This is getting ridiculous

Okay, I look like lego girl. Is that what you and mama want?

Happy Birthday Ilyas!

Here's a quick shout out to my cheeky buddy Ilyas who turns 3 today! You the man!!

Home Sweet Home

We went back to our home yesterday and spent the whole day there. It was great as I have really missed home.

I played with my other toys there, especially my whole farm animals collection. I got stuck watching an episode of Blues Clues that I haven't watched in a while. Auntie Ro laid out the lampit for me which I love. Oh and babah remember that dinasour bed sheet that I used to be scared of? Well, Im not scared of it anymore and I actually loved lying down on it yesterday:

Alisha also looked happy to be home. She also got in touch with some of her old toys that she left behind. Here she is getting re-acquainted with Vass:

But no matter how happy we were, there was still this very empty feeling deep inside... I guess the house is just not the same with you not in it babah. Can't wait for you to come back again.

Miss you, Your Raiyan

Raiyan sore throat!

Hi Babah,

Raiyan here and guess what ... I'm sick! UWAAA.. well I'm not really sick but my throat feels itchy and it makes me want to puke my food out. Plus I feel a bit warm. It also makes me not want to eat my meals. But don't worry babah, I still eat my strawberries and bananas. Mama took me to Dr. Chan and he gave me paracetomol and anti biotics... which tastes bbbbbbaaaaaaaaadddd. But mama said I have to eat it to make my throat better.

Sadly, Dr. Chan also gave me 3 days mc from school. sob sob.. I can't believe I'm gonna miss school for THREE whole days. I hate being sick.

I think mama is kinda enjoying me having a sore throat though because I'm not that loud when I talk or cry. ( I still scream when I'm upset though.. I guess that's too much to ask of me to not do). Well enjoy it while it last mama!

Love, Your Raiyan

Alisha's crawling mission

Hi babah,

I have been trying very hard to crawl forward as you can see. Everyone has been very encouraging, telling me to come over to them, or to a toy they put in front of me.

But there are mainly 3 things that are slowing me down:

i) I keep getting distracted by something behind me.. In this case, it was cute Elmo on TV;

ii) My own frustrating impatience:

and as a result iii) I end up rolling over on my back!

Hopefully I will start moving about faster soon. Will keep you updated ok!

Splish Splash

Hehe I just love to splash around in my bathtub these days! I don't think mama likes it though because I overheard her talking with nenek one time and they were saying that the water is not good for the wooden floors... hmm.. I guess I should stop making such a mess but it's so much fun, I can't help it! 

I just think it's time I graduate from the baby tub to a bigger one!

I want my normal toothpaste back

Hi babah,

When you next come back, can you please buy for me the toothpaste that I normally use. Either Oral B or Macleans. Mama can't find them anywhere in Brunei now. Instead she bought some funny brand called Oral Me and also the colgate one which both tasted so artificial and gross. So I refuse to brush my teeth with them. My last tube of macleans is running out, so better come back quick!

I think I need a haricut

Babah, tell me honestly... really honestly, do you think this helmet mullet hair of mine looks good kah?

Please remind mama that I need a haircut soon ok. Thanks.

Who can resist lil chubby me?

Heheh I have gotten nenek under my cute spell again...

Just now mama took the camera away from me whilst I was happily playing with it (I'll post you the photos I took later) . Of course I got upset and since nenek was there, I took the golden opportunity to act the most manja I can be with her.. I did the whole dramatic wail, and poutiest pout and wiped my eyes repeatedly...and I went to nenek for a hug....and TA-DAH, my ploy worked! Nenek comforted me and then brought me to her room and gave me her fancy chocolates that she doesn't share with anyone else!

Clicking on a camera or eating fancy european chocolates? hmmm.... which one do you think lil chubby me would like better?

Our neneks are back!

Alhamdulillah, nenek laki and nenek bini came home safely from Jakarta yesterday and they brought us new clothes! Thanks neneks!!! We love them! Especially Alisha... being a girl, naturally she can't have too many dresses..

It was a good thing too because mama was sick in bed from the late afternoon to the night so they, along with Auntie Wen2 as always, kept us company the whole time. I think mama got the sniffles from Auntie Ro because just wen Auntie Ro was feeling better, then mama started to feel flu-ey. She is feeling only slightly better today but hopefully she can get some rest at the long weekend. Yay! 3 whole days with mama. How fun. Wish you were here too babah.

