Starting Occupational Therapy At Oasis Place
Ayub has been doing speech therapy for around a year at Oasis Place. His therapist says he’s improved his mastery of the language tremendously, but is still not yet on par with his peers....
Category: Family
A Family Stroll Around Gardens By The Bay In Singapore
So after all the havoc of Orchard Road, we decided to head to Gardens by the Bay.
Playtime At 313 Somerset And The Apple Store In Singapore
Johor Bahru is the best city in Malaysia. It’s basically Kuala Lumpur but with less people. What’s not to love? Plus, Johor food is #1.
Bringing Kids To The Beach At Batu Ferringhi In Penang
Our usual family holidays have always been to Johor Bahru because Mr Ninja’s parents are there and it’s just fun to spend vacations in the second best city in Malaysia. (KL is obviously the...
Drypers Dresses Up Babies As Superheroes And It’s Cute
Drypers is having a promo where you can get a twin pack for RM60 so hell yeah I’m gonna buy that. What I didn’t realise is that it comes with a baby superhero costume...
Swimming Classes At The Club In Bukit Utama
I’ve been wanting to start Ayub in a swimming class and I finally got the opportunity when his school announced the kids would be learning swimming for P.E. this term. Woohoo!
When I Lost My First Child To Miscarriage
Woke up yesterday morning to the heartbreaking news that the wife of a dear friend had given birth to a beautiful baby with severe brain damage; and that they would be taking their child...
This Is What It Takes To Love A Single Parent
It takes a special kinda man to fall in love with a single mother of two, and I’m sure it wasn’t easy becoming a husband and father overnight but you did it anyway.
Ayub Competes In The FIRST Lego League Jr. Malaysia
Ayub and Sulaiman have been attending Bricks4Kidz for around a year. It’s a LEGO class! They go once a week for an hour and learn about the topic of the day, then they build...
The Boys Get A Quick RM20 Haircut At X-Cut Tropicana City Mall
This a post about nothing. Another lazy family day over the long, long weekend. The kids have been looking like wildlings recently. They both insist on keeping their hair long. I don’t mind but...
The Children’s Business Fair At TTDI
Ayub spent the past month working on his business, Bugging Out!, by figuring out the cost and revenue and profit and all that other boring nonsense that is incredibly important and fascinating and not....
This 8-year-old Entrepreneur Launched His Own Line Of Notebooks
I’m counting my blessings today because it seems nothing wants to go right. Blessing #9287462783948476, we found an amazing school for Ayub. A few months back the kids were tasked with learning about entrepreneurship...
KL Bird Park 2017 – Mama’s Review
I have loved the KL Bird Park since I first brought Ayub there when he was 1 year old. I’ve tried to go back every year since then because it’s my favourite KL attraction....
What Happens When A Baby Doesn’t Gain Weight After A Month
Aisha just had her 6-month check-up and vaccination jab. She only gained 100grams in 6 weeks. Yeah, we missed her 6-month appointment and brought her two weeks later. So that’s 6 weeks since her...
An Open Letter To My 21-Year-Old Self
Dear 21-year-old me, You’re stronger than you know. At this point in time, you’ve been married for over a year, been through a miscarriage, and are currently in the hospital freaking out over your rainbow...
It’s Baby Versus Rambutan And The Fruit Won
Little baby Aisha isn’t very interested in solid food. Usually I give her toys to play with but this evening there were a few rambutan on the table so I placed some on her...
I Found A Lump In My 4-Year-Old’s Neck
Sulaiman has had a lump in his neck since he was around 2-years-old. I thought it was just a lymph node that was swollen due to sore throat or a cold. But it’s been...
The Baby Rolls Over At 4 Months Old
Aisha has been trying to roll over since she was 3 months old. She was doing pretty ok. Getting to one side. Luckily for her, she’s much lighter than her two old brothers who...
Gina’s Place Helped Me Breastfeed Successfully
Despite my efforts, I have struggled with breastfeeding since the beginning. Ayub was bottle fed formula, and I pumped exclusively with Sulaiman. This round I was adamant about breastfeeding Aisha. Luckily I stumbled upon Gina’s...
