so long little home~

no more riding bicycle to get to the mall

no more walking by foot to the train station

no more train trips

no more being with rayyan 24/7

no more fulltime housewife

no more this.. no more that..

and we're gonna be back to our routine like 2months before

in less than 24hours, we'll be on our way back home.. we'll meet the people we missed..we'll have the chance to go to pasar ramadhan to buy the food we're longing to eat..insyaAllah.. and the best part is, we're gonna celebrate hari raya with the people we love...

in some ways, going back is good.. as i'm missing my job,my students and my income..heheh.. miss our cars.. miss the weekend window shopping and the weekly movies just mommy and daddy.. miss having the time for just the 2 of us.. knowing you're safe with someone i trust..

but i have to admit, i learned a lot from this 2months.. i really appreciate this 2months holiday.. i enjoyed all the activities we did.. and i'm satisfied to watch your growth this couple of months.. the new tooth, watching u walked your first step.. supporting you while you're walking.. teach you many things... and i haven't mentioned this yet,about your first step to the cinema.. your first cinema was the one at Ebina Warner bros .. daddy was so looking forward to watch The Dark Knight.so we decided to give it a try.. it was dark in there of course and u kept making noises talking to yourself..somehow it felt uncomfortable and it's a nuisance to others so we walked out and end up wasting our money on the tickets.. mind you, skali masuk wayang kat jepun harga tiket 1000yen (rm30).. that day we paid 1700yen (~rm50) per ticket because it's weekend.. but daddy didn't regret at all.. instead he laughed.. he said mommy n daddy deserved it.. mana la budak umur 1tahun pandai duduk tgk wayang.. let alone to be quiet? huhuh.. yeahhh,i gues we both deserved it.padan muka ktorang!! the picture of u n daddy at the Ponyo poster was the day of ur first cinema... agak2 kalu tgk cite Ponyo, Rayyan bole duduk diam tak??

skg nih.. packing n kemas rumah dah siap 80%.. brg2 mainan rayyan byk yg kena tinggal,brg2 dapur yg tak habis, periuk kuali sume siap dibungkus utk dibuang.. still masih byk juga barang yg kena bawa balik.. takut over weight je nanti.. malam nih berbuka dgn menghabiskan makanan2 yg ada.. although mommy was thinking nk mkn soba for the last time.. eheheh

i guess, this is my last entry from here.. insyaAllah jumpa lagi next entry.

before going home.. mommy nk ambil kesempatan untuk ucapkan;

Selamat Hari Raya,Maaf Zahir dan Batin

kepada semua yg baca blog nih.. sama ada yg mommy kenal atau tidak..kepada yg tak dapat balik kampung.. jangan sedih2.. semoga semuanya gembira menyambut Syawal yg bakal tiba tidak lama lagi... selamat melaram dengan baju raya yang cantik2.. selamat makan kuih raya.. selamat beraya ke rumah sedara-mara.. berhati2 di jalan raya.. semoga selamat semuanya..

Malaysia.. here we come!!

another companion...

