|| geram sungguh..tapi kelakar pun ada ||

narih hari saya yang paling tak produktif..

sedari semalam dah terasa yang kepala ni nee-nong lain macam..

sekali pagi tadi masa cuba nak gerak Subuh, takleh angkat..Ya ALLAH, migrain balik rupanya..

saya terpk apa yang saya salah makan 2-3menjak nih..saya jarang kena migrain tapi kalau kena, memang dahsyat..

so gagahkan juga diri siapkan anak2 bangun pagi, mandi, siap, sarapan and cuba beri senyuman buat Inche' S.O. ...

siap2 semua, saya pun dengan jayanya..makan pain killer saya and zzzz..memang terus terlena, tak ingat apa2..

rupa2nya kelam kabut Inche' S.O. uruskan anak2..bukan apa, skang nih anak2 lebih lasak, lebih adventurous..itu yang ada masanya saya sendiri rasa macam nak surrender..

nak dijadikan cerita , dlm 2 jam saya dpt lelapkan mata...Inche' S.O. pun tak dpt thn ngantuk **dia shift malam** dan akhirnya naik ke bilik..Irfanzilla tidur, jadinya dia dah warning abang2 supaya jgn bising sebab

a)Mommy tengah tidur

b) Irfan tengah tidur

c) Abah baru nak tidur

memang..memang 2-2 senyap..langsung tak berbunyi..sampailah si Irfanzilla bangun nak menyusu..saya ke dapur dan terus darah meyirap..mana taknya, habis satu tin besar susu pekat manis yang saya tengah tinggalkan tepi sinki tu kena tolak masuk dlm sinki..habis tumpah berlelah susu tu..sayang je terbuang..saya dah tahu angkara siapa....

tak mungkin Irfan sebab i) dia masih pendek **ketinggian masih belum mencapai tahap yang membolehkan dia buat onar tu**  ii) dia dlm baby cot and iii) takde nye dia nampak pun tin tu atas sinki..

and can't be Haddyff sebab i) dia pun masih tak sampai nak capai sinki and ii) kalau takde kaitan dengan gula-gula, budak nih tak amek pot langsung ha-hal dapur..

jadi suspek utama ialah Harryth!

bila tanya, dia jawab YA..memang dia yang buat!

**arrrghhhh geram betul saya..dahlah dengan kepala yang tengah mengong masa tu**

saya tak kuasa nak marah2..sebab saya appreciate the fact yang dia tak bohong...dia buat onar dan dia mengaku yang onar tu dia yang buat..cuma bila saya tanya kenapa dia buat, he went totally silent..mebbe he doesn't know how to explain it to me kot?

like what I said, tak kuasa nak marah2..saya suh dia pegi masuk bilik and tidur sama Abah dia **anak2 saya paling pantang bila suh tidur...tak tahu kenapa?mak dia ni suka je...takyah jemput pun, dia pandai zzz sendiri!**

bila dah bangun tidur, barulah saya panggil dia dan explain kenapa saya marah2 tadi..saya tak pasti dia tahu atau faham reasoning saya, tapi harapan saya biarlah dia faham....

yang pat kelakar ni si Irfanzilla..

datang baiknya, habis semua orang di ciumnya..

datang nak menyakat, habis semua dicium kemudiannya digigit penuh rasa..

and skang nih dah mula faham apa yang orang cakap..

especially bila kita cakap "MANA BIRD?" dia akan terus tunjuk ke langit...

bila tanya "MANA BALL?" terus berpusing cari bola Adidas dia..sepak slowly sana sini...

bila tanya "MANA MILK, PAN? MANA SUSU?" ..wah, terus kehulu hilir mcarik mana botol susu dia..

mana ada abang2, kat situ juga dia ada..tak sedar masih setahun, ada hati nak  main2 dengan budak 3 & 5tahun...last2 kena buli je..tapi kalau org amek benda kat tangan dia,SIAPLAH! habis dia jeritkan nanti..and skang dah pandai nak warning abang2, especially si Haddyff tu sebab Haddyff rajin nah ngusik dia...

kalau warning tu, siap pakai rotan..tunjuk jari telunjuk lagi...dia ingat orang takut agaknya..

itulah kehidupan saya kat rumah ni..hmmm, confrim saya akan mula rindukan saat-saat ni bila bisnes saya dan classes sya kick-off semula nanti..takpelah, ini je lah jihad yang termampu dek saya buat masa ni...Insha-ALLAH!

