Happy 60th Birthday "Mak"!

My mother in law officially turned 60 on May 14th, 2010. Turning 60 is quite a milestone in a person's life, therefore the family (immediate and extended) made a big deal out of it by organizing 2 birthday celebrations for my MIL. The first one being a surprise birthday party organized by the children at Rebung Restaurant in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur. The second birthday bash, was on a much bigger scale as it was celebrated with my MIL's brothers and sisters (and their families) in her hometown of Kuantan.

My MIL is one remarkable lady. A retired teacher and a mother of four (3 sons and a daughter), she is a breast cancer survivor who keeps herself busy with religious activities and helping out at cancer support organizations. A very open minded person whose's always optimistic about life, no matter how bad a situation may be, I'm proud to call her my mother in law.

Check out my MIL's surprise face!

The Family.

Me with MIL and her sisters at the Kuantan Birthday Bash.

MIL and FIL cutting the birthday cake.

Shafiq performing "Ode to Joy" for his grandma aka "Wan".

Us with Cousins 

(As Hubby is the eldest grandson, he has many young cousins)

All of us watching cousin "Nana" sing her heart out for MIL.

Missing My Pregnant Tummy.

I find myself missing my pregnant tummy. Reason being, when I was pregnant, walking around with a huge tummy was accepted by society at large.  It’s okay to be fat and huge coz that’s what people expect of a pregnant lady.

Last year, the 3 of us with my Mom and brother at 

Shafiq's birthday party. I was eight months pregnant!

Now, that I’m no longer pregnant, having a big tummy, is definitely a big “No”. People start judging you and saying things like: “You seem to put on weight”, “You should exercise more”, “Lessen your carbo intake”, blah,blah,blah…..the remarks seems endless.

Well people, like it or not, I come with excess fat and a big tummy. People say with age, comes wisdom. As for me, with age comes the extra kilos/pounds. :(

Maybe I should consider trying out for Asia’s Biggest Loser. :D 

What Makes Me Happy?

Waking up in the morning and seeing these 2 lovable “goofballs” of mine!

Need I say more? Love you "goofballs". 

Expressions of Myself.

I started my blog in November last year, a month after I lost my baby girl to Edwards Syndrome. My main purpose was to create an online journal documenting my feelings and thoughts as I grieve over the loss and moved on with my life. To those of you who has been reading this humble blog of mine from Day 1 would have surely noticed the occasional entries of sadness and grief that I have experienced over the last few months.

My Hubby made me put up the “hit counter” as a motivation for me to continue this blog of mine. I have to admit I was shocked to see the numbers were rapidly moving. It means that I actually have some followers out there. To whomever you are, a “BIG THANK YOU”!

Let me be the first to admit that I’m not much of a writer, so there’s pretty much nothing interesting in this particular blog besides entries about my family and friends. “My Little Domain” is pretty much an expression of myself. Topics that I write about are very personal in nature. (basically it’s all about me. myself & I).  I simply want to share my life with my readers (though my life can be pretty much boring) and I find it rewarding to have readers respond with their comments. (Keep the comments coming you all.:D)

I am yet to start blogging about controversial issues. Eg: religion, politics, etc. I guess that’s just not me. (or maybe I have not found an issue/topic that I feel strongly about). Who knows, this blog of mine might just change into something different, give or take another year or so. (Though I seriously doubt it.)

For the time being, I think I’ll just stick to aspects of my life. A mundane one no doubt, but nevertheless a happy one. :D (minus the occasional entries of sadness and depression. I blame it on PMS!)

Have a good week you all!

Universal Studios Singapore, Finally!!!

Another lazy Sunday morning. My second favourite day of the week. The first being Friday, of course! :D (So lame, right? )

We usually have our Sunday breakfast at “Syed’s” in Simpang Bedok, as Shafiq just loves the “roti prata/canai” and the “milo dinosaur” there. This morning however, I was feeling a bit “rajin” so I made some “cucur udang”. After finishing breakfast, Hubby has gone to the bicycle shop with our good friend/neighbour B to get their bikes fixed. Both wanted to go cycling at 6am this morning but discovered at the very last minute that there was something wrong with their bicycle tires. Shafiq is glued to the Nickelodean channel on TV, so Mummy is having some “me time” at the moment.  So I decided to use this “me time” to do some “photo-blogging” of our recent trip to the Universal Studios Singapore (USS).

