Mourning Day.....

It's the National Day of Mourning today...Smoga Allah mencucuri rahmat ke atas roh mereka... Welcome home MH17... though this is not the way that they are supposed to be greeted home... To all family members and friends of the victims, we feel you...

 

and here's the message from the Management of the company....

 

"The Government of Malaysia has declared Friday, 22 August 2014 as a National Day of Mourning. On this day, we will witness the arrival of the remains of Malaysian victims who perished in the MH17 tragedy. The declaration is a show of our solidarity with the families of the victims in this time of unspeakable grief.

As part of observing the National Day of Mourning this Friday morning, we invite all MISC staff to convene at Level 17 area at 11.00am, to observe a minute of silence. During this time, staff of all faiths are also encouraged to say a prayer for all the victims. We also encourage staff to don attires that are respectful in nature, as befits a time of grief and mourning."

 

 So, no colourful outfit for the day... I have couple of black outfits.. thank god black is my favourite colour to the office...hence, this is my outfit of this mourning day....

 

Yesterday we reached home from work at 8pm... here's the sight i encountered the moment i stepped into our home... sejadah bergelimpangan.... telekung macam ular sawa... at the place where i normally do my jemaah prayer with the kids... and to my surprise.. instead of mumbling how messy it looked to have this view at the entrance of the house, they actually made me indescribably happy..... since i know, they did Maghrib prayer without me... Alhamdulillah.... :)

 but man.. i still need to train them to fold and hang their own praying attires...

**bunyi helicopter berkeliaran kat atas bangunan... the ceremony have started i think....

Last week's stories.....

Alhamdulillah, last week was a long week... I had another appointment with DEMC Surgeon, Dr Lukman... and undergone ultrasound procedures. Apparently the lump that was detected about 2 months back really made me worried... Appointment with my gynae last checkup, he physically checked and referred me to his colleague.

 

I went to DEMC with my MIL, as DH has a meeting that he needs to attend which he cant let go. It's okay la sayang... I know how guilty he felt that he cant make it to accompany me.. but positively, i said, i assured that its probably nothing to worry about...  and the result was I had 2 lumps altogether, sebesar biji tasbih.. and another smaller one underneath it, on my left breast, and doctor confirmed that they were breast cyst and not dangerous... the only thing that i need to monitor is the growth which might push the tissues aside and then will make it painful. Alhamdulillah.. alhamdulillah... it probably nothing to worry about, but i made a point to have it jot down here to mark an important milestone in my life... Allah yg tahu how relieved I was after getting the result... 2 of my close friends with stage 2 breast cancer... and with my genetic history on breast cancer really made me paranoid with any change on my breasts...

So, here's the ultra sound image...

 

 

And the analytic result..... byk kena google bila baca nih.. tak paham....

All i can say is Alhamdulillah..

So, here's another story for the week... my 2 kenets already started kelas mengaji... We have stopped sending them to any kelas mengaji and they both stopped at Iqra'3 only.. Once we fully moved here in Shah Alam, I have no idea where to send them, thanks to my ex-schoolmate whatsapp group that i made an effor to ask my friend where i can have personal tutor for my kids... And she gave me her friends contact number, and i immediately call her... Alhamdulillah, the class started last week... comel aje ustazahnye.. that I saw Lya langsung tak takut masa mengaji.. siap boleh amik mainan main depan ustazah... adoi.. Lya lya... Sampai i told ustazah rotan aje budak2 ni kalau main2 masa mengaji...

 

 



Back from DEMC, i went to find muqaddam for the 2 kenets... before they learn from their Iqra' book but Ustazah requested them to also have muqaddam... carik kat MPH @ Giant kat rumah takde pulak.. so I went straight to PKNS Shah Alam... I got both Muqaddam for RM4 each.. and rehal for RM8 each.. hehe.. ustazah nak dtg, baru mami terhegeh2 nak carik...

then i found another shop yg jual telekung yg dah lama sgt i carik.... dulu I have bought one to LYa when she was 1 year ++ i think.. and i love the materials and design too much that i tried to find the same one again... but to no avail until i went to this kedai... tetiba dapat free promotion.. hehe....

 

I bought 1 for each.. for RM70 each... mintak discount lagi dah tak bagi.... colourful sulam for Mia....





 

 

Pink sulam for Lya..

 See... cantik terletak muka dia....  and yg penting rambut tak keluar2.... Mia & Lya loved the telekung so much... Alhamdulillah.. semoga anak mummy rajin solat... so far, sesibuk mana pun... i try to make effort utk anak2 solat berjemaah sekali both maghrib & isyak... Mia memang laju je kalau dipanggil solat.. terus melompat ke bilik air amik wudhu'... Lya kena bebel2 sikit... but she still jemaah sekali... maghrib &isyak je lah stakat ni mampu monitor & ajak jemaah... i wish i am a SAHM so i can monitor their solat 24 hours a day...

 

And this week byk baking project... semuanye utk jamuan raya.... i made chocolate cake with choc ganache toppings & sprinkles..

