Happy World Environment day 2013: Think. Eat. Save.

"Oh today, I would love to eat this and that". My style of cooking starts with imagining the foods, neglecting the goods and ingredients that readily available in the freezer. I cook what I wish to eat, not what I should eat. After more than a year being a housewife, I just realized that I was totally wrong in managing household groceries. I should check the freezer and kitchen, what's stored in there. Maybe there's left over or goods that I can used to cook. Instead of buying new goods, I should make sure that none will end up in the garbage.

Image from here.

A little information on World Environment day. World Environment Day is celebrated every year on 5 June to raise global awareness of the need to take positive environmental action. It is run under the wings of United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). This year’s campaign theme "Think. Eat. Save" rallies us to take action from our home to reduce food waste, save money, and minimize the environmental impact of food production. If food is wasted, it means that all the resources and inputs used in the production of all the food are also lost. For example, it takes about 1,000 liters of water to produce 1 liter of milk and about 16,000 liters goes into a cow’s food to make a hamburger. The resulting greenhouse gas emissions from the cows themselves, and throughout the food supply chain, all end up in vain when we waste food. In fact, the global food production occupies 25% of all habitable land and is responsible for 70% of fresh water consumption, 80% of deforestation, and 30% of greenhouse gas emissions. It is the largest single driver of biodiversity loss and land-use change (UNEP, 2013).

In celebrating the World environment day today, I pledge to change my current eating lifestyle. So THINK before we EAT and help SAVE our environment! Happy world environment day everyone!

31 January 2013: Early pregnancy/ awal kehamilan

Minggu lepas (23-26 Januari 2013)

Mulut start rasa pahit-pahit macam nak demam. Badan rasa penat, cuma waktu ni tak ambil peduli sangat, mungkin letih prepare door gift untuk kenduri kahwin kak long. Biasanya bila tidur, sangat sensitif pada movement, kalau hubby datang or buka lampu, mesti terbangun, tapi this time tidur mati tak sedar ape-ape. Tak perlu tunggu lama untuk tidur, letak je kepala, in a few minutes, dah zzzZZZZ. 

27 Januari 2013

Minum nescafe susu yang mom buat, end up muntah balik. Pelik. Tapi yang paling pelik bila saya tak lalu nak makan ayam, which is my favourite. Tengok rasa nak muntah. Time ni memang dah bertekad, kena beli pregnancy test kit. So keluar lah ke Watson beli yang pregnancy test yang tak berape nak mahal. Sebab sebelum ni dah beli 3-4 kali, results negative. Rugi je beli yang mahal kalau result negative, kan, kan, kan? OK, alasan, memang kedekut pon =p

Pergi toilet, cek, and it turns out positive! Double line! Masa tu mata terkebil-kebil, cek balik belakang instruction pregnancy test kit tu, nak konpemkan yang double line means pregnant. Yeay, confirm! Keluar toilet, senyum sorang-sorang depan cermin, hehehehehehe. Then terus inform pada hubby. Suka tengok muka hubby yang excited and terkejut tu. Hihihihi, sambil taip ni pon senyum lagi ^_________________^

29 Januari 2013

Pergi ke klinik kesihatan Bangi untuk buat buku merah. Nurse tanya dah ada scan belum? Puzzle. Dalam hati, scan? dah boleh nampak ke? Saya jawab, scan? tak scan, saya cuma buat pregnancy test guna kit. Sebelum datang sini memang kena scan ke? Nurse cakap, biasanya ibu-ibu pergi swasta scan dulu, tapi kalau tak scan lagi pon xpe, doktor memang akan scan untuk awal kehamilan. Owh, so tak wajib pon scan di hospital swasta. Then bermula lah prosedur yang agak lama, beratur amik darah, urine, consultation dengan nurse, and jumpa dr. Husband boleh masuk bilik dr untuk tengok scan. Bila dr scan, just nampak kantung bulat and embryo yang tidak jelas, sebab masih kecil. Baru 6-7 minggu. So next appointment 15/2/2013. Hopefully dipermudahkan segala urusan :) Dr bagi folic acid, and pesan untuk minum susu 2-3 gelas sehari, rehat secukupnya,....dan yang lain saya tak paham tulisan dr dalam buku merah.

