2nd year of life

salam all. its hasbul wafi 2nd birthday today!! hehehe happy birthday my beloved son!! babah and mama loves wafi...
:))

homemade apple pie

easy baking: homemade apple pie!

Hi frens!! me and hubby loves apple pie very much.. then it became more serious after watching this tv shows, pushing daisies * lots of pies scene* hehe we crave for it all the time!!! so usually we just buy a slice each from a bakery shop.. the price? well its quite expensive for a slice of an apple pie though!! hehe anyways, i actually baked one today!! budget for whole pie (8 slices)? imagine a slice of apple pie from a bakery shop cost you $3 each.. well my budget today for the whole pie less than 10$!!

before covering the top crust
close up. apples with a lots of cinnamon :)

another view of my homemade apple pie..
hehe will make again for this for my baby boy coming bday celebration insyallah..
anyways, the hubby was cooking lamb steak with grape juice.. sorry no pictures taken!!

nyummyy yummmmy in my tummyy!!

cheers everyone

all pictures above taken by hubby. no editing. thanks syng..

i love em both!! :))

my life.

salam family and friends.. Heres a quick post.!!
picture taken on the 7.12.2008 at rizqun hotel. finally after 2 weeks of well planned for family relaxing day.. my beloved family, beloved aunties and also nieces checked in last saturday.. hehe and yep the next day my son had his first swimming at rizqun baby pool! he was all excited! and yepp the water was very cold!! BURRRRR!!

Anniversary suprise!

salam all... guess what! its our annual wedding anniversary today.. and yep, im a happy bunny! :))
hehe i kinda happy because my anniversary surprise for my hubby worked! well i came with a riddle idea... i know it sounds kidy but then its fun and romantic! :) starts from the door of our bedroom, behind the monitor then to the red box and bla bla bla.. hehehe sort of many obstacle to get it though.. and lastly i actually hide it under the pillows haha he was exhautsed with the riddle thing... so he said he wanted to rest and search for it later.. lol i knew it! so i said just finished the riddle.. yep he did..
it was right under his head.. hehe so elahh i actually wrote something in a card and i asked him to read before opening the suprise gift. guess what.. my dearest didnt want to read it yet because i was sitting next to him and he said will read it later while im not around because he said he afraid that he gona cry..
awww kinda touchy though.. hehe so then he read it when i was actually pretending that im not looking lol!!
opened the box and yepp he loves itt!! im happy and glad that he actually loves what i bought him.. i didnt know wat to get him at first but i wanted somthing that he will remembers of me, everyday... apanah ku bagi??

ties! hehe i picked my fav kolor just for him.. :)

wow its 2am in the morning.. just had our anniversary dinner together! haha and i guess thats all for now..
im getting tired and need to sleep soon..

so c ya in my next blog ok.. cheers

new layouts

salam all. first off.. sorry for the lake of updates.. i guess ive been uberly busy nowadays hehe good thing is that i managed to change the layout.. :) hahaha

anyway, things have been accelerated *chopy chop* .. in an another month it will be December! wow cant believe that 2009 is just around the corner.. ive a lot of things to think about. u know.. new resolution.. maybe new power, new chapter, new spirit, new judgment, new verdict or new lifestyle perhaps.. apa2 saja lah asalkan dpt membaiki cara hidup hehe..

okay thats all for today.. not in teh mood to blog.. lapar! :P

laters

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heroes is back // season 3

yep, heroes fever is back. =) its on season 3 episode 8 so far!! & i just finished my heroes on episode 3.. hehe so 4 more to come!! lovee it already!

SHR! first day of syawal..

salam everyone..

first of all, i would like to wish all my family, friends and also readers a very happy raya.. :)
my today story on 1st day of syawal..? well actually i didnt spend much visiting today.. after visiting two houses - my hubby's side, we went back home and off to bed! haha
my beloved son wafi pun tdur! jarang ni wafi kan tdur tengah hari.. he was very energetic today.. ah i guess he was all excited to see many people gather around in one house.. hehe lari sana sini ya tadi. kidssss!
so woke up at ard 4pm and to my suprised there was still families from bandar in the living room.. haish wafi was eager to get out from the bedroom but hehe mana boleh tu ada kan di uyung tu ksana kemari.. kena quarantine lah hehe... btw im still sleepy. need to rest much..

