Dubble Chinners ;-)

Heya Peeps! How are u enjoying your Sunday? We had a nice breakfast at Kayu Nasi Kandar and a morning walkabout at the park where the heroes had the whole playground to themselves. Got back home and I cooked Sunday lunch. Wow - Sunday is my off cooking day but well, terlebih rajin today :)

Hey? What u guys looking at?

Looking at kites! It was a breezy evening yesterday and the people of Bj came out in droves to the big open area, where they fly many colorful kites! 

My 'dubble chinners' suka sangat as can be seen below!! 

Wooohoooo, 'twas indeed a good day for kite flying

Report Card Day

Azfar Q's report card day this morning.

All A's except for Bahasa Melayu. 

Positive feedback on his general conduct and behaviour in school.

Improvement in social skills and emotional behaviour.

Better attention span and focus.

Good attitude towards learning.

Very healthy appetite (that xplains the rolly polly tummy)

Very musical.

Getting better in public speaking and expressing himself.

Have to learn to be more flexible and not insist of always wanting to be the first and be at the top of everything. Drill more turn-taking skills, and need to be made more aware of  the skills to adapt to different situations.

Overall, alhamdulillah :)

Teachers Make Superlicious Nasi Lemak

Have you been to the Nasi Lemak Cikgu restaurant in KJ? It's a household name in KJ. Story has it that it started with a teacher who wants to make xtra income for the family. Started selling Nasi Lemak kat kaki lima kedai with one small plastic table and chair. The business grew, mostly by word of mouth. And then as they say, the rest is history.... 

BabyAzan sibok nak ikut MommyDaddy dating makan nasi lemak cikgu. Ish, kacau daun lah ;)

First time BabyAzan sits on a highchair kat kedai makan. Usually bibik dia insist nak pegang.

Happy tengok MommyDaddy makan nasi lemak cikgu ye? Ha ha.

Errr.... where are the nasi lemak pics? Ouufff sorry folks,busy snapping pics of babyAzan, I terforgot to take pics of the nasi lemaklah. Sorry again :))

Azan's 1st Ever Birthday Celebration!

EVENT:  Azan's 1st Birthday Celebration

Date:      Held on Saturday 23rd May 2009

Time:     3 - 6 pm

Venue:   Papa Johns Pizza (eats), Cosmos Theme Park (play), Berjaya Times Square.

AZAN, satu tahun lah!

HAPPY TOGETHER!

Ammar's 6th Birthday Party, wheeeeehooooo

Hey, where's the Birthday Boy?

I am getting sleepy looking for the birthday boy! Where is he?

Ahhhh, here's the birthday boy, my brother AMMAR (middle). With brother Azfar and brother Adam flanking him. Happy Birthday brother Ammar! That cake sure looks delicious.

Little Majid giving Ammar his birthday present.

Birthday boy Ammar, Adam & friend entertaining the crowd.

The cake! The cake! Ultraman Cake, yeaaaahhhhhh...

Oh boo hoo hoo, how come I didn't get to eat the cake???

Azfar skipped school to attend Ammar's party. Shhhhhh, don't tell his teachers ;)

Azfar here seen with his former teachers (he still goes to this kindy for Iqra' lessons).

Tuan Punya Blog ;-)

Where's The Partay Y'All?

Hi friends!! We are still in  full party mode. Yesterday we had Ammar's party at his kindy, and today we will be celebrating Azan's birthday. Will upload pics and story later yea... Ok, much love. Till later folks!!

Happy 1st Ever Birthday Azan!

What more can I say Littlest One? Love you so so so so BANYAK. So proud of your progress for the past 1 year. Soon you will be walking, so Mummy will take you hiking..... Eh Heh :-)

Yes, Ammar and his youngest brother Azan shares the same birth date! Double happiness, double celebration in the month of May. 

Ahhhhhh, sayang dia!!!

Happy 6th Birthday Ammar!

Sunshine Turns 6 Today

You Are The Sunshine Of My Life,

Truly You Are,

With Your Cheerful Spirit,

And Understanding Ways,

You Are My Comfort,

Night & Day.

Love You Sunshine.

Bittergourd Oh You So Sedap

Everytime Q got into the car after school, he will ask for his bottle of mineral water. The tumbler full of water he brought to school would obviously be empty by then. His class usually ends at 3 pm. Masa tu panas woooo! So either me or Mr AKO, depends on who's picking him up that day, would always be ready with a bottle of water for him. Today, I found a 'limited edition' spritzer bottle. Comel-lah. See below;

I had some time on my hands before Q ended his day in school today, so I went to lunch at a food court in a shopping centre I frequent quite often now due to its close proximity with Q's school. The place is quite new. I feel that the quality of food sold at food courts all over the Klang Valley have declined tremendously. I remember even the food court in Giant used to have yummilicious food. Now, hmmnnnn..... tapi boleh lah kan kalau perut dah lapar ;) Here's the food court. It has a nice play area there. Sambil mummy daddy makan, kekanak boleh main kat situ. Convenient jugak, tapi kalau ramai orang imagine the din!

