Where have I been & hello from 2026

To say that my life was hectic for the past couple of months is a little bit of an understatement. Hi, hello, it’s me from 2026. It feels so good to be able to write on here when every bit of my life has fallen into place and I’m in the right headspace to write. To readers who check on my blog regularly for new posts, thank you from the bottom of my heart. I feel like I owe this blog (and you!) a recap of my life since September 2025–where I suddenly vanished from the face of this blog and only existing on Instagram stories and a couple Threads here and there.

So here goes…

September ’25

2nd // My son turned 5 years old! We celebrated his birthday after school with dinner at Secret Recipe, buying him (and our daughter) a slice of cake of their choice.

5th // My in-laws held a surprise birthday party for my kids. Just a small celebration with families and my kids loved it so much. Today was also in fact the day we unofficially not sleeping at our apartment anymore and moved in with my in-laws.

6th – 7th // My girls and I went on a staycation at Imperial Lexis, Kuala Lumpur. We had so much fun and the best thing was all my girls made it this time. We had lunch at Ben’s, bought some snacks before checking in and spent the rest of the day at the hotel gossiping and snacking. We need another one pronto.

10th – I went on an usrah talk at IOI Conezion. It’s been a while since I went to religious talks and I would love to go to more in the future.

21st – My sister had a content creation she needed to do at a newly-opened Seni Playground in KL so we brought my kids there to have fun and then we had lunch at K Fry, Sunway Pyramid. It was a fun day for my kids and they had a good sleep afterwards, haha.

17th – 27th // We stayed with my mom for a while.

October ’25

9th // I went out with my mom but I had no recollection of what we did on that day. Yikes.

12th // Spent the day at Pavilion Bukit Jalil with my sisters from another mother. We had Suki-ya and karaoke session afterwards. At night, we all had dinner together with our families at Meq Nor Kitchen in Seremban to celebrate a birthday.

15th – 26th // My son started having fever and it soon affected my daughter, my husband, and I. It was a hell of a week. My son had bacterial infection and honestly I didn’t know where he might have gotten it from.

24th // We had a late lunch at Canton Boy, Majestic Labs with some friends. It was a good lunch but my husband didn’t like it.

26th // We have officially moved to the new house! For the record, My in-laws built a house so we were moving in with them.

29th // I went to IOI City Mall with my husband to buy some stuff for our room. We had Dubuyo for lunch.

30th // The official last day of the lease of our apartment. March 2021 – October 2025. You will be missed, D’Cassia.

November ’25

3rd // Took an MRT ride to IKEA Cheras with my sister-in-law. And then we had lunch at Serai. We bought so much stuff and I can’t believe we lugged all that on the train.

7th – 9th // It’s our sixth wedding anniversary weekend! We checked in at Royale Chulan Kuala Lumpur and had lunch at Nasi Lemak Burung Hantu. And then we went to IOI City Mall, had coffee and pastries at Paris Baguette and watched the new Fantastic Four movie. We met some friends and got back to the hotel at around 4 am. The hotel breakfast was okay. We checked out and went to Pavilion Bukit Jalil and met some more friends and had lunch at Seniman. The food was so so so good it was unreal. We went to Alamanda after that to buy some stuff for the kids. We checked in at The Everly Putrajaya for the night. Breakfast was good. I love their scones. We checked out, went to IOI City Mall and had Seoul Garden for lunch and shopped a little bit before going home. I really enjoyed spending time with my husband, eating out, and shopping. Highly recommend.

15th – 16th // Hometown bound for a family wedding. Visited my husband’s aunt and then we all had dinner at this Middle Eastern food place and oh my god I loved it so much. I forgot the name of the restaurant. We checked in at 1969 Business Suites for the night. The wedding was on the next day. We went home right after the wedding and had dinner at Buburlah, my husband’s friend’s eatery. I love their rice porridge with chilli beef.

