Friday, December 31, 2010

Aisya's orientation day

time bangun pagi tadi, rasa mcm tak caya jer Aisya dah nak masuk std 1. dah besar anak sulung mama, sobs sobs. Aisya pula dari smalam tak boleh tidur, nervous + excited nak masuk sekolah baru kot. hehe klakar plak rasa. pagi ni bersemangat sungguh dia bangun, mandi and pakai school uniform. siap dengan tudung express, senang & cepat. tak mcm mama masa mula2 pakai tudung dulu, dahla senget, penyek & rambut terkeluar2 plak tu, comot sungguh. untung budak2 sekarang kan?

program orientasi bermula jam 8.30, and since mama & papa tak breakfast lagi, kami singgah dulu kat mamak, pekena roti telur & teh tarik. kakak & faris already had their usual cereal kat rumah. mama perut melayu, cereal2 ni i tak layan hihihi. enjoy pictures at kakak's new school!

the nervous kakak at mamak's

masuk barisan kelas masing2

name tag

follow cikgu ke kelas, parents takleh ikut 

kakak in her class, tgh colouring dgn khusyuknya

i like the wall color. sangat ceria okey!

kakak yg kelaparan + kepanasan (dah off dah tudung)

mama yg masih in doubt!

faris cakap, dia pon nak school kat sini gaks

silly faces!

orientation hari ni went smoothly. suka dengar taklimat yg ringkas dan bernas oleh cikgu2. Aisya's batch will be the pioneer for KSSR. harap2 the new system will be better than the previous one, and not solely result-oriented. and suka juga sbb kat sekolah ni, bahasa Arab is compulsary for all std 1students starting next year, be it Malay, Chinese or Indian. inila baru semangat 1Malaysia!

so, my dear Aisya, good luck to you! semoga kakak belajar rajin2. mama & papa sentiasa doakan kejayaan kakak dunia akhirat. yg paling penting, kakak suka pergi sekolah, tak stress dan enjoy your school days and having lots of frens!

xoxoxoxox


Thursday, December 23, 2010

the femes roti jala

idakla femes mana pon, hanyalah femes amongst Aisya & Faris jer. hehe. mama bangga ada peminat roti jala mama ni. siap menambah2 ok.. that's my motivation to make it again and again, walaupon terpaksa berdiri lama menjala kat dapur. kalau doctor tahu, sure marah huhuhu

so semalam, i cooked this for dinner.. actually nasi pun ada juga, dimakan dengan gulai ayam, timun, kicap, dan tempe goreng bersama bawang & cili padi. memang marveless!! kenyang gile & terus rasa bersalah sbb makan banyak sangat hahhaaha..


Resepi mudah utk siapa2 yg teringin:

3 cawan tepung gandum
3 cawan air
1 biji telur
1/4 cawan minyak sayur/masak/sapi
sedikit garam
sedikit kunyit (utk warna kuning)

cara2nya: - masukkan semua bahan dalam bekas, kacau sampai sebati. i guna blender lepas kacau, sbb nak bagi smooth and takde ketulan. then, jalalah menggunakan acuan roti jala dan pan yg sesuai. saya guna non-stick, so tak perlu taruk minyak

alhamdulillah, kali ni hubby cakap roti jala dan kari ayam i sedap daripada biasa :P kembang tak kuncup oke. ni yg semangat nak buat lagi ni, cicah kuzi plak next time. smlm tak sempat nak buat kuzi, bahan dan masa tak cukup. selamat mencuba ye!

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Europe trip preparation ~ edisi tertunda

Haih.. lama sungguh nak ada chance nak update pasal Europe vacation ni.. sampaikan dah 2 bulan kat Malaysia pun masih tak menyempat.. sebelum lupa lebih banyak, betterlah jot something about that trip, at least for my own keepsake.. kan?

Our preparation starts with booking for cheap flights, trains and accomodation.. at first nak start dengan pilih country mana nak pergi dulu, but then since we had tight budget and time, haruslah pilih mana yg murah and fit our time. So, after days and days of scouting, we opted for Venice (Italy), Brussels (Belgium), Paris (France) and of course, Disneyland Paris! In terms of tempat mana nak visit, biasanya bila sampai kat town tu, dapatkan peta & pamplet baru kitorang decide nak pergi mana. sebabnya, tak cukup masa nak plan - planner sibuk mentelaah oke..

In terms of transportations, here's what we took and the cost incurred:

  • Coventry to London ~ train (local) - 16pound
  • London to Venice ~ flight (Ryanair) - 63pound
  • Venice to Brussels ~ flight (Ryanair) - 65pound
  • Brussels to Paris ~ train (Eurostar) - 72pound
  • Paris to London ~ train (Eurostar) - 125pound
  • London to Coventry ~ train (local) - 16pound

In terms of accomodation, here's the cost incurred:
  • Venice - Hotel Piave - 125pound (2 nights)
  • Brussles - apartment - 250pound (3 nights)
  • Paris - Hotel des Olympiades - 160pound (2 nights)
  • Paris Disneyland - 280pound (2 nights + 3days all park tickets)

In overall, kami habis dalam 1200pound for travelling and accomodation, which is equivalent to RM6k. altogether dengan souvenir, makan2 luar, groceries, tiket2 metro, habisla in total dalam 2000pound, equivalent to RM10k. Murah kan utk vacation 10hari?

And in conclusion, we preferred train than flight kalau travel cross country. Sebabnya, flight ni tak reliable, suka sangat delay. Then kena pergi awal utk check in. Then, nak kena go through immigration bagai. Sangat2 tak best especially bila beg kena selongkar, adoila.. tapi train ni biasanya lagi mahal la, sebab train lagi best dari flight. boleh makan suka hati, seat pon luas. nak buat bising pon takde hal. and location main train station dekat tgh2 town, mcm KL Sentral.. easy peasy sgtlah nak pergi..

In terms of luggage, we brought 2 hand luggages and 2 backpack. Here's the list of things we put sumbat in the bags:
  • rice cooker (3pots)
  • mini kettle (sgt mini, nnt i tunjuk gambar)
  • extension
  • europe adapter (sbb europe tak guna 3-pin plug)
  • food (beras, spaghetti, maggi, maggi goreng, perencah nasi goreng, dried spaghetti sauce, 3 in 1, sugar, chicken cubes, bilis cubes, sardine, tuna, and many more hehehe)
  • baju utk 7 hari
  • pampers & toiletries
  • sejadah
  • quran/yassin
  • kompas kiblat 
  • socks & sweaters
  • tupperware and botol air
  • botol susu
  • dictionary (we brought french only)

apa lagi ek? rasanya yg paling penting itu jer. and mmg sangat2 berguna semua gadjet yg dibawa.. dlm back pack kitorang taruk brg2 yg handy nak ambik, macam sweater, baju persalinan budak2, sejadah, roti, and all the tickets..bab food, kami sgt2 take note sbb selalu org ingat senang nak cari. memangla halal food tu boleh cari, tapi it takes some time to get familiarize with tempat org. kat UK, memang senang gile cari halal food. but in Italy for instance, dengan org dia tak cakap English, susah woo nak communicate. label barang2 pon semua in allien language. nak pilih cheese mana yg bleh makan pon susah sbb diorang tak guna label V (for suitable for vegetarian) mcm kat UK. Since makanan dah banyak bawa sendiri, everytime we arrive at our hotel/apartment, we ols just pergi beli telur, susu and roti. dat's it!

altogether, the trip took 10 exhausting memorable days! sangat2 berbaloi & i like! budak2 pon sampai sekarang masih terasa keseronokannya, especially si kakak sbb boleh pakai gown and ambik gambar dengan princesses! mama pon jeles oke :P

Since ni nak citer pasal preparation jer, all the details will be story later.. gambar also later lah.. chalos dulu!