anyways, i didnt take pictures today.. but ill try to take some later on.. or maybe tomorrow..
and as for my mom, usually she will be back in Brunei during raya.. but i guess she couldnt make it this time. so mom if ure reading this, i wish u a happy raya, take care and love you loads!! :)

okie dokie c ya on my next post... SHR maaf zahir batin to all from me, hubby and son.. with love xx

lol // randoms.

my first attempt using the manual settings. weird? yea i was too lazy to learn how to use or adjusting the focus settings & all.. haha ive no idea!! ill ask my hubby for basic introduction about it later on! ahha sasak tah ya ni krng! lol but i guess my mood today was gay. haa.. it wasnt bad at all hehe just a lil bit of adjusting for a wonderful shot. :)

more at www.flickr.com/photos/streetkandy

spiderweb everywhere!!

salam. hi all havent update since last mnth! yep im uberly busy :) besides busy baking cakes & biscuits, we also finally managed to send our son's nanny back, not to indon but to where she wanted to work with! weird lol. demanding hantap!! bascially shes not our maid plang konon pasal its not us yg pay her. but then she was paid to take care of our son and also to help me with house chores..? yelah, udah tau yg bukan kami yg pay her monthly so shes kinda neglecting in a way! bedulur jua sudah. makin di dulur makin menjadi lol. bangun pukul 7. makan sukati pilih. bedulur berhp. haha anyways, that doesnt matter alhamdulilah everyting doing just fine.. kalau di biarkan arah kami ada yg naik blood pressure leh nya ni! hhaha..

lots of things to say.. but so little time.. ani pun just a quick post! coz im in the middle of membuat cake actually.. :) so i guess ill update lagi ltr k? insyallah..

cheers

pic taken from: http://shinybento.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/busy.jpg

Hari Raya Special.. :)

Salam all. looking for hari raya's cakes & biscuits? just click on the banner :))

//a hidden passion.. revealed! ;p

salam all! just like what my hubby said, someone was very kind n generous to lend us his camera to try and practice!! thanks uncle :) anyways, the funny part kami fight over it coz sorang2 berabut kan mengambil gambar! haha i guess its a clean competiton for us.. we both are so excited.. hehe 2 different people with the same passion :)) so if u guys wana see what ive took.. simply go to this url : http://www.flickr.com/photos/29312527@N02/

and check out for my hubby's pictures at http://picasaweb.google.com/fazer739/ExperimentalPhoto

some pic collection of baby wafi // randoms

mohd hasbul wafi

Wafi singing twinkle twinkle little star feat ba baa black sheep!! lol

Me & Wafi!!

Wafi is now 1 year & 6 months old! :))

ride to bsb// randoms

hi all.. first off, sorry for the lack of updates hehe 2nd off, congrats to my lil sis, liz for her new photoblog! 3rd off, here's a pic of lastnite of our riding session to BSB. it was unplanned! sorry, most of our pic was corrupted! for more pics go here
Btw, our ride to kb was canceled due to heavy downpour!! *&^%$#!

// 0wned - 3, 1,6, & xc //

ill try to update more later. c ya

pics taken 17/7 - KDYMM Becemar duli bagi majlis remah Mesra bersama Rakyat Penduduk Daerah Tutong.

taken by me using unknown digital camera! lol. nda byk coz we went there like 1 hour sja! it was very hot but i had fun taking pictures! :) enjoys! sorry no photos of HM. // alah2 tah pakai nikon! hehe membari malu saja =p

2 pics above taken by me hubby using N80.

ok adios. cheers!

randoms// last week updated.

Hi All. Sorry for the lake of updates… me and hubby had been busy setting domain and searching for a free web hosting for the NNLR community official websites. So far, like Xanga or geocitites they only support domain that you bought from them.. mcm pakai plan lah.. If u bought domain from everywhere else nda Tia dpt tu... haiya! Or rr maybe I don’t know how to direct link it yet…
Anyway’s. We went to effen’s place last night for a BBQ (27/8) ... Basically all familiar faces were seen! Haha it was fun even though chickens and sausages were the only carte du jour. Oh! Btw, it is raining when I typing this on MW to be save for later!! & I was wondering will it stop raining??
(29/8) Tonight midge invite us all to her house for friends gathering.. Well we supposed to come to her house with bikes as requested hehhe I hope it will stop sooner or i guess we just have to drive later…

our dearly loved son, wafi is feeling much better than he was yesterday… he caught flu and quite feverish.. Alhamdulilah he’s all good today, active and animated as usual! We brought him to the shops this evening.. And yip we brought him to Giant in rimba last Sunday! He was all excited! =)

wafi and his pokemon ride//

randoms// tv series fever.

