2011 IS HERE..

2010 has gone and 2011 is here.. it's amazing where time has gone?... age is definitely catching up and it feels like there's soooo many things i wanna do that is NOT done!.. haaaiiizzzz... :p

Just wishes for a blessed 2011 and those wishes i've uttered on my bday.. :) But for you, my readers, i sincerely wish you a blessed 2011. May 2011 be filled with love, joy, wealth & health for you and family.. :)

So what were we up to during the New Year??... a spring cleaning session headed and executed by Dearest!.. hahahaha... :D the house is spick and span.. for now.. let's see how long that last now that the kids will be home most of the time..

I just send Eshan off to his new school this morning. Thank god he did not make a scene when we woke him up from his sleep.. i think it's all thanks to Anousha.. Her presence helped made him less "scared" of the new surroundings, i'm sure.. and Anousha was happy to see her brother in school too! :) it was quite a Kodak moment.. but i wasn't there with a cam to capture it! :p

So anyways, not sure if you caught my tweet on discovering one of Eshan's many talents??... :) hmmmm... he's tongue twisting feat..

Can you see how he can turn his tongue at abt 90deg?

uh'huh!... we tried and we can't do it!... ahhhahaa... :p



i'm not sure how many ppl can actually do this.. but we found this to be amazing!.. hahhahaha....

Call us jakun if you must!... :p we don't care!

He did it quite effortlessly - you really need to see it for yourself coz my pictures don't do him any justice!.. hahahaha....

On to Anousha, my lil' girl... she's quite a terror in the house now.. ev'time Eshan refuses to give her what she wants, she'll pinch or beat him! aiyoh!!... but in this picture, she's full of innocence that my heart juz melt when i look at it.. :)

oh!.. and that blob of hair is ridiculously curly!!... most ppl who see her will ask me "is that natural hair?" like helllooooo!!... no parent in their right mind will perm a baby's hair lor!... sheeesh!.. while ppl find it cute, we found it..... IRRITATING to the max!.. hahaahahhaa.. but who are we to blame but our strong, curly genes!... :p

howell!... tat's life for you and curly or not, i love her to bits coz she's been an angel so far!.. :)

oh!.. before i sign off, i'd like to offer these 2 pair of shoes to whoever that is a Size 40.. they're quite a bargain at S$15.00!... i'm sure i'd bought them at S$30 ++. Both were from Charles & Keith. They're pre-loved. Worn only once or twice. Still in good condition..   

Size 40; S$15.00

this Brown pair, i bought out of sheer denial!... hahahaa... i'm actually a size 41. They don't have my size and because i lurrrve this pair of shoes soooo much, i bought it!... but when i actually use it, it's freakin tight!...

 

Size 40; S$15.00





this Black pair, i bought just before i got pregnant. My feet grew when i was pregnant and hence, i'm not able to wear them ever again!... booooo!...

so there!.. if you'd like to own one or both these pair or know of anyone who'd lurrveee to have a pair, drop me an email at emiliaduka@gmail.com! :)

Also, if you do have any lobangs on where i can get shoes size 41 and above other than Pedal Works and Charles & Keith, do let me know!.. it's darn hard to get shoes my size!! :(

HAVE A FABULOUS 2009!
I'm sorry this came a day late.. but here's wishing all my readers, a FABULOUS 2009 - a year of joy, health and wealth surrounded by your loved ones..


May the world be a better place filled with love, joy and peace...


*muackss!*

IT'S 08!..
oh my!... how time flies!.. the new year has come and gone and we're already on the 8th day of 2008!...

first up, we didn't get to spend the new yr outdoors under the bright sky of fireworks when it strikes 0000hrs on 1 Jan. We had to rush down to see Dearest's grandma who was pretty ill. And on the 1st, we rushed down again thinking that that will be the last time we'd see her.. oh!.. there was drama alrite!... ev'one was crying and i think at the back of our minds, we'll be starting the new year with the her passing. but oh! my!... who would've tot that she's one fiesty lady!... she pulled through and she's now up and abt though a bit delusioned but al-hamdulillah, she recoverd from that near-death experience..

before i go on my pretty long leave, we shifted "house" - my second home.. the office!.... yup!.. we've officially moved and i'm pretty happy with where i'm at... since we had to throw away a lot of stuff and the place is too open to have a lot of rubbish lying around, my place is pretty neat!... but i do wonder how long the desk can stay neat and dust-free!.. ahhahahaa....