one night somewhere around last week.. we're talking about Rayyan.. kitorang selalu dok puji rayyan comel.. i love your eyes the most.. you have such beautiful and shining eyes..ihihi, kes puji anak sendiri.. takpe,kami2 je.. tak jaja kat org lain..hehehe.. tambahan bila Rayyan buat muka comey dia tu.. the face when u can't be mad and u heart will melt straight away.. Rayyan mmg pandai amek hati skg nih.. pandai nk tarik perhatian org.. kalu kita nk marah dia.. naik suara sikit je,dia tenung muka kita n muncung mulut dia ala2 nk nangis.. poyo je.. pastu bila kita senyum dia gelak2 pulak.. eee.. geramm!! kalu rayyan tgh tido,kitorang suka belek2 muka rayyan,tgn dia.. peluk2 dia.. puji everything on his face.. suka tgk dia tido dlm keadaan tenang with that nothing-to-worries-about face.. i love that baby face of you.. especially the irresistable smile.. dihias dgn dua btg gigi atas yg nmpk mcm rabbit.. hilang semua penat dan risau.. dulu2.. igt lagi masa tgh borak2 dgn auntie liza, mommy's sis in law.. mommy puji la anak2 auntie liza, arif n adam.. dua2 hensem.. i told her, she shud make more babies and tambah lg bilangan baby2 comel dlm msia ni. my idea was, people who produce cute babies shud produce more.. hehehe .. so that, makin ramai baby comel makin ramai la nnti bilangan org2 hensem dan ayu dlm msia nih.. heheh.. dia gelakkan mommy sambil cakap," bila adik dah rasa mcm mana bersalin n experience mcm mana nk besarkan anak.. adik tau la mcm mana rasanyer.. " well,now i know it's not easy.. but i think it'll be a better place if we are surrounded by cute n adorable babies.. tgk org yg ada anak sampai 12.. 13.. mcm bes je.. tp awal2 my mil dah nasihat jgn beranak byk2.. hehehe.. takut tak terjaga amanah yang diberi.. ada juga one of my student yg adik beradik 12 org.. she's doing great.. her mother must be one strong kinda women.. tp, mommy bukannyer nk anak berderet2.. just admiring those who has a big family.. sugoi naa~ to omotte! =) mommy pon dtg dr 7 sibblings.. kinda great when u have 3sisters n 3brothers and fortunate enough to be the youngest.. anak manja atuk! when u have 3sisters.. u can skip the household chores.. when u have 3 brothers who're very protective.. u can have them kick the a*s of any guy who treat u bad.. i spent my childhood worrying about what i wanna play today,where shud i play today..and tunggu bhai roti dtg nk beli jajan..sampai skg tak bole lupa satu roti nih.. roti panjang,dlm nyer letak kaya n mentega je.. tp sedappp giller..tah apa bhai tu letak dlm roti tu kan sampai kemaruk nk beli everytime nmpk muka bhai tu...huhuh.. zaman kanak2 kat kampung mmg bes.. masuk parit,panjat pokok,main baling selipar,main police entry(camnih ke eja?) ,main masak2,kawen2,main nyorok2..naik basikal explore seluruh ceruk kampung.. tp org kata manja macam mana pon, kalu buat salah ada juga kena sebat.. tp ada penyelamat.. my sisters of course =) ok,back to the topic.. (lari topic sbnrnye nih) about the night when we're talking about you.. we were thinking about giving you adik.. hehehe..yeahh, we're actually thinking about another baby.. bila tanya daddy, dia sengih2 je.. dia ok je.. katanye bes jugak kalu ada lagi satu.. bila tanya diri sendiri..dah ready ke nk tambah commitment lg sorang.. rasa mcm ok.. hehehe.. rasa nk lg sorang.. kalu ada one pair besnyerr... both of us even thought of some names to put on a face we haven't met.. we had it listed along with the meanings.. bila tgk around us ramai yg pregnant,syiok juga bila pregnant sama2.. hehehe.. syiok if there's no nauseas,no mood swings just like my 1st-heaven-pregnancy.. hehehe.. but every pregnancy differs.. so,if i get those simptons,i just have to deal with it... rite? ececehh.. jauhnyer cite~

kalau ada 'kawan' lagi meriah main kan?!

harinih, Rayyan tak berapa sihat.. badan suam2 sikit.. jangan la demam,sayang.. lg 3hari nk balik jumpa ummi,ibu n atuk.. nak kena naik flight 7hours berdua dgn mommy.. i hope u don't be clingy and cranky.. because i'm gonna be all by myself and daddy won't be there to help.. what do u think would help to soothe a baby other than breastfeeding..sbb kadang2 trick bg bf nih tak berkesan.. eheheh.. all in all, i hope we're gonna be fine.. i pray for your health and our strength.. =) love ya!

