Our Special Guests

Our good friends Noreen and Daniel were down from Den Haag and came to visit us last weekend and brought Aidan his first birthday present! (thank you guys!!) we've havent seen each other since their Akad Nikah, and ever since then, they got married at the castle (which we missed), and then another ceremony in KL.

Cooked dinner for all 5 of us. had a good one and good conversation after that. we saw their wedding montage, and their wedding photos and did some catching up. we had a good sunday evening guys.. thanks for dropping by!

(Picture of Aidan in his 'garden chair' waiting for her "kak" Noreen and Om Daniel's arrival)

And earlier today, Aidan played with girls! ;) two beautiful girls, Dahlia and Natasha. i invited the girls over (them and their mommys) after not being able to meet up with them since Aidan had the pox. finally we could actually sit down and compare notes whilst enjoying our tiny little tea party.

Had a good day! thanks for coming over guys.. will do it again soon yea?

(Picture of Aidan on his dining chair waiting for the girls to arrive)

Aidan's been smiling a lot lately, especially when he's looking at the camera. a possible model perhaps? if only i can get him to smile to more people other than Hardy and i, instead of some machine! but that's my boy!!!!

Z

Het is Vridag!

It's Friday!!!

Dit is mijn boodschapenlijst. I do my mine every friday cause we do most of our groceries every saturday. i normally plan ahead what to cook over the weekend but no plans as yet for now. perhaps i should try something different. i have put up a poll on my other blog so that you guys can decide for me what i should be doing next week.

Most people ask me how do i find the time to cook and craft with a baby in my care. well we're very fortunate living here with no traffic. no overtime.. we're down south, far from the concrete jungle, far from the Hague and Amsterdam where it's much more busier. people come home from work early. Hardy reaches home at half 5 most of the days. he then takes over taking care of our son whilst i prepare us dinner. we have dinner at 7, sometimes as early as half 6. we then put Aidan to bed ad 8 or 8ish depending on his level or tiredness. sundays are normally my day! or half of it! that's when i try new time consuming dishes. i normally craft when Aidan takes his naps (which is not long). so i try to do as much as i can when he's asleep. time is so precious and most of you would agree how time flies by so fast when you have a kid!
I shall enjoy my weekend..

By the way, try figure out what i wrote on the list!

I should continue with it...

8. Gember

9. CousCous

it can go on and on and on...

Fijn weekend allemaal!

A Postie at PPP

Well, we are now almost a postie at PayPerPost.com (pending approval of this post), the leader in blog ads. We were toying with the idea to join up for quite some time and after looking up their website and seeking some consultation, advices and super encouragement from our SEO-expert-hardworking-friend Adam, we decided to embark on....getting paid by blogging! PPP as they are also known in short, is like a marketplace for companies to connect with bloggers who are willing to blog about a product - for a price. And of course, there are some guidelines and requirements to fulfill. I guess, the words of mouth is still as powerful in the marketing world.

Z was a bit concern if our blog will end up like an ad instead, stating how she wants it to be the same as it is now....well, at least she'll get some dough for doing something that she loves. As for me, I'll try to fill in when possible. Nevertheless, Z appointed me as the link-seeker and template-optimizer, a task that can be time consuming initially.

As Aidan will turn one next month, maybe we'll use the first hard-earned money to get a domain name for him, or, as Z always put it, a child birthday is supposed to be a celebration for the mother, maybe we'll get a domian name for her too.....

H

Let's Sing!

This is what i'm currently singing to Aidan:

1. Sing a Song of Six Pence... a pocket full of rhye...
2. Oooh The Grand Old Duke of York... he had ten thousand men...
3. Ba Ba Black Sheep... have you any wool...
4. Old King Cole... was a very old soul...
5. Incy Weency Spider.. climb up the water spout...

We hear classical music and i put our Baby Einstein series - Baby Bach, Baby Beethoven, Baby Mozart in the car.

