So simple yet so difficult

*Mind the Hello Kitty coloring book as dis was the only coloring book in the house. I'll hv to buy him new coloring books. Hehe

I never thought about teaching Luq the proper way to hold a pencil until today. Since he's going to be 4yo soon n already knows the letters A-Z, i was thinking of teaching him how to write.. his own name for a start. However, it suddenly hit me "how could he write if he couldn't even hold a pencil properly?" So instead of teaching him to write, i gave him a coloring exercise so that he could practice holding the color pencils. This is juz the beginning n i am already being a bit impatient bcoz he easily gets bored. Therefore, i am going to devote more time for him in doing creative exercises at home n bringing him to art classes one day. It's not easy with d house chores n Leia always seeking for attention when i'm with Luq but i'm all up for the challenge. Wish me luck!

Snap N Pop!

This is my 1st time entering the Snap N Pop contest by Popmyberry. For April Snap N Pop the photo theme is.. COLORS !! Yes, they want them in bright colors, background or anything! As usual the most creative and original photo submission wins but it must include popmyberry products or signs, paperbags, (not simply cut n pasting the logo on the pics) ! The contest started on April 15th and will end at 11.59pm 15th May 2010 which is today! Did i mention that the winner will get to take home a new BlackBerry Bold 9700?! Yeszaaaa!!

I submitted my entry around 8pm earlier but before that, i had to make a really tough decision in sending my best photo. I took a lot of photos but in the end i narrowed my options to 3 photos which i think has the potential to win (perasan jap).

Could it be the 1st photo?

Or the 2nd photo?

Or maybe the 3rd photo?

Can u guess which photo i submitted?

What's the BUZZ??

I usually take honey when i have a sore throat or when i feel like i'm gonna have a sore throat. But i never knew that most of the normal 'el-cheapo' honey that we buy from the supermarkets contain more additives than natural nutrients.

Starting today, i will try to take 2 tea spoons of Manuka Honey daily as a supplement. Active 10+ Manuka Honey (as the above picture) can be regarded as a medicinal honey. It is ideal for enjoying everyday and for maintaining healthy digestion.

Why Manuka Honey? My brother-in-law who came back from New Zealand December last year is actually the sole distributor of Nature’s Buzz honey in Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia and Brunei. Hence the promo. So if u're interested to know more, please click on the link.

p/s: I'm not earning commission from any sale of Manuka Honey referred by me. I'm juz helping out my bro-in-law to promote his business.

Happy mother's day

Unlike 3 years before where I would go out for buffet lunch or hi- tea with my mum n mil for mother's day, there were no celebrations this year. However, mother's day this year is extra special for me bcoz I actually learnt the true meaning of motherhood. For the past 1 year I've been staying at home, I've gained a very valuable experience that nothing in this world could ever give me.
I am really happy n proud of myself for what I have accomplished today. When I was working, I was always looking forward to pay day at the end of each month because it's a reward for my hard work. But now that I don't earn any income, my monthly reward would be knowing that my children are growing up happy n healthy.
I don't expect to be showered with expensive gifts or taken to fancy restaurants for all the hard work and sacrifices that I made. I just want to be loved n wish that my children become 'soleh' n 'solehah' person when they grow up. I am not perfect but I try to be the best for my children n family. So, instead of juz celebrating mother's day once a year, I've decided to treat everyday as mother's day for me.

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to all wonderful mothers out there especially to my Mama n Mak. No words can describe how much u mean to me.

* Today we had lunch (mee rebus) at my mil's and tonite we'll be having dinner (laksa johor) at my mum's. I feel blessed.
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Eighteen months

Allhamdulillah Leia is already 1½ years today. She now copies every single thing dat Luq does. Additional vocabs include:

• mimma = gemma (my mum)
• tok wa = tok wan
• see yo = see you (everytime after bye bye)

Sometimes I feel like she's too attached to me but I'm not sure whether it's bcoz she's a girl or bcoz I'm staying at home. Whatever it is, she my little princess n I love her to bits!

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1st attempt

Testing 1.. 2.. 3.. This is my 1st attempt updating My World via mobile. I am one happy woman if it's successful. Woot! Woot!
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Bald & beautiful?

I don't think so. It's been almost 1 1/2 years since i delivered Leia n my hair still hasn't stopped falling. I guess all mothers go through dis phase but when will it end? I miss those days when i was pregnant. My hair was shining (i'm serious pls don't puke.. haha) n i did not shed a single hair. Nowadays i have to vacuum d floor almost everyday bcoz i can't stand looking at all d hair on d floor. The worst part is when shampooing. I feel like i have leukaemia or some kind of disease.

