tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28642747512325831722024-03-23T05:32:06.470-07:00Hana' FedoraHanafedorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00044632238104593888noreply@blogger.comBlogger244125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2864274751232583172.post-27722900101396788482017-04-06T07:49:00.000-07:002017-04-06T07:50:09.485-07:00Where to go with kids below 5As much as kids love being with their parents everywhere, they also love playing and running. Fairuz and I love traveling and exploring. Before we had 2 extra humans being living with us, we would travel whatever style we like. The budget was even less!<br />
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Some parents may be blessed with kids that are not as demanding as ours. Wildan isn't really keen with city sightseeing. He loves the museum, running around in the field, playing at the playground. I mean he's 5 and a boy. Alana doesn't really care most of the time. Just make sure she is not hungry nor tired then she'll be fine. Be it a city or a beach. But of course, give her beaches she'll rave about it forever.<br />
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When I was small, my parents took me everywhere. We travel the world. My dad particularly, being the wise man he is, he only brought us traveling when it is only involved beaches, Sunway lagoon, Disneyland and the likes. If it is a city or adult type of sightseeing, they'll leave us with the grandparents and have their own sweet time. Until today I remembered the details of all our travels and I remembered how happy I was. To that, I was very thankful for the memories.<br />
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Here are a few tips on places to travel with kids below 5.<br />
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1. City sightseeings are not for kids. To an extent of course. A city with parks and playgrounds and museums are for kids. Occasionally bring your kids to playgrounds. They will love you for that even if it means sacrificing a sight or 2 for us.<br />
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2. Beaches. IT. NEVER. FAILS.<br />
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3. The Huge field/garden outside of a mansion or a castle or a chateau. Running is somehow their passion. I supposed they needed a medium to let out the energy inside of them. What not to like! Gorgeous view and a plus point that you get to see your kid even at a distance. You'll thank me later.<br />
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4. The zoo. Well, it depends on your kid. My boy isn't really an animal kinda boy, he likes museum better. Alana loves the zoo.<br />
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5. Recreational or family center. Disneyland, Legoland, Center Parc, Waterpark. They will rave about it forever. I swear.<br />
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If you parents out there have more places that are kids suitable and friendly, please let me know. We love exploring as a family. Hanafedorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00044632238104593888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2864274751232583172.post-83088032357201900702016-12-10T08:20:00.000-08:002016-12-10T08:20:49.188-08:005 tips for face to stay hydrated in winter for Asian Skin<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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During winter, a lot of my Malaysian friends asked me how to keep their skin hydrated. With weather that is cold and gloomy, our Asian skins which are used to tropical climate can get super dry to a point it hurts. It gets uncomfortable sometimes to run our daily lives. My husband sometimes complains that his skin gets really really dry as well. Especially after our 5 times ablution that we have to take just before the prayers. After a few trial and errors and for someone who has dry skins, here are my few tips to keep your face and skin hydrated throughout the winter months;<br />
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1. Wear your moisturisers just after every ablution. Find the right moisturiser based on your skin type. Superdrug has a huge range for all skin types. For me, I have dry skin so for daily wear I use Nivea with argan oil. It works wonder and it doesn't cost much. <a href="http://www.superdrug.com/Nivea/Nivea-Pure-%26-Natural-Moisturising-Cream%3A-Dry-Sensitive/p/239981">Nivea Pure & Natural Moisturising, £5.35</a><br />
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2. For someone who is a bit lazy to wear them and tends to forget, just place your moisturiser near your sink where you take your ablution. Once you've finished, dry your face and dab some on your face.<br />
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3. Get yourself a vaseline. It's a lip therapy but I used it for everything. And it's pocket size! Carry it in your handbag or pocket when you are out and about. <a href="http://www.superdrug.com/Vaseline/Vaseline-Lip-Therapy-Original-20g/p/543876">Vaseline. £1.89</a><br />
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4. Before going to bed, wear vaseline on your face and sleep on it. You'll wake up having skin feeling like a baby.<br />
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5. Wash your face in the morning with oats. Yes rummage through your kitchen cabinet and find those oats that you kept thinking you'll eat them for breakfast. I know most of us Malaysian don't like oats but we have them in our kitchen thinking we are living healthy. Ha!<br />
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How to? Take a handful of oats and soak them in hot water for a few mins. Stir them together so the oats become soft and milky and just slather them on your face. Scrub! scrub!<br />
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Scrubbing helps to eliminate dead and dry skins. Wash your face with lukewarm water and you'll feel so fresh you'll love it. For a little bit of TLC, I love using SKII Treatment essence. It's one of the best secrets for Asian skin. <a href="https://www.net-a-porter.com/gb/en/product/441277/sk_ii/facial-treatment-essence--75ml?cm_mmc=GoogleUK--c-_-NAP_EN_UK-_-DSA_UK_Generic_Categories--DSA_EN_Catch-All-_-_cat%3Anet-a-porter.com_b_dsa-19959388920_INTL&gclid=CLjC5-m-6dACFdTNGwodvdYPBQ">SKII Treatment Essence, £62</a>Hanafedorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00044632238104593888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2864274751232583172.post-34674155416736844812016-09-29T06:08:00.000-07:002016-09-29T06:14:00.266-07:005 things I learn from the suffering of my Start-up<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I love being in Malaysia. It feels home although my home currently is in the UK, Malaysia still have that home feeling to me especially when we arrived at the immigration officer desk and we're waiting for our passport to be stamped.<br />
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My last trip was more of a business trip. My partner and I have closed down L'adorn Malaysia and we were very sad to see something that we truly passionate about have to find its end. I really hope this is a temporary closing because honestly I have big vision for Ladorn and I hate to see it ends just there. So I definitely am brewing something for my baby in the future.<br />
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L'adorn officially started in 2011 but I started selling scarves online in 2009 when I was studying in London. Back when only a small number of girls selling hijab on blogspot. We were one of the pioneers selling hijab on e-commerce so we had a lot of advantage those days. Our targeted market and prices was the upper middle classes. This was set based on the logistics and the materials cost. Because I was staying in London, I have to have a partner in Malaysia to do the deliveries and customers service.<br />
