parents oh parents~

innalillah...

after having to go through such plight, is it fair for us to say to his family "lesson learned, housewife is the best job for a mom.. muhasabah diri for your family and everyone else.. "? 

encouraging huh?

i've been reading alot of similar statements written by dear parents, reminding people about THE SOLUTION - a mother should be a housewife, full stop.

honestly, it's their right to say what they thought right though.. in fact it's applicable to anyone..

but.. is it fair to judge other parents by not having to be in their shoes? 

dear parents, accept the fact, we are not living in an ideal world.

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question...

No doubt the best educators for our kids are none other than the parents.. but do all parents know what best for their kids? 

jeng keng jeng...

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ramai jer anak2 berjaya having working parents and banyak jer remaja bermasalah from family with their mom as suri rumah.. to be fair, and vice versa..

Even so, berjaya or not, is subjective =)

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"suri rumah vs ibu yang menjadi cikgu", who can guarantee one is better than the other pada pandangan Ya Rabb? 

Allah itu maha adil, berat or ringan sesuatu pahala is for Him to decide..

and who can predict whose kid will do better in life?

as parents, unless you're completely retarded dan patut kene flush dalam toilet, siapa yang tak nak tgk anak berjaya dan berguna kepada agama, bangsa dan negara kan.. cewahh~

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some people had to put loads of effort utk melihat anak berjaya, but there are still some lucky parents yang tak perlu bersusah payah, dapat anak taat, pandai and with good future (macam hit jackpot gittew~ heip, berjudi itu haram ya).. hoho

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what about all these misfortunate cases - budak being ill treated kat taska, maid dera suruh togok sustagen sampai pitam,  etc? 

Rezeki dan ujian Allah datang dalam pelbagai bentuk.. bersyukurlah that we are not being tested to such..

even with both parents at home, despite all the safety measures taken, things can still go really wrong.. even infront of our very eyes..

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what about housewife with 1 kid vs housewife with 3 kids.. will the prior be of better care than the later? **wink wink..

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We (my wife and I) do believe that there's no absolute solution to parenting.. 

when we first took up this job as parents, we do realise that it's a non-linear-life-learning curve for us.. 

at the end of the day, we, parents to our kids will dictate what best for them.. we do make mistakes at times but we always reminded ourselves, as long as we learned and move forward, in sya Allah we'll be better.. 

indeed..

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my take:

whether you decided to be a housewife, or a working mom, have faith in what you do.. don't let perceptions interfere your good effort in bringing up your own children, your own way.. it's not going to be easy, there'll be stumble and falls.. we just need to get up and be cautious not to fall on the same humps.. 

but remember, we propose but Allah's The One who dispose..

kami mendoakan semoga Allah memberkati all the good things all parents do untuk membesarkan anak2 mereka

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kepada en. Norman sekeluarga, takziah dan banyakkan bersabar..

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last but not least, we like to believe that there is no such thing as THE ULTIMATE SOLUTION =)

happy parenting!! cheers!

motip membesar bagaikan johan??

bila mommy dlm jamban:

• Adriana: "where are you mommy??" **sambil ketuk pintu toilet

whenever she sees kids and come near them:

• Adriana: "hye friend!" sambil hulur tangan nak sentuh friend..

pastu bila mommy tanya "Adriana, where's phone??'' terus dia jawab

• Adriana: "WHERE ARE YOU PHONE??" sambil blakon tgh cari fon, padahal dia baru main or she's hiding it behind her back.. teasing mommy..

kalau tgh menyusu, tetiba mommy tanya:

• Mommy: "do u want donut?"
• Adriana: "bye bye tsu tsu (susu)!" terus tutup baju mommy.. hahahha

and kalau nak umpan dia kluar toilet:

• Mommy: "adriana, do you want biscuit?"
• Adriana: " bye bye toy!!" sambil letak balik wat ever toy yg dia main

Bila main2 pastu terkena mommy:

• Mommy: "aw, hurt~" **sambil buat2 nanges
• Adriana: "sorry mommy" .. tapi kalau masa tuh dia tgh merengek or menanges, sorry tetap say sorry tapi sambil nanges.. hahahaha 

bila nak tido and log off FaceTime:

• Adriana: "nite nite, see ya!!"

