got a christmas log cake from michael :D

saturday...shattered day...

my binding machine jammed after its spring on the lever snapped. regretfully has to cancel tomorrow's flea market at admiralty.

saturday...fire evacuation exercise day...

saturday...medical appointment day...

saturday...pre-employment check-up day...

star papaya

tomorrow is hari raya aidiladha...

tonight we cooking chicken rendang and sambal tumis quail eggs to bring them to my parents' place tomorrow.

faiz and fatin relaxing at fullerton, singapore river...
more pix are HERE

my mom gave hubby some dried seeds for planting. my hubby was so happy and quickly worked on the new project. he bought some new plastic pots, potting-soil and fertilizer. i helped tagging them...hihi :D

we went to amk polyclinic for my dad's blood test and review after finding his legs both swollen. the doctor confirmed it was due to water-retention. he's better now after taking medications.

after polyclinic we went to a nearby nursery selling assorted plants and gardening accessories/tools. we bought stuffs for my mom, including some mini plastic pots for her planting. i told my mom about the idea i have been pondering...she can sell mini potted plants in flea markets. she has always been very good with her green fingers and i thought that it should be a good idea to help as extra income. she greeted my idea pleasingly and now eager to start.

i have not been blogging for too long, and now i decide to make a comeback. so, let's start with my little girl who is not so little anymore.

she's now in sec 1 at dunearn sec...received her final exam results which she passed all her subjects and being top in class with her maths result.

fatin is now standing as tall as me and i know she is going to outgrow me pretty soon. but no matter how tall she has grown, she is still the blur sotong and we are all proud of her.

bambang passed away on 21 jan 2011 at 7:55pm

we attended a wedding solemnisation and dinner yesterday. our neighbour held their daughter's wedding at tepak sireh restaurant and it was one of a kind. the whole place and event were simply delightful and lovely.

i'm sincerely in lurv with the gifts exchanged between the bride and groom. the themes and colours used here made everything looked exclusive and classy.

above: father of the bride

above: dining table with a 5-star layout

Bride: Norliana Bte Sahad
Groom: M. Faizal Bin Asmawi
Day/Date: Saturday, 22 Jan 2011
Venue: Restoran Tepak Sireh

aida and her new baby, muhd yazid kamil.
isn't he the sweetest thing you have ever seen?

above: aida's slippers :D

irfan should go for 'incredible tales' audition

i have no photo to commemorate 2011...here is a picture of fatin taken last week when she went for her follow-up at sgh. next week, 4 jan 2011, will be her first day at dunearn secondary school. she is a big girl now and yet she is still our little baby.

faiz looking 'abang-abang' in his uniform

fatin looking tall in her new school uniform

fatin received a cheque from MOE today

fatin got into dunearn secondary

below: i have never seen report book this big before!!

23 dec 2010: registration day at dunearn secondary

thinking that our shortfall this month was ruining everything, i apologized to my children for not able to getting their new spectacles for next year. miraculously our destiny suddenly turned around when ms chan transferred some money as christmas gift for my children. she told me to get something nice for them. first thing we did - we took our kids to the optical shop.

faiz wanted this for his new glasses, but we had a budget as we still need to get him his school shoes, socks and uniforms.

above: faiz has to settle for this glasses instead

and we got efi new shoes for her work. it's pakalolo!!! the brand i had always wanted when i was a teenager but could never afford one. it's very beautifully rugged and she lurvs it.


below: efi started work around end november, and this is what she has been wearing since day one. it's her father's shoes of size 10!!! the over-sized shoes made her look like a mcdonald clown on duty. knowing our situation, she has been kindly putting up with it without any complain. hence, we feel that the new pakalolo is the best christmas present for her.


thank you, ms chan!!!

i love this angle

fatin and her new ferrari
it's a long story how fatin got a lappy. and to cut it short and simple...fatin took up her daddy's challenge and passed every single test and exam throughout her primary 6 year, and of course all subjects for her psle.

when fatin got first in class for her preliminary exam, my hubby already got worried coz he knew she would do well in the final exam. he started to crack for ideas how to keep his promise and get the lappy.

and to cut the story shorter - he decided to try get it on hire-purchase from courts store. with no payslip except for his 1-year property tax assessment, he tried his luck. after 4 days of waiting, no approval from courts yet. fearing that his application might be rejected, my hubby had to apologize and explain to fatin on our situation. 2 days later, fatin's life began to change...the sales person from courts called and asked my hubby to make collection with first down payment.

2010 has really been fatin's year.

faiz's new buddy...irfan

my dad gave us a treat at delifrance for brunch today :D

today is my dad's 71st birthday! and today is his last day of antibiotic i/v treatment at opat, ttsh. there will be a few follow-ups from 20 dec onwards, but he's glad that the i/v tube has been pulled out today. he's very tired and getting bored with the hospital visits. i hope he will get better after all this is over.

this is something awesome that i didn't get to update on time. it was a prize-giving day at south view primary, and fatin was one of the recipients. she got first for her preliminary examination and it was an unexpected achievement for her.

she had been doing self-study seriously since she was posted to part-standard and part-foundation primary 6.

she has received her psle result and now waiting for her secondary school posting, which will be released on 22 dec. praying hard she can get her first choice - dunearn secondary.