10 kunci kejayaan di Dunia dan Akhirat

1) Kunci ilmu adalah bertanya dan mendergar

2) Kunci kemenangan adalah sabar

3) Kunci tambahnya nikmat ialah perasaan syukur

4) Kunci keselamatan dunia dan akhirat adalah taqwa

5) Kunci untuk termakbulnya permintaan adalah doa

6) Kunci maksiat adalah kesombongan

7) Kunci solat adalah taharah

8) Kunci ibadah haji adalah ihram

9) Kunci kebaikan adalah berpegang kepada yang benar

10) Kunci syurga adalah tauhid

The girl sho loves exercise.

Keep reminding Aliah that she need to call Aniq "Abang" instead of calling him by name. Even they were only 1 minute apart at birth but it sounded nice and polite that Aliah address him "abang" especially when relatives and friends still confused and constantly asked who's the elder one of the two because based on build and height..there's no much diffence.

I've been training Aliah for few months now and Aliah still not used to it. So i told her that each time she called Aniq name instead of abang, i would asked her to jump 5 times....Upon hearing that....she jumped in joy saying she loves to exercise and she said that she's capable of jumping 100 times....(slapping my forehead real hard)...She don;'t even know that i'm trying to punish her when she do wrong(pelik ah budak ni!).....Need to think of another strategy...think think think....

Celebrate victory after 1 month of fasting.

As usual we took some pictures at home before going out to my mum's house.
Played some "fireworks" after our last 'buka' together. Alhamdullilah Aniq and Aliah able to fast full day most of the time ...the process was much easier than last year.

My first solat pagi raya.

This was taken on Hari Raya morning at 8.00am. We were prepared to join hubby for Solat Sunat Hari Raya Aidil Fitri which was held just blocks away from home.(the same place where they held terawikh). This the kids first time as well as mine ....and i will for sure would want to continue this tradition because it was quite fun to see all the muslims united melaungkan takbir hingga waktu solat.

My skin is clearing up! Yeah!

These 3 things that has been working good for me so far .......a simple cleanser, benzoyl peroxide treatment and simple oil free moisturiser..

My skin has been clearing up now except for some acne spots/scar. Once upon a time, i searched online for a simple non-harsh cleanser and found many good reviews on Avene Cleanance Soapless gel cleanser meant for Oily, blemish-prone sensitive skin. So i bought it for $32.00 and yeah it's quite expensive for a cleanser to me. It stated that it helps purify the skin and regulate oil secretions. It lathers well and and it does not dries up my skin maybe due to pumpkin seed oil which is totally harmless to skin, infact it has highly nourishing effect (pls google it if need more information)

The next step will be benzoyl peroxide treatment. Yup, i do not use any toner at all.Just keep it simple. It's best to use 2.5% benzoyl peroxide instead of 10 for sensitive skin but my skin can tolerate this maybe because i've been using it for so many years now. And i will apply it all over my face except the eye area.

The last step is Neutrogena oil free moisturiser for combination skin. It's alcohol-free, allergy tested, fragrance-free and most importantly it won't clog pores. I pump it out and rub it between my fingers and pat it on my face after 2 minutes of applying the treatment.

Once or twice a week, i will use AHA mask by Freeman to get rid of dead skin cells and hopefully hyperpigmentation. I don't use face scrubs anymore because it's not good for blemish prone skin. Hope these products will continue to work for me for a very very very long time.

Sengkang Swimming Complex

Spent almost 2 good hours in Sengkang Swimming Complex...I was surprised that it was quite big place. It's also convenient to see that there are big 7-11 stores and MCD with MC Cafe there...i was worried that we would starve terribly so we bought 2 packed meals from mamak's place beforehand. So definitely i'm going to "lenggang kangkong" the next time i'm there with the kids.Hehehe...

Before exiting the place, Aniq told me to bring him there again tomorrow....hhmmm....so not going to happen...hahahaha...

