U is for Umrah

Nope...not for me...but for my Mom...:-)....Sent her off to KLIA today for her long-awaited umrah trip... harap-harap one day, ade la rezeki for us pulak to go there...anyhow, semoga Mama selamat pergi and selamat kembali....Insya Allah...

I got a new nephew last week...So Aaryan got a new friend to play with when he's older...my sister safely gave birth to a healthy bouncing baby boy, weighing 4.63kg....yes....that was not a typo error....memang betol 4.63kg...:p....both mommy and baby are safe at home now...berpatang with my mom...tengok la gambo future BFF ni....suddenly my boy looks small di sebelah cousin nyer...eheheh....anyhow, welcome to the family...baby Zafran Khalis Bin Uzair...

Nak Cuti Ke Mana Ye?

Does anyone has any recommendations for a holiday resort locally in Malaysia that is children friendly? We are planning for our holiday next year. And Hubby doesn't want to go abroad since Aaryan is still quite young and it would be a handful travelling with both kids. (nampak gaya angan-angan nak pi Hong Kong kena postpone lah ni..bummer!). Anyhow, I've been looking around for some cozy places that we can go next year. By then Aaryan would grow up a lil bit more. For the time being our options are pretty much limited. Langkawi is definitely out since we went there early this year. So other options that we have is either Penang, Cherating or perhaps Sabah/Sarawak. No island trips for us, since we can't enjoy much and takleh nak turun pi snorkelling (although this is our favorite activity time berdua dulu :p) since we won't be having any Bibik around to look after the kiddos.

For now, I've only checked out two places. First option is Club Med Cherating. A lil bit on the pricey side (a whole lot la actually). For a 2 nights stay for all 4 of us, that will costs us around RM2700 (baik mek pi holiday over the sea kot :p). That price is incluvise of room rates, taxes, surcharges, gourmet meal all through-out the day, sports and activities. Kira its an all-inclusive price package la. Unless kalo nak add on spa treatment or Kiddy Activity for Nia, then we'll have to pay extra. Googled for some reviews for the resort and seems pretty promising. But I remember reading a blog somewhere (last year) that they had some problems during check-in. I'm a lil bit reserved on this kind of resorts actually - those yg mat salleh oriented. Sebab selalunye, the treatment that they give to a foreign traveller and a local visitor usually differs. But I shall reserve that judgement until I can see it for myself.

Second option that I've checked out tapi rasenye takleh proceed is Pangkor Laut. Huhuhu. Oh-so-awesome resort. But I think this is more suitable for honeymooners kot. One thing yg rasa 'bahaya' skit is the open air shower. Kang ade jugak yg si Nia terkezot kalo ternampak mommy or babah showering nanti. LOL. Tak ke naye. But if it's just for the 2 of us, this would definitely be in my list. Romantic gitew u ols. Bercanda underneath the moon, anyone? *naughty grin*

Another one that I like is Shangri-La Golden Sands Resort Penang. I know the hotel is pretty nice, they have a huge pool, the beach is white and sandy, and ade activity site for kids - which I know Nia will enjoy very much. But we've been here before for Family Day last year with Kerang and I feel like rugi la if we repeat going to the same place twice!

So, I'm open if anyone has any other suggestions. My requirements would be, nice+comfortable+clean+spacious room. Kids friendly. Huge pool. Anything in mind? Please let me know ya wahai rakan-rakan. Sabah/Sarawak suggestions are also welcome kalo dah takde yg kat Peninsular ni. I'm sure Malaysia has something nice to offer, cuma tak tahu je kat mana. Do share with me if you and your family have been anywhere fun and nice. It might be worth checking out.

