A BRAND NEW YEAR..
today is the last day of 2007!.. it always excite me when new year comes coz i do wish to know wat awaits me in the brand new yr... personally, i juz wish for more luck, prosperity and good health for the coming year and i really do wish for world peace... amiiin...

oh!... as a practice over the past 2yrs, emiliAduka + zamAni + BaiNaz will go for dinner followed by karaoke session past midnite to celebrate the new year together.. however, due to the arrival of zamAni's first bundle of joy this yr, we can't do the celebration together.. so now, me and Dearest have got no freakin idea wat to do this new year's eve.. *sigh* B.O.R.I.N.G!

anyways, did u guys read the New Paper over the weekend? there was an article on rising cost of banquet dinner next yr.... aiyoh!!... by next yr, it said a $100 hongbao is not enough to cover the cost of the dinner... hmmmm..... i have gotten into a debate over this with some friends... i dun see why couples have to fret over whether the hongbao is enough to cover the banquet. You chose to have a banquet at some high-class hotel. I dun think u should expect some form of return from the attendees. It's like me attending your wedding just to buy myself a $100++ dinner!...

i dun think it's fair on us attendees. As a couple, i would prefer if the hongbao came with sincerity (in any amt) and your well-wishes for our happy, blissful future as husband and wife. I wouldn't want a huge hongbao that came with a lot of sighing and complaining (coz i do hear that from a few friends).

hmmm... howell! such is the culture here in SG and i have to make do with it lah.. Hopefully, when the time comes for my few good friends to tie the knot in the not-so-near-future (:p), i'll have more spare moolahs to give a huge hongbao!... hehehhee.... dun worry ah... my hongbao will be a sincere one with blessings from emiliAduka to U!... *muacks!*

to all readers,

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!...

May the new year bring you lots of joy, love, wealth and health!

Enjoy the holiday and have a blessed NEW year!!

*muacks!!*

KEK LAPIS
I did my first ever kek lapis.. courtesy of Mummy's recipe.. did this for a colleague who's been nice to me all yr round.. hahahhaa.....

Anyways, i wanted to do only 1 container but Mummy convinced me that it was a waste of time doing 1 only... so, she made me do 2!... but in the end, i felt cheated by her coz i should've juz done 1 and get it over and done with sooner!... kwang.. kwang.. kwang..

There were soooo much white eggs left over which i tot i'll make meringue with.. but in the end i didn't coz it freakin took me half the day to finish doing 2 kek lapis!!... very tiring lor mixing the ingredients by hand and sitting in front of the oven for 45mins and layering the cake one layer at a time!.... so, NO MORE!.... or perhaps once a yr only!... no wonder it cost so much to buy!..

hmmm... now, wat shall i do for the last day of class next wk?... egg tarts or muffins??... hmmm... very indecisive.. i soooo wish to try and do cupcakes with frosting.. but i'm not so confident of doing the frosting.. any nice, easy recipe for frosting, peeps?... i dun want butter cream eh... anything with whipped cream or cream cheese frosting would be great! ;) thank u!...

KOYAK!
damn!!.... of all days for the pants to koyak!... it had to be TODAY!!.... grrrrrr!!...... i juz bought this damn pants 2days ago!... now, i've got to buy a brand new one again!...

i dun feel like buying one but if i dun, i risk getting caught with my pants torn!.... kwang.. kwang... kwang.. hopefully it doesn't rain later.. haaaizzzz....

OF HIM BEING NOTTI!
how selenge i am for forgeting to publish the previous entry!... gaaaah!...