Sunday, December 19, 2010

short hols

i'm now in Lunas Kedah at my in law's. actually nyaris terlupa yg i ada wedding nak kena attend in Penang yesterday dek kebizian melampau last week. but Alhamdulillah, hubby sanggup nak drive after kerja on Friday, and semalam kami selamat makan nasi briyani yg lazat amat di kenduri my UK fren, Shina & Izwar. Congrats guys! semoga cepat2 dapat baby ;)

yg sedihnya, sejam lagi dah nak bertolak balik ke S.Alam. tak sempat i nak berpoya2 kat Penang huh. hanya sempat shopping kain2 nak buat baju utk myself, hubby and kiddos. maklumlah, raya lepas kami kan takde baju baru. so, tiba2la teringin nak berbaju sedondon, utk event apa nak pakai tu blakang kira. yg penting sedondon. hihi

disamping kain, ada juga sempat merembat 3 blouse dalam masa 1/2 jam. mana bleh tahan, kalau kat kl blouse cotton yg labuh & tangan panjang, surely rm50 ke atas. yg beli kat nichii bulan lepas 2 pasang pon dah seratus lebih. i plak dah bertukar size, so baju2 lama semua jadi seksi gitttew. tak sanggup i nak pakai.. justified kan reason i nak shopping baju baru? :)

oklah, nak mandikan budak2 sebelum bapa budak ready dulu.. karang kena marah hehe.. chalos!

Saturday, December 11, 2010

i fenatlah

baru kerja sebulan setengah, dah 3 kali i kena outstation. 1st ke Penang, then turun je JB, pastu naik balik ke Ipoh, and next week ke Sabah plak. dgn selang seli kena gi specialist/physio utk follow-up slipped disc, i rasa sgtlah penat. end up weekend dok rumah jer lepak2 sambil tgk movie2 disney dgn kekanak, dan slowly mengemas kotak2. alhamdulillah brg2 yg setimbun kat living hall dah berjaya dikemas. so, i sekarang dah boleh menerima tetamu, kot2 la ada org sudi nak datang jalan rumah i kan.. ;)

back to the topic, i found that keje baru ni banyak sungguh meeting, dah mcm jadi one of KPI plak. weekly meeting, fortnightly meeting, monthly meeting, tu baru yg wajib. yg sunat pon banyak juga. tambah2 i ni baru nak blaja semua benda, so time meetingla masa yg sesuai nak absorb. nasib baik ramai kawan2 yg pandai2 sudi kongsi ilmu. kalau nak harap i blajar sendiri, sure tak sempat..

kalau nak banding dgn kerja lama, yg lama tu i lebih suka, sbb i rasa yg dulu lebih banyak berfikir secara technical. yg baru ni challenge nyer lain sket, basically project monitoring & buat report utk present to management. so, faham2 jela kan cabarannya, banyak nak menjawab 'why' questions.. kadang2 i buat muka tebal jer bila tak dapat jawab soalan2 cepumas. nak buat camner, banyak lagi i tak tahu & still learning..

apa2 pun, i'm trying to love my job and the surroundings. yela kan, 1/2 of my day is at work. kalau tak suka, tak ke stress gitu? apa2 pun, thanks to hubby sbb memahami kerja i yg kena outstation selalu ni. kadang2 kesian hubby bila budak2 buat drama sedih di pagi hari bila tahu mama nak pergi jauh. sabar tau yang. insyallah lepas 2 tahun, i cari kerja lain. kalau tak dapat tukar unit, i try tukar kerja ok.

i lapar la. jom gi makan dulu okeh

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

November rain..

Alhamdulillah, akhirnya berjaya menempuh bulan pertama after come back to working life.. tajuk tu takde kaitan pon, cuma teringat kat lagu Nirvana sejuk2 petang2 ni hehe..

1st ~ the new placement.. walaupun pada mulanya agak tidak teruja dan tidak bersemangat utk bekerja di tempat baru atas sebab2 tertentu, i need to cubit myself sbb Alhamdulillah, saya masih punya kerja yg stabil.. tak baik banyak merungut ok.. bagusla kalau org masih perlukan kita walaupun dalam hati dup dap dup dap tiap kali meeting sbb semua perkara yg dibincangkan mcm alien sangat2.. but today, i've learnt a lot & i'm a happy chap! thanks to Allah for the hardworking and brilliant staffs that i have.. :)

2nd ~ the kiddos are coping well at Taska T*, walaupun 2 minggu pertama banyak sungguh drama pagi hari.. sekarang dah takde masalah tinggalkan diorang pagi2, they make friends and enjoy a lot.. Alhamdulillah, hilang pening kepala..

3rd ~ work nature kali ni memungkinkan saya outstation dengan jayanya.. kalau dulu, kerja saya hanyalah di sekitar central & northern, kali ni kena jaga the whole Malaysia.. so far last week dah outstation ke Penang (meeting on Ahad) dan JB (meeting on Khamis).. penat jugalah sbb dari Utara ke Selatan in a week. yang penting hubby sangat2 memahami, dan dia juga faham position ini bukan saya yg mintak.. thanks B!

4th ~ of the slipped disc.. so far i've done the MRI, 2 weeks physiotherapy, and smlm jumpa balik specialist.. yg tak bestnye, i'm still having numbness and weakness.. Doc suggest buat minor surgery (yg cucuk jarum tu jer) or open surgery.. 2-2 pon menggerunkan ok.. so now, i'm planning to go for 2nd opinion at Damansara Specialist or SDMC.. i tak nak jadi statistic, kalau statistic yg success takpela, takut yg sebaliknya je huhu

5th ~ new KPI is set for the family. tiap2 hari akan cuba sampai ofis before 8 agar takde siapa2 yg punch card lewat, and kalau boleh nak parking for free (jimat rm7/day = rm140/month).. and petang plak nak ambik kiddos latest by 6, and sampai rumah by 730.. setakat ni kitorang selalu dinner kat rumah jer, sbb malas nak mkn luar.. budak2 pon dah penat seharian kat school.. food range biasanya nasi & lauk sempoi (masak sendiri), atau tapau nasi lemak/kfc.. tak pun panaskan jer apa yg ada dlm peti.. hehe weekend pula nak balik kampung, lawat sanak sedara & kawan2, or just hang out watch movie dgn anak2.. tak pon jalan2 kat lake garden..

sekarang ni, quality time is our main priority.. pada saya, duit banyak pon tapi kalau hati tak tenang, anak2 tak gembira, family porak peranda, takde maknanya.. so, biarlah berwasatiah sahaja dengan apa yg ada.. yg penting, hati tenang, jiwa damai.. kan kan?

