i love pancake so much that i used to show off my cooking and photography experiment a few years ago about pancake. probably since i was overseas, i got affected with the breakfast they serve although uk is not the pancake heaven, if not mistaken :) once we got back, why bother with pancakes when you can get the best of malaysian here. hello nasi lemak, selamat pagi roti canai. oh pewitt soto, slurppp slurpp teh ais
anyway, once in a while i still wanted to have out of breakfast ordinary. not so long ago i've tasted one of the best serves of french toast at plan b. i even ordered it during lunch time once just because i couldn't find something appealing on the menu (that's only me i guess). i got frustrated when i knew they serve it until 6pm daily.
but what's up with french toast all of a sudden. aaqilah used to request for sticky bun french toast after watching it on tv. since i love french toast hence why not as it's quite easy to make. during my first attempt i only served with icing sugar.
getting better at becoming french toast master is the goal for now hehehehe
that caramelised banana, i made them myself. there's maple syrup and vanilla ice cream, next time i'll make sure we gonna have whip cream instead of ice cream. kids only attracted to ice cream, aiseh..
generally people told me that my kids names are very long, followed by auuw that's nice, or once in a while they ask me to repeat. i admit that my kids names are lengthy that both aaqilah and natalia's filled up all the boxes during registration.
each names has their own story behind, particularly the first ones. ok, my kids got 3 names, first and the 3 always random with the same ASFI in the middle. i was once asked if ASFI is a combination of my name and o.h, to which my answer is actually no. asfi was one of few names given by my father in law that o.h decided to give to his daughters. unlike o.h, i personally prefer short and strong names. he told me that he doesn't want his name to overshadow his kids and it took me a while to finally agree. nevertheless we enjoy the tensions and headaches during the process of naming the kids haha totally worth i'd say :)
i fell in love with aaqilah when i first heard it in edinburgh. do i need to be in edinburgh to liking the name? of course not and akilah is actually quite a common name in malaysia. i couldn't recall how's it spelt but i remembered her being called lala fondly by her family. when i asked for her actual name, her mother told me it's akilah and i was kinda like star-strucked. there and then i decided to give akilah when i had a daughter one day. when aaqilah was nearly born, i searched for the name's details and fell again for one of the spellings, double AA with Q hence it's AAQILAH due to its unique spelling. from the moment she officially named AAQILAH ASFI IZZAH (izzah means noble in arabic), we hoped that she'll live up to the true meaning of her names - intelligent and noble, amen..
when i was pregnant with natalia, we didn't know it's a girl until the moment we saw her for the first time. however i've always had the feeling that it's gonna be a girl although it's not 100% confirmed. one day i was wiki hopping from one page to another until i stumbled upon christine hakim, a living legend in indonesian film industry. i happened to know that her middle name is natalia because she's born on christmas day, as the root of 'natalia' is natal relates to it. originally it's an italian name and i was opposed by o.h in the beginning. but when he found out that natalia is also a name of one of kobe bryant's kids, he was on board with my suggestion and thought it's kinda cool. heh so typical. our families were like are you guys now out of ideas? i liked azraa (again with the double AA) too hence it's NATALIA ASFI AZRAA. it sounds so unique and like a magnet, it attracts people's interests as well.
where should i begin with sufi? o.h was kinda liked sophea but when i told him that sophea/sofea has started garnering attention lately, he changed it to sufi. the lexical root of the word is traced to safa (arabic) which means purity. also, etymologically sufi is derived from a greek word 'sofia' meaning wisdom. we added KALEELA at the very last minute as we weren't decided on her official name even after nearly 2 weeks since she's born. i love khalila but o.h wanted it spelt with double EE. both kaleela and khalila have different meanings in arabic although they sound quite similar. and unlike aaqilah and natalia, this time the first name is shorter as i tend to go with longer names previously.
there how the kids got their names. for me, i've always liked random names ever since i was young and o.h has his own taste and prefers systemic and rhythmic names. it's not easy but we managed to come up with solutions that we both love.
