2015 Recap

Assalammualaikum dan hai~

Sedihnya, tahun ni bilangan post boleh dikira dengan jari. Jadi, kita buat konsep recap lah ye.

We celebrated our 3rd wedding anniversary at the hospital ^.^''

Tahun ni tak ada overseas trip, tapi syukur, masih mampu pergi vacation juga. We went to Langkawi in January.

Been blessed with a niece - ignore my just-returned-from-work look. Congrats to my brother, Amar and my SIL, Nana :*

Went to Port Dickson for a small get-together with the in laws. We rented my company's bungalow.

We attended Zain's Sports Day (his first!). He was moody, mencebik sepanjang program.

Work - we have a new manager which I'm so thankful for. I like working with her very much.

We found out that we're expecting some time during Ramadhan :D

Celebrated Syawal at KL this year. Thankfully, my morning sickness was not so bad during the first day of Syawal, kalau tak rugiiiii, haha.

We threw Zain two birthday parties - one at his taska, and another at our apartment.

Attended Zain's first year-end concert. Again, he was moody all the way through his performance =.=;;

My car broke down. Kena overhaul, tahun depan baru siap T.T.

So that's about it. I'm feeling optimistic for 2016 and kept making doa that Allah will ease 2016 for us. Like my dad always reminds me - "Bersangka baiklah pada Allah".

Oh! How I Miss Writing!

Assalammualaikum dan hai~

Habuk dekat blog ni bukan tahap inci dah..mahunya sekaki. Busy kononnya. Biasalah...kerja di office menimbun-nimbun. Balik rumah penat, family time lagi. I've hardly spend time n my creative outlets - no sewing, no blog writing, let alone reading a book. Adinda pun terabai sendu. Until recently, prepping for Zain's birthday small get-together, bolehlah berkraf tangan. Lepas tu sakit pinggang, LOL.

I have tons to share, but time is a scarce resource for me nowadays...but isn't it so for everyone else as well?

Marilah menyeru semangat mengupdate blog untuk tatapan anak masa hadapan.

Life's Little Reminders

Assalammualaikum and hi all!

I'm going to acknowledge the fact that I have been ignoring this blog for the longest time, but who cares? LOL. You know, I'm busy with this thing called life. Priorities, people! But I love writing, so here I am. Just needed a break from the hectic-ness of it all and reflect on myself.

The other day I went to the business office lots nearby my house to get something ordered for Adinda. When I return back to my car, I sat in front of the steering wheel, cooling myself under the gushing air from the A/C turned on at full blast. Then I saw this gentleman...he was carrying a stack of cardboard boxes on top of his head. He went to one trash bin to the other looking for more boxes, I would assume, to be sent to the recycling centre, and earn himself some money.

It's easy to pity him.

But I believe, more importantly, when we saw this kind of situation, remember it's Allah's little reminders to look back on all the blessings that we have been bestowed upon. How lucky am I that I get to sit in a car in stead of scavenging for boxes under the scorching sun? Or how lucky am I to even own a car? Or how lucky am I to have a stable job (I have to say a good one that pays well)? The list goes on...

I believe that if we have to compare our life with others, compare to those who is less fortunate as opposed to those who seems to have a better life. We may not know amidst all the things appears better when we look at others, they are facing Allah's tests in some other way. Even wealth can be a test.

I am guilty of whining an awful lot about my job recently. So I am thankful to be sent these little reminders every now and then. So let us be more thankful for the things that we have.

It is not my intention for this post to be "tunjuk baik", just sharing my thought ;)

I'm *That* Type of Person

Assalammualaikum dan hai~

My morning alarm setting

Dulu pernah terbaca pasal post ni kat 9Gag. Yang sorang poster ni post screenshot alarm dia. Alarm bangun pagi dia adalah dalam 5-6 alarm. That was a long time ago. But yesterday, I happened to open my alarm settings. I realised, I'm that type of person too!

Haha!