This is what Hardy sings to him:

1. Di mana dia... anak kambing saya... anak kambing saya sedang duduk makan ooohh ooohh oooohhhh chan mali chan! oi! oi!! chan mali chan oi! oi!! chan mali chan.. ketipo-o-oongg payong...

2. Lompat sikatak lompat.. lompat la tinggi tinggi... cepat la Aidan cepat.. cepat lah nak tumbuh gigi...

3. Air pasang pagi.. surut pukul lima.. nyonya bangun pagi.. siram pokok bunga...

4. Sep Sep Sep... tom tom tom.. ola oli diberi nama.. saudara saudari cikibum cikibum... (please someone confirm to me this is a girl's song!)

We promise to learn some Dutch nursery rhymes ya Aidan?

Which is your favourite? Aidan loves them all!
Happy 11 Month Aidan!! we love you so sooo much!!

Z

Much on Plate

Quite frankly there's quite a lot going on in my family since last month. the arrival of baby Ferran, then baby Ferran's daddy got the pox, then my dad was unwell, aidan then got it.. and a few days back we heard the news that my uncle got a promotion, and on the way down south to his new job, he met with a terrible accident on the highway. he was badly hurt and fractured. yesterday my sister undergo a thyroidectomy surgery after years and years of hoping it'll be under control...

I've been unlike my usualself yesterday.

I get a lot of friends back home telling me how they'd do anything to be in a foreign land, away from Malaysia. i could understand their frustration, i might be feeling the same way if i were still to be back home. but its all about making do of what you have at the moment.

There's a price to pay when you're in a foreign land. you're far from your family, the people that you love. far from your best friends, and as much as you want to be there with them at these times, you simply cant. but it doesnt mean that they're not thought of, not cared, loved and missed.

Nonetheless, i'm still thankful that we're here. very thankful indeed.

Anyway...


I dont have a picture of him since its all back at home. so i typed his name on google and found one. Congratulations Ayah Chik on the much awaited promotion! we're so proud of you! we know you're strong and will get back on your two bouncy feet in no time. this is one part of your life which you will treassure and be thankful for, cause everything happens for a reason. it will 'all rise' from now on! i'm sure it's tough on all back home now, but at least it pulls everyone together even stronger. we're grateful that you're alive and looking forward to hear your silly jokes again. we want you to know we love you eventhough we're far. Get well soon Your Honour!


And as for my super duper sister, you've been absolutely amazing and strong. twice surgery in 2 months! not only you're the smartest but you've always been the strongest one. you've always been the support in all of us, even when you're down. we dont know what we'd do without you. at least now we're putting the matter behind us, hopefully no more mentioning the word 'thyroid' which i'm sure by now you're sick off it! i am still amazed by your strength and i really admire you for that. glad the surgery went well and those tubes are slowly reducing one by one. glad to know your voice is still the same and you're back to pumping those breasts! now heel well and get back to enjoying motherhood, enjoying Ferran. we love you soooo much and cant wait to see you again! (december in sittard pulak... puhleeassee....) Recover well Fi. love you loads.


To you guys who've been very concerned over Aidan, writing comments, calling and asking us how he's doing, i thank you from the bottom of our hearts. i really do appreciate it. Aidan wants you all to know that he's on the road to recovery, spots are almost gone but as usual, scars will take longer, and hopefully none will stay forever. anyway, he's back jumping and crawling and getting fit for his 1st birthday next month! HOERA!!

(p.s: thanks mus for coming over and dropping off the plane. we've been having fun with it. aidan's often checkin out the stewardess to which his papa named "amber" after a gorgeous salesgirl at NEXT! hehe)

Z

Am I a Stepford?!

We saw the last half hour of the movie Stepford Wife last night. the one with Nicole Kidman and Matthew Broderick. from what i understood, the wives were programmed to be robots and to be the "perfect" wives where they are dressed in perfect dresses, have the perfect bodies, hair was perfect, where everything's rosey, and the language spoken were formally polite (i should think so).

