my happy family

family activities

2009-02-20T18:45:00.004+08:00

Trip to the zoo on husna birthday..

red carpet dinner with someone special...

2008-11-22T20:09:00.000+08:00

Jokes by Amir

2008-10-30T17:12:00.003+08:00

Final exam anak2 dah habis, text books pun dah pulangkan ke sekolah, so anak2 pergi sekolah hanya buat revision and workbook saja.... Amir yg masih darjah 1, dah tak belajar sangat and selalu balik rumah ceritakan pada mummy cerita2 yg cikgu2 atau ustazah2 dia sampaikan... Antaranya kisah2 pengajaran dan kisah2 lucu yg diceritakan semula dlm lenggok bahasa Melayu tak betulnya.

Petang semalam, when we were in the car, he charms us with his teka teki collections, dia main dalam kelas gaknya. Most of them mummy and daddy tak boleh jawab, agak lucu and i would like to share it here:

1) Bunga apakah yang akan terus mati bila disiram air?
2) Berikan 3 cara masukkan zirafah kedalam petisejuk?
3) Mee apakah yang berwarna hitam?
4) Ikan apakah yang paling kaya?
5) Berikan 4 cara nak msukkan gajah dlm petisejuk?
6) Dalam hutan, lion adalah raja segala binatang, bila LionKing panggil semua binatang datang kecuali binatang apa?
7) Apakah benda bila dicari-cari susah nak dapat, tapi bila dah dapat terus buang?
8) A few ada teka teki yg ku dah lupa.. ..

Jawapan in the next post, tp sesiapa yg pandai bolehlah cuba teka...

Stay the same

2008-10-21T17:50:00.004+08:00

A few years back, dlm tahun 2000 kot, a friend of mine forwarded an email to me in Excell format about this Thinking Skills Quiz... Bepinar bijik mata me and hubby trying to figure out semua answer... Those days, internet tak sehebat kini, klik je hujung jari, semua answer tersedia.. Sesiapa nak mengasah minda, boleh cuba jawab ni, without googling the answers... Hasil usahasama laki bini dulu kami dpt sore 40++

10 Correct Fair
25 Correct Good
40 Correct Excellent
50 Correct Genius

3 W on a RR
8 Bin a B
24 BB in a P
3 BM (SHTR)
52 C in a P
10 C
101 D from WD
7 W of the AW
7 D of the W
90 D in a RA
3 D for S in MC
7 D in SW
20 FO in a P
50 for the B in D
10 GBH on a W
57 HV
24 H in a D
13 in a BD
2000 is the NM
0 L on a S
147 MB in S
12 M of a J
60 M in an H
6 S on a D
240 P in an OP
88 PK
3 S of a T
9 P in the SS
30 P in a RUFM

200 P for PG in a G of M
15 RB on a ST
4 S of the Y
3600 S in an H
8 P in a G
12 M in a Y
7 S on a FPP
12 S of the Z
64 S on a CB
77 SS
4 T at HA
1 W on a U
40 AN
12 D of C
22 Y in a C
7 C of the R
204 O(L)SM
99 RB
3 L on a S
14 C in a GB
2 B in a BM

Whenever I'm felling blue, he'll sing this song to me ....

I owe alot to this guy

INSUH RIMA

2008-10-21T17:12:00.003+08:00

Tiada kenangan yg lebih manis dalam hidup selain dari pengalaman membesarkan anak-anak. The more the merrier.. tepat sekali..... despite susah payah yg terpaksa dilalui, most of the time, setiap ibubapa akan tersenyum sendirian mengingati gelagat mereka...

Insuh Rima.... two words that makes me smile the whole week.... Dan pastinya ianya akan menjadi sesuatu yg sgt lucu dan manis untuk dikenang lagi..... Bile besar nanti akan mummy ceritakan kenangan lucu ini pada anak2.....

Alhamdulillah... end of the year exam anak2 dah habis, exam KAFA akan tamat Khamis nanti pula... Sarah menunjukkan peningkatan yang amat baik dalam karangannya... She proudly shows me the word 96% and TAHNIAH written by her teacher on her paper 2 bahasa Melayu... Alhamdulillah.. pemahaman BM mrk semakin baik.. Amir dah lebih berikan tumpuan dan Husna spt biasa tak banyak masalah menyesuaikan diri dimana jua...

Muneerah misses Tok and Long very much.... Asyik ceritakan dia nak Long datang sini... This morning katanya matanya tak selesa sbb rasa gatal... tapi takde pula kesan nyamuk gigit, but I can see kelopak mata dia bergerak2... agaknyaTok dan Long rindukan simontel itu... Call Tok dikampung, mmg betul Long rindukan Muneerah dan asyik mimpikan dia... Hmm... Kesian adik.....

Hubby is super duper busy with his new post, asyik outstation sana sini..... Hmm... bukan senang bersuamikan seorang ----- ni... Rindu masa zaman hubby engineer cabuk dulu... On time je kat rumah, boleh masak sama2, or keluar ronda2 malam sampai ke Citibank Jalan Ampang, pastu singgah Petaling Street beli DVD dan buah berangan bakar... balik rumah lepak2 tgk DVD.... apa nak buat, with Power, comes a great responsibility....and sacrifaction (yours truly le tu).

priceless

2008-09-09T11:21:00.008+08:00

Priceless...
when my kids started to perform their 5 times a day prayer daily without being ask to, even Subuh ... love u guys to bits...
Priceless...
When they can recite all the 'bacaan dalam solat' perfectly and fluently, Muneerah can recite alFatihah smoothly too
Priceless
When Amir perform (?? err...) his terawikh with daddy at masjid Al Hasanah every night... tak pernah miss lagi so far
Priceless
When Sarah passed her BM and agama exam with flying colours and despite their only 7 months tuitionless sekolah kerajaan in Malaysia, Sarah and Husna were at no 1 rank in their class recently, mummy and daddy are so proud of you...
Priceless
Bila amir khusyuk buat his homework sampai tertidur ( paksarela) ... looking at his face melts my heart
Priceless
When hubby took a half day leave just to go and bought me my secret birthday prezzie on 2nd Sept 2008....Love u so much dear...
Priceless
When he wrote in my birthday card, i love more each day as u GROW... hmm... thanks dear for putting up with my childish behaviour or adakah maksudnya i'm putting up weight???
Priceless
When my my mother started to enjoy her hobby again after ayah left... menenun songket... and i heard that mak nak tenun songket yg mcm Sultan Mizan tu lak pakai which upah tenunnya saja nearly my monthly pay... and Tok juga happy with her kura2 belaanya yg dipanggil wonderpet while cucu2 pulak kata Tokki ' s soul was transformed into that tortoise to accompany Tok dikampung...
Priceless
When my cambodian maid can communicate in Malay quite smoothly now.. senang tak payah explain dgn expression lagi..
Priceless
That I'm still alive and masih boleh perbaiki my ibadat dibulan yg mulia ini... Alhamdulillah

Pricey
This ! Coz he wants this and the kids want this for balik kampung raya ....

Happy 11th Anniversary

2008-06-23T20:40:00.006+08:00

Alhamdulillah. It has been 11 years yesterday. 220697 -220608. Thanks for the wonderful lobster last night dear.... Thanks for the wonderful life...Thanks for everyhing... You are my BFFL

Love is not as simple

as candlelight and roses

......love is day-to-day living,

taking time,

making time to be there,

with open arms and a giving heart...

Love is the special life we share.

Love brought us together

as husband and wife

and love gave each of us

best friend for life ( bffl)

Kehilangan

2008-06-16T20:48:00.003+08:00

It has been more than a week, namun, masih rasa tak percaya Ayah telah pulang menemui penciptanya. The death of parents can be a shocking moment for everyone, eventhough we all know that kematian is a must. Syukur Alhamdulillah ayah pergi dengan tenang pada tengahari jumaat lepas, right before azan jumaat berkumandang di masjid didepan rumah. Jenazah disempurnakan right after asar that day. Alhamdulillah segalanya berjalan lancar eventhough kami sekeluarga tak dapat melihat ayah buat kali terakhir. Kami tiba di Terengganu selepas azan maghrib after 5 hours journey, lalu ikut LPT dan Jabor.

Emak masih merasa kekosongan yang amat setelah sehilangan teman hidup lebih 50 tahun. Satu hari, ketika menalifon emak, katanya the first few days lepas anak2 pulang bekerja, dia masih menyediakan kopi dan lunch kegemaran ayah dan membawanya ketempat ayah dan suddenly realize that ayah has gone. Alhamdulillah kini emak semakin kuat dan tabah... I know her pain and sadness will eventually go away and she will be courageous and strong once again but it doesn’t mean she won’t continue to hurt from time to time. Some ache will be there forever, that’s just the way it is.

There is a Chinese proverb that reads, "You cannot prevent the birds of sorrow from flying overhead, but you can prevent them from building nests in your hair."

Alfatehah ayahku Muda@ Omar B Salleh ( 030388-060608).

