BLOGGING FOR WHOM??

Asal nak tulih kat blog ni jer mesti mengeluh lama sangat tak update kan so we skip the usual complaints k.. hehehe..

Speaking about blogging ni terpikir lak what is the main reason we blog?? Is it for our own reading pleasure or for others to read?

Do we write the topic because we want to or because we think people want to read or will find interesting?

Some might be pressured to write because they have many followers and so many things to share and some have blogs to chronological their travel or experiences..

How about in my case? Hmmm... maybe for my own reading pleasure and for some of my friends to read (ada ke yg baca blog aku ni wehh..hahah

For whatever reason.. i heart blogging =)

P/s: InsyaAllah after this will try to make time for blogging

G'day Mate! Welcome to Perth!

Ingatkan i dah publish post ni.. rupenye still dlm draft.. camne boleh x sedor.. tu la jarang bukak blog ni.. padan muka kan.. huhu..

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The last time pegi Aussie masa tu tengah 4 months pregnant with Hazyq.. Pegi berdua ngan hubby jer.. kirenye Babymoon la tu.. We went to Gold Coast and it was our first trip overseas together.. Actually this trip was a wedding gift from my parents as our honeymoon tp sbb masing2 busy so tangguh punye tangguh smp nak setahun.. Kalu tak pregnant time tu, ingat bole buat baby kat sana..hahaha..

This time around, our trip to Aussie lagi meriah sbb pegi ramai2 with my parents, siblings and nieces.. My parents decided on Perth (since my dad is the main sponsor for the trip so kena la ikut kan..heheh) Actually my cousin and her family was supposed to join this trip but due to unforeseen circumstances (they were duped by a travel agent friend who took their money but didnt make the necessary booking.. teruk kan?? jahat tul org tu!)

Although it was very hot over there coz it was summer (temp 38-40 degrees ok so mmg panas!) but we really enjoyed ourselves. My parents were very happy to have all their children and grandchildren with them. So to me, as long as they are happy..i am happy too =)


At first, when we heard that my parents planned for us to go to Perth, my main concern was for the kids coz they never traveled overseas on a plane before so we don't know what to expect during the five hour flight.. The verdict? It was quite okay with no major catastrophe and Hazyq especially loves the experience on the plane.. Hehhe.. so now after this boleh la travel overseas selalu.. hehhe

LANGKAWI 2010

Actually dah lama nak buat post ni tapi asyik tangguh2 jer sbb byk pix nak masukkan..

Last December 2010 was a first of many..

- My first trip to Langkawi
- Our first family trip with the in-laws and hubby's siblings
- The HAHA boys first time taking the ferry

We had a great time although it was much too short as it was a 3D/2N trip.. We rented two MPVs (a Naza Ria and an Exora) and drove there..

Bertolak dari Putrajaya dalam kul 12.45pm.. first time travel malam2 ngan budak2 so ni pun first experience gak..
We all tiba at jetty Kuala Perlis dlm 8.00am and took the second ferry of the day at 9.00am but before that ada stop at Sg.Perak to have a drink and bagi drivers freshen up sket..

Tiba at Langkawi we all sewa one MPV and one car kat jetty.. Pastu off carik lokasi hotel which is Holiday Villa and Federal Villa (seblah2 jer).. lama gak mencarik smp hujung pulau rasanye.. Lepas check-in and letak bags kiteorg menjajau carik tempat makan sbb sume lapo..

First day tak ke mana sgt kecuali petang main2 air kat pantai hotel.. very nice clean beach and very beautiful background. Malam makan kat Pantai Cenang.. quite a nice place.. rasa mcm jalan kat oversea jer sbb shops tepi jalan and tempat2 makan die quite quaint and modern..

