White Beijing..

Farzana calls this 'buddy'.. lucu dia dok borak2 ngan 'kuda' nih.. "r u cold buddy? let me help u.."

mama pun nak interframe..

act agak malas nak letak gmbr nih.. takut Auntie Fz jeles kata Mama yg excited lebih.. huhu..

tebal salji.. Farizah jalan kaki smpi tenggelam..

5 of us (kira sekali yg dpt perut ittew)

huhu.. curik ayat Fz-Gyc lak.. (dunno sape nyer.. so kene letak dua2 nama.. korang dua nih jadi satu identity lak) anyway.. I citer Fatin summary skali kat entry nih jer la eh.. huhu.. semlm kalut sgt tak sempat.. kekadang Fatin pun wonder mane g masa Fatin.. org lain keje sumer pun ada masa.. hmm.. maybe gak sbb mlm Fatin zzzzzzzzzzzzz.. ntah la tak terbgn mlm sgt.. b4 act Beijing dah makin warm.. Fatin pun dah start pakaikan Farzana skirt blk utk g school.. sbb dia asyik minta bila kawan2 pakai skirt.. of course ngan baju tgn panjang lagi n tights la.. tp tetiba hari Selasa.. pagi.. snow turun.. Fatin pun act blurr.. tanya Abg.. snow ke habuk? sbb Beijing nih agak well known for udara yg kurang bersih.. Abg kata snow laa.. blurr sungguh Mama nih.. *(alamak.. Zaf baca nih.. ade yg tak bole join 'CPC'.. to Merpatis.. nih bukan blurr.. cuma pelik.. kot2 la pollen.. kan nak autumn.. hai.. bersungguh2 cik Nur Fatin nih mengexplain.. hahahhahha..) anyway.. so end up since Tuesday tuh.. mmg suhu drop n snowing till today.. n today snow luar rumah even more! and Farzana lak.. since semlm tanak g school.. lewat sgt g school.. even kami turun awal bawa anak2 main.. both of them tanak blk/g school.. Farizah smpi dah tak tahan sgt baru surrender.. itu la nak dukung jer n protest bila blk.. tp bila blk.. minum susu agak suam n then tido.. Farzana lak terpaksa paksa g school.. Mama Ayah terpaksa guna kuasa veto.. hehe.. parents got to do what parents got to do right? even today pun taknak g school.. nak main snow.. so as parents yg baik.. uhuhuhu.. kami pun kasik la can.. bawak anak turun main lagi dgn syarat kene g gak school even lambat.. so td pun Ayah dah geram sbb Farzana tanak g school.. haii.. bukan senang jadi parents nih.. nak wat anak happy.. nak itu nak ini.. parents dulu2 mane bg muka sgt kat anak kan? hehe.. ok laa.. panjang dah citer nih.. nanti Fatin upload gmbr hari nih lak.. semlm tak dan nak menaip letak gmbr jer... main click2 tgn kiri, tgn kanan kotor suap Farizah mkn.. nih ade masa wat citer lak.. nanti kemudian upload gmbr.. skang Fatin gtg.. have a nice day everyone!

Memories for Keepsake

just upload pics dulu sbb Fatin tgh sambil masak n suap Farizah lunch.. Zaf.. pinjam these wordings aaa..

Today is Friday..

ini gmbr Farzana blk jer from school today.. happy sungguh dia hari nih.. biasa smpi rumah dia dah tertido.. hari nih alert n sgt happy.. maybe juga sbb best friend dia Vanessa dtg school hari nih..

ini permainan kakak n adik.. ntah ape game nyer.. kakak kata crocodile's like this..

dan ini gmbr Farzana tertido kat meja mkn.. penat sgt kot.. tp insisted nak mkn juga.. Fatin risau takut jatuh jer.. last2 bgn blk mkn.. n till now tgh depan tv.. huhu..

