for all those darlings who have missed me in the blogging world, i am back.... with the children having gone to their grandparents house for the last 2 months... there were no motivation to write... i was busy going back to them every weekend and going out... in the meantime, the backlog accumulated...
so, i guess i will have to start posting as there are many event in past that needs to be captured and there are new events unfolding...
good luck to me...
Friday, December 30, 2011
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
classes and classes
We have been making frequent visits to ipoh as the children are staying at my mum’s. we miss them a lot and I look forward to going home to my mum’s. home is where the heart is. Though I now have a residence in the city but there is a nostalgic feeling about my hometown. It goes without saying isn’t it? such a blessing.
We had always wanted to enroll the children to art classes as I believe art is fundamental for brain development. My children, especially my left-handed son, can go quiet for hours simply with some poster colours, brush and an art block. The concentration is so intense that he wouldn’t respond if he is spoken too.
They got enrolled to a centre that is close to my mum’s and the classes are on weekends for two hours. They would come home with their art masterpieces. I am very proud of them. I am an artist in my heart who adores art collections even if it is not worth an exhibition. I really hope art would neutralize my children and boost they creativity and positive values...
We have also finally enrolled them to kumon… thanks to my brother who would send and wait and fetch them. Hubs really wanted them to have activities to do while they are at their grandmother’s. hopefully the kumon worksheets will keep their mind occupied.
We had always wanted to enroll the children to art classes as I believe art is fundamental for brain development. My children, especially my left-handed son, can go quiet for hours simply with some poster colours, brush and an art block. The concentration is so intense that he wouldn’t respond if he is spoken too.
They got enrolled to a centre that is close to my mum’s and the classes are on weekends for two hours. They would come home with their art masterpieces. I am very proud of them. I am an artist in my heart who adores art collections even if it is not worth an exhibition. I really hope art would neutralize my children and boost they creativity and positive values...
We have also finally enrolled them to kumon… thanks to my brother who would send and wait and fetch them. Hubs really wanted them to have activities to do while they are at their grandmother’s. hopefully the kumon worksheets will keep their mind occupied.
rome, here i come....
One day, my husband asked me if I wanted to follow him to Rome. I was surprised to my immediate response. No! I need to be close to my children. My heart felt very heavy as thinking of the thousands of miles away from my children. After much reasoning and assurance, I was light hearted about it. I pray to God, please take care of everything that matters to me and please make this a happy trip.
As a child, I had always wanted to visit the 7 wonders of the world… this list had evolved over the years and many new lists had been derived from it. Though the holy land of mecca is not in the list, it is in my personal list. With the will of God, I will be traveling to Rome.
They say we must visualize our life they way we have always wanted. We must put our thoughts across towards those frequency in order to find the waves to connect. Hopefully, it becomes our destiny. it is amazing to note that one by one of the things that I have always wanted or visualized comes in various forms. It is also amazing when I realize… this is what I have always wanted…
I have always visualized myself working in an official background, of a consultant in nature, in an office room and attending many meetings….
I have always visualized myself traveling on work by airplanes (wearing trench coats (khine and nuff will laugh at this)….
I have always visualized marrying someone who would take me places when he is on work trips…. An incident came to mind… in 2005, I made my last trip to Pakistan when the new GM made a fuss over my many overseas assignments. Apparently I was only a junior to be traveling that often. Therefore, he cancelled my overseas assignments by re-assigning to someone more senior. Oh well, I was so upset over the injustice and all I said is… he can stop me from traveling but Allah knows to get me places if He wills.
Guess what, I married someone who works with the airlines and one of the benefits is to be able to travel for free every year and at any other time, I will be able to travel at a very minimal costs.
I am going to ROME….
Thank you God, without whom nothing is ever possible. Thank you God for all the beautiful things YOU have destined for me.
As a child, I had always wanted to visit the 7 wonders of the world… this list had evolved over the years and many new lists had been derived from it. Though the holy land of mecca is not in the list, it is in my personal list. With the will of God, I will be traveling to Rome.
They say we must visualize our life they way we have always wanted. We must put our thoughts across towards those frequency in order to find the waves to connect. Hopefully, it becomes our destiny. it is amazing to note that one by one of the things that I have always wanted or visualized comes in various forms. It is also amazing when I realize… this is what I have always wanted…
I have always visualized myself working in an official background, of a consultant in nature, in an office room and attending many meetings….
