From Aku, with love

Bye bye 2024, Welcome 2025, I'm 54 today, And I'll be 55 tomorrow. For 28 years, Have I been a good wife? For 20 years, Am I a good mother? For 54 years, A good daughter to my mother? It's also 1 Rejab tomorrow, Two months before Ramadhan, The month that all of us are waiting for, And is it our last Ramadhan? 

 A loving couple 1. You miss your partner when he's / she's not around. 2. Always help and support each other 3. Make your partner happy. 4. Complete each other's life 5. Praise each other.  6. No secret but all depend on the situation ler 7. Always communicate but if your partner is a quiet type, let him.  8. Good listeners  9. Sharing news, either it's good or bad.  10. Trust your partner Enough laa.

Last Saturday night, I really enjoyed myself. I had a great time. Thanks to Along RR who sat beside me. She made me laugh a lot that night. It's good to meet her, Adik RR and her daughter, Ateh RR , her son and daughter in law, Alang RR, Achik RR, Yong RR and her two daughters, Itam RR and her husband. And my former schoolmates were also there. So happy to meet all of them.  Congratulations to Angah RR. It's a very beautiful wedding reception. The grand dais stage, the food, the goodies ( a box of chocolates, a perfume,....) - they're kept nicely in my memory. I met her siblings too. All are ladies . Although I recognised only one of her sisters ( the mole on her sweet face ), they remembered me well. They looked at me and straight away, they knew it's me. Thank you. And I met Angah RR's sharp memory mother. She looked at me and said my nickname. I laughed and hugged her. May Allah bless her with good health.  Watching the lovely bride and the handsome groom on the ...

Going to ........ today. It's Angah RR's son's wedding reception. And Insha-Allah, my RR friends and ex- schoolmates will also be there. I'm looking forward to seeing all of them. And of course, Angah's family too. 

 H : Why didn't you eat the fruits that I bought ? Are you having toothache? W : No lah. It's because of bla, bla, bla.................  ( continue ) bla , bla, bla................... ( continue ) bla, bla, bla........ (continue) bla, bla, bla.....(STOP). H : Ohhh you just said la , you don't like apples. You like oranges. Next time, I'll buy you oranges, ok? W : Ok.

My bromeliads' operation was done successfully. Now, I have nine bromeliad babies. Each baby bro is planted in a different pot. All of them have their new home. Only without their Induk (the mothers). They will grow well. Insya-Allah. We went to the nursery after breakfast this morning . I bought plastic pots - five average plant pots and two big ones. I also bought soil. My husband helped me to carry those things. Thank you. He's my hero. The soil activity, I will do it  tomorrow or this Friday. I'm going to put two or three plants in one big pot. So , there will be different colour of flowers in one pot - red, pink and may be yellow. Luckily, my husband is ok with my hobby. But I think he's proud of me. When we moved into our house in 2010, I hired the nursery workers to do the planting job (left side yard). They did everything. I only watered the plants. But this time, I did all - planting, watering, repotting (right side and back yard). Yup, I'm very satisfied w...

Cuti-cuti Malaysia today. My husband took me and our son to Muar first. After performing Zuhur prayer, we continued our journey to Segamat. Wow, we didn't know it's durian season there. King of fruits.  My husband gave us a treat. Thank you. We reached home around 5 p.m. Alhamdulillah.  And tomorrow, I will cook. Yalah,  let my husband relax at home. 

My family went to Melaka last Sunday.. When we're going to leave Mahkota Parade, we bumped into kak chik's family. Very happy to meet my sister, my brother in law and my niece. After that, we went to Jakel Melaka. I just bought two cloths. One for me and another one for my mother. I still can use last year's  baju raya because I rarely wear them. I prefer wearing Sabella if I go anywhere. Only special events, I will wear baju kurung. Thank you to my husband for his gift. It's a very soft fabric. Thank you so much. I have two cloths now which means two new baju kurung. Jadi ler. Alhamdulillah.  Oh ya, we dropped by my niece's clinic on our way home. So proud of her.  It's winter in some countries. The children are hungry and cold. Please don't forget to help them. 

I always raised my hand if I saw my neighbour while driving my car, either male or female but not all ler.  Older than me or younger a bit than me, yup I will raise my hand if I see them. The young ones, I just drove my car straight without looking left or right.  My husband laughed when he saw me raising my hand while he was driving. He told me that may be, I was the only lady in my taman who raised her hand to the male neighbour. He thought I was weird and I think the guys also have the same thought. The guys were shocked at first but they also raised their hand to me. So, no problem laa. It's like saying hello.

I upgrade my spring garden. It's not only a garden, it's also like a nursery. But the plants are not for sale, except if I'm not around ler. Now, I have seven bromeliad babies. Three of them are for my RR friends. The other four, I will keep because I only have the "induks" (mothers).  And I also have babies from other plants. Need to buy big plastic pots and packets of soil. May be in one pot, I'm going to put two or three different colour of  flower plants. My mother gave me the ideas. Thank you. Make my garden more colourful and so does my life.

Have you had this experience? I mean the wives. If the way we spoke to our husband is not right, then something would happen to us. Well, it happened to me many times. I knocked my head on the cooker hood. Ouch. My knee hit a coffee table. Aduiii.  But the worst is when my hand was stung by a bee. Sakitnyaaaa.  It's an old story. Only my husband and I. We were in Kelantan at that time. It was hari raya. My husband was having fever so we couldn't go anywhere. I was frustrated. So I told my husband ( or may be I forced him ) that he must go to a clinic. After my husband parked his car near the clinic, I opened the car door. And suddenly, a bee landed on my left hand and stung it. I was shocked and it was very painful. When we met the doctor, not only my husband got the medicines , I also got it. And there's extra treatment for me. The doctor gave me an injection because my hand was swollen. He asked me, "When did the bee sting your hand?" And he was surprised when I...

Oh ya. I watched Family Duo 4's final concert last night. There're two magnificent performances.   The first round-  Ayie floor 88 and his cousin, Salma. The second round- Shiha Zikir and her sister, Ieda.  Congratulations to Shiha and Ieda Zikir for winning the grand prize. But the best part is when Shiha hugged her mother and took her to the stage after the winning announcement. You touch my heart, girl. 

Last Thursday, I received unexpected guest, my nephew ( kak chik's son) . He had work to do here, so he came alone without his wife and his daughter. He's  a doctor. I'm very proud of my sister. Three of her children are doctors. Very impressive, right?  I cooked masak asam pedas kepala ikan jenahak ( not that hot la) for our lunch. He and my mother loved it and he also told me about another mouth-watering menu. It's kari kepala ikan. Wahhhh. My husband's favourite.  This morning, I went to the market with my boyfriend, ops my husband ler. I asked him to wait at the vegetables' while I did my fish hunting. I saw a big head of jenahak fish at Nyonya's place. I remembered the menu that my nephew mentioned. Apa tunggu lagi, den bolilah. Yup, I bought the jenahak head. I also bought other fishes and lots of vegetables as my mother is coming tomorrow.  No need to buy the curry leaves because I have a curry plant in my backyard garden .  Today's special menu, ...

I never watched Famili Duo before, so I had no idea about the tv show. This year, I watch Famili Duo 4 and I love it.  I only missed the first episode. While watching the second episode, I was very impressed because certain duos ( not all ) , their performance was outstanding. But the next episodes, I think all of them were amazing. The choreography,  clothes / costumes, background,  props - all were superb. And they used the entire stage perfectly. They also did well by choosing the correct song that suit the theme and their voice. I salute their creativity for every week's performance. It's not easy. We could see that all duos worked hard to give their best to the judges and audience.  And who will be the champion? Never mind la. Although only three duos will perform tomorrow night (Sunday), all the six duos are already the winners because........ they have won my heart.

Yesterday evening, my husband and I had our dinner date at Bandar Satelit restaurant. We teased each other while having our meals hahaha. No need to have a heavy conversation. I wanted him to relax. Only smiled and laughed. I know he's very busy at school. So it's better not to talk about his work except if he wants to.

We should show our love to our loved ones. To our parents, our partner, our children, our siblings and our friends. If you love that person, just say it. Don't feel shy. Let him/her know that we love him/her.  May be, they think there's no need to say those magic words. They assume the persons know about their love so, no need to say laa. But to me, it's important to say those words. We know they love us and they know we love them. But why don't we just say those words " I LOVE YOU" or at least, you put the heart (❤️) emoji below his/her message. And who knows, your loved ones, especially your partner will do the same thing to you.  Insya-Allah.    Early marriage, my husband called me "Nor" but after a few years, he started calling me "Yang". And he will call me "Yang" even when there are other people with us. I felt a bit awkward at first but haiiii,  if he calls me "Yang", it means he sayang la. Ok lah tu. Alhamdulilla...

