Monday, September 28, 2009

RAYA lagi...

The RAYA spirit continues...Went to Pak Long's open house & Pak Yip's house for jalan RAYA. Seriously, tink due to d Non-Stop Makan session since 1st Raya I've gained more Kilos than I've lost during fasting month.BUHUHU! I really need to diet...

















On d way to Pak Yip's house...Arissa smpai sleep!











Us 3...Mummy testing 'power' new hp camera - 
Nokia 5730. Pix quality not badla ;p




















At Pak Yip's house



                                             Arissa wants 2 play outside...






COUPLE OF D DAY!!! Adorable Aqeem & Arissa Baby...
Pandai je dua2 hold hands ;p




Arissa was d main attraction at d open house - as usual since family my mum tak ramai perempuan & Arissa is d smallest gal. Semua org dukung2 dia smpai last2 dia pasrah jer...hehe! Anak mummy dr wangi smpai jadi kepam- macam2 bau lekat!

My colleague, Sari ajak p open house dia this Saturday...Makan lagi. Wehuuu! I'll post some pix from yesterday's RAYA lagi session later.

Saturday, September 26, 2009

HAPPY EID MUBARAK 1430 ;)





Not sure why but this year's fav theme colour seems to be RED!!! I decided to go for dark red (maroon) /merah hati coz me memang loike Red. Somehow unplanned, my siblings oso end up wearing maroon. Nways, d above is my most Fav family pic of d 3 of us. All smiling! Coz sooo damn hard 2 get Arissa Sofea to sit still & smile @ d same time! Such a Pain occay...


More pix later...To those travelling back, have a safe journey k! Taaaaa...

Monday, September 21, 2009

Few more hours to go! YIPPEE...

This year am Raya-ing @ in-laws place in Kedah...Still trying 2 adjust myself altho gona be 3 years of marriage. As ppl always put it, There's No Place Like Home!!! 


Counting down the hours to 'balik kampung' @ Keramat, KL...hehe! Yup, eventho most days ada kat umah my mum tapi when it comes to Raya, mestila rase nk Raya umah mak sendiri jgak kan. Nways, Mr Hubby said gona shoot off for KL @ 6.00pm 2mro. Initially ajak Mr Hubby balik awal pas Subuh so dat we can actually go Jalan Raya @ nite. Tapi pk2 balik, ok la give in & kesian kt Mr Hubby coz jarang balik kpg dia..At least he can spend more time with his family kan.


So, yup Raya ke-empat barula i nk start p beraya umah sedara-menara KL...Insya'allah. Till then, SELAMAT HARI RAYA to All!

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Alhamdulillah! Arissa WON...

Syukur...Alhamdulillah! Arissa won another contest ;)

Yesterday evening received a call from Dumex team & they informed that Arissa won Weekly prize for the "DUMEX Dugro Impian Ceria Si Manjaku" - A Savings account of RM 400 at RHB.

Prize... 

Mummy memang ada submit a few entries ceritakan Impian mummy utk Arissa menjadi Pakar 10 Bahasa. Tapi idea asal Mr Hubby & karangan 180 words tu pun Mr Hubby yg mengarang...hehe! Mummy mmg fail bab2 'menggoreng' tapi creative portion (design, hias2, etc) mummyla yg buat.

Anyways, hopefully rezeki Arissa murah lagi & continue winning many more contest and excel in every way...Insya'allah!
 

Saturday, September 12, 2009

HARI INI DLM SEJARAH!

Wow! Just few seconds ago...d moment finally arrived. At 1 year 6 months, Arissa finally managed to sebut 'ummy' (mummy) sambil tepuk dada mummy - nk tunjuk ni mummy.

Am so HAPPY!!!...All smiles ;)

Hopefully, pas ni she can sebut many more times...klau tak asek dgr 'ayah' je...Jeles! hehe...

MyKhalish - Contest Ikut Muka Sape?