Ibu
Ku tahu kau kesunyian
Dapat ku rasakan
Hidup mu penuh kekosongan
Ayah pergiTinggallah kau seorang diri
Perginya iaTakkan kembali lagi

( korus )
Tahukah engkau hancurnya hati ku
Bila mengenangkan nasib mu
Apakah yang dapat kita lakukan
Semuanya itu kuasa Tuhan
Usahlah ibu
Bersedih pilu
Memang suratanD
ia pergi dulu( roll )

( ulang korus )
Sudahlah ibu
Jangan menangis lagi
Yang pergi itu
Tetap 'kan pergi
BerdoalahKe hadrat Illahi
Semoga rohnyaSelalu direstui

suratan

2008-06-16T20:41:00.001+08:00

“Barangsiapa yang bertaqwa kepada Allah nescaya akan dijadikan untuknya jalan keluar (dari belenggu masalah) dan dikurniakan rezeki dari sumber yang tidak disangka-sangka” (Al-Thalaq: 2-3)
Tanpa ada rasa kecewa
tanda syukur ku pada yang Kuasa
Pengabdian yang telah diberi
kini nyata menjadi bukti (2x)
Ku bersyukur pada yang Kuasa
Kerana diberikan rahmat taqdirNya
Ketentuan yang telah diberi
Kuterima dengan rela hati (2x)
#
Hayatilah hidupmu insan
Hiasilah dengan kesabaran
Hikmah yang disebaliknya
Tercetus nikmat yang mulia
Cekalkan hati tempuh hidup baru
Segalanya pengalaman buatmu
Menghadapi ujian pengukur iman
Terimalah ketentuan ini

Walaupun terkadang nak ku rebah
Dek runtunan perasaan gundah
Kucapai kalam Mu penenang jiwa
Benteng utama kekuatan jiwa (2x)

Sarah the stroryteller

2008-05-25T21:16:00.002+08:00

For hasil nukilan sarah yang dulu2, click CERITA SARAH IN 2006

Princess Midnight the storyteller

2008-05-25T20:28:00.004+08:00

Hi, I am Husna. I love to write scary or mysterious short stories. Here are some of my collections.

Story of the sad couples

( I wrote this in April 2008 in a notebook given by my mummy)

One day as a couples were walking by, they saw a love metre shop. They checked it if both of them loved each other and it said they are just like romeo and Juliet. So, then after two months they got married.

But after they both had married it didn't seem what they thought it would be like. The husband died when he was 32 years old. So the wife was sad and she did not want to marry again because she missed her husband so much and she was pregnant.

Now, lets talk more about the father, how he died. One day he had asthma and his blood temperature was so high. Then he went to the hospital and then one doctor said he can't live anymore. There are germs in his blood. And the doctor said that if you don't want him to die, you need to take him to an expert hospital. Then, she took him to the different hospital but still they cannot save her husband.

So she searched the whole wide world and finally she found the doctor she was looking for. But they said he had to die .she didn't care what all the doctors said.suddenly he dropped to the ground and he stopped breathing . Then she was crying until now..... That is the end of the story. The end.

Do you like it? Love, HUSNA RIDZWAN

The past few weeks

2008-05-18T13:39:00.015+08:00

The kids had just finished their mid year exam last Thursday and followed by Teachers Day celebration on Friday. Then, a long weekend due to the Wesak break on Monday. Sarah went to Melaka yesterday with her school trip. Tak boleh nak pi mana2 jauh this weekend coz daddy tgh standby. Petang nanti nak pi swimming at Kelab Tasik je.

Some images yang baru upload ...

Majlis Silaturrahim Taman Ramal Suria, dirasmikan by our newly appointed YB, Dr Shafie. Small, nice and green taman with about 50 houses and less than 200 members. 10 minutes 'trafficlightless' to UPM and 10 mins to Putrajaya too. Got to know lots of new neigbours and thanks to this majlis juga, jumpa a very good mengaji teacher just behind my house. Alhamdulillah.

Mummy I am tired...........

Thanks for the trip, dear.

Husna and the tea plantation ( view from the toilet window)

Depan Resort

Husna : I want to finish reading this book in ONE minute

Sarah: You are a bookworm, Husna

Muneerah: I want to be like Dora....

Amir: I am the Legend of Zelda hero

Husna : Sarah, I 've just learned from the Discovery Channel that this purple flower will turns red if an ant pee on its petal

Sarah: No, not because of the pee, but when the ant gets scared, it will squirt an acid that turns the purple colour of the petal into red. Ants are scared because they think purple petals are their enemies.

Muneerah : I love you Kak Long, you are so clever, just like me. Muahhhhhhssssss.

Husna's fighting fish, Esmeralda. Rest in Peace as to date, eaten by a monster.

Amir is sick, Muneerah is trying to feed him with some fish biscuits.

At Tok's house celebrating Ijat's 11 birthday.

Ridzwan junior and senior. 2, 2 control macho...

White coat hypertension

2008-05-12T22:35:00.002+08:00

Ever heard of it?

I hate that silly locum doctor from one of the Pusat Rawatan in Bangi.... unethical and money oriented... I wonder how this kind of people sleep at night....

The truth is hubby's BP is normal, around 130 - 80 with an athletic pulse of 60 plus. Thanks you his caring and loving wife : ) who bought the Omron SEM 2 as an advance anniversary present.

Celery (Apium graveolens). Oriental Medicine practitioners have long used celery for lowering high blood pressure. There are some experimental evidence that shows that celery is useful for this. In one animal study, laboratory animals injected with celery extract showed lowered blood pressure. Eating as few as four celery stalks was found to be beneficial in lowering blood pressure in human beings.

Garlic (Allium sativum). Garlic is a wonder drug for heart. It has beneficial effects in all cardiovascular system including blood pressure. In a study, when people with high blood pressure were given one clove of garlic a day for 12 weeks, their diastolic blood pressure and cholesterol levels were significantly reduced. Eating quantities as small as one clove of garlic a day was found to have beneficial effects on managing hypertension. Use garlic in your cooking, salad, soup, pickles, etc. It is very versatile.

Onion (Allium cepa). Onions are useful in hypertension. What is best is the onion essential oil. Two to three tablespoons of onion essential oil a day was found to lower the systolic levels by an average of 25 points and the diastolic levels by 15 points in hypertension subjects. This should not be surprising because onion is a cousin of garlic.

Tomatoes are high in gamma-amino butyric acid (GABA), a compound that can help bring down blood pressure.
Broccoli (Brassica oleracea). This vegetable contains several active ingredients that reduce blood pressure.
Carrot (Daucus carota). Carrots also contain several compounds that lower blood pressure.
Saffron (Crocus sativus). Saffron contains a chemical called crocetin that lowers the blood pressure. You can use saffron in your cooking. (It is a very popular spice in Arabic cooking.) You can also make a tea with it. Many Indians add a pinch of saffron in the brewed tea to give a heavenly flavor. Unfortunately, it is very expensive.

Assorted spicesSpices such as fennel, oregano, black pepper, basil and tarragon have active ingredients that is beneficial in hypertension. Use them in your cooking.

dedicated for my angels

2008-05-08T20:56:00.003+08:00

هاري اين أمير دان حسنى كنا ماره دڬن مومماي كران بلي اير دلم تين لاڬي لڤس كلس كاف.ايسوق تياد كلس كاف، مومماي اكن هانتر ساراه، حسنى دان أمير ك ليبراري د بندر بارو باڠي اونتوق ممينجم بوكو.بوكو كڬماران انق٢ مومماي سكارڠ اداله سيري بوكو ڤنڽياساتن مر ميدنيڬهت بي جاميس لي.سكارڠ ني انق انق مومماي سداڠ بوات هوميوورق.اوه يا، ساراه لولوس سموا سوبجچت مات ڤلاجرنڽ. دي داڤت ڤاليڠ تيڠڬي ددالم مات ڤلاجرن بهاس ايڠڬريس، ساءين س دان ماتماتيك. كارڠن بهاس ملايو ساراه امت لوچو. ساراه برادا د رنكيڠ ك٢ سكولهڽ. ساراه جوڬ تله بوليه ممباچ جاوي دڠن لنچر. نوت بد فور ا كيد يڠ بارو ٤ بولن بلاجر ايۏيريثيڠ.كڤوتوسن حسنى دان أمير تق داڤت لاڬي. ايسوق مومماي ڤرڬي جومڤا چئڬو.

Sarah's favourite quote when mummy asked her how's school today.......... "my teacher is very geram ( garang)" - nasib baik bukan garam

Hari ini Amir dan Husna kena marah dgn mummy kerana beli air dlm tin lagi lepas kelas KAFA. Esok tiada kelas KAFA, mummy akan hantar Sarah, Husna dan Amir ke Library di Bandar Baru Bangi untuk meminjam buku. Buku kegemaran anak2 mummy sekarang adalah siri buku penyiasatan Mr Midnight by James Lee.Sekarang ni anak anak mummy sedang buat homework.Oh ya, Sarah lulus semua subject mata pelajarannya. Dia dapat paling tinggi didalam mata pelajaran Bahasa Inggeris, Sains dan Matematik. Karangan bahasa Melayu Sarah amat lucu. Sarah berada di ranking ke2 sekolahnya. Sarah juga telah boleh membaca Jawi dengan lancar. Not bad for a kid yang baru 4 bulan belajar everything.Keputusan Husna dan Amir tak dapat lagi. esok Mummy pergi jumpa cikgu.

Amir 7th Birthday

2008-05-02T19:16:00.003+08:00

Amir was born on the 2nd of May, 7th years ago at PRI Az-Zahra, Bandar Baru Bangi at 6.05 am. The 3.74 kg with 54cm length and 52 cm head circumference is 7 today. He is still the only boy in the family, very demanding, very good in negotiating treats for himself but can be very nice bila kena anginnya.

هاري اين هاريجادي أمير يڠ ك ٧. أمير بودق باءيق يڠ برسكوله د سقڤڤ٨٢

my .........

2008-04-20T15:30:00.004+08:00

Sports day

2008-04-03T20:36:00.006+08:00

Hari sukan SKPP82 on the 29th march 2008. Daddy, Mummy and Muneerah hantar the kids to their school coz ada replacement class for the cuti during election. Then, we went for breakfast at Precint 8, after that, we went to school for their sports day. At 10.00, mummy sent daddy to his office, then hantar muneerah home sbb dia ngantuk...ingat nak gi sekolah semula tgk game amir n husna, malangnya terlepas pulak game yg husna and amir took part...My hardworking hubby is extremely busy preparing his budget. Working 6 days a week and 14 hours a day. May Allah bless your career dear.. Sarah with her friends.

