A Homemaker’s Diary

At the moment since I have no big project ongoing, I’m helping a friend who is doing her master degree in IT to complete the final thesis. I was thinking if I was inclined to IT and technical skills perhaps by now I am doing my own master thesis as well, but as you guys have read in this blog, my interest and passion is in crafts and business related to it.

Anyway, for those climbing up the corporate ladder in IT path, I think it is best if you get certification. With the technology changes as fast moving as now, it is crucial to keep abreast with the latest in the market and the only way to do so is by getting yourself a continuous education.

Of course you need to be aware of what specialization you would want to invest your time and energy into. Get as much information about different IT certification so that you wouldn’t feel like you are wasting your precious time, pursuing something which in the end you realize you have no passion in.

After all considering what school to further your studies and how good the quality of the IT programs they offer will ensure that you have the strong motivation to attend the classes especially after a long day at work and the weekend time that you have to sacrifice.

So for those who have been wondering what’s up with me since the weekend, well not much going on over here. Just the normal routine house chores and some craft tasks.

Saturday, I have one student coming over for scrapbooking class and I was happy to sell some of the items for her to start doing the craft at home. At least most of the Provo Craft and Rob and Bob Studio papers could be sold to my students as I have found new obsession for papers from Basic Grey. I am still waiting for the Wild Asparagus line of papers to arrive.

Then after the class we went to open house for Raya celebration. We managed to make it to 2 houses and let down the 3rd one..heh! I guess God has granted my wish to eat at people’s open house this year rather than hosting my own.

Oh, while waiting for the night open house invitation, we went to One Utama as I need to find more items for decoupage. Got another bunch of decoupage tissue and new color for the paint, yeay!

Sunday, before I went out for my final session of sinus facial, I cooked lunch for Hubby and did the laundry. As mentioned earlier, since I’ve been drooling for some kampung dishes, I cooked sambal udang petai and fried ikan masin. Then later for dinner I made kari ikan Indian style with fried kembung. So my cooking mission has been accomplished on Sunday.

Monday, since the laundry task has been done, I sealed the tin for this weekend decoupage class and painted the wooden box. Not much cooking as well since Hubby said the leftover would be fine for dinner. So I just fried some more fish to accompany the curry and reheat the sambal udang. After dinner while watching House, I managed to decoupage the wooden box with the new tissue I bought on Saturday. I will share the picture later, OK!

Since I have some free time in the evening while waiting for Hubby to come home, I made inti for karipap daging and that’s what we had for supper. I think if I continue not having any big craft project, Hubby will gain another 10kg in no time with all the eating and tasting new dishes..hehe!

NVM, I will clear up the living hall after 17th Nov and we can start doing the Pilates together..heh!

For those who have watched movie Braveheart, you must be familiar with two of Scotland’s most famous historical men: Robert the Bruce and William Wallace.

If you happen to get the chance to be on the trip to Edinburgh, make sure you don’t miss the opportunity to visit the Edinburgh Castle. The figures of those two brave men who have both changed the course of Scottish history and responsible for the Scots winning their independence in 1314 at Bannockburn can be seen at the Castle entrance.

Finding accommodation in Edinburgh shouldn’t be a problem as there are many hotel packages and cheap hotels in Edinburgh that cater to all kind of tourists budget.

Do you know that according to the Scottish Place Names dictionary, the name Edinburgh means ‘Fort of the Rock Face’? The ‘edin’ part comes from Scottish Gaelic and means ‘rock face’, while ‘burgh’ comes from Old English meaning stronghold.

And if you happen to spend your new year break in Edinburgh, check out the famous New Year celebration called Hogmanay celebrations. The world famous street party will see people sing, dance, hug, kiss and celebrate the new year below the spectacular backdrop of Edinburgh Castle. And the best show will be the dazzling fireworks display launched from the Castle and six other sites through the city.

Make sure you have made reservation in any one of the hotels in Edinburgh for this year’s event!

I have been having 2 days off from cooking and as the result, I have been suffering from starvation and makan tak puas syndrome..huhu!

I was about to go to sleep just now when I browse through the cooking topic in one of the forums I usually read everyday. Normally I will only read about crafts and sewing and see whether any new items like perfume and tudung interesting enough to be bought, heh!

I think my motivation to cook has just been renewed. I think starting from tomorrow I will start making list of dishes that I will cook in November. In my mind, I’m drooling about sambal petai with udang, kari ikan, sambal telur (boiled then fried)..I think it’s time we pay a visit to the Pasar Borong Selangor looking for fresh ingredients. And it would be yummy to have ulam with sambal tempoyak and ikan masin goreng as well. I feel like cooking all these kampung recipes because I am sick of the usual menu that I always cook..heh!

This is what happen when you think about food with empty stomach..huhu!

I’m just sharing the article about my SOHO business with all the readers who happen to read my blog. I might be scanning the article soon but for now, you all can read it online until The Star archives it somewhere else..hehe!

Making up for a waning tradition

I woke up to several missed calls and SMS from people who read the article in the newspaper. Some are long lost friends, ex-colleagues, University friends and even potential clients and students. But not much traffic to the business website though even though the writer did mention my URL and all..heh!

For those friends who have been supporting me all this while, thank you so much!