My way..from now on..

FRom now on....i just live the life my own way....will try very hard not to have any feeling....because it doesn't matter what i feel....

I also don't want to shove Aliah and Aniq to something they never had in the first place...things i never had....

Raya at my Crib 2009

I slept in at 4am the day making Kek kukus. I always serve my Hari Raya guests my cakes...usually it will be butter cake or brownie or marble cake but this time i tried Kek kukus for the first time and i personally think that it was a success....Only 1 problem...i don't have a nice pretty container with a lid to contain my kukus so that it won't dried out like on that day...the kek kukus must always be covered in order to keep it moist ...in my opinion...

That morning, i was supposed to wake up at 8am but i was overslept and woke up at 9am...Yiisshhh!!!

And i immediately started cooking and kedebak kedebuk....i was done by 12.30pm....Poor hubby...he didn't get to eat it before he went to work but he already had his heavy breakfast so he don't mind not to get to eat it first....but he told me to save it a little for him when he get back from work....

After feeding the kids lunch, i told them to get a nap first before Nyai come and they agreed to do so....so while they asleep and i get to rest my feet because i know they have to do lots of walking when my family reached here...hahaha

They reached here at 5pm and i told the first batch who got here first to eat first since there are only limited seating at Dining area....

But anyway, luckily my tomato rice was cooked just at the right amount so nobody get to eat the plain rice that i prepared just in case the tomato rice ran out...so i guess the plain rice that i already cooked will be refrigerated to be cooked as Nasi Goreng for tomorrow.

We had fun taking pics together, making hilarious faces...even though i was busy most of the time and was sweating a lot because it was a hot day that day...Oh boy..! I should get another fan for my living hall...

And they went back at 8-9pm, i think....not sure where they headed after this

So i'm sorry if i did not be able to give full attention as a host to anybody that day because i was bz....what to do...a one man show mah....

Raya at bro's house 2009

My hubby and Iskandar


Maz n me

The cousins

At epie's house with his whole family.

Nur Sri Darwishyah

Last Friday, I went to KK Hospital to visit my friend who had birth that morning 07.28am to a lovely baby girl, Nur Sri Darwishyah...i find the name is a little mouthful but it was quite pretty name nonetheless.

Her weight is 2.4kg and her height is 46cm and is healthy which is the most important of all...alhamdullilah.
I bought her a set of clothing which comes in a set, baby booties, a hat, a romper and a pants as a gift.

KK Hospital only allowed few people to be around per bed so i can't be selfish to stay around so long....so when i took off and reached the lobby, i saw 2 person who were visiting my friend were stuck ...and that means it was just a nick of time that i and my family was "checked out" and only then the security let those people in...So damn leceh man!!

Mee Bandung

It was the 3rd of Hari Raya and we had no plans of going out or visiting other homes so i cooked Mee Bandung for our meals....

It's been a while i didn't made this ....

Dh also been requesting me to cook Mee laksa for him....it's one of his favourites...Hmmm

2nd Day Raya 2009

The man of my house and the man of her house..
At my friend's new house. She had safely delivered a baby girl today at 7 plus in the morning. Will be going over this afternoon, meeting with hubby after work.

They love playing with Sufi so much that Aniq refused to go home....Ewah..ewah...dah pandai tak nak balik rumah eh....

At my maklong's house...and this is me taking picture with Kak linda and Kak elly.

This is my first time taking picture with Along....don't know why i never did that before....HHmmm

This is my cousin Herman and his newly formed family...His son's name is Aziq or Haziq...sounds like that but don't know whether the spelling is correct...main bedal aje...hehehe

First day Raya 2009

This is our routine to take own family pics first before heading out.

The kids figure our their own pose before we clicking away.

At my parent's house. We are the ones who stand out the most...hehehe

My parent in law's house at Sengkang.

Even though we only went to 2 houses on the first day of Hari Raya but it was full of fun nonetheless.

Last minute shopping

To upload these pictures, it seems forever to do it....

It's getting annoying that i keep having problem with my blog but my blog is too precious for me to give it up so....whatever it takes, ......i'll preserve....

