Sujud syukur padaMu atas segala cinta

"Ketika Cinta bertasbih, Nadiku berdenyut merdu,
Kembang -Kempis dadaku, Merangkai bukti cinta,
Garis tangan tergambar tak bisa aku menentang
Sujud syukur padaMu atas segala Cinta, cinta......."


perfect song, perfect music, perfect movie

owh, how i want to start update on this blog today... i just came back from class and straight away open the Tv and start to watch Ketika Cinta Bertasbih 2. best giler cerita ni sampai nak tgk utk kali ke 3. today i watch it with ayman... hehhehee, no no no, ayman dok sibuk dgn toys dia yg bersepah2 depan Tv while i am concentrating on KCB2.

Ketika Cinta Bertasbih was based from a best selling novel written by Habiburrahman El-Shirazy. thanks to Syg for introducing me this great movie.

ok, need to go. another busy week but still i find the time to watch Ketika Cinta Bertasbih, hehehhehee.. owh, i guess Ulm getting colder... today is -10 degrees. sejuk gilerrr

busy busy weeks

the test on last thursday was good. i got 28/30. yahooooooo :)

blurrr

today i have miss the bus at 7.27am and that makes me totally stress & a bit frustrated of coming late to class. blurry monday :(

okeh, nak prepare utk class esok pagi, x boleh lambat nanti tertinggal bas. good nite all

life is so difficult

its winter, its very very verrry cold. today in ulm it shows -8 degrees. hardly for us to see the

light of sun. the sky is dark & gloomy, and in some ways, it will effects our mood for the whole day.

thinking of this, i am feeling very blessed, sangat-sangat bersyukur dgn malaysia. i miss home, miss the perfect weather in malaysia.

alhamdulillah i am feeling much better on this second pregnancy. less tiring, less morning sickness & just few times of krem kaki tgh2 mlm. serius sakit, mcm nak nangis pun ade.

ayman is still dgn sifat manja dia that makes me smile the whole day. of course he has his not in a good mood time but i am adapting to it. mula2 tu mmg stress bila dia asyik nangis aje tp lama2 ok. kalau ayman nangis2, tu tanda dia lapar, penat, x cukup tidur atau nak minum susu atau pun pampers dia basah. i am curious and a bit worried about ayman's weight because he seems very light compared to other babies at his age. nak bg ayman makan ape lg yer??

ok, tu jer lah nak update kali ni. i have no interesting story to share :( shade...

miss umi & abah

lately i'm feeling very down, maybe because i miss my parents very much, umi and abah in pandan jaya. i miss being at home with my big happy family - abah, umi, along, adin, zahid & zarif.

ya Allah, pls give me some strength, aminnn. i guess i need to call umi to motivate me :)

Now i'm pressured

I think i'm feeling very stress and pressure now. i think i just want to go somewhere to release my stress. lani fikiran tengah berserabut :(

Salam Maal Hijrah 1431 H

assalamualaikum

to all my Muslim readers, Salam Maal Hijrah.

Semoga tahun baru 1431H ini membawa seribu rahmat & penuh keberkatan kepada kita semua, aminnn.

pada zaman sekolah rendah dulu, saya pagi2 lagi dah bangun nak ikut rombongan sekolah utk perarakan maal hijrah awal muharam di padang merdeka, kuching. seronok sgt masa tu eh.

masuk sekolah menengah pulak, join pertandingan nasyid.. bernasyidlah kami ramai2 atas pentas dewan sekolah. yg best di smsk ni, cikgu2 & student sama2 organize aktiviti. mcm2 lah aktivitinya, tak tersebut..hehehe... sambutan hari guru, maulidur rasul, hari sukan, hari anugerah cemerlang, etc... aaah, bila teringat time2 sekolah dulu, saya jd rindu sgt pd kenangan d smsk, lama tuuu..1996-2000. kawan2 semuanya baik2 dan dah mcm adik-beradik. 5 years in boarding school really makes us so closed.

for our son, ahmad ayman nasaie, ibu mendoakan semoga membesar menjadi anak yg saleh, sihat dan bijaksana, aminnn.

for my husband, all the best in your studies. belajar rajin-rajin syg! serajin yg mungkin! Winner never quits, Quitter never wins! u will always have my full support.

anyway, here is a song of Maal Hijrah for us to ponder...

