Friday, April 22, 2011

Skincare vs Cosmetics

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Masa remaja dulu, tak faham tentang skincare dan cosmetic ni. Ingatkan semua yang pakai kat muka dikira sebagai make-up. Memang tak pernah kisah pasal bab2 ni, tak minat. Ada la pakai creme as a protection against the sunlight. Kalau tak silap, start guna creme tu masa Form 5, masa tu guna Ponds. Then tukar guna Oil of Ulan (OOU). Tapi sekarang dah panggil Oil of Olay, takder pulak panggil 'ooo' hehehe...

Then, bila terbeli yang tiruan punya, muka jadi gelap, terus tak pakai. Tukar Ponds balik. Tapi masa tu bukan apply tiap2 hari pun, just time nak keluar jer, coz tak nak bagi sunburn. But still, sunburn jugak!

Lepas kahwin, still cam masa bujang, tak ambil berat sangat bab2 skincare ni. Masa tu baru tahu, skincare ni seeloknya pakai full set (cleanser, toner, moisturiser). So, beli la full set, Artistry punya produk. But still with the same perception - apply time nak kuar rumah jer, tu pun kalau rajin... hehehe...

Lepas kahwin jugaklah baru tahu apa beza antara skincare dan cosmetic - yang mana skincare, yang mana cosmetic a.k.a make-up. Skincare ni penting untuk protect kulit dari damage. While cosmetic ni extra jer, optional and for me it's not important coz it's just colors and not meant to protect our skin.

Last year, lepas attend Beauty Clinic, baru saya dapat kesedaran tentang betapa pentingnya skincare ni. Tiap hari kulit kita terdedah pada Free Radical. Without any protection, kulit kita akan rosak, tua sebelum usia. Even if kita hanya duduk di rumah (in this case, it's me la), still kena ada protection. So, starting from that day, saya usahakan supaya everyday and night, saya apply skincare, kalau tak sempat nak pakai cleanser ngan toner pun, at least saya pakai creme. Tapi jangan salah faham yer, saya bukan bersolek yer, just skin protection. But actually, for us, housewives, it's important to look beautiful for our husband. Berhias2an dalam rumah, bersolek depan suami, dapat pahala. Cuma saya ni kurang arif bab2 make-up ni. Tahu apa Foundation, apa pemerah pipi, apa eye shadow, lip liner semua tu, tapi kalau letak semua tu kat depan saya... huhuhu... tak tau apa jadinyer... silap2 jadi clown... :P

And for me, dalam memilih produk apa yang kita nak beli sangat penting coz kita nak pakai kat muka, dan nilai muka kita bukannya murah tau! Tersilap beli perfume, takper, takder effect apa2 pada kita. Tersilap beli bedak pun, takper lagi. Tapi tersilap beli skincare, banyak effect dia. Kalau setakat gatal2 biasa, ok lagi. Yang teruknya, bila kulit asalnya cantik, tapi sebab tersilap pakai produk, jadi rosak - banyak jeragat la, mengelupas la.

So ladies, buatlah pilihan yang bijak supaya kulit kita maintain sihat dan cantik (^^)

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

He's Doing It Again!


Antara aktiviti yang Fathi suka - bukak seluar, then bukak pampers! All by himself! Dah lama dah dia pandai bukak sendiri. Terlalu kerap, even if baru jer lepas tukar pampers. That's why kami terpaksa pin baju dia kat seluar, konon2 tak nak bagi dia bukak la. But guess what, that didn't stop him from doing so! Thus, saya pun bukan setakat pin kat depan, malah belakang pun pin jugak. Ingatkan problem settled. But guess again, pun dia boleh bukak lagi! Supposed, logically, dia dah takleh bukak coz pin depan belakang tu! But then... huhuhu...

