Sightseeing at Desa Park City

Few weeks back, my family and I went to Desa Park City near Kepong. I have never been there although I passed by that area everyday coming back from work. Our friend, Pacha and Adrian suggested for us to meet there because there is a nice lake and park for our twins and their daughter, Bali Meranti to play.

I didn’t bring my camera as it was unplanned. Too bad, kalau tak boleh snap pictures of them playing together..

We were surprised when we reached the Waterfront. We didn’t expect it to be that canggih..hehehe..We felt that the ambience similar to Perth..The shops there are not bad. On the ground floor, there are BBQ Chicken, Secret Recipe, Coffee Bean, Kluang Station, Natural New Zealand Ice Cream, MaxValue supermarket and others. Very convenient!

It was drizzling when we reached there, so we decided to walk around and have a drink while waiting for the rain to subside. We went to the first floor where there are mostly children related shops such as The Baby Loft, Chubby Chubby and Kindermusik. Now I know where to get kids stuff near my place rather than going all the way to One Utama or The Curve.

I wish I can afford a house there. I was told that the minimum price is RM700k. Punye la mahal gile...Anyway, I will put this into my wish list..hehehe..

Shoe Addict

I’m not sure whether other kids are the doing the same thing, but it’s kind of weird and funny when Arissa has now become a shoe addict at such a young age! hehe..

Actually, dah lama dah perasan habit dia ni. Since age dia 6-7months lagi, dia memang suka pakai kasut walaupun dalam rumah dan kekadang sampai tido pun nak pakai kasut..Yang kelakarnya, kekadang dia pakai sebelah aje..Adrianna pun addicted jugak but not as chronic as Arissa.

Masa mula-mula dulu memang rasa pelik sebab dia kemaruk sangat dengan kasut. Tapi sekarang lagi pelik, sebab dia suka try kasut orang pulak. Tak kira kasut lelaki ke perempuan ke, semua dia bedal..The most embarrassing moment, bila bawa dia pergi rumah orang or pergi play area yang kena buka kasut. Sampai-sampai aja tempat tu, dia bukan excited nak main kat situ tapi pergi attack kasut budak-budak lain..Tak tentu arah nak try semua kasut..Kelakar gila..

Ada one time, I brought her to playground near Giant. Dia berkenan betul sandal colour pink and berbunga-bunga yang ada kat situ. Owner sandal tu, I think about 5-6 years old sampai 3 kali tukar tempat letak sandal dia. Takut sangat kena curi!

I have a feeling that her shoe's addiction is actually inherited from me and my mom..haha..When I was young, I always amazed at how many different shoes styles that my mom have. Maklum la,dulu-dulu dia selalu kena attend official function with my dad. Although my shoes collections are nothing compared to hers, but I have to admit that I can't resist myself whenever I passed by any shoes boutique..

Aiyo..how to handle this kind of situation? Help..I hope Arissa will not be the next Imelda Marcos when she grows up...

Food Tale

I was asked to search for foodies among our colleagues and write about our food experience for our upcoming newsletter. Nasi lemak was chosen because almost everyone loves it. It is universally loved by all races ie Malay, Chinese & Indian in Malaysia.

I brought them to CT Garden Nasi Lemak which located in Kg Baru. Not many people know this place compared to the infamous Nasi Lemak Antarabangsa. I was introduced to this place through a friend about 6-7 years ago.

Located near the Club Sultan Sulaiman, it opens from 6pm to 5am daily. The nasi lemak is wrapped in banana leaf and each packet costs only RM0.70! Each packet consists of a scoop of rice, a spoonful of sambal and a quarter of hardboiled egg.

What unique about this place is, it is divided into a few sections. The first section is the nasi lemak counter where you take a tray and takes as many packets as you want. That's Dhiya, of the foodies queuing at the counter..

A must try otak-otak.. You can get it at the same section as the nasi lemak..

The adds on section offers varities of dishes includes fried chicken, quails, tempe, beef and chicken rendang, pucuk paku, squid sambal, prawn sambal, cockles sambal to choose from. Our favourite are the crispy sambal tempe and unpeeled sambal petai..

Crispy Potato Chips, Cow's lung & Chicken Liver on skewers..

You can add lime squeeze to your own liking at the self service drink's counter

One packet is never enough..

List of prices

Each of us had 1 or 2 packets. We are not big eater actually..but we belasah all the side dishes..hehe..We had fried chicken, honey chicken, rendang chicken, prawn sambal, squid sambal, petai sambal, tempe and chicken liver. All in, it only costs us about RM8 per person.

