Yet another year will end soon. Today is the last day of year 2008. And very soon the 2009 will approach us. What 2009 will bring is still unfold and un known. But we hope that it will bring more hope, happiness and joy , peace and love, wisdom and health, and best of all May God give His Bless upon us.
I have a lot to be grateful for in 2008. A wonderful family, healthy children, great friends, be able to still run my online store, to be able to bring the kids to their dad hometown, and my hometown as well. And many many more.....
Resolutions?
hmmm....I try to :
- Save more money for rainy day, buy less shoes, less clothes, less toys,less bags
- Stay more healthy by taking multi vitamin ( i am super lazy to take vitamin)
- Be more patient , more understanding.
- and go to Church !!!!
What about yours?
Take care all!
Thanks for reading and see you all in 2009!!!!!
Happy New Year! And stay positive...
Buon Feste....!!!
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Our Christmas this year
So I thought my dh must work on Christmas...but he managed to took a day off and made us a surprise and arranged one night trip to Tuaran Beach Resort. He worked on the eve and then about 11 pm he pick us from home and drove to Tuaran. The girls were in their pijamas and so excited.
Since we all must open our presents on Christmas morning, so you can imagine , our car trunk was over loaded. And when we arrived there it was pass midnight. I need to put back the girls to sleep in the room, and then after they were a sleep, My dh must sneaked out to the parking lot again to unload the presents.
They 're sure enjoy the Christmas day.. Indy took a long 2 carrots to feed the reinders. She was a bit worry that Santa might not find her since we slept outside on the Christmas Eve.
But lucky Santa did find them! Thanks to the carrots that she packed :) .So Indy got a picnic set , and Maya got a tea party set from Santa. And from Papa Indy had a big my little pony soft toys that she always wanted, in fact she had a mini collection of my lil pony. She loves horse ! And Maya had a bicycle from Papa. As from Mamma , Indy got her first Baby alive, that baby can eat, drink, pees, poop and talk..hmm... remember she try to earn some money during this school holiday? well she earned RM 150 so far, not too bad. So I used that money to buy the baby alive. As for Maya , she likes to copy mommy now so I bought her a mini shopping cart ! :)
They also got a few of other presents from Papa's friends and Aunty MK and Aunty MLJ.
As for me and my husband, we also got a nice presents from each other.
How about you , how did you spend this holiday?
BTW New year is coming very soon...... do you have a new year resolution? I still haven't think about mine yet..
Here are our Xmas day pics
Still so blur...6.30 am..which one is mine?
oh my pony!
bike.....
Maya with her bike and my present from dh on her hand...
Oh Santa did find us !!
Merry Xmas...
Since we all must open our presents on Christmas morning, so you can imagine , our car trunk was over loaded. And when we arrived there it was pass midnight. I need to put back the girls to sleep in the room, and then after they were a sleep, My dh must sneaked out to the parking lot again to unload the presents.
They 're sure enjoy the Christmas day.. Indy took a long 2 carrots to feed the reinders. She was a bit worry that Santa might not find her since we slept outside on the Christmas Eve.
But lucky Santa did find them! Thanks to the carrots that she packed :) .So Indy got a picnic set , and Maya got a tea party set from Santa. And from Papa Indy had a big my little pony soft toys that she always wanted, in fact she had a mini collection of my lil pony. She loves horse ! And Maya had a bicycle from Papa. As from Mamma , Indy got her first Baby alive, that baby can eat, drink, pees, poop and talk..hmm... remember she try to earn some money during this school holiday? well she earned RM 150 so far, not too bad. So I used that money to buy the baby alive. As for Maya , she likes to copy mommy now so I bought her a mini shopping cart ! :)
They also got a few of other presents from Papa's friends and Aunty MK and Aunty MLJ.
As for me and my husband, we also got a nice presents from each other.
How about you , how did you spend this holiday?
BTW New year is coming very soon...... do you have a new year resolution? I still haven't think about mine yet..
Here are our Xmas day pics
Still so blur...6.30 am..which one is mine?
oh my pony!
bike.....
Maya with her bike and my present from dh on her hand...
Oh Santa did find us !!
Merry Xmas...
Monday, December 22, 2008
December re-cap part II
Gingerbread house making
When I heard that there are Gingerbread house making for a good cause at Hyatt Hotel KK, I plan to join it with my girls. Although I know that will be a big challenge for me . I never build a gingerbread house my self, let alone to do it with a 6 years old and a 2 years old. But my purpose is just to let them have fun, feel the festive season and be creative beside it is for a good cause too. It will be a great memory for them to remember .
