This is one of the place that we will hang out for some time out with the kids.
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Babies Day Out
This is one of the place that we will hang out for some time out with the kids.
Good Bye My Friend......
We wish them a happy journey and good luck in new upcoming life in Malaysia. We gonna miss both u!!!
Thursday, January 24, 2008
10th month of Erica
Erica turns 10 months old today. And at 10 months Erica had grown up to be such a beautiful girl. She may have had several differences compared to Ehsan at this age, but she is growing up healthily. I would like to recall her development for the past 10 months.1. She started to roll over by herself 1 week after we came back to Sudan - 25th August 2007. She was 5 months old.
2. At the age of 6 months she started crawling.
3. She started standing by holding to sofas at the age of 8 months.
4. We thought that since she had already started standing she would start walking as early as Ehsan but it turns out she was just 'lazy' to do so. Instead she can stand still without any help at the age of 9 months.

6. She loves and likes to eat especially the food that I prepared. She can eat everything and anything! It is easy to care for her.
7. She loves to bathe. She would cry once the shower is turned off.
8. She is very hard to please especially when she wants to sleep. She would crawl over the bed to find her best spot before she could start dreaming.
9. Being the only daughter as of now, she is hubby's beloved lil girl! She would look for hubby the moment she wakes up in the morning. I guess she's going to be Baba's daughter when she grows up!
10. And the obvious thing that differs from Ehsan is that she has loads of hair!
But what ever different they had, we love them as the way they are. They make our live happy and give meaning to each and every day for us.
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
New Layout for new year
And after 2 years and having 2 growing up kids we guess we need to change the layout to suit the condition of the kids. Y did I said that?
The pictures below shows the layout when we first moved in. We made it look more like a 'cordon' since it helped Ehsan learn to walk. We did bring his walker in our kontena but it only arrived after 3 months; by that time it was useless as Ehsan had started to run already.
Monday, January 21, 2008
Macaroni Bakar
I would also like to share this simple recipe. The trick is to use the stove instead of baking it in the oven. But make sure the pan you are using wont burn it out.
Enjoy!!

Posing after class
250 gm macaroni – rebus & tos
3-4 sudu besar marjerin
3 biji bawang besar – potong dadu
4 biji lobak merah (size sdg) – potong dadu
1 tin cendawan butang – potong dadu
2 tin tuna – mayonis / pedas
6-8 biji telur – blend
1 paket cheese keping
Garam
Cara-caranya:-
1. Panaskan marjerin hingga cair dan tumiskan bawang besar hingga nampak translucent.
Saturday, January 19, 2008
2nd Anniversary
Imagine the feeling when you first see the country from the sky and it has little to compare with when landing at KLIA. You can see lights everywhere. The feeling worsened when I first saw the condition of the airport -the so called 'international' airport - at that time. There has been changes (still not a KLIA!) but better than before. I had to make do with the limited rations that we brought with us; our 'kontena' would only arrive 3 months later. Tension la jugak masa tu. Dah la Ehsan only drink a soy base milk which is not available here. Even though I thought I was prepared mentally and physically, but I faced difficulty when actually facing the situation myself.
It was winter when we first arrived. Having to be in the kitchen all the time and constant contact with cold water made my skin terrible and horrible! It was sore, cracked and also luka - it just made me so depreseed during the first few months here. But I was lucky too - I made some nice friends, friends who can share and exchange views on 'surviving' here.
Having stayed here for the past 2 years I can see a lot of positive and negative sides:
+ve side :
1- I got to bring up my kids my way, by myself, without interference
2- Sudan has taught us to be independent, wiser and mature
3- To appreciate and always be thankful of how lucky we are to be Malaysian
4- I got to prepare the food for the family everyday without fail. (once in a while bila malas tak kira la....!)
5- I get to experience my kids' development and achievements. Kalau kat Malaysia selalunya bibik yang dapat tengok dulu.
6- The country is much safer compared to Malaysia.
7- Learning about a new culture and religion. Even though it is a Muslim country but they follow Mazhab Hambali which is different from our believe.
8- In term of food, there is nothing to worry about since the meat is slaughtered in the islamic way.
-ve side :
1- The weather is too hot during summer. (50 degree days!)
2- The country is full with orang-orang yang 'bodoh sombong'.
3- Full of reckless drivers
4- The Facilities are not up to date
5- The quality of work here is not good
So on our 2nd anniversary of our arrival in Sudan, I am grateful to be brave enough to leave all the good things and opportunities in my life to bring Ehsan and follow hubby to Khartoum. We celebrated by going on a picnic at Burri Beach (yes, even the Nile has a sandy beach!). We just let Ehsan & Erica spend the time playing in the sand, making sand castles and putting up the Jalur gemilang. (The weather was nice, but a bit cold so the kids needed to wear extra layers).
