MY PRECIOUS : 2012

Dear Allah,

Please help me to clear my mind of any distractions.Help me absorb everything I study and help me know that You are with me and that I am not alone even if it seems as if the whole world is asleep.Give me Your strength in the morning.Renew me, and refresh my mind so that I remember everything I studied. Thank you for the gift of knowledge and the opportunity to learn.

Dear Allah,

For whatever reason I did not prepare myself for this test (Statistics paper). I’m not asking for a miracle, but I am asking You to calm my nerves and help me remember this isn’t the end of the world.
At the end of the day any damage that is done will be reparable, even if that seems unlikely at the moment. I also pray that in the future I will do a better job of preparing. Amin yarabbal alamin...

Huwaaaaaa...

Monday, December 17, 2012

Postgrad owh postgrad..bile mau habis??

I have to admit.. pursuing master..at this age..is really challenging..bile umur dah meningkat..ianya tak sama masa kita belajar degree dolu2.. Tambah2 dgn komitmen as a wife n mother of three..perghhh lagi la jenuh..in order to maintain 3.6 cgpa ke atas..sangatlah perit dan pahit serta kelat. Ditambah lagi lecturer yg selalunya menganggap postgrad ni boleh self study..so here..saya berazam akan grad jugak2 tahun depan..insyallah...

From my little kitchen...

I just love cooking.. It is one of my favourite things - from going to the hypermarket and bringing the stuff home and preparing it, to cleaning the kitchen afterwards. So here are some of my products that I would like to share...

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Things Always Get Better..

Dear Heart,

I know I have been wrecking you for the last past weeks (like literally !!). I'm sorry I've been busy with forever-packed schedule and a lot of things including school and those unsettling and uncompromising assignments. I don't mean to ignore you and I act as if you are invisible. We have been together and you have stayed with me through the ups and downs. But I believe that things always get a little worse before they get better. I promise you, as down as you feel, as bad as things seem, they always get better..

I'm sorry heart

Thursday, June 7, 2012

For Richer and Poorer, For Better and For Worse...

First and foremost, I would like to acknowledge myself for ignoring this blog for quite sometimes. When I started writing, I would like everyone to share the crack I'm feeling and definitely my experiences. Well, this phrase has been tingling around me for the past weeks as it reaches our 9 years anniversary, and I dont feel normal having this in my head all the time. "For Richer and For Poorer, For Better and For Worse, Till Death Do Us Apart..". Well, we actually have few versions of it including "Sahaja aku terima nikahnya.." Quote from Hadis Sahih Al-Bukhari the true meaning to this simple phrase.

"Aku tanggung dosa-dosa si dia dari ibu bapanya, apa saja dosa yang dia buat, dari dedah aurat hingga ke tinggalnya solat, aku tanggung dan bukan lagi ibu bapanya tanggung, dan aku tanggung semua dosa bakal anak-anak aku. Kalau gagal, maka aku fasik dan dayus; aku rela masuk neraka, aku rela malaikat Zabaniyah melibas aku hingga pecah badanku."

Ghee.. What's the significance emphasizing this when it does not apply?? The words aren't just words. When you get married, you make vows to each other. You promise to love, honor and cherish each other in good times, bad times, in sickness and health, for richer or poorer. Doesn't matter. The fact that marriage should not be seen only "for better or worse" or "aku terima nikahnya si polan binti si polan" but should be served as a promise. Promise between Allah, between the husband and the wife. It is the first instance when "we" becomes "me" and when the commitment becomes vital. But don't be so modest. Let's be frank. Ironically, marriage today is seen as 'indifference', 'the brick wall', and 'one worshipping and another sleeping'. Marriage is often challenging. However, not all marriages fall apart. What if the person who sits in front of the 'jurunikah' really meant what they said? What if at the end of the day (20 or 30 years), we look across our bed at a face that we still in love with, that has been our faithful friend, our safest protector, our greatest gift. What if?

Im not saying I am the goddess of marriage and I agree marriage today might be tough. Yet, with God on our side, all things are possible. That is what I long for. That is what I promised to do. And that is what I have every intention of doing.

Happy Ninth Years Of Being Together...

