Spring Cleaning

Today I did a spring cleaning for the whole house..thank God that I am staying in an apartment...can't imagine if I were staying in a bungalow and had to do all the cleaning alone...I started my cleaning later in the morning ard 10a...woke up a bit late today....Spring cleaning is a tradition that allow me to freshen up my home and get a head start on the hectic Ramadhan and Raya season...I changed curtains,clean up the fridge,do a laundry,sweeping & mopping,some decoration,and some other stuff...I finished cleaning later in the afternoon...

Didn't go anywhere today..only hubby went out to send his car for service..we are going back to Muar on the second raya...

My deepest condolences to Marina & family..her father passed away this morning...May his soul rest in peace....Hope Marina will be strong...

Am sooo tired today...will blog again later....got to go to bed...Zzzz

Ramadhan..

It's been a while I didn't blog...it's not that I dun want to but I dun hv the time to do so...even for my beloved friend's blog...to name a few...sorry dear ira,mie mie,and others of not having a time to read or to click on your blog....trust me will do that when I hv a free time....

Still to not too late to wish Happy Ramadhan beloved bloggers...hope this Ramadhan will be blessed with good health and life.This Ramadhan is really different from previous years...where this year will be a busier year for me..so many things to cope with...from personal to work related matters...plus I got news to announce...it's going to be a real shock to some ppl I guess...

Usually,Ramadhan is a month that I can do some savings but not for this year..I dun know where I spent my money to...my pockets all drained...dont know where to fork out cash for spending...credit card was delayed for payment..mak aih,banyak nak settle this month...thank God I managed to do some small business for pocket money...so,it helps to lighten my burden...God is rite,every problem has a solution..it's the matter of you want to do it or not...never give up and always have faith in God.

I feel different for Ramadhan this time...age factor I guess..if last time,every ramadhan I'll always think of what to buy for raya,dishes that mom will cook for raya,etc etc..but this year,my concern is about other ppl around me..ppl who are hopeless,homeless,and everything -less...I have pity for them and I thank God even I dun have a trillion cash in the banks,a bungalow and luxury car,I still have a house for a shelter,a food on the table to eat,my kancil (even it's not luxury) and most importantly, a greatest gift from God which is health,sth human can't buy...

This Ramadhan I prefer to do my own things,I did not mingle much...maybe I just need some time alone...in front of PC,doing some stuff,like update this blog...hehe,do some readings and replying some sms/attending calls i.e.business related...

I really miss my mom even though I seen her frequently during weekends..I miss to have a chat with her..she's a good mother, good friend, and good chef..I luv u mom...I plan to get her sth for raya but I still dun know what to buy for her...she has everything that a woman has...from top to toe..compared to me,she has 2 wardrobe of clothes,tudung and handbags...I hope she dont need to buy another wardrobe for new collection *-*

Ok heaps, got some work to be done...will blog again tomorrow....da

Weekends in JB..

Last weekends, me,husband and parents in-law went to JB to attend a wedding of my mom-in-law's relative.We stayed at mom-in-law's sister (Mak Esah) in Taman Anggerik,JB for 2 nites.We headed to JB on Friday's nite around 10:30p.Arrived in JB at 1:30p.

Upon arrival, we were served a coffee and satay for refreshment by Mak Esah & family..it was part of the supper as we arrived there early morning.My hubby looked so tired as he was the one who drove.Sian dia!..Later in the morning, I woke up a bit early,ard 7a..I heard a voice from the kitchen..mak aihh,pagi2 mak esah dah sibuk kat dapur dengan maid dia..hehe...rajin!!I brushed my teeth and washed my face and headed to kitchen,I offered Mak Esah to help her,but she refused..she said "bibik ada, takper"..hehe,but knowing me,I jenis kalau pegi rumah org mmg ringan tangan nak menolong...xreti nak duduk goyang kaki nih...mmg mama dah ajar camtu...

For breakfast we had lontong and kuah lodeh..yummy..sedap!!!then,after breakfast around 11-ish,we went to the wedding..it was heavy rained when we arrived there..we left the wedding ard 1:30 pm and headed to Kak Yun's (mom-in-law's sister) house at Pasir Gudang.Approximately,30-45 mins from where we attended the wedding.It was a double storey housing area....Kak Yun's just gave birth to a beautiful baby girl named Kaisara.Mak aihh,cam drama kat tv tu..but she was so cute and putih gebu...geram seh!!hopefully anak I sok camtu la,putih gebu!

