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Saturday, July 29, 2017

Yeay to Date Night

S and I try to spend as much time just the 2 of us.

So we plan that, on one of his off days he is to fetch me from work and we will go for dinner, window shopping sikit, just like long longggg time ago.

Told the nenek and atok 'Today, we amik budak budak lambat sikit eh....' only to get a reply with 'hmmmm, jangan lambat sangat!'

It is difficult for one to be working normal office hour and the other to be working shift work. On my weekend, he will be working and on my weekdays he might get his off days.

We make an effort, marriage is hard work babeh...

Anyway, I totally love this arrangement!

I am going to be an aunt

I am going to be an aunt real soon. Insyallah.. Please pray for my sis and hope everything will be ok.

I hosted her baby shower at lulu... boy did we have fun!

Theme was white.

We did steamboat BBQ since it the CNY period, kita pun nak feeling reunion dinner and plus point dodo fish ball, sotong ball, prawn ball, dan segala apa ball were all going for 30% discount. Apa lagi angkut ah...

Ny turns 5 in October

This was in the draft for the longest time

Ny turn 5 years old in October and we party our way. Booked a room in Royal Crown Plaza. Brought along the gold swan and had a blast!

I was pretty embarrassed to invite the relatives yearly... takut ada yang mulut laser yang akan sound...

'Every year buat birthday'

'Eh buat birthday lagi, last year pun buat birthday kan?'

Its not me ok, come September and even as early as August, my cousins will start asking 'Birthday Nyla amacam? apa theme?' They are the one who always look forward.

I expressed my concerned to my mum about this, iyelah malulah kita, nanti orang ingat kita buat birthday mengharapkan present every year.

My dad replies wins 'We want to mengiratkan silraturahim, if anyone kasi present alhamdullah. Nanti kita bungkuskan nasi bohari!'

Leave a Comment Birthdays and Anniversaries, Family

Tuesday, August 30, 2016

My heart

6 months ago, I would reached my mum place from work, rush to Nyla's room to give her a big hug followed by asking her to scoot inwards the bed just so that I can snuggle in with her. I would ask her how was school, ask about her speech and drama class, asked her what did teacher Jun teach today, did she went to the playground after school with Sabrina and Nichelle, asking what she had for dinner.

That's the routine I had 5 months ago for 5 years.

Now, once I reached my parents place, I would barge in my parents room just to stare at this boy.

Last night, his Kakak march out of her room and said, 'Mummy you don't want to hug me first ker?'

Oh my heart!

2 comments Family, Nyla, Parenting

Saturday, August 27, 2016

Luq's Majlis Kesyukuran

We had Luq's majlis kesyukuran when he was 10 weeks old, a week before puasa.

This time I had fun planning his event. We engaged Little Rizq Chulla. Love it! The pelamin was such a big hit.

This time round we had a really chill majlis, unlike the sister, yang ni relek sikit. No marhaban, no makcik makcik yg I tak kenal. My aunties have the habit of inviting their friend over. hahaha

'Datang lah majlis cucu abang I, datang eh'
'Jah, this one mummy's fren at work, I jemput dia'
'Jah, this one kawan kerja cik ona, dia kenal mak kau, I jemput'

And my parents will always welcome all my auntie's friend with open arms.

Anyway, food was cooked by Datin. I am so blessed to have family members who will chip in food.

'I bikin mee soto'
'I dah ordekan you roti boyan and bubur kacang hijau'
'I sponsor beefsteek'
'I buat pasta and chicken salad'

Alhamdullilah.

We create a kids corner. Angkut Nyla's portable TV and on Despicable me so that mak mak can catch up on their gossip. Bibik bibik also can relek.

Gender Neutral

The sistas screamed when I shop for baby L's clothing at Melbourne

'Why you buy gold for baby boy???' 'You need to get more blues!!!!'

'Perangai makcik sei you!!!!'

'Boy cannot wear gold, tak kena'

I look at her husband who was looking so cluelss wearing a black with gold lettering prining on his baju.

Terus senyap....

