t-20 days to tie up loose ends

nobody@vox.com(babyripp) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:46:01 +0800

I haven't been managing time really properly. I think at this rate I won't be able to tie up loose ends before I go for the holidays. Spending time away from blogging still doesn't give me the extra time I need.. hehe. I was in KL last 2 weekends and got things to tell about the place we stayed.. but I didn even take any photos. Well.. conclusion --- I still can't shop at Jalan TAR. It's just too uncomfortable.. and wierd.. plus didn't get much done while we were there. So dun think will go there again.

Last weekend we had to stay home. OH wanted to take us to taiping since the petting zoo entry is basically the waterpark entry and we dun intend to go all out with playing water esp in this kinda weather but I jast can't.. I needed more time.. I need to slow down. Either that or I'm just panicking about my t-20 days to tie up loose ends.. hehe. Knowing myself.. it's most probably the latter.

Weekends.. the usual.. dine out, breakfast at kopitiams. Afya drew faces summore.. she's liking the pen and paper thing even more now that she's able to draw something we can relate to.

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Then I get to try out something new last week --- oversized clutch, rhinestones and embelishments. Requested project. Very nice fabric print.. love how it turned out. When can I make one for myself.. tsk tsk tsk...

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aaaaaand.. highlight of the weekend. Finally found an appropriate bookshelf that I have always wanted. I dun like the colour.. but it has to do. If I still feel so peeved with the colour maybe later on I can cover it with wallpaper. But yea.. glad that the size is so appropriate. Would love it more if it goes up to the ceiling.. well.. beggars can't be choosers right?

Oh, I should show you the little fixing I did to make this tall bookshelf toddler proof. When we bought this, we specifically told the sales person (in her native language) that we need them to help us fix it to the wall when it's sent over. But.. the message didn't get through apparently. They didn bring any tools with them *sigh* So, we DIY-ed a bit and make it safe in case that budak kecik intends to climb it when no one's watching (still in the middle of spring cleaning.. mind the coverless couch and I really need to do something with the feature wall.. it's just soo sad...)

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this is the top of the shelf. A sturdy piece of twill connects the shelf to the wall. Dunno if you can see how this prevent the shelf from toppling over.. but it does.. we tried it and insyaAllah, it's safe now. Anyways.. inspired by ikea LOL

Until the next post.. dunno when.. have a great week! Oh, I'll be in Shah Alam 14th-18th Nov.

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What d ya think...

nobody@vox.com(babyripp) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:44:17 +0800

that's in this cute lil bag?.. thee hee hee...

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3rd time a charm

nobody@vox.com(babyripp) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:21:20 +0800

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a warm hat ---- check!

been knittin on road, while waiting for water to boil or for the oil to heat up, reading with LO.. it's gonna be some time till I pick up the needle again..
oh ya.. wanna add a flower so it'd look a bit more girly.. or something something.. so it's more kiddo, haven't figured out yet...
when I have the time..
now gonna chill until if she decides to take her afternoon nap.. my my.. so much to catch up with..

edit -- I forgot to include where I found the tutorial for this very basic knitting required hat, it's from knitpicks. If you're one hardcore(-ish) knitter, I dun recommend for you to surf the website coz they have too many cool knitting stuff.. hehe. u might go crazy..

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edit edit -- I failed to listen to my own advice and went on surfing the website.. the needles... O M G... *sigh*

note to self.. remember dear.. knitting is just the other fav past, past, past.. past time.. hehehehe

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officially impressed

nobody@vox.com(babyripp) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:55:12 +0800

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So she draws faces now.. what's next?

*can't wait*

Anyways.. this is usually where she goes to when we're having some kind of a time-out/cooling off and we tell her to go sit in her room. When both of us ran out of patience and both started screaming.. LOL.. I guess she's found good use for her time. Maybe also that's how I look like when I'm mad :p

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now where's that picture...

nobody@vox.com(babyripp) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:37:21 +0800

I can't imagine myself being more serabut than I already am.. everything is all over the place.. oh well.. maybe also it's just that time of the month. Oh yes.. successfully got myself hooked to milk tea. not any kind of milk tea... it has to be as strong as a good cup of teh tarik.. so I'm drinking old towns instant how-many-in-1 milk tea.. now at 2 cups a day..

