the kids and convo

Rutin seharian bila balik dr nursery, dlm gelap2 pon masih mengadap buku. Bangun pagi pon sama, kdg2 x sempat cuci muka pon cari buku dulu dan biasanya mintak di teman kalau membaca atau menulis. Tak sempat mama dia nak cuci pinggan... Hehe

Rindu ok dgn sikecil nih, nak masuk 9 bulan dah. Cepat kan masa berlalu. Mungkin balik kampung malam ni, rindu sgttttt dgn dia.. Nak tau kenapa dia nangis yo yo oh tuu..


Tgkla si kakak sudah abiskan satu balang kuih raya, licin smpi serbuk2 pon di korek lagi lagi...ish ish...baguss.. maka si kecil pon jeles la, sebiji tat nanas x cukup ok (minus dia punya jem la, saya x bagi manis sgt tuh)...
Oh ya, selamat berpesta berkonvo kepada semua, tak kira la yg bukak gerai ka, yg akan berkonvo or kepada parents. Juga kepada semua lecturer2 yg dedikasi. bangga kan tgk student2 kita yg so naive dulu masa 1st yr sudah konvo sekrg. congratulations! also to yan yan, for getting her masters degree. :)

Raya

Hi everyone!

A week after raya and I still am tired of the pre and post raya event. He he, but happy nonetheless. It is still pretty quiet at the office, or perhaps it is still very early in the morning. Room is a bit dusty, and messy too. Thinking of cleaning up the room afterwards. I was away from the office for 2 weeks and it sure helps a lot to detoxify my shrouded mind. I am much happier now that I spent more time with the children and relatives too. Had too much of sate, rendang, ketupat and all those spicy and oily food. I know its bad, but I just couldn’t help it. Hehe. Despite the wet season raya was great, Alhamdulillah. I am sure the kids are happy too, much happier than us adults right?

We went home to hubby’s kampung this year and spent the raya morning there, but since parents hse is just 5 mins away (ha ha, jgn jeles… ) we still managed to spend the first raya at my parents’ place. We came back to menggatal hse on Thursday, did a crazy one night cleaning up the hse, and made preparation for raya as the relatives will be coming the next day. Hehe, ingatkan tak ramai. Sekali dtg serentak 30 org. Berpeluh juga saya, dahla awal 4 jam. Imagine my horror when I saw them trying their best to squeeze themselves comfortably in my tiny apartment. Kesian. Anyhow, I am happy. Lots of guest and my soto habis licin. The next day, my parents came. Menu was still soto, as it was the easiest to prepare. Hehe. Ya lor, I only have 1 hr as we were still at our friend’s hse when mom called.

Oh yeah, btw it was quite windy last night isn’t it. Scary. We were on the way back to menggatal when it happened so had to turn back to kampung as my mom's house was flooded last night. Mom and sis were cleaning up the house in total darkness due to power cut out. On the way home, we saw branches flying and scattered all over the road, trees falling and electrical sparks at three different place followed by power outage. Takut pokok tumbang ja, car accidents or anything worse than that. Be extra careful while driving especially during the festive season.

Boss has listed down few things to be submitted end of this month. I better get it done quickly. For those who are still enjoying the extended holidays, happy holiday and hmm just a late eid Mubarak wish! Maaf zahir dan batin. (sorry, x sempat blog di rumah). :)

Edisi Geram

Hari ini macam biasa ada lecture hari sabtu. Plan mau buat test lepas lecture, dah seminggu lebih saya rancang tuh, student semua dah clear buleh dtg. Ingat senang ka saya mau tetapkan masa bila saya ada students dari 5 program dari thn 2 hingga 4, yg extend pon ada juga. Tup2 ptg jumaat kemarin, ada pula student dtg kata lecturer dia dah ubah jadual, baru tau tadi, dan mereka2 tidak dpt dtg test. Wpon dah diberitau masih insist nak ambil slot saya. Hish, sungguh terkilan ok. Geram pon ada, kalau nak ubah tuh agak2 la. Tak pasal2 saya yg kena cater perubahan jadual itu, maka saya pon terpaksa postpone exam ke jam 12 nanti.

