Perth - Days After

now that the holiday is over, we're back in our own home and going back to our normal routines. we not only brought back happy memories, loads of new clothes and gifts, lots of pictures and video shoots, we also brought back some other things...

1. laundry
hubby and i managed to sort out our dirty, washed and new clothes in under an hour. we then separated into asyraf's, amir's and our baskets. i thought the boys clothes would take a few loads, but they only needed 1 load each. ours was the one that took more washing. i had forgotten that their clothes are smaller (even though more, with the new clothes we bought) and they wear disposable nappies (duh...)

thank god it was sunny the whole weekend. i managed to washed all 4 loads over the weekend. good thing, too, that i made sure i didnt leave any dirty clothes before we left.














2. rashes
my skin-sensitive boys brought home with them rashes due to the water and the weather. asyraf's rashes were more big and obvious (they were red, with almost blackish spots in the middle) while amir's were more spread out (they were under his chin, his underarms, behind his ears). we went to see their ever-reliable pediatrician on monday and he gave us some lotions.














3. empty fridge and cabinets
we came back to a house with empty fridge and kitchen cabinets. there was absolutely nothing to eat or drink. we survived on plain water and roti canai before getting the energy to visit the nearby supermarket.

4. ants
while we were away, the ants practically bermaharajalela-ed in our house. the moment i put asyraf's bottles on the table, it became ants-infested within 40 seconds. i think i used up the whole can of shieldtox in just 1 day.

5. no bills
before we left, hubby and i put aside some money to be changed to aussie dollars. we also found some leftover from our gold coast trip. we made a list of possible spendings and things to buy so that we dont go over budget and would not have to resort to using our credit cards. alhamdulillah, tssc also gave us some money during our time there and paid for all entrance fees, food and transportation. it turns out, we actually didnt use the money we changed. even the boys shopping could be covered by the money tssc gave.

6. hyper baby #3
baby no 3 was very quiet during the trip, particularly during the first few days. i was pretty worried and would love to do an ultrasound over there. but then, the same thing happened to asyraf last year when we went to gold coast. now that we're back and rested, baby no 3 seems to double his movements to make up for lost time. not only are his movements more, they are also stronger now. i could swear i feel some contractions since we got home...

7. amir's "vacation mark"
as azie called it has gone. now all's left is a small 'bekas luka'. amir's pead gave us antibacterial cream to put on it.