The lil’ dude and his family…

Irfan’s birthday this year was planned a few months before. But because of his balinitis case and circumcision and what not, I was afraid that I wasn’t able to make it happen, but alhamdulillah, I managed to! Phewwww…

We invited family, close friends and some of Irfan’s classmates (most of them were away for their Easter holiday break) for lunch at Bianco, Damansara Perdana. Yes, that place yet again. :P Irfan had fun, we had fun and I think everyone else had fun too! Thanks to everyone who came and thanks for all the wonderful gifts. It was nice catching up, albeit sekejap, but it was great nonetheless. :)

Party ended at about 3.45pm and you’d have thought all the craziness has ended, kan? Wrong. While putting the stuff back into the car, Irwan ter-let go the car’s boot and it hit my forehead and I tergolek on the floor and was in a daze. I was quite unfazed too initially until I saw the amount of blood on the tissue! Went to SJMC and got the forehead stitched by the plastic surgeon. 3 stitches inside and 5 stitches outside. Oh well, like what the doctor said.. 8 is an ong number! :P Anyhow, all that matters is that Irfan had a great time on his birthday and let the pictures below speak for themselves. More photos can be found at Ted’s blog. And more and more photos will soon follow later on. Thanks again to everyone who made the party happen!!

So, the lil’ gadget boy has finally turned ONE! How fast does time fly, ey? Tsk. It was a small affair at Bianco but everyone had loads of fun! :) It has been 3 weeks in a row that I’m at Bianco and this weekend we’ll be there again for another birthday party and Irwan is amused that the people there know me by my first name. Hahahahahaha!

Anyways, Aaron and the kids dropped by on Sunday and they all had some fun time in the pool. And after that I had the yummiest fried chicken at BBQ Chicken as the chicken there are fried in olive oil! Yummy! And now I am craving for moreeeee..! :P

Saturday afternoon was a full session of makan-makan with Ira (and Mia) and Hetty (and Yazid). First we had steamboat at Ikano and afterwards proceeded to shop a lil’ bit at The Curve. Irfan fell asleep almost immediately in his stroller for three hours after lunch so I was rather free to do whatever I please. Bumped into some familiar faces there and got Irfan some baju raya (yeah, damn malas to shop during Ramadhan when it’s packed everywhere!) and then the pregnant lady wanted to have dessert. So off we went to Ikea for some cheesecake, daim cake and I-don’t-know-what-else she stuffed on her plate. And by she, I meant the pregnant lady who seems to be forever hungry. Heh. Jangan marah eh, Ira? ;)

We left Ikea about 6-ish and when I took Irfan out from the stroller, he got up. Else I think he might have still been asleep. We sent Ira and Mia back to their place and Irfan and I went home to rest for a little bit and wait for Irwan who went hiking kat Gunung Nuang for practice since he’s going up Mount Kinabalu next weekend before getting ready to meet the Huans for dinner at Lala Chong.

We were a bit late because I had to clean up some of Irwan’s injuries but it was good also that we were late because it gave Rachel the chance to nap a half hour longer. Sorry guys for being late! Anyhow, since everyone was starving I ordered salted egg crabs, steamed fish, steamed prawns with egg white, Siong Tong Lala, fried french beans with garlic and some fried rice for the kids (and adults). I fed Iran first before attacking the food and after he has finished 2 1/2 bowls of fried rice with some crabs and loads of the crunchy beans, I had to peel the crabs for Irwan pulak since he injured his right hand with some duri. By the end of it all, we were so full that it was hard for us to move. Haha!

Sunday was full of surprise parties - baby shower for Ira and birthday dinner for Aaron. Ted, Hetty and I have planned for the shower many many moons ago. Ira’s been hinting like forever that she wants an owl themed shower so I did all the necessary plannings. :) Hetty and I arrived slightly earlier than everyone else at Bianco to ensure that everything was in order and the moment Ira stepped in to Bianco, she was too stumped to say anything and almost cried too me thinks. Heh. Anyway, food was good and we had great company and the games were fun too so yeah, I think at the end of it all, everyone was very very happy. :)

The dinner for Aaron was held at Gaucho Grill @ Chulan Square and the steaks are just oh-so-good! But the surprise tak jadilah because they arrived before the guests did and when Aaron saw 5 empty seats he had to ask Emily what was going on. Aiyah! Sorry dude! Hope you had a great time with us, though? And tunggu aaaa… your present is on its way! ;)

And now, I’m still trying to catch my breath but we’ll be in Kuching pulak this weekend! Looking forward to that trip. ;)

‘Twas Jamie’s first ever birthday party and we were all excited to be a part of the celebration. Thanks dude for having us around! We all had so much fun!! And it was great seeing how terrified Irfan was with the A&W rootbear since he’s never afraid of anything. At least I got to bully him and made him listen to me the next few days after the party. Pft.

