I was in Perth

Last week with hubs and kids and their grandma for a holiday .

My first feeling on arriving was, nice change of weather. For once we didn't need to turn the aircon on in every room we went. Ofcourse after several hours, we roped for jackets. It's the start of winter.

Our first tour was to Caversham Wildlife Park. Just an hour away.Our last trip with the kids, we brought them to Perth Zoo but wildlife park is better because you could make contact with the animals and feed them. The attractions are ofcourse skippy and the koalas.

Some tips, if you want to get near and touch the kangaroos, walk quietly, don't stomp or run, they will get panicky and jump. (kalau anak gauk yang nda merati diam dan mesti mau berlari..agak unsafe ya..)

 This one we can't get enough. They're like soft, fluffy pillow. Squashy, smoochy little cutesies.They're also calm and cool and has this funny bored off its pants-looking face.

 Not to mention they smell nice. Eucalyptus.

Some other animals in the park.

This exposed thing is a wombat. To me its an ugly version of koala. This guy here is positoned there on the bench the whole day taking pictures with visitors after visitors. No one hold the wombat except him. People are only to touch the side of his legs and no other part (as if you would).

The next stop brought us to Swan Valley for a visit to Margaret River Chocolate Factory and the vineyard.

The vineyard outside the factory.

I'm sleepy. I'll continue tomorrow ok. Nite.

the birthday presents

mau juga cerita present..siok bah buka2 hadiah ni kan..

i really like this pretty lovely cake server from Shabbymom and Whimsy. thank you again girls.akak suka, akak suka.

very elegant kan. ada initial aku lagi tu, M. how cute is that?

And these are from my lovely mom-in-law and sis-in-law. A pair of flower pots. Pasu ibu dan anak.

I think they're pretty here, overlooking the garden, and among my roses dinnerware.

A jewellery box from my sweet daughter who picked out 2 other presents from my boys. Anak lelaki memang nda tau memilih. Leave it to Ira. I actually just asked her a handmade card and a kiss but she said she's in no mood for card. Hubby gave him RM50 and she went to town.

So this is supposedly from eldest son.

Ring holder.

barulah tersusun dengan cantik cincin-cincin aku.


Lastly from youngest son.

I like it. Very pretty blue.

And from hubby, a vacation in Perth next couple of weeks when the school break starts. We're bringing the kids and mom-in-law. This is a -one present fit all-. For the birthdays, mothers day and our 13th anniversary.

See ya.

May babies and Mom's Day Do

We did double birthday celebrations yesterday for me and my youngest son.

Was great fun even though I was exhausted. I baked a storm and I cooked a storm.

It was well worth it. A few little cupcakes for Mother's Day since there'll be lot of mothers around. I was busy cooking the last dish and was blurred and surprised when mom-in-law suddenly turned up fresh from the ferry or plane I guess. Eh? didn't she said over the phone last nite she's coming next week.  I could have made a special Mother's Day cake for her to cut. Lucky for the last minute cupcakes. Me and sis-in-law handed her a cupcake and gave a kiss.(she leaves again the next day, this is all the party we could give her). Then I got every boy and girl in the party to do the same to their moms. The kids look sweet like that.

 I wanna give a shoutout to my sweet guests who brought along potlucks . Azura-thank you for the delicious pasta. Someone brought swissroll. Was that Bibi or Linda. Thank you.  And thank you Shabbymom for the lovely gifts which the birthday boy adores. (this time you got it right :D).

And now a special  wish to all the mothers in the world. Many gifts come in  pretty boxes but we all know that the most precious ones can't be wrapped. May all moms get lots of warm hugs and mushy kisses from their kids . Happy Mother's Day !

royal wedding fever

my brain is fuzzy from watching the wedding highlights over and over and over again for 2 days. my low down :

1. loving the bride's gown. absolutely elegant, she looked stunning. (my daughter remarked her boobs look pointy in the dress and the lace is sexy (!), I can't believe my daughter is more conservative than me. She just started on her training bra, guess she's just over observant on that area..

2. love the second kiss.

3. prince william is so loving. i feel stabs of pain for Diana everytime the two exchange looks of love throughout the ceremony and everytime he holds her hand, wait for her, glancing at her. had she lived to see this, she would have been so proud and happy for him.

4. the queen look too yellow, but she also look like she stopped ageing, she look the same since Diana's funeral. Camilla look older than her.

5. can't comprehend for the life of me, the style of princess beatrice. she really intend to appear live on tv around the world in this.

6. i like when the jet fly over the balcony, can't feel much excitement on tv, but must be amazing to be there and see and hear it live. worth camping for the crowd.

I can go on and on, but I'll stop at 6. I 'll leave you to ponder more.

Now excuse me, I'm off for lunch with me sisters to go over the wedding AGAIN.

Happy Labour Day !

Happy Birthday Adzim and Mom

Hi! How're u guys doing? I'm just about fainting in the heat. It's boiling here.
Plus, internet has been erratic the past week hence my delay.

Some photos of the double birthday celebration last weekend.

He is 13. She is 61.

 Stayed at Dream World Resort. Wasn't as fun as last time. We got bigger house but less than perfect facilities. Tap water was murky. The jacuzzi didn't work.

 But there's a nice little park to hang outside and play and the weather was perfect.

 Ta-ta now. Enjoy the long weekend.

reckless me

monumental terribleness happened that made me want to shoot myself. i wish yesterday 4pm didn't happen, that it was all a dream. a bad nightmare.

i wrecked my car, destroying the fender while trying to manouver a narrow lane and caught the back corner of a truck that carelessly parked exceeding  space. it escaped unscathed. no point blaming truck. i should have been more careful.

i know, oh-my-god is right.

i feel sick to my stomach with horror and guilt. i have always scratched my car but this is the worst. i should be banned. i should drive a tank instead.

all this has eclipsed the excitement for an anticipated lovely weekend. everyone's busy with preparing for my son's and my mother in-law's  double birthday celebrations this weekend. a bit hard to lift up my spirit now.

i hope the weather stays fine. the party venue is outside  town. we're having a weekend getaway.

till then, have a fab day.

Blogging is neglected

..because I'm engrossed in this :-

, and this :-

Two good finds over the weekend while nursing the after-effect of a terrible headache that started on Friday. One of the worst I had in a long time. I suspect the cause to be the combination of  insane heat and over exerting myself physically in the gym after not going for months. Big, big mistake. My whole muscle aches, my head throbs and the weather is so hot, I am cranking the aircon night and day.

I hope you have a better week.