Satu Muharam detik permulaan,
perkiraan tahun Islam Hijrah,
perpindahan nabi dan umat Islam,
dari Kota Mekah ke Kota Madinah.

Atas keyakinan dan iman yang teguh,
kaum Muhajirin dan Ansar bersatu,
rela berkorban harta dan nyawa,
demi menegakkan Islam tercinta.

Hijrah itu pengorbanan,
Hijrah itu perjuangan,
Hijrah itu persaudaraan,
Hijrah membentuk perpaduan.

Oleh itu mari semua,
kita sambut Maal Hijrah,
tingkatkan semangat,
tegakkan syiar Islam,
untuk sepanjang zaman

owh yes, i am on 3 weeks holiday until January... begin to miss my classmates, my best friends, elma, maki, abeer ...
in this 3 weeks, i will make use the time to study for theoretical driving test. this is my second time repeating the test! nak cakap susah, x juga...nak cakap senang, mcm susah... its ok, i will study more this time.... tak tahan hidup turun naik bas, tukar tram, tunggu bas masa winter ni...sejuk giler! kalau pass, syukur alhamdulillah..dan kami boleh plan utk beli small second hand car here. tp kalau x pass lg, sampai bila2 laaa kami sekeluarga turun naik bas/ tramp..

yeay, we r heading to Rome, Italy tonight for 4 days and 3 nights holiday. tak sabar ni nak jalan2 historical city of Rome, nanti saya update gambar terbaru kami sekeluarga yer. i always wanted to upload the photos, but semua gambar masih dlm camera lg.. sejak dtg ulm ni, jarang2 dah ambik gambar... semua busy, kecuali ayman.. dia jer yg ade byk masa lapang, rajin tgk kartoon & main2 while we r busying settling things... heheheee

Best regards,
sarah... ibu ayman
1 Muharam 1431 H

ayman at 1 year

salam & good day all

i guess it has been almost a year since i last update on this blog. many things has happened that makes me didn't know how i want to start.

well, our son Ayman has turn 1 year yesterday. i just cant believe how fast time fly.
at 1 year, he has 4 front teeths, speak at his own language, campur2 sikit bahasa melayu, english, deutsch & kecek kelate... i noticed his first few words are - dah, entah, tak nak, tata and lalalallalalalaa.
everyday i teach him to say 'ibu''ibu'ibu'. but until now, there is no sign of ayman calling me ibu. tak per, i will wait for the time to come.
ayman eats and plays a lot. right now, instead of porridge i alternate his food to rice. senang cerita, nasi dgn lauk pauk with meats, fish & vege.
ayman suka tepuk tangan bila dengar lagu2 nursery rhymes kat youtube.
ayman belum boleh berjalan elok lagi, need to hold at the wall, the chair, the table, the cabinet
ayman lani laju naik tangga, tp turun tangga belum mahir lagi.
one thing for sure, ayman suka sepah-sepahkan rumah.
ok, thats all i can think of for now. till next updates.

love, ibu ayman

Financial Tips - Live within your means

Lesson learn from the film- Confessions of a Shopaholic, based on a best selling novel by Sophie Kinsella.

~~~

Always abide to this principle, live within your means.
As long you do that, you will be just fine.
Don't make it as a habit for you to stretch your budget on whatever purpose.
Stop spending your money on things you cannot afford.

