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| Sunday, 7-May-2006 17:16 |
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Akasyah's Birthday
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the party invitation
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zarif and adam
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them again... v khusyuk watching Thomas... well, not so adam ;-)
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zarif, adam n the birthday boy!!
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the thomas cake, the birthday boy and his fans
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the 3Ms with the sons
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The event: Akasyah's (good friend, Manda Sanusi's son) 2nd birthday party
The venue: Manda's new house in D'sara
The date: 7th May 2006
The theme: Thomas & Friends
The guests: Many many mums and dads and toddlers and the grandparents
The favours: Thomas & Friends party packs with a very brilliant idea of a gift: Thomas VCD
The post-mortem: good party, relaxed, no frills, everyone happy, my son a bit too 'involved' in the party as he decided to help blow the candles of the cake!
Oh, and the party invites: made by yours truly... 
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| Thursday, 4-May-2006 06:37 |
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make today a good day with your loved ones...
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Amidst our respective daily routines and obligations, there's the inevitable truth that many too, among us aren't having too good a day. While browsing through some pages here on FP, one struck me incredibly.(http://viruspadu.fotopages.com) I've been checking her pages for almost a week now. And it saddens me each time thinking of the emotional strain they must be going through now.
I lost a niece 2 years ago. She had just turned 5 months when she left us tragically. One day she was her normal, happy, super-easy baby that she was, and the next, she was rushed to DSH and within hours, my sister watched her princess (literally) fade away. On a personal note, I deeply regret not embracing her more than I could have. See, my arwah niece was born exactly 9 days after my own son, Zarif. So, just as my sister was busy attending to her new baby, I too, and perhaps even more, was busy struggling adjusting to motherhood and my newborn son. Many times, I only just 'spoke' to my late niece through her playpen. I carried her ONCE only. That regret in me for not playing with her more often haunted me for the first few months after that tragic February afternoon when we got the phonecall from my brother-in-law, informing us of the news.
The point of this entry here today is this: embrace and cherish each moment you have with your loved ones. No doubt, stress levels may rise as you attend to super-buas toddlers (obviously speaking from experience here!), but we are their parents and they our kids, our 'mini-mes'. Allah's mapped out our respective lives and takdirs. As plain humans, we can only pray for our every happiness, health and well-being. But everything really lies in Allah's hands. So, meanwhile, control what we can. And that is, appreciate and care for our loved ones. And even with all the happiness and abundance of life's luxuries, we must also think of those having their not-too-good days. Insya-Allah... with our thoughts and prayers, coupled with their own prayers, their better days could be just around the corner... Insya-Allah...
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| Wednesday, 3-May-2006 02:28 |
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my first (official) wall art for my first wall art client
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Some time back (not too long ago, not too recent la), a friend and I were discussing doing up our respective son's rooms. Being such fans of home interior and design work in general, our discussions tend to get a wee bit lengthy, often till the wee hours of the next morning! Hehe.
Nway, since then, she (Muna) has successfully done up her son's room. Adam now has a cozy and fun space he can call 'home'. To 'complete' the room though, Muna wanted me to help with some art pieces. So, taking on the challenge, I almost immediately agreed to come up with a series of tiny canvas paintings. The result: these paintings!! (they're a series of 3, to be hung closely together on the wall, or, displayed individually) They're still at home with me, yet to be mounted and presented in a 'professional' manner. But Muna can have that peace of mind knowing she'll soon be able to 'wallenized' (check her FP @ http://msmuna.fotopages.com) Adam's room.
As for myself, I've had Zarif's room furnished many months back. He still sleeps in our room though, for the simple reason that the Mummy and the Daddy have yet to install aircon, or even ceiling fan in his room! So for now, it's a showroom mostly. Haha.
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| Monday, 1-May-2006 10:49 |
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when Zarif paints...
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please excuse my lack of baju here...
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will start with blue
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the bekas needs a lil paintwork too
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The scene:
As expected, my lil one would want to try his hand at painting too. (Though he probably didn't see it as practicing a new skill, but rather, kacau the mummy while the mummy has to work. Hmmm....) But anyway.... I was working on a lil new project of mine (for a special client), when Zarif noticed the tubes of acrylic paints on the desk. Instead of brushing him away, or sending him to his Daddy so Mummy can work, I thought, "why not?". After all, I like to encourage my child to like art. So, gave him his art book, my smaller brush, and 2 colours to work/play with.
The set up:
On the floor, lined with the ever-useful oilcloth, him sitting on it and painting away... almost in the nude. Haha! Saves the stress I get when his bajus kotor. At least, ni kotor straight on his badan, just wash it away in the bath.
