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mamarayyan — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 10:11:07 +0000

: We are family…Ed Hardy for Baby Rayyan 1st Birthday

BABY RAYYAN 1st Birthday Party Official Report

24/06/2010- tODAY will be the true age of Baby Rayyan for 1 year aka 12 months. If you guys can remember clearly, Baby Rayyan was born premature at 8 months old. Tulah tak sabar nak rasa nasi minyak-INSAF. I still can feel the feeling of having Baby Rayyan inside my big belly, moving and waiting the correct time to see the world. At this particular time, 17:35 PM Baby Rayyan was handover to me to have first breast milk. I was not dizzy but a bit tired after 12 hours waiting for labour holding tide my hubby hand. The pain that I have live in for 12 hours suddenly dissapear after looking Baby Rayyan cute little face. Yes, he is more inherit my bloodline compare to hubby. But he has the eyes of hubby with beautiful lashes. He is a very smart boy and yet cunning! He knows how to ask people to do things for him and yet he is not spoil. He’s a bit manja with both of us and thankful to GOD that since he came our relationship become more stronger and love blooms everyday.

Thanks a zillion to my family that support us and Baby Rayyan from the day I was dignose with pregnancy untill the day that he called his Tok Babah, Babah. Life as young parents is not easy especially when you in stepping stone to built your career. My mom and dad really take care Baby Rayyan untill to simple details. Also not forgetting my siblings, who give Baby Rayyan all the love that he can get in the world. Baby Rayyan can immitate his Auntie Ann funny burp and untill now is our favourite things to tease Aine.

Thanks a trillion to my beloved hubby for support me as a new mother. There is a time that you feel fed up and want to set free, and there is a time that actually you regret to have a baby. But without his support, I don’t think so I can be a good mother. He always said that there is two baby that I have to take care at night and while sleeping. Yes indeed. I really attached to him because he understand me. He knows that my true character and I’m not regreting to show him that. This what’s make our love journey become more intresting. He indeed a good father. He woke up at night, make Baby Rayyan susu, tepuk Baby Rayyan and me to continue to sleep (I always awake in the mid night when Baby Rayyan wants his milk). He never complaint. Always say that everything is ok although things as cloudy as storm can be. Change Baby Rayyan diaper when his poo poo. Play with Baby Rayyan before he go to sleep. What more that I can expect from a man?! Only the one thing that he not able to do, is to feed Baby Rayyan because Baby Rayyan won’t sit properly and follow order.

Once I have choose my baby over my passion & work for 5 months. We had a hard time but we managed to sort it out. Baby Rayyan is the reason that things getting more better. Even hubby said after Baby Rayyan born I become more focussed on what I want to do and achieve compare before.

Enough with all the memories. Things that can only remember and feel but cannot be bought even with diamond.

06/06/2010- Is a bright Sunday morning. Everybody woke up with smilling face and even Baby Rayyan woke up very early at 07:00am plays with us in the bedroom. At 8:30 am, my maid took him for breakfast and morning shower. Me and hubby started our work by sorting things. Party accessories and decorations passed to our handyman to hang thing on. Table being arranged and chair being sort to each table. at 11:00 am, my balloons provide Ms Maria with her team arrived and start to blew balloons up. Balloons that I choose for Baby Rayyan party will be red,black & gold. It really pop up the enviroment with a splash of pirate printed balloons in between. All the balloons were tied up to the chair and for table center decorations, I put a bunch of balloons with 1 foil pirate balloons. Some of the table will have treasure chest and some will have pirate ship as the center piece.

Pirate Fantasy- 400 balloons

Balloons Decorations

Pirate Birthday Balloons

Pirate Banner-Ahoy Mates!

Finally the moment that we waiting had just came! We had blast of exciting moments with families and frens. At first, we tot that nobody will turned up but the party manage to go well and guest come and go. Not many kids but we had our lovely time by chatting with frens, taking a lot and lots of photo by our main photographer Teck Siong & our dear fren Lionel.

I managed to get everything done before guest arriving and our catering from Group Base was execellent. The food that they prepare get lots os good feedback from our guest. Mc donald settings for kids table but end up adults were sitting around. A&W bear arrive at 2pm for candle blow. Cuppies from BunsIn The Oven, sherly bitto was AMAZING & EXECELLENT in terms of taste and superb in decorating! 10 star for your dear and thanks a lot for sending it to my house with sean! While I’m being make up with my usual make up person, they came and we can see each other very limited time.

Yummy Little Pirate Cuppies

Then crowd starting to get bigger and bigger and almost everybody in our main list came and celebrate with us. We had games with A&W and Mc Donald and also frame decoration competition by us.

Best dress was won by my deary fren Ms Shakira Saleh. She came with pirate hat and accessories. I can’t agree more…that the true spirit of pirates! arghhhh!!! but not forgetting my best fren since secondary schools-his son won second best dress. He told me that they purposely go and buy the pirate clothes…my god! Well done Ziyad & Papa Shahrin & Mama Ain! They won complimentary buffet lunch at Cyberview Lodge, gonna mail to them soon! As for Shakira-she won the first prize of 3 days 2 night at Paradise Hotel in PD.