Lama kelamaan, dia dah faham. Dia bukak bila pampers dah penuh dan dia nak suh tukar. So, saya just pin depan jer la, sebagai syarat jer. Coz kalau tak pin, seolah2 saya bagi kebenaran untuk dia bukak. But lately, dia start balik dah. So, kena pin depan belakang semula. But still, that doesn't stop him. Aduh la.... very tiring la... kejap2 ada yang melaung "Ma..... Fathi bukak pants!..." then "Ma.... Fathi bukak pampers!..." pakai balik... tak sampai setengah jam, bukak balik. Dari pagi sampai malam ulang proses yang sama. Kalau dia boleh stick to the pampers long enough, at least sampai betul2 perlu salin, bersyukurnyer.... hanya Tuhan yang tahu how that feels.... ni pun baru jer lepas pakaikan balik pampers dia! Hopefully dia behave la... adui la.... sayaaaaaang anak mama ni! masa kecik jer naughty tau! besar nanti insya Allah rajin tolong papa mama, jadi anak yang soleh, mukmin yang bertaqwa... insya Allah...

Maintain?? Am I?....

me and hubby... the kids are watching from aside... eheheh... (^^)

Soalan bonus yang sering ditanya oleh kawan2 especially kawan2 yang dah lama tak jumpa -
Macam mana saya boleh maintain?... walaupun dah beranak 5, tapi saya tetap sama cam kat U dulu...
Hmm... macam mana ek? Actually saya pun tak tau... yang paling lawak sekali, ada jugak yang menyangka saya pergi Gym... huhuhu...

Sebenarnya, saya TAK pernah pergi Gym... juga TAK pernah join mana2 program diet atau mengambil apa2 produk diet!

Apa tips dia? Maybe sebab saya ni kurang makan. Saya betul2 makan nasi normally sekali sehari. Selebihnya, saya 'cilok2' makan time suap anak2. And jarang sekali saya makan habis sepinggan sorang. Normally saya share ngan anak2 la. Saya makan selepas mereka makan, berhenti sebelum mereka berhenti. Dengan erti kata lain, saya jarang makan sampai betul2 kenyang!

Kat rumah, sambil buat kerja2 rumah, sambil layan anak2 - terkejar sana, terkejar sini. Kejap2 sorang panggil, kejap lagi sorang lagi pulak panggil. Kejap2 sorang mintak buat tu, buat ni, kejap lagi yang lain pulak mintak. Kejap2 sorang ngamuk, pastu yang lain pulak sambung - chain reaction... huhuhu... Start dari subuh, sampai la tengah malam, non stop. Mana sempat nak duduk sajer... tak cukup tangan!

Exercise? Dah lama betul saya tak exercise. Last sekali masa kat U dulu... huhuhu... Tae Kwon Do? Sempat masa 1st semester jer. Lepas tercedera, terus terkubur. Dah tak berapa ingat step2 dia. Tapi still ada impian untuk continue balik... insya Allah. Jogging? Hubby selalu ajak, tapi tak larat la nak jogging sambil dukung Hifdzi... nanti2 la... hehehe

So, tu lah dia cara saya maintain kot... oh ya! Satu lagi, saya breastfeed. Mungkin tu juga salah satu faktor dia.

Sekarang ni saya dah slow2 start exercise simple2 kat rumah. Bukan untuk diet, tapi untuk sihat. So, to all full-time moms, let's exercise! (^^)

Monday, April 4, 2011

Aisyah's Birthday Cake

Barbie cake as per requested by Aisyah...
... was planning to make a Barbie doll out of the cake itself, but didn't get enough time... huhuhu... this was done in just half an hour... poor Aisyah, she wanted a Barbie cake so badly... next time insya Allah... it's a promise!

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Working Moms vs Housewives


One of my friends once said to me that she is too busy working when I asked her why did she quit running her business. She was very good at it. She also said that she has no free time coz she needs to make sure that her house is clean and tidy, her clothes are washed and folded, her husband and 2 kids are served, and she's about to have another baby. So, she's not willing to continue her business coz she's tired doing all those things. In her opinion, I'm in other hand is able to run a business coz I'm just a 'housewife', that I have a lot of free time. At first, I agreed. But then, I start to think, is it?