I'm a bit free today.. yippie.. ade masa nak berstory mory kat blog.. td baru blk hosp.. g for check up lagi.. hai.. risau la pulak.. mak buyung nih naik berat byk betul! sedap mkn tol! Dr dah bising dah.. nih baru 36weeks n 5days.. berat dah 70kg okay.. masa pregnantkan Farizah.. till end I was only about 69kg (if not mistaken).. so camne nih? risau sgt.. Fatin tak la perasan Fatin gemuks.. ehehehhe.. perasan mak buyung nih.. tp berat badan sgt berat.. bukan macam.. mmg berat kay..
anyway.. y am I so free? sbb hari nih Abg tak blk lunch.. masak mee goreng jer.. but style Abg suka laa.. tak pedas.. mane suamiku mkn.. mkn.. tp tak gaya selera.. penat dah kene brainwash ngan Mama.. so kene la bg Abg mkn style Abg suka.. anyway.. yg paling best.. then dinner pun Abg tak blk dinner.. so I'm so free.. anak2 mkn senang jer.. nasi ayam goreng n telur dadar.. will be okay dah kot utk dorang.. insya-Allah.. masak fancy2 anakku tak pandai mkn lagi.. for myself, ape2 ade lebih then nasi n sardin lebih semlm.. Fatin senang je bab mkn.. silap hb mee goreng for lunch nih pun tak abis.. ayi/maid mkn sama la ngan Fatin mee goreng.. Abg tak blk dinner sbb ade dinner.. I understood its CNY dinner for all tecknical grps.. biasa Abg tak join.. ye laa.. nanti dorang wat kat memane je kan.. so awal2 act Abg dah ckp tak g.. but then manager dia kata buat kat Muslim's Restaurant.. mkn hot pot (steambot) so Abg kata serba salah lak tak g.. n boss pun purposely wat kat Muslim restaurant sbb Abg.. (Abg sorg je Muslim kat ofis) and dulu byk kali dah Abg tolak tanak g smpi dorang dok berkata.. sedap sgt ker bini dia masak smpi suami tanak g makan kat luar.. hahhahaha.. (kasik can la mak buyung nih nak syok sendiri-tp Fatin tahu pun sbb isteri manager nih kot ckp kat Fatin.. lupa dah sape ckp kat Fatin..) act Fatin pun tak tahu nape Abg tak minat sgt join dorang.. byk jer xtvt staffs.. futsal,ping pong, other sports dll.. tp Abg tak join.. kalu g pun yg family nyer.. so Fatin n anak2 leh ikut.. maybe sbb tade kwn n languange
barrier kot.. ntah laa.. anyway.. m a happy pregnant lady today..

td hantar Farzana g school.. jumpa mak kwn baik Farzana skang.. her best friend skang named Vanessa.. rapat betul ngan Vanessa.. Vanessa pun jerit bila nampak Farzana td.. Vanessa is local Chinese but they used to stay in New York.. so mak dia nyer english sgt fluent laa.. local chinese yg kaya la nih.. CNY arituh pun g LA-g Disneyland.. naik keter BMW.. mmg sini kalu local chinese yg kaya.. kaya betul.. jurang ketara sgt laa.. anyway.. jumpa jer td.. dornag berpeluk.. huhu.. so sweet.. if only I bring my camera.. I'll surely capture the moment.. but I had to be quick sbb Fatin ade appointment Dr lak kan.. so tak dpt nak chit chat sgt ngan mak Vanessa nih.. btw I think she's a working mom.. I guess..

anak2 kurang sihat act.. but Farzana dah better.. cuma skang nih coughing sikit n berkahak.. Farizah tgh selsema lagi.. ok la.. stop dulu.. nak bg Farizah lunch dulu..

Farizah.. Farizah..