Husna among the Al Farabi kids..

There will be a kem solat tomorrow, until 6.00 pm.

Darling birthday treat

2008-04-01T22:11:00.003+08:00

Happy 33rd birthday to my darling hubby on the 23/3/08. This year

hubby celebrated his birthday at Sepang F1 Circuit... Kasi can le... Hope you enjoy the treat honey... Sorry le tak dpt nak sponsor Grandstand seat.... He..he... bukannya tak nak kasi tapi u yang tak nak... ahakss...

Love u to bits....

swimming

2008-04-01T21:43:00.007+08:00

My little swimmers and their personal trainer. Thanks to hubby yang patiently ajar anak2 berenang with lots of styles. Caca merba style is one of them. The kids used to take a swimming lesson with Malaysian swimmer, profesional trainerlah ni, Rm 80 for 4 hrs, kena habiskan at least 12 hrs. With 4 kids, i have to pay him RM 80x4x3 = kire sendiri le, more than a thousand. With my kids extremely pemalu attitude, after 12 hrs, mungkin kena tambah lagi ( plus the trainer mesti le ckp kena tambah hrs lagi for their business sake). i knew that my hubby is a very good swimmer, so baik le bayar my hubby saje.. he..he.. Plus, hubby pun really need a lot of physical activities to slowing down his ' body building' process. With his vulnerable state, swimming is the best option for him... and the kids, and me....

Boat trip

2008-04-01T21:20:00.010+08:00

Cruising Putrajaya Tasik . It costs us ( err..hubby) around Rm 60 je for family of 6 ( 4 kids). Not bad le, the kids were so excited coz they could see their school from the tasik... then lalu juga ikut Kelab Tasik Putrajaya ( honey, bila nak bawak makan yummy and succulent steak kat situ lagi?) pastu u-turn depan PM residen. Passing the TamanWetland and saw some immoral youngsters dok bertenet... spoiling the view betul le.

Inside the gondola. Dari siang sampai malam kami dalam tu..he..he..

Kami naik yang tengah2 tu.

Husna with her safety jacket

Posing before sailing. Next nak naik ferry pulak. Cost RM 98 kot... Tunggu next cuti sekolahlah.

Wonderful weekends

2008-03-29T20:30:00.011+08:00

Some images on our activities for the past few weekends.

Grilled chicken. After a long time i haven't used the oven that hubby bought as a ' coming home' present for me. Oh ya.. ada guna oven 2 times before for baking some cookies with the kids. The simplest cookies on earth, biskut arab. Rajin buat biskut tu sebab nak rasmikan 'mixer' yang hubby dapat as a present masa he won the first place at his 'sukan technical' peringkat Selangor. Pringkat kebangsaan pulak hari tu dpt 2nd place je, dpt hadiah kipas angin.

Kids camping at air terjun mana ntah ni... Ulu Yam kot.

1) Terowong at Karak Highway 2) Handsome engineer at work ( during weekend ni... GM to be, soon....he..he..he)

Compulsory actitity di tepi pantai batu buruk... naik kuda

The 'Crystal Mosque' visit in Terengganu was during its launching ceremony somewhere in February. We went there with Long,Teh and Pok Ati's family when we all gathered together at Tok's house in CNy holiday. It has been nearly 2 months, I miss my parents and family so much.

Daddy failed his 'saringan' to become an astronout because he is too tall and can't fit in the space ship.. serious ni :-) Don't worry dear, you always have a nicely fitted space in my heart.

Teh the heavy 'human machine'. A few more weeks to go now.

Husna, Fifi, Aina, Muneerah, Adib, Ashraff and Ijat, 8 more cousins, Sarah and Amir (went to Pok Awang's shop) were not in the photo. Photo taken infront of the Pusat Pameran Taman Tamaddun Islam in Pulau Wan Man, next to the Crystal Mosque.

Mummy and Husna with the RTM ' Kacang' crew ( and visitors).

homework for today

2008-03-18T20:40:00.007+08:00

Helping Sarah with her tajwid homework while polishing mine too... For further reference, here is what we have learnt tonight.

Alif lam syamsiah and alif lam qamariah

Alif lam qamariah ialah lam yang bersambung terus daripada empat belas huruf ini iaitu hamzah (ء), ba' (ب), jim (ج), ha' (ح), kha' (خ), 'ain (ع), ghain (غ), fa' (ف), qaf (ق), kaf (ك), mim (م), wau (و), ha' (ﮬ) dan ya' (ي). Ini diambil sempena perkataan al-qamar (ﺍﻟﻘﻤﺮ). Dari perkataan itu, jelas cara membacanya adalah tidak memasukkaan lam ke dalam huruf selepasnya tetapi mematikannya dengan jelas lalu menyebut huruf yang seterusnya.

Alif lam syamsiah ialah lam yag bersambung dengan empat belas huruf ini pula iaitu ta' (ت), tha' (ث), dal (د), dzal (ذ), ra' (ر), zai (ز), sin (س), syin (ش), sod (ص), dhod (ض), tho (ط), zho (ظ), lam (ل) dan nun (ن). Ini diambil sempena perkataan asy-syamsiah (ﺍﻟﺸﻤﺴﻴﻪ). Dari perkataan tersebut, cara membacanya adalah dengan memasukkan ke dalam huruf selepas lam yang kebanyakkanya disabdukan dan lam tidak dibunyikan.

Izhar Halqi
Penerangan: Apabila nun mati atau tanwin bertemu dengan huruf berikut ( 6 huruf)
أ غ ح خ ع ه
Bacaan: Tidak dengun

Ikhfa' Hakiki
Penerangan: Apabila nun mati atau tanwin bertemu dengan huruf berikut( ada13 huruf)
س ت ج ز ض د ق ف ص ط ظ ش ذ
Bacaan: Dengun

Her english homework is about ordinal numbers. No homework for Husna and Amir, just their KAFA practice.

My super duper busy darling is still in the office. working hard to buy 'this' for me.

'This'

mother

2008-03-12T18:37:00.001+08:00

Air mata keinsafan
Yang mengalir di malam sepi
Inilah dia pelembut jiwa
Bagi mendapat kasih Ilahi

Rintihan di pertiga malam
Dari seorang hamba yang dhoif
Kerna mengenang segala dosa
Moga mendapat keampunan dari Ilahi

Deraian air mata ini
Titisan yang paling berharga
Buat menyimbah api neraka
Moga selamat di titian Sirat
Bahagia menuju syurga abadi .........

PRU12

2008-03-08T23:14:00.004+08:00

Mlm ni nak post banyak gambar2 yang dah agak basi sambil mendengar keputusan PRU12... Hubby tgh standby di Putrajaya till 12 am nnt.. Have a safe journey home dear... Balik nnt pi Kopitiam ye..

Fruit picking

2008-03-08T20:18:00.002+08:00

Rupanya kat Malaysia ni masih banyak benda2 menarik yang belum sempat diterokai... Fruit picking versi Malaysia is far more interesting than the one we had in UK, mungkin sbb pick up my favourite fruit kot... here goes, rambutan picking

ini gambar lama dah.. bukan today, tengok je tarikh kat gambar tu, next year ada lagi, sesiapa nak pi can contact me, ada buah2 lain lagi namely pulasan..durian??.. etc.., hari ni hari pembuangan undi for PRU 12

Cats in the cradle

2008-03-06T21:10:00.008+08:00

Suatu mlm, daddy was helping Sarah with her hafazan..begitu tekun, bersemangat dan bersungguh2 sekali. Suddenly daddy asked me if i ever heard this song....katanya lyricsnya amat bermakna dan bererti... Every parents who has children must listen to this song. Thanks Harry for reminding me what matters most in the world - our children. But still ... too bad that we can't bring the kids anywhere this school break. Husna wanted to go to PD, to show off her swimming skills, but daddy don't want to go because he said that he is busy..busy..busy... Grrr... Poor kids, I think I must print out the lyrics and paste it on the mirror, to remind daddy that he onced asked me to listen to this song.. Sorry kids, nanti kita pi berenang kat kolam UKM je ok.. You are now a good swimmer and i'm so pround of u..

This song is about the story of a father who is too busy to spend time with his son. Though the son repeatedly asks him to join in childhood activities, the father always responds with little more than vague promises of future quality time ( mcm selalu dibuat somebody je..), . While the son grows up loving and admiring his father, he picks up his father's habit of putting family on the backburner. The son is now starting to become like his father in the sense that he does not have much time to spend with his father (hmm.. don't blame Amir if he found comforts with his little laptop). The father becomes aware of his influence , where he finally recognizes that his failure to spend time with his son growing up has made his son the same way, and he'll never be able to recapture those years.

Years pass and the lonely, aging father, who is now retired and free from the constraints of work, finally desires to spend time with his son, who by this time is a full grown man and is now living in a city far away. Hoping to make up for lost time, he reaches out to him. The son however has his own life and family to worry about; he warmly responds that he is now too busy with his own work and family to spend time with (or even talk to) his father.