 

The girls love baking tapi with nearly 7 months pregnant.. mami tak larat nak oiii... lenguh pinggang sume nak siapkan kek sebijik...

 

 

1st time using quartet bundt pan... love it to the max...!!

 

 

The cake before masuk oven....

 

 



After baked

 

 

Sprinkling time... ini budak sgt suke tabur toppings & colourful sprinkle.. The aftermath sgt2 dasat okeh... sampai sakit pinggang cuci chocolate ganache yg tumpah2 & sprinkles yg bertaburan.....

 

I should have turned the temperature down sket...  crunchy sket kat luar... but moist in the inside.... masa panas2 sgt sedap.. tu yg dah termakan sebijik after siap.. heheh....

Tadaaa.... ready utk jamuan raya esok....

 

The next day, another 3 baking project for MIL/SIL open house.... semua masak sendiri, except kuih seri muka & cucur badak, yg lain semua home made... mak masak.... ada soto, mee/bihun sup, nasi impit, kuah kacang, nasi minyak, ayam masak merah, dalca, jelatah. laksa johor my SIL buat. Friday night i pos bibik dulu utk tolong mama... while my part just the desserts saje...

 

Some of the dishes.. udah macam catering dah ni... kalau suruh bibik2 & kitorg pakai uniform mesti tetamu ingat mmg catering....

 

 

sebab bibik dah kena assist my in laws, ni saje la sumbangan yg ku larat buat.... victoria sandwich.. without the whipped cream... hanye jem stoberi saje..., bread pudding with custard sauce, ngan red velvet bundt cake... yea... merasmikan my classic bundt pan....

 

 

Dah tinggal byk ni baru teringat nak amik gambar.... i use plain butter cake recipe tapi tambah jem aje tgh2... yg ni paling laku....

 

memandangkan raisin & choc chip balance buat kuih raya melambak lagi... kita buat yg paling senang... just beli philly cream cheese aje.. ngan roti sebuku... ingat nak buat 2 tray.. tapi cream cheese tak cukup...

 

sebab buat menda alah nih... 1st time try resepi ni... difference sbb ada pakai plain coffee masa buat.. coffee yg ada kat rumah hanye lah starbuck... harum semerbak masa bakar combination bau vanilla & coffee.... but a lil too sweet to my liking... tu pun i have decreased amount of sugar for the cream cheese glaze... kena kurang lagi... dlm adunan pun sama.. but the end result, the cake is so moist.... except toppingnye cair sgt.... ingat kan dah pekat.. but bila try tuang, mula2 ok... tapi after sometimes, jatuh lagi glaze nye....

 before masuk oven.. the red velvet that was not too red... maybe the colouring is less bright... kena tambah lagi kaler merah...

 

after baked... merekah sket...apsal eh?

And my parents, Along & Angah  managed to squeeze in their time to attend my MIL open house... meriah ngan family kitorg...

 

This is Amsyar and mama.. Alhamdulillah, dia ceria sgt haritu... his eczema conditions still unstable.. sometimes sihat.. sometimes kesian sgt tgk dia menahan gatal.. sampai berdarah2 & tercabut2 kulit digaru... smoga Mat terus sihat.. .Thats what we call him now... hehe..

Mama &some of her cucu...

 

Last night dalam letih2 lepas attend open house & after my parents went to Angah's house, sempat re-arrange guest room.. this ikea MALM chest dah lama dibeli tapi tak dipasang2 lagi... nak dapat sebijik MALM drawer ni sedih sgt.. sbb stok dah takde.. terbongkok2 carik kat rack IKEA tu.. akhirnye jumpe 1.. initially nak beige, tapi ni yg tinggal... putih pun cantik.... actually chest ni utk letak baju baby nnt... coz i will probably spend my confinement kat bilik guest kat bawah ni aje... smalam dear DH pasangkan jugak lah...chest ni beli ngan rega RM349, STAVE Ikea mirror at RM99...

 

Since pregnant, i spend my time mostly kat bilik guest aje.. coz it is more convenient.. dah tak larat naik turun tangga byk2... mandi semua kat guest room, naik atas bila nak tido je.. so space solat ni, i cantikkan ngan carpet yg dah lama beli ni... selesa sket dok bertafakur lama2 kat situ.. hehe... towel rack also from ikea... also so convinent utk letak at least 3 sejadah + 3 telekung... since sikenet 2 org tu slalu berjemaah kat bawah je.. sbb mami dah gumuk & tak larat nak terjerit2 panggil dari atas, our solat are mostly kat family area kat living hall....

Thats all for last week's stories.. nanti sambung lagi....

 

Long silence

Dah lama sgt tinggalkan blog...

Blame it on office internet which have  blocked any editting on blogspot....

Anyhow, am still alive, sihat, with nearly 7 monthed pregnancy.. Alhamdulillah... Alhamdulillah... there is no other word I can express my gratefulness to Allah....

