hey hey

I'm blogging through my phone. How cool is that! I'm at my grandparents at the moment. We had lunch here, we as in maya n moi, faliq's not around again this weekend. He flies most weekends. Oh well...

We're gonna have dinner here but not gonna sleep here. Zafirah's sleeping over tonight. Yeay! Sleepover.

ok, imma try to upload a pic through my phone. Sorry, i'm a lil jakun :)))

Chai-World

Woke up this morning feeling tired but GLAD that it’s FRIDAY!!!!
I couldn’t wait for my day at work to end already so I can be with my baby girl all weekend and have a goooooooooooood time til Monday comes back. So what I worked only two days this week, we can never get enough of holidays.

Why is it a 2 days work week for me?
I was on leave.
And what did I do?
We went to ISTANBUL!!!

Ohhhhhhh yes, we were in Istanbul for 3 ½ days. It’s Fall there and it was a lovely change of weather for the three of us. I’ll post some pictures up soon.
I think we all must go there at least once in our lifetime. Istanbul is beautiful. I love the layout of that city from its architecture to fashion. They have many old, REALLY old buildings around unlike Malaysia (they seem to demolish everything from the pass and build skyliners here). It’s quite affordable there too. However, we didn’t do any major shopping because the Grand Bazaar (Istanbul’s shopping haven) was closed due to Hari Raya Haji. Maya and I were lucky since we had our own personnel guide FOC aka Faliq. We went to the Blue Mosque, AyaSofya (well we took a pic in front of it, the queue was too long to get in :p), Topkapi Palace, Taksim (reminds me of NYC), and Bosphorus Cruise (we went to a place called I-can't-remember-&-I'm-too-lazy-to-find-it-out and we climbed up a hill to a castle overlooking the BLACK SEA!). It was a short stay but it was just nice to fully appreciate the beauty of Istanbul. We might go back to Turkiye and explore other places.

Thanks Allah Almighty for this wonderful vacation!

P.S: Faliq couldn't have enough of Chai (Turkey's tea) in Turkiye

Baby Belly

Why is it when I see pregnant ladies, they make me want another one pronto?!??!
I enjoyed the baby kicks and the aura I gleamed despite the annoying BIG FOOT and Hulk-like fingers. Oh, NEVER to forget, Ogre-like nose too.
Even though I ended up looking like a marshmallow, I LOVED every milli-second of it.
However, when I recently visited my friend who just had a baby, I CRINGED!
How can I forget about the excruciating pain of childbirth?!!?!
I had one just six months ago and I completely (not entirely :p) forgotten about that.
Maya’s not going to have a baby sister/brother anytime soon for sure. She will have plenty of coming-soon-baby cousins to bully.

Congrats to the newly proud parents of Humairah!

Sadness

This is what I saw today when I had my hair all pulled back.



OMG, Is that a BALD SPOT I see??!!?!?!?!

Girls & Shoes = INSEPARABLE

Since I’ve become a mother, I’ve abandoned my killer heels.
~I’m sorry babies, mommy miss you too~
Only on rare occasions I’ll strut ‘em heels.
It’s hard to balance on a 3-incher when you have a baby who sometimes prefer to be carried rather than pushed in a stroller. I’m not complaining but if I plan to be in crutches anytime soon, I’ll definitely start parading in them religiously.
It’s hard to say NO to that OMG-fabulous-strappy-platform-heels whenever I’m in a shoe store BUT I have become a “champion” at turning them down. Even though I am a self proclaimed “champion”, believe me, I still find it difficult to just walk away. *sigh*
However, thank god there are plenty of GORGEOUS flats/sandals out there for us ladies. We can still look goo goo GAGA in flats ya know. *me thinks*
Flats come in different colors and designs that cater to any style we’re rocking. Flats are versatile too; I can wear them to the office and a night out later. It’s ok to “invest” in flats because we all know that we will end up wearing flats more than heels. Therefore, it’s worth every penny when you splurge on that “must have” Tod’s flats. :p

Btw, this is what I wore on my wedding day & I'm glad I did.



This post does not mean that I will never ever buy heels.



I’m not a woman without my heels. :)

SPANX you!

Have you heard about Spanx?
If you haven't... WHAT??!?!??!?!
Where have you been WUUU MAN??!!?

Well, I can't blame you. We don't have it here in Malaysia. Boooooo
However, Spanx is uber famous in America. I love LOVE Spanx. It's every girl's bff. Doesn't mater if you are a size 0 or 16, you must own one. If you're going to a country that sells Spanx or you know anyone who is going there, you should ask them a favor to get you one. I don't use corsets anymore since I managed to grab mine just days before my wedding.
Spanx has different kinds. Check out what they have and see what suits you best. The one that I have is as shown in the pic. I used this when I was in my confinement and it works and feels way better than the too-much-fabric bengkung.
Spanx smooths out everything! Therefore, there's no need to think twice when you want to put on that stocking-like dress in broad daylight.

NO MORE pantylines, NO MORE muffin top, NO MORE lumpa-lumpa-lumpy(visible cellulites).

Why am I promoting Spanx for free? Because I want to share this with you.

Te Quiero Spanx!

OMG I Can Still Cook??!!?!

I'm bad. I've "quit" cooking since I moved to Malaysia. I'm spoiled by all the wonderful cooks they have here, from family members to warongs. I cook only on special occasion IF I feel like it. So far, I've cooked two weekends in a row. I made Creamy Pesto Chicken Pasta for Halloween and I made some stir fry beef (which was quite salty) with rice tonight.


Chix Pesto

I got home from KLCC around 6-ish and I was trying to figure out what to eat for dinner tonight.
What the heck, why not cook!
My cousin Fiza came over and took a gorgeous, yeah right, pic of me self cooking away in the kitchen while Maya was all alone in her crib. :)





Nyom Nyom Nyom *BURP*

After dinner, chit chatted with Fiza while I helped her with her makeup for a party she's going to tonight.
I miss those late nights......
*sigh*


Skye '09 with Aza, Danielle, Liz

Maybe someday, for the fun of it.

Well to be honest, I do miss it but not much to get me out of the house now. I just love staying in with my daughter :)))


Deepavali 2010