Fatin respect betulla ibu yg ade anak laki.. and ibu2 yg ade ramai heroes.. Fatin nih baru ade Farizah.. tp kekadang.. termengah2 dah dibuatnya.. maybe gak sbb sarat pregnant.. nak tahu ape dia buat? baru je tadi.. Fatin dok baca Quran.. dia panjat meja.. main ngan antena telefon.. telefon nih ade sub cordless phone.. sbb tuh ade antena.. then dia main phone tak letak.. org letak dia angkat.. nih sumer sambil dok atas meja laa nih.. last ketenangan Fatin baca Quran hilang bila dia pi tekan button alarm.. button alarm utk panggil guard or kalu dorang takleh contact kami dorang akan call polis.. pendek kata kalu kecemasan.. kami supposely tekan butang tuh la.. bertuah sungguh anak daraku ini.. anak dara nih bukan anak teruna.. at the moment.. Fatin baru je marah dia sbb nak wat sepah almari food lak.. tolong!!! nih dah kene tangkap dok atas white chair mkn biskut.. so Fatin lak tak ingat letak mane set kunci.. kelam kabut cari laa.. guard dtg, Mama Tok lak called tanya pasal brg/food kami minta Mama Tok n Abah Tok tercinta tolong belikan.. terima kasih daun keladi Mama Tok, Abah Tok n adik2... Fatin nih asyik nyusahkan keluarga Fatin je.. maaf ye.. anyway.. samb citer.. kelam kabut la Fatin jadinya.. nih mkn biskut sambil wat sepah.. haii.. tak tahu la camne Fatin lepas nih.. sepah dia buat b4 panjat meja belum kemas lagi.. huhu.. Farizah.. Farizah.. takpe laa.. asal dia sihat.. errkk.. tp dia tak sihat at the moment.. hari nih tetiba jangkit selsema dah from kakak.. pagi td merab.. tgh hari/ptg nih ok dah..

Fatin nak amik kesempatan ini nak minta maaf buat semua yg kenal Fatin or kunjungi fp or blog Fatin andai ade kata terkasar or terasa or anything.. huhu.. maklum laa.. although delivery is a natural thing.. but still anything can happened.. sbb tuh org nak beranak nih baik sikit.. insaf sikit.. except time hormon tak stabil.. huhu.. wallahualam.. doakan Fatin n baby selamat & sihat jer nanti.. dah 36 minggu (baru perasan hari nih.. ingatkan baru 34minggu)

ok la.. gtg.. dah Asar n Farizah pun dah jerit blk.. nak turun or nak bsikut lagi.. kene tgk anak daraku yg sorg nih.. beza sungguh ngan kakak dia.. nanti Fatin tambah letak gmbr dia hari nih.. comot.. tp biarla.. anak Mama.. comot pun tetap comel di mata Mama Ayah..

Morning!

this morning Fatin g hantar Farzana g sekolah.. tolak stroller.. after all.. its good exercise for me too! sgt seronok sbb leh jalan2 kat luar.. kalu tak.. Fatin stuck je kat rumah.. huhu.. Farizah? oh, she's with Ayah dia.. so Fatin kene quick juga la.. sbb Ayah nak g keje juga kan.. tp b4 Farzana g school.. Ayah tak g keje awal.. anyway.. its such a happy n good day.. have a good day everyone!

note:- i read my sister's blog saying she has no maid now.. i pray that Allah make things go easier for her.. surely tough as she need concentration as well in furthering her study thingy..

CHOCOLATE CHIP MUFFINS

gmbr adik pagi nih..

kakak n adik tgh mkn.. gmbr ptg semlm.. sepintas cam sama besar je dua anak dara nih.. tp kakak duduk ke bawah tuh.. duduk gaya malas/penat..

cekak tuh adik pakai sendiri.. adik nih independent.. n cuba nak naik skuter.. macam la pandai! hehe..

adik suka menari ikut local program nih.. kakak pun suka tgk program nih masa kecik.. (gmbr semlm)

gmbr kakak semlm pagi b4 g school..

Milk time! (kakak baru blk sekolah, adik baru bgn tido.. gmbr 2 hari lepas)

Fatin sgt terkejut baca Perak akan/is tukaring kerajaan negeri.. I was too occupied with my daily chores n sgt tak sempat baca berita.. cuma sesekali baca ade yg Abg tinggal dah bukak.. tade masa nak browse internet nor baca emails sgt.. ketinggalan keretapi sungguh Fatin nih.. sungguh terkejut.. politik.. itu je la Fatin leh kata.. takleh nak komen sbb tak tahu sgt citer.. Abg ade la story lebih kurang ape yg berlaku.. hmm.. macam2..