Let's think for a moment...

~ Compared to her, I have 5 kids, she has only 2... in the next few months, she'll be having another 1 which make it only 3. Still, I have more.
~ She said her kids differ only a year or a year and half between one another, same goes with me... my kids differ from only 14 to 18 months (except for the eldest and the 2nd one coz I had a miscarriage in between). So, we're even.
~ We both have no maid, but she's living right next to her parents' house, and she told me that she often send her kids over to her parents so that she could clean up her house or to get some rest. Me? I have to do all my houseworks by myself while taking care of my kids on my own.
~ I've seen her kids and they weren't active, they were easy to handle with. My kids in other hand, are soooo active, and by saying that, I mean really extremely active - 24x7 trashing, jumping, running, climbing, crying, yelling, shouting, messing and fighting. All these in my daily life, from 6am to 11pm or 12 midnight.
~ She thought I'm not working, well guess what, I'm working, from home. Yes I can choose my own time to work, but with 5 kids, try guessing how many hours I can work? Working at home is so much different from working at the office. At home, I can't concentrate on my work. It's hard for me to complete my task. Meanwhile, at the office, she is able to concentrate.
~ She said that everyday she needs to make sure that her house is clean and tidy, her clothes are washed and folded, her husband and 2 kids are served. Well, don't I? I too have a house to take care of, clothes to wash and fold, dishes to wash, food to prepare, kids to raise and watch over, husband to serve and look after, and compared to her, I have to do everything on my own, unaided.

I'm not trying to brag or whatsoever, there are many housewives out there and they all are much much better than me, much stronger than me, much greater than me. The reason why I'm writing this is because a lot of people out there often think that we, housewives are living an easy life at home. That we have no worries, and even worse, that we have a lot of free time.

If I only have one kid, I may have a lot of free time. I may have even spend half of my day sleeping or resting. But I don't, I have 5. But let me tell you, I may have a stressful life, I may have no time to rest, I may have less time to go shopping, but I'm happy with all I have, and I'm willing to spend whatever free time I have to run my business for the sake of my kids, because I love them so much, and I want to give them the best.

I believe, every and each of you out there, especially mothers, couldn't agree less, coz every mother wants only the best for their kids, and they are willing to sacrifice for them. Your kids are the REASON to give the best of you, not the EXCUSE to limit your abilities.

Love your kids by giving them the best...

To all MOTHERS out there, working or not, you are the BEST just by being a MOTHER!


Feb 23, 2011 @ 10am

Thursday, December 30, 2010

Wedding @ KAED Gallery

after years leaving the campus life behind, feels like living that life again once standing here at IIUM... (^^)

hubby, with a friend of his... ex-KIK

yum... yum...

k Ros, the bride's mother

.... almost forgot how it feels like to be a student... being there in IIUM, feel like I wanna be a student one more time... gosh... I've got to be kidding me... (^^)


Dec 30, 2010 @ 12:45pm

Monday, November 29, 2010

Colin Morgan Talks The 'Merlin' Finale

cult_merlin_s3_merlin.jpg The third series of Merlin is heading towards a thrilling conclusion, with the first installment of a two-part finale airing this Saturday night. Eager to get the inside scoop, we caught up with Merlin himself, Colin Morgan, to chat about the final episodes, what's to come in series four and how it felt to look 80 years old. Warning - may contain mild spoilers!

What have been some of your highlights from series three?
"Definitely one of the biggest highlights for me was having Warwick Davis work on the show. I'm a huge Willow fan, so it was great to have him on it. There's also some pretty iconic moments that happen in the third series, but are still to come in the final two episodes. Obviously I'm aware of the Arthurian legends and I've read lots about them, but to see those iconic images being recreated was definitely a huge highlight as well. Of course, all the locations that we get to go to are brilliant. There were some new ones we visited this year which were just stunning. There's loads of highlights, but that's all I can think of at the moment!"