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Fast forward to today, L'adorn suffered an enormous amount of problems and challenges. Hence the life changing decision. Here are 5 things L'adorn got suffered from and a few things that I learn throughout the journey of running my own business.<br />
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1. Long distance = The founder is not there to set up the business properly and is trying hard to make it long distance in the 1st few years. The 1st few years of a start up is super demanding of your time and energy if you are the founder. Without a huge amount of capitals, you need to do everything yourself. Lesson : So be there for your business when you are starting out.<br />
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2. Market shifted = We lost of our market half way into the business. This was our biggest disappointments. 2 years after the business launched, competitors and imitators were mushrooming. And I had my visa problem so I weren't able to come back to Malaysia for 2 years. The business was left to the rest of the team. to make things worst, my partner was working full time so she weren't able to focus 101%. The team was afraid if we sell things at a higher price we were not able to compete so we were trying to compete in the region of not our market. So we lost our loyals who are able to pay a higher price and we couldn't grasp the lower end because there were so much imitators who sells below the market price. Lesson : Don't try to compete in other market but get to know your loyals and improve your service.<br />
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3. Time difference = Between UK and Msia. I used to work night time when my kids was sleeping, editing bad pictures, uploading and creating banners and doing promotions. But after months of working at night and taking care 2 babies in the daylight, my health started to take a toll on me. I was constantly sick and my mind was not focused. It had a huge effect on my mood which does not help when you are trying to raise kids. Until finally I decided to left everything on the hand of the team. Go easy on myself and I'll just come in when there are problems. The arrangement didn't work. Lesson : Refer no 1.<br />
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4. Cash flow and drastic expansion. = I knew this was going to be one of our problems but at that time i couldn't think of other solutions. We were making gold on sales and just when capitals starting to build, we rent a big warehouse and hired people with high pays. It was the easiest thing to do without me being there. We didn't anticipated the mushrooming of imitators and our business plans weren't solid enough. So we had cash flow problem after our 3rd year. Lesson : Don't try to expand to fast without having a solid financial plan.<br />
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5. Inventory = Our inventory was in-organised. All orders that were unpaid and canceled were left doing nothing for months. The stocks didn't went on the web as soon as it was supposed to. Lesson : Never leave your inventories in the hands of unreliable people.<br />
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Business is challenging and starting it alone was be a little demotivated. But most entrepreneur will say that it is worthwhile. It takes solid plan and perseverance (Istiqomah is what my mom always said) to surely make it successful. I wish you all the luck for those starting out.Hanafedorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00044632238104593888noreply@blogger.com0Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia3.139003 101.686854999999922.885326 101.36413149999993 3.3926800000000004 102.00957849999992tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2864274751232583172.post-77975840347903723912016-09-21T15:33:00.001-07:002016-09-21T16:16:25.771-07:00Is it nice living in the UK?Whenever my family and I are back in Malaysia and we had to deal with people behind the desk like the JPJ or Banks, they always asked me the same question. Is it nice living in the UK? Do you watch football (from the men)?... No dude, we don't live in a stadium like you would imagine. Haha.<br />
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Living overseas have its ups and downs. For a start, your family is far far away. For us Malaysian, we are known for our community living. Most of us stayed with our parents until we got married. For some, they even live with their parents and family members throughout their marriage life.<br />
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I have lived here for 9 years and 12 years for Fairuz. We just realised that's quite a long time. When I first came here for my studies, never in a million years I imagine I could be settling in another country other than my home country. I mean... I really love living in Malaysia. It's my comfort zone and somehow I strived in my comfort zone. But clearly Allah s.w.t have a better plan for us.<br />
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A few months before I started my PhD, I got married to Fairuz. Our plans was for him to follows me and stayed with me throughout my studies and we will returned back home to serve our bonds. Fairuz at that time was bonded with a big GLC company in Malaysia because he was on scholarship from that company. But fate took a little turn that after much unsuccessful appeals to the company, Fairuz decided to just follow his heart and let go. This was of course after much Solat Istikharah from us. Because seriously it was a huge commitment to have a huge debt at our belt.<br />
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Turns out it was one of the best decision we made. With the guide from Allah s.w.t, he became what he is today. His career development grew exponentially and his prospects are huge. Though I secretly wish sometimes we are living in Malaysia besides our loved ones, I couldn't be happier for our little family to be living overseas. It is truly a blessing to be living in this country or any other country for that matter. Because the truth is, rezq is everywhere and we are put here based on HIS plans. Especially for our kids in terms of their education. It's not that there isn't any great schools in Malaysia, but for them to be in our preferred school there is something that we really have to think about since it will cost us a lot. And a few little things that made us decided best to sacrifice something just for a better future of our little family.<br />
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For some family, their "rezeki" might be elsewhere back home but for us right now, It's here.<br />
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<br />Hanafedorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00044632238104593888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2864274751232583172.post-84514422478109889562016-07-20T06:45:00.006-07:002016-07-20T06:46:30.781-07:00Here comes Sugarscarf London<div style="text-align: center;">
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It is official. Today I've just signed a 3 months probation contract with Sugarscarf London. They have massive plans for their future in the UK and Europe market and I am very well excited to be in the team. The owner of Sugarscarf eyqa is a very very good friend of mine and I just couldn't help myself but giving out a helping hand in making their dream a reality.Along the way making friends, leaning about the trade here in the UK and earning for myself. Plus it will also help in building my little career portfolio once I decided to really work full time.<br />
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Eyqa and I have known each other since the early days of girls selling hijabs online on blogs in Malaysia and we were the people who were among the pioneers to sell hijabs online. Nowadays it is just one massive ocean of girls or even guys selling them online and offline in Malaysia. It seems to me it has become a phenomenal trend. I'm not against anyone who wanted to have a piece of that market however I do feel that it has become a trend of re-selling rather than a piece of cloth to cover our modesty. But who am I to judge and I sincerely hope everyone have a sincere heart in wearing the hijab rather than just for the sake of fashion or to sell them and make profit. Insha'Allah.<br />
