Sini Situ Sana Sini

Dah lama gilaaaaaaaaaaaaaa tak bercerita-ceriti di sini....

Sesungguhnya semangat ku untuk berblog hanyalah "Hot2 chick", sangat tidak konsisten..Anyway sebenarnye byk sangat benda yang nak di update, tapi saya update mane2 yang saya ingat je lah ye....

Sorfina a.k.a kakak

She will be going to kindie nx year, I really hope she'll like her new school. She attended real kids program early this year, but only for few months before I got feed up and decided to withdraw her from the school. The reason being, everymorning Í have to face this situation "drama airmata", she refused to wake up. This time she'll be attending an islamic-based kindie nearby my office.

Dayana a.k.a adik

She turned two last month, but despite her good appetites she still considered skinny. This month she is officially wean off from my b*****. She is now taking Pediasure (harap-harap boleh tambahkan berat badannya).

Maid a.k.a bibik

I got a new maid, been with us for almost 3 months now..so far so good, but its still too early to jump into conclusion. I hope she is not the "talam-dua-muka"kind of person. I do installed cctv at home, so that I can monitor the real "her"from my office.

Study a.k.a PHD

Alhamdullilah, after almost 3 years looking for the right path, finally I completed the simulation and started writing my thesis now. I have one more year to go, hopefully by then everything has been completed. AMINNNN

Holiday a.k.a jalan-jalan

This is the best part..Next year ade banyak event jalan-jalan. Hubby and I will be going to Europe next March specifically Paris, London and Amsterdam. Will spend 10 days there. Actually I planned to go to Europe lepas dah submit thesis PHD..but, me being very impatient nak jugak pegi awal..This is going to be my first experience to Europe, and I'm very excited. The kids will stay here with opah and bibik.

The next jalan-jalan trip is in May, we'll be going to Langkawi..This time I'll bring everyone including kakak, adik, nenek and bibik. Nak bawa anak-anak ke underwaterworld and taman burung. Agenda shopping-menyopping harus lah minimal,sbb we'll be moving to a new house in 2012 jd x nak angkut byk sgt barang.

After the Langkawi trip, we'll be going to Kuantan in June. Tapi yang ni sebenarnye adalah atas urusan kerja tapi boleh bawa anak-anak jugak kan..Plan to stay at Swiss Garden again, I like this hotel, anak-anak saya pun suka.

Last jalan-jalan trip untuk tahun 2011 is Medan, Indonesia. This time pun saya bawa semua termasuk opah dan bibik jugak..Bibik can visit her daughter and family kat sana jugak...

Cloth Pad

At first I was very skeptical bout cloth pad, macam-macam keburukkan yg saya fikir...antaranya susah nak basuh, lecehlaa, not hygienic and bla bla bla..

But since I'm using cloth diaper for Dayana I think why not, this time I use cloth for myself. so, saya pun order few form mamapatch and snexy by liz snuggbaby. I orderred in various types pantyliner, regular pad and night pad..

To my surprise, cloth pad ni memang tak susah nak basuh, after use just rinse then apply shower gel kat pad tu pastu rendam next day boleh basuh,semua stain akan hilang, tak leceh pun and to me memang hygienic pun..sebab no unwanted smell langsung.

Tapikan sekarang macam tgh terpikir nak cuba mensttual cup pulak....hohohoho

Selamat Berbuka - 4 Ramadan

Alhamdullilah, semalam dah masuk hari ke-4 ramadan..so far masih larat nak masak juadah berbuka. Pada kebiasaannya,bulan puasa memang saya dan encik suami tidak beli lauk dari luar,sebab malas nak bersesak2...Juadah untuk berbuka semalam, nasi beriani, ayam masak madu, dalca tulang and papadom..Ni semua air tangan saya..hehehe..tapikan rupe nasi beriani tu cam nasi minyak je...

Nasi beriani tapi rupenye cam nasi minyak,sebab saya xde colouring nak bubuh

Ayam masak madu...


Dalca tulang

Papadom untuk pelengkap

Berbuka dgn air bandung jagung, agar-agar dan buah tembikai

Ramadhan datang lagi...

Alhamdullilah,syukur kepada ALLAH, kerana masih diberi panjang umur untuk bersama menunaikan ibadah puasa..Semoga ramadhan tahun lebih baik dari yang sebelumnya..AMIN

Kek Kukus Coklat

Thanks K Ina...resepi ni saya cilok dari blog akak,saya copy paste resepinya disini ya

1 cawan tepung gandum*
1 cawan serbuk koko (saya guna van houten)*
1 cawan susu cair (saya guna brand Ideal)*
1 cawan susu pekat manis (saya guna F&N)*
1 cawan gula*
1 cawan minyak masak (saya tukar dgn 1/2 buttercup di cairkan)
garam (yg ni saya lupe nak bubuh)
3 biji telur

cara-caranya:
1. Gaulkan bahan yang bertanda * dlm periuk.
2. Masukkan butter dan telur (telur pukul sikit je, guna whisker)
3. Panaskan atas api perlahan,kemudian tuang dalam doh dan kukus selama lebih kurang 45 minit..

Memang serius,senang giler nak buat and super fast.Kek ni ready in less than an hour. Sedapppppppppppppppppppppp!!!!!!!!

