Congrats my Purple Princess...

:: Yes, my eldest is my Purple Princess as she has entered the phase of puberty Please-Buy-That-Thing-Coz-Its-Purple !! and still stuck inside which I guess will stay until she can see that blue or black or even pink is more attractive ::

My dear Hanis a.k.a Along,

A for Along @ ACMI, Melbourne

Congratulations on your 5As UPSR and Jayyid Jiddan PSRA. 

Ibu dan Babah bangga dengan Along, not because of your excellent result, tapi atas kesungguhan dan kegigihan Along membuktikan pada Ibu dan Babah bahawa Along berpegang pada janji untuk buat sebaik mungkin dalam UPSR dan PSRA sekiranya Ibu dan Babah membenarkan Along bergiat aktif dalam aktiviti ko-ku sekolah. Juga atas kesabaran Along menerima kritikan daripada Ibu yang kadang-kadang hilang kesabaran sewaktu melihat keputusan ujian dan peperiksaan. Sehinggalah Ibu dan Babah sedar, Along takkan mampu menjadi seorang yang bermotivasi sekiranya Ibu dan Babah tidak bersama-sama Along dalam perjalanan yang baru bermula ini. Ibu dan Babah cuba menyediakan apa yang terbaik untuk Along supaya perjalanan Along lebih mudah, supaya Along menjadi seorang yang menghargai, hadiah terbaik untuk ibu dah babah adalah bila Along menjadi seorang anak yang berperibadi tinggi dan menyayangi Ibu, Babah, adik-adik dan keluarga yang lain sepenuh hati. Apa yang tertulis di kertas dan sijil hanyalah bonus. 

Ibu nampak kerisauan Along sewaktu kita dalam penerbangan pulang ke KL, to end an awesome holiday with 'dreaded' news (according to HER own definition is = not getting 5As) would not be something you're looking forward to. Ibu tau Along risau sekiranya keputusan UPSR Along bakal mengecewakan ibu dan babah. My dear, Ibu and Babah will be proud of you no matter what, not scoring 5As doesn't mean we love you less. Strings of As has nothing to do with how much we love you. String of As would mean nothing if you're not happy throughout the journey but we can't deny that string of As will ensure you to a good start, something for you to hold on and convince yourself that you're capable of something. 

Even if you didn't get any As or just a few, this entry will still be up and I will still congratulate you for all the efforts and the most important thing is, Ibu wants to tell you that, Ibu really cherished the moment we spent together in my room which was arranged to be your study area, all comfort and spacious with free-flow of food and drinks Hehe 2 ,3 weeks of 'studying' together had really opened my eyes to see how hard you've tried to make Ibu and Babah proud. Dont' worry dear, we are parents, parents are known to be proud of every single things coming from their kids. We are biased like that. Ibu shared the anxious feeling on exam days when Ibu drove you and send you off to the exam hall, Ibu still remember the hugging that we shared just before you were called into the hall. The tears when you came to salam and mintak ampun. So sedih yet memorable.

Even if you didn't get the chance to study at top schools, it doesn't matter. It's not the end of the world and it's not the measure of success. It's YOU who matters. It's YOU who will shape your own life chart, not school, not 5As not even Ibu and Babah, we can only guide and pave the way.

We [babah, ibu, Adan, Adik] love you so much, love us the way we loved you. Be grateful for what Allah has provided us, put us in comparison with those less fortunate not those beyond reach and you will see how blessed our lives are. 

Alhamdulillah, terima kasih Ya Allah atas semua rezeki yang Engkau berikan kepada kami dalam segala bentuk, semoga kami tidak menjadi orang yang kufur kepada nikmat dan rezeki Mu. Berkatilah hidup anak-anakku NurHanisRaihana, MuhammadHaniffRashdan dan NurHannahRaudah. Amiin. 

Vain phase has started but..

...the holiday might spoil it. Time holiday apakes kau minah nak kontrol makan kan ? Tambah2 down under, sah2 ku baham fish & chips dan yg sewaktunya dengannya. Hot choc yg marbeles juga bakal jd daily staple. Oh help me god..

As at 7 Nov 2012, I am..



Started on 24 Sep with 61.5kg with 2 weeks plateau at 58kg. Deng. The hardest part to break.

No PAIN No GAIN ? Are you sure ?

TREETTTTTT WRONG !!!

In my case, if there in no GAIN then there would be no PAIN

Slowly start with the GAIN

I was 62 originally, terpele'ot kejap tgk, ku saspek cuma 59kg

FarahFauzana tengok pon serender ni babe..ukurlilit 40inci (more?)

