Days of our lives

Aqiqah and Majlis Cukur Jambul

2009-01-08T08:18:00.004+04:00

I hope it's not too late for me to wish everyone I know a prosperous new year as I forgot to wish on my last post...anyhow....just wanna share an occasion with everyone. On the new year itself which was last week, we had our little girl's aqiqah and cukur jambul as well. At first, I thought of making it back in KL where all my sisters are around but to think back I also wanted to share this moment with my other sisters here in Muscat.

So, we made it after Dhuhur prayer at about 3.00 p.m. and it prolonged until at about 6.30p.m. We ordered all the food from Arab World as the sheep for aqiqah also we did asked them to slaughtered it and cooked...It was a delicious meal. So on that day my little girl is officially named Nur Adeelah Rania.

We even had a Marhaban group from Brunei to help during the cukur jambul process. Thanks to everybody that makes this happened. Especially to Hj Zunaidi and family for the idea. This will be one of the memorable moments that I'll treasure for the entire of my life.

A new girl in town

2009-01-03T14:50:00.002+04:00

Sorry for the late post. I recently gave birth to a baby girl weighed 2.4 kilos...at around 12.27p.m on the 14th of December by Cesarean Section as my girl was breech and I had a placenta previa. It was a successful delivery,however, I had cough after the operation which slows down the healing process of the stitches...but now I feel better and healthy as a horse and I hope with this new year more good things will come in our way. Here are some pics for my family back in Kuala Lumpur to look at.

Eid Al Adha

2008-12-29T13:39:00.004+04:00

In Muscat, Eid Al Adha was celebrated a day later from the rest of the world. That would be on the 9th of December. A night before, we went to Hj. Zunaidi's place for the takbir raya. At the same time we celebrated three couples wedding anniversaries. It ended at the wee of the night at about 11 p.m. and the gathering was continued at my place the morning of eid itself.

As the menu, it was definitely a raya menu with sambal sotong, rendang ayam, masak lodeh, kuah satay, nasi himpit and the satay itself. It was joyous raya as I missed one before for the Eid ul Fitr. I found it very pleasing as I have everyone just like my own family gather round and having a good raya time. Plus I have my parents around. Later thst day we planned our trip for Sur.

Sur trip with the lots

2008-12-29T08:01:00.005+04:00

On the 2nd of Eid Al Adha which it was 10th of December...and also my dad 74th birthday....and we decided to have a trip with the rest of the crew to Sur. At first, the plan was to met up at Sultan Centre parking area but due to unforeseen circumstances our family were delayed. So, we let the rest to go first and we'll be tailing them from behind which we were late for about half an hour.

Later we supposed to met up at the Bima Sink Hole which was situated at the Quriyat area but unfortunately for us, we did not have any GPS or map to guide us to the place, then we missed the spot where everybody were waiting for us to have their breakfast. Again, we let them to go first. We finally decided just to join them in Sur. Once we reached Sur, everybody was starving...It was all because of us..hehehe...sorry yeah .....

Later, we checked in to the hotel and by half an hour we went to the nearest beach for the photo session. Thought of going to the turtle beach but it was nearly Maghrib prayer so we then decided to go on the next day on the way back to Muscat. The boys had a real good time of beach soccer. Night time was the barbecue. Though it was a cold and chill plus windy night, however, we did had a splendid time chatting and sharing opinion and changing ideas.

The next day after breakfast, after checked out of the hotel, we went straight to the turtle beach. Lazing there for about an hour with another photo session and then we went for lunch at one of the beriani shop in Sur. Later I requested my hubby to go to the Bima Sink Hole as I didn't get to see it on the way to Sur. So we dropped by the area which by that time it was again nearly time for the Maghrib prayer. However, I was glad and satisfied because I got to go those places before I headed for the hospital...

SinterKlass in school

2008-12-23T15:14:00.004+04:00

On the 2nd of December,PDO School had made a date with the sinterklass to come and give out paper note(gingerbiscuits) to the children as Christmas will be celebrated in December and they had to make it early as during Christmas is a school holiday. So the kids were supposed to gather at the parking compound and waited for the sinterklass aka santa clause for the dutch. This was the Dutch traditional ways to celebrate Christmas.

Farewell dinner

2008-12-23T14:37:00.003+04:00

Earlier this month also we had a farewell dinner to bid good bye to 2 bachelors who had been staying in Muscat for quite sometime and also a family who had been here for a year already.....they were Nazri and Mior and also Kak Roza and the kids....We started off with a maghrib prayer and later a speech from the ambasador who were able to come that night-Datuk Zamri, and the makan2 session...as usual..the end part was with the karaoke.

Rasyad's swimming gala

2008-12-23T14:28:00.003+04:00

On the 4th of this month, Rasyad aka ABANG went for his four-day swimming gala....except for he was allowed to be accompanied by a parent. So he swam for 1000m through and back with his father. On the last day, he managed to received a medal for his achievemnet...way to go abang..!

Get 2-Gather

2008-11-19T15:06:00.003+04:00

13th of November, we had a get together at my place. It was nothing. The real plan actually for the adults to go for snorkeling and then having their dinner at my house. Plus, there were session of ping pong and ehem.....the ever awaited karaoke competition....Since snorkeling was cancelled due to the low tide in the afternoon, so everybody went straight for dinner and do what ever you like.

I was the one who insisted on making the day since I wanted to learn to cook mee rebus. Kak Faridah, Hj. Shukor's wife helped me out. The only one couldn't turn up was Kak Rohaya since Aida had her swimmiing tournament that day but she still have the time to cook the chicken rice for the kids. Kak Lyn with shepard's pie and dessert while Kak Leha brought over donuts.

National Day

2008-11-19T14:49:00.003+04:00

On the 8th of November, the Malaysian Embassy decided to made a national day celebration despite of being late for 3 months...but it's good also...if they had made it earlier I surely didn't get the chance to go.

It started at 7.30 pm and to my surprise it was done at Diplomatic Club which is much, much bigger compared to the one I've been before. Another thing was that The Ambassador had invited quite a lot of degenerates and High ranking people compared to previous year. Food was always been good as there were Satay, local kuih again, Laksa Sarawak and many more. The crowd that turned up for the occasion also was not disappointing. Next time if I get the chance to be invited again, I'll surely go...

International Market Place

2008-11-16T13:13:00.003+04:00

7th November, Petroleum Development Oman,PDO, made a market place for its workers from all over the world to sell their specialties either food or handicraft and about just anything to promote one's country.

It goes the same for Malaysia. This time around it was organized by one fellow Sarawakian Malaysian, Frida Jilan. So they set up a stall to sell local delicacies. As I expected my three sisters participated also in the event. As for Frida, she sold Laksa Sarawak. Kak Rohaya, Kak Lynn and Kak Leha was selling chicken rice and curry puff which was a hot stuff that day....Lucky them...A talented business woman all must have been. There were also Nasi Lemak, Fried Kueh Tiaw,Fried Vermicelli and local kuih plus chicken pau.

As usual, the kids were the one who had the fun time....as for the mothers ..complaining tired in a smile....So by the end, there were performance made successful by the Malaysian PDO's children with Joget Pahang and Sarawak cultural dance. It was fun for me too because I don't have to cook that day ..yeah!!

My tiny achievemnet

2008-11-15T15:40:00.003+04:00

On Sunday,2nd of November, Aleesha's teacher requested for me to have a party for her at class. After a while, I was cracking my head on what to serve...It just popped out of my head to make cupcakes which I never done before and also jelly as for what I knew the teacher will let the children to eat by themselves. so I guessed cupcakes and jelly won't mess the class that much...

There on, my project begun.. and it was an achievement for me as I never done it before. So a pat on the back for me then.

My princess turns three

2008-11-15T14:57:00.003+04:00

On the 31st October, my girl, Aleesha turned three. It was a joyous day of her life as she got to be a princess just like last time.

So the food was as always, simple and edible as you know me.....I'm not good in cooking..still in the learning process. We had spaghetti, nuggets,pizza and fries. The dessert was the birthday cake itself and truffles made by Kak Lyn.

After the stomach filling session, there was the cut cutting session and hitting the pinata. The party started at about 3.30 in the evening and it ended at about 11 at night. Since anything that related to the birthday party ended early so the kids all decided to take part with the trick or treating session as that day also coincidentally was a Halloween Day. So whom ever arrived that day, they were all dressed up. Some being a witch, clown, a Dracula, a cat and also we did had a special appearance of Julius Caesar. Rasyad turned out to be a pirate. Everybody got lots of candies which at the end they don't even consumed it. They just wanna have fun.

As for the parents...The sing all your heart out session continues..which some were disappointed as they cannot get a high score.... It's OK...trust me..there will be next time.

Salam everyone...

2008-11-09T22:07:00.003+04:00

Salam to everyone....It's been a while...no it has been long since my last post....I got back from K.L a month now..and yes today I have the time to do some repairing on my posts, my facebook and updating my blogs...

Here are some bits and pieces from my journey back in Muscat. I missed everyone here and definitely my sis, Kak Intan back in Shah Alam....sorry yea I did not get the chance to say goodbye to her...anw, the weekend I arrived Muscat, Kak Leha made a barbeque dinner at her place and continued with the never ever boring session of karaoke...The other week for what I remembered was the session of helping Kak Rohaya and her beloved family to the new home sweet home in Al-Ansab. It's a new housing area for me who hardly been in that area....The house I might say that it is a very spacious. Suitable for her family with two anak daras. Murah rezeki Kak Rohaya.

Then the following weekend where my princess turns three plus all the kids were enjoying themselves with the tric or treating session for Halloween at my house area since these area has ever been the hot spots for parents to drop-off their kids for the Halloween....All that will be in my next post....Alhamdulillah everything went fine...It seems merrier here since Syed's family and Haji Shukor family are here. Sorry Kak
Rohaya for not being much of a help during the pindah randah.

Hari Raya-Eid Mubarak

2008-10-03T16:33:00.004+04:00

1st October.....tarikh keramat.....All muslims celebrated Aidilfitri. It goes the same for us here in Malaysia..after reading all my sisters' blogs who stayed for raya in Muscat, I started to miss the environment and especially them...with their kids.... hope to see them very soon...As usual after solat aidilfitri was the feeling-feeling session with my parents... Then, comes the duit raya. Our theme this year was red..At first, thought of doing it with purple, however,I could not find any for Nafiis so we changed to red...lucky for me as tempah two sets of baju kurung...One is purple and one is red. So no much hassle for me...

