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Date: 9 October 2014 My boy turns 3 today while Hasben is 30 years 1 day old! We were very excited to have a little party for Kimi since he now understands the joy of a birthday party (am guessing from his kids' apps and cartoon shows). Made a party invitation card for him and asked him to check the mailbox for it. He ran from the mailbox to the house, his face full of expectation. His reaction when I yelled "SURPRISE!" was priceless ;0) We had a Baskin Robbins ice cream cake (What? No homemade mommy's cake? This is special indeed!) The presents were wrapped up nicely... Instead of using pamphlet papers. Kimi was super excited to unwrap his gifts, and played with them on the spot. Hasben, not as excited - turning 30 didn't make him smile as wide as on his 25th birthday ;p Wearing his Mossimo shirt and Lacoste specs. Served yesterday's Nandos chicken for lunch (Haha!) Used my Special-Occasion-Teapot from Maxwe...

Date: 8 October 2014 Okay, I am nearly 30 years old (not yet, mind you) but this is the first time that I actually tried to witness the eclipse. And Toowoomba was basically the best place to witness the Blood Moon. So I readied myself with my Canon G15, and counted the seconds to see the unfolding of this rare event. Tried learning from Hasben all the technical aspects of a powerful camera (DSLR). Guess what, being sucky with numbers, I just couldn't grasp the concept well... Too much thinking was involved! So this was basically my attempt to capture some decent pictures of the moon by 'point-and-shoot'. But first, we had to go to Coles to buy some groceries... All the while praying, " Please God, don't let me miss the moon turning red... " Ordered Nando's for dinner because Mommy was just too distracted to function well today. Yes... am very excited to see the whole process. Missed the part where the moon went completely dark (wait, was that s...

Date: 10 October 2014 Am not a fan of plain white for home deco. Decided to busied myself with an impromptu project. Was initially hoping to purchase some IKEA fabric to make cushion covers, but thought to myself, "Please... stop spending money... Have some self-control, woman!" Well, actually, if IKEA had online stores, I'd probably be waiting for the postman by now... (Note: IKEA is a 2-hour drive from Toowoomba. This may explain the situation better). Ransacked my bag of leftover fabrics and found this pink cloth. Drew on a few heart shapes with a black pen.  Traced the heart shapes with coloured threads using the sewing machine.  And tadaa...  Belang-belang chenta!

Our 2014 Eid-Adha celebration is different this year. Instead of having our 'jamuan raya' at Kak Zai's house like we always do, we decided to celebrate it at Brisbane and Gold Coast, with all 6 Toowoomba families. After Eid prayer, we convoyed to Brisbane, picnic raya at Parklands Southbank. I made pulut kuning with beef rendang. The kids played in the pool and later, we took the free ferry ride along Brisbane River. Had some chocolaty dessert at Max Benner's: ******************** We reached Kak Rosmini and Abang Daniel's Homestay in Gold Coast at 5 PM. Their hospitality is superb! Meals are included in the package and it feels exactly like spending time in a relative's home. If you are planning to visit Gold Coast and needs a place to stay, do contact Kak Rose by checking out her website: Kak Rose's Homestay Our bedroom for the night: Raya dinner served hot and fresh: The daddies enjoying their hearty meals - rice with lamb curr...