Our Eshan's getting nottier by the day.. he now cries more for attention.. he prefers our bed than his.. and lurrrvess climbing all over us.. and juz coz he's got 2 small bottom teeth - and i suspect his upper teeth are itching to come out too - he'll try to bite us!! so far, he's only able to bite my fingers which is damn painful lah considering he's only got 2 bottom teeth!.. but yesterday, he managed to bite my babat at the abdomen area lah!... wahlau!... gave me a shock siah!....

now, he's also trying to stand up.. sometimes in his "action" self, he'll let go and in less than 2secs, he'll plop on his butt!... hahahaha.... but he can now stand in his playpen..

so all the more he can bang the playpen, give us that sad doe-eyed look, asking to be carried!... hmph!...

and he is sooooo manja now that when we refuse to let him play with bro's laptop, he wailed out loud!!

can you see tear drops juz under his eyes??

member soooo happy on getting his grubby hands on that laptop!

now, he does that banging quite a lot!... we went to Seoul Garden last nite and put him on the high chair.. my oh my!... he banged the table to be fed juz like us!...

oh!.. dun mind his sad look.. he's cranky coz he wanna sleep!... kwang.. kwang.. kwang..

THE NEW ADDITION..
went to see the lil' bub last nite... aaaah... how babies make me melt now... hahahha...

lurrrve to hold their tiny self in my arms... carrying these lil' bub now is like a feather on my arms as compared to carrying Eshan!!... ahhahaa...

speaking of babies... kak yani took this pix of Eshan and i went "Whoah! i'm seeing my own reflection (of my baby self)!"... dun believe me?... see this!

Eshan now..

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dun we freakin look alike?!... waahahhahaa..... well, he IS my son afterall!.. DOOOUUUHHH!!!.... i always commented how "ngowo" (that shock-mouth gaping-look he always have) he look when he takes pic!.. sekali alamak!!.... his mama had that same mouth-gaping pix in most of her baby pix!.. hahahhaa.... bacin!

WELCOME TO THE WORLD!
This is hot off the press!!... Ani have juz delivered her first newborn at 11.18pm on 22 Dec!

CONGRATULATIONS zamAni!

WELCOME Md Akid!!

She was induced earlier during the day.. takde warning eh... *wags finger at Ani* and gave birth abt 12hrs later to their first prince, weighing in at 3kg!... fuuuuyoooh!... secepat kilat!... ;)

anyways, well done girl!!... insya-allah we'll be visiting her like tomorrow today.. i hope to hear the labour details when we come to visit!.. wooopeee!!... i can't wait to see the baby!!!

on a sadder note, Nyai got admitted again.. this time the doc said that she suffered from a heart attack and having mild stroke or something like that... i juz hope she gets better.. ever since she moved in with us, she's been in and out of hospital.. i juz feel bad! :( pls pray for her speedy recovery... thank u!

ANOTHER YEAR..
waaaah!... how time flies.. i'm 27 with an 8mth old in hand.. ;) life has been bliss so far.. wat more can i ask for?... i'm contented..

as a ritual, i would normally list my "achievements" for the year.. but heck, i dun think i've got like a whole load of list... i guess the only achievement that i can definitely be proud abt is the fact that i delivered my son without the help of the epidural!... that was the greatest achievement and something i'm damn proud of myself in all of my 27yrs on earth besides that one time in 1996 when i achieved something else too tat was beyond my (and everyone else for that matter) expectation.. ;)

i had a great bday celebration which started with the chalet with Dearest and Eshan. We brought Eshan for a swim and my oh my! how he lurrrvessss the water!.. hahahha.. of course his first reaction was wailed out loud when i suddenly, without prior introduction to the pool, put him on the baby float..

but after some intro from Dearest, he "splashed" himself abt.. hehehe...

dah relak jack..

trying to swim on his own..

after the "strenous" swim, he was flat out!... totally wasted in less than 5mins after his bath..

on Mon, bro treated the whole family to Straits Kitchen - my favourite makan buffet place! BEST!!..... and got the bunch to sing that irritating Hey! Hey! Hey! Happy Birthday! song.. aiyoh!... soooo blardy paiseh coz i was the first one they sung to that nite!!... kwang.. kwang.. kwang...

