Super Cleo Cat

Kitty loves it when we come back home but I think at the same time she is worried of what we will do to her - carry her, hug her, kiss her, smother her.... 😊 

Swimming with the glow in the dark plankton

I recently read that Readers' Digest asked its readers "what was the most daring thing you have ever done?" Well, for me it had to be giving birth but coming a close second would be the the time we went night snorkeling with glow in the dark plankton. This is not to say both events are in the same category but that plankton thingie was by far one of the scariest thing I have ever done after giving birth to Arwen.

First of all it was pitch black and the place where the plankton were at was right next to the huge rock formations that was in the middle of the deep ocean. It was pitch black, dark, scary deep ocean and i had to take off my glasses ( cant go snorkeling with glasses on!) so i was almost as blind as a bat! I remember sitting at the top of the ladder at the side of this small longtail boat and looking down into the deep dark ocean and thinking "oh dear, oh dear, oh dear what am i doing?" And then i just plunged into the darkness of the ocean. That was scary.

After that, i would have to say it was the most magical experience i have ever had in a very long time. Because when we moved around and shook our hands, the plankton just lit up! It was magical and mind boggling and crazy and amazing all at the same time. You can feel them bump into your hands and face and it was just magical! 

There were no pictures of that time because frankly it was quite hard to photograph the experience. The pictures above were taken from krabiactivities.com and railaylastbar.com just for record sakes but no picture was necessary as that had to be the most memorable and daring thing I had ever done. 

Arwen's 10th Birthday!!

21 October 2015. My baby is 10 years old!! My how time flies. I sometimes wish that you could remain small forever but that would be wrong. I love you sweetheart- to infinity and beyond.

My beloved Arwen Ayesha.

the part where you threw up on everything is so very true. :)

This year's birthday theme is Star Wars!

I baked muffins for you as your birthday was on a Wednesday and a haze-day holiday. The school was closed from Monday until Thursday. You said that was your birthday present!

Arwen and cast of Star Wars.

Since it was a holiday, after your tuition at Wondermilk, we went to Chili's in One Utama for a special meal.

Arwen and Mama. Thank you Allah.

What we ate.

When you start work

Darling Arwen, when you start working and earning your own money, please remember to do the following.

1-sedekah

2-zakat

No matter how little your starting pay is, these 2 things you must do because niatkan kerana Allah Taala. This will also help menjemput rezeki lagi for you darling. InsyaAllah!

P/s once your salary hit the minimum amount for you to pay income tax - please pay, ok! 

Brandedbutcheap

That was the name of my online store. Bak and I started it in December 2008. Finally after almost 6 and a half years, I decided to put it on a back burner or kind of put it on hold indefinitely but basically what it means is right now I have stopped conducting business online.

I was beginning to feel that I was never fully present in anything that I do. It seemed that I was always rushing and I was not doing the best that I can in everything that I do and I didn't have a proper down time or me time. What made me feel worst was that I could not be present in the moment when I am with you. I mean physically I am always with you but my head and my mind just wasn't there. I may be with you but I was itching to get back to the computer because I had tasks to complete. Then when I am at the computer, I get easily irritated whenever you need me because I had to stop and my concentration is interrupted and then when I had attended to you, I had to change mode back to the business woman and then I had to stop again to become the cleaner, the cook, the teacher, the driver, the nanny and of course the mother. It is just terrible to balance this act on my own. I don't even have time to play with you.  

 I thought what is the point. I should feel like this if I work outside the home, if I were to work in an office away from home but here I am working at home and still feeling super stretched and unavailable emotionally.I have been slowly pulling away and doing less on the business but that is unfair to the customers and clients who has their stuff on consignment with me. So by the end of your standard 3 year, I have officially terminated all consignments and stopped selling online. Now 10 months down the road, I feel a whole lot better.

It is not easy being a stay at home mom. It is wonderful but not easy, unless maybe you are so rich that you can hire a maid, a nanny, a driver, a cook, a teacher and god knows what else a mom does. I'm too tired to list it all down. It is a lot of work. People used to call stay-at -home moms - ladies of leisure. Right now I think my title should be lady of manual labour. I also detest the term housewife but that is what society has come up with. I think I should be given the designation work-at-home mom because seriously I do work. At home. All the time. Seriously. Don't believe me dear society? Try it. I dare you. 

Kembara Sejarah - Melaka School Trip 18 Sept 2015

What a day it was! You went on a school trip to Melaka and of course since I was a worried mommy; I managed to accompany you on the trip. Well, on the pre-text that I was there to assist your teachers of course. There were other mommies on the trip as well.

You had fun. I got to worry over 113 kids and was exhausted by the end of the trip but it was all worthwhile and I was glad I went along and that you got the experience since next year you will be in the Cyberjaya school.

There were 113 kids, 5 teachers and 5 mommies. We left home at 6.40am for school and the buses left the school at about 9.30am and returned to scholl grounds at 12.45am!!

Craft My Day! - How to Make a Tortoise

7 July 2010

Once upon a time, you were able to memorise all the Disney Channel's Craft My Day segments from the dialogue up to the intonation of the person saying them.

This was the turtle we made. It's lost one leg and its green colour as this picture was taken on 16/9/15 - 5 years after we made it.