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All in one pot update - Gumboo soup! See me new raves! Juki F600

2011-05-07T12:51:00.008-06:00

I broke my promise ya..ya..i know. Throw me stones! I recently finish sewing a 21 pcs cloth diapers for a group of mommies at Malaysia Cloth Diaper Parents at Facebook. They are all nice ladies who heart handmade. As i was completing their orders, I managed to take few shots of process cutting a 10y of bamboo fleece to make the soaker aka insert for the diapers. With the help of my all time favourite tool aka tool-that-i-can't live-without hahah! My OLFA rotaty cutter!

I have 36" OLFA cutting mat on my cut table and 18" OMNI EDGE ruler plus my 45mm rotary cutter and I'm good to go! 10 yards Bambo fleece here I come!

This is what happen after 15 minutes cutting. Didn't believe me? Well ..believe it. I rotary can cut up to 4 layers of bambo fleece in one shot! Imagine if I use scissor? How long will it take to finish it and not to mention strain on your fingers. Shown is stacked of cut from 5 yards of bamboo fleece ready to serge!

Serge and ready to go!

I've a love and hate relationship with my serger..not matter how much i hate using it..i love it haha. My tips to get smooth shape of serge insert..cut the fabrics in rectangle shape, just big enough to fit your soaker pattern. Trace your soaker pattern on the top layer of fabric. When you serge...follow the lines that u traced earlier..and go slow when you reach the corner. InsyaAllah your soaker will turn out nicely. There will always a learning curve when working with serger.I'm a newbie too.

21 cds ready to fly to M'sia!

More picture of these project can be seen here.

I also made few embroidery diapers. They are fun to work on!

I believe my Brother SE400 perform tremendously great for the past 11 months I had him. Yes my SE400 is a dude! Hahah! Next month will be our anniversary working together. Since I've been torturing him with my both sewing and embroidery projects I'm thinking of getting him a partner..ya..a partner. So that he can rest a bit and work on solely embroidery project and become my back up machine for sewing.

Shopping for a new sewing machine is fun! I read tons of reviews.. mainly i go to Patternreview.com to read reviews on sewing machine. So far these machines are my finalist for SE400 partner heheh!

JUKI EXCEED F600 - read more about this machine here

Details on the sample stitches can be seen here

Price as per online dealer $1049 (on Sale price) and another online dealer $1399 (negotiable)

I read nothing but great stories about this machine. It has hundreds of built in stitches. Comes with extendable table which is a bonus. It's truly workhorse, Juki applied the technology they use on industrial machine onto this home sewing machine! Click at the link above and you'll understand what i mean. Even it;s more expensive than 835 below...it comes with so many extra foot that u can think of and the table too. It use class 15 bobbin, have knee lifter and comes with auto thread cutter too! Also other features that my dud SE400 didn't have. and it's good to know this machine use 120v and 220v so..if i were to bring this back to M'sia later..it shouldn't be a problem!

When i talk to dealer over the phone yesterday..he said this machine is totally kill Bernina...(Bernina would cost my arm and legs haha!). I didn't know if any JUKI dealer in Denver...not sure. If i were to get this..i;ve to order it online.

I found few blogger post their reviews on this machine..one is here..another one is here..i dream of this machine every night. Is that i a sign I need to take a break from this hunting so that I can be more rational in making decision hahah! I don't want to end up with with remorse after i had it! Ok next machine in line is....

VIKING SAPPHIRE 835 - read more about this machine here

Price as i check with dealer $999

I saw this machine at the dealer few months back at Joann. (The one yg jauh skit dari rumah). It's a solid machine, with the long arm feature i can see it will be a bless if I have a quilt in my to sew list. The only thing this machine didn't have but my dude SE400 has..Auto thread cutter. I'm spoiled with that feature. It would be great if it has one. It uses different bobbin, means i need to buy another bobbin for this. It use the green bobbin, not like her sister Emerald lines that use class 15 bobbin (which same as SE400 i guess). Still it;s not the end of the world. Another thing, no such thing as cheap parts for this machine..I've to invest another $$$ for extra foot that I need, however their price range still cheaper than Bernina's i think. But all in all this machine a workhorse and great machine to own. Which still put me on the fence bohooo!

Update 11.20pm: I went to dealer today! Now i want Sapphire 835 so badly!

But after looking at this video..i lean more toward JUKI

JUKI vs SAPPHIRE

JUKI vs Brother HE 420

So..my hunting is not yet end...here's some fun fact about my new sewing machine hunting journey:

At first i only had $400 in my budget...i won a Viking 545 on ebay for $355 and was so excited about it even it;s and old machine but still it's a good machine. After i won the bid, seller contact me saying that the machine has stitch prob..dang! she will send it to service before ship it to me and i've 7 days to test out, if i don't like it i can return for full refund. I ask opinion from people at patternreview forum..most of them ask me to back out the deal and use that money to fund for a better machine rather than dealing with all the drama. End of story..i back out the deal and seller refund my full payment.
After incident no 1, i increase my budget to $500...i'm planning to buy new machine. No more ebay machine for me. So i was eyeing on PE 420 and another Janome..till I stumble upon Juki F600 review.
So..there's a thread in patternreview discussing about Juki price..it was around $899 when the machine was first introduce to the market. Such a good price for a great machine right..I keep that number in my mind and telling myself..if I wait for some times..i might had a chance to find extra $ to fund for this great machine..why not I give a try..i just need to be patient :D
Here we go..my budget going up from $400 to $899..till i call the dealer yesterday...the day of the price was at $899 has gone with the wind! that's what the dealer said...huhuuhuh!
Now..i've to dig up more $$$ for Juki F600 and another side of me saying..are you sure this is what u want? why not look around for European brand that's within the same price range? So..that's how the 835 comes into the story...bear in mind..European brand but made in China.

So..i end up singing the Mama Odie the Queen of the Bayou song in Princess Frog movie.

You got to dig a little deeper
For you it’s gonna be tough
You got to dig a little deeper
You ain’t dug near far enough

Ok..end of my gumboo entry. See ya next time! Wassalam.

One big time update! MGKids Cloth Diaper and my Facebook fanpage

2011-02-26T23:28:00.000-07:00

My DIY album in Facebook.

I believe my last entry for 2010 blog says everything. I was too busy with my US personal shopper service till i've neglected this one :) but that doesn;t mean I didn't sew! I sew! I do! Hehehe. I upload most of my sewing projects in my Facebook album here. Latest project on my sewing table is cloth diapers. Yup i sew and want to sell cloth diaper. Those who know me since the past 4 years, I've started sew and sell baby sling (Hotmama Pouch) when I had my first daughter, Yasmin. and..now with Irfan, i found cloth diaper. I wish I knew about cloth diaper early, I could have save tons of $ for Yasmin education fund.. but..it's not to late to late!

MGKids Cloth Diaper.

I've created a Facebook fan page for MGKids CD and Moleygarden personal shopper service. Feel free to drop by and my Moleygarden website has fully moved to my own hosting. Still the same domain - www.moleygarden.com

I guess this entry will be short and compact hehe. I promise I will update more on my sewing project that i've queuing in my to-do-list like soft structured carrier, mei tai, converting my wrap to ring sling just to name a few. So..i promise I will update more next time. Adios!

Jom join US Shopping Spree at with MG!

2010-10-11T18:14:00.003-06:00

US SHOPPING SPREE by Moleygarden! Click here to join!

This group is extension from www.moleygarden.com. It's open to all Malaysia friends who want to join US shopping spree. There will be lots of items to be offered. If you have anything in mind that you would like to purchase from US let me know and I will consider to open a coop order for you.

Coop order items will be combine ship to Malaysia! This will save you shipping cost! You're sharing the cost with others rather than paying shipping cost alone. All prices already includes US ground shipping and ship to your door by Poslaju! (Unless stated otherwise). You don't have to worry about TAX, Custom clearance, we'll take care that for you!

How coop order work?
1. You place an order before closing date in the database available in US Shopping Spree Yahoogroups.
2. Wait for me to request a payment from you. (M2u, CIMB, Visa, Mastercard, Paypal accepted)
3. 1 week take for the item to reach my home once spree is close all people have made payment. (If you delay payment, it will delay me to place order).
4. 8-14 business day take parcel to reach my partner in Malaysia.
5. 1-3 business day to reach you by Poslaju!
6. We will take care all the tax/custom clearance for you includes Poslaju! Price of item includes all of this!

Current Spree open is:

1. SPANX - www.spanx.com - love this! Close 18/10/10
2. Cloth diaper - Bumgenius, Grobaby : Would like to buy other brand? Let me know ok! The more people buy the same brand the cheaper it will be because we can buy the 12pk or 24pk and get the fraction of price!
3. Baby Legs - http://www.babylegs.com Close 18/10/10
4. Victora Secret - www.victoriasecret.com
5. Forever21 - www.forever21.com - anybody can be a fashionista now!
6. Awesome yummylicious fabric from Etsy!
7. Lots of fabric from Quilthome.com!

More to come! I will add from time to time, if you would like to add other item pls. feel free email me and I will add that for you! Till then! Pass this info to your sister friends too! Thanks for reading this!

*Sisters from Brunei and Singapore are welcome to join! Shipping to you will be an individual shipping not combine.

Cerita tentang "pantang lepa"

2010-08-27T09:16:00.000-06:00

Pernah dengor org tua-tua cakap ..."pantang lepa betul budak nih.."? That's what happen to my ber"pantang" sekarang. Mmg pantang lepa lah..yer ler sape je yg nak larang itu dan ini. Sendiri mau ingat lah kan. Kalo sayang badan nak pakai lame pepandai le jaga betul tak. Harap2 jgn lah nanti kene khutbah plak sbb byk sangat lah pantang-pantang yg berpatutnyer di pantang dalam waktu berpantang ni ..void. Totally void sepanjang 23 hari "dalam pantang" ahaks!

1. Tidak memakai stoking - I've been wearing it during 1st week je itu pun waktu malam..now summer beb, kat sini panas ooo, plus i had a very bad edema during the 3rd day. Kaki bengkak mcm nak meletop..all my toes are like sausages kontot. And i had another reason..since apt. nih fully carpeted..so tadelah pijak2 lantai sejok.

2. Bergallon air telah ku minum satu hari - Some old folks said..jgn minum air byk2 nanti kembang..aiyaa mcmana mau melepaskan hajat dgn senang kalau tak minum air yg cukup maa? breastfeeding some more, so i've a strong reason to drink for two rite? again..summer + denver dry weather = sile minum air 3l air satu hari.

3. Makan nasi yg dipanaskan - Apelah salah nasi yg dah sejok tu? Menangis nasik tu makan tak abis..so jgn membazir..reheat dan makan lah selagi tak basi yer kawan2.

4. Makan ikan tongkol, keli - Alhamdulillah so far makan ikan keli goreng same ikan tongkol masak kari, belum ada symptom yg pelik.

5. Makan ketam dan udang - Hemm kalo kat Malaysia maybe tak makan kot tapi atas alasan nak survive..maka nya makan ajelah melor. Alhamdulillah jugak tade gatal-gatal seperti yg. diwar-warkan.

6. Culas berbengkung - Hehehe ini lah yg plg malas nk buat. 5 hari berbengkung kat rumah without fail then after that on and off sbb ade SPANX. Krim Bio Sirih dan Sirih Emas mmg pakai without fail.

7. Buat kerja2 rumah mcm biasa- Hemm genap seminggu i started cook, menjahit etc. To date..i've finished 4 cloth diapers for Irfan and baju kurung Mimin..kainnyer je belom. Laundry dan cuci pinggan mmg hubby yg buat so I assist on other tasks. He's the best!

8. Makan mcm2 lah - Semua bantai..tolak ais same mknan ala2 pickles je. Tu pon ade hari yg berbuka puasa kat luar "terlupa" dan sempat gak la minum juice with ice segelas. Amponn! Sendiri mau ingat.

9. Bawak baby keluar waktu malam - Hemmm bab nih tamo cite pjg2 hehe sbb kitaorg bukan keluar malam..tapi balik malam :). Dah bacekan ayat Kursi and 3 Qul mcm mak n mama selalu pesan.

10. Hemm ape lagi ekk? Cukuplah 9 nanti list byk2 ade lak kene khutbah heheh!

Hemm mcm nih lah kalo berpantang sendiri. Mana yang rasa perlu ikut dan berasas I will do without doubt. The rest I leave it as it is. Before I end this entry, I would like to share some information, some says you will feel "gatal-gatal" on repair area if you eat certain kind of food rite..? After 1 week delivery, I had an appointment with midwife, Aubre at MMC. She checked on my stitches and everything looks fine and she did ask if I do feel itchy sometimes around the stitches area and I said yes, then korg nak tau apa die cakap dgn muka selamba...(subtitle la eh?)

"Owh..jgn risau..tade ape tu biasa lah tissue luka tu nak bercantum balik, nanti stitches tu dah baik, rasa gatal2 tu akan hilang. Same lah mcm kalau kite luka kat tempat lain..dalam process kulit tu nak bercantum balik kita akan rasa gatal pastu rasa nak garu je luka tu. Mende yang sama jadik masa pregnancy, bila kulit perut kurang lembab and it stretch, you will feel itchy sometimes..."

Ha..tu dia subtitle rojak men-translate apa yang Aubre explain....kalau tak caya...nanti jumpa doctor leh la buat2 tanye. Kite tgk doctor tu jawap apa. Hemmm now is our traditional myth busted or not? Jawap sendiri lah yer.

Okie dokie till then. Selamat berpuasa dan selamat berbuka. Saya haram berpuasa walopon rasa mcm larat jer nak puasa..sob! sob! sob!...Pose ganti tak same ngn pose Ramadhan.

p/s: carik resepi lompat tikam.

The Ordinary Miracle.

2010-08-19T22:47:00.000-06:00

Ramai yang bertanya pengalaman saya bersalin natural birth melalui method water birth. Tak terjawap semuanya sbb 10 org tanya terpaksa ulang 10 kali cerita. Saya minta maaf pada yg bertanya tp jawapan saya..tunggu nanti saya cerita kat blog... heheh. Ok hari nih, selepas 14 hari bersalin saya rasa this is the right time to tell the story.

Before I go into depth on the details, you are warned that the content of this entry is based on my personal point of view of natural birth and there might be words, sentences, pics that pissed you off or “too-much-information” kind of para, you are advised to stop reading and leave this blog. Tujuan entry ini cuma berkongsi pengalaman dan bukan untuk judge mana2 pihak.

Saya bersalin di Mountain Midwifery Centre, Colorado. Saya yg pilih birth centre ni before we fly to US. Saya ckp dgn hubby..if this time I'm going to deliver our baby out of the country, I want it to be the most memorable labor i ever had - I want it to be water birth. Saya dah lame ricky info2 pasal natural birth, water birth ni..so envy with those women who had the chance to experience it. Jd...dah ade peluang ni I will not let it go because I know I'm healty pregnant women, I don't have diabetic or high blood pressure that restrain me to try this method. Alhamdulillah atas kesihatan yang Allah SWT. kurniakan.

Org tanya saya...natural birth ni apa? water birth tu apa? Natural birth ni..drug free labor..dengan kata lain ibu yang nak bersalin tu tade amik apa2 ubat tahan sakit ker..induce ker (cth: epidural, pitocin) dan tade intervention tools (forceps, clamps, episiotomy etc). Semuanya berlaku secara natural. Ibarat kalau bersalin dalam gua ..itulah keadaan nya :). Water birth plak..bersalin dalam tub air suam. Maknanya...masa labor ibu dah dok lam tub..push - dan tada..baby keluar while the mother still in the tub dan midwife akan sambut baby masa dalam air. Kalau rasa nk tau details boleh tonton movie - Orgasmic Birth atau google lah yeah. The movie was covered during 4 classes childbirth yang kami attended in order to get the right knowledge and knowing what to expect, what are the risks, how it works, what to do in the worst case scenario etc..lah.

Saya dan suami bukanlah dengan tangan kosong untuk berdepan dengan hari perjanjian Irfan. We attended class. Mimin ikut kitaorg pergi class and she watched those videos and she well aware that her mother will go through those process soon in order for her to meet her baby brother. Since we planned to have her with us during the labor itself so it's good to have her join the class. Alhamdulillah midwives very supportive about us having Mimin during my labor. We read books too..I bought few books recommended by the midwives kat MMC, actually those book boleh je pinjam kat MMC tapi saje gatal beli utk simpanan sendiri dan utk rujukan masa akan dtg..manelah tahu ada no 3...4 ker esok kan hhehe! List buku ade kat website MMC. Boleh lah tgk kalo terasa rajin nk bace :).

Other than that, we hire a doula to help us look after Mimin mase waktu labor nanti. Doula ni bukan bidan, tugas die untuk kasi moral support and assistant to expectant mom termasuklah jagakan other siblings who will be attending during the birthing process. Alternately can take turn ngn suami to take care mom mase dlm labor. More info on doula services boleh bace kat website Cocoon Enterprise company yg kitaorg amik. Rate diorg vary according to doula. Some doula offer free service ecsp. yg baru nak amik certified cert as doula they have to attend few birth baru leh jd certified doula. Some offer min flat rate. So tak kiralah berapa jam die ngn kita kat labor room tu..die charge min jer..so our doula is Melissa. She's great and very supportive. Even tho we met her sekali je before bersalin tak rasa die mcm stranger. sgt friendly and easy to work with, even Mimin pon ok je ngn die.

Me and Melissa (Our doula). 1 hour after deliver.

So the story on the day itself - I have some pinky show in the morning and I knew this is it! My contraction was 40min apart. So tade lah panic sgt. Lagipun all the measures has been tought mase class so now is the time to practice and apply all things that we have learned during the 4 classes. Iszad called midwife and doula to inform my condition so that they can stand by. I talk to midwife over the phone and she guide on what to do, asking how far apart the contraction. She said I might be having the baby tonight or perhaps tomorrow evening. She advise on go for a walk, take a warm shower. Take a nap in between contraction so that I can save my energy for the labor itself. Jgn lupa makan, drink lots of water.

Meanwhile, Iszad had been tremendously great, helping me to go through each contraction. Rubbing my back, massaging, pressing my pelvic while i’m kneeling on the glider. We learned all these during the class too. Owh i wish i could do these thing back then while we’re having Mimin, but i’m stuck on the bed instead with IV needle on my right hand, straps on my belly. No other option. I believe that is the main cause most mother exhausted in labor. Yerlah, dok mengerang sakit atas katil tale bergerak. Tade distraction, asik pk bile sakit ni nk berhenti. Sgt memenatkan. While Iszad helping me with the contraction, Mimin plak mcm biasalah buat2 prihatin, asking am i ready to go to “kedai” doctor, "Baby nak keluar yer mama?", "Mama..mama jgn buat muka mcm tu..buat mcm ni..." she showing me the correct way to breath by releasing all the jaw muscle instead of tighten it up..hem bagus betul anak mama. Esok besar jd Ob/Gyn ok. Did you know our jaw muscle connected to those muscle in ur cervix and all down there? The more you loosen up ur jaw muscle, the more easier for cervix to open up. Ha.. so kalo sakit contraction or sembelit lepas ni semua org jgn keraskan otot muka but loosen up it up and breath bukak mulut mcm tiup angin tu..insyaAllah tak rasa sgt sakit sembelit tu dan lebih mudah utk apa yg patut keluar tu keluar heheheh. Betul..hubby dah try die ckp berkesan.