Thursday, November 18, 2010

slipped disc

Yes lovelies, i'm currently having a slipped disc, which caused my left leg to experience numbness, weakness, and sometimes pain.

It all happened last week on Tuesday, when I suddenly had a severe back pain when I got up from bed, which limited my physical activity especially rukuk during solat (bleh rukuk 2degree je kot). The back pain run through my buttock muscle, going down my left leg until it reach my left foot. On Monday I'm wearing highheels, but the next day I can only have Crocs. I went to Klinik Menara, attended by a woman doc (I was expecting Dr Rasool), and she prescribed me with pain killer and some kind of muscle cream, in which both were not helping much.

Therefore, after work we headed to Klinik Menara (at Bkt Jelutong) and I was still expecting Dr Rasool. I was not so lucky that day, his shift was on the next day. I managed to get Dr Alan, which is also an experienced doc. After diagnosing me, he suspected me having a slipped disc. 2 days mc given by Dr Alan really helped. The pain slowly go away, however the numbness became more apparent. I went to see him again for follow-up and he referred me to DEMC Orthopedic specialist. The cause of my pain - improper uplifting of boxes on Sunday, but I guess the pain has already developed before but I just ignore it. Being me, I have all strength and time to open the boxes that were shipped 1 month ago from UK (padan muka, sbb tak sabar sesangat :P)

To cut the story short, Dr Chang (DEMC) sent me for x-ray and MRI, and confirmed me for the slipped disc. Currently I'm on daily medication and physiotherapy (twice a week). Another alternative is minor surgery, which involves an injection to the slipped disc. The final solution is to go for open surgery, which really scares me to death. Takut la kan, kang terkena spine ke, kang lumpuh ke, nauzubillah. After a deep talk with hubby, I decided to go for physiotherapy for 2 weeks and monitor the condition. If it gets worse or remain the same, I think I might want to go for the minor surgery as the risk is low. Let's pray to Allah that I will be ok after 2 weeks of physio. I'm missing my heels and since I want to lose weight, I need to exercise. As of now, I can only do minimal activity such as walking and some stretching.

Doakan saya semoga cepat sembuh daripada dugaan kesihatan ini oke?

To read more about slipped disc, you can refer here: http://www.emedicinehealth.com/slipped_disk/article_em.htm

Tuesday, November 02, 2010

she's a BIG girl now..

**I should have posted this earlier but time is really killing me these days (erghhh!!)**

31st Oct 2010 remarked our beloved Aisya's 6 years of age. Alhamdulillah, with God bless, she's grown up as a healthy and brilliant girl today. She has never-ending questions in her mind which she never stop thinking and searching for answers. Lately she asked me questions like:

"Why Allah make thunder storm and banjir?"
"Why does blood coming out from people?" -> she found 'something' in the public toilet (yucks!)
"Why people get pregnant?"
"How do babies come out from your tummy? Is it from b**tot?"

and the list goes on... so many questions that need a good explanation from me and satisfy her doubts, plus it needsto suit her age too.. :)

She loves role-play and pretend to be anyone from a dancer, singer, presenter, emcee, teacher, doctor, and whatnots. She loves her brother and always allow him to sleep on her lap. She enjoys drawing, colouring and making cards for me, and sometimes love and hate notes too (when she's angry at me :):

"Dear Mama,
I am so cross at you because....blablabla"

"Dear Mama,
I love you because you cook for me..."

I bet next year when she starts her Std 1 schooling, there'll be more and more changes and suprises in the way she talk, think and behave.. I am sooo worried and afraid, but I pray to Allah that she'll grow up as a solehah girl, daughter, and khalifah of Allah.

Happy 6th Birthday my darling Aisya!
Mama and Papa want you to know that we love you sooo much and we will always do.
And we want you to know that you will always have our ears, and hearts and shoulders to cry on. Insyallah, we will always be there whenever you need a helping hand..


And last but not least, please allow me  to read your diary even when you grow older (as you promised :)

Love heart from us,
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox

Sunday, October 17, 2010

a warm welcome back :)

ini adalah post tertunda.. masuk hari ni, dah 11 hari kami cuti2 balik kampung.. sekarang location di Pengkalan Chepa, Kota Bharu, rumah ayah tersayang.. seronok bersenang lenang kat rumah ni, banyak memori indah nak ditermenungkan, especially memories with my mum :) yg tak syioknyer, lagi berapa hari jer tinggal before masuk kerja.. tsskkkk malasnyeeeeerr... !

ni saja nak tempek gambar2 di KLIA masa we all sampai last 2weeks.. mmg dah bagitahu family hubby and ayah, tak datang pun takpe sbb nanti kitorang nak balik kampung juga.. but they insisted to fetch us at the airport.. terasa mcm jemaah balik haji la pulak.. hehe

with Makcik, my mum's sister. the kids are soooo excited!

mak, hubby, abah, ayah & pakcik 

Faris, Aisya & Yuyu yg tak sabar nak jumpa anak buah!

it feels so great to be back.. despite the heat of the weather, we are so glad we are finally home :) next task before masuk kerja ~ kemas rumah to allocate space for brg2 yg bakal sampai end of the month.. nampak gaya, kena shopping almari ni, otherwise surely rumah akan semak gile dgn kotak2 bertambun later.. huhu (fulus mahu terbang lagi..)

Monday, October 11, 2010

overweight mode :(

i'm now thinking of ways on how to shed those extra weight i gained while i was in UK. at least, i can go back to my previous weight, walaupun itu bukan berat ideal.. semua org ingat dok sana bleh kurus sbb susah makan. but the fact is, food is sooo easily obtained and plus, i cooked everyday.. tahu2 jela kalau sendiri masak and tak mahu membazir.. and bila semua jenis makanan pon rasa nak masak.. huhuhu..

sampai jer kat klia, semua pon tegur badan makin berisi.. teguran yg subtle ada, yg pedas pon ada.. muahahaha.. padan dengan muka siapa suruh tak control makan.. antara sebab kegemukan bertambah selama setahun:

sweet drinks and cola
dairy product ~ cheese, full cream milk, eggs
carbohidrate ~ pasta, roti canai, nasi, pastry, bread
lack of exercise
lack of water intake

nak join slimming center buat masa ni masih belum mampu.. rasanya lebih afdhal kalau join fitness center, but need to find time for that because i will lose some precious time with my kiddos.. yerla kan, for sure nak gi gym tu paling sesuai lepas time kerja, walhal tu jela time nak spend time dgn anak2, tgk homework, dinner sama2, mengajar ngaji dsbgnya.. takut nanti balik jer dari gym, budak2 dah tido.. :(

now, my main mission is to overcome those 5 contributors to my extra weight! plus nak cuba makan phytonatal utk lancarkan sistem badan.. urat2 pon sakit2 sbb badan lama tak service.. stresslah jugak bile try baju2 lama semua sendat2.. risau ni, cemana nak pregnant lagi kalau berat tak turun? adoii.. i need to take this personal issue seriously as nobody else can help me except myself..

wish me luck!