After ziarah kubur, we went straight to my aunty's place in Selayang and then my uncle's place in Kampung Bahru.....Once we got back from visiting the relatives...my mother's place was afull house until late at night... I felt so tired entertaining all of them but there were pleasure behind it....

Last gathering

2008-10-03T15:59:00.004+04:00

The last week of Ramadhan...to be exact on the 26th. All of my sisters were at my mum's place for breaking fast before every body headed off to husband's home town. It was a chaotic breaking fast ever. Hilarious, joy,fun and utterly delight. I'll definitely gonna treasure that memory.

After breaking fast,all of us headed to masjid for solat terawih while the kids had started off earlier for the firework session without parental guidance....Anyway, my kids had a memorable Hari Raya as they now get to understand what is puasa and having their cousins around and playing fireworks was a real thrill for them.

Jewels of my heart

2008-09-17T08:14:00.003+04:00

Right, today is the 17th Ramadhan. All muslims around the world will be celebrating Eid in 13 days time. I, myself can't wait for it as I haven't celebrated Eid with my family for the past three years. So, I guess u might understand the feeeling to be close to the love ones...plus we get to feel the real raya back in hometown...with kids playing fireworks on the roadside during terawih...

Speaking of solat terawih...just being sentimental me...yesterday I took some photos of my family before heading to masjid for solat terawih....The picture itself was so touching for me...It would be a remembrance of my old time when I first went for terawih with my parents..

Insya Allah, by this Friday my other half will be returning back from Muscat. That also makes me feel more excited...Be patient, as it is virtue....anyway hubby, have a safe trip back home...everyone is waiting for you here.

It's middle of Ramadhan

2008-09-16T09:21:00.003+04:00

Nothing much to blab....Only that we had a small gathering of my sisters over the weekend. My second and my third sister were at mum's place for the Iftar. Mama made curry mee, then my dad went to the masjid and took some bubur lambok which every time I taste, it's the same. We had roti john, roti boom, popia basah,nasi lemak.....and teh ais...sirap bandung..as for the next day, we had nasi jagung with kari daging and ayam masak merah...which Alhamdulillah did not goes to waste...It's a full table but still the food was not for all....so berebutlah masing2.

The best part was playing with the fire work after solat terawih. My kids were like jakun as they hardly played one..they can't remember playing one..when we were back the last time as they were still small...Now, I guess they understand better..habislah mummy...bakar duit.

Merdeka everyone!!!

2008-09-01T20:48:00.002+04:00

Well, all Malaysian knew the independence day of Malaysia fell on 31-08-08. This time around it fell on Sunday, that means public holiday on Monday. Long weekend for everyone.Happy Birthday Malaysia. However, my darling hubby flew back to Muscat on the same date...sob..sob...Insya Allah I'll be seeing him soon.

This would be also our first terawih prayer for the month of Ramadhan....who ever not fasting by the 1st,than... I would still be able to wish Happy Fasting in the holy month...do good deeds and Allah see everything we do eventhough not everyone will see what we have done..By 1st of September officially, Malaysian muslim will start to perform the 2nd pillar in Islam...Fasting....

So, enjoy this holy month as we might not see it again next year.Wallahualam. Only god knows. As for my hubby...jgn puasa yang yuk ok! Hehehe...

28-08-2008

2008-08-31T13:47:00.003+04:00

Happy Birthday Mama. She turns 67 on this date. Alhamdulillah she is still a healthy woman I've seen 29 years ago. I'm lying if I said I've never seen her fell sick. Every time she felt sick, I definitely will get worried where ever I am. So on this day, my family and my parents headed off to Sunway Pyramid to celebrate her birthday....

After a few shops we strolled into, we decided to have our lunch at The Italiannies. Nice ambiance and friendly staffs. The food has been delicious. Actually this place was recommended by Kak Lyn and since my dad wanted to eat steaks. It seems that place was the best in town. So ma, Happy Birthday!

What's up?

2008-08-31T12:59:00.002+04:00

Assalamualaikum, It's been a while after my last posting......I just had few unavoidable circumstances. Plus, my other half was back in town for two weeks. That was also because of the circumstances. Anyway, I have other things to attends. That was why I could not update my blog...

Now I'm back. for another while...before I'm lost in the thin air again...Hehehe....

Tahlil and party....huh?

2008-08-10T20:26:00.003+04:00

Today my mom had organized a kenduri tahlil and doa selamat for my nieces who will be taking their SPM and PMR this year. It was made after solat zohor, at about 2.30p.m. So,the menu were mee bandung, bihun sup (for the kids), roti jala,kari daging, pengat durian, kuih lapis, seri muka, karipap and some fruits that I just don't feel like mentioning it...sian hubby terceliur dia kalo baca nie....Alhamdulillah, every thing went well and it finished just before solat asar.

Later, at around 5.30, the whole family plus cousins celebrated Rasyad's birthday party..yup...again...but I guessed this time around he had more fun than anytime before. All his wishes came true. He got his Ben 10 cake plus all the figurine and characters in it. I bought him the lab. As for the snacks, I made nuggets, coctail sausages, drummets and chicken wings and surprisingly all the plates were finished. Alhamdulillah....tak membazir....and the 2 kg cake I ordered also almost finished which was just nice for my family to have a second round trip for the cake.

08.08.08

2008-08-08T16:46:00.002+04:00

Today means nothing for most of the people living in this universe...Well, it goes the same for me but it's not for the people who has keep on practicing their moves for the opening night in the Beijing Olympic 2008. Just drop off with a line or two.

Nothing much to blurt out. Just enjoy watching the openings and have a great weekend. As for me I'll try to make the fullest of my life everyday and I thank Allah the things I have in life. A caring and loving husband, great kids around and a good health plus I have my family with me right now. Alhamdulillah.

A treat for me...

2008-08-07T12:34:00.003+04:00

Yesterday was my birthday. All of us, my sisters and my mom went to KLCC to give me a treat. We had our lunch at Madam Kwan...Nothing much actually...this is just the normal thing we do in our family...makan-makan...and more chit chatting. Lovely time as we had the time to ourselves... I had Char Kuew Tiaw, Otak-Otak as an appetizer and we all shared the Banana Junk for dessert....It was a banana split actually. Unfortunately, my eldest sister was down with toothache and my third sister had tonnes of work at the office...so that left only me, my mom and my second sister doing the window shopping. KLCC still having their mega sale but it was not as a hot thing as before as the selection was not that good. We stopped by at Toys "R" Us which before was the TIMES Bookstore.

Night time, me, my kids and my mom headed to Great Eastern Mall for a dinner at Cozy House. We did some shopping at Aussino bed and bath and headed home...It was a tiring day but I did had a good time. Thanks to all my sisters and my beloved mom for the treat. However, there is always an empty space in my heart and it was not complete as my sweetheart is not to celebrate my big day by my side.

It's August again...

2008-08-05T16:59:00.005+04:00

A month of August..... I've been waiting it....This is my birthday month, Rasyad's and my mom....To start the month....me and Kak Lyn went to our new friend's place in Subang Bestari for lunch....Kak Faridah was making a feast.....with chili crab, chicken curry, meat with ginger sauce, kailan in soy sauce deep fried siakap in thai sauce..kenyang betul and for dessert we had banana fritters with ice ceam and tea to complete it....I even got to tapau the mee goreng mamak....yummy.....how nice of her son and daughter in law to join us for lunch and then went straight back to work at KLIA...Punye syok makan sampai lupa nak amik gambar....

Last Sunday, Kak Intan gave a ring and wanted to meet up for lunch at Restoran Nasi Kandar in Kampung Pandan....my gosh....I have forgotten how does it taste...and it always amazed me on how delicious it was...so I was the target to finished the fish head....but without turning back... I wallop everything....hehehe...then all the kids plus the moms headed to Great Eastern Mall for more chit chats and the kids had a wonderful time meeting up and having fun at the kidz sports and gym...We were there at about 4 hours...Got back later that day feeling tired and full. Thanks to Kak Intan and Kak Lyn for the wonderful time together. I surely gonna miss every and single one of you once I got back to Oman and as Kak Lyn is gonna finish her summer holidays soon. To my hubby....a reminder...tomorrow is my birthday...hehehe..just wish u are around.....

Rasyad's sports day

2008-08-05T16:19:00.004+04:00

On the 27th of July, Rasyad had his sports day at Taman Tasik Titiwangsa. I was in a hurry to write everything down here since my laptop has broken. Thanks to my darling princess who stepped on the screen and smashed it. That's why I haven't updated my blogs for quite sometime...and for all this time...a lot of things happen aorund me...

First and foremost was Rasyad's sports day. He was so frustrated as he only got no 4 in the race but thoroughly he enjoyed it. He even asked for a second sports day first thing in the morning he woked up the next day. I have to explained to him that sports day only held once a year.

The next day-28/07/08, My front tyre went flat...I was shocked...after I finished my breakfast, me and my dad went to the petrol station nearby to pump the air and went straight to the car service centre. After a full inspection on the tyre, they found out that there was a broken piece of bolt stuck in the middle of the tyre and it was a deep penentration...hey don't think of something else ok....while waiting for the tyre to be fixed, I've got a shocking and unbelievable news.

Our dear friend whom I first met at Muscat passed away..Prof Dr. Jamiliah.....May Allah bless her soul...so I started to call Kak Lyn as I guessed she must not have heard the news yet. I've made an arrangement to follow Kak Lyn as I am not familiar with Subang area. So we reached Masjid Subang during athan Zohor. So, I went for Solat Zohor n solat jenazah.....and unlucky for me..I was unable to see her face for the last time.

I got home at about 4.30 in the evening. When I was home I decided to go and purchase a new laptop...so I asked my sister and my brother in law to tag along. So, off we went to Low Yat to get a new toy of mine. Once I got there without much searching and wandering around....I got my new laptop in just half an hour. I just cannot wait for the PC Fair as I can hardly walk much these days as I got my back pain again and the main reason, I need to chat with my love one in Muscat...mana bleh tahan rindu....at least I have a webcam to mengadap muka and lepas rindu. Hehehe.

