18 months adam

he turns 18 months today and this was what he gets for being 18 m.

this one was taken on our way to Az Zahrah Hospital.

poor boy!

my heart sank upon looking at his wound on the day i received call from Kakak Fatin. I  went blank for a second. Beats of my heart stopped and i can feel that my nerves ain't collaborating. I was still dumbstruck in awe.. Adam was still bleeding in awry when hubby picked him up from Kakak Fatin and . the wound were deep. The visible scars on his forehead could tarnished over time but it will be a retaining scar at heart. 

Alhamdullillah he seems to be okay for now. No feverish symptoms, no vomiting or throwing what so ever, and loved food like always. Apart from the bleeding, the rest he seems to be okay. PAED rest assures no further examine needed unless those mentioned persist. Alahamdullillah. I couldn't ask for more. Thank you for the prayers on fb. 

Mommy: Adam, show mama kat mana tett (sakit)?

Adam : *touch forehead* and he'll go to the mirror for a double check his forehead before he nodded yes.

HAPPY 18 MONTHS YOUNG DEAR BOY!

wordless wednesday # 11

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Cafe Barbera

I have not been to the place but yet receive huge number of them outside complementing the place. makes me go gaga..what la so good about the place. So since mom's and brother 1's birthday falls in this month of the rave spread, i decided to drag the whole family for Birthday Luncheon there. Oh did i not tell you? Mom and Brother 1 birth date falls on the same date. Meaning, on Mom's 26th birthday, she had a healthy baby boy as a gift from God. What a bliss? *_*

here's a picture of how it looks like. (taken from their fbpage)

a laid back ambience inside. it has a touch of italian here and there. cozy and welcoming. soothing music breezing.

the parents. who do i take after? *_*

mine. i know, you must be saying, of all the long list exotic fusion they offered, i opt for the classic meatballs spaghetti. very lame laa. i got caught by the inviting pictures they put up on the menu book. taste wise? so so la. my home-made version is more finger licking!

hubby's pick of the day. the instance i wanted to have a spoon, the plate was shining clean already! Only the shells left and placed nicely.

adam's dish. mouthful of chips.

Chunggington by all means, managed to distract this little fella. Thank God! Or else, he'd go throwing spoons and bashing the table surface. Now mommy can devour food heavenly. *_*

basically the food served was OK and not that bad. I would very much recommend for once in a while. Quenched your thirst for once a year. Satisfy my cravings at least.

The Cake cutting session. Happy Birthday Mom and Uncle Ngah. May the coming years blossoms bouquet of happiness. See Adam was not at all paying attention. He was much mesmerized by the balloons outside. Oh, let me zoom a bit on the sinful pavlova there..

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nah... can you see the pounds of FATS it consist of? yeah, i had one spoon of it and that's it. not my cup of tea. too sweet. But i was able to gobbled most of the strawberries thou. 

i said to the cameraman, make sure the captions Cafe Barbera above are not cropped of. 

Mom surely did had a wonderful celebration.

what color?

a once held conversation between a husband and beloved wife


wife: B, raya tahun ni kite theme green color ehhh..x penah lagi kan kite theme green. *grasping hand full excitement*
Husband : Green? color lain lah..
wife: *frowned*  alaa.. merah la macam tu.. ok x? boleh boh bling2 kat baju..
Husband: isshhh... x cantik la color merah.. color purple lahh.. mcm last year, kan cantik je..
wife: B... last year dah purple, takkan this year pun nak purple..nanti tiap2 tahun kite amek gamba baju sama jekkk.. x best lahh. kite amek la shades lain pulak.
Husband: B x kesah tiap2 tahun pun purple..cantikk..B suke.
Wife: sit down in disappointment *eyes rolled BIG to husband* when both still fail miserably upon deciding what color to opt for Raya.. :(

sliding down

kids always fond towards play-area. so does this little fella.

see the excitement on the face?

and this is the way he slides down... omg! i laughed so hard looking at his alternative skill to overcome the fear of falling down. oh boyy! every other kids at the play are were eyeing him. not being reckless, i am well adhere that he did, pretty much able to contemplate. his mind are doing best and came out with this option as solution towards his fear.

abah.. i love you!

