My Little Asil & Asyura...

Sometimes, I wish they would remain as little kids... Pure, clean & simple... Free from any kind of sins... Mischievous & annoying in their own kind of way... =)

Out With My Kids On Children's Day...

So I took half a day's leave on Children's Day just to spend some time out with my little toddlings...

I was actually working on that day & had to bring both of them to work in the morning coz I had to get some things done in the office... heh... But by noon, we were already on our way to Sembawang Shopping Centre & the kids were having such a fun time playing at the Splash Park... =)

Thank you to all the teachers & principal of 173D Bright Kids School House, for all the Children's Day gifts that you gave to both of my kids... 2 huge bags FULL!! With loads of toys, sweets, lollipops, bags, stationery & other wonderful stuffs...

And to Teacher Saurah aka Aunty Lala : Next time buy for Asil a real MAZDA car & Asyura a PRADA handbag OK... =P Like that, both the father & mother of Asil & Asyura can also borrow & use our kids stuffs when we want to... heh...

Cousins, Kids, Me & MBS...

All these photos were taken a few months ago... LOL... Just got the time to upload it... heh...

Cousins (Lala, Sufi, Yaya & Shafiq), my kids & me sight-seeing @ Marina Bay Sands... Very huge place & stuffs sold there are VERY VERY pricey... I bought a regular size bottled mineral water for 2 bucks sia!! Damn expensive!! Hanye orang yang betol2 mampu (dan kaye) jer bole beli barang2 kat sane...

And surprisingly, those people who visited the Casino were mostly old uncles & aunties... =)

Photos From The Bollywood Veggies...

Finally!!

I've uploaded all the photos that I took when I followed my kids for their school field trip to the Bollywood Veggies that's located in Kranji (a little countryside version of urban Singapore in the old days)...

If you're a nature & a kampong lover, this is just the right place for you to visit with your family... =)

For more infos on Bollywood Veggies, kindly click HERE

Lunch's gonna be over soon, so, "chao meow"... =)

Back In The Office... Mendak Ke Per... pfft...

"Selamat Hari Raya - Maaf, Zahir & Batin..."

So after a short holiday (Yup! 6 days of Leave were way too "siket" for me...) due to the festive season, I'm back to work... Piles of things to be done... E-mails to reply, paperworks to clear... Walao... Vomit blood!

Both of my kids didn't even feel like going to school... They kept whining & showing their tantrums the moment their Baba & Ummi woke them up for school...

Asil, "Ummiiiiiii... I don't want to go to school... I want to stay @ home with you & Adek & Baba..."

Asyura, "Ummiiiii.... I don wan go kool, I wan schleeep..."

We, parents, just smiled to each other, listening to their cries... Obviously, we did a little "sweet talking" & persuaded them in a nice way but the moment when they reached school, Asyura started crying & Asil was giving me a sad looking face (like he's gonna cry anytime the moment I leave him in the Centre)... Awwwww... I was so the very tak sampai hati to leave them but I had to... We both had to actually... Kalau tak, who would want to care & look after them while we're out working?

Our Hari Raya celebration went pretty well this year, alhamdulillah... We did the usual visits from house to house... I got to see most of my cousins, aunties & uncles whom I've not met up with, for quite some time... Miss them all... Oh! Not forgetting all those hand-made Hari Raya cookies & cakes that my aunts made... Gosh!! I ate those cookies like nobody's business sia!! They were all SUPER DELICIOUSLY GOOD!!

I know it's not nice to always be thinking of those who had passed away... But seriously, I miss my late Nenek Yishun (paternal grams) & my late uncle (Wak Mi) the most this year... Not having them around makes me feel like something's amidst... Their smile, their laughter & their hugs... Allah knows how much I miss them both...

I miss my one & only paternal aunt (Mak Ani) & her entire family who're staying in KL, Malaysia... I've longed so much to see them but I didn't have the chance to see them all... I'm glad that I got the chance to talk to her for a while on the phone during the 3rd day of Hari Raya...

To Mak Ani, Kak Ipah & family, Kak Ana, Nani : I miss you all la sei... Insya'allah, we'll meet up one day k... =') Rizal kirem salam kat sume...

Dan sesunggoh nyer raot wajah Mak Ani ku membuat ku terkenangkan kepade arwah Nenek Yishun ku... She looks exactly like my late grams (Her mom)... Wah seh... OK, I'm actually beginning to feel emo-ish right now...

Well, Hari Raya celebration lasts for the whole entire month of Syawal... Hopefully, both hubby & I, we got the time to visit the rest of our relatives within that period...

