Many-many years ago, while Azman and I was still dating, he went on a business visit to some Sony plant in Vietnam. He went with another colleague of his and during their free time, they raid the shopping mall because I remember I gave him a long list of stuff I want him to buy for me like silk etc

As they were walking in the mall, suddenly 2 Vietnamese ladies came and said hello to him and wanted to take pictures with him. In the beginning sure rasa cam perasan handsome jugak but to the extend of taking pictures? Azman asked them why take pictures??? And the girls answered in broken English…

“Because you are Indian film star!!!”

Azman’s colleague was nothing but ROTFLOL! If I was there I also tak jadi nak jealous and ROTFLOL sampai terkincit lah!

Nak buat camana yo… Orang Vietnam semua putih-putih sepet-sepet penyek-penyet… Nampak lain sikit terus jadi bintang pilem! Kelass uols… Muahahaa…

Now we all wonder, did the girls think Azman was Aamir Khan?????

Or……………

Rajinikanth????????

*pengsan* Syabas Inspector Syahabbbbb…. lol

Dengan penuh semangat he said “OK Miki pergi tanya!” as he marched up the stairs.

I couldn’t hear what Daddy told him suddenly Miki came down dengan muka garang, one hand on a hip, another siap goyang-goyang jari telunjuk, he said

“Mummy! Daddy kata JANGAN NAK ORDER-ORDER PIZZA!!! Kalau Mummy beli jugak pizza, nanti Daddy datang, Daddy ambik pinggan tu Daddy campak keluar kat pintu tu!”

Miki said sternly while pointing at the sliding door to the patio. Then he repeated it again

“Jangan beli tau! Daddy kata dia nampak pizza tu nanti dia campak pizza dengan pinggan keluar pintu!!”

I was like wth??? Nak beli pizza dengan Pepsi aje bukan khinzir golek dengan Anchor beer…OMG!

Finally after getting the clarification actually what Azman told him was just three words “Janganla beli pizza…”.

Kesimpulan di sini Tuan-tuan dan Puan-puan, janganlah kita mengfitnah mahupun menokok tambah cerita, nescaya makan penampor jugak akhirnya. Mujurlah umur ko 4 tahun Miki so jadi bahan gelak aje lah!

Begitulah kisah di Maulidur Rasul ini! Salam Maulidur Rasul kepads semua umat Islam… Selamat beramal!

I didn’t write much about gardening at that time because seriously?!!!! Orang Melayu sangat suka mengata orang!! When I wrote openly about gardening in this blog and in my Facebook, you guys don’t know how many times i was called KAMPUNG,  ORANG KAMPUNG MASUK BANDAR etc..

Each time I just smiled although I could really really tell them that even Michelle Obama, Maria Shriver etc have their own edible gardens but I guess these girls who called me kampung ni tak kenal siapa Michelle and Maria kot… Dia kenal Siti Nurhaliza dengan Lisa Surihani je kot.. Sorry not my type of role model! Besides it is the era of taking up healthy diet and being fit kalau duk bangga makan cheese berkilo-kilo kat Chillies and TGI Friday lagi tu, well that’s so 1990 lah! :p

Anyway check out our sawi or choy sum patch in the garden. They are planted from seeds that Azman bought from TESCO at about RM2.00 per packet.

Sayur sawi

How to plant Sawi or Choy Sum

1) Sow the seeds in your planters box.
2) After 3days to one week, when the plants have grown about 2 inches tall, move the seedlings to the location you want to grow them.
3) Sawi is best grown under full sun.
4) Water twice daily.
5) Soil must be well drained. What Azman did was mix the soil of our garden with sand and compost.
6) We also water the sawi with organic liquid fertilizer that Azman made himself using leaf, grass cutting etc. I will write how to make you own liquid fertilizer in another entry.
7) Sawi is supposed to be harvested before they flower not like what you see in the picture. What happened here was, we went back to Penang/Kedah for about a week during CNY holidays and once we come back home, our veggie have grown sama besar dengan Miki!!!

Above pics – Daddy suruh Miki cari ladybug kalau ada tapi dia main Gameboy aje! haishhhh!

Cheers to all urban gardeners out there! Come on and join me make gardening SEXY! haha! Go green guys!

