Wedding..wedding...here I come!

Adik agak bad mood sepanjang perjalanan....mengantuk barangkali...

Lama betul tak makan nasi minyak! Tapi kali ni memang betul-betul rezeki Mek Ja sekeluarga. Kami sekeluarga telah dijemput untuk sama-sama meraikan kemeriahan majlis perkahwinan anak saudara Mr Hubby yang sulung. She is the first niece of the family...cucu sulung Nek Mon dan Atuk Man. Anak sulung kepada abang sulung hubby ni memang cantik dan lemah lembut orangnya. Wajah dia ada iras-iras adik bongsu hubby iaitu Mek Sue, cuma kulit dia agak gelap berbanding Dak Sue. Tapi bentuk muka dan senyuman memang ada iras Mek Sue...saling tak tumpah!

Mek Ja dan putera puterinya...

Mek Ja, Nana dan Mek Sue

Majlis perkahwinan Alin atau lebih mesra dengan nama Along itu telah diadakan di sebuah dewan di Melaka pada hari Sabtu, 27 September 2014. Syukur Alhamdulillah cuaca hari itu sangat baik, panas dan langsung tak hujan. Hampir semua adik beradik Mr Hubby hadir pada hari itu malah adik-beradik ibu mertua ku juga turut hadir sama memeriahkan lagi majlis perkahwinan Along.

Bersama kakak ipar hubbyku, Kak Zana. Kakak ipar ku ni dah ada anak dara tapi still awet muda, muka macam orang baru kahwin...

Berposing dengan Icha dan sepupunya, Aisyah. Aisyah, anak arwah abang iparku kelihatan manis dengan warna pink

Bergambar dengan Nana dan Baby mama yang manja...

Bergambar dengan pengantin yang cantik jelita, Along

Ni pulak saudara hubby, yang hujung sebelah kiri tu wife kepada sepupu hubby dan gadis berwajah Arab yang bertudung kuning tu sepupu hubby yang menetap di Melaka

Fatin ni praktikal di syarikat yang sama dengan Mek Ja

Group picture dengan pengantin..tapi tak cukup korum. Yang ada cuma Sue, Kak Tina (kakak hubby), Mak hubby, Kak Zana (kakak ipar hubby) dan baby Icha

Cantiknya alahai pengantin! Comel sangat.....

Ok, photographer cakap..action!

Senyum semua! Mak pun gelihati dengan telatah pengantin dan Dak Sue

Bergambar bersama adik-adik manis dari Team Procurement

Comel-comel tak adik-adik dari team procurement ni? Comel kan? Saya memang suka berurusan dengan mereka ni kerana mereka sangat bijak mengendalikan tugas yang diberikan kepada mereka, ramah-tamah dan cepat! Kalau diberi peluang untuk memilih dengan siapa saya akan bekerjasama ketika projek tender diperlukan, saya memang akan pilih mereka-mereka ini. Tapi siapalah saya...saya hanya boleh menerima arahan saja..mana boleh demand-demand..hehehe! Tapi serius..kalau kerja dengan mereka ni, satu hari suntuk tak cukup bergosip dan bergurau senda...pecah perut dibuatnya.

Words Are Not Enough

We have been married since 16 April 2013 but we have been together since 1997. Our love is getting stronger ever and ever. I love you so much, Mr Hubby! You are my first love and the last, InsyaAllah!

No words could ever tell you,
No action could express
The way I feel about you,
With you, my life is blessed.

You're the light in my tunnel.
You are my pot of gold.
You are the strength that gets me through
When despair has taken hold.

You're my once in a lifetime.
You make my life complete.
You are my blue ribbon
In the shadow of defeat.

There's nothing I could ever say,
And nothing I could do
To let you know just how much
Love is in my heart for you.


 © Denese H. Boyett

Icha, my baby forever

When times seem too hard to bear and I feel like giving up
I vision your beautiful face, the twinkle of your eyes and things of such
The bond we created from my womb to the day you were born
Is a mother and daughter bond that can never be torn
With the strength and guidance of God and the blessings he pours down from above
I want to be the best mom I can be to you and embrace you with all my love
You are as precious as a flower and as gorgeous as a rose
You have been specially made to the very tip of your nose
You are as sweet as honey; such an innocent young child
You are brighter than any star in the sky every time you smile
I want you to be proud of who you are and strive to be the best
Put forth efforts to achieve your goals and let God do the rest
I will always be your mother first, but I'm also your friend
You are the most precious gift, that I've ever been given

 © Sherri Lawrence

Restoran kesukaan Icha (Icha's favourite restaurant)

Memang sejak dari kecil lagi Icha suka makan di restoran yang berhawa dingin dan mahal. Tak tau la dia ikut perangai siapa. 

