Yummies from Ms. Yummy

Salam Loveys. Bukan niatku menjadi blogger Chipsmore Now U See Me, Now U Don't. Truth is, I have been sick! O my gosh, I have been so so sick okay, have not been this sick for the longest time, or maybe have never been as sick before even! Hubs cakap he tak pernah tengok I sakit macam ni. Started last last Sunday la, masa tu dah dapat sore throat. Kan I have been taking care of my youngest yang sakit for a whole week kan. Masa tu dia dah pulih, I pulak yang jatuh sakit. By Monday tu, I dah demam teruk sangat. Temp tinggi and sakit badan nya mak aiii.... My lower back was in soooo much pain that I told my hubs I rasa macam sakit belakang nak beranak! Yes. Mmg sakit sgt2! I tak bangun for 3 days! I was seriously down, hubs lah yg kena uruskan pasal transportation kids ke sekolah dsb, and dia sediakan juadah berbuka (beli la aje) for 5 days. I tak tahu-menahu langsung apa-apa, I memang rebah terus. Masa tu, I panjat kesyukuran padaNya, Alhamdulillah for my hubs and helper, terurus juga anak2 and household. Hubs also made sure I makan and ambil ubat secara teratur. 

After 5 days tu, I got better, Alhamdulillah sangat-sangat. Pastu rushing juga lah, pasal keperluan raya anak2. Thank goodness, dah settle dah for all four superheroes. InsyaAllah, tinggal nak beli barang2 basah ajelah dgn my mom nanti for Raya Feast. This weekend InsyaAllah akan ambil my grandma to stay with us until 1st Raya, and then will send her back to her house around noon hari tu. And most probably akan bertolak balik ke Terengganu 2nd Raya nanti.

Oh ya, masa I first day mula sakit sore throat tu, ada pulak Ms. Yummy bawa yummies untuk I. Heheh, Ms. Yummy tu my sis =) She ordered Red Velvet cake from That Last Slice. Sgt yummy and toppin sangat generous. 

Ta Daaaaaa!

Red Velvet by That Last Slice

Dan juga, adik2ku membawa sekotak macaroons untuk kekanda dorang yang sakit masa tu. Hehehe. Mekaseyyyyyy..... Bertuah badan dapat adinda2 yang bukan saja chomel rupa, tapi juga chomel di hati, AHAKS.

Nyums.

Suka Pistachio and Peanut Butter.

Paling Suka!

Itu lah dia yummies yang dibawa pada orang sakit tempoh hari. Keberkesanan kuasa therapeutic dari yummies ini hanya dapat dilihat setelah 5 hari =) Tee hee. Ok kawan2, nanti I tulis lagi okay. How's your Raya Preps going?

Littlest Falls Sick, so Simple Sambal It Is

Happy Saturday All! What a glorious morning kan. Sure hari ni ramai yang pegi shopping raya, betul tak? hehehe. I ni dalam suka-suka, ketawa-ketawa, happy-happy ni sebenarnya sedih juga sebab anak bongsu I tu dah seminggu dan demam on and off. Siap dengan batuk berkahak, selsema and cirit juga. Wheezing problems as usual kalau dia batuk kan, so dalam minggu ni dah dua kali I angkut dia pegi for Nebulizer kat Klinik Menara dekat sini. Si kecik ni kalau sakit memang lama nak baik. Dahlah tu, langsung tak nak makan, badan yang sedia slim melim tu jadik makin kering I tengok. Alahai, sayang Mommy ni kesian betul tau. Yesterday, I have to buat dia take something jugak walaupun sikit sebab takut kalau dehydrated kena masuk hospital for drip kan. Dia dah 2 kali dah masuk hospital macam tu. 

So, alhamdulillah, semalam ada la dia telan macaroni sikit, sikit tu memang sikit that is just 2 pieces of macaroni! And then, dia nak makan chocolate yang gold coins tu, ada la makan 2 biji. Pastu, nampak Twisties kat dapur, dia nak makan Twisties pulak! I bagi aje, kesian tengok dia. Nak bagi porridge taknak, roti taknak, Koko Crunch taknak, everything tak nak tau. But at least dia nak minum susu, walaupun lesser than usual. Pastu dia asyik merengek aje, and so lemah. Kesian betul. Dia ni kalau sakit nak Mommy aje, so berkepitlah dengan I siang dan malam. Kalau I gerak sikit aje dari dia, dah menangis lah dia. 

Syukur cirit dia dah stop and temperature pun dah turun, but batuk kuat sangat and kalau batuk nak keluarkan lendir/kahak tu mesti dia muntah. Kalau masa macam ni lah, bila tengok anak sakit ni, I rela tanggung sakit tu daripada tengok dia macam tu kan. But, kalau Mommy sakit, sapa la nak jaga 4 Superheroes ni? Lagi parah nanti. Ya Allah, berikanlah aku kesihatan yang baik. Amiinn.

