Happy Eid ul Adha (What a Treat!)

Post by MamaFiza on November 28, 2009 

Greetings to my cute ladies ;)

Hope you’ll enjoy your holiday.

An instantaneous update from me tonight.

To my miraculous Muslim readers, I hope you all have a lovely Eid ul Adha!

May Allah bless you with peace and great health. Wishing you a blessed Eid ul Adha filled with all the joys you bring in to my life! *hugs*

Well November is gone and December will arrive soon. Eid ul Adha is one of our favorite holiday, it is the one time of the year that I get to spend lots of time with my big  family and enjoy all of our favorite foods.

Of course, grandma, mom & m-i-l has their favorites and I have mine (I always love to contribute my part for Western dishes *lol*) . Combined we can throw together one awesome Eid ul Adha Lunch. Everyone has their one favorite dish that they look forward to every year. You know the one dish you cant wait to dig into when it’s placed on the table. Same goes to me, and I could sit and eat it all with my kids.

I have it easy, we are going to my grandma’s house and all I have to bring is the Scrumptious Cheesecake, yipee! My grandma, mom & m-i-l are wonderful cooks! My sis Mea, is the best assistant for my beloved mom ^-^

Being home with my big family was a marvelous treat. They are fun people and I love them.

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One of the Eid ul Adha traditions we enjoy in my family is this dessert :-D

A creative treat made with cream cheese, crushed cookies, and chocolates.
Oh, such eye candy!!!

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Our dinner last Wednesday ^_-
Arabian Grilled Chicken (Dajjaj Mashwi) with
Arabian Chicken Curry (Dajjaj Bil Curry).

Alhamdulillah, I got to spend time with my family this week. All of us. We are all healthy together.

The more people I meet, the more I realize that what I have is precious. I have been lucky in life and I am thankful for it. Thank you Lord!

Please do enjoy your holiday too my sweet gals, cheer up! *cuddles*

p/s: I’ll be traveling by end of this week. Gazillion thanks to Miss Redmummy for sponsoring the event! I heart your kindness, may God bless your amazing family. Amin ;) I live a pretty great life and I am truly truly thankful for all my blessings.

p/s: Thank you for your request regarding (WAHM Workshop with MamaFiza), we have 2 event listed (December 2009 & February 2010)! Do email me for details.

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Guess What We SPOTTED Last Night!

Post by MamaFiza on November 25, 2009 

Oh!

Oh, oh, cutie pie!

What a special night for our lucky kids! *Alhamdulillah* ;)

So . . .

It’s amazing, it’s real, but what it is?

Yes, my brave boy KiruaMi-cHan spotted “something” a.k.a Little Fella, just after I turn off light in our homeschool room as we’re going to sleep. Great job bro! *hugs*

But actually it’s not last night *sigh*, it happened last week.

At first moment, the King (PaPa) thought big bro KiruaMi-cHan was trying to play around and made an excuse to stay up late *lol* (uh oh, because my kids and I love late-night-camping-games every weekends).

This is it?

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La la la . . .

Whoppsss . . .

Nope ^-^

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Those were our breakfast for yesterday. Homemade Fabulous Baguette! (French bread).

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Lovelies . . .

Warm and  freshly baked bread topped with the flavors of butter and garlic and my special homemade bologne beef sauces (with a special blend of tasty herbs and spices), then sprinkled with Parmesan cheese ;)

. . . . .

. . .

. .

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Oh, read below post to reveal the truth ;)

It is  . . . .

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Tadaa . . . :-D

A light bug!

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Hello there adorable friend! ^-^

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Oh, so tiny . . .

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New discovery! ^0^

Below is special video from my kids and I, dedicated to our Little Fella via our new YouTube channel:

YouTube channel: LittleKittleTV


Note: Please click here if you can’t view the above video.

Classification:

Lightning Bugs are the same as Fireflies. They are members of a particular family of the Beetle Order. The Firefly Family is technically known as the Lampyridae.

Lightning Bugs are beetles. They can’t be “flies” as their name suggests because “flies” are members of the Fly Order. Glow-worms, which produce light similar to Lightning Bug‘s, also are beetles, but they belong to a different though closely related family, the Phengodidae. Don’t you know? There are many Lightning Bug species in this world :-D

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Okie dookie, end of our daily science explorer time.

May God bless your homescholing days ;) Amin~

All the best.

p/s: Thank you for your request regarding (WAHM Workshop with MamaFiza), we have 2 event listed (December 2009 & February 2010)! Do email me for details.