Saya suka matematik, saya suka belajar matematik dan mengajar juga. Tapi saya sungguh benci dgn masalah jadual waktu kelas ini yang tak pernah habis dari awal semester lagi. Pening di buatnya. Kadang2 saya harap sekurang2nya ada bantuan dan understanding dari org lain bila saya dgn paksa rela dah ambil subjek yg mmg org tolak tepi awal2 lagi. Mmg ramai org x ingin ambil subjek sekolah kan, tapi saya tau ramai juga kawan2 yg lain terpaksa juga ajar. Dulu pernah ajar thermo, dekat 300 jugak tuh, tak ada tutor, ada 5 slot tutorial semua terpaksa ajar sendiri. Mcm nak pitam ja bila mark tutorial dan test paper. Ada ka masa nak buat research kalau gitu, dan publish paper?

Alasan selalunya di beri x dpt cover subjek sekolah sbb program lain x cukup pensyarah. Tapi hairan pula dalam x cukup pensyarah itu smpt juga berplums, beroum, dan bertas. Sbb yg tuh buleh claim ribu2 kan. Boleh cecah belas2 ribu ok. Saya taula. Bukan nak dengki, sbb dulu pon ada kena offer juga, tapi saya malas sbb saya rasa weekend adalah masa utk famili, jadi saya x sanggup sacrifice utk itu. Sanggup utk x dpt duit lebih, kalau saya dpt masa lebih dgn famili. Tapi saya tau ada juga kawan2 yg suka dg keje time cuti, dan malam juga... simply because they love their work. Or they had to come to finish off few urgent things. Dan saya kagum dgn mereka2 ini.

Bila dah x dpt buat test tadi, saya macam terpikir nak kena dtg hari ahad jugakla jwbnya nih. Hmm..minggu nih betul2 menduga kesabaran saya. Dah alang2 dtg weekend bagus jugala saya sibuk2 berplums, beroum kan... buleh la pigi phuket kan, bali ka.. shopping sana sini kan. kan best juga tuh. I have no offense with those who opted for the extra work for extra income, tapi saya cuma geram sbb benda yg dah complicated yang saya dan bersungguh2 betulkan.. menjadi bertambah susah. Ntahla, mau marah siapa atau apa saya marah sgt tak taula. Maybe selama nih, menahan sabar ja melayan macam2 masalah kelas nih. Gamaknya belum cukup lagi tahap kesabaran saya sebagai seorang pendidik.

Okla, mata dah berpinar2 nih. Macam migrain nak melanda pula. I better sleep first before tgu test jam 12 nanti.

foodie notes

This is what we had for Iftar two days ago, just a simple meal- porridge eaten with fried fish and mushroom soup + tofu. Menu requested by my girl, wpon x puasa & barely 3 yrs old, byk juga demand dia nih. Hehe. And because she cannot tolerate spicy food, most of the time it is always, ikan oying or ayam oying dia mintak. And no.4, jemput2 pisang is for hubby. Jangan main2 abis tuh sepiring. Hehe, funny how we couldnt finish rm1 kuih from bazaar. Tapi kalau masak sendiri, satu piring buleh layan. Ari tuh buat cempedak goreng pon sama. Hmm.. I normally have less than 1 hr to prepare everything for berbuka, so u can imagine tasmanian devil in the kitchen. haha!

Wanna see her reaction? It is so easy to please her, kan.. But I have to admit, gambar berdiri tuh mama dia choreograph siap2...

Tapi, tgkla, tak smpi 5 mins lepas makan...ish ish..baru la mau luruskan pinggang....

This is for sahur the next day. Commonly known as nasi berlauk in pantai timur. Senang ja mau prepare. Menu campak2 as usual, and two in one pula tuh lagila saya suka. Ikan dan sayur sekali. Haha. Nampak sgtla kan malas nya tuh. This meal is usually eaten for breakfast and accompanied by sambal, but last night I omitted the sambal as dah tumis sekali cili dgn bwg, halia dan serai. Hehe, saya kan rajin. Makan dgn nasi panas, sedap i tell u. U can get it for Rm1.50, cheap isnt it? But I havent seen it in kk yet.

Dah kenyang makan nasi, layan ler nescafe panas dibwh ni ya.

I managed to prepare roti jala yesterday, but only roti jala for berbuka. Haha, tipah x sempat. Tu pon, instead of kari ayam, i cooked prawn as it took longer for the chicken to defrost. Ha ha, ya la mau tunggu alamatnya lepas Isya' la berbuka. Sorry, tak senonoh sikit buat, I started cooking 10 mins to 6.00 p.m.

random

khusyuk, tgh belek2 something pagi tadi on the way gi nursery.....nak tau apa??? ngeeee....

taraaaa!!... sakan dgn spek panca sitara dia. belum mandi pon aci jugak bergaya..

x ada kerja la nih, tu pon mau gigit... bateri remote astro pon selalu ja ada jejak2 gigi. ish2x..


baru lps makan, dah kenyang senyum memanjang la...

with nenek, baru bangun so muka masam ja.