My Babies

waduh waduhh....sedar tak sedar...today ngam ngam both my babies are another month older... Nia turns 31 months young hari ni...and Aaryan is officially 4 months...Alhamdulillah, my babies are all well, sihat, gebu, montel, bijak and talkative!!!...ahhaha... kakak can go on and on talking non-stop...and i noticed this past few weeks, she can start playing with a wilder imagination....she can act out princess scenes from the disnye movies that she loves so much...on top of that, can even sing....she plays with her dolls and babies and speak to them in her own version of english...ahahah....tah ape dia ckp...pong pang pong pang bukan main lagi...english version pelat i'd say...:p...

as for adik...si dobot yg forever happy....he's never fussy...smiling all the time...nangis only when he's angry or sleepy...still not showing any signs of turning over to his tummy....and kepala pon still jugak duk head-banging...ahahah....takpela...berat kena tarik dek pipi kot...:p....

macam tak sangka plak, how fast time flies...goshh...rasa mcm baru je kluar spital...anyhow, i'm enjoying my time with both of them...snuggly wuggly time...everyday bau susu masam kena muntah dek Aaryan pon best je...akaka....perfume to mommy's nose...LOL...whatever it is, i'm glad to see both my babies growing up healthily, Alhamdulillah... next year kite plan birthday bash hip & happening lagey...:p

Oppsss....Overly Late Entry

Happy 3rd Anniversary dear Husband.... I love you then, I love you even more now and in the future...

Note: terlambat nak post cos I had to celebrate our anniversary confined in the hospital bed back on the 14th of June, cos Aaryan had to be warded because of jaundice...ehehe...nanti kite celebrate betol2 after pantang is over kay - complete with the 2 kiddos in tow... ^_^

Introducing Baby A

Hello lovelies...

Lambat plak update... Been overwhelmed since the arrival of Baby A last Friday... Alhamdulillah, the surgery went smoothly well... Can't story much about the delivery right now cos I'm back in DSH with Baby A bcos of jaundice... Just nak introduce our Junior to all je dulu... And I will update the story morry in the following entries kay...

So meet the infamous Baby A... Which actually stands for: Ahmad Aaryan Faheem Bin Fahmi... Out into the world approximately around 9:05am on Friday, 10 June 2011 weighing 3.02kg with the length of 48cm... Mommy decided to call him Aaryan... Tp Babah nak panggil Ryan (glamer katanye akakaka).. Tak kisah la, asalkan both ada maknanya... I dun really mind... So whats in the name this time?..

Ahmad: Prophet's name
Aaryan: Utmost strength
Faheem: Brilliant (sama mcm kakak nye for Aqeela)
Ryan: Gate of Heaven

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One Small Happy Family

How Was Your Weekend?

Our weekend was packed!

Sabtu pagi, we went for my last check-up with the Gyne kat DSH. Alhamdulllah, Baby A is looking fine - Doc cakap baru 2.4kg - macam risau la pulak - a lil bit too small I think despite da masuk 36 weeks+ now... Kalau ikut the tracking kat BabyBump, he should be weighing 2.6kg by now... So Mommy will try to eat more ok lil guy... this week and next week hari-hari kite mintak Babah belikan Baskin Robbins - macam zaman2 Kakak Nia dulu...ekekek... anyways, Baby A is doing good in the tummy.... head down and still showing no sign to engage... amniotic fluid is ok...heartbeat is strong....so, everything is good to go... The Doctor asked us if we have decided on the date, so we told her our options, either on the 10th or the 11th... as expected, she agreed with 10th of June.... so, terus la book OT and gave me the green admission form sume... nak book bilik terus tak boleh - we can only do that 1 day before the operation - so kena call hospital... But hubby said, takyah la susah-susah, so we opted for the Premium Room... kena la topup sikit from the amount that Shell normally covers... asal selesa lepas operation nanti... so peeps, the official date is - Friday, 10 June 2011... Fuh!!

afterwards, off we went to KLCC.... kan semangat nak pergi carnival Mothercare tu...eheh... dengan boyot-boyot ni, masih jugak gigih pergi hokeh... the store was not as big as i imagined it would be...but ok la, it has more items than other Mothercare shops... there were clowns, wheels of fortune draw lots, face-painting, free popcorns and free cotton candy... Ingatkan pack giler, but lucky for us, we were there quite early, so that 'traffic' inside the store wasn't as bad... bought a couple of things, feeding bottles for Nia and Baby A...found my Lansinoh nipple cream, bought gifts for Vikrant's new baby too... and a few new tshirts for Kakak Nia...and Baby A's first blue bear...hehe...

