A Bit of a Show Off, huh?

Remember when I wrote this and this post? Wiz and Zai were kind and sweet enough to gently remind DH, how fortunate he is to have yours truly as his wife and when I forced enticed DH to read those sugary comments from these 2 lovely ladies, DH chuckled and affably accused the three of us for conspiracy. My dearest sis, Kak Net is indubitably more straight forward in her comment and pointed out that I might have some hidden agenda, which prompted me to write an open love letter to DH....... "Am I being that transparent, huh, Kak Net?".

Conspiracy or not, I got the bag that I wanted as my anniversary gift, although I prefer the one in vernis......*smile ala Julia Roberts* and........ the matching wallet from the Insolite collection too! Isn’t DH a great hubby or what? (owh well! kalau I tak puji husband sendiri, sape lagi nak puji kan, kan, kan?)

Anyway, I told DH that from next year onwards, I prefer to receive something that are worth splurging on, instead of handbags that cost thousands of dollars. Similar to a few other couples that I know, both DH and I are not keen of the ‘guessing games’ when it comes to those occasional gifts. I’d normally tell DH what I like and vice-versa. Thus, from next year onwards and if our financial allows us to indulge in during these rare occasions, I’d love to collect gold jewelleries especially yellow gold instead of branded handbags. Well, if you’re looking from ROI point of view lah. Truth be told, I never really fancy yellow gold and whatever little yellow gold jewelleries I acquired are gifts from my mom & sisters. Only after I’ve got myself our lil’ darling princess that I allow my priorities and needs to evolve to suit the need of our lil’ family and I believe, whatever our collective decisions are, both DH and I know that it is in the best interest for our family.

So, yeah! I suppose once you’re a mother, you just can’t escape from mentioning about your kid/s, although this entry is meant for me to brag on my latest errrr.....acquisitions.

Till my next post, I leave you with a photo of my LVoes....... hiks!

Aren't they gorgeous?

I Like To Move It...Move It....

I received this cute vids a while ago from a dear friend.... I showed it to Areya and she gave me that cute laugh while trying to follow the little star's steps.... Yeah! Let's shake those booties, shall we?

Didn't I tell you, it's hilarious?

Areya Oh! Areya....

Daddy's girl! Look at DH, 'tersengih je memanjang' every time he's with his lil' angel

I’m often at my wits end with Areya’s menjawab communication skill, which DH thinks is above average of kids her age. Well, which daddy is not proud of his lil’ girl, la kan and obviously DH is allowed to brag because Areya’s our kid... ;P

As a matter of fact, DH thinks it’s incredibly cute and cheeky each time Areya managed to make me gasp with her smart and witty answers, and honestly I find it adorable and canny too, but...... 15 years from now, I doubt I’d tolerate such remarks no matter how brilliant and out of this world it may be.

Okay, let me share with you some of our conversations at home...... *Caution : You might wanna take a deep breath first before you decided to continue reading this entry.

Our Moments 1 :

We’re in the car and I was telling DH about Areya’s little mischief at my mom’s house (which, I’ve totally forgotten what it was now) and I believe it’s something funny and equally cheeky, Areya looked at me and said, “Stop it mommy!.... I say STOPPP IT! Dowan tell daddy ok!”


Our Moments 2 :

Areya and her cousin, Alea who is slightly older than Areya were playing on the bed and at some point, both of them were standing on a bolster while watching TV.

Mommy : “Areya, what did mommy say about standing on a pillow?” (I’ve been telling Areya that pillow is meant to be used for our head and we use it when we wanna sleep as we placed our head on a pillow)

Areya : “See, I (am) not standing on a pillow, this is (a) bolster mommy, not pillow OKAY!”

Our Moments 3 :

Areya was holding her ice-cream, which I’ve placed into the dripstick (a GOD-sent ice-cream container for mommies, that makes it easier for kids to hold ice-cream but at the same time catches drips from melting ice cream) with both her hands and asked me to switch on the TV for her.

Areya : “Mommy, on (the) TV for me, please”

Mommy : (Instead of switching it on for her straight away, this was what I said to her) “You wanna watch TV, go and on it yourself”.

Areya : “Mommyyyyy, I got ONLY 2 hands you see and I (am) hold(ing) my ice cream.... see...see..... (while showing me her hands that’s wrapped tightly around the dripstick)... I cannot on (the) TV.....you help me on (the) TV OKAY....


Our Moments 4 :

In my continuous attempt to educate Areya about Table Etiquette especially the part where one is not allowed to talk with his/her mouth full, below is the respond I got from my lil’girl. Hmmmm.... my mistake, I admit.

Mommy : “AREYAAAAA......, did you have a tissue with you?” (I was in the room while Areya was seated on her high chair, just a few feet away from the room, enjoying her pasta carbonara and when she didn’t respond, I went to her and asked why).

