Lovelymumy

I should...

2011-12-13T09:22:00.000-08:00

Hey there..

Its almost 1am here and I am still not sleeping..too hungry? Too tired? Too worry? Only God knows.. Took my medication like always while munching this bread with corn cream (yeah too sweet, should have munched on plain biscuits instead..sighss), I am writing here determined to get my postings regular again!

Must be the ‘Sambal Belacan’ I had earlier for dinner; been sneezing non stop, itchy nose and throat too! Coughing is surely from all the cold drinks I have been having lately, also with all those fast food!!! Oh dear.. I must take care more of my food consumption lah..

Neways.. I have so many things in mind right now, maybe this is one of the reason I'm still not sleeping at this hour too! Cake orders are filling my calendar (ya, I know.. Shouldn't complain so much, bz is good, bz is money!), netting cups, handmade fondant roses, googling cartoon pics for my mini flags etc... I am suppose to get half done by tonight but its too late now and I should sleep early cause I need to start my day early..

Thinking of what and where I should go and do tomorrow makes me even more tired... I know I should focus more on my business here, but lately too much distraction lah.. With my mom being sick, me travelling back and forth, entertaining mostly everyone else till I forgot what I want and need.

Well, at least with all these cake orders, I now know I'm able go get that iPad cover with stylus pen I wanted so much!

Ps: i'll post the pic here when i got them yah! hihi..

Superwoman?

2011-12-07T07:28:00.000-08:00

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Been running around like headless chicken today! Back and forth from my place to mom’s place, cook at my place and later at mom’s .. Came back to my place and cook again.. Oh dear..

It all started when my pumpkin got sick few weeks back, high fever and bad cough until we brought her to see 3 different child specialist and then she got better.. The nasty bug caught myself and I was down for a week after.. Couldn't do much so my mom and her maid came to help with my cakes.. Few days after I was all better and then my mom got sick! 5 days and she finally got admitted at the hospital due to the fever and kidney reading not so good! Since then I have been traveling from Damansara to the hospital in Kg Baru for few days until mom got discharged, then from Damansara to Gombak for another few days..

I finally took one day rest from traveling and rest at home until the next day mom’s maid called telling she's down with fever! Sounded sooo weak over the phone .... Early morning send kiddo to school, rush back home to cook while I have my breakfast standing in the kitchen! Thank God for 3in1 coffee mix!!! Pickup kiddo and straight away drive to Gombak. There I cook dinner as well for both of them before I rush back to my place and fix our dinner. Dropped by the grocery store to get some things for mom’s lunch tomorrow too.. Prepared everything and keep in the chiller so I can just start my day early and cook everything tomorrow..

Tomorrow I am going to make singgang kerang serve with punded garlic and chilli soy sauce, kangkung goreng belacan and ayam masak kicap kenduri style!! If that what it takes to make my mom eat, so I will cook everything, all the way..

My day didn't stop there, I still have a small set of cupcakes to finish up for tomorrow’s pickup and prepare my cream, choc fudge sauce for Friday’s pickup! Everything was done at about 11pm and I finally get to sleep and rest..

Masyaallah.. Where did all those energy came from? God is Great! Like magic when I was able to do all those this whole day.. Yeah He is testing me but at the same time He is there to help me.. Always..

My Gift To You

2011-11-19T15:43:00.000-08:00

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I think too much recently.. Been a year plus since I finished my treatment and never miss any of my regular checkup.. Alhamdulillah, semuanya selamat, semuanya sihat.. Looking good all the way.. I am more active in my bakings, stronger and feeling a lot better. Sampai kan busy sangat tak dapat nak ber-blogging sangat lately.. Ya ya I know I should be consistent in my writing if I really want to learn to write.. Am at my best now to regularly write..

Sementara I am having a good life now, tak semua orang bernasib baik like myself.. A dear friend of mine; my only cancer friend that has always been there for me especially during my chemo treatment is having relapse on her cancer after 6 beautiful and wonderful years.. The news breaks me.. I kept on thinking what if that happens to me? And then I realized I have nothing for Diya if I die! She is only 4 years old now and will be 10 years old in 6 years, I don't think she will remember me much if I'm not around by that time. I never write, collect, keep anything for her..

I talked to my BFF bout this and she came with the idea of me writing a recipe book for Diya. All my daily cooking, how she would love her food to be, all the dos and don'ts in her daily meal etc. So I will write to her as if I'm teaching her to cook. I will write manually so the book will be a personal one from me to her. I will paste cutouts of any favorite label I always use from a normal all purpose flour to the cream I use into all my sauces! This will also be in my ‘Bucket List’ to do things before I die.. I will jot down all the passwords and user name for all the websites that I have so one day she can read herself all the stories I always upload on the net, from Facebook statuses, tweets, blog postings etc..

I love you darling Diya..

I Miss You

2011-10-04T00:36:00.000-07:00

Been soooo long since i last wrote here.. About a year or so? I really do miss writing here especially bout my cooking and of coz, Diya... So today i have decided not to wait anymore, or else i will never continue to write.. I think i will just continue writing as usual and make one long entry on what i have missed to write the past year.. Life has been soooo busy for me since i completed my cancer treatment, Alhamdulillah i am now doing well and trying to get back on track especially business wise.. I have loads of pictures of Diya and stories on how much she has grown up, also pictures of food and also my cakes..

Diya has started school, learning alot and has improved alot on her vocab, also speach skills.. As for myself, started my diploma in cake baking and decorating at ICCA, the best cake school intown! Although i only attend sunday classes, still i am very occupied with cake orders, Diya and her school etc... But yeah i know, all of that is not to be a reason for me to stop writing right??? Will definitely try my best to write again..

For all my blogger frens, pls dont ever give up on me.. Insyaallah will visit all of you very much soon..

Love uolls..

Me Time

2011-06-20T00:57:00.000-07:00

Finally sometime for me to write.. Been quite awhile since i last post here.. Soooo many pending stories to tell.. But myself been occupied with my cakes lately.. Many new flavors, design and new setty.. Lucky me got a superb gift for me to bring around for work and leisure.. Did i tell uolls i now have my own iPad2??? hihihihihi... Superb gift yeah?? So no more excuses lah not to write kan? Haha..

Here i am in the car waiting while running some errands lah on a Sunday, with my normal starbucks drinks (where else kan...), egg mayo sandwich; eh they now serve egg mayo sandwiches tau, chocolate frapuccino and donut for Diya, with my iPad pre-downloaded daily newspaper whice dah seminggu i tak sempat baca any of them, pre-downloaded Female magazine and my Evernote application so i can be on the go anytime anyday anywhere... Which reminds me, loads of pending postings lah, mostly half way drafted but i still have everything in mind lah.

Did i tell uolls that iPad2 is superbly cool??? A perfect gadget lah for anyone whos studying, or working or a fulltime mom like me! I have many and many recipe applications on mine, magazines, i keep my songs, sticky notes as reminder, my social networking stuffs like Facebook and Twitter etc.. Although i didnt get the ones with 3g coz i feel i dont need to since i have my Berry all the time.. What i do is, i wld just use Evernote to write or keep my photos, quotations, cake projects etc n email to myself everytime, later will fetch those emails on my laptop or my Berry and save a copy instead of me using a cable to snyc everything.. Leceh n sometimes i lost the files or get them duplicated tau. I only snyc my contacts n calender appoinments so i have backup on my iPad, which mostly i have everything on my fone lah.. Daily i will push email to my ipad so i can read them later and reply while my kiddo goes to school and i normally would lepak at any cafe while waiting for her.. No longer need to carry my heavy Mac Book like i usually do. IPad2 is sooooo much lighter than the first one. And best of all i never have to fight with Diya lagi over an iPad hahahahhaahah... I have all my stuff in mine and PRIVACY!!!! Hihihi... I can snap pictures, or just download them from my website of Facebook for me to attach on evernote or my email. I mostly work on quotations which includes picture samples of my designs and such so i need to have the pictures so i wont get mixed up among all my clients coz different quotations for each individual. Yang paling best is my iPad is WHITE!!!!!! Blardy cute lah! Smart cover? Tempted but not yet, too expensive lah beb.. I pakai a black leather punya better lahh tak cepat kotor coz i have macam- macam lah in my handbag haha.. So now i carry 2 iPads lah all the time with me one for myself and another is Diya's; better than i have to carry laptop lah.. LOVE IT!!! Alahai sue ni kalau talk bout my gadgets sampai bila pun tak habis lah..

So lepas ni lebih semangat lah nak blogging.. Superb gift!!! Many thanx Hon..

Mac And Cheese

2011-04-22T23:12:00.000-07:00

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This is one of the request I got from my high school senior.. Originality recipe ni I dapat from my good friend Nini Harneeza, zaman Uni dulu.. All these while I have been trying sooo many recipes of mac&cheese and finally I found one yang sedap, senang dimasak dan under budget! The 1st time I intro this home made mac&cheese Diya terus suka sampai hari-hari lah I kena buat kan dia until today!

Things that you need:

A small bowl of elbow macaroni
2 tbsp of butter (I always use salted butter)
2 tbsp of multipurpose flour
2 cups of double cream milk*
cheddar cheese*
salt and pepper to taste

How To Prepare:

Melt butter and flour in a non stick pan until well combine add in milk. Again stir until everything are well mixed. Add in elbow pasta (pre-boiled and cooked) keep stirring and add in the cheese. Mix until cheese melts and remove from heat. Don't forget to add in seasoning; salt and pepper to taste. Serve warm!

Macam Maner Nak Pilih Cili Kering

2011-04-12T01:51:00.000-07:00

Satu lagi petua I nak bagi kat sini ialah bagaimana memilih cili untuk dikisar dan digunakan dalam masakan seharian. Cili kering ni ader banyak jenis, Ader yang sederhana pedas, sangat pedas atau ader juga yang tak pedas langsung. Oleh itu ketika memilih tu harus lah mengikut cita rasa sendiri.

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Bagi contoh cili diatas ini ialah jenis yang pedas! Warnanya merah menyala, Lurus dan tidak bertangkai. Kalau diikutkan pengalaman I memasak jenis ini adalah jenis yang paling pedas. So watch out!! Cili jenis ini mudah didapati di pasaraya terkenal dan besar seperti Giant dan Tesco.

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Untuk contoh diatas ini pulak dikatakan jenis yang kurang pedas. Rupanya berkedut dan kecut, merah gelap sikit dan pendek-pendek biasanya. Jenis yang ni pada I kurang pedas. Cili ini boleh didapati dipasaraya besar seperti Tesco dan Giant juga dipasar-pasar siang atau malam. Tetapi sejak I menjalani rawatan kimoterapi, I memang dah tak boleh nak makan makanan yang pedas-pedas walau pun sedikit. Biasalah, tekak Melayu ni mesti nak lauk bersambal kan? Kalau tak pakai cili kisar nanti tak sedap pulak. Sehinggalah suatu hari mak I terjumpa jenis cili kering yang tak pedas langsung ini.

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Ini lah contoh cili yang langsung tak pedas pada tekak I lah. Senang nak diguna buat sambal sebab kalau I buat sambal I suka guna banyak cili supaya dapat lebih kuah sambal tapi kalau cili kisar tu pedas sangat nanti tak tahan pulak pedas kan? jadi I rasa cili ni lah yang terbaik for me and my family. Cili ini menurut dari mak I berasal dari Terengganu, tetapi masih boleh didapati disesetengah pasaraya seperti pasaraya NSK dan beberapa buah kedai borong barangan kering dikawasan selayang dan gombak.

Cara membuat cili kisar:

Potong dan hiris cili kering nipis-nipis dibuang bijinya sekali. Cuci sehingga air rendaman cili menjadi jernih dan rebus sehingga cili menjadi lembut. Tapis dan cuci lagi sehingga air menjadi jernih lagi dan masukkan kedalam blender. Masukkan separa penuh air masak, seulas bawang putih, satu sudu besar minyak masak, sedikit garam dan cuka(kalau suka lah dan mahu tahan lebih lama). Kisar sehingga hancur dan menjadi pes yang sempurna. simpan didalam peti sejuk untuk digunakan pada bila-bila masa. Biasanya I akan buat cili kisar ni untuk simpanan dalam seminggu dua supaya senang untuk memasak. Selain daripada cili kisar I juga buat bawang putih kisar, bawang merah kisar. Untuk topic itu I akan letak di posting yang berlainan..

How To Choose good Lady Finger

2011-03-26T02:43:00.000-07:00

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Ha.... Mesti ramai tak tau kan macam maner kita nak pilih bendi or lady finger yang crunchy dan tak tua kat pasar or super market??? Not just to choose by color and size sebab sometimes they are small in size but its already old and some other times they are dark green in color yet they are the good ones and crunchy! So how do I choose my lady finger? Just get a few and try to snap the tips! If it breaks easily meaning they are good and fresh to cook!!!! Remember, just a super small part of the tips tau, takkan nak makan bendi yang patah-patah hujungnya kan? Mesti you all wonder maner lah sue dapat petua-petua macam nih kan? Kadang-kadang tu bunyik jer dah macam merepek. I got this one from my mother in-law heheheh.. I have tried, so why not all of you try too?

Good Luck!

Petua Siang Sayur Supaya Manis

2011-03-25T04:15:00.000-07:00

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Satu lagi petua yang berkaitan ngan sayur! Well, this time I got this petua from a lady yang dulu bekerja sebagai pembantu rumah at my house. This lady is a mother to my sister's friend and we had her to stay with us for a while until my mom got us a permanent pembantu rumah. yeah, dulu kita panggil pembantu rumah because they are locals and citizens, unlike these days where people prefers to use foreigners maid to help with house chores.

Neways, we called her "Bonda" which means mom or mother. I can remember one day I sat beside her while she cooks lunch and I notice the way she cut her vegetables and I asked why? What she did was, instead of using the knives or nowadays people uses kitchen scissors; she simply use her hands to 'pluck' the leaves from the stem, or just break into small pieces with crunchier type of vegetable. Sebagai contoh lah, sayur kangkung.. Biasanyer kita siang sayur pakai pisau, tapi Bonda petik-petik daun kangkung tu bersama sebahagian kecil tangkainya dengan hanya menggunakan tangan. Lepas tu kalau dia siang kacang panjang or kacang buncis pun dia gunakan teknik yang sama, petik-petik to smaller pieces. Bila I tanyer; Bonda, kenapa buat sayur tu macam tu and she answered... Barulah sayur ni manis bila kita masak nanti.. So, sampai lah sekarang nih, kalau I masak sayur, bila nak siang sayur tu I will just use my hands..