Pada suatu hari saya telah menghadiri sebuah mesyuarat yang turut dihadiri oleh wakil-wakil Perhubungan Awam dari beberapa buah syarikat dan agensi yang berlainan. Kebanyakan daripada mereka memang saya kenali kerana kami sering bekerja sama dalam pelbagai kempen sebelum ini termasuklah seorang wanita yang pertama kali saya temui kira-kira 5 tahun yang lalu.

Setelah mesyuarat berakhir, kami berbual-bual mengenai kerja dan rakan-rakan. Tetiba wanita tersebut memperlahankan suaranya hingga hampir berbisik. Saya menjadi suspen! Beliau nampak hantu di belakang saya kah? Atau ada rahsia kerajaan mahu di kongsi bersama saya kah?

Dengan penuh hati-hati wanita itu bertanya…. “Emm… You masih isteri orang?” Sungguh sopan santun beliau bertanya sambil menunjukkan ibu jarinya kepada saya ala-ala pelajar sekolah berpidato.

Oleh sebab saya sejak lahir lagi sudah dibesarkan dengan keadaan hiruk-pikuk dan jerit-pekik bak Tarzan meroyan, besar kemungkinan gegendang telinga saya sudah tersalah dengar suara yang perlahan itu. Lantaran saya pun bertanya.. “Aaa? Apa dia?”

“You masih isteri orang ke?”

Saya pitam tergolek-golek.

Sesudah saya sedar semula saya rasa macam nak pitam lagi tapi saya bersabar. Sesungguhnya saya sangat terpana dengan soalan itu. Semasa saya belajar di Universiti Malaya dahulu, sudah cukup banyak soalan peperiksaan yang saya tak dapat jawab kerana saya asyik berdating saja tetapi soalan yang saya hadapi kali ini memang tak tercapai dek akalku.

Lantas dengan sepantas kilat saya terus menyelakkan baju saya dan menunjukkan kepada beliau tahap keboboyotan perut saya yang berhias linea nigra dari ulu hati hati hingga ke ulu xxx! Takkanlah aku boyot camni ko ingat aku menjanda Cik Bedah? Pekik saya dengan mata terbeliak.

OK saya tipu. Itu imaginasi saya saja.

Sebecok-becok sepetah-petah mulut berbicara, saya hanya mampu menjawap “Ya!” sambil menganggukkan kepala sahaja. Selepas itu saya terus berlalu pergi sebelum saya pitam tergolek-golek lagi.

Dari dalam lif hingga ke dalam kereta hingga sampai ke rumah, saya terus bingung memikirkan soalan itu. Setahu saya, 5 tahun dulu wanita itu memang sudah pun menjadi MakJan. Jadi saya rasa beliau membuat andaian saya juga sudah mendapat title yang sama.

Adakah menjadi lumrah wanita-wanita cantik dalam bidang perhubungan awam suka bercerai-berai dan menjanda dalam usia muda? Jika tidak mengapakah wanita itu bertanya soalan sebegitu dengan penuh selamba?

Beliau mahu melantik saya sebagai Pengerusi Kelab Janda Corporate Comm kah? Beliau ingin masuk line duda saya kah? Beliau sebenarnya lesbo yang selama ini menunggu saya kembali single kah?

Jikalau anda pembaca blog ada jawapannnya, sila tulis di kotak komen.

PS -Yang saya pasti, dengan kandungan sudah 4 bulan, beliau tidak dapat mengesan keboyotan saya dan itu menunjukkan saya  masih hot *pengsan*.

PSS – Gambar diatas diambil semasa sambutan hari lahir anak kami yang ke-empat tengah bulan Januari lalu. Pada 30 Januari pula, Azman dan saya menyambut ulangtahun perkahwinan kami yang ke-enam. Saya ingin mengucap syukur atas kebahagiaan yang Allah berikat setakat ini. Walaupun kami tak kaya tapi semuanya mewah dan lebih dari mencukupi. Walaupun saya tidak  Kim Kardashian tapi saya berlaki lebih dari 70 hari. Apa aku merepek ni? Oh ya, doakan rumahtangga kami bahagia sampai ke syurga. Insya Allah!

