Who's back in action? And more about Raya...

Assalamualaikum..
Alhamdullillah, I am feeling great, two days with no voice. Followed by this sexy husky voice..ahaks!
I was smilling broadly since yesterday.. God has fulfilled my du'a..Anik is back!
I received Anik's call on friday, the agent had bought the ticket back here and will call me again to confirm time the next day. Happy but still not really sure.. I was so downed when there were no call or even sms from her..how could she do this to me. Assuming, Anik won't be in our life again...thinking of throwing her things..no point tengok baju2 dia.
Sunday morning, I woke up with a positive mind..no maid tak mati pun *kept telling myself* my house still can be considered spit and span..gitu. Then, I decided to get household things like  mop for myself, a good one *tak payah nak squeeze kuat2. While having breakfast at Kopitiam in Giant I recieved sms from Medan..Anik's flight reached KLIA at 12.00pm. Yabada badoo!! apa lagi. Apakah! hati kecil ini yang masih memerlukan Anik..rupanya. So called my son to get ready to fetch her. Tak jadi beli mop and off we went straight home to make sure the kids were all set to go.
I was liked using a magic wand tidy my house as cleaned as possible *do not want the maid to have the impression kami sengsara without her* Sengsara?...sikit, hehe. Everyone did washed their plates, yes, not a single plate/glass unwashed..thanks to the kids for being understanding as a team.
Just in time I finished my chores when Anik arrived. Sedihnya...she ran and hugged/smooched me. Oh no, gelinya pipi di cium..I don't know whether she was being dramatic! But, I was touched lol, sob sob..
I hope it came from a sincere heart. She looked thin and haggard. I had prepared thousands of words to tell her how I felt *macam tipah tertipu this past days* but it all flew away...and it's now forgotten...kelu lidah utk berkata *wink*

 I've made up my mind not to renew her contract...being with her mother is where she should be. She had planned that too and another 6 months to go. She had kept her promise...that's what matters! 

So, she's back in action!

Sunday 8th Syawal..
On the same day my Auntie and her entourage came...5 cars. And my nephew Taqi arrived later. They thought I was still maidless so they came uninformed...I do feel so spoil *manja*  sometime by my family since Hb is not well. But as always I am a good Host, Fried Meehoon, but not much ..tak nak disappoint my guest, I did of course ordered some food from our friendly Restoran Ameer.

My Wan Chu

The food tray was given to me by my Sister Leeza

Love this shot

My cousin Ramlan or aka Len

 Saturday, 7th Syawal..

 Lunch at Kak Faridah's house.

That night..

My sister Leeza and family had dinner in our house.

Maize Butter Rice with Roasted Chicken Breast with Mushroom Sauce,

 Chips with Salsa to dip in, Kuah Kacang, Nasi Impit and serunding.

Today, 9th Syawal..

Sister Intan, Abang Jan and kamelia came for Raya..

Yellow color teapot..what a contrast!

Without her scarf, my sister refused to be photograph.

Till we meet again, insyallah.

Adios!

Aidil Fitri Nan Mulia

Selamat Menyambut Aidil Fitri kepada semua umat Islam.
Saya mengambil kesempatan ini untuk memohon maaf zahir dan batin. Sekiranya ada terkasar bahasa dari segi penulisan atau apa jua yang menyinggung perasaan sesiapa sahaja yang mengunjungi blog ini. Setelah sebulan menunai puasa dengan perbagai dugaan melanda semoga hari lebaran ini membawa kegembiraan pada kita semua.

I managed to bake this Viennese cookies, after viewing

from a few bloggers blog...it's delish!

Sehari sebelum menjelang Raya, like always my entire house smelled of Rendang. I had prepared the ingredients days before *mengupas bawang*Whilst my daughter helped to clean the house, mop and vaccum. Still no Anik, but I had channel my thoughts in the positive way...make do without maid.
I had cooked Chicken Rendang, Rendang Paru paru the Perak style, Kuah kacang and Masak Rempah Daging...also my mums ketupat pulut. Started to cook very early before the sun start to shine and just nice done before Open fast..


Suasana di pagi Raya pertama..

