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Sunday, July 29, 2007

Congratulations to D'ONE !!

End of last week, huby finally had his signboard "Officially" displayed up...........after a long long delay!! We are happy & just thought we should mark this great occasion down!

Business has been running fairly stable for the past 2 years plus. Many THANKS to the "blessings" HE gave us. Gratitude to the opportunities available. Not to forget my dear huby's hardwork..........

Just count on us for the support & may you continue to excel ................

Eye On Malaysia

Finally we have a weekend that was 'free'..........no appointment, no gathering.....just plain freedom. So, there itchy dady & mumy can't stay peacefully at home but decided to check out one of the hotly promoted spot in conjunction with the 2007 Visit Malaysia Year.



We heard a lot about this "EYE" thingy but 'scare' to give it a try.............as u know lar.....with M'sia anything can happen but ever since we overheard the radio station mentioned that this is only a temporary setting which will be demolished at the end of the year, we thought we should not be too kiasu & kiasi. Anyway, our ultimate intention was to give the boys a good ride experience!



Looks like the 'authority' indeed did a great job, the park has been well maintained, food stalls were seen to accommodate savoury needs, souvenir shops along the street, animal 'mascots' were there to entertain the kids too..........kudos!!




Even along the queuing pathway, we saw ceiling fans.....isn't that consideration....just in case the weather is screamingly hot...........but luckily this morning, the weather was extremely fine so we didn't really sweat much!!


And look at the ticket booth below...............cool ehh???


Check out the price in case you are interested.............it's no joke ehh, quite expensive for a ride of our family size......total about RM46.


Here the boys looked very curious but definitely enjoying themselves in the 'gondola'......yeah that's the term for it !!!


As we enjoyed the lake view scenery's up there, we also checked out the gadgets installed in the gondola...........so kepoh heh???


COOL........COOL..........just simply COOL !!!

Hi-tech too.............caya lah !!!

We even counted the number of rounds the ride actually took us.......it was 5 rounds of enjoyment.........slow, relax & quiet ambiance for a short but worthy chat !!

So if that interest you, go pop up anytime before 31/12/2007. Below notice confirmed that it will only be operative up to then..........


That journey left us all feeling exhausted & hungry so we hurried to Maju Palace(Oriental) restaurant at Maju Junction for dim sum brunch. It was a good time to eat here during the WEEKEND coz there was 30% discount offered for all dim sum.




Very good offering of 'dim sum'................

Saturday, July 28, 2007

Charity tag

Got this charity tag from Chinnee.

With the completion of this tag, RM127 will be contributed to the Darul Izzah Orphanage

The meme is about completing at least seventeen out of the following twenty seven sentences…Once you’ve done, just drop Idham a comment over at the tag’s original page.

1. A person is only as good as ………
2. Friendship is always …….important to keep our life colorful
3. To love is to……….. give wholeheartedly without asking in return
4. Money makes me…….. a working mum
5. I miss …………… my singlehood journey
6. My way of saying I care is by …………caring with sincerity
7. I try to spread love and happiness by……………

8. Pick the flowers when…….
9. To love someone is to………….
accept them the way they are
10. Beauty is ………….. not just the outlook, but comes in a whole package (personality, intelligence, attitude & etc etc)
11. When I was thirteen, what I remember…..
12. When I was twenty one, I remember……..
13. I am most happy when …………

14. Nothing makes me happier than …………. to have built this happy family of ours
15. If I can change one thing, I will change………..
16. If smiles were banned…….

17. Wouldn’t it be nice if we could…… have all of our dreams fulfilled
18. If you want to ask me to smile while taking my picture…..it is what i've always been doing, so easy

19. Money is not everything but……. yet we can't live without having 'enough' of it
20. The most touching moments I have experienced is… to bring 2 little lives to see this wonderful yet challenging world

21. I smile when……. my boys don't fight
22. When I am happy, I….can easily eat more
23. If only I don’t have to…. , then….
24. The best thing I did yesterday was….. to not regret living the day
25. If I ever write a book, I will give it this title…….

26. One thing I must do before I die is……to fulfill my duties as a daughter, wife & mom
27. Doing this meme, I feel like …… i know myself better.....:)

The rule is to complete only 17 out of the 27 sentences. Would the following bloggers like to contribute RM127 to charity too? Idham pledges to contribute RM127 on your behalf if you do this tag before the August 26 deadline.

I'm glad that i've just done something good............

Friday, July 27, 2007

Rockin' Girl Blogger Award !!



