This is actually a late entry for Naufal's birthday. He turned 4 on 6 June 2008. However, we could only celebrate his birthday (meaning buying him a birthday cake...gifts dah bagi awal ) on 21 June 2008. But he's happy. The cake was simple but nice (i think so, esp the "train candle").



The yummylicious cake??


Cake cutting....


What we bought for him...



Naufal the builder...Can u fix it?

Since 11 June was Naufal's last day of nursery, just wanna share some photos of his activities. Too bad, both Naufal and Diyana were not going to the nursery on the last day. Naufal refused to take bath. Diyana was still sleeping until 10 am!!! Thus, I dont have the pictures of them with their friends on the last day..Sad..mmg sad tapi bebudak ni mana paham yang they'll be leaving soon and they surely miss their friends. Naufal's best friends in the nursery are Sohail and Mira. Alhamdulillah, I got some collection of Naufal's photos in the nursery. Thanks to his teacher who is kind enough to compile the photos in one CD!! I am impressed!!

The PERWAKILAN of Jeddah had organised a flower arrangement competition on 9 June 2008. The competition was held at the Resident of Malaysia (Puan Rosie's house). There were all together 15 flower arrangements made by 15 PERWAKILAN members. PERWAKILAN invited 3 outside judges nameley Madam Arun (Console General's wife of Thailand), Mdm Hajah Sarimah (CG's wife of Brunei) and Madam Ibu Leez, (CG's wife of Indonesia). There were 3 prizes to be won.

Unbelievably, my flower arrangement entitled "Inspirasi Ixora" was chosen as the 2nd runner up. The first runner up was Puan Rosie's flower entitled "Mekar Layu" and the winner was Kak Ani's flower entitled " kenanganku". All the winners were given jewellery boxes as the prizes. It was fun and a new experience for me as i never arranged my own flower bouquet. Selalu beli dah siap aje. Overall, all the 15 flower arrangements mmg hebat2 especially kak pah's flower arrangement. Cantik bangat...Bolehlah mintak tolong dia gubahkan untuk ku bawa pulang ke Malaysia....

Me, my flowers and gift


Th winners: Frm left (1st runner up), 1st prize, 2nd runner up


Kat Bilik Arab...

Actually, there are lots of things going on in my life...
1) Alhamdulillah I am 10 weeks pregnant and the EDD will be end of Dec
2) We are going back for GOOD on 6 August 2008
3) My husband and I decided to send Diyana to Naufal's nursery for a month before the summer break (we're leaving soon so we wanted diyana to get the experience mixing with other Arab kids). She enjoyed herself very much though for a short period of time.. She didnt cry (just like her brother, or i assumed because Naufal was there holding her tiny hands )
4) Lots of ladies activities but unfortunately too lazy to update. Maybe i upload few occasions to be shared in this FP .
5) I became very passive for the couple of weeks due to my condition. With the morning sickness etc..In fact, I couldnt cook because of the smell...Alhamdulillah, my husband can bear with me and most of the times we buy from outside. But it came to a point where i couldnt stand any of outside food anymore....And this reminds me of my mom!! Gosh, it seems that August is such a long long way to go before we finally fly back home
6) Havent got the opportunity to buy things to bring back home. Ada few things listed in my diary but what i need is strength (malas tahap gaban)!!!! Insya allah by July hopefully my condition gets better

Enjoy these few pictures ...kalau ada opportunity (lately nak bergambar pun malas), i will try to upload pictures as remembrance before leaving Jeddah for good.. Had a mix feeling as this is a great place

My lil' darling...


Just love this pix

The Ladies Assoc. Annual General Meeting

Berposing atas Pelamin perkahwinan orang morroco @ wedding fair in Jeddah

Eid Mubarak to all Muslim friends.


One Eid morning, i cooked (fr myself) nasi minyak (first time cuba), daging prune (sedap, dicilok dari fp kak liza) and seafood goreng bercili. Although my husband wasnt around (he's performing his hajj) tapi dah nama raya, takkan tak masak special though yg akan makan cuma diri sendiri .

