RESTAURANT REVIEW : WENDY'S

Last few nights (if not mistaken, Friday), we had a quickie dinner at Wendy's (sbb cik abg aku balik keja lambat sampai umah dh dkt pukui 9). Wendy's is not new in fast food business, they hv established well in few other countries, but maybe quite new for Malaysian.

we choose to to the nearest Wendy's at Giant Kota Damansara. The restaurant is just a typical fast food style. There were ample of places to sit (maybe it's not getting very popular compared to Ramly Burger heh!) And i think this outlet doesnt have enough workers. there were few dirty unoccupied tables waiting to be cleared. And our burgers came a bit late - not sure if they tried to protect the burgers' quality (preparation prior order only), or they dont have enough workers.
Amet had "Half pound double with cheese" small combo meal - come with fries and small soft drink. the patties look quite miserable - macam kepal-kepal dgn tangan jek. but taste nice and juicy. however, i feel that the spices are not enough to cover the raw meat-smell (hey, i am one of the sensory panel in Ramly okeh).

and for me, i tried the "Ultimate Chicken Grill" - a piece of full chicken breast, grilled and served with mustard and veggie. very simple and not spicy (maybe more suitable for Zulaikha). And i choose the Twisted Frosty, which finally dihabiskan oleh Zulaikha jek.

For me, there's nothing much extra special compared to other fastfood chain currently available in Malaysia. Maybe the menu can show a bit different, yet the price is slighthly more compared to McD, KFC and Burger King.

P/S : I always wonder when KFC Waikiki brger will make a comeback. this is the most lovely brger i ever had since (can feel the pineaple creammelting in my mouth now)

RELAXING

Balik keja ptg semalam, terus singgah kedai beli serbuk jelly nk buat dessert sket sbb dh lama x buat makan sendiri puas2. klu mkn kt kedai bleh rasa sket jek.lagipun kat umah ada bertin-tin fruit coktail hadiah from supplier.so sampai umah terus masak before ambik Zubaidah. kejap je buat puding ni, dlm 15 min siap dah.pastu biar sejuk dlm freezer,tgh malam nanti bleh la makan. Yummyy....

Pastu bangun pagi ni bawak sikit untuk staf2.kesian kat diorang keja penat2 kena la appreciate (bos yg baik kan aku nih).


Petang nih xtau nk buat apa.rest je lah kt umah.kemas2 umah skit (sawang kt dinding tu dh tebal makcik oi..).Amet g Lowyat beli brg komputer. Zulaikha ikut Mak Yan gi jalan2 umah sdara dia. just tinggal aku ngan Zubaidah jek. Oh by the way, Zubaidah dh bleh meniarap. Tu dia tengah tertonggeng sorang2 while ibu sdg berinternet ria...xoxoxo...

For lunch, i already have 2 pieces of pizza tapau back from office (ada jamuan tadi). So satgi bleh la golek2 dgn Zubaidah (bukan senang ooo nak bleh santai mcm ni...).

Hmm...maybe bleh buat home facial sikit kot sambil baring2 (sementara si monster kecik tu belum balik).

BONGKAK

Entri ini bukan untuk mengutuk sesiapa. tetapi sebagai peringatan bagi yang lali, termasuk aku sendiri.
Aku berdepan dengan 2 watak ini setiap hari. Mereka mempunyai persamaan - sedikit bongkak / membangga diri / bercakap besar / takabbur.

Watak A
Setiap masa berjumpa dengan dia, tak habis-habis bercerita tentang kehebatan anak2nya dan kebahagiaan keluarganya. Semuanya lengkap, anaknya bijak dan sebagainya. Dia juga bangga dengan kesuburannya dan ketererannya merancang keluarga tanpa menggunakan ubat-ubatan / peralatan. Satu hari dia maklumkan dia mengandung lagi. Saban hari dia bercerita perancangannya untuk buat baju mengandung fesyen itu dan ini, persediaannya membeli kelengkapan bayi yg bermacam-macam. walhal kandungannnya belum pun mencecah 3 bulan. setiap kali dia bercerita orang akan diam - tanda malas melayan. hari ini dikhabarkan dia keguguran. aku tidak mahu membuat apa-apa kesimpulan, tetapi cukuplah sekadar mengucapkan takziah.