Sunday, April 22, 2012

Read, Baby Read

I learned to make homemade Nasi Lemak from my mother, who learned from her mother, who learned from her mother….well you get the points. With each generation, traditions change and evolve slightly based on personal preferences, health concerns, or availability of ingredients. Well, she particularly loves to put a very large portion of Belacan and she believes that she is right in making a yummylicious chili paste. But I do have my personal reservations about using Belacan too much..I just..can’t.. Well, we probably have traditions similar to this Belacan thingy that we have altered over the years to suit our family's needs. It goes the same with reading. As I remembered, I never had any formal or informal home tutoring by my parents in teaching me to read. But today’s parent, it’s a must you know, because reading is so fundamental to all other learning in any curricular area! Parents who know a little about teaching reading can make a huge impact, you see. Education is important, in everything that our kids and ourselves do. Our job as parents is to step up and expose our kids as much as possible about the world around; of course by reading. I started reading with my 3 girls as early as 4 years old. Well it just takes time and patience. I hope these tips might help…

1.) Make time for your child In this fast paced world we need to make time for our children, let say, 20 minutes top! Between work, school, tuition classes, and whatever else you may have during the day, the time spent with your kid(s) is the most important! Kids have short attention spans anyway, so 20 minutes would be a perfect time to start reading every day.

2.) Have patience Every child learns at their own pace. How many times have you heard “Mama, penatlah!” or “Uuuwaaaa!”? If you are working with a struggling or reluctant reader, these words may be too common. The important thing is to create a fun and educational environment for the kids not pushing them over their limit. Patience is everything; your child may get frustrated with not getting something, but don’t worry, just take a break, or tell them that you will resume the ‘lesson’ later.

3.) Alphabet I started my daughter on learning her alphabet when she was 1 year old, though too young is no such thing. ABC wallpaper, mobiles, ect. can be used to enhance the alphabet to your baby. At about 1 year old, I wrote down all the letters of the alphabet, upper case and lower case, on a huge poster board and pinned it up in her room. Every day we would sing the alphabet and I would point to each letter as we sang them. Be sure to stress the importance of pronouncing ‘L,M,N,O, and P’.Do the alphabet chart before they go to bed, or whenever your time for teaching them is. ABC Coloring books are a huge help as well!

4.) Alphabet sounds After your child has mastered recognizing their alphabet, move on to alphabet sounds. We all know alphabet sounds, A makes the “ahh” sound, and so on so forth. Throughout the day, tell your child to repeat you when you say the letter followed by the sound of the letter. Make it fun. I.E. A says “ah” like this (act like you are going to the dentist and open your mouth wide and say ‘Ah’). My regular-yet-fixed-time of practising this is during teeth brushing!!Once your child sees that you are having fun, they will want to play more with you, and learn more too! Once you think your child has some of the sounds down, pop quiz them at any given time. “Mama doesn’t know what sound A makes, can you help out, please?”

5.) Time to read So, your child knows all their sounds do they? A-Z? Then this step is just for you! You get the GRAND opportunity to have your child read their first word to you! What an exciting time! Now they are all grown. My Mima's first reading book was 'Nenek Kebayan', I’ll never forget. Now Yaya started to read. My babies are reading!

Friday, January 27, 2012

Ipad Oh Ipad!!

Sebagai manusia, kita seringkali lupa tatkala dilanda musibah; waimah sebesar hati nyamuk sekalipun; pasti ada jalan penyelesaian . Teringat akan aku suatu ceritera yang terjadi semalam pabila Ipad kesayangan Super Ayah tiba - tiba "Unresponsive / Hang".. Kelam kelibut si ayah bak atuk tak kulum rokok gulung seharian..Ha! Gitu lah gayanya! Mula lah trajedi salah - menyalah berlaku..Super Yaya kata si Super Copya.. dan begitulah sebaliknya. Rumah dilanda garuda sebentar dan adegan tangis menangis, marah memarahi (nasib maki memaki kurang kami amalkan dirumah!)dan tunjal menunjal..ermm takde lah! Akhirnya Super Ayah mengambil keputusan untuk 'restore' semula application through desktop Apple yang bertapa di kamar tidur. Super Ayah (kononnya) mengambil langkah bijak untuk restore semula disebabkan skrin Ipad kesayangan tidak menunjukkan sebarang response walaupun sudah ditekan Home button berulang kali. Dan aku...menjadi pak pacak yang setia menunggu selama 85 minit tatkala skrin Apple menayangkan yang sesi restoration mengambil masa sekian waktu..Adoii.. Mama.. jugak... Akhirnya.. Ding! (Image bal lampu muncul tepat atas kepala). Mari kita Google apakah permasalahan yang melanda lantas kita boleh mendapatkan jawapan dalam 38 kelip mata! Yes, kata En Google, press Sleep Button dan Home Button simultenously for at least 10 seconds. Dah siap! Ipad kembali normal, semua orang gembira, Super Ayah tersenyum lega, Mama pun tak sakit kepala, namun....Super Yaya tetap menyalahkan Super Copya!! Budak2...

