grilled salmon w pasta

rutin hari sabtu adalah pagi2 kul 9 van dah sampai utk ke merdem.husbands ada weekly futsal.the wives pulak potluck.ada rezeki husbands ada la makanan lebih ;p

biasa kul 12.30tgh baru habis.then off to mir bazaar for groceries shopping.wet market ada.runcit ada…yada yada sampai rumah dah kul 2pm gitu

jadi biasanya akan tapau lunch siap2 iaitu lavash(lamb wrap) or corekli(lamb sandwich)…

tapiiiii sabtu baru ni tak rasa macam nak makan semua tu.suami kata masak megi je lah.iols tak rasa nak mkn megi…so dpt idea *tinggg!!*

inilah penyelamat,

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so sampai2 je terus rebus pasta, heat up grill pan.kebetulan beli salmon kt pasar td.okla 25manat utk 2org makan kenyang hihi…
salmon tu lumur dgn olive oil, salt pepper n the grillmates, then grill rightway.same goes to the timuns and tomatoes
pasta tu pulak dah al dente, gaul sebati dgn prego sauce tu.parsley flakes tabur sebelum makan
potong2 lemon utk diperah atas salmon

tadaaaaaaaa lunch served in less than half an hour

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sedap dan sihat…gitewwww

belated celebration

its kinda blessing in disguise that my husband was not around when i want to pullout the ‘surprise’ anniversary menus…

since husband will arrive home just in time for lunch, i made these,

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• beef lasagne
• mashed potatoes
• salsa
• baked beans (re-heat to perfection LOL)
well our usual definition of ‘celebration’ is fine-dining hence the menu selection ;p

and last night i made moist choc cake, only this morning i manage to do the topping hihi.tak reti buat tulisan so buat flag gitu jekkk ;p

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alhamdulillah semua siap sebelum suami touched down.and he loved it!memang lapar pun sampai2 sebab dia tak makan atas d 7-hr flite, tdo all the way…

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ni gambar td, dinner at merdem restaurant.i had lamb with eggplant sauce.sedapp

thank u Allah for the blessings.love u husband ❤

home alone

i was about to tambah my nasi(sedak weh make nge budu siak tamboh2) when my husband said this to me,

“nak bgtau sumthing ni.ada good news and bad news.nak mana dulu”

(ai buat muka – sila jgn contohi)

“bad news dulu lah…”

“saya mungkin kena balik kl ada workshop.most probably seminggu…”

fuh terus lepas tu hilang selera makan.yg good news tu pun terus dgr sepoi2 bahasa pergi di angin lalu…

frankly i didnt see that coming.tskkk…sebenarnya ada la dgr wives kat sini husben siap dah balik kl 2x sejak balik raya tp anak isteri tinggal kt sini berdua…

so i had to join the bandwagon then.sobs sangat.apparently all wives yg stay kat bitarap127 ni mmg suami masing2 outstation jugak the same week…

tried as much to fill up the activities to kill the time.so invited the ladies&kids to our house for lunch&dinner on tuesday and thursday.rabu memang keluar sebab ada usrah/potluck 🙂

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(cilok gambar kat fb)
‘aaqil with ammar(2y5m) & khayra(1y5m)…konon playgroup dgn toys bagai tapi last2 masing2 berebut gadgets

husband went to kl last sunday midnite and return flite on the following weekend(today!)

tho i survived this one week but i secretly wish that this will not be as frequent.tskk.well unless me&’aaqil kat mesia la kannnn silalah balik kl selalu2 haha

our first snow!

memang tak jangka langsung akan merasa salji kat sini sebab kalau ikutkan dah nak masuk musim spring…

beberapa hari sebelum snow cuaca dah kurang sejuk so semuorg dah babai winter and everything.sekali tgk forecast temp will drop and snow is coming!!

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a day before snow, it was raining cats and dogs.kata org mmg mcmtu la sbb nak prepare for cold before snow turun…

kul 9pm camtu 7mac, rintik2 hujan tu bertukar jadi flurries!!subhanallah.we were about to hit the sack when my husband suddenly shouting “ehhhh dah snowww tgkkkkk”

aku pon ape lagi berlari la ke tingkap.jakun katanya haha.subhanallah!!!

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esok pagi tu sejuk mencucukkkk…jenguk luar tingkap putiiiiiiiiih je…

so dgn tak mandi nye turun la bwk ‘aaqil main snow.nadia(wife staff jugek) dan anak dia khayra pun join sekali…

brrr tak tahan…stgh jam je kot main kt bawah tu terus naik…

esoknya(jumaat) kebetulan suami cuti sempena national women’s day, so kami tiga beranak turun la main snow lagikkk hehhe.siap baring2 lagi haha.temp masa ktorg jalan2 tu -4degcc hokayyy…sejukk

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petang tu snow dah mencair.sabtu snow dah takde lansung!!

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alhamdulillah walaupun 2 hari je tapi merasa la jugak snow utk winter kali ni..

next winter teringin nak pergi serda yoly, kat kaki gunung yg boleh nmpk dari depan rumah ni…kat situ cantik gila macam pergunungan swiss matilah overated

welcome spring!!

blocked

mula2 fb.lepastu instagram

so yesterday the country blocked whatsapp, our only (fast) mode of communication here and w our family back home

today they blocked iMessage pulak.dah kenapaaaaa

…dont know why and dont know til when

sad

now left with skype and twitter.kau block jugak siapppp

while waiting for our ride

…i took this pic

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gunung yang masih diliputi salji.kalau tak silap gunung tu memisahkan turkmenistan dan iran 🙂

dah lama nak amik gambar view depan rumah kami ni tapi cuaca asik gloomy je.hari ni ada matahari dan kebetulan lepak luar tunggu van utk ke usrah/potluck mingguan hehe so apalagi…

suhu masih 7degc setakat pagi tadi.tgk forecast nxt week mungkin akan panas sikit.alhamdulillah…

settling down

pagi subuh hari ahad, ‘aaqil down with fever.temp 37.4.so bg pcm 6hourly.pity him.mungkin demam rindu shah alam sbb dia mcm tercari2 sumthing je.he seemed not happy here ;(

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lgpun rumah ni tingkap tinggi.’aaqil takleh tgk luar mcm selalu.so petang tu kitorg bwk dia jln2 kat playground dan kat neighbourhood tu.mood dia ok sikit.esoknya alhamdulillah demam kebah 🙂

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ummi pulak hari isnin tu la nak sambung unpacking food dan repack balik utk letak dlm freezer.petai,serai, bunga kantan, daun pandan, daun limau purut, cili api etc2.as im writing this, ada lg barang yg belum simpan dalam kabinet hihi

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selasa pulak cuti umum kat sini, national flag day.kira mcm hari jalur gemilang la kalau kat msia haha.so walid cuti yayyy baru keje sehari dah cuti ummi sukaaaa ;p

ok nanti sambung daa