Laksania at Next Mall (Serangoon)

That's the counter where you made order....

7 column of dried spices as decoration ...wish i have this on my kitchen wall...def will look spectacular...vavavoom...

this was what i ordered....Laksa goreng....Laksania was featured in makanlicious on Suria and i distinctively remembered how the host enjoyed her meals at Laksania. I can taste the fragrance of laksa leaves and laksa gravy on it and it was really nice.

I've forgotten what this called but it was prepared ala ala lasagna style. This is truly unique and is the star of the show. But it might be jelak/muak for some of you after a while but Dh and Aniq enjoyed the whole thing without a hitch.

The next time i'm there, i def would like to try Penang Laksa because i never tried that and see whether i will enjoy that.

Dah besar anak mak....

I brought the kids out this morning to Orchard road since the school was closed today due to K1 school trip. I got myself some skincare products meant for sensitive skin...and i gave Avene skincare line a try! Got myself the cleanser and the spraying mist, which came in a set with a good deal price. I'm tempted to get the Diacneal gel for blemish but it was so expensive! Hope to get it next month then...or not...hhmm...i'm still thinking ...the price is definitely the culprit of my dilemma....$50++ for blemish gel/creme....but I'm craving for a perfect skin leh....boo hoo....

We ate lunch at Burger King at Ion and did some window shopping at Takashimaya at 3pm.Then out of sudden and nowhere, I was pleasantly surprised when Aniq reminded me to solat and asked whether there's a place for solat nearby. When he asked me like that...i feel that hubby and i have raised him well...and that kind of feeling is priceless!

So off we went to Masjid Al-falah which is 5-7 mins away to perform our solat Zuhur.

Ya allah, Jadikanlah aku, anak-anakku, keluargaku orang orang yang mendirikan solat. Amin.

Sebutlah Bismillah...

Wajibnya Baca Bismillah Sebelum Makan
01 Des
Dari Hudzaifah bin Al-Yaman radhiallahu anhuma dia berkata:كُنَّا إِذَا حَضَرْنَا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ طَعَامًا لَمْ نَضَعْ أَيْدِيَنَا حَتَّى يَبْدَأَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَيَضَعَ يَدَهُ وَإِنَّا حَضَرْنَا مَعَهُ مَرَّةً طَعَامًا فَجَاءَتْ جَارِيَةٌ كَأَنَّهَا تُدْفَعُ فَذَهَبَتْ لِتَضَعَ يَدَهَا فِي الطَّعَامِ فَأَخَذَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِيَدِهَا ثُمَّ جَاءَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ كَأَنَّمَا يُدْفَعُ فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ يَسْتَحِلُّ الطَّعَامَ أَنْ لَا يُذْكَرَ اسْمُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ وَإِنَّهُ جَاءَ بِهَذِهِ الْجَارِيَةِ لِيَسْتَحِلَّ بِهَا فَأَخَذْتُ بِيَدِهَا فَجَاءَ بِهَذَا الْأَعْرَابِيِّ لِيَسْتَحِلَّ بِهِ فَأَخَذْتُ
بِيَدِهِ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ إِنَّ يَدَهُ فِي يَدِي مَعَ يَدِهَا
“Bila kami menghadiri jamuan makan bersama Rasulullah shallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam, kami tidak akan meletakkan tangan kami (di makanan) hingga Rasulullah shallallahu alaihi wasallam mulai meletakkan tangan beliau. Suatu ketika kami menghadiri jamuan makan bersama beliau, maka tiba-tiba datang seorang anak wanita -seakan-akan ada yang mendorongnya- yang ingin meletakkan tangannya pada makanan itu, maka Rasulullah shallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam menahan tangannya. Kemudian datang lagi seorang badui -seakan-akan ada yang mendorongnya- yang ingin meletakkan tangannya di atas makanan itu, maka Rasulullah shallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam kembali menahan tangannya. Setelah itu Rasulullah shallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam bersabda, “Sesungguhnya setan menghalalkan makanan untuknya dengan cara dia mengusahakan agar makanan tersebut tidak disebut nama Allah padanya. Dia (setan) datang bersama dengan anak perempuan ini untuk menghalalkan makanan tersebut, maka aku menahan tangannya. Da juga datang bersama orang badui ini untuk menghalalkannya maka aku menahan tangannya. Demi Yang jiwaku berada di tangan-Nya, sesungguhnya tangan setan itu berada di tanganku bersama dengan tangan anak wanita itu.” (HR. Muslim no. 2107)
Dari Aisyah radhiallahu anha dia berkata:فَإِذَا أَكَلَ أَحَدُكُمْ طَعَامًا فَلْيَقُلْ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ فَإِنْ نَسِيَ أَنْ يَقُولَ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ فِي أَوَّلِهِ فَلْيَقُلْ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ فِي أَوَّلِهِ وَآخِرِهِ


