Day 3 of Dieting.

I've lost 100gm this morning and i know it's little but a little goes a long way...i guess.
Maybe because i have already hit my plateau so i need to work harder??
No matter what, i'm happy that in just 3 days, i've lost 900gm( a pat in the back)..weehee!!

Today is the 4th day and i suppose to eat whatever i can as long i can control my portion...hhmmm what shall i reward myself for today??

Nasi Sambal goreng?
Mee Kuah?
Nasi Ayam Penyet?

All are so mouth-watering after 3 days of depriving myself from rice or noodles. But maybe i'll split it with hubby so that everything will not go into my mouth but still able to enjoy the taste.
Sounds like a clever plan to me!! haha

Day 2 of Dieting

I only lost 100gm when i weighed this morning...Feeling a little disappointed but serves me right for cheating a little. I ate a bread with thin layer of butter and a tiny weeny packet of crackers for supper 1hr before i went to bed. And another contributing factor would be that i didn't sleep well last night..kept tossing and turning. And anyone should know that to lose weight, we need to have ample sleep, do exercise and stay away from stress. And lack of sleep slows down the basal metabolism rate.

The bright side is at least i still lost something rather than nothing or worse...gaining back...I tried not to be hard on myself cause it will backfire in the long run.

So this is the summary of what i ate yesterday. As usual i changed the menu here and there to fit what i like and can't compromise with anything which is COFFEE!

Morning:
1 low fat coffee
1 slice toast
1 boiled egg

Lunch:
5 plain crackers
1 cup tuna
1 tea with equal

Dinner:
2 hot dogs
1 banana
1/2 cup vanilla ice-cream
1 tea with equal

And as written above i took supper before i went to bed which i suppose not to but Whatever lah...

Try it and it works!!( Day 1)

i have my own diet menus which so far works for me everytime i put on a little weight around the holiday seasons, hari raya or even from attending many birthday parties or outings so there are always reasons to why my weight has been a yoyo one.
But i have to admit that my diet plan was a boring one till i found this new one. Actually i heard about this 3 day diet plan from a youtuber who called herself pinkmacprincess and she has lost tons of weight..I also know that rzyan had post the same diet plan on Facebook about this website: http://quickweightloss.chokyi.com/Fast-Weight-Loss-Diet.php
The interesting part is that you can indulge vanilla ice-cream everyday. Interested anyone??

So yesterday i tried it and i lost 600gm today....woohoo!!
Only one thing ...i didn't follow everything blindly....i think it would be better though.

So this was what i ate yesterday:

Morning:
1 low fat coffee
1 slice toast+ 1 tbsp peanut butter

Lunch:
Since i was at Banquet causeway pt with hubby i ordered
I bowl of yongtaohu with 6 non-fried stuffs and 1 veg with soup without any rice or noodles.
1 can of green tea
Actually the menu calls for 1/2 cup tuna+ 1 slice toast and 1 tea or black coffee with equal sugar.

Snack at 4-5pm
1 medium apple
1 cup vanila ice-cream (i bought the NESTLE one with blue tub cause it had the lesser calories and fat compared to others)

Dinner
3oz of lean meat (i ate chicken meat only that i cooked in soup(sup Ayam) for my family
1 cup carrots which available in my sup ayam..hehe(ok ok i admit i didn't eat the whole cup of carrots...only maybe 1/2 or 1/4 cup)
1 tea with equal sugar (but i drank my low fat coffee because yesterday night was so cold...)


Today i'm on my 2 day diet and let's see how much i'll lose again tomorrow morning..
The beauty of this diet plan is that i can eat whatever i want on the 4th day..(hahaha evil grin)
but of course i still need to stick to the correct portion..it's all about moderation.

Fish n chips

Bought the Dory/Sutchi fillet in Prime supermarket which cost $5.95 (i think)...i couldn't recall which brand but i only use this brand which the fillet doesn't carry any strong smell than other most brand. I can totally use it in fish porridge without worry of any weird fishy smell.

Since i got a little more time now, i decided to put the recipe here in case anybody wants to try it out...believe me that this is good and simple recipe...

