♥ Working with butter and flour.. with love ♥

At week 35, my weight still doesn't hit that killer '6'. Heheh. Husband marah I dia kata I diet time pregnant kali ni. 

Hey..hey you.. Of courselah..

"Mana ade diet-diet nih!"

I dun't know why.. Lately I dun't have the mood to eat. No appetite at all. But I love cooking and baking. Always have sumthing dalam kepala. What to bake?? I craved for orange chiffon cake. Ended up googling here and there. I mean, the recipe. Bought the ingredients..and tada.. satisfy nafsu sendiri. Puas carik kek chiffon oren. Nak yang oren je. Kat bakery,  shopping complex, and even kedai runcit asyik-asyik coklat or the famous pandan or I found no chiffon cake at all. Hehe. 

Everytime I bake, I will always remember Nana. Cause she's the one who gave me the oven. Takdelah besar mane.. tapi sapa nak bagi free, kan? kalau bukan kawan baik I sorang nie

And maybe, I was a bit depressed because I have to think about my PhD proposal.. what to be research, the methodology, the statistics, etc. I am in the midst of writing papers from my Master work for publications. Satu pun tak siap lagi. And you know what? These days.. kalau nak present papers in seminars and conferences we have to use our own money and it costs the bomb. *sigh*. Like one public health conference this Oct, the registration fee is RM500. Travel to KL, hotel, etc. My own pocket money. And another conferences in December, the fee is USD500.  :(   Pengsan nak bayarrrr..

My job doesn't require anyone to push me doing this and that. The only thing that pushes me up to the limit is gonna be the 'drive' inside me. That's all that I need. Some more I need to start writing book chapters from my final year undergrad students' project. FYP tu tak ke mana nanti kalau tak dibuat ape-ape. Sayang, kan?

Next week I'm gonna attend 'Temubual Cuti Belajar' with the Timbalan Naib Cancelor Akademik. Hopefully everything will go smooth. I'll register PhD study on early October. Can't wait for the study leave to start. And well.. can't wait for the baby to pop out! Even though I will be on leave for three years, I will still send the Delisha and Adik (insyaallah) to the babysitter. I need to be serious. PhD journey is not an easy thing to go thru. :D  I still own my office room, which I shared together with Nana before she fly to US. 

Huuu..mahu kawtim dengan Achik la nak mintak kurangkan sikit bayaran. Dua baby costs me RM500. And I dealt with forced  husband to take care of the costs. :P  As part yang shopping-shopping diapers, formula milk (for Delisha), clothes, were on me. I love shopping. Tapi bukan selalu pun.. Kadang-kadang kalau ade promotion price, I bought the the milk and diapers untuk stock 2-3 bulan  :)  

One thing I realized that we benefited from no more PJJ is, we have extra cash to save and spend. Kereta pun dua-dua dah habis bayar. Rumah pun tiada.. ada pun bapak punya. :) Tiap bulan bagi duit belanje kat Tok Ayah Delisha je. Rumah ni memang parents taknak sewakan kat orang. So we decide tu menabung je dulu.. Sampai masa nanti baru beli rumah. Now pk jugak nak beli kereta baru tapi sayang pulak nak keluarkan duit untuk bayar monthly car payment. We'll just wait and see. Right now ni fasa nak melegakan diri sendiri dulu sebab hampir 3-4 bulan jugakla husband jobless sementara menanti kerja di bumi selatan tanah air ni. Can you imagine? Boleh hidup dengan single income but you end up using up your savings here and there. Now have to top up all that's gone.  :) 

These days everytime tangan ni rasa nak menggatal, I'll just sew, cook or bake. Like this one.

Kek lapis cheese pesona. The most easiest dessert on earth! But this one, no need to bake at all. I did it together with Delisha. I gave her favourite plate. Tuang susu, bagi biskut marie. Bile cream cheese dah siap, bagi barang sesudu dua.. Churp...churp shedappppppppppp. Delisha kate. Hehe. 

Caught her in the act.. tengah menggedik sorang-sorang. My precious. Budak kecik ni kalau nampak I marah akibat dari perbuatan die, die akan terus peluk I dan buat-buat manja or..gelak! And so far..she listened to my arahan or larangan. Hehe. Contohnye macam tangga kat rumah my parents ni.. Delisha tahu all of us doesn't allow her to main panjat-panjat tangga. So setakat 3-4 anak tangga tu jela die berani. Then she will sit and sing. :D

Memeluknya adalah satu nikmat paling berharga bila dah bergelar ibu. Terima kasih Allah. Till then..ta-ta!

Pssstt.. I have baking jobs to do because this Sunday gonna be my sis' engagement. I'll update this post later. Toodles.