~~~

Tribute to hubby

syulkur alhamdulillah - officially being husband & wife on 14-07-07 at masjid bandar baru sg buloh, selangor

in memory at Delft, nL yg indah permai

perfect background, perfect landscape - raya aidilfitri, auterm 2007 - netherlands

jalan2 ke historical & beautiful city of Prague, Czech republic

Once upon a time while visiting a friend - Lay Sien at Friedrischafen, Germany - Spring 2008

~~~

Mountains and seas of thank you to you my love, for being such a wonderful husband.
Being with you is a bliss, and such a blessedness.
Thank you Allah for this great man. You made me a better person, sayang.
And for all that you are, I love you with all my heart and soul.

InsyaAllah, with His blessings, we'll have loads more of happy years together, aminnnnn

spring cleaning

my weekend activity -

1. basuh bilik air atas & bawah
2. bersihkan peti sejuk
3. mopping
4. cleaning the kitchen
5. laundry and
6. ironing his kemeja for the whole week

yahooooooooooo, hati senang fikiran lapang bila rumah bersih & teratur (^_^)

moment of pregnancy

alhamdulillah, i'm pregnant... zwanger kata org belanda

semasa kenduri ayah li nak ke mekah, pipi makin tembam, berat badan pulak makin naik..haihhh

at 39th weeks of pregnancy, seminggu lps tu ayman pun selamat dilahirkan d hosp ampang


ni diaaaaa ahmad ayman nasaie bin mohd nazri, my small halus baby
he was born on dec 14th, 2008 at 421 am


okeh, nanti nak share ttg birth story & akikah yg tertangguh hari tu

ayman @ 2 months

just a little bit update about ayman, the apple of my eyes ~

at 2 months ayman has developed new habits and skills. its amazing to watch him grow everyday.

He can smile! He’s smiled before but now he smiles for a reason. He smiles whenever he’s happy, when we talk to him, make a funny face. Seronok sgt tgk dia senyum2... geram eh!

Ayman loves when people talk to him. Kalau siapa rajin layan bercakap2 dgn dia, he stares back intently listening to what we say to him.

Ayman can talk his own language! my hubby suka ikut ape yg ayman ckp, hahahhaaa

Ayman tidur meniarap. Trend tidur meniarap ni tok mi ayman yg ajarkan. Kalau tidur terlentang sekejap dah bgn balik. Tapi kalau tidur meniarap lena dia tidur.
At first saya takut nak bagi dia tidur meniarap takut dia tersembam muka. But now I am not so worried sbb dia pandai angkat2 kepala pusing kiri kanan to find his own comfortable position.

Ayman loves bath time. Esp when saya mandikan while talking to him. Dia pun berkocak2 la dlm air tu dgn muka happy while looking at me.

He is very well behaved! Seriously, taking care of him is so easy. Alhamdulillah.

Of course he has his bad days sometimes, but most of the time mmg baik je dia. Takde meraung2 out of the blue. Jarang nak dgr suara dia menangis2.
Senang nak bawa travel. How did we get so lucky? Alhamdulillah….and thank you Ayman, tak pernah susahkan ibu dan abah..

Oklah tu je I can think of for now. Till next updates

~ ibu ayman ~

Its been a while

Last weekend we went balik kampung to Kampung Chenderah, Jasin Melaka. A 3 1/2 hour journey from JB. I am sure by now Ayman is now determined that home means inside the car. We've been road tripping a lot lately, JB - Jasin - kL - and back again to JB.

Owh yes, we had such a wonderful and exciting holiday in Pantai Air Papan, Mersing during the Maulidur Rasul public holiday... we had a lot of fun there, jalan2 tepi pantai... seronok sgt mandi laut.... (^_^)

till the next road trip -

Alhamdulillah

Syukur pada Allah, semuanya dah selamat...

Our precious baby was born on Dec 14th, 2008 with weight 3.15 kg

we've agreed on a name for the little newborn, Ahmad Ayman Nasaie. Ahmad means - yang terpuji, Ayman - yang bertuah , Nasaie pula diambil sempena nama imam an-nasaie, seorang perawi hadis yang terkenal.. InsyaAllah, he will carry this name proudly.

Our lives have changed in ways I could never have imagined

Internet connection is poor unfortunately. Stay tuned for the birth story, akikah, baby 1st month development, coming up soon as I could find the time and signal (i am totally headache with celcom broadband poor signal!)

Love all, busy bees mum

Salam Ramadhan -01/09/08-

In conjunction with the coming of Ramadhan, allow me to wish u all Ramadan Mubarak. Selamat menjalani ibadah puasa. Sama2 kita perbanyakkan amalan, mudah-mudahan mendapat
keberkatan...aminnnn

May we be blessed with peace and prosperity, insyaAllah.

More of our story

assalamualaikum / good day to all

since i have nothing to post in this week, therefore i'd like to share my all time favourite song,

