Congratulations!

Many congratulations to my boss, aka Bosse, on his recent bestowement by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, carrying the title Dato Seri Laila Jasa. So now, he is called 'Dato Bosse'...hehe!

Well deserved accolade for the most wonderful person in RIPAS, who's not only an exceptional Physician but a fantastic mentor and a friend to us local medics in training. May Allah bless you with more.

Lull...

Life's a bit on the lull at present. A typical day would be work, the occasional after-work coffee and cake with the girls and watching TV before bedtime strikes. Third trimester tiredness has set in and depending on what I've eaten, or how long i've been on my feet during the day fluid retention sets in. Wedding ring does not fit anymore but thankfully engagement ring still does...for now!

Baby shops are on sale here and everywhere but we've decided not to get anything for another 4 weeks or so. And just the essentials. We'll be getting plenty of Ayden's hand-me-downs...hehe! We'll be away from work for a week in early August so perhaps then we'll start sorting out baby stuff....cannot wait!

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Our little mischief...for now :p

Back in March this year, me and the hubs were driving out of our simpang and saw this 'thing' in the middle of the road. I, as the passenger, thought (in my head) it was a big stone, and didnt think much about it. Luckily, the hubs has a better eye and realised it was a stranded kitten!! Awww...... look at it.....

Look at that grey fur and green/ yellow eyes. He jumps here and there, like a squirrel, sometimes more like a monkey.

So he is named 'Richard' just because he looked at us when we called out that name. I think initially we wanted to call him Ricky or Dick or something really silly. Richard or popularly called 'Prichard'...(god knows why!) has grown so much over the past 3 months that my brother didnt even recognise him! So spoilt, he gets a bath every other day and eats fish and rice. Somehow, he doesnt like the Kerupuk....such a kampung cat!! haha! Anyway, as adorable as he looks, he is a BITER and a SCRATCHER, which i am not fond of!!!

Miss M's 'Back to School' do

Another theme party to celebrate Miss M's birthday! This time it was a "Back to School" theme,with ponytails and schoolbadges!! Must've been Miss J's idea. Anyways, it was Miss M's 4th party of the week and I dont know how she could've managed! Still young eh ha!

So, Miss J and Miss M turned up with their uniforms, Ms A wore an old PE t-shirt, her hubs Mr R was an escapee, me...I guess as a teacher...coz I have nothing to wear that fits lagi!! haha...and Ms M was casual....

and the cake...oh goodness, how heavenly was that!! Nice one Miss J!

Mental note: Bakerlyn's Hazelnut Praline Cake..mmmmm....

Steamboat and Karaoke!

I love dinner parties.....especially when it's with karaoke!!

So a few many weeks ago, Ms Y hosted a Steamboat and Karaoke/ Wii night (Wii as highly requested by Miss HzB). Of course if it was anything hosted by Ms Y it's fantastic! With a full tummy everyone was geared for singing....especially the boys! Karak ani wah, surprisingly singing to Broery's ballards and Krisdayanti...ha ha!

So apart from steamboat, desserts included homemade blueberry cheesecake, bread and butter pudding and trifle cocktail!

A new family member

....is the baby nephew, Ayden Zahari. Born on the 29th May 2008 at 10:27am to Mummy Sarah and Babah Hakeem. He weighed at 3.44kg and 53cm long.

Ayden, all u do most of the time is sleep. That makes you a very good baby. Hehe. But u need to feed too :) But when you open your eyes and make the 'eh eh' noise....you're way way adorable and ever so cute, especially when your face goes all red...hehehe

Your round face and chubby cheeks would make anyone just want to pinch them.....hence the nickname I've given you - si Bulat! U have your dad's nose (hence by proxy...MY nose!!) and mummy's lips. I still can't make out whose eyes you have inherited because (a) u're asleep most of the time, and (b) when you do open your eyes, its hard to tell coz your big chubby pink cheeks makes your eyes go sepet....hehe....awww.....

Your nini's are very excited about you. You make them smile ever so wide everytime you are the topic of conversation. Not only them....me too! hehe..... Your Usu in Kent is green with envy coz he's still there and has not seen you in real life yet....wait for another month or so....

and hopefully inshaAllah, u will have a cousin that will join you in the next few months....

By the way, you are only 3 days old and you've made Ranoadidas.com already! Kambang eh!

taken from www.ranoadidas.com

Hugs and kisses from your Tua