Saturday, October 09, 2010

i'm back and i'm lemau

alhamdulillah dah selamat pulang ke tanahair tercinta! tapi sgt malas nak update apa2, sbb badan sgt lemau, penat.. tambah2 perubahan cuaca yg mendadak dari 10-13 degree di UK ke 30 degree di Malaysia.. budak2 mandi 5 kali sehari kot, dah mcm solat pulak.. hehehe

will update on our europe trip very soon.. sgt best dan penat! tapi sgt2 berbaloi! kena gaks buat travelog kat sini, otherwise sure lupa semua benda nanti huhuhu..

chow chin chow! (harumnya gulai lemak ketam yg mak tgh masak hehe)

Saturday, September 11, 2010

Medela Freestyle Offer!

Salam Eidulfitri to all!

I am busy berhari raya and packing things to ship back to Malaysia. sangat2 kalut!

But still, siapa2 nak order Medela Freestyle, sila email saya segera (julie.yaacob@gmail.com)!! sbbnya saya pun nak beli 1 untuk future baby (^^) so, boleh order sekaligus!

My offer price = rm1330
(self collect at TM Annexe 1/Denai Alam. other delivery can be arranged at actual delivery cost)
Retail price = rm1500-rm2000+

 Last date to order from me is on Monday, 13 September (midnight)

Will be available in Malaysia = mid November (estimation)
(shipping from UK to Malaysia takes 6-8 weeks)

Don't miss this opportunity ladies!

regards,
Julie

Thursday, August 26, 2010

Ramadhan is leaving us.. :(

Alhamdulillah, berpuasa di bumi UK selama 17-18 jam membuat saya rasa betapa besar nikmat Allah beri selama ini. Syukur dapat pengalaman ni. Separuh Ramadhan bertungkus lumus siapkan dissertation. Berkat Ramadhan, Alhamdulillah, berjaya juga yeay! Walaupun tidur tunggang terbalik, sahur dan iftar tak sempat nak fikir pasal food, Alhamdulillah, Allah maha kaya, rezeki tak pernah putus. Insaf kejap mengenang nasib saudara kita di tempat lain yg tiada makanan utk bersahur dan berbuka. Sedang kita semua mewah dgn lauk pauk dan kuih muih :(

Bulan puasa ni, saya suka sampaikan dakwah kecil pada rakan2 bukan Islam. Diorang kagum dgn umat Islam yg mampu menahan lapar, and not even can drink plain water. saya bagitahu "it's all in your mind and faith.. and it's amazing how human body works.. " mcm org Kristian, diorang pon ada puasa jugak, tapi rasanya boleh minum plain water. ni pon saya baru tahu, selama ni ingatkan Hindu jer puasa..

And nak share, kat sini, org2 Arab atau Pakistan yg kaya raya berebut2 nak menaja juadah berbuka di chaplaincy2 atau di masjid. semua nak rebut pahala. walaupun umat Islam minority di sini, tapi ramai Muslim yg zuhud. Masya Allah. sangat2 kagum. sama2 kita renungkan ok.. mungkin sebahagian drpd duit kita, boleh disedekah ke masjid2, or rumah anak yatim.. memberi makan org berbuka pahalanya amatlah besar tau kawan2..

Untuk persiapan raya kami, tiada apa2 yg istimewa. tahun ni raya paling modest, and paling frugal. niat saya satu jer, nak menjamu kawan2 sekelas before masing2 balik ke negara masing2.. ukhuwah it penting! baju raya, pakai je baju dari tahun lepas, tak kisah sgt pon.. saya just tak sabar nak solat hari raya.. it used to be my favourite time spent with Arwah mak.. saya rindu takbir yg mendayu2 tu, menikam2 kalbu gittew (owh, sebakness is coming)

But at the same time, saya sedih Ramadhan dah nak habis.. bak kata Semah, bulan Ramadhan buat kita jadi mode baik and lebih beriman.. itulah rahmat Ramadhan.. maybe sbb syaitan semua kena ikat kot.. hihi.. walaupun tak dapat nak solat terawih di surau sbb menjaga kiddos, azam terawih masih lagi termakbul.. semoga tahun2 akan datang berpeluang terawih kat masjid.. really miss it.. balik Malaysia nanti sure bizi bizi bizi.. azam saya, balik Malaysia nanti nak banyakkan quality time utk diri sendiri and family.. kerja tu sampai mati pon tak habis kan kan?

Nak cerita pasal dissertation, but dah ngantuk.. pen off dulu lah.. chow chin chow!

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Salam perantau

saje mencuba nasib.. dah disiar pon. hehe. but terasa nak hantar ke suratkhabar, sbb boleh potong and simpan buat kenangan.. :)

link ke website utusan: http://xtive.utusan.com.my/salam_perantauan/display.php?id=1067

Sunday, August 15, 2010

Tazkirah pagi..

Salam lovelies (kalau ada org read la kan.. =)

pagi tadi alhamdulillah masih berjaya bangun sahur..
tdo hanyalah 1 jam sbb smlm iftar berjemaah di rumah jiran - blk pukul 1am..
but since nak rebut pahala sahur, kami tetap bangun..

lepas sahur, sementara tunggu perut agak reda, hubby and saya borak2..
ianya lebih kepada tazkirah pagi sementara menunggu subuh..
hubby ckp semenjak dok sini, banyak perspective dia berubah..
kalau kat Malaysia, being a Muslim is so complacent..
nothing to worry much, we just go with the flow..
bila kat sini, hubby cakap dia mula banyak membaca,
diverse of opinion about things in Islam,
yg sebelum ni kami hanya follow without questioning..
sbb education kat Malaysia, apa yg cikgu ajar semuanya betul..
tapi kat sini, culture berbeza, semua benda kita argue fair and square..

then, we talked about perception pasal mazhab2 lain,
sebelum slalu buat muka heran bila tgk mazhab lain solat..
but kat sini kalau solat dlm 1 saf tu, mcm2 cara org solat..
nothing weird pon, yg penting, kita sembah Allah yang Esa, niat kita sama..

besides that, hubby cakap, pengalaman kat sini mengajar dia utk tidak simply judge org..
me also agree on this.. sgt2 terkesan pengajaran ini..
cthnya, org Islam tapi minum arak.. or tak perform solah..
kat sini ramai org mcm tu, but masih bangga menjadi Islam..
syukur mereka masih Islam, but itulah tugas kita sbg khalifah Allah..
menegur mana yg terang2an salah.. dan mengajak berbuat kebaikan..
mungkin mereka mmg tak diajar mempraktik Islam since nenek moyang..
macam kitalah juga, lahir2 dah Islam.. so, sangat2 complacent..
cumanya kita ni syukur, kat Malaysia Islam dipraktik and diterap sejak di sekolah..
tapi mereka maybe education sekular, so, takde siapa2 yg menunjuk ajar.

so, sama2lah kita syukur, kita lahir dalam Islam..
but perjalanan masih jauh.. masih banyak yg perlu kita belajar..
yang penting, jangan berhenti mencari.. keep on going!

wassalam.. :)

Thursday, August 12, 2010

The longest fasting day

Semalam pengalaman pertama berpuasa di Negara orang setelah 30 tahun menjadi khalifah di bumi Allah..