Nak tgk gigi shayee?? Tuh, dah ada nmpk sikit dibwh ... aiyo menggigit la x lama lagi nih!

x lama lagi payday kan, bah selamat bershopping sakan. bonus ada ka tidak?? hehehe... ada bonus, x ada ka shopping tatap juga kan! I pon teringin join the crowd, but mesti beringat2 bila membeli tuh nnt. Gaji nanti lmbt lagi nuuuuuuuuuuuun. he he. Tgkla lautan manusia in kl baru2 nih. Mmg zasss la!!! :)

Salam Merdeka!

I came to the class as usual. 3hrs, I am exhausted. This week alone, 11 contact hours for maths. Hmm.. my heart bleeds when they categorized it as underload in the school meeting and I did not entitled for any tutor. But praise to Allah, just 2 weeks ago my colleague began to help me with the 2 tutorial slots, and a former student came forward offering to help me just before the mid sem break, for free. So nice of him. I am happy now, but still weekend class is necessary.

Anyhow, I am very happy to see some changes with the students. They seemed to be more interested and interactive now compared to few weeks ago. Hopefully, all of them can make it for this subject. I am glad some of them came all the way from papar, took the bus and attended to lecture :)

Now, I do have a problem. I dont know how I can go home since the car is with hubby. He needs to attend a course at Sutera. I miss the kids, semalam x smpt balik, so today I have to go back to papar. Well, problem is, I dont know which bus should i take, how much do I need to pay. Ha ha... lama nya x naik bas semua pon tak ingat.. hmm.. well it will take me 2 buses to reach home. So, if the students made an excuse of not being able to attend my lecture today because there is no bus, mmg nak kena tembak dgn saya nih!! Few weeks ago they use that excuse. Hmm...

Oh yeah, selamat menyambut hari merdeka!!!!! :)

lovely day

Just got back from the class, tired but happy. I love teaching. I love knowing that the students learned something today. I love to see the glow on their face when they finally understood something. hmm... what a lovely day!

Tentang rumah & famili

Pagi tadi sampai saja di ofis, terus bergegas balik rumah menggatal untuk ambil buku proceeding, hehe smpi bertukar suda dia punya pengarah belum lg terbuat report cr6 aku tuh. Hmm..masuk2 ja rumah, aduh sedihnya sbb lebih kurang 3 mggu la sudah nda tgl situ. Suda jadi mcm weekend hse jak, seminggu sekali ja ada disana. Sbb budak2 dah diantar blk kg, gara2 risau mau antar pegi nursery. Jadi, dgn kami2 pon mula berulang alik lagi ke papar. Sebab, sunyi ja balik rumah bila budak2 tuh tiada. Baru ja 2-3 bulan tgl sana, kawan2 pon ada tnya bila la ko punya hse warming nih?? hehe... Nampak gaya terus buat open hse raya la kali...

Lega juga bila tgk 'anak2' aku tuh masih 'waras', wpon kena siram seminggu sekali ja. Kejam bah aku nih kan....hehe... Nasib baikla juga musim hujan sekrg nih, jadi masih lagi mereka tuh bertahan.. Sempoi gila kan rumah aku nih, sbb mmg x tau lgsg bab2 interior design. Kalau la buleh antar competition si eric tuh bagus juga kan bulehla suruh dia hias cun2, tapi rasanya program dia tuh belum ada dsabah kan. Aih, berangan la dulu jwbnya. Tgkla, hook langsir pon belum smpt lagi terpsg. Hehe.. Tapi bila balik tadi, best juga la sbb rumah sendiri , x kira la kelam kabut mcm mana pon, u still enjoy ur own space kan. Lagipon the kids mmg suka lepak2 di depan tv tuh and memekik2 bagi pening org sebelah dan atas. I do miss that moment. Hehehe....

Tapi mau tau alangkah terperanjatnya bila masuk dapur and tgk pokok2 daun sup pemberian FIL aku tuh... Ko tgk nih jah, apo dah jadi nih?? Nih la kali org panggil kurus kering!!! Kalau pak mentua aku dtg spot check pa macam?? Failed nih failed...Hmm... maybe aku patut tanam bibit baru laaa... Kome x caye ater cube ler nengok gambo di bwh nih ha....Yg belakang sekali tuh gbr sebulan lps, time masih segar menghijau gitu...ahh..sedih okeh. Sampai dah tumbuh pokok2 rumput ntah apa2... Ish...

