im all tears...

when my boy handed me his result's slip for his final exam...im very proud of u,abang...and so as daddy...

i know,he's only in standard one but the competition are fierce nowadays...why i said so? coz he's in 13th place even with 94%!! thats a serious noodles we have out there... ;p with this kind of result back when im in standard one (which was 20++ years back ;p ) i bet ive bagged the no 1 place,easy!! but it didnt work now as kids has become more brilliant by days...

me and ben promised him that we'll get him something if he secured 1oth place and below,but with this particular result,we dont have the guts to sticks to it...hence,toy'r'us that is...

till then...

the love of baking...

i love to bake,but nowadays,i hardly bake...i used to find solace in baking,but my trusted oven has been left abandoned due to my hectic schedule (as if,pfftt!! )...anyway,long story cut short,my munchkins coaxed me into baking their favorite - red velvet,yesterday...

taraaa!! my humble red velvet with mascarpone and cream cheese topping,delish!!

yummy on her tummy! one happy customer.. ;p

the aftermath,as of this morning.... ;)

and right now,im thinking on doing something with this lovely jam,my munchkins loathe this one as its a tad sour for their liking...thinking of doing some simple sponge cake with this cherry filling,yummeh!! hehe...see,once i start,i juz couldnt stop,iskkk...need to thaw the butter first,hehe..

till then...

wordless wednesday...

babbles...

we're back from a week at sg petani,tending to my unwell momma...yup,its her 'my heart' case gone wild,heheh...nothing serious,alhamdulillah...all she need was a good rest and stress-free,which none was done by her,iskkk....she refused to let us home,but ben and i insisted...and by the way,we have her most 'mujarab' medicine ever - her cucu-cucu!! her face lit up straight away,yay!!

me and comot team up to run the house,doing all the chores so that mama could rest to the max,but she hates it...saying that she get it done,literally...but nobody listen to her,so she gave up,and soaked herself with the free-show from the cucu-cucu (yes,my munchkins are very much into some sort of performance nowadays,dont ask why for ive no clues.. ;p )

so here i am,juz done with the piles of clothes that needed to be folded...its raining almost everyday here,thus,the piling of laundry..am waiting for ben to finish his work - yup,he's been busy-ier ever since moved to this new department,been bringing work home almost everday,haishhh...very the busy la u,dada.. ;p

and as for me,im supposed to get back to my sewing,but too lazy to even hold the tiny needle,hence,surfing the net instead,haha!! blame the technology,bad unifi!! hehe...

later skater...

final term...

i am sitting for my final exam (read :adlan's final term's exam.. ;p) thus,expect no update till we're done,pfftt!! anak yg exam,mommy yg panic...iskkk...

later skater...

bottle after bottle...

i am now switching this lil' bonbon nana from breastfeeding to bottle feeding,and man,its damn hard to get this girl of ours to latch her precious 'muncung' lips to that silicone tits..haissh!! im thinking of giving up,everyday,but something keep pushing me to get it done,once and for all.it aint easy let me tell u...

the last time with yaya,we had it quite smoothly,if not rough..only the downside was she's on ribena for two weeks before giving in to the formula milk,chocolate flavour only,iskkk,but we switched it to plain eventually...night time wasnt bad either,coz i have ben attending to her instead of myself...basically,we managed to wean her off less than 3 weeks,good eyy??

and here i am,four years later,doing the exact same thing over again,only to find that even if its ur own breed,coming from the same C-sect,no child is alike,unless its twin,i assume...boy,its a whirwind with nana...we're switching from one bottler after another,still she refused! we asked around for tips,tried various type of bottles,not to mention tits,but to no avail...she still refused!! :(

ben and i almost at the dead end,when we agreed to give it a last shot at this one brand,coz we clearly cant afford to have selections of unused bottles (not to mention adlan + adia's previous bottles,iskkk..) cramped inside the upper drawer,such a waste! its definitely irritate ben,more than i do... ;p anyway,im at the same pace with ben to let this particular bottle to be our last attemp..if its failed,we're doomed and im back to be the sole provider of my child's milk..iskk,what a let down...

but,to our surprised,she willingly latched on and i couldnt be more happier!! alhamdulillah,praised to God for the blessing He bestowed upon us,im utterly grateful...

