The end of 4:30 am cooking....

YEAY!

Binx & family

binx: i'm still @ work :((

Baby talk...

I always hear women exchanging stories about their kids. However, I recently had the chance to be included in a conversation between 3 men that were exchanging facts about their kids.

Guy 1: Anak aku minum susu yang ada DHA aje. Susu lain semua tak bley jalan...

Guy 2: Anak aku pun sama. Mahal tuh susu dia..
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Guy 3: Anak aku jugak best. Mula2 kita orang bagi susu mahal, then tukar susu murah sikit, then susu murah lagi, and now minum je susu yang murah. Takde hal langsung. Bagi laa DHA ke BHA ke AAA ke... semua dia telan.

Guy 1: Untung la kau. Bini aku siap hunt for warehouse sale for susu. If skali pegi, borong berdozen tin susu. Maklum laa anak 3 orang.

Guy 2: Itu laa pasal. Kalau murah tuh murah sangat. Tapi wife aku notice that susu dekat kedai2 ubat Cina lagi murah dari dekat Gi@ant or T3sc0 tau.

Guy 3: Haaa.. dengar tuh Binx. Take note.. Nanti dah ada anak senang.

And they went on and on and on discussing the issue of diapers, baby formulas and toys for almost an hour. Mind you, the conversation took place at my cubicle where 2 of them were actually standing by the partition wall. Giler asyik bercakap pasal anak.

Seriously, I've never heard guys talk about kids and etc. for that long before. Certainly not with all the details bout the price of milk and diapers...

Gosh....




binx: do not speculate... :p

Rest In Peace....

I have received an sms frm Mom yesterday afternoon that read,

"Innalilahwainailahirajiun. Hisham, anak Ayah Mat, meninggal dunia di Libya. Accident"

I was stunt and felt a sudden rush of emotion running through my veins.

I personally don't know Hisham that well as we are distant cousins and because he had always been away studying. However, his parents are really close to my mother (even though the blood ties comes from my dad's side of the family). They were there when mom was going through some rough times with the divorce and all. They were there when we needed help any time of the day.

And to prove that it is indeed a small world after all, hisham married my senior from school. I was really shocked when I saw my senior sitting in my living room next to Abang Hisham when he came over to introduce his new bride to the family. Memang terkejut beruk.

My thought goes out to his wife, who just gave birth to their 2nd child last June. She was back in Malaysia when the accident happened (Abang Hisham worked as a PTD officer based in Libya). I can only imagine her sorrow of losing a husband at this stage of her life. Besar sungguh dugaan dia kali ini.

Rest in peace, Abang Hisham. Semoga Allah mencucuri Rahmat keatas roh-Nya.

Al-Fatihah.




binx: in deep thought...

What's cooking...?

I actually cooked this for buka puasa today....

(clockwise: garlic toast, mashed potato, asparagus & carrots, Swedish Meatballs (ex-Lingonberry preserves))

IKE4... watch out...!

for recipe, click here.





binx: the gravy still needs some tweaking though... too salty... hehehe...

I HATE Mondays...

I really dreaded myself to get to work this morning. I even contemplated taking an MC for the day, but had decided against it as I still have things pending on my table at the office.

So, dengan berat hati nya I drove to work and vowed to lay low the whole day.

Unfortunately, my plan was hijacked when an email came in at 10:17 a.m... It was from my boss. She had instructed (not asked) for all her 3 managers to be included in the guest list for the Buka Puasa Event with our VVIP client this evening.

What the f&%# laaa kan......

They had planned out the event since last week and had sent the invitation out last friday (note: our names were not on the guest list then). It was very convinient of her to instruct us to attend the event only this morning!

I seriously won't mind attending the event should I have received the instruction in advance. At least then I could have planned out how Mr Judge's going to buka puasa today. Now, the poor guy is still asleep, after finishing his last shift for the week at 7:00 a.m. this morning and might be thinking that his wife will be coming back later to plan out what to have for buka puasa.

And the worst part of it all is that I have to stay back for an extra 2 1/2 hours today until it's time to go to the event venue when all I can think of now is the warm comfy bed at home!!!



I HATE Mondays.....

binx: *pms*

Something came for me today.....

It was addressed to Puan Binx!

and it was from the CEO!

hahaha.... macam real aje.....

binx: can't wait for berbuka....

Changes....

It's already Ramadhan.... Gosh... How time flies...

First of all, Happy Ramadhan to all!

This Ramadhan is a new one for me as I have to actually wake-up at 4.30 a.m. to prepare sahur for Mr Judge. You see, I am not the type that will have sahur in the early morning. I prefer to have my sahur late at night before I go to sleep. However, takkan nak biar kan Mr Judge masak sendiri kan... Tak sampai hati la pulak. So, I forced myself to get-up every day. After 4 days, it had become a routine for me to get-up even before the alarm rings. hehehe...

I cooked our first buka puasa last night. Nothing fancy, just seafood tom yam & fried beef with onions and chilies. OK laa, not too bad. I think my cooking skill is improving since I have been cooking dinner for almost everyday since we got married. Saje aje.. Nak test power.. hehehe... Plus, I kinda like my small cozy kitchen.. That's why rajin aje nak masak everyday.

We had our first visitors to our small nest last week. Mr Judge's family came over on Friday for dinner. Then my family came over for lunch on Sunday. Unfortunately, we can't invite both families at the same time because we only have 8 plates at that time... hehehe... So had to split the guest list laa kan..

I have yet to get my fix of popiah goreng and karipap this ramadhan. Maybe I'll drop by the bazaar ramadhan later today to tapau to Mom's. Will be breaking fast at Mom's place today and maybe tomorrow and every day that Mr Judge works the night shift. Tak syok laa berbuka alone.

dah lapar dah nieh.....

How was your fasting experience thus far?




binx: *yawns*