February 2012
3 posts
hello!
Oh my, so many things happened in such a short time, where do i even start?
i.
ok first of all, we decided to shave airaa’s beautiful thick black locks. gah!
she’s been scratching her face a lot lately sampai luka-luka, and obviously her growing hair is the culprit. it gets in her eyes and ears so we decided to shave it. hubby went on to buy a hair shaver but then i started having second thoughts...
January 2012
6 posts
it’s times like these;
that i wish i could take away all your pain and make them mine. :’(
حَسْبُنَا اللَّهُ وَ نِعْمَ الْوَكِيْلُ
Allah is sufficient for us; and most excellent is He (who) protects us.
the weekend
i received two parcels on friday which were items that i ordered from the net.
that really just kicked off my weekend to a great start. i also discovered that my little baby has started to roll over, alhamdulillah, we were both so excited watching her keep doing it. that alone definitely calls for a little celebration for our little family: we decided to go for a delicious and fulfilling...
milestones: 1
the weekend was pretty eventful.
had afnan+izza over for dinner and learnt a new recipe for making fried wantan! i think even the little baby cow was pretty pumped up seeing her uncle and aunt over at our place. haha.
also,
we decided since she has reached 5 months, and looking at how she is, airaa is finally ready to start on solids. it was a very daunting experience, i should honestly say,...
December 2011
4 posts
phew!
the most tiring two weeks of my life.
i’ve been assigned to give taklimats to a few institutions in the east coast and with the little girl still breastfeeding, i had to drag my whole little family around. and since it’s the rainy season, i guess the little girl couldn’t take it so she fell sick (flu+coughing).
we came back, but baby wasn’t feeling any better so we...
“Man in the early times was almost naked, and as his intellect evolved he started...”
– - Noble Laurette from Yemen, Tawakul Karman. Her reply when a journalist asked her about Hijab and how it is not proportionate with her level of intellect and education, (via aidayasmin)
“Sometimes, a little visit to the past is all we need.”
– last night i discovered something new about my other half; i always do. :) (me. falling in love again, Dec 2011)
November 2011
8 posts
“Everybody has a secret world inside of them. All of the people of the world, I...”
– A Game Of You, Neil Gaiman (via wrists)
surprise
mama and abah made a surprise visit last weekend. :)
it was so unexpected that when my brother called asking me to leave work early on Friday because he misses airaa so much and is already in putrajaya, i didn’t even question the fact that there’s something fishy about that.
and on our way home when i saw a glimpse of a white harrier parked suspiciously behind our house, i didn’t even think twice...
revelation
was listening to a muallaf sister sharing her experience of embracing islam on the radio on the way home yesterday, i think the segment was called ‘islam agamaku’? something along that line.
and i love listening to these ppl, because…
Because this is one of the few times that i’d get back that feeling of true appreciation, of being chosen by Him to be born and raised in this beautiful...
baby fever
does anyone else have trouble keeping up with their life or is it just me? at the back of my mind i know i have some little time at night or during the weekend to update my tumblr or take a sneak peek in fb, but when that time comes i’d rather be attending the little princess anyway.
well anyway, last sunday proves to be a little wild compared to most normal days, testing both me and ammar’s...
“You can’t connect the dots looking forward. You can only connect them looking...”
– ~ Steve Jobs
happy 3 months old
to the little person who melts my heart when she smiles, and easily breaks it when she’s away, you have turned my whole world upside down. but honestly, the view from here is even more breathtaking. :)
i love you with all my heart.
August 2011
3 posts
my smiling scar
1st ramadhan.
What started out as a normal routine check-up, ended up being something we totally didn’t foresee. We never knew the gender of our baby and although 80% of those around me tell me that I’m carrying a boy, ammar stood his ground and insisted that we’re having a girl. So during the check-up, with ammar, mama and yan all crowding the doctor’s office for ultrasound, baby decided to...
July 2011
1 post
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hey little one,
it’ll be a month or so till i see you; how time flies.
despite the constant leg pains, backaches, and body changes that you hear mummy whine to daddy every night; please know that i never put the censure on you, not even a little!
i’ve been shedding happy tears ever since i knew that i’ll be having you, from the day that i saw your tiny beating heart at the doctor’s office, till...