After Asar,ard 4:30p, we headed back to Mak Esah's house.Azah & Azreen (hubby's cousins) took us (me & hubby) to Danga Bay for a nite walk...saje jalan2 kat danga town...the intention was to eat ikan bakar kat situ..yummy,sedap seh!..we didnt buy anything,just had ikan pari bakar, nasi goreng kampung and ais jeli...and masa tengah nak makan2 tu,hehe,ternampak la Tam Spider and rakan2...siap pakai topi lagi tu..nak sorok muka..biasa la kan..taktik artis.my hubby noticed him first..sbb muka familiar..we left danga bay ard 11:30p...once arrived home, I changed my cloth, wash my face,brushed my teeth and went to bed...penat seh!

The next morning, I woke up early ard 6:30a...pon dengar suara kecoh2,rupa2nya Mak Esah dah bangun and ke dapur dgn maid dia tengah prepare breakfast.I woke up and do the packing as we were leaving at 10a...my parents-in-law need to drop by at Serom to visit a relative.We had white bihun (singapore fried mee hon),lontong with rendang and sambal...mmg lazat!!dok sana hari2 mmg kebuntat jadinya... ;P

We arrived in Serom ard 12p. Mak Mah cooked ikan tenggiri masak kari and sayur pecal for lunch...sedapnya!!lepak2 kat rumah Pak Im (Mak Mah's hubby) sampai petang.Ard 3:30pm,ayah ajak I gi plucking buah rambutan,hehe..petik ngn tangan jer..tp payah le skit nak lompat2..sudah nye guna galah..ayah siap panjat pokok lagi..hehe...tp mmg best la..kenangan ayah mertua & menantu...haha..me & dad-in-law managed to get 4 plastic bags of rambutan..Mak Mah gave us 2 plastic bags of duku...penuh lak tu!...our car were full with bags and fruits..

After Asar,we headed back home..the traffic was bad coz there were 2 buses broke down at Seremban highway..menyusahkan betul!...sian my hubby,exhausted..I plak avoid drink too much risau nak stop R & R banyak kali...haha..tau je la kan..

We reached home around 8p.Thank God...I did some laundry,took shower and went to bed..tp sblm tu sempat la tgk Lee Chong Wei & Lin Dan berentap dalam Sukan Olimpik bagi acara badminton final...mmg kelas permainan Lin Dan,he always motivate himself to do the best..anyhow,am so proud of Chong Wei because of his effort and hardwork....dpt masuk final pun something we should be proud of..not everybody can go final one..dont play play oh..

Outing day a.k.a Family Day

Last weekends, we (me & friend's family) had a family day at Kuala Lurau Camping Centre or known as KLCC at Janda Baik,Pahang.We overnite there.We set up few tents on the field next to the resort.If I were not mistaken around 6 tents..almost 50 of us and about 10 cars...

We convoyed from BHP near Janda Baik to the camping centre.Some of them did not familiar with that area.After breakfast at the shop near the BHP,we made a move to KLCC.It's about half an hour to reach the camping centre.We arrrived there around 12p...Upon arrival,we did unload all the stuff from car...

For ladies, we were busy at the kitchen to prepare a lunch...while the guys,there were doing some catch ups...as for the lunch we had masak lemak nangka ikan masin,sayur campur and ikan goreng..yummy...sedap giler!!..hingga menjilat jari... ;)

Noreen & Kak Lina - preparing the ingredients for the cooking

the guys were busy setting up the tents..

Later in the evening, we played some games such as kwek mambo,etc..I cant remember the name of the game..but we had fun.

this game was fun...it called "flying carpet"

help me!!I can't see a thing...where shud I throw this?left or right?

sempat lagi posing tu...huhu

Then,in the evening, the guys were setting up the tents..around 6 of them.As for the ladies,we prepared the ingredients to cook that nite..the menu for the dinner was BBQ Chicken and mashed potato.Our great Chef,Abg Mizi served us his special Teh Tarik and showed us his skills doing the "tarik" technique..later,we had a chit chat and played some games...we went to sleep ard 2 am...

pakar BBQ Malaysia...huhu

I couldn't sleep at all...maybe because it was cold..totally forgot to bring sweater,sigh...around 7 am,I woke up,washed my face and brush my teeth..I intend to take a shower early in the morning but since the water like soo damn cold,I just ignored my intention...

Kak Lina and Abg Mizi were busy preparing breakfast...They cooked bihun goreng and nasi goreng kampung.Licin!!as for the kids,dah x boleh berpisah dengan air...asyik berendam jer!

our great chef...preparing breakfast

sukanya dia dok berendam...anak sape nih??

