Free Market? Ape tu?

Cerita basi lagi. Haha

Tiba2 berkobar2 semangat Mr H nak bawa anak2 gi swimming kat Pusat Sukan Air, Putrajaya. Ni lah tempat kami bw anak2 berjalan yang paling cost-effective. Hehe

Canang cerita bagai kat ank2 hari sebelumnya. Tup2, masa sampai sana, kolam tutup. Alahai frustnya...

Pusing keluar dari Pusat Sukan Air tu. Masa lalu jkat Dataran Gemilang, nampaklah banyak kereta stop kat bahu jln. Nampak mcm ada carboot sale. Alang2 dah sampai, kami rikilah kot2 ada spot baru boleh masuk.

Masa masuk area Dataran Gemilang tu, nampak keadaan bercelaru. Orang ramai sgt. Banyak barang yang displayed. Ada atas meja, ada atas lantai. Appearance macam pasar pagi.

Rupa2nya, ni lah free market..

I've read about this on FB for some time. Then baru teringat pasal post Syed Azmi's programme related to helping the underprivileged and the homeless. So this is it lah....

Banner nampak sayup2 je. Tak larat nak rempuh crowd tu

Masa ni katanya banyak barang dah kurang. Ini pun dikatakan kurang. Tak taulah camana keadaan kalau kami sampai awal lagi

Sangat suka bunting ni

Konsepnya sgt mudah:
Semua free. Yes. Free. Syarat nak ambil barang:
1.  Bagi salam / tegur dengan hello.
2.  Minta secara baik.
3.  Ambil ikut keperluan dan jangan tamak.
4.  Ucap terima kasih.

Barang2 yang di offer:
Pakaian
Tudung
Toys
Books
Furnitures
Cooked food
Beras, sardin, gula, garam, susu manis, susu tepung, minyak masak, kicap, sos
Bayam, kangkung, sawi, kubis
Dental checkups
Health checkups
Facial
Khidmat mengurut

Tapi antara banyak2 benda yang ditawarkan, I think the best is main bubbles percuma. Seronok sgt tgk budak2 main bubbles unlimited rounds!

Main sampai basah baju dengan peluh dan sabun

What did we took?

1 batang tebu, and 2 biji belon

Hahaha. Actually ada rasa nak ambik barang lain. Tapi bila tanya hati kehendak atau keperluan, it always seemed to be kehendak. Sedangkan barang2 kitorang yang tak digunakan pun dah kami carbootkan, ni nak tambah lagi unnecessary things in the house. Tak naklah. Lepas bincang2 dgn Mr H, we agreed not to take anything else. Tebu tu pun sebab rasa teringin and susah nak beli kat tempat lain.

Nisa with Mr Clown who gave her the balloon

Memang sangat sesuailah ada free market ni terutamanya waktu2 ekonomi kita yang terumbang ambing sekarang. Kalau dpt beras 5kg sekampit, you can save about RM10, kalau dpt gula sepeket dah jimat RM3 duit dapur. After the exhilaration of seeing everything is free to be taken, baru it dawn on me that this is Putrajaya. Putrajaya man.. With government servants, with stable paychecks every month. And yet, here we are asking for free food. Sedih kan? What is happening to our economy? To our country? Kalau kita kerja kerajaan pun begini, bayangkan orang yg kerja swasta, gaji lagi kecik dari kita. Allah sedihnya..

More information here

Tengah seronok lagi berpusing2 market ni, guess who we bumped into?

The small lamb himself!!

It really was an honour to meet him. I've followed his numerous projects on FB. Orangnya sangat humble and down to earth. A soft spoken person but very determine. Dialah yang mengajar saya kalau kita nak buat good deeds, tak perlu duit berkepuk2, ada majlis grand2 nak beramal jariah. We can do it in our own quiet ways.

On our way to the car, you can see happy faces everywhere. All is good. It really was a happy morning expedition for us.

Carboot Sale: Closure of 2015

Last Sunday was our final carboot sale of 2015.

The whole idea of our carbooting journey starts early January. Desperate times calls for desperate measures. Toughen up our heart, brave face on, and we hit the road.