I have always visualized myself traveling on work by airplanes (wearing trench coats (khine and nuff will laugh at this)….
I have always visualized marrying someone who would take me places when he is on work trips…. An incident came to mind… in 2005, I made my last trip to Pakistan when the new GM made a fuss over my many overseas assignments. Apparently I was only a junior to be traveling that often. Therefore, he cancelled my overseas assignments by re-assigning to someone more senior. Oh well, I was so upset over the injustice and all I said is… he can stop me from traveling but Allah knows to get me places if He wills.
Guess what, I married someone who works with the airlines and one of the benefits is to be able to travel for free every year and at any other time, I will be able to travel at a very minimal costs.
I am going to ROME….
Thank you God, without whom nothing is ever possible. Thank you God for all the beautiful things YOU have destined for me.
home alone without the kids
Mother in law is on her 46 day pilgrimage to mecca. I am having a 46 day gala time holiday.
My gala time consist of the following:
Trips to sungai buloh to upgrade my garden
Dinner and lepaking with hubby/friends that lasts until the wee hours
Late night movies
Frequent trips to hometown as my children are back in my mother’s house
5 day trip to ROME
The only setback is that my children are away from me…
My gala time consist of the following:
Trips to sungai buloh to upgrade my garden
Dinner and lepaking with hubby/friends that lasts until the wee hours
Late night movies
Frequent trips to hometown as my children are back in my mother’s house
5 day trip to ROME
The only setback is that my children are away from me…
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
secret recipes
nuff had always been impressed with my cooking skills. i am too, sometimes, when i cook out of shear pleasure instead of a daily chore. argh..... one day, nuff asked me how do i cook pasta for the children... she also reminded me to share my secret recipe on my blog.
the principle is throw in anything and everything and try to make a nice meal out of it. if it turns out delicious, good for you. if it doesn't, try to fix it and pretend to have tried out a new recipe. ooo and aaa would help as well.
oh well.... i realised some of the above has become my children's favourite too....
cream sauce pasta... butter, garlic, prawn, broccoli or mushroom, cheddar cheese and coffee-mate if cream is not readily available (soorrryyy, cheating sikit)! saute pounded garlic in butter, add prawn, broccoli or mushroom and continuing sauteing. add a little water and bring to boil. add all the pepper and salt. add coffee mate and cheese until sauce thickenes... the kids love them...
some other easy dishes.... tosai, i grew up eating tosai for breakfast. nowadays, for dinner too at my mum's. my mum keeps lots of tosai mix in the fridge and all we need to think of is the tosai dip. like some people eat rice everyday, it is tosai at my mum's for dinner. i like it best with lots of butter or margerin and sugar. lenthils are fundamental in ones diet and therefore, tosai serves as one of the most nutritious food. all that you have to be careful with tosai mix is the level of fermentation. read this link for more information.
soak overnight a mix 1 cup of rice and 1/3rd cup of skinned black dhal (oolunthu). add some water, a big handful of cooked rice and blend them together. make sure the mix is not too watery. add a little salt and keep the mix aside for about 4 hours for the fermentation process to take place and good results. bear in mind that you need to use a big container to keep the mix as it will rise due to fermentation.
you need a griddle or a pan. the cooking method is like how you make a pancake. grease the griddle with oil or ghee or butter. ladle some mix on the griddle and spread out and form a pancake. cover the griddle and take as much time to cook it, usuall,y it takes less than a minute. remove it from the griddle once it is dry. take a little more time if you want it to be more crispy.
the same mix in a thicker form can be steamed in idli pans to make idlis. you can eat oth idli and tosai in a variety of dips and curry like chutneys, chicken curry and etc. read this link for more information.
good luck....
the principle is throw in anything and everything and try to make a nice meal out of it. if it turns out delicious, good for you. if it doesn't, try to fix it and pretend to have tried out a new recipe. ooo and aaa would help as well.
oh well.... i realised some of the above has become my children's favourite too....
cream sauce pasta... butter, garlic, prawn, broccoli or mushroom, cheddar cheese and coffee-mate if cream is not readily available (soorrryyy, cheating sikit)! saute pounded garlic in butter, add prawn, broccoli or mushroom and continuing sauteing. add a little water and bring to boil. add all the pepper and salt. add coffee mate and cheese until sauce thickenes... the kids love them...
