Our Brunch....

I made this very simple fried noodles...my style...for the kids.
Since Ayah bought some pocket pita bread last night, so just now I made some pocket pita filled with chicken, mayonaise, cheese and grated carrots.

The fillings with the mayonnaise...before they were popped into the pocket pita...

The oven-toasted pocket pita bread....
Yummylicious and healthy too....A healthy snack....

The 2nd Term School Break

What a relief.....away from the school tasks for a while....

Here in Brunei, the 2nd term school holiday just started yesterday and we will get back to school on the 20th June. I hope I could manage the 12-day break wisely.

The list of tasks that I have to run *I hope I could, Insya Allah*

-> doing the ironing

-> editing the kids' toys

-> managing the family's wardrobes

-> marking the assessment paper

-> setting questions for the second Mock PSR Science Paper Questions

Above all...I shall have to widely open my mind....so that I would not become so stressful

....(^^,)....

Layar Keinsafan

I like to listen to this nasyid song especially when I am alone in the car....furthermore the lyric is very touching too...

By Mestica,

Sepi benar senja ini
Bayunya semilir, menganak ombak kecil
Jalur ufuk pula mengemas terang
Kapal dan layar terkapar

Mengapa nantikan senja
Barukan terdetik, pulang ke pengkalan
Gusar malam menghampiri
Ku tewas di lautan

Tuhan layarkanku ke arah cintaMu
Tuntuniku menggapai redhaMu
Rimbunan kasihMu ku berteduh
KepadaMu ya Tuhan
Berikan secebis keinsafan
Bekalan sepanjang perjalanan
Mencari ketenangan

c/o
Biar Kau menjadi saksi
Tulus tangisku kala dini hari
Kesempatan yang hanya sebentar
Moga keikhlasanku terlakar
Berikanlah ku hidayah
Agar dikuatkan iman yang lemah
Moga diberkati hidup ini
Menuju bahagia yang kekal abadi

PadaMu Tuhan
Kan kuserahkan cinta kepadaMu

Tuhan layarkanku ke arah cintaMu
Tuntuniku menggapai redhaMu
Rimbunan kasihMu ku berteduh
KepadaMu ya Tuhan
Berikan secebis keinsafan
Bekalan sepanjang perjalanan
Mencari ketenangan

c/o
Biar Kau menjadi saksi
Tulus tangisku kala dini hari
Kesempatan yang hanya sebentar
Moga keikhlasanku terlakar
Berikanlah ku hidayah
Agar dikuatkan iman yang lemah
Moga diberkati hidup ini
Menuju bahagia yang kekal abadi

Harapanku moga dikurniakan
Manisnya iman berpanjangan
Moga lautan hilang gelora

Always Be Careful.........

Ever since Habibati is schooling....she knows what candies are. I know most kids always love sweet foodies but for the sake of Habibati's general health, I struggle to lessen the sugar in-take. So far..her dental health is ok. Our boy, Habibi, does not like candies at all but he loves munching the junkies or snacks like Corntoz. Thus I have to make sure that they drink a lot of plain water everyday and they do...(^^,)...

The mentos chewy candies as shown above.....I have to cut into half for a safety reason. My cousin's son and my friend's son were nearly choked when their sons took these candies. Syukur alhamdulllilah and thank goodness that the stuck candy could be spitted out.

So, dear parents out there...please monitor your kids when they are having candies inside their mouth. Keep well and may we and our family be blessed with the continuous protection of the God....amin....

Habibi's Favourite Day...

Habibi is very fond of the army. On the 31st May, last Tuesday, was the 50th golden jubilee anniversary of the Angkatan Brunei DiRaja Brunei. We attended the exhibition held at the Berakas Camp on that day.

Habibi was super duper excited viewing all the exhibits and trying out all the weapons for himself.

The kids' very first encounter 'riding' on the helicopter.... (^_^)....I hope they would think this was the real one...not those typical kiddy rides...hahaha

Ayah met his student who has become of the army officers there.

Habibi tried out the gun.....fuuuh...it was very heavy.....and of course no real bullets lah...LOL

The scary-looking wreckage of the wings of a plane...

Habibati was in her female army officer uniform. Heheeee....Ayah can still be seen....

Habibi taught this award was a toy...(^^,)....

We joined the open ride around the army camp.....what a fun and airy ride....

....but we didn't went down to see the other exhibition booths....it was scorching hot....!

Habibati's big smile......

Climbing up the plane.....

..........again we hoped they knew this was a real one...! Looking inside the plane...wow.....I wondered how the pilot could focus while he was in the air....amazing....
Ayah and Habibati.....trying hard to give their best smiles although they were facing the strong sunlight...(-_-)'...

Before sleep....Habibi played with his toy soldiers....*giggles*

Feeling Down......

My cough has not 100% subsided yet and it has been going 'on and off' for almost two months already. However, for me...the cough is due to the itchiness in my throat that provokes the cough. I just couldn't stand any longer...I went to the private clinic yesterday as I was feeling not so good.

Guess what the doctor said?

Alhamdulillah, my lungs are clear but there are some wheezing sounds in the upper part of my respiratory organs. The doctor said that I was having asthma. I was very surprised in deed...all these time I have never been diagnosed with asthma. She said my asthma was only mild which was due to my prolonged coughing.

