Pop It!

And it is about time..


Anytime, Anyday... ;)


All set and ready to pop the baby balloon...


Pop Pop Pop..

Pregnant Trios, Three Lil Men.

Three of the men in this group got their wives all knocked up and they are all having a baby boy(but two of wives have actually popped a baby). ;)

They are - Irma, beloved wife of Din, Lina, beloved wife of Azam and me, beloved wife of Hairul. Like I have said, two of the wives have popped the baby balloon. Obviously, one of them is not me. Hehe! They are Irma and Lina. Irma popped hers on 13th October 2009 while Lina popped hers on 20th November 2009 and I am less than two months away from seeing my baby Torres.. ;) Insya ALLAH all will go well and smoothly. ;)

However excited I am, truthfully, I am walking a thin line between great excitement and outrageous fear. I am excited as we will finally get to see the little boy in my womb but at the same time, I am not really looking forward to going through the labour pains. And Yes! Even after giving birth to two boys, labour pains is no joke. The thought of it just send shivers down my spine. It scares the hell out of me. Oh well! Let's hope for the best and there's always epidural. Heh.

As the countdown begins..brrr...

And so, Insya ALLAH, by end of the year, there will be three additional men in the group. Three little babies of the same gender and the same age. Chaos is definitely awaiting. Hehe..

PS: Congratulations Azam and Lina on the birth of your lil bundle of joy. ;)

Hari Raya Gathering!

Another wonderful meet-up with wonderful gfs. My Ping Yi Secondary Schoolmates. ;) It took place at Azlin's abode, The Eden @ Tampines.

Good food and great company, what more can I ask for?

I had the most loveliest time catching up with these gfs of mine. Till our next gathering.


Thank you dearest Azlin for the invitation and organising this Perjumpaan Hari Raya. :)

Birthday Treats Part 2!

On first day of Lebaran, my cousin, Aa, told me she wanted to give me and two other cousins of mine a birthday dinner treat. Me, Nadia and Hanisah, as the three of us share the same birth date, only different years. Yes! We are the 29th of September girls.

Somehow two weeks ago, she decided to give all the cousins a treat but the main occasion being dinner treat for Cousins whose birthday falls on September and October. They are Mine, Nadia, Hanisah and Syaza. She took us to Spize at Simpang Bedok to have seafood. Two of each dishes for a total of 16 cousins and nephews. It could be more but most of them could not make it.

Us while waiting for the food to come


She's the one paying for the food.


Seafood Tom Yum.


Fried Sotong


Baby Kailan Oyster Sauce


Lemon Chicken


Sambal Stingray


Hotplate Beancurd


Time to dig in..








When all is done..

It was a lovely gathering. We get to gather up, sit, catch up, laugh and eat to our hearts contents. ;) Thank you Cousin Aa for the bday dinner treat and for the lovely time. More dinner treats in future aite? Hehe..

Then, when I thought that was the end of my bday celebration, I was definitely wrong. My gfs sprung another surprise on me. The very next day after the dinner treat by Cousin Aa. Two days of bday treats. How wonderful. Syukur ALHAMDULLILLAH. ;)

On that day, I was supposed to go raya visiting with them but had to bail out on them as I was not feeling too well. Even though I could not go for the raya visiting, I told them to come over to my house. My house was their last house for the day. They had actually planned everything(the surprise) up. Hmph! When they came, I did not see anyone of them bringing a box of cake. I have no idea how they managed to get the cake through the doors, beyond me and into the kitchen. All I know, they were all very good at hiding it from me. And again, my darling Hubby Bunny was in cahoot with them. Chet!

While we were deep in conversation, suddenly, Hubby called out to the kids to come out of their room and to play in the living room. I was telling Hubby to let them be when suddenly, the lights went off and my gf Wati came out of the kitchen with candles-lit cake and everyone started singing me a bday song. I was truly shocked and lost for words. I had not expected it. At that moment, my eyes were welled up with tears. Tears of gratitude. I was truly touched by the gesture and thoughts.


before the surprise
























After I cut the cake, they gave me my present. A Solvilet Titus Bling bling watch. I was telling them that they should have not gone through the expense and the hassle of getting me a present and celebrating my bday, as they have had done enough by throwing me the Surprise Baby Shower last August. But they insisted that these are entirely two different celebrations and they are more than happy to do so for me.




