picnic at chuli

Posted on June 3, 2013 by kau5ar

siapa sangka kat negara ni rupanya ada tempat yg seakan2 kat malaysia yakni sungai yg jernih yg sesuai utk bermandimanda hehe.chuli nama tempatnya, 30min pjalanan dari ashgabat…

dah 6x rasanya program ni buat secara berturut tiap hujung minggu.nama prog nya adalah hse day sbb ada aktiviti senaman, sukan dsbg.masa first time pegi aritu masih sejuk sbb awal spring lg.skrg ni baru kul 10 dah panas mcucuk…

menarik sgt pjalanan nak kesini sbb melalui gunung ganang yg berlapis2.subhanallah cantik sgt.kalau time ada snow mesti lg cantik….

sebenarnya hse prog series ni ada 10x semuanya.tapi sebab next week ramai madam2&kids dah nak balik msia sempena summer break maka semalam yg terakhir kali.akan disambung lepas raya kot.or oktober katanya

tarikan utama kat chuli ni ofkos sungainya yg bersih.walaupun takde air terjun.tapi sbb kwsn ni privasi ala2 training centre jd org tak ramai sgt.tmpt ni komplit ada tennis court, basketball court, futsal court, hostel, playground…

macam biasa takkan lengkap berkelah kalau takde food.menu semalam laksa penang, nasi lemak sambal kerang, sambal sotong, spageti goreng, cendol campur, nasi putih, ayam goreng etc2.the wives pakat bahagi2 masak sikit2.alhamdulillah….

‘aaqil pun kitorg kasi jugak merasa air sungai.mmg rendam dgn pempers2 sekali.mula2 takut lama2 siap marah bila bwk naik huhu.sejuk woo

muka puas hati dpt main air hehe

best sbb atas sungai ada pangkin.org sini ada yg datang just lepak2 atas pangkin borak2 baring2 pastu balik.aktiviti yg sgt sesuai waktu summer ni sbb angin kt sini sejuk2 bestt

biasa prog kul 8pg start.dlm kul 1pm tu balik…alhamdulillah…bye2 chuli, ada peluang kita jumpa lagi lepas summer… 🙂

tarik balik

Posted on May 30, 2013 by kau5ar

…kenyataanku sebelum ni yang dubai overated…

sebenarnya mmg best pun >.< kthxbai

ebm for ramadhan

Posted on May 30, 2013 by kau5ar

ramadhan is just around the corner…memandangkan bulan puasa kat sini pada musim summer yakni siang yg panjang, maka dijangkakan kami akan berpuasa selama hampir 17jam!

the fact that ‘aaqil is still fully bf is worrying me.risau susu tak cukup utk dia.memang diberi kelonggaran utk ibu menyusu tidak berpuasa tapi hmm nnt kita tgk camne

so aritu masa mob ke sini mmg dah bwk siap2 bpump avent manual tu.with the liners

lepas 3bln tersimpan, bukak2 tgk pump tu dah berkulat euww.mungkin sbb masa packing aritu tak keringkan betul2 …setahun jgk pump tu berjasa, alhamdulillah…

jadi baru2 ni carik kat dubai.jmp kat mothercare dubai mall.last time i purchased the price was rm369.we got this only for 310dirham(equiv rm250) only!murahkan?tak sure samada skrg dah murah atau kt dubai mmg murah.rezeki ‘aaqil…bought the breast shields as well.much cheaper than medela’s…

alhamdulillah…

sekarang ni ‘aaqil kul 11 baru bgn tido…so pagi2 akan engorge.maka tadi memulakan sesi stock up ebm utk ‘aaqil for ramadhan inshaallah…

dapat 3.5oz for 10mins.target nak pump sekali je tiap pagi.sbb kalau directfeed dia mmg akan minum sungguh2 if u know what i mean heh.inshaallah by ramadhan cukup utk supply him when ummi too exhausted to feed him directly…

not sure whether he still wants bottle or not.mayb nnt bg via straw/sip in cup je kot…moga rezeki ‘aaqil cukup hingga 2tahun…inshaallah…8bln lagi, still long journey…moga Allah permudahkan

dubai lagi

Posted on May 27, 2013 by kau5ar

….conversation a week after we came back from dubai,

“hmm walid ada kena pi miting la minggu depan…”
“kl ke..?” (muka pasrah)
“taklah, dubai….”
“tipuuuuu…” (kontrol perasaan)
“iyelah.ummi nak ikut ke?”

