#106 - Successful Cooking

Assalamualaikum.

So, I had the opportunity to prepare decent lunch for En. Suami and Inas last weekend. We went to Pasar Tani on Saturday morning since we were out of things to cook. That was my first time going there actually and at 10 am, the place was still buzzing with people.

I actually went crazy looking at the stuffs selling there. Nasib baiklah we have to be on budget and need to be realistic. Otherwise, semua benda pun beli

I straight away started preparing the ingredients moment after we reached home. I left Inas under En. Suami's care. 

I can't believe how at ease I was preparing the lunch. Probably, it has been a while since I prepared something other than fried chicken for En. Suami.

Saturday lunch; fried chicken, daging salai masak lemak and bendi goreng belacan. My masak lemak was not thick enough though. But for a first timer, I think I did okay.

Sunday lunch, garlic fried chicken, sambal tumis sotong and stir fried bak choy. All good and finished within one seating. HAPPY.

I admit, my cooking is far from great or even very delicious. I'm still trying and struggling to get everything right. But alhamdulillah, En. Suami is very supportive. Whenever I prepared something for him, he would look at the dishes, smile and give me a kiss on the forehead. Give so much joy and makes everything worth it. 

After all this success, makes me wanna go to pasar tani every week and try different dishes.

All the best, Zeti!

#105 - Becoming A Housewife

Assalamualaikum.

I believe the hottest topic among my close friends is becoming a full time housewife. Most of us dream of this rewarding job ever but how many of us can actually have this.

A friend said "if you don't mind not getting new things, wearing same old clothes, lack of sleep and etc. Come and join the club" (A mother of one year old daughter).

Another friend said, " jadi housewife seronok sebab boleh shopping on weekdays and tak sesak. Paling best, boleh marathon sinetron" (Mother of 3)

As for me, I had the opportunity of becoming a full time housewife for a year when I decided to join back the working world. Why did I decide to go back to working life? Commitments. I have to pay for my student loan, insurance and car monthly installment. And like I said, not everyone has the luxury to choose whether to work or not.

Masa jadi housewife, memang can't afford to shop sebab duit simpanan memang habis bayar my commitments. Antara sebab lain pulak, sebab I want to help my husband. Kesian dia terpaksa handle the burden alone. Walaupun sebenarnya dia memang sangat suka if I can stay at home jaga anak.

Now, bila dah bekerja walaupun masih belum dapat enjoy my salary sepenuhnya tapi lega sebab dapat tolong my husband whenever possible. Memang masih menanti waktu yang sesuai for me to resign for good. Insya Allah masa tu commitments pun dah kurang. Or mungkin pada masa my husband's salary dah naik. Hahah. Joking.

Pucuk pangkal, terpulang pada niat kita. Insya Allah permudahkan segalanya.

#104 - Hot Date

Assalamualaikum.

Lately, it's hard for En. Suami and me to have a decent date. Let alone a quality one. Often, when we were out for a drink, someone would called and asked us to come back because Inas was crying.

A few weeks back, we went out for a movie date since my mom willing to take care of her for couple of hours.  So off we go to Midvalley. Upon reaching the GSC's counter, we found out that there's only one seat left for Chennai Express. Being such an understanding wife, I let En. Husband to go ahead with the movie and I watched a different movie. So much of a date lah kan.

Then, last week my brother-in-law offered a few tickets to Siti Nurhaliza's Lentera Timur Concert. Rezeki because we were looking for the tickets. Finally, another chance of a decent date. I dressed up in my new dress, new shawl given by my mother-in-law and put on my highest heels. Felt like old days.

We truly enjoyed our date. We sang and danced to all Siti's songs. (yes, both of us are Siti's fan).

Look forward to more decent and quality dates in the future.

Insya Allah.

Till then.

#103 - Snippets of the Week Part 8

Assalamualaikum.

Has been a while, isn't it?

I'm not truly busy with work. It just that my writing mojo has totally disappeared. I wanted to write something but I could not figure out a subject to talk about. Since I have a lot on my mind right now, I think it's about time for another round of snippets of the week/month. 

Here goes;

1) Inas, my beautiful daughter will turn one next month. Wow, time flies so damn fast. Inas can stand on her own and already took a few steps. Such an active baby girl and eats a lot. She even know how to blow her nose and it was the cutest thing I've ever seen. A kepochi baby I might add. I wonder where did she get that from. And I don't have any plans for her first birthday yet.

2) Work has been okay until earlier this week when my manager express his unsatisfactory towards his work performance which resulted to him resigning. Although I understand where he is coming from but it's a pity, really. I do learn a lot from him. On the other hand, I was given a new project to work on from my boss. Something I haven't done before.

3) En. Suami already started work at the new place earlier this month. He seems happier at the new place. Which is good for him. With this company and his line of work, he would need to travel almost every month. So far, he has travelled to Terengganu and will be going to Langkawi next week. First night without him, I cried like a baby. I wondered what's going to happen if he needs to travel for more than 1 night.

4) Had a discussion with my good friends about how I am trying to be better a Muslimah especially in terms of my dressing and hijab styling. I have a long way to go but I'm taking one small step at a time. May Allah ease this journey for me.

Till my next entry. 

#102 - (HolidayThrowback) Melbourne, Australia

Hello.

Still in the mood to write about my holiday trip. On May 2010, I went to Melbourne, Australia with a dear friend from Singapore. Again, another impromptu holiday trip. The planning for this trip started when my friend wrote on her blog about finding a travelling partner. I commented on that particular post and the next we knew, we were exchanging emails and making plans.

We listed a few places and we ended up choosing Melbourne because my friend's friend is living in Melbourne so we basically have a place to stay. Jimat duit.

We went to a few places and among them were 12 Apostles, Great Ocean Road, Sovereign Hill. I truly enjoyed my trip to Melbourne. I love the weather, city and the people. Of course I want to go back there and enjoy the new experience with En. Suami and Inas.

*Kumpul duit sekarang*

Till my next entry.