Can you see the teary eyes of mine?

I was truly touched. ;)
































My Wonderful Gfs..

I was truly very touched by their words and thoughts. No words can describe how I felt. Thank you gfs for the surprise and being my friends. Love you gals load.

I am blessed. Truly blessed. SYUKUR ALHAMDULLILLAH. Thank you dear ALLAH for the love and blessings. SYUKUR ALHAMDULLILLAH.

For Our Dear True Friends.

Diana and Hairul would like to say our heartiest Congratulations to our dear frens whom my Marthin Boys adore so, so much on the arrival of their Lil Boy. ;)

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NEW MOM & DAD,

DIN & IRMA. ;)

It seems only yesterday, them and us were at Mustaffa Centre and they were playing catching, hide and go seek with my Marthin Boys. Running around Mustaffa Centre entertaining our boys. Din and Irma always there holding on to our kids whenever we are out together. My kids would just forget their parents' existence whenever their favourite Uncle and Aunty are there. That's just how much love and adoration my kids have for them. ;) Each time if we were to go out with them, Hizqeel without fail would want to take a ride on his beloved uncle's car and abandon his parents and sibling. Jumpa Aunty Irma and Uncle Din, mak bapak dipinggir. Kuang asam. LOL..

I will never forget the kindness, love and laughter that they filled my kids with and INSYA ALLAH, we will do the same to their lil baby as they have to ours.

They are a couple that Hairul and Me will never ever forget or lose as friends for they are one wonderful friends. They accept you for who you are and have always been there for us. ;)

The first person to know about our wedding and decisions on getting married was Din. Irma was the one who bought my Chanel cosmetics from the DFS Airport for my wedding hantaran. They were there with the rest of the guys during our Nikah and Wedding. They were there too after our wedding, lepak-ing at Raimah with us until wee hours of the night on our wedding night. Haha. When my firstborn was born, they came with the rest of the guys. They were there during my sons' first hair shave, visited Samuel in hospital when he had his trigger thumbs operated. Went around Singapore looking for Samuel's request of a bday present. A transformer bike or something like that(Dun ask wat it is called. Its transformers, I have no idea. Heh.). In short, they are always there and have been nothing short of a gd friend.

Therefore, we would like to take this opportunity to say our deepest heartfelt Thank You to them for being a truly wonderful friends not only to us but to our kids too. Thank you so, so much. We would also like to apologise if we may or may not say or do things directly, indirectly or otherwise hurt your feelings but please note on this, "We will always appreciate your friendship and kindness and we will always cherish the two of you as our dear friends."

Finally but not the least, Hope we will stay friends till our hair turns to grey and our kids take over our generation of lepak @ Simpang. ;)

Congratulations again dear friends on your Lil Bundle of Joy. May ALLAH bless you all with love, happiness, prosperity, abundance of good health and wealth, INSYA ALLAH.

To the Lil one, may you be the best that your parents could ever have, for they definitely deserve only the best. ;)

Loads of love,
Diana & Hairul. ;)

Diana & Hairul...

On this date, six years ago, two hearts beat as one and two souls become one.

When we got married six years ago, we were very excited to embrace what the future holds for us. We still are. ;) We had planned to have our firstborn after two years of marriage but then fate has it after a month of being married, I am pregnant with Samuel Marthin who is now five years old. Then, two months after giving birth to my precious firstborn, I am pregnant with Hizqeel Marthin who is now four years old. We suffered a loss but Syukur ALHAMDULLILLAH, now, I am pregnant with my third Marthin baby.

I still remember those days of me lying awake in bed in the deep silence of the night, thinking who will be The One that will sweep me off my feet. My Prince Charming. My One and Only, Insya ALLAH. I even wondered how would my babies look like. The questions have been answered. He is my Prince Charming and my two boys are the apples of my eye. They are my life, my heart and my soul. Syukur ALHAMDULLILLAH.

