tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20000118041008680742024-03-13T23:06:52.652+08:00I, Nadine AlmasNadine Almashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10562793893888914161noreply@blogger.comBlogger92125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000011804100868074.post-72254137841501610932011-10-02T00:04:00.000+08:002011-10-02T00:04:16.945+08:00Baby Bebe<div style="text-align: justify;">I am 28 months old today. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Lil' ol' me.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I'm also a big sister. And I'm not just talking about my growth spurt off late. (In case, you are interested, I am now 14.5kg and 88.5cm - for those living outside the island aka Singapore, that's another 1.5cm before I have to start paying fares to travel on the public transport - Abba and Mama are both horrified - in a good way!) But I have digressed - a gene I have inevitably inherited from Mama, no doubt - I am now a big sister to my lil' baby brother, Danial Karim Noor Huda. </div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div>That's him in his first few minutes on this side of the real estate. ;-P <br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"></div>So, in view of my new role as Danial's big sister, I will be a bit slowwww with blogging.Nadine Almashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10562793893888914161noreply@blogger.com0Woodlands, Singapore1.436046 103.786057000000031.415384 103.76167050000002 1.456708 103.81044350000003tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000011804100868074.post-10752993055173512182011-03-17T21:14:00.000+08:002011-03-17T21:14:51.239+08:00Mama Mia!<div style="text-align: justify;">Apologies for the long absence! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">You see, I've been busy entertaining my new sibling - that's right folks - you heard me right - Mama is pregnant and my baby sibling is joining me on this side of the real estate mid September! I can't wait to meet him/her! :-) </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Whilst I try to contain the excitement of having a sibling in a few months, here's a picture of us celebrating Mama's 36th birthday at <a href="http://www.infuzi.com.sg/">Infuzi</a>:</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8Huh8P3EwdM/TYIJDejfUlI/AAAAAAAAAhQ/GR-mzkhr-M8/s1600/SNC00012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" r6="true" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8Huh8P3EwdM/TYIJDejfUlI/AAAAAAAAAhQ/GR-mzkhr-M8/s400/SNC00012.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Nadine Almashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10562793893888914161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000011804100868074.post-8248897471573163392011-02-25T21:11:00.001+08:002011-02-25T21:14:46.334+08:00La la la langkawi<div style="text-align: justify;">It's been a while since my last blog post. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">See, I have been busy. Busy chilling with my parents. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">It was Abba's birthday last. Then a week later, our trip to the beautiful island of <a href="http://wikitravel.org/en/Langkawi">Langkawi</a>, which is actually just a swim away from my last trip to <a href="http://nadinealmas.blogspot.com/2010/12/phuket.html">Phuket</a>(!) How cool is that?!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">We stayed at <a href="http://www.starwoodhotels.com/westin/property/overview/index.html?propertyID=283">The Westin Langkawi Resort & Spa</a> which is a wonderful resort even for tots my size!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Here's me playing at their playground:</div><br />
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More photos of our Langkawi trip <a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=270177&id=537572057&l=24ef19034e">here</a>.Nadine Almashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10562793893888914161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000011804100868074.post-51310325599454205582011-01-21T10:03:00.001+08:002011-01-21T10:04:05.438+08:00Happy Birthday Abba!<div style="text-align: justify;">Today is the second time I will share Abba’s birthday! All I know from last year is that Mama arranged a surprise party for Abba with his friends and his Belal uncle’s family…but I slept through most of it!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I know this year will be very different for Abba. It will be the first one after 44 years where he will not receive a call from Dadi to wish him Happy Birthday. Abba must be feeling very sad. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I have not mentioned my Dadi in my blog since we were in London because she passed away on 28 September 2010, two days after we last saw her in the hospital in London. I am going to miss her a lot. There will be no more photos I can take with her anymore or play with her as I grow up. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">This is what Abba was like at my age…</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VR5i-Qll4So/TTjo6CtAuFI/AAAAAAAAAhE/cyD7lCt9jYQ/s1600/Samar+Meraj-1yr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="282" s5="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VR5i-Qll4So/TTjo6CtAuFI/AAAAAAAAAhE/cyD7lCt9jYQ/s400/Samar%252BMeraj-1yr.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">It must be very strange to have a birthday without my Abba and Mama being there with me…I hope that they will be sharing all my birthdays with me for a long time. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">In the meantime, I will give Abba a big birthday hug and a kiss …and have lots of his Mango Birthday cake at the Riverside Point branch of <a href="http://www.jumboseafood.com.sg/">Jumbo Seafood Restaurant</a> tomorrow!</div>Nadine Almashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10562793893888914161noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000011804100868074.post-6938326718849455562010-12-14T22:47:00.000+08:002010-12-14T22:47:59.245+08:00Phuket<div style="text-align: justify;">I want to make sure that my firsts are stored on this repository: </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I went on my first trip to <a href="http://www.tourismthailand.org/">Thailand</a>. To the beautiful resilient island in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andaman_Sea">Andaman Sea</a> - <a href="http://wikitravel.org/en/Phuket">Phuket</a>. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I went on my first speedboat ride.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I went on my first open water "swim". </div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">All in Phuket, Thailand. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">And a week later, I received a postcard from Mama and Abba to remind me years from now what a fabulous time I had on the island.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VR5i-Qll4So/TQd_-yN9YeI/AAAAAAAAAgs/KwQD4cjcd-U/s1600/P01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" n4="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VR5i-Qll4So/TQd_-yN9YeI/AAAAAAAAAgs/KwQD4cjcd-U/s400/P01.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VR5i-Qll4So/TQeAbwl6kXI/AAAAAAAAAgw/4G9Q3_oRzog/s1600/P02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" n4="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VR5i-Qll4So/TQeAbwl6kXI/AAAAAAAAAgw/4G9Q3_oRzog/s400/P02.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Pictures via </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=250219&id=537572057&l=060e8eb9fc"><span style="font-size: x-small;">here</span></a><span style="font-size: x-small;">)</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div>Nadine Almashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10562793893888914161noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000011804100868074.post-73645254718496577662010-12-13T16:10:00.001+08:002010-12-13T17:20:34.175+08:00School Party<div style="text-align: justify;">We had a bash of a time at Clara's and Chloe's Double-Zero-1 birthday party at this quaint hidden <a href="http://www.cacioepepe.com.sg/CacioePepe/Cacio_e_Pepe_Restaurant.html">Italian gem</a>. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Balloons, as usual, are my favourite at any party.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">How do I know Clara and Chloe you may ask? </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Well, they are Mama's friend's children. Auntie Jeni and Mama have known each other since <a href="http://www.cedargirlssec.moe.edu.sg/">secondary school</a> - some 20 years now(!!)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Here is a picture of a few of the ex-classmates who attended the party. </div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Psst. I heard Mama was a riot in school who made her teacher cry(!) </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Tsk tsk tsk. </div>Nadine Almashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10562793893888914161noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000011804100868074.post-90223145308101229902010-12-10T22:22:00.000+08:002010-12-10T22:22:32.742+08:00International Baby<div style="text-align: justify;">My first trip to Thailand. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">My first seat on an international flight. Ok . . . it was only on the budget airline, <a href="http://www.tigerairways.com/sg/en/">Tiger Airways</a>. Still international though.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I even got to finger kiss the cute English dude sitting behind Mama (sorry babes, no pictures of the cool dude.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VR5i-Qll4So/TQI18n1oFlI/AAAAAAAAAgE/OfvL9avEg8s/s1600/P1040446.