MasyaAllah, sungguh2 rasa gembira dan bertuah. 1st time dapat pengalaman berpuasa selama 18jam! Lagi 6 jam jer nak cukup 1 hari.. surely akan rindu perasaan ini lepas balik Malaysia nanti.. :(

Hari ni maybe dah kurang sket, rasanya dah jadi 17jam lebih duration berpuasa.. MasyaAllah, kagum sgt dengan how human body works.. Kalau ikut akal, rasa mcm tak terdaya jer nak puasa selama itu. But Allah maha Pencipta, Dia dah buat badan dan akal manusia mampu menahan sabar dan cabaran sedemikian rupa.. ni baru sikit jer cabaran, baru suruh puasa, bukan suruh pergi perang pon :P Bayangkan orang2 yg takde makanan utk dimakan, semoga mereka beroleh rezeki lebih di bulan rahmat ini.. ameen..

Since semalam sahur ala kadar sahaja dgn sup ayam dan telur dadar, utk iftar kami makan ‘mewah’ sket, lagipun ada tetamu.. saja ajak kawan2 yg belum berkeluarga utk sama2 berbuka. Surely diorang pon rindu kat family di Malaysia, at least ada juga perasaan kekeluargaan bila ramai2 berkumpul.. and saya jemput juga rakan Khazakstan yg bukan beragama Islam, just nak mendekatkan dia dengan cara hidup dan amalan umat Islam di bulan Ramadhan.. Alhamdulillah, dia suka dgn lauk-pauk yg kami masak :P

Lauk2 kami semalam: grilled lobster with butter and garlic, siakap 3 rasa, sayur campur dan tempeh goreng kicap.. utk desert, saya masak bubur jagung, dan member bawa creampuff with chocolate sauce.. sgt2 yummy! Alhamdulillah tiada pembaziran, semua lincin! Perut sungguh2 gembira! Hehe.. actually takdela mewah mana pon, cuma mewah sikit dari lauk2 biasa. Lobster tu pon 1st time beli kat London sbb murah amat, 1 ekor 5 pound = RM25.. kalau kat Malaysia, mana nak dapat kan? but honestly, saya lebih suka udang dan ketam.. biasa2 saja ittew lobster.. :)

Alhamdulillah, dah masuk 2 Ramadhan dan dah berjaya terawih 2 malam berturut2.. semoga Ramadhan tahun ini lebih baik dari tahun2 sebelumnya.. (berniat tanak tinggal terawih tahun ini) semoga Allah mudahkan segala urusan di bulan mulia ini..

xoxoxo

Monday, August 09, 2010

kepam dan lemau

lately terasa diri tersangat kepam dan lemau. err.. not sure whether it's the right words or not.

badan lenguh. otak penat. hati gusar. kepala pusing.

too much things to do. too much things to think.

1) dissertation - 15 days to submission
2) shipping barang2 - 50 days to go back << belum decide mode mana
3) europe tour - 36 days to go << belum book hotel & belum study mana nak pergi
4) extension cuti - belum lulus!!!!

nampak gaya, kena guna prinsip KAB (kemahiran amalan belajar) yg blajar kat MRSM dulu kot. kita apply prinsip FIP (first important priority) << dahsyat ni, mcm mana bleh ingatlagi ni? :P

so, kalau dihitung2 hari, nampak gayanya menurut prinsip FIP, item no. 1 lah yg perlu diberi perhatian dulu. haruslah aku bertungkus lumus siang malam. dah lama tak tgk TV, tak pergi Tesco, tak jalan2 kat park, tak keluar shopping, dan sekarang tgh berpuasa fb. huhuhu lalallala

item no. 2 dan 3 rasanya nak outsource kat hubby. sbb tugasan "penting" dia dah setel with BIG smile :)

item no. 4 dah mintak tolong kat Pn. R. Seb baik ada Pn. R yg baik hati!

okeh dah2la tu membebel. sambung buat kejelah..

Friday, August 06, 2010

Islam itu indah...

Tinggal kat UK di mana majoriti orangnya non-Muslim membuat saya rasa betapa bersyukurnya tinggal di bumi Malaysia.. di Malaysia, makanan halal senang nak cari, masjid dan surau kat mana2..


Tapi Allah bagi saya peluang 1 tahun tinggal di bumi mat saleh utk saya belajar bukan sahaja akademik, tapi juga pengalaman.. masa mula2 sampai sini dulu, semua saya rasa susah, nak makan, nak solat.. pernah saya mengeluh, kenapalah saya nak sangat belajar kat UK ni..

Tapi sekarang, persepsi saya dah berubah.. contohnya utk solat, kat sini tak siapa kisah kalau saya solat dalam library kat tepi meja.. siap hampar sejadah lagi.. atau solat di tengah padang masa pergi safari park selasa lepas.. atau solat dlm fitting room or starbuck bila pergi shopping mall.. kat mana2 saya boleh solat dgn aman, tanpa rasa takut kena tegur, kena marah, atau diberi jelingan hairan.. kawan2 bukan islam pon siap ingatkan lagi waktu solat.. pengalaman ni takkan saya lupa sampai bila2.. priceless!

Saya sedih bila kat Negara kita yg banyak masjid tu, kita selalu cari alasan untuk justifykan condition kita bila kita susah nak solat.. kita tak ready dengan telekung dan socks and tak bawa sejadah sbb selalunya kita yakin yg kat mana2 ada surau.. but bile surau penuh atau tak ada surau, ianya menjadi alasan utk kita tak sempat solat..

Bila bab makan, kat sini saya belajar utk berhati2 dgn apa yg dimakan.. Alhamdulillah kat sini kalau dia label vegetarian, insyallah tiada unsur haiwan (rules) but kadang2 ada liquor or wine – yg ni kena baca kat ingredient but selalunya straight forward.. kalau nak makan kat Subway or McD or Burger King, kami berhak tanya in detail macam mana food preparation dibuat.. guna same oil ke, same pengepit ke, semua soalan akan dijawab satu persatu.. ada pernah sekali tu, saya dah kelaparan amat dan nak makan fish burger.. mamat kat kaunter tu siap cakap dia akan buat special utk saya (minyak baru).. atau kalau nak senang, makan jer tuna or seafood.. tak payah nak memilih2, cerewet2.. makan aje apa yg ada.. syukur sbb dapat makan dan isi perut yg lapar..

Tapi bila kat Negara sendiri, tak pernah pun nak betul2 siasat halal/haram kat restoran2.. or halal/haram makanan2 dalam tin.. semuanya kita belasah jer and ambil mudah.. semua nampak sedap aje kan? Saya pernah tanya waiter kat Chilli’s, “halal ke daging2 ni..?” dia jawab “oh, halal..” sambil dok serve arak kat meja sebelah saya.. hermm, musykil kejaps..

