I also managed to make this cute baby smock romper for Baby Naquib…. And of course, a pair of cloth shoes to match. Owh.. I'm in love with that boy already.
Thursday, November 14, 2013
I'm still here
I also managed to make this cute baby smock romper for Baby Naquib…. And of course, a pair of cloth shoes to match. Owh.. I'm in love with that boy already.
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Sit down and breathe...
with nice big table, plenty of room for fabric cutting for any sort of projects. or like this :
cute and neat.And these pair of butterflies are from my daughter : "It's for your curtain, Mommy..." says her.
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
School works
Overwhelming!
I spread out the stuffs to categorize them and I got stuck! I didn’t know where to start. Dang… no plans – shoot me.
Should I categorize according to the classes that she was in? The Baby Buttercup class, then in 3 year old Daffodil class and 4 year old Hibiscus class. Somehow I can’t do that because I had dumped all the works in few boxes before, they all got mixed up and I just don’t remember how to sort out according to classes timelines. Crossed the idea.
Nicely categorized and kept. There are also artworks that I’d like to hang up on our walls soon once we move to our new-old pad. Yeah, I am proud of my daughter’s silly artwork like that.
I was happy with my progress in organizing Nada’s school work. I thought I was done for the day……. NOT until I found this box full of the same stuff, all still jumble up. Drawings, art-work.. misc.
O dear.. I was not at all done – Shoot me again. How does other people handle more than one kid ?
Monday, January 9, 2012
Just Stuffs
Daddy : What if I don't?
Child : You go to Aunty Jeanne('s) office. * Aunty Jeanne is a pre-school principal *
Daddy : What would Daddy do in Aunty Jeanne's office?
Child : You have to drink Hot Soup!
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How's 2012 so far? It's been a week.
We started the year with treating ourselves watching "We bought a Zoo" movie at TGV, KLCC during the Public Holiday. Today, we made an impromptu visit again to TGV, 1 Shamelin for MI : Ghost Protocol. What is it about Hollywood, ya? They could make even the simplest movie plot like "We bought a Zoo" so interesting. Full of humor, emotions and values at the same time. They could also make the 'nonsense' plot of Ghost Protocol so real and believable beyond doubts.
Tomorrow, Nada's pre-school will re-open. It's just so cliche to say again and again, but it is so true. Time flies. In 3 weeks time she'll be four. When we celebrated Harris's birthday last end December, she was not happy that it was not hers.
She said the cake was not nice. It should be in triangle with princess and Ben 10. I don't exactly get the idea of combining princess and Ben 10.. and a triangle cake?
Anyway, since Year 2007, Harris would thought I would forget his Birth day because yes, I did forget on that year. I was heavily pregnant and I had nothing else on my mind besides the then delivery and believe it or not... I was so drown in thinking of how would I leave my office works in peace. (My boss is lucky)
So for his 40th birthday last year, a surprise would be interesting eh. I booked a place for dinner to celebrate. He was supposed to drive to the unknown location under my direction. When I said drive to Jalan Ampang, he guessed : Papa Rich, Hadramawt..
He drove until Flamingo Hotel and I said : take up AKLEH. Earlier guesses ruled out.
Then took Jalan Ampang towards KLCC, he guessed : PELITA NASI KANDAR! beep! wrong.
Took Jalan Stonor, he guessed : PNB Darby Park. beep! wrong again.
Once we reached the Oval traffic light, he made another guess - The Royale Chulan!.. and he was right this time.
My husband : he has maps in his brain.
Saturday, April 3, 2010
My 35th birthday - Part 1
This year 28th March falls on Sunday. The few days before Sunday, Harris had been reminding our girl…. “Nada, nanti birthday Mommy… Nada nyanyi to-yu okay…”
On Saturday the 27th , we had the first dinner outing at Manhattan Fish, just the three of us and a little Chocolate Mud Pie for dessert made Dew singing “to-yu, to-yu, to-yu” This marked my first day celebration.
The little Chocolate Mud Pie ice-cream cake.
See how 'cool' I was enjoying my dessert.
She decided that she had to make an important call to Tokyo in the middle of our dinner to check on Nikkei !!!
