Alhamdulillah ‘Arfaan my 4 year old dah habis complete siri Bacalah Anakmu hingga buku ke-8 semalam! MasyaAllah Tabarakallah yg mengizinkan semua ini…
mukasurat terakhir ❤️
Sekadar rekod, ‘Arfaan mula belajar membaca di KSCC Presint 15. Mula dgn Bacalah Anakku 1. Teknik yg digunakan adalah phonic iaitu bunyi setiap huruf tu yg ditekankan spt a beh ceh deh eh feh… once dah dpt tangkap fonic ni, inshaallah lepas tu senang nak belajar. Thats what i observed from ‘Arfaan. Hikmah jadi stay at home mom di musim covid ni dapat merasa first hand teaching my kindy boy yg selalunya tugas cikgu tadika. Barulah tau karenah anak kecil ni belajar kan. Kadang2 mode hulk tu keluar ya🥲
Masa bulan Mac yang lepas (tiba di Cairo) ‘Arfaan dah di buku 4 rasanya. Kemudian baca setiap hari tanpa gagal – motivasi dia ofcos la reward tgk tv. So sebelum tgk tv kena baca Bacalah Anakku & Iqra’ – itu house rules. Maksudnya tak mustahil anak kecik ni boleh membaca dalam masa 6bulan kan. Konsisten penting supaya momentum tu ada.
apparently he loves the flashcard concept. sukarela susun2 dan belajar lepas terjumpa dalam almari #mogaistiqamah
Lepas ni kita santai2 baca English words pulak. Kebetulan terbeli flashcards LadyBird ni di Shoppee bulan Okt last year. Boleh isi masa sementara nak tunggu masuk skool bulan 8 nanti. Goodluck ‘Arfaan!
Thats my princess ‘Atiyyah has been busy doing since more than a week ago. And of late she is more of an explorer rather just to catch her toys or stuff. She will be everywhere the minute you put her on the floor. Alhamdulillah for this milestone.
That thinking invisible cap
This is our 3 rd child but only now we noticed the importance of tummy time because before this we only ‘have’ the babies during night time and weekends (working parents 😌). So we took for granted the needs to not ‘tie’ them. Instead we have to let them explore in order to strengthen their limbs arms and legs. We learned in the hard way as we realised that she was a bit behind than her brothers in terms of milestone. Now i only put her on rocker when I need to go to the toilet or when sometimes to get her sleep longer.
Yesterday we had an awesome sushi fix at one of the urban-est mall in Cairo 😂 O1 Mall. Twas an impromptu selection as usual, every Thurs nite we just want to try out new dine place – hehe.
This place called Fuègo Grill and Sushi. Some pics of last nite. Kenyang sampai tersandar. As usual bwk balik la leftovers ada pasta dan sushis tak habis hehe
table setting 100 marks
Price wise a bit on high side. Approx 20LE/pc. But mana2 pun sushi mmg camtu la harga kan. Even sushi kat Japan pun lebih kurang gitu. Tapi sushi kat sini saiz besarrrrr. Like double the size of Sushi King’s. So berbaloi la ek.
Medium rare beef steak with sides. Nyums‘Arfaan with his spontaneous pose ❤️Sushi rolls and temakiSalmon galore 💯 Sashimi the best!
Oh ada soups jugak. Ala2 tomyam seafood. Sedappp. Dalam tu ada fresh prawns and squids. Must repeat! Apparently miso soup pulak unavailable.
I’ll rate 4/5 stars for the food service and ambiance. Kurang satu star utk harga 😆
Mulanya en suami la suka order drink ni kat resto sini. Almost mana2 kedai makan ada menu lemon mint ni tinggal lagi rasa je ada sedap ada terlebih masam ada pahit sikit
Masa singgah Zaafarana rest house aka RnR otw ke Hurghada aritu ada satu coffee shop ni kami order lemon mint. Nampak la dia buat camne. So basically dia letak lemon/lime (xsure sbb kaler hijau n besar sikit dari saiz lime biasa) 3 biji tak potong langsung, pastu susu and (i think) mint syrup. Also ice. Pastu blend hancur. Tapis. Oh mmg lemon tu sekali ngan kulit smua dia blend.
