Friday, 27 August 2010

Our menu iftar from 9th until 16th.....

This period seems quite happening within had iftar with our friends and even though it is not everyday we have iftar at home only, sometimes we got invitation from close friends and neighbours and we got some guest too at home!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!mama also do not have to cook too much!!!!!!!!!

iftar menu for 9th Ramadhan-koorma(compulsory),plain rice, mixed tomyam and 'bubur jagung' and hot tea
for sahoor- same as iftar menu............

iftar menu for 10th Ramadhan- koorma(compulsory),'nasi goreng pattaya', ['tempura prawn',sweet n sour seabass,marble pudding and lychee as drinks]@ complimentary by neighbour;auntie Lisa since iftar at her home..abah had outstation today ; for sahoor- 'nasi goreng pattaya'(abah),['plain rice','ayam masak kicap'](mama), hot tea.

iftar menu for 11th Ramadhan-koorma(compulsory),Jazeera' half chicken rice[from Jazeera arabian restaurant],'murtabak','satay','nasi himpit n peanut sauce'[complimentary by auntie Fiza], chocolate cake[complimentary by auntie Zue],hot tea, lychee kang n cinchau(why so many menu???- mama bought from Bazar ramadhan HELWA Manchester; hehehehe...no cookings today)and we have two family join with us iftar together-auntie Fiza and auntie Zue ;
for sahoor- just leftover during iftar only

iftar menu for 12th Ramadhan-koorma(compulsory),spicy chicken fried rice,'cucur udang', murtabak(yesterday's leftover)and hot tea
for sahoor-'plain rice','ayam masak kicap',fried pak choy,'telur dadar' and hot tea plus warm water

iftar menu for 13th Ramadhan-koorma(compulsory),[nasi tomato,'ayam masak merah''dalca daging','acar timun']@ complimentary by auntie Ila since iftar at her home by invitation, fried mee hoon(mama's cooking), KFC platter[complimentary by auntie Azah],'bubur kacang'[complimentary by auntie Mas],hot tea,orange and warm water plus grape as fruit
for sahoor- left over set of nasi tomato complimentary by auntie Ila('tapau' from her)and mama's fried mee hoon and hot tea

iftar menu for 14th Ramadhan-koorma(compulsory),still on left over set of nasi tomato,mama's 'cucur udang', another complimentary by neighbours; 'buah melaka and 'sagu gula melaka', nescafe o'...
for sahoor-left over set of nasi tomato complimentary by auntie Ila('tapau' from her)and nescafe o'......

iftar menu for 15th Ramadhan-koorma(compulsory),[set of mee rebus Muar,'plain rice', meat curry,mixed fried vegetables,spicy fried chicken,tropical fruit juice,mango juice,hot tea,hot coffee]@ complimentary by neighbour's house; auntie Mai since iftar at her home by invitation, ['daging goreng kunyit'and fried lady finger(by mama),'special serimuka'[complimentary by auntie Ila],'surat bungkus@vietnamese food[complimentary by auntie Lisa] and grape[complimentary by auntie Izah]
for sahoor- 'plain rice','daging goreng kunyit', meat curry and 'dalca daging' and hot tea

iftar menu for 16th Ramadhan-koorma(compulsory),[USA fried rice,akok{mama's cooking}],[plain rice, grilled fish and prawn, salmon curry,spicy fried chicken,'kerabu mangga muda,'ikan kering goreng', 'kuah durian' as 'moreh'after tarawih,soya water, nescafe, hot tea]@complimentary by neighbour's house; auntie Lisa since iftar at her home by invitation, 'kuih vadai'[complimentary by auntie Ila] and pau[complimentary by auntie Izah], nasi goreng 'spore' and roti jala[complimentary by auntie Mai]
for sahoor- USA fried rice , 'singgang lady finger(bendi)' and warm water

Tuesday, 24 August 2010

Mama's check up............