This was what happened just a while ago:

Hardy was in the garden, I was washing the dishes in the kitchen, not far away from him with the door open. Spotted Aidan is sitting quietly on his chair observing his parents.

Hardy: "hey, i can hear music coming from the park! there must be some sort of a concert"
Zaza: "where? which park? the park near our house tu?"
Hardy: "ye"
Zaza: "what's the name of that park eh?"
Hardy: "entah..."

Zaza then politely corrected Hardy in a low voice by saying "tak tahuuuuuu..."

2 mins later...

Aidan still sitting on his chair whilst holding his teether toy, eyeing on a fly flying around...

Zaza: "alamak! lalat ni dah masok la"
Hardy: "amik kan benda tu" (that thing where you kill the flies)
Zaza then passes over that 'thing' to Hardy
"ZAPPPPPPP!"
Hardy: "ha.. mampus dah..."

Zaza then politely corrected Hardy in a low voice by saying "matiiiiiiii..."

Hardy: "mama's becoming a stepford wife dah!"

I laughed to it and so did he, aidan looking at us with a blur face. i later then realised, hey! that was not a compliment! i doubt he meant that i have the perfect body! i doubt he's happy with what i'm wearing (i was wearing my t and my capri pants), my hair is far from Nicole Kidman's. maybe he's telling me that i'm being too perfect? perhaps it was the words that i choose - tak tahu instead of entah. mati instead of mampus.

(i'm laughing whilist typing this!)

Anyway, i've been told and taught never ever to use those two words. i was taught that those words were harsh. i remember my grandmother would give us that stern face if she hears those words.. i've never heard those two words from my parents... but my husband said it is not wrong, and from what he's been used to, it is not harsh as well, except for the second one, perhaps it is a little bit harsh. but it was only to a fly!

So now what do we do? we have a kid and one parent believes A and the other parent believes B. i then asked Hardy, what do we teach Aidan? perhaps we should speak another language? Hardy then quickly said, of course we wont use those words, we will teach him the right words, the polite one = what mama said!

But just curious, to those who are reading this, seriously, are they impolite? harsh words?

My Little Pumpkin's Down

I saw a red spot on his left shoulder and thought, hmm.. maybe not. we were suppose to have guests over that afternoon, mus, rozie and the girls, but the doctor confirmed it was waterpokken earlier that morning. so i had to ring them up to cancell and apologise.

My little pumpkin is down with the pox. But he can still laugh during breakfast! Look!



But as the day went by, more and more seems to appear. he got very clingy, less bubbly, less cheerful, less talkative, less crawling, cant let go of my leg and cant let go of me! i just cant seem to put him down! i cant even go to the loo. he wants to sleep on me and always wants me to carry him. but at certain stage i just had to put him down, he IS 12kg!! but i am trying to be with him at all times to just soothe the pain and comfort him. and this morning he woke up with a temp of 39.2.



My poor Aidan. its heartbreaking. my heart cries when i look at him. but i know i have to be strong for him and keep his mind occupied with my stories, my singings with us playing.. i know it hurts and its itches. i wish i could make the pain dissappear.

His fair skin has turned red with spots, I cant blow his fluffy cheeks, i cant tickle his chubby thighs, scared that it might be painful, i'm struggling to find a spot to kiss his on his once smooth forehead, i cant put my face on his tummy after his change, we cant tickle his body, no more playing "this little piggy"... i kept kissing his cheeks, his tiny hands, his tiny feet and pray it will all go away.

I kept telling him that how mama and papa are so proud of him and that we love him. we understand how he feels and he'll get out of this being stronger and he can fight this and it will be over in no time. nanti dah baik kita gi jalan jalan, we'll take a stroll down the lake to see our ducks, we'll play at the playground, mama will make you some ice cream... i hope he understands and know whats in our hearts...



