Living with Sarah

 I'm 1 month late in wishing you a Happy New Year. Happy New Year 2024 people! May the year brings much joy and happiness to you and your family. As usual, my new year resolution is to lose some weight. Hahaha... same old, same old. I gained some weight last year. I attributed it to my fixation for that delicious Aren Caramel Latte. I think I consumed it at least twice a week! And my laziness to move around to exercise. At first it was - too early to workout after my ablation procedure, then it was too hot, or it rained... And suddenly I gained 3kgs. So, this year I vowed to reduce my sugar intake. Nowadays it's just air kosong ais when we dine out. Sometimes terbabas juga but rarely. Rice pun dah kurangkan separuh dari biasa. I also started my brisk walks 2-3 times a week and for the first time in 2 years, I think, I got my self the January badge for Samsung steps challenge. Yeayyy! I got this yesterday! Yesterday was also our 24th wedding anniversary. Alhamdulillah for 24 lon...

 The past month has been as eventful as my mundane life could be. Apa jadi ya? Anak comel came back home for a week for her study leave during Raya Haji week. Jadinya duduk rumah saja hari raya sebab dia kena study. Sekarang dia tengah sit for final exam for this semester. Doakan dia berjaya ya. Insyaallah. Kereta pun dia bawak sekali. I duduk rumah sajalah. Alhamdulillah rumah dekat dengan kedai kan turun je nak beli apa-apa. My past month... My niece Wani akhirnya dapat scroll setelah convo tangguh sebab pandemic. Rezeki dia dapat scroll daripada Permaisuri Selangor. Ordered this Pandan Gula Melaka cake for her dari Hubbs and I, and her Pak Ben. Makan-makan... Our Raya Haji guests were my Abang Ben and my niece Wani. Tahun ni besides the usual rendang ayam and nasi impit, I made nasi lemak requested by anak comel. For dessert I made bubur pulut hitam. Apparently bubur pulut hitam yang asing santan ni susah nak jumpa. Wani yang tak pernah makan bubur pulut hitam terus fall in love...

 It's been 2 months since my last update. I was really lazy to switch on my laptop. Of course a lot of stuff happened but nothing too significant lah. Anyway, I didn't get to wish you a happy new year on the 1st of January. So, Happy New Year 2023 peeps! Let's see... Managed to meet up with the usual achik-achik a few times these past months. Mid-December we met at Ies's new place in Kajang. Actually just next door to her old apartment. We had shellout yang sangatlah satisfyingnya. A few days before Ies and Jay attended Mas's sister's wedding kat Tg Karang. Jadinya, diaorang pergi pasar dan beli seafood. Merasalah makan segala sotong, udang, mentarang, lala... Oyster pun ada tapi I tak reti lah nak makan yang raw tu! Ada 2 talam shellout. Delicious! Another old friend, Ieya, pun join sekali. Cantik betul rumah baru Ies. Masa tu dia orang kata I belum buat house warming lagi for my place. Betul jugak...  Sometime in January, Mas and I met up at Jay's place. D...

 Anak comel is back home for her three-week mid-semester break. Rasanya first time mid-semester break lama macam ni. Selalunya seminggu je. Having her around means that I have kawan lunch. Boleh lah keluar makan or if delivery pun have something nice. Kalau tak tu asyik buat nasi goreng je! Her break ends this weekend though... sunyi lah Mommy dia lepas ni... Our country welcomed its 10th prime minister last week. PRU15 was held on 19th November. I have faith in our new PM and hope the new cabinet ministers to be announced very soon will consists of good and smart people. Insyaallah. Doakan jangan condemn je. Bila negara nak maju kalau semua benda tak kena? SPR guna inai Neelofa ke apa ni? Semangat agak tinggi bulan lepas pergi jogging. Dapatlah dalam 3-4 kali seminggu. Alhamdulillah no problem with breathing or heartbeat. Breathless sebab penat tu biasa lah sebab tak fit. I try to go beyond 5kms. Dapatlah juga 6kms ++. Target this month nak try 7kms pulak.  Walaupun tak berja...

 Anak comel's absence means that I don't have kawan makan for lunch. Usually lah. Unless it's Friday and Hubbs tak ada meeting kat client's office, he would come back home for solat Jumaat and lunch. The first few days I ordered FoodPanda. Lepas 2-3 hari tekak pun tak lalu. Selalu sedap je tapi makan sorang-sorang ni kurang selera sikit. Last-last masak saja apa ada dalam fridge. Selalunya nasi goreng. Itu paling senang dan cepat. I memang ada selalu ada sambal gesek home-made so itu dileburkan saja tambah telur, sayur apa ada dan goreng nasi. Settle! Since I don't have to worry about anybody's lunch, I usually sleep in. My insomnia is really bad these days. The other night I took sleeping pill that I have not taken in months. Memang rasa mengantuk. Tapi golek-golek saja. In the end, tetap tidur ikut my normal hours i.e around 3am-4am. So, I ganti that sleeping hours after Hubbs goes to work. Dapat 2-3 jam pun dah cukup baik.  What do I do when I'm home alon...