Syukur.

Malam ni nak update gambar2 last Sunday but before that nak lah cerita jumpa budak Filla yang comel lote dari The Kasihs blog. I went to a meeting at Putrajaya today,i was early, then i saw this petite young lady walking into the reception- she looked so familiar- terus ingat;):) Her blog is one of my favourite too- i like her cute children, her cooking and her stories- still young but sangat bagus menguruskan keluarga dan rumah dengan baik;):)

I jumpa gambar ni kat Ig Filla;) Akak pinjam ye- because you pandai ambik gambar, the ones that akak took- not so nice (actually you look nice but akak tak;)kih kih)- Seronok jumpa readers or bloggers kadang2,masa Sunday pun jumpa sorang reader nama K.Nor kat museum tapi tak lah mengambik gambarnya sebab masa tu mandi peluh baru tolak uwan punya wheelchair turun dan naik toilet yang terletak tinggi:):) I love reading about people's story- many are with good hearts:) i think no matter who we are as women we always want the best for our family.

Ha ini lah gambar selfie kita dengan Filla Comel- pakar dia dalam snap2 gambar ni:):) And of course lah Filla akak ni big kakak to you- I am much much senior;):) Thank You for all the good words from readers;):) 

Yang best jumpa jugak komen2 my ex staff and my hb's ex staff too:);) This world is so small kan;):) Okay lah Filla- very nice meeting you and akak wishes you all the best too- jom kita masak2 lagi okay:):)

Cerita last weekend- last week sibuk banyak- i cooked some and we ate outside few times- this is the simple bow pasta that i cooked,the girls love it;) Hanya guna olive oil, pasta sauce dalam bottle dan diced tomatoes.

The girls now pandai nak minum tea with lemon,sesekali boleh lah- tea tak boleh selalu nanti constipation;)

And i had this at Pappa Rich, Sunway Kota Damansara- really sedap i tell you:)

And we have new family members!

Felly dah jadi emak and Stevie dah jadi bapak- welcome Blackie,Whitie and Pawrie to our family;)

Mia punya lah sayang kat felly- sanggup duduk kat belakang pasang Youtube kat si Felly ni.

Saturday we didnt go anyway except Giant to buy Groceries- the papa went out for golf- Heni pulak her off weekend- so sebelum she went out i and the girls went out to buy groceries.Seronok actually just duduk2 kat rumah masak, belek itu ini- i love staying at home too much now- i guess i am a lil bit of tired working;(;(

I cooked my favourite- ikan merah lembut asam pedas with bendi and belimbing buluh:) so sedap- use a very minimal oil utk tumis cili- jadi macam in between asam rebus and asam pedas:) 

The girls of course lah kena masak pasta lagi kalau nak laju- this time i masak mince meat cabornara with spiral pasta.

Petang the papa balik golf, i made special wrap for everybody.

Ada friend yang mintak recipe- very easy- cuma potong memanjang black pepper hotdog dan grill, buat omellete yang lembut, sapu mayo atas wholemeal wrap,susun hotdog,omelette and grated cheddar cheese dan gulung, bubuh butter dalam non stick pan, letak wrap and balik2 hingga kuning- potong 2 and boleh lah makan dengan salad.

Tapi Uwan tak main lah wrap ni, dia tetap suka pengat pisang dgn bubur cha cha lagi;)

Sunday we took Uwan out for breakfast at new place- Kopitiam hainan- sedap betul roti canai dan pan mee kat sini- habis uwan makan roti canai tu:)

After breakfast tanpa plan we drove to Museum- bawak Uwan- masa muda2 uwan dah pernah pergi- she called it " sekolah gambar" - dengan kurang penglihatan ni kalau di ikutkan tiada tempat pun yang boleh menarik hatinya semua pun kelam- tapi tujuan utama buka nak bagi dia tengok semua tu tapi peluang bersama yang paling penting- Sepanjang jalan dia duduk di belakang memeluk Mia, dia sangat seronok- senyum sepanjang jalan dia. Kesian sangat- at this age being able to hug your cucu is a big blessing.

