Note for Self

Its been a busy day today at work, although it is only half day.
Im squeezing sometime to blog, to let loose and to release steam!

Not feeling great today..
Nothing to do with Monday Blues, but it's just a nagging feeling inside that I just dont know how to put words to.

Well nevermind,
my weekend was good.
Had a great deal of tasks from my things to do list, DONE!
Alhamdulillah!
Yay!

Went to the baby fair, although I found it to be a bit boring..Maybe because I bought some baby stuff last week already..
Got some household chores done with the help of dearest hubby...(Thank you sayang!)
and the BEST BEST BESTEST part of my weekend was............

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Ladies and Gentleman,
please give a round of applause to my newest baby gadget....
THE Samsung Galaxy Note!!!

Wheeee~~~~


Im Super happy with this phone.
Change it together with hubby and both of us just cannot stop touching and fiddling with the phone..
Serious best laaah...

Im glad I got rid of my iPhone 4..
Trust me, Apples are meant to be eaten, not to be used as a phone..:p

So there!
Feeling a bit better now..

Have a good day ahead!

25 Weeks

25 weeks.

I am about 15 weeks away from labour!
Went for our routine gynae checkup yesterday and all was well.

Glad that Lil 'A is growing healthily and steadily.

He is now moving a lot more frequently and also stronger.
I can feel his kicks almost all the time,
every little movement makes me smile..
I think it is cute that there's a little boy in my tummy and the little thing that he does is as if he is reminding us of his presence.

I have been dreaming about little babies more frequently too.
Im starting to feel eager to meet my little one.

Another cute experience is whenever hubby decides to talk to Lil 'A and he literally puts his mouth on my tummy and talk!
it makes me laugh and laugh till tears roll because its so ticklish! :)

Aaah...so THIS is LOVE...

I Love both my boys <3

Whats in it

Read Mary's blog on what is in her overloaded makeup bag. :p

Thought I could do the same too.
Just for fun!
Im not much of a makeup junkie, but I do feel it is important to at least look presentable at all time. 

Well, I have 2 different sets for work and for going out on weekends or occasions. We'll just take a look at what I bring in my bag daily for work.Here goes:

1) The bag I got free from buying the Burberry Body fragrance. I thought it is quite nice and handy for makeups. This is the bag I bring with me daily everywhere I go, in case I need to touch up. You never know if you need to meet up some important people at work or had a last minute surprise date with hubby. So MUST touch up! :) 

2) This is my first Brown coloured mascara. It has 2 steps to it. 1st is just a simple brush for simple lengthening of lashes. The 2nd step is a thicker brush for volumnising. This has got to be my favourite mascara so far. Because it is brown so it looks more natural and that the effect really does show.

I got it at my company's internal sale, which they organise occasionally. Bought it at $4 ONLY! I love internal sale! Such a steal! Im not sure where to get this elsewhere in SG. Anybody knows?

3) Im using Maybelline Clear Smooth Extra powder. It's texture is of course smooth and it feels light on the skin too. Perfect for daily wear. Easy to wash off also!

4) For some healthy glow, I got myself this small but handy blusher by Maybelline. I use it sparingly and occasionally if there's an important meeting with the management or meet up with friends or hubby after work. Otherwise, I just skip this part.. hee..

5) Now this, is my favourite eyeliner since school days. It is really dark, I love how it gives the mystical look to my peepers..cheyyy.. and it is inexpensive too! you can find this almost everywhere at Arab st. I use this occasionally too. For when I want to look extra mysterious or nak-step-Arab-looking! lol!

6) I have several lipsticks, Clinique, MAC etc..But for work, I stick to this Lip Ice Mentholatum. Its a lip Balm and it makes my lips look kissable healthy!

7) I do housework. Not to brag, but I do! *senyum nampak gigi sebaris* So my hands tend to feel rough all the time. Sometimes too rough. :( So i always have a hand lotion in my bag. Bought this at a shop at Kallang Leisure Park, cant remember the name though. But it's got a nice smell.

I have several other lotions that I keep within reach at home, next to my bed, on my office desk, in  the car's dashboard. That's how obsessed I am with hand lotion! heh!

So there, my daily makeup bag! :)

Our Little Knight!

It was finally revealed!

Lil 'A decided to show Abah and Ummi that Lil 'A will be
our little Knight!

