alya is happy
ps. this is Alya’s first blog post … yeap she’s taking over the blogging from now on (hope this will last)

Aunty Mariam & Uncle Johann organized a boat trip cum picnic at the Coyote Lake park last weekend. It wasn’t easy rowing a boat in choppy waters but we all had a blast. Everyone chipped in and brought all kind of food .. we had nasi lemak, sambal tumis, mee goreng mamak, epok², bbq seafood [...]

I went exploring in my backyard recently and look at what I found under the rocks… bugs!! aaaahh! All kinds of bugs from the slimy slugs and earthworms, creepy centipede, roly poly pill bugs, snails and pesty termites. I guess I don’t have to visit the nature museum anymore .. just look under rocks and [...]

I’m a graduate now!! I graduated 1 week ago and it was a fabulous ceremony that brought tears to the eyes of my parents. We sang songs, recite duas, performed 5 little ducks skit and had an awesome potluck party. I can now recite 7 surahs.. not bad huh ? I learnt a lot at [...]

We’ve been to Yosemite many times before but I have to say this is our best trip ever. We found out that the best way to experience the wonders of Yosemite is on foot and cycling is great too. I conquered my fears and hiked for 5.5 hrs to the top of Vernal falls.. it [...]

Inspired by my first ski lesson in Tahoe , I made my first book. Who knows I might be the next Dr Seuss .. my mom did say that I’m pretty creative and I did came up with all the sentences by myself (still need help with the spelling though) and I did the illustration [...]

I’ve been asking for butterflies since last year after being brain washed by all those butterfly pavillion commercials. My package finally came last week, 5 tiny , spiny and ugly looking caterpillars. At first I thought they won’t survive but look how much and how fast they’ve grown since I first got it. And boy, [...]