lambaian kaabah ke 2

i'm beyond excited. i can't believe i'm going there twice in a year. but that's what fated to me. i'm blessed. i should make good and do my best to obtain 'haji mabrur'. insya allah

yes. i'm returning to Mekah to perform haj after being back 6 months ago for umrah. it's coming clear to me. i remember everything especially the first time i saw kaabah. and i'm excited to see how far the mosque-expansion project gone. the last time i was there we had to trudge accross the rubbles of demolished hotel buildings to do pray everyday. during taklimat recently we saw the artist' impression and was..well impressed. its gonna be massive. though there might not be much progress in 6 mths but i'm still excited.

so when am i leaving? erm..tomorrow. gosh!!!!!! i know! i'm still pinching myself. its all going so fast! since the 2nd week of Raya when we received the news (but thought that we were in the last group like Nov batch) , hubby and I have been frantically reading books trying to get ourselves ready . but in the end you can't cram everything. i would just do my best and 'minta di permudahkan'. that's all i can attempt. my very best.

to all my friends, old and new, my family if you happen to read this- i'm going away for 45 days. i'm going to pray for all of you when i'm there. for your health, for your wealth, for your happiness. i hope you would pray for me & hubby to depart and arrive safely to our destination and come back here safely to the arms of our beloved kids. (i'm trying not to think about not seeing them for 45 days.gosh).

and my sincere apologies for any offense to anyone . i'm gonna miss you all. i'm gonna miss your blog.

see you back in december. enjoy the holidays.

assalamualaikum.

cerita raya

aku baru lah ala-ala free sikit ni. since raya till the past week was busy. i was maidless since my open hse last sunday. hari ni baru 2 hari maid ku balik. sedang2 aku bikin open hse hari tu, dia terpaksa pulang sebab ada urgent. tapi sudah jam 5 la, guests pun sudah berkurangan. since dia belum dikasi cuti raya, aku bagi la dia terus 6 hari.



my raya - 1st until 3rd day d Labuan. biasa la ramai sana tapi not so bad tis year. mungkin sebab ada hujan2 lebat jadi nda terlampau ramai orang 'menyerang' rumah dan kami pun nda banyak berjalan. yang best, pokok rambutan di tepi dapur tu berbuah lebat. bambangan dan tarap pun ber'masak'an. apa lagi...cakap pun tak guna.., tarap tu dari bulan puasa (kami 2 hari sebelum raya sudah d sana) sampai ke raya jadi hidangan sampai 4 biji sekali kami cucur. huhu.





ini gambar d labuan. lepas bersalaman dan berbagi angpow.







my kids & their cousins







grandmas & grandchildren







the family (x sharp gambarnya ..sayang)






hari raya ke4 kami d kk sudah. tis year meriah juga. sampai saja, ada open hse sana sini sampai sekarang.

tak payah banyak cakap mari lah kita tingu gambar2.

kami melawat rumah lama arwah parents d kg bambangan papar dan bergambar for old time sake. sweet.

open house pakcik d kg sungai padang.

my open hse , sunday raya ke 8.

satay 1,000 cucuk. sangat tidak cukup. 3 jam sudah habis.


lamb cukup2.

my first guest. next door neighbour. ini saja kami sempat bergambar tentu tentu. lepas tu guests berduyun2 datang serentak. penuh khemah. nda cukup meja. sori lah sesiapa yang nda berapa terlayan ok. ramai betul orang.

ini pula gambar 2 d belakang tabir.LOL.

my family melarikan diri dari kesibukan khemah dan berehat d belakang.

anak siapa tu aa..baju petak2?

si baju biru tu, dia p kacau basikal lepas tu jatuh baru dia cepat2 lari..busted! (anak siapa?:)

yesterday (saturday) kami beraya dari petang ke malam- 5 rumah. ada lagi 2 nda terpigi. ini hari full day rehat.

for all of you - selamat meneruskan pengembaraan raya!

september post

been a month, huh? and most of u have not been updating either. penat ka berpuasa? raya is around the corner now, ready or not. i'm not ready.i've done nothing around the house, deco wise. i've been busy baking cookies everyday, got the baju2 raya & stuffs taken care of, but that's about it. (maybe i need to shut down my fb, that's what! :D). how about u guys?


lots other things going on around here.
first - weeks ago, hubby's aunt got admitted to SMC and had an operation for a fractured ankle. after discharged (on the 1st day of puasa), she stayed on with us for 2 weeks while waiting for the first review. the leg is casted, she could only move in wheelchair. so we were kept busy with an OKU (ampun Mak Mok) in the house. after operation, she still need to return to hospital 3x a week for theraphy. that's my part, to drive her.

here she is, Mak Mok, the day of the first review. the doctor grinded a 'window' off the cast to see how the wound is healing. the equipment is scary and the sound is worst.exactly like mesin rumput. Mak Mok was scared shit.

the good news, the leg is healing well. there was nothing to worry and she's due next month for the second visit and take off the cast. that's after raya. terpaksalah dia beraya dengan kasut simen.

so between helping care of her and all, i managed 8 cookies. i don't know if i'll do more. see how it is, next week. the only week left before raya.

