In case you've missed my fb updates...some 2 weeks ago..

Salam Ramadhan to all sisters and Brothers in Islam...Greetings to all.

My New venture..So..what do u think?

I am about to close all orders within a week's time...Pls call or email for details .( Note: Price shown is exclusive of postage/delivery charges outside Klang Valley or overseas..)
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If u miss the dateline...etamycafe is closed during Eid..and shall consume production a week after that..see u!..

Okey You all.., pics of home made cakes and kinds are found here : Riang Ria Aidil fitri :EtaMycafe

Amongst the motivator..

I just love my super duper senior of my ex secondary school...haven't met her..but whenever i had the chance to view her in one of Tv2's slot , normally at 8am, every Tuesday morning...

And one of her words that I love :

:SPEAK KINDLY, CARE DEEPLY AND LOVE GENEROUSLY.." ..

So start your day, feeling good about yourself..how can u serve...avoid self sabotage thoughts..ok.....see
 you!!

I am so overwhelmed with the thought of my new passion....the kek lapis and kinds..and i am starting my gear....into new momentum very soon...OMG.....so scarry....

Nice day you all...and before it is too late.....marhaban ya Ramadhan to all my muslims friends out there...

Etamy's cooking - kek lapis

Been wanting to write about latest project..but again..it's just time management....

But I am posting few pictures first and i shall catch up with u later..my blogger friends...with recipee and events ya!

But..on another note, I think better if I start a new blog of my cakes and kind.What do you think?...And you are welcome to my cooking's blog etamy's shared recipee...see you...!

Another year...

I am feeling so blessed today as it is another day of bday...(2nd July..)

So blessed for the love and kindness that Allah has bestowed me through dear family members, relatives, friends..and whomever who  our path might have crossed..who had touched my heart in their own and many special wayss..


Alhamdulillah...and of course..Alfatihah to my dear late parents.....

Jun sudah datang..separuh 2010 sudah pergi..

Sedang menyiapkan minda...setelah hampir 2 minggu cuti oleh rutin biasa ...(rutin2 berkenaan anak2 sekolah rendah dan anak kicil..)

Hari ni menyaksikan anak yang bersekolah menengah kembali ke sekolah masing2...diiringi sejuta doa..harapan seorang ibu...hati sayu...perpisahan dan kerinduan...seperti merobek jiwa...

Ingin kembali menyusun strategi agar pertengahan 2010 yang kedua ini..menjadi lebih bermakna..lebih mensyukuriMu...Ramadhan kiat menggamit...

Akan kembali....Salammmm...

make money out of it...

Long before, when everybody start talking about bizzness through internet, I did my own research...

Well nowdays, I must say money is important..it might not make u happy a whole heartedly but, serious ,money makes u happy...at one stage I mean..( eventhough some says, money can't buy anything..I guess at this point , look who's talking??..emm...)..

It is no longer barter trading sytem..like old days when we learnt history, orang putih nak rempah, tukar dengan somethign else with the pedagang...( tak ingat sangat daa...)

And I had long discovered, money could solve many things...after all, in this world economic system..we need to pay for everything!..Tengok kalu u pi kedai..u bawak rm50..u beli a few grocerries...dah habis duit!!!tak termasuk alat tulis budak2..yang saban minggu...pensil hilang lah, pensil warna kena curi lah!!..pemadam tak de...hoi!!..korang ni?..ingat sayang oii..mama bukan kerja chop duit!

When I decided to become a full time housewife..deep inside, told me, it is gonna be pain, dear!..lots!..and for a kind sole breadwinner of my dear hubby, to feed us...means ..kerja keras, kais pagi dan ptang sesungguhnya..

So when I first start blogging, i wanted to see money coming into my bank..yes!, no kidding!!!.you have a product..you do the marketing through the internet....woila..duet masyukkkk....but due to some circumstances, i ended up, writing down my expressions...like not worth it lah!!..rugi.rugi...

