Jazakallahu Khayran...

I'm so glad that my long awaited stuff is here already...!! Woo hoo!! Suke aku!! Berbulan aku sabar menanti, at last, sampai jugak kat Singapore... Alhamdulillah... :)

Ever since I first purchased an "Amr Diab" CD and that was way back in year 2004... I totally felt in love with Middle Eastern Music... I've a collection of Arabic CDs at home (one of my favourite female singers is Pascale Machaalani), mostly bought in Singapore and the price for each CD is so freaking expensive compared to the one Iman bought for me in Cairo (For your info: Iman is actually my sis-in-law's, Muz, brother's girlfriend. That's how I got to know her... hee hee...). So since, there's an advantage of having Iman studying in the University of Al-Azhar, Cairo, I mean, why not tompang diye belikan CD lagu Arab, kan? Kan? Kan? My hubby pon sempat tompang kirem beli his stuffs too...

To Sis Muz and Bro Yuz: Thank you so much for helping me and hubby out with the stuffs that we asked from Iman... We owe you one... Big time!! Jazakallahu Khayran...

To Sis Iman: Thank you for taking the trouble of finding and getting our stuffs all the way in Cairo... We love it!! Jazakallahu Khayran to you too!!

Asyura's Ponytails & Henderson Waves (Again)...

Salam people...

It's such a nice and pleasant weekend I might say...

My recent Saturday was spent at home with babies and hubby. As usual, I did the laundry while hubby help to assist me in cleaning the crib (thank you Baba for helping Ummi... love u lots!!). We had no urge of going out... So what did we do? We were just lazing around watching television with the babies and hubby... I managed to take some pictures of little Asyura with her hair all tied up (into 2 cute looking ponytails) at the back of her head. She looks so cute with that hairstyle... Asil on the hand was pretty amazed her little sister's new look!!

And yesterday was spent at Mount Faber... We were actually looking for Makam Radin Mas Ayu which (if I'm not mistaken) was situated at the foot of Mount Faber but to our disappoinment, we couldn't find the place... pfft... Instead we hanged around at the Temenggong Mosque (the one with the graves of one of Malaysia's Royal Family). No pictures taken of that place coz frankly, it felt a little bit creepy for me to be there... I mean, centuries old Muslim graveyard right beside a mosque? No no no... I'm not gonna be taking any more pictures of a place where there's a lot of graves everywhere... The last time I did that, there's a picture of a lady in white with long hair covering her face sitting on the branch of a tree... Eeeeeee... It really gives me the goosebumps...

After the Maghrib prayer, we made our move to Henderson Waves and spent our time there for a while... We were actually expecting some wind to blow right across our faces but nah!! There wasn't any wind at all... We were all sweaty-ish... Lucky for the babies I made them wore sleeveless t-shirts... hee hee...

Dinner was spent at Bedok Seafood Restaurant... Yup! From Mount Faber to Henderson Waves and then drove all the way to Bedok... Food was fantastic!! I tell you... My Claypot Noodles was yummy!! Hubby's Kong-Bao Beef with Rice was nice too!!

Oh and this morning, here in the office, I mean right outside the office... SAF was doing their normal rescue routine. It's like a monthly drill (I think) coz everytime I brought my faithful digicam along (almost everyday) to have their rescue mission plus helicopter photos taken, they didn't seem to appear at all... pfft... So I was pretty lucky today to have caught it all on camera!! Woo hoo!! (for your info if some of you are still wondering: my workplace premises is situated right infront of the sea overlooking Malaysia).

OK, basically, their rescue mission was to save a human (in their case right now it's one of their fellow Commandos coz since it's some sort of like a practice drill) who got stuck in the middle of the sea... They sent a helicopter down together with the Rescue Commando that sort of thing and save the helpless human... The whole helicopter "woosh-ing" thingy was unbearably loud... Imagine a helicopter hovering on air about 3 storeys high and about 20 to 30 metres away from you? That's how close it gets live right infront of my very eyes!! Tak payah nak tunggu National Day... Depan mate je da bole nampak SAF buat rescue...

