My new born website

www.farracheesecakes.com

Some background on the site:

Domain & web hosting from Mesra Hosting.
I purchased it since last week.
Used free template from Wordpress.
Managed to update the site during last weekend since weekdays were very hectic.

Feel free to visit my site and you may leave any comment. Adioss

Main masak-masak

Sabtu pagi kami ke Klinik Panel untuk mendapatkan pandangan Dr kesukaan kami, Dr Azlina samada Mus'ab ini tergolong kanak-kanak ADHD atau tidak. Mengikut perbualan antara kami, masih terlalu awal untuk mengenalpasti. Dr berpendapat keaktifan Mus'ab adalah sesuai dengan umurnya sekarang. Kami juga tidak berjaya untuk menjawab semua soalan kuiz ADHD tempohari kerana terdapat soalan yang tidak relevan.

Alahai, dulu kita mula pergi tadikan pon umur 6 tahun. Saja kami nak menghantarnya ke PASTI supaya belajar bergaul. Apapon, mengajar anak-anak sendiri lagi puashati. Alahai, agak-agak boleh capai ke impian bekerja dari rumah? ;)

Sejak lepas ubahsuai, beginilah rupa bilik sebelah dapur. Dijadikan bilik belajar bersama anak-anak. Cakap Dr betul, anak lelaki memang tidak sesuai sangat dibandingkan anak perempuan. Anak perempuanku nampak lebih sket cakapnya.

Meja 'Nemo' tu baru dibeli semalam. Sesuai untuk 2 kanak-kanak yang sedang membesar belajar.

Hari ini seluruh keluargaku dijamu dengan Creme'O Cheesecake, asalnya biskut Oreo tapi diganti dengan Creme'O dari Jack & Jill. Sesuailah dengan Cheesecake ala-ala Malaysia :D. Resipinya lain dari yang lain. Saya dapat resipi dari RecipeZaar dengan sedikit modifikasi. Suami sendiri mengatakannya sedap! Mawaddah makan sampai 3 kali tambah. No wonder ler badan dia lebih gebu dari Mus'ab.

Percaya atau tidak sejak lahir saya tak pernah masak pulut. Makan pulut memang pandai dan suka sangat. Saya tengok emak buat macam senang tapi tak pernah cuba. Kalau teringin makan pulut mesti emak tolong masak pulut. Macam biasa sambalnya mesti la saya yang buat. Tapi hari ini saya dah tekad nak masak sendiri pulut. Hasilnya...

Sedap..sebab ianya pulut susu. Dimakan bersama sambal ikan bilis dan ikan masin ;) ehehe..terasa lawak pon ada. Masak pulut baru cuba hari ini :p

Does your child have ADHD?

I think this quiz is quite helpful to parents who wanted to know whether their child is having ADHD. The evaluation is here.

I shall complete it tonight with my husband.

This is also a useful website.

Opps..quick tips when you are having a pay rise. Never increase you lifestyle, instead save the portion of the pay rise for your future. I enjoy doing that. Anyway, you can always increase your standard of living if you enjoy the instant gratification ;). Adam Khoo did mentioned this in his book. It's you choice ..no big deal ;)

Have a nice weekend!

My hero

[1] E-filing siap hari Ahad. Terlebih bayar cukai RM773. Terima kasih kepada PCB bulanan yang banyak membantu. Resit buku hanya jumpa dlm RM400.

[2] My only one and direct subordinate dapat anugerah TM award kategori Non Exec. Saya tumpang gembira!

[3] Semalam Mus’ab tercedera masa kat sekolah. Cikgu telefon saya jam 9 lebih, tapi saya tak berapa dengar disebabkan sedang bermesyuarat. Jam 12 lebih cikgu telefon semula dan tak sampai 10 minit, pengasuh pula yang telefon. Jadi, saya pon bergegas pulang ke rumah takut-takut kalau cederanya teruk. Alhamdulillah takdelah seteruk yang disangka. Bawa ke klinik bertemankan emak saya, dan lukanya tak perlu dijahit pon. Malahan, kat klinik aktifnya bukan main lagi, kat atas katil pesakit pon nak melompat lagi sampai Dr komen “ Jangan nak lompat-lompat. Dari tak berjahit kang kene jahit pulak “ . Cuma lukanya boleh nampak juga sampai ke dalam.

