Bits And Pieces

It's the first week of the year end school holidays. I have about six weeks to enjoy doing the things that I've always wanted to do earlier...but I guess I've been procrastinating and starting pretty slow, but it's okay at least I have started reading yesterday and almost finishing (some books are pretty slow to finish...) Perhaps, I'm a bit ambitious, but I have a  list of things to do/accomplish within this period ... it's okay to dream, I guess... 1. Read the books that I bought during the Big Bad Wolf Sales  last year to complete my reading challenge, three more books to go. 2. Try new recipes, this might be interesting... 3. Work on my garden, replanting and reorganizing, plant new herbs perhaps... 4. Reorganizing my closets and bookshelves 5. Do some house chores 6. Complete my module for new subject next year...( marketing, eh? ) 7. Travel to places I've never been... 8. Read more Quran... 9. Buy some new clothes...

After going to MAHA twice, we started our own herb garden at the courtyard.... Rosemary and oregano Green onion beautiful 'misai kucing' and 'salam' This mint is from Floria...  still surviving... There are more herbs that we planned to plant but lately it has been raining almost every day. I'm fear for my herbs to be over-watered and their roots will rot.  Need to build a shade before I get too ambitious and to protect them before it is too late...

It was the first time we went for  MAHA 2012 . We went there with one thing in mind, that is to buy a lot of herbs since hubby was so excited to start our own herbs garden in our courtyard... The place is so big thus we need to board the tram to get to exhibition places(the showground). We arrived early at around 10 o'clock and just waited for a few minutes for the tram to arrive...  The showground....we need to download the map so that we won't lose our way around... There are a lot of animals on display and also for auction at the livestock showground...these deer attracted the kids' attention... At the paddy showground... I just love walking under this pergola with with veggies hanging above our heads... Arrays of orchids at the Floriculture... Vegetables on display... It was a hot and sunny day, the girls were just too tired to explore more places And finally at noon, before going back we stopped at the m...

So Floria 2012 had ended about a week ago and I only manage to post about it today. My family and went there on Saturday and it was my first time ever going to Floria Putrajaya. It was a beautiful and glorious morning, we arrived there at about 9.15 and the place was already crowded. I just love the bright blue sky in the background... It seemed that we had entered it the wrong way, so we went to  indoor exhibition first... i really admire the details in this award winning display, it looks so real... and love this courtyard arrangement...less is more, now i get it... another fascination... Then, I feel  it was like in heaven when we went  outdoor for more garden exhibition. Surrounded by abundant of  flowers from various species, and the theme for this year is 'Bougainvillea - Enduring Beauty', how true it is... We snapped a lot of photos of course, coz everything was just breathtaking... and this is my fa...

I 've been trying to live healthily since early this year as more and more the people I know seem to suffer from chronic diseases like cancer, diabetes, heart attack and what not..... Last month, my hubby went for a check up and the doctor said that his cholesteral level is increasing from 5.3 to 5.5 since his previous check up two years ago (it should be below 5.2).....he had been warned by the doctor to lower it down or else he will put him under medication after the next check up (after three months).  It had really opened his eyes on healthy diet, which right after the check up he tries to control his eating habits and watches out for what he is eating. Inevitably, it also made me to be more health conscious and follow suit (mine was 4.7 in 2009 and didn't bother to check it up again after that). Anyway, I'm hoping that at least mine is maintained at that level..... so, now hubby and I are trying to live healthily by living gr...

It's a kind of Sunday that I've been craving for so long....... The kind of Sunday that I woke up lazily in the morning and not rushing into doing anything.... Last night we just got back from Kedah after taking my mum back home (my sister who was supposed to fetch her home could not take a leave, so my hubby and I decided to take her back on Friday) So, today we resumed our normal activities lazily at home. Early in the morning my hubby went to check his first ever corn and lady's finger plants. He planted them when my mother was around a few days ago and he was so proud to see them sprouting healthily... thanks to mum, finally my hubby shows his love for gardening, at least after this I have somebody to help me with my garden and take care of my plants.... Well, after lunch my hubby takes a nap and I continue with my reading...half way through with 'The wedding Planner' and am looking forward for another journey to Kuantan tomorrow.........

Even though the sky was not so bright yesterday, my hubby and I managed to take my mum to a nursery  to look for some plants and soil to make her busy (initially, we wanted to take her to MAHA 2010 but after reading a lot of negative comments about it, we changed our minds and took her to a local nursery instead)  She seemed to be contented with it and suggested a few plants. I particularly don't like flowering plants since my bad record with orchids and roses, however, yesterday I was fascinated with this plant and decided to buy it with my mum's approval of course. And if this plant survives and continues flowering, I promise my daughters to buy this yellow daisy next time for them... Upon reaching home and although it was slightly raining my mum started filling in the pots with soil and started to plant. She was soon joined by her over-excited grandchildren......