Happy 1st Birthday Maisarah!

Maisarah is 1 year-old today! Wow, time has surely passed by quickly. I took leave today to spend time with Maisarah. My mom says that I took leave today to relive the day I gave birth to Maisarah. Well, once she said that I couldn't resist myself from ocasionally recalling what happened a year ago.

Anyway, this morning Shah had to go to work. So my mom, aunty, Maisarah and myself went out to go look for a gold anklet for Maisarah. My aunty wanted to get it as a birthday present for Maisarah. We left home at 11:00 am and got back at 1:00 pm. By that time Shah was already back at home to spend time with Maisarah on her day. We initially planned to go to Sec*ret Recipe and have some cake to celebrate but Maisarah and her Abah were tired. So we just stayed at home and played with Maisarah. I took some pictures of her as memories of her 1st birthday. The one below was taken during her afternoon nap. She was tired after playing around the house. I the picture are her most favourtie soft toys, Ivan (the blue dog) and BabyBear.

Asleep with her favourite soft toys

Well, that's it for today. We'll be celebrating her birthday by having a party on Saturday 22 November. I'll make and entry with pictures of it later.

Just me and my girl

Shah has been away since yesterday to attend a management workshop. So Maisarah and I are left together. My sister sleeps with us while Shah is away so that she can help look after Maisarah when I'm in the bathroom and while I get ready for work. 

I think Maisarah misses her abah because she keeps calling out for him. Her abah misses her too cause I keep getting text messages from Shah asking about his little girl. At the same time Shah also asks how I am.So I think he misses me too.

Whenever he is away he always worries about me. He'll make sure I text him before I leave the house for work and once I reach the office. The same goes during my trip back home after work. It's just his way of showing he cares about me. He has been doing this ever since we were dating. On my numerous trips to Nottingham to visit him, at the end of the trip, he'd make sure I got on the train safely. Then I had to text him once the train arrives at the station and text him again once I reached home.

I am very greatful to have such a loving and caring husband. He still cares about me even after 6 years of marriage and 10 years being a couple.
I guess I'm missing him too.

Happy Girl

Maisarah will be 1 year old in 5 days time.

Two days of tiredness

I have to conduct a two day course on Electric Drives this week. Today was the first day. I gave a lecture and conducted some class activities to about 150 students all by myself from 9 am right up to 4.30 pm. The only break I had was for lunch from 12 to 2 pm. Standing and talking for almost 6 hours has me aching all over and I also have a sore throat. I've got another full day of lectures tomorrow. I wonder how other people do it. I think I'll stop now. My eyes are starting to close. Night night.

What is all this non-sense?

I'm busy grading exam scirpts. I'm hoping to finish 60 scripts today or latest tomorrow morning and then get on with another 20. Hopefully I'll be done by Wednesday. Grading week is not a good time as I have to face lots of non-sense written in the scripts. Although the non-sense comes from few of the students but they tend to get to me. Of all the things I have to to as a lecturer, grading is the most boring task.

Well, break is over. Back to grading.