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Going back to the Sugarscarf news! It is an exciting new venture. I know this because I used to run a company called L'adorn and it was an exciting period. L'adorn was once at its height and I was over the moon but I decided to closed L'adorn for circumstances that I am now living and settling overseas. I have excepted the fact that having a fast paced business that is just starting up while the founder is living in another country is just not feasible. I barely return to Malaysia and during my 2 years of not returning, L'adorn suffered a lot. I will write more on that one day and I will tell you some of the trade secrets that I've learn along the way.<br />
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I can't wait to tell you the journey of Sugarscarf expanding overseas. They are a great company and they have big potential. The have grown exponentially slowly throughout the years and I think it is high time that they expand to other country. The UK and Europe market is still new for hijabs but it is definitely growing. Pray for Sugarscarf.Hanafedorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00044632238104593888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2864274751232583172.post-77877349850442006482016-06-07T12:16:00.001-07:002016-06-07T12:16:12.556-07:00Alana and PeppaAlana is at the stage where she believes that Peppa Pig is her BFF. For those who are not familiar with Peppa Pig, it is a famous children show in the UK and I think they have ventured into some other countries such as malaysia. Although the main character is a pig which to a certain part of Malaysia can be a taboo, it is actually a very good kids show. Their english are superb and their episodes are mostly about learning and exploring their day to day life. Wil and Alana learn quite a lot watching peppa pig. Sometimes I find myself watching the shows without Wil or Alana by my side.<br />
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Alana loves Peppa so much to a point she is obsessed. She wants every single Peppa merchandise that she saw in the shop. Peppa is genius I tell you and evil for us parents. Luckily their merchandise are not as expensive as Disney's and we still got Carboot Sale for last resort. haha cheapskate parents.<br />
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Tonight, Alana was crying her balls out because her favourite Peppa pyjamas was in the laundry. She was crying as if it was the end of Peppa and that she wouldn't see her again forever. So Fairuz and I was trying to console her by giving her other options but she continued crying saying "Peppaaaaaa....Peppaaaaaa bajuuuu..." It was so funny guys. I really need to find more the same Peppa baju and have them in her wardrobe because she wouldn't accept other Peppa baju that she has.<br />
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kids and their favourite character. You seriously can't keep them apart.<br />
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Oh my Alana. I feel sorry for daddy when she turns 15 and wanted <i>that</i> particular Gucci bag and wouldn't accept any other cheaper option.<br />
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But every now and them I do think about this space. In a long run it could be a space where I could reminisce and cherish my memories just incase I forget every little details that run through my journey of life. And I love looking back and remember them and this space is just perfect. It's not a diary that I have to bring everywhere. It is there despite it being public (because I love sharing) it is anywhere anytime when we have wifi. I love the internet to the point that I could not live without it.<br />
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These photos were taken on winter 2015 in our backyard. One of the fence went down due to the windy weather and we are still waiting for our builder to come and repair them. But the snow that came down were very lovely, peaceful, beautiful and it would be such a shame not to take a few pictures as "Momentos". We experience winter every year but this particular winter was very special because the kids are big enough to understand them to enjoy them and to love them like we do. My dad is here all the way from Malaysia just chilling with his grandkids and they were so happy that he is there to play and entertain. I just love watching them.<br />
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I wish moments like this are forever.<br />
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After done playing the waiting game we decided had to have some snow. When Fairuz's best friend Helmi whatsapp him telling him that he is coming to the UK and lets go skiing, we jumped to the opportunity. Wil had wanted to play with snow for the longest time. He keeps on saying he wanted snow. But sadly we weren't getting any despite the forecast telling us we will have a white christmas last year. Poor him.<br />
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We choose Fort William Scotland for our ski lessons. Reason being, it is close to home and it probably saved us slightly in the cost department. Although Scotland is closer to home, the journey to Fort William took us almost the whole day. 1st it was an hour and a half journey to Standstead. Then an hour or so in the flight to Glasgow. Then it takes us another 3 hours to drive from Glasgow to Fort William (If there is a place where we can go skiing without having to drive for 3 hours from the airport people then please this momma know). Thank god the kids where in their best behaviour on that day. They were sleeping throughout the 3 hours driving.<br />
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The ski lessons was supposed to be held on Sunday. Unfortunately the weather was windy and the gondola that goes up the mountain was closed. So we had to postponed to Monday. Thank god the place was opened on Monday because if it wasn't it will be such a disappointment especially for the kids.<br />
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I wasn't able to joined in the whole period of lessons (despite paying! T_T) because Alana was so clingy and there wasn't enough adult to look after the kids. My dad had to go home halfway through and Helmi's helper had to hold on to their baby sleeping most of the time. So I was left with 2 kids and a clingy toddler to watch and feed. What a day. But it turns out it was so much fun watching the 2 kids having their first lesson and Wil was amazing. This is one proud momma obviously.<br />
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A few tips & notes to parents (with kids, toddlers & babies) out there who want to go skiing with them to Fort William or someplace else.<br />
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1. Check the weather prior to booking.<br />
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2. Plan your journey. The shorter the better when you have kids, toddlers and babies<br />
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3. If you know nothing about skiing, you have to take lessons unless you wanna wing it. It cost us probably about £41 per adult for just the lessons. Equipment rental costs are separate.<br />
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4. We had to pay for the gondola. Prices are their website.<br />
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5. Make sure you bring helpers with you to look after the kids while you have your 2 hours lessons.<br />
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6. It can be quite cold up in the mountain when the wind hits so some toddler might not enjoy being there. Be prepare to stay indoor all the time.<br />
