Saturday, May 16, 2009

Hospital - Episode 1



Tido je..


Too tired..



During physio today

An early morning phone call

An early morning phone call jolted me out of my deep slumber. Mula2 macam malas nak angkat, pastu pikir, must be urgent. True enough, it was urgent. Iffah was having high fever. The call was from Mok (emak for orang terengganu). Iffah tido rumah nenek last nite coz Hubby slept over at the hospital with me and Iman. Iffah has been having fever on and off for the past 2 weeks, pastu tiba2 pagi tadi demam panas pulak. Aduh! dugaan sungguh.

Hubby pun demam panas jugak. Tu yang aku suruh dia tido spital dengan aku. Most probably he'll get himself warded coz he's having difficulty breathing. He's asthmatic too, like Iman. But his problem is that, eventho he's asthmatic, he happens to be a chain smoker too. *sigh*... susah tu nak suruh dia berenti rokok.



This is how I feel right now, tired, melancholy, emotionally drained etc etc... A pretty hectic week for me, with kids not well, Hubby joining the wagon... Am I complaining too much? hehe. Cant wait for the much awaited 5I gathering next week.

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Bored...

Iman is asleep, I'm bored like hell. Apa aku nak buat sorang2 ni. Buku cite dah habis baca, surat khabar pun dah habis telek, erm.. should I sleep too? Rasa mcm nak gi beli magazine je, tapi kesian pulak kalau aku tinggalkan iman sorang2 dalam bilik ni. I know, I can always pesan kat the nurse on duty, to stay with iman for a while, tapi kesian kat dia. Nanti kalau dia bangun tido, and mama is not around, ada yang jadi bintang air mata pulak. As of today, Iman dah a bit better. At least dia cuma demam panas sekali je today. I guess the antibiotic yang doctor bagi tu is taking into effect. Alhamdulillah..

After the demise of Dr. Haliza, I've decided not to got to Ampang Puteri for treatment anymore. Bagi aku tak worth the time, dah la nursing care kat sana sucks to the core. Fezzy suggested Dr Adrian Goh of Gleneagles before, but aku pulak tak suka gi Gleneagles, mcm susah giler access the hospital, jalan Ampang tu busy sangat. So in the end, aku bawak iman to Tawakkal, jumpa Dr. Zarin. Before she was under Dr Kanchana's care but this time iman wanted Dr. Zarin. Tak kesah la, yang penting nursing care kat Tawakkal ni bagus, unlike Ampang Puteri.

Ni Mutton Meatball yang aku buat for the kids before Iman masuk spital.

Mutton Meatball



Bahan2
1/2 kg minced mutton
1/2 cup of bread crumbs
1 egg
1 1/2 tsp salt
2 large onion, diced
1 bunch of coriander - potong halus2
2 tbs black pepper

Cara2
1. dalam mangkuk, masukkan semua bahan, pastu gaul, and bulat2 seperti bebola.
2. then masukkan about 1/2 cup of olive oil dalam small pan, and goreng sampai masak.
3. hidang dan sedia dimakan :D

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Iman down with fever

I'm exhausted... Iman hasnt been feeling very well since the journey down south with Baba and Nenek. Last nite she was shivering due to extremely high fever, above 40 degree. We had to bring the fever down by sponging her body. Pagi tadi I told Hubby that, we need to bring Iman to hospital because I dont think I'll be able to manage her fever. True enough, lepas kena admit, dah 3 kali kena masuk voltaren coz her fever has decided to revisit her many times today. Since afternoon, dah 3 kali her fever peaked above 40 degree.

Last was masa mak aku datang visit. Iman was shivering badly , her body turned blue because of the coldness that she was experiencing. But her body was scorching hot. I was so scared. How to manage that? Any advise? The nurses here asked me to cover her with thick blankets, then put hot water bottle underneath the blankets and let her feel warm 1st before removing the blankets and sponge her body. It took more than 1/2 hour of constantly rubbing her hands and legs for the shiver to go away.

I badly need some sleep..