My first week

2008-07-19T17:33:00.005+04:00

Salam to all....It has been 3 days since we arrived safely at KLIA...and yesterday was a hectic day for me. I did enrolled my eldest child to a smart reader class since we will be here in KL for a period of time, might as well I send him off somewhere where he can learn and meeting new friends rather than just being at home and playing with his playstation.

Later in the afternoon, after picking him up from school, the 3 of us, me, my son and my daughter went to Ampang Park to meet my sister and had our lunch there. We went to Ampang Park by LRT. Since it's Friday and the traffic will be something plus the rain...The laksa asam has always being my favourite and it still the marvellous taste I've ever had...Then we took a cab to KLCC...owh, before that we dropped my sister at her office in Jln. Yap Kwan Seng...There, we start to scout and have a look on everything that are on sale and again being me...I grabbed a parfume and my beauty product...Than we stoped over at Guess Kids, I went into Tods and terjebak with one key holder. Then jet off to Levis...I tell you, the sales like crazy....so after a while there I decided to go back and the kids were tired also.

On the way back, I thought of just taking a cab straight back home. However, unfortunately for us, we were not allowed to take the cab in front of the mall itself, so we have to walked to Jalan Ampang to hail for a cab. I thought that it would be easier for us to take a cab from across the street rather than waiting on the other side of the road which take me longer back home.

Suddenly a bus came and Rasyad said he wanted to ride on the bus...so without any hesitation...we jumped on the bus and off we go.....So it was a long journey for both of my kids and they get to experience all the public transportation..which I think it's good as they never had a ride in a bus before. So there goes my day...LRT, cab and bus in a day...When we got home everybody was flat including me but we really had a great time.

Care for dates anyone?

2008-07-15T18:37:00.002+04:00

Today,Insya Allah I'll be flying back to my dear home town..Kay Ell here I come...so my hubby had asked some workers from the PDO...to pluck the dates out of the trees. We've got few...These are for my parents, my aunt and my uncle as they want to save it for for Ramadhan....The dates I could tell you ...It is really nice and sweet if it's ready but it has a different kind of taste once you plucked it and keep it with the one that is already mature on the tree by itself....Nothing much to say....Only that, see u guys there!!!

My day

2008-07-14T01:40:00.002+04:00

I didn't do much nowadays...only started packing my stuff bit by bit..and last Friday me and the rest went to Seeb Souq to look for some Jubah for my mum since it will be Eid soon...got back from Seeb at about quarter to midnight... It's a tiring day for the kids but they really enjoyed it since my daughter keep nagging the father that she wanted to go shopping and she was always dressed up and just waitng for us to make a move....I guessed they were just bored sitting alone at home, no school, no friends... just looking at me 24 hours a day and yelled at them when they make a mess...not a yell that in pains.. just a normal mom would shout when the house is tunggang terbalik....

The next day, we went to a shop near Ghubra Roundabout to bought halwa for my parents. This shop was recommended by Kak Lyn as she bought for herself there also...and the shopowner remembered her as my hubby was about to pay and he said that last week also there was one Malaysian bought the same kind of halwa from his shop....FYI, halwa was a sweets made by the Omanis in conjunction to celebrate any occasion...they seldom give gifts...i.e: if there's a newcomer in the family they bought a bowl of halwa and put it in the office just to let everyone know that they are celebrating something. Halwa is just like our dodol only sweeter...

Kak Lyn's trip Back to Kay Ell

2008-07-14T01:29:00.004+04:00

On the 7th, we sent Kak Lyn and family back to Malaysia..and now I started to count my days before me myself heading back....alahai..rasa macam another century..Before we set for airport, Kak Lyn gave us a treat at Bin Ateeq for a dinner. It was a perfect timing but my kids did not like it except for they get to meet up with Haikal since I've promised them that we would be going for a pizza at Papa's John for dinner at the airport itself...It was a safe journey for them..Alhamdulillah...

So, when me and Rasyad read Kak Intan's blog about their meet up...Rasyad had started to cry as he misses Hakeem and Zaid already and he started to asking me all sorts of questions on why we were not on the pictures, why are we going back to Malaysia the latest....I just could not answer his question..makes me sad....

Shopping time

2008-07-14T01:20:00.003+04:00

It was on the 5th of July I decided to go for a little shopping with my dear Kak Lyn and her kids....since I've got to buy some scarfs for Kak Intan since she had already pesan to me long time before...So, after I picked everyone up, we had our breakfast at Sultan Centre-Jean's Grill....who ever had been there,the buffet still remain the same...but the laughs we had plus some funny jokes these kids were making, made the day....

Later we head off to Al-Harty Complex to scout for the scarfs..we've been looking for the shop that Kak Intan told me before which only sells scarfs and not any abaya or jubah...we went the upper floor and walla....we did quite a few purchases..which all the good and lovely colours had sold out...Before heading back home...I stopped by Patchi to buy some chocolates for my dad who loves chocolates....anyhow the chocolates were all finish...my kids and my hubby hentam everything....So I guessed I have to come back again and buy for my dad.

Time to relax

2008-07-14T01:11:00.003+04:00

4th of July, was another snorkeling session for us...but it went quite short for me as the sea was quite choppy...earlier Kak Lyn was asking me how much I should pay her for something that is valueable to me and I still couldn't think of any until she showed me my dear camera....Aha...now I know where it went..No wonder I've been searching up and down the house but I cannot find it...

I said to her why did she gave to me earlier as I was about to persuade my hubby to buy the latest model for me. It's only a joke..and I know my hubby very well....He wouldn't buy something unless for sure that camera was lost..because he said to me earlier that he saw me taking pictures went we sent Salman off...hmmm...I 've already guessed the answer in a way of saying no...Therefore, the snorkeling session for all of us finish at around 10.30 but we did had a good breakfast with fried noodle, fried rice with sambal sotong and nasi himpit with kuah kacang....

Rasyad's last day of school

2008-07-11T12:39:00.004+04:00

July the 2nd also was the last day of school for Rasyad...So he may go to school dressing up as he wish but the teacher had told the parents earlier that they wanted to make a pyjamas party. So on this particular day rasyad had insisted on weaing his Power Rangers pyjamas that wears always..right after washing them..I could say that it is his fav pj...

The best part was, even the teachers were in their pjs...You would never see if the kids are schooling back in Malaysia with a rigid curriculum..Here they had more fun while learning and I think kids are better off these way as less pressure are instil on them...Thank to one of the parent who took photo of Rasyad..Thanks Sadia....

Dinner one more time

2008-07-11T12:00:00.003+04:00

On the 2nd of July, my other half proposed to have a game of tennis and a dinner by the usual family,Kak Lyn's family who else...minus Salman who already left. However it turn out to be a pot luck dinner as he invited the whole crowd...Saloma and family, Kak Leha and family, Shukor and Kak Faridah plus the bachelors....Owh we also had a new bachelors. Both of them are also working at the Oman Air and one of the man is the Head Chief for catering at the Oman Air.

So the agenda has changed from only have a game of tennis, there was table tennis also....so those who don't really enjoy running and sweat themselves, may indulge in the game that was easily to play... but they sweat also.

We, the ladies started out the dinner first as we got nothing to play on..only chatting and chatting all night..which I found it rather fun. The dinner was a full strech of Malay cuisine. We had asam pedas ikan,daging dendeng, pecal,ayam masak kicap, sotong masak lemak cili api, sayur chap chye,meehoon goreng and kuah satay. As for the dessert, we had sandwich starwberry cake, bubur kacang hijau, jelly and omani sweetts...So you do the thinking....how did it go that night..and later we did more chatting about shopping in Muscat, the exchange rate, foods we missed back in KL and lots more which I barely remembered....

I can't post any pics around this time as I lost my camera which later..I'll tell you in my next post what had happened to it....but what I can say is that I just love the crowd that we are having...so much fun..no gossipping..i.e. ngumpat sapa2....it's just us and our family and the world that revolves around us...isn't that fun....

The Departure

2008-07-10T16:49:00.004+04:00

On the 29th of June was the date for Salman and Laila remembered. This was the date that they departure from Muscat forever. I don't know will they ever coming back here again or not as Laila had finished her school and so as Salman...He also had finished his study and about to continue it in the Great Britain...So, it was quite a sad moment, eventhough we knew each other for not long..but we have seen them almost everyday and I've treated them as part of my family..like my brother and sister....Plus we lost another Malaysian yet again...

Anyhow, it was always a pleasure to see them again and I wish them from the bottom of my heart that they will succeed in everything that they are doing. The crowd at Costa Seeb Airport was always a cheer...with Raja tagging along and Kak Leha with her family...plus the new man, Shukor that I told before is working for Oman Air.

The best part was while checking in, Salman baggages was overweight..let alone his golf bag has been excess by 7 kilos. The check in counter guy told us that it would be 10.3 R.O/kilo....and I said that these kids's leaving Muscat for good ..have mercy on them....so I called my hubby to the check in counter....he came to the rescue..but not for long...the counter guy still insisted Salman on paying the excess baggage....then my darling made a call. Shukor came wearing his Oman Air tag along with him...and poof......suddenly Salman did not have to paid a single penny. Aha..I said it must be the "Tangkal Azimat".. his been wearing. So,settled the case..had a few minutes of chatting before the kids boarded....Isn't that funny..Just swaying the tag...everything was settled..I wish I could hold one myself....

Salman's farewell dinner..

2008-07-10T16:34:00.004+04:00

I got lots of catching up to do .....When I've read Kak Lyn's blog..wooo..she was way over me...so I guessed I better updating mine. Well,everything has gone very slow since Kak Lyn has gone back to Kay Ell and meet the lots..hmmm jealousnye...lupa oja terus....

Here I'll be updating about what did happened in my world for the past weeks...from where yek...? Owh, It was Salman's farewell dinner....After few discussions being made with Kak Lyn about where to eat..we decided to have it at Kobe Sizzlers Restaurant. That place was near to my house area...we've been there a few times...the food I can say okay2...with the no variety in Muscat nie kan....kire quite impressive lah...sedihnye...they made a steak on a hot plate.....

