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

 It's been such a long, long time. I really can't find myself the time to write. Actually, I do have all the time but switching on my laptop is such a hassle nowadays. So, very, malas nak switch on.  A lot of birthdays were celebrated between July and November.  My good friend Mas celebrated her birthday in July. We met up about a week after to have a small makan-makan. Location: in the middle between Shah Alam and Bangi/Kajang = Putra Heights (where Jay lives). And we found a gem there - Moon's Kitchen. Sekarang ni dah jadi favourite place for my little family to celebrate our birthdays. The birthday girl That wagyu burger was soooo sedap Tiber macam Kasim Selamat pulak nak cucuk mata Ni lah geng kawan-kawan small circle I Then, it's my turn. Hubbs celebrated my birthday early. Masa I jimba-jimba ke Jakarta-Bandung lepas Raya Puasa hari tu, Hubbs actually cuti 1 minggu sebelum start kerja baru. Rupanya dia habiskan cuti dia tu pergi test drive kereta. Memang ada plan t

 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! Tw

Day 4:  Our last day in Bandung. Nothing much on our itinerary. Just some shopping and then back to Jakarta via car. By then, beg pun dah beranak-pinak. We expected bad traffic because people were supposed to come back from their kampungs to Jakarta. Jadinya, plan ke Jakarta tengahari. Last breakfast at Aston Pasteur Hotel Bandung.  Akhirnya ambil juga favourite food kalau pergi breakfast buffet iaitu omelette.  Lepas check-out hotel, we went to Kartika Sari. Sangat lah menarik tempat ni. Basically it's like a bakery tapi banyak traditional food as well. Yang kita orang pergi ni siap ada boutique baju sekali. I sebenarnya tak tau nak beli apa kat sini. Cuma cari varieties of pisang salai untuk Hubbs saja. Yang ni pelbagai jenis lontong. Ies borong ni. Malam tu kita orang makan sangat sedap rupanya! Lepas di Kartika Sari, off to Jakarta. Kalau naik train perjalanan dalam 3 jam lebih sikit, naik kereta balik ke Jakarta sebenarnya tak ada specific estimated time. Semuanya bergantung k