Sebab semalam I dah keletihan sebab jaga budak sakit dah nearly a week kan, I kata untuk untuk berbuka I masak yang paling senang aje lah. Kalau beli kat luar, nanti sayang pulak barang2 basah yang ada dalam freezer tu. So, masak ajelah. I buat ikan bakar with sambal cili and wrapped dengan daun pisang yang I pi mintak dari neighbour tee hee hee.

I buat sambal cili paling simple. Bahan-bahan: Cili Kering Kisar. Udang Kering Kisar (kisar with dry blender). Air Asam Jawa. Garam. Gula. That's it! Pastu masak cili paste tu sampai garing. Lumur cili paste tu kat ikan and wrap dalam daun pisang. Letak kuali leper (I guna kuali biasa yang besar), alas dengan daun pisang. Pastu letak the wrapped ikan kat atas tu, and tunggu sampai daun tu layu and berubah warna. Dah siap.

Pastu I buat sup timun, alaahhhh timun tumis air la kiranya or kalau my bibik cakap masak 'bening'. Macam sup petola jugalah, tapi I ganti petola tu dengan timun courgette. Pastu bibik goreng tempe ngan ikan bilis. Dah, tu je menu buka puasa semalam. 

Harap-harap sangat my bongsu better hari ni. If not, I kena bawa dia ke hospital. I rasa, plan nak balik jumpa my grandma and buka puasa with her tu, nampaknya kena cancel. Kesian pulak my grandma, she is so looking forward to have her cicits with her this weekend. But what to do, kalau my son sakit camni, mmg takleh nak gerak ke mana.

My Ikan Siakap Bakar with Sambal Paling Simple

Ciao Babes,

xoxo

Siti & Kak Pah Berdamai. Baguih baguih!

Happy Friday All! Bestnya dah weekend kan. Boleh la pegi jalan-jalan menengok persekitaran, dan meninjau apa-apa yang patut =)

Anyway, yesterday masa gi My Mydin nak beli sayur mayur, singgah kat kiosk jual sokkabar sebelah tu. Nak beli paper yg biasa I beli iaitu Utusan & NST. Tatapi, mataku terpaut pada gambor Siti & Kak Pah dan headline 'Tak Gaduh Lagi'. Waduh, terus I teringat kisah gempak dorang a few years back kan, siap mahkamah2 segala. Anyway, berkat Ramadhan tahun ini, mereka dah berdamai dah. Dah boleh bermesra2 an tangkap gambor sesama. Alhamdulillah kan. Takde la lepas ni fan base kedua2 diva ini bercekau lagi kan. Good, good. Lagipun, besar mana sangat la industri hiburan kita ni. Syabas to both! Hip hip Horayyy!

Langsung I terjebak beli BH and Metro pasal ada gambar 2 Diva ni mesra2an gitewww. Auww.

Pic Googled

Whatever it is, I have to admit, this is one beautiful lady.

Makin lentik la mishai Datuk K ;)

Pic Googled

Apa2 pun, anak bujang this lady sgt Henskem. Ehheh.

xoxo

SHM's Iftar Menu Penuh Meja

Hiya People! Pejam celik pejam celik, dah hari yang ke-9 kita berpuasa hari ni kan. Bulan Ramadhan ni bukan sahaja bagus dari segi ia memberi kita ganjaran berlipatkali ganda serta pintu syurga terbuka seluas-luasnya bagi kita, tapi ia juga merapatkan hubungan kekeluargaan. Misalnya, mungkin di hari-hari biasa, kita tidak setiap hari duduk semeja setiap malam bersama anggota keluarga unyuk menikmati juadah, kerana ada yang terkejar-kejar ke sana ke mari atas tuntutan kerja dan sebagainya. Pada bulan ini, kita merasa begitu seronok berbuka saban hari bersama keluarga tersayang. Ambil peluang juga untuk berkumpul sesama ibu dan bapa dan adik-beradik, sungguh meriah kan? 

Hahaha, 'skema' betul paragraph kat atas tu ek? Tee hee hee. I ni kalau weekdays memang akan berbuka di rumah. Kalau nak Iftar kat luar tu kena tunggu weekends lah. Jadi apa kata kita tinjau apa ada atas meja SHM for the past 3 days.

Monday: Ketam Masak Lemak Cili Api + Belimbing Buluh. Sup Ketam Bebola. Ikan Masin. Sambal Belacan Tomat. Ulam Tenggek Burung + Courgette. Ikan Kerisi Goreng Cili. Ikan Bawal Goreng Kunyit. Kuih Pelita beli.