When she's doing forbidden things (contoh: tabur bedak mcm tinkerbell tabur sparkle, tenyeh lipstik mommy everywhere mcm pemadam pensel, main celah kepala katil sampai tersangkut kepala x bole kluar etc)

• Mommy: "ADRIANA!!!" **sambil terjegil mata.. 
• terus Adriana jawab: "I SAID NO!" sebelum mommy dia sempat sebut the same sentence.. hohoho

in general..

kalau ada benda dia geli - "EEEEEEE, YUCK-KE!!"*sambil buat muka

kalau nak suruh on lampu or sound ipad - "mommy, light!"

kalau sakit - "mommy, hurt"

berak or kencing - "yak yak!"

if she's hungry or thirsty - "mommy, i want eat / dink (drink)"

and recently she saw her mommy moving the iron board, tetiba:

• Adriana: "be careful mommy!".. awww

gosh, she's growing too fast indeed.. repeating apa yg dia nampak or dgr..

sebab tuh now we are very careful with our words when she's around.. takut dia parrot benda2 terlarang.. hoho.. bahaya betul.. mulut daddy bukan boleh pecaya.. eh..

gosh can't wait for november!!

her interpretation of "smile"

Belated raya & mini celebration~

my my my.. banyak rupanya unpublished posts left as draft.. mostly halfway written lepas tuh either being forgotten or aborted sbb tersumbat idea tak memanchut.. huhuhu.. jamban sangat kan..

but since this one is pretty recent, maybe it shouldn't be wasted.. n here you go..
can't remember when it was first drafted, but it should be sometime between second weekend of recent raya..

HENJOY!

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penatnya~ (dah kenapa intro2 terus penat?)

**sambil mengesot celah TV cari remote

it's amazing how raya could drain the very last drop of your energy.. despite all you do were merely entertaining the guests, isi kuih raya dalam balang, bagi duit raya, or just cascading the news that mee goreng dah nak abis (subtle way of saying "tolong goreng more mee please~"**sambil buat signal mata pusing2 3x bagi menandakan "emergency").. huhu

and yes, that was as of yesterday..

had a small open house for close family members & friends.. al maklumlah, teratak kami pun sekangkang kera (rasanya u ols kangkang lagi luas kot, eh), so some had to populate the stairs, stand or duduk sambil buat saf mcm sembahyang jemaah (without leaving any space bigger than a lamb yang membolehkan syaitan menyelit ketika menunaikan solat).. depend on the timing, but 2-4pm was the peak..

since Adriana will be flying back to Sydney next tuesday and her next home trip will only be next April, we took the opportunity to throw her a simple cake-cutting-ceremony, to celebrate her 2nd birthday in advance (padahal daddy yg excited lebey ken~).. kira menyelit la dgn the raya open house..

apapun credit goes to Ariana's grandparents, unties, uncles, nieces, nephews and not forgetting, her dearest mommy, preparing the food/setup/keeping everyone addressed, making the whole day event an owh-so-awesome-but-tiring one.. daddy cuma incharge of the deco and menyibuk mana yang perlu.. hohoho.. 

kek dari secret resepi sajork, sbb Wondermilk tutup.. crown candle tuh gigeh mommy bawak dr OZ.. kalau ikutkan daddy nak pakai lilin umah yg biasa pasang masa takder letrik tu jer..

and here's the birthday girl.. and her mom **feeewiiit2~

missing 'em both..

raya is partly about being together dan mengiratkan silaturrahim indeed..

ah how we love raya.. 

Salam Lebaran Peeps!!

Ramadhan Al Mubarak

Salam ramadhan parents!! **sambil tiptoe bawah surau

gosh, bersawang! 

fuuuuuUUUUHHHH~

**posing tiup habuk

anyway, how's ramadhan treating you so far? 

or should i say..
how's Ramadhan have been benefitted so far? - #grammaticallyconfused

**insaf

tup tap tup tap (tak tau dari mana datang bendaalah "tuptaptuptap" ni sampai diterima umum) close to 2 weeks dah kita berpuasa.. unlike previous year, this year's agak elergy sepi, tanpa anak dan isteri .. cewah!

definitely missing dear wifey & Adriana..

apapun so amcam corak pemakanan anda?
 "SAYA PUTAR HALIM!!!!" - #tetiba #dahkenapa

**sambil putar pinggan atas chopstick~

SAHUR

dari kecik sampai la skang, menu sahur has never been changed.. either nasi+telo+kicap combo or nasi+nugget/sosej/drummet+soscili combo ..lauk pauk seems too complicated utk ditelan sebelum ayam berkokok.. eh

when ur alone, cooking will definitely lead to waste (ishk2, ingat adik2, membazir itu amalan syaitan, biarla pun syaitan dah kene ikat bagai ya **sambil goyang kunci).. especially when ur gifted with a stomach as big as a tiger balm jar..

