Home Remedy

Its flaring up again...angryier, bigger and starting to hurt more now. Im talking about my P,its not a good time now, the last couple of weeks it really starting to effect me and my lifestyle. The sun is suppose to help but in my case, its seems to make it worst esp the dust ....aduihai..sangat itchy.

Today a friend recommended a home remedy, she read it in a herb book and she remembered reading something about a home remedy for P. So we looked it up and found that there 3 things that could help my P. They were turmeric, flaxseed and chickweed. I have taken turmeric capsule and flaxseed capsule before but didn't follow thru hence..didn't see any great results. Pills are like nitemare for me...i always forget which is why I'm never on the other P either :).

Since the the doctor appointments are not happening any time soon, i decided to give this home remedy a go. Its said in the book that i should continue drink and use the oral paster for at least 4 weeks to see some results so i'm gonna try to stick to it and see if its any good :) and oh yeah i'm also substituting a meal with raw food or green smoothies for now and keeping note of what i'm eating to find the trigger for my P. I know for sure....it's milk, oranges, red meat and tomatoes and i'm sure there's more.

Keeping it positive and staying calm......and let see how it goes.

Is the Mac dying on me??

I love my iMac..it's the best computer I have ever had to date and it was probably the best purchase we got from Cairo...it didn't break!. Lately its been acting up a litte...getting a bit under speed and hanging on some occasion...now...my mac never use to hang...never! so its abit worrying as we do not have any back up. It the computer decided to just end it , thats it all our stuff will go down it it esp my pictures..ohhh tidak!!!

So i think this mac need to see a doctor tooo and soon!!!

tup tup...its thursday already

Today i woke up and thot to myself....'ohh today got ballet'.. it is Thursday already? ohh nooo takkan laaa its soo cepat, what did i do this week? Then its the weekend and the another week and bubbles has school hols and it summer break til Sept. I wish sometimes that time will tick a little slower so that you take your time and appreciate. As a mother I wish I can control time coz I'm always...always....running for time! :).

I kept a fren company at the hospital today which was very nice and she is doing much much better and going home today...:) and im sure her family is going to very happy esp the lil one. Lately, I've been hearing about of my friends that are medically not well...and most of them are in their 30ties...like me. Alhamdulilah so far, i never really been sick except for the regular flu bug, sakit kepala etc, having to hear all this make me worry a little. I'm very bad when it comes to going to the doctor. I tell everyone to go to the doctor but not me. I'm not scared or anything , I just cant be bothered too...I always have excuses and most of the time its it becouse I don't have time...which is really not an excuse. I know and caveman is very upset that I take this doctor visits lightly but thats just me...degilkan..:P

Today when i was talking to my dear fren, I realise that its time that I change my outlook on all this, I'm not in 20ties anymore and not getting any younger either and have long line of family history of illnesses, I know its all in God's hand and will but He also said that we need to 'bertawakal' and from my experiences, most of the illnesses is time related. The earlier we detected it, there is the more chance of curing it. Like they always say....timing is everything.

I'm no superwoman and im definately not immortal like the vampires :). I 'm just a regular gal, who's very much loved by her family and friends and I would like to be there from them as long as Allah swt allows. So to that, I from now on, will take time,not ditch my doctor visit and most importantly take care of myself for the sake of my loved ones. If there is anyone who is reading this, please take time and check yourself up if you haven't done that already, you never know what lurking inside your body until you do.

My 2 dinars for the day.....Have a nice weekend!

My little mermaids

The best way to kill off the special Qatari summer heat is to have a dip in the pool and we are in it almost everyday this summer. the girls are like fishes in the pool esp bubbles. This summer she had gain allot of confident in the pool that she doesn't require any floaties anymore..brazo! as for baby lulu a.k.a adek however still have along way to go :D.

(adek mermaid)

(and kakak mermaid)

Summer is officially here!

Its here..no doubt about it. A constant 45degC everyday with the high of 50degC on some days.

Its hot! in school is red flag day everyday, its indoor games for the kids these days. My plants are all kerepot and some did not survive...due to lack of water ( its too hot to go out to water them ) and heatstroke. I keep telling myself that its not that bad and just deal with it and today while i was washing dishes the tap water was boiling! it was seriously hot. Even to wash the kids i need to constantly check the water temperature. In Doha, one need a water chiller instead of a water heater. When we 1st moved in the house it was in Oct and even then the water was warm, so i complained, why doesn't the water get cold when i turn the tap to green and the answer was, ma'am the house doesn't have a chiller and the water that comes from the pipe is of this temperature....say what!. Ok fine...then winter came and we were ok, but now its just too hot and it when a cold shower is soo essential. Today we asked the handyman to turn of the water heater at the tank,technically now when we turn the water tap to red, it should give us somewhat warm water instead of boiling water. Its yet to be tested as we need to finish the water in the tank 1st. Lets see if it works....i pray that it does.

The Melbourne Shuffle

I was going thru some Malaysia food blog and stumbled across this blog...who is also a foodie, a lawyer and a Melbourne shuffler. Originated from Melbourne..hence the name, shuffling was really big during my uni years during...MOS...Godskitchen era and its one think I did not master...my feet coordination was just terrible when it come to doing this. I remember bestie Elise was trying to teach some moves. The Melbourne shuffle is a skill!