Till I blog again... Insya'allah...


P/S: I'm still thinking of all those people who, even during in this month of "bermaaf-maafan", still couldn't loose their sickening egos... Wonder what they get by it...

My Little Precious...

Muhamad Isyraq Asil & Nur Ikramina Asyura

(photos courtesy of 3rd Bro & Sis-in-law... hee hee... Thank you!!)

Gosh! They look super cute in both of these pictures...!! =)

The Day I Spent My Time With The Kids @ The Park...

Huwaaaargh!! Finally!! Uploaded the photos that I took when I brought the kids to the neighbourhood park with my Bloo & feed the fishes in the pond... Then, off to give them an ice-cream treat @ Compass Point, before bringing them over to a nearby playground... heh...

Obviously these photos were taken way back when the kids weren't hit with the HFMD yet... pfft...

Oh!! Just a little update... My Asil's infected with the HFMD virus today... I brought him to the same doctor to be examined & yup!! He's got the virus alright... But his ulcers were a bit more awful compared to Asyura's... He got like 5 ulcers on the tip of his tongue & a few more at the side of it plus, blisters had began to develop @ his upper lips as well...

He's feeling a bit feverish & his appetite's no good... Seriously keeping me worried...

I tell you, emotionally, I feel like crying... Coz, 1st it was Asyura & now, it's Asil... One after another... Gosh!!

It's really so true when they say that, once you're a mom, Allah will definitely give you the courage & strength to face the challenges ahead (be it physically or emotionally)... 1 of that challenges (for me) is this... I've my kids to take care of, my office work to be done & also, not forgetting the household chores... Really, nothing beats the challenges of being a mom... The sacrifices that a mom has to go thru... Juggling with work @ home & nursing the kids (with their temperamental tantrums) all @ the same time...

Definitely, I am thankful... Some way, some how, being a mom had taught me to be multi-task, to always think of the family no matter where I go or whatever I do especially when it comes to spending $$$ & also, to be more independent...

I'm just glad He gives me this opportunity of a lifetime... Alhamdulillah...

My thanks to hubby for being understanding... For helping me out with lunch & dinner, by giving us all "take-away treats" coz some how, he knows I'm feeling kinda exhausted with everything @ home... Love you Baba... And our kids... =)

SLIDE uploaded...

My Lil Asyura's 1st Hair Cut...

As Salam Peepz,

OK...

These photos were taken a month back... (Sesunggoh nyer aku tersangat la "lagging" untok meng-update gamba2 ni & yang sewaktu dengan nyer... lol...) There's more to be uploaded by the way... I mean MORE...

It was Asyura's 1st haircut in a hairsalon... Eversince she's a baby, her hair was usually cut by me... So this time round, I decided to just let the pros do the haircutting for her la har...

Situated at Compass Point in Sengkang, "Okinawa Haircut Styling Facial" charges their customers for a haircut @ only 10 bucks regardless of what kind of hairstyle you want them to have your hair cut for you... Not bad... Quite cheap la har, for a starter like Asyura...

I was very impressed by my girl's well-behaved manner... Well, she did freaked out at 1st, but slowly, she got the hang of it coz I was right by her side thru out the whole haircutting thingy...

Lil Asyura's Hit With HFMD...

As Salam People,

Basically I'm babysitting the kids while working from home...

My girl's got the HFMD virus since Wednesday night... Teacher Zura called saying that she spotted 2 small ulcers in her mouth & suggested that I brought my girl to the clinic for a check-up... So I got the doctor in our neighbourhood clinic to examine her & for sure she has got the virus alright... And the ulcers had somehow spread to her tongue...

It's a possibility that my boy's gonna get the virus too since both are siblings... Well, it's just a matter of time la har... At the moment, he's grounded together with his sister. Both of them are refrain from going to school by the doctor's instruction... (sigh)

Glad I got a very understanding Lady Boss... The trust that she had in me for years of working with her... I'm just so so glad that she understands my situation...

And it's not surprised that during my absence, there's still this 1 particular sickening human who just loves to budge in my department's schedule... (Well, what to do... In life, there's always that 1 BITCH who just loves to test your limits in whatever you do & wherever you go & however quiet you may be as well... pfft... BITCH!!)

[What's up with you @#%^*?! You are in another department so why bother much about mine? Yes, we were once in the same department but HALO! MYOB can or not, you sickening ass biatch!! There's only 2 staffs in my department, & that's me & my partner in crime... We don't need you to so-called "help us out bla bla bla" during the weekend office duty... Once bitten, twice shy, if you get what I mean la har... We're never gonna swop duties with you since we know the type of sickening person you are... So buzz off!! Guess you got no guts to ask me & that's the reason why you decided to ask my partner in crime instead... Well, to hell with you... We don't buy your CRAP!! Coz everytime you "feel" like helping us out, there's always "YOUR REASON" behind it... So SCREW YOU!!]