The day 28th March started early morning with my Subuh prayer praising to Allah s.w.t with all greatness that He has lend me thus far. A husband whom has so much patience, a daughter whom means everything to me, other family members whom always plays a part in my story. A career that I like…..though at times it does strangle my neck. The fact I am able to contribute to the family well being by having a career on my own, I am just so grateful. How can I resist these two LOVE ?
We had planned for a family day out to International Book Fair at PWTC. Nothing starts for us unless we have a good breakfast, off we went to KRB Ampang Water Front after getting readied. I had the weekend favorite – Mee Kari. What I like about the curry mee serves for breakfast there is it’s portion. Medium scale : the ration of mee – tauhu – chicken – kerang – vegetables are perfectly sized for my breakfast level and the curry is yummy. A nicely do breakfast will ensure my smile at least for half a day.
Even though the day was still early, we guessed crowd in PWTC was surely packed judging from the lines of busses being parked at roadsides. I thought we would need to spend hours to look for a car park space, but the luck was on our side when we got one so near to the shopping entrance instantly after entering The Mall Basement.
She went to Book Fair in style.
While we were touring the fair, my cousin Nslave called me. As soon as I picked up the call, high pitch voice almost like chipmunks sang me : "Happy Birthday to YOU! hAPPY bIRTHday to YOU!......" Awwwwww.... those were my two little cousin niece and nephew. That was so sweet and I was delighted.
It was a satisfactory event for me with books and books and books every where. The only part that I don’t really like was when being harassed by salespersons of those early child education programs. You name it… Grolier, Scholastic what evah!… Not that I do not believe in all these media for early child education, but I solely do not agree when people put it as if I have to depend on them to ensure my child turn out brilliant, to be like Mr Astronaut Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor Al Masrie or Mr Tony Fernandez for that matter. (Apsal la mek pilih dua nama tu….)
“Kak…. Akak kena guna program ni…. Orang semua dah pakai sekarang ni. Nanti anak akak ketinggalan kalau akak tak beli dan guna program yang kami buat ni……….” Cheh! Please put it some other way la..
A salesperson kept nagging and telling me how a child may master English by watching their CD’s when he spoke English tunggang-terbalik, no better than me. I was about to tell him – May be you should watch the CD and learn your pronunciation well. However, since it was my birthday… I decided to be a gracious lady and not some bacul bitch. (Thank you to the good breakfast, kalo mek lapar……. Keluar tanduk!)
We then made our way to Jalan TAR as I wanted to get some stuff for my tailoring projects. You see, I may look and sound rough but ribbons, lace, little satin flowers could melt my heart. I felt like sleeping in Bunga & Riben shop which is full with wonderful colors. If I couldn’t have a Baby Products shop, I want to own a shop that sells ribbons.. Heh! Heh!
After getting hold of what I wanted at Bunga & Riben, five design selection of cheapsket fabric at Nagoya, two sets of Noevelle bed sheets at Sogo and sepinggan penuh Nasi Beriani at Insaf…. It was already close to 4pm and we headed home just in-time for Zohor prayers yang dah nak habis waktu!
Dew was asleep once we were home, so Harris and I had a quiet time to conclude our part time job of a bungalow renovation before the big event at night. Could she was awake, she would want to join signing and folding the plans too. The fact that Harris and I were collaborating and co-operating with each other for the job really gives me the sense of satisfaction. I hope one day we’ll achieve of what we both always dream of.
The tickets. Check out the book... I still have my Matriculation books nicely kept.. more than 15 years, ok!
Cik Ani the Nanny came over to our house close to 7pm to look after Dew while Harris and I went out for our night date at Amy’s Suatu Masa concert. It has been SSSSOOOOOOO long since only Harris and I went out together to have some fun. The loving Harris treated me extra nice and I am extremely a lucky women.
I wouldn’t say Amy’s musical concert was the best concert I had watched……. but surely it was an entertaining one.
Somehow….. I do not know, it was either the concert or may be Amy himself, reminds me so much of my own brother…. Mohd Safari Nasir.
May be it was because of the story line which narrated Amy’s life line being an entertainer from the darkness in the early until now that some lights had shone.
