I'm thrilled

I didn't get to update on the outcome of my 10th year anniversary photoshoot yet. I received the CD on 2nd Sept. Milin gave me about 200+ pics and i LOVE LOVE them! (apart from my bulging tummy). It is exactly what i want and i just couldn't believe it... I thought my children really look adorable...
And now i know how the photographer does it. The venue is secondary, the important part is the photographer knows what to capture and the editing (skills)... Now i know if i really want to venture this hobby, i've to buy a DSLR camera :-)
I encourage you to book on a photo session for yourself or family. If you get your expectation level right, you'll be statisfied, guaranteed.... You can have it for special occasion or event (like me) or just have it for fun (whenever you feel pretty and want it to be captured artistically)....
Here's some of my favourites which cause me to smile and excited everytime i look at them:

Joy is captured!

Excited maybe

don't i look like a loving mum? ;-)

Reading is their favourite past time in real life

This boy can bring smile to anyone

Another 'loving mum' pose

This is the 1st time he's interested in books. Now i know you need to get boy books for boys. Pics of cranes, not bears......

Kluang Rail Coffee

We've never been there but the famous hang out place is only 45 min away from Batu Pahat. We hardly drive towards Air Hitam exit on PLUS highway when we 'balik kampung' to Batu Pahat so we took the chance when we came from Mersing where we had our family day at.

The place is not that hard to find. I was imagining a place with loads of people like everyone has described. When i got there, the kopitiam at the railway station was empty.

The menu

I thought i got the wrong place but it was the only kopitiam there. I got the place right but i got the timing wrong! It is closed on Thursday ok....

I shall then leave you with poses of my brothers in front of the kopitiam :-)

It's a sunny Saturday

Alhamdulillah, my maid came back as promised and now everything is back as usual. Baked a cake today, not sure how it will turn out. Hope it will be ok since i just used pre mix pack....hehe...

Rainbow

Somewhere over the rainbow
Way up high,
There's a land that I heard of
Once in a lullaby.
Somewhere over the rainbow
Skies are blue,
And the dreams that you dare to dream
Really do come true.

Someday I'll wish upon a star
And wake up where the clouds are far
Behind me.
Where troubles melt like lemon drops
Away above the chimney tops
That's where you'll find me.

Somewhere over the rainbow
Bluebirds fly.
Birds fly over the rainbow.
Why then, oh why can't I?

Maid's paperwork

I went to Indonesian embassy on 27 Aug for my maid's passport matters. I need to change the address on her passport to mine as temporary address or else she would have to pay a levy or tax or something (basically money out). The process is simple and you have to get there early to avoid long queue. I got there around 9 and the waiting area already full with people. The counters starts at 9.30am so we had to wait. Luckily it was not as packed as there were still available chairs to sit.
Everything settled by 1.00pm. I'll have to come back again next year to get my maid a new passport. So i did capture important notices to remind me of the process and cost.

While waiting around 9.30am

 The forms for updating the address.

 Documents needed to renew passport.

 Different costs for different purpose. Surprisingly the cost of a new passport is rather inexpensive.

I shall come back in May 2011 prepared.

Is she returning?

My maid went back for a 1 month Hari Raya holiday. She is supposed to come back this Saturday but i haven't received any phone call from her since she left although i specifically asked her to do so. Does that mean anything bad?
Keeping my fingers crossed....

Last week of Syawal

I had a blast last week. I love setting up (only now i realized how much i love the task) and was assigned to set up Finance's stall for Hari Raya celebration at company level as well as at division level. If only my KPI could include the efforts....Both event went well. I'll just put the pics here.....
This is the Finance table for company level celebration:

 Chicken pie, mini cupcakes and chocolate cake. All ordered.

 This is the traditional side of the 'international & traditional dessert' theme. Bubur pulut hitam and 2 types of kuih talam (suji & keladi)

 The centrepiece is a homemade carrot cake made by the CEO's wife.

 The international (or western) side of the table.

Another table to place the plates and bowls.

This are pics from Finance event:
I appreciate the support from my colleagues as it helped the tasks a lot. I just couldn't do it without them....