Oh and this cousin of mine (Lala), she's been keeping herself up-to-date with the latest news on the "Rihanna & Chris Brown" crisis. You know the beating and stuffs like that... So the cousin had this little article in her blog that had interest me a lot coz I find it pretty hilarious!! I laughed my lungs out the moment I read it!! Check it out!!

"Chris Brown and Rihanna left the Clive Davis party under an Umbrella but when they got into the car there was some Disturbia over his being Unfaithful. She told him to Shut Up And Drive or go to Rehab. At this point Chris decided to Take Her Down from Wall To Wall. He Took A Bow, said Excuse me Miss, then Run It possibly Forever. Rihanna sent an SOS and gave the police a Pon De Replay but asked the Grammy organisers to Please Don’t Stop The Music…mama se mama se mama-kosa. Now they both must learn how to Live Your Life with No Air. "

So, OK... SLIDE uploaded :)

T.G.I.F...!!

Well, thank God is Friday!! Woo hoo!! Suke aku!! I'll be claiming my "Saturday OFF" tomorrow... (Note: My claiming of "Saturday OFF" has nothing to do with "Valentine's Day" coz we, husband and wife, don't celebrate it)

Seriously, I'm in no mood to focus on my office work... I kept thinking about my babies and hubby... Lately, I've been thinking about quitting my job and be a homemaker... Taking care of the babies has been my first and foremost priority actually...

And I've yet to start opening up my blogshop for public viewing coz there's still much touching up that needs to be done... Plus I need to juggle a lot of other things at the same time as well... pfft...

Just looking forward to spent quality time with my mini little family this weekend... Maybe a picnic by the beach? Or perhaps a hike on Bukit Timah Hill? Or a trip to the Singapore Zoo? Or no... Wait... Maybe feasting at Sakura International Buffet... tsk tsk tsk...

I'm pretty well contented with everything that He has given me... Walaupun hidupku ni tak sekaya seperti sesetengah manusia but I'm grateful with it... Allah mempermudahkan setiap segala urusan buat keluargeku... :) Syukur Alhamdulillah...

Nothing much had happened lately... Well, except for the usual stuffs... Grocery-shopping at Giant (Tampines) Hypermarket la... Window-shopping at Takashimaya S.C la... Then, the other day had dinner with the aunt and her hubby la... That sort of thing... (SLIDE uploaded)

Oh and there's this particular colleague of mine who totally gets on my nerves almost every single day of the week. Nak kate kan diye slenge, tak slenge... Nak kate kan bengap, tak bengap... I just hate people who loves to be "spoon fed"... I mean, people who don't even bother to make an effort by themselves in doing things on their own... Like how to solve a problem la, how to create their own reports la, how to get more suppliers that could produce good quality products at affordable prices la... That sort of thing... I mean, I don't mind la if lepas da gi korek2 and cari2, they still couldn't solve their problem, then, their last resort is that, they would have to seek for my assistance... Ini tak!! Belom investigate belom ape da step tanye mintak tolong!! Overall, I HATE PEOPLE WHO DON'T EVEN BOTHER TO MAKE AN EFFORT IN SOLVING PROBLEMS ON THEIR OWN AND ENDED UP EXPECTING OTHERS TO HELP SOLVE THEIR PROBLEMS FOR THEM!! Gosh!! These people really bug the hell out of me!!

"Lily, can help me find this... ... ...?" "Lily, you know where's the file for... ... ...?" "Eh Lily, which driver is incharge of ... ... ...?" "Lily, later can teach me how to do ... ... ... Can?"

And one of my sarcastic, long-winded remarks to them would be, "Eh! God gives you all the 5 senses right? You cannot use your 5 senses to go dig for the info yourself is it? Make an effort 1st can or not? You can use your brain to think 1st or not? Then, last resort you come and look for me, can? I don't do spoon-feeding want hor... I always make an effort to dig infos by myself without even asking for any help!! So please la hor... You find and think 1st can? If I can do it, why can't you? You're not retarded right?"

