2010

2010 is reaching towards its end soon. so many things happened. some, good and happy but some are not good and sad. some targets and resolutions are achieved but some are still unachievable and maybe need to be carried forward.

family: 2010 brought so much love, passion, care and togetherness in the Nordin clan. we got closer and closer everyday. i am so blessed to have such loving parents, and great siblings with wonderful children. 2010 brought zarif to me, to my other half and to my 2 big boys. our home became merrier, happier and filled with lots and lots of laughter.

luck: in perspective of business, i would summarize 2010 as one of the unlucky years for our construction company. i had to face many challenges, dirty politics, failures and downturns. with continuous effort, i do believe that sooner or later this dry season will end. however, Allah is great and fair. in despite of the unlucky season of the construction company, Allah sprinkled some luck to our maintenance company. the company started blooming towards the 4th quarter of the year. we got new jobs with new clients, more equipments to add to our existing assets and more workers (that gives a big BOMB to our account every end of the month!! Gulp...) *nothing to be complained about, syukur alhamdulillah. :)

health: just a little bit of mild sickness sometimes but most of the time, i'm perfectly healthy throughout 2010. but somewhere in the middle of november, my other half's family was so sad and shocked when we discovered about my mother in law's sickness. she went for an operation and a few other post op treatments and now she is recovering bit by bit.

2011: resolution. i don't like that word. never had and never will. it somehow gives some kind of vibration to my brain, i don't know why.. but i know that one needs a resolution to be specifically clear about what needs to be achieved and what needs to be done. so i set for myself a resolution and keep my brain focus on achieving what i want.

with all the tests that Allah gave me in 2010, i accept them with gratitude and hope for a better luck in 2011. goodbye 2010...

zarif

anak bongsu le katakan, asik ambik gambau dia je le...

little dimples ku

suka tido meniarap

boleh duduk tapi tak reti duduk sendiri

dah ada gigi 4 batang

scones

hi blog. hmmmm, harini aku ada satu cerita pasal scones...
segalanya bermula last weekend masa aku lepak minum petang kat rumah kakak aku, blossom. scones yang blossom buat, OMG!! OMG!! setaraf coffee bean, or maybe better actually.. blossom dah dikira tahap sifu dalam baking scones & many other things lah, so dia takde exact measurement utk ingredients. dia main campak2 je ingredients. terror kan dia?

maka aku pun mencubalah... dengan ingredientsnya iaitu tepung, brown sugar, butter, raisins and fresh milk. uli punya uli, canai punya canai, akhirnya terhasil lah scones yang kemudiannya aku masukkan ke dalam ovenku yang kemetot ini (oven all in 1 noxxa amway, aku beli dari faizah, staff kakak aku.. *sempat aku promote kau, pekzah. tuan penasihat, 25 persennnn*) :-

20 minit berlalu, dengan hati yang besar, excited & riang gembira, aku offer dak haziq bawak scones utk bekal sekolah hari ni. haziq setuju & dia nak rasa. kata haziq: can i try and taste the 'cones'?
namun malangnya, indah rupa tapi isi dalamnya bentan. aku heran, agaknya terlebih butter ke apa? atau oven aku yg kemetot ni hampeh ke? dengan hampa aku pun keluarkan balik scones yg aku nak bekalkan utk haziq tu daripada tupperware. kang cikgu dia rasa scone bentan aku, buat malu je.. :(

alkisah rupa2nya, blossom lupa nak pesan pada aku, tepung tu kena pakai tepung MFM self raising flour. mana lah aku tau, aku buat tadi main beduk je pakai tepung gandum.
ishh ishh ishhhh...... silap tepung daaaaaa...

so kesimpulannya, percubaan pertamaku gagal tapi ini tak bermaksud aku putus asa. percubaan kedua ku akan menyusul.... (entah2 petang kang.. heheheh....)

hari ini

hi blog.

hari ini, 19 october 2010.

