June Photodump

Random photos in June that don’t have enough collection to be in one post. 

When stucked in a standstill traffic in front one of the condos. How nice if rumah dekat ngan office? Or would it be nicer to work at home and no need to face the traffic.

Birthday celebration for Syahir. YR bought blackout cake from Huckleberry.

 

Evening traffic in SA near the roundabouts with a reflection at side mirror

 

Zafeer took Be*ver test online at home

 

A change for a day, caffeine to juice

Biz lunch at Tenmaya. Small group, lots of conversation going on that i can’t snap the salmon i had. 

   

Starbucks and merchandise sale. Suka Emily in Paris’s collection nie but another tote bag that im not gonna use. Managed to control myself from buying.

   

Hani Mokhta’s Tropicola, Meadow and Heirloom collection. My so-called uniform pergi office and weekend outings  

Change coins for cash

 

 Work and laundry. The day Zafeer tiber terbocor time tido, so gotta wash the duvet and everything quickly. 

  

Errands Day on 1-AL

Productive day running errands since morning. Hangkut barang and the kids pergi transit. They were sooo not looking fwd to go to school 😂 zafeer complained cuti tak cukup, naqeeb pulak stress nak bersiap pakai uniform from transit. He hates the tie part especially and then the thought of walking from gate bawah to secschool naik bukit. 

Then pergi school koperasi to buy badges. Replacing the earlier ones that i bought but somehow missing dalam rumah when i distracted cari sewing kit. Alang2 kat situ beli skali baju PJ since dorang kene pakai berderet hari and rezeki ada size S for qeeb. I bought another tie because nk try cari tempat to make it instant. Too bad today x dpt park dalam so i had to menapak back and forth ke parking luar kat pak guard

Next stop was nearby book shop to beli book wrapper. Dah parked and bayar parking semua, masuk kedai just to find out book wrapper abes! Terpaksa skip and went to the next pit stop.

Dropped by j&t to courier back baju melayu qeeb that i bought online. Telebih besar so i had to return it. Bila dah wassep the seller yang i just posted it, baru lah nk bagi instructions step by step yang i have to write a note, letak duit return postage etc. adoii time memula i tanya hari tuh just jawab boleh tukar je. But that one eventually sorted. 

Then i went to Lotus dengan harapan tailor booth situ can jahit the name tag quickly. I was not keen to go there because last time the bangla was super kerek with me. But today im not sure whether it’s the same person but he was ok. Dah explained2 Zafeer punyer badge and name tag nak tampal mana baru prasan Qeeb nyer badge still dalam keta. Jalan laju2 gi car park and back to the tailor booth, arghh kene gak buat 2x kerja. Once dah explained, the tailor said come back in 1 hour. So i had no choice to shop at Lotus to kill the waiting time. I was planning to buat later because takot meat rosak or anything. But gotta use the time wisely. 

So after about 40mins i managed to grab some frozen stuff, sauces, toiletries and such. Believe it or not, book wrapper here in Lotus also sold out. I had to pay RM1.50 for 3 plastic bags because i didn’t bring shopping bag. I had to give up my lemon and banana because i forgot to weigh it…cis! Singgah MrDIY pulak to cari book wrapper and yang tinggal only the roll ones! Goshhh seksa nyer nak kene balut satu2 nanti so time consuming :( Then mengangkut lah all the heavy bags and singgah tailor booth to collect the uniforms. Glad that it was ready and paid rm16. Next to it ada empire sushi, so i bought inari lobster nak alas perot. Dah hungreh!

I striked out couple of items in my list so now i can straightaway to setia alam. 30mins away :( but gotta cari jugak baju raya i just want to settle it before bulan puasa. At umbik*ds i was the only customer so it was kinda awkward. Went to the second floor where the latest collection is. Dah tried 2 sizes and matchy2 with the skirt, but the love feeling time pakai tak ada because of the material and big print tak sesuai with my body size. Then turun balik first floor and tgk old collection and found one top that i liked. Not meeting the main objective but grab jelah untuk pakai gi office. 

I can’t resist to singgah Pokoks pulak since it’s just nearby. Eventho i’m supposed to leave the area in 15minutes. I spent about 30mins at Pokoks trying out few baju…same feeling. No spark :( Haihh gotta lose a lot of weight bebeh! Weather dah panas and i was really thirsty. So singgah Zus for a cup of coffee. 