Baru keluar dari pengukus..sangat gebusssssssss



Cengginilah rupenye bile dipotong

Cooking Skills

While being a TSHAM,I think this is just the right timing to brush up my cooking skill..I mean try to cook something new, or maybe something complicated. Sebabnye kalo tengah kerja,by the time balik rumah mesti dah penat, so menu yang selalu di masak adalah ikan goreng, sup ayam..hahaha.

Hari pertama saya jadi TSHAM, I managed to make currypuff for the first time..semalam buat banyak,so selebihnya saya frozenkan. Alhamdullilah,the outcome was not bad. Tapi tersilap budget inti ngan adunan tepung, semalam bancuh 1/2 kg tepung, ngan buat inti guna 1kg kentang, inti masih banyak lebih..rasenye nak guna inti tu untuk buat samosa pulak laaa...hehehe. Semalam jugak saya berjaya, buat bergedel daging menggunakan 1kg kentang,untuk difrozenkan..so nanti masa bulan puasa xdelah kelam kabut sangat.

Hari ni, saya plan nak buat kek kukus coklat (resepi courtesy from Kak Ina), and kalo keadaan mengizinkan saya nak buat frozen donut..jd senang bile anak2 nak minum petangkan..Menu untuk lunch cum dinner arini adalah daging masak kicap, ngan sayur sawi goreng..Saya memang jarang sekali masak daging, antara sebabnye masak daging ni ambik masa yang lama.

Antara menu-menu lain yang saya nak cuba nasi tomato, dalca daging, gulai tulang..

Daging Masak Kicap

Sayur Sawi Goreng

Rambling...

Nothing much happened last week, but there are 2 events yang harus dicanang..hahahaha. First event, we went to Genting Highland for the second time this year and stayed at First World Hotel for a night at a very low rate, RM45 nett/night with buffet breakfast for 2 persons. Murah gila kan???? Actually saya tak booked pun bilik ni, a friend of mine called me last week asking if i'm interested to go to Genting since she has 1 extra room. I pun apalagi, rezeki jangan ditolak. My friend ni actually booked 3 bilik, 1 untuk dia sekeluarga, 1 untuk parents dia and 1 lagi untuk bibik dia...tapi atas masalah yang tak dapat dielakkan,parents tak dpt nak join, so rezeki kamilah kan..bibik saya share room with her maid, jadi ada sedikit privacy disitu...As usual the kids had fun, mane tak nye 2 days in a row main indoor unlimited, i pun nak pengsan letih sangat.

Second event pulak, encik suami and I had finally decided to terminate the service of our current maid and broke the news to her last night. Sebab musabab kenapa we terminate her service adalah sangat banyak, kalo nak cerita kat sini confirm muntah orang baca. Our current maid will be leaving Malaysia this Sundaý, and we'll be expecting our new maid to be here by next week (hopefully). Starting today saya jadi TSAHM, sebab saya risau kot2 maid saya ni bertindak diluar jangkaan.

Itu saja update untuk minggu lepas...hehehe

I'm pissed off

Huhhh....cam lain je kan bunyi tajuk ni..hahahaha..but yes,i'm pissed off. Few things happened this morning that really pissed me off.

Story 1:

Channel radio rasmi dlm kereta is hotfm. Did you guys listen to this morning hot chat topic? Children were kidnapped while sleepping in the car when both parents stop by at a photoshop to collect their printed photo at kuala kangsar. I was like, WHAT? For god sake please don't ever leave your valuable things, apatah lagi anak kan in the car alone without adult supervision. Accident can happen in a second, bad people out there sentiasa mencari peluang nak buat jahat. Pas tu as usual, the DJ will ask for comments, adalah sorang minah ni called and gave stupid idea (yes it sounds really stupid to me)...dgn bangganye this lady cerita yang she taught her child since 4 years old how to lock the car from inside just incase she has to leave the kid behind. and dengan bangganya lagi dia bgtau, she even left her kid in the car for 1 hour sebab dia pegi shopping. Tolonglah janga buat macam ni kat anak, diorang tu amanah tuhan yang kita kena jaga dengan baik..kalo kita sanggup angkut bag laptop yang mungkin harga laptop tu cuma rm7k bile g shopping, kenapa tak sanggup nak dukung anak tido yang harganye melebihi segala-galanya kalo dah tak tahan sangat nak shopping.

Story 2:

So, setibanya di ofis rutin biasa hubby and I adalah mkn breakfast sama-sama. disebabkan pagi ni encik suami ada meeting awal, jadi kami breakfast di food court sahaja. masa tu jam baru menunjukkan pukul 7.45 pagi,tapi kenapa bile sampai dekat parking lot tu nampak cam congested je,rupenye adelah sorang manusia selfish ni parked his car illegaly,dah laa illegal pastu blocked one parking area, yg kat situ sebenarnye boleh digunakan untuk meletakkan 3 buah kereta secara legal. Tolonglah, kalo ye pun nak menyenangkan diri sendiri, but please laa think of other.

Story 3:

Last night while browsing Facebook, I came across this status "Please don't blame me just because I'm sexy"..OMG, masyaALLAH. How could this girl be proud of being sexy, wearing sexy clothes, showing parts of her body.

Itu sahaja luahan perasaan saya untuk hari ini. Sekian dan terima kasih

Baking the first time

Believe it or not....I have never baked before,tapi hari ini dah jadi hari ini dalam sejarah..hahahaha,my first time baking. I made kek batik today (tu consider baking jugak ke?eventhough takde proses oven-mengoven)...

