Daddy & Daughter


The handsome guy is my hubby. A very caring Daddy and Husband who shows his love towards his girls in his own way. He may not express it through words, but he will always ensure that we are happy. At 28, I think he is very successful. I always wonder how he does it. Although he is in a division that goes through re-organization (they call it transformation, and some people even label it as sinking ship!) almost every year, he managed to keep his drive and motivation up. He consistently think of ways to improve the company through his area of expertise. I find this amusing because unlike other people in his group who’s consistently whining about how bad the organization has become, he is still on course. He goes around the division selling his ideas and want to make it work because of the company. There’s absolutely no personal agendas attached to his plan. All he wants is for the company to do better, in his case, to find more oil & gas.

He is a consistent performer. Even from school, he’s always at the top (sometimes I wonder doesn’t he gets tired of working hard?). Alhamdulillah, this year is the highlight of his career. All his hard work payed off and I feel like I played a big role in it too (nak jugak interframe kan?). Honestly, I am so proud of him and myself. Understanding his job, I made myself independent. I don’t want to stop him from reaching his dream and do what he likes. Even though I was 8 months pregnant, I made it easy for him to leave me and lil Arissa in tummy, to conduct his research work in Australia. I always pray that he will get back in time to see the birth of Arissa and true enough Allah has grant my wishes. I took unpaid leave to follow him to Australia. Although I risk my seniority in the organisation to get my promotion (despite my performance, grrrrr!), I felt happy because I took good care of him, keep him happy and didn’t miss out Arissa’s growth if we were to be apart. When we got back to Malaysia, he’s even more busier. His project got lots of commendation and a lot of people wants to know bout it. I don’t mind if he misses Arissa’s scheduled appointments with her Paed because I know he would want to be there if he has the time. Now, he’s going for a plant attachment somewhere 1 hour away from our home. We’ll be a weekend family but I can settle with that. I will raise Arissa to be strong and independent like me ;) with all the love we get from him. InsyaAllah… He showed his appreciation to me by giving me my dream watch, Le Locle Automatic. It was my own personal target to get this watch as a reward when I’m promoted, but he said it’s ok… I can wear it earlier. Thank you Sayang!

Now onto my lil toddler, Arissa. Arissa Sofea is true to her name. She’s one bright and beautiful girl, Alhamdulillah, all praises to Allah. I haven’t updated much about her because it’s really hard to catch up! Everyday she presented to me new tricks and dramas. She is my daily dosage of happiness and as my friend put it, she is insanely cute. At 16.5 months old, she weighs 10kgs and her height is 77cm. She doesn’t eat a bowl of rice, but somehow maintains chubby. Probably because she drinks tones of milk. I agree that she has her father’s brain and hardhead, but I have to admit that she has my looks (ahahaha) and manja like me *wink* She mimicks people like nobody business. Sometimes I have to scold my mom because she said ‘bodoh’ in front of Arissa so many times while watching Kejora dan Bintang (I don’t know why people watch that drama sebab mmg rasa geram and bodoh bila tgk). Arissa still can’t say mommy, but calls out “Dah-dieee” very clearly, in British slang. She’s such a loving lil kid and would kiss us in the cheek whenever she feels like it. Sometimes out of nowhere, she will suddenly give you a big hug and a peck in the cheek *cair ok…* I can’t imagine not having her around me. I can’t even leave her behind for movies or holidays. Nasib baik dah ada Astro First.

Arissa watch High-5 religiously. Pagi petang siang malam I can already sing along all of its song. Whenever she sees Barney (even on her dinner plate and cup) she will sway her body a-la “I love you, you love me” song. She loves to ‘help’ me around the house. Her toys are all over the floor if I leave her for 10 minutes. My senduk and sudip would be at the living room and her plastic patatoes will be in my fridge. If I lost the TV remote, I have to check if it’s in the kitchen cabinet. I love her nontheless.

With these two people, I can’t ask for more from Allah except to keep on blessing our family and give us good health. Thank you, syukur Alhamdulillah ya Allah :)

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