Girls day out!

Exhausted, word!

Girly outing with Nad and as she fondly called Aresha, "Kenit"

Note tht, she'll actually pick me up in an hour, and I'm already barely breathing.

I've been up and about since 7am, doing all the chores making sure tht I didn't left home cluttered, or in short, just like that.

Dear's dinner - done
washing clothes- done
bake cookies for Fara- done
sterilize bottles- done
pack Aresha's snack & drinks- done


I'm staying @ my mom's tonight and be back demain soiree, leaving the only grandchild with her grandparents.

Can't wait for a peaceful night with dear tomorrow ;)

Ok, gotta go now! Don't wanna keep Nad waiting!
She's already being so kind to fetch me @ home.

7/7 Ride to Singapore

Has it been almost three years tht I left the Phantom seat of dear's '98 Springer for long rides?(read: more than 3 hrs)How fast time flies and I remember now, the farthest I've been since giving birth were Melaka and Kuantan. All done last year.
Singapore ride was so much awaited, I only slept a wink, mosquito bites didn't help at all, Aresha cries every 10 minutes, the tiny insect just love young fresh female blood eyy?
Well, to be honest when I have something to look forward to early in the morning (say, cooking for a party, a flight to catch, or wee bit too early ride like this) I can't sleep soundly, I have this alarm clock in my head snoozes every 15 minutes, a reminder tht I can't afford to overslept.

We were 10 minutes late et nous avons faim hence @ 5.30 am the 24 hours Golden Arches seems to be beaucoup tantalizing at that hour.Conveniently located at our meeting place by the roadside of Sg. Besi Highway, it was the most wholesome petit-dejeuner we've ever ate in months!
(Yeah, I make brekkie every single day but this is when we could sit without either dear rushing to go to work or yours sincerely counting calories)

The ride was pretty smooth , dear just had to take a nap at Ayer Keroh R&R,
I've already took mine on the bike, thank God for back rest! Lol!
After few fuel stop, we reached Gelang Patah soaking wet @10.30am when showers from Senai slowed us a bit. Wait till the road towards Tuas dried up and voila! after an hour stranded at the immigration, due to a change of wallet mistake and bike to be transported back to Johor border, we finally touched the ground of Lion City.

An unproductive day(read just lounging around HD dealership showroom for hours, waiting for the SG brothers to convoy to a member's daughter wedding in Woodlands)
It was fun meeting my Singapore sisters, learning that someone just got divorced and other personal stories that I dare not mention here, but deep inside I'm dying to get to Orchard which we did at 9pm and almost all shops are about to close.
Oops, the wedding was, how should I say it, they have great food from Biryani to Sup Tulang ala S'pore, rojak, lai (or len?) chi kang, scrumptious kueh-mueh and what looks like CupcakeMomma wedding cuppies.
We didn't know tht the bride & groom will come down @ 6 (that's when we left)
If only, we'd just stay since the Ipanema sandal tht I wanted to buy for Aresha is nowhere to be found :)

So the trip was merely about riding and buying lovely cotton prints for Aresha's dress. Oh, I forgot to mention tht Erie, rode with us and mama & future SIL, Siti took a bus and had a fab time shopping. It's okaylah I guess, at least they had a fruitful visit and we're coming back on the 1st August. Must check out Mustapha Center for imported cooking ingredients, cheap chocolates and cheese!

Upside down

In the midst of packing for the ride to Singapore tomorrow, we realized tht we're in need of major rearrangement. Our Autopass for the HD is nowhere to be found and while cleaning up the house, I just can't find the charger for our Ixus. Little things crucial for the 5 hours riding at 5 am.

I'll be out in few minutes to send Aresha to my MIL, we're gonna spend a night there. Gotta buy cereal, yoghurt etc for her. It's been so long since we left her with anyone, (tht doesn't count night babysitting) I hope she'll take it well. Heh, I hope I'll be able to sleep. I'm sure she wouldn't have any attachment problem unlike the mommy. I'm the one screaming for 'my time' and now I just can't grasp the thought of leaving her for a night.
Oh dear, it shouldn't be so hard, right?

Studioeight x Aresha Reza

I never noticed tht Lake Garden aka Tasik Perdana is such a beautiful place to hang out with family till Kecik suggested the location for Aresha's photoshoot.
We're terribly sorry that we arrived pretty late due to some miscommunication, hehe.
Luckily Man & Kecik managed to get great shots of her in just an hour.

Aresha who loves camera so much suddenly becomes tad shy as it's a new experience to be photographed by two professional photographers.

She's like, "apsal la uncle ni take so much pictures of me?"

More of the awesome shots can be seen at Studioeight which will have a new look designed by dearest Skuirtgun soon!

Can't wait to have a photobook of Aresha and the industrial inspired photo session with the orange chopper and '61 Beetle soon!

So, you think Aresha can be a mini model?

Roti John Malaysia/S'pore fusion style

Search for the recipe last night and conveniently found this yummy recipe from Resipidiana

Asked the mamak if he sells Roti John, bought Hot dog bun instead. Should be the same, only half the length.