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" n4="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VR5i-Qll4So/TQI18n1oFlI/AAAAAAAAAgE/OfvL9avEg8s/s400/P1040446.JPG" width="400" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VR5i-Qll4So/TQI2dqSFQWI/AAAAAAAAAgI/7S6uju_En5Y/s1600/P1040438.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" n4="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VR5i-Qll4So/TQI2dqSFQWI/AAAAAAAAAgI/7S6uju_En5Y/s400/P1040438.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Nadine Almashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10562793893888914161noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000011804100868074.post-35635929443209517782010-12-06T12:30:00.000+08:002010-12-06T12:30:38.261+08:00Tariq Dada<div style="text-align: justify;">My Tariq Dada was in town a week ago, san my Naghma Dadi. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I had a good time meeting up with him even though it was just for a couple of hours. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I am sure though that I will get to spend more time with him and Naghma Dadi when we go up to Delhi come October 2011.</div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VR5i-Qll4So/TPxmwDvwkQI/AAAAAAAAAgA/N-AWBgs7Xhs/s1600/P1040355.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" ox="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VR5i-Qll4So/TPxmwDvwkQI/AAAAAAAAAgA/N-AWBgs7Xhs/s400/P1040355.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Nadine Almashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10562793893888914161noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000011804100868074.post-77938005251024731112010-11-19T23:42:00.001+08:002010-11-19T23:46:00.891+08:00Shiny Happy Peep<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">A picnic out at the <a href="http://www.sbg.org.sg/">Singapore Botanic Gardens</a> one rainy Saturday morning, with a hint of sunshine a couple of hours later:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VR5i-Qll4So/TOaWEfTdRGI/AAAAAAAAAcs/CJ2SY0OyIeM/s1600/IMG_3955.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" ox="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VR5i-Qll4So/TOaWEfTdRGI/AAAAAAAAAcs/CJ2SY0OyIeM/s400/IMG_3955.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VR5i-Qll4So/TOaXlexGGGI/AAAAAAAAAcw/NEm-LMbRjSw/s1600/IMG_4021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" ox="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VR5i-Qll4So/TOaXlexGGGI/AAAAAAAAAcw/NEm-LMbRjSw/s400/IMG_4021.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VR5i-Qll4So/TOaYT-1h1EI/AAAAAAAAAc0/rBpW4WXiGGA/s1600/IMG_4073.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" ox="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VR5i-Qll4So/TOaYT-1h1EI/AAAAAAAAAc0/rBpW4WXiGGA/s400/IMG_4073.jpg" width="296" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VR5i-Qll4So/TOaY78_ODeI/AAAAAAAAAc4/RoXjnCJm8BI/s1600/IMG_4087.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" ox="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VR5i-Qll4So/TOaY78_ODeI/AAAAAAAAAc4/RoXjnCJm8BI/s400/IMG_4087.jpg" width="272" /></a></div>Nadine Almashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10562793893888914161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000011804100868074.post-43706334997038470832010-11-17T22:34:00.000+08:002010-11-17T22:34:41.431+08:00MRT trek<div style="text-align: justify;">For as long as I have known (all 17.5 months of me), Abba and Mama have always brought me around the city on weekends.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The last few weeks, Abba and Mama have more than ever, instilled the need to be self-reliant and independent. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">So off on the (more often than not) ever reliant <a href="http://www.smrt.com.sg/trains/trains.asp">MRT</a>:</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VR5i-Qll4So/TOPnY9NC2tI/AAAAAAAAAco/86xKKSz9LAE/s1600/DSC_00082.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" px="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VR5i-Qll4So/TOPnY9NC2tI/AAAAAAAAAco/86xKKSz9LAE/s400/DSC_00082.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VR5i-Qll4So/TOPnD6wPSpI/AAAAAAAAAcg/AwIoVUAWXR0/s1600/DSC_00081.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" px="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VR5i-Qll4So/TOPnD6wPSpI/AAAAAAAAAcg/AwIoVUAWXR0/s400/DSC_00081.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VR5i-Qll4So/TOPnD6wPSpI/AAAAAAAAAcg/AwIoVUAWXR0/s1600/DSC_00081.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div>Nadine Almashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10562793893888914161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000011804100868074.post-76049798962147060122010-10-25T14:47:00.000+08:002010-10-25T14:47:41.621+08:00London LoveWhen I was in London - courtesy of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menhaj_Huda">Menhaj Chachu</a>:<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VR5i-Qll4So/TMUl8jOw_pI/AAAAAAAAAcU/0GqRGPzM1MM/s1600/IMG_0262.