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So Seff is officially ONE!

(Note : Although the party held on Dec 23rd, he WASN'T BORN on the 23rd hehe)

Refer to my previous post on the Birthday Preparation, I made it clear that I had the event space decorated all by myself (and of course, with my husband's great help 😗)

The Space & Decoration

Jumper's Land has separated space behind the trampoline for the event to occur -a spacious one, I must agree! It can accommodate up to 60/pax as per told, with another arrangement should one requests for more than 60 pax (which is great)

They told me I am free to decorate the space, but being a DIY mom as always, I kept it simple and sweet. The main table provided is huge, making my cake table looks empty hehehe. I'm sure I used a standard buffet table as a guide (during prep) >.<

When we arrived (half an hour early due to super heavy traffic), we straightaway did the prep. My husband set up the white backdrop (curtain) and hang the decor lights, while I got the balloons filled. Got the minion balloons set up and I straightaway arranged the desserts/snacks. Together we got the favors ready.

And here is the result :

Minion Cake (chocolate cake)



And then we welcome our close family and friends. Some had a long chat while some brought the kids to the play area

Seff with his Acu

Seff's Mama and his favourite cousins/siblings



The Food

The food is served as per agreement (the list is long! Refer : The Buffet)


The dishes

I think I am quite hard to please, especially in terms of food quality, but Jumper's Land had done a great job! The menu is perfect, something for everyone! They all tasted good. Food is more than enough, so keep up the good work!

Overall, the small party was a success. I do not mind if the cake has flaw(s), if you noticed, hehe, or the letters got a little misaligned/mirrored 😛

All I'll remember is that they came out picture-perfect 💗

I need to also mention that the team has given me a room and flexibility on the event day, so I am definitely a happy customer

One with Babah, kesayangan Babah..


Happy 1st Birthday, my dear Euseff!
Mommy and Babah will always love you umconditionally..

May you have God's best in everything..



Until next post!

In January we started our new, exciting chapter -being a parents. In January 2018 I also posted a photo of Seff for the first time in public (my IG). Until the pantang ended..

Since I took a 6-months long unpaid leave, I planned my stay in my mom's and my inlaw's so we started to travel here and there. Seff first hotel experience is at the Nexus Business Suites, Shah Alam

In March 2018 we celebrated my birthday and I got my dream bag as a birthday present - Jujube BFF. Together we made our first official family photo -one I keep reposted for sure!

Like every year, we stayed in Lexis Port Dickson and Seff made his first public appearance -going to buffet breakfast for the first time (during previous stay, we went to the breakfast, but we take turn -one had breakfast, another took care of Seff)

In May we had a girls-only family trip (gegirls plus Seff) to celebrate Mother's Day. This is also Seff's first private pool experiences

And then comes Ramadhan and Syawal. We went to a studio photoshoot and would like to make this a compulsory, yearly activity starting 2018 (so we can see how much we have grown!)

I also started working from July until December, a lot of travel and meetings there and decided that Seff is staying with my mom.
 But sure, we attended wedding! Uncle Lam's wedding is probably the highlight, because who knows there will be a chinese little girl for Seff (if Uncle Lam has a daughter one day-lah, hehe)

We celebrated Babah's 32nd Birthday, our 5th Year Wedding Anniversary next to finally planned for Seff's 1st Birthday!

Time sure flies, top left photo is his birth photo, and bottom right photo is his 1st birthday! Lets hope we can create more memories with Seff by resuming our passion -travel!


#SyerAndyTravelgram needs new post?


Hehe have a great year ahead, everyone!



Until next year!

The Venue

Playground tried and tested. They have trampoline!