Nak cube nasib masuk Contest 'Ikut Muka Sape'? yang dianjurkan oleh mummy Aqil Khalish. Sedap nama Aqil. Dulu mummy nyer nama samaran almost sama ngn nama Khalish, Qalisha...hehe;p Pepun, back to d contest:


Contest MyKhalish - 'Ikut Muke Sape'
Org selalu kata kalau ada anak perempuan akan ikut muke ayah & kalau anak lelaki ikut muke mak. Tapi Arissa mummy masa baby ikut muke ayah & bile dah besar sikit ni ikut muke mummy...hehe! Dan memang ramai sangat sedara-menara & old family friends yg kata muke Arissa sebijik muke mummy masa mummy kecik. So, disertakan gamba anak mummy & mummy masa kecik dulu....
Ni sayang mummy, Arissa Sofea atas & bawah tu gamba mummy masa baya2 Arissa:

Persamaan Arissa dgn mummy:


1. Rambut - Memang anak mummy rambut lurus hitam. Fringe pun sama


2. Dahi - Sama jer dua2 pun 'flowerhorn'! (jendul). Sebab tu ada fringe cover sikit ke'jendulan' dahi


3. Mata - Paling sama: 'Tepet' (sepet). Bulat tapi runcing kat tepi. Especially bile senyum, org selalu cakap cam 'Anak ciner'!


4. Kening - Tebal & terbentuk


5. Hidung - Pendek, pesek (takde batang idung) sebab dah tertarik oleh pipi labuh! hehe ;p


6. Telinga - Kecik & melekat. Telinga ayah besar, tebal dan ke depan sikit (tapi tak capang). Kang marah pulak ayah ckp lebey2...


7. Bibir - Atas sama ngn mummy- nipis smpai tak brape nmpak


8. Pipi - Memang konperm anak mummy. Pipi labuh meloyot!


9. Dagu - Unsur 'double chin' yg sangat jelas...hehe!


K, tula persamaan mummy ngn Arissa...anak mummy. Next, Kenapa anda suke ke
                                   mykhalish.blogspot.com



Mummy suke blog-hopping & satu hari lompat punyer terjumpe blog mummy Khalish. Mummy pun start bace & terus jadi 'addicted' sebab banyak gamba aqil in action yg cute2! menemani nukilan mummy Khalish. Kdg2, gamba pun da dpt mnceritakan sesuatu...cam d famous saying 'A picture paints a thousand words'!

Mummy memang minat photography (not in a professional manner) tapi suke tgk gamba2 yang diambil secara professional & of quality. Memang puas ati...Akil sangat beruntung sebab ada daddy yg memang professional photographer to capture all those precious moments of Akil growing up. Coz time really flies & tetibe je anak dah besar. So, bile ada gamba cantik2 cam dlm blog mummy Khalish ni, bolela mengimbau balik all those beautiful moments...i loike!

Daddy Aqil yg sangat talented teruskan mengambil shot2 menarik Akil & mummy Akil teruskan update blog mummy dgn gamba2 Akil yg cute, bermata bulat in action. Blog ni memang best & contest ni pun sangat BEST! So, jumla beramai2 join contest ni...

Shedding D Extras!

Mase 1st start bulan puase, cita2 to shed off d many extra kilos dat ive been gradually gaining back. But by d looks of it, d 'cita2' remains a 'cita2'. Gotla turun but 1 miserable kilo! HAH! Been cutting down rice & eating much smaller portions than usual but...doesnt seem to work.

So sedey! Nways, to top dat d constant buke puase dat agencies organize really contribute to add on the kilos dat I want to shed. Hey, who can resist d scrumptous 'buke puase' spread of lobsters, grilled lamb, spaghetti carbonara, ABC & yes, d small, sweet lil tartlet dessert dat are packed with calories! SIGHHH!

Nways, I'll just try to cut down my eating portions again & yes, this year berjaya sahur dgn minum 'Alpha Lipid' je masa sahur. I'm myself am impressed coz last year cudnt go by berpuase if i didnt have my dose of nasik.