See..my lengan shieldtox is baccckkkk...bezakan dgn awek cun sblh, nangis sekarang!!

Tolak batu dan kayu dan yang tak halal, lawa tak rambut  afro ? double chin ? No chin is the new runcing

Then come the PAIN (in the ass..literally)

5 menet di threadmill makcik SOS oksigen, kembang lubang hidung utk extra supply. Oh my glorious dagu

Dengan ukurlilit 40inci, harus gigih men-squat, dengan bantuan stand itu...

Merawat vontot yang kematu nak eksesais kat lantai (woi !! yoga mat ko mana??)

The PAIN then continues....uwaaa bila nak jumpa part VAIN ni *fengsan kat threadmill sambil pegang lime juice*

9 more days and it is still WIP

It all started like this...

Then later baru transfer sini, biar senonoh sikit... 

but as written on the title...1 week more and I am still looking at the blank spaces here and there. Sama blank dengan otak. Banyaknye benda tak buat lagiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii *tarik rambut*

But I shall complete this before the weekend as weekend would a tight one coz we have khatam quran, aqiqah & Hannah's concert on Sat (Nak jemput kawan2 tapi we wouldn't be around sbb acara clashed, next time eh). Sukan and swimming class on Sun morn till afternoon. In between I need to squeeze in the most dreaded part that is PACKING as well as shopping for last minute items (extra SD card and apa lagi ek...aiyoh die die like dis)

Still a bag-aholic & shuz-lover, shopping yuk !!

It's been quite some time since I last updated an entry related to bags and shuz. Sejak dari itu, bagku sudah veranak dan berhimpit2 dalam almari bajuku yang memang sedia sempit. Not that many pon, x sampai sepuloh bijik pon tp tulis veranak bagai macam bag ko puluh2..hahaharus

I'm still in love with them bags, it just that I'm not gonna post it every time I purchase one hehe 

Nak beli bag ni banyak cara. antaranya : 

CARA PALING JIMAT NO. 1 : Tak payah beli, bag je pun, baik beli gelang emas ada gak pekdah, tak gitu cik kiah ?

CARA PALING JIMAT NO. 2 : kirim kat kawan yang pegi tempat2 yang konpom harga bag murah macam Paghiii or US. Bag2 jenama ni selalunya murah dekat country asal dia, jadi kalau kamu mau bag PEGHADA maka haruslah ke Italy *hint* gitu. Kalau ga ada kesempatan ke sana maka intai2lah outlet untuk tajuk bag yang anda mau itu (kalau kamu tak kisah past season item seperti aku, bag adalah bag). PEGHADA outlet paling dekat adalah di Hong Kong hmm..dekat tuu *hint*. 

CARA PALING JIMAT NO. 3 : Kalau takde kawan atau ada kawan tapi dia pun nak borong apakes nak bawak bag kau kan, maka online butik la jawabnya. Kalau authentic site banyaknya tak ship ke sini. Harga definitely cheaper dari butik kat KL tapi different sites offer different price. Apa yang penting ? Kena tanyaa...Banyak belog yang jual tapi tak semua boleh pakai. Ni antara yang boleh dipercayai..

- Princess Victoria Stylo (stock are variety and in abundance)

- I Want Bags (cheaper most of the times)

CARA PALING JIMAT NO. 4 : Kalau anda seorang online shopper yang tegar, maka ini antara international sites yang boleh menjahanamkan kad kredit korang (Jangan lupa bayar semua atau tukar kepada installment secepat mungkin. Sekian):

ShopBop (Existing price oredi cheaper than KL, imagine kalau sale 30%, mak pengsan 5menet)

HopShopGo (Super dangerous during US Summer Sale, pengsan  2 menet xleh lama2 takut sale abis)

CARA PALING JIMAT NO. 5 : Beli je kat KL tapi tunggu big SALE except for high-end brand mcm eLVivo, Chanel and da gang, mmg berjanggut korang tunggu diorang sale (LV baru je increase price between 8-10% starting Oct 2012. Pengsan dalam jangka masa yang agak lama) but aku tau Gucci & Ferragamo do have sale on small items like wallet, pasni aku nak try masuk Peghada or Chanel, manatau ada jugak. No sale sign displayed tho. Walk in confidently and ask and if you're lucky enuff, it goes off at 30% discount. Coach selalu sale up to 70%, Marc by MarcJacob aka MatYaacob (jgn konpius dgn higher range MarcJacob ye..) sometimes ada storewide sale up to 30%. 