The friday night before Hari Raya, my hubby and i were doing last minute shopping after breaking fast...then hubby received a phonecall from his brother, Nonet asking whether we wanted to join them at haig road to shop together....nonet said he saw my post at FB about going to Geylang....And my mother and sister in law were there also so i thought why not since it's been a while they haven't seen Aniq and Aliah....who are the only cucus she have at the moment..

So Dh bought some kerepeks and kuih bangkits which he knows that i love eating them while my in-laws were browsing through some curtains which she thought of buying but end up didn't buy them at all...After all that browsing and walking, we sat ourselves at a coffeeshop and my mum-in -law treat us all drinks and we had a great talk and laugh so it was quite fun all right..

At 10pm like that, my in laws went back home by cab while we were walking our way back to mrt station when Dh saw the Henna painting stall and asked me to do it...and we did it..me and Aliah....Aliah able to keep still in the train with the henna still half wet on her hand and Aliah was being very careful not to bump her hand anywhere else ....

I hope to do the $10.00 per hand design ones next year because the design will have more details and more glamourous....Let's just see.....

Selamat Hari Raya...

My husband already leaving for solat Hari Raya at darul makmur and the kids was already up at 7am....gave them their milk and here i am blogging this....

I've been slacking on my post because Ramadhan was a very busy month for me and i do feel a pinch of sadness that Ramadhan already left us and semoga kita berjumpa lagi bulan ramadhan di tahun depan insyaallah....but SYAWAL is here, people!!

Yesterday i can't help wondering what hari raya's celebration will be like if my father was still around when i hear takbir sedang bergema....i know i have to ikhlas dgn permegiannya and tuhan lebih menyayanginya but i do still wonder.....

So later at 8.30am , i will give the kids a bath and heat up yesterday's food....because i'm sure dh will be famished by the time he reached home.....yesterday i cooked Lodeh, serundeng, bargedil, ayam goreng and sambal telur and udang.....hhmmmm yum yum .....dh ate that for dinner and supper....

So i would to take this opportunity to memohon maaf jika ada salah dan silap atau kata-kata yg pernah menyinggung hati mana-mana pihak and mari kita menyambut Hari raya ini penuh dgn keriangan.....

And my kids can't wait to wear their new Hari raya clothes.....which been hanging since yesterday.....

Pics of Brownie...plus Bad and good news.

This is my first time decorating my brownie.....usually it was plain-looking till i put a touch of pink to it..
I hope to make kek kukus which is one of my favourites for the upcoming Hari Raya (seems like every type of cake is my favourite...lol).

Today i've heard a bad news and a good news from my mother today....I was told that ashik, my brother had a mishap at work and suffered bone fracture on his hands. (don't know whether i got the fact right). He was always prone to accident because i recalled how he got injured in a motorbike accident. Apie sms my hubby asking me not to worry because it seems like it was not so serious.Phheeww!!

I don't know why that recently i've been having a lot of dugaan (obstacle) in this holy month and even the people around me also facing the same thing...hhhmmmm. I just hope that something good will come out of all these....

The good news that i've heard from my mum is that Kak Ina is pregnant right now...i really wish that this time, the pregnancy will be smooth sailing...insyaallah..
I know how much she really desire for a child and i was glad that Allah has blessed her with this pregnancy. Thank you allah...Alhamdullilah...

1 week school holidays is over

At this time,, where Hari Raya is coming nearer....i really need my kids to be in school for 2 hours so that
i can have free time to do marketing or spring cleaning my home.
Not that i don't love them but sometimes they can make me go crazy..like really crazy...lol.

Before this, i don't have any Hari Raya mood but last night, when i watched tv programmes that will be aired for Hari Raya, i can feel that my spirit was lifted a little..just by a tad.
I just wished that the weather on Hari Raya will be nice and breezy because of the fact that Aliah and i will be wearing baju kebaya songket.

I've thought of henna-painting on my hands but i don't feel like doing so now.....
Other than the kids, i can't find any other reason to be so excited for Hari Raya....Oh my...

Biskut Dahlia

Last Monday, i started making kuih raya and my first one was Biskut Dahlia.

This is one of my hubby's favourites according to my mother-in-law. And my mother-in-law has been bugging me to make this for my hubby every year....(tapi tak kasi resepi pun...hehehe)

So i make this based on Asmah Laili's recipe because i truly have faith in her recipe...

And this does not dissapoint me at all.