May be my brother has some resemblance of Amy physically. Yes, my brother is totally a good looking man only if hadn’t lost much weight for the last 17 years.
By end of the concert, my thought was all to my brother. I hope and pray he will lead a good life at present and on. Now that my silence promise to myself to buy my mami a house is fulfilled, I made another promise to myself……… I want to support my brother in all my might for the success in whatever he’ll do.
.............. to be continued
Friday, February 5, 2010
How we celebrated our baby girl's 2nd birthday.
I was only to wake up when Harris awaken me, saying – “It’s 15 minutes to 12, let’s blow the candles!”
Hah! It’s late at night and Dew’s asleep! Never mind, I then took my bath to freshen up while Harris prepared the cake.
At 12 midnight just as it strike 30.01.10, we awaken Dew and started singing the birthday song. Dew was puzzled… only if she could speak well, she could have said – What a pair of
It was a real special day, which the justification was - I COOKED FOR LUNCH. Cheeewah! Cincai-cincai je. Prior to that we still had our breakfast outside.
In the late afternoon, we made the Birthday Girl on cloud nine with Daddy purchasing her long waited red ‘ayckel (bicycle – in her lingo)
The cake had yet to be cut. Harris suggested for us to go to one of our best cousins place – the Mentibangs, for cake cutting occasion. Surely it would be more fun to have many people around. I was slightly reluctant earlier on because the cake was a tiny one it could not be enough for everyone. But what the heck… I agreed with him.
Dew was all happy once we were about to reach Mentibang’s place for she knew she’d have other 2+1 kiddos to share the fun with.
So, here goes the smooth-kalut, finally smooth Dew’s birthday cake cutting occasion.
Ibu had to barge in with a point finger and be the life saver, eh ?
Every time we show Dew this video, her chest raises up and down showing her breathing accelerating rapidly and repeatedly saying – Kakak, Kakak, Adha – to yo! I guess she wanted to say “Kakak had interrupted into Nada’s “Happy Birthday to you”….
He he, I know they two will be best of friends.
We left Mentibang’s family over 11pm close to 12night being so sleepy. So late… thanks to Harris for wanting to have ‘tutorials’ from Nslave of his newly bought birthday present - the E72.
That was how we celebrated our baby girl’s birthday. No fancy party with party planner, nothing so glamorous but we slept very blissful that night.
It is a joyous event every time to celebrate birthdays, but this particular birthday of a particular special girl also brings a poignant feeling to me. She’s growing up too fast, one day she no longer needs Mommy’s eyebrows and eyelashes when she wants to sleep or to soothe her.
To my baby girl, Mommy has to admit that Mommy is not a very patient mom that at times anger is on you unlike Daddy whom is always a cool Dad. Even so, always remember - Mommy loves you just as much as Daddy if not more!
Little notes for you to know....,
You may not be the winner of a cute baby contest, but you are the cutest baby in this entire Milky Way to Mommy and have long won Mommy and Daddy’s heart.
You may not be the genius baby that can point out countries on World map and appears in Oprah Winfrey Show at 20mo, but all the little achievement you’ve succeed thus far made Mommy really proud of you.
You may not be the eloquent baby that fascinates people around with vast use of vocabulary, but your gibberish talk and laugh and sing and shout and cries never fail to fulfill Mommy’s day.
You may not be the whiz kid but you just know how to console and cheer Mommy up when ever Mommy is feeling down or even angry at you.
Happy Second Birthday, Che’ Embun.. muah.
Sleepy Baby Singing
P/s : My dear readers want to know what I get for my girl this year ?… I didn’t get her anything…. I made her two dresses.
I call this flowery dress Mario Sommerset - nama mek salleh
and this one Si Kembang Payung.... i like them both.
Friday, January 15, 2010
Shepherd's Pie out of me
Even if I am at my parents-in law’s house, I have never tried to look good by trying to perform some culinary skill because I just know myself. I think I am suck at it. And if they detest me because of that, I have no points to back myself up. I lose.
