Sherperd's Pie and Apple+Corn Salad

I have made Sherperd's pie (casserole with ground beef, veges and topped with mashed potatoes) and green apple + corn salad for my niece & nephew's birthday party. yummy.

Total hits

Since Blogger.com had experienced a technical problem that reset statistics for all blogspots this morning and left me speechless looking at my page hits (from 39,480 views to only 29 views!), I decided to save the snapshot of my current blog statistics here. Saja-saja.

One hour per week - CLEAN & ORGANISE YOUR BOOKSHELVES!

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Farewell lunch with Mye

Click here if you didnt know who is Mye ;p

We had a farewell lunch in Putrajaya. I drove all the way from KL just to have lunch in Putrajaya and back to my office in KL. Working in Putrajaya for a while makes me feel KL and Putrajaya is not that far.

Bye bye Mye! Mye is the one in the super nice green saree dress.

One hour per week - CLEAN & ORGANISE YOUR FRIDGE!

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Habitat Magazine 2012

This is the Habitat Magazine for 2012. We got it during the World Habitat Day 2012 Official Launch in PICC yesterday (1 October 2012).

The front cover contains photos captured by my husband. I believe they purposely put it in smaller scale due to its high commercial value. Strictly no free advertisement for those big companies on the front page of this magazine.

And my husband's winning entry is printed on full colour page. He is happy alright :) There is nothing more fulfilling for a photographer than to see his work printed in a magazine that will be circulated worldwide.

I have no contribution for this issue (my past contributions > here) but I found my photos at the back of the mag. Weeee!

Bye bye Mye

Today i kinda sad. My best buddy is migrating to San Francisco, USA on 20 October 2012. But in the same time, I am extremely happy for her because I am sure she will having a blast living in SF with her husband and her two darling daughters, Qaisarah and Khadeeja :)

ENJOY YOUR NEW LIFE IN SF, MYE!

Photoshoot at FRIM

This morning, we went to Forest Research Institute of Malaysia (FRIM) with Nabil right after attending Canteen Day at his school. We are participating in a photography competition by FRIM - which ends tomorrow. The lady at the registration counter was so surprised since everyone went there today to submit their entries, but we went there to obtain the free permit (to take photos) and to collect the entry forms (read = we were just started).

I assured her that we will submit it on time tomorrow. We are just doing this for fun - as usual - because we know a lot of professional photographers are participating. 

Nabil was the most excited. He loves photography, he loves nature, he loves forest. Just like us. We gave him a DLSR and let him capture anything he wants. 

We went home later in the evening (after the photoshoot at FRIM, we attended a birthday party in Shah Alam). We spent some time to choose the best photos and rush to the photo shop to have them printed. We have just finished pasting all photos (5 each) on the mounting boards and burned the CDs.

My entries:

My husband's entries:

I need a rest. Exploring a forest while you are 5 months pregnant is not a good idea. It is freakin tiring.

Happy World Habitat Day 2012!

This Monday, 1 October 2012, is the World Habitat Day. This year's theme is Changing Cities, Building Opportunities. I will be attending the Official Launch of World Habitat Day (Malaysia) in Putrajaya International Convention Centre that day. Has been my routine since 2005.

Happy Habitat Day y'all!

We won : Photojournalism Competition for World Habitat Day 2012

WE WON. Thanks for your prayers, readers!

This is my previous entry (click here) on our effort to participate in this competition. And a bit on our submission.

These are what I received yesterday (via fax) :

Korang.... I nak kad yg original....

My husband got the 1st prize. I am the 2nd runner up. Alhamdulillah.

Sekian, terima kasih.

Makan-makan Raya at Aidan

Last Saturday, my brother's office arranged a makan-makan Raya in their newly-renovated office. (Click here for his entry prior to the event)

We were so proud to see the newly-installed signage up there. AIDAN. The company's website > here.

And we even more prouder to see the lobby. Look how many entities they manage to establish in a few years. And the fact that they are very young. (OK, the photo is not that clear - go to the company's website if you wish to know more)

Makan time. I didnt capture a lot of photos because I was busy trying all the food. My brother is the one in green Baju Melayu, waving at the camera.

We tapau a few delicious desserts.

Note to Aidan office : Guys, you need to get a Febreeze and put charcoals in the office to get rid of the kambing golek smell afterwards ya.

Makan-makan Raya for neighbours

As usual, we didnt plan it at all.

(Click here for another unplanned makan-makan with my family).