Need 2 shed d extra kilos coz Mr Hubby is definately good @ dat & I definately need to be on par...Buhuhu :( 

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

OMG! Unbelieveable....MY ARISSA SoFeA WON 1ST PRIZE!!!!

Remember d last time I just tried my luck to submit Arissa Sofea's pix for the 
"Beautiful Baby Search Contest"...Guess what?!! Arissa won 1st place!!! 
Alhamdulillah! And smpai skrg mummy tak percaya...
Arissa Menang!

                                           First Place

Syukur Alhamdulillah! Murah rezeki Arissa, lil drama princess mummy ;) Hadiah dia pun best2...
1st Prize: 1 printed tshirt(ur bb pic on it) +1 magnetic + 1 keychain + 1Mag baby poster
Thank you soo much to Mommy Zara for organizing d contest & selecting Arissa as NUMERO UNO winner ;p Can't wait to receive d prizes! Hopefully murah rezeki lagi & menang contest2 lain insya'allah!

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Productive Day ;)

Sangat happy- was on leave yesterday & decided to buat kuih raya (Simple cornflakes cookies & biskut suji/ Arab- coz hubby darling request). Lame sgt tak bake! Last time mase blaja UIA dulu, bout 6/7 years back...hmm!

So, started baking dari 7.30am till dekat time buke. Sib baik my mum ada to take care of d lil one. Kalau tak sure dia yg 'menguli' skali & pastu dia plak kene 'uli' ngn mummy dia...hehe! Nways, dapatla 5 balang cornflakes cookies & 5 balang stngah biskut suji. 


Ni la hasilnyer:


       Cornflakes cookies yg sangat senang tuk dibuat ;p Iyer, betul!



                                         Pandangan Close Up Depan



               Pandangan Atas - nampak cantik jer kan kaler2, cam 'kuih tunjuk' jer...


Ibu, adik2 as well as Acha Chopia testified dat biskut suji sedap! Cheeewah ;p So, sok since still on leave plan nak bake lagi biskut suji - tuk umah ibu, tuk mak mentua since Raya sane this year, then tuk my house, me, myeslf & i...hehe! Nanti potluck kat office bole bawak. Tak maula bwk kuih Raya yg mummy jual. Tu smue org da rase mase mummy bagi testing dulu.


Ni plak Biskut Suji/ Arab - rupe mmg tak best tapi 'Melts in your mouth' & 
sedap you know ;p

 


























Nways, tula crite Ari cuti yg produktif ;) Oh ya, last Sunday try masak ayam masak halia..En Hubby kata jadi & nnti boley buat lagi. Ok la kot, masakan org puasa. Sib jadik! 
K, nk sleep la. Sok gonna be another busy baking day!

Sunday, September 6, 2009

PARENTAL SUPERVISION IS REQUIRED!!!


                                        SAPELAH YG PAKAI 2-PIECE NIE??
                                    Very d SEXY & Daring!!!

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                      Arissa tak comfortable pakai 2 piece...coz neither here nor there!         Sebok nak tarik ke bawah top dia...hehe ;p


 
 Pandai jer anak mummy ni posing!
 
Duduk dlm beg pun sempat senyum lagi! Memang kaki 'posing' ;)
Hehe, mcm tengah 'work-out' jer! Bagus anak mummy exercise...
Nantila kite p vacation, Arissa can wear ur swimsuit again & mandi pool betul2 yer...Siannn anak mummy!

Saturday, September 5, 2009

ARISSA LISTED AS TOP 10!!!!

Mummy was busy blog-hopping & browsing d Net, tibe2 trase nk tgk la ape updates Mummy Zara for d BEAUTIFUL BABY SEARCH contest. Pastu, tgk ada 5 adorable babies yg da terpilih tuk dpt Mystery Gifts! Cam sedey da sbb Arissa tak dpt, sekali scroll bawah lagi...Jeng3!