Telling people that I could cook delicious cuisines is really something out of my mind. I could say “Come over to my house, I‘ll make you bake macaroni and bread pudding” but I will never say “Come over to my house, you should taste my wonderful bake macaroni and bread pudding”. I dare not.
Minus preparing meals for Nada which include her breakfast, lunch and dinner that I do religiously due to my subconscious mind keep reminding me that I have to feed her with healthy home cook food, I have to admit that I hardly cook for Harris and myself.
We eat out almost E.V.E.R.Y.D.A.Y.
Harris has never complaint neither has he ever forced me to cook thus far. How can I be thankful enough to him?
The other day, we dined at Delifrance in Ampang Point. I had Shepherd’s Pie and I kinda wished if I could do it myself that I should try, but I figured I am incapable of that.
Then, things sometimes happens coincidentally when later my friend TC posted her delicious looking home made Shepherd’s Pie pix on FB.
I again, wish if I could bake a Shepherd’s Pie special for my love one – Harris.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Piala Malaysia 09 - my experience : As expected
Selama waktu menunggu perlawanan bermula, tindak-tanduk penyokong yang mewarnai keseluruhan Piala Malaysia begitu menarik perhatian saya. Ada yang menari-nari mengikut rentak irama yang dimainkan pancaragam, membuat gelombang manusia dan juga bercakap-cakap akan harapan kemenangan buat pasukan Kijang.
Saya ketawa terkekek-kekek setiap kali mendengar celoteh anak-anak muda yang tentu dialeknya sangat mencuit hati. :) Antara yang tidak boleh dilupakan, budak lelaki yang memakai kemeja T bertulisan RED WARRIOR ini dengan penuh syahdu berkata:
“Abe, abe.. maing molek male ni neh.. Jauh ambo maghi ni… kheto api selle air doh semale di Manek Ugha. Mujo sapa kolupo ni.”
(Abang, Abang main elok-elok malam ni ya. Jauh saya datang ni. Keretapi sudah tenggelam dalam air di Manek Urai. Nasib baik sampai ke Kuala Lumpur). Kebetulan pula Kelantan dilanda banjir sewaktu itu.
Sebaik gol ketiga melepasi gawang Kelantan dan penyokong Hobin Jang Hobin pula meneriak Gomo Kelate Gomo sebagai sindiran, penyokong-penyokong ‘setia’ the red warrior mula naik angin dan berpusu-pusu keluar dari stadium. Harris juga mengajak saya untuk keluar sama. Saya yang pada mulanya berniat untuk keluar awal, tidak selesa pula memikirkan untuk ‘meninggalkan’ pemain-pemain yang masih bertungkus-lumus di padang. Ini kerana saya sendiri pernah berada di atas padang dalam keadaan sebegitu dan ia bukanlah satu perasaan yang seronok ditinggalkan oleh penyokong ketika waktu perlawanan masih berbaki.
Harris menyedarkan saya supaya tidak terlalu sentimental kerana ‘penyokong-penyokong’ yang tinggal bukan lagi berminat untuk menonton perlawanan sebaliknya mula bertindak di luar kawalan dan mungkin mengundang bahaya. Saya terpaksa bersetuju dengan pandangannya. Seperti anak kecil, Harris memimpin seolah-olah mengheret tangan saya dan berjalan dengan pantas menuruni anak-anak tangga stadium yang bagaikan anak tangga Batu Caves, meredah pusuan manusia tanpa sedikit pun menoleh ke belakang atau memperlahankan langkahnya yang sudah tentu lebih panjang daripada langkah saya. Sepanjang langkahan deras ke stesen tren kedengaran suara teriakan “Bakar lrt. bakar lrt, bakar lrt, bakar lrt……..” berulang-ulang kali. Saya teramat teringin untuk berhenti berjalan sejenak dan duduk di suatu penjuru untuk melihat gelagat manusia, tetapi dihalang oleh Harris.
He and his renown statement : “Don’t take the risk, this is not covered in our life insuance.”
Harris sebetulnya seseorang yang sangat ‘cool’ berbanding saya, tetapi dalam hal sebegini dia sangat berhati-hati dan jarang sekali melibatkan diri. Jauh bezanya dengan saya yang amat curious untuk ambil pusing. He he he.