Got the recipe online, i've never thought that making kek batik was soooo easy peasy. The outcome was not bad ( puji diri sendiri), but not perfect though..macam kurang manis,should add some more sugar.




The ingredients that I used:

1 bungkus biskut marrie biasa - di hancurkan
1 bungkus biskut marrie coklat - di hancurkan
1 cawan gula
1 1/2 Buttercup
1 1/2 cocoa powder ( I used Van Houten)
6 biji telur - di pukul
1 cawan air - untuk membancuh serbuk cocoa

Baking Soda

Petang-petang bile kepala dah rase tepu, mulalah tangan ligat tekan mouse dan keyboard (surfing laa maknanye tuuu)...

Masa surf, jumpe info yang sangat menarik pasal "40 Fantastic Uses for Baking Soda". I bought baking soda quite sometimes ago kat cold storage. Tujuan saya beli ni sebab nak strip wash CD2 yang belum pernah di 'strip wash'..while reading the description it stated in the box that do not use after 30 days...I was like, sape yang nak guna baking soda banyak ni dalam masa 30 hari,kalo rajin nak buat kek and all tu takpelah kan, which I don't. So bile jumpe info ni rasa macam seronok je,balik nanti nak cubalah...Among the uses of baking soda are

Personal Care
1. Make toothpaste
A paste made from baking soda and a 3 percent hydrogen peroxide solution can be used as an alternative to commercial non-fluoride toothpastes. (Or here’s a formula for a minty version.) You can also just dip your toothbrush with toothpaste into baking soda for an extra boost.

2. Freshen your mouth
Put one teaspoon in half a glass of water, swish, spit, and rinse. Odors are neutralized, not just covered up.

3. Soak oral appliance
Soak oral appliances (like retainers, mouthpieces, and dentures) in a solution of 2 teaspoons baking soda dissolved in a glass or small bowl of warm water. The baking soda loosens food particles and neutralizes odors to keep appliances fresh. You can also brush appliances clean using baking soda.

4. Use as a facial scrub and body exfoliant
Give yourself an invigorating facial and body scrub. Make a paste of 3 parts baking soda to 1 part water. Rub in a gentle circular motion to exfoliate the skin. Rinse clean. This is gentle enough for daily use.

5. Skip harsh deodorant
Pat baking soda onto your underarms to neutralize body odor.

6. Use as an antacid
Baking soda is a safe and effective antacid to relieve heartburn, sour stomach, and/or acid indigestion. Refer to baking soda package for instructions.

7. Treat insect bites and itchy skin
For insect bites, make a paste out of baking soda and water, and apply as a salve onto affected skin. To ease the itch, shake some baking soda into your hand and rub it into damp skin after bath or shower.

8. Make a hand cleanser and softener
Skip harsh soaps and gently scrub away ground-in dirt and neutralize odors on hands with a paste of 3 parts baking soda to 1 part water or 3 parts baking soda with gentle liquid hand soap. Then rinse clean.

9. Help your hair
Vinegar is amazing for your hair, but baking soda has its place in the shower too. Sprinkle a small amount of baking soda into your palm along with your favorite shampoo. Shampoo as usual and rinse thoroughly — baking soda helps remove the residue that styling products leave behind so your hair is cleaner and more manageable.

10. Clean brushes and combs
For lustrous hair with more shine, keep brushes and combs clean. Remove natural oil build-up and hair product residue by soaking combs and brushes in a solution of 1 teaspoon of baking soda in a small basin of warm water. Rinse and allow to dry.

11. Make a bath soak
Add 1/2 cup of baking soda to your bath to neutralize acids on the skin and help wash away oil and perspiration. It also makes your skin feel very soft. Or just focus on soothing your feet. Dissolve 3 tablespoons of baking soda in a tub of warm water and soak feet. Gently scrub.



Cleaning

12. Make a surface soft scrub
For safe, effective cleaning of bathroom tubs, tile, and sinks — even fiberglass and glossy tiles — sprinkle baking soda lightly on a clean damp sponge and scrub as usual. Rinse thoroughly and wipe dry. For extra cleaning power, make a paste with baking soda, coarse salt, and liquid dish soap — let it sit then scour off.

13. Hand-wash dishes and pots and pans
Add 2 heaping tablespoons baking soda (along with your regular dish detergent) to the dish water to help cut grease and foods left on dishes, pots, and pans. For cooked-on foods, let them soak in the baking soda and detergent with water first, then use dry baking soda on a clean damp sponge or cloth as a scratch-less scouring powder.

14. Freshen sponges
Soak stale-smelling sponges in a strong baking soda solution to get rid of the mess (4 tablespoons of baking soda dissolved in 1 quart of warm water). For more thorough disinfecting, use the microwave.

15. Clean the microwave
Baking soda on a clean damp sponge cleans gently inside and outside the microwave and never leaves a harsh chemical smell. Rinse well with water.

16. Polish silver flatware
Use a baking soda paste made with 3 parts baking soda to 1 part water. Rub onto the silver with a clean cloth or sponge. Rinse thoroughly and dry for shining sterling and silver-plate serving pieces.

17. Clean coffee and tea pots
Remove coffee and tea stains and eliminate bitter off-tastes by washing mugs and coffee makers in a solution of 1/4 cup baking soda in 1 quart of warm water. For stubborn stains, try soaking overnight in the baking soda solution and detergent or scrubbing with baking soda on a clean damp sponge.

