Aroma Jeram

It was my sis' n cousin's birthday on 9th & 8th January respectively, so i decided to give them a birthday dinner treat. We decided to go to Jeram. To be precise, we went to Aroma Jeram. 

Jeram is popular with fresh and cheap seafood and has few restaurants serving good and cheap delicious seafood. But from what i've heard, Aroma Jeram is one of the most popular ones. I went there before with my husband's ex-collegemates but i didnt get to enjoy the food much cuz i had a terrible stomach ache then and Dzarif was super cranky. Plus, it was fasting month and there were too many people, n hence that place was super hot and humid. But my husband enjoyed it very much. So I guess we should try and eat there again with the hope that I can enjoy the food as much as my husband did previously.

We took NKVE and made an exit at Setia Alam. And then, we followed the signboard to Meru, and then.. dont ask me what happened then. Hahahah! I wasn't driving so I couldn't recognise the roads.  Maybe you guys can try using GPS to reach there. It took us about 40 minutes from USJ to reach that place (note: no traffic jam on that day).

I was told that we need to make early reservation to dine there, and so I did. I called on Friday to book for Saturday, but it was fullhouse for dinner. So i booked on Sunday instead, and phew.. luckily there were few empty slots. 

To make reservation, you can call this number:

I love the scenery there. Beautiful!

my nyawa

my intan payung

It's not easy to capture good picture of this lil boy now. He just couldn't sit still.

pandang tepi

pandang atas

Sorry, not many pictures on the food. We were too hungry, so the moment the food arrived, we just couldnt wait to wallop evrything! hehe.. luckily we managed to snap this..

ikan belum sampai..

We ordered..

- buttered prawn (took about 18 prawns)

- sotong goreng tepung (we took quite a lot)
- chilli crabs (5 big pieces)

- grilled pari (we took a big piece)

-siakap 3 rasa (we took a bigggggg seabass)

- sayur capcai

- kailan with sallted fish

- omelette

- a jug of fresh orange juice

- 6 plates of rice

and it only cost us RM168!!! my god... dirt cheap!!

Definitely we'll go there again. Highly recommended!

But please be mindful that place is quite warm (to puteri lilins like me :p).. they should have installed more fans.

Restaurant Details:

Located at Pantai Jeram, Kuala Selangor, Selangor Darul Ehsan.

Opening Hours: 4.00 pm to 12.00am, Closed on Monday once every two weeks. If you are planning to come here in weekends, must make reservation first by calling.

Tel. Number: 017-316 3177 / 019-208 4452

GPS location: Latitude:  3°13’26.67″N; Longitude: 101°18’18.26″E

Hafizzzzzz!

Who watched AJL 26 last night?? Best kan? My husband sibuk tengok tennis. Pastu bile i sorak2 n gelak, sibuk tanye 'kenape? kenape?' hahaha! Btw, all my picks were right last night except for Sedetik Lebih by Jac Victor. Awan Nano by Hafiz definitely deserved to win! Congrats!! :). And Alyah.. i was stunt to hear her powerful voice with her gimmick as a doll.. n her dress was so pretty!! n omg! she hugged Remy Ishak!! *jeles mak!*

Overall results:

JUARA AJL 26: Awan Nano-Lagu Oleh Hafiz - Komposer Oleh M.Nasir & Budi Hekayat.

NAIB JUARA AJL 26: Beribu Sesalan-Lagu Oleh Ning Baizura/Jaclyn Victor/Shila Hamzah - Komposer Oleh Kevin Chin.

TEMPAT KE 3 AJL 26: Karma-Lagu Oleh Faizal Tahir - Komposer Oleh Audi Mok.

PERSEMBAHAN TERBAIK AJLFINAL 26: Kisah Hati-Lagu Oleh Alyah - Komposer Oleh Manusia Putih

VOKAL TERBAIK AJL 26: Awan Nano - Lagu Oleh Hafiz-Komposer Oleh M.Nasir&Budi Hekayat.

The opening by Jamal Abdillah was totally awesome. Who doesn't like him? Come on, he's the Malaysian king of pop!Despite his silly "mistakes", i cant deny, he has beautiful n powerful voice. I've always loved all his songs especially Di Sudut Kamar Hatiku, Azura, Gadis Melayu, Kekasih Awal dan Akhir, Senandung Semalam (he sang this last night) and many more. Awie's performance was a so-so to me.. Sheila Majid's too.. but i have always loved to see her in all her performances. She's too cutela.. :)

Actually, before the AJL 26 started, i had never bother to know who the winners are. Like seriously. Yang i tahu, Beribu Sesalan will definitely win something. Yelah, it's a trio between 3 powerful singers. In fact, ramai yang teka macam tu. Penakut by Yuna pun ada ramai yg predicted boleh menang and also Sedetik Lebih. Karma by Faizal Tahir tu mungkin ada chance la.. cuz Faizal Tahir mmg power.. he's one of my fav singers. Awan Nano n Kisah Hati langsung i tak pernah terpikir boleh menang... eventhough in a way, i like Hafiz too. So, my prediction yesterday was totally based on the real live performance made by all the singers last night.