The Petrosains is actually so interesting! Azman and I was there to check out one of the many sections of the Petrosains and it is called the PETRONAS Street Smart exhibition. The moment I stepped in the place I saw how nice the set up was and how much Miki would love this place, he might not want to leave!

The PETRONAS Street Smart exhibition has been operating for the past 10 years and serves as one of the PETRONAS’ key CSR programmes. It aims to continuously encourage science education as well as address current social issues, namely road safety by focusing on science and technology.

Apparently the PETRONAS StreetSmart exhibition which is an interactive Travelling Exhibition, has travelled extensively throughout Malaysia, including Sabah and Sarawak.

Designed with mobility in mind, the exhibition will continue to work around the country reaching beyond urban areas especially into small towns and remote locations. Since its inception, PETRONAS StreetSmart has engaged over 1 million visitors and participants, achieving high levels of participation throughout various communities and schools.

When we were there, we were so privileged to be briefed by Tengku Nasariah Tengku Syed Ibrahim, Chief Executive Officer of Petrosains Sdn Bhd herself. She said “The exhibition was aligned to Petrosains’ approach of using a variety of techniques, learning tools and programmes to encourage the appreciation and adoption of road safety awareness among society, especially students from the primary schools.”

True enough, the entire exhibition is full with highly interactive exhibits arranged in such a way that they seem to be built along roads and highways. Very interesting indeed, I can pictiure Miki walking (and insisting that his parents also walk within the “roads”  and not breaking any rules. Cute! They have road signs all over… Great for kids to learns the meaning of each one.

Miki would love reading this and 10 million questions based on just one sign! :p 

“Safe Riding” exhibits. This educated riders on the risks they face on the road.

Above is me hitting a helmet at the Skull Protector exhibition. This exhibit shows the importance of wearing a SIRIM- approved helmet while riding bikes because dude, I am telling ya…. even my weakest blow to the non-SIRIM helmet could be fatal!

All these exhibitions have been recognised for their relevance and impact since its introduction in 2001.  Since then it has received the full backing of the Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS), Jabatan Keselamatan Jalan Raya (JKJR) and the Ministry of Education (MOE) who acknowledge the exhibits social value and impact, as well as economic importance.

Above – Azman trying the Buckle Up exhibit, which is probably the stay exhibit here! It allows us to experience forces up to 5 times the body weight simila to those is a crash of about 10km/h. Wow!

 
Over tak? Sampai 2 orang explained to me this exhibit. Maybe I was so bengap! LOL

 
Our guide for that day! very nice and friendly! 

Heheh! My friend Nannoor was also there! Let’s bring our kids there together-gether eh Nannoor? Below are the list of great many activities that children can do here. I highly recomend this place! Really!

For ticketing and booking, you can browse here! They have speacial rates for MyKad holders. Anyway, I am glad that now I know how wonderful Petrosains can be! Although I only check out the Street Smart exhibition belum masuk semua lagi!?!!  I am really eager to take Miki here soon!

So fellow Mommies and Daddies.. How about a toddler outing to Petrosains eh? Let me know! 

As I wrote before we stayed at Strawberry Park Resort in Cameron Highlands. And the best thing to me that this hotel has got to offer is a service all of you must take next time you get up the in the Highlands. For your info, Strawberry Park provides Guided Tour service to all their guests!It is soooo freaking convenient!!

If you have driven to Cameron Highlands before you would know how tiring it could be! Once you arrive at Brinchang for example, you would need to drive around to the many-many parks, garden and farms pulak! The roads are very narrow and when it rains they can be quite slippery. Worst thing would happen if you visit during the school holidays which mean thousands of people flocking together to enjoy the lovely cool highland weather. Driving can be a nightmare at these times…

When we heard about this service Azman especially was so happy coz he didnt have to drive.Ehe! They have several routes or packages but we took the Countryside Tour. It took us to the Butterfly Farm, Boh Tea Factory, Cactus Valley etc etc. If you are traveling without children, you can try their Mossy Forest Walk or Hill Forest Walk. Sounds very interesting for nature lovers like us. Actually we could bring Miki to these Walks, coz Miki is a tough boy, but at that time my morning sickness is super duper bad, takut termuntah or terpengsan tengah jalan!!