Do try this out babes..

New Segmant?

2011-03-22T19:00:00.001-07:00

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I was talking to a dear friend today over breakfast and came up with an idea to improve my website. The idea is to have more of my home cooking recipes. Many friends actually came to visit my web here to look for recipes and tips. And so I thought, yeah why not? Upon many recipes of my own friends and readers can also request for recipes that they need. Since many of them are full-time working and doesn't have much time to search or Google, so why not I do for them kan? If I don't have the recipe from my family I can always Google and do research for them.

On top of that, I think I want to add in a new segment that is "PETUA" where I can share many tips on cooking, groceries shopping, termasuk lah macam maner nak pilih ikan kat pasar ker haha! This may sound funny but believe me, I do have friends calling me; sue, macam maner nak pilih kangkung yang elok kat pasar? Since now this is how my life is and over the years I have gained more and more experience in being a full-time mom, why not I share my tips with all of you out there.. Once a friend call me up crying because she now had to quit her job, become a full-time mom and just couldn't handle everything at once. " Sue, macam maner you boleh buat kerja rumah, cook almost complete meal everyday, shop groceries, drive around, bake and sell cakes WITH Diya hanging on to you all the time??? Im even scared to drive pegi kedai depan tu tu get simple things!!! How you manage? Whats your secret?" (bukan masuk bakul dan angkat sendiri yer.. hehe). Bila I fikir balik, ye lah kan? I managed!!! Not perfect but I am able to handle it Alhamdulillah.

So, I think this is good for me to write here.. Share more things and why not make more friends kan? So, I shall have a form here too for any of you to email me directly and ask questions, selagi I boleh tolong, I will Insyaallah.. Email me on any inquiries you have in mind lah.. Err.. Decent ones ek heheheheh... So jangan lupa to checkout the tabs I have and new category on the side bar..

Broccoli Oyster Sauce With Egg Tofu Mumy

2011-03-22T19:00:00.000-07:00

Ha, satu lagi recipe sayur yang I selalu masak to match with my other home cook meal. Cepat, senang and SEDAP! I think I have posted something similar to his in my earlier posting, but it is okay, some fresh touch wouldn't harm lah kan...

The things you need:

Egg tofu in tubes slice them but not to thin because we are going to fry them.
Sayur broccoli dalam a bunch ker.. You can opt for other vegetable also but I love non- bitter ones.
Garlic say a few cloves
A few table spoon of oyster sauce
A table spoon of corn flour( to be mix with water)
Half cup water
Seasonings: Salt and pepper

How To Cook:

Fry the egg tofu in a stir fry pan, no need to deep fry. Just until they get slightly brownish. Can we skip this part? I suggest not because egg tofu is very soft and delicate; they will definitely put a side. Clean the broccoli and cut them as how you like. You can also add in fish ball or fish cake if you want to. Bruise the garlic and start to fry them. Add in the oyster sauce and the fried tofu, a little water for gravy. Add in the broccoli cut into small pieces, seasonings and stir a little longer. Not to long cause you wouldn't want mushy vegetable right? Lastly, remove from heat and add in the corn flour water mixture. Stir until thick and serve hot with any other dishes. It can match almost all dishes although I don't agree to have this with any kuah masak lemak hehehe..

Talking Diya

2011-03-21T19:00:00.000-07:00

Hari ni cuaca sejak pagi mendung jer, sebelah petang nyer pulak hujan. Orang kata kalau hujan macam ni biasanyer 'Hujan Rahmat' yang membawa maksud rezeki bakal mendatang. Insyaallah.. Its a fine and quiet Sunday morning today only me and Diya. I had and early day while Diya is still sleeping, did some minor cleaning up downstairs and later back to bed hehehe.. Not very much a while Diya wakes up and ask for her 'my pad' (well.. what else is new) and started browsing her favorite clips on you-tube. A little tired and I fell asleep beside her. She later woke me up and say "Mie, nak ashi.. egg.. fish.." And terus my mata terbeliak sekejap bila perasan eh, Diya dah boleh cakap lah! She can tell me what she wants for lunch or what she wants to eat! Macam bermimpi lah! She is already going to be 4 years old in September and finally I can hear her talk. Walaupun tak sempurna lagi tapi cukup lah sekadar I'm the mother paham aper yang dia nak. Then bila I fikir balik, a'ah la semalam pun during dinner she told me she wants soup! And sometimes she will tell me she wants pizza (which actually she meant pau kacang merah). Bila dia nak minum she now say "Mie, haus.." Instead of she used to shout for ayer! Ayer! ayer! Everytime she wants to drink. plus minus everything; Diya can actually talk now! Alhamdulillah.. Memang Diya is a bit late compare to other kids but she has improve alot. A whole lot! I am very proud of my kid here. Satu perasaan yang tak boleh nak describe. Hati tu rasa besar sangat bila Diya panggil, mintak nak makan nasi and I made her ikan masak kicap and she really makan nasi tu. Masa menyuapkan dia makan with my own hands tu rasa terharu sangat. Walau macm maner lapar myself sekali pun I can still wait and suap dia makan dulu untill she is done with her food.

I can remember last time masa I had to go through chemo and I was weak, my mom's maid had to suap diya makan, mandi and pakai kan baju tuk Diya and I got jelous! sometimes she even sleeps with her.. I cried in the room, but I know I had to let go Diya for a while, at least until I am strong enough to handle her again.. The moment I have more energy I will do all the things myself, I’ll bathe her, comb her hair, feed her and even play with her abit here and there. To think again, she was my strength when I was weak. I stayed strong for her.. Semua ni berlaku tanpa myself sedari.. Tak perasan langsung Diya is actually my strength yang datang dari maner pun I tak tau.. Alhamdulillah, dan I will always stay strong for her Insyaallah.

Ikan Cencaru Masak Tauchu Mumy

2011-03-18T19:00:00.000-07:00

Haaaaaa... Hari ni saya masak lauk kegemaran rumah ni 'Ikan Cencaru Masak Tauchu' Which I have been learning it for quite sometime! Finally I did the 'sedap version' kahkahkah!!! This version is from my dear friend Kamisah who cooks a lot of all the kampung dishes. I always think cooking traditional Malay dishes are messy and very difficult to make but the fact is it isn't that difficult lah... Malay always say ; alar campak-campak jer.. Hihi.. So here it goes..

Things That you need:

Ikan cencaru yang dibuang jaket dan dibersihkan sepenuhnya. I always like the smaller size of fish so i can have seekor on my own plate haha..

Bawang putih(seulas), bawang kecik/merah(dua ulas), halia(dalam seinchi) dan cili hijau (dalam dua biji). Cuci dan hiris kesemua bahan ini kecuali cili hijau cukup sekadar dibelah dia sebagai perhiasan.

Sedikit timun atau kacang panjang sebagai sayur tambahan dalam kuah tauchu itu.

Satu paket kecik Tauchu masin atau dalam dua sudu besar; dilecek atau ditmbuk atau digunakan terus dari paket mengikut cita rasa masing-masing lah.

Sedikit air, serbuk lada sulah dan garam sebagai perasa serta serbuk kunyit untuk menggoreng ikan.

Cara memasak:

Ikan dibersihkan, digaul dengan sedikit garam dan kunyit dan digoreng sehingga garing mengikut cita rasa sendiri. Toskan dan ketepikan.

Panaskan minyak sedikit didalam kuali, tumis bahan hirisan termasuk cili hijau, tumis sehingga naik bau kemudian masukkan tauchu. Kacau hingga masak baru masukkan air. Tunggu mendididh, masukkan garam sedikit(hati-hati kerana tauchu sudah masin), lada sulah secukup rasa dan sayuran tadi. Setelah semua masak curahkan kuah tauchu ini keatas ikan yang telah siap digoreng, hidang kan sementara masih panas.

Lactose Intolerant and Dairy Overdose?

2011-03-18T02:00:00.000-07:00

Oh dear... My Diya is not well.. Mula-mula sekali-dua jer dia cirit, tapi lama-lama makin kerap pulak. Sampai sehari 5 pampers berganti. Baru tukar satu dah kena ganti baru lagi sekali. I thought nak tunggu sehari dulu baru bawak pegi klinik pakar kanak-kanak kat depan tu tapi tak sampai hati pulak lah bila tengok Diya cirit-birit macam tu, so malam tu we went to see the doctor and get her checked.

I explained to the doctor that on Saturday Diya had pizza which that was her 1st pizza. We had the Cheesy Volcano Pizza cause we thought that would be FUN for Diya. Then the next day Diya asked for the same thing; pizza again! And so we went.. Earlier the day Diya had mushroom soup, cereal with milk for lunch and pizza for dinner. Later she had vanilla ice cream for desert. And everything started that midnight. One after another until myself pun penat nak bangun tengah malam lagi. Sebab terlalu kerap kena cuci Diay's private part tu naik rashes. Very red and I'm sure very painful lah. Diya has eczema and too much water will dehydrate her skin and trigger rashes, her body tempreture pun naik jugak sikit. I was worried quite much until I get to see the doctor. After the checkup doctor concluded that Diya has Lactose Intolerant and Dairy Overdose. she prescribed Diya with Probiotix from Bio-Life, ORS for her diarrhea and some salt water for energy, also flu and fever syrup for her runny nose and body temperature. Doctor told me not to worry because Diya is not dehydrated. She is very active playing and should be ok in a couple of days. I teringat masa kecik dulu Diya got admitted to the hospital due to the same reason only that time she was vomiting quite much, in fact the whole night! 3 days admitted with full drips. I wrote about this in my previous posting.

Today is her fourth day having diarrhea but she is a lot better now. Kurang sikit cirit-birit, gap from one another pun dah makin jarak. She has more energy, selera makan pun makin baik and dia lebih ceria main her toys! Alhamdulillah.. Bersyukur sangat. Lega jugak myself tak payah bangun tengah malam lagi hehehe... Lega betul rasanya dapat main ngan Diya like she always do.. Moga Allah panjangkan umur both myself and her so that she will grow to be anak yang solehah and myself pulak sihat nak membesarkan dia. Insyaallah..

Earning Enough?

2011-03-17T19:00:00.000-07:00

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While I was sipping my hot drink here at the coffee shop I notice two hardworking men trying to earn a living by washing cars! They only have an old bicycle with two pails attach to the side, few kain buruk and some bottles which I assume they are the soap for washing the car.. And then I think.. Org kerja mcm tu pun boleh carik makan... Semua nampak cukup. Badan sihat, hidup sederhana, boleh makan boleh hidup kat tengah kota lagi... Damansara tau! Nasi kat sini lauk ayam kecik satu pun dah easily rm6, belom masuk air lagi tu... Macam maner org tu boleh hidup hanya dengan basuh kereta? Or maybe dia ader kerja- kerja lain jugak macam potong rumput ker, jual barang terpakai ker, who knows kan but still the earning tu banyak maner lah sangat kan? Applying to myself, selalu fikir I don't have 'enough'.. Tak cukup baju lah, makan lah, gadget lah etc... Ader jer benda yg tak mencukupkan tu. And almost everyday I think of this and that.. Nak ni nak tu.. Etc.. Tapi bila tengok orang tu rajin usaha sampai angkut baldi sana sini, makes me feel so small.. I have almost everything and still complaining.. Huhuhuh...

I just have to work harder.. I have to bersyukur to what I have. Stop complaining and be happy always. Insyaallah.. Walau aper pun ujian Tuhan for me I will face them with all my might! moga Tuhan permudahkan urusanku dan bantu aku mengharungi dugaan-Nya..

J.Co Today

2011-03-16T19:00:00.000-07:00

Hai all... Makin lama I rasa macam I make dis blog as my diary pulak.. Well.. Maybe ader yang kat luar tu yang suka baca my life journal, so why not kan?

Pagi ni I decided to hang out at J.Co for breakfast while waitng for my kiddo to habis sekolah.. Plus I need to get some things from the hypermarket too.. Actually this place is not bad lah.. Sofa is comfortable, almost semua table dia setty guna sofa so i lebih selesa nak pilih any spot to sit. Parking pun senang and FREE, another bonus point for the place! I order their tuna club donut and hot tea. Makan satu tak cukup lah plak memandangkan badan I dah double size now ahhahaha... So I ordered another piece haha.. Segan betul..

Agaknyer pagi- pagi mamat yang kerja tu blur kot.. Macam tak paham aper kita cakap pun ye jugak. Bila I nak tambah order pun muka blur.. Tanyer aper set breakfast pun susahnyer lah dia nak explain.. Well.. Menu wise tak lah variety sangat kat sini, semua donut base which I think they should improvise sikit tambah menu simple like small nasi lemak set ke for breakfast sahaja, or maybe donut toast with scramble egg and sausage ker.. Dah nama pun kedai kat Malaysia kan, kena lah ikut selera Malaysia hahahah... Drinks quite pricy lebih kurang starbucks jugak for their coffee and such but I tak tengok pada itu sahaja lah, the place is comfy, wifi laju, easy parking so conclude all that I rasa I will definitely come back here again.. Or maybe mark this place as my favorite place to hangout too.

So what I did today was trying to upload my cake pictures to my cake website tapi Masyaallah, banyak nyer limitation iPad nih.. I cant attach any picture kalau I guna email through the website, I tak boleh upload picture to my fan page it will directly go to my personal facebook. Kalau I nak upload via email sahaja for my fan page but again the email setting takder attachment kalau I guna the official website. Meaning I kena set kan my email account to this iPad and email from there, another but is iPad ni sharing and email is super confidential lah huhuhuh...

Ipad ooohhhh iPad! Tapi takper lah so now I know I will just the iPad to write and surf, later balik rumah baru settlekan all the work yang I dah buat on the Ipad.. Atleast I tak payah nak carry my bulky laptop lagi kan.. Plus iPad is very stylish hehehehe.

New Hijab Style?

2011-03-16T06:03:00.000-07:00

Satu topic yang I'm very excited nak cerita.. The other day I was having light breakfast with my mom circle friend at Ikano. while we were chatting I think I saw another friend of mine; long lost friend from school time paying for her food at the counter. Although we never met each other for so long but we always keep in touch through Facebook and BBM in our Blackberries! and so I think why not I BBM her and check whether its really her or not, cause I so don't wanna say hello to the wrong person in the mall hehehe.. Few seconds later she replied; YES we are in the same place having our makan hehehe.. I finished my food and quickly went to her table. My God!!! Makhluk Allah yang paling cantik I pernah tengok lah.. Cantik nya dia ni, ber Hijab Arab style, manis baju kurung jubah style, light daily makeup MasyaAllah cantik nyer.. Yeah she is now a muslimah duta for certain Hijab brands and also models a lot of muslimah dressings, make up brands and many more..

