BELATED BIRTHDAY PARTY

Well, this year it was a quiet birthday celebration for Khairil in June. Can check HERE about it. We gave him presents & had dinner at his fave restaurant. When we asked whether he wanted a party, he flatly refused. OK. No problem. We granted his wishes. Btw, he's already 11. So, let him decide. (Mama ikut jer.... Jimat...;D)

In July, Hifzhan turned 9. But we're too busy. We managed to buy him presents but what he desired was a party! Because of fasting, his birthday party was put off. Since Raina's birthday was in Sept we decided to combine both Hifzhan's & Raina's party after raya. Cut down the cost lol! We wanted to do an open house & their belated birthday party together. Yet, we just couldn't find the best time. We're too busy every weekend in Syawal. No open house this year. However, my lil gal was so persistent. She decided to throw the party on Saturday last weekend no matter what would happen. We gave up. Finally, we managed to squeeze in the party (though I had an extra class till noon). It's just a small party. Only their friends, our family & neighbours were invited. (Kalau tak dijemput jgn mare yer.... adhoc punya party... hehehe..)

These are the pix. Please excuse the quality of the pix. I used only my Sony Ericsson hp. My digital camera? It's there but I needed to snap fast. Well, looking at all the photos now, I realise I should use my Canon. Another year lah! Right now, redho jer la... hikss!!

Let's check out the cakes....
For Hifzhan...

For Raina...

Then... before the cutting cake ceremony...

Blow the candles...
and the cutting cake ceremony began...
Raina & friends...

Hifzhan (the tallest boy in the pic) & friends..

A simple ceebration. The most important thing is.... both were happy on that day. Their wishes were granted. Mission: accomplished! Yeayyy!!!

p.s.
TO BOTH MY ANGELS...
HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY!
LOVE U BOTH!
MY PRAYERS & WISHES ARE ALL FOR U!

GAMBAR RAYA 2011

Hi uols,

How's your raya celebration this year? Today, my son had an appointment at Hospital Sultan Abdul Halim. So I took a day off to accompany him. But today's entry has nothing to do with his visit, wokey! It's all about raya. I'm sure you have snapped many photos on Hari Raya. Just imagine... I, at first, wasn't in mood of celebrating the day... But thanks to my youngers sisters Yun & Kak Cik (her name is Nooraini but we call her Kak Chik since she's a baby), I was transformed in a split second. Knp? X cayer? Uols tgk ler sendiri.... hehehehe...

On the 1st of Syawal, there're only my family (MCA, my kids & me), Mak, Abah, my younger brothers (Kimi & Fadzli), my younger sis (Kak Chik & Yun) & her son aka my nephew (Ayip). I came quite late (nearly at noon). Sorry yer... Kemaskini rumah sendiri dolu...;)So are u ready to see our lovely... handsome faces?

Let me introduce my happy family..... The Orange Family!MCA wasn't so keen of bright orange so he opted for peach... OK ler tu... suku sakat oren gak.. & my lil gal kebaya... grey & orange.. cotton... her fave kebaya, i think.

Then... tara... d pic of my lil Raina & me.... Cun tak kami berdua? Mcm adik & kakak tak? hehehe...
Here is the photo of Abah & Mak, my 2 younger sisters, me (orange & green tudung) & my lil gal
Next is with my Mak, my 2 younger sis (Yun(left) & Kak Chik (right)), my lil Raina, my 2 sons & my nephew (Ayip-dpn sekali)
There're other photos but I don't have patience to upload all of 'em... so maybe you can see them in FB coz I uploaded most of our raya photos there. My credit to my sisters Yun & Kak Chik who took the initiative to snap or ask someone to snap the photos... & boy, I've to admit, I looked different on that day. Maybe because of my weight loss (another 4.7kg) in Ramadhan or the eyeliner?

Well, once again I'd like to wish uols "HAPPY EID MUBARAK"! May your Hari Raya celebration be blessed with peace, happiness & joy. My apology for any wrongdoings... MAAF ZAHIR & BATIN...

p.s. Still contemplating whether to do an open house or not. What d'ya think?

SALAM RAYA & SALAM MERDEKA

DAN

I lost weight!

The day my weight was nearly 70kg, i decided to diet. But being alone in my quest to be slimmer & healthier failed till i met a group of people who participated in a contest called Program Diet 50 Hari. I took part. The rest is history.

My weight before i started....

Then on the 1st day (2 weeks ago)...

Then.... a week ago... a loss of 1.6kg....

Today, i went to the same scale to weigh myself. It's in Tesco. I've a digital scale at home but i still use the Tesco scale as i've started using it. I trust it more... hehehe. See lah, my weigh....

