9.30 am
Dear Papa,
Today is very very tough, i have just arrived in the office after the 'force separation' at the school.Mama Yong said 3rd,4th,5th etc is going to be tough as they have sensed i that i am gonna leave them there.Our Tia is very smart ,this morning after mama prepared her for school she said is having stomachace, fever and she wants to eat ubat,only those in primary or secondary schools give that excuse.In the car Tia keeps saying "mama stop,laju,takut..mama careful jangun laju.." and she is only 2 years old,when we arrived she said "mama,tolong..mama tolong..jangan pergi"..papa..i am sooo sad,they then hug and cling to mama tightly,mama had to carry both. It is very tough for me, i keep telling myself that i got to be very strong and when i leave them just now they were crying tremendously, i hope and pray that they will be fine.Mama Yong has asked me to join them for lunch today, mama don't know whether its gonna be a good idea as i don't want to go through that round seeing them crying when i have to leave again.
10.10 am
Dear Papa,
I can see sun now..Mama Yong has just called and she said they have settled down, Tia is now watering the garden and Mia is also joining.I am so happy and syukur papa..they taking a lot of pictures of them and doing a scrapbook for us. Our girls will be fine ya papa.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Monday, August 17, 2009
Pain in My Chest
I got pain in my chest today leaving the girls behind at kindy.This is the 2nd full day after the 3 half day trial,yesterday was much better,today they have realised that i am going to leave them there and they cling strongly to me. The teacher and helper at the kindy is nice plus the kids there are nice too, tried to be the most pleasant host to my Tia and Mia,i sneaked out just now after the helper managed to get them to see turtle at the back of the school and they were given kangkung to feed the turtle. The group of kids there followed and encouraged my girls to feed the turtle. It is not an easy task to do: leaving your kids at kindy or school and its is not an easy decision too. I need to be strong,i need to have 200% patient and i need to have passion. If I fail the easiest way of course leaving them at home with maid, i can pacify myself by saying i turned out to be ok and my mother never send me to this kind of school. But today is a different environment altogether i feel if i have way i should educate my children wisely,expose them to a good environment. So i found this good kindy, a diffent method from the traditional one,they have small group of 15 kids only, they have outing,cooking and baking and the kids there are very friendly and nice, a good balance too as they have ustazah coming teaching iqraq,doa etc..after following the program with my husband for 3 days we decided to send the girls there. I guess this is the normal thing faced by parent in sending kids to kindy.. i need to be strong,i need to have 200% patient and i need to be passionate-then only all difficulties will vanish. I hope i have done the right thing and made a right choice.To my girls please know mama that mama do not have joy sneaking and leaving you there,pain in mama's chest is still lingering ,mama wishes that you both in my arm now,holding and kissing you endlessly..but mama knows you ll be find.
Dear girls if mama can afford it,mama will not send you to kindy so early.Mama will be at home 24 hours attending to all your need, to see your grow,educate you,cook and feed you. 
Mama hopes you both can adjust yourselves fast and settle down soon there.
Dear girls if mama can afford it,mama will not send you to kindy so early.Mama will be at home 24 hours attending to all your need, to see your grow,educate you,cook and feed you. 
Mama hopes you both can adjust yourselves fast and settle down soon there.Sunday, August 16, 2009
Makeover without burning My Little Purse
Mama realised that mama has neglected our present house due to preparation and buying things for the new house.That shouldn't be the case but it is not easy to juggle the budget to buy things and maintain 2 houses. Lately we need to spend substantial amount of money on things that we couldn't avoid.. your school fees for Shichida and kindy,papa dah jual his old BMW and we are in the process to get a new car ..macam2lah expenses..but mama still nak deco2 the house..so mama has opted for budget deco..budget but still nice.Mama started with looking around the house to see which small thing can be changed that can give a big and nice effect and mama checked our storeroom to see what can be use and utilised.