Saya juga berbincang dengan agak lama dengan cikgunya. Menurut cikgu, Mus’ab adalah seorang yang sangat aktif, tak boleh duduk lama atas kerusi dalam kelas, suka bergerak ke sana sini. Cikgu juga bertanya samada Mus’ab sukar hendak ke sekolah pada waktu pagi atau tidak. Saya menjawab, “ Mus’ab memang tak payah dipaksa ke solah kerana setiap hari dia seronok nak ke sekolah”. Pada pendapat kami, mungkin dia belum faham tujuan ke sekolah untuk belajar bukan bermain. Cikgu meminta Mus’ab berehat sebentar dr ke PASTI memandangkan mereka kekurangan cikgu buat masa sekarang. Attrition rate di PASTI agak tinggi (macam kat Contact Center la pulak :D). Dan kerana itulah, agak sukar untuk mengawal para pelajar yang bermain, bergaduh, tolak menolak etc. Buat masa sekarang PASTI tiada cikgu untuk pelajar umur 4 tahun. Di PASTI hanya ada 5 pelajar berumur 4 tahun. Dan kerana ini, mulai hari ini Mus’ab ‘on long holiday’ (mungkin untuk beberapa bulan) dari sekolah. Best jugak kan ? :p

Mungkinkah pendapatan atau tawaran faedah pekerja di PASTI perlu dikaji?

Kami bercadang untuk membawa Mus’ab ke klinik untuk mendapatkan pendapat doktor jika dia dikategorikan sebagai xxxxxaktif. Anda ada cadangan tentang klinik / Doktor yang sesuai? Oh ya, Mus’ab masih pakai lampin masa tidur malam. Umur dia sekarang 3 tahun dan 10 bulan.

Work at home. Is it possible?

I've been so busy this week actually.

The week was fully occupied with 5 days workshop, while in between I still managed to find my own time to return to my office and settled up few operational tasks and also met 3 of my clients + prospects during lunch time & after office hour.

Saturday is always be my "5 S day". I cleaned toilet, mopped the floor (using the cherry liquid which I bought personally from the cleaner's office supervisor, very good smell I tell uu!!), fold ed 2 baskets of dry clothes, moved varieties of goods from roomto storage cabinet, prepared good food, cleaned up the kitchen, cleaned up the garden, ironed the whole family's uniform and last but not least read book with kids . The new kitchen also felling glad for having the first visitor: Yani and family. We had good time of talking about house renovation and the kid's development ( mom love to talk about it I guess). She is also planning to start their renovation very soon.

Before I slept, I took my time surfing and reading the success of few Internet Entrepreneur in Malaysia like Gobala, Syed Ikhwan & Alang. I just joined their club. I really admired them especially Bala. He is my classmate during our MMU's life. He's a very successful Internet Marketer today. We learnt the same subject a long time ago like, Consumer Behavior, Internet Marketing and many other marketing related subject. We got our same degree in Marketing but maybe with different CGPA. We used to work in the same company ( now, he has resigned from my company few years ago). Today, we are different. He have applied the subject in the real life, while I'm still working here and let the time come and go with no significant difference. I want to choose my new life. I'm learning and exploring. I want to work at home or at least a flexible hours. I'll prove it to myself!! Am I dream too big?

My Sunday also hectic. It's started with the family's project and then with my Cheesecake's Project. This project doesn't need me to run the mixer nor heat the oven. Will share with you all sooner. We also managed to visit my cousin who just given birth last Tuesday. She is a very cute baby, name Ainul Balqis. I hope I spell it right. I just finisehd reading this book "How Buffet Does it". Gonna share his tremendously important notes in BijakRinggit. I'm now resuming my CC Project. Then my target after maghrib : cook for dinner, fold dry clothes, resume the Project again. No more TV program in our life.

Another note, read the latest news in Majalah IM #3 which featured Gobala.

KLIBF 08

Cadangnya Sabtu nak gi KLIBF. Tapi suami sibuk sangat dengan projek IT dia. Suami kata 2 hari ni memang nak pulun habeh projek dia tu. Aduih..nampak gaya takut melepas KLIBF. Saya takmo terlepas, so saya ajak Abah pergi sama. Kami gi naik motor jam 3 petang hari Ahad , sebelum hujan turun dengan lebatnya. Sebenarnya ada buku yang saya dah target nak beli tak jumpa. Pengajaran untuk tahun depan, jangan ingat tajuk buku saja, kene tahu publishernya sekali sebab gerai buku punyala banyak , ditambah orang macam kat chow kit road. Kalau tahu publisher senang la sket, cari buku pon boleh jimat masa.

