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Finally.. i am free to really sit down n check my blog.. it has been i think a few days since i really mumble here..Not for long..i just hope i can finish typing this entry at least...

A few minutes ago.. i recieved an SMS from shida.. remember my 4 friends who came to istanbul a month ago? There were Dydy...Vim.. Shida n KC...Well it turns out that KC (the chinese friend) has converted to İslam at 9am this morning Malaysia time.. Alhamdulillah..Her new name will be decided after Shida's mom come back from hajj...i am so happy for her! i am actually grinning ear to ear :0) ..

Nowadays..in Turkey, people r worried.. it is winter but this year we see very less rain.. almost no snow n the rivers which supply the water all over turkey have a very high risk of drying in summer... draught is expected this summer.. fruits n veggies will be expensive too in summer (summer is usually the cheapest time for fruits n veggies)...difficult life ahead over here after a few months i think..

Contrastively to certain states in malaysia huh? We have terrible floods there now.. houses lost..properties damaged..i dunno which is worse? flood or draught? Both r definitely not pleasant...

I still remember clearly many many years ago.. i was still a student then.. i was staying with my bro in PJ for 3 months due to my teaching practical.. it was also at the time where malaysia had among its worst draught ever..

My brother was renting a flat then.. i remember after every school..i would wait for the lorries to bring water. I remember waiting in line ith 2 pails in my hands.. the guy would fill in the brownish water from the loory tank (probably the water was taken from a lake somewhere) n i would fill the bathroom tubs with the water ( 2 bathrooms)... then again.. into the line till the tubs were full.. countless trips everyday! I was lucky then coz my bro rented the ground floor flat... can u imagine those living at the upper levels flats.. n perhaps elderly n sickly..???

I think we were all affected by the draught then.. after the 3 months, i went back to university.. i rented with my friends a double storey house in bangi section 2.. it was better there.. i think the population there was of the upper class i think that they managed to push the authority to at least let the water flow into their houses at least at nights... i used to wash my clothing every night..ahghhhh... those old days.. i just hope it wont be as bad as that here in istanbul this summer... Rain rain please do come... if u dont wanna come.. let the snow come...Come please...

Yesterday morning, Baddin saw these kids making butter cup cakes in fimbles on tv.. ..i sensed that he wanted to do the same.. so after my pazar.. despite the terrible mess in the kitchen.. i called him into the kitchen n let him prepare his own chocolate cup cakes.. mind u .. we always have chocolate chips in our cup cakes..Yesterday however.. we ran out of the choc chips.. Still here is my son in action..

İt was hatice with her tuna sandwich.. now it is baddin's turn with his Chocolate cup cakes..
Oh boy!! hatice will be so jelous when she sees these pics!! *chuckles*.. The recipe is of course at the usual recipe blog..

Chef baddin mixing the butter n sugar

Time to crack the eggs

Be careful with the electric beater!!

DON'T LOOK!!!

Cleaning up time..(lick lick)

The cup cake in the muffin cup

He ate 3 cup cakes before dinner.. and 1 for breakfast..

I have to admit.. it was delicious.. Bravo baddin!

With the coming of the year in the islamic calender..

We all wish u all...

A HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

SELAMAT MENYAMBUT HARİ MAAL HİJRAH!!

Thank You for hopping by...Hope to see u again the next time..