Dari pagi ke petang sempat lah berendam dalam bath tub dengan air panas2 suam 2 kali. Nasib baiklah apartment yg kitaorg duduk ni mmg ade bath tub and access to air panas straight from the tab. Berendam ni one of the reason why I didn't realize my water dah broke ke belom. Sementara tunggu Iszad pergi kelas around 1pm, sempat lah main masak2 dgn Mimin to distract myself from the pain. Balik je dari kelas, Iszad dok sebok tanye dah 6-1-1 ke belom. Not yet. So kitaorg mkn dulu. Lepak2 tgk tv, tgk movie. Around 8pm he had another class - ada final group presentation. Actually he already get one of the group member to cover his part in case he didn't make it to the class, however I told him that he can go. I was 20 min apart at that time. I just inform him to come back home right after he finish the presentation.

Ok..around 9pm i knew the contraction is almost 15-10min apart. 9.30pm Iszad dah sampai rumah. All his groupmate terkejut die dtg class for presentation. Even his prof. aware that we're having the baby anytime within that week and he is very supportive too. Elok je Iszad bukak pintu..I said it's time. Call the midwife and doula, tell them we're going to the centre now. Since bag semua da ready dlm kete. we only pack some extra pillow and blanket in case anything happen dlm kereta. Riding while having a contraction is not a fun thing to do. I would rather duduk kat rumah jer ahaha! It took is 10min to MMC and I had 2 contractions! It was like hell. I was crying while having it and right after the contraction went away, elok je boleh sing along lagu Westlife - Soledad tgh berkumandang lam kete hahaha. Iszad tanye..mama ok? Hahah! Yerlah kejap nangis kejap nyanyi..mane satu nih?

10.50pm - Once we arrived at MMC, the midwives dah tunggu. It was Cassie and Shanti who was on call that night. Our doula - Melissa pon dah ade kat MMC. Shanti tanya nak pilih bilik mane. You can see the room here. I choose the one yg. I tak sempat amik gambar mase tour visit last time sbb ade mom in labor kat dlm. It was all white room with black metal king bed. Ala2 putih suci bersih gitu hehe!. Shanti need to check my dilation, I went to the toilet to empty my bladder. Kalo kat hospital, sah sah doctor sumbat tiub. Kuwar dari toilet another contraction comes..uis..mmg sedappp! Bergayut kat pintu toilet sat..elok je habis..cepat2 bukak seluar. Elok je nak naik atas katil...another contraction come! Mase tu I cry... sbb sgt sakit, lebih sakit dari contraction sepanjang hari tadi. Everyone was very supportive, telling me that it's ok to cry, telling me that I'm doing great, telling me that I'm strong.... I lean my elbow kat ujung katil mase tu. Once the contraction hilang i naik atas katil utk check dilation. Shanti is the one who checked - elok je die keluarkan jari and said "You already 9cm Melor! Great job, you're so strong sister!" and there you go, I replied to her "I had the urge to push!...is this happening?!" Mase tu I baru bgn nak turun dari katil, Iszad was standing right next beside the bed, so tengkuk die lah jd mangsa utk I grab! After the feeling to push went away, Cassie directed me to take off my cloth dan turun pelan and masuk dalam tub so that we can have the baby in the tub. FYI, that's is the only time within my 40w of pregnancy they check my dilation. Yup only once. :) Kalo kat hospital 4cm dah kene warded...to get to 8-9cm berapa kali agak2 nurse or doc dtg check? Hemm tak selesakan?

Cassie, one of the midwife on call that night. Meet her few times during appointment so I knew her.
(pic. is from MMC gallery)

11.30pm - I tak sedar bila masa Iszad tukar baju. He's right next to me inside the tub. Shanti asked me to follow my body. Push only when I feel like pushing. Air suam2 panas dalam tub tu sangat lah melegakan. It helps soothing the pain i had. Selawat dan ayat2 quran tak lekang dari bibir. I can feel the baby head moving and pushing to come out. The first 2 push was hard because I'm scared and the midwives knew that I'm scare becos I told them ahahah! Cassie said...you just have to let it go and give all you had and let's meet the baby tonight! So the 3rd time, I push with all the energy I had and they said..."You're doing great sister, would you like to touch your baby's head?" Then apa lagi...I put one of my hand down there and I can feel kepala baby almost to come out. It was so amazing!! Then comes the 4th pushing - plobb! kepala baby and his shoulder come out, I can see tangan Shanti sambut baby kat dalam air and she brought up the baby straight to my chest. The first thing I said to the baby was "Assalamualaikum sayang..mama is here" and i peek at the baby's genital..and there you go...i shout "Alhamdulillah it's a boy!". I didn't mention that the baby's gender is unknown during my pregnancy right? Yup we didn't know what we're expecting! We prepare 2 names, if girl we will name her as Iris and Irfan for boy. Now we have Irfan Iszad Jeffri.

Our new addition - Irfan IJ

Iszad and Shanti, me on the right.

Mimin tgk baby masih purple!

The doula brought in Yasmin to meet her baby brother while we were still inside the tub. She said "The baby is so cuteeee", pastu lari keluar sambil cakap "Mimin nak pergi tgk movie ok..nanti Mimin dtg lagi". Owh she's so great! Sepanjang hari bersama Mimin dan contraction, I terlepas tinggikan suara kat die sekali, masa tu tunggu Iszad balik kelas malam, she was so cranky and I was having a contraction at that time. Sian dia, but I did apologize to her mase dalam kereta ont the way to MMC and she's good. She understand that mama is having a baby and we need to hurry. Itu lah amalan I kalau termarah dia, I akan apologize and explain why I marah. Alhamdulillah dia pun ikut sama, kalau die buat salah or mengamuk tak tentu pasal, nanti lepas 1/2 jam die mesti dtg and minta maaf sbb nakal.

Mimin sibuk main while I'm in labor.

After 10min Cassie said that I boleh keluar dari tub. I hold the baby, and tali pusat baby cukup panjang untuk I hold him kat dada. Diorg dah prepare stool so that I can climb out of the tub safely and naik atas katil. Remember, placenta still inside me and umbilical cord baby belom potong. Naik je atas katil baby dah start rooting! We are skin to skin and I nurse him right on the dot! Meanwhile the midwives get ready for the placenta. While I'm nursing Irfan, I can feel there's another light contraction and then the placenta keluar. Tade jeb2 pon untuk keluarkan placenta. Shanti asked me to continue bf Irfan because it will help to shrink the uterus and pushing out the remaining placenta/blood inside. Yup..she's correct, I can feel each gush of blood coming out once a while when Irfan suck on the breast. Shanti tunjuk uri baby, explain baby duduk kat mana, makanan masuk utk baby ikut tali mane..so mcm amik kelas bio kejap tgk anatomy placenta. She said my placenta is small but yet the baby is quit big.

Lepas sejam baru diorg ckp nak potong tali pusat baby. Honour is given to the baby's father to cut hehehe! Shanti said I have minor tear and it looks like being cut, she said it was a straight line cut, perhaps it was the tissue from my previous episiotomy and I need some repair. They have all the equipment just like hospital to do the repair and I got 2 stitches. I was hoping for zero tear but 2 stitches is minor to me. I'm fine with that. While Cassie and Shanti working on the repair, Irfan is with Iszad and Kate (nurse). Kate weight and measure him, he is 8 pounds and 2 oz. After I'm done with the repair, Kate said that my herb bath is ready! Yeay.. dapat mandi herba. Owh it feels so good and tak rasa mcm baru lepas bersalin..rasa cm ala2 pergi spa plak. Ade org sediakan light meal, dpt mandi air herba, ade org tolong lapkan badan. I love being pampered hahah! Yup all women who just give birth really deserve that right?

Lepas selesai berendam dengan air herba yg suam2 panas, rasa fresh badan. Kaki tade lenguh2 or ketar2 mcm mase bersalin Mimin. Elok je berjalan dari bathroom ke bilik. Iszad sempat lah cuddle dgn Irfan sementara I rest and makan. Lepas tu I sambung nurse Irfan and Iszad lak sempat tido. Mcm die plak yg labor hahah! Takpe I kasi chance because tomorrow will be a long day for him. Some more he will sit for final exam on 10th and 11 Aug. Kesian jugak kat die..everything come is one shot. I tak tido sbb tak puas telek baby. Around 3.30am Kate ckp boleh discharge. So that's it.. I'm ok baby ok..boleh balik. Around 4am kitaorg sampai rumah, and I still tak caya 4 hours ago I was in labor and yet I can walked like nothing happened. Perhaps not drugs involved and not being stuck on the bed for hours help quick recovery after delivery.

Selepas 14 hari - I can go out for a jog or go to gym for light exercise if I want to...tp malas hehehe. Luka repair pon dah baik.. Alhamdulillah syukur kepada Allah SWT atas kesihatan yang dikurniakanNya, rezeki dapat melahirkan anak yg sempurna sifat dan sihat tubuh badannya, berpeluang merasa bersalin secara natural dalam air dengan selamat dan telah dipermudahkan segala urusan perjanjian anakku untuk lahir melihat dunia. Aminn..

"Childbirth is the most amazing thing woman's body can do naturally, besides pregnancy. Allah SWT is the Al-Mighty Creator. Owh I wish I can tell the world. It's the ordinary miracle"

Durian Denver - Mengidam punya pasal!

2010-07-14T16:13:00.000-06:00

Ok..those who know me...knew that I'm Durian maniac. Mmg boleh hadap satu guni durian dan makan tanpa henti sampai habis ahaks! Oleh kerana skang musim durian kat Malaysia ...terus terang ckp mmg rasa nak balik kalo teringat kat Durian ahah! Tambah plak smlm telefon my sis, she did mentioned about it and officemates did upload gambo2 diorg melantak durian kat opis..ohhhh...saya sangat lah sakit hati.

Untuk mengubat luka hati yang lara tak dapat mkn durian makanya i do what i do best - find sources on the net! Asking Pakcik Google where can i get durian kat denver ni dan resultnyer sangat lah worth it! Ahahah! I found out that there's another Asian market that we never knew it exist in Denver that sell durian.

So tanpa berlengah mengajak my hubby pergi ricky kedai tu. Dengan bantuan Makcik Garmin, kitaorg dpt jumpa kedai tu, it;s about 15-20min drive dari rumah. Masuk2 je kedai of cos lah durian yang di cari dahulu. Pergi kat tempat buah2..hemmm tade pon. Sure bukan musim n manelah nak tau musim durian bile kat US nih kan? Nangka ade lah. Takpe maybe tade rezeki. Next time kite cuba lagi.

Alang2 dah sampai kedai yg jual brg2 asian nih..beli lah groceries yg da nk abis kat umah. I beli Milo..kilang JB, pastu biskut Khong Guan and Julies bersepah tp tak beli pon sbb tak heran tgk biskut us lagi bes hahah! Pastu jumpa Ribena made in Malaysia too..beli sbb mimin suke tp mahal gk la $9.99. Sekali skali ok la, ribena dah tergolong dlm minuman exotic ahaks! We found few other thing yg tak jual kat other asian mart we went before.

Iszad n mimin tour dengan shopping cart to the other aisle. Me jln2 sensorg sbb diorg tak kuasa nk tunggu i belek satu2 brg. As jalan2 from one aisle to another..sampailah the other side of kedai, frozen area, brg2 fishcake, fishball and few other things yang kaum2 che je mkn..termasuk kaki cik bab. Tu dah biasa tgk dah. Da tade perasaan kalo tgk pon. Tgk2 lagi skali kan i saw something that soooooooooooo familiar to me, kale hijau2 tan, pastu ade duri2. Hemmm...takanlah mende alah ni duduk kat area frozen food? Or is it me having hallucination of durian sbb craving kan? Owhh tidak2! I said to myself, cuba pegang dulu mende tu..kalo tercucuk tgn dengan duri tu makanya bukan halusinasi ..tapi BENAR itu DURIAN hahahah! As i touch it yup..tidak syak lagi itu durian yang ku cari! Kesiankan kat I? Do i sound pathetic gile bile dpt jumpa durian? Owh pedulik lah apa org ckp, yg penting i got my durian!

I angkat pilih2 bau durian mmg tade langsung sbb it was frozen kat situ tak tau lah dh berapa bulan. From far i saw iszad n mimin...hahahah! i angkat durian and show it to them ahaks! Iszad gelak ngn said..."papa ingat mama carik apa kat area ni...tadi papa dah lalu kat sini tapi tak perasan pon ada durian hahahaha!" See ketemu juga..ade jodoh hehe! Harga satu biji $8, mmg exotic sungguh. I bought 2 bijik, nanti kalo tak abih makan boleh buat bubur kacang durian...emmm sedap nyer. Sampai gk hajat. Ok enuf story. Layann pic. Walopon tak sefresh durian kat dusun but what do you expect? Better than takde langsung kan?

Tgk pada rupa mcm durian tembaga ..tak kisahlah tembaga ke perak..janjik durian!

Since it was frozen, we have to wait overnight baru boleh bukak dgn senang.

Hemmmm jom kite mkn durian! Rase cam eskrem sbb ade some part masih sejok!

I'm almost done! Hurry up!

2010-07-12T13:03:00.002-06:00

I;ve been spending few days back try to complete my to-sew-list but end up adding more to-sew-item in that list and some item in the first batch has to be neglected due to it's priority. I believe it's a sign that my labor will begin soon hahah! It's the nesting urge that's what they call it. Let me share a bit what i've accomplished so far! Here's list from previous entry:

~~Convert all 6 bumGenius to snap button~~ - Done!
Jahit barut for baby - Almost there, kain dah potong into sizes tinggal jahit.
~~Potong kaki seluar of few pants that I bought at Ross Pjg sgt dho~~.- Done!
Jahit 2 baby pouch - Not yet.
Jahit baju kurung raya for Mimin - Kain da beli tp blom potong. Sempat ker?
~~Make a receiving blanket for baby~~ - Hah beli aje lah melor oi!
One blanket spare blanket. (Papa nk pilih kain kat Joann) - Tangguh dulu tak penting sgt.
~~DIY another 6 cloth diapers... (beli je kalo tak sempat haha!)~~ - Dah selamat outsource kat GBW 10 cd!

Converted to snap with Ooga Booga engraved cap.

Additional to-sew-list:

Glider cushion makeover - Owh so inspired by this tutorial and lihatlah hasil cushion baru yang tak seberapa itu hahaha! First time on buat upholstery. Ni sume gara2 esok nk nursing sambil dok kat glider, insyaAllah!. Glider tu beli kat kids consignment store je.

Diaper bag - Dok survey diaper bag, jatuh hati betul dengan beg kat Etsy store - Watermelon Wishes, tp upah jahit nyer aje $82, see how ppl value their creativity and workmanship. Tabik spring beb. Now i wonder those yg. amik upah jahit bag tapi charges nyer murah, pls my dear sewist friend, you're producing one of a kind item and bukan buat massive production. Pls. don't under value your skills, time, energy and have a very strict QC with ur handmade. So this is my as is yg tak berapa as is hahah! Boleh lah utk pakai sendiri.

Lining for basket - Last month i bought 2 bakul kat thrift store, $1-$2 each. Thrift store ni kedai yg jual brg2 2nd hand yg ppl donate pastu hasil jualan disalurkan ke charity centre. So byk la brg2 dari baju, perabot, brg2 dapo, toys, electrical appliances n mcm2 lah. I found a fleece from Joann remnant section for $3.50 that just nice to go as lining for the basket. This project inspired from this tutorial at Sew! Mama! Sew! Boleh la isi cd, insert and baby stuff. Planned to get few more basket.

So yg penting dan perlu segera is barut baby and to make few baby wipes from leftover flannel that i bought utk buat barut. Skang try to be more green haha! re-usable baby wipes, cloth diaper..yada..yada. The rest think can wait. Nanti dah siap will upload pic here.

*Owh planning to add materials to make cloth diaper like PUL, Zorb, Cotton Velour, Organic Bambo stuff, cute cotton interlock print to my shop soon. Any takers? We'll see...

My Brother SE 400 is here!

2010-06-17T18:23:00.001-06:00

Ok.. first of all i knew this entry may look like I'm showing off but NO! I'm too excited. So pls..pls..pls..let me be Hahahah!

After 2 months keeping myself busy with the my blacky asus lappy and doing nothing related to sewing makes me sick! Finally I make my decision on which machine to buy after all the hunting process. This morning Mr. UPS came and my hubby open the door then he shouted "Yang...tgk ni..mesin sampai" . I was in the kitchen! Jumping for joy! Hahah! Not too high but enough to make the baby kicking. I didn't expected that the machine would arrive this soon, i thought it must be one of the parcel for my customers.I bought it on Amazon.com.

Hem..mane nak letak? Meja menjahit pon blom ade.

Unpacked and checking all the items are as listed.

SE 400 is a computerized sewing machine. It can be use to sew, quilt and simple2 embroidery. I already have mechanical sewing machine back at Malaysia ..the Janome 2049. So it's time to have some upgrade on the functionality side. Evetho I wish I can afford to buy Bernina or Husqvarna (beso impian tuh!) but... I very happy i settled down with this one. I did some simple stitching just now and so far it impressed me. Wait till I do something more than that a see how she works :D. Adios!

*coming soon is her siblings serger 1034D.

Patty Young 3R Contest!

2010-06-16T22:05:00.000-06:00

Reuse. Reduce. Recycle contest by Patty Young

Wehehe! I'm trying my luck at Patty Young blog. She's giving away 4 bags of her awesome scraps from Andalucia, Mezzanine, Flora & Fauna and Playdate. Four winner will be announce this weekend. Owhh..alangkah bahagia kalo dapat satu....berangan dulu.

*byk angan2 nih, bile la mesin jahit ngn serge nak sampai.

Compiling my to sew project list :P

2010-06-14T18:43:00.000-06:00

Have you pay a visit to my shop recently? I have added a pliers for plastic snap from Kamsnaps.com that I bought last week. Item arrived quit fast from the seller even tho i order the backordered package. I planned to convert by bumGenius 3.0 Aplix to snap buttons soon. I found a very easy step by step done by one of forumer at Diaperswapper.com. Will share my own experience on the process soon.

My new toys wehee! Haven't tried it yet

Lepas ni boleh la jahit CD sendiri pulak since tools dah ade. Yes! I'm cding my soon-to-be-born-baby heheh!

Menanti utk di upgrade...

Other than this project, I have few other things in my head, while counting days for my new baby Brother sewing machine to be delivered to my home.

Convert all 6 bumGenius to snap button
Jahit barut for baby. (aci tak reuse balik Aplix pada bumGenius for this project? Heheh we'll see)
Potong kaki seluar of few pants that I bought at Ross Pjg sgt dho.
Jahit 2 baby pouch.
Jahit baju kurung raya for Mimin (kain pon belom beli lagi haha)
Make a receiving blanket for baby
One blanket spare blanket. (Papa nk pilih kain kat Joann)
DIY another 6 cloth diapers... (beli je kalo tak sempat haha!)

Ok that is it for now. Byk2 nanti ambitious sgt plak kan? Owh feel free to cuci mate pic my visit to Joann last Sunday after my childbirth class at MMC.

Click here to see more pictures at my Facebook Album.

Designer fabrics, Cloth Diapers Sewing Material added to my shop!

2010-06-07T23:54:00.001-06:00

Hi everyone!

I have added lots of designer fabrics in my shop for you to choose and if you can't find a prints that you like to may visit manufacturer links that I've added on the side of my shop. There are tons of other pattern and prints in those website. All you have to do is send me the links that have pictures or information of your favorite fabric to my email - mamamelor (at) gmail (dot) com and i will quote you the price.

I also have added quite few notion supply for cloth diaper and baby project in my shop such as minkee fabrics, flannel, fleece and knit fabric. They comes in very nice colors and cute prints too! Pay a visit to my blogshop see more! I will be adding more item from time to time.