Tuesday: Salad Raita. Kari Ayam + Kentang. Masak Pindang Ikan Selar. Ikan Masin + Sambal Belacan Tomat. Hot Dog w Cheese for the kids. Yang lain-lain penuh semeja tu my dad and bro beli kat Bazaar Ramadhan. That day my parents, my bro with his wife and daughter datang buka at my house.

Wednesday: Sotong Goreng Kunyit. Udang Goreng Cili. Salad w Sambal Belacan Tomat lagi. Nasi Dagang & Satay hubs beli for the kids. Hmmnnn, itulah juadah kat umah I for the last 3 days. Hari ni nak masak apa belum fikir lagi. Hmmnnnn....Maybe Nasi Ayam? See first lah macamana =)

Okay loveys, nanti kita jumpa and sembang2 via cyberspace lagi ok. Nak jumpa real life ntah bila lah kan? =)

Iftar Kat Luar Boleh Menjebakkan Diri....

Ahoy there! Hehe, Captain Hookie SHM here. How's your morning so far loveys? Those driving to work and from work, I do hope you will not get caught in any annoying traffic today. Mid-week already, and we are on our 8th puasa day. So far Alhamdulillah, right? As for me, this puasa month has been smooth sailing so far. Reason being, believe it or not, I don't feel any hunger pangs at all. I mean, how is that possible being the glutton that I am but well there you go! In case you are wondering, I am not taking any appetite suppresents or consuming the many 'health drinks' on offer like H*erbalife, U*ana, S*perMaxx, J*sMate etcetera. I just don't feel hungry, is there something wrong with me? Hehe. I also do not feel the burning need to stuff myself silly during Iftar or Sahur. But, I do eat an adequate amount of food. My 'adequate' might translate as 'over' to those who eat like birds, just pecking on their food (ie my sis). Well, whatever it is, I am very grateful to be able to perform my fast without any problems (ie perut berkeroncong, gastric dsb). However, as my weighing scale showed me, I have not lost ANY weight. So, b*oody har har to me, keroncong or no keroncong, I am nowhere losing any of my 'lovely' baby fat hua hua hua.

Oh aye, we had Iftar at Nando's last Sunday. Suddenly everybody wanted the peri-peri chicken. As for me, Xtra Hot Peri Peri. Any of you noticed that even the Xtra Hot sauce is not so fiery anymore? The Mild one tastes like it has spoonfuls of sugar thrown in, Kelantan & Terengganu style. Ehheh, jangan marah kawan2 Kelantan/Terengganu, I mengusik my other half ni =) Anyway, my mom and sis accompanied us, best betul :)

Alah, shayang2 busyuk

My sis and her 'gaya pandang ke langit sambil menutup mulut dengan dua jari.' My 2nd son Ammar pulak nampak pucat in this pic kan, maklumlah this year baru first experience puasa penuh. The first 4 days, he drank water during recess at 3pm, tak tahan he said. But alhamdulillah, he started full day fasting on Sunday and continued on for Monday and Tuesday and today. Hi 5 sket! Oh yes, he is having his Primary 1 monthly test in his school this week.  

My darling Mom with my Eldest. Look at that thing hanging down right in front me. Hehehe, my skewered Xtra Hot Peri2 Chic Meat w Grilled Vege la tu. Empenada ke the name? Lupa lah. Semua dok tengok aje benda tu terjuntai2 sambil tunggu nak bukak posa. Hahaha.

After Iftaar, kalau kat shopping complex, we will terjebak with aktiviti jalan2 cuci mata dan seterusnya mencapai barangan dan menuju ke kaunter dan mengosongkan poket. Betul tak? Huh, at least that's what  happened to me, buat kesekian kalinya. But come to think of it kan, good also lah. Kinda like killing two birds with one stone and sambil menyelam minum air. What did I end up with? Tak banyak, just some stuff for the kids.

Three pairs of Crocs for the boys. Xcept the littlest one. I will go to Sunway Pyramid for his kot. My boys nak Crocs jugak. Taknak sports shoes, preppy shoes apatah lagi kan. So I fikir, memandangkan they are most comfortable with their Crocs and they will wear sampai lunyai, why not lah. So, Crocs it is for my Superheroes. One thing about boys is that, they prefer comfort over style. At least for my boys lah =)

Menyinggah ke Mothercare pula dan membeli baju2an for my littlest one. Hahaha, I only ever buy boys' clothings kan, so I am kinda jaded lah. Dorang ni sama aje lah. Seluar panjang ke or pendek. Long sleeve ke short sleeve tee. Kemeja dorang jarang nak pakai. Rimas with the collars and buttons. Dorang ni kalau pakai yang tak comfortable, akan bad mood and complain gatal or panas. So, belilah yang jenis gini2 kan. Senang juga kerja I. 