Just wanna share mama's experience for maternal check up
- so far the process is not too fussy as what mama thought like in Malaysia.....

17th June- first time met midwife and open the record book(here.......... it have been called as 'pregnancy notes'- important as red book in Malaysia and made appointment for midwife home visit....)

28th June- supposedly midwife came home but unfortunately, she was unavailable to come, the other date has been confirmed;3rd July 2010.....

3rd July-as second time; the other midwife came house and explain the basic about impotant information about pregnancy and takes some important medical history from mama.She also took some blood test and urine test.Since mizah is so cautios with her action, she asked to came nearest 'sure start community centre' next week for another blood taken.

6th July-mama went to 'woodville sure start community centre' for gave the blood to midwife as requested....

15th July-since mama's blood result is Hb E carrier, abah also have to give his blood to ensure no 'complication' will happen after this.....

23th July-First 'dating scan' by sonographer at North Manchester General Hospital, just 5 minutes procedure, very fast and efficient!!!!!!!!!!!!!our new member is good and well condition, alhmadulillah....

19th Aug- As third time; Check up by midwife at GP and result from abah's blood was given. Abah is not Hb E carrier..so our new member most probably is safe; insyaallah!!!!!!!!!!!!another urine test has taken and some 'swab procedure' for mama's minor problem(less immunity system in mama's body) have been taken; get another prescription; ferrous tablet@iron tablet- before this already got it; this is continous prescription; mama also got folic acid as supplementary tablet since first time check up in June by GP.....

soon:

17th Sept-anomaly scan by sonographer at North Manchester General Hospital

4th Nov-fourth time check up by midwife; insyaallah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sunday, 22 August 2010

Cerita mama..........(episod 2)

Sambungan....

Sebenarnya tak silap mama, hanya kehamilan zimah sahaja yang mama agak teruja dengan memberitahu khabar gembira kepada rakan2 mahupun keluarga apabila mendapat tahu berita tersebut.Tetapi bermula dengan kehamilan mizah dan seterusnya mama jadi 'pemalu' untuk mengwar2kan berita kehamilan di peringkat awal kecuali kepada rakan2 dan ahli keluarga terdekat .Entah kenapa...takut dengan apa ntah...terutamanya kehamilan di sini...pelbagai anggapan negatif yang mama fikirkan...tapi hati mama memujuk semula....biarlah apa orang nak kata...bukannya mereka faham situasi sebenar yang mama alami....susah nak diekspresikan dengan perkataan hatta kadang2 melalui perkataan pun mampu membawa kepada seribu pengertian...cukuplah mama katakan di sini, mama dan abah sentiasa 'bertanggungjawab' dengan segala keputusan yang telah kami lakukan dalam segala hal...benar, kadang2 keputusan kita tak semua dipersetujui oleh orang lain, tapi mama rasa orang lain pun seharusnya menghormati dengan keputusan mama dan abah dalam kami menempuhi hidup di rantau orang ini.......memang, bukan mudah hidup di rantau orang tapi dengan adanya rakan2 dan ahli keluarga terdekat yang selalu menghormati keputusan mama dan abah, kami rasa lega .......namun hati jahat selalu berkata yang bukan2, puas juga menepis....adakalanya mama ni penuh dengan andaian(mentang2 phd mama banyak baca pasal teori, dalam kehidupan seharian juga mama dipenuhi dengan andaian2@teori yang mengarut...)....

norma masyarakat melayu di sini sememangnya agak ramai jugak kaum wanita yang belajar, tetapi tidak ramai yang mahu hamil ketika belajar, mungkin mereka ada alasannya tersendiri, mama pun dulu pernah terdetik untuk mengelak daipada menambah zuriat di sini...namun adakalanya apa yang kita tidak mahu itu, mungkin adalah yang terbaik untuk kita....sementelahan keadaan sebegini, mama sentiasa cuba fikirkan insan2 yang telah berjaya menempuhi cabaran2 seumpama2 ini...yang mama kenali dan ketahui.......

