my fav kuini

...semalam aku dapat sebiji buah kuini, yg sedang elok je masaknya. Mak aih... dari dalam kereta lagi mmg aku dah terliur dgn baunya yg harum semerbak tu... rasanya mmg manis, sedap betul! Aku simpan biji buah kuini ni, konon2 nak tanam la... agak2 kalau letak kat pasu je, boleh hidup tak? heh heh...

p/s: ada org panggil buah ni buah bacang/macang... tapi sebenarnya spesis bacang dan kuini ni mmg berbeza.. nama saintifik bacang ialah Mangifera foetida dan kuinin ialah Mangifera odorata. Aku pun bukan tau sgt. Pada aku, kalau asam mangga tu jenis bulat2 kecik, kulit hijau tapi isinya kuning oren, baunya punyalah harum & rasanya punyalah manis.. itu buah kuinin.

bacang vs kuini (taken from this blog). terima kasih en.google :)

9th anniversary

Wah, mcm tak percaya jek. 9 tahun bukan masa yg singkat. Tahun depan dah dikira sedekad. I'm glad that we're still together, having each other, and looking forward for more years to come. :)

(image from google)

spek baru..

.. ini adalah hadiah aku kepada diri ku sendiri sempena menyambut birthday tahun ini. Haaaa... amacam? ok tak? Kali ni aku terpengaruh lalu memilih kanta carl-zeiss. Promoter tu beria-ia promote kanta ni, katanya lebih jelas dan berkualiti. Masa aku gi ambik, dia suruh aku compare spek mata lama dgn baru (power mata tak bertambah, cuma spek lama tu dah bercalar2. Lebih dua tahun pakai, mahu nyer tak calar balar).

Haaa... part ni aku ada sedikit konpius. Spek lama aku dah le berminyak2, kelabu2 sikit dan calar2, tak aci la kan kalau dibandingkan dgn spek yg baru keluar kedai. Tak kisah la kalau pakai kanta jenis apa sekali pun, betul tak? Sabar je la aku dgn promoter nih...

mata lama tua & mata baru muda :)
*heh.. heh..

layang-layang

Semalam Iqbal buat layang2 sendiri. Dia gunting kertas lukisan yg dah berconteng, bentuk segitiga. Kemudian dia gunting tali (dari botol buih sabun Ayu), dan ikat kat satu bucu kertas tu. All this while sambil menyorok2 kat bilik yg cahayanya samar2, berlatarbelakangkan suara sang Omi yg menjerit2 dari dapur, suruh Iqbal buat homework.

Ooo... rupanya dia senyap2 buat projek yek. Patutla bila di tanya, dia tersengeh2 jawab, 'takde apa2'. Terus simpan gunting kertas segala dalam beg.

Laaa... bukan Omi tak bagi buat layang2, tapi siapkan la latihan & kerja rumah dulu. Jgn mengelat. Iysk, budak sorang ni..

Lepas Iqbal siapkan latihan & makan nasi, sang Omi pun ambik kertas & benang, dan buatkan Iqbal layang2 kotak. Terbangkan depan kipas angin je. Iqbal gembira.

(image from google)

Simple life for a lil' kid :)

walking you to school

Pagi ni kami sampai awal kat sekolah. Aku pikir bagus jugak kalau aku jenguk2 kelas Iman & Iqbal. Kalau cikgunya ada kat kelas, boleh lah bertanya hal anak2. Tapi, sebelum tu, aku tanya dulu, nak ke omi hantar Iman & Iqbal ke kelas. Iqbal mengangguk. Iman sengeh, hesitated.

OK lah kalau gitu, aku bukannya sempat nak pegi sampai dua kelas pun.. so aku pun temankan Iqbal sampai kelas dia. Dia tunjukkan tempat duduk dia, dan kenalkan beberapa kawan dia yg berdiri di luar kelas. Cikgu takde. Loceng pun dah bunyik, semua kena berhimpun. Aku pun blah. Kang kalau lama sgt berdiri kat situ kang, ada yg ingat aku pun cikgu kat sekolah tu pulak. hahahhaha...