18. Clean the oven
Sprinkle baking soda onto the bottom of the oven. Spray with water to dampen the baking soda. Let sit overnight. In the morning, scrub, scoop the baking soda and grime out with a sponge, or vacuum, and rinse.

19. Clean floors
Remove dirt and grime (without unwanted scratch marks) from no-wax and tile floors using 1/2 cup baking soda in a bucket of warm water — mop and rinse clean for a sparkling floor. For scuff marks, use baking soda on a clean damp sponge, then rinse.

20. Clean furniture
Clean and remove marks (even crayon) from walls and painted furniture by applying baking soda to a damp sponge and rubbing lightly. Wipe off with a clean, dry cloth.

21. Clean shower curtains
Clean and deodorize your vinyl shower curtain by sprinkling baking soda directly on a clean damp sponge or brush. Scrub the shower curtain and rinse clean. Hang it up to dry.

22. Boost your liquid laundry detergent
Give your laundry a boost by adding 1/2 cup of baking soda to your laundry to make liquid detergent work harder. A better balance of pH in the wash gets clothes cleaner, fresher, and brighter. Or you can add 1/2 cup of baking soda to the rinse cycle for fresher sheets and towels or to neutralize gym clothes and odoriferous clothing.

23. Clean and freshen sports gear
Use a baking soda solution (4 tablespoons baking soda in 1 quart warm water) to clean and deodorize smelly sports equipment. Sprinkle baking soda into golf bags and gym bags to deodorize and clean golf irons (without scratching them!) with a baking soda paste (3 parts baking soda to 1 part water) and a brush. Rinse thoroughly.

24. Remove oil and grease stains
Use baking soda to clean up light-duty oil and grease spills on your garage floor or in your driveway. Sprinkle baking soda on the spot and scrub with a wet brush.

25. Clean batteries
Baking soda can be used to neutralize battery acid corrosion on cars, mowers, etc., because its a mild alkali. Be sure to disconnect the battery terminals before cleaning. Make a paste of 3 parts baking soda to 1 part water and apply with a damp cloth to scrub corrosion from the battery terminal. After cleaning and reconnecting the terminals, wipe them with petroleum jelly to prevent future corrosion. Please be careful when working around a battery — they contain a strong acid.

26. Clean cars
Use baking soda to clean your car lights, chrome, windows, tires, vinyl seats, and floor mats without worrying about unwanted scratch marks. Use a baking soda solution of 1/4 cup baking soda in 1 quart of warm water. Apply with a sponge or soft cloth to remove road grime, tree sap, bugs, and tar. For stubborn stains use baking soda sprinkled on a damp sponge or soft brush. Eliminate odors by sprinkling baking soda directly on fabric car seats and carpets. Wait 15 minutes (or longer for strong odors) and vacuum up the baking soda.



Deodorizing

27. Deodorize your refrigerator
Place an open box in the back of the fridge to neutralize odors.

28. Deodorize trashcans and recyclables
Sprinkle baking soda on the bottom of your trashcan to keep stinky trash smells at bay. Clean your recyclables container periodically by sprinkling baking soda on a damp sponge. Wipe clean and rinse. Also, sprinkle baking soda on top as you add recyclables to the bin.

29. Deodorize drains and garbage disposals
To deodorize your sink and tub drains and garbage disposal and keep lingering odors from resurfacing, pour 1/2 cup of baking soda down the drain while running warm tap water — it will neutralize both acid and basic odors for a fresh drain. (This a good way to dispose of baking soda that is being retired from your refrigerator.)

30. Deodorize and clean dishwashers
Use baking soda to deodorize before you run the dishwasher and then as a gentle cleanser in the wash cycle.

31. Deodorize lunch boxes
Between uses, place a spill-proof box of baking soda in everyone’s lunch box to absorb lingering odors.

32. Remove odor from carpets
Liberally sprinkle baking soda on the carpet. Let set overnight or as long as possible (the longer it sets the better it works). Sweep up the larger amounts of baking soda, and vacuum up the rest. (Note that your vacuum cleaner bag will get full and heavy.) An added bonus: You'll also deodorize your vacuum cleaner.

33. Freshen closets
Place a box on the shelf to keep the closet smelling fresh.

34. Deodorize pet items
Cover the bottom of your cat box with baking soda, then fill as usual with litter. To freshen between changes, sprinkle baking soda on top of the litter after a thorough cleaning. Eliminate odors from your pet's bedding by sprinkling liberally with baking soda, wait 15 minutes (or longer for stronger odors), then vacuum up.

35. Deodorize sneakers
Keep odors from spreading in smelly sneakers by shaking baking soda into them when not in use. Shake out before wearing.

36. Freshen stuffed animals
Keep favorite cuddly toys fresh with a dry shower of baking soda. Sprinkle baking soda on and let it sit for 15 minutes before brushing off.



Miscellaneous
37. Cure all camping needs
Baking soda is a must-have for your next camping trip. It's a dish-washer, pot-scrubber, hand-cleanser, deodorant, toothpaste, and fire extinguisher, and has many other uses.