So me and Miranda ended up to be there with other participants. And we did have fun. Well...actually we the one who build it and the girls decorated it. There were a bit of competition atmosphere in the air between our girls. So I keep reminding them, that this is not a competition or a race , no one will judge you and your house. Just have fun and decorate it in away that you think it is nice. It is not so easy for me to build the house, as Indy is not that good in helping me to hold the pieces :-D and not forget about Maya, that lil thief keep stealing the edible decorations and ate it ! Not to mentioned Maya and Avi wrestled and engaged in common toddler fight. Hard for us to concentrate. Bu we also managed to have a great and filling high tea during the gingerbread house making session ( included ) Maya sure did eat a lot. And Indy did too !!
The prototype of the ginger bread house
This is Indy's creation. The toothpicks suppose to be take out the next day
The instruction on how to build it
Before the session began, Indy in front of her "house pieces"
Some of the participants, and the house in the front is Miranda and her dd 's one. PRETTY.
These are the two mischievous participants
Avi: it's kind of boring here. All are busy with their little house thingy, so do you want to take a walk?Let's say out to the lobby? Maya : Sure thing ! wait ah.. I put on my shoes first..but hey don't forget to grab a few sandwiches before we go out !
We also had a BBQ at home with some friends( no photos taken) and as I want to keep my childhood memory alive and share it to my girls , and to let them know the Chinese tradition too. We made the " tang yuan" ( glutinous rice balls) together ( Maya is just squeezing and licking some of the dough).
I remembered this tradition when I was still a young kid, we made the "onde" ( as we called it in B. Indonesia) together at my aunt's house. And I must admit I don't do this tradition for a long time. On and Off. I think I did eat some Tang Yuan but not every year, Mostly because I was not aware or remember when to eat it LOL . It is easier to remember when we lived in 4 seasons country when it is suppose to be eaten to welcome winter ( Dong Zhi ). The other Chinese Festivals that we also celebrate is , of course the most important one : the Spring Festival or Chinese New Year and the Mid Autum Festival ( Moon cake festifal) and The Dragon boat festival ( or the Zhong Zhi/Rice dumpling day for us ). I think it is important to share our traditional roots to our children as part of their up bringing.
This time I didn't make it with the filling, instead I just made the plain one to keep it simple.
Some of our Tang Yuan or Onde Onde as the girls called it.
Actually there were 3 colors, but in the photo it looks like 2 only.
Maya first Tang Yuan ever!
And they are lovin' it to bits! They actually finished it all! I just ate a few!
And they are asking for more...hmmm i think I can put tang yuan as our house dessert menu from now on! haha..
When I heard that there are Gingerbread house making for a good cause at Hyatt Hotel KK, I plan to join it with my girls. Although I know that will be a big challenge for me . I never build a gingerbread house my self, let alone to do it with a 6 years old and a 2 years old. But my purpose is just to let them have fun, feel the festive season and be creative beside it is for a good cause too. It will be a great memory for them to remember .
So me and Miranda ended up to be there with other participants. And we did have fun. Well...actually we the one who build it and the girls decorated it. There were a bit of competition atmosphere in the air between our girls. So I keep reminding them, that this is not a competition or a race , no one will judge you and your house. Just have fun and decorate it in away that you think it is nice. It is not so easy for me to build the house, as Indy is not that good in helping me to hold the pieces :-D and not forget about Maya, that lil thief keep stealing the edible decorations and ate it ! Not to mentioned Maya and Avi wrestled and engaged in common toddler fight. Hard for us to concentrate. Bu we also managed to have a great and filling high tea during the gingerbread house making session ( included ) Maya sure did eat a lot. And Indy did too !!
The prototype of the ginger bread house
This is Indy's creation. The toothpicks suppose to be take out the next day
The instruction on how to build it
Before the session began, Indy in front of her "house pieces"
Some of the participants, and the house in the front is Miranda and her dd 's one. PRETTY.
These are the two mischievous participants
Avi: it's kind of boring here. All are busy with their little house thingy, so do you want to take a walk?Let's say out to the lobby? Maya : Sure thing ! wait ah.. I put on my shoes first..but hey don't forget to grab a few sandwiches before we go out !