Us @ Straits

he was happy with just Gerbers Sweet Potato biscuits.. hahhaha...

on the DAY itself, we went out shopping!!... shop! shop! shop! till my legs felt so freakin sore!!.... and it was also the first public transport outing for Eshan! i told Dearest, wat a day to choose to go public!.. got sooo many things to carry with a child on hand plak tu!!... but i'm glad Eshan pretty much enjoyed the time in the MRT "monkeying" with the handles... hahhaha....

while waiting for the bus..

tgh tangkap mood..

his first ride on the MRT.. a bit apprehensive but excited at the coolness of the handle!

he's bored coz he's strapped on to Dearest..

this is wat happens once he's not!

see how happy he is "monkeying" around!..

Dearest have been asking me wat i want for my bday!... but.. but.. but... i still dunno wat i want for my bday!!.... i've got nothing in mind coz at the moment, i've dun really have a need or a want... hmmmm.... u've gotta wait dear.. i cannot decide if i'd wear a watch..

this was us on my bday!... i lurve this pix... it juz seemed silly! ;)

We celebrated Hari Raya Haji yest.. and i made my special egg tarts.. annnnddd, i've got orders for them from Mak. but she asked for 250pcs!! aiyoh!..... tat's like A LOT lor!.. i juz hope i can find mini cups so tat it's a bit less taxing and i dun have to reject her.. If i decide to do it, Dearest better help me in taking care of Eshan coz it'll sure take up the whole day!... it is afterall for his Mother!... hehhehee... oh!.. i'm very happy that it's well-received by everyone..

on SALE now..

now, i'm confident that i can sell off these tarts.. ;) so if anyone's interested, i'm selling the tarts @ $0.60 per pce (min 20pcs, max 100pcs only). no delivery. collect after 11am. Tarts guaranteed fresh and should only be consumed within the day. ;)

i've been wanting to do Madeleines for the longest time! i already have the recipe but i cannot find the container (or wateva u call it!).. so, i had to make do with baulu-lookalike shaped containers... i berangan want to do it during one of my off days.. but too bad lah... i think i shall try attempting it on Sunday instead!...

** it sucks that my cam is out of order!!... the pix quality is sooooo bad, it strained my eyes!... bummer!!**

WOWWEE!
i think i'm quite late to say this but it's better late than never!... ;)

CONGRATULATIONS HADY!!!

i really underestimated you this time but you've really done us proud.. i dun really care if it's really your good looks that got you to the top but you're the FIRST Asian Idol and that's the bottom-line...

truthfully, i dun really like Mike's voice and the Indian and Viet girl dun cut it... so, to me, it's bet Mau, Jac & Hady... anyways, i was dozing on and off throughout the 2hr show!.. but thankfully, i managed to wake up in time to see the results!... i was very much super excited waiting in anticipation who the winner would be.. my heart was beating pretty wildly as if i was rite there standing on stage.. hahhahaa... *yah!.. aku perasan!*

and after the results were out, i laffed to myself uncontrollably coz i juz couldn't believe it and Hady's first reaction was pretty priceless coz i'm damn sure he, himself could not believe it!!... oh! and the price that came along with the title is very, very nice indeed!... i wouldn't mind it at all!....

anyways, if i had known that he was singing Taufik's song, it would've motivated me to vote more for him but well, wat's done cannot be undone.. and if it was really as tight a race as it sounded, then, my 1 and only vote for him did make a difference afterall! ;)

gdnite ppl... i'm turning in now... i've enjoyed yesterday and today very muchie!!... posts of these will be updated later as a summary of how i've spent my bday this yr... for now, i hope to enjoy a gd nite rest so that i'll be fresh and chirpy to welcome and celebrate MY day tml!!... cheers y'all!

