Sedihh :-(

Called emak on Friday hari tu...

I'm sad... Abah sakit, admitted to the hospital. Emak pulak yg kena jaga dia. How come orang sakit kena jaga orang sakit?! And I'm stucked here not be able to do anything. Rasa terkilan sgt.... Luckily Haiat ade, and Hanim also is coming back for the weekend. Adik... tolong jaga Mak and Abah baik2... Kak Nom tak boleh nak tolong... sedih la!!... :-(

Ya Allah... Selamatkanlah kedua org tuaku. Ampunilah dosa mereka. Hilangkan lah derita mereka. Pelihara dan sayangikah mereka sebagaimana mereka menyayangiku semasa kecil. Sesungguhnya Engkau Maha Penyayang. Aminnn...

Arrgghh!!!

I can't denied this CIFP program is really interesting. I feel like promoting it to every Muslim and non-Muslim all over the world. Alhamdulillah, Allah bukakan hati utk mendalami ilmu Islamic Finance and Economy, and through finance and economy from Islamic perspective I learn to appreciate this beautiful Deen in every aspects of life. Islam, indeed is the solution for every problem.

But as at now, I'm stuck with 15 ESSAY ASSIGNMENTS AND PROJECT PAPERS which most of them have the SAME DEADLINE!!! Arrgghhh!!!...

.... and the solution for the above problem is simply to STRIVE!!

May Allah grant His blessing, hidayah and rahmah to all Muslims in the world. Ameenn....

*Ehh... tetiba rasa rindu kat emak pulak... Makk... saya rindu kat Mak laa... nanti saya tepon mak, ok...*

Conspiracy!

"Hanna and Abaji win!... Mak lose..!!"

Sabar je aku!!.. Eksyen kemain ye dua branak ni skarang. Selalu berkonspirasi utk menjatuhkan takhta kerajaan mak ye...!!!

Well, we love the quality of life that we have here. Especially Abaji, I think he has a more 'work-life-balance' here compared to keja KL, mmg tak belen langsung!... Although he complained sometimes about the 'nitty-greety-odd-administrative-out-of-scope' work he has to do in the office, he managed to preserve a lot more quality time for his gym sessions, studying (yess.. he's also taking CIFP part time), watch his favorite Ahmad Deedat, EPL game and TV show, read his favorite books, more time for spiritual activities, skyping with his friends and family in M'sia, teach me topics i don't understand (CIFP lah ni..) and melayan si budak Hanna tu...

And... no wonder Hanna is getting closer to Abaji. Eat abaji suap, play football, computer games, run2, sleep2, cooking2, doctor2, reading, contendor, gladiator...(dan tah mcm2 bentuk wrestling lagi lah...) dan memaksa mak ke kancah permainan.. pastu paksa mak jadi kalah... mana aci!!! Ohh!!.. komplot eh korang dorang... Me?!! jealous?!!... Neahh!!... *of course!!... hehehehe*

Western Style...

Boring dah la.. nenet asik cook Asian style... kali ni turn mak masak western cuisine lah pulak. Of course yg simple2 je lah...

Menu for tonite:

• Grilled salmon with oyster sauce (salmon fillet marinated with blended garlic,onion, black pepper and ginger paste, grill until cooked at 400 oF)
• Mashed potatoes with mushroom gravy (parboiled yukon potatoes mashed with melted margerine, cream and milk served with thick Cambell mushroom soup)
• Steamed corn and mix veggie
• Crescents (instant Phillsbury punye... baked at 375 oF till light brown... sedap giler)
  

Abaji liked it! Siap request bawak bekal ikan salmon gi ofis besok :) It's so rewarding melihat si bapak and anak enjoyed the meal so much...

The 4th Kitchen Experimental

Hehehehe... kidnap recipe kat blog Kak Aishah, yg bertajuk Clafouti, which was claimed to be so easy to make. http://ionoi-monday.blogspot.com/2007/12/this-is-my-clafouti.html

The experiment was conducted with chef Hanna *si tukang kacau and tukang pecah telur*. This is when I found out how the vanilla essence was derived after tired of looking non-alcohol vanilla essence all over supermarkets and stores nearby. The vanilla bean or the wood where the vanilla was grown has to be soaked with alcohol to get the extract. Ohh!! No wonder it has significant amount of alcohol written at those tiny bottles. FDA requirement of minimum of 35% alcohol mixture for it to be labeled as "Pure Vanilla Essence". There's also non-alcoholic vanila essence where the beans were soaked with glicerin instead *tapi kalau blajar chemistry... glicerin tu bukan glycol ke?.. anak beranak alcohol...*, which is called "Natural Vanilla Flavour". More info at http://www.vanilla.com/html/facts-extracts.html

Since I couldn't find the Natural Vanilla Flavour in the market so I used Maple syrup as a substitute... and letak baking powder instead of using self-raising flour.... and jengg..jengg..jenggg....

Mcm ni la rope dia jadinye... *sgt takjub so tak sampai hati nk ambil gambar after it was fresh taken from oven* mmg berbeza sunggu dari rope Clafouti dlm recipe. Nevertheless, the taste was yummielicious!!.. walaupun tak cantik. Betulll.... tak caya tanya Hanna and Nenet.... heheheh... *masuk bakul sendri angkat lah...*

Selamat Menyambut Maal Hijrah 1429

Semoga tahun ini lebih baik dari tahun lepas... Insyaallah.