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Delightful Carte du Jour

Post by MamaFiza on November 23, 2009 

Happy Monday afternoon hot ladies ;)

How’s your weekend my dear? Hope you’ll be cherished your holiday with your loved one.

Just a swift update regarding our last week menu *Alhamdulillah*.

BTW, I would like to know: Do you have a weekly menu of meals that your family likes or more importantly eats?

Our family weekly menu is posted on the fridge (so it is easily viewable) including the grocery list right along with it. And I have no excuses to skip ‘em!

I’m 100% in-charge of my family healthyrecipes. However, deep inside, it’s actually satisfying and calming ;) It saves so much time and money *believe me!*. Have you realized by now how much I love simplicity!

With my menu planner, it helps me to look it over each morning so I can get a head start on dinner preparations. I always stick strictly to it. From my monthly menu plan, I made a monthly shopping list of ingredients needed for the recipes.

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Yesterday lunch: Crispy Chunky Beef Veggies Pizza
(Large Size, I made 6 pieces!) ^-^

My tips on how to make your homemade pizza deliciously crispy and crunchy?
Please rub your pizza base with olive oil and after that layered with garlic butter before proceed with bologne sauces :-D Simple rite?

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Yesterday dinner: Baked Macaroni Chicken with Cauliflower,
Creamy Mushroom, Herbs & Cheese Sauces

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Yesterday dessert: Smooth Silky Chocolate Cheesecake ^0^

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Spinach Fettuccine with Lamb Herb Stew.  Just can’t resist!

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Grilled Stingray with Turmeric Leaves ;)

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Uh oh! Grilled Stingray with Stir-Fry Veggies~

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Chicken Green Curry with Steamed Veggies ^_-

Since year 2004, every week, one of my aims during the holiday break was to compile a monthly menu plan. I was first inspired to work out a monthly menu plan by my cooking guru: Sir Jamie Oliver! It is a good challenge.

So how about yours? Do care to share with me here with your family menu tips ;) Gazillion thanks~

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Keep on fresh & healthy dishes for your family, mommies !

May Allah swt always bless & help you ;)   Amin~

Gambatte ne! *cuddles*

p/s: Thank you for your request regarding (WAHM Workshop with MamaFiza), we have 2 event listed (December 2009 & February 2010)! Do email me for details.

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Books Heaven!

Post by MamaFiza on November 20, 2009 

Good Friday dear charming mommies ;)

Wish you all the best and may you enjoy your day with your beloved little angel *hugs*

Another speedy update for this week.

Alhamdulillah, we spent so much memorable time together while books hunting for this months (November 2009).  As new year will be coming soon, we need to accomplish our homeschool year of 2009 quaesitum.

Thanks to the King for his endless fortify support.

Gosh, I’ve lots of homeschool activities, homemade foods, field trips & makeup tutorial update to be publish soon. Will be update later, k? >_<

Below are some of our gallery pics in the mission for books hunting:

Do you love books or do you love reading? I heart both! ;)

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Safe & sounds!
My new cookbook, our kids new books & educational posters. Cost: RM400+

Due to we spent a lot (every month) at MPH & Kinokuniya, we always obtained books voucher from both bookstores. Gazillion thanks~

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Camwhore with my lil girl ReiHi-cHan ^-^

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Cheese  . . . !

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My big boy: Parkour at Mid Valley >_<
Anytime, anywhere~

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My prince!

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My cheeky lil girl YunaFi-cHan~ :-D

*beginner in parkour extreme sport*

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My lil baby HidE-cHan, amazed with PaPa’s trick (pic had been cut off! *lol*)

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Wonderful crews of Nandos Restaurant, Mid Valley.
p/s: we received free Eco-bags for spending more than RM130 on meals.
Thank you!

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Spicy sauces, but we heart ‘em ^_-

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Oh!

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Uh!

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Have a great weekend  mommies ;) Homeschooling is ROCK!

May Allah swt always bless & help you. Amin~

Gambatte ne! *cuddles*

p/s: Thank you for your request regarding (WAHM Workshop with MamaFiza), only 2 extra seats available today ;) Do email me for details.

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You’re the Reason I Wake Up In the Morning

Post by MamaFiza on November 19, 2009 

Ohaiyo gozaimasu my beautiful ladies ;)

Hope you’re in superb moment *hugs*

Just a lil update for today; a very short post.

Alhamdulillah, we’re truly occupied this week (reschedule homeschooling routine, bugs seeking, books hunting, new workstation upgrade shopping).