Another 1.7kg loss. Total loss in 2 weeks = 3.3kg.

p.s. soooooooooooo happy.... i'm on cloud nine... Yesssaaa!!!!

Happy Belated...

It took me so long to update these two important events which occurred in June. It's my son's birthday, ya'know! It's a week ago! He got all the birthday presents from all of us. My lil gal gave him a long sleeve tshirt, his brother gave him a red ball (yeah, a BALL!), my hubby bought a white bicycle at the last minute & I... err.. a blue helmet to be worn for safety reason... Yeah, as a mom, i must always think about safety first. What if he falls down... what if he faints while cycling...what if... OK.. ok.. I should stop thinking about the "ifs". Not a nice thought lol!
That evening, we brought him to "Chicken Rice Shop" which happens to be one of his fave restaurants. We had dinner there.

So my dear boy, happy belated birthday! May all your dreams come true! May Allah bless you with good health, wealth & prosperity! Luv u so much... muah! muah! muah! Be a good boy, ya..

There's another celebration besides Krel's birthday. Guess what! It's Father's Day. So I made up my mind to let my kids choose their own gifts for their beloved Abah. Shopping with them... haiya... must be forever coz in the end i was the one who decided what to buy. Yelah, who's paying? Mama ler... sapa lagi... hehehe...

These are all the presents & cards for My Cik Abe.

It's a pleasant surprise for him as last year I didn't really initiate anything on Father's Day. But it's different this year. I just want to express my gratitude for everything he has done especially the surprise on my birthday this year. Besides, i want to instill the value of love & appreciation. i hope my kids will carry out the routine of celebrating all the important events every year.

So HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY TO MY ELDEST SON!
Plus
TO MY BELOVED ABAH...
TO MY DEAREST ABANG, THE FATHER OF MY CHILDREN...
TO ALL FATHERS ALL OVER THE WORLD....
HAPPY BELATED FATHER'S DAY!!!
MAY GOD BLESS U!

Aiya!!! I'm SOOO HEAVY!

Today, the routine was carried out as usual. Tuition... tuition... tuition... So while waiting for my sons to finish their session, my lil gal & I went to Tesco. I did something I haven't done for such a long time... Paying 20 cents to a machine to see the magic number... Aiyaaa!!! I think the machine broke down as the number wasn't the one I expected. Bior betul... 69.2 kg? Hey, I thought it's only 65 err.. maybe...66? Am I THAT HEAVY? No wonder lately I look like a bloated lady. I thought it's the mirror's fault. Or who knows my eyes needed glasses to see a better side of me. Unbelievable! So what should I do? Hmmm... OK. I've listed down a few things I should do.... hehehe... no harm in planning, kan?

PLAN 1 : Have another blog...all about my losing weight program... hehehe... My diary about my journey towards losing weight... Brilliant idea! Bisa diatur...

PLAN 2 : Control my food intake... what to eat... what not to eat... errr... Bisa ke ni? Adusss...

PLAN 3 : Start exercising.... aerobic class or aerobics at home with my instructor on TV... hmmm... sounds interesting... have already ordered an aerobic DVD for myself... yeihaa!!!

PLAN 4 : Buy a new weighing scale coz the one at home is very unreliable... dah rosak giteww...

PLAN 5 : Stop shopping for BIG.. loose clothes... or else forever feel smaller than the attire... hehehe...

PLAN 6 : Be determined... Be strong... physically & mentally.... Semoga diriku kuat... aminn...

PLAN 7 : Stop planning... MUST start NOW!!!

So ladies & gentlemen.... a failure to plan is actually planning to fail. Thus, the losing weight campaign will begin... errr... tomorrow? Hiksss... I rest my case...

p.s. which reminds me of the Biggest Loser competition among teachers last year... should change the name lar... Not really the Biggest Loser but the BIGgest gainer... Aiyaa!!! I'M SOOOO HEAVY!!!

HAPPY TEACHER'S DAY!

HAPPY TEACHER'S DAY ya.... What did I do before Teacher's Day? Like last year, I got a special request from my lil gal. Last year she gave photo frames & cards. This year, she demanded (yeah, couldn't say "NO" or change what her heart desired) keychains. So I made these for ALL her teachers. Really hope they love the keychains. Bukan aper... Buat sendiri dgn penuh susah payah... so if they like them... hati pon manyak senang.... hehehe..For more story about the keychains & teacher's day cards, click HERE.