Areya : “I’m eating, mommy.... see.....(siap bukak mulut tunjuk lagi tu).... cannot talk OKAY!”


Our Moments 5 :

I tend to repeat things over and over with Areya. So, one fine day, I wanted her to put her toys away after she’d done playing with them.

Mommy : “Areya, please put your toys away if you done playing with it"

Areya : “Wait mommy.... I (want to) watch TV first”

Mommy : “Areya, put your toys back in the box first, then, you watch TV”. (No respond from Areya)

Mommy : “Areya, I say P.U.T Y.O.U.R T.O.Y.S away first okay!”

Areya : “okay...okay...okay” (but still not moving an inch from the TV)

Mommy : (start to membebel and tidy up the mess). “Next time, I’ll put your toys in the dark room, so that you cannot play with it anymore because when I asked you nicely to put it away, you do not want to listen to me”... (and ntah apa2 lagi I membebel la....)

Areya : (Dragging her feet to where I was). “Okay, mommy... I’m coming...” (Mommy still in her membebel-mode) “I know, mommy .... I know... I know...I know!....” (Mommy STILL yakking at her).... “Sshhhhhhhhooooooo, mommy..... kayet (quiet)!” (complete with her index finger on her lips)

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Note to myself : What goes around, comes around! I’m legendary known for my ‘menjawab’ skills and I have my mom to vouch for this special trait of mine. *sigh* tu la masa menjawab kat mak tak hengat dunia, sekarang sendiri mau tanggung laaaa.......

A Blessed & Blast Raya.....

Alhamdulillah, once again we’d a fantabulous raya this year. We’d everyone that matters under one roof and Mak was delighted to see all her children and grandchildren laughing out loud and the ambience is equivalent to ‘tongkang pecah’. Yeah! We adik-beradik are THAT loud!

Malam Raya was awesome coz’ yours truly did not have to cook and we spent our Raya holidays at The Gardens Hotel & Residences for some quality family time together and we’re there for 4d/3n stay. It’s AWESOME! Especially when you’ve your family and loved ones with you and also a new LVoe to parade with. I’m truly blessed!

Come Raya morning, Areya excitedly asked for her raya outfit aka baju kurung. When it comes to her clothing, so far, Areya didn’t give me any problems. She’d usually put on whatever clothes I chose without much fuss but try putting on hair clips on her hair, it’s as difficult as asking her to stay quiet for 5 secs. DH, as always looks dashing in his new Baju Melayu and yes, he now has quite a collection of Baju Melayu.

Year in year out, pagi Raya was spent at my brother’s house where Mak is currently residing at and it’s become a custom for us to gather at a place where Mak is. After those customary ‘minta-maaf-minta-ampun’ soap operas, ‘muah...muah’ sessions and handing out ‘duit raya’, all of us had a short chat with each other since my other siblings need to dash off to their in-laws but we agreed to meet up at Kak Ngah’s house in the evening.

Owh! Speaking of Kak Ngah, she’s sure one happy mother coz’ both her sons who’re studying abroad were around to celebrate Raya with her this year and.......... her signature rendang daging taste so much better unlike the previous year yang terlebih masam and tawar (Ngah, jangan marah ye, I tau, anak2 you takde last year).

DH trying his very best to get Areya to try the ketupats but obviously to no success... "Sorry bebee, your daughter prefers pastas and noodles over rice, yeah!"

"You eat, daddy.... i don't eat tetupat (ketupat) okayyyy..."

The only family pix I managed to snap. DH & Areya with Pak Lang (my brother) and his son, Syahmi. Yang terselit right in the middle is one of my nieces, Alea.




Enjoying her time in the pool with Yaya jiejie

So, yeah! In short, we had a whale of time, Areya especially coz’ she gotta spend her time in the swimming pool pretending to be Ariel and showing off her singing skill at The Redbox, while mommy got herself occupied at Robinsons and Isetans. Where else la, kan? Owh, btw, Redbox has ample selections of Children songs to keep Areya entertained. We’ll definitely come back for more crooning session and in fact I’ve told DH that it’s his task to coach Areya coz’ I sure can’t even sing to save my life.

Anyway, we’ve got quite a handful of invitations to open house this weekend and next. Most of the invites came from DH’s business associates, which obviously I might and might not attend but an invite from my brother to come for small 'makan-makan' session this Saturday is a must-go!

Okay, till my next post..... which reminds me that I need to write an entry on Areya's development especially the part where she's started to read some very simple English sentences, till then, here's the video of Areya belting out the alphabet song like a pro! What to do, darah Filipino kuat sangat...... LOL

SELAMAT HARI RAYA!

I would like to take this opportunity to wish all my Muslims readers and fellow bloggers, Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri. May all of you be blessed with eternal happiness and all-time gratitude on this glorious day. Have a blast time with your loved ones.

