Celebrating mil's 57th birthday.

Dh and i kindda forced net(brother in law) and yana who was already tucked into bed to go out with us again after 1/2 hr returning from Petaling st. The excuse we gave was to accompany us to watch football games (Man U vs Chelsea)...well we really wanted to watch the game actually. We also left the twins in MIL's care and i think it would be a breeze to take care of them because Dh left his iphone for them to play games...and believe me that they can suck into games for hours especially Aniq. Maybe due to my strictness that i don't' give them the freedom to play iphone games everyday...well it's bad for their eyes and their language development.

Went everywhere till we found a coffee shop with lots of mat saleh in it so we assume it must had got something to do with football so we asked the kopi boy whether they will show the game. Then he said with enthusiasm plus hand sign saying No Game (cross his hands repeatedly) because of heavy snow (his hand turned into claw and scratched in the air representing the snow kept pouring)...lol...do we look like we don't understand simple English...lol

I was glad that the game was cancelled because i prefer to watch it at home, the most comfortable place for me. So Dh asked his brother whether he knew about MIL's birthday which is that day (well it was midnight so technically it's already the 20th). He said he knew but he had no plan about it but Dh had one. Initially he wanted to get a birthday cake at Berjaya times square at Cafe earlier on but my MIL was always there with him so no chance of sneaking around to do it. So all four of us were on a hunt to get the "nicest cake" they had on 24hr convenience store...sadly we only got 2 chocolate swiss roll that we combine together and stuck some colourful candles on it ...on the picture it looked like Christmas log cake actually, hehehe.

We got back to the hotel and went to my room to grab my videocam. We lit the candles just outside MIL's room and knocked on the door and my sweet Aniq opened the door. As soon as we dimmed the room's light, we sang the birthday song. And she was caught by surprise, still able to remain calm and smiling and quickly asked yana to hand her cekak rambut. Aniq and Aliah helped her to blow the candles at the end of the song...kepoh kids!

Dh gave her some money (as money can become the best/practical gift for some) for her to get a handbag that she always wanted to get. And she ended up of getting two bags the next day..and she looked happy...Misson accomplished!...a happy person on a special day!

Private Celebration

She was sore because i fed Aniq first hehehe..Well, Aniq is my firstborn so of course i fed him first but my poor girl already felt left out at that moment......You know that i love you both, right......i know she can't wait to taste the cake actually....

Look at Aliah getting her 2nd bite....






Celebrated their birthdays in our own private way at our comfortable crib. My mum came few days in advance to wish them...one thing about her that she can remember dates very well...so she never missed wishing me or my kids a happy birthday wishes.

My hubby ordered this without me around at Polar ..it was royal chocolate cake with buttercream icing...personally i think Prima deli do it better ....because the buttercream was tasteless....i generally taste nothing except greasiness because of the butter....but anyway, the cake was okay and soft...minus the buttercream frosting.....but it has this Thomas Train picture printed on the cake which made my kids super excited when we showed them just the box.....lol

Birthday treats for classmates.

I know that I've been slacking on my post but believe me that i loves writing .....about my happiness and my sadness (well...not much on that because i have my private diary for it.( which keeps me sane most of the time). Even though i told pretty much everything to my Dh, but writing on my private diary is just something i need to do to pour out my misery and anger when I'm having bad days....I'm sure everyone have their own ways of dealing theirs....

Well enough about me...let's talk about my kids...

The following monday after their birthday...i got myself excited by preparing birthday treats for their classmates...there were chocolates cookies, jellies and interesting lollipops that my kids enjoyed very much....(as you can see from their smiling faces on the pictures above)

Their classmates sang them birthday songs in 3 different languages and they felt special instantly because they told their father this after school, " Aniq aliah punya birthday!!"

I thought of having birthday party next year for their 5th but something tells me that i am not ready...just look at my kitchen utensils and my periuks...not meant to cook a lot of stuffs...but maybe early to tell....let's just see whether i have the budget to do that next year....

My birthday

Last Saturday, my mum called me at 1pm plus and asked what time i would be coming..she wanted me to buy her serai and lengkuas that she forgot to purchase. But i told her that i can't be there that early...maybe about 5.30pm to 6pm..and I'll be making epok-epok to be brought there and she said OK....

So at 2.30pm, i was out with my family to go to Sembawang Shopping centre to buy my stuff and a off-white poccilini handbag that i've been meaning to get so hubby told me that he would pay for all my shopping purchases as my birthday gift. Meaning...i just point...and he would pay...lol
So i bought a handbag, eyelash curler, a mascara and an eyeliner...that's all...It should be less than a hundred dollars...and we bought a gorgeous brooch for my mother's birthday that will be on coming Monday.

Reached my mum's place at 6pm like that and i saw rzyan and eya in the kitchen helping mum out. Even Cik waidah and her family came as well so it was kind of merry occasion. Mum cooked a lot of stuffs like lontong, sambal goreng, bargedil, popiah accompanied with lots of fruits.

After breaking fast and solat maghrib, i sat in the kitchen with my mum and others and we were talking and making jokes and it was hilarious when there was this kumbang flew in and most of them including my brother, Kandar were scared and screaming, running out of the kitchen....lol....
I'm not scared of kumbang but only to slimy cicak and mighty flying coakroach...eeewwww..

Suddenly my mum called me to sit outside...so i watched television then.
Then out of sudden, the lights were off and i saw my hubby carried a birthday cake and all of them were singing birthday song and looking at me...aiyoh...
me so malu u know..

It was a celebration for the three of us ...me, shahlan and my mum.....

It was rzyan and ashik who bought the cake and arranged all this so once again i like to thank them from the bottom of my heart who gave the three of us a wonderful surprise....

2nd celebration on the actual day

On second thoughts, i bought a small birthday cake which is of course a chocolate one for my hubby. The reason was that i realised the kids have understood the meaning of birthday for the first time after celebrating their classmates birthdays in school.

Dh was working morning shift so he didn't know about this cake that i bought from Prime Deli after i send the kids to school.

So we celebrated in a private manner...just me and the kids....

The kids were so happy singing the birthday song ...even Aniq was dancing to the tune....hahaha

You'll see what i mean in a video shown below.

Dh was very pleased with the cake which we found quite soft and creamy but not too sweet...it's perfect..