shopping for raya

we spent our last weekend in Japan by doing some shopping for raya.. maybe more than only for raya.. opsss..hihih! we went to Gotemba Shopping Outlet on Saturday.. shopping all day long sampai kedai sume tutup.. itu pon tak abis masuk sume kedai.. but, i get what i came for =) well,most of it.. next day,we went to Tama Outlet.. Bai-chan also joined us.. tak berapa besh sbb tak banyak sgt kedai.. plus, the weather was not good. it was raining.. kesian rayyan kena layan mak ayah dia shopping. i think this is the 1st time, both me and hubby had a great time shopping.. we can get all the stuff we want at affordable price range.. balik msia kena puasa shopping la nampaknyer.. hehehhe

while waiting for the train Rayyan at Lego Store.. khusyuk betul main.mengamuk tak nak balik

UPDATED!!

saje nk update pasal shopping smlm. as a remembrance of how crazy we are that day..

mommy's

1. Coach handbag
2. Coach purse
3. Coach keychain ( this was totally daddy's idea )
4. 2 pairs Edwin jeans
5. Gap onepiece
6. Banana Republic tunic
7. Baby-G
8. Edwin tops

daddy's

1. 2pairs Edwin jeans
2. Nike shoes
3. Banana Republic shirt

Rayyan's

1. 5pieces of Gap shirts
2. 1pair Gap jeans
3. 3pieces of Osh Kosh shirts
4. 1 Gap cap
5. 1pair of Nike shoes

pressies

1. UCB handbag for ummi
2. Edwin jeans for uncle Joe
3. Gap collections for newborn baby k.long
4. Osh Kosh for someone

ini semua yg kami borong on last weekend.. belum kira yg beli kat Hard Rock etc.. bila kira2, mak aihh byk nyer brg nk kena packing bawa balik nnti.. muat ke bag nih? hmm.. nak kena start packing sket2.. but i hate packing n unpacking!

tinggal lg 3hari je kat Nihon. daddy dah beli tiket bas ke Narita.. bas pkl 6:30pg.. kena naik train dr Hadano pkl 5:18pg.. nak kena panggil teksi dtg umh sbb there's too much luggage.. pkl berapa nk kena bangun ni? pkl 4? tak tido la jawabnyerr

by the way..i know we're gonna miss this.. we're gonna miss being here and being just the 3 of us.. lama lagi ke rumah baru kita nk siap? tak sabar nk duduk rumah sendiri.. i wanna have my own, my self-decorated kitchen! wanna have my own living room all to myself.. heheh.. tamak! tp lg ramai lg meriah kan??

okies.. that's all.. we're counting days.. and i know someone in Malaysia is also counting days to meet Rayyan.. "anak ummi dah bechaa daa!!" hehehe..

Raya Shopping

A very thin line....

between desire and needs..

Books & Foods

Goodbye Casio EX-Word XD-V8**.. thank you for your 5years service.. i'm gonna have to give you away.. to Rayyan.. i'm sorry i dropped you once..but,you're still doing your job well eventhough parts of your hard cover was broken.. and then, came my beautiful Rayyan.. i thought he was trying to find some answers from you but instead he cut your wires into 2.. i'm so sorry~Welcome EX-Word XD-SW2500! woww..you look fabulous and stunning... you're sooo update that it takes time for me exploring into you to find even a simple answers.. but i absolutely love you.. you even come with voice! and owh.. lupa laks.. thank you En.Izmir Iswandi for this.. i love you!since we arrived here.. i have some time to read.. so, i bought some books to kill the boredom. currently mommy's reading this.. i love this book.. i love the words..

i saw the book review in the tv before and somehow find it interesting.. so, i bought it although i know i might need the electronic dictionary by my side always to understand it.. "Nayamu Chikara"="The Power of Being Distressed"..saje nk test power baca buku yang penuh dgn tulisan kanji.. huhuhu.. baru mula baca 1chapter.. honestly, tak berapa paham sgt.. kihkihkih...bahasa dia agak susah.. kalu dpt paham each words i think this book is good tho

yang nih belum mula baca lg.. tp best ranking.. dah selak2 some pages n i think this 1 is easier than the above one...hehehe

enough about books.. now,let's talk about food...yeayy.. i love foods.. i love to eat.. so,don't ask me how i manage my diet.. cause i'm not on diet... i've never tried to have one.. (well,maybe not yet) .. how i maintain this body? well, thanks to Rayyan.. he helps burn my fat.. that's one of the benefit of breatfeeding.. eat a lot.. burn a lot.. no painful diet or exercise needed..