After the promise of being together for the rest of our lives till death do us part, life starts changing. I ventured into a whole new realm of life experience. Being a wife, a mother, a daughter-in-law and a sister. There are ups and downs, tears and laughters, great love and hurt, all the challenges and obstacles that I/we have to brave through. Despite all that, it is a road that I will never regret travelling on. ALHAMDULLILLAH, for all that have happened to us, it has only made us stronger and wiser as one. We have learned to be strong for each other, how to laugh together, going through everything and anything together and never doubting each other. We truly learned a lot about relationship, love and faith and we are still learning the ropes of marriage. No marriage is a bed of roses, that's for sure. ;) Insya ALLAH, with doas, patience, faith and blessings from the ALMIGHTY, we will walk this life together till death do us part and our love for each other flows like a river, forever for eternity, Insya ALLAH, AMIN.

So Six we are with two beautiful boys and another on its way. SYUKUR ALHAMDULLILLAH.

To my Darling Hubby,

Thank you for walking this life with me. Thank you for everything that you have done and everything you will do. Thank you for giving me all of your love, your heart and your soul. I love you then, I love you now and I will love you forever and ever. For you changed my life and gave me all that I ever need and more. Thank you so, so much Love. Syukur ALHAMDULLILLAH.






I AM TRULY, DEEPLY AND MADLY IN LOVE WITH YOU.. There can never ever be anyone else in my heart except for YOU. ;)

YOU are my Only Love. ;)

Happy 6th Wedding Anniversary to Us.. ;)

My Bday Treats!

This is a post long overdue. I need to get this post up to express my deepest heartfelt thanks and gratitude to my gfs (for the bday dinner that they threw me on my bday), my parents and my darling Hubby Bunny.

On the eve of my bday, my gfs picked me up and we went to Clarke Quay to have dinner. It was a great reunion. Unfortunately, I was under-dress and I did not even make an effort to take any pics. Now, I am regretting it. I have to wait for Meg to upload her batch of pics and then upload them. But again, nowdays I am rarely online. MSN is long gone for me. :P With me being pregnant and two kids in hand to care for, I hardly have the time to be online unless I have the free time when the kids are sleeping or if I am not that tired to be online.

Now, I digress. Haiz. So Meg, if you are reading this, please email me the pics k. Love you so muchies. Muackz.

Anyways, I hang out with my dear friends for a bit and then met up with hubby. He was working that day, so we could only celebrate my bday at night. Hubby and me went for a movie and then we went to a special place and spent the night there.. Hehe.. My most needed break. I am so happy to be able to spend the night with just my darling Hubby Bunny. ;) It was a simple bday celebration but it was nice. I enjoy the time spent very much. Just the two of us. Syukur ALHAMDULLILLAH. Well, maybe three of us. With the lil Torres in me. Heh. Thank you my dear baby for behaving yourself. :P

The next day Hubby had to work night and I spent my bday with my boys but it did not stop there. The very next day, my parents treat me to Pizza. We ordered Canadian pizza and had a small feast as a family. My Mama gave me $100 and my Papa gave me $1300. Syukur ALHAMDULLILLAH. ;) They had no idea what to get me and by giving me cash gift, I can decide what to do with it..

The next day, I was supposed to meet my Bestie Cecilia. She was going to treat me to lunch at Straits Kitchen but I had to cancel as I was not feeling too well. She was then supposed to come over to my place but had to take the raincheck as she finished work quite late and was too tired to come over. :( I truly miss my bestie. She misses me too. We both miss the constant bickering over silly stuffs that we will normally have each time we meet. ;) I love my bestie so much. She understands me. Syukur ALHAMDULIILLAH

As for Hub's gift for me. I got a new mobile phone. An N97. I am thrilled. My wishlist had been crossed. Heh. But then.. I was thinking of selling it away and maybe getting an iphone instead. Fickle me. The Usual.

