~cuti mode~

It's my last day in the office before i join the rest of my colleagues for a long hari raya holiday. There're 7 of us over here, still receiving calls and entertaining our customers' requests.

We had fun during the kroni's buka pose gathering over last saturday. Halim and his two siblings did a great job as a host. We managed to gather most of our kronis that day, together with the babies and toddlers. Thanks so much to the guys, whom were so bz doing the 'membakar' thingy till maghrib. We had loads and loads of food...but thanks again to idlan who restrain me for eating too much. The guys should thanked the ladies and mommies for because of us they had the capacity to finish out the foods.

I think we had a blast this yr...loads of foods at a very comfy house, spacious space for the toddlers and babies to move around, and what's most important majority of us did turned up that day....but ohhh i wished i could eat more foods! I only ate a few bites of ayam bakar and sandwiches, half plate of spaghetti, a piece of kek batik and a cup of already-melted ice cream huhu...

Selamat Hari Raya sumer!

Waaaa since ramai org posting pasal persiapan raya, saye pon nak tulis gakla persiapan raye tahun ni buat kami sekeluarga.

Well, ni tahun kedua saye sambut raye bersama B tercinta...tapi tahun pertama menyambut raye bersama our beloved Idlan Farhan....so boleh dijangka la kan kemeriahannya sure berganda berbanding tahun2 lepas. Kalo tahun lepas saye tgh sarat membawa Idlan, makanya baju raye saye tak special pon, just pinjam jubah umi jer hehe....

Tahun ini....

- kami decide utk pilih theme maroon, sbb mak hubby dah belikan kain baju melayu kaler maroon utk Idlan

- so utk diri sendiri, saye beli kain and buat dress, B beli kain buat baju melayu...semua baju kami dijahit oleh akak ipar hubby...thanks kak ja! Oh lupa plak, saye ade satu baju kurung baru kaler hitam kuning, umi kasik kain...thanks umi!!!

- tudung saye takde lagi...tgkla either pakai mane yg ader, or pi jenguk jln tar last minute

- Utk Idlan...hmm ni yg special ni...dia ade baju melayu, suar jeans mak ude kasik, khakis, dan pelbagai shirt and t-shirt mama and abah borong 2x kat midvalley ngan sogo. Kitorang beli kaler oren, biru, hijau and merah..kasut kaler biru...topi tade baru, pakai yg lama jer...tinggal satu lagi bende tak beli lagi, kopiah! Nanti nak pi cari kat jln tar gaks hehe

- Biskut raya : hmm tahun ni beli 300 pieces jer...jimat duit la katakan...so mama dah borong tart, almond slice, semperit and cornflakes blackcurrant. Kerepek2 or kacang tade beli pon.

- Utk rumah, well takde benda baru pon yg kami beli since skang duk umah sewa jer..semangat nak hias umah takde pon :p insya allah taun depan bila masuk umah baru, bleyla wat persiapan mega raya utk rumah baru cum house warming :)) So time tu barulah boleh pening2 kepala pk nak beli langsir ker pinggan mangkuk ker alas meja ke ape-ape ker....

- Open house : hmm tade open house pon, tapi sape nak datang umah kami amatlah dialu-alukan..tapi make sure call dulu eh!

- Menu pagi raye : hehe ni kena tanye umi, sbb saye akan berkampung kat umah umi the day before raye...so ape yg umi masak itulah menu saye..tapi insya allah saye akan wat pasta special utk hubby (senarnyer feveret diri sendiri :p)

- Raya pertama saye di Ampang, petang raya kami akan bergerak pulang ke kampung B kat Junjung...balik kampungggggggggg ohohohoho balik kampunggggggg

- Tahun ni agak special sket sbb kami akan pulang bersama Matrix baru hehe...surprise wat mak and ayah kat kampung! Tapi sedey gak melepaskan baby kuning tu...keta tu la yg byk berjasa pada kami sekeluarga.

- Ape lagi eh?? hmm rasanye raya ni meriah sbb ade si toet tuh...sure kiut miut dia pakai baju melayu + sampin+kopiah! Pastuh sure best dia nanti dpt collect duit raye bebyk...uhhh jelesnyer mama!

