1] Akibat kelam kabut dgn amendment yg disubmit last minutes, dgn org yg baru dtg install pc, ke hulu hilir ke meja ofismate sbb nak pinjam visio dia…aku terlanggar thumb drive hingga dia kemek, terbelah dua & bengkok. Bila test open file…daaaaaaangggg…file can’t open. Hangin satu badan rasa. Dahla byk benda dicopy dlm tuh sbb all this while bekerja menggunakan laptop ofis. Makanye hari Jumaat lepas diakhiri dgn hati yg sgt tensi. Thumb drive tuh hadiah dr pruzz…zaman dolu2 nyer 128mb harga RM100++…sgt mahal time tuh :p

Mlm tu kat umah, tak puas hati lagi….kucuba godek2 balik dan akhirnya….alhamdulillah berjaya jugak laptopku read file2 dlm tuh. Settle masalah! Tapi still takleh tutup sbb dah pecah…so jadikla begini rupanyer hehehe

after 'direpair'

2] Beg sekolah baru yg sgt besar …ditukar dgn J-card points. Excited benar dia gi school pagi nih :)

3] Dan ni...kes ngidam last minute….semakin dekat nak pop out makin byk plak benda yg teringin nak makan…ish ishhh

mixed entry

- MBA is officially over after submission of the final xm yesterday :)

- Last antenatal check up, everything is ok alhamdulillah. Gain another kilo in 2 weeks, which i LIKE!
Adik baby weighs at 2.8kg, position-wise ok. My gynae gave a booking form, asked me to bring it around wherever i go. I asked her for the 'tanda2 bersalin', and she smiled n explained in lenghty. This will be my 2nd baby but bear with me, i never had the chance to experience contractions and whatnots during idlan's time...so am truly an amateur in this delivery thingy. Bila difikirkan..takuts!

- Sent umi to KLIA early in the morning yesterday for she'll be performing umrah. She's due to come back on the 7th. Macam biasa, idlan is all excited upon reaching the airport...dia mmg suke gi airport :p Wearing the umrah group's name tag, running here n there, tarik tgn nek umi dia ke situ sini...manja banget! And when the time finally arrived for umi to depart, as expected scene drama swasta berlaku :p Idlan siap tanye kenape mama ngan umi nangis? spontaneous aku jawab..."mama berlakon jela!" Dia pon jwb balik..."hish apela mama ni main berlakon2 pulak!"

- Go grab the latest Pa&Ma...it covers lots of interesting articles, most of them are about breastfeeding. Ada this one mama who stocked up 260 bottles of EBM during her 2-mth confinement period. Adus what an inspiration!

Jalan jem teruk pagi ni....semua gara-gara warga negara Malaysia yg nak bershopping di J-Card day Midvalley.
Dengar citer pukul 7am dah bukak pintu...hehe dasat sungguh!

Saya bersenang-lenang di ofis...antara sebab2 kukuh saya tak join mereka2 semua itu adalah:
- kerja opis yg banyak
- budget takder (well nak swipe cc bley jer, esok payday bley bayar terus, tapi ahh lupakan!)
- rasanye mungkin tak larat nak bersesak dan berhimpit dgn mereka2 yg gagah dan aggresif,
kalau saye pitam ke pengsan ke, sape nak tolong? tak ke menyusahkan org jer :p
- Pruzz tak bley cuti...maka tade sape nak tolong bwk barang

Cuma 4 jer yg dpt difikirkan, tapi kira kukuh la tu kan!

Walau bagaimanapun sedikit sebanyak terbit perasaan jeles di sudut hati ini...
apetah lagi bila terkenang handbag carlo rino version baru yg indah tersergam di rack itu!

Tapi takpe, J card berdekatan rumah saye bakal menanti bulan Oktober nanti...muehehehe!
Dan sape tahu harga handbag tu akan sedikit jatuh time tu?? :)

Oct 2006-July 2008

Finally the long awaited misery classes and assignments have come to the end. We’re unofficially an mba grads now! Hehehe
‘Unofficial’ since we’re yet to submit our final take home exam and assignment by end of this month.
It’ll become 90% official once we submit everything by 27th July.
And 100% official once we walk up on the stage to receive our scroll, scheduled on March next year.

