Dinner at Yayasan Sarawak

I had a dinner at Yayasan Sarawak, Jalan Stonor, KL last night. What's so special about the dinner? The meal served. Remember once I wrote bout losing weight in July? Today is the last day of July, and yesterday, instead of weighing and worrying, I stuffed myself with scrumptious Sarawak's dishes.

As far as I remember, I haven't try a lot of Sarawak's dishes, I actually don't know much bout their food. But after last night, I ultimately fell in love with 'em.

My orange Gen 2 had a small problem last night, so I went there by Leen's Myvi. Thanks Leen for your kindness, why is her Myvi even in the picture, owh, i forgot to mention that I went there with hubby, Baby Sarah, Leen & Ain.

At first they served us with Laksa Sarawak... very nice... followed by Mee Kolok. I never had one before, it was so delicious and one day, God permits, I'll go to Sarawak myself to find a bowl of Mee Kolok. The next dish was Nasi Goreng Dabai. It's a fried rice with a bit of purple color and some dabai fruits to make the taste at it best.

Finally they spoiled us with Kek Lapis Sarawak, different colors and flavors, they even tapau some for us. I leave the dinner with a full and bloated stomach and 4 plastic bags of Mee Kolok and Laksa Sarawak. Nyum Nyum!!

Thank you, especially to Puan Noranne and all of the Yayasan Sarawak delegation for an overwhelming hospitality, after all, We're Malaysian no matter where we are.

10 Things!!!

10 Things I havent done ( or i really need to do ) after giving birth to my baby gurl

1. Watch movies ( owh how much i missed sitting in a very dark room with a large screen on!)
2. Splurge on a new shoes ( Owh guess stiletto, pls wait for me)
3. Sleep in all day long
4. Go to a hair salon
5. Buy my favourite book
6. Eat Jamu.. ( yes, eat jamu to slim down)
7. Family Vacation with my L'il One (and her daddy of course!)
8. Update my wardrobe
9. Pampering myself ( it's itching every where!)
10. Eat less! ( WIP :p)

Well, there's another thing, i want to straighten my hair after raya. Erm.... %&*T^$%^.

Again about babysitter

I intend to post this entry last two weeks, but due to time constraint and several other contributing factors, i only managed to post it today.

RM 300? Huh! My hubby stares at me in astonishment. Yes, she wants us to pay RM 300. Let me see the text message, he said to me.. I innocently show him the text message I received earlier from Baby Sarah’s new babysitter Kak Nor. “ Maybe we’ll find a new babysitter then”, I tell my darling hubby, but I think we can still afford it, it’s just the same if we go to the Day Care Center which will charge us OT after 5.30 pm...”

That is part of the discussion we had yesterday night during our everyday meeting. We discussed about the new babysitter who demands a payment of RM 300 a month to take care of my baby girl. Huh! This morning, the babysitter explains to me, the extra RM 20 is a courtesy for me, in case I fetch my baby gurl late. Ok whatever.

Im no demanding mother, neither fussy, I’m just trying to provide the best for my baby girl. I didn’t set up any requirement for the babysitter, but I really hope she can take care of my baby without any agenda.

Money is another thing, to stay in the budget is always the most important aspect to live happily. But, no doubt I’ll put my baby girl safety on top of the list compare to none. So guys, 300rm for a babysitter? Worth every cent.

Happy Birthday Sayang!!

Today is the 19th of July 2010. I have marked my calendar for today is my hubby’s birthday. I would like to wish my Sayang a Happy 32nd Birthday! May you are granted with prosperity and happiness throughout your life!

I didn’t plan anything for him this year. Why? Maybe we kinda have a tight budget this year. Hahaha! Erm, he loves me… maybe my presence is the biggest gift for him. Since he loves my cooking and I know how much he enjoys it, I’ll cook something nice for him. But I still haven’t got any idea. I’ll cook western I guess. How romantic. Just imagine, candle light dinner, home cooked lamb chop or salmon, French fries, mashed potatoes, aromatherapy candles and Baby Sarah on my lap… erks!

Anyway, I’ll cook this weekend. All are invited but please make a RSVP. *wink**wink* There’ll be a birthday cake of course! Hihiks!

SHARING SESSION

I had a very brief sharing session with my boss yesrterday morning. We talked about family, his vacation to Singapore's Universal Studio and works thingy. My boss is a happy and easy going person, a book lover and a brilliant person he is, he always love to share anything new he read from the book. He’s married with two kids, a boy and a gurl, Arif and Rania.

There are few tips of course he highlighted to be to be more successful in life. I just want to share and hopefully it is helpful to you as it does to me.

Have your own career road map. He said Look at the bigger picture of your career path. Always forecast on where you want to finish. Well, it reminds me of Stephen Covey 7 Habits of Highly Effective people which is to begin with an end in mind. My boss indeed is a very smart man, and I immediately agree with him. Hahahha. I can feel like there was a force from somewhere asking me to agree on whatever he said this morning. As in simple word, what he meant is to determine where you want to finish. Then try to plan it backwards. One closest example is to use our former Director General Tan Sri Ismail Adam’s Model of Excellence.

My boss always mentioned to me that he likes to explore new things and that is why he loves to work in the organization the maximum of two years. This leads me to the second point to ponder which is to update your resume frequently. Just to challenge and motivate ourselves, try to apply for a job out there to see your potential or to be precise to check how much you worth as at now. He stressed so much for me to be creative and always challenge myself: not to feel secured in whatever you have today. It is a mean world out there.

Then he pointed out to me on why people can’t reach their maximum potential. The first one is because of laziness and the second one is because of the fear. People who unleashes their true potential is often a hardworking person, so for some of us, new initiatives need more sacrifice, more time consumed, more energy used. Or else, we fear the initiatives we plan is going to fail, thus, we chose to sit back.

Hence, he mentioned to me The 5 Minds for the Future (Howard Gardner). Those 5 are The Disciplined Mind, The Synthesizing Mind, The Creating Mind, The Respectful Mind and The Ethical Mind. I haven’t had time to read about it yet. But I’ll try ASAP…: p

He also advised me to manage my family well. Finding a balance between family and career as well as to check on how far I want to go without neglecting my family is no nonsense. After so much of thinking, I somehow feel that I need to sacrifice either one. Up till now, I choose my family over my career.

So in the end, he left me with an example of water in a cup and on a saucer. So Asrida, you need to think wisely which one you want to be…

P/S: Credit to my boss Encik Mohd Azlan bin Zaharudin and I wish u all the best.