After breakfast,me & Noreen snap some photos ard the camping area...Later in the afternoon,we had masak lemak siput sedut with batang keladi and ikan talapia bakar with air asam for lunch...fuuhhh!!terangkat beb...lazat!!esp.the sedut part..haha..I had 2 ikan bakar,shared with Jun.

......with Jun

Later, around 2 pm, we left the camping area,sedih ada gembira pon ade...mixture of feelings...but overall mmg best giler!!..looking forward to have this kind of outing/family day in future.

Wish List for 2008/2009

I hope it's not too late to have a wish list even though it's past half of the year already...

Last nite, I had come up with a wish list...the reason being was to motivate me to work more harder...

some people find it very easy to get things they wanted,and some will have to work very hard to get what they want..murah atau mahal x penting, the most important thing is your effort and the way you work to own it.

Ok,my wishlist comprising of items/something I want for year 2008 as well as for 2009...

here goes my list:


Wishlist 2008

1. Nokia N78

2. Nine West Handbag (fully imported from US)

3. Tiffany Bracelet

I think enuff for 2008...I want to make sure that I can get all this latest the end of the year..

Wishlist 2009

1. Honda Civic VTec (still considering actually)

2. Trip to Japan with my dearest hubby (probably on Dec 2009)

3. HTC Touch Diamond (latest by Mar 2009)

cukup la kan buat masa ni..mmg sikit tp yang sikit tu will cost a lot of effort to me. Will try to start from HTC PDA dulu...

Short Trip to Holland (Day 5)

9 February, our last day in Arnhem...we left the hotel early in the morning after breakfast...there was a limousine picked us up (including Azmi & Jamri) at the hotel around 8a..there were a lot of luggages in the trunk of the Mercedes..the driver (hired by Fico) help us to place our luggage in the trunk as it was so heavy...The journey from Arhnem to Amsterdam Schipol airport will took 1.5 hrs...

the Mercedes that took us to the airport...

the driver,lupa tanye nama..badan mcm wrestler..hehe..next to him; Jamri

We enjoyed a nice view along our journey on the road...we had seen a lot of nice places and not forgetting the windmill..the trademark of Holland...we had not had the chance to see the windmill closer..I heard only a few left as they have switched to the modern windmill..

I did search some info on the windmills on the net.

History of Windmills:

Picture of Windmill, Kinderdijk - Kinderdyke, Holland

The Dutch built windmills for many centuries (and to some extent, the windmills built the country itself,since without them much of the land drainage could not have occured). In that time the mills were developed for corn milling,land drainage,saw milling,and in fact all manner of industrial purposes.Despite this widespread use,Dutch mills are in many ways quite primitive - using canvas sails,and turned to wind by hand (as distinct from the automated mechanisms that were developed for English windmills,including the faintail,and shuttered sails).

There are a very pleasing number of remaining windmills in the Netherlands - the number is about 1150 and rising.There are 8 windmills in Amsterdam.

Ikea..

Upon arrival at the Schipol airport, we headed to the counter to re-issue ticket..it cost us EURO 25...later, we walked around the terminal and snapped few photos...ard 11a, we entered the waiting terminal to wait for our flight scheduled at 12p...while waited for our flight,we had a chit chat wif Azmi & Jamri,seated behind us...our flight was MH 0017.I was really sad because I had to leave The Netherlands... such a short trip but all I can say I had a nice experience there..I learned a lot abt their culture and lifestyle..I shall come again to The Netherlands....

Schipol airport..sempat posing sementara tunggu flight

In the airport

outside the airport..

TOT ZIENS HOLLAND...till we meet again..

*tot ziens = goodbye in dutch

After 13 hrs of tiring journey, we arrived in KLIA at 8a...my dad-in-law fetched us up at the airport...Then, we stopped by somewhere to have our breakfast and lunch..I was having a jet lag...Once arrived at home me & hubby grabbed the pillow and continue our journey in a dreamland....hehe

That's all folks.Our journey to The Netherlands/Holland...

Short Trip to Holland (Day 4)

On 8 February, we went to Amsterdam Central as my hubby did not had the chance yet to go for a sight seeing.Besides,we need to get some souvenirs for family & friends..We left the hotel around 10a..we wanted to leave earlier,but hubby need to put some final touch on his report...We bought return ticket (Dagretour) that cost us EURO 16,00/person..Our tren scheduled at 10:28a..

Welkom to Amsterdam Centraal..