30 dan 31 Januari 2013

Bangun pagi, after berus gigi or minum air masak, akan muntah balik. Rasa lega after muntah. Kepala pening-pening and tak tahu nak makan apa. Pagi tadi makan sekeping roti with susu, OK, boleh terima. Biasanya kalau tak terima akan keluar balik. Rasa mual sampai ke malam. Bila rasa nak muntah tu, muntah je lah. Tadi saya tahan, and makan jambu batu. Konon nya untuk hilangkan rasa nak muntah tu, but end up keluar balik jambu batu tu. Gula-gula Vita C selalu dalam handbag, macam agak membantu menghilangkan rasa mual sikit. Nasi tak boleh makan lagi, siang tadi makan roti canai. Certain food boleh tolerate, certain tak boleh. Bila baca online, awal-awal kehamilan memang akan hilang selera makan. Nurse pesan kena paksa makan, kalau tak kena masuk wad sambung wayar air. Huuuuu. 

Setelah beberapa hari tak masak, tadi start masuk dapur. Tahan rasa mual and masak la sikit untuk suami. Mak pesan kena kuat, lawan rasa tak sihat tu, kesian suami asyik makan luar. After masak, mestilah food testing kan, kurang garam ke apa, after test tu, terus rasa nak muntah. So, muntah lah. Huuuuu.

Dugaan. Harap-harapnya fasa mual ni tak lama. Kena doa la kan, minta dipermudahkan. Ada orang tak rasa mual langsung, ada yang mual sampai ke 9 bulan. Lain orang, lain dugaan. Doakan yang baik-baik ya, terima kasih!

Happily pregnant

Alhamdulillah, I am happily pregnant (^_^), dan sedang cuba positif in this first trimester. Tak semua makanan boleh masuk, or end up muntah balik. Loya sampai ke malam. Lucky sebab sangat suka makan buah sekarang. Nasi memang tak boleh masuk, huuuuu. Rasa bersalah sebab dah beberapa hari dapur tak berasap. Tak suka suami makan masakan air tangan orang lain, huuu harapnya nanti akan biasa dengan perubahan badan. Jerawat naik, and muka macam dull, rasa macam tak cantik, but bila online, itu prekara normal. Happy2, positive, insyaAllah nanti merasa 'pregnancy glow'. Positive advices sangat-sangat membantu. Owh, cincin dah ketat, sebelum ni longgar je kat jari, kena mentally prepare sebab badan akan naik. Nasib baik info di hujung jari je sekarang, so tak perlu risau sorang-sorang. Kena amalkan diet yang sihat, nanti senang berat badan nak turun. Al-Quran kena jadi kawan baik sekarang. She, baca quran hari-hari!*ye!*

Research stop since last week. Esok masuk makmal balik, kena prepare sampel for TEM. Next week berguru on TEM preparation. Alhamdulillah, dapat guru/ mentor yang sangat arif dalam bidang palinologi. She, manfaatkan sebaiknya!*baik!*. My supervisor is one of the known anatomist (anatomy is part of botany) in Malaysia. Dia pakar anatomi dan ada buat a little research on palinologi, tapi bukan dalam expertise dia. She introduced me to Dr. Richard Chung, a well-known palynologyst. The only one in Malaysia. Lucky, right? He treated me like a protege, raising me to be a real palynologist. I am definitely in a good guidance. Both suruh convert to phd, but my recent decision, decline. Sebab? Saya rasa ilmu saya sangat-sangat kurang kalau grad with Phd tahun ni, and sebab kedua, saya malas nak deal dengan prosedur-prosedur yang complicated itu. Satu-satu lah, senang sikit. Ke guane? And sebab ketiga, nanti sambung phd, kena tambah subjek and tahun, kalau boleh tak nak berjauhan dengan suami lama-lama. For phd nanti, akan difikirkan kemudian, InsyaAllah, Allah bantu permudahkan urusan nanti. Simpan dulu impian yang meninggi itu, kena kejar satu-satu. InsyaAllah impian kanak-kanak untuk bekerjaya akan tercapai. Impian muda remaja untuk berkahwin and jadi suri rumah tercapai dulu, hihi. Allah Maha Mengetahui. Serah je semua padaNya. 

Apa-apa pon, doakan saya sihat-sihat selalu ya. Tak sihat nanti kak su kena buat TEM tanpa murid, tak seronok lah. Semoga dipermudahkan segalanya~

Back to normal, finally

I am having a tea right now. Would you love to have a cuppy too?

