A trip to the National Science Center

My sister was on her year end holiday and so was my mum. So they decided to take Luq & Leia out and asked whether i had any place in particular to bring them. I instantly remembered my friend Muna who took her sons to the National Science Center a few weeks back and thought that it would be interesting to bring Luq & Leia there since the Dinos Alive exhibition was still on.

We reached the NSC around 1.30pm and the weather was perfect. Cloudy with a little chance of rain. Teehee. After buying the tickets (RM10 for adults and RM5 for children 4yo n above), we made our way into the center. I remember going to the NSC but it was a long time ago during school days so it was like the first time for me too.

As soon as we passed the walkway and entered the center, we saw 2 gigantic dinosaurs. A brachiosaurus and a tyrannosaurus rex or also known as the t-rex. Luq and Leia were scared of the dinos (most kids were), especially the t-rex bcoz it was moving and roaring. We walked past the 2 dinos and went upstairs to the exhibition halls.

While walking towards the exhibition halls, we passed by a few experiments stations and tried out each one. It was interesting but there was not enough time to complete each experiment bcoz Luq and Leia were easily bored. Who can blame them since they're only 4 and 2 years old. There were also photo tricks. Can you spot them in the photos below?

There were 2 dino exhibition halls (carnivores and herbivores) with smaller dinos. The halls were dark and the dinos were also roaring, which made Luq and Leia more scared. Luq was sitting in the stroller and refused to take photos and Leia was holding on to me like a koala bear to a bamboo tree. Somehow it did feel like we were in Jurassic Park. Hehe.

Once we were done with the dinos, we went down where there were more experiments stations. Luq and Leia were running here and there eventhough they were still coughing. I had to monitor their body temperatures closely too bcoz they just recovered from high fever.

As soon as we were done with the NSC, we went to IKEA to have our late lunch and went home after that.

Luq and Leia really enjoyed themselves and couldn't stop talking about their trip as soon as Mr A came home. 1 day we will go there again with Mr A. InsyaAllah.

*All photos were taken with my BlackBerry bcoz i forgot to bring my camera. Not bad eh? *wink*

On his birthday...

we celebrated it by having dinner at San Francisco Pizza. He didn't want to be celebrated but my mum insisted that she bring us out for a dinner treat.

The food at San Francisco Pizza was not bad actually and it wasn't our first time eating there.

The birthday boy (boy ke?). Hehehe.

Happy 33rd birthday daddy! We LOVE u!!!

Last Minute Raya with Ngeks

Raya won't be complete without celebrating it with Ngeks. Eventhough Syawal had just left us and it was already 1st Zulkaedah but we still planned to meet with full Raya attire at Faez's in laws in Rawang. Ein & Nury couldn't make it at the last minute so it was just 3 families out of 5.

It's been quite a while since we met and we were glad to finally catch up with each other. The kids also enjoyed themselves.

Photo session is a must when we meet and Hadi was ever ready with his camera and tripod.

Ngeks sans Ein and Nury.

The husbands in the baju melayu.

Good luck to Faez who is due to deliver her second baby in December.

WTF?!!

Now don't get me wrong. Juz like the red velvet cake, i've also heard a lot about Tutti Frutti frozen yogurt (TF) and last Friday nite i got to experience my 1st TF at the TTDI outlet. So what's WTF? It's my version of Wow Tutti Frutti! Hahaha.

I was very lucky to bump into a friend who i consider a TF addict to guide me through my 1st experience. It's not like ordering an ordinary cup/cone of ice cream from BR or HD. It is self service and below are the steps for you to enjoy your TF:

1. Choose your cup (S-L) and they don't have cones

2. Go to the McD-like ice cream machines where you pump out your desired flavor/s

3. Go to the toppings area. There is a wide range of toppings from fresh fruits, choc chip, cornflakes, gummy bears, hersheys syrup, u name it they've got it

4. Pay at the counter.

This is where the catch is. So you get excited bcoz u can pump as many flavor as you want and put as many topping as you like BUT the heavier your cup, the more expensive it will be. The price is RM0.35/ 10grams if i'm not mistaken. Last Friday i chose 3 flavors: pomegranate, banana + strawberry, death by chocolate and i sprinkled a lil bit of choc chips, raisins, gummy bears n 2 choc wafers for Luq n Leia. How much do you think i paid for my TF (as above pic)? It cost me almost RM20!

It wasn't a shock to me bcoz my friend had told me about the charges earlier and since it was my 1st time, i told myself it's ok to splurge on frozen yogurt once a while.

I really loved the 3 flavors that i chose especially the pomegranate. I don't think i'll become a TF addict as it could really burn a hole in my wallet n i'm lucky bcoz they don't have an outlet near W*ngsa M*ju YET!

I'm a virgin

..to the red velvet cake!!! Hahaha. Gotcha!

I've been hearing so much about the red velvet cake and almost ALL of my friends have posted photos of it in facebook that i really had to try it out for myself. My first experience was last saturday at The Apartment n i would say that it is rather expensive. I mean RM15 for a slice of cake n it wasn't to die for. Perhaps bcoz it was my first red velvet so i had nothing to compare it with.