Follow my blog shop so that you wont miss my latest update and sometimes sales or batches order ok!

Btw, I miss sewing so much. After 2 months in US i haven't make a decision on which sewing machine should i buy. I knew before this I wrote an entry to get Brother but after chatting with few other sifu sewers, reading reviews I finally went blank...i knew for sure that I want to buy a machine that;s better than my Janome that left at home huhu..(miss her much!). So let;s see in few days I may have make my decision because I just can't stand looking at all the fabrics i sell in my shop and all the cloth diaper materials that I've ordered from other online shop! I just can't sew because I don't have a sewing machine! Urggg!

Cloth Diaper Hunting and The Truth Reveals...jeng jeng jeng...!

2010-06-05T17:16:00.000-06:00

I believe many moms out there know what is cloth diaper but not many know the benefit to use cloth diaper other than saving the earth. Some even argue about the fact that cloth diaper save lots of money that you usually spend on disposable diaper every month for your kids. Even me and my husband have doubt about the cost saving part, until we do some research, read few articles and do our own calculation! It's a human nature that's hard to believe in something that's too good to be true. Cloth diapers is one of the thing that's too good to be true and yes it's truly save a lot of money. We totally on disposable during Yasmin so we knew the different.

It took me 2 weeks to get to know what is cloth diapers, how it works, how it can save our money and save the earth (i know the money part comes first then the earth, no judging ok! haha), get to know that there are so many types CDs out there, get to know the meaning of the terms and short forms they use is CDs world, reading tons of review from other CDs parents about different type and brands available in the US market. I do asked few friend who already started CDing their kids.

I found a very useful website that teach me a lot about cloth diapers from A to Z. Here are a list of very informative site that I read over again and again in order to educate my other half about cloth diapers and convince him that by doing this, you can save this such of amount up until the baby is at this age. Man, the numbers that all matter to them plus now I'm not working and we really have to watch out on our budget.

A Beginner's Guide to Frugal Cloth Diapering
Jacqueline wrote a very simple to follow step before you decide on CDing. I know her article is based on US scenario but most of other points can be applied to moms in Malaysia. In Malaysia, we don't have trial and return package, diaper services but still you need to know which type of CD that suit you best before you decide to buy and save every penny before you end up bought something that's not what you're expected. You'll keep on buying because everyone says it's cost saving and CD is a long term investment. Yes it's cost saving and a very great long term investment if ONLY you do it the right and smart way! So read it before you buy any CDs that caught your eyes because they comes in cute color and prints. She also have further readings on other issue of CDing that you may want to read.

The Cost of Cloth Diapers
This website layout a calculation of costing for each type of CD from newborn to 30 months includes the costing for disposable diaper. Again, the price may not reflect pricing of cloth diaper and disposable in Malaysia which I am very aware that the imported US brand CD in Malaysia is expensive, around RM60- RM140 each! But you need to do your study, decide which type of cd you prefer, hunt for the seller that can give you a good deal or you can look for cd that is produce by WAHM. From there you can make your own calculation. So be smart!

Diaperpin.com
This site have so many information, product reviews and rankings of baby items. You can read the review for each brand (US brand of course) to know it's pros and cons. It's good to know about that others says who have used the product before.I believe I've seen lots of Malaysia online store have US brand CD in their store.

I may link you to only 3 websites and within them I believe they includes other useful links for you to browse. Yesterday, I finally make our first CD purchase at Cottonbabies.com. It's part of the preparation for our soon-to-be-born baby this August, InsyaAllah. We decided to start with bumGenius 3.0 One Size (OS) Pocket Diaper. Why? Here's our reason:

It has snap buttons for sizes that allow us to use the CD from NB to toddler. So that we don't have to buy another size once the baby grows.
We get the buy 5, free 1 deal at $86.90. And it cost us $14.50 each approx RM50 each. Pretty nice deal for us. Considering we need 24 CDs for the whole cycle from NB to toddler according to the calculation in Diaperdecision.com for pocket diaper. It's just that we don't have to buy another bulk when the baby grows, remember this CD can be re-size up to toddler.

It comes with 2 reusable insert for NB and toddler which save us a lot of cost with insert. 24 x 2 = 48 inserts in total. The NB insert still can be use as doubler once the baby grows.

We didn't need to buy the diaper cover because the outer layer is waterproof.
We plan to use disposable liner with this CD so that it's easier to get the poo-poo before we do the laundry. Since laundry is mostly handled by my husband, hope this method will give him/us a peace of mind.
It works almost the same as disposable, so it's easy for me, hubby or soon-babysitter once we return to Malaysia when the baby is almost 6-7 months old next year. Yeap we will back next year insyaAllah. :).
It get a lot of good reviews from who already used it and yes i admit there are flaw here and there but we willing to take a shot hehe!

Ok here comes the costing part:

Cloth Diaper + Insert:

RM50 x 24 set (termasuk 48 insert) = RM1200 one time pay cost.

Disposable liner:

200 sheets = $12 approx RM40.80, RM0.20/sheets
7 sheets/day x RM0.20sen = RM1.40/day (we take average usage perday)
365 days x RM1.40 = RM511.00/year
RM511 x 3 years = RM1533.00

Total CD system = RM1200 + RM1533= RM2733 can u imagine if i'm just using CD without the liners?
Only RM1200

If I were to use disposal diapers (let's consider we're not using MamyPoko or Pull Up pants that cost almost RM1.20++ each diaper..kite kire kalo pakai Pet Pet la economical skit kan..?)

7pc/day x RM0.60/pc = RM4.20/day (we take average usage perday)
365 days x RM4.20 = RM1533

Total Disposable diapers = 3 years x RM1533 = RM4599 haa amcam boleh beli satu iPad tak? hahahah!

So berapa boleh save kalo pakai CD?

RM4599-RM2733 = RM1899 (I still save almost 2k even I use disposable liners for a peace of mind when if comes to poo-poo and laundry)

So I've layout my costing, what do you think? I can't imagine how much I used to spend on disposable during Yasmin term. Some ppl might say.."Jgn berkire sgt dengan anak..." I agreed but I applied that sentence when it comes to makan and her education jer. Cuba pk RM1899 tu boleh guna untuk anak nyer college fund ker, hantar anak pi better playskool ker... buy books, savings. I make my choice.

We start with 6 CD first and see how it goes from there. A video from one of CD father at youtube may give you some ideas how BG 3.0 works. I will get back to give my review on this diaper once we have our hands-on with our soon-to-be-born baby ok!

*I'm not promoting the product ok. Just sharing some information with my readers!

Mountain Midwifery Center(MMC)

2010-05-18T17:27:00.000-06:00

es..last Sunday we went for an orientation at MMC and today I had my 2nd appointment with them. So there's some pictures of the center. Owh pada yg tak tahu I planned not to have my baby in the hospital. This time I would like to take chance to deliver my baby naturally ..mean no drugs involve and have a new experience of water birth insyaAllah.

MMC ade 5 bidan berlesen and don't be surprise that pusat bersalin nih nothing like hospital at all, that's one of the reason I choose them. Other reasons will share in my future entry.

MMC ade 2 entrance this one take you straight to the labour room :)

This is their main office, downstairs. Kalau dtg dari entrance depan jumpa main office dulu. All classes, appointment happen here. Ok that's me, see the shirt I'm wearing? That's a prove that I haven't gone for closet shopping yet. Asyik sibuk pi Target, beli makanan jer hahaha! No kidding ok. Bonus dah masuk kan? Ok nanti pi shopping baju plak hahah!

Yasmin sibuk tunjuk die pon ade baby jugak.

That's Yasmin with Shahmi (our neighbours son) do what kids do best! Main! See those bookshelf ? You can borrow those books buat rete barang sebulan pastu pulang la balik. Mostly books that they recommended to expectant mom to read. It is all about knowledge.Tak kenal maka tak cinta.

Papa layan free green tea..this place is so cosy rase mcm pi rumah orang tapi buat mcm rumah sendiri ahahah!

All sorts of tea, leaves...mostly natural, I bought a jar of raspberry leaf (rendam mcm buat air teh) $9.99 you can see the benefit at this link.

This their labour room area upstairs.

Hemm..nak check in skrang bole?

I try baring atas katil tu ok ..mmg best...heheh nothing like hospital at all.

The moment of truth.. that's the tub yg. banyak berjasa pada mak-mak yg. bersalin kat sini. That's where water birth happen.

Sure syok berendam dalam tub mase contraction ala2 nk patah pinggang. Mom will push the baby while she's inside the tub. Tak caya? See here and here. I met Tracy the owner, Sarah the midwife in video 2 (2nd link) she attend my first appointment and women in labour in link 2 is also a midwife at MMC, saw her today but didn't had chance to say hi yet :). So..yes they are real people like us. Another story, during my visit today I met a lady who just give birth to her baby girl last 2 days, they come for checkup and she's looking very good! Pakai jeans, shades on the head smile and walking healthly like she was not in a labour the past 48 hours. More pictures I uploaded at my facebook - Melor Rahman.

Visit my Moleygarden Crafts Shop!

2010-05-05T18:29:00.002-06:00

Salam and Hi everyone.

It has been a while since my Moleygarden.com is offline. As a start I'll be selling fabrics and some sewing notion that I can find at local store in Denver and some online in US that offers good deal for crafters & quilters in Malaysia. Perhaps something that you rarely find or can't find in Malaysia. In case you have something particular that you want to buy from US but didn't know how to, I'm glad to be your personal shopper with some fee. Thank you!

*I'm still editing the blog layout, pls. bear with me. Thank you.

Click HERE to visit the blogshop!

Love,
Melor
Denver

Kisah Nasi Lemak Denver

2010-04-25T18:32:00.000-06:00

Ok... I know this is out of priority in the to-blog-list. Tapi nk tulis gk. Kesahnyer nasik lemak yg. pertama kali dimasak sejak sampai sini. Jap tadi lepas bertukang design2 blog maka berlangsung lah masuk ke dapur dgn plan nk masak nasik lemak utk dinner. (tak ingat dunia tu..nk mkn nasi lemak utk dinner..mencanak badan mak naik, smlm timbang dh 62kg)

So bersilat punya silat..sambal kaw siap, telur rebus siap, ikan bilis goreng siap.... skali "tap!" rice cooker bunyik. Kire dh masak lah tu. So selambanya mcm biasa bukak tudung periuk, gaul2 skit..nampak lain mcm nasi tu. Rasa..ade antah. So tak de lah panik. Sbb smlm first time masak nasik pakai beras tu..jd cantu gk. Tuang air panas setengah cawan pastu gaul2, masak lagi skali. Penah tgk mil buat cantu dulu. Alhamdulillah nasi semlm jadi elok. Tapi hari ni lain lak gayanya. Dh masuk 3 kali tambah air..gaul, tuang sampai kebawah pon masih berantah. Hemmm....mcmana tu.

Mmg tak dpt nk di selamatkan lagi then pejam mate jelah tuang dlm mulut cik tongsam. Dh bazir beras, santan, daun pandan...huhuhu dah le brg2 tu harga agak mahal compare to M'sia n susah nk dpt kat sini. Lalu masak lagi skali..this time berjaga tepi periuk.. mende same gk jd! :(( Uwaaaa mmg tanak kasi aku mkn nasi lemak kot. Tanpa putus asa angkut periuk rice cooker tu naik atas dapur. Try tanak atas dapo lak...

Tak lama jap tu... ke-putusan-asa melanda. Kite masak nasik putih jer lah yer bang. Lauk ..lauk nasi lemak hahahah! Selama ni jadik je masak nasik lemak, org mkn sampai ke kerak. Jd. terang2 lah bukan salah tukang masak kan? (Motif entry ni ialah to justify bukan-salah-aku-nasik-lemak-tu-tak-jadi hahahahhah!)

Post mortem:

Beras tu mmg tamo kawin ngn santan.
Santan powder tu mmg tak sesuai utk masak nasik lemak kot?
Rice cooker tu tinggi sgt heat nyer..air cepat kering tapi beras lom kembang.
Tukang masak kurang pengalaman dgn. bahan2 memasak negara asing. Heheheh!

*To K. Aeen kalo bace entry ni, alamat melepas lah melor nk tapau nasi lemak utk akak n family. Kita cuba lagi lain kali.

Seminggu di Denver, CO, US.

2010-04-25T15:03:00.000-06:00

It's been a while since my last entry with valuable input :). Today genap seminggu menetap di Denver. Lots of interesting story to share since Mimin and me arrived. From food to weather and etc lah. I'll make a list then we'll see which one i'll write first heheh!

1st groceries shopping at Super Target
1st visit at Mountain Midwifery Center (place where i'll be deliver my baby through water birth method)
Snow rain...
Tornado warning! should we run to the basement? Hahaha!
Looking for toddler formula in Denver? Mimpi lah!
Bought used clothes lot for Mimin on Ebay
Weather...weather..weather..
2 days getaway at Disneyland LA
Craiglist in Denver
Hidup utk. makan atau makan untuk hidup?
List will continue after I've completed 1-10 :P

Owh btw... i'm still in the midst of redesigning my blog. So pls. bear with me. Saje bile dh tade keje mulalah mencarik kerja.

View from our balcony. Mimin da sangap mcm mama die.

Refurbish in Progress

2010-04-24T10:44:00.000-06:00

In the process of refurbish the look n feel of this blog yg. dah berjaman dah berupdate.

Oh maiiii! Sneak peak to Farissa's Party Preparation

2010-04-03T07:50:00.006-06:00

We have a big project for Farah's daughter, Farissa. She'll be 3Y next 2 weeks. Tentatively the party bash will be held at Mc. D. When Farah inform me that the party theme is safari aka animals aka petting zoo kinda thing, I suggested to Farah why don't we create pretend animals ears as a replacement for party hat! Biasalah sebok nak celup kaki skali heheh! Since I'll be leaving soon, I feel that this project would be perfect to end my crafty story entry from Malaysia for 2010 and to used up whatever i have left in my craft drawer.

Today my dear frenzy colleagues came to my house. We start our morning with home cook Nasi Lemak made by me of course hehe! Isi perut dulu baru boleh start keje kan? Makan jgn tak makan...lebih sambal, tambah nasi... lebih nasi, tambah sambal..lebih telur, add both! Hahaha! Thanks to Farah for teh tarik tapau yang sedap, K.Keh for the kuih-muih and Ana utk Popia Sata yang tak sempat digoreng. (I will fry on Monday n bwk pi opis ok! Heeheh!)

Lebihan felt dari drawer...

R & D process started...all diy by us!

yabbit ears said fayissa heheh!

A little bit interfacing to do the magic..

Tadaaaaa! All of it!

All of us too busy to snap the-making-of pics because we have to consistently make sure tade pieces yang hilang disonglap oleh pirate2 yg. nakal. More pics. at my facebook! Can't wait to see the kids wear these ears soon! Enjoy!

Pencarian mesin jahit baru.

2010-03-16T19:46:00.004-06:00

Oleh kerana Janome bakal di tinggalkan makanya bolehlah saya survey² mesin jahit baru yg. nak dibeli kat US nanti. Plg penting tak over bajet, below $200 :). Smlm baru lepas borak² kat ym ngn K. Zila. Die suh beli Bernina or Husviking. Setelah di intai2 harga model Bernina yang paling murah pon $399 telan air liur gak la. Heheh! Pelan..nanti kite kumpul duit beli serger Bernina. Focus..focus..sewing machine je dulu.

So far dalam pemerhatian Brother CS6000i salah satu pilihan yang best, murah, within bajet dan setakat ni bace reivew kat Amazon, Target and few other website 90% good feedback. Siap dtg dengan extender table untuk quilting or large size project. Ni pic. excert dari crafzine.blog. Function nyer pon cukuplah untuk kegunaanku yang tak berapa heavy (cewahh) ni hehehhe. Ok wat..bukan nk bukak kilang jahit baju kan? Hahah! Nanti kite survey Husviking plak. Tgk2 kalo ade yg menarik!

Lame tak blogging n blog walking!

2010-03-10T23:45:00.002-07:00

Hi readers! Lamenyer bersawang blog ni. Punyalah lama saya ni tak jenguk blog kawan2 yang lain sampai diorg dh tukar layout..tukar domain pon saya tak perasan. Cth: Homepage Kak Zila Kasim tu...kalo tak kerana gatal tgn click kat cm yahoo die tade der sedar die dh buat yg baru n cun melecun gitu layout! Tahniah K. Zila. Siap ngn online shop tu!

Kesibukan kerja di saat2 nak melepaskan diri ke US ni sgtlah menyeksakan. Plus my hubby dah fly last week, left me with Yasmin je berdua plus the other one inside me yg. dah masuk 18 weeks this week. Ibarat kate sheila majid...patah sayap bertongkat dagu. I'll be going on 14/4. Tiket agent dah bookkan. Insyallah we'll staying 2 days in LA. Papa janji nak bawak Yasmin pi Disneyland. Lepas tu baru fly to Denver.

Tolonglah lekas mase berlalu. Tak sabar nak shopping kain kat US, nak beli mesin jahit lain..(takkan nak angkut Janomeku itus ke US? kang jahanam plak dlm kargo!) nak mengadap buku2 craft, nak jahit barut baby...nak korek template² baju baby dlm buku Cucito yg bertimbun tu, nak jahit something for the new baby. Nak jahit dress utk Yasmin..nak itu ..nak ini.... yada... yada...yada....yadaaaa.......

Semuanya nak buat once I landed my feet at Denver next month! Boleh lupakan semua hal2 opis dengan aman damai...owh lekas lah April. Hopefully semuanya berjalan lancar sebelum meninggalkan rakan2 opis di sini..Amin.

*Owh saya masih berhutang Hotmama Pouch utk K. Raja, K. Ida and Ija. Tunggu yer kalian. Mula aje cuti bulan 4 nanti akan saya kerjakan!

MG at FabulousMom Flea Market 6th Feb 2010!

2010-02-04T21:33:00.000-07:00

Dear Our Customers,

From 8th February 2010 we'll organizing a ONLINE CLEARANCE SALE for all item in our online store. Therefore our online store will be temporarily offline from 5th February till 7th February 2010.

We'll be joining Flea Market @ Fabulous Mom® TTDI. Major clearance stock of Moleygarden items will be held there. This includes all item that you can see at online store and items that I never got the chance to upload the pictures. Whatever left after this offline sale, will be available for ONLINE CLEARANCE SALE. So if you don't want to miss the crazy good bargain visit our booth at this event!

* DATE: 6th February 2010, 10am to 6pm.
* VENUE: Fabulous Mom® Boutique, 136B, Jln Burhanuddin Helmi, Taman Tun Dr Ismail, 60000 Kuala Lumpur

So...everyone must be wondering why all of sudden organize this crazy clearance sale? The story is...I'll be leaving to United State this April 2010 to accompany my other half, Mr. Iszad persuing his master degree. I have bundles of stock in my working room that I have to clear out by March. My flight will be somewhere 2nd week April. What I'll be selling on MG after this?..Let's us see once I land my 2 feet at Denver, Colorado ok.

Enough the story, lets get back to business! Hehe! Most dresses will be priced from RM20-35, shoes all only at RM25-RM30, jeans (various brands) price will be from RM25-RM40, Hotmama Pouch will be at RM40-RM50. Korkers Bow that I freshly made this week will be at RM10-15. Joint the crowd if you want to see the price knock down further (^_^) more! See you guys there!

Love - melorr.

Map from FabulousMom.com

MG at FabulousMom Flea Market 6th Feb 2010!

2010-02-04T18:34:00.008-07:00

Printable Polka dots Party Hat!