At the store, Nia did her face-painting...one on her right cheek and another one on her arm....suka la makcik tu...ade glitter glitter and diamonds being sticked all over her...then we went to the next counter, where she got a pink beads wristlet made for her - jadi free sebab Babah dah purchase macam2 item kat Mothercare... so, after that, mula la dia berangan jadi Princess...*sigh*...ehehhe....afterwards, we went for lunch at Chilis... Nia was so tired, sampai tertido kat table tengah makan...kesian betol la munchkin ni....after lunch, we did some window shopping since baby girl dah pengsan ni - take the opportunity to go around kejap :p...pas ni nak dating susah da...nak plak kena perintah berkurung 45 days nanti...fuh!....then , we decided to leave KLCC.... drop-by at Masjid Negara for prayers....siap tunggu sampai Asar...then we went to Lake Garden...ahahah... semangat gilak I tell u....Babah nye la...cos he promised to the lil missy that he'll take her to the playground...alang2 da memang kat area tu, he decided to drop by terus kat Lake Garden....so biar la let loose some steam at the playground for 1hr+...

Then on Sunday morning, we went to the Curve.... saje gatai bawak Nia pi tengok KungFu Panda 2... ternganga je la Nia inside the cinema.... there were no songs unlike the typical Princess-sy movies that she loves so much.... so ended up, dia keep on asking me, kenapa tu...kenapa tu...kenapa tu...eheheheh...hadoii...cian anak mommy...couldn't understand the movie so much....but she had fun - bole la gelak-gelak at some of the actions yg funny.... after the movie, we asked her, if she wants to watch Panda again.... then she answered, "But I want to watch Princess!!"....haihhh...princess lagi....kena ajar suke benda lain apart from Princess la mcm gini....

that was our weekend, how was yours? did you had a good time like we did? I hope you do... ;-)

Pusat Akuatik Darul Ehsan

bersempena with the public holiday yesterday, we decided to do something a lil bit fun for Nia...yer la...lepas ni once Mommy dah start pantang, Nia pon kena pantang skali la with Mommy at home... takleh lar nak jalan-jalan on every weekend for 45 days.... since, Babah dia pon dah promised to her that he will take her swimming, we decided to go to Pusat Akuatik Darul Ehsan Shah Alam.... we've been hearing good reviews about the place.... my nieces and nephews are all regular patrons to this public pool... they've been taking swimming classes on every weekend and have been going since they are 3-4 years old... all the while, asal depa ajak, tak pernah plak teringin nak pi... so this time, I told Fahmi, let's try it out... tak cuba tak tahu... i'm not a big fan of huge crowds, so Sunway Lagoon is totally out of the picture... so it was either this place or pool at The Club, Bukit Utama... tapi itu we'll have to pay more la, since both of us are non-members... makanya, googled for some public reviews of the place and so far out of 5 blogs, all 5 have given the place a thumb's up... so, yesterday, off we went to Pusat Akuatik Darul Ehsan - awal gila hokehh...kol 8.45am dah terpacak kat ticketing kaunter...ahahah....talk about being kiasu!!...

