Year: 2018
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PS: I am MOMMY

Mondays are the worst for me. It’s horrible for most of us but it’s the day I dread because that’s when I miss Rauf the most. I look forward for work but separating from Rauf after being with 24 hours during the weekend is just dreadful. Rauf grew 3 inches tall in the past 3 months.…
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2B Beveridge St

More than a year ago, Joe and I came home from work, exhausted. While we rested Joe suddenly turned and said to me ‘Let’s go back to your first kampung (hometown) for your birthday’. Shocked, I said ‘Hah, you nak balik Kota Bharu?’ ‘Perth la’, Joe replied ‘My birthday present for your next year’. When you…
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Why So Fat

10 years ago there was a Hari Raya celebration in Perth, Western Australia. It was organized by one of the student societies so naturally many Malaysian students and residents turned up for the event. It was kind of a big deal because our then Deputy Prime Minister attended, so everyone was excited and the whole…
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We need to talk about…

…sex. We need to talk about sex with our children. My morning routine at work starts with a cup of coffee. I switch on my laptop and the first thing I do is open up the news websites and read what’s new with my country and the world. Time after time we come across news…
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Rauf’s First Day

Well….sort of…. I’ve always reminded Joe that I want Rauf to start school early to let him socialise with other children. We decided we would send him after he turns two but I felt there is no harm trying out now. He’s a year and 2 months old. I noticed that when he sees other…