HER FIRST COMPOSITION...

** Extracted from my FB notes**

I taught her to write (I never consider that as homeschooling - just writing and scatching on papers like the normal mother-child unstructured activity).

I know she can write alphabhets (CAPITAL LETTERS only.. hahhaa).
But I didn't know she can construct a sentence and put it on writing like this.
I don't think I was able to do that when I was 4!
Siap lukis lagi... karangan bergambar la gitu... :D

"I MADE CARDS FOR MY FRIENDS - BY HANNA"

She is 4 next month. And already demanded me to throw a big birthday bash for her... Alamakk.. lomah lutut den!!!...

Anyway... me.. signing off feeling impress and proud :)
(like the normal typical mother always do..)

Mengapakah??!!

Ini adelah Orange Chiffon Cake... ye.. kek ye puan2... bukan permukaan planet Marikh!



Hasil experiment aku rembat resepi Mak Yan kat sini! Dan 'dibantu' oleh Chef kecik secara sukarela. Sampai aku bagi duit suh main kat playroom pun dia tak mau. Resepi asal ialah Pandan Coconut Chiffon kaler ijaw tu, tp aku telah sukati modified jadi kaler oren dan rasa oren coz malas nak beli santan and daun pandan jauh nun kat Chinatown. Sila tukar santan ngan orange juice ye puan2... and pandan paste ganti ngan grated lemon / orange peel.

Menjadikk... texture and fluffiness mmg cun. Testimonial 3 orang isi rumah ni and the Jiran semua kata lembut dan sedap. Akak rasa pun sedap dekk... alalalaa dekkk...

TAPI.... ropenye tak santekkk!!... Mak yan... help!!! why is it cracking on the surface?!! Whyy..??

Gambor hasil ehsan Hanna... punya la jaki tak bagi aku snap gambar sebelum dia rasmikan the 1st piece... dengki btul!

This is my 2nd attempt actually. The 1st one was not bad... tak merekah, lembut dan sedap (again... bukan aku kata ye...) tapi kuar2 drp oven jer, terus penyet mcm tayar pancit kuar angin... jadi la kureng 1 inci ketinggiannye.... i thought it was bcoz the kitchen temperature was so cold maklum ler... winter... and i was right, the sudden change between the oven and the room temperature has made the cake unstable.

Kali ni wa ikut petua dlm internet, dapur kasi pasang heater, biar kek lama sket dlm oven (tu yg tergelap sket color tu...) pastu terus terbalikkan the angel tube up side down to let it cool. Tapi merekah la pulakkk...

Hmm...tu la.. bukannye aku tak cuba berjinak2 ngan dapur nih... dah cuba banyak kali dgn pelbagai receipe... but my talent is not in the kitchen, I guess. I just follow the tradition of life while I'm still a housewife... although my heart just don't belong there... :(

C.I.F.P = M.A.S.T.E.R ?!

Hmmm... aaa.. ohhh... patut la... Alhamdulillah...

This is another letter of motivation for me... tak yah la pk nak amik master lagi pasni...

And another good news is... (good ke?..) bebanan course work telah di'reduce'kan from 40% to 20% and one of the subject tu takde course work langsung... 100% carry mark in final exam... perghh... which left me 10 assignments and 3 projects...

Adakah ini bermaksud aku boleh pegi bertapa di Woodbury Premium Outlet for President's Day Sale next week??!.. soping..sopingg... Heehheehh... masih blom insap rupanya.... uhuhuuhuu...

I want U !!!

Me: It's snow tomorrow!!.. I wish it's going to be dry snow... so we can play outside together :) What do u wish for tomorrow Hanna?

Hanna: I wish for U!!... I want u, Mommy...

Yes.. that's her favorite quote to me... I WANT U!! Mcm tak cukup kasih sayang jer kan lagaknye. Padahal tetiap hari melekat kat aku okeh... kekadang tu sampai nak ke toilet pun dia nak ikut... pastu slalu mintak "Carry me, Mommy..." adoiii... mak tak larat dah nakk.. her size is already 2/3 of mine. Manjanya terlampauu... aku takut dia terspoil.... Ohh.. dugaan!!..

Aku lari pi amik camera... tinggalkan dia dlm toilet sensorang... tewus mewajukk!!

Rezeki...

Alhamdulillah.... rezeki. Although it's only partial scholarship for only one semester, ini merupakan berita yg sangat gembira for me and Abaji. Yes, Abaji got it too... :). No... it's not from our employer... it's from our school.

I was overjoyed... bukak skype terus speed dial nombor emak.... but no one answered. Daaa.. lupa daaa... mak aku kan dah takde. Terkedu kejap... seblum ni kalau ade apa2 berita baik, mak la orang yg pertama tau dulu.. I'm sooo used to it, but now I hv to get use to the change, I guess...

Apa2 pun, syukur sangat2. Di saat aku rasa susah nak berguru di depan screen computer, tak nampak muka lecturer, hari ni tanya... guna email... esok baru dpt jawapan, kalau lecturer tak bz. And subject makin lama makin susah, makin mencabar... very critical... very analytical... ye...mcm amik Master of Finance lagaknye... uhhh... and I'm still crawling in understanding the basics. But this letter motivates me...

Yes, Allah is talking to me... jangan leka dgn nikmat dunia... jangan give up... and with this extra allocation I have, boleh la aku menambah lagi saham akhirat. Oh, GAZA... my heart goes with u....aku baru lepas nangis tgk gambar skolah kena bomb hari tu... :(

Semoga amalku, ibadatku diterima Allah dan dijauhkan hatiku dari sifat mazmumah... Aminn...

Things that I'm gonna miss...

Entry pasal rindu lagi... hhmm.. dah makin tua ni makin sentimentel la pulakk!!

Taakk.. ni bukan rindu pasal orang yg dah pergi (mmg akan sentiasa dirindui...) or rindu pada barang yg hilang or perkara yg dah lepas... tapi ni pasal rindu yg akan datang... rindu akan saat manis yg aku lalui skarang... kehidupan yang ringkas dan gembira, relax dan tenang... aduhh.. makin kronik la penyakit 'M' aku nihh...

1) tak payah keja (bleh bangun lambat...)

2) tak payah masak (order saja...)

3) tak payah mengemas (buat sepah lagi ade laa...)

4) higher purchasing power - bukan banyak duit, okeh! (shopping...shopping... dan window shopping...)

5) good enforcement of consumer rights (after sales service n consumer awareness mmg superb!)

6) good neighborhood (tersangat lah convenient doing my errands... almost everything's nearby)

7) tak payah pk traffic jam (cuma risau pedastrian walk licin jer bila snow + hujan serentak)

8) have time to pause and reflect... to learn and improve.... and to love and appreciate... about life, death and life after death...

Antara aktiviti yg paling akan dirindui.... main snow ngan Hanna...

Dan melihat anak ini membesar di depan mata.... setiap masa....

Isykk... aku ni menulis... mcm la dah nak kena masuk keja balik esok pagi... Okey, back to REALITY!!!.. I have a child to nuture, and a hubby to jaga... so, bukannye dok mengangkang sesaja... and this semester, I hv doubled my CIFP subjects... ye.. aku terpaksa defer masa balik M'sia sem lepas... so terpaksa la berganda subjects sem ni, kalo tak thn bila lak nak grad?!... which makes me pecah kepala nak menyetelkan 20 assignments dan 4 project papers dlm masa EMPAT PULUH HARI!!! Tersangat bz la makcikk.... Iskk.. seriously aku rasa mcm amik MASTER la plakk...

Sekian, harap maklom...