Tok Abah pernah cerita yang waktu Icha berusia 4 tahun, Tok Abah dan Nek Ma telah membawa Icha keluar ke bandar Shah Alam, sekadar untuk berjalan-jalan. Then, bila dah masuk waktu makan tengahari, Tok Abah tanya lah Icha, dia nak makan apa untuk lunch. Icha bagitau yang dia nak makan di restoran yang ada air-con je atau dalam bahasa melayu penuh, restoran berhawa dingin. Masa tu Tok Abah dah cuak sebab duit yang dibawa di dalam dompet tidak lah banyak mana. So, Tok Abah pun mengajak Icha dan Nek Ma masuk ke dalam restoran biasa yang menghidangkan nasi campur di Seksyen 18, kalau tak silap Mek Ja. Tapi, Icha langsung tak nak masuk dan mukanya masam mencuka. Dia merengek-rengek nak keluar daripada restoran tu dan mengajak Tok Abah serta Nek Ma masuk ke restoran Chicken Rice Shop di bangunan Ole-Ole. Tok Abah yang tak pernah masuk ke restoran tu dengan Nek Ma agak cuak, takut harganya mahal. Tapi, demi cucu..mereka turutkan juga. Akhirnya, yang makan nasi cuma Icha sahaja sebab Tok Abah cakap harga dalam menu agak mahal berbanding kedai nasi ayam lain. Hmm..Icha..Icha...

Entri kali ini mengisahkan restoran kesukaan anak dara Mek Ja yang sangat mengada-ngada. Mana lagi kalau bukan Windmill. Memandangkan Windmill yang paling dekat dengan rumah kami adalah Windmill di Plaza Masalam, Shah Alam maka kami membawanya makan di situ setelah pulang daripada sekolah. 

Tengok lah Icha tu, bukan main berselera lagi dia makan...

Selalunya kalau kami ke sini, Icha suka memesan makanan berasaskan ayam kerana dia masih lagi tak pandai nak makan daging akibat gigi kekalnya belum tumbuh lagi. So, kalau sebelum ni dia order chicken chop, kali ni dia akan order chicken grill. Begitu lah cara dia sehingga habis semua menu ayam diordernya.

Ini lah chicken chop yang Icha order, gravy diasingkan memandangkan Icha tidak makan pedas

Mek Ja pulak lebih sukakan daging so kalau datang sini, sah-sah la Mek Ja akan order steak samada sirloin steak ataupun rib eye steak. Untuk pengetahuan anda, Mek Ja ni sangat gilakan daging..kalau tak dapat makan daging dalam seminggu, mulalah hati cepat marah dan bad mood menyerang. Hahahaha!

Ini steak Mek Ja...

Steak Mek Ja yang telah dicurahkan gravy

Sedap ke makanan di Windmill Shah Alam ni? Hmm..macamana nak cakap ya. Ok la, jujur Mek Ja jelaskan, susah nak dapatkan steak yang sedap di Shah Alam ni. Bagi Mek Ja, kalau anda mahu menikmati steak yang sedap, Mek Ja cadangkan agar anda pergi ke Windmill Subang Jaya. Makanan di sini rasanya kurang sedap berbanding makanan yang dihidangkan di outlet Subang Jaya. Ketika steaknya dihidangkan, ia tidak lagi panas dan rasanya juga agak hambar. Tapi kalau dah terpaksa, nak buat macamana kan? Nak pergi steak house lain, jauh sangat...

Namun begitu, kepada mereka yang mahu mencuba makanan di sini, datang lah! Selain steak dan chicken chop, mereka juga ada menghidangkan makanan berupa seafood dan makanan lain seperti nasi goreng cina dan lain-lain lagi.

Ok, kepada mereka yang terasa nak makan steak ataupun nak meraikan harijadi keluarga tercinta tapi tak nak pergi jauh-jauh, anda boleh datang ke sini kerana suasana restorannya yang nampak mewah dan classy. Lagipun..kalau anda datang malam, mereka akan meletakkan candle light berwarna merah di atas meja. Kepada suami-suami di luar sana, boleh lah bawak isteri tercinta makan malam di sini, samada untuk menyambut ulangtahun perkahwinan atau sekadar untuk menikmati makan malam berdua.

Bagi mereka yang tak pernah datang ke restoran ini, anda boleh melihat alamat yang tertera di bawah, sure tak sesat punya! Selamat beromantik, hehehe!

Restoran Windmill

1st Floor, Plaza Shah Alam, Jln Tengku Ampuan Zabedah E9/E, 

Seksyen 9, 40100 Shah Alam, Selangor, 

Tel: 03-5511 3896

One of The Best Indian Food in Shah Alam

Kalau nak tau, ini lah makanan India yang paling saya suka di Shah Alam. Makanan sedap tak semestinya di restoran mahal berhawa dingin, malah bawah pokok pun sedap kalau tukang masaknya benar-benar mengambil berat tentang kualiti masakan dan bahan-bahannya.

