MiMie UzaiR

24th August 1954

2009-09-12T08:53:00.000-07:00

My mother was welcomed into this world as a fragile being and carefully placed on a traditional cradle OR! maybe that swinging fabric thingy attached to a long rope hanging downwards from the ceiling in Aki & Nenek's house in Pekan. Well either way, today she is perfectly comfortable lying down on her Thomasville with 4 children whom are perfectly wonderful in their own ways! :)

Mummy had all sorts of birthday celebrations through out her life and this year it was just a conventional bithday dinner at her most favourite dining heaven, Jesselton Hotel's Coffee House. It was originally called Wishbone and transformed to Bella Italia which I was really upset about because they deprived me of their yummy garlic butter escargots due to the change of kitchen & menu.

On 24th August 2009 we brought her to Bella Italia for Dinner-Iftar as the date fell on the month of Ramadhan. After the waiter took down our identical orders, we took out a small parcel wrapped with a choclaty-ish paper, tied up with a ribbon and handed it to mummy and simultaneously said "Happy Birthday Mama!"

I'm glad she liked the present as she was in need of technology advancement! Sorry mummy! :P

The pressie...

We had dinner and soon after we were done with our main courses, the manager kept staring at me expecting a body gesture as another way of saying "Yes! Its time to bring the cake out!" Therefore, I smiled and nodded! A minute passed by and a waitress came with a Gigantic Chocolate Cake crowned with 5 5 pink candles.The cold & muted crowd suddenly puts on their festive hat on as they sang along "Happy Birthday " with us. I wonder if one would want to be innovative enough to compose a nuevo tune for birthdays! Hehe.

Mummy blowing her candles...

The cake was perfecto and I distributed some to the neighbouring tables. Most of them were tourists from Australia and they seemed 'happily shocked' seeing me serving a cake to their table and profusely thanked me during the touch down of the plate on the flat surface, on my way back to my table, on my way to another tourists' table, on my way to the water closet, as well as on my way to the exit of the hotel! Never had I witnessed such friendliness in a long time!

Tourists next to our table..I can't remember where they were from. Was It Italy?

The friendliness & sweetness of the foreigners continued after an Australian couple had a taste of the cake. The Husband which name was obviously forgotten by me came over to our table with a cute little koala teddy bear in his hand. While putting a huge & sincere smile on his face, he gave the koala teddy to Mummy as a birthday gift from Australia.

The cute little munchkin!

The lovely Australian couple. They remind me of my life in Leeds where the 'not-so-young' locals are extremely friendly!

How sweeet! Although it was an imprompt gift it really touched my mum and us too! As people normally say, It doesnt matter what gift you are planning on giving, Its the Thought That Counts! True That!

Mummy and her daughters! :)

People say, Kak Yeen is mummy's 'mini-me' when she was young. Yes! she was extremely thin during her youth and the "ooh-la- la" figure was all ruined when she got us!

Welcome to motherhood! :P

Me & My Other Halfo :)

The Dinner did not end there as we hopped over to another Ristorante called Little Italy for their to-die-for TIRAMISU, another birthday gift mummy got from the management team.

As for my beloved mother, I hope you enjoyed the night tho it was simple & brief. Perhaps I could bestow you with a better celebration in the future! :)

My Mother, My Bestfriend, My Motivator, My Saviour, My Legal & Love Advisor & My.... Ive got more My's to list down but those listed are the most important ones! :)

The first minute of 240809, this came across me and I immediately texted mummy saying:

" Dear Mama Mia, This Exact Day, 55 years ago u were born into this world & I am forever grateful to Allah for that moment as I will never be whom I am today without ur Love, Encouragement, Wise advice & most importantly.. U have always had faith in me when others didn't. Thank U! I wish u all the Joy & Happiness this world could offer as u truly deserve it! Happy Birthday Ma, Love u Always & Forever! :) "

Story Of PhotothèQue

2009-08-21T10:24:00.000-07:00

It was on the 9th of August that my Sister and her photographer-friend decided to hold a private photoshoot at our house. Two of my close friends, were also involved as SLR-ians. The whole Idea & Concept of this session came from my brilliant Sister which she had brainstormed approximately a month before the actual day. I was appointed, again, as the 'Guinea Pig' , a label i love to use to represent myself as a subject of the experiment. Hope I have successfully assisted them with their 'Shots Of The Day'.

Below i present The Miscellany Of Their Art which consists of two separate concepts namely

Outdoor-Garden & Indoor-Masquerade Night Theme.

Photographer : Yeen Uzair

Photographer : Ikwan Hadee

Photographer : Biskoot Married

Photographer : Dolly Baobei

Wardrobe Story:

As seen above I was wearing 2 different dresses. The ellegant blue one belongs to my Sister, Yeen which I could miraculously fit into considering the fact that she is supermoderly thin while I have always been the winner of 'The Uzair's Sisters' Kilogramme Competition'. Nevertheless, she constantly convinced me that I am thin enough to wear her 4-year old dress she wore on my eldest sister's wedding reception. With my fingers crossed, I tried on the dress on the eve of the session only to find out that I am afterall the same size as her, Well... to that exact second at least as my excitement was killed by my sister's statement, "Its a lil bit loose for me actually". But still, I felt like New Year as i have never ever been near her wardrobe for clothing loan :)

The Second dress belongs to me which I recently bought in KL. It was never meant to be worn for the photoshoot. My Sister just invaded my humble wardrobe, picked up some of my summer dresses which she thought were pretty enough to be exhibited and turns out, one of them was this particular dress. The end product turned out well as it matches the beach hat & the overall atmosphere.