the rest are history hahaha

so here we are again, in dubai.alhamdulillah rezeki tak dtg selalu kan huhu.we arrived last friday and will be going back to ashgabat tomorrow am.macam dejavu pulaks lol.hari ni suami miting…

the first 2 nights we stayed at rose garden hotel apts nearby to the mall of emirates(moe).yesterday we checked in to another hotel ie the venue of the meeting, ramada plaza jbr(jumeirah beach residence) near to the dubai marina.boleh nampak jugak org yg tahan panas pi mandi kat pantai jumeirah tu.panas wooo…hari ni 42c ok tskkk.mat saleh la ramai bersidai tepi pantai tu..

initially husband booked for a normal exec suite but during checked in yesterday, we’ve been upgraded due to some prob with the booked room.masuk2 je tkejut sbb besar gila, lg besar dr apartmen ktorg kt msia huhu.ada 2blek, 3toilet.with dapur & hall…

cuak pun ada sbb tup2 tak jmp ‘aaqil >.< mmg saspen...so kena tutup semua pintu sblm si kecil menjelajah... alhamdulillah freezer is provided so tak risau ttg seafood & brg2 frozen lain.byk jugak shopping kali ni.siap bwk 3 luggage kosong ok... sabtu pi lulu hypermaket & dubai mall

malam tu sempat singgah rumah josey and dinner w his family kat mamak!best sgt dpt mkn roti canai gebu w kari ikan!

pastu semalam lps dah settle kat ramada, amik taxi ke moe.shopping brg dapur kat carrefour…

penuh gak trolley.malam japlagi sure pening mana nak packing ie sumbat barang.baggage allowance ok lg sbb dpt max 45kg sorg.space je pening sikit huhu…

tgh tunggu laundry ni sudah sbenonya.buat laundry dah alang2 ada mesin basuh.sbb nak buat semua balik esok sure pengsan

‘aaqil : 16m milestones

Posted on May 23, 2013 by kau5ar

alhamdulillah ‘aaqil dah pun genap 1tahun 4bulan hari isnin baru2 ni…dah lama tak listkan milestone dia.so kali ni mari kita cuba ye ummi heh

• sekian lama penantian, akhirnya ‘aaqil ‘dapat kaki’ masa umur dia menginjak 1y3m aritu.alhamdulillah

• his first word was susu(pronounce as shishi).ni sebelum masuk setahun lg

• other words to date; no, nak, ummi, air

• dah pandai geleng kalau x nak sesuatu

• suka mintak pakaikan kasut dlm rumah.feeling2 jln kat luar kot

• gigi baru 7 batang.bertambah sebatang je r masa umur setahun.hmm

• dah tinggi!boleh mencapai stove masa tgh masak smbil terjingkit2.haishh

• kalau mintak ipad dia akan sebut “E!!!” sbb dlm ipad ada vid abc dan huruf tu je dia suka sebut

• suka main belakang tv masa ummi solat.ye masa ummi solat je T_T

• kadang2 dia letak sejadah atas lantai pastu tonggek2 baring2 macam tgh sujud.pastu mulut soksek2 tgh baca sesuatu

• suka tgk upinipin, bubbleguppies, timmytime, mickeymouse clubhouse(part intro saje)

• fav food : tomato, carrot, timun, telur.nasi tgk mood…

• masih fully bf, alhamdulillah

• dah pandai garu & mintak digaru

• dah pandai pakai straw or minum sendiri pakai cup biasa

• dah pandai main bola ie lari tendang lari tendang.cuma kdg2 suka kutip instead of tendang heh

• dah ada kereta ok, thanks walid bg ‘aaqil lesen…haha

hmm tu mana yg ummi ingat.moga membesar dgn sihat&sempurna.ummi loves u so much…

❤

alkisah tepung turkmen

Posted on May 17, 2013 by kau5ar

sejak 29 tahun yg lalu, saya hanya tau pakai tepung gandum.kalau cari resipi kat intenet ke sebolehnya nak elak tepung naik sendiri la, tepung high protein la tepung roti la tepung blablabla sbb mmg tak reti

masa first sampai sini, dlm kabinet ada tepung yg kiri sekali tu.

suami la beli sbb masa dia ‘bujang’ dulu kadang2 dia nak buat cekodok ke jemput2.ok fine.so i pun dgn yakin pakai la utk buat kek la penkek la pizza la jemput2 la lasagna la etc2 sbb ingat ini tepung gandum(pek tu mmg bahasa ~~turkmen~~russia shj).habis jgk 2kg xsampai sebulan

so masa pegi kelas basic roti tu, akak tu kata pakai tepung kek dgn tepung roti.menganga la kan.pastu dia amik yg pek biru dgn pek hijau.hahaha rupanya selama ni dok pakai tepung roti…!!no wonder la semua resipi kat intenet xmenjadi.siap salahkan tray la oven la resipi la kahkah

so, dari kiri — tepung roti, tepung gandum, tepung kek/superfine

rupa2nya gambar dpn pek tu memainkan peranan hahaha

alhamdulillah now i know how to differentiate between those 3.kira skrg dah takyah 100% rely on tepung gandum ehheh

pastu pastu aritu try la buat muffin pakai tepung kek.tak naik cantik ok!!!so utk muffin stick to tepung gandum kalau tak dia tak gebu merekah 😉

tapi masih tak tau pakai tepung naik sendiri.mungkin tepung gandum+baking powder=tepung naik sendiri?