Day 06 A taste of spring/autumn
I will always love you, and make sure that you'll be in safe keep babe hahaha
Day 07 Where I'd rather be
Apparently I've had the birthday dinner at the same place as last year, and probably in the coming years since the choice is mine.
Day 08 Hobby
Apart from dslr and instax camera which is the latest member to my photography clan, personally I think iPhone camera takes quite stunning photos :)
Day 09 Dark
It's actually the liquid electric repeller.
Day 10 My fave part of the day
Auwww seeing sufi smiles the very first thing in the morning wakes you up instantly. Stronger than coffee :)
never thought that baking macarons can be very technical.
last year i went to a macarons class and was so overwhelming once i tasted the scrumptious and pretty looking macarons after the class finished. up until that time, the only macarons that i usually bought was from whisk empire as i rarely buy online. even aaqilah and natalia love macarons from whisk. i once bought from a kiosk in klcc and sadly, they're quite disappointing. i've tried once from a kiosk in metrojaya mid valley, and they're also not really satisfying although looked promising. so i thought, why it's such a big hit?
since i'm not a patissier and have not much experience with macarons, my opinions are solely based on my personal taste and what i think is good. to me, a perfect macarons should have this crispiness on a thin layer of skin but won't easily break when you have a bite. the softness inside the shell holds the sandwiched macarons but it's not soggy. surprisingly, a chocolate lover like myself prefers salted caramel filling macarons over chocolate ganache, but i think chocolate praline filling is one of the best i've ever tasted.
my first attempt with macarons was like a week or two after the class. based on my performance in the class, i was confident that it could work. nah, i was wrong and demotivated just after 1/3 of the process. my meringue wasn't consistent as it should have been, and as i suspected, most of them were flat and took so long to cook. i guessed i was clueless at how long it takes time to cook perfectly and the experiment was quite a disaster. but what i've started must be completed not matter what was the end result, hence sandwiched the shells with ganache fillings, and put them neatly in container. my spirit was lifted a bit as my sister told me it tasted quite good contrary to the looks.
so i had another go last 2 weeks. i prepared the raspberry jam filling the night before and went quite smooth. i thought ok, this is a good indication. the process went smoother, the meringue was quite a success with the extra help from sister, the part-time baker. even when i piped the macarons, they all looked good and i was quite confident that finally i've started to conquer my fear over previous attempt.
wait until they're in the oven when i've started seeing something went wrong. macarons are not like cakes so basically they're not supposed to rise during baking, that's what i thought to myself. pray hard, i really hoped that at least i could get enough for cake decoration.
oh my god, look at these. couldn't say that they're a failure but it's more to something that wasn't work out as expected. however, they're tasted as good as the cute ones, see the following ;)
what went wrong during the first round was basically due to my less experience with macarons. although i did performed well during the class, never forget that it was conducted by a very experienced chef and we were taught in the heart of a fine dining restaurant. the atmosphere, equipment, everything was in a right place.
hence, i had better prepared myself as i knew what should and should not do. i managed better in a more timely manner, and technical aspects were improved too. so why did most of macarons become fluffy was quizzical to me, but i think every techniques applied must be precise. i'll let you know once i have become better next time.
so, back to the test kitchen to achieve perfection!
Day01 Something purple
Day02 In my hand
Day03 Shapes
Day04 Good together
Day05 Not mine
when i was asked what do i want for this year's birthday, i was sincerely clueless. how can i ask him for a present when i still owe him one for last year's. and then i've got the ultimate loafer for anniversary and accidentally lost one of the pair in a such freaking way within a month. i also couldn't make up my mind on what i want. ok, i want bottega veneta's nappa and i don't want to splurge myself to an impulsive buying which will make me regret after that. even i've had burberry's lace clutch in my hands, twice in jpo, i'm very proud of myself for having the ability to put a stop at this craziness. bravo hasniza, bravo!!