anyway rase nak tido awal hari nih.. sbb rase penat.. hehe.. td nangis dlm pelukan Abg.. lama dah act tak nangis dlm pelukan suamiku.. ntah laa.. lately maybe gak tak larat kepenatan n hormon juga tak stabil kot.. nangis kat Abg tak nak dah dok Beijing.. I'm so done living here.. after all.. iys my 6th yr dah di Beijing.. harap tak lama sgt dah lagi.. its just not easy living here.. not good place/environment juga utk anak2 kami membesar.. dok rumah jer ok laa.. tp skang anak2 makin membesar.. perlu g sekolah.. n etc.. honestly.. maybe ramai akan fikir Farzana beruntung leh belajar international school.. yes.. Farzana beruntung.. ade peluang ini.. but she also has price to pay.. kami nih jaga supaya Farzana ok jer.. leh tahan keadaan ujian belajar kat sini.. if she survives.. she'll be very strong person.. tp Fatin sgt tak fikir its a good place for my children to grow up.. specially sbb Islam adalah cara hidup kami.. and Fatin tak nak ubah anything about it.. ade sesetgh pihak make it easy.. on food n etc.. but Fatin n Abg sgt nak jaga.. from makanan kita makan jadi darah daging kita.. juga Fatin risau byk mende lain.. Sekolah Farzana is okay.. Farzana sgt have fun kat sekolah.. suka sgt pegi sekolah.. kalu cuti pun nak g sekolah.. Farzana suka belajar and the way they teach there is learning whilst having fun.. mane la budak tak suka kan.. dan yg Fatin lebih suka.. Farzana's really catching up with her Mandarin.. Fatin sgt berharap she ade peluang utk terus belajar Mandarin smpi besar.. her Mandarin at times is better than mine.. byk je ape dia ckp Fatin tak faham.. but Abg does.. simple Mandarin.. tp mane la Mama nak tahu since Mama tak expose kan.. and Fatin byk kali dgr org kata kat Fatin her pronunciation is correct.. wallahualam.. dont ask me.. mine is very lousy.. huhu.. tp there were 2 times, Farzana came back from school and said she doesnt want to go school.. honestly Fatin lupa dah camne first one went.. but second one.. she said I'm sick.. I dont want to go to school.. and what happened? Since we've been very strict on her food taking.. she can never take other food.. other ppl's food.. so bila ade wat birthday celebration.. yups.. teachers' birthday party.. friends, moms dorang bawak kek n macam2 lagi laa.. Farzana will be sitting all alone n eat what ever I packed for her.. usually she wont eat unless she's hungry.. sian tak? Fatin sian sgt tau.. the last time it happened.. they're having ice cream cake.. and her friends were asking Laura.. "Can she have it?" Laura said.. Farzana was funny that day.. She was like.. "What? Me? Not me!" and everyone laughed.. but then.. she was sitting at the back all alone after wishing happy birthday to birthday girl n even ayi joined the ceremony.. leave her alone.. (this from Farzana story.. Ayi pun g la makan.. kakak duduk la sorg2.. kakak makan ape mama bekal.. berjurai air mata Fatin masa dgr citer dia.. It was tough for her.. a liltle girl who's only 4!) everyday dia sorg makan bekal.. n kekadang cikgu lambat/lupa letak bekal dia.. it happens even in front of me.. ye laa.. dah cikgu nak kene serves the rest of 10 students.. and Farzana lain drpd org lain.. day by day.. she can accept this.. as for my role.. I'll just make sure her food is always or most of times things she'll like to take.. nutrious... varieties.. but still things she likes.. sbb Farzana susah sikit bab makan.. and mujur juga sbb dia susah makan.. so dia tak cepat terliur makanan org lain.. n byk kali cikgu2 bgtau Fatin kwn2 dia suka tgk ape bekal dia n cam sedapnya bekal Farzana.. recently, m working with Laura, her leading English teacher.. Laura ajar Farzana suh share her food with her friend.. and in that way.. Farzana akan happier eating her food.. I keep saying to Laura n other teachers.. I dont mind Farzana's sharing her food.. as long as she's eating them.. tp Farzana tak boleh mkn makanan kwn2 dia.. ye laa.. kang dah biasa sgt.. syok.. tukar2 pula.. Fatin nih.. kalu Fatin boleh.. mmg Fatin g dah wat spot check on how Farzana's eating kat sekolah.. cuma myself limited, dgn Farizah.. she needs my attentions too.. maid lagi.. belum fully train that I can just leave everything to her.. (for house chores thingy only) then lain yg Fatin risau cam.. ye laa.. dia pun dah makin liat sikit solat.. bila tarik solat.. sambil solat mulut pot pet ckp sorg2 bercerita.. (yes, at times she talks alone..) Iqra' lagi.. Fatin pun malas sekarang.. hmm.. so.. mane la Fatin tak risau.. sedangkan.. Mengaji Quran adalah tanggungjawab yg mesti ibu bapa buat.. in Islam..

