WW: Ikea Bissa Shoe Cabinet

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I've been wanting this so much! And Alhamdulillah I have finally got to purchase it during our visit to Ikea Tottenham last Friday at 20 pounds only..:D

Bissa 2-departments shoe cabinet

We keep the everyday shoes in the bottom department while the rest in the top department..

The display cabinet has new friends now..hihihi

Anyway, we still keep the old rack at the end for now. But I now hide it behind the hat/coat stand..Oh, the stand is also new, bought together with Bissa..:)

Space savvy ;)

Now, the area in front of the door is not messy anymore with shoes as per previously. The most important thing,  if we have guests coming, at least  either the guess or us will not have hard time to pick our shoes anymore..hehe,

Another angle. ;)

I was regret not to buy two cabinets as hubby planned to..mula takut sempit ruang and takut membazir pon ye..but tengok2 there will be no harm if we bought two cabinets right..ada space lg apa..sigh..sorry Sayang, next visit perhaps? (wink)

Smart looking cabinet, i loike! ^^

Finally, so happy dan tak serabut dah tengok area ni. All the shoes were all well-hidden. :P Thank you Fizah..because you are the one who inspired me to share this..;D 

A Treasure Bag of Stories

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Last weekend Iris's nursery had a library trip to Mayespark library. So Iris was looking forward it since the previous week when we received a permission letter to sign. She kept mentioning about it almost every day and even asked me to take her to library before the trip. hehe of course I did not take her there, i just did not want her to spoil the trip mood. ;)

The night before the trip, she went to bed early. I said if she did not want to miss the trip, she must sleep early. ;P And when the day arrived, she was first to wake up. She was all excited about the trip and off she went. Then when I fetched her, I saw she had a sling bag across her shoulder and I thought she mistakenly took someone else's bag! Apparently it was a goodie bag called 'My treasure bag of stories' from the library trip..;D

In the car heading home, she told me about the trip and the goodie bag excitedly! And when we arrived at home, after taking off her boots she sat in front of the door and started taking out one by one from the goodie bag to show me off. hehe...There were a pack of pencil colours, one copy of colouring book called Make your Mark, a two copies of children story books called Copy Cat and Don;t Wake the Bear, Hare! and a reading booklet for parents from BookTrust and BookStart UK. Thank you! ;)

Like iris, I was happy, myself! Who wasn't drooling for getting all those colourful illustration books with glossy cover?? Haha so I read for Iris and Zafri right away in front of the door (the door was close of course..:P) At the same time, took some pictures! But sorry it turned out upside down, i took it only using one hand with iphone hence the outcomes..and sadly my photo editor app didn't have a function to rotate the pic..:P

Afterwards, what else..attending my Iris who could not wait to colour her new colouring book of course..^^ 

Anyway, the goodie bag was such a good effort from BookStart and BookTrust UK to encourage children to love books and reading. A very great effort! Hopefully Iris can read by 5 years old once she goes to Reception this coming September. Amin! Right now, we will read the books for you, dear. Always our pleasure! :)

Till then, Wassalam. 

Spring Holiday: Snowy Grindelwald, Switzerland

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On the second day at Interlaken, we went up to Grindelwald. It is a must visit place and was strongly recommended by our Eurocamp patron as well as our friend who had visit Swiss last November. But the difference was of course the weather and temperature. Since winter had prolonged this year, it's still gloomy and still covered by snow, just like in a 'Winter Wonderland'! 

Let's check it out! ;)

That day the road wasn't busy so hubby just drove slow and steady so that we could savour the view peacefully. ;) Once we reached the entrance, hubby pulled over to the roadside to read the map and take pictures. It was freezing cold up there, so only hubby and I who got out the car. Zahin joined us later but only for a while. And Iris who was still unwell due to lactose tolerant stayed asleep in the car with lil Zafri.

from the lookout point, we could see the Swiss Village at the foot of Alps and cable cars ride up to the Alps mountain! And after that Zahin started begging us to take her riding on it too! Hoho..Since we had planned to ride a cable car at somewhere else so we promised to take her on the next day..:D

I heard there was a stylish and elegant town for shopaholics but since shopping was not in our main objective so we just passed it. :P

Usually, people go there for a ski trip but as for us, sightseeing only! :P Hihi..

finally hubby found car-park at Grund near Maanlichenbahn (cable car station to Maanlichen at 2230m).  There was a bridge across the river nearby the carpark that intrigued us. We wanted to across it but we had to be careful as the skiers who skied down the mountain were too fast while passing through the bridge!