Party of four

This news a little basi but It's been so hard keeping the news in, especially as I was feeling so exhausted during the 1st trimester and having a hard time keeping up with work! So, we're thrilled to be able to share the news with you now. We will be a party of four real soon!

If u have checked out my Instagram pictures on the left, you will have seen how huge the tummy is this time round.

I have noticed something was amissed during Hari Raya, I kept falling asleep, all the time. Mandang nak membuta ajer. Coming from someone who seldom naps and often slept late to finish Ny and Lu orders. I find it a little odd. Told S and he said 'Tu lah amik lagi banyak order!' No its not the order, making bows are very therapeutic for me. Definitely not due to the order.

I was off the IUD, and my period was a little haywire after that. Read in some forum and they say its pretty common to miss period for a few weeks or even months. So I just brush it off.

I was so tempted to purchase a pregnancy test before we flew for the Europe trip in August and decide not to, and till now I am still amazed at how I managed to carry the heavy backpack, manoeuvre a stroller, a cranky 3 years old and a 2 month tiny bean in me. There were no sign of morning sickness, cramping or what not. I was just sleepy. Macam ada yang tak kena ni.

Once touch down, mcm biasa my parents will always fetch us from the airport after every holiday. The father often say 'Aku rindu cucu aku lah!' and the first thing my mum asked was 'Dah check?' Aiyo penat pun belum hilang. She then asked my sis to grab a pregnancy test at the airport.

And as suspected by all., its a positive sign. Alhamdullilah!

And so during my first check up with my gynea the whole stomp trooper came down, my mum, my dad, nyla ponteng school, bibik and my sis. S was too rimas.

During the early months, S loved the idea of having 2 girls, 2 daddy girls, 2 little princeess, 2 little mak neneks, 2 little screamers and whiners. He even came out with the name Nyly Melissa. Melissa came from the song 'Melissa' from Helter Skelter... bapak dia mat jiwang habis... 'So sedap the name!!!!', si kakak ni menyampuk. Kakak name's Syakila came from 'Misteri mimpi Syakila' from Wing... and from then on she introduce my baby bump to friends and relatives and she points to my belly and says, “and this is Nyly Melissa" "Nyla, Nak kiss Nyly Melissa, mummy". lol.

Well, we’re getting closer and closer, I'm close to 32 weeks now and as a result, I’m getting more and more excited! I'm also getting more and more tired. But cannot layan kan, ikutkan hati nak ajer terbonkang atas katil.

This time round I'm taking things one step at a time, keep me and my baby in your prayer.

Insyallah adik we cab do this. Stay baking in there. Mummy and kakak Ny and Ayah love u!

Melbourne 2015

Its been ages since we had a family vacation. With a new member with the family, we tug Cik Wan along to our Melbourne trip.

We booked the tickets way back in May, knowing the price will jack up since its the peak period, Christmas and what not. We prepare for this trip a little earlier. We rent an 8 seater with Avis. Pick up the van at the aiport. Hussle free.

I did the itinerary, since I'm quite familiar with Melbourne.

The little sis, booked an afternoon flight and we reach Melbourne close to midnight. Totally wrong move but to be able to sleep and rest after the 7 hours flight was such a luxury. I cant sleep in the plane with the frequent air turbulence.

We grab Macdonald on the way back to our AirBnB. We booked a 3 bedroom apartment at Saltwater promenade. Happening jugak tempat dia, 5 mins drive from Target, Aldi, Coles, etc.

The next day we attacked factory outlet. We had chosen DFO south Warf but was inform DFO at Essedon have better store option and parking was FREE!!!! So I tweak the itinerary and head first to DFO Essedon. I try to control the moolahs. Its only the first day. After Essedon we went to South Warf to check out the stuffs there.

Next day we went to Queen Victoria Market. I have a soft spot for this place, but not to my sisters and Ny. 'Tempat apa ni you ajak kita? Pasar??' 'Mummy ni macam pasar geylang ajer?? I tak nak' Wah liow!!! Spoil Brats!!!!

We intend to head down to town after that but after a couple of rounds and the hefty parking fee we change our plan and head over to St Kilda's Luna Park. Its really a breath of fresh air. I love St Kilda! We head back to town and park at Federation square and had a yummy dinner at Mama Wong all also to check out the graffiti street.