The long break was for my theory paper which took place last Sat. imagine - have to start the new year with a freakin exam paper!... grrrrrr!!..... well, konon-konon nak belajar lah!... it was "easy peasy" coz i skipped like LOADS of question!... hahahhaa.... wateva lah... as long as i can pass the paper overall, i'm happy!.... ;) next up is my facial practical exam.... i dun need to ace it.. juz a pass will do so that i needn't retake it!.... hehehhee...

there's also the birth of Rosma's second princess!... looked very similar to Syaza when she's born.. it was sudden! we didn't expect it... we received the msg that she's in labour ward on Fri morning saying "it doesn't look good"... and Aman didn't reply our msgs when we asked him how she is... didn't get a reply from her till night! aiyoh!.... really made us worry lor!!... but al-hamdulillah, both mother and daughter are fine... (Note: pic cannot be inserted coz i Daddy got me a new hp so, i've yet to download the pix to PC.)

Rosma sure looked fit to go even though it's juz been a day since she was under the knife!!.... amazing betul nie pompuan!

introducing the lil princess..

Before visiting Rosma, we went to our future love nest.. and was informed that we should be getting the house in Mar/Apr... really cannot wait lor!!!.... i would think everything is done except for the interior!... and we also realised after going thru the showflats that there will not be an area where we can air the clothes!... so, by hook and by crook, gotta get ourselves a dryer!... anyone wanna sponsor?!... hehhehehe...

lastly, we went to Wild Wild Wet yesterday and had a whale of a time sliding down the slides meant for kids!.. hahahaha.... Eshan was scared out of his wits when the water splashed on his face!.... but as long as his head is above water and he can splash around, he's a happy kid!... :) too bad, we didn't bring in our hp in coz we were afraid that it'll get wet!... al-maklum, my hp is juz 4days old!.. hehehehe....

on my new hp thingie... i dunno why Daddy bought me that new hp for... but who could resist free N95 phone rite even if it means, i traded my phone with him for that free phone!... ahhahaha.... so THANK YOU Daddy!!!... love u loads!!... *muaacks!*

so that's how i spent my first 8 days of 2008!.... hope to post up pic of Rosma's second babe tml and a new recipe tml!...

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!!*

MERRY CHINESE NEW YEAR!
i realised that i didn't manage to make a greeting pre-New Year!... so, here's wishing all Chinese a prosperous, joyous, healthy new year ahead!.... since it's the year of the "golden" pig, may it bring you all the luck and prosperity.. ;)

hopefully the rest of us not celebrating have had a relaxed, super long break!... though it was super long, it was equally super short!... can't believe i'm back to work!... baaaah!... boooorring!!.... :( but the break was filled with activities!.... we headed out to IKEA on Sat to grab some stuffs for the room.. it was quite a sprint!... reached there in 15mins and completed our shopping in 1hr!.... y?... coz IKEA closed at 5pm and we can only leave home at 3pm!... kwang.. kwang.. kwang... but anyways, Dearest did the cleaning up and assemble the furniture we bought from IKEA on Saturday night itself!.... our room is now almost complete. juz waiting for the contractor to come drill some holes to put up some shelves and mummy to order curtains for all rooms...

on Sunday, went to see Murni's son - sooooo semangat now oredi!.. must be from the nutritious milk branded Murni!... ;) got an earful from her too!... alamak!.... she nagged abt me drinking too much! but then hor, how to control?... i freakin very thirsty lor every now and then!... and i can't help it mah!.... urrrrgghh!!..... oh!... one makcik at her place tot that i was due very soon coz of my very bloated self!.... sheeesh!....

on the second day of the new year, we went visiting as normal.. and i was assured by Aunty Shirley that my babe will be a pretty babe coz the babe have zapped away all my beauty!.. waahahahahhaa...... as nonsense as it sounds, i'd like to keep that happy tot juz so to assure myself that being ugly for the last 7mths and the coming months is all worth it!...hahhahaa.... oh! and we sure as hell ate a lot on this day!.... 4 houses plus dinner with the in-laws at the East Coast hawker center!... the babe must surely be very contented, full and happy inside!!... oooooh!!... can i also say that the bbq wings we had at there is superbly delicious!... i'm salivating juz blogging abt it!... damn!... met Joy and hubby there too... and oooooh... laaaa... laaaa...... tak lama lagi, babe!..... ur pictures dun do justice to ur still petite frame!.... :) anyways, wishing u a safe and smooth delivery process.... can't wait to see ur pistachio!....