short getaway to Dubai (3)

Posted on May 17, 2013 by kau5ar

my view on dubai,

• overated
• city with malls.u can find a mall in every 1km.no joke
• the smallest mall is as small as our biggest mall in malaysia.go figure
• so hard to find area w free wifi even in the mall.hotel pun camtu, boleh kira dgn jari yg bg free wifi, or else u have to pay to get connected.istanbul better tho oldcity, every hotel offers u free wifi laju pulak tu (ok that sound so biased haha)
• bak kata org msia yg duk ashgabat, “dubai tu semua benda ada, makbapak je yg xde” hehe tp betul, cili api, serai, bendi, petola, taugeh, tauhu etcetc
• tapi tapi tapi kena sedia duit lah ye.quite high cost of living coz barang exotic yg selalu ada kt mesia spt yg dsebut di atas agaks mahals
• foods here are expensive.tskk.sekali makan kat foodcourt pun boleh cecah aed50/pax (aed1 = rm0.80)
• aritu mmg tingin sesangat nak mkn nandos.tau tak harga se set yg quarter chic yg biasa kt mesia rm15 tu, dubai harga aed37!tu nandos kat fudcourt tu ie layan diri.thanks suami :’)
• dubai panas bahang almaklum kitorg dtg time summer (37c).bak kata kwn kami kt sana “pagi2 siang2 duk dlm mall je la.kalau nak keluar tunggu dah nak sunset”…tu yg smpi x larat ukur jubin mall tu
• u will find more foreigners than locals.dubai ni 20% je org dia.selebihnya adalah org luar
• most of the sales assistant/cashier/buruh kasar adalah org luar namely pinoy or indians.ramai sesangat pinoy kat sini.orgdubai ni taknak keje yg biasa2 je.depa amik post boss atau manager saje ok
• abaya sini cantik2 silalah beli buat kenang2an.price range aed100 up to aed1000
• metro stations diorg cantik sgtttt.mcm klia pun ada
• cuma tourist attractions cant be reached by metro.u still hav to walk or take cab.haaa meter taxi stat dgn aed10 ok
• kat mall, azan akan berkumandang setiap waktu solat.surau pun besar bersih dan cantik.malaysia sgt kalah part ni (terbayang surau midvalley dlm kepala)
• malls ada baby rooms yg best dan cantik so ummi suka
• burj khalifa sgt cantik
• seafood murah aaa.luminarc pun.tefal pun.tp both brand ni kt ashgabat pun murah jgk.misi corelle yg x kesampaian aritu huhu

pendek kata, dubai ni mmg heaven utk org yg kaki shopping.sediakan duit je ~~atau kadkredit~~…

short getaway to Dubai (2)

Posted on May 14, 2013 by kau5ar

tujuan utama geng2 ashgabat ke dubai biasanya adalah utk shopping brg basah ie seafood.sbb kat ashgabat takde jual sotong, ketam.udang ada tp mahal.ikan ada tp salmon(murah) dan ikan2 lain imported/frozen/tak fresh…

since sorang dpt 45kg, kami borong jugak la seafood.a day before pegi dubai deep freezer kami sampai.comel je.brand beko(famous kat sini)

ada 3 drawer.mmg dah lama berhajat nak beli extra freezer sbb yg ada tu separuh je dah penuh dgn serai daun2 cili padi halia kunyit etc(stocked up sbb kat sini tak jual)…
awal pagi kul 7 hari sabtu tu suami & josey(tuan rumah) pegi fish market di deira.pasar ni ikutkan tutup kul 12 so kne pi awal2.hasil rembatan; 2kg ketam, 1kg sotong, 3kg udang, 1kg telur ikan, 2kg tenggiri & 2kg ikan selar kuning…balik2 tu terus cuci dan asing2 ikut portion.then freeze.esoknya flite takla thawed/hanyir sangat

btw kat dubai ni kitorg stay rumah kawan, josey&shida.josey was husband’s projectmate back in kl now working at dubai for iraq project.shida resigned from the company last yr & follow josey.anak depa almira(4y.o) & amir(2y.o) sonok sgt main w ‘aaqil hhehe
sambung lg jenjalan hari sabtu ke one of thai restaurant, smiling bkk namanya.makan taugeh ya allah sedapnya!hahaha.tomyam dia pun sedap.tapi seriuslaaaa dubai ni mknn mahal gila.nangis tgk bil huhu

