Soon to be the new addition to Razman and Jo family

Hi baby girl!

Ilyas at his new school

Today I brought Ilyas to attend the orientation day for Form 1 students at his new school, Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Jalan Reko. The briefing to parents took about 2 hours and after purchasing the necessary items as well as receiving the text books, we went back home.

I'm back!

After more than 4 years, I am going to start writing again, thanks to Jo. So many things have happened for the past four years. The family of Abe and Jo has expanded with two new members. Ishaq was born on the 9th of March 2012 and Muhammad was born on the 1st of November 2013. Ishaq was a fighter as he was born prematurely and weighed only 1.7kg. In the beginning his heart even has a hole but that closed up nicely when he grew bigger. Muhammad's birth was a smooth one but both were delivered via caesarian section. I resigned from UPM on 31st January 2013 and joined Putra Business School as their Director of Non Thesis Based Programs. Jo has resigned from Shell and become full time housewife to take care of the two boys. My brothers Lalan and Awa have married. Lalan even got a son named Aqil now. Tina has another child, Emil Hamza. Jo's sister Julie also got married and has a daughter named Sofea Jasmin. Firdaus also got married and has a daughter called Fatimah and about to get another one. So the family of Abdul Latiff and Mohamad Akhir have grew even bigger. Tok Ayah won Merdeka Awards recently and officially retired from UKM after 40 years. And what else is new? Jo is expecting again. :)

Preparing breakfast for the family

Maisarah was helping Jo preparing the breakfast by arranging the cutlery on the table. I could not help but smiling when I saw one of the food on offer was a pop candy!

Ice Skating at the Sunway Pyramid

Maisarah has been asking us to bring her to the ice skating rink for many weeks and today we are able to fulfill her wish. Jo decided to be our official photographer for this momentous occasion; the first time the kids experience ice skating. Although she kept clinging to the side board, Maisarah never got tired and insisting that we continue skating even when I was sweating heavily and started to hurt my feet. On the other hand, Ilyas was skating by himself as if he had known skating all his life. Even when Maisarah and I took our needed rest, Ilyas continued with his skating. When we finished our session, Maisarah asked if we could buy her own skating shoes. Maybe some day, dear.

A Hard Day's Night

Ilyas own Nice and Naughty list

Maisarah watching Charlie & Lola in YouTube

Ecstacy

Ilyas trying out his first Double Filet O-Fish

Like father like son

No prize for guessing correctly who bought the shirt

Maisarah with her Japanese hair accessories

New cat mansion in Tok Wan's house

Those four kittens inside this mansion must be the lucky ones

Tupperware Party at Tina's house

This evening Tina and Enol held a Tupperware party at their house. Enol's auntie demonstrated the alternative way of cooking a pizza inside a pot, which to my surprise tastes quite good. Afterwards she presented the business model of Tupperware to the ladies. Jo bought some of the Tupperware products because they were sold at the discounts.

Congratulations Fasya and Izzy

My cousin, Fasya has just delivered her first baby, a yet to be named daughter, and we paid a visit at her house in Shah Alam. Her sister with her family were there as well as Tina and her family. Fasya's parents also there to take care of her. Congratulations to them and may they have more children in the future.

Ustazah Elsa

Visiting Hafiz

Yesterday my brother in law, Hafiz, was knocked down by a car when he was trying to cross the road at the zebra crossing in Ampang. The car sped away leaving him lying down on the side of the road. Luckily a good Samaritan managed to send him to the nearby hospital and contacted his father. The doctor examined him and although physically he seems to look okay with some minor scratches and bruises, the real worry is whether he is suffering from any internal bleeding. The x-ray diagnosis cannot find any fracture but he did have some bleeding from his ear and nose as well as vomiting when he tried to eat solid food. The dizziness remains and he is still weak and needing a lot of rest. The culprit has not been identified yet and we could not locate the person who helped him during the incident. Maybe we are not supposed to find out who they are, just as a constant reminder that angels and demons are always amongst us in our daily life.

A weekend workshop cum holiday at the Tiara Beach Resort, Port Dickson

I had to attend a faculty workshop at the Tiara Beach Resort, Port Dickson for three days and two nights so I thought that I might as well bring in the family. As for today, while I'm inside the meeting room, Ilyas and Maisarah had tons of fun playing and swimming by the pool side of the resort. I joined them later late in the afternoon and after dinner I sent them back home at Bandar Baru Bangi because Ilyas has a football tournament on Sunday morning.

Maisarah with her new birthday present: A Fuji Instax Camera

Thank you Tok for the present!

Maisarah 6th Birthday Party

We were looking for a suitable place to have Maisarah's birthday party when Tok offered her apartment. Jo took in charge of almost everything and Julie provided the birthday cake and the cupcakes. Maisarah really enjoyed her party and she single handedly cut her birthday cake into slices to be distributed among the kids. The goodie bags were custom made by Jo as she personally sew each individual bag and replaced the chocolate wrappers with the personalised greetings from Maisarah. Makes me wonder what else Jo will do in terms of her personal touch for Maisarah's next birthday party. At least we have one full year to figure it out.