Kissing 2011 goodbye ...

Allo semua ...I am back ....ada internet terus legaaaaaaa ..lama akak tak bersiaran, al-maklum akak cuti since 22nd Dec, and 23rd dah sibuk ke sana sini ...baru today balik ke rumah sendiri, home sweet home ...

In a few hours, we will be ushering in 2012 ...another year ...2011 berlalu ngan begitu cepat sekali, rasa cam pejam celik pejam celik dah nak tahun baru ...ayoooo, usia pun meningkat hingga timbul conversation amongst adik beradik pasal botok, liposuction and sillicone ...lol ..tapi effect dia tak tau le ...tak akan serupa angelina jolie ...ntah ntah jadi cam Cher lol ...


HIGHLIGHTS OF 2011


Anyway, in keeping with the tradition, akak nak imbas kembali kenangan pahit manis 2011 ...

The most memorable to me was the surprise visit to Kuantan last November ...best sangat dapat jumpa LizDuan, and FendiFid ...especially meeting the two adorable babies - Aariz and Tasha ...

the highlight of the trip LOL

The mini reunion nie tak complete sebab kak ita tak join ....but she was in the secret, cuma liz and duan jer yang completely in the dark about the plan ...all in all, a great visit, aku merentasi Laut China Selatan, melalui 4 negeri yang berbeza during my 2 day trip that weekend ...


Another memorable event is the fact the adik beradik always keep in touch, facilitated by WhatsApp ...maka penggunaan emel dah berkurangan ...dok WhatsApp jer ...dari mintak nasihat about ubat-ubatan (kena tanya Ita le ...dia kan our in-house pharmacist!) ..ke tanya ejaan ...kepada nasihat about baby ...macam macam ....sampai kan cerita pelik2 kuar ...contoh paling nyata is the kisah baju belang belang ...memang macam org gila aku gelak sorang sorang ...distance is not a barrier to our friendship ...so, semoga 2012 juga akan menyaksikan trend ini berterusan ...Semoga our friendship bertambah kukuh ...aminnnnnnn .

memanggil mangil nama ku .....

Yang tak best nya in 2011 is that Fendu bagitau nak balik kampung halaman tercinta in January ...tinggal beberapa hari lagi ...hati ini meronta ronta nak ikut ...tapi schedule aku agak tight with the exam invigilations and marking etc ...then si songgel tu bagitau yang dia punya trip is extended and dok ajak aku and lizduan gi join dia, ati nie mula lah meronta ronta lagi ...adoiiiiiiiii sungguh tak best ...coz tahu pas nie akan menanah and juling mata aku tengok gambar gambar dia nanti ......sangat sangat tak best!!!!


Tapi nak sedapkan ati, i have to convince myself that 2011 was a great year, in terms of travelling, to me ....yealah kan aku kan gi Jakarta -Bandung in Jan, followed by beach trip to Sematan in March, Penang in June, KK-Kundasang in July, Shanghai in August, then KL-Kuantan-Kemaman in Nov ....ok lah tu kan???? But deep down nak gi london!!!!!

our Sabah trip, July 2011

Shanghai trip, August 2011

Maybe next year??? Kalau ada rezeki .....

So apa New Year Resolution korang? Aku takde resolution ...coz i personally think you should always strive for the very best in life, and always re-evaluate your progress and purpose throughout the year ...throughout your life ...not just beriya-riya buat resolution then by 2nd January, azam kemana, progress ke mana ....tak gitu? Lol

Anyway, Am taking this opportunity to wish a Happy New Year 2012 to everyone ...wishing that we will be blessed with bountiful prospects, lots of happiness and love, surrounded with positive energy, great friends and families ...dan semoga panjang umur, kesihatan yang baik dah rezeki yang murah ...aminnnnnnn

New Sensation - Garrets Popcorn

Sudahkah korang rasa pop corn garretts ni? Sedap bangat...ada yang caramel, cheese and ada yang campur dengan nuts macam almond, macadamia dan cashew. Kalau beli yang tin size gallon gallon tu RM100 lebih harganya. Kalau yang ada nuts paling kecil pun berbelas ringgit. Kalau nak try gi ke KLCC kat area candylisous dengan Maybank tu. 

Sedap Melampau. Can you spot the Macadamia nuts? 

Ej dok temeng.

X leh habis sekali hadap.

Hari ni nak balik PD...nak tidur dulu. Ngantuk la nak drive nanti. Perut ni tengah kenyang sangat sebab minum banyak air masa lunch tadi. Panas sangat la cuaca...so dahaga terlampau. Blog ni rindu kat Ejin...sebab dah kurang di update. Minggu depan kot aku update banyak sikit...kasi menanah mata korang. Apakah?