Our weekend was crazy packed as we had a wedding to attend that Saturday night. Irfan made everyone turn around and looked at us when he screamed while the Ustaz was reciting the doa. Aiyo. Kasi bikin malu saje! I really didn’t know where to put my face and I guess he was also tired and cranky because the ceremony only started at 9 p.m (when the card states 8 p.m!) and we only got to eat around 9.30 p.m and it was already his bedtime. So after eating what we could, we left the wedding by 10.15 p.m or so and the lil’ dude knocked out the minute we got home. And didn’t get up ’til about 10 a.m! Must be super tiredlah tu!

That night, we had dinner at this place called Restoran Ikan Sungai (damn good food!!) at Desa Melawati and it was suppose to be a Father’s Day treat for my dad from us all because we’ll be in Kota Kinabalu this weekend. But the bill was just ridiculously crazy (just for fishies + udang galah, ok?) that my dad said it’s his treat this time around. Whomever can guess the price, I shall belanja you makan! Hahaha!

Irwan turns 31 today, 25th May 2009 and I sort of surprised him with a makan-makan session at our place last Saturday night. He didn’t know what was happening - aside from me telling him not to have any plans that weekend as we are going to “Penang” - but figured it out on Saturday itself as he saw me arranging stuff and even followed me to pick up the food and cupcakes.

The main menu was sushi (got ‘em from Sakae Sushi and they even have party sets) with some KFC and pizzas. I, however, underestimated the food and some of the guests who came later weren’t properly fed. Tsk. So I decided to call McDonald’s and have them delivered some food, but even after 1 hour of ordering, the food still did not arrive!! Argh! I immediately called them to cancel and after 30 minutes I was informed by the guards that delivery has arrived. I told them to send the delivery boy back. Moral of the story: Never EVER ask for delivery from Pizza Hut (my mom had to wait for 2 bleedin’ hours!) or McDonald’s on a weekend! :P

Anyways, happy birthday babe and hope you had fun with your buddies! :)

p/p/s: Sorrylah, not that many pictures. I was busy goss-ing. Haha!

The party was done on the 4th of April - a day after his birthday - after 2 months (or more!) of preparations. Initially, it was suppose to start at 5pm, but since the rain has been pouring in the evenings, I changed the time to 1.30 p.m - 5 days before the party. Talk about last minute decision-making! Heh. So anyhow, I prepared most of the stuff myself - from the food to the favours to the invites (with some help from Etsy) to the decor - and all that hardwork and kepenatan paid off when I saw the joy on Irfan’s face! :) I didn’t get to snap a single shot during the party but Aaron has fully made up for that with his bee-yoooooo-ti-fooool pictures! Thanks dude! :)

It rained around 1.15pm and quite heavily too and I was just praying endlessly that it would stop soon. And it did! Phew. By the time the guests arrived, the sky looked clear - albeit some dark clouds - but it didn’t rain until everything was over and most of the guests had gone home. Alhamdulillah. :)

Irfan was just happy running about and I don’t know what is up with him, but he just loves to sakat and irritate the hell out of Naomi. I really pity her. There even came a point where both of them were having heated arguments at one corner. Aiya. Kecik-kecik sudah pandai ka? Haha.

He soon forgot all about bugging Naomi when it was time for him to hit the pinata. For the record, I’m not allowing anymore pinatas at any of our parties. Geez. Too violent! And other than Irfan and Yazid (boys WILL be boys!), no other kids dared to whack Buzz Lightyear. In the end, Irwan and I took turns to hit the pinata and Irwan finally broke it after a while. Kids and adults had fun grabbing whatever favours there were coming out of the pinata.

