Category: Love
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The Birthday Party

I started planning for Rauf’s birthday party 6 months before. Typical right, first child and all. I had people telling me that he won’t even know what’s going on. Well duh, he’s one, but there will be pictures for him to see and that’s exactly what I want. I want my son to see with…
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Singapore

‘I won’t be around for Rauf’s 1st Birthday, so I want you to come with me to Singapore’ That was what Joe told me a few days shy from Rauf’s Birthday. So we booked the tickets, packed our bags and left for Singapore. Lucky it was just an hour flight away, if it were somewhere…
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Rauf is One

A year ago, while my husband was out playing golf, I was at home experiencing labour pain while watching ‘The Crown’. Since that day, I still have not picked up from where I left off with the show and I have yet to sleep longer than 2 solid hours. All in good times, man, all…
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Model Behaviour

When someone asks about baby milestones the things that pop in your mind are first word, first teeth, first walk, first time eating solid food, etc. Rauf is almost one, so he’s got quite a number of milestones in his pocket but I would never think modelling would be one of them. A few months…
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Christmas at Rena’s
A few years ago, three Malaysian friends in Brighton made some roast, watched TV and exchanged presents. It was Rena’s first time celebrating the festive holidays without her family, so Nina and I didn’t think twice to have our own little Christmas dinner. It was lovely. Rena was the one who invited me over to…