Mee Udang Cik Jem

Today mak made her specialty.. Mee Udang.. way i mean waaaaaaaaaayy better than the one's at Kuala Sepetang.. the prawns where fresh enough.. everything was right. yummmehh.. but please do not ask how to cook the dish.. i can only answer how to mix up a bowl for myself to enjoy.. heeee

yellow noodle

the usual condiments

prawns.. as large as u can find

boiled eggs

bawang goreng

the most important ingredients.. the creamy & yummy gravy

so yeah, that Mee Udang made my day.. yumm! thanx mak!

Missing You

Yesterday few of my friends shared this video on facebook.. it was of a flashmob at KLIA by MAS.. i immediately click to watch it.. i just don't know why.. but i have a thing for flashmob (eventhough haven't seen it live).. there's a certain feeling of proud and being belong to something..

After watching it, i don't thing it is categorised as a flashmob.. since they were performers.. it's more of a performance and some sort of an advertisement by MAS in expressing what their passengers feels when boarding their flight.. the joy of meeting their loved ones.. the joy of seeing new places for tourists.. the cutest of all was the ones with makcik-makcik singing..

A Colleague's Birthday Lunch

A lunch treat for a colleague's birthday celebration.. we picked the nearest and the simplest.. the most important thing the food that we would enjoy.. since all of us were feeling under the weather.. the best thing would be something hot and soupy.. steamboat it is then.. and off to Johnny's we went.. wheeee..

menu

the birthday girl and another colleague

our pot

steaming in process

their special chilli dip

Anyways..

Dear RAR : Wishing u the happiest "23rd" (as u put it) birthday! May all your wishes come true!

Makan - Makan || Restoran Cosy Place, Wangsa Maju Revisited

This is our second time here.. the food was still the same.. the ambience still the same.. but the service was poor that nite.. worst than before.. there's a room for improvement..

Little Adam had his usual mushroom soup..  all in all, we went home that nite with a happy belly..

the menu

watermelon juice

mushroom soup

cantonese kueytiaw

char kueytiaw

BBQ ribs

Little Adam 2nd Day @ School

Today was a huge improvement.. Little Adam was smiling and singing happily all the way to school... goooodd!! I followed him inside the school along with my mom.. he was happily running with his new found friend.. guess what? the friend is a girl.. SOPHIE.. at first he kept coming back at my side.. then me and my mom sneaked out while he was playing.. i peeked in to see if he was crying.. but he didn't even realised that i was gone.. 

While waiting for his 2 and a half hour to finished, me and mom did some window shopping.. and then joined my father for a coffee.. Something to take my mind of worrying about little Adam..

At the end of the session, when i went to picked him up, the teacher said "today he joined the class" well.. that's good.. before going off, he salam his teacher's hand and then sanitized his hand with the dettol provided..

When i asked him "What did you do at school Adam" he said.. "jump-jump, football" .. i guess he left out the learning part.. hehehehe.. and today i noticed there were sticker on his t-shirt.. same as yesterday.. so the kids were given stickers on their t-shirt everyday at the end of the session.. and they get the stickers after hugging their teachers.. how cute...

after arriving

his playing mate- the one's standing

kept coming back to me

join in the activity

p/s : today will be my last day sending little Adam to school.. from this Friday onwards.. il'l be depending on my father..

Little Adam First Day @ School

We decided on where to send little Adam to school to mingle at last.. so the first day came.. me, as the mother was very nervous..i was a wrecked.. thinking on how he'll react.. luckily Mr. AZ took leave to send him along with me..We keep on telling him that he'll be going to school with lots of friends where he can jump.. run and play..

The teachers, they refer themselves as aunty and uncle waited for their student at the entrance.. for this first tim parents were allowed to enter the class.. little Adam was okay.. He even pull his father to join him jumping on the trampoline..then the class started with only 3 students.. but little Adam refuses to join the class, he just jumping up and down on the trampoline.. and he make sure that one of us was by side all the time..

