Roti khurasan

On Sunday, we went back to Muar to visit Makngah (hubs auntie). We spent a night there. Dah lama tak balik Muar. I feel so sad when we passed by the cemetery where Mak & Abah live now and also my house. I miss to stay there like before. Tak payah fikir apa2. How nice. :(
On Monday, we went to Pasar Lambak at Stadium area. I stumbled upon this stall selling Roti Khurasan. This was my late Abah's favourite food. I still remember the very last time he had Roti Khurasan. It was way back during my uni time. I was at home spending my weekends with Mak & Abah. Abah asked me to drive him to Pasar Malam nearby to get him the Roti Khurasan.He can drive but he couldn't walk too far as we had to park a bit far from the pasar malam area. I was so lazy, I declined his wish coz I really don't like the congested area there, and I just left the dining table and went to my room.
One hour passed by and I saw him walked into the house carrying few plastic bags full with food and also the Roti Khurasan. I felt so guilty that time but I just kept quiet. And me, Mak and Abah ate the food that he bought. I still remember the taste of Roti Khurasan. It was so yummy.
Oh, by the way, Roti Khurasan is actually a burger. The seller uses cooked minced meat with some spice inside the burger. The sauce and few slices of cucumber will be put inside too in the middle of the bread. Then, the burger will be wrapped by popiah skin and they will fry it. The specialty of Roti Khurasan is the sauce. It is homemade and a bit spicy.  And usually the sellers are some tabligh man or ar.qam if I'm not mistaken wearing white jubah and serban. But the one that we saw, is wearing normal baju melayu with songkok.
Hubs bought one piece to taste it. They usually fry upon request. So it will stay crunchy.

Frying Roti Khurasan

Close-up

I ate a bit, but I couldn't finish it. I miss Abah. I miss Mak. And I miss every moments spent with them. :(

Quality time with my twin sis, Ata :)

Still remember we met Ata after Faruq's Sports Day? :) We spent some quality time together. I mean not just the two of us. We tagged along my hubs, Faruq and Farissa. Hoho..

We went to a warehouse sale in Cyberjaya near Maybank area. Both of us bought a pair of shoes. And some kitchen stuffs. And then we went back to my house. Took some break and went to Jusco Equine. We talked, we laughed and we shared updates while hubs taking care of the kids.

Later, we cooked for dinner together. Happy. :) Eventho the time is short, I am so happy. I don't really have a real best friend, but Ata is the "real" friend I have since we were in Mak's tummy. :) Until now, we text each other daily, chatting with her in the office and we will call each other sometimes, just to hear her cat meowed/. Comel kan?

I'm planning to go to her place this weekend but hubs bz kot. Will try to sort it out. Minta dipermudahkan. :)

Real Kids CBJ & PTJ Sports Day

Last Saturday 30/4, we went for Faruq's Sports Day at Kompleks Sekolah Putrajaya Precint 8. I am really impress with how well Real Kids handle an event. From time management, to the agenda. All in order and on time. Started at 8am, and by 10am, semua dah habis. Which is bagus, takde la budak2 berpanas menunggu majlis tak habis2.

For me, Faruq's is progressing very well. Later I carik balik gambar sports dia dulu2..1st Sports Day yg dia attend, menangis mcm apa, smpai teacher dia kena dukung. Lps tu takmo pakai baju sukan. Dia sorg je pakai baju biasa. Takmau duduk dgn kawan2.

2nd year Sports Day, ok, dia nk campur dgn kawan2, but masa sukan tu, takmau kepit bola celah lutut tu. Bola kotor katanya. Sigh. Faruq mmg pembersih sikit. I mcm ok je, but tiba2 ade sorang mak budak tu gelakkan dia out loud. Rase nak tampar je. Macam anak dia tu behave sgt. Biasa la budak2 kan?

But last Saturday, I was one proud mum coz Faruq tak menangis lagi. He was well behaved, following his teacher's direction. Normal la if ade seorang dua yang menangis kan? I just smiled to the parents and told them Faruq dulu lagi teruk to calm them now. Yalah. Mesti rasa malu kan? And I cukup tak gemar dgn parents yang anak diorg ok2 tu. Takyah la nk tunjuk that awkward look kt diorg. Biasa la budak2 kan?

Makin besar, makin tak suka amik gambar ini budak.

The event started with  marching and followed by Negaraku and Real Kids songs. Tak sangka Faruq pandai nyanyi lagu Negaraku. :) And Faruq marching too. Proud proud. :) Sebabnya, 2-3 weeks before the sports day, he refused to go to school, coz he didn't want to march. Pakcik tu memang. Tak suka berpeluh katanya.

Nyanyi lagu Negaraku yo!

