Happy birthday to me..

-22 September-

Alhamdulillah,
Another year older, and I grow even bolder. Thanks to Allah swt for allowing me to live on this earth and have what and who I have now. Letting go of past rage and pain, living life and feeling sane. Life hasn't been so bad..

Thanks to my beloved hubby and children for making my life so meaningful. To my sibblings and friends who are there to listen and cheer or even cry with me. Million thanks for the birthday presents, I love them all ;-)

Z said, this is a special year. So, 2 bottles of fragrances for me as a bonus, and should last me for a long, long time ;-)

thanks for this beautiful VS make-up bag, Normie (she's my partner in crime). I likeeee

birthday cake & celebration @ the office pantry.. thanks to the gurlfriends!

Ouww, and to my loving sista...for d "you-must-take-whether-you-like-or-not" lovely Bonia mocassins.. hahaha, LOL! Will put that up too later!

Lesson learnt

That was a huge and not-so-smart (stupid?) mistake I have done that almost ruined my life again. Big mouth = disaster. And so it was, close to a disaster!

Can't help thinking about it over and over again. If love is stupid, then what's not? If jealousy is stupid, then what's not? Maybe the answer is..be modest in everything. Jangan over! But again, if speaking the truth is stupid, then what's not? Keeping my mouth shut and get hurt inside? Is that smart?

I dunno, but lesson learnt here is... use the head more, not just the heart.. Alhamdulillah, Allah showed me the way to fix things that I've screwed up. There goes my ego, down the drain. But, here I am, smiling...for I've done the craziest thing any creature in this whole wide world could have ever imagined to safe the situation.

Astaghfirullah hal Azim..

Phew...it's pretty dusty in here! Haven't stopped by for quite sometime already, I guess I better start with some cleaning, polishing and scrubbing, hahaha!

Have i been too busy? Nope... Too lazy, maybe... Ok, so let's see how I can get started again.. Hmm...

Hari Raya Aidil Fitri 2010

Todays' one week of hari raya to be exact.. This year's raya hasn't been a very joyful one for me. My mum and my siblings were all away. Mama went back home to home town and my sister and brothers were all at their in-laws'.


We spent the first day of raya with Z's parents, then with his sis, aunt & cousins in Seremban. 2nd hari raya was a cool outing and shopping at Pavilion!! Tangs still had the big sale on!! Then met my chidhood friend Iza at Renaissance to collect my handbag that she kindly bought for me in Los Angeles. Iza came back with her Mat Salleh hubby, Joe for hari raya. It was a beautiful moment seeing each other again after... I think 7 years. She's still the same Iza I knew since I was 8!! She's kewl and hasn't changed a bit!

On other days, I was busy cleaning up the house. Orang kemas rumah before raya, but me on hari raya... ;-) Managed to get rid of our old junks like the magazines, computer table in Tasha's room and even Adam's old bike. The "surat khabar lama" man weighed everything up and paid us RM10 for everything!! Oh my!! We bought the bicycle for a few hundred ringgit, man!! Hahaha...what an investment we had on that bike!! So the kids got RM3 each from the jumble sale ;-) Better then nothing!

I haven't uploaded the raya photos yet...wait till the mood is recovered..in the meantime, they are safe in the camera.

At times of depression

Sometimes, every single thing that happens to us seems to be wrong. Then we get upset and depressed. Even if that happens only on ONE particular day, all the great things that we had all these years are already forgotten.. We tend to let the sadness take control.

If we come across this situation, insya Allah we'll be strong again by remembering what is said in the Quran:
"For truly with hardship comes ease. Truly with hardship comes ease" (Surat Al-Inshirah, 5-6) and;
"Allah does not impose on any self any more than it can bear" (Surat Al-Baqarah, 286).

Even IF our troubles never end, I believe these are concealed blessings and that the patience will be granted the finest returns in the afterlife. We do our best as a person and Allah will do the rest because only He knows what's best.

Beautiful wristlets

I saw these two wristlets at a shop in Ampang Point the other day and I think they are so beautiful. Great for dinner where we don't need to carry much. If I'm not wrong the size is about 5" (L) x 3" (W), just right to carry a handphone ;-)


There's a glamourous touch coz they are fully sequinned and look at the handles! Large rings to fit the wrist, instead of the usual handle..whoo, i like! From the look, I think they are made in India... Ahh! I believe my good friend there can help me to find this for me...;) hehe! After all that's what friends are for...

Adam

My poor little Adam had a prolonged fever early this month. It was a bit tricky as the temperature went yoyo every now and then even after taking his medicines. Even his gum was bleeding and he complained that his joints ached. So, on the 4th day of his fever, we took him to the specialist and... as expected, the doctor wanted a blood test to be done on him immediately. I was praying hard that it wasn't dengue fever, although the doctor said Adam had all the syptoms. He wasn't eating and was so, so weak.

Alhamdulillah, after waiting for about an hour or so..the dengue test result was negative. Doc said it was only viral fever. And Adam was given another 3 days mc, until that weekend to rest. I had almost a week of sleepless nights, making sure that his temperature is under control all the time.

And what a relief, 2 days after that...he already started singing a Hindi song for me. Hahaha..then I knew that he was alright!


Adam sleeping in the emergency room while waiting for the blood test result.