Nia pon excited - despite kena kejut from her sleep, she's in good spirit and tak cranky at all... teruja nak swimming lar tu...nampak pool je da terjerit-jerit..hishhh...anyways, bought our ticket priced at MYR2.50/each for adults....children under 3yrs old is free of charge....at 9am sharp, the guards allow us to go in...my my my...that place is HUGEEEEEEEEEEEEe i tell u...the pool besakkkk gilakkk.... at first ingat nak amik entrance to indoor pool...skali abang ticket tu ckp, the shallowest corner for indoor would be 10ft deep...terus tak jadi...mek beli ticket outdoor ja la....i think the depth was around 4ft....ok la....the kiddie pool pon besar pon sadly it was closed for maintenance... else, it would've been more fun - cos siap ade slide bagai macam.... but after awhile, i realized the sun seems to be right smack on top of the kiddies pool....and it was pretty cool around the adult pool...so tak kisah la... Nia pon ade her arms float... i believe she enjoyed the outing very much.... she swam for a solid 2 hours...naik atas for 15mins recharge energy makan nasi lemak and drank a box of lychee drink... i didn't go into the water.... if i did i would've been like a penguin with this huge tummy....so Nia had all the fun with her Babah.... takpela... kasi bonding time daddy-doter skit...eheheh.....

so our review?...will we come back here?... i think we will...maybe not anytime soon - since i'm almost due... so Nia kena tunggu lepas mommy abes pantang la...then we can come here for a dip again....not bad for a public pool....although i do wish they can provide more seats around the area cos I saw many parents had to end up sitting on the floor sebab tak cukup kerusi...lucky for us we were quite early, so we get to hog 4 seats and a table...ehehhe...

A Box of Patchi from my Love-lies!

Just sharing what I got from my sayang-sayang for Mother's Day.... I'm pretty sure the money came from Babah..... But the delivery of the gift was done by Nia... hehehe...she came over with the box and gave it to me after I finished my Maghrib prayers.... mommy siap dalam telekung lagi kot...ahahah.... she said, " Mommy....besday to you"....aahaha....I guess dia da lupa ape Babah dia da pesan what to say....anything wrapped or comes with a ribbon equals to a birthday gift for her...anyways, mommy is really touched with the box of golden Patchi.... and I love both of you very very very much too!!!...muwaksssssss.... Thank you darlings....

p/s: Notice the blue and pink thumb-prints?... no wonder I've been hearing Nia talking about her's is pink and Babah's is blue...was wondering what that was all about....hehehehe...

Public Holiday

I felt yesterday as though it was Monday all over again. Despite the public holiday was just for one day, we did so many things on Tuesday. So when I have to go back to the office on Wednesday morning, tetiba rasa as though its Monday Blues all over again this week. Yikes!

So, before I forgot, Salam Maulidurrasul to everyone. I hope everyone had a nice deserving break - because after this our next PH will only be in May. Phew~ That's a realllly longggg way to go.

So what did we do on Tuesday?

Started our day pretty early. We have initiated Project Dora for Nia's 2nd birthday. So out we went to hunt for some items for the birthday. For lunch, we went to Puncak Alam (jauh yang amat hokehhhh) cos Fahmi's cousin just opened up a new Briyani restaurant there. So kami pon pergi la just to give some morale support and to send my MIL punye biscuits yg dia buat nak letak at the shop untuk jual. Food was good - despite the long drive there. After that boleh sambung pergi hypermarkets at Shah Alam plak - still in the mode untuk cari stuff for Project Dora. For dinner, we went all the way to Pavillion - I had a reunion with my ex-colleagues at HRV. Fun it was - most of the gang were there. It was time well spent with a great crowd with some really good food. By the time we reached home dah flat and ready for bed.

This is why I love holidays - and Malaysia seems to have a lot of these. PH rocks and I want more! *Wink*

Happy Chinese New Year

weeeeehu!!! long weekend is finally here....esok i'm flying back to Kuala Terengannu with Nia....Fahmi kena tinggal in KL since he has to work both Thursday and Friday....but we'll be back here by Friday night....hehe...am actually looking forward to go back Terengganu again...although baru je balik....i love the food there.....kalo balik sana, sure la makan macam2 tak hingat....tapi this time around leceh skit la nak kluar cari makanan....cos i'm flying back, so takde kereta nak drive out..arwah Ki punye kereta ade la...but it's a manual car....and I'm sooooooo not confident to drive a manual car....the last time bawak manual time test nak amik lesen dulu kot....ahahaah.....so i'm hoping my mom lagi pro la in terms of bawak kete manual ni...ahahaha.....ade ke patut expect mak plak yg drive me out and about...ekekke...but i guess i won't be going out much, cos balik ni pon for tahlil arwah....harus la nak kena buat kerja at home kan...tak kisah la...yg pasti, nak melantak breakfast nasi lemak ikan...kekee...which i know, Nia pon suke...:p

