The Big Bad Wolf Books Expo

Forced hubby to go to the Big Bad Wolf Books Expo (this is such a tongue-twisters to pronounce) for i already bought Jamie oliver's book from groupon. Read here . The place was in Serdang. As usual we love to go as early in the morning sebab tak suka bersesak-sesak. When we reached there we parked our car and there were lots of shuttle bus waiting to take us to the hall. The parking area and the hall is actually 3-minutes drive.

On the shuttle bus

The hall was quite big and fully air-conditioned. As i stepped my foot there I dont know where to start.

The books there were damn cheap! seriously. As cheap as rm3 and the max price i saw for hardcover is about rm25 only. I went crazy looking at the books. Eventho we hardly found a new edition of books or maybe none but still the selections of books that were put on was not disappointing at all. :)

 my first catch. Ugly for only rm8

 the hall.

 "ibu can i have that book"??

 our catch..mostly mine :P

 L: rm15 R : rm25

hubby's L: rm 25 R: rm 12

happy me!!!

Hurry make yor way to the expo.

The expo ends until next week. click here for more :

Bali it is!! part 2

Jimbaran:

is a fishing village and tourist resort in Bali, Indonesia. Located south of Ngurah rai, International Airport the beach has seafood restaurants and luxury hotels.

Jimbaran is a place where you can have seafood gallore and at the same time savor urself to a perfect sunset. We don't even get to catch the sunset. Pffttt. We arrived there around 8.30 pm. It took us around 30-40 minutes to arrived in Jimbaran sebab jam. All the restaurants are by the seaside. The ambiance was nice while eating u can enjoy the sounds of waves crashing the shore. The food was good. It just that i think it was too pricey..We got charged RM400 for the dinner. Gila mahal wei! it's totally ripped off. memang kena tipu kaw kawlaa kan. So be xtra careful if u want to have dinner in Jimbaran. rules no #4. Be careful when choosing a place to eat in Jimbaran u may get overcharge. Better if u ask 1st. Don't think of coming here again unless for sightseeing or photography purposes.

ada macam makan dekat pengkalan balak tak?? lol

Celuk Village:

on the second day we planned to cover as many places as we can. We left hotel around 8.30 am. So the first place was Celuk Village.

is the famous village in Bali as a tourist destination cause of the local residents is very proactive and full of innovation to the gold and silver crafting. This countryside is located in sub district of Sukawati, Gianyar Regency and owns the individuality and excellence in production of gold and silver crafting. Most of them are Balinese professional, artistic and skillful of design development related to the silver and gold crafting.

Not much of interest tho, the price also high. I think we can get it in KL more cheaper.

Ubud:

is a town on the Indonesian island of Bali in Ubud District, located amongst rice paddies and steep ravines in the central foothills of the Gianyar Regency. One of Bali's major arts and culture centres, it has developed a large tourism industry.

After Celuk Village, we headed to Ubud. If u an art digger you will definitely gonna love this place. I can't get enough of this place. I really love ubud. U need atleast 2 days or more maybe to cover the place. U can find all sorts of arts along the way of Ubud. I tell you i got jakun in the car and going like oh my god! oh my god! My neck got sore for turning left and right. They have one street for house decor stuff, another street for painting and another street for furniture. It's really killing me :(. My aim when in Bali is to get painting. So Pak Wayan brought me to a few shops and art gallery that sells painting. Everytime i step in i feel like am in my own world . I got hypnotized by all the paintings. The problem is in Ubud, the prices are quite expensive for my budget. :(. Quite dissapointing actually. We then when to Pasar Ubud. rules no #5 -In Pasar Ubud u really need to bargain. U can get much lower price than the original price. Do your round and survey first make sure u get a better bargain. :).

 on the 2nd day trip. Emir was 10 months then.

 at one of nasi lauk padang restaurant. so cheap.

at one of many galleries i went

 heehhehe finally got my paintings at uluwatu and it's within my budget. Happy me!!