Mama put back the "liplap lights" around the cabinet,it gives immediate festive feeling, mama bought the lights last year from jusco home centre for Rm4.99 each,they are still in good condition.
This is mama favourite clock, mama bought in Tokyo in 2007 while you were stilled in mama's tummy..so this clock has been given a touch up.
This nice ready made curtain which match our yellow tone at your play area is RM29.00 only,the material is very thick and heavy and it falls nicely.
The nice curtain is for uwan and heni's room.
Mama decided to change our daily mugs too and mama bought this colourful mugs for Rm0.99 each from Giant... if heni breaks the mug mama shall have no regrets.
This sweet and elegant look Queensize bedsheet set is from jusco,they are 100% cotton, very smooth and cold,it cost mama RM49.00 only and mama bought a few sets.
Mama found a big bag in the storeroom full with things mama bought from switzerland and heidelberg,germany from mama's last trip with papa in 2008.The above item is napkin rack.
The cute gold plated bell was euro 9.00 only,mama will place next to other bell collection that mama has.
This is a handpainted gold trim wall plate mama bought from Luzerne,Switzerland.
Another beautiful handpainted gold trim wall plate from Luzerne.
One of the souvenior plate mama bought from Heidelberg,Germany.
This small handcrafted pewter from Heidelberg is quite expensive,they are heirloom.
They are price at Euro 30.00 each which roughly about RM144.00 but for a palm size pewter mama now rasa a bit mahal.
A sweet handmade glove and table cloth set from Heidelberg.
This is quite an old paper table runner mama bought long time ago from one of bookshop in London.
A very nice tassles from Florence, mama will hang it to each end of our tapestry.
Jumpa most important thing and main purpose masa pergi Switzerland dulu nak obtain this scroll la..now dah dapat tak frame kan lagi until today..mama punya penat and jerih nak habiskan MBA ni..mama will frame it without any delay lagi.
The RM49.00 ikea floor light become nicer and more romantic when mama adds the beautiful flower wreath given by auntie nerry.
Since we have rearranged our master bedroom it becomes more spacious now so papa have decided to put a small work station in the room.We went to find cheap furniture at ikea yesterday and we found a dining set comprising of one glass table and four chairs for RM195.00.We brought back the set and we turn the table into workstation in the room for papa.
Now papa can do his work in the room..no need to go down to the study room but ofcourse after the superactive girls dah lena lah...
The weakness of having workstation in the room plus the cosy bed and tv is..just a few minutes spent at the table the rest papa spent with this Tiger man and snoozing in the comfortable RM49.00 bedset..
Mama put back the "liplap lights" around the cabinet,it gives immediate festive feeling, mama bought the lights last year from jusco home centre for Rm4.99 each,they are still in good condition.
This is mama favourite clock, mama bought in Tokyo in 2007 while you were stilled in mama's tummy..so this clock has been given a touch up.
This nice ready made curtain which match our yellow tone at your play area is RM29.00 only,the material is very thick and heavy and it falls nicely.
The nice curtain is for uwan and heni's room.
Mama decided to change our daily mugs too and mama bought this colourful mugs for Rm0.99 each from Giant... if heni breaks the mug mama shall have no regrets.
This sweet and elegant look Queensize bedsheet set is from jusco,they are 100% cotton, very smooth and cold,it cost mama RM49.00 only and mama bought a few sets.
Mama found a big bag in the storeroom full with things mama bought from switzerland and heidelberg,germany from mama's last trip with papa in 2008.The above item is napkin rack.
The cute gold plated bell was euro 9.00 only,mama will place next to other bell collection that mama has.
This is a handpainted gold trim wall plate mama bought from Luzerne,Switzerland.
Another beautiful handpainted gold trim wall plate from Luzerne.
One of the souvenior plate mama bought from Heidelberg,Germany.
This small handcrafted pewter from Heidelberg is quite expensive,they are heirloom.
They are price at Euro 30.00 each which roughly about RM144.00 but for a palm size pewter mama now rasa a bit mahal.
