change.

I hate changing phones. Partially because I hate it when people go "ooooh, new phone!" and I need to have some important photos in my phone – photos of Danial, my family, my idols (tsk), some doa, illustrations for my wallpaper and the most important thing, my Mama.  

let me be me and you be you

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We are always kelam-kabut on weekday mornings because a) I always wake up late b) Idris wake up late c) I only like to iron clothes in the morning d) I sleep early the night before and too tired to do anything else. Nevertheless, that time frame between 630am to 700am is the time I cherish the most. This is the time where my eldest will hold my hand a little bit tighter as we walk to the car and on our way to his school we'd listen to his favourite songs. Or mine. Note: the other day he was shocked to hear a Queen Latifah song – only because his class teacher's name is Latifah. :)

During this drive I'd also take the chance to learn more about my son – what are you eating in school, who are your friends (why am I always worried if he has friends or not), is anybody bullying / taking your money, which teacher is most evil etc. It is a terrifying feeling the minute I leave my son in school – but these days I just tell myself, let go let go. I can only do some much for my boy.

I'm turning 39 tomorrow. I don't know if I should laugh or cry.

Or cry harder.

(random thoughts about my lil' man)

 

Dessert for lunch.

Had dessert for lunch last week. This is the Belgian waffle with almonds from Nutmeg. Didn't have much appetite that time and Nutmeg's menu is pretty much on the high side anyway. The waffle is pretty good though.

​Staring at my dusty leather shoes I am transported back to when my late father used to make polish ALL his shoes every other weekend. I hated the chore because the smell of the shoe polish nauseate me and I remember grumbling to myself – why why why – why do people even bother polishing shoes, who's gonna look at them anyway?

 

(random thoughts about my ol' man)

He is 5ive.

Alhamdulillah my youngest turned 5 today! This is the boy who constantly say "you say bad word" whenever we accidentally let out any swear words. Also the kid who would say "I love you" or "I miss you" and hug us at random moments or when you least expected it. 

Alhamdulillah for everything. 

Al-Fatihah to my arwah Baba who passed away on the same date. Imaan and Idris would have been his greatest pride and joy. 

Heat.

Fell asleep like nobody's business today. 

KLpac

Our best investment for the year. Enjoying our weekly excursions at KLPac. Weather these days is pretty crazy though.

Food in JB

Alamak, had this in my drafts but forgot to post it. So we went to SG for the Bon Iver concert last month. We stayed in JB though. On the day we left JB, we had breakfast at Warong Pokok Cherry and I must say the nasi dagang is as authentic as the one at Kubang Pasu, Kota Bharu! Keropok pun sedaaaaap. Semua lah sedap dan murah. Glad we found this place (thanks google!). 

Oh by the way, when we got back to JB after the concert, we didn't know where to eat. So brother Uber dropped us at a Thai restaurant but who wants to eat expensive Thai food when it's close to midnight! Spotted Restoran Banafee so I ordered Nasi Goreng Banafee and it was pretty darn good!

Made jokes about Betty Banafe but few days later Ame told me that er, that place is owned by her husband. Oops! ;p

Food in Ipoh

Had a good break in Ipoh, albeit a short one. Well, any trips with the family outside KL are always good! Glad that we managed to check out some good food in Ipoh.

I'll let the food pics do the talking.

The infamous nasi ganja. Added hati to my dish. With cham ice. 

I call this roti kahwin - just kaya&mentega & roti bakar goodness.

Dinner at Vegas! Chicken chop hainan.
The next day we had breakfast at Hollywood, next to Vegas. (hur hur)
We had chee chong fun & char kue teow (KJ's makcik gemok ckt is still the best though)

One for the road. Nasi ayam Restoran Fuziah known for its crunchy bones and skin.

Kasut

Although I'm the last person you'll see at a premium outlet, we went to JPO anyway during our short trip to JB-SG last weekend.

Got these Rockport x Adidas techonology shoes for cheap!

OK dah.

SG short trip

We went to Singapore on 26th Feb to watch Bon Iver! Booked a place called The Grand Jade Hotel in JB then took train-MRT to get around in SG. Pretty dope short trip because I get to see my bestfriend as well who incidentally managed to get ticket seats right next to ours. 

Hotel room pretty decent for a short stay. Uber's reliability in JB is debatable, but when you have Waze everything is possible!