(from google image)

Aku dulu very2 independent. Sekolah kebangsaan dekat dgn rumah, jalan kaki aje. Sekolah agama jauh sikit, pun jalan kaki jugak. Aku tak ingat mak/bapak aku pernah hantar aku ke sekolah ke tak (kecuali pada hari pendaftaran). Kalau ada apa2 events kat sekolah pun, selalunya aku pergi dulu dgn kawan2, mak/bapak aku datang kemudian. Jadi aku rasa mcm janggal lak bila aku saje-saje hantar anak aku sampai ke kelas. heheheh...

Kesimpulannya? Entah, aku pun taktau. How abt cikgu2? Diorg rasa terganggu ke kalau ibubapa ngantor anak2 sampai ke kelas? Atau diorg suka sbb boleh kenal2 dgn ibubapa? How abt si anak? Are they embarrassed? Or they'll think it's cool & proud of it?

how thoughtful..

..of you, my dear Ayu, when we are rushing to send you to school, and you suddenly said, 'sakit perut, nak berak!', when I stopped at front door and headed back to the toilet, you then said, 'Takpelah omi, Ayu berak kat sekolah aje la. Nanti omi lambat pegi kerja'.

Aduihaiii...
Now I'm feeling guilty bcoz making you felt guilty.
(Sebelum tu omi dah membebel suruh Ayu bersiap cepat, sbb nanti lambat pegi sekolah dan omi lambat pegi keje.)


[gambar bulan-bulan sudah]
klik gambar untuk BESAR punya..

atas: it's my bday cake - blueberry layer cake :) Strawberry dah tergolek ke tepi akibat tarikan graviti.

tengah-tengah:  Gambar2 Ayu berposing.

bawah: Kek ku di dalam kotak. Tangan Iqbal - dia kata dia jadik monster, nak ambik kek. :)

Celebrating Siti's wedding day, Bukit Beruang, Melaka. 

13 Feb 2010.

top-left: My family with Siti, the pengantin. Family Angah tak sampai lagi masa ni.

bottom-left: Pengantin diarak naik beca. Meriah!

center: Bapak pengantin (Paktam) dan bawahnya tu Mak pengantin (Maktam). Diorg dah penat sgt masa ni, baru habih kenduri.

top-right: Tukang basuh periuk, sorang di dalam pagar, sorang di luar pagar.

Kat Melaka juga ni, sehari lepas kenduri Siti, singgah Planetarium belah pagi. Tgh/hari nya pegi menghantar pengantin ke rumah lelaki di Bukit Katil. Dekat jek...

Tagged By Cik Wan :: All In Ten

1- Siapakah Diri Anda Di Rumah ?
health inspector kot? kalau rajin, akan ku kemas dan cuci dan sental segala. kalau malas, ku hanya mampu mebebel2 sahaja... hehehhehehe..

2) Siapakah diri anda di samping rakan
jenis org yg boleh layan @ sekepala. kalau tak, takkan boleh ngam berkawan kan?

3) 5 benda yang anda idamkan tapi masih belum tercapai
a) ada rumah, ada kereta, takde hutang.
b) rumah (style kampung, setingkat, siling tinggi, banyak lubang udara, tingkap banyak, tak payah aircond pun dah nyaman) ada tanah sikit utk bercucuk tanam.
c) SAHM & working on my hobby.
d) 
e) 

heheheh... tiga je la buat masa ni. 

4) Siapakah Nama Pasangan Anda
Hazril Ibrahim

5) Ceritakan 5 perkara yang anda paling suka tentang pasangan anda
a) Rajin masak. his specialty? gulai & rendang NS's style. peh!
b) kelakar & suka buat lawak. w/pun kdg2 naik menyampah. 
c) rajin jugak menolong basuh baju, kemas rumah, lipat kain
d) hormat both his parents and mine.
e) lebih sabar layan karenah anak2. aku pun kekadang giveup. 

6) Tarikh anda couple ?
early 1997 - tarikh sebenar tak ingat

7) Apakah kenangan pahit anda bersama pasangan anda
ku anggap tu semua lumrah hidup. ada pasang surut. ada gembira ada duka. but at least we still have each other.

8) Lagu tema cinta anda?
dah takde. 

9) Apa perubahan yang ingin anda lihat dari pasangan anda
takde jugak. ku terima dia seadanya, sbb aku pun biasa2 saje. :)

10) Tag 10 rakan
saya tag 'maksu' sorang le, sbb maksu rajin update blog dia. hehehehehhe.. 

recycling, compost, trash.. ??

Jom kita sama2 jaga bumi ini :) Earth Day 2010.


