Dah Basi???

Lawak nak tergelak aku masa load gambar gambar untuk posting ni...mana taknya...gambar 2 bulan lepas...masa Birthday celebration aku yang ke 25 and Nuar yang ke 26. Kisahnya birthday Nuar fall in February jugak...kira species Pieces jugak la. Makanya, segerombolan rombongan cik kiah kami menyerbu De'canter kat Damansara. Jom layan photo photo yang terperam lama tu. Bukan apa...initial plannya nak load ke blog ronggeng...pastu blog tu pun cam hidup segan mati tak mahu...kita buat posting kat sini saje la.

Alif tak join...2 bulan lepas punya cerita...I totally forgot now...what was the reason...rasanya dia pi camping kot.
The kids memang enjoying themselves masa tu. Pastu tak reti nak sit properly.
Birthday boys.
Ok ke posing camni? pandang lain arah?
EJ ngades dok order chicken grill set padahal dia dah kenyang...pastu dok paksa geng dia yang lain makan.
Love Bird...thank you sebab sama sama celebrate birthday yang ke 25 tahun kiter.
tapi biler tengok posing ni....terus compuse 50 kali...anniversary pasangan Love Bird fall in February jugak ke? Layann..

Yang penting...romantikus. Hot Banana pancake tu memang terbaek.
Pasangan The COCO. Hot Banana pancake jugak...modal romantikus.
Aikkkk...apsal masuk gambar makanan lak ni? Gambar pasangan remaja bersuap makanan mana? Memang takde...sebab photographer haus. Potong gaji.

Caesar Salad kat sini sedap.
Chicken grilled set.
Baked rice and cheese.

Gambar cake aku saje letak last...sebab nanti ada yang complaint kata terpaksa makan cake selepas tengok aku posted gambar cake...pastu berat naik blame aku lak kan kan kan. Yang musykilnya ...aku nak makan cake 2 minggu sekali pun tak tentu...tapi yang complaint tu makan cake 3 hari sekali. APAKAH? Lariiiiiiiiii
Birthday cake daddy
Birthday cake abah Nuar.

Rasanya dah lama tak ronggeng ramai ramai macam ni...masing masing kebzan...takpe...cuti coming soon...kiter ronggeng lagi. Aku feeling feeling nak pi holiday ala ala sponsor by Armani Exchange. Apakah??

Tak Kefahaman.

Hari ni perhatian 1 dunia berpusat ke London UK untuk Royal wedding...berita puting beliuang kat US...Casey being eliminated from American Idol...berita tempatan yang dot dot dot...Misbun tolak tawaran BAM...semua tu tak mampu nak menandingi cerita Royal Wedding kat UK tu. Aku sungguh la tak kefahaman...apa significantnya sampai 1 dunia nak buat live telecast...pastu kat radio tempatan pun topic wedding...lagu wedding...yang paling lawak tak hingat...biler penyampai radio baca sms pendengar dok wish congrates kat pengantin. Helloo...putera williams tu heran ke nak dengar radio tempatan kiter ni? Sungguh tak kefahaman.

Masuk FB pun wall penuh dengan cerita wedding tu gak...layankan aje...tapi nak layan nak tengok kat TV tu...tak dapek la aku nak layan. Lepas ni kita suruh Kak Long buat posting khas pasal wedding tu...ek...I'm very sure kak long conquer TV the whole day siang tadi...kan kan kan.

Oleh kerana aku takde gambar wedding tu...aku sajikan aje gambar gambar food ni. Semua terbaekkk...persembahan seminggu punya layan.

A fren of mine outstation ke Brisbane Australia dah nak dekat 3 tahun...balik bercuti baru ni...so we met for lunch..kat KL Central. Ada 1 building called sooka...dalam tu ada macam macam restaurant, kopitiam & food court. We went to Chillies Cafe kat ground floor.

I had this...chicken grilled with herbs & wedges. Sedap. Tapi rosemary chicken yang aku buat lagi sedap dari ni...ahaks...lariiii.
Few days back...masa lunch...aku dengan member ke bangsar...pastu tak tahu nak makan apa...end upnya masuk ke kedai nasi daun pisang yang famous kat Bangsar tu. Sedap dan murah...cuma panas la sikit kat restaurant ni...dengan full house nya. Kat sini takde letak dalam mangkuk kecik kecik tu...semua tabur terus atas daun pisang. Foreigners pun makan kat sini....tahan pulak diorang dengan makanan pedas.