~~~ EVERYDAY I LOVE YOU, by Boyzone ~~~

I'd like to dedicate this beautiful song to my everdearest husband- SYG-

I don't know, but i believe
that some thing are meant to me
and that you'll make a better me
everyday i love you

i never thought that dreams came true
but you showed me that they do
you know that i learn something new
everyday i love you

'coz i believe that destiny
is out of our control (don't you know that i do)
and you'll never live until you love
with all your heart and soul

it's a touch when i feel bad
it's a smile when i get mad
all the little things i am
everyday i love you

everyday i love you

everyday i love you more

If i asked would you say yes?
together we're the very best
i know that i am truly blessed
everyday i love you
and i'll give you my best

Everyday i love you

a little bit of my life updates:

++ Reading Mode in the house ++

i'm now in the mids of reading Shopaholic Ties the Knot, again by Sophie Kinsella...
thanks to syg, he's so generous buying me few shopaholic series.
suatu hari tu, saya dpt parcel postage from uk.... surprise2...hehehe, hubby telah hadiahkan 2 novels. ~~Can you keep a secret & Shopaholic Ties the knot~~
sy sgt happy bila dpt buku tu, (^_^)
dia mcm tahu2 jer yg saya ni suka sgt dgn novel Sophie...
dlm dia dok busy study and finishing his aerodynamic thesis, dia cuba juga utk luangkan masa looking for my favourite books at ebay. once again, THANKS SYG!

++ Preparing breakfast for him++

yahoooooo, i managed to cook MEE JAWA for our breakfast on last week, ~ clap, clap ~
tak der ler sedap sgt mcm kat kedai tu, tp boleh laaa utk masuk perut kami berdua
resipi mee jawa ni sy cedok dr mesra resipi, nak try?? cari ler kat website mesra resipi tu eek

+ HIS STORY +
roti, biskut, lempeng, cereal are not in his list!
his daily menu is heavy breakfast.
nasi sejuk dgn lauk malam td pun dia akan cari kat dapur. hehehe... itu lah suami sy

setiap kali bangun pagi, saya mesti pening sikit nak fikir menu ape nak masak utk dia.
senang cerita, antara menu wajib sepanjang minggu ialah: nasi goreng, mee goreng, kuew tiau goreng, bihun sup, bubur ayam/daging, cokodok bilis, pisang goreng ataupun saya sediakan nasi berlauk kat dia...
bila tiba jer mood tahap malas sgt2, hah...sy akan masak nasi terus- breaklunch!

hmmm, saya mesti akan cepat kesian bila dia ckp, "saya suka masakan isteri sy, sarah masak sedap"
bila dgr jer dia ckp mcm tu, terus sy bersemangat nak masak..hehehehe
tp....bila datang masa sy protes x nak masak sbb merajuk kat dia, dia akan cepat2 cakap, " kalau x makan, mati!" eeeei, gerammmm sgt2 dgn ayat dia tu kan.

ok gudnite people, it allready 1142pm. time to do some laundry, preparing beds, and watching siaran tertunda beijing olympic games. ~ daag

bee hoon sup

i stuck for few minutes starting to write for this post. blurr ~~~
can u see the bee hoon soup? the food seems very dull aaa, wuaaaa :(

my story
bila habis jer masak, sy cepat2 hidangkan dan hias sikit2, nak suruh ler hubby kesayangan sy ni ambik gambar, but he keeps on delaying...buat2 lambat , bukan sekejap tau sy tunggu dia ambik gambar ni... sampai sejuk jg ler sup tu