- weeds season one -

hi all. hehe guess what? ive been busy trying to watch weeds season 3!! u guys should watch it hehe weeds is about http://www.showcase.ca/weeds/about.aspx well i remember my cuz introduced it to me last year!! it was season one though it was actually aired year 2005!! which leads the addiction for me and hubby yet until i bought my self a season 2 this year, somewhere in march. we finished watching the complete season one and two! glad my hubby loves to watch it :) its an addiction for both of us! the season 3 is actually back on aired 2007. but i couldn't find season 3 in Brunei so i thought weeds is dead. lol hehe not untill last last week i played weeds season 2, thought it would keep me entertain and watched it again & again which bring addiction to watch the continuation - leads to season 3.

- weeds season two -

hahhaa ive try my luck on ebay.. but unfortunately i didn't win the bid... but then its okay bcoz i just found out tonight that my bro said its an interesting tv series to watch <> so i dont have to worry now... coz he's downloading season 3 for me!! hehe yessss!!! i think im addicted to tv series too... heehe but ok i know my bro got my back now. haha ya kan?? *high five* Anyways, i heard gossip girls is off the hook!! yakah? well i read few intro from yen's blog and let myself reading few intro browsing for GG's!! its quite interesting!! i know im too late but it is good for me yg nda sabar nunggu type! lol and at least my bro said he would love to download GG for him and ahh ill asked him to burn it for me ja!! hehe.. k then, ill let u guys know if ive watch season season 3!! i hope for it soon!! *finger cross*

- season 3 -

heres a list of tv series i love ta watch!!
- prison break - waiting for next season
- heroes - waiting for next season.
- weeds - waiting for season 3
- Beauty and the geek - love this!!
- REAPER - my hubby so want to watch this!! me too!!
and more.. will post it next time. its 1:25am i gtg!! c ya later!! ;)

VERDICT: 29/08

Verdict : BBQ on the 29th!
venue: Pantai Seri Kenangan.
Estimate T.O.A: 8am.

nyaman eh ayam ah.. baik tah ikut hehe 5$/ head jua saja!!

hi all.. guess what? well, i was wondering if this coming up BBQ will take place during the night time!! dpt kh tu? i mean, is it legal to have a Barbeque at the beach at night time here in Brunei? hehe anyhow, please make payment after payday.. lol or else they will be no foods and drinks for us.. hehhehe.. yep, im sure it will be fun!! :)


:) for more:
www.newnolimitriders.blogspot.com

fun cooking #3 // puteri mandi

Puteri mandi

What you need //

Glutinous rice flour - tepung beras pulut

Rice flour – tepung beras

Water – secukupnya

Drops of food coloring – I use purple color

Gula Melaka – brown sugar

Grated coconut –I use bread crumbs hehe you should try it!!

//Preparation:

In a bowl, Mix 3 cups of glutinous rice flour, with 1 cup of rice flour.

In a glass of water, drop a tiny drop of food coloring.

Pour the colored water into bowl of flour and mix it well until it form into slightly soft dough. It should be firm but soft and not sticky to your fingers!

When it’s done, you need to ready a hot boiling pan.

Here’s a simple step of what to do with the flour that you’ve mix!

Steps 1 – roll the dough into small ball – any size u like.

Step 2- press the middle of the dough
Step 3- add in the gula Melaka

Back to step 1, roll it back until it form into round ball. – to cover the gula Melaka inside..

Next step is… in a hot boiling pan, put the rounded ball in and it is ready to be taken out when the balls started to float!

roll it & cover it with grated coconut.
me using bread crumbs.

and finally,

allow to cool. serve & ready to be eaten!!