Finally, it has ended. The one thing that made my life miserable. I failed in managing times between housewife's duties, research, and ASSignmentsssssss. I took a very interesting subject this semester. A subject about economy, natural resources, and conservation. I gained a lot from the lectures, BUT, there's too many assignments and I can't manage them all. It's a big relief when it ended. This subject made me realized that, everything can be calculated i.e your satisfaction, your admiration on art, your effort in protecting the earth, your admiration on certain culture or heritage, it all can be calculated. You can interpreted them to monetary terms. Oh, I forgot, there's one thing that can't be calculated. Ngeeeee, my love for my husband. Hehehehe. 

"Net satisfaction that I gained from him is far surpass the consumer surplas. It's not even in the graph. If I key in the data, the computer may went blank. Data is indubitably invalid. There's no monetary terms when it comes to him"

Heee, quite a romantic phrase, inspired from the economy lectures that I learned. After the exam, I went home and took my long-tranquil sleep. Yesterday and today was my husband's busy day. I bought a new printer to assist him with his works. There's nothing more soothing than his smile :)

Usually I will write on new year resolutions. Even my husband asked me why there's no resolutions this year. Actually there is :) I can sense that 2013 will give me prosperous and happiness. InsyaALLAH. Here's one of them, OWN A COMPANY. I will register my own company soon. Materials has been gathered, the 'on-paper' stuffs has been prepared since last year. I seek blessings from Allah, family, and friends, may He help and guide me all the way. 

Well that's it for now. Many too share but lazy to write. I wish to continue reading on John Solomon. Good night!

Rain check 2012

Salam and greetings. I hope everyone is in the pink of health. It's nearly the end of 2012, so I decided to have a check on 2012 resolutions. I wrote this on January 2012. So lets have a check, shall we?

New year resolution 2012

My new year resolution is more about improving myself. Not to mention i will be a wife, soon. So here's my list, which I also save it in my handphone. I will jot it down and hang it near my bed.

1. Jaga solat. Solat di awal waktu. Alasan tertido or bangun lewat is a big no no! Totally improve in jaga solat, toma'ninah dijaga, bacaan dijaga, cuma nak solat betul-betul awal masih belum terlaksana. Aigooooo~

2. Bangun awal, at least 6 am. Tidur cukup, can't exceed 12. Fail miserably. Tidur sebelum pukul 12 macam sangat jarang berlaku. Sigh.

3. Exercise backbone sebelum tidur. lalalalalalala, tak buat pom.

4. Minum air panas di waktu pagi Berjaya!

5. Jangan lupa makan supplement for backbone and etc. selalu lupa~

6. Jangan miss breakfast. Ada improvement compare to tahun sebelum

7. Jangan minum ais Berjaya kecuali teh ais

8. Rajin di makmal Rajin cuma ada masalah, tahun 2013 insyaAllah berjalan lancar

9. Rajin kemas umah@bilik Saya rasa saya rajin, tapi boleh rajin lagi

10.Rajin basuh baju Perkara paling malas in comparison to lain-lain kerja rumah, sebab baju dibasuh according to types, so, leceh, so, I all rasa malas sikit lah. OK alasan

11.Pakai sun-block sebelum keluar rumah. Ngeeee Bab ni rajin sangat-sangat

12.Pakai lotion sebelum tidur Lupa

13.Pakai selipar rumah. Kaki sensitif aih~ Pakai after dibebel suami

14.Shape kan body ala2 scarlet johansen gitu Scarlet Johansen ada selulit, I all takde, mane ade

15.Facial at least sekali semingggu  Sebulan sekali logik sikit kan, tahun 2012 tiada bajet untuk itu, 2013 insyaAllah ada

16.Baca news every morning Ada improvement, tapi politik luar negara lagi tip top kalau nak compare dengan dalam negara. Ibrahim Ali tu pon tak berape nak kenal, tapi tak kenal beliau pon takpe. Saya baca google news je, suami baca Malaysiakini

17.Baca buku sebelum tidur Awal-awal tahun sangat rajin membaca buku-buku Islamik, akhir-akhir tahun sibuk sikit, takde masa, OK tipu, saya tak peruntukkan masa untuk membaca sebelum tidur. Lagi prefer tickling my hubby, eh eh eh

18.Rajin memasak Rajin kecuali breakfast, kalut sangat. Better prepare bahan sikit malam before tidur, so pagi tu tak rushing. 

