Like little building blocks...

Some of the progress work on our abode.. :)

Last 2 pics are the before n after of our kitchen... Lovely?

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Local Fasion Idol

Have you heard of Vivy Yusoff? Who hasn't right... Well, I didn't... Until recently.. Hahaha

A friend was recommending to me to read her blog.. PROUD DUCK and omg.. I was hooked..

Her entries are just so simple and funny... Light reading and oh such a good spot for new fashion trends... Cos she would pics of what she wore and i must say... Just lovely...

*stalker mode* :p

In love with her fashion style.. And have bought a few items that are 'vivy inspired'.. I know..anis is poyo.. Hhhaha :)

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Utility bill...

That first bill... With our name printed... Warms ur heart... Hehehehe

House progress:
1. Kitchen cabinet installed... We had it done by rowenta subang
2. All electrical stuff installed..except for our cctv player
3. Next move is to start on the paint job... After many consideration, we have decided to buy our own paint and hire 2 guys to do the job... Quotation from our contractor RM4k... So farwe spent RM600 on paint.. Let's see how much the cost wil be when its done
4. Oh and someone will be coming over tomorrow to measure for the curtain rods... Yeay! If already bought  curtains from ikea... Loving it! :)

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Hard lesson to learn...

A friend used to tell me that a woman's look and style is very important in a marriage...after all there's a lot of female sharks out there just waiting to grab at ur mr. right. In my mind though i was thinking... Thats total insanity bcos 'love' will prevail... And a guy who uses his wife's lack of style or attention is just looking for stupid excuses for their own lack of loyalty...

Well... I still believe its true... Abt the guy...

But abt love prevailing... Well, that's a total BS... Because in all honesty... In order to receive love, we gotta first...give love. And it starts with giving that love to yourself... :)

Like in a romantic story or cliched pick up move... U show love to urself by listening... Knowing... And gifting... Listen to ur own needs... Know the person you are... And give urself a treat... Be it a day off..shopping... Ice cream... Hehehe... Treat u well... And the others will follow...

In other words.. Know your worth and have pleasure in yourself.

So ladies... Be safe and be sensational ;)

Happy friday!

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Our convo...

Mummy: shiya nak mummy?
Shiya: nanak!
*gasp*
Mummy: nanak?! Mummy nak shiya!
*proceed to chase her n smother her with kisses*

Shiya:mummy...mummy!
Mummy: ye?
Shiya: mummy...ipas...
*showing kipas*
Mummy: yes...kipas

Shiya: awaawa agoo wayey..matatak.. Atah
Mummy: hmmmm...ok
*she looks satisfied*

Shiya: nak baniiieee
Mummy: barney?! Dia penat...barney tido...
Shiya: nak rorro
Mummy: pororo? Pororo pun tido..
*she proceeds to ask for everyone else in the fam...which mummy conveniently ans. ..dah tido*

There u go... Our typical convo... As u can see..i'm missing her right now... *sigh*

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Lego...

One of Jellybean's favorite thing to play is lego... Or building blocks.. But she loves lego the most... She would sit for a loooong time at empire's lego table at toys r us and just play lego... Stacking 'em up tall. So mummy has bought a few boxes for her to play and oh my...they dont come cheap! One box with 70 pieces or so is like RM99... Tsk tsk... The one with the ABC is like RM129..

But its one of those good quality and very stimulating toys that I so love for her to play. And I'm glad she enjoys it so much.

It does come with another heftier price though...her screams and not quite hair pulling stunts when one of her 'towers' topples...hahaha.. Hubby thinks its too much for her and doesnt want her frustrated. But I think it's healthy for her... If it's too much of course I try and distract or guide her... But overall..a lil challenge for her mind gives her a dose of reality and would (in my mind) toughen and help her thinking process. Errmm ye ke? Hehehe...

At 20 months:
1. Knows how to sujud..though it's usually done right in front of you when you're praying
2. Still looks at pokok and say...popok
3. Grape. ..thats what ahe calls ALL fruits... Ermmm what happened here? :p
4. Talks a lot.. Though its a foreign lingo to us mere humans..hehehe
5. Knows how to marah orang... Siap nak hep lagi tu... Ish ish..
6. Barney and pororo remains her fav though she has started to ask for Minnie's Bowtique
7. Can imitate her kakak exercising...arms stretching
8. Starting to show interest in undressing by herself
9. Jump... Just a lil of the floor
10. Mesmerise by gangnam vid..but then which kid isnt.. :p
11. Climb and go down the stairs by herself
12. Eat using a spoon though it may contain only one lil grain of rice
13. Hold a cup and drink
14. Prefers sitting on a proper chair like a big girl to eat instead of a high chair..
15. Brushes her own teeth..
16. Knows flower...though she says it as floer

Love my baby girl.... My heart melts when she says... "nak mummy...!" hehe...