And there we go, chit and chat bout her career and all.. What interests me was her hijab style. I wonder always everytime I see her pictures on Facebook or magazines; macam maner dia lilit tudung dia ek? And so she did a short demo for us! Oh, dear... Simplenyer!!! I always fikir alahai lecehnyer nak belit-belit tudung mcm tu! Only few pins does the trick! She even tip us on where to get nice shawls, inner shawls, even makeup tips! Teruja nyer I masa tu heheheh... That night I sleep thinking ish tak sabar lah nak pakai tudung macam tu..

So the next day, I went to visit the boutiques, wow! Happy I was to see many shades for the inner although tak banyak shawl collection there. I spent a bit on shawl inners and I took one shawl for me to try.. The day after that I went to another boutique in Shah Alam; Hajra and there I got myself few more shawls! Fancy ones too! Am very very happy with my new look. I plan to stick to this image and of course get more shawls from Hajra!

I Don't Want To Work In An Office Anymore

2011-03-16T01:21:00.000-07:00

picture is from source of Google

I have my laptop on my lap and typing these.. I really do never want to work in an office ever again. I just realize today that I have made the right decision ever and I never want to go back to my old life ever again. Hari ni awal pagi I went visiting one of my Mom Circle Friend whom I met in a playgroup that send Diya on weekends. She recently was diagnosed with cervical cancer and at the moment is on traditional herbal treatment for her cancer. She told me that to undergo surgery is not an option for her nor chemo and radiation cause of her high blood pressure and a weak heart. So the only option for her is to go for traditional medicine. She has a 4 years old daughter, same age as my Diya which saddens me more. From the visit I realize how lucky I am to have undergo surgery and all treatment for my cancer safely and successfully. I am now slowly getting back my life and how I use to be before. I am able to wear nice hijab with fashionable clothes, send Diya to school just like other normal parents. when I saw her there weak and not able to do much; I have all my memories freshen up and all the scary thoughts came back to mind. Yes I am scared, worry still and easily get upset to see others suffering.

Then suddenly I just thought; I never want to work in an office ever again. I never want to leave my Diya even just for work. I feel that I never have the courage, energy and strength to go back to that world. I don't care perceptions from family and friends, I just want to do what I want. I will try my best to maintain my mini baking business and help to finance the family as much as I can. If others can success.. So why not me right? Anak orang jual nasi lemak dan kuih pun boleh sampai masuk University kan??? I feel now money is not everything anymore. Yes no doubt it is important but its just not everything anymore.. Well.. At least in my list they aren't. I appreciate health more nowadays. Bila sakit aper pun kita tak boleh nak buat lagi. Allah tu bila nak amik kita anytime Dia boleh amik. Jiran belakang rumah my mom sihat walafiat, selalu come by visit and hantar kuih but suddenly last week she had a stroke, lumpuh sebelah badan and darah beku masuk ke her brain. Went for surgery the next day, coma and passed away the day after. Before this memang takder mengeluh sakit aper pun, takder kencing manis ke, darah tinggi ker aper pun takder. Just one day kena stroke.. Allahhuakhbar!

Another different story; yesterday I had lunch with some good friends of mine, career woman they are.Looking at them sitting in the fancy restaurant made me miss my office career life too.. Wear fancy clothes, bergaya betul ngan accessories, nice handbags and shoes.. Jauh beza ngan my dressing with them (although lately I dah pakai new hijab style; will story all of you in a different posting lah) but still I stylo jugak la hehe.. I dah fikir masak-masak, this life is the best for me. Home mom to Diya with a home base career, i also want to learn to write for myself. I want to cook for family, participate in all Diya's activity especially her school. I want to be there for her all the time. I make her my life now. and also maybe I want to start reading too. Yes these are the things that I want.

Please God, let me have all these. I pray hard to have all these..

2011-03-10T18:00:00.000-08:00

Early morning before sending Diya to school i started thing already where shall i lepak today?? I need a place with FREE wifi (takder wifi pun takper sebenarnya, i can always work on offline mode, but with free wifi is better lah) .. So, walked Diya to her school, talked to her teacher sekejap, sign cash book for the fees i paid and off to look for my lepak spot! Maner pulak nak parkng nih, and some how lah ader kereta keluar bebetul depan starbucdks nih! Alahai, rezeki lah.. Its a sign for me to just makan here.. Then i thought; mahal pulak makan kat sini just for breakfast??? Plus sini takder nasi lemak??? But then i think again takper lah sesekali kan... Not like everyday i makan sini.. Yeah i know, i need to save up money more now. Diya is growing and i desprately need to 'come back' on my feet business wise and my newly chosen blogging career hehehhe.. Takper lah, i consider this as an early treat for me ( since i work so hard semalam on my cakes)!

So guys wish me all the best! I will workout my recipe more as i have a bunch of pictures of the food but NO written recipe yet! I also think i should have my small digital camera in my bag so that i can nice pictures with better quality for my blog, iinstead of using my 'mobile uploads' from Facebook hahahah...

Neways; menu i pagi nih is Toasted Sandwich with Black Tea Latte..

Finally.. My Application!

2011-03-09T18:00:00.000-08:00

After the very long searching the right application yang sesuai for my work especially blogging, I found Evernote yang compatible with all my gadgets; mac laptop, blackberry fone and Ipad! Still belom perfect as howIi want things but it is OK and not bad. Easy bila I just use the internet to sync evernote from anywhere, either from my laptop, ipad or my fone.

Ok this is how it works.. I downloaded evernote into my Mac laptop(they have a desktop version too), into my iPad and also in my blackberry.. Then I bukak the application and start to use it. I can type notes, attach pictures as how I like and save. Later I can also view or edit back even in offline mode. I just need the internet to sync my notes to all my gadgets.. Benda ni macam website tau, even if u don't have your computer with you, phone or iPad still you can access your evernote from an internet browser and will still have the same thing as what you have in your laptop or other gadgets. Benda ni make my life sooooo much easier, I don't have to sync my work using a cable lagi (which is very leceh when Diya is around using Ipad, minah tu kedekut betul). And I don't have to all the time copy paste, copy and paste!!! So what I do is, just type dalam evernote and sync, normally I lepak at cafe with free wifi and dat is a lot easier for me to sync my work. Andai kata takder internet pun takper later I balik rumah with the laptop I just click sync and same thing will appear. Easy kan?

Well.. Ader jugak pros n cons dia lah guna appliacation nih.. Like I said belom lah perfect for me to use but it is OK. One is the memory yang dia bagi is only 60MB cause I am using the free version not the premium which banyak lagi functions I boleh dapat kalau I upgrade to premium account. But it is ok sebab every time I write I will have a copy of my writing in my hard disk so I just copy and paste to both website publish and keep a copy in word document( I now prefer pages, simpler than word) for my later reference. The ones dlm evernote I delete je lah.. It would be better if I boleh terus 'save as' and masuk laptop terus.. But it is OK lah macam ni.

sejak I suka pulak dengan application Evernote ni, I jadi risau pulak if this version ader expiry date! So semalam I google the evernote Forum and also I read their Blog for some information and as a result I think I understand that the FREE version doesn't have any limitations or expiry date. But after using it for many years or so I would definitely want myself to upgrade to PREMIUM heheheh...

Now I am still learning Evernote so I can utilise it to the maximum. I can always google, read forums also blog posts.. From my reading I got to know that "Unfortunately, there's no Evernote plug-in for iPad Safari. It also lacks the ability to create notebooks from within the program." This means I am not able to save web clips on my iPad, only from my desk top because the web clip button is not available on my iPad safari. But it is still ok, I can always browse from my laptop, save the clips I wanted and snyc through the net later read on ipad. Not able to create notebooks is referring to 'folder' in Evernote. I canot create a new folder from my iPad instead only from my laptop or desk top. I also got to know that transferring pictures from ipad to other gadgets is not applicable! How i know this? Because i tried hahahahah.. I lost all my pictures from my camera huhuhhu... I transferred from my camera to my friend's laptop and into ipad hoping later at home to transfer back to my laptop. Instead habis semua pictures tu been replaced with other pictures in my laptop. Aduh...

Well.. I shall read more for information...

What A Terrible Day

2011-03-07T21:25:00.000-08:00

A terrible day I had at the PC Fair! Well, not that I mean to condemn their products, instead.. what I meant was the crowd was really bad... I thought by going there I could browse around cheap accessories for my gadgets but I didn't get to see almost anything! And worst was that I have Diya in the stroller with me too! Huge stroller in a super crowded place is a definite NO NO! I was there quite early morning tapi orang terlalu ramai still. Not only to the fair tapi just to shop around pun ramai. I was still curious bout the fair and decided to checkout the place. At 1st it was still OK and not that many of people yet. The stroller and me still seems tolerable in fact I saw few other parents with babies and strollers too. As I went further in more and more people coming in, started to walk slow, standing and hogging the stalls, talking to the sales person and pushing the stroller seems more difficult than earlier.. I started to feel the heat and all those weird perfume smells is driving me nuts! Can't stand with people sneezing, coughing around me without covering their mouth. and most I hated was they hardly give way to people with big strollers and baby like me!!!

Once there was a YOUNG couple cuddling(oh, puhleeese get a room!!) while walking in there and hardly giving way to me although I have said and almost shouted EXCUSE ME! I have no choice but to 'langgar' lah kaki dia tu ngan tayar GETAH stroller Diya and she bukan main shouted at me and started cursing me in her language! My God! Orang macam ni pun ader ye dalam dunia nih! Although I have said sorry and she still is cursing me.. Lantak lah cause all I wanted was just to get out of there. To get away from all those inconsiderate people yang too selfish and too obsess with all the 'so called on sale gadgets'!!! who ask you to 'lenggang kangkung mak minah kan'???

Finally once I got out of there, went looking for the nearest cafe with wifi of cause so Diya can be happy with her ipad and I can rest my shoulder. Found Starbucks at G floor, got some food and drinks, sat down and I still have the thought of that nasty place earlier. Sitting down at the cafe I can see many people walking around from the mall next door The Gardens into Mid Veley and vice versa. Diya started asking for her 'my pad' and darn the wifi wasn't working well!! Maybe cause the area was too wide or too many people using the wifi there.. Oh my.. Another terrible thing to happen on the same day.. Sighss... We waited for a while, Diya had a whole doughnut and then we went back home..

What a day..

Simplified Chicken Pie Shepard's Pie Style Mumy

2011-03-03T16:39:00.000-08:00

This is my version of Simplified Chicken pie Shepard's pie style. Biasanya I buat chicken pie ni without the pie crust, the original pie recipe I got is from my BFF Debie; her Moreira's chicken pie. some alteration to suit my 'malay tekak' and end product is like this. heheheh... sedap, cepat and kurang melecehkan.. i think earlier i have posted the same recipe but the original version. this time I’m having it in a simplified version.

So here it goes..

Things that you need:

Chicken filling

Chicken meat*
Mushroom
Carrot
Dried herbs; oregano, parsley, chili flakes(if you like spicy)
Garlic*
Onions*
1/4 cup of thick cream
Salt, pepper, brown sugar to taste
A teaspoon of butter
Some oil to stirfry

How to prepare:

Dice chicken meat, clean them and put aside. Slice onions and garlic (if you're using powder form just marinate them with the chicken meat) and stir fry until golden brown, season with the brown sugar to the onions(taste a lot better this way) and add in the chicken and mushroom. Add in all dry herbs continue to stir pour in the thick cream and butter, stir again until well combined and cook. At this point lower the heat as thick cream is not so friendly with too much of heat. Nanti 'berketil- ketil' pulak kuah tu. Don't forget to season with salt and fresh pepper( powder form pun ok jugak lah no problem). Add a little bit of water to have extra gravy for serving later..

Topping mashed potato:

A small bag of potatoes ( here you can varies how you want your mash potato to be. Kat supermarket tu ader banyak jenis potato, from cheap ones, to super expensive ones which will have different taste each of them. You can even have them mashed with the skins, ader yg kulit pink, red, light yellow and many more.. Just be creative. Add cheese and sour cream if you like too!!!

50g of butter(dalam satu sudu besar makan lah)
1/4 cup or less of thick cream again(you can opt for low fat milk at this point, mash potato will taste lighter than)
Salt and pepper to taste, you can sprinkle dried parsley as deco too..

How to prepare:

Boil the cleaned potatoes either in a pot or cut them into smaller pieces and boil in a microwave. I always use the 2nd method heheheh... If you want to have the skin too make sure you lightly scrub the potatoes while cleaning them. Once cooked, toss put in the butter and cream/milk and start to mash. Add in the seasoning to taste. Put aside.

Pie crust base:

This is the cheating part! Just get the ready made either at the super market, or any bakery shops!!! Hahahaha... Open pack and follow instructions!! But do not get the flakey desert pie crust. Instead get the savory pie crust.

Combining and baking:

Put in chicken filling in the pre-bake pie crust, leave the gravy in the pan for serving later. Top the chicken filling with the mash potato, cover the whole surface. Spread some egg yolk on the pie to get the golden brown effect heheheh.. Bake for about 30 minutes or until the crust is cooked. Once brownies, sides looks crispy means it is almost done..

*any part of the chicken meat you can use, you can even use with bones if you like and want to. To get a more express, you can opt the onions and garlic from fresh ones to powdered form. They will definitely cut your preparing time a lot faster.

Good luck you guys.. Happy cooking!!

Diya Has Flu

2011-03-02T18:00:00.000-08:00

Morning all... Here i am writing my blog post while my kiddo is in school... Sitting at the coffee shop typing on Diya's "My Pad" (takperlah pinjam kejap while she is not around) trying my best to commit writing daily. Since recently the Ipad is around i hardly carry my laptop around anymore cause ipad is alot lighter and thinner even the battery last longer than laptops. I just need a note pad and write what ever i want later snyc to my computer although i prefer to have 'Pages' application as my note pad, till i can figure out how to download them. Still some familiar faces i see here especially the woman which i think runs an online business.. Kagum plak tengok akak tu hehehehe...