Lepastu otw back kami singgah satu kedai makan seafood ni. Sebelum balik tu dia hidang se jug air lemon mint perghhhh sedap gila terus ok ni mmg paling tersedap penah minum
Few days back google la resipi lemon mint. Oh baru sis tau yang drink ni origin dari Egypt ya.
Thats the color you aiming for
So the other day sempena hari last puasa 6 sis try la buat sendiri. Pakai lime, mint leaves dan gula. Not bad la cuma rasanya kena kurangkan lime (from 4 to 3 je) atau tambah gula. I think can use this formula to make one cup of lemon/lime mint : 3 lime, half genggam mint leaves, 1 tbsp sugar, 1 cup iced water. Blend till fine. Tapis.
Left : from Fifth Street, Right : homemade 🥳
Will try again using lemon 🍋. To get the correct ratio of sour minty and sweetness. Hehe
Next time youre in Egypt make sure you look for their original lemon mint and give it a try. So refreshing!! ❤️
Minggu lepas hangat kat medsoc laksa battle antara negeri. Sape paling ori. Sape paling kayangan. Laksa mana paling perintis. Ikan mana paling mendifinisikan laksa. Haha
Kita yang pemerhati ni terbayang la nak makan laksa. Yang mampu nak buat ikut kapasiti bahan2 mmg laksa sarawak dan laksa kedah je la. Laksa johor tapenah attempt pun. Mebi nnt kalo teringin sangat kena la try buat sendiri hehh
Laksa Sarawak
Resipi letak sini sebagai rujukan in future sebab rasa sedap sengotiiii sape lagi nak puji kan lol
Bihun 400g – celur
Sepaket pes Hj Manan 200g
2 liter air
Isi ayam 200g
Udang 500g
Santan 200ml
Telur, daun ketumbar, taugeh, limau nipis/kasturi
Sambal (cili kering+bwg besar blend)’
Cara buat kuah : Rebus isi ayam dan keluarkan. Dalam air yg sama, masukkan pes laksa. Udang kita kupas kulit tinggalkan ekor je. Kepala dan kulit udang tadi rebus atau rendam dlm air panas kemudian blend dan tapis. Air tapisan campurkan dalam kuah yg ada pes laksa tadi. Masukkan juga santan. Garam to taste.
Sambal : Tumis cili blend bsama bwg dlm 3tbsp gitu. Masak dlm sejam. Tambah air few times sampai terbit minyak. Ulang2. Masukkan air asam jawa. Garam gula. Masak sebati siapp
Garnishing : Isi udang di goreng dalam minyak yg sedikit jgn bergenang sangat. Angkat. Guna minyak yg sama utk buat sambal atas ni. Telur buat dadar nipis, gulung dan hiris mcm swiss roll. Taugeh celur. Hirisan daun ketumbar. Isi ayam dicarik macam bua soto.
Laksa Kedah
Cara buat kuah : Rebus blended 2bj bwg besar, 5bj cili api, 1tbsp ikan bilis, 4kpg asam gelugur dan 1tbsp cili blend dlm 1 liter air. Biar sampai masak. Blend 400g isi ikan sardin sampai hancoq. Masukkan dalam air rebusan tadi. Masukkan 2 bunga kantan, 2 tangkai daun kesum. Garam gula. Biar renih at least 2jam bg mesra.
Laksa sepaket rendam at least semalaman pastu rebus kejap. Tos kan.
Garnishing : salad, timun, limau nipis, daun pudina, telur rebus, cili api, bawang besar.