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Shopping Demons

Yes... I've been hit and hit badly by this crazy demon... It seems night and day I am guilty of recklessly shopping my heart out... Leaving my atm or credit card behind means nothing with computer like hp that can make payment easy peezy... Uurgh!!

In my quest of finding new blogs or new interesting shops to transform my ever boring wardrobe I have managed to discover numerous expensive and gorgeous spots to lose my moolah over... Tsk tsk...

My ever favourite online shopping spot, Poplook... Now it includes Fashion Valet...

Loving marks&spencer... H&m... Omg... Hahaha help me! :)

Last week I managed to grab this gorgeous tunic at m&s... It was a lil pricey than my usual tops... But the fabric and fitting was so superb... Just had to have it... Hehehe...

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Bookworm journal...

Hehehe feeling like reading but dont know where to start?
Well Ken Follet's "Pillars of The Earth" & "World Without End" is a nice place to start... :) but beware that these 2 super thick books are a loooong journey so its best you have some spare time to along as you will be reluctant to put the book down.
Both books are related as it takes you to a journey of diff individuals luving in 12th century during the building of a cathedral and the 14th century during the hit of the black plague. The scene takes us to old England and was able to depict numerous historical events that took place during that time...
The writing so wonderful and detailed that you cant help but be transported in time. I would definitely called it a satisfying and epic journey as their tears become your own.. And their triumph and happiness your passion.
Looking forward to another Ken Follet novel..I hope that its just as wonderful... And hopefully i can get hands on the tv series of both books soon.. :)
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Current read...

Have you seen the series? I watched both seasons in a matter of a few days.. Loved it! :)
So here goes... Let the battle begin!

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Uber cute right? :)

My sweet muffin apple boom boom... Ahhh... Miss miss!

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Better in time...?

You'll find that I bleed just as any human would.. In fact I am probably weak since even the slightest challenge can seem so impossible to me...

But again and again I have been betrayed and in so many ways... No need to divulge in details as they are too personal. But I feel a need to somehow write out just to ease this sense of loss that I feel... To make sense to a world that no longer matter to me.

How does one recover from one blow to another... How do i ignore the feelings so deep.. ?

God has been kind.. I am able to retreat into my own world and ignore all these negative vibes that in another time would have killed me.. But until when? I dont know...

It brings into question on my own heart and sincerity... And of course the depth of my love... And when things have lain hidden all these while you realise there is a chance that you've lost it completely...

If only it was as simple as a forgotten...but its more than that...

I could cry a million tears... Scream and go mad with rage... I could ask a million and one question... Why dont I? Because none would make it better... None could be accepted... None...

So here I sit.. Just thinking... Not feeling...just thinking... Because that is all i can afford to do...

Breathe in...breathe out..  for better or worse.. Till death do us part... Well it's worse.. And part of me has died anyway.

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Shiya..

She's growing faster and faster in my eyes... Yesterday where some of her clothes hangs baggy-ly..now it fits her nicely at the bottom.. A clear sign that she's getting taller, despite me seeing her as a lil chikonet... :) and her vocabs increasing too.. She knows what a flower is..pokok..kipas..towel...fries...yes...fries..tsk tsk.. She even knows some of the alphabets! Hehehe...

I've started buying more n more books in the hopes that she will embrace reading as i have..heheh though i am still struggling to find the time and energy to just sit down and read to her at a proper time.. We should make it a routine...

Cant believe she'll be 2 in 4 months!! It doesnt feel like 2 years..and in my eyes she is still a lil baby... I guess i'll always feel like that :)

Am still thinking whether i should have a party for her 2nd bday... It would be nice and fun..but at the same time.. I feel like just having an awesome celebration with just the 3 of us...hehehe... Well i have a few months still to mull over it...  ;)

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My lil athlete!

Our children will always be better than us...as one can only hope...hehehe...

From birth till 19m...she has always been active and energetic... :)

(excuse the tears...hehe..ade baby boy tegur n she cried...hehehe...)

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a thought...

I have always wanted to be a housewife...in fact i have always thought to be a stay at home mum... Why is this so, you might ask... Well.. I dont have the words on how to describe it for all others...even to myself... Suffice to say that that is who I am and that os a part of me that I know very well...

