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My Kind of Monday Blues

January 23, 2017, 4:29 am
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Happy Monday everyone! I'm officially back to work today. I've taken a step back for awhile to focus on family. I was actually still working but only through my laptop, emails, whatsapps and Instagram for over a month. I've shared previously here on this blog on what I've been upto and actually have been only working from home. Basically I've been at home most of the times recently except for the few events that I went to which must have been less than 5 times within the past one and half months. Now I'm recharged and ready to go all out!

So, today I had a very productive day filled with non-stop meetings with aere's team for design, production, operations and marketing matters as well as as there are so many exciting things happening with aere this year. I sure am psyched and at the same time, as I'm writing this I can't wait to also go back home to see my family!

Anyways, managed to get this OOTD shot right before all the meetings started since 10am today. As soon, as I finished my last meeting at about 7.30pm I started to blog this post.

I'm wearing all blue today, but surely the feeling that I have today is no Monday blues. I've never actually understood the concept of Monday blues but it must be also because I love what I do. I read somewhere some time ago about how it's not good to have meetings on Mondays but I feel that its a great time to kickstart the week for  a productive week ahead. Have a productive week with work and have a wonderful time with your loved ones too everybody!






Outfit Details
Dark Lava dUCkscarves

Photo by Hazimah

PEACE & LOVE!
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Buzzing in the Rain

January 24, 2017, 4:50 am
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Oh, hello rainy Tuesday! The rain and gloomy weather has not dampened my mood to have a productive day and to kickstart aere's year. A lot of exciting things has been lined up for aere and I just can't wait to reveal and share more soon. Me and aere's team have been buzzing about like busy bees.

Today, I wanted to go for a more professional-ish look. As you probably would have noticed, I'm in love with neutrals and nudes and I wear a lot of them. So, today I decided to balance out the neutrals with black. So I paired my khaki coloured pants and nude scarf with a black shirt and accessorise with my new fav gold bag together with black and gold earrings and sunnies. I guess black was a good choice for today as I had to walk under the rain.

Received several exciting news today and now I'm looking forward to the year ahead. I'm jumping up and down inside! Today's rain has been a blessing.

Anyways, ending this here as I'm actually blogging in the car right now with Khubayb driving beside me, braving the KL traffic on my way back home and it's almost 9pm. Can't wait to reach home and have dinner soon!  Hope you guys had a blessed day too!






Outfit Details
Hazelnut Latte Mixed Crepe dUCkscarves

Photo by Hazimah

PEACE & LOVE!
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Love Bound

January 25, 2017, 3:44 am
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L O V E 

A big word.
4 letters, 1 syllable. 
It has different definitions for different people.
Different meanings in different situations.
It means different things at different times.
Sometimes we show it, sometimes we don't.
And we show it in different ways too.
It can make perfect sense when it shouldn't make any sense.
It can exist out of nothing yet it can be our everything.

So simple yet so complex. 
So subjective yet so beautiful. 
So generic, yet can also be so specific.
So confusing yet so straightforward. 
So deep and so meaningful.
It brings comfort and joy but at times it brings tears and pain.

One of nature's best gift to us and the universe's greatest energy.
One of life's greatest blessing, other than life itself.

What does it mean to you? 

Will share more of my thoughts on this soon but for now, these photos are a representation of my expressions of me in a piece of LOVE!

I'm in this black and white look today and I'm reminded that nothing is black and white. One of life's paradox.

Today is the release of aere's LOVE collection which was showcased at Jakarta Fashion Week 2017 on 26th October 2016, just 2 days before #aereTURNS2. The opportunity to have aere's first international fashion show came right after our KLFW  2016 fashion show and the London trade show. We had only 2 months to prepare but all praises to the Almighty and thanks to a great team, everything went well and beautifully. Blessed for the opportunity to spread aere's wings.

I was supposed to go out for a fashion event earlier today but as I just came back to work I had meetings, planning discussions and brainstorming sessions with aere's team for upcoming happenings which couldn't be postponed. It was less rainy today and more sunny compared to yesterday and so I quickly had this shots taken before the day started. Hope you're having a great and productive Wednesday!









Outfit Details
aere's CERUS Pants
Oreo Georgette dUCkscarves
Cookie DIDA for Women


Photo by Hazimah

PEACE & LOVE!
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Blue is My Black

January 26, 2017, 4:30 am
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It's been really cold lately because of the rainy weather. Today is no exception. Blue is a very cold, cooling and comforting colour in my eyes and it is clearly my favourite colour for a lot of reasons.

It's the second time this week that I'm in an all blue outfit. In My Kind of Monday Blues earlier this week, I wore the same tone of blue, top to toe. Today, I decided to play with different shades and tones of blue. I'm wearing aere's NYLA Top from the FEEL eid collection which was restocked in this new colour. Balanced the shades of blues with some silver and gold accessories.

It's been a pretty hectic week for aere's team as we have been chasing deadlines and a lot of decisions has to be made this week. Good news after good news kept on coming this week and I'm filled with gratefulness and joy of what January has given me so far. 

Tomorrow will be another day filled with exciting happenings and really I just can't wait for what's coming this year. May God make it easy and smooth. Come what may. May the Almighty make it happen as we can only plan but He is the best of planners. All praises to Him for all the happenings in my life this far. Alhamdulillah. 

Anyways, have you watched Lalaland? I've been wanting to watch it for the longest time and heard so many good things about it. My high school sweetheart, my sister invited me to watch it together tomorrow night so kind of excited for that too. No spoilers please!






Outfit Details :
FV Basics Jeans
Blue Musk Chiffon dUCkscarves
Sorbet DIDA for Women

Photo by Hazimah

PEACE & LOVE!
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Love Fondue

February 5, 2017, 9:14 am
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Two weeks ago when I started to officially go back to work for the first time after over a month, I managed to take OOTD photos every single day before I begin my meetings with the team and planned and worked on aere's plans for the year. I also managed to blog every single day. Thought it could continue till today but fate has it an emergency happened. 


Initially I wanted to post the photos taken in this post on that Friday, the 27th  of January just before the Chinese New Year Break. I spent that Friday night with my girls Hasanah, Shereen and Fahima. It's been years since our last movie outing together, just us girls. More so especially when we've all grown up, some of us have been busy  being full-time or working mums, busy with our careers or family. We never had the time to just go and watch a movie together for years now. So Hasanah organised a Lalaland movie night that Friday night and we all made it! I enjoyed the entertaining film. Was so happy we went through that and for me personally, I just wanted to spend this time with my girls especially before Eima pops.

We were excited going to the cinema together that night. So I didn't get to blog about this post that Friday because I went to meet my girls straight from work and I couldn't blog during the weekend because I was just overwhelmed with errands and also spending time with my lil family that weekend till the public holiday on Monday.

On Tuesday morning, something worrying happened. It was a sleepless night again and my day started at 5.30am dealing with the situation at hand. It's something really personal that I'm not ready to share yet but it got me and my family really worried. However, I had urgent meetings on that day so work had to go on as usual and I had to leave those personal matters to my husband for a while that day. He took the day off from work.