WHO'S GONNA BE THE FIRST?
i have to do a quickie here.. packing our clothes to go for the chalet later.. yippee!... we can't wait and we certainly hope the weather's on our side coz we wanna bring Eshan for his first swim!!... ;)

anyways, can i juz say that Hady impressed me with his second song yesterday?... i've never seen him sing that kind of song and i was impressed though i must also add that there were some parts that we couldn't make out what he was singing.. hahaha.. but overall, it was impressive.. guess i underestimated him.. hehehe....

oh!.. can i also say that he's not a heart-throb when his hair is soooo kentalans in those short clips when they interviewed him... goodness gracious!... if he wants those female votes that they were all raving abt, then, i thank god the stylist (on the day of competition) know that that hair's gotta go!...

so, the question is now, who do i vote?.. coz i do lurrrve, lurrrve, lurrrrve that Phil girl... and i also think that Jac deserve it too with her freakin powerful vocals that made my hair stands!.. but i dun quite like her Gemilang performance.. very anggek leh... y eh?.. she wasn't feeling well is it?...

howell... i'm only gonna give 1 vote today... but i'm still deciding.. the only reason i'm not excited abt this Asian Idol is coz they chose to send Hady instead of Taufik!!!.... coz i'm damn sure that Taufik will make a better representative of SG!.. i'm sorry to all Hady fans.. but this is a fact i simply cannot ignore!!.... and yah!... call me sourgrapes but i juz can't make myself excited coz my Idol was not chosen!...kwang.. kwang.. kwang... but hey!.. in Idol, that one vote can make a lot of difference mah, rite??... ;)

DONE PACKING..
yes!... i'm done packing!... my tables are cleared.. only left with a few stuffs that i need till next yr.. i've only 2 boxes to bring over + 1 box to bring home!.... urrrgghh!!... dun really have that much space at home to put anything!.... grrrr....

anyways, i hope nyai's blood results is OK enuff for her to go home today.. mummy booked us a chalet this weekend. If nyai's out, i might consider doing a bbq to celebrate my bday.. hahhhaa.... dah tuek pun nak celebrate!... hey!.. but birthdays are impt to me hokay!... :p

i did tiramisu last nite.. i hope it's ok today.. if not, i will not attempt to do it anymore!... it's my second try... but from the looks of it, i dun think it'll turn out ok... sucker!

ever since there's no que at the Donut Factory, i've been having a weekly fix on those damn, nice donuts!... haiz... there goes my intention of losing weight!... so far, i've only went out jogging ONCE 2 wks ago!... after sooooo long, i didn't know i had it in me to run at least 1km non-stop!.. hehehehe.... after that eventful day, it's been raining and nyai's in hospital.. so, i've got no choice but to postpone that every-Mon, Wed, Fri-jog intention!... baaaah!!... will i EVER lose weight before the next one comes along??!!.... gaaaaah!!!

WORRIED..
i went to see Nyai last nite and let's just say she's not looking all too good... i'm pretty worried.. i've never seen her in such a state.. and it never occured to me that one day, she would need to be propped up, coaxed into eating her medicine and wat have yous....

it really saddens me to see her in such a state. i held back my tears coz my aunties were there and i didn't wanna let loose my tears coz i know i won't be able to stop if i start.. she called out for Eshan yest but we never bring Eshan to the hospital coz of the germs found in hospital and all... anyways, i'm praying she'll get well soon!...

i hope today's the last day they inject that "special" antibiotic into her coz i'm pretty sure it's this antibiotics that's making her drowsy and weak. and i cannot bear see her hands full of bruises coz of all those needles they try sticking into her!... hmmm.....

dear readers, pls pray for her speedy recovery... thank you...

ALMOST FREE, I HOPE...
after the wk long madness, i hope i'm almost free now to do my things and start packing!... but really, i'm actually juz procastinating.. i dun really wanna move and pack my belongings... gaaaah!!... how i hate it!... after wat seemed like the umpteenth time i pack my stuff since i've been here, one would have tot i'm used to it.. but noooooo!!... this time, i really have to pack and throw all that i dun need coz the new place will be freakin tiny and i can't be freakin messy like i used to and i can't hang my favourite Taufik, Anuar and Clay poster anywhere in the new office!!... *booo hoooo hoooo!!!*...

anyways, now that i'm almost free and still in procastination, being me, i started thinking of Eshan's bday (which is abt 4mths away)... i feel like doing a bday party for him but Dearst dun think it's necessary! party pooper! but i definitely won't do a big bday bash for him lah... i only like to celebrate such stuffs with close family and friends.. but i do hate celebrating belated bdays and his bday falls on a Thurs!... gaaaah!... so how eh?.... hmmmm.... i really can't decide!....