Ingredients:
3 dory/sutchi fillet cut in two, blot with kitchen towel to get rid of the 'extra water'.
Flour
2 eggs+ white pepper+ salt (whisk this altogether)
100gm breadcrumbs

First of all, coat the fish with the flour then to the egg mixture and into the breadcrumbs.
Leave it to marinade for 15-20 mins.
And lastly, deep fry it and you can serve with coleslaw, baked beans and of course french fries....or else it won't be called as Fish n CHIPS!!

Simple rite?...

My weekend haul.

Went to Ochard rd yesterday because i missed the food at my favourite stall at Far East Plaza.
We Bought Lor mee, char kuay teow, yu tiow and wantons (a must have). So after lunch, we browsing around Far East Plaza and we found lots of dirt cheap stuff which i'm so tempted to buy...Dh bought badminton bag at only $19.90 which actually can cost up to $60-70. It's crazy!!
I am always on the quest to find cheap stuff....it's so thrilling!!


This sling bag is only $10...soooo unbelievable..i wanted to get sling bag for my bangkok trip to hold my camera, video camera, wallet, blotting paper...i always carrying sling bank on my overseas trip because to avoid pickpocket...hey...you can never know rite?

Bought my first Mac eyeshadow called Expensive pink. It's nothing like pink really, it's more like peachy gold...so gorgeous. I wanted to collect Mac eyeshadow this year after i started collection on lipsticks last year. I will start buying one pot every month so by end of the year, i'll have 12 eyeshadows....weeee! Actually i wanted to buy in pro pan so that i can put in a quad palette for travel purpose but the Mac counter at Ck Tang didn't sell that...only in the pot...next time i'll try at Ngee Ann instead. So stay tuned on my choice of my next eyeshadow next month..

Bought clinique all about eyes rich cream (7ml) at $12. Years ago, i bought turnaround cream for eyes from clinique and i fall in love with it! The cream was thick and it made the skin around my eyes moisturised in the morning. But of course i will always buy the pot in travel size since the full size is so damn expensive. For drugstore brand, i love the Loreal Revitalift cream ($32). I prefer to switch here and there and will keep on trying other stuff.

We went to 313 shopping centre near Somerset MRT for the first time and i saw Forever 21 big store so i went in to look around. It was 3 or 4 storeys full of goodies and i didn't know that the stuffs are all at affordable prices...(excited mode). I bought a chain($11) for myself and 2 bow clips($3) for Aliah.

I will definitely come back and shop again because it has lots of cute and exciting stuffs.....

Finally.

Yesterday was the day...like finally...Guess what? I had khatam Al-Quran for the first time at the age of 31...well, serve me right for always ponteng my religious class when i was young...(jahil mah). But don't worry, i will not feel embarassed by it...infact i'm glad that i learnt ngaji with my guru ngaji because she taught me tajwid as well which i did not learn or know about it when i was young.

Yesterday i called my mother and hubby and shared my good news....and of course they feel happy about it and ucap Alhamdullilah. I remembered i was 22 or 23 when i decided to relearn everything from Iqra'...so from a single to being married and to being a mother never stop me to keep on going even though i can't attend class that often cause i always got never-ending list to do. But alhamdullilah that i never forget or stop...and my hubby always known me for my determination...hehe Once i set my mind on something...i will definitely do it even in a slower pace.

I hope to continue reading Al-quran till i gave my last breath and i thought of attending a ceramah or class on tafsir-tafsir Al-Quran because it is very important and wajib to know the meaning of every surah. In fact i already bought Tafsiran Al-quran books years ago for easy access. Skali lagi, aku bersyukur kpd mu ya Allah dan semoga kami dibimbing ke jln mu sentiasa dan tidak jemu membaca ayat-ayat sucimu. Amin.

No peace for 10 mins.

I applied my St Ives clay mask this morning after washing my face and hoping to get my 10 mins rest without talking while the mask dried up. And of course, i gave my kids their milk so i was hoping they would drink their milk quietly while i was having my 'zen' moment.

While i was laying down at my sofa watching them taking their milk....aniq wouldn't stop talking..
He keep asking me whether he can watch his favourite cartoon movie 'CARS' after school today and i said ...mmmm (which means yes...cause I'm not suppose to talk while putting a mask).
He didn't get it and he asked me again. So i broke the rule and answered him YES and i thought he will stop talking and will drink his milk quietly. And he kept talking this and that, asking me this and that...and i was struggling with my own mask, battling with myself.....and i GAVE UP!! I washed my face and realised i have to become a mother first before myself...or did i choose a wrong timing to put on my mask?? lol...