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" nx="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VR5i-Qll4So/TMUl8jOw_pI/AAAAAAAAAcU/0GqRGPzM1MM/s400/IMG_0262.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VR5i-Qll4So/TMUmSnELgPI/AAAAAAAAAcY/FPW_FZpsPZI/s1600/IMG_0263.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" nx="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VR5i-Qll4So/TMUmSnELgPI/AAAAAAAAAcY/FPW_FZpsPZI/s400/IMG_0263.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VR5i-Qll4So/TMUmdcwD6YI/AAAAAAAAAcc/n5Sb7SR7uxU/s1600/IMG_0285.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" nx="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VR5i-Qll4So/TMUmdcwD6YI/AAAAAAAAAcc/n5Sb7SR7uxU/s400/IMG_0285.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Nadine Almashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10562793893888914161noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000011804100868074.post-12935994677896435682010-09-25T05:56:00.000+08:002010-09-25T05:56:11.359+08:00London Icons<div style="text-align: justify;">We didn't meet <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Cameron">David Cameron</a>. Nope. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">But at <a href="http://www.number10.gov.uk/">10 Downing Street</a>, we were. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">At least at some funny moronic time we were. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Mama pretended to be a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenadier_Guards">Grenadier Guard</a> and I was a <a href="http://www.paddingtonbear.com/">Paddington Bear</a> - hey, someone has to be the cute one! </div><br />
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I must remind mama to get me a coverall.Nadine Almashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10562793893888914161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000011804100868074.post-59466328498388733122010-09-19T03:28:00.000+08:002010-09-19T03:28:14.459+08:00Remember Remember . . .<div style="text-align: justify;">Mama and I arrived in <a href="http://www.visitlondon.com/">London</a> safely. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I traipsed to the hospital this afternoon. Mama is insistent that the <a href="http://www.royalfree.org.uk/">hospital</a> allow me to see Dadi. Abba is going to try tomorrow. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Mama is on a mission to take tonnes of photos of me so that she can have the photos developed and blown up and shown to Dadi when she sees her everyday. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">This is the first of many during this trip - we will attemp most of <a href="http://www.hampsteadheath.net/">Hampstead Heath</a> whilst we are here. </div><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: justify;">This afternoon, we hung out at Pryors Fields and the Hampstead Pond in the sunny (though chilly) weather. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: justify;">Beautiful. </div>Nadine Almashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10562793893888914161noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000011804100868074.post-71712395688207107102010-09-10T23:54:00.001+08:002010-09-11T18:32:11.244+08:00Pink<div style="text-align: justify;">Eid Mubarrak everyone. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Mama and I are celebrating <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eid_ul-Fitr">Eid ul-Fitr</a> alone this year with Mama's parents. Abba has flown back to <a href="http://www.visitlondon.com/">London</a> to be with Dadi and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menhaj_Huda">Menhaj Chachu</a>. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I am praying that Dadi will pull herself back to health. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Mama is brave - she keeps us to a daily routine, packs the luggages, checks the flights and works 10-hour days in the office whilst Abba is away. I know Mama is exhausted but she still manages to keep me entertained the last few days and smile for our annual picture in our traditional garb below:</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VR5i-Qll4So/TIpTQCBx8NI/AAAAAAAAAbw/POuvBNnlF9E/s1600/P1040126.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" ox="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VR5i-Qll4So/TIpTQCBx8NI/AAAAAAAAAbw/POuvBNnlF9E/s400/P1040126.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">Please excuse my messy hair, I had just woken up from deep slumber just before the photo was taken:</div><br />