Tuesday, May 12, 2009

MC

Both iman and iffah are at home today. Dua2 dapat MC from yesterday til tomorrow. The weather is making my kids sick. It's so hot, rasa mcm nak mendidih kepala. Iffah has been on and off feverish since last week. Iman pulak batuk. yang geramnnya, Hubby bawak the kids to swimming pool petang semlm. I told him NOT to bring the kids to pool sebab cuaca panas sangat. But NO, he has to bring the kids jugak. Last sekali, dua2 makin sakit. Grr.. betul2 buat aku mendidih.

Oleh kerana both of them tak sihat, maka aku pun kena la masak sup ayam. I wanted to cook pasta, Iman has been wanting to makan pasta since last week. Actually, dah lama jugak tak masak pasta. Kalau tak, every week mesti at least once makan pasta. So tadi aku dah keluarkan minced mutton from the fridge, but erm.. sampai sekarang tak buat lagi. Kesian anak mama, dok menunggu.

Iffah



Iman


Monday, May 11, 2009

Tired

Hari ni tersangat la letihnya. Tadi temankan mak pegi KLCC, katanya nak gi shopping kat Parkson, tapi erm.. too expensive. Malas nak menghabiskan duit. Last2 pegi Jusco AU2. Mak nak beli blender sebab this coming June, kenduri adik aku Izani.

Ingat tadi nak ponteng keje sebab letih sangat. Pastu bila pikir pasal students aku, kesian pulak. Sapa nak ganti kelas aku nanti. Nak taknak, terpaksa la jugak pegi kelas. Aku will quit working by end of this month, nak jadi fulltime mother, tutor, driver, cook, maid etc, but erm.. boleh ke aku control temper aku ni? Hubby dah pesan awal, bila dah berenti keje, aku kena la kurangkan activity luar aku, ie no more teh tarik session with friends til late at nite.. huwaaa... I'm gonna miss that!

Tadi pun balik rumah almost 11pm. Kelas habis pukul 9pm, by 9.15pm dah sampai Melawati, but then cousin aku, Wan, pulak telepon ajak temankan makan. Dengan suka hatinya aku keluar, since today aku tak drive, so Hubby kena ambik aku lepas habis kelas tadi. Then dia dropped aku kat Melawati for my teh tarik session. Bila sampai rumah, tengok2, iman and iffah tak tido lagi. Angin betul aku. SEE.. it's hard fo me to control my temper.. *sigh*. Anyway, lepas dah tarik nafas dalam2 selama beberapa kali, my anger seems to dissipate, alhamdulillah.


Sunday, May 10, 2009

More Mihas


Chocolate House on The Prairie



Saffron selling at RM20 for 500gm!! Murah giler! But on weekend, dah tak jual. ke dia org silap letak harga? lucky me, i bought it on thursday.



Baklava dan yang sewaktu dengannya






Besar giler dates ni. Rasanya seminggu makan pun tak habis.

MIHAS

Today, kali ke 3 aku gi mihas this week. hehe.. mesti orang kata aku mabuk. Mula2 aku pegi on thursday, adik aku yang bongsu temankan. Since Hubby nak gi ofis masa tu, aku suruh dia tolong dropkan kita org kat bangunan MARTRADE. Cuma on thursday tu a bit leceh sebab kena register dulu. Ishk! menyusahkan je. But tak ramai orang pun masa tu.

Then semalam aku pegi lagi sebab mak aku suruh tolong belikan kurma. Again, this time, Hubby jadi driver and Muscle Man. hehe.. So aku takyah ler bawak barang. Kalau tak, letih jugak aku nak kelek buah kurma tu. Dah la aku beli 10 boxes. Eventhough tak berat sangat, tapi nak maneuver dengan orang yg ramai, budak2 yang bersesak, sakit jiwa jugak la aku. To me, patut MIHAS prohibit children from entering. Aku tak paham la dengan parents yang nak bawak anak to places mcm tu. Dah la orang ramai, bersesak2, dengan panas, orang demam ke batuk ke, anak2 jugak yang sakit. Kalau nak bawak, should ada age limit, for example, below 6, takleh masuk.

