Deepest Condolences...

My deepest condolences to my good friend Indra whom wife has passed away last weekend in a car crash. May Allah bless her soul. Al-Fatihah..

Summary of the incident:
Indra, his pregnant wife, their just-turn-1-year-old daughter, and his mother were on their way to LCCT for a vacation trip to Sabah. His car bumped into a courier lorry, swerved then skidded. Indra and daughter left with minor injuries, but both wife and mother suffered from internal bleeding inside their heads. The wife, was embracing the daughter during the accident. All were treated at Putrajaya hospital, but the wife could not pass the hurdle. She died the day after the incident. Indra's mother is currently remain unconcious in ICU.

Let's pray for his mother speedy recovery and may Indra's family stay strong...

Lots of love,
eLLe

USS, small yet fun!

Been keeping these pictures for quite some time.. Let see how was my trip to Universal Studio Singapore..

Once you reached the entrance area of USS, the 'UNIVERSE' is now just behind you!

Once i got in, i realized when i get older, i want to be as pretty as Julie Andrew..

I wish i can have a carousel in my garden..

Went for vacation on board Enchanted Airways to mystical Faraway Land

Have a pit stop at New York..

And say hi when I met a Transformer on my way...

And finally.. TADAAAAAA!!! Its Far Far Away Land!

Shrek & Fiona asked us to be their friends and invited us to their swamp~ Ugh!

But the best part among all, I have PO as my tour guide and got a chance to dance with him!

Thank you PO, for the warm welcome. Bear Hugsssssss!!!

USS is all about magics, dreams & future.. Would love to be there again if someone bought me the tickets (both entry & flight!). Oh, did i mentioned went here on free ticket too? :P


Lots of luv,
eLLe

Food & Love

A gift from K. Will use it well~

January Boys Birthday

Location: Sakura Kristal, Taman Melawati & Home



Happy birthday Akmal & Azri! Be a good man,ok?

We love u...

My grandma's 90th birthday..

Happy 90th birthday opah! May Allah bless u always.. we love u~

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I present to you....

Dear blog,

I'm sorry i left you for a few months. It was not because i totally forgot about you..Wonder why i've been abandoning you for so long??

I hereby present to all of you my beloved newborn niece; PUTERI HANNAH ERYNA BINTI HARITZAL!!!

in the first few days... she was a very tiny little girl with weight of 2.2 kgs and length of 44cm

in her 1st month... she did cry a lot, but looking at this innocent face melts my heart away~

During her 2nd month... she loves camera! Trust me, it is very easy to capture her at any moments!

And in her 3rd month with Joy!

She is now 4 months old weighing more than 6 kgs. My bam bam (her name i used to call her because of her plump cheeks!) has grown so much, right?

Now, i do have a solid reason to leave you for a while, didn't i? But no worries my dear blog, you will still have something to show off once in a while~

Lots of luv,
eLLe

Back to Nature.. Taman Negara~

Last 2 weekends, my family (mom, dad & bobo) and I went to a place I love most... NATURE. I always put my hands up if i were being ask to join any back-to-nature activities. The main purpose for us going there was to survey the place for my dad's side family outing which was planned somewhere this year.


It was a 3 days 2 nights nice vacation.. We went for rapid-shooting & night jungle walk as soon as we arrived at Taman Negara, Jungle trekking/canopy walk, picnic & night river safari on the second day and fishing on the last day there. Let me explain each activity as we browse through the pictures below, shall we?

A very nice place to stay.. (Note: though its a motel, the room is more like a mini-chalet to me)

We went for rapid-shooting (we actually went to the rapids by boat, against the current and we all end up wet because of the strong waves pushing huge amount of water into the boat!) I did not take any photos while having fun for this activity. Hey, I'm trying to save my new baby camera from all the wetness here~~Result: we went back shivering....

After having our dinner at the motel, we went for Night Jungle Walk in Taman Negara. That night was meant to see some insects and deers that only appears at night. Unfortunately, we only managed to see some insects as all deers were probably afraid to come out due to full moon.. too bright for them~ :p Result: Able to snap a few shots of black scorpion and newborn caterpillar..

The next morning, we went for jungle trekking across Taman Negara... We trekked uphill until we reached....

The Canopy Walk! It was worth our sweats to finally reach here.. Note: we had to reach here early (at least by 9am) since they only allow a few people on the canopy at one time, which means we had to take turns and queue~ Result: managed to capture moments on how mommy's deal with her fear of height

In the evening, we went for some chilling experience in Lata Berkoh. The place was so captivating, the water was crystal clear and it was freezing cold! There was also a kelah (a type of nearly extinct fish, very delicious in taste!) sanctuary nearby. We spent a few hours there before the sunset. Result: my heels hurt caused by the slippery rocks. But it was worth it!