|| sila jemput bertandang...dan kalau ada $$$ lebih, apa salahnya berbelanja sekali ? ||

sahabat saya, MAMA AMANA & ARIEF kini sudah bergelar usahanita..sudah ada online blogshop dan menjual CD..

saya bangga dengan keberanian mana2 sahabat yang kuatkan hati dan semangat mahu berniaga **walaupun secara kecil2an, kerana siapa tahu rezeki mereka..mungkin nanti boleh bikin konglomerat sendiri, kan?**

anyway Su, sorry sangat..aku tak dpt nak membeli..sejujurnya, AKU ni MALAS ...dan setakat nih alhamdulillah, Inche' S.O. masih belum komplen lagi mengenai kemalasan aku pat diapers nih..so, kalau aku dah mula mengorder tu, sila tahu yang Inche' S.O. sudah mula bising..:P

anyway, do'a aku agar usaha gigih ko ini akan menampakkan hasil dan semoga perniagaan ko ini akan sukses dan berjaya..insha-allah..!

|| Yang, I nak buku ni.. ||

saya dah jarang sangat membeli /membaca  mahupun membuat list buku2 yang ingin saya baca...

jgn katakan buku dlm bentuk fizikal, e-books yang berlambak dlm laptop saya ini pun masih tak terbaca lagi..

but then, I am estatic knowing that Wardina is planning to roll out a book and it's dedicated for mothers yang prihatin tentang pemakanan anak2.. **not that I wasn't before, but I guess since Baby Pan aka Irfanzilla is now enjoying eating solid food as much as all of us are, I am gonna make a little more effort to make his gastronomical experience a good one one!**

and taaa- daaa, this is now officially on my wish-list... **such a typical Mom, aren't I?**

|| Poached Salmon recipe...wanna try? ||

I am a die hard fan of posched salmon of IKEA..and lo' and behold, I have tried to do cook it once or twice and home and voila, it turned out delish!

Just sharing the recipe below for any other food lovers out there...

Poached Salmon Recipe


Ingredients
- 1 to 1½ pounds salmon fillets
- ½ cup dry white wine (a good Sauvignon Blanc)
-->for Moslems, subtitute this with lemon juice **see no -bigey!**
- ½ cup water
- A few thin slices of yellow onion and/or 1 shallot, peeled and sliced thin
- Several sprigs of fresh dill or sprinkle of dried dill
- A sprig of fresh parsley
- Freshly ground black pepper

Put wine **or lemon juice** , water, dill, parsley and onions in a saute pan, and bring to a simmer on medium heat. Place salmon fillets, skin-side down on the pan. Cover. Cook 5 minutes or to desired done-ness. Do not overcook. Serve sprinkled with freshly ground black pepper.

picture's,  courtesy from here

|| HOME-SCHOOLING ||

Alhamdulillah, saya telah berjaya memenuhi impian saya sendiri walaupun bukan untuk masa yang lama..anak2 saya kini di "home-school" sendiri di rumah oleh yours truly..

and di sini ada senarai websites yang saya gunakan untuk membantu saya dalam usaha mengajar anak2 di rumah...some of it adalah US-based exercises, so tentunya akan ada perbezaan/percanggahan ejaan, perkataan yang digunakan, so as mothers and also educators **bangganya saya bila menggelarkan diri sendiri itu yerk?** we have to be very careful in choosing the exercises as well as the references offered on the websites.

tlsbooks.co-preschool number and premath worksheets
Kidzone
Kindergarten Worksheets
Basic Arabic
Basic Mandarin

hope these websites will be able to help you as much as it has helped me...

p/s: kalau ada yang tahu website lain yang mana boleh membantu, pls lemme know kay?:D

|| AL-FATIHAH diatas pemergian Baby ALANNA QISH BINTI SYARULNIZA ||

Saya kerap mengikuti perkembangan anak tabah ini..

meskipun tidak pernah bersua muka, namun setiap hari saya tidak pernah lupa untuk mendoakan agar para ibu yang mempunyai anak2 seistimewa Baby Alanna diberikan kekuatan untuk terus menongkah getir kehidupan di samping menjadi tunjang keluarga buat anak tercinta, suami tersayang..

Alanna kini sudah tiada lagi..