In fact I dont know how I can pull a smile in these pictures.. It was feeling so horrible! Hehehe

Below are some pictures of us at the Butterfly Farm! Me and my darling family! Check out all the butterflies on our clothes!

Our tour started at 9 am and we rode with other guests in a van. The driver was very friendly and knowledgeable about Cameron Highlands. Here is Miki on Daddy’s lap in the van.

Miki dah tak takut butterfly!

 At Butterfly Farm yang cantik…

We shared the van with a Indian family from KL and a Dutch couple from Holland. They were all very nice and Miki made friends with the other kids.

Happy Miki with new friends. This was at the Honey Bee Farm.

Miki and Mummy yang separuh pengsan kepeningan at the Boh Tea Plantation.

Very fresh tea leaves

Miki just learned about carnivorous plants and when he saw some many of them at The Big Red Strawberry, he was kinda freaked out.

All of us in the van!

That night we had dinner at Strawberry Court Thai Restaurant.  The restaurant is situated at Lower Ground Floor of Strawberry Park Resort.

The restaurant opens from 6pm and last order is taken at 10pm. We had steam boat and it was so yummy! At night in Cameron Highlands can be quite chilly so makan soup panas-panas is soooo good….

jii

Miki is surprisingly so good with chopsticks! Hhehe.. He ate a lot that night! Good boy!

Actually Strawberry Park also has a fine dining restaurant called Tudor Grill which we will check out the next time we go there. I looked at the place and it look fineeee….

Below is Mr Ming, he is the Resort Manager and a very friendly man. He entertained us and made sure that we had a pleasant stay!

Here are more pics of us around the pretty Strawberry Park.

In case you guys are visiting Cameron during this CNY season, let me share some more info, the Jim Thomson Terrace is having a buffet dinner on 25th and 26th January 2012 from 7pm – 9.30pm at RM52.00+ per adult and RM30.00+ per child. The food there is very yummy, you can check out my earlier entries.

If you are one of those party people, FYI the only Club in Cameron Highlands is situated in this resort! It is called Wildberry Club and opens every night. Another faq that I get everytime I write about holiday is room rates. Well here they are:-

Studio Suite from RM228.00++ onwards
Tioga Deluxe Suite from RM298.00++ onwards
Fresno 2 Bedroom Suite from RM378.00++ onwards
Shasta 2+2 Bedroom Apartment from RM408.00++ onwards”
-Room only & Terms & conditions apply.

For booking, you guys can call contact their KL sale office at 03 21626166 for reservations or you can book online http://www.strawberryparkresorts.com/rates/promotions.html.

Happy holidays guys! Cheers!

The next video is taken 3 days after his second birthday ( 20 Jan 2010).  He spoke very well but very pelat as well! Hehe!
His hair was short and curly and he was still in diapers.

If you wanna take a peek into our lives, just see below video and you will understand what I mean by Miki can speak very fast and non-stop.This video is taken when Miki was 3 years old.

At 3 he no longer wears a diaper day and night, like a typical boy he loves robots (like Real Steel that speak of in the video), fights, cars and zombies. He rides his bicycle like a pro and can read and write a little bit. He sleeps in his own room and his hobby is story-telling. One of the sweetest story or conversation that we had was posted on my FB status a couple of weeks ago -

“Yesterday Miki talked for 15 minutes about the characteristic of the car he is going to buy once he gets a job. It is a green car with sirens and missiles at the back. Miki is going to drive Mummy and Daddy to Mamak with that car and once Adik Miki keluar, Adik will sit at the back. The car has many cool button, click on this one and flowers will come out, click on that and another car will come out… There are dozens of buttons and Mummy can’t remember their functions already but there is this button that if you press it, pizza, drinks complete with serviettes, fork and spoon will appear. I told Miki this is the best button because Mummy doesn’t have to cook. Then Miki said there is another button kalau tekan keluar longkang. LONGKANG?
“Aah, keluar longkang senang Mummy nak muntah…”
Nice observation Miki, you know since I got preggie with your Adik, I keep vomiting 24-7, kadang-kadang kat longkang tepi jalan. Thanks for having that wonderful longkang feature in your car especially for me, Cimiki. You are so thoughtful and Mummy loves you and the longkang very much!”