hari ini, aku rasa sedih sangat. kakak aku emilda a.k.a. buttercup (BC) akan berangkat untuk mengerjakan haji. aku sgt2 close dgn kakak2ku yang kat melaka ni, BC and BO (adillah a.k.a. blossom). selain drp kekasih ku ZZ, diorang berdua ni lah tempat aku mengadu nasib suka duka ku, tempat aku minta pendapat & nasihat, teman2 utk aku release tension, teman2 bergossip sambil menternak lemak & diorang lah teman2 PPGs aku.

hari ini, BC nak pergi utk 44 hari tinggalkan aku, BO, office & family utk pergi beribadat, pergi menyahut panggilan & jemputan Allah. aku berdoa semoga selamat perjalanan pergi-balik nya, mudah segala urusan haji nya, bertenang & happy dia & husband nya kat sana nanti..

i'm gonna miss you my dear sister..

sehari sebelum 16 oktober 2010

hi blog. hari ni adalah hari yang paling happy dalam hidup aku. aku amat2 bersyukur kerana dengan izinNya, aku diberikan kesihatan, kegembiraan, dan usia yang dilanjutkan. walaupun dari semasa ke semasa Dia menguji aku dengan dugaan2Nya, aku redha dan bersyukur kerana segala ujian yg diberikan kepadaku dapat aku lalui dengan tabah.

hari ni, mcm tahun lepas jugak, semua team members aku tak pernah lupa utk celebrate bday aku walaupun sehari in advance.
*thank you to my dear sisters, bro & staffs yg bersusah payah buat mini celebration that made my morning so happy & cheerful.. ingatan & kasih sayang yang korang berikan akan aku ingat sampai bila2. i love you guys..*





lepas habis celebrate dgn budak2 ofis, kawan baik aku, liana belanja lunch kat ayam penyet mitc. *thx my friend.. u're so sweet and thotful.*

back from lunch tadi, aku dikejutkan lagi dgn sesuatu yang sgt2 tak ku sangka akan berlaku pada diriku hari ni..


OMG!! gelang idamanku! kekasih hatiku Azizi buat satu kejutan yang hampir memberikan aku heart attack. what a wonderful surprise. kata dia, gelang ni ada 9 butterflies untuk 9 years bday celebrated with him..
*thank you very much sayang. i really didn't expect this. you are the best gift that Allah give me. i'm blessed to have you as my soul mate. praying for our love & bond will last for eternity. thnx so much for this lovely gift.*

raya ku yang meriah

hi blog. dah lama aku menyepi. puasa dah berlalu. nak raya, dah raya. dah celebrate sepuas2nya. dah naik dah pun kilo kilo yang dah hilang sekejap masa puasa haritu. hishh!! walaubagaimanapun, padahnya terpaksa lah aku tanggung sebab aku yg makan tak ingat dunia. sekarang ni, pelahan2 diet la balik. anyways, raya haritu mmg best sgt. semua adik beradik aku balik. kitorang enjoy sgt masa bagi2 duit raya & tukar2 presents (aktiviti tahunan yg dinamakan 'ali baba bagi harta').

well, ni serba sikit snapshots di hari raya..

mak & apak yang tersayang..
tanpa mereka, tiadalah aku

meriahnya raya. inilah the nordins yang asal. apak, mak & lapan beradik


inilah the nordin group of families..


ini pulak, tak lain tak bukan... the azizis

ni petang raya masa kitorang buat sessi ali baba bagi harta
( mak ai, gemoknya aku! )

itu saja lah yang dapat aku ceritakan kali ni. selamat hari raya kepada semua..

salam aidilfitri

hi blog.. raya is coming real soon and i'd like to wish you & all my relatives and friends, selamat hari raya. maaf zahir batin. hopefully this year's raya will bring more joy, happiness, health and wealth.. amin..

merdeka

hi blog.. semalam hari merdeka & aku habiskan masa kat rumah dengan kids tanpa maid sepanjang hari. so, aku pun buat macam2 aktiviti yang bermula selepas sahur.. zarif kena flu, so dia terkejut masa aku bangun sahur then dia tak nak tidur balik sampai subuh. by that time, mata aku pun dah wide open & aku dah fully downloaded. so aku pun teringat yang aku ada beli pisang & terasa macam nak buat banana cupcakes...

