Shop & Eat ~ KL 2012 ( Day 1 - 2/2 )

While waiting for the parents and sistaz to wake up and get ready for shopping, we lepakz a bit. The husbern even managed to nap for a while! And so the first place we went to was Masjid India. Trying to be adventurous, we took the monorail from Bukit Bintang to Hang Tuah station. Then we had to change over to another line to go to Masjid Jamek station.

After a while, I think we barely spent an hour there coz it was too hot! We took cabs to go to Midvalley Megamall in Bangsar. On the way there, the kidz fell asleep in the cabs. And when we reached...they started being cranky especially Arisya. Aqil continued sleeping coz he was in the stroller, Ariq & Arisya had to wake up and walk...Ariq was ok but not Arisya! That's how pampered she is! Well. that;s the aftermath of an early flight...hehe!

So we headed straight to Tony Roma's for lunch once we reached. Ordered our food...Abah enjoyed the ribs but Mak didnt really like the food. Well, that's Mak...she prefer rice & noodles. The husbern volunterred to bring Arisya back to hotel coz she simply refused to walk. Ariq too went back to hotel coz he wanted to rest too, sleep that was! So the husbern & Ariq & Arisya headed back to hotel while we continued our shopping. 

From Midvalley, we headed to Pavilion for dinner and more shopping. As such, the husbern amd the kids joined us for dinner. And Mak requested for rice or noodles, we had our dinner at Food Republic. Love the place, the food quality is awesome! Thumbs up! Even Aqil loves the chicken rice. Aqil is very particular about food...so if he likes the food, we love it! Hahaha! For lunch, Aqil had fries from McDee...so it was good that he took to the chicken rice. 

Shop & Eat ~ KL 2012 ( Day 1 - 1/2 )

Made a last minute decision to join parents and sistaz on a shopping trip to KL. Did the bookings for flight & accommodation just a few days before that...haha! That's how crazy I am! Jetstar was having real cheap flights....we took the cheapest one at 0600hrs which was SGD2! Muahahaha! But flight back was a lil bit more but still cheap though! We want to make it worth the whole day thus we took a night flight back home.
We reached airport 0515hrs when our flight was at 0555hrs! Kwang kwang kwang! So we had to dash through the gate...hehehe! Of coz not but we did have to rush. And we arrived safely at KLIA at 0645hrs. It was still very early indeed and we knew the family would still be sleeping hence we had our breakfast at the airport first before headhing to the hotel.

It was about an hour cab ride from KLIA to Bukit Bintang, where our hotel is. We stayed at Piccolo Hotel which is between Lot 10 & Farenheit shopping complexes and just 5 mins walk to Pavillion. A very lively place hence it was never too late to stop shopping! Haha! 

As it was still too early, we cant check into our room yet. So we waited for the sistaz to come down & fetch us so that we can lepak at their rooms first! Hee!

Anything for them!

As promised to Ariq & Arisya for behaving well and taking care of Aqil as the older siblings. Me..being busy with work & tuitions am always not at home most of the time. Especially during the sch terms.
So glad my kidz are able to understand. Told then of Aqil's condition and that nenek is already old to be running after them. They did their parts very well.
And for their studies too! I didn't send them for tuitions or enrichment classes. All was did on their own. I did help with some coaching in home works and when the exams nears...other than that, nope!
So...I think my kidz deserve these!
A mini iPad for the big bro & a pink iTouch for the big sista!

Love love love them much! ❤❤❤

Beach Time!

While lepak-ing at home watching videos on demand, Ariq asked if we can go to the beach. Since nothing was planned & it has been quite a while since we last went to the beach...why not!
The kids cheered when we said "Ok, let's go!"
But I stressed to the kids that they will not be swimming! I just can't stand sand and everything...it tough washing with the sand stuck to the clothes!
Before heading to the beach, we went to Penny University at East Coast Road. Our intention was to get some of their popular RVCs but they were sold out by then! The lady there said that their cupcakes would be gone the very morning itself! So no RVCs? We bought pies instead!

Then we went to the beach. Ariq rented a bike which he only cycled for half hour only...Ergh! Aqil & Arisya had fun playing with the sand. We bought a new set of sand tools for the kids. The kids only get to dip their feet in the sea water....NO SWIMMING! Haha!

