So Close Yet So Far

We found this dining table at FD. We were so excited after having a hunt for the item for the past few weeks. It is a square table for 8 person and can be converted into table for 6 people. The heartbreaking statement from the salesperson is ..."Abang... ini meja sudah direserve oleh satu customer. Ini last stock dalam ini promotion. Kalau abang mau beli baru punya stock, harga dia lagi mahai RM1K lebih......".

Ariff Menuju Puncak

It looks like a tradition for the kids to learn climbing up the stairs before they can actually walk independently.

Teruna dan Gadis Desa

This photo brings us to the childhood memories. Main tepi sawah, mandi sungai, mengaji Al Quran yadda yadda yadda.... well...things will never be the same.

"Sek sek sek....Tom tom tom....Air pasang dalam surut pukul lima...."

Aqiqah ~ Muhammad Ariff

Date : 2nd Day of Eidul Adha
Venue : Alor Setar

The Goats

The Sister and The Cousin

The Subject Matter

Calsi-Yum Day

Sharing the Calsi-Yum with little Ariff hoping the lil bro will grow and walk faster than her.

Adlina Had Her Tooth Filing

Adlina has some sort of enamel defect on one of her front teeth. The tooth has kind of discolorations problem at the beginning but later developed a serious decay problem. The dentist informed that the problem was actually developed before she was born. We have introduced her to Umi's favourite dentist since last year. Only on her fourth visit we decided to treat her problem since she chipped the tooth slightly few days ago. Alhamdulillah... she just follow the dentist's instruction and nodded her head whenever the dentist asked her to open her mouth widely.

Ariff's 1st Birthday

This photo was taken when he woke up on his birthday !

And these are for his nursery mates !

Progress Report : Part 1

Table Top : Installed
Pagar : One side completed... the other side is 50% completed
Kitchen Cabinet : Pending Installation
Wardrobe : Pending final 3D design
Grille : Ordered
Awning : Ordered

.... Home Sweet Home is on the way.....

Trimme Day

We have been observing Ariff's hair for quite sometime hoping that the hair will grow like his sister. We have been applying the same hair lotion/oil that we used on Adlina but the result is still not convincing. So, we decided to trim his hair to even them out. Adlina also tumpang sekaki.

My new look

Creative Thinking

Adlina : Ayah...Umi... Adlina buat pokok.... (while pointing to her duplo....)

Ayah & Umi took few secs to analyse...mmm.... ada la bentuk pokok....

Model Cilik

"Mak Ngah....pinjam sepek..." Adlina really admires sepek Mak Ngah. She has also learned on how to snap her photo herself using Ayah's hp. Mana belajar ni ?

Ariff and His Walking Lesson

We observe that Ariff has started to walk with support since few months ago. It is now a matter of adding a lil bit of confidence level on him.

Aura Mak Ngah

London

Photo ciloked from Mak Ngah's FB

Setiawangsa

Ariff...From Different Point of View

Ariff has a totally different character in comparison with Adlina. Ariff likes quiet place, doesn't sleep while we are travelling or shopping, sensitive but doesn't give much trouble. And Alhamdulillah...Ariff jarang sakit. Mengikut teori konspirasi Mak Ngah, it is a common character for 2nd child....mmm... let's do some thesis on child development and create a null hyphothesis that parenting skills do affect child's development.

We (?) Have a New Toy

There are no 'we', 'us' and 'ours' in Adlina's dictionary and vocabulary. She really needs to improve on those BIG concept.

Note : Thanks to Mak Ngah for sponsoring the toy.

Apabila Adlina Bersuara....

Monday's morning
Ayah : Adlina...wake up...dah lambat ke sekolah
Adlina : (while rubbing her eyes).... Ayah...nak cuti
Ayah : What ?????

Last Night
Ayah : Mana Wan ?
Adlina : Wan pergi London. Makcik naik keretapi pergi Cardiff (2-in-1 answer but still not related to each other)

Weekend
Ayah : Adlina....kita nak ke mana hari ni ? (Hoping a +ve answer to go somewhere...)
Adlina : Kita tak pergi mana....kita duduk rumah saja lah.....
Ayah : Huh !

We Are One-Step Closer to A New Place

Before After

Salam Aidilfitri

Salam Aidilfitri dan maaf zahir dan batin dari Shahrizan, Husna, Adlina dan Muhammad Ariff.

Dari Setiawangsa ke London and Cardiff

It was a very last minute decision making we have ever done. Umi's application to present her paper at Cardiff was finally approved despite there were restrictions to travel abroad due to H1N1.

Immigration Counter @ KLIA
Ariff's 1st time travelling on the plane

Adlina's meal


Ariff in bassinet

Waiting for Heathrow Express train

Our hotel room...Holiday Villa London

Our sahur...nasi goreng kampung

Gearing up for 1st day outing

In front of hotel

In the bus with Mak Cik

Buckingham Palace

Looking for Mr Bean

St James Park

The Guard

Big Ben

Parliament House

Thames River and London's Eye

Tralfagar Square

Harrods

Royal Albert Hall

Sekolah Mak Ngah...Imperial College of London

Hyde Park

Red Buses

Waiting for Red Bus @ Oxford Street

Our buka puasa meal...yummy

Paddington Station...on the way to Cardiff

Wales Millenieum Centre where Umi presented her paper

Sekolah Mak Cik....Cardiff University

Rumah Mak Cik

Mak Cik and Anak Menakan

Shopping at Bidgend Designer Outlets

Heathrow...dah nak balik dah

Alhamdulillah...we finally completed our 7 days trip to London and Cardiff and reached KLIA a day before Raya.