When Love Flew From Leeds To Jesselton

2009-08-21T09:01:00.001-07:00

I woke up today with a big smile on my face knowing there is something special for me in my postbox :) YES YES it was not a surprise as I was notified earlier during the week. My other half sent me a lovely personalized card in conjuction with our Monthsary! How sweet of him to go through all the hassle from St.Johns Post Office in Leeds City Centre to Pos Malaysia in Damai, Kota Kinabalu. Bridging the gap indeed! Never had I experienced such sweetness and I am glad you are the first one to grant me with such a surprise! U are undoubtedly Romantic & Loving!

The cover of the card : Personalized to My Shayang's choice of pictures & descriptions :)

Content Of The Card

The Envelope

THANK U SHAYANG FOR YOUR TIME & EFFORT. I TRULY APPRECIATE IT! :)

Plano : The Square Affair

2009-06-05T10:15:00.001-07:00

The Square Affairans camped at Blenheim View yesterday to plan for the awaited trip. I was in charge of the 'must see' main attractions in each city while the boys were competing against each other on who gets the cheapest Hotels. Planning was undoubtedly FUN & EXCITING! Nevertheless, when it comes to the 'Booking Payment' section, it was utterly PAINFUL! The battle was to find the cheapest hotel remember? But when it comes to hotel hunting in Venice, that certainly would be "mission unaccomplished"!. Well, as painful as it might appear, I cannot resist the temptation of a luxurious stay in this one beautiful hotel called "Cavaletto". Hopefully the website marketing is not too misleading or attempting to adopt any measures of misrepresentation! Beacuse if they do! I would feel EXTREMELY BETRAYED by the sales puff!

Hotel Cavaletto, Venice...jeng...jeng...jeng...

Oh Vell..It would be an over exaggeration to say it is luxurious when compared to other hotels in Venice but when the price is converted to Malaysian ringgit..HELL YES IT IS! My mum would prolly faint as euro trip is supposed to be cheap and affordable. Its okay! Ive got a back up plan in line. The Italiano Job story telling to me madre would always consist of the experience and activities we have done.Never would i go near phrases indicating prices of the places we are staying at! :)

The planno continues.....

oo:oo of 5th of June

2009-06-05T04:27:00.000-07:00

Today is the 5th of June and its Hakim's 22nd Birthday! I threw a small birthday surprise for him by substituting a gigantic pizza for a conventional birthday cake! He still seemed surprised despite the unnecessary presence and noice made by the birthday crew! hehe.Thank u all for helping out.Really appreciate it! :)

I had to use my icing piping set to complete this humble creation in the span of 10 minutes!

As for Mister Syed Hakim, Hope ure 22nd Birthday brings loads of good memories! :)

F.R.I.E.N.D.S.

2009-06-01T12:11:00.000-07:00

Us, JaQarda-Ing our way..

I was reading my best friend's latest post about her love soap opera and it just occurred to me how I miss those high school times (not the unfavourable appearance and looks part tho) but yeah just the experience of being a school kido.U know those teen years were just so bitter sweet! Although I was in the midst of isolation and miserableness back in the old days, God was still fair as He miraculously gave me the greatest GIRLFRIENDS one could ever wished for! Although all of them are scattered around the globe at the moment, they are still close to my heart! :)

Leeds-Jesselton Crew BBQ Partay...

@ Euphoria, MOS

@ One of JaQarda's Massive Malls

Enjoying Ishe Creamo

Euphoria, KL

I MISS ALL OF YOU!.....

Home Is Where The Heart Is

2009-05-31T07:10:00.000-07:00

This is the time of the year where i just miss home so so much! Weird timing considering the fact that i'm in my exam period? YES I am fully aware of that but i just cant help thinking of how near I am to the date stated on my flight ticket! I'm sure the best things would be the first few days at home just chilling doing absolutely nada with my life.. but STILL! better than highlighted texts! obese books! AND confusing judgments & ratio decidendi passed by Mr Lord Denning!I need at least some KitKat break from all those exhausting events. I don't think any normal undergraduate or any student in general would oppose to that.

Oh Home home home...Can't wait to go back to UNC and enjoy Double Kay and not forgetting my wonderful besties! Altho its gonna be a dead boring place once I've spent a week or two but come to think of it, isn't home a PARADISE as much as u get tired or bored of it? As i once told my friend who is going back home for good 'As much as you are upset leaving all of us behind, at the end of the day just remember, HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS!' :)

The Appetizer

2009-05-31T06:46:00.000-07:00

Today is the eve of my second last paper and i am here signing up for a new blog account! How cool is that? The 2007 version of Nurul Uzair would have gotten a heart attack or even hyperventilate every single second! So i am proud to announce that i am no longer a panic freak! Which might be a simple thing for most human beings but certainly a big achievement for me! :)

Will write more soooon :) hope this wont be my prospective addiction!