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We started the year 2019 with a huge sadness : my step dad died of cancer. My mom lost his life partner, someone to talk to, when all she needs at her age is simply, companionship. From there, my mom wasn't in the mood of celebrating anything, or even taking photos, until my little brother's wedding

Note : Be strong, mom!

And in March 2019, I turned 31, and I made promise to myself : I shall get myself one (1) luxury piece every year after 30 years old. Also, I started my journey to practicing zero waste, so I started buying a lot of naked (no-packaging) skincare and recyclable packaging for a start..

Fast forward comes May/June 2019, when its about one (1) whole year that my mom is taking care of Seff, and I thought its about time that Seff enters Taska/Childcare Centre/Playschool suitable for his age, because even after my step dad's passing, my mom is still taking care of Seff, means, she is probably restless.. Until now, we glad that our 2nd school suits Seff, and we got no complaint!

Around that same month, I love it when Dr. Amie, Dina and I finally met (it's very difficult to gather us three, since Dr Amie is residing in Sydney, Australia) and had a good amount of food, coffee and chat at Second Cup Coffee, Sunway Putra Mall (I had Chai Latte, always! >.<)

In July 2019, my little brother got married but it is really frustrating that I could not be there on the lifetime experiences, since we are 5-hours away (600km) from my hometown and was hospitalized because of Rotavirus (that affecting both Seff and I)

And 2019 marked our 2nd year of celebrating 2019 Eidulfitri with Seff, and we did a studio photoshoot at the same studio we had one last year (2018). Will definitely added this into our compulsory, yearly list! Both photos are now up on our wall, cannot wait for 2020!

Since my mom is started to feel alive again (her Iddah until May 2019), I straightaway arranged for Euseff's Aqiqah before he turned 2. The ceremony went exactly like how I wanted, with chiavary chairs, simple dais and yummy food for friends and family

Around the same time, I started as an acting director of the office, which make my schedule be as hectic as one could've ever imagined. We celebrated Husband's Birthday and Our 6th Year Wedding Anniversary as simple as possible, as long as we spent some quality time together

Finally comes December, which is Euseff's 2nd Birthday : TWO Wild. Again, it was a simple celebration, but as long as Seff has both his mom and dad with him, we know his life is complete. We love you so much, our precious son!

Until next year, 2020!

Anyway for husband's birthday, it all started with a hectic week, since I went to Cameron Highland for a work programme, so I drove back from Ipoh to KL at night, and reached home late so I guess I cannot make it on time to any mall(s) to buy cake. At R&R Tapah, I went into Starbucks, and few outlets until I found a slice of cake at Harold's Bread

That midnight, when the clock ticks 12AM, we sat and tasted the small slice of cake I brought back, my husband and I (Seff is well asleep by now)

I wanted to visit some special places for Husband's Birthday, but around October and November, I recalled there are rainy days that we postpone a visit to Genting Highlands, for a proper dining at Burger & Lobster. We shall make it one day, I know

To be honest, since I am an acting Director of the office, my schedule were tight and I am all over the place, so we decided to just do it whenever we can

When in The Gardens, Mid Valley, we always had pavlova at my favourite place - Alexis. To be honest, I love their pasta carbonara too, since theirs is very authentic -egg, not cream/milk.

So I labelled none is an expert in western cuisine, except Alexis hehehe

But I realized Ben's is here too, which I usually visited when in KLCC. So we decided to have Husband's Birthday Lunch here. My treats, cheap too hehehe.

Upon entering Ben's, I am suddenly impressed that they have a spacious, indoor playground at the back (near our sitting area) so I guess this is luck, we did choose a place Seff's enjoy exploring!

Seff and his food

How we did it for Seff :
1. Let him explore the playground, while ordered our food
2. Take a photo of him somewhere inside, until our food arrived
3. Eat our food, let Seff play for a while
4. Done with ours, let Seff eat his

Our food

Overall, I will return to this place due to this playground and my reviews are as follows:

Food : 3.5/5

Ambience : 5/5

Service : 4/5

Mind you, I am cerewet.. when it comes to food

I bought Husband new shoes for his birthday, and later the following weeks, we tried again, the Malacca River Cruise with Seff's usual cousins, since the last time, Seff was smaller and probably knows nothing at that time >.<

We had satay at the riverside too, and just enjoying time with my family

Hope you had a great day, Babah!