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Ps. Thank you Jie Jie Nicola for sewing all our garb this year. :-)Nadine Almashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10562793893888914161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000011804100868074.post-15794209946046072192010-09-05T23:44:00.000+08:002010-09-05T23:44:39.699+08:00Almas & Samar<div style="text-align: justify;">I pray and hope that Dadi gets herself well and healthy again cos' I sure want to spend more time with her when she makes her way to Singapore in December. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Dadi - eat your meds and listen to Abba and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menhaj_Huda">Menhaj</a> Chachu about getting better. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I miss you - hope to see you soon. </div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VR5i-Qll4So/TIO6j4AsRVI/AAAAAAAAAbo/Mco-UQbqnWE/s1600/Picture.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" ox="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VR5i-Qll4So/TIO6j4AsRVI/AAAAAAAAAbo/Mco-UQbqnWE/s400/Picture.jpg" width="346" /></a></div>Nadine Almashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10562793893888914161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000011804100868074.post-25444630238920435672010-09-01T22:21:00.004+08:002010-09-05T23:40:44.619+08:00A Peek into the Life of a 15 month old<div style="text-align: justify;">theRandom pictures which Mama dug out of the camera - finally(!)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Here's me in my cute perky bright playdress made in <a href="http://www.marimekko.fi/ENG/interior/frontpage.htm">Marimekko</a> <a href="http://www.marimekko.com/ENG/interior/fabric/maijaisola/unikko/frontpage.htm">Unikko</a> print at the playground - I am concentrating on the high steps if you can't tell from that face I have on - but don't you think Mama has great taste in fabric?! </div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Whilst Abba and I waited for our 3rd course in our 5-course dinner meal at <a href="http://www.yantra.com.sg/">Yantra</a> where last weekend it hosted the World's first Michelin-starred Indian chef, <a href="http://www.rasoi-uk.com/">Vineet Bhatia</a> - I tried out the new sunglasses Mama bought me.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VR5i-Qll4So/TH5fltZYJaI/AAAAAAAAAbY/WbABlgX3Bvk/s1600/P1040100.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" ox="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VR5i-Qll4So/TH5fltZYJaI/AAAAAAAAAbY/WbABlgX3Bvk/s400/P1040100.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: justify;">Don't I look cool in that dim restaurant?!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: justify;">. . . and here's me sitting pretty trying out an <a href="http://www.ikea.com.sg/en/catalog/detail.asp?art=00158081&q=&keyword=Agen&b=9">Agen child's rattan armchair</a> at . . . where else but the big blue institution known as <a href="http://www.ikea.com.sg/">Ikea</a>. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VR5i-Qll4So/TH5f77yiLVI/AAAAAAAAAbg/cvFu_ylqQbQ/s1600/P1040091.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" ox="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VR5i-Qll4So/TH5f77yiLVI/AAAAAAAAAbg/cvFu_ylqQbQ/s400/P1040091.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Nadine Almashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10562793893888914161noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000011804100868074.post-28493049068769352532010-08-17T19:35:00.001+08:002010-08-17T19:36:01.334+08:00Random Peeks<div style="text-align: justify;">Mama and I have been playing with the computer a lot today. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">You see, Mama stayed home with me this beautiful Tuesday. I have been ill and teething. And cranky (shssshhh.....don't say that out loud or Mama will roll her eyes and nod in agreement).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Anyways, yes, we had fun playing with photo applications. </div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VR5i-Qll4So/TGpzIA2KiOI/AAAAAAAAAa4/vBZ1pqWvjZk/s1600/abba+nad+oldphoto.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VR5i-Qll4So/TGpzIA2KiOI/AAAAAAAAAa4/vBZ1pqWvjZk/s320/abba+nad+oldphoto.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(Abba licking off the spoon and bowl of the chocolate ganache which Mama made a week ago)</div>Nadine Almashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10562793893888914161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000011804100868074.post-75082121044459291792010-08-10T21:23:00.000+08:002010-08-10T21:23:05.574+08:00Streaming Fun<div style="text-align: justify;">Streamers are a beautiful invention:</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VR5i-Qll4So/TGFR5Zc0xXI/AAAAAAAAAao/5l_2d7oi2uo/s1600/P1040058.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" mx="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VR5i-Qll4So/TGFR5Zc0xXI/AAAAAAAAAao/5l_2d7oi2uo/s400/P1040058.JPG" width="400" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VR5i-Qll4So/TGFSOKXtIhI/AAAAAAAAAaw/kmu1zRoxOGE/s1600/P1040059.