What i wanted to write to day is about my worries on Diya whose recently always cough and flu especially in the morning. Not that i worry so much on that but im mostly concern sending her to school like that. The other i read bout a friends tweet complaining a parent still send their kid to school although budak tu selsema.. And that concerns me.. Diya has runny nose almost every morning and light coughs too. Kalau i ikut tak hantar dia to school i am pretty sure that she will miss a lot and falls behind from other kids... Not that the school tak strict on having sick kids to school but i think they tolerate on kids yang tak teruk sangat flu kot? I thought that Diya always flu sebab dia pergi sekolah and berjangkit from other kids there but to think again kan i hardly see kids with runny nose there. I brought Diya to see her paed and they prescribe her with nasal spray, 2 in 1 flu/cough medicine still on and off she will get her flu. Maybe she is alergy to something that i am not aware off? Or maybe normal sinus? Or maybe Diya memang NORMAL macam tu hehe...

I just hope other parents will understand situation of people like me, not that i sengaja nak hantar 'a sick kid to school' but my baby is not sick, lets just hope she will recover from all this on her own naturally, just like her eczema case.. She is alot better now and less sensitive to food, preservative and colorings. Alhamdulillah.. And as for myself i will try to stop being a worrying mom all the time..

2011-03-02T03:26:00.000-08:00

This is my first visit to Pavillion after so long that the new mall has opened finally I decided to visit. Well, 1st impression wasn’t that good on me as I see the escalator from the parking space was quite narrow for me to push diya’s stroller there.. They don’t provide the long escalator for baby stroller and trolleys (well, not that I’ve seen) and the lift was very far from where I parked!

Once in the mall my impression was.. WOW!!! Gucci, Prada, LV and many more.. All super expensive brands! Floor was quiet and not many people walking around.. hmm.. Where is the kid’s area? Continue walking up and down until I finally noticed that there were more people on this floor/wing compare to where I was before.. Oh, no wonder lah cause the shops and brands here are more ‘common’ and ‘affordable’??? Well.. Overall I am not so fond of the mall lah, leceh to push strollers, lifts selalu full with working people and to my surprise most of them just don't care bout others lelebih lagi mothers with kids like me. They push in although we all dah penuh ngan strollers dalam tu. Ader pulak yang tak nak give way to us dulu.. I guess that is the life style lah kalau mall dekat tetengah TOWN!

Even someone told me kalau nak pegi Pavillion tak boleh bawak anak-anak cause that is a place for shopping bukan with kids.. Well BABE... Sorry ler I dont shop WITHOUT my kid yer.. And FYI, I shop almost EVRYDAY :p :P :P

Hot Cakes Serve With Tuna Mayo Mumy

2011-02-28T18:57:00.000-08:00

Sunday morning and I am soooo blardy hungry! Dok terbaring atas katil and wonder bila semua orang nak bangun so we can all go breakfast? Then I think why must I wait for them?? Either I keluar beli breakfast for everyone or just ‘check in’ downstairs and make something nice for myself (untill anybody else need to makan lah) after all I am the room service in this house! Neways I made myself 4 LARGE size of hot pancakes and serve with tuna mayo plus extra mayo that I have in the fridge heheheh.. It is already 10am and everyone is still sleeping, lucky I made those hot cakes! I have SIMPLIFIED the recipe and here it goes:

Ingredients:

1 cup Self-rising Flour (or any cake flour)
1 cup fresh milk
1 egg
50g melted butter (about two tablespoon heap-full)
Vanilla essense(optional)
1 or 2 table spoon brown sugar (white sugar also can)

Method:

Mix everything in a bowl except the butter until combine, melt butter in a sauce pan or a microwave would be easier and pour in the bater later. Stir again and scoop on to a nonstick pan, turn to the other side once you see bubbles appearing and serve hot.. About one min each lah on slow heat. Senang kan? Previous my recipe tu complicated sikit and now I prefer to use this recipe fast and easy. Serve with what ever you like; fresh fruits and yoghurt, caramel syrup. Ice cream, even tuna mayo like I did. Almost anything!

Ps: ok ok I will snap nice pictures using proper camera next time.. Dont get me wrong, bukan dah takder passion on my food photography cuma lately sibuk and everything nak cepat, nak grab camera pun tak sempat inikan pulak nak nak assemble my huge camera tu hehehehe... Ya ya no excuse lah, will do it next time.

My 31st Birthday

2011-02-28T06:46:00.000-08:00

Wowweeeeee... I had my 31st early celebration birthday today with BFF Debie.. We had coffee, cakes, loads of laughter, took pictures and many more. Diya had fun too with her doughnut and Damian's car toys which she found in Debie's car... After many weeks planning and wanting to meet finally we decided to have coffee and have an early celebration of my birthday. Damian was not around coz Debie thought i wont tag Diya along with me, but like usual lah Diya always clings on me... So we went to the nearest coffee shop to chit and chat.

Rasa macam bertahun nyer lah tak jumpa Debie tu huhuhuh.. Habis luahan perasaan semua keluar hahahahaha... For BOTH of us! Every year Debie never forgets to celebrate my Birthday. EVERY year tau! Between us, i am always the one being pampered more hehe.. She always get me nice n cute things, even small as small as a keychain she would still give me. Unlike me.. I hardly buy things for her.. Not because i am stngy or what, but because i dont earn as much money as i used too lah.. Even if its her birthday she would still buy me coffe and cakes.. It is her nature kot to pamper me all the time.. If we makan she will order, she will cut the chicken into small pieces for me, get me plain water in small cups.. Etc. Debie has a huge family which means she always celebrate her birthday with them and i will join too! Her family is always like a family to me too.

This year Debie gave me a set of Victoria Secret beauty set and a super cute keychain with my name curved on it! So cute!!! Super cute! Had marble cheese cake with black tea early breakfast latte! My favourite!! We used to hang out at pubs or go clubbing or even simply have coffee at cafes to celebrate our birthdays. Sometime i get huge bouquet of flowers from her, huge ballons bouquet as a surprise mini party.

Thank you Bie for the lovely gifts! U have always been there for me, thru my good and pain, always support me no matter what decision i make, always listen to ALL my crap everytime, never fail to reply my email but sometimes she does forget to reply my sms(coz i sms her too much some times hahahahah)

This year is a little bit extra special coz I have other frens celebrating with me too. Alhamdulillah this year I get to celebrate with most of them. I had nice cakes and treats from Secret Recipe strawberry marshmallow cheese cake, Coffee Bean’s Caesar Salad and Red Velvet cake and even Sweet Sour Crab from Klang! I get to have Pavlova from Delicious cafe tapau home, chocolate cheese cake from starbucks and many more.. Ish kalau cerita memang tak habis lah posting nih hehehe..

In conclusion, I am just and very grateful to be able to celebrate my 31st birthday with my love ones.. I hope and pray hard to have good health and dipermudahkan semua urusan perubatanku. Moga murah rezeki dah dikurniakan anak yang soleh/hah. I love my life.

Funny Diya

2011-02-27T05:36:00.000-08:00

Diya was so funny today.. She recently on her ‘I can do myself mommy’ mode; almost everything she wants to do on her own these days. She recently discovered You-tube on her Ipad and handles it smoothly. What happen was, she hates the ‘buffering’ every time you-tube downloading a movie. Some how she found the ‘volume’ button on the Ipad and thinks by pressing it will solve the buffering issue! And so with the most confident face she would flip her Ipad, press the volume button and press play again on the touch screen! Her face! I just couldn't help but to laugh (well I try to not in front of her lah)

These days not only her Ipad she wants to handle herself. Almost everything she wants to do herself. Like brushing her teeth. Once I helped her to brush instead she got angry and shouted! She wants to feed food herself, choose her clothes, throw rubbish in the dustbin and many more.. Every single time she does things herself she will give me that look! The confident look! I’m pretty sure soon she will tell me, “mumy tak payah la diya dah besar boleh buat sendiri” ... Once my baby, will always be my baby..

Diya Demam??

2011-02-25T23:53:00.000-08:00

Alahai... Sikecik ni demam ker.. Lately ader lah jugak dia demam tapi tak lah merisaukan sangat. Lebih kurang dalam sehari dua je dan itu pun takder lah panas sgt. Tapi malam tadi memang panas! Just by sleeping beside her I can feel hear body heat; bahang betul!
Nak kejut bangun rasa tak sampai hati pulak bila tengok dia tido lena macam tu. Shes not sweating tapi bahang badan dia memang terasa. Kalau tak kejut bangun makan ubat and basahkan kepala nanti bahaya pulak dibiarkan panas macam tu jer.. Should I just rush to the emergency nearby? Or don't panic and calm down.. ‘mau ka tak mau ka’ I kejut jugak dia bangun and suapkan ubat while her eyes are still closed! Later I took face towel, wet them with cold tap water and start to sponge her head and body.. It is already 3.30am and im still awake sponging her. Watching her in deep sleep, mengigau sikit-sikit and panas badan keeps me thinking.. Now all those scary thoughts came into mind.. What if anything happens to Diya? What will do? How will I live? Ish ish ish... I better not think to that extend. She should be ok lah, demam ‘nak pandai’ jer tu kot?

Mumy wish you fast recovery sayang, I will always be here next to you..

Bosan Lah Hari Nih..

2011-02-24T18:30:00.000-08:00

picture is from source of Google

Kenapa lah bosan sgt hari nih... Bosan tahap gaban.. Buat aper pun tak kena.. Sudahnyer Im trying out dis new application called PAGES for Mac.. Something like Microsoft Word lah tapi simpler Mac version.. Dah dekat dua tahun myself jadi apple user tapi baru hari ni discover iWORK’09.. Kinda cool lah application nih, much simpler for me to handle compare kalau I pakai Word for Mac lagi banyak tools dia.

Since I only write bila I nak blogging so all my writings dalam word saje lah. Senang n simple for me to copy and paste masuk ke blogger.com bila I online. Well, I selalu mobile so sometimes I takder internet connection and I think best for me to write my mind on a blank page word dulu, save dalam laptop as backup baru lah copy and paste masuk website. So just incase anything happen to my website ker I always have my backup writings dalam my hard disk.

How I wish to have Pages in ipad too so I can be mobile lebih lagi.. But sadly application tu kena beli lah pulak. So I kena guna notes or text edit application jer, bila balik rumah baru snyc to my computer to complete with pictures and other things. Takper lah, guna jer maner yang boleh, asalkan tak menyusah kan malah memudahkan my work..

What Else To Eat?

2011-02-23T18:30:00.000-08:00

Picture is from saurce of google

Oh my... As most of you know that I cook everyday. I mean almost everyday lah sampai myself dah tak tau lagi nak masak aper. Ideas.. Ideas.. Ideas! I made chicken soup today and surprisingly Diya makan whole bowl! Sadly I am not a soup fan except for cream base soup lah, and I thought why not I make my grill cheese sandwich with sausage! Oohhhh... Sedap nyer... Toast the bread with Olive oil will definitely make the bread crispy! I should have took picture lah with the one I made huhuhuhuh.. Takper will put on my sticky note to have it under my recipe section.

Our Short Vacation

2011-02-23T06:35:00.000-08:00

Well.. Since myself never been to anywhere since I have Diya with me, so this one day I think why not I just take few days to myself and Diya and stay at the nearest hotel.. I dont need to go far lah to have the same ‘holiday’ feeling, plus I have always LOVE the city. So I took the smallest package they have here 3 days and 2 nights and pack our things for a short day mini vacation in the city. This place is cool.. I LOVE the city view from my room, room service is not that bad although I wonder how come front desk officers doesn't have perfect English like I always assume they would be. Well.. Im willing to close one eye lah bout that as long as they understands me and send all my needs here to the room!

Why I choose Eastin? Not like others who prefers beach view, green view etc.. Well, coz 1st of all it is not a plan, simply spontaneously to take a short time off for myself and Diya.. Spending time together.. I know Diya is always busy with her ‘my pad’ and myself stuck in front of my laptop all the time but this is just the way we spend our time together, we sit side by side with our preferred gadgets, watch/write/play them together.. Nothing wrong with that. I know, its not normal like how others spend quality time together but yes this is our own way.. Another reason why I like city hotels coz I just LOVE the city view, near to the malls, easy to find food and get anything we need, internet all the way for all of us and many more.. So I am not so green/beach kinda person.. Its OK.. Once in a while, cool jugak lah kalau nak bercuti kat pantai sana sini tapi still I think places with theme park, animal park which kiddies would definitely love suits me and my family more. What is the point kalau we all cuti but im not happy takder internet access, diya gets grumpy cant watch her favourites kan??? Different people has different ways of doing things I guess.. And maybe Diya is still too young to understand appreciating nature yet..

I brought Diya to the pool just now, not so big as I thought it would be, but nice and comfy enough.. Surprisingly diya prefers the bath tub than the pool! Sighhss... So next time I know lah to get a room with nice bathroom and maybe with a view from the bathroom heheheh... Room service is sooooo cool... I wish to have room service at home boleh tak?? Hahhaha... Menu looks so sedap! With just a call and wallah!! makanan pun sampai.. TV channels not bad, lama betul tak tgk hotel TV channels.. I can still remember when I was small I used to follow my mom whenever she has outstation job and would enjoy staying and dining in hotels. I love the video arcade they normally provide, but best of all I just cant wait to go back in the room and watch TV! Maybe masa tu belom ader astro and all kan so only kat hotel boleh watch international movies. Like my generation, You-Tube! Diya watches everything there.. That is why internet access is superbly important to us. Eh speaking bout internet access, pelik lah one room can onli register only ONE device for wifi! So I have to use my black berry to communicate with my world or teethring to my laptop for internet access.. But I think its ok, I can always write on my blank note pad, later copy paste jer and post dalam blog.

Talking bout my writing kan, I saw the latest mac air at starbucks yesterday, a guy was using it and Im soooo tempted to get one for myself, very thin, light, style and perfect for me to mobile and write anywhere I want.. Diya kedekut ‘mypad’ dia lah! Oh sue, pleaseeeee focus on your vacation heheheh..

Ok lah guys... Will write more in a separate post.. Kang boring pulak baca satu posting pajang lebar..

A Little Change In Myself?

2011-02-15T17:52:00.000-08:00

picture is from source of Google.

I was watching Sammy Adventure with Diya tadi and now watching Meat Balls pulak.. kat luar tu hujan sangat lebat and kilat sambung-menyambung and so I had to off my new internet router tuh. Kang rosak lagi susah pulak nak kena beli lain huuhhu… these few days I have been having problems with my internet reception and after few times of TM technician came to fix and finally the internet is back. Got myself a new router although I wasn’t sure the old one is broken or not hehe.. too malas to pening kepala I just beli yg baru lah.

