Nasi Katok Kaka

Sungkai Buffet

kakarestaurant@gmail.com (Nasi Katok Kaka) — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 08:07:00 +0000

Today is the 5th day for sungkai buffet at Kaka restaurant, so far so good but not to the point the seats are all fully booked. Well, its been expected as for now most people still prefer having their sungkai at home. Even for me, this year mostly every day my family sungkai at home with my mother. Also this year, my brothers and their families also sungkai with us every day so thats why I prefer sungkai at home rather than sungkai outside, save budgets also...hehehe.... Usually every year, at least once a week we would go to sungkai buffet at some restaurants but this year I felt lazy to go out. The good thing when we break fast at home, we can eat at out own sweet time rather than rushing ourselves.

Bersungkai with 'special kids' from Pusat Ehsan

kakarestaurant@gmail.com (Nasi Katok Kaka) — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:17:00 +0000

Last thursday, about 80 students and teachers from Pusat Ehsan together with some members from media were invited for sungkai buffet at Kaka restaurant. I had been planning to do this charity for quite some times but did not manage to find the right time so when someone brought uo this matter to me recently, I decided to invite them during puasa. This also mark the beginning of sungkai buffet at my restaurant. Among other things, this event also mark the 1st anniversary of Kaka Restaurant which was on 15th August 2009.

Sungkai Buffet

kakarestaurant@gmail.com (Nasi Katok Kaka) — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 08:00:00 +0000

Kaka restaurant will start Sungkai Buffet tomorrow, Friday 4th September. Well, if anyone interested to try our dishes, you are most welcome. The price for the buffet is $8.00 for adult and children below 11 yrs old is $5.00. Our menu will change daily so if you want, you can come everyday to try different menu...) You can make reservations by calling this no: 2456605 to avoid disappointment.

Hello....Glad to be back

kakarestaurant@gmail.com (Nasi Katok Kaka) — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 12:56:00 +0000

Salam people... I know i owe an apology to whoever have come across my blog for not updating for so long. Yes, the last time I updated this blog was December last year. My god, that was too long. I have no other explanation other that I was too damn lazy. Yes, I was busy but still that was not an excuse. I did not even make an effort to visit my own blog for a few months!!! Now, its Ramadhan and this is what compelled me to write and update my blog. Why? Because its been 1 year since Kaka Retaurant operated, to be exact on 15th August 2008. It seems like yesterday when I started my restaurant. Alhamdulillah, business has been good and improving but I do admit that to maintain it, took a lot of effort and time. The good thing is, at the end of the day, all those hard work pays off. Even if I am saying that the business is quite good, I still harbour a dream to be more successful in the future but then again, who does not. Everyone of us has a dream to be rich, succesfull and many more. So, now I am still climbing that ladder and I am not even half of that ladder yet. People often said, life is like a wheel, sometime you are up there and the next moment, you are down. I had been there, I mean, down there but I have not taste yet how it feel to be up there having your dreams and wishes come true and have mostly everything that you could only wished for. Sighhh..... Enough of this, for now I am just trying to improve whether in business or my life as a whole. God bless....
A lot of things had happened since the last time I updated this blog, obviously....:). But to put all those events now in this blog is quite impossible a task since I could not remember all the events and the data because the time frame is way too long. One thing that I learned, I do not want to make a promise to update this blog everyday. I admit that I am not really into this "blog" so I will just try to update it as and when I am really free and interested. So long for now peeps...:)

Happy Birthday Wanie

kakarestaurant@gmail.com (Nasi Katok Kaka) — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 07:19:00 +0000

On the 18th of December was my youngest princess's birthday, Syazwanie but the birthday celebration was only done on the 20th at the Empire Hotel & Country Club. Actually, it was a last minute planning, we had planned to hold the party at home with bouncer and so on but then decided to check in at the Empire Hotel for a change and also because my princesses kept asking to go swimming at Imperial Hotel in Miri. So, that was how it happened. For the birthday cake, we also decided something new, we ordered cupcakes from cits rather than ordering the usual birthday cakes. Well, not many people were invited, only the 'small' cousins were invited, the 'big' cousins were only informed so that wanie got her birthday presents (hahaha.....). We had fun at the Empire Hotel, it was a great weekend for us especially the princesses. On Sunday they even woke up early morning to go swimming. Anyway, i personally felt it was a good way to spend the holiday rather than go to Miri or KK