2009-12-24T00:30:00.003-07:00

I would like to share how I made a simple printable party hat for Yasmin's 3rd birthday party few months back. I saw lots of printable party hat idea in Etsy which I adore so much that makes me give a try to DIY. Here's the free templates that I use for my polka dots party hat. You may click on the template below to download the jpeg file. You can buy stretchy thread at your craft store and 100g paper work very fine for this project!

Step by step:

Make sure your printer is pre-set to A4 paper size ok!
Simply cut the shape of the party hat!
Make single line cut on the dash line provided.
Fold the it to make a cone shape.
Slip the small extra edge in the single line cut you made earlier and glue it!
Glue the circle birthday tag in front of the hat or other decoration u like!
Attach a stretchy thread so that the party hat will sit properly on kids head!
Happy party!

The A4 size template!

Anaz wearing the polka dots party hat @ Yasmin Shortcake Birthday Party last Nov.

2009 and 2010

2009-12-22T20:56:00.004-07:00

It's been a while since I actively updating all my craft stuff here. I recently fin a crocheted hair clip and a felt french clip for one of my customer, El. Hope both looks great on her 3m baby this Christmas. Well, another 8 days to 2010.

I would like to thanks to all customers who had ordered and waiting for their orders to be completed by me this weekend hehehe! 2009 has been a bless for me and 2010 will be more merrier i hope! Lots of things waiting for me next year. Things like leaving my office job, leaving all my beloved friends that I love a lot... leaving the routine that I've been used to for few years back. Owh I hate when my entry sounds melancholy. Ok it's time to be happie! happie! happie! Ok i'll be straight forward here's the good news! Non are bad news ok!

Recently i found myself 6 weeks pregnant - Wohooo!!! Horray to the new little peanut in me!
I'll be moving to Denver next year, it's time to be pregnant as a WAHM and have a long maternity leave hahaha! InsyaAllah I'll be going around April. Why I'm moving? My hubby further his master at Denver University...don't worry it's not that long... just 15 months :D - Weheeeee! Lots of expected and unexpected things waiting there... Semoga Allah permudahkan segalanya...Aminn.
I'll do a clearance sale of all my items in Moleygarden. Lots of other stuff that's not yet uploaded - All things must go ladies! Once start I'll announce here and send email to all my customers.
I'm planning to offer a personal shopper services to anyone who would love to buy things from US! Designer Fabrics? Patterns? Craft stuff? Apparels? Perfume? Bags? Make up? - See how the situation goes once I land my feet there lah kan? Hehehe!

Potato Tornado!

2009-12-13T06:22:00.000-07:00

Pic. courtesy from Serious Eat

Ok..sape penah mkn potato pintal2 nih? This is the most delicious street food i ever tasted! Sedap gile! Sprinkle of chesee, mayo skit then chili sauce....Nyummm nyumm! Tingin nak mkn ni tapi.... kene pi Jln. TAR nun baru jumpe..tade ke org jual kat area2 Putrajaya ker, SK ker... Cyberjaya ker... Nak buat sendiri kene carik jln mcmana nak potong jd spiral. Last time I saw the lady who sold this use some kind of special machine that able to cut the whole potato into spiral. Hemmm...sedap sedap sedap!

*Nampak gaya kene pi Jln. TAR next weekend!

Strawberry Shortcake Birhtday Party

2009-12-09T20:20:00.005-07:00

We held a birthday party for Yasmin last Nov. It was belated for her but anyway she did have a great time with friends that came to her Strawberry Shortcake Party. I managed to make a party hat for all kids. White with red pink polka dots.

SS theme cake from LittleWhiz. Yummy!

Birthday girls.

Tisha with SS...see the table cloth tak sempat nak di jahit tepi ..lantak lah ahahah!

Tutu ordered from Twirl Princess

I take out the green tulle because it looks like light blue in real.

Ballonsssss of course!

Happie Birthday Yasmin Alia!

2009-10-13T21:12:00.000-06:00

See my profile pic? She wearing the same tudung I wore.
Mode: Planning her belated birthday! still...

Monkey see..monkey do!

2009-10-13T19:47:00.000-06:00

Scene 1: Cakap²
Min: Mama...min nak kencing la.
Mama: Pa..tolong pa bawak die pi toilet sat.
Papa: Ala..
Min: Tanak..tanak..min tak kencing ngn papa..nanti papa "cakap-cakap"

*I wonder.."cakap-cakap"? Ape tu?

Papa: Dah dah..cepat bukak seluar tu.
Min: Nanti..nanti mimin kencing, papa "cakap-cakap" lagi. Tamau. Nak kencing ngn mama

*Papa dah heret mimin pi toilet. Dari jauh dgr mimin ckp dlm toilet.

Mimin: Eh..papa tak "cakap-cakap" laaa..(Suara happy)

Mama: "Cakap-cakap" tu apa pa? (terpinga²)
Papa: Smlm die kencing tempias kene seluar papa, papa bebel la nanti papa nak kene cuci seluar, tukar seluar, cuci kaki....bla..bla..(repeat balik bebel smlm..)

*Kesahnyer..."cakap-cakap" = membebel. Sopannya bahasa anak daraku. Heharap sampai besor la yer ahahha! Amin.

Scene 2: Tolong ..please..
Sejak dua menjak min boleh disuruh² nih mcm best plak ade pembantu ahahh! "Min tolong mama min.... min tolong ini.. n please..". Min tgh main atas sofa n toys die jatuh tak jauh pon dari sofa tu. Ala² 2-3 jengkal je boleh capai.

Min: Mama..toys mimin jatuh laaaaaa...tolong mama..please mama.. (sambil jari tunjuk kat toys yg tak sampai 2-3 jengkal boleh dicapai tu ngn mata bersinar² dgn harapan mama tolong amikkan)
Mama: Yer la ..yela! (tgh tgk Melor Jr. aih... kene tuko style ni)

Scene 3: Sorry mama!
Sejuk nyer hati bile dgr walopon satu jug air tumpah atas carpet!

Min: Mimin nak jus nenek la mama.. (owh nenek suka bekalkan kordial cosway utk min kalo balik setapak..tangerine, markisa..oren..sedap!)
Mama: Kejap aa...mama nak send email ni.
Min: Cepat la mama..!
Mama: Ok..ok ...

*Alang² dh bancuh buat la satu jug boleh minum byk kali. Yg best letak plak jug kat side table tepi sofa. Mama back to the email ..www thingy. Surfing² berbackgroundkan lagu SS. Tetiba...

Mimin: Ala!!!! Sowwie mama! Sowwie mama! sowwieee! (Air dlm jug dah tinggal 1/4 jer...nak marah tk jadi...)
Mama: Min tolong amik towel cepat!!!

Scene 3: Kejap aaa..kejap aaa..
Ni mmg my tagline. See scene 1.

Mama: Min..cepat bukak baju mandi, nanti Farissa, Icha sampai mimin lom mandi. Malu laaa!
Min: Kejap mama.. kejap aa.. Mimin nak tgk Yo Gaba-gaba! (Sambil pegang remote ..ala nak tuko channel..)
Mama: Minnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn! cepattttt! Jgn nk temberang mama la..Yo Gaba² tu pagi aje ni dah nk mlm nih cepattttttttttt!

Jom layannnn!

2009-10-13T19:32:00.000-06:00

Artist: Natasha Bedingfield
Song: Pocket Full Of Sunshine

I got a pocket, got a pocketful of sunshine.
I got a love, and I know that it's all mine.
Oh.

Do what you want, but you're never gonna break me.
Sticks and stones are never gonna shake me.
No.

Take me away: A secret place.
A sweet escape: Take me away.

Take me away to better days.
Take me away: A higher place.

I got a pocket, got a pocketful of sunshine.
I got a love, and I know that it's all mine.
Oh.

Do what you want, but you're never gonna break me.
Sticks and stones are never gonna shake me.
No.

I got a pocket, got a pocketful of sunshine.
I got a love, and I know that it's all mine.
Oh.

Wish that you could, but you ain't gonna own me.
Do anything you can to control me.
Oh, no.

Take me away: A secret place.
A sweet escape: Take me away.

Take me away to better days.
Take me away: A higher place.

There's a place that I go,
But nobody knows.
Where the rivers flow,
And I call it home.

And there's no more lies.
In the darkness, there's light.
And nobody cries.
There's only butterflies.

Take me away: A secret place.
A sweet escape: Take me away.

Take me away to better days.
Take me away: A higher place.

Take me away: A secret place.
A sweet escape: Take me away.

Take me away to better days.
Take me away: A higher place.

Take me away: A secret place.
To better days take me away.

Take me away to better days.
Take me away: A higher place.

The sun is on my side.
Take me for a ride.
I smile up to the sky.
I know I'll be all right.

The sun is on my side.
Take me for a ride.
I smile up to the sky.
I know I'll be all right.

Raya lagi kan?

2009-10-12T20:32:00.003-06:00

Selamat Hari Raya!
Yasmin wearing her Polkadots Kurung, fabric bought from Snazzysuch.
Korkers, of course handmade by her mom and crocheted flower brooch by me too!

Strawberry Shortcake Fever

2009-10-06T21:21:00.000-06:00

I'm in the midst on planning Yasmin 3rd bithday party. She'll be sharp 3 next 14th Oct. Lately she's so into Strawberry Shortcake. No more Barney...Backyardigans... Little Einstein. Of course her party will be Strawberry Shortcake (SS) theme.

Ideas...ideas..ideas..found these with the assistance of Mr. Google.

She's so crazy about SS because:

She made me buy her a set of SS shower gel, shampoo, cologne, hand wash and body lotion that has SS on the bottles.

She almost make me buy a cushion pillow that has SS on it but I didn't.
She has more than 8 of SS coloring books.
She stick more than 10 SS stickers underneath my recliner that I already don't bother to take it off.
She has almost SS VCD collection. Even my hubby knew which one we already bought because she made us watched them again and again and again.
She remember dialogs in the videos.
And yes.... she's Strawberry Shortcake and I always got to be the Orange Blossom or Blueberry Muffin.
She has that "parkinson" (that's what my girls during study call when u see something u like and u really want to buy it feeling) reaction when she saw anything with SS or strawberry.

Since I'm the planner, more or less I caught by the fever too. I have SS as my desktop wallpaper right now ahahha!

Selamat hari Raya!

2009-10-06T20:51:00.000-06:00

Tepek skit pictures mase raya hal2 yg sewaktu dengannya. Jgn lah tanye kenapa baru nak update. Ingatkan dh terkubur eh blog ni? Hehehe.

Selamat Hari Raya dari kami.

Antara pics mase kawan2 dtg umah mkn² last week. Menu - Nasi Carrot (alhamdulillah menjadik), Acar timun masak (hampeh rupe je lawa..rasa tak bes..tak jd sgt), Qurma ayam (boleh la..1st attempt), Sosej ayam tanpa henti, Gajor, Kek Sponge Cheese, Teh O Panas, Jus Oren dan kuih rayer.

Min n me

Min jamming

Fara n Farissa

Nellie and Farissa

Finalist Pasangan Bahagia 2009

Nora, Nellie, Farissa and Bob

The wives

Rex, Iszad & Fazril

Semua main sampai nangis.

Jun and Nellie

Kak Aida and Qila. See she's wearing my handmade korker!

*Credit to photographer of the night - Chino. Thanks chin!

Hairclips Uploaded!

2009-09-01T20:29:00.006-06:00

Hah! Finally I've uploaded some of the design of hair clips - Korkers, Felt Clips and Crocheted Flowers to my shop. To order click here. Some already sold out! Selling fast as expected! So hurry grab yours!

These are korkers ordered by my dearly officemates!

See korkers in action with Farissa!

2009-08-30T21:14:00.000-06:00

Dlm process make-up² harap maaf.

Clips and Bows For Hari Raya Sale!

2009-08-27T20:54:00.004-06:00

Haaa.... lame jugak tak berentry. Salam ramadhan kepada semua harap tak terlewat. Okes, here I added pic. felt clips and korkers bows that i made for friends and some readers last few weeks. Those who would like to order for Hari Raya can do so by email me at mamamelor (at) gmail (dot) com. Prices range are from RM7-RM20. I'll be adding this items to online shop this weekend. All clips and bows in this page are strictly handmade by me. . Feast for the eyes!

Gift Exchange by My Mama Made It

2009-08-19T08:35:00.003-06:00

Hip hip horrreeyyy! Ok this is the first time i join gift swap! Organized by Alexis, My Mama Made It. She split the exhange into two category..one for those within US and another is open to International, for those who are willing to sent their package to international address. If you happened to click on the link...iyyup, I did... post the sort of dumb ques haha! But nvm. This is how it works (baru je paham lepas Alexis explain ahaha)... the person who commented before you, will send you a package and you will be sending a package to the person who commented after your comment.

Haaaaa...(faham?) and I join the International Gift Exchange. This is the best part for me ..the person who will be sending me a package is Charlottes, who write her blog in Limburgs languange, from Netherlands i guess? .. and I'll be sending my package to BJ Mama from US. Naaa.. here's the tricky part.. I never know what will i get and what i send is a surprise package to BJ Mama!

Then... what's inside the package?

Here's what we're going to do. Put together a package of whatever you want in it. Make sure that its usable things that you think someone else would enjoy, something YOU would want to get. (Obviously, pertaining to sewing.)
Edited: In regards to size, make sure it is at least an 8.5x11 size envelope(the actual size, not business envelopes)

Sounds interesting rite? Haaa.....best kan? best kan? (Syok sendiri ahhaa..!)

Entry busan

2009-08-18T02:10:00.001-06:00

Ok..jgn pelik. Melor tgh testing berapa lama server amik masa utk catch feed utk new entry lam blog nih.

Quickie: Yummy korkers to match baju raya!

2009-08-18T01:30:00.001-06:00

Busy with my korker ribbons + felt + crochet + #w&or%k(*#^! . Will upload korkers for sale to MG within this week. Watch out for korkers to match baju raya your princess! Here's some sneak preview!

Will be attach to french clip by default. If you preferred to attach to barratte or aligator clip or hair band ..or head band no problem as long as I have the material in stok hihi!

*Update: Harga korkers akan diumumkan nanti yer.

Testing

2009-08-18T01:05:00.000-06:00

Testing

Giveaway Winners Week 2!

2009-08-17T20:07:00.003-06:00

Hait hait! Sorry I'm late. Ok here are the winner for this week! I believe everyone will get something from this give away ahah! Perhaps, I foresee there'll be left over on the giveaway items!

From Giveaway

Congrats to Asmieyra and Azie! Send me your address ok!

Giveaway Winners Week 1!

2009-08-09T19:30:00.002-06:00

Okie dokie..it's time to draw the winners for Week 1 of August Giveaway! I use random.org to do the work. Congratulation to Aliff Aqill and Soo Mei! Your name will be taken out from the list since both of you already won something :D this is to be fair to others who join this giveaway ok!

From Giveaway

Female mag for Aliff Aqill and Deco Venus Volume 2 for Soo Mei! Ok 2 down...6 items to go! Winners email me your shipping add at mamamelor (at) gmail.com yah!

Merdeka!

2009-08-05T01:09:00.004-06:00

Ok! Akhirnya merdeka dari beban conduct training storyboarding dari minggu lepas utk UTHM dan 3 org professor from King Saud University. Mmg tak sempat langsung nk pegang brg2 menjahit. Smlm je angkut Janome ke opis..tu pon sbb nak guna sbgai prop. shooting video utk prototype content. So mlm ni Melor nak abiskan hutang Hotmama Pouch yg. customer order dari minggu lepas tak sempat nak dijahit.

Melor minta maaf pada semua yg. order atas kelewatan ni dan pada yg email mereka belom dibalas, melor akan reply secepat mungkin. Esok hari mengepos order². Pada yg. ada order brg. Melor akan emailkan Poslaju ref. no ok dear!

Kene susun balik jadual kerje opis dan hal-hal Moleygarden. Walopon masih byk yg menanti akan ku selesaikan satu persatu. Same la mcm tak merdeka jugak kan? Hahah! Papelah. Sabtu lak kene keje, convo MMU. Hadap aje lah.

Jgn lupe join giveaway tu tau!

GIVEAWAY! Santa In August! Ho! Ho! Ho!

2009-08-03T01:40:00.004-06:00

Ok last 01.08.09 is 3rd Moleygarden anniversary. I'll be having a giveaway, in conjunction of 3 years of serving mothers who loves baby wearing. Rasa mcm baru je lagi jahitkan pouch utk my 1st customer. So what's the prizes? There'll be few items for the giveaway!

DecoVenus (Jap): 2 mags, 1 mags for each winner.

Female Summer 2009 (Jap) - Ladies Apparels Pattern.

2 pairs mini korker bows attach to French clip : 2 winners, 1 pair for each winner.

(see the ribbon above? pick 3 colors combination of your choice!)

1 crocheted flower with felt hair clip attach to barrette.

Pick me! One only!

2 Moleygarden.com 15% discount cupon! - 1 cupon for each winner

Slash over slash!
(If items already on sale you will get additional 15% discount!)

Total of 8 prizes to be won. There'll be 8 winners. I have change the duration of give away. Giveaway will run for 4 weeks from 04.08.09 - 31.08.09. There'll be 2 winners each week. These are what you have to do!

Become the follower of I do! I sew! blog.
Become the follower of Moleygarden.com.
Join us in Facebook.
Write an entry about this giveaway in your blog and link us back. Left your link in the comment area.
And...forward this giveaway to 5 of your friends who might want to enter this giveaway! cc your email to mamamelor (at) gmail.com. - change (at) to @ (i write in that format just to avoid spam :D)
That's all!

I will announce winner on 10 August 2009!, 17 August 2009, 24 August 2009 and 31 August 2009.

For 10 August 2009: Giveaway item are 1 Female Mag and 1 Deco Venus!

Feast for the eyes!

2009-07-27T22:19:00.006-06:00

Will be busy the whole week sampai weekend ngn keje opis huhu! Tapi ngulor jap nk upload pics kasi u all cuci mate! My ribbons arrived from Hong Kong today! Another Ebay shopping spree heheh.. i buy from Vivien. Very nice and helpful seller.

From Ribbons!

Jgn jeles yer :p! 3 sizes - 3/8, 5/8 and 7/8. Each sizes have 35 colors and each colors have 5 yards. Total yard..? Multiply lah sendiri yer hehehe.

From Ribbons!

All are for my bows project for this coming Hari Raya! Stay tune ok! Will upload sample design to my shop in another...2 weeks time. (busy bee!)

From Korker Bows

Done some bows last week for Yasmin.

From Korker Bows

Medium korker bows for Hari Raya everyone?
Looking for something to match the little princess baju kurung?
Heheh..! Korker bows will be perfect!

From Korker Bows

My not-so-little-anymore-princess - Yasmin Alia.

On 01.08.09 is 3rd Moleygarden anniversary. I'll be having a giveaway, in conjunction of 3 years of serving mothers who loves baby wearing. Rasa mcm baru je lagi jahitkan pouch utk my 1st customer. So what's the prizes? There'll be few items for the giveaway!

3 books - 1 Female (Pattern for ladies garment), 2 Japanese Bling² Art (Swarovski Hot Fix)
2 pairs mini korker bows attach to French clip. (see the ribbon above? pick 3 colors combination of your choice!)
1 crocheted flower with felt hair clip attach to barrette. (Check my entry before)
2 Moleygarden.com 15% discount cupon! (If items already on sale you will get additional 15% discount!)

