Adik's engagement

Adik's engagement was held last Saturday. I tell you it was a grand event, macam kenduri kahwin. Yelah, Adik is the youngest and the last one for us to have such ceremony. Hence, that explains the kebesaran of the majlis.

It was held penuh adat istiadat. Complete with pantun and seloka melayu by the experts in the subject matter.

The hantaran pink vs blue, pink is ourside of course.

The girls love the way their Cik Cu looked. Very pretty they said. I was about to drop some tears looking at Adik, how she has grown up to be a lovely woman. The first time I met her, she was still in her primary school and now ready to be married.

Of course, me and my better half shared her happiness....

Insyallah Adik, Abg Man dgn K Liza doakan Adik bahagia selalu dan jodoh kekal selamanya!

Hari Raya 2009 - The Snapshots of theme colour

It's a norm for us to have 2 colour theme for each Raya. Once for the first day and another one for the second day. We would usually let the cuties decide what colour they would want as the theme and this year they had chosen green and pink.

I love how all the baju raya turn out. Love the colour combination our family had, similar yet with distinctive difference.

Hope it's not too late to wish Selamat Hari Raya and Maaf Zahir Batin!

Monopoly - The quality time that matters

As a working mom, I will try my very best to spend time with my cuties. I will try to either take them out or do something at home. So, if it's at home, we have to plan some activities so that the cuties won't get bored.

During the cuties birthday party, they received alot of board games. That includes 3 versions of Monopoly ; 1 - normal 1- Starwars and 1-Malaysian version.

Last weekend, we had our Malaysian version session of Monopoly. It was really fun as the landmarks are full of places which we can relate to like Putrajaya, KLIA, KLCC and so on.

I don't really like Monopoly, I felt like the game is too long and boring....

But for the sake of my cuties, akak layan jer lah....

Iftar Menu - Rojak Manis

Caution, this entry may cause you to drool endlessly and perhaps some may even consider licking the monitor. Sabar yer, kan baru habis sahur....

As mentioned, the cuties dictate what we eat for iftar. One of the chosen menu is Rojak Manis. This is a recipe I learnt from my better half. Jangan main2, my better half is a good cook tau.

The rojak is slightly different from the normal rojak mamak. What's the recipe, sorry yer, it's a family secret. Kalau nak rasa, kami sedia menerima tempahan...sempat lagik promote tu...

This is one of the dishes that the cuties love to eat despite they are vegetables served with the dish.

There are menus which have yet to try. Stick around and you will see 30 different menus served, Insyallah.....

Iftar Menu - Mee Rebus

When it comes to Ramadhan, one of the difficulty we faced is to know what to prepare for Iftar. So this year, we have changed our MO. We let the cuties decide what they want ot have instead. They will prepare the list weekly so that it's easier for us to prepare the ingredients.

One of the items in the menu was Mee Rebus. I know they love this hence was not that surprise this was in the menu.

The condiments, consists of daun sup, green chillies and lime.

The gravy, panas menggelegak dalam kuali.

The cuties couldn't wait to get their hands on the mee rebus....Yummy....

So, esok iftar aper pulak yer...Tunggu!!!!

Terawih @ Masjid Putrajaya

We were very fortunate as we get to the chance to perform the Terawih prayers at Putrajaya Mosque last Sunday. We thought to make this Ramadhan a more variety Ramadhan, not only the iftar menu, also where we have the Terawih. However, this can only be done over the weekend as the cuties will still need to sleep early on the weekdays. Dah ler kena bangun sahur kan?

We arrived quite late, the Isya' azan was already on air. Parking was a big issue, we couldn't get one so my better half dropped me and the girls first while he and my hero looked for a parking spot. He got one, right in front on PM's gate house.

The mosque is so beautiful. It's so huge and cozy. When we arrived were alot of jemaah there. And it's a combination of international jemaah. The ablution place was at the basement, again very convenient.

After terawih, we took the cuties for a walk at Dataran Putrajaya. It was Merdeka eve, so some where gathering there for the Merdeka countdown.

Some pics taken that nite...

Next on the list, Masjid Besi Putrajaya this weekend, Insyallah!!

It's good to have help in the house

It was a long weekend for all of us. That's what we thought when we entered Friday, with one addition leave day, that is a luxury to us.

However, when we entered Sunday morning, we felt the weekend was fading away......

There were still a lot of work to do around the house. Alhamdulilah, my cuties are big enough to help.