Syura's School Concert

kakarestaurant@gmail.com (Nasi Katok Kaka) — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 13:53:00 +0000

Syura's school, Bright Jigsaw International School at Salambigar hold a concert at ICC on November, 19th. I know I should have posted this month ago but, ok, no more reasons. Lets proceed, Syura took part in a congo dance in her school's concert. Hehehe.... she enjoyed it so much that she even dance at home whenever we asked her to do it but only half on the dance cos she said in oerder for her to dance, she must has a boy partner...hahahaha....so much for a little kid. Well, it was a couple dance anyway and her dance partner was her classmate name Brian. She kept telling us that she likes the dance and hope to participate again next year. She even wear her costume at home! She looks so cute on the stage during the performance. Hope next year, she will participate in another school concert again. But next year she will be in a different school but I will make sure she will participate in whatever her school concert require her to do.

"look there, that's my family"....

kaka & syasya enjoying the show

School Holidays..

kakarestaurant@gmail.com (Nasi Katok Kaka) — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 13:32:00 +0000

Hey peeps... Im back, I dont want to waste ur time by elaborating or explaining why I only managed to update my blog now, well, I was too lazy. I did try hard to update it but Im at loss to explain what had gotten into me that made me reluctant and too lazy to update my own blog.

Now, its holiday time, I know that I should have more time considering that I dont have to send my princesses' to school but when they are at home, they occupied more of my time than before, nevertheless, I enjoyed spending time with them. But, most of their time, they just spending time playing computer games in the internet. How time change, when I was a small kid like them, I only played games like 'batu simban', 'getah', 'belon' and other traditional games. When I was at their age, I didnt even know what a computer is...:) In fact, I was surprised how they (kaka, syasya & syura) managed to know the website for the games in the internet. The games that they are playing, even I myself dont know how to play them.

Well, I guess in the modern time nowadays, computer is a norm to all kids. The setback is, both the computers at home are always booked by them, so that is one of the many reasons why I only managed to update now. Kaka even told me to buy another computer so that she and her two sisters, syasya & syura can play computer games simultaneously. Just imagine, nearly everyday they tend to fight for the right to play computer games, from the moment they wake up until its bed time. Luckily, wanie is now only 3 years old and still dont know how to play computer games.

I do have planning to go oversea and bring my family for vacations but I am on a tight budget now. My priority now is to expand my business first and make savings. Moreover, I am not keen to go to Miri or KK during December cos most people got their bonus at this time and would have the same ideas and most importantly I hate long queues at the imigration checkpoints! So, maybe I will bring my family next year in March, if panjang umur and murah rezeki, Amin....

Im Back....:)

kakarestaurant@gmail.com (Nasi Katok Kaka) — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:32:00 +0000

Hello again... Its been more than 3 weeks since I last updated my blog. I don't really know what has gotten into me. It seems that I have lost interest in my own blog. Every time I wanted to write something, I my brain got stuck, it totally went blank.
A lot of things occupied my time for the past 3 weeks. My daughters' examinations, my mother got sick, busy with running my business, to name a few, and I was soooo plain lazy to update my blog. Even while Im writing now, I had difficulty in finding the right words to express my feelings. Maybe my brain got rusty after so long...hehehe... Anyway, I would like to apologize to my readers and my customers who visited this blog for failing to update it. I dont want to promise that I will update this blog everyday but I would try to do my best. Its just that writing is not in my blood. I prefer to do other things in my spare time rather than writing.
That's it for now, I will see if I have the time and ideas to update this blog. Adios...