Seharian di rumah with only us with no visitors berkunjung... Tetamu yang di jangka datang tak kesampaian dik kerana hujan yang lebat..
It's quiet and melancholy day, it rained heavily from noon till night..
Rainy days often put me off!

Juadah di  Pagi Raya..

My two kids..eldest and youngest off to Perak on the 1st Raya night after spending the whole day with us.. Do not want to be selfish for not letting them spend their Raya with their grandparents, Aunties, Uncles and cousins. The joy is to be shared... of course where else if not at Grandparents house where everyone will be there. My second son had to stay back.. First and second day Raya we only recieved calls from relatives  *nak datang* But no one came.. trapped in the heavy rain...it was so unlike the previous years. It surprised us...on second thoughts..bagus jugak, maid tak ada kann, it's best to relax and watched TV.
The 2nd Raya we went to Empire for some coffee at The Loaf ..haha I was relieved to be out of the house breathing the fresh air and it had been the whole of Ramadhan I kept to myself in the house with my chores.. except to Imigration to settle Anik's case.

At the Loaf Empire.

3rd Raya
The third day hb's sister, Aline and family came kinda early while I was preparing for Hb's cousin who wanted to have lunch at our place..I was still in my caftan *no pictures* Giler punya kelam kabut, I was alone to do the cooking without Fifa.
Hb's cousin Azizah came sometime at 12 pm..lega. They all helped me with the serving and washing. Azizah and Hb are close as they were brought up together by their grandmother.

 I was with Hb's anak buah and menantus.
I look tired lol!

Tak sempat nak berbaju Raya. Kann, nak buat kerja..

Azizah with her family..8 children plus 3 menantus

and 4 cucus.

 Hmm, siap ada cake for birthday boy, Lokman.

 Next batch..at 5.30 pm on the same day 3rd Raya..

My neighbor Prof Fauzi and wife,

my cousin Megat and wife came over.

Drained out! But, could not put myself to rest until my two darlings arrived home safely.
Glad to welcome them back from Perak.. Listened to their never ending 

stories about their Raya days with family.. I thanked them for being there on behalf of us.

Today, 4th Raya, Open House at Selayang.. Hb's cousin's house.

Hb's cousin Fauziah, 2nd right and the nephews and niece.

See you again in the next entry with more pictures and stories about Raya..insyallah.
I am feeling not so well, loosing my voice. Hope I'll be okay tomorrow.
Have fun people on this Aidil Fitri!

Water Disruption and more Iftar..

Asslamualaikum ..
A week had past.. and lots had happened. The unbearable days..guess what? Water disruption at our area due to pipe leakage from 4 pm on Saturday until Monday 5.30 am. No water on normal days could also be unbearable what more if it's on Fasting month..kering kerontang lah jawabnya. We took our bath in Subang at my niece Dira's house *Leeza's daughter*
My sister Intan Open Fast at our house on that Saturday..she bought food from Param..

I cannot described the feelings once the water runs through our tap...subhanallah!  Surah Al Mulk..ada mengatakan jikalau sumber air kamu menjadi kering siapakah yg akan mendatangkan air yg mengalir kepada kamu? Bersyukur lah sepatutnya dengan apa yg kita nikmati seadanya.

 Raya Cookies pun dah di buat ! Still without Anik, but I thank God, tahap kesihatan di tahap baik. Speaking of Anik, I spoke to her on the phone...she wanted to add on another week. Sudah diduga dari awal kann. They could say anything they like..what choice do we have.

Top, Pineapple tart. Left, Cornflakes, Chocolate Chips.

Below left, Ginger snap and Cashew Nuts.

Now that I am preparing myself with no maid..I did my chores slowly and trying not to overdo. 
I started baking cakes already.. Prune Cake, I know it's too early to bake, but I sealed it with foil and refrigerated it. Today one more baking...Espresso Cheese Brownies. Yesterday no cooking.. food bought at Pasar malam..tak suker!  Makan apa yang mudah..

Nasi lemak

  Yong Tau Foo

Look, what I bought at the Pasar Tani, Daun ketupat. Entah lah, boleh tahan tak until Sunday.

Tonight Iftar..

Juadah yang simple... 

Telur dadar *tak boleh tahan bila tengok Yong K's blog*

Asparagus belacan and Masak lemak Ikan.

