Sekadar Menghibur Hati.

Perasaan macam tak berapa settle- sedih masih ada,praying and hoping non stop for MH370- the worries is difficult to go away- bertambah sedih dengan orang2 Malaysia yang memang "aneh2" perangainya- sangat setuju apa yang seorang guru tu tulis di FB- Malaysia punya orang2 yang sangat "aneh" jiwanya- Hanya doa di panjatkan kepada Allah Swt- bumi Malaysia ini selain orang2 yang aneh di huni orang2 yang uzur,kanak2 yang mentah,orang2 yang Solih,ibubapa yang merindui- moga doa2 mereka ini di kabulkan oleh Allah Swt- Moga kedaulatan Agama,Negara,Bangsa dan diri terpelihara.

Tiada cerita atau gambar yang happening cuma cerita dari bakul pasar Sekadar Menghibur Hati;):)

Alhamdulillah,syukur tak terkira- tanah yang lama kering,dibasahi hujan akhir2 ini- My two pots outside the gate are happy;);) They were wilted,ugly and dry before- my neighbour had been "suggesting' to me hardly that i should throw these two pots;) Tak kan mengalah selagi hidup ye tak;):)

Kadang2 mahu kecewa dengan keanehan manusia tapi masih ada yang murni jiwanya- tak kira agama atau bangsa- Kesekolah Jumaat lalu nak menjemput Tia Mia- terjumpa seorang Chinese mother yang memang betul2 kiasu menunggu anak sentiasa di School Cafe sejak hari pertama hingga sekarang! After less than 5 mins talking and found out that  i am Tia and Mia's mom- she gave me these white fungus and honey dates- she said it is good to drink in  this hazy weather- will keep our body cold and avoid phlegm .

Posting these pictures as  kenang-kenangan buat Tia Mia- Allah is Great:) See banyak benda yang sama- things like this spelling test- bila score sama;)

Yang silap pun sama;)

Feedback from Teacher pun sama:)

You two need to improve on the same things:);) Remember your capital letters,when to put full stops, question marks etc;):)

Sunday we left papa at home and went out together to buy pins for my shawls- both of you pick these sweet roses for me;)

Today- lunch time i went out with my lunch buddy:)we went and eat our favourite dish at MyNews- lamanya tak makan kat sini;) This week is kinda long- the girls just finished their first assesment today which will carry 20% marks of the final exam- penat supervise budak darjah 1 buat revision- double pulak tu:) nasib baik sama class;):)

I bought few things from the Ginseng Shop- seronok lah rupanya kedai Ginseng- Kat OU di LG besar betul semua ada- ada dried French Rose,Jasmine for English tea- ada dried scallop and abalone yang sedap bubuh dalam porridge- my lunch buddy is married to a  Chinese guy yang pandai masak- so she cerita lah macam mana nak masak Chicken with ginseng etc etc.

I sakit tumit lately i guess my jodoh with high heels dah berakhir- dari dulu i memang ada masalah pakai high heels- tak kuasa lah menderita demi nak bergaya- i still ada High Heels yang belum pakai dalam store- kirim few gorgeous heels from Clarks masa kawan pergi UK dulu- it seems tak boleh pakai lagi- hari ni i bought two most comfortable pairs from Mark&Spencers- tak gorgeous and happening tapi sangat selesa- and i terus sangat2 suka;)

The Moccasin style is really soft and flat- i think this one is nice to go with jeans and long skirt;) Yang minat boleh check out M&S priced at RM179.00

This one is called "Foot Glove" lagi comfortable but a bit pricey RM279.00. I like this one too:)

And this was my shoes yang i pakai masa pi beli tadi- i beli kat Mark&Spencer jugak dulu- infact masa pi tadi masih ada lagi kat rack- Ha ha apa beza my new shoes from this one? Tak ada beza apa kan..kih kih cuma yang ini really flat and shining- while the above one ada heel sikit and matte;) Tak apalah biar lah sama- asal suka- lagi pun yang ini dah rosak2 sikit- dulu i pakai masa travel Europe in 2012- really comfy nak jalan banyak.

