Dear Friends

FRIENDSHIP is a network that need no recharge.

no roaming, no activation, no signal problems

Just make sure you don't switch off your heart

 

Friendship is like standing on a wet cement

the longer you stay, the harder it is to leave

and you can never go without leaving your footprints

 

One of the best moments of life is

to meet an old friend after years 

and feel that things haven't changed 

and you realise how much 

you missed having him/her around...  

 

Friendship is needless,  

like philosophy, like art

 it has no survival value,

rather it is one of those things

that give value to survival

                                   
Friendship is like a tennis match;

 To win, you have to serve well,

and always remember 

it begins with love all

 

This message has no fat, no cholestrol and no additives. 

Only natural flavours of  care and love and joy

it contains sweetness 

But not as SWEET as you 

Ah ha... Time for some laughter

along bukit beruntong ah-ha. I really the lepak watching this eventhough I've watched it more than 10 times. Never jelak with Afdlin's jokes.

CNY Holidays Pictures

7th Feb - Picked up MIL to go for lunch at Changi. After lunch we went for a short stroll by the beach. It was crowded with ppl camping everywhere. I believe it was fun to do such activities with families but I could never do that. Cannot live without proper toilet...hahah.

We then drove back to my SIL place at Simei (MIL lives with her) and after Asar the kids went to the pool. At 6pm we went upstairs to shower and changed. After maghrib we drove to Siglap for dinner at Pizza Hut.

8th Feb - A day with my sister and mum.
We left home at 12noon and headed to Bugis Junction. Hb dropped me, Aaron, Ashraf and my maid there to meet my sister, her kids and my mum while hb, BIL and my two abangs went for Friday prayer at Masjid Sultan.

After prayer, we met at the Warung for lunch. As we wanted to go to a less crowded place for the kids to run around, we went to Suntec. HB bought Azirul a pair of sports shoes at Royal Sporting House too. We walked around the fountain and had a drink at Mac before going off to Lau Pa Sat to meet my Bro for dinner.

9th Feb - We took the kids to West Coast Park after breakfast at Pasir Panjang. The last time we were there was before we left for Penang. The boys had soooo much fun there that they were reluctant to leave.
We then drove to the Executive Golf Range at Mandai. HB practised golfing (after not playing for years now.... a little bit karat) while I took the kids to play up the hill. The boys got to roll down the hill and chased monkeys.
We met hb at the range and boys had their chanced to 'whack some balls'... HB asked if I would like to golf...huh??? Nehhh... Not my game arrrr... Aku ni da la hitam manis... kalau golf under the hot sun bleh jadi hitam pekat manis pulak...

We left at 3.30pm and headed home. After solat Asar, we picked MIL and went to T2 for dinner at Swensens.

And yes.... it were a hectic but fun holidays for us...

Meeting My Best Friend

Start:	Feb 11, '08 6:45p
Location:	TM

Buffet dinner at International Buffet Restaurant

My Precious One....Happy Birthday!

Azirul, you are a wonderful blessing, a treasure from Allah

You bring me laughter, warmth and special charm

You bring me special joy that comes from deep inside

You feel my heart with pride

No words can describe the gratitude that comes from

Having a son ...to love and to cherish

Just Like you.....

Happy Birthday to you my darling Azirul

May Allah always bless, love and protect you.

May you grow up to be a righteous person, humble, soleh and filial son. Amin.

Always remember that Mama and Daddy loves you... So much!

Yusheng Day!

We didnt host the family usual Sunday brunch at our place yesterday as my SIL invited all of us for a CNY lunch at her place on Saturday. FIL picked us up at 1pm and we headed to Elias Park Condominium. SIL and BIL cooked scrumptious Chinese food. We just we brought our empty stomachs and birthday cake for Azirul. For the first time in my life I actually ate DUCK! We also had spinach with abalone and pacific clam soup. MasyaAllah.. it was so yummy!

BIL said that for Chinese New Year, we will have lunch at my 2nd SIL place. For Hari Raya Aidilfitri, at my 3rd SIL place and for Hari Raya Haji at my 1st SIL place.... and.... every SUNDAY brunch at my place!!!! What???!! Not fair! :P

All the kids got their hongbaos but Azirul collected more hongbaos for his birthday present. We left at 3pm and headed home to rest.

At 5.00pm, Hb, Azirul and I went to Eastpoint to get Yusheng from Han's River. We too bought Chicken Rice from Banquet *wink to shaikha*

We went home and had our LoHei. It was nice but we accidentally poured to much plum sauce it was a little bit sour. The salmon was fresh but it still cannot beat the Yusheng we had in Penang... slurrppp...

Pass the butter, please !

Not sure if this is true but when i goggled the difference between butter and margarine, most of the sites have the same info as this.... Read on and if any of you can help verify this it would certainly help a whole of us who loves to eat margarine....

Margarine  was originally manufactured to fatten  turkeys.  When it killed the turkeys, the people who had put  all the money into the research wanted a payback so they put their  heads together to figure out what to do with this product to get  their money back.  It was a white substance with no food appeal  so they added the yellow coloring and sold it to people ! to use in place of butter.  How do you like it?   They have come out  with some clever new flavorings.    

 DO  YOU KNOW.. the   difference between margarine and butter?  

Read on to the end...gets very interesting!    

Both  have the same amount of calories.

Butter  is slightly higher in saturated fats at 8  grams  compared   to 5 grams.

Eating margarine can increase   heart disease in women by 53%  over  eating the same amount of butter, according to a recent  Harvard  Medical Study.  

Eating butter increases the absorption of many other nutrients in  other foods.

Butter  has many nutritional benefits where margarine has a few    
only  because  they are added!

Butter  tastes much better than margarine and it can enhance the flavors of  other foods.

Butter  has been around for centuries where margarine has been around for less than 100 years .

And  now, for Margarine..

Very  high in trans fatty acids .

Triple  risk of coronary heart disease
Increases  total cholesterol and LDL (this is the bad cholesterol) and  lowers HDL cholesterol, (the good cholesterol)

Increases  the risk of cancers up to five fold.

Lowers  quality of breast milk.

Decreases immune response.

Decreases insulin response.

And  here's the most disturbing fact.... HERE IS THE PART THAT  IS  VERY INTERESTING!

Margarine  is but ONE MOLECULE away  from being PLASTIC..    

This  fact alone was enough to have me avoiding margarine for life  and anything else that is hydrogenated (this means hydrogen is  added,  changing the molecular structure of the  substance).    

You  can try this yourself:

Purchase  a tub of margarine and leave it in your garage or shaded  area.  Within a couple of days you will note a couple of   things:

 *  no flies, not even those pesky fruit flies will go near it  (that  should tell you something)

 *  it does not rot or smell differently because it has no nutritional  value ; nothing will grow on it. Even those teeny weeny  microorganisms  will not a find a home to grow.  Why?   Because it is nearly plastic  Would you! melt your Tupperware and  spread that  on your toast?