OF MY VALUABLE SUNSHINE

Assalamualaikum, last i wrote was almost a year ago pasal morning sickness. Heheh..

That morning sickness has now turned into a lovely little being named Larissa (Persian for Valuable)
Born in April, i never knew I am capable of loving another human being with all my heart. Don't get Ummi wrong, Laiqa. Still love you, will always do. LAiqa pun sayang sangat adik dia.

What's up lately?

Workwise, last June 2017 marked the third year of working in Sabah. And I've moved to another department. A much better, exciting albeit a bit tiring department..hehe..ada ja nak complaint kan ko dil. Tiring sebab the job is rather physical and jauh sikit dari rumah. Tapi I am grateful. I am no longer bored..hehe. Constantly on my feet and hari-hari kena study because it's way out of my league. But, the truth is I work best under minimal pressure..haha. Kalau high pressure I shut down gak..ZZZ

Rasanya macam lama lagi kat sini, since kami pun taktau nak pindah mana lagi what with both of us kampung pun sorang nun sana sorang nun sini. Kahwin dengan orang jauh, anak pandai-pandai orang tua kata..hehe (nak sedapkan hati bagi syiok sikit). Masuk 3rd year ni rasanya baru macam comfortable sikit adapt dengan life kat sini.

Just writing, for the sake of updating ;)

See ya.

PUASA DI TAWAU

Sebagai seorang newly-wed perantau di tempat asing yang cost of living agak tinggi nak banding Sabak Bernam, haruslah langkah penjimatan kronik bermula.

The thing is, we spent so much on the wedding and nak mulakan hidup baru where almost semua benda kena beli lain since tak boleh bawa most things dari kehidupan lalu dek kerana perlu merentas lautan. Datang Tawau pula, it turns out a meal for two kat restoran biasa2 pun almost rm20. Sheesh. This is not complaining, this is just stating a fact. Elaun kerja tinggi = cost of living tinggi.

So, about two weeks duduk sini before Ramadhan we ate out. First week sebab tak dapat rumah sewa lagi (rumah kat sini juga mahal. almost like pinggiran kl dah range dia). 2nd week sebab tak ada rice cooker and dapur lagi. Eceh..macam banyak alasan pulak ;p And jadi kesian kat husband sebab dia habis duit kat makan banyak sangat padahal yours truly ni sokmo tak habis makan-patutla-kurus-cikeding-sepak-terpelanting. So the solution memang kena masak and makan dirumah sekerap mungkin. And Alhamdulillah, sampai 5th day Ramadhan masih belum beli lagi lauk berbuka. Yeay!

After the 2nd week, nasib baik ada kawan husband nak jual dapur and tong gas. And bermurah hati lagi pinjamkan rice cooker, sementara kami tunggu hadiah-hadiah kahwin sampai dari Semenanjung (dah lebih sebulan. Kapal delay..sobs) Maka bermula episod main masak-masak dengan husband :)) I say this sebab beliau sangat rajin masuk dapur and laju je bila bab nak masak-masak ni. Alhamdulillah. Panggil 'beliau' sebab macam geli je nak guna panggilan manja di khalayak ramai. Mihmihmih~ 

So balik kerja around 5pm sampai rumah terus kami lumba-lumba masuk dapur and usually by 6pm siap. Which leaves us aroud 20 minutes before Maghrib. Another thing to get used to here, sahur pkul 4pagi and berbuka around 6.20pm. Bangun nak prepare sahur pukul 3 pagi ++. And nak kena solat subuh before 6am. Pegi kerja around 7am da kena gerak. But that's another story la. This blogpost is about Puasa in Tawau la Didil!. 

Here's some pictures just in case one day gambar-gambar ni hilang due to unforeseen circumstances. Kenangan Ramadhan pertama bersama suami di Tawau, Sabah. I love pictures and memories :)

1 Ramadhan : Ayam Bakar with Air Asam and Sayur Air

Model tetap saya ;p

2nd Ramadhan : Ikan Kerisi Bakar (hangus and pecah2 sikit sebab main balut je pakai aluminium foil bakar atas dapur..hahahaha) + Air Asam + Kangkung Udang Kering

3rd Ramadhan : Asam Pedas Kerisi + Kangkung Goreng

4th Ramadhan : Kerapu 3 rasa + Kangkung Masak Kicap (kangkung lagiiiiii..haha..beli setimbun da macam 10 orang nak makan..gasak lak nak menghabiskan)

Husband ku sedang makan kurma itu sunnah untuk berbuka. Kurma Yussof Taiyob yang sedap.

Why suddenly rajin update blog? Sebab saya tak nak lupakan kenangan mula-mula hidup di Sabah ni..hee.. Okbai. Assalamu'alaikum.

BEGIN WITH THE END IN MIND

Puan Didil =)

Assalamu'alaikum and hey..

Let's write something before workload starts raining all over.

Guess what? I'm no longer peddling my wares in Sabak Bernam. Profession masih sama. 'Cept that now I'm in the land below the wind. Whew, who would've guessed kan. Things happen. You plan and you expect and it turns out very, very different. 5 months ago I never would've pictured me upheaving everything and crossing the South China Sea to be here. Lesson learnt.

So, out of my comfort zone. Facing the unknown. Seriously..I'd be lying if I told you I wasn't terrified. Being the scaredy cat me who used to cry at all things strange and moving, moving out here was not an easy feat. And back home, (chewah..SB is home eh?haha) I had my circle of friends..knowing how things work and whom to trust and where to go eat..albeit asyik makan tempat sama jugak..haha. I will miss all that. Terribly.

Missing them.

Tapi my dear Didil, life is never meant to be constant. If you were to stay still, Allah would've created you as a tree kan. Syukur Alhamdulillah. So far, Tawau isn't such a bad place to be. Boleh bha kalau kauuu~ ;p

It's only June..things could change. And to embrace change is to become the wise grown up and solehah Hamba Allah you intend to be in the end. Change for the better. Because we can ;)

the main reason why i'm here :)