It took approximately 1 hr 12 mins to Amsterdam Centraal. Upon arrival in AC around 11:40a,we went for a tour around the city..unlike in Arnhem, Amsterdam more congested wif people. We walked around to see some of the nice places in Amsterdam.

my dearest hubby...

We walked around the city and snapped some photos of the buildings, scenery and not forget our own photos..hehe...syok sendiri je...we brought some snacks from the hotel during our breakfast that morning...biscuits & some bread..bkn per, nak isi perut sepanjang perjalanan di Amsterdam.We were thinking that we had not much time to go for lunch...nak bergambar lg, nak beli souvenirs for friends & families lg...mcm2 nak buat in one day..mane spot yang sesuai kami snapped jer...actually, during our visit in Amsterdam, there was a major construction in the city..so, byk tmpt jd x menarik..tau tau je la kan..with the tractors la,itu la ini la...

teruja dengan kuda kat belakang tu sbnrnyer...hehe..ada macam kuda kepang tak?..

Dam Square...similar to Trafalgar Square in Central London..ade feeding pigeons, pelawak & performer jalanan...

ni la performer kat street tu..garang!!..I snapped jer..pedulik per...dah ler x paham dia ckp per...hehe

feeding pigeon...

jejaka terhangat Malaya...

street cat..mak aihhh!!gemuknyer..mcm kucing bela..cantik jer...ni kalau kat m'sia,street cat mmg sopak sana sopak sini....

Then, we dropped by at the DamSquare Souvenir and bought some souvenirs. Nice souvenirs and gifts sold here at the reasonable price. We bought wooden tulips, some magnets ,mugs,t-shirts, and many more...the shops assistants were very nice and friendly..they helped us a lot with the wrapping...kena plak dgn customer yang cerewet cam I nih..just to make sure everything were packed properly..sbd ade items yang fragile... I really love shooping there, so many shops and a lot of choices..but you need to survey all the shops to get the affordable/cheap prices...

sempat lagi posing lepas dah shopping tu..banyak betul basikal,dutch mmg suke pakai bicycle

hubby with the background of dutch canal..near the Dutch 'Golden Age'...

nice background...I love this pic so much!

cruise...along Amsterdam Canal

Later, we continued our journey around the city...every inch of the road was occupied with people...keadaan mula sesak bila menjelang petang...after we have done with some photos and shopping, we headed back to Arnhem around 4p...dah letih dah rasanye..tp seronok giler..the weather was sunny but windy...sejuk la cuma ade sinaran matahari...tp x panas pun..unlike the day on my arrival in Amsterdam, the weather was cloudy...one incident happened to us...kami terlepas station...hehe..and guess what, the train was going back to Amsterdam Centraal..we only realized after we felt that it took some time to reach Arnhem station...rs cam jauh..I asked one of the guy in the train and he suggested that we should stop anywhere between the station...we stopped at the Utrecht Central and asked the tren assistant which tren were going to Arnhem...he then told us that we should take the tren at spoor 2, the tren will be heading to Arnhem...me & hubby were very tired...sampai terlepas tren...hehe..we arrived in Arnhem around 6p..lmbt skit sampai sbb missed station td...kalau tak sure dh sampai awal...

termenung panjang..tu yang sampai termissed station tu...very tiring..

sms sape tu sayang...???

upon arrival in Arnhem station, we headed back to hotel to take a break..rehat sekejap sbb penat berjalan..then, later around 7p, we went out to buy some chocs & candies for our family & friends...final shopping la kiranya ni...banyak jugak le kami borong..we had to rush as most of the shops were closed at 6/7 p...business hours dorang mmg x mcm kita..our KL is very LIVE...town dorang kol 7 onwards dah mula start sunyi..once arrived, most of the supermarkets were already closed...terpaksa la search yg belum tutup...and hubby knew where it is...the only supermarket opened until 10p..still many people do the shopping...sempat la rembat ape je yg ade..the price was quite cheap...The Netherlands mmg terkenal dengan coklat..so,chocs kat sini mmg murah...sbb dia manufacture sendiri...mmg susah la nak import dari luar..tgk kat wrapping paper tu mmg Made in The Netherlands...penuh gak le bakul kami...hehe...tp my hubby dah rembat awal2 lagi...hehe..last minute shopping ni mmg selalu nak rush jer..sebaik Q x panjang...

then, we went for a walk again...around town,final photo shooting..huhu...hard to snap a photo when it was already dark..we took a dinner and packed our stuff coz we were leaving the next day..tido pon lambat..banyak benda nak buat...we had to leave the hotel early as we need to re-issue the ticket at the aiport..

last pose in Arnhem..hehe