Instagram - my latest obsession

I love snapping away.
Therefore I instag.

That's the best line I could come up with...after several others used earlier. Think I'm gonna stick with this one for the time being.

Y.E.S. I love instagram! It's free just like Twitter & Facebook. Simply download the app to your smartphones, register and voila! You're set to go! Start snapping, editing & sharing your photos with your friends.

You can share your photos via Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, Tumblr, Foursquare if your friends do not have instagram. Opt to set your private setting to ON if you do not wish to share your photos with the public.

Start following people & enjoy browsing their pics. Similar to Facebook, there are options to Like & Comment on people's photos too.

That's about it. Thank me later :)

Jan 2012 Birthday Celebration

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY DEAR!

...delayed telecast...

There are 4 of us in the family. That makes 4 birthdays to celebrate every year.

Hubby's birthday is in January while our son's in February. I celebrate mine in June & our daughter's in July. It's a two-part of two consecutive months yearly event.

So last January, we celebrated the dear husband's birthday in Kedah. We happened to balik kampung around that time. On the eve of his birthday, made plans to have dinner at Menara Alor Star with his family. Unfortunately the PIL couldn't join coz they needed to attend a kenduri.

Off we went...my family, SIL, BIL & their families.

Menara Alor Setar

On our way, we stopped by a cake shop to pick up the birthday cake ordered earlier by the SIL. Thank you very much for sponsoring the cake! :)

The Birthday Cake

This was my family second time up on the tower. We went to the observation deck during our first trip here, which was in August 2009. This time we headed to the revolving restaurant for a steamboat buffet dinner.

Revolving restaurant D'Saji Skyview at Menara Alor Setar

The steamboat dinner costed about RM 29.00 nett per person. Can't remember the rate for kids. The spread was good, we really enjoyed our time eating there. Besides eating, of course we took pictures (it was me snapping away most of the time hehe...)

And the BIL was so kind & generous that he took care of the whole bill. Thank you very much!

The Birthday Boy with us :)

More pictures of the whole group (Anak-menantu-cucu Haji Ahmad)

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My heartfelt gratitude goes out to the SIL & BIL for making this happen. And of course for their generosity :)

Happy 41st Birthday my love!

Izzul Zikry is 8!

Izzul Zikry thru the years...

Feb 21, 2004 - I gave birth to a healthy 3.3kg baby boy @Sunway Medical Centre. It was noon.

We named him Izzul Zikry bin Suhaimi. Initially it was Izzul Zikry Zafran but we decided to drop Zafran at the very last minute before the hubby made his trip to JPN to register our newborn.

It has been 8 years!

HAPPY 8TH BIRTHDAY to Adik!

Mama loves you very much.

May Allah bless all your footsteps, my son...Amin!

2012 - New Look with New Accessory

camwhoring HAHAHA!

Today, Feb 16 2012, I debut my new look with my brand new glasses picked up last night by the hubby. Still trying to adapt & balance...you know when you put them on, you feel imbalanced something like that...

The hubby happily made fun of me last night when he said, "ambik masa nak adjust...jgn paksa, kang jatuh longkang..." and he giggled...sukanyaaa dia! He would say..."biasa lah umur dah nak masuk 40 nie mmg camtu" ok ok...

After postponing for few weeks, finally I made it to England Optical Alam Sentral to get my glasses last Saturday, accompanied by hubby & the kids. The reason going there simply because the hubby got his glasses there too.

Got my eyes checked, the reading was:

Right eye = 100

Left eye = 175

This should be the accurate one than the one I did before at another optical shop (R=125, L=225). The girl recommended few frames & I sangat berkenan with the first one she showed me, which is the one I'm wearing. It is full-framed (coz I find half-framed not suitable on my face) with frame color of maroonish & pinkish.

Tried few times just to be satisfied. The hubby said "Ok sesuai" but kids, when asked how did Mama look, they said Mama nampak garang lah...macam Guru Disiplin lah...macam Guru Besar lah...sabar je makcik.

Once confirmed what type of glass I wanted, went for another test. The one looking at the alphabet projected on the wall thingy. Ok done. Made payment & was advised that the glasses will be ready on Monday. Unfortunately they were only ready for pick-up yesterday (Wed, Feb 15 2012).

So last night, I finally got my glasses. Tried watching TV with them, images & writings look sharper...ok ok. But still getting a slight headache lah. The eyes must be working really hard to adjust the focus with the new glasses.

My vision problem was first realized mid of last year, when I no longer could clearly see the writings on billboards while driving home from work at nights. Besides the age factor, the lengthy amount of time used staring at pc & laptop monitors must have worsened the problem. Of course...can't argue with that since I spend most of the day at work, in front of my laptop. And as if that is not enough, spend more time in front of my home PC surfing internet at nights (screw all these social medias...facebook, twitter, blogspot, youtube etc HAHAHA).

Rabun jauh...it's short-sightedness lah kan...

"Short-sightedness causes distant objects to appear blurry and unfocused, whereas close objects stay in focus."