Oh yes!! Look at that sweetness!! Hehehe
Puteri mandi – is kueh melayu. A Malay culinary and it is one of my all time favorite! Reminds me of Ramadhan / fasting month for the reason that I usually made this during fasting month for my aunty to be sell at gerai ramadhan!

happy trying!!

lizzie's baby boy.

Hi, finally lizz and hubby gave their baby a name...

MOHD AZIZUL AAFI

azizul aafi : Yang mulia, yang kuat, kekasih, Kesayanganku, kekasihku..

Fun cooking #2 // Daging masak kicap

hi all. i just finished eating with hubby & haziq our nephew's.. Tonite i cooked Daging masak kicap - beef in soy sauce well just a simple one though.. ;) hehe dnt like the hassle when cooking away from the kitchen i used to get busy with well.. since im in my mother in law! but then it was not bad at all here coz all ingredients is there! serve 2 person only!
tapi kalau rangka sorang cukup.. hehehe =p so here it goes...

DAGING MASAK KICAP SIMPLE!

//what you need is //

Beef 150gm - cut into smaller parts! kalau rebus dulu supaya lembut
soy sauce - sweetened
oyster sauce
salt to taste
water
grounded fresh pepper - to taste

*ingredients z - all cuts into dice/
.shallots
.ginger
.onions
.garlic



preparation//

In hot pan, fry all ingredients z until its aroma comes out, or until u know when it is cook.
put in the meat. mix it well. add water n let it for awhile until the water turns a little bit dry, to let the beef soft and cooked.
add 2 table spoon of soy sauce and 1 table spoon of oyster sauce. pepper, add in water.
cooked and serve hot!!

step 1, fry ingredients z, shallots, ginger, onions & garlic.


step 2, add in the meat, add water.


step 3, add in soy sauce, oyster sauce, pepper and finale,



the result of Daging masak kicap!

hehe happy trying ya'll.. xxxoo

Fun cooking #1 - MY HOME MADE CAKOI //

hi all... heres a quick post, for those who crave to eat CAKOI

// what you need is //
all purpose flour

1 pack of yeast

garlic - dlm 4 biji di blended.

water

how to prepare// easy & simple!

In a bowl, add 3 cups of flour mix with 1 packet of yeast,

garlic and water until it form into a soft dough.. leave it for at least 24hrs. if nda sabar, goreng saja tia kali! hehe.. well wait at least nampak kambang pun ok! seriously hehe kalau penyabar, tunggu saja lah k.. baru nyaman :)

step one,

step 2,

step 3,

final,

eat with kaya spreads (coconut jam) + planta margarine or butter!!! nyummmss

happy trying... :)

my next recipe, kaya balls. will post it soon.. chows!

CONGRATULATIONS TO LIZZ & HUBBY!

hi again!! Before I forget, here’s a little shout outs to my beloved sis, Midge aka lizz! Congratulations on the first baby.. and its a BOY… guess what? now U are officially a M.O.M!! yeaa!! ma, wht time the baby out? 3:12am 4/6/2008 4 days after your birthday? hehe

picture of a freshly mom & her baby munchkin!! * picture taken by midge post it here with permission, of course! =))


After 9mnths inside lizz's belly, nah! hehe mcm anak eskimo!!
pandai jua pouting baby ani. hehe mununggg!!
weight: 3.4kg

hehe well, ill post more of this baby picture soon. minta permission dri mamanya dulu.. okay cya on my next blog!! xxx

randoms// movie dooms day!

Hi all! Hoorays!! My ankle cast was finally remove last Tuesday… So no more curfews!! But I know, still I’ve to be careful… fisrt of all, cerita about yesterday.. well...

As for remembrance, my hubby brought me to the cinema last night! We planned to watch “Kungfu Panda” – thought it already play on screen but the premier is this coming Friday. Hehe we booked us tickets for this Friday. Anyone wants to join? hehe

Back to last night, since we were up for a movie, me and hubby decided to watch “dooms day”! its a sci-fi, thriller movie. directed by Neil Marshall.

hehe we never argue on choosing movies coz we both love the same taste! btw, the movieee... it was a nice-to-watch movie. I personally rate it 7/10. I thought the movie would be super creepy but… nda jua seberapa... but thennn the story line was actually not bad. Nda jua mengantuk oleh nya!!