“Jika salah seorang dari kalian menyantap makanan, hendaknya dia membaca ‘BISMILLAH’. Jika dia lupa membacanya maka hendaknya dia mengucapkan, ‘BISMILLAHI FII AWWALIHI WA AKHIRIHI (dengan nama Allah pada permulaan dan akhirnya).” (HR. Abu Daud no. 3767 At-Tirmizi no. 1858, dan Ibnu Majah no. 3255)Dari Jabir bin ‘Abdillah radhiallahu anhuma: Sesungguhnya dia mendengar Rasulullah shallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam bersabda:إِذَا دَخَلَ الرَّجُلُ بَيْتَهُ فَذَكَرَ اللَّهَ عِنْدَ دُخُولِهِ وَعِنْدَ طَعَامِهِ قَالَ الشَّيْطَانُ لَا مَبِيتَ لَكُمْ وَلَا عَشَاءَ وَإِذَا دَخَلَ فَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ اللَّهَ عِنْدَ دُخُولِهِ قَالَ الشَّيْطَانُ أَدْرَكْتُمْ الْمَبِيتَ وَإِذَا لَمْ يَذْكُرْ اللَّهَ عِنْدَ طَعَامِهِ قَالَ أَدْرَكْتُمْ الْمَبِيتَ وَالْعَشَاءَ