Tadi aku gi MIHAS dengan adik bongsu aku jugak. Aku suruh dia mintak masuk keje lambat, so that boleh temankan aku. Dia keje kat Sushi King One Utama. Patut masuk keje kul 2pm, but sebab nak kena teman aku, maka masuk pukul 3pm. And, aku borong another 20 boxes of kurma, mak aku nak buat hantaran kawin for kenduri adik aku, Izani. Today manusia tak seramai semlm, lega aku. Cuma aku rimas dengan budak2 berlari2, mak bapak yang hilang anak, ada yang biarkan anak2 main sesuka hati, jadi mcm funfair. grrr.. stress.

So far, since MIHAS started 6 years ago, aku tak pernah lagi miss. Aku suka tengok product2 baru in the market, beside cari new product yang boleh diketengahkan and mencari idea untuk product baru. Dulu, masa mula2 gi MIHAS, teman setia aku, Ella. Now Ella dah busy, so kena la pegi sendiri.

Kat depan entrance MARTRADE tadi, ada kete accident. Aku takde la kepochi sangat, but err.. entah pesal, teringin nak ambik gambar.. hehe. Later aku upload gambar kete yang remuk tu, tak pasal2 jam nak masuk MARTRADE. To those yang nak pegi MIHAS next year, pegi on last day sebab masa tu ramai exhibitors yang dah nak packing, so dia orang jual their product murah. Pastu kalau nak parking, just park near mahkamah, sebab MIHAS ada sediakan shuttle.




kesian kete ni..

Friday, May 8, 2009

Oreo Cheesecake

Aku was excited bila tengok Zuera's oreo cheesecake. Actually, I'm not a fan of cheesecake, jarang sangat2 aku buat, memang tak ingin nak buat pun. Kalau nak sangat makan, aku akan gi Secret
Recipe. Tapi sekarang Secret Recipe's cakes dah tak sedap. Dah ler tak sedap, mahal lak tu.

Thank you Zuera sebab share the recipe dengan aku. My kids takde la suka sangat the taste but aku suka! hehe.. Hubby tak makan sebab he's on diet. Err.. actually aku pun on diet, but rasa jugak sikit. Tomorrow nak buat lagi sebijik for Mother's Day celebration kat rumah my mum on Sunday.

No Bake Oreo Cheesecake




Ingredients:

The Bottom (Crust):
240 gram oreo biscuit (separate the cream and biscuit; only used the biscuit; keep the cream for filling)
100 gram unsalted butter
The Top (Filling):
250 gram Cream cheese (soften)
100 gram castor sugar
2 oreo biscuits (separate the cream and the biscuit; crust the biscuit)
250 gram whipped cream
1 1/2 tbsp gelatin
80 ml full cream milk

Method:

1. Making Crust : Crust the oreo biscuit and mix in butter.
2. Press into a round spring form pan (make sure press hard enough so that the crust won’t break like mine). It's best to use a pan that can open side coz it's abit difficult to take the cake out. Chill in the fridge until firm.
3. Making Filling : beat cream cheese & castor sugar until smooth.
4. Add in the whipped cream, oreo cream which has been separated from the biscuit and the 2 crust oreo biscuit and mix well.
5. Heat the full cream milk and gelatin in a pot. Stir constantly until boil.
6. Pour the milk into the cream mixture & mix well.

7. Chill for at least 4 hours.

Thursday, May 7, 2009

Karangan Pelajar Tahun 2

Hai, nama saya Iffah. Saya sekolah di S.K Taman Melawati 2. Saya suka semua guru kelas saya. Saya masuk 2 Murni. Umur saya 8 tahun.

Hobby saya melukis dan mewarna. Saya ada 2 kakak, 1 abang, 1 ayah, 1 ibu dan 0 adik. Saya anak bongsu tapi kakak saya suka kena rotan dengan Cikgu Azman.

Kakak saya cakap, jangan marah untuk keburukan tapi marah untuk kebaikan.

Iffah.


Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Sweetcorn Cameron

Petang tadi aku buat bubur jagung guna sweetcorn yang mak aku belikan from Cameron Highland. Jagung yg mak belikan tu gemuk2, gebu je. Bila makan, rasa lemak manis. Aku makan mentah je, sebab sedap!

Talk about bubur jagung, before this, bila buat bubur jagung aku beli corn kernel dalam tin and cream corn dalam tin, pastu campur and letak santan. Tak tau pulak that kalau guna jagung fresh rasa lagi sedap. Dulu aku pernah beli dried corn kernel kat carrefour. Ya Allah! punya la lama aku rebus, 1/2 hari pun tak empuk. Buang gas je. Baru la aku tau orang tak guna dried corn kernel tu utk buat bubur. My mistake.. hehe

Tadi a friend came over to my house, bercerita pasal her marital problem. Adus! kesiannya aku dengar. Dah la masa kawin dulu dia ingatkan dia bini no. 2, last2 baru tau, dia tu bini no. 4. Pastu si lakinya pulak, jenis tak reti2 nak balik rumah. Patutnye kalau dah berpoligami tu, pandai2 la bahagikan masa, but NO, tak reti jugak. Aku rasa lelaki kat Msia ni ramai yang berpoligami sebab nafsu, sebab tu tak tau hukum. Aku bengang betul lelaki macam ni. Kawan aku tu, dah 2 bulan laki dia tak balik rumah, makanan kat rumah pun dah habis. Kesian sungguh!

Back to sweetcorn from Cameron, below is the obese sweetcorn. Eh! boleh ke describe sweetcorn as obese? Well! extra gemuk dan gebu.. hehe



Ni gambar sweetcorn yang extra gemuk dan gebu tu, berkilat2 jagung ni



My bubur jagung! :D

Bahan2
1 tin cream corn
4 sweet corn - guna pisau and kikis isi.
daun pandan
250gm santan
8-10 tbs sugar
1 pinch of salt

Cara2
1. Mula2 masukkan 1 cup air, dan rebus sweetcorn for about 10 minutes.
2. Then add 1 tin cream corn
3. Masukkan daun pandan, santan and another cup of air.
4. masukkan gula dan garam.
5. kalau suka, boleh masukkan sagu 1 genggam.
6. Voila! dah siap :D

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Ikea Again

Aku ni mcm takde tempat lain nak lepak, balik2 Ikea. Yes, tonite, aku yet again, lepak kat cafe ikea tu. Free flow of coffee really glued me that place. Aku promised ina to hantar karipap ikan yang aku dah buatkan untuk dia. I dont do delivery service, but in this case, aku terpaksa sebab kesian pulak kat ina nak travel to melawati. Since I'm so free tonite, aku make a date with Sally too. As usual, gossiping tak sedar diri punya.. hehe

On the way to Ikea tadi, aku nampak kete masuk drain betul2 depan ISKL Elementary. Baru je keluar rumah tak sampai 5 minit. Kesian pulak aku tengok kete Hyundai tu. Aku cam pelik jugak, mcm mana boleh masuk drain. Maybe perempuan tu tengah pening kot, or maybe tak pakai glasses, so tak perasan tepi jalan tu ada drain. Separuh muka kete tu dalam longkang besar tu. Since aku nak cepat, tak sempat aku nak turun and ambik gambar.

Tengah hari tadi aku temankan mak pegi shopping kat Sogo. Today last day sale, mcm2 la dia borong. Dah la naik kereta kelisa adik aku, Mas. Penuh barang dalam kereta, kat seat depan sendat dengan bantal and selimut. Aku memang takleh nampak side mirror sebelah kiri. Bila nak masuk lane kiri, kena mintak tolong Mas tengokkan. Stress aku gi shopping dengan Mas and my mum. Tu pun aku ajak balik cepat sebab aku ada kelas. Mas siap boleh cakap "Ala.. dah nak balik ke? ". Grr...

Today tak masak apa2, sebab aku still not in the mood to cook. I'll start cooking tomorrow, hopefully mood masak aku akan datang.