A sweet handmade glove and table cloth set from Heidelberg.
This is quite an old paper table runner mama bought long time ago from one of bookshop in London.
A very nice tassles from Florence, mama will hang it to each end of our tapestry.
Jumpa most important thing and main purpose masa pergi Switzerland dulu nak obtain this scroll la..now dah dapat tak frame kan lagi until today..mama punya penat and jerih nak habiskan MBA ni..mama will frame it without any delay lagi.
The RM49.00 ikea floor light become nicer and more romantic when mama adds the beautiful flower wreath given by auntie nerry.
Since we have rearranged our master bedroom it becomes more spacious now so papa have decided to put a small work station in the room.We went to find cheap furniture at ikea yesterday and we found a dining set comprising of one glass table and four chairs for RM195.00.We brought back the set and we turn the table into workstation in the room for papa.
Now papa can do his work in the room..no need to go down to the study room but ofcourse after the superactive girls dah lena lah...
The weakness of having workstation in the room plus the cosy bed and tv is..just a few minutes spent at the table the rest papa spent with this Tiger man and snoozing in the comfortable RM49.00 bedset..Overall mama is very happy with the spending mostly below RM100..ye ke.. ye la:)
Thursday, August 13, 2009
The Wife's Kitchen for Ramadhan Al Mubarak.
Ramadhan is just around the corner,Insyallah Saturday next week this blessed month will come giving us opportunity to give,to redeem,to ratify and to become Hamba Allah sbt in total as we supposed to be.As usual since small mama always look forward to this beautiful and blessed month,it brings joy to every corner of the hearts and homes.May both of you experience this feeling soon and together we embrace this month with iman and taqwa.
Talking about kitchen,during mama's time at kampung uwan usually dah clean every corner of the house by now,she will store jeruk limau,belimbing,ikan masin,gula kabung,tepung mata ikan,kacang hijau etc.Mama then learnt that this simple food like jeruk limau,ikan masin,ikan bilis so berguna masa puasa,kalau dah jemu with all the lauk,the simple and humble dish ni lah penyelamat selera.Taking it from uwan mama practises the same thing,everytime nak puasa mama fill in the fridge with eggs,sardine,salted eggs, and already bought a bottle of mango pickles,of course kalau dapat buat sendiri this jeruk will be more meaningful and sedap.
Lime or limau nipis is one of the fruit that you should store in a fridge,during ramadhan you can't really control the intake of fatty food..lemak sana sini,santan sana sini so it is good to take a glass of warm lime juice after that.
This lime can be a very tasteful jeruk..picture above shown lime pickles indian style where they put chili powder and fenugreek..for mama we normally do the jeruk by beating or golek2 the lime for a while nak bagi hilang the bitterness,mama then made a cross slit on both side,put coarse salt at the base of a clean jar,put one line of lime,repeat with coarse salt,selang seli until finish,no need to add water as liquid from the lime will fill in the jar eventually.Close the jar tight and wait for at least a week,how to eat it?after dah boleh makan mama normally slice the lime thinly,cut the chili padi, the small onion and it goes well with fried fish,sayur rebus etc but if you are not peminat benda masam you won't appreciate this dish.
Indian style lime pickles is very masam, you can buy it in a bottle from any big supermarket,they have mango and other vegetables pickle too.Indians normally serve this pickle together with salted chili if you eat the nasik daun pisang and it tastes so good with kuah rasam and ikan goreng.
Salted Egg is another pembuka selera for buka puasa or sahur..
Ikan masin so sedap di bulan puasa..mama tahu all this food is not healthy but consume it moderately..if you fry the ikan masin with green cili,onion and brinjal..wahhh..that's all that mama can say..
Another unhealthy but sedap lauk is ikan terubuk masin from Sarawak..to pacify and redeem your guilt steam it instead of frying..prepare the whole or part of the fish,sprinkle with cili padi,onion,asam gelugor slices and steam it..the salty taste will be very much lesser and you can escape the oil intake.