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" mx="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VR5i-Qll4So/TGFSOKXtIhI/AAAAAAAAAaw/kmu1zRoxOGE/s320/P1040059.JPG" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VR5i-Qll4So/TGFRjyAa1dI/AAAAAAAAAag/RE_SGFsviXA/s1600/P1040056.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" mx="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VR5i-Qll4So/TGFRjyAa1dI/AAAAAAAAAag/RE_SGFsviXA/s320/P1040056.JPG" /></a></div>Nadine Almashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10562793893888914161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000011804100868074.post-14993558203964110462010-08-01T21:53:00.000+08:002010-08-01T21:53:53.579+08:00I'm Too Sexy . . .<div style="text-align: justify;">I went to my first fashion show last week, thanks to Jie Jie Nicola who collaborated in a show where she showcased 5 designs all made out of paper. Paper - imagine that! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I was right up there. Mesmerised. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">At the end of the show, I had my turn at the catwalk (despite feeling a bit under the weather).</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">This time in <a href="http://www.visitlondon.com/">London</a>. At <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menhaj_Huda">Menhaj</a> Chachu's pad. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The piece de resistance : </div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Menhaj Chachu baked the yummy chocolate cake! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">It was as delish as it looks in the photograph!</div>Nadine Almashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10562793893888914161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000011804100868074.post-55123972374058747662010-07-07T23:36:00.000+08:002010-07-07T23:36:40.865+08:00Girly Girls<div style="text-align: justify;">So you must have heard by now that Abba was in <a href="http://www.southafrica.net/sat/content/en/za/home">South Africa</a> for the first 2 weeks the <a href="http://www.worldcup2010southafrica.com/">World Cup</a> started. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Which meant, Mama travelled to <a href="http://www.visitlondon.com/">London</a> with me. Just us girls. 13 hours on the plane. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Mama had talked to me loads about the flight to London and the city. I had fun learning new things. That's why I decided to be good and be the dream traveller bebe Mama would be proud of. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">. . . And I am<em> darn</em> proud of myself! </div><br />
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VR5i-Qll4So/TDSb6P0PfTI/AAAAAAAAAZg/zdew2nN8IhE/s1600/DSC_0010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" rw="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VR5i-Qll4So/TDSb6P0PfTI/AAAAAAAAAZg/zdew2nN8IhE/s320/DSC_0010.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Fresh and wide-eyed still at <a href="http://www.changiairport.com/">Changi Airport</a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VR5i-Qll4So/TDSck2pJawI/AAAAAAAAAZ4/MfNQA5PMbuU/s1600/DSC_0011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" rw="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VR5i-Qll4So/TDSck2pJawI/AAAAAAAAAZ4/MfNQA5PMbuU/s320/DSC_0011.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Mama and I waiting to board the plane at the airport</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VR5i-Qll4So/TDScUa5uKuI/AAAAAAAAAZw/qNXLTh_T9VM/s1600/DSC_0014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" rw="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VR5i-Qll4So/TDScUa5uKuI/AAAAAAAAAZw/qNXLTh_T9VM/s320/DSC_0014.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Waiting for the ride at <a href="http://www.heathrowairport.com/">Heathrow Airport</a></div>Nadine Almashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10562793893888914161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000011804100868074.post-49066415951997832642010-06-18T23:16:00.003+08:002010-06-18T23:26:44.794+08:00A Walk in the Clouds<div align="justify"><div style="text-align: justify;">All the drama that surrounded my 4-day fever of 39 degrees celsius and a perpetually runny nose are nothing compared to when Mama found me walking on my own longer than usual.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I love you Mama.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">And Abba, Happy Father's Day.