Nice picture of Uwan against the beautiful backdrop.

macam real taman tu kan but it was picture on picture.

An Tia looks like she on a real ship;) It was a good outing- walaupun uwan kena pergi toilet few times and toilet atas bukit- exercise lah sikit utk badan yang dah demok ni:)

Balik rumah Heni tak ada macam2 lah kita audit laundry area@her office- masukkan the detergent dalam container etc etc.

As i said in the earlier post i nak kena balance the tall cabinet dengan something- so i put the floor light there;):)

It's not a new one- I gave to heni last time- but she peferes lampu siling her, so i took back,clean it and put it here.

Punya menyelelongkar segala benda- jumpa lah my Elizabeth Arden- Green Tea- dah lama salah letak- happy perfume dah nak habis tak payah beli.

Kadang hujung2 minggu ni buat benda kecik2 pun sangat memberi kepuasan jiwa- macam beli this tissue box, gantung kat tepi tempat Tia Mia belajar- pun dah happy.

Minggu yang penat, perkara2 yang pejabat yang entah apa2 kadang2, terasa hati nak marah,nak stress- tapi sebelum jauh hati merantau marah, lihat keliling, buka mata dan telinga ada perbandingan kesusahan orang yang tak terpikul bahu rasanya- nampak sorang kawan masuk hospital, bila tanya sakit apa, dia pun pm- ada brain tumor dan slip disk- tumor tu duduk tengah2 otak- doctor nak keluarkan pun sangat susah sebab takut implication after operation- last year she had mild stroke due to that tumor- anak keciknya baru umur 2 tahun rasanya- bila hb post gambar anaknya di fb dia cakap ' mommy rindu sangat…" kesian kan- Ya Allah- tapi dia tetap tabah,sangat positive- i said ' awak sangat bagus, tabah, positive" dia balas " demi anak2 Kak Zu":(:( 

Cabaran dan kesusahan hidup seseorang itu perbandingan bagi kita- setiap kejadian Allah Swt telah tuliskan sebab, telah berikan pengajaran, cuma perlu membuka hati - cuma sebagai manusia kadang2 syukur itu tak dapat kita hayati sepenuhnya. Moga dipermudahkan buat semua yang menghadapi cabaran dan yang diberkati dengan segala kebaikan dan kesenangan moga ke syukuran itu mencapai tahap tertinggi, dihayati dan di selami. 

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Powder Area.

Semalam dapat sensitive tooth, after dah jumpa Doctor supposed to berehat- tapi kalau balik rumah mana nak rehatkan. Hari tu dah buat 'make over' untuk study area Tia Mia- hari ni dah fikir2 lagi- My house kat atas memang ' frozen in time/kekal" sejak zaman Tia Mia babies- masih banyak boxes for toys and books lah- susun atur masih macam ada budak kecik- dah banyak di buang dan di bagi orang tapi masih lagi macam2 ada- ye lah tahap membeli masa ada anak twins memang quite damaging- semua buku,toys,baju etc double yang nampak mesti nak di beli.Terasa macam baru ajer dia orang lahir tapi dah 7 tahun dah! Alhamdulillah:)

Attention was always given to the lower ground- kitchen,living room,garden- while the upper floor is neglected- terasa nak buat tapi nak do it in a  big scale- jadi lambat lah cerita duitnya;):). One of the area that desparately needs attention is the powder area- atau dulu the Developer masa jual bubuh lah nama macam gah "powder room' kita ingat pun wahhhh macam hotel lah ni ada 'powder room" but it is just an area outside the bathroom to put your make up/dressing table- tapi boleh jadi nice if you buat proper built in cabinet there. Again as you know rumah Melayu/Malaysia memang a bit difficult nak "kemas' at this section- firstly you have your "tempat sidai sejadah,towel,baju tidur etc" there, then you also have your laundry basket- then on your dressing table you have endless things-pastu pulak i  keep on buying lotion,hairclips,brush,shampoo- nak buang ni tak boleh,nak buang tu elok lagi- lastly tempat tu jadi 'disaster' sampai malas nak fikir nak kemas. Before this- i bought the 4 tiers plastic container and placed it on the dressing table- semua benda like jewelleries, clips,pins semua campak dalam tu- and  it looks so ugly. Semalam i bawak naik plastic sampah hitam- buang semua benda yang memang tak guna, laundry basket i letak bawah vanity top/sink kat dry area dalam washroom.