Ok all, kepada yg nak pulang ke kampung halaman tu, berhati-hati di jalan raya, bila makan tu berpada-pada, jgn melantak sampai sakit perut...hehe nanti takleh nak jejalan raya. Kepada yg tak balik kampung lagi tu, keje rerajin, jgn ponteng2..:p

Selamat Hari Raya sumer...maaf zahir & batin..halalkan makan minum saye, maaf dipinta jika selama ni terkasar bahasa sama ada di dlm blog or di alam realiti...wassalam.

tup tup dah tinggal seminggu je lagi kita akan meninggalkan Ramadhan dan bakal menyambut Syawal. Bila borak ngan kengkawan ramai yg dah nak start balik kampung. Aku? hmm umah mak dekat je kat Ampang...so pagi raya kat Ampang, petang raya insya allah akan bertolak balik ke kampung B kat Junjung. Tak sabor rasanye nak balik kedah...lama dah tak balik...ape yg syok kat sane? hehe kalo tanye yati, jawapannyer sure la sbb makanan byk best2 kat sane :p Mak masak best, makcik2 masak best...kesimpulannyer perut ni sentiasa dijamu ngan food yg lazat2 :)

Lusa confirm gathering kroni redang kat umah halim...as planned, BBQ still akan proceed...bersama2 ngan lauk2 pot luck yg lain. Excited nyer bila pk...lama dah tak jumpe derang sumer, sure meriah!

Idlan dah 10.5 bulan skang..tak lama lagi masuk 11 bulan..tak lama pastuh dah sambut 1st besday! Hmm tak sangka dia dah besar....bila flashback balik time dia kecik2 dulu...hmm tersenyum aku sesorang. Dia terer ape dah skang? ni soklan feveret org la kan...hmm idlan still tak merangkak, mengengsot je laju...rasanyer dia tak merangkak kot, ikut pak long dia. Panjat2 pon dah terer, tapi duduk sendiri still tak reti. Mulut kepoh yg amat, perkataan yg dia slalu sebut abababababababa, tetetetetete, dahhdahhhdahhh...ape yg dah aku pon tak tahu hehe...mama takde sebut ker? ohh ader...time dia nak nangis carik aku baru la kuar mamammamamama...kalo idak sure dgr bunyi abahhhh jer....ish anak abah kot :p

Feveret spot dia still kawasan dapur, bawah kusi meja, and opps tepi sofa...bila dirikan dia kat sofa tu amboi sakan terloncat2...kalo abah dia agah dia, lagikla galak cam nak terbang terjun dari sofa tuh...feveret toy dia takder..skang suke hold petak2 animals dia...toy lain tak layan. Mujur mama tak spend byk duit beli toy, idak rugi jek. Feveret rancangan tv dia, hmm tak byk...kartun Pingu, Ninja Turtle...oh satu lagi Bob the Builder...lain dia tak layan...lagi satu dia suke selingan lagu TV3 yg ade org loncat2 tuh...and kadang bila start buletin 830pm tu bila pembaca berita tu start bercakap, dia akan senyum sesorang dia..hehe perasan anak aku nih :)

Akhir disember kitorang igt nak pi bercuti...cuti dah apply, tapi nampak gaya cam takleh approve iskkk bos ni...tapela doa2la cuti approve....kelmarin siap dah surf2 tpt best2 kat utara...sambil bercuti then terus balik kg mak kedah...memula igt nak pi pangkor, tapi pk2 balik cam payah plak bila bawak si toet tuh..cane nak snorkel, caner nak kayak, caner nak itu ini..hehe..pastuh igt nak pi melaka plak, melaka ade ikan bakar nyummmss...tapi dah ke arah selatan....hmm skang tgh pk penang..tapi ape ade kat penang? hmm buntu buntu

16 Ramadhan

Hm today dah masuk 16 Ramadhan...means dah lebih 1/2 bulan Ramadhan berlalu...target aku nak baca Quran 1 juzuk sehari tak tercapai la...dah way behind target isk isk...