Lepas pembelian itu, we had some refreshments at Dessert's Bar. Syok, coz it was chill time. The kids had ice-cream. Me, my sis and mom sipped hot tea while sembang2 isu semasa heheh. Now thinking this Sunday nak Iftar kat mana pulak. Have to be a kid friendly place and tak nak yang fancy2. Hmnnn.......

My calming Hot Honey Lemon Tea.

Oh, sungguh menyegarkan!

Bye for now,

Cheers Loveys ;)

Tinjau Kemeriahan Nak Sambut Raya #002: Kompleks PKNS Shah Alam

Mari-mari cik kak2 semua, mari continue meninjau kemeriahan nak nyambut raya di Kompleks PKNS pulak. Hmmnnn, kalau kompleks ni, memanglah tempat wajib tuju for me every raya because memang turun temurun dari zaman daku kanak-kanak lagi ke sini every time nak raya. Memang teramat lah meriahnya, dengan stalls selling kuih-muih raya, rendang lemang segala, juga kain baju raya yang banyaaaaaakk didisplaykan. Oleh kerana saya ini si pemalas nak buat kuih raya, jadinya memang I akan datang sini dan tuju ke booth Kak Leha untuk membeli kuih. Kak Leha  ni dah berkurun dah menjual kuih raya, dan memang sedap InsyaAllah. Kuih nya juga ada kelainan dan menggunakan bahan2 yang bagus lah. Every year juga dia akan surprise kan kita dengan product baru dan akan buat kita teruja dan waaahhh wahhh gitu. Kuih Kak Leha ni cepat habis, esp yang sedap2 tu. So, I akan beli awal lah, sebab nanti kalau nak tunggu and datang balik, nanti dah takde stock pulak. Kah kah kah, Mr AKO geleng kepala kalau I selalu beli kuih awal2. Tak berapa banyak I beli dari K. Leha. 5-6 jenis sahaja, Samperit ngan Dahlia I akan order dari my childhood friend.

Ni booth K. Leha ye, kuih dia bukan mass/factory produced but home-made gitu.

Haaa, makcik tembam sibuk tengok kuih heh heh.

Tahun ni kuih baru nama Casablanca.

Juga yang sodap banget Mini Samosa.

Okeh, mari meninjau kat area dalam pulak. Ini lah dia, tengok tu berderet2 booths jual kelengkapan baju raya. Lagi panjang sebenarnya deretan ni, tapi tak muat lak dalam camera hehe. Everything ada. Mostly it caters for the masses la kan. Kira baju2 yang berharga berpatutan lah. Kalau baju2 high end, mahal ribu2 pun ada, tapi tak jual kat booths la, kat kedai tapi like Monalisa, Jedan. For me, I tak beli lah yang mahal2 sangat tu =)

Ehhehh, kuih yang dah terbeli. Eh, terbeli pulak ye. Kuih tart tu akan beli lagi beberapa balang. Also nougat nak kena beli. Ada kuih Pistachio, Almond Twill, Casablanca, Hazelnut Choc, White Choc Almond, and Choc Oats. Samperit and Dahlia nanti order from my friend. Tak boleh banyak2 sangat, sebab nanti kat umah my mom ada lagi kuih2. My mom punya kuih lain jenis from mine, saja je kitorang buat gitu supaya tak bosan kuih samaaaa jek kan. Hahahaah. Alah, rumah my mom tak jauh from my house. Yang dalam paper bag merah tu my baju raya. Tapi xleh tunjuk sekarang. Alah, tak glamer pun, biasa aje. Raya ni sejak beranak-pinak ramai2, more for the kids lah kan. I pulak nak terlebih ke? Takde maknanya kan. Tapi Mr. Ako janji nak belikan I dot dot dot........ Iya ke agaknya eh?

Apa ni? I punya tablecoth baru ;-P

Okay friends.... will be back for more update soon yah!

Hv A Productive Day Ahead.

Cheers Loveys!

Tinjau Kemeriahan Nak Menyambut Raya #001: SACC Mall

Hiya All! Whatchadoin? Yesterday ada pegi jalan-jalan cuci mata and buat rabak poket sikit. Just sikit aje. I ni suka pegi jalan-jalan banyak2 tempat and beli sikit2 at every tempat instead of sekali harung satu or dua hari borong everything. Ye lah, suka merayap la kan musim ni sebab seronok sini sana meriah dengan pelbagai items. Not that I will spend tak hengat dunia or what nak sambut raya, but, suka ambil feel time ni as bulan ni je lah yang kita boleh nampak betapa besarnya kuasa membeli orang Melayu. Seriously, we Malays have the highest purchasing power. 