BBQ and Eating Tang Yuan
We also had a BBQ at home with some friends( no photos taken) and as I want to keep my childhood memory alive and share it to my girls , and to let them know the Chinese tradition too. We made the " tang yuan" ( glutinous rice balls) together ( Maya is just squeezing and licking some of the dough).I remembered this tradition when I was still a young kid, we made the "onde" ( as we called it in B. Indonesia) together at my aunt's house. And I must admit I don't do this tradition for a long time. On and Off. I think I did eat some Tang Yuan but not every year, Mostly because I was not aware or remember when to eat it LOL . It is easier to remember when we lived in 4 seasons country when it is suppose to be eaten to welcome winter ( Dong Zhi ). The other Chinese Festivals that we also celebrate is , of course the most important one : the Spring Festival or Chinese New Year and the Mid Autum Festival ( Moon cake festifal) and The Dragon boat festival ( or the Zhong Zhi/Rice dumpling day for us ). I think it is important to share our traditional roots to our children as part of their up bringing.
This time I didn't make it with the filling, instead I just made the plain one to keep it simple.
Some of our Tang Yuan or Onde Onde as the girls called it.
Actually there were 3 colors, but in the photo it looks like 2 only.
Maya first Tang Yuan ever!
And they are lovin' it to bits! They actually finished it all! I just ate a few!And they are asking for more...hmmm i think I can put tang yuan as our house dessert menu from now on! haha..
It is here!!
In my very recent post , I am so happy about EOE.COM.MY that made my wish to be able to print photo online came true. And I thought it would be a while before I will have my photos delivered to me. Since this is a holiday season and everything seems to be move slower. But I was wrong....
I got it today! YAY!!!! So happy...
Not only it is convenient but also very fast ! So now I will print more photos from eoe.com.my. Oh this batch of photos are actually FOC!! Yes I joined their blogger review program and I got 50 pcs of 4R size photo for free ( including delivery and 2 photos albums) Isn't it great!
I must applause to them .For us the busy moms at home, it is such a great help to be able to print photos online. I can do it while my kids are taking a nap, or while they are playing. God knows how precious time for busy moms like us.
This time I've printed our family portrait photos by bennyliew.com and some of our holiday photos.
So thanks EOE to make photo printing easier for us!
I got it today! YAY!!!! So happy...
Not only it is convenient but also very fast ! So now I will print more photos from eoe.com.my. Oh this batch of photos are actually FOC!! Yes I joined their blogger review program and I got 50 pcs of 4R size photo for free ( including delivery and 2 photos albums) Isn't it great!
I must applause to them .For us the busy moms at home, it is such a great help to be able to print photos online. I can do it while my kids are taking a nap, or while they are playing. God knows how precious time for busy moms like us.
This time I've printed our family portrait photos by bennyliew.com and some of our holiday photos.
So thanks EOE to make photo printing easier for us!
Only happens in kk?
Only happens in kk?
Originally uploaded by nsrocco
So u thought it is going to be a fun time for your kids. Cars to ride on? But when i wanted to buy the card or token, then you read : the cars are just for display only.
Whaaaat??? Display only???? For what purpose? lure the kids and then tell them sorry, display only. Try to explain that to a 2 years old ,my friend!
Maya play alot of these cars in jakarta she knows that we need card to play it. She keep asking where is the card???mama where is the card?
my answer: it is for display only,sorry.
Her reply : mamaaaa where is the card????
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Making cupcakes
Making cupcakes
Originally uploaded by nsrocco
I made cupcakes today bougt the decorations from coluscake.com. I like to bake cakes but not so good in decorating it. So to be able to purchase edible decoration is a perfect solution for me! Yay! Thanks Deana ,thanks Faye!
Making cupcakes
Making cupcakes
Originally uploaded by nsrocco
I made cupcakes today bougt the decorations from coluscake.com. I like to bake cakes but not so good in decorating it. So to be able to purchase edible decoration is a perfect solution for me! Yay! Thanks Deana ,thanks Faye!
Saturday, December 20, 2008
December re-cap
As most of you, the last month of the year are the most busiest, hectic but yet fun and exciting of them all.
Here are some of the re-cap of our December life episode
A baby came for 2 visits!
Not a real baby but this baby :
She is a pug and look at her face , she is sosss cute with that face. Thanks Mel to bring Baby over. We love dogs and Indy is in love with all dogs right now. But we want to teach her that dog is not a toy. We need to be full responsible for that. Sadly many adults do not treat their dogs nicely . To have a dog mean you need to feed, bath, take care, play and give attention to them. Not just buy, put in in your yard and leave it or even worse in a cage.
