Nasi masak malas ;)

Tengok tajuk, macam nama resepi. Tapi sebenarnya bukan!! Nasi masak malas ialah nasi yang dimasak dikedai. Itu term yang direka cipta sendiri-sendiri. Takde pun dalam kamus dewan hehee.. Tak tahu kenapa, makin hari makin malas masak untuk berbuka puasa. Mungkin sebab semangat nak balik kampung dan mungkin juga kami dah stop dari membeli bermacam-macam lauk pauk mentah.


Nak tulis blog pun dah takde mood. Blog hopping pun dah kurang sebab masa tidur makin bertambah hehee.. Kain baju masih belum settle kemas. Tapi Neeza biasa bab kemas last minute ni. Lagi laju rasanya sebab main ambik aje kan. Tak sempat nak fikir dah. Kalau kemas awal-awal, mulalah terkial-kial nak pilih. Lagipun, balik raya bukan nak bawak balik banyak baju pun. Baju raya dah ada kat kampung. Terima kasih kepada Cik Puan Shimanoseki dan suami yang sudi tolong beli dan tolong tempahkan baju-baju raya kami sekeluarga. Baju basahan pun memang banyak kat kampung. Tapi dalam pada tak banyak tu, beg 2 3 buah jugak bila balik. Tu yang heran tuuu.. ;).


Semalam kami makan... tara!!! ada orang belanja lah semalam. ALhamdulillah. Murah rezeki Encik dan Puan Sahabat yang belanja tu.. Kami berbuka dulu dengan cekodok bawang kat rumah. Lepas solat, kami keluar ke... Pattaya! Makan nasi di Pattaya dengan macam-macam menu. Terima kasih kepada Encik dan Puan Sahabat. Baru teringat, tak ambik gambar pun semalam. Tapi, kalau ambik pun bukan senang nak upload. Guna camera hp memang tak best :(.


Rasanya dah ramai yang mula beransur balik kampung. Hari ni dah hari Khamis. Esok Jumaat. Sabtu mesti ramai dah mula bercuti. Kalau yang ada internet access walau dimana jua, best la kan. Boleh tulis dan baca blog tiap-tiap hari tahu perkembangan semasa setiap saat. Takdelah bosan sangat menunggu ketupat dan lemang nak masak.


Kepada sesiapa yang mungkin tak sempat nak baca blog lagi dah nak balik kampung, Neeza nak ambil kesempatan (mungkin awal tapi takpelah) untuk ucapkan,

SELAMAT MENYAMBUT HARI RAYA AIDIL FITRI
MAAF ZAHIR DAN BATIN


Kalau ada jarum yang patah
Jangan disimpan didalam peti
Kalau ada silap dan salah
Jangan disimpan didalam hati

(siapa lah yang simpan jarum patah dalam peti ek?? macam tak logik je bunyinya. kena alter sikit kot pantun tu hehee)

Pada sesiapa yang drive balik kampung tu (ada ke orang naik flight balik kampung? eh ada laaa!!! kami la tuuuu... hehehee...), drive safely and carefully. Don't speed sebab nanti kena speed trap.. kurang pulak duit raya untuk budak-budak ;). Cerita pasal duit raya, kenapa orang tak bagi duit raya pada orang orang tua dewasa macam Neeza ni? Tak aci betul laaaa... Dah la.. stop mengarut. Nak tidur jap lah layan Shahmey dulu lah.


Salam sayang untuk semua :).

Count down - 5 hari lagi

Terlalu cepat masa berlalu. Hari ini dah masuk hari yang ke 24 kita berpuasa. Kalau masa kecik dulu, memang Neeza tak sabar nak raya sebab masa tu rasa berpuasa ni macam satu beban. Letih dan lapar. Sekarang ni tak lagi. Rasa sedih pun ada bila Ramadhan nak pergi meninggalkan kita.


Tapi... bila mengenangkan yang kami akan balik kampung.. Insyaallah.. pada hari raya nanti, seronok lah pulak :). Walaupun turn tahun ini ialah di kampung suami :( at least kami akan berada di tanah air sendiri. Hari Raya kedua, Insyaallah kami akan berangkat ke Kemaman (drop by untuk 1/2 jam) and terus ke Setiu sebab pada malamnya adik lelaki sulung Neeza akan melangsungkan pernikahannya disana. Keesokan harinya majlis kenduri pulak. Lepas tu, kami akan beransur ke Kelantan - balik kampung makan durian!!!




Kalau musim buah, memang 3 jenis buah di atas ada kat kampung Neeza. Kali ni tak tahu lah pulak. Yang pasti, durian ada. Cukup dah tu :)).


Semalam kami berbuka dengan Meehoon soto. Gambar dah diambil (guna camera hp tu laa) tapi Neeza tak reti nak guna bluetooth feature untuk connect hp dengan laptop. Jadi, tak dapatlah upload gambar. Kena tunggu Encik Mr balik kerja lah jawabnya.


Sebagai tambahan menu (sebab kata Encik Mr, meehoon tak kenyang dan dia kureng sikit soto ni), Encik Mr masak nasi goreng. Rajin juga Encik Mr semalam. Dia tolong buat begedil (tolong bulatkan dan goreng jeee) dan rebus kuih buah melaka. Ooo.. semalam dia cuti sebab National Day untuk Arab Saudi. Sebab tu lah dia tolong kot... ataupun kesian kat Puan Mrs dia kelam kabut sorang-sorang kat dapur Mungkin tidakkkkk... hehee..

Mood hilang sekejap

Semalam mood untuk blogging hilang sekejap. Puncanya ialah hero kecil kat rumah ni lah. Shahmey main digital camera and rosakkannya!! Geram dan geram sangat. Neeza tengok saja muka dia. Dia boleh senyum saja. Memang dia tak bersalah pun. Yang bersalah ialah Neeza. Yang Neeza pergi bagi kat dia camera tu sape suruh? Tapi, sebelum ini, dia tak pernah rosakkan pun. Well, benda dah nak jadi kan. Nak buat camana. Takde rezeki lah tu.


Anyway, Neeza still hoping camera tu boleh repair. Sebab yang rosak ialah zomming in and out dia tu. Macam stuck sebab Shahmey jatuhkan camera on the floor yang ada carpet. So, jatuh tak teruk. Bila ketuk-ketuk, dia keluar zoom tu. Tapi takkanlah asyik nak ketuk kan. Hehee.. apahal la pulak. Hmm.. ada tak agak-agaknya 'orang tu' nak belikan camera lain? Hoping saja lah. Boleh aje nak beli sendiri tapi kalau orang bagi rasanya lagi best kan!


Since semalam, hati dah tawar. Sekarang ni nak ambil gambar dah jadi susah. Terpaksa Neeza guna N73 punya camera. Handphone tu memang tak pakai sangat di sini. Neeza tak suka sebab ianya lebih besar dari hp Neeza. The mister pulak tak boleh guna sebab the phone ada camera. Tak boleh bawak masuk plant. Jadi, semalam, dengan bengkak hati, Neeza menukarkan sim card ke handphone tu. Tak suka nya lah. Tapi since nak guna the camera feature untuk snap gambar juadah berbuka, terpaksalah juga guna :(.




Semalam, disebabkan miscommunication, kami berbuka dengan banyak lauk. The mister beli beryani sebab dia call Neeza tak dapat. The handphone duduk dalam bilik. House phone memang dalam bilik pun. Bunyi housephone tu pulak tersangatlah slow. Handphone memang tak dengar sebab once pintu dapur tutup, jawabnya memang lost communication dengan dunia luar lah hehee..


Neeza masuk bilik nak ambil handphone. Sekali tengok ada missed call. Tengok screen kat housephone pun ada missed call dari number yang sama. Neeza call balik. Beryani dah beli!!!! Jawabnya kami berbuka dengan Beryani, ikan bilis goreng berlada letak kacang dan kentang, ikan goreng dan sayur lemak kobis. Sayur lemak kobis tak jadi makan. So, simpan fridge. Buat berbuka malam ni lah pulak.


Pendek cerita, kami makan Beryani saja semalam. Nasi putih tak luak pun. Kesian nasi tu. Takpe, malam ni akan dimakan lah kamu wahai nasi putih :).


Lepas berbuka, kami pergi hospital. Neeza dan Coan nak jumpa doctor. First time didalam hidup Neeza, ada orang ingat Neeza ni Korean!! Sabar aje lah. Da muka cina ke Neeza ni yek? Hehee.. Yang tanya tu minah arab. Rasanya dia tak pernah pergi Korea kot. Jadi, dia agak2 saja.. hehee..


Coan pulak sakit gigi. Ingat nak cabut or filling aje tapi since ada inflammation, kena makan antibiotics dulu. After 3 days, baru pergi jumpa doctor semula. Tak tahu lah camana tu sebab Coan ni paling takut dengan doctor. Semalam pun dia dah merengek. Hopefully, dia akan okay nanti :).