Apa la yang makcik tembam tudung pink tu sampai melutut2 kat situ? Tidak ada maknanya jika ke SACC Mall kalau tak menyinggah ke kedai tudung kesayangan iaitu Anggerik Avenue. Belek punya belek Tudung Anggerik, Tudung Hamidah, Tudung Dubai..... at last I beli selai je Tudung Mini kaler black. Hehe. Sebab the one that I have dah hilang entah ke mana, so kira replenish stock lah ni. Maybe next week lah I akan pegi lagi sekali nak rembat lain2 tudung, rajin sangat kan nak pegi sampai 2 kali, saja nak membazir minyak keta kan? Hehe.

Hampir all the kedai2 baju yang kat tingkat atas buka kiosks macam ni kat bahagian bawah. Iyalah, better visibility kan. And more convenient juga to us customers. The only drawback is, takde tempat nak try baju. At least kalau kat kedai atas, ada fitting room kan. I ni pegi meninjau2 nak membeli baju kurung raya. The boys and hubby punya dah siap hantar tempah kat tailor. But mine, I nak beli yang ready-made sajalah. 

This one another row of kiosks selling raya garments. Not bad juga lah collections, tapi I tak beli pun jugak kat sini. I beli kat tempat lain pulak. Kat mana ye? Nanti I reveal in my next post lah ye =)

And errr, 3 keping aje gambor I tempek. Heheh. Sungguh tak bagus, Tak boleh dapat A+ kan?

Hasil Tangkapan di Jalan Masjid India & Kampong Bharu

Seperti tradisi sejak tahun 70-an, my Dad mesti nak ke Jalan Masjid India masa bulan posa ni. Sebabnya, dia nak beli Beriani Kambing yang di jual di kaki lima kedai. Ada uncle tu akan buka meja kat situ every Ramadhan.Maka, bergegaslah kami ke sana around 3 something, because we know kat sana mmg sesaknya ya'amat! We nak masuk ke Jalan Masjid India tu pun tergedik2 slownye kereta, ramai kan. Lagipun, with a limited parking space mana ada org nak dapat parking kan. Lagipun nak beli Beriani sahaja. As always, just double park sajalah, nak dapat space nak double park pun susah tau... Adoiii. So, I pi beli beriani, Mr AKO and my mom and my son tunggu dalam keta. I bought 5 packets semua sekali. Tgh uncle tu nak sendukkan nasi yang ke 5 bungkus, penguatkuasa DBKL datang soh dorang angkut meja, kalau tak kena saman! Adussss.... mengangkut la dorang periuk belanga semua and pindah ke lorong tengah kedai. I ni pun terpaksa la menunggunya, padahal ada satu bungkus jek lagi nak disiapkan. At the same time, Mr AKO yang dalam kereta pun kena halau, "Beredar dari sini SEKARANG ya, kalau tidak saya SAMAN!" dia jerkah. Huh, garang! Tapi kalau dia tak buat macam tu mmg makin sesak la Jalan Masjid India tu =)

As I tunggu bungkusan ke 5 tu, Mr. Ako kena buat lagi satu pusingan. Kena tunggu lamaaaaaa jugalah sebelum keta  muncul balik, sebab buat satu pusingan pun lamaaaaa weyyyy, sebab keta jalan cam tortoise, sebab sesak sgt. Sambil I tunggu tu, I people watching la apa lagi. Best tgk vendors dgn barangan2 dorang yg nak dijual, and also all the pengunjung2 yang dtg untuk shopping raya etc. Kalau jalan kat Jalan TAR pun lagi best, banayak gelagat boleh dilihat =)

After that, kitorang melencong ke Kg. Bharu pulak, sebab nak beli kuih2 Pantai Timur :)

Hah, tu dia.... Kuih apa mau? Kaseri ada, wade ada, popia sambal ada, akok ada, tok aji serbang ada, roti jala inti kentang ada, somtam ngan kerabu perut juga tersedia..

My mom pulak nak nak jugak beli pulut mangga ni.. dia kata sebab teringat kitorang makan pulut mangga sedap sangat masa kat Bangkok dulu....

Mr. AKO pulak.... aduhaiiiii..... beli leg of lamb panggang! Tengok punya la besar ni... Tapi alhamdulillah, mmg sedap.... and adik yang jual ni kat kitorang teruja sangat kitorang beli the whole leg of lamb, dia siap bagi discount kaw-kaw punya... Yum yum. Masa sahur tadi I buat roast lamb sandwich, letak salad, onions, tomatoes with mayo mixed with paprika. 