satu lagi sifat garang mama terhadap anak2 hanya bermula ketika di sini, dahulunya ketika di Malaysia, mama memang sangat tidak garang terhadap anak2-jentik pun tak pernah, apatah lagi mengherdik dan sebagainya, tak percaya, boleh rujuk kepada mak tok kami, tapi keadaan tekanan sebab belajar ni yang naik turun menyebabkan mama mudah jadi garang kepada kami, tapi abah kurang sikit garangnya....apapun, kami redha ajelah, sapa suruh kami nakal kan...lagipun mama sebenarnya marah2 sayang kat anak2 mama...memang bukan mudah membesarkan anak2 bawah 7 tahun dalam keadaan mama dan abah belajar serentak...memang anak2 mama pun perlu berkorban juga nampaknya....dan mama berdoa moga kalian semua akan jadi insan2 yang kuat semangat kelak....okaylah kali ni entri yang agak pendek....sebab isu entri kali ni memang tak boleh dihuraikan dengan panjang lebar......mama berhenti dengan lagu ini, ditujukan khas untuk buah hati mama dan abah, 3 puteri yang mama dan abah sayangi......

Friday, 20 August 2010

Cerita mama.......(episod 1)

This entry is about mama and she wanna story in malay languange; sometimes own languange is the best!!!!!!!hehehehe..enjoy her story....
amaran: entri ni panjang, sapa malas baca,sila klik X pada pepenjuru kanan antaramuka blogs ini...terima kasih....

Kehamilan...ya kali ni sebenarnya kehamilan mama yang keenam....kenapa keenam...sebab dua lagi kehamilan mama menemui kegagalan, pertama kali tahun 2003,mama keguguran pada minggu kesebelas, sebelum kehamilan untuk zimah dan kali kedua adalah diawal tahun yang lalu,mama hanya sempat hamil dalam tempoh enam minggu sahaja......sebelum kehamilan sekarang ini...dan tiga lagi kehamilan alhamdulillah berakhir dengan kejayaan dimana mama berjaya melahirkan 3 puteri yang sangat comel lagi bijak, dan kini sedang membesar dengan begitu riang ria di hadapan mama dan abah...dan kini mama sedang menempuhi kehamilan yang keenam dan besar harapan mama agar kehamilan kali ini akan berakhir dengan kegembiraan jua nanti...
setiap kehamilan mama ada kisahnya tersendiri dan segala yang terjadi kepada mama sewaktu hamilkan anak2 mama mempunyai kesan yang tersendiri kepada puteri2 mama...

mama nukilkan pengalaman pertama iaitu tika menghamilkan zimah....waktu itu kenangan yang cukup terindah...dan memandangkan zimah adalah anak sulung, maka mama agak 'manja' dan semua keinginan mama dipenuhi oleh abah sepanjang tempoh kehamilan kepada zimah..sementelahan mama tidak mahu pengalaman pahit berulang kembali, maka sebaik sahaja mendapat tahu hamil sekali lagi...mama dan abah betul2 menjaga dan membelai kandungan dengan penuh kasih sayang...masih ingat lagi waktu hamilkan zimah juga mama menerima ijazah sarjana di UTM, mama terpaksa berlari2 memanjat anak bukit menuju ke Dewan Sultan Iskandar sebab dah lewat tiba bersama2 'auntie' Lina, ketika itu, kandungan mama dah mencecah 5 bulan, secara tak langsung, dari dalam perut lagi zimah dah menerima ijazah sarjana bersama mamanya.....dan kini puteri mama yang sulung ini memang sifatnya adalah sangat manja,lemah lembut tapi tegas dan sangat bertanggungjawab........hmmmmmmm.....