I hope dat dis phase will be over soon bcoz i'm bored of having short hair or else i may have to consult a scalp n hair expert. Yun Nam perhaps?

Every cloud has a silver lining

It was one of those bad days where everything's juz not right. Today it's all about Luq. He has been testing my patience since morning. First he took one hour to finish his one slice of french toast during breakfast n in the afternoon he showed his tantrums when i asked him to tidy up his toys. I really had a bad headache after the all the scolding n the hot weather wasn't helping either.

Luckily Mr A came back early today and bought dinner from the 'pasar malam'. I love cooking but these days i would normally cook for Luq n Leia bcoz i can't stand the heat being so long in the kitchen.

We had yong tau foo for dinner n later i had my favorite 'putu bambu' for desert while watching Desperate Housewives.

Mr A also managed to buy me not one but two carrot slices from Secret Recipe but i'm keeping them for tomorrow. I'm juz glad dat eventhough i went through quite a rough day but at the end of the day, great food always cheers me up!

Refresher

I need something new, something fresh. So today i've changed my blog layout from minima blue to tekka. I'm not really loving dis new layout but i'll stick with it for the time being until i find a layout dat really suits me.

Happy birthday Mama & Mak

1st May is a very important date for me n Mr A bcoz both our beloved mothers share the same birthday. How cool is that? I juz couldn't believe it the first time Mr A told me about his mother's birth date. They share the same date but not the year though. My mom is 1 year older. However, for almost 5 years we've been married, we've never done a double birthday celebration. Normally we'll have lunch at my MIL's and later at night go out to dinner with my my mom n my siblings.

It's the same routine this year. We went back to USJ for lunch and later that night had seafood dinner in Taman Mayang, PJ.

This restaurant is situated opposite Fatty Crab (for those wondering). I've never been to Fatty Crab bcoz according to my friend, they don't serve vege there. Juz pure seafood. I actually don't care as long as they serve crabs. My favorite! Our initial plan was to only have a small family gathering but The Teh & Co (my uncle) decided to self- invite themselves. Hehe.

We hope dat one day we'll be able to do a double birthday celebration my mom n MIL. Oh i forgot to mention. My sister's ex- boyfirend's mom's birthday is also on 1st May n my brother in- law's girlfriend's birthday is also on 1st May! How ironic is dat?!

To Mama & Mak, happy 60th & 59th birthday. May allah grant both of u the best of health n good fortune always. WE LOVE U!!!

Long overdue

I only have 2 entries in april and my last entry was on 8th april?!! Dat's almost 1 month since i updated my blog! Yes. Yes. I have been a bad blogger. It's not dat i'm too bz but i'm juz plain LAZY. Huhu. I actually have a lot to write but i'm lazy to sit in front of d lappy. If only all my thoughts could be automatically typed in my blog. Haha. Fat chance!

So here are d updates of my weekend activities for the last 2 weeks.

Saturday, 24.04.10 - I went for an outing with3 of my ex- schoolmates at the curve. I think d last time we saw each other was before the new years. We really had fun catching up with each other over dinner.

After dinner, we wanted to play bowling but since it was a saturday nite, all the lanes were full and we'd have to wait if we still wanted to play. Since it was already 10pm, we decided to postpone our bowling game to another time and took photos instead (one of my friend brought her dslr camera n tripod). We were juz like a bunch of school kids giggling and laughing coz each time after the camera snapped our photos we would run to d camera to see the results.

After our photo session, we went for drinks at coffee bean and discussed on organizing a small reunion for our school batch (air panas girls class 1990 - 1995). The tentative date would be on 26.06.10 bcoz by then one of our friend who's staying in doha will be in malaysia for holidays during dat time. InsyaAllah we'll get to meet more of our ex- schoolmates in june!


Sunday, 25.04.10 - Mr A n i had no plans so we decided to relax at home and watch dvd. Later on in the evening we decided to bring luq n leia to titiwangsa. When we were getting ready around 5pm, the sky became dark as though it was going to rain. I told Mr A we will still go but if it rains, we'll juz cruise in the car.

When we arrived at titiwangsa around 6pm, it was really packed but the weather was beautiful. By the time we parked the car it was already 6.30pm. Nevertheless, we still brought luq n leia to the playground. I personally prefer the playground in titiwangsa compared to the one in lake garden. I think bcoz most of the equipments are still quite new.

We left titiwangsa juz before maghrib. I really love to see the happy faces of luq n leia. They really enjoyed going to playgrounds n we will be bringing them again soon.