My mom and dad came over to our place last nite also. Yang kelakarnya, Mr Ako siap beli bunga api masa kat Kg. Bharu, ingat nak bagi budak2 main lepas solat Terawikh. Tapi by then, semua mengantuk and tidur ZZzZZzzZZZ

Hmnnnn, hari nak berbuka kat umah ke kat luar ek? Belum decide lagi. You all punya plan apa plak?

Nak Jugak Jugak!!

Nak jugak-jugak khatam Quran Ramadhan ini. I aim 1 hari 1 Juz. So far, dah selesai 3 Juz. Harap-harap I akan berjaya tahun ini. Last year sempat 23 Juz sahaja. Tahun ini mesti determined dan commit betul2 to reach that goal. I can do it! I ken du ittt!

Hamboi, beria-ia sesubuh ni nak melaung kata2 semangat pada diri sendiri ek? Hehehe. Si kecik bongsu I tu kan, everytime I ngaji je, mulalah dia tunjuk perangai dia tu. Tumpahkan susu la. Baling kusyen la. Tarik tudung I la. Tepuk muka I la. Adoiiii la. Choba'aaaaaaaannnnn.

Mari kawan-kawan, ayuh kita Khatam sama-sama bulan pose ni...
Kita Boleh!!!

Wahhh, semangat!

Jgn HOT HOT CHICKEN SHIT dah la SHM oyyyyyy...
Gulp!!

Simple2 Je Sudahh

Hiya Folks! Dah 3rd Ramadhan hari ni. Cepat sungguh masa berlalu kan. Tahun ni entah kenapa, my selera nak makan masa berbuka tu agak kureng lah. Why ah? Hmmnn, maybe nak kena pegi buka puasa kat luar kot, baru rasa selera tu dan nafsu nafsi naik mendadak... Hahahahaha. 

Hmmnn, di subuh nan hening ni, nak bercerita pasal apa pun I don't know. So, jangan marah ya, cerita pasal makanan la apalagi! The thing is, nak try eliminate pembaziran this year. Cos usually kalau bulan Ramadhan ni, makanan banyaaaaakkkk tersusun atas meja, tapi, at last tong sampah yang makan. Ha, kan membazir tu. Memang elok sangat lah kita ni beringat-ingat kekang sikit nafsu mata dan hidung ni, supaya jangan membeli banyak sangat kat BaRam tu. Cos seriously, berapa banyak sangat yang kita can makan? Betul tak?? Ni nak sedarkan diri sendiri gak ni.

Yesterday break fast kat rumah sendiri aje. I ada la masak 3 jenis dishes. Daging cencang & Kentang Masak Hitam, Chicken Soup, and Spaghetti Meatballs. Pegi BaRam Bkt Jelutong je, and bought kuih Tepung Pelita, Barbecued Chicken Wings and air Watermelon Lychee.

Kuih terpaling femes masa bulan puasa

BBQ Chick Wings

Tu bukan cekodok, tapi home-made chicken meatballs yg digoreng to b eaten with the spaghetti :)

My son's request la ni

To wash it all down, air sirap jugak yang laku!

Hmnn, nak makan apa buka hari ni pulak eh?

=D

Sahur Mesti Ayam Gorengggggg

HI semua! Alhamdulillah, selesai sudah berpuasa pada 1 Ramadhan bagi kita semua. We had Iftar at my parents' place, and also it was my only brother's birthday yesterday. But poor lad, on the way back home after work, he met with an accident along Jalan Sg. Buloh. Thank goodness it was a minor one, he was with his wife and daughter in the car. Yesterday, traffic was horrendous! I guess many were rushing home, so it did not help matters.

Talking about traffic woes, the stretch of NKVE from Damansara to Subang was jammed up yesterday due to a garbage disposal truck terbalik and tersadai, and thus blocking the road completely. Me and hubby were in the opposite direction, and we saw that the cars were NOT MOVING at all, and I think most probably were stuck there for close to two hours or more maybe. Gosh, dah la at that time was about 2.30 pm, it was seriously panas okeh. I mean u could actually nampak tarmac tu berasap, that was how panas it was lah. Any of u stuck dalam tu yesterday? Harap-harap tidak lah, cos memang amat mencabar lah if yes. Fuhhhh.

Buka puasa at my parents yesterday was a simple affair. My mom cooked a couple of dishes and hubby and I beli apa2 yang patut from Bazaar Ramadhan TTDI JAYA. Simple2 pun, nak dekat penuh meja kan, hehehe. Alhamdulillah atas rezeki kali ini.