“Jika seseorang menyebut nama Allah ketika hendak masuk rumahnya dan ketika hendak makan, maka setan berkata, “Kalian (bangsa setan) tidak mempunyai tempat menginap dan makan malam.” Jika seseorang tidak menyebut nama Allah ketika hendak masuk rumahnya, maka setan berkata, “Kalian sudah mendapatkan tempat menginap.” Dan jika seseorang tidak menyebut nama Allah sewaktu hendak makan, maka setan berkata, “Kalian sudah mendapatkan tempat menginap dan makan malam.” (HR. Muslim no. 2018)
Penjelasan ringkas:
Di antara adab yang wajib diketahui oleh setiap muslim sebelum makan adalah disyariatkan untuk membaca ‘BISMILLAH’ sebelum makan. Hukum membacanya adalah wajib berdasarkan perintah dalam hadits Aisyah di atas dan hadits-hadits lain yang akan kami sebutkan di bawah. Sementara hukum asal dari sebuah perintah adalah wajib kecuali jika ada dalil yang memalingkannya kepada hukum sunnah, dan di sini tidak ada satupun dalil yang bisa memalingkan hukum wajib ini. Wajibnya membaca basmalah sebelum makan adalah pendapat yang dikuatkan oleh Ibnu Al-Utsaimin dalam Asy-Syarh Al-Mumti’ (1/132). Imam Ibnu Al-Qayyim berkata dalam Zaad Al-Ma’ad (2/396), “Yang benarnya, wajib membaca basmalah ketika akan makan…. Hadits-hadits yang memerintahkannya shahih lagi tegas. Tidak ada dalil lain yang bertentangan dengannya dan tidak ada pula ijma’ yang diperbolehkan untuk menyelisihinya dan mengeluarkannya dari hukum asalnya.”
Di antara dalil yang menunjukkan wajibnya membaca basmalah sebelum makan adalah pengabaran Nabi shallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam dalam hadits Jabir di atas bahwa setan akan makan bersama orang yang tidak membaca basmalah. Jika menjauh dari gangguan setan hukumnya adalah wajib maka itu menunjukkan membaca basmalah sebelum makan hukumnya juga wajib. Karenanya sudah sepatutnya setiap muslim memperhatikan hal ini dan jangan sampai dia lalai dari membacanya.
Dalil lain yang menunjukkan perintah membaca basmalah sebelum makan adalah sabda Nabi shallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam kepada Umar bin Abi Salamah:يَا غُلاَمُ سَمِّ اللهَ وَكُلْ بِيَمِيْنِكَ
“Wahai anak kecil, sebutlah nama Allah dan makanlah dengan tangan kananmu.” (HR. Al-Bukhari no. 5376 dan Muslim no. 2022)
Dalam riwayat lain:إِذَا أَكَلْتَ فَقُلْ بِسْمِ اللهِ
“Jika kamu makan maka bacalah ‘BISMILLAH’.” (Dinyatakan shahih oleh Al-Albani dalam Ash-Shahihah no. 344)
Dan di antara rahmat Islam adalah diberikannya uzur bagi mereka yang lupa membaca basmalah sebelum makan, akan tetapi dia disunnahkan untuk membaca BISMILLAHI FII AWWALIHI WA AKHIRIHI ketika dia mengingatnya, walaupun dia tengah makan.
Masalah:Apakah yang dibaca cukup BISMILLAH ataukah boleh menambahnya menjadi BISMILLAHIRRAHMANIRRAHIM?
Jawab:Yang lebih selamat adalah mencukupkan diri sesuai dengan yang tersebut dalam nash-nash yang ada yaitu hanya membaca BISMILLAH, berdasarkan dalil-dalil di atas. Dan di antara dalil yang menunjukkan hal ini adalah hadits riwayat Ahmad no. 19179:كَانَ إِذَا قُرِّبَ إَلَيْهِ طَعَاماً قال:بِسْمِ اللهِ
“Jika beliau disuguhi makanan, beliau membaca: BISMILLAH.”(Dinyatakan shahih oleh Al-Albani dalam Ash-Shahihah no. 71)
Hadits Jabir di atas juga termasuk dari tanda-tanda kenabian Rasulullah shallallahu alaihi wasallam karena berisi pengabaran tentang makhluk ghaib. Juga menunjukkan bahwa setan itu makan dengan apa yang manusia makan dan tinggal dimana manusia tinggal. Dan jika setan mendapatkan makanan maka dia akan bertambah kuat sehingga bisa dengan mudah mengalahkan manusia yang dia iringi.


sumber: http://al-atsariyyah.com/wajibnya-baca-bismillah-sebelum-makan.html

My usual marble cake with a little pink twist

For the pink twist, i used stawberry essence and pink colouring and it turned out quite well. And it did have the strawberry taste to it...=)

As usual...it was gone like a wind by one and the half day....

Sup Ikan merah( Red snapper soup)

Meal of the day-Sup Ikan Merah(4-6 servings)
Nampak karot yg berbentuk bunga/bintang???