I managed to take 2 photos of Asyura showing 1 of the ulcers on her tongue. The photos weren't that clear I might say... That's the best I could do coz I tried asking her to open her mouth wide enough for me to take a full picture with my digicam but she complained that it's too painful for her to do that... Pity her... She couldn't even eat french fries (her favourite food) coz the salt on the fries would hurt her when it comes in contact with her ulcers... (sigh)

Get well soon darling... Hope nothing's gonna happen to your big brother as well... So far so good for him... Alhamdulillah... =)

Right now blisters are beginning to appear on her fingers & foot as well... I'm so praying hard that it's gonna be OK soon... Hope she will be fine by next week... Insya'allah... Amin...

Photos uploaded above...

A Letter To Bright Kids School House...

Dear Ms Fidzah (Bright Kids @173D Punggol Field),

First of all, I would like to say THANK YOU for inviting me to the Mothers' Day Tea Party that was held last week. It was my first time to be invited to a small yet memorable function like this & therefore I was so touched when both of my children presented me with their handmade clay gifts while wishing me a Happy Mothers' Day & sealing it with a kiss on my cheek.

The Tea Party was fun & the atmosphere had somehow turned me into becoming a little preschooler again... The food was simple yet deliciously nice... In fact, I'm still craving for the fried noodles & brownies that you guys served to us... Very "SEDAP"... =)

Eversince I enrolled both of my children (Asil & Asyura) to your Centre, I was actually very pleased with their development... They easily open themselves up to people more & more... But the best & cutest part was when I heard them speak in Chinese, "Baba (Daddy) Bu Ke Yi...", to their dad.

Both of my children, Asil & Asyura, they were always looking forward to the field trip that your Centre had organised. Compared to their previous Centre back in Yishun, there wasn't any trip like this held for the entire year - I mean really NOT AT ALL... Not even Waterplay session for the kids...

Both hubby & I, we do give you our support should there be more field trips held in time to come. At least, we know that in Bright Kids, our children would not feel cooped up like "a chicken in a cage" coz for sure, there's always gonna be a field trip organised once a month...

YOU & ALL YOUR FRIENDLY FELLOW TEACHERS, had made my children's stay in Bright Kids a pleasure & an educational one...

Keep it up!!


Sincerely,

Mr & Mrs Rizal Yusop
(Parents of Md Isyraq Asil & Nur Ikramina Asyura)

Mom's Day 2010 & Tea Party...

As Salam Peepz...

OK, 1st thing's 1st...

Wishing all moms a "Happy Mothers' Day"... Smoge kami dilindungi & diberkati olehNya... Insya'allah... Amin... =)

So how's your weekend? Mine went pretty well... Alhamdulillah, I wasn't on duty for this weekend... Kalau tak... hmmm... Macamane agaknye aku nak celebrate Mothers' Day with my family eh? Dorang nak kena tunggu aku habes keje ler kalau macam tu...

Went for a little grocery shopping with my family last Friday after fetching the kids from school... Sampai ruma jer, aku tros kemas barang pasar & masak (Baba aku kempunan nak makan masakkan aku, al maklom la, membe gi Indon satu minggu wo... So bile balek sini jer tros sound aku masak)...

So the menu for that night were :

• Stir Fried Beef in Sambal Belacan Sweet & Sour Sauce
• Steamed Tofu with Mushroom & Oyster Sauce
• Fried Eggs (Egg is a must for hubby...)

And yesterday, I didn't cook much as there're still some leftover food from the night before... So aku cume masak Stir Fried Bee Hoon... (I like)

I'm the type of person who prefers to cook for my family whenever I've the time & ability to do so (be it on Medical Leave, Annual Leave or Child Leave)... Standard procedure for a wife la kan – Cook + Household Chores + Kids...

The thing that pleases me most is when I see family enjoying & savouring the food that I cooked & they loved every bite of it... Lagipon ade berkat nye jugak kalau kite masak untok kluarge kite & then share the food that we cook with them... Sape tak nak pahale wo... So buat la sebrape banyak amal yang dapat aku lakukan... Insya'allah... (Aku ni pon blom tentu dapat jaminan masok syurge... wallahualam..)

