Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Thank You Kak Liza .!!




Yesterday I attended another cooking class taught by the infamous Chef Hanieliza here in Kemaman .




Cakes , yup it's all cakes this time around ..




I had a great time learning , my jogging buddies also joined the class which made the class even fun .



Thank you again Kak Liza for all the tips and lessons .

Sunday, July 24, 2011

A week in my diary ..

Dr Sofie is finally home , Alhamdulillah...... pics below tell us all about it ....







My weekend ........ spent a night at Royale Bintang / Adelphi Hotel Seremban ... a very happy moment with 3 of my kids ...Alhamdulillah !! As usual, pics below tell us all ....





Till then... bye ..

Friday, July 15, 2011

Friday's Cooking ...

It's Friday again and we aren't going anywhere today ..a cooling off day .. after cleaning the house I baked a banana cake and after that I baked another one for a friend of mine who is fasting today , Alhamdulillah both cakes turned out yummy and moist .


Then , I started cooking for lunch .. "Ikan Kerapu Chilli , Squid + veggie soup and fried eggs " .. I set up the table and then waited for the two guys in the house to come back from the mosque ... I waited and waited until 2.50pm .. there was still no sign of both of them coming home ... my tummy was starving ...then only I remembered my Darling told me there was gonna be a " Kenduri Doa Selamat" at one of the houses nearby after Friday prayer and both of them would attend it .


Hurrmmmm...... then only I scooped the rice for me and Mimi ...... buat penat den tunggu tau ..

The good news is .. I don't have to cook for dinner ....

Monday, July 11, 2011

Malacca Escapades ..




Last Friday we headed to Malacca as early as 5am and as we had expected a police road block was there at the Ganu/Pahang border.. with their torchlights ..screening our faces .. when they saw Mimi and Izzat were fast asleep at the rear seats ..they let us go ..no 'Kuning T-shirt around' .. hurmmm..... we chose Kuantan-Segamat - Gemas -Alor Gajah-Malacca route avoiding KL ... it was a smooth ride , Alhamdulilah .





We checked into our rented 3 bedrooms apartment at Mahkota Hotel..it's nice .. a great place for a family escapades .. guess who's coming after that ???? My son, Zaid and family were also there coming from Ipoh because Zaid had a business to do in Malacca .. that's why we rented the 3 bedrooms apartment.. . I had a chance to play with my 2 grandsons.. yahooo ..





That night we already had a dinner date with my Darling's ex arab boss who were on holiday here in Malaysia ..so . we went to Umbai seafood heaven for dinner .. very very fresh seafood indeed . had a great time chatting with Dr Imad's family , Alhamdulilah .

Azreen....my fb friend.. with her baby ..Sumayyah ..




The next day we spent our time at the hotel , no going around Malacca this time as we had toured Malacca in several visits before .. not to mention, I also met my facebook friend , Azreen , she came to our hotel from Alor Gajah ..thank you so much for coming..

Dinner at Parameswara ..Umbai .. with Dr Imad's family ..


Then..it's time to depart ...boy oh boy .. Umair my grandson started to cry .he wanted to follow us ..but ..so sorry dear boy .. Kemaman and Ipoh is not near...once he wants his Baba.... where could I find one.... wait until a few more years ..I'll bring him home with me InsyaAllah ..



happy hour at the hotel..



That's our weekend story ..a joyful story ..Alhamdulilah .

Sunday, July 10, 2011

Kak Tien .. persahabatan semanis wajah mu ...

Assalamualaikum dan selamat petang semua ....... letih baru pulang dari bercuti di Melaka belum habis lagi .. apapun , hari ni I tangguhkan dulu kisah cuti itu ..... kerana dah ada cerita lain yang mahu dikongsi bersama ....

Persahabatan dengan Puan Kartina Aziz /Kak Tien ..pelakon serba-boleh yang terkenal ...

Mimi bersama Kak Tien di KLCC ..


Semuanya seperti juga persahabatan I dengan Datuk Malek Noor ... I berkenalan dengan Kak Tien di Facebook.... tak jangka persahabatan ini semakin manis semanis Kak Tien .. sebetulnya ..I bukan penggemar drama/filem Melayu , tapi tipu kalau I kata I tak kenal siapa Kak Tien .. wajah beliau sering muncul di kaca TV dan apa yang ada di skrin TV itu jugalah watak beliau di luar layar ..amat peramah, periang dan kelakar orangnya .. sentiasa gembira bila dapat berceloteh bersama ....