ade jer komen, kondem & komplen dari dia, haa, ni antara kata2 yg sy msh ingat lg
" alaaaaaaaaa, setakat bee hon soup ni x yah ler letak kat blog, x gempak pun!"
sakit telinga saya dgr kata2 dia tu...
penat2 sy masak nak ler juga ambik gambar nyer, nak share dgn u all one of his favourite food
eeei, kalau sy tahu guna camera dia tu saya akan ambik sendiri gambar2 ni, x yah nak tunggu2 dia.
sy kurang minat sikit dgn DSLR camera ni, dah ler berat, nak setting itu ini pun lama...
terkial2 juge laa sy bila hubby dok ajar setting nikon d200 tu
tp tak per laaa, let him alone with his camera (^_^)

hari ni parcel lense camera dia baru sampai, ni dia dok adjust sana sini, bersihkan lense, cuci debu2 kat lense
bukan main syg lagi kat camera dia tu

ini laaa bee hoon sup yg dah sejuk, sejuk2 pun..tetap sedap yer..tambah2 lg ade sambal kicap,
bertambah2 sy & hubby makan

his & her food

Our first anniversary

Since I have an ample time for myself today, so i thought, may be I should blog a little bit more ..

***14.07.07 - 14.07.08***

I still can't believe that we've been married for a year. Pejam celik pejam celik dah setahun rupenya. We've gone thru so many difficulties and happy moments together and I believed the relationship has getting stronger and stronger, alhamdulillah.

I cant thank him enough for being very supportive & understanding. He has always been there for me no matter during the times of happiness & diffuculties.



Dinner at Thai Thani Restaurant, Rotterdam - 15/07/08 - a day after anniversary
we ordered fish cook with sweet sour sauce & tom yam campur
as for dessert we'd chose ice cream, gambo ice cream x dpt nak upload sbbnyer bila smp jer kat meja....kami dua2 cepat2 makan & habiskan

