Au revoir l'ete, bienvenue l'hiver!

How nice to finally say goodbye to summer, here in the UAE. I've been waiting for winter ever since I got here. It's really nice. The weather is perfect for spending the morning or afternoon out in the park or corniche. I walked alongside the buhaira corniche this morning and was really happy to see the seagulls flying above me (but they're not as noisy...I don't know why...Remember 'finding nemo'? The seagulls shout 'mine..mine..mine' trying to steal other birds' food, hehehe...). I must admit I've been a couch potato this past few months to avoid the heat. I dozed off in front of the TV every morning, no wonder I gain 2 kgs!! I'm so ashamed of myself :P

So i'm switching to 'winter lifestyle' now....let's see if I can shed those 2 kgs in the next 3 or 4 months...

My best friend's wedding

My best friend's wedding is coming and sadly I can't come.
She's the one person that stood by me throughout high school years.
Though we grew apart since, she remains special in my heart.
We laugh and cry together, and never run out of story when we meet up.
How happy I am that she finally found love in the arms of someone who's crazy about her!


Congratulations Tria and Pasha...
May God showers His Love to both of you...

Big Boy

Alhamdulillah, my son is making a lot of progress since we moved to Dubai/Sharjah. I'm very happy that everyday he's growing, physically and mentally. Here are some of his 'little' achievements;

AKRAM:

1. Clearly states and informs his mom/dad when he needs to use the bathroom

2. Insists going through the bathroom process by himself

3. Sleeps in his own room (though occasionally moves to his parents' bed when he has a nightmare or scared of something)

4. Learns english everyday with some new words or phrases every week
His vocabulary at the time:
sleep, eat, sit, stand, pee, toilet, wash, hand, nose, tongue, eyes, ear, names of colour, numbers from 1-10, etc.
I consider this quite a development since Akram is a fluent Bahasa Indonesia speaker (mastering difficult and uncommon words, mainly because of his friendship with adults (my mom in law's boutique employees, my mom's gardener, the security guards...) also his interest in the medical world (my dad's an anesthesiologist and often shows Akram his doctor's tools..hehe)
He used to refuse learning other languages. He sometimes gets frustrated when people don't
understand what he's trying to say...oh my poor boy.. :P
But now he's more open...thank God.

5. Uses the car seat everytime we ride in his dad's car, but of course complains about it the first 10 minutes of the journey :)

6. Holds his pencil correctly.

7. Finally gains weight (only 1 kg though). Ever since Akram was weaned two years ago, he became a picky eater and didn't want to shift to cow's milk. He's still allergic when consuming pure cow's milk, but able to enjoy the flavored ones made from powdered cow's milk.

* picture: Akram in his school uniform