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7. Bring lots of snacks, kids can get hungry (A LOT) in the cold. They have cafes up there but the food are a bit blunt, limited and quite pricey<br />
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8. Wear proper waterproof clothes & thermals even if you're there to just enjoy the snow and not going skiing. <br />
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9. Forget strollers. Take carriers instead.<br />
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10. And don't forget to have fun and take lots of pictures.<br />
<br />Hanafedorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00044632238104593888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2864274751232583172.post-74757517684540901582015-11-18T12:05:00.002-08:002016-02-16T08:02:48.634-08:00Our 1st House<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: inherit;">Although it is
nothing extra-ordinary about owning a house, I feel like blogging about how my
husband and I decided to buy a house in the United Kingdom. Despite us not
having our permanent resident yet and how it depletes all of our savings buying
this beautiful decent house in the suburb. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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almost 9 months since we moved to our first house. It is a double storey
detached house that sits nicely between the city and the highway. We are no
longer living in the city of London as I type this. We decided that it is best we
stayed in the suburb raising our 2 kids. Moreover, Fairuz got a job here that pays the
bill at the moment and they pay him quite well considering the recession that
hits the O&G industry at the moment. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: inherit;">We waited for 6
months to finally finalise our purchase with this house. Although in theory we
could get the keys as early as just a few days. This house was originally a
show house. The garage was their office. It’s a new development area and we love the design so much that it
was an instant chemistry when we viewed it. But the developer decided that they
didn’t want to sell it at that time due to some plan they had with the buying
and selling deals.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: inherit;">We didn’t thought
we could buy them because with only a single stable income, we don’t quite have the depo really.
With our conditions and the strict rules that the UK policies have with giving
away loans, we are not even as close to half of the depo. But much to my
surprise, Fairuz got hook on searching a financial advisor that could help with
the purchase. And soon we found the right mortgage provider. To top it all, it
was really meant to be because we got this UK gov scheme where they help with
first time homebuyer. It ended up we pay a small amount of depo and the
government paid the rest huge chunk of it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Wearing a hijab and a full on clothes based on the Islamic law during the season of summer could get a bit challenging for us muslims. And the selling of retail clothes on the high street isn't much help either what with every single bit seems revealing for us to wear. For the hijab part, not much choice too. The mainstream people don't wear scarves or shawls during this particular season. Why would they obviously. If there were to wear scarves it would be something like silk scarf with bold prints and patterns which not most of us would like to wear them everyday because it takes a bit of time to iron them properly and to match them with great outfit. By the time we're ready to go for groceries (after 2 hours of battling with our kids to prepare them to go out) the shop has already closed . So to find affordable and great choices of shawls or scarves for the summer with great cooling material that we would love could be quite challenging in the western world.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">A few months back, a friend of my mine which also happens to be the owner of the famous Malaysian Hijab brand Sugarscarf came to see me. She wanted to have her hijab here in the UK and Europe market so she had asked me to help a bit in promoting. Due to the seasons change in the country, she had to find something that could fit both cold and warm weather without compromising in style. And so she came across this gorgeous material for shawls that she had to make them available for us to buy. She named them Lana and they are now having discounts on their UK website <a data-mce-href="http://sugarscarf.co.uk" href="http://sugarscarf.co.uk/" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #117bb8;">here</a>. And while you guys are there, don't missed on checking other products as well. The have their awesome Madison collection all flown from Malaysia to the UK just for the Europe Market.</span></div>
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Hanafedorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00044632238104593888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2864274751232583172.post-60367327117763708462014-11-23T02:57:00.002-08:002015-10-29T13:08:51.037-07:00" Alana: The day I had Chocolate"Today, my little girl turns 10 months. It has been quite a journey with her. What she did and how she has done it are somehow very similar to my first boy. Probably all kids are the same. They know how to act all crying when trying to get your attention. And how they all don't want to sleep and try their best to fight her teary tired eyes.<br />
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But her characters are totally different from Wildan. She's fierce, adventurous, a dare devil. That translate into her being very fast in her development stages. While my boy was a little cautious, proper and particular. Even taking steps he makes sure everything is slowly and surely.<br />
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At 10 months my Alana can walk confidently while holding any edges. At 6 months she was crawling confidently. She now can say mama or bye bye. Although bye bye are a bit "pelat" but she's has started to talk! *teary mom. Oh how the time flies. I am 30 years old this year and soon I'll be 40 and 50. Masya'Allah.<br />
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Alana has been a bit picky on food nowadays. She used to eat anything from fruits to vegetable. I tried giving all the nutrients she needs but she just wants whatever her abg is having. And she wants adult food. I think she has a taste and she thinks "That's it! I'm having adult food from now on". She ate noodles like an adult. And she loves it.<br />
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The other day I was doing something suddenly I saw her nibbling on Wildan's snacks. I think the box of mcvities chocolate was lying around the living room and she just took it and open it. By the time I saw her, her face was full of chocolate and she was beaming with happiness. *gasp!<br />
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I couldn't have the heart to take it away from her. She was so happy and all smiley. How do you take away a kid's happiness right?<br />
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Six years I have lived in London. I have grown to learn the city that had partly shaped the person I am today. From taking her red double decker buses to where I am needed to driving and stopping at her generous amount of traffic lights every 2 minutes. I have grown to love the city and never get tired of it.<br />
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Like the saying from Mr Samuel Johnson goes "When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford".<br />
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For a Malaysian that lived, studied, fell in love, being married and gave birth there for all those wonderful years, I could not be more grateful enough for the opportunity. Most Malaysian that I've met are either intrigued or very interested in knowing life in and visiting London. Here's what I wanna share;<br />