First carboot sale : Bandar Bukit Mahkota Seksyen 4 on 18 Jan 2015

The following week.

Second carboot sale: Kelab Tasik Putrajaya on 25 Jan 2015

We planned to go to another spot the following week. Then, Mr H was involved in an accident early Sat, 31 Jan 2015. Plans were on hold. Truth be told, I wasn't sure if we would ever go to another carboot together after that..

But, miracles do happen. Once I'm confident he's 100% ok, we went at it again.

Third carboot sale: Bandar Bukit Mahkota Seksyen 2 on 7 June 2015. Sampai2 je hujan selebat-lebatnya. Lencun kami berdua

Tak lama lepas tu, langit cerah. Yeay!!

The next carboot was during Ramadhan, again in Bdr Bkt Mahkota Seksyen 2 on 12 July 2015. No pics taken sebab lupa.

On 20 Sept 2015 we went again. This time unfortunately, we got a flat tyre. Only realized it when I was reversing the car.

Camana tu orang tangan baru baik patah nak tukar tayar?

Nasib baiklah Ayah arrived at the scene minutes later. Haha tq Ayah!! And jiran tingkat bawah pun kebetulan ada. Jadi mereka berdualah our heroes awal pagi tu. Ingatkan tak jadi pergi dah. Rupa-rupanya ada lagi rezeki kami hari tu. Sampai betul2 lambat kat tapak Bdr Bkt Mahkota Seksyen 4. Lambat sangatnya sampai dapat tapak paaaaling hujung. Tapi, alhamdulillah ok juga sale.

The next carboot, I want to try out a new place. Bandar Seri Putra. Menyesal tak sudah. Hahaha!!

29 Nov 2015. Sunyi sepi

Our last for this year was in Bdr Bkt Mahkota Seksyen 4.

6 Dec 2015. Great day. Good sale

I would like to take this opportunity to express our heartfelt gratitude to all who've contributed towards our carboot experience. Especially my colleagues in Perimbun. Terima kasih kerana sangat, sangat banyak membantu kami dalam waktu kami sangat susah. Bagi kami barang, baju, kata2 semangat untuk kami terus berusaha mencari rezeki yang halal untuk membesarkan anak2. Juga untuk officemate Mr H yang turut sama sumbang barang2 dan beri sokongan moral padanya untuk stay strong. To our family relatives yang contribute barang2 juga, thank you all.

To my dear sister, thank you for the stuffs and the visit kat tempat berniaga sebagai tanda sokongan moral. To my dearest brother, thank you sebab selalu teman akak berniaga and tolong Abg Wan angkat barang2 berat. The most special thanks are to my beloved parents. Setiap kali kami nak gerak pergi berniaga, doa Ayah and Mama sentiasa mengiringi kami. Thank you sebab bagi kitorang barang, siap tolong kami jual lagi. Habis berniaga, Ayah and Mama tak pernah lupa call kami tanya khabar. Thank you so much.

So, next year nak buat lagi ke? Well, we'll cross the bridge when the time comes..

Us at our last carboot

Lunch Date With Friends

Semalam masa tengah pening mengadap lappy hijauku, terasa cam nak lepak2 dengan kengkawan Perimbun. Beginilah whatsappnyer:

"Askm. Esok kalau takde ape2 program, jom gi lunch kat Seoul Garden IOI City Mall, Putrajaya. Muncul je kat sana dlm kul 11pg esok. Buka je kedai 11.30pg kita serbu. Makan sampai muntah. Saja suka-suki sementara gaji masih ada. Utk mereka2 yang burink di rumah".

Sent to almost everyone from school. Hehehe. Tapi dek terlalulah short noticenyer, almost everyone juga dah ada prior engagement.

Today, sebagai urusetia majlis, sy orang pertama kena sampai di tempat kejadian. Lepas tu sorang demi seorang sampai. Dan terbentuklah kumpulan makan2 kami..

Isteri2 yang suka makan

Halfway through our lunch date, kumpulan kami bertambah besar..