It got the same taste as my mother-in-law's ones. Yipeee!! A Success!!

And so today i thought of making my kuih suji which i tried the first time last year and it had received compliments last year...(blushing...malu tapi suka)but still, i want to improvise the recipe because i find it a little too sweet for my liking.

Usually i like to make different kuih every year except for kuih tart and chocolate chip cookies..which a must haves for Hari Raya.

Looks like today, i will spending most of my time in the kitchen......

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My kitchen attacked me today.

Today i asked Dh whether he wanted Mee Siam or Mee Goreng and i was hoping that he would go for Mee siam actually but he wanted Mee goreng.....Duh...I actually knew that he was going to picked that.

So at 5pm like that, i started blending the ingredients and marinate my chicken wings. So usually i let my blender does the work by itself once i pressed the button. And when i did that..i was reaching for refrigerator after i pressed the blender button and suddenly the blender was vibrating and moving to the front a little from my kitchen top and about to fell off to the floor.

But i managed "save" the blender from falling off but my chilli blended stuff was splattered all over the place.....UUrrggghhhh!! Suddenly i can feel that my vein in my brain was about to pop out .....and that was called THROBBING HEADACHE!!

I have to clean it off and i was running out of time to prepare our Break Fast Meal.
So Dh and i combined forces to clean our cabinets and it took a while to really clean it off....

After prepared the new blended chili stuff and i saute (tumis) till cili garing and the next step was to crack 2 eggs into the mixture...but the shells was accidentally dived into my tumisan....(sorry for the mixed languange) and i was UURRGGHH again...why why why?

So i carefully took them out with my small tongs...
So while i was cooking my mee goreng, i began frying my chicken wings...and after 3 mins, while i was about to turn the chicken to the other side...the hot oil mercik (splattered? spraying?) to one of my cheeks, my chin and to my elbow.
AARRRGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

And i also broke my KFC big fat cup that i kept my measuring spoons in it. Haiz....

It's like the kitchen was attacking me non-stop......
So i finally gave up and told Dh to take over and he willingly agreed to do so because he also find it weird and told me that maybe today is just not my day....

So i just instructed him what to add to my mee goreng and it turned out not bad at all....
And i also cancelled my plan to bake muffin after what had happened all day long in my kitchen...I don't want any misfortune to happen while i'm baking.....hahaha
Even my kitchen has a bad day....

So which one?

I already crossed the appointed days on my calendar to make my kuihs and i'm feeling excited about it already...while others might find making kuihs can be a hassle....i actually love making them...
One of the reasons is that i can never get over how aromatic the smell of newly fresh baked cookies all over my kitchen....mmmnnn....so heavenly..(getting high already ...lol).

But one weird thing about me is that i dont like to make a tons of one kind of kuih...meaning that i can't never make cookies from 2kg of flour because it means that i have to spend all my time making them and i can easily get bored....just one of my thing..

One of my friends thinks that my talent (hehe...laugh at the sound of it) was a waste that i don't know how to make money out of it.....He keeps asking me to make sofa covers, his bed kelambu the last minute but i was a little occupied this month...he need to know that i will be busy in every bulan Ramadhan....I dont like to talk about my ibadah if not being asked but i always like to occupy myself beribadah like reading Al-Quran or zikir in this holy month..
So i told his wife that if they need my services...they need to give me notice at least one month before Ramadhan....

Hhmmm....yeah maybe one day i will start a small business at home...i just don't know how to begin for a starter and i always doubt myself whether i will be good enough....

And i am fickle minded about what i want to expertise at....maybe tailor for baju kurung, sewing simple curtains, sofa covers, making cakes or kuih or cookies and now i feel like taking course on making cupcakes and also taking immediate class on dressmaking....see...what i told u...i'm fickle-minded because i know that i will get bored easily doing one stuff only...
My hubby finds that i am multi-talented (hehe..find that word ticklish) but it's sometimes poses a problem for me....

Sometimes it's good to do just one thing and be good at it..

The Unwanted

I'm feeling like crap now....my hubby tried to console me but it was no use...
And when everytime i feel like crap...i would cut myself out from the rest of the world and get sucked in where nobody can ever find me....as i was unwanted from the beginning....
Ya Allah....kuatkan semangatku...berilah aku pertunjuk and berilah aku kesudahan yg baik.