Pertemuan pertama di KLCC ...

Pertemuan pertama dengan Kak Tien juga adalah di Dome, KLCC ketika pertemuan bersama rakan2 facebook tempoh hari .. ingat semasa Kak Tien tiba dan memeluk I .. dia kata .." Oooo Rina.. lamanya tak jumpa .." .. hahahaha .. itu lah kali pertama kami bersua muka ... lepas tu bersembang , tak ingat apa dah hingga Datuk Malek Noor tegur .. " Korang ni pompuan kan, kalau dah jumpa ..pok pek pok pek..... aku ni sapa nak layan .." ...hahahahaha .. lawak betull .

Lepak di Taman D R Seenivasagam Ipoh .. ada je buat lawak .. hahaha .


Di bengkel kacang putih di Ipoh ..



Kemudian pertemuan ke 2 , tak dijangka langsung .. semasa cuti kemenangan SUKMA dan piala FA bagi Terengganu , kami pulang ke Ipoh melawat anak menantu dan cucu ..I sempat mesej rakan fb serta bekas rakan sekelas di Ipoh untuk sama2 bersarapan di Ipoh ... tak jangka Kak Tien yang juga rakan baik kepada rakan I di Ipoh turut hadir pagi tu .... sekali lagi kami berpeluk dan bersembang dan bercerita .macam2 lawak dan tak kering guai dibuatnya oleh gelagat dan cerita dari Kak Tien ..tersangat merendah diri .. kami ke Taman D R Seenivasagam , ke bengkel kacang putih di Kg Buntong ..dan makan cendol di Jalan Maxwell .. selamba aje Kak Tien .. tak kisah makan di warung pun ... tersangatlah happy kami berempat hari itu ...




Cendol di Jalan Maxwell .. santai ..

Terimakasih rakan2 ku .. Kak Tien, Ija dan Amy .


Itulah kan .. orang kata ..persahabatan yang manis boleh berlaku di mana2 ..dari alam berlainan ..cyber ke dunia realiti ..hanya keikhlasan yang menentukan kemanisan sesebuah persahabatan itu terjalin dan terus berpanjangan ..InsyaAllah .

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Where to go when I'm bored ????



Oh lalala .... a terrific moment ....


Today is such a boring day indeed !!!!!!!

When I'm bored , I wish I could go somewhere .. a place I like the most .... it's just 40 minutes flite from KL ..but still , I have to buy an airplane ticket ....so .. I'd better remain with my wish .... to have a great leisure by Lake Toba , Sumatera ..... if I could buy a tiny house there , for me to go and relax and sit by the lake the whole day looking at the boats passing by and across the lake from Parapat to Samosir Island . ...so breathtaking view , Subhanallah !!

Izzat and Mimi were also stunned by the spectacular view..


We've been to Lake Toba twice , but I want to go again if I have a chance ..InsyaAllah . The first time we were there , we took a ferry together with our silver Kijang and spent 2 nights at a hotel on Samosir Island , we went all around Tomok village and visited several tourist spots on the island .




On our second visit end of last year , I only wanted to see Lake Toba from Parapat , no crossing the lake to Samosir Island .We spent 2 nights at Parapat International Cottage , a room just by the lake ...WWoowwww ..... the view was spectacular .... Allahuakbar .

pisang goreng and juice by the lake .. enak banget !!


Lake Toba is indeed a great creation by Allah The Al Mighty .... the gift from God to us , HIS slaves ...

Monday, July 4, 2011

Jom ke gym .....

Selamat petang .. nak cerita pasal senaman untuk sihat ......




Biasanya orang kata senaman untuk kuruskan badan ..bagi I ia lebih kepada untuk kekal cergas dan sihat , body ni dah terbesar , kalau tak nak kecil dah pun tak pe , janji sihat .



Brisk-walking di Monica Bay adalah suatu senaman yang sangat menceriakan ..menghirup udara nyaman di tepian pantai sambil bertemu rakan2 di sana , namun kadangkala selalu jugak culas kerana busy di pagi hari yang menghalang dari bersenam di pantai .


