Lemau

Masih ramai yang cuti ka. 

Anyway. Selamat Hari Raya. Just got back to work today. So masih lemau. Not helping is that I am still loya2 dari my plane flight. Hehehe. Puked a lot in front of Aziz, and he was like .. "eiiii Mommy ni.. naseb baik la tak kena Aziz." . It was a smooth flight actually but I think I was not feeling too well due to the many air gas consumed during raya. I am also a little bit sick of kek lapis at the moment. 

But I am getting ahead of myself. Didnt take a lot of photos, dont know why exactly. Raya tahun ni pon I rase macam kurang meriah at Balingian.  Maybe adik beradik my husband semua tadek kut. But on the upside it doesnt take a long time to wait for bilik air to be available. LOL. 

Amik gamba berempat pon tak sempat. Which is a shame. Maybe when pergi beraya somewhere this weekend kut I'll try. I am not big on taking pictures of myself so I always forgot when I am tired or harried from carrying Saif in my arm and feeding Aziz. 

Gambar di first raya. Tu pon I suruh duduk situ tangkap gamba then I forgot about myself. LOL. Saif tu semua orang ingat girl sebab baju die macam baju kurung, tapi it is actually a baju Melayu kurta. Hehe. 

Raya dish it was rendang and ketupat palas and laksa sarawak. I macam malas nak rebus I punye instant ketupat nasi sebab ade laksa sarawak, so it was ok je. Then later pon I pergi beraya rumah sape tah die ade serve ketupat nasi. So I was set! 

That being said, I am kinda homesick of Johor raya food, tengok la weekend ni if I nak buat lodeh for my own consumption. Huhu. You people may called it lontong, it is sayur lodeh for us. I am not too clear on the difference though I noticed an abundance of vegetable in sayur lodeh. 

Kek lapis on display. That is just one of 2 bekas kek. Yang paling sedap is kek milo yang dekat kiri sekali where Saif hands are holding the penutup. Semua pon sedap. The thing I like about raya in Sarawak, you can bet all of their kek lapis are made by themselves. Kueh raya mungkin tak, but kek lapis ye. 

Lepas solat raya and  bersalam-salaman we went to beraya around the kampung. I selalu cuak motor2 ni kalau bawak laju atas titi around the kampung ni. 

Sebab raya tahun ni tak lama pon at Sarawak, by raya ketiga we headed back to Bintulu. My husband punye family belah ayah die have a big family gathering on Monday. But our car broke down in the middle of the dirt road. 

 The dirt road and our car yang dipinjamkan.

 We were worried because 1. it was not our car 2. the cost. But the owner was  nice about it and the repair surprisingly tak mahal pon. So small blessings in mishap. The kids sedap je tido dalam kereta masa kereta tu rosak, in the middle of nowhere. Nasib baik we convoy with my MIL and PIL. So the kids and I got into my PIL car while my husband waited there for the tow truck. The tow truck cost is exorbitant but cannot be helped because it was raya weekend and jauh dalam hutan. Huhu. 

On Monday tu ade gathering satu family of my PIL. Kira my husband datuk got about 11 kids, and most if not all are gathered at Li Hua Hotel for raya feast and just fun. It was interesting. I have a small family and being in the room where most of the people there are my husband cousins is overwhelming. Aziz had fun and we even managed to win 2 lucky draw prizes. 

Dekat rumah atuk die pon Aziz and his 2 cousins had the ultimate time running around so I have to say my kid had fun. Saif pon jadi attention as ramai je offer nak dukung. At one time he was the main entertainment for a group of guests. Suke la anak aku tu. 

It was a good hari raya but nothing beat home even though rupa rumah sekarang macam tongkang pecah and I think my husband is wearing his ultimate patience hat jaga 2 kids sebab nursery tutup. I asked him to call a cleaning service to clean the house this Friday because frankly we don't have the time and he have a lot on his plate jugak. 

Update before Eid

Well then... our country is certainly being very silly kan. Dari top to bottom. Malas komen lebih. 

I think a lot of people are going balik kampung. Even the boys punye taska pon dah tutup. Ayah la mengambik cuti and take care of the kids. And taska tu cuti up to end of next week. Kesian husband. But I can't take a long leave, dapat cuti ni pon cukup baik. I think I maybe a little bit excited for raya now. Mainly because the food. 

This Ramadhan has been like a new low for me. I feel tired and sleepy most of the time. Very not energetic.  Maybe mood akan extra sikit lepas balik cuti. Though I will be busy, have to work the whole weekend end of this month, which I am not too pleased about sebab bulan raya kan. But to think of it, it is not like I get a lot of invitation raya pon. 

Also told husband I taknak cook la this remainder Ramadhan. Heh. I am blessed that my husband never really pushed I cook if I don't feel like it ( and many time I don't feel like it ), but still lagi tengah kemas barang nak balik Sarawak. And only finished kemas baju bebudak ni. Next is my baju and the little little things like food, milks, botol susu, brush, toiletries all those thing yang you akan tertinggal if don't think real hard. 

If balik JB I tak rase cemas sangat if I tertinggal something sebab I am at my territory so I know what I can get. Lagipun everyone in Bandar Baru Uda knows that, Pasaraya Q&Q will stay open even if there is a zombie apocalypse happening. There are only closed on the eve before CNY for their big dinner. But I am excited for this Raya food and though I may have to buy at least 1 small packet of instant ketupat for moi sebab I je makan firstly at my husband kampung and I can't eat ketupat palas like others in huge amount because nanti I sebu. 

Hoping also this raya I and the kids would not get sick. Last time we did not bring any medicine, this time semua spesis ubat bawak! Other than that I am looking forward for the many kek lapis I will be eating in the next few days. Hello newly expanding waistline, 

Next time bersiaran , probably after Ramadhan. So I will wish my Muslim readers, Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri and maaf if anything I write here or anywhere that is hurtful to you. I sincerely apologized. 

Tu Aziz playing with his reflections while Saif looking weirdly at his big brother. Had to stop him from licking the window. Euw Aziz. 

And hey,, I think this is the second ke first Ramadhan in yearsss that I get to puasa penuh. But heyyy.. still ade 2 days to go, With my propensity to get pukey on airplane, maybe macam tahun lepas, satu hari burn jugak. Ah well. 

Selamat Hari Raya y'all! Have a good celebration and drive safely. 

A turbulent time

I am updating blog like I used to do. Ramble and ramble. I think it is good. Well I did this because I have no work lor. Dulu ade juga keje. Tunggu kerja esok sampai! Kerja here ni bile time ade keje, busy tak menang tangan. Bile tadek, tadeekk langsung. 

Sekarang ni Malaysians people are so engrossed at their phone reading up on the WSJ allegations regarding our PM. From my understanding, what is highlighted by WSJ was actually in the earlier AG reports which the higher up deemed classified and should not be released to public. That just showed the level of corruption in our country. Because after WSJ make light of this, then it seems like all sorts of actions and questions are being undertaken.

There are many theories that can be thrown out, however bear in mind that the authorities had already warned we rakyat marhaen to not spread this. All I can say is that while all of us at the edge of our seat to see what unravels next, in my sinking heart, I feel like there can never be change. No one seems to be taking corruption seriously. It took newspaper abroad that the authorities seems to bristle up and take some sorta action. And in the case of MARA , almost no action at all. 