Finally....

kakarestaurant@gmail.com (Nasi Katok Kaka) — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:28:00 +0000

Good news guys, finally the projector and the big screen are already installed at my restaurant. So, if any of you want to watch premier league games sat nite, feel free to come down at Kaka Restaurant at Rimba. Too bad, it was raining tonite, we were only able to try the projector for only 30 minutes before the downpour. So, hopefully, it will not rain tomorrow (Im praying ni inside my heart...). But, if it rain jua esok, what to do, i cannot go against the force of nature. That's why in future, I will install the roof in front of my restaurant so that the show could go on despite rain come down (provided astro still on..:), you know lah that astro won't work if its rain heavily).
Ok guys, lets us pray together it won't rain tomorrow..:)

Gerai Nasi Katok KAKA at Salambigar

kakarestaurant@gmail.com (Nasi Katok Kaka) — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:09:00 +0000

I went to my stall at Salambigar last nite because I had to interview my new workers. It was quite busy when I arrived there so I had to help my workers too so as the customers did not have to wait too long for their nasi katok. I remembered when I just opened the gerai at Salambigar last 2 years, I did not have enough workers so my husband and me had to go there every day from 12 pm to 1.30 pm and also from 6 pm till 10 pm. It was so tiring yet fun cos I got to know lots of my customers. The sad thing was, we had to leave our princesses with our amah most of the time. But, when I was there last nite, I felt like different cos there are more customers who are new whom I never met before. Anyway, it was more than a year already since the last time I had to be there at my gerai due to the shortage of workers. I miss it though..:)

Sorry....still no projector yet..:)

kakarestaurant@gmail.com (Nasi Katok Kaka) — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0000

Hello guys.. I did mention that there will be a projector and a big screen install in my restaurant this weekend. Well, Im so sorry it did not happen as per planning due to some unavoidable circumstances. I was told that it can only be install next week so hopefully it will be ready before the weekend. Im crossing my fingers again at this moment but my husband and me are chasing the vendor to install the projector and the screen asap. So, sorry again guys for not being able to do as I promised.

Upgrading of Kaka Restaurant

kakarestaurant@gmail.com (Nasi Katok Kaka) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:48:00 +0000

additional tables & chairs
new spot lightside view of Kaka Restaurant after the installation of the spot light

To cater for the increasing number of customers (tq for all your support), I have decided to add more tables and chairs for my restaurant but these are only available during evening time (5pm onwards) provided it is not raining. Anyway, in future, depending on the budget, I will install roof in front of my restaurant so that customers can sit there even if it is raining. Apart from the tables and chairs, I had also install spot light on the side of my restaurant to light up the restaurant cos all this time it is quite dark if you view the restaurant form the road. I even have customers complaining that they could not see clearly the restaurant once they enter the junction no 8, so that's why I decided to install the spot light.

For all the football fanatics, in few days time (if everything goes smoothly), there will be a big screen and projector for Kaka Restaurant. So, if you are looking for a place to watch the premier league, you are most welcome to come to Kaka Restaurant esp during live matches for Man Utd ( my team...hehehe....) and also Liverpool (my husband's team). Im trying to chase the vendor and the contractor to install the projector and the screen asap and if possible this weekend (fingers crossed...:). I know my husband is looking forward to this weekend to watch Liverpool vs Chelsea. Hahaha.....cant wait to see the results of that encounter. Anyway, before I signed of for now, i just want to say this to all my respected customers:

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT SO FAR AND HOPE THAT YOU WILL ALWAYS CONTINUE IT. WE WILL TRY OUR BEST TO IMPROVE IN ALL AREAS IN ORDER TO GIVE SATISFACTION TO YOU ALL.

Additional Menu for Breakfast & Tea Time

kakarestaurant@gmail.com (Nasi Katok Kaka) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:39:00 +0000

tumpi + kari daging

To our respected customer, starting from today we have added new menu for breakfast from 8 am to 11 am and for tea time from 2 pm to 5 pm. You are welcome to try our Tumpi + kari daging for only $1. Also available are traditional kuih-muih.

Fuad & Faid's Birthday Celebrations

kakarestaurant@gmail.com (Nasi Katok Kaka) — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 08:06:00 +0000

"here comes the cake...""who has the biggest smile?" n the winner is....my four angels ready to sing b'day songthe twins getting ready to cut their b'day cake
as usual, my wanie "intu-intu" cake org, cant wait for her turn kojek doing the food tasting (that's what he told us..)