My comments on yesterday's AJL..

Wanita Seluruh Dunia - Projek Pistol
This song doesn't excite me at all. Tak tahu nape, i can never appreciate this kind of song especially kalau nk masuk bertanding. And Projek Pistol? Semalam baru 1st time i dengar nama kumpulan ni.. haha! ketinggalan zaman sungguh! Sorry guys.. but u guys did well!

Kekanda Adinda - Atilia & Monoloque
I love this song! Sangat catchy! And Atilia sangat comel!! Giyam tengok! They sang well, but tulah, to me, lagu ni biasa2 je to win as Juara.

Sedetik Lebih - Jaclyn Victor
She sang well. Suara mmg mantap! Lagu pun sedap, one of my favs. But dono why... tak berapa menusuk hati dengar dia nyanyi lagu ni. I prefer Anuar Zain to sing this song.. boleh meremang bulu roma dengar. Where the hell was he? Nape dia tanak nyanyi? Frust frust.. this song could have win something..

Gadis Semasa - Yuna
To be honest, to my ears, lagu ni tak sedap. And the fact that Yuna sang this song while playing the guitar, cam kelam kabut nampak. I dont like.

Cinta Muka Buku - Najwa Latif
I kesian tengok budak kecik ni... who is her fashion advisor? her style n clothes didnt fit the song at all. A long gown for such song? and playing the guitar? Rasa nak nangis tengok! She should have worn pants / jeans with proper top n fancy scarf. Pakai mcm ala2 Yuna pun ok. Lagu tu kan mcm comel2 gitu.. so kenela pakai somthing yg comel2 n nampak kanak2.. After all, she's only 16.. so berpakaian tu biarla kene dengan umur dan lagu. And her expression mcm takut2 gitu eventho she smiled all d way. But Cinta Muka Buku is indeed a nice song walaupun lagu tu mendatar jek..

Sungai Lui - Aizat
Tak pernah tahu tajuk lagu ni is Sungai Lui but i've heard this song before. Suara sedap, but overall, tak kick sangat la to me..

Kisah Hati - Alyah
Tak pernah suka Alyah n lagu ni. I knew about this song pun because it was a theme song for 1 of the dramas kalau tak silap. But, Alyah's performance last night managed to change my overall perception towards her. Didnt know she could sing so well! Suara power gila! Meremang bulu roma! And i love her dress n her make-up (eventho nampak gak pimples here n there). And Remy Ishak!! omg, heart melts. After seeing her performance, i totally think she deserved to win! N she did! :)

Kalau Berpacaran - Ana Rafali, Sohaimi Mior Hassan, Ultimate
I dont like this song, period. And also the singers. sorry.. hehe. Performance derang pun biasa2 je.. tak berjaya memikat hati like what Alyah did.

Karma - Faizal Tahir
I love him walaupun dia perasan jadi Superman. Lantak la tu kan.. yg penting, he's a good singer. Sangat suka dia! So i expected the good performance from him. Cume, i dont quite like the song. I lagi suka lagu2 dia in the previous AJLs. N he won 3rd place :)

Penakut - Yuna
Her performance for this song was not bad at all. I liked her make-up n turban (walaupun i tak suka sebenarnye tgk girls pakai turban). She sang this song well. But to me, tak berapa berkesan di hati.. cuz nuthing unusual bout her performance last night. So, i dah dapat rasakan dia tak boleh menang cuz ramai yg performed better.

Awan Nano - Hafiz
Ni penyanyi budget paling rendah! With only track bottom, t-shirt n tak pakai kasut nor slippers! And then, dia just ulang balik a scene in his video clip n terus nyanyi sorang2. But, he really captured my attention! His voice was soothing to hear, his expression while singing the song was priceless.. betol2 menghayati. I fell in love terus! That was it! I knew he could win! N Herman Tino made special appearance acted as his dad. Best best.. I like! I love Hafiz! N my prediction was right! This song won 1st place n he won the best vocal! Fuh.. kaya mamat nih!

