Perak TRIP—Ipoh mali..Ipoh..Ipoh mali..

We went to Ipoh last Friday, stayed in Lucky Hotel until Sunday afternoon. In two consecutive nights, we had dinner at Restoran Nasi Lemak Ayam Kampung. For a set of 5, with mouth watering meals and dishes plus affordably cheap price ~ who can resist?  I will come again soon..not knowing when, but it’ll be soon..yeahhh ( akibat gelojoh makan, we did not snap any pic. in that restaurant..huhuhu..i regret..truly regret!)

U’ve got no chance to see us in any places of interest as we didn’t visit to any of it! Time limited! We were actually accompanying Tok Mummy and Tok Daddy to Perayaan Hari Koperasi Malaysia. Not going to any of best places  that we were supposed to, so all pictures were about us, us, and Sophie….hehehheh

Hj Ardan (relative), Tok Daddy, Babah,Sophie, Tok Mummy and mama
FAMA market
at Ipoh Stadum
in front hotel room
ready to back pack – home

Sophie’s circumcision: PART 2:the process was not hurting!!

Thanks for reading my blog. I got a comment from this person, accusing me as a bad mother because of Sophie’s circumcision. To Totoro and all readers, please note that circumcision in Islam is to“cut off only the foreskin (outer fold of skin over the clitoris; the prepuce) and not deeply to the clitoris itself”. Most Muslims perform this sunnah, and  yes we are living healthily and very sexually-well- function. If you wish to get more information about circumcision in Islam,  don’t just waste your GOOGLE…use it to the fullest please!

Now, I wish to continue the circumcision story. Remember in last entry she had floral bath? Yes, after that Sophie and Aira were dressed beautifully like princesses wannabe…Sophie wore a lace-modern-baju-kurung and Aira in pink gown. The theme was pinky chick just right for our both beautiful babies.

the pelamin

the pelamin and buaian

Mama and Kak Weng (my sis in law) decorated a Pelamin (a low-decorated-stage where I could sit while holding Sophie during the circumcision) for Sophie and a Buaian (a cradle where they put Aira in and recites prayer and selawat while swinging her cradle slowly). I remember doing the same cradle for Sophie when she was 1 month old (for her Aqiqah and Hair Cut ceremony) . So all nite long, me and Kak Weng arranged those garlands. We also prepared two bouquets of bunga telur arranged in proper vases and also goodies packs wrapped in small-pink-boxes. Sophie was  refused to sleep and acted like she was busier than us- moving around, took some of the equipments away from original places and other ultra naughty feats.

As she had a very late sleep, on the next day she slept right after the floral bath until the point to circumcise her. The event started with Aira’s hair cut ceremony since her Aqiqah was done one day earlier.  Aqiqah is a sunnah associated with child birth; the word in Arabic means sacrifice; for the sunnah involves sacrificing a goat or lamb and donating the meat in charity or making a feast to feed the poor and friends. Through this ritual we express thanks to Allah for His most wonderful gift of a new born; it also an opportunity to share the joy with fellow humans just as it accords an opportunity to empathize with the poor and needy and share God’s gifts with them. Hair cut (or shave) is included in this sunnah.

Selawat and Quran recital

Aira in cradle

After Aira’s part ended, the time came to circumcise Sophie. I sat on the pelamin and cuddled my sleeping beauty baby. To make sure Sophie not moving during the process, old peoples (which most of them were my husband relatives) were asked to hold her tightly at the same time as I hugged Sophie. A person that responsible to perform the procedure is usually known as Mak Bidan who is also a village nurse that helped women to deliver baby.

Mama holding Sophie

Sophie was aroused when the old relatives hold her tightly. That totally made her staggered and cried out loud! Mak Bidan used little shredded turmeric on wet cotton and a very sharp knife. I was very dare to look how it would be, and surprisingly; it was a very short moment- like in a glance. No bleeding at all! Mak Bidan said, the feeling just similar to: “ants bite”. Oh really? I had previously imagined a circumcision would be terribly hurt but seeing Sophie cried in a very short moment, perhaps the process not really hurting!