Four-Year-Old Sulaiman Writes A Blog Post
Hi, I’m Sulaiman. I am 4 years old. My favourite colour is red. My favourite animal is zebra. My best friend’s name is Grace Ci. My favourite movie is Ghostbusters. My favourite game is...
WhimsyThread Hairbands Are Just Adorable
I’ve been looking forward to buying hairbands for a baby girl ever since I found out I was pregnant with Aisha in June 2015. But being a complete noob at all things little girl,...
My 7-Year-Old Went Missing For An Hour After School
This is the story of how my 7-year-old son went missing after school. Ayub takes the school bus to and from school everyday. Usually he’s home in the afternoons by 1.20pm. Since the hubby...
What To Do When Your Husband Is A Gamer
If, like me, you are married to a gamer, you’ll likely find yourself either very free to do whatever you want or you’ll be bogged down with all the household chores and child-raising by...
The 6 Symptoms To Determine If Your Child Has Hand-Foot-And-Mouth Disease
Sulaiman, Ayub and I have hand-foot-and-mouth disease. I caught it early and had been treating their symptoms before the official diagnosis so there’s nothing to be alarmed about.
What To Do When You Have UTI And Food Poisoning At The Same Time
Answer: Crawl into a hole and cry. Alternately if you don’t have a hole nearby to crawl into, feel free to curl yourself into a ball and cry. And if crying is not your...
How I Broke My Washing Machine And Didn’t Learn From My Mistake
A couple months back we went back to the hubby’s hometown for a week. My memory is really hazy. I think it may have been the week we had our wedding reception. Anyway, we...
Baby Photoshoot
Jules, Prem and Hafiz bought me a 1 year membership to the Picture Company. It’s a photo studio that specializes in children and family portraits. Brought the boys there a while back. Here’s their...
My handsome Ayub
Ayub is such a good looking little boy. Am I being biased? Probably. Do I care? No. He’s awesome. Look at his face. Just look. He is adorable. I love him.
Raya Haji
Raya Haji at home with the family 🙂 Just back from the masjid with the super well-behaved boys in their jubahs.
Star Wars Entertainment
Star Wars is beyond awesome. Well, episodes IV, V and VI anyway. A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back and The Return of the Jedi. Did you know that the original title for the...
Pulang bandar
Is the opposite of balik kampung pulang bandar? I don’t know. The hubby, babies and I returned from the kampung yesterday afternoon. The jam was intense. From the usual 2 hour journey, we were...
Baby seats and road trips.
It’s Raya Haji tomorrow. I thought of only going back to the hubby’s kampung next week to avoid the jam but he wants to be with his family, so we’re leaving tomorrow morning bright...
Babies and Fruits
Ayub loves bananas. That boy doesn’t eat fruits or vegetables. Bananas are the only exception. He can down two in one sitting. Ohmnomnom. Once when he was close to two years old, he was eating...
The Banana Phone
Ayub loves bananas. That boy doesn’t eat fruits and vegetables. Bananas are the only exception. He can down two in one sitting. Ohmnomnom. Once when he was close to two years old, he was eating a...
Baby seats and road trips.
It’s Raya Haji tomorrow. I thought of only going back to the hubby’s kampung next week to avoid the jam but he wants to be with his family, so we’re leaving tomorrow morning bright...
Baby Eczema
I started having eczema when I was around 3 years old at the folds of my arms. I used steroid creams, oral medication, this and that and more. It never went away but subsided...
Matching babies
I love gaya sedondonging my babies. They look so cute. Mini and Minier. I bought them matching red-striped t-shirts last week. I underestimated Sulaiman’s fatness so this may be the first and last time...
Cuteness Overload
I don’t feel like writing. Nor do I feel like editing these awesome pictures. You must look at them all. May you get into a seizure brought on by the cuteness that is my...
Kidzania Mania
Kidzania in Mutiara Damansara is madness and mayhem. I’ve been wanting to bring Ayub there ever since Hafiz told me his friend told him it was awesome. I had never heard of it before....