Saya pencinta bittergourd/peria katak, so I had ayam & peria bersos lada hitam with rice. Sadly dissappointed my lotus soup tadak tapi takpelah :)
Amboi makan tak hengat kan. Oh oh oh, esok adalah hari yang sangat bermakna! Apakah? Tungguuuuu........

You R What U Eat

You are what u eat people!! When I was younger I did not really care too much about about maintaining a healthy diet. Not diet nak kurus but the kind of food I put in my mouth. Like many of the younger generation, suka sangat makan KFC McD and then makan Twisties, Super Rings and favourite was Cheezels. Especially during uni days, consumed lots of junk food. Coz it was fast, easy to get and oiiii tastynyeerrr :)

But now I am making a conscious effort to ensure that my kids and family eat mostly food with nutritional value. The less preservative, additives and colourings so much the better. Hey, it was not easy at first coz it was always tempting to take the 'short cut', bagi makan frozen nuggets, sausages and drive thru kat fast food outlets kan senang. But then life throws some challenges my way - these type of food memang sangat detrimental to my Azfar with mild Adhd and also my Adam who has acute eczema. Then began the transformation, and the results of changing the eating habit reaps very positive rewards :) Alhamdulillah. 

Bukan tak ada langsung makan fast food semua tu but banyak kuranglah. And I'm glad.

Trying to ikut macam sunah Nabi. 

AVOID these:-

- makan organ dalaman, kepala ikan (esp mata)

- makanan yg terdedah (dijilat syaitan-yucckkk)

- makanan or minuman yang ada semut

All of the above melemahkan daya ingatan

HAVE LOTS OF THESE

- must have madu, kurma, air zam-zam. kurma kuatkan daya ingatan. eat 7 biji kurma everyday    can neutralize racun and hindarkan dari sihir/ilmu hitam

- fruits, vegetables and meat (of course, go easy on the red meat)

- also fresh milk, raisins and nuts especially almonds

To those of you who's pregnant, do eat almonds and raisins and drink fresh milk daily. 

Pesanan penaja, Makanan Sihat Keluarga Selamat. Eh heh.

Jangan Bersedih - Don't Be Sad

I have never read the above widely acclaimed book, have you?

But I know being sad is destructive.

"Allah swt puts turbulence in our hearts so that our nearness to Him remains forever."

Dalam hidup kita seharian, banyak suka duka yang dilalui. Saya secara peribadi selalu teringat akan zaman kanak-kanak dan remaja yang sungguh menyeronokkan dan 'carefree'. Alhamdulillah, ibu-bapa saya telah berusaha menjadikan saya 'orang'. Semakin meningkat usia, hidup makin mencabar. Kadang-kala masaalah datang dari diri sendiri, tetapi ada juga disebabkan orang lain yang menyumbang menjadi permasaalahan bagi saya. 

Ada masalah yang kecil dan mudah diselesaikan sendiri. Ada masalah yang sukar yang perlu ditangani secara kolektif. Ada masalah yang terbentuk sekian lama, bertahun dan walaupun semakin parah belum ada jalan penyelesaian yang boleh mengusai kemelut melanda. Ada masalah mungkin tidak boleh diselesaikan sampai bila-bila. Mungkin. Mungkin juga tidak.

Bagaimana menangani masalah? Pelbagai cara diguna pakai. Berbincang, bermusyawarrah, solat hajat berzikir munajat menenangkan hati mohon petunjuk dari Allah swt.  Lebih baik  menghadapinya dengan tenang dan berfikir panjang untuk mencari cara terbaik melepaskan diri dari punca masalah. Seringkali diri amat terpukul dan hati seakan terhimpit berdepan dengan masalah yang datang, tetapi usahalah untuk berfikir secara lojik dan rasional kerana pastinya membuahkan hasil lebih baik.

Cara mudah ialah dengan marah-marah, memaki-hamun, bersumpah-seranah dan yang paling buruk menyalahkan orang lain. Cubaan menyalahkan orang lain ini seringkali dilakukan kerana ia lebih mudah daripada menyalahkan diri sendiri ataupun berdepan dengan kelemahan diri. Maka, mencari kesalahan/kelemahan orang lain memberi 'instant relief' kepada diri kita. Ini semua tidak akan dapat menyelesaikan masalah.

Walau apa pun masalah melanda, elakkan diri dari merasa murung/depressed. Jangan bersedih. Kerana jika kita dalam keadaan ini, kita menjadi lemah. Dan keadaan diri yang lemah, fikiran yang kacau amat disukai syaitan...... dan manusia berhati jahat. Senang untuk dimanipulasi, bukan begitu?

Ayuh, don't be sad. Ingatlah firman Allah dalam surah Al-Rad 11, "Sesungguhnya Allah tidak akan mengubah nasib sesuatu kaum (bangsa) sehingga mereka mengubah nasib mereka sendiri." Kita harus berusaha untuk menghadapi masalah berkaitan dan paling penting free yourself from feeling sad.