this is my favourite choc drink.. rich of chocholate and not to sweet.. just nice..

this is one of my cravings while i'm pregnant with Rayyan.. muscat tea.. i can't find it in Malaysia.. even in Japan it is limited only during autumn.. boleh la minum puas2 sblm balik msia.. more reasons to love autumn!!

daddy bought this for buka puasa.. crepe cake,tiramisu cake, baked cheese cake,and sho-to keki(strawberry shortcake)

hehehe.. sorry for the-entah-apa2 update..

Selamat Berbuka Puasa (kepada yg puasa!)

3rd Wedding Anniversary

today is mommy n daddy's 3rd wedding anniversary.. there's nothing special to write down.. daddy gave me pink roses and i just gave him a card.. heheh.. both has no time to deal with the present thing .. maybe this week.. daddy ajak gi outlet.. i really don't have any idea what to give him.. for anniversary and for his birthday next week.. why is it so hard to get presents for guys?

the handsome flower barrier

as there left only less than 2weeks before we say sayonara to our "1st home", let me put here some of the pictures.. i know 1 day we will wanna look back and remember how's the house looks like.. well, at least i know.. i do.. heheh
the address is :〒：257-0014神奈川県秦野市今泉2115－10レオパレス　ソワ　メゾンⅢ　304号室。

the hallway... Rayyan's favourite hiding place Rayyan talking to himself'popiah' Rayyan... nih keje dia dgn daddy

okies.. that's all for now.. nk pegi sidai baju..wat rayyan's lunch and nanti ptg sket nk gi konbini.. p/s: takziah buat Syana dan keluarga di atas kehilangan bonda tercinta.. semoga rohnya ditempatkan dikalangan mereka yg dikasihi..

Hakone Trip

actually,it wasn't in our plan to go to Hakone. It was daddy's manager, Wachi-san the one who invited us to his house.He set up a trip for us and 3 of daddy's co-workers joined us. Ogawa-san who's very friendly and kind-hearted,Karino -san who's quite shy but very good with camera and Kinoshita-san, the mastermind of the trip.

and so we headed to Hakone at 2p.m. and reached there around315p.m. Our 1st spot was the Susuki Grassland. Susuki is one kind of a grass.. kalu kat msia,i wonder if anybody would like to visit this kinda place as for my eyes it was like 'semak-samun'. Apparently,it is cultivated as an ornamental plant and it can grow to heights of 1~2 m. Susuki is considered an iconic plant of late summer and early autumn. It is mentioned in as one of the seven autumn herbs..

here's what it looks like..

see.. macam masuk dalam semak kan? and it's not just us.. =)

but, i think this is nice.. if only there's horses to decorate this place, wouldn't it be more interesting?

next, is the National Park Hakone,Owakudani. Actually, we could see the view of Mt. Fuji with Hakone mountains but unfortunately the weather is not so fine. Mount Fuji was hidden somewhere behind the clouds and bad weather.This place is most known for the volcanic landscape created 400 thousand years ago. what's so special about this place is the Kuro Tamago(Black Egg). We took a walk up to where they made the Black Egg and Oh My God, the fumes is really killing us.. mcm bau telur tembelang pon ada.. it is actually the common egg we use at home but boiled in the hot sulfurous mud water up there. The Japanese believes that this Black Egg has the effectiveness of prolonging life.. eat 1 black egg for adding 7years to your life, 2 for adding 14years to your life.. huhuh.. macam2. but sadly, we didn't get the chance to taste it at all.. the black-egg-making ended at 5 and when we went down the store, all sold out... tak sangka bole sold out.. heheh tp xpe la.. tak dapat la mommy 'extend' sket umur mommy.. =)

so,here goes the picture of the so called famous Black-Magic-Egg..