38. Extinguish fires
Baking soda can help in the initial handling of minor grease or electrical kitchen fires, because when baking soda is heated, it gives off carbon dioxide, which helps to smother the flames. For small cooking fires (frying pans, broilers, ovens, grills), turn off the gas or electricity if you can safely do so. Stand back and throw handfuls of baking soda at the base of the flame to help put out the fire — and call the fire department just to be safe.

39. Care for the septic system
Regular use of baking soda in your drains can help keep your septic system flowing freely. One cup of baking soda per week will help maintain a favorable pH in your septic tank.

40. Scrub fruits and vegetables
Baking soda is the food safe way to clean dirt and residue off fresh fruit and vegetables. Just sprinkle a little on a clean damp sponge, scrub and rinse. Here’s another way to clean your vegetables as well.

Anak Dara Saya

My first daughter who is now 4 years old, starts acting like a 'woman'..hmmm,me myself not sure if I should laugh or otherwise....Among other things she says or does are:

1. Keep telling me that she wants to get married with one of her kindergarden seniors.

2. Keep asking me to buy her gold bracelet, ring and necklace. Whenever we go to shopping mall, kalo dia ternampak Poh Kong, Habib Jewel or yang sewaktu dengannya she will ask me to stop because she wants to go inside and buy things I mentioned here...

3. Selalu pack her things in a bag, and tell us that she wants to take cab to meet her 'abang'.

4. One day at Sunway Pyramid there was a wedding exhibition with lots of wedding gowns, she asked me to drop by because she wanted to choose her wedding attire.

5. She likes to dance, macam dalam video klip Stacy and Adam.

6. One day, while watching the AF8 final concert, suddenly she said yang A*if tu handsome.

Hehehe...

Jom Cuti-Cuti Malaysia

Lama tak update blog kan, I'm a bit busy lately...

Tapi sekarang sedang dalam mood cuti-cuti Malaysia..eventhough the trip is end of this month but I just can't wait....This time around bibik will not be coming with us because I'll send her back to Indon end of this month also..Kenapa saya nak hantar dia balik tu,nanti saya cerita in another post yang penuh dengan kemarahan dan rasa geram...

Girls Day Out

Hehehe....ade-ade je kan. Di suatu hari yang hening teman sepejabat saya menyuarakan rasa untuk pergi ke Bandung, tapi only girls. Hmmmm..macam menarik jugak,but I wasn't that serious to join at that time tapi hari ini saya seakan terkinja-kinja nak ikut.

It started with this conversation thru YM (diringkaskan)...

saya: m (bukan nama sebenar) aritu plan nak g bandung kan?
m : ya
saya: aku ade check tambang MAS g jakarta murah giler...return rm300 ++ je
m: wahhh murahnye....
saya: dari jakarta ke bandung naik teksi/train cuma 2 j je
m : menarik..
saya:airasia g bandung dlm rm600

Dan conversation ini berkanjutkan sehingga kami kononnye sepakat nak pegi Bandung with girfriends and mesti bawa seorang anak...So sesape yang interested to join silalah majukan nama anda..

Hehehe...Alhamdulillah...Encik suami sudah mengizinkan (editted)

Weekend Activities

Last weekend I wasn't home because I have to go back to my hometown for some urgent matters. I left kids with encik suami and bibik to handle, but as I expected Dayana had difficulty in sleeping since she never slept with anyone else but me because I'm her pacifier..... So this weekend I have to double up our weekend activities with kids to compensate for my absent last week. But we didn't plan all the activities in advanced, semuanya adhoc...


We went to I-City Shah Alam on Friday night. Fantastic view, full of lights..The kids had fun....Layan gambar2 nie:

Pesanan, untuk sape-sape yang tahap stamina tak berapa bagus macam saya bersiap sedialah untuk mengalami kepancitan...balik malam tu sakit badan...huhuhuhu

Saturday morning as usual, we went to Mcdonalds for breakfast and let kakak play at playground.

On Sunday morning, niat asal nye nak pergi swimming pool un*ten. Tapi pagi tu we all breakfast pun dah agak lambat, so by the time habis breakfast matahari pun dah tinggi,maka plan nak bawa anak-anak g swimming pool pun terpaksa dibatalkan. Tetiba datang pulak idea bernas nak bawa anak-anak to Genting for a day trip. Hmmm memang dah agak lama tak ke situ,so Genting we went ....

Good Bye Dear....

I have to say to good bye to my best brestfeeding buddy (refer to this post). You've been such a great helper in my breastfeeding journey.

Been using you for almost 10 wonderful months. I would never regret a single moment I spent with you...At first I didn't want to let you go, but if I keep you at home without using you, will only do harm to you..

Bye bye dear....

Medela Freestyle to let go

Dengan rasa berat hati, I'm letting go my 10 months old Freestyle for RM1100. Is anyone interested?????

Happy Birthday

Hehehe...this entry memang dah outdated giler...Tapi tak kira,nak post jugak.

Last month was my birthday month, yes I turned 32 this year. To some people, this number agak merisaukan..ya at this age selalunye garis-garis halus dimuka sudah mula menunjukkan dirinya, maybe dagu juga sudah kelihatan sedikit sagging dan macam-macam lagi experience yang menakutkan ramai orang.. Tetapi pada saya, saya tak kisah itu semua...I'm happy with my life, Allah mengurniakan saya rezeki yang melimpah ruah, Alhamdullilah. Allah tunaikan hajat saya untuk meneruskan keturunan, saya dikurniakan dengan dua orang puteri yang menghiburkan saya dan encik suami. Alhamdullilah, syukur pada-NYA.