And not forgetting, my dear blog fren Mama Zara Sofea which came with her lovely baby( my mom sampai tak nak bagi baby dia balik ) ). Came with theme colour white & black and have won pirate treasure!

Best part came where, A&W bear is ready to put himself to show! He came and hug everybody but baby rayyan was so scared untill he kinda bad mood and a bit grumpy. But sometimes he sneaks around to see the A&W bear. ekekekek…. Candle blew and birthday cake cut into pieces.

We really enjoyed our self for this party. We able to chat, eat, play and tease everybody. It’s good to have everything done earlier, although for me there so much need to be done more!

Baby Rayyan weekend activities

mamarayyan — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 02:05:24 +0000

Last weekend on 10 & 11th April 2010, I was invited to two birthday party of Princess Marissa & Prince Nazrin. One in Kemensah Height and another is in Bandar Sri Putra, Bangi. And also not forget to mention that Baby Rayyan is having his 1st year studio photoshoot with De One Studio at Sri Hartamas.

Princess Marissa 3rd Birthday Party!

Marissa 3rd BirthdayParty!

Marissa mother who friend to my sister and her whole family were friend to my family has invited my family n siblings to join her beloved daugther Marissa at Kemensah Height, Ulu Klang. We arrive there a bit late because while preparing Baby Rayyan things, UPS come and handover my US parcel! More story on the bottom! We arrive there and meet Alia family and exchange story…. The main highlight is about my mom trip over Europe for two months and now she in ITALY spending romance time with my father and with the intruder by my sister ).

The food were great, Alia choose Nasi tomato and it cordinents along to fit the traditional taste of Malay cuisine… The best party is they have leng chi kang! I always love leng chi kang compare to cendol or abc. Then they have dominos pizza with KFC as side dish.

The party was organize by a party planning company as Alia is expecting his second baby end on May to early June. You go girl! They have clown to entertain children, face painting and balloons creator! Lively and happening birthday party indeed!

Most of the people who attending the party are relatives, family member, neighbour and closes friend to Alia herself and the family. Not a crowded party, but guest who come and go have their chat moment among themselves.

As for Baby Rayyan, he really enjoy seeing clown performing activities with games. He and hubby got balloon present! We did try party cone hat to him. At first he try to take out the hat, but we managed to divert his attention to his balloon at hand.

Baby Rayyan with Party Cone Hat

Baby Rayyan with flower balloon attached to hand

Baby Rayyan trying to remove flower balloons from his hand

Babah also got present from the balloon guy

Studio Photoshoot at De One Studio, Sri Hartamas

For his 1st birthday, we decided to have his picture frame nicely in 12r or 16r and put at the entrance for the birthday party were held. So me and hubby decided to have a studio photoshoot for him. So far, I’ve selected either the Picture Company or De One Studio. Both company really have impressive profile. The Picture Company more to surelism photoshoot whereas De One Studio have a few option that I would like to try. I know De One Studio from the tv slot of Gugu Gaga Erra. So I thought that it would be okay to give them a try.

The arrangement with De One Studio were made in March to get Baby Rayyan appointment right. Because of work and room renovation, we are quite tied up with the schedule.

So after Princess Marissa birthday party, we drove to Sri Hartamas. We reached there quite early, while Baby Rayyan dozed off due to tired crawling here and there at Marissa birthday. We waited around 20 minutes for Baby Rayyan to woke up, while the photographer preparing the setup.

For Baby Rayyan photoshoot, we have choose three themes at first. First theme, is angel with naked body. Second, the Aladdin and Third theme will be Prince Rayyan! While preparing the first setup, I decided not to have the angel with naked body coz during his first picture photoshoot back while 2 months old…he had the shoot once. So, I’ve changed the theme to his normal wear just to be relaxed.

The photoshoot went well. At first, he quite blur about the whole thing and keep take out his Aladdin hat. Wearing his hat, he looks like a baby girl with chubby chicks! Really geram with him! ekekekekeke

Then the second costume change, he became the most handsome and cute prince I ever meet. With white shirt and jacket and pants, he look smart and tough. He sit properly at the children crown chair holding his sword and armour….he is totally a prince!

Baby Rayyan in Prince Theme

Babah have to trick Baby Rayyan just to get crown on his head

The third shoot is wearing his normal wear. The shirt bought at Cheatau’ shop in midvalley. I like to have Rayyan wearing those brand clothes compare to Poney because their range of clothes is perfect for baby and toodlers. They have cotton and linen for kids. Compare to Poney brand, not only the price is pricy, the quality not the same level as what the price is showing.

I only will buy Poney when they have really discounted bargain or warehouse sale. Other than that, no way!

But if you go to Indonesia, US or London make sure Baby Gap and Oshkosh on your priority list! Coz the price down there extremly cheap and affordable compare to KL. And I just discover that Ralph Lauren polo shirt is cheap if you are ordering from US!

