Mr & Mrs Ismail's 1st Boat Noodle Experience

Stumble upon Boat Noodle Restaurant at D'pulze, Cyberjaya during Ramadhan this year & saw a lot of people break fast here. In Malaysia, if there's a crowd at the restaurant then the food usually are worth waiting in the line for. So I made a mental note that I must try this place with Mr Ismail one day. So when we finally had the time to do so, we end up ordering quite a variety from the menu. (nampak sangat lapar & rambang mata). Hahaa..

Our Dinner
Boat Noodle here did not serve pork & is in the process of getting JAKIM halal status (this info I read from a few blogs). They have 2 types of soup for both beef & chicken thai rice noodle. Pathumthani soup is a little more spicy & has a pungent taste of spices while Ayutthaya soup has a milder taste of spice & a little bit sweet.

Mr & Mrs Ismail trying hard to control our hungry faces

Mr Ismail's sister enjoying her Ayutthayya Beef Thai Rice Noodle
We're loving the simple menu & concept of Boat Noodle & also the taste of the food. Our favourites are the noodles & Thai Popeye's Tempura. Nyummsss... Each bowl of noodle cost RM1.90 only. But the portion for every bowl is very small so don't be surprise if there's a stack of 10 bowls at the table of one person. hahaa..

Our stacks of bowls. Hee..

Ooopsss..I did it again..

Yup..I went MIA again.. not intentionally at the beginning but then I sort of forgotten all about this blog..hahaa..

Ooopsss..I did it again.. (okay..no need to break into Britney song.hee..)

Ok, let's start over again. (semoga lebih istiqamah kali ni & diberi kemudahan untuk share apa yang patut)..

So, till next buzz (& hopefully soon.hahaa..)..

Ok bye...

Wake up call : DPA itu benar!

After 2 years in public service, after failing to conceive within 2 years of my marriage (i take it as a sign that it's not our time yet. maybe it is meant for me to have a confirm & steady job first), after a few very short compulsory courses & training to prepare me, after all the rumours & speculations from my colleagues about when it's gonna happen & finally after preparing most of the stuff in the list provided, i am still in denial although the Diploma Pengurusan Awam (DPA) that i must attend for my job confirmation is only 2 weeks away.

On 18th April 2013, the official announcement was published in JPA's website. As i was checking my name & which INTAN campus was i assigned to, i still can't fathom the fact that i'll be leaving hubbee for about 6 months (that's how long DPA is). We've been through this before earlier in our marriage but that was only for 1 month when hubbee was still working in Terengganu. But now we have spoiled ourselves with each other's company & we still haven't figure out how we're gonna get through this. However, i'm sure with a determination & prayers hopefully we'll be fine (semoga segala urusan kami dipermudahkan..amin...).

As a 1st step, my application to swap campus with a dear friend had been approved (that's a good sign coz initially i got campus INTURA in Kedah. but then i swap to IKWAS in Kluang, Johor which is nearer if i wanna go back home whenever there's no activity/ program during weekend. kalau urusetia bg blk la). However, there's 1 thing that i've been postponing to do. Something that i should've done earlier this year which is ..... EXERCISE! i don't have any stamina nor am i athletic so i've started in January this year but then i stop until NOW. HOMAIGOD! what am i to do? we were warned during our briefing on 24th April 2013 that "DPA itu benar". but since that i had only walk up a hill with a friend once & swim with my hubbee once & that's it. i really should start jogging to build my stamina like NOW but i'm such a procrastinator.

Although i'm in denial with this whole DPA thing, apart of me was a bit excited to go so that i could get it over with quickly. so that piece of me had been pushing me to settle most of the things needed for DPA. i still have a few more stuff to look for. but the forms thingy were completed. i was relief to get the medical check up from KPJ Tawakal yesterday (like i said i cannot wait to get it over with. so i sacrifice some cash & go to a private hospital coz of the seriously long waiting list in government hospitals). But i was not happy with my blood test result. According to the doctor, my glucose & cholestrol level is a little bit over the borderline (terlebih dalam 0.something je). it may not be serious to some of u but seriously, it had been a wake up call for me. i never had this kind of result before. usually its normal. The doctor is very concern coz i'm still young (27 years old) so this should not be happening yet. i admit that i'm kinda a sweet tooth juz like my father. so she advised me to control my diet & do some exercise (live a healthy lifestyle). So i hope this wake up call is gonna give me the will power to do what's necessary to be a healthier me... insyaAllah...

Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs

If i'm not mistaken this cartoon has the longest title ever & its funny too. hee.. But this entry is totally about 'foodgasm' not the cartoon. sorry if anyone feels my entry title is misleading but i love this title coz i think its cute (tambah pulak lately musim hujan kan. so macam ada la tempias gak topik ni.hee..). So what's the big idea here?

Well to me, foodgasm = that moment when u 1st eat something really tasty that ur body reacts in a way that it often has to other pleasurable activities.

Ok that sounds em... exaggerating. Usually when i had foodgasm it will definitely show on my face & i would say "Homaigod... sedapnye. macam nak order lagi satu bungkus la." (kadang2 punya la menikmati kelazatan makanan tu smpai terpejam2 mata. hahaa...).

Anyway, i had been wanting to make meatballs spaghetti since last week but i had to postpone it to this week coz hubbee's oncall. So last night i've made it for dinner & i think my hubbee is having foodgasm when he ate it (sampai dinner arini pn nak mkn lagi. nasib ada lebih smlm. hee..). Juz wanna share this photo of my best buddies when making spaghetti or pasta or shepherd's pie.

My bestest buddy is Dolmio's pasta sauce. Actually when i was younger i used Prego coz they say its the best. Then 2 years ago my friend had a doubt about Prego's halal status. I wanna investigate further but then i discover a better option, Dolmio. A chinese lady at a bakery supply store told me that Dolmio is certified by Australian Halal Association. When i tried using Dolmio the 1st time, i immediately fell in love with it & stick with Dolmio till now. What makes Dolmio irresistable? Well it's classic italian taste of coz, the thick sauce & it's easy to cook. Juz add salt, black pepper (i add a very generous amount coz i love spicy food or u could use hot sauce instead if u're a spicy food lover like me. hee..), water & mince beef/ meatballs. Then bring it to boil & voila... u've created something awesome like in the picture below. Hee.. 

Kiyomi Anniversary!

This year is our 2nd year anniversary which is on 23rd April (23.4 mmg cantik la nombor. pd hal mse kawin pilih tarikh tu sbb nk make sure dekat2 dgn public holiday supaya x yah cuti rehat lama2.hee..). Our anniversary is on tuesday this week. Unfortunately, my hubbee was oncall this one whole week (sob..sob..tak jumpa hubbee seminggu..uwaa..). This is not how we wish to spend our time on our anniversary. So i decided to surprise my hubbee without jeopardising his job. Just a simple gesture to light him up in between his busy schedule.

Prior to this week, me & hubbee just came to know about this kiyomi that went viral. So we've been watching a few of kiyomi videos. Some are adorably cute and some are hilariously funny (ok why am i being redundant?). Then my hubbee begged me to do kiyomi too. I've been avoiding it by stalling & saying that i didn't know the steps. But the truth is i don't wanna do it coz kiyomi/ cute song will only look cute when done by very cute people (geddit?hee..). However, being apart from hubbee suddenly motivates me to do a kiyomi video as a gift for him. So the day before our anniversary, i recorded my own version of kiyomi video. Mind u though, i still don't know the steps.

So i thought that wearing sunglasses will not only make me look cool but it will also cover my eyes that is obviously not looking at the camera (takot kantoi la kunun yg sebenarnya tgh tiru video kiyomi org lain kat ipad.hahaa..). But in the end it just made look like mak datin diva. hahahaa... (dah la pergerakan kiyomi ku slow.hahahaa...).