but actually, what more could i ask when i have o.h, aaqilah, natalia and now sufi in my life. it's a blessing when my parents and in laws are still around, in good healths and my siblings are all doing quite well. john and paul, you were totally right that money can't buy me love.
we have a new addition to the family, baby sufi asfi kaleela.
aaq: maa, boleh saya nak change my name?
maa: (quite surprised) eh, kenapa nak tukar? awak kan suka nama tu?
aaq: saya nak tukar to something else. my classmates semua panggil aa-aa-qilah. (this must be her spelling with the double AA)
maa: oooooo.. maa and ayah gave u aaqilah sebab spellingnya unik. ada nama Aqilah, or Akilah but yours is unique one..
and she was in silence, probably digesting the reason that i gave her.
dearest aaqilah,
you might always be on top of the name list and kids might make fun of your name, but we wanted you to know that it's not an instant to come up with your name. we took time because we care, and we'll always love how AAQILAH spelt ;)
I wasn't really on a particular colour but I just loved the fabric and it happened to be purple for my husband's reception.
After nearly 9 years and 3 daughters
He still can fit in the baju melayu, but i need to shed some pounds here and there to get back in that kebaya shape haha although that kebaya was tailored a bit loose than my actual measurements.
ok, next.. 2nd day, keep on posting ;)
april has arrived, yeah!!
for those who doesn't know me well, i've always got something special for april. i used to buy a lot of magazines in april during my younger years. don't be surprise if there's a spending splurge in april, but i guess i've slowed it down as years go buy.
so, this year's april i guess i'm up for a challenge - photo a day challenge by fat mum slim. i've seen some of friends got themselves signed up, and it looks fun to me. so get ready for april's photo bombardments. a photo a day based on a daily theme sounds easy but human nature, we tend to get bored after a while. i'll pray to stick until the last day of the month, and will post a compilation, let's do it!!
*latest news*
lately i've started to develop a new unhealthy habit which is drinking coffee after 10pm. hence, my sleeping pattern has slowly changed, again, as i only feel sleepy around 2 am. less than 2 months ago, i was so desperately needed this since sufi chose to stay awake up until 3 or even 4 in the morning. but now, hers is improving unlike in my case, the new 'burung hantu'.
It is such a heartbreaking tragedy in which not only Malaysia but I think the whole world is in the mourning period.
i may not be one of family members but i have those who are close within my circle directly affected.
i have an uncle who is a mas pilot.
my husband's in law is a mas stewardess.
my brother underwent maintenance ground training with mas and had a brief exposure with them before left in 2010.
my thoughts and prayer go to the family of those who on board mh370. deepest condolence ;(
Inna Lillahi wa inna ilaihi raji'un..
Inna Lillahi wa inna ilaihi raji'un..
my mother sent my siblings and i to our quranic reading class near our house when we were young. very near that we only walked to the class and once in a while we ran in order to arrive at earliest.
i still remembered that there was a weekly fardhu ain class, where we had tazkirah sessions and solat berjemaah after that. in one of the classes i was introduced to yusuf islam or previously known as cat steven. my ustazah told us about his journey story embracing islam, and we learnt to sing his song. all i could recall was the first few lines something like these..
A' is for Allah, nothing but Allah
Ba' is the beginning of bismillah
...
when aaqilah was around a year or something, i was suddenly heard that song playing in my mind. i thought since i was in uk, it'd be easier to get the cd. so i was searching for that particular cd on amazon uk, and finally bought one based on the reviews that i've read about it. why i just didn't google the lyric back then.. duh.. ironically the imported cd was all the way from malaysia.
i didn't find the same song in the cd, but my kids really enjoy most of the songs until now. even they have their favourite playlist and make me play them over and over again. from aaqilah, to natalia and will be passing to sufi one day..
recommended =)
there'll be one more episode before the 1 hour finale on 31 March.
