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4th Anniversary

Last thursday was our 4th anniversary. We get married on 5th November 2005. It has been a wonderful journey for me as a wife to a lovely husband.

For the first time, he bought me a bouquet of roses. Hehehe.. delivered to the house early in the morning when Nazhan and me still on bed. Later on the evening, i baked a chocolate cake with the help of my super hero, the food tester.

Nyum nyum nyum..

Sedap sedap..pass ibu

That's all actually. Very simple celebration. However, within 2 weeks we'll be flying to Gold Coast for a short holiday. I've been planning for this vacation since February, before being pregnant. So, since i'm pregnant at 8 months at that time we are in GC, is just gonna be a simple holiday. Not as adventure as it should be. Maybe the adventure comes in different way with Nazhan around and as we going to take public transpot for the whole vacation. Can't wait for that moment.

Happy '4'- Lovely..

Belly Belt for Mommy

Biasalah bila perut dah boyot, seluar memang tak muat. Jadi ibu pun create this belly belt. With this, i can still wear all my pants, IAllah. However, this design only suitable with pant or skirt that already have belt holder and also thight and butt that still fit you. Just that, the waist not fit you anymore.


I use a t-shirt kind of fabric that i bought at bundle stall at pasar malam for rm1. Here's how i did it.

1. I cut one side of the shirt starting from the bottom to the height of my belly so that when i wear, it can cover from zip part to top of my belly.
2. The bottom part of the shirt will be the top part of the belly belt. Just sew 2 buttons at both end.
3.Then put an elastic through the existing hole.
4. Cut few small hole at both end of the elastic so that you can adjust the belt and wear it for longer time.


Tara, its done. You can wear it by button up the elastic to your pant or skirt belt holder.

Weekend @ Esplanade

Dah lama tak p Esplanade. Dah gerak keluar rumah, baru terfikir nak bawak Nazhan jalan2 pantai. Lagipun dah lama tak ada ambik gambar. Actually, macam tak ada langsung gambar ibu dengan perut yg kian memboyot ni.



So, kami pun terus p tapau nasi lemak for lunch dengan air sekali. Elok2 nak sampai aja, Nazhan dah tertidur. So ibu yg tak puas ati ni, terus aja dukung Nazhan menegak and terjaga la abang long tu dengan menangis tak puas ati. Sebaik aja nampak pantai, terus nak p pantai dan tak ingat nak tidur or makan dah.



Jadi, ibu and abah gilir2 teman Nazhan ke pantai dan jaga barang2 sambil makan. Bila dah dekat setengah jam main pasir, baru la dia terasa lapar. Habis makan, sambung balik aktiviti main pasir dan jalan2 melawat kawasan.

Baby Dress


I managed to sew this dress last Saturday. Only less than a day for a beginner like me. I'm sure others can make it even prettier and less time than me. Hehe, exacly same as the bedsheet. Haha!! Just dun want to waste the fabric if i can't manage to do it well.

You can get the tutorial from here.

There is another thing i plan to sew before baby is born. It is a nursing pillow with C shape. Hope it is going to be great.

Picture of us on 2010 CALENDER

Nazhan and myself on IBFAN 2010 calender. IBFAN is an International Baby Food Action Network. It is a non-profit organisation which aims to save lives and to end the avoidable suffering caused by inappropriate infant feeding. Baby Milk Action works within a global network to strengthen independent, transparent and effective controls on the marketing of the baby feeding industry.

There are so much information that you can get regarding breastfeeding and also formula milk at http://www.ibfan.org/index-ibfan.html and http://www.babymilkaction.org/. DO DROP BY!

Bed Sheet Set for new baby

Boy or girl? I already made it with peach color fabric and flower on it. Hoping that she gonna be a girl.

Adik, abang rasmi dulu ya.