Being at the foot of Alps while the Swiss wooden houses were scattered in the background were awesome! 
The view was so breathtaking indeed. Alhamdulillah, the kids were also well-behaved with Zahin really enjoyed playing on the snow that she hardly enjoyed it in England, heheh while Zafri sleepily sat on his stroller whereas Iris's sleeping in a baby carrier carried by Babah..huhu poor my baby.

We managed to pose with snow mobile FOC! ;D

Lastly, we had a good time enjoying the view and watching the skiers at Grindelwald. It was a precious experience to remember in the future. But It could be so much funnier and merrier if only Iris was healthy that day.  It was so quiet without her animated chit-chat and laugh. :( 

From Grindelwald with Love. ;)

Ok till then, Wassalam.

Pulut Kuning Express ;-)

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Last monday punye cerita. I made pulut kuning for the first time as our main menu for berbuka puasa. To compliment it i made beef curry and also mee goreng. Then hubby bought some Pakistanese kuih and water melon juice, hmm lagilah terasa macam dah bulan Ramadhan! :D

I have found a very simple recipe that can be cooked in a rice cooker. I loike! Tak yakin nak guna steamer lagi. Amatur la katakan..;P Nway, overall the reviews said it turned out good so it was really tempting me to try it. Here we goes..

Recipe by As75 (MyResepi)

2 cawan beras pulut

1 cawan santan pekat + 1 cawan air panas

1 helai daun pandan

1 sudu kecil garam

1 sudu besar minyak masak

Sedikit serbuk kunyit ( me, suka2 je pi add some yellow colouring too :D)

Cara-cara:

1. Cuci beras pulut dulu then masukkan ke dalam rice cooker. 

2. Masukkan santan, air panas, daun pandan, garam, serbuk kunyit dan kacau sebati

3. Masak dan tunggu sehingga mendidih, kacau bagi elak pulut berkerak..kemudian biarkan hingga masak.

4. Sesuai dimakan bersama rendang, kari ayam & daging, masak kurma dan sambal ikan bilis.

5. Kaedah yg sama ini juga boleh digunakan membuat pulut untuk kuih-kuih seperti serimuka, etc. (jgn letak kunyit)

Hmm easy peasy right? Rasanya pon sedap, uols. My hubby and kids suka banget! 2 cawan tak cukup ok, next time kene up..hehehe..Nanti nak buat pulut panggang ke.. lemang ke.. pon nak guna resepi As75 ni lah. Hehe. Thank you As75! ^^

For beef curry, macam biasalah resepinya but i put some kerisik a little so kasi dia pekat sikit. Tp kalau ada kerisik mmg lagi sedap la rasa dia kan..heheh..actually, nak cepat so terguna serbuk kari ikan la plok! so warna tak menarik tu yg pi pandai2 letak kerisik but it turned out darker n thicker. not bad! My hubby love it, siap tanya gini "hmm sedap aa kari ni, yang. guna serbuk kari yg mana?". hihi and i simply answered, Babas! ;D

Self-made Glittery Butterfly Hair-clip ;-)

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It's been a long time since our last 'Get creative time'. So on last saturday, we managed to do it. This time the Eins chose to make their own  butterfly glittery hair-clip! :)

butterfly awal-awal dah dicabutnya :D

The pack was bought at 99p shop hence it costed us only 99p. :P The set also came with two glittered glues, pink and silver and not to forget the colourful diamentes as well! 

Here Iris was holding her pink butterfly. She can't wait to start decorating it already. So, let's do it! 

First, along Zahin did the demonstration how to glitter her orange and bigger butterfly! I notice that she's very expert in using the glittered glue! ;)

Hmm the outcome was not bad, uh! ;)

As for Iris, she's still young and not as confident as Zahin. So ummi was happy to gave her a favour. I did the glittering part while Iris's did the diamentes decoration! :)

Taraaaa.. Butterflies got a new look. Cantik tak? hihi. For ummi, they're beautiful indeed! ;) and when they put the clips on, i was even more impressed! ^^

Wowwie! Zahin's so ecstatic! heheh

Very nice, Iris! BUT all the diamentes already missing by the time i want to take the pics..huhu brutal anak2 daraku just like their mommy :P

Anyway, good job Darlings! As long as you guys happy, i'm happy too! Next week, we will try to do something else k, in shaa Allah. :)