Buat Isteri-isteri yang Simple Seperti Saya!!!

I don't know why but when i hear this song.. I know this is exactly what my husband feels.. if only i have the for-male version of this song! Thanks for accepting me the way i am!

and I would like to dedicate this song on behalf of all the husbands who find their wives everything even when they feel like they are nothing! Enjoy! Jangan malu-malu ya isteri-isteri.. you know if your husband is like him! :D

Buat Isteri-isteri yang Simple Seperti Saya!!!

Syukur | Harus Disemai dan Dibaja

Pernah juga terdengar rungutan ibu-ibu tentang anak-anak yang tak mahu menjamah makanan yang dimasaknya. Hmm.. sakit hati bila dengar. Sebenarnya Nina ni antara yang bertuah.. sebab masa Nina mula-mula bernikah dulu, memang tak pandai masak langsung. Teringat masa tingkatan 4, mak dan abah pergi haji, nina goreng ikan sampai dah tak rupa ikan. Tension sebab masa tu sepupu temankan di rumah. Takkan nak tunggu depa balik kerja dan tunggu depa masak pulak. Tapi alhamdulillah.. nina bertuah dianugerahkan seorang suami yang menghargai masakan nina walaupun sekadar kicap dan telur mata kerbau.

Yang paling bestnya.. bila suami tak komplen, anak-anak tak berani la nak komplen. Kadang-kadang malu sendiri, macam hari ni, tak sempat nak masak.. memang kami dinner 'scrambled egg' dan roti mayonaise dan sos! Anak-anak memuji-muji sedaplah.. "terima kasih sebab masak sedap sangat!! Ibu memang pandai masak!" Nina pun cakap, "Alhamdulillah.. ibu bersyukur sangat sebab dapat anak-anak yang bersyukur dengan makanan yang ada walalupun makanan tu simple!"

Sebenarnya syukur itu perlu dilatih! Alhamdulillah itu harus dipraktikkan.. Bila dipuji, mesti 'demand' anak cakap Alhamdulillah.. kerana yang cantik itu ciptaan.. yang hebat itu penciptanya.. Bila nina bandingkan dengan lukisan.. Marah tak kalau orang puji-puji lukisan tu tapi buat tak tau je pada korang yang melukis.. Terdiam semua!

Syukur itu satu nikmat. Makanan itu satu nikmat apabila kita bersyukur! Jika anak-anak merungut makanan tak sedap, ibu bapa bertanggungjawab untuk betulkan. Jika pakaian mereka bukan baru dan "handed down" maka ibu bapa mesti ingatkan mereka. Sebagai ibu bapa pula, seharusnya kita juga bersyukur dengan makanan yang ada.. Habiskan makanan dan ajar anak-anak menghargainya. Mana mungkin anak itu akan bersyukur jika ibu bapa sendiri membuang makanannya. Ingatkan mereka bahawa Rasulullah tidak akan berkata apa-apa tentang makanan yang tak sedap. Siapalah kita berbanding dengan Rasul yang maksum.

Naufal, anak sulung nina pernah bercerita.. dalam satu majlis, rasulullah menghabiskan makanan tanpa meninggalkan sedikit pun untuk sahabat-sahabatnya. Bila ditanya.. baginda menjawab tidak sedap jadi baginda menghabiskannya.. (biar orang tak rasa dan tak komplen!).

Jadi kawan-kawan semua! Didik tau anak supaya bersyukur dengan apa yang ada.. Jangan asyik nampak apa yang tak ada dan merungut apa yang memang telah Allah kurniakan di depan mata! Ingatkan anak-anak tentang nikmat deria! Tapi sebelum tu.. kena latih diri sendiri tau! Alhamdulillah.. Allah berikan aku peluang untuk hidup sehari lagi!

Syukur | Harus Disemai dan Dibaja

Class Went Disastrous!

I totally forgotten about the Writing Workshop until my husband reminded 2 days ago. Honestly, it was a bit frustrating for me. The projector couldn't detect my aging laptop and I should have mailed the 'guru media' straight so that he could prepare everything. I forgot to bring my marker, lucky the students lent me theirs.

Well, normally I had back up activities but this time, the back up activity didn't go well either. I have to admit, I could have just ignored the fact that my slides were out in the drain, and I could have used my other activities but I guess, I was just too annoyed that everything went blank.
Things got worse especially when the noises get louder and you just couldn't hear anything they answer and the rest of the students got noisier.