Like his father once had, the son promises that someday in the future they will spend time together. The father realizes that his son has become a self-involved career man who has no time for his own children, just like him when he was younger and working. It also says that the son's prediction about growing up to be like his father came true, although not in a way the father would have liked, and that the recurring lines of "we will get together then..we are going to have a good time then" are purely imaginary. Uwaaaa.... Sedih sungguh

Cats In The Cradle
( Harry Chapin )

My child arrived just the other day
He came to the world in the usual way
But there were planes to catch and bills to pay
He learned to walk while I was away
And he was talkin' 'fore I knew it, and as he grew
He'd say, "I'm gonna be like you, Dad"
"You know I'm gonna be like you"

And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
Little Boy Blue and the Man on the Moon
"When you comin' home, Dad?"
"I don't know when, but we'll get together then"
"You know we'll have a good time then"

My son turned ten just the other day
He said, "Thanks for the ball, Dad, come on let's play"
"Can you teach me to throw?"
I said, "Not today, I got a lot to do"
He said, "That's ok"
And he walked away but his smile never dimmed
And said, "I'm gonna be like him, yeah"
"You know I'm gonna be like him"

And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
Little Boy Blue and the Man on the Moon
"When you comin' home, Dad?"
"I don't know when, but we'll get together then"
"You know we'll have a good time then"

Well, he came home from college just the other day
So much like a man I just had to say
"Son, I'm proud of you, can you sit for a while?"
He shook his head and then said with a smile
"What I'd really like, Dad, is to borrow the car keys"
"See you later, can I have them please?"

And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
Little Boy Blue and the Man on the Moon
"When you comin' home, Son?"
"I don't know when, but we'll get together then"
"You know we'll have a good time then"

I've long since retired, my son's moved away
I called him up just the other day
I said, "I'd like to see you if you don't mind"
He said, "I'd love to, Dad, if I can find the time"
"You see my new job's a hassle and kids have the flu"
"But it's sure nice talking to you, Dad"
"It's been sure nice talking to you"

And as I hung up the phone it occurred to me
He'd grown up just like me
Yeah, my boy was just like me

And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
Little Boy Blue and the Man on the Moon
"When you comin' home, Son?"
"I don't know when, but we'll get together then"
"You know we'll have a good time then"

And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
Little Boy Blue and the Man on the Moon
"When you comin' home, Son?"
"I don't know when, but we'll get together then"
"You know we'll have a good time then"

2008-02-20T21:48:00.001+08:00

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2008-02-20T20:20:00.001+08:00

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2008-02-20T20:17:00.001+08:00

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2008-02-20T20:11:00.001+08:00

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2008-02-20T20:07:00.001+08:00

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Goodbye...

2007-12-31T23:36:00.000+08:00

2007... in 20 minutes..

2007-12-15T20:58:00.000+08:00

Happy Birthday

2007-09-11T05:11:00.000+08:00

It was my Birthday 8 days ago, on the 2nd of September. Thanks for those who remember, wish thru email and sms and yg leave notes dlm friendster.. Nnt tak busy sgt I'll reply. Amir sent me an online card with very touching words.

HELLO MUMMY..
YESTERDAY NIGHT I CRY ALOT COZ I MISS YOU MUMMY
I CANT SLEEP AND STAY UP UNTIL 2 AM.
I WISH YOU CAN COME BACK TO MALAYSIA SOON
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MUMMY

FROM ME AND MUNEERAH..
DON'T BE SAD WE ALWAYS MISS YOU..AND PRAY FOR YOUR SUCCESS..
OK BYE MUMMY

HAPPY BIRTHDAY
XXXXXXXXXXXX
Your cute Children amir & munerah

well.. it gets harder each day...it hits me and the kids so hard when hubby left that night, and of course i know you hurt too, dear. I am sorry this silly Phd thing makes our life miserable..sorry coz you have to be separated from me and the kids... maybe i didn't try my best.. but i will... insyaAllah it will be over... soon..

thanks to sarah and husna for making mummy a very nice handmade cards... I'll paste the image nanti ya. Thanks to amir and muneerah for singing a happy birthday song to mummy.. thanks my dear hubby for everything, especially your patience, love and emotional support from you...not forgetting your money yang dah banyak habiskan kat binimu yang sorang ni ( he..he.. nasib baik ada sorang bini je) love you guys to bits...

to hubby, have a wonderful time in PD till Wednesday nanti... enjoy that manager suite..hu..hu.. nanti kami balik kita pi kondo TNB tu lagi ya...hmm.. remember when we won the first place during the 'sandcastle' competition, back in 2003...next time we have to build it in hexagon shape pulaklah, since there are 6 of us now...

Those good old days.......

New Manor Park school jumper - New Session has started on the 5th of September, Husna is in Year 3, Sarah is in Year 4 . Both of them used the top Playground now.. yahuuu.. no need to sesak2 parking kat bawah yang crowded itu lagi... Have a nice day at school, dear.

Thanks to my special darling and family at home for all your patience, doa and always believing in me...

Shed a tear 'cause I'm missin' you I'm still alright to smile Girl, I think about you every day now Was a time when I wasn't sure But you set my mind at ease There is no doubt You're in my heart now

Said, woman, take it slow It'll work itself out fine All we need is just a little patience Said, sugar, make it slow And we come together fine All we need is just a little patience(patience)

I sit here on the stairs 'Cause I'd rather be alone If I can't have you right now I'll wait, dear Sometimes I get so tense But I can't speed up the time But you know, love There's one more thing to consider

Said, woman, take it slow And things will be just fine You and I'll just use a little patience Said, sugar, take the time 'Cause the lights are shining bright You and I've got what it takes To make it, We won't fake it, I'll never break it'cause I can't take it

Its gonna be over soon.... I hope.. InsyaAllah

2007-08-19T15:41:00.000+08:00

I'm lying alone with my head on the phone
Thinking of you till it hurts
I know you hurt too but what else can we do
Tormented and torn apart
I wish I could carry your smile and my heart
For times when my life feels so low
It would make me believe what tomorrow could bring
When today doesn't really know, doesn't really know

I 'm all out of love, I'm so lost without you
I know you were right believing for so long
I 'm all out of love, what am I without you
I can't be too late to say that I was so wrong

I want you to come back and carry me home
Away from this long lonely nights
I'm reaching for you, are you feeling it too
Does the feeling seem oh so right
And what would you say if I called on you now And said that I can't hold on
There's no easy way, it gets harder each day
Please love me or I'll be gone, I'll be gone

Oh, what are you thinking of?
What are you thinking of?
Oh, what are you thinking of?
What are you thinking of?

mathletics

2007-07-24T06:51:00.002+08:00

Husna's achievements for this week. Her target is to be the #1 in the World top 100 student, but she still in the 47th rank in the UK top hundred student this week. She is still trying to get a gold certificate to be the top mathlete.She moved up from the 99th rank to 47th today and that was a lot, mummy was so proud of you. You have done a great job Husna, 'WELL DONE, HUSNA R'

Yippeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2007-07-18T05:43:00.000+08:00

My darling hubby akan datang ni less than 3 weeks time.. yippeee.... Tiket dah beli tp cuti belum confirm.. Ya Allah lembutkanlah hati GM TNB Putrajaya tu luluskan cuti abang... he..he..

Husna was asking me why daddy keep on delaying the cuti untuk lawat kami.. And i told her that agaknya if daddy cuti, the whole malaysia akan takde letrik, nanti Amir and Muneerah tak boleh use the computer kat Malaysia, poor them. Thats why daddy have to sort lots of things out before he can come ..he..he.. Jgn marah ya my dear..

Counting days....nak habiskan thesis and waiting for you.....

Antara dua cinta

2007-07-13T06:01:00.000+08:00

Apa yang ada jarang disyukuri
Apa yang tiada sering dirisaukan
Nikmat yang dikecap
Baru kan terasa bila hilang
Apa yang diburu timbul rasa jemu
Bila sudah di dalam genggaman

Dunia ibarat air laut
Diminum hanya menambah haus
Nafsu bagaikan fatamorgana di padang pasir
Panas yang membahang disangka air
Dunia dan nafsu bagai bayang-bayang
Dilihat ada ditangkap hilang

Tuhan leraikanlah dunia
Yang mendiam di dalam hatiku
Kerana di situ tidakku mampu
Mengumpul dua cinta
Hanya cinta-Mu kuharap tumbuh
Dibajai bangkai dunia yang kubunuh

Antara 2 cinta - The Zikr, from the album Kembara Cinta
My all time favourite, track no 19
Sebuah nasyid yang banyak mendidik hati.. semasa zaman nakal2 dulu ... Loves all nasyids from Nahwan Nur and the Zikr ... Indahnya zaman bujang2 dulu, bertamrin dgn kawan2, mendidik hati yang nakal dan mencari2 haluan hidup sebenar. Thanks to Kakak2 yg membimbing me ke usrah semasa dia Sheffield 10 years back...

She is 3

2007-07-09T07:06:00.000+08:00

love you and miss you so much

Yang ditinggalkan...

2007-07-05T04:50:00.000+08:00

Yang ditinggalkan selalunya lebih sedih daripada yang meninggalkan. Yang meninggalkan dan move on, with a proper job, new friends, new everything. Yang ditinggalkan masih stuck dgn the same Phd things over the past yearsss.Yang ditinggalkan masih tinggal at the same old British house yang sejuk dan boring ini. Yang ditinggalkan masih used the same old car, that got so many kenangan pahit manis, still shop at the same One Stop. Everything that surrounds yg ditinggalkan reminds her of yang meninggalkan, kenangan pahit manis. Bagi yg ditinggalkan, every moment passed by so slowly and life seems so cruel. Its even worse when yg ditinggalkan went to the gathering that she used to pergi dgn yg meninggalkan, everything feels so not right and unkind. Sesekali yg ditinggalkan broke down dan tulis post merapu ini....

hmmm..jgn layan sgtlah..maghrib dah ni. Due this friday: full paper for WEC conference.

...a special email in a quiet sunday morning..