My mother is staying with me until Friday. This Saturday, she's going to attend  her cousin's kenduri in Melaka. But all depend on her health. Yesterday, bang ngah took her to a clinic first before they came to my house. He told me that they went there a few times this month. But both of us understood the situation. Our mother is 82 years old. Need to take a great care of her.  I always chat with her.  We talked about my late father, tv drama and the coming weddings. Every time, when I was in my garden, she would sat on the chair watching me or she would check the plants. Same when we were in the kitchen, she watched me cooking. And as usual I would bla, bla, bla whether in the garden or in the kitchen. She loved listening to my stories. Well,  I think so. 

Every Monday night, we have Al Quran reading at the mosque. From suroh Ad-Duha until suroh An-Nas. After that we read suroh Al -Fatihah then suroh Al- Baqarah ( ayat 1- 5 ). Lastly, suroh Al-Mulk.  Alhamdulillah.  How did I start reading suroh Al- Mulk and suroh Al- -Waqiah every day? Our umrah Mutawwif, Adik H always reminded us on our Umrah WhatsApp group. At first, he asked us to read suroh Al-Waqiah. Every night, he would remind us. I always ignored his message but then came this feeling, I pitied him. So I started reading it every night / early morning. Later, I thanked him . He was so happy because I read it every day. Then he reminded us to read another suroh, suroh Al-Mulk on our WhatsApp group. I think he knew I would read it. Well, he's right. I didn't ignore that message. After I read suroh Al- Waqiah , I will read suroh Al- Mulk. I read it every night / early morning. Thank you.

I went to the market with my husband this morning. I thought of not buying a lot as my mother is not staying with us this week but I still bought "banyak". Ish Ish ish. When I was in the market, I always looked at the things first like the fish, the vegetables, .......Then I would think of the menu and the recipe ingredients. We are the one who are going to cook in our office ( the kitchen ler ), so we know better what to buy. Today, I'm going to cook ikan kerapu tomyam stim and kerabu udang. I asked my friend, Nyonya what I can cook if I buy kerapu fish from her. So she gave me her recipe. Ok lah. Thank you.  So, are you ready to cook? On your mark, get set, go....

I have already bought two hampers of Tupperware Party Keeper set. They're for my niece's and my nephew's wedding. The weddings will be next year. Well, they look nice on the online catalogue and the price is ok, so better order.  And I'm planning to give angpow to my sister. Not that much. She can use it for the wedding preparation.  And we're going to Melaka today. It's my brother's son's big day. It's his engagement and as his Mak Su,  I'm very happy for him.  It's rainy season here in Malaysia. Please take care ok. 

Husband and wife had a dinner date in a cafe. W : Did your colleagues always come to this cafe? H : Yup. Like yesterday, a few of them came here after school. W : That's quite far. H : Yes. They're good friends. W : Wah. Can I go to New Zealand with my friends? H : Do you know where New Zeland is? W : Ok, ok, ok. Sorry.

Met my mosque gang last night. I didn't know they miss my presence. Even when I entered the women's praying area, the two kakak looked surprised but excited to see me. Why? They just mentioned my name and I was there. Hahaha oklah. Alhamdulillah. I think I should go to the mosque often. Insya- Allah. 

Wan Su called her niece but her niece's daughter, An answered it. She is three years old.  An : Hello WS : Hello An. Wan Su ni. An : Hello Wan Su.  WS : Where's ibu? An : Ibu is praying. WS : Oh it's ok. Nenek ada? An : Ada. WS : Ok good. Can you please call nenek. An : Nenek ada. Ada di rumah dia. WS : Ohhhhhhh.  Ok. Thank you An.

My mother returned to her home this morning. Before that , we had breakfast at the new cafe in Bandar Satelit. It's her second time. She loves the food and I'm happy to take her there. Moreover, her teeth are ok now. Both of us had mi Bandung and I also ordered a set of dim sum, our favourite.  Today, my husband has no extra class, so I cooked something special for my family, sambal sotong petai and fried pak Choi with egg. Special lah tu. But something happened while I was cooking my sambal sotong. There's no fire on the gas stove. And I don't know how to replace the gas cylinder. Yalah my husband wanted to teach me before but I didn't want to learn. Serve me right! What did I do? I transferred my sambal to my Europlus emerald multi cooker. I cooked in my pantry today. After taking out my sambal sotong, no need to wash the inner pot. It's non stick. I just used tissue to wipe it clean. Then I continued cooking my fried pak Choi . Easy to cook in my pantry becau...

 It's easy to be a bad person. And it's also easy to be a good person. All from our mind and our heart. We want to help a poor girl. Our mind tells us not to help her. She's not our family. But our heart shouts at us, "Where's your empathy? Help her." Ask ourselves. What do we want in our life? Ops! Sorry.  What do we want? Is it heaven? Set that in our mind, then we'll always try to be a good person. 

Alhamdulillah, my mother is ok now. No more gastric and no more toothache. Her front tooth was extracted yesterday. There's a small girl who looked panicked in the dental clinic. But my mother told her that they had the same tooth problem, so no need to worry. That girl looked at my mother and smiled.  This morning, my husband and I are going to the orchard. Thanks to Encik A. He had done his work very well.  Insya Allah, he will help me to cut the grass there every month. Thank you.

 I took my mother to polyclinic in Bandar Satelit yesterday morning. Then the  doctor told us that it's gastric. Yup, I made a right guess. Before she came to my house last Tuesday, she had it already. But the pain was gone until last Thursday night, she had it back.  So I asked her to stay longer with my family. May be till Thursday. I need to make sure she eats her medicines. This morning, a dental clinic. Insya- Allah, she'll be ok. 

It's raining. Husband and wife were on the way home. Husband was driving while the wife was thinking hard. Suddenly.. Pottttttttt H : Did you fart? W : Yes. Husband lowered the car window. W : It's raining outside. H : It's not a heavy rain.  After a few seconds, husband raised the window. Pottttttttt H : Did you fart again? W : No, it's burp. H : I don't trust you. Husband lowered the window again. H : What did you eat? W : I had watermelon juice while waiting for our food ready. That's why....gassss. H : You're enjoying your drink while I was in the car waiting for you. W : Yup. Bestttt. Husband sighed and his wife smiled.

I watched 'Dakwah live' last night.. One of the panelists said that we must learn to know our partner, not only for the first five years or the first ten years of our marriage , it's forever.  Ok , let me..........Before having my son,  just assume, I was "A". After having my son, I become "B".  Now, I'm a retiree, I transform into "Bumblebee". Oh tidakkk.  After B,  it's "C" ler. Yup, he's right. People change.

Marriage  and friendship, both are important in our life. In marriage, we accept our partner's strength and weakness, so does in friendship. And the best part is our partner and our friends also do the same thing. They accept our strength and weakness. Good teams 😊. 

 W : Is it ok if I join my friends going to New Zealand? Husband kept quiet. W : Yes or No? H : You want to go there, so I cannot say no. W : Yes, I want to go to New Zealand. But is it ok with you? Husband didn't answer. He got up and left the room. W : Does that mean "No"? Or is that "Yes"? Still no answer from him. Wife talked to herself. Quiet means yes but quiet also means he doesn't want to discuss about it anymore. Full stop. It means "No" laa. W: Ok , no New Zealand. H : Ok.

My husband and I had breakfast at a new cafe in Bandar Satelit. It's our first time but we love the foods, the drinks and the place. This Tuesday, my mother will come to our house and Insya Allah, I will take her there. At noon, three of us went to FAO Melaka to buy our son's bedsheet. He cannot use the old bedsheet because I bought a super single bed for him. My son's a bit plump. I just want him to feel comfortable. He also got a free pillow, a bolster and a mattress protector from the furniture shop. Thank you.   Oh ya , again, don't forget sadaqah subuh. If every morning, you only put rm1 into your special jar, it's ok. As long as, istiqamah. Same with waqaf. Try to do it every month. A little is ok but you should do it consistently. If you cannot do sadaqah or waqaf, try to find something that you like to do. May be Quran reading, puasa sunat or tahajjud prayer. But  istiqamah. Do it consistently.  Ok ba bye and take care.

Any Malay weddings, we will remember the bride, the groom, their parents, the wedding dais or pelamin and the foods. I  love attending weddings. End of this November , it will be my brother's son's engagement. And in December, I will attend Angah RR's son's wedding. Insya Allah.  Ok, let's go to 2025. Start with January. It's my brother in law's son's wedding in Kuantan ( the bride's side ).  February, I have problems. They have the same dates. The first same date, my brother in law's son's wedding in Kelantan and my sister's daughter's wedding in Melaka. The second same date, someone's son's engagement and someone's son's wedding. Sighhh. It's sad. Not all weddings I can attend. I continue with other wedding dates. In April, only one wedding. May and August also only one wedding.These are the dates that I know so far. May be , I will receive more wedding invitations next year 😊.