Oh oh oh, and my sis and I berkesempatan berTerawikh juga last nite, but we all buat di rumah saja. Before that, berjemaah Maghrib ramai2. Seronok betul =) Masa we all berjemaah tu, my youngest son (who is 2) kelam-kelibu weaving thru all of us, wanting to take part also but couldn't decide where he should be stationed kot, but not wanting to just stay at one place hahaha. Lawak betul.

And also, my second son Ammar (who is 7), nearly fasted for the whole day. He did not eat, but told me he was so thirsty during recess time in school that he bought a bottle of mineral water. But he said, he still puasa makan. I told him I am very happy with his effort, and he said he will try to puasa makan and minum today. Let's see how that will go. I can see a marked difference between last year and this year, whereby he did not even attempt to try last year when he was in kindergarten. He really did try this time around, alhamdulillah. 

Hmnnn, suddenly I remember berterawikh during my MRSM years. Our surau and dewan could not accommodate all of us. So, we Terawikh berjemaah at Tapak Perhimpunan. With canvas and sejadah over tarmac. But somehow, it was perfect =)

Ok babes, will stop now. Till next time ya.

Happy 2nd Ramadhan semua!

p/s: Sahur mesti Ayam Goreng? Yupp, ayam goreng, sardin and telur dadar. Itu aje yg selera kat tekak ni :)

Jom Terawikh!!

Rasa hati sangat teruja menyambut Ramadhan kan kawan-kawan? InsyaAllah, dapat kita berpuasa pada tahun ini dan moga2 ibadah kita diterima Allah swt.

Para ibu2 sekalian, pasti sangat-sangat busy menguruskan hal keluarga esp hal anak2, terutamanya tiba waktu berbuka dan sahur. Masa I sibuk2 sahur tadi, I senyum sendiri bcos I tahu, you all pun mesti sibuk2 juga macam I menyediakan sahur :)

Bagaimana dengan sembahyang Terawikh yang sulung malam semalam? Ada yang dapat pergi tak? I tak dapat pergi, only my hubs and my elder two sons. They were so happy to be able to go for the first Terawikh prayer of the year =)

No 1 and No 2

Getting ready to go for Terawikh.

Selamat menjalani ibadah berpuasa pada hari ini kawan2! Harapnya anak2 yang baru belajar berpuasa tu, tahan lapar and dahaga kan? Seronok tengok budak2 belajar berpuasa. Teringat zaman kanak2 dulu2 , kan?

Bye Syaaban, Welcome Ramadhan!

Alhamdulillah sempena bulan Syaaban tahun ini, I berkesempatan berpuasa for 6 days. Syukur, moga2 di tahun2 akan datang I akan dapat berpuasa lebih banyak bilangan harinya, InsyaAllah. Actually, my eldest son managed to fast more days than me, I am hoping that he will continue with this habit in the future. More often than not, I am in awe of him. What most of us find hard to do, he does easily. Sesungguhnya pada setiap kekurangan, ada kelebihan. Allah knows best.

Well anyway, nak story pasal I mengidam nak buka puasa makan mee bandung. I wanted Mee Bandung Belanga over at MidValley, but it's a hassle to go there lah from where I am staying. But then I remembered that Belanga has opened another outlet at Empire Subang. Whee he he. After voicing out my 'desire' to Mr AKO, I got my wish. Yippee!

Mee Bandung Belanga

but errr.... macam ada kureng sikit dr yg I selalu makan kat MidValley punya outlet

Why ahh?

My favourite Buka Puasa beverage,

Hot Halia Honey

but psssttt, terbaca an article in the papers recently that ayurvedic practitioners kata ginger and honey combi not so good lah, hmnnnnnnn

And of all the food offered in the menu, my boys pilih nak makan toast bread with butter and kaya,

alahaiiiiiii........

and this boy lagi la,

no food, just iced Milo only..

hrrmmpphhhh

And what's for dessert?

Mommy had her fav WaterMelon Ice Lolly

best tau, dia buat betul2 bentuk sepotong tembikai, biji dia tiny choc balls hehehe

yum yum yummy =)

Okaylah, I take this opportunity to wish all of my Muslim readers a blessed and meaningful RAMADHAN. Please forgive me if I have hurt you or done anything bad to any of u out there.

Ahlan Ya Ramadhan Al-Mubarak!

My Favourite Girls and Slim Shady

When u r the only lady in the family, like me lah... with four strapping boys and a more strapping hubster (hahaha, saja tease dia)....... sometimes I do feel overwhelmed. And more than a little outnumbered. But my boys do know who rules the castle, and this point was aptly defined by my 2nd son, "Mommy........ though Daddy is the boss, but............ u r the Queen". Muahaha. How fitting is that? Kehkeh.