I hope aidan will be stronger, happier, back to his oldself, bouncy, bubbly, happy and healthy very soon. they say it's gonna take at least 10 days. i'm just counting the days till the spots are all gone.

Z

Honeypot of the Cotswolds

Your trip to the Cotswolds wouldnt be complete if you missed out on the honeypot of the Cotswolds - Bourton on the Water.

Bourton on the Water is one of the many Cotswolds villages around the Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Warwickshire rergion. it straddles the River Windrush with its series of elegant low bridges beside neat tree shaded greens and tidy stone banks.



Bourton on the Water has been described as the 'Little Venice' of the Cotswolds on the strength of six picturesque bridges across the river. this is one of the most popular tourist spots in the region.



This is the Cotswold tourist venue par excellence, and the town is well adapted to handle the summer invasion, with pubs, coffee shops, ice cream parlours and eateries. even with the invasion, the surprising thing is that the town survives as well as it does and remains as pretty as it is. the architecture is traditional Cotswold -typically stone roofs, gables here and there, mullioned windows, golden brown limestone throughout.

I could imagine the place without any tourists, it would be extremely peaceful and one would have a gracious life living here.





Do bring along your picnic baskets, as well as your mat and find a shady spot where you can just breathe in the air and admire the scenes. (note: watch out for dogs poo). you can even soak your feet in the river whilst having your picnic (warning: water might be extremely cold even in summer!). another option is to enjoy their english tea, muffins and scones in their tea rooms - there's certainly plenty to choose (note: best bet if you're wearing white pants with no picnic mats and scared of dogs).



Their charming shops are lined up for you to find most of the region's best made local products, perfumery, local crafts, souveniers. each shop have their own charm and would definitely appeal to all.



This was my 3rd visit to Bourton on the Water. the first was probably 15 years ago during late autumn coming to winter where our family toured the whole region and visited more than 10 Cotswolds villages. second time was during spring back in uni days and my recent visit, in the summer. this stunning place looks beautiful in every season but to me, Bourton will be in its best in autumn - when the sun is shining hazily and the leaves are brown, yellow and gold.

No wonder it is regularly voted one of the prettiest villages in England. i couldnt agree more, i just cant get enough of it!

Places to visit:
Birdland
Bourton Model Railway
Motoring Museam and Toy Museum
Dragon Maze
Cotswolds Perfumery
Model Village

More on cotswolds click here and here.

Z

Fields of Purple and Lilac

Despite the rain that we had, there were some days that the glorious sun was out. we had to really plan our trip and wait for the weather to be bright and sunny. we took a lovely drive through the english countryside, to the Cotswolds region, to a lavender farm at Snowshill.

I havent been to the part of France that has fields fields of lavender (i envy you Noreen!) but i wish we will get there one day. so far this was the closest. as soon as you get out of the car, you will encounter probably the best smell ever being in a countryside - minus the cow dunk! the plenty shades of purple was simply magnificent! these pictures dont show justice at all to what i'm trying to portray!



Yes, these lavender fields are right in the heart of the Cotswolds! you will discover rows and rows of beautiful lavender, with different species spread over more than 50 acres of land. there's a tea room which you can enjoy your english tea and most english desserts, some even made with lavender! (i didnt know they are edible?! do you?). we choose not to have tea cause it was full and so we roamed around the gift shop instead and bought some of their products instead.



Many believe that lavender has a calming effect that will surely soothe and comfort you. The aroma proved its claims of tranquility (see picture below). he looks calm indeed. oh, and we just had to make fun of him since we had some extra popcorn in the car!



We love you Aidan.

Snowshill Lavender Farm opens 7 days a week from June to September 10am to 5pm. Admission is GBP 2.50 adults, GBP 1.50 children.