2 repeat of past year (kuih siput & butterfly cornflakes), the rest are new ones. i planned to do just 2-3, but they're so many pretty, inviting recipes in the mags. I like SAJI and KELUARGA sep issue. the one with Datuk K & Siti as cover. btw, romantik amat kan dorang..? baju2 Siti sangat sweet.

talk about baju, sempat juga kami ke KL last week. kami laki bini saja. khas untuk shopping raya. siok juga bulan puasa, nda buang masa berhenti makan. jalan dan shopping dan jalan dan shopping...till u drop gitu!

jadi aku mau menayang sedikit pembelianku. sedikit. kasut saja aku kasi tengok. malas mensnap yang lain, ok.

simple2 saja.


selamat membersihkan rumah!

weekend update

we were in hubby's kampung on the weekend. ada kenduri dan upacara meraikan majlis berkhatan for my eldest son. ini adat macam majlis bersanding. di rias macam pengantin, dibacakan doa, di tepung tawar. all the works u know.


my handsome son jadi pengantin sekejap.

he's not alone. ada kawan dia yang sama2 bersunat, also neighbour belakang rumah. kalau sorang, menangis juga dia kali nda mau.

nampak songkok dorang tu. hihihi. mau tempah?

i don't think masih ramai yang amalkan adat ni kan. he is first male grandchild so there's no question about it. his grandma insists.

they are always together whenever cuti sekolah. his best friend in kampung. they'll have this cute picture for memory when they are all grown up :p

julia is 9

my daughter turned 9 on 6th august. together celebrating with her is her 1 year-younger cousin, whose birthday on 7th august. we coincided the party with our kenduri arwah held last night. her younger cousin is bigger than her :p

i made a pink castle cake for her. i wanted to do a matching princess cake for the cousin but got too tired :D. so just a simple flower cake. (double standard ..:p)

some of our food. my sisters & brothers each contributed a dish.

and while shopping for my girl's present last week, i got myself a new pair of shades.

lain yang bday, lain yang dapat hadiah :D.

this one is fixed with powered lens. since me & contact lens aren't good friends i have to opt for powered sunglass. the normal glass with transition lens aren't enough for me in a hot blazing day esp when driving. cantik ka? ok la kan untuk hari raya :D

august post

i'm in lazyland. sangat tiada mood mengupdate blog. but 2 weeks is my limit for slacking. if i continue, i'd never update at all. so much for writer career, as my facebook quiz suggests.lol.

so these are updates of the past week.

last thursday, my kids' school closed down due to H1N1 case. bikin risau juga ni selsema khinzir. mau keluar ke mana2 with my kids nowadays pun i'm worried. we don't dare go swimming. u don't know who is walking around with 'it' out there.

and here's the real bummer. i've purchased tickets to KL (months ago before this outbreak in KK), for the coming school break. u think this case will die down by then (3rd week aug) or get worst? likely the latter kan. camana la kami tu aa? pakai mask ka ke sana ke mari. hmmph. sungguh spoiler.

on a merry note, i've enjoyed 2 tea parties the past 3 days. good food always lift my mood :p friday, tea for group bini2 rangka. S,V i think that was one of the best parties we had kan frens? anak2 bermain sendiri nda mengacau n the food was a blast despite short notice, esp the fish mee soup from whimsy.

tapi tiada pula gambar sup nya. nda terambil.

the next day, i hosted another tea party for family, to celebrate my nephew's 20th birthday. simple food nothing fancy but everyone was there, that made my day.





very likely next week there'll be another gathering, our family's kenduri arwah and also my daughter's birthday. after that, i'm looking forward for whimsy's bday lunch at Hyatt. (awas! nda boleh ubah..hehehe). last bah, before puasa. macam la puasa nda makan..sama juga sungkai berabis! :p

i'll be back with more updates, hopefully not too long.

happy monday!

see food

as the title suggests, today we will see food. not necessarily seafood, all food. T_T !!


here's what we were up to yesterday. hi-tea gathering to celebrate 2 of our brothers birthday. cupcakes for Nazri by yours truly. hi-fibre cheesecake by Secret Recipe for Ruzainie.

Ofcourse we didn't just have cakes. Our version of hi-tea is slightly different. in our dictionary, high=heavy.

i made beef macaroni & cheese and grilled lamb. a nephew contributed home-made sushi. sushi is never my cup of tea, but actually it's not bad. maybe next we'll try japanese-themed tea party. after i learn how to make it , that is.

happy sunday, people!