19.Jogging di hujung minggu Saya dah lupa bila last saya jogging, nasib baik masih kurus walaupun makan nasi macam 3 orang makan. Kelebihan Allah bagi, tapi kalau tak jaga, takut juga Allah tarik nikmat itu, so she, please jaga

20.Sentiasa pegang buku Selalu pegang planner, sayang sangat kat planner, banyak nota dalam tu

21.Hindar penyakit hati Takde, Alhamdulillah

22.Selalu senyum, jangan masam2 2012 banyak dugaan, selalu menangis. huuuuu

23.Sentiasa bersangka baik Agak susah especially bila terang-terangan you have been mistreated. Alhamdulillah, dapat mimpi separa sedar yang berbunyi.."takpe orang layan tak baik, yang penting kita sentiasa layan orang baik"

24.Menjadi isteri solehah yang terbaik untuk suami~ Sampai ke akhir hayat saya akan sentiasa berusaha!

More to come, have to start little by little.

Dear 2012, I welcomed you with arms wide open. Semoga Allah permudahkan segala urusan di tahun 2012.

So how's your 2012?

Love,

She

The reason is Allah

"Allah is the reason why even in pain, I smile; in confusion, I understand; in betrayal, I trust; and in fear, I continue to fight"

A short update-December 2012

A short update. Alhamdulillah, one tiny problem had settled last Thursday. Little thing but did give major impact in my life. Now I am at ease. Thank you Allah, thank you hubby. We went home last weekend and had a blast memories with my parent. We bought presents and spent most of our quality time in a joyful atmosphere. My parent, they still treat me like a small kid. They prepared lots of stuffs before we went back here. My mom cut the fish first so later I don't have to cut them. She boiled the salted egg so later I don't have to dirt my fingers with charcoal. O Allah, please reward them with all the best things this world could offer. Amin.

On Big Bad Wolf Sale, I bought couple of books though I am not really sure when I will finish reading them. The memorable part was when I got a sketch book for artist from my husband. His beautiful words on the front page was nothing but insanely drove me to love him even more. Officially it became my favorite book. I sketch my ideas in it and nothing happier than receiving beautiful compliments from him. Thank you so much dear! Oh, on the next page I wrote 'Dedicated to my husband, thank you for your support, and thank you for doubting Picasso!".

As I wrote this, I also surfed on Anna Sui's purse though my first choice is always a hand-made from Etsy. Did I ever mention that I am so in love with Etsy and Pinterest? My my, they are best buddies for year 2012. Especially pinterest. Lots of ideas came from it. 2012 also witnesses my craziness over baroque element. Aren't they exaggeratedly spectacular? I can brag about baroque, antique stuffs, and other freelancing activities all day long. It's fun to browse, nothing to lose. Till then blog!

Another road less taken.

Imam saya dan unta-untanya. She, not funny. 

Forgive me blog for my long ignorance. I was too busy with life. Many things need to be prioritized so I pushed you down to the bottom of my need-to-do list. One thing for sure, I never forget you, not once.

I once wrote on 'A road less taken', I would like to emphasize more about that. It is norm when relatives and friends curious about your path in life. Graduated as a best student even pressured me more. To cut a long story short, I gave up on reaching their expectation by just trying to be hamba yang solehah, anak yang solehah, dan isteri yang solehah. My daily prayers. For me, to achieve those, one main thing that I would love to highlight is, find a great guy. A great guy will be your Imam, a great son to your parent, taking care of them more than you do, guide you to Jannah, taking care of your well being, and always try to give the best that this temporary world could offer.

I found him, I grabbed him, I clung on him, I served him, and I am in cloud nine. 

Still, some people inquiry on how I serve my parent. Am I a great daughter? Getting married while studying so how on earth I am capable to provide them materially? Mind you, rezeki Allah itu luas. Even though I am not receiving a big paycheck every month, Allah gave me another way to serve my parent. Not to mention, their son-in-law is also taking a very good care of them. I do not have to list up every goodness that I did just to please a few, right? I believe I am a good daughter, and I will try my best to be better!  

Another thing that people love to talk is how are you going to organize your study with housewife's duties? Simple. Enjoy them. I love to study. I love gaining new knowledge. Knowledge made me. I am who I am today especially in the term of mindset is mainly because of knowledge. On housewife's duties, I am happy to serve my husband. Full stop.