The result:
Not too bad a painting, if i may say so myself. Hehe. Plus, even better, it kept him focused and rather silent for the whole duration painting, which was a good half an hour! 
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| Saturday, 29-Apr-2006 13:59 |
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on Akad, birthday .... and new (toddler) room
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the Akad invites
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the birthday party invite
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the lot completed!
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After a few weeks fine-tuning design work, and paper stuff, it's finally completed. 220 cards for my brother's Akad (the reception invites were based on my propsed design, but was sent out to professional printers... i just took on the lesser work load, ie: the Akad invites). Been losing out on quite a bit of sleep past couple of weeks working on them cards, mostly late into the night, when Z (and the Daddy are both fast asleep). In between these invites, was also making party invites for a friend's son's birthday. But now that it's all completed, I have to say, it feels great. Satisfied, and well, the lil bit of money earned from my work, IS encouraging. 
Next project... my play with paint on lil canvas boards for a dear old friend of mine who has recently been super-rajin (!!) doing up her son's room. I'm to 'wallenized' (quoting her here) Adam's (her son) room. Wish me luck!! Haven't painted in a while now. Spoilt la by the laptop. Hehe.
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| Wednesday, 26-Apr-2006 10:34 |
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Zarif after kindie
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"hmmm... what have we here...?"
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"hang on a sec! this one could be good too"
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"alrighty! will settle for this one then"
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Photos were taken minutes after picking Zarif up from kindie/nursery. After 4 hours 'hard at work' in kindie, he comes home to his toys, vcds/dvds and books. These photos show his typical self on a weekday, say 1:30pm-ish. Him in the playroom-cum-tv room-cum-mummy's office-cum-guestroom deciding what he wants to do first. The toys...? The vcds...? The books...?
Note: baru some 10 to 15 mins in the room, dah so chaotic dah!
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| Friday, 21-Apr-2006 18:01 |
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notes and wraps - by mrika hajeedar
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About Me:
In between juggling responsibilities as a full-time stay-home mum and wife, I occupy my days designing and making personalized greeting cards and invitations. My designs are often bright and colourful (much inspired by my son's colourful character!), whilst maintaining the simple and no-frills look. Mine are designs of modern and contemporary styles, as I believe keeping things simple work better in the longer run.
Notes and Wraps:
Those interested, drop me a line or so, and we can discuss your requirements. You can choose from my readily-available portfolio, or I'd more than gladly dabble about with new and speficially-tailored-to-you designs. I specialize in making blank greeting cards, with the option of having your name printed on the inside of the card. There's always a good reason to give someone your well wishes. Be it a wedding, the birth of a new baby, birthdays of your loved ones, or simply a note to say "hi", the use of blank greeting cards are endless. If you're like myself, an avid collector of stationery and art stuff, you may also wish to have these cards purely as keepsakes.
In addition, I also make wedding and party invitations, birth announcements, as well as party and Qeqah favours. To date, I haven't yet had the opportunity to do wedding favours... maybe in the near future... Insya-Allah...)
Feel free to browse through my humble collection.
For all enquiries and orders, do email me at mika.haj@gmail.com
Many thanks in advance for your kind support.
...mrika hajeedar...
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| Tuesday, 18-Apr-2006 09:22 |
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mum's birthday - 14th april 2006
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the family
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Dinner at Mandarin Oriental's Chinese restaurant with the family to celebrate my mum's birthday. Of course, the grandsons had to have their share of blowing the candles!
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| Wednesday, 12-Apr-2006 09:34 |
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London (and Washington) trip - April 1st 2006 to April 11th 2006
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We were in London for 10 days. Flew as a family of three, parted ways at Heathrow. Zarif and I stayed in London while Izmet continued his journey to Washington for 5 days. All in all, it was a good holiday (though possibly the one with the least number of photos taken!).
Thanks to his obsession with all things trains and Thomas and Friends specifically, this time round, we were able to take the tube without Zarif screaming away. Last trip there (Dec '04), he was absolutely petrified of the underground. How things have changed since. Bus and tube fares have gone up incredibly. And there's now this fancy lil thing called the Oyster as your travel pass. New shops, old shops getting facelifts... but some things will remain just the way I remember them. The crowd, the kebabs, the pizza (fiorentina for me), and the ever erratic weather.
But I still and will always love London for all that it is!
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| Wednesday, 1-Mar-2006 11:06 |
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Brunei trip
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Izmet had work in Brunei. Zarif and I tagged along. A working trip for Izmet. A super-bonding holiday for Z and I. It was dinner only with Izmet most days. The rest of the day, Z and I explored the grounds of the resort (Kids Club, the lakes, Jim Thompson boutique), and the reliable room service. It was mostly all food for us two really!
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