Beribu Sesalan - Shilla Hamzah, Jaclyn Victor, Ning Baizura
This is totally a beautiful song.. and sang by powerful singers, no doubt. Tapi tak tahulakan... disebabkan dah jatuh cinta dengan performance Hafiz, terus I rasa performance utk lagu ni biasa2 aje. N tak tahu la mata i ke yg kero, i think Shilla Hamzah looked plump. Eh, ade kaitan ka dengan performance? hehehe.. But well done beautiful ladies! u girls did a good job!

Did i missed anyone? No kan? Sekian, review dari seorang peminat seni yang tak berkaliber... hehehe

Adele - Someone Like You

Have you watched her singing this song live in The Royal Albert Hall?

For those who haven't, you better do.. She cried! Ok, i cried too after watching her sing!

Such a beautiful song.. and an awesome singer!
(but i don't quite like d lyrics. saya kan wanita besi! tak main teringatkan ex-ex sampai nangis2.. lagi2 kalau kene tinggal! euwww.. so not me! n not find someone like you, but better than u. come on ladies, have some pride!:) hikhik)

I heard that you're settled down
That you found a girl and you're married now.
I heard that your dreams came true.
Guess she gave you things I didn't give to you.

Old friend, why are you so shy?
Ain't like you to hold back or hide from the light.

I hate to turn up out of the blue uninvited
But I couldn't stay away, I couldn't fight it.
I had hoped you'd see my face and that you'd be reminded
That for me it isn't over.

Never mind, I'll find someone like you
I wish nothing but the best for you too
Don't forget me, I beg
I remember you said,
"Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead,
Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead, "
Yeah

You know how the time flies
Only yesterday was the time of our lives
We were born and raised
In a summer haze
Bound by the surprise of our glory days

I hate to turn up out of the blue uninvited
But I couldn't stay away, I couldn't fight it.
I'd hoped you'd see my face and that you'd be reminded
That for me it isn't over.

Never mind, I'll find someone like you
I wish nothing but the best for you too
Don't forget me, I beg
I remember you said,
"Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead."
Yeah

Nothing compares
No worries or cares
Regrets and mistakes
They are memories made.
Who would have known how bittersweet this would taste?

Never mind, I'll find someone like you
I wish nothing but the best for you
Don't forget me, I beg
I remember you said,
"Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead."

Never mind, I'll find someone like you
I wish nothing but the best for you too
Don't forget me, I beg
I remember you said,
"Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead,
Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead."
Yeah

anak mummy dah bujang!

Alhamdulillah.. anak mummy dah selamat berkhatan on 12 December 2011, 1 week after his 8th birthday. Anak mummy dah bujang! Lepas ni boleh la ikut daddy ke surau or ke masjid :).

We held a small kenduri doa selamat at kampung before the circumcision day, buat sekali dengan kenduri arwah ahli keluarga yg dah meninggal. Alhamdulillah, the kenduri went on fine.

the men

the ladies

the food

the kids. dzarif was sleeping time ni.. ramai yg miss menggomol dia.. he is called 'the squishy' by some of my family members :p

d proud parents with anak bujang yg nakal! :p

Uwan alang has made early reservation at Klinik Dr Azman for irfan's circumcision. We opt for Clamp method instead of the traditional method. Doktor kata lagi senang nak jaga, and tak perlu nak jahit n should be less painful for the kid. So kami ikutjela.. Cume, cara clamp ni kene dtg balik to clinic a week after that nk bukak clamp tu.. n tu yg sakit sket.

Mummy mmg tak sanggup nak tengok.. daddy pun sebab dia kata dia terasa ngilu sbb dia penah rasa.. haha! ape punye alasan :p. Nasib baik nenek ada.. peluk irfan sepanjang masa. Mummy tgk sipi2 jek sambil intai sket2 ;p.

tengah bersunat.. mummy tengok pun sakit! but he didnt cry! 

Dah habis sunat n lepas mummy peluk cium, barula dia nangis. terharu agaknye... biasala.. my boy mmg sentimental!

Tapi, bile ubat bius dah habis by the time we reached home, punyela dia menangis tersedu-sedan. My mom mmg panic! almaklumla.. cucu kesanyangan.. memang irfan dilayan bagai putera raja sepanjang tempoh recovery tu.. kencing bertadah, makan bersuap.. bukan main lagi anak bujangku ini.. hehehe.. n d best part, daddy siap belikan PS3 for him sempena bersunat! over tak?

Alhamdulillah, sorang anak lelaki dah lepas, ade lagi sorang. Tak tahula cemane drama nye nanti :p

Klebang Coconut Shake

Been wanting to go there ever since my junior in Malacca post a pic of d coconut shake in FB. But, never had the chance to go there cuz too lazy to drive all d way there just to quench my thirst. Tried once before at Jonker Street Malacca from a chinese stall n the taste was good, but it was not d Klebang's coconut shake. So i thought it's ok not to try d Klebang's cuz i bet the taste is about d same.