To Yati, Hush! I know what you're going to say. Why should I spent so much for a mobile phone when I can get another bag with the amount of money. I know that but for those who know me and readers who have been reading my blog since years back, I am sure you all realise that I tend to get myself a new phone almost every few months. I guess I have a soft spot for mobile phones. And since I just got two new LVs, I do not see the need of getting another bag. Hehehe.

And to my gfs, Meg, Shir, Yati, Lina, Nora and Mel, I love you all loads. Thank you for the dinner treat and the bday gifts. I love the perfume. To think you guys got me such an expensive perfume. You guys made me think twice of spraying the perfume. So sayang sangat. Heh.

And so, that's the story of my bday. My celebration of being an Old and Wrinkly 30 yrs old. ;)

Syukur ALHAMDULLILLAH for the blessings of my life. That is my Friends and Family. ;) What would I be without them. ;) Thank you ALLAH for everything. Syukur ALHAMDULLILLAH. ;)

Raya Visiting With The Setahun Skali Sistas.

Raya will be more colourful when it is celebrated with dear family and friends.

Last week, the Hairuls went raya visiting with my Setahun Skali Sistas. ;) All planned and organised by dearest Aliyah Aka Irul Nina. ;)

I was not feeling too well but went ahead as not to disappoint Mdm Aliyah. She had it all planned weeks before the outing. ;) Thank you Aliyah for the effort and organising this raya outing.

First House was to Ezayu's. In Tampines.

And this is our Pembukaan Pic. At Ayu's. ;)

Next was to Eryanta's at Punggol, followed by my place. ;)

A pic of the ladies and their brood. ;)


Then, it was to Farizah's, Hub's cousin, at Woodlands. The Hairul did not go to her place as we went there on second day of raya with Hub's family and relatives . ;)

A pic of the guys.


The kiddos. It was truly chaotic. Heh. But the kids had tonnes of fun. ;)



A pic of us. The Hairuls in Orange.



A pic of the Farizahs. Them in black.



A pic of Aliyah's. Them in Yellow.


A pic of the Eryantas. Them in light Orange.


No pic of Ezayus. Sorry abt that. Ayu had to give Eryanta's house a miss as her husband had to rush back to work at Masjid Kampung Siglap. That was when we knew about the fire that took place at the Mosque.

My heart just sank as I read the news on the fire of the Mosque. It was badly destroyed. However, I am amazed that all the Al-Qurans were not destroyed by the fire. They are all still in a very good condition. Subhannallah. Hub's cousin, Ustaz Qusairy, is the principal at the Masjid for the Tahfiz Al Quran Centre. I can feel his disappointments. Sigh. I hope the Mosque will get back on its feet as soon as possible and the classes will commence soon. Insya ALLAH.

Back to our raya outing. This is our closing pic. At Jurong. Aliyah's Crib.


As we did not go to Farizah's place, we went over to my dearest gf's, Yati, place.

A pic of me and my darling gfs. ;)




It was a long and tiring day for me especially but I had a great time with the girls and their family. Hope to meet for another outing soon, Insya ALLAH.

Raya Naik Bus 2009!

As the tradition goes on for the Dom's family. Every year during Lebaran, we will rent a big bus to accomodate the whole family to go raya visiting. ;)

This year is no different. We thought at first this year the tradition will not continue on, as my Atuk's condition is worsening. We thought we would not be able to celebrate this festive season with our beloved Man. Syukur ALHAMDULLILLAH, ALLAH blessed him with a long life. Two weeks before Lebaran, we decided to rent the bus and carry on with our family's tradition.

The journey started as early as 10am with the first house at Jurong. As last year we were the ones driving my grandparents around in our car for the raya visiting, this year we volunteered for it again. But this year, I took the bus while Hubby drove the car with the company of my Uncle, Pak Yan, and my grandparents. ;)

Here's a sneak peak on what took place last Saturday. ;)

There you have it. The Doms celebrating Lebaran. Full of food, laughter, love and joy. Syukur ALHAMDULLILLAH. May the tradition lives on forever, Insya ALLAH.

And yes.. My tummy looks like a soccer ball.. :P