For the time being, I put my glasses on & off...still adapting. Will be using them occasionally i.e. when driving home at night. Tried using them while working on the computer but cannot tahan lah...isk...so the glasses end up either on my table or ku biarkan bertenggek atas kepalaku (refer images above).

It's true what people say...age is finally catching up. Definitely true to me in this case.

[D]id [I] [E]at [T]hat

Adele pun dah kurus sikit woiiii!

Ever heard the saying

"Hard to lose, Easy to gain"?

HAHAHA that's the exact words to describe my weight!

I ada faktor genetic jugak hokeh...so have to live with it.

"Diet? Why on earth would I want to do something with the word 'die' in it!"

yup I tweeted that before...errr not really my words lah, just copy paste mcm biasa :D

Diet is very tough for me...so konon2 I suka lah pernyataan yg I tweet tu kan...

*me think* ish tak kuasa ler aku nak diet2 nie...makan je lah...belasahhh...

Somehow

KABOOOMM!

Out of a sudden, it hit me early of this month to DO something about it.

Berat badan pun makin menjadi2 naik maklumlah makan ikut selera heheh.

It dawned on me that it's high time for me to SERIOUSLY take control of this matter...

I am willing to strive this time around.

Losing weight was one of my last year's (2011) resolutions but to no avail.

So wish me all the best ya!

May 2012 bring the new me!

*Semangat siuttt...harap2 jgn ler hangat2 **** ayam*

iSad

Steve Jobs 1955 - 2011

Tribute on Apple website

Circa 2001, I was first properly introduced to Macs while working at an IT trading company. Despite the majority of my work involving the Mac-rival PC, I got to know Apple machines better than ever. I had to coz we were selling it. Went to few trainings and briefings to make sure we were well-informed on it, the Mac OS X (OS 10, not OS ex), read the Mac Myths, warmed up to the term i's (iTunes, iMovie etc). I was fascinated by what these apps could do, simple few clicks and drag-drops. Who ever said that Macs were not user friendly?

Then of course, there was this genius guy, the Co-Founder of Apple, the mastermind. This was when I learned about Mr Steve Jobs.

Going along the years (until 2006 when I resigned from the company), I could not help myself from getting fascinated by his innovative creations. There were the iMac G3, iMac G4, PowerMacs, PowerBooks, iPod, with all the apps. Very suitable for the creative people or those working in the creative industry, also for the youngsters market.

Though I switched career and went from IT to retail industry, I kept close with Apple's developments. Mr Jobs later introduced the iPhone and latest gadget he brought to the world is iPad. No doubt that Steve Jobs is one of the greatest innovators in the modern world!

And later came the news that he was diagnosed with cancer. Saw pics of him giving his keynotes at Mac conventions, skinny, how he had lost weight battling the illness. Pity him.

On Oct 5 2011, he lost his long battle with pancreatic cancer (PC)...I read a comment somewhere on the internet "too bad he lost to PC"...subtle...very subtle.

Steve Jobs has died. And I can't help feeling sad for I've always admired him for Apple.

:(

The only Apple gadget I have has been carefully kept in my closet for the past 3 months. I have been meaning to use it but kept postponing since I already have my BlackBerry.

Therefore, today as the whole world mourns the death of Steve Jobs, I have decided to officially start using my iPhone4.

Thank you Steve Jobs!

Trying New Recipes

Chocolate Chip Shortbread Wedges & Italian Cream of Mushroom

9 Ramadan - Hari Rajin Sedunia hehe. Tiba-tiba teringat nak buat mushroom soup yang macam kat Pizza Hut untuk anak-anak (my kids LOVE it plus the garlic bread). Terjumpa satu resipi setelah meng'google' di satu forum maya ni. Semangat pun memuncak...mood suda mari! Went to buy some of the ingredients right after work. Kebetulan the night before, came across this Chocolate Chip Shortbread Wedges from Kongsi Resipi...hmm...VERY simple to do so semangat pun double memuncak to make both of these tonight.

Maka itulah hasilnya (rujuk gambar di atas). Banyak boleh improve lagi. The mushroom soup agak cair, should've tambah lagi kentang & tepung jagung utk lebih pekat. The taste quite ok...mcm Campbell or Vono punya tu. Cuma slack sikit sbb tadi masa beli bahan2, tak jumpa Cream...yg ada hanya Whipping Cream. Jadi terpaksa replaced with susu cair. Ok nevermind, I will surely try the recipe again next time. As for the garlic bread, I simply used the normal Gardenia bread, spread with garlic butter & toasted them in the bread toaster.

Next is the shortbread wedges...also ok...didn't know it was THAT simple. Rangup & sedap. Mengikut kata orang yang berkongsi resipi tersebut, kalo tak nak buat bentuk wedges, boleh juga buat bentuk bulat kecik2 maka akan jadi choc chip cookies lah plak kan. But I'd prefer the wedges style. Nanti boleh buat lagi & bubuh more choc chips :)