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Our Pledge for New Year 2008

Puchi Kata Kitchen (The petite kitchen)!

Another product from Re-Ment, they had these lovely Puchi Kata errr what? *giggles* puchikata means (petite kitchen) a tiny miny version of European style kitchen goodies in miniature. So lovely!!! Some of the themes available are the Gelato set, Russian Teatime & Antique Shop.

Budak2 sure suka...mak budak pun sukaa...squeled in delight!! tomeiinyer..

*credits*
pix from J-List

Oh! So [kyoot!]!

Ohh! these stuff is our wishlist! It is sooo just adorable. Re~ment bento contest set from Japan.

These miniature of bento art is so inspiring! Mama & I spent quite a long hours admiring these stuff at the store in OU. Love the strange candy bento, the crocs bento, the panda bento etc.

Weekend Project Sunday 31/12/07

We made this simple decoupage mini drawer together. It was fun!

Finally! Whew..a nice blogskin

Hello everybody! Finally our mama found a perfect blogskin for our blog. Had been living in the "mary had a little lamb' blogskin for a year and now after some tweaking here and there...*giggles* we are so happy with these layouts! ahhh at last! Have a nice day everybody.

Weekend Project! December 2007

We made this cute ready to hang 'shadow-box' last weekend.
It was inspired by a short verse " I love school" by Philemon Sturges from Parents Magazine. We had fun choosing the colour and gluing the embellishments and we think that it is kind of sweet and cute!

For more ideas on various style of shadowbox go clicky here:-
vintage nursery ideas-baby cup
vintage butterfly mixed media

Poems

A Teacher for All Seasons

A teacher is like Spring,
Who nurtures new green sprouts,
Encourages and leads them,
Whenever they have doubts.

A teacher is like Summer,
Whose sunny temperament
Makes studying a pleasure,
Preventing discontent.

A teacher is like Fall,
With methods crisp and clear,
Lessons of bright colors
And a happy atmosphere.

A teacher is like Winter,
While it’s snowing hard outside,
Keeping students comfortable,
As a warm and helpful guide.

Teacher, you do all these things,
With a pleasant attitude;
You’re a teacher for all seasons,
And you have my gratitude!

By Joanna Fuchs

A little gift for a Teacher!

Dd dedicated this lovely poem for his teacher -Mrs Tham on the last day of school. Well next year he might not see his teacher anymore coz' he will be in year one at Primary School. He gave her a box of ferrero chocolates & this ready to-hang art-poem to his teacher and she hanged it on the wall for everyone to see.

And we are also saddened by the sudden passing of Pn.Rosnah

one of  Dd's teacher due to heart attack. We were so shocked by this news sebab baru aje nampak dia and said Hi! about two days ago at IYC for her students final preschool concert . She was a devoted teacher, a kind of person that you could easily talked to and I like her a lot. A quality that you look in a teacher, matured lepas tuu suara dia sangat jelas & serak-serak basah and selalu buat lawak but at the same time strict ngan students. These are the teachers yang boleh buat you teringat-ingat. I got to know from another ex-teacher that she was a widowed with 2 grown up kids and her husband died two years ago..she sometimes seemed sad but always generous with a smile selalu senyum to me,  well understandably who doesn't? kan? but she seemed to be dealing with it with a great deal of dignity and wisdom. I can’t imagine that there is anyone whose life she touched who isn’t going to miss her terribly. Al-Fatihah buat Teacher Rosnah semoga rohnya dicucuri rahmat..

Sweetest of the sweet!

Hi! all...just to introduce this is Nur Itqan Batrisya one of our friend. Her mommy's name is Aunty Zuritt. She's one of my mom's friend back in uni.

