MASK @ Melaka (28~29 March '09)

Alhamdulillah the Fantastic Four aka MASK + family overnite trip to Melaka was a fulfilling & blessed one. This time our trip was completed ( as in...u complete me) by the attendance of the Ampang loving couple (Amri~Fiza) who celebrated Fiza's 32nd bday. Our wishes of longevity love, health & wealth goes to her...amin. We were happy to be pampered with pieces of Secret Recipe cakes + tit bits from the loving couple, even tho we were blocks apart. Our trip was also completed by the presence of Pakcik & Makcik Abdullah who was just distance away from us, in Kmpg Pernu.

With Melaka comes IKAN BAKAR & we hearthily filled our tummies with jenahaks, belanak (bro aje!), pari (1/2 returned), cuttlefish, prawns, mixed vege, nasi lemak, jars of sugar cane & lime syrup at Umbai. Thanks once again to the loving couple & to the employee of SME Bank for topping up half of the ridiculous bill...RM350.0 (Congrats SME Bank for a well-deserved salary adjustment).


From Umbai, we drove back to Banda Hilir, drivin thru long-winded one way routes looking for the Melaka River Cruise jetty. Sailing thru the 9km river for 45 minutes, the boat trip proved worth the fee of Rm10 per adult & RM5 per child above 2 yrs of age, especially for Iju & Jija who also had the chance to taste the water...yucks!

With Melaka too comes ROTI CANAI BAKAR which the gents & boys had their breakfast at the stall itself while women & girls ate it at the apartment. Being considerate people, we didn't want to trouble the pakcik with our large crowd!! Again TQ to the loving couple for allowing some of our children to accompany them for breakfast at the hotel and then brought them straight to the pool. The rest of us joined in later & the water was indeed cooling enough for our bodies.


With Melaka also comes its ASAM PEDAS. Since the claypot asam pedas rest was closed, we stuck to our initial iteanary & drove to Bukit Katil, lead by Rafik. It was a truly satisfying lunch at a considerable price of RM117.0 We started off with rice, followed by the must-try cekodok pisang (RM2), cucur udang (2 biji), kuih keria (4 ketul) & tapai pulut; all cicah with asam pedas.


We were lucky to have a professional photographer with us...Nasa, who willingly took pictures whenever he could. Still we hope the pictures will be develop for us to look at in due time...


Just as i enjoyed writing this blog while munching Iju's kerepek (TQ matey), hope everyone else enjoyed themselves in Melaka.


TQ Anis for the ole-ole from Bkt Tinggi.........oops....i meant Medan...huahaha...



: Cher

You Must LoVe Yourself FIRST

“Your relationship with yourself is the central template from which all others are formed. Loving yourself is a prerequisite to creating a successful and authentic union with another.”

And that was exactly what we did, to rejuvenate and recharge ourselves … in the hope that we submerge to be better wives, friends, mothers, daughters and individuals. To renew ourselves, we got together and nurtured our physical and emotional cravings.
First on the itinerary was vigorous lapse in the pool which in the end turned out to splish-sploshing in the water while updating each other on our past to current condition/situation.
Cher had made reservations at Halia @ Sime Cnvention Center. Iju and I couldn’t wait to dig our faces into all the dishes. We were starving! Could have probably eaten almost anything displayed on the table.. but we reserved our manners. The food…wah..it was an explosion of flavours. The main meal was stupendously tasty. Good job Cher! I’ve been having a hankering for capsicums for a while now.. and it was fulfilled. The salad was ordinary..but I made sure I piled the plate with juicy watery capsicums. We tasted almost everything… salads with an array of dressings, grapes in chocolate fondue, intriguing looking “kuehs” yet yummy to the taste buds..and many more… too many to mention (go check out the menu la). We were content! It was money well spent.
Back to Cher’s for a more relaxed atmosphere – watched DVD, chatted, planned, strategized (hehehe)..but mainly just chilled!
All of us sadly departed, and returned to our “pijak di bumi yang nyata” lives, around 6p.m. A day worth spent..coz it was spent with ‘family’ (but missing one member..Pn Awanis kita). Hope to have many more rejuvenating moments..hopefully with all m.a.s.k. members presence. Woohoo!

*Mummie

Qurban

..Selamat Hari Raya AidilAdha rakan2 sekelian :). above video was taken on 8th Dec 2008, venue: Masjid Yong Peng, Johor. lembu qurban buat Hj Rahmat b.Sirat,Hjh Mardziah,Mohd Rafik,Zuhairah, Mustakizah, Abdul Kader & Lukhman.