CARA PALING TAK JIMAT : Beli kat KL masa bukan sale, ni time2 kejadian tergetik2 nak beli tak dan2 la ni. Tapi cara ni korang dapat the 'feel', ala musti korang tau perasaan bila nak beli barang idaman...Cara ni sbnrnya lebih elok diamalkan kalau yang tukang bayor bukan korang *hint* walopon dalam hati dok congak2, harga kt KL bleh dapat 2 bag harga obersi tapi dah orang nak kasik ko jgn byk cekadak. Ambik je.

Sekian, tajuk ada tulis shuz tapi citer pasal bag je kehkehkeh later2 ah friend...

Jumlah hint = 3 sahaja

Teringin : Salted Caramel Choc Cake

by Martha Stewart

I can imagine how sinful this one can be. Anyone want to try first ? Bukan try kek yang ahkak buat, try buat resepi yg ahkak bagi haaa....Sila sila...ahkak blom beli candy temperature gituh. Makcik Martha kata penting sbb nak jugak..nak jugak..exact temperature. Klu nak celop jari pun silakan. Resepi ku kopipes teros dari sini. 

Tapi ahkak tau korang sure malas nak kelik2 pastu nak tunggu gambor kluar bagai (ko pakai broadband cap apa senah ??) maka dengan gigihnya hahaha ambik kau gigihla sgt setakat tekan Ctrl-C + Ctrl-V tuh, ku selepek kopipes di sini utk tatapan dan cubaan...

• Bahan-bahannya ye adik kakak....

  
  

  For The Cake

  • Unsalted butter, room temperature, for pans
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for pans
  • 3 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder
  • 1 tablepoon baking soda
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • Coarse salt (sila dengar ckp makcik Martha, garam kasar tau !!)
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups low-fat buttermilk (leh buat senirik, nanti ku bagi)
  • 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons safflower oil
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

• For The Caramel

  • 4 cups granulated sugar
  • 1/4 cup light corn syrup
  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • Coarse salt
  • 2 sticks cold unsalted butter, cut into tablespoons

• For The Frosting

  • 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons Dutch-process cocoa powder
  • 2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
  • Coarse salt
  • 1 pound semisweet chocolate, chopped, melted, and cooled
  • Garnish: flaked sea salt, such as Maldon

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Make the cake: Butter three 9-inch round cake pans, and dust with flour, tapping out excess. Sift flour, granulated sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and 1 1/2 teaspoons course salt into the bowl of a mixer. Beat on low speed until just combined. Raise speed to medium, and add eggs, buttermilk, 1 1/2 cups warm water, oil, and vanilla. Beat until smooth, about 3 minutes.
2. Divide batter among pans. Bake until cakes are set and a toothpick inserted into the center of each comes out clean, about 35 minutes. Let cool in pans set on a wire rack for 15 minutes. Turn out cakes onto racks, and let cool completely.
3. Make the caramel: Combine granulated sugar, corn syrup, and 1/4 cup water in a medium saucepan over high heat. Cook, without stirring, until mixture is dark amber, about 14 minutes. Remove from heat, and carefully pour in cream (mixture will spatter); stir until smooth. Return to heat, and cook until a candy thermometer reaches 238 degrees, about 2 minutes. Pour caramel into a medium bowl, stir in 1 teaspoon coarse salt, and let cool slightly, about 15 minutes. Stir in butter, 1 tablespoon at a time. Let cool completely.
4. Meanwhile, make the frosting: Whisk together cocoa and 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons warm water in a bowl until cocoa dissolves. Beat butter, confectioners' sugar, and a generous pinch of coarse salt in a clean bowl with a mixer on medium speed until pale and fluffy. Gradually beat in melted chocolate and then cocoa mixture until combined. Let stand for 30 minutes before using.
5. Trim tops of cakes using a serrated knife to create a level surface. Cut each in half horizontally to form 2 layers. Transfer 1 layer to a serving platter, and spread 3/4 cup caramel over top. Top with another cake layer, and repeat with remaining caramel and cake layers, leaving top uncovered. Refrigerate until set, about 1 hour.
6. Frost top and sides of cake in a swirling motion. Sprinkle with sea salt.

Cook's Note

To make this cake ahead of time: The caramel can be refrigerated for up to 3 days; bring to room temperature before using. Cake layers can be refrigerated for up to 3 days (they actually taste better when refrigerated and have a better texture for stacking). When finished, the frosted cake can be refrigerated for up to 3 days.