I chose a road less taken. I took risks. But I put my faith in Allah. I believe He will guide me to bahagia dunia and akhirat. For the time being, I will put my best foot forward to be  hamba yang solehah, anak yang solehah, dan isteri yang solehah. I am sincerely happy with my life, do you happy with your life too?

Berdoa' lah

I would love to write about dua'/ doa. Hopefully, there's reader out there who will read this, and pass this to their children, friends, or relatives. Segala peringatan adalah untuk diri sendiri juga. Saling nasihat menasihati dalam Islam cukup indah, bukan? 

Setiap kali selepas solat, saya akan berdoa. Setiap kali sebelum exam, saya akan berdoa. Saya tahu kepentingan dan kekuatan doa', sayangnya saya tidak selalu amalkannya melainkan ketika waktu-waktu tipikal. It took me quite a long time to figure this.

Suami saya dalam doa' nya memohon supaya Allah membimbing kami ke jalan yang diredhaiNya. Menurut suami, dia ada terbaca, mintalah pertolongan Allah supaya Allah bimbing kita dalam membuat keputusan, gerak hati naluri, dan segala macam perkara yang diluar kemampuan kita. Contoh termudah adalah ketika sesat jalan. Selain mengikut papan tanda, kita semestinya menggunakan naluri dalam membuat keputusan. Berdoa' lah kepada Allah agar Allah bimbing kita ke jalan yang benar. Manusia penuh dengan limitasi, berdoa' lah supaya hidup kita sentiasa dibimbing.

Ibu mertua saya berumur 65 tahun tetapi masih sihat dan awet muda. She told me untuk sentiasa berdoa'. Mintalah dengan Allah untuk sentiasa sihat, tetapi jangan hanya minta dan tidak berusaha langsung. Adik ipar saya student medic yang mengharapkan Allah cukupkan waktu untuk dia ulang kaji dan bersedia sebelum ujian.  Allah kabulkan doa' nya dengan melewatkan examiner agar dia mampu bersedia. 

Di usia 26 tahun, saya bersyukur dikelilingi orang-orang yang sangat menjaga agama. Sebelum saya kahwin, senior saya juga menasihati saya supaya berdoa' sebelum memasak. Saya amalkan. Sebelum saya mandi, saya berdoa' agar Allah anugerahkan saya badan yang selesa untuk disentuh suami, buang segala kekotoran yang ada, bersihkan diri saya luar dan dalam.

Untungnya kita beragama Islam. Pesanlah kepada diri sendiri, sahabat handai, dan keluarga agar sentiasa berdoa'. Jika masih ada ibu dan ayah, mintalah mereka doa' kan kita. Sayangnya kalau tidak dimanfaatkan.

Zamalah UKM

Supervisor and me.

Alhamdulillah, all praises to Almighty, AllahuAkbar. My application on University Kebangsaan Malaysia's scholarship (ZAMALAH UKM) has been accepted and approved. Thank you Allah for all the trials, challenges, and obstacles You bestowed upon me. The acid test teach me nothing other than clinging stronger to You, putting faith in life, patience, continual prayers and seeking guidance from You, and just be happy and grateful with what we had, have, and will have. To my supervisor, thank you for your guidance especially on practicing to cite Surah Al-Waaqiah and As-Sharh before sleep. From the very bottom of my heart, thank you all, friends, family, and you, my dearest husband. I heart you dearly. 

Inspiration. Dream. Life.

Life is short, live life the way you love it

I am currently surfing the internet on something that I craze.  My husband and I shared quite a different range of inspiration. I listen to opera because it gives me the sense of art, placid, and a fortress from any external annoyance while I am doing my work. Vintage describes me the most too. My husband knows best when it comes to my cups of tea. I thanked him for supporting my muses. Not the opera, he begs to differ.

Some people found sadness is an inspiration too. This time, I beg to differ. I can’t really blend in with sadness. Blank, silence, and solitary are all the results of sadness. Imagination and ideas fail miserably. I usually took a dormant period first before strike it all back. Sadness brings me to my private zone till I feel better.  So for those who can produce a masterpiece whilst in a deep grief, I salute you.  However, when my grandmother passed away, I was not spirited away like the usual She will. I still manage to cook, washing, cleaning, and et cetera. When I feel like crying, I went to my husband’s lap, toilet, or bed. After that, I continued my works. A little mature in embracing sadness, I guess. Or it is true that sadness is also an inspiration. Maybe I should learn to accept sadness as one the inspiration too, just like my husband did.

