Sekali-sekala (Once in a while)

Have a break, who's counting..?

2012-02-01T11:51:00.006+08:00

A friend posted on her FB wall of her photo holding an article "Cokelat bikin gemuk, siapa bilang? ("who said eating chocolate will make you fat?")".. I don't know what were written in that article...but I bought this without feeling guilty, :-D ******* Good to have such friends around..hehehe.. :-) p/s - Have a good rest to those working in Federal Territories (Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya

What else in the butterfly park.

2012-01-30T21:41:00.004+08:00

A bit "wordless" these days, not only on Wednesdays..hehehe.. :-) "Camouflage" The butterfly had flown away.. :-)

Back to the kitchen...

2012-01-27T22:57:00.035+08:00

...with Laksa Penang.. :-) I'd craved for this for about a week, and being most times dissatisfied with ones that I ate outside, from "pasar malam" to some restaurants, finally went to buy the ingredients after work yesterday. Brought to the office and had it as brunch (but I took lunch a few hours later..hehe) As I'm not saying I'm good at making it [but at least it passed my "piawaian" (

Somewhere in the Orchid Garden...

2012-01-25T23:18:00.036+08:00

[Orchid Garden entries here and here] :-)

Day trip to Malacca City.

2012-01-22T22:32:00.112+08:00

Went to Malacca city (again :-D), a day trip instead of an overnight one due to cancellation of booking at the last minute by the owner of one homestay at Kampung Morten. When I saw this, it reminded me of my good friend in Netherlands..(and the entries I have yet to finish on the trip..hehe..) After a bowl of yummy cendol (I love it!)..., ..we went to Jonker Street (

Next stop : Butterfly Park

2012-01-20T18:57:00.065+08:00

I like this..hehe.. There are places that I yearn to "re-visit" from time to time..but for now I go to places that I haven't been for quite a while or places that I'd never visited before. And so the next place that was visited recently was the "Butterfly Park".. there were so many and with them kept flying away, its hard to capture them on camera, needed to have lots of patience (which I

Tugu Negara (National Monument)

2012-01-19T14:31:00.039+08:00

Did the tourist activity again, last time there when I was still in school..hehe.. The Tugu Negara or National Monument was erected in honor of the the fallen heroes of the 1st and 2nd World Wars, as well as the Malayan Emergency from the years 1948 to 1960. It is located on a hill next to the Malaysian Parliament House. It is the world's tallest bronze freestanding sculpture grouping. The

@ Orchid Garden - part 2

2012-01-18T17:18:00.001+08:00

...*wordless*... :-)

Sentimental values...

2012-01-16T23:17:00.000+08:00

I was upset and sad recently when I was told that it was not the battery that caused my wristwatch to stop working but something "electronic".. (I didn't get the actual term) But then, the shop girl being helpful said that I could try to send it for repair at town..and true enough, I did manage to do that...Alhamdulillah. Why upset over this ordinary and simple looking watch...? It's not even

Kuala Lumpur Orchid Garden

2012-01-14T22:49:00.007+08:00

Spent time being "tourist" in K.L earlier today, and one of the stops had been to Orchid Garden.. Simply love these! :-) Looking forward to other flower gardens...mmm..where can I find them? :-)

From K.T to K.L : somewhere up there..

2012-01-10T22:27:00.065+08:00

Lovely weather on the way back the other day...and as I was sitting alone on my side of the row, and with not many people on board, I took out the camera and started clicking...almost all the way...hehehe... Approaching KLIA : I was about to pack the camera when I saw this that looked like an island in the sea.. MashaAllah...what lovely sights.. :-)

Same routine..

2012-01-07T22:58:00.069+08:00

Being in KT early of the year meant that I was repeating last year's activities in looking after the kids (my Mary Poppins' days here) :-) Sending these nieces on their first day of school ~ Balqees, yet to be 5-years old and who is in pre-school only registered on the second day as she was in Perak on that first day : She was so looking forward to school but cried on the first day when

Resting @ KT...

2011-12-30T23:40:00.045+08:00

I almost missed the flight yesterday, but Alhamdulillah am now safely in the family's nest..hehe.. By today I've recovered mostly, but still coughing..but as promised we went for hi-tea at mum's favourite place. This once in a while family's special day out was : 1 - For my bro-in law's birthday that fell on the 25th, 2 - Nazeem, for getting a good result recently, 3 - and especially for my

Cruising in Putrajaya...