Hehe puas makan laksa bila masak sendiri. Sedap tak sedap tak penting sebab ni je la option yg ada takde gerai restoran jual laksa2 ni sendiri masak sendiri makan konsepnya heh
Bahan2 alhamdulillah cukup so far. Maybe bulan2 mendatang masak ikut bahan apa adanya la. Ikan sardin tu pun kami pakai yg dlm tin punya ada jual kat sini. Ok la not bad takyah nak buang tulang semua tinggal blend ja ehehe
Nota : resepi2 diatas setelah diolah sis selepas beberapa kali try and error. rasanya ini yg terbaik ratio sukatan semua. ikut tekak sis and family ❤️
Pagi 2 Syawal kami bertolak ke Hurghada, somewhere to the west of Cairo. A city nearby to Red Sea. Ada banyak resort kat situ sebab tourist spot, ala2 PD.
5hrs journey from Cairo to Hurghada
Plan asal nak stay in hotel je. So the day before raya tu pegi shopping board games sebab nak kill the time kat sana. Imagine sure ramai orang sebab tgh cuti raya kan. so better duk dalam bilik je
Sampai sana tgk bilik nya tak brp menarik pulak kalau nak stay in je. Kami ke sini dgn satu family lagi (anak 5) so dia ajak jom la reramai kita pegi boat trip ni ada diving snorkeling island hopping. Ermmm
Okla kitorang pun pegi la usha pakej dia. Murah ok 500LE/pax 9am-4pm incl lunch then dia bg 2 spots utk snorkel and diving. Tanya la jgk psl covid SOp bagai kat staff dia tp jawapan dia “when u hav sun, no covid”. Oooookkaaayyy cukuplah satu soalan memang tau dah camne SOP atas kapal tu. So kalau nak signup memang kena pandai2 jaga social distancing, sanitize etc
Lagi satu kami concern psl bwk baby naik kapal. We did some research kt gugel katanya no problem asalkan makesure jgn lama sgt expose baby to sun (kalau ada indoor, duk dlm je most of the time). Also makesure ada infant size life jacket. Haa yg ni diorg tak sediakan. So memang we toom our risk bringing ‘Atiyyah onboard. Memang doa tak putus sepanjang pergi dan balik.
All 12 of us ready for an adventure!
Apparently all of us enjoyed the trip so much. Husben pun sempat la snorkel tho lepas tu dia mabuk sampai tidooo je x larat.
Husben & ‘Aaqil ready to snorkel!‘Aaqil first snorkeling experience ❤️‘Aaqil (left) with Asraf (right) 🏊🏻♂️ snorkeling in Red Seaaaaa
Paling excited was ‘Aaqil dan Asraf (anak kak Ammal umur 11yo) snorkeling kemain lagi. Geng adult dah naik diorg masih kat dlm laut. Hehe. Yg instructor tu pun happy melayan diorg.
Me ‘Atiyyah and ‘Arfaan spend most of our time indoor je. Alhamdulillah they both behave really well dan takde pun tanda2 mabuk. Syukur sesangat..