Inspiration may come via people too. My biggest influencers are the freelancer in Europe. Their surrounding environment, education, life style, mind set and others are main contributor to my inspiration. I had followed and keep in touch with a few of them for years. Sometimes, I shared my reading list with my husband and it excites me when he reads it too. It excites me more when he promised to take me to the opera house. Haha. He hates opera.  Owh, my husband is one of my inspirations too. That explained why he’s always in here. I just can’t exclude the word ‘husband’ in most of my writings.

Inspiration drives me to live life the way I love it. Do you know how many people out there don't really enjoy or happy with their life? I am a student. I have limitations but Allah's plan is beautiful. He gave me a man to lean on while I am pursuing more and more happiness in this temporary world. In exchange, I gave him happiness by being a wonderful wife. He once said that I am his greatest gift and I just can't be grateful enough to the Almighty. He bestowed me with happiness within my limitation. All praises to Him.

I am still not finish with my surfs as I wrote down this one.  It was a sudden feeling. I just feel like splashing my thought. Well, lots to read, more to get inspire.  Have a great day!

Tok chek, in memory

At first, I told myself it is OK to not write about this. Time will heals everything. Hopefully. I acted tough and kept myself busy with homework. 

Verily, I failed to do so. I cried devastatingly either in toilet or bed.

I lost someone so dear in my life. Someone that was with me from the very beginning of my life. This is the first time I'd ever learn the pain of losing someone. Real pain. I was too small back then to appreciate what love means when I lost my grandparents. But now, at the age of 26, I am old enough to understand what love means. Trust me, loosing a girl friend/ boy friend is easier. If you still have grandmother or parent or siblings, please show them your love. The love you shared with people that live from the very beginning of your life is just different.

I really want to write more but I guess I have to stop here. What keep me strong is the fact that I believe she's in a better place. She missed her husband a lot, then I guess Allah has a better plan for her. Moreover, she will no longer suffer from her illness. Rest assured dear grandmother, as long as I live, you will have my dua'. 

"Ya Allah, jauhilah nenek ku dari seksa kubur dan seksaan api neraka Mu. Tempatkanlah nenek ku di SyurgaMu dan dikalangan orang-orang yang beriman"

English Tea Party untuk kawan-kawan UKM

1. Napkin. Letak atas pinggan and make a bow. 2. Macaroons. Some say tak berapa sedap, but I love the colors and its dorayaki look alike appearance. 3. Frozen yogurt. Besides tea, I would love to try this. Yogurt kat luar cekik darah kan, kan, kan? 4. Gift. If I have a lot of money, I would not mind splashing some of it on them. 5. Purple ombre cake. Irresistible! 6. Spray it yourself. Admit it, mesti ada beberapa cup yang tidak cantik dirumah, bukan? So, spray it. Letak alas, then walla! 7. Sweet mat. Ada beberapa design yang berkenan, but I put it in K.I.V list dulu. 8. Tea-cup. It's not a tea-party without tea-cups! Dah usaha di etsy.com. Ada beberapa yang berkenan ;). 9. Three- tiered snack tray. Senang nak letak cookies, macaroons, sandwich, cakes, and etc. Got to have this!

Saya merancang untuk meraikan kawan-kawan semakmal by throwing a tea-party! I had long told my husband that it would be wonderful if I can celebrate them. They are all super kind and very helpful. To name a few; Ummu, Robe', Shida, Bel, and Aini. Walaupun jarang lepak bersama after office hour, they are the kind of people who you can lean on. Saya ada beberapa koleksi special for this event such as cup-cake holder, and etc. but of course it is still not enough. Saya masih ada setahun untuk menyiapkan master, unless saya convert ke phD, it would be three years minimum! Aim saya tahun hadapan, InsyaAllah. Setahun dah cukup untuk kumpul semua bahan-bahan, asah skill masakan, gubahan, dan lain-lain. We are talking about the real tea party, with beautiful invitation card, gifts, and of course, happy memories!

Dear Allah, please make this come true. They are nice people, and I would love to repay their kindness by celebrating and throwing gifts to them.