Whatever it is, I’m the happiest person on earth at the moment. I am stress-free, enjoying every bits and moment as time passes by. What’s more, adik baby is growing healthily inside, now weighs approximately 2.54kg, I gained a kilo more since the past 2 weeks, I can jump into bed every weekend to enjoy my afternoon nap like the good old days in MMU, and most important of all, my family gets me back :)

To B, I can never thank you enough for all the support given, be it moral, physical, mental dan sebagainyer :) It will never reach to this far without you being on my side all these time. Nanti mama blanjer buffet eh :p And also to my umi, the very special person in my life who never say NO whenever I asked for her assistance to take care of my 2 babies at certain times. To my beloved Idlan Farhan, though you may not understand it now, mama loves you so much, for being a very good n obedient boy whenever I leave you under abah’s or nek umi’s care. And thank you for your understanding, for the time lost and not spent with you whenever mama was busy with assignments and whatnots. To adik baby, mama guess you also need a special dedication since you’re behaving very good inside my tummy, causing mama no nausea at all throughout the pregnancy. Harap2 bila besar esok jadi pandai tau sbb sama2 join mama dengar lecture dlm klas!

To my 3 special friends, this mark the dissolution of Sapphire (in memory Oct 2006-July 2008), nevertheless friends forever okeh!!!

the 2 chaps in front are pilots :p

the 'baby boomers', yet one of them is top scorer tau!

The 4 stooges - Sapphire (Nee Peng, me, our lawyer fren Lin & Ju)

p/s: Pictures taken after our final class on 13th July @ Old Town Jln Yap Kwan Seng

4-tier chest drawer

baju adik yg dah siap susun

model tak rasmi utk stroller adik

car seat

fan comel

play gym

Gambar di upload atas permintaan beberapa rakan...tapi warehouse sales ni dah abis, insya Allah kalau ade lagi kitorang akan war2 kan ok!

(drawer tu beli kat kedai 'ah chong' je bukan warehouse sales tuh)

Ada org tanyer, lama tak update blog bz ker? :p

1] First thing, masuk tpt baru...biasala byk benda kena blajar. Agak blur, dan terasa sgtla lembab otak ni nak terima benda baru. Lucky bos ok and baik hati (kena amik hati bos ni kot2 dia baca hehehe)...kena ajar satu-satu...harap2la otak aku ni cepat pick up

2] It wasnt that bad travelling to Annexe. Surprisingly in terms of km lebih kurang sama ke cyber. Jam pon kurang, masih sempat dpt parking free kalau kluar rumah 745am. But i make it a routine to go out as early as 730am to avoid bad traffic. Yg beza cuma tol jela..tu pon dah kurang 1 tol sbb zarid dah ajar 'jln rahsia' hehe.
So far masih larat drive...takdela cramp ke ape ker, harap2 larat la sampai saat2 terakhir nanti :)

3] Class is nearing towards the end. End of this week will be my final class! It's going to be a take home exam this time, due on 27/7. We already had the paper in hand, unfortunately none of us is able to answer all the Qs...still in the dark, still digging up here n there to find the clues huhuhu.

4] Went to My Dear warehouse sale last week in Puchong. He's still in my tummy, yet a new stroller, car seat, play gym and whatnots already await ahead. Such a lucky baby :) Shopping sakan sampai tercabut sandal pregnant aku...sabor jela. Skang gi opis pakai sandal 'rugged'...nak beli flat sandal baru cam malas, lepas pregnant bukannyer nak pakai balik :p

We've made our full payment to lawyer today. Received discount for a few hundreds, it might be immaterial to some but to us...huhh dah cukup bagusla tuh :) Rezeki jugak kan!