I'm writting this because the feeling is getting stronger and stronger until some days that is all I think about.. It's especially even clearer to me when I am in one of those black moods after a disagreement with anyone who (in my mind) mistreats my jellybean... I could it so much better kinda feeling...

But then....

I take her out...n we splurge... How lucky am I? Lucky to be able to just walk in into Mothercare or Toys r us with an armload of clothes...gifts...toys... Buy fruits that costs RM20 for a small (omg its like silly small) just because she likes it... N to be able to buy a pororo soft toy for RM60 and x think twice... The smile on her face everynight as she hugs it is enough...

How many souls are just lucky to be able to do that...

I am mature enough to realise that it's because I am where I am today... But i wonder can I not be what I want to be..and still be able to be me...? Where is the ending and when is the beginning?

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Mission to accomplish...

I have a mission to accomplish...well several actually.. And it all needs to be done in 5 months...why 5 months? Cos thats when i turn the big 3-0!!

Hehehe cant believe i'm almost at that threshold...i still feel like life hasnt been fully explored..my what a naive lil girl i was to think that my uncles and aunties...30 then...was as 'old' as it gets...

Being at that age myself...i still feel young..ye ke? Hahahaha... My priorities might have changed but i still want..love..and dream of the same things...i guess our inner child just never grows up! :)

Well here's to a count down of my 'big' day...hehehe...

Item no. 1... To bake the perfect moist choc cake..oh and butter cake... Oh and kuih bakar...

Item no. 2... Own a bicycle and start cycling hehehe... Good luck here!

Item no. 3... Finish reading the twillight saga thats currently collecting dust...

Item no.4... Make a photo booklet of my family...

Item no. 5... Get that dream weight... Hmmm...

Item no. 6... Sew my first baju kurung...

Item no. 7... Masak nasi dagang and nasi kerabu...

Item no. 8... Repaint subang front house n re do mama's room...

Item no. 9... Take shiya to Singapore..Sky bridge & Aquaria

Item no. 10... Garnet

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Salam Aidilfitri

I had a lovely 4 day weekend with my Jellybean.. our maid went on leave for 3 days so I had her all to myself and I loved every lil moment... even when she's crying to get me to pick her up! :) Yes... I am weird that way...

Hari raya was spent with my in-laws as usual for our morning bersalam-salaman... then we were off to my SIL's to join my family for a our first (and so far only) rumah beraya... hehehe... we had a grand time makan laksa johor and of course... kuih raya... it was funny to see the 3 kiddos chasing SIL's poor and frightened cat around the table! hahahaha... all in good fun though... needless to say, the cat disappeared when she could. Baby girl was so brave and touched the cat numerous times... she just loves cats... or as she calls them "katt"... 

Then we went home where all 3 kids went to take their naps and eventually got our own salam-salaman under way just before Maghrib.. it was messy and non photogenic op with cranky Jellybean wanting her dinner... but it was lovely because I got to spend it with my whole fam present.  :)

That was raya for us...

Selamat Hari Raya!

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olympics...badminton

So malaysia lost..heheh it was a close game...watched it with Jellybean, hubby and tokpa..she had such great fun though she was a bit scared when the guys were screaming...heheh mummy yg tension tgk... :)

Funny thing is today she wasnt wearing her pampers..and then we saw it...the 'poo poo' face... I immediately grabbed her and put her on the toilet seat...hahahaha berjaya! Those this mean that we're ready for potty training?

Ambitious betul mummy nie :p

Anyhow...she's great and happy and stimes a lil clingy to me...just the way i love it...

Oh and i made cream caramel...and it was yummy! Another one under the belt..alhamdulillah... :)

Another 13 days to raya...

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Morning!

Have you heard Morning Sun by Shayna & The Catch? Upbeat and cute.... Hehe... Here's my morning sun....:)

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Those things unexpected...

Part of living together would be the art of compromising...

That said, I'm sure all newly weds...or even new housemates and such would understand this statement. Compromise is not often easy..especially when it comes to those who are dominant or used to living by themselves...rules or courtesy would not come easy...

I am lucky..in that lucky to marry my love who doesn't mind me taking control of the household chores...shall I even be brave to say grateful? Hehehe...

I love to organise things and my home surroundings as per my preference...and so comes the laundry requirements..organisation of our clothes and other worldly materials and of course groceries...and evolving from that...my cooking stuff and schedules to cook... The cooking part is a major concern to me currently since as a working mum who is doing the cooking too...I need to plan well my time because I refuse to sacrifice my playing time with jellybean..