Azam tahun baru:

1) Tak mau tidur lepas Subuh

2) Istiqomah in my study... follow my jadual strictly

3) Belajar masak

4) Berjimat cermat ngan elaun Abaji bagi

5) Continue to strive to be a better wife and mother

What a Mess!

We stay indoor as the weather now has reach -10 degree celcius. Some friends said... "senang la ade playrom, takde la budak nak main sgt dan buat sepah kat rumah..." Uhh!!.. bagi diriku ini takde maknanye!! Playroom memang compulsory agenda tetiap hari... tp balik rumah... the bedroom is never enough!!...

Dia sepahkan living room pulakk... main 'kenduwi-kenduwi'.... Hanna cook, friends eat... (friends = teddybears, penguin pooh, barney, dolls, lisa simpson, cow, camel, turtle, ulat, humptee dumptee dah tah ape2 lagi soft toys dia kumpul...)

Kalau mood dia baik lepas kenduri tu dia kemas la balik... (kalau la...) kalau tak, siap sound nenet lagi.. "Nenek dowwan kemas ok... friend nak sleep sini...". Nenet buat donno jer kemas... pastu dia mengamuk.. bermula la acara hempas2 badan atas lantai.... So kaedahnye... biarkanlah bersepah satu rumah sampai esok pagi... malas layan... hehehe.. sib baik dok sini tiada tetamu yg datang.

Activiti terbaru lately bertajuk 'Koyak-koyak' bertempat di living room gak lerr.... syiok gak la tengok dia layan koyak2 paper...

The mess... toksah citer la... tp memang concentrate giler Hanna main koyak2... ade la satu jam lebih... nyaman sikit mak nak study... hehehhe.... (sbb slalunya mak menjadi mangsa kena heret main skali...)

Tu lah... like other mom, I sometimes having difficulties to discipline my daughter... I don't want to be so hard on her and yet don't want to pamper her so much. Takut spoil lak kang. Kekadang tu Hanna baikk sgt mcm budak besar... well behaved, ikut kata... but other times... so bossy!.. kena ikut cakap dia jer la... Nenet la especially, terlampau manjakan dia sgt!!.. Both of them are so emotionally attached (I can see that nenek sincerely loves her). Bila mak marah Hanna nenet yg nangis.. ape la nenet nih!

Well I guess that's part of growing pains raising a child... Just hope that Hanna is big enough real soon to realize that nenet is not part of the family, nenet is not hers and sooner or later nenet will be gone back to Indon... and hopefully she (and me) could take it easily when the time comes.

Awaken... after taking a nap... (mak kacau... heheheh...)

With Nenet... teman sepermainan....

Main 'nyowok-nyowok'... ade ke nyorok blakang teddybear cenggitu!!.. hahahah

Last piece...

Ecewah... laku kek akakkk!!!... Banyaknye Hanna la yg balun sampai tinggal ni jer. This is my 3rd kitchen experiment yg bertajuk Triple Chocolate Moist Fudge. Kira ok jugak la taste nye, tak malu nak bagi kat jiran... actually nak pulang pinggan Shelly yg dah berzaman kat dapur tu (rajin giler minah tu buat cake n dessert pastu slalu hantar sini) . Segan la pulak nak pulang pinggan kosong. So terpaksa la merajinkan diri sekejap di dapur.

Tapi jgn tertipu!.. ni sebenarnya adalah instant mix cake Betty Crocker *patut la sedapp ;)*. Only need my minimal effort, just add 1 3/4 cup of water, 1/2 cup of veggie oil and 3 eggs, stir for 5 mins (lenguh gak tangan sbb mixer takde stand...) and bake for 20 mins. So setengah jam aje dah siap, cooled at room temperature pastu layered with chocolate frost... pastu suh nenet hantar rumah atas :). The taste getting better after a day in the fridge.

Thought of trying recipe yg Shelly bagi tu... Kek Syawal Ria. Tak guna tepung, tapi ingredient dia telur sampai 8 biji... cholestrol beb! *elleehh... health concious la konon!* Hahahahaa... yg sebenarnye malas nak buat from scratch... banyak sgt procedurenye. Haiii... kalau dah pemalas tu... mcm2 la alasan yg keluar!

Happy New Year :)

Goodbye 2007... Welcome 2008! It's 12:04 midnight now and as I'm writing this, I heard a celebration is going on outside. Kat Central Park maybe... just around 15 mins walk from our home. Dengan gendangnye... sirens... fireworks... Quite a big party I guess... teringin jugak nak tengok secara live how these mat saleh and mat gagak people celebrate it... As usual Abaji refused to bring me there.

Reason being...

• Cold (of course lah... winter what...)
• Ngantukss... (more to malas actually tuu... tgh layan movie ape tah kat tv tu..)
• Not secured... "drunken people ramai... berasak2... mat saleh ni besar2... jadi ape2 nanti susah... u dah la kecik" (hhmm.. that's sound he cares...)

But the actual fact is that... HE JUST HATES CROWDED PLACES (a.k.a anti social... ehekss). So dengar diorang berparty dari dalam rumah jer lah. Rumah kitorang at level 6, keliling kiri kanan building 30 -40 tingkat... so we barely see anything from our window except building blocks!!!...

New Year Eve @ Time Square Manhattan... as seen on TV