today, although happy dah nak cuti....tapi agak frustrating at work...cos i've been having issues with one of the testing software that we're using...even after being on the phone for almost 2 hours with the IT Helpdesk, but netmeeting bagai macam....my problem is not yet resolved....balik opis Isnin ni dah ade regression test...dah nak kena gune software tu...hadoii...how la how la....pening duk pk....lantak ler....isnin pagi kena crack my head to fix this....*sigh*....another reason for not looking forward to come back to the office....

but...this morning, ade happy news from one of my girlfriends....alhamdulillah...very very very happy for her...harap-harap everything will go as plan for her....my prayers are always with you....

and last but not least, happy chinese new year to my chinese friends....safe journey back to your kampung or holiday destinations for those who are travelling....and sila la doakan so that Semek tak buat hal on the plane esok...akaka...neves hokehh!!...ekeek...happy long weekend~

Hari Isnin

Selamat pulang bekerja ye rakan-rakan. It's Monday morning again. Pagi tadi nak bangun tido Tuhan je la yang tahu susahnye. It's sooooo freakingggg cold.....hadoiii....dah la remote aircond tu jauh duk kat dalam cupboard...nak bangun switch off macam sengal je rase....Encik Husband pon 2x5....jadinye, tido la dalam kesejukan kami 3.5 beranak....ceiss...sabo je la...then bile alarm dah bunyik, masuk shower, tengok-tengok takde hot water plak...ni la akibatnye gune that solar water heater at home....our centralized manual heater dah rosak....so kalo takdok matahari, maknanya, air shower tu memang sezukkkk like ice ler....brrrrr....terpaksa la mandi ala-ala kamben....grrrr....

anyways, harini tak banyak kerja sangat.....not as bad as last week....so boleh bernapas and berblog-hopping kejap kat opis...ekeke...multitasking la...what else...kalo tgk documents je all the time, mau juling mata nanti....ekekeek.....this week is gonna be a 3 working days week for me....kamis and friday da cuti CNY.....me and Nia will me making our first trip ber-dua sahaja balik ke Kuala Terengganu Khamis ni....Fahmi has to work on both days.....so it's just gonna be the 2 of us...Tok nak buat tahlil arwah for Ki....so saje la balik...tu pon 1 night je...ingat nak stay 2 malam, tapi MAS nye ticket ya ampun punye mahal la pulak kan....AirAsia and Fireflyz pon sama je....sebab festive season ni la...nak plak last minute baru nak cari ticket...mahu idok mahalnye...so, ended up I have to pay RM400 in total for both of us, return naik MAS...boleh la....family comes first....since airlines lain pon sama je rege, might as well naik MAS je....at least dpt priority since I'm pregnant and Nia pon ade ni....fuhhh....with me luck....neves ni actually nak naik plane berdua...takut Cik Puan ni buat perangai dia la...eheheh.....so far last time pi Langkawi she's been a gem....so hopefully this time around pon sama....

next on the list adalah, furnishing umah Denai Alam...dah lama tak update about Projekt Haus kat sini..... as mentioned previously, kami dah out of budget nak furnish rumah ni....so terpaksa la buat stage-by-stage....since dapo nye cabinets are all done now....our next focus would be the family area kat atas....so that whenever we go there to sleep (ala-ala summer house wiken gitewww) ada la tv untuk hiburan seisi keluarga...especially for Nia la....so, now dah ade TV and home theatre system...smalam dah beli carpet shaggy kat IKEA.....rak TV pon dah assemble....next nak beli 2-seater sofa untuk kat atas ni....and book rack/storage cabinets plus a lot of picture frames (Ni project time pantang lar kot)....lepas abes family area ni....ingat nak cari dining table kat bawah.....or perhaps we can furnish the master bedroom dulu....see how it goes and if we have the $$$....

harap-harapnye dapat la durian runtuh lagi....ahahaha....baru la masyuk nak gi shopping furniture...:p...till then, selamat hari isnin yg sezokkkk!