We were elated, Alhamdulillah!
My husband was happy, he wanted a boy, especially for a first child.
He constantly prayed for a son, (even before I got pregnant!) several times each day specifically asked Allah for a son.
He believed in his Dua so much so that, when I finally got pregnant, he said read or listen to Surah Yusuf.
When asked what if the baby is a girl, and that we should also recite surah Maryam in case its a girl,
his answer was simple, Believe. Have Faith.

And so, believe I did. As days goes by, the feeling that we will be getting a boy felt real, it felt true.
I even dreamt of playing with a little baby boy.

Alhamdulillah!
Allah IS Great! :')

I pray that Lil 'A will grow up as a strong believer in his Faith and in whatever he strive to succeed in. Amin! :)

2012 will change OUR lives..forever

So...It's 2012 already huh?

Time really flies! Cliche, I know, but one cant deny..

2012 is definitely going to be one eventful year for me,
with many milestones to remember.

I know for sure, It will be a year where I will have to overcome my biggest fear ever,
PAIN!

I will be 5 months along next week,
and yes I have been whining about pain, nausea and everything that comes under the sun ever since I got pregnant.

I am grateful that I got the chance to experience what every married woman wants to experience. I fully understand the package that comes with pregnancy.

It's just that when I am feeling discomfort and pain, I want to say it out, which sometime sounds whiny..heehee..I hope that by saying or tweeting it out will help ease off the discomfort. Sharing is caring whaaat...:p

I still cant believe that I will be giving birth this year! ya Allah! betul ke nie..Mcm seram je..heh..

The moment, I get into labor, THATS when my life or shall I say OUR lives will change forever...2012 will be THE MOST MEMORABLE year of my life so far.

2012 started off with me being able to feel my baby's movements. It feels like a fluttering of something inside. When I tried to touch my tummy where Im feeling it, there's nothing. I guess this is the special moment where I am the ONLY person who can feel my child. :')

At times I felt a sudden tightness on certain part of my tummy, and it felt really hard when touched. Told my hubby and when we gently rubbed the hard part of the tummy, it moved away..and we instantly knew that its our baby! :') Hubby was of course in awe, that was his first time ever..:')

As of now, I will feel my baby move everyday, a few times a day and feel like he is communicating with me, telling me, "Ummi, Im here okay...talk to me pweeashe!" hihi..

I am hoping to feel more stronger kicks in future so that hubby can get to experience it too..:)

aaaah....2012.....:)

2nd leg of the race, starts now

The first trimester is over.
Im glad.
Alhamdulillah!

Nausea is still there,
vomiting lessened,
Giddiness and symptoms of 'blacking out' have come.

This, is what scares me the most.
I hope I wont ever have to 'blackout' in public transport. :(

Lil' A is now growing,
I can feel it.
My tummy is getting tighter and more bloated looking.
As long as our baby is growing healthily, Im contented. :)

Im 3 months preggy now,
Its 6 more months to go.

I do not know how to explain what I am feeling about giving birth.
I am the kind with low tolerance level towards pain,
so it is kinda scary when I think about it.
Everyday, I think about things that can make me a brave person,
one who is not scared of pain.

For now,
I only have Allah to guide my heart and give me strength.

Im taking one step at a time,
trying to be more focused on eating healthy, be happy, praying on time and reading the Quran as much as possible.

I.Know.I.Am.Strong.

Dear Hubby

Dear,
I Love YOU.
Do you know that?
I Love you for everything little things you do for me,
I Love you for being there with me,
I Love you for being YOU.

On your special day,
no gifts or birthday cakes can amount to the love that you've showered me with.
YOU deserve the best and I'Allah the best is yet to come.
Allah will open the doors to endless possibilities for us to explore and learn together.
And may that possibilities be the best for out little family. :')

Nurul sayang Uzai tau, k...:)

Happy Birthday Dear!

Smelly smelly the nose is naughty

Hello world!

Reporting at 12.12am.
Just vomited some wierd tasting bile!
(disgusting I know! Hihi)

Latest discovery, I cannot go to foodcourts! The smell! Urgh!
Smell of food also causes my throat to clamp up..
The dilemma is that I am hungry but I cant go near food...sobs!

Now, Lil' A be good k...
Mommy wants to sleep...(^_^)

A few more hours to 7 weeks

Past few days have been a dilemma for me.
Nauseousness overload!

