i need new sunnies

Summer is here and im leftw ithout any sunnies arghhhh....somedays i cant hardly open my eyes while im driving.

Over the years,i have collected a few sunnies but to this day i have none, the last 2 fav pair that i have is gone. I dropped one of them somewhere and broke a handle on the other one...demmit!

i know shades are super ex here and there is no way i could afford one unless i save all my this month pocket money but i thot look couldnt hurt rite? so thats what i did....and i fell in love with Tom Ford Sonja...but...there is always a but...it was 1k plus for a sunnies....aduhai :(. Its a perfect fit and its a very ' Im a celebrity sunnies'. Looks like someone gotta start saving up for Sonja!

Wonder if it would be cheaper in Msia? hmmmmm

Goodbye Picasa....Hello Picnik!

I've found a good place to sort out my photos for my blog, Picnik!....enuff with this Picasa business is driving me mental!!

Miss N and her burkini

I just had to blog this...1st of all I think pll should be able to wear anything they want and however ways they want. Unfortunately for Miss N and her burkini has became a worldwide news, poor Miss N. When I 1st read it I thot it was hilarious....these newspapers are just so nasty, I mean here's a woman who's trying to enjoy the beach without getting skin cancer!..come on give her a break but then again she is a celebrity so I guess its unavoidable.

Miss N and her burkini is pretty much the same as the those ordinary women in niqab and burqa in France. These women are denied to wear what they believe in. Both woman choose to wear this becoz they feel its rite for them but one becomes a laughing matters and the other may be arrested if she continues to wear them. Funnykan?

When I 1st moved to Doha, I must admit I was a bit intimidated by the women in burqa and niqab and im Muslim myself. I remember going to a pediatric hospital and all the women behind the counter was in full black niqab/burqa and I remember feeling a bit uneasy at first. Thinking where do I look..I can't see her eyes... is she looking at me?...would she be able to hear me ? ...etc etc..it needs some getting use to I must admit.

We all need some getting use too...and I hope those women in France will one day get that freedom to be able to wear what they believe in just as much as I hope Miss N will be able to wear her burkini again and not get slammed at :D.

I myself do not own a burkini yet and honestly, I don't find it very flattering...having said that I haven't tried on yet so please slap me!!!. I still prefer my wetsuit for now and maybe one day I will find the perfect burkini for me ;) *winks*

Birthdays overload

April is always a busy month for me every year...its a birthday month. I have been eating cake and baking almost every week this months and i've got one more birthday party next weekend! I think ill rest the tummy from eating cakes next month...cake overload!!

My girls and caveman are all born in April one week after another. The good thing about this is that we have one big bash for all 3 of them but they have to be major! of course kids rules so the party is always about them. Last year it was a princess party and we had a great rainbow party for the girls this year...

With the bouncing dino pit, face painting, ice cream treats , yummy foodies, fireworks and poppers too!! Unlike last year, i left the birthday cake duty to a good fren and she delivered oh boy she did. She made us a cake that i would have baked myself if i had the will and skills to do it, like it was straight from my brain to hers. Thank you very much Nish!. But this year i did make my own food and decorations ( the Domino's excluded, i would have collapse in the kitchen kneeding the dough!!) chicken puffs, cream puff with lemon cream custard ( well this was not fully sucessfull, but it tasted yumss), choc dip strawberries, sugar cookies and brownies. I would not lie..it's hard work and i almost cried in the process of getting everything done but i'm proud and i've learn allot thru this process too. I am however very lucky to have wonderful frens that was helping with everything...Thank you soo much!!. I had fun...and my girls had a blast. Although it was time consuming, i'd do it again..esp for the kids and u see them smile...suddenly it all seems worthed!

Of course we had to have one in school too, i made these little rainbow cuppies and some treats to school. The kids in bubbles class was quite fascinated with the rainbow colored cuppies and it went down very well :D !!

Caveman bday will be on Tuesday but he is away for the week...*boringg.....*. Still looking for a pressie after he bought the Kinect that i wanted to get for him...demmit!! Why is it so hard to shop for a man??? why....anyways April is almost over and it was greatttttt month for us alhamdulillah..... :D

Happy birthday to my April babies!!!!!!

Muahsssssss

I fell in love with Istanbul

I was soo wrong about Turkey esp Istanbul, it was not how i imagined it to be and i fell in love with it! Theres soo much to tell and to show, so much history and culture. I'd recommend Istanbul to anyone.

We were in Istanbul during spring break and it was one of the best hols we've had so far and i can tell you even the girls enjoyed themselves which is super! 9 days in Istanbul is just rite if u have small children...we spent 6 days pretty much sightseeing and getting familiar with the city and the last 2 day of just revisiting and strolling around town. My lonely planet was put to good use :D

The weather could have been better, we got 3 days of sun out of 6....and some rain too. It was really cold some days the lowest was 7 degC and the highest was 14 degC. It was a nice change of weather coming from Doha ( its gettin hot in here! ) and i loved it and bubbles was soo fascinated with the smoke coming out of her mouth when she speaks!!

There was soo much too see, do and eat!. All we did was jalan..makan...jalan lagi..makan lagi. Our friends that came with us said that they have lost some weight from all the walking but we on the other hand came back with kebaps cheeks :@ oh dear. If you are a carpet lover...you have come to the rite place, anywhere you go u see carpets even in the mosques the carpets are beautiful and heated ( how cool! ). I love carpets, unfortunately the want i wanted was way way way expensive ,but ohh soo lovely and you will need some super haggling skills coz its completely overpriced. I brought back a glass ball and im happy.

We were lucky that we get to see the tulips bloomed. It was the annual Tulip festival in Turkey and you can see all sort of types and colors of tulip being planted around the city esp in Gulhane Park and the Sultanhamet area. The 1st day we arrived they were still small and close but after a week...they bloomed and was gorgeous. Apparently tulips originated from Turkey and was then brought to Europe so i was told.

The turks has preserved their antiquities well and its amazing how so much detail and work has been done on each one of them. Im impressed! I was super amazed at the Dolmabahce Palace, everything is in its original piece and still looks pretty new. I remember walking into the palace telling caveman man that i wouldn't mind living here hehehehe...he of course said...no way! it was very luxurious...it has a 4.5 tonnes one of the biggest in the world. It was a bit sad that we could take any photos inside coz it was beautiful. Hagia Sofia and the Blue Mosque was just magnificent. There is no words to describe it, it was all that you hear from those who has been there...a beautiful piece of work.

Would i go to Istanbul again? hmmm....i would but until i have visited the rest of it, i would love to go to Antolia...Cappadocia...Izmir...Ankara

It was a week well spent! Im a happy camper :D

Magnolia Bakery Red Velvet

This was meant to be for my book club girls which was cancelled last minute, which leaves me with 36 cuppies and we're leaving the next day! I was gonna be away for 9 days and didn't want to leave it n the freezer so i had to go around town and distribute the cuppies, this little scarlet jewel in paper cup!!

This cupcake is to die for..i have made a red velvet before and i guess now i can chuck the rest and just keep this recipe because its just heavenly.

Of course i have not taste the real Magnolia cuppies ( i did has caveman to get some when he was in Dubai but he didn't have a clue what it was..instead i got a box of Laduree macaroons...yummms) So i can't tell you if its suppose to taste like it did but nonetheless....it was delish!