Lil chef

Lil chef in the house, saturday (24/01/2015)...

akhirnya dapat memakai his kids apron itu...setahun lebey ha usia..kihkih...owhh btw i got my harrods apron sudah..beli dari harrods KL saja sudah...agak limited sket pattern yang x de gmbr binatang itu....

what that we baked?

CUPCAKES!!...

instant je pn..KAHKAHKAH..just tambah telur, minyak and air.. :D

the happy kid!

A day after? baru la kita mendeco the cupcakes...

my lil chef makan agak banyak without the cream..by the time siap je trus pelahap 2 biji....esoknya lagi....

thumb up!!

owhh i used buttercream..ingatkan mau buat sndr je buttercream, but opted to use instant pya *lagi* di mana saya hanya perlu pukul kasi dia kembang..tp idok la kembang mana pn hasilnya lepas pukul....

quite buttery...ermmm kita try buat sndr from scratch la later or next time ye...but ada ke next time tu??? hihi...

nasib la yang i letak cream tu dapat dalam 7 biji je...si kecik smpt makan satu...sbb nya esok i kasi sebiji utk farouq bawak g school plus one yang plain utk di makan dalam kete..u know what he told babah?? "farouq xnak la babah...MANIS.."

suruh hubby makan? pn xmo...sbb husband pn xsuka manis2 n dessert ni...ermmm...mcmana nak rajin bake smua...kalau xde sapa nak makan kan? UWAAAAAA...sbb tu la slalu rasa terencat nak buat any desserts....

what was on my mind

above was what i expected to be la as the deco for the cream..so asked the salesgirl to choose me the nozzle...so mine wasn't turn out as per my expectation...adakah salah nozzle or salah me memicitnya? i think salah cara i picit the cream tu...ermm....its ok...we can try again!!

nak bake RED VELVET cupcakes!!! resepi dah ada but ingredients dia banyak..so agak berkira2 n berpikir2 sbb xde orang nak makan sangat pn...nak bawak opis? kalau x jadi, segan hoiiii nak kasi orang makan...WAKAKA...

we will see....

p/s : a day after..i rajin utk buat shell blueberry cheesetart itu..ada orang sibuk nak jadi lil chef jgk nak tolong...."alaaa smlm kan farouq tolong mama?"

RF : Dental Treatment

Like his other elder cousins, so he had the same tooth problem...kihkihkih..keturunan kah kita?

biasa la budak kan..always known with gigi berlubang..i mmg kurang kasi sweets and chocolates..but i notice kt BBIM especially yang full day kids, petang i amik tangan dia penuh sweets...or mulut comot baru makan ceklat...bukan selalu tapi pernah la...how frequent i x tau...

gigi depan dia started kekuningan and baru la i KELAM KELIBUT nak stat berus gigi dia...yesss i started make it as routine agak lambat..those anak yang gigi mmg kurang bermasalah even jarang berus gigi mmg best la...even gosok gigi skali tu..u know who u are *wink* *i know u read this* *wink*

I started keep talking about seeing dentist...plan bring him to visit a dentist...ajar bukak mulut for more than a month..coz ttiba i nmpk gigi geraham dia dh berlubang....apparently something happened to my front teeth!!! dah di tampal and after 2 weeks kena tampal lagi skali...

since i nak visit dentist, so i plan nak bawak si kecik....so he was sitting behind me sambil tangan pegang tangan mama...then bangun2 bdiri kt bahagian kepala nak tgk apa jadi kt mama sbb air melimpah2 kuar dari mulu n macam bunyi n mesin masuk dlm mulut...

MACAM BERANI dh...sbelum pergi klinik i dh ckp nak reward dia something kalau behave..nk bribe ngan icecream....tp harusla ada tangisan, berjaya jugak buat tampalan..but doctor cakap gigi geraham atas pn dh ada yang sket yang berlubang...

enough with 1 tampalan, next time kita tampal lagi k farouq!....a week before that pn i terbaca kt doktorbudak artikel pasal tampalan gigi bongsu....mmg about time kot and dapat plk mcm ala2 semangat lepas baca that artikel...

good boy!! jom jmp dentist lagi!