*entry is dedicated to those of u out there (especially for you and you and you) who is feeling sad, and also as a reminder for myself

KL Yang Lengang

Last Saturday petang, me and the boys keboringan so Mr.AKO brought us 'pusing2'. Pusing2 tu sampai KL. We were quite seronok as jalan semua macam lengang je. The roads were mostly deserted y'all! Wahhh, we thought it was our lucky day lah since the only other lengang time usually time Raya.

Hmmnnn.... see? Quite deserted kan. Baru pagi ni I terperasan why. Mr. AKO is currently outstation so I drove Azfar to school this morning so dengar lah Hot FM. They berceloteh pasal the outcome of AF 7. Juara AF 7? Hafiz? Oh MY MY MY, patut la lengang semacam. Last Saturday AF 7 Finals!!! Ramai yang stay in because of that. 

I watched AF 1 till AF 3 dilligently. AF 4 & 5 sikit-sikit. AF 6 only finals. AF 7 - not at all. Sebab tu terkejut pagi2 dgr Faizal-Fara berceloteh pasal finals tak henti2.

Berjaya Times Square....Again???

Ah, we found ourselves @ Berjaya Times Square again after only 2 weeks visiting the Krispy Kreme outlet earlier. Memang sangat jarang ke sini, kalau datang pun sebab ada birthday party @ Cosmo's World Theme Park. We did not plan to come here, we went 'pusing2 round2' around the KL area last Saturday petang for want of better things to do (boring lah tu sbbnya!). Serious tak ramai orang masa tu. Then, Azfar Q wanted to eat pizza and I suddenly remembered there's a new Papa John's Pizza outlet opened in BTS. New as in launched in last January that is.

Adam followed Mummy around like a loyal puppy even when  Mommy is trying out clothes @ Metrojaya :) This boy refused to go with Daddy & the brothers. Insisted to be Mommy's shadow.

There he is again. "Mommy, I want to follow you. Woww!! Nice baju Mommy. Can I try new baju also Mommy pleaaaasseeee??? I want you to buy me many new baju!" Errrr... hello? Buy you many new baju and then you insist on wearing the same ones over and over again? It's either the Dinosaur one or the Ben 10 one or the Mario one, remember? Haiihhh...

The boys and Dad suka pegi kedai ni. But they did not request to buy anything, good boys! They felt happy and satisfied just gawking at the figurines there. Even I have to admit, nice things there! But more of like collector's items stuff.  Kira kalau beli kena jaga elok2 lah, kalau baling2 and tukarkan kepala kaki tangan benda alah tu, baik tak payah - membazir aje nanti!!

He he he, BTS upper levels have the 'Sg Wang' vibe :) Here you can see many shops with errr... interesting stuff. Macam2 fashion or shall I say 'pesen'. Eh heh...

Amacam, dare u try this look? Great place to people watch also. As in macam2 jenis fashion pakaian which identify which group there are in. Yang Goth ke, yang Harajuku ke and macam2 lagilah.... It's mindblowing, the way they dress ;) 

Yeeeaaaa.... pic of the scrumptious pizza that we had @ Papa Johns. Serious sedaplah, would definitely come back for more! But  the the other outlet is at IOI Mall Puchong! Mengapa begitu kejam?

Here's another shot. Each pizza order is accompanied with jalapenos. Sedapnye.... ee dah drooling pulak teringat kesedapannya. Fyi, the dough is freshly made everytime, no frozen base used. And the toppings.... it's simply better lah!

We love Papa John's Pizza!!

HAPPY TEACHER'S DAY

How I miss my days as a teacher! Sure, the workload was unbearable. The working environment and condition urghh. No rest even during holidays - there were courses to attend, exams to invigilate, exam papers to mark etc. Sometimes, no respect from the students or even the parents. But there were rare gems of students and parents also, yang buat rasa semua penat-lelah berbaloi - dan rasa diri amat dihargai. Nope, these special moments bukan hanya during Teacher's Day sahaja. Whenever I see students enjoying some classroom or school related activities, I feel a warm fuzzy feeling right there in my heart of hearts. I feel proud of the students achievement and progress, however miniscule especially if the progress is made by the students in the last two 'corot' classes.

And I learnt that in real life or in the real working world, the one who will be hands-on might not be those students from the top two classes. Sometimes the one who scored straight A's might not be such a shining example of an employee. And those whom we see as 'macam takde harapan' might be the ones who will be making the most dough in later life. And the naughty ones who always skip school and are such cheeky monsters might in the end, join the police force. Yes, life is unpredictable, no?

I remembered my first time celebrating Teacher's Day with my students in 2000. I received so many presents and flowers that I had to carry them home in two large garbage bags! Ah, so my presence was somehow significant then; I would like to think, in their lives :)

Anyhow, Ammar and Adam celebrated Teacher's Day yesterday in their kindy. They were right chuffed, so happy they were to be bringing their teachers presents to the schools. They warned me to get REALLY NICE presents for their teachers, and that they TRUST me to get nice presents as I would know what their teachers would like as I am a girl, just like them :)) 

Adam, going off to school with gift bags for teachers clutched tightly in his hands.

Ammar, gingerly holding on to the gift bags for his teachers while putting on his sandals before going off to the Teacher's Day celebration.

HAPPY TEACHER'S DAY!