Fatin kene stop.. nak buat muffin pagi nih.. utk bekal Farzana.. gtg!

CHOCOLATE CHIP MUFFINS

125 g butter
100 g sugar
150 g self-raising flour
2 eggs
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
25 g dark chocolate ~ melted using double boiler or microwave
chocolate chips

Method :

Mix butter, sugar, egg, cocoa powder and flour in a mixer, then add in the melted chocolate and chocolate chips. Spoon into paper cups and sprinkle more chocolate chips on top. Bake in a preheated oven for 15 minutes on 175 degrees celcius.

Quote:
Mummy Jam's note :
I used Cadbury Old Gold which are easily available in supermarket and added more for 25gm for that chocolatey taste. This muffins is for those who loves the chocolatey taste in muffins, really very rich but you can't stop at one! to me , this is one of the best chocolate muffins I ever taste! but don't just take my words for it , you just got to try it for yourself !

Mamafami's Note :
To make self-raising flour : 150g flour + 2 level teaspoons baking powder + a pinch of salt. Shift three times

p/s:- Fatin taip earlier story mlm semlm.. then bgn awal pagi samb..

Daging goreng dgn Saderi..

saje letak gak gmbr anak.. tak sah kalu tak letak.. gmbr Farizah hari wat sayur saderi tuh.. n susah nak pakaikan dia socks.. Farizah tak suka pakai stokin n Fatin suka tgk anak pakai baju turtleneck..

just wanna make a 'quick' update in my blog.. uhuhuhu.. nama je quick.. kang tgk2 panjang berjela gak.. at the moment, dua2 anak dara tgh tido.. napping waktu Maghrib.. errkk.. skang dah Isya'.. n Fatin masih bertelekung.. konon tunggu Isya' skali.. but dah Isya' (its 7.16pm @ d moment), after this.. sat je.. Ayah as usual belum blk from work.. kang dekat 7.30pm ke atas baru smpi.. jarang blk awal.. org asyik byk keje.. huhu.. ayi/maid masih belum start keje.. so Fatin mmg kepenatan je.. huhu.. supposely ayi blk Khamis nih.. tp katanya esok or lusa dia nak blk.. Fatin tak confident act dia blk awal.. sbb tuh tak tunggu dia keje2 rumah.. such as baju yg kene basuh.. basuh gak.. n rumah.. kalu tak bersihkan.. tunggu nyer tunggu.. maid tak blk awal.. kotor sgt.. Fatin gak yg stress.. huhu.. bila rumah bersih.. hati lebih tenang.. tp badan penat laa.. tp Fatin rase bukan Fatin sorg penat bila maid tade nih.. Abg pun.. ptg2 Abg kene g amik Farzana from school.. Fatin sukar sikit nak g amik.. ngan Farizah, plus ngan perut membuncit.. nanti nak tahan teksi lagi jenuh.. nak jalan mmg tak boleh sbb nak balik camne? tade stroller twin.. dibuatnya Farzana ngantuk tgh jalan.. haru.. dah la tgh jalan raya here not child friendly okay.. kalu across kene hati2.. cam nak main langgar jer.. huhu.. lain la Europe.. Fatin biasa dgr complaints from foreigners.. specially mummies with babies.. huhu..

anyway.. td blk.. Fatin check bekal Farzana.. Farzana suka nak share her food with her friend.. Fatin tak kisah.. but.. nanti la Fatin wat entry khas citer pasal nih panjang.. as for now.. Fatin pendekkan citer.. she's eating better.. n hopefully getting better n better.. with her teachers' help..