The solution? I cook immediately when I come home from work while I try to entertain jellybean in between... Finish off by 10 is a must because that's her bedtime...wake up latest by 6.15 so that i can start on her breakie at 6.45 latest...

So far I havr been able to follow this and yes there are days that I get lazy and divert..such as the occasional take out on Saturday :p

But what I have come to unveil lately from this sudden need to be a domestic 'perfection' is that while we are busy with our family needs not everyone around you can accept this. This is unexpected especially when it comes to having this 'disagreement' in your own family...

Well...what else can I say...we cannot please everyone and as a wife and mother to a perfect cupcake my priorities are set in stone. I am always ready to compromise..but not when the demands are done by stabbing my back and rediculing what is closest to my heart...

And so... I am glad that our house will be done soon..and happy that God has shown me what is real and what might be fake...for now... :)

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Premium Beautiful

Has anyone heard of this wonder? For those who may not know..it is the ultimate corset as it is said to help to shape and enhance ur figure.. Not only that..u actually lose weight as it shapes u to ur wonderful dream figure... :)

And yes..i bought the set..well..since then i realise that it's not for me... Y?
1. I hate tight clothes or rather corsets in general
2. Gets into a bad temper when i actually wear one the whole day

So in total i had actually worn the set a total of 2 times... A waste really...and for those who loves wearing corsets...it really works as i have had a few friends who uses it constantly and looks great...

Now i am making a great deal...so if anyone is interested do let me know ;)

For a practically brand new premium beautiful full corset...
1. Full set (bra.tights.girdle) RM1,000
2. Per piece RM350

Of course u can view and check the item first, so no worries k...
;)

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Books for sale...

Let's just call it a moving soon sale...hehehe..looking at my mountain of books and decided to sell it off.. :)

All still super new and from good authors..

Melissa - RM20
Julia - RM15

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Shiya at 17months...

She's sweet..adorable..n tempremental...sugar n spice...love her to bits!! :)

1. Called me mummy or mimi

2. Recognises faces in photos...n call them by name...

3. Can show understanding of her surroundings like say 'dah sampai' when we're parking..'bye bye' when she's leaving  room..'habiss' wheb her food or drink is finished..'tido' and 'duduk' is of course ingrained in her since mummy always bising to ask her to sleep or sit properly in a chair...

4. She has had her first taste of froyo and goodness she loves it! Vanilla and peanut butter mix is her fav...

5. She loves to take a shower and will literally scream in raptuous joy as the water runs over her...

6. Has learned to help herself get dressed

7. Can scroll and choose her own vids on ipad

8. Can stack up 3 blocks all by herself

9. Finished a single calciyum drink in a single sitting..

Ahh... My baby's so grown... She suddenly fits 12-18 m clothing overnight... And her hair has tangles! Hehhhe...finally! :p

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My lil sweet something...

Isn't she sweet?? :)

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She finally said it!!

Oh dearest jellybean...mummy has been waiting forever...yes...to hear u call out to me... And it was a wonderful moment...25.6.12..10pm at empire..."mimi...mimi"...

Yeay! And yesterday u actually said "mummy...mimi..." music to to my ears... Ur getting so big now sayang... U can now go up and down the stairs on ur own.. Dance together with barney..try to help mummy dress u..

More and more of ur cheeky personality is showing...my sunshine indeed...u r my sweetness... *hugs*

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The pitfalls we fall into...

Before i begin on my rantings... Did i mention before that lil jellybean has started to talk? Yes..i'm a proud mummy...even if her new found voice is just saying..."nak baniiii".."dah ampai".."padaiii".."abis"..the rest is still unclear...but her joy in telling a good story to us is apparent.. :)

Ok... What else has been happening? We celebrated our 3rd year anniversary this week... And hubby did the most wonderful thing ever...he woke up early...and i didnt think much of that since my eyes are glued shut still. Then i was woken up and suddenly a card was shoved in my face...

Guess what? :) hubby fried some potato tots for me!

Hehehe...not many would understand yhe significance of that..but my heart appreciates that he remembered... Love u sayang!!

-delayed being published-

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Somewhere we can call home...

I've been pretty quiet lately... And its not because nothing interesting has been happening..in fact its the opposite... Everyday my baby girl grows a little more and everyday she shows more and more of the wonder that she'll be a few weeks...a fee months...a few years from now...