Lagi satu yg saya suka kat sini, non muslim bebas nak masuk surau, nak belajar agama, nak dengar khutbah, or nak cuba ikut jemaah solat.. even sekarang saya ada seorang kawan kepada kawan saya, warga Kazakhstan, kami selalu belajar sama2 kat surau sbb nak stay up sampai pagi.. dia suka duduk surau sbb dia rasa motivated utk belajar.. kat surau kami ada small library.. then bila ngantuk, dia akan baring kat surau bahagian pompuan.. bila orang azan, dia dengar.. bila org solat, dia perhati.. saya harap Allah buka pintu hati dia utk Islam.. cuba kat Negara saya, cuba non-Muslim masuk surau, sure heboh sekampung..

Islam itu indah kan? Tapi kita manusia yg selalu menidakkan keindahannya.. dan tidak lebih mengindahkannya.. sama2lah kita renungkan..

Akhir kata, salam Ramadhan untuk semua.. jimat2lah berbelanja juadah berbuka, lebih afdhal kiranya duit overspending tu disedekahkan kepada org yg kurang mampu nak menikmati juadah hebat mcm kita.. insyallah kebahagiaan mereka nanti akan membahagiakan kita kelak..

Wassalam..

Friday, July 30, 2010

Kasut oh kasut!

Gile tak? bile Clarks sale jer, surely angkut 1 pasang utk diri sendiri. Hubby cakap saya dah takyah beli kasut sampai 10 tahun! haha mungkin benar kata2 ittew! ^^ limit saya hanyalah clarks, not more than that.. so, ape salahnya kalau angkut stok utk 10 tahun pon kan?


by the way, kasut2 kat atas tu idaklah semuanya saya punya.. ada kepunyaan hubby, kakak, adik, adik lagi, and member2 punya.. tapi besides that, ada lagi yg dah masuk kotak. hubby sound saya, mama ni asyik beli kasut utk diri sendiri jer, utk anak2 beli sikit jer.. tapi kan, kasut kanak2 walaupon sales sangatlah mahal! lebih afdhal kalau cari kat carboot jer, boleh dapat clarks dalam 1-2pound yg elok2 jer lagi.. boleh kumpul sampai umur 2-3 tahun akan datang gittew..

alasan mama, kaki mama dah tak membesar, so beli banyak pon takpe :P ni baru 1 tahun kat sini, kalau 4 tahun agaknya banyak mana ek?

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

AVENT pre-order

Dear friends,

I'm going back to Malaysia by the end of September. Currently I'm actively buying some AVENT items to bring back to Malaysia sbb kat sini much cheaper than Malaysia.. nanti kan nak beranak lagi, so why not buat early preparation kan kan? ^^

So, nak tanyala kot2 ada member2 nak order AVENT or MEDELA items from UK. Kalau boleh, not an urgent order sbb I agak busy lately. Kalau nak segera pon, bajet2 arrival mid September tu ok kot. Sbb I pon kena prioritykan yg mana patut dulu eks.. sibuk dgn shopping je kang En. Suami menjeling ganazz.. ^^

Kalau macam bottle, the difference tu takdela very2 huge but items macam breastpump, sterilizer, or bottle warmer, mmg sgt2 beza harganya.. setakat nak jimat dalam RM50-RM100, insyallah boleh, but depending on items juga..

So, kalau nak order silalah email kat julie.yaacob@gmail.com item apa yg berkenan, then saya bagi quotation harga. kalau setuju dgn quotation dan payment mode, kita make a deal..

order utk delivery September dan October akan diterima sehingga mid August. order2 selepas mid August akan diship bersama brg2 saya nanti (expected delivery end Oct - mid Nov)

Antara item2 yg berbaloi utk dibeli di sini:
  
digital bottle and food warmer

electric bottle and food warmer

digital sterilizer


microwave steam strilizer
single electronic breastpump

Single manual breastpump
Double electronic breastpump
Alrite, that's all! ^^

Friday, July 23, 2010

Happy 3rd Birthday Faris Akasyah!


13th July was Faris' 3rd birthday. kejap je rasa Adek dah besar.. 3 years back, I gave birth to you on Friday, 13th July 2007, 2 days earlier than your actual EDD sbb mama kena caesarean instead of normal birth.. sedih sgt tau sbb mama expect nak deliver Faris thru normal delivery.. tapi nak buat macam mana kan, Allah lebih arif dgn percaturanNya.. then masa dlm OT tu, mama suffer jugakla sbb ada complication, doctor mcm tak dapat nak keluarkan Faris.. adakah kamu sudah engaged masa tu, wallahualam.. tah2 mama patutnya bleh beranak normal, ye tak? tak kesahla kan, yg penting you grow up healthily walaupon jaundice awal2 tu quite teruk disebabkan distress masa delivery..

Alhamdulillah, 3 tahun mama besarkan Faris, not much hassle or complication.. maybe sbb minum susu ibu tak? Kakak dulu tak merasa susu ibu sbb mama naive time tu, plus stress sbb arwah nenek baru meninggal.. and mama tak cukup strong and tak cukup support utk bfeed kakak.. Alhamdulillah, mama nekad nak breastfeed Faris, even though tak fully bfeed, sempat juga la kamu minum susu ibu sampai umur 1 tahun.. syabas utk mama! (syiok sendiri hehehe)

kamu strong, setakat jatuh katil, tunggang terbalik, semuanya no hal, maybe sbb susu ibu la kot.. seronok bleh main lasak2 dgn kamu, bleh fight2 kan?.. :) you love Legos, football, and anything mechanical.. asal ada bolt and nut, sure kamu enjoy main sorang2 2-3 jam pon takpe.. pen2 and pencils mama pon habis punah dikerjakan.. you're really like tok ayah ok.. nanti balik kampung bleh tolong tok ayah baiki enjin or mesin basuh ye sayang ^^ bleh jadi engineer bila besar nanti.. err, but jadi doctor pon boleh gaks..

Mama doakan Faris membesar jadi anak yg soleh, dengar cakap mama and papa, suka tolong orang, penyayang, rajin, pemurah, dan jadi orang yg berguna kepada agama, bangsa dan negara.. ingat ye Adek.. :) and jangan suka buli kakak, u know kan kakak tu drama queen, sensitip sgt2.. penat ok mama nak selalu dengar kakak's cry.. no buli2 ok?