:-(

it's been awhile tak post entry....the past 2 weeks have been hectic!...balik holiday pon tak ilang penat lagi....then last Thursday, my grandfather passed away....so all of us had to drive back to Kuala Terengganu....sampai pon dah kol 1 pagi...tapi alhamdulillah, sempat tengok and tolong uruskan jenazah....then on Sunday, we were back in KL.....Tuesday tu pulak my husband's aunty passed away....dah another trip but this time to the South to Muar....day trip to attend the funeral....Nia pon kena tinggal cos dah demam penat travel balik Terengganu.....*phew*....

Today plak rasa stress bagai macam....kerja menimbun suddenly ya rabbi....changes here and there....telecons....and late meetings...huwaaaa....ni nak balik pon tak boleh lagi....although its already 6.45pm....have to wait for Mr Hubs yg tetiba ade High Severity ticket plak....adoiyaiii....dah malam ni ade telecon plak at 9pm.....haruslah mak rushing balik ke rumah kena login balik terus...cian Nia....mummy takde time with her tonite....phewww....breathe in...breathe out.....saba saba....weekend is just 1 day away.....tears in eyes right now....sabo je la ye...sekian....

Holiday-holiday Malaysia

Before take off, Little Miss sangat teruja dapat naik luggage trolley at the airport.

Tu lah kan, jakunness cos ini first time dia nak naik plane.

And we've been preparing here for almost 2 weeks that we'll be going on a plane, and that it might be a lil bit noisy.

Takut jugak kang dia start buat drama dalam flight. Lucky she was a gem all thru.

Arrival at the Langkawi International Airport.

Both Babah and doter sempat pose near the aircraft.

So boleh la jadi evidence to Nia when dia dah besar nanti, yg kecik2 lagi dia da naik plane.

LOL

Second day we were there and Little Miss was sooo tired.
I was a lil bit kiasu and drafted a complete itenary for the whole of our 4 days stay.
Sampai to the minute hokehhh the activities.
Mahu tak balik hotel, sume pengsan kepenatan.
Alhamdulillah, we managed to get a good bargain for our ride there.
MYR180 for an auto MyVi for 4 days. Not bad eyh.
We budgetted MYR300 for our ride.
Almost half off.

One of the main activity at the hotel harus la berendam kat pool yg super besar tu with the bikini clad minah sallehs. Ha-Ha.
But, before that, kena la solat dulu kan.

And finally, checking out.

I didn't have any pictures of our room.

Lupa plak nak amik.

Ni pon sume from handphone jer.
Gambar from camera nanti lah ye.

Balik from Langkawi, weekend baru ni, we went up to Genting Highland.

Me and my sister's family with my mom.

Saje nak bawak budak 2 org kat bawah ni main-main with some cool air.

Going on the elephant ride.
Still fresh & perky cos baru sampai.

and riding on the small caterpillar ride with Abang Fawwaz.

And the peak of all, Nia went on the Junior Solero shot ride!
Terer tak terer anak mummy ni.
Langsung tak nangis.
Cool je muka.
Haha.

Last but not least, she went on the indoor ride almost dekat 10x kot.
Sampai brother yg jaga ride tu pon da muke boring tgk Nia.
haha.

Overall, we had fun fun fun! Insya Allah, ada rezeki, kite pergi lagi next time.

Countdown!

...................... and we are off to......................

..............feeling deliriously..............

Ceper

Have you heard of this word before...."Ceper"....