Ok,back to the story, after shooting those three clothes. Its time to view all the picture. I must say that the photographer do execellent job to capture hyper active boy like Baby Rayyan.

There are around 100+ picture to choose from. From 100+, we have to choose 12 for the album book printing. 1 for 8R and we can choose extra to be printed at RM9.00 a piece for min of 25 extra picture selected. Unfortunately, that I got carried away with those lovely picture Baby Rayyan pose, I ended up to buy more that 40 pics. Can you imagine that. He just a cute boy and I adore his every pose. More picture will be coming up after we received all picture and album from De One Studio.

Prince Nazrin 3rd Birthday Party

Eiymann's 3rd Birthday Party Invitation E-Card

On Sunday 11/4- we were invited by my friend E-car Nazrin to her son 3rd birthday party in Bandar Sri Putra, Bangi. We leave our house quite late because Baby Rayyan need to take his morning nap and also lunch. If not he will be grumpy and moody all the way. At 12:00 noon, me, baby rayyan and his nanny left house and fetch my hubby in Cyberview Lodge because his on duty on that day. We reached e-car nazrin house around 1:30pm. Lucky that the party is on. Unfortunately, I couldn’t meet my facebook friend Stephanie Liah and her adorable baby boy ryan raffael. May be next time will do.

Indeed the party have organized by eiymann mother herself with the present of Mr Clown. Children are well entertain and they serving nasi ayam, mee goreng, soft drink and a few dessert as a side dishes. The theme for eiymann birthday is Barney. So the tent is decorate with purple and apple green. Even the door gift bag is in green colour. Baby Rayyan got his first Barney placemat from Mama Eiymann. Thank u dear! Love ur door gift so much!

For this birthday party, not much Baby Rayyan could do or participate because he suddenly dozed off in the car after being hyper active with his nanny in the car. So Mama eiymann don’t have chance to hug Baby Rayyan.

We are not stoping for long time because, hubby need to get back to the office and me have to stop at supermarket to buy some things to be cook for the night.

I’m happy that mama eiymann invited me to her son birthday party. It’s been a while for me not to have invitations to any friend house because I’m too busy organize back my life. Now, I’m in control of my life. I would like to participate more on meeting new people and make new friend. Maybe some of you will said how desperately am I to have connection and relationship but life need that!

Me with Eiymann & Eiymann mama....

1st Birthday Party Planning – Part 2

mamarayyan — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:37:18 +0000

Week 2 : BUDGET ALLOCATION !!

BUDGET is major problem for all of us. Even Bill Gates also facing same problem like us. Every that we planned must have min budget and max budget you can go for.

What is min budget? Min budget is when you can buy the item at certain rate whereas max budget is when the item price will not at your wish price but you can go to certain limit.

Budget will include of decoration item, caterings, entertaiment, door gift and snack to be served on that day. All this time will not have the same amount of budget. May be you would like your guest to enjoyed food and entertaiment. Some may consider door gift is the most important thing or decorations play number one role. Netherless it’s depend on you.

Decorations : Budget allocation

While planning for a theme, decoration will play the most important role. It will determine the theme is sucessfully convert from sketech idea to real things. In Malaysia, we still don’t have strong base for DIY. But most of the countries especially europe or america, they able to create to design and DIY things by their own.

Don’t spend to much on getting the theme look like a theme party, but intergrate idea of the theme with your creativity and imaginary. To plan a 1st birthday party boy/girl you have to be like one. The goal is to make the baby happy n enjoyed not to stress him out and turned the party to be adult party!

Party Place : Budget Allocation

There are many choices on the location where you want to conduct your party. It can be at the hall, in your house, garden, restaurant or cafe, hotel or special place like ice skating ring. There are some pro and cons about those choices.

There are plenty restaurant and cafe who willing the organize your party and suprisingly the price is relative reasonable. I can suggest you a few which is in Klang Valley area.

1. MISS READ contact Mr Kelvin Lai (Director of Sales) 03-9221 8266 kelvin@delicious.com.my Their catering menu start from RM50++ per person…super delicious menu offer!

2. Mc Donald- They have package A & B. I will show you their party pack later. Person to contact is their party planner in each store. As for who staying near Gombak you may proceed to contact person incharge in Titiwangsa Branch-very nice lady

3. A&W petaling Jaya. Their offer very good deal for part package. Price starting from RM600nett including A&W bear, food and staff to entertain your kids.

4. Group Base Catering. if you guys want to do the party at your own house. I highly recommended this catering group. I’ve used this catering for Baby Rayyan Majlis Cukur Jambul & Aqiqah. This catering was recomended by my mom friend. They food is super delicious and price really reasonable. May be this time I will used them as official caterer.

5. Hotel Ballroom. When you have extremely thick notes in your pocket, you can choose this option. Your baby birthday party will definately be party of the year!

But remember, from all of the option given above. The most important is your baby happiness and the guest. Make sure every location that you choose will not hassle both party.