My brother was kind enough to employ me as part timer for his office accounting work..that I do fast within days..and collected the allowance..or I took my own sweet time until the auditor chase after me..ha..ha..( penalty for late submission, only rm20...must be part of the reason huh?)..Historical data..ma..who'd be interested?..The board of directors make some decisions from the accounting information u feed them..so if there's no annual report, what do they rely on?...this is when creative accounting comes in...( I am smiling....!!:)))))

Serious blogging started few months before Mikhael was conceived...prior to that, I think i was like a crazy job hunter!!!...I wanted to work and earn but at the same time,I am afraid of leaving behind my kids..for cases of abuse and emergencies I had endured before..very tiring!!..very moody!...yeap, like early birds and came back like zombie...kesian my anak2...I had turned down few offer...again fearing of coming back late...my background was accounting and finance..so where on earth u tengok boleh balik sharp at 5 punya???especially during year end closing??..and when the auditors came to ransack every transactionsss??.

I knew I had few skills of cullinary...I once saw and helped my late mum....in food bisness...And I had managed to earn few bucks, 100% profit when I engaged in selling festive biscuits and cakes...still I tell you...It was an extremely tardy, tired,,but happy!!I love baking, only when I have the energy and time ..I love sewing baju kurung raya for my kids..too...I feel good!!..But that was last time!!!

Seriously, my little baby has caught all my attention...Some friends frustratedly ask me, why I didn't answer their calls...I simply said..Either I sleep or I just put the phone on silence mode..Everybody who has baby..know, when the baby is asleep..heaven othe mother..especially masa tu lah nak buat kerja rumah and not forgetting surfing and fb-ing!..Some even dare to kate,,,u tido je ke kat rumah?..Aikkk...I don't have to explain to you lah ..suka hati aku ok!

Now, 2 years after all the ordeal, am i ready to make a come back to this food bisness?..then , I would have extra pocket money..yaahooo..yabedabedu!!!..And my baby is growing up. fast..few friends has already asking for samples..for the coming festive?..Would I take up the challenge?...Aiyoo...i need support group lah sayang oii..kalau nak buat bisness kueh raya dan kek lapis segala..matilah sorang2 kat dapur..and what about the pots and pans.sape nak cuci?.and Mikhael's screaming for attention would definitely shoot up my blood pressure...And then, came my hubby, " dear, orang buat kueh siang2 hari,,,Waktu Ramadhan, malam2 orang pi Tarawikh, tadarus......Oooo..Aaaaaaa......."..I sayang u lah Abang and tq for reminding!!..

And the ones who wd be there to beli lauk bukak posa..or masak nasi goreng untuk sahur...boleh teka sape?he..he....(nasib baik tak berbuka posa ngan kueh tat dankek lapis..macam cerita kat tv tu!!).

So how?...Oh idea..please come...please!!!

A quick rendang ayam recipee for my angles..

Salam anak2ku dan kawan2 yang menziarah...

Hujung minggu lepas, mama sangat gumbira kerana menerima kunjungan kawan2 lama se'usrah'..zama2 uk dulu...

Rasenya dah lama tak bergelak ketawa dengan hiburan dan lawak jenaka kawn2..rase hilang stress satu badan..

Bila depa maklum nak datang, selalunya kepala mama akan berputar ligat..ape juadah hidangan...mama telepon ayah tanya pendapat...( mungkin masa tak sesuai..ape lah telipon ayah siang2 waktu pejabat hanya nak tanya menu??....)..dan akhir kalam ayah kata yang mudah2 je lah...kalu tak larat...kita beli...

Yeepie.yahoo..!!!

Petang tu ayah balik dari kerja bawak balik beberapa buah2an..

Malam tu mama tersinggah kedai...(lepas layan kanak2 nak makan burger...) dan terbeli bahan2 nak masak esok..
( Walupun dalam hati agak bimbang kerana Mikhael kurang sihat akibat demam selsema...takut2 tak dapat nak masak kerana melayan kerenah dia....tapi...tawakkal jelah!!)

Dan pagi tu pun datang..mama masak le nasi, rendang ayam dan sup sayur campur..tengok2. ade lak kawan mama yang mintak resepi....jadi mama share lah kat sini..kot2 akan datang bila anak2 mama nak masak, leh cuba resepi rengkas ni.