I have not....even in my 28 years of life....first time I heard this was last night during dinner at home with my brothers and sisters around....and I went like..."ha??...ceper....amende tu....tak penah dengo pon"...terus kena gelak dek anak-anak buah....ceissss....rupanya, this is what people in KL call when u play with tudung botol....remember the days when we were back in primary schools, we used to hang out at the school canteen just to wait for the kakak/abang canteen to throw away all the tudung bottle and we will collect them and play in class...ehehhe....now nama dia da jadi canggih skit..."Ceper"....

tapi katanye skarang, kids in school (ini cerita from my nephew lar), they can no longer collect this at the school canteen....skang tudung bottle tu dah kena jual....sepeket ade 5 keping and dijual at the price of RM1 ke brapa sen tah....ceissss.....this canteen people are really making money....cekik darah budak-budak betol la....but i'm still glad that the legacy of main tudung botol still lives on...I can't remember the last time I played this....one thing for sure, it's sure is fun watching them now playing and challenging each other....now thats what you call semangat bersukan....be it only by flicking your fingers and not dropping a single sweat....akakakak....

Mahalnyeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!

It's gonna be a WITCH....

Hehehe....we went to Ikano last night to look for Nia's Halloween costume....as mentioned in my previous entry, that I planned to go to Toys'r'Us to get the outfit....but a colleague of mine kat office ni ade mentioned that there's also another shop at LG Ikano which is also selling costumes...so we decided to just go and see what they have....rupanya, kedai yang dia mentioned tu, is the Balloon Party Shop....the one next to the BBQ shop (dekat stretch yg connect Ikano with IKEA)....so we went in and saw that they have a variety of collections....I was getting all excited, cos I noticed that they have the Minnie Mouse costume exactly the same as the one that I saw on the Internet tapi the website does not ship outside of US....dengan teruja nye tengok the price tag.....and my jaw went like this.....

My oh my....MYR420 for a Minnie Mouse costume?!!! apakah ini woiii?....so bloody expensive?....on the internet, the website in US is just selling it for USD$25....even if they were to ship to MY, I don't think the cost will reach MYR420?!!...sangat la mencekik darah ok....so, put that back on the rack.....next tgk Mermaid custome.....another whoooppping price tag....MYR380.....goshhhh....terus simpan balik and ajak hubby to get out of there.....its just too expensive...kalau takat nak pakai sekali je....harus la tak worth the money at all.....sorry Nia, you cannot get the Minnie Mouse outfit, b'cos Mummy and Babah is still slaving in Kerang to put food on our table everyday....if we are Royalties or some petroleum Sheikh family....then, that's a totally different story....^_^...

Makanya, pergi la kat Toys'r'Us....and we found a few selections of Halloween costumes...ade Doctor, Thomas the Train, Policeman, Mechanic, Pumpkin Baby, Dracula Cape, Skeleton Body Suit......and we decided on the Witch Costume since its the cutest one for kids and it even comes with a witch's hat and a tiny broom (which looks more like a feather duster rather than a broom...ehhe).....I also bought some glitter face crayons to do some face-painting for Nia nanti....now ni yang rasa a bit susah sikit...you see, I'm no good in arts....art class is my least favourite subject in school....why? because I'm not artsy, and I always get a "C"...ahaha....in simple words, I am definitely no where close to Picasso....so, painting Nia's face is gonna be one big challenge for me....

In preparation, I will need a lot of practice to get this done....so, pagi ni google-d for some picturs that I can use as reference and I managed to get these...

Kinda cute eyy....So, tonite I think I will need to start practicing on Hubby's face dulu...ahaha...baru la boleh buat on Nia....harap-harap menjadi la....as a back-up plan, I'm also searching for any shops that offers face-painting as one of their service....anyone has any idea where I can find a face-painter in the area of Kota Damansara?...Please do let me know.....till then, happy practicing to me....hehe...and yes, I will try to upload some pictures of my 'master-piece' with Mr Hubby nanti...

Salam Lebaran

Happy Eid to All!

This might come a tad too late, but we are still in the month of Syawal and like the old people used to say, raya kan sebulan....Hehe...