Gardening

Kita cuti hari ni...friday, second last day of 2011...wow ..pejam celik dua kali tidur malam aje lagi, we'll be in 2012. I took this leave to go to the immigration--alhamdulillah fomema clear, so visa application completed. Then i went to kafa to check on adib's second year enrolment but we were greated with closed door...yesterday was last day of registration...i actually called the office a few times but there was no answer not even once. geram betul! Last sekali, i went to the nearest nursery...beli pokok ...3 pohon, tak sure lah pokok apa it's either melor, or melati...kita pun tak tahu , kita just tanya pakcik tu kita nak pokok bunga wangi and putih...mmg sedap bau nya..Murah tau satu cuma 8 hinggit....rasa nak beli 10...mahu pergi lagi akak nanti..
Balik dari pukul 11am sampai 3.30pm ...gardening...semangat tu...rasa the last time i did my gardening was sometime last year...project rumput carpet...since then with the renovation and all...my plants have been neglected so badly...masa reno tu banyak pokok rosak and ended up in the bin....yang tinggal pun, dah ala ala hidup segan mati tak mahu...susun pun ikut 'dan' aje.

So what i did today was repotting, replanting...mmg memacam lah...angkat, tolak , cangkung, berdiri, cuaca sgt baik sekali...sekali dgn main hujan sambil ditemani Ahmad Adib...Bibik tolong in between aariz and masak ...and finally....hasilnya...sedap sikit lah mata memandang....cuma kena tambah rumput..

Me-Him-Love

I was talking to a friend today...one topic after another and we reached the family life part.

He mentioned that woman is all the same, they cant share their husband but, if the fate, makes her a second wife, she can just endure and drop all her earlier principles.

Wow...that statement of his actually stops me for a moment....

Actually I think, how we see things change with age and situation. When he was with his ex, that was...i named it "ground zero" period....there was nothing between you...just you and her and love. You barely have anything else. That love was wonderful and pure and because there was only u-her-love in the equation...sense of ownership is overwhelmed. Then I presume her second decision was based on different basis and may have different intention also...there are many other things in between he and she.

it actually moved me saying those to my friend...and he actually asked me to stop on that topic..

It also triggers me , that was how my start--that is my story...there was me-him and love...nothing else. There was no question of material, career, what i have , what he has..........it was just .....love!

I understand that some people are not having this simplicity we had...there are so many variables need to be assessed, career, status, this, that, those, and the list grows.

Isnt that scary? I think so...Having said that, there is nothing wrong in making choices--we do that everyday...but i just think, we got to be careful with our basis and one should know that the other party may be considering certain criterias as well....that is another scary thought emmmm.

Anyway... the real test is definitely after the akad....for that I also believe that even if you dont have the right basis at the start, you still can work the marriage ....with patience , compromise, and lots more...and of course continuous of doa....afterall, Allah juga penentu semuanya.

Looking back , I just feel blessed with how my first phase was fated....it was so easy and direct, as there was only Me, Him and Love .................... May Allah bless us yesterday, today and forever.

Jalan jalan di Berjaya Times Square

Semalam plan nak jalan jalan ke KL. Pastu tak tahu nak kemana. Muak pulak dengan KLCC dan Pavilion. Aku suka nak ke Sunway Pyramid tapi biler pikir yang Ej sibuk nanti nyanyi nak main ice skating malas aku nak ke sana. So happen fid perlu ke Digi centre untuk terminate broadband dia...kami ke Berjaya Time Square.

 Lepas selesai urusan di Digi tu...terus ke Sweat Chat...dah lama tak makan kat sini.

 Orang punya la ramai...so posing posing dulu sementara tunggu makanan. Sempat jugak la aku bawak Zara pusing pusing guna stroller dia. Excited Zara masa jalan jalan tengok ramainya manusia sepet cam dia. LOL.

 Aku sebelum ke sini dah siap gi breakfast nasi lemak sotong. So aku tak lapar sangat...order la tau fu fa longan dan kelapa laut. Sedap mantap.

 Baked pasta. Antara menu yang sedap dan patut di cuba kat sini.

 Bibik makan speggetti with black pepper chicken. Hebat ke tak hebat? Pastu perasan tak signature food kat Sweat Chat ni takde gambar dia. Lepas aku bayar semua baru perasan aku tak order pancake durian. Padahal Ej awal awal dah mintak. Aku kata dessert order later. Lepas dah bayar baru order. Masa EJ layan pancake durian tu aku bawak Zara pusing pusing kat situ sebab dia suka bangat tengok orang ramai.