I had productive meetings that day. The first one was about aere's second trip to London very very soon. It's for the Pure London trade show that aere went to last year and going again this year in a few days time. Had a meeting with some other brands who are going together with aere's sponsors for the trip. Next, I had a Raya 2017 presentation together with aere's team. Presented the story, inspiration, mood board, sketches and samples for this Raya to FV Buyers, their Marketing team and also Vivy that day. Appreciated the critical and constructive feedback from the FV team and whatever it is I'm super proud of aere's young and fresh team this year. So much more to work on and I can't wait to share more about what we have planned throughout the year.

Anyways, as mentioned earlier, even though I was physically  focused at work, the whole time in my mind I was  also so worried about a personal matter and I couldn't wait to go back home as it involves both health and family. Two really important matters in my life.

When I arrived back home the situation became  so much worse than how it was earlier that morning. Fate has it that we were admitted that night as advised by the doctor. It was a long process and although we rushed to the hospital at around midnight, we were only admitted at around 2.30 am after going through the whole process.

I was hoping that it would've only taken a day or two but the situation got more serious and till today I'm still here. I haven't had any time to myself since Tuesday. Sure I was contactable  by my team through whatsapps and emails and I was also chasing some deadlines but meetings which were planned way ahead had to be rescheduled and certain plans had to be put on hold. But today, I stole just a little time to take some time to blog from the hospital. It's been 6 days and I'm still here and haven't left the place since admission that Tuesday night.

Love.
Unconditional love. 
At times, we have to put everything else on hold, for love.
For what matters most.
Health.
Family.
Priorities.

However, I was given a timely reminder by the attending doctor today. Don't forget to take care of ourselves. Sometimes, when we're facing hardships and being the support system of someone who is facing that hardship, we might be just so focused and determined for things to get better that we tend to forget to go out and get some fresh air. The past 6 days I've been in the ward and didnt get any fresh air at all. I was somewhat reminded by that one time when I was in the hospital for 78 days but did not have any fresh air at all as I wasn't allowed to go out of the ward and was on strict bed rest. I was even forced to miss a very important family event for my younger brother Khairul that I wouldn't have missed for anything else. I was there in spirits though not physically. I'm extremely happy for Khairul. It's going to be a memorable year for Khairul and the whole family, insyaAllah.

But today the doctor insisted for me to go out and get some fresh air. So I did. I took some time to stretch my legs and walk about. Nowhere far, just still in the hospital compound. And now, I'm taking some time to finish up this blog.  So here I am blogging this out just around midnight. Just doing small little things yet significant for myself.

But on reflection, sometimes things work out for the best, although it's not what we intended to be. My week was packed, to prepare for the UK trip. But being forced to stay in this hospital (yet willingly), I gained so much more. Much, much more. In a way that I couldn't even express. Truly a blessing in disguise that I didn't expect, but am very thankful for. Expect the unexpected.

The day after the admission I was surprised by the New Straits Times feature on myself and aere. It was about hope. Will share it here soon.

We might sacrifice ourselves for love. 
We might do everything for love.
But, don't forget to LOVE ourselves.
Coz at the end of the day, if we don't love ourself enough, how can we spread love to others?

So today was a reminder for me to always remember to take care of ourself emotionally, physically, mentally and spiritually even more so at times when our loved ones need us the most. Because only when we love and take care of ourself can we love and take care of others the best way that we can.

So, here's to the overflowing love that we have towards our loved ones.









Outfit Details :
aere's NESSA Ribbon Top in Nude
Both pieces above are from aere's LOVE collection 
as previewed at Jakarta Fashion Week 2017 on October 2016
Tudung People

Fondue DIDA for Women

Photo by Hazimah

PEACE & LOVE!
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Beauty Shares – Olay Miracle Duo

February 13, 2017, 4:08 am
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Hi guys, today I’m going to share the latest skin products that I’ve been trying: Olay Miracle Duo range of skincare. I’ve shared before that after my second pregnancy, my skin suffered some breakouts due to the hormones, and I’ve been trying to find the best skincare to heal my skin.

I’m now using the Olay Regenerist Micro-Sculpting Cream to tighten up my pores and firm up my skin. You’ll feel the difference after just one day of use. Used regularly, the products promise results of youthful, smooth and radiant skin. I’ve used it for a few days and I have certainly felt that my pores have tightened up a bit and that my skin is more firm and supple.

I have been using the night version of this range in my previous blogpost 3 Tips to a Youthful Skin I quite liked the result so I continued with their morning version too.




Together with the Olay Regenerist Micro-Sculpting Cream, I’m also using the Olay Regenerist Miracle Boost Youth Pre-Essence. It is supposed to boost your skin’s metabolism and activate the anti-ageing ingredients of the Olay Regenerist Micro-Sculpting Cream, hence it’s called the Miracle Duo. The skincare regimen is quite easy and pretty straight forward. Just use it one after another and you’re done.






Skincare is important no matter how old you are. After you reach your 30s, the skin’s self-healing properties begin to slow down and you will notice lines and wrinkles that weren’t there before slowly creeping in. That’s why it is very important to take care of your skin for yourself. It’s never too early to begin a daily skincare regimen and using the award winning Olay Miracle Duo helps to improve my skin.

I’ll just add that what I love about these products is how they absorb into your skin fast and smell great too. It’s not greasy or oily and will not leave a stain, especially if you’re wearing a scarf like me.

Anyway, I hope that short and simple share today is beneficial to you. If you have any questions, feel free to shoot away!




Visit https://www.everydayme.com.my/olay for more info!


PEACE & LOVE!
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TRISTIS - Sorrows of Love

March 14, 2017, 7:23 pm
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As I have grown a little older, I've come to change my perception and viewpoint of many things. And one of the many things that I've come to see in a different way is the concept and definition of LOVE. In my post LOVE BOUND, I talked about LOVE.

"So simple yet so complex. 
So subjective yet so beautiful. 
So generic, yet can also be so specific.
So confusing yet so straightforward. 
So deep and so meaningful.
It brings comfort and joy but at times it brings tears and pain.

One of nature's best gift to us and the universe's greatest energy.
One of life's greatest blessing, other than life itself."

However, I've also come to realise that love isn't just the happily ever after that is defined in the movies or novels or what people think it is. Of course, love is a powerful and natural emotion. One of the greatest blessings given to us. But love goes much more beyond the happy emotions. Love is the entire journey, starting from when this powerful feeling is seeded in our heart, a blessing from our Creator.

And among His Signs is this: that He created for you mates from among yourselves, that ye may dwell in tranquility with them, and He has put love and mercy between your (hearts): verily in that are Signs for those who reflect. (Quran 30:21)


To me, love is just one side of the coin. The other side? Heartbreak. Sadness. When we love someone or something, we will definitely experience pain and heartbreak when the person or thing we love is taken away from us. When something bad happens.

