ). Hujan le pulak. So, plan nak picnic cancel la. Ila yang recommend tempat ni. I ada a few times ke Gold Coast tu masa my friend CT stayed there. But, since dia pindah balik Singapore, mmg tak pegi dah pun. So, tak perasan lak ada a very nice seafood restaurant just outside the condo. Mmg mlm tu meratah je lauk2. Punya sibuk meratah sampai lupa nak ambik photos. Sempat ambik appetiser je..:-) Restaurant tu nama Sri Pantai kut. Ada 3 restaurant kat situ. This one yang hujung sekali.

Waiting for our food. Boleh nampak bot2 nelayan where they got their supplies.


Sotong celup tepung yang yummy & fresh. We ordered 4 plates. The princesses love 'em.


Afif & Adalia


Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Shopping..

 I love books. But now, mmg tak sempat nak baca. Kalau I dah started on a book, alamatnya pukul 2, 3 am baru masuk tido coz it was hard to put it down. Hubby mmg tak suka I berjaga sampai pukul 3, 4 pg. Of course le it's not good for health. Tp masa lain mmg susah nak baca with the princesses around.
 This week, mmg I splurged on books of different genre. Not for me alone, but for the princesses, Hubby & Ayah. The genre varies from children books, fiction , self-enrichment , motivational & religious. I jarang beli cookbooks coz sometimes dalam 1 buku tu, I cuma tertarik kat 1 or 2 recipes. Baik i cari kat internet which has been tried & tested. Memula kitaorang borong buku kat Popular @ Sunway carnivalle. But I don't really like the store here coz byk sangat chinese books. English books mmg teramatlah kurangnye. Later we went to Popular @ Megamall. I suka kat sini cos they have a wide selection of books. Tgk2 diorang akan ada sale starting from 5th June. Then, masa kat expo tu our booth mmg opposite booth yang jual buku2. So, borong le buku2 agama for us & Ayah. Then, yesterday we finally went to Megamall. Popular was having Sale for up to 70%. I pn beli le lagi 10 books. Mostly for the princesses. Murah gilers. 10 buku baru over RM100. For the princesses, semua yang tebal2 paper dia so that tak senang koyak.
 Eventhough the princesses belum pandai baca, tapi diorang ni mmg suka books. Alysa pulak at the phase yang baca bukan mengeja, tp guna teknik mengenal word as a whole. Self-taught. Kalau buku cerita tu, she'd ask us to read for her over & over again until she can read by herself. Bila 3-3 suruh I baca 3 buku serentak, pening le kepala mama diorang. Pass tu Papa le sorang.
  Yesterday masa lepas beli buku, sempat lagi shopping jam. Actually jam I baru rosak coz letak dekat magnet. Spoil betul. Punya le pusing 5-6 kedai, bertemu jodoh kat Megamall. Nak beli kasut, tak de yang berkenan dihati. Kena pegi shopping mall lain le pulak. I love to shop on weekdays coz tak ramai orang. Lagipun the princesses tak ikut. Pegi dgn Hubby je. Kalau weekends, penuh orang, & nak kepong the princesses lagi..
 Ni pulak nak tunjuk photo I buat tart for my nephew & his pregnant wife yang singgah on the way balik ke KL. Hantar barang mak pesan i.e ketupat, masak anga & kelapa muda untuk mak labu..hehe..

Cream Cheese & Peach Torte
Source: here

Thursday, June 3, 2010

Good Bye KP, Hello SC

 This week has been a busy week, with the preparation for the expo & the hand-over of Hubby's biz. Actually, I want this entry to commemorate the efforts that we have put to make his clinic a successful one & when the princesses are old enough to read, they would know the history of the clinic.
 We received inquiries from patients & sales reps on why we sold the clinic. Actually only family & selected friends knew about this before. Somehow, patients got to know about this through other sources. Ada yang tercari2 dia. So, I guess it's a known fact now..:-). The reasons.. we'll only tell those who asked personally. Not that he's going to resign from that profession, but now it's only on part time basis somewhere else. Hopefully, he'd have more time with the family after this. I guess,when you reached a certain age, you'd prioritise stuff in your life. So, good bye KP officially on 1st June 2010. It's been great years building you up. Hopefully, the person who took over, would bring you to higher levels. Emo la pulak..:D Yelah..considering it's part of our lives for nearly 10 years, I do feel in a way sad ( about letting go KP ) but happy too that now Hubby got more time to do stuff that he'd like to do. As for me, I got plenty of time since I only work 3 hrs a day..:-). Welcome too to SC, his new company. Hope this would grow into something that we'd be proud of as we were of KP. ( P/S: Hubby wouldn't know about my ramblings cos I think he never read my blog considering his time constraint, even his friends perli " ko bukak FB setahun sekali ke?" & his email inbox was flooded with over 3000 msgs!  Melalut le pulak I..) 
 For the next 10 days starting tomorrow, we'll be busy with Ekspo Usahawan @ Tapak Ekspo Seberang Jaya. Sesape kat utara ni jemputlah visit our booth kat A5. Yang bertema biru tu..Tapi bukan I pun yang busy kat situ..tapi my staff le..:-) Tapi I akan jenguk2 le gak..

Good Bye KP

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Nostalgia Ayam Masak Tomato

When I was studying in AUSMAT, ptg2 mesti ke gerai2 kat seksyen 2 cari dinner. 1 gerai that was most frequented was gerai abang wan ( rasanya betul la nama dia ni..:-) ) which served masakan ala siam. One of the menu that I normally ordered was ayam masak merah. Ni bukan version goreng ayam dulu. Ni yang ayam dia potong kecik2. My roomates would normally order ayam masak pedas. Ni sedap gak but since I tak makan pedas, tak mo le menangis lak sambil makan..:-). Mmg ramai gak yang pelik coz Kedahan yg tak makan pedas..but nak wat camne kan, dah masa kecik2 dulu mak ajar makan nasi dgn kicap, so maintain sampai la..hehe..Nasib anak2 tak gelap macam kicap!
 Lunch lak, selalu ke gerai akak kelantan yang pakai gelang emas sampai ke siku. Ala2 mami jarum gitu.. But, in those days, snatch theft was not that rampant like now. Kalau tak, maunye kena kerat tangan akak tu..Bergemilauan emas dia. Boleh buta bakal2 snatch thieves! I like the fried keli & ayam percik at her stall. Mmg moist. But, I digress.
 Back to ayam masak merah tu, kekadang bila teringat nak makan, I wat sendiri. But my version is Ayam masak tomato coz I tak guna the sauces. I used fresh tomatoes & chillis. Rasa tu lebih kurang le cuma colour tu lari sikit. My version is bright red. The stall's version was a bit reddish orange. The princesses mmg tak makan. Takut pedas eventhough tak pedas pun. But the colour made them stop from tasting it.

Ayam Masak Tomato


Bahan:
1 mangkuk ayam, potong kecil
1 biji tomato
3 biji cili besar
1 celery stick / sedikit daun sup, di hiris
1 ulas bawang merah, hiris
1 ulas bawang putih, hiris
1/2 in halia
Garan & gula secukup rasa
Sedikit minyak untuk menumis

Cara:
1. Kisar tomato & cili dengan sedikit air.
2. Tumis bawang merah / putih & halia sehingga naik bau.
3. Masukkan ayam & kacau rata.
4. Masukkan tomato & cili yang telah dikisar. Renehkan sehingga ayam empuk. Tambah air jika perlu.
5. Tambah garam & gula.
6. Taburkan hirisan celery / daun sup.