I still have my retirement video. I really appreciate Adik F's work. It's a masterpiece.  And I still have all the flower bouquets, flowers in vases and flowers given by my former colleagues and my students. I put them at the corner in the living room. I know it's not easy to buy the flowers , especially my students. They had to use their saving to buy the flowers. May be they had to sacrifice their breakfast at the canteen, just to save money to buy the flowers. So, I really appreciate what they gave.  Even the small gifts and the letters from my students, they are in the drawer,  in my glassroom.  THANK YOU.

Cantiknya tamanku, Cantiknya tamanku, Cantik sungguhhh. Well, that is my song. I always sang that song when I felt happy with my flowers. My first time singing that song, my son looked at me then he closed his eyes. Maybe he needed to calm himself before he continued eating. Later, when he heard me singing that song again, he just ignored. Never mind lah. This morning, my mother heard me singing my song and she  smiled. Ok lah, I have a fan now. I cooked fried rice for my family today. My mother loved it. She added more after her fried rice  almost finished. Alhamdulillah. As long as she enjoys eating her food, I am not worried. She's going to her home today. Insya Allah, next Monday or Tuesday, she will come here again.

 My family went to a furniture shop last week. We wanted to buy our son's single bed. There're a few salesmen but this guy came to greet us first. He's very friendly. And always smiled. I told him that I wanted to buy a single bed for my son. Straight away, he showed me the best single bed. I looked at my husband, he just shrugged. I looked at my son, he smiled widely. Ok he loves the bed. Settled. Before leaving the shop, we saw another salesman who was still asking his customer. Asking whether she wanted to buy it or not. Then he looked at me and looked at his customer again. He's not satisfied.  Sighhh. All depend on their luck. May be, the salesman will get a customer who really wants to buy something. If he is unlucky, he will get a customer who just wants to look around. But the most important one is whether the customer wants to buy or not, the salesman must treat the customer nicely and patiently. You don't know your luck.

I think it's time for me to focus on my orchard too. My garden at home - only to water , put fertilizer and check the plants. I can do that alone. Moreover,  I have enough plants in my garden. It's complete.  The orchard, I need someone to help me. Someone that I can count on. Luckily, Encik A is willing to help me. Alhamdulillah. Thank you. My late Abah gave me that land. He's the one who planted all the fruit plants. All are big trees now.  It's been so long I haven't gone to that place. Miss my orchard, miss my Abah. Al Fatihah for him.

I didn't cook yesterday. For our dinner, I went to Secret Recipe with my son. Just packed the foods because my mother was at home. My mother, as usual, her Thai style fried rice with grilled mackerel. She loves it.  And today, as my 💓 is coming home, so I went to the shop in Bandar Satelit with my mother this morning to buy a chicken, green and red chillies, tomatoes, kurma powder and petola. Other ingredients, I have them at home. So I cooked tadaaaa... chicken kurma , fried  chicken and fried petola. Ok lah. Oh ya remember the jelly gedik that Achik RR made. It's not only one, she made two  flower shapes of jelly. One was for the gang and another one was for me. Thank youuuu. I really love the jelly.  I received the jelly during the reunion. The next day, it's safely stored in my stomach....Hahaha.

My mother is staying with me, may be until this Friday. May be until next week. All up to her. I don't mind. She fell down in her house so her legs are not strong like before. So it's better staying here with my family. Alhamdulillah, she still can walk but she has to be careful,  not to fall again. I also have to make sure the floor is not slippery, especially the toilets.  And I'm so happy today. My granddaughter, An came to my house but only for a while. Her mother (my niece) wanted to give me the beef curry noodles that she made. Thank youuu. An is an active little girl. She still remembered her snails hunting in my garden. Good! 

Taking my RR friend's pictures in my garden and seeing the results , make me proud of myself. She , the colourful flowers, the plants and the hills background look perfect on the pictures. Thank youuuu. I love sharing my flowers garden pictures on the RR Whatsapp group. Alhamdulillah she likes them. Oh ya good news. My other two bromeliads are pregnant. But this time,  I am going to keep the babies. Let the babies two or three weeks with their mother, then I will do the operation to separate them. A plant surgeon hahahaha.    About my blog, I think I have new viewers from Malaysia and other countries. Thank you and welcome to my blog.

Why the house is so quiet. Where's the guy who always asked me, "What do you want to eat?" "I'm going out, anything to buy?" Why the house is so quiet. Where's the guy who showed me funny videos? And always made me laugh. Why the house is so quiet. Where's the guy who always listened to my stories? Although they are stupid stories, he always laughed with me. Why the house is so quiet. I can feel the emptiness, Only for three days, I feel like three years.

Only six RR members came for the reunion yesterday. Three are unwell and the other three had things to do. But, less doesn't mean that we didn't have great time. We still enjoyed ourselves immensely. Flashbacked our old stories at boarding school, laughed ngilai-ngilai and of course, enjoyed the foods. Ateh RR with her sambal siakap, sambal ayam, sayur campur goreng, rendang ayam and nasi impit. Orange cake and jelly gedik from Achik RR. Itam RR, her dadih. How about the fruits? Yes, Usu RR brought guava and its dip. Our Yong, her lasagna. Me, the host? Hehe sup tulang, sambal udang petai, sotong goreng, fruit tarts. And white rice ler. My mother also enjoyed herself yesterday. She didn't help me  prepare the food. All on my own, except fruit tarts. I ordered from Adik F.  I was not nervous, may be because they're my close friends. Yalah we have been friends since we're 13 years old. And like our reunion before, we also exchanged gifts. So, each of us received lots ...

Sorry, I forgot to thank Achik RR for the digital RR Reunion invitation card with our last year's reunion picture on it and abundance of love for our nostalgic reunions video completes with our favourite background music. She and her daughter are amazing. Thank you so much. 

Insha-Allah, this Saturday, I'll meet my RR gang. It's our reunion. I'm looking forward to seeing all of them. My heart is flying here and there now. We always chat on our Whatsapp group but a reunion is a must. It is  different. Only once a year.  Lots of things need to be discussed or may be  gossips to be shared. We're going to have a potluck. I have already planned a menu, doorgifts and activity for that hoo-ha day.  My dear husband and my son will go somewhere. He gives chance to his wife to enjoy herself with her friends. Really appreciate it.Thank youuuu. Today and tomorrow are my busy days. Lots of things need to be done and to be prepared. So, take care and ba bye.

Some people act unkindly to the childless woman. They think they are better than the woman. I had a bad experience in my old school, somewhere in dot dot dot. The staff club was going to organize a programme on how to teach our children reading early. I didn't want to join because I didn't  have a child at that time. But the club president told me that I could teach my niece and my nephew. For this programme , we had to pay RM50. I didn't mind about the registration fee but I did mind about what people would say. Later, when a few ladies found out that I wanted to join the programme, they made fun of me. One of them asked who was I going to teach at home? Was it a kitten? I kept quiet. I went to the toilet and cried. Then, I went to see the president and told her that she could keep my RM50 but I wouldn't join the programme. She asked me why . I just shook my head. The next day, when I went to school, that lady was absent. I asked her friends . They told me that the lad...

Alhamdulillah, no more bad cough. Thousands of thanks to Encik A for his tips using tamarind and hot water. Stir, then drink it slowly before it is cold. Very simple but effective. I did drink honey + lemon but it didn't work. Thanks again to Encik A. Last Sunday, I received bad news from Kak J. She told me about Kak Y. Kak Y passed away  because of heart attack. I didn't go for her funeral because I only found it out around I p.m.  I just recovered from my flu and I still had bad cough. So I didn't check my phone that morning. Kak y and other nine kakaks came to my house for the "Yang Bersara" reunion last September. She was the last person to reach my house on that day and the last person to leave my house. She had to wait for her son to fetch her. My mother and I had a long chat with her. Kak Y smiled a lot. Until now, I remember her smile.  Then that night , I received a message from Kak Y. She said thank you to me because she could meet her friends during the...

Today is the best. My husband took my son and I to Rumah Terbalik Port Dickson (Art Gallery Upside Down). At first, I was a bit shy. I just stood and smiled at the camera. Then I was so excited that I became myself.   I trained my students for drama competitions, of course it's easy for me to act in front of the camera. My husband really enjoyed himself taking my photos. Both of us laughed and laughed. My son was not interested. He just looked around that place.  I told my son that it's not wrong for people like me (yalah, we are not small kids) to have fun in Rumah Terbalik. We also want to pose creatively for our photos. It is art. 