We were recommended to go for the Werribee open range zoo. Oh we had so much fun!! Feeling mcm at Africa. We took the safari train ride, we were so close to the rhinos, and the zebra and the giraffe. My sis was expecting lions and tiger and elephant 'Ah that one later u go with your husband to Africa!'

Datok and Datin came 4 days after with the rest of the family. We pick them up at the airport, rest and head to Brighton Beach, to see the colourful beach house.

The next day we went for road trip to Great Ocean Road!!!! I love love that place and I'm glad to have share the experience with my love ones.

2 comments Family, Travel

Wednesday, January 06, 2016

2016

Hello 2016! I promise to update update often.

Please be good 2016.

Xoxo!

1 comment Family, Weekend

Saturday, October 24, 2015

Paris 2015

We took the afternoon train to Paris. With a kid, a slack rolek husband, getting the 8am train seems impossible!!

We were early for our 1pm train. We bought a big box of fries with mayonnaise and some other sauces while waiting for the train.

I made friend with a Syrian lady and her baby Sara. She was sitting next to me at the stand. She was travelling with her husband to Paris for a short holiday. She mention that she's an English teacher in Saudi. S was 'siku-ing ' me. Its not that I am being friendly, but she was the one who start the conversation. Muslim to muslim, if she say 'Assalamualaikum' kita jawab lah balik. Tak kan nak diam ajer...

I query her about the situation at Syria which I had seen on TV, on social media. She start crying. Alamak.... I apologies and she start her story, how she managed to ran out of Syria. I try to steer out of topic and ask about her family. She told me she is married to a business man from Kuwait. Oh his husband, boleh tahan, handsome jugak si Arab ni.

S treat us to first class in eurorail. Love you many many babeh! After 3 hours we reach Paris. We book another Airbnb apartment with a great location at Montmarte. Its 10 minutes walk from Gare Du nord station, 3 minutes walk from Anvers station and rows and rows of souvenir shops at our door steps. The sacre Coeur was just round the corner. Gorgeous place to people watch. There is also a halal Paris version of KFC. We were in chicken heaven.

We spent a day at Eiffel tower. The best metro station to view the Eiffel will be at Tocorado. We made fren with a Malaysian student who belum balik beraya and kerja part time at one of the stand that sell sedap nak mampos nutella crepes with banana. The student said 'Aku balik KL aku bukak kedai, korang datang eh' Cepat mesra budak ni. Anak datok agaknya budak ni. She asked where we stay and ask if want to lepak, she can bring us around... But we need to pass as we will be out of central Paris the next day.

This is the first time we spent summer is Europe and we are loving it. The whole area is buzzing with life and FOOD!!!

We only spent 2 days in central Paris, and the rest was spent at Disneyland Paris. This time round we book a hotel, Hipark Serris Val D'Europe. We could not find any airbnb around that area. The hotel was recommended by Aunty Chu, who gave good review just because it was so close to the factory outlet, shopping ajer budak tu, meyampah betol. Ok back on the hotel, The hotel was nice, location was good. Minus point is that the room all comes with a sofa bed instead of a real bed. We book 2 superior room, since they have safety policy whereby a superior room of that size can only accommodate 2 adults maximum. Nak tak nak terpaksa lah we get another room. The pool was quite nice too.

The hotel came with a complimentary shuttle bus to Disneyland, walking distant to the factory outlet and a huge mall that we can never manage to explore. There is a nice bakery just across the hotel, which kita mandang beli corssaint and roti perancis. Eh dah kat Perancis mestilah beli roti perancis.

Sigh.... Disney store.. where parents with little girls pocket get burnt!

The Weddding

Alhamdulillah the little sister has tied the knot.

These time it was a little breezier...not as kecoh as my kerja kawin. We learn from the past.

With an eccentric and OCD bride, no one dare to make any mistake. She has wrap us in her skinny tiny finger.

And my most proud sister's moment was when the bride gave her thank you speech... touching betol and my most proud mummy moment was when Ny gave her thank you speech too....