i can still vividly remember the day dad becomes the father of the bride..he looked pale prior to the prep perhaps. or was it the nerves that pulls in during the time? i mean, in a circumstance of letting go her ONLY daughter whom he cared for all this long. *wedding are stirring and poignant occasion* but he managed to cast the shadow off by lending us all the genuine smile of him. he once uttered the morning before akad: kaklong, nanti dah jadi isteri orang, kene dengar cakap suami.. dan nanti jangan la lupe abah & mama ni..*banjirrrrrr* imagine he said that at the verge of my akad? i cried my heart out of course! those words are like the cupid arrow that went straight to heart. too deep. i had a moment to myself. but i did not call off the wedding la for sure. *_*
during akad, the instance qadi nodded confirming SAH, legitimate of me becoming someone's wife,  i saw abah shed his tears off.. slowly. i have not seen him in tears for long. too rare. abah's soft spot came into picture. i got soo touched. *banjirrrr again* worst this time. heavy flow indeed. make up's all ruined. Repeatedly i remember the mind was telling me not to cry, but heart just blurted it out.arghh. too sad if i were to write longer.*i cannot be crying in front of the pc for god sake*
abah dear, one thing for sure, thou you may not left behind million dollar money as inheritance, the love i offer is unconditional. nothing beats you! Happy Father's Day. i give you Adam to keep you company :)
You may have thought I didn't see,
Or that I hadn't heard,
Life lessons that you taught to me,
But I got every word.

Perhaps you thought I missed it all,
And that we'd grow apart,
But Dad, I picked up everything,
It's written on my heart.

Without you, Dad, I wouldn't be
The woman I am today;
You built a strong foundation
No one can take away.

I've grown up with your values,
And I'm very glad I did;
So here's to you, dear father,
From your forever grateful daughter.
*source poem from the net :p *

successful people who failed at first

Not everyone who’s on top today got there with success after success. More often than not, those who history best remembers were faced with numerous obstacles that forced them to work harder and show more determination than others. Next time you’re feeling down about your failures in college or in a career, keep these famous people in mind and remind yourself that sometimes failure is just the first step towards success.

Business Gurus
These businessmen and the companies they founded are today known around the world, but as these stories show, their beginnings weren’t always smooth.

1. Henry Ford: While Ford is today known for his innovative assembly line and American-made cars, he wasn’t an instant success. In fact, his early businesses failed and left him broke five time before he founded the successful Ford Motor Company.
2. R. H. Macy: Most people are familiar with this large department store chain, but Macy didn’t always have it easy. Macy started seven failed business before finally hitting big with his store in New York City.
3. F. W. Woolworth: Some may not know this name today, but Woolworth was once one of the biggest names in department stores in the U.S. Before starting his own business, young Woolworth worked at a dry goods store and was not allowed to wait on customers because his boss said he lacked the sense needed to do so.
4. Soichiro Honda: The billion-dollar business that is Honda began with a series of failures and fortunate turns of luck. Honda was turned down by Toyota Motor Corporation for a job after interviewing for a job as an engineer, leaving him jobless for quite some time. He started making scooters of his own at home, and spurred on by his neighbors, finally started his own business.
5. Akio Morita: You may not have heard of Morita but you’ve undoubtedly heard of his company, Sony. Sony’s first product was a rice cooker that unfortunately didn’t cook rice so much as burn it, selling less than 100 units. This first setback didn’t stop Morita and his partners as they pushed forward to create a multi-billion dollar company.
6. Bill Gates: Gates didn’t seem like a shoe-in for success after dropping out of Harvard and starting a failed first business with Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen called Traf-O-Data. While this early idea didn’t work, Gates’ later work did, creating the global empire that is Microsoft.
7. Harland David Sanders: Perhaps better known as Colonel Sanders of Kentucky Fried Chicken fame, Sanders had a hard time selling his chicken at first. In fact, his famous secret chicken recipe was rejected 1,009 times before a restaurant accepted it.
8. Walt Disney: Today Disney rakes in billions from merchandise, movies and theme parks around the world, but Walt Disney himself had a bit of a rough start. He was fired by a newspaper editor because, “he lacked imagination and had no good ideas.” After that, Disney started a number of businesses that didn’t last too long and ended with bankruptcy and failure. He kept plugging along, however, and eventually found a recipe for success that worked.

