meaningful weekend!

Memang syok kalo weekend tade klas...assignment dan presentation ade next week (org balik kg cuti merdeka, kitorang kena present :p), tapi satu menda pon tak start lagi, even draft pon tak finalise, relaks giler kali ni, maybe sbb subject lepas dah lelah giler hoho. Esok plan nak berkumpul n discuss, and start pulun habis-habisan...oh kali ni subject law, mmg menarik...lebih menarik bila lecturer citer pasal kes Altantuya, Dato' Seri Anwar, etc etc...yg mana sumer high profile case tuh, terus tak jadi mengantuk dlm klas :p

Ok back to weekend's story, bgn awal2 pagi utk topping kan cuppies birthday Alesha....adela dekat 2 jam lebih buat...org tak expert katakan :p Time nak pack dlm kotak, terkantoi dgn idlan...adus dia menjerit nak kan cuppies elmo ngan star tuh....penat pujuk x mkn saman...last skali masuk la dapur balik pipe kan cream utk idlan plak..mujur ade cup cakes lebey kalo idak tade rezeki alesha :p

a small birthday gift for Alesha...

ad-hoc cuppies utk Idlan :p Byk piping bag mama dah buang, so jadikla elmo kaler oren jer hehe

Then siapkan breakfast, basuh baju settle kan chores sket, kol 11 lebih kuar pegi Tesco beli provisions. Balik umah dah penat, ngantuk pon ader....so tido la kejap. Paksa idlan tido dia takmo, alih2 kol 450pm baru dia terlelap....aisehman Tini jemput pegi umah dia pukul 5pm. Takde harapan Alesha nak mkn cuppies awal :p Pukul 630pm baru idlan bgn, cepat2 mandikan dia, terus kuar gi umah Tini kol 7...dekat je umah kitorang rupanya, dlm 10 minit gitu. Pulun laksa sarawak yg sedap (tini cepat blajar!), siap tambah lagi aku, then lepas solat terus gerak gi Kepong utk majlis tahlil arwah baby Zarid & Famy. Zarid looks better, harap2 dia cepat recover..physically and emotionally. Sempatla jumpe kengkawan yg dah lama tak jumpe....aida, aini, sam, halim, ika, aniza, farra, zahan...etc...balik sampai umah dah pukul 12am...penat sungguh.

Ahad, bersemangat nak memasak! Pagi lepas breakfast terus masuk dapur, buat inti popia, masak sup daging idlan, rebus spaghetti, last skali buat kuah bolognese. Pastuh rehat2 kejap, then start gulung popia, and freeze kan utk mkn petang. Kenyang perut ari ni...hati pon senang. Baju sumer dah siap iron....umah kemas...wahh perfect rasa weekend kali ni :) Bestnyer kalo every weekend tade klas kan.............:p

birthday wish...

To my special friend a.k.a ofismate........



Hepi Besday Aida!

Moga panjang umur, murah rezeki, sihat dan dirahmatiNya selalu dlm segala urusan yg dilakukan.

p/s: dah kaya esok jgn lupa i eh :p

Takziah buat Zarid & Famy

Dugaan yg mereka terima sangat besar kali ni....harapan kami moga Allah beri kekuatan kepada mereka utk berhadapan dgn situasi seperti ini. Mmg benar, berat mata kami yg memandang, takkan sama dgn berat mereka yg memikul dan menanggungnya.

Pasti ada hikmah di sebalik semua yg terjadi....bila difikirkan apelah sangat ujian yg aku terima baru2 ni berbanding dgn apa yg Allah turunkan kepada mereka berdua.

Aku masih ingat kata2 sokongan Pn. Limau sebelum ni..mungkin Allah akan menggantikan dgn yg lebih baik daripada ini...

Semoga Zarid & Famy tabah dan redha dgn ketentuan Illahi, insya Allah arwah akan menunggu kalian berdua di sana.

Al-Fatihah~

convo cuppies

I've had the intention long ago. But only yesterday i managed to squeeze myself into the kitchen and made the oven operates again after such a long hibernation period. Though belated, still considered better than never kan B :p

Surprise surprise...hope u like!

jgn lupa spare seketul dua utk idlan :)

frame ikea

Our piccas corner @ home....guna frame ikea..murah je...kalo nak sila la pegi beli..saya bukan dealer :p

bunga tu sila la abaikan...hehe

Hepi convo abah!

To Abah…

CONGRATS dear!!! Despite all the bitterness and impediment caused by the management, you’ve at last made it. We both are proud of you…hope this will provide a stepping-stone and encouragement for you to move further and higher. May Allah bless you, and gives high spirit and perseverance for you to hold till the end…amin.