ada la jugak try masak separuh cup nasi, ended up separuh dari separuh tuh jer yg mampu sumbat dlm perut.. nak masak suku cawan mcm tak berbaloi, takut jadi kerepek beras pulak sbb tinggal kerak jer by the time nak sahur.. alternatively, 3 bijik nugget or drummet or sosej and few bijik kuih raya will do just fine..

once in a while kalau time adik tak tido umah mertua, ada la geng.. takyah pikir pasal sahur, tau2 bukak mata terus sumbat makanan without having the teeth brushed.. OPS! natural taste gittew~

BERBUKA

unless ada jemputan berbuka, or else tapau sajork.. 1 main menu+ 3 bijik kuih pulut ada kelapa pedas atas tuh (taktau nama) + roti jala for supper sudah cukup.. and been buying these from the same gerai since puasa day 1.. simple kan? 

Tried Marriot twice & double tree.. my preference goes to prior.. alasan yg mudah, ada teh tarik+roti jala, u'll score perfect 10 from me.. upcoming this week will be Marriot (again) and Impiana with geng MakChicks (u now who u are!).. since dear wifey is away, so xbest la org lain bawak partner, but am alone.. so xsia2 simpan kekasih gelap yg mendapat approval wifey a.k.a Sanggeetha (ex-workmate, we used to share the same room in the office), bole la hangkot skali time bebuka dgn geng MakChicks.. and as for you hunn, balik nanti i hangkot u pulak k..

as usual, kalau korang nak jumpa FAZURA, other than lokasi penggambaran or her butik, Marriot is an alternative spot as u might stand a chance bumping into her masa tgh cedok kuah Kerri.. coz 've been spotting her few times there, for the past few years.. gosh, she owns the definition of malaysian beauty~ super gorgeous but yet looks very humble indeed.. 

okie dokie.. nak gi tebas buluh utk buat lemang sat..   - #fantasisematamata

anyway, in less than 2 weeks, dear wifey & Adriana are coming back for raya! Alhamdulillah, can't wait! choreograph tarian selamat pulang pun dah ready.. am counting days indeed =)

at the mean time, selamat menjalankan ibadah puasa sekalian!! 

Salam Bazaar Ramadhan! eh

Spreading wings~

hey hey hey hot gucci Momma!!

ntah sapa la yg tulis blog ni.. he must be a complete retardicously dodgy!!

http://thebeautyuglies.blogspot.com

hihi ** gelak dalam sluar lalu terbang ke langit**

p/s: "beaver & the falcon", sounds quirky huh? erk..

Thank You Steve Job!!

FT (facetime) has never been so useful until recently!!

HELLO LOVE!!!

Yang pasti daddy's gurl masih bergigikan 4 batang (mcm ronaldo), n hair getting longer.. 

rambut baru yg tumbuh pun stat straight..

n as being moncoi-ed (past tense "ngadu") by dear Wifey, she's gettin cheekier than ever.. 

actively parroting phrases in her own words.. and the words are getting sharper..

kalau dulu nampak baby, terus jerit 

"BA-BI!! BA-BI!! BA-BI!!" (AYOYO MOTIP MENYUMPAH ANAK ORG PASTU BUAT MUKA RIANG?)

**mommy/daddy nanges sambil sembunyi celah semak**

tapi skang dah boleh sebut the correct word subconsciously (maksudnya kalau tgh menjahit pun boleh sebut).. cuma kengkadang jer dia "ter-curse".. ayoyo.. maafkan kami cik~

on weekdays, by the time I reached home, it's already about passing their bedtime (Sydney's 3 hours ahead).. so i'll FT in the car at the open parking lot instead.. lantak la orang lalu lalang nak ckp apa.. 

n should I've gone back late, we'll just talk over the viber and dear wifey would post their pics via whatsapp..

no doubt it's hard... but we'll make it work=)

Daddy love ya both Darls!

ok lapa, it's supper time.. THA THA!!!

