Survival skill: First swimming lesson

I've been waiting for the right time to bring Shaura to the swimming pool.
After all, it's important that I start early to teach her to be at ease with water,
especially after the flash flood incident that hit Singapore last July.

It affected my family. Shaura was barely 2 months old then.

I knew right from the beginning that I should teach her

the most important survival skill in life - to swim!

Here's the tricky part - I know Shaura loves bathing time but that doesn't mean she loves water activities.

Just like if you love to eat, that doesn't mean you love to eat e-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g. 

I'm sure you'll be selective when it comes to food, right?

The same theory applies.

I've done a checklist to ensure Shaura is comfortable for her first swimming lesson. 

I want her to have FUN, and at the same time, keep the activity within budget!

I'm glad the first lesson went really well.

Shaura simply loves being in the pool, doing splish-splashing and getting curious

by touching her tree-looking buoy. We sure look forward to the next water activity!

Here's a very happy Shaura Marissa...

Her first swimming lesson in a summary :)

Do note: Never leave your baby alone during water play. 

Young children have been known to drown in small amounts of water. 

And the world welcomes Shaura Marissa...

Shaura Marissa was born last Monday on 21 June 2010 1810hrs, weighing at 2.675kg. She shares the same birthday as 30-year-old Daddy Fazlan and 60-year-old Nenek Salmah. What makes this triple celebration interesting, my mum-in-law was 30 when she was pregnant with Fazlan. 30 years on, it's Fazlan's turn to receive his first bundle of joy. Plus...Shaura was born exactly a day after our first wedding anniversary (akad nikah). Yes, we are that lucky ;)

Picture above taken before delivery. No words can describe how I felt when I first held her in my arms. For sure, I'm so going to miss having you inside my tummy, Shaura! Your kicks and hicks made my day, knowing you're alive and safe inside.

Thank you mums and dads, siblings, sis-in-law, friends and colleagues for paying us a visit. 

Thank you Naqiah for this beautiful post. It made me teared...never knew I would have made a difference in someone's life.

Own Imprint

Since I'm so into photography, it's time to imprint my name on my pictures.



Here's the first picture with my name on it. But it looks weird ley.
But don't most peeps remember weird, eccentric things? Yes? No?

First post of the year

2010's been really hectic and I have yet to update my blog. I have plenty of pictures to upload. I keep on snapping but I don't really upload the pictures anywhere online.

I bought my first cam lighting which is quite a bargain ~ thanks to Wilson for the recommendation. I promise myself to keep an update, so at least the pictures are not forgotten in my old dusty hard disk.

Feast on these yummy images taken during a dear friend's wedding, Natra Liana. I was late so I didn't get to take any pictures of the lovely bride.







And of course...stay tuned for more updates from me :)