That's the tragic beauty of love. An emotion so powerful that it will sooner or later break us. I experienced what was my first true sadness when my grandmother passed away many years ago. I loved her so much, and though she passed away peacefully, the pain of losing her caused me a lot of sadness. And when I lost my children, the pain was so unbearable that it totally changed me. But I know it's only because the love I have for them was so big, that the permanent pain and scar was worth it. And many of the other things that I have loved and lost.

And this truth transcends beyond the normal concepts of love. Some of us love different things. Whether it's our career, our dreams, material things, or any other thing, when it's gone or taken away, we will feel that sadness.

So I was exploring this concept more, and I think I found a beautiful word for it. TRISTIS. Tristis means sadness, sorrow, melancholy, solemn. But it is not just your normal sadness. It is a sadness that blooms after you have loved.

There is a flower called Nyctanthes Arbor-Tristes. The Night Jasmine or the Tree of Sorrows. It blooms in the night and loses its shine in the daytime. While other flowers bask in the sun and blooms with sunshine, the tree of sorrows only bloom silently in the night. It is tragic that a love can only bloom away from the warmth of the sun.

But for those that have experienced heartbreak after you have loved, I'm sure you can relate. The sadness that results after love is a bittersweet feeling that is different from normal sadness. It is a sadness that you hold on to so that you can remember that you once loved. 

It is the price we have to pay for love. It's not wrong to feel sadness. Its only human and natural. To me, it is something I'd gladly sacrifice for the sake of love. It doesn't make the concept of love any less beautiful or majestic. It’s constantly learning and accepting of the fact that nothing is permanent and everything in this world is temporary in the first place. At the end of the day, nothing actually belongs to us and everything will perish and we will all return to Our Creator.

So this top was named TRISTIS because the sleeves is a little unique. It comes with these cute little things that I call love-strings that you have to tie on your wrists in any way that you want. Tie the love around you firmly so that you hold on to that sadness, and remember that love that you had.

I took these photos in Shoreditch, London when I travelled there last month for Pure London and attending the London Modest Fashion Week and London Fashion Week straight after being in the hospital for 8 days (read: Love Fondue) It was a hectic yet very productive journey that I haven't shared much about since I've been busy preparing for both aere's Raya Collection and the KLFW Fashion Week 2017. And no, that tree behind me is not the Tree of Sorrows!











Outfit Details :
Both pieces above are from aere's LOVE collection 
as previewed at Jakarta Fashion Week 2017 on October 2016
dUCkscarves



Photo by Danielle

PEACE & LOVE!
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LOVE Travels

April 6, 2017, 9:43 pm
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Arrived home at 2am a trip to Singapore with Hazimah for the LOVE collection event and was at the venue for LOVE's campaign shoot at 8am the next day. The rest of the team, model, photographer, stylist MUA arrived at about 7am. No doubt we were physically exhausted but when it's a labour of love I always find it rewarding in the end and the excitement and adrenaline rush keeps me going.

"Travel brings love and life back to your life" -RUMI-

From Jakarta, to London, to Brunei, Singpaore and then lastly back to Malaysia. The LOVE pieces have  been travelling around. :) The LOVE collection was first showcased in Indonesia at the Jakarta Fashion Week 2017 and then the LOVE pieces were exhibited in London at the Pure London show. Modvier also brought aere's LOVE pieces for an exhibition in Brunei at the Modest Fashion Network event. And then we had our first ever exclusive styling session in collaboration with FashionV alet's Singapore store joined by Singaporean stylist Camira Asrori and now here in this post I'm sharing with you the LOVE campaign shoot featuring the up-and-coming Bruneian dynamic duo, photographer and stylist, Izzy Osman and Ajeera Abdullah.

I was hoping and praying hard that everything will go smoothly as there are a lot of looks to shoot and I haven't done an outdoor shoot for aere for quite awhile now. I'm going to share more Behind-the-Scenes stories and photos soon but here in this post are my first BTS shots for the first 2 outfits.

Till then xx











Outfit 1 

Outfit 2


Photographer : Izzy Osman
Stylist : Ajeera Abdullah
Accessories : Fashion Valet 
Model : Nato
Makeup & Hair : Ummi Nasir
aere's Team : Yana, Pat & Haz 

All the BTS photos in this post were taken by me. The one with me in it were all taken by Hazimah :)

PEACE & LOVE!
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Coming into LIFE

May 8, 2017, 8:16 pm
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I'm just so excited that aere's LIFE for Eid collection is going to be released in 2 days time insyaAllah. Why LIFE? You may ask. But allow me to unfold it, one post at a time.

All I can say for now is that I've been experiencing some life-changing moments since I started this collection. Especially since the end of last year and it's been an amazing journey so far. So this year, the aere collection in conjunction with Eid is a little more colourful with more details and it comes in a variety of choices and colours for you to play around with.

For those who have followed aere's collections for Eid since 3 years ago, you would know that I've been releasing the pieces separately instead of as a set. The reason is because I myself am an advocate of mixing and matching. I would rather create my own look by mixing and matching rather than wearing something as a set. Speaking for myself, when I try to get a little more creative by creating different looks from pairing items in the wardrobe and somehow pull off a cohesive look, I feel a personal satisfaction.

When I first launched aere's first collection for Eid in 2015, I also released the CERUS Pants in that collection. I'm not going to lie, I was a little nervous about releasing a pants for Raya but I had always thought wearing pants was necessary for raya. Usually after all the Raya traditions of going to for prayers and visiting family, relatives and friends are over, you just want to change into some comfortable, yet still raya-ish stylish pants to rest and relax in, especially when we go out with cousins / friends /family the night after raya, as is the norm. We usually wouldn't want to wear the traditional baju kurung or kebaya when we go out for movies etc. So in the end some of us wear jeans etc. 

So when I first released the CERUS Pants during the Eid season, I thought why not? We're going to wear pants anyways. It turned out to be one of aere's best selling items and we had to restock it a number of times in the span of a year. And till today, we still have  a lot of requests to restock the CERUS.

I guess this year is no different than the past 2 years in that sense. aere is still channelling the same spirit, continuing with creating versatile, multi-functional, separate pieces not only suitable to be worn during Eid but also throughout the year.

Here I am wearing the DANEA Top and CAELI Pants from LIFE's first release in 2 days time. The DANEA Top is one of our most coolest tops this year as it can be worn in different ways. Leave it as it is, it looks like a long asymmetrical tunic top. But by pulling the end of the top into a small side loop, you can shorten the top and add extra details on the side, making it look like a different top altogether. The potential for the DANEA Top is huge! Another plus is that nursing mums would love this top too as there are hidden zippers underneath and you can actually cover your baby with the top part without using a nursing cover. 

Anyways, have a quick look at the video at the bottom of this post to get some ideas on how you can style the versatile DANEA top. 

Till my next post! 













Outfit Details :

aere's DANEA Top in Dusty Orange
aere's CAELI Pants in Ginger
Sugarscarf
Photos by Hazimah


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Splashes of L I F E

May 11, 2017, 5:21 am
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Like splashes of water. The waterfalls and the waves of the sea. Life is filled with ups and downs, high and lows and everything in between. Sometimes life can be really simple but at times it can get really complicated. Whatever it is, through the challenge and trials that life brings, there's beauty in it if we just embrace it positively, knowing that everything has been written and is meant to be. 

