Excellent weekend

It was indeed! Decided to surprise husband for his 34th b'day. This year is super special because it's also our 10th wedding anniversary, so the present is super special too. I'm really happy that i can make him happy. I could see his smiling eyes....

Shopping spree

Not to stress when Hari Raya Puasa comes, i decided to do the clothes shopping early. I did buy cloth for the children and myself but didn't manage to see a tailor. One has been fully booked and the other one didn't get to measure and she lives at Jelempok, which we only get to see 4 times a year (approx). So this year, decided to buy ready made kurungs. Since not a lot of choice in Bangi, decided to go to Shah Alam yesterday.
PKNS Shah Alam is known for the choices and i agreed. Reached there at about 2.30pm. Managed to get 2 pairs for the girls. The 2nd pair was a real bargain! The first pair costs about RM60-70 whereas the 2nd pair is only RM50 for 2! Then Kasyif's kurung is RM45 and bibik's RM50. TOTAL COST RM265
Didn't get mine...either my size not available or too expensive....

Then, went to Tesco Puchong and spotted a nice jeans for Jasmin @ RM15. I really like the clothes dept. The choices are great and the layout really reminded me of UK. Bought puffs and bread RM7.29. TOTAL COST RM22.29

Paid for a roman blind RM166.

Shopped for groceries RM100+RM300. Bought Irdina t-shirts and pants RM180 at Alamanda.

These costs within a weekend!....I withdrew cash RM600 and all were used up. Credit card about RM500 thus total spent RM1,100, wow....wow.... and none was for me...never mind, reason to do another shopping! :-)

Photoshoot for 10th anniversary

I've been admiring people's pics who engaged on a photographer and have a photoshoot outdoor. I've long to have a session of  my own and decided to have one for our 10th year wedding anniversary. So i booked a photographer and made plans since March. The theme was 'celebrating 10 years together' where the children are the witness of our love and endurance living together. So the setting was having a picnic and fun at nearby lake with the kids.

And yesterday was a great experience for all of us! It was our first photoshoot as a family of 5. Thank you to Milin Kassim for realizing my dream.... The kids were awesome although one did get cranky since Saturday. Milin did show some pics from her camera and I just can't wait for the finished product!

The kids really had fun: the surprise gifts, bubbles and jumping on the beanbag. Truly, i really think my husband also appreciate this. I'm glad because this is also a way to thank him for all the things he has done for me and the kids.

Happy 10th year anniversary Abah, thank you for wanting to share this life with me......

My home...now

I haven't written about the new look of my house. So glad everything went well, just like i pictured it. The costs did exceed by 2%, but i didn't really bother about it (probably because it wasn't my money???)...
With the new look, i can now visualize the furnitures suitable for the space. Before that, i will write about the changes first.
New grille
New door
New ceiling with lightings
New arrangement
New colour
New porch look
Buai
Now the furnitures. Haven't bought them

happy,happy

I'm on 3 week lose weight programme. Devised by myself with the goal to look ok for the family photo session on the 11th July. I'm already on week 2 and lost 1.8kg since i was on the programme. Target? 66kg and now i'm 69.2kg If i can maintain the diet, i'll expect to lose another 2 kg. This 'all out' programme include:

• High protein diet_eggs, tempe, tauhu, fish, chicken only. No veggies and fruits
• 2-3 litre plain water to flush out the toxin and fat
• Attend slimming centre programme once a week
• Take SD II 3 times a day
• Attend aerobics class if any

Collection  of pics since 2005:

2005, attending a wedding

2006, Hari Raya celebration at the office

mid 2007, organising a make over workshop. This was when my diet was going out of control. Weight was 70kg. Couldn't shed the extra kilos since.

May, 2008. 4 mths pregnant. During a trip to Tioman Island.

June 2009. During trip to Redang Island. Not sure about the weight. Maybe 68kg.

Oct 2009. Around 66kg.

Mar 2010. 69-70kg i think.

I really want the photo shoot to turn out well. Something i'm not ashamed of framing and put on my wall. Right now, i'm really feeling down looking at my latest pics. I don't look nice at all.... hmmmm....

Testing my culinary skills

I've done some baking with the oven. I would say the oven performs well except the part where it says the oven is easier to clean. I followed the instruction to clean the oven as i really wanted to see when the grease on the oven wall turn to debris. So i turned the temperature knob to 'clean' icon (probably the highest temp) and waited for 10 mins....OK, logically grease would melt thus can be wiped away at that temp.... but none had turn to debris as the salesgirl had claimed. So the oven is not as advanced as they claimed but i am happy with the performance.

Some baking i've done:

Pizza 1st attempt (before & after)

Cookies for the kids' birthday party.

Pizza. This one used tortilla bread as the base.

Apple pie. This is before. Forgot to take the after pics.

















And chocolate cake where i used mayonaise as substitute for sour cream. Not bad except it was over baked....

Also my favourite bake, roast chicken.

The menu is roasted chicken with roasted veggies, mushroom with bread and macaroni. I made to brown sauce myself.

Weight management

School term break (2 weeks) starts tomorrow....yahooo! Wonder whether other parents are as excited as i am.... I think i am more excited than my daugther!.... I've postponed our family photography session also the trip to Terengganu. Which then leaves us with nothing to do this weekend. Thought of going to Ikea to purchase a dining table which then i remember we've sucked all the budget into renovation. Furthermore, most probably the traffic may be quite bad as some major KL roads will be closed for YDP Agong's birthday celebration.
My brother and family is here from Kelantan. His wife has lost 9kg!!! Wow! Reminds me of my determined days when i managed to reduced to 60kg... Her way is fasting and she has been doing that for 5 months.
As for me, the scale has been pointing to 67-69kg for the past one year. If only i can really ignore carbo altogether, i think my body will start to burn the stubborn fat. Unfortunately, it's rather hard at the moment although i have managed to cut down the proportion.
I've been taking SDII from New Image and it does help...a little....... I do want to lose weight. I just need to be strong..(yeah, easier said than done)