WWF - Do Our Part

for quite some time, i've been searching for my niche in this world

i want to do something good

something not related to my paid job, something not directly related to Ibadah as a Muslim 

(even though everything is ibadah)

and yesterday a guy approached me in the clinic..

i usually sweep away any reps coming during clinic hour as our time is so precious

but when he introduced himself as the WWF representative, 

i knew it there and then, i want this

i want to do this

i am yet to explore how i can get involved

but i signed up for he monthly donation.

but to begin with, how i live my life makes a difference.

In Your Home

• Buy energy-efficient household appliances you can afford.
• Recycle your paper, glass, plastics and other waste.
• Save water: turn off the tap when brushing your teeth.
• Turn off your televisions, computers and stereos when not in use. That little red standby light means they're still using power - and that means a contribution to global warming.

Out & About

• Bring your own bags to the shops to carry home your groceries and shopping. 
• Help reduce the world's rubbish - avoid "throw-away" products like paper plates and napkins, plastic knives, forks, and cups. Stop using Styrofoam products – bring your own container to food stalls and restaurants for takeaways.
• Make sustainable seafood choices when ordering your dish, refer to the S.O.S Guide.
• Report Wildlife Crimes to 019-356 4194
• Choose wisely and help stop illegal wildlife trade!​
  • *Do not buy products made from endangered species, such as "tortoiseshell jewellery" (Hawksbill turtle shell) or ivory. 
  • *Do not buy medicines which claim to contain parts of endangered species, such as pangolin scales, tiger bone or bear bile.
  • *Do not eat dishes that include parts of endangered species, such as sharks fin soup or turtle eggs

In the Garden

• Collect rainwater to water your flowers.
• Never pick plants or pick flowers from the wild.
• Plant more trees.

visit www.wwf.org.my

The Sun Shines..

oh tidak

ini bukanlah iklan pencuci pinggan

ini hanyalah pemandangan indah pada mata saya

cahaya matahari pagi, indah.

serta freshly done dishes.

pagi hujung minggu tiada yang lebih indah bangun di rumah sendiri dan rehat.

rehatkan minda

rehatkan badan

waking up on weekends, not working, not oncall, is a luxury that we can't afford to get very often.

One More Happy Ending

 i haven't cried watching Korean dramas for years..

i thought i've grown strong and became cold-hearted..

but i found myself sobbing away watching this. 

it's not a totally romantic comedy series, it's about a circle of friends with their own struggle.

and Baek Da-Jung's breast cancer touched me the most.

the part when her ex-husband found out about it.

and he could only look from afar.

i cried. 

i think they'll get back together.

they will.

Weekend Carwash

#candid

#bookworm

Aroma Penambah Rasa Memikat Selera

What is the best part of cooking that you like the most?

the part when the onions, garlic and ginger start to caramelise..

my olfactory bulbs sparked!

whatever dish it was, the menuumis  part had always been my favourite.

if you know me well, I can easily get emotionally-attached to the things.. even anything.. 

i once had a dream to have a 'Dish Journal', telling personal stories about every dish i've learned, every dish i've cooked, every dish i've tasted.

each one of them unfolds memories of its own.

Home Sweet Home

it's December..

i've always had something memorable in Decembers of the past years..

2016, we welcome you guys to our new home sweet home..

it may not be perfect.

but it's home.

Between that and that...

you know my obsessions on books (or more accurately : books lining up on the shelves)..

but i did not dismiss the idea of having a Kindle

i enjoy the feeling of having everything related to books..

so now in my bulky tote bag, i will have one book and a Kindle.

it concerns me that they will loose their good shape when i brought them everywhere, but not having them also worries me.

btw, the Kindle isn't mine pun :p

it's Paih's

TIPS KEDIAMAN PERTAMA : Memilih Cat dan Tona Warna

saya tahu saya jenis membosankan

apa yang saya pilih hanyalah warna selamat sahaja

tapi nak warna selamat tu pun takut..

colour palettes nya sangat-sangat banyak

rona kuning air/cream yang saya nak pun ada nak dekat beratus-ratus pilihan..

orang kata warna katalog dan warna sebenar di dinding akan berbeza..

dalam ketidakpastian, kami memilih Coconut..

rungsing di hati kalau-kalau terang pula nanti bila sudah di dinding kami..

namun, kami tawakkal..

 

Alhamdulillah, hasilnya exactly seperti yang saya mahukan..

contohnya ini..

dalam katalog warnanya kelihatan biru muda yang lebih terang..

dalam komputer pula kekelabuan.. tapi mungkin juga 'screen brightness' komputer itu berbeza..

dan sekali lagi, it turned out well on our walls.

dan saya amat jakun..melihat warna dibancuh sendiri depan mata..

saya rasa semua warna tersebut masih 'warna selamat'.. boleh dipadankan dengan apa jua warna lembut lain.. so takdela saya kene cari barang yang kene betul-betul of the same shades..

Happy just by looking at it..

niat di hati nak beli few of bathroom mats..

weekend ni nak mask rumah kan..

survey puny survey takde yang berkenan yang affordable..

this one is the best i found

soo fluffy and soft

but, it's RM 59.90 each!!

 and i have 5 bathrooms..

each need at least 3..

you do the maths!

#wishlist

#starttabungbaru

Do The Next Best Thing

 

life reflections.. 

i've always wanted to write on how i felt about things around me in life..

something like a diary.. and that was why i started this blog (yearssss ago), as a diary..

but saying out loud, with permanent evidence of what is inside my head would be too scary for me..

but reading great things people write about their life made me feel like writing, again.

critically observing our surroundings are enriching.

i feel satisfied.

sometimes this my be mistaken as 'being judgemental'.

but that's what life requires us to do - to judge your decisions and options.

as long as you don't go and personally bash other people's decision, i think you are allowed to think AND JUDGE as you wish.

for the past year and a half, we have been through a lot..

start from the time we decided to give the 'life diversion' a try.

we had good times. and bad times. 

during those times, one thing i kept in mind.. be thankful..

be thankful.

other people had it worse.

be thankful.

things can be worse.

be thankful.

we had what we had.

be thankful.

more is coming.

and we passed through the years, together.

 take one thing at a time.

i was thinking, time will pass by regardless of how you take it.

so be present.

'do what you have to do, and see how it goes'

LACE DRAPE FROM SPOTLIGHT ^_^

can't wait to see how it will turn out to be

i'm so overwhelmed to be in SPOTLIGHT!

and so glad will have something 'Australian' in our kitchen

(but of course obviously it's Made in China)