Oh btw, mama dah abis xm...what a huge relief!!! :)))

It’s already half of the journey and it gets tougher as time passed by. This time it’s Decision Analysis, and it drives all of us crazy…not understand what’ve been taught is 1st thing, stuck at dead end with the assignment Q is 2nd thing…and the ultimate will be next week, that is our final..my oh my. I can see my level of cuakness increases by then, yet I still have time...i hope…at least to grasp the concept pon jadiklah :p

The 1st assignment, my group mates and me stuck and couldn’t even reach the first level, and so do the rest. Hence 4 heads in one group combined into 20 heads with 4 groups, hoping the synergy would yield something…tapi gagal sumernyer haha. When we finally have the courage to raise our problem to Prof, cuba teka ape dia jawab?

“……oh I’m sorry it’s my mistakes for not teaching u guys on this…just leave it there halfway and proceed to the rest…”

Imagine how we felt upon hearing that…penat!

I just hope to get B…yes at least B! And after this I ONLY have another 7 papers to go…yeszaaaa :)

p/s: minggu depan umur bertambah setahun, pruzz plak ade konvo, examku baru abis.....wahh ade byk event dan alasan best utk beli indulgence seketul besar dan pergi release tension di ikea :p

the 9th july

Well im back…for a quick 5-7 minutes for blog updates :p Am now in my hubby’s office, being here just for the internet connection for my online tutorial class at 8pm, only now to find out the session has to be postponed to tomorrow….geram giler!

To those who had received the news, thanks for the smses, wishes, etc…to those who still didn’t know, am really sorry for not telling you all…jgnla kecik hati, it’s not something that is nice and sweet to be disseminated around, hence justified my reason for keeping it secret and disclosed only to certain person. Even none of my classmates knew about it, I attended class as usual (walaupun on mc hehe), acted the normal way I used to.

Am all ok now, mental-wise am back to my normal self..in fact I was more than prepared before the doc confirmed it verbally. Partly due to the mother’s instinct I’d say. Was more calm than my hubby at that time…really…that’s the good thing about not being too optimistic and positive…at times you may need to spare some negative thoughts in your mind to prepare for the future :)

Just got back from kelantan actually, we received news that my grandma was in bad condition, she collapsed and totally unconscious, and the moment they were saying that we may not have time to see her, air mata dah bergelen-gelen turun. To make thing worst, my parents were in Indonesia, unreachable. So me, hubby and idlan hurriedly went back to kelantan, by car, bcoz the earliest flight was only in the afternoon. Btw, she’s getting better now, masih pjg umur alhamdulillah. She collapsed due to lack of sugar (she over-controlled her diet, too scare to take sugary foods), and after 2 bottles of drip, she regained conscious.

Am still not 100% physically fit, the body ached all over (langsung tak sempat pantang, definitely u cannot expect to recover kan :p). Maybe because of the tiring journey, the shocking news, the missed class, and tones of assignment waiting ahead. It was a month full of challenge, yet am blessed everything is ok. I still have my supportive hubby and idlan to keep me pull through all these things…they’re my heart and soul, and there is no reason for me to be overly sad and regret for what has happened. Life goes on, next time cuba lagi hoho. Plus we still have some good things happened recently, our house small deco project is currently ongoing, my results so far very satisfying, and what’s more…hmm idlan is getting clever and semakin byk mulut! enough to keep me happy…. :) Ok am going back home now…sambung mc goyang2 kaki till the weekend jgn jeles.

p/s: to those who placed their cake orders thru email/sms, am really sorry for unable to fulfill ur orders….i may need to temporarily close my Hot Stove, and will only be back once am ready. Tq.

some important recaps:

- lusa exam, pastuh cuti seminggu, pastuh terus start subject baru , kali ni kite blajar mengira balik...wohooo dah 8 thn lupakan statistics, kali ni ia dtg kembali.
- dah lama tak gi shopping, bz sgt rasa kali ni...SM mmg byk menggunakan masa, otak, dan resources ku....makanyer ahad ni kite celebrate kemerdekaan sambil shopping!
- skang every night kena main football ngan idlan...gilir2 mama dan abah, penat woo..kalo tak dilayan, dia dah pandai protes dan memberontak dan menangis...kadang kesian jugak, jadi budak terbiar sbb mama abah bz sokmo. Ayat default idlan, "mama, main ball sama-sama tak?" btw dia bukan ajak, tapi menyuruh dgn suara yg tinggi!
- idlan dah pandai pronounce "idlan" dgn jayanyer! gooood boy :)

counting the days

Semakin cuak!

Ingatkan lepas 1st meeting dptla come out with all the solutions and answers, tapi after 3 jam + 5 kepala brainstorm pon masih stuck dan blur at the end....habisla kitorang kali ni!