WELL, WELL, WELL..............what a surprise to be awarded this, huh???

I don't really have the resources to dig the history behind the creation or the birth of this award. So it's just fair if i say i don't really give much thought if i'm worth to even receive this award except all i know it was purely at the "courtesy" & "thoughtfulness" of a very supportive blogger mumy to another set of twin boys!! I truely agreed that u deserve this award too for d super power u have in managing your boys mostly all by yourselves as i could hardly done the same myself!
So Annie: Seh Seh Ni Ahh/Kam Sia/Toh Cheh Lei/Terima Kasih ya !! Thanks for your thought & generousity !!!
Pai Seh Pai Seh lar........me only 4 months old, way behind to qualify........!!! Some more rocking girl wor......rocking aunty maybe closer lar.............but again "rock" ahh, hear d word only, the head already spinning..........!!!!

Nevertheless, i still reckon that these small token (or badge) counts in keeping up the blogging motivation. I had initially started my blog as a pure mean to store our life memories without even thinking that anyone would read it........what more to think of exploring further to develop blogger networking, doing link & got linked back in return, kepoh'ing at other people's blog, commenting & etc etc. But in less than half a year, i can't believe my number of posts had reach beyond 60 and i'd even managed to make a couple of very "good" friends. Now, i've even started to imagine myself picking up "paid post/ppp" (if i ever lose my job one day).........oh gosh, hopefully i won't be infected with the blogivities virus one day!!

Overall, so far my blogging life has progresses very positively eg. huby had started to show support, all my sisters also "pung cheong"(read some of my post) knowing that they are part of my blog & d fact that none of them could afford to blog & i even have an uncl that commented i had an interesting life (after reading my blog which mainly blab about my life) !!!

So people.....lets face it, we all need support, sharing, care & encouragement to live a happy blogging LIFE !!

This morning, i was so touch by the story of a mom who gave up her permanent job & sacrificed so much in her effort to become a 'stay at home mom' so that she could bring up her lil precious without missing any part of her child's milestone development !! So here, with an honour, u deserve to be given this award chinnee.........doesn't matter if u r as blur as me what's the award for coz i'm passing it to u bcoz i find that u really have a "BIG HEART" as a mom !!

Monday, July 23, 2007

Vacation updates.......

Well, this has been long sitted in "my-to-do-list" but my resources are just too limited recently in view of my hectic life.........
So here comes finally our recent vacation updates......

I have to admit that i have had a wrong perception of Trengganu prior to my visit to the state. It turned out to be way out of my initial imagination !! I felt guilty to be so bias.....
In fact district like Kemaman really opened my eyes wide as it was so well developed & busy to the extend of looking better than the town itself. The shops in town were still lacking in terms of many famous brand names we heard here in KL, probably due to different demands from the crowd there. I had a little bit of the same feeling I used to have in A-Setar town!
We were not left with much time to explore the city. The moment we checked into Primula hotel, all we needed was a good laid on the bed for the sore back & bum having seated in the car for.............like 7 hours plus.


Here was the view from our hotel room:




We drove slowly & stopped at Kuantan Berjaya Mall during lunch, for the kids really needed a break. But i must say both my boys behaved "pretty well" through out the journey............thanks to the "earlier anticipation" that i had !!!


After giving the strained back some rest, got ourselves shower, it was time to hunt for a place to dine. And boy.........it took us by real surprise in our effort to locate a chinese restaurant. That really made me ponder how the chinese could survive there! And if u ever give a thought of eating "that meal...p*rk" ..........carry on to dream lar !!! In the end, we sought advice from the hotel staff who recommended one which was just less than 5 min drive from d hotel. Huby was shock when the malay staff actually said the food there was "very sedap" woh.......we were thinking....eh how come malay also eat in chinese restaurant...........rupa-rupanya, it was a halal rest!! The food ok loh.......

The next morning, everyone gathered at the jetty waiting for the arrival of the boat that ferry us to the island.


I've never worry over boat-ride for myself as it wasn't my first time; i had been to Tioman, Langkawi & Pangkor. But this time around it was unusual. The wave was not in a good mood. Just minutes after the boat speeded up, i already felt the spin in my head.......probably shouldn't have eaten spicy food in breakfast earlier. Then, i wasn't feeling good all the way. Already in ever ready to vomit condition......i was trying very hard to hold it back by closing my eyes, leading my brain away to some other beautiful scenery.........BUT not long after, huby called upon me to pass him a plastic bag coz my Sean showed symptom of vomiting already!!
Then, yeah Sean vomitted finally........then my boy got me infected, the moment i saw him vomit, i can't hold back anymore......yes yes yes i vomitted finally, so damn embarassing, sucks!!