Well, today, I have tonnes to do.. meeting to attend, appointment to get GL from doctor downstairs, etc, etc.... Am just gonna fill in today's entry with pictures... and let the pictures do all the narratives...

Here goes...

 

 

The set ups.... nope.. the tents outside were not ours... their our neighbours who had raya celebrations the same night....

 

 

The food.... that i managed to capture... errr after the event... There were also baked macaroni & cheese, grilled tiger prawns and smoked chicken wings... but they end up in our tummies before i even had the chance to capture the photos...

 

 

 

The desserts....

Loving the bundt pan.. too much...!!

 

 The no-time-to-get-ramekins-creme-brulee-ape2 pun bole la.....

 

 

The friends.. whom we managed to invite and managed to come... who have been with us during our ups and downs.... Whom we run to when we need helps... those who knows our flaws but still accept us for who we are....  

No pictures of the ladies since we ate too much, we laughed too hard for the duration of more than 4 hours.... until our cheek bone became painful, hence no time for commemoretive photos of the mothers...

 

Yup.. worth buy, sayang... semua org tak caya.. "masuk ke, bleh masuk ke semua org dlm gambar ni???"

It proved that no other camera can beat the "GO PRO" wide angle lense with such a short monipod... tangan pendek pun takpe... haha...

 

 

 Thank you for coming guys..

NAKED 3

Alhamdulillah, the haze has gone better due to heavy rain yesterday.... Dont you you miss the clear blue sky and fresh scent after the rain? I do...! it's such an indescribable feeling to see our small green yard after the rain, so green, and fresh!

 

Ok.. the mystery of MH370 is until to unresolved. Lets not waste our energy to spend time speculating and read unverified news. Let us concentrate on praying for the best... Allah knows best...

 

Ok, nak cool down from haze and missing flight issues.. I have just reorganized my make up junks... I used to store everything in a make up case and it was so hard to look for a piece of lipstick when you have everything lump inside a case... so, I just thought that it would be nice if i have everything as in cosmetics counter... That i would easily find my stuff.. so i googled... make up organizers. I found so many acrylic make up organizers but it costs nearly RM150-200 - for the design that i wish to have, i.e with lipstick holder, eye shadow pallette etc... so, i went to Daiso... a type of 100 yen shop.. and i have got this clear plastic for only RM5... hahaaa... jimat duit haku.... although its just a simple case, i liked it... at least, tak bersepah macam dulu....

 

So, my stuffs turned to be organized like this....well, though I am not a make up junkies... tgk2 bila susun camni, nampak byk pulak.. iskk.. i have to stop these impulse buying....

 

 

Last week I stopped at sunway pyramid on my way back from work to buy my toner.... and stopped at Sephora... and i saw Urban Decay latest pallete... I have always dreamt of the NAKED & NAKED2.. but tak beli2.... when i saw NAKED 3 at the counter... i fell totally in love... yikesss.... there goes another impulse buying.... so this was what i bought.... am a happy girl now...

 

URBAN DECAY NAKED 3 pallette

 the best thing it comes with dual end brush.. and primer potion sample. I have tested the primer potion, and totally love the Original. Though the colours are nearly similar, you have no ideas how many looks you can play with it...

 

macam ni....

 Photo googled

 

 

 Sample of NAKED 3 look..

 

Another look.... see the colours... cantik kannn....

 

 

Ok, these are fake eye lashes.. memang la cantik... tapi the point is it can create smokey look jugakkk... aaa.... cantiknye mata dia....

 

 

The combination of the shades is just sooo nice... 12 shades of colours are there... Darling hubby.. if you happen to read this, NO.... the colours are different, sayang... this little thing that men cant differentiate.... There are 3 matte colour, while others with shimmers... The texture of mattes is so soft and buttery...while the shimmers are perfect for highlight on the lid...

 

Swatches!! (Photo googled)

 

These are the 1st four soft shades...Limit & Burn Out is my favourite base colour....

 

 Middle 4 shades.... Nooner & Factory is my favourite crease....

 

 while Darkside is favourite shade for my outer corner... 

 

Terasa nak pergi kelas belajar make up mata... hahaha... boleh? tapi ikut you tube now pun dah boleh tgk tutorials.... but to get the skills, you need practice... lots of them... or slalunye blasah saje... teori tgk lain... bila apply, tak sama punnnn.....

 

This is my on the go look (duhhh...)... please ignore my eye wrinkless... (goshhh... lost of themmm!!!....) and my big poress...... and my pigmentations... and dark spots... at least i did not do any touch up like cosmetics adverts do...

 

Limit, Burn Out, Nooner & little touch of Dark Side...

 

Tadaaa.. Tapi tak nampak sgt punnn shades nya.... ....takut nak pakai byk2.... am not adventurous type when it comes to make up... plus renyahnye la nak bersihkan time nak solat nanti... nevertheless... the primer potion really makes the colours blend smoothly and stays on...

All in all, loving my new NAKED 3 pallette so much that it was a worth buy....

 

Okeh.. till next entry... tata....