some other easy dishes.... tosai, i grew up eating tosai for breakfast. nowadays, for dinner too at my mum's. my mum keeps lots of tosai mix in the fridge and all we need to think of is the tosai dip. like some people eat rice everyday, it is tosai at my mum's for dinner. i like it best with lots of butter or margerin and sugar. lenthils are fundamental in ones diet and therefore, tosai serves as one of the most nutritious food. all that you have to be careful with tosai mix is the level of fermentation. read this link for more information.
soak overnight a mix 1 cup of rice and 1/3rd cup of skinned black dhal (oolunthu). add some water, a big handful of cooked rice and blend them together. make sure the mix is not too watery. add a little salt and keep the mix aside for about 4 hours for the fermentation process to take place and good results. bear in mind that you need to use a big container to keep the mix as it will rise due to fermentation.
you need a griddle or a pan. the cooking method is like how you make a pancake. grease the griddle with oil or ghee or butter. ladle some mix on the griddle and spread out and form a pancake. cover the griddle and take as much time to cook it, usuall,y it takes less than a minute. remove it from the griddle once it is dry. take a little more time if you want it to be more crispy.
the same mix in a thicker form can be steamed in idli pans to make idlis. you can eat oth idli and tosai in a variety of dips and curry like chutneys, chicken curry and etc. read this link for more information.
good luck....
Friday, October 21, 2011
my dear friend...
after such a long time, i had lunch with my dear friend and all we did was chat and chat and chat.... we gigled like those teenagers, shared secrets which we would never share with anyone else and of course, gave grandmother advice to each other....
like lil girls, we captured the moments like there is no tomorrow... we were 18 then when we first met, now we are 37... boy, do we feel different? NO!!! do we look different? YES!!! sigh....
like lil girls, we captured the moments like there is no tomorrow... we were 18 then when we first met, now we are 37... boy, do we feel different? NO!!! do we look different? YES!!! sigh....
my garden
this is what mummy and daddy did while the children were in ipoh...
we took care of our garden, bought pots, plants and hoping to have a nice garden by the time the children comes home... insya Allah. sungai buloh is a heavan for those who loves gardening. i think gardening takes my mind of everything and it is so soothing on my soul....
we took care of our garden, bought pots, plants and hoping to have a nice garden by the time the children comes home... insya Allah. sungai buloh is a heavan for those who loves gardening. i think gardening takes my mind of everything and it is so soothing on my soul....
my first playground experience
at polo ground in ipoh... this is baby nazhan's first experience at the playground... all by himself...
nanni's hajj journey...
the memories captured here tells a thousand stories...
this is aunty ju's beautiful home where my mother in law departed from... the old lady in this pic is kaseem wapa's daughter whom my grandmother so remember....
aunty ju's wonderful whachama call it..
my children so chumel in the exora...
looking so serene....
uncle idris...
the family....
the journey begins.... God bless...
this is aunty ju's beautiful home where my mother in law departed from... the old lady in this pic is kaseem wapa's daughter whom my grandmother so remember....
with the grandchildren she so love...
Thursday, October 20, 2011
last day of school 2011
the last day of school for nadia nasira and muhammad nashwan nasr was a few days before nanni's haj flight.
i wanted the children to say bye bye to their friends with some goodies. i took the time to tie the ribbons and went to their school to hand the goddies to the children. i loved being there watching my children with their friends...
nadia nasira ate her breakfast and ran off to play while nashwan nasr was glued to the chair. he ate while he observed his friends play. there was this look of excitement on his face i wish i had captured. it was as if he was with them in spirit. apparently, he was not allowed to run around as he had hurt himself playing with the bigger children a few times.
lil redbean was observing everyone while nadia nasira and the girls crowded around him. there came the protective brother to be by his side. i could see nadia nasira showing off her brother to her friends. it was then time to leave and i handed the lil goodies to them. they were so happy and so was my children....
happy last day of school 2011. though a little early, mummy is so glad that you both stayed in school a full year and alhamdulillah for everything that you have learnt....
i wanted the children to say bye bye to their friends with some goodies. i took the time to tie the ribbons and went to their school to hand the goddies to the children. i loved being there watching my children with their friends...
nadia nasira ate her breakfast and ran off to play while nashwan nasr was glued to the chair. he ate while he observed his friends play. there was this look of excitement on his face i wish i had captured. it was as if he was with them in spirit. apparently, he was not allowed to run around as he had hurt himself playing with the bigger children a few times.
lil redbean was observing everyone while nadia nasira and the girls crowded around him. there came the protective brother to be by his side. i could see nadia nasira showing off her brother to her friends. it was then time to leave and i handed the lil goodies to them. they were so happy and so was my children....
happy last day of school 2011. though a little early, mummy is so glad that you both stayed in school a full year and alhamdulillah for everything that you have learnt....