How I Met Your Mother is bidding adieu after the 9 year journey. hence, most of my 9 years has been spent with the himym gang on a weekly basis and 9 years is quite a long duration. from my mid twenties until now (not yet mid thirties), we live, eat and sleep with the show. wah, dasatlah haha
in my case himym came out at the right time when i wasn't really attached to any show except bleach, honey and clover, yakitate japan, just naming a few anime series that i got stuck onto during that time. by that time means i was a housewife back then. we were young parents with a baby girl and still adapting to family life adjustments. o.h was a full-time student, and boy, life was simple and quite easy.
as time passes us by, the show itself has it's own ups and downs. sometimes it's not accelerating at good pace, there's time when i just watched it because it's himym. personally for me, himym has been a very good companion and watching it every tuesday is always a joy.
"And that's how it goes kids. The friends, neighbours, drinking buddies, partners in crimes you love so much when you were young, as the years go by, you just lose touch.
You will be shocked kids, when you discover how easy it is in life to part ways with people forever. That's why when you find someone you wanna keep around, you do something about it."
probably after it ends, i'll rerun the whole season again 1-9
;(
legend - wait for it.. - dary! self-five
Although it might be a bit late, introducing to you guys these 2 special instagram accounts,
@cupsters and the latter @projekshawl.
@cupsters
Our humble online baking business which I've founded many many years ago with the chocolate cake as the beginning. It's not really huge but manageable and we're proud of our homemade products ;) Highly recommended - Red Velvet cake/cupcake with creamy cheese cream frosting and always my favourite, Devils Food cupcake with chocolate ganache.
Feel free to follow @cupsters and to like our page too Cupsters.Monsters
@projekshawl
Due to my petite built, I've always had problems finding my perfect shawl. If the width is ok, I've had issues with the length and vice versa. Sometimes I've had issues with the materials's opaqueness and material itself. When I see others wearing cute shawls, I always wonder where did they get theirs and one day I thought why not do it myself ones. So that's how it began, a small side project by yours truly. But who knows where this step might lead me to, amen.. Psss, just let me know if you like any of these..
Anyway, there're still many rooms for improvements and a lot for me to learn. It's exciting, challenging and yet could be rewarding. So please, your supports are very much appreciated..
Follow @projekshawl and like the page projekshawl
saya tengah bercuti maternity, sekarang nearly 2 bulan, 1 month to go.
ops, sebenarnya permohonan untuk extend lagi 3 bulan cuti dah approved. in total aku akan cuti 6 bulan, i'll be back to office in july insyaAllah. of course unpaid the extra 3 months tu.
dari tahun lepas lagi aku dah poyo-poyo inform erik yang aku nak extend cuti cuma tak sure berapa bulan. camni, my colleague started this trend of extending maternity leave to the maximum of 6 months in the office and followed by others. aku ni orang ke-3 bercuti lama sakan. bukannya apa, aku kesian nak hantar sufi ke babysitter as young as 3 months, by 6 months she should be ready by then. lagipun disebabkan aku went tru c-sec ari tu, aku rasa eloklah berehat lama sikit.
once cuti aku dapat lampu hijau, tiba-tiba aku pulak yang jadi panik. how am i going to pay my bills? adakah decision aku ni tak berapa wise? money issue, financial woes.
akan tetapi, aku yakinkan dalam hati, rezeki itu rahsia Allah. kenapa aku nak risaukan perkara yang dah ditentukan. aku berusaha from my end, dan pray for the very best.. ameen..
status: confinement period only comes once in 3-5 years so sit back and please relax
note: please excuse my ayat rojak dan grammar yang tunggang langgang, dah lama tak menulis maaa
alhamdulillah, it feels so surreal that i am now a mother to 3 beautiful daughters. kalau cerita pasal kuota, okla tu to us when it comes to the number. takde boy lagi so far, tapi anyway boy or girl aku terima dengan penuh syukur.
