Nasi dagang, Nasi Lemak, Briani and Rendang Ayam

Assalamualaikum..

My colleagues are having breakfast of Nasi Dagang right in front of me. Hmmm…but I am fasting today. There are 3 free meals today. 2 for breakfast ( nasi lemak by one person and another one is the nasi dagang) and another one for lunch ( nasi beriani)…Alhamdulillah and may Allah give them more for their kind hearted to belanja us the food!. Ingat nak ambil sedikit for my iftar today…cukup tak agaknya…The nasi dagang looks so delicious. And I am sure it is good…as it was prepared by my friend’s grandma..

ooohhh..nasi dagang ini kelihatan sungguh sedap...



2 gantang nasi dagang free hari ni...:)Alhamdulillah





ada juga tapai pulut dan ketupat pulut:)


jom jamu selera:)..tapi jangan rebut!


sempat posing tu...nasi dagang boleh tunggu



ni apasal pulak tak ambil lagi...or ke dah kenyang makan sepinggang..

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I was late coming to the office this morning. But not that late. Just about 5 mins late. I thought of coming early as I need to go to the school as it is parents’ day today. Alhamdulillah Maya did quite well. Angah dropped in her performance. Angah…Tengok laa lagi all those Korean movies….Mak tak nak cakap banyak. I have told her so many times about this…I hope she will get good results like Along did. Or else it will be like when she took her UPSR…only 4As. But its OK…only Angah was so frustrated! I hope she learnt her lesson. And I will pray for her success in her upcoming PMR.

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Yesterday was a busy day for me. Not in the office though…as usual. There was a little bit of discussion on the current project. I am eager at times to get back to technical things but at times it was done half-heartedly. But I am sure I will miss these times when I am out of the office…Sad eh…Yes..Very sad that it has to end this way…But I am sure Allah has more good things for me in the future InsyaAllah..

I went to fetch Hakim from his Sekolah Agama after office. He told me that I need to make some ketupat for him…As usual….with her every so softly nak pujuk mak…

Mak…mak tahu tak nak buat ketupat?

I said yes…but mana daunnya?

Oh…ada Cikgu kasi…akim kena buat 8 biji tau…tapi mak kena buatkan jugak untuk Lokman lagi 3.

Oh..kenapa pulak mak nak kena buat untuk Lokman?

Tak pelaa…mak tolong laa..nanti pukul 6 dia datang ambik…

It was almost 530 at that time and I had to go print some of Angah’s kertas kerja. She needs to submit today. I had printed some on Tuesday but the night before she told me that she forgot to print a few more pages. I told Hakim I might not be able to do the ketupat by 6:00 and asked him to call Lokman to come at 630 instead. I took me only a few minutes to do 3 ketupats. But I did not make any using the rest of the daun ketupat. They were either too short or too small. 3 kali pusing kat my fingers, and that’s it. Even Maya’s tiny fingers would not be able to hold them!

Hakim was satisfied with Lokman’s 3 ketupat and for Hakim’s part, I asked bibik to make some nasi impit. Cikgu kata its ok if nak beli ketupat Adabi but I am just too lazy to drive to the shop. After all bibik is ever so ready to make the lontong. She likes to eat the lodeh with the lontong and I asked her to prepare extra for the house. So, InsyaAllah Sunday morning breakfast will be lontong and lodehlaa…

Today Hakim is so happy that he is going to make Rendang ayam. He had to bring all the blended ingredients. He read to me who is to bring what and as usual his part was the most. I asked him why was it like that and he said…tak pelaa…kan boleh dapat banyak pahala…he he…Pandai anak mak..as usuallaaa part dia part paling banyak. Like last year when the teachers asked for a donation of one hamper, Hakim or was it Maya told us that Cikgu nak 3!..I was thinking…wow..Cikgu demanding nya…but we got to know that cikgu just minta donation and bukan hamper…Ni mesti turun termurun, tangan kembang kata awrah MIL ( Al Fatehah to arwah MIL)…

Thanks for reading...

Allahumma, nikmat apa yang aku peroleh dan diperoleh seseorang di antara makhlukMu adalah dariMu, yang Esa dan tidak bersekutu, maka bagi Mu segala puji dan syukur...

Sleepy

Assalamualaikum..


I am a sleepyhead this morning. Slept around 12:00 last night and woke up at 5:00am. I should have slept an hour earlier so that I can wake up early. I am trying to fast today. Mak called a few days back to remind that it is good to puasa today and tomorrow because it is Israk Mikraj. InsyaAllah...Angah, kakak, bibik and myself are fasting today. Hopefully the hot weather will not be hard on us..InsyaAllah..