Lepas tu member ajak pekena dessert kat Delicious...aku teman kan aje...Layannn.
Macadamia Cheesecake. Tetap superb rasanya.
Banana pudding with caramel and ice-cream. Satanemm.

Sejak Ej ada class tambahan every Tuesday and Wednesday...aku dengan Fid selalu dating dinner berdua lepas hantar EJ ke sekolah. Ej biasanya makan awal...tapau.
Last Tuesday we went to black canyon...Tom yam kat sini sangat indah. Tak pernah mengecewakan...every time kami ke sini makan tomyam...memang best.
Fid makan set...udang & chicken masak special gravy...ala thai.
Aku yang diet...makan som tam carrot ajer...serius sedap...masa diorang hantar...portionnya besar and penuh dengan carrot semata..ingatkan ada la campur dengan betik ke mango ke kan...tapi turned out som tam ni sangat sangat meletops. Next time wajib repeat.

The day yang I went to designer sales kat Cititel Hotel tu...I bought 2 caps. Malam tu keluar dinner bergaya sakan dengan designer cap. Pastu yang lawaknya aku dengan Fid memang dari awal plan nak makan nasi lauk sardin kat gerai...pastu masa sampai kat gerai tu...EJ buat script.

"Ha...makan kat sini? Dok pakai cun cun macam JB...kiter makan kat sini je?"

Mummy punya script "I wanted to say the same thing"..sambil gelak kuat..."lawak je daddy dengan Ej ni"
Daddy Bieber & EJ Bieber...Perasan vogue la sangat...tapi sambal belacan tak tinggal...layan dengan sardin...terbaek...kah kah kah. Yang penting...kenyang...orang lalu lalang pandang pandang...Kiter Bakor kan aje...kah kah kah.

Lepas tu we went to Jusco...kasi can Ej jalan jalan sambil perasan Bieber la sangat. Ingat nak ronda ronda...end upnya sopping jugak...I cannot imagine kalau duduk kat Kuantan...mati akal 3 beranak ni...tak banyak tempat shopping...tak gitu kak long?
Kalau datang Jusco malam malam...after 8...wajib beli durian...sebab discount 50%...yang ni udang merah namanya...very yellowish...and texture sangat lembut macam kapas...rasanya sangat sangat manis.
Aku tak pernah miss beli jenis ni..."Old Tree" katanya...manis manis pahit...makan banyak pun tak muak...lagi nak ada la...sekali hadap boleh licin.

Last weekend kan...I went to tapau food kat kedai "selero omak eden" kat Danau kota. Gerai yang aku bawak Ejin tapau Masak lemak daging salai untuk ayah dia. Bersungguh la aku masuk kan pajeri nenas dalam plastik bag...sebab Ej dengan Fid nak repeat...padahal the day before dah lunch kat sini makan pajeri nenas tu. Sekali sampai umah...pajeri takde...mak cik tu lupa nak kira sekali dengan food yang lain...Ej dok buat muka dah...Sabar je la...gerai tu jauh...tak logic aku nak patah balik...so makan je la dengan lauk tapau yang lain.

Makanya...sebab aku cuti hari ni...lepas fetch Ej from school...terus kami ke gerai tu lagi...Ej makan pajeri nenas dengan ayam masak merah aje...pastu siap tapau...lepas sekolah agama...dia makan lagi.
Setiap kali datang ke gerai ni...lauk ni wajib ada...tak pernah miss aku tengok...selain masak lemak yang berjenis jenis tu kan...ada jering masak lemak...(sambil menaip...telan air liur...teringat dan terbayang kelazatannya)...daging salai, telur itek, ayam, cendawan, ikan keli, rebung, pucuk ubi & tempoyak...banyaknya tak terkata...sila la terlir...Ejin. Nanti turun KL...boleh singgah ekkk.
Ini la pajeri idaman fid & ej...actually kan pajeri yang Fid masak lagi sedap meletops...tapi kesuntukan masa...pajeri kat sini pun boleh la...sebab terasa cukup bahan semua esp udang keringnya.