After a 1 & 1/2 hour boat ride, we were finally greeted with the beautiful sight of the beach.



Frankly speaking, i wasn't really impressed with the island. No doubt it has a very clear & clean water......coz much less polluted, but other than that, there were really nothing more exciting you could expect from the place! The amenities within the entire resort area were too boring. There were only an open area for watching Astro, mahjong, snooker, karaoke(only night time) & of course the beach.........The place may be good for those looking for pure relaxation but for me that's just not enuf.........boring!!


The kids were however enjoying themselves very very much............






Fish feeding time..................


Watching sunset was really awesome.............


And i particularly hated the feeling of stepping the wooden floor which was full of sand even including our room meant for sleeping........imagine the feeling of sleeping on mattress with lots of sand... yuck yuck yuck.......very uneasy!! Below was the dining area. The meal provided was also so bad & limited........(can't complaint coz 'cheap thing no good',' good thing no cheap'.......very true). If you were slightly late.....there you will have to eat "left over"!! Suddenly, we felt even green veggies became so important......!!!!


As for the main activity i.e. snorkeling, it was also arranged at the Redang's marine park (Taman Laut Redang, about 1/2 hour boat ride from Lang Tengah) as the corals there were more beautiful & the varieties of fish were also tremendous! But of course, if one is to stay in any of the Redang resort, that would cost very very much more........
It was yet another memorable snorkeling session for me. After snorkeling, the boat sent us to a famous & beautiful beach resort called Laguna Beach Resort. True enough it was a very beautiful resort with good landscape.


Anyone ever knew why this place was so popular??? Let me tell u............
Gratitude will have to be given to HK TVB for choosing the place for one of their romantic movie that featured Sammi Cheng & Richie Ren which has its' title as "mo mo char" or "More More Tea Inn". Here was the shop that was mostly seen in the movie & now has became a hotspot for our local "jakun" tourists !!


However, back to our resort, there was an activity that managed to attract our attention & interest. As mid-nite approached, we were led to view the life of some under water livings! By then, the sea water has dried up (not sure of the term) & became very shallow so by using only torch lights, guess what we discovered???
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******.............NEMO FISH ahh !!!

It was just so amazing !!! Imagine the reaction of my boys........they were too excited until they almost kill the fish............treated them like toys........aduh........slap forehead or not???






Finally without much realisation, the 3 days 2 nites stay ended so fast. We did not drove all the way from Merang jetty to KL but stop over for a nite in Kuantan.
After having bore with the salty, wet & full of sand resort room for the past 3 days, we were so thankful to have such a "nice" hotel room in Kuantan..................hehehehehe!!


We arrived Kuantan slightly late in the afternoon. Since we already taken leave on that working day, we thought might as well we utilised our time in Kuantan more productively. So, all the men were in need of a hair-cut at that point of time so there, they got the task done.



After the hair cut, we went to catch Transformer movie at 6:40pm.......no need to queue like mad in KL. The boys got excited & stay tuned for about 45 mins but soon after, they actually doze off.......guess they were still too young to understand the complicated story lines!!!

We also managed to take a walk with the kids along Teluk Cempedak beach........a place that left "us" sweet memory back then during our courting time......kekeke!! Then there was this curry laksa that was so yummy......packed back to hotel !!! droooling ehh???


Finally featured here was the "keropok lekor".........the "signature product" of Trengganu. We heard & saw a lot in KL but frankly i've never seen the exactly same one like the below. They looked very thick but were super soft in texture. They were still hot burning when we bought them. In less than 15 minutes, all were gone, whalloped by us in the car. And i can't remember how many times, my huby mumbled to me how regret we only bought 1 pack. He said we should at least bought another pack, after all it costs only RM2 per pack.....so damn cheap woh!!



Conclusion, if you ask me will i ever visit the east coast island again.............it will have to be many many more years before i will do it again !!! blek blek blek (^_^)


Sunday, July 22, 2007

PRE - Family Portrait Day (Part I)

Actually it wasn't a purposely arranged event. It was in conjunction with my 4th sis upcoming big day. She included the family portrait into her wed photo package.............& needless to say more, the rest is history!