Soon it was the candle blowing session and suddenly, the wind started blowing hard. And there were too many candles to light up. Note to self: just do it in an enclosed area next time! :P Irfan was happy blowing the candles and was seen giving his grandparents, uncles and aunty the cupcakes (instead of cakes). Awwww… how sweet!

All in all, it was a great party and I am so glad that (almost) everyone made it and thank you guys for all the great presents. :)

Irfan, we really hope you had your greatest time ever, because we definitely did! And seen below are some of the other photos Aaron has managed to capture. For more photos, please visit his blog. Danke!

Many many thanks to Mrika for believing in me and hiring me for her daughter’s first bird-day party! :) She did such an amazing job with the decorations, party packs and food, that everyone who left the party, left with a big smile on their faces. Congrats Mrika!

So, it was Zayaan Atiya’s party that day, but when I arrived at the house, birthday girl was still asleep. I took upon that chance to snap photos of the decor and also with the boys, Zayaan’s brother - Zarif and cousin - Bil. They both swear by The Transformers so I was having fun listening to Zarif explaining about Autobots and Decepticons. Heh. Kids. Boys. Normallah tu. Soon it’ll be Irfan’s turn. :P

I will upload the rest of the pictures later on. Stay tuned!

Edited to add: Here are the rest of the photos. :)

When we first started sending him to school, I’d put on his undies for him in the mornings because we’d want him to continue training while in school. But, since he was having too much pressure on the first few weeks of school, his principal said that maybe we should let him “chill” first and continue the training later on. The past 2 weeks or so, I’ve started putting on his undies for him again and the first few days he’d cry like mad because he’s afraid of the toilets in school. And I’m just too stumped about it because he goes to the toilets at my parents’, inlaws’, once at klcc (and I paid for the RM2 toilet! haha!) and a few times at a few hotels and he never had any problems. I even accompanied him to the toilets in school and he was just crying on and on and on. Sigh. So in the end, either one of these two will happen: 1) the teacher would put on the diaper when it’s about 10am or so because we don’t want him to hold his pee for too long or 2) he’d wet himself. :(

BUT, for the past three days or so, he’s been incident-free so yaaaaayyy! :) Now we have to go get the car we’ve promised him. Haha.

He’s doing very well in school - albeit being mischievious at times, but I think that’s just normal. He loves arts and crafts, loves numbers (double yaaaayyy!) so much so that he’s been placed in the “next level” class because he knows too much and is bored with the class. Ish! But why is it each time I ask him “What did you do in school today?”, he’d answer me with a “Nothing much” or “I waited for Nenek“? It’s like he doesn’t want to share his days with me and I find that a bit sadlah. But when I don’t ask him, or when I’m busy doing something else, he’d start his grandmother story about his friends and what they did while in school and expect me to give my fullest attention although I’m in the kitchen cooking AND he’s all the way in the master bedroom. Aiyo that boy! Drives me mad sometimes. Heh.

Anyhow, he’s turning three soon (already!) and we’ve decided that this year we’ll throw a (small) party for him. :) I hope he likes the theme. Haha.

The hoosband will be celebrating his 30th birthday this coming Sunday. He’s currently in Vietnam for a short trip and will only be back on Monday. Hence, we will not be celebrating his birthday with him. Bleh! B, happy thirtieth birthday, okay? Irfan’s (and his mommy too… :)) missing you already, so hurry back! Hahahaha…

Nothing big has been planned for his birthday. I guess we will be taking a much needed break (for me at least!) in a few months’ time. Heh. Anyway, we had his birthday dinner with his parents last week and he was asked to stand on the chair to sing, but he ended up giving a speech instead. Apalah… haha! I still suck at indoor photography (not that I’m such a pro at outdoor.. but you get what I mean) so not many photos were taken. Irfan was happily clapping his hand when everyone sang the birthday song and wanted to blow the candle instead - which we let himlah.

On another note, I’ll be working from home for the next 2 weeks or so as my parents will be away in Europe with my brothers (I so dontch like them! :P) and I foresee myself lacking in updates and blog hopping. So pardon me (singing to Incubus’ tune) while I catch up, yeah? Aaaaaaanyway, have a good weekend y’all!