Lately I feel sad a lot, looking at myself so ‘Ah so’ lah, smell kitchen all the time at home.. I once wrote about this same issue in my previous entry but still I write again here as a light reminder to myself to always be who I am.. dulu the ‘ah so’ issue was due to me being pregnant, lepas bersalin jadi fulltime mom pulak and I cook all the time at home. But this time lain sikit. My ‘ah so’ look is due to me recovering from my chemo treatment and also radiation. Another is I think the hormone pill is making me malas to groom too! My hair is growing but sgt kerinting I think my head looks like a broccoli! i am still big in size sometimes I loose a kg or two but some other time I gain the kgs again hhuhuhuhu..

So.. today I am wearing a short dress at home, comb my hair and use hair gel so my hair wont get too ‘bushy’, put on nice body cream. I’ll put on light makeup when I go out, wear nice tops n shoes everytime I go send Diya to school.. just to boost up my confidence.

What More Do I want In Life?

2011-02-14T17:52:00.000-08:00

What else can I ask for in my life?

I just celebrated my 31th birthday few days back with friends and family, had cakes, pastas, salad and all SEDAP drinks oh.. And even caramel pudding! Loads of laughter, good health, surrounded by love ones, good gifts etc… Alhamdulillah…

On the very same day last year I celebrated at home with a small cake surrounded by my small family during my chemo session, I had no hair, weak most of the time, gained weight as if I’m 7 months pregnant, pale skin, black nails etc.. Yet still I am around.. I remember on that that day I wished ONLY for my health. I just want to get better and start everything all over again. I was very scared that I wont be around to celebrate my daughter’s birthday anymore or be around her while she’s growing up. Alhamdulillah, God granted my wish..

This year I still wish for the same; good health and for me to be around and raise my daughter up. I am happier now and recovering from all the treatment I went through last year, taking small steps each day. A day after I went for my routine medical checkup and doc said I am in a TIP TOP condition and will be ok for many many long years lagi, Insyaallah.

For a treat to myself I got me a good book by my favorite and only author I have ever read Second Chance by Jane Green! Despite this I still wish for a White Blackberry Torch to be mine this year hehehehe…

Diya And Her New Friend Tischa!

2011-02-14T05:27:00.000-08:00

Diya has a new friend name Tischa! Macam maner Diya boleh kenal ngan tischa? Well.. They used to go to the same playgroup (Alimkids Taman Tun Dr Ismail) and from there us moms got to know each other. Since we both are fulltime mom with a small home business we then decided to meet more often and let out kids play together.. Ever since; these two little girls are inseparable. They play and eat together all the time. We mommies sometimes buy them the same clothes and toys too so they wont fight for the things they each have. While the kids play, we mommies talk more and got to know each other better.

During weekends we would bring the kids to swim or simply have ice cream at McDonalds and wait for them to finish playing at the playland.. Diya and Tischa LOVE to play together.. yes they fight sometimes but only for a while, they later good to play again.. Diya and Tischa now goes to school together although Tischa is already on a higher level but they still sit in the same class. We treat them like both our own daughters.. Alhamdulillah diya has a lovely friend to play and grow up with…

Diya At School

2011-02-04T06:15:00.000-08:00

Diya ohhhh Diya... She finally started schooling! I should have written about this long time ago when she had her 1st day there... Some how I was so busy with the things to do for Diya to and totally forgotten to write, well most of the time I was more on delaying to write this blog.

During Diya's time at school, I will take this opportunity to lepaks and chill with myself or friends at the nearest cafes'... It is not so difficult to find one as her school is in the middle of a mall and starbucks is just a few steps away. We normally would chill at kopitiam or coffee shops and chat till it is time to pickup our kids from school. Cool ha? Not bad lah for a full-time mom like me. At least I get to have some time off from my kid and do all the stuff i have been wanting to do when shes at school hehe.. Sometimes I'll do light groceries shopping, or some other time I will just hang out at the cafes with my laptop and do my unfinished/delayed work. Neways, enough bout me.. Back to story bout Diya going to school heheheh...

On her 1st day of school she didn't cry at all. And of cause lah she has her friend Tischa with her there.. (will write bout Tischa in a Different entry yah) blur sikit lah in the morning and she refused to wear the new clothes I got for school. I made her egg sandwich and some cookies cereal, also Ribena drink in her cute Minnie Mouse lunch box set! I got her a matching Minnie mouse school bag too heheheh... Siapa lah yang tak excited bila anak dia nak pergi hari pertama sekolah kan??? I think I was too excited kot? Sighss.. I got her a set of purple top and jeans with a cool purple sleeveless jacket just in case she gets cold in the morning at school. But like I said, she just refuse to wear her new clothes early morning huuhuhuhu... It is okay, still hoping one day she would want to wear the jacket though.

I left her at school around 9.30am and suppose to fetch her back at 12 pm. Once I left all the scary thoughts came to mind.. She would cry and i would cry too! Thanx to Tisha's mom Misa who kept me company for the day and even the whole week! When I picked her up I expected she would her lungs out but instead and to my surprise she did not. Happily greet me with a huge smile, and keep saying 'Mumy I miss you'!!! So cute! The moment we all got into the car the kids started singing! I was shocked and overwhelmed to see Diya's improvement n just one day! Her 1st song was 'Watermelon' song. The melody is like 'Are You Sleeping Brother John' song. So cute when they sing!!! Since day one she went to school she learn to sing so much. Many and many songs she can sing now..

I think she is a much happier kid now. With her new school routine she gets better and improve a lot in most of her skill. Although she still haven’t spoken properly like she should at her age but I can see her improving and I finally can stop worrying now.

Alhamdulillah.

Visiting The Garden With Tischa

2010-12-29T05:34:00.000-08:00

We had splendid day at The Gardens today! Diya, Tischa and her mom and myself. We had planned to go out today but haven’t decide on where to go exactly and later I thought why have the same routine and stil go the the same mall all the time kan? And so why not The Gardens..

It took us almost an hour to find a parking spot and finally once we found one, straight away we went to the mall. There were so many people there most probably because it’s the ‘back to school’ season and every body is like going shopping there.

First thing first; FOOD! We were so hungry as it was already 2pm. Went looking around and finally we decided to have lunch at The Garden Food Court. Kids share plain rice with soup and us moms had sizzling rice and noodle. They provide small kids area nearby the entrance that makes it easier for us to eat and kids play once they are done with their food.

Later we went window-shopping around and I saw this beautiful red wallet at Charles & Keith and dying to have it! But wait! Not yet… so we continue to walk around the mall until it was time for us to get back home before the traffic jam starts.

picture from C&K official website

I will come back to get u later dear…

Making Cekodok

2010-12-21T18:00:00.000-08:00

This is one of Diya’s Favorite cekodok; cekodok lemak manis. Since I don’t know how to make this from scratch, I just got the instant package and surprisingly they taste so SEDAP!

Lately I started to have tea time for myself at home.. I make simple fried noodle ker, kuew teow ker, cekodok ker, sometimes I will buy bread at bakery shop and have them with coffee, tea or hot milo.. Not that I tak nak jaga my ‘makan’ but I feel that now I have Diya I should make her to feel homey and as how I get to have when I was small. I can still remember how my grandma used to make and cook everything for me from scratch! She even make me sedap roti canai!!!

I want diya to have all that. I want her to remember that ‘my mom used to make me this.. and that..’ my mom used to be a very busy career woman and doesn’t have much time for me when I was small. Most if the time it was maid, grandma n granddad sometimes and my aunt. So every time grandma is around she will always cook me all those fancy food and so will I do it for my Diya. I don’t ever want to go back into corporate world, I just want to raise my Diya.

Moga Di Izinkan Allah.

New year!

2010-12-21T03:14:00.000-08:00

Alhamdulillah, it has been almost a full year for 2009.. And for me I plan to start fresh! I want to blog fresh, I want to dress fresh, I want everything to be fresh!!! Been a while from my last posting here, due to my busyness of bakings, Diya and her activities and many more… busy as a bee sampai I tak sengaja, well I sengaja lah abaikan blog ni coz I had to.. Sorry dearies.. Like I said; I nak start FRESH..

Ok.. What have I been busy for/with? Well.. My cakes mostly..

Those pictures are from my latest design cake collections, you can view more at www.pumpkinmumycupcakes.com well as you can see, I now make cakes too! Mostly customers love my cartoon cakes..

Apart from baking, I have also been busy with Diya and her play group Alim Kids (http://alimkidsplaygrouptamantun.blogspot.com/)

activities. I even joined one of the activities and became one of the speakers ( will write about this separately with pictures too hehehe..)

And so like I said earlier, I want to start my blog here FRESH.. 2009 is and will be the most challenging year for me, despite I was diagnosed with Breast Cancer and has now become a SURVIVOR, life is just great! My Diya is growing gracefully, I have started back on my baking business and I praise the Lord for the life He has Given.

Grill Chicken with Mash Potato Mumy

2010-11-08T07:37:00.000-08:00

Today I make simple grill chicken recipe for the family. Served with mashed potato and brown gravy.. senang jer buat nih.

Things you need:

Chicken, any part you like, like me I prefer chicken thighs. Garlic powder, a small knob of butter, dried/fresh thyme herb, salt & pepper for seasoning, and a bit of oyster sauce and also some brown sugar. For the mashed potato, you will need a bag of potato, couple of tablespoon of whipping cream milk, salt and pepper for seasoning, a knob of butter and dried/fresh parsley.

How to make:

Marinate the chicken parts with all the things listed above. When I grill anything I usually favor dried herbs than fresh ones so that it will be less watery when grilling. So back to marinating, chill the marinated chicken for about 15 mins or so in the fridge (covered yah).

Now start cleaning and peel your potatoes. I normally just cut them into smaller pieces and boil them in a microwave heheheh… once done, strain the potatoes drop in the butter and season them and straight away mash to the desired texture. Put in the cream milk and stir (you can stir on a small fire too).

Now back to the chicken; put on a tray layered with foil paper, drizzle some olive oil and pour in all the liquid too. Grill at 200 degrees until crispy brown. For the gravy pulak; once the chicken is done, remove from tray onto a plate and scrape the left over’s on the foil into a nonstick saucepan. Add in more garlic if you like, a little bit of butter and flour, stir fry until foamy and light brown in color and add in water (just enough for gravy) and boil until thickens, corn flour at this point is optional. You can also add in mushroom if u like.

Good luck everyone..

Hot Sunny Day At Home..

2010-10-26T00:38:00.000-07:00

I just had to cook on that day! Macam maner nak keep Diya bz so I can do my work? And so I teringat kat bilik mandi tu ader small pool diya used to play with masa kecik-kecik. So I filled it up with water, soft plastic balls and let her play in there while I finish up all my cooking! Although the pool was small for her now but she still manage to have loads of FUN on the day. I made her some snacks; fries, egg sandwich and her favourite Ribena drink and wallah!!!! A very happy kid there hehe.

Still splash-splash in the pool, I managed to cook few dishes, clean and still have extra time to check emails n reply quotations. A combo baby-sitting for me; entertaining Diya and she finished her meal too, by the time she is done everything else settled already. Looking her at the small pool makes me think oh my! Poor kid, pool is too small for her.. So the next day I went to get her a bigger pool and she was and is much much happier hahahaha… Now her routine starts everyday by dipping herself in the pool first, have breakfast by the pool on her small rattan chair and after full satisfaction, it will be DVD time for her hehehehe… I let her watch her choice of cartoon and later she must watch her learning dvd pulak so kira fair lah kan?? Hehehe..

I better continue replying all my emails and finishup my quotations for potential customers!

Chow guys..

Cute Notice Board

2010-10-20T20:29:00.000-07:00

The other day I was simply walking around at Harvey Norman looking for a coffee maker.. Lately I started drinking coffee again and so I thought to just get the coffee bean and make my own at home.. So jalan punyer jalan lah I terjumpa pulak at the accessories section a super cute notice board with flower foam attached to it where you can pin notes or pictures, and it comes with cute flower magnets for u to again post sticky notes or whatsoever. Even the marker pen has magnet on it! I just couldn’t resist!! I must have it and put in my kitchen so I wont have to calculate things in my mind lagi. I don’t have to refer to any bulky book recipe I just write the selected promo cake recipe for the week including all the conversion measurements on the board heheheh… very light and easy to hang too..

Today again I am here at the coffee shop and I want to write.. Learning my best to become a writer, maybe not a good writer yet but am learning to be one. As a beginner I will write about myself mostly and my baby diya, and also my recipes. Many many recipes I have to compile and share some of them and maner lah tau suatu hari nanti sampai hajat I nak terbit my own buku recipe kan?? Hehehe.. It is becoming a habit of mine already to come here everytime Diya is still sleeping, early morning with my laptop and write. Sometimes I get to be here for hours until Diya awakes. I see some familiar faces here this morning, few moms with kids too.. For the guys pulak.. errr.. tak kerja ker?? Hehehehe…

I better run to the supermarket lah beli some fish and Diya’s milo packs and masak kat rumah.. I shall continue writing.. always leave a blank word document page open hehehe..

Paprika Chicken With Mashed Potato Mumy

2010-10-18T10:33:00.000-07:00

One day I was watching Asian Food Channel on Astro and saw Jamie Oliver was cooking. He made Beef Paprika and served with plain steamed white rice. So I did some alteration to the recipe and made it my version of Chicken/Beef Paprika. Simplified and faster cooking.

Things that you need:

Chicken breast meat (sliced thinly), a couple of onions (you can always have more if you want to), few cloves of garlic, about 3 table spoon of cream milk, half cup of fresh milk, 3 table spoon full of paprika powder, salt and pepper and a pinch of brown sugar for seasoning, if you like it spicy can add in chili powder, half teaspoon of garlic powder, some chopped parsley and a pinch Italian herbs. Don’t forget a knob of butter!

For mashed potato of course you would need potatoes, a small bag is good enough. Some seasoning, few knobs of butter and some cream milk.

How To Cook:

Marinate chicken breast meat with all the dried herbs and put aside, wait for 10-15 minutes. Heat a non-stick frying pan with olive oil and start to fry onions and garlic. Add in the marinated chicken mean and continue to fry. When they are half cooked, add in some cream milk and little bit of hot water for the gravy. For low fat recipe just opt cream milk with low fat milk. Stir in a knob of butter and cook untll gravy thickens.. Don’t forget seasonings too.. Serve hot with mashed potato and fresh salad.