Anyway, before I digress further, point is, sometimes I have a burning need for FEMALE companionship. When I get a thumpin' headache, and develop a surly attitude..... u would know it is time for a GIRLS DAY OUT. I usually date my sis and we would have our Sister's Day Out (SDO), and it would be hilariously fun everytime. But now, Alhamdulillah, I get to indulge in GDO! With two more members in tow, my lovely SIL and my little chubby wubby niece Twinkle!

Hehehe, *gelak seronok dah teruja*

We had our GDO at SP recently to find a swimsuit for my niece. We had a nice late lunch there as well. The little girl is a delight! Sayang dia! 

Oh okay okay, ada cheating sikit... our GDO ada sorang lelaki.... bapak little girl tu...my bro la...hehehe. Dia kira bodyguard lah.... Being the only boy in the family, my brother memang tak awkward being dalam lingkungan kaum Hawa ni =)

My lovely girls. Kalau notty, I will rotan! Hahaha.

Feel so blessed having these three in my life.

Little Shining Star.We took her swimming the very next day after the shopping trip.

She should have been born a mermaid lah, seeing how she loves the water so much.

AND

errrrr

nak jugak tempek gambar anak bongsu saya.

My fourth Superhero, Azan.

Here he is. He used to be such a chubby tembam baby, but look at him now! Sangat 'slim-fit' gitu kan? To my readers yang have been following my blog since it's inception agaknya ingat lagi kan how tembam Baby Azan was dulu? Now, the only big thing yang ada kat dia ialah his eyes! =D

But don't be tertipu dengan his size, he could kalahkan all the three older Superheroes, sayur aje. Caya tak?

Thanks ERMAYUM dearie! =)

Thank you beribu-ribu lemon to a dear blogger friend ERMAYUM for giving me this wonderful award. Thankx so much lalink, really appreciate it! Sorry for the delay in posting it.

I am supposed to tag 10 people in return, but since I am so so late in doing so, most of you must have already gotten it kan? 

Nasi Dagang & Durian Infested Sunday

Heya Folks!!!! Yeppp, it's me, Superheroes' Mom!! I hope u have not forgotten me. My internet connection problem have not been resolved yet, sad to say. I am currently using Mr Ako's BB to get online. The line is more stable after 12 midnite, so here I am typing away coz I miss blogging and blogwalking soooooo much! I hope to have the solution to my probs on this matter next week. Hopefully, it will be resolved by then. I can't wait to blog on a regular basis again. And am soooooo looking forward to reading your blog entries everyday and commenting on them on a daily basis again. I feel like I am missing out on so much news and interesting happenings :(

Sigh!

And yes..... I am quite afraid that you will forget all about me...hukhukhuk

Anyway, just nak cerita-ceriti sikit-sikit cos dah lama sangat tak berceloteh kat sini kan. Last weekend, we had a Nasi Dagang and Durian Durian fest over at my parents'. Heh heh heh. Saja aje my mom buat makan-makan nak sambut kedatangan Ramadhan. Alah, nothing big lah... just the normal makan2 untuk immediate family members saja. My family is not that big pun. The seronok part is that my mom served Nasik Dagang Kelantan that day. Nope, my mom is not from there, but she ordered from a friend of hers. 

Sedap! hehe

My Terengganu-ian hubster had to agree that it WAS delicious! Tho he did not touch the sambal kelapa thingy ;-)

And Mom served the King of Fruits also. Bless her!

Oh, what a day what a day.

I could feel my system turning sluggish what with being laden with much calorific food

BUT,

We kinda burnt the calories right off by organizing a back-breaking spring cleaning of my mom's ruang tamu! We even managed to get rid of the 2 carpets that covered the ENTIRE hall, AND hung up new curtains too. My sis even steam ironed 'em.

Phewwwwww!!!

It was no easy thing too. We washed, scrubbed and dusted and polished every darn thing! Lucky there were 3+2 of us. 3 being me, my sis and bibik. The other 2 extras were my hubster and 2nd son hehheh.

Tengah letih2, peluh2.... my mom datang bawak ice cold air laici. Perghhhhh, segar je rasa, and ada instant energy boost. And you know what? Sempat lagi kitorang main bolasepak lepas tu kat laman depan. Errr, I main sepak2 suka2 aje lah, layankan my sons, but..... keluar la peluh jugak lagi =)

Hmnnnnn, coming Sunday ni nak jalankan gerak gempur kat mana pulak ek? Hmmnnnnn...

Okay peps, will be back soooooooon!!! Thank you so much for droppin' by. Jangan serik ya =)

And OH, we also went for a movie date. INCEPTION was mind-boggling. I had abt just short of a million q's that I wanted to ask after it ended. Have to watch it again. But will wait for the cd lah. Leo was superb! My heart will go on for you, Leo darling. Tee hee hee. Bye bye for now.