She has shown remarkable progress in understanding what you say to her...she knows when she does.something wrong or 'forbidden' and tries to wriggle her way out of it...hehehe it always tickles me to see her do that. She has also started to mummble a whole lot more and i know in her mind that she is talking to us...

Just seeing her all grown up makes me wanna cry...hehehe... Jellybean darling...ur my forever baby!

We've also been busy as we got our house keys on 12 May!! Hehehe...i'm full of excitement and my mind is going into overdrive just thinking of how to get the house done for us to move in...

Never knew how tiring it could be just to set up the house...currently, we already showed it to 2 contractors and will be showing it to the 3rd one this sat to get a range of quotations on the reno that we want to have done before moving in.

There are color themes to think about..kitchen cabinets and dining sets...goodness! My fav spot now is Ikea...hehe as always... Here's a little snap shot of our wonder land soon to be.. :)

The little playground us perfect...and see that gate at tge edge of the pic?? Thats our house!! Hehehe...

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My jellybean...

Mummy has been distracted lately...with what? Hehehe..with just everyday life..but here's a lil update on my angel at 15m++...

1. Can sip from a straw! Yeay!!

2. Has learned the art of body movement...hehe she can sway to music

3. Sing (in her own lingo mind u) twinkle2 and once upon a december...oh and i love you

4. Can repeat.."habis dah".."ilhan".."mikha".."sampai dah"..well... And a few other words though its far yet from starting to speak :)

5. Sat through the whole movie of 'tangled'...its currently her ultimate fav!

6. New food? Ice cream! :) ...kuey teow n mihun goreng...tomato pasta..

7. Loves to wear bracelets n necklaces...in fact she chooses her own! Its a trial to go window shopping since she throws a fit if u try to take it from her...but adorable cos she actually chooses her own accesories to go out... :p

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My Mini Fashionista

First Playground Experience

We went to the playground for the first time last weekend... Jellybean was soooo happy you can her her screams of joy like a mile away!  :P

She absolutely love the swing set and yes darling sweetie... that was mummy's fav thing too when I was just a little older than you... in fact one of my first memories as a baby toddler was of playing at the playground.. swinging merrily... in fact I was quiet proud because I bested your papa long and was able to swing all by myself ...  ;)

No worries sayang.. we'll make this a weekend outing...

14 months! :)

Suddenly I realised that going through the motions of everyday life... my Jellybean is now 14 months old! OMG! hehehe... every morning as I look at her before I go to work I am amazed at how tall she has gotten... her long legs stretching and succeeding to push mummy and daddy closer and closer to the edge of a king size bed... hahaha... :P

Well I'd just like to tell you of the things that she could do at this point...
1. Salam and kiss your hand
2. Wave goodbye and say 'Taaaaaa..."
3. Calls practically all male... "pa..." (think she's confused  :P  )
4. Searches my handbag for my hp
5. Play tea with you
6. Wiggle her fingers and say... "no no no..."
7. Shows you a picture of a cat and says "caaaaatttt"
8. Calls Dikdik and Abg Wayey... "Dikdik" (yes... both are dikdik to her).. though last nite she said "aba way"   :)
9. Nods her head to a beat of music (other than Barney)
10. Hugs you when she hears "I love You" by Barney (though not all the time)
11. Can switch on Ipad all by herself
12. Trying to wear her slippers/shoes
13. Loves all that is make up and jewelry... current fav is to wear beaded bangles and necklace..
14. Loves to tote a handbag
15. Will scribble with a pen if given a chance

She has 8 front teeth in total and 2 back teeth and probably another one coming out... she just looooves junkies and since mummy can never say no... she has had her share of forbidden foods... but all in all... she's beautiful and healthy.. hehehe..she babbles a lot now... even started to babble on the phone as though she really is talking to someone... :)

Love you jellybean!

Jellybean was sick! :(



she fell asleep after crying hard when they set up her IV line and took her blood

Feeling better and cranky...

Sick for the second time within a week...



Health.. Insurance & Medical Benefits...

Yea... the future is an obscure reality.. we don't often see how we might fare and sometimes we choose not to see it for reasons entirely our own... but one thing that my mum has always impressed on me was the importance of a good medical plan. Being fresh grad at 23 yo I didn't see this as a priority but as a burden.. afterall.. that RM200 that goes out of my pocket every month could be new shoes... new books... yummy dinners at chillie or tucked away safe (is it ever really safe?  :P  ) in my savings account...