Bertambah meriah

Seronoknya dapat bersembang dengan dorang2 ni. Selalu kat sekolah, kami rushing2 makan kat kantin mengejar masa nak masuk kelas seterusnya. Bertembung setakat 10 -20 minit je. Hari ni, we took our own sweet time bercerita from one topic to another. This was sort of mental therapy for us. Food for comfort gamaknya. Hahaha!! Tapi seriously memang betul pun. Masuk week-2 of the school holiday, barulah everyone starts slowing down our work pace sebab almost semua kerja dah settle. SPM pun almost ending. Barulah ada masa untuk me time and friends time. After this, nak start berkhidmat untuk negara pulak. Jadi nak enjoy puas2 dulu holiday yang benar2 holiday sekarang. Hehe

Thanks friends for your time!!

First Time Pergi Interview

Cam biasalah cerita ni dah basi. Haha

Terbaca posting dalam FB Kami Guru Malaysia (KGM) tentang program KOMTEP dalam bulan April haritu. Mula2 tak ambik port pun... Tapi bila tgk respon cikgu2 bertalu2 sampai beratus like, terasa gak cam nak tahu ape bendenye tu..

Baca punya baca, rupa-rupanya ni program pertukaran guru ke luar negara dengan tujuan utamanya untuk bertukar2 idea dalam pendidikan dan budaya antara negara. Tempoh masanya 3 bulan. Cikgu negara lain dtg Malaysia 3 bulan, cikgu Malaysia pergi negara lain 3 bulan.

Tahun ni, Malaysia buat program ni dengan KOREA. KOREA tu!!

Ting!!!

Makan hari juga fikir. Nak minta ke x? Berani minta ke x? Husband bagi ke x? Bila diutarakan hal ni dgn Mr H., dia BAGI!! Mulalah mengisi borangnya.

Isi borang x jadi masalah. Isi jelah. Yang tersangkutnya buat essay. Haiyo.. Esei Bio bolehla. Kita orang sains mana pandai kona2 ayat. Saya punya ayat setereet jer to the point. Tapi akhirnya siap juga 4 muka surat. Hohoho surat cinta pun x panjang camni.

Dalam hati, aku TRY jer. TRY jer. Dapat alhamdulillah. Tak dapat pun no hal (ek eleh ye lah tu..)

Tup2, selang 3 minggu pastu, masa bawa students ke bengkel KBAT di SMAP Kajang, dapat call dari unit BPG.

"Saya call untuk maklumkan Puan berjaya ke temuduga KOMTEP Malaysia-Korea. Sila hadir pada bla bla bla...."

Hep Hep Horey!!!

Reaction mcm dah dpt jer. Hahaha!!

Ada 5 hari sebelum interview. Berpulun baca sejarah Korea, budayanya, makanannya, sekolahnya. Try juga belajar bahasa Korea ikut Youtube (tapi lebih tergelak daripada belajar sebab kelako benar bunyi lidah Melayu cakap Korea). Tapi satu ayat jer yang konfom pandai sebut dgn lancar:

Saranye = I Love You

Wakakaka!!!

Sampailah ke hari interview. Kebetulan jatuh hari pertama puasa. Awal2 pagi dah tercanguk kat KPM Putrajaya. Ingatkan dah awal. Rupa2nya ramai lagi yang lebih awal sampai.

Masa ni lah terasa diriku yang BESAR ini tersangatlah KECIKnya. Terdengar pula cikgu yang dok kat sebelah berborak:
Cikgu A: Saya dah 2 minggu tak masuk sekolah. Pergi berbengkel kat Pangkor utk bla bla bla.."
Saya: Telan air liur (aku kat sekolah jer dari awal tahun tak pi mana2 pun)

Total applicants: 350+
Yang berjaya masuk interview seluruh Malaysia: 42

Yang nak dicari 10 orang jer. 1 org bagi setiap subjek. Maknanya 1 org jer cikgu Sains. Masa sign attendance sheet, mata scroll nama cikgu2 yg akan diinterview. Sekali tu, terlihat nama seorang cikgu ni yang saya sendiri selalu rujuk blog beliau utk menuntut ilmu. Alamak! Dia ada sekali ker interview ni?? Huhuhuhu nak balik!!!