Skang aku tgh excited giler pasal bukak pose kroni's on 29hb ni...kat umah halim confirm BBQ as main menu yey! Tak sabor nak bergather2 sesama kengkawan..lama dah tak jumpe reramai cam zaman dulu2...dulu slalu gather kat pulau..sejak kawin aku dah lama tak jejak kaki ke pulau huhu.

Tahniah kepada kawan baik B merangkap kawan lelaki yg aku percayai merangkap teman sepermainan ping pong kitorang...saudara Armizy and tunang dia Ida...semoga majlis kalian berjalan dgn lancar insya allah....tade aral sampaila aku, pruzz and idlan kat majlis ko! Wah 1st time attend majlis kawin kengkawan kat masjid putra hehe...best best :)

Skang dah setengah bulan berpuasa..tapi aku cuma penah masak air tgn sendiri 2x jer huhu...nasi ayam dan tomyam....nyummmsss....betapa malasnyer aku nak masak weekdays..balik ofis penat...kan best kalo ofis abis kol 4pm :p Weekend ni bukak pose umah umi lagik...sambil2 tuh nak pi amik biskut2 raye yg org tempah...next week bukak pose umah halim...next next week? ohhh raye dah kita eh!!!

plan hari esok

Ptg ni nak pi pasar mlm...hoho lamanyer tak jengah pasar mlm...nak beli lauks pauks...dlm freezer cuma ade lauk utk Idlan jer hehe...esok dah determine nak masak nasi ayam ngan tomyam (my all time feverets)...adoiiiss nyummmy!!! Kak Erni jiran sebelah penah kasik murtabak utk bukak pose, so kitorang kenalah balas balik kan....sampai skang tak berbalas lauk lagi utk dia...hopefully plan esok menjadi :) Kalo ter'extra' rajin, nak wat samosa skalik...huishh cepatla esokkkk!

Untuk Idlan cayang, since mama excited nak try resepi baru, tunggula esok mama try wat Applesauce and Pear for u ok dear....(special thx to ummimon for the recipe!)

Resipi Applesauce and Pear - for your baby/toddler
Ingredients: Apple, pear, raisin, cinnamon powder
-cut apple and pear in small pieces, and put into pan. Spread cinnamon powder (i might most probably exclude this one) onto it. Add raisin. Bring to a boil over high heat then slow down the flame. Simmer for 20-30 min. Blend into desired consistency. Freeze. (according to ummimon, it can lasts for more than a week...so everytime nak serve kat your baby, just melt it in pan, sejukkan and it's ready!)

food...AGAIN???

Now that i notice i talked a lot about food during this Ramadhan. Haha serve as proof that i love to eat sooo much that i couldnt resist myself from thinking and talking about food :p So what do by and i had for yesterday's iftar? I helped myself with laksa penang and cendol (tawar dan tak sedappps), by had mee rebus and cendol. I settled in front of tv after terawikh with nestle vanilla drumstick and seketul karipap pusing....by already drifted away in sleep that time....i woke up at 5am for sahur and only to find that by already heated up yesterday's murtabak and roti john. So tunggu ape lagi....makan la! Hmm btw we bought all the foods at bazar ramadhan Putrajaya in Precinct 2. And the stalls there were like....huh so many stalls and all are sooo appealing that if not due to our budget constraint we might end up buying a lot more! hish nafsu nafsu...pergila jauh2 dari diriku.....

Oret stop talking about food...so how was our pengisian ramadhan so far? Do we perform our solat 5 waktu on time? Manage to perform terawikh at all nights? Have you start reading the Quran? When you have your food, were there any leftovers which leads to pembaziran? Ever thinking of donating some penny in your wallet to those in need? Have you try to reduce or avoid talking nonsense and mengumpat at work? Hmm if none of the above fit in your list, then we better be hurry or else we'll find how fast this yr ramadhan flies by and leave us..and He doest guarantee that we'll be experiencing the same ramadhan al-mubarak next year and the many years after......gud luck frens...and also to myself :)