2011-12-27T17:47:00.049+08:00

Not updating here due to not feeling very well since middle of last week, and by Friday had to see a doctor and took a half day off from work to recover. So that Friday I had not really looked forward to a long weekend of being "not-so-well", and in fact was very tempted to just book a ticket and go back to my hometown.., ..but I didn't and was blessed and thankful instead for family and good

Today's good news at 10.11 am

2011-12-22T21:28:00.010+08:00

Alhamdulillah...received a call from Nazeem to say that he scored 8As in his PMR examination. Feeling thankful and proud of his achievement (and at the same time relieved too..no more tight feeling of the past few days whilst waiting for the result to came out), I cried with him..hehehe.. Nazeem, the nephew ~ our family prays for your successful future. I was informed that his closest

4) Zaanse Schans

2011-12-21T21:40:00.034+08:00

23rd. April, 2011 ~ We were taken to Zaanse Schans, one of the popular tourist attractions and it has a collection of well-preserved historic windmills and houses. Slightly wordless... hehe. :-)

Meanwhile, back in Kay Ell...

2011-12-19T22:30:00.151+08:00

A break from the Netherlands' trip for a bit of current update, but part 4 will be posted later :-) Anyway, on Saturday I spent a little bit of time at Pusat Islam KL, supporting a program done by a good friend under one NGO organisation, Muslim Aid (their website here) : Schooling aids for the orphans and the poor organised by Muslim Aid. Photo session with the kids Cheeky boy.

3) Madurodam Miniature Park, The Hague.

2011-12-18T15:45:00.010+08:00

My hosts had actually prepared itinerary for our whole visit which my dear friend had emailed to me before we left K.L. So few hours after our arrival, we went out for the first destination, Madurodam Park. Madurodam is a miniature city located in Scheveningen, The Hague, in the Netherlands. It is a model of a Dutch town on a 1:25 scale, composed of typical Dutch buildings and landmarks, as

2) First Glimpse - Den Haag @ The Hague

2011-12-16T23:42:00.094+08:00

Soon after arriving in Schiphol Airport Amsterdam, we made our way to their house in Den Haag, a.k.a The Hague, the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. Lovely sights along the way... And what a beautiful sight that greeted us when we reached their home, the garden was full of tulips, putting a big smile on my sister's face :-)

The start of our journey...

2011-12-14T22:53:00.233+08:00

..to where I had been so looking forward to... But due to work commitments and some weeks in distress and grief, its only now that I feel comfortable to plan on making the serial of postings on this holiday trip, which was great and an enjoyable one.. ..and I should start by thanking my dearest friend in Amsterdam (her blog here) and her family for inviting and welcoming us to their home. Here

Yesterday's news.

2011-12-13T21:46:00.042+08:00

1) HRH Tuanku Mizan returned to Terengganu Darul Iman. KUALA LUMPUR: Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin and Tuanku Nur Zahirah returned to Terengganu at the end of His Majesty's reign as the 13th Yang di-Pertuan Agong in full royal tradition. Tuanku Mizan, who was installed as the 13th Yang di-Pertuan Agong on April 26, 2007 for a five-year term, left Istana Negara at 11am. Read more: Tuanku Mizan

What I did...

2011-12-08T22:38:00.000+08:00

During a dinner recently..and since not many people knew me :-) , I was free to do this..hehehe.. The artistes for the night.. :-)

Come on down...

2011-12-06T08:54:00.002+08:00

Had been busy doing the "spring" cleaning since Friday evening..and weekend had been spent indoors : shredding this and that, piled items to be thrown/give away, cleaning the house from morning till late at night.. Continuing it after work last night...add a little touch up this morning ~ spraying the rooms with my favourite fragrances ******** ...and I'm now ready to welcome some of my loved

Melaka (3) : Night tour of the Historical City

2011-12-01T22:38:00.038+08:00

We'd planned to go for Melaka River Cruise that night... But the queues at the ticket counter and pier were quite long :-( ***** So instead we went "cruising" to the historical sites by trishaws : Checking out the price Off we went in 4 trishaws Cousins : Amna & Alesya Aiman wanted to ride with me :-) Some places that we passed by and had stopped for few minutes :

Melaka (Part 2) : Umbai

2011-11-30T23:32:00.058+08:00

Later that evening after the kids' pool stint (here), we went to Umbai Melaka, the famous seafood eatery place, roughly 15km from the apartment where we stayed. They ordered quite a few dishes but I only managed to take these pictures before I was busy digging into them and forgot to take photos of the rest that came later..hehehe.. "Nasi lemak" Sweet sour