For once in my teaching career, 1 and a half hour was way longer and I couldn't wait for the class to end. I admit defeat that this was the very first time class were out of my control and the most embarrassing part was .. they were not even half the crowd that I handled before. I was frustrated, angry and at one point felt hopeless.

One thing about me that has never changed is the fact that I just cannot teach if I can hear a single whisper.. and I really can hear a single whisper. Sometimes I wonder if it's a gift or a hindrance from teaching. This time, it was an air-conditioned room but the problem when it's fully tiled and has empty wall.. voices seem to be louder that it's really sounds (which made me annoyed even more).

I really pity those who really intend to study and try really hard to focus due to the noise. I pity those who couldn't follow the teaching and the activities because there is a clash between our study styles. The person whom I pity most is definitely the teacher who had to endure the babbling about their future (if this kind of attitude keeps on going on). I think I was a bit harsh when I spoke to them about their attitude. I wanted to convince them badly that 3 months is still enough if they ever intend to get 5As in their UPSR.

Am I going to give up on them, NO! Don't worry guys! Teacher Nina will be back! Not that soon.. but as soon as I know what would be the perfect activity for you.. I'll be popping near you!!! :D In the mean time.. just wish me luck!

Class Went Disastrous!

Coretan Ibu..

Entah kenapa, masa anak-anak peluk nina sebelum tidur tadi, hati memang jadi sebak. Lagi-lagi bila anak perempuan nina peluk. Teringat masa dia kecil, memang nina kurang bercakap dengan dia. Bila tukar lampin pun senyap saja, asyik bercakap dengan yang sulung. Bila umur dia 4-5 tahun, baru nina perasan yang kami kurang bercakap.

Yelah.. masa dia lahir, yang sulung tengah ramah bercakap, umur 2 tahun.. Dah lama-lama tu baru la perasan yang nina memang jarang bercakap dengan yang nombor dua dari dalam perut lagi.

Alhamdulillah.. bila dah terperasan ada gap, kami cepat-cepat 'fix that problem'. Memang kekok sebab anak perempuan ni lain sikit, 'meleser' memanjang.. jalan nak pegang tangan. Pastu kena 'giggle-gigle', kena geletek-geletek. Anak sulung tak gitu, bila dengan yang kedua ni memang lain sikit.

Macam mana kami boleh perasan yang kami kurang bercakap.. Nina sedar yang kami lebih suka berutus surat (betulll.. kami ada buku special.. saling tulis surat.. tapi taklah hari-hari).. Anak yang sulung pun ada jugak menyebut.. "jeles tu.. nurul ada buku surat dengan ibu".. tapi nina bagitau dia, "naufal kan selalu teman ibu masak" :D

Dah jadi ibu ni.. terasa macam celebrity pun ada.. bila makan orang ni merajuk nak duduk sebelah.. yang lagi sorang merajuk, nak tidur dengan ibu.. yang lain merajuk sebab asyik orang ni yang temankan masak. Yang tak larat tu bila semua nak masuk kendong.. suruh dukung la.. nak naik atas kaki ala-ala superman la.

Siapa kata menjadi ibu ni senang? Sekarang ni.. bila nak bahagi-bahagikan perhatian pada kelima-lima anak pun pening jugak sebab lain anak, lain kerenahnya.. lain jantina lain ragamnya. Am not complaining.. alhamdulillah dengan anugerah Allah.. cuma takut dengan amanah yang Allah beri.. Semoga nina dapat menjadi ibu yang terbaik buat anak-anak.. amiin..

Coretan Ibu..

Polygamy|Never against the System!

I remember a non muslim student asking me years ago about why Islam made Polygamy legal. I laughed and didn't startle the slightest bit. Well, it's different from my alter ego; the feminist! I smiled and gave him one example and he accepted it.

My example was this..

Imagine if a guy's wife is in a deep coma and this has been going on for 10 years and he is terribly lonely.. Should he divorced the wife in search of a new one? [Err..].. Say .. polygamy is not allowed and he divorced his wife because he believed that she has no hope. So, he remarried to a brand new wife to ease his loneliness.. Then suddenly.. the hospital calls him with a miracle.. the ex-wife has woken up. [erkk...]. Should he divorce his newly wed wife to be with his ex-wife.