If pada kebiasaannya, azam dibuat pada tahun baru, tetapi saya selalu set new resolution masa birthday. Antara azam saya untuk usia ini, ingin lebih mendekatkan diri pada Allah, dan semestinya juga saya berdoa agar Allah memudahkan urusan hidup saya. AMIN....

Seperti biasa, kakak akan menjalankan tugasnya sebagai peniup lilin yang sangat hebat

Jalan-jalan Cari Makan ke Utara...

Wah wah it's been an ages since my last post.Kalo umah ni dah bersawang dah. Selain daripada kesibukan yang melanda memang takde cerita best sangat pun yang nak dikongsi. Major event untuk last month was to go jalan-jalan cari makan ke utara.

The journey started last last Friday, Bagan Dato' was our first pitstop. Our initial plan was to leave right after encik suami saya punch out. Tapi kita hanya mampu merancang, meeting encik suami yang dijadualkan pagi Jumaat to was postponed to afternoon, after Jumaat prayer. Jadi tak dapatlah saya nak balik ke rumah untuk sesi packing-memacking (tolong jangan tiru vocab saya ni,takde dalam kamus pon). Sudahnye we all gerak after Maghrib sebab banyak giler barang yang nak dibawa, saya ni memang heavy traveller ye..everytime travel saya akan bawa sabun basuh kain dengan softener skali, alas katil sebab puteri saya allergic to some bedsheets materials, selimut (kalau dah bedsheet pun boleh allergic,confirmlaa selimut hotel tu mesti tak boleh nak pakai), dan macam-macam lagi barang yang saya angkut. We reached my MIL house at 12.45a.m..baca betul-betul ye,12.45 pagi,maksudnya dah masuk pagi Sabtu laa tu.

Off topic sikit ye, gambar anak buah saya

Checkpoint pertama untuk jalan-jalan cari makan ialah ke Teluk Intan nak makan Mee Rebus Mastan yang sangat sedap tu. Tetapi setibanya di Teluk Intan gerai mee rebus yang kami tujui itu tutup daaa....Takde rezeki kami nak merasa mee rebus, kalau tak silap saya ini percubaan kali kedua kami untuk makan mee rebus kat kedai mastan ni tapi tak dapat. Dengan penuh rasa kecewa, we ate at Pizza Hut (laaa ni kan kat KL melambak,tapi masa tu tekak boleh telan yang ni je), so bedal laahh.

Our second pitstop was Penang. Dah lama giler we all tak pegi Penang, if I'm not mistaken the last time was year 2007. Penang ni kan heaven for eaters, ade banyak makanan yang sedap even before pegi pun we all dah buat itineray of what to eat.Sebenarnye jalan-jalan cari makan ni ditaja oleh company encik suami dan universiti di mana saya menyambung pengajian (dengan erti kata lain, kitorang ni pegi outstation). Both of us have to attend a conference that was held in Penang. Perjalanan dari Bagan Dato' ke Penang started on Monday morning, sebab nak avoid traffic jam di Jambatan Pulau Pinang. Our journey to Penang was smooth, and we safely reached the second destination at 12.30pm. We checked in at Holiday Inn Batu Ferringhi. The reasons we chosed this hotel because nearby with conference location, the standard room is equipped with two queen beds and kat depan hotel tu banyak night stalls jual mcam-macam seperti baju2, DVD pirate...hehehe. Sekarang ni since dah ade 2 orang puteri-puteri ni kena stay dekat hotel yang ade 2 katil queen,otherwise nanti ade puteri yang kena tido atas lantai. Bila dah tido atas lantai hotel, balik mesti kena sakit mata sebab habuk, etc...

Ni nak review hotel Holiday Inn ye...Overall I can give 4.5 out of 5, reasons are;

• worth for money, rate was RM253 nett with breakfast for 2 pax
• very near to the beach
• nice swimming pool
• delicious breakfast, with lots of varieties

Kakak met new friends at the pool


Hehehe, posing jap

View from Holiday Inn beach

Pada mulanya we wanted to have our dinner at The Ship restaurant across the hotel, but we didn't see any HALAL sign, tapi bile tanye waitress yang aku pun tak sure muslim ke bukan tu dia bagitau yang makanan dekat situ halal, tapi kami was-was, so Padang Kota Lama we went. Our second jalan-jalan cari makan destination was stalls at Padang Kota Lama. Among food that shoudn't be missed there are rojak pasembor, sotong kangkung and kerang bakar. Tapi setibanye di situ, puteri-puteri saya dah tetido letih sangat sebabnye dah laa long journey from Bagan dato' almost 5 hours and petang siap pegi mandi kat swimming pool lagi. So we all tapau je makanan tu,makan kat bilik hotel. yang ni tak sempat pun nak ambik gambar, because masa tu dah lapar tahap dewa.

The next day, Tuesday went for the conference registration and had chit chats with few of the delegates, pastu cabut. For lunch we all tapau from the nearby stall, nothing special about the lunch so tak payah citer lah. After lunch sesi packing-memacking started again sebabnye nak checked out from Holiday Inn and checked in at kondominium yang di sediakan oleh company encik suami saya kepada staff-staffnya. Kondominium ni pun dekat Batu Ferringhi jugak, yang ni lebih selesa sebab ade 2 bilik tidur, jadi lebih privacy untuk saya sebab bibik ade bilik sendiri, and one more thing ade washing machine jugak jadi bolehlaa basuh baju.