Indeed Mummy and Daddy are very much in love with you Miki. We often watch your old videos because you seem to be growing too fast and we just can’t get enough of you. Yesterday 17 Jan 2012, you turned 4 years old. You want Nike football boots for your birthday. You know I would buy you the world if you desire so, but baby you have to always remember who you are, your roots, your background. Always be good my baby, to God, to your family and to all other people you will meet throughout your life. I am wishing you the blessings from Allah swt on your birthday, Miki. May he bestow you with good health, strong faith and protect you from all the harm there are out there. Insya Allah!

 
Miki and Mommy in Jan 2009 – 4th Wedding Anniversary Dinner at Palace of Golden Horses

But that was almost 4 years ago. I was just 26 years young, healthy and active. In this second pregnancy, I will be delivering our new baby at the age THIRTY! Still healthy and active I am but is my metabolism still highly the same? Will I get my shape back this time around? What if I don’t? What if I got stuck looking like humpty dumpty forever? FOREVER? FOREVER??????

*mata berpinau lalu pengsan*

Maybe as I get “wiser”, I tend to worry a lot more too, no? Ah! Until July next year. Let’s just focus on the positives and after that kalau gumuk jugak kita diet sampai pengsan! Yay!

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Dear Readers,

Please pardon my absence, but hey I am back now with some seriously amazing goodies to giveaway my lucky readers. Thanks to Fisher-Price, I am sure you still remember my previous Blog Giveaway here and the winners here. Congratulations again to the winners and this time around I have more amazing Fisher Price toys amounting up to RM500.00!!! How cool is that? I am sure you don’t wanna miss getting the high-end Fisher Price for free right?

If you love freebies like I do, all you need to do is

1) Read my previous entry :  Healthy Care Deluxe Booster Seat – Another Seriously Cool Baby Stuff
2) Tell me why the Healthy Care Deluxe Booster Seat is great, why you want it and what do you like to read in this blog.
3) You can submit as many entries as you like and there is no character limits.
4) You can answer is English or Bahasa Melayu only.
5) The contest is open to everyone, bloggers or just readers. Please provide a valid email for us to contact you in case you win!

For the benefit of some readers, saya akan tafsirkan arahan dalam Bahasa Melayu. Untuk menyertai Blog Giveaway ini, anda hanya perlu:

1) Baca catatan saya yang terdahulu: Healthy Care Deluxe Booster Seat – Another Seriously Cool Baby Stuff
2) Tulis dalam kotak komen dibawah mengapa anda rasa Healthy Care Deluxe Booster Seat tersebut sangat best, mengapa anda mahukannya dan cerita apa yang anda suka baca dalam blog ini.
3) Anda boleh menghantar sebanyak mungkin penyertaan tanpa had limit perkataan.
4) Sila jawap dalam Bahasa Inggeris atau Melayu sahaja.
5) Pertandingan terbuka pada semua orang, baik bloggers mahupun pembaca. Sila sertakan alamat email untuk kami hubungi anda, sekiranya anda menang!

The contest will be closed on Tuesday 20 December 2011 at 11.59pm.

The Healthy Care Deluxe Booster Seat by Fisher Price. Tell me why it is great and you can win great prizes!

Just like before, the winners will be selected by our friends at Fisher-Price and will be announced after the closing date. Prizes will be sent to the lucky winners via post. Now, I am sure you want to know what are THE PRIZES right!?

FIRST PRIZE – Fisher Price Learning Kitchen – Worth RM 219.90

SECOND PRIZE – Fisher Price Rumble & Learn Driver – Worth RM169.90

Third Price – Fisher Price Singin’ Soccer Ball – Worth RM 99.90
To tell you the truth I really wish I can enter my own giveaway because that Learning Kitchen is just to-die-for!!! Same goes with the other two prizes, not only super cute and high quality but they let our kids learn while they play.

But unfortunately I can’t win these goodies because the are for YOU! So come on and leave your comments, guys! All the best to you!