3 kids with 3 totally different journeys. i remembered telling o.h the other day about this, and he said to me, i think we have enough stories to tell. aaqilah dulu, seingat aku smooth dari awal sampai nearly 3rd trimester. aku takde alahan, in fact aku cakap kat mak aku, morning sickness tu macam mana? amboi berlagak kan. during check up, midwife perasan tummy aku dah tak berapa membesar. contohnya 30th weeks, reading yang sepatutnya 30cm, acceptable range between 2-3 cm. tapi aku dalam 24cm, dan midwife sent for further checkup kat hospital. adelah dalam beberapa minggu jugak ulang-alik gi hospital, sampai doktor satisfied dan came up with conclusion yang aku ni kecik, so it is expected yang baby pon kecik too. bila aaqilah lahir, barulah tau yang placentanya knotted jadi nutriens tak sampai kat baby. disebabkan aaqilah lahir below 2.5 kg, maka kena tahan kiterang kat hospital for couple of days. fyi aaqilah was 10 days earlier than her EDD.
natalia pulak zaman bermula muntah-muntah dan finally aku paham apa rasanya morning sickness tu. kebetulan aku tengah on hiatus (housewife), so cuti-cuti or mc takde problem. hidung sangat super sensitif dengan bau, dan aku menjadi sangat baran. sepanjang pregnancy alhamdulillah takde masalah, dan aku gained weights dengan jayanya. sebab tu natalia pon was nearly 3kg when she's born dengan 2 weeks before EDD. walaupun normal delivery, tapi pengalamannya memang lain. tak sakit lama dan agak tiba-tiba. midwife cakap, baby ni playful la sebabnya dia dah engaged dan seemed ready tapi tanak keluar lagi. after a day kiterang dah discharged. maklumlah normal dan baby pon sihat. natalia sangat 'baik', tak banyak meragam, in fact jarang menangis, jarang berjaga malam dan asyik tido je. we both were happy at first, tapi sekejap je. bila health visitor datang visit kat rumah, dia perasan yang baby kuning dan amek sample darah untuk check. tak sampai berapa jam, terus hospital call dan summoned us asap. rupanya jaundicenya sangat serius, in fact waktu nurse cucuk drip natalia bunyi sikit je. aku pon baru tau baby jaundice ni memang 'well-behave', very sleepy dan tired. natalia duduk bawah 4 lampu dan masuk air lagi.after a week, dapatlah kiterang balik rumah.
so apa cerita dengan baby sufi this time. buat pertama kali dalam hidup, baby was delivered via c-sect operation. oh ye, i was having a miscarriage in 2012. sufi was in breech presentation since 30th weeks tak silap aku la. orang cakap nanti dia akan pusing balik, so aku takdela risau sangat. risau sikit bila mengenangkan operate tu tapi aku positif-positifkan diri yang baby akan turn. setiap kali check up, kepala baby sentiasa kat atas. during the final scan kat ppum, it's confirmed that i've to go tru operation. disebabkan amniotic fluid sikit, doktor cakap tak berbaloi pun nak buat ecv. so kiterang set date on 15.1 hari rabu. o.h kata okla by, at least awak dah ready dan tak payah go tru sakit nak bersalin sume tu. aku ni bukannya apa, c-sect ni seriau bunyinya. recovery period pun tak sesenang bersalin normal.
pagi 14.1 sewaktu aku nak mandi sambil pikir-pikir nak breakfast kat mana, aku noticed the same sign macam aaqilah. alamak, aku berderau. cepat-cepat aku call ppum dan tanya apa patut buat. bila derang cakap datang hospital dulu untuk assessment, aku call o.h yang waktu tu away. within the next 2 hours, baby sitter yang diimport dari semenyih pon sampai, aku pun on the way to ppum. bila assess, aku pon dah dilated 2 cm, early contraction bermula maka kenalah emergency operate.
so that's the beginning of her story, sufi asfi kaleela :)
I've started shopping for new baby quite recently.
