the ramadhan so far

Good news ~ I met Fatin Nabihah and Elin in person last Friday. Nice meeting you all. Went to deliver sambal tempe. Had a quick chat with Fatin and a long one with Elin.

(Photo ~ marble cheese cake, popia goreng and agar-agar santan as side. So happened that the traffic was clear so we had ample time to browse around..)

this is what i cooked on Saturday.
Ketam Goreng Bercili

Note ~ add some daun ketumbar to add flavor and enhance smell.
Masa nak keringkan kuah tu, tambah sikit then tutup kejap.
(some people may not like the smell tho)

Bad news ~ Depending on the situation, Iman may have to be admitted to APSH, again (if it happens, it’s gonna be his 4th admittance and 3rd one in 2006 alone!). He has prolonged coughing and running nose. Coughing is especially persistent at night, to the point he throws up (do note that I write in present tense). Not taking chances, went to APSH yesterday morning. Kakak dah berjangkit from Iman. Dr dah nak admitkan Iman semalam so they can suck-out the phlegm but I wanted to do via medication first. If he doesn’t recover by this weekend, we may have to spend puasa in APSH this time around. On a more positive note – that would be far better-off than having to celebrate Raya in hospital or even having to go through what we went last year’s raya. Kakak was prescribed with 3 medication ~ Butylin, Actifed and Cedax antibiotic and for Iman, on top of those 3, he also got Prednisolone. Does anyone know if air purifier or ioniser help? Or lampu garam or whatever that can at least reduce the proneness to allergy reaction or asthma or anything related to respiratory infection? Anything? Need feedback. Especially based on your own experience. By the way, the kids take multivitamin and spirulina as well and occasionally IG6.
(Photo ~ Iman's watching TV. His current favorite is BOOKKKKK, BOKKKKKK (Bob The Builder) and the thing is, he expects to see Bob evertime the TV is switched on, aiyohhh!!)

I am quite proud of our achievement so far this Ramadhan. I’ve never missed sahur yet eventhough today is only my 2nd day fasting, I went back to sleep after sahur only once and cuma sekali berbuka puasa di luar. Kalau bangun awal ni banyak benda boleh buat sebenarnya. For one thing, the kids will still be asleep so nak buat kerja2 senang. Usually kemas dapur, basuh pinggan, siapkan bahan2 untuk berbuka, lipat kain, sidai kain and the likes. Tapi tang nak bangun tu yang liat tu. Once up and move about, dah okay dah. Hari ni sekali lagi berbuka kat luar. Che Abang tu ada buka-buka puasa with his supervising lecturer, along with some other from his group. And I will tag along. Since I’ve met his friends during our trip to Korea, I guess I’ll be eating in comfort later today. Told kakak about this this morning and she showed us muka masam. Panjang dah muncung tu.
(Note ~ must get the apples she ordered and the botol air she longggg wanted and if ada, some strawberries).

(Photo 1 (di atas) ~ tekun buat homework. sebenarnya kena kira dan tulis saja but knowing her, dia siap nak kaler2 lagi)

(Photo 2 (di kiri) ~ retractable crayons i bought for her in Lotteworld, Tanjing. For RM12 approx. Neat huh..)