My student didn't say and I know it made sense. Though I never really encourage , neither do I offer my husband to marry another one, I'm never against the system because there must be a good reason Allah grants permission to men to marry more than 1.

Though men chuckles whenever the word is mentioned and women quickly become snappy and menopausal (in terms of mood swing and hormonal changes), only some are daring enough for the responsibilities are greater and the tests are way more than being monogamist. And women are not very keen because they know.. they are not very fond of sharing when it comes to men.

A friend of mine did warn me.. about leaving 5 percent of the chances. Well, she said.. in case it happens, it's not that bad because you have already anticipated it. (Been trying and still trying). We never really know what will happen in the future. Though I didn't admit it.. I leave it in the hand of Allah.. and pray for my strength if it ever happens.. Having said that "Abang, jangan nak macam2 ya!!!"

Polygamy|Never against the System!

Help! My Biological Clock Needs Adjustments!!!

It all started when I had a big order for the whole week. Having a nursing toddler requires patience and lots of sacrifices.. One of it is definitely time. I remember that week, I had to wake up 3 a.m in the morning to cater to the order.. But of course I'll sleep early at 10 or 11 p.m.

Normally, I'll start baking at 3-4 a.m. and continue straight till morning. Then, I'll snug with Muhammad during the day. Then I realized when the hectic week was over, I can't seem to sleep properly. With Muhammad being sooo playful during the day, cheeky especially when he knows I'm in the midst of doing something, I realized that I enjoy browsing the net the minute he is asleep causing my body clock to go haywire. I would sleep at 3 o'clock without realizing it was really late.

Now, this is the second week after the hectic week and it's getting worse. Looking at the clock now, it's almost 2 a.m. I'm really sleepy and yet.. I'm quite reluctant to let go of my computer. What I know is.. Muhammad will wake up at 3 a.m for his feeding, then at 5 a.m and the next thing would be me waking up at 6.30 a.m.

I have to admit.. nursing is really not an easy thing to do. But I'm just lucky to be working at home that and I can enjoy both at the same time. Honestly.. it is not that tiring when you enjoy it. The look on his face when he is nursing is priceless. The fact that he will always bug me makes my day (though sometimes when the cake order is at the peak.. it can be stressful ;D but I use it as an excuse to take a break and lay down hehe)

Hopefully I can readjust my sleeping time back to normal.. Maybe I should set the clock earlier and sleep earlier. That means.. Good nite for now!

Help! My Biological Clock Needs Adjustments!!!

Once a Week Konon!

Okay okay.. i have a confession to make. I was planning to update my blog at least once a week.. but then, things have been haywire lately that i have been postponing. One thing for sure, whenever i'm at the computer, muhammad will definitely squeeze trough my arm to get to the *tuut*. I was a bit annoyed at the beginning but then then later, I just though that he is such a patient boy! Normally, when i'm baking, he'll just wait and wait and wait (there are times when the baking is a bit too long, he would come, hold my hand and pull while saying.. nak t****k.. ).

So, I figure, he thinks that the moment i'm in front of the computer, it's definitely my free time. 10 years from now.. or when i'm holding my grandchildren.. i'll just treasure this moment. :D 5 months more to go.. and i'm anxious already about that moment when i just have to stop breastfeeding.

Muhammad, ibu loves you..

Once a Week Konon!

Nak buat Camne kalau dah Dapat Bini Malas!!

Penat tak habis lagi.. seminggu ni 'hectic' sangat! Alhamdulillah tempahan minggu ni berakhir dengan delivery ke Pandan, Kelana Jaya, Selayang dan Wangsa Maju. Jam giler tak tahu cakap la berapa banyak 100+ tonggang dalam kereta. Beli yang besar tu, sambung straw dua minum ramai-ramai. Kami jarang keluar.. jadi bila get stuck in the jam tu.. otak pun macam nak jam hehe

Jadi hari ni memang hari rest nina. Apa taknya.. menunggukan si Muhammad tu habis menyusu la.. kena bangun pukul 3 pagi baru line clear.. kalau selalu siang boleh cover.. lately Muhammad is just sooo playful.. bila dia tengok je mata kita pejam.. buat-buat merajuk! huh! Kau belum tengok ibu kau buat perangai!!