We are in Avillion Admiral Cove Hotel, Port Dickson today. Our second time coming here. It's only for one night. Ok ler. This time, we're lucky because we can stay in a seaview room.  I didn't want to miss the stunning view, so I took a few photos using my mobile phone and my instant camera. I still remember how to change the instant film cartridge. It's so easy. 

I had already discussed with my sister. For the akad nikah, I will prepare two dishes - sambal udang and sambal tempoyak daun kayu. On the wedding day, I will bring brownies ( order ler ). Just want to add more in her menu list.  The two dishes, I prefer to cook them at my home. As the akad nikah will be at night, I have ample time to do it. And I have an assistant to help me, tadaaaa - my son.  About the sambal tempoyak daun kayu, I just go to the market. I will tell the seller that I am going to cook this dish, so she will help me to get those things prepared like the green leafy vegetables, small chillies ( I use a bit - buat syarat aje), turmeric, lemongrass, tempoyak paste and petai.  I only stand there checking those things. Easy right. Two more ingredients are the coconut milk and anchovies. I don't use onions for my sambal tempoyak daun kayu. My family, including my mother and bang ngah love my sambal tempoyak daun kayu. Hopefully, the guests will love it too....

November and December, two more months before entering a new year. Don't forget to infaq some money to the needy. A little money from us but it is huge to them.

My husband had fever last night.  I wanted to take him to his school this morning but he refused. I told him, may be because of the exercises that he did for the past few days, his body was shocked and that's why he had fever. His body will get used to the exercises, he'll be ok. And better, Insya Allah. I am not worried. How about me? My exercise? Well, I spend my time in my garden every morning for watering and inspecting my plants. Sometimes, in the evening, I would also go to my garden. Raking the dried leaves and flowers. Or just enjoyed sitting there, looking at my flowers. Smelled the pink roses or the melur flowers.   It's so calm, listening to the birds chirping and tweeting. The best music, I think.   Ok it's time for gardening. Ba bye.

Love is blind, That's why we can fall in love with a stranger. Is love blind? Yes, that's the reason we give the person unconditional love. Are you sure love is blind? Well, we don't want to see the true colours of the person. Are we blind? Of course no. Our love is blind. Not us. 

 H : Must do exercise every day. W : That's why I always parked my car quite far when I bought breakfast. H : hmmm W : Walking is a good exercise. H : Was it because you have problem with parking?  Krik krik,  krik krik, ....

My husband took me and my son to Parameswara, Umbai last Saturday. And this evening, he took us to AEON Bandaraya. He bought something for himself. So did our son. I bought....nothing ler. It's their day. I had no problem. I just enjoyed looking at the things. As usual, "cuci mata" ler. There were so many people in the mall. I didn't bring my instant camera today. I had already taken many photos - my family, flowers and the views. I still have two boxes of instant film. Next week, my husband will take us somewhere. It's Deepavali holidays. Oh ya, my right eye is ok now. Alhamdulillah.

 A conversation between a doctor and a patient. D : Ok please eat the medicines and I'll also give you MC. P :  I'm a retiree. No need MC. D : Oh you retired early. 54 years old. P : Earlier than that. I retired last year,  53 years old.

 TV AlHijrah Tuesday (8.30 -9.00 p.m.) Wednesday (5.30 -6.00 p.m.) 30 minit bersama Dato' Ustaz Shamsuri Ahmad  Tuesday (9.00 - 9.30 p.m.) Wednesday (5.00 - 5.30 p.m.) Apa Cerita Kome (Dato' Ustaz Mohd Kazim Elias)

 H : My school is going to have its "Majlis Apresiasi".  W : What about me? Husband looked confused.  W : I know I'm only a housewife. Wife looked at her husband and said softly. W : But I should be appreciated too. H : (laughed) Lunch buffet like last year ? W: (Smiled) Yes. H : Ok.

My first time cooking sambal udang at my parents in law's house. I still remember my sister in law and her family were all there. For the sambal, I boiled the dried chillies first before blending it. They thought my sambal might be hot. Yalah I'm a Nogori lady. But after they tasted it, taraaa - it's sweet.  It's "sambal" but it's not "pedas". And  my "asam pedas" is not "pedas", only "asam".  My Kelantanese husband can eat his wife's sambal and asam pedas, all because of this.  I did eat hot food but after eating it, the toilet would call me, "Mari, mari, mari". That's why I cannot eat hot food. If only a mild one, it's ok ler.

Settled fertilizing all my plants this morning. Then I had breakfast with my son. I ordered Nasi lemak  and lempeng for both of us. It's cool, eating under a tree. Love this place.  After that, we went shopping. I bought two small pails to put the soil and my gardening tools. The old ones were broken. I also bought a packet of knitted cotton gloves for gardening. There're 12 pairs. Good! My son was touched because I bought him a big BPA free bottle. He drinks a lot when having live, either playing games or promoting products. So, he asked me to choose the ice creams there. He wanted to give me a treat. I pointed a box of Magnum Mini Classic Belgian Chocolate. It's rm17.50. He asked me, "Why ?". I just answered, " Your papa always bought me this ice cream". Then he said," I have only rm20 cash". I smiled at him and said, " it's more than enough". At the cashier counter, he gave me his rm20 and I accepted it. On the way to my car, I...

If we think the world is beautiful, it will look beautiful to us.  If we think our task is easy, it will be easy to us. Although it's actually a hard, impossible task.  Everything is from our mind. The way we set it or the way we think. All from our mind. To have a strong mind, we must take care of our health. Don't overuse your energy, don't forget to eat, must have a " me time " and yup, have a quality sleep. If you feel exhausted, it will affect your mind. Pity your brain. It is tired like you. So take care ok.  

A busy day in the garden. Tomorrow, I will put fertilizers to each plant. Insha-Allah,  more flowers will be produced. Two of my  bougainvillea plants have lots of leaves but the flower is none. I don't know what's wrong. Still water the plants and I never give up. I don't want to replace them because they are still alive. Let them live and grow. At least, I can get oxygen from the bushy leaves of the plants. Thank you.

In a restaurant. Husband and wife were at the hot food counter. They were choosing food for their lunch. And there was also a girl who worked in  the restaurant. She kept following the husband. G : Abang, why are you choosing the same fish everytime you come here? You can choose other fish like that one. H : No. If I like one fish, it will be the same one. I won't change.  W : (smiled to herself)   Then the girl left. Husband and wife continued their mission - having lunch together.

I love sending messages to my husband. But not every day. And I cannot expect a fast reply from him. When he is free , he will reply it. I just shared something that I did. My husband didn't ask me to but I just wanted to inform him. Like today, sharing picture of going shopping. Or sharing picture of the food that I cooked. If the food is special lah. If only fried fish, tak payah ler. A simple communication but he likes it. 

My son and I had breakfast near the stadium. My son always slept after his subuh prayer. But this morning, he wanted to follow me. Everybody was happy to meet my son. They called him, "anak mama". He just smiled. A dentist was also there having breakfast with her husband. She asked me about my mother. My mother had a treatment once in her clinic. That's how she knows her. So, we had a morning chat. My son just listened to our story. Then she asked my son about his study. I told her that he didn't want to further his study. He wants to be a gamer. The dentist laughed. She looked at my son and said, "It's ok. That's your choice". My son looked at her and smiled.  After having breakfast, I accompanied my son shopping. While he was choosing the things that he wanted to buy, I took a selfie of us. I sent the picture to my husband. He just replied, "Bergembiralah". Sounds sad.   

Every morning, before subuh prayer, I read surah Al Waqiah ( I also read this surah at night ). After subuh prayer, I read surah Yaasin. That's how I start my morning. But I did google for the news. I finished planting and repotting. My husband didn't like what I did. There're so many plants. He didn't want me to feel tired. Last night, I told him that I saw a small bird flying from one plant to another plant. The bird was enjoying itself in my garden. That makes me happy.  Actually, all my plants were planted in a pot. Except one purple plant. My husband planted it years ago. I have reasons to have potted plants. One of them is easy for me to rearrange the plants. Find the best place for them to grow beautifully and healthily. Oh ya I have already used my instant camera. My first photo is my son, smiling at me. Love the photo. I put it in my pink Instax photo album.  A very small album. Easy to carry it together with the camera. Yes! Take care and ba bye.

 Part 3  My son said that it's my day yesterday. I bought things that l like. I just smiled and smiled. Ok I continue my story. After Mahkota Parade, we went to Selera Kampungku, Klebang to have our dinner. Then we went to the mosque to perform our Maghrib prayer.  Before going to my sister's house, I went to Family Mart to buy something for her, my brother in law and my niece. Surprisingly, her other two daughters and their family were there too. My sister didn't inform me. If not, I would buy chocolates for my sister's grandchildren. It was really like hari raya. Bestttt. We had a long chat. We talked about so many things, including her youngest daughter's wedding next year. Around 10 p.m., my husband showed a signal to me. So, we had to go home and before leaving, I gave angpow  to my sister's grandchildren. I'm their Wan Su ler. We reached home safely. It was a tiring day but the satisfaction was maximum. Alhamdulillah. And thank you to my dearest husban...

