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Zali & Hawra..
They're the air that I breathe..

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.: Saturday, February 14, 2009 :.


:: My 3 year old baby ::

beautifully you


Happy birthday to you, my one and only Hawra.

I am such a bad mommy, for letting this entry sit in the drafts for, like, almost a week, now.
But I do hope I compensated you by spending much much more quality time with you, even more than usual ;)
And you and I both know that I did not forget the day you turned 3.
You didn't think I'd actually forget, now, did you? ;)
In fact, the whole family decided to go big this year and did a duo birthday makan-makan party in honor of you and Mak Kin's birthday at Tanjung Piai.
Sadly, mommy is just too busy to upload the pictures taken on your big day, what more edit, or even scrap any! Even the LO in this entry pun pakai quickpage! But, I am happy to have snapped a picture of you on your big day, at 01.09pm, the exact time you were born 3 years ago. :)

My darling sayang,
at 3, you are the most sweet tempered, angelic being a mother could ever wish for (well, at least, to me, you really are :).
I mean, you certainly do have your 'drama' moments, but most of the time you are 'fuss-free'.
You are more independent now, save for a few major tasks that need yet to be polished and mastered ;). And also, we are not so lucky yet in the potty department, and quite a number more, but we are nearing there (I hope! hehe)
And throughout these challenges, I will always remind myself, that, yes, the time will come, and that, no, I will not compare you to your peers.
I'll try to be more understanding, I promise you. :)

There are so many things that you can do now, that I am just lost at what to write about your updates. But just so you know, button, I keep everything right here, inside my heart.
Ok, that, and a hardcopy scrapbook where I write about you every now and then..
I mean, you can't really trust this old and rusty brain of mine to store such precious important data, can you? ;)

....
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.
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I still find that wishes are better expressed in malay, I don't know why.
Maybe it's because my english is not as good, but what the heck lah kan...
As long as you understand sudah..lol


sayangku buah hati pengarang jantung,
selamat hari lahir ke-3, sayang.
semoga dirimu sentiasa di dalam rahmat Allah,
membesar dengan akal yang cerdas, badan yang sihat,
dan menceriakan hari-hari kami dengan keletah dan telatahmu.
Kami akan sentiasa mendo'akan yang terbaik buatmu,
dan akan berusaha agar dirimu mendapat apa saja yang terbaik selagi termampu.

I love you, Hawra.
So so much.
More than anyone and anything.



love and kisses,
Mommy.


p.s: hopefully I will get to upload your celebration pictures, along with a few more 'berzaman' ones in the following days. :)



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love as always by zaLin @ 12:25 AM

.: Monday, November 10, 2008 :.


:: To my boyfriend (= ::


Today's the day, sayang.
Wish it was a sunday.
But we had fun yesterday, kan?

Happy 34th, abang.
But you look like 24 la, darling! hehe ;p

Here's to more birthdays to come (=
Bahibbak habibi.
I just can't say it enough.
I love you.

love
Ever thine.
Ever mine.
Ever ours.

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love as always by zaLin @ 11:22 AM

.: Tuesday, September 16, 2008 :.


:: And so the story goes.. ::

My dear husband,

We are officially 8 today.

I had wanted this entry to be full of sweet mushy overflowing streams of love serenades for you, my beloved other half, but decided to just keep it low.
After all, you are my husband, so there are so many other ways for me to say/show you how deep my feelings are for you ;)

And anyway, nothing beats an old fashioned hand-written card, eh?

But for the record, I do love you, sayang.
I love you for who you are...and not because you hensem ok! ;)

Happy 8th anniversary, Abang.
Thank you.
For everything.


Please, Allah. Keep our lovestory alive.
Aameen!

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love as always by zaLin @ 12:50 AM

.: Sunday, August 17, 2008 :.


:: 2 1/2 years old? Wow! ::


*broken record sound*
ANOTHER MONTH GONE, IN A BLINK OF AN EYE.
WHERE HAS THE TIME GONE TO?


I wish for time to just slow down, and let me savor these precious moments with my beloved Hawra.
It seems like she's growing too fast, and that my time with her seems..limited.
Feels like yesterday we blew her 2nd birthday candles.
In a blink of an eye, 6 precious months have gone by us, like a flash. (okay, maybe I'm exaggerating a bit..lol!)

We have bonded, no doubt, both mother and daughter.
You can say that she 'sticks' to me - like glue! :)
She loves me, adores me..probably much more than I love and adore her.
But naah...I think I love her more...hehe!
I just hope all these special feelings between us will remain the same, no matter how kakak-kakak she is going to be in these coming years.
If not, I am going to be heartbroken lor!