Second day we went to the Oriental Village sbb nak naik cable car to Mat Cincang Mountain.. But unfortunately the weather was very windy and was raining a bit so the cable car operation had to be stopped until the weather is okay.. So we all pun enjoy the scenery and attractions there.. huhuh sedehnye tak dpt naik cable car so ni adalah salah satu reason to go there again kan.. Pastu singgah jap ke Galeria Perdana.. byk memorabilia Tun Mahathir ada kat situ.. ok gak..
Afterwards we all went for two-hour boat ride for the Mangrove Tour..best sgt! Dapat gi masuk gua kelawar..gi tempat ternak ikan.. dapat tgk dolphins (tak perlu gi oversea k..mesia pun ada).. mmg best! Malamnye gi shopping chocolates kat Haji Ismail and pastu gi makan seafood..

Last day, we went to Underwater World.. tak sume yg pegi.. yg lain gi shopping kat area situ.. Yang pegi Hazyq and Alisya.. I think its much better than Aquaria KLCC sbb luas dan tenang sket.. Kat Aquaria tu kecik and crowded sgt.. Lepas tu kiteorg terus gi jetty nak balik.. tak sempat nak shopping lagey so ada alasan lagey kan nak datang balik..hehhe

Overall, although it was kinda tiring but it was fun and memorable! Bukan selalu dapat bercuti ramai2 camni..lepas ni tak tau bile pulak..

BUDAK GENIUS?

Alahai dah beso anak ibu ni dah start pre-school..

Ada yg kata awalnye anto school tapi niat sebenar bukan la nak Hazyq ni cepat sgt blajar tapi nak Hazyq ni berkawan dgn budak2 yg sebaya dgn die..

Rupe2nye tak senang nak pilih pre-school.. Huishkk.. rungsing nak carik yg sesuai especially if this is your first child.. Pastu ditambahkan lagi ngan pendapat berbeza from both parents and also suggestions/feedbacks from family & friends..
Ikutkan abahnye nak masuk school yang bercampur ngan chinese so that die bole blajo chinese and mix with them well.. Iye la.. in future rasanye kite mmg kena bersaing ngan dieorg either educationally or business.. So kalu boleh speak their language and pandai bergaul boleh la advantage nanti..

My concern lak..dah la abah ibunye ni bab agama takdelah kuat mane walaupun graduan UIA (eloo..ingat grad UIA tu bole qualify jadi ustaz, ustazah ke..idaknye lerr) so nak la carik school yg bole provide basic islamic teachings but at the same time teach english and not too book or classroom oriented..

Survey & tanye sana sini.. in the end we decided on Genius Aulad coz kebetulan they opened a new centre at Bandar Kinrara (behind Giant).. Their medium is in English and their programme encourage creative & dramatic play & also science..

Nak komen lebih2 tak boleh sebab baru anto tapi so far tengok Hazyq suka dgn environment school tu and teacher die pun quite experienced (before this die penah ngajar at Smart Reader & Q-dees)

1st day school die yang nervous & excited lebih ibu ngan abah die..heheh..
Mula2 risau la gak sbb tgk rata2 ramai budak menangis tapi Hazyq tak heran sume tu.. die lg excited main kat play area with kawan2 baru die (pasangan kembar Hud & Noh.. kiut kan nama tu..hehe)
The first three days during the orientation week, both of us waited outside (1st day lepak Old Town, 2nd day lepak Giant and 3rd day lepak keta jer)

1st day teacher die kata die asyik masuk kuar kelas and explore satu school tu termasuk la gi explore kelas2 lain.. But the teacher reassured yg ni normal for kids yg 1st timer gi school.. Alhamdulillah.. 2nd & 3rd day teacher die kata die dah bole stay in class and participate in the activities.. Syukur!

Ibu & abah doakan Hazyq akan menjadi pelajar yg baik while learning & have fun..


Hazyq's 1st day.. am so proud of u!

I hope its not too late ya..

Happy New Year y'all!
Hope this year will be better & fabulous than last year!

Lambat ek wish tapi yang penting wish jugak k..heheh

Alhamdulillah tahun 2010 ni telah membawa banyak perubahan positif dari segi personal dan juga biz so tahun 2010 dah menjadi salah satu tahun yg amat penting dalam sejarah hidup ni.

Semoga tahun 2011 nanti akan membawa banyak lagi perubahan positif dan juga pengalaman yg best2 buat kami sekeluarga.

Azam tahun ni?