Well, my boys are different. They didn't request any handmade items. Ijan just wanted to give to Cikgu Anita only. So we went to Tesco & bought a pair of green (his fave colour) brooches for her. Kalau ler anak muridku pon mcm Ijan & Raina... hehehehe... My eldest? He didn't want anything at first but later, I learnt that he bought cards from Koperasi sekolah. What a relief. I'm over the moon as my children are learning the art of appreciating other people especially their teachers who have been teaching & guiding them in school. My own students? Didn't I tell them that the best present they could give me was their best exam results? Yup! If they can practise whatever I've taught & pass with flying colours, I'll be the happiest teacher on earth.

What did I do on Teacher's Day? Celebrated the day lol! All teachers were in purple & this year, believe it or not, we let students handle the day. For the very first time, I felt so relaxed. I didn't have to handle anything. I just enjoyed the day! Perarakan guru2, pertunjukan kompang, silat, majlis rasmi & semuanyalah.... thumb up to ALL! Bravo! Below is my photo with kak Khairida... ni jer a picture of me on Teacher's Day in my hp. Yg lain dlm kamera org lain... bakal di'tag' dlm FB... ngee....I did change to my sports attire as I took part in netball which was definitely not the game I favour. I was hopeless & am still hopeless in it. But being so sporting (masuk bakul angkat sendiri), I just followed whatever they told me to do, ran around like crazy & got so damned exhausted! Though the game lasted only in a few minutes, I was panting & sweating as if I played for hours.... hikss! At least, I got a ball & threw it to my team... once. Jadik ler tu... My team lost 4-6 but we're all in high spirit! Main pon suka2 jer...

Then shows by students, prize giving ceremony & lunch at our hostel's dining hall. The food? Another thumb up! The rain didn't damp the mood to go home. I thought I could go home earlier than usual but after a few things to do... I ended up leaving school almost at 3. Ok ler tu. Kira awal jugak..

To all my friends, teachers & educators...

HAPPY TEACHER'S DAY!!!

p.s. Thanks to my 4SN for the card

& my special thanks go to my 4K1 students for the lovely gift & card.....

Ehem... tahun depan bagi lg yer.... hehehe... just pulling you leg!

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

Hehehehe.... sekali sekala perasan apa salahnyer... Tp aku tau betapa kurengnyer aku dlm ilmu jadik MAMA ni walaupon hakikatnya aku dah ada 3 org anak. Kadang2 rasa mcm aku ni tak sehebat Mak aku yg boleh jaga 11 org anak dgn jayanya. Aku? 3 org pon tak terjaga. Pening kepala bila kena dgr pergaduhan yg tercipta dek punca remeh temeh. Aduss.... Tp sapa ler aku nak mengadu sbb aku tau ada org yg lebih pening drp aku.... Pendek citer... aku pasrah. Redhoo... Aku terima dgn hati yg tulus mulus....

So dear all mothers... whoever & wherever you are....

Tomei, kan imej ni? Bayangkan dr sekecik tu kaki anak2 kita hinggalah sebesar atau mungkin lebih besar drp kita.... Wah! Cam tak caya. Rasa mcm nak putar balik masa. Saat anak2 jadi baby....owhhh... so sweet... Hajat nak tambah satu lagik baby tu ada tp boleh ker? Tak daya ku nk jwb. Allah jer yg tau. Kalau ada rezeki, adalah. Kalau dah tersurat 3 jer, aku terima... Alhamdulillah, sekurang2nyer... ada lelaki, ada pompuan. Aku sepatutnya bersyukur sbb nun di luar sana, ada yg blm ada rezeki langsung. Berat mata memandang, berat lagi bahu yg memikul. So aku tak leh komplen2. Kena pikir positif2 jer.... Walau kdg2 airmata tumpah sekali sekala waktu jd Mama, tp itu kan dugaan. Aku tak boleh putus asa. Yakin boleh! Cewah!

Apa yer azam pada Hari Ibu tahun ni? Rasanya aku nak jadik...

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Amin!!!!!

Oh lupa nak citer, tahun ni, sambutan hari Ibu disambut di Restoren Jeti 3 Beradik. Soeeii... takder snap photo sbb sibuk melantak. Lapar sgt... hehehe.... MCA belanja sakan... kami 5 beranak plus Mak, Abah & adik bongsuku Kimi. Aku sempat bagi hadiah hari Ibu kat Mak. Hrp2 Mak suka terima perfum & purse tu. Tp tgk jer Mak dah tau Mak suka... Siap pakai perfum tu terus..... ini sudah bagus...

p.s. Ada byk citer terutama kisah percutian hujung minggu di Hatyai tp nanti ler yer sbb nk rehat... Kena tidor... esk keje... hehehehe....

MY MERRY BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION!