Actually it's all started when I went to a facial and the masseur was promoting leesa's formula postnatal set. Since I had the treatment at the spa, there's a 20% discount if I bought the product. I was this close to buy but then halted. Must study this first, I thought.
The next few days was spent on reading reviews and finally I've decided on Tanamera. Firstly I think I could make full use of the products (have started using some actually). During Aaqilah I was on Nona Roguy (love the minyak herba, bau sedap), Natalia was on HPA. OK, I wasn't really concerned on the postnatal set as long as I had one, and both of the sets were specially brought to UK that time. Terima dengan redha. In case of Tanamera, I managed to get that during online promotion.
After that, nothing much purchased, as I always feel that we've got most of the stuffs. To be honest, don't get me started on this because once the list started, I'll end up with what a long one even longer than first time mommies.
So, it's better to have the hospital bag ready first.
The list may yet completes but all I could think so far:
Mine
- Tops (blouses, tshirts)
- Pants (loose)
- Kain batik (if I could find where I keep those haha)
- Maternity/Nursing bras, panties
- Pairs of socks
- Camera (make sure fully charged)
- Handphone and charger/power bank
- Necessary ointments
- Toiletteries/Towel
- Sleepsuits
- Pampers
- Napkins/Swaddle
- Mittens/booties
- Carseat (namanya alang-alang dah ada ;P)
Stumbled upon aden + anais while I was spending some time off in Mothercare. The logo and packaging look so cute that makes me googling about it straight away. Now whose fault is that when drooling over these cutesies. o.h responded, alaa kita pakai lampin je huhuhuhu
So far the search is still no avail, very hard to find the particular easy swaddle here
last week was an exam week for aaqilah. we were a bit nervous at first, and the stress level was hiking as we felt aaqilah wasn't ready for her exam. being a stressful mom (very ones) i started my ceramah and continued blabbering whenever i felt i must to. poor aaqilah..
so a few days before the exam, we have started preparing her with her 2-3 hours per session daily regime. budak tu baru darjah 1 ok. day and night for all subjects. whenever we asked her questions, she became hesitant with her answers and then just simply replied 'i don't know'.
however during the study sessions, questions started to arise. did the learnings were so much fun back then that our parents let us be kids. has the level of education system nowadays increased, thus subjects for standard 1 now become more difficult. or is aaqilah unable to coupe during learning sessions? o.h told aaqilah that he didn't need to study when he was in standard 1-3 and getting 100% was no biggie. all i could recall is, standard 1-3 was quite easy. in order to motivate her, i told aaqilah my favorite subject was mathematics but my english was terrible. her command in english is way better than mine, even natalia speaks english better when i was around their age.
one important question, do we put high expectations on her to always perform? do I put high expectations on her?
a day after her exam finished, o.h told me aaqilah scored 98% for her bahasa melayu.wow, very encouraging. later more results came in, 89% for her maths, B for arabic (around 70++) and 84% for dunia sains. i started to worry again, as i thought if you couldn't get strong A's (90 and above) when you're in standard 1, how will you perform after this?
the answer is always yes. i guess for next year and afterwards, we'll let her being kid of her age but she must abide her responsibity as student, daughter and good muslim. what could be more satisfying than achieving very good results after hard labour?
rumours that i've heard, moms of her classmates complained that the exam was difficult. her friends didn't score either, even their kids told them that the highest score for sains is 80++. err, could it be aaqilah?
let see what her teacher is going to say next week.. jeng jeng jeng
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It's Aaqilah's first day at new school. I was worried before because she's never been alone in a new environment setting since she went to kindergarden with her cousin. Alhamdulillah, she adjusted well and seems to love the school. Even maa and ayah need to readjust to her new time table =)
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During her first week starting school. FYI this is her first time being sent away to a place totally strange to her. Proud of you Natalia for adjustting yourself within the first 2 weeks, yeayy!! It's like a rollercoaster ride with Natalia and school and I think she quite enjoys herself there.
