Raya 2009 -- Post 1

I suppose it is not too late to post about Raya Aidil Fitri 2009.
As usual, 1st Raya was celebrated moderately in our family. The theme for this year was sky blue but since shopping was left to the very last minute, we didn't stick to the theme religiously. Kita sempoi ...

I managed to cook a batch of beef rendang on the eve of Raya - thanks umie for the recipe, it was superb! I was amazed with the outcome even though no kerisik was added. We also had nasi impit and nasik lemak for breakfast.

Umar was eager to put on his baju melayu and refused to take them off later that day! Zara looked really sweet as ever in her baju kurung.

Umar is almost 2

Umar is at a odd age. Still a baby but not quite anymore. Not yet a toddler either. I always feel slightly awkward with this in-between phase. When does one considers a toddler and no longer a baby?

Physically, he is strong despite his small self. He enjoys playing it rough with daddy. He particularly loves kicking the balls around the house and always have something to laugh about.

However, he is yet to speak. Aiya .. that part you have to give it to my kids. Memang lambat cakap. Zara started to talk when she was 2 years+ and I suspect Umar is a late bloomer too. But at least he is good at letting us know what he wants. He would pull our hands and get us into the kitchen if he is hungry or thirsty. He pulls us to the bathroom when he is wet. He pulls us to the living room and shake his body when he wants to play. Well, he can actually says several words already. Little words like 'No', 'dada' translate daddy, 'mam' for mamam, u-uk for poo, etc. So, I'm quite happy with his progress.

He is still into vacuum cleaners though. He is so fascinated by it. Each day he would get us to take the vacuum cleaner out and he'll happily clean the whole house, room to room. Well, you know what they say Cleanliness is next to Godliness!

Happy Father's Day!

Shazli reminded me to scan the card made by Zara. While at it, I might as well post it here :

The front cover :


Don't forget the cake ... of course!


The wordings (such a copycat!):

A kid and MS Paint! part 2

Some of the other paintings done with MS Paint. Real cute stuff!

Zara used to spend a lot of time playing games in Club Penguins. That has somewhat influence this paint :


She called this one 'Drees' :


Saved as 'Girl in the hot sun' (Good one Zara!) :


Another 'Girl in the hot sun' series :


Zara's idea of a 'Horse' :


Her idea of a 'House' :


I L.O.V.E U :


This is somewhat titled 'Walet' :


Another impression from her favorite game, Club Penguin .. 'Puffle' :


And last but not least 'Mermaid' :


Well as I said, she really loves to draw!

A kid and MS Paint!

I was rummaging through hundreds of folders in our PC when I bumped into this story :



If only friendship is that easy! But maybe it is. We just made it hard. Not for a 6 years old though!

Home Sweet Home

Our new home is ready with CF. Hooray! And yet we are still waiting for the keys to the house. Boohoo .. Apparently, the bank's lawyer is still waiting for 'Transfer of Consent' document from the Majlis Perbandaran before making full payment to the developer. So near, yet so far.

I think I've finally decided to move there. Well, I still have a little bit of doubt. Well, not really a doubt but hesitation as we haven't found a good school for Zara. Since I'm pretty happy with the school she goes now, which happens to be one of the top schools in Selangor, it would be tough to find a match near our new home. A good friend has just given me a list of schools near the housing area but I'm still undecided.

Good school but living in a cramped apartment vs Less good school but living in a bigger space?

The new nest outside view :


The new nest inside view :


The new nest living hall :


Tingkap Oh Tingkap, kenapa engkau banyak sangat???

Sands of Time

Kids are innocent. They're not scared to show their affection and demonstrate their love in public.



I love you too, Zara!

But then came the destroyer ...


These photos were from our Redang trip back in March'09. We didn't go snorkeling as Umar had a high fever. Such a pretty place ... such soft white sand ... such memories ...