 Lepas dah kenyang...pusing pusing tanpa arah tujuan. Yang pasti...tempat ni sejibik cam low yat plaza. Kedai kedai yang ada kat sini pun bukan taste LizDuan. Apakah? Benda yang kami beli pun tali untuk gantung handphone Ej je. Yang paling tak sangka...ada lak kedai sebesar meja makan 6 orang tu buat bisnes repair baju (tetiba lak otak karat ni tak leh pikir ejaan "o - ter" baju. Camna tu?

 Sementara EJ layan main games kat tempat games...aku fid and Zara jalan jalan tengok indoor theme park. Ej dok nyanyi nak masuk...aku kata...dapat UPSR 5 A aku belanja dia dengan 3 orang kawan dia yang dapat 5A jugak masuk sini. Entah jadi ke tak motivation kat dia. We will see.

 Patutnya Ej yang nak posing kat sini...tapi tak sampai la pulak dia. Terpaksa la daddynya took over. Layannn.

 Masa ni memasing dah sibuk nak balik. Ej je yang sibuk nak pusing pusing lagi kat situ.

 Sebelum balik singgah VIVO sebab aku dah lapar bangat.

 Order chicken wings dengan pizza aje.

Sedap meletops. Macam macam ada....italian pizza. Wajib korang cuba kalau jumpa VIVO pizza ni. Satanemmm.

A cross between Kilafairy and Angelina Jolie

Berita tergempar this very morning...kita bangun my usual time about 5.40am...my alarm is always on d dot...ahmad aariz lah tu...so i woke up..kissed my little boy...and before i made his susu..went to the toilet...while walking my lips felt strange...after shoo shoo...went to the sink, to wash my hand....took a glance of my morning face at the mirrow and wallahhhhhh...terkejut al-berukss...my lips was swollen..tak sakit tak ape cuma bengkak aje...dua kali pandang rasa mcm my whole face dah bengkak sebelah....tengok tak herot....akak cool aje...
buat susu...fed mat aariz...put him in his rocky...and on the baby tv...baring sebelah dia...lelap again...then bangun tengok lah tak baik lagi...I called my dear hubby tercinta....akak berlakun pepagi hari buat suara cam nak mati sgt....ha..ha..ha...tapi tak sampai hati nak lama, kang abang kita tinggalkan ayam 10 reban balik Kuantan, kesian pulak kat ayam......aku hentam gelak pepagi buta...
dah sungguh muka jawa totok dah akak...wahahahah....then i remember the nite before dok cakap about botox and silicone with the gang....nak mintak diskaun kat our miss pharmacy...kak Ita lah...sapa lagi...dok mengarut nanti tunggu 45 ke 50 ke. terus this morning, Allah bagi preview ....cantik lah sangat....ha..ha..ha...padan muka aku...insaf dua jenak akak....

Adib pulak cakap ...itu lah mummy semalam gelak kuat sangat....well last nite bro Fendu buat lawak of the century...berkisar surrounding baju tidur belangku...yang konon in sangat alaf ini....i shared with the boys....dia org pun gelak nak mati...kah..kah...afi kata uncle fendi boleh masuk maharaja lawak....compliment tu ha..ha..ha..

Pagi tadi about 10am nak gi hospital....before that gi mamak for roti canai...i had teh tarik...tetiba rasa bengkak tu kurang...i think air panas tu macam tuam dia kut...slowly slowly...reda..alhamdulillah....and i postponed the hospital.

That is my story being a cross between kilafairy and angelina jolie ha...ha...afi kata dah macam kilafairy tak jadi mummy ni.....adoiii...mmg sungguh d very d jawa totok....sumpah lepas ni tak de dah akak nak sebut about silicone or botox or yg sewaktu dengannya....ha..ha...learned my lesson he..he...

see dah surut tinggal sikit sikit sisa nya....

Jalan Sekejap ke Pavilion

Last week adik aku Izal datang KL bawak mak aku follow up check up kat HUKM. Lepas selesai semua aku ajak datang ke Keramat tido semalam. So esoknya lepas breakfast kami gi jenjalan kat Pavilion. Macam biasa kena posing kat tempat wajib. LOL. Fid tak ikut sebab dia ada appointment kat sekolah.

pusing pusing tengok deco x mas dan beruang beruang yang banyak kat situ.

Lepas tu gi makan dan adik aku kena balik PD pulak secepat mungkin sebab adik ipar aku tinggal umah sorang dengan anak anak dia.

Kelmarin g layan movie kat KLCC. Crite Chipmunks tu...lawak. Ok la...layan gelak gelak.