Watak B
Dia baru sahaja join our company. and he was from quite a well-known-food-company. and he was a chef. and he keep telling me everyday all the fortune he has - he bought 2 houses and is planning to buy another one. he got 2 cars, he got resthouses in Port Dickson, Langkawi, this and that island and here and there. And he knows to do this and that. and he knows great people, the datuks and tan sris and befriend with the royal families and all. (please dont throw up reading this ok - i have been facing this every second every day and still steady). and oh ya, the latest one he told me this morning that he always chit chat with the MK Land owner (oh yeaa?? then why you still live in a cheap apartment instead of 3-storey-bungalow?)

then last week they said his was stolen - a Proton Waja. and today, his Kelisa pulak has been stolen. and i heard that his wife got VSS due to the everywhere-retrench-situation now. well, i hope his kaya-raya and millionaire-friends will give him a free car and a big position for his jobless wife.

that's all - just a two story stories to share. you make your own conclusion.

VALENTINE'S @ CAMERON HIGHLAND

Strawberry cream chocolate...enjoy fresh @ Strawberry Farm

Zulaikha @ Rose Garden...

Family potrait

With Intan, Pak Sheikh & the chubby Rafiq...enjoy tea @ Bharat Tea House

Parkland Apartment

Hijaunya bumi Tuhan

Semalam, terpaksa panggil sorang staf aku yang buat perangai. Kesalahan dia ialah bercinta di tempat kerja. memang bercinta itu tidak salah. tapi menjadi salah apabila mengganggu kerja, dan bila yg dicintai itu suami orang. Ok, ayat senangnya mcm nih, staf aku bercinta dgn seorang line leader yang telah berkahwin dan isterinya sdg mengandung anak sulung. Amat kesian kat isteri dia kan?

aku takmau blame sapa2. kalau bertepuk sebelah tangan tak akan berbunyi kan?
apa pun yg depa buat, aku hanya kasihankan isteri dia. awatla orang lelaki nih ghapla sangat? tuh baru bini tengah ngandung, dok ada depan mata, buleh main lagi. nanti bila tiba masa dia dok dalam pantang, dah balik kampung, kena puasa main plak sampai at least 60 hari, mcmana la agaknya si suami tu? tambahan lagi zaman sekarang nih banyak sangat alat komunikasi. senang2 ja bulehh dapat pompuan for one night stay.or even everynight stay. klu takut nak telfon, buleh sms. takut nk sms, buleh chating.

tak dinafikan, laki yg depan bini punyalah sopan, penyayang, tp bila bini dh berpantang, perrghh...gatai tak hingat. ada yg suruh officemate temankan minum, ada yg suruh pompuan lain tolong tidurkan dia, ada yg mintak diperkenalkan dgn kawan pompuan yg selama nih tak pernah bertegur sapa, ada yg sampai berangan nak .....isk isk...wallahualam lah. dosa sendiri tanggung aaa...

mmg tak dinafikan, pompuan pun zaman sekarang nih mmg ramai yang gaghik (sori, i have to frankly speaking here). ada pompuan yg suka kacau laki org, walaupun dia mmg dah tau org tu dah beranak pinak, tetap jugak nak kacau. ada yang menggedik2, sembang lucah, terdesak..macam2 pompuan (better call 'betina' rite?) lah yg ada. yg mmg tak ada rasa malu (kemaluan?). isk taktaulah nk cakap.dunia sekarang. Nobody can be trusted.

Penutupnya, staf aku telah diberi surat gantung kerja, manakala pasangannya telah diberhentikan kerana telah telah menimbulkan kekacuan apabila isterinya datang menyerang kilang.

Sepatutnya cinta membuahkan keharmonian, kasih saying, kedamaian. Tapi cinta hari ini lebih banyak menimbulkan kacau bilau, pergaduhan dan kerosakan.
Semoga cinta Yue, Amet, Zuzu dan Yaya sentiasa berbunga-bunga setiap saat dan ketika, malah sampai ke syurga. (Ya Allah, jauhkan kami dari sebarang gangguan sama ada syaitan mahupun manusia yang berniat jahat.Amiinnn…)

BENCI GILA!!!

I really hate that when somebody trying to tell stories about how they know how to cook this and that. Macam dia sajalah yang tau sangat memasak semua2 benda and like no others can cook like him/her. Tambah2 lagi bila dia pernah keja kat dapur hotel or dapur big restaurant. Asyiklah siang malam nk cerita tentang kepandaiannya yg hanya konon2 itu. Perlukah aku pun jadi bodoh, tumpang sama kepoh pasal kepandaian aku memasak itu ini? Arrggghhhh.....aku tak suka! Tak suka! Tak suka lahhh!!!! Terbakar la telinga aku dengaq orang cerita benda berlagak sombong mcm nih.

Aku pun tau buat pizza sendiri tp aku prefer mkn kat pizza hut sbb aku ada dua baby girl yang akan ‘membantu’ aku nanti.

Aku pun tokey kek, so x payah lah nak cerita yg hang tu pandai sangat buat cake and cookies. Aku bleh buat lebih cantik dari hang lah bodoh!