Malam tadi...again went to Baraqah...tempat kami makan som tam yang sedap tu. Som tam betik...we tried ikan siakap 2 musim...sebalah mango salad...sebelah lagi...sweet sour. Memang combination yang mantap...ikan di goreng garing. Mesti nanti Ej ajak repeat makan ikan ni...favourite dia ni ikan siakap sweet sour. Layannn.
Personally...cerita pasal food lagi menarik perhatian aku daripada royal wedding tu.

Itu je motip aku buat posting ni...to express my preference & comparison of interest. Boleh? layannn kan aje...kito bakor kito bakor kejelesan Ejin with masak lemak tu sebenarnya...he he he.

House renovation part 1

After nearly 12 years we bought this "home sweet home" of ours, finally...we decided to undergo a renovation...after tolak campur kali bahagi every penny that we have :)

*****I should have captured some "before" pictures with pokok pokok--tak lah buruk sgt gini---now i got to dig old photos--for my later before and after posting****

Let's go back to the last 12 years when we bought this house in 1999, the year we moved to Kuantan after raising our white flag to Kuala Lumpur--KL is just too tough for a young couple with a baby and household accumulated salary of less than RM3K--ok take out your tissues...wahahahahaha.

So as a believer, we decided that we need to "hijrah" for the benefits of the family.

Once here, we first rented a house in Semambu then about a month or so , we managed to find this house...the cheapest corner lot for god sake kah..kah..kah..tak jadi aku nak sedih...early 2000 we moved in, we were the first owner to moved in --second actually, the first was tnb staff--he must be able to tarik letric--we only moved in when CF were available... When other people busied doing renovation , polished the floor etc etc --we happily moved in without doing all that ...polishing was done with my two bare hands, to grind the broken marble cost about RM500 -- and we didnt have that 500...sob..sob..sob...

entah mana korang masa tu kalau dak mahu aku pinjam 500hinggit tak lah jenuh aku menyental ! Cukup sedih tak ni... ?

I bet everyone went thru certain hardship at certain point in life--the impact and kind of hardship could be varied from one person to another. I think those experiences made us more matured and the taste of victory to come out from all that is priceless...looking back we can smile and laugh!

I was determined about this renovation we had, the least I told my other half would be the tiles--had enough with the green paint--it was ok for the first few years, before it became such a sore in the eyes.

So we had the front first...it has been 5 days now....

So far so good.... Aariz still managed to get his nap without a sound!

Stress Therapy @ Selesa

TeamBuilding Session 1 kat Selesa Hillhomes..

Aku sampai sana Day-2, so byk acara terlepas. This one was acara seberang sungai atas tali. Nampak easy tapi sungguh extreme by the sampai tgh sungai tu, energy dah kurang, yg betul2 ada mental strength aje yg lepas..

Acara ni sungguh saspen sbb ramai yg cramp, breakdown, ada sorang yg btau, 'sy tak rasa tangan saya'.. seram betul aku time tu . So kitorang massage dlm 10mins, baru okay. Phew! Kalau tak, kena panggil ambulans le nampaknye.. rupanya, extreme fatique punya kes..

Tgh prepare 'boat' pulak..

Dinner- Tema Lagenda.. with Shrek's girlfriend, Fiona..

Hang Li Po pulak..

Posing dgn gang2 Farmasi.. (terasa tua..) huu... huu..

Group performances..

Group paling sexy..

Juries for the nite..

With geng sendiri .. baru lah rasa muda sikit.. hahah!!

LizDuan Anniversary

We are now passed the 16th year....if you guys follow my postings for the past years, you may realise that we have never really celebrated our anniversary and same goes for this 16th year...but it has never gone unnoticed.

we came a long way....from the day we were just friends in 1991 and officially an item in 1992. All the decisions taht we made on our relationship have been fairly easy and exclusively between us....(ps: that's why we have problem undersatnding when people take ages to decide on things)...maybe being eldest kot...as for me, i made my own decision about my life as early as when i was 13 years old..school, study, what i want to be--all on my own--semua dapat ilham dari langit :). Allah Maha Mengetahui so niat dan perbuatan kena betul---i am reminding myself ...Dr M kata "melayu mudah lupa"...ya gamaknya.. .
There were obstacles here and there --quarrels--we are human kan?but alhamdulillah we made it thru alright these far--all that important is to stick to each other...and be sincere and trustworthy to one another...i read in a paper few months back, a makcik said there were hundreds of times, she thought of killing her husband but not a single second have she ever thought of a divorce---so patience is the key but of course patience depends on circumstances jugak..

and to make a successful marriage, i think whatever decisisons made no matter how small and insignificant, have to go thru that "marriage department" before conclusion is made....there is no more YOU and I but what's good for US.