Pastu singgah minum kat Ben's. Flat White....sejak gi Perth dulu aku prefer order Flat White dari Latte. Aku rasa coffeenya lagi strong.

We had English afternoon tea.  Feeling feeling London. Actually yang dessert Ej makan tu jugak yang paling sedap sekali. Mango and longan trifle. Sandwich yang chicken and egg sedap meletops. Tapi yang salmon tu kureng. Tart yang ada jam kat second plate tu sangat sangat mantap rasanya. Scone...plain. Scone kat coffee bean jugak terbaek.

Yang ada jam tu tartlet apa ntah. Sedap melampau.

Konon la kan nak makan velvet cake...pastu dah kenyang aku jugak kena habis kan. Tetiba lak Fid dengan EJ tak suka velvet cake ni. Pada aku sedap je...moist...Satanemm.

Biler korang nak mai KL ni...jom g English afternoon tea kat Ben's ni...harga berpatutan sangat. Tak pun kita gi Hi tea kat Hilton. Meletops.

Sharing my SK II Tips

I want to share with you guys my SK II routine and tips...been wanting to share this a few times but there is this feeling that stops me.....until tonite, i decided to go ahead...with all good intentions inside okaysss...

Anyway...i started using SK II back in Dec2009, then was when i realised that my skin needs extra care...not that i have any facial problems...but being in this fast lane, we cant just ignore the potential and early sign of freckles, blemish la...and i thought we cant wait for the crow's feet to start fixing things...so that was how SKII came about.

Now, I am a faithful user for 2years. I feel that the products has done good to me, basically you can observe and feel the difference at the same time. Feedback from third parties has been quite promising also...waahhahha. I recently realised that I actually have the whole range of this SKII product and i was all overly excited and that what brought me into this writing.
Tips for sharing--and they said Sharing is Caring-especially for those who are like me~~ the working class and ingin berbelanja dgn berhemah--kelas ayat tu.....kalau kaya tahap mega you can skip and MOVE TO GO!..ok......thank you...

1. You guys should know that we can collect points with our purchase--Points can be redeemed at every 1000 threshold.

2. The point redemption goodies, they are mostly those products that u use occassionally...more like for monthly pampering

3. We are also entitled for some freebies on all purchase (I think) or maybe above certain Ringgit amount--they are mainly miniatures for travelling and facial mask
4.I only shop in Parkson (for SKII) and please make sure that you only replenish your stock on last friday of the month i.e. the Bonuslink Day ...apart from the 5Xbounuslink points that you can earn...you are also entitled for Parksons vouchers...tak ingat pulak amount berapa dapat berapa...I think 10/20 for every 150 spent.

5. The cleanser, toner and moisteriser can last for 6 months--at the rate i am using which is not kedekut at all..

6. The Essence water which is also known as the Miracle Water.... really does wonders tau...1 bottle lasts me for 3 months...I know some may use it a little longer. There is a difference in applying this essence between the US and Msia SK II's website...The msian one requires us to use the facial cotton, but the US routine, simply pour it on the palm and apply...I opt to use the american way because I feel it goes into my skin more than stay in the facial cotton...i dont know- try both ways and decide.

7.Ohhh...one last thing...the points recording is not automatic i.e. they dont have membership chipped card or something, the customer service will need to manually key in into their system. Please record your purchase. It happened to me just 2 weeks ago...i wanted to redeem my points and realised that they are short by 1200 points....thanks to my bb where i keep all d important notes...yes i keep track on my SKII purchase sebab nak sukat ha..ha..ha... Anyway sib baik i have my record, ask the fellow to check ...check punya check tak de...i asked her to check by amount...ada and it went to another account and the best part was hamba Allah tu dah redeem...untung dia...dan me, yes i got my points. Bahaya kan? One of the reason i have to leave the bank...takut silap macam ni....

Itu aje...if you are looking for skincare and beauty products, perhaps you can try this...If you follow my tips, and do some maths = costs per year/number of products and costs per year/12--i think they are not too bad....affordable insyallah.....but I still prefer to purchase them without having my dear hubby he..he..he....pecah dah rahsia...

Bye bye Bibik

Kita cuti hari ni...hantar bibik fomema...then adib sakit telinga so gi check...taik telinga dia dah keras sangat, doctor tak leh nak korek...kena ubat titis for the next one week...then datang semula...Medical check up bibik aje separuh hari...why??? dia dok kencing sikit sikit....mesti berterabur ni...ha..ha..ha...so minum semula tunggu shoo..shooo...semula sampai penuh...pas tu tunggu nak check adib...ada jugak sorang insan lain taik telinga keras jugak...org dewasa lak...kena tunggu lagi....Oh by the way, my Bibik Rosma dah balik negeri last sunday...sad jugak...she is the best lah among all the bibiks that we have employed...dia boleh run on her own, i dont have to check on her...tahu semua beres. Last week we had a farewell lunch with both bibiks...yes, i have a replacement already (bibik yg bawa check up tu lah). The new bibik is Bibik Yani....she's 31 and from Batam...insyallah nampak nya ok.Hopefully fomema clear and she works dengan jujurnya....

