zoo redux

Dah lama tak pergi zoo so when Nida mentioned that she's heading there ha ayuh lessgo! The last time we went there was 6 years ago, Rumi was still a tiny kid and he was uninterested at all haha. But I must say that the zoo negara looks better now. We chose not to see the pandas though - semangat patriotik la konon (THEY ARE NOT MALAYSIANS!) - then again they cost a bomb and one panda tengah berpantang for 2 months. ._.

We arrived early yesterday but lucky us not many people there (maybe ppl chose to stay home because of Bersih kot. I danna). So if you have time do check out the zoo. Don't forget to your myKad / myKid!

Gila bosan performance. Rumi was cranky half of the time. Gusi bengkak and this boy is not an outdoor type!

Chill je the flamingos. Best ye hidup uols.

Geng New Balance.

I feel a bit sorry for this sun bear. The bear keeps going in circles in the water. What's going on bear bear? :(

Lucky to be able to see the white tiger in close range. Also saw it poop.
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Food post

Yay a food post! Some stuff I ate this month:

Podgy and the Banker+ at Verve Suites is one of my favorite place for my alio oglio craving! And they serve better coffee compared to the one in Hartamas.

I was in Singapore for a day trip last week. This meal cost SGD10 but thank god it was good, so I'm gonna let it slip. Aren't we all feeling the pinch from the depreciating Ringgit? Sigh.

Food testing at Episode, in Publika. That chip over there is so soft and the chicken schnitzel is really nice. 

Oh I didn't eat this. It's just my sister's evil plan to kill me slowly with foodporn. I NEED to find time to balik kampung, stat.

Nasi padang for breakfast in Jakarta! Sedap do'oh. I was so worried that I might get food poisoning during my maiden trip here but I survived. Husband wasn't so lucky though.

One of husband's breakfast of choice at a maret mini (kedai kecil) in Jakarta. Ala ala soto / lodeh gitu. Nice.

Dessert ini sedap gila. A combination of a few bubur and it wasn't that sweet. I wonder if I can find it here in KL.

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A portrait of my sons, once a week, every week in 2015.

Emre: Poor baby cried so hard after sending his cousin back to Japan.

Rumi: Hipster in the making. Or probably already made.

who you?

Dreamt about my bestfriend last night. We were in NYC, hanging out a sidewalk cafe. Funny, considering I'm her least favorite person right now. :(

Guess I'm missing her so much. I want her back. 
I am physically and mentally exhausted right now.

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A portrait of my sons, once a week, every week in 2015.

Emre: He can be very clingy at one time, then completely ignore me the next.

Rumi: Woke up one morning with him looking this. "Kenapa Ibu tutup semua lampu?"

Just try

Waiting to board the plane back to KL. Jakarta was really fun, because of the Popcon Asia 2015. I have a crazy day tomorrow, then off to Singapore on Wednesday for meetings and will come back on the day itself! 

Just typing this is tiring me out but I try to think about others who work twice as hard as I do or maybe harder. Lack of sleep, deadlines, dealing with imbeciles at work not to mention the constant  pressure to deliver. The list goes on but HELLO NATE IT'S NOT LIKE YOU HABE TO DO THIS EVERY WEEK. hehe. 

Ok I board my plane now. 

Our weekend

It's been a while since the last time the boys got sick. This time around surprisingly Abang recovered very fast! Adik on the other hand, had to take neb 3 times. 

I am sick as a cow today (not sure why I like to use this expression). It's the hubs' birthday tomorrow and I have not prepared anything! It's been a crazy month. I am exhausted beyond anything. 

At the clinic today, the good doctor reminded me "a mother's work is never over". So true. 

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A portrait of my sons, once a week, every week in 2015.

Emre & Rumi: My favorite jokers.

Big Bang is in town!

Can't wait for the concert tomorrow. Well I can, coz this is not my first Big Bang concert.

You know, every Friday evening I just take a long deep breath because this means that I survived another week at work. Most of the time it's not so bad, I mean, the workload will never go away and there are always that short bursts of period where I just want to storm out of the office and never come back. But everyday I am thankful that I still have a job and I do my work with utmost honesty. 

Life is too beautiful to be sweating over small things I suppose.

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A portrait of my sons, once a week, every week in 2015.

Emre: No Raya drama this year i.e. he is okay with wearing Baju Melayu because he got to pick the color this time around. Hence the shocking pink. -_-
Rumi: His first selfie attempt with the resident cat. :)

Change.

This is as cryptic as I can be at the moment. :)

Marinara pasta

Guess I don't hate salmon anymore~

Current favorite- salmon marinara from soul'ed out!

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A portrait of my sons, once a week, every week in 2015.

Emre: So rajin!

Rumi: He's been calling me "lady" lately. :P

While I wait

Today's iftar dish. 

Alexis

Buka puasa with MM at Alexis today. She's only transferred to a new department yesterday but there were so many things to catch up! 

Feeka

With the crazy heat wave hitting our country the past few weeks, I woke up last night thinking omg we're all gonna die in our sleep in this kind of heat. .__.

Checked on my boys a couple of times who seem unfazed by the heat so that's good. It's kaftan all the way for me the past few night. Tee shirts are just too warm. Even in my dreams I am sweating a river.

On our anniversary night last Saturday, we buka puasa at Bijan (90 bucks per pax btw- good food) and adjourned to Feeka for dessert. Changkat Bukit Bintang brings back so many fleeting memories, man. 

Had latte and crepe cake. So divine!

Want to write more but I am easily distracted with other things. Shaun the Sheep, for one.

2 things that appalled me this Ramadhan: Men who smoke in cars (seriously dude, is it that hard to not smoke for 12 hours) and parents who hurt/abandon their children. I just don't get it.

7

We hit year 7 last Saturday, you guys. What an amazing ride so far. 

The sweetest goodbye

We always joked that we'll rot in this officer together but hey, you can plan a picnic but you can't predict the weather they say. Said goodbye to my favorite colleague for the past 8 years. She's family now and I pray our path will cross again - sooner or later. This is not a goodbye, definitely.

if-Thor

Everything I cooked last night turned out to be disastrous. So much for listing down the ingredients! \o/​

 

Had buka puasa with my siblings over the weekend. Good fun. Of course the kids ignored me the minute they hang out with their cousins and made my brother buy the super delicious murtabak from the Taman Ehsan's pasar Ramadan. Yay! We also cut cake to celebrate my eldest's sister and nephew's birthdays.

 

Then as usual we shared photos and a video over the group whatsapp chat. I couldn't even open the video because I started bawling. From the screengrab it was a visual of my eldest sister and nephew. And for a second I thought I saw my mother smiling. My sister's smile looked exactly like Mama's.

 

Sigh. I miss her so much. She is with us every single day.

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A portrait of my sons, once a week, every week in 2015.

Emre: Instant hug dispenser.

Rumi: Been giving me attitude the past couple of days but that's okay.