Then she checked my throat....again...I was very surprised when she said I was having tonsillitis!! This was again new to me :( I felt like crying at that moment. There were many whitish "things" growing along my throat inside. Now wonder I always feel irritated by the itchiness too! According to her, the tonsil whitish things were still small.

I was prescribed with these medicines......
Duro Tuss, the codeine-based cough syrup. I am allergic to any dextromethorphan-based cough syrups as the chemical can create palpitation. The antibiotics are for my tonsillitis that I should take twice a day. I hope these meds work well with me...amin...

Oh ya...I bought this aroma-therapy roll-on from the ASEAN expo for only $10. This is from Malaysia. I love the therapeutic aroma. This can reduce cough and can relieve stress. I roll the essential oils on my pulse, neck and chest. It contains the essential oils from tea-tree, lavender, eucalyptus, peppermint and nutmeg.

Their new members...

The kids love to watch The Barkyardigans. We went to Bebeland and found these stuff toys. Habibati loves Uniqua (pink) and Habibi loves Pablo (blue).

They are cute to look at...but one thing...Pablo is actually a penguin....but what about Uniqua? What animal is she representing? She looks more like an 'ant' to me...due to that 2 feelers on top of her head but an ant has 6 legs ya...(^^,)....

Egg Pasta with Baked Beans

I was actually drooling for spaghetti after blog-hopping Cath-J 's blog...but too bad....there was no minced beef in the freezer :(. Then, I had an idea...to create a simple recipe...instead of using some minced beef I used only some eggs and milk.

The steps:

Heat the olive oil and then fry the crushed garlic cloves until fragrant. Then put in the sliced sausages and fry them until a bit brown. After that pop in the preboiled egg pasta and the premixed eggs and milk. Add in some salt and pepper to taste. Mix well and lastly serve on a plate....pour the preheated baked beans on top of the pasta. Sprinkle with some English herbs, garlic powder and Parmesan cheese. Happy pasta'ing...

My hubby and the kids love the pasta....happy me (^^,)

LEGO-like play..

Just like the other children...our kids love to play with the LEGO-like toys. This toy can generate the children ideas and creativity as well as to exercise and improve their psycho-motor skills. We bought these 2 sets of Lego-like toys at reasonable prices.

However....the parts are very 'tiny' that I give up fixing them.....only Ayah is brave enough to go through the 'mental torture' fixing and joining the parts...(^^,)....
The manual for each set. The instructions are well-stated with clear pictures and steps.

When they are fixed...............so cute!

Both of them are so eager to join the parts and of course under Ayah's supervision.

As days pass by....

As parents...we love to observe how our kids grow...although sometimes they provoke our anger but still deep in our heart we endlessly love them and would trade them for NOTHING! (^_^)

Each day seems to be passing by very fast and as they grow bigger...the challenge of raising them grows bigger too....*sure all of you out there agree with me 101%*

Habibi is doing well with his vocabulary building...he can speak better although some of them are not that clear for the others. He will be seeing his speech therapist soon in June. He loves to imagine being the strongest hero....like all the Ultraman superheroes, LOL. Now he has the appetite for rice. This week, he has been eating rice and for us this is a great improvement. We always say that if he eats more rice...he will grow bigger and stronger muscles.... (^^,)

"Ummi...look...muscle!" (Ummi..look at my muscles!)

Habibati....she is getting prettier...more talkative and very active. She loves to imagine being the Princess...The Mermaid...Snow White...Strawberry Shortcake...Foofa (Yo Gabba-Gabba)...and even Uniqua (Barkyardigans)! *giggles* According to her teacher...she is progressing well in the lessons, alhamdullilah. She can count up to 100 already.

She said...."Ummi...I'm Ariel The Mermaid"

~~~we love the both of you~~~

Happy Mother's Day.............

Thank you dear hubby for the roses....

To these female VVIPs.....my mother (wearing the gray scarf) and my MIL (wearing the white scarf)....

My sister.....

and to all mothers in the world.......and ...............enjoy this cartoon scene!

Aqueos Cream

This post goes to the pretty mommy Cathj (^_^) . I am using both creams for our kids. Both for them are actually the same but the blue one is from Australia whereas the orange one is from Malaysia. Our kids have mild eczema and some rashes....so the doctor prescribed them with these creams. However we can get them at the Guardian Pharmacy. The second one (Aqua) can be used as cream soap...I also use this cream for my hands too.

The Leaves of Sweet Potatoes

We love to eat the greenies....but have you tasted these leaves of sweet potatoes lately?
The leaves can be pan-fried with some dried anchovies, shallots, garlics and sliced chillies. What is really special about this plant....it gives out it's natural sweetness! No wonder the swollen roots /potatoes are called 'sweet potatoes'. Just becareful not to overcook ok....

To Save Time...

To save time in the kitchen...I like to prepare the basic ingredients in most of the Malay's cooking recipes. The basic ingredients are for me.....such as.......
tumeric, galanga, ginger, shallots, garlics and lemon grass.....I also include the big onions in my cookings...(-_-)... I need to slice these ingredients so that they can be easily blended. Put a some water too...
Then...I will put the blended ingredients into a container. Keep this in the fridge....
As for me...I use this blended ingredients when I cook curry..."ikan rebus kampung"...masak merah...masak lemak....masak tauchu....masak acar....dalca....etc...etc. I even use this to marinate the chicken, meat and seafoods for frying, grill and bbq. Happy cooking...!