A Perfect First Birthday Gift

The first birthday in one's life marked the most important and special day to the baby and also to the parents. Those 12 months have been the most remarkable time, undergo with treats, pleasure of seeing baby's smile, joy of seeing baby's first move and lots of fun watching our baby's growing in front of our eyes . Along with the joy, there's also lots of tears of worries when his sick, trouble when he don't want to eat, late night sleep when he wouldn't closed his eyes and pressure point to face his tantrum. All these explains why does the first birthday is a special delight to baby & parents.

Thus, I realize how crucial for Hanz to select the Perfect 1st Birthday Gift to her baby Hambali that it has inspired her to run a giveaway at her blog just to configure the perfect gift for her little cutie. I've been reading Hanz blog for quiet some time as she has been sharing and providing lot of informative insight about babies & toddlers.

For those of you who would like to share your ideas on picking out the best gift for Baby Hambali, you can do so by choosing one or more item from MyToys&Books as long as it is/are within the budget of RM100 and below. Note that you were just given the task to choose the gifts not to spend your own money on it *tapi bila tengok mainan2 & buku2 kat situ, memang sumpah rasa nak beli sangat2 hehe boleh beli utk diri sendiri dengan duit sendiri, sila2 *. After doing so, just drop by at this entry, and leave your comment....easy cheesy aite?.

(click on this banner to find out more about this giveaway)

As I am always the busy-body person (read: mami jarum instead of mommy chomeyl), I would like to give my helping hand to Hanz and make sure that Baby Hambali's first birthday will be unforgettable birthday ever in his life because a One-year-old child is so many things, a discoverer of butterfly wings, a hugger of Teddies, a sweet sleepyhead, and someone to dream for in bright years ahead.

Enjoy my selection for Baby Hambali's 1st Perfect Birthday Gift :-

(1) Why I choose this Cuddly Cuffs - Jolly Jungle for baby Hambali?
Kids can never have too many books and birthdays are a great time to add to a toddler's library. Since, Baby Hambali's mommy is soooooo much into lion, this book is for sure will give joy and satisfaction in reading to both mommy and baby. The time that Baby Hambali will be spending with Hanz while reading this book will be the most treasured and unforgettable moment in his childhood life.

(2) Why I choose this House Sorter for Baby Hambali?
Mastering the challenge of matching a round peg with a circular hole is a big accomplishment for toddlers. Toys that encourage them to match and sort shapes help them develop essential problem-solving skills. Even better, they're tons of fun. Plus, as Hanz is using 'sign' skills to educate Baby Hambali, Hanz can use those toys to introduce to baby Hambali about shapes and colors in life.

(3) Why I choose this Draw In Tub Crayons for Baby Hambali?
By the time baby is a year old, its the perfect time to turn bath time into fun time. Transform your baby's toddlers tub into a pool of delight by providing these crayon to him. This way, you can bath him with no fuss and at the same time baby Hambali can start to learn ABC sign just like his big brother; Hanafi.

Beautiful little Hambali, you were born on a wonderful day,
A joyful addition to this life,
Because you bring the light into this world with your smile,
Your parents will always love you

I hope my selection of gifts for Baby Hambali worth RM92.70 (ada balance lagi sikit dari budget mommy baby Hambali) has satisfied both mommy & baby's needs and desire. I also hope that I stand a chance to be the Grand Prize Winners and grab the luvly Coochee-Coo Ring Sling + Customised Book Gift from MyToys&Books + Mystery Gift from Charm Chameleon Chatterbox. Or at least if I'm not the Grand Prize Winner, hopefully there's another chance for me to grab one of the 5 consolation prizes .

Psssttt: Tomorrow is also Baby SN's 1st month birthday, cant believe how fast time has flies and how grateful my life has been within this one month with him.

Japan Newspaper --> NishiNippon Shinbun

If you read my entry : The Journey of Giving Birth to Baby SN, I did mentioned about a photoshoot with the management of our apartment right before I'm going to the hospital to give birth to baby SN. Apparently, last week the photographer wanted to do another photoshoot with all the resident that are residing in this Ryugakuse Kaikan Fukuoka International House.

