bakes & cakes 12

fresh strawberry top with strawberry jelly

on a cheese tart

Yummylicious...made this for DH family and they love it, the week after I made the another one bila balik kampung.. ...tak cukup, sorang dapat one small piece je..

The extra dough from the big cheese tart I use to make normal size cheese tart..this one we  ate at home

Remember this kuih? Basic cookie using a cookie press...also known as spritz cookie, used to be very popular in my kampung during raya...same dough recipe, just different shape & colours... I use a normal butter cookie recipe but use blue colouring...request from Irfan. The only thing is it turned more towards green because of the butter and egg yolk inside the dough. The kids had fun choosing the shape that they want and have a try at 'pressing' the cookie press. Sedap!

 choc lollipop with oreo cookie inside, top with peppermint flavoured choc

 cinnamon rolls..request from DH

 DH & Alia memang suka makan ni..

Alia's 12th birthday

Last wednesday was Alia's 12th birthday. She requested a blueberry cheesecake with oreo base. 

 Ok...I just googled blueberry cheesecake recipe and change the base to oreo cookies.

Thumbs up from the kids...next time boleh buat lagi. Lepas potong cake we went for the birthday dinner.

Just like every birthday, I wished the best for you Alia, dunia & akhirat.

Irfan's taekwando grading

Last week was Irfan's taekwondo grading. We started early to look for the place. Found the school, took our lunch and waited at the school.

 Papa tying the belt for Irfan

 anxiously waiting for his turn

 getting ready

 about 25 minutes after they started we were done... terus balik

yesterday after his class, he was smiling broadly and told us.. Irfan dah pass... alhamdulillah ;)

Trip to Bako National Park

The next day early morning we walked to the bus station. Had breakfast before boarding the bus.

I can't remember when was the last time i took a public bus and have forgotten how cheap is the bus fare..a 45 mins single journey cost  four of us just RM9 ;)

Since kena tunggu air pasang at about 12 pm, amik gambar kat jeti dulu. It's better to call first to find when they start operation. We waited about 2 hours here,

Finally...we are on our way..we've been told that the sea is rough..the boat (the small boat that can carry max 6 passengers) had to stop a few times when we reached a muddy area, but the moment we are out of those area....I was continuously praying for us to reach Bako safely.. I think this was our worst experience in a boat..I also lost my cap here...terbang ditiup angin.

 Alhamdulillah we reached there safely, the kids were racing to the 'office/registration' counter

all visitors have to register before they start trekking and 'sign out' after their trip  for safety reason

this is taken we we started trekking, on our way back we saw a snake crossing these bridge. Since DH and Irfan were in front, they are the ones who saw it first.. DH was shocked and Irfan started to cry..we waited till the snake was out of our way before making our move.

jungle trekking...much easier for the kids this time

 we took one of the easiest trail and 40 minutes ( 0.8km) later we saw this breathtaking view

 only 4 of us at this beach..

we didn't spent a long time here as the waves was strong for the kids

we did not see any proboscis monkey along the trail but our boatman was kind enough to bring us near the monkeys during the boat trip back. We reached the jetty and had our tea before boarding the same bus back to Kuching. 

holiday in kuching

Last weekend we went to Kuching. DH and I have been here several times but only once for a holiday and that was before Irfan was born. The rest of the visit were work related. This time we brought the whole family.

 After breakfast while waiting for the flight.

Alhamdulillah, selamat sampai Kuching. We took ataxi to our hotel, get our rooms and 15 minutes after that took a shuttle to Sarawak Cultural Village. We reached there at 1pm and had our lunch.

After lunch we went to the beach nearby. Dh was busy taking Irfan's photo

 the results..

 another one..

 A few minutes before 2pm opening, taking a short rest.

 we started with this....Irfan almost cried at the end of the bridge because some of it was quite unstable

First stop... rumah bidayuh..

 Passport stamping session...we gave them ours and ask them to be incharged with getting it stamp

 Masa naik tangga ni Irfan takut-takut sikit but still ok...

but cried masa turun probably because he doesn't know to maneuver his foot or probably gayat hehehe... This is what papa is for...

a welcome dance in Rumah Iban

 Rumah Penan

 Rumah Orang Ulu...top part...Irfan asked me to take photos and show it to him...he's not taking another of those stairs

Rumah Melayu...Irfan called this main ciku....hahaha...

 DH trying a hand in gasing

the cultural show...Orang Ulu dance

at the end of the show...everybody was invited to join the joget.. 

At night....choosing our dinner at Top Spot..prices varies, so survey all the gerai first

 ordered oyster egg...i didn't know what this is called initially, just told the server I wanted one of those big things..pointing to other people's plate.

lobster with cheese. We also ordered pucuk paku and ikan tiga rasa

after dinner we walk along the waterfront...batman club

the kids had gelato for dessert and DH had coffee for supper. Walk back to hotel and slept soundly...the next day we went to Bako.