But being one who is reluctant to disobey my parents, I took a life insurance plan recommended and has kept at it till now... Since then, I have moved jobs and is able to receive a much better medical plan from my employer.. and this I thank everyday and every night... there has been 3 major incidents in my life to date that I can breathe a huge sigh of relief that insurance and medical plans exists...

Briefly...

Before we got married, hubby fell sick... and I mean really sick... he couldn't function properly due to severe headache and high fever... after insisting he get proper help, he finally listened and checked into SDMC ER... there he was checked by the attending doctor and he told us that hubby had appendicitis and had to go into surgery... imagine my worry when even after surgery he was still having aches all over... severe headache and yes... high fever... added on now is the tummy wound from the surgery...

The doctor and nurses assures us that this is normal after surgery and it'll go away once he had proper care and enough liquid... it didn't... a few days after discharge red dots started to appear on hubby's arms and legs... and he still had a mild fever going on... again... we went to the ER to check... and this time he was diagnosed properly with dengue fever and admitted for a second time.. Alhamdulillah he got well quickly since all he needed was ample bed rest and lots of liquid...

This debacle would have actually costs us a bundle... imagine an actual surgery...even if it was the wrong treatment! But hubby was well covered by his insurance... so we only had to pay minimal payments for some of the stuff that was not covered...

Next is my actual pregnancy to my Jellybean and all that goes with it... giving birth... immunisation shots... trips to the doctor... I have my medical benefits to thank... So girls looking for a job.. number one priority should be given to what kind of benefits you can have... I can't imagine what the medical bills and headache I would have if it weren't for my current position right now... It plays a major role indeed...

Lastly, was last week... when Jellybean fell sick...

Love

There are only a few times in your life that you could feel this amazing love in your heart... and I am one of those lucky ones to have been able to know the feeling again and again... My bff once said that I love easily... but once I love that someone... it would take the force of God to wrench that love away from me... and I do agree with this... When I love, I love freely and merrily... and I love forever.. till death do us part...  :)

Ok that sounds scary... but true...  ;)

How about you? What did you feel when you met your perfect someone? Was it a free flowing river of wonder... or perhaps fire works that exploded in your heart? Maybe it was a gentle sweeping breeze that carried you away to a land of wonder... for me? It was like the sun rising to bring light on everything that I once was... and I felt this immense pleasure and happiness that was like a bottle of champagne just waiting to burst... my heart felt as though it was enclosed in a warm hug... toasty... yes, that's what it felt like... toasty feeling... like a warm marshmallow, melting in the heat of a crackling fire.... enveloping me in his warmth...

How about when you first look into your true heart's eyes for the first time...? Loving her... how do you describe holding to life that is greater than your own? The smell of little rainbows and snuggle bunnies... the smiles that is bestowed on you that swells your heart to almost bursting when they turn to you to give you a tight hug? It's indescribable...

Love for your other half... that is great... but love for your child? It is a love for a part of your soul... because they are the very reason that you breathe today...

She is a dream that was only half hoped and wished for with the fullness of my heart... and everytime I look into her eyes, I fall madly in love all over again... yes, there seems to be no ending to my love for her... and I wish could be with her everyday...

Which is probably the reason for this entry on a weekday... at my desk... at work...  :P

Love... How would you describe your love?

This mummy's heart... this mummy's smile...

I would like to be a super hero for my sweetheart... in that I would like to always make the right choice... to always know what is the best for her... but sadly... I am not... though I try to be... but more often than not, I come out short...

Just a short note on the going ons in my head... you know that time in your life when things are just not going your way...? It could be a day when your clothes go rip and then you find that you left your phone and wallet home... to top it off, you were late to a meeting... which happen to require you to present and that presentation was sitting nicely on your desk that you accidentally spilled your hot drink on just a few minutes ago... well thing settled down during the day to have it in a turmoil again when you missed out the 4 coach train to have to squeeze in tight with some weirdos for 20 mins and then thinking that you made it, found out that your tnG card was lost in the train and that you needed to pay penalty charges but had to just wait since you had no phone or wallet to ask for help from anyone?

Hehehe... no, the above didn't happen to me... but was just trying to give a picture of what's going on in my head/heart... :P

Yes, I am a drama queen... thank you ;)

Shiya's First Birthday Bash

Shiya celebrated her birthday on 28th Jan among our close friends and family... at first I was scared that she couldn't get along as she is quite shy and many still remember her debut debacle during her aqiqah when no one could come within range...hehehe she would start screaming until her face turned red just looking at anyone! :P

But Alhamdulillah... after months of planning and hours of decorating... the party went off well and many, many people showed up to celebrate the birthday of our sole princess! :D All the presents are wonderful and Shiya had so much fun with everyone around... she even got excited and started walking around the house all by herself! hehehe... mummy is soooo happy...  :D

Pictures are still pending, but here are a couple sneak peeks! ;)

Theme...polka dotty
Color.... green and pink...