Pukul 11pm, semua dah tepu...dalam cuak dan blur dan tensi tu bley plak bergelak sakan dlm bilik meeting 8th floor tuh...mmg kitorang je pon yg ade kat situ, termasuk la pak guard yg slalu duk lalu lalang depan bilik tu tgk kitorang.

Akhirnye kitorang adjourned, tak larat...balik umah tido jela..esok lusa pk...tapi ade 3 hari je pon lagi, sempat ke berfikir dgn waras? habis habis 40% ku! Mmg teruk outcome kali ni...tak menjadi langsung brainstorming kitorang.

Kol 1130pm baru sampai umah, sempatla singgah kedai beli cornetto vanilla..tu jela dinner aku semlm (sad).

Pagi ni bgn lemah sendi dan otak, tapi kena pegi ofis jugak...bosan.

Patutla super seniors kata subjek ni among the toughest of all...now i wonder kenape subjek ni tak di offer time final semester huhu

Aini, jgnla amik strategic management :)

Sempat jumpe Halim sekejap semlm, dia ckp Yati makin kurus! huhuhu lunch ni mesti mkn byk!

'bosan'

Bosan...dan buntu...

- keje cam biasa, tade pepe yg menarik dan terbaru berlaku in my working department, company baru buat realignment, tapi saya masih di sini tak berganjak dari bumi cyberjaya ni
- sifat malas semakin berleluasa, oven dah lama tak berasap, pinggang pon asyik sakit jer
- study tak tentu hala, mlm tido awal, kunci jam pukul 5am utk bgn wat keje tapi x bgn!
- minggu ni presentation besar, 40% carry marks lagik tuh, tapi satu benda x start lagi, mlm ni kena pi kl, baru nak berjumpe ngan groupmate dan brainstorm for answers...huishh saya sangat risau!
- minggu depan dah final exam, 7 july 07, ramai naik pelamin, saya bakal perah otak menulis dan mencari jawapan....tapi buku teks pon tak amik lagi...dan of course tak penah bukak dan tgk lagi...camner ni?
- lepas exam dah start subject baru, takde rehat...bagus bagus, cepatla saya dpt pakai jubah lawa nanti :)
- ohh baru blk dari kampung tok ngan wan idlan...pulun durian, manggis, mee kuah, dan bermacam lagi. Perut tak sempat rasa lapar, asyik mkn jer :p
- adikku masih berholiday di rumah lepas final exam, it was his second semester in his univ life and he scored 3.9...bagus bagus....
- esos sekejap je naik, target nak 11 tak tercapai...today harga turun berdesup...isk sabor jela, segala angan-angan terpaksa tinggal jadi angan-angan jugak la hehe
- hish mata ni semakin mengantuk plak...okla sekian buat kali ini.

p/s: mlm semlm dan pagi ni for the first time in life saya buat cekodok pisang sbb pisang byk dr kampung, jgn gelak ok, ni mmg fakta betul .Pagi ni sedekah cekodok ke budak2 nursery sbb byk sgt. Disebabkan saya takde pelecek pisang, makanye pisang2 itu ku lenyek dgn cawan jer...ok jugak, still hancur macam biasa hoho. It's kind of new idea yet it works...try la kalau tak caya hehe

when 'bz'ness hits our day

while mama is struggling with her case...



and abah bz doing some reading for class and research...



the little boy talking and playing alone all by himself



and swim himself in the world of superheros...



And that lasted for the next 3 hours until he finally surrender and uttered "mama, idlan nak tido atas riba..."
Sayu plak dengar....on the other hand, cepatla abis blajar huhuhu

Sori sayang and thank u for your understanding. We both love u so much !!!

Tadi borak panjang ngan umi, dia kata terngiang-ngiang suara Idlan time dlm keta balik kl dari terengganu ari tuh.

"mama jgnla bwk laju-laju nanti Iyan pening...."

tetiba miss plak kat idlan...clever boy, kecik-kecik dah pandai advise mama eh :)

well, he still cant pronounce "Idlan" properly...jadila "Iyan" jer hehe

the meeting

He’s super duper cool, humble, soft-spoken, yet credible.
A very nice, fair-looking guy (tade jerawat if I were not mistaken hehe)
We’re sitting in an oblong-shape table, with wide array of foods lining up the table.
The food tastes nice, but I bet no one shows his or her true self including me. I didn’t even finish up my cup of coffee….sad.
We talk about our company, our works, general issues, etc.

He ends the meeting with a question that was very hard to answer.