Day 18

I was so blank of what to cook yesterday until I wrote about it on yesterday's entry. After reading Kak Tie's blog, I've got an idea hehe.. That was my 2nd time copy cat Kak Tie's menu ;). I defroze beef bone and chicken as soon as I saw the tasty look of Kak Tie's Sup Tulang ala thai and Ayam padprik pictures.


In the evening, I went to kitchen and cooked! The Sup Tulang didn't turn out that well. The soup was okay but the tulang.. really taste like 'lembu'!! Hanyir sangat! I already washed them with flour. I don't know why the lembu taste was so strong. I ended up eating that gross taste and smell Sup Tulang by myself. Sophea (Kakak) commented,

"Kenapa rasa lain haa??"

Even that little girl could taste the yucky sup tulang. Kesian sup tu.. The chicken padprik was okay. They love it but commented (who else like to comment if its not the kakak!) that the gravy (kuah) was not enough. I told them that if I made so much gravy, then the good taste would disappear hehee.. Lagipun, kalau pedas sangat, they wouldn't like it (They = the 2 girls).


As for the sayur, I cooked labu masak lemak putih. I don't really want to consider labu (pumpkin) as sayur (vegetables) since it sometimes eaten sweet and become dessert. But, when we made labu masak lemak, of course it's not dessert anymore hehehh..


Enough about that. Today, I won't cook for the Iftar. We'll see what happen today in tomorrow's entry. Insyaallah...

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I've been tagged by an ex colleague in KPTM Kuantan - Tg. Lieyn (jangan marah aaaa lieyn akak spell out your Tengku tu hehe.. I know you never stress on your tengkuness.. sama la macam my other friend in Al Khobar tu ;)). It has been a while that Lieyn tagged me. Only today I manage to fulfill it.


Here it goes:


THREE NAMES THAT FRIENDS CALL YOU:

1. Neeza
2. Nor (my first name)
3. Nora (my friends in primary school called me that and I never like it)


THREE THINGS YOU'VE DONE IN THE LAST 33 MINUTES:

1. made formula milk for Shahmey
2. deleting pictures in my camera
3. read my emails!


THREE WAYS TO BE HAPPY:

1. sit and observe my kids are playing
2. sight seeing
3. watch cartoons!


THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE SONGS AS OF NOW:

I've got so many songs that I like. Semua lagu lama ;)


THREE THINGS YOU LOVE IN A GUY:

1. Pemurah - kalau mintak duit, bagi hahahaa!!!
2. Can read my feelings and take of them like his own
3. Like to share stories with me - I hate a guy who keep things to his own


THREE PERSONS YOU MISS:

1. My late grandma
2. My youngest brother
3. My niece and nephew in KKB


THREE GIFTS YOU WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE:

1. A video camera
2. a bread maker
3. a facial session to remove dead skin and wrinkles! hahahaa!!


THREE PLACES YOU WANT TO GO FOR NEXT VACATION:

1. Egypt (especially Cairo and Alex)
2. Tasmania Island (Aussie)
3. Universal Studio in LA


THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE HOBBIES:

1. internet
2. take pictures
3. collect stamps and coins


THREE FAVORITE CARTOON/ANIME CHARACTERS:

1. Tom & Jerry
2. Garfield
3. Winny d Pooh


THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE FAST FOOD:

1. KFC
2. Kenny Rogers
3. McD


THREE FAVORITE DRINKS:

1. Iced Milo
2. Fresh Soy drink
3. Sugarcane drink


THREE THINGS FOUND IN YOUR HANDBAG:

1. wallet
2. handphone
3. diapers of little Shahmey


THREE FAVORITE COLORS:

1. blue
2. red
3. purple


TOP THREE U LOVE SO MUCH:

1. ALLAH swt
2. Myself
3. My family


I don't wish to tag anyone :).

Nak masak apa lagi yek?

Hari ni dah 18 hari kita berpuasa. Bukan nak mengeluh sebab puasa tapi mengeluh sebab idea nak masak hilang entah ke mana. Padahal banyak aje resepi tapi biasalah, orang yang 'sangat terer' cam Neeza ni bukan boleh adventurous sangat. Nanti ada yang tak makan apa yang di masak tu. Free free aje bagi En Tong Sam Pah makan ;).


Semalam, buat cheesecake. Tak plan pun nak buat. Tapi, since bahan-bahan tu dah lama beli, baiklah buat. Nanti dah expired, saje je. Belum letak strawberry topping jadi tak boleh ambik gambar lah sebab tak comel lagi. Ada 2 bekas dalam fridge. 1 bekas dah terkorban 1/4 bekas masa sahur pagi tadi. Anak-anak dan Abah anak nak makan. Tapi diorang tak nak topping. Makan gitu aje. Kakak dan Coan suka crustnya. Neeza buat crust bawah dan keliling dan yang keliling tu tinggi sampai sama tinggi dengan bekas baking. Lepas berbuka semalam, diorang mintak crust tu. Neeza pun kerat lah crust yang terlebih tu bagi diorang. Coan mintak nak makan cake tu, Neeza minta dia tunggu sebab cake tu baru sangat dalam fridge. Texture dia tak cantik lagi. Jadi, sahur tadi, kira dah okay sikit. Belum cukup 24 hours lah (as suggested by Kak Ummi). Yang balance tu boleh lah tunggu sampai 24 hours ataupun lebih supaya lebih gebu :).


Bila takde idea nak masak ni, selalu Neeza ingat masa belajar kat US dulu. Neeza tinggal di apartment 2 bilik, share 4 orang. Kami ada turn masak. Kenapa kena buat turn? Sebab selalunya orang yang sama akan ke dapur. Kesian kat orang tu. Dia masak, orang lain makan. Orang lain masak, dia tak makan pun sebab orang lain tu masak sikit je hehee.. Jadi, nak bagi fair, ada schedule masak. In fact beli grocery pun memang kami share duit.


Masa belajar dulu, manalah ada blog resepi macam sekarang ni. Kalau ada senang kan, g00gle aje. Walah!! dah dapat beribu menu. Dulu kalau nak masak, main ingat apa yang pernah dimakan kat rumah aje lah. Masakan yang ibunda masak. Memang lah tak tahu resepi. Kadang-kadang tu sampai call ke Malaysia semata-mata nakkan resepi. Sesambil tu bertanya khabar lah. Padahal, almost every week rasanya Neeza call Malaysia. Masa tu rate murah aje. Seminit 45sen. Murah lah rasanya. Kalau tak silap, kadang-kadang tu lebih murah daripada tu terutamanya time-time yang tak peak. Tapi tak ingatlah. Lama sangat dah. Tahun 1994-1997 - dah 11 ke 13 tahun yang dulu.


Apa yang Neeza ingat, bila time Neeza masak, resipi biasa Neeza ialah daging goreng kunyit dan ayam masak kicap. Ada juga Neeza masak ayam masak apa entah. Kuah merah cair.. hehee.. hantam sajaaa.. janji ada rasa masin, pedas sikit dan manis sikit. Yang lain-lain Neeza tak ingat tapi memang lah limited sangat. Tapi kami tak kisah sangat. Asalkan kenyang cukup. Disamping tu, adalah goreng sayur. Ada sorang housemate tu memang rajin dan pandai masak. Jadi, bila turn dia, kami memang tunggu-tunggu sangat. Banyaklah sikit kami makan hehee.. Ada sorang lagi pandai buat cheesecake. Rajin sungguh dia. Kalau dia buat cheesecake, Neeza lah orang pertama akan mengadap. Kat US masa tu, tak payah buat crust sendiri sebab memang dah ada jual bekas yang ada crust tu. Senang banget!!


Memang seronok bila dikenangkan balik. Ye lah.. kenang aje. Kalau masa tu, menghadapinya memang tak best. Apa tak nya. Bila kena masak tu. Malas sungguh laaaa.. hehee.. Sekarang ni baru tahu. Tapi takpelah, kalau malas, boleh beli saja. Ataupun makan aje diluar. Dulu, mana boleh buat gitu. Budget kurengggg jadi kenalah jimat cermat :).


Oh ya! Lagi satu kan, kalau lah ada makanan exotic dari Malaysia macam tempoyak, budu, cencalok dan serunding tu.. memang laku sangat. Kejap aje habis. Kesian kat kawan yang bersusah payah parents dia hantar benda-benda tu hehee.. Tapi kami ni tak berkira sangat. Sama-sama makan. Dan sebagai perempuan, kami takdelah mengambil kesempatan macam sesetengah lelaki tu heheh.. Habis dibedalnya makanan kawan dia macam hakmilik peribadi yang mutlak. Nak bising, nanti kena buli pulak. Alhamdulillah, kami serumah takde buli-buli orang ni :).