Alanna yang mungil kini sudah bersama DIA, menantikan kehadiran Daddy & Mommy di sana..

saya dulu kerap berduka hati bila tengokkan anak saya, Haddyff "bertarung" dengan kegatalan kerana ekzema nya **dan tatkala itu hati terdetik "kuatnya anak yang seorang ni"** namun bila berkenalan secara maya dengan para ibu tabah yang menjaga amanahNYA dengan kekuatan luar jangkaan, saya jadi kudus dan kerdil..

Mama Alanna, tabahkan diri dan redha lah di atas pemergian puterimu..Insha-ALLAH, dia menantimu di sana...DIA takkan menduga hambaNYA sekiranya hamba itu tak mampu diduga, DIA tidak zalim....

Al-Fatihah.

Alanna Qish Binti Syarulniza
24 Ogos 2009 - 5 Jun 2010

Kisah perjalanan arwah Baby Alanna boleh dibaca disini dan di blog Mama Alanna

|| I see chocolates..everywhere ||

Noted that the exhibition was a bit of a letdown **maybe that, or the fact that I went in the morning of the first day itself....wasn't as happening as I expected?** ...Ingatkan banyak booth, but as usual ada "terselit" 3-4 booths of banks promoting their credit cards and those salesperson literally holding onto my LV bagstraps, begging me to join or at least "try" to sign up as a sign on support! but no, thanks..I have learnt my lesson and I am now a very happy shopper, shopping using my debit cards..:D

Anyway, I was thinking that it would be something flashy and great lah, to expect the least..but surprising it was a small collection of chocolateurs and some other are players in the chocolate bussiness -selling chocolate molds ** ni tempat bentuk coklat okay, bukan mold-kulat**, chocolate printers **yes, they print edible images on these chocolates kay**, chocolte boxes & frames...and my all time favourite..SALDOFF chocolate...ALYONKA!

I wasted no time to rush to the stall upon seeing the Mother Russia flag..gosh, something from my past is here and boy, was I estatic!

Ini ALYONKA chocolate was among the cultures I adapted when I was there in Kursk.. **this, as well as the beer, vodca, cheap Russian cigerettes and tea drinking culture which is a norm "hence the word culture" back there** anyway, they had my favourites ...the dark chocolate,which is slightly bitter upon first bite then gradually sweeten in your mouth..** isnt't that just heavenly, guys?** anyway, the owner there was kinda lookinga t me one kind and approached me, asking me if I want to buy anything? I casually asked "Why is this RM12 here whereas I remembered buying it only for about Rb20- Rb 30 back in Kursk?" . He was surprised to learn that I was studying in his country , while he on the other hand had attended IIUM Gombak in mine...

and from there, we started talking and started comparing notes about the weather and how he missed Malaysia whenever he's back in his homeland and how I, on other hand is missing Kursk to bits!

He exclaimed to the rest of his entourage that I was an ex-KSMU student and started to converse with me in Russian..ha ha ha, thank God for my basic Russian..although the conversations with them were not as fluently as how I would have hoped for, but them it wasa reminder that I was once there and I understand and speak that language!

ALYONKA chocolate is the one on the left, I have always been fascinated with the girl's big blue eyes..:D

The boy's version is ALYONKI - still with the blue eyed concept but with wispy blonde curls..These are products under the KRASNII OKTIABER or Reb October company, a famous chocolate manufacturer back in Moscow and still going strong since 1918..

KRASNII OKTIABER's official logo

Other products from Saldoff's..they have a branch in KL..so most probably we'll get to see more Russian chocolates in the market soon **yeay!**

among the printed chocolates available..they use 98% cocoa and by not using vegetable oils, the chocolate can last in room temperature without melting..

this stall was flocked as it was selling novelty and beautiful handcrafter chocolates ** but a bit pricey for my taste**

one of the established chocolateur participating in the ehibition

** not that it wasn't a hit, hence the picture sans people but my timing was pefect as I wanne take a picture of the stall not the people at the stall **

this co sells locally made choclate molds, costing about RM60-75 cmpared to the ones brought in from Germany **RM160-RM 300**

anyway, I bought some chocolates **surprsingly, I bought the chocolates ONLY from that booth and not the others!** and headed home feeling dandy and nice..I could say that the higlight of my visit there was more or less concentrated on ALYONKA, but to me that is sufficient!


Kursk..I miss you! **have u been missing me too?**