Uluwatu:

Pura Uluwatu (temple of the stone head) or Pura Luhur Uluwatu temple is located in the edge of stone cliff in southern part of Bali. This ancient temple is dedicated to the spirits of the sea. Built in the eleventh century during the era of Empu Kuturan, the temple became a classic expression of ancient Bali in a spectacular setting, high above the crashing waves.

 please..pleaselaaa..dont come here over the weekend. serious mcm pasar malam. I'm a bit frustrated.. too many people! nak ambik gambar pun susah. U dont feel like being in Ulu watu..sedangkan this is one of the many places u should come and visit while in Bali.Sakit hati tau!

to be continued...

melancholy mode

Rumours has floating and Shah Alam it is.
I don’t know what to say, how to react.. blank..

Ofis kemungkinan pindah Shah Alam..wth??
Gila jauh wei..kenapa tak senawang terus??
Yeah yeah..sukehati diaorgla celah mana kan..they have money,
they bought us remember?? 
so they have the rights to do so.
What about us?? KULI ni??
Oh well take it or leave it… DAMN you!!

So here I am, once again updating my resume..yadda..yadda..

Tell myself where should I go?? Is there any place for me i mean for my age??
Ade ke?  Only God knows..semoga dipermudahkan..AMIN

raya-raya house on fire!

  hehehe..tau tau were almost 3rd week of raya already..i still think i need to share some of my piccies during raya :). this year i celebrated raya at my parents', Malacca. Celebrated in Malacca until thursday then on Friday we off to Spore for my cousin's wedding. so enjoy!

i-dont-care-anymore-mode

 3rd raya..visit to pantai is a must..since my parents' house were so near to pengakalan balak.

emir's feeling a little yuckie everytime  the water touches

his feet and whenever he steps on the wet sand.

later that nite inlaws came to visit. :D

4th Raya in singapore

 that's my cousin

 congrats to afdal n nabila. :)

 me, my sista, nenek, my mum n my atuk

 the next day we went to Marina Barrage playing kites.



i havent....

change duit raya
buy or bake any cookies
clean up the whole house
kain baju raya is still under construction
buy stuffs/condiments/ingredients for lauk raya since am gonna raya in kl on the 1st hari raya.

Raya panic mode is on!!

don't be scared, i will always be by your side

my boy turned 1 last friday!!!
oh boy..where should i begin?
u are not a baby anymore,
u soon a toddler,
u change ur milk to stage 3,
u no longer fit most of ur baby clothes,

oh..how time really flies..
it's not fair to not let u grow up :(
oh am so denial..
promise me that u will always be my baby boy :(

emir ibrahim
u change my world in every crook n nook
u are my sunshine when i felt annoyed with the world
even when u were sleeping in your cot next to my bed
i still pick u up and want u to sleep in between me and ur babah :)
u know, not a second without u

emir ibrahim
i cant promise u rainbows and unicorns
but i promise to love u and guide u
and be the best ibu in the world, insyaAllah

just promise me that u will be a good son ok?

loves..ibu

Emir and his fav milk bottle

As a working mother, milk bottle is a must for me to use as another alternative to feed my baby. I did browse on a few bottles before i bought one. I don't like Avent. Avent is the most common brand i heard and also i received complaints that the bottle's dripping. Ada sekali tu i was in bangsar Village 1, browsing baby's stuff and entered to one baby's shop the SA also said the same thing about Avent's bottle and she said quite a few customers complaint and return back the bottle. So Avent is a big no-no for me.

So i continued searching for the best milk bottles on the net. I found Tomee Tipee. So love the unique design. Looks tubby and so cute. It has all the "thang" u looked for milk bottles..such as BPA FREE, anti colic, teats closer to mom's nipples yada yada..

Tommee Tippee - Closer to Nature PP Bottle 260ml/9oz (BPA Free)

It is not an easy peasy job for me to switch from breast to bottle at first. Yelah 2 bulan dalam pantang. Emir was so used to my breast and i thot once i going back to work just switch jelah tu bottle. I was so reluctant. pikir takkan ada masalah. Man i was so wrong. Emir refused to drink from the bottle when i first started to introduced to him. Masa tu i have another 1 week plus before i started my job. Dahla my milk produce tak banyak, so whenever he cried for more milk i akan buat susu. dia akan tolak. Sangat kesian. Emak mana yang sanggup tengok anak sendiri menangis kelaparan. nak taknak sumbat my breast jelah. Tapi tak tahan sebab bila baby tak kenyang he will cry every hours to drink. I guess closer to nature is not that close for emir :( After a few attempts failed. I reffered to my SIL about my problem since she already have 4 kids. She introduced me to MAM bottles. I quickly went to mothercare to find one. Alhamdullillah 1st time try terus emir suka. I felt relieved upon seeing emir's happily sucking the milk.