Semalam, Neeza malas masak lagi. Bukanlah malas tapi dah tak tahu nak masak apa. Ada ke patut hari sebelum tu, masa Neeza masak sambal udang dan ikan bakar, Kakak boleh kata "ini aje ke?". Banyak cantik muka dia. Macam lah dia makan pun. Habis-habis pun dia makan telur goreng dan serunding daging dengan kicap. Jadi, semalam, takde masak-masak lauk. Beli aje Beryani Dajaj (ayam) dari Almanakh Restaurant. Kakak pun memang suka Beryani Dajaj. Kalau Beryani Laham (lamb), dia kurang minat sikit. Ummi dia pun suka Dajaj. Tapi Abah dia suka Laham. 2 lawan 1, jadi Dajaj lah menang! hehehh.. Coan tak puasa. Alasannya - bangun tu Shahmey tepuk belakang dia. Sakit. Jadi, tak boleh puasa. Bijak sungguh idea!

Cuti umum di Saudi

Public Holiday tu cuti umum kan! Takut tersilap nanti ada orang marah hehee.. Neeza selalu confuse, umum dan am ni sebab sebutan dekat-dekat sama. Hari ni cuti umum di Malaysia, di kebanyakan negeri rasanya, bersempena Nuzul Quran. Tidak di Arab Saudi ni. Tiada cuti untuk Nuzul Quran di sini :).


Kalau di Malaysia dulu (masa kerja), Neeza selalu tunggu cuti umum. Memang best cuti yang tak payah apply ni. Nak nak kalau cuti tu berderet dengan hujung minggu. Lagi lah best. Lepas tu tambah lagi dengan cuti apply (annual leave lah tu). Silap-silap cuti umum sehari, jadi seminggu huhuuuu... Tapi itu time-time bosan kerja lah. Kalau ada task yang urgent, tak best lah pulak bila cuti ni. Nanti banyak benda tertangguh.


Macam yang Neeza cakap tulis tadi, di Saudi tiada cuti Nuzul Quran. Bukan Nuzul Quran saja. Hari Agong ke hari sultan ke, takde cuti. Cuti yang ada hanyalah 3 jenis iaitu:

1. Hari Raya Puasa - 5 hari
2. Hari Raya Haji - 5 hari
3. Hari Kebangsaan - 1 hari

Itu sahaja. Tapi tengoklah, 5 hari tuuuuu.. Kalau campur dengan cuti tahunan (annual leave), bertambahlah lagi.


Psst.... nak kepoh sikit ni. Bulan puasa (ramadhan) ni patutnya jadi bulan ibadat kan. Kerja pun ibadat juga. Tapi, di Saudi ni kelihatannya macam bulan untuk berehat. Office hour bagi staff yang tak kerja shif ialah 9.30 pagi - 3.30 petang. Kalau hari-hari biasa, office hour start pukul 7.00 pagi. Lewat 2 1/2 jam!!


Kenapa lewat? Dari sumber sumber yang boleh dipercayai, orang-orang sini biasa bangun malam. Solat tarawih tu ada yang buat 10 rakaat di masjid dan 10 rakaat di rumah. Di rumah tu setelah diorang bangun selepas tidur. Dekat-dekat sahur lah kiranya. Lepas solat tarawih, diorang sahur then solat subuh. Lepas tu tidur!!! Bangun jam 9 pagi, untuk pergi kerja. Ada sesetengah company, start pukul 10 pagi!.


Cuma 1 benda yang best - waktu clinic / hospital di lanjutkan hingga ke 11.30 atau 12 malam (diorang start lambat lah tu maknanya). Jadi, senang lah kan kalau nak pergi hospital untuk jumpa doktor. Of courselah, kalau emergency tu, anytime lah kan. Office hour government sector yang lain, Neeza kurang pasti sebab tak deal dengan diorang kan :).


Oh ya! Gambar iftar semalam lupa nak ambik. Masa sahur pun lupa. Kurang dah 1 gambar. Tapi takpelah. Kami makan simple aje semalam. Sambal udang, ikan bakar cecah asam kicap dan sambal daging (serunding import khas dari Kemaman). Neeza buat kuih lopes. Rupa memang out. Rasa okaylah. Taklah perfect. Maklumlah, anak murid baru belajar ;).


Semalam Shahmey selesai final dose nebulizer. Hopefully dia fully recover soon. Ummu Shahmey?? Masih tak sihat. Sabar aje la..

Cendol dan Beko

Semua orang tahu cendol kan. Beko tu apa? Hehehe.. Beko tu adalah nama saintifik untuk Bengkang! Percaya ke? Jangan percaya lah. Arwah nenek yang Neeza panggil Mok panggil Beko - bahasa kelantan. Somehow, Beko yang Mok buat memang sedap. Tapi, tak yah lah tanya resipi sebab Neeza sendiri pun tak pernah tanya dia. Bukan rahsia pun tapi Neeza yang saja tak tanya.


Bila bulan puasa aje, Neeza mesti teringat pengalaman menjual kuih di gerai masa kami sekeluarga tinggal di Kg Binjai, Kemaman. Mok dan Ma berpakat-pakat buat kuih muih dan jual. Kadang-kadang ada jugak makanan lain macam mee goreng (eh! ada ke ek? lupa la pulak. Bada, ada ke mee goreng?).


Bila Neeza balik bercuti (dulu Neeza sekolah asrama), Mok akan suruh Neeza dan adik Neeza, Bada (Shima), jaga gerai tu. Neeza suka tapi Bada tak berapa suka. Tak tahu lah kenapa. Dia malas lah tu hahahaha!!! Sebenarnya seronok tengok kuih-muih tu dibeli orang. Lagi seronok bila ada repeat customer yang datang lagi esoknya. Kadang-kadang tu, bukan esoknya. Baru aje nampak muka mamat tu beli tadi, tak lama kemudian, datang lagi beli benda lain pulak. Heheee.. dalam hati perasan lah, mesti kuih yang dibeli tu sedap. Padahal bukan Neeza yang buat pun. Ada juga masa-masa yang Mok dan Ma (mak neeza) buat kuih lain-lain. Hari ni kuih lain, esok kuih lain. Ada customer datang tanya, kuih 'yang semalam ada hari ni takde' tu takde ke? Kesian lah pulak kan. Manalah kita tahu dia suka kuih tu. Kalau tahu, senang lah sikit. Tapi, cendol memang tiap-tiap hari ada. 1 bungkus RM1 aje. Tapi banyak isi cendol dalam tu dan boleh tahan berhari-hari. Kami pun naik jemu makan cendol tu (masa tu lah). Cendol yang Mok buat ni cantik dan tak hancur macam sesetengah cendol tu.


Kalau Mok buat cendol, Neeza jadi tukang kacau. Bukan kacau cendol tapi kacau Mok memasak. Dia berpeluh-peluh la mengacau adunan nak buat cendol tapi Neeza sibuk la bertenggek kat sebelah dia tanya itu ini. Tapi, tak pulak Neeza tanya resipi cendol tu hehee.. Mok pernah suruh Neeza belajar buat cendol tapi biasalah kan. Masa tengah sekolah manalah nak terfikir pasal nak belajar masak ni. Sekarang baru lah terkial-kial mencari resipi sana sini.


Antara kuih-kuih yang kami jual di gerai tu ialah Cendol, Bengkang, Puteri Mandi, Badak Berendam, Butir Nangka, Buah Melaka, Puding Jagung, Agar-agar dan entah lah. Neeza pun tak ingat dah. Masa tu mana lah terfikir nak ambik gambar nak letak kat blog. Blog pun tak kenal. Maklumlah, hampir 20 tahun yang lampau. Neeza pun tak ingat dapat ke tidak upah untuk jual kuih tu hehee..




Habis kisah si penjual kuih, kita tukar ke cerita berbuka semalam. Hari ke 15, idea nak masak pun macam dah hilang. Bukanlah excited nak raya tapi mungkin sebab badan pun tak sihat. Jadi, otak pun agak kureng sikit berfungsi hehe.. Neeza masak simple sangat. Lepas tu ditambah dengan cucur udang yang letak udang seketul-seketul dalam tu. Bukan Neeza yang buat cucur udang tu. Takkanlah Sophea, Coan atau Shahmey kan. Sape lagi yang ada dalam rumah ni. Haaa.. dia lah! hehee..


Oh ya, semalam Coan puasa lagi walaupun dia ada makan sebiji coklat. Dia kata, dia lupa. Jadi, Neeza suruh dia teruskan puasa.