Kuey Teow Goreng & Bihun Singapore

Bagi orang lain mesti rasa...

eleh menu biasa je kot!!! 

masak ni senang n simple je...

maybe la pada those yang biasa masak...n suka masak..n jenis masak n menjadi je semuanya....and NOT for me yang jarang masak...masak asyik ulang lauk yang sama...x reti merasa makanan dh cukup masin ke tak...

these 2 menu kinda achievement to me!! HEHEHE...sbb akhirnya masak jgk tanpa bantuan...

KUEY TOEW GORENG

Made this last monday, en suami siapkan anak sbb kami nak ke hospital utk follow-up si kecik....so i was bz merebus, blend cili wat so eva...then mula kan masak...

in 1 hour siap!! proud with myself jgk sbb cepat jgk la mengenangkan cili blend xde yang sedia ada....nak kena buat smua dari ZERO

yummy

Pic bawah tu siap dlm food container sbb i is xsmpt makan...so bawak bekalan n makan di hospital sambil menunggu giliran sampai....

En suami beli sawi n tauge, macam nak buat kenduri tau!! saja je...tp daun kucai xde, kalau ada mesti lagi menarik kaler kuey teow ku! hiks

BIHUN SINGAPORE

Gigih ahkak bangun seawal pukul 6pg and masak pagi tadi tau....gara2 BBIM Raya & Merdeka Celebration...i remembered few celebrations i pernah bekalkn kek coklat buatan opah then kek batik...biler tgk menu yang dibawa *cikgu posted photos to FB*, phewwww...banyak benor dessert aka kek...

So muncul la idea..Prepared all the ingredients from last night, potong ayam..potong sayur smua....rencah dia pn dh di blend...bihun pn dh direndam...so pagi tu dalam 30mins dh siap...jadi lama sebab xreti merasa! jenuh la tambah garam n nak mengacau sebungkus bihun itu! T____T

Semoga farouq and kawan rasa sedap la ye...hehehe

btw...amacam presentation?? xkan la nk kasi mcm tu je kan...lagipun kaler pn xmenarik putih2 gitu je..kasi la ada kaler hijau n merah2 sket...lupa plk tabur bawang goreng pagi td...

NEXT??? 

nak masak ASAM PEDAS!!! 

asam pedas ikan kembung pn jadi la....

PreSchool : BBIM : 2014

Alhamdulillah anakku sudah menginjak umur ke tahun 4..eventho baru 3tahun and 2 bulan...so he needs to be moved from Playschool to Preschool..

Currently he still at BBIM Taman Pelangi, Gombak...plan utk pindahkan ke KL Sentral mayb 2nd Quarter this year...ye la rumah serdang pn xsiap lagi..and procedure utk tkr campus pn x leceh so not a big problem la..annual fees and smua fees sama KECUALI monthy fee...BBIM Taman Pelangi berada di zon/set B where the monthly fee is RM 600/month and for student lama still maintain at RM 580/month...whilst BBIM KL Sentral plk under zon/set A di mana monthly fee ialah RM 750/month...

So dgn delay 3 bulan, i dapat save RM 150*3..hiksss...yang save ni duit yours truly tau..sbb dulu biler nak tkr campus, raised the issue to hubby...dia cakap additional RM 150 tu i kena tanggung..baru i ingat nak potong duit elaun farouq...en suami kata i tanggung dengan cara dia akan reduce kan my monthly allowance by RM 150 la..

Yours Truly ni harus la melatah kan..en suami trus potong...aisshhhh awak ada pendapatan bulanan aka gaji, farouq simpanan dia based on allowance kita bagi...mana leh potong allowance farouq... T___T ye la...sila la berlaku adil, tp kalau increment dapat this year, naikkan allowance bini awak ni supaya dpt contra ngan pemotongan itu k...BAHAHAHA...

so berbalik kepada sesi persekolahan 2014, for the 1st time farouq dapat SCHOOL UNIFORM..for the past 7 months dia pakai SPORTS UNIFORM je...so harus la hari pertama dia mengamuk!! nak bukak baju sbb dia cakap tu bukan uniform sekolah dia...ishhh ishhh ishhh...nasib la mama bangun awal, siap awal so managed to reached office by 8.30 jgk...

senyum itu lakonan saja je...

selepas amukan di pagi hari..nak turun bawah n ke kereta and ke school smua kena dukung..ok la mama pujuk...adegan menangis di depan pintu??? MACAM BIASA LA....i siap buat lawak ngan pengetua dia.."SALAM..NI ADA BUDAK BARU SAMPAI"...drg gelak je trus pakaikan name tag...

habis citer 1st day at PreSchool...so time fetch dia from school...tanya his progress...aunty said dia merasakan dia masih di zaman Playschool...lari masuk Playhouse instead patutnya drg dah kena banyak blaja...ye la dulu sronok ddk Playhouse main puzzle la...main block la..main Globe la apa la...skrg tidak lagi ok! 

