Salam Ramadhan

Ramadhan came as usual but it was welcomed in a different mood this year. The excitement of waiting for the Big day and the preparation were less compared to previous year due to many unexpected factors.

First, it was Sufiya's turn to the clinic with 38 degree followed by me the next day plus three days medical leave and back pain. Her abah followed suit on Friday, Ramadhan eve and he asked me to bring him to the hospital..I only prayed for the best..And to complete the whole gloomy weather, it was finally Hadif's turn that lasted almost a week..39.3 degree...I was really scared, it was like a big cycle and never ending sickness in the house.

Alhamdulillah, by now all of us has recovered and Hadif's first tooth just popped out after the fever.

------------Moving----------

Two years has always been the period for me to collect everything along the road, and now a new path has been laid upon. I've decided to just walk through and gain new experience as much as I can..so goodbye Parcel C, and boring cafe of C6 and hopefully no more blocking other people's car.. :-P

This is an unexpected news of the year, I got two news in just 2 days that involved changing and switching...whatever it is it surely will be better, one should not feel to comfortable at only one place.

The new mosque will be my new vista....

--------------Mini Project-----

I'm currently working on this piece, my first time in dress making, it is all handmade..dear hubby, you should just go and grabbed one Singer for me..


50% done..please ignore the workmanship.. :-P

I drawn the pattern (after googled and inspired by many blogs), cut the material and start sewing, Half day work...to be continued next week.

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Salam Ramadhan to all..


Sufiya in tudung Syria

Terengganu : Part 2

----Pulau Perhentian - Awarna Perhentian Resort----


Smooth journey to the island..with turtle sunglasses bought at a kiosk in Alamanda- last minute shopping for the trip with hubby..he told me to just grab one..so this RM15.OO thingy does help, for the photo not for the eye ;-P


View from our room, it is a spacious room with one single bed and one queen size bed, so we opted to dragged along another friend to stay with us,..the more the merrier


Pro swimmer, medium and learner in Awarna Perhentian Resort pool..splashing good time...the rest of the team were having a nap after lunch but the three of us take the opportunity to play around here before the snorkelling trip.

Most of the snorkelling area has lost its charm, the corals are dead...I did not see a clown fish at all compared to last trip here in 2004. This is the evidence of environmental pollution, corals are very fragile and they need specific requirement for their habitable space. Do you know that corals only grow about 1 inch a year..just imagine the destruction due human activity..that was one of the reason I choosed not to used flippers during that trip coz it might also affect the corals especially the one at shallow area.

I've seen a vast area of dead corals in Redang in 2005..somewhere at their marine park, and it was a scary sight...they looks like bones everywhere.

We come for the beauty of nature but at the same time we destroy it by our activities that are harmful to the environment, as a traveller one should always keep in mind that we should enjoy the serenity of fragile island and do our bit for the next generation.

During my last trip to Redang, I saw an extension project in progress at one of the prominent resort there, from the activities it was clearly destroying the sea, the beach and the corals. We can say that it was just a minor work and in controlled and well planned according to EIA requirement and so on, but the fact is no matter how small it is still affecting those small little things down there.

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Awarna Perhentian Resort's pool - view from staircase


Blue water, lush greenery, white sandy beach and coconut trees...a perfect getaway..I wish that it is still the same by the time my kids able to come here with their friends and enjoy the beauty of nature like I did.


Waiting for the boat..and enjoying the view of clear blue sea..


Young guy behind the wheel...so you can expect a lot of adrenalin rush and bumpy ride even though the sea was not rough at all..hampeh mamat ni..

----------Kuala Besut------------

Bougt some keropok Losong at this stall...these makcik thought that we were university students..hahahah...kembang2 hidung

------on the road--------
lembu-lembu di tengah padang ditemani bangau setia..


undisturbed green lung..we off the air cond and let the breezed touched our tanned and not so smooth skin :-P


Crossing a small bridge


My friend's lunch..nasi putih with otak lembu moo moo.. and burung puyuh..poor little bird ended up in her plate...


We stopped by at a friend's house in Pasir Puteh and tasted fresh durian, mangosteen, langsat,setoi and rambutan from his dusun..the fruit season is at its end now..


Look at the timber post..


Traditional Kelantan house..tarditional houses in Malaysia are differ based on lcation,geographical condition,cultural belief as well as influenced from neighbouring country. Kelantan house sits on a post that are only about 800mm high with a small verandah in front of the house where else Terengganu houses are much higher with dominent roof and detailing.



A timber house at Pasir Puteh, Kelantan..for storage..it is a nice village with traditional houses and orchard just next to their house. But most of them live not in a comfort habitable space.

Habitable space for human or corals are one essential thing that should not be taken lightly..it is a symbiosis..we need each other..

It was a fruitful trip (with various fruits in the boot as well)..tiring but interesting...

I reached Putrajaya at 4am on Friday after almos 8 hours journey crossing Gua Musang, Kuala Kerai, Bukit Tujuh, Bentong, Lipis, Merapoh...and we have to over take many lorries and movers in pitch black night and it was not something that I would do again...better use LPT..no more racing heart...