- menjadi super mummy & super wife

- nak kuwussss... ni dah azam yg di carry forward dari sedekad yg lalu tapi mane tahu kalu tahun ni tahun yg berjaya merealisasikannya.. wish me luck ya ;P

- mengembangkan biz Elyzzmode.. target this year at least one or two branch lagi InsyaAllah..

- survey & beli barang di negara2 lain selain China (i.e. Indonesia & Vietnam)

- mengeluarkan product baju or bag dengan label sendiri

- melancong sekeluarga either locally or overseas (anak2 dah ada pasport so bole la kuar negara..heheh)

- belajar bahasa Mandarin

- belajar teknik menjahit dan blajar gune mesin jahit

Nanti hujung tahun kite tengok mane satu yg tercapai k =)

ONE + THREE = ONE LOUD MOMMY

I know i've been making lots of excuses for not updating my blog and the usual answers are busy & lazy.. Nowadays its easy to update via FB.. However, i've promised myself that i will do this post no matter what it takes..
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It seems just yesterday Hafiy was borne and now he is already ONE (his birthday is on 1st December)and Hazyq is now THREE (his birthday is on 13th Sept) and in kindie (will tell about this in future post InsyaAllah)

I love both of them sooo much but they do sometimes (well, most of the time) drive me crazy.. When there was only Hazyq, i thought he was a handful but NOW with Hafiy, oh boyyy.. i think more hands are needed.. Hafiy is much more stubborn and temperamental than Hazyq.. Alhamdulillah Hazyq now is adapting quite well being a big brother so most of the time he will give in to his lil brother demands.. But its sooo cute seeing both of them playing together and seeing Hafiy tailing around & copying his brother's moves..



My doa is for them to grow up being a 'soleh', responsible, smart & obedient sons that will make both of us proud..

Happy belated birthday my dear darlings..
Abah & Ibu love you both sooo much!


Their birthday bash which was held on 5th December 2010 @ Subang Jaya


Thanx Sue for the lovely & delicious cake!
Thanx Nowwa for the impromptu choc class!
Love you gals!

I AM MY OWN BEST CUSTOMER..

Well.. its true.. i love to buy things from my own boutique.. Please pay attention to the word BUY coz i don't simply take things from it.. what i want, i pay ok (of course at a discounted price ;P)

Its part of the perks of owning your own shop with clothes that majority of it are hand-picked by you.. if you were me, you would have done the same.. dont deny it..hehehe

Before this I used to worry if i have nothing nice or pretty to wear when i go out or attend any functions.. well now i don't worry anymore.. hahaha

And best of all.. my hubby can't complain coz its better i spend my money at our shop rather than others. . Most of my friends, customers or relatives often asked if the clothes i wore came from the shop so hey, its free marketing & advertising =)

Hmm... now the only thing missing is shoes & sandals... i really need to get some for my shop so i can complete my outfits without going to look elsewhere.. InsyaAllah by end this year ok.. stay tune ya!

Nak N8 gak..

Rata2 sume orang sibuk nak beli Blackberry & iPhone.. tapi entah ngape i ni masih lagi setia ngan Nokia.. mungkin dah terbiasa and rasanye nokia ni mmg user-friendly compared to other phones pastu my first phone was a nokia (banana phone.. ingat tak?) Member2 matriks i dulu mesti ingat sbb dulu phone tu umpama public phone bilik hostel kiteorg..heheh

So baru2 ni nokia ada keluarkan model baru yg mmg i sungguh teruja nak beli -> NOKIA N8

Antara sebab utama is the 12 megapixel camera.. For those doing online biz mcm i ni kamera ni mmg penting and since die ada apps utk edit pix/viedo and all so lagi la senang nak upload gambo baju or bag terus ke fb or website..

OK la.. malas nak citer panjang2 pasal phone ni sbb rasanye almost ari2 kuar iklan phone ni kat paper.. kalu nak tau further.. click sini ok..

Oh ya.. unlike BB or iPhone.. this one is more value for money and more affordable... sejak dah brenti kerja & biz sendiri ni.. i dah ikut jejak hubby dlm berhati2 memilih & membeli brg and to always remember that expensive doesn't always mean better quality.. Its how you use it thats important..