Mana mungkin kita yang biasa2 ni nak bersaing dgn guru-guru cemerlang??

Masa ni dah terbit penyesalan isi borang. Haha.

Sampailah masa interview. Kami dibahagikan 5 orang untuk satu bilik. Interview secara individu. Saya orang kedua. Berpeluh2. Sejuk2 jari. Menggigil juga. Huhuhu hari nikah dulu pun tak senervous masa tu..

Secara umumnya, saya dicincang sampai lumat...

"Puan ada APC?"
"Puan Guru Cemerlang?"
"Puan ada master atau PHd?"

Peluh. Peluh. Peluh.

Saya chekgu biase-biase jer...

Aduhai sedihnya..

Umpamanya camni:
Sebelum masuk bilik interview confidence level 70%
Keluar bilik interview confidence level -2%

Lepas je kene interview, memang tau 100% takkan dapat. Macam zombie jalan balik pergi kereta.

Sampai kereta jer, tengok jalan exit keluar parking kene block. Saya pun duduk dalam kereta diam2, pasang enjin, dengar2 radio, selfie2 sensorang. Lebih kepada melayan perasaan sedih. Rupa2nya exit tu kene block 4 jam! 4 jam saya duduk dlm kereta melayan sedih. Sikit pun takde rasa marah kat hamba Allah yang blok jalan tu. Hahaha tragik betul perasaan kene reject ni.

Selfie lepas gagal KOMTEP.

Anyway, saya rasa happy jugalah mencuba sesuatu yang baru ni. This is actually a BIG achievement for me. Lepas2 ni nak minta lagi ke?

Huhuhu takut dah...

The Moment I Almost Lost Him

Dah lama nak tulis pasal kisah ni. Cuma.. I'm not ready yet..

Now, sekolah pun dah habis, I have the time to recall the moment when I almost lost him.

Along these 5 years, undeniably tahun ni paling kami diuji Allah SWT. It all started hujung tahun lepas. Mr H had problems with his salary. But rezeki Allah tu ada selagi berusaha. Alhamdulillah dapatlah cover expenses sikit2 dgn berniaga. He managed to secure a new job which will start in May 2015. Then... the accident.. Read here

He was coming back from Terengganu. Drove safely to his office in Puchong. He then changed to his motobike, on his way home to us when the car hits him. A passerby called the ambulance as he was bleeding profusely (Sampai sekarang tak tahu siapa yg call. Kalau dpt jumpa encik ni, mmg sy nak sangat2 say thank you from the bottom of my heart. Thank you sir...) My Ayah and brother arrived at the scene 10 minutes after the accident. Ayah accompanied him on the JPAM's ambulance to the nearest hospital, Hospital Kajang.

Location of the accident. He was thrown a few feet into the air and fell onto the road, rolled and ended in the middle of the leftmost lane. Syukur he managed to dragged himself onto the grass. 

Splotches of blood on the visor. Scratches were from rolling on the road.

Hospital Kajang. On a makeshift bed along the corridor by a sink. Poor ventilation, poor service, the air is permanently stinking of urine, not hygienic what-so-ever here

The blood wouldn't stop seeping out of his bandage, soaking the bed sheet.

When I first saw him, it was around 3.00 am. We were in the Emergency Department. He was very pale, dirt all over his face. I took the end of his blanket, gently trying to clean his face. A doctor saw us and he handed some clean gauze, cotton and cold water for me. It really was a small gesture, but I was so touched. Thank you doctor.

I didn't say much. He was just lying there, eyes closed. A few times, he opened his eyes wide, frantically looking around. I held his face close, telling him I'm there, I'll take care of him, everything's gonna be ok. Dia masih terkejut, trauma.

The doctors came then and carried out various test and scans. I stood some distance away, yet he was still within my vision.

"Puan isteri Encik Ridzuan?"
Ya.

Then the doctors explained to me everything. A broken wrist, a near amputated index finger at the tip, deep cut around his right heel. Internally, he's ok. The head scan shows that everything is ok too.

Was he wearing a helmet?
Yes.

When did he last ate?
Around 6 hours ago.