Oi, bleh hang blah pi cerita kat org lain dak? Not me okeh? Bodoh! Bodoh! Bodoh!

FEDERAL DAY

Bestnya hari nih sebab just kami-kami yg keja kat KL je yang cuti. Orang kat Selangor tu jgn jeles okeh. Hahaha..so mmg aku dgn Amet dah plan nak jalan-jalan hari nih. Tapi nak jalan berdua-duaan je, takmau bawak anak-anak (ibu yg kejam).

So pagi-pagi buta dah gi tinggalkan diorang kat babysitters, pastu dalam 9.30 pg dah mula gerak. Memula sekali plan nak pi Pertama nak format henfon cabuk Amet yg hidup segan mati takmau tu. Sekali dah sampai setengah jalan, baru dia teringat dia terlupa bawak henfon tu. (Selingan : nickname baru Amet ialah Tongga Buncit – aku yg bagi).

So teruslah pi Sogo, Best giler sbb x ramai orang, tapi banyak Sale. So senang jeh nak belek2, pilih2 lama2 sikit. Memang dah niat dari bulan lepas lagi nak beli jeans. Tapi dh try mcm2 jenis, still x dapat yg betul2 tangkap muat. Ingat nak beli Levi’s tp x bleh, kena boikot produk2 Yahudi nih (read : sebenaqnya tak ada duit daa..). So last sekali beli la jeans Nicole yg after sale tinggal RM30 jeh. Then rembat sehelai T-shirt merah sbb dah lama sangat x beli T-shirt.

Plan asal actually nak borong baju-baju keja sbb company aku x kasik pakai baju singkat2, mesti baju yg tutup punggung (maybe sbb punggung ibu beranak dua nih solid sgt kot). Tapi agak susah nak cari baju labuh2 nih. Nak pakai baju kurung tak sesuai la pulak sbb aku keja dalam lab & production. So lastly Amet suggest cari baju2 brand Scarlet jeh kat Jusco.

Blah la plakk pi MidValley. Sampai sana, sama la jugak, yang banyak baju kemeja yg atas2 punggung ja. Tp jumpa gak la sehelai baju yg ala-ala artist tp labuh. So after try posing depan cermin tu, nampak cam kelas jek, oklah. Then gi round2 lagi, tp mcm x round byk sgt sbb sakit lutut (sbb masa pantang hari tuh aku malas pakai stoking – inilah akibatnya x dengar cakap org tua2). Pastu jumpa sehelai T-shirt kaler purple utk Amet, then terus pi makan kat foodcourt Jusco tuh. Perghh…dari jauh bau Asam laksa dia tu amatlah mengiurkan. Tp malangnya aku masih kena pantang makan laksa lagi (kalau ikut cakap tok, dia suruh pantang sampai setahun. Tp mak aku kata lepas 100 hari bleh la rasa sikit2). Huhuhuhu…meleleh- leleh air liur ambbik bau je lah…

Pas makan teruslah blah. Masa masuk dalam keta tuh aku cakap kat Amet “Kita ni dah makin tua kan, jalan-jalan pun dah rasa penat, rasa lenguh semua.”

Disebabkan lenguh2 itu, aku pun offer Amet nak belanja dia gi massage (bukan aku yg massage daa..). So singgah jap kat Zen Reflexology kat Uptown for full body massage. Disebabkan kami sampai before 3 pm, dapat la promotion price for 2 pax. Jimat duit aku…Lepas massage barulah rasa ringan sikit badan nih.Lega…Pastu terus lah balik umah and take a short nap before ambik anak2….Huhuhu how I wish everyday is a Federal Day.

A NIGHT THOUGHT

It’s been a while since I managed to update this blog, not that I can’t be online..it’s just that the time has been occupied with something else (read : my two active girls).

I realized that when you are a working mom, the time you have for yourselves is really precious. You have to juggle between the feeding, the sleeping and the waking up time that your child schedules for you. Whatever that need to be done must be done within that time space. If you miss it, you lose it. Whether you want to take your shower, or going to toilet, or even have your meal, all must be done quickly.

And doing the ironing in the middle of night, washing the dishes during the wee hour is just become normal. All must be done only after they have doze off.

Now I understand why people pray for good health. I really wouldn’t want to fall sick, be it fever or flu, Nauzubillah if it’s something more serious. Not solely being selfish in wanting to be healthy, it’s more to taking care of the baby - who will feed, change, bathe them if I don’t have the energy to run the household. I can’t afford to sleep like I used to do during my single time - what if they are hungry, and I don’t hear them cry while I am sleeping soundly.

When you’re a mom, you put your child first and foremost in the priority list. However, between the tensions and stresses, I still feel great, lucky and proud to be a mom.