Bye Bye Brunei

Friday, 29 April 2011

It was time to say good bye to all our Bruneian families and friends. Lots of things were happening when we were back home. Rania haa a wonderful time seeing all her nini, aunties, uncles and cousins too. It was really hard to say good bye because we were having so much fun time together. Thanks for families and friends who sent us at the airport. Rania and I really miss you all a lot!

Special Event for Princess Rania

Wednesday, 20 April 2011

Finally, we had succesfully organized the Mandi Berlawat Event for Princess Rania. Mandi Berlawat is an event for those who had their first daugther or son. Princess Rania had her special event on the 4th of April while we were in Brunei. Everything was running very smoothly with support from neighbour, friends and families, it was full house! We have started organizing the event while we were in Australia. Below are photos taken by our professional photographer by Brunei Wedding (Abd Hamid and Co.).

Visit to Mommy's Lab

Sunday, 10 April 2011

One week before Princess Rania and her daddy left for Brunei, I brought her to see my supervisors and friends at the Queensland Institute of Medical Research. It was a nice and sweet gathering! We bought a couple of traditional dishes for them to try to. Took a couple of photos. Rania was a very good girl and that everyone had a chance to cuddle her.

Family Visit from Brunei

Saturday, 1 April 2011

Last March, we had very special guests from Brunei. There are Rania's uncle and Auntie with their 3 young kids my parents-in law also came to see us here in Brisbane. It was a very packed holiday for them as they only stayed in Brisbane for about 8 days. But we had a very wonderful time together. We managed to bring them to a couple of attractions including, Warner Bros Theme Park, Wet and Wild and Sea World. Apart from that they also went to Australia Zoo to see Australia's favourite animals, koala and kangaroos. They also went shopping at various places including Westfield Garden City, Chermside, Hyperdome and Harbour Town. Below are collections of photos that we took during their trip. It was fun! I hope they will come again next year, so that we all can go to Dreamworld and White Water Park.

It was also the first time for Princess Rania to go to Gold Coast and some of the further shopping areas. She seemed to enjoy being with lots of people around too. As you can imagine, we have been very busy lately too, entertaining our special guests and preparing our stuffs to bring back to Brunei as well as preparation for Rania's thanksgiving ceremony (Majlis Bedikir). Hope you enjoy the photos below! Message from Princess Rania: ' Dear Wawa and Family, Nini Bini and Nini Laki Kg Ayer, please do come and visit me again! Next year, I will be able to start walking and running, which means more fun! Thanks a lot for visiting me and Mommy!'