Karipap

No exciting news today,  just tried to make my very first karipaps, first attempt the dough was so lembik and oily, but the rest seem good, look good, ans taste good, like professional results. Lol. The day my old friend came that day, was a triumph. We had a great time together, lunch and chit chat. That was the first time I met the rest of her new family. And the first time we met after she got married, and I got married. She was a lil but skinny, but healthy, glowing and happy, with husband and kids. The kids, Zainab and Zaid were so adorable! They are 4 and 1.5, each. I made chicken soup, Telur dadar, and butter prawns, specially for her. Glad she liked it :) . The kids were having fun together, mine and hers. Her husband and mine chatted more than we did, although they were just met for the first time. Love that! She brought me gifts from Saudi Arabia (they just got back from there). A bag full of treasures; Arabian Delight Chocolates(dates inside), A box of roses potpourri(the same scent she enclosed in her letters years ago), a white jubah for Fateh, a keychain with my name carved on it, in Arabic letters, some fridge magnets with Saudi flags on it, an extra-sized palmolive soap with habbatussauda’ scents, and lastly, a novel titled ‘Skipping Christmas’ which I asked to borow. Hehe. This is a good sign, that we will meet again together. Hope that time will be so soon. :)

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Old good friend

Today my old good friend from my teenage hood is coming over. I treasure our friendship very much because it is unique. We were from same school, and we started to correspond using letters and postcards when we both left the school for different schools. I remember those time when we exchange postcards, creative cards, and fancy letters. I just loved how she decorated the letters and postcards. Lots of colorful and fancy stickers, fragrances and even rose petals that she plucked from her mom’s yard. Hehe. I learnt to love cute and beautiful things from her. Our stories that we shared througout the letters were so interactive(although the was no internet element that time). The letters and cards represents her beautiful world that succeedded to make me to immerse into the world she created. The were lots of enclosures that made me so excited when receiving the mails. Amongst were paper cuttings, cloth cuttings(shared how our baju raya looks like), and even chocolates! Sometimes we got mad because the chocs and candies melted when they arrived. Waahhaha.

I can hardly recall (Or I don’t wanna recall) why we stopped exchanging letters and stories, but I must say she was among the best things happened in my life. What’s more, we wrote in English, and I always had to open dictionary, I sometimes memorized her sentences, and reused it in my essays at schools. They were splendid, until I always scored high marks for essays (One time I got the best essay and the essay was used to be example essay for the whole batch). Although those are glorious memories, what’s greater now is, she has taught me to live happily and always be bound to family. She might not realize this, but I learn to appreciate things because of her. Thanks, good old friend, as your letters are sweet mementos and treasures, so is our friendship. Remember how we always end our letters? ‘I Love you, ITNOA’. Indeed!

*ITNOA = In the name of Allah

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Interesting blog: ButterflyBeads

My love-at-first-sight beader works is of course ButterflyBeads. I’ve mentioned about the her before, but not so much. She was actually one of my friend @ MMU, but not close friend, just coursemate. I admire her perfectionist eyes, her beads are neat, and like she beads passionately. Actually I was driven to beading activities after I visited her blog. Love love her elegance beadings. Pity she’s rarely updating her blog.

Lets have some look at her bead works:

Love her rumble crumble, looks at her color choice. Awesome!

Love her crumble mumble, looks at her color choice. Awesome!

Her Blooming Sakura. I havent found any tutorial on how to make that Sakura. Looks not so simple

Her Blooming Sakura. I haven't found any tutorial on how to make that Sakura. Looks not so simple

Her Sweet Baby Lily. Look, she really got the eyes, Dont you agree?

Her Sweet Baby Lily. Look, she really got the eyes, Don't you agree?

Pls visit her blog. I hope she’s not mad at me bcoz I share her blog to others.