A good night's sleep at last

Yay! Mama, abang and me finally got a good night's sleep last nite.

I'm sure mama told you that for the past few nights I have been waking up in the middle of the night crying my lungs out and rejecting mama's milk right? Then I just end up crying myself back to sleep. Well, I'm so happy that mama figured out what it was that kept me awake and made her milk tasted yucky! She stopped drinking that awful hot green drink before she sleeps! Now her milk is yummy again!

Here is how we looked this morning, all happy and energised for the day!

PS. Abang looks so funny when he wakes up ah.

Someone to watch over me

Mama got very upset with Auntie Bilkis again this lunch (I know what you are thinking babah, what is new?) because she was supposed to be watching over me rolling around on the mattress (on the floor) whilst mama was feeding abang his lunch.

So there I was enjoying my game of the moment, when I suddenly felt something hard on my back (or rather my back landed on something hard). I fell off the mattress! Only then I realise that no one was watching over me! WOW! My first hand at freedom!

I went on and made another roll and a half and then funnily enough, landed on mama's foot! Of course mama went ballistic at Auntie Bilkis as she should know the basic rule is to always keep two eyes on me and NEVER leave me unattended. Hey, even I know that...

But don't you think it's funny how I landed on mama's foot? It just seems like even if I am lost or I am enjoying my new found freedom, my path will somehow lead me back to mama.

I better remember that when I am older and if I decide to stray... I guess I shouldn't bother cos Mama will always find out huh..

The games we play

Hi Babah, without you around to play with us, me and Alisha have to come up with games of our own. It's not like we don't play with mama but along with the overall responsibility of taking care of us and working herself, we don't want to bother her too much by making her play with us ALL the time.

My new thing is jumping up and down on the bed. So babah, if you want an unbroken bed to sleep in when u next come back, I suggest you buy me a proper trampoline soon. Very soon if you want mama to have a good night's sleep too:

I notice Alisha just loves to roll around on the bed and then suck her toes. (Another reason why you should buy me a proper trampoline is to avoid me landing on Alisha when she's on the bed at the same time). I heard orang tetua said that if a baby sucks on his/her toes, it means they are expecting a new younger sibling. I don't think Alisha wants that for now so I better tell her about this. I bet she'll stop sucking her toes tarus.

Sometimes we also like to play together! Here is Alisha beating me at a WWF-esque wrestling match:

We also go into staring duels, which I always win. HAH! I guess me being 3 years older might help:

I have also discovered the art of taking pictures. What do you think of this shot of mine?

I think it may be too expensive for you to buy me a camera for myself. SO I'll just borrow mama's for now. YES, I promise to be careful.

Ok that's all for today babah. (Unless Alisha wants to say something else later).

Miss you and love you, Your Raiyan

Alisha's weaning update

Hi Babah,

As you can see from the salmon pink words, it's me Alisha. You know I have graduated from purees to bubur with chicken stock now. I guess mama thinks I want to move on to something with more taste. It wasn't sooo bad I guess, I mean it's still better than the purees alone.

I still wonder though. How come big people's foods look like these:

And then my food look like this:

Again, I don't know much but I think big people's foods look yummier. Why do you think my face looks like this when I'm eating my food:

Love, your Alisha

Have a nice trip darling neneks!

This morning nenek laki and nenek bini went to Jakarta for three days. We will miss nenek bini's visits to the room. Me especially will miss playing doodle pro with nenek bini and Alisha will miss her early morning walks with nenek laki around the compound of the house. And with such a kay-poh Alisha is, I am sure she will miss listening to the neneks becerita-cerita too.

Look at how into the conversation she is here, when nenek laki is telling nenek bini something. She really "pasang telinga" lah this sister of mine.

Take care neneks and we'll be waiting anxiously for your return! Maybe with some presents?hehe... no, just kidding. oh well.. maybe some color pencils, I don't mind...

Abang Raiyan being silly!

Hi Babah, I don't understand why abang likes to disturb my things so much. I can tolerate it if he wants to sit in my pushchair (because it means that you or mama will carry me ;)) and I don't mind if he plays with my toys but I HAVE to draw the line when he tries to wear my clothes! Especially my favourite pink courduroy skirt nenek bini bought for me from John Lewis.