Note:

To make mashed potato, boil potatoes until soft and cooked, strain water add in few knobs of butter and half cup of cream milk. You can use low fat milk too. Salt and pepper for seasoning and garnish with fresh parsley.

Cerita Kedai Kopi

2010-10-15T02:27:00.000-07:00

Picture is from Google search

Wah… Rasa macam Carrie Bradshaw starring in Sex In The City pulak duduk kat coffee shop with my laptop and writing heeheh… I have decided to take a week off from my bakings. Best kan kalau kerja sendiri ni boleh decide bila nak kerja and bila nak cuti.. Well.. Cons dia pulak if I don’t bake I don’t make any money lah that week huhuhuhu… tapi takper lah I already budget since last week so I can cuti this week and focus on my online work.. Yeah, apart from baking I have to all my paperwork like book keeping (which dah setahun I belom mulakan lagi, bills n receipts makin menimbun dah nih), I have to jaga sendiri my online shop, and I also ader blogging career yang I sendiri baru je mula since early this year. I see my nuffnang frens yang lain dah earn ribu-ribu sebulan so why cant I kan? I memang minat nak menulis since I became a fulltime mom that is why I came up with Diya’s blog (thanx to my best friend Debbie for the idea hehe) and I plan to compile all my family recipes. Aper slahnya kalau I blogging sambil make money kan? Hehehehe.. Maner lah tau one day I can became a famous blogger that write bout my kid and my cooking. My “cooking book” project nampaknyer tergendala lah huhuhuh… I must work on it soon..

Picture is from Google search

Anyway the real story I nak cerita kat sini is a bout me here at the coffee shop and people surrounding me… wow! Macam-macam kerenah ader sepanjang 2-3 hari I duduk di kedai kopi nih.. I see people with office clothes complete with tie and kot lagi but duduk here for hours.. eh tak masuk office ker? Then ader jugak moms like me with their kids in the stroller sleeping while they drink coffee, read a book and even go online.. Sometimes I bumped into students came by and sit in groups discussing and do work with cute small laptops while enjoying FRAPUCCINO! Wow!! Kids nowadays, very modern living and wealthy too.. I didn’t get to have a laptop until my UNI days and that time Internet was so expensive! I think if I would to have facilities that kids nowadays have I dah jadi top 5 student kat UM tu kot? Heheehehe… nak buat assignments pun mesti buat baik ngan seniors so we can get all their old notes and assignments samples huhuhuh… or else early morning kena pegi library and scout there.. Now with Internet its just a matter of a CLICK on “Mister Google” and WALLAH… all information keluar. Sample nak buat assignment pun ader hehe! With FREE wifi and small light laptops, students are more flexible lah to sit at whereabouts and do homework..

Diet?

2010-10-12T00:53:00.000-07:00

Finally some time for myself to write. I am back!!! Welcome back Lovely Mumy.. Sorry lah sesangat pada all my bloggers friends sebab I menghilang for quite sometime lah. I think sejak last week of puasa until end of Raya lah. But I manage to write few postings lah every now and then, I mean really few tau. Been so bz traveling here and there.. Bukan I balik kampung ke or bercuti ke or even beraya ker, instead I have been traveling back and forth from my place to my mom’s place macam orang nomad pulak hehe.. her maid still belom balik Malaysia, Insyaallah early November nanti lah.

What have I been doing? Haiya, don’t know where to start cerita lah :p … Since maid takder jadi all my cakes kena buat sendiri lah and bila working alone sejak habis my treatment in July’10 tak boleh lah I nak buat kerja sebanyak dan sesihat I sebelom tu hehe.. belom fully recovered lah kan, so I must take things slow. Apart from my cakes, I have Diya growing with me here.. haiya.. ini budak kecik kan kasik pusing kepala lah :p:p:p …. Since I am quite busy with my cakes from raya until todate I had to postpone all my blog postings, picture editing, blog walking and many other stuff I always do. I haven’t completed my ledger which all the receipts has to be back dated from early of the year!!! And I did went for traditional treatment for my cancer here where the treatment is in a form of exercise training like “silat” and “yoga” slow movement with breathing techniques, look simple but God knows lah how though the training is huuhuhuhuhu… 1^st session had to be 12 days straight and after completion will have to maintain it twice a week. As for me, I am suppose to be in training for atleast 6 months but for general health twice a week is sufficient enough. Insyaallah, kita usaha dan tawakal kepada Allah.

Back to the actual posting topic yang I nak tulis sebenarnya nih hehhehehe.. about my diet lah :p lately kan I sibuk sangat dengan my cakes and traveling so I hardly have time to cook. Everytime I makan kat luar I rasa guilty.. all those greasy deep fried food mostly, charcoal grill, instant noodles etc buat I rasa health conscious. So I decided to just get some vegetable kat cold storage and make myself some nice healthy meals.. well, its not diet proof lah but sihat enough for me to eat. I use olive oil, fresh ingredients, no perservatives, no MSG, less salt and sugar and definitely CLEAN!! Hehe..

I made grilled Dory fish with herbs and lemon baked with fresh carrot and serve with garlic pasta in olive oil and some baby spinach. The next day I made stir fried Dory fish with little herbs and seasonings and served on a plate of salad and toasted oats bread. And on weekend I treat myself with some nice NON-diet meal; paprika chicken serve with full-cream mashed potato and salad. Haiya sedap betul hehehhehe…

Meet all of you in my recipe section yah heheheh…

Iced Hazelnut Latte At Starbucks

2010-09-13T01:55:00.000-07:00

Lama betul I tak minum coffee.. Today I read a friend’s status on Facebook about him having “Iced Hazelnut latte, double pump simple syrup” and the whole day I tak keruan dah thinking bout coffee at starbucks! Tak boleh jadi ni.. I took car keyes and drove off to the nearest starbucks outlet. Got myself grande size hazelnut iced latte and java chips frapuccino sekali gus! Hehe..

Earlier today I brought Diya to the new opened Toys R Us outlet here in Ikano Power Centre. Wow, quite big lah the place and man choices too. Diya really had FUN there today.. mumy jerk yang tak fun, habis duit kek dah huhuhuhuh… well its her 3rd year birthday and so I brought her so she can chose what she wants and she wanted almost EVERYTHING there.. kalau boleh superstore Toys R Us tu dia nak bawak balik sekali hahahah.. I just let her play there sampai dia puas lah.. kids..

She wants this.. She wants that… And finally she settled for a ‘Just Like Home Kitchen Set’. At the same time she wants ‘Hot Wheels’, Balloon Bubbles, Tricycle and also all kinds of party packs toys! Oh my… Diya… Happy, happy girl she is.

Happy 3rd Year Birthday Diya Zafeerah. Mumy loves you loads!

Selamat Hari Raya

2010-09-12T04:10:00.000-07:00

‘Picture is not originally mine, source of Google’

Hari nih hari Rabu, dua hari sebelom Hari Raya Aidilfitri Insyaallah.. I never thought I’m going to write this entry but since I kurang dapat Internet reception these days so I better write while I can. While writing this im listening to “Dave Koz & Montell Jordan - Careless Whisper” and diya pulak masih tido lagi so I have the whole morning to myself today..

Again I think macam tak percaya jer I boleh raya tahun nih. Alhamdulillah..

Hari ni adalah malam raya dan early this morning I manage to cook raya food for my family. I masak ayam maska merah and sambal sotong kembang siang tadi.. berkilo-kilo ayam dan sotong I masak. At this particlar moment my mom is busy filing ‘balang kuih raya’ with my niece dengan all kuih raya yang sebahagiannya I yang buat. Macam tak sangka jer I dapat puasa dan beraya tahun nih dalam keadaan sihat and dah tumbuh rambut heheheh… walaupun I tak beli aper-aper for myself except I kirim tudung kat my friend lah, I tak beli baju, kasut, any accessories like I always do tapi I cukup happy tengok Diya cukup semua persiapan. New clothes, new shoes, new baju kurung and many more.. And I can’t wait to bake her birthday cake a week after raya. She will be 3 years old and again I hope I will be there for her Insyaallah. Tahun nih I beraya dalam keadaan sederhana, I dapat amik sikit order kek, cook for family, prepare everything for Diya dan I sangat bersyukur atas kesihatan yang Allah beri pada I hari ini.

Seminggu dua sebelom raya nih I have been so busy cooking, baking, cleaning and macam-macam lagi lah, travel back and forth from my place to my mom’s. I apologize much to all my dear blogger friends sebab tak dapat blog walking sementara nih.. Internet reception has been very bad lately in Gombak sampaikan nak bukak blog pun memang tak boleh langsung lah. But not to worry yah.. I will try my best to keep update with all my recipes and stories.

Ps: banyak lagi gambar-gambar belom settle to edit huhuhuh.. I better work on it soon hehe.. Catch you all later..

Maid Is On Holiday!

2010-09-04T07:27:00.000-07:00

Finally, sometime to myself and able to write.. maner I pegi? Aper I dah buat? Adoi, panjangnyer nak cerita…

My laptop..

Ha, mula-mula I cerita lah pasal my laptop.. nak dijadikan cerita, my new 2 months old laptop’s keyboard ader problem sikit where by the alphabet “U” always came off as I type. Since its still under warranty, I might get it fixed at early as I can. So now I am on my ‘Pinjam Laptop’ kah kah kah.. Syukur jugak lah ader yang sudi meminjamkan hheheheh…

The maid..

Haihh… maid my mom pulak on holiday skang.. 2 bulan tuh.. dia balik kampung setelah 3 tahun berturutan tak balik langsung, jadi kira adil lah kalau dia mintak cuti tu sampai dua bulan cuma masa yang dia nak ni sikit kritikal lah sebab seminggu SEBELOM Hari Raya Puasa!! Adoi… hari raya takder maid susah banget deh..jadi sementara dia takder tu I kena lah amik alih tugas dia menjaga my mom selama nih alone tambahan pulak my mom nih ‘diabetic’ so she cant be left alone on her own too long cause things might happen kan.. To be safe I have to travel back and forth to my place in Damansara and Gombak. During the day I balik my home so I can use the Internet and manage my online shop also all my other online work. I have to bake my cakes too and wait for my customers to come pickup their cakes. Bangun awal pagi, cook then get things done here in Gombak baru lah I balik my place. Diya is not a problem sebab I memang dah biasa kemana sahaja with her. I bring her everywhere I go since she’s 2 months old! Cuma additional sekarang is I have to tag along my mom with me lah.. Risau pulak kalau tinggalkan dia sendiri kat rumah unless she has friends coming over then boleh la I lari cepat sikit to my place. Kalau dulu I kena prepare things for Diya so now I kena prepare sekali for my mom.. My mom bukan lah too old sampai tak boleh jalan.. She’s still strong cuma tak lah strong enough to drive too long ke, cook or do too many work ke and her blood selalu tak menentu so I have to monitor her close.. kira samalah macam I monitor Diya tu hehe.. well.. masa I Kimo dulu she took care of me kan.. took care of things.. walaupun dia tak kuat buat sendiri tapi she make sure everything cukup, get the maid to stay and jaga I, get all the things ready and food etc.. so takkan lah amsa dia macam ni I tak boleh nak jaga dia pulak kan? I rasa ini lah salah satu dugaan Allah bagi kat I untuk I balas jasa my mom ynag selama dulu ni I sering tinggalkan sendirian.. she never leave me.. But I did.. So this time I am here. Tak sangka, sampai jugak hajat maid tu nak I hantarkan dia ke airport untuk dia balik kampung bercuti nih.. Masa I sakit during treatment tu tak sangka langsung I boleh sihat dan aktif balik macam sekarang dan uruskan everything like normal again.. I belom fully recovered but im learning to manage things..

Raya Cake Orders.

Huh.. another topic yang memening kan kepala I lately.. sejak “PUMPKINMUMYCUPCAKES” my online shop is back into business, I have been getting orders on my promotion cupcakes mostly.. cuma nak raya nih since maid balik kampung so I have to do everything on my own just like how I started my business 4 years back all ‘sdn bhd’ hehhehe… until at one extend I can afford to pay the maid some money and get more cakes done. About 2 years of training she now can handle most of the things without me monitoring her much. Alhamdulillah.. like I said back n forth from my place Damansara to Gombak. Its just like a practice lah someday nanti I ader kedai kek sendiri I have to travel like this lah kan?? Hehehhe… tak slaah berangan sikit kan ahaks!

Internet Reception

Adoih!!! Ni lah yang paling menyakitkan my kepala sekarang.. Internet reception takder kat gombak nih.. I have to use my phone as modem and connect to the net only that is the reception is very very slow.. I am only able to use Yahoo Messenger and very light surfing like Facebook. Tapi bila fikirkan balik elok jugak I takder internet reception so I tak lah hooked sangat kat FACEBOOK!!!!! Everything I have to do on draft mode! Including all my emails.. I bukak email kejap and fetch everything then reply satu-satu bila lewat malam.. the next day baru Isend. Same goes to my other online work.. everything is on draft mode. Akhirnya I dapat masa untuk blaja pakai software photo editing nih since internet takder I am pushed to the wall to learn photoshop n suchs! I boleh draft sebanyak yang mungkin all my food recipes and compile recipe yang lain for my ‘cook book’.

Ps: I better stop here.. lagi lama I tulis lagi panjang lebar jadinyer.. Maklumlah everything is on ‘drafting mode’ hahahah.. I better finish up all other kerja2 especially my pictures!

Mumy Can’t Do Magic Sayang..

2010-08-24T08:32:00.000-07:00

Diya wants to fit all her small toys in the black container

Dia dah siap susun dalam bekas tuh.. tapi tak muat nak tutup..

Muka Diya dah mula lain macam...

Tak boleh tahan Diya pun nangis..

Dah habis nangis dia merajuk and paling ke lain hehehehe..

Asik cerita pasal masakan jer ni I nak cerita pasal Si Kecik Jantung Hatiku ni ha.. Alahai anakku.. Kenapa lah asik meragam jer sejak kebelakangan nih?? Tantrum all the time non-stop!

Lately Diya suka to gather all her small miniature toys and keep at a place where she finds it very safe and hidden. Problem is not everything fits to one another. Most of the time the chosen ‘bekas’ are too small to fit in her toys. I guess at this age she is already started to master her motor skills to handle smaller things or items and also mastering her mind to figure out where she can hide or keep her favorite toy. She always expect mommy to be able to fix things the way she wanted to.. Not all the time sayang.. Mumy cant do magic.. I am at my best to fulfill your needs( I guess at this age everything she wants is a NEED for her) but not all the time mumy can do it..