His game was quite interesting tho. They need to throw ball in the net but need to pass it to their friends. Ala, tak reti nk explain camne. Hehehe..

Getting ready :)

After each game, terus ade penyampaian hadiah. So tak buang masa. Bagus!

Medals and pressie

One of the game for 4-5 years old was dressing up the doll. Best! I pon suka.

One of the game. Dress-up Game.

Oh ya, there were also games for parents but they did 2 separate games for Cyberjaya and Putrajaya parents. For Cyberjaya sama macam game Faruq, but for Putrajaya, the game was quite dangerous. Tah camne tah. They were asked to carry their kid using shoulders. Tiba2 diorang jatuh berhempap2 and one of the mummy dah pengsan plak.

Tak pasal2 je.

But everything was ok after that. We had breakfast at the foodcourt nearby and my sis, Ata came to join us.

Budak tak tahan panas dah start mengaruk!

Farissa & the bread

Look mama.. Abg Fawuq gave me this bread!!

This is mine, Mama!

Lemme taste it! Aumm!!

It's a corn bread, Mama!

And it's yummy!!

Kenduri aqiqah, housewarming & Farissa birthday party

Hello peeps,
Lama dah tak update kat sini. Ada tak ada pon setakat tepek articles.. Rindu sangat2 nk mengarang, but keadaan tak mengizinkan. Byk sgt dlm kepala ni nk kena fikir. Haih..
For the kick-start, last weekend, on Sunday 10/4,  Alhamdulillah we managed to gather our families and friends at our house for Farissa's Aqiqah, housewarming party and also Farissa 1st birthday party.
Everything went well except I tak cukup tangan nk melayan tetamu yg datang. 
Memang mencabar nk arrange kenduri without parents' help. Susah nya dah takde Mak dgn Abah nie.

At first cabaran nk carik catering yang sedap and affordable. Few asked. Ada yg tak layan. :( Ade gak yg cuba2 nk carik untung. Hmpph.. Last resort, I googled. :( Kesian kan? Ya lah with our tight budget, nk kena accomodate dgh harga kambing seekor plus makan2 etc. But Tuhan tu Maha Penyayang. Semuanya dipermudahkan. We settled with this one caterer from TTJ, Senawang. Jauh kan? But yg tu yg paling ok and senang. Package inclusive kambing seekor siap panggang dengan org tolong potong, two workers from 11-6pm, canopy, kerusi meja, kipas, pinggan mangkuk. And as expected, my siblings adalah yang terbaik. Starting with Ijut offered with barang2 dlm goodie bags termasuk cookies yg comel2, my SIL, Kak Sue with her delicious bread pudding, my SIL, Kak Nor came with karipap, kuih koci and also teh tarik nk tambah2 hidangan, my sis Atam, as usual with her maid to help around. My Sis, Acik pulak dgn birthday cake, my sis Ucu with her goodie bags, Yaasin to distribute to guests and Ata with her murtabak. Tu blum lagi presents for birthday girl. Alhamdulillah. I'm glad to have them in my life.

Tahlil dan keduri doa selamat from surau SK area. Nampak tak Farissa kt mana?

Ok, sambung cerita cabaran tu. Cabaran kedua, nk jemput org surau ke rumah. Catering dah tempah, last minute org surau at one area kat SK tu takleh datang, coz ade kenduri kahwin the same day. Mujur there are a lot of other surau kat situ. And hubs managed to invite them datang. Lega. Orang surau pun tak ramai dapat hadir. Dalam 20pax. Ok la tu..coz Sunday kan.. ramai kluar.

Tu atas riba my nephew. Mujur dia behave sepanjang tahlil tu. :)

Kambing Aqiqah

Kambing nie yg habis dulu. Sedap. Coz tade bau and marinated well. Ramai guests yg puji. Oh ya..caterer tu pun ade blog. Sgt2 sesuai utk mereka2 yg tight budget mcm kitorg coz dia cater all events even the small one. Click here.

Birthday girl dgn papa.

Farissa dapat banyak pressies. My sis, siap belikan dia rantai. Merasa gak dia pakai emas2 ni. I tak jadi belikan since rantai nie was my Mak will to buy her one before dia meninggal tapi tak sempat. :(

Comel 

I ordered red velvet cake dgn macarons. Tak sempat nk snap piccas of macarons. Tu yg habis dulu. Sedap kek tu. I ordered from Angelcupidkitchen.

Farissa & my SIL, Kak Sue

Gambar penutup.. gambar family kami.. :)

Sedih

Sedih. Dah seminggu Makngah (hubs aunt aka org yg membesarkan my hubby) stayed with us after the kenduri.

Usually pagi2 dia dh bgn prepare breakfast and waited for us to bring her cucu down. Faruq n Farissa mmg kesayangan dia.