So when I was reading his blog I came across this video of a 9 yrs old girl doing the shuffle and she is pretty good too although the choice of music could be better :S

I wish i know what she is saying...very curious and check out the pants! hehehehehe classic!

and then i saw this other video...ok its very bad but I couldn't stop laughing watching it. Maybe its just me. I'm not trying to make the abangs in uniform look bad...but I just had to put it here....here goes..



Ok for the real deal...Shuffling is not dead.



'Everyday I'm shuffling'

The hospital trip to the derm clinic

We have a health card here, you pay a 100 QAR per year and you get free medical services at the general hospital which is a pretty good hopsital...well equiped. So i got a referral letter from a dr to go see a derma of course i was suppose to go about 1 months ago...but never gotten around to actually go until yesterday. Feeling very positive and looking forward to what the dr gonna say about my skin ( they always say the same thing but im still curious maybe one of them will cure me....who knows kan? ) drove to the hospital,parked the car and walk to the derm building only to be given an appointment in June!!! at 1st i saw my paper, it says 930am...so i thot wow pretty good i get an appointment right away but i knew it was too good to be true and i ask the lady behind the counter ( who was more interested in her iphone then me of course ) 'excuse me this is for today'...dia tak faham....i asked again..' i see dr today? '....still not looking at me...'excuse me , is my appointment for today at 930? '....NO!...June! ....im like ohhh ok.....abit shocked. Now i wish i had gone a month ago and i would have seen the dr now...demmit noreena! So looks like its going to be June then. I did found another dr that is treating pll like me...it looks legit but im not sure if its any good...but ill give a try next week.

precious little card

Bubbles came back with this today...a little card for Mother's day!

Precious!

Farewell & Beriyani

( tukang masak beriyani )

Yesterday we had a little feast for our dear friend's mother who was going back to Malaysia after staying here for 3 month. During her stay here the kids exp my girls have warmed up and abselutely love her...i guess it made them feel like she was thier grannies too. Even for me, seeing her around make me miss my mommy too :(. So it was really nice all around for us.

( tetamu terhormat )

So caveman decided to make Ayah's beriyani for lunch yesterday.He was soo semangat and even went to the souq to get a stove to cook and a little paddle to go with it. My dad's beriyani is really easy to cook...like he always said ..."tersusah campak campak jer dalam periuk..." but the prep is alot....esp the bawang goreng part. If you have super tiny bawang goreng like we do here in Doha, 1 kg will take you at least 2 hrs of peeling, slicing and frying. Tak percaya??...cuba la but if you screw this up..habis la. Then comes the rice selection..which of course we didnt do. opppsss dont tell my dad yea :). If you have all this sorted out...you will soon have you nasi beriyani johor in a jiffy. Hands down..this is the best beriyani made my caveman to date...the closest version to the masterchef. Clap...Clap...Clap !

To accompany i the beriyani, i made sambal udang and ayam madu ( i was trying to make the ayam madu in restaurant Samudera in Lumut, not quite there yet but i found this recipe on the net from a Malaysian in Dublin, its pretty good and super easy and the we had acar , papadom and air bangung from our dear friends...terima kasih..me lap you all :) and my fav mango sago dessert.

We all enjoyed the lunch/company, and we're glad our "tetamu terhomat" was pleased and full :)

Selamat Jalan Opah...hope to see you soon!

Silly policies

I hate policies. I agree that we do need them but some are just plain silly.

One of my dear friend wanted to come over for a visit next month from Cairo and we all super excited rite, then 2 days back she found out that she needs to get a visa to come here...fair enuff we all need visa sometimes..true? but to come to Qatar,she needs to get a visa from a hotel and pay the hotel a minimum 1 nite stay plus the visa fees before she could come here? which comes up around 700 QAR in totaly in a 2 star hotel not even at the Ritz, does that makes any sense? its completely insane to me and truly disappointing for the both of us.

I understand that the country doesn't want to have any immigrant issues...fine and they don't need any money from tourism ( nothing touristic here anyway ! ) but what they are doing here is very restricted. For us Malaysian...yes, no problem..you pay 100 QAR at the airport and you get 1 month stay easy and hassle free but for those who needs visa and for visiting purposes ( unless u are related and can prove that you are related ) the rules above apply , sigh!!

It should be a case by case basis noo?

My little fairies...

It has been Dupped!

The dress has been duplicated! sungguh cepat in 6 hrs...of course it will never be the same as her's, it was perfect on her and fits like a glove. I missed the wedding last Friday, had SLB family day and a fairy invited us for a birthday ( how can I say no to that!! :) ) I was hoping that I get to see the dress tapi tak sempat...I only got to see our Agung and Permaisuri walked in the Abbey with a big smile...how lucky!

When we got home..I finally saw the dress...sangat cantik although I did expect it to be a bit more grandiose being it a royal wedding after 30yrs and after all the comparison that the public made about her and Princess D, I glad she made it her wedding...I love them driving away in the open top car with balloons dangling, it was just like in a movies,how cute :)

Well done Will and Kate...:)