Buat theraphy lebih sikit i bought myself a black and white shawl from M&S plus this bling2:);)

And i beli my favourite Mint Truffle- adoi memang lah sangat sedap if you suka Mint Choc- yummmmm;);) I bought button shape pasta for Tia Mia too;):)

Haaa tu dia kasut kat atas yang di pakai merayau dulu- gambar sedikit or banyak ngada2 hence i didnt upload last time- tapi ni mood menghibur hati lantak lerr;):) Tukang ambik gambo si Tia yang jealous tunjuk2 tu si Mia he he:) 

Alhamdulillah berpeluang melihat tempat orang dengan the girls in the past- di masa depan tak tahu bagaimana keadaaan sekeliling kita- Moga kita semua berada di dalam lindungan Nya.Ameen.

Ps: Elena dah beli sofa fabric tu tunjuk yer:) alaaa jual pavlova and cake berhenti sure Fella Sofa celah gigi ajer tu;):)

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Doa

Sangat emosi dengan berita kehilangan MH370- i can really feel it and keep thinking about the people in the flight, when you are in a flight- you like in a big cylinder- no way to escape if anything goes wrong. Also when you re in the flight the moment you put on your seatbelt and the Captain take off- you submit yourself to Allah Swt- you safety,your journey and your fate depend on Him- Maha Pengasih dan Maha Penyanyang. Me, my husband and the girls experienced bad turbulance on the way back from Paris when we passed over Kabul mountains- it was quite bad and  we were like thrown few times from our chairs- sangat menakutkan,sangat merisaukan- i held the girls's hands- if anything- macam mana lah:( teringat my old mom,terfikir how to deal with it:( we prayed hard and non  stop Alhamdulillah by the time bukak puasa (it was Ramadhan) the turbulance stop for a while and food can be served untuk kami berbuka. Moga MH370 di dalam peliharaan Nya dan apa pun ketentuan Nya ada hikmah untuk direnung dan di pelajari. Keep praying for MH370.

Untuk yang meninggalkan komen2 sebelum ini- Thanks so much- and to Ida&family Alhamdulillah- dah kembali dari menunaikan umrah rupaya. Yang bertanya about the bookshelves- i bought from Ikea:)

Weekend saturday morning tak dengar sangat lagi pasal MH370- i took uwan out for lunch at Secret recipe for Women's Day dan sempat membeli benda2 kesukaan wanita macam jar ini:)

dah lama tak post gambar2 food- bila weekend budak2 macam2 lah seleranya- walaupun hanya 2 orang tapi nak masak ikut 2 selera dua orang pun berpeluh jugak- sorang nak baked macaroni dan sorang lagi nak baked spiral pasta;) so kena lah masak dua2 letak sebelah-sebelah:)

Spiral pasta is not so suitable for baked dish actually because it it quite hard- but ada selera yang nak ikutkan ajer:)

Ready! Hot and melting:)

I had to cut short the baking time since they cant wait- so the macaroni masih berderai sikit lagi- janji sedap dan laku:)

Sunday afternoon Kak Ikin came with these beautiful Spanish plates- yup kak ikin went to Spain recently and both of us bercerita pasal MH370 sampai beremosi air mata:(

I baked butter cake for kak ikin.

We didn't go anywhere- camping depan tv mendengar berita..hmmm i really want to change my sofa- bought these leather set dulu2 sebab anak kecik2 tak larat kalau fabric- now i think they can behave already.

Sian Tia was really boring and sibuk nak potong Stevie's moustache;);)

Finally Allah Swt tempat kita mengadu dan meminta pertolongan- open your eyes..if you look just right you ll see the signs..

Nite nite.

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Syurga Ku.

Wednesday was hot- bukan panas di luar sahaja tapi panas di hati- di tempat kerja memang ada saja pencabar,tak tahu apa dalam hatinya:( I finally exploded on Wednesday- wanted to give my piece of mind but dia didn't pick up my call- so I  sent email instead and went back home...what a day on Wednesday. Politic is not my game.

The moment I arrived  home I left the "fire" outside the gate- My Syurgas were waiting:) Not fair to them if i bring in the fire- I threw away my bitter smile  and gave the sweetest face, kept my tired body and painful heart in the closet and went to the kitchen to fix dinner. 

I looked at my 91 yr old mother she was so happy to hear that i was back home- the two girls jumped up and down when they see me- what else would i want in this world- nothing else matters when you have all those:);) And to Allah Swt you submit..In sha Allah.

