I love cotton fabrics!!!

Semenjak dua menjak dok rumah lps bersalin hari tu..terjumpa kegilaan baru-Cotton fabrics.
Kalau ada masa mesti browse berjam2 kat internet cari kat mana leh dpt cotton yg cumel2. emm..bukan nak buat baju. Tapi berangan for crafts work hehe.

I found so many SAHM or WAHM who are really into sewing, knitting, quilting, smocking and crafting. They really amazes me coz i suka kerja2 tangan tu tapi tak pandai pun :(.

When i was little..my mum taught me a little bit of cross stiching. I learned a little knitting (tapi tak sempat pandai buat pape coz no patience hehe). Adalah sikit2 buat kraf dengan jahit-menjahit ni.

Sekarang, ingat nak try jahit ni sbg hobi. Emm..tapi bukanlah buat yg grand2. Start dgn something for the kids or the house. Tapi belum ada idea lagi :D. Baru ada keinginan. Tengoklah nanti macamana. If i can plan my craft work & allocate time for it, then only i will start. Sekarang ni tengah kelam kabut dengan 3 boys ni- my hands are full.

Btw, wud like to share some of the beautiful fabrics i found while browsing...








Cantikkan? :)

Break from kolam

After spending 5 weeks...from Tuesday to Saturday at UKM swimming pool, we are finally getting a break.
Dah abis dah school holiday intensive program.
Dah abis dragging my 2 sons to the pool almost everyday.Lagi sorang hantar ke program mengaji Qur'an cuti sekolah coz after 1 week, he got bored waiting at the pool everyday doing nothing.
Dah abis marathon siapkan breakfast, anak-anak to go to the pool.
Dah abis sesi Akif menangis either on the way to or coming back from the pool (coz he was strapped to his car seat). After sometimes, Akif looked forward to going to the kolam coz he loves having his morning nap there. Must be the breeze. OR is it the smell of chlorine? Hope not!

Tomorrow onwards, back to normal life...SAHM...WAHM..Whatever..but definitely M.

Will be going back to the pool on 9th Jan 2010...weekly basis only! Till then...will enjoy my 2 Saturdays to the fullest :)

3 budak biru

3 budak biru melepak di katil mami sebab di luar guruh tengah berdentum & petir sedang memanah (btul kah ayat ni?). My queen bed seemed big to fit all 4 of us. This will be one of d moment to remember. Before long, they will all grow up and there won't be enough space to fit the 4 of us again. Hmmm...

Another achievement

Kids can really suprise us. Hafiy baru belajar buka baju-sendiri :-) (kalau baju fit - meaning undersized tak boleh..hehe). Now everytime nak mandi dia mesti nak undress sendiri. Tak kisah la asalkan bukan nak buka baju bila-bila masa& kat mana aje dah lah. Mmm..next apa pulak hafiy nak cuba buat? Kita tunggu & lihat ;-)

A mother - baby moment

Selepas subuh, dengan hujan turun lebat diluar, mami nak tidurkan Akif. Akif demam dah masuk hari kedua. Baru lepas bagi ubat 6.30am tadi. Semoga cepat sembuh!

Jam Raya Qurban

It's 6.45pm. Baru masuk highway dr Bidor. Dr T.Intan dah sangkut dlm jam 8km for about 1 hour. Ni tak tau la berapa lama pulak nak sampai kL. Why we all tak balik awal? Sebab tak puas dok kampung. And for wanting to stay a little longer..terpaksa la bear with the jam. Semoga kami selamat sampai.

Saba' Cyberjaya

22 Nov 2009 -It is that time of the year again.. This time celebrate birthday those yg lahir bulan Julai-Nov (Dec takde sesapa). Food was great especially the rice- sangat sedap. Also love d chicken, omelette, beef & fish. Tapi chicken chop dia lain skit- takde gravy & spicy. Middle east style kot. Environment... well dapat duduk luar so macam kedai mamak je. Service 6/10. Price berbaloi-baloi! Happy bday Ajim, Me, Pa, Asir, Amin & Ma :-)

Selamat Hari Raya Qurban

We r on our way to balik kampung. A journey long overdue sejak Aidilfitri yg lalu where we had to cancel our balik kampung plan because i was expected to bersalin minggu raya. And i did! Finally Hafiy boleh nyanyi 'O..o..o balik kampung' :-D. Atok, nenek & semua di Teluk Intan..tunggu kami sampai with our latest edition..