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Interesting blog: Jojet

I think my recent activities more to reading interesting blogs. I’ve been searching blogs about beads, because I am searching for free beading tutorials. Only 1-2 blog writers are generous to teach and share their beading tutorials. I’ve got several useful techniques. Other bloggers held classes everywhere throughout the country, but I don’t think I can attend any, for the time being. I came across this one blogger called Jojet, she really got the eyes for decorating her own beading designs. I think her designs are sempoi yet suprisingly enchanting. Not to mention, she name her designs! With kewl names. See her designs here: http://patternz.wordpress.com/. After stunned by her creations, I discovered that she has another blog, http://jojetjojet.wordpress.com/, where I found that she’s also a photographer and has a good taste at home decorations, too. Common to my interests, I declare to be her fan.. heheh. Gila. take a look at some of her design:

this design she called it JAZZ

this design she called it JAZZ

some of Jojets design

Oh yes, one more thing, she knows the most appropriate bead colors to use. A sense that I need to learn more, coz I intend to mix colorful colors and end up looks like rojak. Pls visit her blog. I hope Jojet is fine that I share her blog. Actually I am more to keeping track every interesting thing that I found when I surf.

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stop feed from fb

I’ve successfuly stopped Auto feed from this blog entry to Facebook. Lega! Coz this way I can choose which entry to share and which is not. I just feel awkward n uncomfortable when everybody including my enemies read it. hohoho. Gelak krismas.

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Disember datang lagi

Disember datang lagi

Jenguk kami di sini

Yang lepas jadikan kenangan

Yang mendatang jangan sekadar angan-angan

Disember menyapa gembira

Tahun ini kali kedua si kecil ada

Berkongsi kek harijadi yang sama

AlFateh sangat gembira

Mata membulat senyum terukir lebar

Melompat-lompat tak pernah berduka

Moga-moga jadi anak soleh hendaknya

Disember datang lagi tahun ini

Bawa seribu erti

Angka usiaku bertambah lagi

Bertambah dekat dengan mati

Tiada lagi lilin ditiupi

Hadiah tidak lagi kuingini

Harap-harap amalan diterima Ilahi.

Fasihah Razali,  1 Disember 2009

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Selamat Hari Jadi Emak

makHari ni birthday mak. Sepatutnya yang ke-59,tapi Tuhan menjemputnya pada umur 43 tahun. Aku hanya sempat bersama emak selama 13 tahun sahaja. Semasa hayat emak, aku menjadi observer dan peneman kepada aktiviti-aktiviti emak sebagai suri di rumah.

Tukang masak hebat

Masakan emak sangat superb. Apa ya masakan yg aku rindu. Tak terbilang banyaknya. Lauk pindang(bersama telur ikan), asam pedas, sinchuan, sotong masak hitam, masak lemak ketam, masak lemak cili padi, kari ayam, sup tulang, ikan sepat + nanas masak lemak, terung kari, sup petola + soohon, sup cendawan hitam + soohon + pucuk tauhu, rendang, sambal bali, ermm… apa lagi ya. Nanti aku update lagi.

Emak juga pandai buat kuih muih  dan roti. Kami jarang beli roti canai di luar. Biasanya emak akan buat roti canai. Malam2 emak akan canai roti, panjangkan,  pusingkan dan bulatkan mcm ulat gonggok, susun banyak2 dalam bekas dan tutup. Esok pagi2 emak akan goreng roti canai tu. Lauknya adalah kuah dhal. Emak juga pandai buat capati. Dengar-dengar mak belajar daripada jiran yang berbangsa India. Aku tak pasti siapa, sebab satu2nya jiran berbangsa India yang sempat aku kenal hanyalah keluarga Cikgu Sathasivam. Selain tu, mak juga pandai buat roti jala bersama kuah karinya. Nyum nyum! Kuih-kuih tradisional jangan cakaplah, emak memang pakarnya! Masih terasa2 di lidah dan tekakku kuih-muih buatan emak seperti wajik sirat, gadenggalo(serimuka), karipap sardin dan kentang, kuih bangkit, kuih talam, buah rotan, dan sebagainya. Oh ya. Untuk bezakan karipap kentang dan sardin, emak akan buat karipap sardin berbentuk macam bantal tu, yang hujungnya ditekan dengan sudu garfu. Boleh bayangkan tak? Ada satu lagi benda yang aku sangat rindu, epok-epok sayur! Inti epok-epok ni biasanya carrot dan taugeh, dan cicah dengan kuah sambal. Sedapnya!!!!!

