KOREA: 18 days to go

I can take a deep breath now that major stuff like budget, outfits itinerary are sorted out. On 2nd Nov weekend, we managed to go to JBR Sri Damansara after my husband's Science Show at Petrosains. I managed to buy 2 skirts (RM5 each), 4 muffles (RM5 each), shoes for Kasyif (RM80) and Lutfi (RM60) and 3 tops for Kasyif (RM30). Truly a bargain!

I've also added on 100kg baggage and in flight food. Recent weekend in Batu Pahat, BATA Warehouse were having a 'BUY 2 FREE 2' offer and I totally grabbed it. I bought shoes for Jasmin and Irdina and the free 2 pairs for myself. The shoes worth RM29 per pair so I paid RM58 for 4 pairs! Another excellent bargain!

Now, I need to start packing and figure out on food. Apparently Korea is very strict on their policies. They don't allow food with chicken or beef as ingredients. So no serunding daging, staple for Malay travelers. Well, I didn't bring serunding when we went for Japan trip but because Korea trip involve people like my mum and aunties, they may be reluctant to try korean food.

My food list include:

• Maggi Kari/Asam Laksa
• Maggi Goreng
• Ikan Bilis Goreng
• Sambal kering
• Kicap
• Biskut
• Perencah nasi goreng
• Perencah tom yam
• Santan kotak
• Rempah kari
• Sardin

I'm kind of excited dressing up. Will write in another post....

Time for myself

So I didn't post anything in Sept ya. Many things happened since last post:

1. My brother got married 14 Sept
2. My colleague quits and got married 22 Sept
3. My 2nd kid sat for PT3 3-8 Oct
4. My 3rd kid sat for UPKK same time as PT3

My weekends were full with other stuff, I didn't get to clean my house. Only today I got to take a look around and was overwhelmed with the mess. My husband has been away 3 times to Sarawak within a month. He has been busy giving talks.

Then I had to crack my head for upcoming KOREA trip 29 Nov - 6 Dec.  Guess what, it's an excursion of 23 pax with age ranging from 65 to 1 year old! Had to work out the budget, itinerary and figuring out the logistics....for the group. Not to mention HM Family's budget! Ya Allah! Penin kepala.

What should I wear in KOREA???

Work wise, things were chaotic with changes in key management. So Sept-Oct was busy with that too.

Weight management was a yoyo. I've hit 68.0kg last 2 weeks but maintaining it was proved difficult. I have to improve my choice of food and portion. I'm not complaining though because I manage to wear my old clothes now. I need to calmly persevere and target fat loss because I believe the kg loss will follow suit. My target is to maintain 67kg when I'm on my way to Korea.

Coming soon: My eldest sits for SPM starting 5 Nov. Ya Allah! Dah besar dah anak aku ni! Aritu attend solat hajat kat sekolah dia before shoot balik Perlis for Deepavali break. It was a good session for all of us.

She had her batch dinner on Monday and I supported her all the way. We rent a dress for RM100, bought new pinky shawl and shoes. I lent her my accessories and suggested her to look for someone to do the makeup insead of doing it herself. My hubby was clueless and not able to join our girly conversation.

2019 has many history to remember....

Lets hit 68kg!

Tak boleh jadi ni.... adik aku Rahimi dah overcome problem static weight dia.... aku pun kenalah start serious losing weight ni. Jangan sabotaj diri sendiri.

THE PLAN
Puasa Isnin-Khamis since tak reti nak buat IF
No carbo. Kalo amik pun 3 sudu saja
Plan nanti Raya Haji nak makan apa...ada 3 minggu lagi (tak termasuk cuti Raya Haji/cuti sekolah)

At least 65kg la 30 Ogos nanti;
So kalau today 69.5kg, lagi 4.5kg. Bahagi 3 minggu, target penurunan seminggu ialah 1.5kg.

How ya? Makan....portion kurang dah tapi penurunan tu tak sebanyak tu. Nak kena google how to overcome static weight. Actually tahu dah salah sendiri, makan tak jaga...kuang kuang kuang

OK, i will start to log on what I eat.

This is what ruled.me suggests my macros in gram:

• 1 gram of carbs = 4 calories
• 1 gram of protein =4 calories
• 1 gram of fat= 9 calories

Means my macros in calories:

Carbs = 80 calories

Protein = 304 calories

Fat  = 1,080 calories

So visually, how much is 80 calories of carbs, 304 calories of protein and 1,080 calories of fat?

The Biggest Loser RF

Family aku dah start buat group untuk lose weight. Semua orang masuk kecuali mak aku! Heh....targetnya nak kurus sempena wedding adik bongsu aku, Radhi 30 Ogos nanti...

Memang bagus ada group ni sebab masing-masing support each other. Bila ada yang 'ke laut', it tells everyone you're not alone so kita pun tak patah semangat. So far progress aku tak impressive sangat sbb aku la yang 'ke laut' tu! Haha!