Lepastu ada sesi tgk dolfin pulak. Wah eksaited eh memasing. Lama jgk dlm stgh jam tggu kemunculan dolfin. Cuma masa ni ‘Arfaan tidur jadi dia frust bila semua cerita pasal nampak dolfin 🥲
3 dolphins (one of em was still babyy)My boys & Laut Merah – hope we can have more trips like this when theyre bigger amiin
Hope next trip ummi pulak boleh turun snorkel hehe. Dan harapnya masa tu dah dpt vaksin so takdelah rasa concious sangat nak pegi tempat mcm ni yg agak byk ‘social contact’ yg kita tak tau diorg nye asal usul dari mana etc huhu…
Cant resist the Red Sea view…terlalu cantik rasa nak terjun (L-R : Aishah, Kak Ammal, Fauzi, ‘Atiyyah & Me)‘Atiyyah loves the sea breezeeee ❤️
Hotel ni harga all in dengan food sekali. Bfast till dinner alhamdulillah so takyah nak pk nak keluar cari makanan ke apa. Cuma bilik je tak berapa selesa hhhuhu sebab malam2 byk nyamuk – ‘Arfaan ‘Aaqil jadi mangsa gigitan. Lepastu lock pintu depan tak function. Ada la bbrp yg buat turn off sikit tp hati terubat sebab food all in n view cantik. Gituh
Dinner buffet ada 2 tmpt boleh pilih. So kami pilih kat tepi pool ni sebab kurang sesak and open airMacam Hawaii kanDepan bilik kami
Alhamdulillah atas rezeki staycation ni. Sebenarnya sejak last yr lepas MCO lifted kejap dulu (was it July?) ada plan nak bawa the kids for babymoon (was still pregnant) tapi tangguh2 sampai sarat sampai bz nak pindah ke rumah baru sampai beranak sampai husben pun dah pindah Cairo sampai kami pun dah ke Cairo hehehehe. So rezeki kami staycation cum delayed babymoon (with baby) at far far away land while everyone still wishing to travel overseas we are travelling to the sea 😅🇪🇬
No doubt im quite worry if we are close contact to covid during the trip but Ya Allahu Haafiz, may He protect us all bismillahillazi la yadhurru maasmihi syaiun fil ardhi walamfissamaa’i 🤲🏼
Maaf Zahir dan Batin dari kami di Cairo, Egypt. Moga Allah terima amalan kita di bulan Ramadhan 😌
Raya berlima tahun ni alhamdulillah
Sedikit nota sekadar memori utk masa hadapan,
* kapal kontena yang bawa barang kami masih stuck kat kastam jadi rumah mmg sungguh seadanya utk raya
* table runner, tray dan raga utk balang kuih semua hasil recycle Ramadhan gifts yg sememangnya cantik dan sayang kalau tak digunakan
* sebagai penyeri kami beli la jugak fresh flowers sbg centerpiece meja makan. Kat sebelah carrefour CFC mall ada kedai bunga. Harga bunga dan vase cuma 140LE! Yang kelakar tu vase tu dia amik yg display siap basuh lagi sebelum jual kat kami adoi
makan raya sambil video call family di Malaysia
* brought 3 pieces of new kurungs from Malaysia but all got no matching tudungs. Got my tudung raya at small kiosk at cfc not bad
* search high and low for lampu lip lap but takde jual.last minit sangat
* first time masak lemang sendiri guna resipi papercup tu. the taste not bad! boleh repeat sebab ‘aaqil pun suka betul
* tahun kedua raya bersolat Aidilfitri di rumah, husben jadi imam aka khatib. syukur alhamdulillah
* malam raya sunyi sepi neighbourhood tak macam kat malaysia bersahut2 takbir dan mercun. kami kena pasang lagu raya nak memecah kesunyian 🥲
Alhamdulillah ala kulli hal. Moga barang shipping kami selamat sampai ke rumah dalam keadaan baik dan cukup. Selamat Hari Raya semua!
Awal bulan ni Egypt ada cuti panjang dari Khamis-Isnin so long weekend tu 5 hari! En suami tanya nak pergi mana2 ke. Bulan puasa ni nak gi mana pun ye tak. So i ajak my husband to ‘langsaikan’ once and for all lah ‘Arfaan nya potty train project he he
To be honest benda ni dah tertunda sejak dari masa I confinement aritu. Tu timeline asal sementelah cuti 3bulan kan. Alang2 leh potty train terus. Tapi rupanya tak semudah yg disangka sebab he was not ready yet. I lost my cool and I only managed to ‘train’ til day 3 only (or was it 2?) ha ha. Accident every single time. Habis dah kain buruk nak lap #throwback
Then I think ok la I cant do this alone. Hav to bring husband along la this is teamwork. So we deferred till we settled down here in Cairo. And since barang shipping pun belum sampai, rumah ni tak banyak furniture, carpet pun baru selai. Most of the floor ni mmg lantai takde lapik so sesuaiii sangat potty train. Told husband nnt brg dah sampai lg renyah kalau ‘eksiden’ time potty train huhu. Plus its Ramadhan mana tau berkat doa bulan mulia. Yes I did add in my doa time sujud n after solat everytime time puasa kali ni agar urusan potty train ‘Arfaan dipermudahkan…
So bermulalah episod di hari Khamis yg hening ha ha. As usual pesan tiap 5min kalau nak kencing ckp nak yakyak ckp. Alhamdulillah day 1 tu ‘Arfaan FINALLY berjaya kencing kt toilet bowl bila disuruh. Sebelum ni suh kencing tapi tak reti nak keluarkan. Elok pakai seluar balik nnt dia kencing. Tapi kali ni bolehhhh. Dia pun macam happy sebab dia dah tau nak ‘keluarkan’ kencing dia.