Fatin nak share resepi sayur goreng nih.. ade dua resepi.. satu sayur semlm.. belajar from local maid here.. bukan maid sekarang.. previous maid.. n Fatin suka sgt sayur nih.. nama tak tahu.. so Fatin bg nama Daging Goreng dgn Saderi.. aci kah? hehe.. aci la eh..

Daging goreng dgn Saderi..

daging potong halus
kicap manis cap kipas udang.. (iklan la lak.. hehe.. any kicap aci jer)
setgh sudu sos tomato (optional)
carrot
tomato
seikat daun saderi/daun sup
bawang putih & halia (dicincang)
*OR bawang merah, bawang putih & halia (blend)
minyak masak
garam & gula*

1. Perap daging dgn kicap manis & tomato sos (kekadang Fatin sendiri tak buh pun sos tomato) for about half an hour. (Fatin biasa perap daging dulu baru prepare mende lain)
2. Gunting/potong/patah2kan jer batang dan daun saderi/sup dlm seinci setgh ke dalam bekas dan rendam. (ade maid Fatin ajar tak makan daun saderi.. Fatin belasah sumer masuk!) Bilas/basuh & rendam lagi till sayur bersih.
3. Fatin potong carrot panjang2 & halus2, half batang saderi yg paling halus ker.
4. Potong tomato bahagi 4 ker 8 ker.
5. Tumis bawang, then masukkan daging. Goreng daging api sederhana besar/besar*. (Fatin suka tambah air sikit bila daging dah kering sikit and goreng lagi till garing.. so daging lembut).
6. Masukkan carrot, goreng sat till carrot masak. Then masukkan sayur saderi, garam gula and last tomato.

note:
1. Daging potong halus supaya cepat masak dan daging lembut bila makan.. tak liat. and maid ajar goreng api besar supaya daging lembut.
2. kekadang Fatin ade bawang2 yg dah diblend (thanks to Juwita.. isteri Bakap/Fariz.. mase chat ngan dia dulu, bertahun dulu.. dia citer dia suka simpan bawang2 dah blend.. senang/cepat nak masak.. but Fatin blend sumer bawang; bawang merah, bawang putih & halia.. portion cam kiter nak menumis.. means bawang merah 2 or 3 kali ganda byk from bawang putih, halia biasa dlm besar ibu jari.. tp bawang2 blend nih bukan la sentiasa ade.. means.. bila Fatin dah plan.. ok, hari nih wat ayam masak merah.. esok wat mee goreng or nasi ayam.. so Fatin nak wat bawang2 blend tuh prepare sesiap.. gitu2 laa.. Fatin simpan dlm 2-3 ahri jer.. or most 5 hari jer.. ker? kot.. Fatin takut bawang tak tahan simpan lama2.. but mmg ade org wat simpan bawang blend 2 minggu pun ade.. I learnt from another friend/kakak here in Beijing..)
3. maybe juga sbb Fatin nih asal Kelantan.. masak ape pun mesti nak bubuh gula sikit.. style Mama Fatin. but Mak, MIL kata.. mmg biasa la tuh.. sbb sesetgh org buh ajinomoto.. so style kami mmg tak pakai ajinomoto.. buh gula sikit.. (memula kawin Abg tak suka Fatin buh gula dlm masakan-unless perlu cam sambal n etc)

huhu.. Fatin dah agak dah.. konon jer nak quick entry.. berjela gak.. Fatin suka sayur nih sbb kat senang, sedap n kat Malaysia pun leh masak.. sayur saderi byk jual kan kat Msia..
(note: at the time I post this entry, its 5.19am.. mak buyung tak dpt tido since Farzana bgn 4 kali for nature calls n mak buyung lapar.. huhu..) will add another recipe later..