Bahan-bahan
3 tbsp minyak( i use canola oil)
1 batang kayu manis
3 pelaga
3 cengkih
3 kelopak bunga lawang

Bahan yg dikisar
2 bawang besar
1 bawang putih
1 tbsp serbuk ketumbar
1 tsp serbuk jintan putih/halus
1 tsp serbuk lada putih
1 inci kunyit hidup
1 inci halia
1 batang karot
1 kentang belah 4-6
6 keping ikan merah
15-20 telur puyuh yg direbus
1 tomato dibelah 4
Daup sup

Caranya
Panaskan minyak dan tumis kayu manis, pelaga cengkih, bunga lawang untuk satu minit. Selepas itu, letakkan bahan kisar dan tumis hingga naik bau. Tuang 1 liter air (blh tambah jika perlu), karot, kentang, garam dan perasa. Didihkan selama 10 minit. Kecilkan api selepas itu dan letak ikan, telur puyuh yg direbus dan daun sup. Selepas ikannya sudah dimasak, blh letak tomato dan tutup api. Tabus bawang goreng bila dihidang. Sedap dimakan dgn kangkong belacan....pfhuuh...Selamat mencuba!

Fika Cafe (arab st)

Fika Cafe (Swedish restaurant)
No. 257 Beach Road / Arab Street, Singapore(on the corner of Beach Road and Arab Street)Mon-Fri 11am-11pm Sat-Sun 12am-11pm
http://www.fikacafe.com

After performing our solat asar, Dh suggested that we ate at Fika restaurant...Dh and i been eyeing this restaurant for sometime now cause it seems nice, bright and cosy everytime we passed by them. And i just simply love love cafe and their coffee.....weee.....
Oppps....do i seem childish?? The ang moh guy behind me is the owner, i assume? He was nice ....attending to us attentively...
Something caramel cheesecake...can't remember the name ...but it was the most softest, mousse-like, heavenly feeling cheesecake...but remember to share with another or two persons because this can be 'MUAK' after sometime. Lucky me that i got two small helper to clean this up in no time!
This is Swedish chocolate milk.....it was named Pucko chocolate drink....this can't beat my most delicious Magnolia chocolate drink...but i still ordered this because i wanted to know how it taste like...this is $5.90.

This is cheesy potato wedges..$7.90....hmm yum yum...it was very nice...i can just eat this as my main dish and called it a day...it was served warm and comforting esp when it's raining...

Overall, i love it! I will definitely patronize the cafe again to try other dishes...

Tried to have enough sleep.

I didn't follow up with my third day of my 3 day diet because I FAILED MISERABLELY!! I know that i have not getting a lot of sleep lately ...i woke at 6 plus in the morning and sleep at 1-2am almost everyday. It's recommended that we sleep for al least 7-9 hours and no wonder i was soooo tired all the time and not to mention all the munching i've been doing to compensate the tiredness and thought it would gives me the extra boost so at the end the day , i packed on a lot of calories!!Haiz!!

First thing first...i should get enough sleep first before fixing my eating habits.....And yesterday i sleep at 10.45pm ...yaaayyy!! So i woke up at 6.20am and able to feel fresh and bouncy now!! hehehe....

Day 2

Morning
1 coffee
1 egg+ 1 bread
a little of mayo and chili sauce

Lunch
1 bread
curry chicken

Snack 4pm
1 chocolate conetto

Dinner 5.30pm
less than 1/3 of mee kuay teow goreng that i bought for my kids.

1 bread + tuna (because i'm still a little hungry at about 8pm.)

Next morning weigh in:
I gained 200gm back from the 500gm i lose....boohoo!

Day 1

Breakfast (9.30am)

I cup of low fat coffee(capparoma brand)

1 boiled egg

1 tiny mini chocolate which only has 30 calories(can't help it...blaming my kids since the mini chocolate are theirs)

Lunch (1.30pm)

1 bread and tuna sandwich

1 can of green tea

Snack (4pm)

1/2 cup vanilla ice-cream

1 medium apple (5pm)

Dinner

1pc chicken coated in curry gravy which barely there.

1 bread

Snack

1 tomato ( i love raw tomatoes as snacks)

I weigh myself the next morning and i've lost 500gm! Weeee....

Just need to lose 1kg....