Kemudian sejak bulan Februari yang lalu , gimnasium di Kompleks Rakan Muda Kemaman dibuka kepada umum dan disediakan jadual untuk kaum wanita dan lelaki (tidak bercampur masa senaman ) . Ianya mudah dan amat murah .. dan peralatan kira okaylah, tak terlalu kosong dan tak terlalu banyak . Di situlah I setiap pagi Isnin dan Rabu jika tidak terlalu busy . Makin seronok kerana seorang rakan jogging di Monica By merupakan instructor di Rakan Muda dan diadakan aerobik selepas jam 9 pagi di gimnasium juga setiap hari Isnin dan Rabu .




Marilah kita bersenam demi kesihatan tubuh badan InsyaAllah .

Saturday, July 2, 2011

Air Kelapa Muda ...

Harini teringat nak tulis kisah air yang I amat gemari ..Air Kelapa Muda ..

Boleh dikatakan hampir setiap minggu I pasti minum sebji air kelapa muda .. I hanya minum air dari buah kelapa asli, bukan yang dah dicampur air gula dan ais .. nikmatnya terasa ..

Kalau di Kemaman ni, tempat yang paling mudah untuk mandapat air kelapa muda ialah sekitar Kuala Kemaman dan Monica Bay .. penuh sebiji buahnya dipenuhi airnya dan yang best apabila isi mudanya di korek dan digores dengan sudu ... tak dapat nak jelaskan bagaimana nikmatnya (yang makan je tau rasanya !! )

Kini , Mimi sudah mula menyukai air serta isi kelapa muda kerana dia sering ikut kami ( Darling and I ) minum air kelapa muda ..




I teringat melancong di bulan Ramadan di Ho Chi Minh tahun lalu , I punyalah hausnya , rasa nak pengsan dah dan mula terbayang2 air kelapa muda yang dijual di kaki lima .. kemudian Darling belikan I .. 5 biji kelapa muda , lega masa berbuka ... hahahaha (ni perli ke apa ) .

Semasa di Medan tahun lalu , dalam perjalanan pulang dari Brastagi ke Medan .. ada suatu tempat penuh gerai bawah pokok jual kelapa muda, siap bangku untuk pembeli minum di situ ..apalagi, kami ambik kesempatan berhenti menikmati kenyamanan air kelapa muda ....Legaa .....



Kisah paling sedih yang sukar untuk I lupakan .. mengidam air kelapa muda semasa mengandungkan Izzat ..jenuh Darling cari sepanjang jalan balik kerja di area Kijal yang biasanya ada orang jual kelapa muda , tapi ..masa tu ..tak de sapa menjualnya ... hinggalah suatu hari mudir sekolah agama di Kemaman bertanyakan khabar I (yang melepek mengandung) .. terus diberitahu yang I nak kelapa muda ... "Kenapa tak cakap, pokok kelapa banyak di keliling rumah Ayah De .. " kata nya ... terus tak lama lepas tu dapatlah I merasa air kelapa muda fresh dari pokok kelapa ..heheh .



Ada orang kata air kelapa muda untuk wajah awet muda .. tak termudakan , bila usia meningkat tua, kerut dan kedut pasti bertandang jua ... hihihi .

Jom kita minum air kelapa muda .... jom !!!!

Friday, July 1, 2011

Mesej dari Korea di pagi Jumaat ........




Hari Jumaat yang penuh keberkatan...... Alhamdulillah .

Sedang busy berfacebook, tiba2 ada mesej masuk ..

"dah dapat semua result...alhamdulillah lulus semua

yeaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyy dah grad !! "
...mesej dari anakanda Sumayyah yang ada di Korea ..

Ya Allah .. tak terkata hati ini mendapat berita gembira ..

ALHAMDULILLAH , TAHNIAH !!




Terkabul doa serta cita-cita setelah bertungkus lumus semenjak September 2006 (setahun Korean language) and after that masuk ke bidang pengajian Ijazah Sarjana Muda Kejuruteraan Kimia di Kyungpook National University, Korea . Seperti baru kelmarin dia berlepas dari Queen Alia International Airport , Amman , Jordan (kami pindah duduk Jordan selepas Sumayyah habis exam SPM ) ..dia berlepas seorang diri ke Seoul Korea ..abang2 dan kakak2 senior yang membantu semasa ketibaan di Korea ....Terimakasih buat kalian semua .





Kepada sahabat2 handai saya yang tidak putus2 mendoakan kejayaan anak2 saya , jutaan terimakasih saya ucapkan .

Kini ........ syukur pada MU Ya ALLAH , atas segala rahmat dan rezeki dari MU ...

Semoga Sumayyah terus berjaya hidup di dunia dan akhirat InsyaAllah . Amin .