Leisurely Sunday?

Let me tell you... bringing The Fantastic Four out for a nice meal and a little shopping requires thorough planning and a whole lotta PATIENCE. Last Sunday we had a little 'expedition' to Sunway Pyramid and had lunch at Tony Roma's. Thank God my mom came along, or else the only thing I could get to eat is the complimentary bread and a sip of Coca-Cola.

Budak2 lelaki ni mmg tak gheti dok diam eh?

Adam was adamant that I layan him and not Baby Azan, tiba2 jealous datang.

Adam with his Potato Soup In A Cup, he gobbled it in a jiffy but only ate half of his Kiddies Cheesey Pizza. Went off roaming around the restaurant and charmed the staff with his antics, so he scored a fridge magnet and some Mentos.



Adam and his Abg Long. It's rare to capture this two together, whatmore with Abg Long's arm around him, he looked right pleased dont u think?

Nana and her bodyguards, look at the various poses. Kelakarlah dorang ni.

Azfar discovered that the chocolate milkshake there is really good. The high sugar content therefore sent him to hyperactive mode. He sang and talked at the top of his voice, much to his Mommy's chagrin. After he finished his Fish and Fries, he was out of his seat and simply couldn't wait to be off... Daddy was not amused as his Steak had just arrived.

Ammar ordered the Kiddies Pasta, only to eat half of it and exclaimed that semua orang lain punya order sedap xcept for his. So he had a taste of all our orders, including Mommy's Shrimp Scampi Pasta and Nana's Grilled Prawn Kebab. Verdict? Oh, his pasta is really quite nicelah.

And my little keledek rebus baby Azan was so angelic , happily cooing and gurgling away, smiling and acting cutesy except the time when mommy's meal arrived, masa tulah dia nak nanges and nak dukung... haihhhhh


What about Daddy?
Answer: PENING
:)

6th Raya Blues

Errgghhh... My whole body is aching... My poor bones are so tired. Funny coz it's only today that I feel tired after a whole week of being in the Raya Mode. I guess it has been hibernating the whole of last week and finally caught up with me today. Or maybe it's just because I'm not as young and energetic as before...? Yeah probably....

God, my head hurts too.

Menu Tiga Raya

Mom's Nasi Lemak Sambal Sotong

With kangkong, eggs & anchovies

Eaten with teh tarik 'kaww'

That's the menu at my parents' place come third Raya every year. The third day of Raya is usually the time when we get sick and tired of the ketupat lemang rendang kuah kacang medley.

If I were at my in-laws, my MIL would be serving Nasi Bukhari. Mmmmm...just as Yummy.

Right about now, there are joyous sounds coming from my Happy Belly :)

To all my dear readers, enjoy the rest of the Raya hols ya! And c'mon, the kueh raya is not just for show, bedal-lah.

The Crab, The Cow & The Bird

Ketupat Ketam

Ketupat Lembu

Ketupat Burung

All done my by my clever Grandma @ Mak.
I have yet to learn these, but I dah pandai anyam Ketupat Biasa (Pasar)... yeehaa!

Satu Hari Di Hari Raya!

Babes suka sangat beraya

Eh? Apsal ni?

Nenda, Daku & Q

Berbagai Juadah Sedia Ada


Azan berbaju melayu


Raya dgn PS2?


Raya dgn YouTube?


Gembira!


Cannot Sit Still laaaa...


Biskut Rayeeee!!


Going off 2 the Mosque


Ultraman Raya


Wassup Ammar?


The Boys and I


Dad in action


Me, Mom & Azan


Ketupat lemang rendang overload


Babes & I


Bro, Me & Babes

Women Only

Today I will be out shopping with Mother, Sister and BabyAzan. Will probably be out the whole day. Mother wants to go to SSF. Me and Sister wants to go to MidValley. BabyAzan he wants to go wherever I go as I provide food and drink for him :)

Mr. AKO will manage the Superheroes today, all the best to him (and all the best to me too, pray to GOD that the house will not be like tongkang pecah when I get home).

Mother and Sister will be here soon. I still have some washing to do.