Sesampai di stesen tren, kedengaran kuat bunyi dentingan besi waja berlaga dengan lantai konkrit. Harris mengatakan kepada saya : “Ha! Kan abang dah cakap!!! It’s about to get started”. Agakan saya itu adalah bunyi jatuh pengadang sementara berupa tiang besi dengan rantai plastik yang selalunya digunakan untuk mengepung sesuatu kawasan atau membuat lorong barisan yang dapat dilihat di bank-bank dsb.
Saya tidak dapat menahan keinginan untuk menoleh tetapi Harris lekas-lekas menarik saya masuk melepasi stesen tren.
Tren pertama tiba dan kami terus menaikinya untuk pulang ke rumah. Semasa di dalam tren saya menerima panggilan telefon daripada sepupu saya, Rafi yang juga pergi menonton perlawanan tersebut tetapi secara berasingan. Dia bertanyakan dan memberitahu saya : “Kak Yanti kat mana ? Dalam stadium dah start bakar kerusi ni……”
Dalam hati saya berkata : tak heran la… ini penyokong Kelantan……………semangat gila dia lain sikit.
Saya tumpang bangga jika dikatakan orang-orang Kelantan mempunyai semangat kenegerian yang sangat tinggi kerana ia menujukkan kemuafakatan walaupun saya tidak kategorikan diri saya sebagai salah seorang yang begitu. Namun saya sangat JIJIK melihat tindak-tanduk vandalisme yang ditunjukkan anak-anak Kelantan di atas nama semangat kenegerian. Betul ke tak betul kepala-hotak ni?
Perbuatan membuang sampah merata-rata mungkin perkara normal bagi penduduk Malaysia secara am pada masa seperti perlawanan bola sepak sebegini.
Tetapi bagi saya yang sanggup menyimpan lampin pakai buang anak yang telah digunakan di dalam beg tangan atau tisu yang telah digunakan di lantai kereta kerana tidak menjumpai tong sampah dan tidak sanggup meninggalkannya sewenang-wenang, saya tidak faham kenapa Kelantanese yang begitu mendokong ajaran Islam dapat membuang begitu banyak sampah di seluruh kawasan stadium.
Saya dengan yakin dapat mengatakan saya bukan orang yang menyumbang kepada sampah-sampah tersebut walau sekecil bungkusan gula-gula, tambahan pula saya memang tidak gemar akan gula-gula.
Untuk kesekian kali saya terfikir – Kelantan memanglah antara negeri yang tercorot dalam bab-bab kebersihan pada pandangan saya. It is a shameful thing, I would say.
*Saya mungkin akan dilarang memasuki negeri sendiri selepas tulisan ini dipos*
Saya dan Harris mengutarakan pendapat masing-masing secara analitikal kenapa adanya penyokong Kelantan extrimis yang bertindak sedemikian rupa walaupun mugkin hanya segelintir daripada kami. Ini kerana secara relatif, penyokong negeri lain pun sepatutnya ada segelintir penyokong yang sebegini jika tindak-tanduk vandalisme penyokong Kelantan itu adalah sesuatu yang normal, tetapi jarang-jarang pula terjadi. (Salah jika dikatakan tiada langsung terjadi bagi penyokong negeri-negeri lain)
Usah diragu kenapa kami laki-bini suka membicarakan hal-hal sedikit ilmiah sebegini kerana perkara yang sama juga diteliti oleh pihak berwajib bagi penyokong bolasepak England yang kita sedia maklum mempunyai perangai yang buruk berbanding negara-negara Eropah lain.