Blog badge & tawaran pengiklanan

Walaupun masih terlalu awal untuk logo, but having this badge in my blog make me feel awe...wait for it, some! Awesome!*God bless you Barney* This is the preliminary sketch of the badge. It seems a little childish. Saya masih tidak terlalu teruja dengan logo ini, but as a fresh start, it would be OK. I have to persuade myself to take things easily. Priority comes first. Sebagai langkah permulaan, saya berbesar hati menawarkan khidmat pemasaran untuk kawan-kawan yang berhajat meluaskan perniagaan anda. Just email/ facebook message your goods/ barang-barang atau servis yang ingin ditawarkan, dan saya akan iklankan di blog ini. For friends and relatives, it is free of charge. Mutual relationship right? 

Daily life schedule/ Jadual waktu harian

Hari yang indah bagi saya adalah apabila saya pulang dari kampus, memeluk suami and said "I am having a great day today!" dimana ia bermaksud dari pagi (bangun tidur) hingga ke saat itu, I am having my ideal schedule of life. So disini, saya ingin share my ideal schedule of life dimana saya banyak merujuk kepada Dr. Michael F. Roizen dan Dr. Mehmet C. Oz, nutritionist, lain-lain sumber (kajian saintifik), dan yang paling utama, saya buat apa yang saya suka. I said this is my ideal schedule of life instead of my daily schedule because I am not that discipline in following them. I succeed sometimes, and also failed to do so too. Apa yang penting, saya berusaha kearah itu, because I love my schedule like hell. I think you guys should make one too! 

6:00 a.m - Bangun tidur. Jangan terus bangun. Relax, and do light movement. Solat Subuh berjemaah. Yoga (Asanas yoga, discard the ritual/ religious one) Saya pengidap scoliosis dan tidak mampu boleh melakukan senaman-senaman yang menekan tulang belakang. Ini adalah contoh yoga yang boleh dilakukan di rumah. Cari tempat yang tenang, bentangkan mat, and do it. Saya pasang opera sambil buat yoga. Just do it the way you love it okai. After that, mandi.

1. Standing twist. 2. Standing leaning stretch. 3. X. 4.Ladybug. 5. Tightrope. 6. Tree. 7. Stork. 8. Horse. 9. Goddess. 10. Triangle. 11. Cat back/ cow. 12. Extended cat stretch. 13. Thread the needle. 14. Lion. 15. Wrist extension. 16. Camel. 17. Lunges. 18. Down dog. 19. Cobra. 20. Diagonal reach. 21. Half frog. 22. Down dog one leg. 23. Roll and massage back. 24. Little boat. 25. Little boat twist. 26. Half boat. 27. Butterfly. 28. Half butterfly. 29. Corpse.

7:30 a.m - Make a breakfast. Pop pills (Vitamin C, Fish oil, Folic acid *untuk wanita yang merancang untuk mengandung* dan lain-lain supplement) yang disarankan oleh nutritionist. Paling penting, have a hot green tea/ coffee whilst reading book.

9:00 a.m - Di kampus. Catat need-to-do-works, check emails, say hi to friends at facebook, and read google news.

10: 00 a.m - Solat Dhuha. Start my laboratory works/ writing/ read journals.

12: 00 p.m - Take five to seven minute walk, lapangkan minda, and minum air (teh ais). Sambung kerja.

1: 00 p.m - Biasanya staff akan rehat, but I am a student. I don't follow these rules.Just berhenti untuk solat zohor/ lunch bila-bila masa in between 12-2 p.m =p

2: 00 p.m - Start my laboratory works/ writing/ read journals. 

5: 00 p.m - Home and meet my husband. Hug him should be in my daily schedule. Hee. Solat Asar berjemaah, and prepare dinner. In between, basuh baju ;). Kalau weekend, jalan-jalan di taman/ jogging.

7: 00 p.m - Mandi. Mandi sebelum maghrib biasanya lebih lama dari mandi waktu pagi. Lock myself in bathroom and being in meditative state. Haha.  Dinner with husband. Then solat maghrib berjemaah, cite Al Quran, and solat Isya'.

9: 00 pm - Quality time bersama suami. Aktiviti bebas, enjoying hobbies, having a hot drink, and etc. Prepare air/ keperluan untuk hari esok.

11: 00 p.m - Siap-siap untuk tidur. Ambil wudhu', lotion, cite surah Al Waqiah and As-Sharh. Minum air masak. Pkai Twin lovely night cream. Quick exercise. Urut, cium, dan minta maaf dengan suami, then zzZZZZZ. 