I've been trying to lose at least 1kg for few months already and i keep putting it off.....so i decided to put my foot down and need to be strict on my 3 day diet. Since today Dh will be in morning shift these 2 days and afternoon shift the next...which means i can concentrate fully on my diet. So far these 2 months...i've been exercising well and i feel great about it....and i know that exercise alone doesn't really make me lose weight unless i do a vigorous one which i don't .....but exercise daily do really make me feel good ...and I FEEL GOOD! nananana.....(doing the song)hehe...

Last month, Dh bought elliptical machine(also called known a cross trainer) for us to keep fit and he himself had lost 4-5kg in 2 months. I hope he keep his determination to lose another 3 more kg that he had targeted for himself. At first i wanted a treadmill but most treadmills price that within our budget can't carry Dh's weight and he thought he would just buy it for me but i wanted something that we both would enjoyed so the sales guy recommended elliptical machine which he said it's better than a treadmill because elliptical machine make you workout your whole body which equivalent to aerobics workout. And i think we made a right decision to buy it because we love it!
Dh and i also have been jogging at the Stadium at least 1-2 days a week and yesterday he slow jogged 10 full rounds...BRAVO!

Back to my 3 day diet....sooooo i will update my food intake and exercise routine to keep me in check and determined.

Seafood Horfun

Since Dh is still suffering from ulcer on his toungue, i shall cook more non-spicy food for him. So i whipped up Seafood Horfun for lunch. This is one of the kids favourite hawker food and but i seldom ordered this for them. Because if they were eating on their own like usual, the food will get everywhere...on their clothes, all over their mouths, on their laps....it just messy!To make it work, I have to feed them or monitor them like an eagle..lol..

Dh and the kids think my seafood horfun is nice but i still think it's not the best ....but that's me...always expect the best out of myself when comes to cooking but still i won't beat myself over it...

8th Wedding aniversary

On the 21/12/10, it was our 8th wedding anniversary. Hubby told me days before ...that he had booked a table for us and the kids at Grand Hyatt's Straits Kitchen for dinner buffet....my jaws dropped when i heard that. It's been in my "wish list" for so many years now and finally i got to try it. He also surprised me BIG TIME when he gave me $100 Sephora vouchers...he said that this time i can really shop in Sephora store instead just walking around and walked out empty handed everytime.

I felt really bad that i didn't buy anything for him. I didn't even buy a new dress/outfit to look nice for our dinner that time because i had spent most of my money on necessities for KL trip. Just dressed plainly because i was a bit under the weather ..or maybe just tired from the trip. I will remember to put more effort and thought for his gift this May as a compensation(kindda had an idea already)

Ok, back to the interesting topic which is the FOOD! Well, what can i say....it was luxuriously buffet spread of local food like Malay, Chinese, Indian and Nyonya food. I was hoping to see cheesecake and sushi.....but Nope....they really strict and abide on the local concept rule.

In the Chinese section, the Black Pepper Crab is a must try...the crabs were fairly big and loaded with juicy tender meat enveloped with thick black pepper gravy. I also loved the Popiah (fresh spring roll)...and i think it was the best i've ever tried actually....also loved the briyani rice which not greasy at all but flavourful, also tried Ayam buah keluak for the first time and it was good..to sum it all (before my saliva dropped on my keyboard), i would like to say that most of the food were super nice and i wished i came with a bigger tummytank to try all of them.

We did not take a lot of pictures of the food because the lighthing were dim and we just wanted to enjoy the moment without worry about too much stuff...anyway we had a wonderful day and will keep on going to find ways to make the happiness in our marriage last. It can get a little difficult sometimes...that's why it needs love, patience, communication, compromise, sacrifice and doa.

Celebrating mil's 57th birthday.

Dh and i kindda forced net(brother in law) and yana who was already tucked into bed to go out with us again after 1/2 hr returning from Petaling st. The excuse we gave was to accompany us to watch football games (Man U vs Chelsea)...well we really wanted to watch the game actually. We also left the twins in MIL's care and i think it would be a breeze to take care of them because Dh left his iphone for them to play games...and believe me that they can suck into games for hours especially Aniq. Maybe due to my strictness that i don't' give them the freedom to play iphone games everyday...well it's bad for their eyes and their language development.