Z

Weather Was On My Side

It was bad.. really bad. the rain didnt stop the night before, it was pouring. we were suppose to hit the road back to the netherlands that friday evening. we packed our stuff out of the apartment my parents rented for us, carried them in the rain to the car and headed to kakak's house for lunch before pushing off. we thought it was just normal rain and hope it'll calm down or hopefully stop. we didnt know how severe it was, well, we werent sure of it anyway - until our dear Ian called, telling us it's simply mad! the motorways are closed, roads are really jammed, and they're going back from work early that day.




(photos taken from BBC around Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Warwickshire)

Unlike here, when it comes to the motorway in the UK, when its jammed, it gets really awful. and just imagine- the motorway was flooded! we got on the internet to see how bad it was and plan our alternative routes. mum's face turned from sad to seeing us leave to concerned, dad's putting up a cool face, kakak was certain of the outcome but just waiting for us to make the call, redza's been telling us to postpone our trip back home from the previous day since i told him that NEXT would be on sale on saturday! they were all worried. despite all that, we decided to have a go and see how bad it was. besides, we've booked our eurotunnel that day. so we said our goodbyes, said our thanks and exchanged lots of kisses and hugs in the rain with the hope that it wouldnt be that bad... drove to the first junction and saw a huge line of cars, all queuing. it was bad. we havent even reached the main road and cars are all queuing!! we turned back.





After all the sobbing and the hugging! 5 mins later we were back where we hugged and cried! haha! we had a huge laugh!! mum was crying in the house whilst holding baby Ferran, and as soon as we entered the door, she thanked God and told us how worried she was for us having to travel a good 8-10 hours drive with a 10 month old baby, in the rain with floods everywhere! so we called eurotunnel and booked us on a sunday! we went back to the junction and managed to snap some photos, which by then the water has subside.

Yeyyyy!! i can make it for NEXT sale the next morning! we've been so looking forward to it for the last 3 weeks while in th UK! its really scarry though cause God really heard my prayers!! He knows i have been good and havent been shopping for my stuff, apart from some books!!



NEXT is a brand which we all love and trust. their quality's just superior! they start their sale as early as 5am in the morning! and i remember back in uni days, me and my dear good friend Nina used to wake up early, brushed our teeths and hop on the bus to queue for the same purpose. it is absolutely crazy! everything was less than half price! so just imagine how mad we were. the 5o'clock sale works for me, a mother with a baby who wakes up at around 8ish on most mornings, so i could have at least a good 2-3 hours of shopping free from pushing a stroller.

Fi woke up for Ferran's morning feed, Redza's all ready and dressed up, i was way ahead of all the rest, but my struggle was to wake my dear husband up having slept at 3 playing Wii, i felt for him. but HEY! it's my turn to shop!! :) i havent even bought a pair of socks yet! so as soon as Ferran's settled, we handed our sons over to the trustful and capable hands of mum and dad. they shooed us and told us not to worry!

We missed the 1st hour but that's ok... we compensate it by being in the shop for slightly way over 2 hours! we kept on looking at hour handphones to see if our parents had called. but NO! so we happily shopped away!



This is one sale that you wouldnt want to miss if you're in the UK. the sale worth waiting for. the sale worth waking up at 5am, the sale worth dropping! we were like 2 couples, having had a new life, a family of our own with babies, and still wanting to have the old luxuries of our old life!! but hey, at least we didnt shop for ourselves, half of what we bought was for our sons!!!! so if you guys, Aidan and Ferran happen to read this one day, we went there for you! bought loads for you cause we love you!

I know this sounds cruel, many people are still suffering due to the flood, we're thankful that one day, on sunday, the weather was on our side for us to drive back home, and on friday, the weather was on my selfish side for me to get to go to the sale.

Z

Back To Business!

Hardy went back to work today after 4 weeks of summer holidays. over here, you can take up to a month off work for vacantie. as you already know (to those who reads my blog), we spent 3 weeks in the UK, celebrating and welcoming baby Ferran, my new nephew, and the last week, 3 of us spent some quality time at home doing family stuff, which i enjoyed it, totally!