So D day came......i believe the rest of all my sis was as busy as myself that afternoon before the appointment at 4pm! Busy for what..............to salon for "hair do"........dressing for all the do, re, mi(s)...........full make-up for ourselves (liquid foundation, loose powder, eyebrow, eyeliner, eyeshadow, mascara, blusher, lipliner, lipstick, gloss, shimmers.......not forgetting accessories, shoes etc etc. In fact i was reminded or rather teased by my huby after he fetched me from d salon............"aiyoyo....why like U getting married like that.....so "khuar cheong"/over?????"
Then i reflected & had to agree with him......was too excited !!

In this current family portrait, it will be in my 30s.........and if i didn't recall mistakenly, the last family portrait i had was in my early 20s when my elder sis graduated from a local Uni (who is 2 years older than me)! Here's the one.....very bad quality (as it was a scanned one)!



Then going backward, there was one in my teenage years which i can't remember why or where it was taken (probably in Ipoh):




Back to the current one, my 4th sis got the idea from her friend to custom-made all my girl-siblings' dresses with the same material she chose & bought/sponsored for us, but we paid for the tailoring fees. All the dresses will be different in design to accustom to every individual body size & shape....of couse!! Not all still has d quality to put on tube.........okay??
She had chosen the beige colour satin which wasn't a very good idea to one who has a bigger frame & fuller body............esp. me!!
After finding a suitable tailor, we discussed & had all our dresses designed.........





I only managed to capture 3 out of the 5 dresses we tailor-made.






One look at it could tell this belongs to me lar.....my mom said looks like maternity dress woh.....nevermind loh, huby said 'nice' enuf edi.......rite?

This blarddy sewing cost 'a bomb'....b'coz they were hand-sew one by one !!!

Mic & myself were the earliest to arrive. So we had our very own shootings around d wedding studio while waiting for the rest to arrive.





And my sisters' stinky mouth (as usual as we used to be) said my lou kung looks like those
"ah mat/chauffeur"............damn it......but that made everyone laugh happily including my "siu hei"/easily hurt huby.....bwahahahaha !!!
You know what...........i got so fascinated the moment i put on my dress. As i hardly wear this type of dress, my boys had their 1st taste of mumy wearing something so sweet and so here was the instantly poured sentence out from them:
"wah.........mumy u look like princess woh!!!"
Then, mumy got so "shiok" already & realised yeah hor.......then mumy turn & turn so that the skirt twist & flow very nicely.........until my 2 notties giggled so excitedly !!! What an evening to remember................


Mic, my 3rd sis, Francis & their cutie pie Nicholas boy..........

Finally minutes later...........the rest of them arrived.




Mag, my 4th sis & Angus.........


This one "leng mou"??????...........my younger sis who is young, smart, tall but big, leng or not..... dun know leh....up to one to judge lor but definitely has her weird side of character.........until she still available now............as she approaches her mid 20s.......hehehehehe!!!



And finally feature my elder sis family.......yeah yeah yeah, the skinniest among all.........not a very good thing bcoz that was the result of being in stresses too much !!!! Among all, she is the most "kuai"/angelic one..........i.e. jimat cermat (still wearing her 10 years old glasses in super big, round, thick shape), 'bestest' temper, always d diplomatic, good people mgmt (very "sik chou yan")........need to mention anymore.........ya one more: the most "lou thou" one (not really care about her outlook) ?????

THEN, all the "leng sou" despite already well prepared at home STILL find themselves not in the best condition...........so here it goes : mumy needed our extra touch on her hair.............Mag lend her expertise & Mic found my elder sis's hair too lousy & definitely gave her a better tie in the end!! And me busying & kepoh' ing with my camera !!


But mom still not satisfied with her hair & finally paid extra 30 bucks for the prof stylist's service........and notice the 2 handsome smart guys in d mirror?????




Finally........you see.......who said man don't care about their look???? My full of grey hair dad also mirror himself so much wor !!!!


As expected, there was real havoc during the positioning arrangement & shooting session.

Scot refuse to sit with Sean.......wanted to sit beside his cousin sister but she refuse to sit with him instead, then Scot got angry & didn't want to cooperate. Tried to coax the kids to move to the left a bit also taken a good long 5 minutes. Next, that baby Nic got stagnant in his dady's arm for too long also started to toss & cried ngii ngii ngek ngek!!! All until our smiles also got tired & sweat all over!!

Not forgetting even the cameraman also shouted until sore throat!!

This morning we had chosen the best group snap shot which would be touched up, fine tuned, printed & framed in 2-3 weeks time!!

Till then, wave good bye to such extra ordinary week end !!