Guess what? It never happened before but I hope it won't be the last!

Remember when I mentioned earlier my birthday was spent without My Cik Abe (MCA) HERE ? I was thinking of spending some time with my Miss Singer that evening but after 6p.m. he called, wished me "Happy Birthday" & then told me to be ready for a dinner treat at Le Boss Restaurant. Hmmm.... such a splendid idea, knowing that we haven't been there for ages.

A few minutes later... jeng... jeng... jeng...

A knock on the door.... Someone was outside, calling for the tenant... Me lah... Sapa lagik... hehehe.. A Chinese lady smiled and said "Hari ni harijadi u kan?" I simply nodded..

"For you.. Happy Birthday!"

Unexpected sunny delivery reached my gloomy home.. All of a sudden.... it brightened my day!It made sense... The silence had irritated me since morning... but hey! MCA was forgiven for taking soooo long to celebrate my 39th birthday! Did I mention 39? Alah, age is just a number...

I love u Abang... It's the thought that counts... but showering me with presents is always all right.... love 'em all! ahak! ahak!

Especially this present....

Sila le pandang ke bawah...Cun tak?
And there's a card too...
The sunflowers...

The orchids....
Raina was delighted too.... Abah cayang mama... hehehe...

So, let me present you my very first bouquet of flowers from my dear hubby, MCA... knowing him so well.... flowers won't be listed in his choices of presents at all.. but you know la, men are really full of surprises... & yup! I was pleasantly surprised..Luckily, they aren't real flowers coz I prefer to keep them long.. xder layu2... legaaa...

Then, in the evening we had dinner with the kids...who prefered their fave restaurants but had to bear with their father's choice coz it's not their birthdays... hahaha!!!

As usual, my lil gal still had time posing...
Our menu... variety types of drinks....
& my fave is of course ice lemon tea... mlm tu x main ler pantang ais... belasah jer... hikss!!

My grilled chicken with black pepper sauce, coleslaw & spaghetti.. yummy... yummy.... hmmm... MCA's choice too...
Raina's choice... nasi goreng kampung..... amboi, byknyer.... almost RM10 u... hehehe..

My boys opted for Western food... mcm biasa..

spaghetti compliment with salad...

Peace.....

Let's eat ya!

What about me?

Looking at me.... what do you think?

Love is everywhere...

The food in the end? Gone...

not only mine...

my sons' salad pon i rembat.... hehehe...

p.s. if only I could eat the fried rice too.... ;P

p.p.s. dear all, thanks for all the wishes.... really appreciate them all...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!

Today is my birthday!

HaPpY BiRtHdAy tO Me!

Happy? Well, nothing much to celebrate coz it's a reminder that I'm a year older..(sigh!) but a little bit in a festive mood as I'm a year wiser..hmmm.. really? A cake again this year? No idea. Even MCA hasn't mentioned anything.... Not even a birthday wish from him! Nothing verbally. No SMS. No call. Hmmm... a tactic trying to act normal but the truth is he's hiding the surprise from me or who knows... he's forgotten coz he's too busy entertaining his clients but me? I don't give a damn! I like my quiet time today.... writing, blogging & maybe sewing tonight? Such a brilliant idea! I'm really in need of a new wallet! My present wallet sucks. The zipper is beyond repair.. ouch!!

Wishing myself all the best...physically, mentally & emotionally
because
I AM A STRONG WOMAN...
oh yeah!!!!

PASRAH

I always await April every year. It should be the joyous month as my birthday is in it.. However, almost everyone was under the weather especially my eldest son..:( Nevermind! Now, he's back to his own self so hoping so much everything & everyone will be fine...amin... p.s. Anyway, my birthday GA is going on. The deadline is on my birthday (20th April)! Interested to participate? Go HERE . GOOD LUCK YA!

Under D Weather?

Cute, kan gambr ni?

Can't recall the original location of the photo but it reminds me of my own lil gal who wasn't fit for a few days. She had fever. Alhamdulillah, she's back to normal though i do worry coz she's slightly warmer than usual when i touched her.. But Dr Mahyuddin told me it's a normal fever caused by d weather... i shouldn't worry.... yet being a mother, i can't help from feeling anxious.. i'm sure you've experienced this feeling before.

Well, like mother like daughter.... hehehe... a new phrase replacing like father like son... I don't feel healthy myself.... Forgive me if you think i'm such a bore telling you about my health. (Kalau tak suke jgn baca yer....) Something happened.... & now I feel aches all over my body. Plus the weather itself doen't help much... (sudah jatuh dihempap tangga ler pulak.. anggap ler xder rezeki) So people told me to take good care of myself..(berpantang mkn minum...huhuhu..) & being soooo stubborn i fed myself with forbidden food. The result? (padan muka!) My body has to endure the sufferings...Ouchhh!!! And the weather doesn't help much... monsoon season... body & brain become numb... adusss..