2007-06-24T18:54:00.000+08:00

Date :Sun, 24 Jun 2007 18:11:53 +0800 (CST)
From: "Amir Muneerah" Add to Address Book
Subject:my photo during Drama contest
To:"Mummy"

Assalamualaikum Mummy

mummy i get the no 2 in drama contest.
i get a medal, paper money 45 ringgit and certificate.
i can't do the best during contest cause i'm very scared see alot of people.
here some pictures during contest day.
my teacher record a video but cd still not finish maybe take 3 to 4 days.
when cd finish i will sent to you

miss you mummy

I would like to thank all my family in Terengganu, especially my Mak, Long and my brother Shafee and ayah for being such a wonderful family, companion and everything towards Amir and Muneerah, and also Ridzwan. Thank you for always being there for me, from the day i was born, sampai sekarang pun masih menyusahkan kalian lagi. Thank you for always supporting me dimasa susah dan senang, financially, emotionally and everything, for putting up with my mengada-ngada anak bongsu behaviour dari masa kecik sampai ke dah tua mcm ni.. I love you all and miss you all so much. I m so grateful to be in this family. I'll be home soon.. insyaAllah.

Happy 10th anniversary

2007-06-23T01:53:00.000+08:00

Today we are celebrating our 10th anniversary.. well not really celebrating since the time difference and he is 5 000 miles away from me. We've got married when i was 20 and he was 21, after 2 years of long distance and short distance courting period. Although we were very happy together when we got married 10 years ago today, I think at this point, every year is better than the last. He said the best present tahun ini is that the 'effect of berjauhan', makes him see benda yg dia tak nampak dan appreciate kalau dah selalu depan mata....

hmmm... absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Semoga berkekalan ke akhir hayat hendaknya...Tak boleh tulis banyak2, i miss him so much.

After 10 wonderful years ( eventhough not everyday we fall in love head over heel with each other, banyak yg manis dari pahitnya)

Strawberry and Pulau Perhentian

2007-06-20T05:11:00.000+08:00

Honey, I wish i were there with you and the kids in Terengganu, this week. Cheeky Amir and Tok, my beloved mother - miss him so much

From Terengganu, hubby went to Pulau Perhentian after his meeting in TNB Kota Bharu today. Ntah bilalah nak dpt balik ni... :(Solar Panel construction visit at Pulau Pehentian -Hubby and planning engineers from other states, hubby representing Putrajaya.

My most missed Teddy Bear with Solar Panel at Pulau Perhentian

Hubby with his ex-boss

Geramnya nak gomol Muneerah ni...

My angel's eye... mummy loves you so much

Mummy, sarah and husna went to the strawberry park last saturday. Hmmm.. lambatnya masa berlalu...

Honey, wish you, muneerah and amir were here, strawberry farm... Malas nak tulis panjang2. For those who asked for the adress farm ni, here goes:

Manor Farm Fruit
Tamworth, Staffs B78 3DW

For details, click here tempat kutip strawberry

Jika

2007-05-30T06:02:00.000+08:00

Untukmu yang memahami
(Please stop the background song under the side bar 'my all time favourite')

Jika memang masih
bisa mulutku berbicara
santun kata yang ingin terucap
kan kudengar caci dan puji dirimu padaku....

What can I say about thesis writing phase, hmm... like driving on a motorway, may be,you accelerate like crazy at the beginning, reach a steady state for as long as it takes ha..ha.. , then slow down as you reach your destination. And even worse is that the destination located on the A road(B roadlah, lagi teruk), once the motorway ended, there are soooo many traffic lights, roundabouts, zebra crossings, jams.. grrrr. I really hope i have enough energy and driving force until the finishing line.

Hmm.. don't ask me why i do not 'pulun' as much as I can since I dont hubby and small kids are not around anymore. I think only those who has been in my shoes saja yang tahu. I had this quote lingering on my mind from one of the novel i've read during my teenage years, Jibam, kalau engkau menjadi aku, aku pasti engkau akan mengerti.

Kalau org lain tak faham pun takpe, but i hope, really hope, the who loves me (if you ever).. please understand:-(

To my most missed Muneerah and Amir, doakan mummy cepat balik ya.

.....Time is so unkind, And life is so cruel without you here beside me....

...perasaan pun kian tersentuh, bila rindu ini berlabuh...hmmm sedap juga lagu Mawi ni.

Bookworms

2007-05-19T18:46:00.000+08:00

Sarah and Husna love to read books( err.. apart from playing games on the pc and chanel 704 of course). To distract them from being in front of the CRT all day long, i bring them to the library every Saturday morning. We were allowed 8 books each to borrow for 28 days. There are quite a big collection of books in the Aston library which is situated conveniently just around the corner. Here goes the books for today, 24 books for the 3 of us, off you go kids, have fun and mummy will be working on my thesis upstairs.

Hubby is in Terengganu until monday coz he had a meeting at the TNB in Cherong Lanjut tommorow. Honey.. hugs and kisses Muneerah and Amir for me please.

Where my heart is...

2007-05-15T03:15:00.000+08:00

Pink flowers and I - Husna Ridzwan Buka puasa hari ini pukul 8.57 pm. What a long day.. but i enjoyed every minute of it. Seronok juga puasa time macam ni. Perhaps the weather in this country as well as loadsssssssss of responsibilities and activities that i had to fulfill make me feel puasa hari is not tiring at all.

Lauk malas for buka puasa and dinner for today. Honey, since u r not around, my skill memasak dah hilang le.

Home is where my heart is. Missing you guys back home so much. Hubby sent me a few snaps of my dear kids back home. Muneerah looks so gorgeous with her baju kurung. She looks likea a big girl now, not a 'baby' anymore. I miss her sweet breath terribly....fells like crying out loud .. Miss Amir too.. he looks slim a bit. He enjoyed his birthday prezzie, scooter from daddy and bike from Long.. but boys will be boys.. he kept asking me to posts him the cadbury chocolate machine, this and that...oh honey, i wish i can fulfill all your needs.

Amir dekat masjid terapung, Muneerah hidung merah kena gigit nyamuk

Bad hair day...Honey, I need to go back to groom yr hair ASAP.

On top of everything.. miss my chubby hubby so much..He..he.. you put on so much weight laa... Looks like a Papa Bear now. Some say, if you are happy, you tends to put on weight, so i presumed that you are happy being separated from me, are you???? Well may be the because of the beras with so much kanji that you have eaten in Malaysia and the budaya kerja like yours in malaysia with so much meeting and so much makan..... Gotto go now, buka puasa in 10 minutes..

From mummy's uni after school, stop at the Pallasades
Husna and mummy on the bench infront of the Manor Park - late springs, minggu ni asyik hujan je petang dan malam, menambahkan kesedihan hati yang rawan.....

p/s: me also put on so much weight laaa.. am i happy???

Majlis ramah mesra bersama pegawai KPT

2007-05-06T03:51:00.000+08:00

Delegation from Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia having a little ramah mesra majlis yesterday, venue: mi casa mi cielo. Prof Yusuf gave a talk about employability skills, i suppose ( wasn't there in the beginning coz was busy in the cocina... since i am the little senora de la casa yesterday ..he..he)

note: tgh learning spanish from Gina

In the end, discussion, or rather sessi soal jawap, which very much awaited by most of us. We asked about lots of things, from RU, research university status, purpose and expectation sampaikan kpd the most common thing .. about elaun : ) Bravo to Br Ijat upon the presentation of a detail costs of living in UK especially bab kenaikan utility bills. I hope they will take note, a serious note, i'm sure they knew how hard student's life was for they've been in our shoes before...

Dear honey, I've received your parcel full of yummy things. Thanks alot. . Miss you and the kids so much. Next time could you please Fedex yourself...

XXX

when i need you....

2007-05-04T04:31:00.001+08:00

miss my hubby dreadfully...

When I need you .Just close my eyes and I'm with you. And all that I so want to give you. It's only a heart beat away.

When I need love .I hold out my hands and I touch love.I never knew there was so much love . Keeping me warm night and day.

Miles and miles of empty space in between us. A telephone can't take the place of your smile. But you know I wont be traveling for ever . It's cold out, but hold out and do like I do .

When I need you. Just close my eyes and I'm with you. And all that I so want to give you babe. It's only a heartbeat away.

It's not easy when the road is your driver. Honey, that's a heavy load that we bear. But you know I won't be traveling a lifetime. It's cold out but hold out and do like I do. Oh I need you .

When I need you. I hold out my hands and I touch love. I never knew there was so much love. Keeping me warm night and day. When I need you. Just close my eyes and I'm with you. And all that I so want to give you. It's only a heart beat away

You are nobody till somebody loves you!!!!Really???

P/s: sorry for those who terpaksa read this jiwang karat post. for those who are on the same boat, especially Yatt.... you are not alone... ko jgn nangis sorang2, nak nangis call aku : ) boleh nangis sama2

Happy birthday my wonderful boy - Amir

2007-05-02T15:17:00.000+08:00

--- Happy Birthday Amir ---
--- Lots of love from mummy, daddy, sarah, husna and muneerah, happy 6 wonderful years old ---

It is Amir's 6th birthday today. My wonderful and only boy in the family. I can't believe 6 years already passed since we welcome our first boy in the family. Time flies. Carrying him was the most joyous pregnancy I've ever had knowing that I'm carrying a boy in the inside me. Its not that I'm sexist, but hmm.. looking at hubby's side of family, i wonder if we would ever had a baby boy. About him...hmm the most painful labour, shall i say, the biggest baby ever in my tummy, at 3.75 birth weight, 54 cm height and i cant remember the head circumference, but it is surely very big.