I am 2 months old today

Saya dah pandai senyum. Tapi selalunya saya senyum tanpa sebab. Saya tak sedar pun saya senyum tapi orang yg tengok saya akan kata "Akif senyum". Saya juga dah mula 'cooing'. Saya suka abg.Hafiy main 'cak' dgn saya. Toy favorite saya is my Fisher Price Mobile :-D

Best Student of The Year 2009

Alhamdulillah. Itu sahaja yang mampu di katakan oleh me and my hubby. This is only the beginning of Hakimi's life journey, insyaAllah. Bangga? Ibubapa mana tak bangga kalau anak dianugerahkan dengan kebijaksanaan. Tapi bangga sendiri2 lah... Semoga ia digunakan dengan betul dan berguna.

Kepada semua teacher Kimi especially teacher Chun & teacher Milah..u have help to bring out the best in Hakimi's education. Halalkan segala ilmu & tunjuk ajar dan doakan Kimi berjaya dunia akhirat dan menjadi anak yang soleh.

Kimi,

Mami & ayah loves you very much.
We are very proud of you.
We will always pray for your success,insyaAllah.
Semoga menjadi anak yang soleh & contoh yang baik untuk adik2.

Finally, it is half way done..phew!

This week Akif wants to be hold most of the time so banyak kerja2 rumah tertunda. Ragam berubah..maybe sbb nk masuk 2 bulan next week (kata org2 tua nk beralih bulan?). Even tidur kalau boleh nak dipeluk. Hari ni Akif ok sikit so managed to fold 2 loads of clean laundry. Hmm..ada 2 load lagi. Hope to get it done by today.

A father & son moment

I am your Ayah and you are my son

Our Eid Bundle of Joy

Umair Akif Al-Amin (whose name was registered yesterday..on his 17th days of life -ayah kena denda rm5 :P) was borned on the afternoon of 6th Syawal, 25.09.2009 at 4.23pm. Alhamdulillah.

Wrapping up JUNE

Yes..we are already in July. However there a few interesting things/events that happened in June that i wud like to write about...

1. My first born,Kimi turned 6 on the 5th of June. He asked for BEN10 cupcakes so for his birthday cake so..manage to bake only 1 recipe to fulfill his wishes. Itu pun sakit2 pinggang..

2. Spent a weekend @ Glory Beach Resort attending my cousins' holiday getaway... Though tak brape puas coz it was only a 2D1N trip..but we..especially the kids had a blast.

3. The whole family went to see Transformers... It was Hafiy's first time to the cinema. Risau juga in case he decided to scream or cry or refuse to sit down. Instead he sat at his seat staring at the big screen..without making any sound. In fact, halfway through the movie..he fell asleep :D

4. My pregnancy is progressing very well...Alhamdulillah. Hafiy has started to notice my bump. Everytime i told him there's a baby inside my tummy..he wud also point to his buncit belly and says 'pewot..baby'..hehe

April - May Updates..

Salam to all..

Looks like blogging is going to be a once a month thing- unless if i feel like writing anything.

Snippets of what happened last month..

1) Hakimi's first gigi susu came off. It was a funny experience for him rather than a painful one. It fell off while he was eating bread. Out of the blue, the took out something from his mouth and asked me " Mummy, apa ni?".

2) Hafiy now says "Alaaa.." whenever his fav show ends..or his fav food finishes..or when we say 'no' to something he wants. First it was kind of cute. Bila selalu dengar..tak syok la pulak..

3) I gained 0.5 kg and I am now 18 weeks along. Happy with the weight gain. Baby is hiding deep inside of me so people can hardly tell that i'm pregnant just by looking at me. Ohh..3rd time around..i can feel the baby 'move' as early as at 17 weeks.

4) Celebrated mother's day at Kimi's school. He performed a Musical Choral Speaking with his classmates. Because he practised and gave a good performance..he asked whether he could get a present ( where actually HE should be giving me a present)..Hmmm kidsss..