Belanja semalam RM277 dan buku-bukunya mengikut kategori seperti berikut:
Anak-anak:
1) 2 set 'read and write on board'- sorang adik sorang abang supaya tak gaduh. Tapi gaduh jugakk ..huhu
2) Buku huruf & nombor - buku ni depa tak gaduh sangat
3) 2 VCD:Iqra' dan Cinta Allah
Pelaburan :
1) How Buffet Does it ~24 simple investing strategies from the world's greatest value investor
2) How to make money in stocks market
3) Rahsia melabur dalam unit amanah
Komunikasi:
1) Cara mudah belajar Bahasa Arab
2) Kamus Lengkap Arab-Melayu-Inggeris ( banyak benda nak pulun balik sebab banyak dah lupa, ni harapan untuk belajar semula Bahasa Arab sebelum menunaikan Fardu Haji)
3) 25 ways to win with people
Motivasi:
1) Tips menjadi wanita paling bahagia
Masakan:

1) Istimewa hidangan petang

Buku baru

Nak kata best sangat idokler sebab dapat diskaun hanya 10%. Kalau Kinokuniya atau MPH buat sales pon cenggitu then lagi best boleh cari buku yang kita nak. Saya sedih tak jumpa buku Baking / Cheesecake. Korang ada jumpa ker?

Kabinet buku kami bukan ditempah. Beli di kedai perabot biasa dengan harga RM420, beli tahun lepas. Majalah biasa macam Pa & Ma tak letak sini.

Cadangan minggu lepas nak buat Fruit Tart tak menjadi lagi. Hasilnya lepas balik dr KLIBF..

Pengumuman:

Smileycakes ~ kini menjual Cheesecake bersaiz kecil! Lihat sini

Nisastore ~ Bukan sahaja terdapat T-shirt muslimah design baru, malahan terdapat pelbagai produk iaitu Tudung Bawal, Kain Batik Kelantan dll. Selamat datang kepada rakan sepasukan baru saya, YatiPruz yang kini menyertai Nisastore ;) Siapa nak join lagi, silalah email saya. Kini lebih ramai usahawan tempatan sambilan yang akan dilahirkan melalui rangkaian blog Nisastore atau SmileyCakes. eheheh

:)

Yesterday, I took one day leave. The initial plan was actually :
1) Prepare breakfast & the kids and send to babysitter & PASTI
2) Meet 2 prospects
3) Deliver one cake to office
4) Go to KLIBF
5) Go to TH to deposit cash, update books and register Hajj.

The day end like this:
1) Prepared breakfast & the kids and send to babysitter & PASTI
2) Delivered one cake to office
3) Meet 6 prospects at 3 different locations
4) Went to Sumayya's Office to change 8 T shirts
5) Went TH and deposit cash, update books and register Hajj.
6) Went to CIMB Bank, Public Bank and Maybank
7) Went to Citibank & terminated my Credit Card
8) Went to Menara Maxis delivered 4 T shirts

The day was really exhausted. I reached home @ 7.30pm. As usual I still prepared the family's meal & having dinner about 9.15pm++.

The day was delightful because I made another Total Money Makeover for myself : Register Haj, Invest another 2K in PCIF since the price is really attractive ( last week invest 3K in PIEF), get rid off my Citibank Credit Card.

I'm now planning a strategy to attack another debt : my house mortgage. I love Dave Ramsey's strategy-The Debt Snowball.Upps, FYI, I still cannot terminate my Maybank Credit Card because I got 2 monthly easy payment schemes; both are Laptops which belong to my husband and my SIL.

I hope to go KLIBF tomorrow!

This afternoon, I made some research on Philadelphia Brand Cream Cheese. Insyallah, I'm now confident the cheese is Halal because it's contain microbial rennet (non-animal) and are suitable for vegetarians. Another point, you can see the AFIC logo in the small package (250gm) of this cheese. And of course JAKIM certified AFIC.
Please read the following sources:
Aussiemuslim
TurntoIslam
DairyAustralia
You can also read this site to know whether the Cheese we used to eat on Pizza/Bun/Pasta is made from animal (rennet) or non animal source.