Personally, I feel that my life is even more colourful this year compared to last year and it definitely has translated in the choices of colours in the LIFE for Eid collection.

The asymmetrical ruffles  of the AUREL Top here represents the life and the many many highs and lows it brings. I chose two bold and deep colours for the AUREL, navy blue and maroon as worn in this post as well as softer colours, creme and pink.

Shared a video below showing the 2 looks I created with the different colours of AUREL shot by the husband when we were in Kuantan a few weeks ago and one more at Sime Darby Convention Centre after the birthday celebration of his lawfirm. 

Wore the maroon AUREL with the fitted TAINA Pants and then the navy blue AUREL with the CAELI Pants just released today together with the AURELs.

As you can see, this year's colours are definitely stronger than last year. Embrace the splashes and colours of LIFE!
















Outfit Details 1 :

aere's TAINA Pants in White

Outfit Details 2 :
Sugarscarf

Photos by Khubayb

PEACE & LOVE!
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Book of LIFE - Behind the Scenes of the Rise of Malaysian Designers

May 17, 2017, 11:48 pm
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My first ever feature in a coffee table book. Is this for real? Somebody pinch me already. When I was first informed about this project by the Fashion Valet team I couldn't believe it but I tried my best to mantain my composure and stayed calm. First they came to my office and interviewed me. There were so many questions, personal questions, about aere, about the switch of career 3 years ago, how has it been so far, some very deep and well they really digged in alright. They wanted me to be as raw and vulnerable as I can and so I tried my very best.

I guess there's a reason why I'm a blogger first, it's because I write (or type) better than I speak or talk especially when put in the spot with difficult or personal questions. So, I'm not going to lie and say that I was pretty nervous at first but at the end they made me as comfortable as possible, thanks to Nadia Alisya Norzuhdy for the smooth process and for arranging everything. They got me to share some things that I've never shared anywhere before.

A week or two after the interview (also because I was travelling recently) we had this photoshoot for the profile shot for all the designers and brands featured in the coffee table book called the Rise of Malaysian Designers by Fashion Valet featuring most of the designers who stock with FV. I'm so happy and grateful they chose me and aere to be a part of this. Thank you for the major feature and the opportunity and I really honestly can't wait to see the outcome of all the hard work that the FV team has put into as well as the outcome of my interview, the write up as well as the selected photos. I heard that it's going to be released before Eid this year! 












Outfit Details :
aere's recently released DANEA Top and CAELI Pants both from aere's LIFE collection for Eid.

Video captured by Hazimah
Edited by Kamil Haziq

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My Ramadhan Reflections: 2017

May 29, 2017, 6:19 am
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So it's Ramadhan! Thankful to meet this month yet again. A friend whatsapped me earlier today asking me how's my Ramadhan been so far, and I just answered "busyyyy". Not sure if that's appropriate but I was just honestly expressing how it has been the past few weeks or past few months maybe! Even more so now with aere's releases for the LIFE collection so there are just so many things happening behind-the-scenes and I'm super duper grateful to have an awesome, hardworking, talented and young team at aere who have been working day and night tirelessly giving their best in the tasks at hand. 

My friend was also saying how she was trying to imagine how my daily activities are really like when I say that I'm super busy at the moment and honestly, I just can't even begin to explain it. I'm in the "just get everything done" kind of mode. It's challenging and can be quite stressful at times but thank God and all praises to Him I loveeee what I'm doing.

I've been away for work a lot and have also been travelling quite a bit too this year. It really has been a crazy crazy period but then again after almost 3 years being in the fashion industry for aere, I must say that its nothing new. It's normal for this period to be crazy! I have been working throughout the weekends this past two months and this past weekend was a brief respite - although I continued working from home. Juggling family and work is an impossible task, but I have been trying to steal some family time here and there - without much success.

But I thank God for the timeliness of the fasting month that has come to greet us again. At least I get to spend some time with the family during sahur between 4.30am to 5.30 am even though most times I'm either half-asleep or sleepwalking through sahur.  Also, I hope to try and break fast at home with the family as much as I can. I remember the years before and even last year I did not manage to break fast with the husband or the family much because of work. What more when I was a practising lawyer, I didnt have time to break fast with family even during weekends.

I think I've shared here earlier this year on how after almost a decade working like crazy, I think it's time for me to make some time for family. And this year, I'm going to try that. We will see how it goes and hey, even though we might not be perfect right now, but at least there's improvement or progress right. It's a struggle and a goal that I still hope I can achieve.

Ramadhan to me has come at the perfect time, as I was about to be swept away in the hectic and crazy current of this temporary life. It's come at a time to force me to reflect spiritually and is sweeping me away to help me try to change and improve myself to become better. And I hope that I will come out of this month better than when I enter it.

Anyways, here are some photos taken a while ago after the shoot done for a special secret project with FV. Blogged about it at Book of LIFE recently. Can't wait for it to be out in the open! I like this outfit because it's blue, it's calming and fits the river of LIFE metaphor I'm using in my reflection.

LIFE, eh? It's like a river that can take you to many different directions. Sometimes allowing yourself to be swept away is a good thing - so many small little things have pushed me in the direction I am going in now that I have never dreamed of - but sometimes it's also good to stand your ground and fight the currents. It's just so easy to get lost in the rat race. Ramadhan is a good reminder to stand firm and focus on your spiritual and inner self too - and reflect on ourself, our goals and where we are headed, both in this world and the next.

Hope you have a blessed Ramadhan with your loved ones!









Outfit Details :
aere's recently released DANEA Top in Silver and CAELI Pants both from aere's LIFE collection for Eid.

Photo by Hazimah

PEACE & LOVE!
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AURORA Aura

June 3, 2017, 1:07 am
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About 8 years ago in April 2009, I blogged about my fascination of the aurora, one of nature's most gorgeous phenomena at ~(awe)rora~. And now here I am wearing aere's top named AURORA, named so because it's really one of my favs from aere's LIFE collection. 

It's a continuation of the ruffle tops from last year's FEEL Eid collection, i.e. the AELLA and CELIA Tops but this year there are more layers of ruffles and we played with different textures of fabric (its very subtle here as I'm wearing the nude coloured AURORA but if you have a look at the other colours you'll get what I mean). I personally picked and ensured the colours so that it can be easily paired and mix-and-matched with most of the skirts and pants that's been designed in the LIFE collection for Eid and also beyond!

In this post I'm really in my comfort zone: neutral colours. I'm wearing the AURORA Top paired with 2 different skirts to show how the versatile AURORA can be worn with different types of bottoms to suit different kinds of occasions for this season. Also, you can also wear it with pants outside of the Eid period, if you want to. One of my favourite parts of the AURORA Top is the back (see below). This top is also nursing friendly even though it's not obvious (there are two hidden zippers underneath) and the outer layer acts as a nursing cover too! 