Adik baby's clothes have been arranged nicely in his drawers, cleaned and folded. I've washed the curtains, my first time indeed ever since we moved in :p Umi has sewn (betul ke ni ape past tense sew?) a new mickey curtain for adik, am yet to see it in the next few weeks. Think of getting a new stroller since we already gave the one used by Idlan to his cousin. And yes a car seat as well, since we never have that before. Perhaps this might justify for another shopping trip next july? j-card day some more jgn marah org CBJ :p

We applied for a fixed line and streamyx, only just now to find out from the 100 operator that "tiada kemudahan servis di tpt anda." Apa kes ni...neighbour depan kami dah ade line. Musnah harapan nak berblogging time pantang :(

Our home refinancing process is nearly completed, i shall expect the co to start doing deduction from my salary next month. The bank has stopped taking our monthly loan repymt, and we got back our 2-mths installment, leaving us 'kaya' sekejap hehe. Used the money wisely to invest in PM, bought a 4-tier chest drawers for adik baby with 'good bargains', and the rest safely channeled to TH.

With the present gloomy market condition, pressure on increased inflation rates and the rising global CPO price, it's a high time for you to invest now. Go purchase additional units of mutual funds, take the opportunity of their current low price. If you were to invest in stocks, pay attention to companies with good cash flow track, and those who give consistent dividend and high payout ratio (source: Malaysian Business, June). TM stands among the highest in both category :p One word for caution, be sure you know your risk tolerance level, and how long you can be patient and stay persevere in the slow mkt environment.

It'll be less than a week before i move to a new division, kind of scare and cuak when i come to think of it...the new work, new boss, new environment..hope everything's gonna be fine. After 4 yrs in SAC, i'm glad that i'll be leaving the jobs to a group of good ppl. But the not so good part is that the new office is quite far from home, wth the increase petrol price, i definitely need to do some adjustment in my upcoming monthly budget :(

Bersemangat waja kunci jam pukul 4:15am dgn niat nak buat assignment.
Terlajak ke 5:30am.
Bgn bancuh cucur sempoi...konon nak bwk breakfast gi ofis sempena kempen
berjimat cermat.
Baru goreng satu round, gas padam....habis rupanye gasku!

Hancur niat murni pagi ni.
Cucur bertukar jadi nasi goreng kampung kafe ofis :)

* Ptg ni f/up check up ngan gynae....harap2 berat tak naik 4kg lagi this time :p
Tapi mkn coklat langkawi everyday 'byk' ketul....isk isk isk

ape citer last week?

Cuti-cuti Mesia seminggu, balik ke Kulim and sambung cuti ke Langkawi. Dah lama tak bercuti sakan...terasa sangat heaven dpt lupakan ofis sekejap!

Lepas 2 mlm tido di kg, kami ke Langkawi...bersama-sama family aku dan MIL. Drive 2 kereta dari Kulim ke jeti Kuala Perlis, memakan masa 2.5 jam.
Naik feri, hujan renyai2 sket, ombak kurang gelora...so tadela mabuk laut :)


Sampai langkawi, kami sewa Van nissan....muatlah utk angkat 6 adults, 1 kid & beg2 baju kami. Nak sewa Innova...terlalu mahal plak...kan skang tgh kempen berjimat-cermat!
Terus pegi shopping di kuah, kuar masuk HIG, Idaman suri dan kedai2 lain....beli set mangkuk corning ware, set glass dan coklat2 yg lazatss. Sangat penat....ptg baru check in sri intan. Sgt cuak bila kuar spotting yg agak byk...inform pruzz, dan dlm keadaan penat tu kami kuar balik ke town kuah mencari klinik. Idlan ditinggalkan bersama umi...meraung dia bila kami tinggal hehe. Mencabar betul cari klinik, dekat 1/2jam, time tu dah nak maghrib, klinik byk tutup...dan klinik kat langkawi mmg tak byk! At last jumpe klinik Dr Naga...naga pon naga la janji dia ade scanner. Alhamdulillah adik baby still moving...semua ok..syukur rasa. Mlm tu rehat jela...jln pon sopan santun je :p Sebenarnya mlm sebelum ke langkawi, ade sedikit air kuar...rasanye air ketuban kot...tapi aku tak ckp kat mak dan umi. Still relaks..sbb igtkan biasa je. Tapi bila kuar spotting, rasa cuak plak....macam tanda2 nak bersalin :p


Hari ke-2 dihabiskan dgn si jejaka2 mandi di swimming pool, then sambung shopping di pdg maksirat dan pekan Kuah lagi. Kali ni membeli blouse2, skirt, kain batik, travel bags besar 2 ketul dan 4 piece square bowl buffet set. Aku dilarang sama sekali mengangkut brg, makanya pruzz dan yg lain2 menjadi mangsa. Thank u B!!!