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Aaqilah has started her swimming lesson this year, haaa this pic is not so related. If I could, I wanted to send them to many kind of classes but I guess that can be quite ambitious for parents. If you ask o.h, he'll simply reply, let them kid be kids. Ok one class at a time and it fits Aaqilah and her adventurous nature. Unlike Aaqilah, Natalia tu takut air la. |
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The most recent photo of us during a wedding trip in Kuantan. Look at the kids now, how time flies and growing up before your eyes makes me realise that us too have grown up a lot since their arrivals. Being parents teaches me a lot and there's still so many things to learn at the same time. I used to think that we started quite early (being parents at 26 was quite challenging hehe), but looking back at the journey we started nearly 8 years ago is such a humbling and grateful feelings. Seriously when I told o.h I wanted to get married at 25, I simply said without much considerations although I thought the idea is awesome. There and then I got the wish granted ;) |
nasi kandar + lunch date + good laugh = seems a perfect combination
tapi itulah dia, kita plan, tuhan tentukan..
plan asal, pickup aaqilah kat sekolah, pickup pijah kat taman jaya near a&w pastu lunch kat satu tempat yang macam nasi ganja kat mbpj nun, last sekali hantar pijah balik wisma rnd. timing pon macam cantik kan.
last minute decision, pickup pijah, pickup aaqilah, lunch, balik tpm. instead of pijah naik lrt hala pergi, kononnya naik hala balik pulak.
the moment aku putuskan untuk tukar plan, secara tak langsung the consequence dan juga outcome berubah. sms dan call pijah tak dapat, aku terus gerak pergi bukit damansara. walaupun dah lambat nearly 15 minit kat sekolah aaqilah, trafik sesak macam waktu budak-budak balik sekolah. takde empty space untuk parking plus hari panas membuatkan hati aku juga panas. sekali aku terlepas cakap, oh aku ni malang. ok, wish granted very soon.
akhirnya aku nampak area kosong nun jauh dari sekolah. ok takdela jauh sangat tapi sila layankan saja citer nih. aku pon tak pernah parking kat area ni, so i drove slowly to park. rasa macam tak cukup rapat dengan tepi jalan so dari penglihatan aku yang memang rendah ni, aku redah aje, sampai tiba2 aku rasakan tayar depan termasuk dalam something hollow. erk alamak, aku try reverse rasa tayar spin. ke depan pun tak dapat, so aku keluar dan check apa jadi. rupanya tayar depan kiri masuk lubang tepi jalan man-man saiz tayar kereta. puh rasa malang kat dahi aku sangat obvious ni. nak nangis pon ada.
aku masuk kereta, cuba untuk calm down dan thanks to smart phone aku google bengkel in the area. macam takde je. masa semakin berjalan so aku rasa better jemput aaqilah dulu dan fikirkan option yang ada. on the way walking back to the car, ada sekumpulan pakcik-pakcik ni aku terasa nak bertanya. derang pon point out nearest bengkel maybe in hartamas area, or bangsar. so aku pon rasa bolehla try call adn elok je nak gerak derang tanya kenapa. apa lagi aku pun terus bukak cerita pasal kereta stuck. sikit lagi rasa nak mengalir air mata memandangkan suara aku dah start bergetar. derang offer nak tengok so apa lagi bagai ngantuk disorongkan bantal aku pun lead the way.
within the next 10 minit kereta pun berjaya keluar dari lubang jalan dengan very minor wrecks, at least pada mata aku la. rim ada kesan calar sikit tapi sekali pandang memang tak perasan. so far driving aku rasa macam ok lagi. dalam keadaan yang sangat down itu, aku memang sangat thankful kerana ada lagi strangers di sekitar yang masih boleh diharapkan pertolongan. out of desperation, i came seeking for help from a group of strangers. hanya Allah saje yang dapat membalas kebaikan pakcik-pakcik tadi, amin..