** 1st photo shoot with the photographer while I was on the way to the hospital to give birth to baby SN. During the time this picture was taken, I'm having the every-3-minutes-contraction feeling, 3 hours after this picture was taken, baby SN was born to this world...nasib baik tak terbersalin kat sini..huhuhuh** ------>










The 2nd photoshoot started at 8.30a.m and was held in front of this 5 storey building. There were 5 families living in this building; 2 families from Korea, 1 family from Indonesia, 1 family from China-Germany (wife cina, hubby jerman) and 1 family from Malaysia (famili kitorang la nih hehehe). The picture and the story were published in the NishiNippon Newspaper dated 16th June 2009 however I cant really translate it as I don't understand it as well *ade sapa2 yang terer Nihon-go rasa nak tolong translatekan tak? wink wink*.

(Nishinippon newspaper ; 16th June 2009)

For those who cant read the Japanese character like me , just enjoy the picture of us. The small rounded picture of a guy is Mr Eisuke Yoshimura who is the founder of Fukuoka International Scholarship Foundation (the owner of this building). I purposely choose to wear pink dress for me and red shirt for hubby as I believe it will be obvious in the picture...and voila wallah...I'm 100% right!. *Hahaha.. dasar pompuan dalam pantang yang gila glemer *. Baby SN is sleeping in my arm so you cant really see his face *kalau tak tidur pon tak nampak gak, since I dukung camtu kan?*. Next to me is the 2 korean couple, followed by the china-germany couple and the Indonesian couple is at the far end. Those sitting in the front row are the management team of this apartment.

Psssttt: Syok gak bila tengok muka keluar kat suratkhabar negara orang sedangkan kat negara sendiri tak pernah pon. Kalau ada pon gambar hantar sendiri untuk ruangan 'gambar anda bersam artis' kat URTV time muda2 dulu ngeh3x.

TOTE Boutique Giveaway

Ooh La La! Cantik menarik tertarik da bomb kan Tote Bag kat dalam gambar tuh? Haaaa...meleleh air liur melihatnya? Ingin memilikinya? Jangan malu, jangan segan jemputlah menyinggah ke Tote Boutique yang di miliki oleh Cik As.

Di Tote Boutique, anda boleh mendapatkan Tote Bag pada harga yang amat berpatutan. Hanya dengan RM30 - RM35 anda boleh mendapatkan Tote Bag serta diberikan percuma 1 unit Pyramid Coins Purse. Best kan? So, leh la letakkan syiling2 kat dalam purse coin yang anggun bergaya ni tanpa merosakkan purse kulit anda *ada yang letak syiling dalam purse sampai terkoyak2 purse sendiri huhuhu*.

Bukan sahaja bag untuk ibu, ada juga Color Pencil Case yang di sediakan untuk si kecil anda bergaya dan dalam masa yang sama memastikan pensil warna mereka di simpan dengan elok dan tersusun..bagus kan? Takderlah budak2 kecik tu merengek2 menangis2 bila color pencil diorang hilanglah, tak cukup sebatang lah..bersepahlah...dengan adanya Color Pencil Case ini, masalah2 itu tidak akan membelenggu hidup anda lagi sehinggakan membuatkan anda ingin menari kegembiraan hik3x.

Untuk yang sukakan giveaway, masih ada sedikit masa lagi untuk anda sama2 join TOTE Boutique Giveaway anjuran Cik As ini. Cara2 nak join giveaway ni senang sangat2 .

Apa hadiah yang anda dapat bila bersungguh2 memerah otak untuk join giveaway nih?

*Wink wink* .. chomeyl kan? Cik As bermurah hati untuk menaja dua bag untuk giveaway ini. Bag hijau untuk mengisi telekung itu ialah untuk pemenang dengan entry yang paling kreatif manakala bag merah pula ialah tote bag yang boleh di sandang akan di hadiahkan kepada pemenang yang di pilih secara Random. So everybody stands a chance to win the bag walaupun tak sekreatif yang lain *Fair enough aite?* .

UPDATE : Result dah keluar. I got the same highest point with other contestant. Thus, Cik As use random Org to decide on the winner...and seems like I'm not that lucky person to get the bag. huhu, takper next month ada lagi giveaway nih.