Balik kerja, hati terhibur eventho I felt a bit uneasy ada org lain dlm rumah, but honestly I'm honoured to have her in my house. Tak pernah harap dia buat apa2 dlm rumah, but she did everything. Penat dah I marah tapi dia degil. Tetap nak kemas, tetap nk masak.

I'm happy coz my kids still have theirr atuk to share her love.

But tadi, we sent her to TBS coz she couldn't wait to go home. I'm so sad coz the kids just started to love her.

I tot of sending her straigth away to Muar next week. Tapi dia dah x sabar2 nak balik rumah sendiri.
Am planning to go back to Muar to visit her. I don't want my kids to forget about her. I want them to love her unconditionally. Ni je peluang yg diorg ade sementara ada umur kami.

This lady whom mr hubs called 'mak' yg besarkan dia dgn baik. Hingga ke tahap sekarang.

Sunyinya makngah takde. :(

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Reminder to myself: Kenapa kita perlu balik kerja awal?

I came across this topic while browsing Cari forum. Rasa tertampar di situ.. And I think I patut share kat sini for reminders to other parents as well...

I'm now planning to resign and cari kerja yg ade work-life balance. Nak resign terus duk kt rumah jadi surirumah, rasenya belum sampai masa, coz I'm the backup of my family. Kesian mr hubs nk kerja sorg2.. Dah le baru je settle down beli rumah etc etc kan? And some more Faruq dh nk masuk Standard 1 next year. Mesti banyak nk pakai duit. And if something happen to mr hubs, boleh la depend kat I kan?

So please read this!

creditted to forum cari: Perbincangan keluarga (forummer: anaryu)

Kenapa kita perlu balik kerja awal

Baca pelan- pelan dan penuh penghayatan.

Aku terlanggar seorang asing semasa berjalan,
"Oh maafkan saya, saya tak perasan"

Katanya "Maafkan saya juga,
Saya tak nampak saudara"

Kami amat bersopan dan saling menghormati,
Kami saling melambai sambil berlalu pergi,

Tetapi di rumah lain pula ceritanya,
Bagaimana kita melayan orang tersayang, tua dan muda,

Lewat petang, tika memasak makan malam,
Anak lelaki kecilku berdiri di dapur secara diam-diam,

Bila berpaling aku hampir melanggarnya jatuh,
Jerkahku, "Jangan buat kacau di sini, pergi main jauh-jauh"

Dia berlalu pergi, hatinya hancur luluh dan beku,
Aku tak sedar, bertapa kasarnya kata-kataku,

Sedangku berbaring di katil mendengar musik,
Terdengar suara halus datang membisik,

"Bila bersama orang tak dikenali,
Begitu bersopan dan merendah diri,
Tetapi ahli keluarga tersayang, sering dimarah dan dicaci",

"Cubalah kau pergi lihat di lantai dapur,
Kan kau temui bunga-bungaan berterabur",

"Itu adalah bunga-bunga dibawanya untuk kamu,
Dia memetiknya sendiri, kuning, biru dan unggu",

"Dia berdiri senyap agar jadi kejutan buat kamu,
Kamu tak pernah sedar airmatanya yang datang bertamu",

Pada tika ini, aku merasa amat kecil sekali,
Airmataku mencurah ibarat air di kali,


Senyap-senyap ku kebiliknya, dan melutut di katil,
"Bangunlah, anakku, bangunlah si kecil"

"Apakah bunga-bunga ini dipetik untuk mak?
Dia tersenyum, "Adik terjumpanya belakang rumah di semak"

"Adik memetiknya kerana ia cantik seperti ibu,
ibu tentu suka terutama yang unggu,

"Maafkan ibu, atas sikap ibu hari ini,
Ibu tak harus menjerkah kamu, sebegini,

Katanya,"Oh, ibu, itu tak mengapa,
Saya tetap sayang ibu melebihi segala,

Bisikku, "Anakku, ibu pun sayang kamu,
dan ibu suka bunga itu, terutama yang unggu,


FAMILY

Adakah kamu sedar, sekiranya kita mati hari ini,
syarikat tempat kita berkerja akan senang-senang mendapat pengganti,
dalam hanya beberapa hari?

Tetapi keluarga yang kita tinggalkan,
akan merasa kehilangan kita sepanjang hayat.

Dan sedarlah, sekiranya kita menghabiskan masa kita kepada kerja,
Melebihi keluarga kita, adalah merupakan suatu pelaburan yang tidak bijak.
Bukankah begitu?

Jadi apakah maksud yang tersirat?

Tahukah anda makna "FAMILY"?
FAMILY = (F)ATHER (A)ND (M)OTHER (I) (L)OVE (Y)OU


" HARGAILAH KELUARGA ANDA "