I don't talk politics in my blog because frankly, most of it is hard to keep up and you need to read a lot to give a sound opinion. This is not a sound opinion, but rather a simple opinion made by a simple person reading about serious mishandling of money being done by the top people who supposedly have our best interest at heart. 

No wonder people are leaving Malaysia left and right. Frankly I am disappointed. I also believed this is a turning point in Malaysia's politic. If no change are made now, if the people at the top still believe they are invisible , then we are doomed. If investigation are being done properly, information transparent, actual people in power being held accountable, then we can move forward. Our country can heal. If not, we will continue to bleed and then cripple. 

Wow. That is heavy. Now I don't feel like writing anything light. Tomorrow then. Today we wallow in the news ( that legal letter is hilarious and inept btw ) and we pray that our economy will bounce back and an effective and honest leader will lead the country, 

The rush before Raya

You can see it everywhere. 

Last weekend was occupied with finding a jubah for my MIL. Since she requested a certain color, so we went out looking for it.  We went there after buka puasa kat Thaba Village. Seronok je aku request owner Thaba Village to make Masala Tea and he prepared a jug for anyone who wants it, dan berchapatti dan nan dengan seronok. 

I always like Thaba Village food. It feels like homemade food. Kali ni mahal sikit.  Sekarang dah RM45. Tak stay lama pon sebab dah tua nak makan banyak2 pon tak lepas. Hahaha. Like I said, I got to taste the pulut and kari ayam ( sedap gilo) , nan, chapatti, mutton masala and chicken, vege dhal ( my all time favorite dish whenever I go there ), sayur bendi masak with kelapa kering, kari ikan. Ade sup ayam I didn't taste and kueh2 . Ok la spread die. Oh nasi mandy pon ade.

Tengok gamba ni rase nak pegi lagi. We don't go there very often but dalam setahun tu at least 2 kali kut. And setiap Ramadhan mesti pergi situ.

Anyway lepas buka puasa , we went into every available boutique at Wangsa Melawati and took a picture of jubah turquoise yang mungkin my MIL likes. Oh, I heard that the boutiques in Bangi memang penuh dengan wanita. Sebab I am not secekal wanita2 lain, we just looked area Wangsa Melawati tu je. Was looking for blouse tapi yang I berkenan kat Elle Zada takde my size. Last2 the blouse I beli kat AU2, Dah beli rase besarrr plak.. macam pregnant T_T . Bantai la. I already have the baju kurung for the turquoises theme this year. Tapi sebab it is a baju kurung moden so ketat sikit and susah sikit la nak menyusu.  

Nak beli satu lagi baju kurung macam malas, so ingatkan pakai blouse je. If not, I pakai blouse tu petang je. Sebab petang baru pergi beraya selalunye. 

After searching for the blouses tu, dah kehausan. I cakap nak Starbucks so my husband drove towards Gombak, boleh plak I cakap.. eh gi IKEA terus la. Time tu dah 9.30 . I google tengok IKEA tutup pukul 11 pm. So sempat la nak gi beli the stuffs that we want. Pukul 10.30 malam kat IKEA tu ramai gile orang! Dan boleh pulak Starbucks tepi IKEA tu dah tutup at 11pm. Ceh. I am like..eh kat KLCC and Great Eastern Mall sampai pukul 12 ke 2 ??? Tapi at the end husband singgah jugak at the drive through one. Ramai betul orang berdrive trough Starbucks at the time.

So besok to baru decide nak beli the jubah after my MIL. We singgah Zawara after shopping at AU2 for my blouse and budak2 ni punye seluar pelikat. If at that night I thought ramai at Zawara, yesterday lagi ramai. People are disappointed left and right because there are no sizes for their preferred jubah/baju. I pon boleh pulak berkenan pada jubah batik die. Pon tadek size. Last2 aku beli online. . Tengok la kalau sempat sampai.

Ugh. Pagi tadi bangun kul 5.56 am. Which means no sahur. So parched! Bertahanlah.

Point form

- Masih tidak sempat amik gamba juadah berbuka pose, but hey, I reached home usually at 6.30 or 6.40 then solat, then terus masak. Takde nak pic bagai. 

- Semalam masak labu masak lemak and telo masak kicap je. Sahur tadi bangun lewat. Husband makan roti je. I memang roti je, sambil2 tu roti aku kena sambar dek Saif. Die macam Aziz gak masa kecik. He will wakes up if I wakes up. Huhu. Bawak la koala bear tu sekali sahur. 

- Had a major battle with Aziz today. He throws a huge fuss in waking up more than usual and refuse to wear his school uniform. Because I dah tak larat dah, I asked him what he wants to wear and he tunjuk t-shirt spiderman. So die pegi sekolah pakai lah baju spiderman and seluar sekolah. Jangan sekolah rendah buat perangai macam tu. Cikgu disiplin tak heran ok!  

- I am really hankering after sushi. More importantly sushi zanmai for no apparent reason. Maybe sushi king. Dulu ade kedai jepun bukak kat Ukay Boulevard but dah tutup tak sampai beberapa bulan bukak. I really feel bad for kedai2 there. The only thing that seems to thrive there is Pegaga. Kafe Skrin pon not bad gak. 

- Punye le malas goreng donut pon kat airfryer. I suke sebenarnye. This is actually the frozen donut and I like how it turned out, rase die padat. Not as fluffy as I like, but ini pon sodap. 

- Working here, company ade provided nursing room which is great. But bulan puasa ni I prefer to pam susu at surau because I can strecth out and rest my eyes. I am actually very careful in not letting myself fall asleep because that means a massive headache when I woke up from my nap. I don't like that. So I deal with the sleepiness with just relaxing and playing Candy Crush (Helloo!! Level 1000 now ok . ) . Sometimes if I had run out of lives, I will read books. I can't deal with being stuck at the desk all the time. Gile pening. Time like this I miss my old company and Midvalley. Haha. 

- Oohh.. and I didn't mentioned it here but my Medela ice pack got stoler from the nursing fridge freezer. I am so mad whenever I think about it. I don't label the icepack because well, normally I see people dont label it and if we put it there at a certain spot.. then it is ours la. Lebih kurang like that. Then bile petang tu nak amik , it is gone. I put up a note requesting it back,... but tadek okeh! Meaning that person memang steals the icepack. Gah! I like to think breastfeeding mothers as people who wished the best for their child, which also in turn should makes them pretty decent human being. What kinda makes me furious is the knowledge that a mother would do this, steal stuffs. Ugh. Pro tip: If you left your ice pack and needs em to bring your breast milk back home. Use ICE!. Or buy ice! You should realized you are missing an icepack early on the day sebab nak pergi pump or nak letak dalam freezer kan.. so you should have plenty of times to make ice. I had done this several time sebab I memang pelupa, but I basically have plastic bags or ziplocks in my drawers and I will put ice in them as a temporary ice pack for the milk. Simple je kann... tak payah resort to mencuri other people stuffs. *feeling all riled up*

- Hmmm... 

Out of sorts

Hi! 