We've met new Malaysian..Kak Faridah and his husband Shukor..who is working for Oman Air currently...Nice lady..love to talk to her...really had a good time...Later that night we celebrated again Salman's birthday..only this time it was in a proper manner with the courtesy of the shop..they even switched on the birthday song..hehehe.....We had to went back early as Kak Lyn's got to fetch her kids from the prom that night which I heard it was a joy for both of them..

Last day at Dubai

2008-07-08T15:34:00.003+04:00

Final day for all of us who wants to pulun on shopping...ahaks...so we went to the Mall of Emirates as we have been anticipated since the first day we arrived Dubai ....It was all because, if we went to the mall as our last stop, it would be easier for the drivers to get their exit back to Muscat. We had our lunch at ChopChop. It was a thai,chinese restaurant with the view of Ski Dubai...We celebrated Salman's birthday there which was actually due on the day we set for Dubai..

The mall however did not had a great sale as all of us wanted it to be..and everybody menyesal tak pukul habis at DCC. Even my hubby was so frustrated about the golf set..later he said he wants to go back to DCC to purchase one..Ha..how's that sound...tiring kan?..but never mind..shopping punye pasal..I agreed to his idea...as for me I had a great time as I got the handbag that I've been nagging for quite sometime...thanks to my hubby...he actually had the hard time on purchasing it for me but I started to make a face..so he decided to go for it..and my handbag could only be purchased at Harvey Nichols as that was the only place that item could be purchased..... Tick tock, the time doesn't permit us to go back to DCC so my hubby said that he'll be buying the set on the next time we set our foot to Dubai....time sale aje lah...

So we get out of the mall at around 4.30 in the evening....and we reached Muscat at around midnight..Hungry ...we made a stop at KFC Seeb as we could not find any along the way, then we sent Salman and Laila back to their joint. We reached home almost 1.00 in the morn. The unpacking of the shopping we had done took me almost a week to finish...Sooo tiring...but sooo happy...mission accomplished.

2nd day at Dubai

2008-07-08T15:00:00.004+04:00

We woke up quite late in the morning since everybody were so exhausted a day before....Got SMS from Kak Lyn said that she was already at DCC..so..again we head off to Deira City Centre.. for another round of shopping...this time around was to scout for the kids raya clothing...and it's worth it..since GAP was having a 75% sale. UCB also was having a sale...however ZARA was not on sale yet..but I still managed to bought a pair of clothing for myself....Met with the rest of the gang at the food court for lunch.

Then there was the shoe city...There we brought each and everyone of us a new pair of shoe as my hubby was lookingf or his tennis shoe..and he found one..which looks awesome when his wearing it thanks to me who choosed for him..ehem...later my hubby scout for his golf set but then he said he wants to look for it at the Mall of Emirates....

Later in the evening we went to IKEA..and did some shopping as IKEA was also having a part sale...If I could be given a chance..the whole IKEA I felt like borong...hehehe..then thought of going to Naif Souq..but we had a miscommunication with Salman and Laila as they were wandered off to the other part of the mall which I still did not get the opportunity to go...so we settled to go to the Burdubai Souq..and Salman did his shopping for his relatives in Ireland and back in Malaysia for an abaya and scarfs..When we reached the souq, it was already near to 10.00...did the quick shopping and we had our dinner at the creek....it was nice actually but every body was tired and it's hot and humid..so it was a silent dinner...even the waiter of the restaurant made jokes..we can't even catch what was he trying to say.....Get to the hotel at around 12.00 the kids were all gone flat, no battery....Good for me, as I did not have the difficulty to put them to sleep.

Trip to Dubai

2008-07-08T14:31:00.002+04:00

After kept on yakking my husband that Dubai is having summer sale....he agreed to go...so we went to Dubai on the 25th of June around 7.30 in the morning...the actual planned was to depart from Muscat as early as it can be, maybe around 5.00. Unfortunately..my darling juz could not open his eyes after the Subuh....I suggested that I was the one should be driving..so he let me drive up to Sohar..we reached there at about 9.00 and had our breakfast there..Actually the real reason for going to Dubai was not only shopping but to bring Salman as he never been there before. How ever, he could not joined us the last minute and exchange with Nadia and Laila..in our car. He'll be joining us tomorrow with Kak Lyn and family.

We get to Dubai at around 11.00,after the check point and a few misturned to the carpark...we settled to go to Deira City Centre first before checking in at the hotel. It was a blast..sale here and there..I just couldn't resist entering a shop after one to another..so we get back to the hotel at about 7.00 at night exhausted but I was feeling a bit of wee as I get to do some shopping myself....so it was true..shopping is the best therapy for woman...hehehe...

Owh..The hotel we slept was next to The Mall Of Emirates..so I guessed I'll be doing more shopping later....and the room was nice..It includes breakfast...

Rasyad's early Birthday Party

2008-07-08T13:49:00.003+04:00

On the 23rd of June..I made a birthday party for Rasyad at his class..he was so thrilled to know that he'll be having his party and celebrated it with his good friends around. This time, it still a spiderman cake...Anyway, I had to make it early as his real birthday falls in August which is a school holiday plus when he enters school by September, it will be Ramadhan..so I didn't get to taste the cake in the middle of the day..hehehe..admit guilty...He was so happy that when he came back from school, his IP1 teacher, Miss O'Rourke, gave him a birthday certificate..that breaks the day...he's been smiling the whole day....

It's been a while..

2008-07-08T13:33:00.003+04:00

Last month on the 21st of June my daughter..she called herself Cinderella...had her farewell party at the nursery-Bright Beginnings. She wanted a cake..so I ordered a Power Puff Girl Vanilla sponge cake..she was so excited as she thought it was her birthday. When ever there was cake, it must be a birthday...It goes the same with Kak Lyn's son-Haikal..was also had his farewell party..as he will be going to reception in BSM by this September..so I picked Kak Lyn and the lots from her place to the nursery but the party had already started..kids...once they saw the cake..it was party all over again...They really enjoyed....

Lunch Away...

2008-06-21T13:34:00.002+04:00

Yesterday, we had our lunch at Kak Leha's house. She made laksa sarawak....I was still down with the fever..only it was getting worse..I thought of not going...but to think back..sian Kak Leha...so gi lah jugak...everybody was there. Well, the usual crowd..who else do you might expect...the world might be closed to doomsday if there was some other families that are usually not invited..you know who...

What to expect was the dessert...Kak Lyn made a sago pudding jelly in rose shape..hehehe..oja bleh gelak ajelah Kak Lyn yek...i've bought the ever easy one...cherry muffin and tuan rumah made a jelly herself....went back home at about 4.00p.m. but the day did not end there...everybody came over my joint for a game of ping pong...it was nice...not too hot..still cloudy....only dusty...I guessed the gents enjoyed the game as the mothers enjoyed hanging around...at the bean bag.

What a weeekend...

2008-06-21T13:27:00.002+04:00

Last Thursday we went to Markaz Bahja ....nothing there,except for the Toys'r'us..we did some shopping for toys for the kids.Actually it was a treat by the father since he had not buy anything for Nafiis birthday yet...so abang kakak tumpang sekaki..anyway..he was glad to see the improvementRasyad had on his latest school report....Later that night we sent Razak and family back to KL..these kids were so bored...since Kak Lyn and the family did not joined the menghantar session...It was just my family and the bachelors...By now, the weather had gone bad..visibilty I could say it has been bad..dust all over...I've already had my flu cough...sorethroat and fever..you name I've got it...no pictures taken...takkan lah nak asyik bergambor aje....kang kata nunjuk plak..hehehe

A Special Day

2008-06-15T15:04:00.003+04:00

Today is 15th June..It is not only Father's Day but it is also my son's birthday. Today he turned one....Muhammad Nafiis Razin...I still remembered bringing home from the hospital and today he is one..cewah..mcm kan besar sgt...All my kids are jewels of my life how big or how small they are...They are, "my precious..."

As for my darling hubby...Happy Father's Day...and I still and always love you..how ever your shaped has changed....hehehe..You're still the Brad Pitt of my heart....To my dad back in Malaysia...It goes the same to you..I love You....and I really appreciate your sacrifices...thank you very much....lastly to all the fathers out there...Happy Father's Day!!!

A quick recap on my side....

2008-06-15T14:26:00.002+04:00

Hello everyone..sapa yg dah balik Mesia tu..ingatlah kami kat kat Muscat nie yg masih berpanas...hehehe...Well, here were the quick recap of activities last week. Couldn't get to update any before since too tired with the kids...We had our last makan2 before Haji went back on Wednesday..we had our dinner at Bin Ateeq and from there we continued with ice cream eating session at Mc'D...Since it was a hot night I guessed better off we had something cool and more time for me and Kak Lyn to chit chat...hehehe...

So we sent Haji and Sayed back to M'sia on Wednesday night....biasalah mcm pegi nak buat kerja haji..sorang nak naik kapal terbang...semua antar....actually there's nothing much to do here in Muscat...so these are the things that occupied our time....nampak sgt boring nye kan?....

What else...ok...me an Kak Lyn went for coffee morning at MSQ. First, we thought of having it at Dunkin Donuts...since there don't have any sandwiches..only sweet donuts, so we changed our venues to Illy Coffee House...quite nice...they do have good and chuncky sandwiches...this was my first time having my breakfast there.

Last but never the least, went to Kak Lyn's house on Friday for makan2 session..she made Laksa Johor..wuih..sedap btol!!..As for desserts she made sago pudding ang tapioca pudding as I brought over blueberry muffin and sausage puff pastry...but it did not end there..later, they came over to my place for a game of ping pong...since my darling hubby could not join during the afternoon session...as he was on duty....I served them the simplest dinner ever....Chili Fried Rice with omellette....isn't that easy or what?....Unluckily..there was no pictures to put up..since we were to engrossed with foods..ahaks...

Snorkeling moments

2008-06-10T14:49:00.000+04:00

As a routine....every Firday was our snorkeling day..but this time around it was not that happening as Syed left early and Nazri was still sick..the sea was not choppy and quite clear but as went further, we couldn't see anything.. It was a nice weather also not that hot and breezy..just nice for us who kept on complaining on the heat.