Driving back took 32minutes because i took a wrong turn and waze recalculate jalan tah mana2. Sigh. Tak jadik nak wash my car because i’m feeling tired and dehydrated. Straight to home and hangkut barang, unpack etc. Home sweet home. 

Hope Qeeb and Zafeer managing well on their first day of school today. 

Cooking Once in a Blue Moon

Honestly i rarely cook these days after bibikless. Moment terpaling rajin is masak nasi and prepared one dish, lepas tuh top up with something else from kedai makan. Yes i’m those moms yang scroll menu at Grab because i’m too worn out to cook or go grocery shopping. How i pujuk myself that it’s ok not to be ok is the fact that i’m still feeding the kids and the only thing they complained once in a while is my choice of food. I prefer to order lauk while they just happily settled with big yellow M. 

Anyways, today i made the effort to cook after the groceries arrived plus it’s a public holiday dah dapat enough rest cengkononnyer. Barang basah like ikan, udang etc dah jarang beli so tuh yang berkobar2 nak masak couple of dish terus. But oh boy banyak pulak benda nak kene buat. Unload all the groceries masuk lemari and fridge tuh pon Jeeb dah tolong masukkan half, wash2, masak nasi, potong itu ini, masak lauk, basuh pinggan. Kecahhhhh! Know2 jer 2 jam dah berlalu!

Zafeer was full or encouragement. He checked on me in the kitchen and said sedapnyer bau tak sabar nak makan. Biler dah makan he kept saying hebatnyer mama masak semua nie! Nampak sangat it’s a rare occasion lol! So yeahhh biler tengok dorang makan bertambah2, mmg literally hilang penat (for few seconds only). But biler tgk pinggan mangkuk cawan bertimbun balik terus rasa declared sakit kaki. 

After today, i think it’ll takes a lot of courage to go through the hassle again. Lol! I memang kagum dengan moms yang rajin masak every day, nampak cam senang jer dia masak campak2 siap but behind the scenes tang nak kemas tuh hopkos lah tak nampak dalam video, siap bento tok anak bawak pergi school. But i know my own limit to manage own stress and sanity so no judging or kecam2 because you do you!

♥️♥️♥️

Pocket Money for High School Student

I wonder how much school money i should give to Qeeb pasnie when he enters high school nanti. If hang out with school friends kat Family Mart camnie, beli oden jer dah minimum RM8 at least plus drinks. Nih belom masuk makan during lunch time kat canteen.  

 

Starbucks x Kate Spade Merchandise

I was eyeing 3 items in this collection. So when Starbucks released in Lazada official store, i added to cart tapik tak check out pon. Until pergi outlet dah pegang2, mula lah goyah again.

Tuh pon beli coffee dolu, duduk and continue to think. Until Jeeb said beli jelah dia bayar. Oh maiiii, no need to think dah. So i terus grabbed this one because nak carik yang slim boleh letak dalam bag instead of usual cylinder. I love it so much! Cuma nyer susah nak jaga sikit part calar2 tuh

December to Remember

There is nothing I admire more in a person than their willingness to grow and change their mindset. We’re living in the era of Aspirational Routines where we inspire and be inspired of others. 

I watched some of my friends and influencers who packed more in the hours between 5-8am than I’ve done during a 7 day retreat. They went for a jog/walk, listen to motivational talk or podcast, food prepping, ngaji, sort out kids school stuff and who knows what else. 

It was too easy to make me feel bad about myself; we were like totally a different species when it came to our daily routine capabilities.

But comes 2022, there are major change of daily routine that me and the whole family need to adjust and adapt. Saw an IG post on first 4 words that you see in the scrambled letter will be your 2022 mantra. Surprisingly it's relatable!

POWER * HEALTH * CHANGE * BREAKTHROUGH

I don't want to feel negative about the challenges even before we started. Because at the end of the day (or year) we'll look back on this time and wonder how we got through it. I have no idea how we'll do it, we just had to do so we did! So, bring it on 2022 let's pasang niat and semoga Allah permudahkan segala urusan kita semua. 

Poem

Thanks to Love Hard new xmas film in Netflix, i'm now a fan of Shel Silverstein's poem

This Bridge

By Shel Silverstein

This bridge will only take you halfway there

To those mysterious lands you long to see:

Through gypsy camps and swirling Arab fairs

And moonlit woods where unicorns run free.

So come and walk awhile with me and share

The twisting trails and wondrous worlds I’ve known.