Until next post!

I am definitely itchyyy to share my favourite skincare for Seff since everyone knows he has such a flawless skin. These are the things I have, minus the MUSTELA Newborn Foam Shampoo that we bought two (2) times I think, because Seff has cradle cap earlier in his life. After 2 weeks, cradle cap gone and not returning (even without that shampoo)!

Note : The shampoo itself mentioned it was also meant for babies with cradle cap problem, FYI

Thus, no foam shampoo above, but for the Baby things Haul, i did write in HERE

Among the things I love putting on Seff are :

Note : 10 things will be too much, I think 5 for now will do, eyh? (If you miss me)




ONE : I WAS BORN IN KL

Always mistaken as Sabahan, my mom is from Johore and my late Dad is from Perak. Post marriage, they live in KL/Shah Alam. But I was born in KL, raised in Shah Alam, and all my schools are in Shah Alam -from Kindergarten, Primary School, Secondary School for a while (before being accepted to a boarding school outside Shah Alam). Did my A-Level at International Education Centre (INTEC) Shah Alam too haha.

TWO : I AM TALL

For a lady, I am considerably tall. Taller than Neelofa, taller than Dato' Siti Nurhaliza. I grew up in school always being at the back when lining up. Being said that, my blog readers, colleague at Division that saw me personally for the first time, always thought I was petite. Yeah, petite is their exact word.

Once, I made advertisement for my then-house that is up for lease. A woman came to see me, and her first greeting was, "I thought you're petite!". LOL. Sorry to disappoint everyone, I am even taller than my husband. Hehe



THREE : SAME BATCH, SAME SCHOOL WITH DS ALIFF SYUKRI

Because I was raised in Shah Alam, another fun fact about me would be : school mate with DS Aliff Syukri. We are in the same school, same batch, but he was in different class. Mind you, I was born in 1988 but I skipped Year 4 under the Penilaian Tahap Satu (PTS) programme, so from there I joined the students born in 1987 (DS Aliff Syukri's year of birth)

Once, he organized a gathering for our batch mates, but I did not attend the event



FOUR : I DON'T DO SPICY FOOD

It's hard to come up with this word (they either say no tolerance with spicy food), but I guess I am staying away from spicy food by choice. McD's Chicken Spicy McDeluxe is considered spicy to me, this item alone can cause my inner cheek went crazy (pijar)

During my University years, I skipped taking sambal nasi lemak sometimes, did not try Sup Power's sambal belacan, and Ayam Penyet Ria's sambal. I know they are all hot, but I guess I am in no position to review/compare. You guess right, all the trending korean fried chicken also never got into my stomach, haha but I did try samyang once. Buttttt, I took only 1/8~1/10 of the sauce packet, sauteed it and added in the ramen. Also very spicy to me..

Note : Saya lah insan yang lemah itu..

On the other hand, I grow up with milk and cheese! Secret Recipe's Mac and Cheese used to be my favourite back then. And chicken Cordon Bleu, yumsss!



FIVE : WAS INTERVIEWED FOR THE PEGAWAI TADBIR DAN DIPLOMATIK (PTD) POSITION

I am blogging since the year 2009, blogging was also a trend in ca. 2010~2012 (we have Hanis Zalikha, Fatin Liyana, and all), and I saved all my old posts as draft [because I was not really careful at posting (mainly share about everything a little too much), posted more short forms than formal sentences, etc] but they are all here.

Among the top post/most viewed entry was : The PTD Assessment Centre (PAC) where I shared about my own experiences. I guess I am lucky as well, I sit for the PTD entry exam once and straightaway passed, I went to the PAC for the first time, also passed.

Note : I was fit at the time, being skinnier, and in fact, I completed the 2.4km run as top 10 finisher!

And my blog post about the PAC has super high views, maybe mainly because all other candidates are also preparing for the assessment, not knowing what to expect. So they do the research

During my time, I was told most the candidates undergoing the Diploma Pengurusan Awam (DPA) will be offered Contract For Service, thus this turned me down, when I also received a permanent position as a Mechanical Engineer. And the rest is history..



During the PTD Assessment Centre (PAC) in 2012




Until next post, which one of these new facts surprises you?