At night we brought the kids to MCC as the father would not have the time next as he will be working during the weekends..so, we gave them rides at the theme place there..

Tahlil at my place

2008-06-08T15:08:00.000+04:00

Last Thursday,at my place we succesfully made a tahlil for my grand father that passed away a week before. Plus, we did solat hajat for the house protection...u guys should know what I mean..

So, everything went well. The foods as always super delicious( masuk lif tekan sendiri...). I cooked masak lemak cili api ayam, mixed vege and fish with soy sauce...ulam pucuk ubi and sambal belacan as Kak Lyn brought over her ever famous mango salad. As for the dessert, she made triffle and sago with coconut milkas I made a strawberry cheesecake...the rest had brought the chocolate cakes, donuts and what else I hardly remember..there were a lot I must say....

Lovely night..as everybody could turn up except for Razak and family..as some miscommunication occurred...never mind....Insya Allah there will be other time and I really pray that my house and my family will be blessed. Lastly.. there was a mengurut session done by our tok imam as Nazri was still down with flue and fever.

Quick recap..

2008-06-08T14:45:00.000+04:00

I've been such a lazy bump in updating my blog these days..emm..I wonder why...at first...I misplaced my camera but then ..when things were all in pending..I tend to get more lazy to start it all over again...so,here we go...

On the beginning of the month....that would be the first, we went for our dear Laila's CraftArts Exhibition that was held at the Oman Fine Art Centre in Shaati. Here, she had to present her art work for her GCSE exam..All the students whose taking art as one of their subject, should have done these. It's a compulsory...This kids have so much talent in them..I couldn't have such an idea of what they are doing if I did not asked them what's the motive behind their drawings..

As the end of the night and it was also my dear Nadia's birthday..we went to TFC for dinner....sorry yer lambat tulis kat dlm blog nie...Happy Birthday..and on the 2nd was Kak Lyn's birthday....tapi dinner Kak Lyn yg belanja..hehehe....

A Candle Light Dinner

2008-05-30T10:15:00.000+04:00

Yesterday evening was another round of tahlil and Yaasin recitation. This time, it was Kak Leha's place. Everything went well only after finish praying the lamp went dimmed....We thought the power would be ok after a while...Then, when everyone was about to start the dinner session all the lights went out...that's why we had our candle light dinner....the food mcm biasa...all nice..
the hostess made mixed vegetable,beef curry and sweet sour fish..while I made fried chicken in soy sauce plus a dessert..kuih bakar and our professional cooker Kak Lyn made manggo salad, kuih lapis and tepung pelita...we ended the night with blowing Ady's birthday cake as he turned 15. All food licin..nak tapau pun..sket aje...

A birthday party....

2008-05-30T00:01:00.000+04:00

Last Wednesday evening was a kick off time for Rasyad as he was invited to one of his class mate's birthday party..that was one of his good friend in school. The party started at 4.00 p.m and finished at about 6.30p.m. I guessed he had a jolly good time as he got back from the party. He kept saying about it non stop, even as we passed through Mc'D....he'll keep on saying that he went to Qaim's party at McDonald....hmm..luckily he didn't asked one for himself a birthday
party..abih duit mak dia..hehehe.

Kak Rohaya's trip back to M'sia

2008-05-29T23:37:00.000+04:00

Last Sunday,the night after we had coffee morning..we sent Kak Rohaya and the lots except for Haji and Aina back to Malaysia..at the airport onlylah..due to family matters. While we were there, all of us the "Muscat snorkeler", get to know that we 're not able to go to the island for our snorkeling adventure as the tour operator said the water is gonna be choppy..so it wouldn't be enjoyable...and as for Kak Rohaya and the family....there will be not joining us for the shopping trip to Dubai...anyway, I hope they have a safe journey back home and Insya Allah everything will go well back in Miri.

Coffee Morning....

2008-05-25T13:27:00.000+04:00

Today was another session of food fest. It was held at Kak Rohaya's place. The food were all good until I did asked some to take back. "Kes malas masaklah". We knew that Kak Rohaya would probably made delicious dessert, so me and Kak Lyn brought something more authenthic. Kak Lyn brought Talam Sekaya, I brought Kuih Sagu and Kak Zaleha brought bread pudding. The main course was Laksa Sarawak...terangkat..sedap..I did add a few times..At the end we were all so lazy to get up, felt sleepy and could hardly walk..So we sat there until at about 11.30 a.m. before we all make a move to go back to our own destination..

Oh, this was also the first time I got to meet Qayyum..as the last time was Eid celebration last year but none of us utter a word. So, as a whole I can say just like Kak Lyn said....a handsome young chap with a very good manners..Untung Kak Rohaya..I like him....hey no bad thoughts..as a son lah..come on..where am I going to put my 'Brad Pitt'...hehehe.

A fun day for mothers'

2008-05-24T08:41:00.000+04:00

Yesterday was another day in our snorkeling session..but this time around it was just the adults..How lovely it was..no screamng..no shouting. We were able to swim freely. However, as we were in the water, the view was not clear so we could not really enjoyed the moment..plus there were lots of dead fish. the best part was..we got to see turtles ..from the shore as we were about to get back...during that hour..the water had already been crystal clear..ehemm..it's just not our luck....maybe next time..It's okay..,Damaniyat Island...here we come.....only if nobody trust the rumors on upcoming cyclone.

During lunch hour, I made sambal tempoyak, masak lemak ikan with pucuk ubi,sambal belacan and ulam jantung pisang. Well, only the bachelors got to ate the lunch since all the rest needs to get back home.

It's that time again....

2008-05-17T14:34:00.000+04:00

Last Thursday was another regular day for anyone but to us in Muscat..we've been looking forward for the day..It's snorkeling time....and it still fun..this time around got to swim further more since I ws able to snorkel with my hubby..so that's why I'm more confident..my knight in shining armour is next to me..hehehe...Everybody has bought a full gear of snorkeling set..but unfortunately for me,my snorkel is not ready since I brought it to the optic centre to put a lense on it....Better vision ok....

As acustomed..at night definitely would follow another round of gathering since all the mothers...got so tired and lazy to cook...this time around it's Haji's turn with Miska..It's like satay...meat on bamboo skewers but...we did have squid and beef meat only....It was something for a change...emmm..next week will be another week...may the force be with us....

Mother's Day at The Chedi

2008-05-13T22:44:00.000+04:00

Yesterday was a Mother's Day celebration here in Muscat. Therefore, my darling hubby took me to The Chedi Hotel in Muscat..one of the finest five stars hotel. The ambience was nice but too dim for me who like lights all around..but the deco was so Moroccan..and I like that a lot..The food is excellent but I could not have a taste on the Modern Asian section as they served pork...

I was worried sick..whether I could eat at that place or not..but I have a full confidence since each cuisine was made from different kitchenette. Our food were the Indian and The Middle East cuisine. I ordered the Tandoori Quail as the starter and for my hubby he chosed the Lamb Kofta. The main course..It would be Lamb Shank with mint sauce and a Buttered Naan..it was superb and for him Chicken Tikka and Safron Rice...everything went nice until we looked up time..it was half to midnight..better get moving..the kids....still being mother...on mother's day....ironic isn't it?...

A treat to us all

2008-05-13T22:20:00.000+04:00

Last weekend, after the fun activity... we had our dinner at Silk Route Restaurant which was sponsored by Sayed, one of the new "married bachelor' here in Muscat. It was a delicious dinner.. I never had my dinner there and now I know a new spot for eating out.

Later today, We had another dinner at our favourite Kabuli rice restaurant,Bin Ateeq. It's just that it has been a while since we last ate a Kabuli rice with the fried meat...Nice one I must say...so..everybody is still having the snorkeling fever...and definitely the topics were about snorkeling and our next trip to the Damaniyat Island. I guess these activity will sure be our routine in the weekend diary.

Snorkeling time!!!

2008-05-09T15:18:00.000+04:00

Today as the week wind down we end it with the family activity...It's the same families..hehehe...but we did have fun...as for me the first timer in snorkeling I would say that it is a great experience..thanks Hj. for the idea....

I had been dreaming to snorkel all this while but I don't have the guts to see the school of fish swimming side by side with me..but alast..I did it..It wasn't that scary..but it did hit my head once in a while what if..when I look up the horizon..There's a shark in front of me...Crap me...Sometimes my imagination run wild.

So we set up a tent..and we brought the left over food from yesterday..it's still edible...and to the sea....I hope we can make it as weekly activity as I already get the hang of it..It was FUN!!!

Another gathering

2008-05-09T15:10:00.000+04:00

Yesterday we had Yaasin and tahlil at Kak Lyn's/Hamzah's place. Everyone's there...as per predicted...the food was marveleous..Kak Lyn made Nasi Tomato plus all the side dishes along and as for us...We brought the desserts...It was nice....Insya Allah..I hope our 'little community' may stay as it is now...as a family all of us I can say...next...It would be K Leha's house...It must be specialty from Sarawak....Yum..Yum... Can't wait..

BEWARE Everyone!!

2008-05-06T15:32:00.000+04:00

I bought this pair of shoe during a sale at "everyone knows" place a few months back. By being the careless me..not checking thoroughly in and outside of the shoe....I bought it happily...but...I hardly put them on..since it bit my foot everytime I had it on me...

Last month when I went to buy groceries I wore the shoe and it still hurts...Once I got to my car and took it off and then I realized and panic struck me...Is it true...?!! After all this while..I've been putting on a pig's skin on my feet...Ya Allah forgive me for my negligence....

So now...everytime I went out..to look on something....I will be more watchful....I thought being in the middle east countries....this stuff will not come across us..but as I said...I was wrong..To all my friends.. just be careful....Don't end up like me...kena semayang taubat...kena mandi lumpur...hehehe....

A trip to Al Jabal Al Akhdar

2008-05-04T13:39:00.000+04:00

On 02/05/08...We made a trip to ride up Jabal Akhdar since it's still quite windy up there before the real summer heat take place here in Muscat. First we went Nizwa souq in the morning and take a peek on what would be inline for us all...Then went to Jabal...which means mountain in arabic..and akhdar would mean big. So, Jabal Akhdar means big mountain.