On the 16th was my nephew, Fuad & Faid birthday. Well, it coincided with my eldest sis 2nd open house (she already had open house on the 2nd day of Raya). Since this time her open house was only for our family (both her family & her hubby's family) so my other nieces & nephews decided to throw a surprise party for the twins. I was not too sure whether it was a surprise party or not coz the twins seems to know there would be a party for them. Anyway, congrates to them for their 9th birthday. May Allah bless them and fulfill their wishes and dreams.

Open House

kakarestaurant@gmail.com (Nasi Katok Kaka) — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 06:45:00 +0000

Every Syawal, I prefer my friends to come and visit me during my open house rather than just waiting for them on any other days not knowing who will come or when they are coming. I know its tiring but the joy that I had during my open house overcome all that. I had my open house on Saturday the 12th of Oct. Hehehe....I know that I was supposed to post these photos earlier but, due to my laziness and limited time, I only managed to update my blog recently...(reasons again...hahaha...). It was indeed very tiring compared to previous year because now I have my restaurant to look after. The good thing is, I have my own chef so I could order any dishes that I want. Most of my friends came that day but too bad I didnt manage to take all their photos coz I had to entertain the others. My open house that Saturday was only for my friends and I had another open house the next day on Sunday just for my in-laws so that I could always entertained them.

This year, my open house ended with something different, my family had ambuyat sessions for the closing. It was late becos by the time we started having ambuyat, it was already past midnight and my brother who was the last person to leave the house left at quarter to 3 am! What a day! So, I was very tired the next day and I did not wake up late the next day coz I have to go to my restaurant at 9 am. Mind you that at 1 pm it was my in-laws. So, when my in-laws left, I couldnt take it anymore. I was engulfed by the ZZZ monster (again...) and by the time I woke up, it was nearly 10 pm. My day did not end there cos as usual, I went to my restaurant at 11 pm for regular check-up. So, it was a very tiring weekend for me, nevertheless, I really enjoyed it.

my family enjoying the ambuyat
my princesses and my mom-in-law

Take-Away Counter

kakarestaurant@gmail.com (Nasi Katok Kaka) — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:31:00 +0000

Due to the popular demand for Nasi Katok at my restaurant and also to lessen the congestion in the kitchen, I have decided to install a counter for Nasi Katok only especially for customers who want to 'tapau' Nasi Katok Kaka. This is also to provide a faster service for take-away customers. So, datang lah, jangan malu-malu..:)

Raya Celebrations

kakarestaurant@gmail.com (Nasi Katok Kaka) — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 04:10:00 +0000

Arrgghhh..... Im too lazy to write, my brain is not working today and Im stuck in front of the computer for more than 30 mins already. So, I think I just post these photos for all of you to see. There are the photos of my princesses and their cousins taken during 3rd, 4th and 5th Raya. Locations: Unidentified! Adios

my princesses & their"bodyguard"c-boi "enjoying" the music

"dont you dare disturb my baby!!" "nyaman kali ah..." "ketua kampung" rimba...:)

mulut control...

" to stay young, always smile like me..."

another meeting-in-progress (girls' talk..hahaha...)
.... imagine we were flying....
the arrival of Boss of Nasi Katok Amirah
meeting in progress ( they learn from their elders..hahahaha...)

"pengarah" (in pink) chairing the meeting

mcm bejanji, pakai warna 'green' (in baju kurong are my cuz's princesses)

my cuzs and my auntie Kaka & Syasya
the "next generations" of my family

Al-Fatihah...

kakarestaurant@gmail.com (Nasi Katok Kaka) — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 10:22:00 +0000

"pengarah" (in blue)
concentrate eh c mymy ah...
tapi udh nampak camera, senyum chia...:)
the Yassin and Tahlil was led by my brother"please take my photo..."
bos nasi katok mama (yello & white stripe), kan betapuk tapi nda sampat..
lastly as adat org kitani, menyiram air asah-asahan

On the 2nd day of Raya, together with my other siblings, we visited our late father's grave. This is the 3rd Raya without him and we all still feel the loss. We miss him very much. His dedications towards raising all 9 of us, his undying love and how he cared for us will remain forever in our hearts. We still feel the warmth of his love as if he is still here among us. May Allah Al-Mighty bless him. Amin...