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sekarang ni liat sket nak update fp coz: 1) takder cerita sangat. In fact all the kids' photos were taken inside the house..nothing interesting to share 2) mms from saudi to msia has been reduced from SR20 last year to SR0.65 sajer this year. so i can mms all the pics i want to my parents 3) I am terribly addicted to facebook. so i guess i dont have that much time to update this FP Let me think again whether i really want my FP to be active or static

It's been a while we havent went out for makan-makan. In fact, Naim went back to Malaysia for such a long time (well, i'm exaggerating a bit). This was actually the so called "pay back time"..hehehhe just kidding. We went to Mug & Bean for breakfast. The price was kinda expensive tapi sekali sekala treat the family takperkan ;-p

The kids kali ni behaved well. last time (it was 3 months back), these 2 lil' kids tak "berapa" behave especially Naufal coz he kept on coming in and out of the restaurant and made me angry coz i couldnt have my breakfast PROPERLY yupe, kids biasalah kan..Surprisingly, this time...i could have my breakfast PEACEFULLY. Thanks to papa for the treat and thanks to my lovely kids for behaving...

when they behave......


where is the food?

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unable to take the picture of our breakfast...i was too hungry and just couldnt wait

Yupe, they arent feeling well because of flu. This is due to the change of weather. Apparently they missed their dad so much. My hubby has been in Malaysia for almost 10 days. He'll be back soon. Tapi yang nampak missing him so much is Naufal. Every morning, celik mata je terus tanya papa mana. Kalau teringat mesti suruh mama gi airport, dia nak naik aeroplane sbb nak jumpa papa, atuk & nenek. Ciannya...

Naufal ni dah sampai tahap menanya banyak. His favorite questions are:
1) What are you doing mama?
2) Beli mana? (referring to any items yang dia terasa nak tanya) kalau jawapan itu tak memuaskan hati, mulalah mengamuk..aisey man...
and sometimes, panjang plak pertanyaan.

Naufal: Beli mana?
Mama: Beli kat Mall
Naufal: Mall mana?
Mama: Mall kat Jeddah
Naufal: Jeddah mana?
Mama: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (muahahaha)
Naufal: oh..(as if he knows)

Diyana's favorite word is "takder". Last month, we bought her a kitchen set."Rajin" jugak anak mama ni masak .
I'm missin' my dad very..very much!

"me too! said diyana"

One of his latest artwork. a necklace made from pasta

smile mama!

what's cookin'?

Just wanna share this delicious cake recipe. It's easy though byk steps kena buat like the filling and the topping. All in all, the taste is great (as if u put cheese inside). Th sour taste from the orange and lemon juice. If u're bored with typical chocolate cake, try this one!

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Ingredients : -1 cup plus 2 tablespoons all purpose flour -1 cup granulated sugar -2 tsps baking powder -3/4 tsp salt -1/2 cup cold water -1/3 cup vegetable oil -3 egg yolks -2/3 cup egg whites -1/2 tsp cream of tartar Orange Lemon Filling* 1 cup whipping(heavy) cream 1/4 cup powdered sugar (icing sugar) Methods: 1. Heat oven to 350 F. Mix flour,granulated sugar, baking powder and salt. Stir in water, oil and egg yolks until smooth. Beat egg whites and cream of tartar in large bowl until stiff peaks form. Pour egg yolk mixture gradually over egg whites, folding just until mixture is blended. Pour into 2 ungreased round pans, 8 or 9x1 1/2 inches 2. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until top springs back when touched lightly in center. Invert pans immediately with edges on inverted custard cups until layers are completely cool* Loosen edges from pans with spatula. Turn pans over;hit edges sharply to loosen completely. Remove cake from pans. Prepare Orange-Lemon Filling.(* i just waited until the cake cool completely then i removed frm the pan) 3.Split layers horizontally in half*. (* I didnt split the cake -meaning it will be 4 layers. Cantik but i'm too lazy to split the cake. A tedious job for me . Instead of 4 layers, mine was 2. Still cantik and sedap, trust me) 4.Divide 1/2 cup filling between layers; frost side and top with remaining filling. Wrap in palstic wrap or aluminium foil, inserting toothpicks in cake to hold plastic wrap or foil away from filling. Refrigerate at least 12 hours. 5. Just before serving, beat whipping cream and powdered sugar in chilled bowl until stiff; frost cake. Garnish with grated orange and lemon peel if desired. Refrigerate any remaining cake. *Orange-Lemon Filling Ingredients: 1/2 cup sugar 3 tbsps cornstarch 1/8 tsp sald 1 cup orange juice 1/2 cup water 2 egg yolks, slightly beaten 2 tbsps lemon juice 1 tbsp grated orange peel 1 tbsp margerine or butter Methods: 1. Mix sugar, cornstarch and salt in saucepan. Stir in orange juice and water gradually. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until mixture thickens and boils. Boil and stir 1 minute. 2. Stir at least half of the mixture slowly into the egg yolks. Blend egg yolk mixture into hot mixture in saucepan 3.Boil 1 minute, stirring constantly; remove from heat. Stir in lemon juice, orange peel and margerine. Refrigerate abt 1 hour or until filling is set. Gently stir to soften., if necessary, before using

