err..losing weight? any IDEA?

god.. it is so hard to lose weight after i gave birth to Aisya.. all the stubborn fat loves my body so much! haha.. when shall i wear my kebaya again? (sigh..) well, i did lost 2kgs during the past fasting month.. but all the irresistable sumptuous food; open-houses, wedding feasts, bla bla bla.. all are making me gaining back the kilos! how easy to gain and how hard to lose! (boringnyerr..!!)

after a long break from exercising, i think i MUST join back Fitness 1st.. doing some exercises must make me feel a lot more better than having done nothing.. "wink"

btw, here are some useful tips i want to share, simple things we can do daily to increase metabolism.. especially for those having the same problem like me.. hahaha:

• take the stairs not the lift (checked)


• do not use the remote control to change the TV channel etc (err..)


• play a ball game with your kids (checked)


• do some gardening (haven't started yet)


• go for a walk with your family (really need to find some time for this)

The newborn princess!

My beloved best friend whom I personally treat her like my own sister has gave birth to this beautiful little baby on 5th December 2006 at 9.55pm, 2 weeks earlier that her EDD.. she was named Fatin, as simple as her mom & dad's names! I think her unexpected new arrival makes Fatin enjoys sleeping very much!.. congratulations to Gna & Arai for the presence of your beautiful baby! don't forget to invite us for her Aqiqah.. (God I am so excited when comes to visit new babies lately!! ermp..)

for Moms & Moms-to-be

after collecting a few related links, I decided to add a special reading/shopping corner at my blog named mums & babies.. I found these links really useful for moms and moms-to-be who are searching for local suppliers selling the most trusted and dependable products available in the market today.. they are selling range of products for nursing mom from brand like Medela, Avent, Spectra and Lollipop & not forgetting baby gears, maternity dresses & reading materials for motherhood & parenting.. they are also offering support services for nursing moms who are in passion for breastfeeding their babies, especially for those with nursing difficulties to successfully breastfeed..

I really recommend all moms & moms-to-be to have a peek at these links as there are a lot of things to read and learn.. even a mom of a 1yr old child like me still need a lot of reading on how to smoothly cruise this journey of motherhood.. happy reading and shopping!

Airasia RM1.99!!

a friend of mine emailed me that AirAsia is having this RM1.99 promotion.. me & hubby are considering to go back to KB for Raya Haji & MAS is no more an option to us since the fares strike rm179/person for 1 KL to KB trip!! apparently we can't afford to fly with MAS anymore.. no more Supersaver fares that we usually get at RM97.. so i just give a try for this cheap fares, nothing to lose right?..

at 1st, to me it sounds a bit ridiculous to get an airfare this cheap.. i once told myself that the flight crews & airline staff must have booked these fares for their family & close friends.. but my thought slipped off when I managed to buy 2 RETURN rm1.99 tickets from KLIA to KB for me & hubby for this coming Raya Haji.. i repeat, RETURN AIR TICKET.. luckily Aisya's fare is flat rated at rm20 per trip.. let me tell u the details..

fare price: RM 47.96 (1.99 x 2person x 2trip + 40.00forAisya)
taxes: RM120.00 (30.00 x 2person x 2trip)
total fare: RM167.96

(hooray!!!)

hehe.. isn't that cheap & really saves our pocket? we don't have to travel in our stuffed-with-Aisya's-toys car for 8hours long across the north-south boundary.. it saves us 2 days of hectic journey & lots of energy for shopping in KB!.. and the best part is, I don't have to put my eyes on Aisya for the entire 8 hours long (gosh she's really energetic & naughty now that she rests only at sleep!!)

to guys & girls out there, just try your luck for rm0.00 airfares to all over ASEAN.. let's fly with AirAsia.. i'm still trying my luck but it looks like my fav days are fully-booked oredy.. :(

Aisya's 1st Birthday!

Last Sunday, I arranged for some ‘makan-makan’ at my Makcik’s house in Sri Kembangan.. and that was to celebrate Aisya’s belated 1st birthday too.. sorry dear for the 2 weeks delay.. hehe.. I didn’t plan it well but fortunately we managed to have some food & finish them excellently.. but sorry frens for not inviting any of you.. I only made it for my nearest families, even those in Kota Bharu or Kulim weren’t invited =).. I made my usual Spaghetti Bolognese, Makcik made delicious "meehoon goreng" & bought plenty of Satay Kajang, and not forgetting for Aisya’s 1st birthday cake, I bought a sumptuous vanilla ice-cream cake, which was absolutely my best choice! Nyummss!.. poor birthday girl that she could only eat strings of spaghetti (with some tomato sauce dip) and only pinches of vanilla cake (with no ice-cream).. not much pictures were taken since the photographer needed to hold the sleepy birthday girl who was really confused with what’s going on.. all in all, we had a great tummy time that day! Aisya got some present.. a meal set from her aunties and a teddy bear from Tok Jang.. me & hubby gave her a box of flash cards as she could already recognized a few things lately.. not forgetting Aunty Uyu's really cute, birthday card mailed from faraway Soton.. (to Aunty Uyu, don't forget expensive present kay??) Happy 1st Birthday To Our Beloved Aisya.. we will keep your 1st birthday candle as the event’s evident!.. hehee..

p/s: insyallah.. we'll try to have a proper one next time!