Hungry = Nausea
Eat food = Nausea

Im ALWAYS hungry, but when food is in front of my eyes,
my throat just clamps up.
Even if it my favourite food! :s
because of that I can only eat about 2 to 3 spoonfuls.

I feel sorry for the lil one, he/she needs all the nutritions possible.
Hopefully, the nauseousness will go away soon and I can eat and EAT.

Worried

Im worried.
I'm overcame by a myriad of emotions.

The 1st Gynae appointment is still around 3 weeks away.
Why is it that it takes so long to wait for appointments.
As of now I hope the pregnancy that is happening to me is real as real as can be.
Im starting to think, what if it is just in my mind.
But if it is, then why the +ve?
why am I feeling wierd stuff in me and why are my girlies SUPER sore?

Told myself again and again never to worry.
Dr Masayu have already confirmed that there is in fact 'a bun in the oven'.
I am trying very hard to concentrate on my well-being and not think of nonsensical stuff.

I wish I can skip to the appointment date already.

-_-

*6 Weeks 2 Days*

Smooth-sailing

At 6 weeks 1 day
I am feeling alright...
The girls are still pretty much sore,
I'm nauseous as and when but still very tolerable...
Also, been going to the loo for uncountable number of times...probably triggerred by the amount of water I drank...

Apart from that, everything is pretty smooth...
Maybe it is still early...I do hope it will be smooth-sailing throughout...

Firsts

'girlfirend's' sore -checked
Nausea w/o throwing up - checked
Slight cramps - checked
Feeling 'full' - checked
Light-headed - checked

Well, assalamualaikum lil' one! :)

At 5 weeks 6 days!

Gratitude

I welcomed the month of Oct Twenty Eleven with a huge gratitude to the Almighty.
Woke up to a very good news.

Going for the confirmation tonight.
All is well I'Allah.


Terima Kasih Allah. :)

Nothing good to say? So ZIP it!

"Jangan kamu bertanya/berkata sesuatu yang boleh memberatkan/membebankan perasaan orang yang ditanya"
(translation: Do not ask/say unto others whatever that may cause them to feel heavy-hearted/disturbed)

Recently, I've been asked a few questions that in my personal opinion, SHOULD be banned. At times, I'm caught off-guard with these questions. I dont know whether the person asking is purely innocently asking out of concern or are they just dumb.

I've listed below some questions I've been asked:

1) Before I was married, "Eh, bila kau punya turn?" (when's you turn?)

2) After I got Married, "Bila nak ada baby??" (when are you going to have a baby?)

And since, I do not have any child yet, I frequently get these questions:

3) Da berapa lama kahwin, kenapa takde anak lagi?? (you've been married for sometime already, why no baby yet?) - Remind me again how long have I been married? 10? 20 years? Major DUH!

4) Da ada isi belom? (Got anything in you tum-tum already?) - Yah! got Sh** inside! LOL!

5) Kau ni lambat betullah (nak ada anak)! (you took so long to get pregnant and have a baby!) - Eh! dengar2 baby boleh beli je kat kedai?

6) Bila nak tambah umat Muhammad, jangan tgg lama2 nanti kena soal dekat akhirat (When are you going to increase Muhammad's ummah, Dont wait too long, you will be questioned  later at the Akhirah) - and...who are you, again sir?

and the very recent one I got is,
7) Tinggal rumah sendiri berdua je? tak sunyi ke? (you're staying at your own house just the two of you? dont you feel lonely?) - *insert thunder storm and lightning sound*

Initially I find it annoying when we were always asked these sort of questions. After a while, we thought, the best answer would be to say "I'Allah, sedang diusahakan. Awak doakan kami ye" (I'Allah, we're trying, pray for us okay)

What better way to answer that than to ask people to pray for us ain it? at least when the Malaikats Amin, who knows Allah will grant their doas.

But recently, I find the questions that people asked to be more and more.....STUPID?

Question No. 7 really stumped me. WHY on earth would we feel lonely when we are 2 people in love, who chose to marry each other and live with each other? I mean, what are marriages between 2 people for if you want to be with each other and feel lonely?? right? no?

Maybe I took the question the wrong way or something. Maybe I was too sensitive. Relax ah people, apa mau kanchiong. Kita berusaha, Tuhan menentukan. Kalau ada rezeki, I'Allah akan ada.