Ehehe ada lagi... apa nahh masa ku masuk ke panggung ah, hehe I was very cautious! I really looked down on the steps, even count it! Kes uri!! takut terpelicuk.. terkanang ku my cuzen pun pernah jua terpelicuk di cinema... tapi ya nda papa hehe steady yaw even wearing 4inch heels masa atu! hehehe namanya ehemm.. HIGH aka weed aka rumputkaring. nah ia sendiri menjwab ni lol!
*bukan nama sebenar tapi nama favorite nya ni! lol
hehhe well i better stop here now before i start typing crappy. another 1 more post for tonight.

cya.. xxxo

TAG!

1. What disappoints you the most?

When im incapable to do something.. Especially when im sick..

2. Where will you go if someone sponsors you a tour ticket?
Mecca
3. What's your favorite thing to do?
Cooking’s

4. Do you think money can buy happiness?
Well... not really. At times, yep

5. If you can have one dream to come true, what would it be
Dream to be capable of doing everything =)

6. Do you believe you can survive without money?

Well, I don’t think so... Because we need money to buy foods

7. What are you afraid to lose the most?
My family

8. If you win $1 million, what would you do?

Start investing and my on bakery business.

9. When your single and you saw someone who caught your attention, would make a move?
Yep.. and I did! Result? He is my hubby now hehee

10. List out 3 good points of the person who tagged you?
Shes loud, shes friendly And funny too!

11. What makes you happy?

To see my family happy..

12. What type of person do you hate the most?

Pretenders & liars.. lol who doesn’t hate them?

13. What is your ambition?

To be a teacher and a baker or cook

14. If you could have a superpower what would it be?
Power to heal people..
15. What is the most embarrassing thing that happened to u?
My hubby dares me to wear crocodile slippers! It was ok but I was wearing baju kurong at that time! hahaha

16. If you were a car/bike what would it be?
Car :a Nissan bluebird.. hahaha. and Bike.. a Yamaha fazer 1000! ROLF!

17. If you have a chance, which part of your character would you like to change?
I don't know. I asked my hubby.. He said, my stubbornness hehee

1 8. What music have you been listening to recently?
Hmm… jazz music!

19. What is your least favorite’s animal?
Lizards & snakes!! Gila yo!

20. Who is your best friend?
Definitely My husband

I want to tag:

Streetfreaker // www.jazzy-metal.blogspot.com
MHH // www.mohdhasbulhaqq.blogspot.com
Sis lavender!// www.kasih-ummi.blogspot.com
Bro Kumbang api// www.kumbang-api.blogspot.com
Hana banana //www.one-one-eight-nine.blogspot.com
Milla// www.foolish-puppies.blogspot.com

Malay cuisine // ayam masak merah - simple!!

Hi all.. As for today’s brunch - our breakfast and lunch, I cooked “ayam masak merah” well… just a simple one…
as usual the hubby helped me with chopping the whole chicken into parts. Thank you very much.

Hehe the result was scrumptious… I like it and so did the hubby! And that’s nothing else matter coz this wife of his is absolutely happy when her hubby enjoyed her cooking’s... hehe :)
Anyway, Im happy to share ya’ll the recipe... enjoy and happy trying!

AYAM MASAK MERAH

What you need is:

A one whole chicken and cut it into parts.

(z) Ingredients / to be blended in a food food-processor:

3 cm of ginger

8 pieces of shallots

4 pieces of garlic

Other ingredients:

1 cup of chili sauce – I use maggi brand

½ cup of tomato sauce – maggi brand

1 table spoon of vinegar – I use limau kasturi juice

1 table spoon of sugar

Salt to taste

Preparation

picture below: ayam yang sudah siap di goreng

Step 1: marinate the chicken parts with salt and kasturi juice.

Leave it for at least 5 minutes. Fry up when it is ready. Set aside.

Step2: In hot pan, fry all ingredients (z) until it is slightly dried up… then add chili sauce and tomato sauce, add a little bit of water, add chicken and boiled it up until it looks gravy & cooked! Wala!!

AYAM MASAK MERAH – is a Malay cuisine. Usually to be served to guests in a Malay wedding ceremony, Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebration and any other special occasion!