Total of 8 prizes to be won. There'll be 8 winners. Will upload pics of prizes and the term and conditition to join this giveaways next week - 01.08.09 (Moleygarden.com birthday heheh!).
Giveaway win run for 8 days from 01.08.09 - 08.08.09. Ohh... i just love 8.

*My hubby birthday also on 1st Aug!

Photo at your blog sucks?

2009-07-21T00:09:00.008-06:00

It seems that lots of people venture in online business lately. Apa yang tade jual online..macam-macam ada! Bagi online shopper tegar yang aktif membeli dan menjual online mcm penulis entry ni (hehehe..!) gambar produk memainkan peranan penting dalam membuat decision membeli brg dan ketika mengupload gambar brg utk dijual. To sell is to show what you sell. Ckp aje tak guna. Kalo ade kedai offline tayah de kite susah payah amik gambo, walk in customer boleh tgk sendiri, pegang dan cuba.

Tapi sebab berniaga secara online, store owner nak tak nak kene timba ilmu photography serba sedikit supaya outcome gambar produk yang kita nak jual tu terang, jelas, menarik dan memberikan gambaran kepada pelanggan rupa sebenar barang yg. dijual. Kalau gambar blur... shaking, too bright..too dark mcmana lah nk attract org. membeli. So if you feel pictures at your store sucks...or u need make over for your shop, watch this video and read those useful articles from The Storque, Etsy.

1. Photograph Your Work For Sale

Must watch video. Simple tips

- Use natural light to take pic.
- Take pic. from few different angle and choose the best.
- Be clear on the size of the item you sell..make it comparable something ppl. usually deal with like coins.
- Adjust the the white balance of your camera. How? Watch the video ok.
- Use the suitable & consistent background for your item.
- Be creative on how to display your item.
- Many moree...lah! Click on the play button, have some effort la people! :p

2. Forty's Foto Tips, #2: Make a light box! - sgt berguna pada yg menjual small scale items!

3. Shop Makeover Series: Photographing for Success - Why and how?

*Kekdg penulis tepek je gambor shaking n blur dlm blog ni. Tapi yg nak dijual mesti jelas dan terang. Yg tak jual takpe hahaha!

Weekend projects

2009-07-18T22:03:00.003-06:00

I supposedly finishing my DIY spools rack today (something like Megan have in her craft room) but something came out and it's out of my circle of influence. Huhu. The kedai kayu said they haven't yet cut the wood I ordered from them last week due to problem with their machine. They promise to complete it next Monday. So my spool rack project is on hold. Instead of mourning, I move to something colourful to cheer me up! Felts, buttons and ribbons of course!

From Hairclip Project

Buttons I bought from Yoonie (Studioshoppe) really makes me smile heheh! See the big green crochet flower? That's a measurement tape I bought from her too. ;). She really have a nice touch with that piece.

From Hairclip Project

Ok if I may ask... is it normal to have more than 3 scissors in our craft room? There're 4 in the pic and I have another 2 not in the pic. Hoho!

Pink handle - To cut felts, interlining.
Red handle - To cut papers.
Blue Green handle - To cut thread etc.
Medium Black handle - To cut ribbons.
Zig Zag Scrissor - just for fun hihi (not in the pic)
Large size Black handle - To cut fabrics (not in the pic)

For me it's normal eheh! 6 still acceptable. I exclude the rotary cutter and snipers that I have heheheh! Still normal lah kan.

From Hairclip Project

Aren't they gorgeous? I love crochet so much! But sadly my crochet basic is kaput already. Perhaps I might consider to polish up my crochet skill soon. These crocheted flowers I get from one of my best friend, nama die Ms. Ebay ehhehe. And some touch of cute button, of course buttons from Yoonie. Again I promote Yoonie.. ehhehe!

From Hairclip Project

Lawa kan...! Tade org nk puji takpe I puji sendiri heheh! The korker bows tu belum siap sepenuhnyer..masih berjarum lagi mase I took this pic. I akan buat lagi satu ..kembarnyer utk. digayakan ala2 piggy tail. Owh french clip will be attached to both later. Okies..da tghari, nak masak plak. Yes I do cooking too :P. Menu hari nih Spaghetti bolognaise meatball. Menu pemalas hehehe...tayah masak lauk byk2 kan? See you on Monday then!

*Nanti I share pic of my ribbon stash! Ptg ni nak jahit hotmama pouch plak. Pre-washed fabric is ready to be sewn.

Spinningspool Shoppe: It's The Spinningspool Shoppe Merdeka Giveaway!!

2009-07-16T21:11:00.000-06:00

Spinningspool Shoppe: It's The Spinningspool Shoppe Merdeka Giveaway!!

Ohh me oh my! Visit Lynn's shop to get freebies she offered! Here's the giveaway items:

2 1/2 yards of Cranston Village Home Decor V.I.P print
100 % cotton

4 Quilter's Collectibles Patterns

1 Funky Hearts ribbon (2.7 metres)
1 Floral ribbon (2.7 metres)
3 vintage buttons
2 green flip-flop buttons

L-R
100% cotton
1 yard of Cherry Jubilee design
29 inch of white paisley design
1 yard of small red floral design

All items make me drolls Lynn! I really want one! Heheh! I wish I could!

Korker Bows!

2009-07-15T02:00:00.001-06:00

What I've been up to lately? Oklah let me tell you some grandmother storylah... hihi. I've been doing some research and experiment on doing korker bows or some people call it squiggly. Frankly speaking I have lost more than 6 yards of my grosgrain ribbon stash just to get the the bows turn out nice from the oven! Consider burns and change color due to too high temperature. So have to adjust accordingly lah. 3-4 attempts jugak ler.

I also been searching the perfect dowels size to get what you have seen in the picture. I went to hardware store non selling dowel. Batang penyapu ade la. I went to art store..only found a tiny size of dowels that usually use by art student to do architecture-model etc. Finally, i went to a store that supply kitchen stuff for restaurant then I found a perfect size of stick for this project hehe. It's a medium size of chopsticks that ppl usually use to fry "chakoi" hehhe. But the most important thing is the size work for me.

This is gonna be the next my handmade product for MoleyGarden. So lucky I have my cute-curly-hair-angel: Yasmin to be the first wearing my 1st ever handmade korker bow.

See the bow's curls and her curls....awww!

Selambak atas kepala!Kan comel tu! Heheh!

I'm planning to make few sizes and the bows to hair clips, alligator clips or hair band. So any takers? Heheh. InsyaAllah end of this month I will upload this item to Moleygarden.com.

*owh been working on few felt hair clip too. Tunggu ya heheh!

Updated 16/7: I found 1/4" dowel at Art Friend at The Garden, MidValley last night. Yep people I know. You can call me crazy hehe!. I bought 2 packets of dowel. 1 packet have around 24 sticks I guess... not so sure. RM9.50 per packet. So happy! Happie! Yippie! Owh! Swiss dot grosgrain ribbon I ordered from ebay US arrived yesterday, packets of button I ordered from Yoonie also already safe in place from Yasmin, I secretly keep in my buttons box. Yep, she already show her interest in my sewing and craft stuff.

New fabrics for Hotmama Pouch!

2009-07-02T03:03:00.001-06:00

I've uploaded the new stocks of fabric for Hotmama Pouch in my shop. To order click here!

Let's sew something this weekend!

2009-07-01T19:52:00.000-06:00

I found this lot of simple sewing projects from Living Creatively that is suitable for your weekend. Did you know that sewing can help you ease your stress? So let's have a nice weekend ahead altho' today baru Khamis heheheh!

Pre-order for Hotmama Pouch is now OPEN

2009-06-29T21:53:00.000-06:00

Good news Mommies! Pre-order for Hotmama Pouch is now OPEN. Start TODAY! Early that the date I've mentioned in my homepage before! Why? It's because my weekend-office-workload has been postponed to August. Yes! So I have my weekend-sewing back! Submit your orders Now! More new design and vibrant colors of American Cotton and Cotton Sateen coming in! I will upload the pic. tomorrow!! Stay tune!

Owh another thing:

Feel free visit my new blog "I sew! I do!" most entry on my sewing stuff. Those who share the same interest in sewing and crafting let me know i can add you to my blog!
I've doing some fabric hunting for Hotmama Pouch, anyone interested to have designer fabrics as pouch or nursing cover? Pls. let me know! Among my favourite are Amy Butler, Joel Dewberry, Patty Young, Anna Maria Horner! . Price for pouch and nursing cover will be announce later.

Bubye peeps! Really appreciate if you forward this email to friends and colleague who might interest!

Fabric Mania

2009-06-28T04:45:00.000-06:00

Pic credit to ModKidBoutique

I've been craving for designer fabrics since 2007. I wonder why i didn't buy it online from US website and I couldn't find the answer hahah! Is not that I'm afraid to buy online from international site, after all I've been importing Gymboree kids apparels from Gymboree.com for my Malaysian customer. However, now I've few options to get designer fabrics locally. Shambijoux, Alvina and Retro Chic are bringing in few selection of designer fabrics available for Malaysian crafters. Some offer pre-orders.

Most quilt shop I went before this have lots of imported American cotton, however.... non of them have Amy Butler or Anna, Joel.. just to name a few. I just found out that Quilt Gallery at Bangsar Village have Micheal Miller design at price range start at RM49+- which kinda expensive for me. RM35-40/m is considered ok. Anyone found lower than that with nice design let me know yah! :D. So that's explain why my Hotmama Pouch that use American cotton are selling at a little bit higher price than the Jap. Cotton I get from Kamdar or Nagoya.

I went for fabrics hunting last Saturday after sending my deary Janome for her regular maintainance at Epal. Heading to Sea Park, SS2 at Petaling Jaya. Drop by at Yee Button House, Zhoahuo (ZZ) -not sure if I spell it correct and Kamdar. I found few new prints that will be interesting for my new Hotmama Pouch collection. Most of cottons at Yee Button are frpm Robert Kaufman and Quilt Gates. I accidently found a shop that Sis. Yela always mentioned in her blog, lubuk kain jerseys - ZZ, very sorry i forgot the spelling. Hantam sajalah but I didn't buy anything from ZZ since my jerseys already piling up waiting to be sewn into hijab hehehe and then at Kamdar I found a very vibrant plain color of soft cotton sateen. I bought few colors that match design i bought from Yee Button and Ikea fabby that I bought few weeks ago. Satisfied enough with the local fabric store. Bersyukurlah dgn apa yg ade hehehe.

I'm planning to get few designer fabrics soon for myself. Haven't decided whether to buy direct from US or buy from the local blogshop. I'm pretty sure it's gonna be fun to have those fabby in my stocks! Hhihi! Berangan dulu! Like attract like! Got the extra foot set for my Janome, can't wait to try it next 2 weeks. I've promised myself to take a break from sewing for 2 weeks plus being loaded with office stuff that really sucks! Sorry to colleague who read this... but Yes, office really sucks.

What ever it is - Welcome Monday! Welcome Rejab! Jom kite puasa sunat - mcm dah abis ganti puasa jer ehehhe!

I Sew! I Do!

2009-06-25T21:50:00.000-06:00

I sew and yes I do. That's my new blog just for my sewing entries in the future. Been 2 years since I started to sew Hotmama Pouch, the MG hot selling product currently. I feel it's time for me to give back to share my passion in sewing and crafting. Hope those who share the same passion let me know and we can exchange link! Owh there'll be Sewing Party organize by Ms. Zia Kasim somewhere next month and we'll be sewing long wallet. Click here if you're interested to join!

Free Tutorial List

2009-06-25T20:51:00.000-06:00

Ok. As usually after being drowning on the net, for sure I'll bring back something good or to be precise really Good! to share with others who are sewing freak like me. For now here's the list tutorial for sewing project that I found so far. Will update from time to time.

Amy Butler - Gorgeous projects! Melelehhhh air liuq tgk.
Michael Miller - Lovely projects and Quilts patterns!
U-Handbag by Lisa Lam - This link to her list of tut. in pdf format. She's so generous!
From Tipsnut - 35 links to tut. of Reusable Grocery Bag. Stop us plastic peeps!

Interfacing for bag making

2009-06-25T20:03:00.001-06:00

Motto hari ni ialah "Informasi di hujung jari". I'm so into sewing bag lately. After my first trial of sewing bag under the guidance of Ms. Zila Kasim at her DIY Hijab class last weekend, I eager to know more about sewing bag. After being drowning into tons of sites that talked about sewing bag, I've come across a very useful tips from few expert out there about interfacing and interlining techniques for bag making.

So.. what is interfacing and what is interlining? In simple word, i quote from Lisa Lam the owner of u-handbag.com

Interfacing may not be very exciting but it’s absolutely essential for bag making as it provides body, structure, and durability to your chosen fabrics. Without interfacing your bag will look limp and be flimsy. The interfacing of a bag is as important as the foundations of a building.
Interfacings and interlinings are available in various thicknesses and are either Fusible (iron-on) or Sew-in.
Fusible Interfacing is ironed straight onto fabric to give it a stiffer finish. When selecting a fusible interfacing choose an interfacing that is slightly lighter in weight than your fabric. This way, any creases made in the interfacing due to wear will not show in you fabric.
Sew-in Interlining can be much stiffer than your fabric. We usually sew a same size piece of sew-in interlining onto the seams of the outer (shell) fabric. Sew-in interlining is often used in conjunction with fusible interfacing and is perfect for making your bag stand up on its own.
Still confused? For a more in-depth guide on Interfacing/Interlining click here

Lisa has a very interesting articles and tutorial on the interfacing which I myself found it's easy to understand for newbie like me. Meanwhile in Sew! Mama! Sew! blog, Amy Butler send a very useful tips on bag interfacing.

Owh yah...I will upload the pic of my first handmade bag soon. During the process of making this bag I learned that using the right weight of interfacing material for the bag is very important so that you'll get a good finishing and shape for the bag at the end of the day. The iron-on interfacing material I use for my first project is too thick so the bag look more sturdy than I've wanted but never mind I'm still happy with it. Ms. Zila did mention there's few weight of iron-on interfacing material and I managed to buy the lighter one the day after the class and planned to use it in my next project.

My sewing history.

2009-06-24T04:00:00.001-06:00

I sew since my school time. I remember I made a small strap pouch for each of my friends after all of us leave form 5. Then after quit sometimes which not really "sometime", few years actually. I got married and had Yasmin. She was born with 3.72kg weight. Kusss semangat! I carry her around using pouch that I bought from Lucky Baby. She the main factor I venture into sewing pouch for mommies in Malaysia since then. Betullah org cakap... setiap anak tu ada rezeki masing²... Alhamdulillah murah rezeki sebab anak.

Enjoys pics from my archived!

My first pouch from Lucky Baby. Cost me almost Rm150+-.

She was born on 14th Oct. 2006. 28th Dec 2006 was the 1st day she sit in the baby pouch. Fully breastfeed up to 1y 2mo. Proud to say that she stop breastfeed at 2y 4m.

We're 'pouching' at Singapore. She was 7mo in this pic. So chubby! See I started sew my own baby pouch to suit my outfit hehe!

Sleep soundly in my handmade pouch.

Ok let's go out for dinner!

Outing at KLCC with Mama.

Among the 1st batch of Hotmama Pouch from MG back on 2007.

As time goes by, I redesign the packaging and managed to have my own label!

Sewing Party!

2009-06-24T03:23:00.000-06:00

Let's have party! This is not just regular party.... this is Sewing Party! Yes...S-E-W-I-N-G Party. Organized by Ms. Zila Kasim aka my guru, she's a very resourceful person hehe! So anyone interested?

Sewing Party with Zila Kasim

Venue : UPM or Bangi - To be confirmed..
Date : 26 Julai 2009 (Sunday) - To be confirmed..
Time : 11am to 5pm

Fee: RM10 for each participant to sew Long Wallet. Pls. bring along your own equipment and machine.
Venue rental RM10 (organizer will pay to the venue owner since we're using their space and electric!)
For those would like to join but didn't have machine, pls. inform the organizer in advance. You can rent the machine from EPAL at RM15 per machine.
Food - Pot Luck! Pls. inform the organizer food that you plan to bring.
Participant are allowed to have selling and buying session! So, pls bring if you have anything to sell - readymade tudung, sewing kits, fabrics...etc lah and bring extra cash of course! Hehehe!

To bring list for Long Purse project (You can buy during the party session if you want) :

2 designs/colors of 100% cotton fabric - 1/2m each.
Kain Gam (yg sedang² keras)
Zip - Size 3 or4 inch.
Buttons (kalu x de sgt bawa butang ketip sahaja dan butang hiasan)
Mahjong paper or Kertas minyak to draw the template.
Your sewing note book.

If interested kindly drop the email to ruzila_7174@hotmail.com
*I'll be joining of course - insyaAllah. See you there!

Welcome!

2009-06-24T02:25:00.000-06:00

After a long hold... finally here I am to share info, tips on sewing and craft projects. I'm not a expert, still learning and newbie. I'll be posting all my sewing and crafts projects here. Might be selling some fabrics and patterns for sewing projects too. Hope to share my interest and knowledge with others who heart sewing so muchh.

Love,
Melor

Hotmama Pouch

2009-06-22T20:49:00.000-06:00

Archive picture of hotmama pouch

Doa makan!

2009-06-19T01:03:00.000-06:00

See Yasmin recite the doa makan... sampai part malay translation sudah lopa. Hahahha!

Sing a song!

2009-06-19T00:43:00.000-06:00

Happy birthday song to Icha!

Weekend di Kuantan

2009-06-18T21:45:00.000-06:00

Last weekend kitaorg jenjln weekend ke Kuantan. Dah lame tak jenguk mi sistas! Kitaorg tlak pagi Sabtu lepas subuh. Alhamdulillah perjalanan smooth jer.

Jenjln kat EC Mall, carik kedai buku.

Kedai buku MBS yg ade kat EC mall tu kecik n tak menarik sgt, end up Yasmin nak masuk Chitho. It's kinda place where you can left ur kids there and take ur own sweet time to shop! Heheh! This place kinda cool, ade puppet show, bouncy house, books, puzzles etc. Most of the toys i saw inside are from the range of educational toys. Owh RM4.00 for the 1st one hour kalo tak silap.

Yasmin Alia, 2years 7months. Independent and matured than her age! She enjoy doing the colouring activity with the Chitho staffs. Asyik sgt colouring n tak kesah kene tinggal. My girl grow up too fast!

Meanwhile waiting for Yasmin, we have a snacks at Nelson's.

Me with my fav Ariani :). A little bit touch up with the minerals make up. Ihiks! I'm not prolah tapi good enough to paint my own face. I got my eyebrow threaded at Bangsar few days before the trip at RM5 only! Walopon dah 3-4 kali buat, masih tetap standby tissue utk lap air mata.

Like father like daughter...

Makan² sushi at Sushi King. So sedap!

Ari! My ateh little girl.

Semua org mkn dengan lahap nyer. 6 ppl. Menu, Siakap kukus - Ikan Pari Bakar Sambal Petai - Udang Goreng Pedas - Lala Masak Pedas - Sotong Goreng Tepung - Kailan Ikan Masin - Nasi Putih + Drinks = RM150 only!

Happy 3rd Birthday Icha!

2009-06-18T21:37:00.000-06:00

Ok ni entry tertunggak. Pictures taken mase birthday Icha last few weeks which was in May hehehe.

Happy 3rd Birthday!

Ni lah kawan baik saya eheheh! - min nak kecek cake part yg ade gambo barney tuh!

Nyum²! Sakan birthday girl kite nih mengadap cake!

Tidak ketinggalan si comel Farissa. See... her mom tgh cekak pinggang kat belakang.