Pics posted from FB Brainy Bunch on their 1st day

seems he was ok & fine kan on his 1st day? tido pn ok...makan pn ok..lagi kronik budak sorang tu nangis smpi cikgu peluk...farouq plk entah kenapa sorok blkg tu..aunty said dia tgh wandering around..hahaha...ye la for his 1st day pn xde beza pn, ari2 before that pn mmg g school just xde ramai orang n xde blaja..banyak main je sbb school holiday kan..

today mood baik..tido smlm pn before 10pm, balik dari school i dh tapaukan nasi lemak bungkus kecik tu..trus makan biler sampai, habis sebungkus! kebuluq apa? selalu konfius bebudak ni cukup ke tak makan kat school? tp smpi je dpn pintu berdukung la biler nak pass to aunty..tp tanpa drama tangisan or tarikan tudung..hehehe...

so balik dari sekolah? alwiz happy...ok je nk bergambar...hehehe...and the other hand, night before tu mama mengelupur sbb baru teringat seluar uniform x alter lagi..selama ni pakai sports uniform jenis seluar grip tu..so tu yang terlupa...jahit sembat/jelujur je la...dah la one side tu kasar giler jelujur smpi nampak benang dari depan...xkisah la..nnti opah smpi kita mntk opah tolong jahit ek :)

For FEE SCHEDULE for Year 2014 as below ye...this is for Set B la..yang murah sket...

Montessori Pre-School (Ages 1.5 – 3 years )

• Regular (3.5 hour daily/5-day week) – RM 320 
• Full Day (9.5 hour daily/5-day week) – RM 600

Montessori Pre-School (Primary) ( Ages 3 – 6 years)

• Regular (3.5 hours daily/5-day week) – RM 300 
• Star (6.5 hours daily/5-day week) – RM 500 
• Full Day (9.5 hour daily/5-day week) – RM 600

For other Fees as below :

BBIM Annual Registration : RM 1,100 *can be prorated based on the intake

Little Scientist Fees

a) 4 – 6 years : RM 200
b) 3 years : RM 260

Student Attire 

a) School Uniform per set – RM 50
b) Sports Uniform per set – RM 50

and last year they dont have these kinda fees, which it was on event basis...but this year they inclusive everything up front...untung lebey la mcm tu kan? rugi la kalau kids xg any event as well if parents xdpt g the Parents Conference..takpe la..sedekah je la kalau xdpt pergi...the fees are as below :

Event Fees RM 350 (inclusive Sports Day, Field Trip & Year-End Concert/Graduation)

Annual Parents Conference RM 70

for comparison, u can refer here for 2013 FEE SCHEDULE...ada la increased in Annual Fee (RM 40) and monthly fee (RM 10 to RM 20)....lain smua mcm sama except additional fees tu la...mayb senang kot Event Fees dh included skali..instead nanti later baru kena bayar biler nak dekat event...

to my RIFQI FAROUQ....now u r 4...started ur preschool..moga rajin belajar...pandai pegang pensel utk kita lagi kerap belajar n practice menulis di rumah...dengar cakap...jangan terpengaruh ngan rakan sebaya sangat k...*ye haritu dia cakap "aku" T___T*...kurangkan penggunaan gadget and semoga menjadi anak yang soleh and mendengar kata *barula mama konfiden nak duduk berdua je nnti*...