Had been feeling out of sorts ever since last weekend. During the weekend Saif would not sleep at all and because of that I have a raging migraine on Sunday which had it effects to the workdays. Saif no if is awake at 4 or 5 am  is no longer content to sit quietly and play at his cot. He will pulled his brother and my hair just for the hell of it. Hahaha. 

Tapi not funny because he also now like to ceku or cakar people because he wants to feel our face. I was so angry when he scratched my eyes. Haha. I know like how you could be mad at a baby, but anger is irrational. 

That brings to mind to the abuse of Nor Zuliana. I don't know how the heck it could escalate up to that point but it is scary. I am prone to anger when things dont go my way. You know how we got all this advise that you should always hold your child and be there yada yada yada,, rainbows and stuffs. I honestly thinks you know yourself what is best for YOU and your child. 

If the baby wont sleep after numerous and numerous of trying, and I am at the end of my line with Aziz bising.. "lapaarr laa" .. I leave him cried out. ( Safely in a cot or I put him in a buai). I biar die menangis, while I do my stuffs. I know if I picked him up I will get angry because there are 1001 things to do, but he wants to be held in all his waking moments. So yes. I leave him. If you are angry, just leave them somewhere and just cool down. 

Nobody is perfect but nobody should hurt a child either.  Let's do better! Macam semalam I marah Aziz irrationally because he took a long time to pakai kasut die. He is only 2! Almost 3..but yes, sometimes I expect so much from him when comparatively he can do a lot of things compare to some other kids. Lepas tu die nangis. Then adik die jugak nangis. Husband tadek. I am like Gah. But after putting Saif to sleep ( which he immediately wakes up and continues to cry) and I pergi bawah to mintak maaf to Aziz which puts him in a better mood. 

Nonetheless .. may God protect our children .. from others, ourselves and themselves from abuse and destruction be it spiritually or physically. 

I may not be a great or even good mother, but please do not let me be a bad one. ( I am also sorely tempted to tied my fallopian tubes this bulan puasa. The hunger and thirst do not bother me so much. But the tiredness and not sleeping is killing me because I can't combat those feeling with a drink of water)

Btw.. this is always at my hands now. 

Way better than minyak cap kapak or tiger balm. Though I am ok with tiger balm , but minyak kapak do nothing to me. I prefer to carry this around during bulan puasa ni compare to my phones to combat my nausea ( from eating sahur .. yeah... sucks kan ) and pening kepala . Also helps with the mengantukness. Huhu. Husband bought it on a  Thai Airways flight not sure if it sold here. 

IFlix and ...

Husband tried to subscribe with iFlix. Those who are not in the knows, IFlix is kinda like Netflix, where you pay to watch streaming tv shows or movies. Right now the services is only available in Philippines and Malaysia. I tried it when I was Singapore but I can't sign in saying "out of country". 

It offers some popular old series and fairly good list of current tv shows. You know I am a tv addicts. This is tailor made for people like me! I haven't looked through the movies list yet because I am too busy rewatching Friends. Yes! They have all seasons of Friends! I was just before this considering to buy the dvds which gonna cost a lot. But now it is in IFlix. I am so excited! It have other current shows. Husband is watching Suits and Arrows in IFlix. 

Got some cartoons, old tv cartoons and gotten Aziz to watch Bananas in Pajamas which he kinda loves. Got animated movies too for the kids.  It is now offering a month trial (wait I read up in the site it is only for 14 days.. but we have been using it for free for a month now and still can watch all this shows)

I am going to continue with Iflix! I think even with Astro is gone, I won't notice though Aziz would surely do. His Upin and Ipin and Ultraman fix is in Astro though. Oh, we need to use a browser for it for now so definitely needed a computer or a laptop or a tab, so the options are we connect our laptop to the tv using hdmi cable. Don't ask me the steps because my husband set it up, but I think it is simple enough.  Below is how it is setup in our house. 

Got mini screen(laptop) for playing and the tv screen for actual viewing. That is the very first episode of Friends btw. Rachel wedding headpiece was out of this world. 

Hoped IFlix is here to stay. The only thing we wished is that it offered subtitles but maybe it depends on the show.... like I said I haven't really browsed because whenever I put it on, I quickly play Friends . So thumbs up to the founder! 

Oh... continue on.. 

Sebab semua orang share ape die orang buka day to day.. I pon nak cakap gak. Though I don't take pictures of mine. Sebab dah kelam kabut. Mana taknye. Sampai rumah 6.45 camtu.. terus la ke dapur. Menu semalam is just daging paprik and telor dadar. Sebab daging paprik tu dah ade sayur semua kan ( walaupon I only consider leafy green veges as true sayur) , I just put kobis and carrot in my paprik. And buat telo dadar. Masak nasi . Habes semua siap dalam 7.15. Can't believe I manage to masak in that short time because orang tak terer masak macam I ni memang lembap dalam dapur. Tu pon sambil jenguk resepi gak. Haha. Masa paprik pon kena tengok resepi . Most of my recipe I used to cook for day to day ni.. I usually take it from Mat Gebu. Maybe because we are both Johorean so taste for food macam asam pedas, kari, tu macam sama and I usually like the food I cooked when I used his recipe.

Also... to me the ultimate brush bottle! It is the middle one. I like it sebab the sponge does not easily come off after vigorous brushing. Ini pon aku berharap semoga sentiasa ade di Giant :D

More updates!

I am definitely on a roll this month. Feeling kinda refreshed. Which is weird. 

Anyway... this weekend was kinda busy with feeling lethargic and lazing at home. Saif is still cranky from not being well and I was going bonkers. I was thinking.. "wait.. wasn't he such a good happy go lucky baby.. what happened". I guess having a fever and a flu would do that to a baby. 

Buka puasa with my siblings on Saturday and made kueh keria from purple sweet potato which throws my anak2 sedara off. Sunday I tried Ayuni beef keema recipe and it turned out nicely. Though I eat mine with rice, I can't help but think that it would be nicer with a roti canai or chapati. Lupa beli. Then malas nak patah balik dah. 

With abang bobby. Bobby dari dulu if nampak ade baby he will sprawl dekat situ. Macam nak suruh uli2 perut je kan.

Die habiskan semangkuk peas. Good boy sangat.

Mula2 tu tak sabar then after few spoonfuls he lost interest and bawled his head off. 

His appetite has gone up somewhat. Masa sakit kurang sikit nak makan, but I noticed he really like sweet food like pumpkin and sweet potato. Bagi buah like apple and pear puree he refused to open his mouth ok. And if he is in a good mood he can finish a bowl, but semalam a bit cranky lepas 5 6 spoonfuls he is more interested in playing with the spoon. 

Perangai suke berdiri ni tak padan dengan 7 bulan. Wow. He is 7 months today. He is always trying to stand. I usually find him trying to stand in the middle of the night. When I opened my bleary eyes to look at him, nanti die akan tersengih2. For this weekend I am getting him accustomed again to the living room. Die nak lepak kat bilik je mostly and would only crawl around on bed. So getting him at the living room biar die biasa and tak takut. 

Put in Aziz face in front of my beef bowl. Pergi Midvalley baru2 ni noticed Yoshinoya dah bukak balik and I was ecstatic! I love Yoshinoya. Terus I lupa niat nak makan mee tarik sedap kat food court. Aziz pon suke the beef bowl. Though it was really crowded. People are jostling for a table. Next time would book a table first before getting a meal because sometime you can wait a while. 