Ya Allah, Berikan lah ku lebih kesabaran untuk membesarkan anakku dan jadikan lah anakku Diya Zafeerah anak yang SOLEHAH..

Aper masalah puding caramel Mumy nih?

2010-08-23T20:04:00.000-07:00

Semalam buat Mushroom tempura hari ni pulak buat lagi caramel pudding ni ha. Haihhh…. Sampai 3 kali lah I buat pudding caramel nih.. Tak jugak dapat the smooth surface yang mcm I makan kat Marche, Curve tuh.. masih ader lubang-lubang halus but not as bad as my 1st few attempts lah ader yg sampai keras hahahaha..

Things To Have:

5 eggs, 1 tin susu sejat, 1 cawan susu segar, 2 sudu kecil vanilla esen, 1 sudu kecil tepung castard dan satu sudu kecil tepung jagung.

How To Make:

Combine all the liquids and flour in a pot and stir on low heat , once thick remove from heat and add in eggs and continue to stir until everything is well combined. Tapis bancuhan sebelum dimasukkan kedalam baking dish or small cups and panaskan periuk kukusan.

layer baking dish with caramel sugar and pour the milk mixture, stim for about 15-20 mins untill cooked.

Caramel sugar:

5 table spoons of caster sugar and a cup of water.. Melt sugar in a non stick sauce pan until light brown then add in water and stir until thoroughly melt. Or you can use the ready bought caramel syrup will taste equally good.

Recipe originally from my dear fren Tasha

Picture is not originally mine, source of google.

This is the texture that I wanted, smooth surface and nice golden color… I will practice more heheheh..

Oyster Mushroom Goreng Tempura

2010-08-23T01:55:00.000-07:00

Yang ini is mushroom goring tempura. Asal usul masakan ini is I pegi pasar ramadhan Kota Damansara and saw this dish and I got the idea to make my own. Sangat senanng masakan nih.. tutup mata pun boleh buat lah heheheh..

Things you need:

Oyster mushroom definitely, tepung goring tempura sama ada bancuh sendiri or beli “ready pack”. As for myself I guna “ready pack” jer, senang nak bancuh and fast enough also taste sedap. i use some seasoning too or else the flor bater wil taste bland.

Hot To Make:

Mix the tempura flour with some water according to the measurement; add in some seasoning; salt and pepper to taste. For tempura frying you would not be needing any eggs for the coating. Deep the cleaned mushroon in the batter and deep fry. Tos until oil are dried and serve warm heheheh… senang giler..

Sambal Telor Mata Kerbau

2010-08-22T07:07:00.000-07:00

Ini I masak sambal telor mata kerbau pulak. Sambal sebenarnya ader macam-macam jenis dan bahan yang boleh digunakan, terpulang kepada selera masing-masing. Like myself I always make a basic sambal recipe that will suit most dishes and easier for me to work with. Kebanyakkan sambal menggunakan “belacan” sebagai penambah perisa but for myself since I got allergy to it so my sambal no longer has “belacan” Huwaaaaaaaa…..

Things To Have:

Yang paling penting to have is cili boh or cili blend! How to make cili blend? I will write under small foot note bawah ni yer, cili blend digunakan dalam lebih kurang 2 senduk( depends pada banyak maner meal you tu) next is bawang putih and bawang merah paste dalam dua sudu besar each. I suka guna bawang besar (yang bersaiz sederhana) sebiji dalam my sambal, manis bawang is much more nicer than manis gula. And if you suka boleh lah gunakan belacan sikit say an inch or so. Kalau suka nak masam sikit boleh tambah tamarind juice sikit or asam limau, and lastly seasoning. And not to forget; EGGS! I used like 3-4 M size fried eggs. You can use hard boiled eggs too. That is it. Simple kan bahan-bahan for my BASIC sambal?

How To Make:

Heat oil and stir fry garlic and shallot paste, once naik bau masukkan pulak cili blend tadi and continue to fry until cooked. How to know it’s cooked? The color will turn brownish or dark red and you can see “pecah minyak” then add in the sliced onion and a bit of hot water so that the sambal will have a bit of gravy (you can opt for tamarind juice too just a table spoon or so, if you like a bit of sourness in the sambal). Continue to fry until everything is cooks, don’t forget some seasoning. I always use a pinch of sugar in my sambal to balance off the sourness of tamarind or limejuice and the spiciness of the chili. Once cooked pour on the fried eggs and WALLAH!!! Sambal Telo Mata Kerbau.

Notes:

Potong atau gunting cili kering halus dan buang biji nya. Cuci bersih dan rebus dalam periuk sehingga cili menjadi lembut, cukup lembut untuk dikisar. Tapis, bersihkan lagi dan dikisar sehingga lumat. Boleh tambahkan sesudu minyak biasa kedalam pengisar untuk memudahkan lagi kerja mengisar cili tersebut

Sotong Goreng Tepung Crunchy

2010-08-20T01:42:00.000-07:00

This is my version of sotong goreng tepung crispy. Crunchy crunchy kruk..krak.. bila makan hehe..

Things To Have:

Sotong biasa dalam 4-5 ekor (dibersihkan, buang kulit dan potong nipis ikut kesesuain diri yang nak makan), 1-teaspoon garlic paste, a pinch of salt, chili powder (optional if you want to make hot and spicy crispy sotong), 3 tablespoon tepung jagung, 1 table spoon tepung beras, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1 egg white and oil to fry.

How To Make:

Marinate the squid with garlic, salt, chili powder (optional, if you like) and keep refrigerated for a while. Campurkan tepung-tepung dan baking powder dalam satu bekas dan tambah kan sedikit garam kalau perlu. Kemudian gaul rata.. bila dah sedia nak menggoreng, panaskan minyak. Pecahkan telor(hanya putih telor sahaja digunakan) kedalan bancuhan sotong tadi dan gaulkan dengan tepung yang telah dibancuh tadi juga. Then deep fry until golden crispy, serve with chili sauce or thai chili sauce.

Easy peasy..

Mee Kari Nyonya

2010-08-19T14:32:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone.. hari nih sue masak Mee Kari Nyonya; thanx to my dear friend Tasha for her original recipe. I did some alteration to it and and make it a simplified version of my Malay Mee Kari.

Things to have:

Thick/thin noodles (mee, kuey teow, meehun), fish ball, fish cake, tofu puff, garlic+shallot+chili paste (a table spoon each), curry powder (2 table spoon), curry leaves, santan(about 100ml), chicken stock and seasonings too, garnishes; boiled eggs, sawi, fried tofu and sliced, shredded chicken, sliced chili, and fried shallots.

How to make:

Boil water in a pot with a cube of chicken stock. At boiling point I put in fish cake, fish ball, and tofu puff continue to let it boil. In a separate small nonstick frying pan I used some olive oil and stir-fry all the pastes including curry leaves and curry powder until brownish and thick, later simply pour it direct from the pan to the hot boiling water in the pot and stir well. Add in santan and continue to stir. At this point use the smalles fire so that the santan will cook without “pecah minyak” and the gravy will look nice and creamy. Add in seasoning and serve hot with noodles and all the side garnishes.

Easy kan? Good luck every one.

Ps: Nyonya Curry Mee usually comes with sambal. So simple fry plain sambal to go with the curry mee if you wish too. Or you can refer to my sambal recipes.

BUKA PUASA 2010

2010-08-19T05:25:00.000-07:00

BUKA PUASA

It has beed a week since my last post kan? Aper I buat lama sangat tak blogging? Maner I pegi?? Shopping? Terperap kat bilik? Ish… tak lah.. langsung tak. I HAVE BEEN COOKING!!! Reason being is; on the first day of Ramadhan myself went to the food bazaar anxiously to buy nice food.. Upon arrival I just stood there staring at the crowd! Oh my.. look at those people! Ramainyer… macam maner nka beli lauk nih.. I pun mula lah berjalan.. tinjau saner, tinjau sini.. adoyai.. nak tengok lauk pun susah.. semua orang kerumu semua lauk pauk, kuih muih dan segala macam yang jual kat saner lah. Smoke was everywhere.. sebelah gerai jual kuih pulak ader gerai jual smoked BBQ chicken wings, and sebelah lagi jual ayam percik.. aduh, aper rasa kuih-kuih tu agaknyer kalau dah penuh berasap berjam-jam kan? Bila I tengok orang pulak berebut-rebut pilih kuih sampai ader yang tak nak tunggu penyepit t uterus guna tangan amik kuih(err.. bila dia tak nak dia letak balik kuih tu!) I jadi berfikir.. lebih baik I masak kat rumah and learn make new kuih-kuih especially kuih melayu. So here are the pictures of my cooking lately and I will definitely write the quick and easy recipes ASAP!

Natasha Eone

2010-08-13T03:43:00.000-07:00

Siapakah beliau? Hehe… nih I nak cerita sikit pasal my friend nih… yeah I just met her recently from my BFF Debbie and from her we became friends.. when Debbie 1st told me “sue, u have to meet this lady lah, she has same experience as you do and same interests with you; BLOGGING!! She makes money tau by blogging..”

So one day I met Tasha, we had breakfast and since then we talked online everyday and night hehe.. I find this woman is an amazing person. She is very positive thinking and encourages me on loads of things. Recently I started cooking again, which I have been so long not done it hahahhaha… everyday I will ask Tasha now aper dia amsak tuk husband. She cooks everything for her husband, believe me.. EVERYTHING! Bila I tengok dia masak fulltime, I fikir, come on sue you ader anak kecik better you start cooking too, soon Diya will want to eat like normal kids. Infact I feel I patutnya dah start masak for main occasions like Hari Raya, birthdays and many more but ntah kenapa I just stop cooking at one point and prefer ‘tapau’ food. Ish.. ish.. ish..

Tasha banyak guide and discipline me, now dia guide I untuk jadi a good blogger, she discipline me quite much (siap call me kul 5.30 am tau kejut I bangun pagi n start my day early hehehe), bila I sedih or feeling depress dia banyak sabar kan .. tengaok pada zahirnya Tasha ni memang happy go lucky person but bila dia bagi I certain entry dalam her BLOG and I baca I jadik terharu n fikir wow, her life is very challenging and how come I’m complaining bout mine so much??!
So hari nih I masak ikan sambal, sayur lodeh goring, and my sedap stuffed tofu puff! Tasha told me she made kuih apam and they’re dining outside later hhehehe..

Ps: Tasha I pinjam gamba you satu yer heheheh..

Today I did…

2010-08-12T08:24:00.000-07:00

Ha, hari ni I was busy baking my cakes.. Today I made Butter Babycakes with Blueberry filling and Vanilla Buttercream frosting. Sejak puasa nih ramai yang order untuk jamuan makan-makan and so I thought why not I just make one design that will suite all occasions generally and put them under my promotion collection kan? Sedap kapkek nih :p hehehehe…

Neways, sambil menulis nih sambil menahan sakit pinggang and bahagian belakang badan.. Ntah la kenapa sejak kimo nih memang badan tak tahan lasak sangat lah.. Or maybe I should take things easy lah kan, too much work sekali gus gaknyer? Badan belom nak biasa kena buat kerja rumah sendiri, I pulak dah start my baking again, agaknyer my body terperanjat kan? I started jogging too few days back, the most I dapat buat pun is 2km je rasanya.. Slowly.. Slowly.. I would be very happy lah kalau dapat loose a bit of this weight.

My Ramadhan Is Special..

2010-08-10T19:27:00.000-07:00

Alhamdulillah.. this time I dapat celebrate a celebration dalam keadaan sihat sejahtera.. All my other celebrations were during my chemo sessions so I couldn’t do much during that time, Couldn’t eat much, move much and most of the time I shed tears in my prayers asking for forgiveness and may Allah take all the pain away..

To tell the truth I tak berani nak tulis this posting until my Ramadhan came sebab I was not sure “dapat ke puasa tahun nih?” … How shall I explain here yer.. Like all the years before I selalu fikir everything is a sure thing. Everytime Ramadhan came I will Always grumble “alar.. puasa dah nih, nanti sure pening kepala nak jaga hati mumy or abah” yeah, I came from a broken family and always sad during bulan puasa and Hari Raya. Tapi one day God bagi I macam nih. One shot I dapat ‘pakej’ ni tapi I redha and laluinya penuh kesabaran. Maybe sebab I grumble so much before and tak pernah appreciate life and so God is teaching me lessons in His own way, wallahualam.. jadi, sejak tu nothing is every sure for me again. During chemo I selalu tanyer my mom, “mie, besok adik ader lagi ker? Tuhan nak amik adik dah ker” (ya ya, I am 30 years old tapi family still calls me ADIK) but this time I kept the question to myself and waited till this morning to know I ader Ramadhan lagi ker tak.. lepas nih I will answer all my questions this way, tunggu the day dengan penuh kesabaran. Satu hikmah yang paling besar I dapat untuk ‘Ujian” ni ialah kesabaran. Suatu pembelajaran yang I tak dapat nak terangkan..

Ramadhan kali nih I will not fret anymore I will do my best to be the best for my parents, my own family and for my Diya. Allah bagi I peluang kedua to change and appreciate things and I will. Insyaallah, I will be a better person from now, not entirely for sure but I will try..

Ps: to my dear fren Haidi.. be strong. Belive me, sabar adalah ubat yang terbaik dalam semua hal.. if my happiness day finally came, so will yours. Things will turn out OK, Insyaallah..

Sue Mengeluh…

2010-08-10T00:53:00.000-07:00

Sue Mengeluh…

Haih… asik nak menegluh jer sejak semalam.. it all started bila I masak macaroni and cheese tapi tak jadi. What went wrong? Tasha if you’re reading this entry, do help me out here huhuhuhu.. I got so excited when you gave me the recipe but I altered it to my liking and it turned out to be NOT to my liking at al huhuhuhuh..

I used; cream cheese, garlic powder, a bit of butter, a bit of milk, a bit of double cream, pinch of salt and double boiled everything in a ceramic bowl. It wasn’t yellowish in color like I expected and ended up adding more butter to it! At 1st it was sticky-sticky and I thought I don’t add enough milk and so again I added more milk top of that I add double cream. Haihh… I tasted, bland jer so I tambah garam pulak padahal I used SALTED butter tau.then lama-lama everything starts to melt slowly and I served them warm lah.. And of cause, Diya lah I punyer bahan eksperimen hhehehehe.. Surprisingly dia suka jugak makan tapi tak lah banyak sangat dia makan but still she had half small bowl.. frust punyer pasal I tak lah amik gambar mac&cheese tuh and picture of Diya makan huhuhuh..