Gulai daging salai with belimbing is one of uwan favourite lauk that mama would like to prepare during ramadhan,the picture above is taken from mama's old fotopages..mama cooked the dish during ramadhan last year for uwan..insyallah and alhamdulillah mama would be able to cook it again this year.
Once in a while ada jugak craving for this instant noodles masa sahur..boleh tahan jugak sedapnya if you put an effort in cooking it..mama normally tumis the cili,garlic,add in tomato,kangkung and egg..sedapp..testimonial can be given by kak ikin,kak nur who always demand mama to cook maggie during hari raya despite our table been fulled with all kind of foods.
Alhamdulillah,may Allah Sbt panjangkan umur,berikan kesihatan kepada semua muslimin dan muslimah untuk menyambut Ramadahan Al Mubarak,kepada semua mama hulur jari sepuluh mohon kemaafan sekiranya terlepas kata,tersilap bahasa.
Talking about kitchen,during mama's time at kampung uwan usually dah clean every corner of the house by now,she will store jeruk limau,belimbing,ikan masin,gula kabung,tepung mata ikan,kacang hijau etc.Mama then learnt that this simple food like jeruk limau,ikan masin,ikan bilis so berguna masa puasa,kalau dah jemu with all the lauk,the simple and humble dish ni lah penyelamat selera.Taking it from uwan mama practises the same thing,everytime nak puasa mama fill in the fridge with eggs,sardine,salted eggs, and already bought a bottle of mango pickles,of course kalau dapat buat sendiri this jeruk will be more meaningful and sedap.
Lime or limau nipis is one of the fruit that you should store in a fridge,during ramadhan you can't really control the intake of fatty food..lemak sana sini,santan sana sini so it is good to take a glass of warm lime juice after that.
This lime can be a very tasteful jeruk..picture above shown lime pickles indian style where they put chili powder and fenugreek..for mama we normally do the jeruk by beating or golek2 the lime for a while nak bagi hilang the bitterness,mama then made a cross slit on both side,put coarse salt at the base of a clean jar,put one line of lime,repeat with coarse salt,selang seli until finish,no need to add water as liquid from the lime will fill in the jar eventually.Close the jar tight and wait for at least a week,how to eat it?after dah boleh makan mama normally slice the lime thinly,cut the chili padi, the small onion and it goes well with fried fish,sayur rebus etc but if you are not peminat benda masam you won't appreciate this dish.
Indian style lime pickles is very masam, you can buy it in a bottle from any big supermarket,they have mango and other vegetables pickle too.Indians normally serve this pickle together with salted chili if you eat the nasik daun pisang and it tastes so good with kuah rasam and ikan goreng.
Salted Egg is another pembuka selera for buka puasa or sahur..
Ikan masin so sedap di bulan puasa..mama tahu all this food is not healthy but consume it moderately..if you fry the ikan masin with green cili,onion and brinjal..wahhh..that's all that mama can say..
Another unhealthy but sedap lauk is ikan terubuk masin from Sarawak..to pacify and redeem your guilt steam it instead of frying..prepare the whole or part of the fish,sprinkle with cili padi,onion,asam gelugor slices and steam it..the salty taste will be very much lesser and you can escape the oil intake.
Gulai daging salai with belimbing is one of uwan favourite lauk that mama would like to prepare during ramadhan,the picture above is taken from mama's old fotopages..mama cooked the dish during ramadhan last year for uwan..insyallah and alhamdulillah mama would be able to cook it again this year.
Once in a while ada jugak craving for this instant noodles masa sahur..boleh tahan jugak sedapnya if you put an effort in cooking it..mama normally tumis the cili,garlic,add in tomato,kangkung and egg..sedapp..testimonial can be given by kak ikin,kak nur who always demand mama to cook maggie during hari raya despite our table been fulled with all kind of foods.Alhamdulillah,may Allah Sbt panjangkan umur,berikan kesihatan kepada semua muslimin dan muslimah untuk menyambut Ramadahan Al Mubarak,kepada semua mama hulur jari sepuluh mohon kemaafan sekiranya terlepas kata,tersilap bahasa.