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Dinner (yesterday): Homemade recipes tribute for IKEA Food
(Swedish Meatballs!)

Note: Due to my busy timetable, if you sent me email via this week, I’ll only available to reply your personal email by end of next week. Deeply sorry. Gomen nasai~

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Thanks a lot for your kind support mommies for WAHM Workshop with MamaFiza. May God bless your lovely heart :-D

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Place:  Cititel Mid Valley Hotel

Date: 26th December 2009

p/s: only 2 extra seats available today. Do email me for more details ^-^

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Below are some of our family pictures at IKEA’s restaurant:

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Swiftly moving action, sis ReiHi-cHan ^_-

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Ola, lil baby HidE-cHan >_<

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Reading! Big bro KiruaMi-cHan and lil sis YunaFi-cHan~

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You’re the reason I wake up in the morning! : to my beloved hubby & kids ;)

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Super delicious meatballs ^0^
We ordered 3 plates of IKEA Swedish Meatballs (15 pcs x 3). OMG!

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Uh oh, Chicken Herbs~

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Yummy DAIM chocolate cake >0<

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Till, then. Do enjoy your homeschool days, mommies ;)

May Allah swt always bless your family. Amin~ *cuddles*

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Dress to Success for Work at Home Moms

Post by MamaFiza on November 14, 2009 

Good nite sweet ladies ;)

May God bless your day *hugs*

How’s your life with your beloved kids? Hope everything will be marvelous >_<

Last week while attending one of my VIP function, I received one interesting question from my new clients:

Mamafiza dearie, you work at home, spending most of your time with your kids. So how do you “dress for success” as I’m full-time working lady (single yet with professional career) but I’m more like “dress to depress”? ~ Miss X

Note: Sorry, can’t revealed her real name due to respect her own request.

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My new bags & watch, anniversary gifts from my dear hubby ^_-

What lies behind us, and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

To be honest, I am amazed at how many people I see while running errands who assumed I had a traditional career outside the home because I don’t appear like a mother who stays at home with her kids *lol*.

I am a professional designer and I do not want to be uncomfortable or intimidating to my clients who come to me for advice. Of course, I’ll always vote: Dress for Success.

As I do believe, if you don’t visualize your own success, you can’t materialize your own success.

Yes, it’s indisputable that one of the greatest benefits of working at home is the fact that we can wear comfortable, inexpensive clothes if we want to. Personally, I prefer to be comfortable.

In the modern business climate I worked in at the time, appearances did matter. Even though in other environments it isn’t as important.

But I know there are a lot of moms who still get up and dress each morning as if they’re going off to work. As they justify that it helps them mentally get in a “working mood“.  When I have a prospective client meeting, I always wear some nicely tailored suit with just enough accessories for them to uncover my creativity.

As WAHM experienced has changed me in so many ways in positive perspective *Alhamdulillah*. I find the biggest challenge is setting the “right” example and being the perfect role model.

With no doubt, I love my children dearly and I want them to see that mother has a life too.

Don’t you know that 55% of another person’s perception of you is based on how you look. You may learn how to look your best, without spending a lot of money.

Normally, when I tell people that I am a WAHM, I do always get some odd responses to that *lol* Like “Ummph, you have no education, rite?“

When someone asks me what I do, I tell them I work home with my lovely children and I’m NOT in the least ashamed or embarrassed. I have learned that most people who don’t think much of work-at-home moms (WAHM) and stay-at-home moms (SAHM) don’t know what’s involved and how much a family benefits and appreciates what we do.

However, I am very comfortable with my answers, but amazingly a lot of other people are not. They think my education is going to waste. My speedy answer to ‘em “I’m raising my children, and teaching them. What better use of my skills?“

So momma, please feel proud of what you do :-D   It’s a noble job! Cheer up, will ya?

Some simple tips on what to wear for interview (women’s attire):

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My new suit from him too! Another collection for my business wardrobe.
*Alhamdulillah, I’m so happy!*

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Love to match my attire with my special edition executive watch

*Thank you my King!* ^-^

Love life and life will love you back. Love people and they will love you back ~ Arthur Rubinstein

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Sleek & Stylish: my new hand-phone. It’s just 76g! ;)
Thanks darling dear *my hubby*

My tips to Dress for Success:

Do kindly remember that you worth the time it takes to feel beautiful and desirable.Work at home moms can enjoy the benefits of professional life as much as other working women.

Best of luck mommies ;)

p/s: Thank you for your inquiry regarding (WAHM Workshop with MamaFiza), full booked but 3 extra seats still available today ;) Do email me for details gal.

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