Went everywhere till we found a coffee shop with lots of mat saleh in it so we assume it must had got something to do with football so we asked the kopi boy whether they will show the game. Then he said with enthusiasm plus hand sign saying No Game (cross his hands repeatedly) because of heavy snow (his hand turned into claw and scratched in the air representing the snow kept pouring)...lol...do we look like we don't understand simple English...lol

I was glad that the game was cancelled because i prefer to watch it at home, the most comfortable place for me. So Dh asked his brother whether he knew about MIL's birthday which is that day (well it was midnight so technically it's already the 20th). He said he knew but he had no plan about it but Dh had one. Initially he wanted to get a birthday cake at Berjaya times square at Cafe earlier on but my MIL was always there with him so no chance of sneaking around to do it. So all four of us were on a hunt to get the "nicest cake" they had on 24hr convenience store...sadly we only got 2 chocolate swiss roll that we combine together and stuck some colourful candles on it ...on the picture it looked like Christmas log cake actually, hehehe.

We got back to the hotel and went to my room to grab my videocam. We lit the candles just outside MIL's room and knocked on the door and my sweet Aniq opened the door. As soon as we dimmed the room's light, we sang the birthday song. And she was caught by surprise, still able to remain calm and smiling and quickly asked yana to hand her cekak rambut. Aniq and Aliah helped her to blow the candles at the end of the song...kepoh kids!

Dh gave her some money (as money can become the best/practical gift for some) for her to get a handbag that she always wanted to get. And she ended up of getting two bags the next day..and she looked happy...Misson accomplished!...a happy person on a special day!

Day 2 in KL

Breakfast buffet..the food is so mediocre ..nothing special really! A little disappointing i must say because we felt that their standard has gone down. We stayed in this hotel many many years ago and many many times and we loved their breakfast buffet. We also disappointed in their service...the remote control in our room was not working and Dh need to call 2-3 times for them to replace it and they gave us ironing board but the iron was not found in the room so we need to call again and the ridiculous part is that they don't provide toothbrush and toothpaste!! Angsana hotel and spa is 4 star hotel, mind you!! Even the 3 1/2 star hotel in Bangkok gave us all the necessities. Guess Dh and i need to try other hotel the next time to explore...oopps ..did i complain too much...ok ok let's move on.....

Posed infront of Berjaya times square...

The kids were having so much fun at the Indoor Theme Park. We spent 3-4 hours in there. Dh didn't took part in any rides because he felt he will get dizzy very fast and i quite agreed with him. I accompanied Yana my sis in law to ride the DNA Mixer (the most scary ride i ever rode) and the roller coaster...and i already seeing stars after that..i even vomitted because i took 1 hot mocha drink minutes before that. My younger bro in law didn't buy ticket so he didn't enter because he don't want to thus no one accompany yana to have fun. Despite being a teenager, luckily yana didn't want to ride anything else after that or else MATI GUE!! hahaha

My mother, brother and uncle in law joined us for late lunch after that. Actually Aniq wanted to go back into the theme park which we still can but i know that mil anxiously wanted to go Petaling st so bad in the evening. It's hard to get taxi with meter during that time so we decided to take train to go and it was our first time! It was exciting to explore their monorail...though it was a disaster but it was fun nonetheless...

After struugling to get into the monorail, we took KTM (i think... i mean the bigger train) but we need to wait for my 2 bro in law because they didn't able to get in the first time...need to try harder to get into the next one! So we posed for some pictures to kill time...

I didn't buy anything from Petaling st but we accompanied Bro in law to buy his shoes and shirt.

Went back to hotel around 11pm and rest but later in the midnight we had some surprise for MIL. (later in another post)