It was a not so productive day yesterday. I was trying hard to complete the tudung that I started a day before. Maybe the light brown tudung is not a colour that I like and therefore, the mood is just not there. Slow sesangat! I still need to complete just a little bit more at the back....hmmm...have to do it sometime tonite! I really have to...or else it will just sit there FOR weeks or maybe months before it will be completeD. I really need to be in the mood to do my RE:).


Late yesterday evening, I managed to complete 2 bags. Alhamdulillah. But I am not going to show them today:). The bags below were sewn last weekend ..:)




this was ordered by my sis's friend

and the following ordered by someone in KL for her daughter's khenduri kawin..:)








Dan diantara tanda2 kekuasaanNya ialah tidurmu diwaktu malam dan siang hari dan usahamu mencari sebahagia dari kurniaNya. Sesungguhnya pada yang demikian itu benar-benar terdapat tanda-tanda bagi kaum yang mendengarkan.. Ar Rum

I am praying for a better day for my family and me.. and my readers...Amin...


Thank you for hopping by:)

the hot weather..

Assalamualaikum...


I have been feeling very tired since yesterday morning. Could be because of the hot weather I guess...Hmm...need to do some exercises as well. I have been procrastinating on this! The threadmill has been sitting in the TV room untouched for so long. Sometimes Hakim or Maya will switch it on and start running or walking on it... When is my turn? I have been too busy with my sewing. Too many bags to be completed by 1st week of next the month...Hopefully I can get them done very soon. The 11 bags ordered by a friend for her khenduri kawin are almost done. Only 1 left and another 1 as a gift for her. The 21 pouches are still in the middle of the making. I just hate sewing the bulky pouches. Too afraid that the needle will break when sewing on thick materials! Hopefully I can also complete them by this week..please please Allah give me the strength to complete my work...InsyaAllah..


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The kids behaved very well yesterday morning . I was back home from sending them to school at around 7:20am. That was early. And as usual preparing myself for work. Lately I have been dragging myself to the office. Soon, I do not have to rush to go to the office anymore. I am happy not to have to work but at the same time feeling sad that I have to leave the office that I have been working for the last 14 years. As old as Angah's age. A very long time indeed. I had to sacrifice my work so that I could take care of my kids. I just cannot imagine leaving the kids with the bibik while both of us are far away from them. It is the work or the kids and of course the kids and the family should definitely come first. I am praying for a better future for the family and for me...Amin...


Later in the evening. I managed to complete these bags...Kakak will fix the buttons and tidy the bags...Alhamdulillah...:)





~Kepunyaan Allahlah segala yang ada di langit dan di bumi dan jika kamu melahirkan apa yang ada di dalam hatimu atau kamu menyembunyikannya, nescaya Allah akan membuat perhitungan dengan kamu tentang perbuatanmu itu. Maka Allah mengampuni siapa yang dikehendakiNya dan menyiksa siapa yang dikehendakiNya; dan Allah Maha Kuasa atas segala sesuatu..~ al Mathurat...

Of Bread and Chicken Stuffed Bread

Assalamualaikum..


Yesterday was a rather slow day. I do not like Sundays. Particularly Sunday evenings. Why? Because dear hubby will be going back to KL. Sometimes late evening, sometimes at night. Yesterday he left the house with Along around 6:00pm. They drove back in the small white car so that Along can drive it to her classes. Alhamdulillah they arrived safely around 11:00pm


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Kakak made some bread yesterday afternoon which was so yummylicious. Along brought back a few pieces and some of the lauk which I have cooked and freezed the day before. Even the masak asam ikan tenggiri which I cooked earlier in the morning was nicely packed to be brought back to KL. It has been a full masak early Saturday morning before the RE class started. Ayam masak paprik and chicken cashew nut ( without the cashew nut!) were among the lauk which were packed and freeze. Cik Abang just refused to buy food from outside. So, I cooked a few dishes and freeze them for him to bring back to KL. It will be much easier to preheat the food and eat them rather than going to the foodstall every evening! Just cannot wait for us to move to KL so that we will be together again, InsyaAllah..




This time using the Mauripan yeast, the dough rose nicely:)...Alhamdulillah..






Later in the evening, Cik Abang rolled some pita bread (?), bukan pita bread...apekenama dia...Lupa dah. Stuffed with chicken, carrot, salad, cheese and mayo. Finger lickin' good...Thanks Dear:)





These bags were brought to KL. Nicely packed in the paper bags to be delivered by hand . Hopefully my friends will like them:). Thanks Along for being my posnita:)














I am praying for a brighter future

Allahumma, sesungguhnya aku berlidung padaMu dari kekafiran dan kefakiran; Allahumma, aku berlindung kepadaMu dari azab kubur; tidak ada Tuhan selain Engkau...Amin

RE class

Assalamualaikum..