So its back to business for Hardy, back to getting up early at 7.30 in the morning (same goes for me), back to more business trips and away from home, back to meetings and lunch at the cafeteria, me back to saying "have a good day at work" every morning to him , seeing him off by the window, moi back to playing, feeding, changing Aidan alone... back to looking forward to my husband coming home from work and planning what to cook for him, back to asking him "how was your day today?"

I had a really good summer, a wonderful time, and we'll do it all again next year, insyaallah! hopefully to a different destination!

(Will write again slightly later once Aidan takes his nap!)

Z

News Bulletin....

An article from Dutch News. Well, this is the sort of things that we have to endure here....

Patients’ organisations today began calling on doctors to be more available, not only via the telephone but also person to person. It’s about time. Dutch doctors have long had the reputation for refusing to prescribe drugs in the first place - that whole ‘pain has a purpose’ idea - but now it seems that getting to see or simply speak to your GP after 3pm is nigh on impossible.

The reason? First of all you have to get past the doctor’s assistant. The doctor’s assistant seems to have acquired a medical degree and will now demand to know the intricacies of your complaint before you can go any further. Then she will happily advise you to swill out your ears with olive oil to loosen the wax or buy nose drops for your persistent snuffles. Anything to keep you from actually turning up at the surgery. And if you actually get as far as making an appointment, it will probably be for next week because the doctor has so many patients that any surgery time is already booked up.

As for home visits, you have to be on your deathbed before your GP will deign to put his or her nose past your front door. That puking child with a 40 degree fever has to be dressed and brought to the surgery to happily infect all the other patients. No wonder the doctor’s assistant didn’t want you to turn up in the first place.


Well, so far we have not yet encounter any emergency cases. For a peace of mind, you would like at least an assuarance that such emergencies, especially relating to your child, be available when you need it. Having said that, when Aidan had the severe eczema, we brought him to A&E Sittard Hospital on Sunday. Even that we were told to call first, of which of course I didn't know, yet alone the number.....And yes, it was only the medical assistant...So, if you're back home, appreciate it. And if you're working for Petronas, be grateful because you can be assuared that you and your spouse and all your children are covered....for free...!

The fact is, and true to the words of many the grass is greener because there are too much fertiliser, or in shorter word, sh** :) tu la namanya hujan emas negeri orang......

H

Bliss

For the past couple of days since we got home, i've been feeling rather gloomy. i didnt say much of this to Hardy as i didnt want to drag him feeling the same way. but today, on our way back from doing our groceries, he said it too. then only i told him of how i actually feel.



Bad enough that the weather's not on our side whereas its suppose to be summer. we both then came to a conclusion that we miss kakak, redza, mum, dad, baby ferran and our holidays there together. somehow things are different now that the holidays are over, and now there's only the 3 of us here at home. my parents were here in Sittard with us close to a month prior going to the UK, and coming back home, i felt the emptiness. i was upstairs in mum and dad's room earlier today, and i actually cried. i miss the fun, i miss their kecoh-ness, i miss the sound of redza caughing while opening a can of coke (to prevent my sister of hearing it), i miss his silly-ness, i miss baby ferran's hiccups and crying, i miss dad's cooking, i miss mum's laughters, i miss looking and laughing at my sister using the breast pump, i miss having late night talks with her, i miss playing Wii, i miss going to sainsbury's, i miss it all.



Used to be just the 4 of us. kakak and i both then got married, then there were 6. and now, there's 8!! its amazing how God have given us all this, with all we've been through. we all turn out for the better. i thank God for all His blessings, and for giving us such joy and happiness.. together.

It's true what they say, you'll never know how much they mean until they're far from you.

Kakak and Redza, if you're reading this, we want you to know that you've been such a wonderful host to all of us. Dad and Mum, thank you so much for taking care of all of us while we were there. we love you and miss you all so very much. we had a blast, a wonderful time with you guys, thank you SO SO MUCH for EVERYTHING. it was priceless. take good care of each other and enjoy!!