Ada penyakit berjangkit? Merokok? Minum alkohol? On substances?
No. No. No. No

Ada apa2 alahan?
Tiada.

Surprisingly, through all the interrogation, medical explanation, filling up various forms, my mind was clear. I was very, very calm. Alhamdulillah.

The doctors worked fast and professionally, and managed to join his fingers back. They cemented his right arm. His heel worried me as the bleeding won't stop. My fear became true as by night, he was experiencing high fever due to infection.

We waited almost a day for an opening in the operation theater. He was mumbling in his fever-induced sleep. Sometimes, he jolted up in excruciating pain. I just couldn't bear watching him in pain no more. That's it! I fought our way out of Hospital Kajang at 1.00am, got him into our car (soaked bandages and all) and drove straight to Hospital Putrajaya.

It was a great relief once I handed him over to Putrajaya's staffs. Rezeki kami, ada katil kosong dlm wad lelaki. Alhamdulillah! By 4.00am, we were in his clean, comfortable ward, him heavily sedated and sleeping. Only then I realised that I've been on my feet for almost 28 hours.

Deeply asleep

I couldn't sleep. I tried to but I couldn't. I guess I'm scared that I'll "loose" him if I shut my eyes. An hour later we were told that his operation will be carried out at 6.00am.

The smile to console the wife who was worried sick right before being pushed off to OT

I followed him to the OT. A nurse showed me to a waiting room next to it. When he's out, they'll call for me. He's out of my sight now. If felt like forever. All those while, a lot a things went through my mind. Yet, I was still ok and calm. I told myself repeatedly everything's ok, everything's ok. Allah ada. Be strong. He needs me. Anak2 needs me. Again and again...

Two hours later, he's out. Alhamdulillah they managed to cleaned and stitched his gaping heel back in place. Then, it's just recuperating for another two days in the ward.

Mak took over my place once he was settled in his ward. I went home to the kids.

Mama pergi mana?
Mama pergi jaga Ayah.

Mana Ayah? Bila Ayah nak balik?
Ayah sakit. Ayah kat hospital tempat Aunty Tina work. Dia tak boleh balik lagi.

Nanti Ayah habis work Ayah balik?
(Sedih2 dah ni..) Ye. Habis work Ayah balik.

For the next three days, I was juggling between him, the kids, school and a bad-case fever and cough. Penat jangan cakaplah. Mata rasa sakit sbb tak cukup tidur. Makan pun macam robot, asal telan je sebab perlu tenaga nak bekerja and jaga Mr H. I had help from Mama and Mak to take care of the house and the children. Mama came to the house everyday to send raw materials for Mak to cook. Syukurnya ada support system yg sgt mantap. Thank you Mama and Mak...

Sob2x...

Happy face being showered with gifts and flowers. Haha!

The rescuers, Ayah and Izzad

When Mr H was finally discharged, new problems arises. Since his arm and leg affected were on the right side, he couldn't move on his own. He too couldn't eat, bath or go to the loo by himself. And he has to go for wound dressing everyday at a clinic nearby. So, I rushed back home everyday from school to bath and feed him, then to the clinic. It was awkward at the beginning but after a few days, we got the hang of it. And making things easier, a kind-hearted friend of Ayah loaned us a wheelchair!!

Bila lagi nak masuk parking OKU kan?

Learning to use the utensils again

His recuperating rate was super fast. Ramai tanya apa yg Mr H buat.

Varieties of supplement 

These were his injuries. Please be mind that the following images may be gruesome to some...

The heel and leg

The finger

The arm

Broken wrist

The doctors estimated his recovery will take around 2 months. Alhamdulillah for him, it took only 6 weeks. Sekarang Mr H is healthy and well. His deformed fingertip was the only permanent scar of what we've been through. He's currently working in a new company and getting paid for it. Hehe.

How has this experience change us?
In a lot of ways. But it solidified a few things about us:

Suami yang baik adalah suami yang buncit.

Isteri yang baik adalah seorang yang tembam

Hahaha!!

Kasih tiada hujung

Awal Muharram 1437 H

1 Muharram 1437H, 14 Oktober 2015

Maka genaplah kami sekeluarga pindah ke teratak kecil ini 3 tahun.