Aisya 'n' Mama @ the Playground

learning progress..

Part 1
"Aisya.. Aisya sayang mama tak?.."
Aisya nodded..
"sayang papa tak?.."
Again, Aisya nodded..

Dh and me smiled at each other..

Part 2
"Aisya.. sebut AI-SYA.."
"A-SYA.."
"AI-SYA.."
"A-SYA.."

Again, Dh & me smiled at each other..

Part 3
"Aisya.. sebut MA-MA.."
"PAPA.."
"MA-MA.."
"PAPA.." and she giggled alone..

This time Dh laughed at me.. cett, this is unfair!!!

Aisya turned 1yr old

..last 31st-Oct-05, Aisya turned 1yr old.. A very Happy Birthday to our beautiful daughter! May Allah bless u, mama & papa with unbound happiness and life full of barakah.. ameen.. nak present apani sayang?

seronotnye hari raye..

Well.. let’s talk about this year’s Hari Raya.. actually tgh bosan gile kat ofis.. baper kerat jer yg turn up dari cuti lama.. keje pon tak banyak lagi.. tapi apakan daya cuti dah takde.. sobbss.. terpaksa laa datang keje jgak..

Raya tahun ni 1st time beraya bersama buah hati kami, Aisya Afiqah.. tahun lepas dia dah lahir sebnanya tapi masa tu dlm pantang.. and this is the 3rd raya bersama beloved hubby.. and also 1st time beraya di Lunas utk hari raya pertama.. so, suasana macam baru jugaklaa w/pon dah 2 tahun lebih kami berumahtangga.. meriah tetap meriah walaupon tak dapat balik both kampung.. sedih jugak sbb tak dapat balik KB, takleh nak ziarah kubur arwah mak & buat havoc dgn adik2.. tapi Al-fatihah & Yasin dari jauh tetap dihadiahkan.. kat KB hanya ada ayah & stepmom, Saiful, Adek & Kak Mimi.. Uwu beraya di Southampton utk pertama kalinya.. siann dia kena raya kat tpt org, dlm lab plak tu.. takpelaa kan, timba pengalaman.. reason kami tak balik KB? Hempp.. mainly sbb bajet bulan ni sedikit tergelincir.. Aisya kena measles+chickenpox (taktau nak distinguish sbb saiznye sedang2) selama sebulan lebih, plus terkena jangkitan scabies.. kesian sgt kat dia.. nasib baik lalu makan (nasi 3x sehari) & main tak hingatnyer.. kami banyak spend pegi doctor non-panel, and lepas dah hantar Aisya ke kampung utk MIL jagakan, kami ulang-alik balik Lunas utk 2 wiken bturut2 utk tgk keadaan dia.. pastu balik kampung lagi.. kereta pula kena major service, plus eksiden sket, kena ketuk rim & bonet depan.. nak tukar tayar pon kami terpaksa tangguh dulu.. hoho.. harap2 tayar2 tu behave buat masa ni.. biasala.. kereta dah cukup umur setahun.. hmmpp.. dugaan datang mencurah2.. semoga rezeki kami melimpah kat tempat lain.. ameen..

Utk baju raya, kami berjimat2 utk diri kami berdua, tapi belanja lebih sket utk Aisya.. theme di pagi raya is light PINK.. Dh & I just wore our latest made baju melayu & baju kurung yg kami pakai masa wedding my sis, Kak Mimi 2 months ago.. saye punya baju kurung pesak gantung plain light pink, with kain tenun shantung silk.. Dh pula baju melayu cekak musang plain light pink.. saye just beli sandal baru sbb dah setahun dah tak beli sandal.. hehe.. Dh hanya ada kopiah baru.. sbb tak jumpa sandal baru yg berkenan di hati.. kesian die.. Utk si comel Aisya, kami beli baju kurung kaler pink bunga2 biru sbb nak bagi same theme.. yg bestnye beli kat pekan Kulim murah gile.. rm15 jer sepasang, compared to KL rm50 belum tentu dpt yg lawa.. Aisya ada gown hitam (papa beli), pink x 2 (mama beli & tok kasik), cream (uncle Kamal kasik), err.. banyak lagi ni.. plus t-shirt, jeans, corduroy, skirt and many more.. tak lupe kasut baru sbb dah boleh jalan dah skang ni,, sakan dia bergaya.. siap pakai rantai loket love yg Tok bagi.. thanks Tok.. actually dah lama tak tukar wardrobe Aisya, dok pakai yg lama2 jer sampai semuanya dah ketat sgt.. yg butang dah tercabut sampai nampak perut buncit dia pon ada.. hehe.. siann sangat tgk.. so, this is the best time utk beli baju2 baru dia.. sempena tgh Sale Raya..