 Part 2  Our next destination was Pak Man Asam Pedas Restaurant. The problem is when we reached that place, we saw a long queue outside the restaurant.. It was 2 p.m. and we were hungry. So we changed our plan. We went to Dap'O Nasi Sup Daging Bakar at MITC to have our lunch. Then, we went to Mahkota Parade. We were not only cuci mata but I also bought something. It's Instax mini 12, an instant camera. I thought of buying it during the year end sales but the towkey said the price will be the same. He gave me two gifts,  a transparent hard case and a box of instant film. The batteries were inside the camera box. No need to buy. I bought two boxes of instant film as there're only ten sheets in a film cartridge. Better buy extra ler.   I chose a pink camera. The towkey showed  me first on how to put the film cartridge and the batteries into the camera. He also taught me on how to use it. Then using the films that he gave me free, he asked me to put it myself ....

We went to many places yesterday (Saturday). From morning until night. First,  my dak, dik, duk place - Gadek nursery. My husband and our son just waited in the car. I put on my hat that I bought at Pasar Senin, Mache and ready to go for plants shopping. Yahoooo. Many ladies there. No objection that all of us are flower lovers because it could be seen clearly from our face expression.  We were very excited. I did give my opinion about certain plants. Helped a bit la. Chewahhh. I bought Japan roses ( white, red, orange). No need to buy the pink ones because I already have them in my garden. I also bought dark purple flower Senduduk, the viral pokok Salji, peach Rose plant, pink Calla Lily plant and purple Calla Lily plant. Oh ya , I also bought a non flower plant . But sorry.  I forgot to ask its name .  The leaves are very small, bushy and green+ light purple. I put the plant on the rock table in my garden. Decor a bit ler. Cantikkk. After buying the plants, of cours...

I saw this guy , He was walking with his friends, I felt something, But I didn't know what. Late to my class, I just ran without thinking, A group of boys teased me, But why this guy only looked at me. Studied in the same class, I was happy to see him, We kept looking at each other, But not even a single word came out. A friend of mine asked his status, Single or had a girlfriend, He said none, Wow that's good news. Asked him again whether he liked a Nogori girl, He said sorry, He only liked Kelantanese or Trengganu girl, Hmmm that's bad news. But when they met again, He asked her about the girl, My friend asked him to guess, And he said my name. Looking at my friend, He told her this, "I don't mind to marry a Nogori girl if it is her", Then my friend looked at him,  And said ,  "Yes, it's her".

I watched TV Alhijrah programme "30 minit bersama Ustaz Dato' Hj Shamsuri Hj Ahmad". This is a story from him...... A conversation between a boss and his driver. They were listening to a religious talk while on the way to their destination. B : I don't like to listen to this religious talk. At the end of the talk , ustaz will always ask us to give sadaqah, wakaf. I don't like it. D: Why? B : I worked so hard to become rich like this.  Why can't I bring all my money to my grave after I die? Why do I have to sadaqah? D : Well, boss. When you went to Mecca to perform your umrah, did you use our Ringgit Malaysia? B : I had to follow the country's currency. I used the Saudi riyal.  D : When you spent your holidays in London? B : I used the pound sterling. D : And last week. When you went to Singapore with your wife?  B : Well, I used Singapore dollars. D : Akhirat also has its own currency that is "pahala" or rewards. You cannot use your Ringgit Malay...

All couples have problems, including my husband and I. We had a very big problem in our early marriage. We wanted to have a child. We did have other problems but that was our biggest problem. I had a few miscarriages . And then we have our son. But he was always sick when he was small. We worked together as a team for our son. May be, I put more efforts than my husband but I didn't mind. Alhamdulillah, my son is 20 years old now. He's healthy and happy with his life.  My husband and I have our own weakness and strength.  But we cover the weakness with our strengths. Whatever it is, we must have a big L in our marriage. A big L? Yes, it is Love 💕.

Everytime, before  my husband goes to work, he wants to see me at the door, waving good bye to him. As a housewife@retiree, ok lah I can do it. But actually not only that, he loves seeing me "doa" for him. How did he know that? Simple, he saw my lips moving like saying something when he reversed his car. But I told my husband earlier that it's not a spell or jampi. It's only a "doa" or prayer from his wife. He just said, " I know".  The doa  1. Bismillahillazi la yadurru ma'asmihi syaiun fil ardi wala fis samai wahuas sami'ul 'alim 2. A'uzubikalimatillahit tammati min syarrima kholaq. 3. Ya Allah Ya Hafiz Ya Muhaimin And i also read it when my son was studying in Tahfiz school.

I don't cook when my husband comes home late, except when my mother is staying with us. So I found a new place where I can buy breakfast and lunch straightaway. The place is not a restaurant. It's just a street food tent, opposite Bandar Satelit. You can see only one tent there in the morning. The food, not that varieties like in the restaurant but I love the food the girl sold. Especially the desserts. Every day, she sells different  desserts and all are tip-top. Her aunty cooked all the food. She just helped her. A good girl.

Kro.... kro..... , "What is that?" Woke up at midnight, Turned to my left side, Oh, He's sleeping soundly. After years of marriage, Hearing that sound, Is it annoying? Or I feel nothing. One night, It's very quiet, But I couldn't sleep, I looked at his face, "Is he ok?" I was worried, Slowly, I put my left ear near his mouth, And I heard soft sound, Smiling, I closed my eyes to sleep.

Today, I sewed my husband's hippo soft pillow and mine. I only know two ways of sewing, sembat susup and sembat. So, for this problem, I chose sembat.  While sewing the tear, I remembered Cikgu Ros in Pendekar Bujang Lapok movie. Wahhh, the memory of that sewing scene came into my mind. I asked my husband who was lying on the sofa, "Do I look like Cikgu Ros in Pendekar Bujang Lapok?" My husband didn't answer. He was watching something on his phone. Suddenly , I heard the music of "Kuch Kuch Hota Hai" song.  I started humming and my body moved slowly left and right, following the beautiful music.. Then I heard a belly laugh from my husband. He said, "Ya, really like Cikgu Ros". I just laughed together with him.

Sorry, I have to delete my latest post. Although it's just my drama review, it's not suitable to my blog. No feeling of love, only anger. So I don't like it. And another thing, I don't want to influence my viewers not to watch that drama. Watch and learn something from it ok.  Ba bye! *If you know that drama la.....

A Malay proverb, "buat baik berpada-pada".  My late father always said that to me . I thought "buat baik berpada-pada" is like doing good things. But why "berpada-pada?" We must have a limit. For example, if you want to give people some money or you want to help people - that's good. It's  very good but make sure you save some for yourself. And it's not only money, may be your time or energy. You want to be good - go ahead but don't spend all. Save some ok. Take care.

Every weekend, my husband and I have a breakfast date. We'll go to our favourite eateries. Or are they my favourite eateries? Never mind lah. As long as you go somewhere or do something with your loved ones, that is happiness. For our son,  his food will be packed. But today, not only we packed our son's food but also for my nephew. Same breakfast for them. It's chicken rendang nasi lemak. My nephew is helping me to cut the grass in my garden. It's his part-time job. A diligent young man. And two sets of roti jala for my mother and my bang ngah. Before we went to the market this morning, I went to her house first, to give the food to her. My mother just had nasi lemak last Friday. So it's better different food for her.  And today is Sunday. I am going to cook something special for my family. Well, my husband always said that the food is not special but the person who cooked the food is special. Chiya chiya chiya. Ok take care and ba bye.

Guess, where did we go today? Surprise, it's Melaka ler. I love Melaka , not only because of the food. I can also go window shopping, cuci mata ler. Like today, my husband took me and my son to AEON Bandaraya Melaka.  We did shopping first. No lah. We went to the toilet first then we went to the food court. I love cendol gula Melaka. Not that sweet. After having lunch, we went to the surau for our Zuhur prayer.  My husband didn't set the time limit. My son and I could go to any shops that we liked in the mall while he would wait for us, relaxing on the bench.  Our first destination is Kaison. I love Kaison because of the soft toys there, especially teddy bears. There are also lots and lots of flowers. My son bought a striped wastebasket for his bedroom. Me? Only TLP . Take, look and put it back. Hahahaha.  Then we went to KKZ. That shop has so many cute, cute things. I think all girls will love shopping there. Doughnut soaps, fruit erasers, beauty products like face ...

