2 Rejab 1432

Started the day with cucur bilis+bawang+kucai.  Half kilo of wheat flour gone in a dash. With 6 kids in the house, breakfast is a big affair.  But we were hardly full yet.  Iman, the birthday girl, decided to make a Batik cake, using a receipe she read in Majalah Kuntum.

Lunch was rice, sardin tumis kicap and salad.

Then off to Greentown Mall for raya shopping.  It's only Rejab (I know), but there's 20% sale of baju kurung material at Nagoya.  Bought a piece for each of 4 daughters. Now what's left is to find a tailor who can stitch in time for raya.

Dinner was rice+fish for mommy and rice+lamb chop for the rest of the family.

Took Ryan to clinic and finished the day off with an old episode of Law and Order.

1 Rejab 1432

اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِى رَجَبٍ وَشَعْبَانَ وَبَلِّغْنَا رَمَضَانَ

" ALLAHUMMA BARIK LANA FI RAJABI WA SYA'BAN WA BALIGHNAA RAMADHAN "
Ya Allah, berkahilah kami di bulan rajab dan sya'ban, serta sampaikan kami di bulan ramadhan.

midyear school break

I am bracing for another 3D2N without Daddy at home.  That means sleepless nights and napless days for me.  I'd wake up at the slightest noise at night and keep counting sheep for hours on end.  My days will be filled with endless errands and ferrying kids around town.  If you think that by keeping busy, I'd be able to stop myself from missing Daddy like crazy, you thought wrong.

Daddy has yet to pack for his trip to KL this afternoon.. and I already miss him so much.

Please Allah.. let him have a good trip, and bring him home to us safely. Amiiin.

O Allah.

"O Allah, I ask you for steadfastness in this matter, & I ask You for the resolve to adhere to the path of guidance, & I ask You for gratitude for Your blessings & to worship You well, & I ask You for a truthful tongue & a sound heart, & I seek refuge with You from the evil of what You know, & I ask You for the good of what You know, & I ask You for forgiveness for what You know; You are the knower of the Unseen."

Taman Herba

Daddy cancelled his work commitment at the last minute.  Went to Taman Herba and came back just before Friday prayer.

School Break

I'm finally done with the extra classes conducted for the Form 5 and Upper 6 classes.  Huge relief.  Perfect attendance in STPM class and just so-so in the Fifth former class.  And tomorrow is already Friday, the last day of 1-week school break.  I've told Ryan's Nanny that I'm not sending him tomorrow, because we, as a family, are going to Taman Herba in Simpang Pulai.  Or rather, we WERE going there until just now, when Daddy announced that he would definitely have to go to work tomorrow.

I feel like pulling my hair now.

I am not much of a driver.  I was hoping that Daddy would drive, while I 'navigate'. Now it looks like I'm going to have to find that place on my own.  It's supposed to be an educational park with lots of plants worth knowing and owning.  Hopefully, the place is as good as it is rumored to be, because I plan to take my 6th former students there in June for a field trip.

Caramel Pudding

The last time I ate caramel pudding was when I was in Kulim 6-7 years ago in one of the potluck gatherings of Intelliers and wives.  So in my effort to raise my blood cholesterol and sugar level (hah!), I woke up at 5.15 am this morning and started working magic in my kitchen.  I guess normal family doesn't eat pudding for breakfast, but then again being normal is so overrated.

Here's the recipe, in case I'd forget the next time I'm craving for it again..

The body:

6 eggs whipped to perfection

1tsp essence of vanilla

400g of evaporated milk

The topping:

1 cup sugar melted/ caramelized in a casserole serving dish
2-3 tbsp of water to dissolve the caramel.  (careful, it's hot and I got a blister to prove it)

The how:

Pour the body on to the topping. Steam until it hardens.  Flip it on a bigger casserole serving dish (or just a big plate).

There you have it.  Loved by my kids.

Too easy? Anything harder than this should be commissioned to the experts.