Yesterday was spent at home!... (at last, i get to rest my feet!!.... my feet dah mintak ampun, youuuuu!!) Nyai and the 2 bibiks came over and we had satay!.... yum! yum!..... and they got really excited when they figured out how to see the 3D scan of the babe!... hah!... oh!.... oh!... and Daddy's made plans to fly in that Indonesian masseur for my post-natal massage (or is making these plans on his next trip out to JKT)... YIPPEE!!!...... would lurrrrveee to get some pamper-me time after the delivery!.... waaaah!!... shiokness!.... i can't freakin wait!!!.....

aaaannnddd oooooh... btw, i'm soooooo freakin disappointed that John Vito and Jill are out in the FIRST leg!!.... :( they're out tooooo sooon!.... but thank god they have plans to stay together after the race!... i really do think they suit each other!!.... hmmmm..... and btw, i doubt Rob & Amber win the race!... booooo!.... but i'm still supporting them - come wat may!!.... kkekekkee...

HAPPY HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
It feels like first day of school today!!.... never have i felt fresher coming to work!... hahahha.... i think it'll only last me till this Fri!... kekekek....

anyways, i'm 3 days late in wishin ev'one a merry NEW year!!.... apologies!... took a break from work.. took a break from blogging too!!... ;) may the brand new year give you a new beginning - filled with love, joy and wealth.. if u've got resolutions, may u be able to fulfil them, yah!!.... i'm long done with resolutions!... never seem to be able to fulfil them!... kwek!...

so, wat did i do during my long, long, holiday since thurs??... i lazed on thurs!!... really LAZED!! i did practically NOTHING!.... woke up in the middle of the day.. cooked for hubby, watched tv, check hub's results, blog a bit, eat, sleep a little, watch tv, eat and then off to class!.... wow!... bestnyeeee... but damn boring too lor!!!..... ahhahaha.... but i'm sure i won't be that bored when i'm on my 3mths maternity leave lah.. coz got the lil' one to take care of mah... :D

and then on fri, i LAZED again the whole day but we went on a baby-shopping-frenzy at 8.30pm! :) we've decided that i can't juz keep the moolahs in the bank to wait for the house to be ready!... we've got to spend those hard-earned moolahs on that Friday!... waaahahhaa... so off we went to Baby's Kingdom to get our hands on the stroller i had been eyeing for!... kekekke....

u may be wondering - after all that complaining abt having no space in the house to store our stuff, where on earth did we store this stroller of ours??.... at his mum's of course!!! ;) thanks mak! for letting us use a small space in his old room for storage!... we also bought a few other stuffs... and we almost bought a car seat too!!.... i tot it was a good buy since we can use it from birth till the babe is 4!.. but nooooo... Dearest dun like the colour!.. alamak!... bleh?!... how come he more cerewet (read: fussy) than me?!.... baaaaah!.....

on Sat, we went on a shopping-frenzy again!... hoorah!... i wanted to get my hands on that Rowenta Lissima hairdryer cum straightener.. but when we were at Best, the sales promoter recommended me a hair-straightener instead!.. baaaah!!... but thank god i bought it!.. coz it works BETTER than the Vidal Sassoon and the Philips one i got!!..... was super damn pleased with the results lor!!! :D anndd i finally got a bday present from Dearest... thanks for the wallet dear!!! lurrrrvveee it!.. lurrrrvveee U!!... *muacks!!*

Orchard was oooooh-sooooo-alive and crowded with ppl!!... every corner sure got someone posing!!... in the end, we only manage to get this pathetic shot while resting my tired legs!!....

siapa tu kat background?!... sungguh merosakkan gambar! pfft!

Sunday marked the first time in history, the Aswan's household have a table full of home-cooked, sumptuous food!!!...... di-li-si-ous!.... happy tummy = happy baby!... :D

see that girl on the right?.. she'd be the first to be hungry and the first in line for makan in the family!.. hehehe.. :p

oooooh!.. and the 3 pairs of Kings and Queens of Karaoke decided to relive our 06 new year "party" with another round of Karaoke... instead of having that Karaoke party on new year's eve, we did it on new year's day itself!.... after 2hrs of makan at Breeks, it was 4hrs of Karaoke!... and it must've been the Daddy's rock-style singing that set the babe in motion!... it kicked me soooo damn hard that i was practically slumped - half-sit, half-lying down on that sofa lounge - the whole damn time!.... waaaah.. very tiring lor!....

but all that singing made a sick Nazrin back to the pink of health after complaining how sick he was, blah.. blah.. at the dinner table!... i wonder if he's completely lost his voice the following day?!... camne nak radio to the aeroplanes gitu?!... kekekkeke.....

Summary of the long weekend for your viewing...