So how was your raya? For us, it's fun fun fun - all the way. As mentioned in my previous entry, this year, we celebrated our 1st Syawal in Kuala Terengganu at my grandparent's. All of us travelled back 2 days before raya and Alhamdulillah, the journey back/forth were both smooth sailing - no traffics jams, no accidents, no interruptions - tapi ade speed trap!! - but we are safely within the speed limit at that time...*phew*....

In KT, we managed to replenish our stock keropok ikan tamban and ikan parang....Husband gets to eat his favorite kuih asidah, kuih belimbing, karipap ikan, keropok lekor & jala mas for iftar - 2 days in a row!!!

On 1st & 2nd Syawal, all of us buat rombongan Cik Kiah and visited all the aunties and relatives and had our round of Nasi Dagang, Laksa, Nasi Minyak, Sate, Rendang, Ketupat Palas Goreng, Lemang and of course, lots and lots of carbonated drinks...i think the kids enjoyed the trip more than the adults since they get to switch and swap which car they think is the coolest and which car they want to trash for the next trip....ini tak masuk cerita how much they managed to collect for their duit raya....fuhhhhhh.....patut SuNany 'tax' sikit duit raya tu sebab dah sepah kan kereta ngen serdak biskut raya....^_^....

As usual, since there were just too many of us, we are unable to stay at Tok and Ki's place...we had to rent a homestay bungalow at Jalan Kamaruddin...the house is very cozy, fully furnished and air conditioned...its clean and comfortable with enough space for the 10 kids to run around...satu je yg takde is Astro...but we had the normal TV channels which are more than enough - tak sempat pon nak tengok TV kat rumah, asyik berjalan je....and whenever we're at home pon, asyik duk bersembang, so tak sempat nak tgk jugak....but we brought our portable DVD player and my brothers also brought their laptops with more than enough cartoon DVDs to keep the kids occupied....

We bid farewell to Terengganu on 3rd Raya, and head up South immediately that night to Batu Pahat to continue our Raya...All I can say is, after more than a week of being away from home, when we finally reached Kota Damansara last Saturday, I was more than happy to say....finally, we're home sweet home...eheheh...nonetheless, next year, it's another round of travelling again for us...

If this is your last Ramadhan..........

Andai kata this is your last Ramadhan...

I came across the above statement last night on FB....tetiba tercuit pulak rasenye....made me re-think back, on how I have spent my Ramadhan so far....banyak ke tidak beribadat nye.....byk ke tidak amalan nye...Did I take the oppurtunity to make full use of the blessed month?...haihh....memang betol la orang cakap....manusia tend to be so ignorant with benda-benda keduniawi...And I am also to be blamed as one of them....Astaghfirullahalazim....

Silently I hope that this will not be my last Ramadhan...Harap-harapnye, I still have countless Ramadhan with my families....ample time for me to redeem myself....and to multiply my ibadah...this year terawikh pon not really - with Semek duk berpeluk kat kaki all the time...mengaji pon tak sempat nak khatam....although dapat la abeskan more juzu' compared to last year....instead, byk duk pk pasal preparation for Raya je...Masya Allah...isk...ape nak jadi nih...Harap-harap, next year would be better for me...Insya Allah...

Anyways, we're leaving for Kuala Terengganu tomorrow morning...excited jugakla...before bertolak, we plan to singgah and visit kubur arwah Abah...dah lama rasenye tak pergi ziarah kubur Abah....this time around, I plan to bring Nia along...so that she can have a look....Nia skarang dah kenal gambar Aki....everytime she looks at our family photos or kat Wan punye handphone wallpaper...sure akan cakap..."Aki!!!"...so cute...its a pity that she didn't get the chance to know Aki....else dia akan tahu how rock her Aki is...ehehe....

Anyways, enough ramblings for now...Selamat Hari Raya to all...Maaf Zahir & Batin from kami sekeluarga....for those who are driving, please drive safely....everyone wants to reach home safely and have a good time at the kampung...no speeding, seatbelts on and 15 mins break for every 2-hrs of driving....Safety First!!!