Then on our anniversary night, i bought kenny rogers (take away/ tapau) & we ate together at his work place. After that, when i showed my kiyomi video my hubbee immediately burst out laughing & having a hard time to stop laughing too. But overall he was overwhelmed & grateful for what i've done & i'm glad he feels that way (padahal video tu biasa je. dah la tergelak dlm video tu sbb tersilap step2 jari jemari tu. hee...  kalau tak percaya cuba tengok video tu kt bawah ni. but i did it just for hubbee & for fun.).

Live Life To The Fullest

Salam u ols...

I thought that last week is not gonna get any better. As much as i hate to admit it but i think i was depressed at work. The excitement when i started working was nowhere to be found. Oh, motivation... where art thou?

Never had it occur to me that i would let the office politics get to me. As an average student, i thought all the additional skills i'd gained from extra curricular activities in college will prepare me for anything in the future. But i was wrong. I had always been optimistic about everything coz it helps me to be calm but i guess last week i somehow lost my "machoness" to stay calm (tak macho ok bila rasa depressed ni sebab rasa macam loser & lonely) & as a result i hit the most bottom pit of my feelings. Suddenly my mind was filled with negative thoughts & i began to doubt myself.

However, under this circumstances, i stumble upon a book that i had bought a few months ago but never got the chance to read it yet. As i started reading the book i came to understand that i need to enjoy life more & i'm feeling better already although i haven't finish reading the book yet. I will share about the book in another entry later coz sharing is caring. Hee...

Then i realize that after i got a job & after my marriage, i have not been able to do some of the stuff that i used to enjoy doing before such as reading books, dancing & recreational activities. Nobody forbid me from doing it so what stop me? Well, the truth is i feel like there's not enough time to squeeze in those activities & i kinda forget about trying to make time for it at all. So that will change after this hopefully. Me & hubbee will start by going for a picnic this weekend ;)

I also begin to understand how lucky i am to have friends whom i can trust at the office, BFFs, family & a husband who's always there to lend me his shoulder & arms (his hug somehow made me feel safe.hik3...ok gedik sangat gelak tu.hahaa..). Me & hubbee also made new friends last Saturday, Pak Abu & Mak Zah. We went to fetch my business partners, Kak Lia & Asma (i will share about this business too but in another entry of coz.hee...) from KLIA & send them to Pak Abu's house in Sepang (they were on a Vietnam to Penang flight but they have to transit at KLIA for 11 hours). We thought Pak Abu is Kak Lia's uncle but turn out she & Asma juz got to know Pak Abu & his wife, Mak Zah coz Mak Zah is one of our dealer. Me & hubbee were overwhelmed with their warm hospitality. They made us feel like we've been friends for so long. 

Pak Abu & Mak Zah's warm welcome is a wake up call for me. It reminded me to be grateful with my life. We all should feel bless & hopefully we will have a blissful life. InsyaAllah... Amin.... Uh.. i almost forgot. Juz wanna share this beautiful street art. I think it's a brilliant potrayal of how we enjoy life more as a child compare to when we're an adult. But a picture tells a thousand stories right. So what do you think this picture  potrays? 

Live Life To The Fullest

Throwback Thursday: Balimoon 2012



Dear Ms Nur 

Googmorning  , wish Godbless You and all Ur family .
About the activities U can take , are 

Kintamani + Ubud Tour
First see Barong dance in Batubulan , visite bali art villages such Celuk centre silver smith , mas wood carving , ubud coloni of the artis , than volcano and lake batur , take Ur lunch there , than try kopi , tea , othres spices in bali , best rice teraces in nort Ubud , market , ( spa ? ) last Dinner 

Tanjung Benoa + Tanah Lot sunset
Tanjung benoa terletak di selatan , there U can take many water sport activities such as Jet sky , glas bottom boat  , go turtle island , etc lunc , than last see sunset 

Other Full boards program , I have also Free easy progam , this program only not included Ur Meals ( Lunch and Dinner )

So Ms Nur let's cek again , see You tommoroww

Best Regards 
ANTARA
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