I don't have anything to wear. All my nice clothes are a bit ketat. Furthermore have to wear something loose and comfy, easier to feed BabyAzan. Aiyooohh, just jeans and that black top which looks like a tent lah. Habis cerita, alah bukannya saya superstar pun takde orang nak tengok. He He.

Okay. Ta Ta For Now.
Muahhhss.

Cutesy-Pie

I may be biased...... but I don't think there is another girl in the whole wide world who is cuter than my sister!

Lampu Lip Lap & Ketupat Reben

Been trying to locate my ketupat shaped fairy lights. I know it's somewhere in THERE. In the store. Xcept now I couln't find it. Coz' the store resembles an Amazonian Jungle. There might be anacondas in there. It might be sitting on my ketupat lights. But I need the lights. Q, Ammar and Adam have been asking for it. It should be up by now as it's nearing Malam Tujuh Likur. Where could it be?

Now I also need to get hold of the Ketupat Reben of last year. Also somewhere in the store. Q have been asking for them.

"Mummy, where are the colourful ketupat? Where Mummy? We need to decorate the house with it as it's nearing Raya."

"Errr... ok Q. It's somewhere in the store. I will find it."

"Mummy, where are the ketupat lights? We need to put them up as it's nearing Raya, right?"

"Hmmnnn hmnnn. I will find it Q. Ada kat dalam store tu je."

Gosh. Daaaaayyyyyymmmmm! Last Raya, the ketupat lights and ketupat reben have been carefully wrapped and stored by my maid. Now she's no longer working for me. And I don't know where them ketupats are. Arrgghh...

Ok guys, if u don't hear from me for the next couple of days, u know the anaconda has gotten me. Alert the rescue team.

Ceritera Cinta

Cinta Itu Indah.
Cinta Itu Tiada Nokhtah.

Cinta Itu Pengorbanan.
Cinta Itu KeIkhlasan.

Cinta Ini Cinta Yang Satu.
Cinta Ini Cinta Abadi.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Sorry la jiwang karat la pulok.
Q my love, my life, my joy.

4 Pasang Baju Melayu

Yesterday I was out and about with my mom all day! Firstly in the morning, I had an appointment with the O&G at 9.30 am. Ahhhh, u might think I went to Dr. D as she helped delivered all my children but no. I went to see Dr. Cheah. Fyi, Dr. Cheah has a clinic in SS15 Subang Jaya and he is also available at Assunta Hospital PJ. Hey, what's the big deal then? The thing is, I DIDN'T make the appointment myself. My MOM made it for me. And Dr. Cheah was HER gynea, who helped delivered my younger brother Azmir and my younger sister Faridah! So, it felt kind of special. Before, he examined my mom. And now, ME!!

OH? What's that again? WHY I went to see him? Errr... let's just say it's for me to never having to go to the labour room again. Eh, rasa cam nak terbatuk pulak tekak ni *clears throat*

Okay then, after Dr. Cheah we went to Jalan Tar, KL. Specifically to the "BAK" shop to get Baju Melayu Raya for my Superheroes. I did no dilly-dallying whatsoever as I had to be fast! Went to the shop, looked at the rows of kiddies Baju Melayu. Ahhh, this year they used Shantung material for the baju as opposed to the cotton SB line of yesteryears. Ada maju. A certain green shade caught my eyes, asked the sales assistant to get it in 3 different sizes. DONE! I was hoping to get one for baby AZAN too, but not available.

I was not deterred though. Off we went to the PKNS complex in Shah Alam. From experience I can attest that anything needed for Raya I could always find here. Ah-hah - true enough! Ada Baju Melayu for Azan in the exact same shade of green but made from cotton! Yeaayyy! Perfect, because Azan would definitely be comfortable wearing it. Oh, got a Baju Kurung for me too, made from english cotton. As much as I wanted to get soft pink chiffon Baju Kurung with adorable little sparkly embellishment, I coudn't as it wouldn't be practical for me now. Ada anak kecik, mesti terkoyak musnah sama sekali, ataupun terkena muntah dan air liur... he he he.

Wanted to look look and see see some more but we were running out of time. Had to prepare or rather BUY some juadah berbuka puasa.Mom said next week sambung beli barang. Thank Allah, Azan was behaving almost angelic throughout the whole day being out and about.