Jarang juga la aku update pasal the girls kan. Alhamdulillah they are doing well, syuhada will be 3 yrs old comes oct, and syafiqah as of now masuk 7 bln lebih. Looking healthier and happier since they got to stay with mom again. Tapi kesian jugak dgn mak aku, jenuh mau melayan. Ada one time tuh, my mom sungguh hot dgn anak ku yg tua tuh, semakin pintar menjwab sekrg...

Contohnya macam di satu pagi yg hening nih.....

Ada... oh ada.... (my girl call herself ada, coz dia cuma dpt sebut yg ujung2 ja...syuhada becomes ada...)

Ya nekkk....

Siapa yg pasang aircond bilik nenek nih, kan tiada org...nenek pesan apa dgn ada???? (budak2 zmn sekrg nih mmg possessive of remote control kann...at 2 yrs old she knows mcm mana mau psg aircond, dvd, astro, antar sms)

*sengih2*

Kan nenek pesan, kalau tiada org jgn pasang aircond, kena tutup ok.. membazir...bla bla bla...

cing anassshhhh!!!!!! (simply translated as kucing panas!!!!! sambil tunjuk kucing yg tidur di bilik)

Ada berani mau lawan??? Heheh....

Tingukla gbr pagi tadi, masing2 buat muka sedih mau ikut pegi ofis..

Oh yeah, btw since my tenant punya agreement will end soon (nov) dan dia pon blm mentioned mau continue tgl di sana, i think i better start finding new tenant now. anyone interested to stay di kingfisher (bukan sulaman ya hehe), intermediate double story phase 3, renovated with spacious living hall chewah hehe, 3 rooms, 3 toilets. deposit 1 mth , rent rm1100. kosong ok. pls let me know.

Last but not least, kepada semua sahabat handai.. selamat menunaikan ibadah puasa ya! :) Moga2 dapat kita tingkatkan lagi amal ibadah kita dibulan yg penuh keberkatan ini..amin

iccbpe

when my colleague approached me during the conference's dinner and asked, so was it worth all your hard work? i had to say yes and no. yes on learning new things and no for the stupidity of everything. i had a recurring dream for three nights in a row concerning the conference, despite the fact that it was over for good last week. i wonder why. probably i am still thinking of the annoyance that it brings. of how hard we have worked within a month just to make sure everything goes well. oh well, we did it anyway. of course it was far from perfect, but at least 'someone' is relieved that it was not canceled. but i have to tell, that cleaning up someone's mess is not as easy as it looks.

having to deal with funny scenes and childish act is another thing. i do not know what to say or how to react in the first place. but i can say that i am extremely sad, when our own students can scream 'shut up' at us. beyond tolerance. beyond words. it feels as though we have failed in nurturing the students with the soft skills and positive attitudes. we have failed indeed. we have created volunteers that expect us to give them something in return. i noticed that on the very first day i met them, to which they have started asking me on the money, and food even before i managed to distribute the tasks. oh dear. that should explain the theory of being boycott during the dinner.

i have many things to rant about the conference, and i think i can go on and on till tomorrow. i just hope that our dearest friend would soon realized that students come and go. it is us that will be here for the next 25 years or so. that friendship doesn't blend well with professionalism. that it took crazy people to say yes and help a friend who actually left the helping friends in the end. hmm...thinking about this makes me wanna cry.

so, was the conference worth all the hard work... the extended working hours.....the tears...the panic.....of being yelled at...of having to face sarcasm from many people....of the silly drama...i would have to ... YES... ha ha ha... we have bunch of crazy people in the dept.... we will make time for everything, and we will strive and do the best we could.

and oh yeah please please stop asking me the question. it is pure mental torture. thank you.

Of student who got infected

One of my student who got infected with H1N1 came to the class this morning though doctor didn't allow him to do so because he has not fully recovered. I was having my lecture as usual when he came in, thus I did not wear the mask when I gave my lecture because the students could not hear me. He came without wearing his mask too and approached me and told me of his long absence since last week. Only when he introduced himself that I realized of the situation.