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1. Everybody seems to be speaking their own languages but english there. Almost but not all people you've encountered are foreigner.<br />
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2. A Londoner would stands on the right side of the escalator. And walks up or down on the left side.<br />
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3. Bayswater seems to be a Malaysian Village. That would explained it as the Malaysian Hall is there and Malaysian tends to go wherever 'a Malaysia' flag stands even when we are traveling.<br />
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4. The Malaysian Hall offers the most cheap and affordable restaurant and accommodation. Although it is not the best in terms of cleanliness and the men and women have to be separated. But hey, it's super cheap. 1 tips. NEVER convert.<br />
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5. A Malaysian traveller would think of a Malaysian who lived in London is a snob and unfriendly because we never seems to smile or say Salam to them. But the fact is there are so many Malaysian in London that if we stop and say hi to each and everyone that we've encountered, the event could go on forever.<br />
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6. But we LOVE it when they smiled and said hi to us and we are more than willing to help them if they ever needed some help.<br />
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7. We prefer either to take the bus or walking than the Underground. The Underground could get a bit stuffy and crowded. Underground in the summer. Oh. My. God. Don't get me started it's the worst.<br />
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8. Pickpocket is everywhere especially in crowded places like the bus and underground. So try not to put your valuable in your most easy access bags or pockets.<br />
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9. If you are alone, everywhere you go there will always someone to help with your bags or your stroller. Or if you are pregnant, they will give you their seats. Makes you wish all the people in your country are like this.<br />
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10. The renting home could cost us up to about 2/3 of our monthly income. It is <i>that</i> expensive. No we're not rich when we live in London. Except of course if we work in the investment area or got paid by the hourly.<br />
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There we go. 10 interesting facts. As much as I love London and I consider it's home, I love my kids more. My husband and I decided it's best we lived somewhere more suburban (sounded posh ey? Haha but it's not) and get the kids to enjoy a little bit more space to run around.<br />
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Hence I am no longer staying in London but every so often you could see me there.<br />
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<br />Hanafedorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00044632238104593888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2864274751232583172.post-57817688508863491062014-09-30T19:28:00.000-07:002015-11-18T12:06:45.995-08:00Would Not Trade For Anything<div>
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When you are a mom everyday you're faced with what you think is a simple challenge but turns out they could be sometimes something that you lose your mind to. Like for example, with Wildan, he is a fussy eater. Super fussy that most of the time I cringed when thinking about what to give him for dinner. His taste buds are somehow enhanced to a level where even adults like us couldn't taste it. He even gets bored when eating the same thing everyday. It can be hard sometimes because his choice of food are not just quite limited but very picky too.</div>
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Now Fairuz and I are struggling with potty training. He just doesn't want to sit on it. He was okay at first but after a while it become a battle to even just wash him when he poop or when it's time to wash. Do you guys experience this kinda thing or is it just us?</div>
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He's 2 years and 8 months now and I think he should be potty trained by now. All of his friends in his class are by the way. Which is annoying becuase everytime I have to bring nappies to his school I blushed and say sorry profusely to his teachers which by the way are awesome.</div>
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A few of my friends who knows me asked me what I do all day long and do I sit home and just take care of my babies. I said yes! Proudly. Although I know some of them might think it could be boring to just sit home and do nothing. Oh well, let me tell you. It is far from nothing. I wish I have an extra hand to help me take care of them. You got laundry to do, floor to vacuum, mouth to feed, dishes to unload, kitchen to clean, toys to pick up for the 100th times and business to monitor. And each of those chores have their own unique challenges that you have to faced. Every. Single. Day. It is quite exhausting by the end of the day I am so knackered I could just sleep anywhere.</div>
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Hanafedorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00044632238104593888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2864274751232583172.post-43478249703533314822014-08-21T18:08:00.003-07:002015-10-29T13:12:10.961-07:00Business Takes A LotRunning a business long distance especially when the business is not yet reached its maximum establishment is hard. Super hard.<br />
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Imagine dealing with your staff only through whatsapp (thank god right?) and emails. Not to mention, never meeting your vendors face to face and dealing only through emails. Bless them. You really gotta have a reliable staffs. Although L'adorn is a partnership base business, my partner works fulltime and does not have access to our server through her company. She could only do so much. And I could only do so much. Plus, the time zone. Oh god time zone. It's totally upside down 180 degree between UK and Malaysia.<br />
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Sometimes it does take a toll on me. Not sleeping properly, dealing with frustration. And did I mention the website I build it on my own? I mean the template of course. Not that I did it by scratch but small editing and customising as well as content management. Yup! All by reading through tedious and long documentation. Sometimes I think I lost a lot of my time fixing bugs and error whenever we have problems.<br />
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Let me give you an advice to those who are thinking in doing business online and have no idea on building a website. Get a developer! or better yet. Subscribe to readymade website building tools like shopify. I swear it helps A LOT. The support system is the best!<br />
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My other advice to those who are thinking of doing business long distance like myself. Get a partner or someone you really really trust that could handle the business for you in the other country. Make sure your partner can do fulltime preferably otherwise get someone who can. A manager. Seriously.<br />
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Business takes a lot of sacrificing. I mean look at all the successful people who plunged themselves into their business. They quit their job, sell their house, sell their car just to get the capital and to a have start. But honestly, I think most of them are just pushing themselves to their limit. Which is good. How else do you push yourself if not to get our of your comfort zone? And what about loosing your time with your family and friends? Competition? I told you business takes a lot.<br />
