HaPpY BiRtHdAy HuBby...!!!

Happy birthday Abang!!!Love always...From your wife,

FOoDs, fOOds, FoodS...

When baking, follow directions.  When cooking, go by your own taste.  ~Laiko Bahrs

Ikan Siakap Sweet n Sour + Upgraded Rolled Eggs

OuR PrEcIoUs PrinCE...

• He's 2 years and 5 months++ now...
• He's very active and talkative...
• He's a picky eater sometimes, seldom eat rice, he prefers mee hoon but only if it's delicious...sometimes the taste of mee hoon bought from stall was just plain, he wouldn't eat it...
• He loves curry and masak lemak...
• He loves VACUUM CLEANER the most, followed by GOLF SET... (^_^)
• He can spot AEON (Jusco) from far away, even just the logo...
• He likes to imitate others, especially his Atok screaming during football match...he repeat "GOAL", "CEPAT2", "TEMBAK!", "MAT YO"...
• He hates to put on KOOLFEVER or wet towel on his forehead whenever he had fever...he will cry and as soon as we put it, he automatically become so weak and behaving like he's really ill which makes us worry more, but the moment we took it off from him, he's suddenly became active again like he did not even have a fever...
• He does not want to talk with Ummi or Abah on the phone, unless it's a video call...
• He dislikes it when someone takes other person thing...like when Abah put on Atok slippers for a while, he shouted "Tu Atok punye, jangan ambil", when Opah wear Ummi's headband, he goes saying " Tu Ummi punye, jangan ambil"...

04.12.12

Disember muncul semula...Alhamdulillah masih dapat bernafas dan sihat di bumi Allah yang indah ini...

Well, December, my favourite month indeed...Yesterday, we celebrated our 8 years together..awesome!

Actually, I don't know what I should give my hubby for this anniversary. From the beginning, we decided that the present for our love anniversary must not be expensive. Save the costly one for wedding anniversary or birthday instead. So, our love anniversary present should be something cute, inexpensive but thoughtful and sweet. Something like photo frame, key chains, chocolates, any kind of inspirational souvenirs from bookstores...oh yes, of course I already gave those things before.

 I was kind of out of ideas this year. It's not easy not to repeat the same present again. I was browsing the internet when I found something interesting, a message in a bottle. OK, it's lame, not even a new ideas, but hey, I never tried it before. I always hope that I can give it to my loved ones, so, why not at this year love anniversary...

 But, I can't just give the bottle alone, so I was thinking of some added regular stuff like chocolates and others. Then, it came across my mind that maybe a hamper is not a bad idea. I never gave my man a hamper before. In fact, this is the first time I made my own hamper. Well, I am not a creative person, so I just tried my best. The result, ugh, comot tak hengat!!Hehehe...However, my hubby, being a nice boyfriend himself, loved it and appreciate it. That's all I need... Thank you hunney!! Happy 8th love anniversary!!

The 'comot tak hengat but comes with a lot of love' hamper

B-SuiTe...PEnAnG.

The bed 4 Abah n Ummi...

Umar's bed

The Guests...

DEAr KeV...

Still remember Backstreet Boys? Yeah...can't believe the member I adore the most, Kevin Scott Richardson is in his 40's now...how time flies..Well, of course, now the teenage girls who used to love BSB already married and even become a Mom...It really brings out the sweet memories... 

Left : Kevin during the BSB fame...the pic I used to stick on my mirror...
Right: Kevin now...still looking good, eh? of course...

BeBeLaN kOsOnG...

Kenapalah indoor antenna ku tak berfungsi dengan baik kt hostel ni? Warghh...!! Semua show malam2 yang best kt TV tk leh tengok...yang agak2 jelas pun TV2 je..TV3 pun nyawa2 ikan je...tp tgk jugak la masa tayangan Merlin n Dejavu di Kinabalu dulu...

Recently, ada Mad Markets @TV9....arghh...of course la tk dpt kt sni..huhu..tk dpt tgk...sedih. Tambah sedih lagi, now ada HipHoppin' Asia plak @ 8TV...why?why?why?

LuNcH...