Arisya playing with the sand!

Smores Chocolate Pie frm Penny University

The dude trying to give a cool pose?

With my angelz!

Apple Pie from Penny University

Aqil enjoying the feel of the sand.

Ariq's 10th Pool Party!

18th Nov 2012 - exactly 10 yrs ago he was born into this world. Our firstborn. Our bundle of joy then...coz there's 3 bundles now! Haha!
The birthday boy requested for a pool party instead of a chalet coz he said then we'll have to walk over to the pool. Lots of excuses! But we followed his request...well, its his birthday after all.

We ordered his birthday cake from Indulge, a Malay owned bakery. Well, the owner is actually a friend of the husbern and thus we got 10% discount! And we requested for the choice of cake...thanks to Hisham! Oh yes...did I mentioned that the owner has the same name as my husbern? Haha!

Well...my lucky boy got an extra cake this year! His Nenek Jawa ordered a pulut kuning cake for him! I made the ordering actually but MIL paid for it ;)) Thanks to AM Delights for the pulut tuning!

Ariq had a whale of time on his birthday at the pool with the company of his siblings n cuzzins! We are so glad that the kids had such wonderful time...what can be better than a whole day of swimming and eating right? 

Food was easy! Haha! We did BBQing...thus not much cooking done! Well, I did prepare some fried vermicelli, mum cooked some nasi lemak and elder sis brought ice jelly cocktail! For BBQ, we had chicken, fish balls, otah, prawns, squids, sausages and ikan pari! Can gemok or what! 

And Arisya already requested "Umi...I also want my birthday at the pool!" *winks*

Chocolaty Time

After tuition, as per normal...hub said "Where to?". Haha! He has always make me the one to decide where to go. So...we headed to Katong@112 for our twosome time. Well, I have already had it in my head since the night before because I saw a friend's post in FB! So tempting!
And thus, it was Max Brenner for some chocolates and more chocolates!

I love the interior of the cafe....it was so cozily designed. A perfect place if you wanna have a good chat with someone...or even get together with friends!

We ordered the Classic Chocolate Fondue. It was strawberries, bananas, marshmallows, brownies and choc chip cookies dipped in 3 different type of sauces! White chocolate, milk chocolate and caramel!

We also ordered drinks for ourselves. A hot Chocolate Mocha for me and an Italian White Chocolate for the hub. I'd give a double thumbs up for the Chocolate Mocha. It is way much tastier than the Mochas I had before which were from Starbucks & CBTL. Well, this one at Max Brenner is more chocolaty than coffee as compared to the others which are more coffee than chocolate.

I'd very much recommend this place to those who have sweet tooth! :))

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First Camp

Ariq went for his first camp last Wednesday. It was a 3 days 2 nights camp. He was extremely excited about the camp...bugging me to pack his bag since day 1 he got the camping list. Well, I wasn't really worried about him going for the camp. He's the most independent of my 3 angels. And he's been away from us before...for holiday trips with his grandparents & aunties. Hence the reason why I wasn't really worried.

But the rainy season has started since last week with showers almost everyday. And on the first night itself, the rain decided to make its appearance again. It was nice being at home...on the cosy bed...snugged under the blanket. But my poor boy was at camp...in a tent....in the rain. Any mother would be worried. My poor boy....
Even on the second day...it rained. All the way even through the night. Again, I felt uneasy...he must be uncomfortable. Even when its not raining...sleeping in the tent at night is already cold. Well, I went camping before....hence, I know.
And true enough, when I called home on Friday to check if he has reached home....heard his hoarse voice on the line. My boy is unwell.....told him to rest and ended the call. When I reached home that day, he was sleeping....must be tired + feeling unwell.
But luckily...hub was home on Friday, hence he gave Ariq paracetamol almost immediately. So by the time I reached home from work, Ariq temp was back to normal. His voice was still hoarse though. He was tired....even when he was sharing his camp stories, he sounded tired.
6.15pm it was. Ariq said "I need to go fetch Arisya!" and he headed for the door. Hahaha! That has been his daily duty....even when he's tired, he still wanna go fetch Arisya. Sweet of him!