3 - 2 = a lonely dad

Salam peeps!!

sunyinya..

cicak lalu kat floor bawah pun boleh dengar.. kengkadang tido kat bilik, and most of the time in front of the tally bila tak sedap hati..

after years, finally kene pegang balik iron.. tuh pun struggle sampai kene baca manual on "how to rock your iron, till the sun goes down".. #relevenker?

missing 'em dearly indeed..

anyway, 

as listed in my "things-to-do-when-ur-family-is-away, am exploring the wonder of Pixelmator.. it's similar to photoshop but meant for apple, snob kan? HAHAHHAHA

got it downloaded gazillion years ago tapi tuh la, wat pekasam jer..

since now that I got all the time in the world, and dgn bergurukan you tube, managed to pull off simple photo editing tricks.. tak susah rupanya..

so konsep banner baru dinamakan "Menggapai langit dipinggiran traffic", dodgy tak? hihi

gosh can't wait for April!! =)

owh, i'll keep you guys posted on the recent Sydney trip.. but not now, coz i need to hunt for ubi kayu utk dinner.. erk

enjoy the rest of ur evening p.e.o.p.l.e!!

Rawatan muka menggunakan H20

salam weekend yang serba kering peeps!! maaf #tajukout

n today, mark the 9th day kiterg mandi dari air perigi korek kat dapur, mampoo??

pity those yg terpaksa beratur bawak botol mineral mahupun baldi bagai semata2 utk menggamit titisan ihsan air dari pihak yg berkuasa (menggamit amats!!) 

termasuk la untie ni.. yg penting dapat kluar paper #kauado?

I reckon that we are still lucky mengenangkan pipe kat bawah still berupaya memancutkan air biarla pun tak sederas tembakan pistol air..

bila tepon org air ckp pam rosak kat sekian sekian tempat.. tapi tv cakap it's "kesan dari air yg tidak dirawat or tapis", apa punya ke longkang statement.. #mainjauhjauhplease #sapatipudosa

No doubt we are in plight of hunger for water, but it's relatively nothing compared to those northern people yg lost their love ones dan harta benda, due to kelimpahan nikmat melampau sehingga bertukar kepada malapetaka..

Bila dengar citer dari abg kat opis yg terpaksa amek EL sbb umah mertua naik air sampai kebumbung and were super lucky to be saved by mere kids wondering around on sampan yg spotted them by accident (gara2 bantuan tak dapat masuk area pedalaman), Subhanallah.. 

Either way, it forces us utk bermuhasabah diri dan saya utk rasa bersyukur..

Dear ALLAH, bantulah kami.. Engkaulah yang kami sembah dan memohon pertolongan. #macamtakcayajeramwritingallthese

ok, masa utk basuh baju! korang tau tak mana sungai yg terdekat? erk..

Have a wetty weekend peeps!! **sambil kendong bakut baju atas kepala #dodgy #dahkenapa #budak2silajgnbaca

[Soundtrack: Apo Kono Eh Jang - Dato' AC Mizal, Fida Ibrahim & Stellar Band] #takderkenemengena 

HOLA 2013!!!

it's definitely gonna be DIFFERENT & SUPER INTERESTING, coz am making it!!

so watch out for this space peeps!

owh, terlupa.. tak muat kat banner atas ni.. 

• make more family calls
• need to remember people's name
• pay more attention to details
• say ill of no one .. gossip = bad! (antara yg paling mencabar but I CAN DO IT!! *sambil delete bookmark "Beautifulnara / Rotikaya")
• instead of listening to the norm (hot fm), am alternating it with different sound (mix fm / IKIM fm)
• read, read & read some more - including The Holy Quran, islamic, self help books etc.
• Spend less on unnecessary stuffs - termasukla jimat letrik (coz our everage electric bill is 400, gila kan!)
• cuci keter frequently & have it serviced on time.. say no to keter busuk! erk
• Learn new things - pixelmator, arts of making videos / taking pics, etc
• Use more positive words to describe the negatives!
• Take more effort to respond to others - including blog/insta/FB replies
• Find ways to gain extra $$$$ to support own hobbies
• Take 1 picture of Adriana everyday and instagram it under #projek365 #imanadriana
• Procrastination = thief of time = not good = ziranats!
• Exercise & eat healthier food - to hit 50kgs
• be more organized!
• and of coz.. to spread more joy & happiness!! **sambil menari depan peti ais~

n the list goes on.. but a small step at a time, starting today, 1st January of 2013..

HAPPY NEW YEAR GORGEOUSSSSS (be it ur a male or female)!!

May Allah bless us with the best of things to come, in sya Allah=)

cheers!!

4 batangs!

Hole peeps!

see if you can spot what they have in common!!

DKNY Delicious Ad Campaign 

Ronaldo

The Voice 2012: Melanie Martinez

Top Shop 2010 Ad Campaign

now, add this one to the common list! **nanges

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Adriana

celebrity sangat kan!!

erk

biar la pun gigi awak mcm gigi badak air (hippo), 

mommy daddy tetap la cinta awak!! **sambil dial no. dentist .. erk