The much awaited USS finally opened its doors to the public on March 18, 2010. A 20 hectares theme park located within Resorts World Sentosa, Sentosa Island, Singapore, with 7 theme zones : The Lost World,  Far Far Away, Sci-Fi City, New York, Hollywood, Ancient Egypt and Madagascar

An important bit of info that I would like to share with anybody who’s planning a trip to USS any time soon. Please plan your trip way in advance by purchasing the tickets online. We bought our tickets for our trip to USS on May 1, 2010, three weeks before. You see, it’s pointless to go to USS and purchase your tickets at the ticket counter as the tickets are usually sold out within an hour. (especially on weekends and public holidays. As USS is quite new, everybody wants to check it out, hence the sold out tickets. 


Ticket price is cheaper by a few SGD for weekdays entry.


Ticket pricing breakdown:

Ticket Type	Adult (Ages 13 to 64)	Child (Ages 4 to 12)	Senior (Age 65 and above)
One Day Weekday Pass	SGD 66	SGD 48	SGD 32
One Day Weekend Pass	SGD 72	SGD 52	SGD 36
Two Day Pass	SGD 118	SGD 88	SGD 58
Annual Pass- Fun Pass	SGD 318	SGD 238	SGD 188
Annual Pass- Superstar Pass	SGD 1,098	SGD 828	SGD 738

Note: The good thing about the tickets is that you get SGD10 food coupon/voucher per ticket that can be used at any of the f&b outlets in USS plus SGD5 merchandise coupon/voucher that can be used at any USS' merchandise outlets.


Let the "photo-blogging" begin......

With my in-laws, at Universal Studios signature globe. 

(outside the main entrance to USS)

The atmosphere that greets you as you step into USS.

Inside USS. Us with Woody Woodpecker.

Some of them, who made their way to USS that day. 
(Our friend Sudesh refers to them as the "pondicherries") 
How can anybody fall asleep in a bustling and noisy
 theme park, I can't help but wonder....

Shafiq and Daddy in Madagascar.

(In case nobody has figured it out by now, 

Shafiq and Daddy are both hardcore Manchester United fans.) :D

Shafiq enjoying "King Julien's Beach Party-Go-Round".

Far, Far Away.....

Outside the castle in Far, Far Away.

Que-ing up for Shrek 4D Adventure.

Shafiq and cousin "Fafan".

"Donkey Live" - an interactive live show.

Making our way to Water World. As it was a freaking hot day,

wearing black was indeed stupid of me. :(

Entrance to Water World.

A live water show with real explosions of fire and water.

Based on the movie "Water World".(too loud for comfort, though!)

This little boy was clearly not a fan of the "Water World" live show!

Lunch time. What a relief to be able to be in an air-conditioned 
space after hours in the hot blazing sun. By the way,

 a little info for my Muslim friends, there's a few 
Halal certified eateries in USS.

In "Ancient Egypt". (No need to fly all the way to Cairo! :D)

Hubby and me in so called "New York".

 

Wanted to snap a family pic of the 3 of us, 
but little nephew came wondering in.

So, took another shot with him in the pic. :D

In so-called "Hollywood". Last pic of the day.

So there you go folks, some pics from our trip to Universal Studios Singapore. I'm not much of a theme park enthusiast, but on a scale of 1 to 10, I would give USS, a 7.5. Hubby disagrees with my rating. He's giving USS an 8.5 rating and darling son rates it a perfect 10! ( to be expected from a 7 years old boy! :D)

I expect to be making more trips to USS soon with friends and families already planning trips to Singapore. I wonder if I can beat my record of visiting Hong Kong Disneyland 22 times! :D


Have a relaxing Sunday you all!

Am I Ready?

Hi People. (If there’s anybody out there who’s actually following this blog of mine. :D) It’s been more than a month since I last wrote anything. Seven months has passed since we lost her, and I’m doing so much better now days. No more sudden outburst of tears when I think about her. (It’s not that I’ve completely forgotten about her).

I still go about my nightly ritual of looking at her picture before I close my eyes at night. I feel by doing so, I’ll always have her close to me. I’m afraid that if I do not make it a habit of looking at Sara’s photos on a daily basis, I might just one day completely forget about her and that scares the hell out of me. I don’t ever want to forget her.

Family and friends have been asking us whether Hubby and I have started trying for another baby. Well, we are sort of leaving it in the hands of God. It’s not that we are not trying but at the same time, there’s this fear in me of history repeating itself. I really want  to have another baby (more than anything else in the world) but at the same time I don’t know if I’m ready. What if it happens again? Will I be able to go through the whole ordeal again?

On a happier note, I would like to congratulate a very good friend of mine in Hong Kong, on the news of her pregnancy. I'm so happy for her and her Hubby. "Wishing you a smooth sailing pregnancy L. Make sure you drink your milk! All my love. Take care Babe!"