Sadly he is in Malaysia now, mummy wish we will be together soon, dear. I hope you day is going well and you get all the things you are wishing for. Be nice to everybody, friend , family and take care of little muneerah. Don't bug Pok Awang too much, okay. We ( mummy, sarah, husna and daddy) miss you terribly and think about you every single minute. Love you to bits.

Permata untuk Isteriku

2007-04-26T03:19:00.000+08:00

Telah ku siapkan satu daerah paling sunyi
Dalam hati ini untuk kau isi sebagai isteri
Untuk kau penuhi dengan kemuliaan seorang wanita
Untuk kau beri erti dengan kelembutan
Untuk kau hargai dengan kasih sayang

Ku ingin kau jadi wanita mulia
Yang tahu harga budi dan hati
Seorang lelaki bernama suami

Kerana engkau isteri
Ku ingin kau mengerti bahawa hidup ini
Tak semudah yang kita janjikan
Yang kita janjikan
Kerana kau isteriku

Thank you

2007-04-22T07:24:00.001+08:00

Dear kawan2 MCIB,

Thank you so much for the help loading my stuffs this morning. You guys are really Allah’s blessing to me and Ridzwan. Although I don’t seem to have expressed sufficient gratitude, guys, my “shipping barang thingy” would have been infinitely worse without your presence today. May Allah bless all of you…

This post is specially dedicated to Malaysian Brummies yang sama2 membanting tulang beberapa kerat loading my stuff into the contena this morning. Hopefully takde yang patah pinggang or tergeliat urat, if there is any do not hesitate to contact Rizdwan for claim of loss and injuries.. ( ha..ha.. dia safety engineer la ni so mmg particular pasal ni). Thanks again guys and tak lupa pada kakak2 ku sayang yang memasak juadah yang marvellous... LOve you all.

Mari tengok sapa paling strong pagi td....

Since they've been gone...

2007-04-20T05:58:00.000+08:00

One of the day during 2 weeks Easter break, mummy, Sarah and husna were trying to redo the experiments from the Prove It programme. The egg must be sank in normal tap water and float in a salt water. And yes! we can Prove It. Told the kids about the theory of 'density'. Then the normal tap water was coloured green and again Prove It that it will formed into 2 separate layers when it was poured into salt water. Again my kids can visualized the theory of density. Then, I gave then example of a container filled with orange and the other filled with grapes to explain more about density, anymore fun examples guys.

Since hubby've been gone, I realized how unorganized and careless I am without him. 3 April, forgot to turn the gas off with the food on the stove while going out.. the house was filled with smoke.. fuh.. nasib baik tak .... 7 April, pumped in Diesel into my Petrol car, costs me ( abg suid said I've been ripped actually) 70 pounds to clean the tank...grrr. 9 April, my car's battery was flat becoz the low lamp was left on for the whole night. 14 April, once again battery flat coz husna turned the light on inside the car since thursday... Hmmm.. it must be something about my 30 years old brain or because I am so damn tired with all the packing and shipping thingy. Honey, wish you were here.. to help me packing your harta qarunnnnnnnn.

Life is getting tougher and tougher.... But still there are some happy snaps along the way. Love springs.. love the flowers.. tulips and cherry blossoms..

Happy Birthday

2007-03-24T22:25:00.000+08:00

It was daddy's 32nd birthday yesterday 23/03/2007. We wish we were there to celebrate it, love. I hope you will like the roses and the cake, (of course you do , you told me that already). I use this website recommended by sis Anor, 111flower. Hubby thought that I am the one who wrote the wordings on the card that say,

Dear darling hubby, Ridzwan,

Happy 32nd birthday on the 23rd March. I wish I were there to celebrate instead of wishing from afar. I love you more and more each day as time goes by.Lots of love from your 10 years married wife and our bunch of joys .

Daddy.. We love you so much -Sarah

Daddy.. I miss your cooking -Husna

Daddy.. Wishing you happy birthday! -Amir

Daddy.. Don't Cry okay, epi besday -Muneerah,

the handwriting was exactly like mine.. hmm what a nice coincident.

Cold and flue were my best friends last week. I think I am in the transition phase of adapting my live living without Muneerah, Amir and Hubby. The presentation on the 22nd was great and I had some valuable comments from Professor Ian Norton and colleagues. Husna had her shining star certificate on Friday for doing well in her maths and numeracy. Last night, I helped Sarah with her literacy homework, it was about poem. It started with .. five little children went out to play, over the playground and far away...

Five little children went out to play
Over the playground and far away
Two little children went on the swings
They bumped their head but they are still smiling
One little child got lost in a maze
But found a way out and he was amazed
The two last children felt hungry
So they bought ice creams but the teacher got angry
Five little children went back to the classroom
They are so happy that they are nearly going home

Hmm.. not bad for a 9 years old. I've been feeding my children with an eye q liquid, a food supplement that contains EPA rich Marine Fish Oil and Virgin Evening Primrose oil. It is specially formulated to help improve eye and brain function. In other words, nak bagi kedut-kedut kat otak tu banyak le. Also omega 3 fish oil to help maintain concentration Levels and healthy brain development. I also need all these.. so that I can speed up my thesis writing.. Oh wait! I had to feed my supervisor too, so that he will read my thesis without any delay, concentration..ha..ha.. All the supplements cost me a fortune... uwaaaa.. what can I say..nak bagi anak anak lagi pandai dari aku.

Well, all these supplements not only to'bagi anak2 pandai' but also since living in this modern lifestyle, there are so many processed food and yet me as well buat research pasal engineered and restructured food, hence whether you believe or not your body is actually crave for the balance diet. So, there goes all these fish oils..omega3, antioxidant and so on so forth to top up your everyday diet. Then again, some people have different views about this.

My love

2007-03-20T02:26:00.000+08:00

Another one of Sarah's milk tooth fell off last Thursday, but since then there is no permanent one showing on that location yet , may be soon. I remember her first milk tooth fell off on the first day daddy was hospitalized last year. It was on the 16th Jan 2006. When aunt Alia brought her to the City hospital from school, she told me about her first tooth, and she keep going on about how the toothfairy who gonna take the tooth away tonite and leave her some money underneath her pillow. Obviously I wasn't in a mood of thinking about toothfairy that day that I lost her first tooth in the hospital. I was a very upsetting day for her, sorry honey, mummy had a bad day too. After that first one, all her milk teeth that fell off was kept in a nice keepsake.

As for Husna, she was 7++ and there is still no sign of any wobbling tooth yet. However, there is one permanent one started to grow inside her mouth. Oh no! I think she is going to have this kind of 'berlapis-lapis' teeth later. Don't worry honey, there will be braces and lots of technology these days. You just have to smile.. it will cheer up people around you as you always do.

Amir: Sarah, lets bring these seals home, we can pet them.

Sarah: No Amir, I prefer to have an animal in the next photo as my pet.

This is my drem pet..

Living without hubby and Amir and Muneerah is so much harder than I ever imagine. The kids are so happy in Terengganu and I heard that Pok awang bought them a rabbit and a hutch. It must be paradise for them especially Amir. He always wanted a pet. Amir said that he named the rabbit Flikky, the same name that Sarah gave to her imaginary pet cat. I remember last summer when my kids found an ant in our kitchen and and trying to pet that ant. That poor ant was placed in an empty glass jar with lots of sugar, leaves and stick. Kids.. how imaginative they are.

Amir as a king in his school play. Credit to their teacher for sewing this nice costume, royal cape and robe.

My love......

Miss my poor hubby so much. Honey if you read this, I hope you are doing well and don't bother to basuh baju sendirilah.. just send it to the laundry. Don't forget to sent me a picture of our grill and kitchen and bedroom fitment, ok. I'm a sorry that I cant update this blog everyday dear, so many things to do. And don't worry about the landlord anymore, the leakage in the bathroom was fitted. Wish me luck on my presentation on Thursday 22nd.

My love
An empty street, an empty house
A HOLE inside my heart
I'm all alone, the rooms are getting smaller.
I wonder how, I wonder why, I wonder where they are
The days we had, the songs we sang together.
(oh yeah)
And OH my love, I'm holding on forever
Reaching for the love that seems so far
SO I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER,
And hope my dreams will take me there
Where the skies are blue,
TO SEE YOU ONCE AGAIN..MY LOVE
OVER SEAS AND coast to coast
Find the place I love the most
Where the fields are green,
TO SEE YOU ONCE AGAIN...MY LOVE.
I try to read, I GO TO work
I'm laughing with my friends
But I can't stop to keep myself from thinking.
(oh no)
I wonder how, I wonder why, I wonder where they are
The days we had, the songs we sang together.
(oh yeah)
And OH my love, I'm holding on forever
Reaching for the love that seems so far
SO I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER,
And hope my dreams will take ME there
Where the skies are blue,
TO SEE YOU ONCE AGAIN...MY LOVE
OVER SEAS AND coast to coast
Find the place I love the most
Where the fields are green,
TO SEE YOU ONCE AGAIN....
To hold you in my armsT
o promise you my love
To tell you from the heart
You're all I'm thinking of

Moments that will never been captured..

2007-03-11T20:05:00.001+08:00

Saturday night, me, Sarah and Husna were back to our home in England after having such a wonderful time in Malaysia. Muneerah and Amir are in Terengganu while daddy is in Selangor. Returned to the empty home without all my family member can be very upsetting. The 'sebak' feeling was occupying my chest from the moment I stepped my foot on the MH004 this morning. Everything was just not right…13 hours feels like 13 days. Alhamdulillah the journey was smooth, and all those keropok arrived in England safely ( kalau tahu bawa banyak2 tadi.. tempoyak and stuffs).

Amir and his good friend a day before we left.

