Upclose & Personal With Dikny

Hi there! I went to Penang last week for 6 days. I was there on business but I just had to bring my kids along with me since nobody was available to take care of them here in KL. Well, no problem with that because I would be in peace when they were with me all the time. So, I arranged my time accordingly so that my business meetings would be on schedule and my kids would be attended to as well. The first two nights and three days we stayed at Hydro Hotel which was superb. The room was huge. There was one king-sized bed, a living room consisted of a white large sofa, a coffee table and two wide armchairs. There was also a working table with lamp and leather chair. It was indeed a comfortable room that I enjoyed so much. Oh yes, there were two balconies, one with two pool chairs and a round table, another balcony with two plastic chairs and a square table. My children loved the spacious room that they turned it into a football field during the day!!! The next three nights we stayed at Ha...

What's your favourite food? Mine's definitely 'sambal tumis'. I remember when I was about 9 years old, I had nine (9) rounds of rice with sambal tumis ikan bilis. I just loved it! Now, if I'm out of ideas on what to cook, sambal tumis is the first dish that would come to mind. My recipe for sambal tumis is very easy, it takes less than 10 minutes to prepare and cook. Blended dried chillies, sliced red onions, tamarind juice, anchovies, salt and sugar to taste. Heat up some cooking oil, fry the anchovies till golden and crispy, put aside. Using the same oil, fry the blended dried chillies till someone in the house sneezes. It shows that the chillies are well-cooked. Put in salt and sugar. Throw in sliced red onions. Pour some tamarind juice. Let it simmer. Mix in the fried anchovies. Stir them together and voila! Ready to be eaten with hot plain rice. Burrppp........It's really worth the sneezing!!!

Alright, so far, I've posted two entries for 2011, not bad for a start after taking an extremely long break.... Today, I decided to go to work earlier than usual. From Monday to Thursday, 9am until 1pm, I have lecture gigs to fulfill at one of our local universities. After which, I would rush to my office and would only go back home at night. Some have asked me when is the time that I get to spend with my husband and children? Well, the answer is all the time.... Yes, I meet my husband every day at the office because we run the business together. Yes, I spend time with my children all the time too because I take them with me to the office. If I have meetings, I would ask my clients to come to my office instead of having meetings outside. I always have my appointments at my office too, and so far so good, nobody has complained about such arrangements and they themselves think it is better and more comfortable conducting meetings at my office. My children have been behaving well at t...

Ku menatap dalam kelam Tiada yang bisa ku lihat Selain hanya namaMu, ya Allah Esok ataukah nanti Ampuni semua salahku Lindungi aku dari segala fitnah Kau tempatku meminta Kau beriku bahagia Jadikan aku selamanya HambaMu yang selalu bertakwa Ampuniku ya Allah Yang sering melupakanMu Saat Kau limpahkan karuniaMu Dalam sunyi aku bersujud Esok ataukah nanti Ampuni semua salahku Lindungi aku dari segala fitnah Kau tempatku meminta Kau beriku bahagia Jadikan aku selamanya HambaMu yang selalu bertakwa Ampuniku ya Allah Yang sering melupakanMu Saat Kau limpahkan karuniaMu Dalam sunyi aku bersujud Kau tempatku meminta Kau beriku bahagia Jadikan aku selamanya HambaMu yang selalu bertakwa Ampuniku ya Allah Yang sering melupakanMu Saat Kau limpahkan karuniaMu Dalam sunyi aku bersujud Padamu

Yes, yes, I know I've been missing from the blogging world for such a looooonnnggg time.....well, it was due to the usual typical reason - busy as a bee.... What makes me get back my blogging mojo? Answer: people!!!!! I have been running an academy and a management office for eight months now. I can proudly say that they are exclusively mine and I have my every blood, heart and soul in them. And not to forget, my money too!!!!! Whatever I have saved up, whatever I have in-hand and whatever I have in trusts have been invested in the business. You are not wrong if you say I have become poor now because of the business. BUT, do you realise that because of the business too I will become one of the richest ladies in not-so-many years to come? (Aminn.....InsyaAllah) AND when that happens, don't tell me that you wouldn't be one of the many people who would come running for my help? (ok, obviously this is a personal luahan hati ku to particular individuals). Well, it frustrates me ...

I'm already in my 16 weeks of pregnancy. Appetite is not so good. Can't eat rice now. I could eat anything for the past 15 weeks. Tummy is not so bumpy. Body does not get any heavier. Such a different experience this time around.