Lepas berbuka dan selesai segala kewajipan, kami pergi klinik Al-lulu. Dose kedua nebulizer untuk Shahmey. Neeza pula ke doctor ENT untuk selsema dan sakit tekak yang Neeza alami beberapa hari ni. Sebenarnya nak jumpa GP aje tapi kat sini, bila cakap je flu, sore throat, terus receptionist tu bagi jumpa ENT. Well, lebih baguslah kan gitu. Doktor pesan, ubat ni makan 3 kali sehari. Neeza bagi tau yang Neeza puasa. Sedap-sedap je doktor tu kata, tak payah puasa lah. Amboiii... senang aje kan. Macam dia nak tolong gantikan puasa Neeza. Kalau kat Malaysia, payah nak jumpa doktor nasihat gitu. Mesti doktor akan cakap, makan ubat masa sahur dan berbuka. Tapi doktor ni lain sikit walaupun dia Islam. Mungkin bagi dia kesihatan lebih penting agaknya. Tapi betul juga. Kalau dah sakit sangat macam mana nak puasa. So, pendek cerita, Neeza balik dengan 4 jenis ubat!

A blurry day

I still don't feel well. Shahmey looks a bit better this morning. I guess everyone knows the situation of being sick, right. So, I don't have to describe further. I went to the clinic yesterday night. This time, we tried a new clinic in town - Al lulu. It was quite big for a clinic though.


A saudi friend of mine suggested the clinic to me. Well, I guess she got a totally wrong information from her friend. I wanted to see a different doctor actually. When I checked, the doctor that my friend's friend had suggested was an ENT doctor! So, I had to ask for a different doctor.


Shahmey went to see a paedetrician with his Abah. He was diagnosed with bronchotic asthma - another name for pneumonia bronchitis. It's not asmathic though. Both of his sisters got it before (when they were small). It was due to viral infection. Yesterday night, Shahmey got his first dose of nebulizer. The dose need to be repeated tonight and tomorrow night. He also got a bunch of medicine to be swallowed yuckkss!!


As for me, I had 2 reasons to see the doctor but only manage to settle with my first reason. When we're on our way back, I recalled that I actually wanted to ask the doctor for flu medication. I totally forgot. Perhaps I could see the doctor again, tonight. I have to think thrice though because there were so many patients last night in that particular section. If I'm mistaken, almost all of them are saudis. Perhaps, this is a favorite clinic for the saudi women ;).


For yesterday iftar, I cooked - still. Just feel like cooking and to clear my freezer. It's not good to store fish and meat too long in the fridge. I made Ayam masak Kicap - different recipe. I used Kak Tie's recipe. Thanks Kak Tie. It was yummy. As for the vege - Sambal pecal was prepared for the 2nd time during this Ramadhan. I made an omelette (telur dadar) for Shahmey but it ended up eaten by others because Shahmey was sleeping during the iftar. I guess he was still full with other things that he ate before.

The man of the house came back with bunch of items for the fresh salad. He prepared it himself :). A big bowl of fresh salad! The dressing was thousand island - bought from the store. We also had a savoury bubur lambuk! Nope...!! it wasn't mine.. Kak Ani gave it to us. Kakak and Coan like them so much. Well, of course I had to eat all the leafy items inside ;). Thanks Kak Ani for the bubur lambuk.

Sabar lah sayang

Hari ni Neeza tak sihat. Shahmey pun tak sihat. Shahmey selsema dan batuk. Neeza selsema, sakita tekak dan pening kepala. Rasa macam nak demam pun ada. Kalau orang tua sakit, kenapa teruk sikit? Mungkin sebab immune system tak sebaik budak kecik. Sejak semalam lagi Neeza dah kena nose block dan sakit tekak. Bangun pagi tekak kering sangat. Sabar ajelah nak nak di bulan puasa ni. Mana boleh nak minum air kalau sakit tekak tu. Kena banyak sabar. Dugaan di bulan puasa kot. Shahmey takpelah, dia tak puasa hehee..


Semalam, buat pertama kali dalam hidup, Coan berpuasa. Dia tak cakap pun yang dia nak puasa. Dia ada lah mention masa bersahur dengan kami pagi semalam. Neeza masak nasi goreng masa sahur sebab masa berbuka malam sebelum tu kami berbuka di luar. Jadi, no food - kenalah masak masa sahur. Dia mintak Neeza suapkan nasi goreng (memang dia ni manja banyak). Dia ada kata, dia nak puasa. Dah banyak kali dia sebut nak puasa tapi tak puasa pun. Semalam dia puasa! Alhamdulillah...


Dari dalam bilik, Neeza terdengar Coan mintak Sophea bukakan penutup bekas Nestum. Dia nak buat Nestum. Dia siap cakap kat kakak dia,

"Oan nak bagi Shahmey ni. Oan puasa.."

Terkejut gak si kakak tu hehee.. Tapi yang bestnya, masa dia nak suap kat mulut Shahmey, dia boleh rasa dulu sebab nak tau manis ke tak. Lepas tu dia pergi kat Neeza dan bagi tahu..

"Ummi, sorry ya.. Oan termakan sikit. Oan nak rasa manis ke tak."

Neeza pun kata, takpelah dan dia teruskan puasa. Neeza tak tahulah dia sengaja ke tidak bila dia rasa nestum tu hehee.. Tapi, hari ni memang dia tak nak puasa (katanya lah). Walaupun dia join sama sahur, dia dah mention awal-awal, dia nak makan tapi tak nak puasa.


Kejap tadi, Shahmey batuk lagi. Dengar macam ada banyak phlegm. Malam ni rasanya nak bawak lah dia jumpa doctor. Dengar kata, klinik/hospital buka sampai pukul 2 pagi bulan puasa ni. Mungkin sebab dia start pun lewat. We'll see..


Kisah berbuka semalam pulak. Buat pertama kali dalam hidup Neeza pulak, Neeza buat kuih gulung a.k.a kuih ketayap. Siap buka resepi di internet tuuu.. Lap top letak kat dapur sambil nak buat. Bila Kakak tengok gambar kuih gulung tu kat screen, dia siap cakap,

"Ummi buatlah kuih ni ya. Kakak suka sangat kuih ni.."

Heheee.. ye la tu.. Tapi memang dia suka pun kuih gulung ni. Dulu, masa-masa dia puasa kat Malaysia, kalau dia nampak kuih ni kat pasar ramadhan, mesti nak beli.



Maka terjadilah kuih gulung semalam. Pada mulanya, bancuhan tu agak pekat. Ehemmm.. Neeza memang ada pengkritik tetap dalam rumah ni. Jadi pengkritik tetap tu lah yang menambah air dan bancuh semula. Barulah nampak senonoh sikit. Kuih yang tak senonoh, makan jugak. Kuih yang senonoh, barulah boleh ambik gambar hehehh..




Gambar di atas adalah juadah berbuka semalam. Disebabkan model tu puasa, dia diberi keutamaan untuk masuk gambar ;). Makanan lain yang Neeza masak ialah Gulai Lemak Cili Api Ikan Gelama, Ikan bilis goreng berlada campur kacang tanah dan kentang serta Sayur bayam masak rebus hehee.. Kat dalam gambar ada apam apa entah - yang tu dibeli. Ingatkan manis or at least masin. Tapi, rasanya masam! Macam tosai lah kot tapi tebal dan takde pencecah apa-apa pun. Jawabnya, buang saja sebab takde sape nak makan. Sayangnya kan...

Day 12

When we need help
Always ask from Him (the only one God)
Never ask from a person

A person would never understand
A person would always question
A person would always have doubt
A person would not always sincere
A person would ask for assurance
A person would ask for guarantee
A person would expect something in return...

He won't!

He will never question
He will grant you without question
He will never ask for something in return
He will not ask you to pay back the help

So, if you're in dark
don't look for person
instead,
Go and look for Him..

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Yesterday was not an active day for me. I was sleeping most of the time. Yesterday was Friday. I guess it was a holiday for me ;). I didn't even cook for the Iftar. Then, who did? Someone else did. He cooked only for the iftar. We had kodok (jemput) bawang, goreng keledek and sliced water melon. After performing Maghrib prayer, we went out for dinner.



Actually, someone in the house never really like to dine out during Ramadhan month. It is kind of hassle to eat in rush. The kids would add the time that we have to spend in the diner.



We had our dinner in Pattaya - the only thai style restaurant in Al Jubail. Since we're pretty full, we didn't order much. We only had vege fried rice, cuttlefish tomyam soup, prawn tempura and ice lemon tea. As expected, nothing completely finished the ice lemon tea. We have another half a jug full!

Driving license 102 and Eastern Province gathering

DRIVING LICENSE 102
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When you're heading to a place that is alien (never been before) to you, kindly follow these steps:

1. Look for the place in a map. If possible, get a detail one so that you won't miss any important landmark.
   
   
2. Ask someone who has been to the place before. Let him/her describe to you the feature of the location that you're looking for. This would help especially if there's no building name featured.
   
   
3. Make sure you carry the map with you.
   
   
4. Be careful by looking at every road sign. By missing 1 road sign, there would be a chance for you to end up in nowhere. You may also have to make a long turn back to come back to the place. This will not be good to others especially if you lead a convoy of many cars.
   