Brainy Bunch Islamic Montessori & his 1st day at school

After we successfully registered this lil boy to BBIM, the new episode/chapter of his life started last Monday…

Before we go to his 1^st day experiences, why not we talk about the BBIM itself…feel free to visit their website here 

Their Vision

Brainy Bunch believe that the world can be and Ideal World if everyone follow their true fitrah (nature) through the right education and the right environment. Through Brainy Bunch Islamic Montessori parents will get the best of both worlds—a high-quality education founded on a revolutionary, world recognised educational philosophy that is the Montessori “method” while simultaneously maintaining the need for Islamic teachings and guidance as one’s way of life. Our greater vision is to ensure that educating children through the Islamic Montessori way reaches far and wide all over Malaysia and beyond by committing to our mission of providing extensive training for future teachers of Islamic Montessori who are English proficient and of high standards. May Allah SWT’s blessings be with us, Insha-Allah.

Their Mission

Our mission at Brainy Bunch Islamic Montessori is to produce a new breed of dynamic Muslims with Al-Quran and Hadeeth as their true guidance in life, and who are able to converse fluently in English. Thus, it seeks to coordinate the efforts of parents, teachers, and community members to empower all students to develop, through education, the knowledge, skills, and values needed to create better lives for themselves and build a more just, ideal society based on Islamic values.

Basically since their branch at Taman Pelangi located at Shoplot area..so it based at the 1^st floor…and we need to register our kid during check-in and check-out..and the door is not accessible easily. At least they need to open the door from inside or using access card..so a less worries there….

Basically there are 3 programs available : 

1. Montessori Pre-School (Ages 1.5 – 3 years )
2. Montessori Pre-School (Primary) ( Ages 3 – 6 years)
3. Montessori Elementary (Ages 6 – 9 years)

I share with you the brainy bunch monthly fees as below which I hope I can help those who still thinking to send or not to send their kid(s) to Pre-School:

Montessori Pre-School (Ages 1.5 – 3 years )

1. Regular (3.5 hour daily/5-day week) – RM 320 
2. Full Day (9.5 hour daily/5-day week) – RM 580

Montessori Pre-School (Primary) ( Ages 3 – 6 years)

1. Regular (3.5 hours daily/5-day week) – RM 290 
2. Star (6.5 hours daily/5-day week) – RM 480 
3. Full Day (9.5 hour daily/5-day week) – RM 580

 For other Fees as below :

• BBIM Annual Fee / Registration : RM 1,060 *can be prorated based on the intake

• Little Scientist Fees 

         a) 4 – 6 years  : RM 200

         b) 3 years        : RM 260

• Student Attire

           a) School Uniform per set – RM 50

      b) Sports Uniform per set  – RM 50

• And other yearly activities shall be charged separately as below and during those non-compulsory acitivities, school will be closed :

1. Sports Day (compulsory)
2. Solat Camp
3. Field Trip
4. Overnight Camp
5. Additional Enrichment Programmes
6. Year-end Concert/Graduation (compulsory)

• Tuition Fees are inclusive of

1. Regular Program (AM Snack)
2. Star Program (AM Snack & Lunch)
3. Full Day Program (AM Snack, Lunch & PM Snack)

And as well with the activity books, coloring books but keep all these books at school and only by Year-End they will compile and give to the parents to show their kid(s) progress.

Sports Uniform *School uniform xde size*

End of the bebelan of the BBIM....now we go to my lil boy 1ST DAY AT SCHOOL

From Top Left clockwise :
Having a breakfast
Wash his hand after had his breakfast
To calm him down, brought book to the dining area
Calm him before we entered the school

Wearing the sports uniform...size XS and kinda fit nicely to him...with new haircut, ermm...dah rasa besar anak mama ni...

top : during my visit before enroll him
Bottom : on his 1st day...

Their Playhouse section turned into sleep area after they have their lunch and shower...anak mama kena tido kt penjuru blek bawah aircond as advised by me since he has asthma..

top : during my visit before enroll him
Bottom : on his 1st day during lunch (left) and breakfast (right)...

 

Their play area can be their daily activities for learning ( reading,coloring and ect), perform prayers and also running during their freetime...hahahaha

his 1st day..

and for above, their playhouse (before turn into sleep area) is mainly for kids below 3..where they have block, globes, story books, puzzle and etc...and it will be the section where they can watch television which usually shows educational programmes..

i leave him on his 1st day while he is having fun reading books with the teacher...but bukan lari sorok2 ok..of coz dia salam n peluk tp nak nangis but when teacher continues reads the book..trus diam...

I called the teacher around 10am and the teacher said "surprisingly he didnt cry...just for a while looking for mama n babah"...lega hati mama dengar :)..but that was on his 1st day je..hehehe...

