Ahlan 2010

My entry is always late by few days sometimes weeks. Selalu cerita dah basi la ... nak buat mcm mana my responsibilities as a tukang masak, tukang kemas, tukang jaga anak, tukang segala2nye have been keeping me busy.

Esok keje..adeh malasnye. Sometimes work can drive me nuts, maybe I should say most of the time. Keje dgn mat saleh ni boleh tahan pening la, language barrier etc. Takpe takpe... when I'm over with this holiday mode things will change.

2009 was a tough year for us.
Jan 2009 - started with a 2nd round of layoff right after we got back from Malaysia. I was devastated.
Feb 2009 - I was a short timer at work.
March 2009 - Irfan was ill from Kawasaki Disease at the end of the month
Apr 2009 - Irfan recovering. We were in pain thinking about Irfan days and nights. Another big hit, the company announced shut down.
May 2009 - I was on leave taking care of my baby.
June 2009 - Back to work. Approved to work from home.
July 2009 - Spending my time with Irfan
Aug 2009 - Irfan's echo was back to normal. Alhamdulillah. It's really a miracle. Then we were on our way to Kansas. 11 days road trip in Ramadhan aishh...
Sep 2009 - We started working at Indy KS. Eid with family member for the first time after 10 years beraya diperantauan. Irfan turned 1 year old.
Oct 2009 - My Bday at Fairfield Inn Marriot Tulsa.
Nov 2009 - Sakit month
Dec 2009 - Anniversary at Hyatt KC

I'm hoping for a better year twenty 10. Bring it on!

avaTar 3D,,bbeessttt =))

hhyyeee seemmuuaaa,,,hurm last new year hols i was going out wif my friends,,cuti sampai 3 hari sebab new year (jumaat,sabtu,ahad),,bosan gle la kalau dok terperap kat ukm je,,so kteorg planned nak tgk avatar 3D,,n kua ukm kol8am (semangat gile) sbb takut kat komuter jam ramai org ,,sampai midvalley at 930am,,jadi tukang bukak kedai jap,,huahuahua n kteorg pon tunggu la queue tok beli tiket sebab kaunter blum bukak lg,,n bile kaunter dah bukak wayang tok avatar 3D was selling fast!!!wwoowww,,n luckily we got the tickets,,hehehe kalau x gigit jari je loorrr,,b4 waiting the movie at 1145am,,we went for brunch (breakfast + lunch) at popeyes,,the food cam ala2 kfc gitu,,agak sedap gak la,,then msuk tgk wayang,,this was my 1st time watching 3D's movie,,memang best la,,nampak cam real,,tapi bukan sepanjang masa la nampak 3D nya,,

tttaaaaddddaaa~~ posing wif 3D's spec

in the cinema,,sempat lagi 2 posing,,

After watching the movie,,we went for shopping!!!!!!but we were separated because taste kedai kteorg xsame,,huehuehue so shopping jela sorg2,,tapi rase enjooyy sgt,, =))

Three Years Together

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO MY DEAR HUBBY... Zuhri Mohd Lotfy =) Three years and counting.

Lambat wish sbb anniversary week pi layan Nur Kasih la pulak. But we had fun at Kansas City celebrating our three-years together as hubby and wifey. Stayed at Hyatt Overland Park for couple of days and we had a great time. Dok hotel sgt syiok!

We got married three years ago on Dec 25 2006. Very well prepared, there's nothing I'd change about it.. oh maybe it'd be nice to have Gem with us.

So ape perasaan bila dah 3 tahun kawin? The exact same feeling on the day I got married * Blessed and hoping that the marriege will last ke akhir hayat*. Zuhri and I have been best friend and partner in every way. He's my better half; salin diapers and mandikan Irfan sbb I couldn't lift my baby montess no more, drive nak gi shopping even though dah penat, pack food and bekal to office pagi2 even though it's my responsibility, share the never ending house chores load...
Thanks abang for putting up with me. Love you so much.

Semoga jodoh kami berkekalan Amin..

Few days after we got married at KLCC. Melawat tempat dating hehe.

Me showing the three years sign.

Irfan looking at the view from our hotel room

The view

turtle bay

malpe beach

bean sprouts

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- Sprouts are a rich source of enzymes, minerals, vitamins and antioxidants. They prevent the body form ‘radical damages’ formed in our body through additives, cooking oils, preservatives, artificial colours etc. Intake of these creates a ‘chain reaction’ in the form of unstable oxygen molecules which stick to healthy cells causing problems.

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- Sprouts can also combat anemia as it is a chlorophyll rich food. It maintains the normal body functions and gives relief to women from menstrual flushes.

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Sprouts are a healthy life force. They are easily grown and are much better than other types of food. Sprouts can be had at any time with anything.

## penah x korng bce sal sprout juice??what i know sprout juice has a lot of benefits...but exact benefit cm x sure sgt...im planning 2 drink sprout juice evyday...tp mummy ckp kalo high protein sgt nt tkut kne gout...huhuhuh any comment???sape2 ade come across bout sprout juice ni bgtau laa yerrr...

Day After Chrismas: Trip to Pittsburgh

We were waiting for the snow to get here in Indiana, but no snow at all till today! In fact it is sunny & the remaining snow from last week is melting. Aiyooooo..... (sabar aje la)

Anyway, we went to Pittsburgh yesterday. The main plan was to visit the Carnegie Science Center, then later that night we were going to have dinner at a Taj Mahal Restaurant.

We stopped at Pittsburgh Islamic Center for solat.

One of the many bridges in Pittsburgh.

Things to do at the Science Center:
1. Get to tour on a real USS submarine 'The Requim' (pronounced as Ray-quim) used in 1940s-1960s I think.

2. Science area where they show & explain how things happen in our lives (from micro-organisms, echoes, volcano eruptions, hurricane, tornado, color spectrum, etc)

3. This is our favorite area- The Roboworld. It shows why we are so dependent to robots to do factory jobs (that would be very hard task for human). The best part is that we could compete with the robot in games, like shooting basketball, playing carom billiards, and soccer table. I think we spent almost 2 hours here, since the robot always beat us, and we couldn't stop from playing again.

This robot sense the heat in our body.

Amin while playing the carom. Can't beat the robot huh?

4. Seaworld - boooring.. I think it was kinda a half-hearted exhibit. The aquariums were small, and the fish were small too. I wish they got shark/dolphin in there.. or at least a big turtle.

5. Interactive area - this area is for kiddy/school students. Nothing interest me that much, but Muhsin love this place.

6. The New Sports Center where they have wall climbing, Yo-yo (you have to push down the cable really hard to the ground, and the cable push you back up in the air), roller coaster simulation, riding a bike on a steel on high altitude, etc. Again, mostly were for kiddy/ school students.
Me and Amin tried the roller coaster simulation since it was the only teens/adults thing. We were waiting in line for 1 1/2 hours, and guess what? The simulation wasn't that real.. and they used computers for the graphic simulation from 1999 technology! That was like.. PS2 technology duhh...

So, for the price of $14 for adult, $10 for kid, I think the exhibits were not that great. It totally WOW the kids (like Muhsin & Hana), but I was not that impressed.

When the Science Center closed at 7pm, we headed to Taj Mahal Restaurant. I called earlier and tried to book the seats, but they said the place was full & we had to wait. Since we were on our way already, we just went there to see the place. And yupp, when we got there, it was full & there were like 3 groups waiting to be seated. Aiyo... we canceled to eat there, and just ordered pizzas at Pizza Hut.

We got home around 11.30pm, and I went straight to the bed to sleep. What a trip!