Day 1 : siang lancar kita schedulekan dia ke toilet every 2hrs cmtu. Tapiiii malam lepas bukapuasa tu dia eksiden 3x wuwuuw. Selang solat maghrib isya tu kami duk lap la insiden dia
Day 2 : lancar sebelah siang. Tapi sebelah malam ada terkucil sikit
Day 3 : alhamdulillah siang lancar 3 days in a row. Tapiiiii malam dia terberak tak sempat ke toilet aduh.
Day 4 : siang lancar juga. Tapi malam dia terkencing time kami tgh terawih. Padahal dah tny sblm stat solat tu dia nak g toilet tak tp kata taknak. Mujur dia xhbskan kencing so sikit je la yg basah kt karpet wuwuuw.
Day 5 : lancarrr siang malam
Alhamdulillah ya Allah. Cuma sepanjang 5 hari tu dia tak pandai lg bgtau dia nak ke toilet. Maksudnya dia tak reti timing threshold dia dah-tak-tahan tu. So kita kena bgtau dia jom ke toilet. Leh tau dia tak tahan kalau dia angkat2 kaki sebelah he he. Cuma dia masihhh nak tahan kencing xnk bgtau nk g toilet
And tempoh potty train tu dari pagi sampai sebelum tidur. Malam masih kami pakaikan diapers. Target lagi sebulan settlekan malam pulak. Berdasarkan pengalaman, malam nya episod boleh jadi sampai umur 6thn utk bebetul konfiden sbb kena belajar bangun gi toilet tgh malam pulak ye tak
Apapun ni mmg berkat Ramadhan kareem. Alhamdulillah jugak semalam dia dah berjaya bgtau yg dia nak ke toilet bila bebetul nak kencing n yak2
Dulu pun ‘Aaqil potty trained masa bulan puasa jugak. Tahun 2015 🙂
Alhamdulillah selesai sudah Ramadhan hari pertama disini. Tak byk beza pun dgn di Malaysia kecuali takleh la nak order kat Grab sesuka hati bila teringin itu ini 😅
Tahun lepas Ramadhan terakhir di rumah kami Madumas. Masa tu pk ooo tahun depan kita puasa kat rumah baru (sebab dah plan nak pindah Putrajaya). Tak sangka ya perancangan Allah bulan Ramadhan tahun ni kami jauh beribu batu dari Malaysia. Nikmat manakah yg kamu dustakan ☺️ Tak dinafikan rindu betol dgn keluarga di tanah air time2 gini tapi pasti terselindung hikmah disebalik semua ini kan
Kami pernah ber Ramadhan di Ashgabat 2013. Sahur jam 2pg tak silap. Buka jam 8.30pm. Isya terawih jam 10.30pm!! Haha. So kat sini pulak puasa jam 4am til 6.30pm. Pastu 8.30pm dah siap terawikh. Kira better la. Lama sikit je puasa dari kat Malaysia. Sebab time ni masih spring belum betul2 summer lagi. So siang masih ‘normal’…
Ramadhan kareem buat semua. Moga Ramadhan ini yang terbaik buat semua… ❤️
Sahur ditemani si kenit
Nasi tomato juadah hari pertama berbuka puasa alhamdulillah ❤️
…for the first time. Nope not fever. It was something else which we never experienced with the two boys.