"Allah beri saya kesusahan satu bahagian tetapi Allah beri saya kesenangan pada banyak bahagian" - beautiful words from a very special person. I watched Al Hidayah on TV3 yesterday evening. That episode was about him. Yup, what he said is correct. We should be grateful to Allah. Allah gives us difficulty only for one part but for other parts, Allah makes them easy for us. Always be positive like him. And always be thankful to Allah for everything.

Husband was driving. W  : I feel like eating a slice of cake. A walnut cake...ummmmmmm. H :  Are you hungry? W : No, I just said it lah. They went to a petrol station. Husband asked again. H : Do you want a cake?  W : It's ok. I will have dinner straightaway when we reach home. That night, husband went out again .  W : Did you go shopping? H : I bought eggs.  W : Only eggs? H : Yelah. Do you want me to buy something? Looked at her husband... W : Nothing ( 🍰 ) Today's lesson.... 1. Husband doesn't know what his wife really wants. He's not a mind reader. So, it's not his fault. 2. Don't feel shy to say what you want. Senang aje. A piece of cake.

Yesterday, I didn't cook. I took my mother to have breakfast at a restaurant in Bandar Satelit . Then, in the afternoon, my mother, my son and I had lunch in Secret Recipe. She loved eating  the fried rice with mackerel fish . And she also loved the fresh salad. And for dinner - my husband's treat. We had dinner at Thai restaurant near our home. My mother really enjoyed herself. Today, she's going back to her house. She's been staying here since Wednesday. But before that,  I will cook this morning for her lunch . Bawa bekal lah.  About the camera. Actually, I want to buy a Polaroid instant camera. Easy. I want to keep the photos in an album. May be this December, I will buy it. There's always Year End Sales. Just wait for the promotion ler. Insya-Allah .

My son forgot about my birthday last month. I didn't tell him. He was not happy. Then he heard that I wanted to buy a camera. He ordered on TikTok a pink camera for me but it was sold out. So he cancelled the order . He ordered another camera - Hello Kitty camera.  Today, I received two cameras - the pink and Hello Kitty camera. Hello Kitty's box is more special. It's a black box and has a black ribbon on the box. It looked exclusive. Yup, it's for my birthday. My son was angry because the shop still sent the one that he had already cancelled the order. I told my son that I would pay for the pink camera. I understand his situation.  I am so touched because my son still wanted to give me a birthday present. Thank you. The cameras are so cute 🥰.

 On the way to the mosque H : What is the excuse you are going to tell your mosque gang tonight?  W : hmmmm H : Just say you are lazy. W : No, I am not lazy. I just have to do something after Maghrib. That's the reason  I didn't go to the mosque.  H : But tonight? W : We have Sirah. On the way home H : What did you tell your friends? W : I said sorry to Kak S. H : What did she say? W : Kak S said it's ok because I have work to do at home. And I just smiled to other akaks.  H : Ok. W : All of them are very nice. They are "orang masjid". 

As I said earlier, all of us must have a saving, especially the young ones. Must do a budget. That's how you know the balance that you have after minus everything in that month. You can check my old post. I mention rm50 for your monthly saving because that's the least you can save every month if you have lots of things need to be paid. If you never withdraw that money, let's say for a 15 year saving. Rm50 X 12 months X 15 years = RM 9000. See ! And that haven't plused the bonus yet. And how about if you save rm100 every month? Rm100 X 12 months  X 15 years = RM 18,000. A lot right ?  As the old saying goes, "sedikit-sedikit lama-lama jadi bukit".

 H : What are you cooking? W : Steamed fish. ( H lifted the steamer lid ). H : Wahhh .... two kerapu. What is inside the small pot? W : The sauce. H : It's not enough for two fish. Need more sauce, bla bla bla.  ( W poured a mug of water into the pot ). H : Why did you add lots of water? W : Make more sauce ler. ( Husband looked at his wife . And the wife also looked at her husband . Then she laughed  seeing her husband's facial expression ). H :  I think, I better leave the kitchen.

I made Nasi Lemak CB before Subuh. My husband has a programme somewhere but no restaurant opens early morning. So, here comes my nasi lemak to save the day.  Spent more time in the garden today because I didn't have to go out to buy breakfast. Last time I said two but actually four plants I need to buy. I think I have more than 90 plants in my garden . Any dead plant , I will replace it with another plant. Oh ya Mr Bee is back. Remember its favourite flower, the  sandpaper vine's purple flowers. Lots of flowers now. And Mrs Red Bromeliad has twins, Alhamdulillah. Another two weeks, I will do the operation to separate them. Do I have extra plastic pots? I will check later. It's time for me to relax. Ba bye. # guess what is CB? Cuti Bersalin. Nasi lemak Cuti Bersalin - wrong. Salah ler.

 W : I accept your strength and your weakness.  H : I accept your strength. W : And my weakness. H : No. My wife has no weakness. ( And the wife cried when she heard that. She knows she has weaknesses ). 

Last Friday night, I had headache. After my husband massaged my head, it was still painful. My husband took me to the polyclinic nearby. The doctor checked my ear using an ear camera ( I don't know what it is called ). She and I looked at her phone screen  together. Alhamdulillah , there's no infection. I just ate a medicine for my headache. Yesterday morning, when I got up, Alhamdulillah, the pain's gone. So what's our project yesterday? My husband took me and my son to Melaka lah. Melaka is always  the best place to go. We went to Al Ikhlas Gadget, Klebang. There's a promotion from 27- 29th September. My son bought a few Hotwheels and one diecast car. I didn't buy. Just gave him suggestions.  After that , we went to a restaurant near the gadget shop. It's "Selera Kampungku" Klebang. We had shellout for our dinner. It's not bad at all. Insya-Allah, we'll come again.  And our last place, of course the mosque. We prayed Maghrib by following ...

 H : Are you ok? W : Headache. Only above my left ear.  H : Let me see. W : Why are you wearing your glasses?  H : I want to check whether that skin is red or not. W : Hello. Are you trying to find lice on my head? H : Ok it's not red. There's no lice.  W : Yes, I'm having headache. Not lice. H : Let me massage your head. W : Thank you.

Total views of my blog until today (September 26) is 25,296. This month, for the first time, my blog reached 2268 views. Banyak tuu. Thank you.  Now, when I click Google, I will see sponsored ads. Sometimes 4 ads. Like this morning , there're 6 ads. It's better no sponsored ads on my blog.  I just want my viewers to enjoy reading my posts or may be learn something from it . Insya-Allah. Easy to understand what I'm trying to say because I use simple English words. Don't be afraid to read English texts ok.  Ba bye! 

I met my late father's cousin, Mak J and Kak N, my old friend at a restaurant this morning. They were having breakfast. Kak N knew about my retirement and the retiree reunion at my house. Someone told her. "Jeng jeng jenggg". But it's  ok. I apologised because I didn't have her phone number. So, I forgot to invite her. And she asked me the reason for my early retirement. I told her the truth. I was very tired. Many things to handle at that time.  I had to sacrifice my teaching career. We didn't have a long conversation. They gave me their phone number and I gave them a miss call. My foods were already packed , so I paid for mine and theirs. My treat ler. They're my akak and my aunty , right.

It's not easy to maintain our marriage. We have been married for 28 years. I am surprised......Alhamdulillah. Lots of things we  faced together whether it's sadness, happiness or may be bitterness. Until now, we always argue even about small things but after that , everything will be ok. Gaduh kejap aje. Why? All because of love.  And when I felt angry, I would remember the good things that my husband did for me. Those good things would soften my heart. Alhamdulillah.  As long as there's love in my heart for him and in my husband's heart for me, Insya-Allah, everything will be ok.

W: I don't cook today. H : May I know whyyy? W : We're going to celebrate your birthday. H : How many times you want to celebrate my birthday this year? W : This is your  birthday in advance. Ok? H : No need to celebrate my next year's birthday today. Where do you want to go?

It's raining somewhere..... Husband was driving his car.  W : Sorry because you have to take me to that shop. It's urgent. H : This car was washed yesterday and it's raining now.  W : Please don't show your regret face to me. H : What? This is not a regret face. This is  a love wife face. Muka sayang bini ok. W : Thank youuuu.

People say when you stay at home, your social life is zero. Not really zero. Certain times, I prefer to be alone.  Or focus on my small family and my mother. But there's time, I want to meet other people and mingle with them. Like my Red Ribbon gang.  When we meet, the memory of our hostel life will come back - having fun,   the "paksa" joining Sunday DC, chatting until midnight, running here and there , hiding from the prefects,  having meals together, protecting each other,.... the experience that I can't get or buy from anywhere.  Very precious. We are like a family. We have been friends for 41 years. And that's the reason for our REUNION - to celebrate our decades of friendship.