Ok suddenly got really sleepy again. End post now. 

Holding in a sneeze

While I am writing this. Apparently I am sick. Have a flu. No wonder I felt so bleary and out of sorts. 

Then my husband is down with sakit mata. My baby is still feverish a bit. Aziz the one who is healthy and well. I am making him cook my buka puasa lah macam ni. 

Yesterday I was planning to buy kat pasar ramadhan kan? Haram tadek. Went to this little stretch of road that used to have plenty of nice variety of food. I don't know if they started or not, tapi obviously there is not a lot of stalls. And I was searching for nasi  ( and I very very rarely beli nasi berlauk ), then apart from the nasi berlauk, there are only 3 other stalls selling nasi and all of them are selling nasi ayam kunyit. You know. pieces of chicken with long beans or carrots slathered with tumeric and goreng. 

It is delicious but I kinda like meh .. and why are there like 3! And all the kuehs are sold out because I only manage to be there are 7pm. So last2 I balik empty handed. 

But husband had already buy murtabak raja from our favorite kedai earlier, and my sister give me bubur lambuk dari surau and I goreng karipap which I have loads in the freezer. ( My mom and aunty likes to give me frozen karipap and anything requiring effort usually I will put off so I have so many karipap to last me a year) . 

So technically I didnt cook ( karipap frying is an exception) but did not buy at pasar ramadhan either. Hehe. 

I will not be cooking for this buka puasa either sebab my sister dah bagi lauk. Also my hidung is having a flowing tap moments, so it was never on the table. Sahur I masak! I hope. But have to. Sebab weekend usually required more energy. 

(Sahur pagi tadi pon tak masak sebab obviously too sick but my husband just reheated the leftover murtabak for him and I bakar roti . I love bread and butter. I can eat that for 5 days straight be sick of it and then get on it again 2 weeks later )

Bleary

That is how I feel.

So hows you guys going.  Manage to wake up for sahur and cooked. Well just one dish. Put in udang goreng with a bit if bawang and chilli and abit of tumeric. It was nice. But I think it is a bit too much for me for first sahur. Yes me who who don't eat heavy meals so early on the day.

Ikutkan hati memang malas, tapi dah nama bini orang. Also am breastfeeding so need plenty of enery and fluid to get it going la kan. There was some reheated sambal tempe and kentang which was nice and I tune in Sleepless in Seattle while eating at the living room since Saif is there so he can golek2.

Tapi Duke jam la plak. I wonder if daily memang akan camni, because before this Duke usually smooth je.

I am not cooking for buka puasa today sebab simply I am not feeling it. Boleh gitu. Haha. Also a bit pening since my body is adjusting to this not eating and drinking phase. Hmm.. and so so cold.

Actually I am horribly sleepy made even more terrible because there is no work... so hence I typed here. Which is why I sounded so incoherent.

Ooohh.. also manage to print out resepi untuk biskut raya. I told my husband tahun ni malas la buat sebab ade tiny babe yang susah gile nak tido. Tapi rase nye bole kut buat satu je. Hahahaha. Kite tengokkk nanti. If I made it, I update it.

Hohhhhh... baru pukul 2.20 pm kee.

2 jam lebih lagi.. what to do what to do.

Reels and Small Screens - A seriously lenghty post with no real substance.

Updating because aku tadek keje wehhh.. boring. 

As for the cinema ( the reels in topic....), my husband and I we took turns watching movie at the cinema. Sebab susah la nak bawak tots and a babe. Husband usually go to watch his movie at night or me during the day on a weekend afternoon. I remember my colleague asked me who I go out with to watch movies if husband is watching the kids, and I said alone. Terus die buat muka pelik. Haha. I mean biasa la tu. To get my girlfriends with me bole kut, but then it would take longer, sebab of course la nak kena lunch la ape la or minum2 ke. If I go alone, I buy popcorns and soda and that is my meal. Though I think I will no longer buy it.

Sebab sometimes I can't really have soda if sakit perut ke, sakit kepala ke or time pregnant ( sebab the pening afterwards is just not worth it) and then they charged the ice lemon tea yang cikai tu rm5 and the popcorn cost like rm12 tambah gst dah nak close to rm20. Yeeesshhhh! That is not worh it. Next time I am stashing a bottled ice lemon tea or mineral water in my bag. And a sandwich or snickers. Bloody hell that is daylight robbery RM20 for an ice lemon tea with artificial lemon and a small tub of popcorn.. Not to mention cinema dulu kan kalau beli tiket online ikut suke la nak pilih seat mana. Tapi now if seat yang atas sikit rm20 bawah sikit yang buat sakit tengkuk rm18. Gile I tell you. I don't know if buy directly same price like that or only online je kena. I havent bought tickets direct at the ticket counter since forever. 

Anyway.. I decided to watch San Andreas. My husband is like pelik because he knows I would like Jurassic World better being Chris Pratt is in there ( his IG is cute. His love for Anna Faris is swoony) ,, tapi I had always liked big disaster movies and big disaster movies are best seen in a cinema. So it was ok, nothing spectacular and everything is predictable but I had a good time. 

Nak review ke? Tak perlu kut. It is a dumb disaster movie that are done well entirely by the earnest casts. The Rock never disappoint y'all. 

I wish I have the time to watch Jurassic World in the cinema, but I am not sure how I am gonna wrangle that out during bulan puasa. Tengok wayang time puasa is not that satisfying if we can't have something to munch on. I'll think about it. 

Now for the small screens. I am still the same. Obsessed with TVs. And this post seems apt with the season finale of Game of Thrones yesterday. I will give a list from the top of my head on the tv series I am currently still watching or following , and some opinions on it. ( May include spoilers like those who are not updated in the latest Greys Anatomy or Vampire Diaries. )

Game of Thrones - Incredible for the last couple of episodes. It improved tremendously by getting Tyrion to Daenarys. And that white walkers slaughter of the wildlings and the watch was seriously great TV since forever. Last night episodes was full of death and uncertainty and I don't know if I just can't wait for the book or for the series. And which will come out first?!!? 

Outlander - I love this series. People had been lamenting about the amount of rape or threat of rapes in this series, but it is not that outrageous to me. The series made me wants to go to Scotland more! Ohh.. those who want to watch this series, don't watch it with kids or parents. Nudity and sex abound. I was surprised at first but then learned that series from the Starz network usually have this. 

Greys Anatomy - Derek died. I honestly dont care. I never like them together anyway. Yes. I am still watching this . Will tune in till the end I guess. It is a fun relaxing watch. Macam the thing I usually look forward to watch on a Saturday morning with my tea and toast. 

Vampire Diaries -  Nina Dobrev had exited the show! And that means no more Elena. I actually am looking forward to see how they gonna do the next season because Elena was such a central figure in the whole story. 

The Originals - I kept on hoping Klaus to die. Or Caroline to go there. I have no idea why I watched, but i guess if nothing else ade, just watched it la. 

