Emergency

Akim skype me this morning... Her condition is worsen...

Ajal maut bukan kita yg tentukan. But I don't want to feel regret for the rest of my life... incase tak sempat...

So, I decided to come back a.s.a.p. Just bought the ticket for tomorrow nite, but haven't packing yet... nothing to pack anyway. It's just me by myself... Insyaallah, Abaji will be joining me next weekend.

Emakk... I'm coming home... mak tunggu saye ye...

Ya Allah yg Maha Pemurah... Lapangkanlah masa kami Ya Allah.... Berikanlah kami kesempatan, panjangkanlah umur kami Ya Allah.... Aminn

Friends, doakan semoga semuanya baik2 aje ye...

Post Mastectomy in April 2006

Happy Birthday to U :)

Today is the LOVE OF MY LIFE's birthday.... yg ke 30 thn... hehehe... muda belia tak suamiku ini??!...

Sorry Yangg... I tak prepare ape2 pun for your birthday. Nak bagi hadiah pun, u jugak yg membayar nanti. Hanya doa dan senyuman menjadi hadiah. Ape2 pun I always love u more and more everyday. Selamat Hari Jadi... semoga panjang umur, murah rezeki, diberikan kesihatan yg baik dan diberkati Allah dunia akhirat. Semoga semakin lama u semakin sayang kat I, as much as I love u... and I believe u'll always lead our family in Allah's path, Insyaallah.

Thank you for being such a very good and responsible husband, and a good father to our child, caring and loving in your own way. I really appeciate your efforts in being a romantic spouse despite your 'kekayuan'... I know it's not easy and it means a lot to me dear... ahakksss!! :) Thank you for loving me unconditionally for whoever I am... accepting my flaws and weaknesses... thank you for improving our life materially and spiritually... thank you for helping me to be a better wife.... thank you Allah for lending him to me in this life... I'm very grateful indeed, and hope to be his forever wife in the Hereafter.

Ohh... Kak Wan called, dia nak blanjer birthday boy and family dinner kat Afghan Kebab House now... ini adhoc punye acara ni... what a surprise!! Akak mmg suke bab makan free nih... yeayy!! Rezeki jgn ditolak... hhmmm... makan lagi... bln October thn ni sememangnye adelah "BULAN MAKAN SEDUNIA". Alamakk... anak birthday boy dah tido la... nak kejut nanti, crancky la pulak.... so just 3 of us and the food was SUPERB!! Thanks Aunty Wan.... :)

Eid Mubarak!!

Ramadhan pergi... Shawal datang lagi... 30 Sept 2008, awal sehari dari Malaysia. Alhamdulillah, minalaideen walfaizeen...

Featuring baju raya lama utk 2008...

Abaji: Baju thn 2004 yg seluarnye tah dia campak kat mana...

Me: Baju thn 200x zaman anak dara... aku tak ingat thn brape... nampak mcm ok lagi.. so sarung jer lah. Tudung pink tu atas ehsan Mak Nem yg aku bodek dia kaw2 punye suh sedekah kat aku time Beka kawen dulu... hahaha.. tengkiue Mak Nemm.

Hanna: Baju raya Farah kazen Abaji thn 2005 Mami Fariza bagi... dan tudung Zarina hadiahkan, dia pakai tak nak bukak2... sukati ko la nakk...

Nenet: Mendapat habuan baju kurung aku time pretnen 6 bln masa thn 2004. Muat2 aje dia... dah rezeki makcik lah tu... Tudung... pun Zarina bagi juga...

Macam tahun lepas, lebih kurang sama jer agenda raya thn ni... Solat Aidilfitri kat Masjid East 96th St. Once again I'm amazed to see so many different people with different color and culture, united under one roof in the name of Islam. This time, I managed to learn a little bit on how different mazhabs perform the solat slighty different than Mazhab Shafie'.

Then balik rumah sessi bergambar dan makan2, pastu gi raya umah Ucop, makan lagi... menunye tetap marbelesss mcm thn lepas jugak... Shelly buat kuzi kambing ngan roti jala sama kari ayam. I like!!.. Nyummyyy....

Bezanya kali ni Abaji dapat cuti sehari, pun tak ke mana... tido jer petang tu. And this year I got more Muslim friends, so malam tu buat la makan2... Zarina & family and Kak Wan datang bertandang. Paling simple menunye, soto ayam, agar2 lapis and Chiffon cake... Kiki bagi... aku nak buat chiffon cake resepi ko bagi tu lambat lagi ye Mak Yann... harap maklom... hehehe.