When I worked as a teacher, I had to follow the timetable . When to enter that class, when to leave that class, when to go to the next class......and i was disciplined by the rules.  After I retire, my life is more relaxed. I, myself decide what I want to do on that day. No rules I have to follow. All up to me. But after one year, I realise that life after retirement is more challenging. When I worked, the rules or people disciplined me but here at home, I have to discipline myself. Especially for the solat sunat and Quran reading. 

This morning, when my husband didn't wish my birthday for the first time after 28 years of marriage, I felt sad. Sodihla. He really forgot about it. Then my husband sent me a message telling me that he has no extra class today. Only that....sigh. Never mind, I just told him lah. No need to keep it. So I texted him, telling him about my birthday today. But I added , "it's ok if you forget my birthday because it's not that important". I sent that message and straight away, I got a phone call from him. I didn't  say anything. I just answered his salam. He laughed and said that he's going to take me to my favourite restaurant this evening and before he ended the one way communication,  he wished me , " Happy Birthday". And I answered softly, " Thank you". I think ladies are always like this. They want their loved ones to remember their birthday, especially their husband. No celebration is ok but the wish is extremely important. I think so.....

This weekend, we just stay at home. Lots of things to do. Today, we went to my friend's son's wedding.  My friend and I studied in the same class when we were in Standard 5 and 6. I was a new student. Actually, there's only one class for Standard 5 and one class for Standard 6 . My mother transferred me to that primary school for good reasons. Although it's a "kampung" school, I like the teachers and my classmates. That school still exists until today. It's a big school now. Alhamdulillah .   Ok back to the wedding story. I am happy for all my friends who have or going to have daughter or son in laws. Alhamdulillah. Really happy for them. This year and next year, more wedding invitations will be received. Yes! About my old primary school. Nak cerita jugak 🤣 # In 1980, only one student got 5 As. And that was the first time , my school had a 5 A student in Penilaian Darjah 5.  In 1981, there were 25 students in Standard 5 class. Five students, including me ...

Alhamdulillah, we reached our home around 5.30 p.m. yesterday evening (Thursday). Called my mother first to inform her that we had already reached home. Settled everything , I went to see my garden. It's a bit messy. Lots of dried leaves and flowers on the grass. Never mind. I only watered the plants yesterday. This morning, I am going to do the raking part.  Oh ya, last Wednesday (on the way to the hotel), we had lunch at Penarik, Terengganu. It's not in our plan. That place is famous for its "Restoran Celup Tepung". Batter-fried seafood restaurants. You can see the restaurants along the beach. My husband knows it's my favourite so he took me there. Thank youuu. I also love its seaview. Beautiful!  And he bought me three Sabella Queeny. I thought only two. But when we reached home yesterday, I saw three parcels on the floor. Yahoooo.  Thank you again.  I have my own money but when my husband wanted to give me something or  take me somewhere, I just said yes. I ...

Our last night in Machang. I don't know when will be our next coming back. So happy to meet my in laws, nephews and  niece. We went to their house to visit them. Except my husband's second younger brother. He came here. Alhamdulillah, all of them look healthy. My husband's still feeling tired. It took 12 hours to reach Machang last Saturday. A 12 hour journey. It's very tiring. Insya Allah, tomorrow, we're going to the Grand Puteri Hotel, Kuala Terengganu. Stay there for one night. Let my husband relax first. Then, we'll continue our journey to our home sweet home. May Allah protect us and we reach home safely. Aamiin ya Allah.

 Two places I would like to recommend:- 1. Selera Tepi Sungai Restaurant in Tanah Merah  a.Toilets - many b. Surau - good c. Service - efficient & has drinks delivery robot d. Food - good e. Parking - ok  2. Jangok Mek Ani Pizza Cafe in Bukit Bunga.  a. Pizza - good. A lot of toppings. Very generous. b. Service - a 25 to 30 minute wait for the pizza. The girl at the counter will inform you first before you make an order. So, if you are willing to wait, go ahead. But if you cannot wait, go home ler .

I went to SMO bookstore last night. My husband bought a book. A thick book. The title is "Muhammad : Riwayat hidup berdasarkan sumber terawal" by Martin Lings. It's a translation from the book "Muhammad : His life based on the earliest sources ". The price is RM76.00 but because of the 10% discount, it's RM68.40.  I thought of buying a book but after my husband bought the biography book, I changed my mind. I think I want to read that book first. It's a must read book. 

My family is in Kelantan since Saturday. Yesterday afternoon (September 15), we attended a bekwoh in Pasir Puteh. My husband's cousin's daughter's wedding . It's Majlis Kesyukuran. Oh ya, my husband really enjoyed himself there. He met his aunties and his cousins from my late father in law's side. I was also happy to meet his Mok Su. We performed Hajj in the same year, 2018. I even met her in Mina. My family stayed in Al Fajr Al Badea Hotel 3 in Mecca. Mok Su's hotel was like next to our hotel but it's on a hill. Had to climb stairs to go to her hotel. Her age was 60 something at that time. I salute her because every day, she prayed in Masjidil Haram and did tawaf sunat. Very impressive.  For today's activity, we went to Pasar Senin this morning. My son and I love that place. Lots of things are sold there . Just enjoyed seeing the things and varieties of food. Cuci mata ler. I don't cook here. It's such a waste if I cook. The food is delicious an...

If you have any problems, please don't keep it to yourself. I think my old post had already mentioned about this. Share it with someone that you can trust like your spouse or your parents. So far, they're the best persons to listen to your problem. May be, they don't know how to solve your problem but at least , you'll feel relieved after sharing it with someone. It's like the burden has been taken away from your chest or from your mind.  And don't forget to ask Allah's help to guide you. Take care ok!

 I baked a chocolate cake for my friends, But nobody liked my cake, So I tasted it, Yup it's terrible, And I felt bad. At home, He noticed my sad face, He baked a chocolate cake for me, Asked me to take it to school, Let my friends eat it, Asked me to keep it as a secret. Everybody loved the chocolate cake, Should I feel happy? Yes !  But I also felt guilty. Looking at my friends, I made an announcement, "My husband baked the cake", And what did they say? "We know".

I went to the mosque. I thought we were going to have Surah Yasin reading tonight  but I was wrong..we had berzanji. I was not good at it so I just listened. I admire my Ustazah, whether she read Al Quran or berzanji, to me, her voice is the best. She taught me Al Quran until khatam. Not only me, she also taught my mother, my husband and my son. She came to our house  every weekend to teach us Al Quran. She also taught us tajwid and its translation.  Now , no more lah. She's not strong like before. I asked about her health and she asked me about my mother and my son. I performed Isyak prayer next to my Ustazah. I was touched. Another person who taught me Al Quran was Atuk. He's Kak Mai's (Kak M) father. He taught me when I was in Standard 5 and 6. He also taught my sister. We learned Al Quran at home. I was not scared to read Al Quran because of Atuk. I could read faster because of him.  Thank you to Atuk and Ustazah. May Allah reward them Jannah. Aamiin ya Allah.

No need to water my plants yesterday and today. Only watered the Sand Paper vine plant . All because  of rain. Alhamdulillah. I made fried rice this morning and I added some petai in it. Ok lah. There're two akaks I forgot to invite for yesterday's reunion. While frying the chicken, I remembered their names. Aiseyman. This is the problem when I don't have their phone number.  Sorryyyy.  Who knows may be we'll have this reunion again next year. Insya-Allah.

Alhamdulillah , ten akaks came to our Reunion today. I would like to express thousands of thanks to Kak T, Kak N, Kak K, Kak Z, Kak F, Kak S,  Kak G, Kak M, Kak Y and Kak TH for coming to my house. I was so happy to meet all of them. Oh ya.  I invited thirteen but three were not well. It's ok. I prayed for their speedy recovery. Aamiin ya Allah.  For this event, I cooked , yup I cooked. Percayalah. It's not catering. I cooked sup tulang, sambal udang petai and kubis goreng. Ok lah. I had already blended the dried chillies earlier and I peeled the onions, garlics and ginger last night. I was a bit nervous, no, no, no, I was nervous. Very nervous. At first. Luckily, my mother was around. She kept praying in the kitchen to make everything easy for me. She also prayed I cooked delicious food for my guests. Alhamdulillah, .....Thank you Makkk.  And I ordered cheese tarts with fruits topping for the dessert. I didn't have time to go to the shop to buy fruits but a few akak...

