shearwater weaving

being an unlucky one, i've never won wrap draws. but my friend did. and she was very nice to have let me try her wrap for the week. i'm a big fan of blue! Shearwater Weaving is created by Julie Kubik, who resides in Alberta Canada.

Length: 4.1m
Weight: 270 gr/m²
Fiber content: 100% cotton warp - Royal blue cottolin(60% cotton/40% linen) weft.
Middle markers: Medium blue stitched tactile middle markers on both rails.
Unhemmed rails with blunt tails.

Price: $395 CAD

shearwater weaving

the label

meet Magpie, 20% linen

flat shot of the colors

the middle marker

went home and immediately enlisted my youngest for a quick uppy. glad that she doesn't mind uppies =D.

and i gave Magipie a last spin during an outing to the bookstore yesterday. this time i tried back carrying her. i didn't even need much effort when layering the passes (i usually struggle with this haha). sorry for the lousy photos. the other three were busy figuring out what books to buy. hahahaha.

thanks for the visit! at least i managed to satisfy my shearwater curiosity =D

faux cabin crew

well... ok. technically, not everyone is faux. the two ladies behind there aren't =P.
one of them is an actual crew.

the others in front already have their license to fly.
only awaiting for their wings.

p/s. i think the one on the bottom right is still single. i could be wrong.

more photos when i have the official ones yeah.
i had one heck of a time taking them. f.u.n.!

p/s. kalah Kidzania hahahahahah

roses and mermaids

i'm running out of things to list!

roses pimpernel 100% cotton.
bronze rings.
measures 72" from rings to rail.
shoulder done by Oscha.
asking rm460 all inclusive.

beetlebums full buckle made from natibaby mea.
standard sizing.
hood is stuffable.
asking $330 all inclusive.

*SOLD*

bebesachi pelangi black weft, twill.
green rings.
original bebesachi shoulder.
asking rm260.

why dogs can't eat chocolate

me and Significant Other have been sacrificing spending our sleeping hours watching Supernatural (oh emm Castiel!!!!). we're currently at Season 9, and there was this episode where Dean drank some kind of potion which enabled him to talk to animals. one of the side effects included him exhibiting animal behavior, depending on what animal he's been interacting with.

so during this scene where the dog advised Dean not to eat chocolate, Significant Other asked me,
"why can't dogs eat chocolate?".

"i dunno, but i know that they can't." because i read about it aeons ago but never bothered to store the info into my long-term memory. so i told him i'll look it up later.

Chocolate is severely toxic to dogs because it contains theobromine. This is a stimulant that effects the nervous system and heart muscle, as well as increasing the frequency of urination.
Dogs can't metabolize theobromine as effectively as humans. This allows it to build up in their system until it reaches toxic levels of concentration.

taken from here.

apparently, chocolate is not the only thing animals should stay away from:

- fruits of the vine (grapes, raisins, and sultans) are also emerging as a new concern for pet owners.
- onions, garlic, leeks, and chives are also toxic to pets.
- avocado is toxic to pets, and so are macadamia nuts.
- alcohol is deadly also to pets (i must think you're crazy to even give your pet alcohol to begin with).

basically, just avoid feeding your pet human food.

SoOoOoOOoO... aren’t you glad that you were born human? =P~~~
PMS = eat chocolate.
stress!!! = eat chocolate.
mau diabetes = eat chocolate by the truckloads.
hoho.

on another note,

this Dinara still pronounces words like nobody's business.
here's both of us last night after reading one of them princess books.
i was trying to get her to pronounce Princess Jamine's name properly.

me: 'say jasssssss!'
dinara: 'jassssss!'
me: 'minnnnnnnnnnn!'
dinara: 'minnnnnnnnnnn!'
me: 'JASMINE!'
dinara: 'JAQ-MINNNNNNN!!!!!'