If you are opt to sit outside, you can eat while enjoying the view of the Petronas Twins Towers which is very near to this place. Highly recommended!

3 reasons why I feel excited...

• Hubby is coming back today
• We are off to Singapore tomorrow for my nephew’s birthday party
• I am too exicted until I forgot what the third reason is...hahaha

p/s: sorry for a very brief post..tengah malas gila..

Change of plan

I will not be going to Jeddah.

Hubby is coming back for good. I hope this time, it’s real. Since last month lagi dia dah cakap nak balik but until now batang hidung pun tak nampak lagi. Our plans asyik keep on changing. Kejap kata pindah, kejap kata stay. Nasib baik belum buat any major preparations.

With this decision, I hope my family, in law’s and our close friends are happy. To hubby, jangan sedih-sedih ya. Your hard time in Jeddah would end soon. Please be strong ok?

Since this would be my last entry about hubby in Jeddah, I decided to post some of his photos in Jeddah & Mecca. Hubby, i know you will kutuk me..but I don't care..haha

Nice pic..I like it..It was taken at Mecca when hubby performed his umrah

Sebijik macam Pak Arab celup. Pak Sheikh muka cina..haha..Anyway, 'ana uhibbukka'..it means I love you

With anak-anak Nasir. I've met them a few times in KL before they joined their dad in Riyadh


Melepak..Hubby sorang je tengok camera..hehe..Nice carpet..



Hubby with Nasir's family and John. Nasir and my hubby are the first 2 Malaysian selected to join Carrefour in Saudi Arabia. John is also from Malaysia, joined them a few months later. The most interesting part is, hubby and John are related..haha..John saw photos of me n kids during christmas and immediately recognized some of my hubby's relatives. Read here if you want to know how my hubby has Indian relatives. What a small world kan?

Malaysia’s First MPV

Finally, it comes to the end the long awaiting Malaysia’s First MPV called Exora. I have given some hints to beloved hubby to buy this car..Haha..I hope he’s not going to have a heart attack. I need this car..emm nope..WE need this car..

So hubby, below are some reasons why we should buy Exora:-

• Our family is expanding. We have twin daughters and probably a set of twin boys in near future..Hehe..That is our target rite?
• It can accommodate my big Singaporean families whose always visit KL occasionally
• The price is affordable; it comes with a DVD screen.
• The Pyrite Brown colour looks so rich and yummy!
• I certainly love you more if you buy us this car…Hahaha..
  

Proton Exora H-Line price list

Proto Exora M-Line price list

See the comparison. From left: Toyota Avanza, Nissan Grand Livina and Exora

What say you, hubby?

Birthday party at Hilltop

Me and the twins had a great time at Syed Ariff & Sharifah Alana’s birthday party recently. It was Ariff 6th and Alana 1st birthday. Both of them are my husband’s nephew and niece.

I am always looking forward to attend Juin's (my husband’s cousin) function. I know she will go all out to organize her children’s party. Same as the previous year. I wish I have the money like she is. Hehe..

Me and Adrianna..Muke monyok aje..

See that clown..Over pulak..heh

Caricature of Adrianna's face. Amazingly, the caricature of Arissa looks the same as Adrianna even though that guy did it separately..They are identical but their face not similar la

Arissa didn't noticed the A&W mascot standing beside her..

Still tak notice the mascot

Hah..baru Arissa noticed that A&W mascot..she takut the mascot will take away her balloon sculpture..

That is Rizalman's son, Umar. He volunteered to be the magician's assistant. He was really funny..

I like the concept where they put children's table for them to feed on their own

The hall were almost full. This year they had a colourful theme..Last year, it was a bit of retro and spanish feel..See that camera at the right side corner? Asyik capture gambar my twins aja..heh

Nice birthday cake..

That's Juin in pink scarf, holding Alana and that's Ariff yang ala-ala King of the day..

Rizalman pun nak try jadi magician..

See my shoes..Nice kan? From Charles & Keith..

Pinjam jap magician punye rabbit..his magic is so real..tetibe je kuar rabbit and the twins were so excited..

Fiza is a regular guest at Juin's or other my husband's relatives functions. Her husband is a good friend of them. She is due anytime. Ferra, her eldest daughter is so cute..Baru aja last year i visited her kat hospital. Ini nak deliver lagi..hehe..rezeki..

Punye la happy dapat sepahkan all the sweets and candies