The best of all things that had happened last weekend ...my 1st Buku Sulam Riben Siri 1 is already on the bookshelves in the bookstores.. ( eh ye ke ni???). Congratulations to Marlina Rahmat as well...Na...we made it! and thanks to PTS and the gang for all the hard work:)



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Alhamdulillah , both beloved hubby and dotter arrived quite late on ( Friday nite) or was it early saturday morning:). Alhamdulillah..although feeling very tired..I am sure they are happy to be home..:).


I went to the Pasar Tani to do some groceries. My every Friday chore. It was done in a rush but I was still late to start my class. Had to go to the bank before doing the shopping. I went to the bank after sending Hakim to the camp on Thursday, but the telemachine was not operating ( tgh isi wang!)

The fishes were very expensive. RM15 for the ikan kembong. Very expensive!. Normally its only RM12/kg. It really caught me by surprised. Very steep price!

Upon reaching home, I fried some mee kuning for breakfast.


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One of my students arrived at around 8:25am. I was still in my baju dapor! He he..and I immediately run upstairs to take a quick shower:)


As usual classes on Fridays are slow. Memang slow...Maybe belom warm up lagi. But the excitement gradually arised towards later of the morning. Kakak made some pengat pisang for the break. Alhamdulillah all went well.

I did some sewing later during the day and completed sewing a few small bags and a RE for one of the bags:)


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The class on Saturday was good. Somehow the time flew very quickly. All were excited preparing to sulam on the tudung bawal. Alhamdulillah:)



Two students did not attend the class which I conducted last week. So, I had to teach them the lessons from last week class. Alhamdulillah they are fast learners, so they had no problem catching up..


All smiles when she could do it:) Alhamdulillah..




Another happy face...:)



Carefully tracing the patterns onto the tudung:)



ribbons...:)



Showing off her work:). Sweet colours:)


Concentrating


From Friday's class... very colourful indeed! The students can choose the colours they prefer:)..although guidelines on how to mix the colours are given:)


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Ya Allah..thank you for all the good things that you have showered onto our family..Alhamdulillah)



Allahumma, nikmat apa yang aku peroleh dan diperoleh seseorang di antara makhlukMu adalah dari Mu, yang Esa dan tidak bersekutu, maka bagiMu segala puji dan syukur...~ Al Maathurat

Segar

Assalamualaikum..


Alhamdulillah pagi ni maklang bangun dengan berasa sungguh segar. Lama dah tak rasa macam ni. Entah lah kan. Agaknya fikiran tak berserabut kot. Lepas dah dengar Cik Abang ' lecture' kejap pasal life and how to look at things positively...it really makes a lot of difference. Rasa macam di rejuvenate je..he he...taulah ada meeting tentang project Bekok C yang nak di rejuvenate tu...tapi ini tidak ada kena mengena dengan project kat office. Its the internal punya hal ler...Hati ni kalau tak dipujuk, dibelai, dimasukkan dengan bacaan ayat2 suci kadang2 mudah terasa kacau...ha ha...ayat apa maklang tulis pagi2 ni.. he he...mood baik pagi ni ...alhamdulillah...harap2 akan jadi baik je sepanjang hari ni , besok, lusa dan selamanya InsyaAlla nak tolong...baru2 ni je maklang berjaya pujuk dia:) Alhamdulillah..Allah beri jalan untuk memudahkan kerja2 maklang...


Semalam seharian maklang siapkan jahitan RE utk beg anak makcik yang belajar jahit dengan maklang tu. Alhamdulillah dah siap pun letak manik, matikan jahitan dan buat apa yang patut. Yang belumnya ialah untuk menjadikannya beg. Nanti petang ingatkan nak minta kawan maklang jahitkan. Maklang bab nak menjadikan beg ni ada malas sikit. Rasa macam tension je. Alang2 ada kawan yang boleh tolong, why not. Dia pun dapatlah upahnya juga...Ni pun baru aje maklang minta buatkan. 2nd batch laa ni. Sebelum ni semua nya buat sendiri. Kalau ada yang tolong2 ni cepat lah sikit jadinya. InsyaAllah...Alhamdulillah Allah dah mudahkan sikit keje2 maklang ni:)



Ni pon antara jahitan2 yang dah siap. Cuma separuh je baru bersambung, yang lain masih macam tu juga. Tuan dia nak before 10th July or earlier. nak buat hadiah utk kawan2 masa hari khenduri kahwin anak dia. Harap2 siaplah semuanya, InsyaAllah...