But this bridge will only take you halfway there–

The last few steps you’ll have to take alone.

-------------------------------------------------------

Sick

By Shel Silverstein

“I cannot go to school today,”

Said little Peggy Ann McKay.

I have the measles and the mumps,

A gash, a rash and purple bumps.

My mouth is wet, my throat is dry,

I’m going blind in my right eye.

My tonsils are as big as rocks,

I’ve counted sixteen chicken pox.

And there’s one more—that’s seventeen,

And don’t you think my face looks green?

My leg is cut, my eyes are blue—

It might be instamatic flue.

I cough and sneeze and gasp and choke,

I’m sure that my left leg is broken—

My hips hurt when I move my chin,

My belly button’s caving in,

My back is wrenched, my ankle’s sprained,

My ‘pendix pains each time it rains.

My nose is cold, my toes are numb,

I have a silver in my thumb.

My neck is stiff, my voice is weak,

I hardly whisper when I speak.

My tongue is filling up my mouth,

I think my hair is falling out.

My elbow’s bent, my spine ain’t straight,

My temperature is one-o-eight.

My brain is shrunk, I cannot hear,

There is a hole inside my ear.

I have a hangnail, and my hart is—what?

What’s that? What’s that you say?

You say today is… Saturday?

G’bye, I’m going out to play!

What I Printed Using Paperang (Thermal Printer)

I got myself Paperang P2 with 300dpi. Few thermal paper rolls, some with stickers and transparent type. I'm loving it! Because i suka tampal gambar kecik2 for my journal but since susah nak carik gambar terpaksa doodle. So now i can easily print anything. Even though it's only black and white but you can still be creative with it. 

Journaling

I used it for my daily rant or monthly journal then can add on washi tapes, sticker etc. Or can print outline jer if you want to color it. The prints on thermal printer as you know it won't last forever so it kinda defeat the journaling purpose. Ada paper type yang can last for 10 years. So you need to decide on the content or put some notes. Kang 10 years later dah tua, dahler banyak lupa biler flip balik banyak pulak empty pages lagik emo haha! 

  

Homework

For kids homework yang require printing. Sometimes gambar yang nak kene print nyer kecik2 jer and bila print pakai A4, rasa wasted jer. So now can easily crop the picture in the app and print from your phone. 

Labeling

Now trend semua nak pakai canister for all flour, spices and label it. Ada banyak online shop yang jual stickers jer, can choose font and such. But since i'm not the tegar type and i dont use many type of stuff pon (bceause i don't cook that much) so can print sendiri and tukar2. 

  

 

Checklist

In the app itself you can use the available cute templates for checklist. I printed to-do list, school events, reminders or deadlines. If print from a slide you can do notes kat sblah. 

  

Random Prints

Most important of all just print whatever that makes you happy. Can put on your visual board or your notebook to boost your positivity. 

  

 

Stay At Home Activities with Family

Extracted this from SM's insta post and i think most of us totally can relate what's going on now:

Living in these pandemic times has been tough for everyone

Locked at home

Day in and out

Everyday is just like any other day

It can be stressful for all of us

Especially the little Ones

Some tips to stay positive during these times.