percubaan pertama membuat banana cupcakes.
tak cukup satu bahan (ie: sour cream 4 tbsp) tapi aku beduk je..

senang je buat dia rupa2nya.. so lepas masukkan dia dlm oven, terdengar suara budak2 berbunyik. dah bangun tidur la tu. bila aku jengak diorang dalam bilik, mukhriz & haziq tgh buat bising & zarif tgh main2 sendiri. then mukhriz kata dia nak pizza sbb dah lama dia tak makan homemade pizza. so, aku pakai apron balik semula & buatkan pizza untuk diorang. nasib baik ada le jugak bahan2 utk buat pizza's toppings.

main belasah je apa yg ada.. ie: sausages, crab sticks, mince chicken & carrot.

zarif pun leka tgk aku buat pizza. dia dok dalam baby chair dia sambil main2 dgn dia punya teether & toys. cukup time, dia ngengek nak mandi...


petang aku masak for berbuka. buat pertama kalinya aku masak utk berbuka tahun ni sbb selalunya maid aku yg masakkan. aku buat ayam masak kicap, sambal telur & masak lemak kobis. so itulah aktiviti aku sepanjang hari.. penat jugak jadi suri rumah/maid sebenarnya. tu tak buat laundry tu.. kalau laundry pun aku buat semlm, mau naik sawan aku agaknya. nasib baik aku bukan suri rumah/maid... fiuhhhh!! ;p

cuppies for a friend

hi blog! tomorrow's the birthday of a good friend of mine & i thot that it would be nice if i give her somethg that i make with love. she's special in my heart bcoz of her sincerity in building friendship with me and my PPG sisters. no matter how busy or tired she is, she will spare some of her time to attend to me whenever i need her help. i really hope that this friendship will last forever... so these cuppies are specially for you, my friend & i hope you like them.

happy bday in advance my dear friend !!
thanx for being such a wonderful, understanding & helpful friend...

toothfairy oh toothfairy...

haziq's first experience of losing his tooth! it happened last 2 days. (that tooth has been shaking for a week or so.), he was trying to open eclipse mints with his teeth then suddenly... ploooop!! his tooth came off. he was such a brave boy bcoz he didnt panic, didnt cry or whatsoever although blood was all over his right palm and that lucky tooth was on his left palm. he juz came to me and said: "mama, my gigi patah".. now my little apple is officially a client of miss toothfairy... :)

MR3

hi blog.. last week aku & adik beradikku di nordin group prezenkan apak new lamps untuk MR3 nya. excited gila apak aku dapat lampu baru. mana taknya, lampu existing dia tu dah boleh dikatakan katarak tahap kronik. akhirnya, MR3 diberikan satu nafas yang baru...


ini lah flashback masa kitorg buat 'surpriseeee' kat apak & process transformasi lampu tersebut.

apak yang hatinya berbunga-bunga kesukaan & tak sabau2 nak tengok prezennya.

ta-daaaaa....

seperti biasa, aku selalu tak dapat nak enter frame sbb sibuk mengambik gambau.. yang kiri sekali tu bukan aku eh, dia kakakku Blossom yang cun melecun. kakakku Buttercup takde masa ni sbb kena pegi jakarta. apak. adik lelaki tunggalku si lorat Andy. adik perempuanku yang cute & boleh tahan banyak cenekel Jerd. dan of coz... kekasih awal dan akhirku.... (kenapa tak nak tengok camera yang??)

work in progress....

kachingggggggg!!!

siap aku memandai tambah2kan HID ballast kasi memencau2 sikit lampu apak aku... bill-nya seperti biasa.. berat sama dipikul ringan sama dijinjing dgn adik beradik aku yg terlibat dlm projek mencantikkan lampu MR3 ni..

guys, we made apak & mak really happy... <3

5 months

5 months ago, i gave birth to a wonderful baby that we named Zarif. he was born 3.39kg, the smallest amongst my 3 children. time flies so fast, he's so big now. today he's 9kg.

he can now turn, laugh out loud & sit in a baby chair. and the latest thing that i notice yesterday is that he's got teeth, 2 tiny teeth.. what a wonderful priceless gift that Allah gave me and my family.

