Another Birthday....Syazwi is 12!

Some of Syazwi's photos




Happy Birthday to Muhammad Azfar Syazwi! He is the 2nd boy in the family. A very cheerful and loving brother to his other siblings especially the younger Harraz and Nuhaa.
His birthday was on 28 April, a Tuesday this year and on a school day, so we all sang him the birthday song at 630am while he was waiting for the school bus. "Mama, boleh saya buat birthday party dan panggil kawan-kawan?" was his request. How could I say "no"... So since Friday is a public holiday, we will have a party for him... Just a small gathering for him, simple and sweet.
Happy birthday Syazwi... We all love you! Be good and may all your wishes come true....

Thank you, Sayang

A big thank you to my daughter, Liyana for decorating my blog....the nice wallpaper and also the background song... She is creating her own blog now...we are learning together. Tak tau berapa lama Liyana boleh maintain her blog... too busy with study and also her 'myspace'... Good luck for today's tuition test Liyana. Break a leg, k.

My Princess Liyana's Birthday

Today 16 April, 2009 is Nur Liyana Zafirah's birthday. She is now in Form 3 at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Sultan Ismail (SSIJB). She is sitting for her PMR examination in September.

Since her birthday falls on a Thursday, we postpone the cake ceremony to Saturday, when her papa comes home from Negeri Sembilan. We are also expecting some guests on that day Bak, Mak Ngah, Siti Mariam and Abang Madin so the more the merrier.

This year Liyana will not be getting presents from us since she has exhausted her budget for her Genting trip with her best friend Aqilah last two weeks. She is sad but a deal is a deal... Sorry...!

Anyway, if her papa wishes to buy her a present, then it is going to be a surprise... Nothing expensive but sweet.

Opps... some more facts about my Princess. Liyana is crazy over Hannah Montana! She likes pink, purple and white colours. Just look at her room and you will understand. Her brother Aleef was tired of talking her out of these pink craze things but she does not seem to absorb... Well as long as you are happy dear, I won't mind!

Happy Birthday, sayang. Mama, Papa, Abang Aleef, Syazwi, Harraz and Nuhaa love you very much. I think Bibik is too....He3. Many happy returns of the day and may all your dreams come true!

Promosi 'Otai Station', Muar

Don't miss this signboard... Just walk in and they will welcome you...

After a long day at work, it's 'sembang-sembang petang' time! Nuhaa, with her 'ular sawa' photos! Kak Ana, Abg Amin and Jaffar....discussing new projects.

If you happen to pass by Muar, why not drop by at Otai Station. It is located within the compound of community hall, Pesta. You won't get this info from any papers or 'Jalan-Jalan Cari Makan', etc because it is new and they have just started business six weeks ago.

The place is run by my sister-in-law Kak Ana and her hubby Hj Amin. It is a simple 6-table, very clean and comfortable 'warung' to have family meals for breakfast and lunch. Their specialties are nasi lemak, nasi beringin with choices of 'lauk', mee rebus and soto (nasi empit or mee hoon). Otai Station is open all week except Friday, from 7.30 until 2.00pm.

My opinion of the food...? Super delicious and yummy. I tried their nasi beringin last Saturday with sambal paru, sambal kerang, sambal sotong rendam and sayur kacang and quenched my thirst with ice lemon tea. During our last visit, Kak Ana even cook my hubby's favourite lauk i.e. asam pedas ikan pari and guess what? Jaffar finished three servings of rice with the asam pedas...!

Thanks Kak Ana and Abang Amin... Hope the business will grow fast! Hopefully you will be able to open another branch in JB soon! They are also doing catering business for any kinds of majlis, weddings, etc. Please contact 012-9730306 (Pn Rohana) 017-2607876 (Hj Amin) for enquiries.

Peristiwa 'Ulo kat Muo' (Ular di Muar)

Ini dia 'ulo' sawa tu.....!

Ahli bomba sedang memotong jala bagi mengeluarkan kepala 'ulo' yang terperangkap.

Pada hari Sabtu 11 April, 2009, saya dan anak perempuan saya Nuhaa, telah pulang ke kampung suami saya di Muar, Johor. Kami pergi menaiki bas ekspress KKKL pada jam 9.30 pagi dan sampai di perhentian bas Muar tepat jam 12.00 tengahari.

Sementara menanti anak saudara saya datang menjemput kami di sana, kami ternampak sekumpulan orang di tebing sungai di belakang perhentian bas tersebut. Kami dengan 'kepohnya' ke sana bagi meninjau apa yang sedang diperhatikan oleh mereka. Sangka saya mereka sedang berebut menanti ikan-ikan segar yang baru sampai....

Alangkah terkejutnya apabila kami melihat beberapa orang ahli bomba sedang melepaskan seekor ular sawa yang terperangkap di serawan jala di sebuah pondok di situ. Setelah lebih kurang lima minit, akhirnya ular sawa tersebut berjaya dilepaskan. Orang ramai bersorak gembira dan ahli bomba kemudian mempamirkan ular tersebut kepada kami yang menanti di tebing sungai.

Terdapat juga seorang wartawan yang hadir mengambil gambar. Saya juga tidak ketinggalan merakamkan kejadian tersebut. Yang peliknya Nuhaa sedikitpun tidak merasa takut dan sangat teruja mengenai peristiwa tersebut. Sepanjang hari Nuhaa asyik bercerita dengan semua orang mengenai ular sawa berkenaan.

Our Re-Honeymoon To Bali

At Kintamani with incredible panorama of Lake and Mount Batur...2nd highest mountain in Bali n still active.

It was initially my birthday present this March trip to Bali... but Jaffar said the earlier Nokia E66 he bought for me was the birthday present. So I consider this trip of ours as our re-honeymoon (ada ke dlm dictionary?). The older children understood, but we had a hard time explaining to the 2 younger ones Harraz, 7 and Nuhaa, 5. They are so used to tagging along everywhere we go...but not this time, sayang! It's just mama and papa...He3.

Well, the trip was wonderful. Just spending time together without any work stress, running errands, etc was quite a break for us. We stayed at Swiss Belhotel Nusadua (thanx to my good friend Azlin, who 'barter-trade' her Swiss facility with my BVC), which is a quiet hotel and quite a distance from Kuta town. Halal food was hard to find and the sightseeing trips were just ok.... too many 'pura' (temples) and mostly handycraft things to see.

After 4 days and 3 nights stay, it was time to go home....