We decided to have the party in an indoor playground, near to my parents house. It will be a small party for close family and friends. The budget? RM1000 cheaper from the budget allocated hehehehe *win*



The Theme

Inspiration 💗💗💗 
(Photo taken from : https://www.pinterest.com/pin/93590498485051844/)

At first I wanted anything that has to do with Shrek, because it has been Seff's favourite. But finding anything Shrek is a little bit tough. No shrek foil balloons and other things/goodies/stationaries that matches the Shrek theme

So we decided to have a despicable me/minion party (also among Seff's favourite movie -the top 3 would be : Shrek, Up & Despicable Me) with the theme :

"ONE in a minion"

Note : This would be a perfect theme since Seff is a low birth weight baby, but has excellent progress in terms of weight and health. So far he never even had a cough/flu! 2,3 episodes of mild fever and that is all. Nothing that required hospitalization/emergency medical attention *thumbs up*



The Birthday Cake

Left : inspiration, Right : the Baker's work (photo taken from her IG)

Searching for the minion cake is quite easy, found a baker online that has done her thing very beautifully, but let's see the results & review next week 😉



The Main Table Desserts


Also, I won't try so hard to make every food minion-looking, I only wanted food that is colour-coordinated (yellow colour) and that is all. So for desserts/snacks I'll be adding :

1. Doughnuts
2. Honey Stars
3. Caramel popcorn



The Buffet


Accompanied photo by the playground's team

The buffet is done by the event/indoor playground's cafe with the following menu
(as agreed in booking form):

1. Fried Beehoon
2. Fried Rice
3. Butter & Oats Deep Fried Fillet
4. Curry Chicken & Potato
5. Chicken Popcorn
6. 5 Spice Rolls
7. Vegetables
8. Fried sausage with Butter Sauce
9. Fruit Cutlets
10. Soya Jelly
11. Drinks : Ribena

Will review about the place and its food later 😃



The Favors

The favors (initial stage without Thank You tag)

Since it will be a minion theme, the favors will be of banana (and everything yellow!). The contents inside the goodies bag (goodies bag now different since we added a thank you note, stay tuned!) :

1. Minion stationery
2. Banana flavored milk (Korean)
3. Instant oatmeal, banana & honey from Quaker

Note : will also add real banana into the bags on the event day



The Decor

DIY by yours truly, hehehe but this one got me soooooooo nervous! >.<





Until next post!

December is officially Seff's birthday month. We were almost ready for his Akikah, almost decided to make it earlier in October, but the plan got delayed -again, due to some issues.

My hands got really itchy to spend, as well as very nervous to plan -even for a such a small event.

Initially, I wanted it to be at an event space in Shah Alam, I place I grew up (I was born in KL but grew up in Shah Alam) and is a prime location accessible to many of my close pals. I also considered an indoor playground, although one time, I read from this one mom's experience, that she thinks a playground for birthday party suits more to an older kids.

My initial place in mind to organize Seff's 1st Birthday party are : 

SPACESEVEN | Event Space

It was within my budget when they had a promotion for any event in December 2018. And they have their own catering services, which is a bliss

Photos taken from their WEBSITE 

JUNGLE GYM | Indoor Playground

It is also within my budget, and I believe all the older kids (my friends' kids) surely will love it! 

Photos taken from their WEBSITE

.. And in November, my stepdad's condition is getting worse, he lost a large amount of weight (due to his cancer stage 4), and he is now lighter than me (he was originally weighs >100kg), so we decided to do the birthday party closer to my mom's house..

It will be a small party for family and close pals..

As for now, theme and venue already decided and booked!

Until next post!

We just celebrated our 5th Wedding Anniversary -this time with a presence of a baby! Seff has been my husband's dream, and what an easy and cheeky baby he is (quoting my mom's word)

Although the initial plan is to have a stay at Royal Belum Resort -unfortunately it wasn't favourable as my husband was rushed to an ER at a private hospital that week. I had quite a long journey too -I have been to Pangkor Island, KL, Kelantan and Ipoh in a week! By car! >.<

Note : I DID NOT do the driving, I have a driver to get me here and there. If it was only a trip from KL to Kelantan, I'd certainly go for a flight

So after reuniting with Seff on Friday night, both my husband and I were pretty exhausted -we woke up late and were just chilling in our room (and bed >.<) all day. Thanks mom, for feeding us!

And later that day my husband told me he had booked a dinner. Dressed pretty casually and we arrived at Casa del Rio

Casa del Rio - one nice hotel with river view

Upon arriving, we were greeted warmly. Reservation made and checking in was also easy. The setup, the detail, pretty clear shows that they are an expert in service!

