A Homemaker’s Diary

I woke up to the stinking smell of kepala udang..huhu..went to Jusco to get more groceries last night, and surprisingly harga barang mentah damn expensive..huhu..bought 2 ketam at RM15++, half a kg of sotong for RM11++, 2 slices of tenggiri at RM9++ …huhu..patut la SIL said harga semua dah naik..I never notice that until last night when the budak Jusco timbang ketam tu said, RM15 ni kak..tak pe ke? Dah nak mkn kan, takkan nak ckp tak nak la..huhu..gratefully we have the money to afford such food, bayangkan those with small income and big family to feed..how do they survive with the current economic situation..kesian kan…

Anyway, last night I find it difficult to fall asleep..2 times went to bathroom to pee..I finally dozed off around 4am and woke up at 2:15pm..it was raining outside that’s why feel like sleeping some more..best kan tak payah keje, tak payah nak kena bgn pagi2 mcm org lain..heheh!

I am still feeling very lazy to buang the sampah..malas nak bukak pagar, but I think somehow I have to..semua lalat langau ni dah terbang keliling aku dah ni…need to take some serai from the lawn as well..serai beli kat Jusco tu mcm tak cukup je..today nak cook rendang ayam..heh!

I read about Dunstan baby language in the Motherhood magazine I bought, and feel tempted to learn more about it. Unfortunately there’s no store in Malaysia which sells the DVD. Found a good deal on ebay but it’s still 4 days before the bidding ends. If my luck is good and the bidding end price is reasonable (plus the shipping) I would be able to learn more about what the cries mean..heh!

Oh, I finally boil the instant mango pudding and now it’s cooling in the fridge. I hope it won’t smell like the tempoyak I have in the fridge..huhu! Actually I was looking for some plastic jelly mould but couldn’t find any in Jusco so I bought a cake mould in love shape. Perhaps later when my child is older I can use the tin to make a small cake for his/her 1st birthday..hehe!

Since I am still not satisfied with any spaghetti I had before (had Delifrance meatball spaghetti on Sunday), I decided to cook my own beef bolognaise today. After all I still have to return Ju’s tupperware so it seems fair..my spaghetti for her spaghetti..heh! And I am going to Jusco again tonight to get chicken, hopefully they have better looking chicken today. Went on Monday but they were out of healthy looking chicken pieces. Now what to cook with the chicken?

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.