..great.. I hate tea.. I miss coffee... now I'm contemplating to replace that 2 cups of tea.. man.. I get addicted too easily.

the picture..

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made it too short and it was too late to notice.. hehe.. such a knitting rookie. So I have to start again it seems and search for the extra yarns I have that has more yardage. Hope it'll fit better this 3rd try.. insyaaAllah.

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Beds are Burning

nobody@vox.com(babyripp) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 06:51:30 +0800

I was awake at 4 and couldn't get back to sleep. No, am not clinically depressed coz I'm generally very merry (blame merry sprites and merry hearts for usage of word haha) My body just do that sometimes... I bet some of you experience the same thing too. What more with wudhu I'm still not sleepy now and it's past 6 am already. So I was sorting out my pictures and what not while listening to some music.. and I really dunno how this got into my playlist.. the first time listening to it and it's great. It got me with the bassy intro.. Somehow the song feels right at this hour... I dun really know what exactly it's trying to say.. but I'm sure there's a message in there. Yeah... deep down, I am worried about the bigger things.. petty things.. I can just dust it off.. but the inevitable... *sigh*

Midnight Oil - beds are burning - by alegamix

Anyways.. it's a good song.. hoping OH will listen to it later.. oh and I googled it.. and what do you know.. it's an australian band! coincidence? and I'm thankful that I listened to the unplugged version first coz I think his voice at the beginning of the ori version is annoying. hahaha.. hmm.. where's my harmonica.. hope it hasn't rusted yet..

... I'm such a sucker for acoustic versions.. and unpluggeds... I could listen to blurry acoustic all night...

This is one of the things I've been doing this week. I have been keeping myself off the computer a bit coz LO just cannot see me on the PC else she'd be.. UP TO TEN.. nak!!! repeat infinite times or until mommy caves in. Rekindling my passion for knitting is great coz it's one of the things I can do while I sit playing/reading/whatever with her.

I started knitting 3 yrs ago I believe.. and you'd think I knit baby stuff while I was pregnant.. but no. I think it's just unpractical coz it's too hot la.. and judging from many photos of my LO in just diapers kinda justifies it.. so no, I didn't knit any baby thing. I did knit a laptop bag though.. maybe I'll look for it later and put up a picture of it. I stopped knitting after I gave birth to Afya..

Then I saw shmontel's friend's blog long long time ago (i dun remember who, sorry).. how she recycles t-shirts into yarn and have always wanted to try it.. then... remembering that the place we're going can be quite cold.. and we have sorted out LOs warmies but then I remember that most heat excapes from the head.. and so I thot it'd be cool to make a beanie hat for her.. then I got all excited and bugged OH to get me circular needle haha.. here's some photos of the project.. I mutilated a very very loose mishapen knit blouse which keeps showing off my skin even with my wide hijab and since this is kinda new to me.. I'm taking it slow.. then there's the length shortage problem.. and no more time to make more t-shirt yarn.. so I mix em up with my old yarns.. so I dunno.. I feel like I wanna start over.. have to put up the hat picture later coz I haven't taken a picture of it.. but the good thing is that it fits.. tapi macam pendek pulak.. and hey.. apparently knitting is also like riding a bike ;)

and I really have to add.. still listening to it.. the song is really good..

and my sister's b'day today.. HAPPY BIRTHDAY! and all the best in whatever you decide to do. help is just a yahoo messenger away provided the connection doesn't suck and Afya doesn't go UP TO TEN, NAKK!!!!

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t -1 month to tie loose ends

nobody@vox.com(babyripp) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:48:53 +0800

after trying to get this to run on my computer for sometime, finally got it to work... but no time to play :(

Sims 3

Yes I play the sims.

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a sleeve, and a handle to boot!

nobody@vox.com(babyripp) — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 14:29:34 +0800

OH and I were toying with an idea.. and I got really really thrilled and came up with this! I think it's very practical.. and to me (who has a 2 yr old, pop-in and pop-out, wants to be carried only after a long tiring walk) I was thinking of not bringing any ssc/mei tai for the end of year trip. But now OH said we should bring it! hehe

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this was a 15min job which explains the floppiness and the colour, coz I just wanna see if it can work. Now that we know for sure.. it'll be an add on! yayyy.