Banyak yang kami bahaskan. Namun, bagi tujuan penulisan ini, saya simpulkan 2 perkara :
1. Spesifik kepada perbuatan membakar dan membaling mercun di dalam stadium adalah, medium tersebut amat mudah diperolehi di Kelantan. Mungkin disebabkan faktor geografi yang berjiran dengan Thailand. Mercun adalah sesuatu yang ‘biasa’ di Kelantan dan penggunaannya amat meluas tanpa banyak halangan dari pihak berkuasa atau ibu bapa. Malah ibu bapa turut serta dalam perang mercun di musim raya. Saya tidak menunding jari kepada sesiapa kerana keluarga saya sendiri terlibat sama iaitu sukakan mercun di waktu raya. Sesuatu yang telah menjadi kebiasaan tentunya tidak membawa perasaan bersalah atau takut untuk dilakukan. Entah-entah saudara-mara saya turut terlibat sama dalam acara membaling mercun dalam stadium. Ya, saya memang bukan golongan yang nampak di seberang tanpa melihat diri sendiri di dalam cermin.
2. Ini pula adalah “solely my opinion” – Saya rasakan penyokong Kelantan menganggap perlakuan vandalisme adalah suatu bentuk hiburan. Bola sepak sendiri adalah hiburan yang diterima ramai di Kelantan. Oleh itu, membesar-besarkan agenda Bola sepak adalah sesuatu yang menggembirakan. Maka tercetuslah idea-idea untuk menarik perhatian spesifik ketika perlawanan bola sepak dengan perlakuan buruk itu kerana hanya duduk menonton tidaklah begitu seronok. Di kala ini, anak-anak muda yang energetik ingin meluahkan ekspresi diri masing-masing. Silap mereka hanyalah ia diluahkan dengan cara yang jijik.
Namun, sila lihat di Kelantan, apakah hiburan yang sesuai untuk remaja disediakan? Hiburan bukan sekadar tempat-tempat judi, karaoke atau panggung wayang tetapi mempunyai maksud yang luas mengikut intepretasi tertentu. Hiburan yang melibatkan aktiviti-aktiviti sihat adalah satu cara untuk meningkatkan jati diri. Saya pernah diberitahu mengenai pertandingan penguasaan kenderaan pacuan empat roda, pertandingan go-cart di Kelantan, tetapi berapa ramailah yang boleh menyertainya. Di Kelantan, usah bercerita pasal “theme park” walau sesederhana Lost World of Tambun Water Park (Ipoh), padang permainan kanak-kanak yang decent pun sukar ditemui.
Zaman kanak-kanak saya yang indah adalah di Kg Lundang, Kelantan. Saya amat bangga dengan tempat saya membesar walaupun ketika itu kami juga tiada taman permainan. Dahulu kami dapat bermain di bawah rumah yang bertiang tinggi, menyelinap di kebun-kebun getah mencari biji getah, meraduk lopak-lopak air menangkap berudu, memanjat pokok-pokok jambu batu dan pelbagai lagi. Tetapi zaman telah jauh berubah. Jelas sekali saya tidak dapat bayangkan untuk membesarkan anak sendiri di sana tanpa “play-park areas” seperti yang saya dan anak sekarang nikmati.
*Ini satu lagi kenyataan yang memungkinkan saya dilarang memasuki negeri sendiri dengan gambar-gambar poster muka saya dipangkah besar dan digantung di setiap jalan masuk ke Kelantan !*
Saya berharap kita sedar, program keagamaan sahaja tidak mencukupi untuk perisian masa buat remaja. Saya tidak katakan program keagamaan itu tidak baik tetapi sekiranya kita berjaya membentuk sahsiah dan jati diri remaja dengan hanya program keagamaan, tanggungjawab ibu bapa dan pihak bertanggung jawab tentulah sesuatu yang sangat mudah. Berpijaklah di dunia nyata. Program masjid bukanlah sesuatu yang mudah untuk diterapkan bagi golongan remaja, walaupun kita amat berharap untuk itu terjadi.
Hendak tak hendak, kita harus melihat potensi pendekatan lain contohnya extreme sports yang memang mengikut naluri remaja. Atau sekurang-kurangnya anjuran rat race, independent summer camps, paintballs, kayaking…. Terlalu banyak kalau hendak disenaraikan.
Objektifnya adalah sangat ringkas, supaya ramai di antara kita dapat melihat perbuatan vandalisme bukanlah suatu perbuatan yang hebat kerana terdapat pelbagai aktiviti lain yang boleh dieksplorasi.
Dengan ini, tamatlah sudah siri Piala Malaysia tulisan saya :)