Bagaimana rupanya ?? Makcik Martha kata segini haaa....tajuk kek masin, rupa manis how ? how ?

Ahkak yakin akak boleh wallop dengan jayanya, karamel meleles tuh. Pasni korang tunggu la ye cara buat buttermilk, kalau agak2 sebulan (sebulan kau ! hambik...) takde gak entry tu, pandai2 la cari kat internet ye..

We had enuff...

* Draft yang tak terpost sebab no mood & no time *

Dengan nekadnya...

Aku telah mem'fire' bibik latest edition...

Sebab...ahhh banyaklah sebab dia, what happened on 3rd raya cuma penyebab terakhir...aku just ckp kt ejen tu, takyah risau lah, dah dia MIA & buat cerita ala2 UFO sbb nak cuti extra 1 hari, aku bagi dia berhari-hari, cutilah kau sepuas2nya tak payah balik, barang dia ku deliver later hehe

Dari 1st day lagi aku duk ada doubt dengan timeline dia yg bertukar2 dari hari ke hari. Kerja rumah ok, no issue. Bila org tanya ok ke tak, aku jawab ok tapi...always got tapi coz aku duk saspek mcm too good to be true. Cerita2 dia pun lain macam je but I was cool and still probing, skill ku sebagai auditor masih ada, soalan bercabang hehe. 

What is so nekad about the decision ? coz kitorang decide just 1 day before masuk kerja balik after cuti raya & we have no replacement.

And not looking for replacement pun...

Nape la takde daycare yg best sket yg aku leh campak diorg utk lepak 1,2 jam sementara tunggu aku F1 dari opis. Ikut ati nak suh lepak kat compound sekolah sbb sekolah pn abis di petang hari & kantin still operating tapi itu pasti mendatangkan kerisauan kepada wan & nenek. Option itu bersifat 'tidak boleh diterimapakai' pada mereka. Aku mencik anak aku jadi beban org.

Harap-harap takde lagi employer yang tertipu dgn dia sbb dia memang tak boleh apply permit, lari dari majikan (before me), kat depa pijak semut tak mati, kat belakang pergh samseng kg dusun. Henpon saja dah 4, husband ntah berapa. Dia cukup konfiden cerita sana-sini yang aku takkan fire dia sbb aku suka dia & kerja rumah dia buat bagus. Hehe sorry bik, salah org maa...kerja utama kamu jaga anak bukan kerja rumah, kerja rumah tiptop pun tp u flouted that main one..out you go, I can handle house chores. 

Malas nak cerita panjang, at least dia jaga anak2 & buat keje rumah untuk aku for 3 months. Aku dah halalkan semua belanja yg aku keluarkan utk wardrobe dia yang m'cecah beberapa ratus sbb wardrobe dia sumer baby T and suar pendek. Dalam 3 bulan 2x aku beli sandal cantik sbb hilang. Barang2 yang dia tinggal  dah selamat aku pos ke rumah ejen termasuklah berus gigi, ubat gigi, pad & all stock yg aku dh beli utk dia. 

You can always choose either 1, get them and sakit hati or get rid of them and sakit badan. For now I chose the latter and with the help of cinta hatiku yang rajin we should be fine. Just thinking of the kids' welfare & how to handle the next school holiday...how how. We may change the stance if the kids are affected by new routine and get back to the sakit hati phase but for now we'll see...

Ujian kecil dari Allah, having maid is not necessity at all time but it may be necessary sometimes...

Salam Aidilfitri

Salam Aidilfitri untuk kawan-kawan semua. Semoga ibadah Ramadhan penuh keberkatan dan berterusan.

Maaf andai ada perkataan, perbuatan, penulisan yang menyentuh jiwa halus kawan-kawan semua.

Selamat Hari Raya

Kalau yang raya KL tu jemputlah datang rumah MIL saya (1st / 2nd raya), 3rd raya jemput dtg rumah saya atas bukit sinun. Semua lokasi sekitar Gombak, kampungku yang indah hewhewhew 5th raya kita jumpa kat SOGO pon ok huhu mak sudah kirja nyahhh....

Yay !! [for successfully uploading entry ucapan sebelum event - kejayaan hahaha]

Makan apa ye iftar semalam dan harini ?

Antara juadah yang terkeluar dari myRedDapor sehari dua yang lepas.