Ikan Sweet Sour


Bahan-bahan:

Ikan
Serbuk kunyit
1/2 atau 1 biji bawang besar-hiris sikit, potong kiub sikit
2 ulas bawang putih-hiris halus
1 inci halia -hiris halus
2 biji cabai merah
2 inci carrot- dipotong panjang2
1 biji tomato- belah 4
2 sudu sos tomato
2 sudu sos cili
2 sudu sos tiram
Garam
Gula
Air
Sikit daun sup & daun bawang

Cara-cara:

1. Ikan dilumur serbuk kunyit dan garam dan digoreng separuh masak or garing, ikut suka.
2. Tumis bawang besar, bawang putih, cabai(1) dan halia yang dihiris halus.
3. Masukkan carrot dan bancuhan 3 sos, gula dan air.
4. Bila dah pecah minyak atau mendidih, masukkan ikan, bawang yg dipotong kiub dan cabai yg dipotong memanjang.
5. Tambah garam secukup rasa dan tomato. Sudah siap dan boleh ditabur daun sup dan daun bawang yg dipotong halus.

Sedap tau. Selalu kalau saya nak buat ikan 3 rasa, untuk goreng ikan tukarkan serbuk kunyit dengan tepung jagung. Jadilah, ikan 3 rasa yg ala kadar.



Ini gambar hiasan. Kalau nak masak tu, memang kena entertain si kecik ni sekali. So, saya sangat suka masak menu yg boleh tinggal2 dan campak2. Selamat mencuba!

My 1st Langsir

Lepas balik raya aritu, terasa bahang sangat lepak di rumah pada waktu petang. Plan asal untuk beli air cond lambat lagi. Mungkin bulan 12 sebab keperluan di waktu masa pantang nanti. Masa pantang last time, mmg terasa panas gila. Jiran2 kat sini pun, banyak dah pakat beli aircond disebabkan penangan global warming.

Jadi, selepas survey kami pun akhirnya membeli sebuah aircond untuk diletakkan di ruang tamu. Oleh kerana ruang tamu, dining hall and dapur memang tak ada pintu, terpaksa la pulak buat divider untuk pisahkan dining hall and ruang tamu.

Jadi, terhasillah langsir cukup2 makan ni hasil kerja tanganku. Senang aja buatnya. Dah lama sebenarnya nak buat langsir, tapi sebab malas dan semua tingkap dah berlangsir hasil sumbangan stok lama ibuku, jadi tak terbuat-buat.

Ini memang langsir sekadar menutup ruang aja. Tak ada nak kedut2 or wut so ever demi menjimatkan kos dan masa.

Nak tau tak kos buat langsir ni. Lebih kurang macam nilah.

Kain = rm10.90/meter x 5meter
Kepala langsir yg siap ada lubang2 untuk dijahit dibahagian atas langsir = rm8/meter x 3meter
Langsir dibahagian kaki(ditambah akibat xcukup labuh :D) = rm3.50/meter x 1 meter
Rail jenis bulat = rm8/kaki x 9 kaki

Jumlah kesemuanya = rm154.

Saya ke kedai kain 1st time tu tanpa mengukur ketinggian dinding, tau lebar lantai aja, tu yang main agak2 sendiri aja. Alih2, langsir tak cecah lantai. Hehe. Installation rail pun buat sendiri aja, sebab tu tak ada kos pemasangan. Saya soh org aircond drail kan lubang rail tu. Hasilnya..


Rendang Ayam


Resepi ni disalin dari SajiOnline. Gambar original sendiri punya.

BAHAN-BAHAN:
2 ekor ayam (potong 12)
2 kg santan
60 gm cili padi (kisar)
40 gm kunyit hidup (kisar)
100 gm halia (kisar)
2 batang serai (titik)
100 gm kerisik
3 keping asam gelugur
1 helai daun kunyit (hiris halus)
Sedikit garam

CARA MENYEDIAKAN:
1.Rebuskan ayam bersama bahan kisar dan serai sehingga separuh empuk.
2.Kemudian masukkan kerisik, asam keping, santan dan daun kunyit.
3.Apabila kuahnya kelihatan pekat masukkan pula garam secukup rasa.
4.Kacau lagi sekali-sekala sehingga kuahnya kering.

Apa yg saya ubah dr resepi ni adalah tak guna 2 ekor ayam kampung dan cili padi. Guna cabai biasa saja 2-3 biji. Masak untuk 3 beranak aja. So memang, sukatan sesuka hati aja. Kuah banyak sebab kami memang suka kuah banyak. Yang atas tu sukatan dr website SajiOnline tanpa diubah. Yang sempoinya resepi ni, bawang pun xpayah ada dan step2nya pun mudah. Thumbs up lah!