Breakfast this morning, Roti John on the menu. Dear loves it! Then, just now I made it for Aresha and she asked for more albeit mommy swapped the bun with baguette. It tastes much better and more like authentic Singapore style.
If you're fan of Roti John, go indulge, make you own today!

Sunday picnic @ Janda Baik

After family fun yesterday we decided why not end it just there, let's mandi sungai!

Family reunion

the girls & Kerry

l-r : Ola, Kak Wati,Zach, Oare and Ina @ the back

us with Kalumpang clans

left to right- Pakcik Ayem, Oare, Kak Wati, me & Aresha not looking, Fahmi peeking @ the back

Family gathering was a blast. I've never experienced hosting potluck for more than sixty people, in our tiny little crib so, the inaugural resulting broken slow cooker glass lid and huge oil spillage in the kitchen. Clumsy lil' Zach.

And yes we were too busy to take pics of the glorious food ranging from Kacang Phool complete with condiments, baguette and fried eggs plus Choc Chip Cheesecake with Oreo & oat crumbs from your's truly, Mak's famous mee kari,Mama's yummy pecal, Makcik Shimi's all time favorite pasar malam style Laksa Penang, Kak Ada's cake like pulut kuning tht goes with Mak Utih's chicken rendang, sayur goreng from Makcik Tun's family, chocolate and cheesecakes from Kak Dee & Abg Lan, rendang kerang Mak Lang, red bean pudding & pulut & beef rendang of Mak Utih Noor, titbits for the kids brought by Kak Wati & Oare & hot murtabak from Makcik Ani's family and other lauk pauk tht I can't even remember brought by whom.

Aresha, as expected, ran around the house, up and down the stairs with her second cousins including her fav gothic Kak Mira aka Ola, Adam, Imran, bonded instantly with Abg Boy & Kak Nurul's kids, and of course her fav 'abang' Yoi. She seems to play a very good host, tht cheeky lil' girl.

We have so much leftovers tht almost everybody has at least laksa to take home.

Both sides of the family stay over at our place since we'll be leaving early in the morning for a picnic @ Janda Baik.

In few words I'd say it was so much fun, tiring, full belly, but all worth it!
I'd definitely do it again, anytime!

'62 VBB Makeover

Finally after almost 2 weeks dear brought his Vespa home. Looks immaculate almost like coming out of the showroom and it didn't cost a bomb. He had second thoughts about the paint, it didn't come out as expected but voila! I love it, and Aresha just can't wait to ride on daddy's eeepa!

Puma Clyde x Solebox & Cure to my itch!

Just when I was the one who put the foot on not to spend anymore on plastic (read cash or no expenses at all) Solebox come out with this irresistible Puma Clyde. Argh!
Hikmet even send an invitation to the launch party, in Berlin? Gilo, mcm dekat je!



On the other note, we'll be watching The Cure on the 1st August along with Kecik, Nad & Man.. might be carpooling with them.
Yeay! Early b'day prezzie for me. Oh, Friday I'm in love!

Shop til drop!

Girls day out with mama & Fara. Yours truly (who has a car but too scared to drive) took a Metrobus from home to Jalan TAR with Aresha. She's one not fussy little girl who rides the bus behaving really well, no complaints at all. I guess it's how you teach her intentionally or not. We were relying on public transportation since she's born and if we're living in big cities in Europe or maybe anywhere else but here (where trains, buses are always on time) we might not be having car(s) at all.

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention tht we didn't sell our Swift, kept for long distance roadtrip. And from no car at all to having 2 cars.. vintage and new. Dear's latest projekt his '61 Beetle is now in Sg Petani having major inside out customization complete with 1.6 engine and gearbox and tht old school green paint.

Ok, where was I just now? Shopping with mama was so much fun. We persuaded her for a complete makeover, she'll be wearing long skirts now, lol! Fara bought her first mobile Nokia 5300 with her own money( so proud of her, unlike me she worked while waiting for SPM result and went to PLKN in Papar, 3 months, come back with tan and extra 5kgs) We went crazy over really cheap 'bunga tabur' India songket, 4 metres for RM50, apparently everything were on sale after the KL flood last Sunday.

We're supposed to watch a movie together but Fara and mama decided to head home as they're tired from walking and shopping, so I brought Aresha to the park and she had a fabulous time there, playing on her own. She's really brave and very sociable, she could play just with anybody(read I have to put a really close eye on her) She tried on a really cute hat @ Mothercare but it was really pricey that I decided not to buy. Why didn't I take a picture of tht? Kecik came and we sat at the foodcourt while Aresha munching cheeseburger and mesmerized with the spinning gasing tht comes with her Happy Meal. She just adores her uncle Kecik and suddenly becomes a bit shy at first but quickly attached to him afterwards. She had so much fun and wore herself out, the minute I put her in her buggy she dozed off instantly.

It was absolutely long day for me as dear picked us up and went to Epa's (the part-time Vespa mechanic)to send chrome stuffs to put on his refurbished '62 VBB.
Ended the night with a late dinner @ nearby stall and we slept while watching Pet sematary 1 & 2 back to back. Heck, Aresha can sing along to Ramones "I don't wanna be buried in a pet sematary" !!