My first delivery was LSCS which means emergency ceasarian due to foetal distress. It was still early but Danish Muqri seemed too excited to come out and he weighed 3.9kg at that time. Imagine if it was on the exact due date itself!!! How big would he be? My second delivery was with the help of an instrument, a vacuum delivery. Umarizz Darwisy's face was facing down which made it difficult for him to pass through the mysterious canal. With the help of the instrument, he made it at last and he was 3.56kg. My third delivery was a totally normal vaginal delivery without any help from any medication or instrument. Muammar Daim was indeed tolerable and not much of a hassle. It was an easy one. He was 3.32kg. My fourth one? Hmmm....yet to be discovered. I'm hoping for a normal delivery this time. To me, after experiencing all types of deliveries, I still think a normal one is very satisfying. You can feel the hardwork, the difficulties, the messy hormones, etc. that you have gone thr...

I'm very sorry if it looks like I've been limiting my frequent visits. I have a very concrete reason for not calling as frequently as before. I'm doing this for my own peace of mind.... It's okay if nobody understands my intention. I know what's best for me to do at the moment. Just respect my space in this situation, that's all I'm asking for. Everything will go back to normal asap, I promise...

I'm expecting! I've removed my implanon last November and thought of inserting a new one. However, my dear gynae asked me to try for a girl one last time and my hubby agreed to it. And now, after two months, I'm pregnant. Alhamdulillah, it shows that I'm normal and healthy. I'm truly grateful with this gift and rezeki. Actually, what I'm planning to write is about my youngest son, Daim. Below is the conversation that took place about two days ago. He was running towards the door, wanting to follow his brothers outside to play. Mama: Daim, where are you going? Daim: Nak pegi main la. Mama: Abis, sapa nak teman Mama kat dalam rumah? Daim: Ala, baby kan ada... Mama: (speechless)

I want to: - read and read and read - spend more time baking - finish writing my long-awaited novel - compose a song for Akim - learn how to make cupcakes - start my own tuition centre - expand my business - drive more carefully - spend more time with my parents - spend time reminiscing with old friends - stay at home more - have a store like Chef At Home - cook like Chef At Home - have my own cooking show - write a cookbook - further my studies - have BBQ every weekend - declutter my clothes - be closer to the Almighty

It might sound too late to do this but I just feel like doing it. After almost one month moving into 2010, I suddenly had the images of things that I liked, enjoyed, hated, etc in 2009. The list is endless indeed but these are among the things that I wish to share with you. Favourite English movie: Transformers - Revenge of The Fallen Favourite Malay movie: Talentime Favourite English song: This I Love (Guns N Roses) Favourite Malay song: Dan Sebenarnya (Yuna) Favourite singer: Akim (hahahaha....yeah, go ahead and laugh...) Favourite TV drama: Nur Kasih Favourite animation: Upin Ipin Favourite book: Shopaholic series Favourite magazine: Wanita - March 2009 Favourite hangout: JJ AU2 Favourite day: The first day of being a homemaker (16/02/09) Favourite moment: Getting a huge cheque in June Favourite event: Gerak Usahawan at PWTC Favourite product: One Drop Perfume Favourite gadget: MacBook Pro Favourite quote: Money is not everything but everything needs money (my own) Things that I did...

Last weekend I was busy preparing an order from a production team of 20 people for their breakfast and lunch meals. For breakfast, they ordered Egg-Mayo Sandwiches and for lunch they ordered Nasi Beriyani with Chicken and Papadom. Fyi, it was my first time accepting orders for Nasi Beriyani. In fact, it's not often that I accepted offers to cater. However, lately, I gained the confidence to start accepting orders for small scales. Since I had to cook for quite a number of people, I decided to do everything at my parents' place. My parents let me use the kitchen while they took care of my kids. To tell the truth, it was not easy indeed to complete such task. There were many unexpected challenges that I had to endure during the process of making the Nasi Beriyani last weekend. At first, everything went well especially in the preparation stage, ie, preparing the ingredients. Mind you, it was a one-man show. Yes, I was the only one doing everything from scratch (why did I accept in...