The Good Wife - Had deteriorated a lot this season. Maybe just by focusing on Alicia , it just feels really heavy and boring. Julianna Margulies have the screen presence but what made it fun to watch before is how all the cast interacted with each other. Christine Baranski for instance, is awesome in whatever scene you put her in. And that whole 'splicegate'. Don't know who is in the wrong, but it just made Margulies looks worse and frankly I kinda leaning in the belief that Julianna Margulies is kind of an asshole.  ( so more many thoughts tapi lagi panjang )

The Flash - The best new series of 2014/2015. Seriously, Watch it. 

Gotham - Meh. Only ok when Morena Baccarin came in. Before this it was too dark and depressing.

iZombie - Created by the same people who did Veronica Mars. Expect loads of snappy , quick, witty dialogue. Which I like tremendously. ( This is the same reason why I love Buffy and Gilmore Girls). 

Scorpions - Good procedural show. Nothing to shout about. Laughable in the this is kind of ridiculous .. but boleh la for an hour tv. 

Reign - Incredibly ridiculously historically inaccurate. Francis is taking a long time to die y'all... But.. seriously pretty actors and actresses. 

MARVEL Agents of Shield - Ok lah. This season is a bit smoother compare to last season. But not really something I look forward to but bile start to watch it is quite enjoyable.

MARVEL Agent Carter - Better than Agents of Shield, which is solely because the chemistry between Hayley Atwell and James D'Arcy is just too good. I love James D'Arcy. 

Big Bang Theory - Hey! It is still on! Ok for a quick laugh. 

Parenthood - The series finale was ages ago. I love Parenthood. Good family drama that always manage to make you choke out a tear or two especially when Monica Potter is sobbing. Will definitely miss Lauren Graham and Mae Whitman. Hope to see them more. 

Nashville - Gotten really soapy which do not deter the awesomeness of Connie Britton hair. Love the songs sometimes, mostly watch this when all the series I had watched finished or when I am doing chores. 

Scandal - Olivia Pope is no longer awesomesauce. And Fitz is the worst! 

How to Get Away With Murder - Pretty training wheel lawyers trying to lawyering and murdering. Oklah. It is good that it is just 13 eps. Don't think I can stand it if it is 22 eps. 

Hart of Dixie - Rachel Bilson as a small town doctor is cute and totally not belieavable. It was a fun show lah, have its up and down. Usually am bored by it, sometimes charmed. But it finished at Season 4 all neatly tied up with a bow. 

Downton Abbey - Wait.. is it starting yet? Watch it for Lady Mary but am thoroughly charmed with the cute quiet romance of Carson and Mrs Hughes. So hell yes I am still watching because it seems like Matthew Goode will be there for next season? 

Elementary - My husband still watching it, and it is still there in the computer. I love Lucy Liu so I watched it. A good procedural show. Have its hits and misses but the case of the week are charming and usually not predictable which I enjoy. 

State of Affairs - A Homeland wannabe ( I dont watch Homeland but that is the feels I get).They didn't manage to portray the main characters well, which is why I guess it got axed midway. 

Constantine - I love this! But it got axed. That actor here is more Constantine than Keanu Reeves could hope to be. I wish there is more. 

The Mindy Project - Another axed show but got move to Hulu. Hehe. So it lives on. Love and am exasperated at Mindy Lahiri and Danny and love Mindy Kaling. 

Jane the Virgin - A charming show in a telenovela sorta way. But I seriously dont care. I dont think so I will watch the next season kut because I keep on forgetting that I havent watched the finale yet. 

Once Upon A Time - Why.. why am I still watching this after the whole Elsa debacle. That was bad. But Lana Parilla is just too good to let go hence I stay. And Hook is pretty and got distractingly long eyelashes for a pirate. 

So roughly I watched about 20 tv shows. Wow. Well there are some that are axed or I decided to quit. Tapi mesti aku nak tambah tengok lagi. And I am also still watching Orphan Black, and Hannibal and Inside Amy Schumer ( another must watch, she is a great comedian ) , Didn't comment about these 3 because only watch like one eps each and havent started on Hannibal yet. Always like to marathon Hannibal, then I will get like really sick by the beauty and gore of the show. 

I should have aspired to be a tv writer.  

Random

- Its been almost one and a half month I worked as a tester. 3 and a half month to go! A colleague asked what we are going to do next. I honestly dont know. We'll see when we get there. 

- A cold cold day. Been hankering for a hot drink.. but office here got those instant Milo, Teh Tarik, Coffee machine. Save duit! Though I had gotten a bit sick of em. Time to bring my own tea satchets. I asked and apparently the usual kopi o or tea bag not provided. Erm. Ok then. 

- It is going to be Ramadhan soon. I am not sure how I am gonna be at home in time to cook, but I will try lah. In the mean time, simpan resepi2 yang got very easy peasy cooking. Also went to Melawati punye Pasar Tani last Saturday to buy those instant paste that this couple sells in a clear plastic packet. It is homemade and lasted up to a month if frozen ( though I like to live dangerously and used it up to 2 months) . Ade instant paste, kari, masak lemak, masak hitam, dan tah hape la lagi, Can't remember. I like the instant paste kari. Siap ade instruction lagi at the packet berapa ML air and santan to put.. Put in the paste, put in water and santan then add your daging to the instant paste kari. Sedap! I like it very much. 

- Yes. Sampai sekarang I still failed masih kari. Though husband did say he likes my sambal. Dulu rase sambal tu renyah nak masak, sekarang kalau tadek idea sangat masak je sambal. Haha. Sebab kalau ade sambal je dah macam standalone meal. No need anything pon can. Naseb baik Aziz also can eat sambal pedas tanpa banyak songeh. 

- Dengan itu misi weekend ni adalah masak big batch of sambal to be stored in the fridge. 

- Also thank god for whoever that invents airfryer/actifry! I think my Actifry would save the day for most Ramadan meals. So yeah.. those who are always in a hurry, an airfryer would be an item you won't regret buying. Ever. I can't say for the Phillips since I don't have those but I like my Actifry. Very handy. Ops. Needs to goreng bilis also tomorrow using the actifry. 

- Not really looking forward to Pasar Ramadhan because I predict on how crazy expensive things will be. Kueh jual bawah ofis ni saiko mahal. 1 0.60 kau! Pffft. But semestinyela akan pegi jugak, especially time I dont think I can cook tu. Maybe just kueh pelita. Ohhh.. and sambal tempoyak ade pakcik jual kat pasar keramat. Hahahaha... kate tak look forward tapi dah start list down.

- This weekend wants to go to Midvalley for some shopping for the kids (Saif needs baju raya! I just realized he don't have one! Anak baru dua lupa nak beli baju raya, Anak 5 terus duduk rumah takyah raya kut)  tengok wayang, masak stok sambal and bilis. And freaking mop the house. Lets see what gets done. The traffic gonna get crazy this weekend like it always do before Ramadhan. 

How they are are seated. Aziz tu kadang2 kelakar. Kalau die mengantuk he will like tossed and turned on his car seat and be like.. Aziz nak tido la. Then I would be like. tido je laa tadek sape halang. 

The theme for this book reviews are: Romance and Love.

Cucur Bawang Dan Kopi 'O' by Hasrudi Jawawi

My rating: 1 of 5 stars

Synopsis: Bila sudah duduk serumah, mulalah berputik satu perasaan aneh dalam hati mereka walaupun masing-masing masih keras kepala. Namun, egois masing-masing terlalu tinggi melampaui Gunung Everest. Perkahwinan mereka hanya sekadar di atas kertas dan terus menjadi rahsia.

