Raya Haji Weekend

'MSD dulu jom Sha' said I to Shasa, cuz MSD had a small makan2 for eid but we already had dinner plans wd Azz, Dina, Jeghui, Smoque, Liza, Amir and another friend of theirs, forgot his name :)

was so worth it as the sup kambing and the kuah asam was the bomb! I crave for food u can get in Malaysia all the time.

*adam's watching tv as I type with full concentration it's so funny* looks like some power rangers show

then continued to dinner at masala zone, food was alright bt company was good :)

This weekend, my course was on types of skin. Dry, oily, sensitive and combination. We made Body and Face Oil and face serum for each skin type. Real interesting!

On Sat nite, spent a good nite in Shasa's crib, learnt how to cook udang masak lemak from Faezah and sup sayur wid so'un, pisang kering, n dont remember the name of the other ingredients lah. Then we played New Moon!! BEST GILEEEEEEE. Faezah won! and at the same time had a karaoke session too. So cool laah sha nye karaoke set!! so gona get it!!

n my gurls back home, esp pnb gurls, we can skip red box n come to mine, as this karaoke set can have most of the latest songs!! yeay!!

Had dinner wid El, Sal, n Ain at this Caribbean place called Cotton at Exmouth Market, stop at Mount Pleasant ( this is to remind myself as I told the bus guy Mount 'pleasure' AND he couldnt stop smiling)

Adam developed a real bad nappy rash over the weekend. When I got back, tried to change his nappy and put lah E45, Adam cringed and started crying like crazy and was almost shivering. Wow e45's really not good!

N on that list, goes Vaseline, Nivea, Oil of Olay and E45 guys BECAUSE OF its dead ingredients mainly being mineral oil, liquidum paraffinum and the like

We got Virgin broadband, tv and phone line and now we've officially moved out and into our sweet lil boudoir! yeay

P.S. mum missing u loads and hope u can come in January

OMG I've finally done it!

Yups yups yups Alhamdulillah I've completed my course in making 'Natural Products' and I'm certified to make own shampoos, conditioners, lotions, eczema creams, psoriasis creams, moisturisers, eye gels, cellulite gels, lip balms, deodorants, face mask, clay cleansers, hand and foot creams.

I'm truly excited and energised by the knowledge that I've been yearning the past year. I'm finally there and the journey's not over yet! Insyallah I still have my making my own mineral make up course next year!

Thanks to Izyan for making the first customised order. "Rose shampoo and conditioner" Oh you still need to let me know, what type of hair you've got and what you'd like it for? i.e. nourishing, itchy scalp, dandruff, hair growth etc etc

I know the exact ingredients that suit each of those categories and am soooo excited to make my own concoction!!

Mine will be with non other than with Argan Oil, Olive Oil, Coconut Oil, and Caramel scent and few ingredients for volume and hair growth *wink*

Can't wait!!!!! ;)

Adam's 1 year ol' milestones

Blogger better not crash anytime ever! cuz this is like my space diary with Adam's development. LOL even if I had a physical diary mesti hilang lah. Confirm. So hopefully when Adam grows and he knows how to read, he'll be able to read stories of himself and laugh about it. I hope so... lol hope he won't find it embarrassing, oh well! :)

Ok when I left Adam for Malaysia 6 weeks ago, he could walk, had 2 small teeth, was still on the bottle, formula milk and on msian style porridge.

Now, he:

1. can walk, run and practically turn the house upside down

2. switch the tv off or the skybox

3. joins in people's conversation and laugh along as though he understands and is part of the conversation, hilarious!

4. still can't say any words except for mamamama, babababa, and few other syllable that comes out once in a while but he absolutely knows what he wants! for e.g. if he's had enough he'll shake his head or push away with his hand and if he wants more he'll point to the object and look at you straight in the face

5. copies what you do with body and face actions

6. is COMPLETELY OFF THE BOTTLE AND FORMULA MILK! now this is the most impressive part even for me lah. Like he drinks his fresh milk diluted with hot water from a cup. Even in the middle of the night I feel its so weird that I need to put him up right to let him drink from a cup. LOL

7. still has 2 teeth only at the bottom and doesn't look like anymore are coming out anytime soon

8. doing so well at nursery, siap ade geng lagi. When I dropped him off there was a boy his age who looked like Mowgli from Jungle book waiting to receive him lol so cute

9. sleeps on his own, doesn't need the bottle, pacifier or bantal busuk

10. knows that I'm still his mummy albeit me being away from him for 6 weeks yeay!!

It's been 4 days since I've been back in Kettering

and as usual there will always be a hallow in my heart whenever I part with my mum. I guess that's the child-mother-bond that will always be there no matter what.

Not one day goes by without me missing my mum or wishing that we could be closer to each other. But for now my place is here with my husband, to support him mentally and emotionally. So insyallah Allah will protect my mom and my family from any harm in any way, especially that we're so far away from each other.

Mummy, we miss u and love u very much. Please do take care of yourself, till we meet again! :)

P.S. not that long pun, January right? hehehe

My MAC crashed!

After a year and a half! that's like crazy right! I thought MAC's were supposed to be POWER laptops, I mean at least longer laaa than 18months!

So, what happened? my hard drive just sizzled, according to the technician. Could be due to over heating. Couldn't save nethin' Aaaargh stress and I've not backed up my MAC for a couple of months.

So yesterday got it fixed:
Bought a new hard drive wid 500gb space from my previous 12ogb
Upgraded to a 2ram thing from 1ram. What does it mean? don't know, he said it's better and faster
Upgraded to MAC OS Leopard 10.5.4 from 10.5
Bought a Belkin Cooler - real lightweight and travel size. LOVE IT
Bought an extended USB port with 4 hubs
GRAND TOTAL... CHA-CHING= RM650 Was it worth it? Will never know will I!

Downside now, don't have iLife, iWork, Microsoft Office. But I barely used iLife, so I can put that on hold but would definitely love to get the latest iWork and latest Office 2008 for MAC. Should I buy or someone can help me install?

Topic of conversation at a family gathering

One of the topics that drew extra interest in me. Kuwait men abusing, raping and finally not paying their maid's salary. To what extent is this the truth and to how many Kuwaiti men does this apply to? Apparently to the point that the Indonesian government have stopped allowing Indonesian maids going to Kuwait. That must be quite a substantial number?!

But this led to someone raising the issue of having 4 witnesses in Islam before one can report rape against someone (obviously, this would apply to the women, it'll be a weird one if a man got raped, right?)

So I know there's a reasoning behind that, that applied to those times, but I forget what it is. What do you think and can someone help clarify this issue. I mean if it was just that with no reasons, it does sound unjustified and unreasonable and outrightly cruel.

So I do believe there is an explanation to that.

You know when you're feeling...

down and sad... it affects everything and everyone around you. What do I do?