*KiD*

My Son ..Khatam n Khatan daaa

finally....on 29 Nov 2008, Zakhwan selamat khatam Quran n dikhatankan.
The preparation for the majlis ala2 mcm nak buat majlis kahwen. serabut kepala otak ni pikir from the food menu rite up to khemah n list of invitees. syukur alhamdulillah, majlis went smoothly and we Thank You all our guests yg meraikan majlis kami.
sharing some of the photos yg sempat dirakamkan. terkilan jugak byk gbr tak smpt diambil ngan guests yg dtg, maklumla..mak pengantin kan..mustila sebok!...hahahha...apa2pun my son dah jadik anak teruna dah. ;) alhamdulillah. skrg masih dlm proses berpantang n healing proses. mengalahkan org bersalin plak mamt sorang ni. ngada lebeh daaa....mama loves u abang!

MASK Buka Puasa

MASK and family were able to break fast together on 27th September at the Bukit Jalil Golf and Country Resort (BJGCR). Fortunately, Nasa was able to make it too. He had just arrived from Myanmar and we went straight to BJGCR. We arrived just after the call for Maghrib prayers.

The food was great and filling. I was looking forward to eat the ox tongue but it was a bit salty so I couldn't eat much. As usual, we enjoyed each other's company. The kids were so happy running all over the place and going in and out of the 7-E as if it belongs to them. Hehe...

Before saying goodbye, we had a group photo taken in front of the reception counter. Didn't take any photos in the restaurant before that because everybody was too busy savouring the food. After posing for the group photo, MASK were busy exchanging raya cookies (cornflakes and choc chip) and money. We departed with a full stomach and fond memories of our gathering.

Love you all!!

-anis-

SELAMAT HARI RAYA

Today is the 22nd day of Ramadhan. That means we have another 8 days before Hari Raya. I believe that most of your Hari Raya preparation is already completed. As for me, I still have a few items to buy but waiting for Nasa to come home.

On behalf of my beloved family, we would like to wish M*SK and family, "Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri" and "Maaf Zahir Batin". Don't forget to come to my house during raya. For those who are going to 'balik kampung', please drive carefully. Semoga selamat sampai ke destinasi.

Some info about the family photo. It was taken on the 1st Syawal of 2007. I did the editing myself (hehe...not 100% - with the help of a friend) using Photoshop. Ok tak?

-Nasa, Anis, Nafis, Najwa & Nashwan-

A DreaM CoMe TruE

finally, i get to witnessed Gunung Kinabalu with my bare-naked eyes. been dreaming to be here since i was single. it was a 3D/2N trip with my family and both parents. was an exciting trip for all of us (hey...suddenly baru realized 3 generasi yg pegi ke sini..ahaks..the parents, the daughter-son and the grandchildrns ;)). we spent the 1st nite at Kinabalu Pine Resort. the place was great esp the scenery. mmg mengkagumkan with d smell of fresh flowers when u open the hotel room in d morning.n Masyallah..we get to capture the pic of 2 rainbows appeared on the sky after a drizzled rain that afternoon..canteknyeeeeeeee. we captured some pics at the Kinabalu park, the starting point for those yg nak mendaki gunung. terkilan jugak tak dpt pegi hotspring due to the limited timing.
as for makan, quite difficult to locate seafood stalls yg halal.so on the 2nd day when we were in KK town, we bought prawns n masak sendiri at the Marina Aprtmnt. a spacious and cozy apt i must say n the price is cheap too.located near the sea so just imagine angin laut yg menghembus kuat, mmg buleh buat u terbang! Our shoppin spree was at the Phlipines market..haaa kat sini is where u nak carik pelbagai jenis mutiara. yg dah jadik rantai, cincin, gelang, brooch n segala macam lagi, semua nye ADA!. good bargain lagi!
*KiD*
KK 26-28/7/08

Happy Birthday Nashwan & Najwa

First of all, happy fasting to everyone. Today is the 3rd day of fasting. This is also a delayed entry. Happy reading.

Nashwan turned 1 year old on 30th July 2008. Thought of celebrating his birthday among family on that day but unfortunately, he was not well. He had quite a high fever with a few mouth ulcers on his throat. It was quite bad. He couldn't drink his milk because it was painful to swallow. I took him to the clinic and the doc told me if the ulcers did not disappear in the next 1 or 2 days, Nashwan had to be admitted and put on drip. At home, Nashwan couldn't drink his milk because of the pain. He cried when he tried to swallow and I felt so sad watching him like that. I know that he was hungry but he wasn't able to swallow his milk. Finally, at 1 a.m. I took him to Ampang Puteri because I couldn't stand seeing him in that condition. The doctor gave me a medication that can help numb his throat so that he wouldn't feel any pain when swallowing. Alhamdulillah, at last, he was able to drink his milk. He gradually became better and at last, we were able to celebrate his birthday on 1st August. HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY NASHWAN!

We celebrated Najwa's birthday on 7th August 2008. She is 3 years old this year. HAPPY 3RD BIRTHDAY NAJWA! My little princess is getting chubbier day by day. My darling children celebrated their birthdays without their father around. Sob sob... Thought of having a birthday party for both of them but couldn't find a suitable date. Maybe next year.