Malam ini ku sendiri Tak ada yang menemani Seperti malam-malam yang sudah-sudah Hati ini selalu sepi Tak ada yang menghiasi Seperti cinta ini yang selalu pupus Tuhan kirimkanlah aku Kekasih yang baik hati Yang mencintai aku Apa adanya Mawar ini semakin layu Tak ada yang memiliki Seperti aku ini Semakin pupus Tuhan kirimkanlah aku Kekasih yang baik hati Yang mencintai aku Apa adanya

Muammar Daim is my youngest son. He's 3 years old and very very cheeky. Daim likes: 1. to sing 2. football 3. to take a walk with Mama 4. to hold hands with Mama 5. kissing Mama on her cheeks 6. to eat rice with kicap 7. to drink plain water 8. to sleep late at night but he won't disturb anybody 9. to wake up late in the morning 10. talking on the phone with Atuk 11. to tell stories even though Mama tried so hard not to laugh everytime he started his story with "Once upon a time....." 12. to run and hop, he doesn't walk, he skips...hahahaha... 13. to sit in the car quietly with seat belt on 14. to watch Ultraman and wishes to become one 15. to read just like Abg Ngah and Mama 16. to wear his khaki bermuda shorts 17. to play hide and seek, he hid in the wardrobe once and fell asleep there making Mama panic for a while 18. to be the youngest in the family, whenever someone asked him if he would like to have a little sister/brother, he would quickly say 'No way!...

Umarizz Darwisy is my second son. He just turned 4 last Merdeka Day. Yes, he's a Merdeka baby. Although at birth he weighed 3.56 kg which was quite big for me, at 4, he's only 14 kg. He's small, thin but no doubt, quite strong. You could feel his hard bones whenever you pressed his arms or thighs. Darwisy is an extremely active boy. He hardly sleeps and always on the moves no matter when and where. He could run fast and I often imagined Darwisy as a football player looking at his speed while running. I've described Darwisy in this blog a few months ago about how he could cry really hard and I even said that Darwisy had crying as his hobby. Hahahahaaa.....and the statement remains until today. Yes, let me tell you how he could cry and cry and cry whenever his wishes were not granted. There was once when he wanted me to take his bottle for him which was only at arm's length. Of course I didn't want to do it because he could take it himself. But being Darwisy, afte...

Danish Muqri bin Rozinor is my eldest son. Today is his last day of school for this year. Yes, he was quite excited to go to school because he told me that he wanted to play with his friends before meeting them again early next year. He just turned 7 last 8 November. Being the eldest and biggest, he's indeed a responsible son and brother. He could tolerate his two younger brothers well. He often gave ways to those two cheeky little ones. There was once when Danish was happily munching a piece of biscuit, one of his brothers came up to him and asked for a bite. At first, it was clear that Danish was a bit reluctant to let his brother have it. The two boys were looking at each other intensely when suddenly Danish offered the biscuit to his brother, not just one tiny bite but the whole piece! Wow, that was something, I said to myself at that time. I expected Danish to just ignore his brother and swallow the whole thing, but he tolerated and gave away his favourite biscuit happily. The...

Back in late 90s when Astro had just started its operation, my father subscribed to it. I could still remember that it was considered a luxury thingy back then due to its installation fee which was about 1K++. I couldn't recall the monthly fee however. I knew at that time not so many people had installed Astro and we were amongst the first few subscribers. The image of the digitalized screen was quite clear and at times you could see some alien boxes on the tv screen. Seriously. I guessed technology was still a trial and error on the cable at that time. The channels were not so many like today. The local channels (free ones) were not even on the list yet. There was only one Malay channel, Ria and the movie channels available were only HBO and Star Movies. There were also one Chinese channel, a Tamil channel and of course there were MTV and Channel V around. The best part about Astro during those times was the attraction that it offered to its limited viewers. There were many contes...

Dear readers, Being a normal human being, I'm sure all of you have been late before. Be it late for class, late for submissions, late for a movie and late for anything that you can think of. I have been late myself. Throughout my adult life, I have been late for so many things. And all my lateness had good reasons behind them. Yes, everything happens for a reason, right? Whenever I was late for something, I'd be rushing like mad. This is because I'm the type of person who would try the best to be on time no matter what. If not on time, it'd be earlier. Get what I mean? If I was the one waiting, and the other person was late, well, I would always be the forgiving person. The reason is obvious....I've been late before, so, it's not wrong for another person to be late too. That person must have his/her own reasons for being late. We just have to compromise and tolerate here and there in order to make both parties happy. There's no point being angry just because...