Hmm...

Bersawang lagi..

It's been a while again, and I am sounding like a broken record!

And I am feeling extra guilty because I have not updated the girls' milestones for a while now. Let's start with the easy stuff..

Aliah is now 105cm and 15kgs. She's eating a lot now, and has gained back her chubby cheeks! At that height, she is 2/3 my height already and pretty soon I believe she is going to be taller than me. She's feeling extra happy lately because she knows she will be going to school soon. We've enrolled her at Sri A.ye.sha kindy and I hope that would be a good decision.

Jannah is now 93cm and weighs 12kgs. At 2 yrs and almost 5 months that is quite tall! In fact when compared with Kakak's height, Kakak only reached that height when she was 3 y.o. This little girl is really adorable. She chatters not stop, she sings and sometimes she likes to play by herself. And she just can't stop moving. She'll be jumping, running, tumbling. I tell you, having her is enough to cure me from wanting a boy! Now days, we can understand her half the time. The other half we have no idea what the hey is she talking about.

Aliah is a chatterbox too. And she still loves telling jokes. And has started to enjoy the good ol card and boardgames. We've introduced her to Snap! and Mo.no.po.ly. She is currently hoping to get 2 things for her next birthday, a bike and a computer(!).

Jannah is pretty good at making us melt. When reprimanded, she'll immediately take your hand to kiss and salam complete with the Muuaaah sound and if you're really lucky, you'll get an I love you too.

Oh.. have I ever told you how I love their dimples? *sigh*

Talk to the Hand

Kan aritu pegi BDO kan.

So, I bought some new clothes for Aliah.

And she was wearing one of it the other day.

It looked really nice on her.

She's tall, and the baju made her look taller and more mature and prettier.

So I told her so. Repeatedly.



Up till the nth time, she suddenly said




"Stop Mommy, I know. You said that already"

Complete with eyes rolling and talk to the hand pose.

I'm being dissed by my 4 y.o. Sabar je lah!

Back-date Post : Jalan - Jalan Melaka

This is a belated post. A very belated post. I hope I can remember the details. Hehe.


We went for a 3d2n getaway with the kids n brought Anik along with us too. Utilising the free nights from 0rient Rewards, we stayed at the E.ver.ly Hotel situated along the Tg Kling road. We left a bit late on Saturday, as there were earlier commitments we needed to attend to. But as it was a holiday, so we didn't see the point of rushing.

After checking-in, we lazed around a bit before deciding to go out for dinner. Not really in the mood for any ikan bakar, we went into town in hopes of finding a Nyo.nya restaurant. We found a few, but there were no parking in the vicinity. Finding a parking spot in town during the weekends is quite a challenge. In the end, we went to Dataran Pahlawan and had.. NLA! Haha. It was my first experience of having NLA outside from the Kg Bharu outlet, and I have to say it does not live up to the standards. I'd much rather go to Kg Bharu itself or even have nasi lemak Mak.Wanjor.

Next morning, we wanted to swim but it was raining. Plus, Aliah wanted some toys she could use whilst main pasir. So, we decided to go back into town and head to the mall to look for the toys. Dah alang-alang ada in town, we went to a couple of the tourist-y sites. Went up The Eye. And went to the ship. Wanted to take the boat ride, but the queue was too long. Basically, out of all the things to do there, those were the only tourist-y thing we did. For one, we didn't feel the kids would enjoy all the other stuff and also Melaka during the weekends is just so damn packed with people!


Head back to the hotel, but first we stop by the roadside to buy some really mouth-watering coconut shake. Bess gile! Dah la depan hotel je the stall.

As soon as we reached the room, both kids bugged us to go down and swim. I told them to rest first, and we'll go down when it's not so hot. I really don't know where they get all their energy. Mommy and Papa dah nak pensan kepenatan and they still can run and jump around. Jannah still has some reservations about being in the pool, but Aliah just loves it! I think next year we can think about sending her for proper swimming lessons.

All along, Hubby wanted to stop at this Chinese Muslim restaurant but each time we either missed the junction or the kids were asleep or something or other. And that day, we missed the timing. Lunch was until 3pm only, and we arrived 5 after 3. So kecewa again. To make up for that, we decided to go for dinner. Walaupon tau that both girls might be cranky and tired. But redahkan jua, nak makan punya pasal. And true enough, the food was delicious! Murah pulak tu. So, if you are in the area please go and visit. Confirm tak menyesal. We had a little chat with the owners. 2 ladies who's been friends for years, one of them is Malay and the other is Chinese Muslim. Apparently they told us, they've just been open for 15 days.