For dinner on the second day we had Cheese Nan and tandori at the Kapitan. Yang memang marbeless, tandori ni memang sedap laaa.....Jangan terliur tengok gambar ye..

The Nan Cheese Tandori set..yummy


Saya yang makan dengan penuh perasaan

Kakak orderred Roti Canai for herself

Gambar selingan..hehehe

The next jalan-jalan cari makan destination was Teluk Kumbar. Orang cakap mee udang kat sini is among the best in Penang. It took about 30 minutes to reach Teluk Kumbar from Batu Ferringhi (it excludes berhenti untuk bertanya jalan and beli aiskrim), untuk destinasi ini Dayana kami tinggal dengan bibik di kondo, we only brought kakak. Orang-orang dekat situ recommend either restoran Ilyani or Salwa, actually these 2 shops are next to each other. Masa sampai dekat situ around 3.30pm, cuma Ilyani yang bukak,restoran Salwa open slightly later than Ilyani. So we had Mee Udang Ilyani. The price for 1 bowl of mee udang is RM9.50 with 3 medium sized prawns, the soup has very strong tomato taste, a bit masam. Since I have never had mee udang before, so I'm not sure if this is the best mee udang or not. Tapi licin jugaklaa pinggan...

Seperti biasa saya yang makan dengan penuh perasaan


Encik suami saya pun makan tak pandang kiri kanan

Ini lah yang tinggal

On Thursday our last day in Penang, tak ade agenda makan-makan sebab nak packed an move to the next pitstop, Taiping. In Taiping we stayed at the Legend Inn Hotel. Here we chosed the Junior Suite (tapi suite ni rate nya sangat murah, RM155 nett without breakfast), again kami pilih this type of room sebab ade 2 beds, here the bed is a king size type. The journey from Batu Ferringhi to Taiping took almost 2 hours, ni include masa yang di ambik untuk mencari lokasi hotel. Right after checked in before uploading our bags to the hotel room we proceed to Kuala Sepetang to have other version of mee udang. If you guys still remember, mee udang di Kuala Sepetang ni pernah masuk Majalah 3.

Dekat Kuala Sepetang ni memang banyak kedai jual mee udang, among all we selected Kedai Mee Udang Banjir Mak Teh. Mee udang di sini ada 2 jenis, RM6 for udang sungai and RM10 for udang laut. Saya seperti biasa dengan tamak haloba order yang RM10. Kedai juga ada menjual menu lain yang berasaskan udang, such as mee goreng udang, nasi goreng udang, laksa udang..dan ada jugak yang bukan berasaskan udang macam nasi goreng ayam. Memang terkejut masa order sampai, 1 bowl of mee udang consist of 10 extra large sized prawns dan mee hanya sedikit, macam mee disebalik udang. The mee udang here is hot (best untuk orang macam saya yang suka makan pedas) and the soup has the sweetness taste of the fresh prawns. Untuk persediaan makan malam, kami bungkus mee goreng udang untuk saya dan nasi goreng udang untuk encik suami. Mee goreng udang pada saya kurang menepati citarasa saya, tapi nasi goreng udang tu sedap, dan setiap satu ini disertakan dengan 10 ekor udang bersaiz extra large.

On Friday, we went to Zoo Taiping. Memandangkan stamina kami yang tak seberapa bagus, kami naik train saje masa tour dalam zoo. Taiping zoo is better than Kl zoo.

We requested for late check out from the hotel with extra charge of RM85, nak bagi everyone rest before heading back to KL. Masa anak-anak saya tidur, we again went to Kuala Sepetang for another mee udang, this time we ate at Mak Jah Mee Udang. Di sini ada lebih banyak menu berbanding dengan kedai Mak Teh, ada udang goreng tepung, ada udang goreng kunyit dll. Saya order mee udang dan encik suami order nasi goreng udang. Same like Kedai Mak Teh, menu dibahagikan mengikut jenis udang. saya pesan mee udang yang bersaiz besar, RM10.50 it comes with 10 extra large prawns dan encik suami pesan nasi goreng udang, RM6 it comes with 10 medium sized prawns (of course harga berbeza mengikut saiz udang ya). The taste of mee udang here,agak sedikit masam seems like they used tomate paste when making the soup, but the tomate taste is not as strong as the one in Teluk Kumbar.

After having 3 versions of mee udang, encik suami and myself ranked Mee Banjir Udang Mak Teh as the most delicious, followed by Mee Udang Mak Jah and lastly Mee Udang Ilyani di Teluk Kumbar.

Mee Banjir Udang Mak Teh


Mee Udang Mak Jah

Mee Udang@ Ilyani, Teluk Kumbar

We headed back to KL at 5.30pm, and reached Kajang at 11.30 pm. Tapi episod jalan-jalan cari makan ni belum habis lagi tau. Sebagai acara penutup,adalah makan-makan di The Chillies Mid Valley, sebenarnye yang ini untuk birthday treat saya. To me, the food here just average je,nothing special...

Oleh yang demikian maka tamatlah episod jalan-jalan cari makan kali ini, akan bersambung di episod akan datang, lokasi belum ditentukan.