Weekend funspiration: Love. Home. Pray

1. When I am in a deep melancholic mode, I surf stuffs that can make me bubbly. I found a few quotes on life that boost up my confident. Gambar ini terlalu comel untuk tidak dikongsi. Cuteness keep sadness at bay =). Lupakan yang pahit-pahit, jalan lurus ke destinasi yang ingin dituju. To Jannah, InsyaAllah. 2. Finally, saya ke trek bersama suami! Walaupun hanya mampu berlari sebanyak tiga pusingan lengkap, I gave myself an applause for effort! Zaman MASUM ketika di universiti mampu berlari berbelas pusingan, sekarang stamina dah out. Owh, and this quote motivate and choke you at the same time ;) You don't get it by staring, wishing, drooling, and hoping. You don't get it easily. You get it by getting off your ass and working for it. 3. Suami buat burger bakar lagi! Sedap sangat. Endless love for you my dear. May Allah bless you 4. Make time for yourself, you are important! Obviously, I am stuck with housewife's duties and student's life. Because I enjoyed being a wife too much, sometimes I forgot that I need time to pamper myself. Nanti saya share my dream-schedule. 5. No one ever injured their eyesight by looking on the bright side of things! This motivates me to keep on pushing myself to the better. 6. Bersihkan rumah! Walaupun allergic habuk, I still enjoyed cleaning the house. I don't really know where is exactly the fun of it come from, but it's fun. Boleh buat sendiri the detergents. Sudah dimasukkan dalam aktiviti weekend akan datang ;) 7. Kumpul botol-botol cantik. Jangan buang botol/ bekas shampoo/ scrub/ shower foam/ wedding gift bottle yang cantik, recycle it =) 8. Pudding! Saya buat caramel and chocolate malt pudding. Suami hantu puding, thanks to kawan-kawan UPM yang hadiahkan pengukus. That's not the exact picture. They were all rested in peace in our stomach =) 9. I ended my weekend with green tea. Tenang dan mendamaikan. Jangan lupa amalkan surah As- Sharh dan Al-Waqiah sebelum tidur. Ya Allah, semoga urusan esok hari dipermudahkan. Urusan anda juga, InsyaAllah. Amin.

Cara install 'Anda mungkin juga meminati' dalam blog/ How to install link 'You might also like' in blog

 1) Layari LinkWithin.com.

 2) Anda akan lihat box diatas berada di sebelah kanan website. Isi maklumat email, blog, dan klik Get Widget.

3) Tekan 'Install widget'. Jika anda mempunyai lebih dari satu blog, tekan add widget.

4) Seterusnya, box diatas akan keluar. Pilih blog (in case anda mempunyai lebih dari satu blog) dan tukar Tittle kepada ayat yang anda suka. Title asal adalah Linkwithin, dan saya telah tukarkan kepada 'You might also like'. Tekan Add Widget.

5) Tunggu sehingga layout blog dipaparkan. Anda dapat lihat di sebelah kanan blog post terdapat html gadget bertajuk You might also like.

6) Last step, tekan Save arrangement button! Jangan lupa save pulak ;) Finish! This is example from my Littlemushroomtales blog =)

Confession of a husband: 2

Confession of a husband: 1

Sayangi ibu bapa anda

Pencil: I'm sorry....

Eraser: For what? You didn't do anything wrong.

Pencil: I'm sorry cos you get hurt bcos of me. Whenever I made a mistake, you're always there to erase it. But as you make my mistakes vanish, you lose a part of yourself. You get smaller and smaller each time.

Eraser: That's true. But I don't really mind. You see, I was made to do this. I was made to help you whenever you do something wrong. Even though one day, I know I'll be gone and you'll replace me with a new one, I'm actually happy with my job. So please, stop worrying. I hate seeing you sad.

I got this from a friend. I found this conversation between the pencil and eraser is very inspirational. We can simply relate it with our lives. Parents are like the eraser whereas their children are the pencil. They're always there for their children, cleaning up their mistakes. Sometimes along the way, they get hurt, and become smaller (older, and eventually pass away). Though their children will eventually find someone new (spouse), but parents are still happy with what they had done for their children, and hate seeing their precious one sad.

Sayangi ibu bapa anda. Love them tenderly. Jangan segan untuk ungkapkan perkataan sayang kepada ibu bapa. Sama-sama kita ubah minda, sepatutnya rasa segan untuk ucap sayang kepada teman lelaki/ wanita.