Also, my Aunt Tonah ever said this to me, "The way to a man's heart is thru his stomach..." I don't know how true this saying is but I tell you, once I learn how to cook, the Baba kept asking me to cook more frequently @ home for the family...

Ari ni pulak, Mothers' Day... So the Baba told the Ummi this, “Ummi, you don't have to cook today... You should rest for all the hardwork that you've done for the family... Today we go out & eat OK... Then we go jalan2...”

Some of you might be thinking that we would go to a nice restaurant serving wonderful dishes & then the Baba would present me with a surprise Mothers' Day gift... But nah, that didn't happened... Just a simple dinner @ Banquet & a little trip to the neighbourhood library... (Told you I'm a pretty simple person...) It's an “every-weekend-family bonding” that we always did and yeap, we enjoyed it... Just us & our kids... Kalau nak gi jaoh2 pon macam melecehkan gitu... So “mah fan” coz the kids need to wake up early in the morning for school and so do us parents, we need to go to work... (booooring... Monday blues again tomorrow... pfft...) Anyway, the Baba did bought some "ole-ole" from Indonesia for me already... So tak payah ler nak "boh katak" ni sume... Can keep the money on other useful stuffs... heh...

It was drizzling here in Sengkang, so our kite flying trip & our little walk to the park were cancelled... Well, it's OK, perhaps next time we'll do all that...

You know, my 2 little babies, they've grown up into becoming 2 little rascals... So mischievous & so full of curiousity & they are so testing their parent's patience with their sibling fights... Ai yo... And FYI, they're still awake... Blom tido... Korang tengok la pukol brape ni... Dorang maseh blom tido... Jumping & laughing on the bed instead of trying to sleep... Besok bangon pagi confirm prangai... Throwing tantrums & all...

The school where my kids go to everyday had organised an advance Mothers' Day Tea Party celebration a few days ago... The principal & teachers had encouraged all mothers to come for the Tea Party & surprisingly, the response was overwhelming... 1st time aku dijempot gi Mothers' Day Tea Party... There wasn't anything like this in the previous school before so I was pretty much looking forward to it...

There're games played between mothers & their children... The atmosphere made me feel like I was a little pre-school girl again... Food served were simple but deliciously nice... Ade brownies, fruit cocktail & I simply love the Fried Noodles cooked... In fact, I'm still craving for it... Aku macam nak tanye Fidzah (the principal) jer for the resipi... hee hee... Anak2 aku makan sampai licin paper plate dorang...

The part that touched me most was when both of my kids, presented me with their handmade clay gifts & they wished me Happy Mothers' Day while giving me a hug & a kiss... Those were my 1st Mothers' Day gifts that I got... I even got another gift (cute lil pink box with ribbons on it) from Sis Muz & hubby [Thanks you guys... So the very the touching... ] I guess this is one of the nikmat of being a mom... Subhanallah... It's like all your efforts are being appreciated... =)

Hmmmm... I wonder where does Mothers' Day originates from... Must search in the Internet for the info...

And also, the Centre should make another occasion like this for Fathers' Day coz what I heard was that there wasn't a thing like this for Fathers' Day & the hubby was like, "Why? Asal tak de... So unfair like that..."

And to Baba : Thanks for everything... I really enjoyed myself... Just you, me & our kids... That's all that matters... =) Love you all so much...

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Asyura's 2nd Birthday Celebration...

So previously (20.02.10) we decided that Asyura should have a birthday party celebrated in school with her classmates & teachers...

At first we thought of just buying her a huge birthday cake for her to celebrate with the whole kids & teachers in school... But ended up buying birthday titbits & a little cake instead...

Guess how many classmates my little girl has? Including her, there's only 3... ahahaha!! Banyak kan? So I couldn't possibly just packed 3 packets of birthday titbits just for her class... That's pathetically too little...

So in the end, I packed for the whole entire school which consisted of 76 little children & 11 teachers... Yes! Teachers weren't also left behind... I got them all to joined in... A bunch of sporting ladies I might say... =) Y'all should see the look on their faces when they each got a packet of birthday titbits... Muke satu2 excited giler...

SLIDE uploaded...

By the way, I did managed to record a little short video of Asyura's birthday party with the help of Miss Fidzah, the school's Principal [Thanks Fidzah!!]...

Video uploaded below...

P/S: The little cute chubby girl beside Asyura is Celeste (Asyura's classmate)... She's sooooo adorable... She has this "thing" for birthday candles & cakes... lol...

My Little Girl's Birthday...