That lunch we had was like two in one. It was also to celebrate Aimran's birthday. Gitu save budget he...he..he..Nampak theme of the day tu?...hebat tuhhhh ha...ha..ha...sajalah having fun...the hotel manager actually noticed our theme and mentioned it..and i told him "i am following your blue and grey theme"...kebetulan the hotel is having blue and grey for their christmas deco.

Tak ke...the fettucuni cabonara ni sama dgn yg Duan masak? That mussels made me miss that Shogun in KL...sob...sob..sob...

Dari dapur kita

hi hi...ehh lama nya rasa tak blogging...suam suam kuku dah aku ni...sedar tak sedar kang jadi cam Ita....kan???? Remember I told you guys that bahu kita dah senget after the renovation and remember Duan kept reminding me about savings again..since then we have reduced our 'makan makan luar"---rasanya dah reduce quite a bit lah jugak...and we cook most our weekend's meal at our lovely kitchen....yg dah dibesar kan tu...tak reti reti nak make use of them? So here are some of dish from dapur kita....cook by my very own chef..know why i always look forward for weekend , one- because they are non working days, two- i manage to spend time with my sayangs "hubby and d boys lah", thirdly--the weekend dish---yummylicious--!!

There is a saying that says lebih kurang gini "we dont look for perfection in our spouse--as we ourselves are far less than perfect-- but we are supposed to completing each other"....I am a lousy cook, I have to admit....so Duan is completing me...puzzles completes muah..muah...muah... Ok here we go the yummylicious fooooooddddddieeee...

Black pepper Udon....udang, sotong, 3 jenis kicap+oyster sauce+sesame oil,capcicum, grounded black pepper, white pepper powder then udon..gaul gaul goreng goreng...sedap sangat berdesing telinga...taste of black pepper....emmmmm.....

seafood pasta - tak berapa nak ingat lah...there was udang+button mushroom+sausage+...cabonara sauce sikit and cream kot....

fried cod ---dibalut dgn tepung....tak berapa nak jadi ....supposed to be crispy tapi tak jadi...

Sampai terangkat mata Mat Afi....mmg sungguh yummylicious...by the way, you guys nampak that thick mint...do keep one in your fridge...it goes well with meat especially lamb and turkey..niceyyy even the black pepper sauce from that same brand is nice...
Roasted turkey...yes, thanksgiving is over but who cares...he..he..sedap sangat...rosemary, lagi entah apa tak tahu lah kawan...chef kata rosemary jangan awal sgt or the rosemary will absorb others rasa turkey and all ...jagung tu idea assistant chef...who is.....ME...comey tak tu ?

Fettucini/Pasta cabonara--excellente'...add on pulak parmesan cam dusting...mmg tersandar!
Salmon garnished with black pepper and bakar

Usually when we cook western at home, we always prepare salad to go along with it...caesar salad without the bread crumbs---for some reasons puas cari tak jumpa jumpa ...lagi satu tu entah apa benda namanya, afi tahu lah...aku tak ingat...payah nak dapat juga...so we make good with only salad and cheese and the oil.

Sotong goreng telur asin--panjang sgt lah posting ni...dah penat aku nak tulis ni...ngantuk pulak...can you imagine type type and sleepy....dah macam buat kerja pulak..kena fast forward ni...ok...sotong goreng with tepung then masuk kan telur asin( only the yolk)...daun kari..

tumis akak tak tulis lah for all food here tapi tumis bawang +bwg putih tu like wajib ok...and garam gula....semua kena letak okays...

Buttered prawn with cheese---you can make it berkuah or kering ...ikut suka hati akak akak dan abang abang sekalian...macam ramai baca kan...walhal sorang akak and sorang abang aje...ha..ha..layan je lah....

Finally...yeahhhhhhhhh.....asam pedas ala chef florence---nyonya style.....kita tengok kat masterchef's msia.....serai+lengkuas+halia+kunyit+cili boh+bwg putih+bwg merah=semua blend---tumis sampai naik minyak...sampai cam kering sikit...air asam jawa...daum kesom...bunga kantan...last sekali ikan...terpanah jantung di buatnya....

Adoi aku dah ngantuk tahap cipan....adiossss......