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Hijab for LO

nobody@vox.com(babyripp) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:41:48 +0800

Hijab for LO

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As usual, taking a break from sewing. It started last couple of weeks while sorting out LOs clothes into wearable, and 'macam nangka' and unwearable pile then I found the first ever hijab I've bought for her in Taiping I think last year also during raya prep shopping. I didn like it very much coz it's too frilly then I tot I should just make one for her and I remember I still have some MM's Lava Flowers which I love so much. So was at Kamdar yesterday and found really good jersey knit and bought PINK.. coz it's PINK :P to match. After all that giggles and chasing and running to try and get some measurements and.. VOILA!... would have made one for myself too if only I wear this kinda tudung.. haha.

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An afternoon in cameron

nobody@vox.com(babyripp) — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 21:19:24 +0800

I'm out of words.. so this will be another picture heavy entry. I'm really2 happy with the photos. After we got back.. again, we hooked the camera to the tv and just gawk at how the amazing and sharp the pictures turned out. This is in no way that I'm getting into the bakul and angkat sendiri. The credit goes to the camera.. like seriously!!

This time we took the Tapah exit instead coz we need to get to Ringlet. Afya looking a wee bit green, we decided to take a break and lo n behold, Lata Iskandar is just ahead. We stopped for a breather. The place is clean! (or cleaner than previously)

This is KittyII (there are 2 kitties -- identical twin) smeared with choklet. Need to remind myself to chuck this one in the washing machine tomorrow. The other one is clean...

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15mins to Ringlet it started to become real gloomy. But it's great coz when it rains.. cameron is really cool. The place is just the same when it's sunny.

Stopped briefly in Ringlet for something work related, then coz it started to rain quite heavily, we can't exactly go for a picnic, so went to lakeside resort for a cuppa. I had chamomile tea only and OH, hot choc. The scones are not served before 3 and we have had brunch.. although.. RM70 for a piece of salmon no matter how good it is definitely too steep for us. Camwhoring ;)

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Rain stopped... continue le journey to Tanah Rata and passed by Bharat Cafe. Thinking that we've never stopped here before, OH let me go take some photos of the plantation. I was surrounded by SONY Alpha enthusiasts! Tea plantation is always a sight to remember. Btw.. taken with art filter.

Since the weather was great. It was cool-ish about 20 degrees I believe, we went to MARDI to take a stroll. We absolutely smitten with the orchid park. Love love love the beautiful orchids hanging from the above with the blue one which looks really plasticky but it's just really2 gorgeous. If only I can instill the same concept to our yard... *dreams*

and then... the macro photos I took. These look the best on the full hd. One of them now is residing on my desktop ;)

Hungry then, we drove to T-cafe, Tanah Rata. So it's not Sunday and there's no functions.. so finally we're able to sit and enjoy their food for the second time and I get to try the lasagne that I heard so much about. We really enjoyed our food and desert. Now T-cafe is our #1 eatery in Cameron. The RM3 Strawberry scone is rather good. Only that instead of double cream, it was served with whipped cream instead.. but come on.. RM3 as oppose to RM25..?My lasagne is definitely different from what I've made/tried. They use beef bacon instead of minced and there's spinach.. but I think they are a bit too generous with the grated carrots coz they kinda overpower the whole dish that in the end I had to remove some. but using beef bacon.. that's a great idea.. maybe I can try that next time I make lasagne. and spinach goes really well too. Lempeng pisang.. is just nice. I was totally up for looking for the mute couple's lempeng.. but T-cafe satiated my needs.. so maybe we'll look for them the next time we're in cameron. InsyaAllah.

Met a shopkeeper fren while looking for a neat sticker for my notebook (he's kinda out though.. no more cool tribal stickers... :( ) He gave Afya a lolly.. and with that.. we drove home and Afya fell asleep with her lolly in her hand..

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Went overboard with the photos haven't I.. I'm in a photo sharing mood ;)

The only thing I brought back from cameron this time.. is this for RM5 X 4 boxes... yummeh!

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