   
5. Driving in peace. Do not rush and never get too excited because overdose of excitement may lead you to miss any important landmark.
   
   
6. Have a telephone number of the correct person handy. You may need to ask a person who is familiar with the place once in a while while you're driving. You may look like a standard 1 child by keep asking whether you're at the right path. But, you will look like the dumbest person in the world if you take 5 hours of time for a 1/2 hour journey!
   
   
7. You may take into consideration your wife/husband/co pilot thoughts/suggestions. That is the used of having 2 brains instead of 1.
   
   
8. If you lead a convoy, it doesn't mean you should know everything. If you think you're lost, stop. Discuss with the rest. They may have a different idea or understanding. You're not a superperfect anyway :).
   
   
9. A GPS navigator is helpful provided the place that you're looking for has a name. If it doesn't (like many buildings in the Saudi), it won't be that helpful.
   
   
   

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The Malaysian Embassy in Saudi Arabia has organized a gathering with Malaysian in Eastern Province, yesterday evening. The ceremony is meant to have Iftar together and to observe our 51st Independence Day. I guess, about 100 guests came, inclusive the kids (which is not many). Perhaps people were comfortable to have Iftar at their own houses.


All of us came from different places - Al Jubail, Al Khobar, Rastanurah and Ad Dhahran. I hope I didn't miss any other place. There were nurses from Saad Hospital too. I met with Elisataufik, one of the bloggers. Gee, who was a junior of mine in PPP who is also a blogger, was there too. Not everyone from Al Jubail was around because a few of them had to work.


Lots of food was served. We didn't finish them all. So, the caterer packed the food for those who wanted to bring them back. I know the 'Jubail bujangs' (wife is not here) did bring the food back ;).


Let's look at the pictures :).

Kisah puasa tapi tak puasa

Bila bulan puasa macam ni, Neeza selalu teringat kisah Neeza masa kecik-kecik dulu yang jarang Neeza ceritakan pada sesiapa termasuk lah parents Neeza. Mereka kena tahu ni sebab ada kisah tersirat ;).

Masa darjah 1 dan darjah 2, Neeza dah di ajar berpuasa. Tapi, tak pernah dapat puasa penuh. Sebabnya, on the way balik sekolah (Neeza jalan kaki sebab dekat je sekolah tu), ada satu pokok ceri. Ceri ni bukanlah ceri merah menyala yang jual kat sini dan yang Neeza tunjuk kat blog hari tu. Ni ceri kecik-kecik yang pokok dia rimbun tu. Rasanya ada yang tahu kot. Jap eh nak g0ogle gambar ceri tu kalau ada. Ini pun dia gambar ceri tu tapi ni masa muda dia.



Bila lalu aje depan pokok tu, apa lagi, Neeza pun akan panjat pokok tu dan kutip buah ceri sambil makan kat atas pokok tu. Jadi, batal lah puasa. Bila balik rumah, Neeza pun makan lah sebab dah batal puasa. Bila Ayah dan Ma balik kerja, Neeza bagi tau yang Neeza tak puasa sebab makan ceri. Tapi Neeza akan kira puasa tu 1/2 hari. Esok puasa lagi 1/2 hari. Jadilah sehari! hehee.. Sabar ajelah kan.


Bila masuk darjah 3, Neeza berpindah ke Gombak. Oh ya, darjah 1 dan 2 Neeza di Jengka Pahang. Bila dah darjah 3, patutnya dah besar lah kan. Ma dan Ayah memang assume Neeza puasa. Ayah tak bagi duit belanja sebab puasa. Bila pergi sekolah, tengok kat kantin, macam-macam food ada jual. Sekolah tu memang tak tutup kantin.


Ingat lagi, kantin ada jual pau kukus inti kacang hitam, kaya dan ayam rasanya. Memang menyelerekan terutama bagi budak darjah 3 macam Neeza masa tu. Tapi duit tak bawak. Habis camne ye? Kawan Neeza lah yang jadi mangsa. Nama dia Norita tapi ejaan nama dia tak ingatlah. Norita memang bawak duit ke sekolah. Tak pastilah dia puasa ke tak tapi yang pasti, Neeza tak puasa. Norita lah tempat Neeza pinjam duit untuk beli pau tu. Neeza cakap kat dia, nanti nak bayar balik duit dia. Tapi, Neeza tak ingat yang Neeza ada bayar. Kira hutang lah kan. Neeza tak pasti Norita dah halalkan atau tak duit tu.


Norita ni dulu jiran Neeza semasa di Gombak. Pergi balik sekolah dengan dia lah. Dia tinggal dengan nenek dia. Parents dia ada di Melaka rasanya. Lepas Neeza pindah ke Terengganu, Neeza tak contact dia lagi. Dapat tahu dia dah pindah ke Melaka. Sampai sekarang memang lost contact. Kalau lah Norita atau kawan Norita ada baca blog ni, Neeza mintak sangat supaya contact Neeza sebab nak bayar hutang tu disamping nak jumpa sebab lama sangat tak jumpa. Camanalah rupa Norita sekarang kan. Kalau jumpa, tak kenal rasanya sebab masa tu darjah 3 dan 4 kan.


Oh ya! Berbalik pada cerita tak puasa tadi. Ayah dan Ma memang tak tahu yang Neeza tak puasa. Diorang ni ingat anak dia ni puasa lah. Balik rumah memang lah puasa balik hehee.. Kalau tidak, tak dapat duit raya nanti. Tu lah bahaya bila berjanji macam tu kan. Kalau puasa, dapat upah. Untuk pastikan Neeza dapat duit raya, Neeza cakap lah yang Neeza puasa. Muka macam penat aje. Tak larat habis. Baring aje. Orang pun kesian aje.


Ada satu hari tu Ma buat majlis berbuka puasa, ajak sedara mara datang. Masa tengah siapkan juadah untuk berbuka atas meja, Neeza tersendawa - burrpppp!!. Abang sepupu Neeza cepat aje cakap, "hah! tak puasa ke?". Neeza pun terkejut jugak. Ishhh!! camanalah boleh sendawa ni. Tu lah kan. Allah tu nak tunjuk. Padan muka Neeza. Tapi, Neeza mestilah menafikannya. Teruk betul. Kisah ni Ayah dan Ma tak tahu pun. Tapi kalau cerita pun, diorang mesti akan gelak aje. Lagipun masa tu Neeza tak akil baligh pun lagi. Masih tak wajib puasa. Tapi bab menipun tu, memang tak baik betul bila ingat balik. Anak-anak Neeza tak baca blog ni lagi. Dah besar esok, kalau diorang baca, Neeza tak nak diorang pun ikut buat cam tu jugak.


Tapi, start darjah 4, memang Neeza puasa . Memang letih sangat. Hari-hari balik sekolah, mesti melepek atas katil. Tidur. Petang baru bangun. Macam nak pengsan rasanya. Cuma ada 1 hari je yang Neeza tak tahan sesangat. Masa tu dah dekat berbuka dah. Neeza mandi petang tu. Air paip dalam toilet tu rasa sangat menyelerakan. Sejuk. Bila kumur-kumur, macam manis aje. Apa lagi, Neeza pun telan lah hahahaha!!! Padahal memang dah tak lama nak berbuka. Sabar aje lah kan. Tak elok betul perangai.


Kiranya, start darjah 5 lah yang Neeza puasa dan tak pernah ponteng walaupun masa tu tak wajib lagi puasa. Dah masuk tingkatan 2 baru lah wajib puasa dan bila tak puasa (tak boleh sebab dot dot), kena lah mengganti. Masa tu kat asrama jadi seronok lah bila ganti puasa dengan kawan-kawan.


Habis cerita tak puasa tu, kita tengok juadah berbuka semalam. Oh ya, semalam gas habis masa tengah kukus creme caramel. Nasib baik memang dah masak. Kalau tidak, ada lah yang makan creme caramel mentah. Neeza kukus dalam 2 bekas. 1 tu guna electric dan 1 guna gas. Yang guna gas tu lah jadi mangsa. Nasib baik lah ada jemputan berbuka petang tu. Alhamdulillah :). Terima kasih ya Mr and Mrs Zachary sebab sudi menjemput kami makan berbuka. Jazakallah. Semoga rezeki tuan rumah bertambah-tambah lah hendaknya. Ameeennnn....



Tengok lah kat atas meja tu. Ada Nasi minyak hujan panas, Ayam Masak Merah, Kari Daging, Pajri Nenas, Acar Timun dan Carrot, Air Laici dan Air Teh O Ais. Dah beberapa hari teringin nak makan Pajri nenas sebenarnya. Dapat jugak. Alhamdulillah. Rupanya tuan rumah pun teringin jugak ;). Lupa nak mention, ada roti jala. Sedap betul. Shahmey makan banyak roti jala tu. Sampaikan balik rumah, dia tak nak minum susu dah heheee.. Shammam (tembikai susu color oren) tu ada jugak tapi belum dikeluarkan lagi masa gambar ni di snap. Walaupun kat rumah orang, model tetap tu nak jugak masuk gambar. Ish ish ish....