Tetralogy Laskar Pelangi

2009-06-09T18:41:00.000-06:00

Sebenar-benarnya saya mmg dah lame tak ambil tahu sgt pasal film. Kalau zaman study dulu, pantang ada art film pasti ada yg sebarkan. Maklumlah student mas mmg suka yg pelik². Antara yg teruk kami dikerjakan lecturer, dipaksa tonton movie Apes 1 jam setengah yg tak berdialog kemudian dijadikan assignment. Mungkin sebab dh diajar melihat movie untuk mengupas isi, mengkaji character dan melihat bukan sekadar berhibur. Kadangkala sengaja mencari silap krew atau camera setting or continuity error dlm movie. Belajar melihat dari belakang tabir. Pakkal bukan majoring Film Animation tapi Media Innovation yg. lebih menjurus ke advertising.

Asal jodoh saya dengan Laskar Pelangi bermula bila keluar lunch bersama 2 rakan baik yg. masih anak dara sunti tu... si Elmo dan Jujus 2 minggu lepas. Terdengar lagu Laskar Pelangi di radio. Jujus bukak cerita pasal movienya yang sedih dan touching. Balik saja dari lunch saya terus search dlm. server torrent student - Jumpa! Rezeki. Actually movie ni berasal dari buku cerita bertajuk Laskar Pelangi, penulisnya Andrea Hirata satu lagi penulis Indonesia yang saya bakal ikuti karyanya. Pagi ni ber Y! Jujus, dapat link Sastra Belitong dari dia. Rupanya cerita anak² Melayu tanah Belitong ni ada sambungan, bukan sekadar trilogy tapi tetralogy. Info dari Jujus, buku Edensor dan proses pembikinan film. Tahun depan dijangka siap. Ni senarai tetralogy Laskar Pelangi.

Saya dah cek di MPHONLINE cuma ade 2 buku. Buku 1 dan 3. Harganya pun taklah mahal, affordable. RM26-RM28. Satu bulan beli satu. Tetralogy Laskar Pelangi will be next in line for me to read! Heheh! Lagipun dan lama saya tak membaca novel sejak trilogy kisah si Saifudin aka Laksaman Sunan, karya Ramlee Awang Murshid. Jln ceritanya bukan sekadar kisah cinta, tapi membawa pembaca supaya mengagumi kekuasaan Allah SWT. Lebih kepada pendekatan rohani dengan mencontohi keperibadian character Laksamana Sunan rekaan Ramli.

Trilogy ni kalo ade yg. nak filmkan saya rasa dari jln ceritanya PGL boleh kalah :) dan saya antara yg awal akan pergi beli tiket heheh!

Panjang pulak entry saya ni. Mmg byk lagi yang nak saya kongsi walopon saya tahu ntah berapa kerat yg singgah ke sini. Sekurangnya bila singgah kesini ada yang dpt kalian bawa pulang untuk diri sendiri. Oklah... jom kita layan clip video Laskar Pelangi ni.

Laskar Pelangi

2009-06-08T03:35:00.000-06:00

Kalau dalam diri setiap yang membaca entry ini merasakan pendidikan itu penting. Anda perlu lihat bagaimana 10 murid² dalam movie ini berjuang mendapatkan sedikit ilmu untuk menjadikan mereka seorang manusia. Then... you'll realize how bad we have neglected so many chances and facilities that we have today to educate ourself... our children. Kita di bumi bertuah. Kita rakyat yang bertuah. Anak² kita anak² bertuah. Kita patut bersyukur dengan kesenangan dan kemewahan negara kita ada pada hari ini. Teruslah belajar. Jangan berhenti.

* i watched the movie and burst me to tears...

DIY lampu dining plak

2009-06-08T02:31:00.000-06:00

Kisahnya lampu dining area. Lampu asal yg dipasang wireman upahan no.1 telah diarahkan cabut oleh saya sbb contractor salah amik lampu kat kedai. Lain yg saya nak..lain yg diorg pasang. Oleh kerana terlalu lama menanti wireman upahan no.2 pasang lampu gantian tersebut, makin lame saya makin naik hangin lalu bertukar menjadi wireman jadi-jadian. Hahah! Hasilnya saya ambil keputusan untuk pasang sendiri. Huby jadi mangsa lah utk siri DIY ni.

Oleh kerana besi utk attach lampu dah dipasang oleh wireman no.1 untuk lampu lama, maka lebih senang lah kerja saya n hubby. Kami mmg gunakan sepenuhnyer tools yg ditinggalkan oleh wireman no.2 utk kerja² DIY kali ni. Dari skru hinggalah ke test pen.

Lepas kami dah pastikan mane satu suis utk lampu dining ni menggunakan test pen, kami off la suis tu. Kalo tak ade yg jadi daging salai atas meja makan. Kami adjust panjang cable lampu ikut kesesuaian dan citarasa serta mengambil kire kipas yg ligat berpusing di sebelah point lampu tu. (Maap yer saya mmg duduk atas meja makan tu). Ni ler part yg plg susah sbb ade 3 cable halus yg nak di selarikan... hubby jd mangsa tukang pegang cable tu, saya plak check ...sama panjang ke tak ehehhe! Berat ooo.. sarang lampu ni.
Thanks papa for ur help!

Agak² dah selari, kami check wire yg ade pada lampu tu tade warna hitam atau merah. Dedua putih, so kalo bantai matchkan pada wire merah atau hitam pada siling tu...sifirnyer tetap akan menyala. InsyaAllah heheh! (jgn ikut yer..sila rujuk pada pakar). Cuma yg pasti wire hijau yg melekat pada cap lampu tu mmg sifirnyer untuk wire hijau yg ada pada siling. Sila abaikan ruang tamu saya yg bersepah tu yer.

Selepas 20 minit berpeluh ketiak bersama hubby kami berjaya attachkan sarang lampu ni ke siling dan yang paling gembira, sifir bantai kami menjadik. Halogen light bulbs yg. halus pada sarang lampu menyala biru! Tapi ini bukan bermakna kerja saya selesai. Sila lihat bala seterusnyer yang menanti...

Nampak cantik bukan? Ni lah bala yg seterusnya utk kami. Hubby surrender takmau usik crystal ball nih. Takut pecah katanya. So saya terpaksalah kait satu² sebelum attachkan pada sarang lampu.

Selamat berjayalah yer! Naik terbuntang bijik mata nak pasang mende nih.

Oleh kerana kurang kesabaran, saya cuba pasang satu. Sila lihat piring diatas halogen bulbs tu, sepatutnya saya cabut grey sticker yg factory pasang utk elakkan piring tu tercalar. Tapi sbb excited sgt lepas dah pasang semua crystal ball, baru saya perasan tade pantulan cahaya pada piring. So imaginelah dengan crystal ball yg lebat tu saya cabut sticker pada piring. Maklumlah tak pernah pasang lampu mcm ni. Manual tade plak tu, layan jer heheh!

Masih belum sedar yg grey sticker pada piring perlu dicabut.

Nah... glittering kan? Heheh..mase ni dah cabut grey sticker pada piring atas tu. You can see the lighting reflect on the plate. Ala² mirror gitu. Kalo click large view, saya belum cabut plastik yg bungkus sarang lampu tu.

Ha..kita zoom out skit. Dah siappppp...! Mmg patut la upah pasang lampu mcm nih charge nyer mahal. Rumit dan leceh. Papepon saya dah DIY lampu ni. Lepas ni tade org boleh kelentong saya pasal lampu crystal mcm nih.

I'm the DIY freak.

2009-06-08T01:53:00.000-06:00

Berbakul entry tertunggak nih. Ni mesin basuh punya hal. Kat umah skang nih kitaorg terpakse letak mesin basuh dlm. bilik air kat dapur. Kenapa? Sbb mmg tade tempat nak letak, ade tapi terlalu jauh dgn sumber air heheh. So nak tak nak letak ler dlm bilik air. Tapi bile dah duk dlm bilik air tu...kisah lain la pulak yg timbul. Developer kasi fitting paip yg canggih sangat sampai saya terpaksa jd surgeon.

Ni gambar bypass surgery yang saya jlnkan ke atas fitting canggih tu ke paip getah dan terus ke salur air washing machine. Aihh...! mak buat sendiri ni tau! (tak sia² jd anak Pak Man Janggut) Mase ni mmg terdesak sgt. sbb nak cuci baju yg. diangkut dari rumah lame mase pindah. Kalo tak salah ni 2nd day pindah umah. After few days, susah jugak nak maintain paip bypass tu. Mana tak nyer lepas rinse je...terlucut sbb pressure dari washing machine tolak paip getah tu. Hampir amuk ok. Mula² nak panggil plumber tambah kepala paip bawah sink, nak potong dan tambah kejenyer leceh jugak, makanya saya korbankan shower punya point. Heheh! Since bilik air tu mmg dah sempit dek mesin basuh... tak perlulah ade kemudahan shower. Makanya saya korbankan dan cabut batang shower pemberian dari developer tu.

Ha.. nanti aku kerjakan! Dah dicabut batang shower nyer.

Singgah kedai DIY saya beli kepala paip yg mmg khas utk mesin basuh. Tape putih tu plumber yg. pasang sinki kitchen kabinet kasi.

Balut punya balut...(jgn le tebal sgt, agak² dh ler)

Saya pakai tangga yg wireman tinggalkan kat dlm store utk panjat dan pasangkan kepala paip ni.

See... saya dah attachkan salur paip air utk washing machine ke paip DIY saya. Tinggi tu hhehe! Horray... tak perlu jenguk² bilik air utk cek paip bypass saya terlucut atau tak. Aman dunia. Kalo tak mulut ni asik nak bising je. Almaklumlah, saya mmg kaki membebel.

Parcel from LovingMinerals.com

2009-06-08T00:16:00.000-06:00

I received my parcel from LovingMinerals.com last week. Previously i bought the sample kit and now I'm ready to take off with mineral make-up (MMU). Worth buying for me. It give me the medium coverage that i preferred and the finishing makes me feel like I'm wearing nothing on my face. So light. Still it took sometimes and few experiments for me to get the right shade for my skin before i finally place my order.

The Parcel

These are things that I've ordered:-

Everyday Sandy Medium - A mineral foundation that blended well with my skin tone so far. It give the natural look to your skin and matte finish.
Lumiere Medium Deep - Beige (Sample) - Saje gatal beli sample, but end up to dark for my skin tone but i love the finishing of Lumiere foundation, it give your skin the silky satin look.
Multi-Tasking (Sample) - Dah cuba and covers dark area under my eyes very well.
Monave Sandra (Sample) - Ngade² beli saje nk try new product. It's work as concealer & foundation (2 in 1), belum try lagi yg nih... nanti i give comments ok.
Ditto "O" - Blusher that make ur cheeks glows!
9 pc Brush Set - I really love the flat top brush i bought from my previous order, very soft yet work very well to blend the make-up with ur skin and this set affordable plus it's a must-have-item! I check on the web today... the set no longer available. Upss..sorry!
Sand Silk - Great for finishing!
Baby Buki - Ordered for my deary, Farah who just engaged to Bobbi Brown :P.
Bare Skin - Free gift from Ilyncia the Owner of LovingMinerals.com (I thinks she's the owner..Hope I'm right ehehhe! thanks dear!

Pre-order Hotmama Pouch!

2009-05-19T02:41:00.000-06:00

Alu peeps! A little bit update from MG! Now we're offering pre-order for Hotmama Pouch with RM20 deposit. Pouch will be sewn on weekend and we will deliver your pouch on Tuesday. To know more click here!

Fabric Type: Cotton Jacquard.
Click on the image for larger view.

*Ade moms yg. nak beli kain ni for your personal sewing project do let me know ok!
RM13/m only! Lovely prints kan?!

Homeschool chatter with Mamafiza

2009-05-13T01:43:00.000-06:00

Pic credit to Mamafiza (Littlekittle.com)

Sibuk. Kenapa wujud perkataan tu dlm kamus. I hate that word. Haha! Dalam kesibukan pindah rumah on 1st May (Friday) last two weeks, sempat jugak lari sekejap on Sunday 3rd May 2009 to meet a person i adore so much when it comes to parenting and homeschooling - Mamafiza. Before this just baca her entry in her blog & forum. It was only 6 of us during the chatting session. Me, Mamafiza, Ms. Yus, Ms. Huda, Ms. Farah and thousand million apologize to another sis, i forgot her name. She share lot's of story too. It was a wonderful 2 hours sharing session with other moms about early childhood education and parenting. Dapat bertanya pendapat, share stories and experience. Jadi ibu zaman sekarang mmg byk perkara kene ambil tahu, kene byk membaca dan cari ilmu parenting. Nak tegur anak ada cara, nak marah ada caranya. Apa kita buat anak tgk... dan?... ikut. So depan anak kenelah bertapis mulut dan perbuatannyer heheheh! Peringatan untuk diri sendiri and all my readers. Jgn berkecil hati ya... kita manusia dan tidak sempurna.

So i've been starting the reading session with Yasmin as suggested by Mamafiza. Actually Yasmin mmg suka buku. Sometimes I'm the one who seems to neglected her interest, so chatter moment with Mamafiza is like a wake up call for me. So far progress Yasmin alhamdulillah and my hubby pon take part when I'm not "available" for the reading session. Last weekend my hubby dah pasang rak buku si Yasmin. Thanks Papa. Bukan main seronok bile die tengok all the books in place. Of course lah bersepah. Semua books nak bace n nak kemas lepas tu kene cakap elok2 baru die susun balik. Hope lepas ni boleh buat report tu Mamafiza on the reading part. Daa..

Read more what we have discussed during the session at Ms. Huda's entry. Happy reading!

*Byk lagi barang belum unpack...T_T

Curtain punya hal

2009-04-26T18:18:00.000-06:00

Ni lah penangan kalo buat kerje last minute. Kisahnya hal curtain. Sabtu lepas pergi borong kain utk. semua bilik di Nagoya. Living hall nyer kain mmg dah beli hujung minggu yang sudah. Tah sempat ke tak semua langsir ni nak dijahit. Nak optimist sgt tak boleh, so target before Khamis ni, semua night curtain utk setiap bilik mesti siap hehe! Day curtain lepas pindah esoklah saya selesaikan. Byk hal yang tersangkut tapi Jumaat ni mmg kene pindah by hook or by crook. Huhuhu!...

Nah sebeban kain, kalo tak jahit jugak tak tahulah!

Ni lah kain² yang terlibat dalam kejadian potong-memotong pukul 3 pagi tadi.
Sliver-black: 3rd bedroom - Bilik menyimpan baju-bajuan
Pink-white: 2nd bedroom - Bedroom akan playroom Yasmin
Cream-black circles: 4th bedroom - Working room
Gold-lavender: Master bedroom

Potong sekeping² ikut ukuran tingkap.

Jahit jgn tak jahit. Ni mula menjahit curtain utk 3rd bedroom.

Ok satu bilik selesai! Mengasah skill menjahit curtain. Esok mlm kita sambung lagi okes!

Tukar sekolah?

2009-04-21T18:45:00.000-06:00

Yasmin with her friends during last year graduation day. (Haihh..bebudak skang kecik² da graduate)

Minggu depan kitaorg akan pindah ker rumah baru. In which locationnyer tu mmg dekat dengan Cyberjaya, 10min drive. Masalah lain yang timbul ialah lokasi sekolah Yasmin sekarang - Cendikiawan Educare. Kalo skrang, 3 min drive pon da sampai sbb mmg just 2 block away from our apartment. Tapi kalo dah pindah esok... nun di hujung dunia, walopon ofis papanyer die MOF tapi campo tolak traffic lights dan traffics, naik lunyai jugak badan dan poket for the petrol nak pergi balik. Kalau Yasmin tak tukar sekolah papa punya daily driving routine will be like this:

Kota Warisan - MMU - Sekolah Yasmin (Precint 9) - MOF - Sekolah Yasmin (Precint 9) - MMU - Kota Warisan

Kalo ikutkan hati saya memang sayang nak tukarkan Yasmin ke sekolah lain sebab she enters the daycare tu since she was 3 months old. Dah 2 kali buat persembahan akhir tahun dan join 1 sukan tahunan yang happening giler. Tak dinafikan cikgu² memang berkaliber dan boleh dipercayai. Smlm dah survey daycare centre MMU. Not bad jugak. Cikgu² peramah dan budak-budak pon ok dengan cikgu² sedangkan diorg baru take over the operation just 3 weeks. Hemm... kalau Yasmin tukar sekolah papa lah yang paling senang, tak perlu penat² kehulu kehilir. His new driving routine will be:

Kota Warisan - MMU- MOF - MMU - Kota Warisan

Hopefully saya buat keputusan yang betul utk Yasmin dan i wish she can adapt with the new environment, new friends & new teachers very well soon. Every mothers want the best for their kids! So do I! InsyaAllah amin...

Wall Decal - Drive me crazy!

2009-04-21T04:09:00.000-06:00

Walopon bajet utk. renovationrumah dah tinggal ciput, saya masih ade hati nak decorate bilik Yasmin. Ni antara bende yang buat saya sasau memilih ahahah! Kalo sesape yang rasa nak refurbish hall, bilik atau dinding² kosong kat rumah tu marilah kita sama parkinson tgk wall decal from few companies yg. sell their wall decal online. Ape mende yang tak sell online nowadays? Tell me heheh! Jom kita cuci mate!

Angie's Collection - http://picasaweb.google.com/angie1019ng

Shevone - www.shevone.com.my

Feedmylamb! - http://feedmylamb.com.my

Ape ade dlm beg saya?

2009-04-21T01:11:00.000-06:00

Ni taggy yang paling gile penah saya buat. Farah punya angkara. Pk dua kali nak buat hahahah! Takpe ler korang sure teringin nak tengok apa ade dlm beg saya bukan? Hahha mari kita lihat siapa yang kena!

1. Find a very safe place
Tak kisah mana² janji with my hubby and Yasmin.

2. Take a picture of your current handbag and its content.

Handbag ni beli through online last year ngan Sis Ninnie Fayek.

Ha nah.. lihat lah mcm² ado!

3. Reveal all the items in your bag

Nah..lihat pelbagai barang kan?

Dari kiri yer -

Bonia kesayanganku
CDs (MOE Projects)
Bills dlm envelop
Kertas ada tulis total lampu nak kene beli utk rumah serta bajet allocation for house.
Cheque book
Resit makan kat fudcot Jusco Balakong
Biz card PhoaHoa - restoran mee sup vietnam yg best gile kat Mines
Biz card contractor kitchen cabinet - Ricky
Compact powder - Revlon
Minyak wangi Victoria Secret
Notebook ade tulis ukuran railing utk tingkap umah
Sebeban getah ikat rambut Yasmin
Calculator
Foundation Maybelline
Sepit rambut Yasmin
Pencukur kening yg digunakan untuk trim misai dan kumisku - shy I!
Syiling
Hp- N95

Ni yang duduk kat poket luar.

Dari kiri:-

Resit World of Cartoon
Syiling lagi
Pensil tekan ade cop Franklin Covey dpt mase training 7 Habit dulu. Tgk pencil ingat 7 habits hahah!
Pen Kilometrico - tabik spring utk brand ni, masih wujud sampai skang.
Kunci rumah berkeychainkan miniature terompah kayu, beli mase pi Filipina 3 tahun lepas.
Pemadam - sahabat baik pencil tekan itus.

4. The must have items in your bag?
Hp and my purse.

5. The most embarrassing item?
Pisau trim misai.

6. The tiniest item?
Sepit rambut si Mimin.

7. tag as many people as you like:
Kak Keh, Emo, Mailal, Kak Aida, Teh, Lily,

Leaking yang hebat...

