Sunday, June 30, 2013

Playing tourist in Kay Ell ;)

Mama and Ayah had to go to Izzaty's school last Saturday for "Hari 3 Penjuru" where parents-teacher-student are to sit together and discuss on the students' progress. And the verdict... hmmm, sedikit merosot compared to previous exam... but at least slightly better result than her final exam last year. Well... work harder okay girl! Hopefully you can get a better result in the final... Aaminnn... 

Those parents who came were allowed to bring their kids home over the weekend... so yeah, sudah tentu lah si anak happy to be able to go home... :))

What she did not know was... her parents were not planning to go home that weekend! Instead... we checked in at the aloft Hotel at KL Sentral, Kuala Lumpur... Wahhh.... jadi tourist lah kami di Kay Ell yah :))
aloft hotel was opened in March this year... masih baru :) We got a room with 2 queen beds.. just nice for the 4 of us! Booked via agoda.com, with Maybank promotion... we just paid RM267 for this room. Not bad kan? :)

A room with view of KL Sentral.

Paling best... the pool! It's infinity pool!!! With nice scenery... awesome!!
The kids had a blast!

Mr Hubby chilling by the pool... 

And yours truly, enjoying the view by the pool.... opsss.. nampak pulak office ku.... cehh! I want to forget about work this weekend!!! :P

Later, went to Mid Valley by cab. Well, dekat jer kan... so cab pun kena around RM6 ajer. We just had a simple breakfast this morning... so everyone was hungry. Decided to have lunch at Italiannies @ The Garden.

My girl chose this from the menu....
Quattro platter - Combination of deep-fried risotto ball, calamari, fried lemon cheesy balls and zucchini string - complete with marinara sauce and Alfredo sauce for dipping.... hmm.... insanely fattilicious! :O

My boy... who said he was super hungry... chose this..
Lasagna A La Ravina.... oh em gee.... lagi la gemoksss!!!:P

And their parents chose this...
Shrimp and Mushroom Linguine... yummilicious!!!

All were served in big portion... so just these 3 dishes for 4 hungry people like us were more than enough!

Just a note... if you guys order food here (or any other western restaurant)... please request them not to use alcohol during food preparation. In case lah kan.... 

For your info, it was a last minute decision to stay in a hotel in KL... We decided to surprise the kids you see... and since I did not tell any of them about it... I had to pack their clothes quietly. Got difficulty to chose Izzaty's clothes that morning. I put some of her clothes on her bed... then Hubby reminded me not to forget their swimming suit... kelam kabut mencari swim suit pulak... sampai terlupa all about Izzaty's clothes on the bed... and yeah, I totally forgot about it when we left the house.... -_-

Izzaty and I had to go to KL Sentral first before joining the boys at the hotel to buy some decent pants for her to wear during this weekend. Punya lah limited choice at KL Sentral...and she got so moody sebab terpaksa pakai baju yang tersangatlah 'not her taste' when we went to Mid Valley... haha!

So, terpaksa lah bawa dia shopping for clothes. And she ended up picking these... 
A jeans and blouse from Forever 21 and a cardigan from Uniqlo... oh man... my daughter has grown up so fast!! Taste pun dah grown really UP!! :P

Stayed at Mid Valley until 10pm. Punya la sakan bersopping ya :P Metro sales you alllll... so mengambil peluang lah shopping raya as well.... hehe :D And yes, we are done with Raya Shopping... for now :P 
Balik hotel naik cab.... oh my god... sangat2 menyesal not driving our car okay! Giler panjang queue for cab malam tu!! :P

When we were at Mid Valley on Saturday, Wendy - my tailor whatsup me a picture of Izzaty's baju raya... asking if the baju looked okay. It looked so huge compared to Izzaty's size so I said I'll come over to her shop the next day for fitting.

Sunday morning.... the kids (and their dad!) sempat la swimming satu round lagi... 

Then off to Wendy's shop at Cahaya Suria... depan office ku! :)
Cantik tak Kak Tone?? :)) Baju raya dah basi! :P Alhamdulllah... sempat lah fitting baju raya pagi ni... :))

Then off to Petaling Street. Somebody kecoh nak cari 'fake jersey' of Manchester City :P Layannn....
She bought one of those fake ice-watches for just RM13! :)

In case you guys are wondering, why gambar my boy tak banyak.... the answer is... he is so camera-shy! :P

Malu sangat nak amek gambar.... haaa, candid satu kali!! :P

Later, sent Izzaty back to Bandar Enstek. Letih.... but alhamdulillah, it was a wonderful weekend where I had so much fun bonding with my love ones :))

And the good news is... I'll be on leaves tomorrow... yeay! :) But the not-so-good news is... I have to go to Izzat's school for another 3 penjuru meeting! :P Aiyooo... wonder what the teacher will say this time... *debar siut!!* :P

Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Boss belanja.... Woot! Woot! ;))

My boss was promoted recently and treated us a big lunch yesterday... woohoo!! :)) 

The location : Lagenda Cafe @ Grand Season Hotel
This cafe is handled by practical training students from Legend International College.