It's so cold today...as cold as yesterday... It's raining drizzily outside but i have to fetch my kids & the handouts i sent just now. More pains throbbing but of course i can't be 'manja' as there're so much to do nowadays. Duty calls & if i let myself be drowned in pain.... i'll go nowhere. That's why i believe that i need to be optimistic.... praying that the pain will be merely a brief guest....

Let me rest myself....

Cuti2 D Bukit Merah Laketown Resort

Initially, we planned to go to Genting. Hey! D'ya know that I was sent to attend a course called "Kursus Kejurulatihan (or maybe 'kejuruletihan'... hehehe) KRS" at Pusat Kokurikulum Yan (in SMK Yan) & was away for four days & three nights before the school break! (Well, that will be another story ya!) Then, I was informed that that there'd be a change of place. No Genting but it's going to be Bukit Merah! (tak kisah ler.... janji dpt pegi cuti2 lps penat2 berkursus... hehehe...)

We left home after 2pm on Friday. MCA had to meet his friend in Butterworth so we stopped for awhile. It was raining but it couldn't dampen our high spirit lol! Everybody was excited. In the car, the kids were sooo restless.... Once they started fighting, I began to wish the trip should be cancelled... (biar bdk2 tu sedar diri... hehehe...) But of course being so near Bukit Merah made me have a second thought. In the end, they did behave themselves! Legaa....

We reached there at about 4. Our accomodation: Suria Service Apartment! Nice place! No kidding!

Uols tgk ler sendiri anak daraku yg mmg teruja nih .....

After leaving all the luggage in the apartment, we rushed to do some sightseeing or...ehem.. ehem... some shopping.... (yg ni mmg my fave...hikss!!!)

Can u see Ijan who's hoping so much we could jump straight into the pool....

(Siap pakai baju mandi tuh...)

My lil Raina, on the other hand, was waiting patiently for her pink balloon. Luckily, the ever-so-friendly clown had the colour she wanted.... (Siap demand nak butterfly... fuyoo...)

After that, acara makan ler.... starving lol!

Ijan with his ABC....hmmm....

Khairil with his chicken rice & iced tea...

Not many choices though coz it's already late....

Happy... tired faces of my loved ones....
Nak gak posing dgn MCA...
Errr.... beg plastik tu hasil shopping kami.... ahak! ahak!

Then, let Raina & Ijan pose with the giant guitars....

That night, we had dinner at a restaurant near a nurse hostel. After that, we were in our apartment.... watching TV, learning more about the disastrous earthquake which resulted tsunamis in Japan.... It was indeed a devastating news. Hoping so much that things would be fine soon...

The next day, we went to the Orang Utan Island by boat....

Before the trip to the island...In the boat....in life jackets....feeding fish.... (sempat lg tu... hehehe..)posing....glaring because of the hot sun....once on the island, all became black.... hikss!!

I filmed the adventure on the island but of course it's not here coz.....tak larat le nak upload rakaman tu.... sooeeiii.... kalau nk tgk mai rmh kami yek!

Next, on the same boat, we went to Ecopark. A lot of animals to see. My children's fave....is definitely the rabbit family.... tomei!

Tak caya? Berlambak gambar dgn rabbit. These are some of them...We also got the chance to watch the parrot show.... Again, i filmed the show but the quality of the picture wasn't good. Jd simpan buat tatapan sendiri je lah yer... hehehe... jgn mare...

Khairil & the two famous performers.....Mmg best tp sikit penat... sbb kena jln...

At last, we rode on chairlifts to view the area from above.... Seeing people in water.....made us double excited....

These are some of the activities we did...

playing in water.... suddenly, everybody became darker....

mana taknyer... berendam sampai lupa dunia... peace... peace... kacang pis... lepas mandi, mkn ler pulak... lapaq...
Ada adegan terjun2 tp tapi tak pyh ler letak sini.... takut uols tak larat tgk jer sbb pelakon2nyer sama jer.... buat babak terjun kolam jer.... tak kuasa i....

Due to the bad weather (sbb lepas tukar baju jer, ujan lebat pulak).... we rushed back to our car without taking more photos... Bak kata org... mula dgn ujan, abiskn pon dgn ujan jugak... hehehe.... That's the end of our vacation... So abrupt, kan?

p.s. TQVM MCA for sponsoring.... Luv ya... muah...muah... Lain kali sponsor lg yek!