Everybody, Hj Zunaidi and family,Hamzah n the lots, Rohimi n the bunch, Sazali and the crew, Razak and the group plus the bachelors....Food supplies, I would say Alhamdulillah could accomodate everyone around....and it was just nice until lunch time....

It was an enjoying trip but by the end of the trip we felt very tired and I even heard that some skip schools the next day..hehehe....so guys...where is our next trip?

First gathering

2008-05-04T13:12:00.000+04:00

Welcome to my blog readers....All comments are very much appreciated.....This post would be about the first makan2 occasion at my place since we've got back from Malaysia. It's been a while since I last updated my post...This was because Oman Telecommunication was upgrading their ADSL services nation wide and that 's why every thing went haywired before.

Back to the topic...we made a gathering last Thursday on the 24/04/08....It was a western theme...so everybody bought a western delicacies...mashed potatoes, lasagna.spaghetti and as a norm Barbican from Nazri....

It was a full table..and there was a new family from Miri, Sarawak.. A friend of Hj Zunaidi. The husband name is Sazali and the wife is Zaleha...Sazali is currently working at Weatherford. I hope the family enjoy their stays here in Muscat.

My best of friends....

2008-04-25T18:00:00.000+04:00

Have you ever wish you have a good friend for life?...I thanked the god and feel blessed since that I still have my good two friends from school years..I can say that they really knew me well..We've been gone through things together. Ups and downs..Tears and laughter that makes us mature in every step of my life...Actually I have more in KL and also in Muscat..no back stabbing or being hateful of other people joyous moments...how serene life could be if every one in the world had that thought for real....

A day at Aquaria

2008-04-25T11:19:00.000+04:00

It was a blast for Rasyad n Aleesha as they knew since morning that we were going to Aquaria and our timing was perfect as we were able to watch they fed the fish especially the sting ray and sharks....Aleesha learned a lot....and as for Rasyad..he has been there for the third time..I think so..Anyhow, even the parents enjoyed it...

Last Day on our trip-31/03/08

2008-04-25T10:01:00.000+04:00

We checked out from the hotel at about 12 noon...we decided to go back to mainland by ferry..since we've got to Penang by the bridge...definitely the kids have lots of fun...AS for Rasyad he kept on asking lots of questions on why were we on the ferry....Why do we have to across the ocean....but as a whole..this is an enjoyable trip..we reached KL at about 5.00 p.m...tired and sleepy and hungry...

Later that night we went to the steak house near my mom's place for a treat....nice lamb chop....how have I put on my weight...got to do something after this....

30/03/08-The Third Day

2008-04-12T14:14:00.000+04:00

Our morning session was visiting all the relatives in Penang itself..which they were all stayed in Tanjung Bungah and Gelugor...It was nice to meet them..as I never seen these two aunties in my entire life...they were all scolded my dad for not introducing his children to them...sian papa..

So later...we went back and dropped at the Nasi Padang Kowloon and made it packed so we can ate it at hotel..It was delicious and our evening session was having a fun time at pool and at the beach...

Later on..after everyone has settled..we took a trip to Balik Pulau to the fruits farm and we did some testing on durian..yum yum...and we later drove of to Padang Kota for dinner that consists of sotong kangkung, pasembor and my all time favourite, mee udang..and we accidentally met our cousins that dropped by from Kelantan.

29/03/08-In Penang

2008-04-12T13:27:00.000+04:00

Wow...It was really a tough job for me to finished what I've done during my family vacation..well...let see..aha..It was our second day in Penang...we went up the Kek Lok Si...It was temple that is full of turtles...which have been there for ages..at first we thought of going up the Bukit Bendera but we cancelled that plan since the queue to go up was a long one.

Later we went to one of the famous nasi kandar in Georgetown which is the town Penang...as always...It was crowded and jammed packed area...that place called Nasi Kandar Line Clear.That is where Aswad..the contestant of Academy Fantasia 5 got his tag line...It was a superb lunch since everyone were hungry..and tired of climbing up the stairs at the temple before.

Our last stop for the day before heading back to the hotel was going to the nutmeg stalls that available at Chowrasta market..You can have any kind of nutmeg there...from oil,to tidbits and also nutmeg that is dipped in licorice....it was a best place for 'hantu asam' and for anyone who like to lepas gian..hehehe..

28/03/08- On the way to Penang

2008-04-10T15:53:00.000+04:00

Me and my family were so excited to go to Penang, especially my kids...what they knew was having fun in the swimming pool..ONLY!! I was so excited as I could endeavour all the foods that I have been tempted for all this while...

We had a stop over at Parit Buntar to eat the prawn that dipped in a curry with bread..the best part was the prawns were caught fresh from the nearby river...I was sceptical at first as my concern was the cleanliness of the place..but as I went close by the stall..it was clean...ting..ting..ting...and the river also was as calm as it can be...what I was scared was if there would be any crocodile that might jumped up to me..ewwwww.....scarry...!!! Unfortunately we can't have our snack there since the prawns were all sold out to the locals. Uhuks.....

Then, we reached Penang at almost night time and to satisfy the kids..the day was ended by bathing in pool. It was definitely a joyous time for all the kids.

He's here!!!

2008-04-10T15:35:00.000+04:00

I felt sorry for myself for being a lazy bum..not updating the blog since my hubby darling came back...with a smilling face I can tell it has been two weeks since he's touched down in KLIA...but we were all too busy with agendas that doesn't involves any pc...so here are the faces of my precious kids when daddy got to see their face....how lovely...The net day we head off to Penang ...to my dad's hometown. That would be in another chapter.

Daddy's coming back!!!

2008-03-26T15:26:00.000+04:00

Tomorrow will be the day for the kids have been waiting for about a month and a half. They had been talking about their daddy almost everyday...Ehem, it's not just the kids actually..hehehe....I hope and pray he'll have a safe journey back here...Every body is missing him...even my sisters....keep on asking..."Bile imi nak balik?" or the question would be "Imi balik bape haribulan?"... so b....be prepared to be bullied by my sisters..hehehe...It would be a great relief for me since the kids had been under the weather for the past weeks he's not around....Well , the simple word would say is that....We miss you!!

Pamper yourself

2008-03-19T18:09:00.000+04:00

Today....after a few weeks of pain and suffering...hehehe...actually it involves us being in a situation where everybody was sick with chicken pox and fever plus flu and cough, I went to go and pamper myself for a pedicure and a manicure at my favourite place in Taman Setiawangsa. That place was nice and comforting for me. I have been there for the past three years... It felt sooo good.

As a woman and being a wife and a mother I still need to get myself pampered. The treatment there was so nice...as nice as a spa but it was so much cheaper than a spa. So I Think I don't have to hassle myself to book a spa and pay more right?.. Hehehe...being economical in the inflation world...

Election Day

2008-03-16T09:31:00.000+04:00

8th of March was the day that I'll never forget.....That would be the first time I did my job as the citizen of Malaysia and being a Malaysian I went out for the Polling. It felt like taking the SPM all over again...bring along your identification card only....pencil will be provided...and u and only u alone is allowed to enter the hall. Mmmm....that was how I can describe my first experienced on election day. After that....it was like hari raya during pilihanraya at my mom's place....everybody were around for lunch and stayed until 3 o'clock in the morning to know the results....and I guess everybody knew the results already...

Barisan Nasional did not get the 2/3 majority of the parliment chairs and they lost 5 states. That would be Selangor, Perak, Pulau Pinang, Kedah and Kelantan. Still in questions now is who is going to be the Menteri Besar for Terenggannu as Sultan Mizan who is also our Agong does not recognized him as a menteri besar....It was abig impact on the constitution in Malaysia after the 12th general Election....This thing never happen before during Mahathir era.....I wonder what did Abdullah Badawi had done... till some Malaysian had lost trust on his government....

Me n my family

2008-03-07T11:52:00.001+04:00

Alhamdulillah....that is all I can say when Allah gives me a great opportunnity to be with my dear family members. So we had a dinner last night at our favourite tomyam restaurant. It was raining heavily while we had our dinner with the ikan siakap tiga rasa, kailan ikan masin and the main course,tomyam seafood..so nice...to think back....there was not even a day we had our dinner out in Muscat while it rains....so I can say it's a bless for me to have my dinner in my hometown....

Making promise and holding on to it

2008-03-07T09:11:00.000+04:00

I am sure everyone had made more than one promise in life. It's either to the parents, loved ones or friends. Making promises is an easy part but holding onto it is a hard one. I have encounter with a lot of people who makes sweet promises but in the end they tend to forget every single thing they said. Somehow or rather being a friend, you just smile and let it go even though it was a tough thing to swallowed with. What can we do? Definitely I dont want stoop to their lower level like a scum in the pond...

Anyway, to whom ever read this column and get to know me, you know who you are. Thank you for being a friend and I appreciate it but what I don't understand is that how you could listen to someone for you just knew a few months and trusted while you knew me longer....What happen to all the promises that you have made before....?!!

One thing that I want to make sure from now on is that whenever I make friends, I'll ensure that the friend is for life and not for keeping oneself company till you find someone that is suitable for you as your friend.

Who do you vote?

2008-03-03T12:58:00.000+04:00

Now in Malaysia is on election fever.General election will be held on the 8th of March.There has been banners and posters war every where in streets of Kuala Lumpur. Each and every party is promising something that I might say quite impossible. The opposition party is trying to reduced the fuel price if they win. While the current party on throne...as usual..promising the better Malaysia for all. Hmm..if everything went so well for Malaysia..why is it some people are not pleased with what they are doing and why is that every thing for daily consumption has been doubled in price. Who should we vote?...That is up to our conscience to judge..plus from what I heard...how hard you helped the opposition party, the current party that is ruling will still win...emmmm think of it...do we still need an election when we already know whose winning. Well, it is just a formality for pakcik and makcik at kampung area... but I guess everybody with a logical thinking would also think the same way I did...

Here in KL

2008-03-03T12:31:00.000+04:00

Wow..I couldn't squeeze my time to update my posts. Furthermore my kids and me were under the weather as Aleesha got her chicken pox and Rasyad got measles and as for me, I'm still down with the cold plus I got an asthma attack yesterday....I guess the weather is like changing all the time from raining to scorching hot and raining again. First day in KL, my mission was to get my munchkins from Dunkin Donuts which far from being the same in Dubai.

