a MeiTai, a Wallet and a Passport Case

who ever in my FB friendlist might have noticed uploaded pictures and comments about my upcoming trip to Singapore this coming weekend. I am super excited coz I really2 need some break from work [work has been the worst ever! ]

Normally when people plan trips, there'll be pre-shopping for stuff to bring on the trip. Me on the other hand, decided to make stuff for my trip. [just because i need to save so that i can do a little bit of shopping there. ;) ]

so, 1st, a baby carrier. I was [still am] undecided if I should bring the baby stroller or not since I will be traveling there by air. I am not sure how and what the procedures are to bring a stroller, so to be safe, I need a baby carrier since I'm traveling with lil aqil alone from KL to JB.

I already have the pouch thing, but Aqil is not comfortable in it. He'll like merengek whenever I put him in it. So I googled and found out about Mei Tai . nampak macam bestt jer...so try cari online...hmm...a bit over my budget... ;p googled somemore, found one awesome website that have this Scandi Mei Tai's tutorial...hape lagi, printed out and balik rumah, terus beriya jahit! ;)

anddd...tadaaaa....











Aqil comfy dalam the Mei Tai, which makes mommy super happy.. I find this MeiTai tutorial very2 the easy to follow, plus, very2 comfortable for baby wearing (compared to the pouch type)

two tumbs up! me likey! ;)

details for the Mei Tai
(fyi, I made it reversible)
fabric for straps - Corduroy - Nagoya textile
fabric for panels (choc) - Blush by Moda- Quilthome.com
fabric for panels (choc) - Printed Donuts Fabric - MayMay Shop


Next, I have been wanting to make a fabric wallet since my cousin sent me a pic and asked me if I could make one for her (wait neh Ita, tak jumpa lagi fabby kale merah hitam yg lawa). plus my wallet dah koyak2..maka, terjadi lah ini





6 card slots, 1 zipped coin compartment. ;)

tutorial from confession of a fabricaholic
fabrics from lovemelotes and Quilthome.com
snap button from myhandmadestation

and lastly, a casing for our passports








all 3 in one place. ;)

tutorial from aspoonfullofsugar (but i tuka sket jadi untuk 3 an added the snap button)
fabrics from Quilthome.com


I am still hoping to finish making one blouse for me and one nursing cover before I leave for Sg! insyaAllah...




;)




xoxo

my little hero ;)

pictures taken by mr hubs. ;)

xoxo

Its Raya!!!!

*warning - since its raya mode - this post will be loaded with tonss of picss..


This raya, we celebrated the 1st day of raya at hubs hometown.. My first time not celebrating 1st raya with mom and dad.. I was expecting tears but surprised that I was not crying that Raya morning ..in fact, I had a great time in Johor, but I do miss moms cooking and the glorious food of the Omarians! I am a pulut freak so not having ketupat daun palas with rendang on 1st day of Eid was quite weird..plus I miss Mom's famous daging hitam (tho many complained mom didnt make it as pedas as usual), Tizah's kuah Kacang, Teh's deserts .. hmm...salivating now...

Anyways, hubs and lil Aqil wore baju Melayu made by moi! hehe... didnt manage to finish my Baju kurung, so made a last minute trip to Jalan TAR on Wed after work..and bought a RM59.90 baju kurung cotton from Nagoya, which I love to bits! hehe [seriously- I am easy to please!] , didnt manage to find matching colour with hubs n aqil but I guess nvm..tahun depan ade lagi..kan.. insyaAllah.. ;)

1st day of Raya :

Aqil with his 1st ever peket Raya ;)



hubs n BIL (he's single btw)



SIL with MIL



BIL with Aqil



Last year forgot to take family picture masa berdua, this year dah bertiga ;)

day two: Had a family reunion at my Fathers side. berkumpul kat arwah tok's house in Lenga. Havent been there for ages! naik rumah jer, falshback of all my memories there..the house looked smaller than it used too..agak because now dah filled in with all the anak buahs..most of us are married with kids now so agak crowded jugak laa..but it was nice being there..I miss all my cousins..we used to be very2 close..