Walaupun telah bgtau inche soami saya tidak kuasa dan tidak power mau buat kueh Ramadhan kali ini, tapi klu dah dasar tekak mkn manis mmg x boleh ko godekkan jugak. Tambah pulak kueh2 di param makin blergghh not to mention mahai nak mampuih.

Marathon - Makan Apa Sepanjang Ramadhan 1433H

Dulu kerajinan, sekarang kemalasan + ketidaksempatan tapi masih teringin...

Kalau dulu ada entry "Makan Apa xx, xx Ramadhan", ini entry terus jalan straight, takdak hari ke berapa ...sudah 2 minggu Ramadhan takde list menu apatah lagi rupa menu.

Jadi harini marilah kita lihat rupa menu homemade yg sempat ku cilok sepanjang 2 minggu ini, byk yang x sempat snap, ada yang telah dipublish di mukabuku, semua tak berapa semenggah sbb main cilok ngan tangan berminyak bagai huhu

Hari pertama puasa sangat gembira sebab berbuka dikampung halaman tercinta (wlopon aku x posa :P). Hari seterusnya barulah aku tak cukup tangan nak terkam semua benda. Kuih-muih jangan ditanya, memang tak adanye, lalu jadi pembeli kuih Param yang setia.

Sangguppa  aka asam gupal  (my all time fav) - serve chilled slurpp

Rojok ke1ing + ayam (ecxuse me but yeah that's how we call it here) + onde2

Sambal udang petai

udang petai, asam pedas ikan pari, ikan merah

Tomyam + ayam masak merah + sayur goreng

Siakap steam limau nipis +  sambal hati + ayam masak merah

Sup tulang + ayam kampung goreng + kacang botor goreng

Menu2 berdasarkan pengalaman hehe pick and choose :
Daging goreng kunyit garing
Udang goreng kunyit simple
Nasi ayam
Bawal goreng garing + sambal kecap
Ayam masak kicap
Pari + sotong bakar + air asam
Keli masak sambal
Ikan sardin/selayang kukus goreng
Gulai daging urat
Perut cecah air asam
Gulai - ayam, ikan merah/tenggiri
Ikan kembung percik
Kerang rebus
Daging masak kicap mamak
Daging masak hitam
Nasi minyak
Mee kuah resepi
Ikan patin masak tempoyak
Ikan keli sambal
Ketam masak lemak
Ayam kampung goreng
Ayam masak merah
Gulai ayam style nasi minyak
Kerang rebus
Kari ikan tenggiri
Ayam goreng
Sup ayam, tulang, ekor
Sambal sotong
Sardin - tumis, pedas, goreng
Ayamas stuffs - drummet
Lauk dari spesis telur - telur asin, dadar, mata kerbau, even scramble
Spaghetti + Macaroni Bolognese
Ayam panggang
Ayam percik Kelantan

Sampingan
Chicken Fajitas
Baked Macaroni
Chicken wing
Sotong celup tepung
Sotong kangkung
Tauhu Sumbat

Kueh2
Agar-agar klasik merah
Dadih coklat
Puding jagung
Kek coklat
Cream Caramel
Puding Roti
Kuih Ketayap
Kuih Cara
Lopes
Bubur - kacang hijau, gandum etc
Pengat pisang
Donat
Karipap

Banyak lagi menu yang ku teringin tp buat masa ni kira kategori wishlist la kununn
Kerabu kaki ayam
Tomyam Pok Tek (Perahu Pecah)
Western menu (apakan daya anakku cari nasi bln puasa sigh..)
Nekbat
Asam Gupal

Ada opismate aku yang tanya, how you do your grocery eh, I mean you cook every day, right ? To which I said, monthly and weekly. Monthly for dry stuff like onions, cheese and noodles and weekly or bi-weekly for wet stuff like chicken, beef, ikans and dauns. She then asked the most interesting question...How big is your fridge ? Hahaha aku rasa masa aku cerita tu dia duk imagine cemana aku silat dan lipat ayam, ikan, daging dan spesis seangkatan dengannya dalam freezer.

My friend, this is how big my fridge is. Don't freak out just yet !! 

The esbok untuk wet stuff

The shelves for dry stu

Yeah, I know, macam setinggan hehe

Freezing moment

How I packed my ration - per serving
- I know, I'm not an Earth-Friendly cook

Frozen dishes, ready to be thawed and served

Pemandangan Menyayat Hati di Bulan Ramadhan

Pemandangan bila balik dari opis.