Ayah.......Miss u so much

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aku Menangis Seorang Diri
Hatiku Ingin Slalu Bertemu
Untukmu aku Bernyanyi

Untuk Ayah Tercinta
aku Ingin Bernyanyi
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aku Ingin Berjumpa
Walau Hanya Dalam Mimpi

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aku Ingin Bernyanyi
Walau Air Mata Di Pipiku

Ayah Dengarkanlah
aku Ingin Berjumpa
Walau Hanya Dalam Mimpi

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P/S: Semoga rohnya dicucuri rahmat...AMIN

Di mana hilangnya

Baca tak kisah budak perempuan yang berusia 3 tahun mati akibat didera oleh teman lelaki ibunya. Sungguh malang nasib budak ini...Saya rasa benar-benar sedih atas nasib yang menimpa budak kecil ini, saya juga rasa benar-benar benci dan marah dengan lelaki yang melakukan perbuatan yang tak berperikemanusiaan ini. Saya tak tau dimana hilangnya rasa peri kemanusiaan lelaki ini,sanggup dia melakukan perbuatan yang secara logiknya tak masuk akal ni...Walaupun budak kecil ini bukan darah dagingnya, tapi sebagai manusia yang waras budak kecil ini tidak seharusnya diperlakukan sebegini rupa..Sekarang walau setinggi mana pun penyesalan pihak keluarga si kecil ini, yang pastinya Syarifah Humaira tidak akan kembali lagi...

Semoga kejadian ini dijadikan pengajaran....
Takziah untuk keluarga si kecil ini....

Maid oh Maid - Shud I be mad at her?

Yesterday I just found out that my maid use to feed Dayana who is merely 15 months old with bread cicah air kopi o...Can you believe it? Yes I repeat roti cicah kopi o....That is definitely not the way I thought her how to feed bread to Dayana...I tak sukalah orang yang memandai-mandai ni, especially when it comes to what to feed my children.
I was really mad at her, tapi tak boleh nak marah lebih-lebih kat dia...because I'm afraid she might do something bad to Dayana when I'm not around. You know dealing with maid memerlukan kesabaran yang sangat tinggi. Kalau ikutkan hati yang marah rasa macam nak je hantar bibik balik, for your information this is not the only memandai-mandai thing she did to my kids. But after thinking, kat manelah nak letak anak-anak kalau takde bibik kat umah, saya terpaksa bagi bibik peluang sekali lagi. Getting a new maid is not easy now..walaupun nursery banyak but it is really hard to find one that suit my criteria, kalau ade pun the cost is like a bomb, not just burn a hole in my pocket but it'll burn my whole pocket....So saya harus bersabar dan beri bibik peluang sekali lagi....

Cloth Diaper - Review

Dayana has been wearing cloth diaper (CD) for the past 10 months. So, I guess its time to give some reviews on the CD's she wore...But these reviews are solely base on my own experience...

Monkey Doodlez AIO

Monkey Doodlez (I have both micro and bamboo)
Type : Sized CD, All-in-one (AIO)
Pro's: since these are AIO CD that means I don't have to stuff in insert in order for them to work...suitable for day time use
Con's:takes longer time to dry
Rating: 3/5

Drybees

Drybees (The flowery design tu pocket diaper and yg kat bwh kaler biru tu AIO hybrid)
Type: Sized Cd, Pocket
Pro's: I love this CD...lovely design especially both the flowery design..very generous sizing, Dayana still wears size S till now...perfect for day time..I have never experience leaking
Con's: Not many online stores have this
Rating:4.5/5

Grobaby

Grobaby
Type: One Sized, All-in-two (AI2)
Pro's: the soaker is made from organic bamboo, suitable for day time
Con's: sizing run on the small side, soaker takes longer time to dry, to make sure Dayana's bum remain dry I have to put fleece liner on top of the soaker, perasan tak dekat velcro tu mcm dah tak berape cantik...expensive
Rating: 3.5/5

Itti Bitti Snap In One (SIO)

Itti Bitti Snap In One (SIO)..(ada satu lg...cow design tp Dayana tengah pakai)
Type: Sized CD, AI2
Pro's: I love this CD...sebab sangat comel...perfect trimmness since its a sized CD..booster is made from organic bamboo
Con's: baru 10 bulan pakai tapi booster dah lunyai, expensive
Rating: 4.5/5

Coolababy

Coolababy
Type: One sized, Pocket
Pro's: Cheap, I like the snap button sebab dayana tak boleh nak buka
Con's: selalu leaking
Rating:3/5

Bumgenius 3.0

Bumgenius 3.0
Type: One Sized, Pocket
Pro's: perfect for night time when i pair it with 1 microfiber insert + loopydoo insert, can last from 9pm-7.30 a.m..never leak
Con's: colour agak boring...
Rating:4.9/5

Rumparooz G2

Rumparooz G2
Type: One Sized, Pocket
Pro's: it comes with snap button, good for older baby macam Dayana yang dah pandai bukak velcro sendiri
Con's: don't know why, but somehow I dislike this CD, expensive
Rating: 3.5/5

Lunatots

Lunatots
Type: One sized, Pocket
Pro's: CD murah yang tak pernah leak
Con's:disebabkan harganya yang agak murah...PUL-nya suda berbulu
Rating: 4/5

My little helper is trying to figure out how to stuff in the insert

My little helper,kononnya nak tolong susun CD,tapi sudahnya makin bersepah