Sometimes, when I see her running around, carefree, with her cheeky smile and rosy cheeks..I just had to pause and tell myself. "Yes, she is worth it. She is worth my every sacrifice. She is the reason I keep going on."

Because she truly is the reason for everything I have done and will continue to do.
Because she is my beloved.
And I just can't imagine a day passing by without her by my side.
Simply put, she completes me.


Happy 2 1/2 years old, baby.
It's a tad late, but you and I both know that I did not forget. Right? ;)
I love you, baby. Till my last breath.

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love as always by zaLin @ 12:54 AM

.: Monday, July 14, 2008 :.


:: 29 months... ::


..and she's still my baby.

3 words to describe her.
Manja.
Temperamental.
Princessy.

29 months into our lives, she still never fails to amaze/amuse me.
1st borns have that kind of effect on you, I guess.

I am too lazy to write her monthly progress, because frankly, I've lost track.
What I can say is, that alhamdulillah, she's progressing very well.
Apart from her picky attitude towards food, she is all right.
So far we haven't seen anything that we can describe as 'terrible' from her, except for a few occasional tantrums here and there. But I guess that's just normal for kids her age (I hope?).

Here are my darling's latest pics. Some were taken during our quite recent getaway to Sungkai, Cameron Highlands & Genting.


At the waterfall near Felda (insert name), Sungkai, Perak.


Hot Springs @ Sungkai.


Cameron Highlands.


Pasar malam @ Cameron Highlands.

And our trip to Genting.


We took the cable car.
Care to guess Hawra's reaction? =)











And these are some of my favorite shots of Hawra.
I am sooooo desperately in love with this girl of mine.


At Genting.


She looks so mentel, kan?


The famous crystal mosque @ Trengganu. Taken on February 08.


Posing with her diaper bag.


And her favorite susu-bag.
A very late thanks to you babe! Hawra loves the bag =)
Sorry I took too long to publish the picture of Hawra posing with the bag. (I'm sure you understand why kan? hehe)

To my one and only Hawra,

I hope you understand, that when I raise my voice at you, or 'bab' your feet when you are naughty, that does not mean that I do not love you.
Never think of it that way, baby.
It is because I love you, that I try not to spoil you so much.
Because there is a fine line in between being simply manja and a spoilt brat.
I want you to be manja, not the latter, ok darling? =)

Happy 29th months, my dear Hawra.
I love you, baby, deeply.

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love as always by zaLin @ 12:54 AM

.: Friday, December 14, 2007 :.


:: The Number 2. ::




Now I know I keep repeating the same words over and over again each time the 14th comes, but I have to say it again.

TIME SURE DOES FLY BY.

There, I said it. Shoot me.


Can you believe it?

Today Hawra turns 22 months.

In exactly 2 months from now,

she's going to turn

2 .

As much as I am looking forward to the day, I am also dreading the fact that Hubs may not be able to join us on Hawra's big day. :(

Oh well. Too early to panic, innit?

aaaaanyway.

Alhamdulillah, Hawra is a healthy active toddler.
To date, she has only had flu about 3 times, and fever, erm, 3 times too?
Recently, she had a slight temperature because of teething.

She's quite a fussy eater, like she has always been.
Sometimes she would eat like there's no tomorrow, but sometimes she would simply clamp her mouth shut and refuse to eat anything we feed her.

Her vocab has also expanded, and I don't think I quite remember all the words she now knows. Some of the words that I do remember are: Mommy, Daddy, Mak (Hub's mum), Ma' To' (my mum), A-yah (Hub's Dad), Ka-kak (Kakak), Baby [points to herself :) ], Cat, Dog, Sheep-sheep (her fave soft toy-she adores it so much), lion, hoss (horse), fishie (fish), teddy, bunni (bunny), binky, blankie, shoe, socks, milk, yak (when she make poopoo), shee-shee, car, haa-gis (her huggies diapers), monkey, a-syik (nasi), eat, no, yes, o-kay, uh-oh...

there's quite a number more, but tak ingat ah!

Additional body parts she knows : Head, feet, bum
Me: baby, show me your bum. Hawra : (pats own diapered bum)

Current faves : Hi-5, Sesame Street (thank GOD for youtube) and *gasp* BARNEY!

Loves mirrors, helping me with the laundry (this always makes my heart melt!), playing dress up with me (yes, me. You should see her purse her lips when she sees me applying lipcolor. lol!), pose for the camera, (try to) sing along her fave tunes, and of course, dancing!