Pemandangan ini jugaklah yang kuatkan semangat emak diorg ni untuk masak dan juga menjelajah param cari makanan favorite diorg, kesian benor tengok rupa mcm sengsara la sangat nih hehe

First-timer

Aik...senior pun kantoi

This Ramadhan is Hannah's 1st year fasting and so far she managed to do full day for ONE day. Hahaha hari lain berakhir setakat 10am, 12noon and today could be 2pm. Pelan-pelan kayuh ye dik...cabaran besar sebab anak2 jiran bespren dia sumer tak puasa hehe

Gambar kenangan 1st time posa penuh, dah mandi kiut2 tolong ibu masak sambal udang pulak sambil berdiri kat stool goyang2.

Congrats to anak cik Ikan yang gagah perkasa, ImanGhazi, yang berjaya puasa penuh, big applause for the first timer !!! Tak lupa jugak kepada anak kengkawan yang lain, sure banyak kenangan masa ajar anak2 puasa kan ? Especially cabaran kejut sahur. Kecik2 ni tak payah nak strict sangat  tapi kalau diorang boleh then BRAVO BRAVO.

Cerita sampingan :

Sejak anak-anak puasa, waktu sahur kami bertukar jadi 3.30am, what ?? gila kau awal kan ? Orang lain slalu t'kejut kalau tau routine kitorang. Jadi macam tu sebabnya anak2 ngadu ngantuk and end up headache kat sekolah sbb lepas sahur diorg short nap (tapi deep sleep) and suddenly kena bangun siap2 nak pegi sekolah. So after new routine diorg ok walopon petang cepat lapar sikit.

This year, atas permintaan anak-anak, the routine was changed, back to 5am++. Lepas sahur diorg terus siap2 mandi, solat and pakai uniform then nap kalau sempat. So far so good. Tapi...

Nak kejut diorg ni memang hazabedah. Jadi bulan puasa kitorang memang tido kat hall sbb senang nak 'heret' sorang2 ke dapur, kalau tido kat atas tu pengsan lor...

Apa-apapun, TQ anak-anak ibu for trying your best, yang mana tak betul tu kita sama-sama betulkan, ibu sendiripun tak perfect *waaakaka statement mcm anak aku baca blog*

Take 1 : Roti Batu Bata

Seperti tajuk di atas, roti saya bukan sahaja kelihatan keras tetapi memang keras pun hahaha but itu hanya dari pandangan mata dan sentuhan pertama, until I cut it and found that it is the crust yang keras. See, it rhymes crust = keras. The roti itself is edible (ayat jaga hati sendiri) tho a bit dry but smells heaven nevertheless. Nothing beats the smell of fresh bread from the oven.

Mengintai tukang uli bekerja

Bagus bagus sudah jadi bebola...

Hanis suggested that I made garlic bread out of it for breakfast or dinner, cadangan yang jujur dari anak mungkin tak sampai hati nak kutuk emaknya yang memang seorang meastro amateur cook, buat roti pakai mesin pun hancus. Hancus in the sense that it's not gebu2, not hancus sampai xleh makan (another ayat nak jaga hati sendiri)

Nampak macam roti sebab memang roti pun...opps I should be proud of it. Ok, ni caption yang sepatutnya. Yippeee !! This is my FIRST ROTI, I will treasure you no matter what, good or bad. TQ

Let's trace we did I go wrong. Kena ke trace ? Sebabnya aku dah tahu kenapa. I've expected that it will not turn out well since I violated the recipe which called for bread flour, mak x stock bread flour nyah, nak gi beli satu keroje nak mencari lalu mak taruk tepung gandum. Hahahambik kau.

Ni ler recipe basic BM KenKayu yang sudah di'kasari' itu, I made the 500g loaf

So, Take 2 will start soon with my own recipe copied from the net dengan harapan hasilnya seindah GardeniaEnakDiMakanBegituSajaOoooGardenia. My donut still nowhere to be seen apatah lagi to be eaten (tapi kentang dah rebus dari semalam :P).

Tukang Uli sudah sampai...

Welcome sexy baby...you're here to help me, your master, with the toughest job ever --> menguli --> menge-dough (language vandalism) kekeke. Your master is not good at it, she's not lazy you know...

Lemme take a good look at you

Tajuk : BM450
Asal : Kedai HoeHuat, JlnGombakMari
Nilai : kedai rm899, mine rm780 yay!
Kapasiti : 1kilo

How sexy you are ?

1. Bentuk muka bumi + kontor : sexyyy

Nice. Tulus mulus flat screen button-less

2. Bentuk badan : kureng sexyyy (sbb agak obese sama mcm master kau)

Hambik kau, gila obese kan ? dah mcm microwave 

Memandangkan stok roti Taman-nia masih banyak maka resepi yang bakal jadi mangsa ujian meng-dough adalah : Donat Bibik Mak Sedareku.