Nur Ikramina Asyura...
[Born in February 20th, 2008]

Ten tiny fingers
Ten tiny toes
Two little eyes
And one little nose

A beautiful smile
Wavy black hair
A perfect angel
Just standing there

A blank slate
For me to mold
A little girl
For me to hold

She watches my every move
Sure not to miss a beat
I can't believe I am a mom
It's different, but neat

My heroine, my saviour
My own little me
The love of my life
It's hard to believe

An unbreakable bond
Between her and I
No limit to love
When it reaches the sky

Happy 2nd Birthday to my little Asyura... Semoge Allah menjadikan mu anak yang solehah & pintar... A filial Muslim daughter every parents ever wanted... A faithful Muslim wife every husband ever dreamt of... A good grand-daughter every grandparents would ever yearn for... Insya'allah, amin...

Semoge Allah menjauhi mu daripada sifat bongkak, bercakap besar, hasad dengki & iri hati... Kerane sesungguhnya sifat2 ini amat keji disisi Allah...

Membesar lah kamu dengan ade nye sifat bersyukur didalam hati... Dan selalu rendah diri & sabar dalam ape jua rintangan yang menempuhi hidop mu wahai anak aku...

Kerana kau anak aku, darah daging ku... Pengganti ku jikalau ku tiada didunia ini lagi...

Love you, Abang Asil & Baba always... =)

Always...

The Constant State of Going Nowhere...

Muhamad Isyraq Asil ~ Nur Ikramina Asyura

Here I am, here we are, as it will go on forever
Noise, always noise...
Candles burn, lights are low
I haven't got a place to go...
Life in its constant state of moving nowhere...

The music is nice, floats thru the air
Sounds of waves crashing everywhere...
Percussive submissions, mind conditions
Writing with a left hand, unknowing and taking the chance...

Why not fly?
Why not try?
This constant game and play to stay high

But all is just a state of mind
All is reality of your choice
Constant evolution, constant adaptation
The constant state of moving nowhere...

Footsteps...
Silence is loud, kindness is brave
Wisdom is long, loving is necessary
I need it, we need it
Searching, looking for satisfaction...
It is nowhere, it is everywhere...

Pleading and praying for help to come?
What are we waiting for?
Why are we so afraid of taking charge?

But it's always changing...
Always...
In the constant state of going nowhere...

Video Clips of Bb Asil & Bb Asyura...

I still can't believe that I'm brave enough to give birth to 2 adorable little babies without using any epidurals or pain killers... There's the jab, contractions, the "tear" and the "stitches" and the BLOOD!! Gosh!! Can't believe I went thru 9 months of carrying each of them in my tummy and enduring those labour pains. Can't believe how cute they are and how fast they grow!!

Thank you Baba. I won't have done it all without you by my side. Only Allah will repay your kindness towards me and the babies. Love you lots!! Thanks to the rest of my family members who are there for me during and after labour. I really appreciate everything that you guys did for my family and me... May Allah bless ALL of YOU... :)

My Mind's Made Up, I'm Resigning...

(Top picture) Baba cradling Little Asyura in his arms...

(Bottom picture) Baba with Little Asil @ Labrador Park...

After 7 years with the company, I decided that it's time for me to move on to a new working environment... It's a difficult decision to make coz I'm already attached to everything & everyone around here (including my boss's pet birds and fishes)... I've thought about it for sometime now and for the sake of my family, I've to make a change...

Hubby's been supportive of my decision... (Thanks Baba, I could've made up my mind if it wasn't for your thoughtful advice...) Love ya lots...!! :) Thanks to Anna, my ex-colleague and Uncle Richmond for being so supportive of my decisions. Thanks to my dearest cousin, Lala for sharing your point of views about this new job offer that I have in mind. Thanks y'all!! Couldn't have make the choice without you guys...

The thing is I need a job that allows me to work from Mondays thru Fridays (5 days a week), OFF on weekends and Public Holidays... But currently in ZS, I'm working on a 5 1/2 days basis with OFF on alternate weekends... Basically, my bosses can't fulfill my needs so I've to step down and make the GO-GO...

Feeling a bit sad to leave but it's the only choice, for the sake of my family...

P/S: Lalaaa!! (if you are reading this) I've bought a few puzzles for you to solve!! It's something like the ones you bought @ Daiso. 7 pcs altogether... I'll give 'em to you when we meet OK. Mmmmmmuah!!

Some Pictures...

Bb Asyura wearing Stripe Rompers bought by her Baba...

Smiley Asyura... (Mentel nye!!)
King Asil-della (StarWars - Get it?)

Cousin Lala, Bb Asyura & Ummi
Hey you!! Got problem is it!! What see see?!!
And what is your problem? Watcha lookin at me for?!