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