Banyak ilmu pengetahuan tapi nan ado ciabatta ye hehe

Maka jom study manual supaya dough ku gebu2...

Aku dan roti

R.O.T.I 

Punya sejarah panjang dalam hidup aku, si peminat roti

Aku sangat sangat sangat suka roti kecuali roti berinti savoury

Beri aku roti tapi biar aku pilih inti, please yang manis only. 

Biar tiada nasi, jangan tiada roti. 

Sebuku roti, se-mug kopi, pasti ada di meja setiap hari. Tak perlu jam stoberi, lipat dua cicah kopi. 

Roti canai ? Ya, kategorinya tetap roti ? Jadi, ye aku suka, sebab is juga spesis roti (untuk breakfast harus 2 keping roti ini).

Anak-anak aku juga sudah tersampuk badi roti

1 minggu perlu beberapa loaf roti

Bukan saiz biasa tapi saiz besar, saiz tinggi.

Roti burger, hmm tak mau sesame

Mungkin sudah masanya aku menjadi pembuat roti

Nota kaki kembang : Ayah, ibu, abang dan kakak aku pembuat, pencanai dan penebar roti, bakat menebar itu terhenti pada anak Jusoh yang ke-3 ini. Ah kenangan !! Beli gandum dalam guni, adun gentel sapu minyak sapi. Sekali tebar 30 biji, kalau mau beli di kedai kami sapu semua roti, jadi eloklah kalau tebar sendiri jadi org kampung lain boleh juga boleh merasa makan roti. 

No option...go the old skool-way

Option 1 : Buy new jeans & shirts

Option 2 : Shrink to your old size

Seperti kebiasaan, selepas selesai membela badan dan menaikkan treshold-wajib-turun-gym (dr 58kg ke 62kg), maka I gotta make a decision, raise the bar even further by going with option 1 or go with option 2 (again). Option 1 will lighten my purse.

With option 2 comes all the requirements but the old-skool-way always win hands down.

Mode: jln dgn susah payah nk ke dapur for EPO + fish oil + warm lime juice.

*Typing while holding ur breath is not easy. Siku asik terlanggor muffin top, itsokay, u dont have to imagine..

My Home My Haven and it's MINE

Alhamdulillah, in 2 weeks time, our haven on earth, our abode, our little house on the prairie will be ours, in its true sense. Rasa lega sangat knowing that, rumah tempat kami berlindung dah secure.

After forking out $$$ for 6 years, we saved about 32k out of 55k profit made by the company, that's alot and on top of that we can get some refund from MRTT, surrender value after 6 years would be about 50-75% (I guess). Amiin.

TQ to EPF, see you again when we purchase the next one :P

TQ to IncheSuami juga for using your portion (his is double than mine hehe). Dalam borang tick 'Bantu pasangan', so sweet..TQ Yang

When my baby is no longer a baby

To others, 27 May 2012 would be just like any other days, just a typical Sunday.

But that day was the day my lovely daughter gave me the mixed feeling between happy, sad, worried, nervous etc. Yeap, I am that kind of mother. Exaggerating is my middle name *wink*. The moment she told me, I was frozen for few seconds and in a state of not knowing what to say or do tho I have been preparing her & myself for that moment. Managed to gather myself after like 5secs and gave her a tight hug & planted few kisses. We then had fun in her bathroom, sharing related jokes and few funny incidences. We were laughing our ass off while trying to fit the 'armour' on her especially when we had to do some 'alignment' as she accidentally flashed her vijayjay to me. Followed by demo (utk kali yg ke berapa ntah but this time it's no longer theory). We came out from the bathroom sweating all over hahaha but def. fun. Hannah was curious and kept asking 'ibu buat apa dgn along ??'. Hehe

Hanis sayang, welcome to womanhood.

Next step: some discussion on what it means, what kind of responsibility she's carrying now that she has entered the phase (Ibu gotta google some info so she will be equipped with info from the Islamic perspective sambil2 refresh knowledge ibu huhu) + yeah the dreaded part..SexEducation.

Maafkan aku...

Wahai paha kiri dan paha kananku, 

Aku tau aku telah menyakiti kamu, melaga-lagakan kamu sepanjang perjalanan pergi dan kembali dari Sog0 siang tadi. Aku cuba untuk menjauhkan kamu berdua dari sebarang perlanggaran, tetapi melakukan sedemikian akan membuatkan aku berjalan kengkang.