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Here's my pressie for you (sorry that I can't rotate it):</div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" data="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" height="300" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400"> <param name="flashvars" value="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=02099bf7ea&photo_id=4711393639"></param><param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377"></param><param name="bgcolor" value="#000000"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" bgcolor="#000000" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=02099bf7ea&photo_id=4711393639" height="300" width="400"></embed></object></div></div>Nadine Almashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10562793893888914161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000011804100868074.post-36738388876088048702010-06-11T10:10:00.003+08:002010-06-11T10:13:14.736+08:00A Tale of 2 Cakes (and then some) and a Cow<div style="text-align: justify;">So my 1st birthday came and gone. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Abba and Mama brought me out on a sunny Tuesday to enjoy a <a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=171496&id=537572057&l=10f8fa8b8b">tea session</a> out at the rather posh <a href="http://www.mandarinoriental.com/singapore/">hotel</a> to celebrate a quiet birthday.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VR5i-Qll4So/TBGYzw41wOI/AAAAAAAAAZA/fcp65C-uQTo/s1600/Tea+cakes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" qu="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VR5i-Qll4So/TBGYzw41wOI/AAAAAAAAAZA/fcp65C-uQTo/s400/Tea+cakes.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Cakes and other delicious treats at </span><a href="http://www.mandarinoriental.com/singapore/dining/axis/"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Axis</span></a><span style="font-size: x-small;">)</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Then they went all out and threw a humongous <a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=172847&id=537572057&l=9a8b234489">birthday party</a> for me at home that weekend. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">It was smashing! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I had 2 cakes - well, I really only got to cut 2, even then that's suspect cos' I slept through cutting the first one and have no recollections of the same except that I heard it was pretty in my theme colours of yellow and green stripes! - but I disgressed - and a cow! Well, technically, it's a helium filled balloon in a shape of a cow, which I looove by the way - thanks Poppy! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VR5i-Qll4So/TBGY3IB2wKI/AAAAAAAAAZQ/RVnJ2dR3UaY/s1600/Lychee+Martini+cake.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" qu="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VR5i-Qll4So/TBGY3IB2wKI/AAAAAAAAAZQ/RVnJ2dR3UaY/s400/Lychee+Martini+cake.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(My 1st 1st Birthday Cake - Lychee Martini from the same </span><a href="http://www.pgcake.com/"><span style="font-size: x-small;">bakery</span></a><span style="font-size: x-small;"> Abba and Mama ordered their wedding cake from!)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VR5i-Qll4So/TBGY1lvA2yI/AAAAAAAAAZI/XWHItVu7SCQ/s1600/Haagen+Dazs+cake.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" qu="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VR5i-Qll4So/TBGY1lvA2yI/AAAAAAAAAZI/XWHItVu7SCQ/s400/Haagen+Dazs+cake.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(My 2nd 1st birthday cake -</span> <a href="http://www.haagen-dazs.com/"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Haagen Dazs</span></a><span style="font-size: x-small;"> Ice-Cream Cake of Mango Passionfruit and Strawberry - yummy!)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VR5i-Qll4So/TBGY48paZPI/AAAAAAAAAZY/51_k_G6KyWc/s1600/Nad+n+cow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" qu="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VR5i-Qll4So/TBGY48paZPI/AAAAAAAAAZY/51_k_G6KyWc/s400/Nad+n+cow.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(I love my cow)</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I had fun with everyone at the party on the day! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Thank you everyone for indulging me with your time. :-)</div>Nadine Almashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10562793893888914161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000011804100868074.post-52033083376215738602010-05-23T22:39:00.000+08:002010-05-23T22:39:38.068+08:00Almost 1<div style="text-align: justify;">2 more weeks to my 1st birthday.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">So I thought it would about time, I learn how to hold my own bottle. </div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">My parents are proud (and relieved I bet(!) that they have one less task to worry about from now apart from checking that I am really drinking my milk). </div>Nadine Almashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10562793893888914161noreply@blogger.com0