Kemunculan Khairulnizam membuatkan Iskandar gelisah bila kawan baiknya itu tertarik hati dengan Rudiana, isterinya yang mula dicintainya tanpa sedar itu. Mampukah Iskandar melihat isterinya menjadi kekasih kawan baiknya sendiri? 

The introduction was clunky and weird and out of place. The intro is meant for the first meeting, I wished it had been made differently. No explanation given why the heroine stole the cucur bawang for no apparent reason! It is so weird.

Then the author tried to make the bantering between the both of them as sarcastic and witty and it does not work!

Not to mention, the children are just a plot device. After the children are conveniently being shipped off to the mother, they are never heard of again! Even during the wedding day!!

Oh and it so unnecessarily long! Ade 2 page nak menggambarkan how the guy misses the girl, when a paragraph suffice! It just basically rehash the same feelings all over and over again that I feel like killing kittens . And I LOVE KITTENS.

The cliffhanger at the end of each chapter was annoying.

Reading it to the end was torture. I begin to just skim read it to finish it and probably will give this book for free to anyone who wants it.

The only upside was the story was set in JB, my hometown, but not enough of a JB feels are incorporated into it that I am still meh about it.

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American Girls about Town by Jennifer Weiner

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Synopsis: Compilation of short stories done by American romance authors for Make A Wish foundation. 

So hard to rate short stories. I will just put it on what I like and don't like.

"The Truth about Nigel"  - the best because it is fun and sweet and reminiscing of Bridget Jones .

Also like " Andromeda on the Street of Ducklings" of a woman who mourns her fiance in Paris. "Leaving a Light on" was a clever story turning something seemingly seedy into romantic and sweet. I love it.

The one I am meh about is "Yoga Babe" and "I Know a Woman" . I couldn't see the point.

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Flatmates by Chris Manby

My rating: 2 of 5 stars

Synopsis: 

The perils and pitfalls of flatsharing are brought vividly to life in this frank and funny first novel by an exceptionally talented new writer who possesses a wickedly accurate eye for detail and a highly infectious sense of humour.

I don't actively dislike it. That is one way of putting it.

I wish they is more of a rapport between the friends, but even though supposedly they should be friends from schools, it is like they had just met. I don't feel it people.

Everyone in this book is an idiot. Though I guess they have to be idiots to go through this passage of life and worth to be written about, I can't imagine anyone being this much of an idiot. So yeah I can't empathized with anyone but I like how they manage to escape their mess. Convenient but not deserving.

Other than that .. it was ok. The style here is simple and straightforward. Not too zany which I likes. A quick read but nothing too enjoyable I guess.

Is this her first book? Maybe I will try another to see if I would like her style more.

The Consequences of Love by Sulaiman Addonia

My rating: 2 of 5 stars

Synopsis: 

Naser is a young African immigrant who works the carwash in downtown Jeddah. The long, hot summer has arrived and his friends have left the city. Naser spends his time off sitting beneath the palm tree outside his flat, dreaming of Egyptian actresses, and keeping out of the way of the religious police. One day a woman dropped a note at his feet and Naser finds what he was always looking for. A woman to love. 

Reading it as a Muslim living a moderate-conservative Islamic country, my perspective of this book I guess may not be as others.

I love how the story is being tell here. I like how where in the world where men and women are so extremely segregated that forbidden temptations comes up to replace the usual ones.

I don't believe men and women should be so segregated. I disapproved of those. Women should have a voice and a choice on where she wants to go and what she wants to wear, who she wants to marry. However the casual way they give way to their desire is also shocking and a bit unbelievable. . However I guess they are still in their teens. So ... hormones.

Like the story. Some part of it I am a little squeamish off. I never like story about rape. Will be looking for more stories of love set in the Muslim world.

First parent teacher review!

There was a preschool PTA meeting of sort last weekend for Aziz and Saif.

Which is why my previous update of Saif got all the remarks from his caretaker.

So I think it is apt that I should write one what the teacher talked about Aziz too.

Anyway as my plan landed on Friday night tu I just remembered that the refreshments for these school meet is potluck. Initially I felt like bringing a box of air kotak je. Pemalas. Tapi I think it is best pon hehe sebab if there is any leftover it is up to the teacher what to do with it and they can use it for their students later on pon dari kena buang gitu je. Tapi tak sempat la. With sampai KL dah dekat kul 10 malam, so later that morning I asked my husband to just buy a plasticful of kueh je pagi2.

He bought about a dozen and more donuts and it is gone within 30 mins when I put it on the tables. Mostly kids. Hehe. Hermm.. besok nak beli donut jugak la.

Anyway we got in late but just in time for teacher and parents session on our kids. Hehehe. Jumpa teacher Saif dulu and she said mostly on what I had mentioned, susah sikit minum susu, but got improvements, etc.. and also die suke berdukung. Haha. Memang Saif tu little koala bear pon.

Then jumpa Aziz pulak. Boleh tak aku kecut perut. LOL. I thought my anxiety regarding schools had left when I left schools, but then it had been renewed with kids going to school. Sesungguhnye how our kids act are reflected in our upbringing kan, so it kinda like if the kids misbehave, partly tu it feels like we are in the wrong lah. Thats my thought.

But teacher die basically Aziz die senang je jaga. Haha. There is nothing specific lah we can improve upon, though her teacher did said she is going to toilet train Aziz the next month. Haha. Oh well.. dengan itu maybe I should provide more pants . But she likes Aziz and I can see Aziz likes and respected her so it is ok. Ape sangat laahh nak dikomen for a 3 year old kid kan?

My husband and I always wondered what Aziz did at school because if we ask him buat ape kat school he will said this "Aziz belaja Bismillah...pastu Aziz tido" . Everytime without fail. Haha. Then I tanye makan ape, it would be either pizza or nasi dengan ayam. Hahaha. I pon lupa nak tanye teacher if they really do served pizza or Aziz punye imaginasi je. But his teacher gave us a file of Aziz works and it got 2 full files filled with Aziz coloring and watercolor paintings. Awww. My cold heart grew considerably warmer that day.

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One of the 'watercolor' piece. I actually like this one. Hehe.

Saif Boy 6 months!

Hey tak aci la kan Aziz dulu ade banyak development. At least Saif boy deserves his 6th month development jugak.

My handsome boy lah

Because.. 

- He can now sit and crawl! Cepat taw. My mom kate masa I kat Singapore lagi die dah crawling around. Before this memang nampak nak crawl tapi lebih pada mengesot la. This is really crawling on hands and knees. And he can now sit on his own, though not so correctly posture-wise and but still ok enough that he enjoyed being in a bathtub. So sekarang ni if mandikan die, die seronok dapat duduk and splash splash the water. 