Okay, at first I was angry at myself for not wearing my mask, but I guess I am more pissed off that the student didn't have any common sense to at least wear his because he is aware of his health status. I could see that he was coughing during his 1-2 minute presence in the class. He should have not come to the class as the doctor instructed him to quarantine himself at home. Of course, I requested him to leave the class immediately and went home.

We found out later on that the main reason he went to the class was to inform me about the attendance. He could have just call his friends or me for that matter. I went to the clinic and got myself checked. Alhamdulillah I am fine. But the doctor asked to me to watch out for any symptoms within the next 48 hrs. I think instead of going home to my mom's place, I should just go home to menggatal house, and distance myself from the kids for about a week or so.

Kenapa la budak2 nih begini....

H1N1

everyone knows that there are already cases of H1N1 at the school. but what i didnt know is they are actually my students. now that the whole class went for a screening last week, should i do the same?

hehe, risau jugak. i'm so worried for the kids, so i sent them to kampung and be with my mom for almost a week already. still contemplating on sending the kids to the nursery, coz as of now, the virus is spreading all across the state - 10 schools closed for that matter.

thus, coming back to my initial question. should i go the hospital? i dont have flu, or high grade fever, or any symptons except for a sore throat. hmm... i am just wondering why did the students went to the class when they knew they were sick?

tak pasal2 aku pula yg panik...

hi everyone!

Arrived at the office 10 mins to 7. Hubby needs to catch his flight to labuan at 7 am, thus we had to push early from home. Anyways, I know its been a long while since my last entry. I am around, a little bit swamped with work. If I were to blog, I'll probably write things about work as well which is indeed boring stuffs. But honestly, work has taken its toll on me for the past 2 weeks. Didn't do anything interesting lately, so I guess thats why I dont have anything to blog about really.

So, what have I been doing? Not much, away for 4 days, attending conference at pwtc and returned on sunday. It was a nice event, very organized and fun as they had exhibitions gathering all sorts of people from tok bomoh and researchers. It was a promotion on wellness industries in the country so you can see various herbal products and healing techniques. SK did a good presentation and I think everyone enjoyed his lecture as much as I do. I found that the talk on guava cookies and pre-biotic guava drink to be interesting and dr. ida's encapsulated roselle is mind blowing too. These extraordinary ladies are very inspiring indeed.

I saw a batu tungku pillow at the exhibition, almost bought it. It was filled with a jelly-like substance (he said it was garam bukit + gel), and all you need to do is heat it like an iron for 8 mins, and you can use it after that. Very very convenient, compared to traditional batu tungku. But minus point is that you cannot use it as in the conventional batu tungku that is tak boleh tekan2 as it is in the gel form. Too bad kan, otherwise I might have gotten it for myself. Retail price slightly over RM100 I think.

Hubby came along to kl as he had sciencefund meeting on Thursday at putrajaya. We took the opportunity to watch Harry Potter that night. It has been years since we last hit the cinema, the last movie we went to was pirates of the caribbean 3. So, it was really a nice date ahaks, just that hubby kinda dozed off in middle of the show. Must be boring then. I guess in a small way, yes of all the hp movies, i think this one a bit boring for me. Romance between the kids is not really necessary. Hehe, no offense yeah to those die hard fans. But I still like it though, harry potter is still harry potter. Looking forward for more as I do not read any of the book, I must say that I prefer to watch the movie.

While waiting for the 8.50 pm show, we wandered around midvalley and I am just amazed at the sale madness in kl. Ha ha, of course joining the crowd was fun but it was indeed crazy. The next thing I know, a makcik took my stuff that I have reserved to buy. Terpaksa la berebut I tell you. Astaga, I thought it was funny, but it gives you strange pleasure. Jahat kan. Ha ha. It is slightly different back here in kk, i guess probably when the sale signs are up everywhere in kk, the price is still ridiculous, contrary to kl. Besides you have unlimited choices over there. I dont know. Nak tgk tak the crowd?? (will upload later!)

And the food, I had diarrhea for the first 2 days. Ha ha ha, that sums up everything. It seems as though I cannot tolerate spicy food. Or maybe salah makan kali. One thing I regret is not buying any books. Tak sempat la.

I came home and saw that the pokok2 are doing alright despite tidak kena siram for few days, except for pokok daun sup yg FIL bagi. Dua dua dah KO. Alamak, sedih juga... I did ask my dear neighbour tlg siram tapi dia pon tak sempat, she too was rushing to semporna to arrange smtg for the conference. Haih... takpa la, nda kisah la tuh. But anyway, I just watered them yesterday, with the hope that they can still grow. Hmm..

