Quantum of Solace

Warning: Entry #makmaksangat Rasanya antara job scope  utama seorang ibu adalah untuk menjadi party planner.  Daripada birthday suami/anak, wedding anniversary , majlis aqiqah dan yang sewaktu dengannya, selalunya memang menjadi kerja kita lah. Memanglah si suami/bapa pun membantu, tapi bantuan tu kebanyakkannya adalah dalam bentuk $$$ atau pun masa  execution majlis.  Hal-ehwal seperti tema majlis, pakaian, colour scheme , jemputan, menu jamuan, party packs semua itu memang jatuh atas bahu jemala kita juga, sebab kebanyakan (not all okay!) orang lelaki ni tak kisah atau tak tau pun beza jika birthday cake  tu ada gambar  Sofia the First atau Snow White atau Princess Disney yang lain. To most of them, as long as there's a cake, balloons and birthday song, it can be considered as a birthday party already.. . hehehe. I'm not blaming the men though, as they are just being themselves - simple and straight forward. But, for us moms, we j...

Wah, mengambil mood filem Lagenda Budak Setan (walaupun tak pernah baca novel & tengok filem tu), kali ni nak bercerita tentang pengalaman menjadi budak kejuruteraan atau nama glamernya budak 'kejut'.  Mungkin ramai yang tak tau, masa di universiti dulu, saya ambil engineering.  Tapi tak pernah practice,  rezeki bukan dalam bidang itu =) Idea nak mengimbau kenangan lama datang gara-gara HLP. Semasa hantar proposal , perlu sertakan sekali salinan ijazah. Biasalah, bila dah kerja ni, folder sijil semua tu dibuka bila perlu saja.  Masa dok belek folder   sijil tu, entah macam mana ada satu perasaan menyelinap. Tak tahu nak gambarkan macam mana perasaan itu .  Ini kot dipanggil nostalgia lama menggamit perasaan? Fuh, ayat memang Klasik FM sangat hehehe!  Isnin lepas pula dalam Utusan-Mega, keluar  berita tentang my Alma mater, specifically course  yang diambil se masa di UPM dulu. Excited mak sebab Process & Food En...

As we are celebrating Aidilfitri, I still want to write about Ramadhan =)  Well, this post serves as a  reminiscence for me to manage my time wisely and to be a better home manager =) Well, you see, it's not easy to run a  household. I even think that it's easier to run an office, because you have all the resources to assist you - when you want to solve an issue or to make an important decision you can call for a meeting and discuss about the options and what not. But when it's totally a different story when it comes to y our own household. Decisions have to be made almost all the time and it must be very quick.  One of the most frequent decisions to make is "What to have for dinner?"  And MH, being a thoughtful person that he always is, will answer my question with a simple "Tak kisahlah, you masak je apa-apa". Thaankkksss... So you can imagine my nervousness as we enter Ramadhan, where time is scarce and (good) food is expected to be on the ...

Salam Ramadhan semua! Diam tak diam hari ini masuklah hari ke-16 kita berpuasa. Alhamdulillah.Memang entri ini tertinggal keretapi, tapi masih juga saya ingin mengucapkan Selamat Berpuasa dan Selamat Meningkatkan Ibadah di bulan Ramadhan ini. Bercakap tentang berpuasa ini, memanglah semua pun tahu yang bulan ini kita dilarang daripada makan/minum dan melakukan perkara yang membatalkan puasa dari terbit matahari sehinggalah terbenam matahari pada hari tersebut. Begitu juga dengan ibadah eksklusif bulan Ramadhan seperti membayar zakat fitrah, menunaikan solat sunat terawikh dan sebagainya. Itu boleh dikirakan satu kelaziman untuk dilaksanakan dalam bulan ini. Tetapi t ahun ini, mungkin disebabkan faktor peningkatan usia (sob! sob!) ,  saya ada perspektif tambahan tentang ibadah berpuasa yang ingin dikongsikan di sini. Jika kita perasan, semasa bulan Ramadhan ni, kebanyakan daripada kita akan jadi e xtra cautious dengan setiap pertuturan, sikap dan tindakan kita. Contohn...

Today marks the 5th week that I joined this campaign "Lunchbox Monday" .  I came across this campaign as I was surfing the Net to get more info on healthy lifestyle. You see, I've always wanted to lead a healthier lifestyle, but bringing home-cooked meal to work was not really in my plan.  But as soon as I read this short entry in Jewelpie , I   got all excited and decided to join the pledge the next Monday. Here's my first #luncboxmonday:  Grilled chicken burrito. Believe it or not, it took me less than 5-mins to assemble this meal! No, I'm not a Master Chef what-so-ever who can cook amazing food over the short period of time under lots of pressure. In fact, I'm sort-of-a-marathoner-rather-than-sprinter when it comes to cooking. I prefer to take my own sweet time in the kitchen. That was why I never thought of bringing my own meal to work. Talk about the pressure to get everything's ready on time plus having to deal with my two clingy+cranky angels...

Both MH and I were in dire need of a break,  so we took the kids and my mom to Langkawi last week for a short holiday. I was really excited in planning for this holiday (bukan selalu pun memang excited gitew ke? Hehehe). Well, this time around I was more excited because we got to take the kids to fly for the first time!  Ha, okay memang kedengaran jakun, pergi Langkawi je pun. But that was the truth, memang jakun dan terlebih excited hehehe.  Actually we were quite nervous with the first flying experience with the kids. We didn't really quite sure how the kids  would behave on the plane   especially Aydeen because he's quite a handful! What if he they got ear-block/pain and cry the whole time? What if they got restless? Sedangkan travel from Putrajaya-KL pun full of drama, apatah lagi macam ni kan? Posing dua beradik di KLIA But there's always a first for everything, right? So I'm sharing here a few tips for travelling with small kids. My #1 t...

Semalam semasa post ucapan Selamat Hari Pekerja di FB, saya mengimbau  kembali kenangan pekerjaan terawal yang pernah dibuat semenjak remaja hingga kini. Niat di hati sekadar nak berkongsi pengalaman lama. Tetapi, s elepas post status tersebut dan dapat reaksi daripada kawan-kawan,  saya baru tersedar, bahawasanya pengalaman bekerja rencam itu walaupun singkat, telah turut mencorakkan siapa diri saya kini. So, I decided to share the full story here, as a reminder for myself and also as a reminisce of the memories of working for the first time. Pekerjaan pertama saya ialah semasa berumur 19 tahun, kerja sementara semasa cuti semester. Ketika itu saya masih belajar di  Matrikulasi UPM. Niat bekerja memang untuk dapat pendapatan. Abah baru meninggal dunia ketika itu. It was a turning point to me. I realized that I need to leave the old lifestyle and  in order to survive, I have to do something. As an  introvert + low self-esteem (yang melampau ketik...