Rasa cam nak tunjuk Baju Melayu dorang kat blog ni tapi..... wait for Raya lah okay guys? He he.

Oh pssstttt.. today is my Ayahanda's 63rd birthday so will berbuka at my parents' tonight. Yippeee!!!

Heppi Berfday Ayahanda

Dad and I, pic taken last year at MICCOS 2007.

I know I am wayyyyyyy early, but I want to wish my dearest dad Happy 63rd Birthday (real date 17th of Sept). Semoga diberi kesihatan yang baik dan dilimpahi rahmat selalu. Here's to my Dad, who has never in my 33 years of life, ever let me down.

Gettin' Ready

At the ripe old age of 33 (tee hee), Raya brings a whole new meaning. It's more for the kids, getting them ready for Raya is of utmost importance rather than focusing on myself (zaman dah berlalu - ye ke?). When I was a kid, Raya means new clothes (bestnyer), duit raya (best jugak), enjoying lemang ketupat rendang with family (the ultimate), seeking forgiveness (reflection time), mercun mercun mercun (bukan yg buat sendiri) and lots of posing in front of the camera! Raya means FUN FUN FUN! I want my kids to enjoy their Hari Raya as much as I had back then. For this year's Raya, we have yet to buy their Baju Melayu (we always buy them from a shop named 'BAK' in Jalan TAR), but Mr. AKO had bought them some new clothes from his trips to HK. It was the sales season in HK so he was happy! Managed to get discounts! Ini penting ya kawan-kawan kerana haruslah membuat budget coz anak ramai nih.. ha ha

Raya clothes for Baby Azan


For my Superheroes... aiyooo.. cam kedai baju la pulak..


Oh.. Apa ni? Untuk saya pun ada ke? Ish Ish.. Susah susah aje. Apa ni?


Yeayyyyy... Saya suka... Tima Kacih!


No baju Raya for Mummy and Daddy yet, that can wait lah. Hmmnnn...

My Cheekaboom

My darling AZAN,






And err....
Me.
This is the latest pic of me, note the pale makeupless face, tired eyes and thinning hair (skarang rambut sedang gugur maa...) he he.

Boys' Toys

While in SP yesterday, I picked up some new toys for my boys.
Some Ben 10 figures namely Diamond Head, Upgrade and Four Arms.
Also UltramanMax and Gaia.
Feast your eyes.





I was attracted to My Little Ponies and Winx.
Oh But Then
;-)

Food Galore

What's Ramadhan in Malaysia without heaps and heaps of food? Here's a pic of my mom's dining table, taken last Sunday where a whole bunch of us break fasted together-gether.




Seriously, such gluttony!
Ahaks.

Family First

Just finished washing up after sahur. Our bersahur session comprised of four persons. Namely Mr. AKO, my grandma, my eldest (Q), and yours truly. My son does not like to eat rice for sahur, he will take bread and Milo, his usual breakfast staple. Alhamdulillah, Q is able to fast without any problems. He was also not bothered when his younger bros eat and drink in front of him during the day. In school,during morning break and lunchtime, the teachers brought him and his fasting friends to the surau or the library.

Some people observed that it is easier to train girls to fast. But I cannot make any comparison lah, he he. Q started fasting when he was 5. It started off as half day fasting. I remembered he fasted whole day for 7 days then. When he was six, it grew to 19 days. This Ramadhan, hopefully the days will increase. For me, it's important to not push them, rather just encourage them. My Ammar who is 5 years old, is not ready to fast ("Mummy, saya tak boleh la puasa sebab saya kecik lagi nanti saya 7 years old saya puasa ok Mummy"), but everyday I will tell him about kelebihan berpuasa, kenapa kita berpuasa, and I am confident in due time he will want to fast just like his big brother.

Mr. AKO, as a bonus to Q, would bring him to the Bazaar Ramadhan every evening.

And me, so far I am able to still fully breastfeed Azan without any problems while fasting. Alhamdulillah. Okay peps, that's all for now, see ya next time ya!

