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Tuesday, November 11, 2008

This is HOME

After living in the United States for 8 years now (Gosh, has it been that long?), I can never get over falling in love with the beautiful changing color of the trees during this time of the year.

So, yesterday afternoon after coming home from work, I drove around the neighborhood armed with my camera and took some pictures.

I have to confess after living here for so many years, I've finally came to realize how much I love this country and this is HOME.

And I can't wait what President-Elected Obama will bring to us and this beautiful country in the near future.

The trees in our property.
Look at the Maple tree behind our garage. Almost botak now.
This is the driveway to our garage.
For some reason, I love this picture alot.
That's alot of cleaning up to do.
Nice view of the neighborhood.
Orange...
Red...
And Yellow.

My favourite season of the year.


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"The best party ever", said Emma

The weekend before last, Emma was invited to her friend, Ms R's birthday party at Romp N Roll, where kids, generally toddlers below 5, can sign-up for classes and activities like gym programs, innovative art classes, and gloriously noisy music sessions. Weekends are usually cater for private birthday parties.

That's Rompie. Woof Woof!
She loves the monkey swing.
You climb, I climb. You jump, I stay.
She, being cheeky in this picture.
With the birthday girl, Ms R.
Pizza time with invited friends.
That's one huge and yummilious birthday cake.
Birthday song and cake cutting.

We had a good time and I highly recommend this place to anyone who is planning a birthday party for little ones below 5. Check out the website above and lets ROMP N ROLL..!!!!


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That darn Curling Iron

I was cleaning up the mess in the bathroom vanity and found an old curling iron tucked away inside the drawer. Oh by the way, remind me to ask Mr R. whose that darn curling iron is as there were some blonde hair strands on the brush and I obviously ain't a blondie.

Anyway, long story short, I was being curious and wanted to know how it works on my hair as I have never in my life use a curling iron. It didn't do much to my hair after several attempts of rolling and heating.

I wasn't gonna give up, so I called up Annabel and ran a test on her hair.

And this is what happened when one had never used a curling iron before.
We ended up had to cut her hair. AGAIN!

And that darn curling iron is in the trash now!

34 comments:

aNIe said...

Cath cantik gambar pemandangan pokok2 disekeliling rumah tu...warna warni...

Hehehe...memang emma nampak cheeky...

Sian kat Annabelle...mmg patut kene buang pun curling iron tu

Zareda Norman said...

very interesting photo.. can tik kan.. daun daun bertukar warna..

shoot photo berbanyak zat then jadikan calender 2009

Neeza Shahril said...

If people ever ask me about the most awaited season when I was in States, I would say fall!!

I love the colors of the leaves.. banyak ambik gambar masa fall..
muka neeza yang tak berapa nak cantik pun jadi sangat lah menarik!!! hehee...

sya said...

Nice photo Cat. Nasib baik its Annabel's hair yg kena potong not urs..

Cat Cat said...

Kak Lady,
Curling Iron tu dah tak betul kot... Tu pasal makan rambut tu... Dah lama sorok dalam drawer... Ini Cath nak beli yang baru & try again... **Tak serik2 Cath ni** Haha!

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Kak Zar,
Apa pulak guna photo dedaun buat calendar.. Buang gas aje... Guna le gambar Cath!!! Hehe!

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Neeza,
Kat negara Arab tu ada 4 season ke..?? Maaf le ya, Cath ni bab-bab geografi memang zero.. elek... kosong...!!! :D

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Kak Sya,
Kalau rambut Cath, mau menjerit/melolong minta tolong, babe....

Suzana said...

Cantekkknyerrrrrr...kalau buat jigsaw puzzles sure meleleh air mata nak siapkan sebab banyak sangat color.

I datang US dua kali but dua2 tu waktu end winter. May be next time kena datang waktu Fall plak.

Cian kat Ms A tu...patutnya Cath kena carik dolls or patung yg selalu ader kat kedai hairdresser utk test power dulu.

Tie said...

Besarnya kawasan rumah you,cat. Dan daun2 tu...macam emas je...Yang merah tu macam kena dye laa.. Memang cantik betul. Lama juga tinggal kat sana tu.. Wah ..dapat presiden baru..congrats!

Laracroft74 said...

the scenery is simply breathtakingla... i like that red and orangy trees!! kalau jalan
petang2 mesti bestkan... rasa macam so peaceful & very laid back...

cikMilah said...

Cat, sama macam Neeza, I love Fall in the US! I studied in Raleigh,NC. Every month we went to Richmond & Norfolk cari Asian food. During Fall semester break, we drove to Shenandoah Valley, Blue Ridge Mountain...jungle tracking, masuk gua , entah bila boleh sampai sana lagi... kalau pergi sana nanti cari Cat ya!

Ezza Aziz said...

salam cat,
i masuk tru Zue murphy blog.
Cantik nya daun daun di pokok tu. MMg indah sekali dan kawasan rumah you pun tenang saje..Kalau kat Malaysia ni kawasan rumah you dah kira kawasan orang kaya tu...
Selamat berkenalan dari kak ezza

ummi365 said...

cantiknya... musim yang i paling suka ialah fall.. daun2 berguguran..rasa tenang dan nyaman dengan suasana yang sejuk dan sedap.

about that curling iron, kejamnya mak annabel ni ya..

Nightwing said...

Lovely photos of the trees.

Bet Miss E had lots of fun at the party.

Just Us said...

oo poor girl.. i did tat to my own hair as im the only lady at home but somehow or rather i still unable to use the curling iron too.

it did end up like Annabel's hair but my hubby manage to curl it out and don have to cut my hair, phew!

autumn is a lovely color of the year, i agree with u.. it is very nice esp. when all the leaves lying on the floor waiting to be swept off.. hihihihi

Kak Elle said...

autumn leaves are always so beuatiful to look at:)

wow those curlers are real mess eh?