After couple of minutes, me and Mr AZ decided that we had to leave him by himself.. and hoping that he will join the class.. for this first day, according to the teachers, will be a small class.. but the were expecting a bigger group next week.. Together we ran out of the class and leave him while he cried and scream on top of his lung.. one of the teachers came o him and hug him.. We can watch him from the glass door..

 

After couple of minutes, he calmed down but still didn't join the class.. he just played with one of the teacher..  Mr. AZ and me waited outside where they provide chairs for parents.. Once in while we do check on him.. looks like he enjoyed playing.. but still didn't join the class..

After their snack break, i think it was playing and singing session until the end of class.. only during this session i saw little Adam join the class.. but a good progress.. he came out of the class smiling and shake uncle and aunty's hand.. the teacher said he's okay.. it's normal for a first timer to react the way he did.. Hoping for a better tomorrow.. we signed little Adam for a 3-day week class.. so, it's Monday, Wednesday and Friday.. since this week the class started on Tuesday.. so it will be Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday..

After the class, he asked for his milk and slept all through the evening with only a bowl of mushroom soup as his lunch.. Luckily, it was only a 2 hour session per class.. if not i guess he'll be sleeping all through the day!

playing by himself

during the singing session

he was the only one standing up while others sitting down

last song before going home

p/s: terasa diri dah tua bila anak dah skolah..

Makan - Makan || Ayers Rock Butcher & Grill, Wangsa Maju

We visited  this restaurant during one of my meat craving phase..I knew about this place from a read one of the blogs..Through a search i found out that it has opened a new branch in Wangsa Maju.. Took me quite some time to convince Mr. AZ that i need to go to this place to get their piece of meat..

The night of our visit, the branch hosted a function but they still accept walk-ins.. we had a nice table at a corner then was given the menu.. I, without thinking hard ordered my favourite part.. "T-bone, well done". Mr. AZ ordered their burger.. for little Adam?? well.. he already had his dinner..i just ordered him hot chocolate..

While we were enjoying our meal, something funny.. or should  say embarrassing. but i was proud at the same time.. there live band.performing that nite..while the band were playing a pop song (couldn't remember the song), little Adam, on top of his lung, recited zikir..something "Allahuakbar, alhamdulillah" over and over again.. The more we ask him to slow down his reciting.. the more louder he goes..Everybody was looking at us and smile.. ehehhehe..so Mr. AZ finishes his meal quickly and took little Adam out..then i took the turn to look after little Adam, for Mr. AZ to finish my T-bone..

The Verdict

Ambience - the lights shouldn't be dimmed.. it does affect my mood and appetite..nice job with the live band thing.. during our visit, the place was too crowded with people from the function..

Food - for me, the meat was like whooahhhh.. thick and juicy.. i don't like the salad accompanying it.. and i feel that the whole plate was bland.. there's something missing but can't make out the missing thing..

Price - i guess it's on the expensive side.. the t-bone steak priced more than the one's served in Victoria Station..but it was thicker..

Service - good because we were served by the owner..

The drinks bar

The menu

my plate of t-bone steak

Sheryl Crow || Real Gone

Little Adam loves this clip very much because he's so into Cars the Movie.. but was not interested at all with  Cars 2.. he loves Lightning McQueen and Mater.. and he can named most of the characters in Cars the movie.. So most of the time we spent together was watching Cars the Movie over and over again.. he can repeat all the dialogue..

p/s: and now the father bought him a Lightning McQueen bag for him to go to school.. oooohh.. and yeah.. we're planning to sent him to playschool to let him mingle but still couldn't decided on the place to sent..

A Birthday Party

This is little Adam's only birthday party invite for the year.. an invitation from Mr. AZ's friend.. wouldn't want to missed it since we couldn't make it last year.. I was the one excited with the party.. searching for little Adam's t-shirt according to the party theme.. the theme was Upin & Ipin.. Seriously.. i thought it was an easy search.. but there were no Upin & Ipin t-shirt could be found at my office flea market.. so I just decided that little Adam would wear any t-shirt from his collection..