The best thing about coming is of course hugging the girls, I so miss them. Very much. I dont think I can bear it for another week or so. Ha ha. Oh dear, they grew so fast within four days and the kid sis is so clingy. He he.. she keeps crying and wanting to be hug. However, she refuses bf totally. Wonder why? Merajuk kali ya. I am slightly worried.

muka merajuk nih

Conference is 2 weeks away. I am nervous. Still have plenty of things to do and classes to replace. Until then, daaaa.......

lovely day

one thing i found funny working during the weekend is the inability for my mind to stay focus on completing the task i normally do on normal working days. i guess it means that i am not really into doing this, but rather had to. few things pertaining the conference needs to be done before this monday meeting. shucks really.

i had to bring her along to the office for the past 2 days. she had sore eyes. its almost a month and she still has her flu and somehow it has caused infection to her eyes too. poor girl. the second day, x sempat nak mandi pagi. cause the daddy needs to be at the office early for the pasca registration. thus u see her in her otromen pjs dengan muka lalok lagi. mandi kat ofis la jawabnya. he he...

so, i had to come to work today, to cover for the days that I lost as u can see though she is kind of sick but she is still running up and down in my office. I need to concentrate on her. I tried to keep her quiet by showing her the mini fountain in my room but it works for 1/2 hr only. ha ha. aiyoyo. Her mickey mouse coloring book didnt impressed her at all. She is glued to my paper clip, pen, puncher, stapler and to many things that she never saw before. She calls my printer robot transformers as it makes sound whenever I printed something. Saya mau gelak guling2 dilantai dibuatnya. Ha ha...

honestly, i rather be at home with the kids and watch cartoons with them. or make donuts, lots of chocolate donuts. though its nothing comparable to the bigA, still my daughter is crazy about it. i know she is aiming for the chocolate only! :)

or u can find me doing some jalan2 cari makan during the weekends. its raining now, and its a bit cold these days. that said, u can find me and hubby hunting for mamaks food. so a good kari kepala ikan is always the bet. he he...skip the pic if are not into mamak ok. u can try the sate of course. if u ever go to beaufort, please oh pleaseeeee........ try this gigantic sate, it will cost u 60 sen each, but u'll be surprise to know that u'll have problem finishing 5 cucuk sate tu. kenyang sgt ok. so dont forget to go to brunei satay house if u ever go there. :) tgk la si kawan tuh, concentrate abiss makan.... he he he..

hey, look at what hubby won during the recent lucky draw from a bank. adui nah, jadi-lah. hehe, semestinya la itu untuk aku.

time checked 4.00 p.m.. hubby call just now and ajak dating. tee hee...till next post, enjoy ur weekend.

Apam bakar

One of my mom's fav kuih is apam bakar. Pendek kata selalu sgtla mak saya akan membuat kuih nih. In semenanjung, u can find this kuih easily for brekkie. My bro told me that when he was in ukm, students were lining up for this kuih. I guess because it is cheap, delicious and filling.

But over here in kk, I think it is a bit hard to find it. I'm not sure whether it is available di restoren abah & angah alam mesra tuh as I saw many kelantan delicacies over there.

Anyhow, since u cant find it elsewhere, why not whip it up urself as it is so simple to do.

Puan2 sediakan pen dan kertas ya,

Bahan-bahannya:
1 cwn tepung beras
1/2 cwn tepung gandum
3/4 cwn gula (adjust to your liking)
1 sudu kecil yis
air

Cara:

Tepung beras dan gandum diayak dan masukkan air (ala2 buat lempeng tuh). Masukkan gula dan yis (larutkan dalam air). Biar semalaman dan esok pagi buleh la bakar (as in goreng dgn minyak sedikit mcm buat lempeng tu).

Mom told me kalau di kg, some people will eat it with kari ayam, or maybe rendang. You can omit the yeast, if u have tapai nasi. Lagi sedap, dan hasilnya apam lebih lembut. Hidang kan bersama kelapa parut. Selamat mencuba!

(Image courtesy: http://shw.juariahhjyunus.fotopages.com)

Panic

I received an email just now.

Enough to make me sweat.

Need to do a presentation tomorrow.

I handed in the form yesterday, so I thought it will take a week or so for the presentation.

Time check 3.00 pm. And I haven't prepared any slides let alone study.

Pengsannnnnnnn!!!!!!

