The Switch
It was probably Rauf’s second month in school when I saw it with my own eyes. It was after school. He wanted to stay back a little longer to play at the playground. I stood to the side, watching him. Then, out of nowhere, a boy appeared behind him. He picked Rauf up and shoved…
Finding Thomas Mason
When we left KL, I could already see my parents’ brains working overtime plotting a trip to visit us. True enough, two months after we arrived. It wasn’t exactly a surprise — we’d agreed to meet in London first and then head to NL together. I knew living in Europe would make travelling within the…
Of Locksmiths, the ER and Ikea
My ears were still ringing when we arrived in the Netherlands. Rauf’s scream at KL airport was still echoing prominently in my eardrum—like an uninvited post encore performance. The moment we left the airport and drove 2.5 hours to Maastricht it occurred to me that this was going to be our home for the next…
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The Travelling Checklist
Travelling with a kid is no joke. Honestly, I don’t know how parents with more than one child under the age of 5 years old can do It. Dont think I’d leave the house if it were me! Weeks before our London trip I already had nightmares on how we were going to pack Rauf’s
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The Graduate
It still feels like yesterday when my parents and I sent Kat off on her first day of Uni. Yesterday she graduated with second class upper in Bachelor of Law, making herself the official 3rd generation of lawyer in the family! We’re all in London now, obviously to be with Kat on her big day.
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The 1st Haircut
Rauf was born with lots of hair, he even had sideburns okay and Joe’s pretty determined in keeping his hair long but I knew it wasn’t going to last because 1. I don’t want my son to look like a girl 2. I just can’t stand long hair on kids. But the real reason why
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The People Project: Amalia Syakirah
Alia. Malaysian. Muay Thai Enthusiast. Daughter. Sister. Fighter. Dancer. Teacher. Founder & Owner of Gumby’s Fitness Garage What can you tell us about your new training centre, Gumby’s Fitness Garage? It is the first female only Muay Thai gym in the country. The idea came to when I was a trainer in my previous gym. I
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The Checklist
Most expectant moms and dads will probably start to google what to pack for the hospital bag a few months before their baby’s arrival. Best time to pack to your stuff is actually a month before your due date. You can give birth any time once you’ve hit the 36th week mark but don’t worry, the
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Heart of Eid
Eid is one of my favourite festive celebrations, ever! This year we celebrated Eid with my side of the family first, then Joe’s. So it was KL – Raub – Johor – KL in the span of 5 days but we survived the travelling with no traffic so yay! One of my favourite things to
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