Sukati la kalu org nak kata i ni berkira sgt atau cikai ke ape.. duit i ok.. i tak suka berhutang so lagi baik beli brg yg tak mahal dgn cash dari beli benda yg mahal2 beribu tapi berhutang semata2 nak look good and for bragging rights.. excuse me.. credit card tu is still berhutang ya... insyaAllah in a few months, i'm heading towards paying off all my credit card debts (sib baik maintain satu credit card jer..kalu tak mau berkurun nak bayar balik..huhu)

AM I CONTENT?

In certain ways.. I am content...

Now I have time with my kids and my kids are quite secure & happy knowing that their mom spend most of the day at home.. They know that when they are sick or just cranky & needy that their mom will be there to nurse them back to health or just sit & watch them play.. My hubby is also happy coz he knows that I won't leave them to rush to work early in the morning and come back home late or have to work during weekends or public holidays.. For this I am content because my family is happy..

Don't get me wrong ya.. I am not a full-time housewife.. I have a maid to do some of the house chores & take care of the kids.. I have two stores at Bangi and two blogshops to manage.. For the stores, each have one full-time staff & one part-time staff and so far their are quite good at handling the stores so i don't have much problem with them..

For the blogshops, i manage them when i'm free which now is a bit tricky coz the kids are quite demanding of my time and i don't have the heart to work when they clearly want me to spend time with them.. InsyaAllah i'm trying to find a way to work around this situation..

My typical day now is usually like this:

Morning-
- Ready breakfast for hubby & the boys
- Online to check/reply order, inquiry or comments
- Bathe & clothe the boys (they love the water so this will take some time..hehe)
- Feed the boys (which take quite some time too coz they will not sit still so the maid & I need to chase them or in some cases persuade them to eat)
- Play or watch tv with the kids

Afternoon-
- Cook lunch/dinner
- Feed the boys lunch
- Put them to bed (which need some persuasion..huhu)and sometime take naps with them
- Get online to check email, comments, orders, etc
- Twice/Thrice a week went out to check on the store at Bangi or go out with my biz partner Nowwa since she's also self-employed like me so her time too is quite flexible
- If hubby comes home early so ready lunch or tea

Evening/night-
- Ready dinner
- Bathe, clothe & feed the boys
- Have dinner together with hubby
- Play with the boys before getting them to bed
- Get online if have time
- Spend time with hubby watching tv, talking, etc =)

Hmmm... some of you might say my day is boring but to me I'm quite happy with it coz i have time for my kids, hubby and sometime i have time for myself.. i can go out anytime i want (but with hubby's permission of course).. pamper myself when i want to.. Take the boys here and there when i feel like it.. Go to my mom's or MIL anytime..

Oh yes.. my hubby is also self-employed so sometimes both of us do go out together when we feel like it.. so I am content =)

YOU WOULD HAVE THOUGHT...

That after resigning from my eight years of employment at PLUS, i would have ample time to update my blog... I thought so too but alas no such thing.. huhuh

My last day of resignation was 2nd July 2010 but this is the 1st post after resigning (exactly 2 months!)

The reason? Was very busy preparing for the opening of my 1st clothing boutique, PRETTY FLAIR BOUTIQUE which Alhamdulillah open it doors to public on 1st August 2010.. So many things to do from cleaning up the place after the renovation (which was done most by hubby.. thanx Yang!), taking stock and inventory and estimate pricing, finding staff, check hundreds of clothing for defect and iron steamed them, tag and pricing, not to mention rearrange them accordingly and so many more.. I never knew it was this difficult but yet very exhilarating and fun!

I never dream that one day I would be owning my own clothing boutique.. i think most of us ladies/girls have secretly wished that they have a boutique of their own with lots and lots of clothing that they can play dress-ups (which i love doing!)..

This would not have been possible without my dear hubby's never-ending support (and financing).. InsyaAllah, I'll try my best to make this biz a success ya while having time for you and the kids.. -Ameen-

Now my new journey begins as a work at home mom while managing my online biz and boutique.. wish me all the best ya.. so far i'm loving it!