The sulfurous mud water where they boiled the egg Rayyan n daddy

The view from above. the small house there is where they make the eggs and send it down to the stall using a small cable car specifically for carrying eggs..

see the smoke behind.. that's the bad fumes. and yes, Rayyan can walk by himself now.. hoooray!!

tak dapat makan Tamago, dapat amek gmbr depan replika pon jadi laa..

by the time we were done at Owakudani it's already 5p.m another hour to berbuka.. we headed to get our stomach feed. But, the traffic jam was really bad that we're still stucked in the traffic at 6 when it shouldn't take an hour to get to where we planned. luckily, i brought along some tamar and buka dalam kereta je laa.. we arrived at the soba restaurant at around 7-ish and had Soba for dinner.. this is the most expensive soba i've ever taste.. it cost 1500yen for plain soba which usually cost below 500yen.. i had Soba with Kamaboko Fried (1900yen) . naseb soba tu sedap.. tp kalu dah mkn free, apapun sedapp... Rayyan had Yaki Tamago and Age Doufu( fried egg & Tofu).

this is the restaurant

it was their plan to go to the Onsen( hot spring) before going home.. so we headed straight to Daizan Onsen somewhere in Odawara. Daddy and his friends went into the onsen. mommy and Rayyan waited at the comfy rest area provided. i'm not very interested with onsen unless i was given a private one all for myself.. here, they share. i'm just not comfortable seeing those japanese girls and women naked, or almost naked. for them, it's a common thing. I once tried the onsen somewhere in Kagawa-ken during the school trip. the japanese were all making a weird face seeing me and my 2 other friends (malays) wearing towels inside the onsen. they asked us why.. and so we said we're shy (of course laa).. they said all women have the same things, so there's nothing to hide.. huhuh.. iyerlaa tu..
dlm budaya derang,anak perempuan yg dah masuk sekolah pon boleh masuk ofuro (tub mandi)sama2 dgn bapak. likewise the boys with their mother.. both naked.. but,maybe when they reach certain age they won't be in the same bathroom at the same time... but i'm not so sure when.. tp tgk dlm cite Chibi Maruko-chan tu, kami yang tgk nih pulak yg segan...hehehe

before going home..

lepas derang abis berendam, it's time to go home.. Ogawa-san hantar sampai depan rumah lagi.. we reached home at 11pm..
the next day, saturday 14th September.. the 3 of us went to the Karaoke.. heheh.. 2jam je.. cukup la buat lepas rindu.. Rayyan bole sempat tido tunggu mommy n daddy nyanyi.. dah lali bunyi karaoke kot.. masa pregnant dulu puas masuk karaoke.. hehehe
ok.. that's all about this weekend event.. another 2 weeks left before going home.. =)
p/s: selamat pulang ke Malaysia untuk Auntie Ilyana n hubby.. have a safe journey! jumpa masa raya nnti,okies!

Rayyan in Salam Perantauan

yeayy!!.. salam perantauan sudah keluar.. eventhough we're gonna celebrate raya in Malaysia in another 2weeks.. there's no harm of sending out dedications in the newspaper.. i guess.. jimat sket kad raya.. sesape yg minta kad raya tu,sila la klik link kat bawah nih ye.. ehehe.. skg kan zaman siber.. sume main 'klik' je.. hehehe 4years sending out dedications as a student and married couple.. this year as a family.. i'm excited!! u look handsome in the picture dear.. just like daddy!! eheheh.. CLICK HERE TO VIEW OUR Salam Perantauan =) here's a picture of Rayyan's 2nd tooth.. gigi bawah baru nmpk sikit2 =) okies.. nk masak utk sahur.. love ya!

cerita yang dulu-dulu..