Sudah 2-3 kali i introduced this bottle to my neighbours who have the same problem like i had. Baby refused to drink from any bottles. So i introduced MAM to them alhamdullillah baby terus boleh terima. So i guess MAM is the best bottles so far.

They come in with few colours and design.
Can match with ur baby clothes too :P

The most thing i like about this bottle is u can open the bottom part.
makes the cleaning process gets much easier.

"10 AMALAN YANG TERBALIK"

got it thru my email, fowarded by bab..i thot i just share.

mengaku memang ada dikalangan kita yg berbuat begini termasuk diri ini.
Harap boleh menjadi pengajaran.


Marilah kita bermuhasabah atau menilai dan menghitung kembali tentang amalan harian kita. Kadang-kadang kita akan dapati amalan kita adalah terbalik atau bertentangan dari apa yang patut dilakukan dan dituntut oleh Islam. Mungkin kita tidak sedar atau telah dilalaikan atau terikut-ikut dengan budaya hidup orang lain . Perhatikan apa yang dipaparkan dibawah sebagai contoh amalan yang terbalik:-

1. Amalan kenduri arwah beberapa malam yang dilakukan oleh keluarga simati selepas sesuatu kematian (malam pertama, kedua, ketiga, ketujuh dan seterusnya) adalah terbalik dari apa yang dianjurkan oleh Rasulullah di mana Rasulullah telah menganjurkan jiran tetangga memasak makanan untuk keluarga simati untuk meringankan kesusahan dan kesedihan mereka. Keluarga tersebut telah ditimpa kesedihan, terpaksa pula menyedia makanan dan belanja untuk mereka yang datang membaca tahlil. Tidakkah mereka yang hadir makan kenduri tersebut khuatir kalau-kalau mereka termakan harta anak yatim yang ditinggalkan oleh simati atau harta peninggalan simati yang belum dibahagikan kepada yang berhak menurut Islam?

2. Kalau hadir ke kenduri walimatul urus (kenduri kahwin) orang kerap salam berisi (hadiah wang yang diberi semasa bersalam). Kalau tak ada duit nak dikepit dalam tangan, maka segan ia nak pergi makan kenduri. Sepatutnya kalau menziarah keluarga si matilah kita patut memberi sedekah. Kalau ke kenduri kahwin, tak bagi pun tak apa kerana tuan rumah panggil untuk beri makan kpd jemputan, bukan untuk menambah pendapatan.

3. Ketika menghadiri majlis pemimpin negara kita berpakaian cantik kemas dan segak tetapi bila mengadap Allah baik di rumah maupun di masjid, pakaian lebih kurang saja bahkan ada yang tak berbaju. Tidakkah ini suatu perbuatan yang terbalik.

4. Kalau menjadi tetamu di rumah orang dan di beri jamuan, kita rasa segan nak makan sampai habis apa yang dihidangkan kerana rasa segan dan malu, sedangkan yang dituntut dibanyakkan makan dan dihabiskan apa yang dihidang supaya tuan rumah rasa gembira dan tidak membazir.

5. Kalau bersolat sunat di masjid amat rajin, tapi kalau di rumah, sangat malas. Sedangkan sebaik-baiknya solat sunat banyak dilakukan di rumah seperti yang dianjurkan oleh Rasulullah untuk mengelakkan rasa riak.

6. Bulan puasa adalah bulan mendidik nafsu termasuk nafsu makan yang berlebihan tetapi kebanyakan orang mengaku bahawa dalam carta perbelanjaan setiap rumah orang Islam akan kita dapati perbelanjaan di bulan puasa adalah yang tertinggi dalam setahun. Sedangkan sepatutnya perbelanjaan di bulan puasa yang terendah. Bukankah terbalik amalan kita?

