Back In The Game

Hey sweet souls, I'm finally back.

So while playing around with pumpkins and dried leaves, I received news that my cousin had gone into labour, which finally brought about this much awaited birth of these twins.. They arrived early, at 35 weeks but thank God, they did not need to be in an incubator and no ventilators were needed.

So when these pictures were sent to me, all I wanted to do was to literally fly over to Putrajaya and see tiny little miracles. As expected with twins, they are only about 2kg+ each.

Welcome to the world, and welcome to our amazing family, Liam and Tyler! So that's 2 more faces to be added into my 4 Generations Family Portrait.

Liam is older by only a few seconds and he's slightly smaller than Tyler. Although from this picture, they look so much alike, these little boys are fraternal twins. Not identical - meaning, 2 eggs, 2 sperm. Well speaking of twins, my Grandfather was a fraternal twin himself.

Oh, and they were born on a most remarkable date: 10/10.

I've so much to do right now, but first, I need a good 8 hour sleep or rest to recharge and then definitely heading over to see my new nephews!

Catch up soon!

Gratification & Fulfilment

42 days after our Daughter made us so proud when we attended her convocation, on the 1st of September it was our Son's turn when he went up stage to receive his Advanced Diploma in Culinary Science. With that, our job as parents in their education sector has come a full circle - in a journey that began in January 2000 when they started pre-school.

The official photographs are not out yet, so just bear with the quality of cellphone camera

And how was that journey like for me?

Well it was certainly a tiring, stressful, but a truly fulfilling and enjoyable one. Up to the time of them being 13 and 14 years, I used to squat down and tie their shoe laces before they hopped into the car to go to school. It wasn't something I had to do, but I loved doing it. From there, I normally drive them to the park to let them play on the swings and slides just so their day started beautifully before driving them off to school. It was only about 10-15 minutes at the park but it made a world of difference for them.

And here's an embarassing confession. After I send them off to school, it wasn't unusual for me to cry while driving myself home. Yup, this mad Mom actually did that so many times. Can't help it, my love for the kids is so beyond the moon. But when I fetch them from school and they start being rascals, I often asked myself "why did I even cry earlier?" haha.

My husband and I never pressured our children to be 'A' students in school. And they weren't 'A' students while in school. My priority wasn't for my children to learn and study throughout the nights to chase after As. Instead, that was the time I made use of to teach and guide them on how to be good and kind humans. What's the point of scoring As and coming up top in class if you don't have good morals?

There were people who chastised me for not being bothered with my children's school education. Yup, some actually did that to me.  But did I care? No. Because I knew what I was doing. I carried these 2 Angels for 9 whole months inside my belly and I definitely knew what's the best for them. I used to tell them that although school is the place where you go and learn the basic stuff like reading, writing, counting, countries and yada yada, when you get out of school and pick up the course you wish to pursue further, then you gotta give it your heart and soul. And that is exactly what they've done.

So today, I'd like all those nosey mamas and grandmamas who indirectly told me that I wasn't a responsible Mother, to read this post. Because today, those 2 naughty and mischievous kids have grown into 2 very responsible young adults who hath done extremely well in their further educations. On top of that, they are so kind hearted, caring, loving and respectful of those who are supposed to be respected, especially the old and under privilege one. These 2 kids also never had the need to lie to us parents because although we were strict with them in certain areas, they knew that we approachable and would never blindly scold or punish them for anything. Thus, they confide everything, until today. There is no point in being ultra strict and stuffy to your children till they don't feel safe telling or asking you about anything and have to resort to another parent to seek comfort. I know this, because I've had some of these poor kids come to me.

Son darling, you now have the green light to conquer and capture the gastronomy world. And I know you will. We are super proud of you, baby boy! Love you to the end of the Universe and back!

PS: I had a super duper Merdeka weekend which include the eve that I told you about, and on that day itself. Maybe I'll write about that next. 

Sayangi Malaysiaku

Salam Malaysians and the rest of the world. 

Today, is the 30th August, and I'm definitely gonna be wearing one of these Jalur Gemilang bracelets that I made myself for the Merdeka Eve celebrations tonight.

These specially made bracelets and earrings are what I designed for this year's Merdeka. The earrings you see above this, was a definite favourite among my clients and the best seller of all my other  Merdeka series items. (Well, I'm not a professional jewelry maker, so it's not 5-star workmanship). I mostly design and make jewelry for myself and friends who request)

This year's Independence Day is extra special, and for many reasons. The 1st and foremost cause for an 'all-out' celebration is because we have a fresh new government - after 61 years. The Merdeka vibes here are insane! Never have I seen so many homes, cars and even street vendors proudly displaying our beautiful Jalur Gemilang.

And since this year is extra special, I'm bringing along some special foreign friends of mine, who've requested to attend the Merdeka Eve celebs with me. Well, "ask and you shall receive" - so they asked and I'm obliging. I like that Bible verse. Actually I woke up to this idea only on Monday morning. I just felt so in the mood to celebrate this particular Merdeka with non Malaysians  and tadaa, just like magic, I received requests from foreign friends. First come, first serve, you know?  And as early as Tuesday I received the 1st request. Anyway the place/venue that we're going to tonight, is extra ummph! Especially when the clock strikes 12am. Of course my right hand man Hamed will be with me too. I can't hardly wait, people!!

So, for those of you have access to my private/personal instagram account (which are a selected few), I'll be posting live updates of this auspicious event. For those who follow me on my other insta account, good news - I may be posting there too.

I love you guys so much, thanks for always being walls, pillars and tiangs although I've never met 90% of you. But Amen to modern technology, because it has brought about some great friendships for some, right?

Before I sign off, the these for this year's Merdeka Day is Sayangi Malaysiaku which more or less means 'Love My Malaysia' and the logo is what you see below - in Jalur Gemilang's colours of course, are Red, White, Blue and a touch of Yellow.

So,kibarkanlah Jalur Gemilang dan selamat menyambut Hari Kebangsaan kepada semua Anak Malaysia.