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