1. Jot down things to do - Many things can be done that you never have the time before 
   Me: I love to write down almost everything because i always forget stuff! So it helps when i flipped back some of my writings especially meeting notes. I recently bought Paperang (thermal printer) so i can just screenshot whatever interesting and print it out
2. Learn to Cook - Many Recipes can be tried out during these times . It’s a good way to test your Culinary Skills
   Me: I only cook recipe yang i find senang2 jer. I don't really enjoy cooking yang kene prepare banyak ingredients, slow cook, nak kene blend itu ini dulu whatsoever. Perhaps if my kitchen is fully airconditioned and ada island ker maybe lah boleh amik mood sket nak spend time on cooking heheh. But its interesting to try new recipes yang teringin like burnt cheesecake using air fryer, korean garlic bun, chilli butter cream clam. Memang senang, sedap and onz!
3. Try Painting - Art is a great way to ease the mind . Get a Canvas at start doing your masterpiece.
   Me: I love doodling and recently i signed up the boys to art classes - pencil colour and water colour. It was fun!  
4. Reading - We never have the time to read. Buy some motivational, autobiography, sci-fi Books . You will soon feel much better .
   Me: Early of the year i set a target to finish a book at least every 2 months. But kelaut sket the target. I bought some new books too, ada yang dah abes, ada yang halfway lol! Now makin ke laut dalam. I bought some new books for the kids too, so we try to read few pages every night and hopefully can finish it by end of the year. 
5. Change the routine - Plan something that is out of the Box with the family . Camping in the garden or play board games together.
   Me: Nothing much. With the limited space we just do whatever we are comfortable with. 
6. Watch a Movie - Have a night watching movies together at home . Get your pillows and blankets on the Sofa with a home made popcorn. The kids would love them.
   Me: Yeap, watching movies together is something the kids look forward to. If i cannot finish it the whole 2 hours, the kids just continue because tak sabar nak tgk sampai abes haha. Qeeb will remind me to continue watching and siap tolong rewindkan which part yang i stopped. Si Zafeer pulak tukang bagi spoiler, lol! Geram tapik too cute because cara dia citer tuh innocent jer soh i get ready to anticipate what's next.
7. Sleep with your kids - The family sleeping together in one Bedroom. For old times sake . The kids would love it.
   Me: I'll pass this one because takde space, lol! I just teman the boys in their room until they fall asleep. We changed bed layout twice, memula sblah2 so that dorang tak takot and now masing2 nak own wall and they're doing great with separate beds! Finalleh they can sleep on their own, no more terbangun in the middle of the night and wake us up. 
8. Get a Haircut - It’s okay to cut your kids hair even though the results are disastrous . It will soon grow once School reopens . Not sure when that would be.
   Me: I've tried to cut the boys hair a couple of times because Qeeb bising panjang sangat and dah geli2 masuk telinga. Yang Zafeer lak rambut tebal naw biler peluh adoii!. Dah terlupa actually cemana nak potong so this recent haircut turned out quite disastrous, lol! I trimmed Jeeb's hair once but now dia dah tanak, lol! Takut le tew. 

Mental Health is the biggest problem during these pandemic .

• Identify them
• Talk to your loved Ones for support .
• Get help
• With new cases rising up to 20K a day, it’s terrifying .
• Get vaccinated Everyone

Stay Home and Stay Safe . Spread the love . 

Start your Day with a big Smile .

Alien Swear Words

Yang dah watched The Mandalorian or any Star Wars movie sure noticed the kid-approved vocabulary of notable swear words like among others,

“dank farrik,” “kriffing,” “karabast,” and “e chu ta,” 

Star Wars universe so rich and compelling

Hansaplast Theme

Hansaplast came out with a theme series including prints and star wars. I took these photos because jarang ada plaster print camni. Usually cartoon for kids. But i didn't buy it because takde needs at that time. Now nyesal because semua dah out of stock.

If beli confirm sayang nak pakai kan

Colorful Pantone

May we have a colorful and wonderful year ahead.

Starbucks Halloween Keychain

Bought this chunky keychain to replace my existing one. Senang nak raba and identify the key in my bottomless bag. Love the color combo and here's a closeup look while it's still brand new squeaky clean

The thing is everytime orang belek musti tanya...USB ker? lip balm ker? can i cabut the head? Ishhh mau terputus pulak kepala dia nih 

Random Photos of Boxes and Food

Printed boxes in Daiso

Lontong kering

Happy Meal toy of Discovery - Balance Bot

Matcha-Vanilla ice cream at Maru, MyNews

Oden at Family Mart

Random F&B and Souvenirs

Roti Man layan Zafeer to choose some buns because he can't decide. Reminiscing my happy childhood.

  

Chill Chill Limited Edition Songkran Cup 2019. Gigih nak angkut balik this cup so i put it in my paperbag. Skali tuh terkoyak bocor and spilled dalam kedai jual tudung. Luckily it was just plain ice so mintak tolong adik jaga kedai tuh sapu cepat2 before it melt #chillchill #chillchillah

Maru Ice Cream and Coffee. It's super affordable and i get to collect stamps via mynews app to redeem another free ice cream and coffee.

Souvenirs from Heli who just got back from UK. She bought cath kidston tag for the ladies and cannabis socks for the guys haha! The waffle box looks like tiger balm donchu think?

  

Love the vibrant colors

Random F&B

Had lunch at Sepiring in Mid Valley. I ordered nasi kerabu...siap ada chicken floss and kopok lekor.

  

Coffee date with Geb Jeeb. Nih first time dapat typo Geb slalunya Jeed hahaha

Ordered churros from Food Panda. Sedap and crunchy!