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But of course once you're in it you will try your best to sustain the business. Most business fails in their first year. And reached their plateau in their 3rd year. So it is best to plan a head. Planning and strategise your business so that you can be a head of the game. Do not care about other competitor. Just be yourself and pray a lot. Focus. Delegate properly. Build a strong system first.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It's the Ramadhan now and the muslims in the UK fast about 19 hours perday. Me. I'm nursing. It's very likely I am and will not fast for the whole month. I haven't fast for the past few years and if next year Allah wills me to do it, I am going to struggle a bit. I know.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I have to admit I do have a slight guilty feeling of not being able to fast. And last year (or was it the last 2 years? I can't remember), I tried fasting while carrying a baby in my belly. It was so hard I was on the verge of fainting. It was 16 hours of fasting at that time. So I completed only 2 days and decided to dropped it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Some mothers are strong that they actually pay back by fasting for the whole month that they left. But because mine was about 3 years of not fasting, I choose to pay Fidyah instead.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The nights are short this summer so some of us choose not to sleep before the "sahur". We're afraid we might missed the small sahur window. Lets face it, keep snoozing off the phone doesn't help either. But to be honest, although it's 19 hours fasting it is not actually that bad. I mean, not that I fast or anything but this is based on my previous experience. Sure of course, if you don't walk past through a huge bigmac billboard to your uni like I did 3 years ago. I would say fasting during summer is A okay.</span><br />
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Over last 2 weekends we had an opportunity to go out and enjoy a little picnic over the bank of a river. The weather was super wonderful so Fairuz hired a little boat for us to drive. And since we are now living outside of London, I'm starting to love being in a quiet little city, enjoying the space that we have and living among a nicer neighbourhood. Not to mention the people here are wayyyy nicer than London. Everyone seems to enjoy life even during winter time. I kid you not.<br />
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I could say I'm a bonafide city girl (I still am actually). But having 2 kids growing up in your house and realising that they need space and peaceful environment is vital for their development. So sacrifice is in order<br />
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A year ago Fairuz got a contract job to work here. So we thought after he finished his job, we'll be returning to London. The oil platform that he designed just sailed away a few days ago and that officially means his project has ended. Although I've been living in London during my whole UK living years and I love London so much, I secretly hope his current company has a new project and we'll be able to stay here longer than we plan to. Because...seriously! I love it here. And this place to London is not that far if we suddenly feel like going.<br />
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The broads that we went was really close to where we live. And it is absolutely beautiful.<br />
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I gotta admit that sometimes it is super hard to juggle between 2 children of your own on your own at the same time. Especially when one is a very active toddler who's eager to explore the world and want you to be there and the other is a baby who needs your constant attention. One or the other are bound to get upsets sometimes. And when they are asleep at the same time it's like winning a lottery (not that I know how that feels like but I'm just saying you know...)</div>
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And most of the time I can't help but feel crappy about myself which before I have these two I never or very rare feel crap about myself if you know what I mean. Motherhood brings life challenge to a whole new level really. Although you can plan your day but expect your day to change and you just need to be really flexible and creative and full of energy.</div>
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While they are cute and adorable and make your heart grow bigger and I love them so so much, I really am struggling with motherhood of two. How could I cook, do chores, shower and at the same time take care them two when my mom and sister go back? When one cries the other follows.</div>
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Hanafedorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00044632238104593888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2864274751232583172.post-58268277446336817502014-04-06T17:05:00.001-07:002015-10-29T13:04:19.433-07:00How you can shop with L'adorn<div style="text-align: center;">
Nowadays there are a lot of ways to do business. Let me state the obvious. The net. In other word the Online way. In the UK, doing business online is already an established business. It's safe and convenient. Not to mention you are able to browse thousands and thousands of products just at the tip of your fingers. Here, there are rights to protect the customer. Like for example, if you do online you must have a return and refund policy. This will able the customer to returned the goods back to the retailer if they are unsatisfied with them. And we have not to worry about our confidential infos being keyed in at the checkout page. Because they have a very safe payment gateway system.</div>
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The technology has helped someone like us and me tremendously in running a full business. Even long distance. Many Malaysian are not yet have the confident to buy things online. Especially from those sellers who sell in the social media. I really don't blame them. Take instagram for example. It's super easy you can snap an instant picture and upload them and write "pre-order them today. To buy please whatsapp". Haha how simple.</div>
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Although I have nothing against people who does business this way, I also think that it is very important that you buy something from a retailer that have a return and refund policy. Or an established retailer. I totally understand that it is also expensive to have an official online store. Take L'adorn for instant. We pay roughly about RM1000 permonth just for the hosting space. And that does not include any other bits and pieces like the payment gateway fees, extension for the website, cpanel etc. You may pay on average about RM1500 permonth depending on your traffic and spaces. It's basically like opening a physical boutique if it in Malaysia.</div>
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But having tell all this I am still an advocate when it comes to online shopping. Why? Because it is super convenient for a working mom like me. Plus, we got to reached a wider audience. From all over the country or even more from all over the world.</div>
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Anyway, we at L'adorn have tried our best to encourage people to shop online. For those who are new and never bought something online, here's your chance to do it. <a href="http://ladorn.co.uk/how-to-shop/">Here</a> is the link on where we teach our new customers on how to shop with L'adorn. I swear you're gonna love it more everyday!</div>
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<br />Hanafedorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00044632238104593888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2864274751232583172.post-9124214474663079552014-04-05T16:39:00.002-07:002015-10-29T13:04:19.439-07:00How L'adorn got born<div style="text-align: center;">
