week 6/52 | portrait

Nine going to ten. You are kind. You are brave. You are my favorite wonderful gift of all time. I love you so much that my heart might explode. No matter what age you'll be, in my heart you are forever be my baby!

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week 5/52 | kitchen

Ever since he watched that Dapur Bujang; a show on channel 111, his interest in cooking has become an obsession. He believed cooking is an easy and a very cool job to do like the host always do in the show. Many times too he voiced out about his ambition to be a chef one day (mind you this boy has too many ambitions depending on what is he doing at that time). I just nodded and smiled, showing my full encouragement in anything he desired to be. When he looks at me being too occupied in the kitchen, often he asked “Is there anything I can help, Mama?” Every time he request, I let him doing some simple tasks like cutting the vegetables, slicing onions, washing dishes; that kind of thing. Once in a while, when we are not in rushing mode especially on the weekends (this mama needs to learn to slow down sometimes), I allowed him to ‘play’ around in the kitchen and cook by his own – something he has enthusiastically waiting for every day! He made us banana roll for breakfast, once he baked us scones for tea and I can see his face beams with pride every time he served us the rice he cooked for dinner with his favorite omelette using his own recipe that he made for us with full of love.

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week 4/52 | perspective

Dari perspektif kaca mata seorang Mama. Dia. Sekecil ini, dia sudah punya banyak angan-angan yang ingin digapai. Tiap kali meluahkannya, pasti disudahi dengan keyakinan tinggi yang  setiap hasratnya akan berada dalam genggaman satu hari nanti. Sebanyak mana mama ini terlalu takut untuk berada jauh darinya, sedalam itu jugalah harapan mama untuk melihat dia berani mengembangkan sayapnya, untuk terbang setinggi langit; pergilah anak... esok besar engkau merantaulah, pergilah lihat dunia, belajarlah, bawa pulang ilmumu, manfaatkan kepada setiap makhluk yang engkau jumpa. Gapailah setiap impian zaman kecilmu itu.

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week 3/52 | details

There was a glorious sun light entering my mom’s house the moment I opened the door, ready to start a new day. I remember being astonished by the gorgeous light illuminate a little corner of the house formulating every detail I saw to look so clear, vibrant, lively and bold. Without wasting my time, I quickly grabbed my camera before the light chose to fade away. My son was there, just had his morning bath. I glimpsed at his bare feet, and I knew instantly I wanted to document him with those feet in focus and composed other elements to complement the scene. So, here it is; my image for week 3 – details of my son’s feet together with those embracing shadows, a touch of texture, line, and stunning sun light; all in one photograph.

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week 2/52 | what makes you smile

Losing is painful. Imagine the pain that this boy had to endure when we lost not one but three of our beloved kittens that we treat as our own family, in less than four days. He was the one who witnessed their birth, getting all excited looking after them everyday, and sadly in front of his eyes he watched them sick, dying and struggle for life. He tried his best to offer his helping hands to safe them, but suddenly they were all gone. Drastically. Forever. And with his both hands, he buried them saying goodbye for the last time. 

You know that time was not easy for three of us. So what actually has made me smile? I smile watching him getting back on his feet again days after the incident ready to explore the adventures around him. With a strong willed he tried his best to embrace life with a pure joy in his heart. I smile because from his eyes, I could see how strong he was trying to hide his sadness - just because he didn't want me to be worried about him much. I smile because there was one day when I cried so hard, he reminded me "It's ok Mama. At least they are no longer in pain. I know they are in a good place now." Every soothing words he uttered after the tragic lost has made me smile, because I know my son is going to be ok. We both have faith that Allah will replace this sadness with something better in the future. We believe that. And that is what makes me smile once again.

These are the images I captured for week 2 for our project 52 this year. Don't forget to check  other amazing photos shared by a bunch of talented moms of our group here.

Till then, Have a good day!

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A new beginning

A fresh new start. This heart has so much love to give. Wishing everyone a beautiful 2015 journey with these three words : I LOVE YOU. Yes, to everyone of you :-). You all are a gift. Thank you for being a part of my adventure, for being with me all these times. You know, a word thank you is never enough :-)

On the other note, this is my first image for our 52 Project this year. Me and my two other friends have successfully completed our 52 project last year, and this year we decided to invite other talented mommies to join in the fun. Don't forget to follow us here and spread the love!

Till then, lets rock 2015 with positive thought, positive mind, positive attitude, positive influence, positive word and positive action!

Much love,

Zubye.

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