Apa yang sedap?

Ada orang teringin nak makan keledek goreng. Nampak mudah tapi benda mudah ni lah yang susah orang nak buat. Setelah 9 hari berpuasa, memang menu kuih-muih kami banyak yang berasaskan keledek. Semalam, berkeledek gorenglah kami hehehe.. (keledek pun boleh jadi cerita kan).

Anak-anak Neeza suka sangat keledek ni sampaikan tengah berbuka pun, terpaksa goreng lagi sebab Kakak dan Coan dok berebut. Sebenarnya, bukan selalu diorang makan ni pun. Neeza pun tak ingat bila kali terakhir makan keledek goreng ;). Tengoklah gambar dibawah tu. Ada keledek goreng dalam pinggan heheee...

Gambar tu adalah menu berbuka semalam. Pada asalnya nak makan McD aje tapi disebabkan McD hanya dibuka pada waktu berbuka (6 ptg - Subuh), tak dapat lah the kids makan McD. Sophea dah nangis pun bila dapat tahu tak boleh makan McD (padahal dia bukan makan sangat pun - Abah dia keluar and beli malam tu). Buat kali kedua dalam 9 hari ni, kami makan Beryani!! Beryani lagiiii.. hmmmmm.. tapi kali ni Beryani dengan laham pulak.

Apa kebende la laham ni che' weiii?? Laham ni bahasa arab. Bahasa orang kita ialah lamb! hahahaha!! Biri-biri... tak seleralah pulak bila sebut biri-biri. Terbayangkan bulu biri2 yang tebal dan penuh habuk tu (kalau kat M'sia lah). Kat sini biri-biri berbulu cantik jugak. Diorang memang jaga kot. Anyway, bukan nak makan bulu dia pun. Daging dia yang penting kan.

Beryani dengan laham yang dijual di restoran ni sedap. Tak hanyir pun. Kira pandailah diorang ni masak. Tak tahulah camana resepinya. Diorang takkan bagi punya ;). Oh ya, lupa nak cerita. Condiments untuk Beryani laham ni ialah bawang mentah (agak manis rasa dia), lemon, tomato yang diblend dengan cili dan laban (susu masam). Laban tu sendiri beli haaaa.. Tomato tu pun sendiri beli jugak. Dia jual kat situ. Harga Beryani laham 1 set ialah SR30 dan boleh dimakan oleh 2 dewasa, 2 kanak-kanak sebanyak 2 kali.

Sebenarnya entry ni pasal keledek. Dah melalut sampai ke laham pulak dah!! Since takde cerita lain yang lebih menarik, Neeza pun cubalah go0gle mengenai keledek ni. Semua orang tahu keledek banyak karbohidrat. Mungkinkah ada kebaikan lain yang Neeza kita tak tahu? Memang ada sebenarnya. Rencana ni dalam English. Kalau nak baca, baca.. kalau tak nak biar aje. Esok-esok, mana tahu ada anak-anak yang tanya, boleh lah check laman web yang tertera dibawah rencana tu ya :).

SWEET POTATOES

Sweet potatoes are a Native American plant that was the main source of nourishment for early homesteaders and for soldiers during the Revolutionary War. These tuberous roots are among the most nutritious foods in the vegetable kingdom. They are packed with calcium, potassium, and vitamins A and C. This is why one colonial physician called them the "vegetable indispensable." Sweet potatoes are often confused with yams, but yams are large, starchy roots grown in Africa and Asia. Yams can grow up to 100 pounds and are rarely available in American supermarkets. Nutritionally, sweet potatoes greatly outweigh yams. Because of the common use of the term "yam," it is acceptable to use this term when referring to sweet potatoes. Sweet potatoes contain an enzyme that converts most of its starches into sugars as the potato matures. This sweetness continues to increase during storage and when they are cooked.

Selection

Choose firm, dark, smooth sweet potatoes without wrinkles, bruises, sprouts, or decay. Even if cut away, a decayed spot may have already caused the whole potato to take on an unpleasant flavor.


Storage

Sweet potatoes spoil rapidly. To keep them fresh, store them in a dry, cool (55-60°) place such a cellar, pantry, or garage. Do not store them in the refrigerator, where they will develop a hard core and an "off" taste. If stored properly, sweet potatoes will keep for a month or longer. At normal room temperature, they should be used within a week of purchase. You may brush off any excess dirt before storing, but do not wash them until you are ready to cook them. It is the moisture from washing that will increase their spoilage.


Preparation

Wash sweet potatoes well. Cook them whole whenever possible as most of the nutrients are next to the skin, and skins are easier to remove after they have been cooked. Pierce skin with fork. Place potatoes in a pan and cook in an oven heated to 375° F for about 45 minutes or until tender. Cool potatoes slightly before removing skins. Sweet potatoes can be cooked in a microwave oven to save time. Wash and pierce potatoes, then place them on a paper towel. The cooking time for 2 medium potatoes is on high for 5–9 minutes, and 4 potatoes, 10–13 minutes. Yellow and dark orange sweet potatoes can be used interchangeably in recipes. Try not to mix the two types in a single dish, because their different textures and cooking times may affect the outcome of the recipe. The yellow variety takes longer to cook than the orange and will be done at the upper range of cooking times.


Varieties

Although sweet potatoes are harvested in August through October, they are available in supermarkets all year. Many stores feature them at Thanksgiving and Christmas. There are two varieties of sweet potatoes; the pale yellow with a dry flesh and the dark orange with a moist flesh. The dark orange variety is plumper in shape and somewhat sweeter than the yellow variety.


Make Sweet Potatoes Part of Your 5 A Day Plan

It is easy to include sweet potatoes in your 5 A Day Plan. Use them in soups, casseroles, puddings, baked goods, or as a substitute for white potatoes in your favorite recipes. They make a nice addition to stir-fries; cut them into thin sticks so that they will cook quickly.


Sources: Food reference website (www.foodreference.com)

Raihah and Anisz stories ;)

Raihah, a teacher to be, studying in UPSI has tagged me. A pretty simple one buat kinda personal. I may not answer them honestly hahaha!!! Just joking my dear Raihah :).


The Rules:
answer all questions sincerely...as simple as that..

1. when did you start fasting?
   When I was in standard 1 - half day though. Is that considered fasting? hehehe...
   
   
2. when did you start understanding the true meaning of fasting?
   I don't quite remember this one since I'm a very much older now. Got some memory depletion ;). If I'm not mistaken, it happened when I was in secondary school.
   
   
3. Do you like fasting?
   I used to think fasting is tiring but not anymore. It really helps my body to relax. Of course, there're so much more that I like about fasting :).
   
   
4. how about 'sahur'?
   So far, I haven't missed my sahur. Alhamdulillah. Our menu - the same menu as our Iftar ;).
   
   
5. break fast?
   I have to cook myself huhuuuu. There's no bazaar ramadhan. There's no maid to cook for me. There's no mom's cooking too :(.
   
   But, there was one day that I took my day off (from cooking). We bought kabsa!
   
   
6. how often do you perform solat terawih??
   Hmmm... we just started our fasting month, right. Only 8 days. It went okay so far. Alhamdulillah.
   
   
7. tadarus al-Quran??
   I used to do that when I was in boarding schools. Not anymore :( - with the chores and etc. I did my best to recite the Al-Quran at least once a day.
   
   
8. do your daily activity differs between ramadhan n other months??
   Pretty much. I don't have to make coffee for the breadwinner for the whole month :). My kids were not asking for what to eat in the afternoon since one of them is fasting. What else?? I have to wake up as early as 2.30am for the sahur. There are a few other things that I couldn't recall...
   
   
9. what are you hoping for this ramadhan??
   I really hope and wish that all the good deeds that I do during the Ramadhan will persist in other months too. Of course, I wish to meet with the Lailatul Qadar. Insyaallah...
   
   
10. sad of??
    I won't have a chance to break my fast with my parents and siblings :(.
    
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I don't wish to tag anybody. Whoever wish to do this, with open arms, go ahead :).

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Today is 9/9/2008 - 9th September 2008 and it is a special day for a friend of mine who is currently staying far far away in Kuantan. I'm sure she can't wait for her next birthday since the date will be 090909 huhuuuuu!!!

I want to wish this lady,

HAPPY PROSPEROUS BIRTHDAY!!!

May your life be filled with joy and happiness.
Semoga Anisz sentiasa berada dibawah lindungan Allah s.w.t. Insyaallah..