Well it's ok...maybe i'll do my mask at night then....moral of the story is to plan well....or your mask will crack.hahaha....

Marilah Mengaji (kids A.L.I.V.E programme)

This is their classroom. Quite a number of kids showed up and all of them were so cute with their outfits. One of them even wore samping and songkok...exactly like Hari Raya outfit...lol So cute....i think Aniq is the most undress one but nevermind, i will make him wear songkok next time so that he will also look cute next time.

Aliah was nervous when the class started and she knew that i can't be there with her but when the class ended, she was the one who ended up happy and excited and when i asked them whether they are happy or not, they answered me, " YES!!"

Yeaahhhh....I'm happy when they are happy, of course.

I was quite pleased that the ustazah taught them some doa' too apart from teaching them Arabic words. Next week, Dh will be around to send them to class with me so he can see for himself then.

The kids first iqra' lesson

Dh will be working tomorrow morning so i need to send the kids alone all by myself (sob..sob).
Well it's ok because i can see the kids are getting more independent these days so no worries i guess. I'm sure they can manage somehow and they will be getting new friends!!
Dh successfully enrolled them just today after Friday's prayer and altogether we paid $90 for two kids. $20 each for registration fee plus $25 each every month's fees.

Darul Makmur Mosque has so many activities or classes lined up especially for kids, teens and even adults so i really hope that the kids growing up, feeling comfortable and close to the mosque. Because everytime i went to a mosque or musollah for my prayer, sometimes i would see some teenagers doing their prayers even with their friends and i can't help feeling envy hoping my kids would do the same thing too when they growing up, always remember their duties even when they are with their friends.

So i guess this is my first step of doing that.
It's 1hr class so i don't think i can hang around at mum's place in the meanwhile cause i don't want to rush....
But at least i can visit my mum often after their class especially if Dh is working afternoon shift.

Solat Sunat Dua gerhana

Alhamdullilah...i was informed about solat sunat gerhana by my guru ngaji today. She told me to perform the solat after asar (solat sunat gerhana matahari).

Called my mother and she already knew about it from Ustazah Habsah's class she attended yesterday.

I think i need to buy Berita Harian regularly to be be well-informed but alhamdullilah i still able to do it just now ...all thanks to my guru ngaji. =D



Solat Sunat Dua Gerhana

Solat Khusufain ialah solat Dua Gerhana, yakni solat kerana gerhana bulan atau gerhana matahari.

Kalau gerhana bulan kita lakukan solat Khusuf dan kalau gerhana matahri kita lakukan solat Khusuf. Kedua solat ini hukumnya sunat muakkad.

Waktu melakukan solat gerhana matahari iaitu dari timbul gerhana itu sampai matahari kembali sebagaimana biasa atau sampai terbenam. Sedangkan solat gerhana bulan waktunya mulai dari terjadinya gerhana itu sampai terbit kembali, atau sampai bulan nampak penuh.




Ia bukanlah berlaku kerana kemurkaan Allah swt, tetapi merupakan petanda kepada kebesaran kekuasaan Allah swt. Ia juga berupaya menjadi peringatan kepada manusia tentang azab dan nikmat yang dijanjikan Allah swt pada hambanya kerana fenomena gerhana ini sangat besar ertinya samada dari penghayatan iman dan sains. Ia bukan fenomena baru yang hanya berlaku pada akhir zaman ini tapi telah berlaku sejak alam ini dijadikan dan juga pada zaman Nabi saw yang dikenali sebagai sebaik-baik kurun.