Target 60kg
30.6.2019 start 71.7kg
05.07.2019 69.9kg 1.8kg ⬇
12.07.2019 69.0kg 0.9kg ⬇
19.07.2019 69.3kg 0.3kg ⬆
26.07.2019 69.2kg 0.1kg⬇

Start 30 Jun hari tu....masa tu rasa possible nak achieve penurunan...tapi tengokla sekarang.

Hari ni kena timbang. Last weekend aku dah baik dah. Then cuti pertabalan Agong hari Selasa 30hb Julai + birthday husband. Aku pegi Evo buat Tabata pagi tu sebab lunch confirm makan luar aku belanja. Actually OK je kalo aku makan lunch saja...tapi tetiba dinner pun aku makan (burger @ Gurume Evo) and esoknya makan Nasi Kerabu + Kuey Teow Ladna orang sebab dia tak abis...Isk! Isk! Kira abis pantang karbo aku.

Natijahnya berat tak leh turun la...kali ni nak offset kalori terlebih tu, aku puasa sunat Hari Khamis. Kira petang Khamis aku timbang 70.8kg. Aku target nak buat yoga malam tu lepas makan sebab hopefully kalo timbang hari ni, sama dengan berat minggu lepas pun jadi la tapi tak larat daaa, tido awal.

So bangun pagi 4.20 am tadi lepas gi toilet, berat 69.8kg tapi aku nak tunggu lagi. Then lepas mandi timbang kul 6.20 am berat 69.6kg. Aku tak minum pun pagi-pagi (kebiasaannya aku akan minum 2.25 ltr setiap pagi termasuk 750ml dengan AVC). Aduss! Nak turun lagi 0.4kg ni nak bagi sama dengan minggu lepas....haha!

So, common Fiza! Plan your meal! Rise to the challenge!

What! I did not post anything in July!

Unbelievable! So many things happened in July and I didn't manage to write about it. I wanted to write yesterday since it was the last day of July but didn't get to write either.

Shopping @ Bangi Sentral
I can't recall much what I did in July. I know my mum came twice, for Kak Chik's engagement on 13th and on 25th for Radhi's wedding matters. Oh! We went shopping last week at BeadsnBlings buying beads and stuff to decorate our 'uniform' for Radhi's wedding in Sept. Damage done was around RM200++.

Then we went to buy tudung for my mum @ Sugarscarf. We also went to NurSafia and I was sucked into buying an oufit when I saw my in law trying out a suit. We buy the same outfit but different colours, it was a bargain as the price dropped from RM159 to RM97, not even a RM100! We also received a pair of suit free because we bought more than RM300 (combined with my aunt's purchase). My in law took the blouse while I took the skirt.

Lastly, we went to SofeaRose. My mother and sis in-law bought scarves at  a bargain and I bought a modern suit in plum at RM279

Makaroni Bakar

Hari ni ada jamuan raya kat SKJ4. Aku try masak Makaroni Bakar. Actually dah try dah last week untuk jamuan raya KAFA tapi last week tak cukup bahan. Aku masak je ikut apa yang ada. Aku guna canned tuna sebab kat rumah takda stock mince meat.

Ni yang buat last week. Letak tuna

Kali ni pun aku guna daging burger Ramly (guna apa yang ada) ganti mince beef. Nanti aku tulis resepi kat bawah as reference nanti kalo aku tak ingat camna nak buat.

Cuma aku gagal buat makaroni tu melekat. Dah letak telur 4 biji dah, tak jadi jugak. Kena check resepi kat blog orang.

MAKARONI BAKAR (for big group)

1 packet macaroni_rebus
3 keping daging burger
1 bungkus frozen mixed veggies
2 bungkus kecil rempah kari daging
1-2 biji bawang besar
250g shredded cheese. Actually kena tambah lagi kalo nak cheesy

Bahan lebih lain yang aku guna: Sour cream, daun sup

Aku bakar 175celcius selama 20-25 min. Bila kuarkan dari oven, aku decorate ngan letak mayonis, chilli flakes dan dried parsley.

Alhamdulillah, dapat memasak untuk anak-anak....

Nampak kan plastic cheese tu. Kalau nak puas, kena tambah lagi cheese

2 untuk sekolah, 1 untuk rumah, pinggan untuk MLong

Al kisah kucing di rumah aku

Aku suka tengok kucing... Aku suka belai kucing. Tapi bila kucing start kencing berak merata, aku mula naik angin! Sebelum ni ada je kucing menumpang cari makan kat rumah aku. Tapi semua berak kat porch aku. Bila aku naik angin, aku akan pindahkan dioghang bawak naik kete letak kat tempat lain. Ada yang sampai aku letak kat kedai atas kat Seksyen 4, deret Laundry Bar and Mat Kimbong. Bila dah letak, 2-3 hari lepas tu cari balik (of course la tak jumpa!)....Aku kesian!!! Tapi x nak layan berak/ kencing dia...boley tak!?

Dari mana datangnya?

