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Last day of my mc...buring buring...thats what I felt yesterday and today!! Well today I am working so that might not count...but still... I miss my MC days at home.

Anyways, hubby and I planned to go out shopping and jalan with our fren Muiz. After picking him up, we went straight to the Mall...pacah parut with that guy, ada saja kerenahnya wah.

The reason we went to the Mall is to have our brunch at Bann Nucha Restaurant. Its a Thai restaurant with a Thai cook...I recommend makan sana for those Thai food lovers. Ada kick kali ah, sampai c Muiz cursing pasal kenyamanan. BTw, he is half thai...haha nyaman banar makannya. We ordered Tom Yam Chicken, Green Curry Chilli Chicken (i think), Squid Salad and Pandan Chicken. Langis semua..i even ordered my Fresh Sugar Cane twice..fresh kali ah.

Then after lunch, its my turn to find clothes to fit my bum. Banyak nda muat and ada yg muat, buntak...mcm overs exactly at the bottom of my bum...bida hantap tu.

I managed to buy 2 casual tops and 1 blouse for my dinner and work. Not bad...I even got 2 vouchers from Mothercare and Bebeland.Nda ku nyasal shopping d sana time Sale.

After shopping, we went to Seri Qlap Mall to watch Underworld 3. I closed my eyes on some parts ..too gruesome for me. Ada jua ku nda paham lah..its been a while I watched Underworld 2 and I dont recall watching Underworld 2. Overall the movie was great. We went to buy dvd Underworld 1 & 2 just to refresh our memory...baru tah kami paham. Haha. It was worth it.

Anyways, atu saja dulu. have to get back to work.

Yesterday, hubby brought me for a ride...nothing much to see so its just jalan-jalan. Biasalah bedrest mana siuk if its 24/7.

On the way home, there was a siren that got bought of us wondering "apa lagi emergency nya ni?" Biasalah lapas bajir and blackout almost all over Brunei. Sekali panya Skuad Khas Bomba.

Hubby did the most unthinkable and unexpected thing. He drove right behind the pickup of the Skuad Khas. So mcm VIP tah kami ani, all cars menyingkir pasal giving way, mild traffic jam lagi. After we left the peak area, baru tah kami memutung the pickup ani. Kena angkati tangan mcm kenal kami sj drivernya ah.

We dont know if it was bcos we were giving him way or pasal kami ikut d belakang. But overall, it was the best ride I had that day!!

Its been ages since the last update. Biasalah sibuk, finally I'm enjoying my vacation although its only for 12 days. So far no calls from the office except kan minjam file from my room which is ok. Its been a bliss although boring the first few days psl hubby balik delay sikit due to lack of manpower.

We went to KB this morning, the weather was a lil bit cloudy which reminds me of a nice day to go to Miri except thats not the destination.

We had our breakfast at Ahad's Burger, the place I've been bugging my hubby to bring me cos I wanted to try the burger. I end up trying their Nasi Penyet instead. Hubby ordered Nasi Penyet and their chicken burger.Been dying to try nasi penyet ever since I saw it at iCentre tapi nda mau cuba takut padas. Biasalah kena larang makan padas awal2 udah, iatah it became a habit. But the craving is great, baik tah makan sebelum kepunan.

 The nasi penyet was fantastic, although hot but it was worth it. I gave it 10/10. With 2 nasi penyet, 1 special chicken burger and 3 ice milo, it only cost us $12.50. Gave a tip of $0.50. Haha, actually malas kan menunggu change, sedakah saja. We're thinking of going there again, maybe evening this time, kan cuba the nasi lemak.

After having out brunch, we went to the Boustead/Nissan building close to the Soon Lee. Its just 2 blocks away from Soon Lee. Guess what we found??? CROCS!!! Parked the car and went inside. At first it was only for hubby but Ive been having difficulties in finding jalan2 shoes, so I end up buying one too. HUbby chose his Viking Sport while I chose Audrey . Actually I have one in mind but doubt I will be using it often.Maybe later. Bought the bits for the shoes, which cost $5.90 each. A bit pricey on that one but the crocs were cheaper compared to the one in KK.

The name of the shop is Early Childhood.Address: Unit No. 23 & 24, Lot 08989 Block Kampong Pandan 7, Kuala Belait.

Then we went to the shop next door which sells baby clothes, not much stock but there were cute things that I'm thinking of buying 1 or 2 for my baby and a gift for my sis in law.Tunggu tah next2 month. Apajua d brunei.

We went to Soon Lee kajap just to browse and decided to go home. We have another function to attend late this afternoon. Mommy & Daddy to bes need some rest.

Will update soon!!

Its been months since I last update my blog. I had been busy to the max...when I had my emotional crisis atu, I wasnt that busy then. After that I was so super  busy, I worked more than 48 hours a week. One work after another, an event to prepare and my proposal paper nda terjangkau. I end up losing appetite, super tired , lain lagi with my homones and nearly collapse due to exhaustion.