remembering the good old days.. back to 2003~2007.. life in Japan macam mana kenal abg macho ni? actually daddy was my senior back in University.. he was in his 4th year while i was just a freshie who just came to Japan when we knew each other.. this is his sports car.. Toyota Supra(福井300 た 37-97).. nice huh?? bunyi keta nih,sebatu jauh dah bole dgr.. he really loved this car.. mcm bini .. nak naik keta,kena ketuk kasut dulu.. mcm2 laa.. tp sayangnyer keta nih kena jual after he graduated.when he accepted the offer to work 2years in Japan(actually mmg daddy nak to stay..wait for mommy,until i finish study).. tp, oleh sbb kerete tu maintainance tinggi plus nk kumpul duit nk kawen terpaksa la let go..hehheh.. masa nih macho kan? so tell me,how can i resist not flirting with him?? skg nih pon macho lg.. =)

selepas 'arwah Supra' selamat dijual, daddy bought this pink Honda Fit.. why pink? i guess because that time we're so in love that everything shud be pink.. this pink car was the 1st pink Honda Fit (or in Malaysia it's Honda Jazz) brought to Malaysia.. masa tu,kalu naik keta nih mesti ada org pandang2.. heheh..but now, this car belongs to my lawfully brother in law.. *sob..sob*

here are some of the activities we used to indulge while we're a student back then.. every weekend there must be something to do.. there's always activities .. seronok jd student,kan?

ping-pong at game center

Golf somewhere outside the city

snow war during winter at nearby garden

we also love picnic.. each of us bring food n drinks ourselves.. we ate,played like a child,run and relax.. i love picnic during spring.. with sakura scenery

Jungle trekking

Apples picking

Grapes picking

The University Festival.. i miss the roti canai n roti jala we made back then..

bowling match with other universities.. i won The Best Female player while i'm pregnant with Rayyan

Basketball match with other universities

Hari Raya di perantauan with all the dishes we made ourselves.. eventhough it didn't taste like our moms used to cook for us.. we appreciate each others effort of making it a best celebration.

the countless trip that we made.. Kyoto, Tokyo, Osaka, Hiroshima, Nigata, Fukuoka, Toyama, Kanazawa, Kaga, Shiga etc.. of course not to forget Korea...

this picture was taken during winter 2005 when i broke my wrist playing snowboard.. unforgettable event of my life.. i had to go through life with 1 hand for about a month n that thing binded on my hand stays for over 3months.. then only i realized how hard it is to live with only 1 hand..

we always drove into the village with no particular destination and enjoy the season..

owhh..yeahh..my favourite season is autumn.. daddy n i always spend some time going to famous spot during autumn to take pictures and enjoy the breathtaking scenery.. i must say that kyoto is one of the best place..

autumn in Fukui.. Eiheiji

and of course.. the food was good.. we love just hanging at Joyfull,Seizeriya or anywhere to just chichat n lepak.. eat the parfait, enjoy the drinks as much as we please for one price.. i remember during my last days in Japan we went to family restaurants and hang out until around 2,3am.. doing nothing..

oh yeahh.. one more thing i love is Karaoke.. during 1st n 2nd year bole kata every month 3kali wajib gi karaoke.. bowling wajib every week.. tp kalu dah pegi karaoke tu,syiok sgt nyanyi sampai xsedar masa.. kedai karaoke pulak tutup pkl 5pg.. pernah kena 'halau' balik sbb kedai dah nk tutp..heheheh.. tp skg nih xde dah geng nk berkaraoke,plus karaoke kat msia tak sebest karaoke kat nihon.. karaoke derang update every week.. ada je lagu baru.. pulak tu harga berpatutan.. kat msia blum jumpa lagi tpt karaoke yg besh... huhuh.. i miss singing like an idiot!!

i must admit that i love my life as a student.. everything seems to be easy n perfect.. of course there's also some trouble along the way,but we manage to overcame all of it.. the hard days of sending the report to the sensei.. the final days of graduating.. and some more that i don't like to recall back.. but the good memories are uncountable.. makes me wanna be a student again. sometimes, i asked myself am i acting like a grown up.. coz deep inside i feel like a child.. it's not easy being a grown up even hard when you know that you're responsible for someone else.. but, i have to try my best.. life don't always stays easy and perfect.. age never stays.. i must grow..