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
a mother's dilema
i was panicking as to who shall care for my children while my mil goes on her haj pilgrimmage. i looked for a baby sitter but after talking to one, i changed my mind. i couldn't let a non relative to care for my children. i was so afraid of babysitters. i doubt that they will care for my children the way their grandmother did. well, it was then obvious that next to nanni's, it would be ummamma. the problem is that ummamma lives 200km away from mummy's nest which would mean that mummy have to part with my children. the other problem is that my grandmothers who are almost a century old is being cared for by my mum as well. to add to the complications, my grandmother is now bed-ridden..
i can't bear the thought... though i know that they will be in good hands and of course, i know that it would do them good to be in the company of their grandmother, great grandmother and aunties and uncles and cousins, yet my heart had already felt so empty with the thought that i will return home without them.
the day finally came when we had to leave the children at my mum's. i had mentally prepared them and i was surprised that it was an easy transition. it was only during bedtime would they cry on the phone if i had called. however, this separation is a trauma to both my mum and my one year old baby... the tone of his cries are heartbreaking...
i came to a messy house full of reminders of my babies.... i miss them terribly... i know spending time at my mother's would do the children good. i only pray that everyone is blessed with patience and perseverence during this transition...
i can't bear the thought... though i know that they will be in good hands and of course, i know that it would do them good to be in the company of their grandmother, great grandmother and aunties and uncles and cousins, yet my heart had already felt so empty with the thought that i will return home without them.
the day finally came when we had to leave the children at my mum's. i had mentally prepared them and i was surprised that it was an easy transition. it was only during bedtime would they cry on the phone if i had called. however, this separation is a trauma to both my mum and my one year old baby... the tone of his cries are heartbreaking...
i came to a messy house full of reminders of my babies.... i miss them terribly... i know spending time at my mother's would do the children good. i only pray that everyone is blessed with patience and perseverence during this transition...
the ultimate journey....
i'm counting days to bidding farewell to mother in law who shall be on a journey she so looked forward to in her lifetime. don't we all? a hajj pilgrimage, a journey performed in fullfilling the last pillar of islam... a spiritual one and the most looked forward one...
while everyone is busy preparing for her journey, i reflected on my journey to the holy land.... i miss being in that spiritual state... i hope that one day, i would find the time to pen down my experience so as to share with my babies their mummy's first experience to the holy land with the hope that they would internalise its significance... the ultimate journey... amin...
while everyone is busy preparing for her journey, i reflected on my journey to the holy land.... i miss being in that spiritual state... i hope that one day, i would find the time to pen down my experience so as to share with my babies their mummy's first experience to the holy land with the hope that they would internalise its significance... the ultimate journey... amin...
Thursday, October 6, 2011
impiana morib
mummy is on the move again now that the financial year has started. the momentum is gearing up. well, there will be lots of travelling to look forward to this financial year as i am going into my third year in Procurement Division.
oh well, when mummy travels, mummy will go lock stock and barrel. this time, we had an additional member tagging along... my sis in law and it was great fun.
the pool was one of the main attraction...
first experience in the water for lil redbean....
my handsome boy...
lil swimmer
in the duckie aunty na got lil redbean...
the entire pool for themselves....
ooooo...
he loves it...
getting ready with the goggles.....
dancing and singing in the water....
my world...
i forgot to look around and when i realise that i should stop and smell the roses.... i captured these...
i think this is a beautiful close up by the photographer....
these too....
this is their masterpieces when i was at work....
brotherly love...
the telephone was his toy...
this was where we stayed....
oh well, when mummy travels, mummy will go lock stock and barrel. this time, we had an additional member tagging along... my sis in law and it was great fun.
the pool was one of the main attraction...
first experience in the water for lil redbean....
in the duckie aunty na got lil redbean...
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