Waited till 3.30am to skype with my family kat rumah Tok Baah. Tapi hampa... tak dpt tgk emak ngan abah pun. I was skyped after they went back, huhuhuhuuu :(

And the next day on 2nd raya, Zarina lak buat open house. Makan la apalagaaa.... kuzi ayam and rendang and sup daging and cup cakes and brownies... Fuhh!!... power sungguh minah ni masak anak beranak. Aku tersandar kekenyangan, rasa mcm nak tido situ jer, tak larat nak jalan balik rumah.

And the weekend came... kali ni acara makan2 kat Mission pulak tajaan Malaysian Consulate. Ku laramkan baju labuci merah time Hekal kawin hari tu... baru pakai skali, lupa lak nak bwk kamera... Henfon ku zaman paleolitic, takde kamera dlm phone ye... huhuhuhh... Tapi memang beshhh!!.. Menunye sudah tentu Malaysian food... menu wajib time raya and kuih muih sume ade lah... and pekena teh tarik original mcm mapley kat Sg. Besi rasanya... alahai.. rugi takde gambar...

Kesimpulannye?... Raya = Makan = Kenyang...

I shred a few pounds during Ramadhan, but gained back even more within a few days of Raya....

Balboa Island, Newport Beach, CA

The journey to CA was a pleasant one, with the bright sunny morning greeted us that day. Flight pun on time. But I fasted for 16 hours on that day since CA time lagged 3 hours behind NY... aduhh... letihhh!! Sengaja taknak guna rukhsah sebagai musafir sbb mengenangkan uzur sharie' ku yg sudah tersgt banyak lah harinye... nak menggantinye nanti satu hal... so I continued fasting for the rest of the day.

We stayed at Marriot. Detour around the area on the first day, mmg cantik lah tempat ni... very clean and fresh! Terlupa kejap akan subway kat New York yg busuk dan buruk ituuss!! I burnt my skin while walking around, tak perasan... udara yg sejuk nyaman but the sky was blue and clear... takde awan. So i got direct sunlight from the sky w/pun ada lapisan ozone i believe... dan tau2 je dah legam! Thereafter, I decided to lock myself up in the hotel room dengan niat nak study but end up sleeping most of the time while hubby was on course during the day... and that went on for 4.5 days.

Went out once to "Fashion Island" but dare not going again as I was afraid i might cause more damage on hubby's credit card. It was just across the street opposite the hotel, a huge shopping complex where the Macy's, Bloomingdales, Neiman Marcus, Nodstrom, etc... (u name it lah) are all there. Expensive, but tersangat lah cantik koleksi baju dan handbagnyerr... sungguh teruja but being the very 'isteri mithali' of me.... I declared it as DANGER ZONE!! utk menyelamatkan credit card dari digesek tak tentu hala.... hanya pegi utk beli fruit salad buat bukak puasa jer... hehehehh... baik tak akuh??!!

But the best part was I got to treat myself by immersing in the hot bubblejet spa pool almost every nite berdua2an with Abaji.... oohhh... so heaven!! We conquered the swimming pool... after that the spa pool... so relaxing... so refreshing... Sgt sesuai berterawih lepas tu. And we had a great time jalan2 at Balboa Island on our final day although didn't manage to go whale watching. It was foggy, kabus tebal pulak hari tu walaupun dah tengahari, not so good for cruising. Pun begitu acara shoping-shoppingan tetap ada... Got some souvenirs for the loved ones in NY...Hanna, Nenet, Shelly and Zarina... mereka dan keluarga mereka...

Balboa... tempat yg cantik dan menarik, but is a very expensive vacation spot. It is a high end, very the up scale vacation treats for orang2 kayass. Kurengg ssesuwaii utk aku yg ciput bajetnye. Luxury bungalows but empty, private decks, yatch and luxury boats bersusun sana sini... and the owners only come here during summer. What a waste!!.. bagi kat aku lagi baik!!

I'm leaving on the jet plane....

Ke mana? - Newport Beach, L.A, California again... another 6 hrs journey... huhuhuhh...

Bila? - Sept 21, 08 (Sunday)

Naik ape? - Jetblue Airways hehehe.. seb baik tempah awal... dpt murah beb!

Sampai bila? - Sept 27, 08 lama beb... seminggu!!

Apsal? - Menyebok ikut Abaji conference... hehehehhh... breaaakkk awaayyyy!!!.. Sambil menimba pengalaman, meninjau dan menikmati keindahan alam ciptaan Allah di sana.

Bulan2 puasa ni? - Iye... ape salahnye...

Abis Hanna camna? - Tinggal ngan Nenet kat rumah. heheheh... aci tak??! Lagi pun dia tgh suka nak gi skolah tu... biar lah...

Sampai hati tinggalkan dia? - I believe she's in the good hand... and with my entrusted neighbour upstairs, Insyaallah ok.

Doakan slamat pergi dan balik ye.... TQ