After I finished baking (here), we went out to my brother's makan-makan Raya at his newly-renovated office (here) and came back at 6.00 pm. Suddenly, we decided to invite our neighbours for makan-makan that night (considering I have fruit jelly and chocolate cake ready *wink*) and we went out inviting our neighbours at 6.30 pm.

At 7.00 pm, I started to prepare ingredients for Mee Bandung Muar and my kids helped chopping mushrooms for bolognese sauce. I prepared angel hair spaghetti because it cook faster. We only have 1 hour 30 munites to prepare food, plating and tidy up the house. We told our neighbours that the makan-makan will start after Isyak.

After we done plating, our neighbours arrived. Together. PHEW!!!! We have nearly 20 kids in the house that night (I counted them for duit raya distribution purposes) but I am not sure how many adults were there. I guess there were more than 20. My SIL's family was there too!

It was simple and sweet. We had a blast chatting about pest problem in our neighbourhood (oh yes, it was interesting!), drainage problem and we exchanged recipes. I started to become makcik-makcik. The last neighbour arrived at 11 pm and he went back after the football match ended. LOL. I didnt know what time he went back. I finished cleaned up at 2.30 am.

Our Mee Bandung Muar. With a lot of prawns and meat :)

Angel hair spaghetti and bolognese sauce with extra mushroom and meat.

Our fruit jelly. It finished that night.

 Our last piece of chocolate cake. Glad they liked it!

Strawberry jellies from my aunt who happened to make extra jellies the day before.

Kuih raya.

I am blessed with a very understanding and harworking children. They helped me a lot, vacuum the carpet, clean the dishes and make sure I got enough rest. Nabil fell asleep in the kitchen at 1.30 am. Nazreen fell asleep at 2.15 am.

When we are bored, we bake

Last Saturday, I woke up and (out of nowhere) decided to make fruit cocktail jelly and bake a moist chocolate cake. As usual, my 3 kids were glad to help. When I took out these three magic containers, they were all smiling and jumping.

Nazran helped me with the jelly. Then he helped Nabil to mix the ingredients for chocolate cake. Nabil is wise enough to read the instruction and strong enough to stir the ingredients in the mixing bowl. Nazran just poured in the ingredients according to Nabil's instruction.

Nazreen, as usual, in charged of clearing up the area. Ultraman Mebius was on air that time. He wouldnt miss it for anything else.

They were all came out pretty good. 

For those who didnt know my kids, I have 3 lovely and helpful sons - Nabil (7 yo), Nazreen (5 yo) and Nazran (4 yo).

I won : 3R Innovation Competition

Click here for my entry - crochet sling bag from old t-shirts.

And this was what I received recently.

THANK YOU all.

On Photojournalism Competition

Me and my husband spent a few days during Raya holiday, looking around the true meaning of the theme "Changing Cities, Building Opportunites" around Kuala Lumpur, specifically in Lebuh Ampang and Bukit Bintang. It is the theme for a Photojournalism Competition for World Habitat Day 2012. We planned to submit a few entries, for fun. Just to make the secretariat happy. LOL. 

We move around KL on motorcycle, so it is easier for us to stop and capture photos from awkward angles, road side, traffic light and bus stop.

This is the cameraman in action.

The cameraman didnt capture my photo in action, to prove that I was also working hard (more of stare at the buildings and think HARD about the best concept for our presentation boards). 

It is nice to spend time together doing unusual stuff once in a while, although we were soaking wet on the way back due to a heavy downpour, carrying thick stack of books everywhere for a week, went through sleepless nights to agree on the concept and to actually finish the boards, facing problem at the printing shop and lots more. It was all started FOR FUN but it become more serious towards the end. LOL.

It would be nicer if one of us win the contest.

My entry. I printed it on A4 paper for proof-read before we headed to printing shop.

My husband's entry. Love his concept. Love his presentation.

You have to know this

I have a bun in the oven.
It has been 17 weeks now.

My article in MHLG Buletin

This is an article that I have submitted for MHLG's Buletin publication. I just received the issue from my ex-colleague since I left MHLG before the issue being printed. I almost forgot about it. Luckily she keep one copy for me :)

To my surprise, when I browsed through the buletin, I found a few photos of me in other articles. I purposely snapped a blurry picture for this blog. You know I didnt like to put my picture in my blog, rite?

The one with the hijab, of course.

The one with green hijab beside the Hon Minister.



The one in brown hijab.