This happened on April's fool day

Huhu...windscreen belakang pecah! It happened while the car was nicely parked (by me) in front of my mother's house. Angkara siapa..or apa..tak tahu. When i parked at 9am it was in good condition. When i wanted to go out at 12 noon..as i sat in the car and close the door..i heard shattering sound. Turned my head and tengok..retak seribu. Siasat punye siasat..think it was angkara orang potong rumput..tapi obvious sangat la yang dia buat tak tahu and left the scene Hmmm...

This morning pegi bawa ke panel workshop. Lucky that my mum took extra coverage utk windscreen. This car belongs to my mother but she doesn't drive so...kami anak-anak nye kongsi guna kereta ni. The workshop lady kata at least 3 jam nak make sure windscreen tu betul-betul intact. I was thinking apa nak buat kat workshop tu..so beli nasi lemak utk makan while waiting, bawa newspaper skali..and my work. Nasib baik lady tu was friendly..so sembang-sembang sambil makan. And lucky me.. after one and a half hour..semua siap dipasang.

I thought i'd loose half of my day sitting at the workshop. But guess not.. So if you ask me whether berbaloi ke tak insuredkan windscreen, rasanye berbaloi kot coz the cost of windscreen belakang is roughly RM400 and depan is double the price (harga depends pada jenis kereta). Kalau insuredkan..just add about RM100+ je on top of insurans kereta yg dah ada (pun depends pada jenis kereta). Sediakan payung sebelum hujan...

Why I have been so quiet lately?

Yup! This is why. I'm pregnant, Alhamdulillah. In my 10th week now. Tak ada mood nak menulis. Cuma in case ada kawan2 blogger yg tertanya2 what happened to me..(kot ada lah kan..) so i decided to spent some time to write this entry.

Can't wait for 1st trimester to end. With my two previous pregnancy, by 12th week semua symptom yang tak selesa will be gone. Hopefully this time pun sama.

Till next time :)

Jom pegang tangan

One fine morning, while having breakfast with hubby kat pasar..i saw one couple walking by. Not so elderly..in their 30's i assumed. Lebih kurang baya kitaorang..tua skit kot. They walked passed us with their hands were locked together.

i immediately panggil my husband and asked him " Apsal kita tak jalan macam tu? kan best.."
Dia jawab.."tah..tak biasalah".
Then i said to him.."Hishh..tak romantic lansung" .
He replied " Awak kan tahu Amin tak romantic..at least not that way".

On the way back to our car..then dia cakap " Jom lah pegang tangan".
I was like..hmm..malu lah kalau gesture tak natural nih..ada plak ajak pegang tangan..

Well, everyone..every couple expresses their feeling or show their affection differently. Not holding hands while walking together doesn't mean that we are not affectionate towards one another. We do hold hands..at home..or when we go out..just the two of us. When going out with the kids..it is kind of hard coz one will push the stroller and the other one will be holding another child's hand.

Yang penting..affection must be shown. But how or when to show it, it's up the the couple..how they like it, when they like it..and comfortable doing it..and most importantly..not faking it!

Tudung oh tudung...

Last Saturday, balik dari rumah my mum, my hubby turned on the tv and we end up watching a malay telemovie- Sebelum Menutup Mata. Bukan nak bercerita pasal storyline dia tapi..heroin dia. Ayu Raudhah yang nampak sangat ayu memakai tudung.

Now days, it has become a trend for ladies and girls to wear this type of tudung. The type that has 'awning' keras and easy to bentuk..well..actually..siap terbentuk.

I wanted to try but can never seem to find one that i like. You see..i have a certain criteria for my tudung. It has to be the right colour, the right lenght with the right price. Can't just simply buy for the sake of having one..but later on ended up not wearing it. Right?

Anyway..the tudung she wore was very beautifully shaped. I especially like the patterned ones. Although i was already sleepy..i make sure i was awake to see the sponsor. Yup! not the ending of the telemovie but the sponsor heheh!.

As the clock strucked 12 midnite, the telemovie ended. My husband almost changed the channel before i managed to stopped him. De Zahra Collection.

The next morning, i search for them on the net and browse their website. Their collections are indeed different that the others in the market. And quite pricey too.

Adalah berkenan 1..2..3.. Alamak! How? Going to ask hubby to buy for me lah. Whether he wants to buy them or not..that's is a different story.. Wish me luck hehehe

A little boy's sacrifice for palestinians

3-4 weeks back...on my way home after picking up Hakimi from his kindi..