Note : except for photo no 7 others are courstesy of googles.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
The Sweetest Two Weeks- Last Episode
The first few days at home mama tried to keep the house clean all the time, so mama spent hours in the kitchen you both got upset and disturbed mama every other minutes.In the end mama and you both were not happy..mama then pause and think that you are really looking forward to spend time with mama at home, mama shouldn't be so strict about keeping the house clean instead should cherish every moment together as time flies fast..mama then take a deep breath and we had fun from that day onwards.Yeap time do fly fast and 2 weeks is so short, but we have no regert as we had wonderful and the most sweetest time together.
The 2nd day on 29.07 papa brought back a cake,put on the table and called us down,we had small celebration for mama's birthday..it was so meaningful..nothing but love embraced us.
Mia was excited to blow the candles.
The precious faces that means a world to mama..uwan then asked papa "how old is mama" papa said "22 years old"..yehaaaaaa..that is so sweet of you papa..mama is still 22 years old in your eyes..heh..hehh..
"blow lah cepat2 mama" the girls said "..yeah mama the blew and made a wish"
tak mau padam pulak..Mia nak tolong...
A man that keep mama's age at 22 years old until now..thank you for washing the dirty dishes and bottles during the 2 weeks papa, with your office shirt still on you went straight to the kitchen to clear the sink..that means so much to mama..
the next day kak ikin came and brought another cake..kak nur also came,mama got a nice piece of cloth for baju kurung from kak ikin and kak nur gave EL eyes shadow..there were wonderful pictures taken but mama accidentally deleted all as there's so many copies in the camera..this is the only one left..the yummy fruit cake.
papa took leave on the 2nd week and we had wonderful breakfast in the morning..one of the best place is "Otak-Otak Place"
The place is great, first, the good food is very reasonable with Rm4.99 you get a coffee,toast and 2 half boiled eggs, with RM6.99 you get a good nasik lemak or bread with chicken curry and a drink, they have kids menu like fish fillet,fries and baked beans too.The plus things they have chess and playcards on the table that keep both girls occupied.
Both happily play with magnetic chess..whatever it is mama papa had to pick up like hundred times from the floor..
Good food,good ambience...
Tia and Mia favourite ride...choo..choooo..clink clank...
Station master ready to unboard the VIP passengers...
If there's an opportunity both will fight..like in the above picture they fight over the drumstick..
A place to spend money unwisely he..hehh
Mama took both to kids playland at Ikano too..they love it here too especially during weekdays where both can conquer the place without any interruptions..
Uwan belanja M&M at Famous Amos..bangga Tia nak tunjuk ni..
To manage the girls without papa at supermarket..mama tolak lah dia orang ni sekali dalam trolley kalau tak penat mengejar nak beli barang pun susah..
If we didn't go anywhere during the day..we had activities at home..mama ordered pizza and pasta for tea and we had it in our little garden...
Mia is a very big Pasta lover..she ate one container of the carbonara pasta all by herself..
While Mia loves pasta Tia likes the beef peperoni very much everytime we ordered beef peperoni pizza she will kutil it...
Its nice to have tea in the evening with the girls and uwan without having to see the time or do anything else..duduk selama mana yang suka and dirty yourself to the maximum..mama tak complaint..let papa do the cleaning ..hehhhh..hehhhhhhh
Another activity is carik2 furniture for new house..we went to several shops..yang mahal,moderate,ciput..macam2..if moderate and budget shop they are all serupa..so susah nak carik yang just nice and cosy..kalau masuk yang mahal dan nampak dari jauh lagi dah berkenan..tengok price tag pulak ha..haaaa...haaa..RM14K..papa geleng kepala laju2..macam orang zikir...kehh..kehhhhh
At the budget shop..Tia Mia pun pandai tak suka kerusi kulit lembu tiruan ni..where's the tail..where's the tail..both tengah carik..puas mat bangla tu umpan belon kat dua orang ni biar mama beli barang kat sini...tapi tak der yang berkenan..nantilah no rush..yang berkenan papa zikir laju2 pulak.