Is it exciting for you as the show introduces more elements from the legends, such as the knights of the round table?
"Totally. When I first started, throughout series one and two, I exhausted all the literature of Arthurian legend and Merlin. To be so aware of it and be working in that world, then seeing it all materialise, knowing that it's so rooted in history and that you're continuing this legend that's been retold throughout the years, is brilliant. It's hugely exciting. I haven't become complacent at all. I still act like a bit of a geek when I see it all happening!"

How was it wearing the make-up for episode ten when you were disguised as the old wizard?
"Brilliant. It was really good to get a chance to do something completely different and play a different character. I got a chance to have a bit of fun with that. The first time we put the make-up on, it took a little over five hours. Keeping it on all day, your face does feel a bit fatigued! But it's fun experimenting with it and seeing what you can get away with, knowing that it's not your face. Although I enjoyed every single second of it, it did feel good to have it peeled off at the end of the day!"

Merlin: S03E10 - Old Merlin
What hints can you give us about what's coming up in the final two episodes?
"Huge iconic elements from the legends are happening. You'll see the formation of a certain famous band of knights, possibly seated at some form of table! There's also elements from the past. Things that have been buried since season one are going to resurface, literally! You're also going to see the kingdom and those who rule it overthrown and taken over by a dark force. Camelot is in dire straits. All the heroes are forced to form a vigilante gang to fight against it all."

Will we see any returning characters from the show's past?
"Absolutely. Some characters who haven't appeared since series two [come back]. Lancelot's returning and Gwaine makes another appearance. There's also other characters from the past with an emotional link to Merlin. Emilia Fox returns as Morgause - she has a big hand in what happens. Tom Ellis, who plays Cenred, also appears. All the evil ones are coming back, but we've got some goodies on our side, as well!"

It seems like there's big changes ahead for the show. Does this feel like the end of an era?
"It kind of does. It seems like things would be completely different, going into a fourth series. Having come out of the crisis at the end of the final episode, Camelot's going to be a very different place. You see Arthur acting more like a king. Whether that means he's really on the brink of taking the throne, I don't know. But it's certainly feeling very close. Merlin is also going to be a changed person. It definitely does feel like once this hurdle is jumped, Camelot is going to be a changed place."

How would you like the character of Merlin to evolve in series four?
"Of course, this is a tale about growing up, and you never want your character to grow up too fast. Certainly the producers like to keep it as a slow boiler. I'm always keen to see Merlin making more mature decisions and that's something that they've been focusing on throughout the third series. He can't be as naive as he was when the show first began. He's been hurt too many times and been through too much. I'd like to see my Merlin taking on more of the aspects of the Merlin of legend, with a wise head on his shoulders. I'd like to see Merlin become less naive and also concentrate more on his powers. I don't think we've seen him do enough cool magical stuff. I want more cool stuff to do!"

Do you know yet when series four will begin filming?
"We start again next year, I think around March time."

Do you have any other projects lined up during the break?
"The film that I did last year, called Parked, has just been selected from the Torino Film Festival in Italy, so I'm going to that at the end of the month. I'll also be promoting another film that I did, called Island. There's nothing set in stone yet in terms of other work, so I'm enjoying my rest at the moment, having come to the end of the eight-month Merlin madness!"

* From Digital Spy

Can't believe it's going to end next week... then, have to wait for a year before season 4 is aired. Why can't they make 20+ episodes rather than just 13 eps?.... hmm....

Bleach

My fav anime... hehe...
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Homemade Chocolate - NZ ChocolateLovers

It's 3:44am and I'm not yet asleep coz I've just finished making these... cute isn't it? heheh...

Actually I have few orders of chocolate oreos from hubby's office mate and I couldn't make it this morning coz I was attending a Beauty Clinic (will talk about it later ya!). Then, I had to wait till all my kids are asleep before getting started. If not, who knows what would happen... huhu...

