Fossils...

Elina, Sham and Naz, just arrived from the airport...on the background are what used to be rows of Standard 2 and 4 classes...
Another one of my goals this year is to have more downtime, where possible. So, yesterday, after some planning by Naz and Sham, Elina and I decided to fly back to Alor Setar to visit our old school St Nicks and the girls...
Naz and Sham fetched us at the airport and we headed straight to St Nicks...what used to be the school premises then are now rows of kopitiam...tempat orang makan....so sad... We had breakfast and chatted and walked round the school...the pictures below will tell the story....sedih, sedih..

Kelas 2 Hijau and other classes are now tempat makan, the locals call this place kopitiam..

Appam lenggang...saya suka dari dulu sampai la ni...

Nasi lemak, sambal sotong and ayam rempah...sedap..

I made double choc brownies for my lovely friends...

Naz, Elina, Timah who took time out from office and Sham.

What used to my Standard 6 class, 6 Hijau...

Sekolah Rendah Kebangsaan St Nicholas Convent...where I learnt poetries such as Cats...oratory skills, leadership skills...ahhh lots that have made me what I am today...

The staricase near 6 Hijau, we girls loved to take pictures here...

This used to be where I practiced my netball...

Secondary school punya Bilik Guru...

What's left in the Bilik Guru...

The then library....

This is a common sight amongst the classes now...ada botol arak, ada bangkai anjing, ada tilam...so sad...

The mural in the Arts' Room...still cantik....

Pagi 5 Bakti, petang 2 Cekal...

Tangga besi where I used to rush down to jaga girls after school, near the bicycle shed, on the the greens used to have bicycle shed..

Powdered colours left outside a classroom....

Where the standard 4, 5 and 6 classes where...

Bilik Guru, the sign is still the same from those days....

This used to be the padang where I did my 100 metres, 200 metres, high jump and long jump....

We girls loved to take pictures here....

This used to be the Primary School's office and Miss Sibert's office.

Ayan and Elina...

Then, we had lunch at Attap Rembia, nasi campur, one that I have not come accross before, the spread....vast, and I didn't know what to choose..Ayan and Billie came to join us.

Timah took time off again to join us at Attap Rembia.

Then, we adjourned to the sekolah gemilang, well, compared to the relics of St Nicks, Kolej Sultan Abdul Hamid looked much better than before....hmmm, is there anything we can do to save St Nicks....in KSAH we met Shafiza who is now teaching there, we shed lots of tears, tears of joy and sadness meeting an old friend and looking at a beautiful school KSAH....

Bilik Guru KSAH...

Elina, first time meeting Kak Tan Salfina, after all these years....

Kak tan and Shafiza...both are now carrying a noble task as teachers...

Kak Tan and Naz....

Moi, Elina, Sham, Naz, Kak Tan, Shafiza and Ayan, posing next to KSAH's hall.

This used to be the spot where my Pandu Puteri team and the Scouts' team of KSAH organised our kawat and other joint activities.

The corridor where the Bilik Guru is..

Hmmm, got a pay-phone, so I supposed there is no need to carry a mobile phone amongst the KSAH's students...

After KSAH and since the Menara is closed, we left for tea at Oldtown Kopitiam.Bazlina came to join us at Oldtown Kopitiam, I escaped vertigo Naz, ha ha...

At the airport...

Well, after a day with the loved ones, we had to leave....we had to go back to reality, but being with the girls and especially at the "Fossils", it is as if time stood still.......I could almost see the faces of my friends, the teachers, smell the grass, hear the noise from the classes and teachers teaching and bell rings......

Bakes and cakes of the week..

While I have at the back of my mind the "change" that is much needed, baking somehow occupied the most part of my brain! So, I have started taking orders but this year it will not be so intensified, I have decided to devote my time to growing up kids' school work. I will also be attending a few courses on baking and cake decorating soon. And, I will also start my baking classes, after so many requests, also soon, wait for the announcement ya!

Back at home, even though it has only been two weeks into the new years (Muslim and orang putih calendar), I think the children are doing pretty ok, so far. Khadijah had started her pure science stream schooling in her old school, and the boys in ADNI. Ibraheem is a school prefect and Yusof has on his own accord signed up the tahfiz program in school, alhamdulillah. And I am beginning to see the positive changes in Yusof already, I can't ask for more, can I. Umar is now in standard one, but he's having all the traits of his elder brothers when they were his age.....all the excuses when asked to finish school work, what is new! Hajar is more clear and vocal in her conversations, calling the morning walkers who pass by my house..."atuk, atuk, good morning"....she is much influenced by Upin and Ipin. And Muhammad has two teeth, and he is still very sensitive to the weather, but he's health is improving...

And here are the cakes of last week...
Rustic carrot cake ordered by Noni, thanks Noni for your support all this while!
Vanilla cupcakes ordered by Zunika, tqs Ika!

This is supposed to replicate Mak Ngah, the kindy teacher! Thanks Gina MTT No More for this order!

Vanilla cupcakes with caramel buttercream topping!

Steamed fruit cake, Gina's mom's favourite! Wiz, recipe will follow sooon....

Ultraman cake, ordered by Marwati, thank you dear!

Chocolate cupcakes with chocolate ganache, with Ultraman edible image...

Vanilla cupackes with Ultraman edible image, thank you Kak Lea for the fast delivery of the image!

Thank you Alida for this order, may you be happier in your new venture, inshaallah!

And thank you also to Aisyah for your endless support in ordering, I missed the photos of the cupcakes as I was stuck in traffic when you came...