ambil gambar dulu sblm makan aaaaa, kalau ambik lps mkn ~~ makanan pun dah habis licin~~

~~~ Kinderdijk trip ~~~

Welcome to reality

Assalamualaikum & good day people

I have always wanted to write on my life updates but have been delaying, delaying & delaying. We never realize how precious little time we have in a day until its gone, well... that is life.

I'm almost back

See the title, almost...?? I am now in 19 weeks of pregnancy, still in morning sickness fever, throwing up like a monster... ingatkan bila dah end of first trimester ni akan berkurang simpton2 pening - mual - muntah2 sampai lembik satu badan dan terus tersadai, tp rupa-rupanya dtg lagi! but going thru for almost 4 months, so far, its bearable, alhamdulillah

These few days have been very exciting and refreshing.

On last Saturday (26/08), we went to kak fiza & abang kamal's house in Delft for birthday party celebration of their beautiful daughter- Adrianna.

Before going to sleep on friday night, I searched at mesra resipi, resipi.net - looking for dessert recipe. Have been trying to suit the recipe with the ingredients that i have in the kitchen, but seems like getting me nowhere :( blurrrrr

so dlm tgh pening2 fikir nak bawa manu ape ke rumah kak fiza esok, i quickly decide to prepare my hubby's favourite food - agar2 pandan (^_^) senang aje recipe ni...

Agar2 pandan

Masakkan agar2 dengan 5 cawan air & gula sampai mendidih.
dlm masa yg sama, ambik daun pandan dalam 10 helai mcm tu, potong kecil2 dan blend dgn air.
tapiskan pati pandan td dan masukkan ke dalam rebusan agar2.
bila rebusan agar2 td dah mendidih, cepat2 masukkan santan ( about 2 tin of coconut milk).
lps tu kacau sikit2 dan tunggu hingga mendidih.
bila dah mendidih tu, boleh laaa disejukkan

since my hubby x suka makanan yg manis2 ni, i try as possible to reduce the consumption of sugar in cooking.
Unfortunately, once we woke up the next morning --- slps agar2 itu disejukkan mlm td... daaaaaaaaa, manis bangat agar2 ni eh... malu pun ade nak bawa gi rumah kak fiza
wuaaaaaa, ni mesti sbb buat tgh2 malam masa tunggu nak masuk isyak.... kol 12pm lebih baru start rebus agar2! me yg makin lazy aaaaaaa
i feel very sorry for him,
kesian kat hubby, makan agar2 manis- next time sarah akan kurangkan gula, ok syg??

Reading mood

At home, if I'm not in front of my laptop I'd be carried away with Sophie Kinsella's - "Confessions of a Shopaholic"- Sometimes I was carried away too much that I slept 2 times in between reading one chapter. I'm not into reading ... but Sophie's shopaholic series are amazingly hilarious! (thumb's up).

I just finished reading one of her books - The Undomestic Goddess.
Berguling2 atas sofa dok baca novel ni, best sgt2! berangan diri ni jadi mcm Samantha Sweeting!

The story of a girl who needs to slow down,
To find herself,
To fall in love.
And to discover what an iron is for...

~~ Synopsis of the story~~ (quoted from www.randomhouse.com)

Samantha is a high-powered lawyer in London.
She works all hours, has no home life, and cares only about getting a partnership.
She thrives on the pressure and adrenalin.
Until one day, she makes a huge mistake that will wreck her career.

She walks right out of the office, gets on the first train she sees, and find herself in the middle of nowhere.
Asking for directions at a big, beautiful house, she is mistaken for the interviewee housekeeper and finds herself being offered the job.
They have no idea the've hired a Cambridge educated lawyer with an IQ of 158.
Samantha has no idea how to work the oven, she can't sew on a button, bake a potato, or get the ironing board to open.

But gradually, she falls in love with her new life in a wholly unexpected way.

How she takes a deep breath and begins to cope - and finds love - is a story as delicious as the bread she learns to bake.

Will her old life ever catch up with her? And if it does…will she want it back?

Well, I think this book has stayed with me in most happy ways.

Lps jer habis baca buku ni, i pun cerita laa balik kat hubby & dia terus response,
"citer ni mengarut, khayalan, x masuk akal - zaman skrg mane ade lawyer nak kahwin dgn gardener" hahhahaa.... syg jealous laaa tuh. anway, keep on writing Sophie! ~~~

banyak lg nak citer ttg The Undomestic Goddess ni, tp hubby selalu menyakat saya, dia sengaje jer nak sakitkan hati ... masa saya tgh syok baca ni laaa dia dok bising2 kata,

"Sophie Kinsella tu dah kaya raya, kiter apa dapat?? Gi baca quran tu, dapat pahala."
eeei, tahu laaa yg saya ni dah lama jg x baca quran... dok asyik Sophie, Sophie, Sophie....

Aaaaaaaaaaaaah, gerammmmmmmmmmm betul dgn hubby saya ni.
apapun, saya tetap sayangkan hubby! he always makes me smile, dia selalu menghiburkan saya. ade saje idea dia utk buat saya ketawa....:D