Specially those with big dogs, like rottweiler, German shepherd , doberman, Labrador , or Golden Retriever , those breeds are very intelligent and need to be stimulate and do a lot of exercise to be in good stamina and to be in their best health and best state of mind.
Christmas Tree decoration
This is my dh's job so he did it this year with Indy as I was just supervising from nearby
Presents Hunting
Yup...we did our presents hunting already. For this time of the year it is a bitter sweet time for us as we do not have any relatives here, so our Christmas is solely between us but that can bring our family closer too. I wish sometimes that Indy and Maya can share the celebration with their cousins but they are too far apart.
This year my husband need to work on the Christmas day so that will be only 3 of us. I got a plan in mind for them , we will stay at home, opening gifts, watching Xmas movie and I will cook a special lunch and dinner for them.
Get down and dirty
We also managed to went to the beach ( Kinarut area). We packed roast chickens and took along the "tikar" and we eat by the beach. Nothing tasted better for them ....anything they eat on the beach sure taste nice...look at the pics:
And of course , go to the beach for them means get dirty.... they must play with sand and Indy must look out for seashells for her and her dad collection. After playing with the sand they hit the water and play with the waves...
That is all of now, more stories soon...
Here are some of the re-cap of our December life episode
A baby came for 2 visits!
Not a real baby but this baby :
She is a pug and look at her face , she is sosss cute with that face. Thanks Mel to bring Baby over. We love dogs and Indy is in love with all dogs right now. But we want to teach her that dog is not a toy. We need to be full responsible for that. Sadly many adults do not treat their dogs nicely . To have a dog mean you need to feed, bath, take care, play and give attention to them. Not just buy, put in in your yard and leave it or even worse in a cage.
Specially those with big dogs, like rottweiler, German shepherd , doberman, Labrador , or Golden Retriever , those breeds are very intelligent and need to be stimulate and do a lot of exercise to be in good stamina and to be in their best health and best state of mind.
Christmas Tree decorationThis is my dh's job so he did it this year with Indy as I was just supervising from nearby
Presents Hunting
Yup...we did our presents hunting already. For this time of the year it is a bitter sweet time for us as we do not have any relatives here, so our Christmas is solely between us but that can bring our family closer too. I wish sometimes that Indy and Maya can share the celebration with their cousins but they are too far apart.
This year my husband need to work on the Christmas day so that will be only 3 of us. I got a plan in mind for them , we will stay at home, opening gifts, watching Xmas movie and I will cook a special lunch and dinner for them.
Get down and dirty
We also managed to went to the beach ( Kinarut area). We packed roast chickens and took along the "tikar" and we eat by the beach. Nothing tasted better for them ....anything they eat on the beach sure taste nice...look at the pics:
And of course , go to the beach for them means get dirty.... they must play with sand and Indy must look out for seashells for her and her dad collection. After playing with the sand they hit the water and play with the waves...
That is all of now, more stories soon...
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from us!!
Dear friends and blogger friends...
Wish you a Merry Christmas and A GREAT and Happy New Year to your family from ours...
Peace from
" Us" and the princesses :
Indy as sleeping beauty
Maya as Snow White
in our humble Christmas cornerWednesday, December 17, 2008
Fun google images tag
Was tagged by Bonnie, quite a fun tag to do
"The rules are simple. Use Google Images to search for the answers to the questions below. Then you must choose a picture in the first page of the results and post it as your answer. After that tag 7 people."
1.) The age of my next birthday
2. Place I would like to Travel
3.) My favorite Place
4.) A favorite thing
5.) My Favorite Food
6.) My Favorite Color
7.) The City I Reside Now
8.) The City I was Born
9.) My College Major
10.) Name of Your First Lover
11.) A Bad Habit
12.) A Hobby
12.) My Current Wish Lists (Max of 3 )
Now I tag :
Taty, Miranda, Deana, Tanya. 4 Only....the rest if you want to do please do!!! love to see your images!
1.) The age of my next birthday
2. Place I would like to Travel
3.) My favorite Place
4.) A favorite thing
5.) My Favorite Food
6.) My Favorite Color
7.) The City I Reside Now
8.) The City I was Born
9.) My College Major
10.) Name of Your First Lover
11.) A Bad Habit
12.) A Hobby
12.) My Current Wish Lists (Max of 3 )
Now I tag :
Taty, Miranda, Deana, Tanya. 4 Only....the rest if you want to do please do!!! love to see your images!
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