Most of my family and friends know I am running a small business of online retailing named <a href="http://www.ladorn.co.uk/">L'adorn</a>. I haven't actually told the real story of <a href="http://www.ladorn.co.uk/">L'adorn</a> yet but it is actually a fulltime proper running business with staffs, an office and an online web store. The other day Hijabi Stailista from TV9 Malaysia came to London to interview designers and bloggers in Europe including the UK. And one of them was me. Although I am not a designer but I had the honoured of being interviewed by them. </div>
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When they asked what is the history of L'adorn, I actually paused for a while. </div>
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L'adorn has long been a plan of mine since 2009 when I started selling Tie rack scarves to my friends and readers in Malaysia. With a love and passion for beautiful fabrics and scarves I wanted to bring together scarves from different types and different corner of the world and sell them. So I have been saving some extra money from my scholarship that I received for my capital. Naturally my audience was Malaysian. But then to actually sell something from London and to have orders and to post them to Malaysia was actually ridiculous because of the expensive shipping cost. My margin was peanuts. So I hold on to the idea until I could find the right time and resources. </div>
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3 years later on 2012 luck has it that this girl name Ayu, who was then my blog reader chatted with me about her business has stopped because her UK supplier increased the prices of the scarves sold to her. she lost her only supplier at that time. Ayu was such a nice girl. The first time I met her was when she went for a holiday in London with her family and she was kind enough to offered to bring my skincare routine from Malaysia to me. Although I didn't know her that well I was interested to know about her business in Malaysia. She sold scarves right after she went back to Malaysia from the holiday. I told her I could probably be her supplier if she wanted to but she wanted something more. She wanted me to be her partner. Obviously I didn't think it was feasible at that time as I was in UK and she was in Msia. And to be honest I'm not the type who simply do something so serious like this with a stranger or someone I don't know well enough but she was such a sweetheart about it I decided why not. </div>
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I suggested to her the name L'adorn and to use her old platform (which already had fans) and to rebrand everything. Surprisingly She was OK with it and went along the plan. So there you go, L'adorn was realised. Until today L'adorn is co-owned and run with a small number staffs of 6. Today, L'adorn has a whole new business model. </div>
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Of course there were lots ups and downs when you are doing a business. Naturally with 2 different personality and taste, Ayu and I had many many different opinions and miscommunications. Especially when both of us do not live in the same continent. I learn a lot during the past 2 years I did business with her. In fact I learn a lot more the past 2 years compare to what I learn throughout my studies (well PhD is exceptional. That is a whole new story on what I learn. Haha!). </div>
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One most important lesson I learn was to really really really think about who you choose to be your partner in doing business. You either worked it out or you loose someone. It's like marriage really Except in business it is much more easier to get out from when there are troubles. Like the saying goes, you will not know a person until you either live with them or do business with them. I was so so lucky that mine is Ayu. I could not thank God enough for destined me to work with her. And I pray to Allah s.w.t that L'adorn and the relationship that has been build stays forever.</div>
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This proved that it is not impossible to do anything even when you live in another country and wanted to start a business in another country. Lots of people do so. It's harder but it is not impossible. I shall tell the stories of L'adorn bits by bits in this blog so that maybe one day my kids can benefit from it. Or probably someone out there can too.</div>
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Hanafedorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00044632238104593888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2864274751232583172.post-24604809081652181522014-04-03T16:52:00.002-07:002015-10-29T13:09:39.124-07:00Pearl Daisy Asia Tour 2014<div style="text-align: center;">
Most of hijabis + Fashionist know Amenakin - The famous inspiring muslim youtuber. Who doesn't? With a very supportive husband, we all love her dearly. I've watched her since she initially started uploading her hijab tutorial on Youtube. Those days her fans are still small and her PearlDaisy online Store is very simple. But now... She has graced mainstream TV in the UK talking about her journey and give lots of motivational talks to the public. Apart from that she's a mom of 2 and an entrepreneur who designed her own hijab with a hood called the Hoojab. Phew.. She's very inspiring guys.</div>
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So for those of you who (like me) love watching her doing tutorials online and give motivational speeches, you are now able to meet her face to face during this tour. The event will be more than just talks. It's a showcase of current fashions hosted by Pearl Daisy brand as well as art and music. Supporting acts in the tour are El Seed, a Tunisian artist, plus size designer Jane Watson, designer Lulu Alhadad and Singaporean rapper Daly Filsuf. The details are as below and for more info visit their <a href="http://events.aquila-style.com/pearldaisy/">official event web</a>.</div>
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Hanafedorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00044632238104593888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2864274751232583172.post-7421625054200353712014-03-28T17:40:00.001-07:002015-11-10T07:11:04.742-08:00What a mom to do<div style="text-align: center;">
I once wrote that doing a PhD is one of the most challenging thing to do. That was a long time ago. Well...not that I'm gonna change my statement but now...being a mom...especially of two..take challenging to a whole new level. Oh my god.</div>
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There's not a day goes by without getting surprises. Kids are unpredictable. Su.Per.Unpredictable. You think they don't know a thing but they know almost everything. And it's true what they say, you learn a lot new things everyday when you are with a kid. Not just things but you learn about them too. And most of the time it's just a failed attempt to handle them. Haha. I laugh now but usually I'm not laughing though (not in a bad way I promise).</div>
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At the age of 2, you realised that your kid has started to copy whatever you do or say. Parents have a major influence over their own kids. Let me tell you one very important lesson I learn. Everything starts at HOME. The way you teach your kids to discipline, the way you talk, the words you use in your everyday life, the way you treat people, the way you handle your work or your life. Kids downloaded all these and embedded them forever. That's why some parents take pride in their children.</div>
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As a parent we want to show the best example to our kids. So that one day they will grow up to be a fine person. Not only they deserve the best education or the best life but they also deserve to be the best person that they could be by following the examples that you have set to show them. If you are kiasu, they will grow up thinking kiasu is fine. If you are selfish, they might become selfish too without even realising it. You help to build their character. Especially for mom, where in Islam itself said that our job is to nourish and teach our kids (but that doesn't mean dad can cheat). So you gotta be kind to people, bring your boy to the masjid, read lots of book, love knowledges, show that you don't take things for granted and you work hard to get to where you are. Don't just give them, teach them. They deserve it. Because when they are 30, they will say and think "my mom and dad made me who I am today".</div>