Then we had nasi dagang for breakfast. It was delicious. I just can't imagine how I have forgotten about it while I was in Muscat. As for dinner, me and my sister went to the best Char Kuew Tiaw at a stall in Taman Pertama. The cook is Brother Fendi...terangkat.....it was nice plus we had it with nescafe ice ummpphhh....what more I would ask for....at my mom's place with my sister around...sooo happening...

The next day, since my sister slept over my mom's house, I asked her to buy breakfast at Kampung Baru. she bought kuih bakar from Pak Samad....everybody knew his kuih bakar is the best....plus kuih lapis and lontong......I just love having braekfast in KL.

Good bye my dear sister.....

2008-02-27T17:39:00.000+04:00

25th February will be the date that I will not forget. K.Intan headed back to Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia. I came along with her back to Kuala Lumpur. Me and my kids plus my maid.I will be in KL until early April. I got some things to sort out down here. Every one were not in the mood for jokes as everbody was so sad with her departure. It seems like Akademi Fantasia when they pulled their bags to the car on the way to the airport. We even took pictures in front of the house that gives me shelter, warm and comfort while K.Intan was in Muscat. There are lot of memories in that house. It's even harder for her to get over it I know. Thank you K.Intan for having me as a sister and a friend. I will definitely treasured this friendship for a lifetime.Mmmm, now I'm crying...as I know when I'll be back in Muscat, I can't hear her laughter,her advice and most of all her company. How I wish that every thing could be done differently. Ok...for K.Intan, I hope everything will go smoothly for the school enrolment, your house and your car hunt....let me know as u get one...nak jadi kepoci....and for Abg. Zul....all the best at the new place and everyone wish u the good things in life.

Last dining out

2008-02-27T16:50:00.002+04:00

Last Saturday night was our last dining out together with K.Intan and her family. While I'm writing these post also, she is already in Kuala Lumpur. We had our dinner at one of chinese restaurants available in Muscat. As if there were lot of it. It was situated inside Al-Wadi building in Qurum. I never knew there was a restaurant there. The food were delicious and scrumptuos. Once we sat there, all the fathers started to chit-chatting and trying to speak chinese while Razak himself able to speak one fluently smiled all the way with the others. It was funny. Later, every body head off to K.Intan to swept off every things that K.Intan won't be needed and bring back to Malaysia. That part I like sooo much. Hehehe....

2008-02-27T16:50:00.001+04:00

Lunch hour

2008-02-25T05:03:00.000+04:00

We had our lunch on Friday afternoon at K.Roza's house in Mawaleh...She is Razak's wife. A newcomer to Muscat,Oman. She's a teacher,a discipline teacher back in Malaysia.We got there just in time for the men to go for Friday prayer while the moms busy chatting.It was a simple lunch but I love to have it since I have all my three sisters with me. Here, I don't really mind of not having so much friends which could only make my heartache and a headache. As long as I have a quality friendship which would be better than a full quantity of friends that in the end only make me annoyed.

So,anw, I love as where I am now. Insya allah, I'll try my best to keep this friendship that I have and I will treasure it and I won't trade it for anything else in this world. Back to where it is.....The fathers really enjoyed eventhough my hubby is again down with a viral cold plus the atmosphere of makan bersila is the best....and later everybody just lepak and chit chatting plus taking a quick 10 minutes nap before heading back home or maybe to MCC.....

2nd farewell

2008-02-23T13:21:00.000+04:00

Last Thursday night on the 21/2/2008, we made another makan-makan occassion for K.Intan and her family plus Dhaniah. I made chicken rice and soto thanks to my sister in KL, K Ngah for the recipe previously. Later that day we made a surprise for her as she had to blow candles to celebrate her belated 6th annivessary that falls on the 13/2/2008. We could not make it earliear as she went to Dubai for the last minute shopping in Dubai Shopping Festival. Hope you enjoyed the cake....I made especially for you...hehehehe..sbb tu takleh 7 tingkat mcm Tok Ti..well the next day will be in another post....

For own thoughts....

2008-02-17T17:46:00.000+04:00

Cuba fikir secara mendalam....apa isi hati seseorang yang di anggap kawan ini....

Sungguh Bermakna Seorang Kawan kata mama... KAWAN tu ibarat lebah, habis madu sepah dibuang....... kata papa... KAWAN tu umpama bunga ros, dipandang cantik dipegang sakit..... kata atuk... KAWAN tu seperti air terus mengalir..... kata nenek... KAWAN tu bak bulan dipuja dan disanjung tapi nun jauh di sana.... kate sedara... KAWAN tu mcm makanan, kawan makan kawan!! kata abang... KAWAN tu seperti lembu mengikut saje ape dikata........ kata kakak... KAWAN tu tak ubah macam durian bau je busuk tapi sedap dimakan.... kata adik... KAWAN tu macam biskut sekejap ade sekejap takde....... kata aku... KAWAN tu tak kisahlah camner... walaupun dia IBARAT LEBAH, UMPAMA BUNGA ROS, SEPERTI AIR, BAK BULAN, SEPERTI LEMBU, TAK UBAH MACAM DURIAN & MACAM BISKUT!!! dia tetap kawan... tau tak sebab ape??? sekali AKU kawan ngan KAU selamanye KAU tetap kawan AKU... KERANA DIRIMU BEGITU BERHARGA..

Dinners out

2008-02-16T15:52:00.001+04:00

Last Wednesday,we had a dinner at the very famous Trivandrum Fried Chicken(TFC)...hehehe...famousnye...brought to us by Hj Zunaidi....Thank you Haji....kenyang kami...Just a small gathering among us....WE have to make an outing as much as possible before K. Intan is going back to Malaysia....after that we got to think of a way for an entertainment.

Rasyad'd funday....

2008-02-11T13:23:00.000+04:00

Today my darling Rasyad had his fun day at school....the theme was pirate. I went to school also as a volunteer to help the teachers in assisting these kids on their fun day. Every body was dressed up as a pirate. Even the teachers. It was hilarious with all the small kids as pirates. By end of the funday they had their ice cream as a snack and a treat. Anyway, I still had to pick him up at 11.30a.m eventhough the games all finished at 10.oo. They had painted the mural, fishing and tag Captain Hook. It was a good break for all the early years kids as most of them were down with the cold a week before.

My workspace

2008-02-10T23:24:00.000+04:00

Oh my God!!.....My workspace..damn...It's a total mess....Never looked at it in another perspective until my darling hubby took a photo out of it....Actually, I bought this pc recently because my lp has been crashing for ages...so I kept on nagging at him on how I could not do my work..hmm....what did I do huh...? Anw, mak tak sempat lagi nak btolkan wayar2 yg berselirat nie..busy memanjang...hmm buat apa plak yek? Hehehehe...My friends ...I guess you know what we have been doing...jeng..jeng...jeng....Terasa diri macam pro giler plak...cam hackers..ahaks... pakai komputer nie..padahal..alahai..ilmu baru ciput...Subhanallah..insaflah Oja...Righty right...I'll try to do something with all this by tomorrow...Insya Allah...

Farewell Dinner...

2008-02-09T16:13:00.000+04:00

At last we made it..After careful planning..hehehe..walaupun di hidu K. Intan lebih awal...we made it as a barbeque and also ordered nasi briyani which was delicious thank you to K Rohaya. Even though the weather for us was like freezing cold but I can say we had fun...It started with Hj. Zunaidi reciting the doa, followed by Zul and ended with K.Intan with a touching end speech.By the end of the day me and my family knocked out. Everyone got the flu and fever. Poor hubby...he got the cold and could not get out of the bed for the rest of the day. I hope everyone had fun as I did.

Rasyad's playday...

2008-02-06T15:45:00.000+04:00

Last Monday,since there was no swimming activities at school....I as a spokeperson for Rasyad invited some of his friends to play at home after school. I guess it was a blast for Rasyad as he was always alone at home. Ok, he got his sister and baby brother but they are not capable of being the bad guy in Spiderman action battle. They stayed and play. At first, they had their lunch, followed by playstation and then ice cream and continue with the playstation and then pancake and catching bubbles. As a conclusion, Rasyad had a great time.Hehehe.

Kenduri Arwah n Doa Selamat

2008-02-04T22:20:00.000+04:00

Last Saturday thyere was kenduri held at K.Intan's place...the kenduri arwah was meant for Arwah Prof. Iskandar who has been to Rahmatullah for 100 days and also doa selamat for K. Intan and family as they are going back to Malaysia by the end of this month. It would be the last occassion of makan-makan at her house. We had a different style of serving the dishes these time around. We made it as makan berhidang like the old time back in Malaysia. It was because all of her furnitures has been sold. It was nice with the memories back in Kay Ell(KL jer hehehe). Alhamdulillah everything went well and ends well.

MarahLand Muscat Festival

2008-02-03T09:39:00.000+04:00

Last weekend my family, K Lyn n family,Salman,nazri and all the anak dara went to Marah Land to enjoy another week of Muscat Festival. We met at the Marah Land food court while waiting for each and everyone of us to turn up. The parking was something impossible at first but we managed..after climbing a curb. We had agood time though the chill and cool weather. Even the father did enjoy the ride. We came back at around 1.00 a.m. After filling in on the empty stomach at one of the stall that sells the Miska(satay) and we sapu habis ssampai tutup kedai....It was fun.

Running out of time

2008-01-30T13:10:00.001+04:00

Today is already the end of January...Yesterday I went to K.Intan's house to pick the treadmill that I just bought from her....Thank you K.Intan....As I entered her house I could see all the boxes in the hallway ready to be sealed. Ya Allah...Nobody could guess how I felt at that moment...but I hide my feelings away....If not I would have surely cry. All of us here have exactly 21 day to be with her before she goes back to Malaysia.Then, there goes our Madam President leaving all the anak buah terkonteng-konteng. I bet that everybody will follow her footsteps leaving Oman one by one. I have never imagine things will turn out this way for us all. As K. Intan told me after her will be K. Rohaya. Eh you guys....janganlah macam nie....^_^. Kesian Oja sorang2 kat Muscat...tapi dah mmg suratan kan...yang bertemu mesti berpisah akhirnya....so I am going to spend this 21 days to the fullest.Sorry K. Intan, you may feel annoyed but I'm gonna bother you every time around....Hehehehe.