Petang ni Hakim akan ke Penyu Sanctuary somewhere in Paka:). Dia minta maklang hantar dia petang nnt. Mak OK je...Tapi tak tahu kat mana lagi tempatnya...tak pernah pergi . Kalau Abah pernah pegi masa Maya ada aktivit kat sana. nanti2 nak tanya kawan2 yang tau laa...Sebab cikgu dah bagi2 ikut kumpulan, cikgu pun dah beri Hakim tugas. Tugas Hakim ialah minta mak marinate kan ayam utk nak bawa pergi camping. Dari malam tadi dia dah tanya mak dah marinate lom ayam...he he...Kot ye pun sabar lah sayang. Tengahari nanti mak balik, mak marinate laa ayam tu. Masih banyak masa lagi. Bukan payah pun. Ayam pun dah ada dalam fridge , tingga defrost dan cuci and then kita marinatelaaa... Just nice je by the time nak pergi petang nnt. Tengoklah nnt macamana dia punya excitement nnt. Pandai jugak dia kemas baju sendiri malam tadi. Nanti balik lunch nak kena cek jugak, takut ada yang tertinggal:).


Oklah sini dulu report maklang..:) Have a nice day:)

" sesungguhnya kami terjaga (dipagi hari) dengan ( kesedaran bahawa) Kerajaan ( bumi dan segala isinya) ini seluruhnya adalah milik Allah. Dan segala puji bagi Allah, tiada sekutu baginya tiada Tuhan selain Dia dan kepada Nya kami akan dibangkitkan"

Biasa-biasa aje

Assalamualaikum...


Its been 4 days since I last updated. Nothing much worth writing has happened over the last few days... I have been 'playing' with my ribbons and needles and sewing machine...what else kan?? Sambil2 menjahit menonton movie kat my PC. Life has been a bit boring since dear hubby is not by my side. but with the other 3 I am always bz melayan....I am always eager for Friday to come quickly. InsyaAllah this weekend, both Cik Abang and Along will be home.... then boleh lah nak cook something special. Tapi nak cook apa ye? Hmmm...nnt tengoklah macamanakan...



Alhamdulillah dah siap jahit beberapa helai tudung bawal. Lama sungguh nak menyiapkan sehelai. Memang semuanya handmade kan. Kain pulak halus nipis mmg lah kena berhati2. Kadang2 juga hilang idea nak buat bunga apa. Takkan nak buat ros besar2! memang tak cantek nanti. So, balik2 bentuk bunga yang sama ajelaa...he he...puas dah buat french knots kat tudung, buat bunga daisies pulak..Mungkin lepas ni buat bunga campur2 kot..and maybe campur2 warna supaya lebih menarik:)...InsyaAllah..Moga ideas terus mencurah...doa dan terus berdoa...:) InsyaAllah Allah beri ilham...Amin



Malam tadi hujan tersangat lebat. Tak tahu mula pukul berapa. Tau2 pukul 2:30 pg alarm rumah dah menjerit. Entah berapa lama dah menjerit tak tahulah tu. Maklang bangun tutup alarm. Sementara nak lelapkan mata semula, ternampak kilat dah petir. Bunyinya sungguh menakutkan...Ya Allah ku pohon kalau lindungi aku dan keluarga ku dari panahan petir. Memang takutlaa malam tadi. Nasib baik cepat gak lelapnya mata ni. Dan sedar2 dah 6:30pg...Lambat lagi pagi ni. tapi alhaamdulillah anak2 cepat bangun. 2-3 hari ni dengan cuaca yang tak menentu badan cepat letih. Maklang ingat maklang sorang aje rasa camtu. Rupa2nya kawan opis pon complain yang sama...Harap2 tak lama lah macam ni. Malam pula cepatlah ngantuk nya...


Hari ini cadangnya nak menjahit bunga daisy untuk beg anak makcik yang belajar menjahit dengan maklang. Alhamdulillah...dengan makcik je maklang dapat tempahan beberapa helai tudung bawal. Lebih 7 helai rasanya. entah bila dapat selesaikan semuanya...Syukur, Allah beri rezeki cara ni.


Oklah sini dulu celoteh maklang. Ada banyak lagi benda nak buat ni...kang dok melayan blog, melayan fb..satu benda tak siap...rugi pulak rasanya...


Ya Allah ku mohon perlindungan dari Mu dari segala bencana...dengan nama Allah, yang dengan namaNya akan terhalanglah, segala sesuatu di bumi, di langit, untuk menimpakan bencana, dan Ia Maha Mendengar dan Mengetahui..Amin...

Terimakaseh kerana melayari blog maklang..jemput datang lagi...:)