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Dinana, ooooOoOOo Dinana. sigh.

happy birthday, Sophia

Tuesday marked Sophia's First Birthday!
we're definitely excited.
the celebrated? not caring in the least.
but she was all smiles the whole day =D.

then and now

we took her and the kids shopping for her birthday present!

the elder two got consolation prizes too.
sorang tu wanted angel wings. the other one didn't care, so long as it was PINK.
the birthday girl? didn't show a single interest in anything specific. haha.

although, i had to wonder, whose birthday are we celebrating again?
LOL.

she still allows me to wear her, so that's a good sign.
i tried gauging her weight based on (me+pia) - me = pia method.
she should weight about 7.9kg.
i find that heavy, just carrying her with my bare arms.
haha.

a little on the progress of the birthday girl:

her two top pearly whites are making an appearance now, woot woot.

kids at this age learn by observation. the proof? we batuk, she batuk.

me: *cough*
Pia: *cough*
Daddy: *cough cough*
Pia: *cough cough*
Daddy: *cough cough* *COUGH* *sputters*
Pia: tergamam sekejap. thinks Daddy's overdoing it

hahahahahaha.

she waves at you if you wave at her.
depending on her mood ok.

when we say 'cak!', she tries her best to imitate us, complete with the intonation.

she discovered the 'art' of expelling liquid from her bottle by turning it upside down and pressing on the teat.
i woke up one night drenched in water. and her water bottle?
empty T__T.

 she sways violently from side to side whenever she hears music, haha!
i must catch this on video one day.

has huge stranger anxiety. seriously.

she finds blowing raspberries amusing.
especially when there's milk in her mouth -____-

happy Birthday Sophia! we love you!

mother's day 2014

last year i spent Mother's Day preparing myself for the birth of my third daughter.
this year, well... i'm spending the day with 3 kids, haha.

celebrated on the second Sunday in May in Malaysia

happy Mother's Day to all the mother's in the world.
and to the fathers who had to take on the role of the mother as well.

being a mom rocks.
them kids might turn your world upside down,
but
.
.
.
the end result is usually worth it.
=)

so... here's my take on Mother's Day... from the elder two kids' perspective.

Dinara:

i told her to wish me a Happy Mother's Day.
you know what she did?
she said to me, 'Happy Birthday, Mommy!'
and then proceeded to sing the whole verse of the birthday song for me.

birthday pun birthday la, nak. lol.


Dayana:

she was pretending to be a fairy godmother and so she told me to make a wish.
i asked for a car.
(an image of a Mercedes was floating around in my brain).
she gave me this:

LOL.

and Sophia...?

she's turning One tomorrow! yay!

tlc sports day 2014

this year tlc held their Sports Day indoors, at Setia Badminton Academy. and since it was held indoors, they held the event in the afternoon instead of the usual morning.

each year they combine students from other tlc branches for the event - Damai, Kota Damansara and Ttdi Jaya. it started to rain when i arrived, so the event got delayed while waiting for other parents to arrive. the hall started to feel stuffy too.

so on Saturday we used Waze to get to the location. upon registering, they kids were given a colorful door gift each. Dayana had to wear a turtle hat for the marching ceremony, hehe. she was sorted into the Red team, Dinara was put into Yellow.

door gifts

after the march past and the kids' performances, the first event was for the 4-year olds. spot Dinara in the line-up below! muka selamba je. the kids had to run from one end to the other and carry out a small task before running back to the other side. anak orang lain kemain lagi lari, anak i pula? lenggang kangkung sambil makan angin, until one of the teachers had to drag her along, hahahah. gila tak competitive Dinara ni -___-.

minah gediks in the line-up

*shuffle shuffle shuffle*

then i waited for the 6-year olds turn. there's Dayana lining up below, with the turtle hat still on her head =P. her first event was the 3-legged race. these kids did pretty well actually, shuffling from one end to the other without falling. they also had a balloon-blowing competition, but we all know Dayana knows nuts about blowing balloons on her own haha.

i met one of my neighbours here, her granddaughter goes to the same school as Dayana too.

spot the turtle

three-legged race

this year the kids didn't go home empty-handed. they each got medals! mak pulak excited.

my medals!

the happy camper

there was also a competition held for the kids' parents, mainly the men. they had to create a three-tier human pyramid, like what cheerleaders do best. here's a photo i took from afar. our tlc branch got 4th place, bahahahah.

human pyramid

going home now. toodles!

going home!