so lunch nasi kosong dengan ikan goreng berdua dengan aaqilah kat bawah wisma rnd, kes dah lambat dan lauk banyak habis.
what if i stick to the original plan?
what if i managed to meet pijah after plan changed?
what if this, and what if that?
daripada memikirkan kemungkinan, baik aku mengambil tauladan dan pengajaran..
the moment aku putuskan untuk tukar plan, secara tak langsung the consequence dan juga outcome berubah. sms dan call pijah tak dapat, aku terus gerak pergi bukit damansara. walaupun dah lambat nearly 15 minit kat sekolah aaqilah, trafik sesak macam waktu budak-budak balik sekolah. takde empty space untuk parking plus hari panas membuatkan hati aku juga panas. sekali aku terlepas cakap, oh aku ni malang. ok, wish granted very soon.
akhirnya aku nampak area kosong nun jauh dari sekolah. ok takdela jauh sangat tapi sila layankan saja citer nih. aku pon tak pernah parking kat area ni, so i drove slowly to park. rasa macam tak cukup rapat dengan tepi jalan so dari penglihatan aku yang memang rendah ni, aku redah aje, sampai tiba2 aku rasakan tayar depan termasuk dalam something hollow. erk alamak, aku try reverse rasa tayar spin. ke depan pun tak dapat, so aku keluar dan check apa jadi. rupanya tayar depan kiri masuk lubang tepi jalan man-man saiz tayar kereta. puh rasa malang kat dahi aku sangat obvious ni. nak nangis pon ada.
aku masuk kereta, cuba untuk calm down dan thanks to smart phone aku google bengkel in the area. macam takde je. masa semakin berjalan so aku rasa better jemput aaqilah dulu dan fikirkan option yang ada. on the way walking back to the car, ada sekumpulan pakcik-pakcik ni aku terasa nak bertanya. derang pon point out nearest bengkel maybe in hartamas area, or bangsar. so aku pon rasa bolehla try call adn elok je nak gerak derang tanya kenapa. apa lagi aku pun terus bukak cerita pasal kereta stuck. sikit lagi rasa nak mengalir air mata memandangkan suara aku dah start bergetar. derang offer nak tengok so apa lagi bagai ngantuk disorongkan bantal aku pun lead the way.
within the next 10 minit kereta pun berjaya keluar dari lubang jalan dengan very minor wrecks, at least pada mata aku la. rim ada kesan calar sikit tapi sekali pandang memang tak perasan. so far driving aku rasa macam ok lagi. dalam keadaan yang sangat down itu, aku memang sangat thankful kerana ada lagi strangers di sekitar yang masih boleh diharapkan pertolongan. out of desperation, i came seeking for help from a group of strangers. hanya Allah saje yang dapat membalas kebaikan pakcik-pakcik tadi, amin..
so lunch nasi kosong dengan ikan goreng berdua dengan aaqilah kat bawah wisma rnd, kes dah lambat dan lauk banyak habis.
what if i stick to the original plan?
what if i managed to meet pijah after plan changed?
what if this, and what if that?
daripada memikirkan kemungkinan, baik aku mengambil tauladan dan pengajaran..
i don't know how the thrills and excitement of blogging went kaput.
it just stopped and that's it.
until today, when i was trying to recall something that i've posted before. there i have it and all of a sudden the excitement and thrills slowly came back. the blog looks clean, all thanks to the white background. although the font looks small, thank God i still have not much problem reading them.
since the last post, i've always felt that nothing much happened and to share. the list of readings has significantly decreased over the years. i wasn't interested in things anymore, i felt that work and family life have consumed most of my energy yang tak seberapa ni. the life itself has become routine, weekend is more like a commitment and to be honest, once in a while not really looking towards it.
sometimes the small things around you make the life much more appreciated and sweeter.
hey hasniza, welcome back and let's enjoy this ride again =)