While doing the research, I found this tempting recipe. Peanut Butter Cheesecake! I hope to try it in one month time ;)

Tak jadi buat Fruit Tart

Hajat dihati memang teringin sangat nak mencuba Fruit Tart sejak minggu lepas. Siap hari Sabtu ajak cik Abang temankan saya gi Bagus untuk membeli beberapa alatan TanSeeFong. Sebelum gi Bagus actually saya dah call pejabat TanSeeFong, depa kata boleh dapat barang2 tu kat Bagus Shah Alam. Hampa sangat, barang yang nak dibeli tiada. Yang ada cuma Tart Mould saiz kecil sikit dari yang saya ada sekarang. Cadangnya nak buat hari Ahad, tapi dah sebab penat sangat mengemas aja & membuat kek untuk Aufa, anak buahku, tak jadi la nak buat.

Ada sket gambo sempena Birthday Party Aufa Tasneem ;)

Sonok sakan bebudak ni ;)

The Choc Chip Cheesecake

Anak kesayanganku, Mus'ab dan Mawaddah

Emm..jelesnyer ramai kengkawan dah pi KLIBF..kite lom gi lagi...kot-kot Jumaat baru nak gi..then Ahad ni la kot nak try Fruit Tart.

[Rumah] Sebenarnya kami masih belum berpindah sepenuhnya ke rumah sendiri sebab suamiku outstation lagi. Insyallah hari ni nak pulun pindah semua barang dari rumah emak ke rumah sendiri. Rumah sendiri pon banyak lagi nak kene kemas.

[Kerja] Kerja baru mulai 1 April dah bermula. Nak kata banyak beza tidakla sangat. Bos dah lain tapi tempat masih sama. Cuma skop lebih luas jaga Product & Billing for Internet & Non Internet Contact Center. Nampak gayanya lepas ni kepala otakku bakal menjadi Knowledge Base jugakle. Tapi best apa.At the same time, masih support kerja-kerja bos lama. I enjoy.



[Mawaddah] Setiap hari rajin pegang buku dan tanya "Apa ni?" dalam setiap gambar, huruf dan muka surat. Sampai naik letih dibuatnya. Tapi saya layannn

[Shopping] Cadang nak shopping meja dan kerusi belajar anak-anak dan letak kat bilik baru yang diubahsuai. Berangan nak buat bilik ala perpustakaan supaya dapat create learning environment. Then, dah rancang nak shopping buku dalam RM300 kot sebab tahun ni bonus + gaji bertambah, so elaun buku kene naik sket. Macam semua orang dah nasihat, Income Tax matters all in one file. TQ eh!! Opps lagi satu nak kene shopping barang-barang kek sebab dah mula dapat tempahan.

[Buku] Baru habis baca buku Adam Khoo 2 hari lepas. Memang tak berjaya baca kurang dari 10 hari macam Yati. Biasala byk sgt urusan lain:p. Apapun malam tadi walaupon sampai umah kui 9.15mlm++ sebelum tidur saya dah mula baca buku T. Harv Eker, the secrets of the millionaire mind.

[Bijak Ringgit] Ketahui kuasa 'compund interest'

[Nisa Store] Ada pengumuman penting.

How the fund was raised & What was spent for

My debt - free rennovation itemised expenditure goes like this:

Note:

1) Some items has been paid the deposit last year (sunk cost) ie: Sliding door, wrought iron

2) Few constructions materials incrased in price ie Grill -iron price increased by 40%

Let's see how the fund was raised:

1) RM15, 000- withdrawal of EPF for 'purchase of 1st house' on March 2007. The money was used together with my savings to redeem My ESOS. Redeem ESOS in May 07 while sell the ESOS somewhere Nov 07. I got 5 lot for ESOS and 4 lots used cash while 1 lot credit.

2) RM7 to 9K-ESOS return, can't remember the actual figure

3) RM17,500++- Own savings- still calculating the actual figure

4) RM2.5K ++-Recent bonus- still calculating the actual figure

Note: I didn't touch my saving in TH and investment in Unit Trust.

In a nutshell, I'm grateful my savings is sufficient to cater the cost since I don't have other debt like Car Debt. Only house mortgage is attached to my monthly salary. I'm still happy driving my 92' Saga :D . Even, the new exec in my office didn't believe my car is old Saga. They have more good looking car than me.
I will share another 'story' behind the scene konon2 with regards to this rennovation next week okeyy ;)