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Penangan Posh Spice

Di keheningan pagi, sewaktu memandu pulang selesai membeli sarapan pagi, kereta terpaksa berhenti di lampu merah. Kelihatan seorang wanita berbangsa Cina melintas di hadapan merupakan perkara biasa dan sering - sering berlaku. Namun, apa yang menjadi luar biasa ialah sambil beliau berjalan, rambutnya yang bersinar, ikal, segar, sedikit blonde seakan - akan mengejek serumpun rambut yang berada di atas kepalaku. Tika itu juga seluruh kehidupan rambutku yang hambar, pudar, unevenly cut, bermain- main di ruang legar kelopak mataku.. Aku seharusnya menangis meminta ampun pada rambut yang tidak pernah dibelai sejak kecil.. Malu dengan Cina yang baru saja melintas. Tiba - tiba air mata bergenang, di kala itu juga aku mengharapkan keajaiban! Keajaiban yang mana indahnya kehidupan jika dapat ditukarkan kepada Posh Spice Hair cut!! Dengan perasaan dihimpit duka, aku bergegas pulang dan menelefon Super Ayah. Ishhh.. naive pula si dia apabila terus terang beliau mengakui yang aku perlu lakukan sesuatu terhadap 'benda' yang sedang bertapa di atas kepalaku yang kononnya merupakan mahkota wanita.. Super Ayah never lies...Sometimes I wonder how some women can juggle so many things in their life. Mahu menjaga anak - anak nan tiga pun hampir setiap malam aku harus bersilat inikan pula mahu menjaga rambut agar kekal secantik Posh Spice!
Dengan berbekalkan keazaman yang tinggi, ku telefon si dia semula. "Anak - anak perlukan new haircut for new school term!!" Namun jauh disudut hati Tuhan saja yang tahu betapa Diri ini yang sebenarnya memerlukan new haircut.. Bohong sunat kadangkala diperlukan untuk keharmonian rumahtangga. Lalu, hujung minggu itu, ku angkut suku dozen anak - anak untuk mendapatkan wajah yang segar dan semestinya potongan rambut yang bersesuaian. Nah, siap anak - anak, sekarang giliranku. Bagi mendapatkan potongan Posh Spice, potong, rebonding, ironing, treatment waimah syampoo, dan serum sekalipun sudah bermain - main di kotak fikiranku.. Zap! Zap ! Siap! Anak - anak bertiga datang mengelilingku.. Wahhh, mama cantikkk! "Okay siap Amoi.." Tiba - tiba si nyonya penggunting rambut memanggilku Amoi. ( Mahu bodek barangkali .. ) Ka - ching! Time to pay!! Rm350 melayang demi mendapatkan kepuasan yang jitu. Tiba - tiba nyonya menjerit "aiyaaaa... Amoi balik sula pakat tulung!! Lambut losak woo.." Aku tersenyum lantas keluar dari salon..Dalam kenderaan, hati serasa girang. Fesyen rambut yang diidamkan kini menjadi milikku WALAUPUN hanya disebalik tudung.. Aku sambung senyum...

Yeayy!! New haircut!!

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MY PRECIOUS

Sunday, December 23, 2012

My last day being a student..

Thursday, December 20, 2012

Tok Muda Western Food !!!

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Exam owh no!!