PopBooth for iPhone

This was taken using PopBooth Apps for iPhone. I don't want to share this on twitter and FB but I can't save it to my phone either so the only thing I can do was to send this to my email. And then I thought, maybe I should just post it on my blog hehe. Taken during one of the first few days of Syawal.

Big Nose & Other Stuff

It's the 7th of Syawal and I still haven't popped yet. It's been a waiting game since I've been getting responses from relatives & friends saying that my nose looks bigger now and it's one of the signs that I'm going to go into labour soon :D I'm not sure how true this is, but I'm sure the time will come real soon. Everything has been prepared especially the baby bag and my hospital card.

Picture grabbed from sister's FB

I had my appointment 2 days ago & the doctor kindly let me have my ML few days earlier. This was due to the pain I'd been experiencing for the past few nights and the fact that I had to commute from Tutong to Lumut early morning. And I've never felt this relaxed for the past 5(?) years. I've been away from work since the 18th of August (3rd school term holiday) and insyaAllah will only go back next January! Weehee~

And now here I am, enjoying my afternoon at home in front of my computer, thinking of having a cup of hot coffee and what to cook. Too bad DH is at work. Good thing he's been around for the past 2 days in the morning, so he has been able to accompany me to go grocery shopping. I've been active in the kitchen lately, cooking stuff that I never tried before such as Briyani & Chicken Curry, and they said nyaman jua lah. Now I'm thinking of cooking maybe Scampi, spaghetti with creamy prawn bolognaise. Or maybe black pepper lamb? I don't know. Just feel like cooking. Maybe I will just go to the pantry now and see what's available.

Eid Mubarak

Dear (online) diary,
Alhamdulillah Syawal is finally here. This post is a little bit overdue since now it's already the 3rd day of Raya tapi biar tia :D

Recap of my Ramadhan: I managed to fast for 23 out of 29 days syukur ya Allah. I fasted on alternate days during the last 10 days and missed the last day since I wasn't feeling well the day before. The whole family decided to break our fast at Giant Foodcourt pasal kan tarus grocery (raya) last minute shopping. Somehow macam confident habis that the new moon would be sighted. And as much as I hate to let go of Ramadhan, I strongly believe that Allah wants us the servants to be happy with the coming of Syawal. Namanya jua bulan kemenangan kan? Just adhere to the basic rules ie. 1. Jangan lupa solat walaupun sibuk beraya 2. Banyakkan bertakbir bertahmid & bertasbih 3. Elakkan pembaziran & 4. Jaga adab ketika berziarah, insyaAllah Ramadhan kita inda akan sia-sia. Taqabalallahu Minna Waminnka.

Recap of my first 3 days of Syawal: Alhamdulillah, DH was working on night shift on the first day so we were able to spend the morning of Eid with both sides of the family. After the Eid prayer we had our breakfast at home, just some simple kuih prepared by mom. Then we left for kampong to meet my in-laws while the siblings and mom went to visit aunts on babah's side. Before midday we left and went straight to my nini girl's house in Kg Sengkarai and met the rest of the family there. Ummi cooked my favourite roast beef with sweet gravy as requested! Puas hati makan :D and that wrapped our day since we had to go back home early so that DH could have a decent rest before work. Eh no! I actually went beraya some more after maghrib with the rest hehe. Enjoyed the company & good food! And also took lots of pictures! The feedback? My nose looked big in most pictures. They said that was one of the signs that I would go into labour soon :s

The 2nd day was filled with more visits to relatives. Took mum to in-laws di kampung and went to her brothers' as well. DH and I skipped one house though. My uncle's place is on the 3rd floor so we just dropped mum off and went shopping at MC instead hehe managed to get a baby box and a mattress set.

3rd day? Stayed at home during the day receiving guests saja. Was planning to bawa mum jalan beraya to her relatives' houses in Tutong but she wasn't feeling well so we dropped the idea. My sister and I went to bandar to send some bajus to the nieces and nephew in Lambak. Just a quick one. And tonight, had a good time lepak-ing at Baitul ANNA. And that sums up my 3rd day of Syawal. Looking forward to spend our weekend together, going beraya to DH's side and some friends insyaAllah, if the little one hasn't popped out yet hehe. Everyone's been telling me that it's going to be really soon. Wallahua'alam. Yang penting, as long as the baby is totally ready to meet the world, and I'm sure he already is :)

Lastly, I would like to wish my muslim friends & readers out there Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri. Setulus hati mohon kemaafan if ada tersilap atau terkasar bahasa, and have a joyous raya! *pictures akan menyusul kemudian*

Assalamu'alaikum.