On the way back sekali lagi kuar spotting di jeti....mlm tu kat rumah MIL pon kuar sket...so cuti dihabiskan dgn berehat je. Tak berani jln byk2 lagi dah. Makcik still ade satu paper lagi beb!!!


Gambar? adela beberapa keping je amik thru phone...kamera bwk tapi sgt bijak, memory card tertinggal kat kl :p

the price hike

I care less about the sms received yesterday, let alone squeezing and queueing at the petrol pump...knowing how the chaos would be. Dengar berita semlm tensi banget rasa!

Anyway how do i cope with that?
First, to have a simple home-made breakfast for today. We settled for scramble egg, fish fillets and instant red bean pau. This is in response to our PM's call for us to change our lifestyle :p

Second, i turn out to be a very civil woman driver by maintaining speed at 100km/hr this morning... what an achievement hohohoho...considering you're driving in cyberjaya area! I resist my legs from pressing the pedal, stay at the middle lane while looking at others on the right lane, green with envy :(
Dunno whether driving at slower pace will give that much impact on fuel saving, but at least i tried kan!

arghh time tulis ni tetiba rasa tension!

Hah to make things worst, the new electricity tariff will take effect in July dude...sabor jela.
But im hepi since the co shares go up yesterday. And we received the dividend cheque 2 days ago.
Walaupun sket je...tapi duit jugak :)

sms contest

Lepas baca blog farra, terus saya click link ustaz zaharuddin
untuk tahu dgn lebih lanjut penjelasan beliau tentang latest SMS contest promote by Cel***.
Bayangkan betapa untungnya company jika sorang peserta menghabiskan wang sejumlah RM300, kalau 1000 peserta dah brape?

Mujurlah saya bukan jenis yg suke bersms utk masuk contest :)
So kengkawan yg lain, jgn mudah tertipu dan terpedaya dgn iklan2 menarik yg nampak macam sgtlahhh drooling tapi kite yg rugi!

pump

Elated :)

My Swing has arrived yey! Can't wait to have a look at it since it's still in uk, in a good hands of my SIL....tq unde!!! Price is a bit cheaper than here, and i get free milk freezer bags and bf booklet.

My big boy is getting manja than ever these days...at certain times becomes so cheeky when he called us kejap ayah, then ibu, the next minute i become mommy, umi......etc. Loves to sing lagu nabi-nabi, rasul, nama2 Allah...though some of the pronounciation still pelat2 gitu. His appetite is improving, eats rice obediently despite kena paksa dan bebel :p Last night he gobbled 6 cucuk of sate while ourselves settled for mee bandung muar :) Suke buat2 merajuk tundukkan muka...even at public, and we got no choice but to console him sbb nnt dia buat2 menangis sampai kuar air mata. Dramatis sungguh! Whatever he is, i really thankful for His precious gift, he is one gud boy that's very easy to take care of, dengar kata, sgt behave, cepat blajar....hilang rasa susah payah menjaga time dlm pantang dulu :p And yes, he follows our trait...kaki shopping complex! Every weekend demand pegi 'jalan-jalan'.

2 years ago.....how time flies :)

Fetuccine Alfredo

It supposed to be a long overdue post...requested by few friends of mine. Enjoys!

Fetuccine/Spaghetti Alfredo

Ingredients:
spaghetti/fetuccine - cook until tender
whipped cream
button mushroom - slice
chicken - slice
a bit of butter
olive oil/cooking oil
garlic, onion - slice
shredded cheese - i use Romano
oregano

the actions:
1. Heat the olive oil. Sautee garlic and onion.
2. Add chicken, cook until tender. Add button mushroom and let it cooked as well.
3. Add whipped cream (kotak kecik around 250ml kots). Let it boil for few minutes, then add a bit of butter.
You may add water if the gravy is too thick.
4. Lastly, add shredded cheese to your desire, let it melt, and put a dash of oregano for garnishing. You may also add black pepper to balance the cheesy taste of the gravy.