Eshan has spotted 2 bottom teeth!.. yippee!!.... 2 down, a lot more to go!... hehehhee.... when we're lying down, he'll try to use our body to stand up.. but not strong enuff to walk yet though... insya-allah.. the day will come... merangkak pun belum betul!.. hehehe.... i've decided.. the pacifier will go once he's spotted that 2 front teeth!... i'll try very hard NOT to give him the puting.. thank god he only asked for it when he wants to go sleep. so, we see how eh?....

oh!.. i've to put this down.. for the first time in my whole entire life, not only did my aunty paid me a visit just abt a wk + since she last visited, she came in FULL force!... and i really mean FULL force!... for the past 4days, it juz doesn't seem like it wanted to end!... there's soooo much so tat it spilled it's forces on to everywhere.. yes!.. it's that gross!.... thank god it 's kinda died down today.. i've to monitor this and juz hope that it doesn't happen again!...

bummer!... i'm hungry and it's raining... shall i sprint to coffee bean next door?... brrrrr!!.....

I'M PISSED!
i can't believe that my aunty came to visit me yesterday! it's only been abt 1.5wks since she last came to visit!... and it's a blardy painful experience siak!.... ever since childbirth, the experience have been nothing but pleasant. sometimes, i even forget that she's in!... but yesterday, while lying on bed, it brought me back to the nite before Eshan was born.. it's that same pain-in-the-back feeling!.... macam nak terberanak lagi plak!...

btw, experienced mummies out there, is it normal for your menses to be very irregular after childbirth? my menses have been very irregular. normally it's super late and never this super fast. i read that it's coz the hormones are still not balance. baaaah!!!.....

anyways, it's too blardy painful rite now!.... and it's soooo blardy uncomfortable.. gaaaah!!!

MOTHER vs FATHER
I sooooo believe that a mother's love can never be compared with a father's love. Our love is very different to that of theirs.

I'm sooooo blardy frustrated rite now!!!! :'(

A NEED OF A HOLIDAY!
i'm in need of a holiday.. a REAL need!.... when was my last holiday?... hmmm... let me see... it's my honeymoon!.. yah... believe me.. it's been THAT long!.... :(

but with Eshan still soooo young, we can't go by air. it's got to be by land or by sea... i'm planning a holiday with the Gang for either the CNY period or the Good Friday hols next yr to Malacca or somewhere across the causeway... but i've decided by hook or by crook, even if tis hol with them dun materialise, i will still go for that long-awaited holiday! i shall drag Dearest and Eshan to Bintan instead!... ;)

anyways, any suggestions for a holiday in Malacca or someplace resort-y?.... i dun think we need to do shopping... so, a place to relax and pig out is good!.. hehehee.... btw, Gang, ur comments on my email, plsssssss... thank u very much!... :D

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wahlau!.. my bro juz msged me to tell me that he's driving up to Hollywood tml!.... how insanely jealous i am rite now!!!.... kwang.. kwang.. kwang.. he'd better buy something good back!.. hahhaha... ;)

IN "N.S"
oh! my!.. i've been "missing" for sooooo long!.... my workstation is in a total mess like a hurricane have just passed by scattering my papers all over the table that i can't even find my pens, stapler, calculator and puncher sometimes!... :( yup! it's that bad!

now that practically everyone has gone for their "National Service" (N.S) leaving me and 2 other colleagues in the office serving our N.S locally. i tot it would be less hectic here once they all left but lo and behold, i received calls after calls since Day 1!... grrrr.... sometimes, i dun get it!.. if u know that u'll be away for this period of time, why don't you tell earlier that you have to come back early for wateva reasons u may have?... like i got a call from this guy who says his bro's wedding is the day that he was supposed to come back.. like hello?!!... dun tell me u dunno when ur bro wedding is earlier?!!... wahlau eh!!!....

ok... wateva lah eh.... now, i would like to take revenge updating the times that i've gone "missing"..

