Happy Birthday to the Head of Zazamazu!

Today is the birthday of Zazamazu's head.. the son, the husband, the father... Happy 28th birthday, dear! We are so humbly lucky to have you in our life, and hope we will have lots and lots of happy years together :) You are really the foundation of this family, keeping us in peace and harmony. Zareef, Zara and I love you lots and lots!!!

Here is a simple layout to honor our man... Like Zareef's saying.. "You're the man!"

Scrap The Girls July Challenge

After 2 weeks of scrapping hiatus, I feel like I lost my 'juice' at first. It took me a while to organize my thoughts and have the creativity flowing again. I know that I want to do this Scrap the girls challenge, which is a color challenge. You have to use the color pallets as below in your layout. Love the colors.. so girly.. :)

I did a layout of this photo of a few days old Zara, which was taken by our friend Amru. The photo is like screaming to be scrapped. Just loved the way she is captured in this photo, so angelic and serene.. Thus, I made this simple layout to capture the precious moment.. newborns are just so adorable, don't you think?

Baby's first love.. Zara's first few days..

Now that I'm home...

It's been a few days since I got back from Houston. Now I am up and running, following my normal routine.. wakes up at 530am every morning, drives 30 minutes to work, work work work then returns home at 430pm.. It's not as bad as I dreaded.. :) Morever, leaving my family for 2 weeks made me appreciate them more. It's true that the Houston getaway was refreshing and was really needed, but my place is always with my family.

Zareef was so excited to see me, that he didn't stop talking for a while. I was so tired from the long journey, but was very glad to see how happy he was to see me. Now he is back to his usual sticky and ngengek mode (he is still my Zareef.. hehe). Zara suprised me though. I didn't expect her to miss me this much. She usually won't stay still for a second, but when I came home, she was content just to sit on my lap and hugged me for a long time.. like she's afraid to let me go again. I was so touched, even a one year old knows how to show love :) The only unfortunate thing is that I have to stop nursing her for good due to the 2 weeks getaway. I don't have a lot of supply left, and stopping was easier than continuing to express everyday. Zara seems to understand, but she still unconsciously wants it sometimes, especially at nights. Poor baby, this kinda breaks my heart still..

And to my husband.. being away for 2 weeks make me appreciate and love him a lot lot more too.. Thank you for taking care of the kids while I am away. I know it was not easy with 2 very active kids! But you did a marvellous job, dear! Love you a lot!

My Heart-Felt Condolences to Mr Daniel Arul Dass Santiago

I have just heard a close friend/colleague of mine (Daniel Arul Dass Santiago) mother had just passed away this afternoon. I was with him at the time but didn't know until later told by an SMS from the office hand phone and confirmed by another colleague (Kirah).

As i know he is very attached to his mother (he lives with and take care of her) and admire his care for his mother, it will be a great loss to my dear friend. I would like to convey my family and my condolences to him and his family. May god give them strength through their troubled times.

Scrap-It-Lah July challenge

It's July already! Here is another very interesting challenge from Scrap-It-Lah.. the Malaysian breakfast challenge! Here is my take for this challenge.. "Someone to watch over me". Love this picture of Zareef and Zara together in matching red sleepsuits. Although Zareef always bullies Zara, I know that Zareef will always watching over his sister.. like a big brother should. :)