7. Kalau nak mengerjakan haji, kebanyakan orang akan membuat kenduri sebelum bertolak ke Mekah dan apabila balik dari Mekah tak buat kenduri pun. Anjuran berkenduri dalam Islam antaranya ialah kerana selamat dari bermusafir, maka dibuat kenduri, bukan kerana nak bermusafir, maka dibuat kenduri. Bukankah amalan ini terbalik?

8. Semua ibubapa amat bimbang kalau-kalau anak mereka gagal dalam periksa. Maka dihantarlah ke kelas tuisyen walaupun banyak belanjanya. Tapi kalau anak tak boleh baca Quran atau solat, tak bimbang pula bahkan tak mahu hantar tuisyen baca Quran atau kelas khas mempelajari Islam. Kalau guru tuisyen sanggup dibayar sebulan RM20.00 satu pelajaran 8 kali hadir tapi kepada Tok Guru Quran nak bayar RM15.00 sebulan 20 kali hadir belajar pun menggeletar tangan. Bukankah terbalik amalan kita? Kita sepatutnya lebih berbimbang jika anak tidak dapat baca Al Quran atau bersolat dari keputusan periksa yg tak berapa cemerlang.

9. Kalau bekerja mengejar rezeki Allah tak kira siang malam, pagi petang, mesti pergi kerja. Hujan atau ribut tetap diharungi kerana hendak mematuhi peraturan kerja. Tapi ke rumah Allah (masjid) tak hujan, tak panas, tak ribut pun tetap tak datang ke masjid. Sungguh tak malu manusia begini, rezeki Allah diminta tapi nak ke rumahNya segan dan malas.

10. Seorang isteri kalau nak keluar rumah samada dengan suami atau tidak, bukan m ain lagi berhias. Tetapi kalau duduk di rumah, masyaAllah. S eda ngkan yang dituntut seorang isteri itu berhias untuk suaminya, bukan berhias untuk orang lain. Perbuatan amalan yang terbalik ini membuatkan rumahtangga kurang bahagia.

11. Kita cukup teruja untuk meng'forward' kan sms atau emel kepada kawan2. Malah kebanyakkan sms emel tersebut tidak benar dan boleh menjatuhkan maruah org lain. Tapi kenapa susah sangat nak forward emel2 peringatan sebegini kepada kawan2 kita??.....

Cukup dengan contoh-contoh di atas. Marilah kita berlapang dada menerima hakikat sebenarnya. Marilah kita beralih kepada kebenaran agar hidup kita menurut landasan dan ajaran Islam yang sebenar bukan yang digubah mengikut selera kita.. Allah yang mencipta kita maka biarlah Allah yang menentukan peraturan hidup kita. Sabda Rasullullah SAW: "Sampaikanlah dariku walaupun satu ayat." (Riwayat Bukhari)

have a nice weekend!

busy minding their own bussiness and suddenly.....

wow, chick!!! T___T

impromptu escape!

How was your weekend??

my weekend was fulled and filled with besties, beaches and food!!! :D

Went for a short vaccay last weekend to Kuantan with my besties sarah, bab, sarah's colleague and little emir in tow :). Accomodation was on Sarah's. Thank you babe!! org baru dapat bonus. Alhamdullillah bertambah murahla rezeki. AMIN. Me and bab cheap in minyak dan tol. So we off around 9 in the morning. Made a few stops here and there. Emir nak beraklaa.. makanlaaa and we arrived around 2 at Hyatt Kuantan. The room is not that spacious but it opposite the beach. really loves the view. Unfortunately when the night's came our bathroom had leakage and we dont get any discount on that! Even when we arrived we asked for an extra bed dah malam baru dapat. Had our breakfast the next morning. Choice of breakfast was ok sedap jugak. Wanted to swim but too many people hogging the pool eventho they have 2 pools at the hotel. The rest are history..hahahaa ntah ape-ape! enjoy the pics :D tq nana for the pics.

view from our room :)

makan-makan dan makanan!

this is not a camera tricks.
sotong goreng tepung paling besar i've seen in my life!

meet my new friends Nana(middle) and Hanum (right). Hiii!!

emir and his food.

tunggu turn beli satar. and this is my very 1st time tasted satar. sedappp yooo!!! :D

3 biji satar harga seringgit! gila murah..

next day activities.

bye..bye teluk cempedak for now!! till we meet again in Cherating :D

before we off!

love :)