I can't share a cake with you but I'm giving you this cake. Don't ever eat this coz you're gonna crack your teeth hehee.. (mana boleh makan screen computer kan :P). Enjoy the picture my dear :)

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Last but not least, our menu for yesterday's Iftar. Frankly speaking, I really forgot to take a picture of the food yesterday. I was pretty 'kalut' preparing for the Iftar. Since we're having the same menu for the sahur, I snapped the photo before our sahur hehee.. This time, I got no model since all of them were sleeping while the picture was taken. Well, we had Ikan Tanda+Gelama Masak Sambal, Chicken Soup, Singgang Ikan Tenggiri, Bayam Masak Lemak and Keria as dessert I don't know when is that someone gonna be bored eating keria :P. We had one more delicious kuih tapi dah habis immediately jugak :). Thanks a lot to the responsible sedap kuih maker ;). By the way, we had Bandung yesterday. No picture of it coz' it has finished immediately :).

Ada pesta!

Kalau tengok entry yang lepas bertajuk 'Charity during Ramadhan', keadaan Al Jubail ni nampak lengang. Macam padang pasir yang tiada berpenghuni. Sebenarnya khemah tu didirikan di tanah lapang. Memang di situ masih kosong tanahnya. Belum ada bangunan naik. Tempat-tempat lain banyak bangunan. Orang pun ramai. Cuma, kalau siang hari, di sesetengah tempat memang lengang sikit. Mereka hanya berada di tengah-tengah bandar sahaja.


Pada hari yang sama (Jumaat), Neeza sempat snap 2 gambar 'pesta' di Al Jubail ni. Pesta apa pulak lah kan bulan-bulan puasa ni? Hari Jumaat ialah hari kebanyakan pekerja asing bercuti. Boleh dikatakan 90% pekerja daripada pelbagai negara bercuti dan mereka akan datang berkumpul di bandar. Untuk apa mereka berkumpul ramai-ramai macam ni? Pada hari-hari biasa, mereka sangatlah sibuk bekerja. Mereka tinggal didalam camp, satu bilik 2-4 orang. Ada sesetengah tu bukan bilik pun tapi cargo cabin yang diubahsuai jadi bilik. Berbelas-belas orang satu cabin. Tiada anak, tiada isteri bersama. Hanya mereka dan kawan-kawan mereka. Jadi, pada hari Jumaat tu, mereka akan ke bandar (bas camp hantar mereka) dan berjumpa dengan kawan-kawan senegara. Kiranya masa ni lah mereka bersosial. Tapi kalau diperhatikan, rata-rata lelaki aje semuanya.

Pada hari Jumaat ni jugalah mereka akan datang ke bank untuk hantar duit kepada keluarga mereka di Ind1a, Pak1stan, B@ngladesh, dan lain-lain. Dari serata dunia mereka ni. Mereka perlu beratur panjang sebab sistem di negara mereka tiada yang macam di Malaysia - online semuanya. Kalau pun ada, mereka tersangatlah illiterate untuk semua tu. Kesian jugak dengan mereka sebenarnya. Datang jauh untuk cari rezeki. Kadang-kadang, 3 4 tahun baru balik negara melawat anak isteri.


Bila mereka berkumpul begini, yang seronok ialah Neeza lah sebab tengok ramai sangat orang. Cuma satu yang kurang seronok. Kalau kereta lalu dekat dengan mereka ni, mata mereka pasti akan pandang ke dalam kereta. Maklumlah ada perempuan tak tutup muka dalam kereta kami ni. Siapa lagi kalau bukan yang tengah dok menulis ni. Tapi, Neeza selamba aje. Kalau tak selesa, pandanglah ke tempat lain. Kadang-kadang Neeza bagi tahu anak-anak, jom kita tengok pesta! Diorang mesti tertanya-tanya, pesta apa Ummi?? Pesta orang.. hahahah!!!


Dibawah ini ialah gambar salah satu daripada kedai jual daging di pasar daging. Kedai dia bertutup, tak macam di Malaysia. Ada dalam 6-7 kedai rasanya jual daging. Kedai jual ayam tak pasti lah pulak ada berapa. Anyway, ayam dan daging ada juga dijual di grocery stores. Biasanya, Neeza beli ayam dan daging di grocery stores saja. Tapi kali ni sebab dah terlupa beli, jadi kami singgah disini. Nak pergi pasar ikan disebelah sana sikit, tak sanggup sebab tengok banyak betul kereta. Lain kali lah ambik gambar pasar ikan :).

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Habis pasal tu, kita cerita pasal berbuka puasa semalam. Simple betul semalam. Cuma ikan tenggiri masak lemak kuning dan kangkung goreng belacan. Neeza buat kuih keria (ini kali ke 3 rasanya sejak puasa ni) sebab ada orang tu suka sangat kuih keria. Hari-hari pun takpe. Kalau di Malaysia, dia dah tahu dah kat mana kuih keria yang sedap iaitu lembut dan tak banyak tepung :).


Haaa.. Neeza nak cuba model lelaki semalam dan tengoklah hasilnya. Tangan dia dah pegang kuih kat dalam tupperware tu ;). Punyalah susah nak suruh dia pandang camera. Last-last dia pandang jugak tapi badan dia dah atas meja. Suka hati lah Shahmey... asalkan Shahmey bahagia... hehehe..







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Tetap Bersinar Selama Ramadhan

Nak gelak sikit.. hehehee... ok dah! Sebenarnya Neeza tak le faham sangat pasal tag yang satu ni. Tanya orang yang mengetag pun, dia pun tak berapa faham. Jadi, kira taram lah ni ye. Asalkan buat kan.. Kata Adleez (yang tag Neeza), asalkan keluar gambar dah. Okay... kita cuba ye.. copy... paste... taraaaa!!!

Dibuat oleh: antownholic.blogspot.com, reskitrianto.blogspot.com, bashrie.blogspot.com,juzzyouandme.blogspot.com, sweethoney, sofiaroxy, darleeluv, a gift fRoM hEaRt, a gift from azza, sejenak bersamaku, iurf, cikgujue,ibulieza, neezashahril


Ni arahan nya…


1>>Copy gambar kat atas tu and post kat blog korang

2>>Teruskan mencari mangsa seramai 5 org..(nak lebih pun takpe)

3>>Setelah mengenalpasti mangsa yg sesuai, sila tinggalkan pesanan di blog mereka

4>>Lastly, jgn lupe tempek url korang sebelah url neeza tuh...


Liza, ampunnnnn!!! sebabnya Kak Neeza tak sanggup nak tag orang. Sebab Kak Neeza pun blur dengan tag ni. Harap Liza tak marah ye :)

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Okay, sekarang jom terjah apa yang kami makan semalam.

Oopss!! model dah bertambah lagi sorang lah! Walaupun tak puasa, che' mek baju merah tu dibenarkan makan bersama kami (tengoklah tu, orang belum berbuka, dia dah belasah mango). Sebabnya... dia mengadu sakit kepala. Apa tak sakit kepala, suka sangat mengadap computer main games. Jadi, atas dasar kesian, Ummi pun bagi lah dia join sekali. Model lelaki dah di try kan masuk tapi dia melalak. Jadi, gambar tak lepas penapisan hehe...


Kami makan nasi tomato bersama ayam masak merah, gulai daging beserta acar semalam. Nasi tomato ni maknanya masak sendiri lah sebab kat sini tak jual :P. Dessert pula - creme caramel. Ini favorite Sophea. Alamak! As, nanti akak buat lagi ya. Memang akak ingat As suka creme caramel ni. Tapi hari ni takde Sambal Ikan.. jadi As tak terliur kan.. :). Semalam, kami minum Laici Ais - favorite Sophea juga :).

Charity during Ramadhan

There is one organization (to my knowledge) that handles things related to religious activities such as zakat, donation, distribution of information about Islam, Umrah and Haj, Muslim reversion and a few others in Al Jubail. It is called Dakwah Centre.


During this Ramadhan, Dakwah Centre opens a few tents and provides free food. Anyone can go there and have his Iftar under the tent. Of course the fund is actually comes from the donation and zakat that being paid by the people in Al Jubail to the Dakwah Centre.


The other day, I saw many people lining up to get their food. The food is not to be brought back though :). Unlike in Malaysia whereby people can que to pick up their 'bubur lambuk', in here, the food is to eat there during the Iftar, together with the others. Afterthat, they would perform their Maghrib, Isya' and Tarawih prayer.


Yesterday, we went out a bit early to do our grocery. We passed by the area. Nobody is distributing food yet. I just managed to snap a few photos of the tent. It was huge. I think, it can accommodate about 1000 people at a time. Enjoy the pictures :).

