Coffee Any One?

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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.

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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

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???

Diya and her spot at home..

Funny Diya..

Look at those pictures.. Kelakar kan?? Hahahaha… bila I browse baik those pictures of her I always ‘sengih kambing’ jer alone.. well.. Diya has her own spots at home.. near the main office room is her play area where I place a table n chair, book rack, magnetic board, some toys and kiddy books to occupy her time.. close to my SOHO place pulak is her sleeping area but still she LOVEs to play there and watches her dvd while I sit at my place and work. Easier for me to watch her as my spot is near to the door so everytime she passes me I’m alert.

Most of the time she will watch her dvd, I let her watch cartoons like movie kinda, learning dvds from Baby Einstein, Magic English and Baby Brainy and many more.. rotating as her like.. when she had enough and gets tired she wil sleep on her own (most of the time carik mummy lah) on her bed till the next day. When she wakes up mostly she will look for her ‘toy of the day’ and play a little before she asks for FOOD! Hehehhe.. hmmm.. sometimes I miss my old routine to wake up at my own home and cook and bake and many more.. I strongly believe I will be back on my feet soon..

Diya Graduated Her 1st Module

Hehehehhe… a proud mom ia am to see Diya improved a lot from her playgroup session.. Alimkids Playgroup Taman Tun Branch where I always send her on every Saturday. Still teringat how Diya 1^st joined this group.. cling on mumy ALL the time. Kalau class diya tu dalam sejam, ½ hour from the time she cries.. hehe.. funny girl lah.. but lama-lama things got better.. kalau dulu dia tak nak join any singing sessions, now she can join atleast one. Kalau dulu dia tak minat any story telling time or ABC learning time now she likes her ‘Polyphonic ABC’ with frens.. she cries less and play more. Although not all the time she will follow instructions but she’s happy there..

And finally, she graduated her 1^st module at Alimkids! Got her mini certificate err.. I dah siap frame kan certificate tu hehe.. and she got herself a kittykat colouring book too. I am very proud of my little one. She’s almost 3 years old now but belom fully spoken yet.. few words but adding more words to her vocabulary. She imitates sounds better and much clearer. She mixes better in her group these days and behaves better.. everytime I see new kids joining and tantrum a lot, I will always remember how Diya was when she newly joined last time too hehehhe..