Alkisah bini malas.. nina lah tu! Petang tadi, sempat tolong sikit je Azly cuci loyang tapi takleh tahan dok jeling-jeling rumah sebelah sebab tak tengok lagi baby newborn dia. "Pergi kejap la bang, takleh tahan la.. nak gi tengok baby", balik dari tgk baby ada la tinggal dalam 8 tray dan 12 loyang tak cuci lagi... buat-buat tolong la.. hehe

Masuk je rumah.. terus layan facebook.. dah seminggu intai-intai je wall azly tu dengar laporan (kami punya mutual friends tu mmg ramai la kannn). Azly amik la pulak mop.. mop la saki baki coklat and butter kat lantai tu..

Kalau la orang tengok.. laki dia cuci loyang, dia pi bersembang kat rumah jiran, laki mop lantai, dia layan facebook... laki dia dok kejut anak.. bini tengah kroh kroh lagi.. laki sidai kain kat luar.. bini dok tengok tv kat dalam (sambil menyusu hokay.. pastu maleh nak pakai jubah tudung bagai nak keluar rumah). Mesti orang cakap bini malas kan? Pernah dengar interview sorang kakak ni kat TV9.. "eh saya tak pernah suruh suami .. semua saya sediakan. Kesian la kat dia.." Huhuhuu.. malang la nasib laki aku nih!

Sebelum orang sound kita.. kita sound la diri sendiri.. "Macam mana ni bang.. tadi cuci loyang, na gi rumah kak yana, sekarang ni na layan facebook.. abang mop lantai la pulak!".. Lalu berkatalah sang suami.. "Yang na buat cake tu, abang buat apa? tidur!". Err.. betul jugak la kan..

Anyway.. sebenarnya.. (my personal view).. there's no manual on how to judge a good wife! Kalau tengok gaya nina yang pergi bersembang bila kerja rumah tak siap tu mmg la wife low class.. tapi i guess i'm just lucky! my husband tends to look at the other side of me.. My strengths! Something that only he knows.. Tapi pernah jugak nina berseloroh.. Nina ingat lagi nina share dengan geng bas sekolah.. "Abang kalau dah tak tahan rumah semak bagitau la ya.. tak mo la kena tinggal sebab tension rumah semak" hahahaha.. tapi ada yang jadi.. huhuhuuuu takut!

Nak buat Camne kalau dah Dapat Bini Malas!!

Popiah! Popiah!!

Orang lain sibuk belajar Macaron, kita sibuk pulak belajar popiah! Sebenarnya memang lama dah teringin nak belajar buat popiah basah! Bukan apa, popiah ni memang favourite food keluarga kami terutama sekali ayahanda Arif! Bulan ini sebenarnya sengaja nina ambil kelas untuk 'take a break' dan nak release tension. Kalau orang lain pergi Spa untuk massage, for me, nothing is more therapeutic than a good baking class session. Best tau kelas ni.. sakit perut sebab asyik gelak je. Dapat pulak yang datang tu memang gila-gila, satu kaki je dengan Kak Pau! Yang bestnya, siap hands-on buat kulit! Silap la tak ambil gambar bloopers! Ada yang berlubang-lubang, bentuk anak bulan, bujur, tebal sampai terkoyak! Kalau nak belajar pergi kat laman web Citra Klasik ya! Banyak lagi kelas lain! Insyaallah.. bila nina ada budget lagi, nina nak pergi lagi! Dah lama teringin nak belajar buat frozen.. senang nak makan petang!

Tengok sifu siap posing lagi dengan popiah!

Close up skit! boleh tahan ke??? Balik berebut-rebut anak-anak nina makan!


Geng kali ni.. Kak Syarifah (mimi), kak azizah (azipopiah), Kiptiah (dekat saja dr Sg. Jelok), Nieyta (all the way from Nilai), Sharifah Hamidah (comfirm sangkut jem on the way ke kl sebab lambat habis hehe), me (taukeh ninazcakes), Lilies (taukeh kiosk in the making) dan Kak Minah (juara angkat popiah! Hehe). Thanks guys! I really had fun! Walaupun tak kenal sesiapa pun mula-mula tu tapi korang memang rock! Err.. tiada di dalam gambar : Kak Pau (sebab tolong ambil gambar kikikik)! Rasanya betul dah nama2 ni.. takut tersilap label la pulak.. Kalau silap tolong ingatkan aku ya!!!

ps.. boleh tempah edible image yeehaaa!!

Popiah! Popiah!!