My princess was doing the dusting to make sure the racks and TV are dust free. While my hero was doing the vacuming....

And where's my baby....

Tiduqlah, mana lagik!!!

Terawih is now our routine

I love Ramadhan. I always waited for this particular one of the Islam calendar. There's a lot to do in Ramadhan, planning what to cook for Iftar, planning for Raya and many more. But the best part is able to perform Terawih prayers.

We always make sure we don't miss terawih prayers. It is very important to us considering this only happened in the month of Ramadhan. Last year, we don't really get to focus on terawih as we were still commuting from KJ to BSP. This year, alhamdulilah, was much smoother.

Another difference we planned this year is to perform terawih prayers at different mosque on weekends. Last nite was at Putrajaya Mosque, we planned to go to the new masjid besi next weekend. Will blog about our experience at Putrajaya Mosque later.

The cuties love it too. Alhamdulilah, now they are much older and easier to manage. I remember back in 2007 when my baby was only 6, I have to make sure I sit at the corner with sufficient place for her to sleep.

I am hoping for Ramadhan to pass very slowly. And when it finally does.....I will surely look forward to the next Ramadhan.

A Merdeka Entry - Why Merdeka Means A Lot To Me

After few days of silence, I finally got the chance to do an entry, and this one is not an autopublish entry. While typing this, my better half is sitting next to me watching Demi Moore in action in the movie Indescent Proposal, one of her best acting.

Yup, we have just entered the Merdeka Day and let me share why Merdeka Day means a lot to me.

Merdeka Day......

This is my parents wedding anniversary. They were married 40 years ago on that day. Very convenient, so every years celebration, no need to apply leave, a celebration is totally guaranteed.

This year, we have to delay the dinner bit later, since it's Ramadhan and my dad don't really like to eat out or even eat that much during iftar cause he don't want to miss even a day of Terawih. So, perhas we'll have a good celebration later.

Merdeka Day also marked the 1st year we moved to our new house. A very easy date to remember....

And my real Merdeka, was back in 2003, when all the loans we have were settled and we lived for 5 years debt free until 2008, when we bought our new humble home and the new car, that was done after long hard thought.

So, Merdeka don't have to be 31st August, it can happen to us everyday....Just that whether we are willing to look hard enough for it.

With that said, Selamat Menyambut Hari Merdeka and Have a good time with your family....

Home made pizza

I made a pledge this Ramadhan to cook as frequent as I could. I guess I have come to a point where I realised the cuties are getting older and there will be a point they will live of their own. I hope they will still remember my cooking and make a point to come back and eat as one family whenever they can.

Last Tuesday, we decided to make pizza for iftar. Recipe was courtesy of Maryam and it made making pizza seems very easy and cheap.

Just get a pita bread, as the pizza base.

Spread the tomato paste and add toppings, in our case, we had sausages, mushrooms and cheese.

Bake in the over for about 10 minutes until it's because golden brown and crispy.

On top of that, I also cooked spagheti bolognese and bought some kuih and ayam percik at bazaar Ramadhan Bandar Seri Putra.

We are also training the cuties to start iftar with kurma. I am also training myself, yup I confess, I don't eat kurma, but I do know it's good for me...

Recipe for future iftar??? Just wait and see....

Pre-Sahur - Ayer Keroh R&R

It has been a tradition ever since we got married, we will celebrate the 1st Ramadhan at my better half's kampung. This year is no exception. I have no complain on this since the sambutan Ramadhan there is usually more meriah than here in KL.

We left the house at around 9.30pm, we did not want to miss the first terawih so we left after that.

My baby was very tired and she slept on the way to kampung. However, we have to make one quick stop at R&R Ayer Keroh because my hero was hungry and my better half needed his coffee fix.

I only had roti bakar while the rest ate quite heavy food. I know we will have sahur later with my in laws so, keeping some space for that.

My baby was so tired she had to be carried to the car. Imagine dah darjah 2 pun nak dokong lagik.

One thing I need to share ; we all balik kg really in a gambling situation, our roadtax dah mati and it has been renewed, but the stupid agent did not deliver the roadtax and insurance on Friday afternoon as promised. What pissed me off, she did not even answer the phone. But, since we are confident it has been renewed(after research via the insurance helpline and JPJ) we decided to just go ahead. Kalau kena tahan, cakap jer lah, dah renew Tok, but ada orang bodoh lupa nak hantar...