Thursday i decided to give my number one Syurga more time- i texted my boss and told him that i am utilizing my 2013 annual leave balance:):) I took one day off - for her- just for her.

I played my role as a daughter and enjoyed my day of a " full time housewife":);)

Morning: after sending the girls to my husband's car to go to school i gave her bath,shampooed her her hair  and powdered her face- bukan tak pernah buat pagi2 cuma this time i took my time,i gave full attention to scrubing her back,lathering shampoo on her white hair- i brushed her dentures- put on her pink baggy shirt and polka dots pant- helped her with her  her telekung, i let  her pray- and just like dulu2 masa kecik bila nak exam menagih doa dari nya- cuma this time i told her to pray for me so that i ll be strong,healthy,blessed with rezeki and i can continuosly take care of her. I cooked her favourite porridge for breakfast- masa kecik she always cook bubur nasi,bila dah really kembang she put a lil bit of salt and santan kelapa, the porridge becomes so nice,creamy and milky, she will boil eggs and fried ikan bilis and onion for me. I made that for her, she finished one bowl of porridge and a mug of milo.Lepas tu i brought her to her favourite sofa, i told her that i am going to kemas the rumah,arrange my books and re arrange some furnitures. While i kept my books in the new book shelves she cerita about kampung,about her glory days- lunch i took her and Heni to KFC and we had lunch there- i felt very happy that day- all pain in the heart hilang!:):) She cant hardly sees these days- the specialist said they can't perform cataract operation on her anymore- her nerves rosak;( :(- i cried few days when i heard that, i cried while driving from my office back home, i felt helpless- she is part of me- i can feel and imagine how to live with little vision but she is very positive- she said she redha,she tak think about herself so much but worried about me working hard,whether i have enough money or enough rest-i told her i have husband to take care of me but to her i am her little girl forever- whenever i think of that i will cry-  maybe i am a bit emotional, i have a lot of memories with her- as i grew up we carved our history together- as a mother now i try to do that as much as i could with my children- when your mother always  there for you, guide and hold your hands when you need her- she will become part of your life, you and her will be a team;);)- Emak you might see  less but you have  more in your heart-Alhamdulillah.

And ini yang i buat hari tu- i bought new bookshelves sebab old bookshelves dah roboh..haa haa..the new one supposed to have glass window on top tapi datang macam ni- first i was frustrated but okay jugak sebab boleh hide some of tia mia's ugly books:);)

I rearranged few things here- this area abandoned dah lama- since tia mia kecik we keep her toys in ikea boxes, bookshelves and drawers fulled with their legos etc- the wall pun dah kuning- last week i asked my husband to touch up the area and i get rid of the old bookshelves and drawers- i wanted to get rid of the cleopatra sofa too- tak tahu apa yang i fikir masa beli 7 tahun dulu:):) but not easy to buang old furniture kena sewa lori or panggil second hand furniture buyer- jadi i gave a facelift to the sofa-added new cushions and cover- jadi lah selagi mata boleh bertahan- since we placed tia mia's new piano here- i nak buat buatlah this area boleh lepak2 and baca buku-they quite good at playing piano - love to sit on the sofa,read my magazine while they play "Ode to Joy";);) and ada rezeki boleh tukar langsir- so long tak tukar:);)

Then i remember about this lace- i bought 8 years ago in Florence- dah kuning tepi dia tersimpan lama tapi bila rendam dlm Clorox putih bersinar balik..yeayyy happy:)

I fell in love with this lace when i saw it in a small shop in Florence Italy, beli ikut berapa panjang nak- i wish i beli banyak dulu2;);) lace dia berat dan tebal;);)

That was my Wednesday- Alhamdulillah anddddd tomorrow is Saturday! Happy mode- night night:)

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Lazy Pictures:)

Salam:)

Cuaca panas buat tangan malas mencapai camera/phone untuk ambik gambar:(

For the past 3 Saturdays i had been attending preparation for Tia Mia's Sport Day- it was a hard work! basicly for the past 3 weeks i only had 1 day off i.e Sunday. The first Saturday we had to be at the school field at 7.30 am, second Saturday was 7.30 am at UIA Stadium and yesterday was 7.30 am at the School Sport Complex- Alhamdulillah it was the finale yesterday- i dont think i can last for the 4th Saturday- with the heat,sweat and thirst i kalah- my body was itchy all over-definitely i am not cut to be a sport woman- no wonder i didn't win anything during my school days;):)

