my pix can talk: 2007

Thursday, December 27, 2007

it has been a busy december (counting down to 2008)

it was a beautiful family reunion at the fernandez's

it has been a busy december (counting down to 2008)

christmas came and we went to my sis' place and had lotz of laughs as we had loads of fun

Friday, December 21, 2007

yesterday was my hubby's last day on the job. although he has a mix feeling about leaving and going into a totally different line, his gut assured him this is what he wants. i luv my hubby and i hope that his decision will bring him the fulfillment and happiness he seeks.

his new line? i think it is best justified as 'from passion to business'.

well, actually everything happens too fast. the initial plan was to do freelance and sell nasi lemak to neighbouring shops and concurrently supplying to night-shift personnels. the next thing we knew, we started looking for ads pertaining to stalls for rent. and last saturday while having breakfast we stumbled on an attractive offer ~ a malay food stall at a hawker centre in an industrial area was available for rent. we went to view the stall, met the vendor (alias tawkey), bargained on the monthly rent, signed the contract, paid the deposit, took the typhoid jab and applied for license at nea (national environment agency). and our itinerary for this weekend -

shop for utensils, cutleries and crockeries
draw up the menu
confirm the marketing list
meet the suppliers
clean and tidy up the stall
last but not least - take the kids out to celebrate!!!

but my major concern - if i join my hubby in full force, what should i wear? how about basic cosmetic? and if my hubby insist that i put on an apron, it will only be the long apron like those worn by french waitress. i know i only worry on the unnecessaries...but hey, this is me and i refuse to look like one canteen auntie!!!

i shall start a new blog soon, dedicating fully on our menu, service and stall location. all posts will be accompanied with pictures, including the cover story about our signature dish that i mentioned in my previous post. oh yes...will also include my hubby's business philosophy.

so, do keep a look-out okie?!

and to my beloved laukong...congrats! you are now a sole-proprietor. all the best wishes from me *kiss kiss*.

Thursday, December 20, 2007

it has been a busy december (counting down to 2008)

our year-end function went great. everyone had fun touring the garden, taking pix for memories and playing games. the best programme for the night was EAT!!! i didn't take any pic of the delicious yummy scrumptuous food though. last but not least, everyone agreed that the mandai orchid garden front-line staff had provided a 5-star service.

Wednesday, December 19, 2007

it has been a busy december (counting down to 2008)

went to deliver nasi lemak at tuas and i just couldn't resist snapping my cam when we passed by this row of containers

it has been a busy december (counting down to 2008)

more new toys to celebrate new year with

it has been a busy december (counting down to 2008)

new PCs in the office to welcome brand new year

Sunday, December 09, 2007

i was re-organizing the docs in the folder this evening and found our old NRICs

found these old pics of the kids when they were still cute (notice the past tense used?)

Friday, December 07, 2007

faiz has been down with high fever since yesterday. but we are not quite sure if it's related to the salmonella enteriditis bacteria from the chocolate cake which the children ate on my niece's birthday. it has been a week since they ate the cake, thus perhaps he might have gotten the fever from fatin.

liyana was the first one to fall ill, followed by fatin and arisha. we are glad that fatin and arisha are well now. but now faiz has been lying in bed all day, lethargic and delicate. he vomitted every food and drink he consumed. his abdominal pain had made it worse. at times, he couldn't even feel his hands and legs and i had to quickly give him a light massage to help his blood to circulate.

my sis told me that liyana's condition has improved and her diarrhoea isn't as bad as before.

i hope they both will recover soon.

Thursday, December 06, 2007

it's official! today was my last exam duty!!!

leng choo, me and rachael

*Picture shot in a restroom

sometimes i wish i had green fingers so that i can have beautiful green plants (like this one) that i can proudly display on my desk.

Sunday, December 02, 2007

something happened when faiz was playing maple...

...maple ghostly spirit flew out of the monitor screen!!!

Thursday, November 29, 2007

happy birthday fatin!!

wishing you well and may you have a blissful journey ahead. study and work smart so that you can earn more money to support mommy's shopping habit :p

Tuesday, November 27, 2007

nasi lemak update...

believe it or not, but our customers requested for a price increase! let me repeat - our customers requested for a price increase!! can you believe that? they asked for more rice coz they said that the sambal was super power and the chicken got kick **my hubby blushing**.

so now, it's $2 per packet with more rice, one whole fried egg, ginger fried chicken, fried fish and fried ikan bilis.

last sunday we went around looking for this gadget...

...more professional, don't you find?

and our sales is increasing. gossssh...wish we had our own stall to run **pray pray**.

we did some brainstorming and guess what? we came up with two **secret** signature dishes, and my hubby is now working on the ingredients to give them more 'body'. more updates **i hope soon** when these dishes are finally ready for serving **smiling like crazy old couple**.

going around the office aimlessly...lost...confused...and i found some stuff...strawberry plant? at azlan's workspace...ginger bread man? on evia's desk...and back to square one...lost...confused