But, lately, i had the urge crave to try it out. Been 'googling' frm 1 website to another.. n thats it! i just had to try it! Good thing about being pregnant is, say anything that u want, d husband will surely get it for u! (hehehehe.. luckily i never craved for anything out of reach!). So, we went there during the long CNY weekend. 

The place is not that hard to find. We started off our journey from Rembau (my hometown) using 'jalan dalam' and after d Simpang Ampat round about, took d junction to Malacca, drove straight up for 20 over  kilometres i guess, and turned right and then turned left, n reached d destination! hehehe.. sounds easy huh? use your GPS is you dont want to get lost :p

On d way to Klebang, we were so jakun to see a train crossing the road. It has been ages since i last saw 1!

We were lucky to get our seats immediately we reached there. Read from few reviews that the queue is normally long.. but not on the day we came. The queue for take away coconut shakes was long tho.. but not for dine in.

The nasi lemak was damn good! Same goes to the curry puffs! I ate 2 packs of nasi lemak n 2 glasses of coconut shake with icecream without guilt. I have the license to be fat, remember? hehehehe.. Irfan d hantu curry puff ate lots of it! About 10? Gile kan? Memang puas hati! We were so 'pelahap' that we forgot to snap pics of the coconut shake :p. Refer here for the photos of the shake n food. My rating for that place: 4/5 :)

Location: Jalan Klebang ( next Caltex Station ) Melaka. Malaysia. Tel : 013-3994061
Food: Coconut shake, nasi lemak bungkus, mee/meehoon goreng, karipap and kueh mueh.
Price: RM1.50 for the delicious shake. RM2 for coconut shake with ice cream.  Additional cost of 
RM0.20 for takeaway..
GPS Coordinates: 2.21551, 102.206132

I told my husband that we must go again everytime balik kampung until i give birth :p. N the husband buat muka seposen... kihkih.

Since it was a long weekend n we were already in Malacca, we decided to bring d kids to visit Malacca Zoo. Gosh, it was so hot n humid on that day! And there were millions of people visiting the zoo! Rasa nk pengsan. But since we were already there, n managed to find a parking spot, kami tetap redah. 

 Felt like fainting touring the zoo. It is as big as KL zoo. We missed few rounds of tram tour cuz there were too many ppl. So, terpaksa la menapak.. So tiring! Dahla akak dah gemok! 

There was a playground too but I said NO to the kids when they wanted to play there. I couldn't stand d heat already by the time we reached the playground. All i wanted to do was to sit in my airconditioned car! Panas.......

It was a very tiring weekend I would say, yet enjoyable one. The kids pengsan terus the moment we reached KL on Monday night. And i had a good massage on that night itself by my massage lady, Aunty Nirai.. heaven..!

unplanned happiness

Have u had any unplanned pregnancy before? I had, twice. Conceiving Sarah was one of it, but i was happy to hear the good news despite having some 'turbulent flow' at that point of time, if u know what i mean. She was my miracle baby i would say. She survived the turbulence! She's totally a tough lil girl! :)

I love her unconditionally although she came at the wrong timing. I was promoted after she was born. I got to know that I passed my IRB exam (I applied a job in IRB before) and got the chance to go for the IRB assessment course, tho i failed, cuz the assessment course was scheduled less than 2 weeks after my delivery, so i couldn't join most of the assessment test, particularly test that involved excessive physical movements/exercise. And i couldn't spend the nights at the assessment centre cuz Sarah, who was just few days old, needed me more at nights. But i had no regrets about it, maybe i am just not destined to work with any Gov or Semi-Gov bodies/agencies. I also had my 1st house after giving birth to her, and lotsa good things happened in between, despite the odd ones. So, having her as my 'unplanned baby' is not that bad after all. I love u sweetie!

My 2nd unplanned pregnancy is....... this one! yup, m currently pregnant! My bad for not doing any family planning. Well, actually i did... by counting my menstrual cycle. I had never done any hormonal or barrier methods or even any implantable devices before for birth control. I am bless with average menstrual cycle of 28 days, so i guess by counting number of days would be sufficient. Well, i have been using this natural method all the while n it worked. But i was wrong this time.. dang! Or maybe i didn't count correctly.