Monday morning, both girls had lots of fun at the beach. It's the first time for both of them to actually main kat pantai. J got cranky when we dragged her away from there. It was almost 11 and the day was really hot! Dah la I forgot to bring sunscreen for anak-anak orang putih dua orang tuh.


We went back up to pack, and left the hotel promptly at 1230. But our holiday was not yet over. Next stop : A Fam0sa Res0rt. Yeayy~! Heaven tau pegi situ on a Monday. T.a.k.d.e. o.r.a.n.g! I guess it is also because they close the Water Park on Mondays, so the crowd is down by half. Anyway, we arrived just in time for the start of the shows. Cowboy show, Animal Show, Bird Show & Elephant Show. Aliah enjoyed herself tremendously. Jannah, seperti biasa.. tutup telinga. Haiih... She only enjoyed the elephants. By then, both girls were tired. Masuk kereta, salin baju, minum susu and tidooo.

Verdict : Excellent trip, great bonding time with the girls.

Jalan - Jalan Shopping

Haa.. amek ko title. Haha. But that is the truth. We went for 2 days, and all we did was shop!

Oh, and it felt a little bit like the amazing race too.

We left on Friday, flight was supposed to be at 2030 hrs. Knowing how Fridays are, I knew I had to leave early. Wanted to take the day off, but I had meetings the whole day which I can't escape from. *sigh* So, the 2nd meeting finished at 5ish and terus gelabah2 balik. But too late, the roads were already packed by then. Habis segala jalan aku cilok nih. Luckily too I was the one driving, if not kesian la Hubby ku kena marah tak pasal2. Hahaha!

Anyway, we arrived home at 10 to 7. And we need to be at the airport in 30 minutes. Papa terus jadik F1 driver nak hantar kitorang. Hehe.. In a way, nasib baik jugak rushing.. takde la rasa sedih sangat to leave the girls behind. And nasib baik jugak I already did the web check-in much earlier. Kitorang sampai ngam2 45 minutes before ETD.

Pastu, flight delayed sejam. Ceh. Buat penat je gelabah. Haha!

Ahli rombongan ke Paris van Java

We arrived in Ban.dung at 2230hrs local time. (Ban.dung time is -1hr from M'sia) The hotel concierge was waiting for us at the airport, so it was not that much of a hassle. Luggage pun keluar awal, Alhamdulillah. Our supir took us directly to Per.da.na Wi.sa.ta hotel. The hotel was quite nice. You know it's been there for years, but yet it didn't look so rundown.

Even though local time is -1hr from our time, daylight n dusk is exactly like M'sia - even earlier I think. So the next morning when we woke up at 6am local time, it was already so terang. And I was so counting to qada' my beauty sleep. *sigh*

We spent that whole day S.H.O.P.P.I.N.G.

First stop was at Pa.sar Ba.ru, then we went to Jalan Riau / Dago. After that it was straight to Ru.mah Mo.de. And finally dinner in Ci.ham.pe.las. And somewhere along the way, we stopped at Rab.ba.ni. I love this shop, walaupun sekarang dah jadi client tetap an-nisaa'. Bought quite a few tudungs there. While we were there, it was time for Maghrib prayers. They made an announcement that business will cease operation for the next 10 minutes and everyone was invited to solat jemaah together. Cool kan?

The next day we went back to Pa.sar Ba.ru as there were some things that we forgot to buy. Pa.sar Ba.ru and the hotel was just 10 minutes walk away. After that we just relaxed at the hotel a bit before checking out.

L-R : Pisang Goreng Keju, the famous Pak Chi Met, our 2nd day lunch

Then our amazing race started again. We timed it perfectly, i.e. to leave 3 hours before ETD. However, Hubby bought one of those ready-in-a-day suit, and we were waiting for it to be delivered to the hotel. And we waited. And waited. Waited. For almost 1 hour! Finally we got word that the suit was still in Pa.sar Ba.ru, so we told our supir to drive us there. Lucky for us we got a really good supir, he brought us to all the back roads and parked behind the market. Me n Hubby then ran up and had to wait again as the suit was still being delivered to the market. Grrrr... Memang tahap sabar tinggi betul haritu. Haha!

Lucky for us too that we had the web check-in done, so we arrived at the airport with still ample time.

Tiring. But exceptionally happy. Retail therapy is always good for the soul. ;-)

The Garden

It feels good to come home to pretty things, kan?