HSM - the ice tour

On the 20th Aug brought Azalea & Alisya for the HSM ice tour show. Not sure if it was me who wanted to watch it so much or was a treat for my daughters but one thing for sure i was retarded aka enjoyed watching it.

MASK get-together

We had our get-together in conjunction with the school hols at DP's poolside on the 21st Aug 2008. As usual it was nothing but FUNTASTIC & FANTABULOUS! Food was great too contributed by all both homemade or shopmade. I didn't take any pics so maybe one of us can add in later..ahaks.

Delayed Entry - Eppy Bday Saby

My niece, Sabrina celebrated her 3rd bday at the Kidzsport Gym Centre on the 19th July 2008. Was the grandest as my faraway niece Athyna was the VIP for the event.

Hv not been blogging for quite sometime now & i feel i've lost the touch of blogging...argh!!! In fact can't seem to find the correct pictures for the correct posting!

Delayed Entry - Birthday Parties

Azalea & Alyana celebrated their 9th & 1st bday party respectively by the condo's poolside on the 14th June 2008 which was made a glorious event by the attendance of beloved friends. Thank you all for your attendance & beautiful gifts!!!!Many happy returns of the year gals.

Coffee at Kluang n the waterfall

tho Kluang Railcoffee stations had open quite a number of its shop here in KL..but i still prefer the ones in Kluang. the pureness of its coffee and steamed buns are two thumbs up compared to the ones in Kl.u guys shld try it, whenever u r in kluang, jhr.
oh yes..we had the chance to bring the kids to Kota Tinggi jhr waterfall. this is swhere in May i guess. i've not been blogging for a while.not that i dont want to..but time does not permit me to do so. so...bear wth me wth all the not so up to date news..heheh
*KiD*

P.Ramlee The Musical

Thank you to my dearest friends and Faqiha who sent me a birthday wish on 31st May. Nasa was around to celebrate my birthday. On 30th May, both of us went to Istana Budaya to watch P.Ramlee the Musical season 2. It was great! Better than the 1st season. In this season, Musly Ramlee replaced Sean Ghazi as P.Ramlee and Emelda Rosmila played the part of Azizah replacing Siti Nurhaliza. Tiara made the right decision of replacing Sean Ghazi with Musly Ramlee. He was the right choice. He really looked and sounded like Allahyarham P.Ramlee. This time it was more touching. I didn't have time to feel sleepy unlike the 1st season.

The show ended around 12 midnite. Waited for the casts to come out for the autograph session. I missed the autograph session during the 1st season. At last...I got to meet my former schoolmate - Melissa Saila. And the best part is that she still remembers me. Nasa snapped a few pics of me and her. I also got to pose with Fara Fauzana. She's so friendly,very sweet and down-to-earth. She queued up for the autograph session.

On 31st May, Nasa and I took Nafis and Najwa to Midvalley. We went bowling because Nafis has been pestering me to go bowling for quite some time. Took some photos but cannot upload them for now. Hope to upload soon.

Bowling at Damansara Perdana

It was all kak fiza's idea. she wanted to bring her kids for bowling and yg jadik mangsa to meriahkan suasana ..well please take into acc, me in Pak Lah's family is the one wth the most kids (so far la..). so here we are, having utmost fun at the bowling alley in cineleisure Damansara Perdana. the alley was damn smooth n what i love most .."TAK RAMAI ORANG"!!!.. z n q played in the children's lane and me, k.fiza, meerul n meera the next lane. pity the twins n raziq..well they could only slide behind the lane n clapped every time the pins were being hit by us. jgn mare k..i won both games. z n q striked twice. anak sapa la yek..heheheh. sorry meerul, u had the style n all but kalau manjang masuk longkang..apa kes????
*KiD*

*MAY GIRLS*

All my girls were born in May. two on 11th and one on the last day of the month.and this year...the twins are 4 and Kakak is now 8. the twins never had a proper celebration tho except for kakak when she was 4. dont ask me why coz i dont even have the answer..ahaks!
anyway...HAPPY birTHday my sweet darling daughters. and not forgetting to my dear friend anis who's sharing the same date as nurin...or err..maybe i should put it as..nurin sharing the same date as anis's obviously coz nurin is celebrating it with 1 figure, still...hehhehe...

lotsa LOVE!!
*KiD*

MM's baby

Bought an M&M romper from Bossini Singapore for my baby & told my matey on how i offered the M&M chocolates to Azalea & Alisya but instead presented them with Alyana. So just to blog Alyana in her yellow M&M's outfit. Insyallah will be having Alyana's 1st bday party together with Azalea's 9th bday party on the 14th June 2008 at where else if not the pool cabana. So gals, book that date in yr diary!!!!!!! Look forward to meeting all of u.