Then, to fill up my time, I started my second project, Homemade Chocs... this is actually my second trial. The first one was quite a failure coz I made it according to the recipe I got from the net. This time, I took an advice from a shopkeeper. It was nice of her to share with me the recipe. No need to attend a class, heheh... Not that I don't want to, but for the time being, still have no opportunity to attend any baking class, have to learn from books... huhu...


Anyway, the chocs turn out to be good. Finally, something worth of trying... syukur Alhamdulillah...


Saturday, November 27, 2010

Syawal 2009

Some of the photos taken after solat raya. It's kinda routine for us on every raya morning to snap some photos before visiting our families and relatives.

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Thursday, November 25, 2010

Door Gift - Chocolate Oreo

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Monday, October 25, 2010

Tuna Puff

First trial... nice...

before

done!

ready to serve


Ni kalau beli kat King's Confectionery, melayang RM2 jugak seketul... buat sendiri lagi baik, jimat, pastu boleh letak inti ikut suka hati jer... Nanti nak try sardine lak... esok2 la, nak buat kerja lain lak...


Oct 24, 2010 @ 5:10pm




Hifdzi : 3 Month-Old






Oct 24, 2010 @ 4:38pm

Adoi... Anak Mama Yang BOY Ni....

Fathi's daily activity... erk....


Either this.....


... or this... (on the table...) huhu...



Oct 24, 2010 @ 2:31pm

Akhirnya.....

Finally.... siap gak pasang bracket ni kat dinding. Kali ni penat sikit men'drill' dinding. Macam nak pengsan rasanya. Tapi bila dah siap, rasa berbaloi... hehehe...

Sebelum ni pernah ternampak dah bracket tempat letak oven ni kat showroom IKEA dan memang dah berkenan nak beli, tapi masa tu tak jumpa lak kat mana letaknya benda tu. Tapi last week time kami ke sana, Alhamdulillah terjumpa. Rezeki... rezeki... heheh....

Dan akhirnya, berjaya jugak!

inilah rupanya bila dah siap

Breadmaker/Multifunction Oven kesayangan... heheh...

Basic Microwave... pun sayang gak ni, memudahkan kerja2 memasak dan menghangat...

Next, nak pasang shelf pulak. Tapi nanti2 lah, penat dah. Lagipun hari ni dah janji nak buat puding ngan anak2. Chow!


24 Oct 2010 @ 2:10pm

Friday, September 3, 2010

Amal's 4th Birthday



Birthday cake

Sweet princesses

Birthday gurl.... 4 years already...


Let's partay!!....

Birthday gift, bought at TESCO

Last girl standing... Aisyah stays up till midnight only to finish building up the blocks whereas Amal has already fallen asleep...





Friday, May 21, 2010

Upin Ipin & Ben 10 For Fathi

Previously, Disney Princesses for my 3 little princesses... now, Upin Ipin and Ben 10 for my little prince charming... :)

But of course, Fathi has only 4 teeth, therefore, he can't eat these... poor Fathi... huhuhu... but don't worry, nothing is going to waste coz his 'cece' (including my hubby) will gladly, voluntarily, finish it for him... :P



... me? I just love making it... (^_^)


May 21, 2010 @ 11:35pm

Homemade Chocolate

I've been searching for chocolate recipes for ages... and finally... my own homemade chocolate! Since my kids love chocolates so much, I would save a lot by making my own... hehehe... here's my first attempt... enjoy...

though it doesn't look so nice, but the kids love it!... need to improve the technique a bit...

need to work on the design... hmm....

Not bad for a first timer ey... googled the recipe in the net... pretty easy, no need to take a course... but to gain the knowledge and better technique, it's better to attend a course... me? I'll stick to the books and the net for the time being, but will surely attend a course one day... now, I just wanna focus on my kids, job and business coz that's what important to me...


May 21, 2010 @ 10:45pm

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