*******************Rendang ayam rengkas ( satu ekor setengah- potong 12)
Bahan2 kisar:-
7 biji bawang besar
1 labu bawang putih
2 inci halia
1 inci kengkuas
1 inci kunyit
6 batang serai
10 biji cili api ( boleh tambah kalu nak lebih pedas)

Bahan2 tumis:-
1 btg kayu manis
5 biji pelaga
5 biji cengkih
2 bunga lawang

1. panaskan minyak 1 cawan, tumis bahan kisar bersama rempah ratus. Tumis sekali bersama 2 helai daun kunyit, 4 helai daun pandand dan 4 helai daun kari...( Yang ni sebab akak suka aroma daun2..)
2. Bila dah garing, masukkan 2 sudu rempah besar kari babas (yang telah dicairkan bersama 4 sudu besar air) dan 2 sudu besar cili boh/giling.
3. masukkan ayam ( yang telah dipotong,dibasuh dan tos tadi) bersama 2 packet santan pekat.
4. Api kasi besar sket dan gaul ayam biar mesra bersama rempah.
5. BIla santan hampir pekat, masukkan perahan air asam jawa ( 1 sudu besar perah dengan air 1 cawan ), asam keping 1.Kacau sebati.
6. Setelah 10 min, masukkan garam ( 1 sudu besar), ajinomoto ( separuh sudu teh), kerisik 2 peket kecil, hirisan gula melaka 2 inci, dan kicap manis suku cawan...kacau lagi perlahan.
7. Waalllaa...apabila kuah dah cukup pekat, kecikkan api dan biar reneh ayam dalam setengah jam. tutup api dan tabur hirisan sehelai daun kunyit.
8. tempoh atas api lebih kurang satu setengah jam.

p/s: Ok Rozi...resepi ni lah yg akak pakai kalu buat rendang pagi raya...biasa2 je..ni je yang akak tahu..masak kambing tak pandai!!...he.he..

SElamat mencuba...byee...Maaf, gambar lauk dah sipa tak de, sebab kamera digital tak de daa...

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Anak2 mama tahu..tak banyak koleksi resepi mama...selalu masak yang tu dan yang ni juger...

Makanan laut jarang sekali kot, sebab ayah berpantang..'gaut'..

Masakan kampung...sket2 tahu lah..(ilmu pasal sayur2 kapung pun masih banyak yg nak dipelajari..)ape tah lagi ikan2 air tawar..kalu sesekali ayah pi beli ikan keli atau jenahak..bercinta mama nak siang dan masak..mujur ayah tak gemar belut segala...

Selalu masakan tak pedas..sebab adik2 kecik tak makan pedas,...dan mama sendiri ade gastrik...

Tetapi ape yang teringat mama kan kongsikan kat sini..Pengalaman bersama sedikit ilmu masa belajar sains rumah tangga dulu sangat membantu..dan yang paling mama dirindui adalah kenangan belajar masak lauk dan kueh mueh bersama arwah nenek kalian..Allahyarhamah Monawa Abdul Wahid...Alfatihah..dan seribu rase terkilan kerana banyak lagi ilmu masak memsak yang tak sempat dipelajari..apetah lagi ilmu berumahtangga dan menjadi ibu dan isteri solehah...Alfatihah!!..

Beberapa gambar 'favourite' mama bersama arwah nenek kalian..
Navy Day ( KD Sri Langkawi 1970s)


Arwah Tok Wan And Nenek - Last AIdilfitri celebrated together 1997


Arwah Nenek At Madinah 1997 ( approximate one month before her demise in Ramadhan 1997/1998)


Us- the moments mama shall always treasure...

The art of forgiveness..

Is there an art??

be kind to the unkind as they need it the most?

*************************************perghhhh....*************************************

Almost every Tuesday morning, I wd turn on Hello On TV2 at *8 am..just to watch my fav programme..vitamins for the mind..host non other by Prof Dr Muhaya Mohamed..my super duper senior of secondary school...

And without fail, i wd scrutinised and tried to remember each words said..(phuh..kalah take notes down zaman skolah2 dulu!!..)..and if my baby is not up yet..and whatever housechores need to be done early..finish up fast..a cup of nescafee..glued in front of tv..Bliss!!!