Posed with BU gate

Note on my desk to annoy my colleague.. ha..ha.. take it easy guys

The smell of this British home and the cold breeze of British spring air reminds me so much on Muneerah’s and Amir’s joyful screams, tantrums, laughs and jokes. Amir is the funniest one but always getting on my nerves with his ‘manja boy’ behaviour sometimes. Muneerah.. hmm ..there so much to remember about this little one (not so little anymore). I can still feel her existence in this house.. the smell of her.. her dresses.. toys.. were there everywhere in the house.

Packers team from Birmingham, the best cling wrapper's team in the world with FOC service, cling wrap sendiri punyelah..

Amir was reciting doa before going on the MH7 on the night 18 Feb 2007

The funniest thing abt her was when she slapped me on her sleep and keep on shouting ‘ No Amir! No’.. I think when she had a dream of fighting with Amir, I am gonna miss them so badly. Between Amir and Muneerah, it was Amir that I felt sorry the most, may be because I’m always angry at him ( well.. he can be very cheeky and naughty sometimes.. as a result of being the only boy in the house), so I felt like I owed him something, I owed him a lot of hugs and kisses. Now that I had to leave him with my parents, there is no one with challenging behaviour anymore. Anyway, I still have Sarah and Husna and I have to make make full use of this time to enjoy them both, my target for this 6 months is to teach them AlQuran every night as well as train them to perform full 5 waktu of solat. InsyaAllah.

Muneerah booked extra seat for her doll..

Muneerah was such a happy bunny in Malaysia. She gets along very well with everyone, cousins, aunties and uncles. She naturally became a 'country girl aka kampung cute girl', chasing cats and hens, hanging on the tree branch that is a little bit higher than her height like a litte cute monkey. Or maybe when I came back, Muneerah will pe a professional songket producer like my mum : ) Amir was sticking like a superglue to my brother that owns a computer shop.. oh I know why, its the games on the internet that he is after.Alhamdulillah everything about my kids was sorted nicely in Malaysia. Amir will be going to an English medium Tadika in Terengganu, close to my parent’s home.

The happy bunnies at Pantai Batu Buruk

The happiest bunny

The strongest bunny..sampai nampak tali guitar tu muneerah!!

Husna: Sarah, Are you a Mermaid?

Hubby’s posting was at TNB Putrajaya, and again alhamdulillah just a few minutes from my home. My hubby must be very happy since he can have his own peace and quite time without me bothering and nagging at him like for that past 10 years. Isn't it dear? : ) It is very nice to be in a house called our own. I’ve been dying to live in this house since it was completely built 3 years ago. The house was practically empty but very clean (and we are very grateful not to rent it out before). I love the house so much and I already can picture myself and hubby growing old and wrinkly in there, raising our kids...hmm ..

our home..

There is so much to write today but I don’t really have a good mood. I miss my other half of the family so much. I don’t like to write a about my sadness as much as I don’t like to take a picture of any unhappy moment in my life. I think most people are like me. Those entire photographs in a photo album consist of a happy moment that you wanted to remains forever. I do not took any picture of the last week I was in Malaysia coz it will reminds me that a few days after those moments were captured, I had to leave half of my family 5000++ miles away. Those are the moments that NEVER BEEN CAPTURED, but the sadness still here with me. I have to Redha. Logging into the internet and listened to this GnR’s Patience tonight really breaks my heart. I think I really need to change the background song soon. "Sometimes I get so tense...But I can't speed up the time".... oh how I wish I could :(

Counting days...........

2007-02-14T07:45:00.000+08:00

.........to a heartbreaking moment. 4 more days to our journey to Malaysia. It supposed to be an enjoyable moment, but thinking that after this I have to come back to UK not with all my family really breaks my heart. Every morning when I woke up I had this sad feeling especially when I look into Muneerah and Amir's faces. I am gonna miss the smell of Muneerah's mouth in the morning the most : )

My hubby's unpaid leave period ( to accompany me here) is coming to an end, so he needs to go back to continue working with TNB. As I still have my thesis writing up and a few bits and pieces on my PhD ( experiments), there is no way I can go back to Malaysia for good now, I still need to be here.

I can't manage to take care the four of them all by myself without my hubby's help (God knows how thesis writing needs your full commitment and devotion), therefore the kids will be separated, the 2 eldest will be with me ( as they are the 'easy maintenance' one) and the 2 littlest will be in Malaysia (can't afford the nursery fee here, sigh).

I might sound selfish but I don't have any other choice. I wish I can be with muneerah and amir here but I'm afraid if I m going to be a bad mother (tired mummy will turns into grumpy and evil mummy.. ha..ha..ha..) . I fact, to be fair to my hubby, can't keep all of them here.

As my friend told me to make full used of the time left with my hubby and kids, i had this old song lingering on my mind, when i need you by Leo Sayer, miles and miles of empty space in between us.. a telephone can't takes a place of your smile.... i hope i will be strong...

MISSING YOU GUYS ALREADY!!!!

"would you be a handsome prince and marry me if i kiss you"

"No! I will be a Superman instead!!!!!!!!"

And they lived happily ever after

Let it snow..let it snow..let it snow...

2007-02-10T04:32:00.000+08:00

What can you expect from British weather? One day it was all warm and the sun shines so bright, even they called it the warmest winter night ever, and suddenly the next day, the heaviest snowfall ever in several years. Well it is all in Allah's hand and I could not complaint more because I just loved snow so much... I am hoping it will last forever err... minus the below freezing temperature The kids enjoyed the snow this year very much. The school was closed yesterday and also today. So we make full use of the time to enjoy the 'very rare heavy snow, this year. In the morning we went to the Aston Park to make a snowman and the kids continued to build a miniature snowman (baby) in our backyard afterwards. My creative girls even tried to build up a snow castle..which mummy thinks in the end it end up more like a snow cakes, nice job dear :-) Snow castles by Sarah, Husna and Amir

Toddler version of a snowman. I wish i had a bigger spade to make the 'daddy' one.

snow fairy in the making

snow fairy

view from my doorstep yesterday morning

7 a.m in the morning, view from my kid's bedroom, overlooking neighbour's swing

Muneerah in her last year's winter outfit. Are you not growing up dear? or mummy had bought you a 'one size bigger' last year. She was happy and excited in the beginning.

soon after that, ' mummy ! my hands are freezing cold, I can't feel my fingers anymore!'

Lets go home..

It is still snowing today and the weather forecast says it will be more snow tomorrow and all weekends. Gotta stop now.. i need to go enjoying this gift Allah had bestowed upon us, snow, salji.

Monday blues

2007-02-06T04:08:00.000+08:00

It is Monday again and as usual I had this 'Monday blues' syndrome since sunday afternoon. Having to put kids school uniforms together ( their socks are the most annoying piece), sort out their lunch boxes for tomorrow, sorting out my stuffs and also planning for tomorrow's experiments can be such a pain in the neck. After a short weekend break, Sunday afternoon seems very sad especially in this gloomy British winter. Then come Monday .. I had tonnes of things to be completed before I left for Malaysia in less than 2 weeks time. And again, so little time, so much to do. University thing, packing and stuff.. i just wish i had someone to help me out here. Today, I had given a training on the Texture analyser to the Greek guy, Fotis who is the Postdoc in our group now. This is the same guy that i used to trained him on the Rheometer last year(? or 2005?).. sadly he is now completed his PhD and I am still stuck here .. training him....uwaaa...... Well, he started his PhD years before me, so don't feel so low.. my time will come ( calming myself down).

Home sweet home.. thank god whenever i reached home, all the Monday blues symptoms seem to go away.., hubby already had his specialty cooking waiting on the stove, he called it 'Thai Green Curry', or rather yellow shall i say. I just top our dinner up with kangkung goreng belacan and we had our dinner with kids. Hubby also had this ikan pekasam goreng and sambal belacan ready. Fuh.. very traditional eh..tonight. A dessert called 'sagu kacau' was also prepared requested by husna since Saturday. Sarah was preparing the box for his hamster using the coco crunch's box that daddy bought him earlier and amir keeps telling me to let him had a school dinner. his quote is 'mummy! my teacher said the food is getting healthier and the price is getting cheaper, can I have a school dinner? '

The ingredients for lasagna

Gathering of majlis Ilmu last Saturday was great. I have prepared 3 main courses namely lamb kurma, sambal udang and ayam kfc style and mung bean porridge aka bubur kacang for the dessert. Thanks to my pressure cooker who made my 4 pair of lamb leg's kurma completed in just 15 minutes.. err normally i did it in 2-3 hours in a normal cooker to get that same tender texture . Lasagna demo from Chef Bob was also went very well. Chef Bob won the 9th place out of 180 on the conference (about cooking, i suppose) last weekend in Zurich. He is a very good cook indeed.. of course he deserve the Chef title..

This is how you arrange the cloves (cengkih) on the halved onion . In the middle of those 2 layers of cloves must be a bay leaf. This is as a flavour for our bechamel sauce.

the making of 'roux' melted butter and wheat flour.. note that the wooden spoon must be used..

Fresh milk, with the above onion, bring into simmer then add the roux ( spelling???). Whisk. then add double cream.. Voila.. no need to buy the one from Asda anymore.... (p/s the shining pot on the stove is my beloved pressure cooker..he..he)

i managed to absorbed the lesson about the making of bechamel sauce ( the white creamy sauce in the lasagna) very well at the beginning before Muneerah fall asleep on my shoulder and resists to be placed in the cot.. Grrr... The making of bechamel sauce was quite easy really.. you just need the fresh milk, butter and wheat flour as well as double cream.. I'll post the recipe here whenever Kak ani who jotted down the recipe last Saturday forwarded the recipe to us. Finally a few cooking tips from Chef Bob: 1) do not use metal utensil when melting the butter..reason (something to do with the pH ) whenever you wanted to sprinkle the herbs and the oregano into your bolognese or other pasta sauce, pour in the herbs in your hand before you sprinkle it into the pans, ie. not directly from the container into the pan -reason, let the the herbs 'mesra' with yr body temperature, it will release a better aroma, fragrant...hmmm..last but not least, chef also thought us on how to separate the saturated and unsaturated fat from the melted butter... so.. for those who is conscious about yr weight this is the one that u should learn.