Ni belum campur terjaga sebab alarm husband pulak. I'm  actually a light sleeper, but when I woke up at 4.30 in the morning, the thought that I have another an hour and a half of sleep is comforting. 

A Quickie

Assalammualaikum dan hai~

Rindu nak membebel kat belog. Busy sangat sekarang ni. Kat office report menimbun-nimbun. Kat rumah pun busy, pastu bulan puasa tidur awal sikit, jadi masa nak buat kerja-kerja rumah tu limited. Nak jahit baju raya lagi, lol. So update sikit kat sini, buat lepas gian.

Work
My role was expanded effective 1st July. Takda angin-takda ribut, tiba-tiba je bos panggil on the 1st July itself, bagi tahu pasal ni. Ceritanya, manager yang sepatutnya buat kerja tu, tender resignation, then tiba-tiba, nama Rilla yang diusulkan. Tapi jangan salah anggap, bukan promotion. Lateral transfer je. This will be my first time leading a team. Totally a new area for me, so I need to catch up fast. Semoga dipermudahkan, aamiin.

Zain
Dah makin bertambah vocab dia. Tapi masih belum pandai sebut "bonda" T.T. So far vocab dia:
Ayah = Ayah / dukung
Kaa = Cat
Air = Air
Gol = Bola / bola sepak
Bey bey = Baby

Ada lagi..tapi lupa. Cikgu taska cakap dah pandai sebut "teacher". Rilla dan Kanda suka sangat dengar dia membebel guna bahasa dia, comel je. Been trying to sleep-training him for 2 weeks now. So far, we can see a bit of improvement. He still wakes up in the middle of the night, but no nursing. Selalu dia merengek sekejap, pastu tidur balik. Tapi semalam dia tak bangun pun. Harapnya berterusan. So tahun ni bersahur aman sikit. Tahun lepas dia pun bangun sahur jugak. Cuma tahun ni, kadang-kadang masih berbuka atas katil sebab melayan dia nak bergayut.

Business
Doux pause sekejap, tapi still ambil custom order. Yelah, sekarang kan orang tengah busy prepare raya, so nanti lepas raya baru sambung balik. Sekarang curi-curi masa jahit baju untuk ABR. I have so many ideas for ABR, tapi ada kekangan dari segi masa dan modal. Hopefully Allah will easy my way. Teringin nak produce banyak design untuk ABR.

Raya Prep
Baju-baju melayu, Kanda dah settlekan. Tahun ni gelabah sikit sebab kitorang dah hantar kain dekat tailor kitorang bulan 4 hari tu. Lepas tu dekat-dekat puasa, dia accident, patah tangan. Baju kitorang pulak tak jahit lagi. Sudahnya Kanda kena source tailor lain untuk baju melayu. Baju Rilla memang tak ada lah tailor nak terima tempahan dah waktu tu. So Rilla jahit sendiri je. Baru lepas hantar jahit tepi, belum cantum lagi. Baju Zain dah start beli sikit-sikit sebelum puasa lagi. Beli sehelai-sehelai bila ada sale. Yang tak settle lagi, mungkin t-shirt tambahan untuk Zain. Handbag raya dah ada, order online je. Kasut raya tengah fikir nak beli ke tak. But I kinda need a pair of heels for work to replace my old one ;D Kanda, gi shopping jom? Duit raya tak tukar kat bank disebabkan setiap bulan memang Rilla asingkan note RM1 sebagai simpanan. Cuma note lama lah. Nanti pilih yang lawa-lawa je buat masuk sampul.

Sekarang ni masalah Rilla adalah tenaga. Been feeling awfully tired these past few months. Lagi-lagi time puasa ni. Sampai rumah, sambil bagi Zain susu, Rilla pun tidur sekali. Tak senonoh betul. Tapi memang mata berat. Mungkin patut ambil supplement. Cuma Rilla agak skeptical, betul ke supplement tambah tenaga? Sebab sebelum ni ambil supplement macam tak ada perubahan pun.

So that's it, my random write for today. Have a great weekend everyone!