lain pula kisahnya ketika menghamilkan mizah..mama hanya sedar yang mama hamil ketika kandungan sudahpun mencecah empat bulan...mengapa...ada kisahnya tersendiri ni...memang kehamilan untuk mizah adalah tidak disengajakan....dan memang ketika itu mama sangat sibuk dengan kerja2 pejabat serta kursus2 berkaitan dengan tugas hakiki... ....sementelahan menyedari mama hamil pun disebabkan mama rasa 'lain macam' jer.. .....namun...memang mama tidak mabuk dan tidak alah di sepanjang awal2 kehamilan pada mizah..cuma apabila sudah mendapat tahu barulah sifat mengada2 tu datang...tapi seingat mama memang masa hamilkan mizah mama tak 'manja' sangat sebab sibuk dengan tugasan mengajar dan penyelidikan......sehinggalah saat2 melahirkannya juga agak mudah berbanding kakaknya yang mama perlu menjalani pembedahan atas sebab yang terlalu 'minor'...dan kini puteri kedua mama itu sangat aktif,sangat nakal dan sangat suka menyakat adik dan kakaknya....dan dia sangat lasak...kesan kehamilan mama yang lasak jugak agaknya....

namun kehamilan kepada hanie ni macam ada kombinasi pengalaman kehamilan zimah dan juga kehamilan mizah...mama dapat tahu sejak kandungan baru je mencecah sebulan lebih dan mabuk yang agak teruk, tapi dek disebabkan sibuk dengan urusan kerja pejabat, mama terpaksa kuatkan semangat dan dua kali terpaksa bertugas di luar kawasan....sekali ke KL dan sekali ke kuching...memang lemah juga..tapi mama gagahkan semangat sebab ketika itu masih di peringkat awal kehamilan jugak, kemudian mama tetap sibuk sementelahan dengan urusan pengesahan jawatan, urusan proses untuk melanjutkan pelajaran, kursus sana kursus sini..memang mama sibuk..tak sempat sangat nak bermanja-manjaan...dan pada ketika kandungan mencecah hampir 8 bulan kami sekeuarga berpindah ke rumah sendiri, erm...memanglah mama tak buat kerja2 berat tapi semestinya mama sibuk jugalah membantu abah dalam urusan pindah rumah tu kan, sebelum tu mama ada juga terpaksa bermalam di wad hospital, pertamanya waktu awal trisemester kedua(tapi mama masih mabuk2 lagi-asyik muntah je setiap kali lepas makan) sebab mizah demam panas di Kedah Medical Centre, dan keduanya waktu trisemester ketiga, sekali lagi mizah demam panas, kali ni agak lama dan kami ber'kampung ' di Hospital Jitra lebih kurang 5 hari 4 malam...sebab pemeriksaan yang agak terperinci dilakukan kepada mizah..puncanya dia mengalami suhu yang tinggi(orang tua2 kata..demam 'tarik'..)...namun alhamdulillah akhirnya hanie dilahirkan dengan cara normal juga sepertimana kakaknya,mizah.....tapi cik hanie ni kena kuning pulak gara2 mama dia teruja sangat nak ambil jamu selapan hanya dua tiga hari selepas melahirkan hanie...akhirnya kami bermalam 3 hari dua malam di wad Hopital Jitra(erm..kali kedua la mama duk wad yang sama ......)...