2009-04-21T00:25:00.000-06:00

Smlm hubby pi tgk contractor buat plaster ceiling kat rumah Kota Warisan dan die balik bersama gambar leaking yang sgt hebat pada dinding dan lantai yang dekat dengan toilet masterbedroom. Ceiling bawah toilet tu pun kene jugak. Mmg terkejut dan bengang sbb dah dua bulan report kat developer pasal leaking nih...dah teruk baru terhegeh² nak betulkan. Seperti biasa tugas terjah - menerjah dan bebelkan developer di telefon diserahkan kepada saya. Pagi tadi dah telepon org yang bertanggungjawab, katanya "Sekarang jugak kak saya pegi tengok"... turun lah sikit blood pressure. Ni ade skit pic. nak share huhuh!

Start from the toilet in the masterbedroom

Then to the wall outside the masterbedroom...

To the ceiling below the toilet....

And this afternoon it spread to the ceiling right below the toilet.

*Sigh...T_T

Amuk Yasmin

2009-04-20T22:22:00.000-06:00

Lame dah tak menepek update kat blog nih. Bz dengan opis dan hal² nak berpindah-randah. Minggu lepas Yasmin demam yang pelik... hanya kepala yang panas, sian si kecik tu. Melepek tapi masih gagah pegi Birhtday party Farissa last weekend. Ni saya tepek skit aksi Yasmin amuk di Alamanda gara2 nakkan patung baby ala2 mcm patung cerita pontianak yg Norkumalasari berlakon tuh. Ngeri mak.

Selain aksi amuk ni, Yasmin lately ni bertambah cerewet. Baju nak pink, seluar nak pink, kasut nak pink..pendek kata apa yg pink ajelah. Dan gara² concern sgt apa yg die pakai, Sabtu lepas mase pi jumpa Elma and Jujus kat Jusco Balakong die nak pakai baju tido dora lengkap sepasang and match plak dengan shoes sketchers kale pink. Mmg sedondon mak!

Halwa Telinga

2009-03-27T02:34:00.000-06:00

Dalam kekalutan tsunami di ofis sejak 2 menjak ni sempat jugak saya sajikan telinga ni dengan 2-3 jenis bunyik dengan harapan ombak tsunami yang melanda tu dapat di tahan. What I've been listening last one month? Here's the list:-

1. 7 Habits CD - Dapat mase pi training 7 habits bulan lepas. CD Audio dan DVD (videos) disertakan dalam work book (pic) yang diberi mase traning dulu. Walopon Stephen Convey tu dah tua, tapi suara dia yg terang dan jelas tu mmg sedap di dengar.

2. ARIAS - Byk lagu dlm cd ni yang tak pernah saya dengar tapi mmg kene dengan taste saya hehehe! Org lain yg tak minat mungkin tido atau bosan kot.

2 CD + 1 CD Bonus

3. Essential Music - Alunan music semata. Semua best²... rasa mcm duduk dlm spa tak pun tepi sungai dan tgk air mengalir cheeewahh.

2 CD

Saya ripped sesiap cd-cd ni sbb senang nak tinggalkan cd dlm kereta. Owh lupa, kalau sebelum ni Yasmin asyik suh pasang CD Barney atau GeniusKids skang lagu² Arias pon die dah boleh angkat hahah!

*owh spa-q dah tamat semalam.

"Quranic Law of Attraction" by Rusdin S. Rauf

2009-03-26T00:06:00.000-06:00

"The secret is the law of attraction!
Everything that's coming into your life are attracting into your life. And it's attracted to you by virtue of images you're holding in your mind. It's what you're thinking. Whatever is going on in your mind you are attracting to you" - Bob Proctor

The Law of Attraction by Micheal J. Losier and The Secret by Rhonda Bryne, mungkin ada yang dah pernah dengar atau baca 2 buku yang ni. I read both book last year. Lepas habis bace kedua-dua buku tu tahun lepas, terdetik dlm fikiran and I said to my husband; "Kan bagus kalau ade somebody yg. boleh kupaskan isi buku² dari point of view Islam berlandaskan Quran". Thru my reading I knew deep inside these books ..intipatinya mmg telah disentuh dalam Al-Quran dan ajaran Islam.

Akhirnya, hari ini 26 March 2009 penantian dan impian untuk melihat buku yang mengupas law of attraction berdasarkan ummul kitab sanjungan kita Al-Quran termakbul. Alhamdulillah ada akhirnya hamba Allah yang melunaskan tuntutan fardhu kifayah untuk kebaikan sejagat. Rasa mcm tak percaya bila tengok buku ni dari luar dinding kaca MPH. Sebenarnya ada cerita yang ironi tentang penemuan buku ni tapi saya simpanlah untuk diri sendiri takut nanti jadi kes salah laku pulak heheh! Cukuplah sekadar saya ckp pagi tadi seblum berjumpa buku ni saya mmg dalam proses membaca buku The Secret utk 2nd round. Tanpa fikir panjang, saya beli 2, harganya pun tak mahal mungkin sebab bukan hardcover, hanya RM13.90. Satu untuk saya which will goes into inventory library family and satu lagi untuk you-know-who, a person so dear to my heart. Ni ade 1-2 pic yang saya dapat snap pakai tepon spa-Q tu. (saya mmg gile spa-q walaupun jalan ceritanya hampeh.. iklan jap :P)

Covernyer lebih kurang design The Secret

Karya Rusdin S. Rauf, penulis dari Jakarta. Asalnya buku ini dalam bahasa indonesia, diterjemahkan dalam bahasa melayu. Ni Edisi Malaysia oleh PTS Millennia Sdn. Bhd.

Untuk pengetahuan umum saya bukanlah ulat buku. Cuma membaca mengikut keinginan hati. Kalau sesiapa yang dalam pencarian buku mungkin kombinasi The Secret by Rhonda Byrne, The Law of Attraction by Micheal J. Losier dan Quranic Law of Attraction by Rusdin adalah trilogy yang sangat menarik untuk dimiliki.

Makanya hari ini rahsia saya selama setahun lebih bersama "law of attraction" bukan lagi rahsia dan alhamdulillah 27 tahun sebagai muslim ternyata mmg sesuatu yang indah. Syukran. Nanti dah habis baca karya Rusdin kalau senang akan saya kongsi di sini.

*kata ganti nama pertama "saya" buat saya rasa kecil dan rendah diri. :)

Hutang Taggy

2009-03-25T04:10:00.000-06:00

Oklah aku nak bayo utang tag dari Ms. Elma Aduera.

Rules:
It’s harder than it looks! Copy to your own note, erase my answers, enter yours, and tag twenty people. Use the first letter of your name to answer each of the following questions. They have to be real…nothing made up! If the person before you had the same first initial, you must use different answers. You cannot use any word twice and you can’t use your name for the boy/girl name question.

What is your name : MELOR
A five Letter Word : Money & Mummy!
A boy’s Name : Maliq (Walopon pronounce same mcm Malik..i like! Kalo ade boy esok aku kasik name ni)
A girl’s Name : Melissa (Demam Spa Q)
An occupation : Moneymaker (money..money..money!)
A color : Merah
Something you’ll wear : Mutiara
A food : Masak Lemak Cili Padi (sodapppp...)
Something found in the bathroom: My toothbrush?
A reason for being late : Mind your own business ok.
Something you’d shout : Marveleous!!!!
A movie title : Maria, mariana (pls forgive me...muahah!)
Something you drink : Milo (setiap pagi isnin - jumaat, weekend are for tea :p)
A musical group : Money M? (so into Boney M)
An animal : Musang
A type of car : Molvo? (For life..)
The title of a song : Money M - My the Miver of Mabylon

Tag:
Farah. Kak Keh. Kak Fadh. Kak Aida.

Kabinet Bayangan

2009-03-11T10:11:00.000-06:00

I know the title sound a little bit political but that's not what I mean. I'm referring to my soon-to-be-own aka kalau ade rezeki kitchen cabinet heheh! Well we've been to few shops in Bangi so far we have 3 quotation in hand but after been inform by Kak Keh that she's getting a good price for her wet kitchen from one shop in Puchong, perhaps we should go one round get quotation from shops in Puchong too. I draft this "kabinet bayangan" in illustrator just now while Yasmin enjoying her Mr. Barney!

Hem.. we plan to use solid surface for work top both kitchen and melamine for the kabinet. For material ni tgk keadaan lah. So far for both kc the cost quoted is RM11k-14k. Hemm ade sape2 nak suggest contractor?

Tak abih ler berangan melor oiiii!!!

Jahit tudung sendiri beb!

2009-03-09T23:22:00.000-06:00

Iyyer betul aku jahit sendiri tudung nih! Korang sure terkezut kan akak' jahit tudung ekin sendiri hahah! Thanks to Misa (Visit blog misa utk pre-order tudung ariani home-made) tolong belikan kain keras berpelekat utk awning tu. Kalo tak, tak menjadi ler tudung nih heheh! Actually tujuan sebenor ialah nak tukar awning2 tudung RM10 yang aku beli kat Pasar Siang-Malam Putrajaya tuh. Aku kasi nama pasar siang-malam sebab flea market tu start siang sampai malam every Tuesday n Friday.

Mmg terkial2 gak ler mula2 sbb main taram je saiz awning ngan body tu. Jersey tu beli kat Kamdar 2 minggu lepas mase pi carik kain utk awning. Inilah hasilnyer. Owh lupey... aku tak jahit tepi sbb tade mesin jahit tepi n malas nk pi anto kedai jahit tepi solution nyer aku pakai stich ala2 jahit tepi yang ade pade mesin Janome tu. Kire ok lah tade sape nk telek pon hehehe!

Ni gambo2 nyer..nanti aku tepek gambo aku pakai tudung ni ok.

Jersey and kain awning brocade

Kalo zoom dpt nengok hasil tangan tak berbedung nih. Herot pekot jadinyer kat area bawah dagu tu ehehe.

Ni hasil Zig-zaq stiches (D) mesin Janome

Last Month

2009-03-06T01:27:00.000-07:00

Hallu walluuuuu people!!! Sebulan tak berentry. Byk yang berlaku sebulan lepas. Dari opis hinggalah ke rumah.

First thing first, kunci casa impianku dah dapat horey ehehe! Skang kitaorg tgh sibuk pilih design dapur. 2 minggu lepas En. Khairi, tokey grill Wazurai kat Sg. Merab tu dah datang ukurkan tingkap, pintu untuk buat grill. Cuma kitaorg je belom berkesempatan nak pi finalize design grill. Mase ukur mengukur ari tu kitaorg minat ngn design grill jalur² simple or design bunga padi. Lepas dh byk kali tgk design bunga padi ngn yang type jalur² tu... rasanya we'll choose yg jalur² tu kot. Nanti kalo dh siap grill nyer I'll put pic. here.

Another good thing happen in Feb was, I attended 3 days training about 7 Habits of Highly Affective People. Fully sponsored by the company and it was conducted by FranklinCovey Malaysia. It's was the most tremendous 3 days in my life so far heheh! I almost miss that training at first due to tons of workloads waiting on my table, but as what my hubby said in the morning of the first day training, " kerje tu sampai mati pon tak abis yang... but this training ade lagi ker next time?...and it's free somemore". Without doubt I masuk office, left all the pending work and join my dear friend Farah pi training tu. Lots of things that i learned from those 3 days. All things we discussed are common sense but like the trainer said... " When common sense is not a common practice, it's no longer a common thing". So mmg terkene atas batang hidung lah. Kalau nk cerita apa yg di kami discussed mmg pjg lebar ler entry nih. It cost RM2k plus per person for this training. I got the 7 Habits Work Book (Manual, 1 DVD, I Audio CD) and a huge Franklin Covey Organizer. Memang berbaloi! I take the risk left my work semata utk attend that training. Maybe some day I'll share more about those 7 Habits. Kat sini i just list a bit ok! For more boleh lah google :P.

Habit 1 - Be Proactive: The habit of choice. I'm what I choose to be.
Habit 2 - Begin With the End of Mind: The habit of vision. I live my life by my own road map, not by default...stop live your life on auto-pilot mode people wake up!
Habit 3 - Put First Thing First: The habit of integrity and execution. Know your priorities.
Habit 4 - Think Win-Win: The Habit of mutual benefit. I win, you win..let's have a drink!
Habit 5 - Seek First To Understand Then To Be Understood: The habit of mutual understanding. Nak orang lain paham kita..kenalah kita faham orang lain dulu.
Habit 6 - Synergize: The habit of creative cooperation. 1 + 1 = 3 or more... 1 brain, 1 idea.. 2 brain can produce thousands!
Habit 7 - Sharpen the Saw: The habit of renewal. In order to keep producing golden eggs you have to nurture the golden goose. You're the golden goose. Jaga kesihatan, upgrade your skill, learning new things, don't repeat your past mistakes etc. Else you will end up producing telur tembelang eheh!

Ok chow people. Will add more at home. Mlm ni nak bayar hutang tag Kak Aida and Elma. Heheh! Some pics too!.

The-Terrible-Two-Tantrums aka TTTT Syndrom

2009-01-29T05:14:00.000-07:00

Bile cakap pasal tantrums, I mmg surrender ler dgn Min. Penah jugak 5-6 kali (bukan sekali dua ok ahha) biarkan je Min berguling atas lantai shopping mall. Pendek kata most shopping mall kat KL nih penah Min landing. Alamanda, Jusco Equine, Mines, Sunway, Ikano, The Curve, MidValley...etc lah. de je yg tak kene. Paling latest, last Monday with spot plg best, entrance Kinokuniya KLCC. Bukan setakat baring guling² jer, disertakan skali plak pekikkan, hempas² badan atas lantai dan yg paling best she shout "Mama! Nak! Mama! Nak!. Mmg sah² la org carik mama nyer. Kalo ikutkan hati mmg nk biakan. Tapi sbb Kino tu agak aman damai, suara si kecik memekik lagi kuat dari background music kat dlm Kino.

Owh..lupa nk ckp die menjerit kat Kino tu sbb nakkan beads craft set. Walhal die dh sakan shortlisted buku yg die sendiri ckp nak. Alih² mase nk bayar die nampak plak colorful beads dlm box. Utk budak yg dh besar 4-5 years boleh la. Dh ckp no pon tak mkn saman. Habis die menggelupur, tahan je lah sabo. Pujuk punya pujuk..masuk restoran Al-Marjan. Diam. Sbb dpt makan cookies.

Balik jer rumah, online. I found this article about taming toddler tantrums from AskDrSears.com. Very useful. Kebetulan this morning my dear Farah shared a video, Farissa making a scene at Toys 'r Us Subang sebijik mcm Min cuma Farissa sopan tak jerit²! Owh dear Farah, welcome to the club. Nk tgk video si chubby Farissa mengamuk click link I letak tu.

Mak lain², Bapak asing²

2009-01-28T23:43:00.000-07:00

Kalo tgk live 2 si kenit ni mmg mcm twin. Rambut kerinting hujung. Hidung pon lebih kurang. Kembar tak seiras. Yasmin with her cousin sister, Batrisya aka Tisha! Picture taken last Saturday kat Sijangkang rumah parent Izah (Tisha's mom).

Min and Tisha

I toncetkan kepala both of them.

Tersalah ajaran...ish! ish!

2009-01-23T03:12:00.000-07:00

Ok... it's fun & proud see your little ones say things that you've taught them. But this one, I made a mistake and I'm not proud of it. Lepas kemas space for Min few weeks ago I had recorded a video which I stupidly with confident teach Yasmin about shapes. Guess you watch the video and got what i mean! OMG. Mama dah salah cakap la Min! Hahahah! Takpe nanti mama ajar yang betul ok! Sorry dear. I do make mistake. Huh?

Yang tak tahan tu siap stress out "rec-tang-gle!" pastu "pandai!!!" , siap "horrey!" plus tepuk² tangan lagi. Tu lah mak ketam ajar anak berjalan. Hahaha!

Lesson learned!

Apa yg tale beli online nowadays? Mcm² ada!

2009-01-23T01:43:00.000-07:00

I admit what ever I bought for Yasmin is apart of my childhood dream. It's sound silly but... Yes it's hahah! What everlah :p. I got this kitchen for her since she pon suke main masak² with her papa. Papa pon antara chef makanan plastic yg hebat ehehe! Comes with the stall are few plastic coins, few plactics fruits, pot, 2 plate and there's an oven also attached with the stall.

Apa yg tale beli online nowadays? Mcm² ada!

Kembang setaman anak dara nih tgk mainan die sampai.

Stall side. Ade cashier nyer machine ngn calculator (sticker), ade tanda harga ala² cm main jual² gitu... heheh!

Owh jgn. ikut jejakku yg. kadangkala kasi anak makan junk food!

Jom kita main²!

Playdate!

2009-01-23T00:55:00.000-07:00

It's hectic week! Hurhh!
But today is a lovely-weekday-Friday, just nice to be followed with 4 days holiday yeay! So what else I do best? Wasting time over the net hahah!

Last Saturday we had a playdate at my apartment. Farah come with her cute girl - Farissa and Fai with the cute hero - Anas. Here're some pictures and video on that day! Enjoy!

Colour Makes Me Happy! by Barney.com

Host yang lokek...
I'm quit confuse why she act like that on that particular day. She used to share her toys with other kids ecspecially when my customer come to our house with their kids.

The caring and motherly princess - Farissa.
Sorry yer aunty sakat. Geram with your fair skin & chubby-ness!

Ball fanatic hero - Anas
He loves ball so much! Saya nk main ball je, yg lain tu saya tak heran sangat ahah!

Lepas penat main, perut pon da kenyang makan speghetti semua pengsan!

Sleeping cutey mama!

DIY Peace-Of-Mind Magic Box

2009-01-13T18:47:00.000-07:00

I make this box few days back to keep Yasmin's magnetic alphabets & numbers. It only cost me RM2 for the wrapper that I bought last year. I forgot why I bought it eheh! It's useful now. Make full use of the wrapper you have. Remember to estimate the wrapper so that you'll have enough wrapper for the box lid too.

Bahan²: Wrapper, Scissor, Any box (shoe box), Selefon tape, Ruler & Cutter (not in the pic)

Step 1: Start with one side of the box like in the picture. I use selefon tape to make sure the wrapper stay still.

Step 2: Second, wrap the box as shown in the pic. Now I see the wrapper covers more than I want.

Step 3: I measure the area I want and cut the extra. I repeat what I've done at step 1 for this end of wrapper. Keep aside the extra wrapper, we can use it for the lid.

Ok, now I'm done for 2 sides of box. For another 2 sides, I have some extra so i need to cut it.

Step 4: I have measured and now is time to cut the extra. Do this for another side.

Now I just have to fold the wrapper to wrap the box and cover the white and green area.

Step 5: Once I try to fold the wrapper, there's some extra that will cause me a bit problem to get a nice corner cut. So what I do is... I use scissor and cut the it like in the picture. Then i proceed with wrapping with nice corner cut :).

Ok now i'm done with the box. If you enlarge the pic, I miss measure one side but it's ok for me. I use selefone tape to fix it. Now repeat Step 1-5 for the lid!

Ok dokie! I'm done with the 10 steps! Heheh! It took me 15-20mins.

Now you can put things like your childs colour pen, Legos, puzzles, flash cards & etc lah.

This is what I put in this box. Another piece of mind that I know 26 alphabets and 26 pcs of numbers is there every time Yasmin want to use it. Nice hah?! Try it for your kids!

