A Homemaker’s Diary

After so long searching for this tiny packs of Heinz Jam, I finally found them at Jusco last night. I seem to be having problem finishing up jam in big bottle, especially if I buy St.Dalfour, sure end up berkulat coz I forget to put the jam back into the fridge..heh! So when Hubby brought home this tiny pack from his meal in the flight, I was telling him, nak cari jam kecik2 mcm ni..senang nak mkn dgn roti sekali sekala…

Feel like having breakfast in the hotel pulak..heheh..I am still waiting for the butter to be thawed a bit before I put the bread in the toaster..actually dah bosan asyik breakfast cereal, so change the menu to butter and bread pulak..pukul 1 pm kira breakfast ke..hahaha..

Today strawberry jam, tomorrow can try Plum jam..see how it taste..sedap ke tak..heh!

We made plan at night, but when the sun shines we changed it to suit our mood and busy schedule..heh! But still we will make it to Wall-E today since we want to spend Sunday just shopping (window shopping?) leisurely.

I managed to sew all the hem of my 7 kaftan today..it’s been like a year since I bought all those kaftan, cut them to the right length but find it difficult to devote the time to sew the hem..benci la mesin tu..but gratefully, though not very intricate still boleh la menjahit..I find it difficult to control the motor, tekan je pegi laju..perhaps I should buy mesin jahit lama yg kena pusing roda pakai tangan and gerak-gerak kaki to make the benang move..oldies la aku ni..but maybe if using Janome or Epal machine will be very smooth kot kan..hahahah..

Since I saw the advert of IKEA Sale which lasts tomorrow, feel like going there..plus I have to stop by One Utama to collect my 2 bottles of white gesso..between the two places, IKANO – The Curve and One Utama, I prefer The Curve..why? I find One Utama very crowded and doesn’t suit my shopping taste..maybe because The Curve has Borders and MPH kot…plus bila rajin nak lintas jalan boleh pegi IKANO, survey barang baru in IKEA…

I hope IKEA has new range of baby cot yang menarik..SIL kata dia nak sponsor..hahaha! I saw one in the catalogue, RM199..ok la tu, kalau anak tak nak tido dlm tu, jadi tempat humban kain pon tak la sayang duit sgt..muahahhaha!

I am still on the topic of the hantaran I made for Niece’s wedding. One of the hantaran items I really like was this agar-agar kering, shaped into roses. When I bought the agar-agar I was quite disappointed as it came undecorated, but nevertheless with the ribbons and other embellishments I have in hand, I managed to make it look like this..heh!

Since I have to make 2 sirih junjung – for groom and bride, I made a simpler version for Niece. After all sirih junjung from pengantin lelaki side should be taller and more extravagant, a symbol of higher status and more responsibility a man should hold in a marriage.

The groom’s sirih junjung’s picture is in the other memory card. I will upload later since I also like the pink roses used in his arrangement.

Actually our initial plan was to use white and blue roses for Niece’s sirih junjung, but since it was in Dungun, we have to make do with whatever selections the florist there has. It was fortunate enough that Niece managed to place early order for roses. I hope for next events, SIL will hold the ceremony in KL. It will be easier for us to find the necessary items as we have many places in KL and Selangor to scout.

Remember the bunga dip lily which I have been complaining about. At last I managed to complete 60 of them to be put at the bedside of the bilik pengantin.

At first we planned to cucuk the bunga pahar at the usual silver stand, but since the one sold in the market now is too light (can’t withstand the weight of the bunga pahar plus the boiled egg), I recommended the plastic stand used for artificial floral arrangement.

Plus, with the height of the plastic stand, the bunga pahar look more prominent and easier for those involved to pick them out and give to the guests.

Finally all my hard work for the past few months have been paid off. The wedding went well, not perfect but almost..heh!

This is one of the many pictures I managed to snap before the akad nikah and reception.

I will update more later, but for now I need to rush to Jusco to get groceries..I am out of supply in the fridge to cook decent dinner..huhu!