Menu of the day... 
Italian or Indonesion cuisine? 


My tablemate during lunch yesterday - Diva Tun and Tda :))

My boss, Mr Z busy making sure everybody was there and get comfy :))

Tda and I chose to go Italian... but Diva said her stomach is Asian! :D

My choice of amuse bouche.... Brschetta Pizzalola.... 
Sangat sedap!

My choice of Appetizer - Balsamic Vinaigrette Salad
Sedap jugak... I like!

Soup for the day... 
Mushroom Soup... very creamy and yummeh!! :)

By this time... my stomach was already full!! hahaa!

So when the main course was served... perutku sudah kurang boleh menerima... huhu!
My choice of main dish - Lasagna.... too cheezy to my liking (may be because I was already full... hoho!)

T'da's choice - Chicken Spaghetti Carbonara... 


Cik Diva kita... who goes everywhere carrying a Prada handbag... rupanya tekak jawo!! kih kih! :D
Sorry Tun.... I LOVE YOU... hehehee :D

Why our boss chose this place? Because her beautiful talented daughter is a Chef-student here :)
Adik Fatin.... my  boss' 2nd daughter... beautiful and talented :)

And our dessert for that day.. 
The Italian dessert - Panna Cotta.... this one is quite nice.... I like! :)

The Indonesion dessert - Puding Kelapa Muda.... too sweet to our liking!

Ohhh kenyang giler balik office petang tu... alhamdulillah :)) Terima kasih daun keladi boss... next time boleh belanja lagi... :)) 


Sunday, June 23, 2013

Kollywood-looking son??

The conversation that my siblings and I had via WhatsApp.... *okay, it's in nogoghi slang... So I do hope you guys can understand..  Hehe*
My Izzat the kolliwood in-the-making?? Lol!!! 

Sama ke??? Ish ishh... X la kot... lawak jer lah... hehe... 

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Wind Orchestra Finale 2013

This is Izzaty's first experience in Wind Orchestra Finale.... alhamdulillah. 

Location for this event : PICC, PutraJaya 

And yes, from my previous post, you would have known that I have managed to secured 2 tickets for myself and hubby for this special occasion :))

Buku aturcara... 

The stage from seen from above.

MC of the day... Abby Fana :) 

VIP: YM Sultan Pahang and wife and Dato' Idris Jusoh, Menteri Pelajaran ke2.

Us... excited to be there for the first time! :))

The finalists... 
*googled pic*


First performance by Sekolah Tun Abdul Razak (STAR)

2nd performance by Sekolah Sultan Alam Shah (SAS)

3rd performance by Sekolah Menengah Sains Sultan Mahmud (SESMA), Terengganu

4th performance by Sekolah Menengah Sains Kuching (SAINSKU)

5th performance by Kolej Melayu Kuala Kangsar (MCKK)

6th performance by Sekolah Dato' Abdul Razak (SDAR)

7th performance by Sekolah Sri Puteri (SSP)

8th performance by Sekolah Menengah Sultan Abdul Halim (Jenan)

And last but not least (finally!) performance by Kolej Tunku Kurshiah (TKC)
Seen from the big screen 

And hey... looks who's on the big screen... mama and ayah were so excited!! :))

All schools performed their best. Hebat2 semuanya!! I have to tabik them for going all out to give their best performance!!! And the final result is as below :

Champion : SSP
Runner up : TKC
3rd : SAINSKU

Saguhati :
STAR
SEMSAS
MCKK
SAS
SDAR
SEMSAH @ Jenan

Best Conductor : SSP

Oh WOW!! Congratulations SSPians!! :) The TKC girls were quite frustrated for not getting the first place. But don't worry girls...  in the hearts of all teachers, parents and old girls who saw the performance, you guys are the Champion!! :)) Well done girls and we are sooooo very proud of you!!

Mama and Ayah meeting Izzaty after end of the show :) 

Proud mama and her favourite girl :))

Happy faces of Izzaty and the other 2nd formers who performed on that day :)

Kekecohan after the show.... oh yess... all schools were so excited taking pics and all :))

Well... till next year! :)
All the best girls.... hopefully next year masuk final lagi and bring back the champion trophy, insyaAllah!! :))