Her 1 year old self...

Just turning 1, she has mastered the art of..
1. running!
2. munching food with her 4 front teeth...hehehe its funny to see really when she's eating...so semangat!
3. trying to jump
4. walking up and down the stairs holding to ur hand
5. dropping balls and whatever that can be dropped in the oval tembalang
6. understand "no", "sleep", "give  to mummy", "tido", "off", "air/minum", "stand", "come here"
7. shake her head when she doesn't want something
8. can take your hand and place it somewhere that she wants you to help her with like turn on tv or switch vids on ipad

Love you sayang! :D

My sweetest love...

She was my Jellybean... now she's my Princess... though she will always remain a Jellybean in my heart....

Shiya sayang wearing the same baju she wore when she was 16 days old.... how time just fly by!  <3

2 days till her big bash!

Mummy is panicking... why? cause the clock is ticking... tick tock tick tock... and the deco is half cooked... food is half bought and well... generally ideas are just half baked...  :P oh dear!

Chili's Birthday Dinner

Turning 29...

I just turned 29 a few days ago... and the skip to next digit in my life calculator has left me feeling.... hehehe... still the same   :)  I love birthdays, especially my own and every year I will try to make it a special occasion. What is special to me? Spending it with my family... hehehe... yes, I am one of those people who loves the crowd... if crowd you mean my family that is... the more, the merrier  ;)

So this year it started with our traditional dinner... and being me, where else but Chili's my all time fav restaurant... we went to one in Citta Mall since the ambiance is quiet than other places due to the place just being opened so there are less crowds and the shops are still in renovation mode. The tables in this particular Chili's are also places with more space between each other and when it comes to 8 adults and 3 little ones, you kind of need all the space you can get to have a peaceful and wonderful mealtime. Jellybean behaved wonderfully and we had ourselves some merry fun time. :)

Then came the must-not-be-missed birthday song and cake near midnight and this time all the kids are hyper-ed up since its late... tiramisu slice... nyum! hehehe...and I got my first giftie from hubby... a pendant for my Thomas Sabo bracelet... love it!

The next morning was a birthday breakfast date my my sis and bro and SIL at bangsar... and I got my 'packaged' giftie from abang... Why packaged? hehehe this year I've decided to ask specific gifts from my family and 'packaged' it up with Shiya's gift so that shiya can get all the expensive toys that I know she'll love... from abang dearest... a little slide! :D It's pink and purple in colour and ooohh so beautiful! I thought we were only going to be there for awhile, but since the morning started late... and we had ourselves some merry time talking and eating... it quickly turned late and darling hubby met me in Mid Val for some outing time at the Gardens... Night time was reserved for some yummy dinner time with my in laws at Delicious Bangsar... Funny how we had my birthday lunch at Delicious KL exactly a year before and my FIL commented how big my tummy had looked that day... hehehehe :P

So that's my turning 29 for you... a day filled with time with all those that I love... which for me... was the most perfect gift off all! :D

Thank you for making it so wonderful... *hugs*

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Clap...captured!

Her beloved ... sock! :p

Excited to hear her grandparents sing 'Happy Birthday'

Her funny little self...

My baby girl is so funny... sometimes she makes me laugh...

1. she has started to run... especially if she thinks you're after her
2. she very clearly calls out to her 'papa'
3. she understands when you ask for 'ball' and asks for the ball... she will go and pick it up and hand it over
4. she know's what a cat is and looks for the cat in kajang and starts to call out 'caaaattt' in a high pitch voice (ikut mummy lah nie)
5. she can climb up and down of our bed successfully
6. she would cover her face with a blankie and say 'chak' like mummy always does  :D
7. she shows she loves you with an open mouth kiss
8. she is daddy's girl because she would only ask for his help to get out of her baby chair since she knows her daddy loves to manjakan her and will grant her request
9. can now point to whatever she wants or where ever she wants to go
10. knocks on a door if she wants to go out of the room
11. can imitate holding a phone to the ear and starts talking as though on the phone
12. would tap her finger on the ipad like she has seen everyone do and would get mad when nothing happens

hehehe, my funny girl in a nutshell... ;)

Clap, clap, clap...