Left : before to school "jom mama"
After : muka happy x happy after school..hahaha

mama as stalker berjaya :D

So sbnrnya on his 1st day...he was not having his lunch alone..but he was the last one leaving the dining area...and bcoz he enjoying his lunch..but me n my mom were wondering..whether he really enjoyed his lunch or he doesnt know what to do next or he thought he has to finish all foods on his plate...hahaha

End of day 1 for me and hubby as a stalker parents..we sent him that morning and went to Festival City and  membuang masa kt kedai games..lumba kereta ngan hubby..hahaha...then went back to his school intai him having lunch..then went back home..buat  sket keje rumah..then by 2pm mengintai dia tido plus bborak with teachers on his progress...and then layan movie with hubby at wangsa walk...baru la fetch our lil boy by 6pm...

how the parents membuang masa while anak at school

Sakae Sushi

Biasa la kan peram2 then baru cerita...

after almost a month pya planning..at last sampai jua diriku di kedai sushi yang selain dari sushi king...hehehe..

we went to the nearest outlet...sakae sushi, berjaya times square...and nasib baik sbb parking just nearby so sesat-sesat kejao then smpi!!....yeaaaa.. *kalau naik monorail jenuh kot nk cari kedai nya ni*

so i went with my 2 other colleagues...so agak kecoh coz it was our 1st time kot kt sakae tu..haha...

What are the differences yang menjakun kan kami??

1. Order thru ipad..menu smua from there..paperless la konon2 nya ni..by the time nk "send to kitchen" je mula kelam kabut..hahaha..
2. We ordered green tea..and tup tup datang nya uncang green tea tu je n glass...rupanya for hot green tea...mmg mcm tu kot...just press the button to get hot water *top left of above pic*
3. Ada set2 yang menarik and ada set utk budak *bottom right of above pic*
4. Price wise? harga mahal sket...but menu lagi banyak..yang xbest xde ayam n telur rebus mcm sushi king..hehehe

What we ate that day!

Beside the tuna roll...others are mostly new to me..

• 1st time ok makan salmon..and makan sashimi plk tu!!! phewwww...not bad n leh masuk tekak...tasteless je but dia ada texture yang ermm...try la sendiri k
• set platter for 4 yang super duper banyak...ada sushi softcrab..sedap! n lain2 biasa2 punya menu kot kan...
• 1st time makan ginger tu...selalu soy sauce n wasabi je...but bila makan salmon, kena makan skali ngan ginger kot...baru SEDAP!
• Matcha ice-cream as dessert...aka green tea ice-cream..sedap! ada rasa2 pahit but creamy..not bad!

Can go here again...n since i suka makan sushi sorang2 tp makan sushi king la..so gonna try salmon la lepas ni!! hewhewhew...

Weekend at Taman Tasik Metropolitan Kepong

Taman Tasik Metropolitan Kepong aka Taman Tasik Layang-Layang Kepong...

At last me bangun jgk pepagi...angkat bontot mandi pagi on weekend..hahaha...kalau nk g mall rajin je bangun...LOL..ni pn si kecik pepagi minum susu n trus membuang..so mandikan n me pn mandi n by 9.15am left the house...

we arrived around 9.30am..and parking sgt la available..xpayah parking tepi jalan..n since musim hujan..n hujan pn renyai by the time i completed the walk...so agak redup even almost 11am tu...

OMG..tasik tu sangat besar ok..rasanya mau dlm 2km or more kot...phewwww...never knew that!!...uwaaaa....n me menggatal nk pusing 1 round tu pn amik shortcut sket...hahaha...kalau tau i nak patah je balik separuh jalan...

Me n RF

And harusla angkut my lil boy...anak bukan penghalang untuk menjalankan aktiviti di tasik :D..eventho jogging for 10sec je n berjalan for 20mins n smbg jog n jalan n so on...hahaha....jogging while pushing the stroller? NOT A BIG DEAL...bugaboo cameleon so easy to maneuver..smbl lari smbl tolak...easy peasy..si kecik sronok je angin sepoi2 kejap..angin kuat menghempas muka kejap..LOL

my sport attire...akhirnya dpt longsleeve dryfit but style pendek..so kena pagai another layer..