I will definitely come again to Terengganu with hubby but on different route..ingatlah orang yang tersayang..pandulah di jalan yang selamat..

Have a nice weekend everyone

Terengganu : Part 1

We left for Terengganu at almost 1pm on Lebuhraya Pantai Timur (LPT), it was my first time crossing that route to the East Coast, but I think this route is safer than the other one..


Welcome to Terengganu Kite

I noticed many drivers here in Terengganu who dare driving topless..the male la..not female..and they just act cool..like driving dalam kampung.. :-P



Sunset at Gebeng..it was a spectacular view with plants all around with exposed steel structure

We stopped for some light meal..and they charged us for almost RM50 just for some simple satah and otak-otak plus drinks..maybe the two CRV made an impression..:-P

Satah: made of fish..I don't really like the taste..


Otak-otak..different form Johor's otak-otak, this is made of chunky fish mixed with coconut and tumeric..My fav is Otak-otak Gelang Patah

Almost forty minutes at this stall and we ended up smells like walking satay with bau asap all over our body..

We reached Primula Beach Hotel at 8pm and can't spend much time to pampered ourselves coz the Big Boss already at the lobby waiting for us with his wife.

Primula's lobby ..a sculpture with turtles crawling on a spiral steel..a significant element of Terengganu..this piece reminds me of Raja Shahriman's sculpture..a well known local sculptor

We had nasi minyak and gulai kawah at a restaurant not far from the hotel but I could only give one star for the food and the service, the waitress don't even come to our table to take our order, she just sat at nearby table and we have to almost screamed at her to placed order..and again we walked out from that restaurant with the smell of smoke..nasib baik tak sempat mandi..

Night life in Kuala Terengganu is similar to Kota Bahru..nothing much, but they are having Fun Fair adjacent to Masjid Kristal.

It was sleepless in Terengganu..i miss my kids so much and thinking of Hadif make it worst, and Sufiya kept asking 'mana mama..?'...

------Second Day:-------

Technical Visit:

Many factors need to be considered at design stage, not only aesthetic and cost but also geological and human factor.



They simply said this is due to force majoure but there are many ways to overcome this problem..won't comment too much on this anyway..

Airport Terengganu; Part of airport's ceiling which were affected by the strong wind...

We were briefed on the construction of this stadium that made headlines months ago..

Mega structure with mega failure.. structure failure..? lack supervision..? a waste of money


The remnants of the stadium..looks like a sculpture or Daniel Libeskind's piece of work- 'Deconstruction'

--------Kedai Batik---------

Remember that I promised myself not buy any batik..??hahah..rezeki depan mata..iman yang lemah..RM dalam poket..apalagi..I bought few pieces of kain batik for family, kaftan (which I don't like wearing it before) and baju batik for hubby and me..just closed one eye..
Backyard factory..staircase leading to the shop..its hard to find this shop, it is located not far from Restoran Penyu (which we had lunch and still feel hungry due to small portion)..had to drive thru small lane dekat-dekat celah rumah orang to reach this place..


--------Taman Tamadun Islam, Terengganu---------

Taman Tamadun Islam, located next to the river and near to State Museum. The entrance fee is RM10 and it comes with RM3 meal voucher and a passport with TTI's info.



Masjid Kristal at Taman Tamadun Islam

We rode a buggy and the fee is only RM55 for seven passenger, a tour guide will explained about all monuments and we were allowed to stop by to take photos and for some significant monuments like Taj Mahal and Baitul Muqqadis, there are AV presentation and mini gallery.

The park closed at 7pm and we rushed back to the hotel and had to skip our plan to had ikan celup tepung by the beach..next time, otherwise Big Boss merajuk.


--------Third Day------

Panggilan Pulau - escapade : Perhentian Island


Jetty at Besut..to be continued

Terengganu

Gonna miss them so much.. will be away for few days..excited for this much needed break but miserable inside thinkin of these two little angels at home..especially Hadif..



Terengganu here I come...


(image: from google)


Reminder to myself: no shopping for batik..no batik..just window shopping..no batik

Done but not over yet

EXAM

Its finally over..after six hours battling with time and backache and stress and trying to structured everything according to the right and proper sentence and mentioning relevant clauses and flipping through those Act given was not an easy peasy task..a friend said that 'there is no royal path to success'...

I came home and the kids were attended by their aunty, that was huge relieved...can't calm down either,..the brain still processing and calculating marks which until today the examiner have not seen the paper let alone giving markah kesian..!!

Lets just forget about it for awhile...

I can now start flipping other intersting books on the shelves : The Kite Runner




----------------------Kids------------------------
HADIF:



Hadif practising to draw a line..next step is line with tone using 4B pencil..Ohh I'm a dreamer..



Hadif enjoying mash potato and bun at KFC Alamanda..his fav word is 'jatuh'..so its all 'jatuh' that we hear everyday..

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SUFIYA:

She have many friends here with fancy name, friends that she always remember especially Amanda, who always greet and wait for her, Nasha, who she think is a trend setter (she wants to wear what Nasha wear..serious..), Chomel, a shower room's freind, both became friends due to shower incident..both of them takut mandi shower..hehe...and Hakim..the one that bite her , not a best friend but his name is always on her lips...'akim gigit tangan..' ..poor child


She was late last week and I gave a roti jagung..