Udang n Sotong goreng telur masin...1st attempt...love it although rupa nye tk berapa nk sama dengan restoren punye..hehe..but then tak tau nk buat apa dengan the leftover eggwhite...

The menu: Udang n Sotong goreng telur masin + Kangkung belacan  (punye la banyak kuahnye...huhu)

WeEkEnD OuTiNg...

Assalamualaikum...

Last weekend, Ummi and Umar rode on ETS Train Ipoh-KL and KL-Ipoh. It was the very first experience for Umar on a train, and also the first time Ummi and Umar on a public transport journey, just the two of us. Previously, we were together with Opah Su when we rode a bus to KL. Ummi was very nervous and worried at first. Who knows, anything can happen...what if Umar got scared and cry, what if Ummi suddenly need to go to the loo, what if Umar 'poo poo' during the journey...bla, bla, bla...

Alhamdulillah, everything went smoothly...Umar was quite nervous first few minutes, but slowly, he began to adapt so well. I am so proud of you my baby. He's so excited asking so many questions on the train...and keep repeating..."Uuuu...sonoknye naik train!!"....And when the train speed, he goes saying "Uuuuu...terbang!!!"...hahaha!Funny!

On Sunday, we went for a lunch at Tanah Aina Azareena Restaurant @ Bentong. The view was superb with a lot of durian trees and crystal clear stream. We were together with Abah's colleagues bidding farewell to their ex-boss. The service was good and the staff were very friendly. The owner even greet us personally and presented the gift to the boss. 

The meal was very satisfying and abundant. We were served with fried rice and plain white rice. I am not quite sure the name of the dishes. But, basically there are seafood steamboat and vege with tom yum soup, pineapple chicken, fried squid, fried tofu, baby kailan, pucuk paku and buttered prawns. The drinks were watermelon and also orange juice. For dessert, there were cheese cake and chocolate cake. Burrppp...Alhamdulillah...(^_^)

Getting nervous for about 3 minutes..hehehe

Yes, slowly adapting

The scenery @ Tanah Aina Azareena Restaurant

ExPeRiEnCes...

"A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way. "
Mark Twain 

"Experience is one thing you can't get for nothing. "

Oscar Wilde

There are so many 'first time' that we can experience in our life...especially for a toddler like my charming son, Muhammad Umar.

I do believe that experience is the best teacher in our life. There's nothing interesting compare to the one that you experienced yourself. Yes, you can read or listen, but the feeling that you got from your own experience is unforgettable. 

Muhammad Umar first experience on the bus was when he's about 11 months++...He's very excited and he barely sleep during the two and a half hours journey from Ipoh to Kuala Lumpur.

InsyaAllah, this coming weekend he'll be experience one more of his 'first time'. Hopefully, both Umar and Ummi are in a good health condition since both of us does not feel very well lately.. (^_^)

First experience getting a hair cut at barbershop

First holiday @ cameron highland

First time on a boat

First experience in a vineyard

First time on a bus

MuHaMmAd UmAR & DHia' InSyiRAh...

MaiN mASak-MasAk...

Jom buat kek jom...!Saya mmg ske mkn kek..tak dinafikan. My hubby n baby pun ske mkn kek gak, especially choc n carrot cake. Since ready-to-eat cake yg ada kt market nowadays byk nye tak brape memenuhi citarasa, yg sdap plak mahal, pe kate kte buat sendiri jek...n Alhamdulillah I found this website..http://www.joyofbaking.com/

Resipinye boleh dipercayai, InsyaAllah, jgn risau..tak cukup resipi, ada step-by-step video lg...

Molten chocolate cake  http://www.joyofbaking.com/MoltenChocolateCakes.html  baked  masa birthday Muhammad Umar yg ke 2, 7/7/2012

Brownies  http://www.joyofbaking.com/brownies.html baked masa Ramadhan baru2 ni for the first time, and 2nd time malam raya, sgt2 simple if u follow the recipe, i added chopped almond

Carrot cake  http://www.joyofbaking.com/CarrotCake.html  baked  sehari sebelum raya jugak... i never taught that baking carrot cake is so easy, selama ni asyik beli je...buat sendiri boleh lebihkan sesuka hati, tengok tu bukan main tebal lg cream cheese frosting nye...hahaha..happy perut