Monday, May 4, 2009

Dinner Last Nite

Since semlm aku kena migraine teruk, so memang takde mood nak masak. Iman loves maggi goreng. Aku memang tak suka kalau budak2 ni makan maggi, but once in a blue moon, I'd allow them to makan maggi. Their favourite is maggi goreng yang mama masak.


Maggi Goreng

2 bungkus maggi kari/indomee mee goreng asli
2 biji telurkobis, sawi
seafood/meat, suka hati la, aku malas nak letak :)
3 ulas bwg putih - crushed
1.mula2 panas air, bila air dah menggelegak, then masukkan maggi. 2 minutes je lepas tu terus toskan maggi tu.
2. masukkan about 4 tbs minyak dalam kuali, goreng garlic til 1/2 kuning, then masukkan telur, goreng til garing, pastu baru masukkan seafood/daging/ayam.
3. tuang perencah dalam mangkuk, pastu add about 5 tbs water, kacau. then tuang semua dalam kuali. pastu masukkan maggi and sayur.
4. boleh ler hidangkan. sedap..

Sunday, May 3, 2009

Pancake

Few days ago, aku buat this pancake. Selalu jugak kalau ada family gathering, adik ipar aku, Mina (a korean), akan buat this pancake. I love it! Budak2 pun suka. It's called Yachaejon in korean.


Tengahari tadi As ajak aku pegi bayan kat bukit antarabangsa. Mula2 beria2 confirm dengan As, pastu bila dah keluar rumah, terus kena migraine teruk. Rasa mcm nak muntah, loya, sakit kepala (NO, I'm not pregnant). Pastu terpaksa cancel dengan As. Sorry ye As. Aku hope engkau tak putus asa dengan aku, ajak la aku lagi lain kali.


Tadi masa keluar, first stop aku was Great Eastern Mall. Aku dah janji dengan Ani of D'Rias nak hantar keropok dah quite awhile, but being me, as usual, tak jadi. So tadi, aku dah cakap kat Hubby awal2 that nak taknak, kena jugak hantar kat Ani. Kesian her MIL, dah lama teringin nak makan keropok terengganu.



Next stop lepas Great Eastern Mall was Jusco Wangsa Maju. Hubby wanted to buy the kids new swimming suit. Aku taknak beli sebab takde sale. I dont see a point of spending more than I should. But as usual, Hubby aku tu, kalau dah made up his mind about something, susah nak bwk berbincang. So dalam keadaan sakit kepala, terpaksa la aku teman jugak. It took us ages to pilih swimming suit yg sesuai. Lagila aku bengang. Hubby insisted me to let the kids decide. I told him, they are only 9 & 8 respectively, how can they decide! Bengang betul. Last2 aku cakap kat the kids, beli or else, takyah gi swimming. In the end, they agreed to Mama's choice. Kan senang mcm tu kalau awal2 lagi dah ikut cakap Mama.

Yachaejon


Vegetable pancake (yachaejeon)

http://www.maangchi.com/recipes/ya-chae-jeon

Ingredients:
1/2 cup flour, 2/3 cup water, 1 ts salt, 1 egg, some scallop and shrimp (optional),some green onions, Asian chives, zucchini, and green chili pepper and vegetable oil.

Finally home..

Berapa hari dah tak update blog. I was away from thursday, ni baru sampai rumah. We promised the kids nak balik Terengganu, but unfortunately, tak jadi. So last minute, we made the decision to go Cameron Highland. I was kindda regret it at first masa kat atas highway on the way to Cameron sebab tersgt la banyak nye kereta. Tapi bila dah sampai, mcm best pulak. The kids love it!!

Aku lupa la pulak nak ambik gambar. So no pictures for this trip. Maybe next time. Aku dah promised the kids that we're going again 2 weeks from now. Since it's a long weekend, Cameron bersesak2 dengan orang. Punya la teruk jam. In the end, we didnt go anywhere, just stayed at my dad's place, helping him out at his kedai makan. My dad should be arrested for using child labour, sapa lagi kalau bukan Iman and Iffah.. hahahahahha.. marah bapak aku nanti. Iman and Iffah were happy helping their baba, siap dapat RM20 sorang lagi. Cheap labour! hehe