Kalau anda penggemar makanan India homemade, datang lah ke "Under The Tree" di Seksyen 23, Shah Alam. Tapi jangan expect anda akan duduk di dalam restoran berhawa dingin ataupun kipas angin berpusing-pusing di hadapan anda, kerana kedai ini tidak mempunyai kipas angin apatah lagi penghawa dingin. Hanya angin-angin sepoi bahasa akan menemani anda sewaktu menjamah hidangan (itupun kalau ada angin, kalau tak bersedialah ditemani dengan peluh anda sendiri)...

Ikan tenggiri gorengnya memang "killer!" Jom, rasakan sendiri....

My princess, Baby Icha and her cousin, Hafiy

Baby Icha's first cousin, Hafiy is such an adorable boy. He liked Icha so much and didn't cry when she wrapped her arms around him and held him tightly. These pictures were taken when he was brought here in Shah Alam with Nek Ma and Tok Abah and also Mok Mah.

Jalan-jalan ke Melaka dengan Tok Abah dan Nek Ma

Setelah check-out dari hotel Legacy di Melaka, abah teringin nak melihat kawasan persekitaran pantai di Melaka. Ok lah, sebab abah dah lama tak jalan-jalan ke kawasan tu, kami bercadang masuk ke dalam kapal selam lama yang terletak di tepi pantai. Cuaca sangat panas so ma tak masuk sekali, ma duduk dalam kereta sementara kami naik ke atas kapas selam yang besar dan menakutkan itu.

Aku pun tak pernah masuk ke dalam kapal selam ni...huhuhu..menyeramkan...

Mr Babah and Adik Aaron bergambar berlatarbelakangkan kapal selam lama....

Abah dan Mok Mah bergambar di dalam kapal selam

Seram tak? Hehehe...dalam tu ada mannequin yang berpakaian seperti tentera laut zaman dulu kala...

Baby dan babah....

My not-little-brother anymore

It's amazing how fast time flies by and I don't even realise my youngest brother who we call him, Adik has grown up.Sometimes I can’t believe, or maybe it’s just that I don’t want to believe, how quickly time has flown by. He is no longer our little brother who I used to cuddle and kiss but a 20++ grown up man who is much much taller than me now.I feel like my little brother is growing up too fast, i just wish time would slow down.

At 10 years of age, I was surprised to hear that my mother was having another child. I still remember how difficult my mother was when she carried him within her. I watched her stomach grow with each passing month and couldn't wait to see him as I yearned for another baby brother. Right after he came into this world, I discreetly peeking inside the room with all my sisters. My dad gave me a chance to hold him and then, at that time, everything changed. I didn’t know you could love someone so quickly. I felt absolutely nothing before walking into that room and then all at once, I felt everything. He was beautiful. He was ours.Watching him grow has been amazing in ways I could have never imagined. Growing up being the elder sister to 2 younger sisters and a younger brother (Adi was 2 years old at that time and my eldest sister didn't care much about the other siblings as she was busy playing with her boy friends - she used to be a pengkid/tomboy when she was a girl) I was excited to finally be a sister to a baby boy, again. I had seen my little brother took his first steps, I was the one who fed him when he was hungry and I was the one who held him every evening when my mother was busy with her work and until today, whenever he wants me to cook, I would cook for him as I still see him as my little brother.

Me (white dress) and my youngest brother (blue shirt) when I was 11 years old

My youngest brother, Iman is talkative and at times he gets a little hyper..errr..not the whole body but only his mouth. Our relationship is closer than anyone because I was the one who took care of him when he was a baby. At that time, my mom was selling some beauty products such as Avon and so on and knowing that my elder sister would not agree to be a babysitter,  my little brother was entrusted to me. Well..actually until today I am always someone that he always look up to. He would never shy to sleep on my shoulder or my hips and he always hold my hands if we go out together. Even though he has grown up, I always felt a need to protect my little brother.

As we've both grown older and I have my own family now, I haven't seen much of him in the past months. We've both been busy with our own responsibilities and jobs but he will always hold a special place in my heart.  I will always feel a need to protect him and spoil him.  I love you so much, my little brother! You will always be my little brother, no matter how old are you, ADIK!

Don't be mistaken, don't be misled, he is a straight guy but he likes to play a fool..hehehe!

He wears Icha's hairband...just play a fool hahaha!

 

Hafiy, anak saudaraku yang pertama....

Siapakah budak kecik yang sangat nakal ini? Hehehehe! ini lah dia anak saudara ku yang sangat mengada-ngada, Hafiy. Hafiy ini merupakan satu-satunya anak saudaraku buat masa ini dan dia adalah anak sulung kepada adik perempuanku yang ketiga, Laily. Lahir pada bulan April, kalau tak silap aku lah. Si kecik ini betul-betul menyerupai wajah mamanya, saling tak tumpah!