My goodness!! Lazy humans... tsk tsk tsk... I can't tolerate them sometimes...

Weekend Spent In The East...

So one of my aunt (Mama Yang) from the maternal side of the family had organized a chalet at Pasir Ris DownTown East last weekend. Everyone's there... Well, not everyone actually... Some couldn't make it but we had a great time feasting, singing, joking, laughing that sort of thing...

We chilled till about 4am in the morning... Imagine that!! Aduh!! Aduh!! Gamat sekali... Mate guwe udah seperti beruang PANDA sih!! The parents and siblings decided to stay overnight and so we proceeded back home without them... It was fun being around with the cousins and the food was great!!

Anyway, I've bought myself a box of "Eye Mask Patch" for dark circles and puffiness around the eye area... Oh! And also this stuff called "Tummi Trim" for bulging tummy (sad to say but I do have a bulging tummy... bleurgh...). Really need to lose of some of those FAT around my waist... I'm so not liking the look of it. Hubby was like, "What!! You paid what!! For all these stuffs?! You looked OK per... Bukan nye gemok..." And I'm like (with an innocent looking face), "Sape cakap? I da gemok la... I need it you know, Baba... Dua barang je per... Blom cube blom tahu per... For myself what..." Then, hubby gave me that "whatever" and "gasak kau la" kind of look face and I just looked at him grinning... hee hee... (Orang lelaki ni kan tak baik tau kadang2 :( Dorang beli rokok be-kotak2 kite pon tk banyak songel)... I hope these products would work on me... Well, at least that's what I hope for... Kalau tak nampak drastic changes, moderate would do just fine too... I don't know if I don't try... ;) Must always think POSITIVE!! Betol tak?

SLIDE uploaded... Not much pictures taken coz, little Asyura had been glue-ing herself on me (macam belangkas) so, I've trouble taking pictures with my digicam... pfft... BUT I've a few random pictures of little Asil taken when he was about 10 months old. So check it out!! He looks so unbearably CUTE-ish and ADORABLE- ish!!

Insya'allah, He'll Adapt Well In The Child Centre...

Salam people!!

As usual, for the past few days I've been sending little Asil to the Child Centre. He's progressing very well ever since, well, except for the fact that he would cry after we left him safely in the hands of his teacher, Miss Pok. I got mom to help me keep an eye on Asil at the Centre and so far, my little toddler has stopped crying and he's socialising well with his classmates. :) Alhamdulillah... A good sign that he's already getting use to the environment there...

Not much stuffs to write in my blog today... Feeling pretty moody and pissed... Moreover this freaking migraine is killing me so badly... Can't even focus on my office work... pfft...

Anyway, what is it with people who can't even mind their own freaking darn business?! Those who are too busy sticking their nose on the lives of others and not even bothering to look at their own flaws... Per-lease la!! I'm so sick and tired of having all these people around me!! The BUSYBODIES and the TYPICAL MAKCIK K-POs... Gosh!! Get the freaking hell out of my freaking business!! You people should go get a decent job for God's sake!!

OK... Feeling much better now... :)

SLIDE uploaded...

Little Asil's 2nd Day In The Child Centre...

OK people...

I've uploaded my SLIDE for today's activity...

Little Asil's had his uniform on him already... Oh and he's the only little boy in the Centre who looks 'comel' and petite too!! Every adult in the Centre kept on saying, "Mummy, your Asil look so 'katek' and cute la... 2 years old but sooooo 'katek' and cute... Small, small only ya..."

I stayed with my little toddler for 1 and a half hour... Played along and interacted with the teachers and children... Everything was fine for Asil but things started to change as soon as I sneaked out of the class... Just like yesterday, he was caught crying and weeping after realizing that I was not around... But I came back in less than 15mins... Decided to bring him home 30mins earlier... Hubby came straight to the Centre after work and met up with us there. Brought little Asil out for a treat after that before making our move home...