Love,

Diyana

Thanks friends and readers for visiting this blog. FYI how I wish I have the time to write about sensational stuff, heartfelt stories and Miki’s development update but badan tak kuat, kesihatan tak mengizinkan (aiyoo baru pregnant belum demam denggi lagi… touch wood!)

Anyway I have some pics that I took with my phone over the weekend let me upload here lah! On Saturday Azman had to work I stayed homi with Miki and we did nothing but relaxing, watching TV and play games. If I wasn’t down with morning sickness, I am sure we had gone out shopping or at least get some exercise at the park. Instead I made some spaghetti with tomato and fresh basil, spread a matt under the palm trees in our garden and have our own lil picnic there.

The weather on Saturday was cool and the sun was merciful. Miki and I had such a lovely time having our simple lunch outside.

Spaghetti for lunch?

Bentang tikar plastik cabuk, took out a couple of scattered cusions, belum sempat nak hidangkan air segala tengok2 mulut Miki dah bukan main comot hahaha… Sedap ye Miki, of course la Mummy yang masak! :p Took this pic I think he looks so cute here. Although it was not a hot day but Miki went back inside to his Ipad after he finished his meal… alala… so Putera Lilin!

I on the other hand proceeded with my sunbathing. I got my paperback novel with me, my fluffy cusions and the soft blowing wind! Relax betul.. heaven! Love my high fence, takde sapa nampak I terbongkang atas rumput depan rumah nak pakai bikini pun boleh woo kalau sanggup! haha

As you all know Azman and I are self-proclaimed Urban Garderner. Now we have more herbs and vegetable plants in our yard than flowering plants. Really banyak sampai tak termakan. At one time we produce so much of that iron-and-minerals-packed red spinach and sawi until I found it funny when I saw other people were buying that from the supermarket. I felt like saying eh.. tak payah la beli, mai datang umah saya petik. *pengsan*

In the end we gave some to family and friends and our pet rabbits pun bukan main mewah makan sayur bayam tiap-tiap hari. Now that my morning sickness is slowing me down a lot, I hardly cook anything and I have like 3 or 4 kuntum bunga kantan yang sampai dah kembang sebab tak petik!!! Not to mention cili padi, serai, basil melambak-lambak…

My cili padi yang sampai buruk atas pokok dan jatuh berguguran ke bumi. Below is Azman’s latest plants. Memang feeling-feeling Cameron Highlands la! This is cabbage aka kobis. I myself has never seen it grown in low land,in my own garden is the first time. So far it is growing beautifully, hope it will produce the cabbage head soon..
Memang susah jaga food plants when you are not using pesticide but that’s the challenge and looking at your plants growing gloriously like this is very satisfying like buying handbag. hahaha

Cabbage plants

On Sunday, I felt a bit better but still didn’t feel like going out takut making a scene by termuntah di khalayak ramai! So I decided to cook proper lunch for the family, I love authentic Malay cooking aka makanan kampung-kampung. So picked some herbs from the edible garden, serai, daun kunyit, bunga kantan, cili padi and also daun kesum.

Today’s harvest

The ginger torch and daun kesum was thrown into a pot of asam pedas ikan siakap – my husband likes this very much. I think my bro in law Abi mesti horror tengok muka ikan tu hahaha

asam pedas siakap

I also made what tasted best in my preggie momma palate – masak lemak cili api!  That day I cooked masak lemak cili api ayam with tomatoes yang sangatlah marvelous lemak berkrim but I feel so guilty about taking that much santan. Next time I will remember not to use so much. FYI I have stopped cooking red meat in my kitchen except when we host bbq parties. I also limit the intake of cheese for myself and Azman except Miki he can take as much cheese as he wants. Red meat, cheese, santan adalah sangat tidak menyihatkan ye Puan-puan - pesanan daripada penaja.  Remember that asam pedas is better than masak lomak dan bolognese is better than creamy carbonara. Sekali -sekala boleh la eh…

lemak cili api

Below is our lauk sihat campur lauk tak berapa sihat that we had for lunch. Azman and Miki both suka and makan banyak betul, I feel so happy and semangat nak melawan pening so that I can cook regularly again. I really pray so that morning sickness will leave me soon. So that I can function normally again. LOL. Insyal Allah…

Have a nice day everyone!