Nanti balik Malaysia kita celebrate lagi sekali birthday Faris dgn birthday kakak ok, sbb kat sini kek kedai tak best.. hehe.. i will fulfill your wish to have a big cake with strawberries on top and with lots of candle.. and hadiah yg square (box kot).. love you my prince charming! 

xoxoxoxoxoxoxo
(kakak cakap x tu hugs, o tu kisses, ntah betul ke tidak huhuhu)

Saturday, July 17, 2010

Ireland day1 - our 1st Europe getaway!

last weekend, my family and my friend's family went to Ireland, saja jalan2 sementara my friend ada member kat sana. me also has friend in Dublin, dah 13 tahun tak jumpa. so, sajala nak ambik peluang berjumpa sambil jalan2 tgk tpt org. and yupp, it's our 1st Europe trip! hehehe

we all travel light, just bawa handluggage. tu yg merah tu beg CK yg baru dirasmikan. hehe. dlm paperbag plak isi booster seat Aisya. malas nak sewa. (read: tak nak membazir). kat sini kids semua wajib duduk atas carseat or booster seat, ikut umur and berat. leceh betul.. but safety la kan..

ni pukul 6am, dah terang benderang. budak2 kena paksa bgn awal sbb flight from Birm pukul 8am. breakfast pukul 5.30am ok.. macam sahur la plak

from Canley, kitorang naik train je ke Birm Airport, senang dan murah. total price for 1 family 3pound jer. kalau sewa taxi, 27pound! sungguh2 penjimatan di situ..

ni Aisya wif BFF, Maryam.. budak2 skrg ni dah pandai berBFF ok..

yay! Alhamdulillah selamat mendarat di Dublin airport. budak2 jakun lama tak naik flight. hehe. Faris very the good boy, tidur all the way to Dublin. dia tanya "mama, aeroplane ni tak fly ke?" hehe

lepas settle hal ehwal sewaan kereta, kitorang straight ke Dublin. parking ya Allah mahalnye, but no choice la kan sbb dah sewa kete. then lepas park, kitorang jalan kaki sekitar town. takde mende sgt pon Dublin ni, terkenal dgn bar yg banyak jela. sana sinun org dok minum.. gambar yg kat atas ni Wax Museum, tak masuk pon sbb nak tunggu masuk Madam Tussaud kat London nanti2.. (read: mahal)

ni depan tourist info center. ke situ sbb nak berteduh je, sbb tiba2 hujan lebat. so dapatla beli fridge magnet buat tambah koleksi..

Cafe ni sgt menarik, mcm cosy gitew. but lalu jela, sbb tak sanggup nak masuk dgn rakyat yg ramai (read: mahal ok!)

yg kat depan nun, Dublin arcade kot. ala2 mcm CM jek. kat dlm tu banyak jual brg2 mcm tak best pon. takde apa yg berkenan pon, just jenguk masuk jer..
then berjalan lagi ke Dublin Castle. ni pon takde mende. just castle tinggalan yg sgtla biasa. castle kat UK lagi best la.

Prince Ali tgh cari Princess Jasmine.. diorang pecaya dulu2 ada Princess kat puncak castle tu. hehe. then saya cakap, "lepas tu, Princess tu pun kawen dgn Papa.." diorang pon cakap "owhhh..." hehe kena tipu lagi..

ni kat tgh2 castle.. layan jela..

then, kitorang pon drive meneruskan perjalanan ke Balinasloe, a small town near Galway.. kat situlah rumah member kepada member saya.. nanti ada masa (read: rajin) saya sambung day2 pula ok.. maka tamatlah day1 kami di Ireland. malam tu tuan rumah jamu sgt special, and 1st time saya cicah budu ok. kat Ireland gitew.. hehehe

Wednesday, July 07, 2010

CK lagi (siri 2)

sambil pening2 lalat mengarang research methodology utk project..
jom jamu mata dgn tangkapan CK from Bicester Village..

passport holder with matching keychain

yg bunga2 mama punya, polkadot pink aisya punya..
sorry yer papa and faris, pattern yg tinggal utk gegirl jek..

make-up case utk kak elin

and lagi satu toiletries bag lupe nak tangkap gambar. so, ni saje utk kali ini..
sekian terima kasih.. :)

Saturday, July 03, 2010

my first Cath Kidston

yang ni hasil belian online. and this is my first purchase of CK. so, harus tempek gambar parcel yg sungguh chumel.. kiranya ni hadiah besday utk diri sendirilah..

siap ada TQ card yg cantiks

bucket bag utk bawa bekal, botol air, payung and diary ke opis

mini tote bag ni big boss yg kirim, sgt kiut


box bag ni matching pattern with my bucket bag

ticket holder ni utk taruk id card and train pass (ada ajer reason)


lastly clasp purse yg big boss kirim gaks..

then hari selasa, pergi Bicester beli lagi benda ngarut2 kat CK, macam passport holder and keychain. then semalam member pergi Bicester kirim lagi beg sbb berkenan and takut dah tak sempat nak pergi. nanti balik Malaysia dah tak jumpa CK. sobbs sobbs. so, kalau dah berkenan dan harga berpatutan tu, beli ajelah kan. ramai jer penunggu kat sana nun..

huhuhu ni kes berjangkit dgn kak elin la nih..

Friday, July 02, 2010

i'm happy i'm 30!

alhamdulillah. semalam 1 july 2010 genaplah umur saya 30 tahun, kalau ikut kalendar masehi. kalau kalendar hijrah, birthday saya 18 syaaban 1400h. alhamdulillah Allah masih bagi peluang utk saya meneruskan liku2 hidup sbg khalifah di bumiNya.

bday ke-30 ni kalau ikut adat org Cina, sgt bermakna utk diorang. My Taiwanese friend cakap, on 30th birthday mak dia akan hadiahkan something special sbg tanda ingatan, like neclace ke, bracelett ke. maybe sbb mak dia dah berjaya besarkan anak dia kot. but since my mum dah takde, maybe i will buy something special for myself. bukan sbb nak ikut adat org lain, but just for my own thought on my achievement so far. tgh dok pk2 lagi ni..

(bercuti di Cymru (or Wales))

at the age of 30, i feel contented with my life. of course saya nak lebih dari apa yg saya ada sekarang. but i want to try to be wasatiah, bersederhana dalam hidup. saya syukur dikurnkan anak2 yg sihat dan cerdas, suami yg memahami dan bertolak ansur, peluang belajar di negara org, kerjaya yg stabil, hati yg tenang, kawan2 yang thoughtful, adik-beradik yg akrab, dan macam2 lagi nikmat kurniaan Allah. tapi kita manusia selalu mengeluh bila hanya 1 nikmat ditarik. tak baik kan? banyak2 bersyukur dgn apa yg ada. sedih bila tgk or baca berita pasal sedara2 seagama di negara lain. rumput pun diorang rebus tau sbb dah takde makanan. sedangkan saya tak perlu nak berkira2 pon utk makan. terlebih makan lagi ada la.. huhu

so, azam saya sempena umur 30 ni, i want to love more and give more. saya ingat pesanan arwah mak, suruh saya selalu berdoa, minta dgn Allah supaya jadi pemurah dan penyayang. rajin2 sebut Ar-rahman dan Ar-rahim. and saya nak cepat2 pergi umrah dan tunaikan haji. kalau ikut jadual haji saya, tahun 2016. tapi rasanya kalau pergi lebih awal, lebih afdhal. yg ni kena tunggu MIL pencen, boleh jagakan anak2 bila saya ke tanah suci nanti. harap2 boleh pergi tahun 2013/2014. kalau tak dapat gi haji terus, insyallah nak pergi umrah dengan kakak and adik2. lagi azam saya, nak jadi ibu yg superb mcm arwah mak saya. nak continue the legacy :)

