The Humble Housewarming...

the pink and white flowers greeted my guests

(err this is my 1st attempt arranging fresh flowers so ignore the arrangement k ;)

Had such a wonderful weekend spent with people close to my heart. My sisters came over to my aptmnt during last CNY to help me out with the 'kenduri naik rumah' thingy so i decided to throw a mini housewarming party aka housewarming Part 1 ( there'll be more to come in the future coz i can have too many guests at the same time due to spatial constraint)

The yasin recital team imported from Johor

What I've prepared for my guests swiss roll n orange juice

What my sis cooked for me! marvellous rendang!

My nephews n bro in law enjoying the famous satay kajang.. my treat ;)

The Chocolate Fountain guardian Wawa n Ain

Sofea.. savouring the choc dip wafer roll.. Yummy!

It was such a simple yet memorable and very meaning ful to me.. really looking forward to have them in the house again.. it's too quiet now ;(

Sofea's story

Sofea in her Bali Mode

I received a sms frm my sis last week " Sofea g skolah harini.. bgn awal n excited sgt!" that is a pretty exciting news to me too..

Being the youngest n the only unmarried aunty, i am quite close to my nieces.. coz i've always wanted a younger sister.. and i always hope and pray if by the grace of God I got the chance to be a mother I would want my 1st kid to b a girl! y?
hmm bcoz i think clothing and accessories for girls r faaaar more variety compared to boys.. n cheaper to hehe

The girls enjoying the see saw



Generally , I have 9 nieces.. the eldest niece Nida is only few years younger than me n now pursuing her PHD in Aussie.. to me she is more than just a niece.. she's my friend, my sister, my counsellor, my soul provider , my banker hehe.. n i miss her a lot.. nantilah if i hv xtra $ i would go n pay her a visit..


My youngest niece Faten. 8 months, we lost her last Ramadhan because of Dengue Fever.. my sis tot it was just a normal fever so she just took her 2 the nearest clinic n given normal medcine 2 cure fever.. when the fever reoccur she was taken to HUKM , and warded but it was too late.. Allah loves her more.. Alfatihah to my Faten sayang..


Without Faten makes Sofea, the sister as my youngest niece.. she's only 3 years old .. but soo xcited of going to school so my sister send her to ABIM play school.. hmm seems like history repeats itself coz I also went to kindergarten at the tender age of 3! well during my time in the 70's that is pretty rare k..:)


Sofea is slightly different from other nieces coz dont know how n why but she is bestowed with curly hair! where else all of us in the family have str8 crowning glory!.. Sofea or Pia , my aunties in Batu Pahat would always call her Piah or sometimes Peah.. Her cousins would prefer 2 call her yaya as the influence of their fav tv series "Pepaya" .. and I love to address her as Ya or sometimes Sofiyaya coz it sounds cute


I hate the fact tht she is entering school.. coz sooner or later we will soon loose our little Goldilocks ..as she grows wiser she wouldnt want us to hug or kiss her publically , or do things for her, or give her piggy back anymore.. hmm most of my nieces refuse to manja2 wit me after the enter standard one.. and every single second i woud miss the daty they run to me n hug n kiss me once come out of my car.. n they would ask 1001 questions n demand 1 million things.. and as far as possible i would try to grant whatever their wishes for.. believe it or not if i say that almost 50% of my pay goes to them? coz i just love showering them with everything that they want not that my sis cant afford it.. so touched when they say " aunty jgn la kawin, nanti aunty xnak jalan dgn kitaorn, kitaorg saaaayang aunty " then give me a peck on my cheek.. hmm that is a sincere but very meaningfull utterance to me.. n they love me unconditionally..


I love them so much.. and will always do till death do us part.. even if I dont get a chance to have my own kids in the future i still have my Ain, Wawa, Sofea , Nida, Ina , Ika n Wani to love and care ;)








Faten, no longer with us but will always b in our heart!

( the photo was taken few months before Faten passed away..)

Turning Over the new leaf of 2009...

2008 left us 5 dayz ago...



and that makes us another year older, wiser and give us another 365 days to life for...



as i look back at the 365 days ago ... I am indeed thankful to Allah the Almighty for giving me the chance to sail another year..



though 2008 is not as glorious as 2007, i hope my 2009 will be more meaningful to me, my family , frens and to all of us..







I hereby would like to list down the BEST of 2008

1. I finally got the keys to my long waited apartment..

2. Joined a wonderful art-class as a therapy

3. Discovered the best Spa - Serenity Spa with amazing services

4. Went to Backstreet Boys on the VIP tickets.. really enjoyed the concert.. non stop jumping for 2 hours.. and suffer from sakit kaki the day after hehe..

5. Joined Tesl 7 ppp/ukm reunion after 10 years.. soo happy to see everybody... most of them bring kids and hubby...hmmm only me and a handful of us brought nobody but ourselves

6. By the grace of God via modern technological invention I met a lot of school friends from my past.. including those whom i havent met for almost 20 years!

7. Went to Celine Dione Concert with my best friend.. really amazed with her sweet yet powerful voice!

Wit my BFF, Zeal eagerly waiting for BSB to start at the VIP standing ring

Kevin of BSB singing his heart out ..

now everyone.., u r my fire... the one desire..believe when i say i want it that way

Hope that the Almighty restores something equally great next year..

Happy new year Everyone!

Wishing u a Fantastic january , Loveable February , Marvellous March , Foolish April , Enjoyable May , Successful Jun , Wonderful July , Independent August , Sexy September, Tastiest October , Beautiful November and Victorious December