Wishing U Well

My kakak ipar kesayangan (ah-ha, u cannot call me biased as I only have ONE kakak ipar..eh he) and her hubby is at this present time performing their Umrah. They went off on the first of Ramadhan and will be back after 2 weeks. Alhamdulillah, they are presented with this opportunity to perform the umrah in the holy month of Ramadhan. Hopefully everything's going great for them over there.

Run Forrest Run

This entry is not about Forrest Gump, it's not about any sporting events either. Rather, it's about running maidens... errkkk if u can call them that la... maidens sound like helpless young girls from the bygone area... my story is about my Runaway Maid. So it's more of a Running Bit** la okay... Pardon the colourful and very expressive word but I'm entitled to let off some steam in this blog kan?

My maid ran away after only 5 months of service. Left around sebelum subuh, abt 5 o'clock in the morning, my grandma deduced as she heard the back door creaked open at that hour but thought nothing of it (it was an unusual hour for the maid to start her day but well... grandma thought she terlebih rajin that particular morning).

An hour later, my grandma went up to my room and said, "Si Yatik dah takde, dia dah lari agaknya Dikwi". I blinked and blinked and blinked like a total idiot, tucked the blanket snugly around my baby, went down and went to the back of the house. The door to the drying area was open, and the back door's padlock was unlocked - confirming that my grandma's words were true. I am maidless... again. Second time this year, and I wept. I cursed. And wept again.

Mr. AKO was not around at that time, still in HK.

Being maidless when u have 3 young boys and a baby is no joke. I am near to collapsing at the end of each day. Sangat memenatkan fizikal dan mental.

Apa lagi yang dapat dikatakan, terpaksa uruskan pengambilan pembantu yang baru. Ia akan memakan masa.

In the meantime, pray for me okay.

Oh and, Happy Ramadhan.

2 Orang Budak Itu

Some people observed that I have not been updating on my two eldest boys for quite some time. I have to agree with that, even 2 orang budak yang dimaksudkan itu have been nagging me tirelessly as of why I haven't 'tempek' their pics like the SpongeBob Blog (referring to my Superheroes and Mom blog). So I went.... 'Oooookay'lah anak-anakku, jantung pisangku sekalian...

TA DAA..

My Motormouth Darling, dressed like Tunku Abdul Rahman Bapa Kemerdekaan. Pic taken just this morning before he was off to his kindy for a "MERDEKA PARTY".


My Hensem Boy, who lost his front tooth last Friday but as of this morning refused to pose with his mouth open, so cannot show u the 'kerongakan'.


Growing up fast they are. My babies turning into little men. How time flies.

2 more days!

2 more days to WARNA 08 August Installation.
Mr. AKO and Babes already in HK overseeing things.
Me no go this time.
Me manage the brood at home.

So, sending positive energy to them two via telephatic superhighway.
Ah-ha.
Smile.

3 Months Old

Lamanya tak meng'update' blog. Been bz, very cliche but yeah it's true. Wish there's more than 24 hours in a day. But let's not dwell on that.

My sweet bubur chacha is already 3 months old now. Am enjoying him very much, he is such a little smiler and his coos and gurgles makes my heart leaps up in happiness!

Goodbye Sister

Last Friday, after Maghrib prayers, marked the demise of my grand-aunt, the younger sister of my maternal grandma. It saddens me to see my grandma's face crumpled after I broke the news to her.

'I'm alone now. I'm the only one still living. All my siblings gone, gone.' I took both her hands in my hands and no words escaped my numb lips as I stared down on her sejadah. I wanted to somehow give her strength to overcome her grief; though I know she is a much more stronger woman than I would ever hoped to be. She had survived the death of 3 children and a husband. And now she has to say goodbye to her one remaining sister.

We drove to her hometown of Rasa, Ulu Selangor that night to congregate at Arwah Wan Su's house, where other relatives were already busy taking care of things. Arwah was brought to the burial grounds the next day, close to noon on Saturday.

I remember Wan Su as a woman with few words but strong and resilient, having successfully raised 10 children. Wan Su passed away peacefully Alhamdulillah with all her loved ones around her. May Allah bless her soul. Amiin.

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