kroni's gathering

We had problems to decide the best venue suitable for all (isteri, suami, budak2 keciks, single mingle) for this year upcoming kroni's bukak puasa gathering. Among places in our list are Oasis Bangsar, Mejaaku at Maju Junction, Mc D, and last but not least rumah Halim :p I personally would really really love to try Oasis but since by, rahimi and zahan oppose to have it at Oasis, hmm looks like have to keep my mouth shut! Reason is simple yet sensible, they serve beer. So Oasis was out, tinggal 3 jer. I called Bora Ombak to survey on the price and menu, unfortunately they only provide malay/kampung cuisine. Most of us are heavy eaters and cost consciuos, definitely we're expecting something more than the-usual-cook malay dishes with the high money to be spent. Plus a place that can offer exra comfort specially for those about to bring their babies/kids. Halim proposed to just have it at his house while his parents and sister are away, with BBQ as the main dish. And i think that was great. Para suami will be sitting outside, doing the membakar things and all that, para isteri stay inside taking care of the little ones...hehehe and we dont have to rush for our maghrib prayer since many rooms are avail to cater all of us. In fact the guys can have their maghrib berjemaah some more! So what are we waiting and arguing at guys? let's just decide who brings what and what :P

p/s: aku cop spaghetti eh!

- to my dearest ex-coursemate & ex-housemate zarid, Heppy wonderful 25th Besday! May life be filled with happiness and blessing from Him till end of time...insya allah.
- and also to my ex-uni mate zueika, Heppy 25th Besday jugak! Moga bertemu jodoh cepat2 hihi...dan moga hidup ini terus dilimpahi rahmat & kurnia dariNya...ceria2 slalu!

menu Ramadhan...contd.

3 Ramadhan:
buka - mkn nasi ayam + tepung pelita

4 Ramadhan:
sahur - koko crunch+honey star+air masak
buka - ohh i can say this was the best buka pose time we ever had. Mkn umah mak? hummm definitely you can expect a wide range of menus awaiting ahead, specially made by our mother when her daugther, son, menantu2 and cucu-cucu were coming back. So that day we had kerabu togey, ayam masak tomato, sambal tumis udang, pajeri nenas, ikan cencaru goreng, kerang rebus...plus air kelapa, tebu and home-made sirap bandung cincau...plus kuih muih import from bazar ramadhan desa pandan, like tepung pelita, sardin roll, agar2, and more. Perut penuh??? ohhh sudah semestinya hehe...the best part is Idlan was ok and just played all by himself while we had our bukak pose, making it a lot more easier for me and hubby to enjoy our foods....sayanggggg Idlan!!!

5 Ramadhan:
sahur - mee goreng + sardin roll semlm punyer
buka - nasi lemak bungkus + ikan pari bakar

menu Ramadhan

1 Ramadhan
sahur - 2 keping roti bakar + air masak
buka - nasi putih + ayam masak pedas + sayur lemak nangka (kedai masakkan :p) + tepung pelita 2 biji

2 Ramadhan
sahur - nasi +sardin + french fries
buka - nasi minyak + ayam masak merah nyummmsss

3 Ramadhan
sahur - nasi + drummet hot spicy ayamas + french fries
buka - hmm tgh dok pk la nih heheh

Bila bace report kad si limau, adoiiii strict nyer diet dia....takpela...asalkan berat aku tak naik time pregnant dulu udah ler...hehe ni halle nano nak dpt, sure lagi kurus aku hihi

Esok balik ampang bukak pose umah umi, huishh menu dah ade dlm tgn aku...ikan bakar cicah asam, kerabu, udang masak lemak cili api, sotong masak pedas, ayam goreng .....belum campur kuih muih aku nak pi beli ngan pruz nanti...adoiii lambatnyer esok!

perfect weekend!