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Yesterday was Friday. It's holiday for the breadwinner of the house. It's supposed to be a holiday for me too I guess hehee.. So, I didn't cook for Iftar. We bought Beryani from a restaurant. I like this Beryani because it tastes so much different from the one that we have in Malaysia. It's not 'muak' at all (to me!). Sophea likes it too. The first time I tasted it (during our arrival in Al Jubail), I already love the taste. It was cooked in such a way the chicken is inside the rice. Whenever we order, they will take 20 minutes to cook. For a 1/2 dajaj (half chicken), it cost us SR15 (it was SR14 before). The rice is a lot. We ate the 1/2 dajaj meal for Iftar and Sahur too. I guess it's really affordable. I wonder whether they could make money by selling this one ;).

I didn't make any kuih either. We had a few kind of fruits though, Shammam (cantelope), Strawberry and Mango. Also, we had young coconut drink (in a can of course) that I bought from the grocery store. I went flat after the Iftar and felt so sleepy. In fact, I did take about 15 minutes nap after the Maghrib prayer. I guess its the coconut drink. Some old people said it would cause the pain of the vein. Is it true? I shouldn't have taken that next time during the Iftar.

Do you clean your eggs?

While I was cleaning the eggs yesterday, a question came to my mind. Do others actually clean the eggs before storing them in a fridge? Of course, some don't refrigerate their eggs. They will only put them outside. But, before using them, do they clean the eggs?


Why the need of cleaning the eggs? It looks lame to some but crucial to others. Where do eggs come from (same questions for chicken and duck eggs). Correct! The chicken and duck laid them. The eggs come out from the place that their droppings came out. Sometimes, we could see there are still muck/dung on the eggs. Just imagine, when you crack the eggs, the muck would go into the bowl together with your eggs. That's not about it. When you store the eggs in the fridge, the fume of the dung circulates in your fridge and attach to other food that you store. Oh dear! I just cannot imagine eating food with particles of dung on it.


That's the reason why everytime I wanted to store eggs, I will make it a point to clean them thouroughly. I don't want to feed my family with unclean food because the food will settle into the body. Unclean food invites many kinds of diseases which I want to avoid.


I wonder whether those food seller clean the eggs too. Those in restaurants, cakeshops or even food stalls. If they do, Alhamdulillah. If they don't, I guess we have to be tawakkal huh! Of course you may ask them whether they clean the eggs. But, I can expect they would say yes! Otherwise, they may lose customers. I have to agree that some cakeshop operators do clean the eggs before using them. A friend of mine who used to work in her sister cake shop did clean the eggs. Good for them and their customers :).


Well, do you clean your eggs?


By the way, below is the picture of yesterday's food for Iftar. Alhamdulillah, there was not so much leftovers. The girls were asking for Tomyam and they got it. Masak lemak kuning kobis was prepared by the man of the house. I never made masak lemak kuning before so I've no idea of how to prepare it. So, he took the initiative to cook it himself :). Kuih Keria was made for the 2nd time in a week. It turned out better but still so soft.

Buka Puasa = Makanan Penuh Meja ??

Semalam adalah hari ketiga berpuasa dan berbuka. Kami berbuka puasa seperti biasa. Tapi, ada 1 benda yang tak berapa biasa. Makanan penuh meja, sampai sarat. Neeza masak tak banyak pun. Lauk 2 jenis. Sayur pun semalam punya. Sambal Pecal ada lagi. Jadi, Neeza tambah sayur saja. Tapi kuih... punyalah banyak. Neeza buat Puding Jagung tapi ada karipap As bagi (frozen dan Neeza goreng), Lompat Tikam Liza bagi, Kunafah beli, Baklava beli, Samosa beli dan kuih muih recycle ;). Memang sarat meja tu. Kuih-muih yang beli tu pada asalnya nak beli sikit tapi kat sini dia jual dengan minum order. Jadi terpaksalah beli banyak. Oh ya, Neeza tak mintak pun beli sebenarnya sebab dah tahu bukan makan sangat pun. Siapa yang salah tu? hehehe.. entahlah kan ;).


Yang tak berapa bestnya, buka puasa aje dengan kurma sebijik, Neeza dah tak lalu nak makan. Tak tahulah kenapa. Perut rasa kenyang agaknya tengok banyak sangat food kat atas meja tu. Hilang terus selera makan. Atau mungkin Neeza masih kenyang makan sahur tu ke.. hahaha!! Lamanya kenyang yek! Memang waktu sahur, Neeza makan sebanyak mungkin disebabkan faktor-faktor tertentu.


Kadang-kadang pelik juga, kalau hari-hari biasa, tak pernah penuh pun meja dengan makanan. Tapi sejak 3 hari berbuka puasa ni, meja sentiasa penuh. Rezeki memang rezeki tapi tak baik kalau membazir kan. Alangkah bagusnya kalau ada orang datang singgah nak berbuka puasa bersama-sama. Pasti habis semua dimakan. Takdelah membazir. Anyway, Neeza memang tak buang. Neeza simpan dalam peti dan hangatkan semula.


Ini gambar lauk-pauk semalam. Ada a few recycle kat situ. Hari-hari ada recycle kan :). Seperti biasa, che' mek ni akan mengendeng kat meja makan ;). Kan depan dia tu buah Shamam (Cantelope). Memang dia request kat Abah dia sebab dia puasa :).

Oh ya! Lupa nak cerita. Bangun pagi semalam, Coan bagi tahu dia nak puasa (padahal dia tak sahur pun). Then dia mintak nak mandi dan tanya boleh ke? Neeza kata boleh aje. Dia takut tak boleh sebab dia puasa. Neeza kata boleh je.. Lepas tu dalam pukul 11 pagi, dia kata haus sangat. Neeza kata sabar lah tak lama nak berbuka. Tapi dia terus pergi dapur, buka fridge dan ambil air. Terus dia tuang dalam gelas dan minum. Neeza pandang aje dan dia buat tak tahu pun. Sabar ajelah minah sorang tu.

Perkahwinan menjelang Ramadhan

Disclaimer:

Cerita ini adalah hak milik peribadi empunya blog. Suka hati dia lah nak tulis pasal apa. Kalau ada yang rasa nak mengata, simpan saja dalam hati. Lagipun sekarang bulan Ramadhan. Sendiri mahu ingat lah ye.. hehehehh...


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Kenapa orang tak bagi kawin di dalam bulan Ramadhan? Sebab... sape tak tahu angkat tangan! Hehee.. takde orang angkat tangan jadi tak yah jawab. Rasanya semua tahu sebabnyakan. Tak nak nanti kena bayar kifarah... tak pasal pasal aje nanti :P.


Tapi, kalau kawin menjelang Ramadhan macam mana pula ye?


Adik Neeza yang ke 3 baru sahaja melangsungkan perkahwinan pada 17 Ogos yang lepas. Ini bermakna, lagi 2 minggu nak masuk Ramadhan. Mengapa dibuat pada tarikh itu? Jawapannya ada banyak. Salah satunya ialah nak mengambil sempena cuti sekolah. Adik ipar Neeza, Azlin ialah seorang guru. Biasalah kan, cikgu bukan senang nak ambil cuti sesuka hati. Kesian kat anak murid nanti. Nak tak nak terpaksa ambil tarikh itu juga.


Walau bagaimanapun, Fairuz dan Lin tidak lah seperti pasangan lain yang sentiasa berkepit sebab Fairuz sentiasa sibuk dengan tugasnya (kadang-kadang 24 jam). Tapi rasanya diorang dah spend banyak masa selepas majlis tempohari sebab Fairuz ambik cuti yang agak lama. Cukuplah kot eh Abang! heehe.. takpe, kalau tak cukup, sambung lepas raya pulak. Oh ya.. malam-malam tak puasa okay jugak tuh :P


Di bawah ini adalah beberapa gambar yang di snap oleh adik ipar Neeza, Azman (dia ni free lance photographer). Nak letak banyak sangat, lambat sangat nak download. Jadi, mana yang terplih aje lah :).

Itu pasal kahwin. Apa pulak yang Neeza masak semalam ya? Disebabkan Ummi Sophea, Sobhan dan Shahmey ni kena masak sendiri, gambar-gambar kena letak supaya Ibu Sophea Sobhan dan Shahmey yang di Kuala Kubu Baru tu jeles sikit hehee..


Kali ni gambar lauk di ambil dengan satu-satunya model kanak-kanak di rumah kami yang berpuasa semalam. Siapa lagi kalau bukan Sophea :).

Seperti biasa, lauk recycle mesti ada. Semalam main coursenya ialah Ayam Masak Merah, Udang Goreng Tepung dan Sambal Pecal. Neeza teringin nak makan Pecal ni. Tak pernah buat seumur hidup jadi kena tengok resepi di internet. Rasanya, boleh lah for a first timer kan. Kuih semalam ialah Kuih Bakar tapi guna resepi Baulu Kemboja. Agak rentung tapi boleh makan. Alhamdulillah. Oh ya, perasan tak ada 2 tupperware berisi kuih tu? Orang bagi tu.. Kuih Cara dan Karipap. Siapakah empunya kuih itu?? hehehee.. tuan dia mesti tahu kan kan kan!!!