Aunty Zuritt sent this pix of her daughter to my mommy. She's so sweet! What a great way to keep in touch! Thank you Aunty Zuritta.
*credits*

Spring Breeze Collections by Shabby Princess

The Royal London Circus Fusion by Paul L.B.Lee

Yeayy..it's school holidays once again.  There was so much buzz about this Royal London Circus Fusion and we decided to check it out and yipee the location is so near to our house. No wonder we saw this huge white canopy at Jalan Cochrane.  Since it is an empty land we thought a construction project is underway..rupa2nya they are setting up a circus land hehehe.  Ticket price ranging from RM25.00-RM85.00. We purchased the RM25.00 ticket and the seatings were rather uncomfortable for adults...rasa cam gayat and nak jatuh pun ada sebab terlalu tinggi and it caused us some minor backaches bila show dah habis heheh. 
Lily's punyer kasut sampai terjatuh ke bawah sebab underneath our seating ada lubang2. We sat on a plastic chair yg disusun atas palang2 kayu..So bye2 shoes..nak carik balik shoes memang impossible.  Overall Dd yg paling enjoyed sebab dapat naik the big elephant badan kecik..tapi jiwa besar..abang sampai gayat and the boys had their pictures taken with polaroid. 
SHOW PROGRAMME:
The show programme consists of circus acts from more than fifteen countries including Russia, East & West Europe, North & South America and Southern Asia! More than just a circus programme, this 23rd Anniversary Special Edition enables the audience to experience an unprecedented level of entertainment. We have just completed our latest production entitled “FUSION”. “Fusion” is a non-stop programme of 2 ½ hours show with elements of music, dance and songs performed by trained ballerinas and top artistes from 17 different nations. It is a fusion of traditional circus acts cleverly choreographed with a contemporary approach introducing traditional circus acts presented in modern art form.

LIVE MUSIC! Accompanying the circus presented by the Royal London Circus is a 8 piece orchestra from the Philippines and not forgetting our clown to tickle your guts out! We have a total of more than 40 artistes performing in our programme to keep you entertained throughout the whole show!

TYPES OF ANIMALS: Poodles / Cats / Elephant / Ponies/ Monkeys/ Chickens/ Pigeons

SUPPORT FACILITIES: Public toilets and sufficient car parking space are available.

For more info Log into : http://www.royallondoncircus.com

What's Up???

Our momma is currently bzzzzz...with her swaps party! Pls Come back later! Happy Holiday!meoooww!

Wanna join da' party?. Go clicky here It is fun.

Happy Birthday Dear Cousin Cavan!

Thank you very much for the birthday invitation on the 18 Nov 2007. We had a good time! and your mommy's grilled chicken wings were soo delicious. Finger lickin' good. Want to wish ya' sooner but i was not well I have red spots all over my face and was cranky one whole week (he he he). Your birthday was a blast. Merci! Sieh-sieh nih.

**Saludos-2-Designers**

pat-a-cake Moody Blues paper by Shabby Princess
Alpha & Numbers by Gina Miller

X-Mas Shadow Box for Cousin Cavan

balik kampung!

Boo! Halloween!

Received these cute pix of our cousins in U.S. All dressed up for halloween 'trick or treat'! It looked so much fun! Thank you for sending us these adorable photo. I must say your props and decor is so gorgeous.

Adam looked double cute with his umpha lumpha outfit memang nampak sebijik cam umpha lumpha tuu.

Another Burfday for me! Yikes!

Alhamdullilah another year to become older, wiser, crazier, sexier, prettier, fattier, healthier, happier..to be honest actually I am so thankful that..Allah granting me with good health and a happy family.


My younger sister lijot aka Achu treated the whole family a dinner treat at Secret Recipe at Tmn Connaught. Thank you so much.

Selamat Hari Raya!

Wishing all families & Friends...Selamat Menyambut Eidilfitri Al-Mubarak & Maaf Zahir dan Batin.

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Laparr!!

This is abang Adly's... face expressions when he's fasting. It become more serious bila dah nak dekat berbuka (hehehe).

****credits****
doddlepack by Katie Hadfield
Kate Hadfield (What Katie Did)
whatkatiedid@digiscrappingqueen.com

My little Ladybug

click to http://freedigitalscrapbooking.com/. They are giving away this lovely mini kit (my little ladybug) as a freebies.