Rumahku No. 11

2009-01-13T17:22:00.000-07:00

2 minggu lepas ajak hubby jenjalan pi tgk rumah yg dibeli tahun lepas secara tak sengaja di Kota Warisan, Sepang. 5-10min drive from Cyberjaya. Teres 2 tingkat 24 x 75 (build up 2300+- tak ingat), 3 + 1 bedroom. Jangka project siap March 2009. Setelah lame tak pi jenguk progress, ini lah yg. tesergam bile kitaorg sampai sane. I pick the house number mase pilih lot tanah dulu. Hehe! Like my birthday 11/11. Oklah tu. Syok sendiri. Heheh!

Papa posing ngn min yg tgh tido. There 11!

Tanah sekangkang kera hanya sebelah kiri ngn kanan garaj nih.Tgklah kalo rajin berkebun mcm dlm FB tu,boleh ler tanam apa² yg can fit in the small area eheheh!

Kene kongsi rebung ngn rumah orang sebelah. Takpe sharing is caring :P.Owh tiang lampu jalan just right in front of rumah jiran belah kiri. Hopefully cerah la skit rumah berkongsi lampu jalan hehe tu pon kalo lampu tu nyala. InsyaAllah.

Ni bahagian belakang rumah. Mmg sekangkang jugak tanahnyer. Pasan tak hujung nun ade wall. Tak paham gk sebenarnyer konsep tembok for every 2 blocks of house. Paper je lah. Ni pagar lom pasang.

Kalo tade aral April - May tahun nih bakal bergondong² pindah ke rumah baru nih. Tapi nk tgk keadaan gk..kalo ramai owner nk pindah boleh la kitaorg join. Takut gk bab² security nih..maklumlah depan umah tu ade 3 block rumah yg baru naik ceracak besi. Our block ni is the 2nd Phase, 1 phase dah ade org duduk and ceracak yg baru naik depan rumah tu 3rd phase. Banyak perkara menanti tahun ni, hurmm... banyak.

Ruang si kecik!

2009-01-11T17:46:00.000-07:00

Bangun pagi sabtu lepas rasa kepala berserabut teringatkan office. I'm not going to let office take away my weekend! Hiyaahh! Dush! Dush!Kasi karate itu semua and pls. go away..Senin esok jumpa balik ok! Heheh :)!

Dalam kemalasan hujung minggu sempat jugak buat 2-3 bende yg. agak berinput. Dah lame nk setupkan satu space utk letak perkakasn si kecik yang makin hari makin bertambah tu. Dari doodle board, kitchen set..books, toys, lego..etc. pening bile semuanya bersepah. We have small area in between the hall and rooms. More or less like a rest area. That's where we dump beg keje, beg sekolah min lepas balik keje. kat situ jugak lah book shelf, toys yasmin, my minnequin dummy for pouch and etc. Sayang tak ambil gambar this space before diubah. Takpa gunakan imaginasi korg...tempat yg ade numbers matt tu dulu ade standing fan lama yg dh rosak dan my bag keje, beg papanyer etc. On the other side, all min nyer toys sebelah book shelf timbun².
Selepas vacum lantai and alih mende² yg tak patut berjaya jadikan ruang tu utk si kecik melepak. Hasilnya nah.. tengoklah si kecik tu ala² gedik dan sakan sebab ade tempat utk main²!!

Hai! Welcome to my space!

Ala² mengade n tak sabo.
"Tepi dulu!Belum abis kemas laa!"-mama

Okes, semua perkakasan dah siap!
Si kecik ni mmg suke bace buku, die tgh show off
kat korang.

"Mama jom tolushh!"
*Die selalu salah sebut "tulis"

Kidalku tiada padamu. Takpe ikut papa yer suke number.
Nanti byk duit kasi mama okes! Hahah! Keji tak?

Doodling on her hand.
Oklah at least ade gk darah creative.

Keep on scribbling! Go girl!
Laptop kecik tu birthday gift from
Uncle Ari, Aunt Izza & Tisha! Tqvm!!

This is the MG's books area.

This chest is so mom-must-have item!
Arrive last week from Seremban. Thanks Tini!
Toy chest ni i got at RM55 bucks only! Good deal hah?!

Saje suke²

2009-01-07T17:37:00.000-07:00

Saje suke² tukar² template blog. Ok yg ni final. Tak tukar dah kot.

Tak sengaja.

2009-01-06T20:16:00.000-07:00

Sepagian berfikir dan menelek courseware. Penat. Rehat sekejap sambil menjengah bloggie rakan². Tak sengaja perpost entry ni. Heheh. Harap faham. Tak sengaja yang di sengajakan. Dalam serabut ribut kerja yang tak berapa nampak tu terclick blog Emo dan sengaja dengar byk kali lagu The Pierces - “Three Wishes”. Halwa telinga. Thanks Emo. Korang bolehlah dengan sengaja click sini utk dgr sendiri. Kalo minat layan la. Mmg best sampai tak sengaja terbang tinggi dan tinggalkan opis sekejap dan balik ke tahun 2003. 6 tahun yang lepas. Masa tu pertama kali dengan tak sengaja terdgr musik² ala² mcm ni.

The Late Tuesday - Tara, Jocelyn, Dana
*Picture linked from MattJones's Blog. Taken by Ted Leung

Teringatkan satu band perempuan - Late Tuesday. Lagunya bagus² jugak. Kalau sengaja nak dgr sample² diorg nih click sini. Abis lenjan 10-15 kali lagu Three Pierces tu. Sambung lak ngn Late Tuesday. Baru teringat semua koleksi Late Tuesday ade dlm. hd yang kaput tak lama dulu. Rasa²nya dlm ipod mini pinky tu ade kot. Nanti balik aku kerjakan. Harap ade. Cukuplah terbang tinggi. Nanti tak sengaja jatuh sakit. Ok. Tak sengaja.

Tagged by Kak Mailal Hayati aka jintanmanis

2009-01-04T20:45:00.000-07:00

1. Do you think you're hot?
*Owhh.. hot sangat! Hotmama! Hahahah!

2. Upload your favorite picture of you.
*Sila refer pada gambar profile.

3. Why do you like that picture?
*Ntah..senyum tu mcm feel content je. Puas. Cukup. Ni satu²nya gambar aku senyum bersama 2 baris gigi yang tak over do. Yang lain semua hampeh.

4. When was the last time you ate pizza?
*26 Dec 2008. Sempena opening Domino Precint 8, Putrajaya. To be precise i ate Chicken Classic Double Cheese. Nyummm... jap nk tepon Domino.

5. The last song you listened to?
*Lagu Siti - Soundtrack Spa Q tu..ape ke tajuk nyer..

6. What are you doing now besides this?
Lap air milo tumpah atas meja. Dem..abih kene storyboard client.

7. What name would you prefer besides yours?
*Iris

People I tag:
1. Kak Keh
2. Farah
3. Kak Fadh
4. Jujus
5. Elmo

8. Who is number 1?
*Dah anggap sis ni mcm kakak sendiri. Satu opis. Meja pon sebelah je nih ha. Slalu share stori-mori anak², teman gelak, teman sedih. Jom tua bersama yer Kak Keh! Heheh!

9. Number 3 is having relationship with?
*Scandal die dasat, ade anak 2 org dah. Dah kawin ok! Hahaha. Jejaka pujaan Kak Fadh bernama Syed Syahrul Zarizi.

10. Say something about number 5
*Ini rakan serapat lama sejak study yang mempunyai ibu paling cool dlm dunia. Tutur katanya santun lemah lembut, wajahnya mmg ayu senyum simpul, tapi masih belum yang punya. Sesape nak buat menantu mmg sesuai sgtlah!

11. How about number 4?
*Ini pon rakan serapat sejak study. Paling suka bila Jue masak maggie ayam. Boleh menempel makan maggie ayam yang sedap. Sampai skang aku tak reti masak maggie ayam mcm Jue masak. Kental mcm pizza dan sedap, lemak telur ayam hancur mmg terasa sampai ke suapan terakhir. Tak banyak cakap dan lebih suka memerhati. Salah seorang rakan yang akan bercakap bile die rasa perlu. Cool.

12. Who is number 2?
*She's my 2nd Bree in the office. The only colleague yang ada bunyi tapak kaki consistent. Dari jauh lagi org dah tau die dtg. A passionate mother dan kaki shopping ecspe. baju budak n toys so kalo ade sale kasi tau Farah!

New Year Trip to Kuantan!

2009-01-03T23:14:00.000-07:00

Selamat tahun baru! Sekejap je dah 2009.

Cuti new year baru nih kitaorg balik Kuantan. Stay umah my sis, Ateh first night then tido kat Hyatt satu malam pastu tido rumah Ateh balik another one night. Trip kali ni memang utk. merelease tensi dan gateway for the MGs. Check-in at Hyatt Regency at Teluk Cempedak around 2.30pm on the 1st Jan. 2009. Papa min masuk je bilik terus berdengkur. Min lak jakun tgk laut ngn swimming pool. The room we stayed tu facing sea view and swimming pool lak betul2 kat bawah balcony. Walopon hujan non-stop dari ptg Khamis tu, sempat jugak lah lepaskan gian Min berendam dlm. pool. Hujan lak mmg tak kasi chance kitaorg jejln along the seashore. So tgk jer lah dari bilik heheh! jadilah..sbb mmg dh lame tak tgk laut. Min nyer baldi pasir dan jenkaut2 tu jd toys die main air dlm bath tub jer. Lenkali kite balik Kuantan lagi, kite main korek2 pasir n buat sand castle yer sayang mama.

Asal hujan mmg rasa nk bermalas-malas aje lah. Pagi jumaat hujan belom stop. Teringat jaman kecik2 dulu, kalau ujan mcm nih tandanya nak banjir. Hujan tak lebat tak non-stop. Kami breakfast sambil dgr bunyi hujan n bunyi ombak menderu. Pantai just 50m from the buffet area. Nice view. Tak sure ade amik gambo ke tak kat Restaurant Kampung, Hyatt Regency tu. Nanti kalo ade I upload sini. Lepas breakfast kitaorg balik bilik dan meneruskan acara bermalas-malasan. Papa min je rajin skit, dia study for his GMAT on this 19th Jan. 2009.

Around 1pm kitaorg check out and heading to kilang keropok lekor favourite kat Tg. Lumpur. Masih ujan. Dapat lah beli bergondong-gondong keropok lekor utk kawan2 opis and stock utk. diri sendiri hihi. Keropok lekor rebus fresh, panas2..nyum-nyum. Kitaorg bedal keropok lekor rebus tu mentah2. Sedap ooo!Dek kerana outdoor activity takle nk di laksanakan, we went to East Coast Mall, shopping mall baru kat Kuantan. Not bad lah, ade Big Apple, Baskin, Sushi King, Crocs Boutique, Carlo Rino and I rickie2 Parkson die pon ade Toys'r Us, Combi's lines, Chicco lines, etc lah ala2 mcm mini MidValley cuma tade cinema kat mall tu. Maju jugaklah Kuantan skang.

Yg bestnyer masuk MNG tade org pon nk berebut pilih baju, pilih size mcm kat KL. Hehehhe. Fitting room beta yang punya! Sile2 buat mcm rumah sendiri! Ahaks! :P. Pastu ade Brand Outlets store sebelah MNG. Hemmm...... pause lame gak la kat dlm kedai tu. They're selling overrun stock branded clothing from men to women and the best is for kids! Rasa mcm nk borong semua. GAP, Osh Kosh, Gymboree, Nike, Levis, Carters, Mothercare..u name it lah! Byk giler dan hampir lemas. Seperti biasalah anak punya pasal kan. I bought for min a pair of beaded jeans GAP at RM49.90, GAP long sleeve, Gymboree Long Sleeve, Carters blouse at RM26.90 each. All item ade 10% discount. Kalo ikutkan hati nk je borong baby rompers (RM9.90) yg kiut miut tp. masih mampu menahan nafsu ahaks! Nk kasi korg panas kalo I rajin nanti I tepek sini baju2 yg I beli tu ahahah!(<--Ketawa jahat!)

People who talk

2008-12-19T17:27:00.000-07:00

Dulu ada sorg kawan mase jaman-jaman study. Die penah ckp, lebih baik diam dari byk bercakap. Nanti lebih byk buat silap, lebih byk buat dosa sbb cakap-cakap tu akan lebih kepada perkara yg. tak perlu dicakapkan. Diam pulak bukanlah bererti tak tahu dan tak pandai. Bercakap bila perlu dan yang paling penting cakap pakai otak. Bukan cakap pakai lutut. Hehehhe!

Dalam pemerhatian selama ni terhadap diri sendiri yg. tak berapa sempurna dan mereka di sekeliling, biasanya cakap2 yg terlalu byk tu tak dtg dari otak tapi dtg dari apa yg hati rasa. Maka lahirlah cakap2 atau bual2 kosong yang tak berintipati menguntungkan malah mungkin boleh memalukan dan merugikan diri sendiri, keluarga dan rakan taulan. Untuk kita semua ambik sikit sorg lepas bace apa yg. aku tulis pagi sabtu ni ialah fikir dan pilih apa kita nak cakap, bila kita patut cakap. Moga mulut dan suara yang Allah kasi kat kita tu digunakan utk. yang sepatutnyer.

Latest update dari saya.

2008-12-16T01:24:00.000-07:00

Terpaksa menangguhkan project bling² swarovski walaupun batu nyer dh dibeli, brg keperluan dan bahan² dah lengkap sebab project nih perlu skill dan R & D yg secukupnya. So far dh beberapa attempt di buat tetapi hasilnya kurang memuaskan plus lantaran telah menukar telepon.
Telah pun berjaya memulangkan telepon N82 berkeypad mcm tahi lalat tak cukup baking powder tu kepada kedai di Mines. Tak boleh tahan dgn key yg size xxs. Jari ni nk terseliuh bile sms. Walopon tahu telepon slide cepat rosak tapi masih suka pada slide. N95 di tgn. Walopon model lame tapi sgt suke ngn warna plum ala² purple.
Cuti saya dah abihs..malah berhutang satu half day dgn MMU. Mcmana nih? Ganti ngn MC boleh tak? Sbb MC byk giler. Tunggu jelah pengadilan dari HR tak lame lagi ahaha. Ade hati nk amik MC 26th Dec, boleh cuti 5 hari skali ngn X'mas n Awal Muharram yeay! Semoga Dr. dgn baik hati bole kasi saya MC yeay!
Tensi dgn project di opis tapi buat² tak reti bahasa supaya tak berapa tensi. Go away -ve vibration... Welcome +ve vibration. Harap² yang lain pon begitu hahaha! Bukan ade org mati pon kalo project tak siap tahun ni. 15 days more. Sempat ker? Erk... 15 hari jer eh?
Selamat Pengantin Baru kepada Pidot n Kerol. Semoga diberkati Allah SWT insyaAllah. Sory tak pi kenduri kawin korg. Nanti jemput ke rumah kita makan mee bandung muar ok.
Stok Hotmama Pouch makin berkurangan. Sape berminat segera ke WMC ok! Next stock tahun depan lak ok.
Ok..cukuplah tu. Lain kali pulak updet.
Owh tertinggal lagi satu.... nape kebun facebook tu lembab eh? Nak berkebun pon boleh mati selera.

Bling² Project Part 4

2008-12-01T18:28:00.000-07:00

Okes. Update update! My order from The Sticker Monsters arrived in my mail box yesterday. Last night sambil berkarate dengan Yasmin, I managed to bling my N82 leather (tiruan) case. Hahah! Inilah Hasilnya! I'm blinging with my phone at the office today ahahah!

Bling² Project Part 3

2008-11-30T22:50:00.000-07:00

Ok.. today i'll upload pictures of what i've done so far for my bling² project. Above is pictures of my crystal case that was half way bling with sticker type rhinestones. Walaupon nampak ala² mcm senang mata memandang, tapi bahu yg memikul nih Allah saja yang tahu. Mmg saje menambah keje yang sediakala dah banyak keje kan.. ni la hasilnyer hehehe. Saje carik penyakit, tapi hasilnya mmg menenangkan jiwa. Tunggu yer hasil one by one nyer swarovski. Terlanjur entry pasal bling² nih... i nak wat knowledge sharing skit lagi tentang bahan² yang diperlukan utk DIY bling item² anda:

Hot fix Crystals - Swarovski (Mahal), Rhinetones (Murah)
Tweezer - Untuk kepit dan susun batu bata one by one.
Kayu korek gigi/ Batang satay - Untuk kacau² gam sebelum apply onto be bling area.
Epoxy glue - Gam special untuk project² batu bata bling, tak berwarna (clear). Gam gajah @ superglue, UHU is a big No.. No..No.
Protection film - work like screen protector, put a layer of protection film before start bling so that anything happen you can cabut the protection film from your gadjet.

Perhaps, you can watch Xiaxue DIY Bling video, it might help if you're interested or visit EmmaGem to read more on bling². Hehe!

Dinner at Chili's with Alang

2008-11-30T21:37:00.000-07:00

As i mentioned in my previous post, we went dinner at Chili's. Me, the MGs and my sister Pekan aka Nurin. All of us order food mcm 15 tahun tak makan red meat hahah!

Bling² Project Part 2

2008-11-28T03:02:00.000-07:00

To update on my so called "Year-end-self-rewarding-project"..The Bling² Project. I done some study on the design that i like. I have started on the first part of the project. I went to Midvalley few days ago with the MGs and my sister, Nurin. She stay at my house until last Wednesday. We had a dinner at the Chili's. After the dinner, we walk around and i found this one small kiosk selling stickers, they sell rhinestone sticker for phone too. I bought some with the price RM13.90 each. Then i can't wait to start blings the crystal casing i bought few days before that.

I made a mistake, i thought that i have take the measurement etc. As i almost complete sticking the sticker on the case, i soon realize that i had a problem at the edges area. Will post some picture here later on. I left my Cybershot at the office. It looks nice but not yet 100% completed.

Along the way of trying to find solution for the first bling attempt, i realized that to DIY the bling² it takes some patience.. urmm not some but LOTS of patience. Why? Here's my findings:

1. To arrange those 2-3mm stone, one by one is not that easy. Naik terbuntang bijik mate! Alangkan nk tampal yg sticker type pon jenuh mengukur, bukan boleh main tepek jer ahahaha! FYI, I haven't yet start on the "one-by-one" part since the supplier for swarovski stone said that the new stock will be coming this Dec. But sure it's like working with pixels.

2. Plan..plan plan.. I measured the size of my leather case, which i choose to bling my pouch instead of stick those blings on my phone... but i took me almost 5000 pcs of 2mm stone to blings whole case, then i try to find alternative. If i were to bling the crystal case, (which also a good solution) i need approx 2500pcs which i think less stone means less budget and less sakit mata. But another problem come... As for the leather case option the surface that i need to bling just a flat square area compared to crystal case... i'll be challenge by the round edges and shapes. So.. How? Think , think ..and think...

3. I come out with 2-3 design for this blings project..i do it in Illustrator. Once i have the designs ready, i'll arrange the 2mm/3mm circle on the design.. so that i can estimate total stones i need. I know i sounds crazy for doing this.. but when i do it .. i want to do it right and i'm a newbie bling DIY ok!

So based on my findings... opps.. i heard car honking outside..my hubby is here. See ya.. i'll continue soon! Have a great weekend!

*Sambungan dari rumah:

So based on my findings, i need to carefully plan and byk bersabo. Those who yg. would like to try the sticker type, I found a blogshop that sell stickers, all sorts of stickers including rhinestones sticker. It's not a swarovski crystal but looks like swarovski and bling less than swarovski. You can visit The Sticker Monster Blogshop and see her sticker collections. Price also not that expensive compared to those sell rhinestone sticker in Lowyat.net forum and the one i bought at Midvalley. She sell only RM8 persticker. I have ordered some from the seller (based in Kedah) will show the outcomes here soon too!