ok need to pen off. I'll post about our first anniversary some other day okie. It was celebrated 2 weeks ago on Monday, July 14.

Have a lovely day people.

Bofingen-Kuhberg

Munich

HeLLoooo Friedrichshafen

we're invited by one of our friends, - Lay Sean- to her housewarming party at Friedrichshafen on the next saturday, 15th march.

guest were served with ayam masak cola, sayur campur, begedil, puding jagung, kek buah, fruits, juices, etc -
hehe, on that day, saya agak kelam- kabut juga laa buat agar-agar marble untuk dibawa ke sana.
Kerana kesuntukan masa utk sejukkan agar2 dlm freeze, so saya pun buka tingkap besar2 dan sejukkan agar2 tu kat tepi tingkap (thanks to the cool weather)

birthday lay sean jatuhnya pd 13th march, iaitu 2 hari lps- suriani pula the birthday girl (15/03)
so saya nak ambil kesempatan ni utk wish happy birthday kat mereka berdua.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO U, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO U,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO LAY SEAN...SURIANI....HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO U
smg pjg umur, murah rezeki...aminnnnn

okeh, slps acara makan2 di rumah Lay Sean, kami pun beramai2 jalan di tepi tasik Friedrichshafen (constance lake)

aha, masa kami sampai jer kat tasik ni, pemandangan banjaran alps dapat dilihat dengan jelas sekali. tp sygnya, bila ambik gambar, x nampak pula..wuaaaaaa :(

another style..ni tgh berhati2 sbb takut terjatuh atas batu

1, 2, 3 - shot! us with all the gud friends - suriani, roslin, shah, shafiqe, lan, kelvin

makan ice-cream di tepi tasik (boleh tahan sejuk juga laaa makan kat luar kedai ni)-
sian kat hubby, dia x der kat dlm photo ni sbbnya busy ambik gambar kami makan2

this photo was taken by roslin. thanx ya!

Constanz

helloooooooooo... assalamualaikum, ape khabar?
sajelah nak tanya khabar, harap2 semuanya dlm keadaan sihat selalu.

hmm, we'd spent our weekend on saturday, 8th march to CONSTANZE, which is about 2 hours by train from ulm.

ni nak cerita sikit ttg tasik yang terbesar di german, iaitu lake constance. It is also the third largest lake in central europe after lake balaton in hungary and lake geneva, and also the second largest of the lakes bordering the Alps.

pemandangan di lake constanze ni sangatlah cantik, cuba tengok gambar2 kat bawah ni.

perfect weather, perfect landscape, perfect lake @ beach( mcm laut pun ada tasik ni), perfect everything

mula-mula sampai kat constance, macam x percaya pun ade sbbnya tasik ni besar sangat - saya rasa mcm berada kat tepi laut jer. fresh air, beautiful landscape, relaxing atmosphere :)

Menu of the week - chocolate cake

helloooooooooooooooooooo

finally, i managed to bake a chocolate cake for hubby , yeeeee (^_^)
he had been asking for the cake since last 3 weeks, but then at that time, i still did not get the mood of baking anything until last monday night.

the recipe is very easy to make,
saya masih sempat tengok drama - impak maksima the series lagi masa tgh menunggu kek masak dlm oven, wink*(^_^)

so, this is the recipe.

pre-heat your oven at 180 degrees
[first bowl]melted and mixed 125g of butter+ blended with 5 eggs (putting one by one) + sugar +vanilla essence.
in a separate bowl, mixed the flour + baking powder (2 teaspoon) + cocoa powder (half cup)
then add in all the mixture flour to the first bowl
gradually we can add fresh milk so that the cake would be moist
at last, baked the cake for 40 minutes at 180 degrees.

saya x der gambar nak share kat sini, sbbnya sebaik shj kek tu masak, my hubby dah terus makan.....sedaaaaaaaaaaaap sgt, yumm yummmm
so kami pun makan laaa sama2 sambil sambung tengok drama impak maksima

Buai laju-lajuuu

Buai kaju-laju
sampai pokok sena
apa ada dalam baju
sekuntum bunga cina

yeeeeeee, seronoknya main buaian
it tooks about 5 minutes walking from our house to this playground

...cerita saya...

I am back to my laptop. The time now is 4.53 pm.

Initially i am thinking of finishing a story book that I bought since last 2 weeks, ~ The other side of the story, written by Marian Keyes. Tp tiba2 jd malas pulak dah eh nak baca buku.

Hubby keeps on complaining - "Dari minggu lepas lg saya tgk sarah asyik baca buku tu, muka surat tak byk berubah pun, x der improvement!".

so i responsed back to him, "ha...saya kene menghayati buku ni, nak kene bayangkan watak Gemma & her mum, therefore i've to read it up again & again, baru betul2 faham."

~ I always keep on telling myself, "on whatever u read, u must read until u understand" ~

Kalau sekadar membaca jer, x faham, buat ape, betul tak?

So, ape yg saya nak buat ni? Masa ni org lain tentunya tgh sibuk study, baca lecture notes, jurnal itu ini, buat assignment, study utk exams... saya? Sibuk update blog??