I paired the AURORA with the AUREUS Skirt first. Supporters of aere since the first Eid collection will definitely know the much-loved and sought after CERUS Pants which have been restocked a number of times the past 2 years. aere has just released the AUREUS Skirt and the VERUS Pants using the exact same fabric with the same subtle sheen with CERUS Pants that everyone loves since aere's very first Eid collection. Definitely one of my favourite skirts because I can pair it with almost anything in my wardrobe when I want to  go for a more modest look. The VERUS Pants are also great because of the cut that is designed to flatter you.

Then I paired the AURORA with the ALEXEA Sequins Skirt for a more glammed up look. Shared a video at the bottom of this post for you to see the 2 looks in motion :) 

Off to get ready for an outing with my lil family and then buka puasa with my siblings and family. Happy weekend everybody!







Outfit Details :

Sugarscarf

Photos by Khubayb

PEACE & LOVE!
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Guest Blogger [kneok] : These Hidden Hands

June 4, 2017, 1:12 am
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Life can be grey, but the sun will still shine on yo face
Hi guys. It's that time of the year again, where I'm coaxed to give up my full-time vocation to fulfill my true calling: as an #aereMEN model! I wrote here as a guest last year (read : here) so here I am, back again, without any persuasion whatsoever (but I'll finally be allowed back in the house as soon as I post this! - joking!).

After last year's success with the first aereMEN design that pretty much sold out, aere has come out with various new designs for the men this year, and I have to say, they're pretty neat. My personal favourites are the ZEN Top (co-designed by moi) and the KADE Top, but the ZERUS top I'm wearing here in this post is a close third. All of the designs have so far steered away from the traditional baju melayu, mostly so it can be worn outside of raya as well.



the mandarin "MAO" collar. Katakan anda MAO!
Simple and minimalist design is the sort of thing that I prefer - The ZERUS is made of very lightweight fabric, so it's very breathable and cooling. The Mandarin Collar keeps everything prim and proper if you button it up. The ZERUS Top's fit is moderate and loose. The length is also slightly longer than normal shirts, so that guys can also keep their bums covered and hidden. #modesty

And of course, the Cool-For-Pics® hidden pockets on the ZERUS Top makes perfect sense for me to put my keys and wallet when I go for prayers in my kain pelikat. They say that a man's hands can tell you much about him. So keep them hidden and give nothing away. Deep, right.



Anyways, aere's team has also up their game on their pants - The RAEA Pants features turn-up pant cuffs that's a definite style statement for the blokes and the ZEUS Pants that I'm wearing has adjustable side tabs if you want to wear it without a belt. And of course, the double slanted right pockets that I proposed for last year's design have been retained - Loads of guys have told me how these double pockets have totally changed their lives, improved their confidence, regained receding hairlines, helped end wars, and so on.


These Hidden Hands


It's clear to me that aere is not content on resting on their laurels. They have come out with a few more designs (although the bloke favourite KALED Top makes a sort-of comeback in this year's reincarnation as the BAEL Top in Black and White) and made various improvements to the design, stitching and finishing after taking into account feedback on their designs last year.

This Raya, make your very own kneok's fist meme with this pic!

Your wallet is kept hidden, but ready to be whipped out at a moment's notice to pay for your wife's raya spree


Subtle touch in the design

I'm sure there's a design (or three) that'll definitely appeal to the men reading this or the men in your life. On top of the men's designs, aere has also come out with the kids range - after a lot of clamouring from their followers. That's everyone sorted for Raya. That's it from me, folks. Enjoy the fasting month!

I'm wearing:



Wearing aereMEN gives me the confidence to even get in a staring contest with the sun. It blinked first.

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L I F E on the Runway

June 5, 2017, 11:09 pm
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 On 14th May 2017, aere had our first ever solo and exclusive show at Gaya Koleksi Raya 2017 held at Black Box, Publika. The solo show at 12.00pm featured 34 looks including aereMEN and aereKIDS. At 8.00pm (on the same day!) we had another show featuring 6 of aere's LIFE collection looks together with other brands for FashionValet. Here in this post, I'm sharing all the official photos of the 40 looks presented on that special day. I haven't done a giveaway in awhile but since this post marks a special milestone for aere... I'm in a giving mood! Scroll to the bottom of the post to find out how you can get one piece of the LIFE collection for Eid.

In the meantime, enjoy the photos!


Look 1  
aere's MARCEA Top and ALEXEA Skirt. 



Look 2
aere's CARUS Top paired with aere's CASUS Skirt  
and CARUS Mini Duo from aere's #aereKIDS line.




Look 3 
aere's EMYRA Top and REENIE Skirt. 


Look 4 
aere's ZAREA Duo. 


Look 5
aere's DANEA Top paired with CASUS Skirt.


Look 6 
 KADE Shirt and GAEL Pants with the complementing KADE Mini Duo from aere's #aereMEN and #aereKIDS line


Look 7
aere's LEXIE Top paired with ARCEA Skirt.


Look 8  
aere's CEARA Top paired with AERYA Palazzo. 


Look 9
aere's AURORA Top paired with CASUS Skirt.


Look 10  
aere's KAEL Top paired with RAEA Pants from aere's #aereMEN line. 


Look 11 
aere's FAELYN Dress. 


Look 12 
aere's AUREL Top paired with ALEXEA Skirt. 


Look 13 
aere's MARLEA Top paired with JULES Skirt. 


Look 14
aere's ALEXIS Dress.


Look 15  
aere's LEXIE Top paired with ARCEA Skirt. 


Look 16 
aere's VIANNE Top paired with CAERIE Skirt. 


Look 17 
aere's AURORA Top paired with AUREUS Skirt. 


Look 18 
aere's LAURENA Dress. 


Look 19 
aere's CARUS Top and ELLERY Skirt. 


Look 20 
aere's  MALENA Top and CAERIE Skirt. 


Look 21 
aere's MARLEA and ALEXEA Skirt. 


Look 22 
aere's LAUREA Top and RUFINA Skirt. 


Look 23
aere's DANEA Top and CAELI Pants. 


Look 24
aere's AURORA Top and ALEXEA Skirt. 


Look 25 
ZEN Shirt paired with ZEUS Pants from aere's #aereMEN line.  


Look 26  
aere's MALENA Top and RUFINA Skirt. 


Look 27 
aere's ESSIE Top and ARCEA Skirt. 


Look 28
aere's NARDA Top and CASUS Skirt. 


Look 29
aere's AURORA Top and CAERIE Skirt with the complementing AURORA Mini Duo. 


Look 30 
KADE Top and ALEK Pants from aere's #aereMEN line with the complementing KADE Mini Duo from aere's #aereKIDS line. 




Thank you, thank you, thank YOU!

and now the night show! aere's exclusive LIFE for Eid Fashion Show at 8.00p.m. for FashionValet featuring 6 looks.



Look 1
aere's NARDA Top and RUFINA Skirt. 


Look 2
aere's AURORA Top and ALEXEA Skirt. 


Look 3
aere's AUREL Top and CASUS Skirt. 


