my kids are almost 1/3

things have been rather depressing lately, which is why i haven't been blogging as often as i should.
gomenasai T_T.

anyway, here's abit of updates on the kids. both Ds will have their birthdays coming up soon, my how time flies eh?

Dinara:


- can already scoot her tush into a sitting position. crawling pun dah proper now except when she's in a rush she would still slink away.
- has started to pull herself up and hang on for dear life onto furniture: hanging onto chairs, tables, boxes, our legs =P
- especially loves making a beeline for the stairs, although has not graduated beyond climbing up one step
- can clap her hands now. one time Ashu was reading the Quran, she applauded Ashu lol
- can give you high ten depending on her mood
- easiest way to keep her occupied is to hand her a bag and stuff a bunch of things inside it. she loves taking things out one by one and making a mess. the other day while Daddy was busy packing, she was busy helping him 'unpack'... T_T
- she still loves eating. sudah makan pun still boleh tumpang mintak lagi haha. janji boleh telan. she still hasn't sprouted teeth yet! (jimat toothpaste)
- still my most happiest wrappee =D
- orang ingat ni anak cina nih, mata sepet semacam lol
- i leave her for just 6 days and already has forgotten about the boobies, aiya. how lar like that??? T_T

Dayana:


- most of her babbling doesn't make sense, especially when she's eksaited
- has dubbed herself as Princess Dayana, her sister as Cinderella. bila Atuk panggil Princess Dinara, dia marah
- still grabs everything from her little sister's hands, exercising kuasa veto as 'bigger' sister.
- the older she gets, the more nakal she becomes it seems @_@ tak makan saman already!
- has now started referring to Rusty as 'Wati' (as opposed to Nasty earlier)
- not only can she dengki with her little sister, with Rusty pun mau dengki. Rusty nak duduk ngan Tok Ami, dia pun sibuk2 pi clamber into Tok Ami's wrap before Rusty does. sib baik Rusty ni understanding housecat hehe
- how the heck do i separate her from her Wii??
- tukang menyemak rumah yang berjaya
- loves going through the pics and vidoes taken via iPhone
- says that 'adik sayang kakak!' but when asked whether 'kakak sayang adik' tak? she'll avoid the subject altogether. chis.
- she'll dictate who sleeps where every night. 'daina tido sini, tok ami tido sini, adik tido sana!' (sambil pointing situ sini)
- has mastered the usage of 'nononononono'. makan? no. mandi? no. kasi adik boro? noooo. can Tok Ami watch tv? no! sigh. why is it that kids will always master this word first over 'yes'?
- for some reason whenever we want to tie her hair, she'll say "nononono, nanti Daina muntah". dia cakap if we play with her hair she'll end up vomitting. where she came up with this idea is anyone's guess O_o.

hmm what else? i've really lost track already, lol. i barely even noticed that 18 days of Ramadan has passed. i'm soo not ready for Raya, lol.

transit

bloop bloop bloop...

Significant Other sent me this. i find it amusing. tu i dlm submarine tu =P~

1.5 hours in the ferry,
6 hours 45 minutes in the bus,

sapa tak penat? @_@

condolences

photo taken from arwah's FB page

my unimate Mohd Khalis Abdullah Zawawi passed away this morning at 8.55am due to leukemia.

he hasn't been well for quite some time. in the end God loved him more.

Al-Fatihah to arwah, semoga ditempatkan di kalangan orang yang beriman.

he will be missed.

(April 11 1982 - August 13 2011)

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jumpsac baby

and after a loOoOoOoOong silent (and hopeful wait), i finally came across this photo at the website:


sorry, can't help it, i need the confidence boost =P.

in the photo:
Grape Sorbet, Luxury Linen Series, RM245

journey up telaga tujuh

i didn't really understand why my mom kept saying no each time i insisted on going to Telaga Tujuh whenever we went to Langkawi. images of seven round circles in the ground comes to mind.

then i only just realized that all this while i got it mixed up with Telaga Air Hangat * big sweat*.

Significant Other is currently experiencing his second day at pilot camp (ha ha) so i decided to occupy myself during the day with a mini tour of the island. wrong timing though considering that it's Ramadhan. nak pergi island hopping, it's bulan puasa so tak best lah. but if Significant Other really decides to stay, then i can always come back later =D

i first drove down to Makam Mahsuri. it was fairly deserted, but i decided not to go in because i had to pay for admittance (kemut nye pasal). so i consulted the map and decided to head towards the western area of the island, where the cable car was located. it was kind of fun driving around Langkawi, totally different from KL where they beam/honk at you for driving too slow lol. bawak la cam siput kat sini, they don't really care (do they?). i love passing by Perdana Quay. most of the luxury yachts dock there. according to the map there's even The Loaf here. maybe i should drop by later at night, the past two days i sahur instant chocolate muffins and bread with tuna je -.-).

the beaches here have a great view too, i remember Significant Other taking photos by the beach here almost 4 years ago. i first wanted to go to the cable car to enjoy the view (nak ajak Significant Other, pasti pengsan) but i got distracted by the Telaga Tujuh signage. i don't think i've ever been to Telaga Tujuh before. i hovered at the entrance before deciding to park my car. had to pay rm2 for parking. no admittance fee.

keje gila i tell you. especially during bulan puasa. aaaaand especially if you're not fit! the initial climb was already steep. there was an Indian family who arrived the same time as me who got chased by a couple of monkeys haha. i had to take a couple of breathers along the way. i could even get 3G connection here, which is so much better than at my office where i can only get Edge! lol.