Happy Birthday KAKA

kakarestaurant@gmail.com (Nasi Katok Kaka) — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:06:00 +0000

Kaka's birthday cake

with all her sisters tapi look who's behind them? hehehe....
getting ready to blow the candles and made a wish, wonder what was her wish..:)
wanie: "next party is mine..hahaha...." (18th Dec) - mun paham, bisai..:)

'lady' in red

Last 30th Sept was my eldest princess, Nur Syaza Syaqirah or KAKA's birthday. She is now 7 yrs old. Time passed by so quickly. I still remember cuddling her in my arm when she was still a baby. Her birthday party was celebrated on the 1st day of raya around 9pm. Actually I did not have any plan for her because I was so busy (excuses again...;) and she is now 7 yrs old already. But, having celebrated her birthday party every year, she kept asking me when would we celebrated her birthday. When I said no party for her this year, she was crying and began to point that all her other sisters' birthday were celebrated every year. In fact she was wrong on this matter, being the eldest, her birthday was celebrated every year and never once missed but her 2 younger sisters, Syasya and Syura, they did not have their 1st and 2nd birthday party, only when they were 3 yrs old then they started to celebrate their party. Pity them but obviously, Kaka never wanted to listen to my argument and still insisted on her birthday party. She said she wanted to get presents form her aunties and uncles and cousins. So, having left with no choices I agreed to her request and celebrated her birthday party few days late than usual i.e on the 1st day of Raya.

Kaka when she was few months old only

Now, she is 7 years old already

1st Syawal

kakarestaurant@gmail.com (Nasi Katok Kaka) — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:28:00 +0000

no baju kurung for my princesses this year so I had to buy dress for them

Hehehe....I was supposed to post this few days ago but, :) *lol*. Anyway, no more excuses for now, here I go. Raya this year is not as grand as previous Raya for me, maybe because of my commitments or maybe because of my age. I dont really enjoy Raya as much as I did few years back. 1st day Syawal, early morning around 9ish, there was no electricity at my house and few houses nearby. Reason, some idiots stole the cable at the substation near my house at Madang. So, you guys just imagine how my Raya this year started, not good eh. I was sweating and my princesses also complaining because of the heat so around 10am, we went to Tutong to my mom-in-law's house. Along the way to Penapar, both of us (my hubby & me) had to keep talking because we were so tired and sleepy and by talking was the only way to keep awake. How I wished at that time I was still in bed....:)

We were quite early this year so we had to wait for my other in-laws. My father-in-law passed away few months back so the environment was quite sobber as we still felt the loss *Al-Fatihah* (May his soul rest in peace and di rahmati Allah, same goes to my late father). While we were there, we decided to take some photos but guessed what, my camera batteries went frat (auntie may's slang...hehehe....). So, no photos were taken by us, only by my in-laws. I will try to get the photos from them next time. Nothing much happened there. We went back around 12 pm and when we reached home, most of my siblings were already there. Around 3pm, I couldnt hold it any longer, the ZZZ monster attacked was so much and I had no other choice but to go to my room and took a nap. I had to take the nap anyway bcos that night was the birthday celebration for my eldest princess, Nur Syaza Syaqirah aka KAKA, which I will cover in the next post. Till then, adios...

POSE 'MAUT' FROM MY PRINCESSES

Syaza aka KAKA

Syasya

Syura

Syazwanie

bAcK to bUsINEss

kakarestaurant@gmail.com (Nasi Katok Kaka) — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 09:06:00 +0000

To all our valued customers, I just want to apologise for not being able to stick to my promise regarding the re-opening of my restaurant which was supposed to open last Monday. Again, due to short of staff (because 2 of my Bruneians quit just before Raya and the other 2 want a longer Raya holiday.....typical Bruneians, isn't it?) so I had no choice but to delay the re-opening of my restaurant. We just opened today but I have to adjust the business time. For the time being, Kaka Restaurant & Catering Services only open from 11 am until 12 midnight with exception on Sat nite if there are live football matches.