But Tia Mia- they had a wonderful time- it's all new experience for them@ I just wanna feel this moment:)

So these are few pictures from my malas hand- anak first time masuk sport pun i tak bawak camera- lupa actually- orang dengan camera canggih siap stand pacak tepi padang i mengcangkung lah ambik gambar pakai iPhone:):)

Sport Day- Finale- Tia is in the green house while Mia is in red.It was a very happening event- the school made a very good job- unlike during my time- if you tak menang anything tak ada lah medal- sini as long as you participate the school gives you medal- they want the student to feel that they part of the whole event and important;);)  Surely it means much to the little people- dapat medal first time:);)

Tia and Mia took part in Telematch- dressing up the Charlie Chaplin:)

Each house made performed for the opening ceremony- Red House staged " Grease" and it was really good.

Both got medals for the first time- tapi Tia punya cicir pulak kat padang- so kena tunggu replacement- kesian:(

The Mariachi from Desperado performing "Mary had a little lamb":);)- While all this while both had been practising their music lesson on keyboard- this month we have upgraded them to piano:);) Hope rajin berlatih lagi.

Today we went out to buy book shelves- yang lama ikea punya dah roboh- bertahan 8 tahun lah- boleh tahan jugak lamanya- after 8 years it cannot take my thick law&MBA books- hari ni keluar nak ganti- leceh betul lah pi dengan orang lelaki 4 kedai masuk hingga ke petang tak ada yang perfect- akhirnya hantar Tia Mia gunting rambut- i need to go alone i surely can get it. 

Tia nak shoulder length- si Mia nak keep her hair long- so potong fringe ajer;)

Tia new hair.

Happy dapat temporary straight hair:)

Mia with her straight hair- dah kena blow taruk minyak nampak lah straight;)

Dah berminggu tak ambik gambar lauk- malam ni masak simple asam pedas sardin dan kangkung- snap lah gambar- sedap tau- taruk asam banyak:)

Lemak putih pucuk manis dan kentang- goreng ikan- sambal belacan- perghhh sodap;)

Ha ha ni siapa bersantai pakai seluar askar lagi ni:);)- dua2 ni dah mandi dan berbedak:) duduk di study room menunggu orang masak;)

One reader shared with me a beautiful corner in her garden- and i feel honoured to share it here- hope it's okay with her- cantikkan:);)

Byeee;);)

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Our petite garden in LAMAN Mac/April

Feel quite excited to see our small garden in LAMAN Mac/April:):)

Tia Mia lebih excited bila nampak Stevie their cat in the magazine- they said "Stevie in the magazine! Stevie in the magazine!":);)

Thanks to Nor Salehan and the Photographer Mr Jasmi Baba! Our garden looks good in the magazine:);) 

Kenang-kenangan.

I love this shot by Jasmi Baba- he managed to bring out the dreamy effect- nampak sejuk:);) suddenly i miss Cameron and i miss Ye Olde Smoke House:)

Taman Hebat? - Thank You- nothing much in term of space or high end garden furnitures but it's full with love and memories- this is a place where myself,the girls,husband,Uwan,family and not to forget Heni spent half of our time- it witnessed Tia Mia's first step- it witnessed Uwan during her stronger days - last time Uwan can still sweep the garden now i am thankful to Allah Swt that she is still here and able to sit on the swing while listen to the bird singing:)

The Cubby house is inside the magazine too- every corner of our house plays important roles in our life- it carves memories, it witnesses good and bad time- it's our sanctuary and it's a place where we grow love and hope.

Terima Kasih Sekali Lagi:)

And today is extremely hot- we didn't go out anywhere- Stevie pun tak lariat asyik memerap di belakang rumah mencarik tempat sejuk- felly pulak lari tidur dalam bilik air- kerana panas saya pun tak larat nak mengambil apa gambar pun- suami membantu 'touch up" wall yang mana paint nya dah buruk- i cooked asam pedas with terung today.

Tea;  i made bubur kacang hijau- the girls sat in the kitchen with Uwan and their Barbie CD.And time surely flies fast as tomorrow already Monday 24th Feb 2014! pfuhhhh better go and sleep now:):) 

Thanks for the compliment over my small kitchen in the previous entry ya:):)

Bubye!

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