Look 4  
aere's LEXIE Top paired with ARCEA Skirt. 


Look 5  
aere's DANEA Top paired with CAERIE Skirt. 


Look 6  
aere's MARCEA Top paired with AEREUS Skirt. 


aere wouldn't have gone this far without the love and support from everyone. It all started from this blog and the support of all my readers here and reading the entries on aere's Instagram contest in conjunction with aere reaching 100k followers this week (another milestone for aere and yes, you can enter that giveaway too!) just reinforced how far we've come - together. Gosh, it's been almost 3 years since I started aere, and for those who had read my blog and followed me even before that... what a journey, right? As part of my effort to give a little back, I would like to do a giveaway here where 3 of you can actually win any aere piece of your choice! Just share with me in the comment box below which is your favourite look and why as well as what aere means to you? I'd love to hear from you!

 PEACE & LOVE!

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Back from a Breathing Space

October 1, 2017, 8:57 am
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And I'm back. From most forms of social media. Wow, my last post here on the blog was over 3 months ago and my last Instagram post was on 13th September 2017, 18 days ago. It might be understandable that I've been away from the blog for quite a long while but for IG, that must've been a first for me.

For the blog, maybe its not so surprising for myself as I've been absent for the blog a number of times before due to certain circumstances. Sorry. But for Instagram, its something quite weird as I'm an active avid instagrammer. I usually post at least 3-4 posts daily. And sometimes when there are events it can even be more than 9 posts per day. if I don't post, it will only usually be just for 1 day. Unless I was really sick, in the hospital or going through a pregnancy complication or that time when I just lost my babies.

So, why did I not post anything on IG for the past 18 days? I didn't consciously set out to not post anything. It wasn't a planned social media cleanse or anything, but somehow one thing led to another and maybe it was something I needed, just to take a little breather away from the magnetic pull of social media.

But looking back, I think the first thing that triggered it was the recent unfortunate fire incident where we lost 24 Malaysians including 22 kids.

To say that I was deeply affected by it is really understating it. I woke up to the depressing news that morning, a horrible fire that happened just a few houses away from my parents place. It was such a tragedy. The cause of the tragedy when it was revealed made it even worse. It really affected me and triggered my own sadness and experience with childloss too. I think I'll share more of this in another post.

That incident led me to take a deep reflection of my life. What I've been doing with it. Where I am now. Death is indeed the best reminder of our mortality. But the 22 children's lives... that was really a heavy sacrifice. God knows best. 

This break from social media was good for me to reorganise my thoughts and look back at my priorities. Sometimes its important for us to just take a step back from the things that we love to do, or have been doing daily and look at the bigger picture. A few people who are quite close to me did mention how sometimes when we're having a meal together or a catch up, that I've been too involved with my phone. Its as though I can never switch off from work even for awhile. This is even more so before last year.  I guess when something started out as a hobby or just a passion, and then it becomes your job, you forget that its actually just work. It becomes harder to differentiate, and the lines get blurred. Of course, work is important, but family, friends and health are also important too, if not more. I think this year has been slightly different as I have a more active role as a mother to my son.

So slowly, I stopped attaching myself to my normal IG routine that I have for the past few years. It started off just as a something fun and just sharing my looks, which somehow became a valuable source of income and work for me. I'm still very thankful for social media for connecting me with so many beautiful souls and people from all around the world. But sometimes people just don't understand that taking pictures is a big part of my work. And like most other people's work, it's not all fun and games. It's serious and demanding. Behind the scenes there are actually a lot of thoughts, planning, effort and work going on.

So though I haven't been blogging or Instagramming as usual recently, I've been planning and working on other things that doesn't involve social media. Yes, life goes on pretty much even without social media, just haven't shared anything on social media. It's been quite a hectic period for me as well, with lots of new opportunities coming up and lots of work done in the background as well.

Looking back, for the past few years maybe I have prioritised too much on my work, both on my IG and blog. I'm someone who gives my all in everything I do. I've been meaning to share a lot more about other issues and topics that I have probably held back because in a way the tone conflicts with my work. This break was timely for me to realise that maybe I shouldn't hold back. We never know what may happen to us. We will never know if our time is up. 

The loss of my good friend Shea Rasol also affected me a lot this year. She left us too soon. I thought of publishing a blogpost dedicated to her, but somehow I haven't had the strength to do it. I did share a few posts about our dearest Shea on my IG though. 

I also took time during this break to also focus on my family too. I just came back from Langkawi a week ago, and it was pretty liberating just to go on holiday and not share *much* on social media, not having to think of what to post and share and just enjoying myself and the moment.  (That doesn't mean that I didn't take the usual thousands of photos during the trip though). I'll definitely be sharing more about this. And I'll definitely be sharing a bit more on my latest addition to my family too. He's the main reason why I've been extremely super busy this year too! 

So for anyone who is still around, thank you for staying and still being here... I'm back.







Outfit Details :


dUCkscarves

Photos by Hazimah

PEACE & LOVE!



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Winners of LIFE

October 2, 2017, 9:15 pm
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No, I haven't forgotten guys. It wasn't easy for me to choose just 3 winners out of the many many great entries in my LIFE on the Runway blogpost.  I read each and every one of it, and you guys are just really amazing for saying all the kind words about aere. My heart melts and smile reading them. I wish I could give away the prize, aere pieces to each and every one of you who joined. But, this is a contest and I can only choose 3 winners for the giveaway. 

So here goes...The winners for the LIFE on the Runway giveaway are ... 

**drumrolls**

HANIS AIMAN 
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CHENG  &
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SYAFIQAH







For the rest of you who participated, fret not. I will occasionally plan different types of giveways or contests once in a while. I'm featuring 10 of my favourite entries below. You guys are just amazing! 

Thank you for participating and don't hesitate to try again next time! 

October is aere's birthday month and we're turning 3 soon. To all aere lovers, your love and support means everything. It keeps me going. Without you guys aere wouldn't continue to be here so thank you from the bottom of my heart. I'm so humbled, overwhelmed and grateful by all your love and support.  Much LOVE!













By the way, I know this has been long overdue guys and I truly am sorry. But to the 3 winners CONGRATULATIONS on winning any aere piece of your choice. 


Please leave your email at the comment section below and also please email your details to hi@wearaere.com to redeem your prize!

PEACE & LOVE!
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The Making of ... Stail.My x YSL

October 6, 2017, 4:44 am
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I was invited to join a campaign by Stail.My for a 20-sec video for YSL Beauty. So I present to you the making of... a 20 seconds video!

They invited nine influencers altogether based on a few criteria and I was labelled as the "Success Addict". I had the honour of being featured by Stail.My as their Fresh Face earlier this year (read here). The Stail.My team are a fun, crazy, creative and lively bunch and it was great to work with them again! When they shared with me the concept of the video that they had in mind, it definitely got me interested and curious so I agreed to do it.

