Happy Birthday! I am One!

I turn one today! What a year it's been. Abah and Mama have survived one year of me. Now, they are getting ready for my baby sister who will arrive in about six months' time. That means she's gonna share the same birthday month as Abah! Hah! Gotcha! Just kidding lah. I think I'm gonna stay baby in the family for quite a while. Check out how I looked just minutes after I came into this world - wrinkly and swollen! In this picture, I couldn't have been older than 20 minutes. Mama was still in the operating theater and Abah had time to be with me, just the two of us.

I look at lot better now, thank you. This picture was taken by Abah as I was clowning by our main big window, looking at birds flying around. That's one of my favorite activities at home. You know, these birds are so smart. Every morning - without fail, they fly in groups all the way from Jurong Bird Park to their playground some where - past our apartment. And in the evening, every evening, they fly back home! Amazing isn't it?

Anyway, back to my birthday. Actually we cheated and had already had a small do when my Ozzie cuzzins were in town. I was only 11 months old then but Abah said what the heck. This was the picture we took at Bibik Oya's place. See how stoned I was that Sunday morning. It was a small cake but it was enough to go around and boy, it sure was yummy. Not exactly in the same category as the $90 durian cake Auntie Idah bought some time back. But good enough.

So actually, on the eve of my birthday, Abah, Mama, Bibik Idah and Nenek trooped over to an orphanage with two big cakes. Earlier, we had also gotten some people to cook dinner for my new found friends there. We started with a little prayer and soon I was taking pictures with many of them. We hoped they enjoyed the food we got them - it's not much but I'm glad I celebrated my first birthday with them. I had such a good time ... we'll probably do it again next year.

My Birthday's Round The Corner!

My birthday's round the corner! Can you sense the excitement in my eyes? I'm days away from being one-year-old. I won't be classified as a baby any more. Yay! I will officially be a "toddler." That means I'll get to watch M-1 movies!! My birthday's round the corner! My birthday's round the corner! My birthday's round the corner! My birthday's round the corner! My birthday's round the corner! My birthday's round the corner! My birthday's round the corner! Yay!

When Ozzie Cuzzins Were Here

Bibik Mob, Uncle Les and my cousins Imran, Nadya and Aisha arrived from Brisbane for their summer vacation. They were here for a month! Of course, I have never personally met them and were thrilled to get the chance to just hang with them. Of course, I took lots of pictures with them. That guy with his mom's fingers in his eyes is Imran. He's 8-years-old and is so cool that he doesn't want to be in any pictures. This one is the best that Abah got of him. Abah says he wins lots of trophies for being a super student in school. Wow!

As for Nadya (5) and Aisha (3), they'll take pictures with me any time of the day! Oh yes, the other girl in the picture is Ashura, another cousin of mine who lives just round the corner in Jurong East. I'll post pictures of her three other sisters next time.

Penang Was Fun

Abah, Mama and I flew to Penang just before 2005 ended, and man, did we have fun. There were horses and parasailors to gawk at, and the weather was great. But of course, I loved the swimming pool the best. Check out my new swimsuit! Abah especially loved the pasar malams there (night markets) cos he managed to buy what he wanted - I understand this better not be made public - and Mama got to taste the local food, tho she was a bit sad she didn't manage to get her hands on Penang Laksa. I am just looking forward to our next trip - tho there's rumor that the folks might go without me.