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One time I forgot to do something. Wil was playing with Fairuz. I couldn't remember what I forgot but Fairuz reminded me and I immediately utter the word S*** loudly in front of Wil. Now you think kids they don't know but they do. As Fairuz was saying "Yanggggg!!" Wil was laughing at me while trying to utter the same word. He was laughing as if he knows what was going on. It was hilarious. I know I know. I did say a few times to him "Wil! Don't use that word okay. Mommy made a mistake. Don't use that word". But it was too late as he was still busy trying to imitate me.</div>
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My little guy can't wait to be a grown up these days. He copied almost everything we do. It's a critical stage for him and it a beware-what-you-say-or-do stage for us. We gotta make sure what we say or do is appropriate for him to copy. I think this is the stage where they are the most adorable ever.</div>
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Wilwil is a very soft and gentle person. One time he played with my pencil. Now this wasn't any ordinary pencil. It was a gift from a friend who visited Ireland. It is green and on its tail attached a leprechaun figure. Wilwil took the pencil and tried to imitate an old person with a walking stick. As if the pencil was the stick, he bended his body so that pencil could touch the floor. I was so stunned as to where he got that idea. And it was so hilarious I couldn't helped myself to laugh very out loud. He realised i was laughing at him and started to cry. Poor baby. In actual fact, I wasn't laughing at him. I was laughing at the gesture and how cute it was. I wonder who he copied that from.</div>
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he has started to sleep on his own toddler bed. We bought it off on ebay by bidding for £10. He loves his bed and would want to sleep there instead of sleeping on our bed or the baby cot where he previously sleeps. But for now he is still sleeping in our room because obviously mommy is very clingy and he is such a precious thing. I couldn't bear letting him sleeping alone although he could because he never woke up in the middle of the night anymore.</div>
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Many people asked me, how is he now that Alana's in the picture. I would say he is the most loving brother ever. The minute Alana starts to cry, he would call me and make a sad face and point to Alana. He would pat her and stroke her head gently. He would want to hold her and kiss her despite the fact that he doesn't even know how to kiss he just press his head to Alana's head. That's kiss to him. Haha.</div>
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He is such an amazing little boy he makes me proud everyday. I love being his mom but I think I am not good enough for him. Sometimes I lose my patience with him and he doesn't deserve that at all. He grows up so fast I couldn't keep up. </div>
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One thing I learn from being a mom is that you seriously seriously gotta control your emotions. Everything you do is a green light that it is okay for your kid to act that way in the future. If you loose your patience he will too. If you are a clam person, Insha'allah he will too. So it is best to keep calm and think. Or at least have your partner to calm you down or take over a situation when your little one is having one of his acts. And kids, they only reacted that way when there is something wrong. Very rarely they just acting up just because they feel like it. They spoiled because we spoil them. </div>
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These beautiful moments of bringing up your baby and watching him grown and learn isn't forever. It's so short it could feels like it's just a blink of an eye. I shall make the best of it and cherish every moment and keep it close to my heart. I shall learn to reflect all the time so that one day I can look back and there shall not be a even a slightest hint of regret in bringing up my baby.</div>
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I love you Wil.</div>
Hanafedorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00044632238104593888noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2864274751232583172.post-49064768347456033382014-03-17T17:19:00.000-07:002014-03-20T17:37:46.098-07:00Post Pregnancy Write Up<div style="text-align: center;">
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The other day on the 10th of march 2014 specifically, Alana turned 6 weeks 5 days. She has started to smile after recovering from a very bad eczema (I swear you will never be tire of a baby smile). We had to stay in the hospital for 2 nights and the Dr had to inject her with antibiotic. The drug was somewhat a miracle. The eczema went off almost a few hours and it has started to clear off after about a day. I keep on asking why. Why did she had eczema and what's the point? She's so little she doesn't deserve the pain and suffering. But Allah knows best and I just have to let qada' and qadar run their course and for me to learn to increase my patience. Which I realised I am lack of these past few months. I'm not sure why I am easily annoyed. I mean I would understand if I were Sheldon Cooper. But I am no way a genius. Hehhee... Whatever. (See I told you...)</div>
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By the way. Life is getting hectic-er by the day with a baby and a toddler. Thank god mom and sis are here to help. I am still not confident enough with taking care both alone for a whole day. Especially with handling the famous terrible 2. Yes! Wilwil has reached that stage. He demanded attention and he's not getting any from mommy like the good old days.</div>
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So let see how it would go. My inspiration - Kate middleton. So okay... here I go.. Day 1: The target set... (eh wait..don't have a weighing machine how la? okay la gotta buy one now)</div>
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So I'm back in Malaysia for a few good weeks for some holiday and business purposes. Fairuz is still in the UK working but I got on the plane earlier than him so I can spend some time relaxing and working while having someone there to take care and play with baby Wil.</div>
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When you are living overseas with only you, your baby and your husband life sure is demanding to a whole new level. Having some quiet time alone without juggling between washing poops, cooks, cleans and do works are such distance memories which I can't remember when was the last time I had. So Fairuz and I decided that I should just go back and let baby Wil plays with a lot of people. And I can blog too!</div>
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I have huge news! I am actually expecting another one. Uhuh!! heard that right. I'm 4 months along and the first 3 months was the toughest. Even tougher than when I had baby Wil. I got a toddler to take care and my body was constantly tired all I wanted to do was sleep. Big respect to other mommies who had done it a million times more harder than I did.</div>
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And oh! by the time this little one is out, baby Wil..or should I just say big Wil will be 2!! OMG I hope I can cope.</div>
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"Look at me! I'm a big boy now I'll be a big brother! but err errmm I think need a diaper change"</div>
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