Speaking of fave tunes, in addition to the nursery rhymes cd she will ask me to play for her everyday without fail (more than 10x weh!), she has one current favorite song.
One day, we were tuning in to Fly.fm, and Fergie's Big Girls Don't Cry was on air, and she sang along! Well, not the whole song, of course. Just the "Don't Cry" part.
But it sounded more like "Don Kwaaai...don kwaaaiii" Hahahaha!! :)

Am I overdoing it? Too much information eh? :)
...................................................................

Ok, ok..moving on to the pictures :)


With her sheep-sheep.

Posing for the camera.




At Equatorial Bangi.




With Daddy on the merry-go-round.

And finally, the pictures taken on The Eye On Malaysia. Yes, finally I got myself a new charger.


With Kakak Ad, waiting for our turn.


We're almost there!


Me? Hyperventilate? where got?!


Admiring the view from the top.

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Happy 22nd months, darling.
You are exactly who you are.
My love.
My angel.
My baby.

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love as always by zaLin @ 3:11 PM

.: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 :.


:: Beautiful 21 ::





Another month gone, just in a blink of an eye.
You, my darling Hawra, are just 3 months short of hitting the big 2.

Where has the time gone to?
Sigh.

Your baby fats are all gone.
No more chubby cheeks.
No more thunder thighs.
Sigh.

You're no longer a baby :(.

But you will always be my baby.

Happy 21 months, angel.
Please continue whatever it is you do everyday.
Your smile, your laughter, your antics, your silliness, your tantrums..
Just bring it on, I don't mind.
Because you are never too much for me to handle.

Love,
Mummy.

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love as always by zaLin @ 4:49 PM

.: Sunday, September 16, 2007 :.


:: 7. And still going strong. ::


Seems like yesterday...


We turned 7 today.
7 years.
7 great years together.
Even as time flies us by, I am glad that we are still holding strong.

We've been together through thick & thin.
We've been to hell and back.
We've went through the lowest point of our lives together,
and now we're slowly making our way to the top..together.

This one is for you.
My other half.
My significant other.
My lover.
My best friend.

Thank you, Abang, for always being there for me.
For sharing all the laughter.
For sharing my tears.
For being there beside me every night I close my eyes to sleep.



And for that, I love you.
Yes, You.
Only you.

Happy 7th anniversary, Sayang.
Today I cook maqlubah for you ok? hehe


*ya ya, I know I owe you all a post on our latest adventure in SG, but guess that'll have to wait until, erm, tomorrow, perhaps? ;)
I want to be jiwang-karat-nak-mampus today can?! :p


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love as always by zaLin @ 1:09 PM

.: Friday, August 24, 2007 :.


:: 18..and a quick update ::


Cough..cough.. *blows of dust and cobwebs*

Is it just me, or do every SAHMs around the world just lack the time to write a decent entry while coping with house chores and an 18 month toddler who just can't seem to get enough of you?
I have no choice but to do some quick updates in this ungodly hours! Sheesh.

Hawra turned 18 last 14th August.

Like other 18 month old toddlers, she's very good with shape sorters and stackers.
She loves playing ball, blocks. No particular favorite toy yet. She just loves 'em all.
And she has a really special love with books, which is good, I think.

She now knows certain bodyparts like her nose, eyes, ears and belly button.

She is also extremely helpful nowadays. That is, when she's in a good mood lah. :)

Hm...I wonder where has the time gone to. Seems like she's growing up too fast I'm having troubles letting her go. I want her to stay as a baby forever, can? :p

Oh well.

We have been away from home sweet home for the past whole week, from 12th till 19th Aug, to be here. Yup, spent the whole week there with SIL and family who came all the way from JB. SIL had to attend a course from monday to thursday, and BIL & the kids followed suit on wednesday.

Hawra was of course excited to be among her cousins' company. That little girl of mine is really one friendly babe.

On sunday the 12th, we went to fetch SIL at KLIA.

But before that..a couple of quick poses before leaving home.


posing dulu, baru boleh jalan, ok Mumy?


Ok, come and hop on my ride! We can go fetch Mak Kin now!

We reached there sometime after maghrib.

Hawra had so much fun running around, dragging her blankie along, making the cleaners' jobs easier by helping them 'sapu bersih' the floor. :p


Run baby run baby run baby run..

The little girl was in such a good mood to pose for pics..hehe!





Guess who we bumped into while waiting for SIL's flight arrival?



