The week that was hectic,busy and no time to rest.I was fortunate to get annual leave being the only muslim staff so there's no one to fight with:)I took a few days before and 2 days after raya.The week that I dread every year:( going to the market to buy stuff for my rempah ratus and the few days before raya to buy my wet stuff for the cooking.Every morning I had to go down to the market to buy bit by bit as I don't think I can manage getting everything at one go for the reason I have no HELP!! Everything I have to do on my own ... so sad kan?

Chicken and meat bought the week before as it can keep for few months in the freezer.The heaviest load is the lontong even with a trolley its heavy and I don't stay on a lift landing so imagine me dragging the trolley one floor down.Alhamdulillah with good time table I managed and get things organised.Serunding need to be done few days earlier and that itself will take you half a day.

No baking of cookies or cakes which I used to do until 2 yrs ago when the oven went on strike ... yippee!! otherwise kek lapis itself kena buat 8 to give to siblings and for myself!kek lapis is very tedious job as we need to grill layer by layer.Everything now tunjuk2 aje kat bakery or sponsored by sister Lina kuih tarts and sis-in-law Saba famous amos cookies and sometimes almond london.The keropok and kerepek beli sahja lah.

The hectic week of standing on my feet resulted in an oedema left foot which I noticed last few days.Its probably water retention or dependant oedema - when at work I am on my feet except for 2 hrs in the afternoon when I sat at the pc to do my e-billing.At home I tried to rest as much in the evening by raising my foot and until this morning the swelling still there .... here's a picture taken an hour ago ........


Foot is oedema and red ..... haha... good excuse next year no need to do allllll the cooking and entertainingggg ..... maybe siblings should take turn to have father at their place for raya!!!What do you think friends of the blogland? Every child should do their share kan....kan....kan??? hahaha....... bagi lah this big sis a breakkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk.Or maybe I should raya with my sis kat states lagik.


Ok no more visiting for me and now masih ada juga yg beraya kat my place - the raya week was exam time for the children so no visiting as they have to do their revisions etc.......so terpaksa load freezer with food incase of emergency can whip some simple dishes.

Last of all need to diet back ..... the loss in ramadhan has gained doubled in syawal....OMG.....


till my next entry...................

posted by Kak Elle at 10:42 AM