Now, reasons...reasons...reasons..., I wonder what was the real reason for me not to update my blog until my sis who is in spore sms me and told me to update the blog bcos she had nothing to read since her hobby now is SURFING THE INTERNET..(hahaha....uyals...). Should I stated that I was too busy? (which was quite a lame excuse, right?) Or due to the fact that I lost my usb cable to download the photos form my digi cam to the comp? Or should I own up that I was too lazy to update the blog? hehehehe....*lol*. I leave it to all of you to choose which reason that you want to accept. *jgn mare ah*

Anyway, I have lots and lots of photos that I wanted to share here esp for org spore to see but again, not for the first time, my "M" sickness struck me so I will post it another time, Insya Allah....:)

At last...Hari Raya Esok

kakarestaurant@gmail.com (Nasi Katok Kaka) — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:25:00 +0000

Hmmm.... where do I start? I have been very very busy for the last few days until I have no time to update this blog, if fact I just visited my own blog yesterday! My God...busy banar kali ah. The last few days puasa, alhamdulillah, rezeki mencurah-curah, I have lots of customers coming to my restaurant and also my two gerai. And again because of lack of staff, I had to turun padang jua so you guys just imagined that I had to go to Rimba, then Lambak and also to Salambigar just to make sure everything went smooth but I have to admit, ada jua lah sikit kepincangan. Im not a robot (I wished I could be mcm Will Smith in I-Robot) hehehe.... so that I have more energy to handle my business.

Anyway, the time kan kana announced whether the moon was sighted or not, I was so nervous. I did not want the moon to be sighted bcoz firstly, I havent done any preparations yet at my house for Hari Raya due to my commitment to my business, and secondly, if not Raya meaning more income, hahaha.... So I was really really gratefull when it was announced the moon was not sighted. At least I have time to do the preparations on the last day of Ramadhan. Actually I anticipated already that I would be very busy these last few days of Ramadhan but I never expected it would be very very busy when compared from the previous years. The reception I got from my restaurant at Rimba exceeded my expectations. I always had full house during sungkai buffet and also after 10pm onwards. Thanks again to Allah Al-Mighty. I even had to ask my niece to bring my princesses out bcoz I have no time for them (tq mymy n gal). Its not that I neglected them, its just that as a businesswoman, this is the time for me to make money. Furthermore, I do all these things bcoz of my family too.

Lastly, I would love to take this oppurtunity to all my valued customers and wished all of Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri, Maaf Zahir dan Batin. Tq also for all your support and constructive comments. I will try to improve accordingly. And I also would like to inform that during Hari Raya, the business for my restaurant and gerai are as follows:

Kaka Restaurant & Catering Services: closed on the last day of puasa and will be open next Monday
Gerai Nasi Katok at Lambak & Salambigar: close 1st & 2nd Hari Raya

Bon Voyage Emma Faridah

kakarestaurant@gmail.com (Nasi Katok Kaka) — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:15:00 +0000

Last Tue I went to the airport to send my niece, Dk Emma Faridah to UK to continue her study. Pity her, she will miss again Hari Raya for 2 year in a row but its all for her own good, for her better future. I know she would be ok cos she is a strong gal. You better be good gal and make sure you come back with flying colors and make us proud of you esp your loving parents. I envy my sister for having a daughter like you. Hopefully my princesses will be able to realise their dreams in future and follow your footsteps..:)