Maafkan aku ye paha-pahaku. Kirim salam pada cik selulit yg asik berselindung itu ye...

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Statistik Punca Kemalangan

Nov 2011 : : InterCentralBankSportsCarnival : :  54kg

Apr 2012 : : Penang trip : : 59.5kg

May 2012 : : Shangri-La : : 62kg

Statistik menunjukkan risiko perlanggaran meningkat sejajar dengan peningkatan bulan ke bulan, faktor risiko harus dikurangkan denga kadar segera. 

UPDATE !!

Statistik yang dipaparkan mungkin wajib (bukan harus atau sunat) untuk dikurangkan berdasarkan kandungan email dari Kelab Kakitangan Opisku berkenaan activity Kelab yang terkini yang diemail lewat petang semalam.

B. BMI

• Weight and height scales will be available at the photocopy machine room starting tomorrow (18 May).
• Please record your BMI and email to Kak Liza and Del for our record [don't worry, very (1000x) confidential, subject to section 97 of BAFIA!!]
• We will monitor your BMI every 18th from May to September 2012 (we will inform the assessment mechanism soon)
• Big rewards to winners! All residents of CMC are welcome to take up the challenge - 2 winners (individual winner and group winner)
• Some tips on ideal weight n size, and also a 7-day diet plan pocket diary [attachment]
• Calculate your BMI and look out for some healthy tips at this link (thanks prNizam!) --> http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/bmi-m.htm

 Hohoho timing of the email sangatlah jujur, 40% ayat email sudah makan dalam, lagi 60% heret kaki ke cafe for the usual kopi ais kaw + anything [telur goyang or nasi goreng cendawan or bubur nasi or etc etc]

Selamat Hari Lahir ke-10 to Adan aka Abang aka Haniff

Bila : : 9 May 

Apa : : 2nd child birthday

Tengok surat beranak konpem 2002, tengok orang hmmm betul ke lahir 2002. Macam chomel jek. 

Adan's all-time favorite toys 

Hehe it's your birthday my boy Adan, ibu & babah sayang Adan to the 90 infinity (bak kata adik).

On your actual birthdate there were so many occasions. Sekolah Adan ada buat hari buku or something where team Kuntum visited and everybody given a copy of the latest mag. Adan made a joke, it's in conjuction with his birthday so everyone gets a copy as a gift konon2 from him hehe c.u.t.e

On the same date, adik aka Hannah pulak kalut dengan fieldtrip ke RabbitFunLand (kena google sbb until now aku tak tau kat manakah tempat ni). 

I was on very tight deadline and came back home almost 11pm that day, Adan ran out sambil senyum2 & buat gaya tadah tangan. He almost cried when I said, sorry abang ibu belum beli present lagi but he just hugged me & obviously forcing a smile. *guilty tahap unbelievable coz mmg tak sempat plan what to buy for him*. The kids waited for me before cutting the small birthday cake that hubby bought earlier, immediately after sumer Zzzz cause it's wayy over their bedtime. That was Wed, his actual birthday.

Muka cake-bearer tak tahan ngantuk

Birthday boy and his cake (and his sleepy lil sister)

He did the same on Thu only to be disappointed again as I haven't had time to buy his present and I don't want to buy anything for the sake of buying. We were not home Friday night. I called him and told him that we will pick everybody up tomorrow morning to celebrate at his preferred place, Chilis with special request = Happy Birthday Song from staff hehe wish granted but stilll no birthday present, by that time I just observe him and he sort of accepted the fact that we didn't buy him anything and the makan2 is in fact is his present.

Dah full, we left KayElCC and brought the kids to Shangri-La (ada cerita yang nak diceritakan tentang ini hehe). 

Masa Adan dok syiok2 lepak kat bilik & still excited sbb he considered that as part of his celebration, we took out the present and he still couldn't stop sengih sampai telinga and belek-ing the gift half an hour after, still over the moon. That was the best reaction we have ever seen from him. He totally didn't expect it just like Hanis when she got her henpon. Priceless. So, abang...you still want you Transformers and Lego set or you want to keep this present ? 

Panggil nama baru angkat muka, else fixated on his new gadget sambil sengih2 sorang haha

Wahai anakku MuhammadHaniff Rashdan, semoga Allah terus merahmati anakku ini dengan rahmat dan rezekiNya. Happy Birthday. Amiin.

We loved, loving and will love you forever no matter what...