the champ!! tommee tippee at last..and yes,ive to entice her with ribena once in a while juz to keep her drawned to the bottle...and gradually increasing the amount of the formula milk as we go along...good job,baby!! mommy so proud of u,and so as daddy ^_^...

our initial plan was to make used with what ever bottles that we have in storage ...and here's some to it...bought that tupperware's (green+purple) bottles for adlan,but he rejected it straight away,iskk..we switched him to nuby when we stayed at miri,for they has quite a selection over there...one can find nuby anywhere...but when adia's arrived,she turned it down!! in some way,we're quite relieved for its kinda hard to find nuby's range in malacca...so,we opt for something that is easy to find,so,its avent for adia...

anyway,back to nana's story...after she decline the above bottles,we tried her on one of these bottles - its a collections from the gift that our relatives and friends get for the babies,or shall i say,when they're baby...and no,our nana didnt buy it...once again,she refused...iskkk...

so,we came to a conclusion that maybe she wants a new bottle of her own...hence,the bottle hunting begin...first we tried on this glass bottle from babylife,from mothercare but failed...then,my good neighbour suggested us to try on MAM,and so we did...but she hates it...at this point,im ready to give up,it juz a matter of time...and when this one friend asked me to try tommee tippee,i promised ben that it will be the last coz im not doing this bottle hunting anymore...luckily she said yes to it,and we're over the moon!!

not to mention,we even tried a various sets of tits,but its a total flop as well,haishh...

all i can say for now,she's adapting to this new method of feeding...its ok,darling...baby steps ok,slowly but surely...and to my surprise,my boobs showing no signs of engorged-ment,what so ever,even after few days of neglect..hmmm,what that supposed to mean? is it my milk production has deteriorate since? im clueless...

till then...

my sentiment exactly...

after reading this blog of out-spoken wardina safiyah,i couldnt agreed more with her regarding this current trend of owning a designer's bag...i mean,how far one would go juz to be SEEN carrying a designer's bag?? how this designer's bag's justify u as a person?? and how can that bag of urs determined your social life?

actually,this particular issue has been messing with my head for quite sometimes...no,no,not because i dont own one - FIRST; coz clearly i cant afford one ( i can ,eventually,but i choose not to..the closest ive in possession is my braun buffel,from my hantaran that is,which i seldom used.. ) TWO; i dont feel the need to fork out quite sum of money juz for a bag,mind u,juz one...numero uno,isnt it crazeee?? u dont think so,well,shame on me then.... ;p THREE; ive other priorities in life,i.e. making sure my munchkins's college funds,insurances and their ASD is sufficient and stashed out some for holidays,makan2 and etc...in short,i chose to be cash rich.period.

ive this one occassion,where one of my friend (juz a social friend as i like to call it,we're not even close) crack into a giggles once she saw my esprit purse...and to quote her "ini brand budak sekolah laaa.." and she blurted it out with a smirk glued on her face...i was like,seriously babe?? SERIOUSLY?? so shallow laa,u...

i mean,i know kids nowadays can easily afford Guess,esprit,topshop juz to name a few..but that doesnt mean its 'childish' to be seen wearing one,dont u think?? what if thats all i can afford for? whats wrong if one choose to splurge into some middle-range brand as opposed to high-end one?? why being so judgemental??

but dont get me wrong,im definitely have no problem with people strutting around with designer's bag (be it genuine,or fake,or replicas as some might call it,whateva!!) i dont give a damn,for i believe that one can spend their money as they like...its ur moolah,go ahead...but what bothering me is when one tend to 'bergolok bergadai' juz to be seen carrying one,for me is sick!! some even boasting for having more than one,bangga wehh...hmm,i reserved my comment...

i dont mind if u're fucking rich,u can spend it like nobody business,nobody cares...but what worries me if that person live on end-meets-end basis?? let alone having a saving for rainy days...i dont think people will adore u,or look at u in awe if they know that u are broke...and,if only they knew,they will then argue bout the authencity of the bag...wouldnt it be heart wrecking knowing that u spend a good fortune of money,juz to have people question bout it? because ur life that u live in didnt match ur so called designer's bag...

anyway,its none of my business...and i need u to do the same...and,by all means,please dont judge people only by looking at their bags,or shoes alike...its the overall picture that matters the most...hope u get what i mean...i juz need to get this thing out of my chest,and now that i did,i feel glad...sorry if i hurt any of u in any ways,my intention is pure...

till then...