Which is why I remembered the quotes above, which I heard from Irsyad Radio during Ramadhan. We really should be careful to whom we ask a certain question, especially if we are not that close with the person we are asking the questions to and in which situation. We never know if we might end up hurting others, or make them feel sad unnecessarily.

At least I know I was okay thought-wise until some people decides to ask these type of questions and then I start to feel disturbed. Moreover if they ask questions with a certain sinister tones like "I have a child and you dont? haha."

So people, lets learn from now to be more mindful of our questions k.

Cheers!

Little Princess's Birthday

Nine.September.Twenty.Eleven

6 years ago, she was delivered to a mixed of emotion.
Despite everything that has happened, she was the apple of everyone's eyes.
I was exceptionally happy because she was the next 'related-by-blood' girl after me, in the family.
I used to want to have another girl in the family, so that explains why I absolutely adore her.

Furthermore, she was the first grandchild in my family.
She used to be such a crybaby when she was younger. I still remember how she would cry and cry whenever she came over.
But when she grew out of that, she makes people around her smile with her chatter and liveliness.
I miss that.

Today,
she is a smart and pretty little 6 year old girl.
I pray that she will be a strong girl and make good of herself.
God knows she deserves a better life.
I pray that she will be surrounded by happiness around her.

Happy Birthday Princess!
Though we cant see each other much now, do know that
I Love You and I Miss You.














LOVE, Auntie Nurul

Blogger app

I just found out about this app from my husband a while ago!

Super excited abt it! Been waiting for ages for Blogspot to have its own app! And its FREE!

So you blogspot fans out there, here's a shoutout to you: Go Get you Blogger App TODAY! :)

Im blogging via this app now...:)

Now im a happy girl! :)

Bits & Pieces of My Syawal

Syawal 2011 was a small affair for me and family.
As we grow older, Syawal does not seem to be that much of a big deal, aint it?
Reading my friends' tweets is evident enough.

Came 1st of Syawal, it felt like I have a big burden on my shoulders (eyelids too!)
It was really a tiring day.
I even took half day of work the next day just to go back home and SLEEP! haha..

Nevertheless, even if we dont quite feel as excited as we used to be for Hari Raya,
It is still important for us to feel a teeny bit happy for Syawal.
Afterall, it is a day of celebration for Muslims.
We are encouraged to feel and be happy on this day.
'Eid is a gift for Allah to those who observe their fast.
So, dont forget to show some love okay..:)

Alhamdulillah, this year marked my 2nd year of Syawal as a wife.
This year is also the first time I felt really satisfied with what we have achieved for our house.
It felt much more......Homey and Complete. :)
Alhamdulillah. :)

Here's some bits & pieces of my 'Eid:

Hope its not too late to wish Selamat Hari Raya to my readers, IF there's any. teehee..=)

Solemn 'Eid

'Eid is less than a week away, It's a call for celebration with family and friends.

However, this year, I feel a little sad thinking about some family affairs that has happened for the past few months. Solemn. I hope I can be strong when 1st Syawal comes.:'(

Anyways, Im sharing my 2 most favourite, non-Siti Nurhaliza Raya songs. I dont know why but these 2 songs make me tear each time. Abeh suka lagu nie, nk nyanyi jugak! But I cant sing them without choking with tears! (>.<)

Pulanglah - Aisyah:

Kepulangan yang Dinanti - Dayang Nurfaizah's rendition:

In case I didnt get to blog again anytime soon, 
I would like to seek forgiveness from my fellow sisters and brothers in Islam, should I have ever said or did anything that might have hurt you, with or without realising it, for I am a human. To err is human and to learn from them is our responsibility.

Wsalam.

Its not meant to be, yet

'Bestfriend' is finally here.
The wait is over.
Miss P was naughty coming late and making me nervous and confused. 

Its not meant to be just yet.
A teeny weeny bit dissappointed.
But its okay. Maybe next month.

Looking on the bright side,
At least I can really dress up on the first day of Raya! *pujuk hati*
Maybe I should buy false lashes, since last year was a failure coz I needed to pray and the falsies just wont stick again coz I had to put it on and off again before and after ablution. #longestsentenceever

So with this I will have a total of 7 days to payback my puasa. erk!

k k bye.

To be or not meant to be?

Im a day late.

Hopes are starting to bloom.

Signs are existent but a few.

Trying to calm myself down so that if its not meant to be, I wont feel dissappointed.

Good girl.


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