Usrah dan events

Hari Rabu malam Khamis adalah hari yang kami tunggu-tunggu, terutamanya selepas maghrib. Kawan-kawan usrah ayah dalam 15 orang akan datang untuk berusrah(mcm study group ramai2 dalam bulatan/halaqah). Kami anak2 akan sibuk clearkan ruang tamu, tolak semua kerusi dan sofa segala, ke ruang tengah. Kerana di ruang tamu inilah majlis ilmu akan berlangsung. Kemudian kami bentangkan tikar plastik yg mcm selalu ada kat masjid tu, memenuhi ruang tamu. Emak akan bertungkus lumus di dapur, menyiapkan juadah. Bukan main sibuk lagi emak. Juadah yang disediakan emak lazimnya roti/mee dipasangkan dengan kuih muih. contoh juadah adalah roti jala & karipap, ataupun mi goreng & kuih gadenggalo. Juadah akan diletakkan dalam dulang bercorak(talam), dan biasanya ada 5-6 dulang. Sangat meriah seperti kenduri. Sementara anak-anak perempuan di dapur bersama emak, ayah akan kendalikan usrah selepas solat maghrib bersama kawan-kawannya. Anak-anak lelaki juga ikut berusrah sekali. Kami di dapur seronok makan hehheh. Selepas lebih sejam berusrah, ayah akan makan dengan kawan2 di ruang tamu tempat berusrah. Masa nilah anak-anak lelaki iaitu abang2ku akan bertugas sebagai waiter, mengambil dulang2 penuh juadah yang disediakan emak. Memang jelas terpancar wajah emak yang sangat puas hati dapat menjamu tetamu dengan makanan air tangannya. Adui, aku sangat rindu wajah gembira emak waktu itu. Selain itu, emak juga ada membuat nasi lemak dan kuih muih untuk dijual pada hari sukan sekolah ayah. Aku juga pernah menjual roti canai dan wajik sirat emak di sekolah. Bawa sorok-sorok dan letak dalam laci meja, kemudian beritahu pada kawan-kawan. Akhirnya sampai ke pengetahuan cikgu. Nasib baik cikgu pun nak beli! Ada sekali tu, aku offer pada cikgu sekolah agama sebelah petang supaya emakku memasak untuk jamuan perpisahan. Alhamdulillah emak dapat sediakan mi goreng untuk jamuan tu.

Tukang jahit

Selain hebat memasak, emak juga ada menjahit baju-baju kami, seperti baju kurung uniform sekolah, dan baju raya. memang kami tak pernah beli baju raya atau baju sekolah sepanjang emak ada, kecuali abang-abangku, kerana emak hanya menjahit baju perempuan. Sebab itu aku berasa sedikit kekok apabila kali pertama kami terpaksa menempah baju sekolah pada orang lain pada tahun pertama emak pergi. Untuk menambah duit poket, emak juga mengambil upah menjahit daripada jiran-jiran dan kawan-kawan. Emak pandai jahit baju kurung biasa dan kurung moden. Emak juga ada menjahit tilam kekabu, yang mana tilam itu dijahit bebeapa jalur melintang dan disumbat kekabu di setiap tengah jalur. Oleh itu, tilam itu mudah digulung seperti kuih gulung dan mudah disimpan di bawah katil ketika tidak dipakai. Adui susah juga nak explain. Oh ya, aku masih simpan dan guna mesin jahit emak yang digunakan sejak dulu lagi. inilah mesin yang telah berbakti dan menjadi peneman emak.