Ready to serve......sempoi je kan!
Sesuai utk mak pak and kanak2 :)

This is one of idlan's favourite (and of course myself la :p)..used to cook this since he was 1++ y-o apart from the normal bolognese sauce.
Idlan is a bit choosy when it comes to eating rice, so we normally resort to pasta for his lunch/dinner time (recently time malas mama just dial 1300882525 jerrr).
At least he still get the same amount of carbo for his daily intake.
Cumanyer the recipe doesn't include any vege...but u may always alter to your preference, add brocolli/mix vege/carrot or any vege of your choice.

my 7 facts

Sempat lagi makcik limaunipis ni men tag org...jelesnyer terkenangkan dia tgh shopping mopping kat Bandung skang ni :p

anyway here goes my 7 facts:

1. Hobi senang berubah-ubah. Kejap suke bakar kek, kejap giler jahit beads, kejap giler buat pastry.....mood mmg tak menentu sungguh.
2. Sgt suka makan :) Slalu terbayang nak beli kek sebiji yg besar and habiskan sesorang...tapi taknah buat lagik la :p
3. Cukup lazy pegi klas. Dlm klas slalu mengantuk. Tapi bila lecturer kasik assignment, aku antara yg terawal siap. Sbb akan pressure selagi assgmt tak siap...mesti terpk2 sampai time tido. Kualiti comes second, janji siap cepat!
4. Agak berkira kalau nak kluar duit beli brg sendiri (baju, kasut, etc). Tapi kalau brg idlan and adik baby...waa laju je duit tu kluar :p Kalau pegi shopping complex, tpt pertama pegi mesti kids department.
5. Malas baca suratkhabar and other reading materials....kecuali Pa&Ma and magazine related to financial matters...dan juga buku teks time nak xm hoho. Eh tapi kalau novel cinta tu konfem laju baca!
6. Antara angan2 yg belum jadi kenyataan: nak ada fridge dlm bilik yg dipenuhi dgn air kotak, coklat, aiskrim, kek, dan segala macam junks lain :p
7. Suke tido.

Tadi pegi 1st check up dgn pakar...alhamdulillah semuanye ok...yg tak ok kena tunggu dekat 2 jam before sampai turn... bosan yg amats. Oh berat mmg naik 4kg bulan ni...tapi doc kata takpe sbb blood pressure sumer ok :) Walaupun sumer org kata perut aku kecik comei, kaki dah start rasa lenguh2...jln baru sejam kat shopping complex tapi satu badan rasa lenguh macam panjat gunung ledang :p

1] Alhamdulillah, baru habis xm utk 2 subjects selepas berhempas pulas selama 2 bulan tanpa henti. Maka secara rasminyer saye cuma tinggal 1 lagi subject sebelum merdeka :))) So kepada kengkawan yg nak order kek, order anda sgt dialu-alukan sementara saye masih free 2 minggu ni hehe...bley visit Hot Stove utk updated price list ok. Bermula 7 Jun kami sekeluarga akan pulang ke Junjung, then sambung bercuti ke langkawi...adusss tak sabar sungguh!

2] Washing machine kami buat hal. Umur baru 5 tahun, sama usia ngan usia perkahwinan kami. Button dia kejap on kejap off..macam hantu main tekan2...terpaksa restart byk kali time basuh. Kadang tu 1 trip basuh makan masa lebih 5 jam...terpaksa sabar bebyk. Tanye org kedai, dia kata kena tukar the whole computer...kos RM300. Tensi sungguh. Last2 kami amik machine lama ayah...automatic tapi tader la button digital ni...usia dia dah 9 thn tapi still ok :) Brand Sanyo...machine kami tu Samsung...isk pasni takmo beli samsung dah :p

3] Berlaku tragedi masa husband angkat washing machine ayah tu masuk ke rumah. Of course dia angkat sorang sbb saye tak larat nak tolong. Machine selamat di angkat dan diletak di tptnyer. Tetiba time husband nak tunduk amik pipe dlm machine tuh, tersalah tarik otot ke muscle ke kat pinggang dia...terus dia collapse. Muscle strain ke ape ntah..tapi langsung tak boleh bgn & jln. Cuak kami. 1st time husband kena teruk camtuh...b4 this kalo kena pon setakat minor2 time main badminton. Aku & idlan pegi klinik amik ubat husband...lepas makan ubat muscle and pain killer, pon tak kurang. Mujur ari ni dia dah boley jln and ok sket....syukur padamu ya Allah.