I've heard about red velvet cakes from Whisk, Just Heavenly n California Pizza Kitchen. These places will be my next target *wink*

When the 'ex'es meet

It's been a while since i met my ex- colleagues n last saturday we finally agreed to meet at The Apartment, The Curve. Initially it was supposed to be the ten of us but in the end only four could make it. When i mentioned colleagues, not all of them were from V*DS. I regard those who were from K*lly S*rvices as my colleagues too bcoz we were partners and used to work closely together.

It was refreshing for me to meet them bcoz it reminded me of my working days which i very much miss. We laughed n gossip about the good old days and talked about our current lives.

Me n Suzana (ex-K*lly S*rvices)

Me, Suzana n Aiza (ex-K*lly S*rvices)


Me with the ex- K*llys n Lin (ex-V*DS)

Belated birthday treat

It is very difficult to meet my childhood friend, Alin these days bcoz she's currently super busy with her new 'baby' Dear Azalea. So, i quickly said yes when Nani told me that Alin wanted to meet up for brunch at Bianco today. Of course i had no choice but to bring along Luq n Leia.

Thanx for the treat Alin. We should do this more often instead of meeting at birthday parties. Hehe

Thanx guys.

A surprise indeed!

It was an ordinary Sunday and for once we had no invitations to any birthday parties or kenduri. So, we decided to juz chillax at home and maybe go to the park in the evening. Since it was a free day, i told Mr A that i wanted to go to the hair salon and he said ok. So off i went around 1.30pm. Since i'm driving, i always bbm Mr A once i've arrived at the salon and before going back. Last Sunday when i told him that i was on my way home, he asked me to buy a slurpee from 7-Eleven, specifically the green flavor. I went to a few 7-Elevens near my house but couldn't find the green flavor. So i called Mr A and he said it's ok and asked me to come home.

I didn't suspect anything when walking towards the house. The curtains were drawn but that was normal bcoz we always draw the curtains when Luq n Leia are sleeping in the living hall. As i entered the house, i heard SURPRISE!!! and saw my fellow NGEKS (except Nury & co) waiting for me. I was indeed surprised and felt very touched by the effort that my friends had put in to throw me a surprise birthday party, not forgetting Mr A for playing his part too.

There were so many food but i really loved my Twilight Saga themed cupcakes, which they ordered from no other than Bake Freshly.

The boys managed to get a quick dip in the swimming pool before it rained. Luq was busy playing in his room and didn't notice that Adam & Iman were already in the pool. By the time Luq changed into his swimming attire, it was already raining.

Thanx again NGEKS! There's juz no words to describe how grateful i am to have all of u as my friends.

Taxiiiiiii!!!

Yes i need a taxi to Yellow Cab Pizza please. Hehehe. Last Saturday nite, my sister Arie treated us to a family cum belated dinner. At first i thought she wanted to go to the branch in Ampang but she said the branch in Jalan Raja Abdullah is bigger so off we went. It was a cosy little place but luckily my sister made reservations for us bcoz there were quite a few customers who do eat in rather than opt for the delivery.

I must say that the menu and pizza toppings are a bit different from any other pizza restaurants that i've been to and i simply loved it. We ordered a pizza with everything on it (can't remember the name but it's like the version of Pizza Hut's super supreme), a pizza with mushroom toppings, Charlie Chan chicken pasta (tasted like CPK's Kung Pao spaghetti), potato skins and some chicken wings. Since they actually emphasize on delivery, eating in was juz like having a picnic, with paper plates, cups, forks and spoons so that it's easy to clean up afterwards.

My sister also bought me a cute and delicious vanilla cake from bisou.

Look at them still blowing the candle. Hehehe

Thank u for the treat little sister.

Until we meet again

My friend Fida will be going back to Doha tonite so i've volunteered to host her farewell dinner with a few close ex- schoolmates. Since i don't hv time to prepare the meals with the kids around and no helper, we've decided to have a pot luck dinner. Chem brought KFC, Sue brought pizza, Shaly brought delicious durian pancakes from Mandarin Oriental and Fida brought pandan jelly layer cake.

It always felt good to see old friends and reminisce the old school days while not forgetting to talk about our present lives. Eventhough Chem was not from our school (we went to an all girls school), he knew everyone bcoz he was staying in Melawati and we all used to hangout back then. Only Shima couldn't join us bcoz she had to work late.


The yummilicious food that we had yesterday. The durian pancake was so delicious they felt and tasted like the real durian. I still have left overs in my fridge so i don't have to cook lunch today.

Fida brought her two kids, Ali + Soraya and Preeti brought her daughter Lily. They really got well with each other and it was chaos with them playing with toys and running all over the house. It didn't matter to me bcoz i was happy seeing them get along with each other and it's not like every day i have guests coming over.

At one point the kids got tired and sat on the sofa to watch cartoon.

I will always cherish my friendship with my old friends. Hopefully we'll get to see each other more often.

Have a safe journey back to Doha, Fida. I'm definitely going to miss u and your kids. InsyaAllah we'll meet again.