24th // Another IKEA run and this time with my husband and daughter who was out of school. Had lunch at Sushi King.

30th // My son’s award’s day. He received the award for the best phonic reader. So proud of him.

December ’25

6th // Report card day for my daughter. We had brunch at Glaze Eatery.

9th // Pavilion Bukit Jalil with my sisters from another mother. We had lunch at this sukiyaki place and spent the rest of the day shopping. I bought a makeup product from Chanel and oh my god I love it. We met our husbands and kids for dinner at this Arabian food place and went to one of their houses just to hang out. We arrived home at 3 am.

13th // Kids concert and graduation day. We had dinner at Homst afterwards. They were so tired.

16th // My son got accepted to government school’s preschool program, so we had a registration day today.

17th // New school visit for my daughter. I didn’t like it because it wasn’t as clean and tidy as I hoped for.

20th // Report card day for my son. We watched the new Papa Zola movie at IOI City Mall. Before that, we had lunch at Para Thai. Bought some books!

24th // I went out with my mom and brother. We had lunch at Dubuyo IOI City Mall and shopped some stuff. It was so fun I love shopping oh my god.

26th // Had breakfast with my mom, aunt, and cousin at Luthfi Tang Kopitiam. Spent the day at my mom’s before my husband fetched me to get the kids.

27th // We had a late lunch at Balqis Restaurant at Shaftsbury. The bread was so good. And then we brought the kids to Dino Desert at Monkey’s Canopy. They had fun but it was tiring to walk.

28th // An eventful day for me. I had my cousin’s wedding day at noon and my friend’s wedding at night. Suffice to say all I ate that day was wedding food.

28th – 2nd // Stayed at my mom’s for a few days.

30th // Another religious talk at Bangi Convention Centre with my mom. And then we went to Alamanda. Shopped some stuff for my kids’ farewell gift for teachers and had tea at Oriental Kopi. We fetched the kids at school and brought them to dinner at Glaze Eatery.

31st // Had lunch with my mom and went to get groceries.

January ’26

1st // Started the new year with breakfast buffet at Rebung Chef Ismail and brought my mom along. For dinner, we had White & Black Restaurant where they serve Thai food. It was so good.

2nd // Had Inside Scoop ice cream with the kids. And then we had dinner at Mohd Chan with some friends.

3rd // It was my brother-in-law’s birthday so we had dinner at Mr Kabab Putrajaya.

4th // Went out with my girls to Fennel & Co Bukit Tunku. The pasta was scrumptious. And then we had coffee at Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf. I, of course, had to have scones.

5th // My sister-in-law and I went to IOI City Mall with my kids. We had dinner at Oriental Kopi and shopped a bit.

6th // Personality test review with the kids. We did the test just to know more about their personality, etc. We had lunch at The Chicken Rice Shop.

8th // Pool party and barbecue at a friend’s house. We reached home at around 5 am the next morning. Yup. I know.

12th // School started! My son’s first day at government preschool and my daughter FINALLY went to school at her old school. She didn’t wanna go if the brother doesn’t go so…

16th // Breakfast with my husband and had the tastiest carrot cake. Spent the morning at my mom’s before fetching my son at noon.

17th // We went to Palm Garden Golf Club with my sister-in-law and cousins for the kids to play in the pool. We had dinner at Celsius Coffee IOI Conezion. The butter creme latte was um delicious. The almond croissant was so good.

18th // Lunch at Buburlah with my husband and kids.

And that was it! Phew. Took me a while to refer to my planner and IG story archives. I have one more event this month which is this Sunday. We’re having a housewarming party and it’s also my husband’s 32nd birthday. I am grateful for all the places I get to go and the things I get to do alhamdulillah. I am looking forward to what 2026 have in store for me.

One of my goals for this year is to regularly write again but one can only wish for the best. It’s time to start brainstorming posts for this year and I have so much to write about on this blog. Whoever is reading this now, I’ll see you soon in the next one.