“You all are among the brightest stars in your school, but why did you only score average during your performance appraisal? I want to see 4 and 5 next year!”

hehehe aku hanya mampu tersenyum. There were a few of us speak out on the force ranking issue, bell-shape curve and all that….but there’s another Dato’ menepis segala issue2 tersebut, of which none would dare to argue further.

Oh by the way, pls don’t call it force ranking, better say ‘moderation’ from this now on.

I'd consider it as once in a lifetime opportunity, being able to talk face to face with him, smile and laugh with no formal protocol.

~saya yg sangat lapar~

I'm back!
Some important notes on our cuti-cuti balik kelantan:

- managed to eat nasi berlauk and nasi dagang for breakfast every morning...jgn jeles!
- grab 4 blouse and 4 tudung at rantau panjang/pengkalan kubur, also baju and topeng spiderman for Idlan hehe
- ate sate ikan panas2 with sos manis kaler pink 2 times...mmg puas :)
- Idlan finally gets closer with my brother after he lends Idlan his two shell cars, if not idlan would never dare to look up at his face
- Idlan and his cousin, Hana gets along very well during the whole 5 days they spent together
- B got diarrheoa and angin2 from Sunday until today
- i drove from Kelantan to Terengganu on sunday and we stayed at pantai batu buruk, but didnt go to pasar payang bcoz B still not ok
- and yesterday i drove from terengganu to KL for 8 hours alone bcoz B's stomach still not stable
- It's fun and much better to be a driver rather than becomes a back passenger :) except that i have to continuously eat sweets and mentos to avoid getting sleepy

Today the two men of the house still 'holidaying' at home, B still not 100% ok while idlan suddenly got his right's eye infected. And me, being forced to go to ofis bcoz i need to submit my pic for tomorrow's breakfast with Dato', the girl from yayasan kept on calling me since last week asking for my profile and pics...boring betul.

Last but not least, check out our June Promotion at Hot Stove!

jeng jeng

Breakfast bersama Dato' CE?
6 June @ Menara TM

waaa terpina-pina sekejap beta hehehe

May highlights

Things going on pretty well for this month, and ends up great too I’d say!

- Final exam is over, such a huge relief even tho I did not set high target for this paper
- The whole family will be going back to kelantan tomorrow after a year of not seeing my grandmother (just figured out am not the only one being considered ‘bad’ cucu in this case :p) And don’t get envy with me, am already plan to eat 2 bungkus of nasi dagang and nasi berlauk for the whole 3 days spend there hehehe. We’ll be heading to Terengganu to spend a night there near the beach before driving back to KL.
- My hubby finally got awarded with his Master of Philosophy after one dreaded year of waiting and hoping. It’s time for him to move on and gear up for the next stage; i.e p.h.d.
- Two of my BP2008 insya Allah will materialized…thanks Pn Limau for the fruitful chatting and sharing of info :) Alhamdulillah…
- Presenting my official cake blog, Hot StoveHappy viewing!

PENANG: A 27-year-old woman miraculously survived when her Proton Iswara plunged from the sixth floor of Mutiara Heights multi-storey car park in Jelutong here.
Clerk Jenny Tan, who broke her left arm, was said to have been negotiating a sharp turn at her flat's car park at about 8.15am yesterday when she lost control of the vehicle and rammed it into a wall. The car landed on its top, with both the front and rear badly damaged.

More stories http://thestaronline.com/news/story.asp?file=/2007/5/25/nation/17834038&sec=nation

Tu org kata, ajal maut semua ditentukan Tuhan, sape duk kondo ke apartment ke cuba pi intai tingkat 6 tinggi wooo :)

Since am too lazy to set up a special blog for Hot Stove (for time being la :p), feel free to browse my fotopages for our cakes collection :)

I'll be taking a LONG sweet LEAVE from 31st May until 4th June (yabedabeduuuu), so appreciate any orders placed before or after the said date range. I'll try to find time to upload previous cake pics later if time permits ok.

Have a nice weekend peeps!

towards the end....

1] Things that I hate most about take home exam:
- the questions are usually more than one
- the questions are tricky, requires high level of critical thinking, and far from straightforward
- need to look up for journals/articles/external source to support your answer
- are usually complex and 3-4 times harder than normal exam


2] Latest collection from Hot Stove, Blueberry Chocolate Delight (with cream cheese frosting). It’s special coz you get to taste 3 different flavors in one cake; chocolate, blueberry, and not forgetting cheese. Thanks Farra for convincing me, the cream cheese indeed tastes good! For those who doesn’t want a very rich cheese cake, but still wanted to have a taste of cheese, this is just perfect for you. You can opt to omit blueberry if you want though….




(9' round pan)

Blueberry Chocolate Delight (with cream cheese frosting) RM35
Chocolate Delight (with cream cheese frosting) RM33