so back to my opening statement. my mom wasn't kidding when she said she didn't want to go. i didn't know it would involve climbing stairs hahaha dumb*ss me. well anyway, since i was already here, i might as just well climb, right? it's not like i haven't done something crazy like this, i remember in 2009 when me, Significant Other and his friend Sen climbed up Batu Caves during puasa month in an effort to show Sen around KL. hee.

some of the pics i took on the way up:

steep!

how far i was/how much further to go

when i finally reached the falls, i thought i was already at the top until i consulted the map they erected.


i was soooo wrong. note the 'you are here' on the map. i was only barely halfway up hahahahahahahaha.

the view was spectacular up here! the weather was just nice and windy. you could see the cable cars moving up and down from here. the waterfall was inviting (waaaa i mau swimmmm!!!). mat sallehs were all prancing in the water and sunbathing on rocks. me? sitting on a bench typing this whole entry on an almost-dying iPad, hehe.

mat salleh sibuk mandi. you can see Langkawi Cable Car in the faint background

waterfalls. aihhh y did i have to visit during Ramadhan?

breathtaking! =)

wonderful view overlooking the sea

it was really tempting to continue on since i was already halfway up the mountain (hill?) but i wasn't properly equipped to proceed (sebab keje gila impromptu la kan). the proper trail ended at the waterfall and the rest of the journey required you to hike up with no proper trail to follow. i'm wearing my 1.5yo Skechers and i don't think i'd be able to hike in them without slipping and toppling and rolling down the mountain. my iPhone is also almost out of battery so if anything happens sapa mau tolong? and man, this iPad is heavy!

the continuation of the trail

soooo... i am so tempted to come up here again someday. agaknye if Significant Other tak nak ikut ade orang nak temankan i tak? =P~~~

ok lah i better make a move-on. i've been here almost an hour already enjoying the sound of nature and the waterfall. dunno what time i need to pick up Significant Other. need to charge my batts too.

til then! =D

ETA:

me camwhoring on the way down =P~

wanted to esplore the lower waterfalls but a couple (ok la, about 6 of them) of pak guards were patrolling the pathways. remembering the earlier incident, i decided to turn back the way i came from. no way am i gonna cari pasal with those kononnya innocent-looking monkeys alone. i find monkeys terrifying after seeing a monkey movie when i was kid where the monkey killed the scientist and dumped the body in a well or something. pffft.

evil monkeys! can you see those tiny critters heading towards me?? eeeeeek!

p/s. damn this Undo button on iPad! i keep undoing things and i dunno how to redo them! how do i get rid of that blasted button??

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meet Jaci

remember this post?

she just arrived. espana mail is really quick.

fresh from the box

meet Jaci the fairy!

cute gila!!!! very tiny for a 10" (i'm so used to seeing them 15" in size). cute habis. she's really lightweight too. if she was bigger she'd be perfect for me! just in the color combination that i love too =). reet, she's really pretty! u'll like Lunart Dolls! *ahem*

i blame elly for this, grrrr (kidding). okokok after this i'm done with dolls. dolls can't carry my kids, so i conclude it's better to go nuts with leo over wraps than dolls (hampeh punye kesimpulan, they're both equally spensy, better i save my money to get an Insight, no?).

Jaci's sizing seems more appropriate for Dayana though. i wonder if i'm able to share with her (instead of the other way round!) =P~~~ i definitely think i'm gonna fight with Dayana over the doll. kggal.

ETA: Daddy showed her the doll and she immediately declared it as hers T_T. nooOOOOoOoOo.... it's MINE!!!!

i have to admit, they both look cute together. grrr

ugh. my blog has been hijacked by dolls it seems. i still have a couple more posts to blog about, and they both involve vehicles. lol.

this morning Significant Other's grandmother was admitted to the CICU at DSH. she's really old, like 84 years old, born on December 25th. i remember like 5 years ago when i wasn't married to Significant Other, whenever we went to her house for weekly family meetups, she'd go on and on about stories of her youth back when she was unmarried and working as a typist in Singapore. she'd talk and talk and that was enough to make her happy. sometimes after she reached the end of her story, she'd go on rewind and she'll tell you the same story all over again. funny how old people can remember things that happened years ago, but can barely remember stuff in the present. hmmm...

Significant Other would put me in charge of listening to her tales; i guess members of the family would have already heard her countless renditions previously. her favorite question to me was, 'awak dah kerje?'. heehee.

throughout the years her memory would detoriate up to the point that she'd look at you suspiciously and ask who you were. she'd even mistaken her family members for other people; she thought Significant Other was her own son, a sign that age has already caught up to her. these days she's really fragile. her condition is currently stable and she'll probably be released from the CICU tomorrow.

here's hoping for a speedy recovery for her.

dragonfly's hollow

iniiiiiiii!!!!

hi i'm Willow, i'm 15"

i hear Dragonfly's Hollow will be moving back to Big Cartel soon =(. i've always disliked BC, if you're not quick enough it'll be close to impossible for you to nab a doll. i like etsy because it gives a fair chance to others in order to grab one - but even then i still can't manage to get one of those 12" dolls. LOL.

it even came with little trinkets:

cheek blush, magnet, sticker, birth certificate

Willow menunggu bas

DFH dolls are made of cotton interlock knit skin, wool stuffing, wool yarn, and cotton fabric for clothes. if you have the extra budget, you can go clothes shopping for dollies instead X_X. or if you're really creative, you can sew them yourself =D.

anyway. i declare this MINE =P~~~ too old for dolls, i don't care. taking care of her hair would pose a hassle, it can definitely drive someone as cerewet as me up the wall if it tangles/unravels. she comes with little red knitted shoes and bloomers too =D.