She was in my arms and smiling that cheeky smile of hers... telling me that she's happy and merry... then she looked down at her hands, palm up. She looked at her right hand and then to her left hand... slowly, as though experimenting... she placed the two palms together and repeated several times.... hehehehe, she started clapping! :D

She looked at me expectantly... and my face must have showed my excitement as I said.."Yeay!" because she smiled even more and did it again... hehehe.... first time she clapped... and this time I remembered to take note, 16.11.12 (8.15pm)... hehehehe.... so many of her other milestones I got so excited until I forgot to take down when it happened... but mummy has been waiting a long time to see my Jellybean clap...

Job well done my sayang!

This morning I also found out that she understand when I say "tutup"... because she closed the drawer she was opening and looked at me... hehehe... I guess she wanted me to say "Yeay, pandai anak mummy!"... hehehe because she kept opening and waiting for me to say "tutup" before she would close it again... and again, look at me expectantly... cheeky girl! :P

Just a note...

Oh did I tell you... at 11 months 2 weeks:

1. she can call a specific person to show you where she wants to go
2. she can say 'nak' to something she wants or 'nanak' to something she doesn't want
3. is mastering the art of 'merajuk' which she likes to show you in 3 different ways
  - will lie on the bed/floor and start to kick her feet in angry rhythm
  - sits down and refuse to stand/walk/crawl and starts to scream until you come and hug her
  - will not smile and refuse to sit/be held by you
  - walk to the door and starts pointing (to show that she wants to go out of the room)
4. can hold out her hand, palms up to request something from you
5. try to walk down the stairs (of course an adult must always be there since the key word is try)
6. actively play peek a boo where she'll try to find you then walk away from you asking you to 'run' after her
7. has 2 teeth fully out, 2 mid way out (and there's a gap in between her 2 front upper teeth), one showing signs just penetrating the gum
8. has eaten everything and anything (mummy=fail) :P
9. loves grapes and red dragon fruit currently
10. can now officially sport a small hair clip
11. can place two cups together repeatedly and cap small cotton bud bekas (though she starts screaming if she can't)
12. definitely understand when you say 'no' and remember it sometimes because she always looks back with a cheeky smile just as she is about to do something that was previously forbidden
13. recognises all her family members' faces
14. called out 'mama' when she reached out for me! :D *big grin*
15. recognises 'Dora' and 'Duck Duck'
16. had her first shower standing up... first she was scared and held on to my legs ... but then she started to enjoy the spraying water and needless to say, loving the water as it splashes around her... :) bathing time now is a time full of happy screams from my jelly bean as she tries her hardest to 'catch' the falling water with her hands... hehehehe

Hehehe... there's my baby girl in a nutshell...

Turning 1...

My baby will soon be 1 years old... how time just whizzz past us. I can hardly believe that she will no longer be a baby... but a little girl who is so full of cheekiness and cuteness... :)

Sometimes I wish I can turn back time and just have her as she was, all cuddled up on my chest...or have her again that first hour... all pinky and soft as she opened her eyes and give that little wail when she was hungry...sayanggg! hehehe...

Nyways... my bff has asked me numerous times what Shiya would like for her birthday and so here comes a list of stuff that would be great for her... hmm... of course the list is just those stuff that I myself have seen in my favorite haunts while looking stuff for my Jellybean, so if there are other cooler/nicer/similar things out there I would definitely not object  ;)

*in random order*
1. Fisher Price - Learning Table
2. Fisher Price - Learning Kitchen (I think that's the name :P  )
3. Fisher Price - Learning Tool Bench
4. big round pool (hahaha, thinking of getting her one but has yet to search for it)
5. musical book - one of those books that has buttons and you can press to make sounds or effects
6. ELC - wooden wagon with blocks
7. ELC - vanity table (mengada i know! )
8. ELC - activity table
9. ELC - My First Music Centre
10. wooden blocks

These are just some of the things she'd like... well, mummy 'thinks' she'd like... knowing her, she loves first and foremost, music & lights object... secondly.... she loves balls... hehehe... she likes to carry it around though I am still trying to teach her to play with it, either to put it through a hoop or kick/roll the ball... thirdly, she loves water too... splashing it around...she finds it funny and amusing! :P

There it is my wish list... oops, I meant Shiya's wish list... ;)

New House for Baby Girl

My baby is almost 1! And here an early present for her... A small house to call her own... Hehehe...