After the process.. See it’s not hurting!

Alhamdulliah, everything had run smoothly. Although she had cranky mood throughout the event (as a result of not enough sleep) but she still scuttled (hey teacher, is this correct? (puke, wekkk)) here and there after the occasion.

Sophie and ibu (kak weng)

A little updates here, our Sophie could stand when she was 7 mos and began to walk at 9 mos 3 weeks. She was 10 mos, at the time she was circumcised. Nowadays, she can walk and run very fast making me and hubby extra tired to catch her.

I’ll be updating more stories soon. Gracias.

Us!

Happy Mother’s day mama..10 May 2009!

Happy Mother’s day mama..10 May 2009! These pictures were taken when we were celebrating mother’s day at Wondermilk, Uptown Damansara. Babah made a surprise that he brought us there, to find some car’s spare parts at first, and I started to tongue-tied , a sign of showing my displeasure. It was happened that he suddenly cornered our way to Wondermilk bakery shop aka restaurant (can call) !

Hehe..only 4 cuppy cakes we could afford, but still every cup was so meaningful to me! Thanks babah and Sophie for making mama’s life greater and feel be loved! I love u so much!

~snap 1~
No song for mama’s day!
Mama Loves SophieBabah,Sophie and Mama Wondermilk cup cakes.RM 4.50 each!

Mama, Babah and the Burger Queen…

Babah, Sophie and mama

We were having burger in Burger King, Mid Valley megamall on one fine weekend.  Sophie sat in a booster, and tried to eat by herself like others do. We spent time together after such long time not making footsteps in Mid Valley. It was very hard to put her in a stroller as she prefers us to cuddle her up so that she could view the surroundings.

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Sophie and her bestie companion

Babah, help me to order.. I want a Choco pie..

So longggg waiting..I’m hungry ouhhh

now, i am the Queen..Burger Queen…heeeeeeee

Yummy!

Erkkk..full already!Alhamdulillah..

Teaching our Baby about Environment and Nature

It’s indeed our plan to bring Sophie touring around greenish environment and finally we went to TTDI Park last 2 weeks for the mission. Sophie was really excited looking at many people around and she got chance to watch wild monkeys, pigeons and tortoises. She clung to our hands so that she could walk, and she could! (but slowly !)

See the pictures of our Green Day sight see

Babah and Sophie – she was looking at a group of monkeys

pigeons

tired..zzz?

Trying to walk..but like an acting

Looking at mama..down there tortoises and fishes

Finally she was extremely thirst.. milk in the bottle

Tortoises and Monkeys..please click to enlarge the pictures

Babah said he has another plan for us soon, where and when? Surprise..!!

Las Carretas – Babah’s ex-Colleagues Reunion

Have you ever dine in Las Caretas? If no, please go. The crews are so nice and the foods taste good. This place would be a paradise for foodie amigos. Yareba~Yareba!

Las Carretas is a Mexican restaurant and has several branches in Klang Valley area. We never had Mexican food before, so that was a good time for us to taste other country dishes. Thus, last Saturday night (during the Earth Hour time); we went there for a gathering with Babah’s ex-colleagues (IBM) after spending the whole day time at Sg. Wang. (Amenda kitaorg buat kat Sg wang? Just window shopping je and shopping sket-sket hehehe).

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Baby allowed onboard! ~ A non smoken area

Mama had Fillet De Pescado and orange juice with less ice and sugar (diet?!!)