- Had started on eating. Memula mak die malas. So I just started him on those Heinz first foods instant rice. I think his is smooth rice. Tak suke. Lepas tu beli brand ape tah yang ade perisa pear and banana. Pon tak suke! Then last week ade performance review of sort at his nursery. So the teacher said that they tried him on buah punye puree and he likes it. So they suggest I do those purees. T_T . Tak dapat la mak die nak bermalasan. Hahahahaha. So semalam I made sweet potato puree and applesauce. That he likes! Sebelom tu I tak start buat lagi his food, I beli je those jar products yang ade perisa pear die suke jugak. Though it is cheaper la tu just make puree. I had all those steamer and blender pon. Kena rajin la mommy. Haip! 

-  He is a world different from his abang. Aziz comparatively is an easy baby la. Sumbat ape jenis susu, botol, puting, ubat, makanan semua die telan. And happily too. Sampai sekarang. Unless he is moody. Saif ni everytime he saw me come at him with a syringe, terus die ketap mulut and geleng kepala as saying No! No! No! . Susu botol jangan cakap la. After I pergi Singapore lah baru really reti minum. Tu pon his father started him on formula sebab kite orang frust tengok die lose weight as he refused to minum ebm. As much as I want to exclusive BF him, if baby had started to lose weight, that is a No No. Better try formula.  I had started giving him back EBM to the nursery to see if he wants to take it. 

Oh semalam as we are giving Saif his sweet potato puree , Aziz macam pelik la ape yang ungu tu. Die tanye "mommy tu kaler ape" . Lepas I cakap ungu, die nak rase. I dah add in my BM so biasa la kan rase pelik la sikit kan. Die makan sikit buat muka kelat pastu.. "tanak dah laa". Hihi. 

- A light sleeper and early riser. I was in such a state last weekend. Rumah cam dilanda tornado and Saif refused to leave me. Die mengantuk taw and I kinda suspect because he sleeps poorly at home sebab tu his health is also a little affected. Macam mommy, if I don't get enough sleep I will get the flu. So hari ahad tu after the whole afternoon trying to get him too sleep unsuccessfully sebab dak kecik ni macam ade radar, if mom is out of the room he will start bawling. So I asked my husband to buy yang mesin buai tu. Before this memang ade but my sister punye and basically dah tak leh jalan dah la, to make long story short. So husband bought a new mechanical buai and malam tadi baru I can get him to sleep a little early. Baru la mommy dapat kemas and lap dapor! 

But every morning around 6am die dah start to rise and play in his pen or minum susu. Pagi tadi die feeling energetic and I put him next to his big brother, die amik one of Aziz Ultraman ; which Aziz likes to kumpul beside him before he got to sleep, and whacked Aziz repeatedly on the head. Hahaha. Dari abang die liat nak bangun terus bangun indignantly sebab kena whack kat kepala dengan Ultraman sendiri. 

- Oh and that whacking .. just proved his motor skills is improving tremendously because he can gauged his aim correctly. Loves to chew and stuffs other than his toys. 

- Tidur masih kena bedung. The teacher told us that if they forgot to bedung him masa die punye morning nap, siap laaa nanti emosi sampai ke petang. Alamak. Baru teringat I didn't give him his kain bedung to the nursery.. Huhuhuhu. (typed this when I was at work)

- No words yet except MamMamMamMam whenever he saw me. Not sure if it meant ME or my milk. Maybe to him it is one and the same. Heh. My husband said he doesnt say it once when I was in Singapore. 

Away from the little ones

Currently at Singapore on a business trip. It is work like mad mode though. No fun and no shopping pon. Don't have the mood for it actually because I had just been involved in a fender bender. So had to pay for the accident cost, well my husband is paying but I don't feel great if I can't pay some to him kut . 

Anyway the other colleagues are out with their friends and as I am the only token Malay Muslim , I don't feel much like cramping their style. I always feel macam I am imposing on their fun because most of the time they tried to look for bak kut teh or roast pork or beer and they can't exactly eat that because I am there. 

Not that I want to be out and about because being a nursing mom also meant the milk production never ends! Currently am pumping milk like mad to ease the engorgement. That is not fun. There were times it hurt to even raise my hands. At least I have brought along plenty of series to keep me entertain.

Saif masa malam my mom and my sister maid tolong to look after him. Siang antar nursery. My mom said first night tu was stressful for all. Poor baby. Aziz rilek je. Buat laku kejab I heard but that is probably because he is moody on Monday. 

So yeah, can;t wait to get back to KL. Though too bad I can't buy anything for my kids because mom spent most of her time at night pumping. 

Oklah. Kembali pumping sambil tengok Outlander!

Another round of books I read where it is all about the men. *groans*

Amsterdam by Ian McEwan

My rating: 2 of 5 stars

Synopsis: 

On a chilly February day, two old friends meet in the throng outside a London crematorium to pay their last respects to Molly Lane. Both Clive Linley and Vernon Halliday had been Molly's lovers in the days before they reached their current eminence: Clive is Britain's most successful modern composer, and Vernon is editor of the newspaper The Judge. Gorgeous, feisty Molly had other lovers, too, notably Julian Garmony, Foreign Secretary, a notorious right-winger tipped to be the next prime minister.

In the days that follow Molly's funeral, Clive and Vernon will make a pact with consequences that neither could have foreseen. Each will make a disastrous moral decision, their friendship will be tested to its limits, and Julian Garmony will be fighting for his political life. 

I love Atonement. I love the language, the doomed love affair.

In this book, maybe I can't identify with 2 middle age guys having a pissing match with each other. It feels like that.

It was interesting, and I can see why Molly Lane chose really no one because all the men here are inferior. They don't rise from the ashes, the don't have a redeeming quality. None of the characters do.

It maybe the story of that... of pointless narrative leading to a question of morality and the consequences from their action (somewhat vague).

Somehow it does feel like real life. However I like the narrative even though I can't identify with the characters. And if I don't find anything enjoyable about it, hence it was just an OK read.

Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less by Jeffrey Archer

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Synopsis:

The conned: an Oxford don, a revered society physician, a chic French art dealer, and a charming English lord. They have one thing in common. Overnight, each novice investor lost his life's fortune to one man. The con: Harvey Metcalfe!!

A brilliant, self-made guru of deceit. A very dangerous individual. And now, a hunted man. 

With nothing left to lose four strangers are about to come together-each expert in their own field. Their plan: find Harvey, shadow him, trap him, and penny-for-penny, destroy him

I didn't realize it was Jeffrey Archer first book. It was a simple, good, entertaining book. I love the shenanigans. I like how they get one over the conman.

I was troubled that the women have nothing to do but looks pretty, and one character even mentioned to his girlfriend that he prefers his girlfriend to not be fat and basically implied she should stop eating so much. I would have hit the guy with a frying pan!

Except for that it felt very movie-like. A good start, nice follow up situations with all 4 nicely coming in and the ending are tied up nicely like a package though I prefer to read more of how Harvey would react after his learn more of his son in law.

Honor Among Thieves by Jeffrey Archer

My rating: 1 of 5 stars

Synopsis

Spring 1994, Washington, D.C. - While the Clinton Administration grapples with its domestic policies, a sinister plot is being masterminded six thousand miles away in Baghdad. By using $100 million as bait and spinning a deadly web of corruption, forgery, and terror, Saddam Hussein seeks to embarrass the U.S. with the ultimate revenge: to steal a treasured historical document and then destroy it before the world's media-on July 4, 1994.