kehamilan kali ini seakan ada perbezaan sedikit dengan yang lepas...mama mudah jadi panas baran, malas tahap melampau, dan kurang selera untuk masak....mujurlah baru2 ni maktok datang melawat kami, jadi tugas masak memang 90% maktok yang uruskan, namun sekarang maktok dah pulang ke malaysia, nak tak nak, mama kena la masak...walapun kini kandungan mama dah empat bulan lebih, tapi selera mama masih kurang, berat mama masih sama seperti belum hamil lagi, pemeriksaan kehamilan di sini pun tidaklah se'cerewet' macam di Malaysia. Sebenarnya mama tidaklah mengharap sangat untuk hamil di perantauan ni semetelahan mama dan abah sekarang kan masih lagi di akhir2 hujung pengajian..dah rezeki...mama dan abah redha je lah...lagipun puteri2 mama macam teruja semacam je nak ada adik walaupun nampak mereka macama 'chumel2' ajer..tapi pemikiran mereka boleh tahan juga.....wallahulam......'midwife' yang membuat pemeriksaan ke atas mama juga mengesahkan mama ni pembawa Hb E~~ ada kaitan dengan Beta Thalassemia( hasil daripada pemeriksaan darah)...yang pastinya abah bukan pembawa(juga hasil dari pemeriksaan darah)...jadi anak2 mama selamat, cuma mama ada dapat pil untuk tambah darah-pil besi- untuk mengelakkan mama anemia mungkin......jadi besarlah harapan mama agar pembaca2 budiman bagi blogs puteri2 mama ini mendoakan mama selamat menempuhi dua perjalanan yang berbeza ini dengan selamatnya..satu , perjalanan kehamilan ini yang akan berakhir hujung bulan januari 2011 insyaallah, manakala perjalanan phd mama yang dijangka berakhir jun 2011(kalau diberi kelulusan lanjutkan tempoh belajar hendaknya, jika tidak...kena CTG la jawabnya)...takkan nak terbang ke Malaysia waktu kandungan 9 bulan kan???tempoh asal cuti belajar mama akan berakhir hujung tahun ini,2010...yang mana ketika itu mama dah tak boleh naik pesawat pun,sebab dah sarat sangat pun..bila2 masa pun boleh bersalin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!lagipun proses pengajian pun belum pasti dapat selesai atau tidak sebelum Dis ini..hanya Allah saja yang tahu.......wallahualam...

CTG-Cuti tanpa gaji

Wednesday, 18 August 2010

Fasting month to us....

Today is already 8th ramadhan.....among us only zimah already start to learn how not eat and drink in a day in Ramadhan month even not in full day yet.....maybe for those who are same age with her already have ready for their full term fasting, but zimah just start fasting this year...so zimah have to learn it gradually....in addition her lil sisters always 'goda' her within eat in front of her...zimah have to struggle for it..even though mama always ask them for not doing so....!!!!!!!!!!

1st ramadhan-she manage for fasting around 5 hours without sahoor(mama try wakes zimah up, but zimah didn't)
2nd ramadhan- she manage for fasting around 7 hours within sahoor
3rd ramadhan- she manage for fasting around 8 hours again and zimah had a tummy-ache
4th ramadhan- she manage for fasting around 5 hours again due to tummy-ache
5th ramadhan- she manage for fasting almost 6 hours only, due we went to win yip bought groceries, mizah ask ice-cream from abah then zimah attracted for it!!!!!!!!!!!
6th and 7th ramadhan- she manage for fasting around 7 hours again
8th ramadhan- little bit improvement-within proper sahoor, zimah manage for fasting almost 12 hours..well done dear...whereas here(Manchester) we have to fasting almost 17 hours....hopefully she will have more improvement day by day................


iftar menu for 5th Ramadhan-koorma(compulsory),plain rice, sweet n sour seabass and fried pak choy(sawi),'kuih ketayap' and hot tea
for sahoor- all of us(mama,abah and zimah exclude mizah and hanie okay...) are miss this sahoor...huaaaaaa....

iftar menu for 6th Ramadhan- koorma(compulsory),'nasi lemak pandan leaves', prawn sambal,cucumber as salad,'bubur kacang' and hot tea' ; for sahoor- leftover during iftar only

iftar menu for 7th Ramadhan-koorma(compulsory),plain rice,'masak lemak perut n nangka(jackfruit),yesterday's leftover 'bubur kacang',given pudding by neighbour(thanks a lot!!!!!!),sunquick ice(next day mama feel so weak..no more ice during oftar okay!!!!) and hot tea(for abah) ; for sahoor- leftover during iftar only