Yesterday Iftar..

Masak Tauchoo Ikan Merah

Sup Tulang

Previous Nights..

Nasi Ayam

Salmon with Yogurt/parsley sauce

Birthdays Celebration..
With no water to cook only spare some for personal used/hygiene and wuduk, we eat out also to celebrate my Hb and mine *birthday* on Sunday.
The reservation was under Fifa's name at D' Tandoor Subang Jaya.

But...we had a hard time looking for the table as all the names under reserved did not 

match the person who booked. Hehe, tersipu2 our dear Fifa!

We had our dinner not in the best mood *tak mandi from morning, only then

we stopped at Dira's house sometime 9.20pm*

Well, I do hope to make another entry before menjelangnya Raya..insyallah.

Adios for now!!

My old routine *without maid*

 Shooting star *Angel trumpet* blooming beautifully at my backyard.

Asalamualaikum...

Heap heap Hooray!!! I am a year older today...I  kept smiling the whole day..as I read one sms after  another..Thank you all for the wishes!  

I am wishing and hoping for a wonderful years ahead. May I be in Iman always, with good health and having a positive state of mine... that's the most important things in life you could ask for.

And I had a great day too, getting warmth hugs and smooches on my cheeks by my beloved family.. Celebration? well, they want to do it on Papa's b'day that is just in a few days time.

Three days without Anik, and life went on as expected.. Capek dong!  It's your house and do the housework according to your capability. No one to force you..*if only I can get that into my head*
And as for Anik, we sent her home on Tuesday morning and this time no sobbing, no dramas..maybe both parties dah tak larat. That same night, she sent sms saying she was safely arrived.. Insyallah, kalau ada rezeki, she will be back on next Wed, 15th August.

During this Ramadhan, Hb would not bothered to wake me up as he understood I  had difficulty closing my eyes after Sahur as I kept tossing and turning and all I know the time was late...paling lambat about 9.45am baru lah terhegeh hegeh bangun. No worry, nothing to hurry about.
Dinner or food for Iftar was the easy peasy recipe to prepare. And also senang untuk di kemas..Normally, I was never alone in my kitchen, there's always Fifa to help me. Huh..of all the days she got herself teaching at Kumon centre that started at 4pm and finish at 9.30 pm. She is on long semester break.. anyway, tak pe, I can manage for as long as she hang the clothes and lipat them before she leaves to work. And today, I started making my first cookies, Cashew Nut cookies. I guess being systematic you make your daily chores organized tho how late I woke up..*wink, baru tiga hari, tunggu seminggu, pengsan*

Smell delicious..
Oh no! I could see hands in and out the cookie jar

Two layered Jelly with some fruits and cream..our dessert tonight.

Simple tonight,  I was very exhausted!
I cooked Curry Ikan Merah sambal/ulam to go with rice.
And fried Meehoon.

Wednesday..

As you can see here, does it look like easy peasy? No? It's all easy recipes actually. Well, Fifa was at home *no work on every wednesday*, so helped me with the cooking..  Far right is Roast Beef, left over from yesterday. I only cooked Steam Fish, Sambal tumis Udang, Fried Veges and sambal with ulam.

Tuesday..

Roast Beef, Peria goreng and mushroom soup..of course with 

sambal and ulam.

Monday..Anik was still around..

Fried Vegetables and chicken Masala.

I made Wraps with Chicken fillings and for 

dessert my Spiral Curry Puff.

I love this Wraps..It's chicken breast cut into small pieces then fried with Rice flour.

Add lots of vegetables and  a little mayo and thousand island.

Yummeh!!

Food fit for a king...
Last Saturday, my cousin Megat and family Open Fast with us. We welcomed him with open arms. He was too considerate for not asking me to cook for the night. He bought Food at a place he knew very well. As we all know Anik was sad.. thinking of her sick Mum..so we tried not to burden her with the work load.

What a spread! Food Fit for a King..

Macam2 ada. I cooked two dishes, Masak lemak Asin2 and 

Sweet Sour Prawns.

  Too much food, don't know where to start! I guess that's what in my cousin's mind.

And for desserts I made Lopeh, kek gula hangus and Donut.

See you in my next entry...insyallah.
Adios!!