At the same adventure night, we travelled by boat through rivers surrounding Taman Negara for an activity called Night River Safari. Result: we managed to capture a few forest deers that only came out at night to graze some grass.. It was nice to ride on a boat in the middle of the night when the breeze was so soothing, but as you touch the water, it was warm..

On the final day, we went for fishing, but unfortunately, we did not get any fish after hours waiting for it under the scorching sun until my skin burnt :( ...So we went to survey the camping site we gonna use for our plan later this year. It was a very convenient place; not so hot, not so cold, no mosquitoes around too! Result: From daddy's expression, i think the plan later is definitely ON. I bet he even thought of the menu for barbeque for his plan.

From the Environment People~

Lots of luv,
eLLe

Cuti-cuti Malaysia 2009 - PENANG (Day 3)

29th December 2009

Our final day of vacation finally arrived. Early that morning, we packed our stuff and cramped them in the car. We had our breakfast at the nearby restaurant after checking out and drove straight to the bridge.

When we were back at the mainland, we headed straight to Pulau Aman Jetty (Exit at Batu Kawan). The road was confusing but luckily, we didn't get lost. We arrived at the jetty when the sun was 90 degrees above us. After waiting for about 20 minutes, our boat arrived and ready to take us to the island.

Jetty to Pulau Aman

Chillin' out on the boat

Want to know why we went through all the hurdles to get to Pulau Aman? Let's see...

Pulau Aman's specialty.. Prawn Mee & Prawn Fried Rice. YUMMY! There are bigger prawns not shown in this picture, trust me!

The scenery of the restaurant.. Cool!

(Name: Restoran Terapung Pulau Aman)

The most refreshing drinks for the afternoon's thirst... Coconut!!!!

It was worth it, right?? After all of us got our stomach full, we went back to the jetty, took the boat, and went off to the mainland. From there, we went straight back to KL (we did stop twice at the R&R) and reached home around 9pm~

It was a really nice vacation for me & my family.. Can't wait for the next cuti-cuti in 2010!

Lots of luv,
eLLe

Cuti-cuti Malaysia - Penang (Day 2)

Lets continue with my travelling story...

On our 2nd day in Penang, we all woke up early to get ready for the journey of the day which is going to be sooo long. We dressed up into our most comfortable clothes and headed out straight away for breakfast. We just had a short breakfast at a mamak shop just nearby our hotel...

good to go!

After enjoying some toasts and cups of tea, we travel to our first destination, Prangin Mall. Actually, it wasn't our actual destination. We just went there to park our car and decided to walk around the town.

We strolled down Penang Road and stopped at a small hat shop just nearby the bridge. Daddy managed to get his hand on a nice cap (the one golfers usually wear). Next, we passed by some pickles shop and manage to get ourselves a few bags of different types of pickles ranging from 500g to 1 kg each. As we moved on further, we found this famous nasi kandar stall called 'Line Clear'. I wonder why it was named as it is though there always a long line queuing especially during peak hours.

When all of us were done with our lunch, we headed out of the stall and find ourselves a beautifully-decorated trishaw. Andak was so thrilled looking at it and insisted on riding on it. Since there were 6 of us, me and boy decided to walk in order to let the others got the feeling of riding a trishaw. We already been on it a few times, so we didnt mind.

Me and boy have some fun walking down the street at the same time taking some pictures of Penang Road (it was a good thing we didnt get on the trishaw). Be bought some chestnuts to kibble along the way as well as a hat for myself since it was burning hot being exposed under the afternoon heat.

Our next journey brought us to Batu Feringghi. As we arrived in front of Tropical Spice Garden, we were welcomed by the sound of the waves crashing the beach together with the calming breeze. It was one exhilarating moment of the day. After paying the entry tickets, we saunter into the garden excitedly. The view of the garden was stunning! I couldn't help myself from taking a huge amount of pictures! Daddy unofficially became our tour guide since he knew almost each and every type of plants in the garden. Thanks, daddy!

From all these pictures, you can judge yourself how cool is this place!

From Tropical Spice Garden, we drove off to a new Hard Rock Hotel which was located at Batu Feringghi beach. It was the coolest place in town! We had our hi-tea at Hard Rock Cafe (which was fabulous!) and shop a few souviners for ourselves at the Hard Rock Shop. It was my first time there and i will go there again!

We went back to Georgetown before sunset. We had our dinner at Gurney Plaza again since all of us were already exhausted by night time. We ended our day dozing of to wonderland..

To be continue...

The longest post i've ever written,
eLLe