      Source: addicted to success

Tuesday Thoughts

Make Your Smile Change The World 


- But Don't Let The World Change Your Smile =)

the little rascal

17 months little rascal.. frame of time did not wait for even a glance of seconds.. well, if you guys notice, i have not put up on Adam's, well literally i did, but not much of a milestones of far he had placed himself. everyday without fail, he put a smile on my face, or even sometimes laughed my heart out seeing him.. just seeing him slowly becoming a person himself, his laughs, his tantrums and by all means the character that he's trying to build. i had always been frazzled running from one thing to another, and i must keep reminding myself, attend my priority to Adam. struggle to understand what can make him squeal in delight..

like this for example... :p

By far, he had learned much. such a fiasco.


1. vocab - are in the stage of picking up.. among that he often use were: 
   
    kat = cat
    bird = bird
    jee = tree
    car = car
    isshh = fish
    moo = cow :p
    maaa instead of mama
    owan (i think he shout for owan more than he calls for maaa or tahhh) ohh tahhh is ayah     
    btw :)
    oma = tok mama
    nenek = nenek MIL (excellently)
    coco = his green crocodile
    bed = bread
    baa baa = baa baa black sheep (he'll grab my phone and insisted me baa baa)
    tet = sakit
    hot = hot
    annah = uncle ngah
    cichik = uncle chip
    tetimm = uncle tim (hubby's bro)
    owoh = Allah
    and more and more of his blabbering that i am trying hard to understand. 

2. able to connect on simple instructions.. - he knows when i ask him to sit down, stand up, boom boom (sleep)..last night, i overheard he converse with owan ( i was in the kitchen and they were at the livings)..adam went, "maa maa?"...owan replied to him, "maa kitchen" (pointing to where the kitchen is i suppose) and within a seconds i found him running towards me with a hand full of mango. *cair*

3. insist on spoon feed himself. a real anak melayu, makan spaghetti pakai tangan :) and also gobble the glass to drink on his own, and yeah, not in the sippy cup okay..

4. owoh.... place the sajadah by himself,  stand up while hand twisted firm and then sujud, and repeat again and again. ahh, he's soo good at imitating!

5. a little transgressions..loves the kitchen utensils! tok mama once found her senduk in his yellow car. and two spoons of course. plus an onion. what laa he has in mind at that point of time. cooking in the car i guess.

6. Pulling tantrums - oh boy. restless. i don't remember myself doing that at his age. 

7. sulk again. ayah scolded him.. poor boy. seriously i got so touched seeing him crying/sulk. motherly instinct they say? see his feet? panjang! all 8 pairs of his, none fits him longer. mommy need to purchase a new one.

8. loves talking on the phone. all phone applicable. he'll go gugu gaga and out of a sudden, he laugh! again, pretty sure he imitated owan..

9. he knows car key. in the car, he'll point out to ayah as if teaching ayah how to plug the car key. or sometimes, he'll grab the car key and plug to his scuttle bug or bumblebee yellow car and make this sound vrooom vrooom.. 

10. eats almost everything except for the spicy and herbs rich food. he laid his taste bud on spaghetti and seem to amused by it. his favorite would still be Nasi Ayam and Yakult! i somehow, halt him from chocolates & candies. not until he's 2 and a half at least. he loves McD's fries, and ayah disagree with the idea of having it often. high carb & too oily according to him. so, Adam only gets to have it once in 2 months. :) or 3 sometimes. so far, being 17 months old, he has not show any sign of being picky in his daily food intake and to date, no signs of allergy. but i do notice he continues scratching his butt whenever he munch keropok regularly.. and when i ask why, he'll reply chee (itchy) ..:) so, keropok is not encourage for you young man.

11. Teeth count? Nope. I lost count of the teeth he has so far.

12. Milk? 7 ounce per feeding and 5 times feeding per day. Religiously continue ANMUM 3.

13. A..bey (B)..chee (C)..

Adam dear, i want you to know one thing for sure, that i thank Allah every seconds for you. Little that i know a little rascal like you means a world to me.

the new beginning

instead of the new office, surreal and much to my overwhelmed, am all to endure the new beginning.. will have to bear new desk, a crucial one i must say tackling different issue totally compared to the one in hand. ohh i soo need luck. would you send some? :p thanks.