Blogging Bug

this is what happened when i have free time. my fingers so itchy i can't stop updating my blog. the result; 2 entries in one day. meaning; there were many many things happened recently that i didn't have time to sit down and capture it in my blog. but the brilliant invention of digital camera makes it possible for me to capture these and save it for when i have time to deal with it.

Caramel Pudding

i made this just now, after dinner. ignore the funny shape, my 'loyang' dah uzur.

Spinach Frittata

made this a week ago.

when bibik left i stop cooking, so i cleared all fresh supplies from the fridge. i stock up 20 eggs instead; i don't understand myself why i bought 20pcs of eggs as if we eat egg that much, which we don't actually.

but well, i have to get rid of those eggs before it rotten. by accident, i was blog hopping actually, i bumped into these recipes made from eggs. very simple recipes, but very yummy.

for the spinach frittata i add new ingredients, ikut selera sendiri; my own version of spinach frittata. it is so good you can eat it on its own.

and the caramel pudding is the easiest recipe i've ever tried. and the result is fantastic!

before i type the recipe here, allow me to say that the credit should go to the person who created caramel pudding & frittata. since i dunno who created both, the credit should go to the person/her blog where i found these recipes, but since i don't have the permission to link her blog here, so i'll just say thank you to zaza of cooks & crafts.

caramel pudding

3 sudu besar gula (hanguskan dalam loyang hingga yellowish & ratakan, let it cool+keras)

1 tin susu pekat manis (opposed to the fresh milk i normally use)

7 biji telur

1 cawan air

beat eggs well, stir condensed milk hingga sebati, finally mix well with water. tuang dalam loyang & kukus for 45min or until an inserted stick comes out clean. best eaten chill.

spinach frittata

satu pokok green spinach

3 biji bawang putih, smashed

5 biji telur

1 biji tomato, diced (i prefer sliced, kurang berair)

lots of ground pepper

salt to taste

i add dried mix herbs McCormick (oregano,basil,rosemary etc)

1 slice cheese, shredded

whisk together eggs, ground pepper, salt & mix herbs. in a frying pan stir fry garlic together with spinach until softened and pour egg mixture into frying pan. quickly add sliced tomato and shredded cheese. do not stir, put on medium heat and cook until the top almost set. adjust your heat, don't burn the bottom. when the top almost set, transfer into a preheated oven, under grill funtion to finish cooking the top or til the top become golden; the cheese won't melt though.

best eaten fresh & hot!

there's something wrong with the spacing, it just drives me crazy adjusting the spacing. grrr!

Year End Goodies

this supposed to be my year end entry but somehow it was delayed.

these are my year end goodies, complimentary from my boss's wife. a remarkable lady who treats people fairly and equally regardless of your age, rank or title. rasa segan juga because eventhough i've left my previous post (no longer involve/assisting her in personal matters), but she never fail to bring back goodies from her overseas trip for me. sometimes rasa nak menyorok bawah meja. hehe orang lain yang pegi shopping, i'm the one yang benefit from that shopping trip. ;-)

dior lips pallete, laura ashley's summer collection & a pair of pyjamas. pyjamas! pun orang belikan. patutlah hubby jealous! ;-)

not that i didn't buy anything with my own hard earned money during last year's year-end sale. bought new akemi bedding set (70% off!)in soft purple which is going to replace the brown bedding set next month. there's more that i wanted to buy, but have to set my priorities. ehm never mind tunggu sales CNY pulak. hehe...

Poor Baby

in my recent entry i mentioned that fahmi is down with cold & cough. well, yaya too catch cold and cough; transferred down to them by their mama.

i took leave yesterday. the actual reason was to teach the new maid on house chores. but it so happen that both of them were down with cold & cough, so basically i was doing both, teaching the new maid & minding 2 sick children.

fahmi is getting better now. but yaya is getting worse, i hope it won't take so long for the bug to go off.

i reached home at almost 8pm tonight. my heart ache finding yaya lying down on the sofa, looking tired and weak. carried her upstairs with me, put her on my bed while i perform maghrib prayer. she was coughing all the time while she tried to get some sleep.
before i took my shower, i rub some black seed vapour on her feet and put on her socks; a tip i got from email on how to put away bad cough. it is effective on children as well as adults.
alhamdulillah, the cough goes away, and she sleeps peacefully.

poor my baby...

The Birthday Luncheon

the whole family, except my youngest brother gathered for a 'small' luncheon at manhattan fish market to celebrate fahmi's birthday. at first we thought that with the children around it's gonna be a very chaotic lunch, but alhamdulillah it turns out that the children including mine were all well-behaved.


the little fairies















my pink angel



the birthday boy, sengih dapat makan fish n chips (just like mama)


birthday boy dikerumuni bidadari


whoops... bidadari berjaya kick birthday boy out dan membolot kek diego! girl powerr!!! (emm this is still considered as well-behave okay)


birthday cake... emmm yummylicious. mak2 budak & bapak budak semua kecur liur


self potrait senyuman (more like grinning eh?) orang yang dah kenyang...


the birthday boy is now down with flu & cough & slight fever... dek kerana ciuman charlie's angels semalam. 'jantan terhagnat di pasaran' is back! ;-)

Hoorah! Fahmi is 4!!!

we decided not to organise a big celebration party, and opt for a simple birthday luncheon with our family in seremban. but i and my itchy hands could not stand doing nothing for my boy. so, me & hubby stayed up until late last night, preparing for fahmi's birthday surprise.








i asked hubby to blow some balloons while i baked my carrot cake in a small loaf pan and let it cool overnight. came morning i sprinkle it with icing sugar and a dash of colourful chocolate rice on top. found only one piece of candle in the kit cab, jadilah tu for a last minute prep, lit it up and sing Happy birthday for Fahmi.

the birthday cake

the birthday boy with his crayon













we decided not to go for a big celebration party, and opt for a simple birthday luncheon with our family in seremban.

Fahmi's stats

height - 105cm
weight - i think he's 16kg now ( his last weight was 17kg, but now he's stop taking formula milk he had lost at least one or two kg)
he talks so much, ask a lot of questions, curious about things around him, always demanding an answer for every question he had about something
i know i can depend on him for certain things. between him & yaya, he listen to our command better than yaya, he can accept reasons while yaya would throw tantrums the minute we say no. he's the most reasonable one. he's fahmi - 'kefahamanku'...

he, being my first born, i have a very high hope for him.

When Mama Not Watching

when daddy is working

and mama's not watching

the two little kittens are up to mischief

they're playing hide and seek...

oh ya, btw it's not to late to wish everyone Happy New Year!!! i never have a resolution, not then and am not going to start now.

One Week

i was relieved to see both my children well settled in the new environment. yaya doesn't cry anymore. she became so excited to go to school. this is the first time she is being put in a place where her socialising skill is tested. alhamdulillah there was no complaint about her 'bekeng ness', i sincerely hope its not because nobody cares to give any comment or feedback.

ok, so the children settled, but i'm not. something happened on saturday. which made me feel uncomfortable to send my children to the 'school'. i've accepted that there've been some miscommunication, which led to a small hiccup on 'their' side. me and hubby was furious in the first place. but we give it a thought and for the sake of the children, honestly because we were left with not much choice, we decided to forget about it. to let it go for now, but we will still plan our next move.

our next 'plan' will be in place by next week. insyaAllah if everything goes well, by the 2nd last week of january, we would not have to send the children to the 'school' anymore.