MULAN said...

syok nya kalau sini pun ada autumn season.. suka tengok daun2 tukar color..

ICook4Fun said...

The trees there still so colorful and full of leaves. Over here its mostly gone and not as nice anymore. So did you find out from Mr R about the curly iron :)

dawn said...

Wow, you guys still have a lot of leaves on the trees. OVer here most of the trees are bare now. Thanks to the gale force winds.

I laughed at the curling iron with blond hair on it. I have one too without those pokey things on it, and the first time i used it, it almost fried my hair! Rookie, and like you, it's sitting somewhere in the landfill.

maklang said...

I love fall jugak..the leaves, they are so cantek you know!

Anonymous said...

Nice fall pictures, Cath... just like those u see in calendars ;)

Poor Annabel.. did she cry when u cut her hair? I used to... ;)

P.S. I've been visiting ur blog and finally leaving my 1st comment ;)


Cheers,
Bawani

HI said...

I love your neighborhood. Looks like a quiet and family neighborhood. So, after living here for 8 years, will you be applying for citizenship? Or are you already a citizen? :)

Nightwing said...

Hi Cat,

Thanks for dropping by my crib..:)

So many questions eh...:)

Ya..big day coming up..hence not active in blog hopping lately.

Pictures taken...waiting for them to do 'touch up'..:)

Honeymoon....not finalize yet.

Date....few days before Christmas.

Beachlover said...

I like your home compound,look big and neat compare with mine! aiyooo..look like jungle:(
I didn't know Mr R have his home b4 you guys married,thought you guys bought the home together.Kesian Ms A hairs...

mº¿ºsh, brecht and nora said...

Oh my God CatCat! that curling iron very bahaya lah! Hope annabel still has her long lovely hair ; )

Oh i LOVE autumn too my fav season ever! Those pictures are gorgeous catCat! I could stare at them for hours hahahahah Hugs for a gd weekend babe.

Salt N Turmeric said...

Good thing tht u thew tht curling iron away. No need to ask siapa punya nanti sakit hati. hehe. I have flat iron and curling iron but not the brush like type. Tak berani nak guna yg brush-like type takut jadi macam kat Annabel.

Autumn. sigh.. The only time tht i miss east coast is during autumn and when it snows.

Zue Murphy said...

Very nice view of the fall. Now, in my area evetthing turning yucky looking because of the rain.
Oh! Poor girl had her hair chopped off again. But don't worry it will grow back.

©Browse&Buy said...

Those pics are beautiful..sometimes mistaken as painted pics...colorful

Cat Cat said...

Suzana,
Salam berkenalan... Fall memang cantik kat sini... Cuaca pun best... Jemputlah datang ke rumah Cath next time... :)

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Kak Tie,
Musim luruh memang cantik tapi banyak kerja ooooo... Kena rack all the leaves... Patah pinggang babe... :)

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Elle,
Ooohh, jalan petang2 hirup udara nyaman memang best... Kalau jogging pun best jugak babe... :D

Cat Cat said...

cikMilah,
Sila sila... Jemput datang ke rumah Cath... Ini kira cikMilah pun dah kena Richmond ya??? Berapa lama tinggal kat NC???

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Kak Ezza,
Salam berkenalan Kak Ezza...
Rumah Cath ok aje.. Tak le besar sangat... Kat sini, rumah memang cam tu... Lot-nya cam bunglo kat Malaysia... :)

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Kak Ummi,
Fall memang cantik tapi asyik hujan aje... Leceh betul... Nak jejalan, nak gi kerja - susah. Satu lagi, hari cepat gelap... 4:30 petang dah gelap babe. Huhuhu!!!

Cat Cat said...

wing,
Meh, sini mari honeymoon with your wife... Can visit me and play with Ms E... Hehe!

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Just Us,
I'm not giving up on curling my hair.. I think I should get a real curling iron or maybe a flat iron... We will see... :D

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Kak Elle,
Time you datang visit USA, autumn already over... Winter time pulak... Sejuk babe!!!!

Cat Cat said...

Mulan,
Sekarang ni Mulan kat mana?? Europe??

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Gert,
No idea whose curling iron that was but it doesn't matter now... It's in the trash... Haha.

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dawn,
I'm not giving up yet... Still want to try and curl my hair... Tunggu ya.. Gotta go to the store and get a new curling iron.

Cat Cat said...

maklang,
Memang cantek tapi banyak kerja... Nangis ketiak to clean up all the leaves.

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Bawani,
Thanks for your 1st comment. I love to hear from my silent reader.

Question? Are you Bawani currently live in Singapore?

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HI,
I have no desire to be an American citizen. Not for right now. I'm still a proud Malaysian... :D

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wing,
Kasik email some of your wedding picture to me ya...

Cat Cat said...

beachlover,
We bought the house together and we were lucky to find this big huge lot. It's actually a double lots compound, with 2 driveways.

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mush,
Curling iron memang bahaya... Cath pun takut.. Takut terBAKAR rambut... HAHA.

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SNT,
Next time you curl your hair, kasik tunjuk kat your blog, boleh..??? I takut kalau I curl my hair, nampak cam "Ah Soh" sangat...

Cat Cat said...

Kak Zue,
It's yucky here already... Most of the trees in my neighborhood dah BOTAK!!! Hehe.

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Browse,
Thanks for dropping by.

Sue said...

Romp and Roll is like the Tumble Tots here..