Our new garden

30th August 2010

We have been struck with good luck. A close friend of mine, Zahreen, told me that his father decided to give away a couple of old flower stands. I straight away took the offer and hired a pick up truck to transport the flower stands all the way from Berakas.

It took us about a week to beautify them. We painted it black and gold and slowly added flower pots, mostly courtesy of my mother-in-law. I have also recently bought some hanging pots and the end result is really beautiful.

In addition, we have also bought and planted some fruit saplings. What's left now is to find suitable places to plant them permanently.

Lesson well learned

28th August 2010

Sometimes it makes you wonder ~ does practice really make perfect?

Today, something strange and sudden happened. Never in a million years would I have thought that I would have such an experience.

Everyday (I repeat: everyday) when arriving home, I would park my car in reverse. In order to do that, I have to drive towards the pond adjacent to our home and then reverse the car. Unfortunately, I was in a hurry this morning when I arrived home at around 11 am and out of the blue, I find my car stopping a bit awkward.

Apparently I overdid it ~ I drove a bit further than the concrete driveway! My wife noticed as well as she was outside the home waiting for me to arrive. We were a bit shocked but thankfully everything is alright. I had to call in a towing service to assist with the car, and $50 flew away just like that!

I really learned my lesson!

Ramadan Ya Ramadan

1 Ramadan 1431 AH

Wishing all Muslims a blessed month full of Ibadah
Let's take this opportunity to be better in everything that we do especially our prayers (solat), speech and behaviour

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Dirgahayu Kebawah Duli Tuan Patik

15th July 2010

The long awaited yearly celebration is here...

Happy Birthday to His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah
The Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei
who turns 64 today

Daulat Kebawah Duli Tuan Patik

A challenging task

28th June 2010

Nope, I am not talking about our new baby boy. He is definitely an easy-going baby with minimal tantrum episodes - he only cries when he is sleepy, hungry or uncomfortable. His picture is put here because he also witnessed the task that I'm going to tell you about.

So what do I mean by a challenging task? It's this...

About a week ago, my elder children were playing with balls. They were tossing them down from above the stairs, and one green ball landed right inside our huge chandelier - way up high!

Finally just a day before Syafi's birthday, I decided that the ball must go. Equipped with a tall ladder on top of four tables (with the assistance of our maids holding the ladder), I managed to push the ball up so as not to be so entangled in between the small metal parts within the chandelier. Then, from above, I put some sticky tape on a long pole and managed to pull out the ball.

It was definitely not easy, coupled by the fact that standing at such an altitude made me prone to danger. Thankfully, my sweat was worth it in the end.

This is definitely a down side of having a chandelier hanging from a high ceiling - but hey, these things doesn't happen everyday, right?

Happy birthday son!

26th June 2010

A big hug for our son, Syafi, who turns 6 today. Time really flies since it seems like it was not long ago that my wife and I were blessed with the birth of our first child. At 6 years old, Syafi is a good, bright, friendly and creative boy.

Happy birthday son!

Love always from daddy, mummy, Safiya & Safwan

One year anniversary

25th June 2010

Today, it's officially one year after we moved in. It has been a fun and memorable year, but we are still far from over in decorating our home. We do believe that it's a never-ending process, and making a perfect home does not happen overnight. However, we will definitely enjoy every moment doing that!

On our checklist for years to come
(just to name a few):

- Perimeter fencing
- TV sets in the bedrooms
- Carpets for our formal living area
- Display cabinet(s) in the living / dining room
- Guard post and outdoor storage room
- Swimming pool and leisure area

That's a long way to go!