It all started after I cooked lunch the other day. Last Wed to be exact. She was crying for more than 15mins at living hall (as usual) while I was at the kitchen and I quickly went to get her. Brought her to our room to calm her down (read : bfeed), thats when she vomited. A.LOT.
I’ve experienced this with ‘Aaqil before so I thought well she will be okay coz ‘Aaqil was okay when he vomited milk about her age jugak.
Asked ‘Aaqil to help me with the vomit ie took the nearest blanket whilst I changed myself and put ‘Atiyyah to shower as we both covered with vomit.
She was okay during shower and nothing to be alarmed of. All fresh, I brought her to the hall back and try to bfeed her again and she vomited for the 2nd time. Clueless.
So I tried bfeed her while laying on bed (much calmer I thought) and she finally asleep alhamdulillah. She woke up 2x during sleep and as usual I bfeed her to put her to sleep again. After half an hour she woke up and I carried her up from bed thats when she vomited for the 3rd time and it was A LOT! So I thought okay maybe she coz she didnt burped just now.
The aftermath of this 3rd vomit was really worrying. She became so weak she didnt responded to her brothers she didnt even look into my eyes. Tembus je. Ok masa ni sis dah panik. Terus tukar cakap melayu ni tskk
Called my husband ask him to come back coz I dont feel good about her. Masa tu pk nak call my mom la supaya ‘Atiyyah respon sikit. So vid call my mom. Mak agah ‘Atiyyah tapi dia bolayan je. Mata dia dah kuyu dan dia seakan2 nak lelap. Huhu panik masa ni. My mom and adik2 pun tolong panggil nama ‘Atiyyah supaya dia tak terus lesu dan lembik.
Btw dia takde temp pun. Dedar pun tak. Muntah sahaja. She had Farleys biscuit je that morning and the rest was my milk. So i was quite puzzled.
Cut stoey short, my husband said he’s otw back. Then Suhaib my brother hes a doctor vid called me. He knew from my family back home that ‘Atiyyah was unwell. So he said ‘Atiyyah looks normal. Tapi masa tgh borak2 tu ‘Atiyyah nye mata naik ke atas mcm tgh drowsy n kepala dia lembik. I shouted her name nak makesure she didnt sleep. Masa tu zikir je. My bro said tlg bwk dia pegi emergency. That was the first time sepanjang being a mom for the past 9yrs sbb tak pernah terjadi sebelum ni. Sambil dodoi n zikir tu, Suhaib still online but I couldnt focus anymore. Husband home (finally) and I passed her to him. I said we have to get ready and straight to emergency.
In less than 20mins we were already at Queens Royal Hosp New Cairo- husband’s colleague recommended this hosp specialized on mom child. ‘Aaqil and ‘Arfaan stayed in the car with our driver Moustafa (bless him).
Masa tunggu turn jumpa doc
After checking, doc said she’s not dehydrated yet. She might caught with stomach flu ie gastritis due to exposure to weather. We thought might be coZ the day before we were outdoor from morning til noon at the immigration office.
So the doc gave her an injection called Zofran and asked us to wait an hour before bfeed her again. Doc also prescribed her with these 2 meds which we have to get ourselves from pharmacy (same practice as in Turkey – circa 2013).
Alhamdulillah she was a lot better that night. She can bfeed without vomit after feeding. Can burp and fart like normal. That shows her system is working fine. Just that the Gastreg syrup caused her stool became a bit watery. After we discontinued the syrup (4x), everything back to normal. I also stopped her solid food til today just to ‘reset’ her stomach.
24hrs after the visit to hospital ❤️
May Allah keep my kids safe and away from sickness. Memang memori pahit yg taknak lagi diulang ya Allah. My worst nightmare became true – having to bring my child to the hospital here during covid, but alhamdulillah it wasnt that bad. At least we know. Hope that was the first and last amiiiin…