Hari tu dah berjaya buat make over dengan budget RM120.00 this time nak kemas2 dengan budget around that figure too:) We bought one tall washroom cabinet priced at RM135 from Ikea- Oh ye yang tanya mana beli study table Tia Mia tu- i bought that from Giant:) Giant ada study table yang quite nice for kids:):) Ada harga RM59.90,79.90 and 99.00- i bought the 59.90x2:);)

Yup memang kerja i suka membuat ini semua- it is not the pricey high class punya make over where you call interior designer to come, install new marble, high end furnitures etc- this is just my passion- with high demand in work i need to release my stress- doing the thing you like really take you far and above- you feel good- and that's all that matters:) Lagi pun i ada 2 penyokong- "wahhh mama you have transformed our house! i really like it mama" and the 2 came and hugged me:):) That's happiness, the world might shake, the people outside might be heartless but your happiness is forever yours:):)

This is the powder area yang dah di kemaskan- gambar sebelum ni malas cari - ada orang buat built in cabinet here- it can be a walk in cabinet and surely nice - but masa masuk dulu tak lah cukup duit nak buat semua benda- yang penting masa tu "dapur, dapur, garden,garden":);)

That's the RM135 washroom tall cabinet from Ikea - many years ago after i got married we bought our bedroom set from Country Homes- this time i tried to mix the modern white cabinet with the Chestnut Country Homes dressing cabinet- to balance it i put my old white framed mirror next to it. With the cream arm chair and the off white wallpaper it looks quite okay to me. In the future i will consider adding another same tall white cabinet on the other side of the dressing table and also a wall cabinet in the middle to give a good balance. Dulu after dah pasang wallpaper semua baru lah nak tambah wiring itu ini- so ada lah tracking yang buruk di dinding.

To give a cosy feeling i laid a floor runner here- Tia Mia love it- dia orang pandai apperciate kemas2 ni sekarang;):).

So..if you can't wait for somebody to finish her/his 'business' in the toilet you can wait here:) Sambil kepit2 kaki- Tia always want to do do her 'business' in our master bedroom- she is very particular about toilet- basah tak nak masuk, squatting pun tak nak, kalau our tingkat punya toilet yang floor kerap basah sebab Heni frequently use dia pun tak suka- mula2 rasa ' aiyaaa so leceh lah this budak Tia" then baru ingat siapa yang dia ikut??? He,he ME lah, masa kecik kalau pergi rumah orang 3 hari tidur 3 hari tak berak! Kalau desperately nak guna siap lelap mata- now dah tua2 ni macam2 rupa toilet lah masuk- especially our public toilet kan- mana lah bersih:(;(

The unexpensive tall cabinet is quite useful i can put all my things here. Satu tingkat for HER's, one for HIS's and one for BUDAK KECIK's:);)

Good to my eyes for now- can refine it some more during the weekend- i am thinking of getting one chest to keep all the blankets inside.Yang best bila buat kemas2 ni bila keluar lunch mata mula ajer melilau nak cari barang2 kecik- nampak I WannaGoHome,Laura Ashley,Ikea..meleleh-leleh air liur:)

This is how the area look like as I enter the room-ini lah ruang sebelum ke bilik mandi/tandas- dan pintu sebelah armchair tu adalah pintu ke tandas- walaupun limited tapi ruang penting untuk memulakan hari baru dan mengakhiri sebelum berehat tidur:):)Pintu bilik pun masih original belum lah bertukar-tukar after 10 years:)

Ini projek mengemas terbaru- masih memikir-mikir:):)