However, ntah kenapa yang ni...aku boleh layan. Asalnya dia macam anak dara, kecik kurus. Aku tak tahu dia datang dari mana. Aku kesian. Pastu bila mengiau, suara dia cam tak kuar. Sama ada dia memang ada masalah peti suara atau suara dia camtu. 

Bila dia mintak makan tu memang aku kesian. Mula-mula aku main campak kat belakang dapur, ikan lebih yg kitoghang makan. Tapi kesian pulak, kucing ni kena berebut ngan kucing-kucing lain. Masa tu aku bagi makan jek, tak nak offer lebih. Aku tak nak pegang, aku marah dia kalo buat hal. After a while, aku perasan kucing yang ni tak buat hal. Tak berak/kencing kat porch aku. OK, looks like you know how to behave. Ntah kenapa aku boleh pegi Mr DIY beli mangkuk tempat kucing makan tu. Cari yang murah jek. Rasa macam nak properly feed the cat.

Kucing ni pun bukan yang jenis manja. Kalo kita nak pegang, dia cam tak suka and try to escape herself. OK, bagus jugak. Maknanya dia takdalah melekat kat rumah aku kan but she stays until today. Until dia dah ada anak satu!

Kucing betina rupanya!

Aku tak perasan kucing ni jantan ke betina tapi satu hari hubby ada buat remarks "nanti kalo dia dah beranak nanti, camna la agaknya!" Owh! Betina rupanya. Hubby aku pun macam aku jugak, bukan nak layan sangat kucing after bad experiences with cats. Even mak aku pun anti betul ngan kucing, jadi aku terbawak-bawak jugak la....

Sekali tu tak lama lepas remarks husband, dia betul-betul dah lahirkan anak and dia sembunyikan dalam STUVA bench yang aku simpan beg-beg sekolah dioghang! Sib baikla dia bukan beranak dalam tu, dia cuma alih je anak dia ke situ... Aku kesian lagi...takkan nak suh dia kuar rumah, mana dia nak letak anak dia? Dah la baru lahir pulak tu. So aku cari kotak, kain baju lama, cushion lama buatkan tempat untuk letak anak dia. Aku biarkan je dalam rumah sebab aku tahu mesti dia takut kucing lain kacau anak dia.... Aku tahu hubby tak berapa setuju tapi dia biarkan saja. Dah beberapa kali hubby letak kotak kat luar rumah, tapi dia tetap cuba bawak masuk anak dia. Aku kata sebab dia takut kucing lain ganggu ke, makan ke anak dia. Irony nya anak dia seekor saja, bukan 4-5 ekor. Kalo tak, memang rasa jodoh kami tak lama!

Baby Lolli, belum bukak mata lagi

Lolli menguap. Yang ni dah pandai makan...

Comel kan. Ibu & anak!

Siapa sangka?

Aku sendiri tak sangka kucing tu masih bertahan di rumah aku. Aku pun tak sangka I can put up with the cat until now. Aku belikan feeding bowl, buat tempat untuk anak dia, belikan mainan, beli ikan and rebuskan untuk dia. Paling latest beli pasir kucing ok! Sebelum ni jangan harap la! Anak dia pun dari tutup mata, minum susu saja sampai sekarang dah pandai main and makan ikan. Aku siap tengok Youtube nak paham perangai kucing and nak paham camna nak jaga anak kucing... nothing to lose right. At least ada belajar sedikit ilmu tentang kucing.

Aku tertanya-tanya jugak, kenapa kali ni aku boleh tahan ngan kucing ni sedangkan abis kerusi dining aku dia buat scratching post. Pastu berani dia naik on kitchen top kat dapur masa kita tengah masak. Aku selalu tolak jek dia ke bawah. Gerammm..

Maybe main reason is dia tak berak/kencing kat rumah aku. Dia tahu bawak diri. Aku perasan dia pun pandai jaga anak. Asalnya aku tak tahu pun anak dia berak kat mana bila anak dia dah start makan ikan. So far takda bau berak kat porch aku. Tapi to be on the safe side and kitoghang nak balik kampung seminggu, hubby belikan cat litter taku anak kucing to berak merata. Alhamdulillah, pandai dah dia berak kat pasir tu...

Anak-anak aku suka main dengan dioghang (tapi x nak jaga makan/berak/kencing dia....huhu) Aku suka tengok telatah dia dengan anak dia. She's very protective and sayangkan anak dia.

Anakk-anak aku pun dah bagi nama kat dia: Dafi (aku ingatkan Garfield) and Lutfi bagi nama anak dia Lolli.

Niat aku nak ikut sunnah Rasulullah. Berbuat baik kepada sesiapa termasuk binatang. Katanya, bila kucing datang kat kita, ada sebahagian dari rezeki kita tu hak dia. Supaya Allah murahkan rezeki dan Dafi/Lolli doakan untuk kami....

Dulu Dafi tak nak duduk ngan kitoghang.
Sekarang kita boleh nampak dia dah selesa dengan kita

Update 31.102019: Lolli dah mati kena langgar kereta depan rumah aku bulan July aritu. Sedeyy