his sport attire...really need to ask 1 set from top to bottom from babah!
babah ckp short farouq sama pattern ngan kain pelekat babah :)

at 1st i planned to bring ball n let him kicks while i take 5 ke..but memandangkn he doesnt have any proper sport shoes and dryfit shirt/jersey...so lupakan je la...

and i should let him facing me while i pushed the stroller last week...sbb xtau mcmana rupa dia while i jog...sbb kejap bila i passed by people yg bertentangan..ada yang sengih la ngan sikecik..so i tau dia tgk celik mata..but then bila diam je xde jmp orang...tgk mata dia dh layu..so reclined la stroller tu..tp bila lalu kawasan redup ttiba bersungguh2 nk dudk plk..so kasi tegak balik stroller..so mayb nnti kita ada trip lagi mama biar farouq facing mama ye...

Happy boy!

after mama dh selesai membakar lemak...huhu...kasi can kt si kecik main slide for a while...look at him..sgt happy..eventho mamai before that nk tido..n me just rilek dpn slide..n gave him around 20mins...kasi kering sket peluh..then balik...n si kecik lapor..sibuk nk rice! hahaha...nk belikn keropok eksyen xmo..dlm kereta nk kopok..nasib jenis baik ckp mama tgh drive n later kita makan nasi...so we stopped kt thaqwa..pekena mamak coz mama nya ni nk makan roti telur...n belikn si kecik nasi..makan sekejap sndr..then nk kena suap sbb dok melilau mata layan kucing yang keliling kedai...hehehe...

will this be our weekend activities? ermm...mayb not every weekend kot..but mayb akan ada la sekali or 2 sebulan :) and planned aktiviti on sunday evening..tp si kecik ni xmo tido petang awal..kul 4 baru nk tido...so xjadi la plan...ishh ishh ishhh...len kali la ek...

owhh lupa nk citer...i didnt tell hubby about this earlier sbb ni pn bkn plan...bab nk bangun-awal-yang-xpe-je-kalau-xbuat ni xleh plan..kalau plan xjadi..hahaha..so after halfway baru terasa nk bgtau hubby..with iphone 5..as long u hav internet access..u can facetime anyway anytime *iklan*....so berfacetime la kami..n kena la membebel skejap...memula cakap wahhh...jogging...lepas tu mula cakap bahaya la berdua..ada ke orang keliling..n nasib baik ada orang passed by time tu..so selamat la dari bebelan tu..then ada jgk orang tolak stroller jgk..so menyakinkan hubby yang inshaAllah ok je...

but when we were almost arrive to our start point...akan lalu kawasan yang mcm dlm hutan..dah la ttiba dengar bunyi anjing...serius kat situ seram...n bila nmpk ada orang depan..i mmg jalan slow xmo potong n sentiasa jalan belakang mamat tu..hehehe...dah lepas tempat seram..then kawasan tu berbukit...TINGGI giler...kalau tu baru start xpe la..ni lagi 500m dh nak smpi..penat ok..then lps tu trun bukit laju giler..smpi pandang belakang farouq sbb ingat i lepaskan stroller tu dia menggelungsur ke depan..hehehe...pfftttt..lepas ni dh tau la kena lalu situ dl..

MAJULAH SUKAN UNTUK NEGARA...and moga berat ku turun sebelum raya! :)

1st

my 1st experience driving with si kecik from gombak to LCCT...

during that time..i placed the baby seat tu next to me la..so leh la acan2 ke kan..hehe.and just after keluar SG..si kecik menangis..ok dah nak patah balik..suruh en suami pulang naik bas or ill come a bit late la sbb nk anta si kecik balik suruh opah jaga..but then ttiba si kecik tido dgn sendirinya..hehehe..

so perjalanan ke lcct from gombak adalah aman :)

and it was 1st time jgk en suami pulang selepas trip me bersalin tu..so previous trip before that was on end oct/nov 2010, and this trip was on Feb 2011 and we did the aqiqah+cukur jambul as well....*harus update about his aqiqah!!*

my heroes

i still remember..check arrival pya details mentioned that flight dah landed lama..pelik en suami x jugak muncul2..tup bila  muncul n nmpk me tgh dukung si kecik..baru sibuk lari2 dtg..en suami lambat2 keluar sbb he tot i came alone..xbawak si kecik..x excited lettew nk jmp puan isteri..cehhh...