As the countdown to Independence Day begins, two agents stand in the way of his nearly flawless plan: Scott Bradley, a rising star in the CIA who is desperate to prove his patriotism, and Hannah Kopec, the stunning Mossad operative who has already lost o much that she fears nothing and trusts no one. Their unrelenting quest to prevent what would undoubtedly be the most humiliating day in U.S. history takes them across four continents and climaxes in a dramatic, triple-twist ending.

Maybe because I am wary of anything that puts Mossad operative in a good light. Especially one who is hell bent on a revenge path. But even if the operative is of another nationality I would hate it.

Of course she would be a supermodel. Of course she would be oh so clever in so many things, but oh so gullible when it comes to the heart. It may was not meant that way, but I found the woman character portrayal here is insulting.

I hate Scott rosy outlook even when he is a spies. I despised it even more that everybody around him died ( the middle eastern as I may add ) but he still lives. It is just such a white thing to do!

I was so enraged about all this that I can't enjoy the book.This one is just so maddening.

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Kitties Talk

Terasa nak talk about the cats ( sebab tasks keje tak dapat lagi). Dulu selalu naw talk about em, but nowadays as my attention shift to the kids, I kenkadang terneglect jugak the cats. Ye la kan. Semua pandai, makan, berak, kencing sendiri. Sape kata jaga kucing susah? 

Hehe. 

To be honest ever since Kurap died, I don't have my cat BFF anymore. Not that these 4 are not close to me or manja, but Kurap was different lah. Even up til now I still have a Kurap sized hole in my heart :(

Though these 4 have their moments la. 

Even the most unfriendly one like Pika2 who even til now does not want any human to touch her please, thank you very much. 

Eh.. what is your childhood trauma.

But she is the one cat in the house who loathe to be outside. And whenever I am cooking, it used to be Kurap waiting near just because. But nowadays Pika2 is waiting nearby like at the picture above. Not that I think Pika2 wanting to be near me because she loves me that darn much, but she was hoping for some scraps. 

I like her restraint though. She loves kitchen scraps. I will boil the bits of chicken or fish that we dont eat and she loves them. Brownie does too but he likes to be outside so he sometimes missed out. Wolly and Bobby urban modern cats they are turn up their nose on them. She will wait until I gave it to her on a bowl baru die makan. Kalau Brownie dah poked his head into the periuk. Or at the sink. Sebab tu I put him outside when I cooked. Huhu. 

She had learnt her lesson though from sitting at my feet. Many a time her tail had been stepped on, and sometimes I yell loudly like "ehh.. pergi sanaaa laaaa". 

Speaking of Brownie... Ini die si nakal. He had gotten so big and actually now is the biggest amongst all here. Padahal he is less than a year old. The kids love him and vice versa. Very good with kids and manja and except for his penchant of human food is the best cat a household can have la. Kalau la kena adopt out, I doubt I will face difficulties giving him away. Haha. 

Aziz kalau nampak Brownie he will like smile and said "Brownie!" and mula la nak angkat Brownie by the tengkuk. Banyak kali dah kena marah Aziz tu, sekarang ni die ingat lagi, tapi kalau die lupa he is not suppose to do that, die buat la. Which is why kids and cats together needed constant supervision. Most of the time I am not worry about the kids though sebab the cats ni, kena gomol ke, dijadikan bantal ke, piat telinga ke, die orang just calmly removed themselves from the kids grip without hurting them. Though adalah sekali Aziz menangis sebab Brownie gigit tangan Aziz while Aziz eating keropok. Huhu. So I told Aziz , Brownie suke makan keropok so lain kali nak makan keropok Brownie ade, kena bagi die sikit. The next time he ate keropok, my husband said he saw Aziz broke off some and gave to Brownie and both coexist peacefully. LOL. 

So yeah, easier to said to the kids what not to do around cats. The cats is cats. 

My tiny little Bobby ni tak banyak songeh la. Problem kencing kurang. Though I found that when I start working and he start to get locked up again in the house, it will start again. Sigh. Why lah Bobbyyy. 

I am a bit concerned of Bobby. I think he had been a bit moody these past months and less eating. Maybe because I don't have much time to give to him kut, but he does seems happy to be outside. Need to rethink if he can be outside. And if I can give him a combo of different food.

Other than that, he is the loveliest calm cat. The only one who come when calls. And loves Aziz too. 

Nampak Aziz je mesti nak baring dekat. I am glad my kids is ok with cats. Aziz sekarang ni sibuk nak tolong scoop taik kucing jugak. Ko tunggu laaa nanti mak kau letakkan as chore rumah bile dah besar nanti. Mesti taknak buat dah. 

Woolly Wolly is everyone favorite cat. Sebab manja. Menggantikan tempat Kurap dalam, suka miau piteously depan bedroom wanting to be let in. Suke lepak dalam bedroom. Ni gambar ni tengah amik while she is kneading my tummy. 

I love it when cats do that sebab rase macam kena massage with tiny hands. Hehe. Everyone likes her. Die tak malu masuk je rumah jiran. Naseb baik la ko comel, tak comel dah kena halau lama dah. She also is the only one who still likes to cakar the sofa. Our new sofa does not look new anymore due to the cats. My husband is NOT pleased. Huhu. We bought a new cat scratcher because of it. While most cats use the scratcher, she use it if she knew I was looking. Haha. Geram je laki aku dengan die ni. 

Ending the post with Wolly not looking too pleased being 'gomol' by Saif boy. Sape suh sibuk nak lepak atas katil kan.

Got back onto the horse

So I got back to work. Had now been working close to a week. I mean like what right... Bukan cakap nak jadi SAHM ke. Well.. that was never definite and I was getting restless. Also the money is also a huge deal. I dont think we are truly financially ready yet for me to be out of a job. 

So I took a contract job. The job is 5 months. Husband like the idea of a contract more than permanent. I dont mind either way. 

Life had been a bit hectic. Macam semalam, I got in a little late because aku sesat barat balik dari Cyberjaya. LOL. Even with GPS I can be hopelessly lost. No need la cakap guna waze ke ape, I will get lost. 

So the little one got sent to nursery and Aziz went to full day at his playschool. Kesian. Paling kesian Saif la because it seems like I bottle trained him too late. He refused the bottles. Pening la kepala duk tuka2 botol2 die. He seemed to be ok with Nuby bottle. Kira before ni die minum paling banyak 0.5 oz, die minum dalam 1 oz and more with this bottle. HOPING THIS BOTTLE WORKS. AMIN. 

It slowly getting ok 

Kesian sangat. Rase bersalah pon ye that I doesnt start him early. Ye la kan. Bile full time breastfeeding it is easier to just  direct feed him rather than all the hassle of the bottle. Huhu. But walaupon minum sikit, balik dari nursery mesti ceria popstar punye Saif boy ni. Muka bersinar2 je nampak orang. 

Aziz cam biasa je la sebab before ni die dah kat nursery. 

Routine tak established lagi because I was a bit of a nomad these past days. At the very least the team members seems cool and nice. Kite tengok lagi 5 bulan! Ok lah. Will update more later 

Ending the post of the 2 boys baru nak pergi nursery. Tengok Saif tu, bukan main interested tengok botol susu abang but bile his own, meraung2 tepis2 tepi botol tu takmaw.

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