Babah not really into Mexican food and thus he ordered Las Carretas Wings and Vanilla Milkshake (ermm, 8 pieces of Drumstick cost RM 18, better mama buy two pack of Ayamas Drumstick..heheh)

Gedikz sessions (mama with ex secondary and mrsm and kmm and upm friend, hehehe, tanchu aku gi mane-mane ko mesti wujud dlm hidupku..huhu)

The tiring  baby

Lovey couple (Mama and Babah)

The Mexican song ~ Guan Tanamera ~ musicians , eh no Sombreros? ~ Err Babah caught in the mid

The gathering~ ring

Does Las Carretas meaning is ‘The Cars’ (kereta-kereta)? As I saw so many Mexican and American cars’ plates hanged on the wall. Heheheh

Making Photos Essential: Sophie’s Snapshoot Session (Part 1)

The cliché is true: Babies grow up so fast! And I keep on repeating these words almost every single day. We still can’t believe that Sophie is growing taller and bigger every passing day. Each single moment we’ve shared is not repeatable, we know this for sure! And consequently, we have taken so many photos of her actions ~ making photos essential~ hence all special moments are well captured and could be seen visibly in future. Sophie is camera friendly and loves looking at it. We arranged her a snap-shoot session and that were us happened to be the professional photographers wannabe  hihi ;p.

Theme: Multiactions~ photogenic (part 1)
Date: 15 February 2009
Venue: Damansara ..A*****ee
Photographers: Mama, babah
Model un~released: Marsya Sophie Irdina, 5 mos 3 weeks 

 

 

 

 She can’t stand for now, but we made her stood up.heheh..;p.Viva Sophie..

Swimming on one blissful week~end

Yesterday, we went to Ar***ee Condo, situated in D******a Da*** ~ a house of a friend of my sis in law from US (Jake). We went there for a visit but with a hidden desired motive ~ mandi swimming pool and Jacuzzi. We decided to having fun in a water theme park at first, but thinking twice, malas nk menempuh ke”jem”an. Hehe So pity that our living apartment doesn’t have a swimming pool…Babah, please carik umah yang ade pool..bley?..wink wink..

Mama becomes obsessed swimming lately because the whole 2008, mama never swim for a reason that “Sophie~was~in~ my~ bellywomb”. Di zaman mude mudi, mama swam like almost every weekend (sebab itulah my body maintain vogue ..kuhehehe..). But now, seeing as my skin-fat moving horizontally, belly wrenching wider-sidled, every body parts is like a blowing balloon (oh aku sangat gemok sekarang ini..(T_T) ), the sportive keen has coming back!

Not in good mood!

The scene began with us wearing shirt and shorts while Sophie with her swimming suit (second time wore). Because we went there so early, Sophie was still sleepy; she slept all the way to Ar***ee, all the way to Jake’s house, n all the way to swimming pool! Thus, when she woke up, having to see herself in the water, she turned out moody and making fuss. We brought together with Miss Barbie boat, but as long as she was in chaotic mood, she wasn’t care floating on the boat! Only about 30 minutes later, she was ok! Ohh, the persuading job was sturdy and yet so tiring!

hurrraaahh time!

Sophie loves Barbie boat!!

After being in the pool for almost 1 hour, we went to Jake’s house again~ we need rest! That weekend was slightly different from our usual weekend routine ~ walking- around shopping- mall. So give Sophie a new experience, babah got fun and for mama, a body contour exercise. Hehehe

A Love Poetry

especially dedicated to our little princess

You’re a little bit of sunshine
You are the smile to light our days
You have stolen our hearts and keep right
With your warm endearing ways
You are our precious little daughter
With a sweetness from above
Who fill our years with laughter
And our lives with lots of love

New Year 2009 celebration ~ Faces of 2008 to anew 2009

31st December 2008, we took few pictures about 2 hours before the year changing. Thereafter, we went out to a street walk (too crowded along the roadside) bringing Sophie to watch the fireworks bombard at The Curve. Then, we headed to a nearby restaurant for some western foods and beverages as a mission to quench parched throats and drumming stomachs. Hoho..What is my new resolution? No I don’t have any as usual.. ;p

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