Hakimi : Mami, abang dah lama tak makan McDonald's
Me : Sekarang kita tak boleh makan McDonald's
Hakimi : Kenapa? Abang nak..
Me : Sebab dia (mcD) kawan dgn askar israel
Hakimi : mana ada
Me : Ia. Kalau orang bayar, dia bagi duit tu kat askar israel.
Hakimi : Abang tengok kalau mami bayar mana ada orang tu bagi kat askar.

After thorough explaination..i think he finally understood what i meant. So he was ok with it.

One day (last Saturday to be exact), while at my mum's..she decided to buy KFC for dinner. Then i asked my beloved son.. 'Abang..tok nak beli KFC abang nak apa?'. He suddenly ran up to me and whispered 'Abang tak nak tolong israel'. I was somehow suprised and touched.

Once in a while he would still merengek nak makan McD when he sees the big M sign. Memangla pada dia, 10x makan di KFC or Rasamas or Sugar Bun or TCR Shop or any other fast food is not the same dengan 1x makan di McD. Tapi selagi boleh dielak, akan cuba elak.
After all..that's the least we can do to help, besides donating to registered fund collector for Gaza.

For a young boy to be concern and show compassion for what's happening in Gaza without understanding why it all happened, is a big deal..especially to his mummy. Hakimi, I'm so proud of you..

Some of the brands we are encouraged to boycott in support for Gaza

A holiday well spent..and a long entry too ;)

It has been quite sometime since my last entry. Not that i was not accessible to the net or the computer..simply because i had no time to sit and write (yeah...right!).

CNY holiday..well almost a week had passed. Didn't go anywhere for the four days...Just at home..or at my mum's..or somewhere near bangi. But to me every moment was precious. Though Hafiy was 'down' (he is never down :P) with fever since thursday..but he had developed his vocabs and he now can say two word sentences like nak tido, nak makan during his recovery process. Orang kata apa...demam nak bercakap..ha..

Here are some of the things i, we did during the long hols...

Day 1 - 24/01/09

Our morning started with breakfast- Roti telur from the neighbourhood roti canai maker. Tasted good as usual.. Only this time..instead of the normal kuah dal, he gave kuah kari sardin as well. Hmm..i like the kari better.

The kids watched cartoon...Saturday mah.. I fried my 'famous' (to my family only..hehe) Mee Goreng for lunch. Then at 3pm off to the pool we went. Swimming class was on as usual...but the attendance was not so memberansangkan though when asked last week, most said they could make it this week. Last minut change of plan i guess..hmmm..

Petang...went to buy keropok lekor..cucur udang,apam balik and air mata kucing kat pasar malam and then off to my mum's for tea.. We stayed on until dinner and then went home with full stomachs..heheh.

Day 2 - 25/01/09

Morning- made fried mee hoon for breakfast. Woke up hungry so ate breakfast at 8.30am. Then at 10am my dad called and 'invited' us over for breakfast. He was having his besan (my brother's MIL) over for breakfast so, ajak la kitaorang datang sekali. Since we already ate..we all just lepak je lah dulu kat rumah ma. Lunch time baru makan. Besides, my husband got a garden makeover project to do there.

While hubby and his little assistant a.k.a hakimi were busy outside and Hafiy was having his nap, i managed to watched 2 movies on HBO. At 11.00-1.00, Ocean's 13 was on. Watched it halfway though. Well..it was entertaining..same feeling like watching O 11 and 12. But like O 11 the most.

Then at 3.00-5.00pm, tengok No reservation plak. It was about a life of a chef at a famous restaurant. Starring Catherine Zeta Jones. A simple straight forward story. I like watching this kind of movie coz it is so relaxing and you don't have to think about what is going to happen next. And the ending is always a happy one.. :)



Tak abis lagi..for tea, i made cream puffs. Hmm a sweet and yummy treat. Malam..had fried rice bought at a Belimbing..a stall near our house.



My gebu cream puffs

Day 3 - 26/01/09

Early morning..siap2 to go to Alamanda. We left home at 9.30am. Needed to buy February's home supplies. Then..we stopped at MPH..our family fav bookstore.