So the hubby had something on this evening... And while the hubby's away, I decided to bring the babies and bro Adam out for dinner at Chong Pang Central... Had a little stroll with the kids... Thought of buying myself a pair of lipsticks but nah... I've to skip it coz the babies were getting agitated in the pram and all... And so, we went to the nearest Supermarket where I bought Fomula Milk powders for the babies and some groceries...

Right now, I've just finished with my cooking (sebab tu sempat blogging)... A colleague of mine had introduced me to this wonderful taste, and I'm hooked to it ever since... Well, she's from Myanmar and she really knows how to cook up a storm... Her cooking? It's fantastic!! Hot, sour and spicy!! So OK... I've no idea what's the name of this recipe of hers called in Myanmar but OK la, I just make up a name, yes? I shall call it - Hot and Spicy Shrimp Floss... slurrrp...

So here's what you need...

A packet of Dried Shrimps (just wash and drain the water to remove any dirt)
Some 'Chilli Padi'
Chilli Paste
Chopped Garlic
Chopped Onions
Cooking Oil
Salt (to taste)

And here's the tedious part (for me la that is)... 'TUMBOK' (sampai naik lengoh lengan aku)...

YOU have to 'tumbok' (pound) the washed shrimps till they shred into pieces by that pounding and all... You'll get a very fine shredded texture... Next, separately pound the chilli padi and put it aside. Heat up your pan and pour in the cooking oil (please bear this in mind that approximately 10 tablespoons of oil are needed for this cooking so kalau sape2 yang tengah try your best to maintain body figure tu, bole la lessen the amount of oil siket ye - macam gue ni... hee hee...). First, fry your chopped garlic till its golden brown then you add in your chopped onions as well and fry them altogether for a little longer. Next, you add in you chilli paste and fry until the whole thing looks 'crispy-like' and then add in you chilli padi. Fry all the ingredients until you have this strong chilli aroma coming out from the fried gravy... Last but not least, add in your pounded shrimps and salt to taste (I normally do not add in salt as the dried shrimps already tasted salty). Fry the whole thing for about 10mins and cover it up with a lid for another 5mins...

Aaaaaaaand... YOU'RE DONE!! Woo hoo!! Serve it with rice/porridge, stir-fried vegetables and meat dishes of your own. Or you can even use it as a base ingredient for your fried rice. ;) Bon appetito!!

Little Asil's 1st Day In Averbel C.D.C...

Salam people!!

OK, I was actually feeling pretty excited today coz it's little Asil's first day in the Child Development Centre that I've enrolled him into...

His "Flexicare" starts from 3.30pm till 6.30pm... So basically, I took "half day leave" for 4 consecutive days to see him thru the whole thing... Even the hubby and my mom dropped by to check on little Asil's progress...

For the first 2 hours, everything went smoothly... I was with Asil in the Centre... So far so good... Until the part when I sneaked out of the Centre and left him by himself (with the rest of the kids his age)...

So hubby and I, we were peeping thru a little gap in the window outside the Centre... That's when we saw Asil crying and weeping after realizing that his "Ummi" was not with him... Kesian pulak tengok diye nanges...

We ended up fetching little Asil from the Centre 45mins earlier coz the sight of him crying and weeping was unbearable... The moment little Asil saw me, lagi la diye melalak sekuat2 hatinye... Macam da lame tak jumpe Ummi diye... So the hubby tried to calm him down... Biase la, umpan diye dengan cemel2-lan that sort of thing... So his crying eventually subsided once we reached home... Kesian... Sampai tersedu2...

Well, tomorrow's another day... And another one... And another... And starting from tomorrow onwards, Asil will be wearing his uniform to the Centre... Insya'allah, he'll get use to the place and make new friends soon... He's gonna be just fine... :)

SLIDE uploaded...