Chipster Contest! Pls vote for me (he he he)http://chipster.com.my

I love chipster sour onion very much. Whenever I went to Mini Market I can identify the green pack instantly. Pls vote for me at http://chipster.com.my/. Just click at the gallery, choose 'mamamia' names and click to vote.
Thank you so much! Entering the contest is so much fun! and Ohhh...actually i'm doing my mama's a favour. She has been eyeing all the prizes and her 'kitty bank ' still has a long way to go to afford one of those prizes. Pls help her to win! lee hor! lol.

September Wishes!

Happy Birthday
Dearest Uncle Kingston a.k.a "Piu Kau Foo" Sept 11,2007
Dearest Pat Yee Poh Sept 18,2007

Want some cookies??

Tiba-tiba terasa pulak nak buat cookies. Google punyer google terjumpa this cute  cute cookies. It is actually a butter cookies.


So we baked these cookies on one of the weekend.
Seronott giler heheh..mula2 Adly & Dd sangat beriya2 then after a while mulaa laah main2. Adly got bored with the koalala he came up with an idea nak buat muka girl & boy last-last they ended up some koalas got cross-eyed, the boys face ended up looking like an old boys and the girls ended up looking like old ladies..hehe

Buat benda2 cam nih kena sabor banyak2 sebab boys nih mula laa buat lawak2 and then things got pretty messy elok2 buat faces bulat-bulat tetiba ended jadik dinosaur laa, snake laa, dragon laa then haa jadik berterabur tepung laa, koko crunch laa lepas tu bantaii gelak masing2 punyer kerja tangan and lagik skett mama tak ended up jadikk mak tarzan ^___^mata saya dah juling2 bila muka adik dia dah penuh dengan tepung and her hair terlekat koko krunch and M& M's sebab itu laa mama only baked cookies once a year hahah (alasan!).

Abg Dd brought his koalas & gurlzz cookies as a snack & it was a hit at school! We shall make these again in a few months time yeaa anak-anak! LOL!

p/s: oh here's the link to the recipe.

http://xiauying.blogspot.com/2006/10/doggie-horlick-cookie.html

Tanglung Festival!

Hanya  Dd, Mama & Lily like to eat mooncake. Selalunya..bila makan mesti leave the
delicious yolk last sekali and then savour makan pelan-pelan. Sebab itu bila hidang telur masin...putih tak makan tapie yg kuning or oren sudaa hilang (haha) Papa selalu tegur sebab kurang sopan sebab selalu ambik yg kuning sahaja.
Nowadays mooncakes varies in flavours in a raspberry cheese laa, tiramisu choc truffles laa and in patterns as well (mooncake with a starbucks logo) so canggih! ada yg style cam agar-agar pun ada with durian & pandan fillings. But I still prefers the traditional ones the one that filled with lotus seed paste & salty yolk in the middle. Dulu..it was hard to get the halal ones soo..our mooncakes baked by Aunty Mimi aka YeePoh Rita. She was an excellent baker! There's always something going on in the kitchen when she's around bila dia tak busy dengan kerja...delicious homemade foodie like kaya jem, cakes, roasted chicken, popias, vegetarian dish, etc..of course halal!
Masa saya kecik2 dulu we always looked forward for Mid Autumn Festival because this was the only time I could play lanterns till midnight or till the candles was out with my cousin Karen & my younger sister Lijot aka Achu at our great grandma's house or affectionately known as 'Popo' in KepongBaru. Masa tuu we would lit the lanterns with candles of course with adults supervision. Nowadays it came with battery operated and some annoying 'barbie doll' music. Wah! so advanced itupun Adly & Dd keep on asking whether is this the only way we play the lantern and that was it? hehe these two boys ingat ini some kind of robotronics lantern ker haper? kelakar betul..

Wanton Quick Recipe

wanton goreng always been my favourite. Masa kecik-kecik always lipat-lipat benda nih dengan arwah mom. At that point of time..I only knew how to make scrunchy style jer janji ngap masuk mulut hehe.
So this is a very delicious appetizer. The kids kalau makan tak berhenti. Best makan masa tengah panas otherwise the wantan skin can become soggy & liat.  Once in a while we made these little appetizer kasik neighbour sebelah plus pulangkan pinggan *hik*malu*

Mama's Cookies Attempt!