mesen

Aku masih ingat kerusi rotan emak tempat favourite mak menjahit tulang belut leher baju kurung. Mak akan berlunjur kaki pada satu stool dan menjahit beralaskan sebiji batal kecil pada ribanya. Aku pula akan mencabut uban mak sambil dengar nasihat-nasihat emak. Sudahlah anak aku tak bagi aku tulis entry ni panjang2, sejak tadi dia memaut2 aku. Yang pastinya aku merindui bayangan mak. Tak mungkin ada galang ganti. She is my inspiration of becoming a woman who takes care of her family with her own hands. If she is still around, I would like to know what’s her opinion on my current life. I would like to ask her for advises, because I am facing many tough obstacles n tests by just being a woman in akhir zaman. Mak, I love u and always do. I hope we will gather together happily in Jannah. See you soon. Know that I will always pray for u. Happy birthday, mak!

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beautiful woman

heather2

Thanks to Shambie for writing her entry here. I found my new icon in living this life as a beautiful woman. Yes, Heather Bailey has become my inspiration as a woman. She was supposed to be a surgeon but she chosed to be a fabric and lifestyle designer, just because she feels that her eventual life as a wife and a mother of two would not allow her to spend long hours at the hospital. It was her choice and I like it, because I’ve faced the same situation when I let go my 3-year career as a System Analyst (began as a programmer). I have left my husband and 1 year old baby at home several times to burn midnight oils completing systems/IT projects, and I was so tired. With some domestic problems in addition to the worsened situation, I left the career without hesitate.

Heather Bailey is a beautiful woman who thinks women will deeply very happy if we gets creative and nurture own family with works of our hands. She is right. Although it’s just like a faraway dream for me right now, I don’t think it’s wrong for me to keep it. I think I am going back to work, I mean, back to become a wage earner, for many of my dreams require my own money. I need to have money first to buy my dreams. I need to buy a bigger house so that I can nurture my creativities, plan an easier daily chores, and give more space to my son to explore. He needs more space and I need to make him content and let my creativity flows freely in a beautiful and comfortable house, like Heather always do.

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Fabric designer

I am searching and reading Tulapink’s blog. I envy her creations. She got the taste and the eye in choosing the right color. Plus, she can draw well. I searched how to be a fabric designer in Malaysia but cannot find one. From 2007  up to now, Tulapink has 6 ‘releases’ of fabric design, and I have saved it all. I wanna study her design heheheh. Btw, I just found out that she design fabrics for MODA. And guess what, I found list of fabric designers @ the site.. Whoaa.. Can’t wait to see their creations. http://www.unitednotions.com/un_main.nsf/mf_designers#

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orang rumah?

I wonder what the word  ’orang rumah’ really means. Does it mean wife, or can be man as well, as long as he/she takes care of the house.  Please share your opinion, coz I only found one definition over the web, and it tells ‘orang rumah’ is a wife.

Anyway, I wonder if there is one portal or stop center for all orang rumah in Malaysia. I found one, WanitaMelayu.com. The website is a forum-concept portal, where Malaysian women can promote their own home-based business. The owner of the website just have to categorize the forums based on business categories, such as clothes, hijabs, crafts, curtains, etc.

I think I am gonna make one, but not in the form of forum. maybe a little simpler, like directories. Both admin and users can submit links, of course admin should verify the links submitted to prohibit any unwanted and inappropriate links.

the categories that come across my minds are:

  1. food
    1. recipes
    2. makan places
    3. food blogs
  2. crafts
    1. beads/embroideries
    2. decoupage
    3. paint
    4. crafter blogs & service
    5. bags
  3. outfits
    1. online-shop blogs
    2. jahit service
  4. home deco
    1. home deco service
    2. blogs
  5. parenting
    1. baby food
    2. nursing
    3. baby products
  6. wedding
    1. wedding planner
    2. wedding planner blogs
    3. mak andam blogs
    4. wedding planner directories
  7. cupcakes
    1. blogs

eh macam2 la… rasa cam byk lagi. sapa yg ada idea lagi sila la bgtau…

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