Hafiy's 1st time @ MPH without his stroller

For lunch...sempat buat beef burgers for the kids. Me and hubby..we had nasi dagang & nasi kerabu. Sempat beli on the way back from Alamanda tadi. Bought at Kedai Nasi Dagang Kak Mah..near Putrajaya entrance at Kg. Abu Bakar Baginda. 1st time makan...sedap!.



Terlupa ambil gambar sebelum makan..Beef patties with cheese & buns. No lettuce or tometoes as i already mixed in grated carrot (and sometimes chopped mushrooms too).

Petang..went to Tok's place (my mum's). Since the whole family..well almost all..was around, decided to cooked dinner over there. Made..Ayam Kicap Kering, Udang Masak Sos, Bayam Masak Air and Black Pepper Beef. Well..no pictures were taken. When it comes to food, selalu terlupa. Bila dah abis makan baru ingat tak ambil gambar..

Day 4 - 27/01/09



8.30am- off to the Playround@Taman Tasik Cempaka. Packed breakfast along and makan kat sana. The kids had a blast of time. Hafiy insisted to go in his pj's coz it has cars all over it.

From there, we went to Tok's.. as hubby still need to finish his garden project.

Tile slabs & pebbles under the ampaian / Re-planted grass at the entrance.

Hafiy doesn't eat sweets so he susun them instead

The day ended with Ayam Masak Kurma for dinner. By 9.30pm..both kids were already sound asleep.

Well, it was indeed a holiday well spent for me. I hope the kids enjoyed it too..

Penin la today...

List of things to hari ni berjela-leja. Some are important and some are not-but still need attention. Started with sending the kids off to kindi and babysitter. Then to the post office to pick up my registered mail. I arrived at the PO at 8.26am. The collection counter opens at 8.30am. But at exactly 8.29am, dah buka dah. Wow! 1 minute early..bagus tu. I wasn't expecting that.

Hmm..i still have a few phone calls to make..places to go, people to see and work stuffs to do on the computer. It's now 1.11pm...lunch time. Not taking the break as i had a heavy breakfast today-Nasi Lemak with Telur Goreng and Sambal Kerang. How heavy is that? Had the headache from morning..Thought it was bcoz of waking up with an empty stomach..the gas must have gone to my head. That was why i opt for a heavy breakfast. Guess not ...cause my head still feels the same.

Maybe i should try taking a nap..if i can. Not use to taking naps la huhu.. Hope i will feel better shortly..Need to coz list masih panjang.....uwaaa

Cooked but not eaten

Cooked for dinner last nite. Hubby said he was coming home for dinner. But before coming home, he had to drop by at my mum's place as he was organizing a durian party over there. You see..me & my 2 sons..we are not a fan of durian. Nak telan pun tak leh. Bau tu,oklah kalau tak kuat..cam mat saleh plak ye..But my husband and my mum are a fanatic!

So..i waited and waited for him to come home..At 9.30pm..he still had not come home. My tummy was growling like crazy as i didn't eat lunch yesterday. At 10pm..i decided to eat dinner alone. Hubby then safely arrived at 10.30pm. He came home with a sebu tummy..from eating too much durian. He said he would eat dinner (or is it supper?) later later. So..after finished watching a movie at 8tv and putting Hafiy to sleep, i myself pun went to sleep lah.

Bila terjaga at 2pm..i found that all the cooked dishes were still on the dining table..untouched. Hmm..if i knew..i would have kept them before going to bed. Not upset..but home cooked food are best eaten hot and 'fresh'. Kalau dah masuk frigde & panaskan the next day..tak sama dah... Kan?

Prawn sambalMixed vege with grilled chicken (can see the chicken ke?)

Hakimi@Sri Ayesha : Islamic Montessori Kindergarten

This is the kindergarten we chose for Kimi to continue his studies at. Cheee..macam further studies lepas buat degree plak ahaks! The reasons were..
1) It is an islamic school...so that he will still be in the learning environment that he is used too and can continue practicing what he knows. Before he was at ABIM islamic kindi for 2 years.
2) They are an english medium kindergarten... He needs to have a head start in his english so that he will be prepared upon entering standard 1- where science&math are taught in english.
3) They uses montessori approach..which is different than his former school. We hope that this will 'complete' him...help him to become more independent...make him a 'man' not just mummy's boy that he has always been (Nak berkepit je dengan mummy ).

the uniform

In happy mood to go to school

Romantic? NOT!!!