The latter caused hubby to balik emergency and brought me to a private clinic that specialises in OB/GYN. Its true then, I was exhausted and need rest. I was supposed to work that Saturday afternoon but due to the MC given, i just prepare the stuff and didnt join the session. It made me think that I actually work through my weekend for 2-3 weeks straight. Mana nda kapisan. Iatah ada my colleagues were saying its a one woman show but I couldnt do it if it wasnt for them jua. Nda ku terbala preparing an event sorang.

2 days rest over the weekend wasnt enough for me. So I decided to take 4 days leave excluding weekend. Kira one more cuti b4 my long break in december (which i applied since Sept/Oct). Due to some complications, kena bagi 2 days sj but bersambung with the weekend. Alhamdullilah, ada jua ku dpt rehat and spend time with hubby on his bday. Iatah ada org admin kesian yg cutiku kena bagi 2 hari sj. For me jaditah, jgn ku nda kena bagi cuti. Although I look ok, but when I wake up in the morning, I feel mcm my body is super tired.

My work is almost finish, except for 2-3 sj lagi. Hopefully I can finish one of them this afternoon, ada plg udah bergarak although that proposal paper of mine ada cincai-an baru ku buat kemarin. One I have to refer back to the file...makes that 3 thick files. Kapisan hahah. Its ok, if nada sana, tanya orgnya next week.

Ok, by now all of u ( i hope all) know by now that I am pregnant. Haha capi aku ani, baru tah ku kan officially say "I am pregnant". Ada pantang org tua2 kali ah, jgn bunyi2 bila masih awal.Would love to wait but cant hide it anymore...haha nampak udah a bit of the changes on me. I'm 4+ months pregnant now. A lethargic mom-to-be with an active baby. I apologise if not telling some of you girls, bukan nda ku mau bagitau, but ijap sj since is still early. I read somewhere once u reach 2nd trimester, the risk of miscarrige is a bit less compared to 1st trimester. Aku berdoa mudahan nada apa2 happen to me and my baby.

Oh shoot, talking about pregnancy, I think ada ku promise (i think promise) a doa for some of u gals. Tunggu tah, I dont have the doa with me at the moment and I havent scan it yet. Insyallah I will email or what-not to yg udah kawin. Hehe.

Bah atu sj dulu, need to finish one or two here b4 balik for lunch.

I just had 3 days weekend. I didnt work on friday psl MC. I didnt realised I actually had a fever until the Dr told me. I thought its just the weather and I am procrastinating on my work. But I did feel my eyes were burning and my feet kesajukan. Tau-tau, nah damam. I'm glad for the MC cos I woke up late the next day and actually slept pretty early the day b4...yeah very eaerly like 5pm. Knocked out and didnt wake up until 9am. Nda lagi sadar tu that hubby actually went out sekajap.

On Friday, we bought a coffee table psl one of the our coffee table atu jadi tampat taruh gambar. Took out our blue carpet which was stored in one of the guestroom psl ia malar berbulu.Rearranged the furniture in the living room. Nothing much, just vaccumming, rearranging one of the settee so we have 2 sections; living room for guest and living room for family.Ke kubur with my in-laws and had Sungkai in this restaurant which i forgot the name. One of my bro in law was a bit annoyed with the waiters pasal nda menambah cawan untuk minum. Sekali mengorder ia teh tarik. Sekali datang, cawan basar.Puas kami minum, i even had a sip. Cant drink too much, kaw tehnya.

Saturday, I was supposed to bake and do the laundry but I had to buy some stuff for my baking. Sekali melarat.We went shopping for my tau fu fah. Asked Erna where she bought hers. I didnt find the shop at Pasar Borong so we went to the mall and i bought 2 small containers. Then we went to Supa Save and bought another 4 big ones. I find that the one at the Mall very sweet, rasa kan tercangak leherku.I think that one is called Longan Soya Milk Pudding. No offense, i think its just too sweet for me. I still prefer the one at Supa Save. Just eat it plain like that or add half a teaspoon of honey.

Sunday, kami ke kubur and then went to Giant and Wee Siang to buy stuff for raya. Alum kami membali minuman untuk raya. Once we arrived home, I cleaned up my kitchen. I bought one of those portable shelves so that my counter have more space in them. So far so good. I also managed to cleaned that area under the sink. Now we have more space to keep all the other stuff. Tinggal dining room, store, master bedroom, pink room, surau and the guestroom. Mcm banyak. haha.Its just we need to rearrange some of the stuff so sanang menyimpan barang. We were supposed to do the cleaning on saturday but got carried away in looking for the coffee table.

I even baked carrot cake for Nisa since she ordered it. It turned out just nice that it made me think, i better bake some for my aunts and mom. Need to go to the shop and buy more carrots. Biar buat banyak.

Half an hour earlier, i was surfing for cake recipes that uses peaches since i have about 3/4 tin of peaches in syrup. Sayang jua. Baik tah ku buatkan kek or cupcakes. From there, melarat ke other recipes. So now i have to bake some for raya. Esuk meliat anak bulan, my cakes untuk sedakah to my aunts alum siap. But at least, this year no cake. Just cupcakes and cookies. haha. Sanak hubby of the cakes. Not even kek tapak kuda.