We already bought the birthday girl her presents earlier.. the morning of the party, Mr. AZ decided to search for Upin & Ipin theme t-shirt for the last time (last kopek laa kononya).. he's afraid that little Adam would feel left out during the party for not wearing according to the theme.. eheheheh..  Finally jumpa la jugak t-shirt Upin & Ipin.. I wash the t-shirt and fan dried and also ironed the t-shirt just before going out for the party..

Arriving at the venue.. which is little Adam most favourite place in the world.. Pizza Hut.. because he loves to eat pizza & mushroom soup..he was the only one wearing Upin & Ipin themed shirt.. even the birthday girl and family was out of the theme.. heheheeh.. so i guess the theme was for the venue since most of the balloons were of Upin & Ipin.. little Adam had a great time.. eating pizza and mushroom soup all he wants..

After that we went back with full stomach and went to lalaland secara berjemaah.. eheheheh

Final Holiday of the Year 2011

Since dah jalan-jalan utara ni.. kitorang holiday laaa dekat Penang.. the nearest.. Initially plan semalam je.. lepas tu boleh pulak nak extend another nite.. tapi at a different hotel..

After wedding.. kitorang terus cross the bridge and head to Cititel Penang.. why Cititel? it is close to Nasi Kandar Yasmeen (our favourite Nasi Kandar spot) and Sup Hameed.. both of the spot is just couple of steps je dari Cititel.. tu yang best tu..

I planned to eat lotsa things.. nak pegi Padang Kota (terpaksa ditch this plan sebab keluar from hotel dah lambat and Mr. AZ prefers Gurney Drive).. Dapatla makan Char Kueytiaw.. even little Adam pon makan Char KueyTiaw.. a bit pedas tapi die suka.. Habis 2 gelas milo ais dia sorang bantai..Mr. AZ was happy with his Rojak Techno.. where the server dance while preparing your rojak.. funny this man.. then balik hotel.. i don't know why.. tapi terase penat sangat.. mata dah macam tak boleh bukak.. so sampai hotel teros membuta.. around 10, Mr. AZ woke me to go to Sup Hameed.. but i just couldn't make it.. and let both the boys go.. Kiranya plan asal nak makan macam2 tak tercapai!

Next morning we had our breakfast at the hotel.. the coffee house too small and crammed.. luckily we went down early.. dapatla jugak tempat.. if not we have to queue for quite some time..the breakfast spread was so-so.. then we toured the hotel.. when for their indoor swimming pool..but not comfortable with the environment.. stuffy.. little Adam pon taknak swim.. so naik atas and dia swim dalam bath tub..

little Adam at Cititel Penang

Close to 12 kitorang pon get ready to check out.. after arrangements at the front desk.. we went to have our favourite Nasi Kandar.. from Yasmeen we saw the outrageously long line at Nasi Kandar Line Clear.. but i still prefer Yasmeen..

Then off we went to Batu Feringghi to check in at another hotel.. Bayview Batu Feringghi. our room wag HUGE!! tapi i didn't enjoy the stay much.. I was down with flu.. tapi still drag myself to the beach and kids club with little Adam.. kesian dia.. his 1st vacation that he enjoy.. but mama down with flu pulak.. Nasib baik dia tanak swimm.. kalau tidak lagi sakit la mama.. Most of our time spend at Kids club tak pon just lounging at the beach.. malam tu just makan ala kadar.. and Mr. AZ went to the Batu Feringghi pasar malam by himself sebab little Adam tido awal malam tu..

The next day went by like a lightning.. after breakfast at the hotel..then it was time to check-out.. we took the ferry out of the island.. little Adam enjoyed the ride.. while me was knocked down by the Paracetamol i took before we left the hotel..

little Adam lounging at the beach at Bayview Batu Feringghi

Sorry Adam.. mama demam pulak time holiday.. next time i promise to be very healthy to layan you.. until now little Adam kept on saying "Penang" whenever he saw building similar to Cititel Penang and  "hotel" whenever he feels as if he was in a hotel lobby.. kesian anak mama..