Hmm... though flowers are not my thing, it does feel good to receive one, once in a while. Doesn't have to be a whole bouquet. One stalk will do. But virtual flowers and chocolates? That's not romantic..That's cheap and pathetic!

p/s..Alhamdulillah..my husband is still doing things the old fashion way :)

This is me, EXACTLY!

I was browsing and found this clip art. Upon looking at it, i felt a connection with the picture :P. A mom with two kids..(mine are both boys) and piles of unfolded washed clothes. and it is a never ending scenario..

Laundry..is a 'dirty' word. When i was growing up..it was my mother who did all the laundry (before we had a maid). Then, when the maid was around (one after another), it job was took over by her. Yep..she would put the dirty clothes in the washing machine, hang them out to dry, fold them, iron them and lastly put them on the cupboard. Short of putting the clothes in the cupboard or in the drawers je ;).

I learned to hand wash my own clothes at 13 years old when i stayed at the hostel of my semi-boarding school for a month.Don't ask me why it was only for a month. Only when i went to university that i truly washed my own clothes. Well..not really..

You see..my university was only 15 minutes away from my home. So i would go back every week. I would kumpul all off a week's soiled clothes huhu.. Then..i eventually learned that taking home a bag full of clothes is so leceh. Finally..i became 'smarter' and do laundry before i go home. I would either wash on thursday and fold them on friday or wash on friday then my roommate will help me to angkat the cleaned crispy clothes (and sometimes she folds them too-thank you kak liza ^-^).

When i got married..i live only 100 steps away from my mum's place. So once or twice a week i would go to her house to do laundry. Then..i got pregnant when we were only 3 months into the marriage. At 6 months into my pregnancy, we bought our own washing machine..a Zanussi front loading washing machine. And from there on..the washing never stops.

It used to be one load per week. When Hakimi arrives, i have to wash 3 loads a week. Now with 2 active kids (meaning more sweaty clothes), it has come to 5 loads a week-at least. If i feel lazy and skip one washing day..clothes tend to pile up very fast! And then comes the piles of clean clothes to fold over the weekend..

However, i'm thankful that Kimi is always offering his help folding the clothes. He would normally fold his own pants and undies. I used to be cerewet because he does't fold it the way i do but what the heck..nicely fold or not..it will be unfolded upon wearing, right?

p/s..i have 3 basket full of clean clothes awaits....

Hafiy is two

Ukail Aminul Hafiy turns two on 5.01.2009. Mami baked cupcake for him. As he loves banana, so i made banana walnut cupcake. Everytime he sees the cake he will say ' ni nak kakkek' Hehehe.

Since hafiy is sooo into car now days..especially those with sirens on them, so mami & ayah gave Fisher Price Shake N Go Car - Police Car for his birthday. When shaken, it will starts the engine make sirens sound and GO!



As hafiy turns 2 years and 1 day old..he came down with a fever. His temperature went as high as 38.98 deg C. His face turned red as it he was wearing a mask.

Comot makan roti krim

On the second day..small rashes began to appear. Took him to the Doctor but he said nothing about it. I hope it's nothing serious like measles or something. Poor baby..just turned two but did't get to enjoy it much :(. Hope he will recover soon.. Mami loves you so much dear..

Baking day @ mum's place

It was a fine Monday..was a holiday monday..sempena Maal Hijrah. Me, my mom and my two sisters decided to bake on that day. I was assigned to make sardine roll. My sisters were 'ordered' to make chicken& mushroom quiche while my mom will then turun padang to make her famous (long..long time ago) cream puff.

My sardine turn out great..all 36 pieces of them :). Sistas's quiche... first attempt at baking..it was lembik.. tak cukup telur. So..before the second pan goes into the oven, manage to 'repair' so..it turned out like how it should. Cuma a little thick on the crust and inti tak cukup tebal. Rasa..Yummy.

Getting to the cream puff part... it took us 3 attempts making this delicious treat.
1st attempt : it was watery after we add in the eggs. We assumed it could be bcoz the we added the eggs while the dough was still hot

2nd attempt: The dough were ok but it didn't rise during baking. So the outcome was flat as a pancake LOL

3rd attempt: We tried a different recipe (the first two were made using Amy Beh's) and wallahh.. it was scrumptiously heaven..

The custard