Kami baru kawin 3 bulan. Alhamdulillah disahkan mengandung Nisa. Rasa happy sangat2. Bila nak ada anak ni, baru terasa macam perlu ada rumah sendiri sebab masa tu masih menumpang rumah Mama. Cari merata2 tempat untuk beli rumah. Semua harga tak mampu bayar. Seriously tak mampu bayar. Cash memang xdelah sebab baru habis semua untuk kawin. Hanya mengharapkan gov loan, and itu pun masih kene top-up cash baru boleh beli rumah. Teres 2 tingkat tahun 2010 area Kajang dah cecah 350k. Semenyih area dlm 290k. Pajam dlm 270k. Tapi Pajamlah pulak kan... Jauh dari segala2 benda. Masa tu highway LEKAS pun baru siap halfway and takde manusia lalu pun atasnye.. Masa tu dah rasa down-hearted sangat sebab sedih tak mampu beli rumah.

Satu hari tu, Ayah cakap ada showroom kat Bandar Tek Kjg. Ayah kata apartment. Since dah tahu kami tak mampu beli rumah atas tanah, we lower down our expectation to rumah tinggi. Masa tu Mr H outstation ke Penang rasanya so I went to see it with Ayah.

It's love at first sight...

Anggerik Residensi

Harga dlm 170k. Within budget. 1008sf. Oklah tu. Dekat nak gi kerja. Dekat juga dengan rumah Mama. Nampak mcm possible jer. Tak sabar tunggu Mr H balik outstation.

Weekend tu juga usung Mr H tgk rumah. Dia debar2 je sebab takut saya kecewa tak mampu beli. Tapi lps bincang2 dgn seller, nampak macam sangat2 possible. Balik rumah, dua-tiga hari macam tu and the decision is made; we're buying the place! Yippie!!

Showhouse

Bayar downpayment sikit, and the waiting begun...

Construction of our house

Almost every month we'll drive by the house. Bila stress2 keje, kami pergi tgk rumah. Bila bergaduh husband and wife, gi tgk rumah. Basically tgk rumah yg tgh buat tu dapat hilangkan stresslah. Hehe..

Almost done

Visit rumah yang belum siap sepenuhnya. Masa ni pregnant Aira 

Living room

Dan akhirnya kunci pun dapat. Alhamdulillah!!!

Masa dapat kunci ni, I was about 5 months pregnant with Aira. Masa ni Nisa dah setahun lebih. Tengah fikir2 masa yang sesuai nak pindah masuk. Then, Ayah suggested we move in on 1 Muharram. Good beginnings he said. Senang nak ingat tarikh pun. Kami pun setuju..

Kami sebelum mulakan kerja2 mencuci rumah. Masa ni dah pregnant almost 7 months.

1 Muharram 1434H, 15 November 2012, pukul 6.30 ptg, kami officially pindah masuk rumah sendiri. Masa mula2 masuk tu, barang2 bersepah2 satu rumah. It was just me and him. Nisa letak rumah Mama lagi sebab takut habuk. We just hugged each other, tears in our eyes because we HAVE a place we can call our home. Rasa bersyukur sangat2. Rasa sayu, rasa happy, rasa penat.. Semua rasa ada bercampur-baur..

Banyak peristiwa dah jadi dalam rumah ni. Yang happy dan tak happy..

Membesarkan Nisa

Melahirkan Aira. Aira lahir masa kami baru pindah masuk 3 bulan. Masa ni Aira umur seminggu

Tengok budak berdua ni main

Bergaduh dah tak boleh nak kira dah..

Buat hal dengan bedak dah berpuluh kali

Seen many Hari Raya and many more insya Allah

Berpuluh keping tiles rosak

Preparing the kid's room

Memories made

Jaga orang sakit accident

Apapun, kami bersyukur, sangat bersyukur ada tempat untuk kami berlindung dan membesarkan anak-anak. Inilah syurga kami sekeluarga. 1 Muharram 1434H segalanya bermula...

Selamat datang 1437H. Alhamdulillah