Dalilnya :

Diriwayatkan oleh al-Bukhari dan Muslim dari Aisyah r.a. bahawa Nabi SAW bersabda:

إِنَّ الشَّمْسَ وَالقَمَر َ آيَتَانِ مِنْ ايَاتِ اللهِ لاَيَخْسِفَان ِ لِمَوت ِ أَحَدٍ وَلاَ لِحَيَاتِهِ، فَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمْ
ذلِكَ فَادْعُوا اللهَ وَكَبِّرُوا وَتَصَدَّقُوا وَصَلُّوا

Maksud: “Sesungguhnya matahari dan bulan adalah dua macam tanda dari tanda-tanda kekuasaan Allah. Terjadinya gerhana matahari atau bulan itu bukanlah kerana kematian seseorang atau kehidupannya. Maka jikalau kamu melihatnya, berdoalah kepada Allah, bertakbirlah, bersedekahlah serta bersembahyanglah”

Dalilnya :

عن ابن مسعود الانصارقال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : (إن الشمس والقمر آيتان من آيات الله. يخوف بهما عباده. وَاِنَّهُمَا لا ينكسفان لموتِ أحد مِنَ النَّاسِ. فإذا رأيتم منها شيئا. فصلوا وادعوا الله يكشف ما بكم.

Maksud: Dari Abu Mas’ud Al Ansari beliau berkata: Rasulullah SAW bersabda: “Sesungguhnya matahari dan rembulan (bulan) adalah dua di antara tanda-tanda kebesaran Allah. Keduanya (kalau sedang gerhana) oleh Allah digunakan untuk menakuti para hambaNya. Dan keduanya tidaklah gerhana lantaran kematian seseorang di antara manusia. Kerana itu, apabila kalian melihatnya, maka lakukanlah solat dan berdoalah kepada Allah sampai hal yang menakutkan itu hilang”

Fun Frosting day.

A design that i just came up with..instead the normal swirl.
Just goofing around with the frosting.

My yucky design with my limited frosting.

Hubby's design..he totally had fun with it...hahaha..

Told me that he wanted to do this again. Luckily the kids were at school or else he will not have the chance..hehehe

After they came back from school, they were delighted to see the cupcakes that i've prepared.



Usually they will licked their frosting first till nothing left then they will savour the cakes...that's how they do it!

Enjoying the sweet treats...

Another funny words from the kids

Right now, we always try to correct their pronunciation or increase their vocabulary so that they will learn how to speak properly. So last weekend, Aniq wanted to play x-box games so he said like this....

Aniq: nak games..nak games
Ayah: Lain kali cakap..nak main game
Aniq: Nak ramen game
Ayah..bukan ramen...main
Aniq: ramen
Ayah: main
Aniq: ramen
Ayah: (faints)hehehe

At last, after few coaching, he got it right...yayyyy.....
Aniq is more pelat compare to Aliah and i've read that Aniq need to practise to exercise his tongue in order for a better pronunciation.

Pizza with pastrami

Made 2 pizzas on last sunday just before the soccer game which by the way SUCKS big time ...i mean the game not my pizzas, of course...haha
Man U lost to Leeds in FA Cup, so they were OUT....
Man U kinda sucks lately...hope they pull up their socks soon....and please give us(your fan) a good game to watch...it will definitely brighten up my weekends which i literally sacrifies to stay at home to watch you guys....

And i don't know why i've been loving italian feast and just last week, i made spaghetti seafood and i really love it so much that i feel i want to make it again soon...even the kids love it so much that they ate a lot.. i forgot to take pictures of it to post it here..well, maybe next time then.

First day of school (2010)

Their first day of school in K1 Peace (classroom's name).

They were pretty excited to start school and of course, i was happy seeing them like that...

Sejuk perut ibu mengangung melihat anak suka pergi sekolah...hehehe

Watching 3D movie with the kids

Training Aniq to be our cameraman so that me and hubby can have more pictures together.

AIBI was having a promotions at Suntec City so i let the kids tried stuffs here and there....

Overall i think that Avatar was a great movie and i've been told that it is movie of the year and i totally agree with that. Everyone should catch it in fact on big screen.

The only downside is that they don't provide 3D specs in kids size but somehow we tried to manage...

Doughnuts for the kids

Aliah with her new bottle. She just can't wait to wait till school opens so she kept bugging me to let her bring her new bottle to Causeway Point.

Let them choose their own doughnuts and Aliah apparently chose the strawberry coating with rainbow rice..why? Because it's pink.....even though i always expose her to lots of colours and but still she will always choose pink...Well, pink really suits her too.

Aniq chose the chocolate coating with rainbow rice...i can see that they really love it very much since they really love doughnuts even the plain ones.