I also always believe...god made a man to be a head of a family and a "pemimpin" for a reason, thus man has to be matured and uphold the responsibilities right. To certain extend, i think the high rise in divorce is due to this...man just forget or do not understand responsibilities...I am not being sexist but that's what i think....

Ok ok back to us...so happy anniversary to my husband and myself...there's someone who asked me when was the best year.....how do i answer that...there's no BEST year..if i chose then-the PAST- how can i omit what we have NOW..especially the kids---I cant choose NOW, as NOW is the outcome of going through the PAST... As they said an anniversary is a time to celebrate the joys of today, the memories of yesterday, and the hopes of tomorrow.......I totally agree with this sayings., there's a friend who ended their marriage after 20 years--tomorrow is really only a hope but we got to work on it to make it happen.

Last but not least, dear husband thank you for putting up with me...you guys should know that i am not always sweet and sensible :D---there were days when i can be a pain in the ass...SHHHHHH !

mencari tandoori

ni lah masalah kalau dah pernah duduk lama kat KL ....mencari2 food yang bersepah ada kat KL ...tapi biler dah tinggal kat Kuching, punya lah payah nak dapat food yang sama - both in terms of taste and availability! Aku suka Indian food i.e. mamak food ...same goes for my brother and sister in law ...so, sekali sekala mmg tekak kitorang meronta2 nak makan nasi briyani ke ....roti telur ke ...tandoori ke .....and kat sini agak payah as, pada firasat aku, kedai2 yang ada kat sini agak limited ....kekadang tu biler pi kedai, found out the taste was so let-down ...very anti-climax gitu!

aritu, masa my parents balik kampung, aku malas masak ...my brother pun malas masak (sebab dia dah masak lunch) and my sis in law pun malas masak jugak ...ambik jalan mudah, we all went to search for mamak food ...aku teringin tandoori ....pi le ke this kedai mamak not far from where i live ...and tempat pilihan we all takde tempat parking, so we went next door ...also a kedai mamak ....ordered tandoori ayam, cheese nan ...

adik and mummy ...menunggu food ...kitorang pi kat area yang ber-aircond hehehe kat luar panas maaa (adik dah nak melarikan diri dari pegangan mummy!

mengajak mummy jalan2 ...the best part, kitorang ajer kat area nie sebab org lain prefer duduk kat area tak ber-aircond ...

my big boy ...masa nie masih menunggu dengan elok ...sebab baru sampai, perangai masih elok lagi :-)

service was quick ....and kitorang yang memang kebuluran terus makan ajer ...the cheese nan ...tak cheesy sangat, but it was straight from the oven and the cheese melted in my mouth ...heavenly .....adik aku yang prefer cheese banyak tak brapa suka nan nie ...

the chicken tandoori ...ok lah ...so so ajer ....

Tapi seriously, i am craving my fav food ...esp indian food ...adoi tersiksa sebab kat sini the taste cam tak sama ngan apa yang aku biasa makan kat KL ...or those in Penang ...and speaking of Penang, tak sabar menanti my next trip to Penang ...nak cari Nasi Kandar Beratur plak this time ...lagipun I'll be there for 6 days, 5 nights ...mesti ada masa utk beratur hehehehe ...tapi lama lagi as the trip will be in June ...and speaking of indian food, korang tak teringat ke Chicken Tikka Masala ...or Madras Curry or Jalfrizi Curry ...hehehe makanan ruji masa kat UK ...kalau mengidam food ini, camne???? kena save duit utk beli tiket balik kampung le jawap nyer ...P/S aku dah gatal kaki nak berjalan nie LOL and orang yang ada anak kecik (or bakal ada anak kecik) jgn jeles yea ...

adik dah ngantuk by the time balik ...gaya dia cam le sejuk sangat (hehehehe mummy bagi dia pakai jacket yang mummy beli kat Oman)