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Which Bin Does It Go In? Recycling and Composting 101
By: Molly Mann (View Profile)


A friend was telling me about a recent trip to Germany, where she was daunted by the strict and varied recycling rules there. Apparently, they have a host of different color-coded bins (brown, blue, yellow, and gray) for sorting waste recyclables. That really puts me to shame, since I have trouble deciding between recycling, compost, and trash! Since hearing about Germany’s eco-diligence, I’ve decided that it’s time to brush up on my recycling and composting routine and learn to avoid common mistakes.


As of 2005, the last time the U.S. General Accounting Office collected statistics, the recycling rate is 32 percent, up from 10 percent in 1980. This is good news, but not good enough, since municipal solid waste has also grown by 60 percent in the same amount of time. The numbers work out to an approximate 246 million ton yearly increase in landfill waste. Most people understand that they’re supposed to recycle, but many—I plead guilty as charged!—have forgotten or never quite understood how. Sure, putting your empty water bottle in the plastics bin is a no-brainer, but what about that paper plate with pizza grease on it, or the packaging from your latest purchase?


Different municipalities have slightly different recycling rules, so you should check with your local town or county for specifics, but here are some basics for what to throw where.




Recycling


Whether your municipality does single stream recycling (all recyclables are collected in the same bin) or separate containers, the basic recyclables are similar.

Paper

DO: Envelopes, paperback books, catalogues, cartons (with any plastic or cellophane removed), writing pads, brochures, loose leaf paper, cereal boxes, newspapers, clean paper plates.

DON’T: Photographs; anything with food or other soilage. The basic rule here is to keep it clean. That greasy paper plate or pizza box is compostable, not recyclable. By throwing it in with your other paper recyclables, you risk sullying the whole bin. This is a big problem in offices, where people often throw their lunch detritus in the blue bin next to the copy machine. Learn the difference and don’t be that person!


Bottles/Cans/Plastics

DO: Aluminum foil, plastic wrap, tins, cans, glass bottles and jars, yogurt cups, soap/shampoo/lotion bottles, plastic bags (some places have separate drop off for these), margarine tubs; really any plastic, glass, or aluminum containers. Check if soda bottles or cans are redeemable in your state. You can usually collect a small refund at your grocery store and those nickels and dimes do add up!

DON’T: Mirrors, broken glass ware, compostable food containers, batteries, and other non-recyclables. Try to keep it relatively clean. Although a little food residue on containers won’t gum up the whole system (that wedge of lime in your beer is fine), it’s a good idea for sanitary reasons to rinse everything out before tossing it in the bin.

Compost


Growing up, we always had a canister on the kitchen counter for composting. We’d empty it into a larger bin in the backyard and my mom would use it to fertilize her garden. Almost anything biodegradable can be compost and you don’t even need a garden to develop these eco-friendly practice. As part of its initiative to reach 75 percent citywide recycling by 2010, San Francisco now has green carts for food scraps and yard trimmings that get picked up with other recycling, and other cities are starting to follow suit.


DO: Stale bread, egg shells, coffee grounds and filters, tea bags, fruit and vegetable scraps, nutshells, hedge trimmings, leaves, grass clippings, weeds, dead flowers, twigs, saw dust, straw. You can also throw in biodegradable paper products like used paper towels, paper coffee cups, paper milk cartons, take out containers (with metal parts removed), egg cartons, etc. And although in your personal garden compost piles you don’t want animal products like meat, bones, or fats (it attracts vermin), when throwing it in the yard waste bins for city pick up, these items are sometimes acceptable.

DON’T: Ash, cigarette butts, anything recyclable or not biodegradable.

Other Recyclables


Although not usually picked up with your regular trash and recycling, electronic products, including TVs, cell phones, and computers can all be recycled or reused. The EPA has reference page which gives links to drop-off centers nationwide. Other items that should be kept out of the trash include batteries and fluorescent light bulbs (in some states it is illegal to throw them away because they contain pollutants); you can usually drop these off for free and they will be recycled or disposed of properly. Many items, like motor oil, scrap metal, treated and untreated wood, bronze, radiators, and other building materials can be recycled or reused. For some items, like scrap metal, you might even earn some money.


Toxic household items like herbicides, paints, solvents, and poisons should be taken to a hazardous waste drop off center—almost all cities and counties have these and drop off is free.