Ucapan hari raya kami telah ditayangkandi TV3 pada 11 Oktober 2007. Salam perantauan rasanya. Unfortunately, none of my family as well as my in-law yang tgk that program Anyway, sambutan hari raya disini quite meriah tapi of course takleh compare ngan Malaysia:-(
The first day of raya, we went to Tabung haji @ Mekah. There were 6 houses yang menjamu kami semua. Mmg best. Semua juadah raya yg ada kat Malaysia, kat sini pun ader. On 17th October, I invited the Ladies of the Consulate Malaysia to come to my house. Kebetulan, the wife of our Ambassador, Datin Zaihan was here. I cooked Nasi Ayam, Spaghetti and Orange-Lemon Refrigerator Cake (Nama canggih, rasa pun sodap!). In the afternoon, Kak Remy pun ajak makan di rumah dia. Menu: Nasi Dagang and Laksa Penang. I kalau masak sendiri mmg tak makan banyak, tapi rumah kak remy sampai 2 pinggan saya makan. Ehmmi have to watch my weight after this. Puasa turun 2-3 kilo gaks..Ni nampak gaya mmg ada harapan naik balik badan... The next morning (18th Oct) ada plak bowling tournament amongst consulate staff. I seperti biasa last..aisey ni mmg kena practise. The first prize (utk man and woman) ialah mangkuk kristal yang berwarna... The prizes were sponsored by the Ambassador. I told the Ambassador to give prize to the person yang dpt last (it was me ) Dato kata nak buat apa. I jawab untuk motivation..muahahahah Anyway, mmg kena practise lah kalau nak menang.

Mlm tu ada openhouse lagi..Makan lagi..This time turn Puan Rohani. Kami sekeluarga dtg lambat. Tapi okaylah layanan VVIP..sungguh mesra sekali ....hehhehe Menu: nasi impit & kuah kacang (sedap kuah kacang), bihun goreng, mee soto and pulut. The next day, the consulate buat openhouse..On last sunday (21st) Puan Halijah buat openhouse. Menu: roti canai, nasi minyak-lauk: ayam masak merah, ikan asam pedas, dalca,telur masak briyani, udang goreng and laksa johor. Ada ABC lagi!! MMg best.minggu tu mmg dapur tak berapa berasap

my girl

my boy

keadaan di masjidil haram - 4 hr sblm raya

bowling tournament

Kami di Saudi Arabia dah beraya sehari awal dari Malaysia. Alhamdulillah, this year we had the opportunity to spend the last 4 nights of Ramadhan in Mekah. It was reported that more than 2 million people thronged the Masjidil Haram. Masya Allah!

I would like to wish u Eid Mubarak. Maaf Zahir & Batin.

Kullu a'm waantum bikhair (Semoga kamu berada dalam kebaikan sepanjang tahun)

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Tahun ni dapat gak makan lemang, nasi impit, laksa kedah, laksa johor, mee rebus, mee sup, satay, nasi lemak, nasi kerabu Takdelah kempunan sangat!