The 2nd day on 29.07 papa brought back a cake,put on the table and called us down,we had small celebration for mama's birthday..it was so meaningful..nothing but love embraced us.
Mia was excited to blow the candles.
The precious faces that means a world to mama..uwan then asked papa "how old is mama" papa said "22 years old"..yehaaaaaa..that is so sweet of you papa..mama is still 22 years old in your eyes..heh..hehh..
"blow lah cepat2 mama" the girls said "..yeah mama the blew and made a wish"
tak mau padam pulak..Mia nak tolong...
A man that keep mama's age at 22 years old until now..thank you for washing the dirty dishes and bottles during the 2 weeks papa, with your office shirt still on you went straight to the kitchen to clear the sink..that means so much to mama..
the next day kak ikin came and brought another cake..kak nur also came,mama got a nice piece of cloth for baju kurung from kak ikin and kak nur gave EL eyes shadow..there were wonderful pictures taken but mama accidentally deleted all as there's so many copies in the camera..this is the only one left..the yummy fruit cake.
papa took leave on the 2nd week and we had wonderful breakfast in the morning..one of the best place is "Otak-Otak Place"
The place is great, first, the good food is very reasonable with Rm4.99 you get a coffee,toast and 2 half boiled eggs, with RM6.99 you get a good nasik lemak or bread with chicken curry and a drink, they have kids menu like fish fillet,fries and baked beans too.The plus things they have chess and playcards on the table that keep both girls occupied.
Both happily play with magnetic chess..whatever it is mama papa had to pick up like hundred times from the floor..
Good food,good ambience...
Tia and Mia favourite ride...choo..choooo..clink clank...
Station master ready to unboard the VIP passengers...
If there's an opportunity both will fight..like in the above picture they fight over the drumstick..
A place to spend money unwisely he..hehh
Mama took both to kids playland at Ikano too..they love it here too especially during weekdays where both can conquer the place without any interruptions..
Uwan belanja M&M at Famous Amos..bangga Tia nak tunjuk ni..
To manage the girls without papa at supermarket..mama tolak lah dia orang ni sekali dalam trolley kalau tak penat mengejar nak beli barang pun susah..
If we didn't go anywhere during the day..we had activities at home..mama ordered pizza and pasta for tea and we had it in our little garden...
Mia is a very big Pasta lover..she ate one container of the carbonara pasta all by herself..
While Mia loves pasta Tia likes the beef peperoni very much everytime we ordered beef peperoni pizza she will kutil it...
Its nice to have tea in the evening with the girls and uwan without having to see the time or do anything else..duduk selama mana yang suka and dirty yourself to the maximum..mama tak complaint..let papa do the cleaning ..hehhhh..hehhhhhhh
Another activity is carik2 furniture for new house..we went to several shops..yang mahal,moderate,ciput..macam2..if moderate and budget shop they are all serupa..so susah nak carik yang just nice and cosy..kalau masuk yang mahal dan nampak dari jauh lagi dah berkenan..tengok price tag pulak ha..haaaa...haaa..RM14K..papa geleng kepala laju2..macam orang zikir...kehh..kehhhhh
At the budget shop..Tia Mia pun pandai tak suka kerusi kulit lembu tiruan ni..where's the tail..where's the tail..both tengah carik..puas mat bangla tu umpan belon kat dua orang ni biar mama beli barang kat sini...tapi tak der yang berkenan..nantilah no rush..yang berkenan papa zikir laju2 pulak.
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