Why antibiotics cannot cure the cold?

Two sets of medicine did not help fight the cold. It has been a week plus now, and I am planning for the 3rd visit to the doctor this afternoon. This headache and runny nose are driving me nuts! Wonder which clinic should I go to? Or maybe I should just go to the hosp? Oh yeah, the second doctor I visited was surprised to see the set of medicines that I ate. Apparently, the first doctor I went to gave me an antibiotic for intestines infections. Oh dear!

It is strange that it took me longer to recover this time around. Not that it is something horrible but the thing is I am having a tough time concentrating on work with the sneezing every 5 mins. It really bugs me now. I mean, after boxes of tissues, I need to do something about this.

Curious, I searched for some info regarding antibiotics. After the first incident, I began to have a little doubt with gp. So, here is something interesting to share.

Taken from http://www.webmd.com/cold-and-flu/cold-guide/antibiotics-colds

How many times have you asked your doctor for an antibiotic to treat a cold? A lot of people do that, even before the doctor has performed a physical exam or made a diagnosis, and doing so can create major problems. A recent study by the CDC found that many adults believe if they are sick enough to see a doctor for a cold, they should get antibiotic treatment. The study also found that these patients are not aware of what might result from taking the drugs if antibiotics are not needed.

If you take an antibiotic you don't need, you can end up with more serious health problems. One of those problems is antibiotic resistance. That means later you can end up with a disease caused by bacteria that resists the effects of an antibiotic.

Antibiotics cannot treat the common cold virus

Antibiotics don't work on the common cold. They fight bacteria-related illnesses. Colds, though, are caused by viruses, and so antibiotics won't do you any good. But they can do you harm. For example, some people (about 1 in every 40,000) can have an allergic reaction that could be fatal. Also, people taking antibiotics they do not need has led to the growth of several strains of common bacteria that are now antibiotic resistant. For these and other reasons, it is important to only use antibiotics in situations where they are needed.

I guess this is just a seasonal cold, since the second doctor told me of the various symptoms that I should be aware of. Perhaps the recovery process gets a little longer due to weather and lack of rest. I should be drinking plenty of water too.

But, honestly there have been people asking me whether it is okay to be in close contact with me? That hurts a little, but I understand.

I am no doctor, this is just my best guess.

work & happy

Nicholas came just now and passed me this book - The Rules of Work by Richard Templar. I'm not sure whether I did asked him to get me a copy of it, or maybe it was hubby who did. Silly. I am so forgetful nowadays, but I thanked him anyway. Its not like everyday knowledge comes knocking on your door heh? I browsed through the book and something caught my eye on page 174. I dont know why but I got hooked to it a soon after.

One thing I like about the book is the way the author is pressing on the issue of putting things in perspectives. You must work to live, not live to work. Period.

Dont take stuff home with you (I do this a lot, although I ended up not doing any work at home haha!). Spend time with the children as they will grow up so fast we might be missing their precious childhood. We missed it because we are doing paperwork of an evening or attending another boring bloody conference at the weekend. Sad but true! It is just a job. Yes you need money but job is still a job, and there are others ~ health, love life, family, children, life, soul?? You have to learn to relax, not take it seriously, enjoy it more, and most importantly put things into perspective. Get a hobby, get a life! - Templar

So, in response to that, I supposed gardening is a hobby too. Kan? Though I am not really good at this, but what the heck, it feels nice to see more green thing growing happily at the backyard. Well...psstt...I find it comforting greeting them selamat makan yeah pokok2 whenever I watered them. Weird heh, but nice. Here they are, my pretty ladies (perasan-kah?? haha) at home!!!!!

(laki aku ckp aku tanam rumput bah! ...iskk hot aku!!!!!!!!)

Oh yeah, just a belated father's day wish. See what the girl gave her papa. Sweet kan. *tears*

Till then, Have a nice day! :)

sick

she has been unwell for almost a week, but today she's too sick to be put in the nursery. and mommy just need to finish up the work for the conference. tension ok! i had to drag her to the office.

What's for dinner?

What do u cook when you arrived late from work and have plenty of chores to do? Well, u can prepare simple meal like.....porridge. Fast and easy, and while waiting for it to be cooked you can do your laundry, dishes and almost everything. Tapi awas jgn tidur ye! Brilliant?? The art of cooking a 5 mins meal is godsend indeed.