The table setup. First table setup for Seff >.<


The River Grill (Restaurant)


Family photo - 5 years ✓

Not much to include, since we only wanted to chat (since we are hundred km apart LOL) and catching up on things we missed. And then the staff brought us this anniversary cake and wished us well

The toy that I always bring along during outing. Toys with sound and light keeps Seff occupied easily!

They have a performer too during the dining, but I did not bother to take a photo but all I can say is : the lady singer has superbly nice voice! *in all seriousness*

The compound, the service, the room and location was great. Unfortunately the food is BAD. I could not find a good dish to recommend/rave about. Much more, they tasted bad and really OFF.

Not going further about this because I have already wrote too much about STG Tea being SO BAD, I shall keep this one to myself. But sincerely, their food is equally BAD

But if you have quite the opposite experience, mind sharing your experiences in the comment section down below!

The next day, we had a lovely stay at an awesome hotel, well known for their good service. Everything was flawless, finally!

Until next post!

I have been so excited about.. getting Seff into the public pool. Mind you as a paranoid mom (ibu yang paranoid), I often ignore the hotel/public pools, knowing that I'd probably feel uneasy with its aftermath (I think-lah)

He'd probably catches fever, Rotavirus, etc.

Note : Seff has been into the bath tub and private pool though

But his first swim into a public pool was a success! It has been more than a week and he is still a happy, healthy baby. But we choose a less crowded, newly opened hotel though >.<

The newly opened Double Tree by Hilton Malacca is the first hotel I feel confident getting Seff into his first swimming experiences

The preparations? As much as I wanted to include sunscreen and all those fancy items, NO I DID NOT. I only prepared him with the following items : 

1. Float (we use Swimtrainer)

2. Swim diaper

3. Favourable location/site condition 

(I asked husband to first visit the (outdoor) pool to see where the sun hits)

3. Good health / Health check ✓

4. Time limit heheheh >.<

I can tell that Seff is nervous at first, judging from his leg position

About 2-3 mins later, he looks like he's having the time of his life! Mind you he never cried during his daily bath time, often a little toooo excited during his bath haha



Getting more comfortable also means roaming across the pool 😀

After few (doubtful FEW) shots and videos recorded, we decided we wont be letting him in the water too long

What, mom? Done already?

As long as we know he has basic water confidence, that should be fine..

Our next plan?

Swimming class!

I always believe in water safety so we wanted to get Seff to have basic, essential skills in his life. Afterall he's my only, sure, baby ATM!

Seff was admitted and discharged with Cow's Milk Protein Allergy (CMPA) and has then scheduled to visit Paediatrician (Gastroenterology) and Dietician. If your baby cannot take formula milk, throw up every time on formula milk, then please see a Paediatrician like we did. They probably would do a "milk challenge" like they did with Seff to rule out/confirm this allergy

Seff's diet now shall be free of cow's milk meaning he has a lot of items to avoid including :

Milk, casein, whey of any kind, butter, cheese, yogurt, milk chocolate, nougat, pudding, cream, sweetened condensed milk, etc

For list of items to avoid, we were handed a 2-pages list (only list!) but for public view, simply refer to this link : Cow's Milk Protein Allergy Ingredients (to avoid) List
https://www.enfamil.ca/articles/sources-of-cows-milk-protein

I now have different view on babies with mommies soooooo strict saying their baby is fully-BF, where they incorporated/their baby enjoyed a lot of dairy products, like, DUHHHH

Don't get me wrong, Seff is a BF-baby still, but I am soooo against moms that is superbly anti-FM

.. particularly those who condemned / so sure that FM will make a child = a cow's baby, etc, that can make a child to be less "human". But what if a fully-BF child turned out to be bad, rotten? I only believe that GOOD BREASTMILK comes from mom's GOOD DIET and that is all

Okay, so I've been keeping this post as a draft for a very long time, just because I don't have the time for a food snaps. So I'll guide you to food that Seff CAN and CANNOT TAKE

The example of dishes are found from this link : (Babycentre : Everyone's favourite link!)

BABY FOOD RECIPES : 10 - 12 MONTHS