                                                                  
         


Arissa Sofea mummy was selected as TOP 10 FOR CATEGORY B (Little PRINCESS)!!! 
Alhamdulillah! Hopefully murah rezeki & dapat menang one of d listed prizes yg best2 tu ;p


This wud be history coz 1st time ever after mummy tried my luck @ entering/ submitting tonnes of entries here & there, baru kene selected....hehe! Not yet my time I guess...


Meantime, just praying dat my lil Acha Chopia will be selected as a winner, Insya'allah! Doakan yer ;)

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

HAPPY SEPTEMBER!

Wow...time flies & we're aready in month of September! Almost end of d year & yup, am still @ d same ol, same ol office & doin same ol, same ol thingy! SIGH...bilela nk 'menghirup udara segar'???!!!

Anyways, back to a topic yg I will never get tired of yacking bout...my lil Angel Arissa Sofea. 'Acha Chopia' as I call her sometimes is almost 1 year 6 months, da nk 2 tahun da anak mummy ni. So far her vocab mmg very limited lagi but picking up by the day. One of her usual words 'ayer2' = 'air' & 'ayah', buhuhu...jeles, tak reti sebut 'mummy' lagi;
('Kaet' = cat, 'Mum'=eat/food, Happy!)
Eventho her vocab limited tapi she understands practically almost everything dat we say/ asks her to do. Mcm kalau lepas laundry, ckp 'Arissa help mummy'...dia pon dtg kedek2 kat washing machine & tolong angkat 2/3 helai kain bwk pgi tmpat sidai kain. Klau ayah dia pulak, suke suruh amekkan bantal. So, bile ckp 'Arissa take ayah's pillow'...dia pon jln dari living area we all masuk bedroom amek bantal ayah dia yg quite heavy. Kalau nmpak we all bersiap pulak mcm nk p jln2, dia pun automatic sebok pegi shoe rack amek kasut dia & try pakai shoes sendiri. Takut kene tinggal! hehe...

One thing Acha Chopia, no two things Acha Chopia mummy ni mmg:

1. Lil VAIN POT! 
 - Suke sangat bergaya...Dah pandai memilih baju yg nk pakai! Nk yg cantik2 jer
- Pandai mntak belikan handbag bile pegi shopping mall & jln keliling mall ngn  handbag kat tgn. 
- Suke tgk cermin smbil twirl2 & senyum2 depan mirror...ala2 'Syok Sendiri'!
- Suke admire gambar diri sendiri yg mummy letak as hiasan kt living area rumah...dia bole tgk gamba tu smbil action2 'suke hati' smpai bout 5 minutes. Gambar mummy & ayah dia tak heran plak! grrrrrrrrrr...
- Suke sgt fuchia colour/ bright pink! Maybe sbb menarik kot!
- Kalau sebut pasal melaram ni, Acha Chopia mmg lulus cemerlang, mummy tak ajar pun tau!


                                                     Bye everyone!

2. KUAT CAM 'HULK HOGAN' 
- Acha Chopia mmg 'Urat Dawai, Tulang Besi' sbb despite her tender age she can carry practically everything yg lebih heavy dari dia.
- Mummy & org2 smue impress bile Acha Chopia bole angkat:
     i) Bottle full of Cooking Oil (Yg botol besar ada handle tu)
     ii) Small fire hidrant
      iii) Pail filled with water (half full)
      iv) Plastic bags filled with groceries (bottles, minyak masak, fresh milk)
       v) Acha Chopia's tricycle

Hmmm, tak taula. Mummy masa preggers ngn Arissa takdela mkn bende2 rasenye menyumbang bagi 'Hulk Hogan' smpai macam tu sekali. Takkan 'tosai' kot? hehe...Strength seriously cam org besar.

Tula perihal anak mummy sayang! Oh ya, lagi satu Acha Chopia sangat suke 'baca' buku. Kalau mummy bacakan sesuatu buku, tak sah kalau tak 'khatam' more than 5 times!!! Mummy yg naik juling mater baca. Tapi sebab syg Acha Chopia, mummy baca kan jgak...
Sayang anak mummy!