Mama aka me last year cookies attempt was a complete disaster! I'm a novice baker what to do!! so don't blame me! He he he.
I went to buy all the nitty-gritty stuff for baking as if she gonna open a bakery! The only loyal person who could nibble the cookies although the cookies tasted horrible (*tak cukup manis, rasa sepesen) was our dear Tokwan hahah siap bagi nice compliments " Mmm bolehh laa..boleh makan". Papa pulak refused dok kata..later! later!
The two boys pulak ran at the sight of me when I carried out the tray and was calling them rupanyer hidding themselves in their room. Anyway..today ehm..this year Mama baked  these lovely & delicious cookies called Vanilla Kipferl with the help from Opah PD. Well..mama has succeeded! Yipeee!! No more bad cookies!!

August Wishes!

To: Kakak Najwa 31st August 2007

Get your own posters from www.mob1900.blogspot.com (thank you bro! nice poster!)

Selamat Menyambut Hari Kemerdekaan Yg Ke50!

Happy Merdeka Day to all! Sesungguhnya anak-anak amat bertuah dilahirkan dibumi Malaysia and we are proud to say that...Saya Bangga Menjadi Anak Malaysia!!

crafts-tistic

Some of my fave artisan at etsy showing their masterpiece. nicee!!

Last Pix together...our family.

Last weekend went to visit Tokwan's & Mak Tok's grave. Feel so sad till now. Lots of memories together. Deeply missed Tokwan (grandpa).

Big Octopus!

Dd lukis this Octopus by request for Aunty Ruby. Aunty Ruby is papa's younger sister and a sister in law to Mama.
She has 3 childrens all girls (najwa, najehah & najleen).  Dd is so kembang kempis *tersangat suka* because someone is asking for his sketch *perasan* heheh

Swapsies!

another package arrived on Tuesday (August Swaps). Mama was happy ^^! stuff from Anne in Washington D.C. She sent magazines, stickers, postcards, scrapbook kits and cookbook. Thank you so much!

Sinchan Aficionados

Crayon Sin Chan or Kureyon Shinchan is a Japanese manga and anime series written by Yoshito Usui. The title is commonly translated as either "Crayon Shin Chan" or "Crayon Shin-Chan" and is sold worldwide. The series follows the antics of five-year-old Shinnosuke Nohara and his parents, neighbors, friends, dog and many others. The series is set in Kasukabe, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. It is called "Crayon Shin-chan" because "crayon" signifies the fact that Shin-chan goes to kindergarten, and that the unique coloration makes it appear as if the characters are drawn with crayons. "Shin-chan" is the affectionate name for the main character. Recently there was a special Shin-Chan team-up with the 2007 Kamen Rider show, Kamen Rider Den-O, which featured the Den-O cast animated.- source Wikipedia Online Encyclopedia

Scrappy time

Credits : Ribbons -from Angie Briggs
Background-from Photoshop & Personalpaperpattern
Flower-scraplift from others

Love is Chocolate!

Credits : Ribbons from Angie Briggs

Background : Photoshop & personal paper pattern

Font :

Thrift Shopping!

Thrift Shopping!

Shadow Box Collage in Pastel

Stumbled this shadow box at Etsy.com. I just love the pastel colours perfect combo. This shadowbox is loaded with vintage chenille, buttons, glitters, faux pearls, scrapbook papers, lace, greeting cards etc). Definitely an eye candy and labour of love. Find out more of this artisan at www.sweeteyecandycreations.typepad.com.

A tea party fit for a princess

Ohh this is absolutely gorgeous!! I just fell in love with all the lovely pastel pink theme.
More eye-candy at http://www.theparteaplanner.com/. 

Lily and Dd's Sketch!

Atas sekali gambar Lily..tersengih tengah lepak atas katil Dd dan di bawah ialah sketches by Dd. Muka cam lebih kurang sama...a bit sepet bila tersenyum! heheh. Thanks Dd for this piece of drawing.