Sabar Liza, discount nanti pahala puasa

Iftar @ Home - Mee Bandung

Though it's the second day of fasting, it was actually the first day of fasting for us. We had the first day of fasting @ Batu Pahat which I will blog about it later once I figure out how do I transfer the photos from my berry to my desktop.

The menu yesterday, Mee Bandung. Actually, this year Iftar, we empowered the cuties to choose all the menus they want for this whole month. Which is also a good exercise for us as we don't have to think about what to cook.

The ingredients in the wok. Resepi rahsia turun temurun.

I also bought some kuih @ Bazaar Ramadhan Bandar Seri Putra, karipap and kuih lopes. Not forgetting the tamar.

Hot and cold drinks - hot for the old people like me and my better half and cold for the cuties lah.

The end product, sorry if make you all terliur....kuatkan iman yer....

I am so proud of my baby, last year she managed to complete one full month of fasting and she is determined to do the same this year. This was her pic taken at 6.30pm, still smiling.

We are trying to train the cuties to start the Iftar with tamar, my hero don't really like it, but willing to give it a try...

What's for iftar tonite....hint hint...going western!!!

Fun Time @ Sushi King

I haven't been spending much time with the cuties for the past 2 weeks. Again, work what comes between us. I am beginning to wonder whether is this what I want in life and this could be the best time for me to do some self reflection - muhasabah diri - me as a mother & wife.....

Last nite, I thought we go out for dinner. Otherwise they have to wait for me to cook and there goes more quality time down the drain. At least, when we eat out, we can talk on the way to the makan place and later over dinner.

We went to Alamanda to have sushi!! I have had sushi in many place but I still prefer the one served by Sushi King, maybe my tekak is the cheap tekak kan?

My usual appetizer, the fish roe is a must!

The cuties, all happy and smiling...especially baby, who has just recovered from fever.

The tempura we ordered.

The plates accumulated, what we had that nite....

I love my family more than everything and I have to start thinking (and think real hard) on what do I expect in life....Ya Allah, please show me the way....

Having said that, Selamat Menyambut Ramadhan Al-Mubarak! Excited nie nak gi terawih with my better half and the cuties!

Carrefour Subang - The place when Mama lazy to cook lunch

Last Sunday, after going for the official opening of the new medical center, we headed for lunch. It's been quite sometime since we ronda2 Subang Jaya area so we thought to visit the areas which we have frequented when we were staying around the neighbourhood.

We then dropped by at Carrefour Subang Jaya to have our lunch there. We used to frequent this place on Sundays after we do our groceries shopping. The cuties love the sizzling noodles there.

My better half was in the mood for wantan mee.

And for me, was really starving....so had Nasi Goreng Paprik with Telur Dadar and Nescafe Tarik.

Honestly, we love Subang Jaya so much, may be because we spent many years there. But, BSP is the place to be and love it there!!!

Sime Darby Specialist Center Megah

Last Sunday, my better half took us to the official opening of Sime Darby Specialist Center Megah located somewhere in Kelana Jaya just few km away from the LRT station. He thought to go there and give support to his workmate and attend the function.

But, me on the other hand learnt one valuable lesson....

When my better half wanted to take us to any event, make sure he get the details right. The time, the agenda and other relevant details. Otherwise the following will happen :

1. We arrived late, after all the event was nearly done. And the heavy rain added to the not getting to participate to all the contest.

2. The cuties were very dissapointed and tired as they were really looking forward to meeting clowns and balloons and participating to the contests...

What did we ended up doing....

Buying ice creams......to entertain the cuties.....

What a great breakfast

Last Sunday, again, we had breakfast in our garden. We thought that was a good idea considering it rained the night before and that gave us the assurance the air will be cleaner in the morning.

The difference from the last session was this time around to tapau food. The kitchen was open early that morning and I cooke fried meehoon, with sambal tumis ikan bilis and fried eggs. Of course, how can we leave the Nescafe Tarik from the menu.

The cuties enjoyed the breakfast, they finished the whole bowl of the mee hoon.

While baby, still a bit feverish and had to take the medication after the meal.

I was doing some self reflection over the weekend and thinking about the direction of my life. That's when questions like what do I really want in life pop up.....Time to re-allign and re-adjust the aspiration and be reminded....my priority will and should always be my family, the cuties, as they are my investments for the life after death.......