Riyan's finally 6....

While his friends would soon embark to being 7 years old, Riyan just turned 6 on 29 Dec. HAPPY BIRTHDAY BU-SUK BOI!!!!

I love this hairstyle of his... handsome, rite? Ok, each school holidays shall be this style.

Riyan didn't want to celebrate his birthday with many people... he was that shy! I couldn't take leave from work so we took him out for a simple dinner at Seoul Garden, Tampines Mall. Wanted Fish and Co but I forgot that it was at Tampines One. Never mind........ I was craving for a buffet, anyway.

I'm not sure if i had posted what we got for his Hanis schoolmates given out on the last day of school. I am crazy over Daiso containers, so i got them for this friends. Stuffed it with snacks, yoghurt, stationeries... got some of the items online...

My little elf....

Yikes! Forgot to rotate photo....

Boxing day out

Took the kids for a movie with Nadiah and Fadhli... then drove to T3 for Earl's. I love Earl's.... they have a salad buffet with main course ordered... i always go for the Ritz biscuits there. Which reminds me that i still have cream cheese in my work pantry that i used to eat with Ritz biscuits..... eehehheheheh

Called Cik Yon to join us there.  We had an array of main courses but only snapped a few cos Daniel borrowed ny iPhone.

I had the Lamb Rack. BEST!!!!! or the Malaysians would say "BEST GILER!!!!!" I trully enjoyed the sauce. I had my lamb well-done. Yummy-licious! Saltish at the bone end and flavourful....We had the lobster baked rice, of course. A shared item.

My home cooking

My Nasi ayam....

 

Asam Pedas Ikan Pari (mak's) with fried paru and rocket salad.

My first attempt to cooking mussels.

My black pepper beef with capsicum...

Shh... hei sushi without Pa

Sorry, Pa gotta go without you... the craving was there...

Let's eat loads...

Dun tell Pa we ate salmon roe...

Call Mr Bill...

... thanks for the trett, Pa... Ma'll reimburse...  :)

We *heart* sushi

 

OH yeessssssss....!!! So far this is the only surviving Halal certified sushi belt outlet in Singapore. In the heart of Downtown east. The other sushi outlet at Century Square [now i cant remember the shop's name] that served delicious fried scallop with mayo closed down quite recently. Darn!

Family dinner

Once in a while we'd eat out for dinner... the 4 of us. I haven't been putting up the photos. Cos they were mainly taken using Pa's iPhone.... which is now mine! *evil laff*

This particular dinner, we went to TampinesOne's Fish & Co. I love the setting there. Used to be F.I.S.H but they converted it to the normal Fish & Co some time back. Why???!!!?!?!??? I love the lamb chop at F.I.S.H. Ordered it on both occassions I was there. They moved F.I.S.H to 313 Somerset.... *boo-hoo-hoo* so far...!

My big baby

All grown up and moving on to P1 come 2012... photo taken on the way to his graduation ceremony.

Riyan just started piano lessons in Dec. Private practise at home. Got the same teacher who is also teaching Lynn. Laf recommended her. I got the piano from the Cristofori warehouse sale with the teacher's recommendation.



 So far, Riyan's skill is goooooddd... better be good cos i paid a hefty sum for the piano....  ;p

Celebrating Riyan's last day in Hanis

Top L to R: Syami, Elfie, Irfan, Riyan, Mustafa. Bottom L to R: Ifah, Hani, Tasnym, Shazlyn, Nazira

Teacher Shidah (pink), Mudarissah Afifah (black), Teacher Linda (seated)

Today marked the last day Riyan wore his Hanis school uniform. It had been four great years for him there. And today marked the end of 6 years of sending and fetching my kids from Hanis Montessori. Started off at Harvey Ave with Nurul, to Telok Kurau Lor M, to Telok Kurau Lor K to another one in Telok Kurau and finally Enterprise One. Five relocations of Hanis within 6 years. The Islamic school was having a bad time finding a suitable location to educate the young Muslims. 

I know Riyan will miss his friends... especially his best friend Irfan. But he doesn't want to admit it. I fast forwarded his birthday one month earlier so he can celebrate it with his school friends... some he knew since his playgroup days in Hanis Montessori when he was 1yr plus. Now he's 6 yrs old. I watched his friends grow up. Even the Teachers and Mudarissah. Watched them got married and having kids. Time really flies. 

Really grateful to Teacher Linda. Someone whom Riyan opened up to during his final year in Hanis. She was so glad that he started conversations with her without being prompted. Took her a year for him to open up to her. She gave me a big hug earlier today. She was happy to have Riyan as her student and that Riyan made so much improvement in school and in his social skills.

He was so shy when they sang and wished him a happy birthday. I think he almost cried! Riyan, he always thinks that no one likes him, no one loves him and always hits himself when he thinks that he has done something wrong. And he always sits in one corner when he sulks. It's disturbing me. Makes me sad when he thinks likewise. I've to keep ressuring him that everybody loves him and so that he will not have a low self esteem.  :( 

Mama always loves you, Yayan! Anyway, i packed

I'm 35!

Year-end is many months of celebrations! Birthday ceberations, festive celebrations. Makes me don't wanna work.

There was a weird scare of one of my aunt was 'nazak' the evening before my birthday... or maybe some people were just over-reacting and not able to decide on what to do?? But if you were in their shoes, would you not behave the same?

I still went ahead with wanting to have dinner at Seoul Garden, Tampines Mall for my birthday. Been craving for that. Since i couldn't make it to Korea to meet Mr Bae, having a Korean meal setting worked just fine.

Headed to Changi for some 'fishing' and relaxing with some of my cousins and aunts before that. 

Now, 10 things i want to fulfill before i turn 37:

1. Change job (hehehehhe....)... equates to full time wearing tudung

2. Go umrah (mini haj)... equates to full time wearing tudung

3. Visit Japan in winter!... yeay-ness!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! never used that many exclamations before.

4. Less raising of voice

5. NO bringing home work stuff!!!

6. Cook on weekends

7. ....

Shucks! Only 6. 

I don't dream big. Either that or i know i would'nt have the time to do them... 

Nurul is 8 and my mom is 65!

We don't practise having a yearly birthday party for the kids. Real glad that i did this time round cos i just found out that Nurul would not be in the same calss as her Malay classmates anymore in P3. They partially streamed the cohort... so sad...