Since it was just a 20-sec video, I didn't have a lot of expectations. So when I arrived, I was quite surprised: I didnt expect the crew to be so big. Just look at the BTS photos. There were so many people buzzing around in the background and there were a lot of input given from various people during the entire shoot. I could see first hand the huge amount of work from different individuals that were required to come out with a video like this. 

It was pretty fun getting to know the other beautiful personalities for the first time as well.

Enjoy the BTS photos and the videos featuring me at the end! I've also been invited to their store launch at OU later tonight and will be attending. 






Aina Syahirah (@ainasyahirah), Evelyn Marieta (@evelynmarietta) and I in All Hours Foundation by YSL.




The fun bunch!

L-R : Azreezal Hafidz (@azreezalhafidz) of Stail.My, Aina Syahirah (@ainasyahirah), Amira Faten Azman (@amirafatenazman) of Stail.My, Evelyn Marieta (@evelynmarietta), Sahir Sabri (@sahirsabri, our makeup artist for the day using YSL Beauty Cosmetics) and Merissa Emilda (@merrissae) of Stail.My.





One for the album with the ones who invited me to be apart of the campaign. 
Carole from YSL Beauty and from Stail.My, Azreezal and Merissa.

Thanks for having me guys! 

And below is the 21 seconds video!!!



I'm wearing aere's CAMILLA Top and aere's LAVEDA Denim Pants from CHANGE Collection as previewed at KLFW 2017.

To know more about  what the 9 of us think about the All Hours Foundation, you can read #DONTSTOP, DRESSUP, PARTY, REPEAT BERSAMA ALL HOURS FOUNDATION TERBARU YSL BEAUT´E. Below are some close up selfies of me Tyra and Evelyn using the foundation. I'm wearing All Hours Foundation BD20 in Warm Ivory as recommended by Sahir Sabri.



With Athirah Kamaruzzaman (@tyrakmrzmn) 



All photos above except for the selfies are captured by Hazimah.

Till next time!

PEACE & LOVE!
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My little prince, E

October 9, 2017, 6:36 am
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Two days ago on 6.10.2017, I watched a very good movie, Blade Runner. The 6th of October is a very important date in the movie, and half-way through the movie, I realised I was watching a movie that focused on that particular date, on the same date!

Yesterday was the 7th of October and the 7th day of each month is an important day to me too. We all attach meanings and importance to dates. Maybe some more than others.

And last Saturday, on the 7th of October 2017 or as I like to put it 7.10.17, I finally decided to blog about my little Prince.

I thought I could conceal his presence longer, just being selfish, embracing our private moments and enjoying my time with him without sharing about him either on my blog or my IG. Protecting him from social media, in a way. I know, I already shared some of his pictures on IG, but I've never written about him on my blog. I make no apologies for doing so. I didn't know if it was possible to indefinitely keep him off social media especially as I'm a blogger and avid Instagrammer and someone who really loves to capture, record moments and loves sharing, but I felt it was worth it to try. 

But after around 300 beautiful days of having him all to myself (yes, it's almost been a year already), I decided I couldnt keep him hidden any longer. I had the urge to share this because my heart has been bursting with extreme happiness and filled with so much joy and I want the future me to read this and remember how blessed and grateful I am at this moment to have my son in my life.

The gift, the blessing, the light to my darkness, the brightest colour of my life at the moment, my prince, my third child, my first living child, my pride and joy, my happiness, my miracle, my little E, ELHAN.

ELHAN

In Arabic, Elhan has two meanings, depending on how you pronounce the H. Elhan means "to eloquently state something", "to have a beautiful voice" or to recite the Qur'an in a melodic and beautiful way. The root word of Lahina is "to be intelligent" or "to chant in a melodic way".

The other meaning is "a gift after a long journey". Deep and very apt. My favourite. 

I just love both meanings so much.

Elhan also means "prince" or "emperor" in Turkish.

My little E is truly a gift after what seems like a lifetime. After such a long personal journey that I have been through, I have been blessed with his presence and laugh and love. 

Elhan, I have loved you even before you were born. When I held you for the first time my heart was so full of love, joy, happiness and indescribable feeling of love. 

He calls me Mama. :)


Oh, those adorable little fingers. God is Great!
I took this photo on the day Elhan was born last year while his Abah was holding him.

I can still remember when I saw your adorable face, hands and feet on the day you were born. You stole my heart from everything else. Watching you open your eyes and experiencing every single movement for the first time, I feel so blessed. Watching you sleep is one of the most beautiful feelings ever. When I first see you smile, indescribable.

I have been a mother for around 5 years already but end of last year this is the first time I became a mother to my first child who is still alive. Elhan's elder siblings exist somewhere wonderful but not in this world. It is also the first time I get to breastfeed or nurse my child which was an amazing miracle though it took a lot of effort at that time. It stopped when I had to travel for work for about 10 days. The first few months of being a mother to a child here on earth even though exciting, it was also exhausting, that I cannot lie. But its the good kind of exhaustion. The kind that is definitely worth it. The positive kind. 

Elhan is such a good baby, a good son, a cheerful, sociable little boy. He is easily amused by my silly faces and sometimes even when I'm not making any silly faces, he laughs as though I'm making funny faces. He's easily entertained by others too and sometimes even strangers that we sometimes meet in the lift or while queuing up somewhere. (Guess he is in one of those friendlier phases :D) It's one of the best feelings in the world so see my son smiling and laughing! It's as though I want to freeze that moment forever. It feels like it is the purest form of love.

Took this photo on the 3rd day after he was born. Just before his morning bath. 

I am truly blessed to have Elhan in my life. Lucky to have him as my son. Grateful to our Creator for bringing him into my life. Coloring my life, changing my life in a positive way, bringing joy and lots of love.

Mama loves you so much Elhan. Even more than anything else in this world. Definitely more than myself. I would bleed myself dry for you if I have to. And in fact, I did. Every tear, every blood dropped, every pain felt, it was all worth it.

Thank you for being here in my life my dearest Elhan. May you always be protected, protected from any sickness, danger or harm, protected from negativity, protected from all things which are bad or evil. May you always be blessed and surrounded with love, joy, positivity and contentment always. May you be stronger by the day, smart, intelligent and happy.  May you continue to be a good boy always, obedient, grow up to be a kind man, a successful person in this life and the Hereafter.

My Little E was born on the 7th and each month, as a reminder of the gratitude that he came into our lives on that day (and the 7th being my favourite number as well) I am thankful and grateful and celebrate it every month.

A photo of his cute and adorable feet just 3 days after he was born. So so much love!

PEACE & LOVE!

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Beach Wedding of Veen Dee & Haan

October 14, 2017, 7:23 am
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Last month, I flew over to Langkawi to witness the beautiful union of Veen Dee Tan & Lim Haan. It was my first ever beach wedding and I was extremely excited to say the least. Of course it being Veen Dee's wedding is a big part of my excitement too as we have gotten closer throughout the years. The moment she sent me her out-of-this-world save the date card in March earlier this year, I decided to book the flights to Langkawi right away for my lil family as I didn't want to miss it. And when she sent out a link about the packages for the Andaman Hotel, we booked it right away too. It was also Elhan's first ride ever on the plane and his first time going to an island. 