Chiwi dengan bag free yang Abah collect from Carrefour's counter...she kept on saying..'tak nak ambik gambar..'


Half eaten fav roti jagung..notice her smokey eye make-up..hahah..she applied some dark blusher below her eyes..sibuk je budak kecik ni..


Andddd...drama began when Amanda saw her..she came and greet her best friend, but her best friend with roti jagung thought that she wants to pau..so the chasing gamestarted..Sufiya ignored Amanda, and walk around these tables and chairs..and Amanda cried..poor thing, she thought that Sufiya tak nak kawan...sweet.

Kedekut..even with her Abah..bab makan susah nak tolerate...

Sufiya's artwork

Yellow Fish


Big Blue Bear

I'm hoping for a good news in Ramadhan..Insyallah..whatever it is , a back up plan will be laid out..En Haffis please think about my proposal..or can you sponsor my trip to India with Elin to get those material..?

Few hours to go..

Its only few hours left to prepare for the exam tomorrow, whatever it is there is no U-Turn, I hope that I had prepared enough for the six hours exam physically and mentally...and never ever forgot to bring along the calculator.

I can feel there are many butterflies in my stomach at this moment while typing these..

Insyallah...

Sweet Revenge

Have you ever feel like you want a revenge..a big one and when the time come..you do it all out...!!!

This is a sweet revenge :-)

But as usual it won't be perfect without this little girl interfering and gaduh dengan mak dia..berebut nak makan..she controlled everything and I had to curi-curi from hubby to get one..

A year ago, in Alor Star I could only smell them and be patient not to take any fruits that is considered 'hot'..



My sweet little girl with durian all for herself...sakit gigi tapi pulunnnn...


The King of Fruit - scientific name ='Durio zibethinus' mcm handsome nama dia. All the way from Kuantan..this is from research centre..but I don't know which type..banyak sangat species..Durian burung,Dalit,Alau,Royal Brunei,Durian Anjung Lima ,Tenom Beauty,Kekura ,Raden Mas Ayu,Diamond King



Satu biji, enam ulas je...tapi tebal gilerr...Rugi Syafinaz balik Penang awal sangat :-P

Back then during this season, we always have durian and pulut served with santan..and for tea time, its durian again but serawa durian..but I can't stand people who ramas2 buah durian dengan pulut..pastu ada satu bunyi ...so turn off..!!

I'm still waiting for my sister to come and make this durian dissapeared..I try not to eat too much, my exam is just 6 days away..

The week that was..

It's only 9 days before my written exam and yet I feel like there are so much things to revised. Seems like everyday just passed by like a breeze. I'll be away from the office starting this Monday until Friday to really (as if) focus on past year papers..our markas is still at the same place.

BUttttt..whatever it is I still take a break from books..our brain is just like a processor that need to be shut down for awhile..

-------------------Arl Powerbowl Alamanda--------------


Size 3 and 4...

No medal ..so a picture of bowling balls will do

Participate in bowling tournament last week to socialize and built some muscle (post pregnancy had change the firmness of our bicep)..
It was just a moment to relax my mind from serious stuff so as expected main tak balik modal..

----------------------Class-----------------

Went to KL again last week to review our result of trial examination..basically for paper one most of us passed but for paper two which is tougher, some need to study hard and smart , including me...Sifu commented that I gave too many mere assumptions..right answer but wrong justification..hmmm...maybe women think alike coz my best friend did the same..we loves to make an assumption in our daily lifes too, that is why women's are much more complicated than men..

Boys will always be boys...

Wan Nini with his monkey jump while Wan Norsha look like a Monk trying to dance..:-P


Nash and Shahrom joined the crowd for another attempt..these guys are way advanced..study siang malam..

Mobb: I will only make lompat katak after the exam :)

This exam has changed our life so much, a lot of sacrificed has been made, kids has been abandoned for sometime, going to KL for study was like driving for short distance to Alamanda...better be once and for all....Insyallah

-----------------------------Haze-------------------------

Meanwhile..it has been hazy since last week and the API index has reached a level that is worst each day. No more sunny day and clear blue sky..no more fresh morning breeze in Putrajaya...


View towards Parcel E, the buildings are covered with harmful particles


Roundabout near our house

-------------Handing Over & makan-makan-------------


Went to Presint 17 this morning for handing over of apartment project which has been delayed for quite some time. I should not comment on the design as it might go against code of ethics but the workmanship would make anybody annoyed. I hope they had really make good every defects.


My Big Bos who loves Hindi song


And..tadaa...manggis dan pulasan yang sangat fresh dari kebun mana tah...instead of typical dessert of watermelon and oranges they served this local fruits..


---------------------Kids---------------------------

And finally..my life won't be colouful without these kids..



Happy kids : playing and measuring the steps..Sufiya with stress ball and Hadif with big eyes and wide smile

Sufiya missed her abah so much...hai orang Kuantan, cepat la balik..

Have a nice weekend everyone...