Sabtu lepas pegi umah Pn Siti sempena kenduri aqiqah anak bongsu dia, Nabilah Husna. Kol 2 lebey dah sampai...ade mizie ngan ida...mkn, borak2 sumer...mizie distribute kad kawin dia lagik tuh :p (tahniah eh kawanku)...semah, bull & anak2 mereka plak sampai....sambung borak2 lagi...pastuh halim called soh tunggu derang sampai...hishhh depa ni slalu sgt lambat, pastuh suke soh kitorang tunggu...penting sgtkah kau halim?? hehehe jgn marahh....kol 3 lebey baru la rombongan en Halim, Famy & Zarid sampai...kitorang sambung borak2 dan mkn dessert plakss....pastuh kaum lelaki duk setempat borak pasal Matrix...isteri2 plak duk borak pasal anaks2...hehe as usual...kol 4 lebey baru bertolak kuar dari umah Pn Siti....hish camni la bebudak PLM, kat umah org ke umah sape ker...sure borak tak hingat and buat cam umah sendiri...hish hish hishhh..mujur Pn Siti ok :p

Dan mujur si keciks - Idlan, Amirul dan baby Atiqah tak wat perangai...hehe senang mama-mama nak boraks. Cayanggggggg Idlan mama!!

soldier masuk dapur :p

Jarum jam hampir ke 7 pagi. Mama tengah bz campur tekun masak bubur Idlan. Tetiba dengar bunyi2...lerr rupanye dia dah masuk dapur...dekat ngan pintu toilet. Mujur tak masuk toilet! Pastuh syok je dia jilat kaki kerusi kat dapur tuh...eiii kotorrrrrla sayang!!! Mama pegi ke depan, duduk kat petak kaler warna-warni animals Idlan...konon nak pujuk dia soh dtg ke depan balik..penat acah-acah...dia still nak duk kat dapur tu jugakkk....hmm ape-ape jela sayang......Then abah datang angkat dia letak atas petak2...bila abah leka, dia datang balik dapur. Hehehe suke tengok mama masak ehhh????

Hmm tiba2 rindu giler kat Idlan...time boring2 kat ofis sure akan belek balik fotopages dari awal sampai akhir....hmm be good at nursery ok sayang...takmo nakal2 pukul muka akak!

hehehe saye dah ade 6 batang gigi!!!

praktis warm up, besar esok nak main basketball cam abah!

Idlan syok tgk mak ude dia mkn mee udang

Idlan and diarrheoa

We decided to see paediatrician when Idlan's diarrheoa problem still persist after 1 week of suffering. Previously the GP at the nearby clinic advised us to stop giving milk and give him glucose instead. So Friday and saturday we just fed him with glucose and porridge. Sunday came, looks like he already recovered, so at noon we gave him milk...and sad to say Idlan cirit balik!!

So yesterday, after nearly 4 hours of dreadful waiting, we got to see the same paediatrician when Idlan was born 9 mths ago, Dr Sofiah Ali. She got jolted when we told her we fed idlan with glucose only. She even got surprised when we said that was what being informed by the local practitioner. And then she said why would we want to give him sweet things, of which logically is not good for health....it's like you're teaching him to prefer sweet things at an early stage and that was wrong! Even if idlan tak cirit pon she advised us to stop giving him glucose...no glucose at all! Better opt for plain water and fresh juices only.....and hehe both of us were just sitting there and nodded showing we comprehend and understand everything she said :)

She gave us a small tin of Bebelac FL (free lactose) and 3 sachets of med powder for treating cirit birit. She said all the bacterias/virus inside the body already vanished but Idlan's usus is still not fully recuperated, hence is not ready to digest lactose contains in milk.

p/s: pening pala pk bila jumpe doc ni ckp lain jumpe doc lain ckp lain...confuse!!!

the baby soldier...

"come on sayang come on come on come on!!!"

Mama claps both hands cheerfully to encourage him to move forward.

He moves forward leisurely for the initial attempts...now he can move a bit faster than before.

Mama giggles when seeing him acting like that....sejibik cam ulat bulu :)

Other things that encourage him besides mama's big applause--> kaki buai dan botol2 susu :)

Luv u son! caiyo caiyo caiyo caiyooo!!!

xoxoxo

Suddenly i feel like doing something else beside the normal routine job i have now. But what would that be? Discussed about this with my husband, there we came out with a few probable things to do. We streamlined and rationalize the ideas, so here it goes! We'll experiment the 'thing', look for its strength and weaknesses, analyse the opportunity, but pls hopefully no threats upcoming along the way hehe....