May 2011
1 post
counting days
..till we see you little one. ♥
credits to abiemok.fotografikr.com
April 2011
3 posts
so in love with a guy
i’m so in love with a guy.
who dragged himself out of bed silently, still sluggish but already on his knees, just so that he could clean a wife’s wound and wrap a fresh roll of bandage on it.
because at this point, the wife’s just useless like that. :(
ps: i just had a small procedure done on my toe. nothing serious, just a little drama on my part.
what's kickin?
last week has been nothing but bliss since i’m finally able to actually feel (for certain!) the baby’s kick but sadly all ammar was able to get was my vague and all-over-the-place description of how each and every kick felt like.
last night as i was about to drift off to sleep i suddenly felt the usual happy thumping from inside so on impulse i took ammar’s hand and lay it on...
March 2011
3 posts
friday blues
we’re almost reaching the end of march, which turned out to be not that great a month after all. ammar had to go for his business trip several times and coming home for 1 or 2 days only to be leaving again, which leaves me all alone in the new house fending for myself. (did i mention that we moved from our old apartment to a new nest?)
the upside of all this is that i get to spend all the...
“i am coming to terms with the fact that loving someone requires a leap of faith,...”
– Sarah Dessen
February 2011
4 posts
the muslim world is clamoring for change and what happened in egypt is, as predicted, the starting point of a huge domino effect spreading across the muslim world.
as of now, libya who has been ruled for over 42 years by a cunning, repressive dictator, is now the witness of a massacre. Protestors are being brutally killed by Gaddafi’s troops, including children.
Let’s not ignore at what’s...
a year ago
so this day has arrive, a little too soon i guess, and it feels just like a couple of months ago that we celebrated our union. it’s so surreal that it’s just been a year, yet somehow… i feel like i’ve known this person all my life.
it’s been a beautiful whole year and i pray for many, many more years with you
just like this.
happy 1st anniversary ♥
praying for...
January 2011
2 posts
the dreaded bug
i’ve recently caught a flu bug from a colleague and am now suffering an itchy throat and stuffy nose. *sigh*
i have to admit that my first experience with pregnancy has so far been a lovely one. my almost nonexistent bouts of morning sickness or cravings puts a huge relief on both me and of course the husband, especially, who has been gearing up for the worst.
but of course having this flu...
السلام عليكم
i hope it’s still not too late to wish everyone a wonderful new year. surprisingly, i still can’t believe that it has arrived so soon. so here’s to a great 2011, hopefully it’ll be filled with bliss and barakah from Allah swt. :)
among the things that i look forward to this year is definitely the much anticipated wedding of my dear brother. gosh, how unbelievable it seems...
December 2010
4 posts
whisk me away
i accompanied a girlfriend for some baby-stuff shopping during the weekend. the pregnant lady has been craving for some macarons a while back, so i took her to this really quaint cafe that sells little baby macarons. it was a bit overwhelming trying to locate the shop but we’d do anything for these little babies…
as you can see, we had two of every flavor. and i was really...
reflection
as i grew up, whatever it is that i want don’t seem to come to me as easily as it used to. nowadays, it would have to come along with a lot of effort and hardship on my part, never-ending tears and dua, endless failures after failures, silently building up hopes and watching them being crushed right before my eyes. and in moments of desperation, the only option left is to just accept what has been...
december
December finally descends itself upon us, and a glimpse of the new year is already peeking through…i don’t know why but December seems to always make me a little bit more melancholic. maybe it’s the rain (as much as i love it) or the gloomy vibe of the weather. i don’t know. i feel like i’m reaching the final chapters of a really good book and that always bums me out. especially since this year...
November 2010
13 posts
my ruffian
the weekend was spent accompanying ammar to a rugby tournament. quite frankly, i’ve just recently learnt of his love for this game after we’re already well into our marriage. it’s a rough sport with equally hard to understand rules and game-terms like maul and scrum and others that sounded equally horrific. and it doesn’t help that i had to sit all day (baked!) under the scorching hot sun...
food
recently, i decided to be a little more conscious about my health so i’ve been watching closely what both hubby and i are putting on our plates. we’ve cut down on our carb intakes and avoided snacks and sugar like the plague. it was a bit difficult getting around to it in the beginning but ammar’s a great sport and once he’s gotten used to the idea…he was the one...