On the chosen wedding date of 23rd September 2017, everything was lovely. Everyone looked so beautiful and in theme, and the bride and groom, the gorgeous couple looked amazing and happy. I can't count the number of times I cried and laughed at the event (its not just me okay, everyone else cried too) It was so touching, heart-tugging and heartwarming. I felt so, so much love on that day. I managed to record some moments from the wedding from my seat, and while I was posting this I looked at it again and teared and laughed again.

Veen Dee & Haan, I know you guys are on your honeymoon now. When you are back and reading this, just know that I'm truly happy for you guys. Even though I'm sad that I won't get to see Veen Dee as much but I'm truly happy that you both have started your marriage journey and have finally found your happiness and comfort after all the long years of LDR (long distance relationship for those who are not familiar). The wedding was perfect and I am thankful to be a part of your intimate and beautiful event. Just loved everything about it. The theme, the ceremony, the venue, everything - every single touch had Veen Dee's signature all over it. Even Langkawi stopped raining to witness this beautiful event. So glad you managed to get the wedding of your dreams (and the dreams of so many others!). (Hint : Khubayb, can we renew our vows on our 10th anniversary at a beach please? I kid, I kid)



Enjoying the sea breeze and the view before the event started.


I got to know Veen Dee just over 3 years ago when I was experiencing a series of life changing moments and we clicked right away as to me, she's someone who is honest, frank, funny and sweet. She doesn't mind telling me the truth even if it hurts. We knew each other from work first and of course when we're working we have similar personalities - we're both serious, passionate and head strong. 

We usually end up stressing each other out with our creative differences and different opinions, but I guess for us we both respect each other's view point, agree to disagree and made sure to not let work affect our friendship. 

However, as we got closer personally, I know that I have been blessed to have this beautiful selfless soul as a friend. Though we have only known each other for 3 years, but for as long as I've known her she has always been there for me, cheering me up at my lowest point and has also been there to share one of the happiest days of my life. I still remember the happiest reaction from Veen Dee when she found out about my second pregnancy. She literally screamed! And I was like "lower it down sis, its a secret!" Hui Chin was there too. And then when it got complicated and I was on strict bed rest she visited me and even cooked for me just a day before my birthday. And then when I lost Baby Adik (Read here and here) and was in my mini confinement she also came to just be there with me watching random funny YouTube videos with Marissa. And I'm sure everyone agrees that not many people will be there to support you when times are hard compared to good times, so for all this and more I'm thankful to have known Veen Dee.

She was the first friend to visit my son Elhan (read here) when he was born, she was the first friend to meet Elhan on the day Khubayb and I brought him back home and my son was also there to celebrate her special day in Langkawi. It was his first plane ride and he was so happy and excited to see Aunty Veen Dee the night before the wedding in her room! 

Veen Dee is someone who would go out of her way, sacrificing everything else for the person that she cares about or loves. As a friend I can definitely testify to that. I don't think I can ever be as good a friend to her. 

For that, and all that she is, I feel that Veen Dee deserves all the good things that life has to offer. And I'm truly very happy that she has found the man of her dreams and will now live and die with the love of her life. 

Congratulations to you both and I wish you all the happiness, love and joy till the end of time. Happy honeymooning, lovebirds!!!

Miss you so much already Veen Dee, and like I said earlier, I know you're married and all, but don't forget me k!  LOVE YOUUUU! Thank you so much for having me at your wedding and thank you so much for bringing everyone from KL mostly and different parts of the world to Langkawi on your wedding weekend. It is one of the best, fulfilling and satisfying trips for me personally.

More videos and photos from the memorable day below, but first : The entrance featuring the bridesmaids (most are also my friends), bride and groom walking down the aisle. 



From my seat while waiting for the ceremony to start. 
One for the album with the happy, beautiful and handsome newlyweds.
Elhan slept because the waves are too soothing for his ears but I will probably share about that in another post :)


And below is the video of the I Dos, the heart-tugging vows which made most of us teared tears of happiness and also laughed too, Veen Dee being the funny person that she is, the ring or what we call upacara sarong cincin (but I don't know how to say it in English), the kiss and them running away from the aisle! That last bit Veen Dee and Haan seems so happy! 




Love them both #jajanotdada and #dadanotjaja. 
One have teared for me when she found out a personal good news about me and one have comforted me during one of the most painful moments in my life.
Not only do they complete each other and complement each other as twins they have amazing souls and provide the greatest support and love to those around them as well.
Blessed to know both of them. 
Two friends that I love and miss so much too!
Photo by Ibnu Aswan
That happy moment after the marriage ceremony was just done. Such a beautiful moment.
I took this photo with my phone while I was recording the video I shared.
(That explains why most of the videos were shaky :p)
Friends who all came from KL.
A wefie before the event started (and before Elhan fell asleep, yes that is his sleepy face)

Took another photo with Aunty Veen Dee as soon as Elhan woke up before we went to our room to change him! Photo by Marissa


One for the album with all the guests. All! Everyone was asked to be in this shot.
Photo by the official photog using my camera, because I will always ask someone to help me take a photo using my camera hehe.
Another lovely friend that I so miss huhu. Kind beautiful soul, Marissa Zamani.
The first to know face to face about my second pregnancy (after Khubayb of course) (that's seriously a big deal as I kept it a secret for so long). We couldn't contain our excitement that time and also she was one of the very few who showed support at my home when I lost that pregnancy almost 2 years ago.
One of the few people whom I can open up to about how I dealt with the loss at that time without any judgmental looks.
How can I not be more thankful to have a good friend who has been there for me through ups and downs when a lot of people just run away or are scared of this kind of big changes. Huhu. Much love!
(When I was editing the videos in this post, the video I took of you over 3 years ago popped up in iMovie, and that was sort of like the first time I met you? Haha) 




Left: Dada Anuar
Right: Jaja Anuar
Don't you dare be confused!
Photo by Ibnu Aswan

Before the event started. Elhan's OOTD gifted by Aunty Patricia recently.
He loves it so much!

Vivy's expression on how Haan is stealing Veen Dee from all her friends. Priceless! 
Elhan in between his naps. Sleepy face.

Last one with Jaja and Dada
Photo by Ibnu Aswan
Khubayb Elhan and I
I actually wanted to take a photo of Veen Dee in her jaw-dropping gorgeous dress by Khoon Hooi alone but it was so hard to get after the ceremony as everyone was just chasing her to hug, congratulate and take photos so here are photos of her with beautiful people Ibnu Aswan (above) and Jenn Low (below).




Elhan with one of his fav uncles, Uncle Ibs.
Also one of my few close guy friends whom I can talk to about deep stuffs but at the same time can be silly about. Thanks for being there for me throughout some rough times Ibs!
Also the one who took all the photos of me with Jaja and Dada in this post.
Who also did a post in my blog last year as a guest writer (Read here)


That's a hint of Veen Dee's veil on the sand with Afeef (Jaja) and Dian (Dada) at the background.

PEACE & LOVE!



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