Lil' Fella: 9 weeks + heartbeat

The baby (actually the correct term is fetus) is already 10 weeks, and the last scan showed it has a heartbeat! He or she is ALIVE! Alhamdulillah, the loya-ness has also gone but my appetite has increased..but then again that's nothing new. I've always had a huge appetite...God knows how huge its gonna get when I enter my 2nd trimester! Faiz pun dah pesan jangan makan banyak, don't get huge! How la Faiz?

Arif has started calling the baby "little fella", and talks to it in a voice like Elmo from Sesame Street. He's gonna be such a funny dad. I think I'm gonna be the serious parent, and him the fun one. Sigh... I wonder how little fella's character is gonna be like. He or she is due next year on February 16th, which is Pisces kan? I'm not so sure about their characteristics, I know only one person, Zul who is, thank God, a fantastic guy. Aiz, maybe you could tell me more about Pisces?

Besides praying that he or she will be healthy and sempurna segala sifat, I also hope that little fella will have a good heart who is kind, generous and helpful. Aah, I must also pray that litle fella will have a fantastic sense of humour! Besides that, I also hope he or she will inherit Arif's clear complexion and thick eyelashes. My sister-in-law dreamt that we're getting a boy who will have Arif's features with black straight hair and putih gebu. Well, inshaAllah. We may be able to see in the next few months.

Amazing

This was captured yesterday (June 21) to confirm that I am indeed pregnant, alhamdulillah.

A Month to go

It's been some time since I posted anything...sorry Aiz, Ross. Have been extremely busy - work + wedding stuff. Just to keep everyone updated on what's been happening. But first, to remind everyone - my nikah will be on the 28th of April - 10.30am+lunch; reception 29th April 8.30pm onwards - both events will be held at my parents' house in Taman Tun. Aiz, Din and Husni - I do hope you guys are not working on those dates and will be able to attend both nikah and reception. Ross, Kunta, Faiz etc no excuses whatsoever ok.

Anyway, getting back to the wedding preps - haiyo, not easy getting married la. A lot of blood, sweat and tears - cehlamak so drama. No, actualy it takes a lot of time, MONEY and tears here and there. Also a lot of paperwork - I do wonder why JAWI or JAIS makes it so difficult to kahwin. The kursus kahwin was also 2 horrifying days.. Arif and I were the oldest ones there...the other people were really kids! But I did get something good out of the course - one is to never buruk sangka your spouse and then, the 3Ps to make a marriage work - PUJI, PELUK and PUJUK. Actually kena tambah 2Ps that are also very very important - tapi censored leh..you guys figure it out..heh heh.

The next bit is my baju kahwin - I'm wearing a white baju kurung with white & silver songket for nikah, an off-white/cream baju Johor with the tabur sewn on to the top for the 28th night reception for relatives, neighbours and a dusky rose kebaya for 29th night. Somehow I think my dusky rose kebaya will be OVER THE TOP...but the tailor said "kalau simple sangat, orang tak tahu you pengantin.." Oh well. For Arif's side pulak, the theme is lilac...and there's gonna be two baju - one for greeting guests and the other on the pelamin. Both kebaya style. Haiyo...I'm bloody nervous all of a sudden.

My hantaran pulak - my mum's good friend (who did for my first wedding) is gonna do it, she insisted on doing it...so I just hope it turns out ok, good enough for my friends who can be quite critical..heh heh heh.

Have just got my invitation cards printed, so I do hope to see all of you and pass the invites before the wedding - it's been too long since I last saw you, Aiz - since New Year tau!

This blog macam email pulak...haiya. Ok take care everyone.

Arif Zain and me

My love

2006 - a cupcake of a year

2006 has been, overall, a good year. Alhamdulillah I finally got promoted as producer with a 7%(macam banyak!!) increment, lost a few pounds (with of course, many many more to lose as I'm considered obese by the Jabatan Kesihatan) and my apartment looks more presentable now although I think I hosted more dinners in 2005. I also got to go to London!! But most importantly, as the year comes to an end, I realise that I've finally finally recovered from my unfortunate 'D' which happened in 2002 (aiyo 4 years..so long ah) and am able to move on with my life. I don't deny I still get the blues now and then but it's just little ones - no more huge crying sessions sampai mata bengkak, thank God. And the fact that I didn't feel anything when I had to meet up with my ex baru ni pun shows I'm ok :)

Looking back, 2006 has also full of events. My sister Shireen finally came back to Malaysia after 6 years living in Oman...she went there with 2 kids and came back with 5! There were 2 weddings - Naz's and my cousin's in London. Both totally unexpected. The trip to Ipoh for Naz's wedding is something I'll remember for the rest of my life - especially the part at Kunta's hidden stream where we ate nasi kandar. London - aahh pure bliss, no need to say more. There was the birth of Faiz & Mumtaz's daughter Batrisyah (hope I got the spelling right!). The Cowboy Night at Aiz's MAS Crew Dinner thing - the preparation and the night itself - I can only say I'd do it again if I had to. Then, there was the blogging sessions at Starbucks - ok ok not as active as before, but still..not as bad as Kunta and Journey la ;) And there was my first Raya Open House which showed me how wonderful my family and friends truly are. The event was made easier by my mum and sister, Izan who provided everything, and Kunta and Aiz stayed til the end to help me clean up.

There were also a few learning experiences. One of them was my Brazilian experience - the most bizarre ever - memangla 'angau' and 'bodoh' - but nevertheless, it was a good lesson learned and hopefully, not to be repeated. 2006 also taught me a lot about friendship...which I can't really blog about .. tried to write it here but can't seem to express it the right way.

So basically, 2006 has been a like a cupcake for me - SWEET!! I hope all of you had a good 2006 - yes, there were dugaans for all of us but that just makes us stronger, right? Here's hoping 2007 will be a better year, inshaAllah! XOX

Bestnya kalau in love kan?

Best .. but it's bloody scary as well.