Regular Trash


Basically, everything that doesn’t fall into any of the above categories goes into the trash. Make sure you can’t reuse or donate items. Broken glass, chip bags, chewing gum, feminine products, diapers, vacuum cleaner bags, and mirrors should be thrown in the trash.


Most towns have scheduled curb-side pickups for recyclables. Check with your waste management company to find out when pickups are scheduled and what items will be accepted (this is important, since non-recyclables placed at the curb will be left there and can blow away to become litter). If your town does not have a recycling pick-up program, visit Earth 911 to find a recycling center near you. Though the process can be confusing and daunting at first, once you get into the habit, you’ll stop asking, “What can I recycle?” but rather, “What can’t I?”




Updated April 21, 2010
First published April 2009


Find this article at:
http://www.divinecaroline.com/22156/71294-which-bin-go-in--recycling

Q1 2010

hahahahaha... sebok je kat blog pun nak berQ1 report jugak..


[iman]
Sekarang ni, Iman balik rumah je terus ambik buku buat homework or study. Bagus betul.. takyah nak bising2 dah. Kat sekolah agama, katanya, dia terpilih utk masuk pertandingan hafazan. Setiap hari dia menghafal surah2 dgn his Abah. Bagus la tu, dgn aku2 sekali kena hafal, refresh memory..


[iqbal]
Iqbal dah dapat terima hakikat yang dia sekarang dah bersekolah, bukan kat tadika lagi. Now he's doing his h/works with less fuss (tu pun selepas disuruh2 & dijerit2) dan dah pandai kemas buku sekolah ikut jadual sendiri. Pagi2 kena kejut dia dulu sebab dia nak mandi & siap2 sblm Iman. Iman suka la sbb boleh sleep in few mins more. Bagus.. bagus.. asal jgn buat perangai di pagi hari sudah.


[ayu]
Ayu masih menangis pagi2 nak pegi tadika. Dia bengang sbb both abang iman & abang iqbal pegi sekolah, dia sorang2 kat tadika. Dah berbuih mulut aku bagitau budak umur 7 thn je yg boleh pegi sekolah, budak 4, 5, 6 tahun kena pegi tadika. Dan baru2 ni dia buat justification sendiri:
'Omi, kat dalam tv, budak2 kecik boleh pegi sekolah kan? Sebab tu kartun kan? Kalau betul2, budak kecik tak boleh pegi sekolah kan?'
Iyer Ayu, mmg itulah yg omi cakapkan selama ni, cuma takde unsur kartun je.

Tapi aku bangga sbb Ayu dah pandai baca dgn lancar in BM. Aku rasa level dia dgn Iqbal tak jauh. Entah2 sama level kot, sbb si Ayu rajin baca buku kuat2. Iqbal pulak suka membelek gambar, reading quietly. Sekarang ni, aku tgh ajar Ayu bahasa inggeris pulak.


[oily & sensitive skin]
aduii... kulit muka aku dah jadi semakin berminyak & sensitive la plak. aik, makin tua makin banyak pulak jerawat? mcm mana ni?? yg aku perasan, sekarang ni kalau aku makan udang, jerawat pun keluar ketul2. Dan kat kepala dan badan aku mcm kena gigit nyamuk - gatal berbintil2. Tapi aku suka  makan udang. part ni yg aku tak puas hati ni... huhuhuhu....

now i opted for gentle products sbb dah tak larat nak buat experiment dah.. tengok 2-3 bulan nanti mcm mana. harap2 serasi..

(images source: google)

facial cleaner: Eucerin Gentle

facial scrub (once a week): St. Ives Scrub Gentle

moisturiser: Neutrogena for combination skin (oil-free)

sun lotion: Neutrogena Ultra Sheer sunblock

belah malam: tepek bedak sejuk aje.. barulah nyaman kulit muka.. jerawat pun cepat kering.

tak faham

Iqbal: Omi, gula mutiara tu lima ringgit ada dua puluh.
Omi: hmmm... ?
Iqbal: Kalau nak banyak omi beli sepuluh ringgit, nanti dapat empat puluh.

wah, aku pulak kena congak dalam kepala! betul la tu. Tapi iqbal, mengapa bila buat latihan maths banyak beno salah??? adakah sebab malas, rasa bosan atau penat?? 

aku tak faham budak kecik, w/pun aku dulu juga seorang budak kecik... 

at least now i know he knows..