birthday kali ni agak special, sbb celebrate di UK. so, insyallah saya akan ingat sampai bila2. sangat2 terharu bila rakan2 course datang buat suprise kat rumah. sangat2 suprised ok. thanks to Yuichiro (budak Jepun), Carlos (from Colombia), Eric, Zamie & Shina (3 org ni Malaysian). And thanks to Claire (Taiwanese) dan Bonita (from Hong Kong) sbb bagi presents yg sgt comel! surely i will miss all of you very soon :( will miss the time we we studied and slept together in the library :)

and LOADS of thanks to hubby, sbb bagi peluang saya belajar lagi, jauh pulak tu. hubby berkorban tak dapat gaji setahun utk saya. sgt2 terharu my dear. and hubby juga banyak ajar saya menjadi seorang yg bersederhana. kalau tak kerana hubby, surely saya gile beli barang2 branded. huhuhu. dahla senang nak shopping skrg ni. main click2 jer. biarlah tak penah dapat gucci, channel, tod's or burberry, i still love you and will always do. duit utk handbag2 mahal ni saya simpan utk belanja kakak and adik2 yg saya cintai. bak kata hubby, kena buat yg wajib mcm pergi haji dulu baru boleh bermewah2. tapi kalau ada handbag branded below rm500, saya beli kot. hehehe (i'm still a normal woman) but surely sizenya pon comel jek kan? takpelah, hati saya belum mampu. dah cuba nak beli kat bicester last tuesday but hati tak bagi. nafsu jer membuak2 hahahahaha

see? i'm happy i'm 30. harap2 lepas ni saya lebih banyak berbakti. tak kira la utk siapa pon. utk company, utk suami, utk anak2, utk family, utk kawan2, dan utk environment. i hope i will always be happy and make people happy

me, full of love... :)

Friday, June 25, 2010

sangat tidak sabar

lagi 2 hari saya akan bebas dari semua assignment yg sgt2 menggugat jiwa raga selama almost 1yr. sgt2 tak sabar ok. i'm trying hard to finish the last assignment with full blast effort. hopefully resultnye nanti worth the effort.

nampaknya, selasa depan bolehla menjengah ke bicester village sbg reward kpd diri sendiri.. hmm, nak beli apa ye? or maybe ke stoke-on-trent menambah pinggan mangkuk maybe.. dah kena mula berangan ni..

Thursday, June 24, 2010

tah pape jer

lately nih asyik mood swing jek. nak kata malas, mcm rajin. kekadang rasa nak cakap banyak2, tapi ada time nak bercakap pon malas. rasa cam nak sunbathing pon ada. tapi tobat hitam legam. tah pape je.

oleh yg demikian, walaupun summer, nak tempek gak background snow ni. saja nak bagi cool sket. macam miss plak kat encik snow. tahun ni nampaknya takde can nak jumpe encik snow lagi. sedih ok, snowman tak sempat bikin pong :( tula padan muka. time winter dok nyorok dalam duvet siapa suruh?

oklah. tah pape jer membebel..

excuses..

bile bosan buat essay assignment, inilah akibatnya.. it always happen ok, like every week gitu.. habisla my kchiinggg!!!

Wednesday, June 09, 2010

it's summer!

but it's raining, almost daily. ingatkan bleh gi park hari2..
niat nak jogging selang sehari mcm kabur jek (haha <--- alasan!)

anyway still rasa happy sbb dah summer. bye2 all the thick, heavy coats (hate it!)
and that's why i changed my skin! i'm feeling 'summer' now!! :)

Monday, June 07, 2010

semput

huh.. semput ok siapkan assignment yg ke 8 daripada 9. tak tidur cukup 24 jam. kalau takde dateline, sure tak siap lagi assignment ni. hahaha teruks (sgt teruks ok!)

mcm tak caya je, dah nak habis 1yr dah kat sini. sure miss gile cuti setahun yg best takyah pk keje ni. hehehe.. lagi 1 assignment kena siap before end next week. then vamonos ke wales. cuti2 caravan. (sian aisya tak ke mana pon school break 1 week. sori ye sayang, mama bz)

hmm.. mana nak pegi lepas ni ek? europe belum jejak lagi ni. asyik jln dlm uk jek. paris ke italy dulu ek? (sambil tangan menyeluk saku yg kosong huhuhu)

Saturday, June 05, 2010

roti jala + kari ayam

tak tahula kenapa semenjak dua menjak ni asyik nak makan mcm2. pregnant ke? hahaha.. rasanya tidak. maybe sebab stress dengan assignment and project kot. apa lagi, asyik nak makan jer rasa.

so smlm saya decide to study at home, usually saya pergi faculty and study with friends. but since hari Jumaat kena jaga budak2 masa hubby gi solat, so rasa mcm nak stay-in jer the whole day.

hasilnya, lunch saya buat roti jala & kari ayam. tak plan pun. just tiba2 teringin (susah betul kes teringin ni). ni nak share recipe sbb saya rasa mcm recipe ni sgt simple and yet, menjadi. courtesy by kak marjan, a friend of mine..


(gambar courtesy dari internet)
bahan2:
3 cawan tepung
3 cawan air
1 biji telur
secubit garam
sedikit serbuk kunyit
1 sudu besar minyak sapi (optional)

* utk bancuhan di atas, saya dapat 40 ketul roti jala. kalau nak lebih, sila gandakan qty bahan2 tersebut

steps:
1) masukkan semua bahan di atas dlm blender & blend hingga sebati
2) sieve bancuhan tepung incase ada ketulan tepung (optional)
3) bancuhan ready utk proses mengirai

tips:
1) saya guna nonstick pan yg sgt best. so setitik minyak pun tak perlu. kalau pakai hot plate biasa, maybe perlu leserkan minyak before mengirai adunan
2) saya guna acuan roti jala yg plastik colour kuning tu (ada colour lain tak?). rasanya kalau nak jala yg lebih halus, kena guna acuan tembaga kot (tak sure logam apa)


utk kari ayam, saya guna curry paste Pataks jer sbb malas (gambar di atas). lagipun curry paste ni tak pedas sangat, so budak2 boleh makan. kalau rempah kari pakistan, mau nangis budak2 makan. cara nak buatnya sgt2 simple & cepat.

bahan2:
1/4 jar Pataks Vindaloo curry paste
1 biji bawang besar (dihiris)
4-5 helain daun kari
6-7 ketul ayam
1 sudu besar pes tomato atau 1 biji tomato didadu (optional)
1 cawan santan pekat
1 cawan air
minyak utk menumis

steps:
1) panaskan minyak. tumis bawang and daun kari
2) masukkan Pataks curry paste dan ayam. gaulkan hingga ayam berpalut dgn curry paste
3) biarkan sekejap hingga ayam agak kecut (api perlahan)
4) masukkan tomato/pes, santan, then air
5) perasakan garam and biarkan mendidih
6) bila dah mendidih, perlahankan api sehingga kari pecah minyak
7) tutup api and siap! boleh tabur hirisan daun coriander kalau mahu

alhamdulillah.. anak2 & hubby suka sgt sampaikan berebut makan. haruslah buat lagi banyak next time. sampaikan si faris masuk dapur berkali2 minta "nak lagi.." so, tak sempat nak ambil gambar pun untuk tempek kat sini. sorryla yer gambar pinjam..