What is the 'thing'? Humm let us keep it PNC first..if it works, then i'll sure to make a major broadcast on this! After all, it's going to be a 'kecil-kecilan' thingy :p

P/s: tak sabor nak buat experiment weekend nih :)

BKS farewell and birthday celeb!

It is now 1.22pm and sad to say we still got another 2 hours ++ before we can fill our starving stomatches with sumptuous delicacies ordered for our BKS function. So what do we have for this coming evening jamuan?
We'll gonna have roti jala+kari ayam, laksa penang, fried meehoon, satay, cream caramel, rojak buah, fruits, and not to forget the ever most awaiting Secret Recipe chocolate indulgence and white chocolate macademia! Adoiii laparnyerr peruttsss!!! Some of us already go in and out of the pantry, looking for something to be stuffed inside before the jamuan starts. Myself already had koko crunch and 2 slices of butter bread early in the morning....but that were still not enough to cater for the spacious stomach i have hehe....hmm now we all knew betapa seksanya menunggu pukul 3 petang!

We'll be celebrating 7 staffs who had left 1090 and 25 staffs, whose birthday fall from May till Dec 2005. Since the last time we had our jamuan was on April, we the committees decided to get 2 cakes for this event nyum nyummm :)))

Tak sabarnyer nak pulun!!!

acca...the flashback :p

5.15pm - received call from Halim. The moment he screamed at my name, i can clearly imagined her joyful face and he sounded sooo and extremely terribly happy over something. I asked him "kenape happy sgt ni?" And he replied ..."teka la teka la cepatttt".

And the one and only thing that came across my mind would be of course....hmm mesti pasal ACCA nih!

So i guess.....
"ko dah pass ACCA ker Halim?"
And he said....
"A'ahhhh Yati A'aaaaahhh!!!!" (dgn teramat kuatnyer)
Then he continued...
"Yati, thanks eh selama ni support aku sume nih..."
i said...
eh aku mane ader buat pepe pon utk kau...
he replied...
ala kan kite dulu sama2 nak jadik CPA, sama2 pegi register pegi bayar sumer tuh...aku mane lupa org2 yg mula2 berjuang sesama nak amik acca nih hehe...

me: hehehe gelak je la

So there he goes...passing the ACCA means another episode of nightmare in his life is over - no more text books, tight classes and schedules, tonnes of assignments, etc etc....what a bliss! As his friend, as his ex-thesismate, as his ex-classmate, and as his ex-acca mate, of course i feel proud for him. He has gone thru one of the toughest obstacle for someone who wanted to be the CPA...though ACCA might only be the initial phase, but it was indeed a good start!

Flashing back on the old memories, i can still remember the six of us - mafus, halim, elly, rahimi, zarid and i...we all wanted to have our own big 5 accounting firm. With all of us having the CPA title, we were very sure at that time that we'll be having great success and able to build our own empire and name in the accounting arena in our country. But now, i guess the dream will just remain as a dream. It cant be turned into reality. If it can, then the partner inside the corporation definitely will change. There'll be no more myself inside there. Obviously am not qualified to be part of them. Elly? She also has decided not to pursue his acca. Zarid and rahimi..both of them successfully have completed their MBA. Hence, the dream can only be realized by Halim and Mafus, they are the only two that can be depended upon to pursue the dream.

Halim used to keep on asking me this kind of question, his favourite one actually...ko betul ke takmo amik acca yati? kalo takmo acca pon, amikla master...rugi tau yati...rugi segala ilmu2 yg ko ader dulu tuh.
And my default answer would be, ntahla halim....acca konfem takmo amik dah, master tunggu la dulu.

So here i am now, picking up calls as a call center agent, and is still learning to master in the parenthood and babies thing. Am i happy? hehe the answer is definitely YES! Regret of quitting my acca? My answer is definitely NO! :)))

To Halim and Mafus, chaiyo chaiyo chaiyo chaiyo!!!