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Relax....
Later that nite, a friend of ours; Salinda had invited us to have dinner at a new Thai & Mexican Restaurant. She is a Malaysian Punjabi married to David, a Scottish working with DAL Motors. The best part is there are NO Mexican food in the menu. Apada.... But the tomyam was superb that now I can find my new place when am lazy.
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Parties.....
Laksa Johor
Choc Chip Muffin
Kak Nura & Azlan's family
Nazlyn & Azam
The 2nd batch (14th January), we threw a simple dinner party for Paska (hubby's boss) and Razman. Paska just brought the family to join him while Razman is about to leave for Malaysia after 3 years attached in Sudan. The best part was when my guests gave me a big hand for my first attempt at making Tiramisu and Udang Garam Masala. Actually the Udang Garam Masala I used the Patak's base je hehehehe..... (who cares..). Whatever it is, it is an honour to someone who start with zero and now have something to talk about cooking.
Nasi Beriani
Ayam Masak Merah
Udang Garam Masala
Acar
Tiramisu
Razman & Adila & Paska's family
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Salam Maal Hijrah....
DOA AKHIR TAHUN
Doa Akhir Tahun di baca 3 kali pada akhir waktu Asar atau sebelum masuk waktu Maghrib pada akhir bulan Zulhijjah. Sesiapa yang membaca doa ini, Syaitan berkata........
"Kesusahan bagiku dan sia-sia lah pekerjaanku menggoda anak Adam pada setahun ini dan Allah binasakan aku satu saat jua. Dengan sebab membaca doa ini, Allah ampunkan dosanya setahun"
Maksudnya:
Allah SWT berselawat ke atas penghulu kami Muhammad SAW, ahli keluarga dan sahabat-sahabat baginda dan kesejahteraan ke atas mereka.
Wahai Tuhan, apa yang telah aku lakukan dalam tahun ini daripada perkara-perkara yang Engkau tegah daripada aku melakukannya dan aku belum bertaubat daripadanya. Sedangkan Engkau tidak redha dan tidak melupakannya. Dan aku telah melakukannya di dalam keadaan di mana Engkau berupaya untuk menghukumku, tetapi Engkau mengilhamkanku dengan taubat selepas keberanianku melakukan dosa-dosa itu semuanya. Sesungguhnya aku memohon keampunanMu, maka ampunilah aku. Dan tidaklah aku melakukan yang demikian daripada apa yang Engkau redhainya dan Engkau menjanjikanku dengan pahala atas yang sedemikian itu. Maka aku memohon kepadaMu.
Wahai Tuhan! Wahai yang Maha Pemurah! Wahai Yang Maha Agung dan wahai Yang Maha Mulia agar Engkau menerima taubat itu dariku dan janganlah Engkau menghampakan harapanku kepadaMu Wahai Yang Maha Pemurah. Dan Allah berselawat ke atas penghulu kami Muhammad, ke atas ahli keluarga dan sahabat-sahabatnya dan mengurniakan kesejahteraan ke atas mereka.
DOA AWAL TAHUN
Doa Awal Tahun dibaca 3 kali selepas maghrib pada malam satu Muharram. Sesiapa yang membaca doa ini, Syaitan berkata...."Telah amanlah anak Adam ini daripada godaan pada tahun ini kerana Allah telah mewakilkan dua Malaikat memeliharanya daripada fitnah Syaitan".Maksudnya:
Allah SWT berselawat ke atas penghulu kami Muhammad SAW, ahli keluarga dan sahabat-sahabat baginda dan kesejahteraan ke atas mereka.
Wahai Tuhan, Engkaulah yang kekal abadi, yang qadim. yang awal dan ke atas kelebihanMu yang besar dan kemurahanMu yang melimpah dan ini adalah tahun baru yang telah muncul di hadapan kami. Kami memohon pemeliharaan dariMu di sepanjang tahun ini dari syaitan dan pembantu-pembantunya dan tentera-tenteranya dan juga pertolongan terhadap diri yang diperintahkan melakukan kejahatan dan usaha yang mendekatkanku kepadaMu Wahai Tuhan Yang Maha Agung dan Maha Mulia.
Wahai Tuhan Yang Maha pengasih dari mereka yang mengasihi dan Allah berselawat ke atas penghulu kami Muhammad. Nabi yang ummi dan ke atas ahli keluarga dan sahabat-sahabatnya dan kesejahteraan ke atas mereka.
Friday, January 4, 2008
For Farah & Rafek.....
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
Happy New Year....
Spidey Ehsan - soon after he recovers




