This morning, the topic struck me by lightning....

FORGIVENESS DOES NOT RUB THE PAST BUT IT SHAPES THE FUTURE...

a'ha..how's that!!

Bad man is a good man's job

Good man is a bad man's teacher...

So??..who wants to be a teacher to me?..Isshh..

************************I ponder..I ponder....***********************

Before you go sleep at night pls say forgiveness :
1) Seek from Allah The Almighty
2)Forgive everybody
3) Forgive yourself..

Say your prayers..and i am off to my zombieland..Nite2..everyone...

p/s:..And where is my partner?...Aiyoo..Larling...Badminton M'sia dah Kalah ngan Jepun lahh....and can you believe Ka*pal said budak tu Tipu...

Allah knows the truth..and the truth shall prevails....Lets Doa!!

Jikalau itu takdirNya..

Pagi tadi saya telah dikejutkan oleh makluman tentang ibu kepada jiran terdekat yang telah kembali ke rahmatullah...

Innalillahi Wainna Ilaihi Rojiuun....DariNya kita datang dan kepadaNya kita semua akan kembali....

Saya terkedu apabila menziarah jenazah arwah makcik itu...

Terbujur kaku...diam membisu...teringat saya tanpa ilmu, pasti saja beliau tidak akan disempurnakan segera..betah juger kita semua kepada kejiranan yang prihatin...itu tidak dapat dinafikan...

Lalu saya berfikir..dalam keadaan sedemikian..siapakah yang akan menyempurnakan jenazah itu...memastikan mayat tidak disakiti.....maruah/aurat dijaga rapi....???

Saya menitiskan airmata tatkala mendengar tangisan anak dan cucu beliau..seakan-akan merasai apa yangsaya rasai apabila kehilangan orang tua sendiri...

Dan seribu persoalan bermain di fikiran...

Mati pasti datang...dan sudahkah diri ini bersedia???

Sekiranay Ditakdirkan sya pergi dahulu...betahkah anak2 menguruskan diri ini??...sejuta doa agar anak2ku diberi kekuatan untuk mengharungi kehidupan...atau di mana saja saya berada..saya mahu disempurnakan sebegitu juger,,,pantas, rengkas dan praktikal...

Apa yang akan saya bawa sebagai bekal ke alam kubur yang gelap..kesorangan itu???Tinggallah kekasih hati, anak2, sanak saudara , kaum keluarga dan rakan taulan..Ditangisi mungkin?...didoakan harapan?

Saya berhenti disini dahulu....saya terfikir untuk menyenaraikan kepada kekasih hati dan anak2..segala wasiat beserta perkara2 yang patut dilakukan oleh keluarga apabila ahli keluarga mereka meninggal dunia...

Baru cuti sekolah kelmarin, saya bercerita kepada anak2..(hasil dari menonton drama melayu..)..sekiranya ibu terbujur kaku...buat itu dan ini, siap itu dan ini,,,,jgn panik...dll...saya berdoa segalanya mudah..bukankah Allah itu Maha Pemudah..Pengasih dan Penyayang...

Dan kenangan dan segala persoalan bermain di fikiran..bersama rindu yang tak mungkin akan pudar..kepada arwah orang tuaku...

Alfatihah..

My inner sayings...

“Wahai Tuhan kami! Janganlah Engkau hitung kami sebagai bersalah, jika kami lupa atau kami tersilap. Wahai Tuhan kami ! Janganlah Engkau bebankan kepada kami bebanan yang berat sebagaimana yang telah Engkau bebankan kepada orang-orang yang terdahulu daripada kami. Wahai Tuhan kami! janganlah Engkau pikulkan kepada kami apa yang kami tidak terdaya memikulnya. dan maafkanlah kesalahan kami, serta ampunkanlah dosa kami, dan berilah rahmat kepada kami. Engkaulah Penolong kami; oleh itu, tolonglah kami untuk mencapai kemenangan terhadap mereka yang kufur terhadap-Mu” [al-Baqarah 2: 286]