Thats it for now. Time to go home!!

Hi girls,

My bp is ok and my glucose is also doing well. My dosage of insulin kena increase by 2 units since it seems to be almost the safe zone. I've had my Eye checkup and my next one will be in March next year. Was supposed to undergo endoscopy ( i hope i spelt that right) and not sure what thats about.

I will also have my ultrasound this saturday and hope to hear the sound of heart beat. Mudahan ada bunyi. On saturday also, Insyallah i will be discharged!! Yeaaaa

Thats all for now

Its been a while since I update you gals.

I went for my first ante natal appointment on the 28th Aug. My ultra sound nda nampak my baby since its still awal. My bp was high so kena referred ke RIPAS for monitoring. I was not allowed to drive since its against their protocol. I was sent to RIPAS via Ambulance. Baik jua duduk mun melimpang, ada muntah. I was monitored 4 times and then discharge with 2 weeks supply of methyldopa, medical certificate for 2 days and an appointment on the 8th.

I went to RIPAS on the 8th with my sister, just in case it happened again. Udah tah nda terdgr my name kena panggil, sekali i noticed yg after me plg kena panggil. So i went inside and ask, panya my card udah dlm and i was told to check bp and weight. Both were ok so i waited to see the Dr. Batah jua menunggu kena panggil sampai office was asking if i will be available by 1030 which i doubt i will be out by then. I applied for 5 days leave for this week, nda kena bagi. By 11 baru tah jumpa Dr., due to my history of diabetes and hypertension i again admitted. This time not for monitoring for one afternoon but for a couple of days until they can get my sugar under control.

Batah menunggu and maybe upset kena tahan, my bp naik. I took some medication but still sama jua nda mau turun. The ward was full and by noon i was told to go home and to come in the morning to be admitted. The dr did an ultrasound, the pregnancy is there but cant see the baby yet.

So here i am at ward 12 at 7 weeks and 6 days pregnant, sleeping most of the time and sugar being tested several times a day. Alhamdullilah nda lagi payah ambil darah. i have bruises on my left and right arm. Bp is ok just my sugar needs to be monitored further. Ive been injected with insulin yesterday but they missed my last injection around 10pm when i was already fast asleep.

Today, i met Diabetic Nursing Educator (DNE) on what is insulin and how to inject myself with insulin. It was interesting and i did my injection 25 mins before my meal. Ani 5 more mins b4 i can eat. I hope turun sikit or in the safe zone. My dr will be doing another ultrasound on Saturday to check for the heartbeat. I will also be doing another check which i forgot the name because i have some brown discharge and they just want to check what is the cause for the discharge.

Thats for now folks.

This is my latest project yang baru siap. I have another one in progress.

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Selamat Berpuasa Everyone

I remember EF was asking for the recipe of the agar-agar. Here goes...

Bahan A
1050ml air
150g gula melaka
150g gula pasir
1 bungkus agar-agar powder (plain)
2-3 helai daun pandan
sedikit pewarna chocolate (brown)
1/4 sudu teh condensed milk flavour (essence) optional -saya tak taruk

Bahan B
2 biji telur
200ml santan pekat (saya gunakan santan segar dlm peket plastik-kalau nak lebih baik, gunakan perahan santan pekat dari 1/2 biji kelapa)
1/2 sudu teh vanilli
1/2 sudu teh garam (I added in)

Untuk menyediakan Bahan B
~ Pukul telur bersama esen vanilli dahulu hingga sebati. Baru masukkan santan pekat & garam. Ketepikan.

Untuk membuat Agar-Agar
~ Masakkan kedua2 gula dengan sebahgian air dan daun pandan hingga larut. Angkat dan ditapis. Campur agar-agar serbuk dengan air yang selebih nya dan masukkan air gula/ esen condensed milk dan sedikit pewarna coklat. Jerang lagi atas api. Kacau biar sebati. Bila agak mendidih masukkan adunan telur. Masak lagi hingga mendidih lalu digaul sebentar. Mati kan api dan tuangkan kedalam acuan yang sudah dibasahkan dahulu. Untuk cepat mengeraskan nya.. letakkan acuan2 itu diatas dulang berisi air. Bila sudah sejuk, masukkan kedalam peti sejuk. Enakkan dimakan ketika sejuk (dari peti sejuk).

Source: http://rozzan.blogspot.com/2008/03/agar-agar-gudir.html

I had strawberry conserve in my fridge and wasnt sure how i'm going to finish it. I was almost running out of butter so cupcakes are out of the picture....hmm..how about muffins?? I flicked through my recipe books and there is it..its raspberry but i can substitute it with strawberries.

Strawberry Muffin

It tasted really good. I realised that the strawberry conserve is sweet so i reduce a bit of the sugar. AND i almost burned 6 muffins bcos i got carried away watching James Bond. LOL>One batch makes about 14 muffins and i used my L-XL size cups.