Concurrently, I would like to seek for your forgiveness, if in any way, my writings here might have hurt your feelings, unknowingly. Kira 0-0 la ye.......

We're off for a very last minute shopping for moi (since Areya's and DH's bajus already kowtim 2 weeks ago) and some hampers for those great and wonderful people in our life. We're indeed so blessed to have them in our life.....


Btw, it'll be close house this year and Insyaallah we'll have one next Raya at our new abode. Furthermore, it's DH's plan to whisk us away for a very much needed family getaway during this festival. We're still in town though, but not at home. selamat jari-jemari and kuku2 Mak dari segala macam bawangs and those heavy duty cooking uols.


Again, Selamat Hari Raya!

Lagi, lagi Areya……

Okay, I better jot down this conversation I had with Areya before any of these priceless moments slipped off my mind again.

: : Our Moments : :

We had just finished break fasting at GEB and I was waiting for my dessert.


Areya : Come mommy, let’s go! I want (to) play my choo choo (referring to those kiddies rides).

Mommy : Wait baby, I’m waiting for my dessert (at this point., I noticed Areya gave me a weird look) and we can only go after daddy has paid the bill, ok?

Areya : Eeeeeee…yuckssssss…. You cannot eat lizard, mommy…. It’s dirty, later you sick again, okay!


*Mommy as usual ketawa golek2 first before explaining to her lil’ girl*


Mommy : No, I’m not going to eat lizard. I’m going to have D-E-S-S-E-R-T.

Areya : Deezert? What’s that, mommy?

Mommy : (Thinking very hard on how to answer her question best). Errrr…. Dessert is also a food which is usually eaten after you’ve had your meals….. (hentam je la). Remember, mommy likes to eat chocolate after I’ve had my rice? (Areya nodding her head). So, that chocolate is my dessert…..

Areya : I know ! (complete with her index finger pointing upward). Daddy eats deezert also…. It’s marble (cheese) cake….. yaaaa, daddy, yaa, yaaa? (looking at daddy for confirmation)

Daddy : Yeah! Daddy eats marble cheese cake. Cleeeeeeverrrrrr my baby.


So, when the dessert came aka water chestnut, I showed to Areya and asked her to try.


Mommy : Baby, come try this dessert.

Areya : Wahhhhh… I like pink (while pointing to that pink morsel-sized of water chestnut swimming in chilled coconut milk). I cannot eat that mommy, it’s cold, later I catch a cold, how? Then, baby sneezing and my throat pain, oK!

Mommy : #!?+*$#^!??! (Kita cakap sepatah, dia bantai cakap berpatah-patah, how, la?)

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, BEEBEE!

pix from google image

4 years ago I married the love of my life ..... that is, after 7 years of friendships and another 5 years of on/off courtship before DH finally decided to pop out the ‘question’ and I’m sure glad that I said ‘yes’ to him.

We sure had and still have our ups and downs, arguments, fights, ‘I-kecikkan-hati-you-you-kecikkan-hati-I’ moments.... who doesn’t, kan? I’m no saint and so is DH. But Alhamdulillah, we managed to weather each of those circumstances.

Bee, I know I sometimes take you for granted and it’s soooooo easy to be complacent and take things lightly. I’m not a perfect wife and far from being one... It sounds like an excuse, no? Hmmmmm.... But trust me when I say I’ll do my level best to be the bestest wife to you, coz’ you’re the one who taught me to give only my best in everything I do.

I’ve made far too many mistakes, perhaps arrogant too but I’m glad I’ve you to put me back on the right track with your ‘khutbah’ and please do not give up on me. Anyway, sometimes I just hate it when you’re always right..... most of the time lah, coz’ it means I can’t rely on my judgement.... Cehhhh!!!

I’m blessed to be in a loving relationship coz’ it sure takes a great person to be able to forgive and in doing so accepting your significant other’s imperfections. I’m blessed to have a level-headed husband who won’t hesitate to break my neck (per se) if I ever do something silly that will jeopardise our marriage. Bee, despite of my numerous shortcomings, I think I might have done something right to have been blessed with you as my life partner.

Honestly, I do not need any special gift for this occasion tapi kalau you rasa-rasa nak bagi I la kan, dengan tak malunye I nak ‘beg’ tu yeee coz’ to be able to be with you on this significant day, to wake up next to you every morning, to give and receive daily kisses are already valuable gifts to me tapi I still nak ‘hadiah’ tu and tu yeee .

Ok lah..... before any of the readers vomit blood with my declaration of love to you, I just wanted you to know that I fell in love with you a long looooooong time ago when you sang ‘that’ song to me but now, the love I feel for you is indescribable and it’s much deeper and stronger than before.

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, BABY!!!! May we be blessed with another 40 years of wonderful life together. I LOVE YOU SOOOOOOO VERY MUCH but I bet you already knew that!