With all our love
Z & H

Home Sweet Home

First things first, to those who have been checking out my blog for more stories of us, i'm terribly sorry. sorry for not being able to write much earlier as we were too busy enjoying our holiday and hardly have the time to actually sit down in front of the computer and start typing.



We've just arrived home, in Sittard, about an hour ago, after a long but pleasant drive from kakak's and redza's house in Warwick. it's one in the morning, aidan settled (for tonight at least), the car is now empty, yes, the damage was done, after 3 weeks of holidaying and shopping in the UK.

Alhamdulillah, our house is ok, front garden needs cleaning, fridge needs filling, clothes needs washing, bags need unpacking and we need some resting!

I will write more (there's simply too much to share), and that's a promise!

I'm gonna download more of our photos and hit the sack.. g'night!

(pictures of us in eurotunnel, earlier today, @6.20pm train from folkestone to calais)

Z

It's A Boy!!

Everyone, meet my gorgeous baby nephew, Ferran Redza, born on wednesday, the 4th of July.

Both mother and son are doing brilliantly. fifi's still in the hospital but will be discharged soon.

Thank you all for the lovely thoughts and wishes, from the bottom of our hearts.

Will be updating more on them soon, together with photos!

Auntie Zaza

Blooming Marvelously

We are all in the UK now. we pushed off last saturday, got on the eurotunnel, and we've been welcomed by the wet and windy british weather as well as my parents who flew a day earlier, my sister fifi, and my brother in law redza. fifi is giving birth to her first born very, VERY soon. she's still blooming marvelously, she looks and feels good, and her bump really looks good! all is well and set!





Alles goed, alles klaar (all is good, all is ready), and we're just waiting to welcome fifi and redza's baby into the world. i'm going to be an aunt for the first time, and how wonderful it is to be feeling what i'm feeling. aidan's going to have a baby cousin, just 9 months apart! and at this moment, i cant tell you how happy i am to be with my family, with mum and dad here, and with kakak and redza. it means the world and i intend to make every moment, every second a treassured one.



To the both of you - kakak, i'm positive you'll be a great mum, you'll be experiencing a wonderful feeling and something you will always remember for the rest of your life. redza, you'll be a wicked, cool dad, and to the both of you, i'm sure you'll be amazing parents. we love you with all our hearts and wish you all the love in the world. we hope you guys will enjoy your wonderful new family life together, the 3 of you.

Now lets plan our holidays together, lets plan our kids summer holidays, easter breaks and christmas vacations!

(Will be posting updates of her and the baby soon!)

Z

Fantastisch Zurich - Day 2

More pictures to share on our fantastic trip to Zurich, taken on our second day.






An awesome day, where we walked and walked and walked till our legs almost fell off out of our bodies, but it was all worth it!

Z

Fantastisch Zurich - Day 1

We drove to Zurich. yes, DROVE!!! a 8 hour journey plus pit stops for us to stretch our legs and for one to change his nappy. it was very scenic all along the way, and finally, we could see hills and valleys (we dont have much of them in holland). the last time i was there was some 20 years ago, during winter where we went up in slopes and peaks all dressed up like a big bubble (i.e hidious!). this time around, the weather was perfect!


(Orelikon Train Station)

We stayed at Swissotel, just slightly outskirts of Zurich main. the facilities were excellent and the surroundings are just perfect. there are trams that you can just hop on to go to the centre, and of course, take the train, and another option is to take the bus. this is one country where you can rely 100& on their public transport!





We had dinner at the old Zurich, where the charm of each building was simply full of colours, character and class. my pictures really dont show any justice to the city, it is simply beautiful every corner you look at.



Zurich, you simply MUST go there!

(Ann: you guys are so lucky!! its beautiful there)

Z