She seemed more interested in Hawra, though. Hawra, on the other hand, looked otherwise. lol! Sorry lah yer aunty Ella ;)


Mumy ni..enter frame pulak!! syuuuhh..syuuuhh!!! :p


What's taking her so looong?


Are you sure you got the ETA right, Mumy?

Turned out the flight was delayed. Pfftttt.

On Monday, we checked in Seri Pacific.


tengah holiday pun baca buku.. Rajinnya anak omak! :)

The days we spent were pretty much the same. Went to KLCC, window shopping.


pantang jumpa kiddy ride, mesti naik. Hmph.

Went to Petrosains. Hawra mengamuk-ed halfway, due to lack of napping. lol!


She didn't seem scared at the sight of this t-rex at all.
In fact, she seemed BORED looking at it. Haha!

But we did spend a whole lotta deal of time at The Mall, as it is just across the street from where we stayed in. I even bought a new hat for her at Baby Poney's boutique.

And we went to IJN a couple of times too, to visit SIL's FIL who just had a bypass.


With Daddy dearest.


So, you like my new hat? :)


Ok, I'm done for now.

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love as always by zaLin @ 1:05 AM

.: Thursday, June 14, 2007 :.


:: Anak Dara Mak ::


Hawra turns 16 months today.
Yay!!


Happy 16 months, honey.
Dah besar anak mak! hehe

We're back from KL Plaza..after spending 2 days with my darling Kak Tika & her family.
It was soooo much fun. It's been quite a few months since my kakak came to KL, so we spent 2 whole days going jalan-jalan the way we used to back when Hawra wasn't around. Luckily the little girl didn't throw that much tantrums (thanks to Abg Olan - lol!)
So Hawra, next time you tunjuk kepala angin, Mumy will send you to Roslan's Army Camp ok.
Better behave yourself hor!

Too bad Hubs couldn't join us that much because of work.
Anyway, he did manage to have dinner with us at Izzi Bukit Bintang.
The cafe is nice. Too bad I didn't have the time to take any pics because I had both my hands full.
The right hand arm cradling a sleeping Hawra, & the left hand feeding myself Linguine.
The Linguine was ok, not that great.
But the Fettucini that Red had was, wow...POWER!!

We said our goodbyes the night after, Hawra being showered with gifts from my sister.
I think she loves that Patrick Star so much, she keeps smooching it.
Haizz...

It was a short get-together, but nevertheless, well spent.
Time sure flies by fast when you're with your loved ones. :(
Oh well, we'll be driving up to SG this saturday, anyway.
I can't wait to see Mum. Miss her so much!

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love as always by zaLin @ 3:16 PM

.: Monday, May 14, 2007 :.


:: Happy 15 months, Hawra! ::



I have absolutely nothing to blog abt today, except for one thing.

My darling Hawra is 15 months as of today.

Wow...time sure flies by fast, huh?

Seems like yesterday she was a small helpless being who spends 3/4 of the time sleeping.

Now she's up & running & always up to some sort of mischief.
Today, she sprinkled a good bottle of talcum powder on my blue carpet.
I swear I left her for a mere minute or two to prepare her lunch.
When I came back to attend to her, there she was, happily dusting the carpet with her talcum powder! Too bad I was charging the batteries, or I would have snapped a few pics of the naughty girl for her Dady!

Did I scold her, shout at her, or smack her puffy butt?
Nah... still waaay too early. She is, after all, still a baby.
tapi kalau dah besar buat gini jugak, siap lah! Tau lah nasib awak!

I am very lucky to always be with her this past year, watching her develop, day by day, witnessing her first crawl, taking her first baby steps, her first smile, her first laugh, her first word..
I witnessed a lot of her 'firsts'.
Not many mums are as lucky as me, I think.


Happy 15 months, my love.
Don't grow up too fast, ok darling?

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love as always by zaLin @ 10:43 PM

.: Saturday, April 14, 2007 :.


:: 14 mos..and going on ::


I am totally NOT happy becos I won't be able to see my KYLE XY anymore.
The season finale came and went a couple of weeks ago.
Ughhh... I am soOooOo used to waiting in anticipation every thursday night laa k.
And now, thursday nights will never be the same again! *sigh*

Goodbye my future son-to-be (or issit, my future son-in-law?? kwakwakwa).
Mumy will miss your big blue eyes sorely. Come back soon on screen hor!


On a brighter note,

My darling Hawra is 14 mos old as of today.

This morning, the both of us celebrated under her blankie.
Too bad the Dady couldn't join us cos he's working today.



I'll buy you blue contact lens as soon as you reach puberty, ok Darling? Heh heh heh

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