....mmm...Let me start my story today with snow in ulm.

It was snow in Ulm on the past few days. Can u believe that? I thought March is allready spring, but then ulm is still in winter mood ~ temperature is always freezing cold at 1, 2 , 3 degrees most of the time!

That day, we're walking freely under the snow. It seems like in Japanese drama -- winter sonata.

I asked hubby to take some photos, but then he just smiled and said “Mcm mana nak ambik gambar, kiter kan x der flash , snow mane boleh nampak mlm2 ni dlm gambar….”

Oh dear, I am getting mad at him already.

“Apesal pulak nak tunggu flash baru boleh ambil gambar?”

Actually he had been asking for my permission to buy a camera flash.
We'd been surveyed the flash at few camera shops in ulm, dan dlm byk2 flash kat kedai tu, he is very interested with one of the flash. NIKON CAMERA FLASH worth 350 euros!!

It is damp expensive and out of our budget. Apparently, the answer is NO-

Kesian kat hubby, dia mmg x senang duduk sejak sy beritahu x leh beli flash camera tu. Nak buat mcm mana syg, mahal sgt...it is not worth to spend 350 euros for a camera flash!? am i right?

It is hard to say no to him …

Dia sgt minat dgn photography - camera, lenses, are all his best friends. Tiap2 malam, after we'd our dinner, dia mesti duduk kat meja study, belajar utk edit gambar2 kami kat Photoshop...

He'd spend few hours in front of the laptop just to edit the photos! Betapa minat & sukanya dia pd photography ni...

Well…sabar sikit yer SYG…mesti ade second hand flash camera kat ebay…kalau murah & masih berkualiti, kiter beli, ok?

Burg Hohenzollern

Hehe, our trip to Hohenzollern Castle was a very last minute plan. We went there on the following Saturday, 23 febr. As at 8 in the morning, we reached Ulm Houptbahnhof to get the inter city train to Hechingen. The journey from Ulm to Hechingen train station took us 2 hours.

well, that 2 hours excluded the time on waiting for the shuttle bus to the castle, climbing up the hills (kene jln kaki mendaki bukit + berpuluh-püluh tangga - aaaahhhh.....saya mmg tension masa ni, apesal laaaa raja german ni suka sgt bina istana atas gunung!) menyusahkan rakyat jelata!! nak tak nak, pujuk jer laaa hati utk teruskan naik bukit!

the path to the castle took us approximately 30 minutes walking from the car park. Hohenzollern castle, here we come!

hubby had taken a lot of photos but then most of them are still unedited.
hehe.. anyway, thanks to SYG, anywhere we go for a visit, he'd never forget to bring the tripod along, in that sense... we never miss taken our photos together, right? * wink--- (^_^)

mmm.... i would like to make a short note on this fairy tale castle which was constructed by King Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussian King and German Emperor.

Hohenzollern Castle

* Located on top of Swabian hill near Hechingen, south of Stuttgart.
* The castle offers a beautiful panoramic countryside views (Hechingen village) and landscape of every direction, with the variety of towers and castle courtyards.
* One of Germany's famous sites.
* The guided tour is only in Germany, however u can buy a book that contains the information of this castle at the ticket centre... and of course it is an English book, or else..mmg x faham pun!

Stuttgart

At about 6 in the evening, we continue our journey to Stuttgart. It is among the busiest city as Stuttgart is the capital state of Baden-Wurtemberg in southern Germany.

I can say that this metropolitan city is similar to Oxford Street in London ataupun mcm Bintang Walk kat Kuala Lumpur. Ya Allah, ramainya org! mcm susah sgt nak jalan, asyik berlanggar bahu jer.


Stuttgart is popularly known of its Mercedes-Benz world. On a total area of approximately 17.000 sq.m. the Mercedes-Benz Museum shows around 160 vehicles on permanent display, including not only the earliest models but also the latest series production vehicles.

I can see that most of the people here are driving Mercedes and even the local taxis are also Merz!

The economic brief
(quoted from http://www.stuttgart-tourist.de/ENG/city/wirtschaft.htm)

* It is considered to be one of the most innovative metropolitan regions in Europe. Around 2.7 million people live here, 1.4 million people work here.

* Around 160,000 companies produce a gross domestic product of 90 billion Euros, which corresponds to that of Finland.

* The Stuttgart region has repeatedly been awarded with the "Award of Excellence for Innovative Regions" of the European Commission.

* Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Bosch, HP/Compaq Deutschland, IBM Deutschland, Agilent Technologies, and many more are among the brands that are well known all over the world.