When you get your salary, make a list for your expenses. Easy to say, make a one month budget la . This is for the young ones. 1. Car installment 2. House loan 3. Bills 4. Parents 5. Kitchen stuff  ( including the wet food ) 6. Children's education (school) 7. Medical Insurance ( + education insurance for children ). 8. Emergency. 9. Personal expenses like clothes, health care 10. Saving - better tabung haji. Every month, your money automatically will be saved in your TH account. Make sure when you want to make the TH saving, you can afford for that amount. For example rm50 per month. Not that much right. Don't touch that money. Let it stay there. That's why it's called SAVING. # zakat pendapatan  # sadaqah ( from your sadaqah subuh) After all the deduction, if you have extra, you can save more in your bank ( or TH ) or you can spend it. Up to you. If there's no extra, duk ontok-ontok ler.

This Saturday, I'm going back to Kelantan, of course lah with my family. Insya-Allah for a few days. But on the same day, it is my neighbour's daughter's wedding ceremony. Habis nak buek camno. My husband had already apologised to our neighbour. I still think it's not enough just to say sorry. So this Friday, my husband and I will go to our neighbour's house. My husband will give angpow to the bride's father and I will give a box of cheese tarts to the  bride's mother. Ok lah. Now, I have a new supplier. Easy for me to order. But ONE DAY,  I repeat ONE DAY , I will learn baking. I can make my own cake, brownies, cheese tart, pavlova, bla bla bla bla.  And my husband said, "Yelah tu. You always said that". Did I?

I watched YouTube about "Anak, tunggu ku di pintu syurga" by Ustaz Ahmad Dusuki Abd  Rani. Ustaz said that if we had a miscarriage, we can still give name to him. We hope he will wait for us in akhirat.  I had a few miscarriages. First, in 1996. I name him Ahmad Adam. Then in 2003, I supposed to have triplets. I name them Ahmad Ishak, Ahmad Yaakub and Ahmad Yusuf. Lastly, in 2010, I name him Ahmad Musa. I did dream once, a few small boys around 2 years old. All of them wore a white jubah and a white kopiah. They were playing with me. Sat on my lap, hugged around my neck from behind. I asked them who they were. Then I woke up from my sleep. I don't know. May be it's  only a dream. Mainan tidur. But if they're really my kids, I just hope I will meet them in Jannah. Aamiin ya Allah.

Busy at home and in my garden. This Wednesday, I'm going to have a "YB (Yang Bersara / Retiree) Reunion" at my house. Insya-Allah. Twelve "YB" ladies were invited.  I'm looking forward to meeting all of them. Not only me, they're also excited to meet their friends .  So, let's wait for the day. Tik tok Tik tok Tik tok. Berapa banyak Tik tok daa.

We had an early dinner at Secret Recipe restaurant this evening. While waiting for our food, I saw a little girl sitting with a woman. I'm very sure that woman is her mother. Then,  a waitress came with a slice of cake on a plate. She put it on their table. The woman asked the little girl to hold the plate with the cake on it. She wanted to take her photo. Both of them were smiling and laughing. They looked so happy. After that, they ate the cake together.  Then our food came and we started eating. And I noticed  they already had their beverages on the table. The girl, I think it's Boba milk and the woman, fruit juice. While we were eating, daughter and mother left their table. The little girl had a simple birthday celebration. Only she and her mother. And a slice of cake , sharing with her mother. But she's lucky because she has a mother who made her smile and laugh on her birthday. She made her happy. A salute to her mother and "Happy Birthday" to the pretty lit...

My nephew ( my late kak Lang's son) is cutting the grass in my garden. He's not working today. He will start his new job, Insya-Allah next week. Better than his old job. Alhamdulillah. When we pay someone after doing our work, for example cutting out grass , do we have to follow the price that he has already fixed? All depend. If we know his life is not that good, pay extra ler. Although he didn't ask for extra payment. And please don't pay less if he's our relative or family. Ala kita keluarga. Tak payah berkira lah. Just give that person money to buy food .Wow. That's bad. Then next time, don't cut his grass . Let himself do it. Same situation when the person said, all up to us to pay him. Don't take advantage of his kindness. If he doesn't have a good life, he has many children , his wife is not working - pay more lah ok. 

I don't cook this week.  My husband pities me. We just returned  from Kelantan & Terengganu last Sunday. He wants me to relax. But not really relax la. I still need to do the house chores. I also watch Paralympic Games. I think all the athletes are amazing. All of them are " WINNERS".  Not only sports programme, at 3.30 pm (Monday-Wednesday) on TV9,  it's my "Rindu awak 200%" drama. Today was its first episode. Before this, it was "Love you Mr Arrogant" drama.  I never watched those two dramas before. I really enjoy myself at home. Enough about tv programmes. Now, about my garden. Good news! The birds are coming back. Alhamdulillah. When my mother was here, she noticed there's no bird flying in my garden . I told my mother may be they're scared of Mr Cat. But now Mr Cat doesn't dare to come nearer my garden. Hearing my high pitch voice and my hands clapping, enough to make it run away. Sorry!

I went to the mosque last night. I met my masjid friends. They were so happy to see me after how many weeks ( sorry , I don't  remember) I didn't go to the mosque. All of them smiled looking at me. And one of them asked whether I performed umrah. I answered no lah. I told them that I watched Olympic games . And another akak asked me whether I went to Paris. Again, I said no lah. Only on tv . And I told them about my mother. They were worried but I told them she is ok now. I'm also happy to meet my masjid friends. Yup, really happy to meet all of them.  After Maghrib prayer, we learned Sirah. I was so touched. Our Rosulullah (SAW). He's very, very special. Ustaz talked about our Rosulullah (SAW)'s patience. You can read his sirah. You will cry.  Allahumma solli 'ala Sayyidina Muhammad wa'ala aali Sayyidina Muhammad. 

A strong woman, A woman who is unwell, But, She wants people to be happy, She looks healthy to our eyes. A strong woman, A woman who works hard for her family, She knows her husband can do it, She still wants to help, To make her family have a good life. A strong woman, A woman who stays alone at home, Without her husband, Without her children, And I'm impressed, She did all on her own! A strong woman, A woman who faces challenges, She always stands firmly, Sometimes she did shake a bit, But she managed to control her emotion, Patience is her weapon. Men are strong physically, But women, They are more mentally strong. Any objection?

I'm so happy. My nephew returned home safely from China yesterday. Alhamdulillah. He attended a training there. Only he and his team ( eleven of them ) were invited . We're very proud of him, especially his father - my Bang Ngah. He texted me last night telling me that he was in the airport to see his son. I told him that all his worries have gone with the wind. His son is already here, in Malaysia. No need to worry anymore. 

We're on the way home. After our nephew's engagement yesterday, we went to Grand Puteri Hotel in Kuala Terengganu. My husband needed rest because tomorrow (Monday / September 2) he's going to work as usual. So one night in Machang and one night in Kuala Terengganu. Never mind, during this coming school holidays , we will stay in Machang for a few days. My husband did take me to Serri Bakery before we left Machang. Thank you. I like Grand Puteri Hotel because 1. Parking - no problem 2. Room and toilet - clean 3. Food - good. If you're lazy to go out or feel tired, you can have your teatime (D'verandah) and dinner (coffee house) at the hotel. Breakfast-superb.  4. Near a mosque ( Masjid Abidin/ Masjid Putih). My husband just walked from the hotel to the mosque to perform his Subuh prayer.  Ok. Take care and ba bye!

 In a restaurant. (Wife kept looking at her husband's plate) W : Can I have a bit of your salted egg yolk?        Only a bit. H : You can take all. ( Then he put it on his wife's plate ) W : Oh thank you. ( Wife looked at the small, orange food ) W : This is not an egg yolk. It's only a carrot. ( Then the husband put a piece of Holland onion on her plate ) W : La, I thought this is the egg shell..       what's wrong with my eyes? Helppp. H : Carrot is good for your eyes.

A marriage tip. Please marry a  guy who loves you more than you love him. Whyyyyy? 1. You're not pretty but he will make you feel you're the prettiest. 2. You're not clever but he will make you think you're smart. 3. You're not a good cook but he will praise whatever you cook .  Well, if the guy loves you, he will think all the positive things about you and will appreciate what you do. There's a famous saying, "bila hati sudah suka, kentut pun bau wangi".  Am I right? # my blog reached 23,000 views yesterday. Only two words to express my feeling, " THANK YOU ".

Special about Malaysia, People asked me about my ex-students, Proudly I told them I had Malay, Chinese and Indian students, And all of them until now are like my children. Special about Malaysia, People asked me about my teddy bear at home, Smiled widely, I told them it's from my Chinese friend who I love dearly. Special about Malaysia, People asked me about the Indian lady who came to my house with her husband on Hari Raya, I just told them she's the one who calls me Mommy and I suka, suka, suka. Hello, I'm from Malaysia And I'm proud to be Malaysian, Proud to be one of them. "Selamat Menyambut Hari Merdeka" (August 31)