4] Sabtu lepas ke jln tar beli kain baju raya. Giler awal ke? hehe sementara masih larat berjln ni bole la lagi...skang pon badan dah start lenguh2. Semlm timbang berat naik 4kg bulan ni...terkejut tgk mesin penimbang tu biar benar. Selama ni aku mengomel berat x naik...sekali dia naik tu dia.....huhuh jgn doktor bising sudah ler :p

it's a boy again!

hehe well the title says it all :) Sori mak ude, no gowns and pinky2 stuffs from uk ok!
Idlan la yg paling hepi bila dengar berita tu semlm.
Anyway alhamdulillah...boy ke girl ke yg penting sumernye slamat.
Buat detailed scan dekat Az-Zahrah semlm...syukur adik baby grows well, so as his development..nothing abnormal was observed so far. Jantung complete 4 chambers, liver, kidney, tangan, kaki, mulut...semuanya ok...sempat tgk dia menguap lagi tuh semlm hehe kiut sungguh! Even his weight is ok despite myself yg relatively shrinking :p

So pasnih bley start carik nama..start beli ape yg patut...surprisingly we havent bought anything yet this time.
Bukan tak excited, tapi masa tak mengizinkan. This week until next week is the time to crash my head to finish up all the case study, assgnment, term paper and whatnots. By 24 May i'll be ALL FREE!
Dah set ngan umi nak pegi Jakel cari kain langsir utk bilik adik baby :)) Ade org dah volunteer nak tlg jahit...so kite beli kain je la hehe

B4 terlupa......HAPPY TEACHER'S DAY to all the teachers, lecturers, cikgu2 tadika/nursery and whomever called as 'pendidik'. Jasa kalian semua mmg tak terbalas di dunia ini...semoga terus cemerlang dlm mendidik anak2 bangsa kita....:)

Mother's Day

Simple celebration on the mother's day....
the hot mamas from left: my SIL-Umi-me
Lepas potong kek gi mkn sate and mee bandung muar nyum nyum :)



New from Hot Stove:

Fresh fruit clan
(a choice of peach/blueberry topping)

It's my first time using peach and surprisingly the whole family loves it :)
My husband remarked...it was something different and tak muak macam choc cake hehe

Mother's Day

Delivered these to my ofismate Sue for his son's birthday and a funky cake for her mom.

Thanx a bunch for being a loyal customer of HotStove :)

'Super moist choc cake with choc ganache'

'Blueberry choc delight- cream cheese frosting'

To all dearest moms in the world, Happy Mother's Day in advance from me!

May Allah grants us patient and passion in enduring the journey towards becoming a great mom

for our family :) We may be far from being superwomen, nevertheless we can always strive

giving the best for our loved ones insya Allah.

Will be having my big final presentation this week before the final xm, wish me luck!

"Selamat Harijadi Sayang!"
Semoga panjang umur, dikurniakan kesihatan yg baik, dimurahkan rezeki dan diberkati segala amal dan perbuatan yg dilakukan di dunia ini. Dan semoga segala cita-cita awak akan menjadi kenyataan :) Kite sayang awak slalu!

- We had a pre-celebration at Paddington on the labor day, and spent about 5-7 minutes just to decide on what to order...like the twins said, they're offering nearly 138 different dishes for selection...pening pala den nak pk!
- The oven finally gets the chance to back into action after 4-5 months of hibernation period...lama tuh :p
- I still owe him a card and present....tak sempat nak beli kad, hadiah plak tak tahu nak beli ape!
- The birthday boy requested for a special dish, so i made spaghetti alfredo...our favourite! But i ended up spending RM5.50 at mamak stall for lunch since i was already late for our group discussion huhuhu