Masa jumpa Dentist di Sri Hartamas dengan tak boleh minum panas atau sejuk- ngilu dan takut tapi nampak these pots kat kedai Korea sempat lagi menyambar- nanti dah baik ngilu boleh masak spicy udon dalam ni:)

 

Salam pada semua yang meninggalkan komen- yang dekat yang jauh di UK,yang dah nak balik Malaysia dari bumi Arab- yang sama kampung,sama negeri dan yang menghulurkan perkenalan- hari tu tak ingat dah komen ke belum- jumpa sorang pembaca di Ikano masa membelek-belek barang:) Happy nya dia and  sampai ber air- air mata- I am happy too- Thank You and Alhamdulillah:)

 

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Quick Makeover for Tijah and Esah study area.

Tijah (Tia Khadeja) and Esah (Mia Ayesha) need new study tables!

First i thought of revamping the whole family area but then it will cost a lot of money like installing built in cabinet,taking out old furnitures etc. This week i thought lets do it with budget less than RM100.00 and use the existing furnitures:) I like challenges when it comes to make over :);) (psttt duit pun tak berapa nak banyak hujung2 bulan ni:):)

So kita pun alih2 barang2 and bought new study tables priced at RM59.90 each- total RM120.00- okay lah:) The biggest challenge is to move the bulky TV cabinet that took 1/4 of the space- then comes the arm chair yang boleh tahan besarnya- bila nak create new space ni inilah masalah besar nak dispose the old furnitures. I moved the bulky arm chair to uwan's room and bagai nak rak kena bawak turun the bulky TV cabinet- my husband potong sini boleh jadi tempat letak golfset belakang pintu bawah;) So ada lah tempat nak letak new study tables for Tijah and Esah! and it's quite spacious too:):)

After we took out the bulky TV cabinet, we have space for the study tables.

Belajar rajin2 now okay:) 

Apart from the study tables lain semua barang yang ada di rumah termasuklah the antique TV set:):)

Happy girl:) walaupun bukan barang baru semua tapi setengah tu dah lama simpan dalam box atau store jadi bila bawak keluar balik suka lah macam baru:)

Later we can put the pull-out bed set there for both of you but don't ask me for a pink set okay.

  Semua the book now simpan kat sini,meja pink ni pun kena ada kat sini sebab pagi2 uwan minum kat atas- colouring or other art activities boleh buat sini.

I bought this fabric notice board from Ikea for RM49.90- dah lama and simpan dalam store- now boleh guna- they boleh tukar2 apa picture yang dia orang suka.

For the time being this is their favourite picture.

Quick Make over with RM120.00 budget for this week:) 

Minggu ni bawak hayun2 kayu golf.

Boleh tahan dua orang ni the papa ambik 600 balls- habis di pukul dua orang ni- melopong ajer papa tak rasa pukul:)

Yeayyy we ve done a good job today!

Food story pulak_

Sana sini makan- balik rumah yang terbaik tetap ni:)

This morning i cooked simple nasik lemak- homemade is still the best- at least that's what my family said;);) my nasik lemak i letak a lot of serai,daun pandan,halia dan bawang putih merah.

Today mengemas sana sini- lunch beli dari Hassan Nasi Ayam Kampung only- sedapnya banyak ulam hari ni-so tapau daun kemagi- i gila daun kemagi betul now, bunga kunyit,pucuk gajus etc:);)

Petang my brother brought all the delicious food from Kuala Pilah. Yeayyyy! Rojak berahim, udang galah segar dari pasar Pilah..i miss Kolo Pilah:(;(

Rojak Berahim bubuh udang galah sodappp

And these are belimbing buluh dari halaman uwan- lagi lah rinduuuuu kampung kuuu..nanti nak try buat sambal belimbing hitam:)

Berita terkini!! - Stevie dah jadi papa! Mati ko Stevie- 5 anak dah- satu mati- tinggal lah 4.

Mati lah akuuuuuu…:);)

Till then..night night.

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