Have a nice weekend!

2007-02-03T08:08:00.000+08:00

Muneerah and daddy are still having this cold, flue and cough symptoms. Poor them, it is really breaking my heart hearing Muneerah coughing and looking at his poorly and tired eyes . Mummy wish both of you get well very soon.

6/6 again..mummy!!!As usual amir got his new spelling sheet, this week are Made, Make, Man, Many, May and More. He had completed the columns for today and also his numeracy homework about 10 more. He had another homework on Reading regarding the rhyming words. Sarah had completed all her homework on Numeracy about mental strategies 9 and 11, on Literacy about adjectives-copy sentences and underline the adjective, and another homework on the ancient Egypt topic. Husna hasn't got any homework today, so she just read her book and helped Amir with his homework.Well after the homework is 'game time' for them..ENJOY

Tomorrow will be our weekly gathering for Malay Muslim brothers and fortnightly one for sisters. This week our house will be the host for both of the activities. So its gonna be busy and tiring yet fun, enjoyable and memorable weekend for us. The sisters gathering or we called it Majlis Ilmu will be in the afternoon and apart from the usual recitation of Yassin/ Ma'thurat, this week we gonna have a special 'real' chef demonstrating us the process of making Lasagna. Real chef? Jamie Oliver? A..ah.. No! Hopefully better than Jamie, we'll see tomorrow.

The brothers will have theirs after Isyak which will be around 6.30 pm. As this may be the last time are hosting this kind of gathering, hubby asked me to 'masak sedap sedap' which will be a bit of problem for me... Not that I don't know how to cook at all, but then 'sedap' lies on the tongue of the beholder , isn't it..hi..hi.. The proposal menu is.. we'll see tomorrowlah..

No new photo uploaded from the camera, so just and old memories of menu during our last raya gathering..laksam

Poorly

2007-02-01T01:45:00.000+08:00

Everyone in the family are having this 'not so winter' bugs, except for mummy and Amir. I m to busy to fell sick, so let them being poorly now so that they can take care of me when I am exhausted later.
Metro newspaper last friday wrote about a teacher who photocopied a 5 years old child's face. Poor that boy, he suffered a serious eye infection. i don't know what kind of teacher she was, whether inexperience, not enough training, or just plain silly. The teacher did that for a 'light and dark' school project which Amir had also learnt last week. Here goes Amir's light and dark subject.. ( no need to photocopy pupil's head eh ).

Homework

2007-01-28T03:40:00.000+08:00

Amir got his homework every Thursday that he had to learn by the following Thursday. The homework consists of 7 column with 6 new words . The keyword is look, say, cover, write and check. The idea is that the child had to exercise one row a day for 7 day consecutively . Supposedly by the end of the 7th day, he could write all the words perfectly. The child is also encouraged to use those words to create a sentence. The next following Thursday will be a spelling test for those 6 new words. Amir was great, every Thursday when i am coming back from the university i always heard his excited tone of voice saying that 'mummy i got 6/6 again and Miss O Brian gave me this pencil!' It was only once in a while he haven't got 6/6 especially when I am too busy with my university thingy to monitor his homework and he obviously don't have sufficient practice. Poor Amir..

Huhh! What a big handwriting! You need a lot of practice dear. His new book for this week is Poor Bobby, Stage 3 book. Amir is in Year 1, Stage 3 Book is an everage standard for a Year 1 pupil even the some of them already with stage 4 book.Sarah is in Year 3 with a Stage 9 book in literacy, the best level in her class while Husna is in year 2 with a stage 7 book, also the best level in her class. Seems like my girls literacy skills were a little bit better than the boy, hmm.. as expected at this stage, my girls are a 'bookworm' kind of kid while the boy is a ' superheroes' kind one.

My Mitsubishi

2007-01-26T05:41:00.000+08:00

Passed MOT with flying colours.... not flying MOT (aka MOT terbang) okay. Our Mitsubishi got another 1 year MOT until 2008. Costs us £40, alhamdulillah there was nothing wrong with that nice old car. We are now can put the 'For Sale' sign on its window. I love this car so much but still had to let her go anyway, I hope she ( err.. she .. since it is red/maroon) had a better owner.

Husna's Birthday

2007-01-26T04:49:00.000+08:00

It is Husna's 7th birthday today.Mummy bought her a huge teddy bear, stick on earrings and bracelet from Claire's and a scrapbook. Huh! That was lot of presents! Well Last week she already had a princess bride dressing up. Hmm..that is okay since mummy bought all of them at the bargain price and its her birthday anyway. She is in year 2 ( its equivalent to tahun 2) at the Manor Park Primary school. Her teacher is Mr Mooney, a great and very nice teacher. Mr Mooney was Sarah's teacher last year after Mr Melloy left. I remember Sarah had a very tremendous progress with him.

We planned to had Husna's birthday party this weekend as she already distributed the Birthday Party invitation to all her friends! Husna loves the teddy bear. That is the biggest she ever had, the bear was as big as muneerah. Husna named her CUTIE...

This time last year, it was a day after daddy had his first operation. It was on his spine. I remember we were in a very miserable state. Last year we celebrated Husna 6th Birthday on the fisrt day Pok Awang was here. No party, no friend, just us and a ready made cake from asda and a home delivered pizza. Alhamdulillah it is all better this year.

The kids and their uncle Pok Awang on Husna' 6th Birthday last year. Daddy was in the hospital (ROH) ..Sarah was having a bad cold that day:(

Centre of attention

2007-01-25T02:40:00.000+08:00

There goes our centre of attention, baby Muneerah, even though she is not practically a baby anymore but since she is the smallest in the family, so the baby 'salutation' goes to her. She was born a few months after abang Amir turns 3 on the longest summer day in 2004. On the 9th July at 2.10 in the morning. It was suppose

to be a few ours after midnight when she was born but since it was summer, subuh was soon after that and daddy had to leave me with this 'hard to sleep' baby and my 'injection at the buttocks to ease the painful labour' hadn't yet wear off.

Muneerah is more than a baby to me, she is my princess, joker, heartthrob, sweetheart, annoy me sometimes but most of the time makes me smile for no reason. She is the centre of attention of the whole family. There so much to write about this rosy cheek girl.

Her hobbies are messing about around the house, watch her favourites programmes namely Pocoyo, Teletubbies, eat ( she loves banana and orange, prawn, pistachio and and kind of noodles and not to forgot chocolate) and helping mummy with the dishes (really!?).

She will be 3 this July, she grows up so fast... love makes little thing grows.

The only hero

2007-01-25T01:18:00.000+08:00

Thanks to Allah who granted us our first boy, Amir Ridzwan on the 2nd of May 2001. That is mean we had our 3rd baby before our 4th anniversary...phew!! Sound like a hard job, with both of us working, but alhamdulillah, having them in this world is the most wonderful thing that ever happened to us. I would not change them with anything in this world, never! And I remember having this conversation with my ex-boss who said 'orang pandai-pandai ni rugi kalau anak tak ramai, they are producing an intellectual and useful resources for the country, and he gave an example of Zeti Akhtar for being the only child'. Hmm... well, that's one thing, another is that the kids gonna be my continuing source for my pahala too...

Amir gonna be 6 this year. Being the only boy, he is a little bit clingy and 'such a baby' (that's what his sister describe him to annoy him). His favourite phrases every time he saw me coming back from the university is ' mummy have you got something for me...? and every night is ' mummy I can sleep in your room tonight?.

...soon after that

2007-01-25T00:52:00.000+08:00

Approximately 2 months after Sarah's first birthday, there come a new addition into our family, Husna Ridzwan. She was born on the 25 January 2000. Being my smallest baby I've ever had, the birth was so quick, easy and painless (?). She is the only baby I had in the bright daylight. She was such a low maintenance baby, hardly cry and sleep a lot.. As a result of her 'good baby'ness i don't really remember about what she was doing when was a baby, but I do remember she smiles a lot and always has this 'murah rezeki' look.

Well, that was then. Kids.. they grow up so fast. She is going to be 7 tomorrow. She grows up to be such a pretty, bright and charming girl. She always have this smiley face but easily burst into tears when somebody in the family upsets her. My friends describe her as bubbly and full of life. I think that what she is. These days she is crazy about Bratz and High School Musical.

first and foremost ..

2007-01-24T04:36:00.000+08:00

Sarah Ridzwan.
She is my first ever baby in our family. She was born on the 17th November 1998, a few months after mummy and daddy's bacherlor degree congregation. Well, that was 9 years ago.. now she is not a baby anymore, she is practically turned into a sensible, responsible and very helpful big sister.

Typical thin with a slim and slender shape even though had such a good appetite, loves yoghurt, jam sandwich and prawns. Huh! She just told me she didn't like jam sandwich, sorry about that dear. Sarah loves chicken and chips and like her mummy, she love the crispy chips or we called it hard chips, not the fat one that tastes so 'potatoey'.

She is so helpful and always be nice to her brother and sisters. Sometimes she can be very sensitive, though. Love her to bits. I wish I can let her have her own room, not sharing it with her other siblings because she is so particular with the cleanliness and the tidiness of her bedroom, table, her bed, duvet, toys arrangement and everything. She hates when baby muneerah messing about with her stuff.