Still nak mengeluh..

Hari nih I bagun awal pagi, dikejutkan oleh my fren Cik Tasha as early as 6.15am then I turun bawah jogging and walking for about 2km then I balik. Terus I masak lunch; chicken curry, sambal tempe and sayur kobis goring with tofu puff and mushroom, lepas tu I mandi dah tu mengadap laptop. Tenung .. punyer tenung… punyer tenung.. masih lagi tenung.. adoi! What’s going on with me lah? Then I started to type, I bukak word and feeling blank looking at the blank screen and so I changed the background color to black with white font. Hoping still to able to write.. haih, takkan lah sebab Mac & Cheese sampai jadik depress macam nih?? Hehe.. so until now ni je lah yang I type.. keluhan jerk..

See you all in my next entry..

My New Hobby

2010-08-07T08:05:00.000-07:00

My New Hobby

I have a new interest, lately I suka ambil gambar. Kenapa I suka amik gambar? Sebab finally I dah ader Nikon D90! Wow! Macam maner nak start the story? My passion on photography is actually FOOD photography. I just like to snap pictures on food especially my cooking. Everytime I cook, I will have the effort to arrange things nicely and snap few pictures of the dish. Then I learn photo editing using free online software’s and from there the interest just grow.. grow and grow.. Until finally I have my own DSLR camera.

Haha.. Not bad eh the pictures?? Hehehe.. Still learning and will definitely have more effort to learn more. My 1^st outing was to Taman Tasik Titiwangsa with few of my school friends with same interest.. I learnt the basics, focusing, zooming, and choosing subjects and many more. I never knew taking good photos could actually be difficult. I always thought taking pictures is simply just clicking buttons hehe.

Well.. Now I know.

I have Started Baking Again.

2010-08-07T03:22:00.000-07:00

Hey.. I am back in business! Pumpkinmumycupcakes! Been more than 7 months or so since my last baking projects. Finally after my treatment semua dah habis and now I am back on track. Susah jugak to start all over again, most of my customers agaknya still thinking I tengah bercuti from my baking and I had to browse again all my contacts and get in touch with them.. ramai yang tak tau kenapa I cuti and ramai yang ingat I cuti mengandung and bersalin hehehehe… sorry lah you alls.. I tak terus terang dari awal.. I was diagnosed with breast cancer early this year and undergo all the treatment I am supposed to maka sebab tu lah I bercuti dari baking but fret no more as I am now back in business! With loads of exciting promotions and many FUN n new designs
Rasanya macam lama betul I tak bake cakes kan??? Hehe.. rindu betul.. tapi I kena start slowly lah sbb I belom sepenuhnya recovered from my treatment kan.. Still kena “kayuh pelan-pelan” lah ahaks.. ader jugak lah few fresn requested new flavours like Red Velvet cupcakes, local fruit flavors cupcakes, cream cheese frosting and banyak lagi lah.. I will try my best lah to add those requests and make some samples too hehe.
So wish me luck guys..

“What Distance I’d Go for My Other Half”

2010-08-04T07:00:00.000-07:00

How far will I go for my other half? To what extend will I sacrifice for him? All the way… I will go all the way for him.. No words can describe how big my love is for him and nothing can be measured to show how much I love him.

End of 2009 when we knew I have cancer, he never shed any tears nor show any worries and despite everything I had to go through, he stayed strong for me.. I lost my hair, my nails blacken, my skin became pale, I am three sizes bigger now compare to I was before and still he would say “takper mumy, nanti mumy ok lah balik, ni semua sementara jer” he bared with me all the pain I had to go through during my treatment, listened to all my cries and tolerated all my nonsense until everything is done. Never complains.

I will stay strong for you.. Be with you during the ups and downs..

You are the answer to my lonely prayers..

You are an angel from above..

I was so lonely till you came to me..

With the wonder of your love...

You mean everything to me..

So.. how far will I go?

All the way dear..

For those who want to get free tickets from Nuffnang to watch “Going The Distance” please visit Nuffnang website and join us.

Lately I get Backpain..

2010-07-24T22:10:00.000-07:00

Lately I get back pain always… why? Coz I dah jarang lepak at my SOHO anymore.. I lebih banyak baring kat katil jer senang for me sebab Diya always bug me suruh duduk dekat ngan dia especially when she play “tea time”.. but bila dia leka ngan her toys I duduk lah balik kat kerusi tu buat kerja.. kerja aper? Ha sila lah read my earlier posting yer :p :P :P.. but by the time she notice im not near her, mula lah tarik-tarik tangan until at one time asal I gerak jer she say NO!! I gerak sikit lagi she shout again NO..NO..NO!! hahahaha… sikecik nih dah pandai instructing us the elderly hehehe.. and so, the long hours in bed lama-lama buat I sakit pinggang and selalu lenguh kaki! Yeah, I use lots of PILLOW but still pinggang rasa mcm keropok dah hehe..

Then I teringat IKEA! Ha, Ikea tu dulu I ader nampak laptop holder! Rm19.9o kalau tak salah.. there is another version too rm69.00 .. naaaaah.. I don’t need expensive one lah I dah ader meja untuk buat kerja, cukup boleh alas kat peha dah la and I tak payah nak bongkok too often lagi..

On Saturday morning my BFF Debbie called ajak I coffee-coffee and she was already in IKEA; terus I say bie, belikan aku laptop holder yg rm19.90 tu, later I meet you I will pay you back :p .. then bila sampai jer they were already at the frame section but missed to get the thing I wanted.. alahai.. malasnyer nak patah balik.. place was so packed! Ok lah lain kali jer lah I beli (told myself dalam hati lah :p). Sunday morning I woke up early took car keyes and straight to the mall, sampai jer Ikea dah bukak, grab the loan yellow bag, selit sana sini ikut all shortcut to the computer/office section and terus grab the laptop holder tu. Ader dua version, one with cushion and costs a lot more.. dah la yang murah je dah cukup hehe.. like bie reminded me over coffee semalam: sue everytime u think of buying any crap just remember me haha.. with all the money you can buy insurance for Diya! Remember insurance very important tau! Hahaha… ya ya bie, I know.. now I belanja ikut what I need je lah :p :p :p

So balik rumah very happy and I terus blog bout this.. hehe.

Motivation

2010-07-19T09:14:00.000-07:00

Hello there everyone..

Recently I am so excited to write.. Blogging? Yeah write on blogs.. Reason for the excitement? Hehe.. I got myself a new “home” for both my online shop and my own personal blog where mostly I write what I have in mind. Thanx to my dear friend Natasha on her lovely work; inspires me so much to write. she also registered and tutored me on how to earn money with Nuffnang Malaysia while blogging.. since I LOVE blogging so much, she said I might as well try to earn something with my writings.. So now I can write and get pocket money (hopefully hehe..)… New Mac Book White is definitely the right decision made. I am fully equipped to start my new career.. WAIT!!!! Something is missing!.. but what??

So later evening I just had to get out of the house and think what exactly I am missing here.. went to a supermarket nearby simply browsing around till I saw this CUTE mug!!! It has cupcakes, cake, cup n saucer, printed on it and I think that’s it!!!! Suits my blog concept and exactly in the color I love the most; pink/peach!

Now I am complete!

Coffee Any One?

2010-06-06T03:47:00.000-07:00

~~~~ Picture is from google search and not originally mine ~~~~

Coffee… Oh how I LOVE coffee early in the morning and another later in the evening.. sipping coffee at my coffee table quietly with laptop in front of me facing the nice garden view at home is the best moment for me in each of my day.. I used to drink coffee all the time, day and night. But later when I got pregnant all that has to stopped. Yeah, I gave up on my “Tall Skinny Decaf Latte with One Pump of caramel To Go” at Starbucks for almost 3 years already. Haha.. quite a name for a coffee eh? Hehe.. Yeah.. That was MY coffee! It was quite difficult at first but knowing my baby is more important than any other thing in this world and so I quit. Having a ‘Best Friend Forever’ who’s is also coffee person makes it harder for me to leave my habit huhuhuhuhu.. we would go coffee on weekends, sometimes after work too and if we hangout at each other place; coffee is the only drink we would serve to each other. Hers would always be “Black Coffee Of The Day” at Coffee Bean. Ya, we favor different coffee shops but still we would drink them together! Sometimes I tapau mine and lepak at her spot or the other way round hehe..

Shhhhhh… sometimes I do sip coffee a bit here and there at home hehe.. alar, maner boleh tahan kalau terus berhenti kan? Sikit-sikit ader lah jugak I minum kat rumah, normal Nescafe lah. Once I tried ‘Kopi Kampung Kuantan’ which is sedap too but buat I sakit kepala sikit lah and I find the kopi a bit leceh to make. Must boil the kopi with water then sieve baru boleh letak sugar and drink.

Tapi yang sebenarnya I suka bout my coffee time is the feeling of peace, comfort and happiness at that very particular moment when no one is around; just me and my mind. I wish at that time when I have more time on my own I would be more passionate on writing. I should have learned writing earlier supposedly but its ok, things are good now too. I can learn NOW. Diya is much older now and I can start to have my ‘Me Time’ soon… I can bring her to coffee shops too, let her watch her cartoon while I go online with my laptop there kan? And once she started schooling lagi bagus lah kan, I can have more time on my own then.. can hardly wait! There are so many things I feel like I want to write.. bout me, Diya, my plans for the future and many more.. I want to write bout food too. Oh, my cooking book project is ‘ON’ already! Sikit-sikit I am compiling, and bila dah cukup I will try to get ‘somebody’ to read and if ader rezeki why not publish it too kan? Heheheh.. I think I should.

So that is all about my coffee story!

Cili Padi and The Maid.

2010-06-06T03:37:00.000-07:00

~~~picture is from google search and not originally mine~~~~

Cili padi? Kenapa tajuk I tulis hari ni lain macam je bunyiknyer? Ha…. Let me tell all of you the story..

Hari nih actually I plan nak bawak Diya keluar jalan ke Ikea kejap. I wanted to get her a box to keep all her toys organized cause lately she really likes small miniature kind of toys especially her “Happy Meal” gifts.. hehehhe.. and so I went to Giant; a nearby hypermarket alone. Neways while I was there I was able to get Diya some cute gardening tool toys for her to play with at grandma’s. I did met some nice folks too, they greet me and even chat a little bit while we all queuing to pay at the counter. So kira not bad jugak lah the neighborhood here but I still prefer my own place lah hhheheh.. I couldn’t get what I want (the box of cause, it was too expensive and I think IKEA is much more cheaper) there and thought takper lah later I boleh beli kat IKEA jer.. oh, I did get myself chocolate drink mix – Cadbury instant chocolate drink and thought to get caramel sauce too. To think again I remembered I still have whipping cream in the fridge. Whipping cream and hot chocolate drink? What else can be better than that? Ahaks…

Later I sampai rumah and lunch was ready. I rest a while and joined my family dine. Dishes were udang masak lemak belimbing, ikan tenggiri goreng and sayur kangkung goreng. I pun makan lah. SEDAP… Dua, tiga suap masih sedap lagi then later baru lah I mula rasa tak semacam! My mouth was burning slowly and it went through my throat to my stomach!!!! Pedas!!!!!! I looked at my plate and saw tangkai cili padi! I must have eaten one of it without noticing and mistaken it with buah belimbing tu. My eyes started watering and my head feels so HOT! I ran to the sink and gargle tap water.. still can’t, ran to the bathroom and put my head under shower for sometime while still I gargle tap water. I say bukan pedas tapi panas lah kot? Mulut tu rasa macam bengkak, tekak pedih sangat and perut panas. My mother felt bad for putting the ‘cili campak’ in the gravy and maid didn’t bother to separate the gravy for me like she usually does. Maybe she was busy that time as my uncle was on his way from Kuantan to stay over few days here. I couldn’t say anything as my lips were NUMB and still hot! I just close my eyes in bed and didn’t say anything. Everyone should know better I cant tolerate spicy food, not even a little bit. I used to LOVE spicy food until I had chemo. I cried once when my husband brought back chicken burger with chili sauce and another time when my maid got me chicken kebab which somehow tasted spicy. Ingat I main-main ker tak tahan pedas? Memang tak boleh tahan pedas tu, sikit pun tak boleh. Ingat I tak boring ke makan bland and tasteless food? I pun nak makan sedap jugak like I used to.. all those bihun tomyam lah, mee goreng mamak lah, char kuey teow la.. but what to do, I just cant tahan chili.

But after awhile Alhamdulillah pedas tu hilang and rasa menyengat tu pun berkurang. My throat still hurts a bit but manageable. Later my uncle arrived and his turn to have lunch, he offered me to come and join him my quick and fast answer “ish, tak nak.. tak nak” heheheheheh…. He wonders of cause and later my mom explained hehehe..

So moral of the story.. I can not makan makanan PEDAS!

Diya; Cuci-Cuci Services & Petite Cupcakes

2010-05-10T05:24:00.000-07:00

Diya ni kelakar lah… kita nak basuh kereta dia pun sibuk nak cuci jugak.. Ha! Tengok gaya dah macam cerita cuci-cuci services the series je kan?? Hehhehe…well, tu lah my baby Diya Zafeerah and at almost 3 years old.. very the ‘kepochi’ lah.. aper kita buat dia pun sibuk nak buat hehehe.. but again, good lah to see her like that.. means she’s is active and normal and not passives. Alhamdulillah, I am gifted with a beautiful and lovely baby girl and funny too! She is my strength.. I must be strong for her.

few days back I did some cupcakes for desert for my mom’s guests and Diya LOVES them! I made butter cupcakes with strawberry buttercream and double chocolate cupcakes with mocha buttercream. Diya went; Hmmm… Shedappp! Sampai 3 pieces Diya makan hari tu sampai myself naik risau coz she has eczema and too much of da cakes will definitely trigger her allergy.. so far soo good.. that night she slept well with mild scratching jer.

So today I decided to make another batch for her only that this time I made petite sizes! Perfect fit for her small n cute mouth heheheh.. sekali ngap jer dia makan! I also did thought her to lick the cream using her fingers hehehhehe… simply for the sake of having FUN lah! After all she is a small kid kan???