You guys should have seen my facial expression when the doctor announced me as pregnant, even the doctor laughed! "How can that be doctor? How can i get pregnant?" those were the questions that popped out from my mouth immediately. She laughed n said "you had sex with your husband and that's how u get pregnant". ok, that was really a blunt funny answer. I told her that i always counted correctly n i don't think i did it when i was fertile which i always assume it from the 14th day to 19th day. N normally 'precaution measures' would take place from the 12th day cuz i know I am too fertile. So the doctor asked me "on which day u had it then?". I said "on the 10th or 11th day, cant remember.. but m sure it was on one of these 2 days". And later on.... I had a lonnngggggg fertilisation and ovulation lecture frm the doctor! hihi. n guess what? after 3 kids, i just knew that healthy sperm can survive in 'there' for as long as 7 days after ejaculation! So, if i did it on the 10th day, come to 14th day, which is the 5th day after ejaculation, the sperm could still survive. haha! funny! i think it sounded cute! LOL :p. So no wonder i still managed to conceive! Btw, here's a good read about fertility n sperm life span.

Well, well, things happened for a reason i guess. It's not that i don't want anymore babies, i would love to have another one, hope to have 2 pairs, cuz i had a pair already and a boy, but not now. Cuz hubby n I had few plans in mind, one if it is to go diving together. n of course, we also think Dzarif is too small to have a baby bro or baby sis. But, i don't know why, the moment i heard the good news (eventho in shocked), i was happy inside. but, no doubt i was scared to reveal it to my husband at 1st, cuz i know he wasn't ready. But thank god, he was happy too! But, he did say "so.. taklehla kita pegi diving eh?" after he said "Alhamdulillah.. rezeki dari Allah.." hahaha! he still remembers his plan! :p

So now, m at my 17th week plus or 4 months pregnant. Passed the 1st trimester with flying colours! (with kgs of meat n fat building inside me :p). So far, so good.. alhamdulillah. I just had a lil bit of nausea during d 1st trimester, but not to d extend of vomiting. I had 3 check ups so far with Dato' Dr Siti from SDMC.. the baby looks fine n healthy. Talking about Dr Siti, she's the best! No wonder her queue is always damn long. I'm impress with her patience in handling patients despite d long list of patients she has and sometimes had to attend to emergency cases in between. N she has multiracial patients which is kinda rare.. u see, chinese patients wont normally go to malay gynae (through my years of observation) unless the gynae is really damn good. N she's already at her 60s. Isn't she amazing? My hubby couldn't agree more. And thanks to hubby for his willingness to wake up extra early (6am) every check-up days to ensure i got the 1st 7 numbers in Q. He's such a darling!

Cant wait for the next check-up where my detail scan is scheduled. Hope to see his/her gender, tho no doubt, i don't mind if i get another boy or girl cuz i already have both. All i wish for is healthy and a perfect baby. Nevertheless, having 'selang bunga' is even better :).

M so loving my 'unplanned pregnancy' this time around! Can really feel all the love around me :). Irfan n Sarah are so excited to have another baby in the family. But Irfan once did voice out his concern about me being pregnant again.. "mummy.. irfan suka ada baby.. tapi irfan takutla.. irfan takut mummy mati.." hahaha! i wonder where he got such idea! Too many cerekarama i guess :p. Sarah is ok with it, only that, she did say "mummy, mummy rasa baby ni girl ke boy? nanti dia naughty tak mcm Dzarif?" haha! So cute! Anyway peeps, wish me luck for the next few months to come!

my boss, his bose

What do you normally give as a birthday pressie to your other half?

I always find it difficult to buy presents for my husband.. cuz he's not a GQ or posh kinda guy who appreciates a Boss belt, or a LV wallet or a Gucci shoes or anything of that sort. And he doesn't wear tie to work (bless him for being an O&G engineer!) or any cufflink (i think i would burst out laughing if i ever see him using cufflink on his shirt wic is so not him :p).

I know he likes watches, but he already has a few. Would love to get him a Tag Heuer, but the model that he likes is way off my budget.. i earn half of his pay, so i strongly believe he should get it for me instead :p. He likes shoes.. but nahhh.. he can always buy his favourite shoes anytime. He loves gadgets, but i think he has most of it. Oh, except Macbook Pro, n again, not within my budget :p. 

I suggested PS3, but he said he wants to buy if for Irfan. N yes, he bought it already as a 'sunat' present for irfan last December. Can you imagine that? Sunat pun boleh dapat hadiah! Kids nowadays....

So in the end, i gave up. I told him, "just tell me what u want, n i'll get it for u.. but remember my budget! hehehe"

His birthday was last November, 3 days after mine. N he just got his birthday present few days ago. N guess what it is?

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This headphone is totally awesome! No wonder he wanted it so bad. But to be honest, i'd rather spend the same amount of money for a handbag, or jewellery :p.