Kenduri Ustazah

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Kredit: W.Putri (baju)

29 Dis 2014

Jiran kami, Ustazah R mengadakan kenduri menyambut menantu. Ustazah memilih untuk memasak sendiri lauk kenduri. Adik beradik dan kaum keluarga Ustazah mula berkumpul sejak hari Krismas lepas. 

Memandangkan rumah kami hanya selang sebuah dari rumah Ustazah, maka rumah kami juga terlibat. Empat buah khemah dipasang termasuk sebuah dihadapan rumah kami.  Juga dua buah meja makan ditempatkan di porch rumah kami. W/pun tiada koordinasi khusus tentang tugasan, namun masing- masing pandai memainkan peranan membantu tuan rumah, termasuk juga anak bujang kami, Abang yang begitu seronok mengutip pinggan dan gelas kotor. Ramai yang memuji Abang yang sungguh bersemangat membantu. Sengaja kami biarkan dia agar dia mendapat pengalaman dan pendedahan. 

Majlis berlangsung dengan meriah dan ceria. Seronok dapat bertukar cerita dengan jiran-jiran setempat. Cuaca juga elok, w/pun panas tapi sekali sekala angin bertiup lembut.

Menjelang petang majlis berakhir. Setiap kami diberikan lauk kenduri, Alhamdulillah. Lega sebab tak perlu masak untuk makan malam. Penat w/pun bukan kenduri sendiri. Namun puashati kerana dapat menolong jiran. 

Tea with Dear Friends

Manisnya pavlova, semanis itulah persahabatan kami

Dec 25, 2013

 Kami menerima kunjungan sahabat karib saya Z sekeluarga dan SM. Mereka ingin berkenalan dengan ahli keluarga baru kami, Balqis.

Z adalah sahabat baik saya yang sudah dianggap seperti saudara sendiri. Lebih sedekad kami bersahabat. Mungkin saya perlu masukkan satu post khas untuk sahabat saya yang amat istimewa ini, sebagai tanda terima kasih kerana sentiasa disisi saya saat susah dan senang. 

Manakala SM pula adalah teman serumah sewaktu masih bujang. Sewaktu saya & Z mencari teman serumah, kami mengajak SM tinggal bersama. Maka bermulalah kisah 3 dara pingitan, sama-sama membina kehidupan selepas tamat belajar. Banyak kenangan pahit manis kami lalui bersama. Peristiwa seram sewaktu tidur di IOA juga masih kekal diingatan.

Antara kami bertiga, saya yang paling awal berumahtangga diikuti Z setahun kemudian. SM masih membujang hingga kini. Dia kini sedang menyambung pelajaran di peringkat PhD. Siapa sangka, dia yang paling 'malas' kini sedang berusaha untuk bergelar 'Dr'. 

 Saya dan Z memang sentiasa berhubung. Kali terakhir bulan Jun lepas saya menziarahinya. Berlainan dengan SM, cuma sesekali bertegur sapa di laman FB. Bila bertemu muka, memang banyak cerita yang dikongsi. Masing-masing berebut hendak bercakap, riuh rendah jadinya. Ditambah lagi kerenah anak-anak. Ia pertemuan yang sungguh mengujakan.

Saya hidangkan bihun goreng dan pavlova sebagai pemanis mulut. Resepinya saya pinjam dari dapur adanyakauuntukku. Terima kasih tuan dapur. Ini percubaan pertama saya, Alhamdulillah menjadi tapi masih perlukan penambahbaikan terutamanya dari segi kemanisannya.

Terima kasih sahabat kerana meninggalkan kemanisan dalam hidup saya. Panjang umur kita jumpa lagi, insha Allah.

Cerita Hujung Minggu

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Last weekend we brought Lil' B for a wedding. She was 48-day and it was our first outing after confinement. Nina's wed was held at UPM Serdang. The kenduri was awesome especially the food which was very delicious. However, I have to skip the songkok tinggi cendol from Seremban and grilled lamb. Though my confinement is over, i still skip some food which deemed 'sejuk' or 'bisa'. We didn't wait for the bersanding ceremony and had not met the pengantin. It was a hot day and the kids need to get their afternoon nap so we left early.

And yesterday the bride came to visit Lil' B...he he.. she came with Ida and a friend, Lili. Nina and Ida were Hubby's former office mates. We knew each other for few years esp Ida. She will leave for UK next week to complete her ACCA course. We pray for both of them to have a smooth journey. For nina, a happy & blessed marriage and for ida, a great journey of achieving her dream. Insha Allah. 

Hadiah from Ida

Tada..cantek tak k baju m.su ida bagi?

Dah pandai senyum tengok camera cik B sekarang ni..:)

Busy Me...

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It’s been a while since my last entry posted last month.  Since Mak left for kampung last week, I’ve to do ALL on my own – from household chores to taking care of the kids. And my pantang is NOT over yet…J  One more week to go. Chaiyok! 

Handling the kids is the toughest one I guess, especially Abang. Our hate-love relationship always gives headache to me. Hahaha… He is on school holiday now so he is with me ‘fulltime’. One minute we are the best of friend but minutes later I’m his worst enemy…J  His tantrums always turn me into a monster. Yup, I mean i. Just imagine me with eyes wide open, mouth pok pek.. very scary huh? I know it's ugly too...hehehe.. Then the drama starts…J If I scold him, he would scold me back then pull his face. Mind you, his words and behavior is sometime intolerable. And this is not acceptable at all. That’s why the fight starts easily between us…J But it never last long. After 5-minute break-up we will reconcile. He’ll come to me ask for forgiveness and promise me not to repeat the mistake. But then again… 

As for Angah, he is very well behaved and independent. Luckily he doesn’t entrap in the second child syndrome (thus far). But recently I noticed that since Mak left he’s quite demanding. He is very close with Mak and always gets his wish granted by his Tok. But overall he is not my ‘enemy’…J Since he is only 2 and still in his diapers, he needs my help and attention in many ways – bathing, eating, playing etc. It requires a lot of my physical strength. 

My lil princess, Balqis is 38-day old today and such a very easy-to-manage baby. That’s why I can run the household chores quite easily. However, when the 3 of them require my attention at the same time, it’s very challenging. Normally priority will be given to lil Balqis, depends on the situation. Abang would be the last one to be attended to. That’s why he feels he is sidelined (sigh) and always throw his tantrums just to get our attention. 

Do I enjoy my motherhood? Of course! This is what I wanted to do and thanks Allah my prayer is answered. Even it means that I’ve to ‘fight’ with Abang every day, I don’t mind.  I’ll never trade these precious moments with anything else. Kids grow very fast and one day I gonna miss these moments.

Till then…