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December to Remember

There is nothing I admire more in a person than their willingness to grow and change their mindset. We’re living in the era of Aspirational Routines where we inspire and be inspired of others. 

I watched some of my friends and influencers who packed more in the hours between 5-8am than I’ve done during a 7 day retreat. They went for a jog/walk, listen to motivational talk or podcast, food prepping, ngaji, sort out kids school stuff and who knows what else. 

It was too easy to make me feel bad about myself; we were like totally a different species when it came to our daily routine capabilities.

But comes 2022, there are major change of daily routine that me and the whole family need to adjust and adapt. Saw an IG post on first 4 words that you see in the scrambled letter will be your 2022 mantra. Surprisingly it's relatable!

POWER * HEALTH * CHANGE * BREAKTHROUGH

I don't want to feel negative about the challenges even before we started. Because at the end of the day (or year) we'll look back on this time and wonder how we got through it. I have no idea how we'll do it, we just had to do so we did! So, bring it on 2022 let's pasang niat and semoga Allah permudahkan segala urusan kita semua. 

My Birthday 2021

If 2020 taught me to appreciate the little things, 2021 taught me to be even more grateful for everything. It is even more apparent now how fleeting life can be and how each moment should be treasured and to really be grateful for every little blessings. Start the day by having brunch at Dolly Dim Sum with my little dumplings.

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My Birthday 2021  My Birthday 2021

We were the 3rd customer time tuh. Makan dengan tenang before the lunch crowd starts.
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My Birthday 2021  My Birthday 2021
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Alhamdulillah food semua sedap

My Birthday 2021

Went home to have birthday cake

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Pose ala control ayu but sesungguhnya cuma control shawl from terkena cake :P

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Birthday love from friends and colleagues

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Nuclear family photos time!

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Trip to Melaka - Day 3

Last day in Melaka we went to have breakfast at The Daily Fix. The cafe opens at 9.30am and we reached there about 15minutes earlier. Takde orang queue yet so we walked around the area to kill time. The boys dah start takde mood to take any pictures because the sun was soo bright and susah nak bukak mata. 

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Then we went back to the entrance and starting to feel curious why there is no one queuing?Skali kedai tak bukak nayaaa! Ada yang tunggu dalam keta rupanya. After that baru ada few families start queuing behind us and before we know it queue dah start panjang. Merasa lah the awkwardness being the first and tunggu tuan kedai tolak gate lipat2 untuk bukak kedai, lol! 

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What we ordered. The service was super fast and systematic. 
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Kusyuk pulak si Zafeer tengok i tgh describe food yang dia nak order. Glad everybody happeh with their own choice.
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Photos taken that morning. Gonna miss the walk along the river and thankful for the beautiful weather. Banjir in Shah Alam dah reda and our route nak balik rumah dah accessible. Sad sungguh tengok news and updates from some of friends i know yang affected. 

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Back in the hotel, pack up and poop before we hit the road
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Singgah kejap Sin See Tai to grab coffee and our fav croissant. Pickup kak Sue at Taman Melawati and reached home sweet home before 6pm. Alhamdulillah.

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Read Melaka Day 1 and Day 2 here.  

Trip to Melaka 2021 - Day 2

Jalan2 carik breakfast! It was a lovely morning walk with a beautiful weather. We lalu riverside and can't help to notice the clean surroundings and we enjoyed looking at the doors and windows. Each has their own stories. Wpon ada yang style buruk2, it triggers my curiousity biler ada ternampak a glimpse of people yang living inside. 

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Maps direct us to lalu narrow alley to get to our destination. Sib laaa this one bersih lol! Orang yang kat tepi tingkap sure terkejut bila nampak kitowang lalu because we can hear them kelentang kelentung cuci pinggan or something. 

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First stop was The Daily Fix but ada queue. Time tuh 9.50am and we were kinda second batch in the queue. Cafe baru bukak 20mins....estimate satu meja makan 40mins...i have to wait for almost another 40-60 minutes jugak. If the boys dah start cranky hangry, nanti i pulak yang stressed out. So we carik kedai lain je lah. 

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More photos of shops and signs, painted wall and the door/window. Photo dumping here for my own viewing pleasure. 

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So from the first cafe we went to Calanthe Cafe because they opened at 10am. So we were still early and managed to trus walk in. While waiting for our food, i checked out the cafe's interior and snap2. 

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We ordered kari laksa, toast with banana split, kopi pahang affogato style and buttermilk chicken for the kids. The kari laksa siyes sedap! Paling happy biler kids finish their food so takde masalah lapar for the next few hours. 

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More pics of the interior. Each section lain2 style decornyer...all quirky!

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Petang tuh we planned nak gi A'Famosa jalan kaki again. But by the time we reached Studhuys dah start hujan again. Eventho the boys pakai cap, baju boleh tahan jugak basah if we continue wpon hujan cam on and off. So instead of continuing our journey we walked back to the hotel through Jonker street. 

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Gaya sangat abam polis lalu naik boat
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If naik keta lalu this area memang kene bersabar jelah sbb jalan kecik and keta banyak. Cendol jam besar pon ramai orang. 

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Memori sungguh amik gambar kat fountain same spot back then when Naqeeb was 4 years old. Now with Zafeer ada own pe'el and interest, he wanted to take photo with purple cow hehe. 
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Lalu this famous Kiehls painted wall

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Then we were back to our comfort area. Grabbed a coffee before sambung rehat kat bilik. We decided to watch Spiderman that night. 

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Trip to Melaka 2021
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Our favourite is the salted caramel croissant. I bought some donuts too but the kids tak heran pulak nak makan. Terpaksa bawak balik the next day sbb takleh abes. 

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We watched Spiderman No Way Home at Mahkota Parade. During post credit scenes, ramai stayed for first scene jer. But Jeeb said got second one so gigih tunggu berdebar2 takot dorang off the lights semua lol because we were the last one. Zafeer bengang jer tapaham kene tunggu apa and tak sabar nak kluar. 

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Lepas tuh tatau nak makan aper because dah quite late but kinda hungry. So we hang out at the hotel makan pizza and pasta. Best jer lepak kat bawah patio tuh, if only they serve coffee too. 

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Can't get enough of the river scenes from daylight to night time. 
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Ref: Day 1 and Day 3 here