my little dimples. syukur alhamdulillah...

ramadhan

assalamualaikum..
hi blog. selamat berpuasa...

semalam 1st day puasa. lepak2 at home with kids. they all semua ber-hibernate in my room. mukhriz didnt fast yesterday bcoz he is just recovering from toothache & he was under medication. but today is his first trial & i hope that he can make it until berbuka time..

our sahur is simple. we eat bread or oatmeal with drinks like milo, soya milk & water. no appetite to eat big so early in the morning.. but i really hope i'll lose some babyphats during this holy month..

this year, my big sister marlin suggested 'the biggest loser contest', where we're gonna pool money by collecting entry fees of rm50/participant & the one who loses the most kgs will win the pool money. so exciting! i'm participating but not putting any hope to win, just for the sake of having fun with my family..

di bulan ramadhan yg mulia ni, i'm praying semoga Allah membukakan pintu rezeki seluas2nya untukku & family ku & limpahkan kurniaan & rezeki yang melimpah2nya, amin...

ok blog.. have a great ramadhan!!

last weekend

hi blog! last weekend i had a really special quality time with my darling & my kids. we spent a nite at Gardens, we did window shopping, a little bit of shopping and makan makan makan! after a few visits to coach for the past 2 weeks, i finally ended my temptation & indulged myself with the brand new Alexandra...

thank you my mr. cheerleader, without your "go go! buy buy!", i might not have bought it and maybe i would still be drooling for it rite at this moment.. but now, not anymore!! yeaaahhoo....

well actually the main objective of kl for the weekend was bcoz of my sister's kenduri on saturday. we checked out from Gardens on saturday & ZZ wanted to take a quick peek at his car in a workshop in bandar sunway. peeking done and we were just about to push off to jelatek until somethg happened! i opened my window to throw a cotton bud with zarif's snot and the power window was stuck. it was wide open and then rain drops started to fall! talking about bad lucks.. (maybe Allah's mad at me for overindulging myself with handbags..)

nasib baik we are still in bandar sunway & there's a shop that can fix that darn power window. so zz dropped my kids and i at sunway pyramid so that the kids wont feel uncomfortable while the power window is being fixed. so... only me and my 3 lil heros wandering around, up and down sunway pyramid. but the big boys had fun playing bumper car (3 rounds) and went for a ride in ferry's wheel. and little dimples behaved himself well, sleeping & drinking milk & sleeping again.


that was my 'last weekend'... tiring but exciting (especially the alexandra part!) :)

**to my dear kak mas, sorry to miss your kenduri & congrats to your new office set up! go go azamas!!

happy birthday sweetheart

today, 30th july 2010, is the 34th birthday of someone very special to my heart. he's my best friend, the one that i always turn to for better or for worse. he's the father of my 3 wonderful gifts from Allah, the one that my children respect & admire. he's my azizi, the one that continuously pours his attention, love & affection to my children and i.


i made some cupcakes for his birthday. well, actually he's not a cake-eater, he just doesn't like cakes. but for the sake of showing his appreciation to my effort, he ate 1, the one that has his name on it. thank you my dear..

i also ordered carrot walnut cupcakes from a bakery near ozana, farissha bakery. the cuppies are delicious! we celebrated his bday at our office. thanx to my dear siblings and staffs that joined the micro party.. to my beloved other half, happy b'day & may Allah bless us with more & more love and happiness..

cupcakes

i love cupcakes (well, who doesn't??) & it's an 'in' thing now. it's suitable for birthdays, anniversaries, weddings and many many other occasions. i normally order them from full time cupcakes makers for my kids' b'days. until recently, i felt like i wanna try bake them myself. so i baked cuppies and muffins. then i thot that i should try decorate them myself, juz for fun. and i so enjoyed it!! so this is my first attempt....

~ butter cream frosting with colorings ~

~ work in progress ~

~ ta-daaa...... ~

well for a first timer in cupcakes decorating, i consider myself... 6/10. (perasan!!! hahahah...).
by the way, thanks to the sophisticated world of IT, i learnt to make the butter cream from you-tube. <3