Hmm...speaking of dreams and educations, I have to admit that the thing I regret most is that I did not continue my study to the highest level. I had the chance before but I blew it. I remember my late father would not think twice if I asked for money from him in the name of education. Too bad, I was still young at that time and failed to realise the importance of education. Being happy-go-lucky teenagers and a bit spoilt *hehehe* by my parents and sisters, I let go that oppurtunity. Well. it is now in the past and I cannot just dwelled in it. Now, as I said before, I will strive hard to improve myself be it in business and my personal life. The most important thing now are my four princesses. I promised to myself, I will make sure they get the best education they can get, follow their cousins who are succesful and more importantly do not follow me. *sigh* I did not give them a good example...:( I realised that nowadays, which is too little too late that other than money, education also play important role in life in order to earn respect from others. Sometimes if I recalled back my school days memories, I cried. So many things I cried for but most importantly is because of my stupidity for not continuing my studies. *arghhh....* Wish I have Hiro's power now so that I could go back to the past and change my life..hehehe... *keep on dreaming*

Enough said about my stupidity for now. Anyway, being more mature now, obviously, than few years back when I was a teenager, I will continue to climb the ladder of success in everything and will try to overcome all the obstacles that I will come across. God willing, I want to be a successful person one day and be able to realise my dreams... Amin...

Payday...

kakarestaurant@gmail.com (Nasi Katok Kaka) — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 07:05:00 +0000

Yeah!.... Its payday...:) I still remember when I was still working, I always looked forward to this day but then again, who doesnt? Hehehe...its the day that people have been waiting for and now it is more than before bcos of upcoming Hari Raya. Being in the business or food business to be exact, payday means a lot to me bcos customers now have the spending power. I know that people will want to buy other things for their raya celebrations but over the years I realised that towards the end of puasa esp after payday, people also tend to eat outside more than before. This is why I only started sungkai buffet at my restaurant after 2 weeks of fasting. The same goes to my gerai. After 2 weeks of slow business, this is what I have been waiting for. Its seem that more and more people skip fasting toward the end of Ramadhan...hehehe... I dont know whether my theory is correct but I just said this based on my experience in selling nasi katok for the past 3 years. Im not encouraging people to skip fasting but with more and more people skip fasting, it means more and more income to me..hahaha.... Anyway, its up to the individuals to keep on fasting till end of Ramadhan or not. I just remember that when I was a small kid, I usually skip fasting towards the end of Ramadhan, the reason: so that I could be a food taster for all the cakes and biscuits that my mother baked for Hari Raya. I know it was a lame excuse but hey..I was not even 10 years old that time so could be considered ok lah...:P

Speaking of payday, now I suddenly remember that I haven't bought shoes for my youngest princess yet, Wanie. Her other 3 sisters already have their new shoes. To be honest, I hate doing shopping after payday cos I dont like if it is too crowded. Moreover, after the payday, nearly all the good items are sold. So, that's why I usually did my shopping before payday. But, this year I was so busy that I forgot to do the shopping earlier. In fact, I just did the shopping last Sunday at Bebeland. Huh..Imagine having four princesses and bring them to Bebeland! Most of the time I was busy keeping eyes on them and stop them from buying everything that they like. Wish I were a millionaire so that I would be able to buy anything that they want..;)

Sacrifice something to gain something...

kakarestaurant@gmail.com (Nasi Katok Kaka) — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:32:00 +0000

Ever since I started sungkai buffet at my restaurant, I never had the chance to break fast at home with my family anymore. Even my four little princesses (esp Kaka and Syasya) now started complaining cos we are always at the restaurant. Kesian durang...;( tapi we had to jua, hopefully only for the time being sja. Actually, the reason that we had to stay is that I still don't have enough staff yet so I have to be at the restaurant to check the setting of the buffet and sometimes be the cashier. My daily schedule also change now. After the buffet, I went home at around 8 or 9 pm where I usually took a nap till 12 midnight, then I would go again to my restaurant until it closed at 4 am. In addtition to all these, I still have to go and check my two gerai at Lambak and Salambigar. I seldom have the chance to take a nap during the day cos I have to buy groceries for my restaurant. Well, like I said before, Im still new in restaurant business and it is completely diffrent with running foodstalls but I do enjoyed it.

So, now I have less time to spend with my princesses but then again, we have to sacrifice something in life in order to gain something. But still deep in my heart, I feel sad for not being able to spend more time with my princesses, I yearned for the time before I opened the restaurant. Tomorrow, I will have two new staff so hopefully after 2 or 3 days, I would have more time than before. Fingers crossed..:)