Even though mama tried to chase him to take it off, he just didn't want to and in the end we only managed to catch him when he tripped over. Hmph, serves him right! I hope mama gave him a long lecture about what he did. I don't know much but I certainly know that pink skirts are not for boys!

Colors colors everywhere

Babah, I think I have a small problem. I cannot stop thinking about colors. I really love anything to do with colors. Color pencils, color markers, crayons, colouring books, books about colors (even though I know they are meant for babies up to 2 years old only) ... I love them all.

I have watched the blues clues epsiode on colors so many times that I can replay the whole episode in my sleep. I have watched the Baby Van Gogh DVD so many times that I now watch the bonus features for a change (never mind that they are mainly guides for parents that I don't really understand).

If I go to a shop, and I see colour pencils, I have to have them. The other day, mama took me to Hua Ho Manggis to get color pencils for school and I really wanted to get these faber castell ones ALONG with the staedler ones that teacher Sylvia said we must buy. But mama said I can't have both because I already have enough at home. I was so upset I screamed all the way to the car. Poor mama I know because people were looking at me and they must be wondering what mama did to upset me so. If only they know about my addiction then maybe they will understand.

Here I am with my personal collection. But somehow, I still don't think they are enough. I need help babah. What do I do to get colors out of my mind?

It's Alisha's turn

Hi Babah! It's Lisha Lish here and FINALLY after THREE posts, abang has given me the chance to write. I hope you and mama don't think this is "fair"? But, I don't want to start my entry as a bitter baby so never mind, I will let it go....

Anyway, I went to the clinic yesterday and I just want to update babah on my current measurements:

Weight: 7kg
Height: 68cm
Head circumference: 17 in

Oh and I had my 6th injection (and last one for a while). I was a bit scared at first with mama holding me instead of you because I know how scared she gets to see me get injected. But she did a good job by holding me really closely and tightly. That did not stop the excruciating pain though.. UWAAAA.. I still had to scream my lungs out babah aaagggghh!!! I hate injections so much!

But tell me babah, does anyone like them?? Because I notice that everyone stopped and stared at me while I was crying like as if I am not normal to cry? I mean what do they expect? The only other pain that I go through apart from injections is probably going 10 minutes past my feeding time so how can I not cry after a BIG, FAT needle is jammed through my teeny weeny thigh??

Hey everyone, if you don't mind, your stares really bother me so next time, why don't you just take a picture.. it will last longer ok!

Love, your Alisha

PS. Remember the hairband you bought for me at Blossoms at Paragon and the sleepsuit from M&S? Here I am modeling them for you!

Now you see me, now you don't!

Dear Babah,

Last night something weird happened! I saw you and I talked to you and laughed with you! It was so fun and bizarre. It was as if you were right next to me and you were playing guess what colour with me (which you know is my most favourite game in the whole world, so it could not have been another man pretending to my babah right?) You were playing peek a boo, saying "mana babah?" and I couldn't see you.. and then out of nowhere your face popped up! It was so funny!

But I say weird because I could only see you in this tiny box in mama's computer and no matter how much I shoved my face up the screen I could not reach you and hug you! Why is that? I mean I can hear you, see you and I think you can see and hear me because we were playing together kan? Did you see me babah? Did you see me going really close to the screen to get to you? I hope you did!

Anyway, whatever it was last nite, I hope it happens again soon! See you then!In the strange little box in mama's computer!

Happy Birthday Usu

We just want to quickly wish our darling Usu Kelly a Happy 14th Birthday and to say we wove you soo much! MWAAAAHHSSS

Introductions...

Hi all. My name is Raiyan Omar Jefri and I am 3 years old.

I am starting this diary for my babah who is far far away in Singapore (until September) so he can read and be up to date with the antics and new things I get up to everyday. That way he does not have to worry any more about missing out on me growing up. (Ok babah? :D?) Another good thing about this diary is it allows me to post as many items in my shopping list without seeing my parents' faces go biut.. heheh. Don't forget to look out for those posts ok babah!

Oh, since she likes to copy everything I do, my baby sister Alisha Iman will also be writing her stuff. And since babah and mama are always talking about sharing and that I should make a good example for my adik, I thought ok laaaahhh, I'll let you write in once in a while. So long as you don't steal my thunder ok!