Utk kuih raya, kami tak spend banyak pon.. tak sampai 200biji pon rasanya.. sbb tahun ni mmg fully beraya kat Lunas, rumah MIL & FIL.. kami tempah dari mak awek adik Dh.. best betul biskut2 raya yg dia buat.. ada tart nenas, almond london, chocolate slice, & tatau nama.. hehe.. utk MIL, saye bawak balik kerepek2 jer sbb tahu dia dah tempah byk & buat pon ada.. Malam raya, saye mencuba bakat memasak rendang daging utk dicicah bersama ketupat.. actually mmg tiap2 tahun saye yg akan masak rendang kat kampung kat KB.. tapi tahun ni lain sket sbb kena masak kat rumah MIL.. kalau kat KB, tentu saya masak rendang daging & nasi impit & ketupat (mak sedara buat), kuzi ayam & dgn roti jala (tempah), nasi putih & rendang ayam merah.. then kalau nak ubah selera sket masak spaghetti.. nyumss.. tapi bila dah kat rumah Dh, kena laa ikut selera depa pula.. kang masak beriya2, diorang tak makan, sape yg susah hati.. hari raya ke-2, mak masak nasi tomato dgn ayam masak merah ala rendang… sedap gile.. terubat rindu masakan arwah mak.. kalau arwah mak ada, tentu dia order sate, nasi bukhari or nasi dagang.. tapi now mak dah takde, masing2 takde bajet nak tempah tu semua.. semuanya masak sendiri sbb lebih jimat.. mak takpelaa, dia banyak duit.. hihi..

Utk rumah, memula kami mengecat frame2 pintu, sekali macam fail sket.. sbb cat lama tak berkualiti, habis rosak cat yg paling atas.. terus cut down mood mengecat.. (alasan jer nih.. ) then hari tu dah pegi survey kain nak buat langsir.. sekali Aisya plak tak sehat, so dah takde peluang nak bershopping kain langsir.. pinggan mangkuk pon ingat nak beli kat IKEA.. pon terbantut sama.. so, kesimpulannya, takde pape yg baru di rumah kami.. insyallah ada duit sket kami furnish laa sket sebanyak.. buat masa ni, just kemas & bersihkan je..

Kami balik ke Puchong hari Ahad petang, selepas pegi kenduri kawen kakak (seblah laki2) kat Pendang.. PLUS jam teruk sangat.. tapi nasib baik laa merangkak2, bergerak laa jugak.. kami bertolak pukul 4 petang, sampai rumah pukul 2 pagi.. letih kan? Apa2 pon, hari raya tahun ni meriah & menggembirakan.. yang paling penting, hubungan saya dgn keluarga Dh bertambah akrab, dah tak segan nak sembang2 ngan MIL or FIL or adik2 Dh or masuk dapur utk masak apa yg saya suka.. ada hikmahnya Aisya sakit & dugaan2 lain yg mendatang tu kan? Kalau tak, sure kami tak lama beraya di Lunas..

Oklah.. selamat hari raya to all.. maaf zahir + batin.. kami tak buat open house rasanya.. tapi kalau nak dtg beraya tu, jemputla datang, jgn segan.. call dulu tau.. bolehla goreng bihun or masak apa yg ada..

Nanti saya upload gambar raya kat fp..

Resipi Kuzi Ayam

1 ekor ayam dipotong 16
garam
kunyit
halia
bawang putih
1 tin susu cair
1 tin tomato puree
rempah kuzi utk seekor ayam (campur dgn air menjadi pes)
minyak masak
garam
gula
air

Bahan A (dimayang)
1/3 kg bawang merah

Bahan B (dihiris)
1 labu bawang besar
2 ulas bawang putih

Bahan C
sedikit kismis (digoreng sedikit)
badam (rendam dlm air panas, buang kulit, hiris & goreng garing)
1-3 helai zat param (optional)

Cara2nya

1. Ayam diperap bersama garam, sedikit kunyit, halia dan bawang putih selama satu jam. Kemudian, goreng hingga cukup2 masak, jangan garingkan. Ketepikan.
2. Goreng bahan A sehingga kekuningan. Kemudian, kisar menggunakan blender sehingga hampir lumat. Ketepikan.
3. Tumis bahan B hingga wangi. Masukkan pes rempah kuzi dan masak hingga rempah betul2 masak.
4. Masukkan susu cair, tomato puree dan bahan A ke dalam rempah yg telah masak. Tambah air sehingga kuah menjadi sedikit cair. Biarkan mendidih dan kemudian renehkan dgn api perlahan. Masukkan ayam yg telah digoreng, garam dan gula secukup rasa.
5. Kacau hingga sebati & kuah agak pekat. Masukkan bahan C.
6. Renehkan lagi, perasakan garam & gula secukupnya dan hidangkan bersama roti jala, roti atau nasi.

Selamat Mencuba!!
Resipi ini diajar oleh Allahyarhamah Azizah Saad, ibu saya.. thanks mak..