To Gather-gather

we had a gathering with the girls sometime in mid November? it was to celebrate Rosma's and Izy's bday but Rosma had to leave earlier so, Izy had no choice but to blow out that candle alone.. but it was D gathering of all the kids!... my oh my!.. how time flies.... from having only 2 kids at every gathering, we now have a sudden burst of baby shower with 6 kids in the house!.. come Feb, another addition to the group!.. wowee!!....

Izy have this rocking horse at home and let Eshan had a go at it... but this is how he looked like on it!

he totally dun get it.. i think he wants to be on the real thing instead!.. hahahhaa....

Carolyn's Babe

We welcome Joseph, Carolyn's babe to the world on 22 Nov.. back at TMC, 5th floor, reminded me of my days at TMC, holding Eshan in my arms!... and Joseph is soooo tiny juz like Eshan!... and my!... wat freakin long eye-lashes he has!!.....

Buddy's Wedding

I attended my work buddy's wedding event... she looked radiant and soooooo different from her everyday look!.. hahaha... unlike my ex buddy who still looked the same as when she left us a yr ago!... kwang.. kwang.. kwang...

Audi Meets Eshan

We attended Dearest's colleague's son's wedding (:D It's never a direct relationship when u attend a malay wedding aye?) and met Audi (Joy's son) for the first time!... Audi was quiet but he's sooooo adorable!.... his pink, pouty lips are soooo kissable, i tell ya!...

Eshan

Eshan is beginning to crawl and he is strong enuff to walk in his walker!.. YEAY!!.... he recognises people oredi and depending on his mood, he will cry when people he dunno carries him.. if not, he's good as long as that person carries and walks him around.. sememangnya anak tu kuat jalan mcm mak dia jugak!.. hehehee... ;)

he's eating well, al-hamdulillah... we want to advocate healthy eating for him. I had a disagreement with Daddy.

Daddy: Let's feed him ice-cream.
Me: NO WAY!... no ice-cream!!
Daddy: When u were at this age, i've already begun feeding you with ice-cream and chocs.
Me: yah!.. see wat i've become?!... *shot him an angry look*

u may agree with my Daddy too.. but to each his own. I dun want my children to be as fat as me. I would prefer them to be like their Papa - Healthy living. His way of life. Gaaaah!.. it drives me crazy but with the no. of obese kids on the rise today and ppl suffering from heart diseases and wat nots, i'll play safe. He's still on his carrot, spinach and pumpkin diet. He don't like potato... but i'll try to do whip potato for him and see how he likes it..

ooooh!... he's also spotting that first white teeth at the bottom front... everytime he drinks, he will bite the cup and i can hear the sound of his teeth hitting the cup.. exciting!!... hahhahaa...

recently, we took a family picture at Vivo Giant while queing to pay for our purchases.. and i can't help giggling looking at his cute face in this shot!

and this shot i took with him while at someone's house.. he has the same look in all of the shots taken - big, round, shocked eyes!... ;D

i thank god everyday for blessing us with an adorable and non-fussy son.. al-hamdulillah... he's such a joy in our lives, i really cannot imagine what i'd do without him!...

Other Ramblings..
after abt 1.5yrs of using my digi cam, it has died on me... i think i need to get it repaired!.. urrrghh!!... this is irritating!.... my cams keep dying on me after a yr of use!... i hope the repair will not cost me a bomb!

Nyai is not feeling well... mummy warded her in hospital yesterday coz she may be dehydrated from all that pooing she did the past week... health has not been good to her this year.. she's been in and out of hospital the past 6mths.. pls doa for her speedy recovery. Eshan needs her at home!... :(

My facial exam is set on 5th and 12th Jan.. my god!... it's tooo soon! i've not really memorised the steps... and i've yet to study the whole freakin facial theory book!.. :( how to sit for exam?!!!!!

ok.. for all of the pictures of the events stated above, i've posted them on my multiply for your viewing pleasure.. Makcik Zanna, i hope u berpuas hati dgn gambar2 Eshan yg sedia ada.. hehehhe..