iftar menu for 8th Ramadhan-koorma(compulsory),'meehon soup north style'; mama feel some weird taste since mama put potato in the soup so during sahoor can take with plain rice,..hehehehehe...save meal!!''kuih bakar', hot tea and also 'roti surai' given by neighbour(thanks a lot!!!!!!) ; for sahoor- plain rice, meat/bone soup(sup tulang)-same soup as during iftar and warm water

until today...zimah,mizah and hanie always being as mama's taster of food even though they never mention the lackness of the food...hahahahahaha...e.g like today..mama forgot to put the salt to the soup..only then, mama and abah had an iftar we realised it.....ermmmmmmmm...

~~sorry the pictures of food will not taken due to some reason.......~~~~
(bukan sedap mana pun...mama is too shy to praise her own cooking......)



Irdina with her lil sister(Imanina) and lil brother(Izzudin)
Tomorrow(19th August) is Irdina's 8th birthday....we wish her happy birthday and may happy always....hopefully by next year, we can meet again...amin......

Monday, 16 August 2010

Thanks maklong....

For introduce this qari to mama....yes...his reciation of alquran was sounds beautiful and feel peacefully.....this video is among the hit from him...Syeikh Mishary Rashid Alafasy




Our ramadhan and Aidilfitri dedication in Utusan .......

Saturday, 14 August 2010

After sent maktok....

we move on to 'somewhere place' that mama 'craving for',the journey should be 1 hour and 15 minute, but changed to 2 hour since to the bad 'jammed' during the journey.... ........mama not shopping too much ..just grab what she 'craving for'....what is that????erm....just cheap thing only ......we enjoyed play at the provided playground there...supposedly we should bring maktok, but due to time limitation...we all as maktok's representative only ....the journey meet 'jam' again during on the way back to Manchester....we have our dinner at new arabian restaurant...Afghan Cuisine...... at Rusholme,Manchester


don't be cheated!!!!!!!!!mama not shopping things at the outlet behind her okay..that one is too expensive!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


we got the free balloons...yippiee......




iftar menu yesterday(3rd Ramadhan)-koorma(compulsory),plain rice, fried prawn with 'cili padi' and long beans,'kerabu perut',akok and sunquick / warm water(abah)
for sahoor- plain rice, 'ikan siakap bakar',fried pak choy(sawi)

today's menu(4th Ramadhan)- koorma(compulsory),plain rice, chicken soup, fried cabbage,apam balik(not so umpph mama said...huhuhuhuhu) and nescafe o' ; since now mama's appetite is just hot, hot and hot.....so today, mama do not have appetite for take rice, she just eat apam balik...so for sahoor- abah just eat leftover during iftar and mama had modified to meehon chicken soup with chilli ketchup!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!ayyyyaaaa!!!!!

Thursday, 12 August 2010

Last vacation with maktok .....

Only one day-5/8/2010;one day before send maktok to Stansted Airport but it was so meaningful......We start our journey from Manchester to Cardiff about 4 hours includes 'jam' at Birmingham....We visited the Millenium Stadium,the Cardiff Castle,the Cardiff University(compulsory place for mama if visit any city in UK) and also Cardiff Millenium Center...then stayed one night at Campanile Hotel,Cardiff.....enjoy the pictures.....














iftar menu yesterday(1st Ramadhan)-koorma(compulsory),prawn fried rice, dessert sagu gula melaka and plum as fruit with hot tea only..simple but full for mama and abah's tummy.... for sahoor- mama cooked fried sawi and 'seabass fried style' but baked in oven hahahaha and mama just ate lefteover prawn fried rice...........................

today's menu(2nd Ramadhan)- koorma(compulsory), plain rice, 'ikan siakap bakar', 'kerabu perut', sambal belachan',dessert sagu gula melaka(yesterday's leftover daaa), akok and again hot tea...seems quite complicated but just simple too.....now mama's appetite is hot, hot and hot.....for sahoor- maybe just 'leftover' menu during iftar only...