Breakfast Menu

Assalamualaikum,

This year marks my attempt to make you guys to start your day with home-cooked breakfast i.e. bawa bekal to school. We started off with nuggets but eventually we settled for sandwich--> pocket sandwich, grilled cheese sandwich, left-overs chicken & lamb sandwich etc.

Menu 1: Pocket Egg sandwich

What do you need:

2 eggs

1/2 cup of Milk (if available)
1 dallop of chilli sauce

1 tspn butter

dash of black pepper

Cheddar cheese slices

Bread

How do yo do it:

A. Make your scrambled eggs

1. Beat eggs and the chilli sauce till combine. Add the black pepper

2. Heat butter. Pour in the eggs combi.

3. Let it cuddle for a sec, then scramble it.

4. It's done when the eggs are soft and sticky.

B. Assemble in sandwich maker

5. Take a slice of bread and spread the egg on it.
6. Put the bread-with-egg-on-it on the sandwich-maker, then place a slice of cheese.

7. Get a new slice of bread, put it on the chesse.

8. Make another set, then start the sandwich maker.

Your sandwich will be ready in 4~5 min.

Menu 2: Grilled Cheese Sandwich

What do you need:

Same as Menu 1

How do you do it:

A. Make your french toast

1. Combine egg, milk, salt, pepper & chilli sauce.

2. Dip bread in egg mix.

3. Put it on hot buttered pan & let it cook on both side.

4. Repeat for another piece of bread.

B. Making the grilled cheese sandwich

5. Take a piece of the french toast.

6. Put a piece of cheese on top of it.

7. Then layered another french toast.

8. Tekan sikit the layered toast till you can see that both of the toast are sticking together by the melting cheese.

9. Your sandwich is ready.

You can also have your leftovers chicken, lamb as the fillings for the sandwich.

I did prepared chicken slices that I bought from the supermarket. It just need to be cooked and flavored with pepper and mustard. I also add a dash of tabasco sauce and herbs like coriender leaves or rosemary. It's a little bit different from the tuna sardines that we also prepared.

We also have chicken slices on mini bun instead of the usual rectangular bread.

I'll update more of our recipes later.

TTFN.

Hari Bapa 2009--> remembering Bapak pt 1

Assalamualaikum,

Sedih sungguh hari bapa tahun ini. Selalunya ibu akan awal-awal pagi telefon Wan. Ucapkan terima kasih atas segala kasih-sayang yang selama ini Wan curahkan pada kita semua. Tetapi tahun ini merupakan tahun pertama kita sambut hari bapa tanpa Wan. Terasa benar kehilangan Wan dalam hidup ibu. Tiada lagi panggilan telefon pada waktu pagi terutama kejutan untuk solat subuh pada hari minggu. Semuga ruhnya ditempatkan bersama-sama dengan para mujahidin, Ameen...

Let me tell you more of my father, but let it be in English..

Bapak was born in Alor Setar Kedah on 9/10/1936 to Shafie bin Saad and Andam binti Ahmad. He was the eldest of 9 siblings. He became a teacher when he was 13 (I was told that it was a norm for boys his age to work at that time). I was also told that Bapak sat for his SPM and STPM during his 'sekolah malam' and 'gaya pos'. He was offered to further studies in University Gajah Mada way back in the '60s, but he declined. Probably because of the young children and family that he need to leave behind. But that did not stop him from excelling in his career. He was promoted to become a headmaster when he was not even in his mid-30's. He was very much passionate in Malay Literature and politics. As far as I remembered, Bapak has always been somebody active in PAS Kedah. We had our fair share of in justice just because Bapak's involvement in PAS. Alhamdulillah, rezeki kita di tangan Allah.

Bapak loved to read. He will read from his start of the day (in the toilet) till he sleeping time. I discovered books all around us when we are still small. Going to the book store with Bapak when we are growing up was one of the best moment of my life (dia ada kerja kat Pej Pelajaran di Tingkat 2, so he will leave me at the bookstore at the Ground floor. Masa tu tak ada kes-kes anak2 kena culik, alhamdulillah. Dia pernah tinggalkan kami sebab dia terlupa!)

Another habit that Bapak has (until his passed away) is writing his journal. I dare not read his journals since I could not bear to read what he wrote about his feelings towards me especially related to my difficult years and towards the latter stage.( ni nak tulis blog everyday pun tak boleh...)

Did I mentioned that he wrote to me in Jawi when I was in the States? Yes... everyweek I'll received an aerogram from Malaysia from Bapak on news related to everything from Malaysia in Jawi. How I miss his surat....

He liked my cookings especially the Asam Pedas. For him, the best gulai ikan is from Mak, but I make a mean asam pedas. He will have seconds everytime I cooked asam pedas.

I hope I make him proud, regardless the pain that put him with my marital situation. It's not that I do not want to share the pain with him, it's just that I do not want to bother him with my issues especially bila dah besar2 ni. For him, I plainly forget about him. For me, I want to spare him from my issues. I am a little bit embarrased with all the hu-ha2. I know he loved me very much that he want to be involved in everything. I guess he really loved me very much.

I need to break from this entry... my tears are rolling now...

I'll put up the 2nd part of this topic....

TTFN.

Pening Kepala (or is it Pusing Kepala?)

My head is spinning again. Last 2 weeks, I was having the same issue! According to the Dr., my blood pressure was on the lower side. He prescribed Ginko and Visograin for the dizziness & mild migrain attack. Argh... since last night my head is throbbing like someone is knocking on it! I need to also get my eyes check... old age is catching up... real fast!.

Hope for Allah forgiveness for all the deeds....

P/S: the evaluation need to take a back seat today. Tak lalu nak tengok the table...

Bising dalam Mussolah!

I am so pissed of yesterday!!! Susah betul nak concentrate in my solat if there are a couple of people chit-chatting in the prayer room like they own the place! Hey kawan... this is a place wher you want to meet the ONe. You need all the composure to meet your Kekasih. This is the only place where you need all your concentration to meet the Creator! But what happen???? You guys were talking,giggling etc... if whispering tu, we know that you know this is the sacred place! but to talk like you are in the cafe (well a little lower than cafe...) Argh... and mostly are officers --> graduates (or at least someone that finished school!!!)

How to handle this kind of situation???

Birthday Dinner & Card

My dear anak-anak,

Thank you for the card & the potpurri. Thanks also for the dinner that we had at Delifrance Kota Kemuning. I wish the really served the French loafs like the one that I had in Paris.... but still your company topped everything else.

We had Ratatuille (argh spelling!) and their Chicken Teriyaki.

Thanks again.

Ibu.

Happy Birthday to Me!

Today is my 43rd birthday, this will mark the first birthday without Bapak. I don't expect anything anymore. If he is still around, he'll be the first to wish me the many happy returns. But now, I can only look back and reminisence about all the things that he did to us and for us.

Sarah wished me Happy Birthday with a peck on my cheekand a smile this morning. Then came SMS from En. Shamshul & CT + Emak.

Guess my birthday will come and go from now on.

I wish that Allah bestow me my health (and wealth). Limpahkan juga anugerah itu to my mother, my children and the rest of my siblings & their children. Permudahkan pembelajaran anak-anak. Please let Sarah score her PMR and get her to boarding school. Make us more devout Muslim than before. Amin ya rabbal alamin.

Why do I feel this way?

What's happening to me? I don't feel like doing anything. My body is aching that I do not know where to start searching. My spirit is so down. I don't feel like doing anything. I just want to sleep.

Please help me.