Aqil with lil bro [single?]



camwhoring with sis dearest! [a must ok!]



;)

sesi bagi duit raya. wanted to join but realized didnt bring enuf duit raya.. didnt expect such a huge crowd.. [terlupa it was a gathering, not normal hari raya session!]






hubs was collecting duit raya for Aqils behalf.. hehe..cute jerrrr... ;)

Si kecik yg kepenatan!



with the grandpa..nampak jer Tok Sam die, terus melompat. excited gile ok!



Our family infront of the Rumah Kampung.



Mom and Dad



with the parents. hmm dah besar dah anak mama!



The elders



Big Bro



Mom with one of my cousins. [pengaruh Korea much!]

Day three: Went beraya at hubs side. 3 houses in Batu Pahat. dah lama tak beraya area Johor like this. It was nice since mmg jarang jumpa his side of the family.Everytime sampai rumah sedara, melantak all the kuehs like ape jer...hehe

at rumah Wak R.



Aqil with the grandparents

After that we went straight back to KL, but sempat sangkut kat Ayer Hitam for 1 1/2 hour..traffic like crazy! naseb baik highway ke KL was ok...

Raya Day Four: At work! duh T___T


Anyways, I dont think its too late to wish everyone a Selamat Hari Raya. I am truly sorry if I've ever offended anyone with my writings. Take care and have a extravoganza Raya! ;) Please do not hold back in stuffing ur stomach! I plan to put aside my PB and enjoy all the food during raya!! ;) ;) ;)

Again, Selamat Hari Raya dari kami sekeluarga. ;)

Jaga diri yer.. ;)









xoxo





xoxo

nothing important

i am stuck in the office. lots and lots of error!! urgh!!

nasib baik esok dah start cuti..but report back on Monday. No long cuti raya for me. Sobs!

Vendor and BP asked. "so fast aa come back to work?"

deyy..who's gonna make payment if i cuti? u dont want ur money ke? *duh*

Luckily I love the work I'm doing. *yes, positive thinking people!*

i am rambling because I'm really stressed out right now. I kinda understand how my BP feels. hmm [?]


didnt manage to finish my baju raya. guess will be wearing whatever there is.

Orrrrrrrrr.... go for last minute shopping after this???

hmm..lets see if hubs is in a good mood to layan my kerenah.. hehe..


missssssss my boy. he's at his grandparents right now. Wonder whats he doing?










I miss u baby!






xoxo

2.20 am

just finished sewing 2 baju melayu n 1 baju kurung.

my first time making baju melayu/baju kurung.

results?

HODOH!

haha

no laa... the baju melayu turned out ok...

just the baju kurung mcm jahit untuk giant mana ntah. giler besar!

adoiiiyaaa..takde baju raye laa aku tahun ni...

semangat nak jahit baju, tp buat sume nak last minit...padan muka! kakakaka...

MOMMY..pinjam baju nehh... trimassss... ;)

ape2pun.... inilah hasilnya....

xoxo

not like father. not like son.

hubs sent me this picture thru email with the above title. cute.

the picture was taken during Hub's Office Berbuka/Terawikh event last week.

everyone was like.. "takde rupa ali langsung.."

sian hubs, but takpelaa... people say.. anak laki ikut muka mak..sejukk....hehe..

I do hope perangai ikut the father tho, baik n sopan...

klu perangai pun ikut mak..adoiiii...i'll need to prepare myself for a lot of drama... ;p

but then, actually, now pun dah full of drama this little boy of mine... hmmmm......

love the way he's looking at his daddy! ;)







xoxo

thirty-one-years!

yesterday was my parents 31st anniversary..meant to do a post yesterday, but work was like crazy..even left work late..

but anyways.. read mom's blog this morning, she wrote a post about how she met dad and her 31 years with dad..i was like....awwwww.... so sweeeettt.... ;)

goshhh....I've been typing and deleting..typing and deleting..I just dont know how to put in words how much I adore them...

so dear mom n dad, Happy 31st Anniversary! I love you both! ;)

xoxo