then we went to
• dubai outlet mall (30mins from city centre)
• deira city centre – kat sini makan steak @ chillis haha sedapp dah lama xmakan steak huhu

balik tu serius pancit.packing utk balik esoknya…

short getaway to Dubai

Posted on May 11, 2013 by kau5ar

today is our day 4 in dubai 🙂

a very adhoc trip.planned a week before, ticket purchased 2days before and received our passports few hours before departure!phew~

so far we have been to,

• ibn batutta mall
• dubai mall -> burj khalifa & dubai fountain
• dubai aquarium & underwater zoo
• mall of the emirates -> ski dubai
• palm jumeirah
• jumeirah beach
• naif souk

(above is the man made island, palm jumeirah)

earlier this morning husband went to the fish market in deira for seafood shopping!

we will be going back to ashgabat tomorrow pm…

istanbul : day 5 (forum mall – ikea)

Posted on April 29, 2013 by kau5ar

hari terakhir kami di istanbul…
selesai urusan packing barang, kami ada satu lg misi yg belum tercapai iaitu mencari baklava, turkish delights dan turkish apple tea utk dibawa pulang sbg ole2!
settle brekfas, kami berjalan ke arah sultanahmet tram area, kat deretan kedai ni ada byk kedai baklava, mmg terbaek!
mula2 ingat nak beli yg fresh tapi bila fikir praktikaliti ie mana nak sumbat dalam luggage, nnt penyek etc so we settled with the readily packed ones.tapi siyes la tak sesedap dan sejuicy yg fresh tskk..!
went back to our hotel, sumbat2 barang dlm beg then waited for our ride to the airport.checked out almost 12noon and to the airport we went!

sampai airport, kami tinggalkan luggage kat left luggage sbb flite ke ashgabat adalah pada 12.30midnight ok

bawak brg2 yg patut & stroller then off we went to kill our time at…

Forum Istanbul
they claimed the mall as the largest in europe.tapi memang besar pun.sesuai sgt nak hbskan masa sementara tunggu flight balik he he.this mall is located nearby to Kocatepe metro station.mcm midvalley dgn komuter, dkt sgt.
amik je metro dr airport, tak sampai stgh jam sampai la mall ni, dekat dan convenient gila…
sebelah mall ni ada ikea.kira dah sebulan tak pegi real mall so mcm jakun kejap haha…

pelik tak pelik ikea istanbul ni sgt kemas sbb tak ramai org!kan kalau kat mesia kan habis sepah2 kerusi la cadar la mainan budak2 kan.tapi kat sini barang tak terusik lansung.nak kata baru bukak, ktorg pi masa tu dah time lunch kot.cafe dia pun lengang…so we had a comfortable lunch over there.btw meatballs&gravy dia tak sesedap kt mesia.menu2 lain byk disesuaikan dgn selera org2 istanbul ie kofte, rice, salad etc.ikea kita mmg jauh lg variety dan sedap huhu…
you can find almost all branded shops here at forum.ada foodcourt besar gila kat top floor so takyah risau nak makan katne.
geng2 malaysian dtg sini sebab nak shopping baju budak2.ground floor tu memang khusus kedai kanak2 babies je!rambang mata sgt!dah la tgh sale.tp sbb kitorg dah siap pack dan beg semua memang to the brim, so window shopping je lah…
sini jugak ada musolla/surau, babyroom yg best, toilet yg bersih…selesa sgt…

nursing room everywhere…best!
sebelum balik ke airport, kitorg jalan2 dalam Real market, mcm Tesco la lebih kurang..beli mineral water & brussels sprout(only TL2/kg!)
dalam kul 8pm gitu kitorg patah balik ke Attaturk airport…
checked in(byk drama malas nak cite, plus ‘aaqil nangis the whole time), had our late dinner at the airport foodcourt(mahal nakmamp) & boarding the plane(drama dgn ‘aaqil yg cranky lain macam & makcikpakcik sanggul sgt stress), finally!
‘aaqil slept the whole journey alhamdulillah.touched down at 7.30am(waktu ashgabat), safely arrived home at 9am camtu…
pastu kami 3 beranak bantai tido sampai kul 3pm haha
walaupun penat tapi sgt seronok!suami asik ckp jgn serik tau…sbb masa kat airport nak balik tu mmg macam2 jadi dan husben risau sgt kat me&’aaqil sampai husben takut aku serik xnak travel dah…
truth to be told, i enjoyed every second of the trip tak kisahla manis atau pahit.kalau travelling takde drama mmg tak sah!after all that what makes every vacay unique in its own way(dont get me started with our family trip to singapore last nov!haha!)…

hope you find my entries beneficial.go visit istanbul! 🙂