Well, truth is, recently I noticed that my girl has developed this liking towards porridge eversince we put her in the nursery, hmm makes me wonder they probably made a good porridge over there because she keeps telling me that she ate this yummy food at her school. Hey, I can cook even better! Ha ha.. Funny, all this while I have trouble making sure that she eats her meal. She is high on her milk, and thats all she can take.

So, last night I was determined to cook a decent meal for my daughter, and the daddy of course. Nothing to brag, really. But anyhow, since my daughter gave two thumbs up for the porridge and 2 bowls couldn't satisfy her, I guess its worth sharing the recipe here. Ha ha *hmm perasan lagi!*

Ingredients:
Meatballs
Mixed veggie
Garam, serbuk perasa
Rempah sup
Beras
Shallots, garlic, ginger

Steps:

• Fry shallots, garlic, ginger until fragrant. Add in sliced meatballs. Continue frying.
  
• Pour generous amount of water
• Add rice, dont forget to wash it first (mesti nih!), last night I added only 1/2 cup of rice. So, add more if you have more than 2-3 people
• For seasoning, simply put 1 tbs of rempah sup, a bit of salt and ajinomoto (optional).
  
• Let it cooks for 40 mins and you'll probably need to add water from time to time. Dont forget to stir once in a while.
  
• Add mixed veggie and stir until it is cooked.
  
• Sprinkle bwg goreng & daun bwg and served
  

4o mins?? Hungry?? Hehe, then while waiting layan la biskut cicah milo dulu ye!!

Another testimonial:
This morning while having breakfast hubby asked me," syg..ada lagi ka bubur yang semlm tuh??" teee heeee....

The verdict --> lovely and filling. Selamat mencuba!

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There have been lots of big events happening for the past 2 weeks which I would like to blog but didnt have the chance to do it earlier. Hmm.. lets see..

Engagement
My sis got engaged almost 2 weeks ago. It was a simple ceremony but nice as most of the family members were there. Sis was all happy and pretty. Thank God that my SIL was in-charge of the hantaran and make-up as apparently I have my hands full with 2 daughters side by side. Haha, anyways here is my smacking hot sis and her marvelous hantaran. *alamak will update later, x dpt view pulak gbr*

Moving out
Hmm, the past 2 weeks was crazy. I am freaking tired of packing and unpacking of things. The house is still a mess, with boxes all over the place. All this while we drove nearly 1.5 hrs back and forth to work on a daily basis, and with the massive traffics these days, we figured that it is about time that we moved out from my parents' hse. The thing is, I enjoyed being close with my family and it is great to have more people to talk to. Okay, perhaps I am also enjoying the comfort of knowing that my daughters are safe with my mom and sis. And I can always go back after 8 pm and I can go to the loo without any worries. But after many attempts to have a helper didn't work out, we desperately need to find other way. Now that with the new place we have new routine. No more after 5 pm working hours, and no more what I used to do. Though its a bit tiring and demanding too, we are quite happy really. Hubby is super duper helpful, needless to say. And guess what sariah is my neighbour, tingkat atas. Ha ha. Walahhweii.. buleh la join venture open hse raya!

Nursery
Syuhada cried on the first day that we sent her to the nursery. Moi cried even worse all the way from the nursery to the office! Silly silly me. He he. Nasib baik ofismate x perasan. It has been four days now and she still cries whenever we sent her there. The same thing happened every time we picked her up in the afternoon. I am still puzzled of her strange behaviour. Kena pukul kah anak aku nih?? kena marah ka, x kena bagi makan ka? Ish... Is this normal? She used to smile and ran towards us whenever we reached home (my parents' place) after work. I feel like a terrible mom that she has to endure all this. But the kid sis is doing alright though, perhaps she is still too young to understand the whole thing. Time will tell whether everything will go well. Praying for the best though.

nih la kanak2 ribena yg kena paksa bgn awal pagi dan mandi, heran buleh dia tidur time mandi.. kesian

Conference
Hubby commented that I have another zits this morning. Ouch this is bad. Breakouts on a daily basis. I repeat, one pimple per day. Shessshhh.... And now it is only a week after we were called to help. Not that we were pushed to do dozens of thing but being told to do something when the event is 2 mths away is too overwhelming perhaps. Really. The pressure is not on the amount of work but rather on the time frame and the task that keeps changing every 5 mins. It is amazing to see my dear friend managed to handle everything by herself all this while. Layak dpt apc tuh. I guess the new committee will help whatever is possible at the time being. Hope everything will turn out okay during the event! :)

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