Moms's day out

2008-01-29T14:38:00.001+04:00

Today,we (me,K.Intan,K.Rohaya and K.Lyn) went to Mutrah souq to accompany K.Intan to buy some souvenirs to bring back to KL....but we ended up buying souvenirs for ourselves....seems that everybody could not resist the temptation. Basically the idea was having a coffee morning at Sultan Centre and headed for the souq....but as usual me....being late....we only got to go to the souq but we had a so called breakfast at the entrance of Mutrah souq. Thanks to K.Lyn for the treat....It was nice since the view is looking at the docks and the weather was just perfect for a sip of tea....plus I have all my 3 good looking, charming sisters with me...mmm...how delightful...but I ended buying lunch at Yahya since tak sempat to reach home to cook.Hehehe....Here are the pics for views.

Our Weekend

2008-01-26T15:13:00.000+04:00

Last weekend our family and close friends had a blast. It was a non stop outing from morn' till late at night..as our first activity was at the bowling centre. I did not joined the group as always being late..so I ended up playing with my hubby only...next to their lane....then we had our lunch at Mawaleh...AL-Maida Restaurant...it's a Yemen food..taste good.... After that we drove home and stopped by at CCC to watch the Quad Race..it was fun...something different...and later at night we went to Azaiba for the Muscat festival..I have never been to one before...what I can say is that it's just the same as what we get when we go the exhibition centre only it's bigger and more booths available....but that was not the reason....It's just that having my friends around make it more colourful...plus the thought that my dear friend K.Intan is leaving.

I hate to write this one down...how I wish it was only a dream....It came suddenly. I did not expect this news when we went to her house on Wednesday night for dinner.Darn....I just can't say it anymore....Everytime I think of it makes my heart ache...then the banjir will surely come....I just can't finish this anymore...but what I can say is that I will surely miss her with all my heart...She's the sister that I have here in Muscat...a shoulder to cry on.....K. Intan ....thank you very much for everything and having you around is a bless...Insya Allah we will meet in KL..when I got back for summer holiday...or Raya...

Last day in Tehran-28/12/2007

2008-01-21T11:07:00.000+04:00

Phew...Sorry for the delay on the news everybody...our last day in Tehran was a plesasant one as it was not too cold. We had our last breakfast at the hotel and took some photos at the lobby while my darling hubby did the check out thingy....Overall, I can say that this was a great trip for the kids as Rasyad never touched snow. This was his first experience. We were out of the hotel at around 2 o'clock..since the road was always congested. On the way to the airport, we dropped by Ayatollah Khomeini Mausoleum. It was a huge place. After that we head straight to the airport. Our flight departured at 4 p.m. local time.Thank you to our Driver cum tourist guide, Mr .Ali Tehari. He was a great man throughout the vacation.

5th day in Tehran-27/12/2007

2008-01-15T10:17:00.000+04:00

Today would be our last day for sightseeing. Therefore, we went to the Carpet Museum of Iran which the carpet that was bought by Rockerfella from the States and taken back by the princess back to Iran...It was a huge carpet and very pretty. Plus, they hanged a carpet that they just finished weaved a year back which has the picture of Prophet Muhammad S.A.W. as he was 18 years old. If u asked me whether I believe it or not, my answer would definitely be no. Later, we went to the National Museum of Iran. It was an interesting museum but less explanation has been told. Otherwise, it would be great museum to visit to. It shows the Persepolis and how it became a ruined city. It was nice. Then at the end of the day we dropped by at the famous nuts shops in Tehran. It 's called Tavazo. Well..the pistachios were really big and satisfying plus I bought some saffron sugar in a stick. I just bought them but never tasted yet. We head back to the apartment early because tonight we had been invited for a dinner at a famous restaurant in Tehran. It was a treat by the carpet shop owner, Mr. Majeed and Mr. Nasseer.It was lovely and enjoyable.

4th day in Tehran-26/12/2007

2008-01-15T09:35:00.000+04:00

Hmmm.....I told you so, I'm such a poor blogger....I can't even finish a journal on our vacation in a day...Allright...It goes like this....the fourth day was not that tiring...First we went to Darband. It was the other part of the foot of the mountain....It was cold there and as we had our lunch we had fire on top of us and coal underneath the table..the food was nice but it was a bit dry for me...I think it would be perfect for someone who is on diet program. Then we went to another bazaar...the purpose...was just to buy spinach for our dinner....it was not as chaotic as the Tehran Bazaar but there were still a lot of people. We went back to our apartment early today. On the way back we went to the park for Aleesha and Rasyad to play. I guess they were bored since everything was for the adults to looked at.

3rd day in Tehran-25/12/2007

2008-01-10T11:15:00.000+04:00

It may seem that the day was a Christmas day but you won't even realized it as not a single sign showing it..which is good for an Islamic country. Allright, today we went to the park it's called Mellat Park...Here they put statues of important people that have made contributions to Iran or around the world. Here also was a lake that has turned icy but still you see the fish swims underneath it. Amazing yea?....Don't the fish catch a cold..hahaha....Then we went to King's Palace...which usually called The Green Palace. This is because the palace itself was made with green marbles all over it. It was great. The first snow that Rasyad ever played with. Here also where they displayed an Iraqi helicopter that they successfully sabotaged during the Iran -Iraq War in the 80s. Next,we went to the foot of a mountain called Tochal..Ha..here is the place where we get to play the snow. it was a nice place but unlucky for us we never get to the 7th station which situated on top of the mountain due to the cloudy weather. However,we stop at the 2nd station played our snow way down..we built snow balls and the war begun..

2nd day in Tehran-24/12/2007

2008-01-10T10:43:00.000+04:00

I am just bad in updating my own blog down here..with 3 kids tagging along...Well, here were the story of us on the second day in Tehran. At first we went to Golestan Palace which keeps the history of the place where the kings would go on their Coronation Day..damn..it was a such a big palace plus there was a statue of one of the kings made in marble and also there was a room that was made out of glass. In that palace also is a place when I first got to see a real persian carpet. It was beautiful. I will never forget that place. Then, we went to Tehran Old Bazaar. It was the longest bazaar that I' ve ever been through..It was a 10 km strecth full of shops and I can sure you that if was jammed packed with people....from housewares to the carpets..owh...the carpets were like superb and I bought few pieces myself...I've got crazy when choosing I might say...Later, we went to the Imam Khomeini mosque which situated in the middle of the bazaar.Alhamdulillah, I got to solat Dhuhur there. It was a nice experience because mostly the Persian, they are Sunni and from where I brought up as a Shiaah. So it was a total different way. They have a stone in front of them while praying. It says that, we come from earth and we will be back to earth. I think so the theory is like that. It was a tiring day for all us as the weather was so cold and by the time we got back to the hotel the whole of us were hungry and sleepy.

Iran-Been there.....23/12/2007

2008-01-08T21:10:00.000+04:00

We had made a decision to go to Iran-tehran for our winter holiday....Nobody could ever imagine. After all the places we chosed Iran. Yeah..we heard about the nuclear but what the hack....so we went there from 23/12/2007 until 28/12/2007. The first time plane touched the ground I have to use the inhaler already ...due the cold condition..that would be the first day in Tehran....

New Year?

2008-01-08T11:14:00.000+04:00

Wow....Could you believe it?. It has already been 7 days past the new year and I had not written a single thing since before...I was so tied up with things around me till I don't have the time to update the blog for views...and today will be the last day if u follow the Hijri calender...So tomorrow is Awal Muharram...tonite I have A makan2 at my friends house. Still, today is the very first day my little princess goes to school..Well I will post some pics on the first day of school.

Coffee Morning

2007-12-09T16:22:00.000+04:00

The other day, to be exact was the last day of Syawal....I held a coffee morning cum raya for the mums and alhamdullillah everthing went fine...plus there were so many desserts t enjoy from every mom that I've invited.Well I made nasi lemak,rendang ayam, sambal udang,sambal ikan bilis,condiment for nasi lemak...hehehe...plus bingka ubi and kuih bakar. Here's the pics.....

Rasyad's Horse Trip

2007-12-09T08:29:00.000+04:00

Wow......It's been awhile after the last post.....I was so caught up with things around the house. Well actually this posting was about Rasyad school trip to the horse stable. As I was the 'helping mum', I also went along with the trip.... It was fun and something for the kids to look forward before their school holidays despite the stench on the stable.....That is all the horse doing....They learned on the horse's body parts like the hoofs and the mane(itu rambut kuda). Well I got some photo to share with.

Should I??!!

2007-11-14T17:57:00.001+04:00

Why? That would be the first question I asked myself. In life, when you are surrounded by people which are much much older than you....We have to give way and let it be...but there will be another question...until when?....Lately I really felt like I've been back stabbed by persons that I trust. I just can't believe it's happening to me...after all that we've been through together for the last years....It just don't make sense....probably..maybe ....because there are new friends around...or maybe it was just me being emotional and having those unthoughtful thoughts...just like what one of my friend here in Muscat said, don't let the negative thinking overcome you...isshh..dah macam nak jadi jedi dlm starwars lah plak....anyway....that's what I felt right now...For what I know ,I will always treasure every moment that we had before and I still thought her as one of my dear friend....

What else can we ask in a friendship that able to last for a long time...definitely sincerity of the heart and able to understand one another. I think the last part was not in me....as I just could not understand any of my friends complex behavior. Or should I? Let that question lingers in my head but as far as I know I love all my friends...no matter how they are....or...how complex can they be.

I won't let these experience past me without me knowing what is going on,nonetheless, let it be a secret for oneself to know.... I have enough things to ponder in life....with my hubby who wants to get slim a.s.a.p.( I wonder...) with my kids still struggling to recognize letters and myself....how to be a better me. Let any other things fall to the side....my priority is still my family..once you tarnish that grace....you are in war dude....Definitely in life, you got to have a double face or maybe three or four or more...that is what I learned the most..in order to please one feelings....so don't tell me not to be a hypocrite because for what I know every one is living under it...nor saying being a plastic..as every each of us is a plastic.....Again the question pop up....shouldI be one of it? Hmmm......